JP2003225406A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of improving game properties by increasing fun on the display. <P>SOLUTION: When a normal pattern display device 140 stops and displays a plurality of pieces of identification information on an effective line and the plurality of pieces of identification information stopped and displayed on the effective line become a predetermined special displaying mode, the displaying result of a variable display device 310 and a special game state is generated, so that a player may expect the display of special identification information in the game of the normal pattern display device 140. Furthermore, starting of a display game from a ready mode and a starting of the display game continuously from the ready mode are available. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

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 pieces of identification information, and display control means for controlling display of the variable display device, and the variable display is performed based on the establishment of a predetermined condition. After the variable display of the identification information on the device is stopped, the variable display is stopped to execute the display game in which a plurality of pieces of identification information are stopped and displayed, and the display mode of the execution result of the display game is a combination of predetermined identification information. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that generates a special gaming state in which a predetermined gaming value can be given to a player when a stop result mode is entered.

[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. , A display game that is sequentially stopped after a lapse of a predetermined time is executed.

When the result of this display game becomes a special stop result mode in which, for example, all three pieces of stop-displayed identification information are the same, a special game state (so-called fever) occurs, which is advantageous to the player. A state is formed. Specifically, by opening and closing the special winning opening repeatedly up to a predetermined number of times,
An advantageous state is formed in which the player can obtain a large amount of prize balls.

Further, when a ball hit in the game area wins the passage winning port, the normal symbol is variably displayed for a certain period on the normal symbol display device provided separately from the variable display device, and then the symbol is stopped and displayed. When is a special symbol, the movable piece of the starting opening (so-called tulip) having the movable piece is opened to form a state in which the ball easily wins the starting opening, thereby enhancing the game playability.

[0005]

However, in the above-described conventional fever machine, the display game in the variable display device is a display content in which a plurality of types of identification information are scrolled in a certain direction, and is monotonous and interesting. However, the whole game tended to become rut.

Further, a passage winning opening and an ordinary symbol display device are provided, and the movable piece is opened according to the result of the variable display on the ordinary symbol display device so that the starting port can be easily won, and the number of times of starting the variable display device is increased. However, the variable display performed on the variable display device and the variable display performed on the normal symbol display device are independent and have no direct relation to each other, and the result of the variable display on the normal symbol display device is Did not affect the variable display in the variable display device to give a new fun.

In addition, it is always after the start of the display game in the variable display device that the expectation and excitement of the player are greatly aroused by the display game, even after the reach mode appears. Since it started from the initial state, it took a long time to arouse the player's expectations and excitement. Further, even if the reach mode appears in the middle of the display game, if the final result does not become the special stop result mode, the player's excitement evoked by the appearance of the reach mode cools down at once, and the player Could not sustain his expectations and excitement for a long time.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, and displays by making the variable display in the ordinary symbol display device and the variable display in the variable display device have a relation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that enhances the above-mentioned fun and enhances game playability, and that can maintain the expectation and excitement of a player due to the appearance of the reach mode for a long period of time.

[0009]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object resides in the inventions of the following items. [1] A variable display device (310) capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information, and a display control means (100, 300) for controlling display of the variable display device (310) are provided, and based on establishment of a predetermined condition. After the identification information is variably displayed on the variable display device (310), the display game is executed by stopping the variable display and stopping the plurality of pieces of identification information, and the display mode of the execution result of the display game is predetermined. In the case of a special stop result mode that is a combination of information, in a gaming machine that generates a special game state in which a predetermined game value can be given to a player, a plurality of pieces of identification information are provided based on the establishment of a normal symbol starting condition. Ordinary symbol display device capable of variable display (140)
And, the normal symbol display device (140) is provided with a normal symbol display control means for variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information, and the display control means (100, 300) starts the display game from the reach mode. There is a case to do, and there is a case to continue the display game to start from the reach mode, the normal symbol display control means, when starting the display game from the reach mode, it is determined that the special game state Then, the ordinary pattern display device (140) causes the plurality of pieces of identification information to be stopped and displayed on the activated line, and the plurality of pieces of identification information which are stopped and displayed on the activated line have a special display mode predetermined. A gaming machine that is characterized by:

[2] A variable display device (310) capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information, and the variable display device (310).
And a display control means (100, 300) for controlling the display of the variable display device (31) based on the establishment of a predetermined condition.
0) After the identification information is variably displayed, the variable display is stopped and a display game is displayed in which a plurality of pieces of identification information are stopped and displayed, and the display mode of the execution result of the display game is a combination of predetermined identification information. When a special stop result mode is reached, in a gaming machine that generates a special game state in which a predetermined game value can be given to a player, a plurality of pieces of identification information can be variably displayed based on the establishment of a normal symbol start condition. A symbol display device (140) and a normal symbol display control means for variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information on the ordinary symbol display device (140) and stopping the display control means (100, 300).
Has a case where the display game is started from the reach mode, and a case where the display game is continuously started from the reach mode, and the normal symbol display control means, when the display game is started from the reach mode. When it is decided to stop display the special stop result mode on the variable display device (310), the normal symbol display device (140) is stopped and displayed on the activated line, and, A gaming machine characterized by causing a plurality of pieces of identification information stopped and displayed on the activated line to have a predetermined special display mode.

[3] There is a game control means (100) for predetermining the display result of the variable display device (310) and a normal symbol determining means for predetermining the display result of the normal symbol display device (140). Then, the game control means (100)
Generates a random value for game value determination, and normally stores and extracts the random value for game value determination based on the establishment of the symbol start condition, and the preset value and the extracted random value for game value determination To determine whether or not to add a game value by comparing the value with the value at the time of determination, and based on the result of the determination, cause the normal symbol display device (140) to stop and display the plurality of identification information on the activated line. When the game control means (100) determines in advance so that the display result of the variable display device (310) becomes the special stop result mode, the normal symbol determination means stops and displays a plurality of lines on the activated line. The gaming machine according to [1] or [2], characterized in that the identification information is determined to be a predetermined special display mode.

[4] The game control means (100) is characterized by including the normal symbol determination means [3]
Gaming machine described in.

[5] The display result determined by the game control means (100) is the ordinary symbol display device (14).
In 0), a reach mode having a possibility of causing the plurality of pieces of identification information to be stopped and displayed on the active line and causing the plurality of pieces of identification information stopped and displayed on the active line to have a predetermined special display mode is generated. If it is to include a selection determination means for selectively determining whether to notify the reach mode before the reach mode occurs, the normal symbol display control means, the selection determination means the reach mode The gaming machine according to [1], [2], or [3], characterized in that when a selection to notify is made, notification of an effective line according to the reach mode is performed.

Next, the operation of the invention described in each of the above items will be described. When the normal symbol starting condition is satisfied, the normal symbol display device (140) variably displays the identification information and then stops the display. When the variable display device (310) performs variable display of identification information, in parallel therewith, the normal symbol display device (140) sometimes performs variable display of identification information.

The display control means (100, 300) has a case of starting the display game from the reach mode and a case of continuing the display game from the reach mode. For example, in the normal state, the display game is started from the initial state in which the identification information is variably displayed at all display points, and the execution right of the display game (so-called holding ball number) is accumulated for a predetermined number of times. If is established, the display game is started from the reach mode.

In the case where the display game is continuously started from the reach mode, for example, the winning of the ball to the starting opening is successively performed, and the execution right of the display game is accumulated for a predetermined number of times. , There is a case where the display game is continuously started from the reach mode. Various conditions can be assumed as conditions for starting the display game from the reach mode, the number of times to continue the state of starting the display game from the reach mode, and continuation conditions, and they can be set appropriately.

In this way, since there is a case where the display game is started from the reach mode, the expectation and excitement of the player are
It becomes possible to call out immediately after the start of the display game. Also, when the state starting from the reach mode continues,
Even if the final result of the display game this time ends in disappointment, the expectation and excitement of the player evoked by the appearance of the reach mode will lead to the next display game and it will be possible to maintain a high state of playability for a long time. Become.

When the normal symbol starting condition is satisfied, the normal symbol display control means controls the normal symbol display device (140), and the normal symbol display device (140) stops the display after variably displaying a plurality of identification information.

At this time, the normal symbol display device (140) stops and displays a plurality of pieces of identification information on the activated line, and the plurality of pieces of identification information stopped and displayed on the activated line are in a predetermined special display mode. Then, a special game state occurs.

Therefore, the player is expected to display special identification information in the game of the normal symbol display device (140).

When it is decided to stop and display the special stop result mode on the variable display device (310), the normal symbol display control means normally displays a plurality of pieces of identification information on the effective line on the symbol display device (140). Alternatively, the plurality of pieces of identification information that are stopped and displayed and that are stopped and displayed on the activated line may be displayed in a predetermined special display mode. Therefore, when the plurality of pieces of identification information stopped and displayed on the activated line of the normal symbol display device (140) become a predetermined special display mode, the display result of the variable display device (310) becomes the special stop result mode, A special game state will occur.

That is, the special stop result mode which is the display result of the variable display device (310), and the normal symbol display device (1
40) is associated with the display mode of the identification information stopped and displayed, and in the game of the normal symbol display device (140), the player has a special special predetermined plural identification information stopped and displayed on the activated line. You will be expecting it to be displayed.

In the game of the variable display device (310),
It is previously determined by the game control means (100) that the result becomes the special stop result mode, and the display result of the normal symbol display device (140) is previously determined by the normal symbol determination means.

That is, as described above, in the case where the special stop result mode related to the variable display device (310) and the special identification information related to the normal symbol display device (140) are associated with each other, for example, the game control means ( 100), when the display result of the variable display device (310) is determined in advance to be a special stop result mode, a plurality of pieces of identification information stopped and displayed by the normal symbol determination means on the activated line of the normal symbol display device (140) in advance. It is determined so as to have a specific display mode that is set. At this time, the game control means (100) is configured to normally include the symbol determination means, and determines the special stop result mode and the special display mode in association with each other.

In the game of the normal symbol display device (140), the special display mode may be displayed without the advance notice display, or may be displayed with the advance notice.

That is, in the case where a plurality of pieces of identification information stopped and displayed on the activated line of the normal symbol display device (140) are used as a predetermined special display mode, the selection determining means before the reach mode is generated. Selects and determines whether or not to notify the reach mode.

When the selection deciding means makes a decision to notify the reach mode, the normal symbol display control means gives a notice of a special display mode by notifying the effective line relating to the reach mode. There is.

It is determined by the game control means (100) whether to generate a special display mode or reach mode on the normal symbol display device (140).

[0029]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments representative of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 13 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 the balls overflowing from the upper tray 3, and the balls 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, the balls replenished from a pachinko ball replenishing device (not shown) are stored in the tank unit 90 at the upper portion of the gaming machine, and the balls are shot unit 91 every time the prize balls are paid out and the ball renting operation is performed. , Passes through the payout unit 92 and is delivered to the upper tray 3.

The tank unit 90 stores the 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 sphere leveling 94 is for leveling the sphere flowing in the lane of the shoot unit 91 so that the sphere does 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 requests the lending request signal of a predetermined ball from the card unit b to the payout control board 200 via 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, which is a special symbol display device that variably displays a plurality of types of identification information, by 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. The 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 normal symbols in response to a detection signal from the gate switch 126. Further, the three normal symbol display devices 140 are arranged at the positions of the vertices of the triangle. Therefore, two normal symbol display devices 140 are arranged on each effective line which is each side of the triangle. In addition, due to the winning of the starting opening 21, the normal symbol display device 140 may perform variable display of the normal symbol.

Further, at the bottom of the game board 2, there is provided an outlet 29 for discharging a ball, which has fallen without entering any of the winning holes in the game area 17, to the outside 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, as a decorative lamp, the variable display device 3 is used.
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 executed on the variable display device 310 as described above, and the large winning opening 24 is advantageous for the player. The special game state is produced.
The variable display device 310 will be described in detail later.
Further, details of the normal symbol display device 140 that variably displays the normal symbol due to the winning of the starting opening 21 will also be described 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. (1 signal for big hit, 2 for big hit)
An external terminal board 850 for the board for outputting a signal, a signal for determining the number of symbols) is 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 switches for the respective winning openings are provided in the vicinity of the respective winning openings, but they can also be arranged on the passage until the winning balls are discharged to the outside of the gaming machine.

When a ball is won in each winning port, it is detected by each winning port switch, and each time it is detected, the next predetermined prize ball assigned to each winning port is paid out. There are five starting openings 21, a right sleeve winning opening 22a, a left sleeve winning opening 22.
b, right-handed winning port 23a, left-handed winning port 23b is 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 can be changed arbitrarily.

Further, as a switch for detecting the ball for operating the normal symbol display device 140, the right ordinary symbol display device operating gate switch 126a and the 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 winning openings.

The related apparatus for variably operating the accessory is the 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 constituent elements 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 second state (closed state) in which a ball is hard to win and a first state (opened state) in which a ball is easy to win by opening / closing each movable piece.

The winning of a ball in the starting opening 21 is set as a starting condition for executing a display game on the variable display device 310 described below. As shown in FIG. 6, the starting opening 21 is internally provided with a starting opening switch 121 for detecting the winning of a ball. The start opening switch 121 outputs a detection signal to the main board (game control means) 100 when the winning ball is detected and turned 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 an entire screen serving as a display area capable of variably displaying various symbols as a plurality of types of identification information. Such a variable display device 31
Although 0 is composed of a liquid crystal unit, it is also possible to adopt a CRT 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 variable display by the variable display device 310 is acquired and the display game is executed. The variable display is a special stop when a plurality of types of identification information (various symbols) scroll and fluctuate in the display area at the beginning, and the combination of identification information finally confirmed and displayed is confirmed to a predetermined specific combination. The result mode (big hit). Incidentally, when the normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 140 due to the winning of the starting opening 21, and from the display game of such a normal symbol display device 140, the identification information of the variable display device 310 is displayed. The case of shifting to the game will be described later.

If a ball is won in the starting opening 21 during the variable display or during the special game state to be described later, the variable display right is acquired but is suspended, and the variable currently in progress is held. After the display is completed, the rights that have been put on hold are sequentially consumed. Here, the number of variable balls to be reserved is set to a maximum of four, and the number is notified by the special symbol reservation LED 420.

In the variable display according to the present embodiment, the display area of the variable display device 310 is divided into three display units in three horizontal rows, and the identification information is variably displayed so as to scroll vertically in each display unit. It Then, when a predetermined time has elapsed, one piece of arbitrary identification information is set for each display unit. Each display part plays a role as one reel in the slot machine.

In the variable display on the variable display device 310, the state in which the identification information is still changing corresponds to the “variable display mode”. That is, if the identification information is still variably displayed in any one of the three display units, it corresponds to the variable display mode. As a result of the variable display, the display mode in which the symbols fixedly displayed on each display unit are all arranged in the same type as a predetermined combination is defined as a “special stop result mode”.

When the result of the variable display is finally determined to be the special stop result mode, it is set so that a special game state in which the special winning opening 24 described below is repeatedly opened and closed within a predetermined number of times can be formed. When the result of the variable display is not finally set to the special stop result mode,
Both correspond to the out-of-order display mode. It should be noted that the plurality of types of identification information used for variable display are not limited to simple numeric symbols such as numbers 0 to 9 and symbols.

When the variable display results are aligned with a predetermined probability variation pattern in the special stop result mode, a so-called probability variation big hit occurs. When the probability variation big hit occurs, the probability that a big hit will occur is improved as compared with the normal state, and the probability that the variable display result of the normal symbol in the normal symbol display device 140 will be a hit is also increased. In this way, the gaming state in which the probability of a big hit being generated is improved compared to the normal state is referred to as a probability varying state.

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 (special winning opening solenoid 134, direction switching solenoid 135). It is configured so that it can be changed to a normal second state (closed state) and a first state (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 (for example, 15 times) when the special game state is established. The direction switching solenoid 135, in the state where the door of the special winning opening 24 is opened, the accessory continuous operation device switch 12
When the prize member is detected by the accessory continuous operation device switch 124, the passage member is operated so as to guide the prize winning ball to the 4 side, and next, the prize ball is operated to be guided to the count switch 125 side.

That is, the special winning opening 24 is controlled to be opened / closed so as to produce a special game state when the special stop result mode is displayed in the variable display. Here is the special game state
The opening / closing operation of returning to the second state for a short time after being maintained in the first state for a predetermined time is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, 15
It is a state where it is repeatedly executed up to a maximum of () times.

A predetermined number of balls (for example, 10) is a big winning hole 2
When a prize of 4 is won 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.

The normal symbol display device 140 has a plurality of L's.
Consists of ED, in addition to the patterns of numbers "0" to "9"
It is possible to display various kinds of identification information including special patterns that imitate the shapes of “star”, “mountain”, and “diamond”. “Hit”, “miss”, etc. are assigned according to the type of identification information. When the passage of the sphere is detected by the left and right ordinary pattern display device operation gate switches 126a and 126b,
The right of the ordinary symbol game by the ordinary symbol display device 140 is acquired and the ordinary symbol game is played.

The normal symbol game is a normal symbol display device 14
The display game is started by alternately blinking the 0 LED, and when the display is changed for a predetermined time and stopped, the display is turned on, and the player can visually confirm the result of the determination. When the result of the judgment is “hit”, each movable piece of the starting opening 21 is
The ball temporarily operates from the normal second state (closed state) where it is difficult to win a prize to the first state (open state) where it is easy to win a prize. It should be noted that the normal pattern display device 140 is caused to stop and display a plurality of pieces of identification information (special figures) on the activated line, and the plurality of pieces of identification information stopped and displayed on the activated line are put into a predetermined special display mode. The case of making it will be described later.

Normally, during variable display of the symbol display device 140,
Left and right ordinary pattern display device operation gate switch 126a,
When the passing ball is detected by 126b, the right of the normal symbol game is acquired but withheld, and after the normal symbol game currently in progress is exhausted, the reserved right is sequentially digested. The number of holding balls of the normal symbol game is set to a maximum of 4, and the normal symbol holding LED 421 notifies.

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 a control board, a main board (also referred to as game control means) 10
0, a payout control board 200, a display control board 300, a lamp control board 400, a sound control board 500, a firing control board 600, and a power supply board 700 are shown.

First, the main substrate 100 shown in FIG. 6 will be described. The main board 100 operates based on a clock generated by a clock circuit 108 inside the main board. In addition, the clock generated by the clock circuit 108 is supplied to the internal timer 10
The interrupt signal at a constant time interval obtained by dividing by 7 is sent to the CPU 1
02 by inputting to the CPU 102
To reset. The CPU 102 performs a series of operations by executing a divided process for each reset so that the process is completed in a time shorter than the reset interval.

Starting port 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 supplied with 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 a plurality of times by the interrupt signal generated at regular intervals until the next reset, and chattering prevention processing is performed, and then the RAM designated for each input signal. 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, a random number value is set for each of 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 is output to the latch circuits 112a to 112g through the buffer 114 provided in the middle of the data bus and further 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.

Five start opening switch prize ball RAM area, left and right sleeve winning entry switch, left and right drop winning opening 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 total number of prize balls actually paid out, subtracts the value from the stored data in the RAM area, and updates the data of the total prize balls in real time. 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 ordinary symbol display device operating gate switch 126a, and the left ordinary symbol display device operating gate switch 126b, and based on this, the type of game production in the CPU 102. (Control pattern) is determined, game state effect data is generated and stored in the RAM area.

Further, to the display control board 300, the first symbol data, the second symbol data, and the third symbol data which define the identification information corresponding to the game state effect data are chronologically arranged as data relating to each stop symbol. It is output 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, the interrupt signal to the display control board 300 and the strobe signal of the display control board 300 are synchronized with them. The 2-bit control signal is output to the latch circuit 112e.

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.
The first symbol data, the second symbol data, the third symbol data, the 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 a 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. After the predetermined time, when the round continuation data indicates that the round is continued, the big hit 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 number value, display control data for the normal symbol display device 140 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.

When the result of the random number acquisition is a hit, the braking data of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 136 that operates each movable piece of the starting port 21 is output from the CPU 102 to the latch circuit 112g and the address is decoded. Latch circuit 1 according to the chip select signal from the circuit 113
12g is output for a certain period of 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 external 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 processing 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 outage process has been performed based on the presence or absence of the power outage process determination data, the one-chip microcomputer 101 performs the power outage 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 at regular intervals 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.

On the basis of 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 detecting the left prize ball detection switch 130 installed in the ball lending path.
b, the right prize ball detection switch 130a, 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 causes 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 lapse of a fixed time after 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.

Further, 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 which stores various kinds of images as data and the display control CPU 301 operates normally to display 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 main 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, when the normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 140 due to the winning of the starting opening 21, and the variable display device 310 is identified from the display game of such a normal symbol display device 140. The case of shifting to the information display game will be described.

At least one of the three ordinary symbol display devices 140 is provided with ordinary symbol control means for variably displaying and stopping the identification information. The normal symbol display control means, based on the symbol data output by the control of the main board (game control means) 100, causes the normal symbol display device 140 to stop displaying the identification information on the activated line, and on the activated line. By making a plurality of identification information stopped in advance a special display mode, a special game state can be generated.

The main board (game control means) 100 normally includes a symbol determination means. That is, the main board 100 predetermines that the display result of the variable display device 310 is the special stop result mode by a predetermined random number value obtained due to the winning of the starting opening 21, and the normal symbol determining means. The normal symbol display device 140 causes the identification information to be stopped and displayed on the activated line, and the plural identification information stopped on the activated line is determined in advance to have a special display mode.

Specifically, the main board (game control means) 10
0, the game value determination random number value is generated, the game value determination random number value is extracted and stored based on the establishment of the normal symbol starting condition, and the extracted game value determination random number value is preset. It is determined whether or not to add a game value by comparing the determination value with the determination value, and based on the determination result, it is determined to cause the normal symbol display device 140 to stop and display the plurality of identification information on the activated line. However, when the main board (game control means) 100 determines in advance that the display result of the variable display device 310 will be the special stop result mode, the normal symbol determination means determines in advance a plurality of identification information stopped and displayed on the activated line. The special display mode is determined.

In the present embodiment, the display result determined by the main board (game control means) 100 causes the normal symbol display device 140 to stop and display a plurality of pieces of identification information on the activated line, and In the case of generating a reach mode having a possibility of causing a plurality of identification information items stopped and displayed on the line to be a predetermined special display mode,
It includes selection determination means for selectively determining whether or not to notify the reach mode before the reach mode occurs.

The selection determining means is included in the main substrate 100. When the selection decision means makes a selection decision to notify the reach mode, the normal symbol display control means notifies the effective line related to the reach mode.

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 includes 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.

If the player does not operate the stop switch 652 and the handle 5 is not rotated, the stop switch 652 outputs the same signal as that input from the stop switch 652. 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.

24 VDC 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 source of DC5V is connected to the capacitor of the backup circuit 702 through the diode to generate the backup power source of DC5VBB. DC5VBB is the main substrate 100 and the payout control substrate 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 after the power supply to the peripheral circuits 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. Figure 1
When the player operates the handle 5 at, the pachinko balls are driven one by one into the game area 17 formed on the game board 2. The pachinko ball winning in the starting opening 21 is detected by the starting opening switch 121, and a starting signal is output to the main board 100 shown in FIG. On the basis of this start signal, as a result of the variable display on the variable display device 310, a jackpot lottery is executed to determine whether or not a special gaming state occurs.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing an example of variable display in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. Starting port 21
When the ball wins (step S1301: Y), the main board (game control means) 100 carries out a lottery (step S13).
02). Next, when the number of reserved balls is the maximum (step S1
303: Y), the display game is executed from the reach mode on the variable display device 310 (step S1319). On the other hand, if the number of reserved balls is not the maximum (step S1303:
N), the display game is executed from the initial state on the variable display device 310 (step S1304).

The display game is executed from the reach mode (step S1319), and if it is a big hit (step S130).
5: Y), the normal symbol determination means determines to display a special display mode (step S1306). Further, the display game is executed from the initial state (step S1304), and if it is a big hit (step S1305: Y), the normal symbol determination means determines to display a special display mode (step S1306).
Next, when the selection determining means determines to notify the reach mode of the normal symbol (step S1307: Y), the reach mode is notified to the normal symbol display device 140 (step S130).
8). Specifically, the effective line (hit line) where the stop display of the identification information related to the special display mode is scheduled is lit up.

Next, the reach mode is displayed on the normal symbol display device 140 (step S1309), and eventually the display result of the normal symbol display device 140 is a special display mode (“star”, “mountain” on the activated line, Two special figures such as "diamond" are stopped and displayed) (step S1310). Next, the display result of the variable display device 310 becomes the special stop result mode (step S1311),
A special game state occurs (step S1312).

On the other hand, if the main board (game control means) 100 is a lottery and is out of order (step S1305: N), the normal symbol determination means lots the reach mode of the normal symbol (step S1313: Y), and If the selection deciding means decides to notify the reach mode of the normal symbol (step S1314:
Y), the reach mode is notified to the normal symbol display device 140 (step S1315). Specifically, the effective line (hit line) where the stop display of the identification information related to the special display mode is scheduled is lit up. Next, the reach mode is displayed on the normal symbol display device 140 (step S131).
6). Specifically, the special identification information is stopped and displayed on one of the activated lines. Unless the selection determining means determines the notification of the reach mode of the normal symbol (step S1314:
N), normal pattern display device 14 without notification of reach mode
The reach mode is displayed at 0 (step S1316).

Display of such a reach mode (step S
1316), the display result of the normal symbol display device 140 becomes a mode in a short time (step S1317).

On the other hand, if the normal symbol determination means does not randomly select the reach mode of the normal symbol (step S1313: N),
Without displaying the reach mode, the display result of the normal symbol display device 140 becomes the out mode (step S1317). Next, the display result of the variable display device 310 is in the out mode (step S1318).

Therefore, the special stop result mode which is the display result of the variable display device 310, and the normal symbol display device 140
Is associated with a special display mode that is stopped and displayed, and in the game of the normal symbol display device 140, the player becomes a special display mode in which the plurality of pieces of identification information stopped and displayed on the activated line are predetermined. Will come to expect.

In the game of the normal symbol display device 140 according to the present embodiment, a special display mode is displayed in advance, and a plurality of pieces of identification information stopped and displayed on the effective line of the normal symbol display device 140 are displayed. In the case of a predetermined special display mode, before generating the reach mode, the selection determining means selectively determines whether or not to notify the reach mode, and notifies the effective line related to the reach mode. So, I made a notice display of a special display mode,
Since it is connected to the advance notice of the reach mode, the reach mode, the special display mode, and the special stop result mode, the advancement of the player is directed to the advance notice of the reach mode, and the playability is enhanced.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configurations are 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. For example, the gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, and the present invention can be similarly applied to other gaming machines such as a program-controlled slot machine, a smart ball game machine, and an arrange ball game machine.

In the above embodiment, the display result of the normal symbol display device 140 has a special display mode on the assumption that the display result of the variable display device 310 is the special stop result mode. , Without assuming that the display result of the variable display device 310 is in the special stop result mode,
When the display result of the normal symbol display device 140 becomes a special display mode, the special game state may directly occur.

In the embodiment, the display game is started from the reach mode on condition that the number of reserved balls is the maximum value, but the start condition from the reach mode is not limited to this. In addition, when it is a condition that the display game starts from the reach mode that the number of reserved balls is the maximum value,
It has the effect of preventing so-called stop shots. That is, conventionally, even if the number of balls to be reserved has already reached the maximum value, even if a ball is won in the starting opening, it is not possible to further secure the execution right of the display game, and further, other privileges are not given. . For this reason, there is a risk that the player may suspend the firing of the balls to the extent that the number of reserved balls does not become "0".

On the other hand, when the privilege to start the display game from the reach mode is given when the number of reserved balls is the maximum value, the player tries to secure the state in which the number of reserved balls is the maximum value. Since we make an effort, it is possible to prevent stop action. If you start the display game from the reach mode,
Since the time required for one display game is shortened,
The number of reserved balls can be exhausted quickly, and continuous firing of balls can be promoted.

[0158]

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the normal symbol display device stops and displays a plurality of pieces of identification information on the activated line, and the plurality of pieces of identification information stopped and displayed on the activated line are predetermined. When the special display mode is set, the special game state is generated. Therefore, the player is expecting to display special identification information in the game of the normal symbol display device, and the display is interesting. It is possible to increase the game playability.

Since the display game may be started from the reach mode, the player's expectation and excitement can be evoked immediately after the display game is started. Furthermore, since there is a case where the display game is continued and started from the reach mode, even if the final result of the display game this time ends in failure, the expectation and excitement of the player evoked by the appearance of the reach mode It is possible to connect to the next display game, and it is possible to maintain a high gaming state for a long time.

Further, in the game of the variable display device, the result is a special stop result mode is determined in advance by the game control means, and the display result of the normal symbol display device is determined in advance by the normal symbol determination means. Thus, since the special stop result mode related to the variable display device and the special identification information related to the normal symbol display device are associated with each other,
For example, when the game control means determines in advance that the display result of the variable display device is the special stop result mode, the normal symbol determination means normally determines a plurality of pieces of identification information which are stopped and displayed on the effective line of the symbol display device. It is determined to have a special display mode, and the game control means is normally configured to include a symbol determination means. The special stop result mode and the special display mode are determined in association with each other, and the display of special identification information is expected. Come to do.

[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 a flowchart showing an example of variable display in 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 board (game control means) 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 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 507 ... 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 (5)

[Claims] 1. A variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information, and a display control means for controlling display of the variable display device, wherein the identification information is displayed on the variable display device based on establishment of a predetermined condition. After the variable display, the variable display is stopped and a display game is executed in which a plurality of pieces of identification information are stopped and displayed, and the display mode of the execution result of the display game is a special stop result mode that is a combination of predetermined identification information. In this case, in a gaming machine that generates a special gaming state in which a predetermined gaming value can be given to a player, a normal symbol display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information based on the establishment of a normal symbol start condition, and the normal It is provided with a normal symbol display control means for variably displaying a plurality of identification information on the symbol display device and stopping the display control means, when the display game is started from the reach mode, and the display. There is a case where the technique is continuously started from the reach mode, and the normal symbol display control means, when the display game is started from the reach mode, when the special game state is determined, A gaming machine characterized by causing the symbol display device to stop and display the plurality of pieces of identification information on the activated line, and to make the plurality of pieces of identification information stopped and displayed on the activated line have a predetermined special display mode. . 2. A variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information, and a display control means for controlling display of the variable display device, wherein the identification information is displayed on the variable display device when a predetermined condition is satisfied. After the variable display, the variable display is stopped and a display game is executed in which a plurality of pieces of identification information are stopped and displayed, and the display mode of the execution result of the display game is a special stop result mode that is a combination of predetermined identification information. In this case, in a gaming machine that generates a special game state in which a predetermined game value can be given to a player, a normal symbol display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information based on the establishment of a normal symbol start condition, and the normal It is provided with a normal symbol display control means for variably displaying a plurality of identification information on the symbol display device and stopping the display control means, when the display game is started from the reach mode, and the display. There is a case where the technique is continuously started from the reach mode, and the normal symbol display control means, when the display game is started from the reach mode, stop-displays the special stop result mode on the variable display device. When the normal pattern display device is determined, the plurality of pieces of identification information are stopped and displayed on the activated line, and the plurality of pieces of identification information that are stopped and displayed on the activated line are in a predetermined special display mode. A game machine that is characterized by: 3. A game control means for predetermining a display result of the variable display device, and a normal symbol determining means for predetermining a display result of the normal symbol display device, wherein the game control means has a game value. Generate a random number for judgment,
Normally, the game value judgment random number value is extracted and stored based on the establishment of the symbol start condition, and the game value is added by comparing the extracted game value judgment random number value with a preset judgment value at the time of judgment. It is determined whether or not to do so, based on this determination result, it is determined that the plurality of pieces of identification information are stopped and displayed on the normal symbol display device, and the game control means displays the display result of the variable display device. Is determined in advance to be the special stop result mode, the normal symbol determination means determines to make a plurality of pieces of identification information stopped and displayed on the activated line into a predetermined special display mode. The gaming machine according to claim 1. 4. The game machine according to claim 3, wherein the game control means includes the normal symbol determination means. 5. The display result determined by the game control means causes the ordinary symbol display device to stop and display the plurality of identification information on the effective line, and the plurality of identifications stopped and displayed on the effective line. Selection determining means for selectively determining whether or not to notify the reach mode before the reach mode is generated, when the reach mode having a possibility of causing the information to be a predetermined special display mode is generated. The normal symbol display control means, when the selection determination means makes a selection decision to notify the reach mode, the effective line related to the reach mode is notified, wherein The gaming machine described in 2 or 3.