JP2002253796A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stimulate a player even in normal variation without reducing the function of sound effect at the time of a ready-to-win state and at the time of big winning. SOLUTION: Every time the normal variation is generated or every time the prescribed number of times of the normal variation are ended, the sound effect to be outputted from a loudspeaker is changed or effective music is advanced part by part. Thus, by the change of the sound effect, monotonousness due to the repetition of the normal variation is corrected.

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 equipped 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-type pachinko gaming machine has a special symbol display device for displaying symbols 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 a ball passing, and opening / closing control of an opening to allow a ball to pass to a special operating 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 Is repeated a plurality of times.

In the above-mentioned pachinko gaming machine, a speaker is provided, and various sounds are output from the speaker in accordance with a symbol change or a display mode of the symbol display device, so that the game is excited. For example, when the symbol display device is normally fluctuating, it outputs an effect music from a speaker, outputs a special effect sound when it reaches a reach, or when a jackpot hits, a predetermined Outputs effect music.

[0006]

By the way, in the production using conventional loudspeakers, various sound effects at the time of the reach and at the time of the big hit are provided in various ways, but the output time of these sounds is various. Is extremely short, while the sound effect of the normal fluctuation is generally monotonous, but most of the time is repeated. For this reason, the whole game tended to be acoustically monotonous. However, it is not always preferable to generate an excessively stimulating sound effect at the time of the normal fluctuation, since the effect of the sound effect at the time of a reach or a big hit is relatively reduced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a configuration that can stimulate a player without reducing the effect of the sound effect at the time of a reach or a big hit, even if the fluctuation is normal.

[0007]

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. A symbol control means for starting, stopping and fixing symbols is provided, and in a pachinko gaming machine that generates various profitable operations for a player when the symbols stopped in each symbol display portion are in a predetermined combination. The present invention is characterized in that the sound effect output from the speaker is changed every time the sound is generated. With such a configuration, the sound effect changes every time the normal fluctuation occurs, and the monotonous feeling due to the repetition of the normal fluctuation can be corrected.

In addition, a configuration is proposed in which the sound effect output from the speaker at the time of the normal fluctuation is changed every time the predetermined number of times of the normal fluctuation expires. In such a configuration,
By changing the sound effect, the cumulative number of normal fluctuations can be sensed intuitively. Based on the number of renewal of the sound effect, it is possible to predict the arrival time of the jackpot, have an expectation, and It will give up the player's emotions, such as giving up, and contribute to the game strategy. In other words, the normal fluctuation sound effect itself has an information display function,
An added value is generated in the sound effect, and the monotonous feeling of the sound effect at the time of the normal fluctuation can be corrected.

Furthermore, a configuration is proposed in which the effect music output from the speaker is advanced partly at every occurrence of the normal fluctuation, and the output of the effect music is completed when a predetermined number of times has elapsed. In the configuration in which the effect music is partially advanced in this way, the current cumulative number of normal fluctuations can be recognized based on the progress status of the music until expiration, and various players can be recognized in the same manner as the above configuration. In addition to inducing emotion, the sound effect of the normal fluctuation itself has an information display function. For this reason, an added value is generated in the sound effect, and the monotonous feeling of the sound effect at the time of the normal fluctuation can be corrected.

[0010] Further, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which, when a reach or a big hit occurs, the progress of the number of normal fluctuations returns to zero even before the predetermined number of times has expired. That is, if a reach or a big hit occurs before the sound effect or the music is updated, the predetermined number of digestion progresses is performed from the beginning. Therefore, in the configuration in which the sound effect is updated at predetermined times, the update of the sound effect is delayed due to the occurrence of a reach or a big hit, and in the configuration in which the effect music is used, the effect music is started from the beginning at the next normal fluctuation. It will be started. For this reason, every time the sound effect or the music effect is updated, it is possible to recognize an unusual situation in which no reach or the like has occurred.

Further, in each of the configurations, the sound effect (effect music) is not stimulated, but the sound is renewed and the monotonous feeling of the sound effect at the time of normal fluctuation is corrected by the information display function. Therefore, the effect of the sound effect at the time of the reach or the big hit is not relatively reduced.

[0012]

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 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, C
A special symbol display device 6 including an RT display, a dot matrix or a 7-segment indicator is provided. The special symbol display device 6 displays three special symbols A, B, and C. The special symbols A, B and C are "1" to "8"
Is displayed. The front portion of the special symbol display device 6 is a pass area for game balls, and the inflow ports 5, 5 formed on both sides of the center case 4.
The ball which has entered from below flows through the front part of the special symbol display device 6 onto the ordinary electric accessory 15 described later.

On both lower sides of the center case 4, there are provided start memory number display devices 8 each composed of 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 or one or a plurality of 7-segment displays, 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 the ball detection signal from the normal symbol start switch is stored in a partial area of the storage device RAM up to a predetermined number. When the number is stored, the stored number 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 directly below the special symbol display device 6, there is provided a normal electric accessory 15 whose inside is a special symbol starting area 14 whose opening degree is changed by opening and 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 disposed 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, speakers 30 are provided on both left and right sides of the game board 2 and on the lower surface of the upper plate 3a, respectively.

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, 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, the speaker 30 controlled by the sound generator (see FIG. 3) emits a fanfare, and the variable prize device 22 Is driven, the special game operation is started, the opening / closing lid piece 24 is tilted forward, and the variable winning opening 23 is opened. This opening, about 10 game balls will win or
It continues until 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. In the present invention, the sound effect emitted from the speaker 30 performs a predetermined index function, 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.

In the storage device ROM, 29 of 0 to 28
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. 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.

In such a configuration, when the ball passes through the starting area 14, a winning special random number K is drawn. When the lottery value is K = 7,315 (when a big hit occurs), when the symbol display portions A, B, and C change, a value is selected from the special symbol random number L, and the winning symbol is determined. The reach random number N is randomly selected, and the symbol display portions A and B are sequentially circulated and fluctuated, and are sequentially stopped to obtain the same symbol. At this time, in the process, the reach operation is always performed immediately before the jackpot.

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".
When the symbols are the same, such as "2", "3,3,3", "4,4,4", a "big hit" occurs, the speaker 30 emits a fanfare, and the solenoid of the winning device 22 is driven. , The opening / closing lid piece 24 is tilted forward, and
3 is opened and opened until about 10 game balls win or a predetermined time elapses. 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, the 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. .

Here, when the selected values of the special loss 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, and a reach effect sound corresponding to the reach operation is emitted from the speaker 30, and as a result, a lost design mode is achieved. Further, when the selected values of the loss special symbol random numbers Ma and Mb are different, normal fluctuation is performed. In this case, as described later, a different sound effect is output for each normal fluctuation.

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 a 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 a 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 starting 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 speakers 30, 30 are disposed on both left and right positions of the game board 2, and the middle speakers 30 are disposed on the lower surface of the upper plate 3a. The speaker 30 is controlled by a sound generator (see FIG. 3) connected to the central control unit CPU. In the present invention, the sound generator is controlled so that the sound effect output from the speaker 30 is changed every time a normal fluctuation occurs. Here, the sound data D1 which is different from the sound effect for generating the sound effect output by the sound generator.
To D10 are stored in the storage device ROM in advance.

That is, as described above, the winning special random number K is lost, and the lost special symbol random numbers Ma, Mb
If the selected values are different from each other, a normal fluctuation in which a lost symbol is displayed is performed, and a sound effect (including effect music) is output during the fluctuation. In this case, the sound data D1 to D10 are sequentially executed for each change, and as a result, different sound effects are output until the data makes one round. Thus, the sound effect changes every time the normal fluctuation occurs, and the monotonous feeling due to the repetition of the normal fluctuation can be corrected. Here, the sound data D1 to D1
0 may use effect music. In this case, the music itself may be changed, but the rhythm may be changed to the same song, or the musical instrument may be changed. In short, any sound effect that is different for the player may be used.

Further, there is proposed a configuration in which the sound effect output from the speaker at the time of the normal fluctuation is changed every time a predetermined number of times of the normal fluctuation expires. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the progress of the sound data D1 to D10 is executed when the predetermined number of times has expired (for example, 50 times). That is, the normal fluctuation is 51 times, 101 times, 151 times or more.
Is reached, the sound effect such as the music effect sound and the sound effect is changed, so that the player can intuitively know the cumulative number of normal fluctuations. Here, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the progress of the number of times of the normal fluctuation returns to zero even before the expiration of the predetermined number of times when a reach or a big hit occurs.
As a result, since the renewal of the sound effect means that the reach or the jackpot has not arrived, the timing of the arrival of the next reach or the jackpot following the reach, the expectation, and the , Such as giving up the player's emotion. In other words, the normally varying sound effect itself has an information display function. For this reason, an added value is generated in the sound effect, and the monotonous feeling of the sound effect at the time of the normal fluctuation can be corrected. In addition, even if you reach or hit
The progress of the number of times may not be reduced to zero, and an index function of the number of normal fluctuations, which is irrelevant to the reach or the big hit, may be generated.

Furthermore, a configuration is proposed in which the effect music output from the speaker is advanced in a part at every occurrence of the normal fluctuation, and the output of the effect music is completed after a predetermined number of times. That is, as shown in FIG. 5A, for example, it is set so that one tune is formed in three minutes (180 seconds). Then, this is divided into 18 equal parts, and A for 10 seconds
The music parts 1 to A18 are generated, and the music parts A1 to A18 are sequentially executed as sound effects in each normal fluctuation. here,
When the progress of the music pieces A1 to A18 reaches a reach or a big hit, it can be configured to return to zero even before the expiration of a predetermined number of times. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, when a reach occurs, the music is interrupted in the middle, the music portion A1 is executed at the next normal fluctuation, and the music may be started from the beginning. . With such a configuration, when the effect music expires to the end, it means that there is no occurrence of reach or the like, and the player is in an unsatisfactory situation, so that the player can easily recognize such a situation. On the other hand, by listening to the song until the end, mental satisfaction can be given, so that even if the user is out of order, he / she can be cheered up. In this way, the music parts A1 to A18
By listening to the progress of the music until the expiration of the effect music, it is possible to recognize the progress of the number of normal fluctuations in the current situation, enabling more accurate recognition of the current situation Becomes Thus, as described above, depending on the expiration of the effect music, the game situation can be sensibly recognized, and the progress of the normally fluctuating effect music itself has an information display function. By inducing emotion, added value is generated in the effect music, and the monotonous feeling during normal fluctuation can be corrected. The present invention is of course applicable to the design fluctuation of the third-type pachinko gaming machine.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, the effect sound output from the speaker is changed or the effect music is advanced partly at every occurrence of the normal fluctuation or at the expiration of the predetermined number of times of the normal fluctuation. Therefore, the monotonous feeling due to the repetition of the normal fluctuation can be corrected by the change of the sound effect.

Further, in a configuration in which the sound effect output from the speaker is changed or the effect music progresses part by part each time the predetermined number of normal fluctuations expires, the effect sound (the effect music portion) With the renewal of ()), the cumulative number of normal fluctuations can be intuitively known.

Further, in a configuration in which when the reach or the jackpot is reached, the progress of the number of normal fluctuations returns to zero even before the predetermined number of times has expired, the sound effect (the effect music portion) is renewed. It is possible to easily recognize a situation in which no reach or big hit has occurred, and to induce various game emotions associated with the situation, thereby improving the interest of the game.

Further, in the configuration in which the effect music is advanced part by part, the progress of the music until the expiration of the effect music is listened to recognize the progress of the normal fluctuation number of the present situation. And more accurate recognition of the current situation becomes possible. In each of the above-described configurations, since the sound effect (effect music) is not stimulated, the sound is renewed, and the information display function corrects the monotonous effect of the sound effect during normal fluctuation. The effect of the sound effect at the time of the reach or the big hit is not relatively reduced.

[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 progress diagram showing a relationship between progress of the number of normal fluctuations and renewal of the sound effect.

FIG. 5 is a progress diagram showing the relationship between the progress of the number of normal fluctuations and the renewal of the effect music.

[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 30 Speaker

Claims (4)

[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, a pachinko gaming machine that generates various profitable operations for the player is output from a speaker every time a normal fluctuation occurs. A pachinko game machine controlled to change sound effects. 2. 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. A pachinko gaming machine that generates various profitable operations for the player when the stop symbols of each symbol display section are in a predetermined combination. A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that the pachinko gaming machine is controlled so as to be changed every time a predetermined number of normal fluctuations expire. 3. A symbol display device provided with a plurality of symbol display portions for variably displaying various symbols, and when a game ball passes through a symbol starting area, the symbol displayed on the symbol display portion is started to change, stopped and fixed. When the symbols in the symbol display section are in a predetermined combination, a pachinko gaming machine that generates various profitable operations for the player is output from a speaker every time a normal fluctuation occurs. A pachinko game machine in which the effect music is advanced part by part and the output of the effect music is completed when a predetermined number of times has expired. 4. The pachinko game machine according to claim 2, wherein when a reach or a big hit occurs, the progress of the number of normal fluctuations returns to zero even before the predetermined number of times has expired.