JP2004290694A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of making a player excited at a game as the game is not so simple, and allowing a game parlor to run business smoothly. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine such as a pachinko game machine of the second kind with a plurality of winning holes 50-52 inside a variable winning device 8 comprises a variable display device 6 for variably displaying a plurality of display patterns and a CPU 30 for a generator for making any one of the winning holes 50-52 effective as a V winning hole if the display patterns in the variable display device 6 are specific patterns. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a pachinko machine and the like, in particular, executes an auxiliary game in which a movable member operates in a predetermined pattern when a game ball wins a predetermined winning section, and specifies a game ball in the auxiliary game. (A so-called second-type pachinko game machine, etc.) that executes a special game (so-called "big hit" state) that is advantageous to the player based on the winning in the winning section of the game.

  In the second conventional pachinko gaming machine, a special game (big hit) is generated when a game ball wins a specific winning section (V winning opening) provided in a variable winning device or the like.

  However, in the above-mentioned conventional pachinko gaming machine, a big hit occurs due to a prize in the specific prize portion provided at the predetermined position as described above, so that the game becomes monotonous, the player is easily bored, and the big hit occurs. The disadvantage was that the rate was constant. In order to improve this point, it is necessary to make the jackpot occurrence rate adjustable. However, if the jackpot occurrence rate is adjusted to be low, the jackpot is hardly generated, and the gaming machine will not be motivated by the player. On the contrary, if the jackpot occurrence rate is adjusted high, the jackpot is easily generated. That is, there is a problem that the gaming machine becomes a game machine that is difficult to operate.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine in which a game is not simple and can make the game more interesting, while the business of a game store is easily performed. .

In order to solve the above problem, a gaming machine according to the present invention has a variable winning device including a movable member and a plurality of winning portions, and when the game ball wins a predetermined winning portion, the movable member is moved to a predetermined position. A gaming machine that executes an auxiliary game to be operated in a pattern and executes a special game advantageous to a player when a game ball wins a specific winning section of the plurality of winning sections in the auxiliary game. A variable display means capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols, and a specific winning which activates any of the plurality of winning portions as a specific winning portion when a display symbol of the variable displaying means is a specific symbol. And section validating means.
Further, the specific winning unit activating means of the gaming machine according to the present invention, when the display symbol on the variable display means is a special symbol of the specific symbol, the winning rate of the plurality of winning units. You may be comprised so that a high winning part may be validated as a specific winning part.
Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention may be configured to include a specific symbol appearance rate changing means capable of changing an appearance rate of the specific symbol.

As described above, according to the present invention having the above configuration, the variable winning device includes the movable member and the plurality of winning portions, the variable display means can variably display a plurality of types of symbols, and the specific winning portion is activated. In the case where the display symbol when the variable display means is stopped is a specific symbol, any of a plurality of winning portions can be validated as a specific winning portion, so moving the specific winning portion, so to speak, Can be. Therefore, the game is diversified, and the interest of the player is increased. In addition, since the game state changes depending on the display pattern when the variable display means is stopped, the player can also play the variable display game at the same time, and can have a sense of expectation for the display pattern of the variable display means.
Then, when the display symbol when the variable display means is stopped is a special symbol, a winning portion having a high winning rate can be activated as a specific winning portion, so that a special game (big hit) is more likely to occur continuously. The player can expect a large number of balls at once, and the interest of the game is further enhanced.
On the other hand, when the display symbol at the time of stopping the variable display means is a specific symbol, a winning portion having a low winning rate can be activated as a specific winning portion, so that the occurrence rate of a special game (big hit) decreases, and the Can secure a certain profit.
Furthermore, by providing a probability setting device capable of setting and changing the appearance rate of the stop symbol in the variable display means, the number of obtained balls of the player in the special game can be adjusted, and the profit between the player and the game store is balanced. It also has the advantage that it is possible.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a game board in the pachinko gaming machine 1, FIG. 3 shows a rear configuration, and FIG. FIG. 5 shows a more detailed configuration of the accessory.

  As shown in the figure, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a game board 2, and a game section 2A surrounded by a guide rail 3 is formed on the surface of the game board 2, and near the upper center in the game section 2A, The center role including the variable winning device 8, the game ball storage device 5 as the game ball storage means, the variable display device 6 as the variable display device, and the V valid indicators 53A to 53C is oblique to the center role. Below the first starting port 7,7, on the left and right sides sandwiching the center item, there are ordinary design gates 25,25, and below the center item, the second starting port 26H, the ordinary symbol display 29 and the ordinary figure. An ordinary electric accessory 26 including a storage display 27 is provided, and the general winning opening 4 is appropriately provided therearound.

  As shown in the figure, the variable winning device 8 includes a pair of left and right blades 8A and 8B, which are movable members. When the blades 8A and 8B are opened under the conditions described later, the pachinko ball is turned into the blades 8A and 8B. 8B. The pachinko balls that have won the wings 8A and 8B pass through the count sensor 48 and then fall to both sides of the two storage arms 5A and 5B of the game ball storage device 5, and are stored by the driving solenoid 47. When it is enclosed by the arms 5A and 5B and opened, it rolls on the stage plate 8C toward the player. Then, any one of the plurality of winning portions 50 to 52 below the winning portion is won. At the back of the game ball storage device 5, a variable display device 6 including one variable display device is provided, which normally performs a variable operation, and is configured to stop when a condition described later is provided. Have been.

  As shown in the figure, the ordinary electric accessory 26 includes a pair of left and right blades 26A and 26B. When the blades 26A and 26B are opened under the condition described later, the pachinko ball is moved to the second starting port 26H. It becomes easy to enter.

  The ordinary electric accessory 26 is provided with an ordinary symbol display 29 composed of one variable display and a general symbol storage display 27 composed of four LEDs and the like. When a pachinko ball passes through the ordinary symbol gates 25, 25, the ordinary symbol gates 25, 25 detect this, and the detection signal is received by the accessory CPU 30 (FIG. 4) in the game board control device 17, As a stored value (starting stored value) of the right to variably display the ordinary symbol display 29, one general-purpose storage display 27 is lit at a time. Then, the ordinary symbol display 29 is variably displayed based on the stored values of the variable display of the ordinary symbol display 29.

  Then, based on the stop symbol of the normal symbol display 29, the above-mentioned accessory CPU 30 opens the blades 26A and 26B of the above-mentioned ordinary electric accessory 26 when the stop symbol is "7" or the like. .

  The first starting ports 7, 7 and the second starting port 26H serve as predetermined winning portions (starting ports) for opening the blades 8A, 8B of the variable winning device 8, and when a pachinko ball wins them. , The blades 8A and 8B of the variable winning device 8 are opened. However, the opening operation of the blades 8A, 8B is more advantageous for the player when the player wins the second starting port 26H than when the player wins the first starting port 7, 7. The blades 8A and 8B open and close once for a predetermined time when winning the starting openings 7 and 7, whereas the blades 8A and 8B open and close twice for a longer time when winning the second starting opening 26H. It is configured to

  Further, as a result of the above-mentioned auxiliary game, when a hit ball enters the blades 8A and 8B of the variable winning device 8 and a prize is made in the V winning opening 50, the CPU 30 for the accessory executes the special game and at the same time executes the special game. Performs a variable display operation. As a result, when the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is a specific symbol (for example, “7” or “3”), the specific prize portions in the variable prize device 8, the prize openings 50, 51, One of the winning ports out of 52 is validated or invalidated as a V winning port.

  Various decorative lamps for displaying a big hit and the like are provided on the board of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 also has a function of lending a ball. On the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 lends a ball to the pachinko gaming machine 1 using a prepaid card or the like which is a value storage medium. A card insertion hole 12 into which a player inserts a card in order to perform the game is provided. In the vicinity of the card insertion hole 12, there is provided a card holding indicator 23 for displaying by lighting that the card is already inserted and being used, and for displaying by flashing or the like that the card is to be ejected. .

  Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has a ball lending validity indicator 16 for displaying that ball lending by a card is possible (a state in which the card can be accepted), and ball lending to the card insertion hole 12. A card balance display 13 for displaying the remaining frequency when a card is inserted, and a ball discharge device 19 (described later) incorporating a ball lending control signal for lending a predetermined number of balls by one switch operation. A ball lending switch 14 for emitting a ball, a card return switch 24 for returning a card at the end of a game or the like, and a game ball or award ball discharged from a ball discharging device 19 (FIG. 3) by ball lending. Upper and lower plates 9 and 15, a firing device 11 (FIG. 3) capable of firing one game ball on the upper plate 9 toward the game section 2A, and a player operating the firing device 11 Operation handle for 0, it is provided.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the gaming board 2, a game for controlling the prize ball tank 28, the ball discharging device 19, the variable display device 6 and the variable winning device 8 described above. A board control device 17, a discharge control device 18 for controlling the ball discharge device 19, a firing control device 21 for controlling the firing device 11, a card reader 30 for reading and writing information from a card, A ball lending control device 22 for controlling the lending operation, and a probability setting device 20 as a specific symbol appearance rate changing means capable of setting and changing the appearance rate of the specific symbol on the variable display device 6 are provided.

  Next, a more detailed mechanism and operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described below.

  When the player inserts the ball lending card into the card reader 30 through the card insertion hole 12, the ball lending control CPU (not shown) in the ball lending control device 22 of the pachinko gaming machine determines that the card is an improper card or an abnormal card. (E.g., other types of prepaid cards), and immediately determine whether the card balance is not zero. As a result of the determination, in the case of a fraudulent card or a card with no balance, the card is forcibly ejected, this information is transferred to the accessory CPU 30 in the game board control device 17 through a two-way communication line, and the player is asked The fact that the card cannot be used or that the card has no balance is notified by, for example, an LED or a speaker (not shown) or the like, and in the case of an unauthorized card, a notification is also sent to the management apparatus side of the game store. . In this case, the ball lending validity display 16 remains turned off, and the ball lending switch 14 is not accepted even if operated.

  If the card is normal and there is a balance, the ball lending control CPU (not shown) in the ball lending control device 22 causes the card balance display 13 to display the balance. Then, when the operation of the ball lending switch 14 becomes valid (ball lending possible), a signal is sent from the ball lending control device 22 to the ball lending validity display 16 to light the ball lending, and “ball lending possible”. To a player or the like. In addition, the fact that the card is being inserted is displayed on the card holding display 23.

  Next, when the player operates the ball lending switch 14 (e.g., presses it once), the ball lending control CPU in the ball lending control device 22 receives the non-zero value balance if the balance is not zero. A predetermined amount of value is converted into the number of game media (for example, pachinko balls) used by the gaming machine in accordance with the operation content, and a discharge command signal indicating that the number of real balls should be discharged is transmitted to the bidirectional communication line. To the discharge control device 18 via the The discharge control device 18 receives the discharge command signal and discharges the number of balls to the upper plate 9. At this time, the ball lending control CPU simultaneously subtracts the value of the game media converted from the stored value of the card.

  The player controls the firing device 11 with the operation handle 10 (or a touch switch) to drive the ejected (loaned) ball into the game section 2A to play a game. In this game, when a hit ball wins the first starting port 7, 7 or the second starting port 26H, the CPU 30 for the accessory in the game board control device 17 detects this and the blades 8A, The auxiliary game for opening 8B is executed.

  Then, when the player wins the V winning opening 50, the above-mentioned CPU 30 for the accessory performs a variable display operation on the variable display device 6 while executing the special game. As a result, when the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is a specific symbol (for example, “7” or “3”), the specific prize portions in the variable prize device 8, the prize openings 50, 51, One of the winning ports out of 52 is validated or invalidated as a V winning port. That is, in FIG. 5, each winning opening 50, 51, 52 includes a winning sensor 50 S, 51 S, 52 S, respectively, and the above-mentioned CPU 30 for the character object determines that the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is a specific symbol (for example, “ 7 ”or“ 3 ”), any one of the winning sensors 50S, 51S, 52S is validated or invalidated as a V winning port. In this case, the activated winning sensor becomes the V winning opening.

  As a result, when the pachinko ball wins the V winning opening (any one of the winning openings 50 to 52 (FIG. 5)) which is a specific winning portion in the variable winning device 8, the above-described CPU 30 for the accessory determines the winning. A special game in a so-called "big hit" state (for example, the blades 8A and 8B of the variable winning device 8 are opened for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times).

  The above operation, particularly the operation in the gaming state, will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The flowchart of FIG. 12 shows a basic flowchart of the game control of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. This basic flowchart is composed of a random number update processing subroutine S1, a variable display processing subroutine S2, an ordinary figure (ordinary symbol) / ordinary electricity (ordinary electric accessory) processing subroutine S3, and a game processing subroutine S4.

Next, the above-described random number update processing subroutine will be described with reference to FIG.
First, the accessory CPU 30 updates the random number for variable display on the variable display device 6 (step S11). Next, an update upper limit value corresponding to the variable display probability set value is selected (step S12). That is, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment can set and change the probability of occurrence of a “hit” in the variable display device 6 by an operation such as inserting a key or the like into the probability setting device 20 on the back and rotating the same. . This set probability value can be set in, for example, three stages such as 1/10, 1/15, 1/20, and the like. In this case, assuming that the set probability value is set to 1/15 at the gaming store, the upper limit value for updating the random number is 15.

  Therefore, in the next determination step S13, when the update result (total number of updated random numbers) reaches the upper limit value of 15, all subsequent variable display random numbers are set to zero (step S14). This means that 15 items have been selected. If one of the random numbers is a random number per hit, the probability of occurrence per hit is 1/15. If the update result (the total number of updated random numbers) does not reach the upper limit value of 15 in the determination step S13, the variable random number updating process for variable display is executed in the next and subsequent cycles until the update result reaches the upper limit value of 15. .

  After updating the random number for variable display in the variable display device 6, the random number for variable display (ordinary figure random number) in the ordinary symbol display 29 is updated (step S15). Next, an update upper limit value corresponding to the variable display probability set value is selected (step S16). That is, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment can not only set and change the occurrence probability of “hit” in the variable display device 6 by an operation such as inserting a key or the like into the probability setting device 20 on the back and rotating it. Also, the probability of occurrence of "hit" on the ordinary symbol display 29 can be set and changed. In this case, the probability setting device 20 on the back not only sets and changes the probability of occurrence of “hit” in the ordinary symbol display 29, but also sets and changes the probability of occurrence of “hit” in the ordinary symbol display 29. Another probability setting device dedicated to the change may be separately provided.

  Therefore, in the next determination step S17, when the update result (total number of updated random numbers) reaches the upper limit, all subsequent general-purpose random numbers are set to zero (step S18). You will be selected. If one of the ordinary figure random numbers is used as a random number for winning on the ordinary symbol display 29, the probability of occurrence of the winning becomes the set probability. If the update result (the total number of updated random numbers) has not reached the upper limit in the determination step S17, the ordinary figure random number update process is executed in the subsequent cycle until the upper limit is reached.

Next, the variable display processing subroutine will be described with reference to FIG.
First, it is determined whether or not the variable display operation is being performed (step S21). At first, since the variable display device 6 is stopped, the process proceeds to the next step S22. In step S22, it is determined whether or not a hit ball has won a V winning opening in the variable winning device 8. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the variable display game on the variable display device 6 is executed only when the hit ball wins the V winning opening in the variable winning device 8, and therefore, the hit ball receives the V winning. If no prize has been won, the following processing is not performed and the process returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12).

  If it is determined in the above determination step S22 that the hit ball has won the V winning opening, then in step S23, it is determined whether or not the winning in the V winning opening is the first winning. In the case where the winning in the V winning opening is not the first winning but the V winning during a big hit (so-called “continuous V”), since the player has obtained a sufficient profit, the following variable It is not enough to give a merit by performing display processing. Therefore, in such a case, the process returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12) without performing the following process. In the present embodiment, the procedure is as described above, but this is such that the variable display game on the variable display device 6 is performed every time the player wins the V winning opening, and the acquired ball at the time of the big hit is changed each time. May be a simple procedure.

  If it is determined in the above determination step S23 that the winning in the V winning opening is the first winning, then in step S24, the variable display operation is started. Next, a random number for variable display is extracted (step S25).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the extracted random number corresponds to a big hit (for example, “7” or the like) (step S26). If the extracted random number corresponds to a big hit, the stop symbol in the variable display device 6 is changed to the big hit symbol ( (Eg, “7”) (step S27). If it is determined in step S26 that the extracted random number does not correspond to the big hit, then in the next step S28, the extracted random number is set to the middle hit (for example, “3”). And so on). As a result, if the extracted random number corresponds to the middle hit, the stop symbol in the variable display device 6 is set to the middle hit ("3" or the like) (step S29), and the extracted random number corresponds to the middle hit in step S28. When it is determined that the stop symbol is not a symbol, the stop symbol is set to a symbol other than the big hit and the middle hit (a symbol other than “7”, “3”, etc.) (step S30), and the process returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12). .

  Next, in the next and subsequent cycles, since it is determined in step S21 that "variable operation is being performed", it is determined whether or not it is the variable operation stop timing (step S31). Is performed (step S32), and when the stop timing comes, the symbol is stopped (step S33).

  Next, in step S34, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is "7". If the stop symbol is "7", a V winning ratio up counter (see FIG. (Not shown) is increased by 3 (step S35). The fact that the count value of the V prize rate up counter is “3” means that after the end of this big hit, a high V prize rate is set for a period from the next time, one after another, one after another to the big hit end, In other words, it means that a winning port having a high V winning rate among the plurality of winning ports 50 to 52 in the variable winning device 8 is activated (the V winning port moves to the winning port).

  If the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is not “7” in step S34, it is determined in next step S36 whether the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is “3” and the stop symbol is “3”. If "3", the count value of the V winning rate up counter is increased by 1 (step S37), and if the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is not "3", the process returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12). The fact that the count value of the V prize rate up counter is "1" means that the V prize rate is set to a high V prize rate during the period from the end of this big hit to the end of the next big hit, that is, the variable prize device 8 Of the plurality of winning ports 50 to 52, the winning port having a high V winning rate is activated (the V winning port moves to the winning port).

Next, the above-mentioned ordinary figure / ordinary electricity processing subroutine will be described with reference to FIG.
First, it is determined whether or not a hit ball has passed the general-purpose gate 25 (step S41). If the hit ball has not passed to the general-purpose gate, the process from step S44 is executed. If the hit ball has passed to the general-purpose gate, the stored value of the variable display of the normal symbol is incremented by 1 in the next step S42. . Next, a random number for ordinary drawing is extracted (step S43), and a branching process is performed to perform various operation controls according to the current game state (step S44). As a result, one of the normal operation subroutine (step S45), the rotation operation subroutine (step S46), the hit operation subroutine (step S47), and the off operation subroutine (step S48) is executed.

Next, the normal operation processing subroutine will be described with reference to FIG.
First, it is determined whether or not there is a stored value of a variable display of a normal symbol (normal rotation storage) (step S51). If there is no normal rotation memory, the cycle is repeated until the normal rotation memory occurs. If it is determined in step S51 that the normal rotation memory is present, then in determination step S52, it is determined whether or not the current game is a game within a period in which the effect of the lucky number is valid. judge. If it is determined that the current game is a game within a period in which the effect of the lucky number is valid, a random number having a higher probability of winning than normal and a winning value (that is, the same number of random numbers as normal) Is increased in the number of hit values, etc.) (step S53), and when it is determined in the determination step S52 that the current game is not a game within the valid period of the lucky number, a normal game is performed. The random number of the probability and the hit value are selected (step S54).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the extracted random number corresponds to a hit (step S55). If the extracted random number corresponds to a hit, the stop symbol on the ordinary symbol display 29 is set as a hit symbol (step S56). If it is determined in step S55 that the extracted random number does not correspond to a hit, the stopped symbol on the ordinary symbol display 29 is set as a departed symbol (step S57). Thereafter, the value is decremented by 1 from the normal rotation storage value (step S58), and the rotation operation is executed (step S59).

Next, the rotation operation processing subroutine will be described with reference to FIG.
First, it is determined whether or not it is time to stop variable display of a normal symbol (step S61). If it is not the stop timing, the rotation operation is performed until the stop timing comes (step S62). If it is determined in step S61 that it is the stop timing, the normal symbol display 29 is stopped with the already determined stop symbol (step S63). Then, in determination step S64, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol is a hit symbol (step S64). If the stop symbol is a hit symbol, the ordinary electric accessory 26 is turned on, and the blades 26A, 26B of the ordinary electric accessory 26 are turned on. Is performed (step S65), and a hit operation process is performed (step S67). If it is determined in step S64 that the stopped symbol is not a hit symbol, the blades 26A and 26B of the ordinary electric accessory 26 are closed. The detachment operation process is performed while keeping the position (step S66).

Next, the above described hit operation processing subroutine will be described with reference to FIG.
First, it is determined whether it is the end timing of the hit operation (step S71). If it is not the end timing, the ON operation of the ordinary electric accessory 26 is continued until the end timing, and the opening operation of the blades 26A and 26B of the ordinary electric accessory 26 is continued. When it is determined in step S71 that it is the end timing of the hit operation, the ordinary electric accessory 26 is turned off, and the blades 26A and 26B of the ordinary electric accessory 26 are closed (step S72). Then, the process returns to the normal operation (step S73) and returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12).

Next, the above-mentioned departure operation processing subroutine will be described with reference to FIG.
First, it is determined whether it is the end timing of the disengagement operation (step S81). If it is not the end timing, the OFF operation of the ordinary electric accessory 26 is continued until the end timing, and the closing operation of the blades 26A and 26B of the ordinary electric accessory 26 is continued. If it is determined in step S81 that it is the end timing of the off operation, the process returns to the normal operation (step S82) and returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12).

Next, the game processing subroutine will be described with reference to FIG.
First, a branching process is performed to perform various operation controls according to the current game state (step S91). As a result, any one of the ordinary operation subroutine (step S92), the wing opening / closing operation 1 subroutine (step S93), the wing opening / closing operation 2 subroutine (step S94), the fanfare operation subroutine (step S95), and the big hit operation subroutine (step S96) Or do.

Next, the ordinary operation processing subroutine will be described with reference to FIG.
First, in determination step S101, it is determined whether or not a hit ball has won the first start port 7 and the first start switch 7S has been turned ON. If the first start switch 7S has not been turned ON, in the next step S103, it is determined whether or not a hit ball has won the second start port 26H and the second start switch 26S has been turned ON. If both are “NO” (hereinafter abbreviated as “N”), the process returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12).

  In the next and subsequent cycles, if the result is "YES" (hereinafter abbreviated as "Y") in step S101, that is, it is determined that the first starting port 7 has a hit ball and the first starting switch 7S is ON. In this case, the right to open and close the blades 8A and 8B of the variable winning device 8 for a predetermined time, for example, only once is generated. In this case, a wing opening / closing operation 1 processing subroutine is executed in the next step S102, and the process returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12).

Next, the wing opening / closing operation 1 processing subroutine will be described with reference to FIG.
First, it is determined whether it is the processing end time (step S111), and if it is not the processing end time, it is determined whether it is the blade opening / closing timing (step S112). If it is not the blade opening / closing timing, it is determined whether or not there is a winning in the V winning opening (step S114). If not, the process returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12), but it is determined that there is a winning in the V winning opening. If it has, the fanfare operation is executed (step S115), and the process returns to the basic flowchart. In step S112, if the result is "Y" and the blade opening / closing timing is reached, in the next step S113, the blade opening / closing operation is performed only once during the time of the above-described opening / closing timer. If it is determined in the determination step S111 of the next and subsequent cycles that it is the processing end time, the above-described ordinary operation is performed (step S116).

  In the next and subsequent cycles, if the result in step S103 is "YES" (hereinafter, abbreviated as "Y"), that is, a hit ball is won in the second starting port 7, and the second starting switch 26S is ON. Is determined, the right to open and close the blades 8A and 8B of the variable winning device 8 twice, for example, for a longer time than usual is generated. In this case, the wing opening / closing operation 2 processing subroutine is executed in the next step S104, and the process returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12).

Next, the wing opening / closing operation 2 processing subroutine will be described with reference to FIG.
First, it is determined whether it is the processing end time (step S121), and if it is not the processing end time, it is determined whether it is the blade opening / closing timing (step S122). If it is not the blade opening / closing timing, it is determined whether or not there is a winning in the V winning opening (step S124). If not, the process returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12), but it is determined that there is a winning in the V winning opening. If it has, the fanfare operation is executed (step S125), and the process returns to the basic flowchart. If the result is "Y" in the determination step S122 and the blade opening / closing timing is reached, in the next step S123, the blade opening / closing operation is performed twice with the time of the opening / closing timer. If it is determined in the determination step S121 of the next and subsequent cycles that it is the processing end time, the above-described ordinary operation is performed (step S126).

Next, the fanfare operation processing subroutine will be described with reference to FIG.
First, it is determined whether or not it is the fanfare operation end time (step S131). If it is not the fanfare operation end time, the fanfare operation is executed (step S132), and the process returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12). Next, if it is determined in step S131 of the subsequent cycle that the current time is the end time of the fanfare operation, the big hit operation process is executed (step S133), and the process returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12).

Next, the big hit operation processing subroutine will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, the probability of a big hit or a middle hit in the variable display game on the variable display device 6 is returned to the normal probability (step S141). Then, the probability of winning in the variable display game on the ordinary symbol display 29 is returned to the probability at the normal time (step S142).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is “7” (step S143). If the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is "7", it is determined whether or not the winning number count has reached 10 (step S144). If the winning number count has reached 10, the storage device 5 is determined. Is set to OFF (step S149), and the process proceeds to step S150. If the winning number count has not reached 10 in the determination step S144, the storage device 5 is turned ON (step S145), and the process proceeds to step S150.

  Here, the operation of the game ball storage device 5 in the variable winning device 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIGS. 5 to 8 show a first configuration example, and FIGS. 9 to 11 show a second configuration example. As shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 11, the game ball storage device 5 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment has a driving solenoid 47 and storage arms 5A and 5B, and the game dropped on the stage plate 8C. The configuration is such that the ball can be stored or released by being held by rotating the storage arms 5A and 5B.

  FIG. 7 shows a state where the game balls P are stored in the first configuration example, and FIG. 8 shows a state where the stored game balls P are opened in the first configuration example. In the first configuration example, as a result of the variable display game of the variable display device 6, based on the stop symbol, the accessory CPU 30 specifies any of the winning ports 50 to 52 as a V winning port. FIGS. 5 to 8 show an example in which the central winning opening 50 is specified as the V winning opening. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the V validity indicator 53B is illuminated and displayed to indicate to the player or the like that the central winning opening is the V winning opening.

  Therefore, when the pair of left and right blades 8A and 8B of the variable winning device 8 which is a movable member opens and closes due to the above-mentioned start winning, the pachinko balls easily enter the blades 8A and 8B. The pachinko balls that have won the wings 8A and 8B pass through the count sensor 48 and then fall onto the stage plate 8C from one of the left and right sides of the back of the stage plate 8C. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, if the storage arms 5A and 5B are closed, the pachinko ball P is stored in the recess formed by both arms 5A and 5B.

  Thereafter, when the storage arms 5A and 5B are released, the stored pachinko balls P are released on the stage plate 8C. Since the stage plate 8C has a slight downward gradient toward the player, the stored and released pachinko balls P roll toward the winning ports 50 to 52. In the first configuration example, the center winning port 50 among the winning ports 50 to 52 is specified as the V winning port. Therefore, the probability that the pachinko ball P wins the V winning opening 50 is higher than in the case where the pachinko ball P is not stored. The second configuration example will be described in the description of FIG.

  As described above, in the first configuration example, the accessory CPU 30 determines whether or not the display symbol of the variable display game on the variable display device 6 that stops operating due to the winning in the V winning opening is a specific symbol. One of the mouths 50 to 52 is electronically activated as a V winning opening. Therefore, the CPU 30 for the accessory corresponds to a specific winning section activating means.

  Next, if the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is not “7” in the determination step S143, then it is determined in step S146 whether the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is “3”. As a result, if the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is “3”, it is determined whether or not the winning number count has reached eight (step S147), and if the winning number count has reached eight, Then, the storage device 5 is turned off (step S149), and the process proceeds to step S150. If the winning number count has not reached eight in the determination step S147, the storage device 5 is turned ON (step S148), and the process proceeds to step S150. In the above description, the storage device 5 may be turned off not only when the winning number count value is reached, but also when the number of times of opening and closing the blades 8A and 8B reaches a predetermined number.

  Next, it is determined whether it is the opening / closing timing of the blades 8A and 8B (step S150). If it is the blade opening / closing timing, the blade opening / closing operation is executed (step S151). Next, in FIG. 23, it is determined whether or not there is a winning in the V winning opening (step S152). If there is no V winning, it is determined whether or not the number of opening and closing of the blades has reached an upper limit value (for example, 18 times). (Step S153). If the number of opening and closing of the blades has not reached the upper limit value, it is determined whether or not the number of hit balls has hit the upper limit (for example, 10) or more in the general winning opening in the variable winning device 8 (step S154). If the winning is less than the upper limit, the process returns to the basic flowchart (FIG. 12).

  In step S153 or step S154 of the processing after the next time, if the number of times of opening and closing of the blade reaches the upper limit value or the winning of the hit ball is equal to or more than the upper limit value, the big hit state ends, but in the next step S155 It is determined whether or not the count value of the above-mentioned V winning rate up counter is zero. As a result, if the count value of the V prize rate up counter is not zero, in the next step S156, the count value of the V prize rate up counter is decremented by 1, and the probability of hitting the ordinary symbol display 29 is increased. It is set (step S157). Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the V prize rate up counter that was not zero (that is, is a value of 1 or more) in step S155 is a value resulting from stopping at the symbol "7" on the variable display device 6. (Step S158).

  As a result, if it is determined in step S155 that the value of the V prize rate up counter that is not zero is a value resulting from stopping at the symbol “7” on the variable display device 6, the variable prize device 8 After the winning opening having the highest V winning rate among the plurality of winning openings 50 to 52 is determined as the V winning opening (step S159), the normal operation is performed (step S162). The winning opening having the highest V winning rate among the plurality of winning openings 50 to 52 in the variable winning device 8 is, for example, the winning end at the left end as shown in FIG. The mouth 54 itself is slid to the left end to mechanically move the V winning opening. This is the second configuration example. In this case, the leftmost V valid indicator 53A is turned on to indicate to the player or the like that the leftmost winning port is the current V winning port.

  Next, in the determination step S158, as a result, it is determined that the value of the V winning rate up counter that was not zero in step S155 is not a value due to stopping at the symbol "7" on the variable display device 6. In this case, the value of the V prize rate up counter, which is not zero in step S155, is a value resulting from stopping at the symbol "3" on the variable display device 6, and in this case, the variable prize is changed. After the winning port having the middle V winning rate among the plurality of winning ports 50 to 52 in the apparatus 8 is set as the V winning port (step S160), the normal operation is performed (step S162). The winning port having the middle V winning rate among the plurality of winning ports 50 to 52 in the variable winning device 8 is, for example, the right-most winning port as shown in FIG. The V winning opening 54 itself is slid to the right end, and the V winning opening is mechanically moved. This is also a second configuration example. In this case, the rightmost V validity indicator 53C is lit to indicate to the player or the like that the rightmost winning opening is the current V winning opening.

  If the count value of the V winning percentage up counter is zero in the determination step S155, the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is other than "7" and "3". The winning opening having the lowest V winning rate among the plurality of winning openings 50 to 52 in the winning device 8 is set as the V winning opening (step S161), and then the normal operation is performed (step S162). The winning opening with the lowest V winning rate among the plurality of winning openings 50 to 52 in the variable winning device 8 is, for example, a center winning opening as shown in FIG. The winning opening 54 itself is slid to the center and the V winning opening is mechanically moved. This is also a second configuration example. In this case, the V-effective indicator 53B at the center is lit to indicate to the player or the like that the center winning opening is the current V winning opening.

  On the other hand, if there is a V prize in the determination step S152, in the next determination step S163, it is determined whether the number of continuations of the big hit (the number of continuation V) has reached a predetermined upper limit (for example, 16). If it is determined that the upper limit value has been reached, the above-described step S153 and subsequent steps are executed. If the number of continuations of the big hit (the number of continuation V) has not reached the predetermined upper limit in step S163, the fanfare operation is executed (step S164).

  As described above, also in the second configuration example, the CPU 30 for the accessory determines whether or not the display symbol of the variable display game on the variable display device 6 that stops operating due to the winning in the V winning opening is a specific symbol. One of the mouths 50 to 52 is mechanically activated as a V winning opening. Therefore, the CPU 30 for the accessory corresponds to a specific winning section activating means. As shown in FIG. 9 or FIG. 11, the second configuration example includes one V winning sensor 54S for detecting a winning in the V winning opening 54, and the V winning opening 54 and the V winning sensor 54S are integrated. It moves and activates the winning port at the destination as a V winning port, and is different from the first configuration example in which three (50S to 52S) winning sensors are provided.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The above-described embodiment is an exemplification, and has substantially the same configuration as the technical idea described in the claims of the present invention, and any device having the same operation and effect can be realized by the present invention. It is included in the technical scope of the invention.

It is a front view showing the whole composition of the pachinko gaming machine which is one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a gaming board of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a rear view illustrating a configuration of a rear surface of the pachinko gaming machine illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a more detailed configuration of a center accessory of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an operation of a center accessory of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view (1) which shows the change operation | movement of the game ball storage device of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view (2) which shows the change operation | movement of the game ball storage device of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view (1) showing an operation of changing a V winning opening of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view (2) showing an operation of changing a V winning opening of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view (3) illustrating a change operation of a V winning opening of the pachinko gaming machine illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a flowchart figure (1) which shows the flow of control of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart (2) illustrating a control flow of the pachinko gaming machine illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a flowchart figure (3) which shows the flow of control of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure (4) which shows the flow of control of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure (5) which shows the flow of control of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure (6) which shows the flow of control of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure (7) which shows the flow of control of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure (8) which shows the flow of control of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure (9) which shows the flow of control of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure (10) which shows the flow of control of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure (11) which shows the flow of control of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure (12) which shows the flow of control of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko game machine 2 Game board 2A Game part 3 Guide rail 4 General winning opening 5 Game ball storage device 5A, 5B Storage arm 6 Variable display device 7 First starting port 7S First starting switch 8 Variable winning device 8A, 8B 8C Stage plate 9 Upper plate 10 Operation handle 11 Launcher 12 Card insertion hole 13 Card balance display 14 Ball lending switch 15 Lower plate 16 Ball lending validity indicator 17 Game board controller 18 Emission controller 19 Ball ejection device 20 Probability setting Device 21 Launch control device 22 Ball lending control device 23 Card holding display device 24 Card return switch 25 Normal design gate 26 Normal electric accessory 26A, 26B Blade 26H 2nd starting port 26S 2nd starting switch 27 General drawing memory display 28 Award Ball tank 29 Ordinary symbol display 30 CPU for character
31 ROM
32 RAM
33 frequency dividing circuit 34 power supply circuit 35 speaker 36 amplifier 37 sound generator 38 output port 39 driver 40 buffer gate 41 low-pass filter 42 large winning opening solenoid 43 general-purpose solenoid 44 continuation number display 45 count switch 46 continuous V switch 47 driving solenoid 48 count sensor 50, 51, 52 winning opening 50S, 51S, 52S winning sensor 53A to 53C V effective display 54 V winning opening 54S V winning sensor 55 decorative lamp P pachinko ball

Claims (3)

A variable prize device including a movable member and a plurality of prize portions, an auxiliary game for operating the movable member in a predetermined pattern when the game ball wins a predetermined prize portion, and a game ball in the auxiliary game; Is a gaming machine that executes a special game advantageous to the player when the player wins a specific winning section of the plurality of winning sections,
Variable display means capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols,
When a display symbol of the variable display unit is a specific symbol, a specific winning unit activating unit that activates any of the plurality of winning units as a specific winning unit,
A gaming machine comprising: The specific winning section activating means,
When the display symbol on the variable display means is a special symbol among the specific symbols, a winning portion having a high winning rate among the plurality of winning portions is validated as a specific winning portion. A gaming machine according to item 1. The gaming machine is
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a specific symbol appearance rate changing unit that can change an appearance rate of the specific symbol.

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