JP2003010439A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a notification of the presence of favor games (the varying of probability and time shortened games) with images when the images showing the attaining of purposes are presented in big wins. SOLUTION: After the animation display of fights, non-favor images are displayed in a temporary still fashion (Fig. 15(a)) and an announcing bar 60d is not yet filled so as to indicate a non-defined phase. The temporary stop of the non-favor images makes players lose enthusiasm once but following it, another scene is displayed and girl characters appear to challenge against boy characters (Fig. 15(b)). The scene of fighting between the boy and girl characters is displayed in animation (Fig. 15(c)). The scene of victory by the girl characters (non-favor images in Fig. 15(d)) or that by the boy characters (the non-favor images in Fig. (e)) are finally displayed in a still fashion with an announcement. At this point, the announcing bar 60d gives a full display showing the defining of a big win image.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention belongs to the technical field of ball game machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Judgment means for judging whether or not a game ball has entered a starting region (for example, a starting opening), and a special game advantageous to a player on condition that the judgment result is a hit. Special game executing means for executing (for example, a game in which a special winning opening is opened) and a bonus game different from the special game after the end of the special game when the determination result is a hit (for example, probability variation or time saving game) ) A privilege presence / absence determining means for determining whether or not to perform), a privilege game executing means for executing the privilege game after the special game ends when the privilege presence / absence determining means determines to perform the privilege game, and an image After the variable display, the win / loss image corresponding to the result of the win / fail determination is statically displayed, and the determination result of the privilege presence / absence determining means indicates that the privilege game is executed or the privilege game is executed. Pinball game machine and a video display unit that still displayed a non Bonus indicating that no are known.

It is well known that, as for the display of the win / loss image, for example, three symbols are variably displayed and then statically displayed, and that it is a so-called three-digit alignment (for example, 777), which indicates that the win / loss determination was successful. In addition, the above three-digit alignment serves as both a privilege image and a non-privilege image, and for example, an odd three-digit alignment (33
Often, 3, 777, etc.) also serve as privileged images, and even-numbered three-digit sets (eg, 222, 444, etc.) also serve as non-privileged images.

[0004]

However, since the mere variable display of symbols is not very interesting, when the game ball enters the starting area, the story developing means for displaying the image for developing the story based on the previously stationary image is provided. In preparation, a ball-and-ball game machine for entertaining the player by developing the story has been proposed (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-234934).

However, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-234934.
There was also room for improvement in the ball game machine disclosed in the publication. Specifically, if a goal achievement video, for example, a video in which the hero character defeats an enemy character is used as a hit / miss video (big hit video), the presence or absence of a bonus game (probability change or time saving game) is notified by the big hit video. It was difficult to do.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention A ball game machine according to claim 1 for solving the above problems is a judging means for judging whether or not a game ball has entered a starting area. , A special game execution means for executing a special game advantageous to the player on condition that the judgment result is a win, and a special game after the end of the special game when the judgment result is a hit A privilege presence / absence determining means for deciding whether or not to perform the privilege game, and a privilege game executing means for executing the privilege game after the special game ends when the privilege presence / absence determining means decides to perform the privilege game ,
The bonus image corresponding to the result of the win / loss determination is statically displayed after the video is variably displayed, and the determination result of the privilege presence / absence determining means indicates that the privilege game is executed or the privilege game is not executed. In a ball game machine including a video display unit that statically displays a non-privilege image indicating, a development determination unit that determines story development up to the privilege video or the non-privilege video is provided, and the video display unit is the Since the privilege image or the non-privilege video is statically displayed after displaying the story video corresponding to the expansion determined by the expansion determining means, the privilege is displayed by the static display of the privilege video or the non-privilege video following the story video. The presence or absence of a game (probability change or time saving game) can be clearly notified.

From the above-mentioned effect, it is best that the privilege image and the non- privilege image can be clearly distinguished. Therefore, for example, a video in which the main character defeats an enemy character (a goal achievement video) is an overwhelming victory and a terrible victory.
It is necessary to classify one of them into a privilege video and the other into a non-privilege video. It is also possible to use a character indicating the presence or absence of a privilege game, for example, a character such as "probability change" or "time saving" together to distinguish the privilege video from the non-privilege video. In this case (combined with characters), the still image displayed may be the same as the privilege image and the non-privilege image (the respective character portions are defined as the privilege image or the non-privilege image).

Note that the privilege image and the non-privilege image may also serve as a win / loss image (big hit image) indicating that the win / fail judgment is successful, as shown in claim 2, and is shown as a conventional example. Alternatively, a three-digit pattern (for example, 777) may be used as the winning / failing image (big hit image) (the big hit image may be distinguished from the special image and the non-special image).

The ball-ball game machine according to claim 2 is the ball-ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the bonus image and the non-privilege image are the winning / non-hit images (big hits). The development determination means determines the story development up to the hit / miss video, and the video display means displays the story video and then statically displays the win / fail video. And

Since the privilege image and the non-privilege image also serve as the jackpot image, the bonus image or the non-privilege image is statically displayed as the jackpot image when the result of the hit / miss judgment is successful. That is, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-234934, a ball game machine that entertains the player with the story development until the result of the hit determination is statically displayed, the bonus game (probability variation or probability variation or Whether or not there is a time saving game) can be notified. Moreover, since the privilege image and the non-privilege image also serve as the jackpot image, it is not necessary to use the three-digit pattern (for example, 777 etc.) shown in the conventional example together. In order to entertain the player in developing the story, it is advisable to give continuity to the story development by using the winning / improper video that stopped previously as the initial video of this time.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine according to the second aspect, the story development of the lead video, which is a part of the story video and precedes the still display of the jackpot video, It is characterized in that it is different when the privilege image is selected and when the non- privilege image is selected.

For example, when a video in which the main character defeats an enemy character is used as a big hit video, it is conceivable to set an overwhelming victory scene as a privilege video and a severe victory scene as a non-privilege video. In this way, even if it is the same only in achieving the purpose of defeating the enemy, when reflecting the difference in the content and level in the privilege image and the non-privilege image,
If the scene just before the jackpot video (privilege video or non-privilege video) is exactly the same, it may be unnatural.

However, the story development of the lead video preceding the still display of the jackpot video (privilege video or non-privilege video) is made different when the privilege video is selected and when the non-privilege video is selected, The above-mentioned unnaturalness can be eliminated. The ball-playing machine according to claim 4 is the ball-playing machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the jackpot image is provisionally statically displayed in the story image before the jackpot image is statically displayed. To do.

According to the structure of claim 4, for example, the jackpot image which is a non-privilege image is provisionally statically displayed, and then the story is further developed to statically display (determine) the jackpot image which is a privilege image (trick fluctuation). It gives the player a sense of surprise or lucky.

By the way, if such a trick variation is performed, it may be unclear whether the jackpot image is fixed or not. Further, even when the trick operation of provisional still display is not performed, it may not be clear that the winning / disapproving image is still displayed (it is confusing whether it is changing or fixed).

Such an inconvenience can be dealt with by the configuration according to claim 5. That is, the ball game machine according to claim 5 is the ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the video display means is a variation for notifying that the story video is being displayed. Since the notification display is performed, it is possible to clearly notify that the story video is being displayed = the privilege video, the non-privilege video, or the winning / defective video is undetermined. The change notification display may be a display such as a level meter. At this time, the remaining amount of the level meter may be changed or the decreasing speed may be changed according to the length of the fluctuation time (the duration of the story video). Further, the remaining time of the story video may be pseudo-displayed in the form of a digital or analog clock.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to Examples of the present invention.

[0018]

EXAMPLE As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 of this example
0 is composed of a substantially rectangular outer frame 11 and a front frame 12, and a known prepaid card unit 13 is provided on the left side of the outer frame 11. The front frame 12 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 by a hinge 14 at the upper and lower left ends.

An upper plate 15 is provided below the front frame 12, and a lending button 16, a settlement button 17, and a balance display section 18 are provided on the upper plate 15. When you insert a prepaid card into the card slot 19 of the prepaid card unit 13,
The stored balance is displayed on the balance display unit 18, and the lend button 1
When 6 is pressed, the game ball is lent out and the game ball is discharged from the payout opening of the upper plate 15.

A window-shaped metal frame 20 is releasably attached to the front frame 12 with respect to the front frame 12. A plate glass 21 is doubly fitted in the metal frame 20. A game board 22 is housed inside the plate glass 21. Plate 1
A lower plate 23 is provided below the front frame 12 of the lower plate 5,
A firing handle 24 is attached to the right side of 3.
A rotating ring (not shown) is provided on the outer periphery of the launch handle 24, and the game ball is rotated to rotate the game ball 22 in the clockwise direction.
Can be fired on.

The upper plate 15 and the lower plate 23 are connected to each other,
When the upper plate 15 is filled with the game balls, the game balls are guided to the lower plate 23. 2 is a pachinko machine 10
FIG. 4 is a back view of the above as viewed from the back side. As shown in the figure, a mechanism board 26 to which the above-mentioned game board 22 is detachably attached is housed in the above-mentioned outer frame 11. In this mechanism board 26,
From above, a ball tank 27, a guide gutter 28, and a dispensing device 2
9 is provided. With this configuration, if a game ball is won at the winning opening on the game board 22, a predetermined number of game balls can be discharged from the ball tank 27 through the guide gutter 28 to the above-mentioned upper plate 15 by the payout device 29. .

Further, the main control board 30 and the prize ball control board 31 can be detachably attached to the mechanism board 26, the special symbol display device 32 is provided on the game board 22, and the launch control board 33 is provided on the lower left portion of the front frame.
But on the left side of the special symbol display device 32, the external connection terminal board 5
0 is attached to each. Since the structure regarding the payout of the game balls centering on the mechanism board 26 is the same as the conventional configuration, its detailed description will be omitted.

Next, the game board 22 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 22 has an LCD which constitutes a special symbol display device 32 as a video display means in the center.
A panel unit (hereinafter referred to as "LCD") 32a,
A normal electric accessory 36 corresponding to the starting area at the bottom thereof, a normal symbol display device 37 at the upper part of the special symbol display device 32, a left and right normal symbol operation gate 38 used for starting the variation of the symbol displayed on the regular symbol display device 37 And 39, a large winning opening 40 at the bottom of the ordinary electric accessory 36, an out opening 4 at the bottom of the board
1, other various winning holes, a windmill, a game nail (not shown), etc. are provided.

With this configuration, the firing handle 2 described above is used.
When 4 is rotated, the firing motor 33a driven by the firing control board 33 is driven, and the game balls on the upper plate 15 are fired on the game board 22 via the guide rails. If the launched game ball wins each prize hole, the game ball is taken into the back surface of the board as a safe ball, and if not won, it is taken into the back surface of the board like an out ball through the out opening 41.

Next, the electrical construction of the above-mentioned pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. Pachinko machine 1
The electric circuit of 0 is, as shown in the figure, the main control board 30, the prize ball control board 31, the special symbol display device 32, the launch control board 33, the lamp control board 34, and the sound control board 35 described above.
Etc. The circuit diagram does not include a so-called relay board and power supply circuit for transferring signals.

The main control board 30 is a ROM that stores a game control program and a RAM that works as a work area for operations and the like.
It is configured as a logical operation circuit centering on a built-in 8-bit one-chip microcomputer, and in addition to this, an external input / output circuit for performing input / output to / from each substrate or various switches and various actuators is also provided. The main control board 3
0 is a determination means, a special game execution means, a privilege presence determination means,
It functions as a privilege game executing means and a development determining means.

On the input side of the main control board 30, a first-type starting port switch 36a, a normal symbol operation switch 38a and 3
9a, an accessory continuous operation switch (hereinafter, simply referred to as “V switch”) 40a, a count switch 40b, a prize ball payout switch 29a, a full tank switch 43, a replenishment switch 44, a touch switch 24a, etc. are connected. Further, a special winning opening solenoid 40c, a V solenoid 40b, a normal accessory solenoid 36b, an external connection terminal board 50, etc. are connected to the output side.

The first type starting opening switch 36a is in the normal electric accessory 36 on the game board 22, the normal symbol operating switches 38a and 39a are in the normal symbol operating gates 38 and 39, respectively, and the V switch 40a is the large winning opening. Within a specific area within 40, similarly, the count switch 40b is within the special winning opening 40,
The prize ball payout switch 29a is below the ball cutting motor 29b in the payout device 29, and the full tank switch 43 is the lower plate 23.
The replenishment switch 44 is mounted inside the ball tank 27. Here, the V switch 40a is the special winning opening 4
The count switch 40b indicates that all the game balls that have won in 0 have passed through the special device operation area (hereinafter referred to as "special area")
The prize ball payout switch 29a is a game ball discharged to the upper plate 15 by the ball cutting motor 29b, the full switch 43 is that the lower plate 23 is filled with the game ball, and the replenishment switch 44 is a ball tank. The presence of the game ball in 27, the touch switch 24a is built in the firing handle 24, and is for detecting that the player is touching the firing handle 24, respectively.

The special winning opening solenoid 40c connected to the output side is the big winning opening 40, and the V solenoid is the big winning opening 4
The special area within 0, the normal accessory solenoid 36b, is used to open and close the normal electric accessory 36, respectively. The special symbol display device 32 is the above-mentioned LCD 32a and this LCD
It is composed of a symbol display device control board (hereinafter, simply referred to as "symbol control board") 32b for driving and controlling 32a and an accessory unit 32c such as a backlight and an inverter board. The symbol control board 32b is configured as a logical operation circuit centering on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer like the main control board 30 described above.

The prize ball control board 31 drives the ball cutting motor 29b according to a command command from the main control board 30 to pay out a game ball as a prize ball to the player when a prize is won, and the prize ball control board 31 is described above. Prepaid card unit 1
3 and CR settlement display board 42, etc. are also controlled,
It may be configured as a logical operation circuit using a microcomputer or may be configured as a discrete circuit. The CR settlement display board 42 is composed of the lending button 16, the settlement button 17, the balance display unit 18, and the like of the upper plate 15 described above.

The prize ball control board 31 pays out the game balls according to a command from the main control board 30, but the main control board 30 detects whether the game balls corresponding to the winning are paid out. The detection of whether or not the game balls have been paid out may be performed by both the main control board 30 and the prize ball control board 31.

The firing control board 33 drives and controls the firing motor 33a according to the amount of rotation of the firing handle 24 operated by the player, and when the player presses the firing stop switch 24b, the firing is stopped. Alternatively, it is for turning on the touch lamp 45 when the touch switch 24a built in the firing handle 24 is in the ON state.

The lamp control board 34 is mainly composed of a driving element such as a transistor, and receives a command from the main control board 30, and usually a symbol display device 37, a lamp such as a jackpot lamp and an error lamp, and various LEDs. This is for turning on and displaying the lamps.

The sound control board 35 is composed of a sound source IC, an amplifier, etc., and is for driving and controlling the speaker 46 in response to a command from the main control board 30. The transmission to the special symbol display device 32, the prize ball control board 31, the launch control board 33, the lamp control board 34, and the sound control board 35 described above is a one-way communication circuit so that the main control board 30 can only transmit the signals. Is configured as.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the expansion determination process shown in FIG. 5, which is a process executed by the 8-bit one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter simply referred to as "microcomputer") in the main control board 30 of the pachinko machine 10 having the circuit configuration described above. The description will be made with reference to the random number correspondence charts shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.

The process shown in FIG. 5 is periodically executed by a technique such as a hard interrupt, and shows one of the processes executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30. When the processing executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30 shifts to this routine, it is first determined whether or not the random number value Rn is stored (S100).

The value of the random number value Rn is the value of the random number value Rn read when the game ball shot on the surface of the game board 22 enters the ordinary electric accessory 36. Based on this random number value Rn, determination of hit or miss is performed, and an image showing the determination result is displayed on the special symbol display device 32 (details will be described later), but the preceding image is displayed on the special symbol display device 32. During variable display, a maximum of four random number values Rn are stored in a reserved state. Further, since the determination result is not displayed on the special symbol display device 32 during the big hit as a special game state in which the special winning opening 40 is opened, even when the player hits during the big hit, it is similarly stored as a reserve memory. It And the special symbol display device 3
When it is possible to display the determination result in 2, it is determined whether or not there is a hit based on the stored random number value Rn. The processing relating to the number of reserved storages is the same as the known technology.

The random number value Rn is 2.048 ms in this example.
Is a counter value which is repeatedly incremented in ascending order by incrementing the numerical value from 0 to 249 for each minute time, and is generated by a counter (not shown) provided on the main control board 30.
Since the game balls shot on the surface of the game board 22 are guided or bounced back by an obstacle nail or the like (not shown) and some of the game balls are shot into the normal electric auditors 36, a random value Even if Rn creates a periodic value, the value stored when entering the ball acts as a random number.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the random number value Rn is classified into 26 groups according to its possible values. And 25 of groups 1 to 25 excluding group 0
The street point P and the damage D are selected. In addition,
The correspondence table A between the random number value Rn and the group shown in FIG. 6 is used in the normal probability, and the correspondence table B shown in FIG. 7 is used in the high probability.

In the correspondence table A of FIG. 6, nine values of 0 and 2 to 9 of the random number value Rn belong to the group 1.
Ten random number values Rn belong to the other groups 2 to 25, such as 10 to 19 (group 2) and 20 to 29 (group 3). Further, in the case of group 0, that is, when the value of the random number value Rn is "1", it is a big hit (S110). The main control board 30 corresponds to the determination means by performing the process of S110.

Similarly, in the correspondence table B of FIG. 7, the random number values Rn belonging to the group 0 are "1, 40, 90, 140.
And 190 ”, that is, if the value of the random number value Rn is any of these, it is a big hit (S110). Also,
Group 5 is 40, group 10 is 90, group 15 is 140, and group 20 is 190, which is different from the correspondence table A in FIG.

As is clear from the difference in the random number value Rn of group 0 between the correspondence table A and the correspondence table B, the correspondence table B has a higher jackpot probability (higher probability) than the correspondence table A. In the hit / no hit determination in S110, the correspondence table A is used in the normal game and the correspondence table B is used in the high probability game. Which one to use, that is, whether to play the high-probability game or not, is determined in S220 to be described later. The high-probability game using the correspondence table B corresponds to the privilege game, and in this case, the main control board 30 becomes the privilege game executing means.

When it is not a big hit in S110, the point P shown in FIG. 6 corresponding to the value of the random number value Rn is added to the cumulative point Pn up to the previous time, and the damage D is subtracted to obtain a new cumulative point Pn. Then, the update process of adding the damage D to the previous cumulative damage Dn to obtain a new cumulative damage Dn is performed (S120).

In subsequent S130 to S150, it is determined whether the added / subtracted cumulative point Pn is 1 or more and less than 100,
It is determined whether the cumulative damage Dn is less than 100. When it is determined that the cumulative points Pn are 1 or more and less than 100 and the cumulative damage Dn is less than 100, the updated cumulative points Pn and the cumulative damage Dn are updated.
The off-display command (offensive / defense command) for instructing the display of the fighting scene according to is generated and transmitted to the special symbol display device 32 (more accurately, to the symbol control board 32b) (S1).
60).

The deviation display command includes numerical values of the cumulative points Pn and the cumulative damage Dn, and the cumulative points Pn.
The video code that specifies the out-of-focus image (correct / incorrect image) determined by the microcomputer of the main control board 30 based on the above, the time from the start of the variable display (animation display in this embodiment) to the stationary display of the out-of-focus image (variation time) The time code to be specified is included, and further, the content code to specify the content of animation display is included. However, in the case of the offense / defense command of S160, the content code is a code meaning no designation, and the specific display content is determined by the symbol control board 32b.

In the case of the present embodiment, the types of the out-of-focus image determined based on the cumulative points Pn are the out-of-match image (a), the inferior out-of-range image (b) and the dominant out-of-range image (c) shown in FIG.
And the microcomputer of the main control board 30 has an out-of-match image when the cumulative points Pn are 31 to 69, and an inferior video when the cumulative points Pn are 30 or less, and the cumulative points Pn are 70 to 99. And decided to the superiority out-of-video.

The off-screen images shown in FIG. 9 are displayed on the LCD 32.
It is an image displayed on the moving image display part 60a in the screen 60 of b, and the point display part 60b at the lower part of the screen 60 and the hold display part 60c at the upper part do not form a detached image. When it is determined in S130 that the updated cumulative point Pn is 100 or more, the value of the cumulative point Pn is forcibly set to "80" (S170), and the animation is repeatedly received from the enemy character EN several times. A disengagement display command (defense command) including a display content code is generated and transmitted to the special symbol display device 32 (S180). At this time, when the value of the cumulative damage Dn is not "1" or more and less than 100, a process of appropriately correcting the value to fall within this range is performed.

When it is determined in S140 that the updated cumulative point Pn is less than or equal to zero, the cumulative point Pn is forcibly set to "20" (step 1
90), a special symbol display device 32 is generated by generating a deviation display command (offensive command) including a content code of animation display in which consecutive attacks are made several times on the enemy character EN.
(S200). Even at this time, when the value of the cumulative damage Dn is not "1" or more and less than 100, a process for appropriately modifying the value to fall within this range is performed.

Further, when it is determined in S150 that the updated cumulative damage Dn is 100 or more,
The hero character HI receives a violent attack from the enemy character EN and escapes to generate a deviation display command (replacement command) including the content code of the animation display and transmits it to the special symbol display device 32 (S210). In the command for exchanging enemies, the out-of-focus video (video code) becomes a scene facing the next opponent, and the cumulative points Pn and the cumulative damage Dn in that scene are set to "50" as initial values.

On the other hand, when it is determined in S110 that the jackpot is a big hit, a probability variation lottery (S220) is performed. This process is a lottery process that determines whether or not the winning / judgment is performed with a high probability (correspondence table B) or with a normal probability (correspondence table A) after the end of a special game (described later) caused by the big hit this time. In the case of the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the probability variation lottery counter value read and stored together with the random number value Rn matches the probability variation hit value. The probability of winning in this probability variation lottery is about 1/2. The main control board 30 corresponds to the privilege presence / absence determining means by performing the process of S220.

Subsequent to the probability variation lottery, a process of generating a jackpot display command and transmitting it to the special symbol display device 32 (S
230) is performed. In this S230, the cumulative point Pn is forcibly set to "100", and a big hit display command is generated and transmitted to the special symbol display device 32. The structure of the jackpot display command itself is the same as the deviation display command, and includes the numerical values of the cumulative point Pn and the cumulative damage Dn, the video code, the time code, and the content code.
The video code specifies a jackpot video (a win / loss image), and the content code specifies an animation display in which the main character HI defeats the enemy character EN by continuously attacking it. However, when the jackpot video is designated, the result of the probability variation lottery is reflected (the probability variation jackpot video that corresponds to the privilege video if the probability variation lottery wins, the normal jackpot video that corresponds to the non-privilege video is specified if it is out). Further, the content code may include data designating the lead video preceding the probability variation jackpot video or the normal jackpot video.

The main control board 30 corresponds to the expansion determining means in that it generates a big hit display command and a deviation display command (hereinafter, both commands are collectively referred to as "result display command"). Next, the display on the special symbol display device 32 will be described according to the flowchart (FIG. 8) of the result display processing by the symbol control board 32b that has received the big hit display command and the deviation display command (result display command). The process shown in FIG. 8 is executed periodically by a technique such as a hard interrupt, and shows one of the processes executed by the microcomputer of the symbol control board 32b.

When the processing executed by the microcomputer of the symbol control board 32b shifts to this routine, it is first judged whether or not the result display command is received (whether or not the result display command is stored in a predetermined area). (S
300). If a negative determination is made here, the routine returns from this routine. Although commands other than the result display commands are also sent from the main control board 30 to the symbol control board 32b, the description of the display processing corresponding to these commands will be omitted.

The result display command has been received (S3
00: YES), if it is a jackpot command (S
310: YES), the design control board 32b is the LCD 32a
Control the main character HI to control the enemy character EN.
Display an animation to defeat (S32
0).

If the result display command is not the jackpot command (S310: NO), but the replacement command (S310)
330: YES), the design control board 32b is the LCD 32a
Is controlled to display an animation in which the main character HI escapes and a new enemy character EN appears (S340).

Not a replacement command (S330: N
O), if it is an offensive command (S350: YES), the symbol control board 32b controls the LCD 32a to display an animation in which the main character HI adds several consecutive attacks to the enemy character EN to increase the cumulative point Pn. (S360).

Not an offensive command (S350: N
O), if it is a defensive command (S370: YES), the symbol control board 32b controls the LCD 32a to display an animation in which the total number of points Pn decreases when the main character HI is continuously attacked by the enemy character EN (S380). ).

If it is not a defensive command (S370: N
O) That is, since it is an offense and defense command, the pattern control board 3
2b causes the LCD 32a to animate the fighting scene of the battle depending on the increase and decrease of the cumulative points Pn and the cumulative damage Dn (S390). These jackpot videos (S
320), enemy replacement video (S340), attack video (S)
360), the attacked image (S380) and the offensive and defense image (S390) will now be described in a little more detail.

First, in any case, the animation display is started from the previous out-of-focus video (see FIG. 9). In each of the out-of-focus images shown in FIG. 9, the accumulated point Pn and accumulated damage Dn updated in the previous animation display are displayed in the point display portion 60b, and the point P and damage D are Both are displayed as 0. In addition, the random number value Rn is displayed on the hold display unit 60c.
The number of pending storage of is displayed with a heart symbol (filling indicates pending). The point display unit 60b and the hold display unit 60c do not form a detached image, and the display content changes each time. However, the out-of-focus image on the moving image display unit 60a remains the same for each type, although there are differences depending on the type (out of equality, out of favor, out of favor).

When the animation is displayed, the values of the point P and the damage D are displayed according to the attack and defense of the enemy character EN and the main character HI, and the accumulated points Pn and the accumulated damage Dn are updated and displayed by reflecting them. In this embodiment, the body punch is 1 point, the face punch is 2 points, the front kick is 3 points, the swivel kick is 4 points, the knee kick to the back of the head is 5 points, and the so-called special move is 20 points. If the protagonist character HI determines these moves, the point P is displayed and the cumulative points Pn are added and updated, and if received from the enemy character EN, it is displayed as damage D and the cumulative points Pn are decremented and updated, cumulative damage. Dn is added and updated. It is not updated if the attack is unsuccessful (defense successful).

The display value of the accumulated points Pn and the accumulated damage Dn (the initial value this time) on the point display portion 60b at the start of the animation display is the display value (the previous end value) when the previous animation display is completed.
Then, with the previous end value as the current initial value, the cumulative points Pn and the cumulative damage Dn are cumulative points Pn designated by the result display command in the above point processing.
An animation of the fighting scene is displayed until the cumulative damage Dn is reached. Conversely speaking, the cumulative points Pn and the cumulative damage Dn designated by the result display command
An animation of the fighting scene for the end value of this time is displayed.

When the animation display is started, the progress status notification bar 60 is displayed at the lower right corner of the moving image display section 60a.
d is displayed. The notification bar 60d extends from the left to the right with the lapse of time, and when it reaches the right end, the hit / miss image (here, the out-of-focus image) is statically displayed.
Therefore, by observing the notification bar 60d, it is possible to determine whether or not the winning / disapproving image is statically displayed (determined).

In the case of the attack image (S360), the symbol control board 32b controls the LCD 32a, and as shown in FIG. 10, the previous out-of-range image (here, inferior out-of-range image, FIG. 1).
Animation display is started from 0 (a), and the main character HI displays an animation in which the cumulative point Pn is increased by adding several consecutive attacks to the enemy character EN (see FIG. 10B). At this time, every time the main character HI succeeds in an attack or receives damage, the values of the point P and the damage D due to the offense and defense are displayed on the point display section 60b, and the accumulated points Pn and the accumulated damage Dn are updated and displayed. . Then, when the cumulative point Pn reaches the value instructed by the offensive command, the out-of-focus image is statically displayed (see FIG. 10C).
Since the out-of-focus image is not the offense / defense scene, 0 is displayed for the point P and the damage D.

In the case of the defense image (S380) to be attacked, the symbol control board 32b controls the LCD 32a and, as illustrated in FIG. 11, the previous deviation image (here, the dominant deviation image, FIG. 11A). ), The main character HI is continuously attacked by the enemy character EN, and the cumulative points Pn are reduced (FIG. 11B), and the cumulative points Pn are designated by the defensive command. When the value is reached, the out-of-focus image is displayed statically (FIG. 11 (c)).

In the case of the offensive and defensive image (S390), the symbol control board 32b determines the previous end value (total points Pn and total damage Dn at the animation start time) and total points Pn and total damage Dn designated by the offense and defense command.
Compare with (end value this time), point P and damage D
An increase / decrease value is calculated, and a fighting scene for realizing the increase / decrease is animatedly displayed on the LCD 32a, and when the point P reaches the value instructed by the offense / defense command, the outlying video is statically displayed. In this case, the animation of the fighting scene, for example, starts from inferiority and becomes dominant (see FIG. 10), or starts from dominant and becomes inferior (see FIG. 11), depending on the increase / decrease value of the cumulative points Pn and the cumulative damage Dn. There are various reasons such as starting from equality and becoming inferior (see FIG. 12). Of course, inferiority → inferiority, inferiority → equality, superiority → equality, superiority → superiority, equality → superiority, equality →
There are also peers. Then, since the out-of-focus image that is statically displayed at the end also follows the instruction by the offense / defense command, it is either out of equality, out of favor, or out of favor as shown in FIG.

In the enemy replacement image (S340), the symbol control board 32b controls the LCD 32a, the main character HI escapes from the enemy character EN due to a violent attack, and a new enemy character EN appears. Then, the still image is displayed when the new enemy character EN appears. In this case, since the cumulative points Pn and the cumulative damage Dn are set to “50” as initial values, the out-of-match image (FIG. 9A) corresponding to the cumulative points Pn = 50 is statically displayed.

In the initial stage of the jackpot image display (S320), the main character HI becomes offensive (see FIG. 10) or defensive (FIG. 1) as in the case of the out-of-range image.
(Refer to 1) or an offensive / defensive scene is displayed in animation. Then, at a proper timing, a scene in which the hero character HI is expected to win, that is, a jackpot (FIG. 13).
(A)) is displayed. This is a display corresponding to a so-called reach, and a display (the character "Action" in this embodiment) for clearly indicating this is displayed on the moving image display unit 60a for a short time, for example, for about 1 second. Following this, an animation (see FIG. 13B) in which the main character HI makes continuous attacks on the enemy character EN is displayed. Then, the total number of points Pn is added in an animation in which the main character HI makes a continuous attack on the enemy character EN by, for example, performing a special move, and when the total point Pn reaches 100, the enemy character EN collapses. The jackpot image is displayed statically (Fig. 13
(See (c)).

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the main character HI may be replaced in the "Action" scene (in this example, the male character shown in FIGS. 9 to 13 is replaced with the female character shown in FIG. 14). Then, the same animation display as in the case of the male character is performed, and the jackpot image is statically displayed (FIG. 14).
(See (c)).

Both the winning scene of the male character shown in FIG. 13C and the winning scene of the female character shown in FIG. 14C are both jackpot images. However, the character "Sorry! Normal" is displayed in the winning scene of the male character, indicating that the high-probability game is not executed (non-privilege image). On the other hand, the character "Probability change!" Is displayed in the victory scene of the female character, indicating that the high-probability game is being executed (privilege image). When the privilege image is statically displayed, a high-probability game is executed after the special game described later (whether or not the match is determined by the correspondence table B shown in FIG. 7).

If the female image is changed to the special image, the interest in the result of the fighting (animation display) may be lost. The main character is replaced.

Further, since the interest is lost in the same manner that a male character does not have a privilege image, the following re-variation display may be performed. First, the animation display described with reference to FIG. 13 is performed, and the non-privilege image is provisionally statically displayed at the timing of FIG. 13C (see FIG. 15A). Here, it is indicated that the notification bar 60d is not full and is undetermined. This temporary stop of the non-privilege video causes the player to be disappointed.

However, a scene in which a female character appears next and challenges a male character is displayed (FIG. 15 (b)). Then, the fighting scenes of the male and female characters are animatedly displayed (FIG. 15C), and finally the winning scene (privilege image) of the female character or the winning scene (non-privilege image) of the male character shown in FIG. 15D. Is displayed statically. At this time, the notification bar 60d is also full-filled to indicate that the jackpot image is confirmed.

Since the jackpot image display is executed as described above, a high-probability game is expected if there is a change to the female character. Further, even a male character can be expected to have a high probability game if it develops into a challenging scene for a female character.
When this jackpot image is displayed, the processing of the main control board 30 shifts to the jackpot processing as a special game state in which the jackpot 40 is opened. The main control board 30 corresponds to a special game executing means by executing a jackpot process. The special game state as this jackpot is the same as the conventional technique, and the special winning opening 40 is held for a certain time (usually within about 30 seconds).
Alternatively, the game ball is opened until a predetermined number (usually 10) is entered, and when the game ball passes through a specific area within the special winning opening 40, the game ball is once closed and then opened again up to 16 times.
This is a process that ends by being repeated. After the jackpot process is completed, the cumulative points Pn and the cumulative damage Dn when the expansion determination process is performed again are set to “50” as initial values. Further, if the privilege image is displayed (in the case of winning in the probability variation lottery in S220), it is set that the correspondence table B is used in the win / loss lottery at the end of the jackpot process. It should be noted that the setting of using the correspondence table B is performed next in the success / failure determination (S11
It is canceled when a big hit occurs in 0) (switch to use of correspondence table A).

Although the time from the start of the animation display to the still display of the big hit image is defined by the time code, the main control board 30 ensures the timing of starting the big hit processing and other processing. Since there is also a relation with, at the timing of the static display after the output of the result display command, the fixed display command is transmitted to the symbol control board 32b. The jackpot image is statically displayed by prioritizing the confirmed display command over the symbol control board 32b time code. Further, when the off-screen image is statically displayed, a fixed display command is similarly issued, and the stationary display is performed accordingly.

As described above in detail, in this pachinko machine 10, the ordinary electric accessory 36 in which the game ball is the starting area.
It is determined whether or not the jackpot is a big hit depending on whether the value of the random number value Rn selected when the player has entered
The development of the fighting scene is decided until the video showing the judgment result (that is, hit or miss), but since the video showing the previous judgment result (off video) is referred to when determining the expansion, from the still video that was stopped last time. It is possible to continue the development.

In this pachinko machine 10, the out-of-focus image indicating that the determination result is out of range is specified to three types, and when the determination result is out-of-range, one of the three out-of-range images is selected. An animation is displayed up to, and at the end, one of the out-of-focus images is statically displayed. When the determination is a big hit, an animation display in which the main character HI overwhelms the enemy character EN is performed, and when the enemy character EN falls, a static display (big hit image) is displayed.

Therefore, it is possible to accurately display the hit-and-miss by only the image without using the symbol such as "777" or the point display together. In addition, the moving image display unit 60 of the LCD 32a
In a, a fighting scene based on the value of the random number value Rn selected when the game ball enters the ordinary electric accessory 36 is developed from the previous screen and displayed as a moving image. This will give players
You can continue to enjoy a movie with a story after the previous static screen each time a win / fail judgment is made. In other words, the player can enjoy playing a pachinko game as if playing a TV game.

The scene where the purpose is achieved based on such story development (the scene where the hero character HI wins the enemy character EN) is used as the jackpot video. 2 with a special image that is a character
There is a type, and if it is decided that a high probability game (privilege game) is to be performed by a probability variation lottery (privilege presence / absence determining means), the privilege image is displayed statically to indicate that the high probability game (privilege game) is executed When it is decided not to perform the high-probability game (privilege game), the non-privilege image is statically displayed to indicate that the high-probability game (privilege game) is not executed. That is, it is possible to clearly notify the presence or absence of the privilege game (high-probability game) in the jackpot image in the ball game machine that entertains the player with the story development until the result of the hit determination is displayed statically.
Moreover, since the bonus image and the non-privilege image also serve as the jackpot image, a three-digit pattern (eg 77
It is not necessary to use (7 etc.) together.

The story development of the lead video, which is a part of the story video and precedes the still display of the jackpot video, is made different depending on whether the female character wins (privilege video) or the male character wins (non-privilege video). Therefore, the story from the preceding scene (lead video) to the privilege video or the non-privilege video can be made natural.

Furthermore, after the jackpot image (non-privilege image) is temporarily statically displayed in the story image before the jackpot image is statically displayed to discourage the player, the story is further developed and the bonus image is the jackpot. By changing the trick of statically displaying the image, the player can be surprised or lucky.

When such trick variation is performed or not performed, it may be unclear whether the jackpot image is fixed or not. However, since the notification bar 60d informs whether the story video is being displayed (undetermined) or the win / fail video is still displayed (determined), the story video is being displayed = privilege video, non-privilege video or win / fail video is not displayed. It can be clearly announced that it is confirmed.

Since the display value of the cumulative point Pn is 100 when the jackpot image is statically displayed, even if the missed image is statically displayed as a result of the animation display, if the cumulative point Pn at that time is close to "100". It is possible to fuel expectations for jackpots and make the game more entertaining.

Further, in the present embodiment, the scene in which the enemy character EN is defeated by the main character HI is displayed and the jackpot state is actually achieved.
Only when the value of the random number value Rn selected when entering 6 is "1", and a moving image related to the previous screen (having a history) is displayed on the screen, but the probability of a big hit is It is uniform regardless of previous history. In other words, in this embodiment, every time a game ball enters the ordinary electric accessory 36, a moving image related to the previous history is displayed on the screen, but the factor that actually causes the jackpot is the random number value Rn regardless of the previous history. It depends on the probability of. This has an extremely excellent effect that the player can enjoy a story-like moving image on the screen in conformity with the current law. (Modification 1) In the embodiment, the privilege image and the non-privilege image are distinguished depending on whether the main character HI is a female character or a male character (that is, the attribute of the character), but the attribute of the character is not changed to win. It is also possible to distinguish the privileged video from the non-privileged video according to the level of (eg, overwhelming victory and terrible victory). An example is shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 16, boxing is adopted as the material for story development, and the goal achievement scene, which is a jackpot video, is a scene in which the main character HI knocks out.

In this example, the scene in which the punch of the hero character HI makes a clean hit and the enemy character EN goes down is a scene (display corresponding to reach) in which the victory of the hero character HI, that is, the jackpot is predicted. Counting is performed following this, and if it becomes a ten count, it will be a knockout. In this knockout scene, the enemy character EN struggles to stand up (Fig. 16).
There are two types, (a)) and a completely down state (FIG. 16 (b)). The punch hits from the clean hit to the ten count correspond to the lead video. And in FIG.
The non-privilege image (FIG. 16C) is statically displayed following (a), and the privilege image (FIG. 16) is displayed following FIG. 16 (b).
(D)) is statically displayed. In addition, the enemy character EN may stand up without reaching the ten count and may not be a big hit image (out of reach).

Even with this configuration, the same effect as that of the embodiment can be obtained. Also, by adopting the scene of standing up from down, it is possible to easily and clearly produce an out-of-reach effect. (Modification 2) Although the notification bar 60d is used in the embodiment, the circular meter 60e illustrated in FIG. 17 may be used. In addition, analog display other than these is also possible, and the remaining time until the still image of the relevant image is displayed (for example, in seconds)
Can be displayed digitally. Whichever form is adopted, it is possible to clearly indicate whether the still image (fixed display) of the right or wrong image is being changed or is changing. (Modification 3) The result display commands (big hit display command and deviation display command) of the embodiment are cumulative points Pn,
Although the total damage Dn, the video code, the time code, and the content code are configured to be included, the transmission data sent from the main control board 30 to the special symbol display device 32 (symbol control board 32b) in the relevant portion of the embodiment, Cumulative points Pn,
The cumulative damage Dn, the video code (outside pattern) that specifies the outlying video, the variation time, the win / fail data (data indicating the result of the win / fail judgment), the cumulative point Pn designated by the main control board 30, and the cumulative damage Dn are the pattern control boards. 32b receives, the difference from the current numerical value (these values are points P and damage D) is an operator, and the variable image content is determined by the symbol control board 32b according to the variable time, and the attack and defense are displayed as an image. It is also possible to have a configuration in which a still image is displayed on the out-of-focus image (dominant, inferior, equal, etc.) corresponding to the cumulative point Pn designated immediately before the passage of time. According to this configuration, the main control board 3
Since 0 is a configuration in which the values of the cumulative points Pn and the cumulative damage Dn are transmitted as they are, there is an effect that the recognitions of the main control board 30 and the symbol control board 32b are always the same. (Modification 4) Further, the above-mentioned transmission data is the point P.
As the value, the damage D value, the variation time, and the hit / miss data, the P value and the D value transmitted from the main control board 30 to the design control board 32b every time are calculated by the design control board 32b, and the cumulative points Pn and the cumulative damage Dn are calculated. It can also be configured to. With such a configuration, there is an effect that the load on the main control board 30 is reduced. (Modification 5) Further, the transmission data is the cumulative points Pn,
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the symbol control board 32b determines (selects) an out-of-focus image as the total damage Dn, the variation time, and the hit / miss data. With this configuration, the degree of freedom in expression can be increased and the burden on the main control board 30 can be reduced.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above according to the embodiments and the modifications, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and can be variously implemented without departing from the gist of the present invention. Needless to say. For example, in the embodiment, fighting is adopted as the story development subject matter, but other subject matter can be adopted. Some good examples are sports other than fighting, adventure and treasure hunting, romance and matchmaking. In fighting and sports, a scene such as a victory as shown in the embodiment may be used as a big hit image, and an image of the poor or defeated may be excluded.
When the subject is adventure or treasure hunting, you can use hime rescue, treasure acquisition, escape, etc. as jackpot videos, and defeat, escape, finding empty treasure chests, etc. If you're in love or in a matchmaking situation, make a big hit video about successful confession, marriage, successful date, etc.

Although not shown in the embodiment, a scene corresponding to the reach in the conventional symbol display (for example, a scene in which a player is dominant in a fight, a scene in which a treasure chest is discovered during an adventure, a scene in which a present is given to a love partner, etc.) ) Can be displayed to give a premonition of a success or jackpot.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an electric system of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a deployment determination process executed by the main control board in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a correspondence table A of random number values and groups used in the process of FIG.

7 is a correspondence table B of random number values and groups used in the process of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a result display process executed by the symbol control board in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the out-of-focus image according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an example of an animation display including a deviated image.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of an example of an animation display including a deviated image.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of an example of an animation display including a deviated image.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of an animation display example of a non-privilege video.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of an animation display example up to a privilege image.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of an animation display example from provisional display of non-privilege video to privilege video or non-privilege video.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of Modified Example 1.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of the second modification.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Pachinko machine (ball game machine) 22 Game board 30 Main control board (determination means, special game execution means, privilege presence determination means, privilege game execution means, development determination means) 31 prize ball control board 32 special symbol display device ( Video display means) 36 Ordinary electric accessory (starting area) 40 Big winning opening 60a Video display 60d Notification bar (variation notification display) 60e Circular meter (variation notification display)

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Shogo Tatsumi             1-3 Taiheidori, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi               Takaouchi Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tatsuya Unno             1-3 Taiheidori, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi               Takaouchi Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 2C088 AA10 AA35 AA42 EB56 EB58

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A determination means for determining whether or not a game ball has entered a starting area, and a special game for executing a special game advantageous to a player on condition that the result of the determination is a hit. Execution means, a privilege presence determination means for determining whether or not to perform a privilege game different from the special game after the special game when the determination result is a hit, and the privilege presence determination means determines the privilege game When it is decided to perform, the privilege game executing means for executing the privilege game after the special game is finished, and the winning / damaging image corresponding to the result of the winning / damage determination is statically displayed after the image is variably displayed, and the privilege presence / absence is determined. In a ball-playing machine provided with a video image displaying means for statically displaying the determination result of the means as a privilege video showing that the privilege game is executed or a non-privilege video showing that the privilege game is not executed. And a development determination means for determining story development up to the privilege video or non-privilege video, wherein the video display means displays the story video corresponding to the development determined by the development determination means, and A ball game machine characterized by still-displaying a privilege image or a non- privilege image. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the bonus image and the non-privilege image are the win / loss images (hereinafter, referred to as “big hit images”) indicating that the win / loss determination is successful. In addition, the development determination means determines the story development up to the hit / miss image, and the video display means displays the story video and then statically displays the hit / miss image. Ball game machine. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the story development of the lead video, which is a part of the story video and precedes the still display of the jackpot video, is performed when the privilege video is selected. A ball-playing machine, wherein the non-privilege image is different from that when it is selected. 4. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the big hit image is provisionally statically displayed in the story image before the big hit image is statically displayed. 5. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the video display means performs a variation notification display for notifying that the story video is being displayed. Ball game machine to do.