JP2002282451A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine satisfying the demand of a player regarding a notification suggesting the possibility of becoming a specified mode and the notification suggesting the possibility of becoming a ready-to-win mode, etc., by selecting whether or not to perform the notifications. SOLUTION: As a notification means for announcing a ready-to-win state in advance and announcing big winning in advance before the variation of a plurality of game patterns is completely stopped, a display means 21 displaying a notification pattern and giving the notification and a notification display control means 62 are provided. A notification selecting operation means 25 for selectively setting either one of the notification mode of performing the notification and the non-notification mode of not performing the notification is provided on an operation panel 14 near an upper tray 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball-and-ball game machine, and in particular, it is possible to select whether or not to execute a notification indicating a possibility of a specific mode or a notification of a possibility of a reach mode. Related to the ball and ball game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine is provided with a large number of obstacle nails, a symbol starting device, a symbol display device, a normal winning device, a variable winning device, and the like in a game area of a game board. I have. The game ball fired by the firing means is guided to the guide rail and thrown into the game area, and the game ball falls while hitting an obstacle nail etc. while changing its direction, but when the game ball is detected by the symbol starting means, On that condition, a plurality of game symbols are displayed so as to fluctuate and stop on the symbol display means.

[0003] When a game ball wins a normal winning means or a variable winning means, the game ball is paid out several times or more than ten times the number of the won game balls. In the normal state, the game ball does not win in the variable winning means held in the closed position, but a combination (stop manner) of a plurality of game symbols at the time of the fluctuation stop displayed on the symbol display means is in a specific manner ( ("777" etc.), the variable winning means is controlled to be opened and closed by the profit state generating means until a predetermined condition is satisfied, so that the game ball can easily win the variable winning means. A favorable profit situation arises.

In a control system of a pachinko machine or the like, various lotteries related to the game are performed in addition to the control related to the game such as the opening / closing control of the variable winning means by the profit state generating means. With respect to this lottery, on condition that the game ball is detected by the symbol starting means, whether or not to generate a profit state (whether there is a prize) is determined by lottery. When the lottery result is received and the profit state is generated, the symbol display means is controlled so that the stop mode is a specific mode.

[0005] On the other hand, when a lottery that does not generate a profit state is selected as "out of reach" or "out of reach", a lottery is performed.
In the case of "reach with / without reach", the stop mode is set with the reach / without mode ("772" or the like (in the case where the game symbols stop in the order of left, middle, and right)). In the case of "missing", the symbol display means is controlled such that the stop mode of the game symbol is a non-reach-free mode ("752" or the like).

For example, as shown in FIG. 6 according to the embodiment, when "big hit" or "with or without reach" is selected by lottery, the left symbol and the middle symbol stop after the symbol change starts,
A reach that may be a specific mode occurs (a reach mode), and then the right symbol stops and the symbol stop is completed. In the case of a “big hit”, a profit state thereafter occurs. When "reach without reach" is selected by lottery, the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol stop without any reach after the symbol change starts, and the symbol stop is completed.

By the way, when a plurality of game symbols start to fluctuate, it has already been determined by lottery that the game will be a reach or a big hit, and recently, a plurality of games have been determined based on the lottery results. Until the change stop of the symbol is completed, a notice indicating the possibility of the reach mode or a notice indicating the possibility of the specific mode is widely used in practice.

For example, in a pachinko machine provided with a display such as a liquid crystal as a symbol display means, a reach notification indicating a possibility of a reach mode and a big hit notification indicating a possibility of a specific mode are usually provided on the display. A notification pattern such as a character that is not displayed is made to appear, and further, a plurality of notification patterns are prepared,
Some of them have different reach or jackpot expectations depending on the displayed notification pattern.

[0009]

A bullet indicating a possibility of reaching a reach mode or a bulletin indicating a possibility of becoming a specific mode before a plurality of game symbols are stopped to fluctuate. In gaming machines, there is a demand by players to make the above-mentioned announcement unnecessary and unnecessary, for reasons such as difficulty in understanding the meaning of such announcement or lack of interest, but this is not possible. .

[0010] Conversely, in a ball-and-shooter game machine in which the notification indicating the possibility of the reach mode or the notification indicating the possibility of the specific mode is not performed, the player may not be interested in the game because of lack of interest. There is a demand that such notices be considered as necessary, but this is not possible. Furthermore, some players want to make or eliminate the notification according to the game situation, but of course, this is not possible with current pachinko machines and the like.

[0011] An object of the present invention is to allow a player to select whether or not to execute a notification indicating a possibility of a specific mode or a notification indicating a possibility of a reach mode, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine that can satisfy the demand.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine wherein a symbol starting means and a plurality of game symbols are varied and stopped on condition that the symbol starting means detects a game ball. In a ball game machine comprising: a symbol display means for displaying; and a profit state generating means for generating a profit state advantageous to the player when the stop mode of the game symbol at the time of the fluctuation stop becomes a specific mode. Under the condition that the starting means detects a game ball, a lottery means for selecting at least the presence or absence of a prize, and at least a notification related to a result of the lottery of the lottery means by the player until the fluctuation stop of the plurality of game symbols is completed And a notification selecting operation means for selectively setting one of a notification mode in which the notification means executes the notification and a non-notification mode in which the notification is not executed. It is assumed that.

In this ball game machine, when a game ball is detected by the symbol starting means, at least the presence or absence of a prize is determined by the lottery means on condition that the game ball is detected, and based on the result of the lottery, it is determined that there is a prize. In this case, the symbol display means is controlled so that the stop mode is a specific mode, and when the lottery is determined to be no winning, the stop mode is a non-specific mode. Will be. Then, a plurality of game symbols are displayed on the symbol display means so as to fluctuate and stop, and when the stop mode of the game symbols at the time of the fluctuation stop becomes a specific mode, the profit state generating means is changed to a profit state advantageous to the player. Generate.

The notifying means is for giving the player a notification related to the lottery result of the lottery means at least until the fluctuation stop of a plurality of game symbols is completed. It can be configured to make a notification that suggests the possibility of becoming a game, a notification that suggests the possibility of the reach mode in a state where some of the plurality of game symbols are stopped, and the like, and displays the notification with the notification symbol What to do,
The notification may be performed by turning on a notification lamp, or may be performed by emitting a notification sound.

By providing the notification selecting operation means, the notification selecting operation means can be operated to selectively operate in one of a notification mode in which the notification means executes the notification and a non-notification mode in which the notification is not executed. Can be set to Therefore, it is possible to respond to both a request for unnecessarily dismissing the notification and a request for contemplating the notification unnecessarily, particularly when the notification selection operation means is configured to be operable by the player. According to the game situation, any one of the notification mode and the non-notification mode can be freely selected, and the request for the game related to the notification can be surely satisfied.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the first aspect, the notification by the notification means includes a notification indicating a possibility of the specific mode and a part of the plurality of game symbols being stopped. And / or a notification suggesting a possibility of a reach mode in a state where the vehicle has reached the state.

By setting the notification mode by operating the notification selection operation means, at least one of the notification indicating the possibility of the specific mode and the notification indicating the possibility of the reach mode is executed. By performing such a notification, the player can expect to be in a reach mode or a specific mode. On the other hand, by setting the non-notification mode by operating the notification selection operation means, it is possible to prevent the notification from being executed, and the reason that it is difficult to understand the meaning of such a notification or rather the reason that it is not interesting By doing so, it is possible to meet the player's request to make the notification unnecessary and unnecessary.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bullet-ball game machine.
In the invention, the notification means has at least one of a notification display means for displaying one or more notification symbols and making a notification, and a notification lamp means for making a notification lamp emit light to make a notification. Things. The notification by the notification means can be performed at least one of displaying one or more notification symbols and emitting a notification lamp.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the notification selecting operation means is configured to be operable by a player. The player can freely select either the notification mode or the non-notification mode in accordance with the game situation, and can surely satisfy the game request related to the notification.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the fourth aspect, the notification by the notification means is performed only when the notification selection operation means is operated so as to select the notification mode. It is characterized by the following. By operating the notification selection operation means, only at that time, the notification mode can be selected and the notification by the notification means can be performed.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine.
In the invention, the notification selecting operation means is provided in the vicinity of an upper plate for accommodating a game ball, or in the vicinity of a handle of a firing means for firing a game ball on a game board. . That is, it becomes easier for the player to operate the notification selection operation means.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, at least a part of the notification means is provided on a game board.
That is, a player looking at the game board can easily recognize the notification by the notification means.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a symbol starting means, a plurality of rotating reels and reel driving means each having a plurality of game symbols marked on an outer peripheral surface thereof, and the symbol starting means detecting a game ball. Reel control means for rotating and stopping a plurality of rotating reels via a plurality of reel driving means, respectively, on the condition that the game pattern of the rotating reel at the time of stop of rotation becomes a specific mode. In a ball game machine provided with a profit state generating means for generating an advantageous profit state, a lottery means for selecting at least the presence or absence of a prize on condition that a game ball is detected by the symbol starting means, and the plurality of rotating reels Illuminating means for illuminating the game symbol, and illuminating means for illuminating the game symbol in association with a lottery result of the lottery means at least until the rotation stop of the plurality of rotating reels is completed. Controllable illumination control means, and illumination selection operation means capable of selectively operating whether or not to control the illumination means related to the lottery result by the illumination control means. is there.

In this ball game machine, when a game ball is detected by the symbol starting means, at least the presence or absence of a prize is determined by the lottery means on condition that the game ball is detected, and based on the result of the lottery, it is determined that there is a prize. In this case, a plurality of reel control means are provided so that the stop mode becomes a specific mode, and if the winning mode is determined to be non-winning, the stop mode is a non-specific mode. The spinning reel can be controlled. Thus, by the reel control means,
The plurality of reels are controlled so as to rotate and stop respectively via the plurality of reel driving means.However, a plurality of game symbols are marked on the outer peripheral surface of the plurality of reels, respectively. The profit state generating means generates a profit state that is advantageous to the player when the stop mode of the game symbol on the spinning reel becomes a specific mode.

The illuminating means is for illuminating the game symbols on the plurality of rotating reels. The illuminating means is controlled by the illumination control means, and the lottery means is stopped until the rotation of the plurality of rotating reels is completed. The game symbol is illuminated in association with the lottery result. As the lighting associated with the lottery result, a notification indicating a possibility of a specific mode, a notification indicating a possibility of a reach mode in a state where a part of a plurality of game symbols is stopped, or the like is provided. Can be.

The provision of the illumination selection operation means makes it possible to operate this illumination selection operation means to select whether or not to control the illumination means related to the lottery result by the illumination control means. Therefore, it is possible to respond to both a request to unnecessarily eliminate lighting (reach notification, big hit notification, etc.) related to the lottery result and a request to take care of the notification. When the selection operation means is configured to be operable by the player, any one of the lighting means related to the lottery result can be freely selected according to the game situation, and the demand for the game related to the lighting is surely satisfied. Becomes

[0027]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied to a CR type 1 pachinko machine called a card-type ball game machine installed in an island structure of a pachinko hall. A plurality of pachinko machines 2 are provided in the island structure provided in the pachinko hall in the length direction thereof, and a card-type lending device 1 is provided on the left side of each pachinko machine 2, and each card-type lending device is provided. 1 is electrically connected to the right pachinko machine 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a pachinko machine 2, which is a card-type ball game machine, comprises a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 3 and a front frame 4 pivotally attached to the outer frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. The outer frame 3 is detachably attached to an island structure (not shown). A game board 5 is detachably attached to the front frame 4 from the back side, and a glass door 6 having a window 6a on the front side of the game board 5 and a front plate 7 to which an upper plate 8 is attached are pivotally connected to be openable and closable, respectively. ing.

On the lower side of the front frame 4 below the front plate 7,
A lower plate 9 for storing game balls overflowing or withdrawn from the upper plate 8 is fixedly provided.
0 firing handle 11 is attached. Launching means 1
Numeral 0 includes a firing handle 11 that can be rotated and a firing motor 13 (see FIG. 3) for firing a game ball with a hitting hammer 12 with a hitting force according to the turning angle of the firing handle 11.

An operation panel 14 for lending a ball to the card-type lending device 1 is provided on the right side of the front portion of the upper plate 8. The ball inserted into the card-type lending device 1 is provided on the operation panel 14. A balance display section 14a capable of displaying the frequency balance of a lending card (not shown) with a maximum of three digits, a lending switch 14b operated to instruct the card-type lending apparatus 1 to lend a predetermined number of gaming balls, a card Type lending device 1
Is provided with a return switch 14c that is operated to instruct the return of the ball rental card inserted in the card.

On the operation panel 14, on the left side of the switches 14a and 14b, a notification selection operation means 25 comprising a mode switching button for selectively setting one of a notification mode and a non-notification mode described later. And the notification mode lamp 2 which is lit when the notification mode is set
5a and a non-notification mode lamp 25b that is turned on when the non-notification mode is set.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 5 is provided with a substantially annular guide rail 15 comprising an outer rail and an inner rail, and a game area 5a inside the guide rail 15.
Is formed, and the game ball fired by the firing means 10 is guided by the guide rail 15 and thrown into the game area 5a. In the game area 5a, a liquid crystal display 16, a symbol starting means 17, a variable winning means 18, a plurality of normal winning means 1 are provided.
9, two gates 20 and the like are respectively provided at predetermined positions.

Display means 2 comprising liquid crystal display 16
Reference numeral 1 functions as a symbol display unit that displays a plurality of game symbols so as to be changed and stopped, and also functions as a display unit that displays and notifies one or a plurality of reach notification symbols and a big hit notification symbol. The display unit 21 includes three (left, middle, and right) symbol display units 22a to 22c arranged in the left-right direction.
And two normal symbol display portions 23a and 23b arranged in the left-right direction at the lower right corner thereof.
7 on the condition that the game ball is detected, the symbol display section 22a
A plurality of game symbols are displayed so as to fluctuate and stop at 〜22c.

On the condition that a game ball has passed through the gate 20, a plurality of ordinary symbols are displayed on the ordinary symbol display sections 23a and 23b so as to fluctuate and stop. The symbol starting means 17 is an electric tulip provided with a pair of left and right openable claws 17a which can be freely opened and closed, and is usually a symbol display section 23a, 23b.
When the combination of the two ordinary symbols at the time of the fluctuation stop displayed in (1) becomes a hit ("77" or the like), the normally closed opening / closing claw 17a opens for a predetermined time to facilitate the winning of the game ball.

The variable winning means 18 has an opening / closing plate 18a,
The opening / closing plate 18a can be changed between a closed position and an open position. Normally, the opening / closing plate 18a is held in the closed position, and the variable winning means 18 does not win a game ball. When the combination (stop mode) of the game symbols at the time of the fluctuation stop displayed on the symbol display sections 22a to 22c becomes the specific mode ("777" or the like), the profit state advantageous to the player called a so-called "big hit" is obtained. Then, the opening and closing plate 18a is controlled to open and close, so that the game balls can easily win the variable winning means 18.

In this profit state, after the opening / closing plate 18a is switched from the closed position to the open position, a predetermined number (for example, 1)
When the game ball (0 ball) wins or a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses, the open / close plate 18a is switched from the open position to the closed position. This opening / closing control has a maximum of, for example, 15
The round is repeated, and during each round, the specific area 18b
If a game ball enters the ball, it will be possible to move to the next round,
If the game ball does not enter the specific area 18b, the profit state ends in that round.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, on the back side of the front frame 4, a back mechanism plate 30 for pressing the game board 5 from the back side is detachably mounted. The back mechanism plate 30 has an opening 30a.
A winning ball tank 33 and a tank rail 34 extending therefrom are provided on the upper side, and a passage unit 36 connected to the payout means 35 is provided below the back mechanism plate 30. The payout means 35 pays out game balls as a prize by winning the game balls to the winning means 17 to 19, and the game balls from the payout means 35 are paid out to the upper plate 8 via the passage unit 36.

In the opening 30a of the back mechanism plate 30, a back cover 37 mounted on the back side of the game board 5 and prize means 17 to
Winning ball discharge gutters (not shown) for discharging the game balls winning the 19 are fitted respectively. A main control board 39 is provided inside a case 38 mounted on the back cover 37, and a display control board 40 is provided in front of the main control board 39.

On the lower side of the main control board 39, the back cover 3
7, a lamp control board 4 is provided inside the case 41a.
2, a case 41 adjacent to the case 41a is provided.
A sound control board 43 is provided inside b. On the lower side of these cases 41a and 41b, the back mechanism plate 30
A power supply board 45 and a payout control board 46 are provided inside a case 44 mounted on the shooting unit 10, respectively, and a firing control board 48 is provided inside a case 47 mounted on the rear side of the firing means 10.

Thus, the substrates 39, 40, 4
The control boards 39, 40, 42, 43, and 46 except the power supply board 45 and the emission control board 48 include a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. Microcomputers (microcomputers) are provided. The main control board 39 is electrically connected to the other control boards 40, 42, 43, and 46 via a plurality of signal lines.
0, 42, 43, and 46 are configured to transmit command signals that can be transmitted by simplifying control information as various control signals for executing a predetermined game operation by one-way communication. I have.

Next, various functions achieved based on a plurality of control programs stored in advance in the control device of the pachinko machine 2 will be described with reference to the functional blocks of FIG. However, these various functions are achieved by the aforementioned microcomputer or the like. The main control means 50 configured on the main control board 39 controls the control related to the game, and the display control means 60, the payout control means 70, the lamp control means 71, the sound control means 72, etc., which will be described later, are required. A command signal, which is a control signal, is transmitted and output.

The main control means 50 includes lottery determination means 51, profit state generation means 52, probability variation means 53, stop mode determination means 54, notification presence / pattern lottery means 55, command transmission means 56, and the like.

The lottery judging means 51 includes the profit state generating means 5
The lottery and the lottery result are determined to determine whether or not to generate a profit state according to 2, for example, by using a lottery counter, a numerical value for the lottery every minute update cycle (for example, about 2 msec cycle) Is updated in a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 299) while counting up by “1”, and a lottery value when a game ball is won in the symbol starting means 17 is determined by lottery.
Based on the numerical value, it is determined whether "big hit" or "missing". For example, when a specific numerical value “71” is drawn with a probability of 1/300, “big hit” is determined, and otherwise, “miss” is determined.

The profit state generating means 52 includes a lottery determining means 5
In the case of a "big hit" in response to the determination result of 1, the variable winning means 18 is controlled to be opened and closed as described above, and a profit state advantageous to the player is generated. In addition, the lottery determination means 51
When it is determined to be "big hit", it is determined whether to enter the probability variation mode or the ordinary non-probability variation mode after the profit state ends, for example, by performing a lottery with a probability of 1/2 and determining the lottery result. When the probability variation mode is set to the probability variation mode in response to the determination result of the lottery determination unit 51, a predetermined condition (for example, a condition that the next big hit occurs, a condition that the game symbol fluctuates 100 times, and the like) ),
By increasing the specific numerical value, the lottery determination means 5
1 increases the probability that a specific numerical value is determined by lottery and determined to be a "big hit".

When the lottery determining means 51 determines that the game is a "big hit", the stop mode determining means 54 determines a plurality of types of specific modes (for example, One of "000" to "999" is determined by lottery, and when the lottery determination means 51 determines "out", a plurality of types of reach and non-reach modes ("XXY" (for example, X, Y = 0-9, X ≠
Y)) or a plurality of types of non-reach-free release modes (“X
YZ "(for example, X, Y, Z = 0 to 9, X 、 Y) is determined by lottery. However, it is assumed that the changing game symbols stop changing in the order of the left symbol → the middle symbol → the right symbol.

When the lottery judging means 51 judges "out of contact", the lottery is first selected for "out of contact with reach" or "out of contact without reach". One of the reach and non-reach modes is determined by lottery,
In the case of "missing without reach", one of a plurality of types of detaching without reach may be determined by lottery.

The notification presence / absence / pattern lottery means 55 receives the lottery result of the lottery determination means 51 and determines the stop mode determination means 54.
Based on the stop mode determined in the above, by the time the fluctuation stop of a plurality of game symbols is completed, whether or not to perform a reach notification or a big hit notification through the display means 21 is determined by lottery, and the reach notification or the big hit notification is performed. When performing, it is means for selecting one notification pattern to be adopted from among a plurality of types of notification patterns set in advance.

Here, as shown in FIG. 6, when "big hit" or "reach with / without reach" is selected by lottery, the left symbol and the middle symbol are stopped after the symbol change starts, so that a specific mode can be achieved. Reach with a possibility (reach mode) occurs, then the right symbol stops and symbol stop is completed, and in the case of "big hit", a profit state occurs thereafter. If the "reach without reach" is drawn, the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are stopped and the symbol stop is completed without the occurrence of reach after the symbol change starts, but the reach notification and the big hit notification are This is performed by the following specific method.

That is, the reach notification is a notification indicating that there is a possibility of a reach mode in a state where a plurality of game symbols are partially stopped, and as shown in FIG. Until the display is stopped, as shown in FIG. 7, one or more reach notification symbols (for example, a moon and a star) which are not normally displayed are displayed on the display means 21. The big hit notification is a notification that suggests the possibility of becoming a specific mode. As shown in FIG. 6, the right symbol stops mainly after the left symbol and the middle symbol stop (reach occurs), and the symbol stops. Until is completed, as shown in FIG. 8, one or a plurality of jackpot notification symbols (for example, meteor showers) which are not normally displayed are displayed on the display means 21.

For example, a plurality of types of reach notification patterns having different numbers of stars as reach notification symbols are set in advance, and when a reach notification is performed, the degree of expectation of reach is varied depending on the displayed reach notification pattern. It is like that. In addition, for example, a plurality of types of jackpot notification patterns having different scales of meteor showers as jackpot notification symbols are set in advance, and when a jackpot notification is performed, the degree of expectation of a jackpot differs depending on the displayed jackpot notification pattern. It is like that.

The command transmitting means 56 includes control information relating to the stop mode determined by the stop mode determining means 54 and, when a notification is made by the presence / absence of notification / pattern lottery means 55, when the lottery is performed, the notification pattern selected there is used. Is transmitted to the display control means 60 by a command signal.
In addition, various control information is transmitted as command signals to the display control means 60, the payout control means 70, the lamp control means 71, the sound control means 72, and the like, as necessary.

The display control means 60 provided on the display control board 40 has a symbol display control means 61 and a notification display control means 62, receives a command signal transmitted from the command transmission means 56, and receives the command signal. Based on the signal
The symbol display control unit 61 controls the symbol display unit 2 of the display unit 21.
After a plurality of game symbols are displayed in a variable manner on 2a to 22c, the symbols are stopped in the order of, for example, left → middle → right, and the stop symbols determined by the stop mode determination means 55 are displayed. The control means 62 causes the display means 21 to display the reach notification symbol and the big hit notification symbol, as described above.

By the way, the display control means 60 receives an operation signal from the notification selection operation means 25, and every time the notification selection operation means 25 is operated, the display control means 60 alternates between the notification mode and the non-notification mode. Is switched to In the notification mode, a reach notification symbol or a big hit notification symbol is displayed on the display unit 21 based on a command signal related to the notification pattern transmitted from the main control unit 50, and the notification is executed. In the non-notification mode, the main control unit The command signal relating to the notification pattern transmitted from 50 is invalidated, and the display means 21 displays the reach notification symbol or the big hit notification symbol so that the notification is not executed.

It should be noted that the display control means 60 or the display control means 60 depends on the switching between the notification mode and the non-notification mode.
The notification mode lamp 25a and the non-notification mode lamp 25b are lit /
The lighting is controlled. The lottery determination means 51 and the stop mode determination means 54 correspond to the lottery means, and the display means 21 and the notification display control means 61 of the display control means 60 provide the player with a notification relating to the lottery result by the lottery means. It corresponds to notification display means (notification means) for performing.

A payout control means 70 is provided on the payout control board 46, a lamp control means 71 is provided on the lamp control board 42, and a sound control means 72 is provided on the sound control board 43. The launch control means 73 is formed on the reference numeral 48. The payout control means 70 controls the payout means 35 based on a command signal from the main control means 50, and the lamp control means 71 controls the lamp group LP.
And the sound control means 72 controls the speaker SP to generate various sound effects.

The operation and effect of the pachinko machine 2 will be described. When the player rotates the firing handle 11 in a state in which the game ball is accommodated in the upper plate 8, a game ball is fired by the firing means 10, and the game ball is guided to the guide rail 15 and the game area 5a. It is thrown into. If the state in which the firing handle 11 is operated is maintained, for example, 6
0 game balls are fired continuously.

The game ball thrown into the game area 5a falls while changing its direction against an obstacle, a windmill, or the like, and the game ball falls on the symbol starting means 17, the variable winning means 18, or the winning means. When a prize is won, the payout means 35 pays out several to ten to a dozen game balls per winning ball as a prize. However, at normal times, variable winning means 1
Since the opening / closing plate 18a of No. 8 is in the closed position, the game ball does not win the variable winning means 18. Game balls that have not won the symbol starting means 17, the variable winning means 18, and the winning means 19 are discharged from the discharging hole 5b formed at the lower end of the gaming area 5a to the outside of the gaming area 5a and collected.

If a lottery determination is made by the lottery determination means 51 on condition that the game ball is detected by the symbol starting means 17, the plurality of game symbols are stopped by the stop mode determination means 5.
Display control means 6 so as to be in the specific mode determined in step 4.
The display means 21 is controlled by the symbol display control means 61 of 0. Then, when the stop mode of the game symbol becomes the specific mode, the profit state generating means 52 controls the opening and closing of the variable winning means 18 to generate a profit state advantageous to the player.

In the presence / absence / pattern lottery means 55 of the main control means 50, it is determined whether or not a reach notification or a big hit is to be made through the display means 21. One notification pattern to be adopted is selected from a plurality of types of notification patterns set in advance, and control information relating to the notification pattern is transmitted to the display control means 60. The player operates the notification selection operation means 25. However, if the notification mode is set, the reach notification and the big hit notification can be executed based on the control information regarding the notification pattern, and if the notification mode is set, the control information regarding the notification pattern can be executed. Can be disabled so that the reach notification and the big hit notification are not executed.

As described above, the notification selection operation means 25 can be operated to selectively set either the notification mode in which the notification is executed or the non-notification mode in which the notification is not executed. It is possible to respond to both the desire to eliminate it and the desire to take care of the announcement. In particular, since the announcement selection operation means 25 is configured to be operable by the player, Thus, any one of the notification mode and the non-notification mode can be freely selected, and the demand for the game related to the notification can be surely satisfied.

By setting the notification mode, a reach notification or a big hit notification is executed, and by performing such a notification, the player can expect to be in a reach mode or a specific mode. On the other hand, by setting the non-announcement mode, the announcement is prevented from being executed, and for the reason that the meaning of such an announcement is difficult to understand or, on the contrary, lack of interest, the announcement is unnecessarily neglected. It is possible to respond to the player's request for it.

Since the notification selection operation means 25 is provided on the operation panel 14 in the vicinity of the upper plate 8 for accommodating game balls, the player can easily operate the notification selection operation means 15 and the display means 21 for making a notification. Is arranged on the game board 5, so that the game board 5
Is easy to recognize the notice displayed on the display means 21.

Next, a modified example in which the above-described embodiment is partially modified will be described. 1] The notification presence / absence / pattern lottery means 55 receives not the result of the stop mode determination means 54 but only the determination result (whether there is a prize) by the lottery determination means 51, performs lottery of the presence / absence of the notification, and executes the notification. You may make it do. still,
Notification performed only by the determination result by the lottery determination means 52 is basically a big hit notification.

2) The big hit notification is made after the left symbol and the middle symbol stop (after the occurrence of the reach), and similarly to the reach notification, the left symbol and the left symbol are changed after the game symbol starts to change. It may be performed before the middle symbol stops. It should be noted that the reach notification can be a big hit notification because there is a possibility that a lottery will be drawn if the big hit is drawn, and a big hit notification performed before the stop of the middle symbol may be a reach , And reach announcements.
In addition, you may make it a miss notification. In addition, there is no problem if these notices are displayed after the symbol change is stopped.

3) As in the above embodiment, the display means 21
In addition to displaying one or a plurality of notification symbols and making a notification, a notification lamp 75 may emit light to make a notification, as shown in FIG. The notification lamp 75 is controlled to be turned on by the lamp control means 71, and a reach notification and a big hit notification are performed. An operation signal from the notification selection operation means 25 is input to the lamp control means 71, and the notification control mode and the non-notification mode are set in the lamp control means 71, as in the case of the display control means 60.

That is, the player can operate the notification selection operation means 25 to selectively set one of a notification mode in which the reach notification and the big hit notification are executed and a non-notification mode in which the notification is not executed. . Note that the lamp control means 71 and the notification lamp 75 correspond to notification lamp means (notification means). By providing the notification lamp 75 on the game board 5, the reach notification and the big hit notification performed by the notification lamp 75 can be easily recognized by the player.

4] As shown in FIG. 10, the speaker SP may be controlled by the sound control means 72, for example, to make a sound that does not normally sound, thereby giving a reach notification or a big hit notification. Also in this case, the operation signal from the notification selection operation means 25 is input to the sound control means 72, and the lamp control means 71 sets the notification mode and the non-notification mode. Note that the sound control means 72 and the speaker SP correspond to the notification means.

5) An operation signal from the notification selection operation means 25 may be input to the main control means 50, and the main control means 50 may set the notification mode and the non-notification mode.
In this case, for example, the presence / absence of notification / pattern lottery means 55
However, in the notification mode, the presence / absence of notification and the pattern are randomly selected, and in the non-notification mode, the presence / absence of notification and the pattern are not randomly selected.

6] The notification selecting operation means 25 may be provided not on the operation panel 14 of the upper plate 8 but on the firing handle 11 of the firing means 10 for firing game balls on the game board 5 or in the vicinity thereof. The notification selection operation means 25 can be operated with the hand holding the firing handle 11, and the notification selection operation means 2 can be operated.
5 is improved in operability. 7) The reach notification and the big hit notification may be executed only when the notification selection operation means 25 is operated so as to select the notification mode. 8] The notification selection operation means 25 is provided not inside the player but directly inside the pachinko machine 2, and the hall on which the pachinko machine 2 is installed is provided with the notification selection operation means 2
5 may be operated to enable mode setting.

Next, another embodiment will be described. Figure 1
As shown in FIG. 1, this pachinko machine 2A omits the display means 21 and the display control means 60 of the pachinko machine 2 and a plurality of rotating reels 80 to 82 each having a plurality of game symbols marked on the outer peripheral surface. The reel driving means 83 to 85 and the plurality of rotating reels 8 via the plurality of reel driving means 83 to 85 on condition that the symbol starting means 17 detects a game ball.
Reel control means 8 for rotating and stopping 0 to 82 respectively
6, and the game symbols of the plurality of rotating reels 80 to 82,
A symbol illuminating means 87 for illuminating so as to perform reach notification and big hit notification is provided.

Lamp control means 71 as illumination control means
However, the symbol illumination means 87 can be controlled so as to illuminate the game symbol in association with the lottery result performed by the lottery determination means 51 and the stop mode determination means 54 until the rotation stop of the plurality of spinning reels 80 to 82 is completed. It has become. An operation signal of the illumination selection operation unit 88 instead of the notification selection operation unit 25 is input to the lamp control unit 71, and by operating the illumination selection operation unit 88, the symbol illumination related to the lottery result by the lamp control unit 71 is performed. Whether to control the means 88 can be selectively operated.

Therefore, it is possible to respond to both the request to unnecessarily eliminate the lighting (reach notification, big hit notification, etc.) related to the lottery result and the request to take the notification as necessary. In particular, when the lighting selection operation means is configured to be operable by the player, any one of the lighting means related to the lottery result can be freely selected according to the game situation, and the demand for the game related to the lighting can be reliably determined. Will be satisfied. The pachinko machine 2A can be modified in the same manner as the pachinko machine 2.

It should be noted that various modifications other than those described above can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the present invention can be applied to various other pachinko machines.

[0074]

According to the ball game machine of the first aspect, in particular, a notification for performing a notification related to the lottery result of the lottery means to the player until the fluctuation stop of at least a plurality of game symbols is completed. Means, and a notification selecting operation means for selectively setting one of a notification mode in which the notification means executes the notification and a non-notification mode in which the notification is not executed.
Then, by operating the notification selection operation means, it is possible to selectively set one of a notification mode in which the notification means executes the notification and a non-notification mode in which the notification is not executed, so that the notification is unnecessary and unnecessary. It is possible to respond to both the desire to want and the desire to consider the notification as necessary.Especially, when the notification selection operation means is configured to be operable by the player, the notification mode is set according to the game situation. And non-announcement mode can be freely selected,
The game request related to the announcement is surely satisfied.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the notification by the notification means includes a notification indicating the possibility of the specific mode and a reach mode in a state where a part of the plurality of game symbols is stopped. Since the notification is at least one of the notification indicating the possibility, the player can expect to be in the reach mode or the specific mode by performing such a notification. By operating the notification selection operation means and setting the non-notification mode, the notification can be prevented from being executed, and the reason that it is difficult to understand the meaning of such a notification or, on the contrary, the lack of interest By doing so, it is possible to meet the player's request to make the notification unnecessary and unnecessary.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the notification means includes: a notification display means for displaying one or a plurality of notification symbols for notification; and a notification lamp means for causing a notification lamp to emit light for notification. Therefore, the notification by the notification means can be performed by at least one of displaying one or more notification symbols and emitting a notification lamp. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the notification selecting operation means is configured to be operable by the player, so that the player can freely switch to one of the notification mode and the non-notification mode according to the game situation. It is possible to make a selection, and it is possible to surely satisfy the game request related to the notification.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the notification by the notification means is performed only when the notification selection operation means is operated so as to select the notification mode.
By operating the notification selection operation means, only at that time, the notification mode can be selected and the notification by the notification means can be performed.
According to the bullet game machine of claim 6, the notification selection operation means,
Since it is provided in the vicinity of the upper plate for accommodating the game balls or in the vicinity of the handle of the firing means for firing the game balls on the game board, the player can easily operate the notification selection operation means. According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, at least a part of the notification means is provided on the game board, so that a player watching the game board can easily recognize the notification by the notification means.

According to the bullet game machine of the eighth aspect, in particular, the illuminating means for illuminating the game symbols of at least a plurality of rotating reels, and the lottery until the rotation stop of the plurality of rotating reels is completed. Lighting control means capable of controlling the lighting means to illuminate the game symbol in association with the lottery result of the means,
Lighting selection operation means for selectively operating whether to control the lighting means related to the lottery result by the lighting control means. By operating the lighting selection operation means, it is possible to select whether or not to control the lighting means related to the lottery result by the lighting control means, so that there is a need to unnecessarily eliminate the lighting related to the lottery result. It is possible to respond to both the need for the user to consider the notification as necessary. In particular, when the lighting selection operation means is configured to be operable by the player, the lighting means related to the lottery result according to the game situation. You can freely select either one of
It will surely satisfy the demands of the game related to the lighting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a control system of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 6 is a time chart relating to symbol fluctuation stop.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a reach notification symbol on a liquid crystal display.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a big hit notification symbol on a liquid crystal display.

FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of a main part of a control system of a pachinko machine according to a modification.

FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of a main part of a control system of a pachinko machine according to another modification.

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of a control system of a pachinko machine according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Pachinko machine 8 Upper plate 10 Launching means 11 Launching handle 17 Symbol starting means 21 Display means 25 Notification selection operation means 51 Lottery determination means 52 Profit state generation means 54 Stop mode determination means 62 Notification display control means 71 Lamp control means 75 Notification lamp 80-82 Spinning reel 83-85 Reel driving means 86 Reel control means 87 Symbol lighting means 88 Lighting selection operating means

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A symbol starting means (17) and a symbol starting means
(17) Symbol display means (21) for displaying a plurality of game symbols fluctuating and stopping on condition that the game ball is detected.
And a profit state generating means (52) for generating a profit state advantageous to the player when the stop mode of the game symbol at the time of the fluctuation stop becomes a specific mode, wherein the symbol start means (17) a lottery means (51, 54) for performing a lottery on at least the presence or absence of a prize, on condition that the game ball is detected by (17); and ), A notification means (21, 62, 71, 75, 72, SP) for making a notification relating to the lottery result to the player, and a notification to the notification means (21, 62, 71, 75, 72, SP) Notification selection operation means (2) for selectively setting one of a notification mode in which the notification is executed and a non-notification mode in which the notification is not executed.
5) and a ball game machine comprising: 2. The notification by the notification means (21, 62, 71, 75, 72, SP) includes a notification indicating the possibility of the specific mode and a state in which a part of the plurality of game symbols is stopped. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game is at least one of a notification suggesting a possibility of a reach mode in (1). 3. The notification means (21, 62, 71, 75) displays one or a plurality of notification symbols for notification.
The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising at least one of a notification lamp means (71, 75) for emitting a notification by causing a notification lamp (75) to emit light. 4. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the notification selecting operation means (25) is configured to be operable by a player. 5. The notification means (21, 6) only when the notification selection operation means (25) is operated so as to select the notification mode.
The ball game machine according to claim 4, characterized in that the notification is made by (2, 71, 75, 72, SP). 6. The notification selecting operation means (25) is provided in the vicinity of an upper plate (8) for accommodating a game ball or a handle (10) of a firing means (10) for firing a game ball on a game board (5). The ball game machine according to claim 4, wherein the ball game machine is provided in the vicinity of (11). 7. A game board according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of said notifying means is arranged on a game board. The ball game machine described in Crab. 8. A symbol starting means (17), a plurality of rotating reels (80, 81, 82) and a plurality of reel driving means (83, 84, 85) each having a plurality of game symbols marked on an outer peripheral surface thereof, A plurality of reel driving means (83, 8) are provided on condition that the starting means (17) detects a game ball.
Reel control means (86) for rotating and stopping a plurality of rotating reels (80, 81, 82) respectively via the rotating reels (4, 85), and game symbols of the rotating reels (80, 81, 82) when the rotation is stopped. In a ball game machine provided with a profit state generating means (52) for generating a profit state advantageous to the player when the stop mode becomes a specific mode, detection of a game ball by the symbol starting means (17) is performed. Conditions, at least a lottery means (51, 54) for selecting whether or not there is a prize, an illuminating means (87) for illuminating a game symbol of the plurality of rotating reels (80, 81, 82), at least the plurality of An illumination control that can control the illumination means (87) so as to illuminate the game symbol in association with the lottery result of the lottery means (51, 54) until the rotation stop of the spinning reels (80, 81, 82) is completed. Means (71), and an illumination selection device capable of selectively operating whether or not to control the illumination means (87) related to the lottery result by the illumination control means (71). And a selection operation means (88).