JP2003135735A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve interest for a player by changing various play styles by independently operating an opening/closing door and rotary wing respectively corresponding to a game state in a combined structure thereof. SOLUTION: As one part of a center prize winning device 56 provided on the center of a game board 12, both the opening/closing door 62 and the rotary wing 100 are used and they independently change states corresponding to the game state so that various game modes (ordinary game mode, change mode and hit mode) can be formed an the game state can be made rich in variety. Further, since ribs 112 are provided on the supporting face of the opening/closing door 62 for pachinko balls 58 during its opening, a guide state can be made different between the pachinko ball 58 put in while being supported and rolled with the rotary wing 100 and the pachinko ball 58 put in after being jumped away by closing operation from the opening state of the rotary wing 100.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention shoots a game ball toward a game board surface, and guides the game ball by a guide member provided on the game board surface to cause the game ball to fall at random.
The present invention relates to a gaming machine which can form various gaming states and can be brought into a state advantageous to a player when a gaming ball receives a predetermined prize.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Gaming machines, particularly pachinko machines, can be roughly classified into three types.

For example, in the first type, a lottery is executed when a pachinko ball is won at a predetermined starting winning opening, and when the result of this lottery is a hit, it is provided below the game board and in front of the game board. There is an opening / closing door that invites the pachinko ball to the winning opening by tilting.

In the second type, in the center of the game board, an accessory having a winning area different from the normal passing area of a pachinko ball is arranged. The left and right walls of the winning area are, for example, airplanes. There is a motif that consists of a movable member that can open and close the part corresponding to the wing (hereinafter referred to as the rotary wing).

Further, the third type is based on the game specifications of the first type, and has another game property of acquiring a right.

As described above, when the game board is provided with the opening / closing door and the rotary blade, the game state can be changed depending on the opened / closed state, and the variation of the game can be increased.

By the way, usually, the opening / closing door and the rotary blade have a single structure, but conventionally, as the structure of the first type pachinko machine, both the opening / closing door and the rotary blade (that is, a plurality of movable members) are provided. Has been proposed (see, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 25172/1992).

In the above-mentioned prior art, when the opening / closing door is opened, the rotor blades provided adjacently to the left and right of the opening / closing door spread in a substantially horizontal state, so that there is a high probability that the open / close door will open with a high probability of pachinko. It has a structure that can attract a ball.

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, it is possible to increase the player's expectation by making the appearance of the winning area visible to the player, and to satisfy the player's interest sufficiently by the novel and unexpected conversion operation. That is, the respective movable members are interlocked with each other, and the pachinko ball is simply attracted, and the gaming state does not change greatly.

Further, in the above-mentioned prior art, it is premised that the opening and closing door and the rotary wing are near the lower part of the game board, and these movable members do not function at all until just before the pachinko ball comes off the game board. However, it has not reached the goal of the prior art to satisfy the interest of the player.

In consideration of the above facts, the present invention, in the combined structure of the open / close door and the rotary blade, can be operated in various manners depending on the game state, so that various game modes can be changed. The object is to obtain a gaming machine that can enhance the player's taste.

[0012]

The invention according to claim 1 is opened by tilting forward with respect to the game board surface,
An open / close door that receives a game ball falling along the surface of the game board and guides it to the winning area, and rotatably supported near the left and right end portions of the open / close door, respectively, and an open position for guiding to the upper part of the open / close door and A rotary wing capable of taking two positions, a closed position that partitions the upper space of the open / close door from the game ball passage area, and the open / close door and the rotary wing can be independently operated according to the game state. It is characterized by

According to the first aspect of the invention, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door and the rotating operation of the rotary blade are not linked to each other,
By operating independently, at least four types of game modes can be taken.

By forming such a game mode on one game board surface, it is possible to make a game machine rich in pariation, and enhance the player's interest.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the game state is a normal game mode in which the rotary vanes are fixed at an open position and the opening / closing door is closed, and the normal state. In the chance mode and the chance mode, the game ball shifts from the game mode by winning at a predetermined starting opening, and the opening / closing door is opened for a predetermined time to give a chance of winning in the winning area of the game ball. In the case where a game ball in the winning area wins the V zone, the opening / closing movement of the rotary blades is repeated and the opening / closing door is opened, and a hit mode is included.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the same game is realized by constructing three kinds of modes of the normal game mode, the chance mode, and the hit mode depending on the open / close state of the open / close door and the rotating state of the rotary blades. Since the game balls move differently on the board, the player can execute the game in each mode.

That is, in the normal game mode, the rotary wing is fixed at the open position, and the opening / closing door is closed, so that the game balls are gathered in the center of the game board by the rotary wing. By providing the starting port that triggers the transition to the mode, it is possible to easily make a prize in the starting port.

Further, in the chance mode, since the opening / closing door is opened for a predetermined time, it is possible to give an opportunity of winning to the winning area of the game ball. At this time, the rotary blade is not limited at all, and the open state and the closed state may be maintained, or the opening and closing may be repeated.

Next, in the hit mode, the rotary wing is repeatedly moved to the open position and the closed position, and the open / close door is opened. Therefore, the game ball wins the prize area which is opened by opening the open / close door. It will be easier.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 12 of a pachinko game machine according to this embodiment, showing the arrangement of main members.

The game board 12 has a normal game area surrounded by the guide rails 50, and a foul ball stopper 54 is provided at the tip end position of the guide rails 50 in order to prevent the shot game balls from returning. Has been.

At a substantially central position of the game board 12, a center accessory 56 which is a second type special electric accessory is arranged.

A plurality of windmills 90 are arranged symmetrically at the left and right positions of the center accessory 56, respectively. Further, at the lowest position of the game board 12, an out hole 102 for collecting the game balls that have not won a prize is provided.

The second type special electric accessory is a center accessory 56.
When a pachinko ball 58 is won in the winning area and the pachinko ball is won in the V zone described later, a jackpot is provided as a big hit so that the probability of winning the center accessory 56 can be greatly increased. It is a thing.

That is, the center character 56 functions as a big winning opening at the time of a big hit, and an opening / closing door 62 for opening and closing the entrance part of the game ball to be won in the center character 56 is provided at the upper part, A plurality of winning zones 64A through which game balls won while the opening / closing door 62 is opened pass through
64B and 64C are provided. This center accessory 56
By the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door 62 in, the interest of the game in the pachinko gaming machine is enhanced.

A pair of rotary blades 100 are provided on the left and right of the opening / closing door 62 of the center accessory 56. The pair of rotary blades 100 are rotatably supported by rotary shafts (not shown) near the left and right ends of the opening / closing door and rotate along the game board 12 in the direction of arrow A in FIG.

As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the rotary blade 100 has an open position in a substantially horizontal state so as to attract a pachinko ball toward the opening / closing door 62, and the opening / closing as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. The rotation range is between a closed position in a substantially vertical state that prevents the pachinko ball from entering the door 62 above. Here, when the rotary wing 100 is in the closed position, the upper space of the opening / closing door 62 is separated from the pachinko ball passing area of the game board 12 by the decorative member 103 provided above the opening / closing door 62. There is.

In the pachinko gaming machine according to this embodiment,
It has a plurality of game modes, and in the normal game mode among them, the rotary wing 100 is in the open position, and the opening / closing door 6
2 is in a closed state (states of FIGS. 2A and 2B). In this normal game mode, the pachinko ball 58 can be invited to the center of the game board. It should be noted that this invitation increases the probability of winning a prize in the starting winning opening 70, 72, 74 described later.

As shown in FIG. 1, three second-class starting winning openings (hereinafter simply referred to as starting winning openings) 70, 72, 74 are arranged below the center accessory 56 on the game board 12. It is set up. These start winning holes 70, 72, 74 are
Independent sensors (not shown) are provided so that it is possible to recognize which of the starting winning openings 70, 72 and 74 has won.

A game mode (chance mode) in which the opening / closing door 62 is opened for a predetermined time can be set by winning a pachinko ball in any of the start winning holes 70, 72, 74. Here, when the center winning opening 72 is won, the opening and closing door 62 is repeatedly opened twice for the predetermined time, and when the left and right starting winning openings 70 and 74 are won, this is set to 1 time. ing.

2 to 4 show the structure of the center accessory 56 according to the present embodiment.

At a height position substantially the same as the opening / closing door 62 of the center accessory 56, a down slope is formed from the front side to the back side of the drawing, corresponding to the opening 62A opened by the opening / closing door 62. Upper stage 104
(See FIG. 3B and FIG. 4B). The three through holes (fall holes) 106A to 106C are arranged on the lowest side of the stage 104 (that is, the back side of FIG. 3B). Therefore, the stage 104
The pachinko ball 58 that rolls around the three through holes 106
3A and 4A from any of A to 106C.
It will fall to the lower stage 108 shown in FIG.

Contrary to the upper stage 104, the lower stage 108 has a down slope from the back side to the front side of the drawing. A wall 110 that also serves as a decorative member is provided at the center of the lower stage 108 on the back side.
The pachinko ball 58 from the upper stage 104 is designed to fall to the inner side of the wall 110.

A tunnel portion 110A is formed on the wall 110, and as a result, the pachinko ball 58 rolls toward the front side of the drawing from either the tunnel portion 110A of the pachinko ball 58 or the left and right gaps of the wall 110.

Three winning zones 64A, 64B and 64C are provided on the front side of the lower stage 108.

These three winning zones 64A to 64C
Have independent guide paths (not shown), and their outlet openings are provided with sphere detection sensors (not shown), respectively.

Therefore, it is possible to recognize which of the winning zones 64A to 64C the pachinko ball 58 has won by the output result of the ball detection sensor. Here, one of the winning zones 64A to 64C (here, the central winning zone 64B) is set as a V zone, and the central through hole 106B among the through holes 106A to 106C is won and the tunnel is formed. The winning probability of the pachinko ball 58 passing through the section 110A to the V zone is set to the highest.

By winning in the V zone, the game mode becomes a hit mode, the opening / closing door 62 is opened, and the rotary blade 100 is repeatedly rotated between the open position and the closed position for a predetermined time, and this predetermined time. As one round,
A plurality of rounds (for example, 16 rounds) are repeated.

The back surface of the opening / closing door 62, that is, the support surface for guiding the pachinko ball to the center accessory 56 when opened is as follows.
A plurality of ribs 112 are formed so that the ribs of the pachinko ball 58 on the upper stage 104 are substantially determined by the ribs 112. This rib 112 is
When the rotor blade 100 is in the open state, it rolls on the rotor blade 100 to prevent the pachinko ball 58, which is attracted, from going to the center of the opening / closing door 62, and the swing in which the rotor blade 100 starts closing from the open state. The pachinko ball 58 bounced off by the action has a role of making it easy to hold it in the center of the opening / closing door 62. As a result, depending on the timing of winning of the pachinko ball 58, the through hole 106 in the center.
The structure is such that the degree of guidance to B can be changed.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. (Normal game mode) In the game state in the normal game mode,
As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the left and right rotor blades 1
00 is fixed in the open state, and the open / close door 62 is in the closed state. Therefore, the pachinko ball 58 dropped on the rotary wing 100 is drawn to the center of the game board 12, but passes through the front of the open / close door 62 in the closed state, and the center accessory 56.
Falls on the ceiling surface of the lower stage 108. The pachinko ball 58 guided in this way has the starting winning openings 70, 72,
It becomes easy to win the prize. That is, the rotor blade 100 can correct the unevenness in the firing intensity of the pachinko ball 58 by the player by opening the rotor blade 100 and form a stable ball muscle. (Chance mode) In the above-mentioned normal game mode, when the pachinko ball 58 wins at the start winning holes 70, 72, 74, the game mode becomes the chance mode, and as shown in FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B), the opening / closing door 6
2 opens for a predetermined time. In addition, the left and right starting winning openings 70,
In the case of a winning of 74, the opening / closing door 62 is opened only once for a predetermined time, and in the case of the starting winning opening 72 in the center, the opening / closing door 62
The opening for a predetermined time is repeated twice.

There is a possibility that the pachinko ball 58 jumps into the upper stage 104 during the opening of the opening / closing door 62 for the predetermined time. When the pachinko ball 58 reaches the upper stage 104, the pachinko ball 58 rolls on the upper stage 104 toward the back side of the drawing and enters any of the three through holes 106A, 106B, and 106C.

The above three through holes 106A, 106B, 1
The pachinko ball 58 that has entered any of the 06C falls to the lower stage 108, and rolls toward the front side of the drawing from the tunnel portion 110A formed in the wall body 110 or the left and right gaps of the wall body 110 and rolls into three pieces. Winning zone 64A, 64B, 6
Win one of the 4Cs.

In the present embodiment, the central winning zone 64
B is set as the V zone, and therefore, the pachinko ball 58 that wins the through hole 106B in the center of the upper stage 108 and passes through the tunnel portion 110A has the most V.
It is easier to win the zone.

However, since the rib 112 is formed on the supporting surface of the pachinko ball 58 when the opening / closing door 62 is opened, the pachinko ball 58 rolling from the supporting surface of the rotary wing 100 is opened / closed by the opening / closing door. It ’s hard to reach the center of 62, and as a result,
The probability of passing through the central through hole 106B and the tunnel portion 110A is low and depends on the speed at which the pachinko ball 58 is attracted. (Winning Mode) When the pachinko ball 58 wins the V zone, a win occurs, and as shown in FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B), the open / close door 62 is fixed in an open state, and the rotary blade 10
0 repeats the opening / closing operation. Therefore, when the rotor blades 100 are opened in a timely manner, the pachinko ball 58
Exists on the movement trajectory of the rotary wing 100, it is possible to win the pachinko ball 58 at the time of closing. The winning pachinko ball 58 must be in the winning zones 64A, 64B, 6
Since the player wins in any of the 4Cs, he or she can receive the prize ball and can be in an advantageous state for the player.

Here, the hit mode (opening / closing operation of the rotor blades 100, open state of the opening / closing door 62) has a time limit (generally, it also serves as a winning number limit), and if this is exceeded, one round is completed. At this point, the opening / closing door 62 is closed at least once (the rotary blade 100 may continue the opening / closing operation, or may be in the open or closed state).
However, by winning the V zone again during this predetermined time, the right to move to the next round can be acquired, and two rounds and three rounds can be repeated (up to 10 to 16 rounds). round). On the other hand, when the player wins the V zone, the round transition is executed at that time, so the player avoids winning the V zone until the last minute of the predetermined time, and expects to win the V zone just before the predetermined time.

In this case, since the rib 112 formed on the opening / closing door 62 is hard to enter the V zone,
It is possible to meet the demand of the player as described above. On the other hand, by continuing the opening / closing operation of the rotor blade 100, the chances of the pachinko ball 58 being bounced off by the rotor blade 100 are increased, so that the probability of the pachinko ball 58 being bounced off and reaching the center of the opening / closing door 62 is also increased. It is possible to maintain a good balance of winning the V zone within a predetermined time, that is, securing the round.

As described above, in the present embodiment, as a part of the center accessory 56 provided in the center of the game board 12,
Since the opening / closing door 62 and the rotary wing 100 are used in combination, and these are changed independently according to the game state, various game modes (normal game mode, chance mode, hit in this embodiment) Mode) can be formed, and a game state rich in variety can be achieved.

Further, the pachinko ball 5 when the opening / closing door 62 is opened
Since the ribs 112 are provided on the support surface of 8, the case of the pachinko ball 58 that is supported by the rotary blade 100 and enters while rolling, and the case of the pachinko ball 58 that is bounced and entered by the closing operation of the rotary blade 100 from the open state. With, you can change the guidance state of 3 winning zones 64A, 64B,
Since the probability of winning the prize for 64C is not set to 1/3 and is set to have appropriate instability, the probability that the speed of the pachinko ball 58 and the timing at the time of guidance are taken into consideration can be increased, and the game playability can be increased. .

Further, the opening / closing door 62 and the rotary wing 100 of the present embodiment are arranged above the center of the game board where the whereabouts of the fired pachinko ball 58 cannot be determined. Therefore, conventionally, in the present embodiment, the open / close state of the open / close door 62 and the open / close state of the rotary wing 100 are pachinko in contrast to the function of two or more movable members which are opened / closed in conjunction with each other in the lower part of the game board 12. The fall of the ball 58 can be greatly affected.

In this embodiment, the rib 112 is formed on the support surface of the pachinko ball 58 when the opening / closing door 62 is opened,
Although the pachinko ball 58 adjusts the balance of the ease and difficulty of entering the central through hole 106B (or the central winning zone 64B), as shown in FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B). The gate 116 is formed above the central portion of the opening / closing door 62, receives the pachinko ball 58 that is bounced off by the closing operation of the rotating blade 100 from the open state, stabilizes its behavior, and drops to the opening / closing door 62 in a stable state. It may be a structure that allows it. Since the pachinko ball 58 having stable behavior rolls into the through hole 106B in the center as it is, the rib 112
The same effect as can be obtained.

Further, in the above embodiment, two movable members (opening / closing door 62, rotary blade 100) are applied, but three or more movable members may be applied.

Further, in the above embodiment, the second type of pachinko machine has been described as an example, but the present invention can be applied to the first and third types of pachinko machines.

[0053]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the combined structure of the open / close door and the rotary blade, each of them operates independently depending on the game state, so that various game modes can be changed. , It has an excellent effect that the player's taste can be enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a front view of a center role object when a game state is a normal game mode according to the present embodiment, and FIG.
It is a perspective view of the rotary blade and the opening / closing door of the center accessory in the mode of (A).

FIG. 3 relates to the present embodiment, (A) is a front view of a center character when the game state is the chance mode, and (B) is FIG.
It is a perspective view of the essential part of the center accessory in the mode of (A).

FIG. 4 is a front view of a center role object when the game state is a hit mode according to the present embodiment, and FIG.
It is a perspective view of the essential part of the center accessory in the mode of (A).

5 is a front view of a center accessory according to a modified example, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view of a main part of FIG. 5A.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 game board 56 Center accessories 58 Pachinko balls 62 open / close door 62A opening 64A, 64B, 64C prize zone 70, 72, 74 Start winning holes 100 rotors 104 stage 106A, 106B, 106C Through hole 108 Lower stage 108 upper stage 110A tunnel section 110 wall 112 ribs 116 gate

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An opening / closing door that is opened by tilting forward with respect to the game board surface, receives a game ball falling along the game board surface and guides it to a winning area, and the vicinity of left and right end portions of the opening / closing door. Each of which is rotatably supported by a rotary wing capable of having two positions, an open position for guiding to the upper part of the opening / closing door and a closed position for partitioning the upper space of the opening / closing door with respect to a game ball passage area, A game machine characterized in that the opening / closing door and the rotary blade can be independently operated according to a state. 2. The game state, in which the rotary wing is fixed at an open position and the opening / closing door is closed, and from the normal game mode, the game ball enters a predetermined starting opening. When the game ball in the winning area wins the V zone in the chance mode in which the transition is made and the opening / closing door is opened for a predetermined time to give the opportunity to win the winning area of the gaming ball, The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a hitting mode in which the opening / closing movement of the rotary blade is repeated and the opening / closing door is opened.