JP2005245689A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which enhances the interests in jackpot games. <P>SOLUTION: This game machine 1 has a mobile prize-winning device 30 having an openable or closeable prize-winning slot 41. When the prescribed jackpot conditions are established, the jackpot game to be made in succession over a specified frequency of round is executed. The rounds are ended when ten game balls win the prize-winning slot 41 during the rounds, the frequency of the opening or closing an open/close vane 43 reaches 18 or the game ball wins a specified prize-winning slot 53. When the game ball wins the specified prize-winning slot 53 during a round, the round is shifted to a subsequent round. In other words, when the specified prize-winning slot 53 is not won, the jackpot game is ended at the round involved. When the rounds continue up to the prescribed frequency, then the rounds are further run with a prescribed frequency of the continuation as the upper limit. But in this case, within the continued rounds, the total number of wins by getting the prize-winning slot 41 during the jackpot game reaches the upper limit or when the total frequency of opening or closing reaches the upper limit during the jackpot game, the jackpot game is ended. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that provides a game to a player using a game medium.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine (so-called wings) called a type 2 pachinko machine is known. In the second type pachinko machine, when the game ball wins the start winning opening, the winning opening of the movable winning device is opened for a short time (for example, 0.3 seconds). During this time, when a game ball that has won the movable prize apparatus passes through a specific area in the movable prize apparatus, a big hit game is provided to the player as a privilege (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The following jackpot games are known for providing such a second type pachinko machine. That is, when the big hit game is started, the movable prize-winning device repeats the opening / closing operation at a constant interval, and the movable prize-winning device is opened / closed until the set number of times (for example, 18 times) (for example, 0.8 seconds, and then 0.8. One round ends when a closing operation for one second is defined as a single opening / closing operation), when there is a winning of more than a set number (for example, 10), or when a game ball passes a specific area. When the game ball passes through the specific area during the round, the same round is performed again, and the big hit game is repeated up to a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 15 rounds). In the following, a gaming machine in which such a big hit game is performed is referred to as a conventional gaming machine.
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  However, in the above-described conventional gaming machine, if a game ball passes through a specific area before the number of winnings reaches 10 in a round of a big hit game, one round is completed at that time.

  That is, the player cannot acquire the prize balls for less than 10 winnings in one round. For example, assuming that ten prize balls can be acquired by one winning in the movable winning device, when seven game balls have won a specific area, (10−7) × 10 = I missed 30 prize balls. For this reason, the player feels lost, and the interest during the big hit game is lost.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine with improved interest during a big hit game.

  The gaming machine of the first invention made to achieve the above object is a general area set in the apparatus so that a game ball can be won, an opening / closing member that opens and closes the game port, and a game ball can pass therethrough. And a specific area that is set in the apparatus so that the game ball can pass through, and the game ball that is won from the winning opening is configured to pass through either the general area or the specific area. And a specific area detecting means for detecting a game ball passing through the specific area, and once the preset jackpot condition is satisfied, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member is repeated once until the preset end condition is satisfied. If the preset continuation condition is satisfied during the small hit game or the small hit game, the next small hit game is to be performed continuously after the small hit game ends with the preset number of predetermined games as the upper limit. As this A big hit game executing means for causing the movable winning device to execute a winning game, a winning counting means for counting the number of winning game balls, which is the number of game balls won in the winning opening during one small hit game, and one small An opening / closing number counting means for counting the number of opening / closing operations, which is the number of opening / closing operations of the opening / closing member during a winning game, and a predetermined winning in which the number of winning game balls counted by the winning counting means is preset. Satisfying one of the following: the number of opening / closing operations counted by the opening / closing number counting means is greater than or equal to a predetermined opening / closing number set in advance, and the specific area detecting means detects a game ball And the continuation condition is the number of game balls that have been set in the specific area detection means to detect a game ball and won in the winning opening during the big hit game. The total number of winning game balls when the total winning counting means for counting the total number of winning game balls and the number of consecutive games that are the number of consecutive small hit games played in the big hit game are equal to or greater than the predetermined number of games. Until a predetermined total number of winnings set in advance is reached, the movable winning device is provided with first game continuation means for continuously executing the small hit game under the above-mentioned termination condition and continuation condition.

  According to the gaming machine configured in this way, when the big hit condition is satisfied, the big hit game execution means repeats the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member until the end condition is satisfied, in one small hit game, during the small hit game When the predetermined continuation condition is satisfied, the next big hit game is continuously performed after the small hit game is ended with the predetermined number of games as an upper limit, and the big win game is executed by the movable winning device. . The total winning counting means counts the total number of winning game balls. Further, the first game continuation means is configured so that when the number of consecutive games is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of games, the movable winning device is kept small in accordance with the above ending condition and continuation condition until the total number of winning game balls reaches the predetermined total number of winnings. The hit game is continuously executed.

  That is, in the gaming machine, the small hit game is continued beyond the predetermined number of games until the total number of winning game balls reaches the predetermined total number of winnings. Therefore, in a small hit game, when the game ball passes through a specific area before the number of winning game balls reaches a predetermined winning number, and this small hit game is finished, the player thereafter In the small hit game that is performed more than the number of times, within the range where the total number of winning game balls reaches the predetermined total number of winnings, it is possible to recover the winnings that did not reach the predetermined number of winnings.

  Therefore, even if a game ball passes a specific area before the number of winning game balls reaches a predetermined winning number in a certain small hit game, the number of game balls that a player can acquire in one big hit game is reduced. Can be suppressed.

For this reason, it can suppress making the player feel lost. That is, the interest during the big hit game can be improved.
By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, as the time elapses from the start of the small hit game, it is necessary to pass the game ball to a specific area with a small number of winning game balls or a small number of opening / closing operations thereafter. In addition, there is a high possibility that the big hit game will end in this small hit game. On the other hand, if the game ball passes through the specific area soon after the start of the small hit game, the number of game balls that can be acquired in one small hit game is reduced.

  For this reason, a player playing a game on a conventional gaming machine can move to the next small hitting game if the game ball passes through a specific area as soon as possible after the start of the small hitting game, but on the other hand, the game ball can be acquired. You will be dissatisfied with the small number.

  However, a player who plays with the gaming machine of the first invention is relieved that if the game ball passes through a specific area as soon as possible from the start of the small hit game, the player can move to the next small hit game, and thereafter In a small hit game that is performed exceeding the number of games, since the winnings that are less than the predetermined number of winnings can be recovered, there is no complaint that the number of game balls that can be acquired is reduced.

In the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the invention, the first game continuation means may cause the movable winning device to continuously execute the small winning game with the preset first predetermined number of times as an upper limit.
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the number of game balls that can be obtained in the big hit game changes according to the value of the first predetermined number of continuations. That is, the greater the first predetermined number of times, the more advantageous the gaming machine is for the player. For this reason, by setting this first predetermined number of continuations, the number of game balls that a player can acquire in the gaming machine can be adjusted. In addition, at most, since it is known how many small hit games are continued, the big hit game is completed, so that the player can be expected to have some time for the big hit game to end.

  In the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the invention, when the big hit condition is satisfied, a determination is made based on a preset determination condition. Based on the determination result, the first game continuation means during the big hit game executed when the big hit condition is satisfied. You may make it provide the 1st game continuation control means which prohibits operation | movement.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, a big hit game that ends with a small hit game of a predetermined number of games or a big hit game in which the small hit game continues beyond the predetermined number of games is provided according to the determination condition. .

  For this reason, the player thinks not only to win a big hit but also to win a big hit that the small hit game continues beyond the predetermined number of games, so the player's interest in the game increases, Gameability can be improved.

  Further, in the gaming machine of the first invention, when the jackpot condition is satisfied, the lottery is performed with a preset lottery probability, and the predetermined game number setting means for setting the predetermined number of games according to the lottery result and the predetermined game number setting means. You may make it provide the 2nd game continuation control means which prohibits operation | movement of a 1st game continuation means based on the set predetermined number of games.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the predetermined game number setting means performs a lottery with a preset lottery probability when the jackpot condition is satisfied, and sets the predetermined number of games according to the lottery result. Then, the second game continuation control means prohibits the operation of the first game continuation means based on the predetermined number of games set by the predetermined game number setting means.

In other words, depending on the predetermined number of games, a big hit game that ends with a predetermined number of small hit games or a big hit game in which the small hit game continues beyond the predetermined number of games is provided.
For example, when the big hit condition is satisfied, the predetermined number of games is determined as 2, 7, or 15 according to the lottery result, and when the predetermined number of games is 2, 7 or more, it exceeds 2, 7 respectively. When the big hit game in which the small hit game continues is provided and the predetermined number of games is 15, the big hit game that ends with 15 small hit games may be provided.

  Therefore, in a gaming machine in which the predetermined number of games is determined according to the lottery result, whether or not the difference in the big hit game with different predetermined number of games is not limited to the predetermined number of games but whether the small hit game continues beyond the predetermined number of games. It is also added. That is, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having different game characteristics during the big hit game according to the predetermined number of games.

  By the way, in the gaming machine of the first invention, when the predetermined number of games is determined according to the lottery result, even if there is a difference in the predetermined number of games of the jackpot game provided, if the predetermined total winning number is the same, There is a possibility that the number of game balls that can be obtained in one big hit game is substantially the same. This is because the first game continuation means causes the movable winning device to continuously execute the small hit game until the total number of winning game balls reaches the predetermined total number of winnings.

  Therefore, the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the invention preferably includes predetermined total winning number setting means for setting a predetermined total winning number based on the predetermined number of games set by the predetermined game number setting means.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, an appropriate predetermined total number of winnings can be set according to the predetermined number of games. Therefore, depending on the predetermined number of games, there is a difference in the number of game balls that the player can acquire in the big hit game. Can be attached.

In the gaming machine of the first invention, the predetermined total number of winnings may be set to an arbitrary value, but is preferably set to a value obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of games by the predetermined winning number.
That is, the value obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of games by the predetermined number of wins is equal to the maximum value of the game balls that the player can acquire in the big hit game that ends with the predetermined number of small hit games. According to the above, it is possible to prevent the player from winning more than the predetermined number of winnings (corresponding to the case where the predetermined total number of winnings is larger than the value obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of games by the predetermined number of winnings). Dissatisfaction that it is not possible to regain the winnings that did not reach the predetermined number of wins in a certain small game (corresponding to the case where the predetermined total number of winnings is smaller than the value obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of games by the predetermined number of winnings) Can be suppressed by the player.

  By the way, in the gaming machine of the first invention, if the big hit game continues until the total number of winning game balls reaches the predetermined total number of winning games, the time required for one big hit game may become very long. That is, for example, in a jackpot game in which the predetermined number of games is 15 and the predetermined total number of winnings is set to 15 (predetermined number of games) × 10 (predetermined number of winnings) = 150, the number of opening / closing operations is the predetermined number of opening / closing operations (for example, The situation in which one game ball wins for the first time just before reaching 18 times, and the game ball passes through a specific area for 150 consecutive hit games occurs with a very small probability. No, it is assumed.

  In such a case, 2700 times (= 18 × 150) are opened and closed in one big hit game. For example, if it takes 30 seconds to open and close 18 times (predetermined number of times of opening and closing), one big hit game may be 75 minutes, and the time required for the big hit game may become very long. Moreover, even if it does not become so long, it is conceivable that the time required for the big hit game will be about 10 minutes or 20 minutes.

  Therefore, in the gaming machine of the first invention, the total opening / closing operation counting means for counting the total number of opening / closing operations, which is the number of opening / closing operations of the opening / closing member during the big hit game, and the predetermined total opening / closing operation for which the total opening / closing operation frequency is preset. It is desirable to provide third game continuation control means for prohibiting the operation of the first game continuation means when the number of times is reached.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the total opening / closing number counting means counts the total number of opening / closing operations. Then, the third game continuation control means prohibits the operation of the first game continuation means when the total number of opening / closing operations reaches the predetermined total number of opening / closing operations. That is, when the total number of opening / closing operations reaches a predetermined total number of opening / closing operations, the big hit game ends.

  For this reason, the time required for the big hit game can be made within the time required for the total number of opening / closing operations to reach the predetermined total number of open / close operations, so that the time required for the big hit game can be suppressed from becoming very long.

  The gaming machine according to the second aspect of the present invention is a game machine for winning a game ball, an opening / closing member for opening and closing the game port, a general area set in the apparatus so that the game ball can pass, and a game ball can pass The game ball that has won a prize from the winning opening passes through the specific area and a movable winning apparatus configured to pass through either the general area or the specific area. When a predetermined area detecting means for detecting a game ball and a preset big hit condition are satisfied, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member is repeated until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. When a preset continuation condition is established, the big hit game can be moved as a big hit game in which the next small hit game is continuously performed after the small hit game is ended up to a preset predetermined number of games. In the winning device A big hit game execution means to be executed, a winning counting means for counting the number of winning game balls, which is the number of game balls won in the winning opening during one small hit game, and an opening / closing member in one small hit game An opening / closing number counting means for counting the number of opening / closing operations, which is the number of opening / closing operations, and the end condition is that the number of winning game balls counted by the winning counting means is greater than or equal to a predetermined predetermined number of winnings, and The open / close operation count counted by the open / close count counting means is set to satisfy at least one of the predetermined open / close count set in advance and the specific area detection means to detect a game ball, The continuation condition is a gaming machine in which the specific area detecting means detects a game ball, and counts the total number of opening / closing operations, which is the number of opening / closing operations of the opening / closing member during the big hit game When the number of times of opening and closing and the number of consecutive games that are the number of consecutive small hit games in the big hit game are equal to or greater than the predetermined number of games, the total number of opening and closing operations is set to a predetermined total number of open and closed times A second game continuation means is provided for causing the movable winning device to continuously execute the small hit game with the end condition and the continuation condition until it reaches the game.

  According to the gaming machine configured in this way, when the big hit condition is satisfied, the big hit game execution means repeats the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member until the end condition is satisfied, in one small hit game, during the small hit game When the continuation condition is satisfied, the next big hit game is continuously executed after the end of the small hit game with the predetermined number of games as the upper limit, and the big win game is executed by the movable winning device. The total opening / closing number counting means counts the total number of opening / closing operations. Furthermore, when the number of consecutive games is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of games, the second game continuation means causes the movable winning device to make a small hit with the above end condition and continuation condition until the total number of open / close operations reaches the predetermined total number of open / close operations. Let the game continue to run.

  That is, in the gaming machine, the small hit game is continued beyond the predetermined number of games until the total number of opening / closing operations reaches the predetermined total number of opening / closing operations. Therefore, in a small hit game, when the game ball passes through a specific area before the number of winning game balls reaches a predetermined winning number, and this small hit game is finished, the player thereafter In the small hit game that is performed more than the number of times, it is possible to recover the winnings that did not reach the predetermined number of winnings within the range in which the total number of opening / closing operations reaches the predetermined total opening / closing number.

  Therefore, even if a game ball passes a specific area before the number of winning game balls reaches a predetermined winning number in a certain small hit game, the number of game balls that a player can acquire in one big hit game is reduced. Can be suppressed.

For this reason, it can suppress making the player feel lost. That is, the interest during the big hit game can be improved.
In the gaming machine according to the second aspect of the invention, the second game continuation means may cause the movable winning device to continuously execute the small hit game with the preset second predetermined number of times as an upper limit.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the number of game balls that can be acquired in the big hit game changes according to the value of the second predetermined number of continuations. That is, the greater the second predetermined number of times, the more advantageous the gaming machine is for the player. For this reason, by setting the second predetermined number of times of continuation, it is possible to adjust the number of game balls that the player can acquire in the gaming machine. In addition, at most, since it is known how many small hit games are continued, the big hit game is completed, so that the player can be expected to have some time for the big hit game to end.

  In the gaming machine according to the second aspect of the invention, when the big hit condition is satisfied, the determination is made based on a predetermined determination condition. Based on the determination result, the second game continuation means during the big hit game executed when the big hit condition is satisfied. You may make it provide the 4th game continuation control means which prohibits operation | movement.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, a big hit game that ends with a small hit game of a predetermined number of games or a big hit game in which the small hit game continues beyond the predetermined number of games is provided according to the determination condition. .

  For this reason, the player thinks not only to win a big hit but also to win a big hit that the small hit game continues beyond the predetermined number of games, so the player's interest in the game increases, Gameability can be improved.

  In the gaming machine of the second invention, when the big hit condition is satisfied, a lottery is performed with a preset lottery probability, and a predetermined game number setting unit for setting a predetermined number of games according to the lottery result, and a predetermined game number setting unit. And a fifth game continuation control means for prohibiting the operation of the second game continuation means based on the predetermined number of games set by.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the predetermined game number setting means performs a lottery with a preset lottery probability when the jackpot condition is satisfied, and sets the predetermined number of games according to the lottery result. Then, the fifth game continuation control means prohibits the operation of the second game continuation means based on the predetermined number of games set by the predetermined game number setting means.

In other words, depending on the predetermined number of games, a big hit game that ends with a predetermined number of small hit games or a big hit game in which the small hit game continues beyond the predetermined number of games is provided.
Therefore, in a gaming machine in which the predetermined number of games is determined according to the lottery result, whether or not the difference in the big hit game with different predetermined number of games is not limited to the predetermined number of games but whether the small hit game continues beyond the predetermined number of games. It is also added. That is, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having different game characteristics during the big hit game according to the predetermined number of games.

  By the way, in the gaming machine of the second invention, when the predetermined number of games is determined according to the lottery result, even if there is a difference in the predetermined number of games of the jackpot game provided, There is a possibility that the number of game balls that can be obtained in one big hit game is substantially the same. This is because the second game continuation means causes the movable winning device to continuously execute the small hit game until the total number of opening / closing operations reaches the predetermined total number of opening / closing operations.

  Therefore, it is desirable that the gaming machine of the second invention is provided with a predetermined total opening / closing number setting means for setting a predetermined total opening / closing number based on the predetermined number of games set by the predetermined game number setting means.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, an appropriate predetermined total number of opening / closing times can be set according to the predetermined number of games, so that the difference in the number of game balls that the player can acquire in the big hit game according to the predetermined number of games. Can be attached.

In the gaming machine according to the second aspect of the invention, the predetermined total number of times of opening / closing may be set to an arbitrary value, but is preferably set to a value obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of games by the predetermined number of times of opening / closing.
That is, the value obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of games by the predetermined number of times of opening and closing is equal to the maximum number of times that the opening and closing member is opened and closed in the big hit game that ends with the small number of games of the predetermined number of games. According to this, the winning opening is opened or closed more than the number of times that the predetermined number of opening / closing is not reached in a certain small game (corresponding to the case where the predetermined total number of opening / closing is larger than the value obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of games by the predetermined opening / closing number). In addition, the opening and closing of the winning opening for the number of times that the predetermined number of times of opening / closing is less than the predetermined number of times of opening / closing in a certain small hit game is not performed in the small hit game exceeding the predetermined number of games (the predetermined total number of opening / closing operations is It is possible to suppress the player from being dissatisfied with a case where the value is smaller than a value obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of times of opening and closing.

(First embodiment)
The first embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First, the configuration of a gaming machine 1 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 3 that is a housing of the gaming machine 1 and an inner frame 5 that is attached to the outer frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed.
The inner frame 5 has a game board 7 for providing a game to a player, a handle 9 for launching a game ball on the game board 7, and a prize from the gaming machine 1 as a result of the game on the game board 7. Are provided with an upper tray 11 for storing game balls (prize balls) to be paid out, and a lower tray 13 for receiving game balls discharged from the upper tray 11.

  Here, the game board 7 is placed in the center of the game board 7 and has a movable winning device 30 having a winning opening that can be opened and closed, and a game ball is inserted to open the winning opening of the movable winning device 30. A start winning device 20a, 20b, 20c having a winning opening and a dot matrix display device 15 for displaying the number of rounds in a big hit game and the like are provided.

The start winning devices 20a, 20b, and 20c are arranged in a horizontal row below the movable winning device 30 in the order of the starting winning devices 20a, 20b, and 20c from the left side of the drawing.
Further, the movable winning device 30 uses a ball take-in portion 40 for taking a game ball into the movable win device 30 and a game ball taken from the ball take-in portion 40 to determine whether or not it is a big hit. The chamber 50 is composed of a main body frame 60 that houses the ball take-in portion 40 and the game room 50 and is fixed on the game board 7.

  Among these, the ball take-in portions 40 are arranged symmetrically one by one on the left and right sides of the main body frame 60, respectively, and a movable winning opening 41 for taking a game ball into the movable winning device 30 and a movable An opening / closing blade 43 that opens and closes the winning opening 41, a count sensor 45 (see FIG. 2) that detects a game ball taken in from the movable winning opening 41 and outputs a detection signal to the main control board 100, which will be described later, and an opening / closing blade And a solenoid 47 (see FIG. 2) for driving 43.

  The opening / closing blade 43 is between an open position (see the solid opening / closing blade 43 in FIG. 1) and a closed position (see the broken opening / closing blade 43 in FIG. 1) around a rotation axis (not shown). By rotating, the movable winning opening 41 is opened and closed. The open / close blade 43 is disposed in the closed position when the solenoid 47 is in a non-energized state (hereinafter referred to as an off state), and is disposed in the open position when the solenoid 47 is in an energized state (hereinafter referred to as an on state).

  Next, the game room 50 is disposed below the ball take-in portion 40 inside the main body frame 60, and from the rear to the front (in FIG. 1, perpendicular to the page and from the back side to the front side of the page). In the direction), a specific winning port 53 that generates a big hit game when winning a normal game, a normal winning port 55 that does not generate a big hit game even when winning a normal game, and a specific winning port. A specific winning sensor 57 (see FIG. 2) that detects a winning game ball and outputs a detection signal to the main control board 100 described later.

The specific winning port 53 is disposed below the central portion of the front edge of the inclined plate 51. Further, the normal winning openings 55 are arranged one by one adjacent to the left and right sides of the specific winning opening 53.
In the movable winning device 30 configured as described above, the game ball won from the movable winning opening 41 opened by the opening and closing blades 43 falls on the inclined plate 51. Thereafter, the game ball rolls forward on the inclined plate 51 and wins the specific winning opening 53 or the normal winning opening 55.

Next, the configuration of the control system in the gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the gaming machine 1.
As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 1 is equipped with a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like, and includes a main control board 100 that controls the games in the gaming machine 1, and the main control board 100 includes a CPU. A control system of the gaming machine 1 is constructed by connecting various control boards, various devices mounted with ROM, RAM, and the like and various devices.

  That is, the main control board 100 first has a start port sensor 21 for detecting that a game ball has been inserted into the start port of the start winning device 20 (20a, 20b, 20c), a specific winning sensor 57, and a count sensor. 45 and a solenoid 47 for driving the opening / closing blade 43 of the movable prize-winning device 30 are connected.

  In addition, the main control board 100 includes a prize ball control board 110 that controls a payout device 115 that pays out prize balls to the upper tray 11, and voice and sound effects via a speaker 125 installed in the gaming machine 1. An audio control board 120 that outputs music and the like is connected to a display control board 130 that displays the number of big hit rounds on the dot matrix display device 15 and that displays a provided round number lottery result to be described later when the big hit starts.

  In this control system, the CPU of the main control board 100 determines a privilege to be given to the player in conjunction with the game, and transmits a command corresponding to the determination result to the above-described various control boards and various devices. Thus, various processes for playing a game according to the determination result are executed.

  Further, the CPU of the main control board 100 executes a process of paying out a predetermined number (for example, 10) of prize balls to the player when the game balls win the movable winning opening 41. On the other hand, when the start winning device 20 is won, a process of paying out a predetermined number (for example, five) of game balls to the player is executed.

  Further, the RAM of the main control board 100 includes random number counters C1 and C2 as random numbers for randomly setting the game mode, a round counter C11 indicating the current big hit number of rounds, and a provision determined in S150 processing described later. A continuation round counter C12 indicating the number of rounds that have continued beyond the number of rounds (hereinafter referred to as the continuation round number), and the number of winnings (hereinafter referred to as a movable winning number) to the movable winning opening 41 during one round. A movable winning counter C13, a blade opening / closing counter C14 indicating the number of opening / closing of the opening / closing blade 43 during one round (hereinafter referred to as blade opening / closing number), and the number of winnings (hereinafter referred to as total number) to the movable winning opening 41 during the big hit game. The total movable winning counter C15 indicating the number of winnings) and the number of opening / closing of the opening / closing blades 43 during the big hit game (hereinafter referred to as total opening / closing) The total wing opening and closing frequency counter C16 showing a referred to as number) is provided. Further, the blade opening / closing counter C14 and the total blade opening / closing counter C16 are incremented every time the opening / closing blade 43 is closed in the big hit middle blade opening / closing process described later.

  Of the random number counters C1 and C2, the provided round lottery random number counter C1 is a counter for drawing the number of rounds provided in the big hit game (hereinafter referred to as the provided round number). Take a number.

The round continuation lottery random number counter C2 is a counter for drawing whether or not to continue the round beyond the number of provided rounds, and takes a value of 0 or 1.
Further, the RAM of the main control board 100 has various state flags F1 to F6 indicating the operating state of the gaming machine 1, a blade open flag F11 indicating that the open / close blade 43 is in an open state, and the number of rounds provided. A continuation instruction flag F21 indicating that the round is continued is provided.

  The various state flags F1 to F6 indicate that the normal game state flag F1 indicates that the normal game state for winning the big hit, the big hit medium flag F2 indicating that the big hit game is being executed, and the big hit game start time. A big hit operation start flag F3, a big hit flag F4 indicating that the big hit game is being rounded, an in-interval flag F5 indicating that the big hit game is in an interval, and a big hit operation end flag showing that the big hit game has ended F6. In the following description, setting a flag indicates that the value of the flag is 1, and clearing the flag indicates that the value of the flag is 0.

  In addition, the RAM of the main control board 100 includes a provided round number storage area M1 for storing a value of the number of provided rounds, and an upper limit value of the total number of winnings in one big hit game (hereinafter referred to as an upper limit total winning number). There is provided an upper limit total winning number storage area M2 for storing and an upper limit total opening / closing number storage area M3 for storing an upper limit value of the total opening / closing number (hereinafter referred to as an upper limit total opening / closing number) in one big hit game.

  Then, the CPU of the main control board 100 performs a normal game middle blade opening / closing process for controlling the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 during a normal game, a game process for executing a control related to a game performed by the player in the gaming machine 1, The big hit middle blade opening / closing process for controlling the opening / closing operation of the open / close blade 43 during the big hit game is executed independently.

  First, the procedure of the normal game middle blade opening / closing process will be described. The normal game middle blade opening / closing process is a process repeatedly executed while the CPU of the main control board 100 is activated (powered on).

  When this normal game mid-blade opening / closing process is executed, the CPU of the main control board 100 in the normal game state (that is, when the normal game in-progress flag F1 is set) plays game balls in the start winning devices 20a and 20c. When winning, the solenoid 47 is driven to open the opening / closing blade 43 of the movable winning device 30 once to open the movable winning opening 41 for a predetermined opening time (for example, 0.3 seconds). In the normal gaming state, when a game ball wins the start winning device 20b, the open / close blade 43 is opened and closed continuously twice to open the movable winning opening 41 (for example, 0.4 × 2 seconds).

  Next, the game processing procedure will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3A is a flowchart showing game processing. This game process is a process that is repeatedly executed every predetermined time (for example, every 2 ms) while the CPU of the main control board 100 is activated (powered on).

  In this game process, the CPU of the main control board 100 first increments (adds 1) the random number counters C1 and C2 in S10. However, when the incremented value exceeds the maximum value of each counter (for example, the counter value becomes 3 in the provided round lottery random number counter C1), the value is rewritten to 0. Thereafter, in S20, a big hit determination process for determining a big hit in the normal gaming state is performed. Then, in S30, a big hit start process is performed for performing a big hit start process in the big hit gaming state. Next, in S40, a big hit game process is performed in which the big hit game process is performed in the big hit game state. Further, in S50, a big hit end process is performed in which the big hit end process is performed in the big hit gaming state. Then, the game process ends.

Next, the jackpot determination process performed in S20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3B is a flowchart showing the big hit determination process.
When this big hit determination process is executed, the CPU of the main control board 100 first determines in S110 whether or not the normal gaming flag F1 is set. Here, when the normal game flag F1 is not set (S110: NO), the jackpot determination process is terminated. On the other hand, when the normal game flag F1 is set (S110: YES), a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) from the start of opening of the opening / closing blade 43 (hereinafter referred to as a big hit determination permission time) is determined in S120. Judge whether or not it has passed.

  If the jackpot determination permission time has elapsed (S120: YES), the jackpot determination process ends. On the other hand, when the jackpot determination permission time has not elapsed (S120: NO), it is determined in S130 whether or not a detection signal from the specific winning sensor 57 (hereinafter referred to as a specific winning signal) is input. . Here, when the specific winning signal is not input (S130: NO), the jackpot determination process is terminated. On the other hand, when the specific winning signal is input (S130: YES), the normal game flag F1 is cleared and the big hit flag F2 and the big hit operation start flag F3 are set in S140. In other words, if the open / close blade 43 wins the specific winning opening 53 within 2 seconds after the movable winning opening 41 is opened, the game state shifts to the big hit gaming state.

  Thereafter, in S150, a lottery for the number of provided rounds is performed. That is, the value of the provision round lottery random number counter C1 is acquired, and when the acquired value is 0, a value of 2 is stored in the provided round number storage area M1, and when the acquired value is 1, the provided round A value of 7 is stored in the number storage area M1, and if the acquired value is 2, a value of 15 is stored in the provided round number storage area M1. That is, the number of provided rounds is determined to be 2, 7, or 15 in accordance with the value of the provided round lottery random number counter C1.

  Next, in S160, a lottery for continuing the round is performed. That is, the value of the round continuation lottery random number counter C2 is acquired, and when the acquired value is 0, the continuation instruction flag F21 is set. On the other hand, when the acquired value is 1, the continuation instruction flag F21 is cleared.

  In S170, an upper limit total winning number and an upper limit total opening / closing number of times are set. That is, the upper limit total winning number is obtained by multiplying the value stored in the provided round number storage area M1 by the upper limit value of the movable winning number in one round (hereinafter referred to as a predetermined winning number (10 in this embodiment)). Store in the storage area M2. For example, when the number of provided rounds = 7, a value of 7 × 10 = 70 is stored. Furthermore, a value obtained by multiplying the value stored in the provided round number storage area M1 by the upper limit value of the number of times of opening and closing the blades in one round (hereinafter referred to as the predetermined number of opening and closing times (18 in this embodiment)) Store in the storage area M3. For example, when the number of provision rounds = 7, a value of 7 × 18 = 126 is stored. Then, the jackpot determination process ends.

Next, the big hit starting process performed in S30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4A is a flowchart showing the big hit starting process.
When the big hit starting process is executed, the CPU of the main control board 100 first determines in S210 whether or not the big hit operation start flag F3 is set. Here, when the jackpot operation start flag F3 is not set (S210: NO), the jackpot start process is terminated. On the other hand, when the big hit operation start flag F3 is set (S210: YES), a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) (hereinafter referred to as a big hit start time) has elapsed since the big hit was started in S220. Determine whether or not. During the jackpot start time, the main control board 100 displays an image indicating the number of provided rounds selected in the process of S150 and an image indicating the result of the round continuation selected in the process of S160. It is displayed on the dot matrix display device 15 via 130 to notify that the big hit game is started.

  Here, when the jackpot start time has not elapsed (S220: NO), the jackpot start process is terminated. On the other hand, when the big hit start time has elapsed (S220: YES), in S230, the big hit operation start flag F3 is cleared, the round flag F4 and the blade open flag F11 are set, and the big hit start processing ends. To do.

Next, the big hit game processing performed in S40 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the big hit game processing.
The big hit game processing is roughly divided into S420 to S580 processing (hereinafter referred to as in-round processing) and S590 to S610 processing (hereinafter referred to as in-interval processing). That is, the process during the round is a process for determining whether to shift to the interval based on the specific winning signal, the number of movable prizes and the number of opening / closing of the blades, whether to end the jackpot game itself, This is a process of shifting to a round again after an interval time described later has elapsed.

  When the big hit game processing is executed, the CPU of the main control board 100 first determines in S410 whether or not the round flag F4 is set. If the round flag F4 is set (S410: YES), it is determined in S420 whether or not a detection signal from the count sensor 45 (hereinafter referred to as a count signal) is input. If the count signal is input (S420: YES), the movable winning counter C13 and the total movable winning counter C15 are incremented in S430, and the process proceeds to S440. On the other hand, when the count signal is not input (S420: NO), the process proceeds to S440.

  Then, in S440, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter C11 is equal to or greater than the value (provided round number) stored in the provided round number storage area M1. That is, it is determined whether or not the current round number has reached the provided round number. If the current number of rounds has not reached the number of provided rounds (S440: NO), it is determined in S450 whether or not a specific winning signal has been input.

  If no specific winning signal is input (S450: NO), it is determined in S460 whether or not the value of the movable winning counter C13 is equal to or greater than a predetermined winning number (10 in the present embodiment). . If the value of the movable winning counter C13 is equal to or greater than the predetermined winning number (S460: YES), the process proceeds to S570. As will be described later, when the process proceeds to S570, a process for ending the big hit game is performed.

  On the other hand, if the value of the movable winning counter C13 is less than the predetermined winning number in S460 (S460: NO), the value of the blade opening / closing counter C14 is set to the predetermined opening / closing number (18 in this embodiment) in S470. It is determined whether this is the case. Here, when the value of the blade opening / closing counter C14 is equal to or larger than the predetermined opening / closing count (S470: YES), the process proceeds to S570. On the other hand, if the value of the blade opening / closing counter C14 is less than the predetermined opening / closing count (S470: NO), the big hit game processing is terminated.

  Returning to S450, if a specific winning signal is input (S450: YES), the process proceeds to S540. As will be described later, when the process proceeds to S540, a process for ending the round and shifting to the interval is performed.

  Returning to S440, if the current round number has reached the provided round number (S440: YES), it is determined in S480 whether or not the continuation instruction flag F21 is set. Here, when the continuation instruction flag F21 is set (S480: YES), the value of the total movable winning counter C15 is equal to or greater than the value stored in the upper limit total winning number storage area M2 (upper total winning number). Determine whether or not. That is, it is determined whether or not the total number of winnings has reached the upper limit total winning number. If the total number of winnings has reached the upper limit total winning number (S490: YES), the process proceeds to S540.

  On the other hand, if the total number of winnings has not reached the upper limit total winning number (S490: NO), the value of the total blade opening / closing number counter C16 is stored in the upper limit total opening / closing number storage area M3 (upper limit) in S500. It is determined whether or not the total number of times of opening and closing). That is, it is determined whether or not the total number of opening / closing times has reached the upper limit total number of opening / closing times.

  If the total number of opening / closing times has reached the upper limit total number of opening / closing times (S500: YES), the process proceeds to S540. On the other hand, when the total opening / closing number has not reached the upper limit total opening / closing number (S500: NO), the value of the continuous round counter C12 (number of continuous rounds) is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of continuous times (5 in this embodiment) in S510. It is determined whether or not. That is, it is determined whether or not the number of continuation rounds has reached a predetermined number of continuations. If the number of continuation rounds has reached the predetermined number of continuations (S510: YES), the process proceeds to S460 and the above-described processing is performed.

  On the other hand, if the number of continuation rounds has not reached the predetermined number of continuations (S510: NO), it is determined in S520 whether or not a specific winning signal has been input. Here, when the specific winning signal is not input (S520: NO), the process proceeds to S460 and the above-described processing is performed. On the other hand, when the specific winning signal is input (S520: YES), the value of the continuation round counter C12 is incremented in S530, and the process proceeds to S540.

Returning to S480, if the continuation instruction flag F21 is not set (S480: NO), the process proceeds to S460 and the above-described processing is performed.
When the process proceeds to S540, the round counter C11 is incremented, and then the values of the movable winning counter C13 and the blade opening / closing counter C14 are set to 0 in S550. In S560, the round flag F4 is cleared, the interval flag F5 is set, and the big hit game processing is ended.

  In S570, the round flag F4 is cleared and the big hit operation end flag F6 is set. Thereafter, in S580, the values of the movable winning counter C13, the blade opening / closing counter C14, the total movable winning counter C15, and the total blade opening / closing counter C16 are set to 0, and the big hit game processing is ended.

  Returning to S410, if the in-round flag F4 is not set (S410: NO), it is determined in S590 whether the in-interval flag F5 is set. If the in-interval flag F5 is not set (S590: NO), the big hit game process is terminated. On the other hand, when the interval flag F5 is set (S590: YES), whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) (hereinafter referred to as interval time) has elapsed since the interval was started in S600. Determine whether. Note that during this interval time, the main control board 100 informs that the round is updated by displaying an image or the like on the dot matrix display device 15 via the display control board 130.

  Here, when the interval time has not elapsed (S600: NO), the big hit game processing is ended. On the other hand, if the interval time has elapsed (S600: YES), in S610, the interval flag F5 is cleared, the round flag F4 and the blade open flag F11 are set, and the big hit game processing is ended. .

Next, the big hit ending process performed in S50 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4B is a flowchart showing the big hit end process.
When the big hit end process is executed, the CPU of the main control board 100 first determines in S710 whether or not the big hit operation end flag F6 is set. Here, when the big hit operation end flag F6 is not set (S710: NO), the big hit end processing is ended. On the other hand, when the big hit operation end flag F6 is set (S710: YES), a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) after the big hit operation end flag F6 is set in S720 (hereinafter referred to as a big hit end time). ) Or not. During this jackpot end time, the main control board 100 displays an image or the like on the dot matrix display device 15 via the display control board 130 to notify that the jackpot game has ended.

  Here, when the big hit end time has not elapsed (S720: NO), the big hit end processing is ended. On the other hand, when the big hit end time has elapsed (S720: YES), in S730, the big hit operation end flag F6 and the big hit middle flag F2 are cleared, the normal gaming flag F1 is set, and in S740, The value of the round counter C11 is set to 0, and the big hit ending process is ended.

  Next, the procedure of the big hit middle blade opening / closing process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the big hit middle blade opening / closing process. The big hit middle blade opening / closing process is a process repeatedly executed every predetermined time (for example, every 2 ms) while the CPU of the main control board 100 is activated (powered on).

  The big hit middle blade opening / closing process is roughly divided into the processes of S820 to S890 (hereinafter referred to as blade opening / closing determination process) and the processes of S900 to S920 (hereinafter referred to as solenoid on / off process). That is, the blade open / close determination process is a process for determining whether to open or close the movable winning opening 41 on the open / close blade 43 based on the blade open / close time described later, and the solenoid on / off process is a blade open / close determination. This is processing for turning the solenoid on or off based on the determination in the processing.

  In the big hit middle blade opening / closing process, the CPU of the main control board 100 first determines whether or not the big hit middle flag F2 is set in S810. If the big hit middle flag F2 is not set (S810: NO), the big hit middle blade opening / closing process is terminated. On the other hand, if the big hit flag F2 is set (S810: YES), it is determined in S820 whether the round flag F4 is set. If the in-round flag F4 is not set (S820: NO), the blade open flag F11 is cleared in S890, and the process proceeds to S900.

  If the round flag F4 is set (S820: YES), it is determined in S830 whether the blade open flag F11 is set. If the blade opening flag F11 is set (S830: YES), a predetermined time (for example, 0.8 seconds) after the opening / closing blade 43 is opened in S840 (hereinafter, blade opening time). Is called). If the blade opening time has not elapsed (S840: NO), the process proceeds to S900. On the other hand, if the blade opening time has elapsed (S840: YES), the blade opening flag F11 is cleared in S850, and the blade opening / closing counter C14 and the total blade opening / closing counter C16 are incremented in S860. , S900 is entered.

  Returning to S830, if the blade opening flag F11 is not set (S830: NO), a predetermined time (for example, 0.8 seconds) after the opening / closing blade 43 is closed in S870 (hereinafter, 0.82) It is determined whether or not the blade closing time has elapsed. If the blade closing time has not elapsed (S870: NO), the process proceeds to S900. On the other hand, if the blade closing time has elapsed (S870: YES), the blade opening flag F11 is set in S880, and the flow proceeds to S900.

  In S900, it is determined whether or not the blade open flag F11 is set. If the blade opening flag F11 is set (S900: YES), the solenoid 47 is turned on in S910, and the big hit middle blade opening / closing process is terminated. On the other hand, when the blade opening flag F11 is not set (S900: NO), the solenoid 47 is turned off in S920, and the big hit middle blade opening / closing process is ended.

  In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, when a game ball is won in the start winning devices 20a and 20c in the normal gaming state, the opening / closing blade 43 of the movable winning device 30 is opened once, so that the movable winning award is obtained. The mouth 41 is opened for a predetermined opening time (for example, 0.3 seconds). When a game ball wins the start winning device 20b, the opening / closing blade 43 opens and closes twice continuously to open the movable winning opening 41 (for example, 0.4 × 2 seconds).

  Then, when a game ball wins from the movable winning opening 41 opened in response to winning in the start winning device 20, the game ball falls on the inclined plate 51. Then, when the dropped game ball rolls on the inclined plate 51 and wins the specific winning opening 53, the start of the big hit game is determined.

  When the start of the jackpot game is determined, a round lottery is first performed, and the number of provided rounds is determined to be 2, 7, or 15 (S150), and the number of rounds continues beyond the number of provided rounds. Is determined (S160). Thereafter, the number of provided rounds and information on whether or not the round is continued are displayed on the dot matrix display device 15.

  Then, when the display by the dot matrix display device 15 is finished, the first round of the big hit game is started. In this jackpot game, the round in which the opening / closing blade 43 repeats the opening / closing operation at regular intervals and the interval in which the opening / closing blade 43 continuously closes the movable winning opening 41 are repeated alternately.

  Then, when 10 game balls win the movable winning opening 41 during the round, the number of times of opening and closing the blades reaches 18 times, or when the game balls win the specific winning opening 53, one round ends. Then, when a game ball wins the specific winning opening 53 during the round, the process shifts to an interval, and after the interval ends, shifts to the next round. In other words, if the game ball does not win the specific winning opening 53 during the round, the big hit game ends in the round and returns to the normal game state.

  When the rounds are continuously performed up to the number of provided rounds, the game method in the big hit game differs depending on the information displayed by the dot matrix display device 15 before the start of the first round.

  That is, when information indicating that the round is not continued is displayed on the dot matrix display device 15 (S480: NO), the round is continuously performed up to the number of provided rounds (S440: YES). Even if a game ball wins a specific winning opening 53, the round does not end. And when ten game balls win the movable winning opening 41 or when the number of opening and closing of the blades reaches 18, the round ends and the big hit game ends. And it returns to a normal game state.

  On the other hand, when information indicating that the round is to be continued is displayed on the dot matrix display device 15 (S480: YES), if the round is continuously performed up to the number of provided rounds, then 5 times (predetermined continuation) The number of times) is the upper limit (S510), and the round is continued. However, the big hit game ends when the total number of winnings reaches the upper limit total winning number during the round (S490: YES) or when the total opening / closing number reaches the upper limit total opening / closing number (S500: YES).

  That is, in the gaming machine 1, the small hit game is continued beyond the number of provided rounds until the total number of winnings reaches the upper limit total winning number. Therefore, in a certain round, the game ball wins the specific winning opening 53 before the movable winning number reaches the predetermined winning number, and when this round is finished, the player subsequently sets the number of provided rounds. In rounds that exceed the total number of winnings, the winnings that do not reach the predetermined number of winnings can be recovered within a range where the total number of winnings reaches the upper limit total winnings.

  Therefore, even if a game ball wins a specific winning opening 53 before the movable winning number reaches a predetermined number in a certain round, a decrease in the number of game balls that a player can acquire in one big hit game is suppressed. it can.

For this reason, it can suppress making the player feel lost. That is, the interest during the big hit game can be improved.
Further, since the round is continued with the predetermined number of continuations as the upper limit (S510), the number of game balls that can be obtained in the big hit game changes according to the value of the predetermined number of continuations. In other words, the greater the predetermined number of times, the more advantageous the gaming machine is for the player. For this reason, the number of game balls that can be acquired by the player in the gaming machine can be adjusted by setting the predetermined number of times of continuation on the game store side. In addition, at most, since it is known how many rounds are continued, the big hit game is finished, so that the player can predict to some extent the time when the big hit game is finished.

  In addition, in accordance with the lottery for round continuation in the process of S160, a big hit game that ends in the number of provided rounds, or a big hit game that continues beyond the number of provided rounds is provided. For this reason, the player thinks not only to win a jackpot but also to win a jackpot that the round continues beyond the number of provided rounds, so the player's interest in the game increases, and the gameability Can be improved.

  In addition, by the processing of S170, an appropriate upper limit total winning number and upper limit total opening / closing number can be set according to the number of provided rounds, so that the difference in the number of game balls that a player can acquire in the jackpot game depends on the number of provided rounds. Can be attached.

  In addition, since the upper limit total number of winnings is set to a value obtained by multiplying the number of provided rounds by a predetermined number of winnings, the player obtains winnings equal to or more than the predetermined number of winnings (the upper limit total winning number is equal to the number of provided rounds). In the case where the number is larger than the value obtained by multiplying the number by the predetermined number of winnings), and the number of winnings that did not reach the predetermined number of winnings in a certain round cannot be recovered (the maximum total number of winnings is It is possible to prevent the player from being dissatisfied with the case where it is smaller than the value obtained by multiplying the number of provided rounds by a predetermined winning number.

  Also, since the big hit game ends when the total number of open / close times reaches the predetermined total open / close number, the time required for the big hit game can be made within the time required for the total open / close number to reach the predetermined total open / close number, It can be suppressed that the time required for the big hit game becomes very long.

  In the embodiment described above, the big hit game processing in S40 in FIG. 3A and the big hit middle blade opening / closing process in FIG. 7 are the big hit game execution means in the present invention, the movable winning counter C13 and the processing in S420 and S430 in FIG. Is the winning counting means in the present invention, the blade opening / closing number counter C14 and the processing in S830, S840 and S860 in FIG. 7 is the opening / closing number counting means in the present invention, the total movable winning counter C15 and the processing in S420 and S430 in FIG. The total winning counting means, the total blade opening / closing counter C16 in FIG. 7 and the processes in S830, S840 and S860 in FIG. 7 are the total opening / closing number counting means in the present invention, and the processes in S440, S480 and S490 in FIG. It is a continuation means.

  Further, the process of S160 in FIG. 3B and the process of S480 in FIG. 5 are the first game continuation control means and the fourth game continuation control means in the present invention, and the process of S150 in FIG. The number-of-games setting means, the process of S170 in FIG. 3B is the predetermined total winning number setting means, the predetermined total number of opening / closing times setting means in the present invention, the process of S500 in FIG. The process of S440, S480 and S500 in 5 is the second game continuation means in the present invention.

  The movable winning opening 41 is a winning opening in the present invention, the opening / closing blade 43 is an opening / closing member in the present invention, the normal winning opening 55 is a general area in the present invention, the specific winning opening 53 is a specific area in the present invention, and the movable winning apparatus 30 is The movable winning device and specific winning sensor 57 in the present invention are specific area detecting means in the present invention.

  Further, the round is a small game according to the present invention, the value stored in the provided round number storage area M1 is the predetermined number of games in the present invention, and the value stored in the upper limit total winning number storage area M2 is the predetermined total winning number in the present invention. The value stored in the upper limit total opening / closing number storage area M3 is a predetermined total opening / closing number, the value of the movable winning counter C13 is the number of winning game balls in the present invention, the value of the blade opening / closing number counter C14 is the number of opening / closing operations in the present invention, The value of the movable prize counter C15 is the total number of winning game balls in the present invention, the value of the total blade opening / closing counter C16 is the total number of opening / closing operations in the present invention, the value of the round counter C11 is the number of continuous games in the present invention, and the predetermined number of continuations is The first predetermined continuation number and the second predetermined continuation number in the present invention.

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A second embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the second embodiment, only parts different from the first embodiment will be described.

  The difference between the gaming machine 1 in the second embodiment and the gaming machine 1 in the first embodiment is the jackpot determination process. Therefore, the jackpot determination process in the second embodiment will be described below based on FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the big hit determination process.

As shown in FIG. 8, the big hit determination process of the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the process of S160a is performed instead of the process of S160.
That is, when the processing of S150 is completed, the setting of round continuation is performed in S160a. Specifically, first, the value stored in the provided round number storage area M1 is acquired. If the acquired value is 2 or 7, the continuation instruction flag F21 is set, and the process of S160a is ended. On the other hand, when the acquired value is 15, the continuation instruction flag F21 is cleared and the process of S160a is ended.

Then, when the process of S160a ends, the process proceeds to S170.
In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, when the number of rounds provided is 15, if rounds are continuously performed up to the number of rounds provided during the jackpot game (S440: YES), during this round Even if a game ball wins a specific winning opening 53, the round does not end. And when ten game balls win the movable winning opening 41 or when the number of opening and closing of the blades reaches 18, the round ends and the big hit game ends.

  On the other hand, when the number of rounds provided is 2 or 7, if rounds are continuously performed up to the number of rounds provided during the jackpot game (S440: YES), then the round is continued up to 5 times (S510). The However, the big hit game ends when the total number of winnings reaches the upper limit total winning number during the round (S490: YES) or when the total opening / closing number reaches the upper limit total opening / closing number (S500: YES).

  That is, when the number of provided rounds is 15, the big hit game ends at the number of provided rounds, and when the number of provided rounds is 2 or 7, the big hit game is continued beyond the number of provided rounds.

  For this reason, it is added that the difference in the jackpot game in which the number of provided rounds is different is not only the number of provided rounds but also whether or not the round continues beyond the number of provided rounds. That is, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having different game characteristics during the big hit game according to the number of provided rounds.

In the embodiment described above, the process of S160a in FIG. 8 and the process of S480 in FIG. 5 are the second game continuation control means and the fifth game continuation control means in the present invention.
As mentioned above, although one Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said Example, As long as it belongs to the technical scope of this invention, a various form can be taken.

The front view of the gaming machine 1. FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of a control system in the gaming machine 1. The flowchart which shows a game processing procedure and a jackpot determination processing procedure. The flowchart which shows the jackpot start process sequence and the jackpot end process sequence. The flowchart which shows the first half part of the processing procedure in jackpot game. The flowchart which shows the second half part of the processing procedure in jackpot game. The flowchart which shows the big hit middle blade opening / closing process sequence. The flowchart which shows the big hit determination processing procedure.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine, 3 ... Outer frame, 5 ... Inner frame, 7 ... Game board, 9 ... Handle, 11 ... Upper saucer, 13 ... Lower saucer, 15 ... Dot matrix display device, 20 (20a, 20b, 20c) ... Start winning device, 21 ... start opening sensor, 30 ... movable winning device, 40 ... ball take-in part, 41 ... moving winning opening, 43 ... opening / closing blade, 45 ... count sensor, 47 ... solenoid, 50 ... game room, 51 ... Inclined plate, 53 ... specific winning opening, 55 ... normal winning opening, 57 ... specific winning sensor, 60 ... main frame, 100 ... main control board, 110 ... prize ball control board, 115 ... payout device, 120 ... voice control board, 125... Speaker, 130... Display control board.

Claims (13)

A winning opening through which the game ball wins, an opening / closing member for opening and closing the winning port, a general area set in the device so that the game ball can pass through, and a specific set in the device so that the game ball can pass through A movable winning device configured to pass through one of the general region and the specific region, the game ball having won from the winning opening,
Specific area detecting means for detecting a game ball passing through the specific area;
When a preset big hit condition is satisfied, the opening / closing operation of the opening and closing member is repeated until a predetermined end condition is satisfied, and one preset small hit game and a continuous condition set in advance during the small hit game are When the winning game is established, the big hit game in which the next big hit game is continuously executed after the end of the small hit game with the preset predetermined number of games as an upper limit, and the movable winning device is executed as the big hit game. Execution means;
Winning counting means for counting the number of winning game balls, which is the number of gaming balls won in the winning opening during one small hit game,
An opening / closing number counting means for counting the number of opening / closing operations which is the number of opening / closing operations of the opening / closing member during one small hit game,
The end condition is that the number of winning game balls counted by the winning counting means is not less than a preset predetermined winning number, and a predetermined opening / closing operation in which the number of opening / closing operations counted by the opening / closing counting means is preset. It is set to satisfy any one of the number of times or more and that the specific area detecting means detects a game ball,
The continuation condition is that the specific area detecting means detects a game ball;
A gaming machine set as
Total winning counting means for counting the total number of winning game balls, which is the number of game balls won in the winning opening during the jackpot game;
The total number of winning game balls reaches a predetermined total number of winnings set in advance when the number of consecutive games, which is the number of times of the small hitting game continuously performed in the big hit game, is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of games. First game continuation means for causing the movable winning device to continuously execute the small hit game with the end condition and the continuation condition;
A gaming machine comprising: The first game continuation means causes the movable winning device to continuously execute the small hit game, with a preset first predetermined continuation number as an upper limit.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. When the jackpot condition is satisfied, a determination is made based on a predetermined determination condition, and based on the determination result, a first game that prohibits the operation of the first game continuation means during the jackpot game executed when the jackpot condition is satisfied Comprising continuation control means,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein A predetermined game number setting means for performing lottery with a predetermined lottery probability when the jackpot condition is satisfied, and setting the predetermined number of games according to the lottery result;
Second game continuation control means for prohibiting the operation of the first game continuation means based on the predetermined number of games set by the predetermined game number setting means;
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: A predetermined total winning number setting means for setting the predetermined total winning number based on the predetermined number of games set by the predetermined game number setting means;
The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein: The value of the predetermined total winning number is set to a value obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of games by the predetermined winning number.
A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: A total opening / closing number counting means for counting the total number of opening / closing operations that is the number of opening / closing operations of the opening / closing member during the jackpot game;
Third game continuation control means for prohibiting the operation of the first game continuation means when the total number of opening / closing operations reaches a preset total number of times of opening / closing;
A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: A winning opening through which the game ball wins, an opening / closing member for opening and closing the winning port, a general area set in the device so that the game ball can pass through, and a specific set in the device so that the game ball can pass through A movable winning device configured to pass through one of the general region and the specific region, the game ball having won from the winning opening,
Specific area detecting means for detecting a game ball passing through the specific area;
When a preset big hit condition is satisfied, the opening / closing operation of the opening and closing member is repeated until a predetermined end condition is satisfied, and one preset small hit game and a continuous condition set in advance during the small hit game are When the winning game is established, the big hit game in which the next big hit game is continuously executed after the end of the small hit game with the preset predetermined number of games as an upper limit, and the movable winning device is executed as the big hit game. Execution means;
Winning counting means for counting the number of winning game balls, which is the number of gaming balls won in the winning opening during one small hit game,
An opening / closing number counting means for counting the number of opening / closing operations which is the number of opening / closing operations of the opening / closing member during one small hit game,
The end condition is that the number of winning game balls counted by the winning counting means is equal to or greater than a predetermined predetermined winning number, and a predetermined opening / closing operation in which the number of opening / closing operations counted by the opening / closing counting means is preset. It is set to satisfy any one of the number of times or more and that the specific area detecting means detects a game ball,
The continuation condition is that the specific area detecting means detects a game ball;
A gaming machine set as
A total opening / closing number counting means for counting the total number of opening / closing operations that is the number of opening / closing operations of the opening / closing member during the jackpot game;
When the number of consecutive games, which is the number of small hit games continuously performed in the big hit game, is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of games, until the total number of open / close operations reaches a preset total number of open / close operations A second game continuation means for causing the movable winning device to continuously execute the small hit game under the end condition and the continuation condition;
A gaming machine comprising: The second game continuation means causes the movable winning device to continuously execute the small hit game, with a preset second predetermined number of times as an upper limit.
The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein: When the jackpot condition is satisfied, a determination is made based on a predetermined determination condition, and based on the determination result, a fourth game that prohibits the operation of the second game continuation means during the jackpot game executed when the jackpot condition is satisfied Comprising continuation control means,
The gaming machine according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the gaming machine is characterized by that. When the jackpot condition is satisfied, a predetermined game number setting means for performing a lottery with a predetermined lottery probability and setting the predetermined number of games according to the lottery result;
Fifth game continuation control means for prohibiting the operation of the second game continuation means based on the predetermined number of games set by the predetermined game number setting means;
The game machine according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising: Predetermined total opening / closing number setting means for setting the predetermined total opening / closing number based on the predetermined number of games set by the predetermined game number setting means;
The gaming machine according to claim 11. The value of the predetermined total number of times of opening and closing is set to a value obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of games by the predetermined number of times of opening and closing.
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 8 to 12, wherein the gaming machine is characterized by that.

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