JP2002239166A5 - - Google Patents

Description

[0016]
Further, the ball storage portion is provided with a ball amount detection means capable of detecting a ball amount, and the game ball random number determination means is previously determined to determine the game random number stored in the storage means. If the stored random number determining means determines in advance that the special gaming state is to be generated, and if the ball amount detecting means detects that the amount of balls is less than or equal to a predetermined amount of balls , then holding the winning balls discharge If the special game state occurs or if it is determined by the ball amount detection means that the hold release determination means determines that the prize ball discharge is to be released You may According to this, since it is provided with means for determining that the big hit is included in the memory in advance, it is possible to hold the winning ball when there is no big ball and there is no ball, It is possible to make the player less aware of the interruption of the game, and to release the hold ball at a more accurate time. Here, determination of the game random number in advance may be made at the time of obtaining the game random number, or it may be time of the variable display game being performed by the game random number, or The variable display game may be being performed.

[0018]
In addition, a notification means may be provided to notify the holding state of the winning balls discharge by the winning balls discharge holding means. According to this, it is possible to notify the pending state of the different winning balls from the normal discharge operation, a state in which the player does not come out of the winning balls can to avoid a situation where misunderstand the ball clogging, award It is possible to prevent in advance the occurrence of troubles with the game store regarding the discharge of balls and rental balls.

[0050]
The game control device 210 monitors the signals of various sensors provided on the game board, and when it detects that a winning has occurred, transmits a prize ball discharge command to the discharge control device 220. In addition, although there is no limitation in particular, a winning ball discharging command is allocated for each number of winning balls to be discharged. The commands transmitted from the game control device 210 to the discharge control device 220 include, for example, a shoot ball out command, a shoot ball out release command , an overflow generation command, an overflow release command, and the like.

[0061]
In step S24, it is determined whether or not the prize ball discharge holding condition satisfaction flag is set. If the prize ball discharge holding condition satisfaction flag is set, the process proceeds to step S25, and the prize ball discharge holding condition satisfaction flag is set. Is not set, the process proceeds to step S26. Here, the setting of the winning balls discharge suspension condition establishment flag is carried out based on the monitoring result of the predetermined game conditions in the above-mentioned winning balls discharge suspension condition determination processing, and the clearing of the winning balls discharge suspension condition satisfaction flag is described above. It is carried out based on the monitoring result of a specific game condition in the prize ball discharge suspension condition determination process of.

[0065]
In step S28, it is determined whether or not the prize ball discharge holding condition satisfaction flag is set. If the prize ball discharge holding condition satisfaction flag is set, the process proceeds to step S29, and the prize ball discharge holding condition satisfaction flag is set. Is not set, this winning ball command setting process is ended. Here, the setting of the winning balls discharge suspension condition establishment flag is carried out based on the monitoring result of the predetermined game conditions in the above-mentioned winning balls discharge suspension condition determination processing, and the clearing of the winning balls discharge suspension condition satisfaction flag is described above. It is carried out based on the monitoring result of a specific game condition in the prize ball discharge suspension condition determination process of.

[0070]
In the case where the transmission of the prize ball payout command from the game control device 210 to the ejection control device 220 is suspended in relation to the above-mentioned award ball ejection holding condition determination process executed by the game control device 210, the prize is awarded. Since the ball payout command can not be received, it is natural that the payout of the winning balls is not performed, and the discharging of the winning balls is suspended. Incidentally, the command determination processing routine is adapted to be executed by the timer interrupt for each running example 1m seconds of the main process program of the discharge control device 220 (discharge control processing to be described later).

[0073]
If it is determined in step S120 that the cumulative award ball storage is smaller than "16", the process proceeds to step S130 and the stored number of award balls is set as the number of discharge and the stopper solenoid of the discharge unit 106 After releasing 54 and driving the discharge motor 53 to discharge the winning balls, the process proceeds to step S140 to set the accumulated winning ball memory to 0, and then proceeds to step S150. In step S150, the discharged real ball detected by the winning ball detection sensors SS6a and SS6b is confirmed, and it is determined whether or not the winning ball is actually discharged by the above-described discharging operation. Here, if the discharge is normally performed, the discharge is determined to be completed, the process returns to S100 again, and if the discharge is not normally performed, the process proceeds to step S160. In step S160, the discharge operation is performed again by the number not discharged as the correction discharge process. If the discharge of the winning balls is completed correctly in this correction discharge process, the process returns to S100 again, but if the discharge of the balls is not accurately performed even in this correction discharge process, it is determined that there is a failure etc. Te, and the discharge error condition, executes the discharge error notification, also be that disables discharging operation (from the error state can return by the emission control device 220 in a reset state.).

[0077]
For example, if the ball on the upper tray has run out, but there is a possibility that a big hit will occur if the starting winning memory remains, etc., the payout of the winning balls will be temporarily suspended, and the starting memory will be lost and the game will be launched When it is desired to resume the game, or when the ball on the upper plate is increased to be able to execute the launch game normally, or when a big hit occurs, the balls can be discharged. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from making an extra investment (waste money) and to prevent the player from being subjected to an unnecessary disadvantage. Also, by holding the prize ball only in the gaming state in which the player feels that they may interrupt the game, it is possible to prevent the player from being disgusted even if the prize ball is held, and the interest is lost. Can be prevented. In step S25, the hold state indicator H is turned on to notify the player that the balls are held pending. Also, in step S29, the hold state indicator H is switched from the lighted state to the lighted out state, and the player is notified that the prize ball discharge is released from the hold state. As a result, a state in which the player does not come out of the winning balls can to avoid a situation where misunderstand the ball clogging, in advance that the trouble occurs between the gaming facility in relation to the discharge of winning balls and credit sphere It can be prevented.