JP2003126440A - Pachinko game machine having navigation function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a navigator for a pachinko game machine capable of improving advantage and game performance of a player. SOLUTION: A ball increasing means which moves at random is provided on a board surface in addition to a big win as a means to increase balls. A notifying means is also provided to notify the position of the ball increasing means which moves at random (such as where an electric tulip is opened). When a state advantageous to the player is generated, the position where it is generated is notified. The player can shoot balls toward an easy-to-win point. Advantage of the player is thus improved. Since a plurality of hitting points are shown for winning, the player can enjoy going ways of the balls, thereby game performance is improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine having a navigation function and a navigation method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a game navigation of a pachinko gaming machine, there is one that allows a player to easily understand a game method, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-84344. there were.

That is, in this publication, the state of the variable prize winning device is judged by the magnet and the hall sensor also received on the wing pieces of the variable prize winning device, and based on the result of the judgment, the single shot display control means displays the single shot. Control unit to instruct a single shot, the right-stroke display control unit controls a right-stroke display unit to instruct a right-stroke, and the left-stroke display control unit controls a left-stroke display unit to instruct a left-stroke. This makes it possible for the player to easily understand the game method.

[0004]

However, in the prior art as disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-84344, the navigation of the progress of the game, the way of playing the game, etc. is merely performed, and the game is monotonous. It was boring.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to improve the advantage of the player.
It is to provide a pachinko gaming machine with a more interesting navigation function.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of a pachinko gaming machine having a navigation function of claim 1 is a ball increasing means for randomly moving a winning effective position or a starting effective position within a board surface. And a notification unit that notifies the randomly-applied winning effective position or starting effective position of the sphere increasing unit.

Here, the notification means may perform the notification based on preset notification rush conditions and notification end conditions.

At least one of the notification rush condition and the notification end condition may be determined by lottery.

Further, the notifying means is a lamp arranged near or integrally with each of the ball increasing means, and the notifying can be performed by lighting or blinking of the lamp.

Further, the notifying means may be a voice generating means for making the notification by voice.

Further, the sphere increasing means is an electric tulip which is arranged at a plurality of positions within the board surface and whose opening location is moved randomly within the board surface, and the notifying means is an electric tulip opening for notifying the opening location of the electric tulip. It can be characterized by being a location notification means.

[0012] The electric tulip opening location notifying means may start the notification a few seconds before the electric tulip is opened, or almost simultaneously with the opening of the electric tulip.

In addition, the electric tulip opening place notification means, when a big hit occurs during the execution of the notification,
The notification can be stopped during the big hit.

Further, the electric tulip is provided in each of the plurality of starting ports, and each starting port has a different probability, and the electric tulip opening location notifying means starts easily when a predetermined notifying condition is met. It can be characterized by notifying the mouth.

Further, the sphere increasing means are arranged at the upper and lower positions in the board surface, and the opening position moves randomly in the board surface.
It can be characterized by a pair or more of electric blades, and the informing means is an electric blade opening location informing means for informing an opening location of the electric blade.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) There are several ball increasing means that move randomly in a pachinko gaming machine, but an electric tulip is taken as a representative example of the ball increasing means and moves randomly. The lamp will be described below as an example of the means for notifying the position of the sphere increasing means (electric tulip) that is being operated.

FIG. 1 shows a gaming board of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. 100 is a gaming board for mounting a gaming machine accessory or the like on a board surface, 101 to 104 are electric tulips, and 105 is an attacker. , 106 to 109 are start winning openings, and 110 is a big winning opening. Further, 111 is a symbol display device, 112 is a symbol, 113 is a winning entrance, 114
Is an outlet, 115 is a prize ball payout error indicator light, 116
Is a payout status error indicator lamp, 117 and 118 are decorative lamps, 119 is a return rubber, 120 is an outer rail, 121 is an inner rail, and 122 is a certificate board.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a case where four electric tulips are provided as sphere increasing means in the board will be described as an example. These four electric tulips 1
01 to 104, like the current one type of pachinko gaming machine, each has a starting winning opening 106 to 109.

The symbol display device 111 is, in this embodiment,
A variable display device 222 (which will be described later with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3) is provided to variably display symbols such as a plurality of numbers and figures. Starting prize hole 10
6 to 109, when a ball hit by the player wins a prize, the internal symbol start switch 201 (described later in FIG. 2) triggers the winning detection, and gives a trigger for the symbol variation of the symbol display device 111.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the control circuit of the above-mentioned gaming machine. In FIG. 2, the control circuit of the gaming machine of the present embodiment includes a symbol start switch 201 and a special winning opening switch 20.
2, other switch 204, input port 211, main control unit 212, ROM (read only memory) 213, RA
M (random access memory) 214, reset circuit 2
15, power supply circuit 216, output port 217, symbol display control device 221, lamp display control device 223, sound effect generation control device 225, prize ball payout device 227, variable display device 2
22, lamp group 224, speaker 226, ball launching device 2
31 and a special winning opening operating solenoid 232.

In this embodiment, the input port 21 described above is used.
1, main control unit 212, ROM (read only memory) 2
13, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 214, a reset circuit 215, and a power supply circuit 216, which are main boards 210 to be described later.
And the symbol display control device 221, the lamp display control device 223, the sound effect generation control device 225, and the prize ball payout device 227 constitute a sub-board 220 described later.

The symbol start switch 201 is a ball which is launched by the player and wins the start winning openings 106 to 109, and when the ball passes through this switch, a trigger is generated to detect the winning and the symbol variation of the symbol display device 111 is detected. Give a trigger. The special winning opening switch 203 is for continuing the special prize a predetermined number of times.

The reset circuit 215 sets the main controller 212 to the initial state. The power supply circuit 216 supplies power to the entire circuit of FIG. The input port 211 takes in signals from each unit and transfers them to the main control unit 212.

The main control section 212 is a CPU (central processing unit) for controlling the entire gaming machine, and is the ROM 21.
3 and RAM 214 may be used as a one-chip CPU, or ROM 213 and RAM 214 may be externally connected to the bus as a CPU.

The ROM 213 stores a program for controlling the gaming machine for the main controller 212. Specifically, it stores a game control program that defines the content of the game control processing performed by the CPU of the main control unit 212. ROM
213 further stores the values of various parameters for controlling the gaming machine, including the command ID (identifier). The RAM 214 temporarily stores input / output data to / from the main control unit 212, data for arithmetic processing, various counters including a random number counter related to games, and the like. The output port 217 outputs a signal to each unit and transfers the signal from the main control unit 212.

The symbol display control device 221 is the symbol display device 1
11 variable display devices 222 are controlled. The lamp display control device 223 is a lamp (lamp group) 2 related to the game.
24 is a device that controls the display, and selectively turns on / off a plurality of lamps according to an instruction from the main control unit 212. The sound effect generation control device 225 generates a sound related to the game through the speaker 226. The prize ball payout device 227 pays out prize balls when the winning start is detected by the symbol start switch 201, the special winning opening switch 202, and the other switches 204.

The ball launching device 231 is provided with the other switch 40.
When the player launches a ball in 4 or the like, the ball is played on the game board 1
Fire to 00. The special winning opening operating solenoid 312 opens the special winning opening of the electric tulip 105 when it becomes a special prize.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the control circuit of the symbol display control device 221. In FIG. 3, the control circuit of the symbol display control device 221 according to the embodiment of the present invention,
Data receiving circuit 301, power supply circuit 302, CPU 30
3, a program ROM 304, a RAM 305, an image processing LSI (hereinafter referred to as VDP (video display processor)) 306, a character ROM 307,
It has a video RAM 308, a variable display device 222, and a variable display device interface circuit 310.

The data receiving circuit 301 includes a main controller 308.
Receives a strobe signal or command for timing, and passes it to the CPU 303. The command is a display command signal.

The power supply circuit 302 is an external power supply circuit 311.
Power is supplied from the power supply unit, and power is newly supplied to the entire circuit of the symbol display device 111.

The CPU 303 has a program ROM 304.
The image display control is performed according to the program stored in. Specifically, based on the command passed from the data receiving circuit 301, control data necessary for display control is generated and output to the VDP 306.

The program ROM 304 is a CPU 303.
Stores a program for image display control executed by the CPU 303, and specifically stores an image display control program that defines the contents of the image display control executed by the CPU 303. Further, the program ROM 304 maps to the data register of the VDP 306 and writes it.
It stores 06 control data.

The RAM 305 temporarily stores input / output data for the CPU 303 and data for arithmetic processing, and functions as a work area and a buffer memory.

The VDP 306 calculates a video to be displayed on the variable display device 222 based on the display control from the CPU 303, expands the video data on the video RAM 308, and according to the output instruction from the CPU 303, the interface for the variable display device. It has a function of outputting video data to the circuit 310.

The character ROM 307 stores image data 370 for generating a video.

The video RAM 308 temporarily stores the video data generated by the VDP 306.

Variable display interface circuit 310
Receives the video data temporarily stored in the video RAM 308 and sends it to the variable display device 222.

The variable display device 309 is an LCD (liquid crystal display), a CRT (cathode ray tube) display, or the like, and displays an image based on the image data sent from the variable display device interface circuit 310.

Next, the navigation operation directly related to the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, an electric tulip 10
There are two patterns 1 to 104, one directly connected to the starting openings (starting winning openings) 106 to 109 and one directly connecting to the ordinary winning openings (not shown).

In the normal game, the electric tulips 101 to 104 are opened randomly or at random times. As a notification means of this electric tulip that opens randomly or opens at random time,
A lamp 224 (see FIG. 2) is provided. This lamp 224
Is near each electric tulip 101-104,
It is arranged one-to-one with each electric tulip. In Figure 1,
Each of these lamps 224 is an electric tulip 101.
˜104 are integrally arranged in a transparent case.

The lamp 224 is used to open these electric tulips when a predetermined notification condition described later is met,
Or notify the opening time.

In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the opening place or opening time of the electric tulip is determined by lottery after the big hit. Also, these electric tulips 101
By notifying the opening of the corresponding electric tulip in ~ 104 by lighting or blinking the lamp 224, the number of game balls may be increased or may not be decreased.
The winning probability of the notification and the winning probability of the big hit are determined by the total number of balls.

The flowchart of FIG. 4 shows a series of flows of the game in this embodiment.

First, if the game ball wins the starting openings 106-109 (step 401) and it is not a big hit,
If it is a big hit (step 402), after the big hit ends (step 403), it is judged whether or not the electric tulip opening and the time are already informed (step 404). , Electric tulip opening and time lottery are performed (step 405), and if electric tulip opening and time notification are not already started (step 406), electric tulip opening and time notification are started (step 407), Return to the initial standby state. In step 406, if the opening of the electric tulip and the notification of the time have already started, the process immediately returns to the initial standby state.

On the other hand, in step 404, if the electric tulip opening and time are being notified, the electric tulip opening and time end lottery is performed (step 408).
If the timing of the electric tulip opening and the notification of the time has not ended (step 409), the electric tulip opening and the notification of the time are started (step 40).
7) and returns to step 401. If the electric tulip opening and time notification timing has ended in step 409, the electric tulip opening and time notification ends (step 411).

The timing chart of FIG. 5 shows the timing in a series of flows of the game of FIG. As can be seen from FIG. 5, the electric tulip not only opens randomly, but the opening time is also random. Here, the lamp displays the timing of starting and stopping the firing.

Although the notification may be kept during the big hit or the notification may be temporarily interrupted, if the big hit occurs during the electric tulip open notification, the following can be considered.

That is, as shown in Notification 1 of FIG. 6, when the notification is temporarily interrupted during the big hit, the notification may be restarted after the end of the big hit operation. This will not cause discomfort to the competitor. This is because during the big hit, the electric tulip cannot be aimed even though the electric tulip is open.

Note that the notification 2 exemplifies a case where the notification is continued even during a big hit. Notification 3 exemplifies a case in which the notification is interrupted during the big hit, the notification is drawn, and the notification is restarted after the big hit when the lottery is hit, and the notification is ended after the big hit is ended when the lottery is missed. .

The above description is an example in which the notification rush after the big hit and the lottery for the notification end are performed. However, since there are many notification rush conditions and end conditions, those conditions are illustrated below. . Also, the notification means, the notification timing, the position of the electric tulip, the notification lottery board, and the like will be described below. The case of the notification of the electric tulip is as follows. (1) The electric tulip may be an ordinary winning opening or a starting opening. LED (light emitting diode), lamp,
Sounds, handle vibrations, odors (the odor is caused by a stimulus generator using perfume, etc.), a pattern display device, and an electric tulip (open as a guide) are available. The notification timing is preferably a few seconds before the electric tulip is opened, or is notified at the same time when the electric tulip is opened. The position of the electric tulip may be any position on the game board 100 (see FIG. 1). As the hitting position notification lottery board, any of a pattern control board, a voice control board, and a lamp control board can be used. (2) The following are examples of notification rush conditions.・ Notification or lottery when a prize is won at the time of starting ・ Produced when a switch or sensor is installed on the board and it is generated or lottery ・ It occurs when a certain ball is hit or lottery ・ It occurs when a certain period of time elapses or Lottery / starting, big prize hole, when winning in V zone, occurrence or lottery-occurs due to winning of a certain prize hole or lottery-occurs due to a combination of symbols or lottery / big hit occurs and occurs after the big hit operation ends or During the lottery / normal game, the number of times the player wins the electric tulip or wins at the starting opening or when there is a lottery / reach such as super reach or when a combination of symbols is present (for example, a special symbol 7.7.6).
Etc.), occurrence or lottery. (3) The following are examples of notification end conditions.・ A lottery for ending the notification on the control board when winning the start ・ A switch and a sensor are provided on the board surface, and when it passes, a lottery for ending the notification or an end when a certain ball is hit When time elapses, notification end lottery or end / starting, large winning opening, when winning in V zone, notification end lottery or end-notification end lottery or end by a certain prize winning prize-notification end lottery by combination of symbols or When the end / big hit, the notification end lottery or end ・ A big hit occurs, and after the big hit operation ends, the notification end lottery or end ・ During the regular game, the electric end tulip wins or the start end wins depending on the number of times Or it occurs at the time of reach, such as ending and super reach, or by lottery.

Next, the substrate used for carrying out the present invention will be described.

At the time of a certain combination of symbols (for example, a special symbol 7.7.6, etc.), the main board 210 (see FIG. 2) is used as the board for the notification generation or the notification lottery, and the notification generation or the main board 210 is performed. Although it is possible to perform the notification lottery, there is a problem with the capacity of the ROM 213 (see FIG. 2) in the current main board, so that it is possible to cause the sub-board 220 (see FIG. 2) to generate the notification or to perform the notification lottery.

In FIG. 7, switches 701 perform switch input for the above-mentioned notification generation condition and notification end condition, but this switch input may be made on either the main board 210 or the sub-board 220. A command is issued from the main board 210 to the sub-board 220, and the sub-board 220 determines whether or not to perform the above-mentioned lottery depending on the type of the command. The lottery method is equivalent to performing the big hit lottery on the current (or conventional) main board. Then, the notification signal is generated from the sub-board 220 to the notification means 702.

On the other hand, when a notification is generated on the main board 210 and a notification lottery is performed, as shown in FIG. 8, a notification command is sent from the main board 210 to the sub-board 220 side.
The sub-board 220 determines whether or not to notify by the notifying means 702 according to the type of the notification command. The lottery method at the time of the determination is the same as the big hit lottery in the current main board.

Further, when the notification is generated on the sub-board 220 and the notification lottery is selected, as shown in FIG. 8, a command (for example, reach command) from the main board 210 to the sub-board 220 side is issued. The sub-board 220 carries out a lottery according to the type of the command sent out, and based on the lottery result, the notification means 702 decides whether or not to notify. At that time, the lottery method is the same as the big hit lottery in the current main board.

In FIG. 7 (except when the switch input is used as the main board) and FIG. 8, the main board 210 to the sub-board 22 are used.
Only the command is sent to the 0 side, and fraud and the like during that time can be prevented.

(Second Embodiment) As the embodiments of the present invention, many embodiments other than the above-mentioned embodiments are conceivable, and some of the embodiments will be described below.

Seven start switches are provided in the board surface of the game board, and the start effective location is controlled so as to change randomly. Then, when the notification condition is met, a notification means such as a lamp notifies the effective location of the start switch location. Even if a ball wins in a place other than the valid starting place where this notification has not occurred, it becomes invalid. When the number of start switches is 7, the start is valid at 1/7 if the notification is not in progress.
Similarly, when there are four start switches, the start is effective at 1/4 if no notification is being made. Regarding the notification end, the notification end or the information end lottery is performed when the starting prize is won.

In the case of the first or third kind of pachinko gaming machine, when the player enters the starting effective place, the conventional big hit lottery is carried out. In the case of the second type of pachinko game machine, when the player enters the effective starting place, the special winning opening 110
Opens. The winning probability of the notification and the winning probability of the big hit are determined by the total number of balls.

(Third Embodiment) A pachinko game machine of the first or second type, in which four start switches and start guides are provided in the board surface. Regarding the notification end, when the notification end condition is satisfied, the notification end or the notification end lottery is performed. The place where the starting guide becomes effective is notified by a lamp. If the notification is not generated, it is difficult to win the start. The winning probability of the notification and the winning probability of the big hit are determined by the total number of balls.

(Fourth Embodiment) For example, in the case of a second type of pachinko gaming machine having four blades, two pairs of blades are provided above and below the board surface of the pachinko gaming machine. Notify the opening place. When the conditions for occurrence of blade opening are met, notification is generated or notification lottery is performed. The winning probability of the notification and the winning probability of the big hit are determined by the total number of balls.

(Fifth Embodiment) For example, in the case of a second type of pachinko gaming machine which is provided with two pairs of blades above and below the board surface of the pachinko gaming machine and is composed of a total of four blades, Notify the opening place. When the conditions for occurrence of blade opening are met, notification is generated or notification lottery is performed. The V zone is located near the open blade. Regarding the notification end, a notification end lottery will be conducted when applicable. The winning probability of the notification and the winning probability of the big hit are determined by the total number of balls.

(Sixth Embodiment) In the case where four starting switches are provided in the board surface of the pachinko gaming machine, a probability is given to each starting opening. For example, the first start switch is 1
/ 240 and the second start switch is 1/50.
When the notification condition is met, the start port that is easy to hit is notified. Regarding the notification end, a notification end lottery will be conducted when applicable. The winning probability of the notification and the winning probability of the big hit are determined by the total number of balls.

(Other Embodiments) The present invention is
A case in which a software program that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is directly or remotely supplied to a system or device, and the computer of the system or device reads and executes the supplied program to achieve the same. including. In that case, the form need not be a program as long as it has the functions of the program. As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, an MO, a CD-RO.
Examples include M, CD-R, CD-RW, magnetic tape, and non-volatile memory card.

[0067]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In addition to the means for increasing the number of balls, which is called a big hit, a means for increasing the number of balls that moves randomly in the board surface is provided, and a means for notifying the position of the means for increasing the number of balls that move randomly (for example, an electric tulip opening place) is provided. By providing it, it has become possible to inform the player of the occurrence position when a favorable condition occurs, so that the player knows the points that are easy to win by aiming, thereby increasing the chances of increasing prize balls, Person's advantage is improved.

Further, a new game method is incorporated by the randomly increasing ball increasing means, and two game characteristics can be enjoyed with one pachinko machine. Therefore, the present invention also improves the game characteristic.

Further, in the conventional art, there is only one hitting point for winning the ball at the start, but according to the present invention, since there are a plurality of hitting points for winning the ball, the player hits the hitting ball. You can enjoy the whereabouts and improve the game play.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a configuration example of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control board of the pachinko gaming machine in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the symbol display control device of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an operation of the pachinko gaming machine in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing a notification timing of the pachinko gaming machine in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing three modes of how to deal with notification when a big hit occurs during notification in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a first example of a flow of signals related to notification and a control mode in the control board according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a second example and a third example of a signal flow related to notification and a control mode in the control board according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 game board 101-104 electric tulip 105 Attacker 106-109 Start winning opening (starting opening) 110 big prize 111 Design display device 112 designs 113 sky entrance 114 Out Mouth 115 Prize ball payout error indicator light 116 Dispensing status error indicator 117,118 Decorative lamps 119 Return rubber 120 outer rail 121 Inner rail 122 Certificate Board 201 Design start switch 202 Winning prize switch 204 Other switches 210 Main board 211 Input port 212 main controller 213 ROM (Read Only Memory) 214 RAM (random access memory) 215 Reset circuit 216 power supply circuit 217 Output port 220 Sub board 221 symbol display control device 223 Lamp display controller 225 Sound effect control device 227 Prize Ball Dispensing Device 222 Variable display device 224 lamp group 226 speaker 231 ball launcher 232 Winning prize operation solenoid 301 Data receiving circuit 302 power supply circuit 303 CPU 304 program ROM 305 RAM 306 Image processing LSI 307 character ROM 308 Video RAM 310 Variable display device interface circuit 311 External power supply circuit 701 switches 702 Notification means

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A ball increasing means for randomly moving a winning effective position or a starting effective position within a board surface, and an informing means for notifying the randomly increasing effective winning position or starting effective position of the ball increasing means. A pachinko gaming machine having a navigation function characterized by the following. 2. The pachinko game machine having a navigation function according to claim 1, wherein the notification means performs the notification based on a notification rush condition and a notification end condition set in advance. 3. The pachinko gaming machine having a navigation function according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the notification rush condition and the notification end condition is determined by a lottery. 4. The notification means is a lamp arranged near or integrally with each of the ball increasing means, and the notification is given by lighting or blinking of the lamp. Pachinko gaming machine having the navigation function described in 1. 5. The pachinko game machine having a navigation function according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit is a voice generation unit that performs the notification by voice. 6. The electric tulip opening means for notifying the opening location of the electric tulip, wherein the ball increasing means is an electric tulip arranged at a plurality of locations on the board surface, and an opening location moves randomly on the board surface. A pachinko gaming machine having a navigation function according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is a location notification means. 7. The electric tulip opening place notification means starts the notification for a few seconds before the electric tulip is opened, or almost simultaneously with the opening of the electric tulip. Pachinko gaming machine with navigation function. 8. The electric tulip opening place notification means, if a big hit occurs during the execution of the notification, suspends the notification during the big hit. A pachinko machine with a navigation function. 9. The electric tulip is provided in each of a plurality of starting openings, and each starting opening has a different probability, and the electric tulip opening location notifying means starts easily when a predetermined notification condition is met. A pachinko gaming machine having a navigation function according to claim 6, which notifies a mouth. 10. The ball increasing means is two or more pairs of electric blades which are arranged at upper and lower positions within a board surface and whose opening location moves randomly within the board surface, and the notifying means reports an opening location of the electric blades. 2. An electric blade opening location notifying unit that operates
A pachinko gaming machine having the navigation function according to any one of 1 to 5.