JP2001079170A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of effectively utilizing the entire game area and provided with the game properties of both of the case of aiming at the prize winning with a ball and the case of avoiding it and making the ball pass through. SOLUTION: In this game machine constituted so as to shoot the ball into a prescribed game area by the operation of a player and make the hit ball enter one of ball receiving ports while dropping down the game area, various kinds of safe ports 81, 82 and 83 for which the number of prize balls to be paid out is different are arranged at the lowest part of a game panel surface 12 and a large pay-out port 70 is arranged right above the safe ports.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of launching a ball into a predetermined game area based on a player's operation, and entering the ball into one of the ball receiving openings while flowing down the game area. A gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine in which a ball is hit into a game area and the ball enters one of the ball receiving ports in the process of flowing down the game area, the ball is arranged on the way down the ball. When a ball wins in the given safe mouth, the player is provided with benefits such as paying out some prize balls or executing a predetermined symbol matching game on the liquid crystal display.

[0003] On the other hand, a ball that does not win any of the safe ports in the process of flowing down is collected through an out port arranged at the bottom of the game area. If the player enters the out mouth, no benefit such as payout of award balls is normally given.

[0004]

In the above-described gaming machine, a ball that did not win the safe mouth in the process of flowing down the gaming area must always enter the out mouth located at the bottom of the gaming area and end. Therefore, the player loses interest in the whereabouts of the ball from the time when the ball passes through the safe mouth arranged at the lowermost side. For this reason, there has been a problem that the game area below the safe mouth is located below the lowermost one is not effectively utilized.

[0005] Further, in the conventional pachinko machine, since the out port is provided only at the lowermost portion, in the process of flowing down, the player's attention is paid only to letting the ball enter the safe port, and a specific ball receiver is provided. There was no such game property that the ball was well escaped so as not to enter the entrance and passed down, and the game content using the ball was monotonous and lacked in interest.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology, and can effectively utilize the entire game area, and can be used both in a case where a ball is aimed at and a case where a ball is passed while avoiding. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine having game characteristics.

[0007]

The gist of the present invention to achieve the above object lies in the following inventions. [1] In a gaming machine configured to launch a ball into a predetermined game area based on an operation of a player and to enter one of the ball receiving openings while the launched ball flows down the game area, As the ball receiving port, a safe port (13, 50, 81) in which a predetermined profit is given to a player by entering a ball.
83) and an out port (70) that does not give any benefit to the player even if the ball enters, is provided in the game area, and at least one safe port (81 to 83) is provided in the out port (7).
A gaming machine provided below 0).

[2] The gaming machine according to [1], wherein safe ports (81 to 83) provided below the out port (70) are arranged at the lowermost portion of the game area. .

[3] The gaming machine according to [1] or [2], wherein the safe ports (81 to 83) are arranged adjacent to and below the out port (70).

[4] At least two types of safe openings (8) having different amounts of profit given to the player when the ball wins
The gaming machine according to [1], [2] or [3], wherein 1 to 83) are arranged below the out port (70).

[5] The game according to [4], wherein at least one of the plurality of safe ports (81 to 83) arranged at the bottom of the game area changes between an open state and a closed state. Machine.

[6] The gaming machine according to [4] or [5], wherein a difference is provided in the opening area between the safe openings (81 to 83) arranged at the lowermost part of the gaming area.

[7] The outlet (70) is changed between an open state and a closed state [1], [2],
The gaming machine according to [3], [4], [5] or [6].

[8] The out port (70) has one or two or more safe ports (81 to 8) disposed therebelow.
[1], [2], [3], characterized by having a horizontally long shape covering the left end to the right end of 3) with one.
The gaming machine according to [4], [5], [6] or [7].

The present invention operates as follows. At least one safe mouth (81-83) is an out mouth (70)
Out port (70)
Pass the ball avoiding entry and move the ball down the safe mouth (8
1-83), and the game content with the ball is rich in change.

When the safe ports (81 to 83) provided below the out port (70) are arranged at the bottom of the game area, the safe ports (81 to 83) at the bottom of the game area are provided.
Until the ball reaches the ball, the player's interest in the whereabouts of the ball can be gathered, and the entire game area can be effectively utilized. In particular, at least two types of safe ports (81 to 8) having different amounts of profit given to the player when the ball wins.
In the case where 3) is disposed below the out mouth (70), the player's attention is also paid to which safe mouth (81 to 83) to enter, and the player is interested in the whereabouts of the ball until the last minute. be able to.

If at least one of the plurality of types of safe ports (81-83) changes between an open state and a closed state,
The probability of winning a safe mouth varies, which can further excite the player. Further, by providing a difference in the opening area of the plurality of types of safe openings, it is possible to provide a difference in the possibility of winning the safe openings.

Further, in the case where the out port (70) is changed between the open state and the closed state, if the ball is passed while the out port (70) is closed, the safe ports (81 to 83) must be used.
It will be interesting to aim for that opportunity.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 2, a gaming machine 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention
This is a pachinko machine that launches a ball on the game board surface 12 by rotating the ball and enjoys winning of the hit ball.

The game board surface 12 is a place where the struck ball flows down and stands substantially vertically, and its front surface is covered with a glass door with a predetermined gap. The gap between the game board surface 12 and the glass door is a space for the ball to move. On the periphery of the game board surface 12, rails 16 are provided to define a game area and to guide the hit ball to the upper portion of the game board surface 12.

At a substantially central portion of the game board 12, variable display means 30 composed of a color liquid crystal display (LCD) is arranged. Note that the variable display means 30 may be a CRT display, a TFT type display, or the like. In this gaming machine, a symbol matching game (screen game), which looks like a slot machine, is developed and displayed on the variable display means 30.

The display area of the variable display means 30 has a size of 3.times.
3 in the form of a matrix. Each column of the matrix fulfills the function of one reel in the slot machine, and identification information (design) is scroll-displayed in the vertical direction for each column. When the scroll display of each column is stopped, individual identification information is stopped and displayed in each of the display areas divided into a 3 × 3 matrix.

When the identification information is stopped and displayed in all the display areas, a predetermined special prize display mode is formed, which results in a big hit and a predetermined special value is given to the player. In the present embodiment, a stop state in which three pieces of identification information of the symbol “7” are arranged on the upper, middle, and lower horizontal lines of the matrix and on diagonal lines that are diagonally lower right and lower left is displayed as a special prize display. It is an aspect.

Below the variable display means 30, a special symbol storage and display device 40 is arranged.
Further, a start winning port 50 is provided below the.
The start winning opening 50 is a winning opening for securing the execution right of the screen game developed on the variable display means 30.

The start winning port 50 has movable pieces 51 on the left and right sides near the winning port, and the movable piece 51 is opened and closed by a drive source such as a solenoid. The starting winning opening 50 is configured as a so-called electric tulip accessory that changes between a state in which the ball is difficult to win and a state in which the ball is easy to win by opening and closing operation of the movable piece 51.

The special symbol storage and display device 40 displays the number of execution rights that have not been executed (reserved numbers) among the execution rights secured by winning a ball into the starting winning opening 50. The number of suspensions is limited to four, and for more than that, the right to execute the screen game is discarded. The special symbol storage and display device 40 has four lamps, and displays the current number of reserves by increasing or decreasing the number of lighted lamps.

Below the starting winning opening 50, a large winning opening 6 is provided.
0 is arranged. The large winning opening 60 is configured so that the winning opening can be changed between a closed state where the ball is hard to win and an open state where the ball is easy to win by a driving source such as a solenoid. The inside of the large winning opening 60 is divided into a plurality of parts, a part of which is a specific area.

Below the large winning opening 60, there is arranged a horizontally long large opening which is always open. Further below the out port 70 and at the center of the lowermost part of the game board surface 12, a second safe port 82 is provided.
The first safe mouth 81 and the third safe
A safe port 83 is provided. The balls that have flowed down the game board surface 12 to the lowermost part are the first to third safe openings 81 to 8.
No. 3 is always taken in.

In addition to the above, on the game board surface 12, in addition to various winning ports (safe ports) 13 and windmills 14, a large number of obstacle nails 15 for changing the falling speed and direction of the hit ball are provided.
And so on. Furthermore, in the upper part of the gaming machine 10,
A decorative lamp 17 for performing various illuminations is attached.

At the front of the gaming machine 10 and below the gaming board surface 12, a front plate 18 for storing balls to be played is provided.
In addition, a lower plate 19 for receiving and storing the spheres overflowing from the front plate 18 is provided. The lower plate 19 is provided with a ball removing lever 19a for opening a discharge port for discharging a ball to a ball box (not shown) installed below the lower plate 19.

On the right side of the lower plate 19, a handle 11 is arranged. When the rotary operation type handle 11 is rotated, a launching mechanism (not shown) launches one ball at a time on the game board surface 12 with a launching force corresponding to the angle. A circuit portion for controlling various operations of the gaming machine 10 is attached to the inside of the machine such as a back surface of the gaming board surface 12.

FIG. 1 shows an outline of a circuit configuration of the gaming machine 10. The gaming machine 10 includes a main control unit 100, a display control circuit 140, and a voice control circuit 170 as main circuit parts. The main control unit 100 is a central circuit part that controls the operation of the gaming machine 10, and includes a one-chip microcomputer 110, a reset circuit 101, a clock circuit 102, an I / O port 103, a driver circuit 104.
It is composed of

The one-chip microcomputer 110 has a start opening winning ball detection switch 210 via an I / O port 103,
Large winning opening winning ball detection switch 211, specific area winning ball detection switch 212, safe ball detection switch 213, first
A safe ball detection switch 221, a second safe ball detection switch 222, a third safe ball detection switch 223, and the like are connected.

Of these, the start opening winning ball detection switch 210
Is a switch for detecting that a ball has won the starting winning opening 50. In addition to a mechanical switch, an optical sensor for detecting a winning by blocking light from the ball, and a magnetic field due to passing of the ball. Various sensors such as a magnetic sensor for detecting a change in the temperature can be used as a switch. The special winning opening winning ball detection switch 211 is a switch for detecting that a ball has won the large winning opening 60, and similarly to the starting opening winning ball detection switch 210, various types such as a mechanical type, a magnetic type, an optical type, and the like. Sensors can be used as switches.

The specific area winning ball detection switch 212 detects a ball that has won a specific area in the large winning opening 60. The safe ball detection switch 213 is a switch for detecting that a ball has won one of the winning ports (safe ports) 13 arranged on the game board.

The first safe ball detection switch 221 determines whether a ball has won the first safe opening 81, the second safe ball detection switch 222 determines whether a ball has won the second safe opening 82, and the third safe ball detection switch 223. Are switches for detecting the winning of a ball into the third safe opening 83, respectively. These can use various sensors, such as a mechanical type, a magnetic type, and an optical type, as a switch similarly to the starting opening winning ball detection switch 210.

In addition, various components are connected to the one-chip microcomputer 110 via the I / O port 103 and the driver circuit 104. Specifically, a solenoid 201 for driving the large winning opening 60 to open and close, a special symbol storage and display device 40 including four lamps, a decorative lamp 17, an external information output terminal 202, an electric decoration circuit 203, a payout circuit 204, and the like. is there.

The external information output terminal 202 is a terminal for attaching a data transmission line for electrically communicating with a hall computer for centrally managing a large number of gaming machines arranged in a game arcade. Through the data transmission line connected to the one-chip microcomputer 110, the one-chip microcomputer 110 sends various information related to the game (for example, jackpot occurrence information, safe ball information, out-ball information, etc.) to a hall computer, etc. (Stop information, etc.) is received.

The illumination circuit 203 is a circuit portion for performing a decorative effect by controlling lighting of various lamps and LEDs in addition to the decoration lamp 17. The payout circuit 204 is a circuit portion that controls a mechanism (not shown) that pays out award balls. More specifically, based on information on the number of prize balls sent from the one-chip microcomputer 110 of the main control unit 100, a control for paying out a designated number of prize balls into the front plate 18 is performed. It is.

The one-chip microcomputer 110 has a game control C
It comprises a PU (Central Processing Unit) 111, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 112, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 113 as circuits.
The ROM 112 stores a program representing an operation procedure of the game control CPU 111 and various fixed data. The game control CPU 111 operates according to a program stored in the ROM 112. RAM 113 is
This is a work area for temporarily storing various data when the game control CPU 111 operates.

The clock circuit 102 generates a clock signal of a predetermined frequency. One-chip microcomputer 1
Numeral 10 inputs a clock signal generated by the clock circuit 102 as a reference signal for operating speed. The clock circuit 102 includes an oscillation circuit and a frequency dividing circuit. The reset circuit 101 is a circuit that outputs a reset signal to the one-chip microcomputer 110 when power is turned on or when a reset switch (not shown) is pressed. Reset circuit 1
01 is configured to output a reset signal from the time when the power is turned on to the time when the clock signal generated by the clock circuit 102 is counted by a predetermined number.

The one-chip microcomputer 110 has a ROM 11
2 by executing the program stored in the random number lottery means 121 and the special prize control means 12 as shown in FIG.
2. It performs various functions such as execution right management means 123 and award ball management means 124.

The random number lottery means 121 changes the variable display means 30 when the ball wins the starting winning opening 50.
When the right to execute the above-mentioned screen game is secured, the random number lottery for determining the execution result of the game is executed. The random number lottery means 121 has a counter function of repeatedly generating a numerical value from “0” to a predetermined number (here, 1023) in a very short time cycle (here, every one second). Has a function of reading the count value at the time when the winning is detected, and a determining function of determining whether or not the read count value is a hit value.

When a hit value is extracted and a big hit occurs, the counter is reset to "0" at that time, and
The phase of the numerical value generation cycle is changed to protect against fraud. The winning value is registered in a predetermined reference table provided in the RAM 113. By changing the number of the winning values to be registered, the probability of occurrence of the winning can be appropriately changed.

The special prize control means 122 includes the variable display means 30
When a win occurs in the screen game developed above, the opening and closing of the large winning opening 60 is controlled to perform an operation of giving a special value. Specifically, when a win is made in a screen game, the solenoid 201 is driven to open the large winning opening 60 for a certain period (for example, 29 seconds) and then for a short time (about 2 seconds).
The opening / closing operation of closing is repeated up to a predetermined number of times as an upper limit.

In each round from the opening of the large winning opening 60 to the closing thereof, a predetermined allowable upper limit number (here, 10 balls) is set in the large winning opening 60 before the above-mentioned predetermined time (29 seconds) elapses. When you win, at the time a large winning opening 6
0 is closed. Furthermore, if at least one ball wins a specific area provided inside the large winning opening 60 during each round and the number of rounds has not reached the upper limit, the process proceeds to the next round. On the other hand, if no ball wins the specific area during the current round, the operation of giving the special value is ended in that round.

The execution right managing means 123 is a large winning opening 60
This manages the number of execution rights that have not been executed among the execution rights generated by winning the ball in the game. Specifically, when a ball is won in the starting winning opening 50, the number of reserves at the present time is checked, and if the number of reserves has not reached the upper limit, “1” is added to the number of reserves and the special symbol storage and display device 40 Increase the number of lights by one. On the other hand, if the number of reservations has already reached the upper limit, the execution right is not secured based on the current winning. Further, each time a screen game is executed on the variable display means 30 based on the secured execution right, the number of holds is decremented by “1” each time, and the number of lights of the special symbol storage / display device 40 is reduced. The operation of reducing by one is performed.

The prize ball management means 124 manages the number of prize balls to be paid out, and has a function of sending the number of prize balls to be paid out and a payout instruction to the payout circuit 204.

The display control circuit 140 is a circuit part for executing display control of a screen game based on an instruction received from the main control unit 100. That is, the main control unit 100 determines the execution result of the screen game every time by random number lottery, the display control circuit 140 determines the development content of the screen game according to the execution result determined by the main control unit 100, and displays the display corresponding thereto. It has a function of creating data and sequentially transmitting the created data to the variable display means 30.

The display control circuit 140 performs a drawing process in accordance with display contents determined by the display main control unit 150 and a display main control unit 150 which determines a flow of a screen game in accordance with an instruction from the main control unit 100. A display processing unit 160 for sending display data to the display means 30. The display control circuit 140 includes a clock circuit 142 for generating a clock signal to be supplied to the display main control unit 150 and a reset circuit 141 for generating a reset signal.

The display main control unit 150 includes an I / O port 15 for inputting and outputting various signals to and from the main control unit 100.
1, display / voice control CPU 152, ROM 153
And a RAM 154. The ROM 153 has a control program and control data for executing a screen game,
Various set values and the like are stored. Display / voice control CP
U152 performs display control of a screen game according to a control program or the like stored in the ROM 153. RAM1
Reference numeral 54 denotes a work area for temporarily storing data required when the display / voice control CPU 152 executes the control program.

The display processing unit 160 has a VDP (Video Degit
al Processor) 161, image data ROM 162,
And a VRAM 163. Image data RO
M162 is a read-only memory in which various symbols appearing in the screen game and image data of the background thereof are stored in advance. The VRAM 163 is a video memory for storing display data for the variable display unit 30 for at least one screen.

The VDP 161 reads the background and various patterns of the display screen from the image data ROM 162 based on the instruction from the display main control unit 150, develops them on the VRAM 163, and displays them on the variable display means 30 for one screen. Of display data. VDP 161 is VRAM1
A function of sequentially reading out display data for one screen stored in the memory 63 in accordance with a predetermined image timing signal and transmitting the readout data to the variable display means 30 is provided.

Display / voice control CP of display control circuit 140
U152 has a function of selecting music and sound effects corresponding to the display contents and determining the generation timing. The voice control circuit 170 has a function of receiving an instruction from the display / voice control CPU 152 via the one-chip microcomputer 110 or the like, synthesizing a voice signal such as a sound effect according to the instruction, and outputting the synthesized signal to the speaker 175.

The voice control circuit 170 includes an I / O port 171 for transmitting and receiving various signals to and from the one-chip microcomputer 110, a voice synthesis circuit 172, and a voice amplification circuit 1.
73. The audio synthesis circuit 172 is a circuit that synthesizes audio signal waveforms of various kinds of music and sound effects according to a control signal received through the I / O port 171. The audio amplification circuit 173 amplifies the audio signal synthesized by the audio synthesis circuit 172 and outputs the amplified audio signal to the speaker 175.

Next, the operation will be described. The ball hit based on the handle operation of the player reaches the upper part of the game board surface 12 along the rail 16, and thereafter, various obstacles 15
, While changing its course, gradually, the game board surface 1
2 flows downward. In the course of the flow, when one of the winning ports (safe ports) 13 is won, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the front plate 18 and the winning balls are passed from the winning port (safe port) 13 to the game board surface 12. Captured on the back side and collected.

When the ball wins the starting winning opening 50,
If the reserved number has not reached the upper limit, the execution right of the screen game is secured, and based on the execution right, a screen game such as a symbol matching game which is regarded as a slot machine is displayed on the variable display means 30 in a developed manner. The stop mode in the screen game is “7
In the case of a hit state such as "77", in the normal state, the closed large winning opening 60 is opened and closed, and a special value is given to the player.

While the large winning opening 60 is open based on the appearance of a win in the screen game, the hit ball will win the large winning opening 60 with a high probability. On the other hand, when the large winning opening 60 is closed, there is a high probability of winning the horizontally long out opening 70 disposed below the large winning opening 60, and most balls enter the out opening 70 and are collected. .

Most of the balls that could not win any of the winning opening (safe opening) 13, the starting winning opening 50, and the large winning opening 60 arranged above the out opening 70 are placed in the out opening 70. Although it enters, some balls do not enter the out mouth 70 and escape well out of the out mouth 70,
One of the first to third safe ports 81 to 83 arranged at the lowermost portion of the game board surface 12 always wins.

When the ball wins the first safe opening 81 or the third safe opening 83, 15 prize balls are paid out here. On the other hand, when the player wins the second safe mouth 82, 30 prize balls are paid out. It should be noted that the obstacle nail provided between the out port 70 and the first to third safe ports 81 to 83 appropriately determines at what ratio each of the first to third safe ports 81 to 83 receives a ball. It can be adjusted. Here, the obstacle nail is set so that the winning ratio to the second safe opening 82 becomes low.

As described above, since the first to third safe ports 81 to 83 are provided further below the out port 70,
A game property is obtained in which the ball is allowed to pass through avoiding the out port 70 and the ball reaches the safe ports 81 to 83 below, so that the game content is rich in change.

Further, since the safe mouth is arranged at the lowermost portion of the game board surface 12, it is possible to attract the player's interest in the whereabouts of the ball until the ball reaches the safe mouth at the lowermost portion. Can be used effectively. In particular,
Safe mouth 8 with 15 prize balls to be paid out when the ball wins
1, 83 and the safe port 82 for paying out 30 prize balls are arranged below the out port 70. Therefore, even after successfully passing through the out port 70, the player can determine which safe port the ball enters. The interest of the player can be focused on the whereabouts of the ball until the end of interest and the ball has won one of the ball slots.

In the embodiment described above, the game board 1
Although the safe mouth is provided at the bottom of 2, and the out mouth is provided immediately above, if the safe mouth is arranged below any of the out mouths, these arrangements are exemplified in the embodiment. It is not limited to what has been done. That is, if there is at least one safe port below the out port, a game property of successfully passing through the out port is created. For example, an out port is provided near the middle of the game board surface,
If a safe opening is provided below, as in the past, the game board surface 1
Another out port may be arranged at the bottom of the second.

In addition, in the embodiment, two types of safe ports having different numbers of prize balls are arranged below the out port, but the number of types of safe ports may be three or more. It may be just. Further, in the embodiment, the horizontally long large out mouth is arranged, but the shape of the out mouth is not limited to this.

In the present embodiment, the safe ports 81 to 83 disposed at the lowermost portion of the game board surface 12 are always kept open. However, at least one of the safe ports disposed at the lowermost portion is open. , If it fluctuates periodically or randomly between the open state and the closed state, the probability of which safe port enters the safe port compared to the case where all the safe ports arranged at the bottom are always open This can further excite the thrill and excitement of the player.

Instead of opening and closing the safe ports 81 to 83, the out port 70 may be changed between an open state and a closed state. Further, both the lowermost safe ports 81 to 83 and the out port 70 may be changed between the open state and the closed state. For example, if a chance time is provided to close the out mouth 70 from time to time, the game content can be diversified and more interesting.

In the embodiment, the plurality of safe openings disposed at the lowermost portion are substantially equal in size, but the opening areas may be different. For example, a difference is made in the opening area so as to be inversely proportional to the number of award balls. The actual winning probability also depends on the nail adjustment of the obstacle nail.

In the embodiment, the variable display means 30
As an example of the screen game developed in the above, a symbol matching game as a slot machine is illustrated, but the content of the screen game is not limited to this, and may be any. Instead of the screen game, a mechanical symbol matching game in which the reels are actually rotated may be implemented. Furthermore, the central role is
The game is not limited to the screen game, and may be a so-called feather or right.

[0069]

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, since the safe port is provided below the out port, it is possible to prevent the ball from entering the out port and pass the ball to reach the safe port below. Game characteristics are born, and the game content with the ball becomes rich in change.

In the case where the safe mouth below the out mouth is arranged at the bottom of the game area, it is possible to attract the player's interest in the whereabouts of the ball until the ball wins at any one of the ball receiving openings, The entire game area can be effectively used.

Further, in the case where at least two types of safe ports differing in the amount of profit given to the player when the ball wins are arranged below the out port, the player is interested in which safe port to enter. Is poured into the ball until the last minute, which can attract the player's attention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a game control CPU included in the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 10 gaming machine 11 handle 12 gaming board surface 13 winning opening (safe opening) 15 obstacle nail 16 rail 17 decorative lamp 18 front plate 19 lower plate 30 variable display means 40 Special symbol storage and display device 50 starting winning opening 51 movable piece 60 large winning opening 70 out exit 81 first safe opening 82 second safe opening 83 third safe opening 100 main control units 101 and 141. Reset circuits 102, 142 Clock circuit 103, 151, 171 I / O port 104 Driver circuit 110 One chip microcomputer 111 Game control CPU 112, 153 ROM 113, 154 RAM 121 Random number lottery means 122 Special award Control means 123 ... Execution right management means 124 ... Award ball management means 140 ... Display control circuit 150 ... Display main control section 152 ... Display / voice control CPU 160 display processing unit 161 VDP 162 image data ROM 163 VRAM 170 voice control circuit 172 voice synthesis circuit 173 voice amplification circuit 175 speaker 201 solenoid 202 external information output terminal 203 Illumination circuit 204 ... Payout circuit 210 ... Start opening winning ball detection switch 211 ... Big winning opening winning ball detection switch 212 ... Specific area winning ball detection switch 213 ... Safe ball detection switch 221 ... First safe ball detection switch 222 ... Second Safe ball detection switch 223: Third safe ball detection switch

Claims (8)

[Claims] A game machine configured to launch a ball into a predetermined game area based on an operation of a player, and to enter one of the ball receiving openings while the hit ball flows down the game area. In the ball receiving port, a safe port in which a predetermined profit is given to a player by entering a ball and an out port in which no benefit is given to the player even when the ball enters, are provided in the game area. A gaming machine, wherein at least one safe mouth is provided below the out mouth. 2. A safe port provided below the out port,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is disposed at a lowermost portion of the gaming area. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said safe port is disposed adjacent to and below said out port. 4. The safe mouth according to claim 1, wherein at least two types of safe mouths having different amounts of profit given to the player when the ball wins are arranged below the out mouth. The gaming machine described. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the plurality of safe ports arranged at the lowermost portion of the game area changes between an open state and a closed state. 6. A difference is provided in an opening area between safe openings arranged at a lowermost portion of the game area.
Or the gaming machine according to 5. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the outlet changes between an open state and a closed state. 8. The safety device according to claim 1, wherein the out port has a horizontally long shape which covers one or more safe ports disposed therebelow from the left end to the right end with one. The gaming machine according to 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7.