JP2003320100A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine allowing the play of a game full of interest, creating accentuation to the game because the operating mode of a movable body is changeable at every winning entry to a starting prize port. <P>SOLUTION: This Pachinko game machine is provided with a variable prize winning device 2 and starting prize ports A-C. The variable prize winning device 2 is provided with a pocket member 20 which is a movable body capable of influencing the behavior of a game ball, and a specific prize port 29. The variable prize winning device 2 is put in a game ball receivable state when the game ball enters either one of the starting prize ports A-C, and a specific game state is created when the game ball which entered the variable prize winning device 2 enters the specific prize port 29. In this constitution, a plurality of operating modes of the pocket member 20 are stored, and when the game ball enters one of the starting prize ports A-C, one operating mode is selected out of the stored operating modes. The pocket member 20 is operated on the basis of the selected operating mode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly, to a pachinko gaming machine in which an operation mode of a movable body in a variable winning device is changed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a second-class pachinko gaming machine (so-called feather), when a game ball enters a starting winning port, a movable piece of the variable winning device opens and the variable winning device receives the game ball. There is known a pachinko gaming machine which becomes a specific gaming state (so-called jackpot) by allowing a game ball that has entered a variable winning device to enter a specific winning opening in the variable winning device. In such a pachinko gaming machine, for example, a movable body such as a pocket member is provided in the variable winning device, and when the pocket member moves forward, a game ball easily enters a specific winning opening, and the operation of the movable body. The mode is configured to affect the behavior of the game ball that has entered the variable winning device.

[0003]

However, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine as described above, since the operation mode of the movable body is set in advance for each starting winning opening, the starting winning opening containing the game ball is the same. In that case, the operation mode of the movable body is always the same, and there is a problem that the game is not tense and lacks in fun.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and since the operation mode of the movable body may change each time the winning a prize is given to the starting winning hole, the game is tense and rich in interest. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko game machine capable of playing a game.

[0005]

A pachinko gaming machine of the present invention comprises a variable winning device and a starting winning port, and the variable winning device affects the behavior of a game ball that has entered the variable winning device. A movable body capable of giving a special winning opening and a special winning opening are provided, and when the game ball enters the starting winning opening, the variable winning device enters a state in which it can accept the game ball, and the game entered the variable winning device. In the pachinko gaming machine in which a ball enters the specific winning opening, a plurality of operating modes of the movable body are stored in the pachinko gaming machine, and when the game ball enters the starting winning opening, the memory is stored. It is characterized in that any one of the previously set operation modes is selected and the movable body is operated based on the selected operation mode.

Further, a plurality of the starting winning a prize holes are provided, and the ratio for selecting each of the operation modes is made different for each of the starting winning a prize holes, depending on the ratio according to the starting winning a prize hole containing the game ball. It is preferable to select the operation mode.

Further, it is preferable to change the ratio when a predetermined change condition is satisfied.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main portion of a game board 1 of a pachinko gaming machine which is a first embodiment of the present invention. The game board 1 is provided with a game area 4 surrounded by guide rails 3, a variable winning device 2 is provided at the center of the game area 4, and three starting winning openings A, B, C are provided at the bottom. It is provided. In order to detect that a game ball has entered, the starting winning openings A, B, C are provided with starting winning detection switches 11, 12, 13 (see FIG. 2) such as proximity switches and photoelectric switches.

The variable winning a prize device 2 is provided with a pair of left and right movable pieces 21 and 22 on the upper part, and left and right variable winning openings 24 and 25 are provided between the movable pieces 21 and 22. And when the game ball enters the variable winning a prize device 2, it always passes through one of the variable prize holes 24 and 25, and in the vicinity of the variable prize holes 24 and 25, the number of the game balls that have passed. In order to detect the
5 (see FIG. 2) are provided respectively.

An intermediate plate 23 is provided at the center of the variable winning device 2. A pocket member 20 that is a movable body is provided behind and below the intermediate plate 23, and the pocket member 20 is configured to reciprocate in the front-rear direction by the movable body drive unit 17 (see FIG. 2). There is. Then, a lower hole 26 is provided below the pocket member 20, and the game ball that has entered the pocket member 20 is the lower hole 2
6 is configured to be discharged forward.

A base plate 27 is provided in the lower part of the variable winning device 2 in front of and slightly below the prepared hole 26. Then, at the front end portion of the base plate 27, at the position corresponding to the prepared hole 26 in the left-right direction, the stationary stage 2
8 are provided. The stop stage 28 is configured so that at most one game ball can be stopped. A specific winning opening 29 is provided in front of and slightly below the stationary stage 28, and a specific winning detection switch 16 (see FIG. 2) is provided in the specific winning opening 29 to detect that a game ball has entered. ing. Further, on the left and right sides of the specific winning opening 29, general winning openings 30 and 31 are provided.

Next, the operation of the variable winning device 2 and the behavior of the game ball will be described.

The variable winning device 2 holds the movable pieces 21 and 22 in the closed state (the state shown by the broken line in FIG. 1) when it is in the non-operating state, and the game ball is launched into the game area 4. Is repelled by the movable pieces 21 and 22 so as not to enter the variable winning device 2.

On the other hand, the variable winning device 2 has a starting winning opening A,
When the game ball enters either B or C, the operation is started, the movable pieces 21 and 22 are opened, and the game ball can be received. Here, when the game ball enters the left or right starting winning opening A, C, the movable piece 21, 22 is opened only once, then returns to the closed state, and the starting starting winning opening B in the center is a playing ball. When a mark is entered, the movable pieces 21 and 22 are intermittently opened twice and then returned to the closed state.

A variable winning a prize opening 2 is launched into the game area 4.
The game balls that have entered the variable winning device 2 from 4 and 25 fall on the intermediate plate 23, but the behavior of the game balls after that is:
The pocket member 20 is in the forward position (that is, in the open state),
Depending on whether it is in the retracted position (that is, the stored state), it is affected as follows.

When the pocket member 20 is in the forward position, the game ball on the intermediate plate 23 is the pocket member 20.
And discharged through the prepared hole 26 onto the base plate 27. Since the stationary stage 28 is provided at a position corresponding to the prepared hole 26, the game ball discharged from the prepared hole 26 is
It is easy to move forward and reach the stationary stage 28. That is, when the pocket member 20 is at the forward position, the probability that the game ball will be retained on the retention stage 28 is relatively high.
Then, the game ball stopped at the stop stage 28 is pushed by a stop member (not shown) and enters the specific winning opening 29. As a result, the pachinko gaming machine enters a specific gaming state. here,
The specific game state is a so-called big hit state in which the movable pieces 21 and 22 are opened for a predetermined period, a large number of game balls enter the variable winning device 2, and a large number of prize balls (balls) can be paid out. . The game balls that have not been stopped on the stop stage 28 will enter the general winning openings 30 and 31.

On the other hand, when the pocket member 20 is in the retracted position, the game ball is the intermediate plate 23 and the pocket member 2
It directly drops onto the base plate 27 from a gap between the base plate 27 and the like. That is, since the game ball is not guided to the pocket member 20 and the prepared hole 26, the probability of staying on the staying stage 28 is relatively small.

Therefore, when the pocket member 20 is in the forward position, the game ball is likely to enter the specific winning opening 29 (a big hit is likely to occur), and when it is in the retracted position, it is difficult to enter (a big hit is unlikely to occur).

Next, the electric control system in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment has the above-described starting winning detection switches 11, 12,
13, a prize number detection switch 14 and 15, and a specific prize detection switch 16 are provided, and as described above, the movable body driving unit 17 that drives the pocket member 20 and the movable piece solenoids that drive the movable pieces 21 and 22. 18, and
A control board 10 is provided. Then, the detection signal from each switch is input to the control board 10, and the control board 10 outputs a control signal to the movable body drive unit 17 and the movable piece solenoid 18, respectively.

Next, an operation mode of the pocket member 20 will be described.

As the operation mode of the pocket member 20, the control board 10 stores the following five patterns of “pocket opening time × pocket opening frequency”.

Pattern a ... 0.4 seconds × 1 time pattern b ... 0.4 seconds × 2 times pattern c ... 1.2 seconds × 1 time pattern d ... 1.2 seconds × 2 times pattern e ... 1.5 seconds × 2 times, and the ratios at which the patterns a to e are selected for each of the starting winning openings are set as shown in Table 1 below.

[0025]

[Table 1] That is, the control board 10 selects, for example, a pattern a at a ratio of 2/5, a pattern b at a ratio of 2/5, and a pattern c at a ratio of 1/5 when a game ball enters the starting winning opening A. The patterns d and e are not selected. Moreover, when the game ball enters the starting winning opening B, the patterns a to e are selected at the same ratio of 1/5. It should be noted that the longer the opening time of the pocket, the more likely it is for a big hit. That is, as the pattern a → b → c → d → e, the operation mode in which a big hit is likely to occur as the position goes to the right in Table 1,
When the selection ratios shown in Table 1 are used, the jackpot is most unlikely to occur when the starting winning opening A is won, and the jackpot is most likely to occur when the starting winning opening C is won.

In this way, the control board 10 selects the operation mode at the ratio shown in Table 1 depending on which of the starting winning openings A to C the game ball has entered. Then, according to the selected operation mode, a control signal is sent to the movable body drive unit 17 to operate the pocket member 20.

Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to FIG. In addition, it is also called that a game ball enters a winning opening such as the starting winning openings A to C and the specific winning opening 29. When a game ball enters any of the starting winning openings A to C, the control board 10 operates in accordance with the selection ratio of Table 1 to indicate the operation mode of the pocket member 20 that is a movable body (hereinafter, also referred to as accessory motion pattern). A lottery is conducted (S01). When the pattern a is selected (S02), the pattern a is stored as the accessory motion pattern (S03). Similarly, when the patterns b, c, and d are selected, the accessory is respectively selected. Patterns b, c, and d are stored as operation patterns (S04 to S09), and pattern a
When none of to d is selected, the pattern e is stored as the accessory motion pattern (S10).

Next, the control board 10 has movable pieces 21, 22.
Is opened (opened) once or twice depending on the winning start winning opening (S11), and based on the stored accessory motion pattern, a control signal is sent to the movable body driving unit 17 to open the pocket member 20. It is operated (S12). That is, for example, in the case of the pattern a, the pocket member 20 has 0.4
It is opened only once per second, and in the case of pattern b, the pocket member 20 is intermittently opened twice every 0.4 seconds.

As described above, if the operation mode of the movable body is selected each time the start winning port A to C is won, the operation mode of the movable body can be changed every time the start winning port is won. For example, even if the player has won the same winning award as when the prize was won last time, the operation mode of the movable body may be different. For this reason, the player has an expectation for the operation mode of the pocket member 20 each time a winning a prize is given to the starting winning hole, and the game is tense and the player can enjoy the game with a lot of interest. Then, if the selection ratio of the operation mode is made different for each starting winning opening, the starting winning opening has advantages and disadvantages, so that it is possible to provide a more entertaining gaming machine.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, as the movable body, not the pocket member 20 but the pair of left and right rotating bodies 32 and 33 (see FIG. 1) provided in the variable winning device 2 is used. In the second embodiment, members corresponding to those in the first embodiment will be described using the same reference numerals.

In the second embodiment, the control board 10 stores the following five rotational speeds as the operation modes of the rotating bodies 32 and 33.

Pattern a ... 10 seconds / one rotation pattern b ... 8 seconds / one rotation pattern c ... 6 seconds / one rotation pattern d ... 4 seconds / one rotation pattern e ... 2 seconds / one rotation Incidentally, the left rotary body 32 Rotates clockwise, the right rotating body 33 rotates counterclockwise, and the game balls are guided to the rotating bodies 32 and 33 and fall on the base plate 27. Therefore, the rotating body 3
The faster the rotation speed of 2, 33, the more easily the game ball approaches the center of the variable winning device 2, and the game ball easily stops at the stop stage 28 provided at the center of the front end portion of the base plate 27, so that a big hit is likely to occur. It will be.

Then, the control board 10 has a starting winning opening A to.
The operation mode of the rotating bodies 32 and 33 is selected at the ratio shown in Table 1 depending on which of C the game ball has entered. In the second embodiment also, the patterns a → b → c → d.
→ As e goes to the right of Table 1, it becomes an operation mode in which a big hit is likely to occur.

As described above, the pocket member 2 is used as the movable body.
Even if ones other than 0 are used, if the operation mode of the movable body is selected at a different ratio for each starting winning opening each time the starting winning opening A to C is won, the same as in the first embodiment. It is possible to provide amusement machines rich in interest.

In the first embodiment, the pocket member 20 is used as the movable body, and in the second embodiment, the rotating bodies 32, 33.
However, a plurality of types of movable bodies may be used, such as using both the pocket member 20 and the rotating bodies 32 and 33.

Further, in the first and second embodiments, as shown in Table 1, the correspondence between the starting winning openings A to C and the selection ratio is fixed, but this correspondence may be variable. That is, for example, the selection ratio of the starting winning opening A and the starting winning opening C may be exchanged after the specific winning opening 29 is won (a big hit occurs) and after the specific gaming state (big hit operation) ends. As a result, the advantages and disadvantages of the starting winning opening are changed, and a more entertaining gaming machine can be provided.

If a predetermined change condition is satisfied,
The selection ratio itself may be changed. For example, when a big hit occurs, a random number is acquired, and if the random number is a predetermined value, the operation mode is selected according to the selection ratio shown in Table 2 below, and if it is not the predetermined value, the selection ratio shown in Table 1 above is selected. The operation mode may be selected.

[0038]

[Table 2] When the movable body is the pocket member 20, the patterns a to e in Table 2 are the patterns a to e of “pocket opening time × number of pocket openings” shown in the first embodiment. In the case of the rotating bodies 32 and 33, the rotational speed patterns a to e shown in the second embodiment are used.

Here, the selection ratio of the operation mode in which the big hit is apt to occur is significantly higher in Table 2 than in Table 1. That is, if the random number acquired when the big hit occurs is a predetermined value, the selection ratio of the operation mode that is advantageous to the player is significantly increased, so that a situation that is very advantageous to the player is accidentally created. As a result, it is possible to provide an even more entertaining gaming machine.

The state of using the selection ratio of Table 2 may be continued until the next big hit occurs, or it may be continued until the winnings at the starting winning openings A to C occur 10 times. Good.

When the selection ratios shown in Table 1 are used, a big hit is most unlikely to occur when the start winning port A is won, and a big win is most likely to occur when the starting winning port C is won. Therefore, when a big hit occurs when the winning a prize is given to the starting winning opening A, the specific game state can be continued up to 15 rounds. Similarly, in the case of the starting winning a prize opening B, up to 10 rounds, when the winning a prize opening C is 5 The prize balls may be provided with a difference by providing a difference in the maximum continuous round, such as up to a round.

That is, for example, in the specific game state, one round is a period during which ten game balls enter the variable winning device 2. Then, the specific winning opening 29 is also used as a continuous winning opening, and when the specific winning opening 29 is won, it is continued in the next round. Here, when the maximum continuous round is 5, if the specific winning opening 29 is opened in the first to fourth rounds and the specific winning opening 29 is closed in the fifth round, a maximum of 5
It will be possible to continue until the round. And the variable winning device 2
Prize balls will be given in proportion to the number of game balls entered.

By doing so, the harder the jackpot is, the longer the maximum continuous round is, and the more award balls are produced when the jackpot is generated. Therefore, the player's sense of accomplishment can be satisfied and the player can be more entertained. A gaming machine can be provided.

In the particular game state, the movable piece 2
It is also possible to intermittently open the first and the second members 22 and to set the period in which the movable members 21, 22 are opened a predetermined number of times as one round.

The type of movable body, operation mode, selection ratio, etc. are not limited to those described above, but can be changed as appropriate. Further, in Table 1, different starting selection winning ratios are used, and in Table 2, starting winning ports A and C have the same selection ratio, and starting winning port B has a different selection ratio from A and C. All the winning openings A to C may have the same selection ratio. Even in that case, since the operation mode is selected for each winning of the starting winning openings A to C, the starting winning openings A to C are selected.
The operation mode of the movable body may change each time a prize for C is won.

Further, the changing condition for changing the selection ratio is not limited to the condition that the random number acquired when the big hit occurs is a predetermined value, and various conditions can be adopted.

That is, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention can take various embodiments without departing from the scope of the claims.

[0048]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION The pachinko gaming machine of the present invention stores a plurality of operation modes of the movable body, and when a game ball enters the starting winning port, one of the stored operation modes is selected. Since the movable body is operated based on the selected and selected operation mode, the operation mode of the movable body can be changed every time the winning a prize is won. For this reason, the player can have an expectation for the operation mode of the movable body each time the winning a prize is given to the starting winning opening, so that the player can enjoy the game and can enjoy the game with a lot of interest.

Further, if the selection ratio of each operation mode is made different for each starting winning opening, and if the operating mode is selected by the selection ratio according to the starting winning opening containing the game ball, then the starting winning combination Because the mouth has advantages and disadvantages,
It is possible to provide a more entertaining gaming machine.

Further, when the predetermined change condition is satisfied, if the selection ratio of each operation mode is changed, it is possible to change the advantages and disadvantages of the starting winning a prize hole. A game machine can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main part of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an electric control system.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart from lottery of the accessory operation pattern to control of the movable body.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Variable winning device 20 ... Pocket member (movable body) 29 ... Specific prize hole 32, 33 ... Rotating body (movable body) A, B, C ... Starting prize hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A variable winning device and a starting winning opening, wherein the variable winning device has a movable body that can affect the behavior of a game ball that has entered the variable winning device, and a specific winning opening. Is provided, the game ball enters the start winning port, the variable winning device becomes a state in which the game ball can be received, and the game ball that has entered the variable winning device enters the specific winning port. In a pachinko gaming machine that is in a playing state, a plurality of operation modes of the movable body are stored, and when a game ball enters the starting winning port, one of the stored operation modes is selected. Then, the pachinko gaming machine is characterized in that the movable body is operated based on the selected operation mode. 2. A plurality of the starting prize holes are provided, and a ratio at which each of the operation modes is selected is made different for each of the starting prize holes. According to the ratio according to the starting prize hole containing a game ball. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation mode is selected. 3. The pachinko game machine according to claim 2, wherein the ratio is changed when a predetermined change condition is satisfied.