JP2003325836A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine in which interest in a game is improved by making different the combination of movable blades to act based upon prize winning of a game ball in a start hole and converting a status within a variable prize-winning device. <P>SOLUTION: The Pachinko game machine is provided with a variable prize- winning device 4 and a plurality of start holes 5, 6 and 7 wherein a game ball wins a prize. The variable prize-winning device is provided with a mounting substrate 16, a recessed chamber 25 protruding toward the back of the mounting substrate 16 and with an opened front face, a pair of movable blades 34 and 35 located on the front face of the mounting substrate 16 to be opened/closed for leading a game ball into the recessed chamber 25, general prize-winning holes 21 and 21 wherein the game ball guided into the recessed chamber 25 by the movable blades can win a prize, a continuation prize-winning hole 20 and movable blade opening solenoids 37 and 38. The Pachinko game machine is further provided with a game control device for performing control to convert the first movable blade 34 into opened state when a game ball wins a prize in the first start hole 5, and to convert the second movable blade 35 into opened state when a game ball wins a prize in the second start hole 6. <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 ball game machine provided with a variable winning device which can be converted into a state disadvantageous to a player and an advantageous state, and more particularly, the internal state of the variable winning device can be changed. Regarding things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional pachinko game machine, which is a typical ball game machine, will be described as an example of conventional technology. Among the pachinko game machines is a pachinko game machine called a feather. This pachinko game machine performs an auxiliary game that simultaneously opens a pair of movable wing pieces called "blades" of the variable winning device based on the winning of the game ball to the starting opening, and when the movable wing piece opens, the game ball Is introduced into the variable winning device, and a special game is performed when the game ball wins the continuous winning opening. In this special game, for example, one round is regulated based on the condition that is earlier, until the movable wing piece opens and closes a predetermined number of times, or a predetermined number of game balls are introduced into the variable winning device to win the prize, whichever comes first. , During the round, the game ball moves to the next round (renewal of the round) on condition that the game ball wins the continuous winning opening again.

[0003]

By the way, the movable wing piece as described above can only perform a monotonous operation such that the left and right sides are simultaneously opened and closed. Therefore, such a pachinko gaming machine attracts a player for a long time. It was hard to make it attractive enough to wear. Further, such a pachinko gaming machine has room for improvement in terms of differentiation from other pachinko gaming machines.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to change the combination of the movable wing pieces that operate and to change based on the winning of the game ball into the starting opening. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine capable of enhancing the interest of the game by making it possible to convert the state in the winning device.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above object, and a device according to claim 1 is a mounting board for mounting on a game board, and the mounting board. A recessed chamber that is provided in a substantially central portion, projects rearward of the mounting substrate, and has a front surface that is open, a pair of movable members that is provided on the mounting substrate, and a movable member that is provided at a required portion of the recessed chamber. A general winning opening and a special winning opening in which the game balls received by the members can be won, a variable winning device including an electric drive source that drives the movable member to be openable and closable, and a plurality of winning game balls The game board is provided with a starting opening, and based on the winning of the game ball to the starting opening, the movable member of the variable winning device is controlled to change its operation from the closed state to the open state, and the operation is performed. Accepted by the member Based on the winning of the game ball into the special winning opening, a control means capable of generating a special game state in which the game ball can be introduced into the variable winning device in a special mode which is more advantageous to the player than the starting winning operation. In the ball game machine including, the variable winning device can guide the game ball received by the movable member toward the special winning opening by state conversion, and is easy to win the special winning opening. The induction state conversion member for changing the is provided on the upstream side of the special winning opening of the passage through which the game ball flows down, and the control means is
It is provided with a movable member selection means for selecting a movable member that performs the operation at the time of starting winning, and a winning difficulty level change control means for changing the winning difficulty level for the special winning opening by the guidance state conversion member in the special game state. It is a characteristic ball game machine.

Here, the special mode that is advantageous to the player means a mode that is not realized in the normal game and that the game value is easier to obtain than in the normal game. Specifically, for example, by increasing the number of times the movable member is opened and closed to facilitate the introduction of the game ball into the variable winning device, it is possible to increase the chances of winning the special winning opening, or, as described above, the special winning prize. It is to convert the guiding state conversion member in the variable winning device so that the player can easily win the prize.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the starting opening has a first starting opening capable of changing the state of one of the movable members and a second starting opening capable of changing the state of the other movable member in the start winning operation.
The ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a starting opening.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the starting opening is
The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a third starting port capable of changing the states of both of the movable members in the starting winning operation.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the variable winning device is provided with a game ball storage member capable of temporarily storing a game ball by state conversion, and the control means controls the game ball storage member by a winning start opening. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein control is performed to convert a state into a state in which a special winning opening is easily won.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a display device provided with a light emitting member is arranged behind the movable member, and the control means, after a game ball has won one of the starting openings,
Until the movable member corresponding to the prize is opened,
5. The ball according to claim 1, wherein control is performed to display movable member notification information for notifying that the movable member is in an open state in a light emitting mode of the light emitting member. It is a game machine.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko game machine, which is a typical ball-ball game machine, as an example. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a front view of a variable winning device, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the variable winning device, a part of which is cut away for explaining an internal structure.

As shown in FIG. 1, a game board 1 of a pachinko gaming machine forms a game area 3 partitioned by a partition member 2 such as a guide rail on the surface, and within the game area 3,
A variable winning a prize device 4 is arranged at substantially the center, and below the variable winning a prize device 4, a first starting port 5 (left side) and a second starting port 6 are provided.
(Right side) and the third starting port 7 (center) are provided. In addition, in the game area 3, in addition to this, general winning a prize 8
..., a windmill 9 that changes the direction of flow of the game ball, an obstacle nail (not shown), and a lamp / LE that displays various decorations by light emission.
D10 and an outlet 11 for collecting the game balls that have flowed down without winning are provided. The first starting port 5 and the second
The starting opening 6 and the third starting opening 7 are respectively provided with a first starting opening sensor 12, a second starting opening sensor 13 and a third starting opening sensor 14 (see FIG. 8) for detecting a winning game ball.

As shown in FIG. 2, the variable winning device 4 has a substantially pot-shaped (falling convex) opening 17 formed in a mounting substrate 16 mounted on the surface of the game board 1 when viewed from the front. In addition, in the variable winning device 4, the ball entry preventing walls 18 and 18 are provided on the left and right sides of the opening edge of the opening 17, and the eaves portion 19 is provided above the opening 17, which will be described later. By closing the lower ends of the eaves portion 19 and the upper ends of the left and right sphere entry preventing walls 18, 18 by the movable wing pieces of
7 is provided around the periphery. In this way, the variable winning device 4 has a structure that prevents the game ball flowing down from above the game board 1 from being introduced into the inside when the movable wing piece is in the closed state.

Further, the variable winning device 4 is provided with a continuous winning opening (V winning opening) 20 in the center of the lower edge portion of the opening 17, and general winning opening (missing hole) 21, on the left and right of the continuous winning opening 20.
21 is provided. The continuous winning opening 20 corresponds to a special winning opening in the present invention, and includes a continuous winning opening sensor 22 that detects a winning game ball, and the general winning openings 21 and 21 are general winning opening sensors that detect a winning game ball. 23, 23 (see FIG. 8). Then, on the back side of the mounting board 16 of the variable winning device 4, a case 24 is mounted from the rear side, and a concave chamber 25 having the opening 17 on the front surface is mounted on the mounting board 1.
It is formed at a substantially central portion of 6.

The mounting board 16 above the opening 17 is provided with an upper inlet 31 at the upper portion thereof.
An upper shelf plate 32 is provided on the lower edge of the lower part in a state of being slightly inclined downward toward the rear. Further, a pair of count sensors 33 including a left count sensor 33a and a right count sensor 33b are installed in the recessed chamber 25 at the back of the opening 17 to form the upper shelf plate 3.
The count sensor 33 is provided so as to face the rear end edge of the game ball 2, and the game ball introduced into the variable winning device 4 is detected, and this detection signal can be output.

A pair of blade-shaped movable blades (corresponding to the movable member in the present invention) 34 and 35 are provided on the front surface of the mounting board 16 and on the left and right positions of the upper entrance 31.
The eaves portion 19 and the ball intrusion prevention wall 18, 1 protruding from the upper portion of
It is arranged between the upper end of 8 and a support shaft 36, which is perpendicular to the game board 1, and is supported in a rotatable state. In the present embodiment, the variable winning device 4 includes the first movable wing piece 34 on the left side of the upper entrance 31 and the second movable wing piece 35 on the right side. These movable wing pieces 34, 35 have a first movable wing piece opening solenoid 37 and a second movable wing piece opening solenoid 38 (electricity of the present invention) via a crank member (not shown) at the rear end of each of the support shafts 36, 36. Equivalent to a dynamic drive source.
(See Fig. 8). The plungers of the movable wing piece opening solenoids 37 and 38 are urged by springs.

Both movable winglet opening solenoids 37, 38
In the demagnetized state, the plunger is extended by the biasing force of the spring, so that the movable wing pieces 34, 35 are
As shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the closed state, that is, the recessed chamber 2
By not accepting the game ball in 5, a disadvantageous state is formed for the player. When the movable blade open solenoids 37, 38 are excited from this disadvantageous state, the plunger linearly moves in the direction of contracting against the biasing force of the spring, and the crank member converts the linear motion of the plunger into rotational motion and supports it. Since the shafts 36, 36 are rotated, the movable wing pieces 34, 3
5 rotates with its upper end facing outward. For example, when both the movable wing piece rotation solenoids 37 and 38 are excited, the both movable wing pieces 34 and 35 are rotated with their upper ends turned to the left and right outside as shown by the dotted line in FIG. It opens like a letter "H". Therefore, the movable wing pieces 34 and 35 easily receive the game balls in the variable winning device 4, and the continuous winning opening 20 and the general winning opening 21 in the concave chamber 25 through the upper entrance 31, the upper shelf 32, and the like.
It is converted to a state in which it is easy to win the prize, that is, a state advantageous to the player. When the movable blade opening solenoids 37, 38 are demagnetized again from this advantageous state, the support shafts 36, 36 are returned and rotated by the biasing force of the springs, and the movable blade 3
4, 35 return to the inside and return to the above-mentioned disadvantageous state.

A display device 41 is arranged on the front surface of the mounting substrate 16 located behind the movable blades 34, 35. In this display device 41, a plurality of light emitting bodies such as LEDs are arranged in a dot matrix form behind an opening 16a formed in the mounting substrate 16 to form a display portion (corresponding to a light emitting member in the present invention) 42, and By lighting, extinguishing, or blinking the light emitters of the display unit 42 in a predetermined combination, information indicating a game state is displayed or a decorative effect of the game board 1 is displayed (expressed) as an image. In addition, the display device 41 has movable wing pieces 34, 3 on the left and right edges.
The display section 42 is formed in a range substantially equivalent to the range of rotation of the movable wing pieces 34, 35 by forming an arc around the support shafts 36, 36 of the fifth embodiment. Therefore, when the movable wing pieces 34 and 35 are rotated, the tips of the movable wing pieces 34 and 35 move along the edges of the display device 41. In the present embodiment, for example, a mask having a plurality of petal-shaped openings is attached to the front surface of the display unit 42 so that each lighted light-emitting body has a petal-shaped contour. Not limited to. Further, the display unit 42 includes a plurality of two-color LEDs.
You may comprise. The details of the display contents on the display unit 42 will be described later in detail.

In the above-mentioned recessed chamber 25, the variable winning device 4
A guide path forming mechanism 46 for forming a guide path for the game balls introduced therein is provided. The guide path forming mechanism 46 is a guide member 47, 4 capable of guiding the game ball in the variable winning device 4.
7 and two ball storage blade members 48, 48 capable of storing the game balls flowing down in the variable winning device 4.

More specifically, in this guide path forming mechanism 46, a substantially triangular block-shaped upper distribution member 51 is arranged below the count sensor 33, and the upper distribution member 5 is arranged.
In the state in which the upper top portion 51a of FIG. 1 is tilted to the left and right, the upper top portion 51a is slightly tilted downward, and the lower edge portion is at substantially the same height as the rear end edge of the upper top portion 51a. The upper entrance member 52 is opened through the rear ball passage 53 provided on the back surface of the upper entrance member 51.
1 is communicated with the discharge port 54 opened below.

A pair of guide members 47, 47 functioning as guide state changing members in the present invention are provided on both left and right sides of the upper distributing member 51. This guide member 47,
47 is a disk-shaped member, for example, is composed of a transparent plastic plate material, and is arranged with the surface 47a facing the front, that is, the player side, on the surface 47a, The design is described by sticking stickers, printing, or forming irregularities. This picture 55 ...
Is, for example, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG.
The surface 47a is made up of three types of "cutting" and "par".
At 120 degree intervals. Further, in the present embodiment, the “choki” pattern 55 is set to a specific pattern, and the rear end of the “face” 47 is marked on the edge portion of the surface 47a on which the “choki” pattern 55 is marked until just before the middle entrance 52. An extended plate-shaped guide portion 56 is provided.

The guide members 47, 47 are rotatably supported by rotatably attaching a rotary shaft from the rear to the center of the back surface. The output shaft of the guide member rotating motor 57 such as a stepping motor is attached to the rotary shaft. Connecting. And the guiding member 4
Guide member position detection sensors 58, 58 for detecting the stop positions of 7, 47 are provided near the guide members 47, 47 (both see FIG. 8).

Further, decorative dolls 60, 60 are provided in front of the guide members 47, 47, respectively. The decorative dolls 60, 60 have guide members 47, 47 diagonally above the shoulder portion.
Part of the front surface 47a of the three faces 5
One of 5 is visible from the player side (front side).

Therefore, when the guide member rotating motor 57 is driven to rotate the guide members 47, 47, the guide portion 5
6 and 56 move, all the patterns 55 move around the axis of rotation, and only one of the three patterns 55 is visually displayed near the shoulders of the decorative dolls 60, 60.
The decorative dolls 60, 60 seem to be playing rock-paper-scissors games. Then, the guide member rotation motor 5
7 is stopped to stop the rotation of the guiding members 47, 47,
Depending on the stop angle (position), the display mode of the patterns 55 ... Is different, and the stop positions of the guide portions 56, 56 are different,
It is possible to guide the game ball toward the continuous winning opening 20, which is a special winning opening, and change the degree of ease of winning the winning in the continuous winning opening 20. In addition, about the flow of the game ball when changing the stop position of the guide parts 56, 56,
A detailed description will be given later together with the flow of the game balls in the variable winning device 4.

Further, below the guide members 47, 47,
A lower sorting member 61 is provided. The lower distribution member 61 has a top portion located on the lower front side of the discharge port 54, and has a configuration in which it is gently inclined downward to the left and right. From slightly below the top of the lower allocating member 61, a V winning path (continuous winning path) 62 extending toward the front is provided.
Is provided. This V winning path 62 is gently inclined downward together with the bottom surface 63 of the recessed chamber 25, is slightly raised from the bottom surface 63 of the recessed chamber 25, and has a width of one game ball. It forms a passage. A continuous winning opening 20 opens upward at the front edge thereof.

Further, gate-shaped sphere storage blade members 48, 48 are provided in front of the above-described decorative dolls 60, 60, respectively. The ball storage blade members 48, 48 function as the game ball storage member in the present invention.
These ball storage blade members 48, 48 are provided with notches through which game balls can pass in the lower left corner (left side ball storage blade member 48) or the lower right corner (right side ball storage blade member 48) when viewed from the surface, Sphere storage protrusions 66 ... Are provided on the lower part of the surface, and support shafts 67, 67 are fitted on the bottom surface 63 and are rotatably supported.

Ball storage solenoids 68, 68 (see FIG. 8) are connected to the lower ends of the support shafts 67, 67 via a pinion gear and a rack gear (neither is shown). The ball storage solenoid 68 urges the plunger in the direction in which the protrusion amount is shortened by a spring.

Therefore, the ball storage solenoids 68, 68
2 is demagnetized, the sphere storage blade members 48, 48 are in a state in which the surface is opened toward the front side (player side) as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the lower half of the decorative dolls 60, 60 is Cover from the front. From this open state, the ball storage solenoid 68,
When 68 is excited, the plunger linearly moves in the direction in which it extends against the urging force of the spring, rotates the support shafts 67, 67 via the rack gear and the pinion gear, and causes the ball storage blade members 48, 48 to rotate. The free end is rotated toward the V winning path 62, and as shown in FIG. 5, the free end is rotated by about 90 degrees until the surface is substantially parallel to the extending direction of the V winning path 62, and the state is closed.

In this closed state, the ball storage blade members 48, 4
The ball storage protrusions 66 provided on the surface of 8 face each other to store the game balls, and the V winning path 6
Located on 2. Therefore, when the game ball rolls forward on the V winning path 62 from its upstream end, the game ball is held in contact with the ball storage protrusions 66 .... Then, when the ball storage solenoids 68, 68 are demagnetized again, the plunger moves back by the urging force of the spring, and the free ends of the ball storage blade members 48, 48 also return and rotate, returning to the open state described above. The game ball that was held is released (natural flow).

Next, the flow of the game balls in the above-described variable winning device 4 will be described by dividing the state of the guide members 47, 47 or the ball storage blade members 48, 48 into cases.

As shown in FIG. 3, the movable wing piece 3 in the open state is shown.
When the game balls flow down onto the 4, 35, the game balls move along the downward slope of the upper surfaces of the movable wing pieces 34, 35 to the upper shelf plate 32.
Run down to. Then, the game ball rolls backward on the upper shelf plate 32 and passes through the upper entrance 31. Upper shelf board 32
After passing the trailing edge, it is moved to either the left or right side, passes through either the left count sensor 33a or the right count sensor 33b, and falls onto the upper top portion 51a of the upper sorting member 51. The dropped game balls collide with the descending inclined surface of the upper top portion 51a and are distributed to either the left or right direction with high probability.

The assigned game balls are the guiding members 4
7, 47, more specifically, the easiness of winning in the continuous winning port 20 varies depending on the positions of the guide portions 56, 56 of the guide members 47, 47.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the special pattern “suki” and the “suki” pattern 55.
Is visible from the vicinity of the shoulders of the decorative dolls 60, 60, the guide members 47, 47 are rotated to arrange the guide portions 56, 56 at the left and right ends of the upper top portion 51a of the upper allocating member 51. Then, a substantially W-shaped recess is formed by both the guide portions 56, 56 and the upper top portion 51a (see FIG. 4), and the recess and the middle inlet 52 are communicated with each other. Therefore, the game ball is prevented from flowing down in the left-right direction, rolls backward, and flows into the middle entrance 52. The game ball that has flowed into the middle entrance 52 falls in the rear ball passage 53, is discharged from the discharge port 54, and flows out toward the front (player side). At this time, since the game ball is urged by falling in the rear ball passage 53, it passes over the lower allocating member 61 to reach the V winning path 62, and on the V winning path 62, the continuous winning opening 20 Move towards. Therefore, the game ball that has moved on the V winning path 62 easily wins the continuous winning opening 20. That is, when the above-mentioned "choki" and "choki" patterns 55 are visually displayed, the guide members 47, 47 form a state in which the game balls easily win the continuous winning port 20, that is, a high winning rate state. is doing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, when the pattern 55 of "Goo" and "Goo" is visually displayed from the vicinity of the shoulders of the decorative dolls 60, 60, the upper sorting member 51 of the upper sorting member 51 passes through the count sensor 33. The game ball that has fallen to the upper top portion 51a collides with the descending inclined surface of the upper top portion 51a, and the middle entrance 5 remains as it is.
There is a possibility that it will enter 2, but there is a high probability that it will be distributed to either the left or right direction. At this time, the guide members 47, 47
Since the "gu" pattern 55 which does not have the guide portions 56, 56 on the rear side is visually displayed, there is no guide on both the left and right sides of the upper apex portion 51a for blocking the flow of the game ball in the left and right directions. Therefore, the game ball flows down to the left or right along the inclined surface of the side portion of the upper distribution member 51. The game sphere that has flowed down the upper distribution member 51 passes through the back side of the guide member 47, falls on the bottom surface 63 of the concave chamber 25, passes through the notch of the ball storage blade member 48, and moves forward on the bottom surface 63 (game). Person side). In this case, since the V winning path 62 is slightly raised from the bottom surface 63 of the recessed chamber 25, it is difficult for the flowing game ball to go up to the V winning path 62. Therefore, the winning probability of this game ball is lower than that in the high winning rate state. That is, the above-mentioned "gu", "gu"
When the picture 55 is displayed visually, the guide members 47, 47
Is in a state where it is difficult for the game balls to win the continuous winning opening 20, in other words, a low winning rate state is formed.

The "par" pattern 55 is a decorative doll 6.
The case where it is visually displayed from the vicinity of the shoulders of 0 and 60 is the same as the case where the "Goo" pattern 55 is visually displayed, and the description is omitted because it is a low winning rate state.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the "choki" picture 55, which is a specific picture, is visually displayed from near the shoulder of one of the decorative dolls 60, and the "goo" (or "par") picture 5 is displayed.
When 5 is visually displayed from the vicinity of the shoulder of the other decorative doll 60, for example, the pattern 55 of “Choki” is displayed from the vicinity of the shoulder of the decorative doll 60 on the left side, and the pattern 55 of “Goo” is displayed on the right side. A case where it is displayed from the vicinity of the shoulder 60 will be described. In this case, the game ball that rolls backward on the upper shelf plate 32, passes through the left count sensor 33a, and falls onto the upper top portion 51a of the upper distribution member 51, is the upper top portion 51a.
Since it is easy to collide with the left downward slope, there is a high possibility that it will be distributed to the left. On the other hand, since the game ball that has passed through the right count sensor 33b and has fallen is likely to collide with the right downward slope of the upper top portion 51a, there is a high possibility that it will be distributed to the right.

And when it is sorted to the left,
Guides 56, 5 provided behind the "Choki" pattern 55
6 is blocked from flowing to the left by 6, and the game ball is guided by the upper top portion 51a and the guide portions 56, 56 to move backward, and flows into the middle entrance 52 with a high probability. Middle entrance 52
The game balls that have flowed into the game are won into the continuous winning opening 20 with a high probability as described above. On the other hand, the game ball distributed to the right flows down rightward along the inclined surface of the right side portion of the upper distribution member 51 with a high probability, and moves forward on the bottom surface 63 of the recess chamber 25. Since this game ball has a high probability of winning in the general winning openings 21 and 21, the winning probability of the continuous winning opening 20 is low.

Therefore, as described above, when the "Choki" pattern 55 is visually displayed on either the left or right guiding member 47, the probability that the gaming ball is lower than the high winning rate and higher than the low winning rate. To win the continuous winning opening 20. That is,
If only one "Choki" picture 55 is displayed,
The guide members 47, 47 form a state in which it is more difficult to win a prize than the high winning rate and easier to win than the low winning rate, in other words, a medium winning rate state.

As described above, in this embodiment, the guiding members 47, 47 are provided with the guide portions 56, 56 for guiding the game balls received in the variable winning apparatus 4 so as to easily win the continuous winning opening 20. Together with the guide members 47, 47
Is provided so as to be rotatable (changeable), and the degree of ease of winning a prize in the continuous winning hole 20, that is, a so-called V winning rate, is a guide member 47 ,.
The rotation of 47 (state conversion) changes to a high probability, a low probability, or a probability between a high probability and a low probability.

In this embodiment, the guide portions 56, 5
It is easy to enter a game ball into the continuous winning opening 20 when the "choki" and "choki" picture 55 as the specific picture marked at position 6 are visually displayed near the shoulders of the decorative dolls 60, 60. Although the example in which the height is increased has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. In short, the display mode of the patterns 55 ... Corresponds to the degree of easiness of winning the game ball to the continuous winning opening 20, and the degree of easiness of winning based on the display mode of the patterns 55 ... It may be judged by a person.

Next, the flow of the game balls when the conversion states of the ball storage blade members 48, 48 are different will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, when the ball storage blade members 48, 48 are closed, the ball storage protrusions 66 ...
They are located on the V winning path 62 while facing each other. In this state, the game balls discharged from the discharge port 54 have a high probability of contacting the ball storage protrusions 66 ... And the ball storage blade members 48,
It is held (stored) by 48. Then, in a state in which the ball storage blade members 48, 48 hold the game balls, the subsequent game balls discharged from the discharge port 54 collide with the held game balls and follow the descending inclined surface of the lower distribution member 61. Be distributed to the left and right. This assigned game ball is
The bottom surface 63 of the recessed chamber 25 flows down toward the front and wins at the general winning openings 21 and 21 with a high probability. On the other hand, the held game ball is released by opening the ball storage blade members 48, 48. Since the game ball released from this holding is located on the V winning path 62, as shown in FIG. 3, it rolls forward due to its own weight, and has a very high probability of winning at the continuous winning opening 20. To do. That is, by performing this series of opening / closing operations, the ball storage blade members 48, 48
Forms a state in which the game balls are likely to win the continuous winning opening 20, in other words, a high storage winning rate state.

Further, in a state where the ball storage blade members 48, 48 remain open, the game balls roll on the V winning path 62 or the bottom surface 63 without being stored, so that the winning rate of the game balls is higher. It never happens. Therefore, when the ball storage blade members 48, 48 are in the open state, the probability that the game ball will win the game ball to the continuous winning opening 20 is lower than the above-described high storage winning rate. That is, in the open state, the ball storage blade member 4
8 and 48 form a state where the game ball is difficult to win in the continuous winning port 20, in other words, a low storage winning rate state.

Next, a game control device for controlling the game of the pachinko gaming machine and its control contents will be described. Figure 8
In the block diagram of the control device provided in the pachinko gaming machine, the control system part centering on the game control device is mainly shown as a block configuration diagram. The game control device and the decoration control device in this embodiment correspond to the control means in the present invention.

The game control device 71 functions as a main control device for totally controlling the game, and as shown in the figure, a CPU controlling the game control, a ROM storing a program for the game control, and the game. It is composed of a RAM used as a work area during control, an interface, and the like.

The game control device 71 includes various detection devices (first
Starting port sensor 12, second starting port sensor 13, third starting port sensor 14, guiding member position detection sensor 58, count sensor 33, continuous winning port sensor 22, general winning port sensor 2
In response to the detection signal from 3,23), jackpot games, etc.
Performs various processes. And various control devices (emission control device (not shown), decoration control device 72, sound control device 73)
In addition to the guide member rotation motor 57, the ball storage solenoid 6
8. Send a command signal to the movable wing piece opening solenoids 37, 38 and the like to control the game as a whole.

The discharge control device controls the operation of the payout unit based on a prize ball command signal from the game control device 71 or a ball lending request from a card ball lending unit (not shown),
Eject prize balls or rental balls.

The decoration control device 72 includes a CPU, a ROM, and an R.
It is composed of an AM, an interface, and the like, and controls the decoration light-emitting device such as the lamp and the LED 10 based on the decoration control command signal (control data) from the game control device 71 and controls the display of the display device 41.

The sound control device 73 controls the sound effect output from the speaker 74.

The communication from the game control device 71 to the discharge control devices as various subordinate control devices, the decoration control device 72, and the sound control device 73 is one-way communication from the game control device 71 to the subordinate control devices. Only that is acceptable. As a result, it is possible to prevent an illegal signal from being input to the game control device 71 from the subordinate control device side. Further, in the present embodiment, the control device provided in the pachinko gaming machine is divided into the game control device 71 which is the main control device and various subordinate control devices, but one control device performs all controls. Good.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration, especially the operation when the game ball wins the above-mentioned respective starting openings 5, 6, 7 will be described.

The game ball launched by the launching device (not shown) reaches the upper part of the game area 3 by being guided along the partition member 2, and then the direction of the game area 3 is changed by the obstacle nail or the windmill 9. Run down. This game ball is a general prize tool 8
..., if the first start opening 5, the second start opening 6, and the third start opening 7 are won, a predetermined prize ball is obtained, and if none of them is won, the game ball is out. Recovered from 11.

Then, each of the starting ports 5, described above, is played by the game ball.
When winning 6 or 7, the game control device 71 performs an auxiliary game in which the movable wing piece opening solenoids 37 and 38 are excited to change (convert) the movable wing pieces 34 and 35 in the closed state to the open state. . The contents of this auxiliary game are the movable wing pieces 34, 35 that perform the opening operation, the guide members 47, 47 of the guide path forming mechanism 46, and the ball storage blade member 48, depending on the winning opening.
The conversion states of 48 are different (see FIG. 9). Hereinafter, the contents of this auxiliary game will be described by classifying them according to winning a prize for each starting opening 5, 6, 7. In addition, in this embodiment, when the game control device 71 wins the first starting opening 5, the guide member 47,
When 47 is set to a low winning rate state, the first movable wing piece 34 located on the left side of the variable winning device 4 is controlled to be in an open state, and the operation at the time of starting winning is performed, and when the second winning opening 6 is won,
The guide members 47, 47 are set to the medium winning rate state, and the second winning wing piece 35 located on the left side of the variable winning apparatus 4 is controlled to be in the open state.
It is set in advance that when the player wins a prize, the guiding members 47, 47 are placed in a high winning rate state, and the start winning award operation in which both the left and right movable wing pieces 34, 35 are opened is controlled. As described above, the game control device 71 functions as the movable member selection means in the present invention, and each starting opening 5,
The movable blades (movable members) corresponding to 6 and 7 are selected to control the operation at the time of starting winning. Also, this game control device 71
Also functions as the winning difficulty level change control means in the present invention, and controls to change the winning rate (winning difficulty level) to the continuous winning port 20 by the guide members 47, 47. And
The state of the ball storage vane members 48, 48 during the big hit game described later also changes depending on the winning opening described above, but the explanation by case of this state will be explained together with the big hit game.

First, the case where the game ball wins the first starting opening 5 located on the left side of the game board 1 will be described. When the game ball wins the first starting opening 5, the first starting opening sensor 12
Detects a winning game ball and transmits a detection signal to the game control device 71. Then, the game control device 71 determines that the condition for converting the guide members 47, 47 into the low winning rate state is satisfied, and drives the guide member rotation motor 57 to rotate the guide members 47, 47. "Goo", "Goo"
And stops at the position where the picture 55 is visually displayed.

Further, the decoration control device 72 receives the control signal from the game control device 71, and displays the movable wing piece notification information indicating the first movable wing piece 34 scheduled to be opened in the display unit 42 of the display device 41. The display is controlled according to the light emission mode. The decoration control device 72 uses the movable wing piece notification information as an arrow indicating the movable wing piece 34 to be opened, as shown in FIG. 10A, and the arrow is displayed on the display device 41. In addition, a plurality of light emitters provided on the display unit 42 are combined and turned on.

It should be noted that the display start timing of the movable wing piece notification information is almost the same as when the game control device 71 recognizes the winning of the first starting opening 5, in other words, the first starting opening sensor 12 plays the game. It is preferable that it is almost the same time as when the winning detection signal is transmitted to the control device 71. This is the first
Movable wing piece 34 instructing that a game ball has won the starting opening 5
This is for immediately informing the player that the opening operation will be performed thereafter. Also, by displaying this movable winglet notification information,
Even if the movable wing piece does not open immediately after winning the first start opening 5, it is possible to inform the player that the game control device 71 is not defective.

On the other hand, the display of the movable wing piece notification information may be ended at the time when the opening operation of the first movable wing piece 34 is started, that is, when the drive signal of the first movable wing piece opening solenoid 37 is received. It may be when the movable blade 34 is fully opened, or when the first movable blade 34 is opened and then closed again. In short, the decoration control device 72 is the first
The display of the movable wing piece notification information may be completed by the time the movable wing piece 34 completes the opening / closing operation.

The timing for starting and ending the display of the movable winglet notification information is not limited to the display associated with the winning in the first starting port 5, but the second starting port 6 or the third starting port described later.
It is also preferably applied to the display associated with the winning in the starting opening 7.

The movable winglet notification information is displayed on the display section 42,
If the guide members 47, 47 are converted to the low winning rate state,
The game control device 71 is the first movable wing piece opening solenoid 37.
Is excited to control the first movable wing piece 34 (the left movable wing piece) to open once for a predetermined time (for example, 0.3 seconds) to perform an auxiliary game.

Next, when the game ball wins the second starting port 6 located on the right side of the game board 1, after winning the second starting port 6, the second starting port sensor 13 detects the winning game ball. Then, the detection signal is transmitted to the game control device 71. Then,
The game control device 71 determines that the condition for converting the guide members 47, 47 into the above-mentioned middle winning rate state is satisfied, drives the guide member rotation motor 57, and rotates the guide members 47, 47,
For example, it stops at the position where the picture 55 of “choki” and “goo” is visually displayed. Then, the decoration control device 72 receives the control signal from the game control device 71, and the display device 4
As shown in FIG. 10 (b), control for displaying the movable winglet notification information (rightward arrow) indicating that the second movable winglet 35 on the right side is scheduled to open is performed in FIG. After displaying the movable wing piece notification information on the display unit 42 and converting the guiding members 47, 47 to the medium winning rate state, the game control device 71 excites the second movable wing piece opening solenoid 38 to cause the second movable wing. The auxiliary game is performed by performing control to open the piece 35 (movable wing piece on the right side) once for a predetermined time (for example, 0.3 seconds).

When the game ball wins the third starting opening 7,
The third starting opening sensor 14 detects a winning game ball,
The detection signal is transmitted to the game control device 71. Then, the game control device 71 determines that the condition for converting the guide members 47, 47 into the high winning rate state is satisfied, and drives the guide member rotation motor 57 to rotate the guide members 47, 47, It stops at the position where the "cutting" and the "cutting" pattern 55 are visually displayed. Then, the decoration control device 72 receives the control signal from the game control device 71, and displays it on the display device 41 as shown in FIG.
As shown in 0 (c), control is performed to display the movable wing piece notification information (both arrows pointing) the first movable wing piece 34 and the second movable wing piece 35 that are scheduled to open. After displaying the movable wing piece notification information on the display unit 42 and converting the guide members 47, 47 to the high winning rate state, the game control device 71 displays the first
The movable wing piece opening solenoid 37 and the second movable wing piece opening solenoid 38 are excited at the same time, and both movable wing pieces 34, 35 are controlled to open once for a predetermined time (for example, 0.3 seconds) to perform an auxiliary game. Let it be done.

As described above, the starting port provided on the game board 1 is the first starting port 5 capable of changing the state of one of the movable wing pieces during the starting winning operation, and the other movable member during the starting winning operation. Since the second start port 6 capable of changing the state is included, it is possible to improve the enjoyment of the game by changing the combination of the movable wing pieces that operate based on the winning of the game ball to the start port.

Further, in addition to the above-mentioned first starting port 5 and second starting port 6, a third starting port capable of changing the state of both movable members in the starting winning operation is included, so that the opening can be performed by the winning starting port. Not only can the movable wing pieces to be operated be set differently, but also because there is a starting opening that opens the movable wing pieces to both sides, variations in the auxiliary game are increased and a freshness is imparted.

Further, the game control device 71 moves the game ball from one of the starting openings 5, 6 and 7 until the movable wing piece corresponding to the win is opened. Since the control for displaying the movable wing piece notification information for informing that the wing pieces are in the open state is performed by the light emitting mode of the display unit 42, the player can determine which movable wing piece the movable wing pieces 34, 35 have before being opened. You can see if the piece opens. Therefore, the player can adjust the hitting ball so as to shoot the game ball aiming at the movable wing piece, and the degree of the technical intervention of the player with respect to the game can be increased.

While the movable wing piece is opened by each of the above-mentioned auxiliary game states, if the game ball is introduced into the variable winning device 4 and wins the continuous winning opening 20, it becomes a so-called big hit, and the continuous winning opening sensor 22. Detects the winning of the game ball and transmits the detection signal to the game control device 71. The game control device 71 causes the jackpot operation (operation of the special game) to be performed based on this detection signal, and transmits control data to the decoration control device 72. Then, the decoration control device 7
2 displays, on the display device 41, for example, the letter “V” meaning a big hit or the number of continuable rounds (upper limit of the number of round updates) determined at the time of a big hit based on a predetermined rule as game state information, Continue to "1R"
Is displayed to inform the player of the start of the first round of the jackpot game.

In this big hit operation, the game control device 71 excites both movable wing piece opening solenoids 37, 38,
Demagnetization is repeatedly performed at the same time, and both movable wing pieces 34, 35 are opened and closed based on the regulation to alternately switch between a closed state that is disadvantageous to the player and an open state that is advantageous. In the present embodiment, the game control device 71 converts the movable blades 34 and 35 in the closed state into the open state for a predetermined time (for example, 0.85 seconds) up to a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times at the maximum). I do. At this time, the game control device 71 counts the number of conversions to the open state and counts the number of game balls introduced based on the detection signal from the count sensor 33. Also, the count number of the game balls is displayed on the display device 41.

Then, the conversion operation of the movable wing pieces 34, 35 described above is completed a predetermined number of times, or a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls are introduced into the variable winning device 4 while the conversion operation is repeated. Whichever comes first, whichever comes first,
That is, if the game ball does not win the continuous winning opening 20 within the V valid time, the game control device 71 ends the first round and also ends the jackpot game and returns to the normal game. However, during this round, if the detection signal from the continuous winning opening sensor 22 is output, the game control device 71 updates the round and shifts to the next round (second round).

Further, during the big hit game, the game control device 71 changes the state of the ball storage blade members 48, 48 depending on which start opening wins the auxiliary game. The state change of the ball storage blade members 48, 48 will be described below by classifying the cases depending on the winning start port.

In the case of a big hit in the auxiliary game started by winning the first start opening 5, the game control device 71,
The ball storage blade members 48, 48 are closed to face the ball storage protrusions 66 ... to each other, and it is possible to hold (store) a game ball rolling forward on the V winning path 62.

The game balls introduced into the variable winning device 4 with both the movable wing pieces 34 and 35 in the open state have a low probability because the state of the guide members 47 and 47 is a low winning rate state.
It can roll to the V winning path 62. When the game ball rolls forward on the V winning path 62, the game ball is a ball storage blade member 4
It is held (stored) by 8, 48.

Then, whether the open state of the movable wing pieces 34, 35 is repeatedly formed a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times which is the maximum number of times), or a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls are fluctuated. 4, whichever is earlier, is satisfied, the game control device 71 converts the ball storage blade members 48, 48 in the closed state into the open state to release the holding of the game ball.
That is, the game control device 71, the ball storage blade member 48,
48 is converted into a high storage winning rate state. The game ball released from holding rolls forward on the V winning path 62 due to its own weight, and wins the continuous winning opening 20 with a very high probability.

In this way, the game control device 71 easily updates the round in the jackpot game when it is difficult to win the game ball in the continuous winning port 20 in the auxiliary game by winning the first starting opening 5. State, in other words,
Control is performed so that the continuation rate of the jackpot game, which is a special game, is high.

In the case of a big hit in the auxiliary game started by winning the prize in the third starting port 7, the game control device 7
In the case of No. 1, the ball storage blade members 48, 48 are opened and converted to the low storage winning rate state. The game balls introduced into the variable winning device 4 by the movable wing pieces 34 and 35 during the big hit game are highly likely to be transferred to the V winning path 62 because the guiding members 47 and 47 are in a high winning rate state. Although it can move, this game ball is not held by the ball storage blade members 48, 48. Therefore, the winning rate to the continuous winning opening 20 is lower than in the case of the big hit game with the first starting opening 5 winning.

In this way, when the game control device 71 makes it easy for the game ball to win the continuous winning opening 20 in the auxiliary game by winning the prize in the third starting port 7, the first starting in the jackpot game. It is a state in which it is more difficult to update the round than the control state at the time of winning the mouth 5, in other words, the continuation rate of the jackpot game, which is a special game, is controlled to be lower than the control state at the time of winning the first starting mouth 5. Is going.

Then, in the case of a big hit in the auxiliary game started by winning the prize in the second starting opening 6, the game control device 71 makes it easier to win the ball storage blade members 48, 48 than in the low storage winning rate state, and high storage. It is controlled so as to be in a state in which it is more difficult to win the prize than in the prize-winning state, in other words, a medium storage prize-winning state. Specifically, for example, the game control device 71 causes the ball storage blade members 48, 48 to be in an open state (low storage win rate state) for a predetermined time after the jackpot game is started, and then closed. The medium storage winning rate state may be realized by performing control so as to open (high storage winning rate state).

As described above, the variable winning device 4 is
A state is provided in which ball storage blade members 48, 48 capable of temporarily storing game balls by state conversion are provided, and the game control device 71 is in a state in which the state of the ball storage blade members 48, 48 can be easily won into the continuous winning port 20 by the starting opening for winning. Since the control is performed to convert the game ball into the starting opening, the player can play the game while setting the state in the variable winning device 4 to a state in which more prize balls can be acquired. You can

In addition, the game control device 71, when the game ball wins the starting ports 5, 6, 7 described above, the guide member 47,
The state of 47 and the ball storage blade members 48, 48 is changed, and one of the guide members 47, 47 or the ball storage blade members 48, 48 is changed to a state in which it is easy to win the continuous winning port 20 by the winning start port. At the same time, the control is performed so that the other state is in a state in which it is difficult to win the continuous winning opening 20, so that the ease of winning the continuous winning opening 20 in the variable winning device 4 depends on the starting opening that wins. You can prevent different things. Therefore, it is possible to perform a highly entertaining game without causing the player to monotonously play only for winning a prize at a specific starting opening.

In the above embodiment, the decoration control device 72, which is one of the control means, displays the movable wing piece notification information indicating the movable wing piece to be opened in the form of an arrow on the display device 4.
Although the control represented by the display unit 42 of No. 1 is performed, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the decoration control device 72 causes the player to know that the opening operation is planned by partially randomly lighting the display unit 42 on the side where the movable wing piece to be opened is located. You may give a notice. Note that FIG.
In the above, each illuminator of the display unit 42 lights up in a petal-shaped outline of cherry blossoms, and a plurality of illuminants are sequentially blinked from top to bottom to create an effect as if the petals of cherry blossoms are scattered. Is going.

Further, in the above embodiment, the decoration control device 7
2, the entire display unit 42 is turned off in advance and only the display unit 42 expressing the movable wing piece notification information is turned on. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the entire display unit 42 is turned on in advance. Then, it is possible to turn off only the portion where the movable wing piece notification information is displayed, or display the movable wing piece notification information by developing a color different from the color of the display section 42 which is turned on in advance. Good. The point is that the display unit 42 that displays the movable wing piece notification information may have a display state different from that of the other display units 42.

Further, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the length of the movable wing pieces 34, 35 is set to the same length, and the introduction of the game ball in the open state of each movable wing piece 34, 35. Ease of play, that is, the ease of picking up the game ball of each movable wing piece 34, 35 is the same, but not limited to this, it is easy to introduce the game ball by changing the length of the left and right movable wing pieces. It may be different depending on the movable blade that is opened.

It should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes meanings equivalent to the scope of the claims and all modifications within the scope.

[0081]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It has the following effects. That is, the variable winning device can guide the game ball received by the movable member toward the special winning opening by changing the state, and an induction state converting member that changes the ease of winning the special winning opening. , A movable member selecting means for selecting a movable member for performing the start winning a prize operation, and a guide state conversion member in the special game state, the control means being provided on an upstream side of a special winning opening of a passage through which a game ball flows down. With the special difficulty changing control means for changing the difficulty of winning the special winning opening, the combination of the movable members that operate based on the winning of the game ball to the starting opening, or the variable winning A game can be played while setting the state in the device to a state in which more prize balls can be acquired. Therefore, the interest of the game can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a variable winning device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the variable winning device with a part cut away.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a guide member.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the variable winning device with the ball storage blade member closed.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the variable winning device in which “Goo” and “Goo” are visually displayed and it is difficult to win the continuous winning opening.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the variable winning a prize device in a state in which the patterns of “choki” and “goo” are visually displayed.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a control system, and is a block configuration diagram mainly provided for explaining the game control device and the decoration control device.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a movable wing piece scheduled to be opened corresponding to a winning of each starting opening, a pattern display, and a winning rate to a continuous winning opening.

FIG. 10 is a state diagram in which movable wing piece notification information is displayed on the display device, (a) shows the opening operation of the first movable wing piece, and (b) shows the opening operation of the second movable wing piece. Informed figure,
(C) is a figure which notified the opening operation of the 1st movable blade and the 2nd movable blade.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of movable wing piece notification information displayed on a display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game board 2 partition members 3 game areas 4 variable winning device 5 First starting port 6 Second starting port 7 Third starting port 8 general prizes 9 windmills 10 lamps / LED 11 Out mouth 12 First start sensor 13 Second starting port sensor 14 Third starting port sensor 16 Mounting board 17 openings 18 Ball Intrusion Prevention Wall 19 eaves 20 Continuous prize holes 21 General prize holes 22 Continuous winning a prize sensor 23 General winning a prize sensor 24 cases 25 recessed chamber 31 Upper entrance 32 Upper shelf board 33 count sensor 33a Left count sensor 33b Right count sensor 34 First Movable Wing 35 Second movable winglet 36 spindle 37 First movable winglet open solenoid 38 Second movable winglet opening solenoid 41 Display 42 Display 46 Taxiway formation mechanism 47 guiding member 47a surface 48 ball storage blade member 51 Upper sorting member 51a top part 52 Middle entrance 53 Rear ball passage 54 outlet 55 design 56 Guide 57 Guide member rotation motor 58 Guidance member position detection sensor 60 decorative dolls 61 Lower distribution member 62 V winning path 63 bottom 66 Ball Storage Projection 67 spindle 68 ball storage solenoid 71 Game control device 72 Decoration control device 73 sound control device 74 speakers

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mounting board for mounting on a game board,
A recessed chamber is provided at a substantially central portion of the mounting substrate, projects toward the rear of the mounting substrate, and has a front surface that is open, a pair of movable members provided on the mounting substrate, and a required portion of the recessed chamber. , A general winning opening and a special winning opening in which the game balls received by the movable member can be won, and a variable winning device having an electric drive source that drives the movable member to be openable and closable, and a game ball is won. The game board is provided with a plurality of possible starting openings, and based on the winning of the game ball into the starting opening, the control of the operation at the time of starting winning for changing the movable member of the variable winning device from the closed state to the open state Based on the winning of the game ball received by the movable member into the special winning opening, it is possible to introduce the game ball into the variable winning device in a special mode that is more advantageous to the player than the starting winning time operation. Special play In a ball game machine including control means capable of generating a state, the variable winning device can guide the game ball received by the movable member toward a special winning opening by changing the state, An induction state conversion member that changes the easiness of winning in the mouth is provided on the upstream side of the special winning opening of the passage through which the game ball flows down, and the control means selects the movable member that performs the start winning operation. A ball game machine comprising: a movable member selection means and a winning difficulty changing control means for changing a winning difficulty of a special winning opening by a guide state changing member in the special game state. 2. The starting opening includes a first starting opening capable of changing the state of one of the movable members and a second starting opening capable of changing the state of the other movable member in the start winning operation. The ball game machine according to claim 1. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the starting opening includes a third starting opening capable of changing the states of both of the movable members in the operation at the time of starting winning. . 4. The variable winning device is provided with a game ball storing member capable of temporarily storing game balls by state conversion, and the control means puts the state of the game ball storing member into a special winning port by a starting opening for winning. The ball-ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ball-ball game machine is controlled so as to be converted into an easily playable state. 5. A display device provided with a light emitting member is arranged behind the movable member, and the control means selects a movable member corresponding to the winning after the game ball wins one of the starting openings. The control for displaying movable member notification information for notifying that the movable member is to be opened in the light emitting mode of the light emitting member is performed until the movable member is opened. The ball game machine according to any one of 4.