JP2003126406A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of promoting entering of game balls into a guide gate under prescribed conditions. SOLUTION: On a specific winning hole generator 20 provided on a game panel of a class 3 pachinko machine, a left opening wing 21 and a right opening wing 22 are provided, so that these are opened as game balls enter a normal electric generator actuation hole. Inside the specific winning hole generator 20, a game ball holding member 23 is horizontally provided. On the game ball holding member 23, a left game ball holding part 23a and a right game ball holding part 23b are formed. Under the game ball holding member 23, the guide gate 14 movable right and left is provided. The moving direction of it is displayed by an arrow in a forecast pattern display part 25 in a specific game state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a game machine that promotes winning of a game ball into a special device operation determination symbol operation gate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a pachinko machine which is an example of a conventional game machine, there is a so-called "third type" pachinko machine. This "third type" pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a front view of a conventional third type of pachinko machine 101. In this conventional pachinko machine 101, a game board 102 is provided in the upper half, and a game area 104 surrounded by a guide rail 103 is formed in the game board 102. In this game area 104, the first symbol display part L1 and the second symbol display part L in which the normal symbols are variably displayed
2, the normal symbol display device 108 provided with the third symbol display portion L3 is provided, and below the normal symbol display device 108, a normal symbol starting gate 109 for detecting passage of a game ball.
The normal winning opening 110 is provided below the normal symbol starting gate 109, and the specific winning opening 111 is provided below the normal winning opening 110. Further, a diagonally lower right of the normal symbol display device 108 is provided with a third-class winning port 112 incorporating a rotating body having a game ball receiving port formed therein, and below the third-class winning port 112, a big winning Mouth 113
Is provided.

A pachinko machine 101 constructed as described above
Then, when the launched game ball passes through the normal symbol starting gate 109, a lottery using random numbers is performed, and the symbol based on the lottery result is displayed on the normal symbol display device 108, and in the case of winning, it is specified. The winning opening 111 is opened for a predetermined time, during which the playing ball is stopped at a gaming ball stopping portion (not shown) in the specific winning opening 111, and the specific winning opening 111 is closed, and then the gaming ball is a special device. Operating area (not shown)
When you pass through, you will be able to earn jackpot rights. In this state, when a game ball wins the third-class winning opening 112, the special winning opening 113 is opened once, and this is repeated 16 times, for example, so that a big hit game can be played.

In this conventional pachinko machine 101, the player can increase the number of game balls he or she has in the case of winning the jackpot right and opening the special winning opening 113 a predetermined number of times.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned pachinko machine 101, the player can increase the number of game balls he or she has only when a big hit occurs, and there are few variations in the game state which is advantageous to the player. There is a problem that the player gets tired of the game machine immediately.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to promote the winning of a game ball to the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding section under predetermined conditions. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the taste and realizing a new game property and increasing the player's willingness to play.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 1, an ordinary electric auditors product operating port provided on the surface of the gaming board for winning a game ball, and the ordinary electric motor. A specific winning opening that is opened by winning the game ball to the accessory working hole, and a special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding unit that guides the game ball that has won to the specific prize opening to the special device operation determination symbol operation gate, Right generation determination means for determining whether or not to generate a right to perform a lottery when the game ball guided from the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding section passes through the special device operation determination symbol operation gate, and Based on the lottery result of the right occurrence determination means, a special device operation determination symbol display section for displaying a symbol, and provided on the surface of the game board, provided with a plurality of the specific winning openings, from the plurality of specific winning openings A gaming member that selectively guides the awarding game ball to the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guide portion, and the plurality of the game members in order to pass the game ball to the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guide portion. Of the specific winning opening, the notification means for notifying which specific winning opening should be aimed at, the notification determining means for determining whether or not to notify by the notifying means, and the notification determining means for notifying And a notification control means for operating the notification means.

In the gaming machine of this structure, the gaming member provided on the surface of the gaming board is provided with a plurality of specific winning openings, and the gaming balls won from the plurality of specific winning openings are selectively operated by the special device operation determination symbols. Guide to the gate guide, the notification means, in order to pass the game ball to the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guide, which specific winning opening of the plurality of specific winning openings of the game member should be aimed? The notification determining means determines whether or not to notify by the notification means, and the notification control means activates the notification means when the notification determining means determines to perform the notification.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 2,
In addition to the configuration of the invention according to claim 1, the plurality of specific winning openings are specific winning openings provided in a pair on the left and right sides of the game member, and the informing means determines which of the left and right specific winning openings. The configuration is such that it informs whether or not it should be aimed.

In the gaming machine of this structure, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1, the notifying means notifies which of the pair of left and right specific winning openings should be aimed.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 3,
In addition to the configuration of the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the game member is provided with the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guide portion that moves in the left and right direction, and further, the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guide portion. A moving direction determining means for determining the moving direction of the, the notifying means, based on the determination result of the moving direction determining means, for notifying the moving direction of the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guide portion, It is configured to do.

In the gaming machine of the invention of this structure, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding portion moves in the left and right direction inside the game member, and the moving direction. The determination means determines the moving direction of the special device operation determination symbol actuation gate guiding portion, and the notifying means notifies the moving direction of the special device operation determination symbol actuation gate guiding portion based on the determination result of the movement direction determining means.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 4,
In addition to the configuration of the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the pair of left and right specific winning openings of the game member are individually opened, and the informing means opens either of the pair of left and right specific winning openings. It is characterized in that it is notified.

In the gaming machine of the present invention having this structure, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the pair of left and right specific winning openings of the gaming member are individually opened, and the notifying means is paired with the left and right. Which of the specific winning openings is opened is notified.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 5,
In addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 4, the game member includes a pair of left and right game ball retaining portions for temporarily retaining each of the game balls won from the pair of left and right specific winning openings inside. ing.

In the gaming machine of the present invention having this structure, in addition to the operation of the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 4, the pair of left and right gaming ball retaining portions provided inside the gaming member is a pair of left and right parts. Each game ball that has won from the winning opening is temporarily stopped.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 6,
In addition to the configuration of the invention according to claim 5, the game ball retained in each of the game ball retaining portions is flowed down toward the lower side where the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding portion is provided. It is configured to.

In the gaming machine of the invention of this construction, in addition to the action of the invention described in claim 5, the game ball retained in each game ball retaining portion is provided with a special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding portion. It flows down.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 7,
In addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 3 or 5 or 6, it is provided with a moving direction lottery means for determining by a lottery which direction the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding section moves left or right. There is.

In the gaming machine of the invention of this structure, in addition to the action of the invention described in claim 3 or 5 or 6, the moving direction lottery means moves the special device operation determination symbol operation gate in either the left or right direction. Whether to do it is decided by lottery.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 8,
In addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 4 to 6, there is provided an opening direction lottery means for deciding by a lottery which of the pair of left and right specific winning openings to be opened.

In the gaming machine of the present invention having this structure, in addition to the operation of the invention described in any one of claims 4 to 6, the opening direction lottery means determines by drawing which of the pair of left and right specific winning openings is to be opened. To do.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 9,
In addition to the structure of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 8, the notification means is provided in the game member.

In the gaming machine of the present invention having this structure, in addition to the operation of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 8, the notifying means provided in the gaming member makes the notification.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 10, in addition to the structure of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the notifying means is any of a pair of left and right specific winning openings of the game member. It has a configuration characterized by being a display means for displaying whether or not to aim by using figures, characters, symbols and the like.

In the gaming machine of the present invention having this structure, in addition to the operation of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 9, the display means as the notification means can be aimed at any one of the pair of left and right specific winning openings of the game member. Show what you should do with figures, letters, symbols, etc.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 11, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 10, the notifying means is one of a pair of left and right specific winning openings of the game member. The configuration is characterized in that it is a sounding means for notifying by voice whether or not to aim.

In the gaming machine of the present invention having this structure, in addition to the operation of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 10, the sounding means as the notifying means can aim at any one of the pair of left and right specific winning openings of the gaming member. A voice informs you what to do.

Further, in a game machine according to a twelfth aspect of the invention, in addition to the structure of the invention according to any one of the first to eleventh aspects, a third type provided on the surface of the game board for winning a game ball In the starting port and the state of occurrence of the right to hit,
It is provided with a big winning opening which is opened by winning a game ball into the third-class starting opening.

In the gaming machine of the present invention having this structure, in addition to the operation of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 11, the third-class starting opening provided on the surface of the gaming board in the state where the right to hit is generated. When the game ball wins, the big winning opening is opened.

[0031]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, an outline of a mechanical configuration of a pachinko machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The pachinko machine 1 is a so-called "third-class" pachinko machine or "property". FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1. As shown in FIG. 1, a substantially square game board 2 is provided in the upper half portion of the front of the pachinko machine 1, and the game board 2 has a substantially circular game area 4 surrounded by a guide rail 3. It is provided. In the lower part of the game board 2 of the pachinko machine 1,
An upper plate 5 that supplies a game ball to a launcher (not shown) and receives a prize ball is provided, a lower plate 6 that receives the prize ball is provided immediately below the upper plate 5, and on the right side of the lower plate 6. Is the firing handle 7
However, a speaker 48 is provided above the lower plate 6.

Next, the mechanical structure of the game board 2 is shown in FIG.
Or, it will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 2 of the pachinko machine 1. The game board 2 has a guide rail 3
A substantially circular game area 4 surrounded by is provided. A substantially rectangular specific winning a prize role product 20 is provided in the approximate center of the game area 4, and a special device operation determination symbol display device 8 composed of a liquid crystal display device is provided above the specific winning a prize role product 20. ing. Further, an electric decoration wind turbine 9 is provided on the right side of the special device operation determination symbol display device 8, and an electric decoration wind turbine 10 is also provided on the left side of the special device operation determination symbol display device 8.
Further, a normal electric auditors product operating port 12 is provided diagonally to the lower left of the specific winning a prize member 20.

Below the illuminated windmill 9, a third-class starting port 11 incorporating a rotating body having a game ball receiving port formed therein.
Is provided, and just below the third-class starting opening 11, the big winning opening 16
Is provided. Further, an out-ball collecting port 17 for collecting game balls that have not won is provided at the lower end of the game area 4 below the specific winning port accessory 20. In addition, the game board 2 between the specific winning mouth accessory 20 and the out-ball collecting opening 17
On the back surface of the special winning opening accessory 20, a special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26 connected by a game ball guide path (not shown)
Is provided.

Next, the structure of the specific winning a prize mouth accessory 20 is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to (1) and (2). Figure 3 (1)
FIG. 3 is a front view of the specific winning a prize role product 20 in which the opening / closing wings 21 and 22 are opened, and FIG. 3 (2) is a front view of the specific winning a prize role product 20 in which the opening / closing wings 21 and 22 are closed.

As shown in FIG. 3 (1), the specific winning opening accessory 20 has a vertically long rectangular box shape when viewed from the front, and a left opening / closing wing 21 is provided on the left side surface thereof so as to be opened and closed. The right opening / closing blade 22 is provided on the right side surface so as to be openable / closable. The left opening / closing wing 21 and the right opening / closing wing 22 correspond to the specific winning opening. The specific winning prize accessory 20 is normally shown in FIG.
As shown in (2), the left opening / closing blade 21 and the right opening / closing blade 22 are closed. The left open / close wing 21 and the right open / close wing 22 are opened for 5 seconds at the same time on the left and right after a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) from the prize winning when the game ball is won at the normal electric auditors product operating port 12, and the game ball is opened. Are guided to the inside of the specific winning mouth accessory 20.

In addition, a game ball retaining member 23 is horizontally provided in the specific winning a prize role product 20, and a left game ball retaining portion 23a, which is a recess for retaining game balls, is provided on the left side of the game ball retaining member 23. Is formed, the bottom portion 2 of the left game ball stop portion 23a
3c can be opened and closed by an actuator (not shown). Also, on the right side of the game ball retention member 23,
Right game ball stop portion 23b consisting of a recess where the game ball can be stopped
Is formed, the bottom portion 23d of the right game ball stopping portion 23b can be opened and closed by an actuator (not shown).

Further, below the game ball stopping member 23,
A guide gate 24 that is movable in the left-right direction (arrow A direction or arrow B direction) is provided. This induction gate 24
Is normally located at the center as shown in FIGS. 3 (1) and 3 (2), and whether the moving direction is right or left with a probability of ½ by the guide gate moving direction determination process described later. When is determined, it moves to the left (direction of arrow A) or to the right (direction of arrow B), and returns to the center when it reaches the end.

The guide gate 24 is formed in a box shape having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with the top and the back opened, and the guide gate 24 moves directly under the state where the game ball is retained in the left game ball retaining portion 23a. When the bottom portion 23c is opened, the game ball is guided to the guide gate 24. In the state where the game ball is stopped at the right game ball stop portion 23b,
When the guide gate 24 is moved directly below and the bottom portion 23d is opened, the game ball is guided to the guide gate 24. The bottom surface of the guide gate 24 is inclined to the back side, and the game balls are discharged to the back side. Then, the discharged game ball is guided to the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26 by a game ball guide path (not shown). Further, the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26 is provided with a special device operation determination symbol operation switch 77 shown in FIG. 4, so that it can be detected that the game ball has passed the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26. It has become. The game ball that has passed the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26 is designed to be discharged to a game ball collecting portion (not shown) by a game ball guide passage (not shown).

Further, the inner back wall of the upper part of the guide gate 24 is a notice pattern display section 25 in which a large number of light emitting diodes (hereinafter, referred to as "LEDs") are arranged on one surface, which will be described later. In the gaming state, the arrow indicates which of the left and right directions the guide gate 24 moves.

Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 2, the special device operation determination symbol display device 8 is composed of a liquid crystal display screen, and in order from left to right, the special device operation determination symbol display portion L1,
Special device operation determination symbol display portion L3, special device operation determination symbol display portion L2 is provided. In the special device operation determination symbol display portions L1 to L3, the special device operation determination symbol is variably displayed for a predetermined time, and then is fixedly displayed to show the hit of the special device operation determination symbol. "7, on the special device operation determination symbol display portions L1 to L3
When the same numbers such as "7, 7" are displayed in a line, the special device operation determination symbol is a hit display, and when a combination of different numbers is displayed, it is an outlier display.
In addition to the above, the game board 2 is provided with various electric lamps, other LEDs, many obstacle nails, and the like.

In the pachinko machine 1, when a game ball wins the normal electric auditors product operating port 12 during a specific game state described later, a predetermined time before the timing at which the left opening / closing wing 21 and the right opening / closing wing 22 are opened. An arrow is displayed on the notice pattern display section 25 to inform in which of the left and right directions the guide gate 24 moves.

The predetermined time is the time when the game handle is operated to shoot the game ball and the game ball thus shot reaches the left opening blade 21 or the right opening blade 22. Therefore, during the specific game state, the left opening / closing wing 21 and the right opening / closing wing 2
When 2 is opened, at least the firing handle 7 is operated, a game ball is launched, and at a timing before the time when the launched game ball reaches the left opening / closing wing 21 or the right opening / closing wing 22, It is possible to notify in which direction the guide gate 24 is moved.

Next, the symbols displayed in the special device operation determination symbol display portions L1 to L3 on the display screen of the special device operation determination symbol display device 8 will be described. In the present embodiment, as an example of variable display of the symbols displayed in the special device operation determination symbol display portions L1 to L3 on the display screen of the special device operation determination symbol display device 8, the symbols are from top to bottom or from bottom to top. The variable display of the symbols that are scrolled and displayed will be described as an example. As shown in FIG. 2, in the special device operation determination symbol display portions L1 to L3 of the display screen of the special device operation determination symbol display device 8,
The symbols to be described later are variably displayed so as to scroll from the top to the bottom, and on the display screen, background images of the special device operation determination symbol display portions L1 to L3, characters, messages, etc. are also displayed. ing.

The symbols displayed in the special device operation determination symbol display portions L1 to L3 are normally vertically scrolled (scroll from top to bottom), and the special device operation determination symbol display portion L1 and special device operation are performed. The determination symbol display portion L2 and the special device operation determination symbol display portion L3 are arranged to stop in this order. In addition, this special device operation determination symbol display portion L1
The arrangement of L3 and the order of stop display may be arbitrarily changed. Further, the special device operation determination symbol display device 8, the special device operation determination symbol is not always displayed in the special device operation determination symbol display portions L1 to L3, and instead of these displays, a moving image, a message, etc. Can also be displayed. Also, the special device operation determination symbol display device 8
Is provided with the symbol display board 44 shown in FIG.

Special device operation determination symbol display section L1 above
As the symbols respectively displayed on L3, in the example of the present embodiment, the numbers "0", "1", "2", "3", "4",
There are 10 types of "5", "6", "7", "8", and "9", and when the game ball passes through the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26, the determination of the hit of the special device operation determination symbol is performed. As a general rule, these ten types of symbols are sequentially displayed in a variable manner in this order. The probability of hitting the special device operation determination symbol is 1/30 in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment.
Is. If it is a hit, 3 displayed in one horizontal row
The state in which two special device operation determination patterns are aligned with the same numbers and letters (for example, 3 like "7", "7", "7")
The hit symbol is confirmed and displayed in the case where all the pieces match), and the player is informed of the hit of the special device operation determination symbol.

Therefore, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, when a game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory working hole 12, the left opening blade 21 and the right opening blade 22 which are specific winning openings are opened for 5 seconds, When the game ball is picked up by the left open / close wing 21 or the right open / close wing 22 while the left open / close wing 21 and the right open / close wing 22 are opened, the game ball is guided into the specific winning mouth accessory 20. It has become. The game ball picked up by the left opening / closing wing 21 is easily stopped at the left game ball stopping portion 23a, and the game ball picked up by the right opening / closing wing 22 is easily stopped at the right game ball stopping portion 23b. The game ball that has not stopped in either the left game ball stop portion 23a or the right game ball stop portion 23b,
It is designed to be discharged to a discharge port (not shown). When the game ball stopped at either the left game ball stop portion 23a or the right game ball stop portion 23b is successfully guided to the guide gate 24,
A game ball guide path (not shown) guides the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26 provided on the back side of the game board 2. And the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26
When the game ball passes through, a lottery using random numbers is performed, and 30
When hit with a probability of one, the winning symbols such as “7, 7, 7” are displayed on the special device operation determination symbol display portions L1 to L3. Then, when the right is generated and the game ball wins the third-class start opening 11, the special winning opening 16 is opened once for a predetermined time. The opening of the special winning opening 16
It is repeated up to a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times).

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electric circuit configuration of the pachinko machine 1. The control unit 40 of the pachinko machine 1 is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1, and the control unit 40 includes a main board 41, a power supply board 42, a sound board 43, a pattern display board 44, a payout control board 45, an illumination board 46, And a main board 41.
Is provided with a CPU unit 50 that performs various processes according to a program. In this CPU unit 50, a CPU 51 that performs various arithmetic processes, a RAM 52 that stores flags, counter values, data, and the like, a control program, data of various initial values, and display contents on the special device operation determination symbol display device 8 There is provided a ROM 53 that stores data of a command for instructing, and these are integrally molded as one LSI.

An interrupt reset circuit 57 is connected to the CPU unit 50, and the interrupt reset circuit 57 is
An interrupt signal is given to the CPU 51 every 0.002 seconds (hereinafter, abbreviated as “2 ms”).
1 controls the pachinko machine 1 according to a control program stored in the ROM 53.

Further, the main board 41 is provided with an I / O interface 54 for transmitting and receiving data signals to and from the sound board 43, the pattern display board 44, the payout control board 45, the illumination board 46, the relay board 47 and the like. There is. The I / O interface 54 is connected to an output port 55 that outputs information about the pachinko machine 1 to a game hall management computer (not shown).

Here, referring to FIG. 5, the symbol display board 4
The electrical configuration of No. 4 will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the symbol display board 44. As shown in FIG. 5, the symbol display board 44 is provided with an input interface 44b for receiving a command from the main board 41, and the input interface 44b is connected to a CPU 44a which controls the symbol display board 44. , CPU4
A RAM 4a stores the received command data and the like.
44c and ROM 44d that stores data such as symbol fluctuations
, And the symbol display device drive circuit 44e and the interrupt reset circuit 44f are connected. Symbol display drive circuit 44
The special device operation determination symbol display device 8 and the notice symbol display portion 25 are connected to e.

Further, a CPU (not shown), a RAM (not shown), a ROM (not shown), an input interface (not shown), etc. are also mounted on each of the sound board 43, the payout control board 45, and the illumination board 46. ing. The main board 41 controls the main control of the pachinko machine 1, the power supply board 42 supplies a direct current to each board, the sound board 43 controls the generation of sound effects of the pachinko machine 1, and the symbol display board 44 is special. Control the symbol displayed on the display screen of the device operation determination symbol display device 8 and the notification symbol displayed on the notice symbol display section 25, the payout control board 45 controls the prize ball payout device 49, and The decoration substrate 46 controls the light emission mode of each electric decoration of the pachinko machine 1, and the relay substrate 47 relays the wiring of each sensor.

Incidentally, as shown in FIG.
The illuminated windmills 9 and 10 are connected to the illuminated lamp 63, and the special device operation determination symbol display device 8 and the notice symbol display unit 25 are connected to the symbol display board 44. Further, a speaker 48 is connected to the sound board 43, a prize ball payout device 49 is connected to the payout control board 45, and a guide board 24 is guided to move the guide gate 24 in the left-right direction. Gate moving device 24a, large winning opening opening solenoid 70, specific winning opening opening solenoid 71 for opening and closing left opening / closing wing 21 or right opening / closing wing 22, third-class starting opening for detecting game balls winning third-class starting opening 11 A switch 72, a normal electric auditors product operating port switch 73 for detecting a game ball winning in the normal electric winning combination working hole 12, a V switch 74 for detecting a gaming ball winning in the V zone in the special winning opening 16, a big winning opening A count switch 75 for counting the number of game balls that have won a prize of 16, and a prize ball collected in a prize ball collecting section by a game ball guide passage (not shown) after winning an ordinary prize opening (not shown) The special prize opening switch 76 and the left opening / closing wing 21 or the right opening / closing wing 22 are picked up and guided into the specific winning opening accessory 20, pass through the guide gate 24, and operate a special device by a game ball guide path (not shown). The special device operation determination symbol operation switch 77 for detecting the game ball guided to the determination symbol operation gate 26 is connected.

Further, the power supply board 42 is connected to the main board 41, the sound board 43, the symbol display board 44, the payout control board 45, and the decorative board 46, respectively, so that stabilized DC power is supplied. It has become. 24 V AC is supplied to the power supply board 42. The power supply board 42 is provided with a rectifier composed of a silicon diode bridge (not shown), a smoothing circuit composed of an electrolytic capacitor, a stabilization circuit composed of a regulator IC, and the like.
It can supply 2V and 5V. Although not particularly shown in FIG. 4, the main board 41 and the power board 4
2, sound board 43, symbol display board 44, payout control board 4
5, the decorative substrate 46, and the relay substrate 47 are all connected by a ground line.

Next, the storage area of the RAM 52 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a storage area of the RAM 52. The RAM 52 has a loop counter storage area 52a and a right generation flag storage area 52.
b, special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c, special device operation determination symbol per flag storage area 52f, initial setting storage area 52l, winning ball flag storage area 52
m, the first stop symbol storage area 52o, the second stop symbol storage area 52p, the third stop symbol storage area 52q, the symbol variation command storage area 52r, the lamp command storage area 52s, the sound command storage area 52t, the movement direction command storage area 52u etc. are provided.

Further, in the loop counter storage area 52a, a loop counter LC2 for special device operation determination symbol hit determination (not shown), a special device operation determination symbol creation counter L
C3, special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC4, special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC5, reach determination counter LC6, reach pattern determination counter LC7, moving direction determination counter LC8 and the like are respectively stored. These counters are incremented by a predetermined amount at regular intervals (for example, 2 ms) in accordance with a reset signal from the interrupt reset circuit 57 shown in FIG. 4 so as to circulate within a set range of numerical values. When the set maximum value is reached, the next value is returned to "0". These count values are adapted to be stored in the special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c when the game ball passes through the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26.

Next, each counter will be described in detail below. First, the count value of the special device operation determination symbol hit determination loop counter LC2 is used to determine the hit of the special device operation determination symbol. When the power is turned on, it starts from "0" and is incremented by 1 for each interrupt (every 2 ms) and cleared to "0" when "30" or higher. Therefore, the count value of the special device operation determination symbol hit determination loop counter LC2 takes any value from "0" to "29", and one cycle is 60 ms.

Special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC3
The count value of is used to determine the hit symbol when the hit of the special device operation determination symbol is displayed. Further, in the case of the out-reach, the special device operation determination symbol display portion L1, the special device operation determination symbol display portion L2 is used to determine the symbol displayed. Further, in the case of the off display, it is used to determine the first stop symbol displayed in the special device operation determination symbol display portion L1. The count value of this special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC3 starts from "0" when the power is turned on, and is incremented by 1 for each interrupt (every 2 ms reset), and is cleared to "0" at "10" or more. . Therefore, the count value of the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC3 takes any value from "0" to "9", and one cycle is 20 ms.

Further, the count value of the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC4 is used to determine the second stop symbol displayed on the special device operation determination symbol display portion L2 in the case of deviation. When the power is turned on, it starts from "0", and "1" is added to every 10 interrupts (every 20 ms, every one cycle of the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC3), and "1" is added.
It is cleared to "0" when it is "0" or more. Therefore, the count value of the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC4 takes any value from "0" to "9", and one cycle is 200 m.
s.

Furthermore, the count value of the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC5 is used to determine the third stop symbol displayed in the special device operation determination symbol display portion L3 in the case of deviation. When the power is turned on, it starts from "0" and is incremented by 1 for every 100 interrupts (every 200 ms, every one cycle of the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC4).
It is cleared to "0" when it is "0" or more. Therefore, the count value of the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC5 takes any value from "0" to "9", and one cycle is 2000
ms.

Next, the count value of the reach determination counter LC6 is used to determine whether or not the reach operation is performed in the case of the out-of-range (outside reach). When the power is turned on, it starts from "0", increments by 1 every interrupt (every 2 ms), and is cleared to "0" when "160" or more. Therefore,
The count value of the reach determination counter LC6 takes any value from “0” to “159”, and one cycle is 320
ms. If the count value of the reach determination counter LC6 is between "20" and "35", the out-reach operation is performed. In this outlying reach, the first stop symbol (left symbol) that is stopped and displayed in the special device operation determination symbol display portion L1 and the special device operation determination symbol display portion L2
The second stop symbol (right symbol) that is stopped and displayed is the same symbol, and the symbol of the special device operation determination symbol display portion L3 is variably displayed for a predetermined time, and eventually stops in the special device operation determination symbol display portion L3. Third stop symbol displayed (middle symbol)
Is a symbol different from the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol.

Further, the reach pattern determination counter LC7
The count value of is used to determine the reach pattern when it is determined that the hit or the off reach. When the power is turned on, it starts from "0" and every interrupt (2ms
1) is added to each) and "0" is cleared when "60" or more.
Therefore, the count value of the reach pattern determination counter LC7 takes any value from "0" to "59", and there are 60 reach patterns. In addition, 1 cycle is 12
It becomes 0 ms.

The count value of the moving direction determination counter LC8 is used to determine which of the left and right directions the guide gate 24 moves. When the power is turned on, it starts from "0" and increments by 1 for each interrupt (every 2ms)
It is cleared to "0" when it is "0" or more. Therefore, the count value of the moving direction determination counter LC8 takes any value from “0” to “9”, and in the case of “0 to 4”, it is determined that the guide gate 24 moves to the left, In the case of "5-9", it is determined that the guide gate 24 moves to the right.

Next, referring to FIG. 7, the pattern display board 44
The storage area of the RAM 44c will be described. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a storage area of the RAM 44c of the symbol display board 44. As shown in FIG. 7, the RAM of the symbol display board 44
44c, a specific game state determination counter storage area 44
c1, a specific game state flag storage area 44c2, a moving direction command storage area 44c3, an arrow display command storage area 44c4 and the like are provided. This RAM44c
In the specific game state determination counter storage area 44c1 of
The count value of the specific game state determination counter LC9 is stored, and the count value of the specific game state determination counter LC9 is used for a lottery when entering the specific game state and a lottery when leaving the specific game state. The interrupt reset circuit 4 shown in FIG. 5 starts from “0” when the power is turned on.
According to the reset signal from 4f, every interrupt (4ms
1) is added to each) and "0" is cleared when 150 or more. Therefore, the count value of the specific game state determination counter LC9 takes any value from "0" to "149" and is 1
The cycle is 600 ms. Further, in the movement direction command storage area 44c3, a command transmitted from the main board 41 and instructing the movement direction of the guide gate 24 is stored.

Next, the storage area of the ROM 53 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the storage area of the ROM 53. As shown in FIG. 8, the ROM 53 is provided with a control program storage area 53a, a hit reach pattern table storage area 53b, an outlying reach pattern table storage area 53c, and the like.
Further, the ROM 53 is provided with various storage areas not shown.

Next, details of the operation of the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 9 to 14. Each step in the flowchart is abbreviated as "S" below. 9 is a flowchart of the main routine of the pachinko machine 1, FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the hit determination process of the special device operation determination symbol of the pachinko machine 1, and FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the right generation determination process. 12 is a flow chart of guide gate movement direction determination processing, FIG. 13 is a flow chart of specific game state transition determination processing, and FIG. 14 is a flow chart of guide gate movement direction determination processing.

In the flowchart of the main routine shown in FIG. 9, the CPU 51 of the main board 41 sequentially processes from the start in accordance with the reset signal generated by the interrupt reset circuit 57 shown in FIG. 4 at a constant interval time (for example, 2 ms). The process from the start to the end is performed within 2 ms. Therefore, every time a reset signal is input at 2 ms intervals, the process is repeated from the start. A program for performing the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 9 is stored in the control program storage area 53a of the ROM 53 shown in FIG.

In the flowchart of the main routine of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 9, first, when the first reset signal is input, stack pointer set processing for setting the designated address of the stack pointer is performed (S1). Then, a RAM check for checking the stored contents of the RAM 52 is performed (S2). This RAM check (S2)
Is for determining whether or not the initialization process at power-on is being performed. At this time, it is determined whether or not a predetermined numerical value written in the power-on initialization process shown in S3 is written in the initialization storage area 52l of the RAM 52. When the predetermined value is not written in the initial setting storage area 52l (S2: NO), the initial setting process after power-on is not performed, so the initial setting process at power-on is performed (S3). ). In this process, the stored value in each storage area of the RAM 52 is reset,
Furthermore, the value of each loop counter stored in the loop counter storage area 52a is set to an initial value (for example,
"0"), and a predetermined numerical value is stored in the initial setting storage area 52l. Then, the process ends.

With the next reset signal, processing is performed from the start. First, in the RAM check (S2),
Since a predetermined numerical value is written in the initial setting storage area 52l, the RAM 52 is determined to be normal (S2: YE
S), and shifts to the next liquid crystal screen command output process (S4). In this liquid crystal screen command output process (S4), I /
A signal for controlling the special device operation determination symbol display device 8 is sent to the symbol display board 44 through the O interface 54. Then, the process proceeds to the sound command output process (S5). In this sound command output process (S5), the speaker 4 is attached to the sound board 43 via the I / O interface 54.
A signal is sent to drive 8. Then, a lamp command output process (S6) is performed. In the lamp command output process (S6), a lamp command for controlling blinking of various lamps provided in the pachinko machine 1 is output to the decorative board 46. Next, port output processing is performed (S
7). In this port output process (S7), various information such as hit information, start information, and time reduction information of the pachinko machine 1 is output to the hall management computer (not shown).
Output via.

Then, a switch reading process (S8) is performed. In this switch reading process (S8), the winning of the game ball to the third type starting port 11, the ordinary electric auditors product operating port 12, the special winning opening 16, the guide gate 24 and the like is detected.
In the switch reading process (S8), specifically, the third-class starting port switch 7 provided in the third-class starting port 11 is provided.
2, the ordinary electric auditors product operation determination opening switch 73 provided in the ordinary electric auditors product operating port 12, the V switch 74 provided in the V zone of the special winning opening 16, the count provided in the special winning opening 16 A switch 75, a winning opening switch 76 for detecting the winning of a game ball from a normal winning opening (not shown), and a special device operation determination symbol operation switch 77 provided in the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26 detect each game ball. In this case, a flag corresponding to each switch is set in the winning ball flag storage area 52m of the RAM 52.

Also, the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 2
When the special device operation determination symbol operation switch 77 provided in 6 detects the passage of the game ball, the special device operation determination symbol hit determination loop counter LC2 stored in the loop counter storage area 52a of the RAM 52,
Special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC3, LC4, L
The values of C5, the reach determination counter LC6, and the reach pattern determination counter LC7 are stored in the special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c.

When the switch reading process (S8) is completed,
Then, a loop counter updating process (S9) is performed. In this loop counter updating process (S9), the special device operation determination symbol hit determination loop counter LC stored in the loop counter storage area 52a of the RAM 52, respectively.
2, special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC3, LC
4, LC5, reach determination counter LC6, reach pattern determination counter LC7, and moving direction determination counter LC
The value of 8 is increased (incremented) by the predetermined amount “1”. If the maximum value set in each loop counter is exceeded, the value of each loop counter will be "0".
Cleared and programmed to return to "0".

Next, in the main routine of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 9, when the loop counter updating process (S9) is completed, it is judged whether or not an error has occurred in the pachinko machine 1 (S10), and the pachinko machine 1 is executed. If an error has occurred in 1 (S10: YES), the condition device processing (S1
1), the special device operation determination symbol processing (S12) is skipped to perform the processing, and the special device operation determination symbol display device 8 is caused to display an error or the like. If no error has occurred (S
10: NO), and proceeds to the condition device process (S11).

Next, in this condition device processing (S11), when the game ball is won in the normal electric accessory operating hole 12, the left opening blade 21 and the right opening blade 22 of the specific winning opening accessory 20 are opened. Open for 5 seconds. Moreover, when the hit flag is ON in the special device operation determination symbol hitting flag storage area 52f of the RAM 52, that is, in the case of the special device operation determination symbol hit, the right to hit is generated, and the third kind starting port 11 is provided. When the game ball is won, the special winning opening 16 is opened. In the process of the first round, since the hit determination process of the special device operation determination symbol in the special device operation determination symbol process (S12) described later has not been performed yet, in the condition device process (S11), nothing is performed and the following Go to processing. Next, special device operation determination symbol processing (S12) is performed.

This special device operation judgment design processing (S12)
Then, a hit determination process of a special device operation determination symbol, which will be described later, and the like are performed. Further, when the special device operation determination symbol processing (S12) is completed, next, payout control (S13) for paying out the prize balls is performed, and the main routine is performed via the frame lamp control (S14) for blinking the frame lamp. The process ends. The processing of this main routine, including the processing of each subroutine, is completed within 2 ms. And
By the reset signal from the interrupt reset circuit 57, CP
U51 repeats the processing of the main routine shown in FIG. 9 from the start. Therefore, the processing of the main routine shown in FIG. 9 is repeated in units of 2 ms. If it is determined in the special device operation determination symbol processing (S12) of the processing of the main routine of the previous round that the special device operation determination symbol hits, "1" is stored in the special device operation determination symbol hit flag storage area 52f of the RAM 52. Then, the hit flag is turned on, and the condition device processing of the next second round (S1
In 1), if "1" is stored in the special device operation determination symbol hitting flag storage area 52f, the third-class starting port 1
The prize hole 16 is opened by winning the game ball to 1.

In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the game is played as follows. The player operates the firing handle 7 provided on the lower side of the game board 2 to drive the game ball into the game area 4, and when the game ball wins the ordinary electric auditors product working opening 12, a specific winning mouth combination Left opening / closing wing 21 of object 20
And the right opening / closing wing 22 is opened for 5 seconds. Then, the game ball is picked up by either the left opening / closing wing 21 or the right opening / closing wing 22,
Enter the special prize mouth accessory 20, and successfully, the guide gate 24
When entering, through a game ball guide path (not shown), the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26 is guided. Then, when the special device operation determination symbol operation switch 77 provided in the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26 detects the passage of the game ball, the special device operation stored in the loop counter storage area 52a of the RAM 52, respectively. In the special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c of the RAM 52, the values of the determination symbol hit determination loop counter LC2, the special device operation determination symbol creation counters LC3, LC4, LC5, the reach determination counter LC6, and the reach pattern determination counter LC7 are random numbers. It is stored (S8). Then, the process proceeds to S10 through the loop counter updating process (S9). Normally, there is no error in the pachinko machine 1 (S1
0: NO), the process proceeds to the condition device process (S11), but still
Since the special device operation determination symbol has not been hit, the special device operation determination symbol process (S12) is not performed in the condition device process (S11).

This special device operation judgment design processing (S12)
Then, the hit determination process of the special device operation determination symbol of the flowchart shown in FIG. 10 is performed. In the hit determination process of this special device operation determination symbol, first, it is determined whether or not the game ball has passed through the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26 (S21). This determination is made based on whether or not there is a random number stored in the special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c of the RAM 52. If there is no random number stored in the special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c of the RAM 52 (S2
1: NO), the special device operation determination symbol hit determination process is terminated, and the process returns to the main routine.

If the random number is stored in the special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c of the RAM 52 (S21:
YES), special device operation determination random number storage area 52c
Based on the random number value of the special device operation determination symbol hit determination loop counter LC2 stored in the storage area 1 of the special device operation determination symbol hit determination (S2
2). The value of the loop counter LC2 for special device operation determination symbol hit determination is “0” to “29” in the present embodiment.
Since it takes a time, it is determined whether or not the value (random number value) of the special device operation determination symbol hit determination loop counter LC2 is a specific value determined as a hit value, for example, "7". It When the value of the special device operation determination symbol hit determination loop counter LC2 is "7" (S2
2: YES), RAM5 for turning on the hit flag
2 special device operation determination symbol per flag storage area 52
"1" is stored in f (S23), and then the hit reach pattern selection process is performed based on the value of the reach pattern determination counter LC7 stored in the special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c of the RAM 52 ( S2
4).

This hit reach pattern selection processing (S2
In 4), referring to the hit reach pattern table stored in the hit reach pattern table storage area 53b shown in FIG. 8, the reach variation pattern command is selected, and the reach variation pattern command is stored in the RAM.
It is stored in the symbol variation command storage area 52r of 52 (S24). In addition, in the processing of S24, in addition to the storage of the reach variation pattern command, the illuminated windmills 9 and 1 at the time of reach
A lamp command for turning on or blinking 0 or the electric lamp 63 is stored in the lamp command storage area 52s of the RAM 52, and a sound command of a sound effect emitted from the speaker 48 is stored in the sound command storage area 52t of the RAM 52.

Next, a winning symbol selection process is carried out (S2
5). When the hit display of the special device operation determination pattern,
A special symbol is selected based on the value of the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC3 stored in the special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c. The special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC3 is any value between "0" and "9".

Here, in accordance with the value of the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC3 stored in the special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c, the hit symbol is selected as follows (S25). The value of the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC3 and the first stop symbol displayed on the special device operation determination symbol display part L1 (left symbol), the second stop symbol displayed on the special device operation determination symbol display part L2 (right) Pattern),
The relation with the third stop symbol (middle symbol) displayed in the special device operation determination symbol display portion L3 is 0: "0, 0, 0", 1:
"1, 1, 1", 2: "2, 2, 2", 3: "3, 3,"
3 ", 4:" 4, 4, 4 ", 5:" 5, 5, 5 ", 6:
"6, 6, 6", 7: "7, 7, 7", 8: "8, 8,"
8 ”, 9:“ 9, 9, 9 ”. The data indicating the selected hit symbols are stored in the first stop symbol storage area 52o, the second stop symbol storage area 52p and the third stop symbol storage area 52q of the RAM 52 (S25).

In the determination of S22, the special device operation determination symbol random determination loop counter LC2 stored in the special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c of the RAM 52.
If the value of the random number is other than "7" which is a hit, for example (S22: NO), the reach is deviated depending on the value of the reach determination counter LC6 stored in the special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c of the RAM 52. It is determined whether or not the operation is performed (S27). When the value of the reach determination counter LC6 is "20 to 35", it is determined to be out of reach (S27: YES). When it is determined to be out of reach (S27: YES), in the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC3 and the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC4 stored in the special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c of the RAM 52. On the basis of the stop symbol of the outlying reach, the first stop symbol storage area 52 of the RAM 52
o, the second stop symbol storage area 52p and the third stop symbol storage area 52q are respectively stored (S28), and RO
Out of M53 reach pattern table storage area 53
The outlying reach pattern table stored in c is selected, and the outlying reach variation pattern command is selected, and the reach variation pattern command is stored in the symbol variation command storage area 52r of the RAM 52 (S2).
9).

In the process of S29, in addition to the storage of the reach variation pattern command, the illuminated windmills 9 and 1 at the time of the reach are executed.
A lamp command for turning on or blinking 0 or the electric lamp 63 is stored in the lamp command storage area 52s of the RAM 52, and a sound command of a sound effect emitted from the speaker 48 is stored in the sound command storage area 52t of the RAM 52.

Next, if the reach is not determined in the determination process of S27 (S27: NO), the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC3 stored in the special device operation determination symbol random number storage area 52c of the RAM 52 is stored. , Special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC4, and based on the random number of the special device operation determination symbol creation counter LC5, the stop symbol selection process (S30) is performed, the first stop symbol storage area 52o of RAM52, the second stop symbol Storage area 52
p and the third stop symbol storage area 52q are respectively stored (S30). When the processing of S25 or S29 or S30 ends, next, special device operation determination symbol display portions L1, L
A symbol designating command for designating a stop symbol to be fixedly displayed on the symbols L2 and L3 is output to the symbol display board 44 (S3).
1). This symbol designation command, the first stop symbol storage area 52o of the RAM52, the second stop symbol storage area 52p
And, it is output based on the stop symbol stored in the third stop symbol storage area 52q.

Then, the variation pattern command output (S3
Perform 2). This variation pattern command output is the symbol variation command storage area 52r of the RAM 52 of the main board 41.
The variation pattern command of the symbol stored in is output to the symbol display board 44. In the pattern variation command storage area 52r of the RAM 52, if the variation pattern command of the hit is stored, the variation pattern command of the hit, if the variation pattern command of the reach is stored, the variation of the reach Pattern command on main board 4
1 to the symbol display board 44, and when the variation pattern command of the hit or reach is not stored, the variation pattern command of the normal variation is output from the main board 41 to the symbol display board 44 (S32). There are 64 variation patterns from variation pattern 1 to variation pattern 64. In the symbol display board 44, based on the variation pattern command received from the main board 41, in accordance with the symbol variation data stored in the ROM 44d, the special device operation determination symbol display portions L1, L2 of the liquid crystal screen of the special device operation determination symbol display device 8 are displayed. , L3 symbol variations are controlled.

Next, from the main board 41 to the pattern display board 44
The special device operation determination symbol display unit L1, L2, L3 is output all the symbol stop command to stop the first stop symbol to the third stop symbol that is variably displayed (S33). When the all symbol stop command is received, the symbol display board 44 displays the special device operation determination symbol display portions L1 to L3 of the special device operation determination symbol display device 8 at a predetermined timing based on the symbol designation command already received. The first stop symbol to the third stop symbol are sequentially stopped. When the hit determination process of the special device operation determination symbol is completed, the process returns to the main routine of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG.

Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the guide gate movement direction determination processing will be described. The guide gate 24 of the specific winning a prize role product 20 is normally located at the center as shown in FIG. 3, and the value of the moving direction determination counter LC8 is determined by the winning of the game ball into the ordinary electric auditors product working port 12. Determines with a probability of one-half whether to move to the right or to the left. The guide gate 24 moves leftward or rightward,
It goes back to the center when it goes to the end.

In this guide gate movement direction determination processing, first, it is determined whether or not a game ball has been won in the normal electric auditors product operating port 12 (S81). When a game ball is won in the normal electric auditors product operating port 12 (S81: YES), a random number value is obtained from the moving direction determination counter LC8 stored in the determination area of the special device operation determination random number storage area 52c. It is acquired and it is determined whether the random number value is "5" or more (S82). When the random number value is “5” or more (S8
2: YES), the rightward movement command is stored in the movement direction command storage area 52u of the RAM 52 (S83).
If the random number value is less than "5" (S82: N
O), the leftward movement command is stored in the movement direction command storage area 52u of the RAM 52 (S84). afterwards,
The command of the moving direction stored in the moving direction command storage area 52u is output to the guide gate moving device 24a and the symbol display board 44 (S85). Then, the process returns to S81.
When NO is determined in S81, the process waits for the game ball to be won in the normal electric auditors product operating port (S81).

Next, the right generation determination processing of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In this process, first, it is determined whether or not the special device operation determination symbol is a hit (S71). Specifically, when the hit flag is stored in the special device operation determination symbol hitting flag storage area 52f of the RAM 52, since the special device operation determination symbol is hit (S71: YES), the right generation flag ON. Is stored in the right generation flag storage area 52b of the RAM 52 (S72). After that, the big prize hole 1
The special winning opening opening number counter R for counting the opening number of 6 is reset to "R = 0" (S73).

Next, when a game ball is won in the third-class start opening 11 (S74: YES), the special winning opening 16 is opened (S75), and when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls are won, a big winning is won. The mouth 16 is closed. Next, the value of the special winning opening opening counter R is incremented by "1", and "R = R +
1 ”(S76). If the count number of the special winning opening opening counter R is not "16" (S77: N
O), and returns to S74. When the count number of the special winning opening opening counter R reaches 16 (S77: YE
S), that is, when the special winning opening 16 is opened 16 times, RA
The right generation flag stored in the right generation flag storage area 52b of M52 is set to OFF (S78), and the right generation determination process ends. If it is determined to be NO in S71, the right occurrence determination process ends.

Next, with reference to FIG. 13, the specific game state transition determination processing of the pachinko machine 1 will be described. FIG.
Is a flowchart of a specific game state transition determination process performed by the CPU 44a of the symbol display board 44. As shown in FIG. 13, in the specific game state transition determination processing, first, when the symbol display board 44 receives a movement direction command instructing the movement direction of the guide gate 24 from the main board 41 (S5).
1: YES), it is determined whether or not in the specific game state (S5
2). Specifically, it is determined whether the specific game state flag stored in the specific game state flag storage area 44c2 of the RAM 44c of the symbol display board 44 is ON. still,
If NO is determined in S51, the process waits until the command of the moving direction is received (S51).

If it is not in the specific game state (S52:
NO), in order to carry out a lottery on whether to enter the specific game state,
RAM 44c specific game state determination counter storage area 4
Specific game state determination counter LC stored in 4c1
9 is acquired (S53). Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the acquired specific game state determination counter LC9 is "3", "7", "77" which is the value to enter the specific game state (S54). Since the value of the specific game state determination counter LC9 is 150 ways from "0 to 149", the probability of entering the specific game state is 1/50.

When the value of the specific game state determination counter LC9 obtained in the process of S53 is "3", "7", "77" which is the value to enter the specific game state (S54: Y).
ES), storing the specific game state flag ON in the specific game state flag storage area 44c2 of the RAM 44c, and enters the specific game state mode (S55). In this specific game state, guide gate movement direction determination processing is performed (S56).
If it is determined to be NO in S54, the process returns to S51.

This guide gate movement direction determination processing (S5
6) will be described with reference to the flowchart of the guide gate movement direction determination process shown in FIG. First, the command for the moving direction of the guide gate 24 stored in the moving direction command storage area 44c3 of the RAM 44c of the symbol display board 44 determines whether to move to the right or to the left (S9).
1) In the case of a move right command (S91: right),
RAM4 of the symbol display board 44 to the right arrow display command
It is stored in the arrow display command storage area 44c4 of 4c (S92). In the case of a command to move to the left (S91:
Left), the left arrow display command R of the symbol display board 44
It is stored in the arrow display command storage area 44c4 of the AM 44c (S93). After that, the process returns to the flowchart shown in FIG. 13 to notify the guide gate moving direction (S57).

In this guide gate movement direction notification (S57), the arrow display command storage area 44c of the RAM 44c.
By the right arrow display command or the left arrow display command stored in FIG.
The game ball is launched by operating at least the launch handle 7 to determine in which direction 4 moves to the left or right, and the launched game ball is the left open / close wing 21 or the right open / close wing 22 of the specific winning a prize mouth accessory 20. At the timing just before the time to arrive at, it is displayed by an arrow on the notice pattern display portion 25 (S57). For example, when the guide gate 24 of the specific winning a prize role product 20 moves to the right, a rightward arrow is displayed on the notice symbol display portion 25 as shown in FIG. Further, when the guide gate 24 of the specific winning a prize role product 20 moves to the left, a leftward arrow is displayed in the notice symbol display portion 25 as shown in FIG. Then, the process returns to S51.

When a moving direction command for instructing the moving direction of the guide gate 24 is received (S51: YE
S), when in the specific game state (S52: YES),
In order to carry out a lottery on whether or not to exit from the specific game state, RA
M44c specific game state determination counter storage area 44c
The specific game state determination counter LC9 stored in 1 is acquired (S58). Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the acquired specific game state determination counter LC9 is "99", which is the value to exit the specific game state (S59).
The value of the specific game state determination counter LC9 is "0-14.
Since there are 150 ways to "9", the probability of exiting from the specific game state is 1/150.

When the value of the specific game state determination counter LC9 acquired in the process of S58 is "99" which is the value for exiting the specific game state (S59: YES), RAM
The specific game state flag OFF is stored in the specific game state flag storage area 44c2 of 44c, the mode of the specific game state is exited (S60), and the process returns to S51. In this gaming state, even if the special device operation determination symbol is a hit, it is not notified which of the left and right directions the guide gate 24 of the specific winning port accessory 20 moves. In addition, when the value of the specific game state determination counter LC9 acquired in the process of S58 is other than "99" which is a value that exits from the specific game state (S59: N).
O), the process proceeds to S56, and the specific game state cannot be exited.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 of the above-described embodiment, when the game state shifts to the specific game state, at least the firing handle 7 determines which of the left and right directions the guide gate 24 of the specific winning a prize winning combination 20 moves. Is operated, a game ball is launched, and the launched game ball is a specified winning prize
The arrow can be displayed on the notice symbol display portion 25 at a timing before the time when the left opening / closing blade 21 or the right opening / closing blade 21 is reached. Therefore, the player, the notice symbol display unit 25
When a rightward arrow is displayed on, the game ball is picked up by the right opening / closing wing 22 that is opened by launching the game ball toward the right opening / closing wing 22, and the game ball is stored in the right game ball stopping portion 23b. Is stopped, the bottom portion 23d is opened, the game ball is won in the guide gate 24 that has moved to the right, and the game ball is displayed in the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26 by the game ball guide path (not shown). You can guide and generate a winning right by lottery using random numbers. When the leftward arrow is displayed on the notice pattern display portion 25, the left opening / closing wing 2
If you shoot a game ball toward 1, the left opening and closing wings 2
The game ball is picked up in 1, the game ball is stopped in the left game ball stop portion 23a, the bottom portion 23c is opened, and the game ball is won in the guide gate 24 that has moved to the left, and is not shown in the drawing. By guiding the game ball to the special device operation determination symbol operation gate 26 by the game ball guide path, the winning right can be generated by lottery using a random number.

In the above embodiment, the induction gate 24
The moving direction of is displayed with an arrow on the notice pattern display portion 25,
It is not limited to the arrow, and may be displayed with characters such as “right” and “left”, a graphic representing left and right, or a symbol representing left and right. Further, the sound substrate 43 may be controlled to emit sounds such as “right” and “left” from the speaker 48.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, when the game ball is won in the ordinary electric auditors product operating port 12, the left opening blade 21 and the right opening blade 22 of the specific winning opening accessory 20 are simultaneously opened. However, only one of the left opening / closing wing 21 or the right opening / closing wing 22 is opened by a lottery using a random number with a probability of 1/2, and the specific winning opening is not moved without moving the guide gate 24. The game ball guided in the accessory 20 may always enter the guide gate 24. In this case, at the time of the specific game state, whether the left opening / closing wing 21 or the right opening / closing wing 22 is opened is notified by letters, symbols, figures, etc. using the notice pattern display section 25, or a sound board. Under the control of 43, the speaker 48 may emit a sound such as “right” or “left” to notify.

Further, the main board 41 may determine whether or not to shift to the specific game state. In this case,
When a game ball is won in a normal winning opening (not shown), a lottery is performed using a random number, and in the case of winning, at least the firing handle 7 is operated to launch the game ball, and the game ball is launched. At the timing just before the time when the game ball reaches the specific winning mouth accessory 20, the special device operation determination symbol display device 8
It is also possible to display a notice pattern, a predetermined character, or the like on the display screen of No. 1 to notify the moving direction of the guide gate 24 of the specific winning mouth accessory 20 or which of the opening / closing wings 21, 22 is opened.

Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to a pachinko machine, but can be applied to a game machine provided with an electric accessory to be opened, such as a Pachicon machine. Furthermore, the induction gate 24
Whether or not to exit from the mode for informing the moving direction of is not limited to that determined by lottery, and may be 50 times, 100 times, 200 times.
It is also possible to preset an arbitrary predetermined number of times, such as 500 times, and to exit the specific game state when the set number of times is notified.

[0102]

As described above, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 1, the gaming member provided on the surface of the gaming board is provided with a plurality of specific winning openings, and the winning is made through the plurality of specific winning openings. The game ball is selectively guided to the special device operation determination symbol actuation gate guiding section, and the notification means, in order to pass the game ball to the special device actuation determination symbol actuation gate guiding section, the plurality of specific winnings of the game member. In the case of notifying which specific winning opening of the mouth should be aimed, the notification determining means determines whether or not to notify by the notifying means, and the notification control means determines that the notification determining means makes the notification. In addition, the notification means can be activated. Therefore, the player can easily pass the game ball through the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding section by aiming at any one of the plurality of specific winning openings according to the notification of the notification determining means. . Therefore, in addition to the conventional playability, it is possible to provide the player with a new game state of a specific game state in which a special device operation determination symbol actuation gate guiding part encourages the game ball to win the prize, so that the player's preference is improved, It is possible to realize a new game property and increase the player's willingness to play.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 2,
In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the notification means can notify which of the pair of left and right specific winning openings should be aimed. Therefore, according to the notification of the notification means, the player aims at one of the pair of left and right specific winning openings,
It is possible to easily pass the game ball through the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guide portion.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 3,
In addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guide portion moves in the left and right direction inside the game member, and the movement direction determination means is the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guide portion. The moving direction of the
Based on the judgment result of the moving direction judging means, the moving direction of the special device operation judging symbol operation gate guiding portion can be notified. Therefore, the player can shoot a game ball aiming at opening of the specific winning opening on the moving direction side of the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding section.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 4,
In addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the pair of left and right specific winning openings of the game member are individually opened, and the notifying means notifies which of the pair of left and right specific winning openings is opened. can do. Therefore, the player can shoot a game ball aiming at the specific winning opening on the open side.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 5,
In addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 4, a pair of left and right game ball retaining portions provided inside the game member,
The game balls won through the pair of left and right specific winning openings can be temporarily stopped.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 6,
In addition to the effect of the invention as set forth in claim 5, the game ball retained in each game ball retaining portion is flowed down toward the lower side where the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding portion is provided, so the special device operation It is possible to make a prize in the determination symbol actuation gate guiding section.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 7,
In addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 3 or 5 or 6, the moving direction lottery means can determine by a lottery which direction the left or right of the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding section moves. . Therefore, in the normal state, it is difficult to predict the moving direction of the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding section.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 8,
In addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 4 to 6, the opening direction lottery means can determine which of the pair of left and right specific winning openings is to be opened by lottery. Therefore, in a normal state, it is difficult to predict which of the pair of left and right specific winning openings will be opened.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 9,
In addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 8, the notification means provided in the game member can perform notification. Therefore, the player does not need to move the line of sight from the game member.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 10, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the display means as the notification means is a pair of left and right specific winning openings of the game member. Which of the above should be aimed at can be displayed by a figure, characters, symbols, or the like. Therefore, a display that is easy for the player to understand can be realized.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 11, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 10, the sounding means as the notifying means is a pair of left and right specific winning openings of the game member. Which of the above should be aimed at can be notified by voice. Therefore, the player does not need to look at the display means.

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 12, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 11, the gaming machine provided on the surface of the gaming board in the state of occurrence of the winning right. When a game ball wins the three-way start opening, the special winning opening is opened.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a pachinko machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board 2 of the pachinko machine 1.

FIG. 3 (1) is a front view of the specific winning a prize role product 20 in which the opening / closing wings 21 and 22 are opened, and FIG. 3 (2) is a specific winning a prize role in which the opening / closing wings 21 and 22 are closed. It is a front view of the thing 20.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electric circuit configuration of the pachinko machine 1.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the symbol display board 44.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a storage area of a RAM 52.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a storage area of a RAM 44c of the symbol display board 44.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a storage area of a ROM 53.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a main routine of the pachinko machine 1.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a hit determination process of a special device operation determination symbol of the pachinko machine 1.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a right generation determination process.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a guide gate movement direction determination process.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a specific game state transition determination process.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of guide gate movement direction determination processing.

FIG. 15 is a display example of arrows on the notice pattern display portion 25 of the specific winning a prize accessory 20.

FIG. 16 is a display example of an arrow of the notice symbol display portion 25 of the specific winning a prize accessory 20.

FIG. 17 is a front view of a conventional pachinko machine 101.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Pachinko machine 4 game areas 7 firing handle 8 Special device operation judgment pattern display device 11 Type 3 starter 12 Ordinary electric accessory working port 16 big prize holes 20 Specific winning prizes 21 Left opening and closing wings 22 Right opening and closing wings 23 Game ball stop member 23a Left game ball stop 23b Right game ball stop 24 induction gate 25 Notice pattern display section 26 Special device operation judgment design operation gate 41 Main board 43 sound board 44 Design display board 45 payout control board 46 Illuminated board 77 Special device operation determination symbol operation switch

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. An ordinary electric auditors product working opening provided on the surface of a game board for winning a gaming ball, a specific winning opening opened by winning the gaming ball into the ordinary electric winning board working opening, and the particular winning prize. Special device operation determination symbol guiding the game ball that won the mouth to the special device operation determination symbol operation gate, and the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding part the game ball guided from the special device operation determination A right generation determination means for determining whether or not to generate a winning right by lottery when passing through the symbol operation gate, and a special device operation determination symbol display part for displaying a symbol based on the lottery result of the right generation determination means And, provided on the surface of the game board, provided with a plurality of the specific winning opening, the game ball winning from the plurality of specific winning openings is selectively proposed in the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding section In order to let the game member and the special device operation determination symbol actuation gate guiding part pass the game ball, which of the plurality of specific winning holes of the gaming member should be targeted to notify the specific winning opening And a notification determining unit that determines whether or not to notify by the notification unit, and a notification control unit that activates the notification unit when the notification determining unit determines to perform the notification. And a gaming machine. 2. The plurality of specific winning openings are a pair of specific winning openings provided on the left and right sides of the game member, and the notifying unit notifies which of the pair of left and right specific winning openings should be aimed. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The game member is provided with the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guide portion that moves in the left-right direction inside, and further, the movement direction determination that determines the movement direction of the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guide portion. A means is provided, The said notification means alert | reports the moving direction of the said special apparatus operation determination symbol operation gate guidance part based on the determination result of the said movement direction determination means, The 1st aspect of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Amusement machine. 4. The pair of left and right specific winning openings of the game member are individually opened, and the notifying unit notifies which of the pair of left and right specific winning openings is opened. Claim 1 or 2
Gaming machine described in. 5. The game member is provided with a pair of left and right game ball retaining portions for temporarily retaining each of the game balls won from the pair of left and right specific winning openings inside. The game machine described in any one. 6. The game ball retained in each of the game ball retaining portions is flowed down toward the lower side where the special device operation determination symbol operation gate guiding portion is provided. Game machine. 7. The moving direction lottery means for deciding by a lottery which of the left and right directions the special device actuation determination symbol actuation gate guiding section moves is provided.
Alternatively, the gaming machine according to any one of 5 and 6. 8. The gaming machine according to claim 4, further comprising opening direction lottery means for deciding by a lottery which one of the pair of left and right specific winning openings is to be opened. 9. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the notification means is provided on the gaming member. 10. The notification means is a display means for displaying which of a pair of left and right specific winning openings of the game member should be aimed by a figure, a character, a symbol, or the like. 9. The gaming machine according to any one of 9. 11. The sounding means is a sounding means for sounding which of a pair of left and right specific winning openings of the game member should be aimed.
The gaming machine according to any one of 0. 12. A third-class starting opening provided on the surface of the game board, into which a game ball wins, and in the state of the right to hit, opened by winning a game ball into the third-class starting entrance. The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising a special winning opening.