JP2002035271A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give an interest to a player by reporting a probability of the occurrence of a bonanza, or the like, in a game machine. SOLUTION: This game machine is provided with a special selecting body 101 guiding the game ball entering a specific prize winning port 3 to a special prize winning port 103 or a normal prize winning port 102. When the game ball entering the specific prize winning port 3 is detected by a first detector 5, the position of the recess of the special selecting body 101 is checked. The probability that the game ball detected by the first detector 5 enters the special prize winning port 103 is calculated based on the position and the time required for the game ball to reach the special selecting body 101 from the first detector 5, and it is reported by a reporting means H.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to reporting a probability of a jackpot or the like occurring in a gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional gaming machine, a game ball guided by a large number of nails is guided to a specific winning opening in order to improve the taste of the game, and then, for example, through a rotating game ball sorter. Winning a special winning entry at a certain rate is treated as a jackpot. Then, with respect to the winning ball, a "number of rounds" is selected via a lottery means so that a large number of prize balls advantageous to the player can be paid out in a jackpot (special game state). . In addition, the number of rounds is a number of times that the operation of closing the door of the special winning opening while maintaining the open state for a predetermined time, when the number of winning balls reaches the predetermined number is called one round. Since any of 5, 5, 10 and 15 rounds is selected, the player desires that a larger number of rounds be selected.

[0003]

As described above, whether a game ball from a specific winning port is guided to a special winning port via a game ball sorter, that is, a jackpot or the like advantageous to a player. No information is provided to the player as to whether or not will occur. Therefore, the present invention, by the timing when the game ball wins the specific winning opening, through the game ball sorter, informs the prediction of the probability of being led to the special winning opening, to demonstrate the unprecedented fun of the game A game machine is provided.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine, wherein a game ball entering a specific winning opening has a special sorting body guided to either a special winning opening or a normal winning opening. A gaming machine that is advantageous to the player by winning the mouth. When the first detector detects the game ball entering the specific winning opening, the position of the specially selected object is known, and the position and the required time required for the game ball to reach the special selected object from the first detector. According to the time, the probability that the game ball detected by the first detector will win the special winning opening is calculated and notified by the notification means. That is, when a game ball is detected by the first detector, whether the game ball wins a special winning opening or a normal winning opening through the special sorting body depends on the time required from the first detector to the special sorting body. Can be predicted. In addition, the special winning opening and the normal winning opening are the exit 35 for the first sorter 10,
The outlets 55 and 42 can correspond to 33 and the second sorter 15. As described above, when a game ball is detected by the first detector, a predicted value (probability) that is advantageous to the player is reported by the reporting means, so that interest can be improved.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 (front view) shows a pachinko machine as a gaming machine. By operating a handle 82 of a launching device, game balls are supplied one by one from a supply tray 86, and are supplied to a game board. It is fired in a game area 89 formed by an inner rail 83a and an outer rail 83b which are made of a thin plate having a predetermined width and attached vertically. In addition, an out port 85 is formed below the inner rail 83a to receive a game ball that has not been won among the fired game balls. At the left and right ends of the game area 89, side lamps 88 are provided. The supply tray 86
Below the storage tray, a storage tray 87 is disposed, and when the supply tray 86 is full, the prize balls overflowing are stored.

[0006] In the game area 89, winning holes 91a, 91b, 94b for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls when winning,
A special winning opening 3 in a special winning device L, which will be described later, for a game ball.
(3a, 3b, 3c) is provided with a device winning port 94a for making it easy to win and opening the open / close door 4. At the bottom of the special winning device L, as a value when a jackpot (special gaming state) advantageous to the player occurs, a large door 90a of a special winning opening is opened to pay out a large amount of prize balls. A large winning prize device 90 for enabling is arranged.

When this special game state occurs, there are a plurality of types of game values set in advance, which are selected by value lottery means. The game value includes the number of rounds, and the number of rounds is determined by the large door 90a of the special winning opening.
Is an open state for a predetermined period of time, but the operation of closing when the number of winning balls reaches a predetermined number is called one round.
In this embodiment, one of the five rounds is set.
Needless to say, this gaming value differs depending on the type of gaming machine.

Next, the special winning device L provided in the center of the game area 89 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a front view of the special winning device L, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.
3 is a view taken in the direction of arrows BB in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a rear view, and FIG.
FIG. The special prize winning device L has a substantially egg shape when viewed from the front, and the top thereof is provided with an opening / closing door 4 which can be changed to a state where a so-called game ball is easy to win and a state where it is difficult to win. When the game ball wins, the opening / closing door 4 is kept in the open state for a predetermined time to be in a state where it is easy to win.

On the front under the opening / closing door 4, there is provided a notifying means (a display device such as a liquid crystal display, a sound generator by sound, etc.) H for notifying the player of various information. At the lower part of the notifying means H, an entrance body 2 for receiving a game ball won at the time of opening of the opening / closing door 4 is provided from the front to the back, and a first body is provided below the rear surface of the entrance body 2. A distributor 10 and a second distributor 15 are provided, and a prize receiving body 20 is provided below the distributor. In the special winning device L, the first sorter 10 and the second sorter 15 are arranged on the back side, so that a space 30 is formed between the entrance body 2 and the winning receiver 20. I have. Reference numeral 51 denotes an attachment body in which a screw hole for attaching the special winning device L to the game board is formed.

The entrance 2a of the entrance body 2 is formed in a rectangular shape,
The game ball that has entered the entrance 2a when the opening / closing door 4 is opened turns rightward as shown in FIG. 3 and rolls to the back side to enter any of the specific winning openings 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) (FIG. 4). In addition, below these specific winning openings 3a, 3b, 3c,
First detector (passing proximity switch type or the like) 5 (5a, 5b,
5c) is set and detects a dropped game ball. Then, when a game ball is detected by the first detector 5 (5a, 5b, 5c), a lottery is performed by a value selecting means for selecting a value (number of rounds) when the special game state occurs, and the result is as follows. , Is displayed on the notifying means (symbol display) 99 attached to the large prize winning device 90, and will be described in detail later.
The probability of the jackpot is notified to the player via the notifying means H. The notification means may notify the player via another medium such as a voice in addition to the symbol display.

The first detector 5 (5a, 5b, 5
c) does not need to be installed in correspondence with all the specific winning openings 3a, 3b, 3c, for example, by being installed only in the specific winning opening 3b, that is, in the game ball having won the specific winning opening. When there is a game ball which is not detected by the first detector 5, when a special game state described later occurs, it is possible to configure a case where the number of rounds selected is notified and a case where the number of rounds is not notified. Probability reporting means H
There is a case where the notification is made and a case where the notification is not made, and a new interest is exhibited. Note that the number of the specific winning openings 3 may be two or more.

Next, the first sorter 10 has three concave portions 5.
0a, 50b, and 50b are formed on the rotating body 11 via a rotating shaft 52 of a motor 12 fixed to a mounting body 49 provided on the back surface of the main body. Rotate. Similarly, the second sorter 15 also includes a rotating body 1 in which three concave portions 50a, 50b, 50b are formed.
The rotating body 16 has a rotating shaft 53 of a motor 17 fixed to a mounting body 49 provided on the back surface of the main body.
The motor rotates once in a predetermined time.

It is to be noted that 3 formed on the rotating bodies 11 and 16
The shape of each of the recesses 50a, 50b, 50b is
By rotating in the counterclockwise direction, the game ball entering the recessed portion is rotated from one of the exits 33 and 35, and in the rotating body 16, the game ball entering the recessed portion is rotated by the clockwise direction. It is formed so as to be able to be discharged from one of 42 and 55. Specifically, in the rotating body 11 that rotates in the counterclockwise direction, the concave portion 50a is an inclined egg shape, and the game balls entering the concave portion 50a can be discharged from the outlet 35 instead of the outlet 33, One of the concave portions 50 b has a semicircular shape and is formed so as to be able to be discharged from the outlet 33.

In the rotating body 16 which rotates clockwise, the concave portion 50a is an inclined egg-shaped like the rotating body 11, and the game balls entering the concave portion 50a are not exited from the exit 42 but are exited. 55 so that one of the recesses 50b
Has a semicircular shape and is formed so that it can be discharged from the outlet 42. When the motors 12 and 17 are controlled so as to rotate at a specific angle in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, the shapes of the concave portions 50a and 50b can be formed in the same shape.

The front surfaces of the rotators 11 and 16 are covered with a transparent resin cover 18 so that the winning balls entering the rotators 11 and 16 do not fall. FIG. Is shown. FIG. 6 (a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 2) shows a plane of the prize-receiving body 20. A peripheral step 21 that is higher than the bottom part 22 is formed around the circular shape. A special outlet 23 is provided. or,
At the lower part of the prize receiving body 20, there is provided a special sorting body 101 which makes one rotation in a counterclockwise direction by a motor 101a in the same manner as the rotating body 11 for a predetermined time. 102 and a special winning opening 103 are formed. Therefore, when the game ball from the special exit 23 enters the recess 50a of the special sorting body 101, the game ball wins the special winning opening 103, and one of the recesses 50b,
0b is a semicircular shape and is formed so as to win the ordinary winning opening 102. And the special winning opening 103
Prize, the second detector (passing proximity switch type, etc.)
(Not shown), a jackpot (special game state) advantageous to the player is generated, and when the normal winning opening 102 is won, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.

Next, the communication path of the game balls will be described with reference to FIG. 2. A fifth communication path 41 is formed so that the specific winning opening 3a of the entrance body 2 is directly guided to the winning receiver 20. ing. The specific winning opening 3b of the entrance body 2 is partitioned from the specific winning opening 3 by a pair of partition plates 31 so as to be guided to the entrance 48 of the first sorter 10, and a first communication path 32 is formed. ing. An exit 33 is formed in the lower left portion of the rotating body 11, and is guided to the outside of the special winning device L via the second communication path 34. On the other hand, from the exit 35 drilled in the lower right,
A third communication path 38 communicating with the perforated hole 37 is formed, and finally the game ball is guided to the entrance 36 of the second sorter 15.

The game ball from the special winning opening 3c of the entrance body 2 is directly guided to the entrance 36 of the second sorter 15 so that a fourth communication path 39 is provided on the front of the special winning device L. Are formed. An outlet 42 is formed in the lower right part of the rotating body 16 of the second sorter, and is discharged to the outside of the special winning device L via the sixth communication path 43. On the other hand, a seventh communication path 44 communicating with the fifth communication path 41 is formed from an outlet 55 formed at the lower left portion of the rotating body 16, and a prize receiving object is formed through the fifth communication path 41. Guided to 20.

Next, a case where a special gaming state occurs in the gaming machine having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. (A) Game Ball Entering Specific Winning Port 3a (1) First, when a game ball wins in the device winning opening 94a, the opening / closing door 4 for facilitating winning in the special winning opening 3 of the special winning device L is opened for a predetermined time. Become open. (2) Then, the game ball that has entered the entrance body 2 is guided to one of the special winning ports 3a, 3b, and 3c, and the game ball P that has entered the specific winning port 3a is detected by the first detector 5a. You.

(3) When the first detector 5a detects a game ball, a lottery is carried out by a value selecting means for selecting the number of rounds when the special game state occurs. Notification means (symbol display) attached to 9
9 is displayed. Therefore, the player knows that the number of rounds displayed on the informing means 99 is the number of rounds obtained when the special game state occurs, and watches the subsequent path of the game ball with interest. (4) Then, the game ball P after being detected by the first detector 5a is directly passed through the fifth communication path 41 from the entrance 40 to the stage 21 around the prize receiver 20 as shown in FIG. Entering (the game ball P falls on the path of P1, P2, P3 in the figure),
After turning on the surrounding step 21 with the force of falling, and eventually dropping to the bottom part 22, it is guided to the special outlet 23, and then enters any one of the recesses 50 a, 50 b, 50 b of the special sorting body 101 and receives a normal winning opening 102 or a special winning opening 103 is entered. When the special winning opening 103 is won, a big hit is detected by the second detector, and the large winning opening large door 90a maintains the open state for a predetermined time with respect to the selected number of rounds. , When the number of winning balls reaches a predetermined number.

When the first detector 5a detects a game ball, the probability of winning a special winning opening 103 is displayed on the notifying means (symbol display) 99 via the notifying means H. To inform. This probability is 1/3 since macroscopically, any one of the concave portions 50a, 50b, and 50b of the special sorting body 101 wins and the big hit occurs in the concave portion 50a. However, if the positions of the recesses 50a, 50b, 50b of the special sorting body 101 are known with respect to the time at which the game ball is detected by the first detector 5a, it is determined which of the recesses 50a, 50b, 50b wins. , First
Depending on the time detected by the detector 5a, it is possible to further improve the reliability and make a prediction.

Therefore, the recess 50a of the special sorting body 101,
For the positions of 50b and 50b, for example, a detector is attached to the special sorting body 101, and a timer is started each time the detector detects the position of the concave portion 50a. Next, the calculation of the probability will be specifically described. When the special sorting body 101 makes one rotation in a second, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the recesses 50a, 50b, 50b corresponds.
Now, assuming that the game ball is detected at the time t1 by the first detector 5a, it corresponds to the concave portion 50b of the special sorting body 101, but does not win the concave portion 50b. The reason is that after the game ball is detected by the first detector 5a, the fifth communication path 4
1. This is because, after entering the prize receiving body 20 and rolling the bottom portion 22 in various forms, the bottom portion 22 is guided to the special exit 23 to cause a time lag, and the required time Δt varies.
The required time Δt ± a in consideration of the variation can be measured in advance.

Therefore, considering the required time Δt ± a, it is possible to predict which of the recesses 50a, 50b, 50b of the special sorting body 101 will win at the time t1 + Δt ± a, and the probability is determined by the length of time. Is calculated by For example,
As shown in FIG. 10A, when the time t1 + Δt ± a corresponds to the concave portion 50b of the special sorting body 101, there is a high possibility that a jackpot does not occur.
This is performed via the notifying means H such as "3" or "0-3". However, the time t1 + Δt ± a is different from the special sorting body 101.
When the jackpot exists over the concave portions 50b and 50a, the jackpot may be generated with a length (time) corresponding to the concave portion 50a.
"40" or "30 to 50" is notified. As described above, if the positions of the recesses 50a, 50b, 50b of the special sorting body 101 are known and the required time Δt ± a is known,
When a game ball is detected by the first detector 5a, it is possible to predict the probability of whether or not this game ball will be a big hit, and it is meaningful to notify the player of the prediction by the notification means, and in particular, As described above, by using the bottom portion 22 that rolls in various forms, the required time varies,
The information notified to the notification means H includes uncertainty, so that the information is more interesting. In addition, this probability is a number,
The notification may be made via a symbol or the like, or may be made via a voice or the like.

Then, when the special winning opening 103 is won,
It is detected by a second detector (a passing proximity switch type or the like) (not shown) to generate a jackpot (special game state), and for the selected number of rounds, the big door 90 of the big winning opening.
A maintains the open state for a predetermined time, but performs an operation of closing when the number of winning balls reaches the predetermined number. When the player enters the special winning opening 3a, it is possible to determine whether or not a special game state occurs in a shorter time, and the enjoyment and disappointment due to the value being selected in advance by the notification means 99 can be enjoyed.

(B) Game Ball Entering Specific Winning Port 3b Game ball P entering specific winning opening 3b (see FIG. 8)
Since the result of the value selection unit is detected by the first detector 5b and the result of the value selection unit is displayed on the notification unit (symbol display unit) 99 attached to the large prize winning device 90, as in the case of the detection by the first detector 5a. The player can enjoy and be discouraged by knowing whether or not a special gaming state occurs and whether or not a value has been selected in advance by the notification means 99. Thereafter, the game ball P enters one of the concave portions 50a and 50b formed in the rotating body 11 rotated counterclockwise via the motor 12, and the game ball entering the concave portion 50b is It is discharged out of the special winning device L via the communication path 34.

On the other hand, the game ball P entering the concave portion 50a is discharged from the exit 35 after passing through the exit 33, and is passed through the third communication path 38 and the perforated hole 37 to enter the entrance 36 of the second sorting device 15.
(Game ball, P1, P2). That is, the first distributor 10 is formed so that the chance of obtaining the special game state with a probability of 1/3 is maintained. In addition, the game ball P2 is provided with any of the concave portions 50 formed in the rotating body 16 of the second sorter 15 rotated clockwise by the motor 17 in the same manner as described above.
Enter a, 50b. The game ball that has entered the concave portion 50b is discharged from the exit 42 to the outside of the special winning device L via the sixth communication path 43. On the other hand, the game ball P3 that has entered the recess 50a
From the exit 55, the player is guided to the prize receiving object 20 via the seventh communication path 44 and the fifth communication path 41. The winning probability of the game ball to the second distributor 15 is formed to be 1/3. As described above, the game ball entering the specific winning opening 3b is
After being sieved by the first sorter 10 and the second sorter 15, it is guided to the prize acceptor 20 and the special sorter 101, and is interested in whether or not a special game state occurs. You can see.

The probability of a big hit in the first sorter 10 is 1/3 macroscopically, but like the game ball entering the special winning opening 3a, the first sorter 10 10
(The position detection and the timer have the same configuration as the special sorting body 101), and the time required to reach the first sorter 10 after being detected by the first detector 5b. If the time Δx ± b is known, when the game ball is detected by the first detector 5b, it is predicted whether the game ball is guided to the entrance 36 of the second sorter 15 which may become a big hit or comes off. can do. Next, the required time Δ
After x ± b, the concave portions 50a, 50 in the second sorter 15
The positions of b and 50b are known (the position detection and the timer have the same configuration as the special sorting body 101), and the second
If the time Δy ± c required to reach the distributor 15 is known, when the game ball is detected by the first detector 5b, the seventh communication path 44 and the fifth communication path which may become a big hit may be obtained. Road 4
1 can be predicted to be led to the winning recipient 20.

Then, similarly to the game ball P detected by the first detector 5a, the recesses 50a, 50b of the special selection body 101 are determined by the position of the special selection body 101 and the required time Δz ± c. , 50b, it is possible to predict the probability of winning or not winning the special winning opening 103. As described above, when the game ball entering the specific winning opening 3b is detected by the first detector 5b, the first sorting device 1
0, second sorter 15 and recess 50 of special sorter 101
Since the positions of a, 50b, and 50b are known and the time at which each game ball falls is known in advance, it is possible to predict the probability of whether or not a big hit will occur. Accordingly, notifying the player of the expected probability via the notifying means H makes the game interesting. In addition, the notification means H in the above
Is to notify the probability of generating a jackpot in consideration of the special sorter 101. First, the first sorter 1
0, and then the second sorter 15 and the special sorter 101 may be sequentially notified, such as the probability of a big hit occurring.

(C) Game Ball Entering Special Winning Port 3c The game ball P1 (see FIG. 9) from the special winning opening 3c
When the result is detected by the first detector 5 c, the result of the value selection means is notified to the large prize winning device 90 by the notification means (symbol display) 99.
Will be displayed. Thereafter, the game ball P1 is moved to the fourth connection path 39.
Is directly led to the inlet 36 of the second sorter 15 via the port (P2), and thereafter, is sorted in the same manner as in the second sorter 15, and whether the game ball wins in a short time or not is determined. Can be determined. As described above, the game ball that has entered the special winning opening 3c is guided to the winning receiver 20 and the special sorting body 101 after being sifted by the second sorter 15, and whether or not a special gaming state occurs. With interest, you can see where the game balls are.

When the game ball in the specific winning opening 3c is detected by the first detector 5c, the recess 5 in the second sorter 15
Since the positions of 0a, 50b, and 50b are known, and the time Δg ± d required to reach the second distributor 15 is known,
It is possible to predict whether or not the player is guided to the prize acceptor 20 via the seventh connection path 44 and the fifth connection path 41 which may become a jackpot, and the position of the special selection body 101 and the required time Δh ± e can be specially determined. Recesses 50a, 50b, 50 of sorting body 101
By knowing the position of b, it is possible to predict the probability of whether or not to win the special winning opening 103. As described above, the game ball that has entered the specific winning opening 3c is the first detector 5c.
Is detected by the second sorter 15 and the special sorter 101
By notifying the notifying means H of the probability of generating a jackpot via, the player can be interested.

Further, by detecting a game ball with the first detector, the jackpot is generated more specifically through the first sorter 10, the second sorter 15, and the special sorter 101 thereafter. Since the prediction of whether or not to perform is notified to the player by the notification means, it is possible to provide an interesting game. Note that the present invention may be configured by at least one of the first sorter 10, the second sorter 15, and the special sorter 101. That is,
After detecting the gaming ball with the first detector, if the gaming machine is configured to be able to predict the probability of a jackpot advantageous to the player,
The first sorter 10 and the special sorter 101 are not limited to the rotary type, and may be configured to be capable of sorting game balls via, for example, a seesaw type. Further, the gaming machine having the above-described configuration is configured to notify the “probability” of generating a jackpot (special gaming state) via the special sorting body 101. Depending on the type of the gaming machine, the gaming machine wins the special winning opening 103. Later, there is also a form in which a lottery is carried out to select whether or not to generate a jackpot. For a gaming machine of this form, the "probability"
Informs whether or not to win the special winning opening 103. Therefore, the "probability target" to be notified can be appropriately selected in consideration of the type of the gaming machine. That is, the present invention provides the first
After detecting the game ball by the detector, it knows the position of the first sorter 10 and the like, and more accurately informs the probability of winning the special winning opening 103 which is advantageous to the player. The model and the like are not limited to the above configuration.

The top of the special winning device L is provided with an opening / closing door 4 which can be changed to a state where game balls can be easily won and a state where game balls cannot be easily won. Although the door 4 is opened, the conditions for opening the door 4 can be changed depending on the type of gaming machine.
For example, when the player wins the device winning port 94a, a lottery is executed, and the opening / closing door 4 may be opened based on the result of the lottery. In addition, although the above-mentioned game value is the “number of rounds”, it goes without saying that different values may be adopted depending on the type of the gaming machine, and it is needless to say that the above configurations may be appropriately combined.

[0032]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the first detector detects a game ball entering the specific winning opening, the position of the special sorting body is known, and the position and the game ball are detected by the first detector. Since the probability that the game ball detected by the first detector wins the special winning opening is calculated based on the required time from to the special sorting body and is notified by the notification means, the interest can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the special winning device.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a view as seen from arrows B to B in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the special winning device.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a selected path of a game ball.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another selected path of a game ball.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating another selected path of a game ball.

FIGS. 10A and 10B show a timer T and a special sorting body 101;
It is a figure which shows the positional relationship of the recessed part 50a, 50b, 50b.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) Specific winning opening 4 Opening / closing door 5 (5a, 5b, 5c) 1st detector 10 1st sorter 11 rotator 15 second sorter 16 rotator 20 prize receiver 23 special Exit 94a Equipment winning opening 101 Special sorting body 102 Normal winning opening 103 Special winning opening

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A game ball entering a specific winning opening has a special sorting body guided to either a special winning opening or a normal winning opening,
A gaming machine that is advantageous to the player by winning the special winning opening, and when the first detector detects a game ball that has entered the specific winning opening, the player knows the position of the special sorting body. Depending on the position of the special sorting body and the time required for the game ball to reach the special sorting body from the first detector,
A gaming machine, wherein a notification unit notifies a probability that a game ball detected by the first detector will win the special winning opening by a notification unit.