JP2005185442A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine varying a guiding rate of a game ball to a specific area in a variable winning device. <P>SOLUTION: A pachinko game machine executes an auxiliary game by changing a winning part of the variable winning device 2 from a closed state to an open state and, based on that the game ball received from the winning part 22 during the auxiliary game enters in a specific winning hole 94, executes a special game by changing the winning part 22 to the open state in a mode more advantageous than the auxiliary game. A game space 23 is provided with a first guide passage 30a and a second guide passage 30b for guiding the game balls in such a state as varying their guiding rates to the specific winning hole 94. The winning part 22 is provided with a movable member 36 openable/closable in an inlet of each guide passage 30 and a moving base 35 moving the movable member 36 to either of the inlet of the first guide passage 30a or the second guide passage 30b. The movable member 36 is moved by the moving base 35 to divide the game balls received by the movable member 36 to either of the first guide passage 30a or the second guide passage 30b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that includes a movable member that can be opened and closed in a variable winning device, and that can convert the state of the variable winning device.

Among conventional gaming machines, there is a so-called second type pachinko gaming machine. In this type 2 pachinko gaming machine, when a game ball wins the starting prize opening, the movable member of the variable winning device is opened to generate an auxiliary game, and further, the game ball received in the variable winning device during the auxiliary game is Passing through a specific area opens the movable member in an advantageous manner over the auxiliary game (for example, lengthens the opening time or increases the number of times of opening) to generate a special game and enhance the player's interest I am letting.
Among such second-type pachinko gaming machines, there is a gaming machine disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-282172 (Patent Document 1). In this gaming machine, by providing a guiding member that guides a game ball to the specific area with a predetermined probability upstream of the part where the specific area and the general area are arranged side by side, a guidance pattern of the game ball to the specific area is provided. It gives changes and enhances the interests of players.
JP-A-4-282172

  By the way, at a game store, a service that raises the play rate of the gaming machine (ratio of the number of balls acquired by the player to the number of balls that the player has driven into the game area) by adjusting the nails on the game board than during normal business hours. May conduct business. However, by making extremely different nail adjustments during normal sales and service sales, the winning rate at the starting winning opening (the ratio of the starting winning number to the number of balls the player has driven into the game area) and the variable winning device If the winning rate for movable members (the ratio of the number of winning movable members to the number of start prizes) changes drastically, the player's interest in the gaming machine will drop when the service business shifts to normal sales, and the machine will operate. May go down. Accordingly, it is desirable to make fine adjustment without performing extremely different nail adjustments during normal business operation and service business operation.

  However, in contrast to the above-mentioned conventional gaming machines, even if fine adjustment of the nail is performed for service sales and the winning rate to the movable member of the variable winning device is slightly changed, the game won in the variable winning device. Since the probability of guiding the ball to the specific area does not change, as a result, a sufficiently high payout rate as desired by the game store is not achieved, and the service for the player cannot be performed satisfactorily.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to make the nail adjustment finer than during normal business hours by varying the game ball guidance rate to a specific area within the variable winning device. The purpose is to provide a gaming machine that can be adjusted and serviced with a sufficiently high payout rate compared to normal operating hours.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object. According to the present invention, a winning area that can receive a start winning opening and a game ball in a game area in which a game nail is implanted is provided. A variable winning device capable of converting the part into a closed state and an open state,
The variable winning device is
A game space in which the game ball received from the winning portion rolls, and a specific area and a general area formed on the downstream side of the game space;
Based on the winning of the game ball at the starting winning opening, the winning part is changed from the closed state to the open state to perform the auxiliary game, and the game ball received from the winning part during the auxiliary game has passed the specific area In a gaming machine that performs a special game by converting the winning portion to an open state in an advantageous manner over the auxiliary game,
The gaming space is
A plurality of guide paths for guiding the game ball are provided with different guide rates to the specific area,
The winning part
A movable member that can be opened and closed at the entrance of the guide path; and a moving means for moving the movable member to any one of the plurality of guide paths;
A gaming machine characterized in that the movable member is moved by the moving means and game balls received by the movable member are distributed to any one of a plurality of guide paths.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the variable winning device is:
An intrusion prevention wall is provided around the game space to prevent an intrusion of a game ball flowing down the game area, and a part of the intrusion prevention wall serving as an entrance of the guide path includes a guide path and a game area. Open a route communication port that communicates with
The winning part
A movable wall that moves together with the movable member and that can close a part of the route communication port;
The moving wall is
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the route communication port that communicates with an entrance of a guide route where a movable member is not disposed is closed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the plurality of guide paths are constituted by a first guide path and a second guide path that merges in the middle of the first guide path,
The first guide route is:
A first distribution unit that distributes the game ball received by the movable member into the specific region and the general region is provided downstream of the junction with the second guide path,
The second guidance route is:
3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a second distribution unit that distributes the game ball received by the movable member into the merging portion and the general area.

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
That is, the game space of the variable winning device includes a plurality of guide paths for guiding the game balls in a state where the guide rates to the specific areas are different, and the winning portion includes a movable member that can be opened and closed at the entrance of the guide path. Moving means for moving the movable member to any one of the plurality of guide paths, and moving the movable member by the moving means to receive a game ball received by the movable member in the plurality of guide paths. Since it is distributed to either, the guidance rate to the specific area can be easily changed simply by moving the winning portion and switching the guidance path of the game ball. Therefore, if the game nail on the game board is finely adjusted so that the game ball easily flows down to the guide route having a high guide rate to the specific area, the game ball is easily introduced into the guide route having a high guide rate. From this, the game store can increase the payout rate at the time of service business more than at the normal business time without adjusting the game nails extremely.

  Further, the variable prize winning device has an intrusion prevention wall standing around the game space for preventing an invasion of a game ball flowing down the game area, and a part of the invasion prevention wall serving as an entrance of the guide path In addition, a route communication port that communicates the guidance route and the game area is established, and the winning portion includes a moving wall that moves together with the movable member and can close a part of the route communication port. Since the portion communicating with the entrance of the guide route where the movable member is not disposed is closed among the route communication ports, the game ball can be received only in the guide route where the movable member is disposed at the entrance. Therefore, the player can know which guidance route the game ball is guided to and to what degree the probability is guided to the specific area only by looking at the moving position of the movable member or the winning portion. . From this, it is possible to easily grasp the chance of winning a prize (that is, a big hit) in a specific area.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko gaming machine as a typical gaming machine as an example. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 1 of a pachinko gaming machine, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are front views of a variable winning device 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a game board 1 of a pachinko gaming machine has a game area 4 defined by a partition member 3 such as a guide rail on the surface thereof, and in the game area 4, a variable prize apparatus is provided at almost the center. 2 and a first start winning port 5 and a second starting winning port 6 are arranged below the variable winning device 2. In addition, in the game area 4, in addition to the above, a general prize 7, a windmill (not shown) that changes the flow direction of the game ball, a game nail 9, a lamp / LED 10 that displays various decorations by light emission, and a prize An out port 11 for collecting the game balls that have flowed down without being provided is provided. Note that the first start prize opening 5, the second start prize opening 6 and the general prize device 7 are a first start prize port sensor 12, a second start prize port sensor 13 and a general prize tool sensor 14 for detecting a winning game ball. (See FIG. 9). In the present embodiment, the two first start winning holes 5 are arranged side by side, and the second start winning hole 6 is arranged therebetween.

  The game board 1 is a kind of game nail 9, and a plurality of guide nails 15 planted on the side of the variable winning device 2 are lowered toward a winning portion (described later) of the variable winning device 2. Lined up to form an inclined guide passage. In addition, a pair of adjusting nails 16 are implanted above each of the start winning ports 5 and 6 with a space through which the game ball can pass.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the variable winning device 2 is provided with a vertically long mounting board 21 attached to the surface of the game board 1, and both left and right sides of the front surface of the mounting board 21. A winning space 22 that can be converted into a winning space 22, a gaming space 23 that is positioned between the winning space 22 and that is received by the winning winning portion 22 in an open state, and is arranged below the gaming space 23. A general area (in the present embodiment, a general winning opening 95 described later) and a specific area (in the present embodiment, a specific winning opening 94 described later) are roughly configured.

  The mounting board 21 is formed with a vertically long gaming space 23 in the center in the left-right direction on the front surface and an intrusion prevention wall 28 standing around the periphery. More specifically, the mounting substrate 21 has a substantially U-shaped first intrusion prevention wall 28a with the open side facing downward at the upper part of the front surface, and a substantially U-shaped with the open side facing upward at the lower part of the front surface. The second intrusion prevention walls 28b are erected forward, and a vertically long game space 23 is formed inside the two opposing intrusion prevention walls 28a and 28b. Note that the first intrusion prevention wall 28a is configured to incline from the top to the left and right sides and continue to flow down without staying even if the game ball falls on the top. The game space 23 will be described in detail later.

  Further, the mounting substrate 21 is routed to a portion serving as an entrance of a guide route 30 to be described later on both the left and right sides of the intrusion prevention wall 28 by separating the first intrusion prevention wall 28a and the second intrusion prevention wall 28b vertically. A communication port 31 is opened, and the inner game space 23, specifically, a guide path 30 described later and the outer game area 4 are communicated with each other.

  The mounting substrate 21 has a shallower inner portion than the edge portion of the front surface located on both the left and right sides of the intrusion prevention wall 28 (specifically, it is flush with the surface of the game board 1). ) A recess 32 is formed by recessing, and the winning portion 22 is provided in the recess 32 (see FIG. 6).

  The winning portion 22 is a member that can be converted into an open state in which game balls are easily received in the game space 23 and a closed state in which game balls are not received in the game space 23. The winning portion 22 includes a moving base 35 (corresponding to the moving means of the present invention), a pair of blade-like movable members 36 that are provided on the front surface of the moving base 35 and can be opened and closed based on the gaming state, and the movable members. 36, the first moving wall 37 (a part of the moving wall of the present invention) provided on the first intrusion prevention wall 28a side (upper side in the drawing), and the second intrusion prevention wall 28b side with respect to the movable member 36. And a second moving wall 38 (a part of the moving wall of the present invention) provided on the lower side in the drawing. The winning portion 22 is configured such that the moving base 35, the movable member 36, the first moving wall 37, and the second moving wall 38 can be moved up and down along the recess 32.

  The movement base 35 is a member that can move up and down along the side surface of the intrusion prevention wall 28 in the recess 32 formed in the mounting substrate 21. As shown in FIG. 6, the moving base 35 has a guide rod 41 extending rearward from the back surface, and the guide rod 41 is loosely fitted in a vertically long guide groove 42 formed in the recess 32 of the mounting substrate 21. doing. The slide base 43 is fixed to the tip of the guide rod 41 with a fixing member 44 such as a screw so that the moving base 35 does not fall out of the recess 32. The slide base 43 is configured to receive power from a drive source via a transmission member and to reciprocate up and down. In the present embodiment, a movable member moving motor 46 as a drive source is fixed to the back side of the mounting substrate 21, a cam 47 is provided on the output side of the movable member moving motor 46, and a pin 48 is disposed on the rear side in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the cam 47. The slide base 43 protrudes toward the slide base 43, and the cam groove 49 is formed in the slide base 43 so as to be long in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the moving base 35 (lateral direction in the present embodiment). The transmission member is configured by being loosely fitted to. Therefore, when the movable member moving motor 46 is rotated, the pin 48 revolves with a predetermined radius around the output shaft of the movable member moving motor 46 and revolves and slides while sliding laterally with respect to the cam groove 49. Push the base 43 upward or downward. Then, the slide base 43 and the movement base 35 can reciprocate in the vertical direction along the guide groove 42.

  The movable member 36 is fixed to the front end of a support shaft 52 that is inserted through a bearing portion 51 that is perpendicular to the moving base 35, and is pivotally mounted around the support shaft 52. A plunger of an opening / closing solenoid 53 attached to the slide base 43 is connected to the rear end of the support shaft 52 via a crank member 54, and the plunger is urged in an extending direction by a spring to open / close the solenoid 53. In the normal state where is demagnetized, a closed state (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 2 and 3) that stands up almost vertically is maintained, and when energized, it rotates in the direction of tilting the upper end outward and has an inverted C shape. It is configured to convert to an open state (indicated by a solid line in FIGS. 2 and 3). The bearing 51 is supported by fitting the front end side (rear end side) into the bearing support hole 55 of the slide base 43. Further, the bearing portion 51 is loosely fitted in the guide groove 42 of the concave portion 32 and functions as one of the guide rods 41 for vertically moving the winning portion 22.

  When the movable base 35 moves the lower edge portion to the lower limit position, which is the inner lower edge portion of the recess 32, the movable member 36 has a path communication port 31 of the intrusion prevention wall 28 as shown in FIG. The lower half can be closed. When the moving base 35 moves the upper edge to the upper limit position that is the inner upper edge of the recess 32, the upper half of the route communication port 31 of the intrusion prevention wall 28 is moved as shown in FIG. Can be closed.

  The first moving wall 37 is a bowl-shaped member formed above the movable member 36 in the front surface of the moving base 35. The first moving wall 37 is disposed with the lower end portion close to the distal end (rotating free end) of the movable member 36 in a state in which the movable member 36 is closed, and the first moving wall 37 is located between the movable member 36 and the first moving wall 37. It is configured so that game balls cannot pass between them. In addition, the first moving wall 37 when the moving base 35 moves to the lower limit position is located in a state where the upper end portion of the first moving wall 37 overlaps the lower end portion of the first intrusion prevention wall 28a. The upper half portion (the portion on the first intrusion prevention wall 28a side) of the path communication port 31 of the wall 28 is closed. On the other hand, the first moving wall 37 when the moving base 35 moves to the upper limit position is located on the side of the first intrusion prevention wall 28a and does not close the route communication port 31.

  The second moving wall 38 is a plate-like member that is erected below the axially attached portion of the movable member 36 on the front surface of the moving base 35, and prevents the second intrusion along the moving direction of the winning portion 22. It is provided near the wall 28b. When the movement base 35 moves to the lower limit position, the second movement wall 38 is located on the side of the second intrusion prevention wall 28b and does not close the path communication port 31. On the other hand, when the movement base 35 moves to the upper limit position, the second movement wall 38 is located between the lower portion (axially-attached portion) of the movable member 36 and the second intrusion prevention wall 28b, and the lower half of the route communication port 31. The portion (the portion on the second intrusion prevention wall 28b side) is closed.

  The winning portion 22 having such a configuration closes the movable member 36 and converts it into a closed state. When the movement base 35 moves to the lower limit position in this closed state, the first movement wall 37 and the movable member 36 close the path communication port 31, and when the movement base 35 moves to the upper limit position, 2 The moving wall 38 closes the route communication port 31. Therefore, the winning portion 22 in the closed state does not accept the game ball from the gaming area 4 to the gaming space 23 regardless of the movement position of the winning portion 22.

  On the other hand, when the movable member 36 is opened, the winning portion 22 opens a part of the route communication port 31 and converts it to the open state. Then, when the winning portion 22 is converted to the open state with the movement base 35 moved to the lower limit position, the first moving wall 37 closes the upper side of the route communication port 31 and the movable member 36 is connected to the route communication port 31. Open the lower side. When the winning portion 22 is converted to the open state with the movement base 35 moved to the upper limit position, the movable member 36 opens the upper side of the route communication port 31 and the second moving wall 38 is below the route communication port 31. Close the side. Therefore, the winning portion 22 in the open state can easily accept the game ball from the gaming area 4 to the gaming space 23 regardless of the movement position of the winning portion 22.

  The variable winning device 2 includes a movable member upper limit sensor (winning portion upper limit sensor) 56 and a movable member lower limit sensor (winning portion lower limit sensor) 57, and indicates that the movable member 36 has moved to the upper limit position or the lower limit position. It is configured so that it can be detected. More specifically, the variable prize winning device 2 includes a movable member upper limit sensor 56 and a movable member lower limit sensor 57 in a portion facing the slide base 43 on the back side of the mounting substrate 21, and the movable member lower limit sensor 57 is turned up. The movable member upper limit sensors 56 are arranged along the moving direction of the winning portion 22 with the movable member upper limit sensors 56 disposed below. Further, a movable member position detector 58 that can move up and down together with the winning portion 22 and the movable member 36 extends from the front surface of the slide base 43 toward the mounting substrate 21. As shown in FIG. 2, the movable member lower limit sensor 57 does not detect the upper end portion of the movable member position detection unit 58, so that it can be determined that the winning portion 22 and the movable member 36 have moved to the lower limit position. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the movable member upper limit sensor 56 does not detect the lower end portion of the movable member position detector 58, so that it can be determined that the winning portion 22 and the movable member 36 have moved to the upper limit position. The movable member lower limit sensor 57 and the movable member upper limit sensor 56 are constituted by, for example, a photosensor including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit. In this case, the position of the winning portion 22 can be detected based on whether or not the light-shielding plate as the movable member position detecting portion 58 blocks light that hits the light receiving portion from the light emitting portion of the photosensor. Specifically, if the light of the movable member lower limit sensor 57 is not blocked by the upper part of the light shielding plate and is in a light-transmitting state, it can be determined that the winning portion 22 is positioned at the lower limit of the recess 32. Further, when the light from the movable member upper limit sensor 56 is not blocked by the lower part of the light shielding plate and is in a light-transmitting state, it can be determined that the winning portion 22 is positioned at the upper limit of the recess 32.

Next, the game space 23 will be described.
The game space 23 flows down from the rolling shelf 61 below the rolling shelf 61 and the rolling shelf 61 that can roll the game ball received by the movable member 36 at the upper limit position toward the center in the left-right direction. A disc-shaped rotation guide member 62 (a part of the second sorting means of the present invention) that distributes the game balls, and a game ball that has flowed down to the lower side of the game space 23 below the rotation guide member 62. An allocating unit 63 (corresponding to the first allocating means of the present invention) that distributes to a specific area and a general area is provided. Then, the game space 23 is joined through the first guiding path 30a that guides the game ball through the allocating portion 63 and the first guiding path 30a through the rolling shelf 61 and the rotation guiding member 62. A route 30b is set. The junction 66 between the first guide path 30 a and the second guide path 30 b is set on the upstream side of the distribution unit 63. That is, in the first guiding path 30a, the distributing unit 63 is disposed on the downstream side of the joining part 66 with the second guiding path 30b.

  The rolling shelf 61 is a shelf extending forward from the mounting board 21 and has substantially the same height as the intrusion prevention wall 28 (height from the mounting board 21). Then, the upper surface is inclined downward from the substantially vertical center of the left and right path communication ports 31 toward the center of the game space 23, and a pair of left count sensor 68a and right count sensor 68b is formed at the lower end of the inclined surface. Count sensor 68 is provided.

  In addition, this rolling shelf 61 sets the space | interval of the said rolling shelf 61 and the lower end of the 1st movement wall 37 narrower than the magnitude | size of a game ball, when the winning part 22 exists in a lower limit position, The distance between the rolling shelf 61 and the upper surface of the pivoting side end when the movable member 36 is opened is set to be sufficiently wider than the size of the game ball. Accordingly, when the movable member 36 opens at this time and receives the game ball, the game ball does not rest on the rolling shelf 61 and is not counted by the count sensor 68 but rolls through the lower side of the path communication port 31. It flows down below the shelf 61. That is, when the movable member 36 is opened while the winning portion 22 is moved to the lower limit position, the entrance of the first guide path 30a opens below the path communication port 31, and the game ball is received into the first guide path 30a. Can do.

  On the other hand, when the winning portion 22 is at the upper limit position, the rolling shelf 61 sets the interval between the rolling shelf 61 and the lower end of the first moving wall 37 to be sufficiently wider than the size of the game ball, The movable member 36 is set to be lower than the upper surface at the end of the shaft attachment side when the movable member 36 is opened. Therefore, when the movable member 36 opens at this time and receives the game ball, the game ball rolls on the rolling shelf 61 through the upper side of the path communication port 31. That is, when the movable member 36 is opened while the winning portion 22 is moved to the upper limit position, the entrance of the second guide route 30b opens above the route communication port 31, and the game ball can be received into the second guide route 30b. it can.

  Below the count sensor 68, a guide rod 70 (a part of the second distributing means of the present invention) inclined downward toward the rear of the mounting substrate 21 and a mounting substrate behind the guide rod 70 are provided. 21 and a rotation guide member 62 that distributes the game balls dropped from the guide port 71 are provided. The guide rod 70 extends forward in a state where the height from the mounting substrate 21 is substantially the same as that of the intrusion prevention wall 28, and the left and right ends of the guide rod 70 are connected to the lower end of the rolling shelf 61 to count. The game ball falling from the sensor 68 can be guided to the guide port 71 without spilling out of the guide rod 70.

  In addition, below the rolling shelf 61 and the guide rod 70, a ball flow lowering region 72 that is upstream of the first guide path 30a is formed. This ball flow lowering region 72 is located above the space surrounded by the second intrusion prevention wall 28b, and overlaps with the rotation guide member 62, which is a part of the second guide path 30b, with the mounting substrate 21 in between. doing.

  Below the guide port 71, as shown in FIG. 5, a horizontal cylindrical distribution space wall 74 is provided on the back side of the mounting substrate 21. The distribution space wall 74 has a surface facing the back surface of the mounting substrate 21 as a bottom surface, and the bottom surface is separated from the back surface of the mounting substrate 21 to partition and form a distribution space 75. A portion located directly below 71 is opened to allow the guide port 71 and the distribution space 75 to communicate with each other.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a general winning communication port 78 (a part of the general area of the present invention) is established on the bottom surface of the distribution space wall 74 so as to communicate with the rear general winning box 77. The general winning communication port 78 is located on the left side (the side on which the rotation guiding member 62 rotates) with respect to the rotation center of the rotation guiding member 62 to be described later, and is the inner surface of the distribution space wall 74, that is, the rotation guiding member 62. (See FIG. 4). Note that the game balls won in the general winning communication port 78 are collected into a winning ball flowing space 99 (see FIG. 7) provided on the back side of the game board 1 through a general winning bar 77.

  The disk-shaped rotation guide member 62 is accommodated in the distribution space 75 with the circular surface facing forward. The rotation guide member 62 has a rotating shaft 81 extending rearward from the center of the circular surface, and is rotatably supported by being attached to the mounting substrate 21. The output shaft of the rotation induction member motor 82 is connected. In addition, the rotation guide member 62 includes a plurality of (in this embodiment, eight) cutout portions 83 from the outer peripheral surface toward the center. The cutout 83 penetrates from the front surface to the back surface of the rotation guide member 62 and has a space in which a game ball can be stored.

  In the present embodiment, one of the plurality of cutout portions 83 is the discharge guiding portion 85, and the other cutout portion 83 is the general prize guiding portion 86. The discharge guiding portion 85 is a guiding portion for discharging the game balls in the distribution space 75 to the front surface of the mounting substrate 21, and is a space from the outer peripheral surface of the rotation guiding member 62 as compared with the general winning guiding portion 86. Is deep and reaches the vicinity of the center of the rotation guide member 62. Therefore, when the rotation guiding member 62 rotates, the game ball that has fallen on the discharge guiding portion 85 is rotationally guided until it rotates about 90 degrees counterclockwise from the uppermost portion of the rotation guiding member 62 (a position directly below the guiding port 71). Since the game ball is stored closer to the central axis (rotating shaft 81) than the general winning communication port 78 even if the discharge guiding portion 85 overlaps with the general winning communication port 78, the member 62 is stored near the central axis of the member 62. You will not be guided by winning prize 77. When the rotation guide member 62 continues to rotate and the outer peripheral side end of the discharge guide part 85 starts to face downward, the game ball moves to the outer peripheral side end and comes into contact with the lower side surface of the distribution space wall 74. Further, when the discharge guiding portion 85 reaches the lowermost part of the rotation guiding member 62, the game ball is moved from the discharge port 87 formed in the mounting substrate 21 to the lower side of the ball flow lowering region 72, that is, the first guiding path 30a and the second guiding path. It is discharged to the junction 66 with the guide path 30b. As shown in FIG. 5, the distribution space wall 74 is inclined so that the inner side surface around the lowermost portion, that is, the game ball rolling surface 88 located behind the discharge port 87 is lowered toward the front discharge port 87. Therefore, the game ball can be quickly rolled to the discharge port 87 without remaining in the discharge guide portion 85. In addition, a hood-shaped guide member 87a for guiding the game ball downward is provided in front of the discharge port 87 so as to cover the discharge port 87, and the game ball discharged from the discharge port 87 is immediately below. It is comprised so that it may flow down to the distribution part 63. FIG.

  On the other hand, the general winning guiding portion 86 is set so that the depth from the outer peripheral surface of the rotation guiding member 62 is shallow enough to accommodate one gaming ball. Further, the side face 86a located on the lower side when it overlaps with the general winning communication port 78 is inclined downward toward the general winning communication port 78 (see FIG. 8). When a game ball is accommodated in the general winning guiding portion 86 having such a configuration and the rotation guiding member 62 is rotated counterclockwise, the general winning guiding portion 86 and the general winning communication port 78 are positioned near the outer periphery of the rotation guiding member 62. And the game balls can be rolled to the general winning communication port 78.

  The rotation guiding member 62 having such a configuration is based on the premise that the game balls are distributed to the general winning communication port 78 and the discharge port 87 (that is, the junction 66 below the discharge port 87) and rotate at a constant speed. As a result, it is possible to flow down to the merging section 66 with a predetermined probability (1/8 probability in this embodiment) based on the number of the discharge guiding sections 85 and the number of the general winning guiding sections 86. Note that the number of the general winning guidance section 86 or the discharge guidance section 85 may be increased or decreased to adjust the probability that the game ball flows down to the junction section 66 to a desired probability.

  Further, when the portion of the mounting board 21 that is positioned in front of the rotation guide member 62 is made transparent so that the movement of the game ball that is moved by the rotation guide member 62 can be seen from the front, the player can move inside the variable winning device 2. The game can be enjoyed while watching the game balls move in a complicated manner.

  The game space 23 includes a ball flow lower shelf 89 that is inclined downward toward one side (right side in the drawing) of the second intrusion prevention wall 28 b below the discharge port 87, and falls from the discharge port 87 or the ball flow lower region 72. The game ball that has been played is guided to the distribution unit 63 disposed in the lower part of the game space 23.

Next, the distribution unit 63 will be described.
The sorting unit 63 includes a running rod 91 connected to the lower end of the ball flow lower shelf 89, and a sorting member (so-called croon) 92 disposed below the running rod 91. The running rod 91 is a kite inclined downward from the front side to the back side of the mounting board 21, passes through the lower side of the running opening 93 provided in the mounting board 21, and the lower end faces the circular edge of the sorting member 92. Not. Accordingly, when the game ball reaches the runner 91 after the game ball flows down the ball flow lower shelf 89 or directly falls through the ball flow lower area 72 from the path communication port 31, the game ball The roller 91 can be rolled to vigorously fall in the tangential direction of the edge of the sorting member 92 and circulate along this edge.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the distribution member 92 is formed in a bowl shape, and has one specific winning opening 94 as a specific area near the center front of the bottom, and a plurality ( In the embodiment, two general prize winning openings 95 are opened as general areas. Therefore, the game ball that has fallen from the runner 91 flows down to the bottom while circling along the edge of the sorting member 92, and a predetermined number based on the number of the specific winning holes 94 and the number of the general winning holes 95. With a probability (1/3 probability in this embodiment), and wins a specific winning opening 94 with a remaining probability (2/3 in this embodiment). Note that the number of the specific winning ports 94 and the general winning ports 95 may be increased or decreased to adjust the winning rate to the specific winning ports 94 to a desired probability.

  A specific area sensor 96 is provided below the specific winning opening 94. In addition, the game balls that have won the winning holes 94 and 95 pass through the specific winning ball collecting path 97 and the general winning ball collecting path 98 that are defined below the sorting member 92, and are placed on the back side of the variable winning apparatus 2. It flows down into the winning ball down space 99.

  When the position of the winning portion 22 is moved, the variable winning device 2 having the above configuration distributes the game balls received by the movable member 36 to either the first guide route 30a or the second guide route 30b. The behavior of the game ball rolling in the winning device 2 can be changed as the winning portion 22 moves. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game while watching the movement of various game balls. Since the guide path 30 in which the movable member 36 is not disposed at the entrance is closed by the first moving wall 37 or the second moving wall 38, the game is performed only in the guide path 30 in which the movable member 36 is disposed at the entrance. Can accept a ball. Therefore, the player only knows the moving position of the movable member 36 or the winning portion 22 and knows to which guidance path 30 the game ball is guided at that time and to what degree the probability is guided to the specific area. be able to. From this, it is possible to grasp the chance of winning a prize (that is, a big hit) in a specific area.

  Further, the variable prize winning device 2 guides the game balls distributed to the first guide path 30a to the specific area by the distribution member 92 with a probability of 1/3. On the other hand, the game balls distributed to the second guiding path 30b are guided to the merging portion 66 by the rotation guiding member 62 with a probability of 1/8, and further flowed down from the merging portion 66 to be 1/3 by the distributing member 92. Lead to a specific area with probability. That is, the game ball flowing down the second guide route 30b is guided to the specific area with a probability of 1/24. In this way, the variable winning device 2 moves the winning portion 22 to guide because the probability (guidance rate) that the game ball is guided to the specific area differs between the first guide route 30a and the second guide route 30b. By simply switching the route 30, it is possible to easily change the guidance rate to the specific area (in other words, the probability of a big hit). Therefore, the game nails 9 on the game board are finely adjusted so that the game balls easily flow down to the first guide path 30a (for example, the row of the guide nails 15 is widened when the winning portion 22 is at the lower limit position) If the game ball flowing down the area 4 is adjusted so that it can be easily guided to the variable winning device 2, the game ball is easily introduced into the high guidance rate guidance path 30 (the first guidance path 30 a in this embodiment). Become. From this, the game store can sufficiently increase the payout rate at the time of service business compared with that at the time of normal business without extremely adjusting the game nail 9.

  Next, a game control device that controls the game of the pachinko gaming machine and the control contents will be described. FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a control device provided in the pachinko gaming machine, and mainly shows a control system portion centering on the game control device 100 as a block configuration diagram.

  The game control device 100 functions as a main control device that controls the game in an integrated manner, and as shown in the figure, a CPU that controls the game control, a ROM that stores a program for game control, and the like, and a work piece at the time of game control. It is composed of a RAM used as an area, an input interface, an output interface, an oscillator for generating a clock signal, and the like. In addition, each flag, information, etc. set in the below-mentioned auxiliary game and special game are memorize | stored in RAM.

  The game control device 100 having such a configuration includes various detection devices (a first start prize port sensor 12, a second start prize port sensor 13, a general prize tool sensor 14, a specific area sensor 96, a count sensor 68, a movable member upper limit). Upon receiving detection signals from the sensor 56 and the movable member lower limit sensor 57), various processes such as a big hit game are performed. In addition to various control devices (discharge control device 101, sound control device 102, decoration control device 103), command signals are transmitted to open / close solenoid 53 of movable member 36, motor 82 for rotation induction member, movable member moving motor 46, and the like. And overall control of the game.

  The discharge control device 101 controls the operation of the discharge device 104 based on a prize ball command signal from the game control device 100 or a ball rental request from a card ball rental unit (not shown), and discharges the prize ball or the ball rental. Make it.

  The sound control device 102 controls the sound effect output from the speaker 105.

  The decoration control device 103 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an interface, and the like, and controls a decoration light emitting device such as the lamp / LED 10 based on a decoration control command signal (control data) from the game control device 100.

  Further, a backup power source 106 is connected to the game control device 100. This backup power supply 106 supplies power to the RAM and the like of the game control device 100 when a power failure occurs.

  Note that communication from the game control device 100 to the discharge control device 101 or the like as various subordinate control devices is allowed only for one-way communication from the game control device 100 to the subordinate control devices. Thereby, it is possible to prevent an illegal signal from being input to the game control device 100 from the dependent control device side. Further, in this embodiment, the control device provided in the pachinko gaming machine is divided into the game control device 100 which is the main control device and various subordinate control devices, but all control is performed by one control device. Also good.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine having the above-described configuration, particularly the operation when a game ball has won a prize at the first start winning opening 5 and the second starting winning opening 6 will be described. When the power is turned on, the game control device 100 moves the winning portion 22 to the upper limit position and controls the movable member 36 to be in a closed state, and always rotates the rotation guiding member 62 counterclockwise. You are in control.

  A game ball launched by a launching device (not shown) is guided along the partition member 3 to reach the upper part of the game area 4 and then flows down in the game area 4 while changing the direction by a game nail 9 or a windmill. To do. A predetermined prize ball is obtained when the game ball is won in the general winning device 7, the first start prize slot 5 and the second start prize slot 6, and if none is won, this game ball is obtained. Is recovered from the outlet 11.

  Then, when the game ball wins the first start winning slot 5, the first start winning slot sensor 12 detects the winning of the game ball and transmits a detection signal to the game control device 100. Based on the detection signal from the first start winning opening sensor 12, the game control device 100 drives the movable member moving motor 46 to move the winning portion 22 upward, and the movable member upper limit sensor 56 is moved to the movable member position detecting portion. When it stops detecting 58, the winning portion 22 is moved to the upper limit position. In addition, when the winning portion 22 has been arranged at the upper limit position from the beginning of the game, the movable member moving motor 46 is not driven. Furthermore, the opening / closing solenoid 53 is excited (ON state), and an auxiliary game is performed in which the movable member 36 is opened in an inverted C shape for a predetermined time (for example, 0.6 seconds). At this time, the game ball received by the movable member 36 flows down to the second guide path 30b in the game space 23 and can be guided to a specific area with a low guide rate (in this embodiment, a probability of 1/24). .

  On the other hand, when winning the second start winning opening 6, the second start winning opening sensor 13 detects winning of the game ball and transmits a detection signal to the game control device 100. Based on the detection signal from the second start winning port sensor 13, the game control device 100 drives the movable member moving motor 46 to move the winning portion 22 downward, and the movable member lower limit sensor 57 is moved to the movable member position detecting portion. Stops when 58 is no longer detected, and moves the winning portion 22 to the lower limit position. In addition, when the winning portion 22 has been arranged at the lower limit position from the beginning of the game, the movable member moving motor 46 is not driven. Furthermore, the opening / closing solenoid 53 is excited (turned on), and an auxiliary game is performed in which the movable member 36 is opened in a reverse C shape for a predetermined time (for example, 0.6 seconds). At this time, the game ball received by the movable member 36 flows down to the first guide path 30a in the game space 23 and can be guided to a specific area with a high guide rate (probability of 1/3 in this embodiment). .

  As described above, when the game control device 100 receives the game ball by the movable member 36 according to the state of the variable winning device 2, depending on which start winning port 5, 6, the game ball is received. Control is performed to vary the guide path 30 that can flow down. That is, the probability that the game ball is guided to the specific area (probability of winning a big hit) varies depending on the start winning ports 5 and 6 that have won. Accordingly, the game ball is placed at the start winning opening (in this embodiment, the second starting winning opening 6) that can finely adjust the adjustment nails 16 around the start winning openings 5 and 6 to open the guide path 30 with a high induction rate. If it is set so that it is easy to win, it is possible to increase the chance that the game ball flows into the high-guidance rate guide path 30. In this way, the game store can sufficiently increase the payout rate even if only a part of the game nail 9 is finely adjusted.

  In this auxiliary game, the game control device 100 performs control to make the detection signal from the specific area sensor 96 valid until a predetermined valid period (for example, 7 seconds) elapses.

  Then, the game ball flowing down in the game space 23 wins a specific area before the effective period elapses, and the specific area sensor 96 detects the winning of the game ball and transmits a detection signal to the game control device 100. Then, the game control device 100 causes a special game operation (a jackpot operation) to be performed based on the detection signal.

  In the special game, the game control device 100 moves the winning portion 22 to the upper limit position when the winning portion 22 is located at the lower limit. On the other hand, when the winning portion 22 is located at the upper limit, the winning portion 22 is moved once to the lower limit and then moved again to the upper limit position. If the winning portion 22 is moved to the upper limit position, the game control device 100 starts the first round of the special game to open the movable member 36, and the number of game balls taken into the variable winning device 2 Is counted by the count sensor 68. Then, a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses after the movable member 36 is opened, or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls are introduced into the variable winning device 2, whichever comes first When is established, the game control device 100 closes the movable member 36 and ends the first round. After that, the game control device 100 once moves the winning portion 22 to the lower limit, then moves to the upper limit again, opens the movable member 36, and starts the second round.

  As described above, when a series of the vertical movement of the winning portion 22 and the opening and closing of the movable member 36 are repeated, the round is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times), and the movable member 36 is closed in the final round, the game control device 100 The special game ends without returning to the winning portion 22 and returns to the normal game. In other words, the game control apparatus 100 reciprocates up and down the winning portion 22 when continuing the special game, and does not move the winning portion 22 when finishing the special game. From this, the player can easily grasp whether the special game continues or ends by looking at the behavior of the winning portion 22.

Next, control by the game control device 100 for realizing the above-described operation will be described based on a flowchart.
As shown in FIG. 10, the game control apparatus 100 performs initial setting such as clearing the I / O port and RAM storage area, setting of a timer interrupt, which will be described later, and rotation of the rotation guide member motor 82, as shown in FIG. An initialization process (S1) such as setting is performed, and then the process is looped. In the initialization process, the game control device 100 drives (ON) the rotation guide member motor 82 to rotate the rotation guide member 62 counterclockwise at a constant speed.

  Next, the timer interrupt process will be described. This timer interruption process is executed by a software interruption every predetermined interval (for example, 1 ms) set in the initialization process. In this timer interrupt process, as shown in FIG. 11, the game control device 100 first prohibits an interrupt during execution of the timer interrupt process and saves the value of each register on the RAM to a save area such as a stack pointer. The work area is secured on the RAM (S2). Subsequently, an input process (S3), an output process (S4), a command transmission process (S5), a switch monitoring process (S6), an auxiliary / special game process (S7), and an external information editing process (S8) are performed.

  Explaining each processing specifically, the game control apparatus 100 receives input signals from various sensors 12, 13, 14, 56, 57, 68, and 96 in the input processing and chatters the input signals. A removal process is performed. In the output process, the opening / closing solenoid 53 and the movable member moving motor 46 are driven based on the output data set in each process. In the command transmission process, a process of transmitting the command set in the transmission buffer in each process to each of the control devices 101 to 103 is performed. Specifically, the game control device 100 performs a process of transmitting prize ball number data to the discharge control device 101, sound command data to the sound control device 102, and LED / lamp pattern data to the decoration control device 103. In the switch monitoring process, the game control device 100 monitors the winning ball detection by the first start winning port sensor 12, the second start winning port sensor 13, and the specific area sensor 96, the movable member upper limit sensor 56, the movable member lower limit sensor 57. The detection result is monitored or the number of game balls that have passed through the count sensor 68 is counted. In the external information editing process, a process of editing a notification signal to the outside (for example, a hall management device) such as a signal (for example, a jackpot signal) for notifying the state of the pachinko gaming machine and setting it in the output buffer is performed. The auxiliary / special game process will be described later in detail.

  After the end of each process, the game control device 100 returns the value saved in the standby area to the register, permits the interrupt (S9), ends the timer interrupt process, and returns to the start process loop. .

Next, auxiliary / special game processing will be described based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
In the auxiliary / special game process, as shown in FIG. 12, the game control apparatus 100 first determines whether to perform the auxiliary game process or the special game process by determining the process number (S10). If the process number is 0, an auxiliary game process is performed (S11), and if the process number is 1, a special game process is performed (S12). In the above-described initialization process (S1), the game control device 100 sets the process number to 0. Therefore, the pachinko gaming machine performs auxiliary game processing by the game control device 100 until the processing number becomes 1 after the power is turned on.

  In the auxiliary game process, as shown in FIG. 13, the game control device 100 first sets a valid period flag and is in a valid period in which the detection signal from the specific area sensor 96 is valid (S21), or A flag for opening the open / close solenoid 53 of the movable member 36 is set, and it is determined whether or not the movable member 36 is open (S22), and it is determined whether or not an auxiliary game is already being executed. If neither the validity period flag nor the solenoid release flag is set, the game control device 100 has a flag for moving the winning portion 22 downward (downward movement flag) is set (S23) or moves upward. It is determined whether or not a flag (upward movement flag) is set (S24), and it is determined whether or not the winning portion 22 is moving up and down and preparing for an auxiliary game.

  If none of the movement flags are set, the game control device 100 determines whether or not the first start winning opening 5 has been won (S25) and wins the first start winning opening 5 to obtain the first. If the start winning port sensor 12 detects a game ball (ON), an upward movement flag and output signal information for turning on the movable member movement motor 46 are set (S26), and the auxiliary game process is terminated. (RET).

  In step S25, if the game ball has not won the first start winning opening 5, it is determined whether or not the second starting winning opening 6 has been won (S27), and the second start winning opening 6 is won. If the second start winning opening sensor 13 detects a game ball (ON), the game control device 100 sets a downward movement flag and output signal information for turning on the movable member movement motor 46. (S28), the auxiliary game process is terminated (RET).

  In step S27, if there is no winning in both the start winning ports 5 and 6, and neither of the starting winning port sensors 12 and 13 has detected a game ball, the game control device 100 includes the open / close solenoid 53 and the movable member. Information for turning off the moving motor 46, that is, information indicating that the auxiliary game is not performed is set (S29), and the auxiliary game process is ended (RET).

  Further, in step S24, when the flag for moving up the winning portion 22 is set (when the first start winning opening 5 has already been won), the game control device 100 uses the movable member upper limit sensor. If 56 is in a light-transmitting state, that is, it is determined whether or not the winning portion 22 has moved to the upper limit position and preparation for performing an auxiliary game has been completed (S30), and the winning portion 22 has moved to the upper limit position. Then, the upward movement flag is reset, the OFF information of the movable member moving motor 46, the opening flag of the opening / closing solenoid 53, and the opening timer are set (S31), and the auxiliary game process is ended (RET).

  In addition, in step S23, when the flag for moving down the winning portion 22 is set (when the second start winning opening 6 has already been won), the game control device 100 uses the movable member lower limit sensor. If 57 is in a light-transmitting state, that is, whether or not the winning portion 22 has moved to the lower limit position and preparation for performing an auxiliary game has been completed (S32), and the winning portion 22 has moved to the lower limit position. Then, the downward movement flag is reset, the OFF information of the movable member moving motor 46, the opening flag of the opening / closing solenoid 53, and the opening timer are set (S33), and the auxiliary game processing is ended (RET).

  If it is determined in step S22 that the opening flag of the opening / closing solenoid 53 is set, the game control device 100 sets information for turning on (exciting) the opening / closing solenoid 53 as shown in FIG. 14 (S34). . Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the open timer of the open / close solenoid 53 has expired (for example, 0.6 seconds have passed since the movable member 36 was opened) (S35). If the open timer has expired, the open timer is opened. The flag is reset, information for turning off (demagnetizing) the open / close solenoid 53, a valid period flag, and a valid timer for limiting the valid period are set (S36). Then, it is determined whether or not the effective timer has expired (for example, 7 seconds have elapsed since the opening / closing solenoid 53 was turned OFF (demagnetization)) (S37). Note that the determination in step S37 is also performed when it is determined in step S21 that the valid period flag is set. If the valid timer has expired, the valid period flag is reset (S38), and the auxiliary game process is terminated (RET).

  On the other hand, when the release timer of the movable member 36 has not expired in step S35 and the movable member 36 has not yet opened, or when the valid period has not expired in step S37, the game control device 100. Determines whether or not the game ball has won in the specific area and the specific area sensor 96 has detected the game ball (S39), and if the specific area has been won, information for turning off the open / close solenoid 53 and the winning section 22 are determined. A wait flag for moving the valve up and down is set, and the open flag and valid period flag of the open / close solenoid 53 are reset (S40). Then, the process number is set to 1 (S41), an instruction to shift to the special game process is set, and then the auxiliary game process is ended (RET). Therefore, when the next timer interrupt process is performed, the game control device 100 executes the special game process in the auxiliary / special game process.

Next, the special game process will be described.
In the special game process, the game control device 100 determines whether or not the wait flag is set (S51) as shown in FIG. 15, and when the wait flag is set, the wait process (S52). Is executed, and the special game process is terminated (RET). In this wait process, as shown in FIG. 16, it is determined whether the upward movement flag of the winning portion 22 is set (S61) or the downward movement flag is set (S62). If no movement flag is set, the game control device 100 determines whether or not the winning portion 22 is located at the upper limit by the movable member upper limit sensor 56 (S63), and the winning portion 22 If it is located at the upper limit, the downward movement flag and the ON information of the movable member moving motor 46 are set (S64), an instruction to perform control for moving the winning portion 22 downward is set, and the weight process is performed. End (RET).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S63 that the winning portion 22 is not located at the upper limit, or if it is determined in step S62 that the downward movement flag is set, the game control device 100 determines that the movable member The lower limit sensor 57 determines whether or not the winning portion 22 is positioned at the lower limit (S65). If the winning portion 22 is positioned at the lower limit, the upward movement flag and the ON information of the movable member moving motor 46 are set. Then, after setting an instruction to perform control for moving the winning portion 22 upward (S66), the wait process is terminated (RET). If the winning portion 22 is not located at the lower limit, the weight process is terminated while retaining the instruction to move the winning portion 22 downward (RET).

  If it is determined in step S61 that the upward movement flag is set, the game control device 100 determines whether or not the winning portion 22 is located at the upper limit by the movable member upper limit sensor 56 (S67). ) If the winning portion 22 is located at the upper limit, an opening flag of the opening / closing solenoid 53 in the special game (hereinafter referred to as an opening T flag), OFF information of the movable member moving motor 46, an opening timer of the movable member 36 in the special game are set. Each is set, the weight flag, the upward movement flag, and the downward movement flag are reset, and an instruction to open the movable member 36 is set and an instruction not to move the winning portion 22 while the movable member 36 is opened is set (S68). Thereafter, the wait process is terminated (RET). If the winning portion 22 is not located at the lower limit, the weight process is ended while retaining the instruction to move the winning portion 22 upward (RET).

  In addition, when the wait flag is not set in step S51 of the special game process, the game control device 100 determines whether or not the release T flag is set as shown in FIG. 15 (S71). When the open T flag is set, the ON information of the open / close solenoid 53 is set and an instruction to open the movable member 36 is set (S72), and the open timer of the open / close solenoid 53 is timed up (for example, movable) It is determined whether or not 30 seconds have elapsed since the member 36 was opened (S73). If the release timer has not timed out, it is determined whether the count number (count memory) of the game balls by the count sensor 68 is less than 10 (S74), and if it is not less than 10, it remains as it is. Then, the special game process is ended (RET), and the movable member 36 is left open.

  On the other hand, when the release timer expires in step S73 or when the game ball count reaches 10 in step S74, the game control device 100 resets the game ball count and the release T flag. Then, the OFF information of the open / close solenoid 53 is set (S75). Next, it is determined whether the number of repetitions (cycle number) of the series of operations for moving the winning portion 22 to the upper limit position and opening and closing the movable member 36 is less than 16 (S76). If not, the game control device 100 sets a wait flag, updates the number of cycles by +1 (S77), and ends the special game process (RET). When the number of cycles reaches 16, the number of cycles is reset and the process number is set to 0 (S78), an instruction to end the special game is set, and the special game process is ended (RET). .

  In the above embodiment, the two guidance paths 30 are provided in the game space 23, but the present invention is not limited to the number of the guidance paths 30. That is, three or more guide paths 30 are defined in the game space 23, and sorting means such as the rotation guide member 62 and the sort member 92 described above are arranged in the middle of each guide path 30, so that the specific area The game ball guidance rate to may be different for each guidance route 30.

  By the way, in the said embodiment, although the induction | guidance | derivation rate to a specific area was varied by providing the rotation guidance member 62 or the distribution member 92 in the guidance path | route 30 as a distribution means of a game ball, this invention changes to this. There is no limitation, and any member that can distribute the game ball may be used. Further, the allocation probability is not limited to that determined by the structure, but may be determined by the conversion time of the state in which the game balls are allocated.

  For example, the variable winning device 2 shown in FIG. 17 is basically the same as the above embodiment, but the distribution means in the distribution space 75 is different. That is, in the distribution space 75, the plate-shaped distribution member 110 is pivotally supported in a state where a downward inclination can be formed in the left-right direction. The sorting member 110 is configured to be able to change the tilted state by rotating the support shaft 111 by a drive mechanism (not shown) such as a solenoid. And if it inclines down to the left side, while forming the inclined surface which guides a game ball to the general winning communication port 78, between the discharge port 87 and the guide port 71 is interrupted | blocked. Accordingly, the sorting member 110 in this state can guide the game ball to the general winning communication port 78 and prevent the game ball from being discharged from the discharge port 87 (see FIG. 17A). On the other hand, when it is inclined downward to the right side, an inclined surface for guiding the game ball to the discharge port 87 is formed, and the general winning communication port 78 and the guide port 71 are blocked. Therefore, the sorting member 110 in this state can guide the game ball to the discharge port 87 and prevent the game ball from heading to the general winning communication port 78 (see FIG. 17B).

  The distribution member 110 having such a configuration is tilted to the left over a first period (for example, 7 t seconds) (a state in which the distribution member 110 is guided to the general winning communication port 78) and in a second period (for example, t seconds). The game ball flowing down from the guide port 71 to the distribution space 75 is converted into a predetermined state based on the first period and the second period if it is repeatedly converted into a state tilted rightward (state guided to the discharge port 87). It is possible to flow down to the discharge port 87 with a probability (for example, a probability of 1/8). Then, by adjusting the length of the first period or the length of the second period, the probability of guiding to the discharge port 87 and thus the probability of guiding to the specific area can be changed.

It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.
Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine but can be applied to a sparrow ball type gaming machine, an arrangement ball type gaming machine, and the like.

It is a front view of a game board. It is a front view of the variable winning apparatus of the state which moved the winning part to the lower limit position. It is a front view of the variable winning apparatus of the state which moved the winning part to the upper limit position. It is the elements on larger scale of a variable prize apparatus. It is A sectional drawing of the variable winning apparatus in FIG. FIG. 4 is a B cross-sectional view of the variable winning device in FIG. 3. It is C sectional drawing of the variable prize apparatus in FIG. It is D sectional drawing of the variable prize apparatus in FIG. It is a block block diagram with which it uses for description of a control system. It is a flowchart of a starting process. It is a flowchart of a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart of auxiliary / special game processing. It is a flowchart of an auxiliary game process. It is a flowchart of an auxiliary game process. It is a flowchart of special game processing. It is a flowchart of a weight process. It is a partial front view of the variable prize apparatus in 2nd Embodiment, (a) is the state which distributes a game ball to a general winning ball, (b) is the state which distributes a game ball to a discharge port.

Explanation of symbols

1 Game board
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Fluctuating prize apparatus 3 Compartment member 4 Game area 5 1st start prize port 6 2nd start prize port 12 1st start prize port sensor 13 2nd start prize port sensor 15 Guide nail 16 Adjustment nail 21 Mounting board 22 Prize part 23 Game Space 28 Intrusion prevention wall 28a First intrusion prevention wall 28b Second intrusion prevention wall 30 Guide path 30a First guide path 30b Second guide path 31 Path communication port 35 Moving base 36 Movable member 37 First moving wall 38 Second moving wall 46 Movable member moving motor 53 Opening / closing solenoid 56 Movable member upper limit sensor 57 Movable member lower limit sensor 58 Movable member position detection unit 61 Rolling shelf 62 Rotation guide member 63 Sorting unit 66 Junction unit 70 Guide rod 71 Guide port 72 Sphere lowering region 75 Distribution space 82 Motor 85 for rotation guide member Discharge guide part 86 General prize guide part 87 Discharge port 89 Ball flow lower shelf 91 Running rod 92 Swing Member 94 specific winning opening 95 generally winning opening 96 specific area sensor

Claims (3)

In the game area where game nails are planted, a starting prize opening and a variable prize device capable of converting a winning part that can receive game balls into a closed state and an open state,
The variable winning device is
A game space in which the game ball received from the winning portion rolls, and a specific area and a general area formed on the downstream side of the game space;
Based on the winning of the game ball at the starting winning opening, the winning part is changed from the closed state to the open state to perform the auxiliary game, and the game ball received from the winning part during the auxiliary game has passed the specific area In a gaming machine that performs a special game by converting the winning portion to an open state in an advantageous manner over the auxiliary game,
The gaming space is
A plurality of guide paths for guiding the game ball are provided with different guide rates to the specific area,
The winning part
A movable member that can be opened and closed at the entrance of the guide path; and a moving means for moving the movable member to any one of the plurality of guide paths;
A gaming machine, wherein the movable member is moved by the moving means, and game balls received by the movable member are distributed to any of a plurality of guide paths. The variable winning device is:
An intrusion prevention wall is provided around the game space to prevent an intrusion of a game ball flowing down the game area, and a part of the intrusion prevention wall serving as an entrance of the guide path includes a guide path and a game area. Open a route communication port that communicates with
The winning part
A movable wall that moves together with the movable member and that can close a part of the route communication port;
The moving wall is
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the route communication port that communicates with an entrance of a guide route where a movable member is not disposed is closed. The plurality of guide paths are configured by a first guide path and a second guide path that joins the first guide path,
The first guide route is:
A first distribution unit that distributes the game ball received by the movable member into the specific region and the general region is provided downstream of the junction with the second guide path,
The second guidance route is:
The game machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a second distribution unit that distributes the game ball received by the movable member into a merging portion and a general area.

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