JP2005211500A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which enables a player to maintain sense of expectancy of a prize win (such as a prize win of a game ball into a specific area) and has improved interest of a game. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is provided with a game board including a role object device in which a game ball can be put. The game board is composed of a translucent member partially or entirely, the role object device is provided behind a translucent portion of the game board, and in the role object device, a first light emitting means is provided to irradiate a game ball which is put into the role object device with light, so that a player can visually recognize the shadow of the game ball caused by light radiated from the first light emitting means, in front of the game machine. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.

Conventionally, as a pachinko gaming device called a honey, for example, a variable winning device that is an accessory device is provided in response to the winning of a game ball in one of a plurality of starting areas provided on a gaming board. Depending on the type of start area in which the game ball has won, the movable piece opens and closes once or twice, so that there is a winning time that is one time from the opening of the variable winning device to the closing state. When a predetermined number of times are performed and the variable winning device is in an open state, a game ball enters the variable winning device, and when the game ball enters a specific area (so-called V zone or the like), a jackpot gaming state occurs, There is a gaming machine in which a player can acquire a large number of game balls (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In such a pachinko gaming apparatus, for example, a movable body imitating a doll or the like, a through hole, and the like are provided in the variable winning device, and the flow direction of the game ball changes due to the movable body or the through hole. The player can have a sense of expectation for winning the game ball in the specific area while watching the movement of the game ball in the variable winning device.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-220257

However, in the pachinko gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, since it is possible to always see the game ball in the variable winning device, it is predicted whether or not a specific area will be won depending on the movement of the game ball in the variable winning device. There is a problem that it is difficult to maintain a sense of expectation for winning a game ball in a specific area, and the player is bored with the game.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its purpose is to maintain a sense of expectation for winning (for example, winning a game ball in a specific area). An object is to provide a gaming machine that can be improved.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides the following.
(1) A gaming machine having a gaming board provided with an accessory device in which a gaming ball can be placed;
The game board is partially or entirely composed of a translucent member,
The accessory device is provided on the back side of the translucent part of the game board,
Inside the above-mentioned accessory device, there is provided a first light emitting means capable of irradiating light to a game ball that has entered the inside of the accessory device,
A gaming machine configured to allow a player to visually recognize a shadow of the gaming ball caused by light emitted from the first light emitting means from the front of the gaming machine.

According to the invention of (1), it is difficult to accurately view the game ball moving in the accessory device, and the movement of the game ball must be grasped by its shadow. It becomes difficult to predict whether or not a game ball will win a specific area or the like provided, so that a sense of expectation for winning can be improved, and the fun of the game can be improved.

Furthermore, the present invention provides the following.
(2) The gaming machine according to (1) above,
On the back side of the game board, second light emitting means capable of irradiating light to the accessory device is provided,
It is characterized in that the player can visually recognize the shadow of the accessory device caused by the light emitted from the second light emitting means from the front of the gaming machine.

According to the invention of (2), since the shadow of the accessory device can be visually recognized together with the shadow of the game ball, the shadow of the game ball and the accessory device is transferred to a specific area or the like provided in the accessory device. This is a suggestion for predicting whether or not to win. Therefore, although it is not possible to visually recognize the game ball and the accessory device directly, the novel effect of predicting whether or not the game ball will win a specific area or the like provided in the accessory device by the suggestion is provided. It is possible to increase the sense of expectation for winning and improve the fun of the game.

According to the configuration of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine capable of maintaining a sense of expectation for winning (for example, winning a game ball to a specific area, etc.) and improving the fun of the game. be able to.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing an example of the gaming machine of the present invention. In the embodiments described below, as a preferred embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention, a case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming apparatus called a second-type bullet ball gaming machine is shown.

A pachinko gaming apparatus called a second-type ball game machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a pachinko gaming apparatus) 10 includes a main body frame 12, a game board 14 incorporated in the main body frame 12, and a front surface of the gaming board 14. A window frame 16 of the main body frame 12, an upper plate 20 and a lower plate 22 provided on the front side of the main body frame 12 below the window frame 16, and a firing handle 26 provided on the right side of the lower plate 22. Is arranged.

The game board 14 is entirely composed of a transparent member such as an acrylic resin, and an opaque portion 14a is formed at the center thereof. In the game board 14, only the front portion of the accessory device 100 may be formed of a transparent member.
An accessory device 100 is provided on the back side of the opaque portion 14 a of the game board 14. The accessory device 100 will be described in detail later. The opaque part 14a is configured so that the shadow of the projected accessory device 100 and the shadow of the game ball in the accessory device 100 can be visually recognized.
A plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) are driven in the front surface of the game board 14. The game board 14 is molded from a resin material, and a metal rod-like body is implanted in the resin material game board 14 so as to protrude in the forward direction of the game board 14 without being configured to drive nails. The present invention can also be applied to the pachinko gaming machine 10 (a pachinko machine) as described above. In addition, in this specification, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is a concept including a pachinko machine.

Further, the launch handle 26 is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body frame 12, and the player can advance the pachinko game by operating the launch handle 26. On the back side of the firing handle 26, a firing solenoid 28 is provided. When the launch handle 26 is rotated clockwise by the player, power is supplied to the launch solenoid 28 and the game balls stored in the upper plate 20 are sequentially launched onto the game board 14.

The launched game ball is guided to a guide rail 30 provided on the game board 14 and moves to the upper part of the game board 14. After that, the game ball is changed in its traveling direction by collision with the above-described obstacle nails. It falls toward the bottom of the board 14.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view schematically showing the game board 14. In addition, the same code | symbol was attached | subjected to the component corresponding to the component shown in FIG. 1 mentioned above.

Above the center of the opaque part 14a, a starting device 44 including a ball detection sensor (not shown) and movable pieces 58a and 58b is provided.
Also, general winning ports 54a and 54b are provided on both the left and right sides of the opaque portion 14a. Further, A starting ports 45a and 45b are provided on the left and right sides of the lowermost side of the opaque portion 14a, respectively, and a B starting port 45c is provided in the lower central portion of the winning device 32.
Note that the A start openings 45a and 45b make one transition to the winning time when the movable pieces 58a and 58b included in the starter 44 are opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds) when a game ball enters. The B start port 45c is a start port that is shifted to the winning time twice when a game ball enters.

Rolling induction members 51a to 51d for guiding the path of the game ball in a predetermined direction are also provided at the upper left and upper right and the lower left and upper right of the opaque portion 14a. Further, decorative lamps 36a and 36b are provided on the upper left side and the upper right side of the outside of the game board 14.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view schematically showing the accessory device 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the accessory device 100 shown in FIG. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the accessory device 100 is attached to the game board 14, and also shows a starting device 44 provided above the accessory device 100. Also, in the figure, the two-dot chain arrow indicates the trajectory of the game ball.
The accessory device 100 includes an attachment board 101 attached to the back side of the game board 14 and a frame body 105 provided so as to protrude to the rear side of the attachment board 101. A part of the mounting substrate 101 is cut out in the shape of the letters “Chance!”.

A game ball passage hole 122 is provided at the top of the frame 105. The game ball that has entered the starting device 44 falls from the back side of the game board 14 and enters the inside of the accessory device 100 through the passage hole 122.

An inclined shelf 117 is provided at the center inside the frame 105 of the accessory device 100. The inclined shelf 117 is provided so as to incline downward toward the center and to incline downward from the front side toward the back side, and the game ball slides down toward the back side, and the back side of the inclined shelf 117 It comes to fall from the end.

A V winning opening 120 is provided in the center of the lower side of the frame 105, and specific winning openings 121a and 121b are provided on the left and right sides thereof. The game ball that has fallen to the lower part of the frame 105 enters either the V winning opening 120 or the specific winning openings 121a and 121b.
A game ball that has entered the V winning opening 120 is detected by a V winning ball detection sensor (not shown).
When the game ball that has won the starting device 44 when the shift to the winning time is performed and the movable pieces 58a and 58b are in the open state enters the accessory device 100 and wins the V winning opening 120, A jackpot gaming state occurs.
The game balls that have entered the specific winning ports 121a and 121b are detected by a winning ball detection sensor (not shown).
Further, a V-shaped decorative body 110 is provided on the front side of the V prize winning opening 120.

A backlight 180 is provided on the inner side of the frame 105.
The backlight 180 includes a light guide 181 provided with a reflection sheet 182 on the back surface thereof, and two cold cathode fluorescent tubes 134a and 134b that can irradiate the light guide 181 with white light. . The backlight 180 functions as first light emitting means.
White light incident on the side surface of the light guide 181 from the cold cathode fluorescent tubes 134 a and 134 b is supplied to the front as planar light by the reflection sheet 182 provided on the back surface of the light guide 181. The In the figure, the light emitted from the cold cathode fluorescent tubes 134a and 134b is indicated by broken arrows.

The light supplied from the backlight 180 is applied to the opaque portion 14a of the game board 14, the game ball in the accessory device 100, the inclined shelf 117, and the decorative body 110. The shadows of the shelf 117 and the decorative body 110 are projected onto the opaque portion 14a.

A backlight 280 is provided behind the accessory device 100.
The backlight 280 has the same configuration as that of the backlight 180 described above. The light guide 281 having a reflection sheet 282 provided on the back surface thereof, and two cold lights that can irradiate the light guide 181 with white light. It consists of cathode fluorescent tubes 234a and 234b. The backlight 280 functions as a second light emitting unit.
White light incident on the side surface of the light guide 281 from the cold cathode fluorescent tubes 234a and 234b is supplied to the front as planar light by the reflection sheet 282 provided on the back surface of the light guide 281. The In the figure, light emitted from the cold cathode fluorescent tubes 234a and 234b is indicated by broken arrows.

The light supplied from the backlight 280 is irradiated to the opaque part 14a of the accessory device 100 and the game board 14, and thereby the shadow of the accessory device 100 is projected onto the opaque part 14a.

In the pachinko gaming machine 10, when the game ball won in the starter 44 is detected by the ball detection sensor, the backlight 180 and the backlight 280 emit light, and the game ball won in the V prize opening 120 receives the V prize. The backlight 180 and the backlight 280 are turned off in response to detection by the winning ball sensor of a game ball that is detected by the sensor or won in the specific winning openings 121a and 121b.

FIGS. 5A to 5D are diagrams schematically showing a state in which light from the backlight 180 and the backlight 280 is irradiated on the opaque portion 14 a of the game board 14.
As shown in FIGS. 5A to 5D, shadows of the accessory device 100, the inclined shelf 117, and the decorative body 110 are projected onto the opaque portion 14 a of the game board 14.

In FIG. 5 (a), the game ball that has entered the accessory device 100 is present on the inclined shelf 117, and in FIG. 5 (b), the game ball that has fallen from the back end of the inclined shelf 117 is used. It exists in the lower part of the material device 100.
When the game ball sliding down the lower part of the accessory device 100 toward the front side is located behind the V winning opening 120, the shadow of the game ball is an accessory as shown in FIG. When the shadow of the gaming ball disappears as shown in FIG. 5 (d) while the shadow of the game ball and the shadow of the decorative body 110 overlap and overlap with each other in the center of the shadow of the device 100, the gaming ball This means that the player has entered the V winning opening 120 and a jackpot gaming state is generated.
If the shadow of the game ball disappears when the shadow of the game ball is located on the left side of the shadow of the decorative body 110, the game ball has entered the specific winning opening 121a, and the game ball When the shadow of the game ball disappears when the shadow of the game object is located on the right side of the shadow of the decorative body 110, the game ball has entered the specific specific winning opening 121b.

As described above, according to the pachinko gaming apparatus 10, it is difficult to accurately recognize the position of the game ball moving in the accessory device 100, and the movement of the game ball must be grasped by its shadow. Therefore, it is difficult to predict whether or not a game ball will win a V winning opening 120 provided in the accessory device 100, and it is possible to improve expectation for winning and improve the interest of the game. Can be made.

Further, in the pachinko gaming apparatus 10, the shadow of the accessory device 100 and the shadow of the decorative body 110 can be visually recognized together with the shadow of the game ball. Is a suggestion for predicting whether or not the game ball will win the V winning opening 120. Therefore, it is possible to perform a novel effect of predicting whether or not a game ball will win a V winning opening 120 provided in the accessory device 100 based on the suggestion, and to increase the sense of expectation for winning, Can be more interesting.

In the pachinko gaming apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the case where the backlights 180 and 280 that emit planar light are used to project the shadow of the game ball, the accessory apparatus 100, etc. has been described. In this invention, it does not specifically limit as a 1st light emission means and a 2nd light emission means, For example, the LED lamp which emits light radially may be sufficient.
In addition, the gaming machine of the present invention does not necessarily include both the first light emitting means and the second light emitting means, and may include only the first light emitting means.
Hereinafter, the case where only the first light emitting means capable of irradiating light to the game ball inside the accessory device is provided and the first light emitting means is an LED lamp will be described.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing another example of the gaming machine of the present invention. In FIG. 6, the vicinity of the accessory device 100 of the game board 14 is shown. In FIG. 6, the same components as those of the pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in FIGS.

In FIG. 6, the opaque part 114a is formed only in the front part below the inclined shelf 117 of the accessory device 100 of the game board 14.
In addition, an LED lamp 300 is provided in the lower part of the interior side of the accessory device 100. Radial light supplied from the LED lamp 300 is applied to the opaque portion 114a of the game board 14 and the game ball located at the lower part of the accessory device 100, whereby the shadow of the game ball is applied to the opaque portion 114a. It is projected. The number of LED lamps 300 provided in the accessory device 100 is not particularly limited.

In the above-described example, the case where the shadow of the game ball and the shadow of the accessory device are projected onto the opaque portion formed on the game board has been described. However, in the present invention, the shadow of the game ball and the accessory device are not necessarily limited. The object on which the shadow is projected need not be formed on the game board. For example, a screen is provided in front of or behind the transparent portion of the game board, and the shadow of the game ball and the shadow of the accessory device are provided on the screen. The gaming machine may be configured to be projected.

The present invention can also be applied to a so-called warp route for guiding a game ball moving on a game board to a predetermined position. That is, the first light emitting means capable of irradiating light to the game ball moving in the warp route is provided, and the shadow of the game ball caused by the light emitted from the first light emitting means is seen from the front of the gaming machine. A gaming machine may be configured to be visible.

In the above-described example, light is emitted from the backlights 180 and 280 during a period from when a game ball wins the starting device 44 to when a game ball wins the V winning opening 120 or the specific winning openings 121a and 121b. In the present invention, the shadow of the game ball that has entered the accessory device is visually recognized by the player as the period during which light is emitted by the first light emitting means or the first light emitting means and the second light emitting means. Is not particularly limited as long as it includes a part or all of the period, for example, after the game ball enters the A start opening 45a, 45b or B start opening 45c, the V winning opening 120 or the specific winning opening It may be a period until a game ball enters 121a and 121b.

It is a front view which shows typically an example of the game machine of this invention. It is an enlarged front view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view schematically showing the accessory device shown in FIG. 1. It is the sectional view on the AA line of the accessory apparatus shown in FIG. (A)-(d) is a figure which shows typically a mode when the light from a backlight is irradiated to the opaque part of a game board. It is sectional drawing which shows typically another example of the game machine of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko gaming machine (game machine)
14 Game board 14a Opaque part 45a, 45b A start port 45c B start port 51a-51d Rolling guide members 54a, 54b General winning port 58a, 58b Movable piece 100 Accessory device 101 Mounting substrate 105 Frame body 106a, 106b Ball passage detection 120 V prize opening 121a, 121b Specific prize opening 134, 234 Cold cathode fluorescent tube 180, 280 Backlight 300 LED lamp

Claims (2)

A gaming machine having a gaming board provided with an accessory device capable of containing a gaming ball therein,
Part or all of the game board is made of a translucent member,
The accessory device is provided on the back side of the translucent part of the game board,
In the inside of the accessory device, there is provided a first light emitting means capable of irradiating light to a game ball entering the inside of the accessory device,
A gaming machine configured to allow a player to visually recognize the shadow of the gaming ball caused by light emitted from the first light emitting means from the front of the gaming machine. On the back side of the game board, second light emitting means capable of irradiating light to the accessory device is provided,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the player can visually recognize a shadow of the accessory device generated by the light emitted from the second light emitting unit from the front of the gaming machine.

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