JP2000308719A - Pachinko device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To judge by a comparatively easy standard, whether or not stopping patterns gather, for not only a large-hit but also a medium-hit and a small-hit. SOLUTION: A fluctuation display part 21 having five pattern display positions is provided in a playboard 2 of a pachinko device. Fluctuation prize- winning parts 221 (221a to 221e) are provided corresponding to each fluctuation display part. Of stopping patterns displayed in each pattern display position, they are divided into a large-hit, a medium-hit, and a small-hit according to the number of articles in which the stopping patterns agree, and the fluctuation prize-winning parts 221 (221a to 221e) are opened for the required time and the required number of times according to each hit.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko machine,
A variable display section is started when a specific winning section is won, and the variable display section is in a specific state (for example, “77”).
7 "), the present invention relates to a pachinko machine having a mechanism for rapidly increasing a winning rate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, pachinko machines have been established as a national entertainment in Japan. In particular, among the general public,
It is widely loved as familiar entertainment, and its player base is wide-ranging, regardless of age or gender.

[0003] An outline of the pachinko machine and how to play will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 shows a so-called “digipachi” (digital pachinko), which is one of the mainstream types.

[0004] The pachinko machine apparently has a game board 2 and
It mainly comprises a launching device 3 for sending pachinko balls into the game board 2 and a storage unit 4 for storing pachinko balls.

The launching device 3 comprises a launching dial 30 and a bouncing mechanism (not shown). When the player rotates the firing dial 30 by a desired angle, the firing device 3 stores the storage unit 4 with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle.
The balls that are placed in the game are automatically fired one by one.

The game board 2 is installed substantially vertically, and guide rails 20a, 20 for guiding the balls fired by the firing device 3 from the lower side to the upper left in the board.
b is provided. The area on the right side of the guide rails 20a and 20b is a part where a substantial game is played with pachinko balls (hereinafter referred to as a "game unit"). In each part of the gaming section, there are provided a normal winning section 220, a variable winning section 221, a starting winning section 222, and a special variable winning section 223 provided with a winning hole for pachinko balls (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as these). This is referred to as “winning section 22”). When the pachinko ball that has fallen from above enters the winning hole of any of the winning portions 22,
A predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out to the storage unit 4 for each winning unit 22. In addition, on the back side of the game board, there is provided a winning ball collection mechanism communicating with the winning hole. The winning pachinko balls are collected by this.

At the approximate center of the game board 2, a picture is displayed, and the displayed picture is appropriately changed.
1 is installed. The ease of winning of the special variable winning section 223 changes according to the display state of the picture on the variable display section 21.

[0008] Out ball entrance 25 at the lower end of the game section
Is provided. All the pachinko balls that have not won any of the winning portions 22 enter here. The pachinko balls that have entered the out-ball entrance 25 are collected by an out-ball collection mechanism (not shown).

In addition, the pachinko machine is provided with an alarm and a decorative lamp. These are activated when the pachinko ball is fired from the firing device 3 or when the pachinko ball is won, and enlivens the atmosphere of the game.

A pachinko parlor has a pachinko ball management system for the whole store. The pachinko balls collected by the out-ball collecting mechanism or the winning ball collecting mechanism are once returned to the pachinko ball management system, and thereafter used again for paying out to the storage unit 4 and lending the balls.

The storage section 4 comprises a prize ball discharge port 40, a firing ball tray 41, a prize ball discharge port 42, and a spare ball tray 43. The firing bowl 41 is a section for storing balls to be supplied to the firing device 3. The payout of a prize ball when a prize is won is made to the firing tray 41 through the prize ball discharge port 40. When there are many wins and the firing ball tray 41 is full, the payout path of the balls is automatically changed, and the payout of the prize balls is performed from the prize ball discharge port 42 to the spare ball tray 43. .

A game method using the pachinko machine will be described.

The player purchases pachinko balls in advance from a ball rental machine and puts them into the firing bowl 41 of the storage unit 4.
Then, when the firing dial 30 is rotated by a desired angle, the pachinko ball is automatically fired by the ball striking mechanism 31. Pachinko balls fired are on guide rail 2
0a and the guide rail 20b, and rises to reach the upper part of the game section of the game board 2. Then start free fall from here. During this fall, the pachinko ball is moved
And change the course irregularly. On the way, when the player wins the prize section 22, the prize pachinko balls are discharged from the firing section 41 or the spare section 4 in the storage section 4 in accordance with the rules described above.
Paid to 3. On the other hand, the pachinko balls that did not win are collected through the out ball entrance 25.

The description of the outline of the pachinko machine and the game method has been completed.

[0015] In such a pachinko game, the player enjoys the game for the purpose of obtaining as many pachinko balls as possible. This substantially depends on whether or not a jackpot can be achieved. For this purpose, the player determines whether or not the obstacle nail 23 or the like is in a state where it is easy to win the start winning section 22 for each pachinko machine, and fires a pachinko ball in accordance with the state of the obstacle nail 23. By adjusting the strength of your, you will demonstrate your skills. Also, by collecting various kinds of information (for example, the content of the jackpot state) from pachinko-related magazines, etc., it is possible to know a model that can acquire a larger amount of pachinko balls, and to play a game by selecting such a model. Was.

[0016]

One of the reasons why such pachinko machines have been widely accepted is that the pachinko game is basically played by flipping the pachinko balls and putting them in the winning section 22 of the game board 2. It is simple and easy to understand.
This simple and easy-to-understand way of playing is widely accepted, but on the contrary,
There was a problem that the player was easily bored. for that reason,
In the pachinko industry, each company has developed various types of pachinko machines with the same basic configuration as above, but with the same wisdom so that the players will not get bored. For example, it has been practiced to make the game more complicated by setting the winning state in more stages.
However, if the hit state is set in multiple stages,
There is a new problem that it is difficult to determine the hit state.

Since the appearance of the above-mentioned digital pachinko machine, the design of the pachinko machine has been generally uniform except that the design of the game board 2 and the arrangement of the winning portions 22 are slightly different. Has become. For example, the fact that a three-digit digital change display section 21 is provided at the center of the game board 2 is a common configuration in almost all models. Further, many models also have a point that a large opening 2232 is provided at a lower position of the game board and a special variable winning section provided with a lid 2231 is provided. Since the design of the game board 2 and the fluctuation display unit 21 is a major element for attracting the player, there is no feature that appeals to the player in appearance, and the design is sufficiently differentiated from other companies. Lack of attention was a major problem for pachinko machine manufacturers. There is also a problem that it is difficult for a player to find a desired model.

Further, the current pachinko machine has a problem that the manufacturing cost is high because it is highly digitized.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine having a more novel design than ever before.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine capable of determining not only a big hit but also a middle hit and a small hit based on an easy-to-discriminate criterion of whether or not a stop pattern is prepared. .

[0021]

The gist of the present invention to achieve the above object lies in the following inventions. [1] Starting prize section (22)
2), a variable winning section (221) configured to be able to change the ease of winning a pachinko ball, and a plurality of types of patterns prepared in advance, the display pattern fluctuates, and the display pattern fluctuates with the fluctuation. Either one of them is provided with five picture display digits, and the picture is started to fluctuate when the pachinko ball is awarded to the starting winning section (222), and after a certain unspecified amount of fluctuation, , The fluctuation display section (2)
1) and a pattern (hereinafter, referred to as a "stop pattern") displayed on the fluctuation display section (21) when the fluctuation of the pattern is stopped has a certain correspondence relationship with the fluctuation winning section (2).
21) Change the ease of winning a prize.
Control means (6), the control means (6) comprising: a jackpot in which all of the five stop pictures displayed on the picture display digit coincide with each other; The variable winning section (221) is adapted to change the ease of winning in accordance with the middle hit where four of the pieces match and the small hit where three of the five stop pictures match. A pachinko machine.

[2] The control means (6) increases the number of times the variable winning portion (221) is opened in the order of the big hit, the middle hit, and the small hit. The pachinko apparatus according to [1].

[3] The control means (6) increases the opening time of the variable winning portion (221) in the order of the big hit, the middle hit, and the small hit. The pachinko apparatus according to [1].

[4] The above-mentioned variable winning section (221)
The control means (6) is provided in correspondence with one of the picture display digits, and the control means (6) displays the coincident stop picture in the case of the big hit, the middle hit, and the small hit. The pachinko machine according to [1], wherein a win in the variable winning section (221) corresponding to a picture display digit is facilitated.

Next, the operation will be described. Fluctuation display (21)
Has five picture display digits. Start Prize Section (22
The fluctuation of the above-mentioned pattern is started with the pachinko ball winning in 2). Then, after changing by an unspecified amount, the change is stopped, and the stopped symbols are displayed on the five symbol display digits of the variable display section (21).

If all of the five stop symbols displayed on each symbol display digit match, a jackpot is won, and
When four of the five stop symbols match, a medium hit occurs, and when three of the five stop symbols match, a small hit occurs. Then, the control means (6) sets the variable winning portion (2
21) The prize winning is made to correspond.

The variable display section (21) is provided with five picture display digits, so that when four stop pictures match, a middle hit is made and when three stop pictures match, a small hit is made. It is possible to determine the middle hit and the small hit based on an easy-to-discriminate criterion as to whether or not the stop symbols are prepared.

Further, the control means (6) includes a variable winning section (2)
By adjusting the number of times the variable prize portion (221) is opened, the prize easiness of the variable prize portion (221) may be changed. By adjusting the opening time of the variable prize portion (221), the variable prize portion (221) may be changed. 221) may be changed.

Alternatively, the control means (6) comprises:
At the time of the middle hit and the small hit, the variable winning portion (221) corresponding to the pattern display digit on which the matching stop pattern is displayed is easily won. For example,
The variable winning section (221) is opened a predetermined number of times or for a predetermined time. Thereby, it is possible to easily determine a large hit, a medium hit, and a small hit based on the number of the variable winning portions (221) that have become easy to win.

[0030]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment.
It was shown to.

The pachinko machine 1 has a game board 2
And a launching device 3 for sending pachinko balls into the gaming board 2
And a storage section 4 for storing pachinko balls.

The firing device 3 comprises a firing dial 30 and a ball striking mechanism 31 (see FIG. 5). When the player rotates the firing dial 30 by a desired angle, the firing device 3 automatically moves the balls placed in the storage unit 4 one by one at a strength corresponding to the rotation angle. It fires.

The game board 2 is installed substantially vertically. The game board 2 has guide rails 20a, 2 for guiding the balls fired by the firing device 3 from the lower side to the upper left.
0b is provided. An area surrounded by the guide rail 20b and on the right side of the guide rail 20a is a part where a substantial game is played with pachinko balls (hereinafter referred to as a "game unit"). In each part of the gaming section, there are provided a normal winning section 220, a variable winning section 221, and a starting winning section 222 provided with a winning hole for pachinko balls (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as "winning section 22"). ). Pachinko balls that have fallen from above are in one of the winning sections 2
When the player enters the prize hole 2, the number of pachinko balls determined for each prize section 22 is paid out to the storage section 4.

In the normal winning section 220, every time one pachinko ball wins, a predetermined number of pachinko balls (generally, one pachinko ball) is obtained.
(About 0) will be paid out. The normal winning portion 220 is formed in a pocket shape having an opening width on the upper side substantially corresponding to one pachinko ball. The normal winning section 220 can be awarded only from the opening. This opening width is fixed, and the easiness of winning does not change.
Note that a plurality of the normal winning units 220 are provided.

The five variable winning portions 221 are arranged side by side at a position slightly below the center of the gaming portion 2. The variable winning section 221 can take two different forms, a form that is difficult to win (see FIG. 2 (a)) and a form that is easy to win (see FIG. 2 (b)). I do. In this specification, transition from a form that is difficult to win to a form that is easy to win may be expressed as “open”. In addition, transition from a form that is easy to win to a form that is difficult to win may be expressed as “close”. The easiness of winning in a form that is difficult to win is almost equal to that of the normal winning section 220 described above. In an easy winning configuration, the left and right wall portions of the variable winning portion 221 rotate around an axis provided at the lower end thereof and open outward,
The wings "are opened. The pachinko ball that has reached the" wings "is moved by the wings to the floating prize section 2.
It is led to a winning hole installed in 21. That is, it is easy to win a prize by the length of the wing. The interval between the variable winning section 221 and the variable winning section 221 is set such that the open “wing” is connected to the open “wing” of the adjacent variable winning section 221 (see FIG. 3). for that reason,
When the variable winning section 221 opens all at once, it looks as if there is a huge winning section.

In the present embodiment, usually, the form is changed every time one pachinko ball wins.
The change of the form is performed by a solenoid (not shown). Therefore, by sending a command from the control unit 6 described later, the desired variable prize winning unit 221 is appropriately set.
Each of them is configured to be able to easily win a prize for a desired timing, period, and number of times independently. Therefore, in the present embodiment, according to the “winning state” determined by the variable display unit 21, all the variable prize winning units 221 are in a state in which it is easy to win a predetermined timing, period, and number of times at a time. (Winning / losing processing). That is, the variable winning unit 221 in the present embodiment also has a function corresponding to the special variable winning unit 223 in the above-described conventional technology.

The variable prize winning units 221 are configured so that all the variable prize winning units 221 are simultaneously activated even if the predetermined number of prizes have been won even before the time period thus determined has elapsed. (To return to a state where it is difficult to win). Here, the predetermined number is the total number of winnings in the variable winning units 221a, b, c, d, and e. However, the predetermined number may be counted for each variable winning unit 221 and closed, or only the variable winning unit 221 reaching the number may be closed.

As will be described later, in the present embodiment, the hit state is set in four stages (big hit, medium hit, small hit, and miss). Pachinko balls are 1
The point that a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out each time a prize is won is the same as in the normal prize section 220.

The start winning section 222 has a function as a start switch of the fluctuation display section 21 which will be described later. When a pachinko ball wins in the start winning section 222, the fluctuation display section 21 is triggered by this. . The other basic configuration is the same as that of the normal winning section 220 described above.

Each winning section 22 is provided on the back side of the game board.
There is a winning ball collection mechanism that communicates with the winning hole of
The winning pachinko balls are collected by this.

At about the center of the game board 2, a fluctuation display section 21 is provided. The change display section 21 is configured to be able to display five pictures. The hit state is determined according to the arrangement (or combination) of pictures displayed on the variable display section 21. The change display section 21 will be described later in detail.

In addition, in the game part of the game board 2, obstacle nails 23 and windmills 24 for hindering the movement of the pachinko balls are arranged at various places.

An out ball entrance 25 is provided at the lower end of the game section.
Is provided, and all the pachinko balls that did not win any of the winning portions 22 enter here. The pachinko balls that have entered the out-ball entrance 25 are collected by an out-ball collection mechanism (not shown). The pachinko balls collected by the out-ball collecting mechanism or the winning-ball collecting mechanism are returned to the pachinko ball management system provided on a store-wide scale, and then paid out to the storage unit 4 again and the balls are collected. Used for lending.

The storage unit 4 includes a prize ball discharge port 40, a firing ball tray 41, a prize ball discharge port 42, and a spare ball tray 43. The firing bowl 41 is a section for storing balls to be supplied to the firing device 3. The payout of the pachinko balls in the case of a prize is performed on the firing tray 41 through the prize ball discharge port 40. When the winning bowl is full and the firing bowl 41 is full, the payout path of the pachinko balls is automatically changed, and the payout is made to the spare bowl 43 through the prize ball outlet 42.

In addition, the pachinko machine is provided with an alarm for generating a sound effect and a decorative lamp. These are when the pachinko ball is fired from the firing device 3,
It is activated when a pachinko ball is won, for example, to enhance the atmosphere of the game.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show the structure of the fluctuation display section 21.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The variable display section 21 is provided with hollow rotary drums 210a, 210b, and 210b on which a plurality of predetermined patterns are drawn.
c, d, and e are arranged side by side (hereinafter, rotating drums 210a, b, c, d, and e are collectively simply referred to as rotating drum 210).

The rotating drum 210 is independently rotated by a variable display drive unit 2100 (see FIG. 6) not shown in FIG. Rotating drum 2
The rotation speed and rotation direction of each of 10a, b, c, d, and e are not particularly limited, but two or more rotating drums do not rotate in the same direction at the same speed.

The outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum 210 is equiangular,
It is divided into nine. A picture (a number from 1 to 9 in the present embodiment, but is not limited to this) is drawn in each section. Then, for each rotary drum 210, any one of the patterns is
(See FIG. 5). The position where the picture is visible in the display window 200 may be referred to as a “digit”. That is, the variable display section 21 has five digits.

As shown in FIG. 5, a marker 212 is provided on the inner surface of each rotating drum 210, corresponding to the position of each pattern, indicating the type of the pattern drawn on the front side of the position. . This is connected to the picture detection sensor 71 described later.
, The pattern in the hit determination zone 211 is detected.

The rotation of the rotary drum 210 is controlled by the start winning section 2.
The rotation drums 210b and 210d are automatically stopped after rotating by an unspecified amount, first triggered by the winning of the prize 22. Thereafter, the remaining three rotating drums 210a,
The configuration is such that c and e are sequentially stopped one by one. By shifting the timing of stopping in this way, the player's sense of expectation can be further enhanced.

In the present embodiment, the variable display section 21
Is mechanically realized, but the specific configuration is not limited at all. For example, it may be realized as an image on a display screen using a CRT. In this case, the arrangement of the patterns on each rotating drum may be changed each time.

Next, the control configuration of the pachinko machine will be described.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

The pachinko machine is controlled by a ball flipping mechanism 3.
1. Dial angle detection sensor 32 and winning detection sensor 7
0, a pattern detection sensor 71, a variable display driving unit 2100 for driving the variable display unit 21, a variable winning unit driving unit 2210 for operating the variable winning unit 221 and a payout mechanism 80 for paying out pachinko balls. Control unit 260 for controlling the decoration unit 26 that emits decoration lights and sound effects
0, and a control unit 6 that controls the entire pachinko machine.

The dial angle detection sensor 32 detects the rotation angle of the firing dial 30. The detection result of the dial angle detection sensor 32 is output to the control unit 6, and the strength of playing the pachinko ball is determined. The determined strength is output from the control unit 6 to the ball striking mechanism 31, and the ball striking mechanism 31 plays the pachinko ball in accordance therewith.

The prize detecting sensor 70 detects a prize of a pachinko ball in the prize section 22 and informs the control section 6 of it. The winning detection sensor 70 is provided for each of the winning units 220, 221, and 222, and the input to the control unit 6 is also performed independently. Therefore, the control unit 6
It is possible to determine which of the winning portions (220, 221, 222) is a winning.

The control section 6 is for controlling the above sections in an integrated manner. In the present embodiment, the control section 6 includes an electric circuit such as a microcomputer and a memory and various programs stored in the memory. It is comprised including.
The control unit 6 has, for example, a function of starting and stopping the variable display unit 21 when a winning in the start winning unit 222 is achieved.

The control section 6 has a function of determining a picture displayed on the display window 200. In this determination, a case where all five patterns match is considered as a big hit, a case where only four patterns match is a medium hit, and a case where only three patterns match is small. I'm hitting. In other cases, it is a loss and the variable winning section 221 is not opened all at once. This determination is made based on the contents of the table 600 shown in FIG. The table 600 is for storing variables M (k: 1 to 9) indicating the display contents of the fluctuation display unit 21. The table 600 includes a variable M (1) for storing the number of displayed patterns “1” and a variable M (2) for storing the number of displayed patterns “2”. Also,
Similarly, variables M (3), M (4), M (5),
Variable M (6), Variable M (7), Variable M (8), Variable M
(9) is a pattern "3", "4", "5", "6", "
7 "," 8 ", and" 9 ". For example, as shown in the example of FIG.
Consider a case where 7 "," 7 "," 3 "," 7 "," 1 "are displayed, in this case, three pictures" 7 ", one picture" 3 ", and one picture"". Since one “1” is displayed, variables M (1) = 1 and M (3) = 1, as shown in FIG.
M (7) = 3, and all others become 0.

The table 600 is provided in the internal memory of the control unit 6.

In addition, the control unit 6 previously stores code information for each picture described in the marker 212 in the internal memory as J (k: 1 to 9).

Further, the control unit 6 opens the variable winning unit 221 for a predetermined period of time and a predetermined number of times if the pattern has a big hit, a middle hit, or a small hit arrangement as a result of the determination. It has a function to make it work. The information on the time and the number of times is provided in the control unit 6 in advance. It goes without saying that the number of times and the time during which the variable winning unit 221 is simultaneously opened are increased (longened) in the order of the big hit, the middle hit, and the small hit.

For details of the functions provided by the control unit 6,
It will be described later together with the operation description.

The variable display unit driving unit 2100, the variable winning unit driving unit 2210 including a solenoid and the like, the payout mechanism 80, and the decoration control unit 2600 operate in accordance with instructions from the control unit 6.

The “variable display section” in the claims corresponds to the variable display section 21 and the variable display section drive section 2100 in the present embodiment. “Picture display digit” corresponds to each of the display windows 200. Next, the operation of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

During operation, the control unit 6 controls the winning detection sensor 70
The presence or absence of a prize is monitored by confirming the output state of (step 700). If there is a prize, the type of the prize winning section in which the prize has been won is determined (step 702), and processing according to the type is executed.

Normal prize section 220 or variable prize section 2
In the case where the winning is made, the control unit 6 instructs the decoration control unit 2600 to generate a sound effect or the like. Further, the payout mechanism 80 is instructed to pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls for each type of winning (step 704). In response, the decoration control unit 2600 causes the decoration unit 26 to generate a sound effect. In addition, the payout mechanism 80 includes the firing tray 41 of the storage unit 4.
Alternatively, the pachinko balls are paid out to the spare bowl 43. In addition,
The payout mechanism 80 includes a memory for storing the number of times of the instruction from the control unit 6, and can cope with a case where the winning is continuous.

Similarly, in the case of a winning in the start winning section 222, the control section 6 outputs an instruction to generate a sound effect and the like and also outputs an instruction to pay out a pachinko ball.

Thereafter, the control section 6 controls the variable display section driving section 2
The display change is started by rotating the rotary drum 210 of the change display unit 21 via 100. After rotating the rotating drum 210 by an unspecified amount, the rotating drum 210 is stopped (step 708). And the control unit 6
Detects a pattern displayed on the display window 200 based on the output signal of the sensor 71. Further, the hit state is determined (step 710). The details of step 710 will be described later with reference to FIG.

If the result of determination in step 710 is that there is a jackpot, the control unit 6 controls the variable winning unit driving unit 2
A command is output to 210 and the variable winning unit 221 is operated. As a result, the variable winning unit 221 is opened for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times, and the winning rate during this period is dramatically improved (step 712). Similarly, if the result of the determination is a middle hit or a small hit, the variable winning unit 221 is opened for a predetermined time and number of times (steps 714 and 716). In this case, as described above, the opening time and the number of times are set to be long (many) in the order of the big hit, the middle hit, and the small hit.

If the result of determination in step 710 is out of place, the process returns to step 700 as it is.

While the pachinko machine is powered on,
The control unit 6 continues to execute the processing shown in the flowchart.

Although not shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, the start winning unit 22 is operated while the change display unit 21 is operating.
Even if a prize is awarded, the fact (the number of times) of the prize is held in a memory in the control unit 6, and the operation of the variable display unit 21 is guaranteed. In the case where a prize is received in another prize unit 22, the payout of the ball is similarly guaranteed.

Next, the processing in step 710 of FIG. 8 will be described with reference to FIG.

The control section 6 substitutes 0 for the variables I and K (step 7100). Note that the variable I is a variable that specifies the rotating drum 210 as a pattern detection target. I =
1 is associated with the rotating drum 210a. Further, I = 2 is associated with the rotating drum 210b. Similarly, I = 3,4,5 is equivalent to rotating drum 210c,
They are associated with d and e. The variable K indicates the type of picture. K = 1 is associated with the picture “1”. K = 2 is associated with the picture “2”. Similarly, K = 3,4, ..., 8,9 is a pattern "
.., "8", "9".

After step 7100, control unit 6 detects the pattern displayed on variable display unit 21 and the combination thereof by repeating the processing of steps 7102 to 7112 described below five times.

In step 7102, the control unit 6
In order to make the pattern detection target the next rotating drum (the rotating drum 210a in the first processing), 1 is added to the variable I. And the marker 2 of the rotating drum 210
12 is read using the picture detection sensor 71, and the read result is substituted into a variable X (step 710).
4).

Next, in steps 7106 and 7108, the type of picture is determined based on the read result. That is, 1 is added to the variable K (step 7106), and the variable X
It is determined whether or not the value of J (k) is equal to (step 7108). In addition, the code described in the marker 212 of each pattern is stored in advance in the variable J (k: 1 to 9). For example, in J (1), the code described on the marker 212 attached to the pattern “1” is:
It is stored in advance.

As a result of the determination in step 7108, X
If not equal to J (k), step 710
6, the same processing is repeated. On the other hand, as a result of the determination,
If X and J (k) are equal, 1 is added to the value of the variable M (k) (step 7110).

Next, whether or not I = 5, that is,
It is determined whether or not a pattern has been detected for all the rotating drums 210 (step 7112). If I = 5 does not hold, the process returns to step 7102 and
Similar processing is repeated again with the next rotating drum as a detection target. On the other hand, if I = 5 holds, the process proceeds to steps 7114 to 7120 to determine the hit state.

First, the variable K is set to 0 (step 711).
4). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the variable K = 9 holds (step 7116). If K = 9 does not hold, 1 is added to the variable K to make the determination target the next pattern (in the first processing, the pattern "1") (step 7118). Then, after this, the variable M (k) becomes 3
It is determined whether or not the above is true, that is, whether or not three or more patterns corresponding to the variable K are displayed on the variable display unit 21 (step 7120).

If the result of the determination is that the variable M (k) is less than 3, the flow returns to step 7116 to repeat the same processing.

If the result of the determination is that the variable M (k) is 3 or more, it is further determined whether M (k) = 4 and M (k) = 5 hold (steps 7122 and 71).
24). As a result, if M (k) = 4 holds (this corresponds to the display of four pictures corresponding to the value of the variable K at this time), the process proceeds to step 716, and Perform hit processing. If M (k) = 5 holds (this is equivalent to the display of five pictures corresponding to the value of the variable K at this time), the process proceeds to step 712 and the jackpot processing is performed. I do. Also, M
Neither (k) = 4 nor M (k) = 5 is satisfied (this corresponds to the display of three pictures corresponding to the value of the variable K at this time). ),
Proceeding to step 716, small hit processing is performed.

In step 7116, K = 9
Is satisfied, three or more patterns of any type are not displayed, which corresponds to a case where the pattern is out of position. In FIG. 8, “missing” is set as step 710.
The route from step to step 700 corresponds to this case. The process from step 712 to step 716 and the process returning to step 700 in the case of a miss corresponds to “hit / miss process” in the claims.

In steps 7112 and 7116, I
= 5 and K = 9 are determined based on the fact that the number of digits displayed on the variable display unit 21 is 5 and the type of picture is 9. Therefore, when the number of display digits and the type of picture are changed, it is naturally necessary to change the value used as a criterion for determination in steps 7112 and 7116 accordingly.

In the pachinko machine according to the embodiment described above, a winning state is created by operating a plurality of variable winning portions 221 simultaneously. Therefore, during the game, a huge winning section (see FIG. 3), which has not existed before, is suddenly formed, and the visual change is large. Therefore, it is possible to strongly appeal to the player.
Further, since a special special fluctuation winning section is not required, the mechanism can be simplified when the pachinko apparatus is viewed as a whole. That is, the variable winning unit 221 itself is conventionally used, and the configuration of the above-described embodiment can be easily realized only by changing the control program and the installation position. This leads to a reduction in production costs and an improvement in reliability.

For the player, the jackpot, the middle hit,
There is also an effect that it is easy to determine the small hit. If the conventional three-digit variable display portion remains at three digits, it is not possible to achieve both a multi-stage hit state and the player's understanding of the hit state. For example, in order to change the winning state to multiple levels while maintaining the three-digit display, an arrangement of pictures such as "135" must be set as the winning state. However, it is difficult for the player to understand what kind of hit state this array “135” corresponds to. However, as shown in the present embodiment, if the variable display section 21 is displayed in five digits, it is possible to determine the middle hit and the small hit based on an easily distinguishable criterion such as "whether or not the patterns are aligned".

Since the variable display section 21 is configured to display as many patterns as never before, the pachinko apparatus becomes extremely novel in design, and apparently clearly differentiates from the conventional model. I was able to plan. If the numbers are arranged vertically or diagonally, it can be made more novel.

Conventionally, a state in which three patterns are aligned has been widely recognized as a "big hit". In the present embodiment, a state in which five (or four) patterns are further exceeded is considered. Exists. Therefore, a strong impact can be given to a player who has become a conventional model psychologically. The conventional pachinko machine has a uniform design, and a pachinko parlor uses a plurality of types of pachinko machines side by side, so such a psychological effect is large.

In the above-described embodiment, the difference in the winning state (big hit, middle hit, small hit, miss) is determined by the time and the number of times the variable winning unit 221 is opened. However, the variable winning section 221 to be opened may be changed according to the winning state. For example, in the case of “77777”, all the variable winning portions 221 are opened. "
37772 ", the three variable winning portions 221
May be opened. Furthermore, it is conceivable to associate the position of the display digit displaying “7” with the position of the variable winning unit 221 to be opened. For example, "3777
In the case of "2", the variable winning units 221b, 221c, 22
Only 1d is opened (see FIG. 10). Such control can be easily realized by preparing information defining the correspondence between the display digits and the variable winning unit 221 in the control unit 6 in advance. By doing so, not only the variation display unit 21 but also
The winning state (big hit, medium hit, small hit, miss) can also be determined from the variable winning section 221. In particular, in the present embodiment, the number of display digits of the variable display unit 21 and
Since the number of the variable winning portions 221 is matched, it is easier to understand. In this embodiment, since the number of display digits of the variable display unit 21 is increased, the effect is further enhanced by the synergistic effect of the two configurations. Also, the design changes during the game are large and can appeal to the player strongly.

In the above-described embodiment, the ease of winning in the variable winning section 221 is changed in two stages (see FIGS. 2A and 2B). However, the ease of winning may change in more steps. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, three stages (form Sa, form Sb, form S
You may make it change in c). The transition triggered by the winning in the variable winning unit 221 may be performed only between the mode Sa and the mode Sb, and the mode Sc may be set only when the variable display unit 21 has won. Alternatively, the forms Sa, Sb, and Sc may be selectively used depending on the degree of hit (big hit, medium hit, small hit).

In the above embodiment, the variable winning section 221 is arranged such that the adjacent “wings” of the variable winning section 221 are connected. However, the arrangement of the variable winning section 221 is not limited to this. Individual floating prize section 2
Even if they are arranged separately, they can function as the special variable winning section 223 in the conventional technology.

[0093]

According to the pachinko machine of the present invention, when all five of the five stop patterns match, a big hit is obtained, when four matches, a middle hit is obtained, and when three matches, a small hit is obtained. , Large hits, medium hits, and small hits can be easily determined based on the number of matching stop patterns.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2A shows a state in which the variable winning unit 221 is closed, and FIG.
It is a figure showing an opened state.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which a variable winning unit 221 is opened at a time.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a rotating drum 210.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an internal structure of a fluctuation display unit 21.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a control configuration.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a table 600.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of the operation of the control unit 6;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of step 710 in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 shows a digit indicated by “7” on the fluctuation display section 21;
It is a figure which shows the example which matched the position of the variable winning part 221 to be opened.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a variable winning section 221 in which easiness of winning changes in three stages.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a conventional pachinko machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 2 ... Game board 3 ... Launching device 4 ... Storage unit 6 ... Control unit 20 ... Guide rail 21 ... Fluctuation display unit 22 ... Winning unit 23 ... Obstacle nail 24 ... Windmill 25 ... Out ball entrance 26 ... Decoration unit 30 ... Launch dial 31... Ball striking mechanism 32... Dial angle detection sensor 40... Prize ball discharge port 41. 210: rotating drum 212: marker 220: normal prize section 221: variable prize section 222: start prize section 223: special variable prize section 260: lamp 2100: variable display section drive section 2110: display area 2210: variable prize section drive section 2231 ... Lid 2232 ... Opening 2600 ... Decoration control unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] An award winning section for accepting a win of a pachinko ball, a variable winning section configured to be able to change the ease of winning a pachinko ball, and a plurality of types of patterns prepared in advance,
The display pattern fluctuates and includes five pattern display digits in which any of the above-mentioned patterns are sequentially displayed according to the fluctuation, and the fluctuation of the pattern is started when a pachinko ball is awarded to the start winning section. A fluctuation display section in which the fluctuation is stopped after the fluctuation by a certain unspecified amount, and a pattern (hereinafter referred to as a "stop pattern") displayed on the fluctuation display section when the fluctuation of the pattern is stopped. Control means (hereinafter referred to as "win / loss processing") for changing the easiness of winning in the variable winning section with the above-mentioned correspondence. A jackpot where all of the stop symbols match, a middle hit where 4 of the 5 stop symbols match, and the 5
A pachinko machine wherein the ease of winning in the variable winning section is changed in accordance with a small hit in which three of the stop patterns match. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the control means increases the number of times the variable winning section is opened in the order of the big hit, the middle hit, and the small hit. Pachinko equipment. 3. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the control means increases the opening time of the variable winning portion in the order of the big hit, the middle hit, and the small hit. Pachinko equipment. 4. The variable winning section is provided in five positions corresponding to the five picture display digits, and the control means determines whether or not the large hit, the middle hit, and the small hit correspond to each other. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko machine facilitates winning of the variable winning portion corresponding to the pattern display digit on which the stop pattern to be displayed is displayed.