JP2002136673A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide such a constitution that can create novel sound presentation full of lively feelings corresponding to a pattern variation process by improving the index function of speakers providing constitution with the index function and information transmitting function that can intuitively transmit information that motivates a player without turning away the player's attention. SOLUTION: A notifying means for informing a player of the possibility of the generation of a prescribed advantageous pattern display state in advance before the generation is composed of speakers 30A, 30B, 30C for selectively outputting sound comprising a plurality of output modes corresponding to an advance notice hitting ratio. The generation and hitting ratio of ready-for- winning operation or bit hit notice operation can thereby be known without visual confirmation by recognizing the change of the output mode from the speakers 30A, 30B, 30C. With the hitting ratio thus informed of, information can be intuitively transmitted without direct voice guidance while supporting the player's feelings of expectation and exaltation, and the index function and information transmitting function of the speakers 30A, 30B, 30C are improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine provided with a symbol display device for producing a predetermined profitable operation by a predetermined symbol combination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A game board surface is provided with a symbol display device for variably displaying symbols and a symbol starting area for detecting ball passing, and the display symbols on the symbol display device are changed when the ball passes into the symbol starting region. Various types of pachinko gaming machines have been proposed in which a fixed game mode is displayed after the game is completed, and when the determined symbol mode is a predetermined hit symbol mode, a special game operation for giving a gain to the player is generated. These include a so-called type 1 pachinko game machine and a type 3 pachinko game machine.

Here, the first class pachinko gaming machine has a special symbol display device for displaying a symbol in a variable manner, a special symbol starting area for detecting a ball passing, and a special symbol due to the ball passing to the special symbol starting area. The display device is provided with a symbol control means for variably displaying and displaying each symbol in a fixed manner, and a variable winning opening controlled to be opened and closed, and a combination of each symbol confirmed and displayed on the special symbol display device is a predetermined winning symbol mode. In this case, a plurality of opening / closing rounds in which the variable winning opening is sequentially opened and the variable winning opening is closed due to the passage of a predetermined time limit of the variable winning opening or the expiration of a predetermined number of winnings within the predetermined time limit are repeated a plurality of times. A special game operation is executed.

Further, the third-type pachinko gaming machine has a symbol display device for displaying a symbol in a variable manner, a symbol starting area for detecting the passage of a ball, and opening / closing control of an opening so that the ball can pass to a special operation area inside the pachinko gaming machine. An ordinary electric accessory that converts between a state and an impossible state, and an accessory that includes a variable winning opening that is controlled to be opened and closed, and controls inflow to a specific area that opens the variable winning opening as the ball passes. With the ball passing to the symbol starting area as an opportunity, the symbol of the symbol display device is fluctuated so as to be determined and displayed, and when the determined symbol mode is a predetermined hit symbol mode, the normal electric accessory is used. Opening control is performed, and a special game operation is executed in accordance with the passage of the ball to the special operation area. In the special game operation, the character is driven to allow the ball to pass to the specific area, and the special game operation is performed every time the ball passes. The opening and closing of the variable winning opening That is the opening and closing round in which repeatedly formed by a plurality of times.

In the above-mentioned pachinko gaming machine, in the case of a reach operation, the last symbol display portion is scrolled at a low speed, or a speaker and a lamp are started to generate a sound effect and a light effect. Various pachinko gaming machines have been proposed in which various jackpot notice operations are performed to increase the expectation of the jackpot. Here, the reach operation refers to a state immediately before the big hit, such as a case where each symbol display unit other than the symbol display unit that stops last satisfies the condition for winning.

On the other hand, since such an arrangement is an effect from the start of the reach operation until the symbol display is confirmed, the time for maintaining the expectation is short and the frequency of occurrence is low. Therefore, by changing the design, causing the character to appear in the display device, and further changing the sound and light, a reach announcement operation with a high probability of reaching is caused. There has also been proposed a pachinko gaming machine having a configuration capable of increasing a sense of expectation of occurrence of a game and promoting a sense of excitement of a player. Since the reach operation of such a configuration has a significance as a step to a jackpot, by raising the expectation of the reach operation, it can be expected that the interest of the pachinko game can be further enhanced.

[0007] In addition, any notice operation of such a configuration does not always result in a jackpot or a reach. That is, the “notification” referred to in the text refers to a notification that suggests the possibility of the aspect in advance.

[0008]

On the other hand, in the above-mentioned pachinko gaming machine, a speaker is provided, and various sounds are output from the speaker in accordance with the pattern variation or the display mode of the symbol display device. I try to excite the game. For example, when the symbol display device normally fluctuates, a fixed melody is output from the speaker, a special sound effect is output when the reach is reached, or when the jackpot is reached, a predetermined melody is output in accordance with the effect screen. And output screens such as "Go for it", "Congratulations", and "Reach!", As well as providing game guidance.

By the way, in the effect using the conventional speaker, the sound is distributed to the entire effect display, such as generating a notification sound or a sound effect in relation to the overall progress of each symbol and the combination result. It is not a simple one, and does not have a function of intuitively transmitting necessary information while creating a sense of excitement for the player.

The present invention has been made in response to such a background.
To provide a structure that has an index function and an information transmission function that can intuitively transmit information that motivates the player without distracting the player, resulting in a novel sound production full of dynamism. It is the purpose.

[0011]

According to the present invention, there is provided a symbol display device having a plurality of symbol display portions for variably displaying various symbols, and a display symbol of the symbol display portion when a game ball passes through a symbol starting area. Start, stop, and symbol control means for determining the symbol, and when the symbols stopped in each symbol display section are a predetermined combination, various advantageous operations are generated for the player, and a predetermined advantageous symbol display is provided. In a pachinko game machine having a notification means for notifying in advance of the possibility of occurrence of a state before the occurrence of the state, the notification means selectively outputs a notification sound having a plurality of output modes corresponding to the notification accuracy. This is constituted by a loudspeaker.

In such a configuration, there is proposed a configuration in which the notice means includes a plurality of speakers, and a specific sound effect is assigned to each speaker in accordance with the predictive accuracy. Here, as the plurality of speakers, for example, a mode is proposed in which a left speaker is arranged at the upper left of the game board surface, a right speaker is arranged at the upper right, and a middle speaker is arranged below the upper plate. In this way, by widely dispersing the sound in the front of the pachinko gaming machine, the change in the direction of the sound can be made clear.

Further, there is proposed a configuration in which the notification sound is divided into a plurality of sound elements, and a specific sound element is allocated to each speaker in accordance with the predictive predictive value. The plurality of sound elements constituting the notification sound include a melody part, a gradation part, a rhythm part, a main melody, a sub melody that constitutes a chord along with the main melody, and a continuity bass. The sound elements referred to here are all elements that constitute a part of music and can be distinguished by hearing. Then, these are divided into at least two music elements from two or more speakers and output. For example, three music elements may be divided and output using three speakers. (In this case, two of the speakers share the same music element.)

In the present invention, a plurality of notification sounds having different output modes may be selected and output by a single speaker in accordance with the predictive predictive value.

Further, examples of the predetermined advantageous symbol display state notified by the notification means via the output mode of the notification sound include occurrence of a big hit and occurrence of a reach operation. In such a configuration, when the reach operation is performed as a preceding stage of the jackpot, the jackpot announcement is given by the notification sound of the speaker, and the notice hit rate of the jackpot is given by the output mode. Similarly, the notification of the reach is given by the notification sound of the speaker, and the prediction accuracy is reported by the output mode.

Here, when a plurality of speakers are provided, the allocation of music elements to each speaker is made different in accordance with the predictive accuracy. For example, during normal fluctuation, the reach is announced by outputting the melody part from the middle speaker and outputting a special sound effect from one or both of the left and right speakers. At this time, if a special sound effect is output from the left speaker, for example, the reach predictive hit ratio is 20%, if it is output from the right speaker, the reach predictive hit ratio is 60%, and if it is output from both speakers, the reach reach. The predictive accuracy may be set to 100% or the like. Similarly, when the vehicle reaches the reach state, the speaker outputs a sound effect for notifying a big hit, and in this case,
For example, when a special sound effect is output from the left speaker, the jackpot predictive hit ratio is 20%, when it is output from the right speaker, the reach predictive hit ratio is 60%, and when it is output from both speakers, the reach predictive hit ratio is obtained. May be set to 100% or the like. In each case, the melody part is output from a speaker that does not output a sound effect.

As described above, since the output mode from the speaker changes in accordance with each predictive hit rate, the player can predict the occurrence of a reach or a jackpot by distinguishing the output speaker. Or expect.

Here, the notice means includes a plurality of speakers, and by cooperating with the plurality of speakers, enables the production of the monaural sound effect music and the sound of the stereo sound selectively. In response to the above, a configuration for outputting either monaural sound or stereo sound has been proposed. In this configuration, the predictive predictive value can be understood by hearing, not by the change of the output from each speaker but by the change of the overall sound.

In such a configuration, the possibility of occurrence of a predetermined advantageous symbol display state and the rate of occurrence thereof are determined as follows.
It is possible to intuitively transmit via the auditory sense without distracting the player from paying attention to the symbol display section.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a so-called first-class pachinko gaming machine will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1, in which a game board 2 is provided at an upper portion, and an upper plate 3a and a lower plate 3b are further provided below.

A center case 4 shown in an enlarged scale in FIG. 2 is disposed at the center of the board surface in the inner rail of the game board 2 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and a liquid crystal display and a CRT are provided in the center case 4. A special symbol display device 6 including a display, a dot matrix or a 7-segment indicator is provided. This special symbol display device 6 has three special symbols A,
B and C are displayed. This special design A, B, C
A symbol consisting of nine numbers “0” to “8” is displayed. The front portion of the special symbol display device 6 is a passage area for game balls, and balls entering through the inflow ports 5 and 5 formed on both sides of the center case 4 are arranged in front of the special symbol display device 6. Through this, it flows down onto an ordinary electric accessory 15 described later.

On both lower sides of the center case 4, there are provided start-up memory number display devices 8 comprising four pilot lamps. The start storage number display device 8 displays the number of balls stored in the start storage device constituted by a partial area of the storage device RAM shown in FIG. Further, on the upper portion of the center case 4, a normal symbol display device 10 including three LEDs is disposed. The three LEDs blink sequentially to indicate various combinations of lighting modes. If the lighting mode is the predetermined hit mode, the ordinary electric accessory 15 described later is opened. As the ordinary symbol display device 10,
It may be constituted by a liquid crystal display, one or a plurality of 7-segment indicators, or the like, and the hit or miss may be determined based on the display contents. Further, the ordinary symbol display device 10
A normal symbol start storage number display device 12 composed of four pilot lamps is provided immediately below, and a ball detection signal from the normal symbol start switch is provided in a partial area of the storage device RAM up to a predetermined number. When stored, the number of stored data is displayed.

On the other hand, on both lower sides of the center case 4,
Normal symbol operation gates (normal symbol start areas) 13, 13 are provided, and when the game ball passes, the ordinary symbol operation gate 1 is set.
When a ball detection signal is generated from the normal start switch (see FIG. 3) built in the third and the third, the normal symbol display device 10 fluctuates.

At the position immediately below the special symbol display device 6, there is provided a normal electric accessory 15 whose inside is a special symbol starting area 14 and whose opening degree is changed by opening / closing wing pieces. I have. And the normal symbol display device 10
In the case where the display result of the above is a predetermined hit state as described above, the opening / closing wing piece is expanded for about 0.2 seconds, the opening degree of the special symbol starting area 14 is expanded, and the ball easily enters. Becomes Also, a special symbol start switch such as a photoelectric switch or a limit switch (see FIG. 3) is provided in the ordinary electric accessory 15, and a special symbol of the special symbol display device 6 is provided in response to the ball passing detection by the start switch. A, B, and C are variably displayed, and a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed.

A variable winning opening 23 having a specific area is provided further below the ordinary electric accessory 15.
Is controlled by an open solenoid (see FIG. 3) to convert the variable winning opening 23 into an open state or a closed state. Then, when the special symbol display device 6 is displayed in a predetermined combination and a big hit occurs, the opening / closing lid piece 24 is opened, and in the opened state, the upper surface of the opening / closing lid piece 24 performs a guiding action, and the game ball is transferred to the variable winning opening 23. When a game ball enters a specific area, a continuous opening operation is performed, and a predetermined gain is provided to the player.

On the other hand, a left speaker 30A and a right speaker 30B are provided at both left and right positions of the game board 2. The middle speaker 30C is also provided on the lower surface of the upper plate 3a.
Is arranged.

Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. When a game ball flows in from the special symbol starting area 14, the special symbol display device 6 is driven together with the supply of the premium ball. In the case of continuous passage, the ball detection by the start switch is stored in the start storage device (RAM), and based on the storage, the LE of the start storage number display device 8 is used as described above.
D lights up sequentially and is held up to four times. This LED
Is turned off each time the symbol starts to fluctuate, and the number of stored characters decreases.

When the special symbol display device 6 is driven, the special symbols A, B, and C start to fluctuate according to the symbol permutation, and after about 6.5 seconds or more, the symbols fluctuate in the order of the special symbols A, B, and C. Stop. When the special symbols A, B, and C have the same symbol combination as described later, a big hit occurs, and the speakers 30A, 30B, and 30C controlled by the sound generator (see FIG. 3) emit a fanfare. The variable winning device 22 is driven,
The special game operation is started, and the opening / closing lid piece 24 is tilted left and right, and the variable winning opening 23 is opened. This opening is continued until about 10 game balls win or 28 seconds have elapsed. Further, as described above, when the vehicle passes through the specific area of the variable winning opening 23, the opening and closing round is updated, and after the opening operation is completed, the variable winning opening 23 is opened again. The number of times of this opening / closing round is set to a maximum of 16 times or the like. Speaker 30
In the present invention, A, 30B, and 30C perform predetermined index functions such as reach notification and jackpot notification, as described later.

The above control mode will be described in detail. Here, the storage ROM connected to the central control unit CPU shown in FIG. 3 has a special random number K consisting of 0 to 630 frames, for example, "7" or "315".
And the special symbol random number L selected according to the result of the special random number K, and the special symbol random numbers Ma, Mb, Mc
Is stored. Here, the winning probability is 2/631.

In the storage device ROM, 29 of 0 to 28 is stored.
The reach random numbers N are stored. This reach random number N
Since it is provided with a plurality of types of special reach variation mode of variation mode different from the non-reach operation mode, it is to determine which reach variation mode to perform the reach operation, in the case of a hit symbol, and This is selected when the losing symbol is A = B. Here, the probability of this reach is 1/81 because there are nine symbols. As the special variation mode, there are various variation modes such as long reach, low-speed scrolling, reverse running, acceleration stop from low-speed running, and reversal of symbols depending on the selected value of the reach random number N.

Further, in this pachinko gaming machine,
According to the above-described reach mode, not only is the feeling of expectation of the jackpot raised, but also the occurrence of the land is announced in advance by the reach announcement notification sound emitted from the speakers 30A, 30B, 30C. Further, a plurality of output modes are provided in advance, and each output mode is associated with the hit probability, so that when the notification sound is generated, not only the reach announcement but also the probability of reaching is indicated. Thus, the sense of expectation for the reach operation, which is a premise of the jackpot, is increased, and the excitement of the player is promoted. The output mode and the hit probability of the notification sound emitted from the speakers 30A, 30B, 30C will be described later.

Therefore, the reach announcement random number T is stored in the storage device ROM in advance. This reach notice random number T
Consists of random numbers from 0 to 300, and the speakers 30A, 30
B, the output mode of the notification sound emitted from 30C is allocated.

Further, in the above-described reach mode, the notification sound emitted from the speakers 30A, 30B, 30C causes a jackpot notice operation indicating that the probability of the jackpot being high is high. ,
The expectation for the jackpot is raised to encourage the excitement of the player. Therefore, in the storage device ROM,
A jackpot announcement random number V is stored in advance. The jackpot announcement random number V is randomly selected when a reach is reached, and selects one of the jackpot notification patterns v1 to v3 output from the speakers 30A, 30B, and 30C, which will be described later, or a case where notification is not performed. .

In this configuration, when the ball passes through the starting port 14, a random number sequence K is selected. This value is K = 7.3
In the case of 15 (in the case of a big hit), when the symbol display portions A, B, and C change, a value is selected from the special symbol random number L to determine the winning symbol, and the reach random number N and the reach announcement random number T , And the symbol display portions A and B sequentially circulate and fluctuate, and are sequentially stopped to obtain the same symbol.

At this time, in this process, the reach operation is always performed immediately before the big hit. Therefore, in the state where the symbol display device 6 is fluctuating, according to the result of the reach notice random number T, the reach notice operation is performed by the driving command of the central control unit CPU by the sound of the speakers 30A, 30B, 30C as described above. Is done.

When the reach notification operation is completed, the symbol display device 6 is set to a reach operation, and then a reach mode predetermined by a lottery of the reach random number N is executed.
Then, according to the present invention, the jackpot notice operation of the sounds of the speakers 30A, 30B and 30C is executed by the drive command of the central control unit CPU according to the lottery result of the jackpot notice random number V. Here, the hit probability of progressing to the jackpot is notified by the output mode of the notification sound emitted from the speakers 30A, 30B, 30C.
As described above, by continuously progressing from the reach notice to the reach mode and further to the jackpot notice, the sense of expectation is continuously increased.

Then, the symbol display section C stops the symbol, and the symbol display sections A, B, and C are, for example, "1,1,1", "2,2,2".
If the symbols are the same, such as "2", "3,3,3", "4,4,4", it becomes a "big hit" and the speakers 30A, 3
0B and 30C emit a fanfare, the solenoid of the winning device 22 is driven, the opening / closing lid piece 24 is tilted forward to open the special winning opening 23, and about 10 game balls win or a predetermined time. Release until the time has elapsed. In the special winning opening 23, when passing through a specific area (not shown), the driving is continuously performed, and after the opening operation is completed, the special winning opening 23 is opened again. The maximum number of continuous operations is 16 including the initial release.

On the other hand, when K ≠ 7, 315, special symbol random numbers Ma, Mb, Mc are sequentially selected to determine the symbol, and the symbol is displayed on the symbol display portions A, B, C. At this time,
If the symbol obtained by selecting the special symbol random numbers Ma, Mb, Mc is a winning symbol, the lottery is re-drawn and the symbol displayed on the symbol display portions A, B, C is always lost. . Also in this case, the reach announcement random number T is drawn by lot,
Reach announcement operation may occur.

Here, when the selected values of the lost special symbol random numbers Ma and Mb are equal, the symbol display portions A and B constituting the symbol display mode of the reach operation become the same symbol, and are determined in advance by lottery of the reach random number N. The reach mode is executed, resulting in a lost symbol mode. Here, in the case of the reach mode, the jackpot random number V is drawn,
There is also a case where a jackpot notice operation is performed.

Next, the normal symbol operation will be described. When a game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gates 13, 13, the game ball is detected by a normal start switch (see FIG. 3). When a ball is detected by the ordinary start switch, the ordinary symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 10 changes. This normal design has 3 L
It is composed of ED.

When the ball is detected by the normal start switch while the normal symbol display device 10 is fluctuating or the normal electric accessory 15 is open, the ball detection is stored in the normal start storage device (RAM). As the stored number is exhausted, the LED of the normal symbol start storage number display device 12 is turned on, and is turned off every time the normal symbol starts to change, and the stored number is displayed. Note that the maximum number of stored symbols in the normal symbol start storage number display device 12 is four, and any more than that is invalidated.

After the fluctuation of the ordinary symbol display device 10 or the end of the opening operation of the ordinary electric accessory 15, the ordinary symbol display device 1 is stored based on the start memory of the ordinary start storage device (RAM).
0 starts to fluctuate again. In the normal state after the normal symbol display device 10 starts to fluctuate, the fluctuation stops after about 30 seconds elapses. If at least one of the left and right LEDs is lit, a hit occurs, and the normal electric accessory 15 is set to about 0. Open for 2 seconds.

When the symbol display device 10 stops changing, the symbol modes displayed are two from "0" to "22".
It is determined by a random number P per symbol which is usually stored in a storage device ROM composed of three frames. That is, when a ball is detected by the normal start switch, a random number value is selected from the random number P per normal symbol, the content is stored, and the normal symbol display device 10
At the same time as the start of fluctuation, the stored contents are examined and "3"
If it is any one of ~ 22, it is a hit. In the case of this hit, the stop mode is determined by the hit ordinary symbol random number Q, and the center LED is turned on. In the case of a loss, both LEDs are turned on.

Next, the configuration according to the main part of the present invention will be described. In such a configuration, as described above, the left speaker 30A and the right speaker 30B
And a middle speaker 30C is also provided on the lower surface of the upper plate 3a. By widely dispersing in this manner, the direction change of the sound is made clear. The speakers 30A, 30, B, and 30C are controlled by a sound generator (see FIG. 3) connected to the central control unit CPU.

In such a configuration, the reach announcement operation is performed by each of the speakers 30A, 30B, and 30C, and the notice accuracy of the reach is notified by the output mode. Further, when the reach operation is performed as a preceding stage of the jackpot, the speakers 30A, 30B, 30
A notification of the jackpot is given by the notification sound of C, and a notice hit rate of the jackpot is given by its output mode.

Here, as the aforementioned notification sounds, reach announcement patterns r1 to r3 and jackpot announcement patterns v1 to v
3 and selectively executed based on the lottery result of the reach announcement random number T and the jackpot announcement random number V described above. For example, in the reach announcement patterns r1 to r3, the melody part is set to the middle speaker 30C during normal fluctuation.
, And a special sound effect is output from one or both of the left and right speakers, thereby giving a preview of reach. At this time, in the reach notice pattern r1, a special sound effect is output from the left speaker 30A, and the reach predictive hit ratio is 20%. In the reach announcement pattern r2, a special sound effect is output from the right speaker 30B, and the reach announcement predictive value is 60%. Further, in the reach announcement pattern r3, a special sound effect is output from both speakers 3
0A and 30B, and the reach predictive hit ratio is 100%.

Similarly, in the reach state, the jackpot announcement patterns v1 to v3 are executed, and the speakers 30A, 3A
From 0B and 30C, a predetermined notification sound for notifying a big hit is selectively output. Also in this case, in the jackpot notice pattern v1, a special sound effect is output from the left speaker 30A, and in this case, the jackpot notice hit rate is 20%. Also, in the jackpot announcement pattern v2, a special sound effect is output from the right speaker 30B, and in this case, the reach prediction hit rate is 60%. Furthermore, in the jackpot notice pattern v3, a special sound effect is output from both speakers 30.
A, 30B output, reach reach predictive accuracy 100%
Becomes

Here, means for generating such a predictive predictive value will be described. The reach announcement random number T stored in the above-described storage device ROM is made up of random numbers from 0 to 300, which determines the output mode of the notification sound emitted from the speakers 30A, 30B, 30C. If the reach is not reached, the random number value of the reach random number T from "0" to
When "5" is selected, the reach notification pattern r1 is selected, and when "6" is selected, the reach notification pattern r2 is selected. In other cases, no reach notification is selected.

On the other hand, in the case of reach, when "0" to "89" are randomly selected from the reach announcement random number T, the reach notification pattern r1 is selected, and "90" to "179" are selected. Then, the reach notification pattern r2 is selected. In other cases, the reach notification pattern r3 is selected.

Thus, in the reach notification pattern r1,
When the reach notification operation is performed from the speakers 30A, 30B, and 30C, the reach is developed with a probability of about 20% when the reach occurrence probability is calculated as 10/631. The reach notification pattern r2 indicates that the speakers 30A, 30B, 30
When the reach notification operation is performed from C, the reach is developed with a probability of about 60%. Further, the reach notification pattern r3
Then, when the reach announcement operation is performed from the speakers 30A, 30B, 30C, the reach is developed with a 100% probability.

Further, in the case of the above-described reach mode, a notification sound emitted from the speakers 30A, 30B, 30C causes a jackpot notice operation indicating that the probability of the jackpot being high is high. As a result, the sense of expectation for the jackpot is increased, and the excitement of the player is encouraged. So, the storage device ROM
Stores a jackpot announcement random number V in advance. The jackpot announcement random number V is a lottery when it reaches the reach, and any one of the jackpot notification patterns v1 to v3 output from the speakers 30A, 30B, 30C,
Or, a case where no notification is made is selected. here,
About 20% for the jackpot notification pattern v1, about 60% for the jackpot notification pattern v2, and 1 for the jackpot notification pattern v3
It will develop into a jackpot with a probability of 00%.

When the reach notification operation is completed in this way, the symbol display device 6 is set to a reach operation, and then a reach mode determined in advance by lottery of the reach random number N is executed. Then, according to the lottery result of the jackpot announcement random number V, the jackpot announcement operation including the sounds of the speakers 30A, 30B, and 30C is executed by the drive command of the central control unit CPU. Then, the probability of this being a big hit is notified by the output mode of the notification sound emitted from the speakers 30A, 30B, 30C. Thus, by continuously progressing from the reach notice to the reach mode and further to the jackpot notice, the sense of expectation is continuously increased. In addition, since the output mode from the speaker changes in accordance with each notice hit ratio, the player should predict or expect the occurrence of a reach or a jackpot by distinguishing the output speaker. Becomes

On the other hand, according to the present invention, the sound effect is divided into a plurality of music elements, and the speakers 30A, 30B, 30C are used as a reach announcement operation and a jackpot announcement operation.
Then, a specific music element is allocated, and the predictive accuracy is changed depending on the allocation mode of the music element. As the plurality of music elements constituting the sound effect, a melody part, a gradation part, a rhythm part and the like are proposed. The speakers 30A, 30B, and 30C share and output these music elements, respectively.

FIG. 4 shows the musical score of the staging music output when the symbol fluctuates or when the symbol is stopped. Here, the first and second stages are the melody parts a1 and a2,
The first to fifth stages are the gradation units b1 to b3, and the sixth to fifth stages.
The ninth row is rhythm sections c1 to c4.

Then, for example, the notice patterns r1, v1
Then, the melody units a1 and a2 are output from the middle speaker 30C, the gradation units b1 to b3 are output from the left speaker 30A, and the rhythm units c1 to c4 are output from the right speaker 30B.

Further, in the notice patterns r2 and v2, the melody parts a1 and a2 from the left and right speakers 30A and 30B.
Is output from the middle speaker 30C to the gradation units b1 to b3 or the rhythm units c1 to c4. Here, the melody part a1 from the speaker 30A and the melody part a from the speaker 30B.
2 may be output.

Note that the notice patterns r2 and v2 output stereophonic effect music in stereo sound with superimposed sounds output from the left and right speakers 30A and 30B, and the rhythm sections c1 to c4 are output from the middle speaker 30C. You may make it engrave. This makes it possible to generate a sound field that is more powerful than during normal fluctuation.

In the notice patterns r3 and v3, the melody parts a1 and a2 are sequentially changed and output from the speakers 30A, 30B and 30C, whereby the melody parts a1 and a2 move in a directional manner. Let it.

Although these are merely examples, by assigning a specific music element to each of the speakers 30A, 30B, and 30C corresponding to the pattern variation mode and / or the symbol stop mode, the notice pattern r1 is obtained. ~ R3, v1 ~ v
3 can be generated, thereby making it possible to acoustically notify the hit rate. Also, notice pattern r
1 to r3, v1 to v3, the speakers 30A, 30
Since the output mode from B and 30C changes, by discriminating the effect music being output, the hit rate can be intuitively confirmed through hearing. In addition, various sounds that are heard through the auditory sense are naturally drawn into the fluctuations of the symbol display unit, thereby arousing concentration.

Here, a plurality of speakers 30A, 30B,
In addition to the 30C, it is possible to selectively generate monaural sound effect music and stereo sound effect music by cooperation of the speakers. Therefore, a configuration has been proposed in which any one of monaural sound and stereo sound is output in order to distinguish the notice patterns r1 to r3 and v1 to v3. Note that two or more speakers may be provided in order to obtain stereo sound. Therefore, a stereo sound is generated by any two of the speakers 30A, 30B, and 30C, and the remaining one includes rhythm portions c1 to c4 and the like.
What is necessary is just to sort the third music element.

In such a configuration, for example, in the notice patterns r1 and v1, the musical scores shown in FIG. 4 and the like are monaurally converted from the speakers 30A, 30B and 30C, respectively. In this case, since the sound flowing from any of the speakers 30A, 30B, and 30C is the same, a simple sound field is obtained. In the preview patterns r2 and v2, the festive effect music is output from the speakers 30A and 30B, and the performances of the melody parts a1 and a2 and the gradation parts b1 to b3 are stereoscopically output by the stereophonic sound. The sections c1 to c4 are output. In addition, in the notice patterns r3 and v3, the rhythm units c1 to c4 are output by the speaker 30C in addition thereto. Thus, not only a change in output from each speaker but also a change in the overall sound can be performed to notify a reach or a jackpot and to notify the hit rate.

As described above, in each of the above-described configurations, it is possible to intuitively transmit information via the auditory sense together with the reach announcement or the jackpot announcement without a distraction to the player. it can. Further, since the sound effect is not a simple sound effect from the speaker, necessary information can be intuitively transmitted while raising the player's sense of excitement.

Each of the above-described configurations includes a plurality of speakers 30A,
30B and 30C are provided to change the output form of the notification sound. However, in the present invention, the output form of the notification sound may be changed by a single speaker. Further, the present invention is of course applicable to the pattern fluctuation of the third-type pachinko gaming machine.

[0064]

As described above, according to the present invention, a notice means for informing in advance of the possibility of occurrence of a predetermined advantageous symbol display state before the occurrence thereof is provided in a plurality of output modes corresponding to the notice hit ratio. And a speaker that selectively outputs the notification sound consisting of: For this reason, the occurrence of the reach notice operation or the jackpot notice operation and the hit rate can be known without visually confirming the change in the output mode from the speaker, and the player can be notified by the hit rate notification. Necessary information can be intuitively transmitted without raising a sense of expectation and excitement, and without direct voice guidance, thereby improving the index function and information transmission function of the speaker. In addition, a change in the output sound produces a novel sound effect full of dynamism, and a concentration effect on the symbol display unit is aroused, so that there are excellent effects such as an increase in pachinko game interest.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a center case 4;

FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram showing a microcomputer.

FIG. 4 is a musical score showing an example of effect music output from speakers 30A, 30B, 30C.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko gaming machine 6 Special symbol display device 14 Special symbol starting area 22 Variable winning device 23 Variable winning port 30A, 30B, 30C Speaker

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] December 1, 2000 (200.12.
1)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0021

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

A center case 4 shown in an enlarged scale in FIG. 2 is disposed at the center of the board surface in the inner rail of the game board 2 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and a liquid crystal display and a CRT are provided in the center case 4. A special symbol display device 6 including a display, a dot matrix or a 7-segment indicator is provided. This special symbol display device 6 has three symbol displays,
Each special symbol A, B, C are displayed. As the special symbols A, B, and C, symbols consisting of nine numbers “0” to “8” are displayed. The front portion of the special symbol display device 6 is a passage area for game balls, and balls entering through the inflow ports 5 and 5 formed on both sides of the center case 4 are arranged in front of the special symbol display device 6. Through this, it flows down onto an ordinary electric accessory 15 described later.

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0028

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0028] When the special symbol display device 6 is driven, each
The special symbols A, B, and C in the symbol display section start to fluctuate according to the symbol permutation.
Symbol fluctuation stops in the order of B and C. When the special symbols A, B, and C have the same symbol combination as described later, a big hit occurs, and the speakers 30A, 30B, and 3 controlled by the sound generator (see FIG. 3).
0C emits a fanfare and the floating prize device 2
2 is driven, a special game operation is started, and the opening / closing lid piece 24 is opened.
Tilts left and right to open the variable winning opening 23. This opening is continued until about 10 game balls win or 28 seconds have elapsed. Also, as described above, the variable winning opening 23
When the vehicle passes through the specified area, the opening and closing round is updated, and after the opening operation is completed, the variable winning opening 23 is opened again. The number of times of this opening / closing round is set to a maximum of 16 times or the like.
In the present invention, the speakers 30A, 30B, and 30C perform predetermined index functions such as reach notification and jackpot notification, as described later.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A symbol display device provided with a plurality of symbol display units for variably displaying various symbols, and when a game ball passes through a symbol starting area, the symbol displayed on the symbol display unit is started to change, stopped and fixed. When the symbols in the symbol display section are in a predetermined combination, various advantageous operations for the player are generated, and the possibility of generating a predetermined advantageous symbol display state is provided. In a pachinko game machine provided with advance notice means for informing before the occurrence, the notice means is constituted by a speaker that selectively outputs an announcement sound composed of a plurality of output modes corresponding to the advance predictive value. Pachinko machine. 2. The pachinko game according to claim 1, wherein the notice means comprises a plurality of speakers, and a specific sound effect is assigned to each speaker in accordance with the predictive accuracy. Machine. 3. The notice means includes a plurality of speakers, divides the notification sound into a plurality of sound elements, and allocates a specific sound element to each speaker in accordance with the predictive accuracy. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein: 4. A notice means includes a plurality of speakers, and enables the production of monaural sound effect music and the notification sound of stereo sound selectively by cooperation of the plurality of speakers. 2. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein one of monaural sound and stereo sound is output correspondingly. 5. The pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the contents notified by the output mode of the notification sound emitted from the speaker in the notification means are a jackpot occurrence notification and a predictive hit rate thereof. Gaming machine. 6. The notification means according to claim 1, wherein the content notified by the output mode of the notification sound emitted from the speaker is the notification of the occurrence of the reach operation and the predictive accuracy of the notification. Pachinko machine.