JP2005131176A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To impart an actual feeling of acquiring many winning balls to a game player while restricting winning in the range of a preset restricted number. <P>SOLUTION: In the subject game machine such as a Pachinko machine and an arranging ball machine, a winning device 4 is provided with an inlet detector 3, a storage means 5, and a discharge detector 6. The game machine has a storage control means 2 for storing game balls B by the storage means 5 until the number of game balls B reaches a predetermined number and performing control for releasing the game balls B stored by the storage means 5 after reaching the predetermined number, and a winning ball dispensing control means 7 for controlling dispensing of winning balls by receiving a signal outputted from the discharge detector 6. Winning can be restricted in the range of the restricted number since the inlet detector 3 is arranged in an inlet part of the winning device 4. Since the winning ball dispensing control means 7 collectively dispenses the winning balls when the storage means 5 releases the game balls B after reaching the predetermined number, the game player can get an actual feeling of acquiring many winning balls at a stretch. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a winning device having two detectors having different purposes.

For pachinko machines that are one of the gaming machines, a technology for detecting a winning of a pachinko ball by providing a detector at the winning opening of the winning device (see, for example, Patent Document 1), and discharging the winning pachinko ball from the winning device There has been disclosed a technique for paying out a prize ball with a detector that detects when performing the process (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP-A-2-21187 (page 3-4, FIG. 2 to FIG. 4) Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-190378 (pages 13-15, Fig. 3)

However, in the technique of Patent Document 1, a prize ball is paid out when the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening. Usually, since winnings are discrete and payouts are also discrete, it is difficult to obtain a feeling that many prize balls have been acquired.
On the other hand, in the technique of Patent Document 2, since other pachinko balls may win while the pachinko balls remain in the winning device, they are easily detected together when discharged from the winning device. However, there is a time lag when the pachinko ball that has passed through the winning opening is detected by moving to the detection position, so when limiting the number of winnings, the number of winnings (or the upper limit number) will be won. There is a problem that it cannot accept the exact number of pachinko balls.
The present invention has been made in view of these points, and restricts winnings within a set number of limits, and allows players to feel that they have won many prize balls. An object is to provide a gaming machine.

(1) Means for solving the problem (hereinafter simply referred to as “solution means”) 1 is an entrance provided at the entrance site for detecting a winning of the game ball B as schematically shown in FIG. Detected by the winning detector 4 having the detector 3, the storage means 5 capable of storing the winning game ball B, and the discharge detector 6 for detecting the game ball B discharged outside the device, and the entrance detector 3. Control is performed to store the game balls B by the storage means 5 until the number of game balls B reached a predetermined number, and to release the game balls B stored by the storage means 5 after reaching the predetermined number. The gist of the present invention is to have a storage control means 2 for performing and a prize ball payout control means 7 for receiving a signal output from the discharge detector 6 and controlling the payout of prize balls.

The terms described in Solution 1 are interpreted as follows. The interpretation is the same for the claims and the description.
(A) The “entrance part” of the winning device includes not only the winning port but also the vicinity of the winning port.
(B) “Inlet detector” and “discharge detector” are both detectors capable of detecting a game ball, and are non-contact type detectors (for example, proximity sensors, optical sensors, infrared sensors, etc.) or contact types. A detector (for example, a reed switch, a micro switch, a pressure sensor) is used.
(C) “Prize ball” is also called a prize or a prize ball, and usually corresponds to a corresponding number of game balls.

  According to the solution 1, since the entrance detector 3 is provided at the entrance portion of the winning device 4, when a limit number that can be won is set, the winning can be limited within the range of the limit number. Further, the game ball B is stored in the storage means 5 until the number of winnings detected by the entrance detector 3 reaches a predetermined number (for example, 10), and after the predetermined number is reached, the game ball B is released. The discharge detector 6 is made to detect. Accordingly, the discharge detector 6 detects the game ball B released from the storage at a stroke, and receives the signal output from the discharge detector 6, and the prize ball payout control means 7 pays out the prize balls together. You can feel that you have won many prize balls at once.

(2) The solution means 2 is the gaming machine described in the solution means 1, and the prize ball payout control means 7 validates and outputs the signal output from the entrance detector 3 in a specific round in the jackpot game. The gist is to perform control to invalidate the signal output from the detector 6.

  According to the solution means 2, the prize ball payout control means 7 pays out the prize balls according to the signal output from the entrance detector 3 only in a specific round, so that the signal output from the discharge detector 6 is invalidated. To do. The specific round may be limited to one round (for example, the first round and the final round) in the jackpot game, and may be applied to a plurality of rounds (for example, from the first round to the fifth round, etc.). Further, it may be realized in all of a specific round, or may be limited to a part (for example, within a certain period from the start of the round). In this way, winnings and payouts are made almost simultaneously only under certain conditions, so for players with few balls, when the game is a big hit game, the game continues without receiving a new lending of the game ball B it can.

(3) The solution means 3 is the gaming machine described in the solution means 1, and sets which signal output from the entrance detector 3 and the discharge detector 6 is validated by the prize ball payout control means 7 The gist of the present invention is to have the function setting means 1 to be used.

  According to the solution means 3, the entrance detector 3 and the discharge detector 6 output a signal when the game ball B is detected, but the function setting means 1 determines which signal is valid and the prize ball is paid out. Set. The prize ball payout control means 7 pays out the prize balls based on the signal output from the detector set by the function setting means 1 (that is, one of the entrance detector 3 and the discharge detector 6). . The person who can be set by the function setting means 1 may be only at the game hall (hall) side or may be set by the player. For the amusement hall, a detector that is involved in paying out the prize balls can be set according to the machine type or sales form of the game machine, and for the player, detection relating to the payout of prize balls according to the game situation or possession balls, etc. Can be set.

  According to the present invention, it is possible not only to limit winnings within a set limit number, but also to realize that the player has won many prize balls.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to examples.

  This embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine that is one of gaming machines, and will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, in FIG. 2, the external view of the game board 10 with which a pachinko machine is equipped is shown with a front view. As will be described later, the gaming board 10 includes a starter 36 and 32 in which an accessory device 12 having a movable member 14 and movable wing pieces 18 and 48, and a pachinko ball (corresponding to a game ball and a game medium) can win. , 26, and other gates, general winning holes, windmills, obstacle nails, etc. are appropriately arranged. The start ports 36, 32, and 26 are disposed below the accessory device 12. Of these, the start port 32 includes a start port sensor 30 for detecting the winning of a pachinko ball, and similarly, the start ports 36 and 26 include start port sensors 34 and 28, respectively. In addition, illustration of a part of the winning opening, the obstacle nail, etc. is omitted.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of the accessory device 12 shown in FIG. The accessory device 12 includes a movable wing piece 48 that opens and closes a grand prize opening 50 (left grand prize opening), a prize sensor 46 that detects a pachinko ball that has won a prize in the grand prize opening 50, animals, and the like (for example, a fictional animal character). ), A movable wing piece 18 that opens and closes a grand prize opening 16 (right big prize opening), a winning sensor 20 that detects a pachinko ball that has won the big prize opening 16, and a big prize opening 50. , 16 are capable of guiding the pachinko spheres respectively entered from the guide passages 44, 22, and a passage sensor 60 that detects pachinko balls passing through the guide passage 44 (left passage) provided as required as indicated by a two-dot chain line. , A passage sensor 52 for detecting a pachinko ball passing through the guide passage 22 (right passage), a liquid crystal display 42 capable of producing an effect, and a rotating member configured to enable rotation (forward rotation, reverse rotation, forward / reverse rotation, etc.) 40, guidance 44, a guide passage 68 that guides the pachinko ball that has come out from the exit 38 through the exit 38 toward the rotary member 40 or the passage 72 (see FIG. 8), and the movable member 14 as well as animals (for example, human characters) ) And a pachinko ball configured to be able to store pachinko balls, a guide rod 56 for guiding the pachinko balls won through the rotating member 40, and a winning sensor 58 for detecting the pachinko balls passing through the guide rod 56 Etc. The accessory device 12 corresponds to the winning device 4, the winning sensors 46 and 20 correspond to the entrance detector 3, and the winning sensor 58 corresponds to the discharge detector 6.
If the contents of the effect performed on the liquid crystal display 42 are varied according to the game situation, the player can easily grasp the game state. For example, when a pachinko ball passes (guide path 22 or guide path 44) or when a big hit occurs, it is made different depending on the big hit game.

  The movable member 14, the movable blade pieces 18 and 48, the rotating member 40 and the movable member 24 are configured such that each can individually perform a required operation by controlling a driving body (for example, a motor or a solenoid). That is, the movable member 14 is configured to be capable of reciprocating along a predetermined direction (for example, the front-rear direction or the left-right direction). Similarly, the movable blade pieces 48 and 18 are configured to be capable of reciprocating along a predetermined direction (in this example, directions of arrows D2 and D4 shown in FIG. 3). The movable member 24 is configured to be able to reciprocate by a driving body such as a solenoid 54. For example, it may be configured to slide in the direction of arrow D6 as shown in FIG. 3, or may be configured to swing in a pendulum shape.

  Next, an example in which a board and a device are connected to realize a game in a pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, when simply “connecting”, it means that it is electrically connected unless otherwise specified.

  The sub-control board 200 corresponding to the storage control means 2 and the prize ball payout control means 7 is configured around the CPU 204. The sub-control board 200 controls operations of the above-described production device and other devices / members mainly for the production accompanying the pachinko game. The sub control board 200 receives the signals output from the effect dedicated switches SW1 and SW2 and transmits them to the CPU 204, and the input interface circuit 202 receives the signals output from the main control board 100 and transmits them to the CPU 204. 220, an output interface circuit 206 that receives a signal output from the CPU 204 and transmits it to the output transistors 208, 212, 214 and the sound source IC 210, and a signal for displaying (lighting, flashing, etc.) the light emitter 76 such as a lamp or LED. An output transistor 208 that amplifies and transmits, a sound source IC 210 that is generated to resonate sound from the speaker 78 based on received data, an output transistor 212 that outputs a signal to produce an effect on the liquid crystal display 42, and a driver (for example, a solenoid) 14a, 54, motor 4, a vibrating body, an output transistor 214 for amplifying and transmitting a signal to individually drive a fan {fan or fan}, a RAM 216 for storing temporary data such as received data, a sub-control program and required data And the like. In addition, a communication control circuit that performs communication with the external device 400 as necessary is provided.

The sub-control board 200 is preferably provided with a VDP (Video Display Processor) capable of displaying symbols and the like on the liquid crystal display 42. A VDP having a palette RAM or the like preferably has a function of controlling display / non-display independently in two or more layers.
The above VDP reads the design data generated by the character generator according to the display information included in the command, performs image editing such as color specification and sprite processing, develops the design data in the VRAM and palette RAM, and finally the video signal. And a synchronization signal are output to the liquid crystal display 42. With the sprite function realized by executing the sprite processing, it is possible to easily realize the display of symbols and the display of fluctuation.

  The sub-control board 200 that has received the signal output from the effect switch SW1 (or the effect switch SW2) described above, for example, temporarily moves the movable member 14 or the character “chance!” On the liquid crystal display 42. An effect of displaying a specific character design or the like, or an effect of lighting or blinking a light emitter 76 such as a lamp or LED provided for decoration, is visually notified of the passage. As other production forms, sound is heard from the speaker 78 to audibly notify the passage, a handle or chair is vibrated with a vibrating body to notify the passage happily, or the player is driven by rotating the fan. The passage may be notified by tactile sensation. The player who has recognized the notification in any one or more forms knows that the pachinko ball P passes through the guide passage 22. If it is the structure which produces an effect almost simultaneously with two or more apparatuses, a player's recognition rate will increase.

  The main control board 100 is mainly composed of a CPU as in the case of the sub control board 200, and mainly realizes a pachinko game and controls operations of necessary devices and members. The main control board 100 includes a game control program for realizing a pachinko game, a ROM storing predetermined data, a RAM capable of storing temporary data such as random numbers, and a predetermined signal to the external device 400. An external terminal board 300 for outputting, an input / output circuit, a communication control circuit, and the like are provided. The external device 400 includes, for example, other game machines (pachinko machines, slot machines, arrange ball machines, sparrow ball game machines, video game machines, etc.), hall computers provided in game halls, island computers provided in island facilities, This applies to mobile terminal devices (such as mobile phones and portable personal computers). The external device 400 includes, for example, the presence / absence and number of benefits (bonus, probability variation, bonus game, etc.), the number of times of opening / closing the grand prize winning ports 50, 16 (other times of opening, opening time, etc.), The information regarding the number of winning prizes, the number of winning prizes at the start openings 36, 32, 26, the number of winning prizes at the special winning prize opening, symbol confirmation, change in probability, and the like are output. The signal output timing will be described later. The external terminal board 300 and the external device 400 are communicably connected via a wired communication line (for example, a communication cable) or a wireless communication line (for example, a radio wave).

  A pachinko game control example (including effects) realized by one or both of the main control board 100 and the sub-control board 200 in the pachinko machine configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. . FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts showing the procedure of the jackpot game process for realizing the jackpot game, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the function setting process for setting the validity / invalidity of the signal for paying out the prize balls. Note that the processing continues between FIGS. 5 and 6 through connectors J2, J4, and J6.

  First, in the jackpot game process shown in FIG. 5, after performing the process prior to the game (for example, setting the number of winnings to 0, reading the random number for round lottery, etc.), the number of rounds that can be played in the jackpot game (below, A round lottery effect is performed to notify “the maximum number of rounds” (step S10). In the round lottery effect, for example, a process of determining one of the number of rounds, 7 rounds, and 15 rounds based on a random number for round lottery or the like is produced.

  After starting the production, only when the storage condition is satisfied (YES in step S12), the pachinko ball P can be stored using the swing piece 62, the rotating member 40, the movable member 24, etc. [step S14]. The storage conditions in step S12 can be arbitrarily set according to the type of pachinko machine, the gaming state, and the like. For example, the big lottery continuation condition is satisfied by the round lottery effect performed in step S10.

  Moreover, the state which can be stored of step S14 is implement | achieved as follows. That is, in order to pass the pachinko ball P through the guide passage 44, the swing piece 62 is brought into the second state. Furthermore, the rotation member 40 is stopped by moving the first transport unit 40a toward the traveling path 70, and the movable member 24 is brought into a protruding state. An example of the state controlled in this way is shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 8, nine pachinko balls P won at the time of opening the special winning openings 50, 16 by executing step S <b> 16 described later are stored across the first transport unit 40 a, the passage 70, and the guide passage 68. It shows the state. The passage 70 is a passage from the guide passage 68 toward the rotating member 40 (the position of the pachinko ball P indicated by a lead line in the drawing). The rotating member 40 includes a second transport unit 40b that communicates with the normal winning port, in addition to the first transport unit 40a that communicates with the special winning port. Therefore, the rotating member 40, the movable member 24, the swing piece 62, and the guide passage 68 correspond to the storage unit 5.

  When the production is finished, the special winning openings 50 and 16 (specifically, the movable blade pieces 48 and 18) are intermittently opened and closed within a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times) [step S16], and the technical intervention condition is set. Only when it is satisfied (YES in step S18), a technical intervention game is realized [step S20]. The technical intervention condition in step S18 can be arbitrarily set according to the type of pachinko machine, the gaming state, and the like. For example, the predetermined number of winning prize openings 50 and 16 in a predetermined round reaches a specified number (for example, 6 or 8), or a predetermined period (for example, 5 seconds) after the predetermined round is started. One or more of those that have passed. For example, a round scheduled to continue to the next round (hereinafter, simply referred to as “scheduled round”) is applied as the predetermined round, but a first round, a final round, or the like may be applied.

  In the technical intervention game at step S20, for example, the rotating member 40 is rotated at a high speed and the posture of the movable member 24 is quickly switched between the retracted state and the protruding state. When the pachinko ball P arrives while the movable member 24 is in the protruding state, it passes through the passage 70, but the rotating member 40 rotates at high speed. Therefore, it is more difficult than the normal state for the pachinko ball P to enter the first transport unit 40a and be transported to win a special winning opening.

  Then, if the pachinko ball P wins when the special winning openings 50 and 16 are opened (YES in step S22), the winning sensors 46 and 20 output a signal, so that the number of winning is increased [step S24]. Turning to FIG. 6, only when the payout condition is satisfied (YES in step S26), a corresponding number of prize balls are paid out each time a signal is received from the winning sensors 46, 20 [step S28]. The payout condition in step S26 can be arbitrarily set according to the type of pachinko machine, the gaming state, etc., but in this example, the predetermined round (for example, the first round) described above is applied. In addition, in a function setting process to be described later, the signal output from the winning side winning sensors 46 and 20 is set to be valid (step S52), and the pachinko ball P is set in a predetermined area (for example, the big winning opening 50). , 16 or any one of them), and the pachinko ball P won a special winning opening at the time of technical intervention in the previous jackpot game or round, etc., one condition or two or more These conditions may be applied in combination.

  If the release condition is satisfied while the game is continued (YES in step S30), the storable state performed in step S14 of FIG. 5 is canceled [step S32], and the stored pachinko ball P is released to win a prize. The sensor 58 detects it. The release condition in step S30 can be arbitrarily set according to the type of pachinko machine, the gaming state, and the like. For example, after the opening and closing of the big winning openings 50 and 16 has been completed, a predetermined period (for example, 1.6 seconds) has passed, or the number of winnings has reached a limit (for example, 10), etc. Is applicable.

  When the pachinko ball P released by the release of step S32 is detected by the winning sensor 58, a corresponding number of prize balls are paid out each time a signal is received from the winning sensor 58 [step S36]. However, if the payout has already been made in step S28, the signal from the winning sensor 58 is invalidated, so that the prize balls are not paid out repeatedly.

  If the round end condition for ending the current round is satisfied (YES in step S38), the number of rounds is increased in preparation for the next round [step S40]. The round end conditions are, for example, that the number of winning prizes at the big winning openings 50 and 16 has reached the limit, that the round start has passed a predetermined game time (for example, 30 seconds), and that the pachinko ball P that has won is a special prize. This includes winning a prize in the mouth. If the game end condition for ending the jackpot game is satisfied based on the number of rounds and the winning state thus increased (YES in step S42), the current jackpot game is ended. The game end condition corresponds to, for example, that the number of rounds exceeds the maximum number of rounds or that the pachinko ball P has not won a special winning opening during the round.

  On the other hand, if the round end condition is not satisfied (NO in step S38), the process is continued from step S12 of FIG. 5 to continue the round game. If the round end condition is satisfied but the game end condition is not satisfied (NO in step S42), a V winning effect is performed to notify that the next round is to be entered [step S44], FIG. The process is continued from step S12. In the V winning effect, for example, a character “V winning” is displayed on the liquid crystal display 42 in order to notify a special winning opening.

  In the function setting process shown in FIG. 7, an entry side that is output from the winning sensors 46 and 20 provided in the big winning openings 50 and 16 (or the vicinity thereof) by a setting operation performed by a game hall related person or a player [Step S50]. Whether the signal is set valid [step S52] or the discharge side signal output from the winning sensor 58 is set valid [step S54]. In step S50, it is realized by operating a button (or a key, a switch, or the like) provided in the pachinko machine, or transmitting a setting signal from the external device 400 such as a hall computer to the sub-control board 200. The sub-control board 200 pays out a prize ball according to a signal (that is, an entrance-side signal or a discharge-side signal) that is effectively set by the above-described setting.

According to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The pachinko sphere P is stored until the number of pachinko spheres P detected by the winning sensors 46 and 20 reaches a limit number (corresponding to a predetermined number), and the pachinko spheres stored after reaching the limit number Control for releasing P was performed {storage control means 2; see step S12 in FIG. 5 to step S32 in FIG. 6}. Further, in response to the signal output from the winning sensor 58, the payout of the prize ball is controlled {Prize ball payout control means 7; see steps S26, S28, S34, S36 in FIG. 6}. Since the winning sensors 46 and 20 are provided at the entrance portion of the accessory device 12 (that is, the large winning openings 50 and 16), when the limit number that can be won is set, the winning is limited within the range of the limiting number. Can do. The pachinko balls P were stored until the number of winnings reached the limit, and after reaching the limit, the pachinko balls P were released and detected by the winning sensor 58. Therefore, the winning sensor 58 detects the pachinko ball P released from the storage at a stroke, receives the signal output from the winning sensor 58 and pays out the winning balls together, so the player can acquire many prize balls at once. You can get a real feeling.

(2) In the first round (corresponding to a specific round) in the jackpot game, the signals output from the winning sensors 46 and 20 are validated and the signals outputted from the winning sensor 58 are invalidated {Prize Ball payout control means 7; see steps S26 and S28 in FIG. 6}. Only in a specific round such as the first round, the prize balls are paid out in accordance with the signals output from the winning sensors 46 and 20, so that the signal output from the winning sensor 58 is invalidated. In this way, winnings and payouts are made almost simultaneously under certain conditions, so for players with few balls, when the game is a big hit, the game will continue without receiving a new lending of the pachinko ball P it can. In this example, it is realized by all of one round, but the same effect can be obtained even if it is realized only in a part of the round (for example, within a certain period from the start of the round).

(3) The signal output from the winning sensors 46 and 20 and the winning sensor 58 is made effective by the main control board 100, and it is configured to be able to set whether to pay out the prize balls {function setting means 1; FIG. See function setting process}. Although the winning sensors 46 and 20 and the winning sensor 58 output a signal when the pachinko ball P is detected, it is configured to be able to set which signal is valid and the prize ball is paid out. For the amusement hall side, sensors related to the payout of prize balls can be set according to the machine type and sales form of the game machine, and for the players, sensors related to the payout of prize balls according to the game situation and possession balls etc. Can be set.

Other examples

  As mentioned above, although the best form for implementing this invention was demonstrated according to the Example, this invention is not limited to the said Example at all. In other words, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the following forms may be realized.

(1) In the embodiment described above, the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. Instead of this form, two detectors (award sensors 46, 20 and award sensor 58) which are other gaming machines other than pachinko machines (for example, an arrange ball machine, a sparrow ball game machine, a video game machine, etc.) and have different purposes. The present invention can be similarly applied to those provided with a). Even with the other gaming machines, not only can the winnings be limited within the set limit number, but the player can feel that he has won many prize balls.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the configuration is such that the entrance / exit-side signal is set to be valid / invalid by a setting operation performed by a game hall official or a player {see the function setting process in FIG. 7}. . Instead of this configuration, the validity / invalidity of the inlet side signal and the discharge side signal may be set in accordance with an event occurring within a predetermined period (or predetermined timing).
For example, only in the first round of the jackpot game, the validity / invalidity of the entrance side signal and the discharge side signal is set according to which of the winning prize ports 50 and 16 is won first. That is, when the first prize winning hole 16 (right big prize winning opening) is won first, the entrance side signal is set valid and the discharge side signal is set invalid. On the other hand, when the first prize winning port 50 (left major prize winning port) is won first, the entrance side signal is set to invalid and the discharge side signal is set to valid as usual. In this way, if the player needs the pachinko ball P as soon as possible due to a small number of balls, etc., the player wins the grand prize opening 16 and if the player wants to pay out at a time, the player wins the big prize opening 50. Just do it. Therefore, the payout method can be selected according to the skill of the player.

  Further, the same effect can be obtained even when the entrance side signal and the discharge side signal are set to be valid / invalid according to winning / passing to a specific area (gate, start port, etc.) other than the accessory device 12. . On the other hand, it is good also as a structure which detects whether the saucer (upper plate and lower plate) which stores a pachinko ball in preparation for launching is full, and sets validity / invalidity of an entrance side signal and a discharge side signal. For example, if the tray is full, the entrance signal is set to invalid and the discharge signal is set to valid. On the other hand, when there are no or few pachinko balls in the tray, the entrance side signal is set to be valid and the discharge side signal is set to be invalid. In this way, the player can pay out quickly when necessary.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of this invention typically. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of a game board. It is a front view which expands and represents an accessory apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure concerning various board | substrates and various apparatuses. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of jackpot game processing. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure following FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of a function setting process. It is a figure explaining an example of a storage state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Function setting means 2 Storage control means 3 Entrance detector 4 Prize-winning device 5 Storage means 6 Discharge detector 7 Prize ball payout control means B Game ball 12 Property apparatus (winning apparatus)
50,16 Grand prize opening (entrance part)
46,20 Award sensor (entrance detector)
24 Movable member (storage means)
40 Rotating member (storage means)
58 Award sensor (discharge detector)
62 Oscillating piece (storage means)
68 Guide passage (storage means)
100 main control board (function setting means, storage control means, prize ball payout control means)
200 Sub-control board (function setting means, storage control means, prize ball payout control means)
204 CPU
216 RAM (storage unit)
218 ROM (storage unit)
P Pachinko ball (game ball)

Claims (1)

An entrance detector provided at an entrance site for detecting a winning of a game ball, a storage means capable of storing a winning game ball, and a discharge detector for detecting a game ball discharged outside the device; ,
A gaming machine having storage control means for performing control to release a game ball stored by the storage means when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

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