JP2005052664A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball machine which can enhance game properties, or the like, by providing not only an announcing means for making an announcement about an operating state of a guide means but also an announcement lottery means for drawing lots for whether or not to make the announcement by the announcing means. <P>SOLUTION: The pinball machine is provided with a guide means 35 which can perform operations ranging between a first state of guiding a game ball 2, made prizewinning by a variable winning means 26, to an ordinary area 33 and the second state of guiding the game ball 2 to a special area 34, a shooting-timing announcing lamp 29 and a lamp control means 73, which make the announcement about the operating state of the guide means 35, and the announcement lottery means 74 to draw lots for whether or not to make the announcement. The shooting-timing announcing lamp 29 and the lamp control means 73 announce shooting timing of the game ball 2, which is suited to make the shot game ball 2 guided to the special area 34 by the guide means 35 after being made prize winning by the variable winning means 26. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine provided with guide means that operates in a first state where a game ball won in a variable winning means is guided to a normal area and a second state where the game ball is guided to a special area.

  Conventionally, in ball game machines such as third-class pachinko machines, which are called right objects, and arrangement ball machines, which are combination-type ball game machines, and second-type pachinko machines, which are called feather objects, in the game area of the game board, Profit state generating winning means (variable winning means) having a normal area and a special area are provided, and a game ball launched into the game area by a player's launch operation wins a special area of the profit state generating winning means Based on this, a profit state advantageous to the player is generated.

  In a game area such as a third kind pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine, a special starting means and an open / close-type special winning means are generally provided in addition to the profit state generating winning means. When the profit state occurs, only when the profit state occurs, the special winning means that is normally closed is opened and the game ball wins the special winning means on condition that the special starting means is detected. In the third type pachinko machine, game balls that are several times or ten times the number of game balls won in the special winning means are paid out as prizes. (For example, see Patent Document 1)

  In the second type pachinko machine, the winning means for generating a profit state is configured as a variable winning means that can be changed between a closed state and an open state, but in the third type pachinko machine and the arrange ball machine, There are many cases where the winning means for generating a profit state is configured as a variable winning means. In this case, based on the detection of the game ball by the starting means, there is a possibility that the normally-closed variable winning means is switched to the open state for a predetermined time (for example, 0.4 to 5 seconds) and the game ball wins the variable winning means. In other words, the possibility that the game ball wins in the special area of the variable winning means is increased.

  Further, in the third type pachinko machines and arrange ball machines, the lottery determination means determines whether to switch the variable winning means from the closed state to the open state based on the detection of the game ball by the starting means, and the determination In order to notify the player of the results, the display means displays the game symbols so that the game symbols are changed and stopped, and the game symbols are displayed in a special mode (“ 7, 7, 7 ", etc.), and then the variable winning means is switched from the closed state to the open state for a predetermined time.

By the way, as a ball game machine equipped with variable winning means, guide means operable in a first state in which the game balls won in the variable winning means are guided to the normal area and in a second state to be guided to the special area. Those provided with are put to practical use. The guide means has a guide member made up of a swinging member and a rotating member. When at least the variable prize-winning means is opened, the guide member is driven to operate in the first state and the second state. The game balls won in the means are distributed to either the normal area or the specific area.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-4114

  As in the conventional ball and ball game machine provided with the guide means, simply operating the guide means in the first state and the second state results in poor gameplay and the like. There is also a problem that it is difficult for a person to grasp. Therefore, it is conceivable to notify the operating state of the guiding means. However, there is a limit to improving the gameability or the like if the operating state of the guiding means is always notified.

  In particular, in the case where the guide means operates in a fixed pattern, if the game ball is only fired at an appropriate timing by the player's launch operation, the fired game ball wins the variable prize means and the guide means makes a special area. The certainty that it will be guided to is also poor, and the game is also poor.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide notifying means for making a notification related to the operating state of the guiding means, and providing a notice lottery means for lottering whether or not to make a notification by the notifying means, thereby improving the gameability and the like. It is to provide a ball game machine.

  The ball game machine of the present application has a variable winning means having a normal area and a special area, and a profit state generation that generates a profit state advantageous to the player based on the winning of the game ball to the special area of the variable winning means A guide means operable in a first state for guiding a game ball won in the variable winning means to a normal area and a second state for guiding to a special area; It is provided with the alerting | reporting means which performs alerting | reporting relevant to the operating state of the said guidance | instruction means, and the alerting | reporting lottery means which draws lots whether the alerting | reporting by the said alerting | reporting means is performed.

  Usually, in a ball game machine, a game area into which a game ball launched by a player's launch operation is shot is formed, and a variable winning means is provided in this game area, and a game ball wins the variable winning means. In this case, when the guide means is in the first state, the game ball is guided to the normal area, and when the guide means is in the second state, the game ball is guided to the special area. When a game ball wins a special area, a profit state advantageous to the player is generated based on the win. This ball game machine is equipped with various guiding means such as a third-class pachinko machine called a right property, an arrange ball machine which is a combination ball game machine, and a second-type pachinko machine called a feather. It can be applied to other ball game machines.

  In order to make a notification related to the operating state of the guiding means by the notifying means and to lottery whether to notify by the notifying means by the notifying lottery means, the guide means simply operates in the first state and the second state. Compared with the conventional ball and ball game machine which only makes it possible, it becomes possible to remarkably improve the playability and the like. And when the notification related to the operating state of the guiding means is performed, it is suitable for grasping the operating state of the guiding means, and for the game ball to win the variable winning means and guide to the special area by the guiding means. It is also possible to fire a game ball at the launch timing.

  Here, the variable winning means may be configured to be variable between a closed state in which the game ball is not or is difficult to win and an open state in which the game ball is easy to win. In this case, the game ball to be won in the starting means is a ball. When detected by the detecting means, the variable winning means may be switched from the closed state to the open state by the switching means based on the ball detection signal.

  Whether or not the variable winning means is switched from the closed state to the open state by the switching means based on the ball detection signal from the ball detecting means when the variable winning means is configured to be variable between the closed state and the open state. In order to make a lottery determination by the lottery determination means and notify the player of the determination result by the lottery determination means, the game display may be displayed after the game symbols are variably displayed by the symbol display means.

  The main control board having the lottery determination unit and the sub control board having the notification lottery unit may be configured as separate boards. For example, when the sub-control board is a lamp control board, notification related to the operating state of the guide means is performed by turning on (turning off) a specific lamp. When the sub-control board is a sound control board, guidance is provided. The notification related to the operating state of the means can be performed by sounding a specific sound effect.

  The notification means may notify the firing timing of the game ball suitable for the game ball that has been launched to win the variable winning means and guide it to the special area by the guide means, or the operating state of the guide means You may make it perform notification which shows. The guiding means may have a guidance probability changing function for changing a probability (guidance probability) of guiding the game ball to the special area of the variable winning means according to the gaming state through operation.

  According to the bullet ball game machine of the present application, the guide means operable in the first state in which the game ball won in the variable prize means is guided to the normal area and the second state in which the game ball is guided to the special area. By providing an informing means for informing relating to the operating state and an informing lottery means for lottering whether or not to make an informing by the informing means, a ball game machine capable of remarkably improving game performance and the like is provided. Can do.

  The ball game machine of the present invention has a variable winning means having a normal area and a special area, and a profit state that generates a profit state advantageous to the player based on the winning of the game ball to the special area of the variable winning means A guide means operable in a first state for guiding a game ball won in a variable winning means to a normal area and a second state for guiding to a special area, An informing means for informing related to the operating state of the informing means and an informing lottery means for lottering whether to make an informing by the informing means are provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This embodiment is an example when the present invention is applied to a third-class pachinko machine called a so-called right object installed in an island structure of a pachinko hall. A plurality of pachinko machines 1 are arranged in the length direction of the island structure provided in the pachinko hall, and a card-type lending device 1a is arranged on the left side of each pachinko machine 1. 1 a is electrically connected to the right pachinko machine 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the pachinko machine 1 includes a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 3 and a front frame 4 pivotally attached to the outer frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. The outer frame 3 is an island structure. (Not shown) is detachably mounted. A game board 5 is detachably mounted on the front frame 4 from the back side, and a glass door 6 having a window portion 6a on the front side of the game board 5 and a front plate 7 to which an upper plate 8 is attached are pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable. ing.

  A lower plate 9 for storing the game ball 2 overflowing or extracted from the upper plate 8 is fixedly provided below the front frame 4 below the front plate 7, and the launching means 10 is placed on the right side of the lower plate 9. A firing handle 11 is attached. The launching means 10 includes a launching handle 11 that can be rotated, and a launching motor 13 that launches the game ball 2 with a striking rod 12 with a striking force corresponding to the pivoting angle of the launching handle 11.

  An operation panel 14 is provided on the right side of the front surface of the upper plate 8, and a power balance of a ball rental card (not shown) inserted in the card-type lending device 1a is displayed on the operation panel 14 with a maximum of three digits. , A balance display unit 14a that can be displayed, a lending switch 14b that is operated to instruct the card-type lending device 1a to lend gaming balls 2 for a predetermined number of times, and a ball lending card that is inserted into the card-type lending device 1a And a return switch 14c that is operated to instruct the return.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a guide rail 15 comprising an outer rail and an inner rail is provided in a substantially annular shape on the game board 5 arranged in a vertical posture, and a game area 5 a is formed inside the guide rail 15. The game ball 2 fired by the launching means 10 is guided by the guide rail 15 and driven into the upper side of the game area 5a.

  In the game area 5 a, a number of obstacle nails 20, a plurality of windmills 21, a plurality of normal winning means 22, a display means 23 including a display 16, a game symbol starting means 24, and a plurality (for example, four) variable hold lamps 25. , Variable winning means 26, special winning means 27, special starting means 28, a plurality of (for example, five) firing timing notification lamps 29, and the like are arranged.

  The display means 23 has three (left, middle, and right) symbol display portions 23a to 23c arranged on the left and right, and the game ball 2 that has won the game symbol start means 24 is a ball detection means comprising a ball detection sensor or the like. Based on the detection at 24a (see FIG. 5), a plurality of game symbols (for example, “0” to “9”) are variably displayed on the symbol display portions 23a to 23c.

  The plurality of change hold lamps 25 notify the number of change hold balls that have not yet been used for the game symbol change display among the game balls 2 detected by the ball detecting means 24a. In this pachinko machine 1, Up to four variable hold balls can be stored, for example, and the number of hold lamps 25 corresponding to the stored variable hold balls is lit.

  The variable winning means 26 is formed inside the winning means body 30 having a front end portion formed in a substantially concave shape, a pair of left and right opening / closing blades 31 for opening and closing the upper end portion side of the winning means body 30, and the winning means body 30. The ball play space 32, a normal area 33 that communicates with the ball play space 32, and a special area 34, and a guide member 36 of the guide means 35 is provided inside the ball play space 32.

  The variable winning means 26 has a closed state (shown by a solid line in FIG. 4) in which the open / close blade 31 is closed and the game ball 2 is difficult to win, and an open state (in FIG. 4) in which the open / close blade 31 is open and the game ball 2 is easily won. (Shown by a chain line), and is normally configured to be closed.

  The game symbols after change displayed on the symbol display units 23a to 23c are a plurality of types of big hits (for example, 10 types of big hits that are combinations of the same symbols of “0, 0, 0” to “9, 9, 9”) In any case, the variable winning means 26 switches from the closed state to the open state for a certain time (for example, 5 seconds) after a certain time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed after the game symbol has stopped changing. It is done.

  If the game ball 2 that has won the variable winning means 26 wins the special area 34 on the condition that the variable winning means 26 is switched from the closed state to the open state, a special right that is in a profit state advantageous to the player is generated. To do.

  The lower end of the guide member 36 is pivotally supported around the longitudinal axis, and the guide means 35 swings the guide member 36 in a left-tilt manner as shown by a solid line in FIG. The first state in which the played game ball 2 is guided to the normal area 33 and the game ball 2 won in the variable winning means 26 by swinging the guide member 36 to the right as shown by a chain line in FIG. It is configured to be operable over the second state guided to the region 34.

  The guiding means 35 is normally held in the first state, and the changed gaming symbols displayed on the symbol display portions 23a to 23c are in a big hit state, and the variable winning means 26 is closed → open → closed. When switching to, the state is switched by swinging the guide member 36 in a predetermined pattern. This swing pattern will be described later.

  The special winning means 27 has an opening / closing plate 37, which is variable between a closed state where the opening / closing plate 37 is closed and the game ball 2 does not win, and an open state where the opening / closing plate 37 is opened and the game ball 2 is easy to win. It is configured.

  The special starting means 28 includes a rotating body 38 that rotates at a constant rotational speed, a ball passage opening 39 provided on the back side of the rotating body 38, and a ball detection means that detects the game ball 2 passing through the ball passage opening 39. 28a (see FIG. 5). The rotating body 38 is formed with an accommodation hole 38a that can accommodate the game ball 2 cut out from the outer peripheral end toward the center, and the game ball 2 held on the upper end side of the rotating body 38 is accommodated in the accommodation hole 38a of the rotation body 38. Then, the rotating body 38 rotates about 300 degrees, for example, and the game ball 2 accommodated in the accommodation hole 38a passes through the ball passage port 39 and is discharged.

  In the state where the special right is generated, when the game ball 2 passing through the ball passage opening 39 is detected by the ball detection means 28a, the open / close plate 37 of the special winning means 27 is switched to an open state in which the game ball 2 can be easily won. Instead, a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds) after a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls 2 wins the special winning means 27 or the open / close plate 37 of the special winning means 27 is switched to the open state. A round that ends when the open / close plate 37 of the special winning means 27 is switched to the closed state when one of the two passes elapses becomes a predetermined round (for example, 16 rounds).

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a back mechanism plate 40 that presses the game board 5 from the back side is detachably attached to the back side of the front frame 4. A prize ball tank 43 and a tank rail 44 extending therefrom are provided on the upper side of the back mechanism plate 40, and a passage unit 46 connected to the payout means 45 is provided on the lower side of the back mechanism plate 40. The payout means 45 pays out the game ball 2 as a prize by winning the game ball 2 to the winning means 22, 26, 27, etc., but the game ball 2 from the payout means 45 passes to the upper plate 8 via the passage unit 46. When the upper plate 8 is full of the game balls 2, it is paid out to the lower plate 9.

  In the opening 40a of the back mechanism board 40, a back cover 47 mounted on the back side of the game board 5 and a winning ball discharge basket (not shown) for discharging the game ball 2 won in the winning means 22, 26, 27, etc. Are respectively fitted. A main control board 49 is provided inside a case 48 attached to the back cover 47, and a display control board 50 is provided on the front side thereof.

  A lamp control board 52 is provided in a case 51a attached to the back cover 47 below the main control board 49, and a sound control board 53 is provided in a case 51b adjacent to the case 51a. A power supply board 55 and a payout control board 56 are respectively provided inside the case 54 attached to the back mechanism plate 40 below the cases 51a and 51b, and the inside of the case 57 attached to the rear side of the launching means 10. Is provided with a launch control board 58.

  Thus, these substrates 49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58 are configured as separate substrates, and the control substrates 49, 50, 52, 53, 56, 58 excluding the power supply substrate 55 include Microcomputers (microcomputers) each having a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like are provided.

  The main control board 49 and the sub control boards 50, 52, 53, 56 are electrically connected via a plurality of signal lines, and a predetermined amount is transmitted from the main control board 49 to each control board 50, 52, 53, 56. As various control signals for executing the gaming operations, command signals that can be transmitted by simplifying the control information are transmitted by one-way communication.

  Next, various functions achieved based on a plurality of control programs stored in advance in the control device of the pachinko machine 1 will be described based on the functional blocks in FIG. However, these various functions are achieved by the above-described plurality of control programs and a control device such as a microcomputer. The main control means 60 configured on the main control board 49 is responsible for the control related to the game, and is necessary for the display control means 70, the payout control means 72, the lamp control means 73, the sound control means 75, etc., which will be described later. A command signal as a control signal is transmitted and output.

  The main control means 60 includes lottery means 61, lottery value storage means 62, determination means 63, opening / closing switching means 64, state switching means 65, profit state generation means 66, symbol variation pattern determination means 67, and command transmission means 68.

  The lottery means 61 uses a lottery counter, for example, to update the lottery numerical value by “1” every minute update cycle (about 2 msec cycle) and update it within a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 99), The lottery value is drawn (extracted) at the timing when the ball detecting means 24a detects the game ball 2 winning the game symbol starting means 24, and the lottery value storage means 62 stores the lottery value extracted by the lottery means 61. .

  The determination unit 63 determines whether or not the big hit is based on the lottery value stored in the lottery value storage unit 62. For example, when the lottery value lottery with a probability of 1/100 is a specific value (for example, 7), it is determined as a big hit, and when it is any other value, it is determined as a miss. The lottery means 61 and the determination means 63 correspond to the lottery determination means.

  The lottery means 61 and the determination means 63 determine whether or not the variable winning means 26 is switched from the closed state to the open state by the opening / closing switching means 64 based on the ball detection signal from the ball detection means 24a of the game symbol starting means 24. A lottery decision is made.

  That is, the opening / closing switching means 64 controls the opening / closing blade 31 when the determination means 63 determines a big hit based on the ball detection signal from the ball detection means 24a of the game symbol starting means 24, for example, FIG. As shown in (a), after 5 seconds have elapsed after the special mode is established as the stop symbol mode of the game symbol, the variable winning means 26 is switched from the closed state to the open state for 5 seconds.

  The state switching unit 65 controls the guide member 36 when the determination unit 63 determines that it is a big hit, for example, as shown in FIG. 6B, after the special mode is established as the stop symbol mode of the game symbol After 8.5 seconds have passed, that is, after 3.5 seconds have passed since the variable winning means 26 was switched to the open state, the guiding means 35 is switched from the first state to the second state for 1 second.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the profit state generating means 66 is a profit advantageous to the player based on the winning of the game ball 2 in the special area 34 (V zone) of the variable winning means 26 by opening and closing the variable winning means 26. Generate special rights that are states. As shown in FIG. 8, when the special right is generated, the open / close plate 37 of the special winning means 27 is switched to the open state by the winning of the game ball 2 to the special starting means 28 during the generation of the special right. The special winning means 27 is triggered by either 10 game balls 2 winning the special winning means 27 or 6 seconds after the opening / closing plate 37 of the special winning means 27 is switched to the open state. The round that ends when the open / close plate 37 is switched to the closed state can be executed 16 rounds.

The symbol variation pattern determining unit 67 receives one of the determination results of the determining unit 63 and determines one of a plurality of types of symbol variation patterns having different symbol variation times set in advance.
The command transmission unit 68 transmits a command signal based on the determination result of the determination unit 63 and the symbol variation pattern determined by the symbol variation pattern determination unit 67 to the display control unit 70 and the lamp control unit 73, and as necessary. Various command signals are transmitted to the display control means 70, the payout control means 72, the lamp control means 73, and the sound control means 75.

  The display control means 70 configured on the display control board 50 has a game symbol display control means 71, and the game symbol display control means 71 displays on the basis of the command signal transmitted from the command transmission means 68. In the game symbol display units 23a to 23c of the means 23, after changing the game symbol with the determined variation pattern, the game symbol is stopped so that it becomes a special mode in the case of a big hit, and in the case of detachment, a mode other than the special mode Stop to become.

  The game symbol display control means 71 and the game symbol display units 23a to 23c correspond to symbol display means for displaying the game symbols in a variable manner and then stopping the game symbols in order to notify the player of the determination result by the determination means 63.

  The lamp control means 73 configured on the lamp control board 52, which is a sub control board, controls the plurality of firing timing notification lamps 29 in order to make notifications related to the operating state of the guide means 35, thereby playing the game ball 2 Notifies the launch timing of the game ball 2 suitable for winning the variable winning means 26 and guiding to the special area 34 by the guiding means 35. A plurality of firing timing notification lamps 29 and lamp control means 73 correspond to notification means.

  Here, in the arrangement configuration of the game area 5a as shown in FIG. 4, when the variable winning means 26 is in the open state, when the game ball 2 is launched weakly by the launch means 10, the game ball 2 is fired from the beginning. It is assumed in advance that it takes about 3 seconds to reach the variable winning means 26 and win.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6B, if the time during which the guiding means 35 is switched from the first state to the second state is 1 second, the guiding means 35 is changed from the first state to the second state. When the game ball 2 is weakly launched by the launching means 10 three seconds before the 0.5 second has passed, the game ball 2 that has won the variable winning means 26 is placed in the special area by the guide means 35 in the second state. The probability of being guided to 34 also increases.

  That is, the player operates the launching handle 11 of the launching means 10 at the timing of “launching” shown in FIG. I am trying to inform you so that you can launch. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, five firing timing notification lamps 29 are arranged in a horizontal row on the left side of the variable winning means 26.

  The numbers and letters “4”, “3”, “2”, “1”, and “fire” are marked below the five fire timing notification lamps 29, respectively. The firing timing notification lamp 29 corresponding to “4” → “3” → “2” → “1” → “launch” is sequentially lit from 4 seconds before, and the firing timing corresponding to “launch” When the notification lamp 29 is turned on, the timing for launching the game ball 2 is reached.

  The lamp control means 73 has a notice lottery means 74. The notice lottery means 74 receives a judgment result by the judgment means 63 of the main control means 60 via a command signal. A lottery is performed to determine whether or not to notify. For example, if a notification is made with a probability of 1/2, a lottery will be conducted, and only in this case, the above notification is made.

  A payout control means 72 is configured on the payout control board 56, a sound control means 75 is configured on the sound control board 53, and a firing control means 76 is configured on the firing control board 58. Based on the command signal from the main control means 60, the payout control means 72 controls the payout means 45, the lamp control means 73 controls the lighting of various other lamp groups LP, and the sound control means 75 controls the speaker SP. Various sound effects are generated.

The operation and effect of the pachinko machine 1 will be described.
When the player rotates the launch handle 11 while the game ball 2 is housed in the upper plate 8, the game ball 2 is launched by the launch means 10, and the game ball 2 is guided to the guide rail 15. It is driven into the upper side of the game area 5a. If the player does not rotate the firing handle 11 or operates the stop switch even if the firing handle 11 is rotated, the game ball 2 will not be fired, and the release of the stop switch makes it relatively easy. It is possible to start hitting the game ball 2 at a desired timing.

  The game ball 2 launched into the game area 5a falls while changing its direction upon the obstacle nail 20, the windmill 21 and the like, but when the game ball 2 wins the winning means 22, 26, 27, etc., the payout means 45 As a result, several to ten or more game balls 2 are paid out as a prize. The game balls 2 that have not won the winning means 22, 26, 27, etc. are discharged to the outside of the game area 5a through the discharge holes 5b formed at the lower end of the game area 5a and collected. However, during normal times, the game ball 2 may not be awarded to the variable winning means 26 and the special winning means 27.

  In a normal state, a plurality of game symbols are displayed on the display means 23 based on the fact that the game balls 2 launched into the game area 5a are won by the game symbol starting means 24 and detected by the ball detecting means 24a. When the game symbols that are displayed in a variable manner in each of the three columns and stop after changing for a predetermined time are in a specific mode (“7, 7, 7”), etc., as shown in FIG. After 5 seconds have elapsed, the variable winning means 26 is switched from the closed state to the open state, and after 5 seconds has elapsed, the variable winning means 26 is switched from the open state to the closed state.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, after the special mode is established, 8.5 seconds have elapsed, that is, after the variable winning means 26 has been switched to the open state, 3.5 seconds have elapsed, and then the guide means 35 is The state is switched from the first state to the second state for 1 second. When the determination means 63 determines that it is a big hit, as described above, the plurality of game symbols displayed on the display means 23 are stopped in a specific mode, but the notification of the lamp control means 52 is received in response to the determination result. The lottery means 73 draws a lottery whether or not to make a notification related to the operating state of the guide means 35.

  When the notification is selected, the firing timing notification lamp 29 corresponding to “4” → “3” → “2” → “1” → “launch” is sequentially turned on as described above. The launch timing of the game ball 2 suitable for the game ball 2 launched by the launch means 10 to win the variable winning means 26 and be guided to the special area 34 by the guide means 35 is notified. As described above, according to the bullet ball gaming machine 1, by providing the notification means (the plurality of firing timing notification lamps 29 and the lamp control means 73) and the notification lottery means 74, a bullet ball capable of enhancing game performance and the like. It can be a gaming machine.

Next, a modified form will be described. However, the same components as those in the above embodiment are described with the same reference numerals.
1) When the determination means 63 makes a lottery determination as a big win and a special right is generated, the so-called big win lottery probability is increased after the first special right is generated until the next or next special right is generated. The present invention is applied to a ball game machine that is said to be twice-righted (a model promised to generate a special right twice in total) or three times (a model promised to generate a special right three times in total). May be.

  For example, in a three-time ball game machine, a game as shown in the time chart shown in FIG. 9 is performed. In this case, only when the first special right is generated or when each special right is generated, Whether or not to make a notification related to the operating state of the guide means 35 is selected by the notification lottery means 74, and if the notification is made, the same notification as in the above embodiment may be performed.

2] The display means 23 and the display control means 50 (that is, the symbol display means) comprising the display 16 of the above embodiment are omitted, and as shown in FIG. 10, the starting means 24A replaced with the game symbol starting means 24, A variable winning means 26A may be provided instead of the variable winning means 26.

  Further, a ball detecting means for detecting the winning of the game ball 2 to the starting means 24A is provided, and the variable winning means 26A is set by the opening / closing switching means without making a lottery determination based on the ball detection signal from the ball detecting means. You may make it switch from a closed state to an open state. In this case, at the timing when the game ball 2 winning the starting means 24A is detected, whether or not the notice lottery means 74 makes a notice related to the guide means 35 is lottery. You may make it perform the alert | report similar to a form.

3] The guide means 35 may be provided with a guidance probability changing function for changing the probability of guiding the game ball 2 to the special area 34 of the variable winning means 26 through operation according to the gaming state. For example, when the game symbol changes, it becomes a special mode, and when the special mode is an even number of game symbols, the operation of the guide means 35 similar to the above embodiment is performed as shown in FIG. 11 (b1). To enable notification related to the operation.

  On the other hand, when the special mode is an odd number of game symbols, as shown in FIG. 11 (b2), when the variable winning means 26 is in the open state, the guide means 35 is switched from the first state to the second state. The time is 3 seconds, and accordingly, as a notification related to the operation of the guide means 35, the fired game ball 2 wins the variable prize means 26 and is suitable for guiding to the special area 34 by the guide means 35. Notification of the launch timing of the game ball 2 can be performed, and whether or not to perform the notification may be selected by lottery.

4] Thus, a switching time setting means for setting a switching time for switching the guiding means 35 from the first state to the second state may be provided. In this case, it is preferable to provide a switching time lottery means for lottering the switching time according to the gaming state in addition to the combination of game symbols.
5] Furthermore, there is provided an operation timing setting means for setting a time timing at which the variable winning means is activated to be in an open state from the establishment of a predetermined predetermined gaming state such that the combination of gaming symbols becomes a special mode. Also good.

6] Further, in order to prevent fraud or the like, if a predetermined gaming state is not established, there may be provided an invalidating means for invalidating the occurrence of the profit state even if a gaming ball is detected in the special area 34. .
7) As a notification related to the operating state of the guide means 35, the firing timing of the game ball 2 suitable for the launched game ball 2 to win the variable winning means 26 and guide to the special area 34 by the guide means 35 is shown. Various notifications other than notification may be used. For example, it is good also as information which shows the operation state itself of guidance means 35.

8] The notification means for performing notification related to the operating state of the guide means 35 may be constituted by a sound control means and a speaker, and the notification may be performed by sounding a specific sound effect or step by step. 9] The guide means 35 may be always operated.
10] The variable winning means 26, 26A can be applied to various structures as long as it has a normal area and a special area, as well as the structure of the present embodiment.

11] In addition, other modifications can be added to the above-described embodiment and further modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the arrangement is a combination ball game machine. Benefits that are advantageous to the player based on the winning of a game ball in a special area of the variable winning means, such as ball machines and ball game machines such as second-class pachinko machines called feathers The present invention can be applied to various ball game machines in which a state occurs.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of the game board of a pachinko machine. It is a functional block diagram of a pachinko machine. (A) is a time chart which shows the operation state of a variable winning means, (b) is a time chart which shows the operation state of a guidance means. It is a time chart which shows the gaming state including special right being generated. It is a time chart which shows the game state in which special rights are generating. It is a time chart which shows the game state including the special right generation which concerns on a pachinko machine in a change form. It is a front view of the game board of the pachinko machine concerning a change form. (A) is a time chart showing the operating state of the variable winning means, (b1) is a time chart showing the operating state of the guiding means with a low probability of winning the winning means, and (b2) is to the winning means. It is a time chart which shows the operating state of the guidance means from which a winning of becomes high probability.

Explanation of symbols

2 Game balls 23a to 23c Game symbol display units 24, 24A Game symbol starter 24a Ball detectors 26, 26A Variable winning means 29 Firing timing notification lamp 33 Normal area 34 Special area 35 Guide means 49 Main control board 52 Lamp control board 61 Lottery means 63 Determination means 64 Open / close switching means 66 Profit state generating means 71 Game symbol display control means 73 Lamp control means 74 Notification lottery means

Claims (1)

Based on the variable winning means (26, 26A) having the normal area (33) and the special area (34), and the winning of the game ball (2) to the special area (34) of the variable winning means (26, 26A) In a ball game machine equipped with profit state generating means (66) for generating a profit state advantageous to the player,
Guidance operable in the first state in which the game ball (2) won in the variable winning means (26, 26A) is guided to the normal area (33) and in the second state to be guided to the special area (34). Means (35);
Notification means (29, 73) for performing notification related to the operating state of the guide means (35);
Notification lottery means (74) for lottery whether to notify by the notification means (29, 73);
A ball game machine characterized by comprising: