JP2003062228A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine making a game enjoyable by enhancing the player's hope and thrill. SOLUTION: In the pachinko game machine, a determining process is carried out for determining whether or not a special game is started upon a game ball entering a specific ball hole 31 or passing through a specific passing gate, and an indicating symbol for display in a special image display device 64 is set according to the result of the determining process. If the determining process results in a jackpot, the symbol indicating the jackpot is displayed as determined on the special image display device 64 and the special game is played. The game machine includes a temporary symbol display means 643 for displaying a temporary symbol different from the indicating symbol on the special image display device 64; a symbol variation control means 643 for changing the displayed temporary symbol into the indicating symbol by moving the temporary symbol in a step-by-step fashion; and a preview means 643 for displaying in the special image display device 64 the number of steps needed for the temporary symbol to change into the indicating symbol. Just before the indicating symbol is displayed as determined, the temporary symbol is displayed and then changed into the indicating symbol.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a ball game machine, and more particularly,
The present invention relates to a ball-and-ball game machine equipped with a special image display device for changing a design by entering a game ball into a specific entrance or passing through a specific passage gate, and subsequently displaying the design in a confirmed manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko machine which is a ball game machine,
Equipped with a special image display device that can change and confirm a plurality of symbols, the game ball launched on the game board enters a specific entrance or passes through a specific passage gate for a special game. After changing the symbol of the special image display device to determine whether to move to, based on the special game determination process result, if the determination process result is a jackpot, the special image display device predetermined symbol There is one that confirms and displays the combination (big hit pattern), opens the special winning opening, and executes a special game extremely advantageous for the player to obtain a prize ball.

For example, the jackpot pattern is "111",
"222", "333", "444", "555",
"666", "777", "888" and "999"
Etc., and the same three-digit design combination. The special image display device statically displays the symbols of each changing digit one digit at a time, and the state where two digits of the three-digit symbol are displayed as the same symbol is the "reach" state, and the expectation for the player's big hit I try to raise the feeling.

[0004]

However, in the conventional pachinko machine, the display of the third digit from the reach state is performed until the second digit of the three-digit symbol of the special image display device is displayed. By the time it's done, I just expect to reach or hit the jackpot, and I can't feel any more thrill.

Therefore, the present invention has an object to provide a ball-playing game machine which further enhances the enjoyment of the game by performing a production in which a greater thrilling feeling is provided in the process of reaching the reach state and in the process of reaching the big hit. It is a thing.

[0006]

The present invention is a special game which is advantageous for winning a prize ball when a game ball launched on the board surface of a game board enters a specific entrance or passes through a specific passage gate. Whether or not to shift to the hit determination process, based on the result of the hit determination process to set the instruction pattern to be displayed on the special image display device provided on the board, if the result of the hit determination process is a jackpot, In the ball game machine which confirms and displays the winning symbol which is the instruction symbol of the big hit on the special image display device and executes the special game, the temporary image different from the set instruction symbol is displayed on the special image display device. The temporary symbol display means, the symbol change control means for sequentially moving the displayed temporary symbols by the frame to change to the instruction symbol, and the number of frame movements from the temporary symbol to the instruction symbol in advance in the special image display device. table And a warning display means allowed to,
The temporary symbol is displayed immediately before the instruction symbol is fixedly displayed, and the temporary symbol is changed to the instruction symbol (claim 1). By notifying the number of times the temporary symbols are moved, the player can predict the instruction symbols, and the expectation can be fueled. In addition, by notifying the number of times of frame movement, the number of times of frame movement is more noticeable and gives the player a sense of moderation in the progress of the game, rather than watching the number of times the frame is being moved. That is, conventionally, it may be possible to give a frustrating feeling to the player when the instruction symbol is not fixed, but it is also possible to predict the timing of confirmation by notifying the number of times of frame movement. It should be noted that the advance notice of the number of frame movements does not have to be 100%, and may be displayed 5 times for example, and the frame may be moved 4 or 6 times.
However, when the jackpot instruction pattern is displayed by moving the frame as in advance, 100% probability advance notice is preferable.

The notice display means indicates the number of times of frame movement on the card displayed by the character displayed on the special image display device (claim 2). There is a change in the image rather than only the number of times of frame movement is displayed, and entertains the player.

When the instruction design is a hit design or a reach design, the provisional design display means causes a provisional design different from the hit design or the reach design to be displayed, and the number of frame movements displayed by the notice display means. The temporary symbol is moved by a frame so that the hit symbol or the reach symbol is fixedly displayed (claim 3). Enhances the thrill of reaching and reaching jackpots.

A color changing means for changing the color of the temporary design is provided to change the color of the temporary design (claim 4). Enrich the variation of the pattern change.

It is preferable that the temporary symbol display means, the symbol change control means, the notice display means, and the color change means are constituted by an image control device for controlling the special image display device (claim 5). ).

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an entire pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. The pachinko gaming machine includes a rectangular outer frame 111 and a front frame 112, and the front frame 112 is attached to the outer frame 111 via a hinge 116 above and below the left end. It is attached so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction, opens toward the front side with respect to the outer frame 111, and
Each unit installed on the back side of the unit 12 is maintained. The pachinko game machine is usually attached to the game machine installation island arranged in a plurality of rows via an outer frame 111, and is alternately arranged with a prepaid card unit (not shown).

Inside the front frame 112, there is a metal frame 11 that covers the upper half of the front frame 112 in the height direction.
3 is attached to the metal frame 113, and a glass frame 114 rimging the inner circumference of the metal frame 113 is hinged to the metal frame 113 so that the left side of the glass frame 114 serves as a spindle. The glass frame 114 is provided with glass plates 115 that are double loaded in the front and rear. The game board 21 is housed inside the front frame 112 on the back side of the glass plate 115, and is arranged to face the player with the glass frame 115 interposed therebetween.

At the bottom of the front frame 112, a bathtub-shaped upper plate 121 and a lower plate 124 are installed below the metal frame 113 so as to project toward the front side. The upper plate 121 is provided with a discharge port 122 for paying out prize balls or the like that opens toward the inside. The upper plate 121 has left and right bulging portions that bulge to the front side, and a balance display portion 133 that displays the balance of the prepaid card inserted in the prepaid card unit at the top of the left bulging portion, and a game. A lending button 131 to be pressed when a ball is rented and a settlement button 132 for settlement are provided.

An overflow ball discharge port 125 opens toward the inside of the lower plate 124, and serves as an outlet for the return ball that fails to fire while the overflow ball when the upper plate 121 is full flows in. In addition, by operating the upper plate ball removing lever 123, it communicates with the upper plate 121 through the overflow ball discharge port 125, and the game ball of the upper plate 121 can be moved to the lower plate 124. is there. Also, when the lower plate 124 is full of game balls, the bottom plate of the lower plate 124 is opened by operating the lower plate ball removing lever 126, and the game balls can be discharged below the lower plate 124. You can transfer the ball to another box.

A firing handle 141 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 124.
Is installed. The firing handle 141 has a ring-shaped operation portion 143 on the outer circumference of the grip portion 142 protruding toward the front side.
Are provided coaxially, and the player rotates the operation unit 143 in the clockwise direction to shoot the game ball supplied from the upper plate 121 onto the board surface of the game board 21.

FIG. 2 shows a front view of the game board 21. On the board surface of the game board 21, strip-shaped guide rails 22 and 23 are provided perpendicularly to the board surface so as to rim the board surface in a substantially circular shape. is there. The guide rails 22 and 23 are partially doubled on the left side in the drawing, and a game ball is launched along the outer guide rail 23 by the operation of the launch handle 141 and is surrounded by the guide rails 22 and 23. Enter into a substantially circular game area on the board. In the center of this game area, a special image display device 64
Are provided, and windmills 26, 27, etc. are provided around them.

The special image display device 64 has an image display portion 641 consisting of an LCD panel, and the image display portion 641 is a display surface inside an image display frame 24 fitted in an opening formed in the center of the game board 21. Is installed facing toward you. The image display frame 24 is provided with a special image hold display section 42 and a normal image hold display section 43 each having four LEDs at the upper and lower portions.

Below the special image display device 64, an ordinary electric accessory 31 serving as a winning opening of the first kind is provided. The ordinary electric accessory 31 is an electric tulip operated by a solenoid. At the center of the ordinary electric accessory 31, an ordinary image display section 41 having 7-segment LEDs is provided.

Below the ordinary electric accessory 31, there is a special winning opening 32.
Is provided. In the big winning opening 32, the attacker door 321 is electrically operated to open and close the wide entrance, and when the opening is open, many winnings can be expected.

The normal symbol actuating gate 34 is provided on both the left and right sides of the special image display device 64, and when the game ball passes through this, the normal symbol changes. In addition, the normal prize holes 35 and 36 are provided on the left and right sides of the normal electric auditors product 31 and on the left and right sides of the special prize hole 32, respectively.

An outlet 3 is provided at the bottom of the board of the game board 21.
7 is open, out of the game balls launched on the board surface of the game board 21, the game balls that have not entered the respective winning openings 31, 32, 35, 36 are taken in as out balls.

Some of the wind turbines 27 are made of colored transparent plastic and are provided with a lamp (not shown) behind them so as to shine, and a side lamp 28 that blinks in a complicated manner, and a decorative effect of the game board 21 during the game. Exert. Furthermore, a speaker (not shown) generates a sound in accordance with the progress of the game to enhance the sense of presence during the game.

FIG. 3 shows the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The gaming board 21 has a mechanism board 5 along its back surface.
1 is detachably provided. The mechanism board 51 is provided with a ball tank 52 on the upper part, and a game ball passage 53 is provided below the ball tank 52. The tank rail 54 and the curve rail 5 are provided.
The game balls can be supplied to the prize ball payout device 56 and the ball rental payout device 57 via 5.

Each of the above winning holes 31, 32, 3 of the game board 21
If a game ball enters 5, 36, a prize ball control device 6 described later.
The prize ball payout device 56 operates according to the control by 2, and a predetermined number of game balls are discharged from the discharge port 122 to the upper plate 12
It is paid out within 1.

In the lower part of the back of the Punchco game machine, there is provided a game ball launching device 58 having a launching motor and the like built therein.

On the back surface of the game board 21 or on the mechanism board 51, a main control device 61 for controlling the entire progress of the game, and various sub devices 62, 6 by one-way communication with the main control device 61.
3, 64, 65, 66 are attached. Sub device 6
2 to 66 are for controlling prize balls and payouts (hereinafter,
62, a game ball control device (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as a launch control device) 63, a special symbol display device (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as a special image display device) 64, One for controlling the light emission of various display and effect lamps (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as a lamp control device) 65, one for controlling the output sound of the speaker (hereinafter,
There is a voice control device) 66).

FIG. 4 mainly shows the main controller 61 and the above-mentioned device 6
The electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine constituted by 2 to 66 and the like is shown. A relay board and a power supply circuit for transmitting and receiving signals are omitted.

The main controller 61 is an RA used for a work area such as a ROM and a memory storing a game control program.
It is composed of a logical operation circuit centering on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter, referred to as a microcomputer) having a built-in M. Each device 62 to 66, various switches 711 to 718.
Also, an external input / output circuit for performing input / output with various actuators 719 to 721 is provided.

On the input side of the main controller 61, the lower plate 124
Full switch 711 for detecting the full state of the ball, and a ball out switch 71 for detecting the game ball in the ball tank on the back of the gaming machine.
2, a touch switch 718 that detects that the player is touching the firing handle 141, a first-type start opening switch 713 that detects the entry or passage of a game ball, a normal image operation switch 714, and a V switch 715. A count switch 716, a prize ball payout switch 717 for detecting prize balls paid out to the upper plate 121, and the like are connected.

On the output side of the main controller 61, a special winning opening solenoid 719 for opening / closing the attacker door 321 of the special winning opening 32, a V solenoid 720 for opening / closing a special area in the special winning opening 32, and a first type starting A normal accessory solenoid 721 that opens and closes the mouth 31, an external connection terminal device 68, and the like are connected.

The prize ball control device 62 controls the ball cutting motor 722 in accordance with a command command of the main control device 61 to pay out a game ball as a prize ball to the player when a prize is won, and also to prepaid card unit 723 and The CR settlement display device 724 and the like are controlled. In addition, CR settlement display device 7
24 is a lending button 131 and a settlement button 1 provided on the upper plate 121.
32 and a balance display section 133.

The firing control device 63 controls the firing motor 727 in accordance with the rotation of the operating portion 143 of the firing handle 141 operated by the player. In addition, when the player operates the firing stop switch 726. The touch lamp 728 is turned on when the firing is stopped or when the touch switch 718 is on.

The special image display device 64 is the image display device 6.
41 and the four special image holding LEDs 642 that form the holding display section 42 for the special image, and an image control device 64 that controls these based on a command from the main control device 61.
It consists of three. The image control device 643 is composed of a logical operation circuit centered on a microcomputer having a ROM storing a display control program and a RAM used as a work area for arithmetic operations.

The lamp control device 65 is mainly composed of a drive element such as a transistor, and upon receiving a command command from the main control device 61, the normal image LED 729 of the normal image display part 41 and the normal image hold display part 43. The normal image hold storage LED 730, various lamps 731, and various LEDs 732 are lit and displayed. The voice control device 66 is composed of a sound source IC and an amplifier, and the main control device 61
The speaker 733 is controlled by receiving a command command from the speaker.

The external connection terminal device 68 is connected to the main computer of the game arcade or the management device of the game machine installation island, and transmits the game information of this game machine transmitted from the main control device 61.

In this pachinko machine, a game ball is fired in accordance with the amount of rotation of the firing handle 14, and the winning holes 31, 32, 3 are won.
If the player enters the ball in 5, 36, the prize is won and a predetermined prize ball is paid out. The special symbol of the special image display device 64 is changed by the game ball entering the ordinary electric auditors object 31, which is the first type starting opening of the winning openings 31, 32, 35, 36.

Then, when the symbols of the preset combination are confirmed and displayed on the special image display device 64, it becomes a big hit and shifts to the special game, and the attacker door 321 opens and a state in which a large number of prizes can be expected appears. To do. In the special game, one opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 32 is set as one round, and the game ball that has entered the special winning opening 32 in one round is the big winning opening 32.
The right to perform the next round (opening the attacker door 321 again) is obtained by passing through the special area of
You can repeat up to 15 rounds.

FIG. 5 shows the jackpot determination process of the main routine executed by the main controller 61. The main routine is started up at a predetermined cycle by a hard interrupt. The jackpot determination process is the above-mentioned ordinary electric accessory 31
It is determined whether or not there is a ball (step S100),
If there is a ball, a random number is extracted (step S101). This random number is (1) a jackpot determination random number for determining whether or not it is a jackpot, (2) a reach determination random number for determining whether or not to stop the design through a reach when it is out, (3) a special image display portion 641. The fluctuation pattern selection random number that selects the time from the start of fluctuation of the display symbol to the stillness, (4) the fixed symbol selection random number that selects the fixed symbol, etc., any number between 0 and each maximum value To be extracted.

The random number is provided with a counter, for example, according to the type of the random number, and the count value is incremented by one toward the maximum value each time the main routine is started. The rising cycle of the main routine is as short as 2 ms, and random numbers are extracted at substantially the same appearance rate. For example, the jackpot determination random numbers are extracted at the appearance rate (1/256) in which the numbers "0" to "255" are equal. Also, in order to avoid synchronization between different types of random numbers, a counter for generating initial random numbers is provided. For example, when the jackpot determination random number reaches "255", it does not always become "0", but the initial number. The number specified by the random number is incremented toward the maximum value.

It is determined whether or not the extracted jackpot determination random number is a predetermined numerical value (for example, "1") corresponding to the jackpot (step S102), and if a positive determination is made, the jackpot displayed on the special image display device 64. Of the instruction pattern is extracted (step S103), and a variation pattern for selecting the time from the start of variation of the symbol to the stillness is selected (step S1).
04). Information on the jackpot instruction pattern and the variation pattern is transmitted to the image control device 643 of the special image display device 64.

If a negative determination is made in step S102, it is determined whether or not the reach determination random number is a predetermined numerical value (step S105), and if an affirmative determination is made, the instruction pattern is set so as to be in the reach state (step). In step S106, the variation pattern is selected (step S107). Further, when a negative determination is made in step S105, the instruction symbol is extracted so as to be in the deviated state (step S108), and the variation pattern is selected (step S109). Information on the instruction pattern of the reach and the deviation and the variation pattern is transmitted to the image control device 643 of the special image display device 64.

When the image control device 643 receives the instruction symbol and the fluctuation pattern signal from the main control device 61, the image control device 643 shown in FIG.
The reach symbol change control routine shown in is executed. First,
It is determined whether or not the instruction symbol from the main control device 61 is a reach symbol (step S200), and if it is a reach symbol,
A random number A consisting of a numerical value of "0" or "1" is extracted, it is judged whether the numerical value is "1", and it is judged whether the reach symbol is changed by this (step S20).
1).

If an affirmative decision is made in step S201, a non-reach provisional symbol is set and displayed on the image display device 641 (step S202). Next, after giving a notice by the notice displaying means, the temporarily displayed non-reach temporary symbol is changed (step S203), and the main controller 61 is operated.
The reach instruction pattern set in step 3 is confirmed and displayed (step S204).

FIG. 7 shows an example of a display mode in which the non-reach temporary symbol is changed to the reach instruction symbol by executing the reach symbol change control routine. As shown in FIG. 7 (A), the configuration of the display is such that a left symbol 81, a middle symbol 82 and a right symbol 83, which display any of the numbers “0” to “9” after changing, and each symbol 81, It is composed of three human characters 84, 85 and 86 displayed behind 82 and 83, respectively.

When the game ball enters the ordinary electric accessory 31, the main control unit 61 performs a judgment process as to whether or not to carry out a special game, and when the instruction symbol and the variation pattern are set, the figure As shown in FIG. 7 (B), the left symbol 81, the middle symbol 82, and the right symbol 83 fluctuate all at once. At this time, the image control device 643 determines whether to perform reach symbol change control, and sets a temporary symbol.

For example, if the instruction symbol is a reach instruction symbol of "7/7" and the temporary symbol is a non-reach temporary symbol of "7.5", then the non-reach temporary symbol is as shown in FIG. 7C. Based on, the left symbol 81 displays "7". At this time, the character 86 of the right symbol 83 to be displayed next is a card 87 as a notice display means for giving a notice that the symbol is changed.
Is listed. The card 87 is placed face down.

As shown in FIG. 7 (D), the right symbol 83 displays "5" based on the non-reach provisional symbol. Thereafter, the character 86 throws the card 87, and as shown in FIG. 7E, the card 87 reverses the front and back and displays a numerical value (in this case, "2" is represented). Then, the right design 83 is moved by the number of the card 87 (twice) in the direction of increasing the design, and "7" of the reach instruction design is displayed. In this way, the reach state of the instruction symbol is confirmed and displayed as shown in FIG.

After that, by the processing of step S205 of FIG. 6, the middle symbol 82 is fixedly displayed (not shown), and the symbol fluctuation is finished. In addition, the instruction symbol that is fixedly displayed in step S205 is a "missing reach symbol" in which one symbol (middle symbol) is different or a "big hit symbol" in which all symbols are matched.

When a negative determination is made in step S201 of FIG. 6, the normal reach instruction pattern is displayed in step S204.

When the reach symbol change control routine makes a negative determination in step S200, it extracts a random number B consisting of a numerical value from "0" to "9", and the numerical value is "1" or "3". It is determined whether or not the design is changed (step S206).

If an affirmative decision is made in step S206, a non-reach provisional symbol is set and this is displayed on the image display device 641 (step S207). Next, after giving a notice by the notice displaying means, the non-reach provisional symbol that is provisionally displayed is changed (step S209). At this time, it is determined whether the random number B is "1" (step S209),
If the determination is affirmative, the false reach symbol is tentatively displayed (step S210), and by the process of step S211, the false reach symbol temporarily displayed in step S210 is changed, the instruction symbol is fixedly displayed, and the symbol variation ends. . Step S
The instruction pattern that is confirmed and displayed in 211 is a “defect pattern”.

If a negative determination is made in step S209, the shift instruction symbol is confirmed and displayed in step S211. Also, when a negative determination is made in step S206, similarly, a normal out-of-symbol design is confirmed and displayed in step S211.

In this way, in the reach symbol change control process, when the second digit of the symbol is displayed, after displaying the non-reach temporary symbol as the temporary symbol, the non-reach temporary symbol is changed by giving a notice that the symbol is changed. Since the reach instruction pattern is fixedly displayed, the player's interest in reaching the reach state can be attracted, and the thrill and expectation can be improved. Further, since the card 87 is displayed as the notice display means and the number of times the symbol is moved on the card 87 is also displayed, the change in the symbol is clear and the progress of the game is sharp.

When the main controller 61 does not set the reach instruction symbol as the instruction symbol, the extraction range of the random number B for judging whether or not to perform the symbol variation control is made relatively wide, thereby changing the symbol symbol. Has a low incidence.

Next, as another embodiment of the present invention, in the image control device 643, the process of the symbol change control is performed in the process from the reach state to the big hit.
When reaching the reach state, the image control device 643 executes the big hit symbol change control routine shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the instruction symbol from the main control device 61 is a big hit symbol (step S300), and if it is a big hit symbol, "0".
Alternatively, a random number C composed of a numerical value of "1" is extracted, and it is judged whether or not the numerical value is "1", whereby it is judged whether or not the big hit symbol is changed (step S301).

If an affirmative decision is made in step S301, an outlying reach temporary design is set, and this is displayed on the image display device 641.
Is displayed (step S302). Next, after giving an advance notice by the advance notice display means, the temporarily displayed outlying reach temporary symbol is changed (step S303), and the big hit instruction symbol set by the main controller 61 is fixedly displayed (step S304).

FIG. 9 shows an example of a display mode in which the reach reach temporary symbol is changed to the big hit instruction symbol by the execution of the big hit symbol change control routine. For example, the instruction symbol set by the main control device 61 is a big hit instruction symbol of "777", and the temporary symbol set by the image control device 643 is "757".
No Reach Reach provisional design. As shown in FIG. 9A, in the reach state, the left symbol 81 and the right symbol 83 each display "7" based on the above-mentioned out-reach provisional symbol, and the middle symbol 82 is fluctuating. At this time, the character 85 of the middle symbol 82 holds a card 87 as a notice display means for giving a notice that the symbol is changed.

As shown in FIG. 9B, the middle symbol 82 displays "5" based on the above-mentioned out-reach provisional symbol. After that, the character 85 throws the card 87, and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the card 87 is turned upside down and the numerical value “2” is displayed. Then, the middle symbol 82 is moved by the number of the card 87 (twice) in the direction of increasing the symbol, and "7" of the big hit instruction symbol is displayed. In this way, FIG.
As shown in (D), the jackpot state of the instruction symbol is confirmed and displayed.

When a negative determination is made in step S301 of FIG. 8, the normal reach instruction pattern is displayed in step S304.

Further, if the big hit symbol change control routine makes a negative determination in step S300, it extracts a random number D consisting of a numerical value from "0" to "19", and the numerical value is "1" or "3". It is determined whether or not to change the design by this (step S305).

If an affirmative decision is made in step S305, an outlying reach temporary pattern is set, and this is displayed on the image display device 641.
Is displayed (step S306). Next, after giving a notice by the notice displaying means, the temporarily displayed outlying reach temporary symbol is changed (step S307). At this time, it is determined whether or not the random number D is "1" (step S3
08), if the determination is affirmative, the "fake big jackpot symbol" is tentatively displayed (step S309), and by the process of step S310, the false jackpot symbol that is tentatively displayed in step S309 is changed to give an instruction symbol (departure reach instruction. (Symbol) is confirmed and displayed, and the symbol variation ends.

When a negative determination is made in step S308, the normal outlying reach instruction pattern is confirmed and displayed in step S310. Also, when a negative determination is made in step S305, similarly, a normal outlying reach instruction symbol is fixedly displayed in step S310.

In this way, when displaying the third digit of the symbol from the reach state, after displaying the outlying reach temporary symbol as the temporary symbol, the notice of changing the symbol is given and the above outlying reach temporary symbol is changed, and a big hit. Since the instruction symbol is fixedly displayed, it is possible to further improve the thrill feeling and expectation of the player when reaching from the reach state to the big hit. Further, as the notice display means, the number of times the symbol is moved in the frame is displayed on the card 87, so that the symbol change is clear and there is a sense of moderation in the progress of the game.

When the setting of the main controller 61 is not a big hit, the extraction range of the random number D for determining whether or not to carry out the big hit symbol change control is widened to reduce the occurrence rate of the big hit symbol change control. .

In the reach symbol change control process and the jackpot symbol change control process, the numerical value (the number of times of moving the symbol) of the card 87 as the notice display means is not limited to a positive numerical value, but may be a negative numerical value. . In this case, the frame is moved in the direction of reducing the design. Further, a joker or the like may be displayed on the card 87, and in this case, the frame may be always moved from the temporary symbol to the instruction symbol.

As still another embodiment of the present invention, the image control device 643 performs a color change control process for changing the color of the design in the process of reaching the big hit. For example, there are red and blue in the colors of the design, and when the designs of "red 3" are aligned or the designs of "red 7" are aligned in a big hit, the probability of generating the next big hit is changed. We have a high probability privilege.

The image control device 643 executes the color change control routine shown in FIG. 10 when the reach state is reached. First, it is determined whether or not the design symbol from the main control device 61 is a "red 3" or "red 7" big hit symbol (step S400), and if the determination is affirmative, "0" or "1". The random number E consisting of one of the numerical values is extracted and the numerical value is "1".
It is determined whether or not the color of the design is changed (step S401).

If an affirmative decision is made in step S401,
The jackpot provisional pattern unified by "blue 3" or unified by "blue 7" is set and displayed on the image display device 641 (step S402). Next, after giving a notice by the notice displaying means, the color of the temporarily displayed jackpot provisional pattern is changed (step S403) to be unified into "red 3" set by the main control device 61, or "red". The jackpot instruction pattern unified to "7" is confirmed and displayed (step S40).
4).

FIG. 11 shows an example of a display mode in which the color of the design is changed by executing the color change control routine. The advance notice display means for color change control is for each character 8
A warning is given by giving a syringe 88 to each of 4,85,86. In order to change the color, each character 84, 85, 86 injects a red liquid into each of the symbols 81, 82, 83 displayed by "blue 7" by means of the syringe 88 to change the color to "red 7". Change (Fig. 11 shows the middle pattern 8)
2 shows that the character 85 is injecting).

If a negative determination is made in step S401 of FIG. 10, the normal big hit instruction symbol is fixedly displayed in step S405.

In this way, when displaying the big hit pattern, after displaying the normal big hit temporary design as the temporary design, the color of the temporary design is changed by giving a notice that the color of the design is changed, and the big hit instruction of probability variation is displayed. Since the symbols are fixedly displayed, the variation of the symbols is rich, and the thrill and expectation of the player in the process of reaching the probability variation can be further improved.

In addition, the color change control of the design is such that when the big hit is reached, an out-of-provisional design in which designs of different colors are combined is displayed as a provisional design (for example, "red 7, blue 7, red 7").
Is displayed), and after giving a notice by the notice display means,
By changing the color of the above temporarily displayed temporary design that is temporarily displayed (changing "blue 7" of the middle design to "red 7"),
It may be a big hit.

[0073]

According to the ball-playing machine of the present invention, in the process of reaching and jackpot, once the temporary symbol is displayed, the temporary symbol is moved by changing the frame, and the reach and jackpot instructions are given. Since the symbols are confirmed and displayed, and the number of times of frame movement is announced when moving from the temporary symbol to the instruction symbol, the interest of the game can be further enhanced and the interest of the player is diversified. It is possible to increase the expectation and thrill.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball game machine to which the present invention is applied.

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

FIG. 3 is a back view of the ball game machine.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the ball game machine.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a “big hit determination routine” executed by the main control device of the ball game machine.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a “reach symbol change control routine” executed by the image control device of the ball game machine.

7 (A) to 7 (F) are diagrams showing display modes of reach symbol changes displayed on the special image display device by the "reach symbol change control routine".

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a “big hit symbol change control routine” executed by the image control apparatus.

9 (A) to 9 (D) are diagrams showing a display mode of the big hit symbol change displayed on the special image display device by the "big hit symbol change control routine".

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a “color change control routine” executed by the image control apparatus.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display mode of a big hit symbol change displayed on the special image display device by the “color change control routine”.

[Explanation of symbols]

21 game board 31 specific entrance (normal electric accessory) 61 main control device 64 special image display device 643 image control device (temporary symbol display means, symbol change control means, notice display means, color change means) 81, 82 , 83 symbols (left symbol, middle symbol, right symbol) 84, 85, 86 character 87 card (display notice)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A judgment as to whether or not a game ball shot on a board surface of a game board enters a specific entrance or passes through a specific passage gate to shift to a special game advantageous for winning a prize ball. Process, set the instruction pattern to be displayed on the special image display device provided on the board based on the result of the hit determination process,
If the result of the hit determination process is a big hit, in the ball game machine that executes the special game by confirming and displaying the hit symbol which is the big hit instruction symbol on the special image display device, with the instruction symbol set Is a temporary symbol display means for displaying a different temporary symbol on the special image display device, a symbol change control means for changing the displayed temporary symbol by the frame in order to change to the instruction symbol, and from the temporary symbol to the instruction symbol And a bulletin display means for displaying the number of frame movements in advance on the special image display device, displaying the temporary symbol just before the fixed display of the instruction symbol, and changing the temporary symbol to the instruction symbol. Amusement machine. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the notice display means indicates the number of times of frame movement on a card displayed by the character displayed on the special image display device. 3. When the instruction design is a hit design or reach design, the provisional design display means displays a provisional design different from the hit design or reach design, and the frame movement displayed by the advance notice display means. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the temporary symbol is moved by a number of times, and the hit symbol or the reach symbol is fixedly displayed. 4. The ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising color changing means for changing the color of the temporary design, and changing the color of the temporary design. 5. The temporary symbol display means, the symbol change control means, the notice display means, and the color change means,
The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising an image control device for controlling the special image display device.