JP2003052948A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve higher potentialities of entertaining players by selectively altering the performance contents shown on a display depending on the situations of games on the side of the players themselves. SOLUTION: A 'Big win' lottery is started by game balls winning a pattern starting means 20 and a varying pattern for big wins transmitted to a pattern control means 60 from a main control means 50 is received (S10: Yes) to alter characters (S13: Yes, S14). In this case, a performance pattern for the left side by characters different from existing characters is selected from a group of performance patterns (S17) when game balls pass through a left gate means 17 within a specified time (S16: Yes). But, when the game balls pass through a right gate means 18 (S18: Yes), a performance pattern for the right side by the characters different from the existing characters is selected (S19) from the group of performance patterns.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine, and more particularly, to a game machine capable of selectively changing the contents of effect according to a game mode by a player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a game board is provided with a symbol starting means, a symbol displaying means (liquid crystal display), a variable winning means (openable type winning means) called an attacker, and the like. On condition that the starting means detects the game ball, the main control unit determines the variation pattern of the symbol by lottery, and the determined variation pattern command is transmitted to the symbol control unit, so the symbol variation control by the symbol control unit Thus, in the display means, after the plurality of special game symbols have changed by the predetermined change time, the change stops in the combination of the instructed game symbols.

In this case, when the stopped game symbol is in a specific symbol mode (so-called jackpot pattern mode), the variable winning means repeats the opening / closing operation up to a set number of times based on a predetermined condition, which is a special game state advantageous to the player. Occurs. By the way, in this kind of pachinko machine, when the special game design becomes the jackpot pattern mode or the reach pattern mode, in the display means, a special character which is not normally displayed is used for effect display or a game. A plurality of effect lamps provided on the board and outer frame flash at high speed, and further, various sounds are output so that the player can enjoy the ball game by producing effect. .

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In this type of ball game machine, a special character is introduced so as to enliven the ball game, especially when the jackpot pattern mode or the reach pattern mode is achieved. Although effect display is performed or effect display is performed by blinking multiple effect lamps,
In the big hit state and reach state, there is always an effect display using characters with the same motif (genre) exclusively for big hits and reach, and there is no change display just in accordance with changes in the game pattern. I'm just there.

Therefore, a player who plays a game for a long time gets tired of the same effect display each time he / she hits a big jackpot or reach, and the player has a poor game playability. An object of the present invention is to allow the contents of the effect to be displayed on the display to be selectively changed according to the player's confidence in the playing state, to improve the player's interest, and so on. is there.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problem The ball game machine of the present application is
A game ball detecting means for detecting a game ball passing through a game ball passing portion provided on the game board, a main control means for controlling a game operation, and a performance control based on the game control determined by the main control means. An effect control unit is provided, and an effect pattern storage unit in which a plurality of kinds of effect patterns are stored in advance in the effect control unit, and an effect pattern used for effect is selected from the effect patterns stored in the effect pattern storage unit. In the ball game machine provided with the effect pattern determination means, the detection signal from the game ball detection means is configured to be able to be supplied to the effect control means, and the effect pattern determination means is based on the detection signal from the specific game ball detection means. To determine the effect pattern.

When the game ball shot in the game area of the game board passes through the game ball passage portion, the passage of the game ball is detected by the game ball detecting means. As a result, the effect pattern determination means receives the detection signal from the specific game ball detection means, and the effect pattern based on the detection signal is determined. That is, the game board is provided with a plurality of game ball detection means, of which the character determined according to the detection signal from the specific game ball detection means through which the game ball has passed (
It is possible to change to the characters and animals that appear and display the effect.

Here, the effect pattern determining means may determine an effect pattern from an effect pattern group designated by an effect pattern designating signal transmitted from the main control means to the effect control means. Further, it is provided with a symbol display means capable of variably displaying one or a plurality of game symbols, and the effect pattern designation signal is a variation pattern designation signal transmitted from the main control means for each variation of the game symbol of the symbol display means. Good. Further, the game ball passing portion may be each of a plurality of gate means provided on the game board. Further, the effect pattern determination means may be configured to determine the effect pattern based on a detection signal from a specific game ball detection means when a specific effect pattern designation signal is received.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment is an example of applying the present invention to a first-class pachinko machine, which is a so-called card-type ball game machine installed in an island structure of a pachinko hall, and is an island structure provided in a pachinko hall. , A plurality of card type ball lending machines 1 and a plurality of pachinko machines 2 are alternately arranged in the length direction, and the card type ball lending machine 1 is electrically connected to the pachinko machine 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a pachinko machine 2, which is a card-type ball game machine, has 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) in a state where the card type ball lending machine 1 is sandwiched.
A game board 5 is detachably attached to the front frame 4 from the back side,
Corresponding to the front side of the game board 5, a glass door 6 having a window 6a and a front plate (not shown) of a ball tray 8 for storing game balls for launching are pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable. Front frame 4
In the lower part of the lower tray 9 for storing the game balls overflowing or removed from the ball receiving tray 8, and the launch handle 1 of the launching means 10.
1 and are provided.

The launching means 10 includes a launching handle 11 which is rotatable, and a launching motor 13 which launches a game ball with a striking mallet 12 with a striking force corresponding to a swinging angle at which the launching handle 11 is swung. 3 and 4) and the like. On the right side of the ball tray 8, there is provided an operation panel 14 for the ball lending operation for the card type ball lending machine 1. On the operation panel 14, a card balance display portion 14a for displaying the card balance as a 3-digit number. There are provided a ball lending switch 14b for instructing a ball lending of a predetermined amount of game balls and a return switch 14c for instructing the return of the card at the end of the game.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 5 is provided with a guide rail 15 consisting of an outer rail and an inner rail made of metal in a substantially annular shape. In the game area 5a inside the guide rail 15, Center case 25 and color liquid crystal display 16 provided in the center case 25
A left gate means (passing means or actuation opening) 17 and a right gate means 18, and a plurality of ordinary winning means 19 (in this case,
For example, 6) and the symbol starting means (symbol starting and winning means)
20 and a variable winning means (opening / closing type winning means) 21 and the like are arranged at predetermined positions.

Here, the left and right gate means 17, 18 which are the game ball passing portions are provided with game ball detecting sensors 20a, 20b (these correspond to the game machine detecting means) for detecting the passage of the game balls. ing. Further, each of the normal winning means 19 which is a game ball passage portion is provided with a game ball detection sensor 19a (which also corresponds to a game machine detection means) for detecting the passage of a game ball. Therefore, when the game ball passes through any of the gate means 17 and 18, a passage detection signal output from the game ball detection sensors 17a and 18b of the gate means 17 and 18 that have passed is used as a main control means 50 described later. It can be supplied to the symbol control means 60, respectively.

Although the game board 5 is provided with a plurality of game nails and a windmill, the illustration thereof is omitted. LCD display 1
6 functions as a special symbol display means 23 that variably displays a special game symbol consisting of three game symbols, and 2
It is the display means 22 that functions as a normal symbol display means 24 that variably displays a normal game symbol consisting of one game symbol.
The display means 22 also has a function of displaying motions of various characters, actions such as balloons on the screen of the liquid crystal display 16 other than the special symbol display means 23 and the normal symbol display means 24 as a background image.

The special symbol display means 23 is, for example, three (left, middle, right) symbol display portions 23a to 23c arranged in the left-right direction.
With the condition that the game ball is won in the symbol starting means 20, the specific game symbol is variably displayed (scroll display) on the symbol display portions 23a to 23c for a predetermined time. And
In each of the symbol display portions 23a to 23c, the symbols are stopped in the symbol mode determined based on the lottery result according to the winning timing of the game balls to the symbol starting means 20.

The normal symbol display means 24 has, for example, two (left and right) symbol display portions 24a and 24b arranged in the left-right direction on the lower right side of the display means 22, and the left gate means 17 and the right gate means 18 are provided. When the game ball that has passed through is detected, the normal game symbol is variably displayed on each of the symbol display portions 24a, 24b for a predetermined time, and the game ball is drawn at the time when it passes through the left gate means 17 or the right gate means 18. The design mode determined by the control random number is displayed and stopped. Ordinary game symbol stopped after the change of the normal symbol display means 24 When the hit occurs, the opening and closing claw 20
a is opened for a predetermined time, and it is easy to win the prize.

The symbol starting means 20, which is a game ball passing portion,
A pair of left and right claws 20a that can be freely opened and closed and a game ball detection sensor 20b for detecting passage of a game ball are provided, and are integrally configured with an electric tulip driven by a solenoid (not shown) as a game ball detection means. It works. Therefore, the gate means 17 and 18, the normal winning means 19,
The symbol starting means 20 and the like are game ball passing portions provided on the game board 5, and it is possible to detect that the game balls have passed through these game ball passing portions by the detection sensors 17a to 19a, 20b.

The variable winning means 21 is provided with an opening / closing plate 21a which can be opened to the front, and normally the opening / closing plate 21a is in a closed state, but the game symbol stopped after the special symbol display means 23 changes is "777", " In a specific mode such as "444", a special game called so-called "big hit" is started, and the opening / closing plate 21
Since a is switched to the front open state, a state advantageous to the player occurs. Inside the variable winning means 21, a specific winning area 21b and a normal winning area 21c, which are game ball passing portions, are provided, and when the gaming ball passes through the specific winning area 21b, the special game is continued.

Specific winning area 21b and ordinary winning area 21c
Etc. are also game ball passing parts provided on the game board 5, and it is possible to detect that the game ball has passed the specific winning area 21b by the game ball detection sensor 21d, and the game ball has passed the normal winning area 21c. This can be detected by the game ball detection sensor 21e. When the opening / closing plate 21a of the variable winning means 21 is opened forward, a predetermined time (for example, about 30 seconds) elapses, or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls are won and the opening / closing plate 21a is closed. In the game ball, the specific winning area 21
The special game ends when it has not passed b.

However, if the game ball passes through the specific winning area 21b when the opening / closing plate 21a is closed, the special game can be continued up to a predetermined round (for example, 16 rounds),
An advantageous profit state is given to the player.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a back mechanism plate 30 for holding the game board 5 from the back side is detachably mounted on the back side of the front frame 4, and the back mechanism plate 30 has an opening 30a. A ball tank 33 and a tank rail 34 extending from the ball tank 33 are provided on the upper side of the back mechanism plate 30, and a payout means 35 connected to the tank rail 34 is provided on a side portion of the back mechanism plate 30. On the side, a payout ball guide path 36 connected to the payout means 35 is provided. The game balls paid out from the payout means 35 are paid out to the ball tray 8 via the payout ball guide path 36.

A back cover 37 mounted on the back side of the game board 5 is fitted into the opening 30a of the back mechanism plate 30.
The main control board 39 is disposed inside the board case 38 attached to the back cover 37, and the symbol control board 4 is provided on the front side thereof.
0 is set. The liquid crystal display 16 is electrically connected to the symbol control board 40. Below the main control board 39, a lamp control board 42 is provided inside a board case 41a attached to the back cover 37, and a sound control board 43 is provided inside a board case 41b adjacent to the board case 41a. ing.

Inside the board case 44 mounted on the back mechanism plate 30 below the board cases 41a and 41b,
A power supply board 45 and a payout control board 46 are provided respectively. Further, a firing control board 48 is provided inside the board case 47 mounted on the rear side of the firing means 10.
These control boards 39-40, 42-43, 45-46,
Reference numeral 48 is an independent printed circuit board,
5 and other control boards 39, 4 except the firing control board 48
0, 42, 43, and 46 are provided with microcomputers (not shown) each including a one-chip integrated circuit having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like.

A main control board 39 and other control boards 40,
42, 43, and 46 are electrically connected to each other via a connector with a plurality of signal lines, and various control boards 40, 42, 43, and 46 are made to execute predetermined game operations from the main control board 39. It is possible to send control commands by one-way communication. By adopting one-way communication of control commands,
It is possible to surely prevent fraud regarding the stop of the symbols of the normal game symbols and the special game symbols, reduce the control load of the main control means 50 described later, and simplify the control control transmission control.

Next, various functions achieved through a plurality of control programs stored in advance in the controller of the pachinko machine 2 will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. However, these various functions are realized by these means 50 to 56, 61 to 65, 70, 7 by means of the above-mentioned microcomputer and various control programs stored in the ROM.
Achieved at 1, 73, 75.

The main control means 50 formed on the main control board 39 is for various game parts provided on the game board 5 and game ball detection switches provided for the various game ball detection means 17-20. While mainly controlling the game control of the game board 5 relating to the input and output of signals, the symbol control means 6 described later.
0, the payout control means 70, the lamp control means 71, the sound control means 73, etc. are transmitted and output control commands as required. The symbol control means 60 constituted on the symbol control board 40, based on the symbol control command transmitted from the main control means 50, variably controls the normal game symbol of each symbol display portion 24a, 24b, and is instructed. Control the fluctuation stop to display the normal symbol mode.

The symbol control means 60 further, on the basis of the received symbol control command, each of the symbol display portions 23a-23c.
The variation control of the special game symbol is performed, the variation stop is controlled so as to display the instructed special symbol aspect, and the effect display control for effecting the liquid crystal display 16 is performed. Discharge control means 70 formed on the dispensation control board 46
Receives a payout control command from the main control means 50,
It controls the payout of game balls by the payout means 35. Here, the display means 22 and the symbol control means 60 and the like constitute a symbol display means, and the symbol control means 60 corresponds to the effect control means.

The lamp control means 71 formed on the lamp control board 42 receives a lamp control command from the main control means 50, and a large number of decorative lamps and effect lamps provided on the game board 5, the outer frame 3, etc. It controls lighting of the lamp group 72 including lamps and the like. The sound control means 73 configured on the sound control board 43 receives the sound control command from the main control means 50 and controls the sound output for various sound effect sounds to the speaker 74 provided on the back side of the ball tray 8. Control The firing control means 75 configured on the firing control board 48 drives the firing motor 13 and controls the firing of the game balls.

The main control means 50 is a random number generation means 51 for generating a plurality of control random numbers, a random number extraction means 52, a random number determination means 53, a profit state generation means 54, a symbol determination means 55, and a command transmission means. It has 56 etc. The random number generation means 51 uses a minute update cycle (for example, about 2 msec),
For example, control random numbers from "0 to 299" are repeatedly generated. Of the plurality of control random numbers generated by the random number generation means 51, only one control random number (for example, "7") is set as the jackpot random number which is a predetermined specific random number.

The random number extraction means 52 extracts the control random number when the game ball wins the symbol starting means 20 for the special symbol, and the game ball passes through the left gate means 17 or the right gate means 18 for the normal symbol. Extract the control random number. The random number determination means 53, based on the control random number extracted by the random number extraction means 52 when the game ball wins the gate means 17, 18 or the symbol starting means 20, with respect to the special game symbol, the "big hit" which coincides with the specific random number. Is it?
Or, it is determined whether it is "out (including the reach)", and it is also determined whether it is "hit" or "out" for the normal game symbol.

Further, the random number judging means 53 also makes a judgment on the probability variation type big hit, and when it is judged to be the probability variation type big hit, until the next or next big hit, or a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times). Only until the special game pattern changes, the number of specific random numbers to be a big hit is set to be larger than usual. Further, in the case of such probability fluctuation, the random number determination means 53 instructs the profit state generation means 54, which will be described later, to give a predetermined profit.

The profit generating means 54 is a random number determining means 5
3, the variable winning means 21 is opened / closed by a predetermined profit state generation routine included in the game control on condition that the jackpot determination result is received from 3, or the stop symbol after the special symbol display means 23 is changed to the jackpot symbol. The plate 21a is opened and closed as described above. Further, when the profit state generating means 54 receives the above-mentioned probability variation instruction from the random number determining means 53, the opening / closing claw 20a of the symbol starting means 20 is in a normal condition (for example, on the condition that the normal game symbol is “hit”). , About 0.5 seconds) (for example, about 3 seconds),
The player is provided with a profit state such that the game ball can be easily entered by opening the game ball.

The symbol determining means 55 is a predetermined lottery program according to the determination result from the random number determining means 53.
Regarding the normal game symbol, the winning normal game symbol and the hitting ordinary symbol variation pattern are determined by lottery when the winning is "win", and the outlying ordinary gaming symbol and the outlying normal symbol varying pattern are determined by lottery when the "off". Regarding the special game symbol, the symbol determination means 55 further determines the special game symbol of the big hit and the special symbol variation pattern of the big hit when the "big hit" is drawn by lottery, and the special game symbol of the deviation and the special symbol variation of the miss symbol when "out". Determine the pattern.

As shown in FIG. 6, the command transmitting means 56 stores designated codes of a plurality of types of variation pattern numbers, and based on the variation pattern determined by the symbol determining means 55, to the symbol controlling means 60. , Variation pattern numbers for special game symbols A1, A2, A3 ... B1, B2, B
A variation pattern designating code that designates 3 ... (this corresponds to a variation pattern designating signal and is also a production pattern designating signal), a stop symbol, and a variation stop command are transmitted and output as control commands for each symbol variation. Instead of the lamp control means 71 and the sound control means 73,
If necessary, various control commands (not shown) accompanying the change in the symbol are transmitted.

The command transmitting means 56 further transmits various control commands (not shown) including a variation pattern designating code to the symbol control means 60, even for variation patterns of normal game symbols. The symbol control means 60 is a normal symbol control means 61 for controlling the normal symbol display means 24, and a special symbol control means 62 for controlling the special symbol display means 23.
The variation pattern storage means 63, the effect pattern storage means 64, the effect pattern determination means 65 and the like are provided, the symbol control command transmitted from the command transmission means 56 is received, and the received symbol control command is analyzed.

Then, the normal symbol control means 61 controls the normal symbol fluctuation in each symbol display portion 24a, 24b, and the special symbol control means 62 controls each symbol display portion 23a.
The special symbol variation in 23c is controlled, and further, the effect display is controlled in the display means 22. As shown in FIG. 7, the variation pattern storage means 63 stores the variation content (including variation time) in association with each of the plurality of variation pattern numbers for the normal game symbol and the special game symbol.

In the effect pattern storage means 64, as shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of effect display groups for effect display, which are effect-displayed on the liquid crystal display 16 by the background images using various characters, correspond to the variation pattern numbers. It is also stored. However, the fluctuation patterns A1 to A10 are fluctuation patterns used when a big hit occurs, and the fluctuation patterns B1 to B15 are fluctuation patterns used when a deviation occurs including a deviation reach. In addition, the production pattern group,
Only some of the fluctuation patterns A and B are stored.

Each of the effect pattern groups A and B is provided with "for basic", which is basically produced by a character that appears, and "for changing", which is capable of changing the character that appears for production. The basic production pattern includes a plurality of production patterns used for production display after the variation of the special symbol is started (for example,
Two types of basic effect patterns (A1a, A1b, A2)
a, A2b ...) The effect contents are stored.

As the change effect pattern, the effect contents of the effect pattern for the left (A1c, A2c ...) Selected when the game ball passes through the left gate means 17 during the game (for example, the character is a ninja). And the production of sunset)),
The production pattern for the right (A1d, A2d which is selected when the game ball passes through the right gate means 18 during the game)
..) (for example, the effect of the character as a samurai or thunder) is stored.

Therefore, the "big hit" is determined by the random number determination means 53, and the main control means 50 to the symbol control means 60.
When the variation pattern A1 is transmitted to, in the case where "for change" is specified, when the game ball passes through the left gate means 17 during the variation of the special game symbol, the effect so far is provided. Regardless of the character that has appeared, the ninja character is used to perform the effect display. In addition, when the game ball passes through the right gate means 18 during the change of the special game symbol, the samurai character is used for the effect display regardless of the character that has been appearing in the effect so far.

The effect pattern determination means 65 is designated by the effect pattern number based on the variation pattern number (this corresponds to the variation pattern designation signal and is also the effect pattern designation signal) transmitted from the main control means 50. An effect pattern is selected, and an effect pattern included in the effect pattern group is selected for the effect pattern group designated by the effect pattern number.

Next, the effect pattern determination control performed by the symbol control means 60 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. However, the symbol Si (i = 10, 1 in the figure)
1, 12 ...) are each step. The game state in which this control is started will be briefly described. The player operates the firing handle 11 to fire the game balls sequentially sent from the ball tray 8 to the game area 5a of the game board 5. Then, when the game ball falling along the game board 5 wins the symbol starting means 20, the normal winning means 19, etc., the payout means 35 operates based on the detection signals from the game ball detection sensors 20a, 19a. The number of game balls according to the prize type is paid out to the ball tray 8.

On the other hand, when the game ball wins the symbol starting means 20, the random number extracting means 52 executes the control random number lottery based on the detection signal from the game ball detecting sensor 20a, and the judgment by the random number judging means 53 is " In the case of a “big hit”, the command transmission means 56 causes the “variation pattern A”.
1 "is determined, and the main control means 50 to the symbol control means 60
A variation pattern designation code "8201 [H]" for designating the "variation pattern A1" is transmitted to.

In this way, when the variation pattern is transmitted from the main control means 50, the symbol control means 60 executes command reception by an interrupt process not shown, and the effect pattern group corresponds to the received variation pattern. This control is started only when it is present. That is, the symbol control means 60
Only in a specific case in which the effect pattern group corresponds to the variation pattern received in, the specific game ball detection means 17a,
The effect pattern is determined based on the detection signal from 18a.

When the variation pattern (for example, variation pattern A1) transmitted from the main control means 50 is received (S10: Yes), a plurality of patterns included in the basic production pattern of the production pattern group designated by the variation pattern. One effect pattern is determined by random number lottery from among the effect patterns of No. 1, and effect display is executed on the liquid crystal display 16 other than the symbol display units 23a to 23c and the symbol display units 24a and 24b by the effect information of the effect pattern. (S1
1).

Next, a random number lottery is executed to determine whether or not to change the character to be used for the performance (S12). If the character is changed as a result of the random number drawing (S1
3: Yes), and a "for change" effect pattern is designated from the variation pattern group designated by the variation pattern (S14). For example, when the "variation pattern A1" is specified, two effect patterns A1c (for left) and A1d (for right) included in the effect pattern group A1 are designated. Next, the time counting operation of the timer including the soft timer is started (S15).

Next, based on the detection signal from the specific game ball detection sensor 17a, whether or not the game ball has passed through the left gate means 17 (S16), and also the specific game ball detection sensor 18
The game ball is the right gate means 18 based on the detection signal from a.
(S18), and whether a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the timer started (S18)
20), are sequentially executed. When the game ball passes through the left gate means 17 (S16: Yes), the effect pattern determining means 65 selects the left effect pattern (S1).
7) Then, an effect is displayed on the liquid crystal display 16 according to the selected effect pattern (S22).

On the other hand, when the game ball passes through the right gate means 18 (S18: Yes), the effect pattern determining means 65 selects the right effect pattern (S19), and the effect is displayed according to the selected effect pattern. (S22). For example, when the game ball passes through the left gate means 17 during the change of the special game symbol by the jackpot lottery, the character that has been appearing in the production so far is "Samurai", and the production by that samurai is Even if it is being performed, the performance display by the left "ninja" is performed. Further, when the game ball passes through the right gate means 18, even if the character that has been appearing in the effect up to now is the "ninja," the effect display by the "samurai" for the right is performed.

By the way, when the predetermined time has passed without the game ball passing through the left gate means 17 and the right gate means 18 (S20: Yes), the timer during the time counting operation is stopped (S2).
1) Alternatively, if the character is not changed by random number lottery (S13: No), the effect display determined as one of the basic effect patterns selected in S11 continues without being changed. Will be displayed. For example, if the character that has basically appeared in the production is "ninja", the production is displayed by the production pattern A1a for the ninja. In addition, when the character that has appeared in the production so far is "samurai" and the production is performed by the samurai, the production is displayed by the production pattern A1d for the samurai.

Here, the microcomputer provided in the symbol control board 40 and the write / read control program of its ROM, the pattern memory of RAM, and further FIG.
The effect pattern storage means 64 is composed of effect information corresponding to the effect pattern numbers shown in FIG. 6, and the effect pattern determination means 65 is composed of the effect pattern determination control program (see FIG. 9) of the microcomputer and its ROM. .

Thus, the player's firing handle 1
By the operation of 1, when the game ball shot in the game area 5a of the game board 5 passes through the specific left gate means 17,
The effect pattern to be selected is different from when the specific right gate unit 18 is passed, and the appearing character can be changed and displayed on the liquid crystal display 16. That is, the player's self-confidence game state, that is, the player operates the firing handle 11 to move the game ball to any of the gate means 17, 1.
Since the contents of the effect displayed on the liquid crystal display 16 can be selectively changed depending on whether or not the player passes through 8, it is possible to improve the interest of the player.

Further, the effect pattern determining means 65 determines the effect pattern from the effect pattern group designated by the variation pattern designation code designating the variation pattern number transmitted from the main control means 50 to the symbol control means 60. Therefore, the contents of the effect can be enriched, and the control load for determining the effect pattern in the main control means 50 can be reduced. Further, since the effect pattern designation code is similar to the variation pattern designation code transmitted from the main control means 50 for each variation of the special game symbol, the variation pattern designation code is transmitted without separately transmitting the effect pattern designation code. The production pattern group can be easily specified only by performing.

Further, when the effect pattern determining means 65 receives a code having a varying pattern which is an effect pattern designating signal for specifying an effect pattern group having a plurality of effect patterns, the specific game ball detecting means 17a, 18a
Since the effect pattern is determined on the basis of the detection signal from, the player tries to pass the game ball through any of the game means 17 and 18, so that the interest can be improved.

A modification of the above embodiment will be described. 1] Instead of the left and right gate means 17 and 18, of the plurality of normal winning means 19, the game ball on the left is the normal winning means 19
The character appearing in the effect display may be changed depending on whether to win any of the above and the case of winning to any of the normal winning means 19 on the right side. 2] In the embodiment, the game ball detection means is related to the game control, that is, the game ball detection sensors 17a to 19a, 20b, 21d, 21e connected to the main control means 50, but for the production control, that is, The game ball detection sensor may be connected only to the effect control means.

For example, when the center case 25 has a left side warp passage and a right side warp passage, instead of the left and right gate means 17 and 18, a game ball detection sensor dedicated to effect control is provided in each warp passage. The character appearing in the effect display may be changed depending on whether the game ball passes through the left side warp passage or the right side warp passage. 3] On the condition that the right and left gate means 17, 18 and the right and left normal winning means 19 are won, the reach state effect may be changed or the effect pattern used for the effect may be re-lotted.

4] In the case where there are four or more holding balls for the special game symbol, the game balls enter the symbol starting means 20 and the number of holding balls is an odd number (5, 7, 9, ...) And an even number. (6, 8, 1
0 ...), the character appearing in the effect display may be changed. 5) The sound control means 73 is provided with effect pattern storage means for storing a plurality of types of sound patterns capable of sound effects, and effect pattern determination means for selecting one of the plurality of kinds of sound effect patterns. The sound effect may be changed depending on whether to win the gate means 17 or the normal winning means 19 on the left side and to win the gate means 18 on the right side or the normal winning means 19 on the right side. In this case, the sound control means 73 corresponds to effect control means.

6) The lamp control means 71 has effect pattern storage means for storing a plurality of kinds of lamp blink patterns capable of producing lamps, and effect pattern determination means for selecting one of these plurality of kinds of lamp blink patterns. Is provided, and the gate means 17 on the left side or the normal winning means 19 on the left side
The effect by blinking the lamp may be changed depending on whether to win the prize or to the right gate means 18 or the right normal prize means 19. In this case, the lamp control means 71 corresponds to the effect display means.

7] The valid time (predetermined time) for changing the character used in S20 of FIG. 9 is, for example, 5 seconds, 10 seconds,
It is also possible to select from a plurality of valid times such as 20 seconds by lottery, or to notify the valid time by a display device such as a level meter. 8] When a plurality of game balls are successively won in the symbol starting means 20 and the variable winning means 21, the winning intervals appear in the effect display depending on whether the winning interval is shorter than a predetermined time or longer than the predetermined time. The character may be changed.

9] The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications are added without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to pachinko machines, but also game balls, coins, etc. The present invention can be applied to various ball game machines such as arrange ball machines and sparrow ball game machines using various game media of

[0060]

According to the invention of the present application, when the game ball shot in the game area of the game board passes through the game ball passage portion and is detected by the game ball detecting means, a detection signal from the game ball detecting means It is possible to change to the effect contents (for example, a character that appears) according to the effect pattern determined according to the above, and to perform effect display. That is, depending on the game state of the player's self-confidence, that is, which game ball passing portion the game ball passes through,
The effect contents displayed on the display can be selectively changed, and the player's interest can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine (ball game 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 a pachinko machine.

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

FIG. 6 is a table showing a designation code of a fluctuation pattern number included in a command transmission unit.

FIG. 7 is a table showing fluctuation pattern numbers and their fluctuation contents stored in a fluctuation pattern storage unit.

FIG. 8 is a table showing effect pattern numbers and effect contents included in effect pattern storage means.

It is the flowchart of production pattern decision control.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Pachinko machines (ball game machines) 17 Left gate means 17a Game ball detection sensor 18 Right gate means 18a Game ball detection sensor 19 Normal winning means 19a Game ball detection sensor 20 symbol starting means 20a game ball detection sensor 21 Variable winning means 21d Game ball detection sensor 21e Game ball detection sensor 22 Display means 50 Main control means 60 symbol control means 64 effect pattern storage means 65 Production pattern determination means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A game ball passing portion (1) provided on a game board (5).
7 ~ 21) game ball detection means (1
7a ~ 19a, 20b, 21d, 21e), the main control means (50) for controlling the game operation, and the production control means (60, 60) for performing the production control based on the game control determined by this main control means (50). 71, 73), the effect control storage means (60, 71, 73) stores a plurality of types of effect patterns in advance, and the effect pattern storage means (64) stores a plurality of effect patterns. In the ball game machine provided with the effect pattern determination means (65) for selecting the effect pattern to be used for the effect from among the effect patterns, the detection from the game ball detection means (17a to 19a, 20b, 21d, 21e) A signal can be supplied to the effect control means (60, 71, 73), and the effect pattern determination means (65) is a specific game ball detection means.
A ball-and-ball game machine characterized by determining an effect pattern based on a detection signal from (17a to 19a, 20b, 21d, 21e). 2. The effect pattern determining means (65) is selected from effect pattern groups specified by an effect pattern specifying signal transmitted from the main control means (50) to the effect control means (60, 71, 73). 2. The effect pattern is determined.
Ball game machine described in. 3. A symbol display means (22,60) capable of variably displaying one or a plurality of game symbols is provided, and the effect pattern designation signal is mainly for each variation of the game symbol of the symbol display means (22,60). The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the variation pattern designation signal is transmitted from the control means (50). 4. The game ball passing portion (17, 18) is a game board.
The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is each of a plurality of gate means (17, 18) provided in (5). 5. The effect pattern determination means (65) is based on a detection signal from a specific game ball detection means (17a to 19a, 20b, 21d, 21e) when a specific effect pattern designation signal is received. The effect pattern is determined, and the effect pattern is determined.
The ball-and-ball game machine according to any one of to 4.