JP2003144693A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine by which amusement in display is raised by arranging a plurality of kinds of variable display in a variable display device so as to widely vary the contents of the variable display itself and the display result. SOLUTION: A plurality of pieces of identifying information to be displayed in the variable display device 310 constitutes identifying information constituting groups which respectively correspond to a plurality of variable display. A display control means being a display unit control board 300 changes the selected kind of variable display by identifying information which constitute the identifying information constituting group corresponding to the selected variable display among the several kinds. The combination of identifying information which respectively constitute specified display states is different at every variable display kind. When the display result of each variable display is established to be the specified display state, a big prize-winning port 24 is opened/closed with a prescribed time as a limit and a game value is given.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information, and a display control means for performing display control of the variable display device. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that can give a predetermined gaming value to a player when the display result of the variable display is a specific display mode in which a predetermined combination of specific identification information is set for each variable display.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko machine called a fever machine is generally known as a game machine of this type. In such a fever machine, when a ball launched into the game area formed on the game board wins the starting opening, identification information such as various symbols scrolls in a certain direction in the display area of the variable display device including a liquid crystal screen. The variable display that is sequentially stopped after the elapse of a predetermined time is variably executed.

A state in which the display result when the variable display is stopped and confirmed is in a specific combination such that all of the three confirmed and displayed identification information are the same corresponds to the specific display mode. When such a specific display mode is confirmed, a special game state (big hit) occurs, specifically, the special winning opening repeatedly opens and closes within a predetermined number of times, so that the player can obtain a large amount of prize balls, etc. , The game value has been added to the player.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional fever machine, the variable display in the variable display device has a single display pattern simulating a slot machine in which plural kinds of identification information are scrolled in a certain direction. However, there was a problem that the display content was monotonous and lacked in interestingness and novelty.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, and by providing a plurality of types of variable displays on the variable display device, the contents of the variable display itself and the display result thereof are displayed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine in which variations are abundant and interest in display can be enhanced.

[0006]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object lies in the inventions of the following respective items. [1] A variable display device (310) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information, and a display control means (300) for performing display control of the variable display device (310), and the variable display device (310). There are multiple types of variable display results,
The variable display device (310), which is a gaming machine capable of imparting a predetermined game value to a player in a specific display mode in which a predetermined combination of specific identification information is set for each variable display. The multiple types of identification information displayed in
An identification information configuration group corresponding to each of a plurality of types of variable display is formed, and the display control means (300) includes the identification information configuration group corresponding to a variable display selected from among a plurality of types of variable display. A gaming machine characterized by including identification information configuration group selection means for selecting the identification information forming the variable information, and variably executing variable display selected by the identification information configuration group selection means.

[2] The display control means (300) sets, for each of the plural types of variable displays, a combination of specific identification information constituting the specific display mode so as to be different from each other. The gaming machine according to [1].

[3] In the display control means (300), when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the identification information component group selection means is any one of a plurality of kinds of variable displays displayed on the variable display device (310). The gaming machine according to [1] or [2], characterized in that

[4] The identification information configuration group includes a plurality of types of identification imitating at least one of a slot machine pattern, a roulette number, a playing card, a dice roll, a mahjong tile, and a character. A gaming machine according to [1], [2], or [3], characterized by being configured from information.

The present invention operates as follows. When a predetermined start condition is satisfied during the game, a plurality of types of identification information are variably displayed on the variable display device (310) based on this, but in the gaming machine, a plurality of types of variable display are prepared. The type identification information constitutes an identification information configuration group corresponding to each of a plurality of types of variable display.

For example, the identification information configuration group is composed of a plurality of types of identification information imitating at least one of a slot machine pattern, a roulette number, a playing card, a die roll, a mahjong tile, and a character. To be done. Thus, for example, in one variable display, the roulette number is variably displayed as identification information, and the variable display has a content simulating a roulette game.For example, in another variable display, a playing card is variably displayed as identification information. ,
The variable display is similar to a card game.

Of the plural types of variable displays as described above,
Identification information forming an identification information configuration group corresponding to any selected variable display is selected by the identification information configuration group selection means, and display control means (3) including the identification information configuration group selection means.
00), the selected variable display is variably executed. As a result, only one type of variable display is not repeated, and the player can enjoy various types of variable display of various tastes.

Here, the selection of a plurality of types of variable display is performed separately from the control by the identification information configuration group selecting means of the display control means (300) as in the case of performing variable display variation, or another control board or main board. (100) controls the selection, and the display control means (3
00) may be controlled to execute variable display in a variable manner.

For each variable display of a plurality of types, when the display result when the display is stopped and confirmed becomes a predetermined specific display mode, a predetermined game value is given to the player. The control means (300) may set different combinations of specific identification information forming the specific display mode for each of a plurality of variable displays.

Specifically, in the variable display imitating a slot machine as in the conventional art, a combination in which three identical numbers are arranged is a specific display mode, whereas in the variable display imitating a roulette game, a combination on the wheel is displayed. For example, if any of the numbers "3", "5", and "7" stop at a predetermined position, a specific display mode is set, and in the variable display imitating dice, the dice of two dice are the same even number. It is conceivable that a specific display mode can be obtained by aligning the numbers. These are completely different contents as a combination of specific identification information.

Further, the display control means 300 selects one of a plurality of types of variable display by the identification information component group selection means when a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the start condition is satisfied, each time the variable display is changed and executed, one of them is selected and rich in change. Of course, the predetermined condition may be, for example, after the occurrence of a special game state, when the number of times of variable execution of variable display reaches a predetermined number, game time, power-on of the game machine, or various game contents of the game machine. It can be considered that a certain aspect is achieved.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments representative of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 17 show a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a gaming machine main body 1 for executing a game of launching a ball on a gaming board 2, and a card unit (CR ball lending machine) b provided for lending a ball by inserting a valuable card.
Consists of.

First, an outline of the entire gaming machine body 1 will be described.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine body 1 and a card unit b. The gaming machine main body 1 includes a gaming machine status lamp 422 for notifying a special gaming state of the gaming machine by lighting, a glass frame 11 formed in a frame shape for fixing the front glass, and a glass frame 11 behind the glass frame 11. A glass frame opening detection switch 132 for detecting opening and a game board 2 on which parts for advancing a game by moving a ball shot by a player are attached detachably.

On the lower surface of the glass frame 11, an upper tray 3 for storing lending balls and payout balls, a lower tray 4 for storing balls overflowing from the upper tray 3, and a ball stored in the upper tray 3 are provided. There are provided an upper receiving tray ball removing lever 7 for extracting, a lower receiving tray ball removing lever 8 for extracting the balls stored in the lower receiving tray 4, and a hitting ball operating handle 5 for a player to perform a hitting operation. Also, the hit ball operation handle 5
Includes a firing stop switch 65 for stopping the firing of the ball.
Two are provided. An ashtray 6 for smokers is also provided beside the lower tray 4.

Further, as a device for the player to operate the card unit b, a frequency display section 12 for displaying and confirming the remaining frequency of the valuable card, and a lending button 9 for issuing a ball lending instruction. A return button 10 for instructing the return of a valuable card is provided in the vicinity of the upper tray 3, and those output terminals are connected to the operation panel board a on the rear surface of the gaming machine, respectively.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the gaming machine body 1 and the card unit b. On the back surface of the gaming machine main body 1, a control board for each function and parts are included. Here, as a control board, a main board 100 that manages and controls the operation of the entire game,
The instruction information from the main board 100 is received by parallel communication, and the prize ball payout operation and the card unit connection board 90 are performed.
There is provided a payout control board 200 for controlling the ball lending operation by performing card unit communication with 0.

Further, as a control board, a firing control board 600 for controlling the firing of a sphere, a firing motor 653 controlled by the firing control board 600, a power supply board 700 for supplying a predetermined electric power to each board, and a main board 100. For inputting the prize ball information from the payout control board 200, and for inputting the ball lending information from the payout control board 200, and for outputting frame external information (prize ball signal, ball lending signal, ball out signal). A frame external terminal board 800 and a card unit connection board 900 for connecting to the card unit b are also provided.

In the protective cover 93, the display control board 300, the lamp control board 400, and the voice control board 50 are provided.
0 and the like are provided on the game board 2. Each control board is housed in its own case to protect it from dust from the outside, spilled balls from other equipment, static electricity, and electrical noise. Above all, the case of the main board 100 has a structure that can be opened and closed a predetermined number of times by using a dedicated screw.

Next, the flow path of the ball received from the pachinko ball supply device will be described. In FIG. 2, balls supplied from a pachinko ball supply device (not shown) are stored in a tank unit 90 in the upper part of the gaming machine, and the balls are shot units 91 each time a prize ball is paid out and a ball renting operation is performed. , Passes through the payout unit 92 and is delivered to the upper tray 3.

The tank unit 90 stores balls supplied from the pachinko ball supply device, and a prize ball tank ball presence / absence switch 80 is provided on the bottom surface of the tank unit 90.
1 and a ball leveling 94 are provided. The prize ball tank sphere presence / absence switch 801 is a switch for detecting the presence / absence of spheres stored in the tank unit 90, and the switch is input according to the weight of the stored spheres, and the detection signal passes through the frame external terminal board 800. It is output to the outside.

The ball leveling 94 is for leveling the balls flowing in the lane of the shoot unit 91 so that the balls do not rise due to the ball pressure. The bottom surface of the tank unit 90 is inclined, and the spheres are gathered at the portion that joins with the chute unit 91 and fall.

The chute unit 91 divides the balls flowing down from the tank unit 90 into two lanes and aligns them. On the way to the payout unit 95, the bulging by the ball pressure is suppressed by the sphere leveling 94, but the sphere leveling 95 is used to even out the sphere more effectively and send it to the payout unit 92. is there.

A chute ball break switch 131 is provided on the ball passage of the chute unit 91.
The shoot ball out switch 131 is a switch for detecting the presence or absence of a ball up to the payout unit 92, and the detection signal is input to the main board 100 to monitor the presence or absence of a ball. This switch 131 is the award ball tank ball presence / absence switch 80.
1 is similar in usage, but is largely different in whether or not it is connected to the main board 100.

The payout unit 92 forms a ball passage to the upper tray 3 and also has a payout motor 222 for feeding the ball into the ball passage, and a payout stop solenoid 223 for suppressing the flow (fall) of the ball. A path switching solenoid 224 for switching the route between the lending ball and the paying ball, a prize ball detecting switch 130 for detecting the paying ball, a ball lending detecting switch 220 for detecting the lending ball, and the like are provided.

The payout motor 222 and the payout stop solenoid 223 are connected to and controlled by the payout control board 200. When the main board 100 issues a predetermined sphere payout request to the payout control board 200, the payout control board 200 operates the path switching solenoid 224 to set the path of the ball to the payout ball side, and the payout motor 222 and the payout stop. Solenoid 223
The balls are sent to the upper tray 3 by.

When a player's operation inputs a predetermined ball lending request signal to the payout control board 200 from the card unit b through the card unit connection board 900, the payout control board 200 switches the path. Solenoid 22
4 is operated to set the path of the ball to the lending ball side, and the payout motor 222 and the payout stop solenoid 223 send the ball to the upper tray 3.

Further, the reason why the ball path is made variable according to the content of the request is that the prize ball detection switch 130 and the ball lending detection switch 220 separately count the predetermined number of balls and surely count them. Further, the prize ball detection switch 130 is connected to the main board 100 and counts a predetermined number of balls as in the payout control board 200, so that it can be confirmed that the payout has been made more accurately.

The overflow ball from the upper tray 3 is the lower tray 4
An overflow switch 133 is provided on the ball passage formed so as to flow downward. When the balls stored in the lower tray 4 become full, the overflow switch 13
When the ball reaches the installation position of 3, the switch is input by the ball pressure of the stored ball, and the detection signal is the main board 1
00 is input. When the main board 100 detects the input of the overflow switch 133, the payout control board 200
The instruction information is output to stop the firing of the ball.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board 2. Game board 2
On the front of, a guide rail 16 for guiding the fired ball to the game area 17, a nail (not shown) and a windmill 15 for changing the flow of the game ball guided to the game area 17,
A variable display device 310 that variably displays a plurality of types of identification information according to each winning opening and a detection signal of the starting opening switch 121 caused by winning in the starting opening 21 which is one of the winning openings,
A normal symbol display device operation gate switch 126 is provided with a normal symbol display device 140 or the like that variably displays a plurality of types of normal symbols in response to a detection signal from the gate switch 126.

Further, at the bottom of the game board 2, there is provided an outlet 29 for discharging a ball, which is dropped into the game area 17 without entering any of the prize holes in the game area 17, out of the game machine. ing. When a ball enters the outlet 29, the player is not given any privilege, and no prize ball is paid out.

Further, the variable display device 3 is used as a decorative lamp.
Special symbol hold LED 420 for notifying the player of the number of holding balls for activating 10 (the maximum number is 4 in the number of balls won in the starting port 21), the holding ball for operating the normal symbol display device 140 Normal symbol hold LED 421, side case lamp 423, game frame status lamp 424, center LED 425, gate for notifying the player of the number (the maximum number of balls detected by the normal symbol display device operation gate switch 126 is 4) LED426, attacker L
An ED 427, a side LED 428, etc. are provided.

The winning openings include a starting opening 21, a right sleeve winning opening 22a, a left sleeve winning opening 22b, a right falling winning opening 23a, a left falling winning opening 23b, and a big winning opening 24. When a game ball wins each prize hole, a switch attached to each prize hole detects the prize ball, and each time the prize ball is detected, a predetermined prize ball assigned to each prize hole is paid out.

Of these, the starting opening 21 is a winning opening for securing the execution right of the variable display which is variably executed on the variable display device 310 as described above, and the large winning opening 24 is
This is to generate a special game state in which a predetermined game value can be given to the player. The variable display device 310 will be described in detail later.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the game board 2. Game board 2
Various control boards and their related parts are mounted on the back surface of the same as the one already shown in FIG. As the control board, a display control board 300 that controls the variable display device 310, a lamp control board 400 that controls the decoration lamp, a voice control board 500 that controls voice, and external information for a board connected to an external device. A board external terminal board 850 and the like for outputting (one big hit signal, two big hit signals, a symbol determination frequency signal) are provided.

As a switch for detecting the winning ball of each winning opening, a starting opening switch 121, a right sleeve winning opening switch 122a, a left sleeve winning opening switch 122b, a right falling winning opening switch 123a, a left falling winning opening switch 123b, etc. Are installed near each prize hole. In the vicinity of the special winning opening 24, the accessory continuous operation device switch 124 and the count switch 125 are provided. The switch for each winning opening is provided in the vicinity of each winning opening, but it can also be arranged on the passage until the winning ball is discharged out of the gaming machine.

When a ball is won in each winning opening, it is detected by each winning opening switch, and each time it is detected, the next predetermined prize ball allocated to each winning opening is paid out.
There are 5 starting holes 21, right sleeve winning opening 22a, left sleeve winning opening 2
2b, right drop winning hole 23a, left drop winning hole 23b 8
Departure, big winning opening 24 (for detection of winning balls by the accessory continuously operating device switch 124 and the count switch 125)
Has been assigned 15 shots. The number of prize balls is fixed for each winning opening, but it can be changed arbitrarily.

Further, as a switch for detecting the sphere for operating the normal symbol display device 140, a right ordinary symbol display device operating gate switch 126a and a left ordinary symbol display device operating gate switch 126b are at predetermined positions on the game board 2. Are provided for detecting the passage of a ball moving in the game area 17, respectively. These left and right normal symbol display device operating gate switches 126a and 126b are provided as passage openings.

The related apparatus for variably operating the accessory is a special winning opening solenoid 1 for opening and closing the door of the special winning opening 24.
34, a direction switching solenoid 135 for switching the flow direction of the ball that has won the special winning opening 24 to one of the accessory continuous operation device switch 124 and the count switch 125, and an expansion / contraction operation of an ordinary electric accessory An ordinary electric accessory solenoid 136 is provided for performing the operation.

Next, the main components on the game board 2 will be described in more detail. The starting port 21 is generally called a starting chucker, and is provided with condition changing means composed of a pair of movable pieces at the left and right ends of the winning opening, and is composed of an ordinary electric accessory solenoid 136 (see FIG. 4). The source is designed to open and close each movable piece. Starting port 21
Is configured as a so-called electric tulip accessory that changes into a normal closed state in which a ball is hard to win and an open state in which a ball is easy to win by opening / closing each movable piece.

Winning a ball at the starting opening 21 is set as a starting condition for variably executing variable display on the variable display device 310 described below. As shown in FIG.
The starting opening 21 is a starting opening switch 12 for detecting the winning of a ball.
1 is provided inside. The start opening switch 121 outputs a detection signal to the main board 100 when it detects a winning ball and turns it on. The starting port switch 121 may be composed of various sensors such as an optical sensor, a proximity sensor, or a magnetic sensor.

The variable display device 310 has a display area capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information on its screen, and is composed of a liquid crystal unit.
It is also possible to adopt an RT display, a drum unit, a 7-segment display, or the like. When a ball is won in the starting opening 21 and the winning ball is detected by the starting opening switch 121, the right of the variable display by the variable display device 310 is acquired, and the variable display is variably executed.

In this gaming machine, a plurality of types of variable display are prepared, and the plurality of types of identification information form an identification information configuration group corresponding to each of a plurality of types of variable display.
Here, the identification information configuration group according to the present embodiment includes a slot machine pattern, a roulette number, a playing card,
It is composed of multiple types of identification information that imitate the dice eyes and mahjong tiles.

That is, five types of variable displays are produced corresponding to the five types of identification information structure groups. In the first variable display, the symbol of the slot machine is variably displayed as identification information, and as shown in an example in FIG. 13,
The first variable display has a content imitating a slot machine.

In the second variable display, the numbers of the roulette are variably displayed as the identification information, and the second variable display has a content imitating the roulette, as shown in an example in FIG.
In the third variable display, the cards of the playing cards are variably displayed as the identification information, and as shown in an example in FIG. 15, the third variable display has a content simulating a playing card game.

In the fourth variable display, the dice rolls are variably displayed as identification information, and as shown in FIG.
The fourth variable display has a content simulating a dice game.
In the fifth variable display, the mahjong tiles are variably displayed as the identification information, and the fifth variable display has a content imitating mahjong, as shown in an example in FIG.

As described above, among the five variable displays in total, the identification information forming the identification information configuration group corresponding to the selected variable display is used, and the selected variable display is displayed by the display control means ( The display is controlled by the display control board 300). Details of each variable display will be described later.

When the display result when each variable display is stopped is determined to be a specific display mode that is a combination of predetermined specific identification information for each variable display, the special winning opening 24 described below is displayed. A special game state in which the game is repeatedly opened and closed within a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times) is formed, whereby the game value is given to the player.

The special winning opening 24 is generally called an attacker, and it is difficult for the winning opening to hit a ball due to the operation of a drive source such as a solenoid (big winning opening solenoid 134, direction switching solenoid 135). It is configured so that it can be changed to a normal closed state and an open state where winning is easy.
The special winning opening solenoid 134 operates to open and close the door of the special winning opening 24 a predetermined number of times on condition that the specific display mode is determined.

The direction switching solenoid 135 is the big winning opening 2
When the door of No. 4 is opened, the passage member is operated so as to guide the winning ball to the accessory continuous operation device switch 124 side, and when the prize continuous ball is detected by the accessory continuous operation device switch 124, next Operates to guide the winning ball to the count switch 125 side.

That is, the special winning opening 24 is controlled to open and close so as to produce a special game state as a game value addition when the specific display mode is fixed by the variable display. Here, the special game state, after being maintained in the open state for a predetermined time,
The opening / closing operation of returning to the closed state for a short time is a state in which the opening / closing operation is repeatedly performed within a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 15 times).

A predetermined number of balls (for example, 10) is a big winning hole 2
When the player wins 4 or a predetermined time (about 30 seconds) elapses, the door of the special winning opening 24 is closed. When the series of opening / closing operations is finished a predetermined number of times, the special game state is finished.

If a ball is won in the starting opening 21 while the variable display is being changed or a special game state is occurring, the variable display right is acquired but is put on hold and is currently in progress. After the variable display of, etc. is completed, the rights that have been reserved are sequentially digested. Here, the variable display hold number is set to a maximum of 4, and the number is notified by the special symbol hold LED 420.

The normal symbol display device 140 performs variable display by turning on the two left and right LED lights. This L
A method other than the ED2 lamp may use a 7-segment display. The LEDs divided into the left and right are respectively assigned "hit" and "off", and when the passage of the sphere is detected by the left and right normal symbol display device operating gate switches 126a and 126b, the normal symbol game by the normal symbol display device 140 Acquire the right and play a normal pattern game.

The ordinary symbol game is the ordinary symbol display device 14
0 starts variable display by alternately blinking the left and right LEDs, and when the variable display is started for a predetermined time and stopped, either the left or right lighting display is displayed, and the player can visually confirm the determination result. When the result of the judgment is “win”,
Each movable piece of the starting port 21 temporarily operates from a normal state (closed state) in which it is difficult to win a ball to a state (opened state) in which it is easy to win a ball.

While the normal symbol display device 140 is variably displayed,
Left and right ordinary pattern display device operation gate switch 126a,
When the passing ball is detected by 126b, the right of the ordinary symbol game is acquired, but it is suspended, and after the ordinary symbol game currently in progress is exhausted, the suspended right is sequentially digested. The maximum number of ordinary pattern games held is 4,
This is notified by the normal symbol holding LED 421.

Next, various control boards used for controlling the gaming machine body 1 will be described. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are block diagrams showing various control boards used for controlling the gaming machine body 1 and constituent elements related thereto. 5 and 6,
As the control board, the main board 100, the payout control board 200,
A display control board 300, a lamp control board 400, a voice control board 500, a firing control board 600, and a power supply board 700 are shown.

The display control board 300 realizes the function of display control means. Here, the display control means includes identification information configuration group selection means for selecting identification information forming an identification information configuration group corresponding to a variable display selected from any of a plurality of types of variable display, and the identification information configuration group selection The variable display selected by the means is variably executed. Further, the display control means sets, for each of the plurality of types of variable display, different combinations of specific identification information forming the specific display mode.

Note that the selection of a plurality of types of variable display is performed separately from the control by the display control board 300 similarly to the execution of variable display variation, or by the selection control by another control board or main board 100. The display control board 300 may be set to variably execute variable display based on the selected information.

First, the main substrate 100 shown in FIG. 6 will be described. The main board 100 is a clock circuit 1 inside the main board.
It operates based on the clock generated by 08. Further, the clock generated by the clock circuit 108 is supplied to the internal timer 107.
CPU 10 generates an interrupt signal at a fixed time interval obtained by dividing by
By inputting in 2, the CPU 102
To execute the timer interrupt process. The CPU 102 performs a series of operations by executing divided processing for each interrupt so that the processing is completed in a time shorter than the timer setting time interval.

Starting opening switch 121, right ordinary symbol display device operating gate switch 126a, left ordinary symbol display device operating gate switch 126b, right sleeve winning opening switch 122
The a, the left sleeve winning opening switch 122b, the right falling winning opening switch 123a, and the left falling winning opening switch 123b are switches for detecting the winning of a ball, and the input signals from these switches are sent to the gate circuit 110. Supplied.

The continuous accessory operating device switch 124, the count switch 125, the right award ball detecting switch 130a, the left award ball detecting switch 130b, and the shoot ball out switch 13
Input signals from the glass frame opening detection switch 132 and the overflow switch 133 are supplied to the gate circuit 111.

The addresses of the gate circuits 110 and 111 are
It is set in the address space of the CPU 102 by the memory mapped I / O method. The address select circuit and the write / read control signal output by the CPU 102 are decoded by the address decode circuit 113 according to the system clock output by the CPU 102 to generate a chip select signal.

The gate circuit 1 is generated by this chip select signal.
When 10, 111 are selected, the starting port switch 12
The respective input signals from 1 and the like are output to the data bus through the gate circuit. Each input signal on the data bus is detected multiple times by the interrupt signal generated at regular intervals until the next interrupt processing is executed, chattering prevention processing is performed, and then specified for each input signal. RAM
It is stored in the area.

The input signal from the starting port switch 121 is 5
As an award ball signal for individual award balls, the right sleeve winning edge switch 12
The input signals from 2a, the left sleeve winning opening switch 122b, the right falling winning opening switch 123a, and the left falling winning opening switch 123b are respectively 8 winning balls signals, and further the accessory continuous operation device switch 124 and the count switch 12 are provided.
The input signal from 5 is treated as a prize ball signal of 15 prize balls, and the winning number detected by each switch is stored in the designated RAM area. At the same time, the total number of prize balls is calculated by the CPU 102 and stored in a designated RAM area.

In addition, random number values are set for the input signals from the starting opening switch 121, the right ordinary symbol display device operating gate switch 126a, and the left ordinary symbol display device operating gate switch 126b, and these values are RAM.
It is stored in the area. Based on this data, the game state of the gaming machine body 1 is set and the data is output to each control board.

Output data to each control board passes through a buffer 114 provided in the middle of the data bus and is further output to the latch circuits 112a to 112g through the output data bus. By arranging the buffer 114 in the middle of the data bus connecting the output latch circuit and the CPU 102, the bus signal becomes a one-way flow, which serves as a countermeasure against fraud.

Starter switch 5 pieces prize ball RAM area, right and left sleeve prize hole switch, left and right drop prize hole switch 8 prize ball R
Since there is data in the AM area, the accessory continuous operation device switch, and the 15 count switch prize ball RAM area, C
The PU 102 sequentially outputs the 8-bit prize ball data set for each prize ball to the latch circuit 112a through the data bus and the output data bus. In synchronization with this, the control signal of the interrupt signal and the strobe signal to the payout control board 200 is output to the latch circuit 112e through the data bus and the output data bus.

When the chip select signal obtained by decoding by the address decoding circuit 113 controlled by the memory mapped I / O is sequentially output to the latch circuit 112a and the latch circuit 112e, 8-bit prize ball data is latched by the latch circuit 11.
The control signal of the interrupt signal and the strobe signal is latched by the latch circuit 112e at 2a, and the output signal composed of the 8-bit parallel prize ball output signal and the 2-bit control signal of the interrupt signal and the strobe signal is output to the payout control board. Is output as prize ball data.

The payout control board 200 shown in FIG. 7 controls the ball discharging mechanism to discharge the number of prize balls corresponding to the prize ball data. The discharged prize balls are detected by the right prize ball detection switch 130a and the left prize ball detection switch 130b,
The detection signal is output to the gate circuit 211. When the chip select signal is output from the address decoding circuit 213 to the gate circuit 211, the detection signals output from the right award ball detection switch 130a and the left award ball detection switch 130b are output onto the data bus and captured by the CPU 102.

Based on these detection signals, the CPU 102 arithmetically processes the actually awarded total number of prize balls, subtracts the value from the stored data in the RAM area, and updates the data of the total prize balls in real time. Further, an output signal is output to the latch circuit 112f for each set number of discharged prize balls, and is pulsed to the outside in synchronization with the chip select signal of the address decoding circuit 113.

A random number value is obtained for each of the input signals of the starting opening switch 121, the right normal symbol display device operating gate switch 126a, and the left normal symbol display device operating gate switch 126b, and based on this, the CPU 102 produces a type of game effect. (Control pattern) is determined, game state effect data is generated and stored in the RAM area.

Further, to the display control board 300, data relating to each stop symbol defining a stop symbol corresponding to the game state effect data is output in time series as display effect data. That is, when the CPU 102 sequentially outputs the 8-bit recognition code and the display state effect 8-bit data to the latch circuit 112b through the data bus, an interrupt signal to the display control board 300 in synchronization with these,
The 2-bit control signal of each strobe signal is the latch circuit 11
2e is output.

These signals are sequentially latched by the latch circuit and output in parallel at the timing based on the chip select signal decoded and output from the address decode circuit 113 controlled by the memory mapped I / O.
Data regarding each stop symbol, fluctuation stop data, and the like are sequentially output to the display control board 300 as display effect data in time series.

In synchronization with the display effect data, 8-bit parallel lamp display output data and control signal are output to the lamp control display board 400 through the latch circuit 112c. Further, in synchronization with the display effect data, the 8-bit parallel sound source output data and the control signal are output to the voice control board 500 through the latch circuit 112d. That is, a chip select signal is output from the address decode circuit in synchronism with the timing at which each data is output to the data bus, the data on the data bus is latched by the latch circuits 112c and 112d, and the lamp control display substrate 400 and the like are displayed. Is output.

When the game state is the special game state (big hit), the control data of the special winning opening solenoid 134 is output to the latch circuit 112g in synchronization with the game state effect data.
Moreover, the chip select signal from the address decode circuit 113 is input to the latch circuit 112g. Thereby, the control data of the special winning opening solenoid 134 is output from the latch circuit 112g, the special winning opening solenoid 134 is driven, the special winning opening 24 is opened and closed, and the ball is placed in the big winning opening 24.
Can be guided to.

When the accessory continuous operation device switch 124 arranged in a specific area inside the special winning opening 24 detects a sphere, a sphere detection signal is output, and this signal is output to the data bus via the gate circuit 111 to the CPU 102. It is captured.
As a result of the detection processing based on the ball detection signal output from the accessory continuous operation device switch 124, the direction switching solenoid 13
The control data of No. 5 is output to the latch circuit 112g, and the direction switching solenoid 135 is braked. At the same time, based on the ball detection signal output from the accessory continuous operation device switch 124, round continuation data indicating whether or not to continue the big hit state to the next round is stored in the RAM area.

When the direction switching solenoid 135 is braked, the balls are counted by the count switch 125 arranged in the special winning opening 24. When the total count of the data counted by the count switch 125 reaches a predetermined number, the output data of the latch circuit 112g is changed, the special winning opening solenoid 134 and the direction switching solenoid 135 are deactivated, and one big hit round. Ends. When the round continuation data indicates that the round is continued after a predetermined time, the jackpot state round is further continued by the control method described above.

Right ordinary symbol display device operation gate switch 1
26a, left ordinary symbol display device operation gate switch 126
A random number value is obtained for each input signal from b. Based on this random value, the normal symbol display device 140
The display control data of (ordinary symbol LED1, ordinary symbol LED2) is generated, and this is output from the CPU 102 to the latch circuit 112g through the data bus. Then, every time a chip select signal is output from the address decoding circuit 113, the normal symbol LED display is performed for a fixed time.

If the random number is obtained, the braking data of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 136 for operating each movable piece of the starting port 21 is output from the CPU 102 to the latch circuit 112g and the address is decoded. In response to the chip select signal from the circuit 113, the latch circuit 112g outputs the electric current for a fixed time to control the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 136. Thereby, in the game board 2, a state occurs in which the ball easily wins the starting opening 21.

When power is supplied to the main board 100, a reset signal is supplied from the power board 700 and each device of the main board 100 is reset. After that, the system reset signal becomes inactive and each device transits to the active state. When the system reset signal changes to the inactive state, the reset signal to the one-chip microcomputer 101 becomes inactive after the elapse of a certain time due to the clock synchronization and the delay processing by the delay circuit 109. As a result, the one-chip microcomputer 101 is put into operation and the operation state of the main board 100 is maintained. After that, the one-chip microcomputer 101 is initialized.

When the power supply externally supplied to the gaming machine is unstable, a power failure detection signal is sent from the power supply board 700 to the NMI (non-maskable interrupt) of the one-chip microcomputer 101.
The data is supplied to the storage unit 105, and the one-chip microcomputer 101 saves each storage area.

Specifically, after detecting the prize ball detection data for a certain period of time, the power failure process determination data is stored in the RAM area to protect the RAM 104. That is, when the power supply voltage is lowered, RA
Backup power DC5VBB is supplied to M104,
The storage state of the RAM 104 is retained.

When the power is next supplied, when the one-chip microcomputer 101 recognizes that the power failure process has been performed based on the presence or absence of the power failure process determination data, the one-chip microcomputer 101 performs the power failure recovery process. At the time of initialization, if the RAM initialization signal is in the active state, the CPU 102 detects the data of the I / O port 106 and initializes the RAM area.

The signal for detecting the ball loss by the shoot ball out switch 131 and the signal for detecting the ball clogging of the prize ball on the lower plate of the game board by the overflow switch 133 are sent to the one-chip microcomputer 101 through the gate circuit 111 and the data bus. It is captured. After the data conversion, these signals are output from the latch circuit 112a to the payout control board 200 in the same configuration as the prize ball output data. The latch circuit 1
The outputs of 12a to 112g are unidirectional and have an irreversible output form.

The main board 100 operates based on the clock generated by the clock circuit 108 inside the main board. Further, the internal timer 107 generates an interrupt signal to the CPU 102 at constant time intervals by the frequency dividing operation. CPU 102
Various processes are performed every fixed time when the interrupt signal is input.

Next, the payout control board 200 shown in FIG. 7 will be described. The payout control board 200 performs one-way communication only for reception from the main board 100, and has 8-bit parallel prize ball data, prize ball data control signal 1, prize ball data control signal 2
The communication data composed of is received.

When the prize ball data control signal 1 is input to the counter circuit 202 of the one-chip microcomputer 201, an interrupt signal is output from the counter circuit 202 to the CPU 203. Thereby, the prize ball data control signal 1 is C
The acquisition of prize ball data is used as a trigger for the PU 203.

The CPU 203 uses the address decoding circuit 2
A chip select signal through a gate circuit 212,
Output to the gate circuit 211, and the gate circuits 212 and 211
The award ball data and various signals input to are fetched through the gate circuit and the data bus and stored in the RAM 205. Then, the payout operation is sequentially performed with the number of prize balls corresponding to the captured prize ball data.

The CPU 203 outputs the prize ball path switching signal to the latch circuit 215 through the data bus, and at the same time causes the address decoding circuit 213 to output the chip select signal. As a result, the prize ball path switching signal is output to the solenoid 224, and the prize ball path for the payout operation is secured. After that, a stop release signal of the payout stop solenoid signal is output to the latch circuit 214, the payout motor control signals 1, 2, 3, 4 are sequentially output to the payout motor 222, and the motor rotation is controlled by the output timing of the chip select signal. While performing the prize ball payout operation.

Based on the clock of the clock circuit 209,
The internal timer 208 uses a CP to interrupt signals at regular time intervals.
U203 is generated, the detection signal of the prize ball payout ball is taken into the data bus at this interrupt timing, and when the predetermined number of prize balls is detected, the driving of the payout stop solenoid 223 and the payout motor 222 is stopped. In addition, the detection of the prize ball payout ball is performed by the right prize ball detection switch 130 installed in the ball lending path.
a, the left award ball detection switch 130b, and these detection signals are taken into the data bus by outputting a chip select signal to the gate circuit 211.

The ball lending operation is performed by transmitting and receiving a ball lending signal to and from the card unit (CR ball lending machine) b through the gate circuit 211 and the latch circuit 215.
During the ball lending operation, the CPU 203 outputs a ball lending path switching signal to the path switching solenoid 224 through the latch circuit 215 to secure the ball lending path, and detects the right lending ball detection switch 220a and the left lending ball detected on the ball lending path. Switch 2
In 20b, the lent ball is detected, and the payout operation is performed.

In the ball lending operation, information is output from the latch circuit 215 to the outside at regular intervals. Further, when the ball lending signal is normally transmitted and received, the latch circuit 215 outputs the firing permission signal to the firing control board 600 in the active state. When an abnormality occurs in the transmission / reception of the ball lending signal, the launch permission signal changes to the inactive state, and the ball cannot be launched. However, when the sending and receiving of the ball lending signal returns to the normal state, the ball lending signal can be fired.

In addition, in the payout operation, the main substrate 10
When the shoot ball out signal of the shoot ball out switch 131 and the overflow signal of the overflow switch 133 installed in the lower tray 4 of the gaming machine body 1 are transmitted from 0 to the prize ball data, the payout control board 200 performs the payout operation. To stop. Also, the payout operation is restarted by transmitting each cancellation signal to the prize ball data.

When power is supplied to the payout control board 200, a system reset signal is supplied from the power supply board 700, and each device of the payout control board 200 is reset. Then, the reset signal is in the inactive state, and each device transits to the active state.

Due to the delay processing of the clock synchronization / delay circuit 210, the reset signal to the one-chip microcomputer 201 becomes inactive after a predetermined time has elapsed since the original reset signal changed to the inactive state. In this way, after a certain time has passed since the original reset signal became inactive,
The one-chip microcomputer 201 is in the operating state, and the operating state of the payout control board 200 is maintained. After that, the one-chip microcomputer 201 is initialized.

When the power supply externally supplied to the gaming machine is unstable, the power supply board 700 sets the N of the one-chip microcomputer 201.
A power failure detection signal is supplied to MI (non-maskable interrupt) 206, and the one-chip microcomputer 201 performs a save operation for each storage area. Specifically, after detecting the prize ball detection data for a certain period of time, the RAM is detected.
Data for power failure determination is stored in the area and the RAM 205 is protected.

When the power supply voltage drops, the power supply board 70
0 to RAM205 as backup power supply DC5V
BB is supplied and the storage state of the RAM 205 is maintained. When the power is supplied again, the one-chip microcomputer 201 recognizes the existence of the power failure processing determination data and performs the power failure recovery processing. At the time of initial setting, if the RAM initialization signal is in the active state, the CPU 203 determines that the I / O port 10
The data of 6 is detected, and the RAM area is initialized.

Next, the display control board 300 shown in FIG. 8 will be described. The display control board 300 mainly controls the variable display device 310 installed on the game board 2. The display control board 300 is a display control ROM that stores a predetermined image processing procedure (program) and image control data.
302, and a display unit control CPU 301 that reads and executes a predetermined image processing procedure.

The display control board 300 has a display control RAM 30 for storing information obtained by executing the image processing procedure by the display control CPU 301.
3, the input / output interface 306 for inputting / outputting the instruction information from the main board 100 and each control IC in the display control board, and the control instruction information by the display control CPU 301 via the input / output interface 306. And an image control IC 304 for generating a specific image.

Further, the display control board 300 is controlled by the image control IC 304, and the image data ROM 305 that stores various kinds of images in data and the display control CPU 301 operates normally to display the images. It has a test firing test terminal 307 and the like for outputting a signal for confirming that.

Instruction information is input to the display control CPU 301 from the main board 100 by parallel communication via the input / output interface 306. Display control CP
The U 301 executes the content of the input instruction information in accordance with the image processing procedure stored in the display control ROM 302, sorts and stores the information in the display control RAM 303, and gives a specific instruction to the image control IC 304. I do.

The image control IC 304 is a display control CPU.
According to the instruction of 301, referring to the image data ROM 305, a specific video signal is generated and output to the variable display device 310. In the block diagram of FIG. 8, the image control IC 304
Although the VRAM, which is an area for temporarily storing the image data and the palette (color) information generated by the above, is not shown, it may be configured by a one-chip microcomputer in which the VRAM is built in the image control IC 304. .

The reset signal from the power supply board 700 is input from the power supply board 700 to the display control CPU 301 when the game machine body 1 is powered on. Then, the display control CPU 301 follows the display control board 300 according to the image control procedure stored in the display control ROM 302.
Initialize each control circuit inside.

Next, the lamp control board 400 shown in FIG. 9 will be described. The lamp control board 400 is a gaming machine status lamp 4 installed on the front surface of the gaming machine body 1 or on the gaming board 2.
22, side case lamp 423, various LEDs 424-
Lighting control of 428, 420, 421, etc. is performed.

The lamp control board 400 includes a lamp control ROM 402 which stores a predetermined lamp control processing procedure (program) and control data, a lamp control CPU 401 which reads and executes a predetermined lamp control processing procedure, and a lamp control CPU 401. A lamp control RAM 40 that stores the information acquired by executing the lamp control processing procedure.
3 and instruction information from the main board 100 and the lamp control board 4
Input / output interface 404 for inputting / outputting with each control circuit in 00, and the lamp control board 40 via the input / output interface by the lamp control CPU 401.
It is composed of a driver circuit 405 and the like for driving a lighting signal of each lamp / LED connected to 0.

Instruction information is input to the lamp control CPU 401 from the main board 100 by parallel communication via the input / output interface 404. Lamp control CPU
401 is a lamp control RO that indicates the content of the input instruction information.
This is executed according to the lamp control processing procedure stored in M402, and while the information is organized and stored in the lamp control RAM 403, the driver circuit 405 is operated to turn on / off each connected lamp / LED.

The reset signal from the power supply board 700 is input from the power supply board 700 to the lamp control CPU 401 when the game machine main body 1 is powered on. Then, the lamp control CPU 401 initializes each control circuit in the lamp control board according to the control procedure stored in the lamp control ROM 402.

Next, the voice control board 500 shown in FIG. 10 will be described. The voice control board 500 is the gaming machine body 1
When the game is in the game state, the sound effect, the sound and the like due to the game effect are controlled. Further, when it is not in the gaming state, a warning sound or the like for notifying an abnormal state of the gaming machine body 1 is controlled.

The voice control board 500 has a voice control ROM 502 which stores a predetermined voice processing procedure (program) and control data, a voice control CPU 501 which reads and executes a predetermined voice control procedure, and a voice processing by the voice control CPU 501. A voice control RAM 503 for storing information obtained by executing the procedure, an input / output interface 506 for inputting and outputting instruction information from the main board 100 and each control IC in the voice control board 500, and a voice control CPU 5
A voice control IC 504 that acquires control instruction information via 01 and an input interface to generate a specific voice.
And a voice data ROM 505 which is managed by the voice control IC 504 and stores a variety of voices as data, and an amplifier circuit 507 which amplifies a voice signal generated from the voice control IC 501.

The voice control CPU 501 receives instruction information from the main board 100 through parallel communication via the input / output interface 506. Voice control CPU 501
Displays the content of the input instruction information in the voice control ROM 502.
The audio control procedure is executed in accordance with the audio control procedure stored in FIG. 3, and specific instructions are given to the audio control IC 504 while organizing and storing the information in the audio control RAM 503.

The voice control IC 504 is the voice control CPU 5
01, referring to the voice data ROM 505,
A specific audio signal is generated and output to the amplifier circuit 507. The reset signal from the power board is sent from the power board 700 when the power is turned on to the pachinko machine.
Voice control CPU 501 inputs voice control R.
According to the voice control procedure stored in the OM 503, each control circuit in the voice control board is initialized.

Next, the firing control board 600 shown in FIG. 11 will be described. The firing control board 600 includes the firing motor 6
A signal from the oscillation circuit 601, which is a circuit that generates a pulse for making the rotation speed of the pulse motor used in 53 a predetermined rotation speed, the frequency dividing circuit 602, and the touch sensor 651 in the handle portion 650. , Stop switch 65
2, a reset signal from the power supply board 700, and a firing permission signal from the payout control board 200, and a motor drive signal control circuit 603 for generating a firing motor drive signal, and a pulse motor (firing motor 653). It is composed of a driver circuit 604 and the like for exciting each coil.

The handle portion 650 is a touch sensor 65 for detecting whether or not the player is touching the handle 5.
1. A stop switch 652 that allows the player to arbitrarily stop the firing of the ball, a pulse motor 653 (firing motor) for firing the ball, and the like.

The reset signal from the power supply board 700 is input from the power supply board 700 to the motor drive signal control circuit 603 when the game machine main body 1 is powered on, and initializes each circuit of the launch control board 600.

A touch sensor 651 in the handle portion 650.
Outputs a signal that allows the player to shoot if the player is touching the handle 5, and a signal that does not allow the player to shoot if the player is not touching the handle 5. Are output to the motor drive signal control circuit 603, respectively.

The stop switch 652 is a switch provided so that the player can arbitrarily stop the firing of the ball, and when the player operates the stop switch 652, the motor drive signal control circuit 603. A ball firing stop signal is output to, and a ball firing signal is output when the stop switch 652 is not input.

Further, the stop switch 652 outputs the same signal as that input from the stop switch 652 when the player does not operate the stop switch 652 at all and the handle 5 is not rotated. To do. That is, due to the internal structure of the handle 5, the signal from the stop switch 652 is input when the handle 5 is not rotating. That is, after the power of the gaming machine main body 1 is turned on, the reset signal is input to the motor drive signal control circuit 603, and each circuit is initialized, the player touches the handle 5 to rotate it. Only then will the ball be fired.

Next, the power supply board 700 shown in FIG. 12 will be described. AC24V supplied from the outside is full-wave rectified by a diode bridge rectifier, and DC power supply DC24
V is generated. A diode is passed through a 24V DC power supply and smoothing is performed with a capacitor to generate a 32V DC power supply.
DC24V and DC32V are unstable power sources.

DC24V is supplied to the power supply circuit 701,
Stable power supplies DC18V, DC12V, DC5V constant voltage power supplies are generated, and the main board 100 and the payout control board 2 are generated.
00, the lamp control board 400, the voice control board 5
00, the display control board 300, the firing control board 6
00 is supplied.

The generated constant voltage power supply of DC5V is connected to the capacitor of the backup circuit 702 through the diode to generate the backup power supply of DC5VBB, and DC5VBB is the main board 100 and the payout control board 2
00 is supplied. The AC 24V is supplied to the card unit connection board 900, and is used as a power supply for communication between the payout control board 200 and the card unit b and a power supply for the operation panel board a.

The voltage level of the 24V DC power supply is detected by the voltage detection circuit 708 and output to the delay circuit 707. The delay circuit 707 has a delay time of 500 millisecond internal time constant, and the continuous output time of the voltage detection circuit 708 is the delay circuit 70.
If it is not larger than the time constant of 7, the delay circuit 707 does not output the output signal. Therefore, the voltage fluctuation and the power stoppage during the time when the voltage level of the DC24V power supply is smaller than the time constant of the delay circuit 707 are ignored and the power failure detection signal is not output from the power supply board to the outside.

When the delay circuit 707 has an input signal larger than the time constant, the delay circuit 707 sends a power failure detection signal to the main board 100, the payout control board 200, and the shift register 7.
It is output to the serial input terminal 04. The 8-bit shift register 704 is constantly input with a clock having a cycle of 20 milliseconds from the clock circuit 706.

Here, the 8-bit data input terminal is fixed to zero. Therefore, when the power failure detection signal is input to the 8-bit shift register 704, a reset signal is sent from the 8-bit shift register 704 after 8 clocks (about 160 msec) to the main board 100, the payout control board 200,
The firing control board 600, the display control board 300,
It is output to the lamp control board 400 and the voice control board 500.

After the power is turned on and after the power failure is restored, the time constant of the delay circuit 707, the power failure detection signal and the reset signal are output in the active state from the time when the peripheral circuit power is turned on. After the time of the time constant of the delay circuit 707, the power failure detection signal becomes inactive, and the reset signal is output inactive after 8 clocks of the 8-bit shift register 704.
The RAM initialization signal is output to the main board 100 and the payout control board 200 in an active state by manually pressing the RAM initialization switch 705.

Next, the operation of the gaming machine body 1 will be described. When a player operates the handle 5 in FIG. 1, one pachinko ball is driven into the game area 17 formed on the game board 2 one by one. The pachinko ball winning in the starting opening 21 is detected by the starting opening switch 121, and based on the detection signal of the starting opening switch 121, the variable display device 3
At 10, variable display of a plurality of types of identification information is started.

Before the variable display is actually started, FIG.
Any one of the five variable displays shown in FIGS. 3 to 17 is selected. The selection of the variable display may be controlled by the display control board 300 similarly to the execution of the variable display, or the selection may be controlled by another control board or the main board 100 and the display may be based on the selected information. The control board 300 may be set to perform variable display in a variable manner.

Of the plural types of variable displays as described above,
The selected variable display is variably executed by the display control means by using the identification information forming the identification information configuration group corresponding to the selected variable display. Thereby,
Unlike the prior art, only one type of variable display is not repeated, and the player can enjoy various types of variable display of various tastes.

When the first variable display, an example of which is shown in FIG. 13, is selected, the identification information forming the identification information structure group corresponding to the first variable display is, for example, a number from 0 to 9 Slot machine designs such as cherry and bell are used. Therefore, the first variable display has a content imitating a slot machine.

For details, refer to FIG.
As shown in (a), a display unit 311 imitating three reels appears in the display area of the variable display device 310, and the symbol of the slot machine scrolls vertically in each display unit 311. After a predetermined time has elapsed, as shown in FIG. 13 (b), one of the symbols is stopped and confirmed on the display unit 311 on the left end, and subsequently, on the display unit 311 on the right end as shown in FIG. 13 (c). That pattern is confirmed to stop.

When the two symbols are stopped and confirmed as shown in FIG. 13C, the case where they are aligned with the same symbol corresponds to the reach display mode. Finally, as shown in FIG. 13D, some symbols are stopped and confirmed on the display unit 311 in the middle. As a display result in which the three symbols are stopped and confirmed as shown in FIG. 7D, a combination of identification information in which all the same symbols are arranged corresponds to the specific display mode.

When the second variable display, an example of which is shown in FIG. 14, is selected, the identification information forming the identification information configuration group corresponding to the second variable display is, for example, a number from 0 to 9 or the like. The numbers of the roulette arranged on the wheel 312 of the are used. Therefore, the second variable display has a content imitating a roulette wheel.

For details, refer to FIG.
As shown in (a), a roulette wheel 312 and a pointer 313 indicating one point thereof appear in the display area of the variable display device 310. Then, along the circumferential direction of the wheel 312, a state is displayed in which various numerical groups in a predetermined array orbit all at once. As shown in FIG. 14 (b), “3”, which is predetermined as a winning combination, is set during the orbit of various numbers.
The numbers “5” and “7” may be in a display state in which they blink while rotating, but such a display state is defined as the reach display mode.

After a predetermined time has passed, as shown in FIG. 14C, the circulation of various numbers is stopped. At this point, the number just stopped at the specific position indicated by the pointer 313 is the winning combination. If any of "3", "5", and "7", the display is a specific display mode. Such a specific display mode can be confirmed and displayed on the assumption that the reach display mode appears, but it goes without saying that the specific display mode is not necessarily confirmed and displayed after the reach display mode appears.

As another form of the second variable display, various numbers are fixed on the wheel 312 in a predetermined arrangement, and a state in which the light emitter circulates on the wheel 312 in the circumferential direction is kept for a predetermined time. It may be set so as to be in a specific display mode when the number at the position where the light emitter is stopped is a winning combination after the display is continued.

Further, when the third variable display, an example of which is shown in FIG. 15, is selected, as the identification information forming the identification information structure group corresponding to the third variable display, a pattern simulating a playing card is used. Is used. Therefore, the third variable display has a content simulating a card game. Here, the playing card is a combination of heart, spade, diamond, and club combinations, and numbers 1 to 10, Jack, Queen, and King, and it is advisable to add a joker as a trump card.

For details, refer to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 15A, a state in which four shuffled cards are arranged inside out is displayed in the display area of the variable display device 310, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, FIGS.
As shown in, the state where the cards are turned one by one and turned upside down is displayed. In the middle of such variable display, FIG.
As shown in (d), when three cards of the same number, which are four cards in total, are arranged in each set, such a display state corresponds to the reach display mode.

Then, as shown in FIG. 15 (e), if the last-turned fourth card has the same number, the combination of the identification information in which all the cards of the same number are arranged is the specific display mode. Become. In addition, a combination in which three cards in the same number are arranged in the same number and a joker is added to the same number may be set as the specific display mode. Of course, other combinations of cards forming the reach display mode and the specific display mode can be arbitrarily determined, and it is interesting to use the rules of the existing card game such as the role of poker.

When the fourth variable display, an example of which is shown in FIG. 16, is selected, the identification information forming the identification information structure group corresponding to the fourth variable display includes numbers 1 to 6, etc. The dice roll is used. Therefore, the fourth variable display has a content simulating a dice game.

For details, refer to FIG.
As shown in (a), two rolling dice are displayed in the display area of the variable display device 310. When a predetermined time elapses, one die is stopped as shown in FIG. 16B. However, when the number of the stopped die is an even number, one type of such identification information (any even number) is used. ) Is defined as the reach display mode only.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 16 (c), when the other dice also stops, the combination of identification information that the dice of this dice are aligned with the same number as the first stopped dice, It is defined as a specific display mode. Of course, the case where the number of dice to be stopped first is an odd number may be set as the reach display mode, and the state where two same odd-numbered eyes are aligned may be set as the specific display mode. Alternatively, the appearance of a predetermined winning combination can be arbitrarily determined as a reach display mode or a specific display mode.

Further, when the fifth variable display, an example of which is shown in FIG. 17, is selected, as the identification information forming the identification information configuration group corresponding to the fifth variable display, a pattern simulating a mahjong tile is used. Is used. Therefore, the fifth variable display has a content imitating mahjong. Here, Mahjong tiles are divided into tiles and number tiles, and further divided into three-element tiles and four style tiles.
Several tiles include Manko, Tsutsuko, and Riko. Of course, it is not necessary to prepare symbols corresponding to all of these tiles, and only some tiles may be used as symbols.

For details, refer to FIG.
As shown in (a), a state in which three tiles are distributed in the display area of the variable display device 310 is displayed, and after a predetermined time elapses, one tile is displayed as shown in FIGS. The tiles are displayed one by one in sequence. If, during the variable display, two identical tiles out of a total of three tiles are aligned as shown in FIG. 17C, such a display state corresponds to the reach display mode.

Then, as shown in FIG. 17 (d), if the final tiles are also the same, the combination of the identification information having the same three tiles is the specific display mode. Of course, by increasing the number of tiles to be distributed at the beginning to 13, etc., you can reach according to the type of role (Ichiwa, Niwa, Manuki, Mamanuki, etc.) to become "Agari" based on the normal Mahjong rules. It is interesting to set the display mode or the specific display mode.

Regardless of which variable display is selected, when the display result in which each variable display is stopped is confirmed to the specific display mode, the game value control means causes the special winning opening 24 to move a predetermined number of times ( A special game state in which the game is repeatedly opened and closed within a limit of 15 times, for example, is formed, whereby the game value is given to the player. Further, the display control means makes it possible to enhance the interest of the display because the combination of the specific identification information forming the specific display mode is completely different for each of the plurality of types of variable display.

The display control means selects any one of a plurality of types of variable display when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and the identification information configuration group selection means selects a predetermined condition, for example. If the start condition is satisfied, each time the variable display is changed and executed, any one of them is selected and varied. Of course, the predetermined condition may be, for example, after the occurrence of a special game state, when the number of times of variable execution of variable display reaches a predetermined number, game time, power-on of the game machine, or various game contents of the game machine. It can be considered that a certain aspect is achieved.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and there are changes and additions within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. However, it is included in the present invention. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine has been described, but the gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, and a program-controlled smart ball game machine, arrange ball game machine, etc. The present invention can be similarly applied to other gaming machines.

Further, in the above embodiment, five kinds of variable display in total and identification information which constitutes five kinds of identification information configuration groups corresponding to each variable display are prepared.
The number of types is not limited to two to four, or six or more types may be provided by adding a variable display imitating a flower card, a horse race, a car race, etc. by using a character. Furthermore, the reach display mode and the specific display mode in each variable display are not limited to the types or combinations of the identification information described above.

Furthermore, the game value is the special winning opening 2
Although 4 is set to be repeatedly opened and closed within a predetermined number of times, it is not limited to this, and for example, the proportion of the number of prize balls is temporarily increased, or other prizes are changed into a form in which it is easy to win. It may be set so as to produce various game values.

[0154]

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the selected variable display can be displayed by the identification information forming the identification information structure group corresponding to the selected variable display among the plural types of variable displays. Since the variable display is performed in a variable manner, only one type of variable display is not repeated, and the player can enjoy multiple types of variable display of various tastes.

Moreover, when the display result when the display is stopped and fixed for each of a plurality of types of variable display is a predetermined specific display mode, a predetermined game value is given to the player. Since the combination of the specific identification information forming the specific display mode is different for each of the plurality of types of variable display, the interest of the display can be further enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the internal structure of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing a game board of the game machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view showing an enlarged back side of the game board of the game machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an entire circuit configuration of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a main board of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a payout control board included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a display control board included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a lamp control board included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a voice control board included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a launch control board included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a power supply board included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a first variable display displayed on the variable display device of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a second variable display displayed on the variable display device of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a third variable display displayed on the variable display device of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a fourth variable display displayed on the variable display device of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a fifth variable display displayed on the variable display device of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Game machine body 2 ... Game board 3 ... Upper saucer 4 ... Lower saucer 5 ... Handle 6 ... Ashtray 7 ... Upper saucer ball removing lever 8 ... Lower saucer ball removing lever 9… Lending button 10 ... Return button 11 ... Glass frame 12 ... Frequency display 15 ... Windmill 16 ... Guide rail 21 ... Starting port 22a ... Right sleeve winning opening 22b ... Left sleeve winning opening 23a ... Drop rightward 23b ... Leftward winning slot 24 ... Big prize hole 29 ... Out mouth 100 ... Main substrate 101 ... One-chip microcomputer 102 ... CPU 103 ... ROM 104 ... RAM 105 ... NMI 106 ... I / O port 107 ... Internal timer 108 ... Clock circuit 109 ... Clock synchronization / delay circuit 110, 111 ... Gate circuit 112a to 112g ... Latch circuit 113 ... Address decoding circuit 114 ... buffer 115 ... Reset 116 ... Test firing test signal terminal 121 ... Starter switch 122a ... Right sleeve winning edge switch 122b ... Left sleeve winning opening switch 123a ... Rightward winning prize switch 123b ... leftward winning prize switch 124 ... Switch for continuously operating accessory 125 ... Count switch 126 ... Ordinary symbol display device operating gate switch 126a ... right ordinary pattern display device operating gate switch 126b ... Left ordinary pattern display device operation gate switch 130 ... Award ball detection switch 130a ... Right prize ball detection switch 130b ... Left prize ball detection switch 131 ... Shoot ball out switch 132 ... Glass frame open detection switch 133 ... Overflow switch 134 ... Large winning prize solenoid 135 ... Direction switching solenoid 136 ... Ordinary electric accessory solenoid 140 ... Ordinary symbol display device 200 ... Dispensing control board 201 ... One-chip microcomputer 202 ... Counter circuit 203 ... CPU 204 ... ROM 205 ... RAM 206 ... NMI 207 ... I / O port 208 ... Internal timer 209 ... Clock circuit 210 ... Clock synchronization / delay circuit 211, 212 ... Gate circuit 213 ... Address decoding circuit 214, 215 ... Latch circuit 216 ... Reset 220 ... Ball lending detection switch 220a ... Right ball lending detection switch 220b ... Left ball lending detection switch 222 ... Dispensing motor 223 ... Dispensing stop solenoid 224 ... Path switching solenoid 300 ... Display control board (display control means) 301 ... Display control CPU 302 ... Display control ROM 303 ... Display control RAM 304 ... Image control IC 305 ... Image data ROM 306 ... Input / output interface 307 ... Test firing test signal terminal 310 ... Variable display device 400 ... Lamp control board 401 ... Lamp control CPU 402 ... Lamp control ROM 403 ... Lamp control RAM 404 ... Input / output interface 405 ... Driver circuit 420 ... Special design hold LED 421 ... Normal design hold LED 422 ... Game machine status lamp 423 ... Side case lamp 424 ... Game frame status lamp 425 ... Center LED 426 ... Gate LED 427 ... Attacker LED 428 ... Side LED 500 ... Voice control board 501 ... Voice control CPU 502 ... Voice control ROM 503 ... Voice control RAM 504 ... Voice control IC 505 ... Voice data ROM 506 ... Input / output interface 5077 ... Amplifier circuit 510 ... speaker 600 ... Launch control board 601 ... Oscillation circuit 602 ... Divider circuit 603 ... Motor drive signal control circuit 604 ... Driver circuit 650 ... Handle part 651 ... Touch sensor 652 ... Fire stop switch 653 ... Launch motor 700 ... Power board 701 ... Constant voltage power supply device 702 ... Backup power supply 703 ... Voltage detection circuit 704 ... Shift register 705 ... RAM initialization switch 706 ... Clock circuit 707 ... Delay circuit 708 ... Voltage detection circuit 709 ... Power failure detection circuit 800 ... External terminal board for frame 801 ... Award ball tank ball presence / absence switch 850 ... External terminal board for board 900 ... Card unit connection board a ... Operation panel substrate b ... Card unit c ... 24V AC power supply

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information, and display control means for performing display control of the variable display device, wherein the variable display device displays a plurality of types of variable display results. A gaming machine capable of imparting a predetermined gaming value to a player in a specific display mode in which a predetermined combination of specific identification information is set for each variable display, which is displayed on the variable display device. The multiple types of identification information
An identification information configuration group corresponding to each of a plurality of types of variable display is formed, and the display control means identifies an identification information configuration group corresponding to a variable display selected from any of a plurality of types of variable display. A gaming machine comprising identification information configuration group selection means for selecting information, and variably executing the variable display selected by the identification information configuration group selection means. 2. The display control means sets, for each of the plural types of variable displays, a combination of specific identification information constituting the specific display mode so as to be different from each other. The game machine described. 3. The display control means selects one of a plurality of variable displays to be displayed on the variable display device by the identification information component group selection means when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The identification information composition group includes a plurality of types of identification information imitating at least one of a slot machine pattern, a roulette number, a playing card, a dice roll, a mahjong tile, and a character. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine comprises: