JP2004267479A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the interesting property of a game by enabling a third class game machine or an arrangement ball game machine to equip with a time shortening control function to provide a variety of controls. <P>SOLUTION: A control 1 is an expansion and extension control in synchronization with the frequency of time reduction as shown in Fig. 9, a control 2 is an expansion and extension control and time shortening control with a different telophase (here the frequency of time shortening and an expansion and extension control of a frequency greater than the frequency of time shortening) as shown in Fig. 10 and a control 3 is an expansion and extension control alone as shown in Fig. 11. The processes make the controls 1 to 3 randomly selectable in accordance with a determined pattern of judgment patterns. When the judgment pattern is other than "77", "33" and "55", the controls 1 to 3 are not be performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine having control of shortening (hereinafter, abbreviated as time saving) of a variable display time of a symbol and extending control of an expansion time of an entrance of a specific ball entry device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a technique to generate the next jackpot in a short time after the end of the jackpot, by satisfying necessary conditions such as jackpot with a specific symbol among special symbols, after the jackpot is completed, until the next jackpot, In addition to performing time-saving control to shorten the time from fluctuation to stop, the control for extending the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory is also performed at the same time. Many of these ordinary electric accessories have a configuration in which a game ball can enter even if the entrance does not expand. During a normal game, a big hit decision random number is extracted by a game ball winning an ordinary electric accessory, and the special symbol usually fluctuates for about 15 seconds to 90 seconds (average fluctuation time is about 30 seconds). Stop. Also, when a game ball passes through the starting gate, the ordinary symbol is displayed on the ordinary symbol display device with an average variation time of about 15 seconds in a fluctuating manner. For example, in the case of a small hit, a stop symbol of 7 is displayed, and the ordinary electric accessory is opened. During the opening, about one game ball enters. The normal symbol and the special symbol are both retained in the number of four, and when a jackpot random number is extracted by the jackpot determination random number, a jackpot symbol such as 777 is displayed on the special symbol display device to perform a jackpot game. In the normal game, the special symbol has a long fluctuation time, and even if the normal electric accessory is opened, if the four holding lamps are lit, even if the next prize ball comes in, the lottery of the big hit random Winning will be void.
However, after the jackpot game is over, the time saving function is activated, and the average fluctuation time of the ordinary symbol is reduced to, for example, 0.5 to 6 seconds. In addition, the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory when 7 are arranged in the ordinary symbol is also usually extended, for example, from about 0.5 seconds to, for example, 2 to 3 seconds. The fluctuation time of the special symbol and the normal symbol is short, the normal electric accessory is frequently opened and the opening time is long, and the display of the stop of the fluctuation of the symbol is digested one after another, so the ball wins the ordinary electric accessory. Sometimes the reserved portion has already been consumed, and the reserved storage is rarely invalidated, and the cycle of stopping the fluctuation of the symbol is shortened. For this reason, the number of random selections for changing the special symbol per unit time increases, and the next big hit game can be obtained early without reducing the number of game balls. As models that perform such time savings, there are known models that enter the time savings with all the special symbols that are big hits, and models that enter the time savings with specific symbols. The following Patent Documents 1 and 2 are known as disclosed prior arts.
[Patent Document 1] JP-A-11-33178
In paragraph 0072 and the like, there is a description that in the case of a positively changing symbol, the fluctuation time of the symbol of the special symbol display device is shortened and the fluctuation time of the ordinary symbol display device is shortened.
[Patent Document 2] JP-A-2000-14887
After the jackpot, a predetermined number of time saving controls may be added to the paragraph 0042 or the like depending on the type of jackpot. That is, the fluctuation time of the special symbol is reduced, the fluctuation time of the ordinary symbol displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 60 is also shortened, and when the ordinary symbol is hit, the opening time of the starting entrance 7 is, for example, 4 hours. Seconds are extended. The number of time savings can be set according to various general techniques. For example, there is a description that the number of time savings is fixed or changed according to conditions.
[0003]
By the way, hitherto, in a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a model called a so-called third-type electric accessory-equipped game machine is known, and when a game ball passes through a starting gate, a symbol of a symbol display device is displayed. When a combination of predetermined symbols (three-digit identical big hit symbol) is displayed with a predetermined probability, the specific ball-entering device elapses a predetermined time (for example, 5 to 6 seconds). Or, a predetermined number (usually 4, 5) of game balls are operated in an open state until a prize is won, and a plurality of game spheres win while the specific ball-entering device is open. If the ball wins in a specific area commonly called a V zone, a big hit game (big hit right) is generated. Then, if a game ball wins in the rotating third-type starting port provided on the right side of the board during the occurrence of a jackpot game, the large winning opening that is not normally opened wins for a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds) or a predetermined number of wins. When the rights are released and the predetermined number (for example, 16) enters the third type starting port, the right ends.
The arrangement ball game machine is basically the same as the above-described third type game machine in the manner of generating the right. When the combination of the predetermined symbols is the combination of the specific symbols, the specific ball-in device is opened and the specific ball-in device is opened. When a game ball enters a specific area in the ball device, a big hit game occurs. In the case of an arrangement ball game machine, 14 games are effective as a big hit period.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of a game content in which the generation of a game advantageous to the player is determined by whether the game ball passes or not through a specific area of the specific ball-in device in a third-type gaming machine or an arrangement ball gaming machine. Is substantially incompatible with the operation of the ordinary electric accessory that is the basis of the conventional pattern variation stop mounted on the first type, and is used for the third type game machine and the arranged ball game machine. Is difficult to apply. That is, in the case of a third-type gaming machine, if a game ball enters the starting opening, the symbol usually fluctuates, random numbers are randomly selected, and if the value is a predetermined value, the entrance of the specific winning device is opened and one game ball is placed in the specific region ( It is a jackpot when guided to the so-called V zone, and usually has a unique structure that the electric powered accessory opens the entrance of the specific ball entry device, which is not available in the first class pachinko machine. Even if the first type of time saving function is forcibly mounted, the time saving control may not function effectively in the process of determining the passage of the game ball to the specific area of the specific ball entry device. The time-saving function of the first-class pachinko machine is that when a game ball wins at the start gate, the normal electric role is released, and if the game ball enters, a special symbol is drawn and a jackpot is determined, and the opening extension function is performed. The number of lotteries increases due to the provision, and in the first place, the mechanism that causes the lottery is different, and there has been a problem that conventional time-saving control has few variations and uniform game contents.
[0005]
Therefore, a gaming machine of the present invention is to enable time saving control to be installed in a third-type gaming machine or an arrangement ball gaming machine, to provide a wide variety of controls and to enhance the interest of the game.
[0006]
Means and effects for solving the problem
The gaming machine according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above problem, has a ball entry width of a specific ball entry device due to a game ball entering a ball entry port or a passage port on a game board surface. For a predetermined time, and a game machine which generates a game advantageous to a player due to a game ball passing through a specific area in the specific ball-entering device, a game ball entering the specific ball-entering device If the random number value extracted due to the entry of the game ball is a predetermined value, the game ball is guided to the specific area, and if the random value is not the predetermined value, the specific ball input device is not specified. Guidance determination means for guiding to the area, guidance determination display means for displaying the determination result by the guidance determination means with a determination symbol, expansion time extension means for increasing the expansion time of the specific ball entry device from the predetermined time, At the time of fluctuation display of the judgment symbol by the guidance judgment display means And a variation time shortening means for shortening the a game machine, characterized in that operating the expansion time extension unit or the variation time shortening means after game advantageous ended the player.
[0007]
According to the gaming machine of claim 1, in the gaming machine that generates a jackpot game due to a game ball passing through a specific area in a specific ball-in device, the expansion time extending means or the fluctuation time reducing means. By operating, the extension time of the specific ball-entering device is extended to promote a large number of balls, and whether the game ball that has entered the specific ball-entering device is guided to the specific area or the non-specific area. Can be reduced (for example, 30 seconds in normal times to 5 seconds in normal times), preventing long-term game balls from staying in the specific ball-in device, Can be determined at an early stage, and a time-saving control function that has been difficult in the past can be mounted.
[0008]
This gaming machine is composed of three game states: a base game, a game advantageous to the player (also referred to as a big hit game state), and a time-short game by the time-saving control performed after the advantageous game is completed and the extension time extension control. Will be. In a normal game, based on a specific display mode of a judgment symbol variably displayed when a game ball enters a ball entrance or a passage opening on a game board surface, the entered game ball is guided to a specific area and And the player has an advantageous state. Then, after the game which is advantageous to the player is completed, the expansion time of the specific ball-entering device by the expansion time extending means is increased from the predetermined time, and the fluctuation display time of the judgment symbol is displayed by the guidance determination display means by the fluctuation time reducing means. To shorten. As a result, the guidance result is determined in a short time, and it may be possible to give the player a high level of entertainment.
[0009]
The specific ball entry device referred to here has a specific region and a non-specific region inside. A configuration in which a prize ball is paid out by entering a specific ball entry device may be used, or a configuration in which a prize ball is lit but a prize ball is not directly paid out as in an arrangement ball game machine may be used. Even if the game ball passes through the non-specific area, the big hit game is not executed. However, there is no problem in providing a configuration in which any game value that is not as advantageous to the player as the jackpot game is given.
The specific ball-entering device includes a structure in which the ball enters even if the width of the entrance does not expand or open, and a structure in which the ball does not enter when the width does not expand or open (usually in a closed state). Furthermore, it is preferable that the specific ball-entering device randomly draws a random number due to the passage to the pass gate or the ball-in to the ball-in entrance, displays the symbols in a fluctuating manner, and enlarges the entrance of the specific ball-in device.
Note that the specific ball-entering device preferably has a configuration in which the probability that the winning ball is guided to the specific area satisfies a predetermined probability or less (1/3 or less) for soundness of the game.
[0010]
The guidance determination means has a stop device for temporarily stopping a game ball entering the specific ball entry device, and the random number value extracted due to a predetermined timing such as a timing of entering the ball is a predetermined value. Any device may be provided as long as it has a guiding device for guiding a game ball to a specific region and, if not a predetermined value, to a non-specific region of the specific winning device.
For example, the stopping device includes a game ball holding unit capable of temporarily holding game balls, and the game ball holding unit includes both a single ball and a plurality of game balls. The game device includes one holding unit that can guide the game ball to the specific region by the rotational drive of the rotation driving device, and guides the game ball to the specific region or the non-specific region by swinging the holding unit left and right. be able to. A first holding portion capable of guiding a game ball to the specific region, and a second holding portion capable of guiding a non-specific region, wherein the game ball is held by the first holding portion or the second holding portion. Thus, it may be determined whether or not a game advantageous to the player occurs. The guidance determining means may be constantly rotating during the game, or may be rotating at least when a game ball enters the guidance determining means. In addition, the guidance determining means can change the mode of the guidance depending on the type or combination of the symbols that are definitely displayed on the guidance determination display means. Specifically, the mode of the rotation can be changed, for example, the rotation speed can be changed, or the rotation direction can be changed to clockwise or counterclockwise.
Further, it is preferable that a specific detection device for detecting the entered game ball is provided, and the game ball is guided in response to the detection of the specific detection device.
[0011]
The guidance determination display means variably displays one or more determination symbols, and is specifically a symbol variable display device which variably displays the determination symbols. Further, it may be provided in either the internal area or the external area of the specific ball entry device.
[0012]
The extension time extension operation of the extension time extension means extends the extension time by one operation (for example, 0.5 seconds to 2.5 seconds), but the operation time is the same, but the operation is extended a plurality of times. Any of the operations (for example, one enlargement operation of 0.5 seconds to three enlargement operations of 0.5 seconds) is included. The purpose is to substantially extend the extension time.
[0013]
The shortening operation of the fluctuation time shortening means shortens the time from the start to the stop of the fluctuation of the judgment symbol, and can increase the frequency of the fluctuation stop display times per unit time.
[0014]
Preferably, the selection is made from a plurality of types of control. The selection of the control is preferably based on a judgment symbol or the like, but is not limited. In addition to the determination symbol, a notification symbol that causes the specific ball-entering device to expand may be used, and may be different from the determination symbol. This control includes time saving and / or opening extension control, and may include control without time saving control and opening extension control. There are various combinations. The control may be such that there is no difference in the game value of each of the above controls, or may be a control having a magnitude relation in the game value. For example, it is preferable to have three types of controls 1 to 3. For example, the control 1 appropriately selects the opening extension control of the number of time savings and the number of times greater than the number of time savings, the control 2 selects the opening extending control synchronized with the number of time savings, and the control 3 selects the opening extending control as appropriate according to the type of the judgment symbol or the like. This includes both cases where there is a difference between the values of the controls 1 to 3 and cases where there is no difference. In each control, when the big hit symbol is displayed during the processing, the processing is preferably terminated. In the control including the extension and extension control and the time reduction control, the extension and extension control and the time reduction control include both cases where the end is the same or not.
In the case of providing a difference in the value of control, it is preferable that the reference is made based on the number of times of display of the change of the judgment symbol due to the time saving and the enlargement operation due to the extension.
It is preferable that the expansion time, the predetermined time, and the fluctuation display time are not instantaneous values but average values.
[0015]
According to claim 2, control 1 for operating the extended time extending means and the variable time reducing means for the same period after the game advantageous to the player ends, and variable time reducing means after the game advantageous to the player ends And control 2 for activating the extended time extending means even after the operation of the above is terminated.
According to the second aspect, there is an effect that the selection of the time saving control or the extension extension control is given a variation, and the game content is not uniform.
[0016]
According to claim 3, control 1 for operating the extended time extending means and the variable time reducing means for the same period after the game advantageous to the player has ended, and variable time reducing means after the game advantageous to the player has ended And control 3 for activating the extended time extending means even after terminating the operation, and control 3 for activating only the extended time extending means after the game which is advantageous to the player is completed. Gaming machines are preferred.
The third aspect has the same effect as the second aspect.
[0017]
According to a fourth aspect, the gaming machine is preferably characterized in that the control 1 or the control 2 is selected according to the type of the judgment symbol displayed by the guidance judgment display means.
According to the fourth aspect, since the control content differs depending on the type of the determination symbol displayed by the player, the player can be interested in the determination symbol, and the game content is not uniform.
[0018]
According to claim 5, a gaming machine is preferably characterized in that the control 1, the control 2 or the control 3 is selected according to the type of a judgment symbol displayed by the guidance judgment display means.
Claim 5 has the same effect as claim 4.
[0019]
According to the sixth aspect, when the specific ball-entering device is enlarged, there is provided an enlargement notifying means for notifying with an enlarged notification symbol, and the control 1 or 2 is selected according to the type of the symbol notified by the enlarged notification symbol. A gaming machine characterized by the above is preferable.
According to the sixth aspect, the extension time is extended and the fluctuation time of the judgment symbol is shortened in accordance with the type of the enlarged notification symbol, so that the effect of increasing the variation increases the taste.
When the specific ball-entering device expands, random numbers may be randomly selected, or the entrance may be opened directly when a game ball enters the specific ball-entering device. In any case, enlargement is notified by a combination of symbols, and control 1 or 2 is selected depending on the type of the symbol to be notified.
Here, the enlarged notification symbol is a symbol for notifying whether or not the specific ball entry device has been opened. For example, the enlarged notification symbol performs a fluctuation stop due to a game ball entering a ball entrance or a passage on the game board surface, and the specific ball-entering device is enlarged by stopping and displaying the specific symbol. This is to notify the player.
[0020]
According to claim 7, when the specific ball-entering device is enlarged, there is provided an enlargement notifying means for notifying with an enlarged notification symbol, and the control 1, the control 2 or the control is performed according to the type of the symbol notified by the enlarged notification symbol. A gaming machine characterized by selecting 3 is preferable.
The seventh aspect has the same effect as the sixth aspect.
[0021]
According to claim 8, it is assumed that a game ball can enter the ball even if the specific ball-entering device does not expand, and the ball does not expand and enters a non-specific area of the specific ball-inserting device. A game machine characterized in that when guided, the expansion time extending means and the fluctuation time reducing means are operated.
According to the eighth aspect, the time saving control or the like is added when the ball enters without being enlarged and is guided to a non-specific area, so that a game value can be added even in a gauge configuration in which entering is rare when the ball is not enlarged. effective.
In claim 8, the specific ball entry device is a ball entry port that can enter the ball without being enlarged, and there is a possibility that the specific ball entry device will enter the ball regardless of the expansion. When expanding, the probability of entering a game ball is improved. When the player enters the ball when the entrance does not expand and is guided to a non-specific area (when the player falls off), the player is out of the game when the probability of entering the ball is low.
[0022]
According to claim 9, it is assumed that a game ball can enter even if the specific ball-entering device does not expand, and the ball does not expand and enters a non-specific area of the specific ball-inserting device. It is preferable that the gaming machine be characterized in that when guided, control 1 or control 2 is selected according to the type of the judgment symbol displayed by the guidance judgment display means.
The ninth aspect has the same effect as the eighth aspect.
[0023]
According to claim 10, it is assumed that a game ball can enter without being enlarged by the specific ball-entering device, and the ball does not expand and enters a non-specific area of the specific ball-entering device. It is preferable that the gaming machine be characterized in that when guided, control 1, control 2 or control 3 is selected according to the type of the judgment symbol displayed by the guidance judgment display means.
Claim 10 has the same effect as claims 8 and 9.
[0024]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following embodiments at all, and may take various forms within the technical scope of the present invention.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment includes a largely rectangular outer frame 11 and a front frame 12, and a known prepaid card unit 13 is provided on the left of the outer frame 11. The front frame 12 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 by upper and lower hinges 14 on the left end. An upper plate 15 is provided below the front frame 12, and a lending button 16, a settlement button 17, and a balance notification unit 18 are provided on a front surface of the upper plate 15. When the prepaid card is inserted into the card slot 19 of the prepaid card unit 13, the stored balance is notified to the balance notifying section 18. Is discharged. A window-shaped metal frame 20 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable with respect to the front frame 12. A sheet glass 21 is doubly fitted into the metal frame 20. A game board 22 is housed behind the glass sheet 21. A lower plate 23 is provided below the front frame 12 of the upper plate 15, and a firing handle 24 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 23. A rotating ring (not shown) is provided on the outer periphery of the firing handle 24. By rotating the rotating ring clockwise, a game ball can be fired on the game board 22. The upper plate 15 and the lower plate 23 are connected, and are configured to guide game balls to the lower plate 23 when the upper plate 15 becomes full of game balls.
[0026]
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, in which a mechanism board 26 for detachably attaching the game board 22 is housed in the outer frame 11 described above. A ball tank 27, a guide gutter 28, and a dispensing device 29 are provided on the mechanism board 26 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning of a game ball in the winning opening on the game board 22, a predetermined number of game balls can be discharged from the ball tank 27 to the above-mentioned upper plate 15 by the payout device 29 through the guiding gutter 28. .
[0027]
A main control board 30 and a prize ball control board 31 are detachably mounted on the mechanism panel 26. A firing control board 32 and a firing motor 33 are provided on the lower left portion of the front frame 12, and an external connection terminal board is provided on the upper part of the main control board 30. 34 are each attached. The structure related to the payout of the game balls and the like centering on the mechanical board 26 is the same as the conventional structure, and therefore the detailed description is omitted.
[0028]
When the above-described firing handle 24 is rotated, the firing motor 33 (see FIG. 2) driven by the firing control board 32 is driven, and the game ball on the upper plate 15 is fired on the game board 22 along the guide rail. Is done. If the launched game ball wins in each winning opening, the game ball is taken in as a safe ball on the back surface of the board, and if not won, it is taken in similarly as an out ball through the out port 41 on the back surface of the board.
[0029]
Next, the game board 22 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a specific ball entry device 35 in which a game ball can enter each ball when it is not expanded or opened, and a plurality of game balls can be entered when the entrance is enlarged or opened, as shown in FIG. 3. A third type starting port 36 is provided on the right side of the specific ball entry device 35, a special winning device 37 is provided therebelow, a notification symbol display device 38 is provided below the specific ball entry device 35, and a notification is provided on the left and right of the notification symbol display device 38. A pair of starting ball entry devices 39 for starting the change of the notification symbol of the symbol display device 38 is arranged. A top nail 40 is provided above the specific ball entry device 35. The third-type starting port 36 and the special winning device 37 are activated during the big hit game. The special winning device 37 has a structure that can be continuously operated by opening and closing when executing a big hit game. The notification symbol display device 38 includes a left symbol display area 38a, a middle symbol display area 38b, and a right symbol display area 38c. Each symbol display unit is configured to display a plurality of different symbols, for example, numeric symbols from 0 to 9 using LEDs (or liquid crystals). At the lowermost portion, an out port 41, a windmill 43, a game nail 44, and the like are provided.
[0030]
The specific ball-entering device 35 is responsible for generating a so-called big hit game right, is disposed substantially above the center of the game area of the game board 22, and operates based on the result confirmed and displayed on the notification symbol display device 38. An electric accessory (specific entrance) comprising the blade members 35a and 35b, an entrance detection switch 35c provided at the base of the blade members 35a and 35b, and an entrance 35d. Depending on the entry detection switch 35c and the driving state of the blade members 35a and 35b, whether the entered game ball entered when the entrance did not expand or entered when the entrance was enlarged. Can be detected. Based on the operation of the pair of blade members 35a and 35b, the specific ball-entering device 35 enters an open state that is advantageous for the player to enter the ball. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (d), the specific ball entry device 35 is a guiding smoothing device including rotating blades for guiding the game ball that has entered the specific ball entry device 35 to the guidance determining device 47. 46 is provided. The guide lubrication device 46 may not be provided. The guidance determination device 47 includes a rotating body called a so-called distribution device.
[0031]
As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (d), a ball entry detection switch 48 is provided at the upper part of the path to the guidance determination device 47, and a random number is extracted based on this detection. If it is, it leads to the specific area 50, and if it is other than the predetermined value, it leads to the non-specific area 51. The success / failure probability based on the success / failure determination random numbers (0 to 9) is 1/10, and there are ten types of determination symbols determined by the determination symbol determination random numbers 0 to 9 of the guidance determination display device 49, from 0 to 9. After the judgment symbol starts to change, it comes to rest after a predetermined time. The guidance determination device 47 is rotatable in both left and right directions toward the game board 22, and a game ball dropped from the guidance smoothing device 46 enters a concave portion 47a provided in the guidance determination device 47, and the game ball is It waits until the symbol fluctuation stop ends, and if the stationary display result of the determined symbol of the guidance determination display device 49 is the big hit symbol 00, 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99, the left It rotates around and guides the game ball to the specific area 50, while on the other hand, if the result of the still display of the determination symbol is other than the big hit symbol, it rotates clockwise and guides the game ball to the non-specific area 51. When the guidance determination device 47 is not operated, that is, while the guidance determination display device 49 is in the variable start waiting state or the variable display state, the game ball receiving state or the guidance standby state is set. In this specific example, if the lottery value of the success / failure determination random numbers (0 to 9) is 1, the same two digits 00 corresponding to the numbers determined by the determination symbol determination random numbers 0 to 9 extracted at that time are used. If the value of the lottery other than 1 is displayed, a non-identical two-digit symbol is displayed by a well-known out-of-design symbol determination random number.
[0032]
The guidance determination display device 49 has two display areas, and based on the detection result of the specific ball entry device detection switch 48, the determination symbol starts variable display. As shown in FIGS. 4 (a), (b), and (c), when the determination symbol is stopped and displayed (fixed display) with the same two-digit symbol such as "7, 7", a big hit occurs and the guidance determination device 47 rotates counterclockwise, and the game ball in the recess 47 a is guided to the specific area 50 provided at the lower left of the guidance determination device 47. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4D, when the final display is performed in a mode other than the symbol display mode in the case of the big hit (outside display mode), the guidance determination device 47 rotates clockwise. And the game ball is guided to the non-specific area 51 provided at the lower right of the guidance determination device 47. The guidance determination display device 49 can be, for example, a 7-segment LED, a dot matrix, or a liquid crystal (LCD) display. In this way, the game ball guided by the guidance smoothing device 46 is guided by the guidance determination device 47 to either the specific region 50 or the non-specific region 51.
[0033]
The operation of extending the expansion time of the blade members 35a, 35b after the end of the big hit is an operation of extending the expansion time by one operation (for example, extending from 0.5 seconds to 2.5 seconds), and the same for each operation. Any of the operations of enlarging a plurality of times by time (for example, one enlarging operation of 0.5 seconds to three enlarging operations of 0.5 seconds) may be used.
[0034]
The special prize device 37 is a so-called big hit game, in which a game ball enters a specific area 50 of the specific ball device 35 and a third type start port 36 provided above the special prize device 37. If a prize is won, an operation is performed in which the opening / closing plate is opened for a predetermined time.
[0035]
The notification symbol display device 38 is provided with four symbol start storage display devices 52 for displaying the storage of the game balls passing to the start ball input device 39.
[0036]
The starting ball entry device 39 includes a symbol starting switch 55 inside. When a game ball is detected by the detection switch 55, the notification symbol display device 38 operates to start variable display of symbols.
[0037]
The electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. As shown, the electric circuit of the pachinko machine 10 mainly includes a main control board 30, a prize ball control board 31, a launch control board 32, a symbol control board 80, a lamp control board 81, a sound control board 82, and the like. I have. In this circuit diagram, a so-called relay board and a power supply circuit for transferring signals are not described.
[0038]
The main control board 30 is configured as a logic operation circuit centered on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer including a ROM storing a game control program, a CPU performing calculations and the like, and a RAM serving as a work area for calculations and the like. An external input / output circuit for input / output with each substrate or various switches and various actuators is also provided. On the input side of the main control board 30, a touch switch 24a, a prize ball payout switch 29a, a ball detection switch 35c, a ball detection switch 48, a symbol start switch 55, a full tank switch 83, a supply switch 84, a count switch 85, A third type start port detection switch 86, a specific area passage detection switch (hereinafter, referred to as V switch) 90, a non-specific area passage detection switch 91 (hereinafter, referred to as N switch), and the like are connected. On the output side of the main control board 30, an external connection terminal board 34, a special winning device solenoid 93, a solenoid 94, a driving device 95 to 97, a prize ball control board 31, a launch control board 32, a symbol control board 80, a lamp A control board 81, a sound control board 82, and the like are connected.
[0039]
The touch switch 24a is the firing handle 24, the prize ball payout switch 29a is below the ball cutting motor 29b (see FIG. 5) in the payout device 29, the ball detection switch 35c is in the specific ball input device 35, and the ball detection switch 48 is Above the guidance judging device 47, the symbol start switch 55 is in the starting ball input device 39, the full tank switch 83 is in the lower plate 23, the supply switch 84 is in the ball tank 27, the count switch 85 is in the special winning device 37, and the third. The seed starting port detection switch 86 is mounted in the third starting port 36, the V switch 90 is mounted in the specific area 50, and the N switch 91 is mounted in the non-specific area 51.
[0040]
Here, the touch switch 24a is built in the firing handle 24, and detects that the player is touching the firing handle 24, and the prize ball payout switch 29a detects the game ball discharged to the upper plate 15 by the ball cutting motor 29b, and detects the incoming ball. The switch 35c wins a game ball in the specific ball entry device 35, the ball entry detection switch 48 wins a game ball in the guidance determination device 47, and the symbol start switch 55 wins the start ball entry device 39. The full switch 83 indicates that the game ball is full in the lower plate 23, the supply switch 84 indicates that the game ball is present in the ball tank 27, and the count switch 85 indicates the special prize device. The third type start port detection switch 86 indicates that the game ball has entered the third type start port 36, and the V switch 90 indicates that all the game balls that have won within 37 will enter the specific ball entry device 35. That has passed through the game ball specific region 50 that is, N switches 91 that ball entrance the game ball passes through the non-specific region 51 within a particular ball entrance device 35 is for detecting each.
[0041]
The special winning device solenoid 93 connected to the output side of the main control board 30 opens and closes the special winning device 37, the solenoid 94 drives the opening and closing of the blade members 35a and 35b, and the driving device 95 rotates the third type starting port 36. The driving and driving device 96 drives the guidance determining device 47.
[0042]
The prize ball control board 31 drives and controls the ball cutting motor 29b in accordance with a command command from the main control board 30, and pays out a game ball as a prize ball to a player when a prize is won. 13 and the CR settlement display substrate 101 are also controlled, and may be configured as a logical operation circuit using a microcomputer or may be configured as a discrete circuit. The CR settlement display board 101 is connected to the above-described lending button 16, settlement button 17, balance notification unit 18, and the like of the upper plate 15.
[0043]
The prize ball control board 31 pays out game balls in accordance with a command from the main control board 30, and the main control board 30 detects whether or not game balls corresponding to winning have been paid out. The detection of whether or not the game ball has been paid out may be performed by both the main control board 30 and the prize ball control board 31.
[0044]
The firing control board 32 controls the driving of the firing motor 33 in accordance with the amount of rotation of the firing handle 24 operated by the player, and stops or fires when the player presses the firing stop switch 24b. This is for turning on the touch lamp 102 when the touch switch 24a built in the handle 24 is turned on.
[0045]
The symbol control board 80 is configured as a logical operation circuit centered on a 32-bit one-chip microcomputer, and outputs an image control signal to the notification symbol display device 38 and the guidance determination display device 49, respectively.
[0046]
The lamp control board 81 mainly includes a driving element such as a transistor, and receives a command from the main control board 30 to light up various lamps 103 such as a big hit game lamp and an error lamp and various lamps such as various LEDs 104. It is to make it. The sound control board 82 includes a sound source IC, an amplifier, and the like, and is for driving and controlling the speaker 105 in response to a command from the main control board 30.
[0047]
The above-described transmission to the award ball control board 31, the launch control board 32, the symbol control board 80, the lamp control board 81, and the sound control board 82 is performed by a one-way communication circuit so that it can be transmitted only from the main control board 30. , But can be configured to allow two-way communication.
[0048]
The processing executed by the 8-bit one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter simply referred to as “microcomputer”) in the main control board 30 of the pachinko machine 10 having the circuit configuration described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. .
[0049]
The flowchart shown in FIG. 6 shows a main process executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30, and is a process periodically executed by a hardware interrupt about every 2 ms. Each process up to steps S100 to S140 (hereinafter, the steps are abbreviated as S) is a process executed only once in the interrupt process, and is referred to as “main process”. The process of S150 that is repeatedly executed within the set time as long as the time permits is referred to as “residual process”.
[0050]
When a hardware interrupt is executed by the microcomputer, it is determined whether or not the interrupt is a normal interrupt after setting the stack pointer (S100). This determination processing is performed by determining whether or not the value of a predetermined area of the RAM as a memory is a predetermined value. When the processing executed by the microcomputer shifts to this processing, the normal processing is executed. This is for determining whether or not it is acceptable. When the power is turned on, the value of the predetermined area of the RAM is different from the predetermined value.
[0051]
If it is determined that the interrupt is not a normal interrupt (S100: NO), each initial value such as various parameters is written to a work area of the memory, that is, an initial setting is performed (S110).
[0052]
If an affirmative determination is made that the interrupt is normal (S100: YES), in each input process (S120), the input process of each switch provided in the pachinko machine 10 and connected to the main control board 30 is executed. The touch switch 24a, the award ball payout switch 29a, the incoming ball detection switches 35c and 48, the symbol start switch 55, the full tank switch 83, the supply switch 84, the count switch 85, the third type start port detection switch 86, and the V switch 90. , N switch 91, and other switches (not shown) provided in the winning opening, such as a winning detection switch, are checked for their operation status.
[0053]
Next, a success / failure determination process (S130) is performed. This is a process for detecting whether or not the game ball has passed through the specific area 50, that is, whether or not the V switch 90 has been turned on.
[0054]
In each output process (S140), the main control board 30 controls the prize ball control board 31, the launch control board 32, the symbol control board 80, the lamp control board 81, the sound control board 82, and the special prize device according to the progress of the game. Output processing is executed for each of various solenoids such as a solenoid 93, a solenoid 94, and driving devices 95 to 97. That is, when it is detected by each of the input processes (S120) that a game ball is won in each of the winning holes on the game board 22, the prize ball data is sent to the prize ball control board 31 in order to pay out the game ball as a prize ball. A process of outputting sound data corresponding to the game state to the sound control board 82; a process of outputting an error signal to notify that the pachinko machine 10 is in error when there is an abnormality; Executes a jackpot game process or the like when a jackpot game occurs.
[0055]
The following output processing is performed for the big hit game processing. Detecting a ball entering the third-type starting port 36 and opening the special prize device 37, a jackpot game, opening the special prize device 37 after closing it, opening the special prize device 37, Processing such as notifying the player of the end of the big hit game with a symbol, a sound, or a lamp is performed.
[0056]
A predetermined residual process (S150) subsequent to the above-described main process is performed. When the affirmative determination of the normal interrupt is not made (S100: NO), initialization is performed (S110), and the remaining process is performed (S150). This residual process is a process that is repeatedly executed as long as time permits within the time left after performing S100 to S140, and as long as the above-described update process of the determination symbol determination random number and the out-of-design symbol determination random number allows the time. Repeated.
[0057]
The flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is a determination symbol display process executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30, and will be described below. This process is a process that is periodically executed by a hardware interrupt about every 2 ms. First, in S200, it is determined whether or not a game ball has passed through the ball entry detection switch 48 of the specific ball entry device 35. If no passage is detected, the process returns to the return. A random number is drawn, and in S220, the guidance determination display device 49 starts variable display of each symbol (in this case, a two-digit hit / fail determination symbol) according to the obtained random number. Next, in S230, the result of the winning / failing determination obtained in the above-described winning / failing determination process is read out, and in S240, the success / failure is determined. In the case of a hit determination (S240: YES), the process proceeds to S250, where the big hit symbol is read out, and in S255, the right symbol is read. And the left symbol is aligned with the same symbol, stopped and displayed, fixed, and the process returns to the return.
[0058]
On the other hand, if it is determined that the symbols are deviated (S240: NO), the process proceeds to S260 to read out each deviated symbol determined by the above random number, and proceeds to S270 to stop and display each of the determined symbols at a timing shifted from each other. . In addition, in the case of a departure determination, the display mode can be changed to various modes, such as delaying the variable display time of only one symbol.
[0059]
The display mode determined by such a symbol display process is output from the main control board 30 to the symbol control board 80 at a predetermined time interval as corresponding command data (command signal), and the symbol control board 80 Display control can be performed by selecting a control mode within a designated range based on the command data. A display pattern group including a plurality of display patterns is stored in the symbol control board 80 in correspondence with the command data, and a display pattern corresponding to the command data transmitted as the command signal is selected from the display pattern group. Thus, the display control in the guidance determination display device 49 can be performed on the symbol control board 80.
[0060]
The display process of the guide symbol in the notification symbol display device 38 is performed in substantially the same manner as the above-described determination symbol display process, but the number of display digits is three. Processing is performed.
[0061]
The flowchart shown in FIG. 8 is the first to third control processes 1 to be executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30, and will be described below. This process is a process that is periodically executed by a hardware interrupt about every 2 ms.
First, in S300, it is determined whether or not the big hit game has ended. If the determination is negative, the process returns to the return. If the determination is affirmative, in S310, it is determined whether or not the determined symbol at the time of the occurrence of the big hit is 77. If it is determined, the control 2 is executed in S310, and the process returns to the return. The purpose of S310 is to determine the symbol for determining a jackpot at the time of occurrence of a jackpot after the end of the jackpot, and the added value after the end of the jackpot differs depending on the type of the determined symbol even for the same jackpot. The big hit determination symbol is stored in the memory.
If a negative determination is made in S310, it is determined whether or not the determined symbol of the determination symbol is 33 in the same manner as described above in S330. If an affirmative determination is made, the control 1 is executed in S340, and the process returns to the return.
If a negative determination is made in S330, it is determined in S350 whether or not the determined symbol of the determined symbol is 55 as described above, and if an affirmative determination is made, control 3 is executed in S360 and the process returns to the return.
As shown in FIG. 9, control 1 is extended extension control synchronized with the number of time reductions, and control 2 is a case in which the extension and extension control and the time reduction control have different terminations as shown in FIG. Control 3 is only the enlargement / extension control as shown in FIG. In the control 1, if the number of times the symbol is shortened and fluctuated is set to 50 times and the number of times of expansion and extension (for example, the number of times the blade members 35a and 35b are opened) is set to 50 times, if one of the numbers reaches the upper limit, The other is forcibly terminated at a certain number of times. In the control 2, the enlargement / extension control is continued even after the time saving control is completed. Even if the time saving control ends, if the time for which the blade members 35a and 35b open is long, a large number of balls enter the specific ball entry device 35, which is advantageous to the player. If the hold memory is not full at that time, the symbols fluctuate and stop. Therefore, even after the time saving is over, if the enlargement / extension function is functioning, there is an advantage for the player. The control 3 does not execute the time-saving control after the end of the big hit, but performs only the enlargement and extension function. By the above processing, the controls 1 to 3 are randomly selected according to the determined symbol of the determination symbol. Controls 1 to 3 are not executed for determination symbols other than “77”, “33”, and “55”. The time-saving control is control for shortening the average variation time of one determination symbol in one cycle as compared with the normal time. The enlargement and extension control is control for making one enlargement time of the blade members 35a and 35b longer than usual.
[0062]
It should be noted that the control may be such that there is no difference in the game value between the controls 1 to 3, or the control may be control 2> control 1> control 3. For example, the control 1 is the enlargement operation 50 times by the extension and extension, and the number of times of change is 50 times according to the time reduction. The control 2 is the enlargement operation 70 times by the extension and extension, and the number of changes is 30 times by the time reduction. The control 3 is the expansion operation 100 times by the expansion extension, and the number of times of the change may be 0 depending on the time reduction, and the total is 100 times, and there is no significant difference in the game value. Control 1 is an enlargement operation 50 times by extension and extension, and the number of times of change is 50 times by time reduction. Control 2 is an enlargement operation by extension 100 times and is 50 times of change by time reduction, The control 3 may be an enlargement operation of 50 times due to the extension and extension, and the number of times of change is 0 due to a reduction in time, and may have a large difference in game value. As shown by the dotted lines, in the timing charts of the controls 1 to 3, if the big hit symbol is displayed on the guidance determination display device 49 in the middle of the period, the enlargement and extension and the shortening of the period end even in the middle of the period. .
[0063]
The flowchart shown in FIG. 12 is the first to third control processes 2 executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30, and will be described below. This process is a process that is periodically executed by a hardware interrupt about every 2 ms.
First, in S400, it is determined whether or not the big hit game has ended. If the determination is negative, the process returns to the return. If the determination is affirmative, the notification symbol displayed on the notification symbol display device 38 which causes the expansion of the blade members 35a, 35b in S410. (Hereinafter, it is abbreviated as an enlarged notification symbol.) Is the confirmed symbol of the three-digit display portion 99? It is determined whether or not the left / middle symbol is an odd number other than 9 (the symbol has the same two digits but the right symbol is arbitrary). If the determination is affirmative, the control 2 is executed in S420, and the process returns to the return. In this specific example, the information symbols to be determined are the symbols when the blade members 35a and 35b are enlarged.
If a negative determination is made in S410, the determined symbol of the enlarged notification symbol is 44? It is determined whether or not the symbol is an even number other than (the symbol in the left and the middle is 4 and the two symbols are the same, but the symbol in the right is arbitrary). If the determination is affirmative, the control 1 is executed in S440, and the process returns.
If a negative determination is made in S430, the control 3 is executed in S450, and the process returns to the return.
The controls 1 to 3 are the same as the control 1 to selection process 1, and the controls 1 to 3 are randomly selected according to a part of the enlarged notification symbols. If the enlarged notification symbol is an odd number other than “99?”, Control 2 is executed. If the enlarged notification symbol is an even number other than “44?”, Control 1 is executed. The judgment symbol does not matter.
[0064]
The flowchart shown in FIG. 13 is the non-enlargement removal processing 1 executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30, and will be described below. This process is a process that is periodically executed by a hardware interrupt about every 2 ms.
First, in S500, it is determined whether or not the specific ball-entering device 35 enters the ball when it does not expand. This is determined by referring to the ON / OFF signal of the ball entry switch 35c and the ON / OFF of the enlargement signal of the solenoid 94 that drives the blade members 35a and 35b. If a negative determination is made in S500, the process returns to the return. If an affirmative determination is made, it is determined in S510 whether or not the symbol is out of control. If it is out of control, the control 1 or 2 is performed in S520 and the process returns to the return.
By the above processing, when the specific ball-entering device 35 does not expand and enters the ball and is guided to the non-specific region 51, time-saving control, enlargement extension control, and the like are added. There is an effect that a game value can be added even with a certain gauge configuration.
[0065]
The flowchart shown in FIG. 14 is the non-enlargement removal process 2 executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30, and will be described below. This process is a process that is periodically executed by a hardware interrupt about every 2 ms.
First, in S600, it is determined whether or not it is a ball entry when the specific ball entry device 35 does not expand. This is the same as in FIG. If a negative determination is made in S600, the process returns to the return. In S610, it is determined whether or not the symbol is removed. If the negative determination is made, the process returns to the return. If an affirmative determination is made, the determination symbol is “7?” In S620, that is, one of the determined symbols. It is determined whether or not 7 is a symbol other than 7, for example, whether or not 7 is displayed first, such as 75, 76, etc. If it is affirmative, control 2 is performed in S630, Exit on return.
In the case of a negative determination in S620, it is determined in S640 whether the determined symbol is “3?”, That is, whether one determined symbol of the determined symbol is 3 and the other is a symbol other than 3, and if affirmatively determined, control is performed in S650. Then, control is performed in step S660, and control returns to S660.
The above processing has the same effect as the non-expansion removal processing 1, but the control is more detailed and the variation is abundant.
[0066]
The game mode of the pachinko machine 10 described above will be described mainly with reference to FIG. First, the game mode in the normal game state will be described. When the game ball passes through the starting ball entry device 39, the notification symbol display device 38 operates to start variable display. When a game ball passes through each starting ball input device 39 while the notification symbol display device 38 is operating, up to four game balls can be stored, and one to four symbol start storage display devices 52 are lit according to the storage. indicate.
[0067]
In the notification symbol display device 38, when the symbol is fixedly displayed in a predetermined specific display mode (for example, the same symbol of three digits such as “7”, “7”, “7”), at the entrance of the specific ball input device 35. Certain blade members 35a and 35b open for 0.5 second. A game ball can enter the specific ball entry device 35 regardless of whether the blade members 35a and 35b are open, but the ball entry probability is low if it is not expanded. After the game ball that has entered the specific ball entry device 35 is detected by the entry ball detection switch 35c, it is temporarily stored in the guiding smoothing device 46, dropped one by one, and detected by the entry ball detection switch 48. Then, it enters the concave portion 47a of the guidance determination device 47 (see FIG. 4C).
[0068]
When the ball detection switch 48 detects a game ball, the guidance determination display device 49 starts variable display. When the symbol is confirmed and displayed in a specific display mode (hit display mode) on the guidance determination display device 49, the guidance determination device 47 guides the game ball to the specific area 50, and the V switch 90 detects the game ball. Then, a big hit game state occurs. When the symbol is determined and displayed in the guidance determination display device 49 in the off-display mode, the guidance determination device 47 guides the game ball to the non-specific area 51.
[0069]
The details of the jackpot game are as follows. In other words, the big hit game starts when the game ball wins in the specific area 50, makes a right hit, and causes the game ball to enter the third type starting port 36. The special winning device 37 has a structure capable of continuous operation by opening and closing a predetermined number of times (16 times) during execution of a big hit game, and starts opening when a ball enters the third type starting port 36. If it is confirmed that a ball has entered the third kind starting port 36 during the operation of the special winning device 37, the special winning device 37 is opened and closed once. The special winning device 37 is opened for about 10 seconds or until the count switch 85 detects that 10 game balls have been won, whichever comes earlier. The special winning device 37 finishes its operation when 16 game balls are won in the third type starting port 36. Since 15 game balls are paid out as prize balls for each entering game ball, if one jackpot game state occurs, the number of prize balls of the jackpot game, for example, about 2400 (10 × 15 × 16) Can be obtained.
[0070]
When the symbols to be determined are specific symbols 33, 55, and 77, control is performed by appropriately combining the time saving control and the enlargement and extension control. Further, whether or not the enlarged notification symbol is a specific odd number or a specific even number (depending on whether or not the enlarged notification symbol is an odd number other than “99?”, An even number other than “44?”, Or another symbol) In addition, the time saving control and the extension / extension control are appropriately combined.In addition, even if the game ball that has entered when the specific ball entry device 35 is not expanded passes through the non-specific area 51, the time saving control or the extension / extension is performed. Perform control.
[0071]
The effects of the pachinko machine 10 obtained by the above configuration are as follows.
A game machine that generates a jackpot game due to a game ball passing through a specific area 50 in the specific ball input device 35 can be equipped with a time-saving control. Variations are provided in the selection of the time saving control or the extension / extension control, and the game content is not uniform.
Since the time saving control and / or the extension extension control are added when the ball enters and comes off without being enlarged, a game value can be added even in a gauge configuration in which entering is rare when the ball is not enlarged.
[0072]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications and the like can be added without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. Etc. are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. For example, conditions such as the number of times the blade members 35a and 35b of the specific ball entry device are opened and closed, the number of times of judgment symbols, the type of judgment symbols, and the like in the flowchart and the like of the present embodiment are not limited to the embodiment, and may be appropriately determined. Can be set to Specifically, in the “control 1 to 3 selection process 1” shown in FIG. 8, control is performed to select controls 1 to 3 according to the type of the judgment symbol at the time of the occurrence of the big hit. Controls 1 to 3 may be selected according to the type of the symbol that is out of the judgment symbol to be displayed. Further, the “control 1 to 3 selection process 2” shown in FIG. 12 is configured to select the control 1 to 3 according to the type of the notification symbol that is first displayed after the big hit game is changed, but is displayed when the big hit occurs. There is no problem even with the type of design that was used. The structure of the specific ball-entering device, the blade member, the starting gate, the third-type starting port, and the like of the present embodiment include forms other than those described in the embodiment. The starting ball entry device 39 can be a pass gate (pass device). The notification symbol display device 38 and the guidance determination display device 49 can display by a liquid crystal (LCD) or the like in addition to the 7-segment LED, and the guidance determination device 47 is not limited to a rotating body, but is a plate-shaped vibration moving left and right. Any device that can guide game balls to two or more regions, such as a minute device, may be used.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a pachinko machine 10 according to an embodiment employing the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a configuration of a game board 22 of the pachinko machine 10;
FIGS. 4A to 4D are explanatory diagrams illustrating operations of a guidance determination device and a guidance determination display device.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing of “main processing” executed by a main control board 30.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing “determination symbol display processing” executed by the main control board 30.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing “Control 1 to 3 selection processing 1” executed by the main control board 30.
FIG. 9 is a timing chart of control 1.
FIG. 10 is a timing chart of control 2.
FIG. 11 is a timing chart of a control 3;
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing “Control 1 to 3 selection processing 2” executed by the main control board 30.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing “non-expansion off processing 1” executed by the main control board 30.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a “non-enlargement disconnection process 2” executed by the main control board 30.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Pachinko machine 22 Game board 30 Main control board 31 Prize ball control board
32 launch control board 35 specific ball entry device 35a, 35b blade member
35c: Incoming ball detection switch 35d: Inlet 36: Class 3 starting port
37 ... Special winning device 38 ... Information symbol display device
38a, 38b, 38c: symbol display section 39: starting ball-in device 40: top nail
46: guidance smoothing device 47: guidance determination device 47a: recess
48: Ball entry detection switch 49: Guidance judgment display device 50: Specific area
51 ... non-specific area 52 ... symbol start storage display
55: Symbol start switch 80: Symbol control board
86 ... Type 3 starting port detection switch 87 ... Incoming ball detection switch
88 ... Symbol start switch 90 ... V switch 91 ... N switch
92 ... N switch 93 ... Special winning device solenoid 94 ... Solenoid
95-96 ... Drive device

Claims (10)

Due to a game ball entering the entrance or passing opening on the game board, the entry width of the specific entry device is expanded for a predetermined time, and the game ball passes through a specific area in the specific entry device. Gaming machines that generate games that are advantageous to players due to
The game ball entering the specific ball entry device is temporarily stopped, and if the random number value extracted due to the game ball entering is a predetermined value, the game ball is guided to the specific area, and the predetermined value is set. If not, guidance determination means for guiding to a non-specific area of the specific ball entry device,
Guidance determination display means for displaying a determination result by the guidance determination means by a determination symbol,
Expansion time extension means for increasing the expansion time of the specific ball entry device from the predetermined time,
Fluctuation time reducing means for shortening the fluctuation display time of the judgment symbol by the guidance judgment display means,
A gaming machine comprising: operating the expansion time extending means or the fluctuation time reducing means after the end of a game advantageous to the player. The gaming machine according to claim 1,
A control 1 for operating the extended time extending means and the fluctuation time reducing means for the same period after the game advantageous to the player has ended, and after ending the operation of the fluctuation time reducing means after the game advantageous for the player has ended And a control 2 for operating the extension time extending means. The gaming machine according to claim 1,
A control 1 for operating the extended time extending means and the fluctuation time reducing means for the same period after the game advantageous to the player has ended, and after ending the operation of the fluctuation time reducing means after the game advantageous for the player has ended A game machine characterized by selecting a control 2 for operating the expansion time extending means and a control 3 for operating only the expansion time extending means after a game advantageous to the player has ended. The gaming machine according to claim 2,
A gaming machine, wherein the control 1 or the control 2 is selected according to a type of a judgment symbol displayed by the guidance judgment display means. The gaming machine according to claim 3,
A gaming machine, wherein the control 1, the control 2, or the control 3 is selected according to a type of a judgment symbol displayed by the guidance judgment display means. The gaming machine according to claim 2,
A game machine comprising an enlargement notifying means for notifying the specific ball entry device by an enlarged notification symbol, and selecting the control 1 or 2 according to the type of the symbol notified by the enlarged notification symbol. . The gaming machine according to claim 3,
When enlarging the specific ball-entering device, there is provided an enlargement notifying means for notifying by an enlarged notification symbol, and the control 1, the control 2 or the control 3 is selected according to the type of the symbol notified by the enlarged notification symbol. A gaming machine. The gaming machine according to claim 1,
Even if the specific ball-entering device does not expand, the ball can enter the game ball without being expanded, and if the ball is entered without being expanded and guided to a non-specific area of the specific ball-entering device, the expansion is performed. A gaming machine characterized by activating a time extending means and the fluctuation time reducing means. The gaming machine according to claim 2,
Even if the specific ball-entering device does not expand, the ball may enter the game ball without being expanded, and if the ball is entered without being expanded and guided to a non-specific area of the specific ball-inserting device, the guidance is performed. A gaming machine wherein control 1 or control 2 is selected according to the type of a judgment symbol displayed by the judgment display means. The gaming machine according to claim 3,
Even if the specific ball-entering device does not expand, the ball may enter the game ball without being expanded, and if the ball is entered without being expanded and guided to a non-specific area of the specific ball-inserting device, the guidance is performed. A gaming machine wherein one of control 1, control 2 and control 3 is selected according to the type of the judgment symbol displayed by the judgment display means.

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