JP2004129984A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine which enables an operational means to function as a so-called hidden item for its effective usage. <P>SOLUTION: This pachinko game machine has a stop button 11 which a game player can operate during the play, an LED 12 which informs the player that the pushing operation on the stop button 11 is effective during the play, and a symbol-controlling board 15 (a control means) which changes the game performance, if a stop button 11 is operated while the LED 12 is on, according to the operation. The symbol-controlling board 15 changes the game performance if a stop button 11 is pushed while the LED 12 is off. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine having operation means that can be operated by a player during a predetermined game.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Usually, for example, in a pachinko gaming machine called the first type, the game board is provided with a variable display device and a specific winning opening, etc. When a game ball wins in the specific winning opening, a symbol is displayed on the variable display device. When the stop symbol is variably displayed and the stop symbol is a specific one (for example, when three numbers are completed), a "big hit state" is set and a large number of game balls can be obtained as prize balls.
[0003]
Due to recent diversification of tastes in pachinko gaming machines, some pachinko gaming machines have come to adopt a device capable of stopping a variably displayed symbol on a variable display device by an arbitrary operation of an operator. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a pachinko game machine in which a stop button is provided on a front side of a pachinko gaming machine, and a variably displayed symbol can be stopped when a player presses the stop button.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-7-116311
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional pachinko gaming machine, the pressing operation by the stop button (operation means) is effective only at a predetermined timing (when the symbol in the high probability state is stopped). There was a problem that there was not much opportunity to operate and that it could not be used effectively.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can function as a so-called hidden item in order to effectively use an operation unit.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1 is an operation means that can be operated by the player during a predetermined game, an informing means for informing the player that the operation of the operation means is effective during the predetermined game, and an informing means of the informing means. A pachinko game machine comprising: a control unit for giving a change to a game operation based on the operation when the operation unit is operated during the operation, wherein the control unit performs a game when the notification unit is not operated. When a player operates the operation means, a change is given to the game operation.
[0008]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the first aspect, there is provided a symbol display means for variably displaying a symbol when a start condition is satisfied, and a specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display means. The condition is controlled so as to generate a jackpot state in which a large number of game balls can be acquired, and a change in the game operation given by the control means when the notification means is not operating is displayed by the symbol display means. It is characterized by sound effects, lighting or blinking of lamps or decorative LEDs, or effects by vibration of vibration means.
[0009]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the second aspect, the control unit is configured to determine whether the occurrence of a jackpot is predicted by the establishment of a start condition during or before the variable display of the symbol by the symbol display unit. The game operation is changed with a predetermined probability.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment has a front frame 3 to which a glass plate 2 is attached, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, from which a player looks at a game board 4 from the glass plate 2. It is configured to obtain. On the game board 4, various accessories, a plurality of nails, a windmill, and the like are formed. Note that reference numerals 6 and 7 in the figure denote a starting port and a special winning port formed on the game board 4.
[0011]
A symbol display means 5 composed of a liquid crystal display device or the like is provided substantially at the center of the game board 4, so that a predetermined symbol or background can be displayed on the screen. Then, when the starting condition is satisfied (for example, a game ball wins in the starting opening 6), the symbol is variably displayed, and a specific symbol is stopped and displayed, so that the "big hit" state is set to the special winning opening 7 for a predetermined time and It is configured so that it can be opened at the timing and a large number of game balls can be obtained.
[0012]
Further, a handle 8 is provided at a lower right corner of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the operation of the handle 8 causes a game ball in the upper plate 9 to be shot onto the game board 4. The handle 8 includes a vibration unit 13 (see FIG. 2) that vibrates at a predetermined timing related to the game content, and the effect of the effect during the game is further enhanced by the vibration of the handle 8. In addition, the reference numeral 18 in FIG. 1 indicates a speaker formed on the front frame 3, and the effect produced during the game is enhanced by the sound emitted from the speaker 18.
[0013]
Here, on the lower plate 10 formed below the pachinko gaming machine 1, a stop button 11 is provided as an operating means that allows a player to perform a pressing operation during a predetermined game. The stop button 11 has an LED 12 (see FIG. 2) as a notifying means formed inside, and notifies the player that the pressing operation is effective by turning on the LED 12.
[0014]
On the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, as shown in FIG. 2, a main board 14, a symbol control board 15 (control means), a lamp control board 16 and a voice control board 17 are provided. It is electrically connected to a predetermined substrate or element while being housed in a case made of a transparent resin. More specifically, the main board 14 and the symbol control board 15 are connected to each other so that an output signal or a control signal of the main board 14 can be transmitted to the symbol control board 15. The control board 16 and the voice control board 17 are connected to each other so that an output signal or a control signal of the symbol control board 15 can be transmitted to the lamp control board 16 and the voice control board 17, respectively.
[0015]
The main board 14 controls a game content of the whole pachinko gaming machine 1, and is mainly composed of a CPU, a ROM and a RAM connected to the CPU as shown in FIG. The CPU includes a start switch for detecting a winning in the opening 6, a special winning opening switch for detecting a winning in the special winning opening 7, a continuation switch, a special winning opening solenoid for opening and closing the special winning opening 7, and a normal winning. The mouth switches S1 and S2 are connected via I / O.
[0016]
The sound control board 17 has a CPU connected to a ROM and a RAM, which is electrically connected to the vibration means 13 and the speaker 18 via I / O, and controls the output from the speaker 18 and the vibration by the vibration means 13 to a predetermined level. The control is performed so as to be performed at the timing. As a result, effects related to the game can be performed by sound effects, voices, or vibrations transmitted to the player via the handle.
[0017]
The symbol control board 15 controls the symbol display means 5 to display predetermined symbols, backgrounds, characters for effects, and the like on the screen, and, like the main board 14, a CPU and a ROM connected to the CPU. And a RAM, and a flash ROM. The CPU is connected to the CPU on the main board 14 via the I / O, and is also connected to the symbol display means 5 and the stop button 11.
[0018]
The lamp control board 16 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, similarly to the above-described board, and is connected to a decorative LED, a glass frame lamp, a side lamp, and the like via I / O, and lights or blinks these lamps. It controls the operation. Further, the CPU of the lamp control board 16 is connected to the LED 12 as a notification unit in addition to the LED or the lamp, and is configured to emit light at a predetermined timing in a predetermined game.
[0019]
More specifically, by causing the LED 12 to emit light on the lamp control board 16 during the symbol change display during the predetermined game, the player can be notified that pressing the stop button 11 is effective. It has become. This allows the player to recognize the timing at which the pressing operation should be performed by the operation of the LED 12, and a desired reach can be selected by pressing the stop button 11 while the LED 12 is lit or blinking (that is, the gaming operation). Is changed).
[0020]
That is, while the display of the symbol display means 5 is controlled by the symbol control board 15, when it is time to press the stop button 11 in a predetermined game process, the CPU sends a signal to the CPU of the lamp control board 16, The LED 12 lights or blinks based on the. On the other hand, when the stop button 11 is pressed at the timing when the stop button 11 should be pressed (while the LED 12 is lit or blinking), the operation is detected and the CPU of the symbol control board 15 changes to the predetermined game operation. For example, the roulette is rotated over a plurality of types of reach displays, and the roulette is stopped by pressing the stop button 11 to select a desired reach.
[0021]
Here, in the present embodiment, even when the LED 12 is not lit or blinking (is not operating), a change is given to the game operation with a predetermined probability. A specific change in the game operation at that time will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0022]
When a game ball wins in the starting port 6, a starting switch (not shown) detects this and transmits a signal to the main board 14, thereby recognizing that the starting condition is satisfied (S1). When it is recognized that such a start condition is satisfied, a random number is acquired by the main board 14 (S3), and after a jackpot determination is made (S3), a symbol variation pattern variably displayed by the symbol display means 5. (Including the symbol variation time) is determined (S4).
[0023]
The determined variation pattern is transmitted to the symbol control board 15, and based on this, the variable display of the symbol by the symbol display means 5 is started (S5). Then, in S6, it is determined whether or not the symbol variation time has elapsed since the start of the variable display. If not, in S7, it is determined whether or not the stop button 11 has been pressed.
[0024]
When it is determined that the stop button 11 has not been pressed, it is determined whether or not a selection reach (a game operation in which a mode of reach is selected by the stop button 11) is performed, and it is determined that the selection reach is not performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is a selection reach, a selection operation (for example, a roulette is rotated over a display indicating a plurality of types of game operations to be selected) is performed, and the LED 12 is turned on or blinked. .
[0025]
Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the stop button 11 has been pressed (S10), and if there is a pressing operation, a selection operation (for example, a roulette that has been rotated is stopped at a display indicating a specific game operation) is executed and After the LED 12 is turned off (S11), the process returns to S6, and if there is no pressing operation, the process directly returns from S10 to S6.
[0026]
That is, S7 to S11 are the game operations to be performed while the LED 12 is operating, and have been performed in a pachinko game machine having a conventional stop button, but in the present embodiment, There is a sub-flow A during the time when the LED 12 is not operating (S12 to S16), and the pressing operation of the stop button 11 during that time is also substantially enabled.
[0027]
Therefore, if the stop button 11 is pressed and operated even though the LED 12 is not operated, some effect is performed, so that it functions as a so-called hidden item, and the pressing operation of the player has some effect on the pachinko gaming machine. You can give the illusion that you are there, and you can enhance the fun of the game. In addition, a separate preference of searching for a further hidden command can be given, and interestingness different from the game content can be added.
[0028]
Specifically, if it is determined in S7 that the stop button 11 has been pressed, a sound effect is generated from the speaker 18 with a probability of 1/5 (S12), and the sound is reached during the reach (then a "big hit"). If the judgment is made in step S13 that the background is displayed, the background displayed on the symbol display means 5 is changed with a probability of 1/10 (S14), but the reach is not being made in S13 (same as above). When the determination is made, the process returns to S6.
[0029]
After the background change in S14, it is determined whether or not the reach is “big hit” (when “big hit” is determined in the determination of S3) (S15), and “big hit” is determined. If the reach is determined to be "reach", the process proceeds to S16, and the handle 8 is vibrated by the vibrating means 13 with a probability of 1/2. If it is determined that the reach is not the "big hit", the process returns from S15 to S6. It becomes. Instead of generating the vibration in S16, a decorative LED or a lamp (a glass frame lamp or a side lamp or the like) included in the pachinko gaming machine may be turned on or blinked (flashed) at a predetermined timing.
[0030]
When it is determined in S6 that the symbol variation time has elapsed, the symbol is stopped in S17 (S17), and it is determined whether or not the stopped symbol is a "big hit" (S18). If it is determined that the symbol is not a "big hit" symbol, the process returns from S18 to S1, and the above-described series of steps are repeated. A "big hit" operation such as opening and closing to obtain a large number of game balls is started (S19).
[0031]
Thereafter, in S20, it is determined whether or not the “big hit” operation has been completed. If it is determined that the “big hit” operation has not been completed (ie, the “big hit” operation is being performed), the process proceeds to S24 in the subflow B. Become. The subflow B performs a function as a hidden command similarly to the subflow A, and determines whether or not the stop button 11 is pressed when the big hit operation is being performed and the LED 12 is not operating ( S24) If there is no pressing operation, the process returns from S24 to S20 (that is, no separate effect is performed). On the other hand, if there is a pressing operation, the lamp (not shown) arranged on the game board 4 is flashy. Flash is performed (S25).
[0032]
When the "big hit" operation is completed in S21, the process proceeds to S22 in subflow C, where it is determined whether or not the stop button 11 is pressed. If there is no pressing operation, the process returns from S22 to S1 as it is, while if there is a pressing operation, the subsequent symbol fluctuating sound (sound effect during variable display on the symbol display means 5) is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 10 times). Is changed (S23), and the process returns to S1.
[0033]
The above is the contents of the control that the symbol control board 15 as the control means should perform after the start condition is satisfied. As described above, the present pachinko gaming machine is provided with the sub-flows A, B, and C, so that the display by the symbol display means 5, the generation of sound effects, the lighting or blinking of lamps or decorative LEDs, or the vibration of vibration means, etc. Is applied to give a change to the game operation, so that it is easy to apply to existing pachinko gaming machines.
[0034]
Further, for example, in a normal operation, if the present invention is applied to a pachinko game machine in which the handle 8 is vibrated by the vibration means 13 during the reach where the “big hit” is determined, the vibration is given by the hidden item in S16. In addition, the player can feel the illusion that he / she hits the game, and can add more fun to the game.
[0035]
Furthermore, for example, in the normal operation, an LED for displaying the number of stored balls is provided, and when there is a "big hit" in the stored balls, the "big hit" is predicted and stopped when the LED 12 is not operating. When the button 11 is pressed, the output of the sound effect from the speaker 18 is stopped with a probability of 1/10, and the decorative LED, glass frame lamp, side lamp, or the like connected to the lamp control board 16 is turned off. can do. This also allows the player to feel the illusion that he or she has hit the jackpot, and to add more fun to the game.
[0036]
Furthermore, in order to make it difficult to find a hidden command, the pressing operation of the stop button 11 when the LED 12 is inactive may be invalidated when the stop button 11 is repeatedly struck. That is, it is expected that the player repeatedly hits the stop button 11 when the LED 12 is not operated in order to find the hidden command. However, if the hidden command does not function due to such continuous tapping, the contingency of each effect is reduced. It is possible to further enhance the fun.
[0037]
Specifically, when there is a further pressing operation within a predetermined time after the pressing operation of the first stop button 11 when the LED 12 is not operating, the control is performed so as to jump to bypass the subflow as the hidden command, and the hidden command is controlled. It is conceivable to configure so as to maintain the contingency.
[0038]
Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the effects and probabilities of S12, S14, and S16 in the subflow A can be appropriately changed, and further, the subflows A, B, and C can be changed. Only one of them or a different combination (for example, having only subflows A and B) may be used. In the present embodiment, the above-described effect is performed as a hidden command. However, if the stop button 11 is pressed when the notification means (LED 12) is not operated, the game operation is changed to another change (not limited to the effect). Or the like that affects the contents).
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the player operates the operating means when the notifying means is not operating, a change is given to the game operation, so that the operating means can be effectively utilized and so-called hidden operation can be performed. You can increase the fun of the game as an item.
[0040]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the change of the game operation given by the control means is a conventional one such as display by the symbol display means, generation of a sound effect, lighting or blinking of a lamp or decorative LED, or vibration of the vibration means. Since the effect is provided by the effect, the effect described in claim 1 can be easily imparted to the existing pachinko gaming machine.
[0041]
According to the invention of claim 3, when occurrence of a jackpot is predicted, a change is given to the game operation with a predetermined probability, so that the player can be made to think that a jackpot has been made by his / her own operation, and the game can be played. It can be even more interesting.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Flow chart showing control of machine [Description of reference numerals]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko gaming machine 2 ... Glass plate 3 ... Front frame 4 ... Game board 5 ... Symbol display means 6 ... Start-up port 7 ... Big winning opening 8 ... Handle 9 ... Upper plate 10 ... Lower plate 11 ... Stop button (operation means)
12 ... LED (notification means)
13 Vibration means 14 Main board 15 Symbol control board 16 Lamp control board 17 Voice control board 18 Speaker

Claims (3)

Operating means that can be operated by a player during a predetermined game;
Notification means for notifying the player that the operation of the operation means is effective during a predetermined game;
When the operating means is operated at the time of operating the notifying means, a control means for giving a change to the game operation based on the operation;
In a pachinko machine equipped with
The pachinko gaming machine, wherein the control means changes the game operation when the player operates the operation means when the notification means is not operating. A symbol display means for variably displaying symbols according to the establishment of a start condition is provided, and is controlled to generate a jackpot state in which a large number of game balls can be obtained on condition that a specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display means. With
The change of the game operation given by the control unit when the notification unit is not operating is caused by the display by the symbol display unit, generation of sound effect, lighting or blinking of a lamp or decorative LED, or vibration of the vibration unit. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is provided by an effect. The control means gives a change to the game operation with a predetermined probability when the occurrence of a jackpot is predicted during or before the variable display of the symbol by the symbol display unit by the establishment of the starting condition. Item 3. A pachinko gaming machine according to Item 2.

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