JP2001095990A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine in which an interest for all the game can be improved and balls can be stably supplied and discharged in accordance with the change of the number of balls shot per unit time by enhancing the advantage of a player side in such a manner that the number of shot balls is increased in accordance with individual specific game states. SOLUTION: An opening closing control means 425 continuously or intermittently shifts a start prize winning port 20 to an opened state until the determination of a result from the appearance of a reach display when the reach display from which a big hit display is anticipated appears during a picture pattern variation game. Upon shift operation of the start prize winning port 20, the upper limit value of the number of shot balls per unit time is changed to a value higher than that of ordinary time by a shooting control means 424.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a game machine for giving a predetermined value advantageous to a player when a predetermined condition is satisfied in a game in which a ball is fired on a game board surface, and an upper limit of the number of shot balls per unit time. The present invention relates to a gaming machine whose value can be changed and which can supply and discharge balls in accordance with a change in the upper limit of the number of shot balls. Here, the gaming machine mainly refers to a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gaming machine which fires a ball on a game board, it is generally possible to increase a player's ambition as the number of shooting balls per unit time increases, however, for legal reasons. Accordingly, the maximum number of balls that can be fired per minute (unit time) is 100. Therefore, most gaming machines usually have a maximum of 100 per minute (unit time).
Each manufacturer was configured almost uniformly so that the ball could be fired in proportions.

[0003] By the way, in the above-mentioned laws and regulations, the meaning that the number of balls that can be fired in one minute (unit time) is up to 100 is always regulated uniformly within a time of one minute and one minute. This does not mean that, for example, it is only necessary to keep the average within 100 minutes per minute over the elapse of a predetermined time.

If such an interpretation is possible, as a more specific example, in a one hour game, up to 100 pieces per minute for 20 minutes, up to 150 pieces per minute for 10 minutes, If the maximum is 180 pieces per minute and the maximum is 20 pieces per minute for 10 minutes, the maximum is 100 pieces per minute per hour, so it can be considered that the permission is granted.

[0005]

However, conventionally, based on the unambiguous interpretation of the above-mentioned laws and regulations, almost all gaming machines can fire up to 100 balls per minute (unit time). It was configured to be. For this reason, the ball launching operation mainly performed by the player is monotonous and does not change and may not be interesting.

Further, for example, when a reach display in a symbol change game on a fever machine is made to open and close so that the starting winning opening becomes easy to win, the larger the number of shot balls per minute at the time when the reach display appears, the larger the number of shot balls per minute. As a result, a large number of balls can be intensively put into the start winning opening, and the symbol change game can be continuously executed. Therefore, there are many situations in which it is rather undesirable for a player that the number of shot balls per unit time is uniform.

[0007] Here, based on the legal interpretation that the number of fired balls per unit time should be within 100 per minute on average over a predetermined period of time, the number of fired balls per unit time is determined. Can be adjusted, the supply of balls, such as a ball launching device that can smoothly respond to this change in the number of launching balls, and a new ball payout device that pays out a large amount of prize balls in a shorter time than ever before In addition, it is necessary to improve the discharge processing.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and the player's profit is increased by increasing the number of shot balls in accordance with the specific game state. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can enhance the interest in the entire game by increasing the number of shots, and that can stably supply and discharge balls in accordance with a change in the number of shot balls per unit time. And

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems The gist of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object lies in the following inventions. [1] When a predetermined condition is satisfied in a game in which a ball is fired on the game board surface (11), an upper limit value of the number of fired balls per unit time is set in a gaming machine (10) that gives a predetermined value advantageous to a player. A game machine (1) capable of changing the number of balls to be supplied and discharged in accordance with a change in the upper limit value of the number of shot balls.
0), a start winning opening (20) that can be opened and closed, a variable display device (30) whose display state can be changed, and an opening and closing control means (42) for controlling the opening and closing state of the starting winning opening (20).
5) and a launch control means (424) for changing the upper limit of the number of launch spheres per unit time.
0) can be opened and closed between a normal closed state where it is difficult to win the ball and an open state where it is easy to win the ball.
0) can display an identification information derivation game for determining the identification information to be visible, and the identification information derivation game includes:
The predetermined value is given when the result of the identification information derivation game is determined as a jackpot consisting of predetermined identification information, which is executed due to the winning of a ball into the starting winning opening (20). The opening / closing control means (425) controls the start-up from the appearance of the quasi-hit mode to the confirmation of the result when the quasi-hit mode that can remind the big-hit mode appears during the identification information derivation game. Winner (20)
The firing control means (424) executes a displacement operation to continuously or intermittently open the state. When the quasi-hit mode appears during the identification information derivation game, when the quasi-hit mode appears, A game machine (10) characterized in that the upper limit value of the number of shot balls per unit time is changed to a higher value than a normal time from when the result is determined.

[2] When a predetermined condition is satisfied in a game in which a ball is fired on the game board surface (11), the number of fired balls per unit time is reduced in a gaming machine (10) which gives a predetermined value advantageous to a player. A gaming machine (10) capable of changing an upper limit value and capable of supplying and discharging balls in accordance with a change in the upper limit value of the number of fired balls, the opening and closing start winning port (2)
0) and a variable display device (30) whose display state can be changed.
A display control unit (440) for controlling a display state of the variable display device (30); a main control unit (400) for controlling a game state including the provision of the predetermined value; and a start winning port (20). Open / close control means (425) for controlling the open / close state of the device
And a launch control means (424) for changing an upper limit value of the number of launch balls per unit time, wherein the starting winning port (20) is provided.
The variable display device (30) can be opened and closed between a normal closed state where it is difficult to win a ball and an open state where it is easy to win a ball.
Can display an identification information derivation game for determining the identification information to be visible, and the display control unit (440)
Executing the identification information derivation game on the variable display device (30) due to the winning of the ball into the starting winning opening (20);
The main control unit (400) assigns the predetermined value when the result of the identification information derivation game is determined to be a jackpot mode including predetermined identification information, and the opening / closing control means (425) When a quasi-win mode that can remind the big hit mode appears in the middle of the identification information derivation game, the starting winning opening (20) is continuously or intermittently operated from the appearance of the quasi-win mode until the result is determined. And performing a displacement operation to bring the device into an open state.
When the quasi-hit mode appears in the middle of the identification information derivation game, from the appearance of the quasi-hit mode to the confirmation of the result, the upper limit value of the number of firing balls per unit time is set to a higher value than usual. A gaming machine (10) characterized by being changed.

[3] The opening / closing control means (425), when the quasi-hit mode appears, successively sets the starting winning port (20) in accordance with the type of identification information constituting the quasi-hit mode. Alternatively, a different displacement operation including an intermittent opening operation is performed [1].
Or the gaming machine (10) according to [2].

[4] The launch control means (424) limits the average of the upper limit value of the number of launch spheres per unit time within a predetermined time to within a predetermined regulation value [1], [1]. The gaming machine (10) according to [2] or [3].

[5] A ball launching device (70) capable of launching balls at predetermined intervals on a game board surface (11), and the ball launching device (70) is a hammer member (75) for launching and launching a ball.
A rotary solenoid (71) for driving the hammer member (75), a pulse oscillator (72) for outputting a pulse signal of a predetermined frequency, and a pulse signal received from the pulse oscillator (72). An output amplifier (73) for intermittently supplying power to the rotary solenoid (71) according to a pulse width in a predetermined period of the predetermined period, and the pulse generator (72) based on a command from the firing control means (424). ) Is provided with a frequency adjuster (72a) capable of adjusting a predetermined period of the pulse signal output by the above-described method arbitrarily to adjust the number of launch spheres per unit time corresponding to the predetermined frequency. A gaming machine (10) according to [1], [2], [3] or [4].

[6] A ball payout device (600) that counts the number of balls corresponding to each of the various winnings and pays out the balls to the player according to the various winnings of the balls on the game board surface (11), The ball dispensing device (600) includes a gear (61) having a concave portion (610a) on the outer periphery of which balls are fitted one by one.
0) is rotatably disposed facing the ball passage (671), and the ball supplied from above into the ball passage (671) and falling by its own weight engages with the concave portion (610a). It is set so as to fall with the rotation of the gear (610), and by controlling the rotation of the gear (610), a predetermined number of balls are discharged from the lower part in the ball passage (671). A gaming machine (10) according to [1], [2], [3], [4] or [5], comprising a plurality of ball payout units (601).

[7] Each of the ball payout units (60) to be activated during the game according to the number of shot balls per unit time
The number of 1) is set to be adjustable [6]
A gaming machine (10) as described.

[8] A ball discharge device (9) that collects fired balls inside the gaming machine (10), counts them, and discharges them to the game store side
0), wherein the ball discharging device (90) corresponds to a plurality of alignment rails (93) in which the introduced spheres flow down in a state of being aligned in a line, respectively, and a terminal side of each alignment rail (93). [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] characterized by comprising a detection sensor (94) for detecting a ball flowing down for each rail. ,
The gaming machine (10) according to [6] or [7].

[9] A variable winning device (50) is provided on the gaming board surface (11), and the variable winning device (50) has a guide plate (51) capable of opening and closing the winning opening, The guide plate (51) is normally maintained in a closed state, and the guide plate (51) is repeatedly opened and closed a predetermined number of times to obtain the predetermined value [1], [2]. ,
[3], [4], [5], [6], [7] or [8]
A gaming machine (10) as described.

Next, the operation based on the above-mentioned solution will be described. According to the gaming machine (10) of the present invention, when the opening / closing control means (425) appears in the middle of the identification information derivation game, a quasi-hit mode that can remind the user of a big hit mode,
From the appearance of the semi-hit mode to the confirmation of the result, a displacement operation is performed in which the starting winning opening (20) is continuously or intermittently opened.

At the time of the displacement operation of the starting winning port (20), the upper limit of the number of shot balls per unit time is changed to a value higher than usual by the firing control means (424). As a result, the player can shoot more balls than usual, and can surely cause a large number of balls to win while the starting winning port (20) is in the open state. Can be continuously executed.

Here, the opening / closing control means (425) includes an operation of opening the starting winning port (20) continuously or intermittently according to the type of identification information constituting the semi-hit mode. By executing different displacement operations, the interest in the game can be further enhanced.

Further, if the upper limit of the number of shot balls per unit time within a predetermined time is limited to within a predetermined regulation value by the launch control means (424), the regulation value is set to the maximum value of the current laws and regulations. By adjusting to the number of launch balls, it can be considered that business in the interpretation of this law is also possible.

The ball launching device (70) capable of coping with the above-described gaming machine (10) includes a rotary solenoid (71) for driving a hammer member (75) and a pulse oscillator for outputting a pulse signal of a predetermined frequency. (72) and an output amplifier (7) that receives a pulse signal from the pulse oscillator (72) and intermittently supplies power to the rotary solenoid (71) for a fixed time according to the pulse width of the pulse signal during a predetermined period.
3) and a frequency adjuster (72a) for arbitrarily adjusting a predetermined period of a pulse signal output from the pulse oscillator (72).

According to such a ball launching device (70),
An output amplifier (73) for receiving a pulse signal sent from the pulse oscillator (72) is provided with a rotary solenoid (71) for intermittently driving a hammer member (75) for a predetermined time in accordance with a pulse width of a predetermined period of the pulse signal. ). Therefore,
By adjusting the predetermined period of the pulse signal output from the pulse oscillator (72) arbitrarily by the frequency adjuster (72a), the number of shot balls which the hammer member (75) hits a ball per minute can be easily and quickly adjusted. can do.

The operation of the hammer member (75) by the rotary solenoid (71) is electrically controlled without the intervention of a gear (610) mechanism or the like, so that the controllability is good. 100 per minute, depending on
The number of shot spheres can be accurately and easily adjusted to as many as 200 or 200. Also, there is no noise of gears or the like meshing, and the sense of quality can be enhanced quietly.

Further, if a plurality of ball payout units (601) are used as the ball payout device (600) corresponding to the above-mentioned gaming machine (10), the number of fired balls per unit time is controlled by the fire control means (424). It is possible to sufficiently cope with an increase in the number.

Here, the ball dispensing unit (601) is continuously rotated by letting the gear (610) depend on the ball weight until the number of dispensed balls approaches the command value, in order to continuously discharge the balls. When the number of payouts approaches the command value, the rotation of the gear (610) is switched to intermittent rotation in which minute angle rotation and stop corresponding to one recess (610a) of the gear (610) are alternately repeated. When the number of balls reaches the command value, the intermittent rotation of the gear (610) is stopped and balls with the number of balls according to the command value are paid out, so that the ball can be paid out at a higher speed. .

If the number of the ball payout units (601) to be operated during the game is set to be adjustable according to the number of shot balls per unit time by the firing control means (424), the number of shot balls is reduced. All ball payout units (601) are activated only when the number is large, or 1 when the number of fired balls is small.
By operating only one ball payout unit (601), the running cost can be reduced.

Further, all the balls hit on the game board surface (11) are intensively counted by the ball discharging device (90) and then discharged to a collecting gutter or the like on the game island side. A plurality of alignment rails (93) that flow down the ball discharge device (90) in a state where the introduced balls are aligned in a line.
And a detection sensor (94) provided corresponding to the end of each of the alignment rails (93) and detecting a ball flowing down for each rail. Are sent to the terminal side in a state of being aligned in a row.

Then, a plurality of balls are counted at a time by a plurality of detection sensors (94) provided corresponding to the end side of each alignment rail (93). Since a large number of balls can be counted in a short time by the plurality of detection sensors (94) in this manner, a large number of balls can be counted on the game board surface (11) according to the increase in the number of shot balls by the ball shooting device (70). Even if the ball is hit, it does not hinder the counting of winning balls and out balls, and the player can play the game smoothly.

Furthermore, the special prize includes various states such as a temporary increase in the ratio of the number of prize balls, a change of a specific character into an easy-to-win form, and a so-called probability fluctuation or time-saving mode. Conceivable. Specifically, for example, if the guide plate (51) of the variable winning device (50) is opened and closed a predetermined number of times, a winning chance with a relatively higher probability than usual is clearly and easily provided to the player. Can be given.

[0031]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 26 show a gaming machine 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is a pachinko machine in which a special prize advantageous to a player is generated when predetermined conditions are satisfied in a game in which a ball is hit on the gaming board surface 11. This pachinko machine is a so-called fever machine, but may be applied to other types of pachinko machines and the like.

As shown in FIG. 4, a rotary operation type handle 12 is provided at the lower right end on the front of the body of the gaming machine 10. By rotating the handle 12 by an angle corresponding to the launching force of the ball, the ball launching device 7 described below is rotated.
0 is driven so that balls are launched one by one on the game board surface 11.

Loan balls and prize balls used for the game are stored in an upper plate 13 provided on the front of the machine. When a large amount of balls are paid out at the special prize, the upper plate 1 is placed below the upper plate 13.
A lower plate 14 for receiving a ball overflowing from 3 is provided. The lower plate 14 is provided with a ball release lever 14a for dropping a ball into a ball box (not shown) installed below the lower plate 14.

The front surface of the game board surface 11 is covered with a glass door forming a space for moving a ball between the game board surface 11 and the game board surface 11. At the outer edge of the game board surface 11, a guide rail 11 a for sending a ball hit by a rotation operation of the handle 12 to a position vertically above the game board surface 11 is provided.

At the approximate center of the game board surface 11, a variable display device 30 and a hold storage display device 40 are provided. These are configured as one integrated main accessory. Further, a start winning prize port 20 is provided below the hold storage display device 40, and a large prize winning apparatus 50 is further disposed below the start prize port 50.
Are arranged.

In addition, on the game board surface 11, various obstacles such as a windmill 15, various winning holes 16, etc., in place, are provided with various obstacles for changing the falling speed or direction of the hit ball. Is provided. Also, at the bottom of the game board surface 11, an out port 17 for collecting unwinned balls is provided.
Is provided.

Above the game board surface 11, there is provided a decorative lamp 18 for displaying various game states and the like and increasing the fun of the game. Also, on the back side of the game board surface 11, a circuit portion for centrally controlling the game state (see FIG. 1)
Is provided. The details of this circuit will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 5, the gaming machine 10 is set such that the ball is directly supplied by the supply gutter 1 disposed above the gaming machine island. That is, the chute member 2 is attached to a predetermined position of the supply gutter 1, and the chute member 2 and the ball dispensing device 600 of each gaming machine 10 are connected by the bellows member 3 or the meandering pipe member 4 which is a pipe-shaped member. It is connected.

As described above, the conventional ball storage tank is not provided at the upper part of the gaming machine 10, but is set so that the balls are directly supplied to the direct ball dispensing device 600. Thereby, as in the conventional case, after the balls once aligned by the chute member 2 from the supply gutter 1 are stored in the ball storage tank in a discrete state, the balls are aligned again and sent to the ball discharging device. Save the trouble twice,
It is also possible to efficiently cope with a large amount of prize ball payouts according to the increase or decrease in the number of shot balls by the ball shooting device 70.

As shown in FIG. 5, the ball dispensing device 600
It is connected to a pipe member 6 such as a bellows via a collecting gutter 5. The pipe member 6 is a member that sends out the balls counted by the ball discharging device 600 to the upper plate 13. Pipe member 6
Is set to an inner diameter such that a large amount of balls can flow down at one time.
Is connected to the winning ball payout exit 13a.

An overflow detection sensor 7 is provided at an intermediate position of the pipe member 6. The overflow detection sensor 7 detects a state in which the balls dispensed from the ball dispensing device 600 are full in the upper plate 13, and at that time, sends a quantitative detection signal to the prize ball management means 42 of the main control unit 400 described later.
4 and the ball payout device 6 via the prize ball management means 424.
The payout of the ball by 00 is temporarily stopped. The ball payout device 600 will be described later in detail.

A ball collecting case 8 for collecting all the balls that have entered the various winning ports and out ports 17 is provided on the back side of the game board surface 11, and the downstream end of the ball collecting case 8 is It is connected so as to communicate with the ball discharge device 90.
The details of the ball discharge device 90 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG.
A ball supply device 80 for quickly supplying a ball taken in from the upper plate 13 to the launching ball standby position is disposed beside the. The ball supply device 80 includes a ball supply passage 82 mounted on a base plate 81, and a firing point rail 83 for waiting one by one the balls sent out from the terminal end of the passage 82.
Note that the lower end of the firing point rail 83 is a firing ball standby position.

The upstream end of the ball supply passage 82 is connected to communicate with a collecting gutter 13c extending from the ball inlet 13b of the upper plate 13. The firing point rail 83 is connected to the guide rail 11a on the game board surface 12. With such a ball supply device 80, it is possible to quickly and accurately supply the balls one by one to the launch ball standby position according to the increase or decrease in the number of launch balls by the ball launch device 70.

6 to 11 show details of the ball launching device 70. FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the ball launching device 70 swings the hammer member 75 at a predetermined speed by the rotary solenoid 71 inside the case body 70a to hammer the ball at the launch standby position (the lower end of the launch point rail 83). It strikes at the tip of the member 75 and strikes along the guide rail 11a.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the rotary solenoid 71 includes a yoke 71a also serving as a case, a coil 71b concentrically sandwiched between the yokes 71a, a rotor 71c and a shaft 71d disposed at the center thereof. And the rotor 7
And a bearing 71e for holding 1c and the like.

The holder 75a for holding the mallet member 75
The shaft 71d is integrally rotatably fixed to the shaft 71d. The holder 75a is held at the starting position A0 by a spring 75f. When the coil 71b is energized, a magnetic circuit α is formed as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and a magnetomotive force is generated. The rotor 71c and the shaft 71d
The rotational force F is given by the magnetomotive force of 1b and the stable point D0
(Magnetic resistance is minimum) and stops at a position balanced with the load. When the coil 71b is de-energized, the spring 75f biases the holder 75a.
Is returned to the starting position A0, whereby the hammer member 75 is set to launch a ball.

As shown in FIG. 7, in addition to the rotary solenoid 71, a pulse oscillator 72, a frequency adjuster 72a, and a pulse width adjuster are provided inside a case 70a (see FIG. 6) of the ball launching device 70. A current adjuster 74 including a power supply switch 74a and an output amplifier 73b is provided therein.

The pulse oscillator 72 is a device for outputting a pulse signal of a predetermined frequency to the output amplifier 73. The frequency adjuster 72a is a device that can arbitrarily adjust the length of the predetermined period T of the pulse signal output from the pulse oscillator 72 (see FIG. 11). The pulse width adjuster 72b is a device that can arbitrarily adjust the pulse width of the pulse signal output from the pulse oscillator 72 during a predetermined period T, for example, as widths a to c shown in FIG. . The pulse oscillator 72, the frequency adjuster 72a, and the pulse width adjuster 72
Since the configuration of b is general, the description is omitted.

The output amplifier 73 is connected to the pulse oscillator 72
This is a device that receives a pulse signal from the controller and intermittently supplies power to the rotary solenoid 71 for a fixed time according to the pulse widths a to c arbitrarily adjusted during a predetermined period T of the pulse signal. The current adjuster 74 is a device that can adjust the output of the output amplifier 73 to adjust the emission intensity of the mallet member 75 driven by the rotary solenoid 71. This current regulator 74
Has a power switch 74a. Note that the configurations of the output amplifier 73 and the current regulator 74 are also general, and thus description thereof is omitted.

The current regulator 74 is turned on or off by the power switch 74a,
Is to adjust the output. The volume (variable resistance machine) of the current regulator 74 is provided integrally with a handle 12 provided on the game board surface 11 side. By operating the handle 12, the power switch 74a is turned on, and the handle 12
The firing intensity (speed) of the ball to be launched can be freely adjusted by the amount of rotation operation.

That is, when the rotation angle of the handle 12 is small, the output of the output amplifier 73 is small, and the firing strength of the hit ball is small. On the other hand, handle 1
When the rotation angle of 2 is large, the output of the output amplifier 73 increases, and the launching strength of the hit ball increases. FIG.
17 show details of the ball payout device 600. The ball dispensing device 600 is capable of accurately and rapidly dispensing a arbitrarily ordered number of balls, and includes two ball dispensing units 601 arranged side by side as shown in FIG.
In the present embodiment, the number of ball payout units 601 is two. However, three or more ball payout units 601 may be arranged in parallel to cope with a further increase in the number of shot balls. Hereinafter, one ball payout unit 601 will be described as a representative.

As shown in FIG. 13, the ball payout unit 60
Reference numeral 1 denotes a sprocket (gear) 610, a ratchet wheel 620, and a main stopper 6 provided in the main body frame 602.
30, sub-stopper 640, main solenoid 650
And a ball guide 67 mounted so as to vertically penetrate one side of the body frame 602 with the sub solenoid 660.
0, and detection sensors 681, 682, 683 provided in the main body frame 602 or the ball guide 670.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the sprocket 610 has a recess 610 in which balls are fitted one by one on its outer periphery.
a are formed in the present embodiment, and 10
It is attached to a pivot 611 that is supported substantially horizontally on the shaft 02 and is rotatable. The outer periphery of the pivot 611 faces a ball passage 671 formed in the ball guide 670.

The ball guide 670 has a ball passage 671 through which a ball passes. Ball passage 671
The sprocket 610 is arranged so that its outer circumference is located along the inner wall of the recess 6.
The sprocket 610 is set so as to always fall with the rotation of the sprocket 610 by engaging with the sprocket 10a.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 15, the ratchet wheel 620 has a concave portion 61 of the sprocket 610 on its outer periphery.
0a, and is fixed to the sprocket 610 so as not to interfere with the ball guide 670 by an output shaft 621 that can be connected to the pivot 611 fixed to the sprocket 610 so as to be able to transmit power. Have been. The ratchet wheel 620 rotates integrally with the sprocket 610.

The ratchet wheel 620 has a plurality of small holes 620b formed on the outer peripheral portion corresponding to the teeth 620a, and the detection light of the detection sensor 681 passes through the small holes 620b. The phase relationship between the ratchet wheel 620 and the sprocket 610 is such that when a main stopper 630, which will be described later, is engaged with the ratchet wheel 620, the peaks (recess 610a and recess 610a) of the sprocket 610 are shown in FIG. Are set on the left and right sides.

As shown in FIG. 13, the main stopper 6
30 is swingably attached to a stopper shaft 631 parallel to the pivot 611 of the sprocket 610, and its tip 63
0a is engaged with the ratchet wheel 620 from below, and is urged by the spring 632 wound around the stopper shaft 631 to the side (counterclockwise) that engages the ratchet wheel 620.

The sub-stopper 640 has a distal end 640a engaged with the outer periphery of the ratchet wheel 620. The base end of the sub-stopper 640 is swingably connected to the main stopper 630 by a stopper shaft 631, but is wound around the stopper shaft 631. The main stopper 6 is actuated by the biasing force of the turned spring 641.
It is pressed against the bottom of the base 30 and swings in conjunction with the main stopper 630 unless an external force greater than this urging force is applied.

The tip 640a of the sub stopper 640 is
As long as the main stopper 630 is interlocked with the ratchet wheel 620 when the main stopper 630 swings clockwise and disengages from the ratchet wheel 620,
0 is engaged diagonally to the upper left. The exact engagement position here is determined by the sub-stopper 6 after the main stopper 630 is disengaged from the ratchet wheel 620.
Until the engagement of the sprocket 610 with the ratchet wheel 620, the sprocket 610 has an angle corresponding to half of the recess 610a.
And the position allowing the ratchet wheel 620 to rotate.

The main solenoid 650 has its output shaft 6
Reference numeral 50a is attached to the base end of the main stopper 630, and when energized, the output shaft 650a operates in a direction to sink, and swings the main stopper 630 clockwise. If the main solenoid 650 is not driven, the main stopper 630 is
The main solenoid 650 and the spring 632 are pivoted counterclockwise due to the urging force of No. 2 to return to the engaged position.
Constitutes a main drive means.

The sub-solenoid 660 applies an external force greater than the urging force of the spring 641 to the sub-stopper 640 via the lever 661 to swing the sub-stopper 640 counterclockwise regardless of the swinging state of the main stopper 630. Then, the engagement with the ratchet wheel 620 is released.

That is, as shown in FIG. 16, an elongated hole 640b is formed at the tip end of the sub-stopper 640, and is pulled by the output shaft 660a of the sub-solenoid 660 so that the lever shaft 6
Claw 66 at the end of lever 661 that swings around 62
1a is engaged with the elongated hole 640b, and when the sub solenoid 660 is driven and the lever 661 swings clockwise, the sub stopper 640 is pushed by the claw 661a and swings counterclockwise. Has become.

The lever 661 is urged counterclockwise by a spring 663. When the drive of the sub solenoid 660 is released, the lever 661 returns to a position where the sub stopper 640 is not swung by the urging force. It has become. The sub solenoid 660 and the lever 661 constitute a sub drive unit.

The detection sensor 681 is connected to the ratchet wheel 620
This is an optical sensor that emits detection light to a position where the small hole 620b passes through, and detects rotation of the sprocket 610 by one concave portion 610a. The detection sensor 682 detects that the ball in the ball passage 671
It is an optical sensor that emits detection light at a position immediately after it is fitted into the 0 concave portion 610a, and is for detecting the supply state of the sphere.

The detection sensor 683 is an optical sensor that emits detection light at a position immediately after the sphere comes off the concave portion 610a of the sprocket 610 in the sphere passage 671, and detects the payout (the number of spheres) of the sphere. It is. The lower end of the ball guide 670 of each ball payout unit 601 is connected to a pipe member 6 for discharging a prize ball through the collecting gutter 5 shown in FIG.
It is connected to the. The lower end of the pipe member 6 is connected to the winning ball payout opening 13 a of the upper plate 13.

The ball payout device 600 is controlled by the prize ball management means 424 of the main control unit 400 described later.
The prize ball management means 424 controls the operation of the main solenoid 650 or the sub solenoid 660 based on a flowchart shown in FIG. 17, which will be described later, in response to an external payout command or a detection result of the detection sensor 683 or the like. It is.

FIGS. 18 and 19 show details of the ball discharging device 90. FIG. The ball discharge device 90 includes an intake stage 91,
Introducing path 92 with the end connected to this taking stage 91
, The alignment rails 93, 93... Arranged in four rows in the inside of the introduction path 92, the detection sensors 94 respectively provided at the end sides of the alignment rails 93, and the introduction path 9.
And a dispensing stage 95 connected to the second end.

A rocking body 96 is provided corresponding to each alignment rail 93. The oscillating body 96 has a cylindrical outer peripheral surface, and is arranged so as to oscillate at a position where the oscillating body 96 comes into contact with a second or more upper layer sphere among the spheres that have flowed in the respective alignment rails 93. , Eccentrically mounted on a horizontal shaft 97 provided above the introduction path 92 so as to be rotatable. A weight 98 is attached to the side of the oscillating body 96 that is eccentric opposite to the horizontal axis 97 so that the center of gravity is significantly shifted to this side.

The starting winning port 20 shown in FIG. 4 is generally called a starting chucker, and is provided on the game board surface 11 so that a ball can win. This starting winning opening 2
The winning of the ball at 0 is set as a starting condition for executing an identification information derivation game described later.

The starting winning opening 20 has a pair of movable pieces 21 and 21 that can be opened and closed, and is configured as a so-called tulip-type accessory. Each movable piece 21 is driven to open and close by a solenoid 22 which is a driving means shown in FIG. 1 into a vertically closed state (a state shown in FIG. 4) in a normal state and an open state which expands in a predetermined case. . Here, even when each of the movable pieces 21 is in the closed state, a ball can be set in the starting winning opening 20 so as to be able to win. Further, the starting winning port 20 has a starting winning ball detection switch 430 for detecting a winning of the ball.

The variable display device 30 shown in FIG. 4 is provided with a screen 30a capable of displaying various symbols. As shown in FIG. 20, the screen 30a is formed by dividing the individual display sections 31 into a matrix composed of a plurality of rows and columns. Arranged. More specifically, a total of nine display units 31 are arranged in a matrix having three rows and three columns.

The variable display device 30 is specifically composed of a color liquid crystal display. However, the variable display device 30 is not limited to this, and may be configured using a fluorescent display tube, a cathode ray tube (CRT), or the like, as well as a monochrome liquid crystal display.

The variable display device 30 is provided with the starting winning opening 20.
Each time a ball wins, a symbol changing game (identification information derivation game) in which various symbols (identification information) are changed for each display unit 31 and then an arbitrary symbol is stopped one by one is displayed. Is controlled. The order in which the display operation starts or ends in each display unit 31 may be set in advance, for example, in the order of the center, left, right, and the like for each column. Various images such as numbers, characters, symbols, and symbols are prepared in advance as the symbols.

As a result of the symbol change game, on any one of the lines passing through the display unit 31 arranged vertically, horizontally, and diagonally by three,
A case where all three symbols are identical is defined as a big hit display (big hit mode, see FIG. 21C). Before the jackpot display is determined, the other two display units 3 except for one display unit 31 on any line
The state where the symbols stopped at 1, 31 correspond to the reach display (quasi-hit mode, see FIG. 21B). At the time of such a reach display, a so-called reach action may be provided that informs the player in an easy-to-understand manner by blinking the decoration lamp 18 or playing music.

When the result of the symbol-changing game is finally determined to be the big hit display, a special prize in which the large winning device 50 described later is repeatedly opened and closed up to a predetermined number of times is generated. As a result of the symbol change game, if the game is not finally determined to be the big hit display, it corresponds to the loss display (see FIG. 21D). In addition, when the jackpot display is confirmed, the color of each display unit 31 may be changed or blinked to notify the player that a special prize will occur.

The hold storage display device 40 is a variable display device 3
When a ball wins in the starting winning opening 20 during a symbol change game or a special prize at 0, the number of times the symbol change game is not executed is displayed. This hold storage display device 4
0 is set so as to display the number of reservations stored in the RAM 413 based on a signal from the right reservation unit 421 of the main control unit 400 described later.

As shown in FIG. 20, the hold storage display device 4
0 has four holding lamps 41, 41,..., And an unexecuted symbol change game can be held up to four times at a time.
That is, control is performed so that the number of the holding lamps 41 corresponding to the number of holdings is turned on. When the held symbol change game is executed, the number of times of execution is subtracted from the number of times of holding and updated and stored in the RAM 413, and the number of times is newly displayed on the holding storage display device 40.

The large winning device 50 shown in FIG. 4 is generally called a large winning opening (attacker), and is a guide plate 51 driven to open and close by a solenoid 434 (see FIG. 1).
It has. The large winning device 50 is controlled so as to produce a special prize based on a signal from the special prize generating means 422 of the main control unit 400 when a big hit is displayed in the symbol change game. Here, the special prize means that after the guide plate 51 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 29 seconds), a short time (for example, 2 seconds)
This is a state in which the opening and closing operation of closing for only 3 seconds) is repeatedly performed up to a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 16 times).

As shown in FIG. 1, inside the large winning device 50, there is provided a large winning opening winning ball detection switch 431 for detecting a winning ball. Based on the signal from the special winning opening winning ball detecting switch 431, when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are counted in each round, a predetermined time period for which the guiding plate 51 is continuously opened has elapsed. It is controlled to close once, even before it is done.

Further, a specific area 55 is also provided inside the large winning device 50, and winning in the specific area 55 for each round is a continuation condition for shifting to the next round. The winning of the ball in the specific area 55 is detected by the specific area winning detection switch 432.

FIG. 1 shows an outline of a circuit configuration of the gaming machine 10. The gaming machine 10 includes a main control unit 400, a display control unit 440, and a sound control unit 470 as main circuit parts. The main control unit 400 is a central circuit part that controls the operation of the gaming machine 10. The one-chip microcomputer 410, the reset circuit 401, and the clock circuit 40
2, an I / O port 403, and a driver circuit 404.

The one-chip microcomputer 410 has a start-up winning ball detection switch 430 via the I / O port 403,
The special winning opening winning ball detection switch 431, the specific area winning ball detection switch 432, the safe ball detection switch 433, the external information input terminal 438, and the like are connected.

Of these, the start opening winning ball detection switch 430
Is a switch for detecting that a ball has won the starting winning opening 20 as described above. In addition to a mechanical switch, an optical sensor for detecting a winning when light is blocked by the ball, Various sensors such as a magnetic sensor that detects a change in a magnetic field due to passage can be used as a switch.

The large winning opening prize ball detecting switch 431 is a switch for detecting that a ball has won the large winning prize device 50, and is mechanical, magnetic or optical as in the case of the starting opening winning prize detecting switch 430. Such various sensors can be used as switches.

The specific area winning ball detection switch 432 detects a ball that has won the specific area 55 in the large winning device 50. The safe ball detection switch 433 is connected to one of the winning ports (safe ports) 16 arranged on the game board surface.
This is a switch for detecting that the ball has won.
The external information input terminal 438 is a terminal for inputting a firing control signal (stop signal) from the hall management computer 705 (see FIG. 3).

In addition, various components are connected to the one-chip microcomputer 410 via the I / O port 403 and the driver circuit 404. Specifically, a solenoid 22 for opening and closing the start winning opening 20, a solenoid 434 for opening and closing the guide plate 51 of the large winning device 50, a holding display device 40 including four lamps, an illumination lamp 18, External information output terminal A435, illumination circuit 43
6, a payout circuit 437, and the like. The payout circuit 437 is connected to an external information output terminal B439.

Of these, the external information output terminal A 435 and the external information output terminal B 439 are a hall management computer 705 for centrally managing a large number of gaming machines arranged in the game arcade.
This is a terminal for attaching a data transmission line for electrically communicating with a data transmission line. The external information output terminal A435 is a terminal for transmitting various signals such as a probability variation signal, a jackpot signal, and a start signal to the hall management computer 705. The external information output terminal B439 is connected to the prize ball payout number (prize ball 1).
This is a terminal for transmitting a ball lending signal, a door opening detection signal, and the like to the hall management computer 705, respectively.

The illumination circuit 436 is a circuit portion for performing a decorative effect by controlling lighting of various lamps and LEDs other than the illumination lamp 18. The payout circuit 437 is a circuit part that controls the ball payout device 600 that pays out prize balls.
More specifically, based on information on the number of prize balls sent from the one-chip microcomputer 410 of the main control unit 400, a control for paying out a specified number of prize balls into the upper plate 13 is performed. It is.

The one-chip microcomputer 410 has a game control C
PU (Central Processing Unit) 411, ROM (Read Only Memory) 412, RAM (Random Access Memory)
(Memory 413). The ROM 412 stores a program representing an operation procedure of the game control CPU 411 and various fixed data. The game control CPU 411 operates according to a program stored in the ROM 412. RAM 413
Is a work area for temporarily storing various data when the game control CPU 411 operates.

The clock circuit 402 generates a clock signal of a predetermined frequency. One-chip microcomputer 4
Reference numeral 10 inputs a clock signal generated by the clock circuit 402 as a reference signal for the operation speed. The clock circuit 402 includes an oscillation circuit and a frequency dividing circuit.

The reset circuit 401 outputs a reset signal, so that a signal of several m / sec
A signal is received for each c, the clock signal supplied from the clock circuit 402 is synchronized with the signal, a reset signal is generated, and the reset signal is output to the one-chip microcomputer 410. The reset circuit 401 outputs a reset signal from the time when the power is turned on until the time when a predetermined number of clock signals generated by the clock circuit 402 have been counted.

The one-chip microcomputer 410 has a ROM 41
2 by executing the program stored in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the lottery executing means 420, the right holding means 42
1. Various functions such as a special prize generating means 422, a firing control means 423, and a prize ball managing means 424 are performed.

The lottery executing means 420 determines that the ball is the starting winning opening 2
When the player has won the symbol “0” and the right to execute the symbol change game on the variable display device 30 has been secured, the random number lottery for determining the result is executed. Lottery execution means 4
Reference numeral 20 denotes a counter function for repeatedly generating a numerical value from “0” to a predetermined number (here, “1023”) at a very short time period (every several m / sec). Has a function of reading the counter value at the time of detecting the counter value and a function of storing the read counter value in the RAM 413 in a reference table. In addition, before the start of the symbol fluctuation game, it is determined whether or not the counter value stored in the reference table is a big hit.
The game control CPU 411 transmits a signal for displaying a big hit symbol to the I / O port of the display control unit 440.

The counter value extracted here (symbol random number)
The display change unit in the variable display device 30 determines the display content for each time by the display control unit 440 described later. The ROM 412 has a reference table for jackpot determination. By changing the hit value to be registered according to the jackpot probability, the jackpot determination at the time of the low probability and at the time of the high probability is performed.

The right holding means 421 is provided with the starting winning opening 2
When the ball wins at 0, it is determined whether or not the symbol change game or the special prize is occurring, and if these are in the midst of these, a new symbol based on the symbol random number drawn by the lottery execution means 111 is determined. This is a control for temporarily suspending the execution of a simple symbol fluctuation game.

Here, the symbol random numbers held (ie, the right to execute the symbol fluctuating game) are stored in the hold display control means 1 described later.
Under the control of 22, a maximum of four balls are displayed on the reserved ball display device 40 at a time. Specifically, when a ball is awarded to the starting winning opening 20, the number of reserved symbol random numbers is checked at the present time, and if the retained number has not reached the upper limit (four),
The symbol random number extracted by the lottery execution means 420 is R
In addition to storing the number in the AM 413, “1” is added to the number of reservations, and the number of lighting of the reservation storage display device 40 is increased by one.

On the other hand, if the number of holds has already reached the upper limit,
The symbol random numbers extracted based on this winning are not stored. In addition, when the symbol changing game is executed on the variable display device 30 based on the stored symbol random numbers, the right retaining unit 421 subtracts “1” from the retained number each time the symbol variable game is executed, and displays the retained memory. The control of reducing the lighting number of the device 40 by one is executed.

The special prize generating means 422 controls the generation of a special prize when the result of the symbol change game is a big hit display, that is, when the symbol random number extracted by the lottery executing means 111 corresponds to a big hit. Is to execute. Here, the special prize refers to the guide plate 5 of the large winning device 50.
After 1 is opened for a certain period (for example, 29 seconds), a short period (2
This is an operation of repeating the opening / closing operation of closing (about a second) up to a predetermined number of times (16 times).

More specifically, in each round from when the large winning device 50 is opened to when it is closed, the above-mentioned predetermined time (29
Before the elapse of the second, the predetermined allowable upper limit number (here, 1
When the (zero) balls win the large winning device 50, the large winning device 50 is closed at that time. Further, if at least one ball wins in each specific round into the specific area 55 provided inside the large winning device 50 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 55 during this round, the special prize ends in that round.

The launch control means 423 determines the number of launch balls per unit time from the appearance of the reach display to the confirmation of the result when a reach display reminding of the jackpot display appears during the symbol change game. Control to change the upper limit to a lower value than usual is executed. Also, the launch control means 4
The control unit 23 also executes control for changing the upper limit value of the number of shot balls per unit time from the start time to the end time of the special prize to a value higher than usual when the special prize occurs.

More specifically, the launch control means 423 controls the frequency adjuster 72a of the ball launcher 70 during a normal game.
And the length of the cycle T of the pulse signal output from the pulse oscillator 72 is set to a first cycle T1 (see FIG. 11) corresponding to the number of shooting spheres 100 per minute.

Further, when the reach display appears under the control of the display main control unit 450, which will be described later, the launch control unit 423 outputs the sphere launching device 70 based on the reach appearance signal from the display main control unit 450 at that time. Frequency adjuster 72
a, the number of shot spheres is output, and the length of the cycle T of the pulse signal output from the pulse oscillator 72 is set to a cycle (not shown) corresponding to the number of shot spheres of about 1 to 5 per minute. change. Here, when the result of the symbol change game is determined to be the loss display after the appearance of the reach display, the firing control means 423
Control for returning the number of shot balls by the ball shooting device 70 to a normal number of 100 per minute is also executed.

The special prize is generated when the result of the symbol change game is determined to be the big hit display after the appearance of the reach display, but the firing control means 423 determines that the special prize is generated from the special prize generation means 422 at the start of the special prize. Based on the signal, the number of shot spheres increasing signal is output to the frequency adjuster 72a of the ball shooting device 70, and the length of the cycle T of the pulse signal output from the pulse oscillator 72 is set to 200 shot spheres per minute. The setting is changed to the second cycle T2 (see FIG. 11) corresponding to. Here, when the special prize ends, the launch control unit 423 also executes control for returning the number of launch balls by the ball launch device 70 to the normal number of 100 launch balls per minute.

The firing control means 423 calculates the average value of the upper limit of the number of shooting balls per unit time within a predetermined time (for example, 10 hours) by a predetermined regulation value (10 minutes per minute).
(0). In order to execute such control, for example, the number of fired balls in normal time during the last fixed time (for example, one hour) is appropriately changed to a value such that the average value of the number of fired balls within a predetermined time falls within the regulation value. It is good to

The prize ball management means 424 manages the number of prize balls to be paid out. The payout circuit 437 transmits one pulse to the hole management computer 705 for every 10 prize balls, and Ball dispensing device 60
This is an instruction to pay out the ball to 0.

When the reach display appears in the middle of the symbol change game, the opening / closing control means 425 controls each movable piece of the starting winning opening 20 from the appearance of the reach display to the finalization of the result of the symbol change game. This is to execute a displacement operation to make the 21 continuously or intermittently open.

When the reach display appears, the opening / closing control means 425 opens or closes the starting winning opening 20 continuously or intermittently according to the type of the symbol (identification information) constituting the reach display. Is set to execute a different displacement operation including an operation to be performed.

More specifically, when the reach display appears under the control of the display main control unit 450 described later, the opening / closing control unit 425 sets two symbols based on the reach appearance signal from the display main control unit 450 at that time. Is determined. If the reach display is "7, 7" or "1, 1", each movable piece 21 of the starting winning opening 20 is moved for a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) until the reach display is determined. Over time, it is continuously displaced to the open state.

When two numbers other than “7” and “1” are displayed together with the reach display, the start winning opening 20
Each of the movable pieces 21 is controlled to intermittently open and close for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) until the reach display is determined. "7,7" or "1,1"
When the jackpot display is determined by these numbers after the reach display of the game control CPU4, the game control CPU4 changes the probability of the next symbol change game result to be the jackpot display with a higher probability.
11 may be used.

[0111] The display control section 440 is a circuit section that executes display control of a symbol-changing game based on a command received from the main control section 400. That is, the main control unit 400 determines the execution result of the symbol variation game for each time based on the symbol random number, and the display control unit 440 determines the development content of the symbol variation game according to the execution result determined by the main control unit 400. ,
It has a function of creating display data corresponding to the data and sequentially transmitting the created display data to the variable display device 30.

The display control unit 440 performs a display main control unit 450 that determines the flow of the symbol-changing game in accordance with a command from the main control unit 400, and actually executes a drawing process in accordance with the display content determined by the display main control unit 450. And a display processing unit 460 that sends display data to the variable display device 30.
Further, the display control unit 440 includes a clock circuit 442 for generating a clock signal to be supplied to the display main control unit 450 and a reset circuit 441 for generating a reset signal.

The display main control unit 450 has an I / O port 45 for inputting and outputting various signals to and from the main control unit 400.
1, display control CPU 452, ROM 453, RA
M454. The ROM 453 stores a control program, control data, various set values, and the like for executing the symbol change game. Display control CPU 452
Performs display control of the symbol fluctuating game according to a control program or the like stored in the ROM 453. RAM454
Is a work area for temporarily storing data required when the display control CPU 452 executes the control program.

The display processing unit 460 has a VDP (Video Digit
al Processor) 461, image data ROM 462,
And a VRAM 463. Image data RO
M462 is a read-only memory in which various symbols appearing in the symbol variation game and image data of the background thereof are stored in advance. The VRAM 463 is a video memory for storing display data for the variable display device 30 for at least one screen.

The VDP 461 reads the background and various patterns of the display screen from the image data ROM 462 based on a command from the display control CPU 452 of the display main controller 450,
This is developed on the VRAM 463 to form display data for one screen to be displayed on the variable display device 30. VD
The P461 has a function of sequentially reading out display data for one screen stored in the VRAM 463 in accordance with a predetermined image timing signal, and transmitting the readout data to the variable display device 30.

The voice control unit 470 receives a command from the display control CPU 452 via the one-chip microcomputer 410 or the like, synthesizes voice signals such as music and sound effects corresponding to the display contents according to the command, and generates a predetermined generation timing. And has a function of outputting to the speaker 175. The audio control unit 470 includes an I / O port 471 for transmitting and receiving various signals to and from the one-chip microcomputer 410, an audio synthesis circuit 472, and an audio amplification circuit 473.

The voice synthesizing circuit 472 has an I / O port 47
1 is a circuit for synthesizing audio signal waveforms of various kinds of music and sound effects according to a control signal received through the control signal 1. The audio amplification circuit 473 amplifies the audio signal synthesized by the audio synthesis circuit 472 and outputs the amplified audio signal to the speaker 474.

FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of a game management device including the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment. Such a game management device is an LON (Local Operating)
Network: It is constructed as a decentralized network to which Esharon (registered trademark) technology is applied.

[0119] A plurality of stand controllers 700 as repeaters are installed in the game island.
, The gaming machine 10 and the game ball lending device 701 are connected. Table controller 700, the corresponding gaming machine 1
It detects, monitors, and controls various operations such as 0 and transmission and reception of signals.

Various information is directly input to the stand controller 700 from the external information output terminal 435 (see FIG. 1) of the gaming machine 10. Each controller 700 is a HALL-
It is connected to the island controller 702 also serving as a gateway via the BUS. The island controller 702 temporarily accumulates and stores each data of the gaming machine 10 and the like, which are the equipment in the corresponding gaming island 1.

The island controller 702 is connected to a LAN, and a hall management terminal 703, an information display terminal 704, and the like are connected to the LAN. A display (CRT), a printer, a modem, an audio output device, and the like are further connected to these various devices.

Next, the operation of the gaming machine 10 will be described. In FIG. 4, the player rotates the handle 12 so that
The game is played by launching a ball on the game board surface 11 by the ball launching device 70. In the sphere launching device 70 shown in FIG.
Supplies power to the rotary solenoid 71 that drives the hammer member 75 intermittently for a certain period of time in accordance with the pulse widths a to c of the pulse signal during the predetermined period T. Then, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a magnetic circuit α is formed, and a magnetomotive force is generated.

As a result, the rotor 71c and the shaft 71d
As shown in FIG. 10, a torque F is applied by the magnetomotive force of the coil 71b to rotate in the direction of the stable point D0 (minimum magnetic resistance), and stops at a position balanced with the load. Subsequently, when the coil 71b is de-energized, the holder 75a is returned to the starting position A0 by the urging force of the spring 75f, and the hammer member 75 launches a ball.

Here, the frequency adjuster 72a arbitrarily adjusts the predetermined period T of the pulse signal output from the pulse oscillator 72, thereby arbitrarily setting the number of shot spheres at which the hammer member 75 hits a ball per minute. be able to. During a normal game, a normal drive signal is output to the frequency adjuster 72a of the ball firing device 70 under the control of the firing control means 423 in the main control unit 400, and the period T of the pulse signal output from the pulse oscillator 72 The period is set to a period T1 (see FIG. 11) whose length corresponds to the number of shooting balls of 100 pieces per minute.

Further, the operation of the hammer member 75 by the rotary solenoid 71 is performed electrically without using a gear mechanism or the like, so that the controllability is good, and accordingly, the firing per unit time is performed according to the game state. The number of balls can be adjusted accurately and easily. In addition, there is no noise of gears or the like meshing, and the sense of quality can be enhanced quietly.

Further, the emission intensity (speed) of the ball can be arbitrarily adjusted easily and easily electrically by the current adjuster 74 for adjusting the output of the output amplifier 73. That is, when the player grips the handle 12 or rotates it by a certain angle or more, the power switch 74a is turned on to turn on the power, and the ball is periodically launched with a firing intensity (speed) according to the rotation angle of the handle 12. It is.

Further, the pulse width adjuster 72b
Since the pulse width of the pulse signal output from the pulse oscillator 72 in a predetermined cycle can be arbitrarily adjusted, when operating at a certain frequency, the ratio of the current energizing time to the current non-energizing time in one cycle can be set arbitrarily. Can be adjusted. Thereby, it is possible to produce a light hitting method (the operation time until the ball is fired) and a heavy hitting method (the operation time until the ball is fired) in the operation of the handle 12.

For example, when 100 balls are fired per minute, the energization time of the rotary solenoid 71 is digitally set to 1: 9, 2: 8, 3: 7, ..., 8: 2, 9: 1. From a theoretical point of view, in the case of 1: 9, the ball is hit very lightly, and in the case of 9: 1, the ball is hit very heavy.

In the flowchart shown in FIG. 22, if the hit ball has successfully won the starting winning opening 20 (S
At 111), the starting winning ball detection switch 430 outputs a starting winning signal to the main control unit 400. When this signal is received by the lottery execution means 420 of the game control CPU 411,
A lottery using a random number is executed (S112).

When the random number lottery is performed, it is determined whether or not the symbol random number stored in the RAM 413 of the one-chip microcomputer 410 is less than the limit number 4 that can be displayed on the hold storage display device 40. (S113). Here, if the limit is less than four (Y in S113), the symbol random number (executing right of the symbol variation game) as the lottery result is newly stored up to four times (S114). At this time, the stored number of the symbol random numbers, that is, the number of times of holding the right to execute the symbol change game is added and displayed by turning on the holding lamp 41 of the holding storage display device 40 (S115).

On the other hand, even if a random number lottery is performed in a state where the symbol random numbers are stored up to the maximum number of four (N in S113),
No new symbol random number is stored, and the right to execute the symbol variable game is abandoned (S117). Thereafter, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on the winning in the starting winning opening 20 including the case where the execution right of the symbol changing game is discarded (S116).

Next, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 23, if it is not during a symbol change game or a special prize is generated (S1).
At N), it is determined whether or not the right to execute the above-described symbol change game is reserved (S121). If the execution right is reserved (Y in S121), one symbol random number corresponding to the execution right is read from the RAM 413 (S122). At this time, the subtraction display is performed by turning off one of the hold lamps 41 of the hold storage display device 40 (S123).

The variable display device 30 based on a command from the display control unit 440 according to the symbol random number as the lottery result.
Starts the symbol variation game (S124). That is,
The symbols are scrolled sequentially on all the display units 31 of the variable display device 30 (see FIG. 21A). Then, after being scroll-displayed for a predetermined time, any one symbol is stopped and displayed on each display unit 31 as a display result according to the lottery result.

Here, if the lottery result in the lottery executing means 111 is a big hit, the variable display device 30 first determines two symbols of the same type on any one of the three lines of the display unit 31. After the reach display (Y in S125), the third symbol is also determined to be the same type, for example, “7,
The big hit display (Y in S126), which is the collateral of “7, 7”, is determined.

On the other hand, if the lottery result of the lottery execution means 111 is a loss, a loss display is displayed on the screen of the variable display device 30 in which all three symbols are not all of the same type on any line. The determination is made (N in S125, N in S126, S129). Such a symbol fluctuating game is controlled by the display control unit 440 in accordance with the symbol random number drawn by the lottery executing means 420. The above-described game process is repeated until the player finishes the game (S128).

The flowchart shown in FIG. 24 shows a special prize generation process executed when the result of the symbol change game is a big hit display. In this process, the large winning device 50 is first opened (S131). For more information,
If the symbol random number drawn by the lottery executing means 420 is a big hit, a special prize signal is output from the special prize generating means 422 to the large winning device 50 based on this. Then, the solenoid 434 of the large winning device 50 is driven to drive the guide plate 51.
Is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 29 seconds).

During the opening of the large winning device 50, it is determined whether or not a predetermined number, for example, ten, has been won based on the winning signal from the big winning port winning ball detecting switch 431 (S132). Here, if there are ten winnings (Y in S132), the solenoid 434 is driven based on the signal from the special prize generating means 422, the guide plate 51 is closed for a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds), and Winning device 50
Is closed (S134).

If there are no 10 winnings (S
At N), it is determined whether or not a timeout of 29 seconds has occurred (S133). If a timeout has occurred (Y at S133), the large winning device 50 is closed (S134). If it is not time-out (N in S133), 10
The process returns to the determination of whether or not there is a winning.

After the large winning device 50 is closed for 2 seconds,
Again, the large winning device 50 is opened for 29 seconds,
Before that, it is determined whether or not the number of rounds (the period from when the large winning device 50 is opened to when it is closed is one round) has reached a predetermined upper limit of 16 rounds (S135). ).

If the upper limit number of rounds has not been reached (N in S135), it is determined whether or not a winning has been made to the specific area 55 (S136). If the specific area 55 has not been won (N in S136), the special prize ends at that time (S137). On the other hand, if the player has won the specific area 55 (Y in S136), the large winning device 50 is opened again as the next round (S131). Also, when the maximum number of rounds has been reached (Y in S135), the special prize ends (S1).
37).

The flowchart shown in FIG. 25 shows the control of the launch of the ball by the launch device 70 by the launch control means 423. During a normal game, a normal drive signal is output to the frequency adjuster 72a of the ball firing device 70 under the control of the firing control means 423 in the main control unit 400, and the period T of the pulse signal output from the pulse oscillator 72 Cycle T1 corresponding to the number of launch spheres whose length is 100 per minute (see FIG. 11)
(S141).

When the reach display appears in the middle of the symbol change game (Y in S142), the launch control means 423, based on the reach appearance signal from the display main controller 450 at that time, sets the ball launcher 70 And outputs the number-of-launched-balls increase signal to the frequency adjuster 72a. Accordingly, the length of the cycle T of the pulse signal output from the pulse oscillator 72 is 2 per minute.
The setting is automatically changed to a period T2 (see FIG. 11) corresponding to the number of 00 launch balls (S143).

Normally, it takes about 30 seconds from the appearance of the reach display to the determination of the result. During this time, the starting winning opening 20 is continuously or intermittently displaced to the open state.
At this time, the number of shooting balls is automatically increased,
The player can fire more balls than usual.

Therefore, while the start winning port 20 is in the open state, it is possible to surely cause many balls to win intensively, and it is possible to continuously execute the symbol change game. In this way, even when the number of spheres fired per unit time by the sphere launching device 70 increases, the sphere supply device 80 shown in FIG. Can be supplied to

When the result of the symbol change game is determined to be the loss display after the appearance of the reach display (N in S144),
The launch control means 423 executes control to return the number of launch balls by the ball launch device 70 to the normal initial setting of 100 per minute (S141).

If the result of the symbol change game is determined to be the jackpot display after the appearance of the reach display (Y in S144), a special prize is subsequently generated (S145). As a result, the number of fired balls at 200 per minute is maintained (S146). Note that when the special prize ends (Y in S147), the launch control unit 423 also executes control to return the number of launch balls by the ball launch device 70 to the normal number of launch balls of 100 per minute (S141).

By setting the upper limit of the number of shot spheres per unit time within a predetermined time within a predetermined regulation value by the launch control means 423, such a regulation value is set to the maximum number of shot spheres under the current law. By adjusting to the number, it is possible to operate in the interpretation of this regulation.

The flowchart shown in FIG. 26 shows the opening / closing control of the winning opening 20 by the opening / closing control means 425. During a normal game, each movable piece 21 of the starting winning opening 20 is maintained in a normal closed state under the control of the opening / closing control means 425 in the main control section 400 (S151).

When the reach display appears in the middle of the symbol change game (Y in S152), the opening / closing control means 425 forms the reach display based on the reach appearance signal from the display main control unit 450 at that time. The type of the two symbols (identification information) is determined (S153).

If the reach display is “7, 7” or “1, 1” (Y in S153), the opening / closing control means 425 sets the movable pieces 21 of the starting winning port 20 to
During the predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) until the reach display is determined, the state is continuously changed to the open state (S15).
4).

On the other hand, if two numbers other than “7” and “1” are displayed together (N in S153), the open / close control means 425 sets the movable piece 2
1 is a predetermined time (for example, 3
Control is performed so that opening and closing are repeated intermittently (for 0 seconds) (S155).

As described above, different displacement operations including the operation of opening the starting winning opening 20 continuously or intermittently are performed in accordance with the types of the symbols constituting the reach display, so that the operation is further improved. Interest in games can be increased. If the result of the symbol change game is determined after the reach display (Y in S156), the start winning port 20 returns to the original closed state under the control of the opening / closing control means 425 similarly (S151).

Next, the payout operation of the prize ball by the ball payout device 600 will be specifically described. First, in the stopped state where the main solenoid 650 and the sub solenoid 660 are not driven, as shown in FIG.
The main stopper 630 is in a state of being engaged with the ratchet wheel 620 by the urging force of 32, whereby the sprocket 610 is kept stopped and the ball is not ejected.

When the payout of N balls is instructed by the special prize generating means 422 of the game control CPU 411, the payout circuit 437 controls the ball payout device 600 as shown in FIG. That is, first, the number of shot balls fired by the ball shooting device 70 for one minute is determined (S2110). Here, when the number of shot balls is 100 or less per minute (Y in S2111), only one of the two ball payout units 601 of the ball payout device 600 is set to the operating state (S2112). . On the other hand, when the number of shot balls is 200 per minute (N in S2111), both of the two ball payout units 601 of the ball payout device 600 are set to the operating state (S2113).

Next, the ball payout unit 60 in the operating state
1 main solenoid 650 and sub-solenoid 66
0 is driven (S2114). However, if the number of payouts is equal to or less than the predetermined amount, one of the ball payout units 60 from the beginning.
Only one main solenoid 650 is started.

When the main solenoid 650 and the like are driven, the main stopper 630 also moves to the sub-stopper 640.
Is held off the ratchet wheel 620 as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the sprocket 610 continuously rotates at a high speed due to the weight of the ball, and the balls are successively discharged at a high speed.

During the high-speed payout, the prize-ball managing means 424 receives the signal of the detection sensor 683 output each time a ball is paid out one by one, counts the number of payouts H, and further calculates the number of payouts as a command value. N minus this difference N-
It is determined whether or not H has become a minute value (preferably about 4 to 8) (S2115). Here, when the two ball payout units 601 are operating, the number of payouts paid out by each ball payout unit 601 is, of course, summed and calculated as the number of payouts H.

When the difference between the payout number H and the command value N becomes a minute value (Y in S2115), the two ball payout units 60
1 is activated, one of the sub-solenoids is stopped first, then the remaining one sub-solenoid 660 is turned off, and a periodic pulse signal is sent only to the main solenoid 650. Main solenoid 6 until they match
Only 50 is operated intermittently (S2116).

Then, the main stopper 630 and the sub-stopper 640 are alternately engaged with the sprocket 610, so that the sub-stopper 640 is operated.
Each time the main stopper 630 is disengaged from the sprocket 610, the main stopper 630 allows the sprocket 610 to rotate corresponding to half of the recess 610a and engages with the sprocket 610. From the same relationship, when the sub-stopper 640 is disengaged from the sprocket 610, the concave portion 610
The main stopper 630 engages with the sprocket 610 by allowing the rotation of the sprocket 610 corresponding to half a.

For this reason, each time the intermittent operation is performed for one cycle, the sprocket 610 is consequently one recess 610a.
As a result, one ball is ejected every time the intermittent operation is performed for one cycle. When the number of payouts matches the command value (Y in S2117), the prize ball management unit 424
Returns the main solenoid 650 to the stopped state via the payout circuit 437 (S2118).

As described above, according to the ball dispensing device 600, the sprocket 610 is continuously rotated according to the weight of the ball so as to continuously discharge the ball until the number of dispensed approaches the command value. When the number approaches the command value, the sprocket 6
Since the rotation of 10 is switched to intermittent rotation and balls are paid out one by one, there is no possibility of delaying the stop of the rotation of the sprocket 610 and paying out extra balls. Can be put out.

Most of the balls are sprockets 610
Since the paper is discharged at the high rotation speed, the payout speed can be increased as a whole. Moreover, the ball payout unit 601
Are provided, it is possible to sufficiently cope with an increase in the number of shot balls per unit time by the ball shooting device 70.

After the balls hit on the game board 11 are finally collected in the ball collecting case 8, they are introduced into the take-in stage 91 of the ball discharge device 90 shown in FIGS. It is sent to the end side in a state of being aligned in a line for each alignment rail 93. When the balls flow into each of the alignment rails 93 in a multi-stage manner, the balls in the second and higher layers contact the rocking body 96 and are prevented from proceeding. At this time, even though the advancement of the ball in the upper layer is stopped, the ball in the upper layer can move slightly due to the swing of the rocking body 96, so that the lower layer (first stage)
This does not hinder the movement of the ball, and the ball is smoothly advanced to the terminal side.

[0164] The sphere has a plurality of detection sensors 94 provided corresponding to the end side of each alignment rail 93, respectively.
, A plurality is counted at a time. Since a large number of balls can be counted in a short time by the plurality of detection sensors 94 in this way, even if a large number of balls are hit on the game board surface 11 according to the increase in the number of shot balls by the ball firing device 70,
The player can smoothly play the game without hindering the counting of the winning balls and the out balls. The counted balls are discharged through the payout stage 95 to the collecting gutter in the gaming machine island.

Note that the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the upper limit value of the number of shot balls per unit time when a reach display appears in a symbol change game or during the occurrence of a special prize is not limited to 200, and may be, for example, 150. Also,
When a special prize is generated, the upper limit of the number of shot balls may be set to the normal value without changing the upper limit.

[0166]

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, by increasing the number of shot balls in accordance with the specific individual game state, the profit for the player is increased, thereby increasing the interest in the entire game. be able to. In addition, stable supply and discharge processing of spheres can be performed according to a change in the number of spheres fired per unit time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a game control CPU included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of a game management device including the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a rear view schematically showing a ball supply path for the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged rear view showing a ball supply device and a ball launching mechanism constituting the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a ball launching device included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a rotary solenoid of a ball launching device constituting the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a rotary solenoid of the ball launching device constituting the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of a rotary solenoid of a ball launching device constituting the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a cycle adjustment of a pulse signal for driving a rotary solenoid of a ball launching device constituting a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a front view schematically showing a ball payout device included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a side view showing a ball payout unit of the ball payout device included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

15 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

16 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a prize ball payout operation of the ball payout device constituting the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a plan view of a ball payout device included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a front view of a ball discharge device included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is an enlarged front view showing the variable display device of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a symbol variable game displayed on the variable display device of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 shows a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a flow chart which shows processing when a ball enters a starting winning opening.

FIG. 23 shows a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a flow chart which shows symbol change game or special prize occurrence roughly.

FIG. 24 In a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention,
It is a flowchart showing a special prize generation process.

FIG. 25 shows a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a flowchart which shows the change process of the number of shooting balls.

FIG. 26 shows a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a flow chart which shows opening and closing processing of a start winning opening.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Game machine 11 ... Game board surface 11a ... Guide rail 12 ... Handle 13 ... Upper plate 14 ... Lower plate 17 ... Out opening 18 ... Decoration lamp 20 ... Start winning opening 21 ... Movable piece 22 ... Solenoid 30 ... Variable display device 31 ... Display unit 40: Hold storage display device 41: Hold lamp 50: Variable winning device 70: Ball launching device 71: Rotary solenoid 72: Pulse oscillator 72a: Frequency adjuster 72b: Pulse width adjuster 73: Output amplifier 74: Current adjustment Machine 75 Hammer member 80 Ball supply device 81 Base plate 82 Ball supply passage 83 Launch point rail 90 Ball discharge device 91 Intake stage 92 Introduction path 93 Alignment rail 94 Detection sensor 95 Discharge stage 96 Oscillator 400 Main controller 401, 441 Reset circuit 402, 442 Clock circuit 403, 51,471 ... I / O port 404 ... Driver circuit 410 ... One-chip microcomputer 411 ... Game control CPU 412,453 ... ROM 413,454 ... RAM 410 ... One-chip microcomputer 420 ... Lottery execution means 421 ... Right holding means 422 ... Special prize Generating unit 423 Launch control unit 424 Prize ball management unit 425 Opening / closing control unit 430 Starting port winning ball detection switch 431 Large winning port winning ball detection switch 432 Specific area winning ball detection switch 433 Safe ball detection switch 434 ... solenoid 435 ... external information output terminal 436 ... illumination circuit 437 ... dispensing circuit 438 ... external information output terminal 440 ... display control unit 450 ... display main control unit 452 ... display control CPU 460 ... display processing unit 461 ... VDP 462 ... image Data ROM 463 ... VRAM 47 … Voice control unit 472 voice synthesis circuit 473 voice amplification circuit 474 speaker 600 ball dispensing device 601 ball dispensing unit 610 sprocket 610a recess 620 ratchet wheel 630 main stopper 640 sub-stopper 650 main solenoid 660 … Sub solenoid 670… Ball guide 700… Stand controller 703… Hall management terminal

Claims (9)

[Claims] When a predetermined condition is satisfied in a game in which a ball is fired on a game board, an upper limit value of the number of fired balls per unit time can be changed in a gaming machine giving a predetermined value advantageous to a player. A game machine capable of supplying and discharging balls in accordance with a change in the upper limit value of the number of fired balls, comprising: a start winning port that can be opened and closed; a variable display device whose display state can be changed; Opening / closing control means for controlling the opening / closing state of the winning opening, and firing control means for changing the upper limit of the number of firing balls per unit time, the starting winning opening is a normal closed state where it is difficult to win the ball. And the ball can be opened and closed to an easy open state, the variable display device can display an identification information derivation game for determining the identification information to be visible, and the identification information derivation game, Run due to the winning of the ball into the starting winning opening When the result of the identification information derivation game is determined to be a jackpot mode composed of predetermined identification information, the predetermined value is given, and the opening / closing control unit performs the identification information derivation game in the middle of the game. When a quasi-hit mode that can recall the jackpot mode appears, from the appearance of the quasi-hit mode to the finalization of the result,
Performing a displacing operation for continuously or intermittently opening the starting winning prize port, wherein the firing control means, when the semi-hit mode appears during the identification information derivation game, the appearance of the semi-hit mode A gaming machine wherein the upper limit of the number of shot balls per unit time is changed from a time to a time when a result is determined to a value higher than a normal time. 2. When a predetermined condition is satisfied in a game in which a ball is fired on a game board surface, an upper limit value of the number of fired balls per unit time can be changed in a gaming machine which gives a predetermined value advantageous to a player. A game machine capable of supplying and discharging balls in accordance with a change in the upper limit of the number of fired balls, comprising: a start winning port that can be opened and closed; a variable display device whose display state can be changed; A display control unit for controlling a display state of the display device, a main control unit for controlling a game state including the provision of the predetermined value, an opening / closing control unit for controlling an opening / closing state of the starting winning opening, and firing per unit time. Launch control means for changing the upper limit of the number of balls, the starting winning opening can be opened and closed between a normal closed state where it is difficult to win the ball and an open state where it is easy to win the ball, the variable The display device determines the identification information to be visible. An identification information derivation game can be displayed, and the display control unit executes the identification information derivation game on the variable display device due to a winning of the ball into the starting winning opening, and the main control unit includes: When the result of the identification information derivation game is determined to be a jackpot mode consisting of predetermined identification information, the predetermined value is given, and the opening / closing control unit sets the jackpot mode in the middle of the identification information derivation game. When a quasi-hit mode that can be recalled appears, from the appearance of the quasi-hit mode to the finalization of the result,
Performing a displacing operation for continuously or intermittently opening the starting winning prize port, wherein the firing control means, when the semi-hit mode appears during the identification information derivation game, the appearance of the semi-hit mode A gaming machine wherein the upper limit of the number of shot balls per unit time is changed from a time to a time when a result is determined to a value higher than a normal time. 3. The opening / closing control means, when the quasi-hit mode appears, opens or closes the start winning port continuously or intermittently according to the type of identification information constituting the quasi-hit mode. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a different displacement operation including a different operation is performed. 4. The launch control means according to claim 1, wherein said launch control means limits the average of the upper limit value of the number of launch spheres per unit time within a predetermined time to within a predetermined regulation value. Gaming machine. 5. A ball launching device capable of launching balls at predetermined intervals on a game board surface, said ball launching device comprising: a hammer member for launching and launching a ball; a rotary solenoid for driving said hammer member; A pulse oscillator that outputs a pulse signal having a frequency, an output amplifier that receives a pulse signal from the pulse oscillator, and supplies power to the rotary solenoid intermittently for a fixed time according to a pulse width of a predetermined period of the pulse signal, A frequency adjuster that can adjust the number of launch balls per unit time corresponding to the predetermined frequency by arbitrarily adjusting a predetermined cycle of a pulse signal output by the pulse oscillator based on a command from the firing control unit. The gaming machine according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, comprising: 6. A ball dispensing device which counts a number of balls corresponding to various winnings and pays out the ball to a player in accordance with various winnings of the ball on the game board surface, Gears with recesses into which balls are fitted one by one,
The ball is arranged so as to be rotatable facing the ball passage, and a ball supplied from above into the ball passage and falling by its own weight is set so as to engage with the concave portion and drop with the rotation of the gear. And a plurality of ball dispensing units configured to discharge a predetermined number of balls from a lower portion in the ball passage by controlling the rotation of the gear.
The gaming machine according to 2, 3, 4 or 5. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the number of said ball payout units to be activated during a game is set to be adjustable according to the number of shooting balls per unit time. 8. A ball discharging device for collecting launch balls in a gaming machine, counting the discharged balls, and discharging the balls to a game store, wherein the ball discharging devices are arranged in a state where the introduced balls are arranged in a line. 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of falling down alignment rails; and a detection sensor provided corresponding to a terminal side of each of the alignment rails and detecting a falling down ball for each rail. , 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. 9. A variable prize device is provided on the game board, the variable prize device includes a guide plate capable of opening and closing the winning opening, and the guide plate is normally maintained in a closed state. By repeatedly opening and closing the guide plate up to a predetermined number of times,
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined value is set.
The gaming machine according to 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8.