JP2003190430A - Ball shooting control apparatus for pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve game features. <P>SOLUTION: As a result that a player selects automatic control with a shooting control switching operation mechanism 16 in a state where a controller 21 is started, an operation selection detecting means 22 receives an automatic operation signal from an automatic switch 18 and the player operates a ball shooting operation mechanism 15. Then, while the detection means 22 processes a program, a ball shooting mechanism shoots the ball to a target position where the ball easily enter a special pattern starting prize-winning device 7 when a normal pattern winning flag stands, the ball shooting mechanism shoots the ball to a target position where the ball easily enter a third-class right generator 9 when a special pattern winning flag stands, the ball shooting mechanism shoots the ball to a target position where the ball easily enter a third class starting prize-winning device 10 when a third class right generation flag stands, and the ball shooting mechanism shoots the ball to a target position where the ball easily enter a big prize-winning device 11 when a third class starting prize-winning flag stands. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control device for firing a ball of a pachinko machine. 2. Description of the Related Art In a ball launch control device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-339562, a player operates a ball launch operation mechanism such as a handle grip in order to prevent unnecessary hitting of a ball. Then, the ball launching mechanism launches the ball toward the target determined by the control device. [0003] However, in the prior art, since the target is uniform, the position of the fired ball does not track the game situation that changes every moment, and an appropriate prize is won. There is a problem that it cannot be obtained, and lacks in game characteristics. Accordingly, the present invention provides a ball launching control device for a pachinko machine capable of improving the game performance by changing the launch target position of the ball in accordance with a change in the game situation. According to the present invention, there is provided a ball launch operation mechanism, a ball launch mechanism for launching a ball, and a launch control for switching the operation of the ball launch mechanism between automatic operation and manual operation. A switching operation mechanism and an automatic operation signal from the firing control switching operation mechanism, which outputs a firing force for firing a ball to a target firing position according to the game situation to the ball firing mechanism and a manual operation signal from the ball firing switching operation mechanism When the player switches the firing control switching operation mechanism to manual operation by providing a control device that outputs a firing force according to the operation amount of the ball firing operation mechanism to the ball firing mechanism, the control device is operated by the player The ball launching mechanism outputs a launching force according to the operation amount from the ball launching operation mechanism to the ball launching mechanism, and the ball launching mechanism fires the ball with the launching force according to the operation amount, and the player automatically activates the launching control switching operation mechanism. Cut to operation When switching, the control device changes the target position of the ball in accordance with the game situation where the position of the ball to be fired changes moment by moment, and the ball firing mechanism fires the ball at the changed target position, so automatic By tracking the game situation in which the position of the ball fired at the time of control changes every moment, it is possible to obtain an appropriate prize and improve the playability. FIG. 1 schematically shows a ball launching control device according to one embodiment, and shows a design board surface, which is a front face of a game board 2 stored inside a gaming machine frame 1 of a pachinko machine. A normal symbol start winning device 5, a normal symbol display device 6, a special symbol start winning device 7, a special symbol display device 8, a three-type right generation device 9, and a three-type start winning in the inner game area 4 surrounded by the guide rail 3. The apparatus includes a device 10, a winning device 11 and an out port 12. The normal symbol starting prize winning device 5 is of a pass type in which a ball won from the game area 4 is discharged to the game area 4. The special symbol starting prize winning device 7, the three type right generating device 9, the three type starting prize winning device 10, and the large winning device 11 are of a take-in type that discharges a ball won from the game area 4 to the back side of the game board 2. The front side of the game board 2 is covered with a panel 13 made of transparent glass or synthetic resin of the game machine frame 1. The gaming machine frame 1 is provided with a dish device 14, a ball firing operation mechanism 15 called a handle grip, and a firing control switching operation mechanism 16. The firing control switching operation mechanism 16 includes an automatic operation unit 17 and an automatic switch 1
8, a manual operation unit 19 and a manual switch 20 are provided, and when the player operates the automatic operation unit 17, the automatic switch 18 is turned on to output an automatic operation signal to the control device 21, and the player operates the automatic operation unit 19. Is operated, the manual switch 20
Turns on to output a manual operation signal to the control device 21. The control device 21 has operation selection detecting means 22, game situation knowledge 23, and firing position knowledge 24. The operation selection detecting means 22 receives the automatic operation signal from the automatic switch 18 and changes the firing force of a ball firing mechanism (not shown) provided inside the gaming machine frame 1 to a firing target position that changes depending on the game situation. Adjust to reach, manual switch 2
In response to the manual operation signal from 0, the firing force of the ball firing mechanism is adjusted in accordance with the operation amount from the ball firing operation mechanism 15, and the program stored in the control apparatus 21 Is realized by the operation of the microcomputer. The game situation knowledge 23 is generated during the program processing, for example, the normal symbol hit flag information indicating that the determined normal symbols on the normal symbol display device 6 are aligned with the hit symbol, and the fixed special symbol on the special symbol display device 8 is the hit symbol. Special symbol hit flag information indicating that the game has been completed, three types of right occurrence flag information indicating a prize to the three types of right generating device 9, and three types of start prize flags indicating a prize to the winning prize port of the three types of start prize device 10. Have information. The firing position knowledge 24 defines the relationship between the game situation and the target firing position, and includes normal symbol per flag information, special symbol per flag information extracted from the game state knowledge 23,
By comparing the three types of right occurrence flag information and the three types of start winning flag information with the firing position knowledge 24, the collated ordinary symbol per flag, special symbol per flag information, three types of right occurrence flag information, and three types of start winning are obtained. This is the knowledge for extracting the launch target position corresponding to the flag information. The back side of the gaming machine frame 1 or the gaming board 2
Since the player has selected manual control with the firing control switching operation mechanism 16 in a state where the control device 21 provided on the back side of the player is activated, the operation selection detecting means 22 receives a manual operation signal from the manual switch 20. , Step 101 is N
In the case of O, when the player operates the ball launching operation mechanism 15, the control device 21 drives the ball launching mechanism as shown in step 103, and the ball launching mechanism launches according to the operation amount of the ball launching operation mechanism 15. A normal pattern starting prize ball which fires a ball toward the game area 4 by force, and the ball fired in the game area 4 wins the normal symbol starting prize winning device 5 and detects the ball which has won the normal symbol starting prize winning device 5. When the detector 30 outputs a normal symbol start winning signal to the control device 21, the control device 21 performs a normal symbol permissible lottery, stores the lottery result, and outputs a normal symbol variation start signal to the normal symbol display device 6, The ordinary symbol display device 6 starts symbol variation, and the control device 21 according to the lottery result stored after a predetermined symbol variation time has elapsed from the output of the ordinary symbol variation start signal to the ordinary symbol display device 6. Outputs a motion stop signal to the normal symbol display device 6, normal symbol display device 6 stops the symbol variation. When the result of the normal symbol hitting lottery is a hit, the fixed normal symbols stopped by the normal symbol display device 6 are aligned with the hit symbol, and when the result of the normal symbol hitting lottery is an error, the normal symbol display device is displayed. The stopped fixed ordinary symbol of No. 6 is other than the hit symbol. When the fixed ordinary symbols are hit and the symbols are aligned, the control device 21 starts the special symbol starting prize winning device 7.
The left and right blades 7a are opened and closed. In this state, the ball wins the special symbol starting prize device 7 and the special symbol starting prize ball detector 31 for detecting the ball that has won the special symbol starting prize device 7 sends the special symbol starting prize signal to the control device 21. Output to the control device 21
Performs a special symbol winning lottery, stores the result of the lottery, outputs a special symbol change start signal to the special symbol display device 8, the special symbol display device 8 starts the symbol change, and the control device 21 starts the special symbol change. Signal special symbol display 8
After a predetermined symbol change time elapses from the output to the special symbol change stop signal according to the stored lottery result is output to the special symbol display device 8, and the special symbol display device 8 stops the symbol change. If the result of the special symbol hitting lottery is a hit, the determined special symbol stopped by the special symbol display device 8 is aligned with the hit symbol, and if the result of the special symbol hitting lottery is an error, the special symbol display device 8 is stopped. The confirmed special symbol that has been determined is not a winning symbol. When the fixed special symbols are hit and the symbols are aligned, the control device 21 opens and closes the blade 9a of the three-rights generation device 9 right and left. The ball wins the three-rights generating device 9 while the blade 9a is opened and closed, and the three-rights generating prize ball detector 32 that detects the ball that has won the three-rights generating device 9 sends the three-rights winning signal to the control device 21. , The control device 21 controls the three-type start winning device 10. In this state, when the ball wins the three-type start winning device 10 and wins the winning opening 10a, the ball that has won the three-type start winning device 10 is detected.
The seed start winning ball detector 33 outputs a three start winning signal to the control device 21, and the control device 21 starts a big hit game in which the opening and closing body 11a of the big winning device 11 is opened and closed. The control device 21 is provided on the back side of the gaming machine frame 1 in accordance with the winning of the special symbol starting prize winning device 7, the three-type right generating device 9, the three-type starting prize device 10, and the big winning device 11. Is driven to pay out the prize ball corresponding to the winning. Balls that do not win in the game area 4 are collected from the out port 12 through the back side of the gaming machine frame 1 to the island where the pachinko machine is installed. On the other hand, when the control device 21 is activated, the player selects automatic control with the firing control switching operation mechanism 16, so that the operation selection detecting means 22 receives the automatic operation signal from the automatic switch 18, Step 101 is Y
In the case of ES, when the player operates the ball firing operation mechanism 15, the operation selection detecting means 22 normally executes a flag per symbol during program processing as shown in step 102,
It is determined whether any one of the special symbol hit flag, the three types of right occurrence flag, and the three types of start winning flag is standing, and the standing flag is checked against the game situation knowledge 23 to correspond to the corresponding normal symbol hit flag information and special symbol. Hit flag information, three types of right occurrence flag information, three types of start winning flag information are extracted, and the extracted flag information is collated with the firing position knowledge 24 to extract a firing target position corresponding to the extracted flag information;
The control device 21 outputs a ball firing output corresponding to the extracted target firing position to the ball firing mechanism. Specifically, when the normal symbol hit flag is set, the ball firing mechanism fires a ball at a target position where it is easy to win the special symbol start winning device 7, and when the special symbol hit flag is set, three types of rights are set. Generator 9
The ball launching mechanism launches a ball at a target position where it is easy to win, and the three-type starting prize device 1 when the three-type right generation flag is set.
The ball firing mechanism fires the ball at the target position where it is easy to win 0, and 3
When the seed start winning flag is set, the ball firing mechanism fires a ball at a target position where it is easy to win the big winning device 11. When the game progresses and, for example, the three kinds of right generation flag is set, when the ball firing mechanism fires a ball at a target position where it is easy to win a prize in the three kind starting prize winning device 10, the target position is determined. The ball fired at, does not win the three-type start winning device 10, and wins the normal symbol start winning device 5, and the normal symbol display device 6 starts the symbol change and stops after the winning. When the symbols are aligned, a symbol hit flag usually rises. That is,
Both the three-type right occurrence flag and the normal symbol hit flag are set. However, it is more advantageous for the player to win the three-type starting prize device 10 as the flow of the game. This is a control pattern that gives priority to a series of flows of the game in which the three types of right occurrence flag are set after the normal symbol hit flag is set so as to be advantageous to the player. In the case where the three types of right occurrence flag and the normal symbol hit flag are both set as described above by such a control pattern, the target position of the ball launch for the normal symbol hit flag is not set and the three types of right occurrence flag is not set. The target position for launching a ball is set with priority.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a ball launch control device of a pachinko machine according to one embodiment. [Description of Signs] 15 Ball launch operation mechanism 16 Launch control switching operation mechanism 21 Control device

Claims (1)

Claims 1. A ball launching operation mechanism, a ball launching mechanism for launching a ball, a launch control switching operating mechanism for switching the operation of the ball launching mechanism between automatic operation and manual operation, and a launch control switching The launching force that launches the ball to the launch target position according to the game situation is output to the ball launching mechanism by the automatic operation signal from the operating mechanism, and the manual operation signal from the ball launch switching operating mechanism is used to reduce the amount of operation by the ball launching operating mechanism. A control device for outputting a corresponding firing force to a ball firing mechanism.