JP2005253563A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine which enables the players to easily judge which of the ball paths should be targeted by clearly informing the players of how many game balls pass through or enter each of the paths when shot by them aimed at the start prize-winning slot. <P>SOLUTION: The game board 24 has a path A and a path B as those for guiding the game balls to the starter slot 37. When the players depress a count display button 19, the balls shot counted by a shot ball count sensor 54, the frequency of winning the prize at the starter slot as counted by a starter slot count sensor 37a, the number of the balls passing through the path A counted by the path A count sensor 50 provided on a warp path and the number of the balls passing through the path B as counted by the path B count sensor 51 are shown on a pattern display device 33. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine that plays a game by launching a game ball on a game board surface, and more particularly to a ball game machine having a ball path for guiding the game ball to a start winning opening.

Conventionally, when a game ball enters a start winning port (lottery port) provided on the surface of the game board, there are a wide variety of gaming machines in which a lottery is determined as to whether or not a big hit is made and a game state advantageous to the player is made according to the lottery result A number of known devices have been developed in which a symbol display device or the like is provided at the center of a game board, warp paths are provided on the left and right sides thereof, and a game ball is guided to a starting port.
When a player selects such a gaming machine, the player refers to a data display device that can display the gaming history of one gaming machine provided above the gaming machine, or installs it in a gaming machine store. It is possible to make a decision by looking at information such as the number of jackpots and the number of fluctuations for each gaming machine using a data robot or the like in which game histories of all the gaming machines displayed are displayed. Alternatively, the game machine body is selected based on the player's intuition by looking at the inclination of the gaming machine main body, the direction of nails provided in the game area, the shape of the center case, and the like.

Then, the player can shoot a game ball toward the selected board's game board to determine whether the game ball can be inserted into the lottery opening, which is the starting winning port, with the same number of shot balls. You must judge and judge the subtle differences in structures such as the center case.
Skilled players can see the subtle differences and know where to launch, but it is difficult for general players to understand the differences. Even if a difference is found, it is difficult to judge whether it is good or bad. Even a skilled player takes time to judge the subtle difference, and there are many game machines in the game store, so if you find out the subtle differences of many game machines, your physical strength will be exhausted . To some extent, the target location can be determined by actually launching the game ball, but despite the advancement of technology in the game machine launch, there is always uneven launch, so there are 250 shots for each of the multiple ball paths. The current situation is that if you don't try to hit it (about 1000 yen for 4 yen per piece), you will not know. However, it is difficult for the player to count and memorize how much the game ball has passed in 250 shots, and it is not easy to accurately grasp it. .

In recent years, some ball detection sensors are provided in this ball path to count the number of game balls that have passed or entered, but the cumulative count of game balls that have passed has reached a predetermined value. Then, the configuration is reset (see Patent Documents 1 to 3).
JP 2002-315484 A JP 2000-51498 A JP 2003-210765 A

  However, if the player does not reset until the predetermined value is reached, in many cases the count value is not counted from 0, even if the player wants to count the game balls that have passed through each ball path. Since the game starts from the beginning, the player may have a hard time grasping how much the game ball has passed through the aimed passage. In other words, pachinko machines and other gaming machines are games that are played irregularly by one player, so simply counting the number of game balls that have passed through the ball path, for example, The number of balls hit by the player who tried to play will be added to the count value of the player who played before on that stand, and will be counted. It is not easy to judge whether it is easy to enter.

  In view of the above points, the present invention clearly notifies the player of how many game balls hit by the player aiming at the starting winning opening have passed or entered each route, thereby determining which ball path. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game machine that can easily determine whether to aim.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 detects a plurality of ball paths capable of guiding a game ball launched into the game area to the start port, and a game ball entering the start port. In a ball game machine that includes a game ball detection means for performing a lottery determination based on the detection of the game ball and generating a special game advantageous to the player according to the result of the determination, A ball path detection unit that detects a game ball passing through the ball path is provided for each ball path, and the game balls detected by the game ball detection unit and the plurality of ball path detection units are detected by the game ball detection unit and the game ball detection unit. Count storage means for storing and accumulating for each of a plurality of ball path detection means, reset means for arbitrarily initializing the count number accumulated by the count storage means, and the count number as the game ball detection hand And characterized by comprising a count display means capable informed to the player for each of the plurality of balls path detecting means.

The values stored and accumulated for each detection means by the count storage means are the starting opening winning number detected by the game ball detection means and the number of balls passing through the path for each path detected by the plurality of ball path detection means. . The starting opening winning number and the number of balls passing through the ball path are individually counted, and the count display means notifies each of the count values to the player.
Further, a ball detecting means for detecting a game ball entering the start opening may be used as a ball detecting means for performing a lottery on whether or not the game ball entering the start opening is hit or miss. In this case, the number of winnings at the starting port when the hold is full is also counted. That is, it is preferable that invalid balls that are not subject to lottery are also counted. Note that it may be configured to count only the number of times actually drawn.
Examples of the ball path that can be guided to the starting port include a guiding path formed by a game nail, a ball path that leads to the starting port by installing an accessory, and the like.

  The reset means preferably resets not only the count number of a plurality of ball paths but also the count number won in the starting port. A configuration may be adopted in which each is individually reset.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the bullet ball game machine according to the first aspect, at least one of the plurality of ball paths is a warp passage formed of a molded product.
Examples of the warp passage include a ball passage provided on the left and right of the center role and the like.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the bullet ball game machine according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the ball game machine includes a shot ball detecting unit that detects a game ball shot in the game area, and the shot storage ball includes the shot ball by the count storage unit. Is stored and accumulated, and the count number can be displayed by the count display means and can be reset by the reset means.
In addition to the start opening winning number and the ball path passing ball number for each of the plurality of ball paths, it is preferable that the shot balls are similarly counted individually and notified to the player by the count display means.
The detection of the launch ball may be performed by providing a detection means at the tip of the launch rail, or may be configured to detect by the drive amount of the launch motor or the movement of the kite.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine according to the first to third aspects, the count display means is a lottery result display means for notifying whether or not a special game advantageous to the player is generated. It is characterized by being.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in each of the ball game machines according to the first to fourth aspects, the respective count numbers that can be reset by the reset means are determined when the player has not played a game for a certain period of time. It is also initialized and hidden when at least one of the times when the power to the gaming machine is turned on.
In addition, the structure etc. which judge that a player is not playing a game for a fixed period when a game ball is not in the lottery slot for a fixed period can be given. When the shot ball detecting means is provided, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which it is determined that the player has not played the game for a certain period when the shot ball detecting means does not detect it.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the ball and ball game machine according to the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, the count storage means is powered on separately from the count number that can be reset by the player by the reset means. Each count number from the time to the shut-off time is accumulated without being initialized even if the reset is executed, stored as a total count number, and can be displayed by the count display means.

  The number of counts from when the power is connected to when the power is shut off, that is, the number of counts for each detection means (start opening winning number, number of launch balls, number of balls passing through the path for each route) in a unit of one day. Etc. It is preferable to always count without being reset from power-on to power-off.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to switch between the display of the count number or the total count number according to the player's discretion, and Whether to display or not can also be selected.
A configuration in which a screen for displaying the count number is switched to a screen for displaying the total count number by pressing a switching button installed in the gaming machine can be considered. Similarly, the display / non-display may be configured by selecting buttons that can be operated by the player, and the display / non-display selection button may be combined with the count / total count switching buttons. Good.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the count display means is provided, it is possible to see the count number of game balls that have passed through a plurality of ball paths. I can judge. However, the ball that has entered the passage does not necessarily enter the lottery opening (starting opening), and a situation may occur in which the ball easily enters the passage but does not enter the starting opening so much. In such a case, there is a risk that it may be disadvantageous for the player because he / she does not notice the phenomenon that it is easy to enter the passage but does not enter the start port so much, or there is a risk that it will be disadvantageous for the player. Since the game ball wins are counted and notified to the player, even if such a situation occurs, it can be noticed early and can be dealt with.

Also, in pachinko games, etc., many players play irregularly with a single gaming machine, so if a gaming machine can only detect the number of counts, It will be added to the count value of the customer who played the table before, and it may be impossible to accurately determine how many balls hit by himself, but in the present invention, By providing reset means that can be operated arbitrarily by the person, counting can be started from zero at any time. The reset means resets not only the number of entering balls on the ball path but also the number of counts entering the starting port. As a result, for example, when a player aims at one ball path, the player resets for each ball path how much the ball path has been entered as intended and how many of them have entered the starting port. Since the number of entering the path and the number entering the starting port can be respectively compared, it is possible to more accurately determine which ball path should be aimed.
Further, when the count number of a plurality of ball paths is reset, the count number that has entered the start port is also reset, so that each value can be reset in a short time and by one operation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the passage leading to the lottery opening is formed by a game nail, the nail is adjusted by the game store every day. The ball must be fired and examined, but the warp passage composed of molded parts does not change depending on the condition of the day, so if you check only once, there is almost no need to check even if the date changes. In addition, when a route is formed using many nails, the game ball changes greatly depending on the speed and angle at which it enters the route. Therefore, in order to know the state of the day, a lot of game balls must be fired. Although it is a molded article if the warp passage provided in the center case, even if the day changes, it is difficult to adjust at the amusement shop, and it is not affected by the speed and angle entering the warp entrance, so it has almost constant probability The possibility of entering a ball is high, and the number of balls entered into the starting port notified to the player by the count display means can be a more reliable information source when determining where to aim.
In addition, with the increase in the size of display devices aiming at game play, the space for placing game nails tends to decrease, and the importance of warp passages is increasing. Therefore, the player's interest can be improved by providing the ball path detection means in the warp passage.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the shot ball detecting means is provided, the shot ball is counted in the same manner in addition to the starting opening winning number and the ball path passing ball number for each of the plurality of ball paths. , It is possible to know how much of the fired fire has entered the ball path and the start winning opening, and the player can determine where to aim more accurately.

  According to invention of Claim 4, since it was set as the structure which displays a count number (the number of shots, the number of passages of each path | route, the number which entered the lottery slot) on the symbol display apparatus for alert | reporting a lottery result to a player, The cost can be reduced as compared with the case where a display device for newly displaying the count number is provided. In addition, the player can concentrate on the game because the player only needs to see one display device.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, each count number is reset when the player turns on the power and when it is determined that the player has not played the game for a certain period of time. You can count from zero without having to press, so you don't have to perform extra operations at the start of the game. Also, when the power is turned on and when it is determined that the player has not played a game for a certain period of time, the count display will be hidden, so that those who do not want to display the count will start the game without extra operations it can.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, since the player can see the total count number from the time of turning on the power of the gaming machine to the time of shutting down, that is, every day, the count display of the previous day and the day before the previous day is also counted. If it is configured to notify the player by the display means, it can be used as a reference for selecting a stand. In addition, it is possible to determine where to aim without having to fire a game ball.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the player can select the desired count display depending on whether he wants the count number or the total count number. Also, since it is not necessary for those who have already studied where to aim or who do not want to investigate from the beginning, it is preferable that it can be hidden.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the following contents, and it goes without saying that various forms can be adopted as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes a main body frame 11 and a front frame 12 which are roughly rectangular, and a known prepaid card unit 13 is provided on the left side of the main body frame 11. The front frame 12 is rotatably attached to the main body frame 11 by hinges 14 at the upper left and lower ends.

  An upper plate 15 is provided below the front frame 12. A lending button 16, a settlement button 17 and a balance display unit 18 are provided on the left side of the upper plate 15, and a count display button 19 and a reset button 20 are provided on the right side. ing. When the prepaid card is inserted into the card slot 21 of the prepaid card unit 13, the stored balance is displayed on the balance display unit 18, and when the lending button 16 is pressed, the game ball is lent and the game ball is discharged from the payout port of the upper plate 15. Is discharged. When the count display button 19 is pressed, the number of game balls detected by the count sensor is displayed, and when the reset button 20 is pressed, the count value is reset.

  A window-shaped metal frame 22 is removably attached to the front frame 12 with respect to the front frame 12. A plate glass 23 is double fitted in the metal frame 22. A game board 24 is stored behind the plate glass 23.

  A lower plate 25 is provided at the lower part of the front frame 12 of the upper plate 15, and a firing handle 26 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 25. A rotation ring (not shown) is supported on the outer periphery of the launch handle 26, and the game ball can be launched onto the game board 24 by rotating clockwise.

  The upper plate 15 and the lower plate 25 are connected to each other, and are configured to guide the game ball to the lower plate 25 when the upper plate 15 is full of game balls.

  FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine 10 viewed from the back side. As shown in the drawing, a mechanism board 27 to which the above-described game board 24 is detachably attached is housed in the above-described main body frame 11. The mechanism panel 27 is provided with a ball tank 28, a guide rod 29, and a prize ball payout device 30 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning game ball in the winning slot on the game board 24, a predetermined number of gaming balls are discharged from the ball tank 28 via the guide rod 29 to the above-described upper plate 15 by the winning ball dispensing device 30. Can do.

  Further, the main control device 31 and the payout control device 32 are provided on the mechanism board 27, the symbol display device 33 is provided on the game board 24, the launch control device 34 is provided on the lower left side of the front frame, and the board is provided on the left side of the symbol display device 33. External connection terminals 35 are respectively attached. It should be noted that the structure related to paying out the game balls with the mechanism board 27 at the center is the same as the conventional structure, and therefore the detailed description thereof is omitted.

Next, the game board 24 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 24 has an LCD panel unit (hereinafter referred to as “LCD”) 33a constituting the symbol display device 33 in the center, and a normal electric accessory 37 as a first type starting port in the lower part thereof. The normal symbol display device 38 on the upper part of the LCD 33a, the normal symbol operation gates 39 on the left and right of the LCD 33a used for starting the change of the symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 38, the large winning opening 40 at the lower part of the normal electric accessory 37, A lower out port 41, other various winning ports, windmills 42a and 42b, a game nail 43, and the like are provided. The start port 37 is provided with a start port count sensor 37a for counting game balls to be won.

  Next, the center combination 45 provided in the center portion of the game board 24 will be described. The center combination 45 extends so as to surround the LCD 33a and protrudes from the game board 24 toward the plate glass 23. is there. A warp path 46 is provided in the left and right portions of the center accessory 45 on the LCD 33a, and a stage 47 on which the game balls from the left and right warp paths 46a and 46b can be placed below the LCD 33a extends in the horizontal direction. It is installed. The warp path 46 can guide the game ball in the vicinity of the start port 37 without being interfered with the game nail 43. The letter A of the alphabet is written near the entrance 48a of the warp path 46a. By this display, the warp path 46a is recognized by the player as the A path.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the center accessory 45 alone. Reference numeral 48 indicates the entrance of the warp path 46, and reference numeral 49 indicates the outlet of the warp path 46. The left warp path is 46a, the corresponding entrance is 48a and the exit is 49a, the right warp path is 46b, the corresponding entrance is 48b, and the exit is 49b. In the warp path 46a, an A path count sensor 50 is provided as a warp passing ball count sensor that counts game balls that have passed through the warp path 46a, and the count sensor 50 counts the passing of game balls. It is configured.

The warp path 46 is a path for guiding the game ball to the start port 37 without being interfered by the game nail 43. In this embodiment, the game ball is moved from the bottom of the windmill 42a toward the start port 37 by the game nail 43. A guiding B path 44 is formed. A B path count sensor 51 that counts game balls passing through the ball path B is provided at an entrance portion where the game ball enters the ball path 44, and an alphabet B is written. By this display, the player recognizes the ball path 44 as the B path.
In addition, as long as the player can identify whether the route is the A route or the B route, it is not particularly necessary to indicate A or B on the game board or the center accessory. A configuration in which the player is always notified by the display device or a configuration in which the player is notified during the demonstration screen may be employed.

  In this embodiment, the A path count sensor 50 is provided in the left warp path 46a, but may be provided in the right warp path 46b. The B path count sensor 51 may also be provided in either the left or right game area.

  Furthermore, the game board 24 is also provided with a fire ball count sensor 54 that counts the fire balls that are launched into the game area 53 near the tip of the fire rail 52.

  With this configuration, when the above-described launch handle 26 is rotated, the launch motor 34c (see FIG. 5) driven by the launch control device 34 is driven, and the game ball on the upper plate 15 is played via the launch rail 52. The game is fired in the game area 53 on the head 24 and counted by the shot ball count sensor 54. If the launched game ball wins each winning hole, the game ball is taken into the back of the board as a safe ball, and if not won, it is taken into the back of the board through the out port 41 as well. At this time, the game ball that has won the warp path 46 is detected by the A path count sensor 50, and the game ball that has passed the B path is detected by the B path count sensor 51. In addition, the game ball won in the start opening 37 is detected by the start opening count sensor 37a.

In the present embodiment, the first type start port switch 37a for drawing whether the game ball won at the start port 37 is a hit or miss is also used as a count sensor for counting the game balls won at the start port. That is, in addition to counting the number of lotteries, the number of game balls that enter the lottery port (starter port) 37 is counted, and the winning at the starter port 37 in a state where the hold is full is also counted. (Invalid balls that are not eligible for lottery are also counted).
In addition, it is good also as a structure which counts only the frequency | count of actually lottery.

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 described above will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.
As shown in the figure, the electric circuit of the pachinko machine 10 includes the main control device 31, the payout control device 32, the symbol display device 33, the symbol control device 33b, the launch control device 34, the lamp control device 55, the voice control device 56, and the like. It is composed of In this circuit diagram, a so-called relay board for transferring signals is omitted.

  The main controller 31 is configured as a logical operation circuit centered on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer incorporating a ROM that stores a game control program and a RAM that serves as a work area for operations, etc. An external input / output circuit for inputting / outputting with various actuators is also provided.

  On the input side of the main controller 31, there are a start port count sensor (first type start port switch) 37a, a normal symbol operation switch 39a, an accessory continuous operation switch (hereinafter simply referred to as "V switch") 40a, and a count A switch 40b, a prize ball sensor 57, a full tank switch 58, a ball out switch 59, each normal prize opening switch 60, and the like are connected. Further, a large winning opening solenoid 40c, a V solenoid 40d, a normal accessory solenoid 37b, a test signal terminal 61, a panel external connection terminal board 35, and the like are connected to the output side of the main controller 31.

  The full tank switch 58 is in the lower plate 25, the ball cut switch 59 is in the ball tank 28, and the start port count sensor (first type start port switch) 37a is in the ordinary electric accessory 37 on the game board 24, the normal design. The operation switch 39a is installed in the normal symbol operation gate 39, the V switch 40a is installed in the specific area of the big prize opening 40, the count switch 40b is installed in the big prize opening 40, and the prize ball sensor 57 is installed in the prize ball payout device 30, respectively. It has been. Here, the V switch 40a wins the prize winning opening 40 when the game ball that has won the prize winning opening 40 has passed the special device operating area (hereinafter referred to as "special area"). This is for detecting all the game balls.

  The large winning opening solenoid 40 c connected to the output side is used for the large winning opening 40, the V solenoid 40 d is used for a special area in the large winning opening 40, and the ordinary accessory solenoid 37 b is used for opening and closing the ordinary electric accessory 37. Is. The V solenoid 40d is for closing the special area when one game ball passes through the special area.

  The symbol display device 33 includes the above-described LCD 33a, a symbol display control device (hereinafter simply referred to as “symbol control device”) 33b for driving and controlling the LCD 33a, and an attached unit 33c such as a backlight and an inverter board. . The symbol control device 33b is configured as a logical operation circuit centered on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer, like the main control device 31 described above.

  On the input side of the symbol display device 33, the above-described firing ball count sensor 54, A path count sensor 50, B path count sensor 51, count display switch 19a, and reset switch 20a are connected.

  The payout control device 32 drives and controls the prize ball motor 30b in accordance with a command command from the main control device 31, and when a winning is awarded, pays out a game ball as a prize ball to the player, and issues a command from the ball lending sensor 62. The ball lending solenoid 63 is driven and controlled in accordance with commands, and the prepaid card unit 13 and the CR settlement display device 64 are also controlled, and may be configured as a logical operation circuit using a microcomputer or discrete. It may be configured as a simple circuit. The CR adjustment display device 64 is connected to the lending button 16, the adjustment button 17, the balance display unit 18 and the like of the upper plate 15 described above.

  The payout control device 32 pays out a game ball in accordance with a command from the main control device 31, and the main control device 31 detects whether or not a game ball corresponding to a winning is paid out. Whether or not the game ball is paid out may be detected by both the main control device 31 and the payout control device 32. The frame external connection terminal 65 is connected to the payout control device 32, the door opening switch 66, and the hall main computer 67.

  The firing control device 34 controls driving of the firing motor 34c according to the amount of rotation of the launch handle 26 operated by the player. When the player presses the launch stop switch 26b, the launch control device 34 stops firing or launches. When the touch switch 26a built in the handle 26 is on, the touch lamp is turned on. The touch switch 26a is incorporated in the launch handle 26 and is used to detect that the player is touching the launch handle 26.

  The lamp control device 55 is mainly composed of a drive element such as a transistor. Upon receiving a command from the main control device 31, a special symbol hold memory device 68, a normal symbol LED 69, a normal symbol hold memory LED 70, a big hit lamp, Various lamps 71 such as an error lamp and various lamps such as various LEDs 72 are lit and displayed.

  The sound control device 56 includes a sound source IC, an amplifier, and the like, and is used to drive and control the speaker 73 in response to a command from the main control device 31.

  Transmission to the symbol display device 33, the payout control device 32, the launch control device 34, the lamp control device 55, and the voice control device 56 described above is configured as a one-way communication circuit so that it can be transmitted only from the main control board 31. However, it can be configured such that bidirectional communication is also possible.

  Next, processing by an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter simply referred to as “microcomputer”) in the main controller 31 will be described. By each random number update process, an initial random number, a success / failure random number, a jackpot symbol random number, an out symbol random number And the normal symbol random number is updated respectively. Further, input processing of each switch connected to the main control device 31 is executed. In the present embodiment, the process of checking the operating status of each of the switches such as the full tank switch 58, the ball cut switch 59, the first type start port switch 37a, the V switch 40a, the count switch 40b, and the normal symbol operation switch 39a described above. Executed.

  When there is an input to the first type start port switch 37a by this input process, it is the time when a game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 37 as the start port, and the value of the success / failure random number at the time of this interrupt process is extracted. The result is compared with an appropriateness determination value. The pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment is configured as a probability variation machine, and the success / failure determination value is “1” at the normal probability, and “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, “ 9 ”and“ 11 ”. The probability that the extracted success / failure random number value matches the success / failure determination value and is a big hit is 1/330 at the normal probability, and 1/55 (= 6/330) at the high probability.

  In the present embodiment, the probability that the jackpot is generated shifts from the low probability state to the high probability state. In this embodiment, the value of the jackpot symbol random number in the interrupt processing when the jackpot occurs is “1”, “3”, “5”. , “7”, “9”, “11” and “13”, that is, the jackpot symbol is “111”, “333”, “555”, “777”, “999”, “BBB” and “DDD” ( In the following, it is referred to as “high probability symbol”), and shifts to a high probability with a probability of 7/15 when a big hit occurs. If the jackpot symbol when the jackpot is generated again during the high probability is the high probability symbol, the higher probability state continues.

  In addition, the main control device 31 transmits a predetermined command to the symbol display device 33 and displays a game ball at the start port 37 so as to display an image according to the result of the success / failure determination process on the LCD 33a of the symbol display device 33. The fact that the ball has entered is transmitted to the symbol control device 33b. As a result, the symbol display device 33 performs a process of statically displaying the image for notifying the player of the result of the determination of success / failure after the image is variably displayed for a predetermined time. Further, the main control device 31 outputs predetermined outputs to various solenoids such as the symbol display device 33, the launch control device 34, the lamp control device 55, the sound control device 56, and the special prize opening solenoid 40c according to the progress of the game. Execute the process.

  As processing by the 8-bit one-chip microcomputer in the symbol control device 33b, input processing of each switch connected to the symbol control device 33b is executed. In the present embodiment, processing for checking the operating status of each of the switches such as the firing ball count sensor 54, the A path count sensor 50, the B path count sensor 51, the count display switch 19a, and the reset switch 20a is executed.

  As described above, when there is an input to the start port count sensor 37a, it is once transmitted to the main control device 31, sent from the main control device 31 to the symbol control device 33b, and stored in the symbol control device 33b. If there is an input to the firing ball count sensor 54, the A path count sensor 50, and the B path count sensor 51 together with this value, it is stored in the symbol control device 33b.

  When there is an input to the count display switch 19a, it is counted by the firing ball count sensor 54, the A path count sensor 50, the B path count sensor 51, and the start port count sensor 37a stored in the symbol control device 33b. The number of shot balls, the number of balls passing through the A route, the number of balls passing through the B route, and the number of starting winning balls are output to the symbol display device 33. This output value is reset when there is an input to the reset switch 20a.

By executing the above processes, the pachinko machine 10 performs the following operation.
A game ball is launched onto the game board 24 by the launch motor 34c in accordance with the amount of rotation of the launch handle 26 operated by the player, and the fired game ball is awarded to the ordinary electric accessory 37 as the first type starting port. In this case, it is detected by the first type start port switch (start port count sensor) 37a, and the special symbol is variably displayed on the screen of the LCD 33a of the symbol display device 33 so as to be displayed statically. When the special symbol displayed statically displays a predetermined specific symbol, for example, the same three-digit symbol such as “777”, the game content advantageous to the player is provided as a big hit state. Whether or not it becomes a big hit state is determined by whether or not the value of the winning / decision determining random number extracted when the game ball is detected by the first type start port switch 37a is a predetermined value.

  When the big hit state is reached, the grand prize opening 40 is opened for about 30 seconds or until 10 seconds when the game is won by the count switch 40b, whichever comes first, at which time the big prize opening 40 is awarded. When the V switch 40a detects that the game ball has passed through the special area, the special winning opening 40 is once closed and then opened again, and this opening operation is repeated up to 16 times.

  Normally, 15 game balls are paid out as prize balls for one game ball won at the big prize opening 40. Therefore, when one big hit state occurs, about 2400 (= 15 × 10 × 16) game balls can be obtained as prize balls. This prize ball discharging operation is executed by the payout control device 32.

Here, a configuration that displays the number of game balls counted by various detection means, which is a characteristic configuration of the present invention, will be described.
The symbol display device 33 of the present embodiment not only displays the lottery result won at the start opening 37 in a variable manner and notifies the player, but also by pressing the count display button 19 (see FIG. 1), The number of game balls that have passed the route A and the number of game balls that have passed the route B can be notified.

(Count display)
As shown in FIG. 6A, the symbol display device 33 is provided with a firing number display area 75 and a winning number display area 76 above the special symbol display area 74 representing a lottery result. The value counted by the firing ball count sensor 54 is displayed, and the value counted by the start port count sensor 37a is displayed in the winning number display area 76. In addition, an A route display region 77 and a B route display region 78 are provided below the special symbol display region 74, and a value counted by the A route count sensor 50 is displayed in the A route display region 77. In 78, the values counted by the B path count sensor 51 are displayed.
In this embodiment, the count display is not displayed when the power is turned on. Further, when the count display switch 19 is pressed once, the count display is performed. When the count display button is pressed again while the count display is being displayed, the count display switch 19 is not displayed. That is, the count display and non-display can be performed by one count display switch 19.

(Total count display)
In the present embodiment, when the symbol display switch 19 is pressed while the symbol display device 33 is displaying the demo screen, the total count display shown in FIG. 6B can be seen.
The total count display notifies the player of the number of shots per day, the number of winnings at the start opening, and the number of passing balls of the A route and the B route. As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the list is divided into the count number of the day before last, the count number of the previous day, and today's count number (count number up to the time of viewing).
The total count is not initialized even if the player performs an operation of pressing the reset button 20 or when it is determined that the player has not played the game for a certain period of time. It is counted until the power is turned off after the power is turned on. The total count display is configured to return to the demo screen when a predetermined time has elapsed and when the count display button 19 is pressed again.
In this embodiment, the count display and the total count display are switched by one button operation (count display button 19). However, a total count display button may be provided separately.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the count is stored. In the present embodiment, both the count value that can be reset and the count value that cannot be reset are stored in the symbol control device 33b.
The current count value is reset when the player performs a reset operation using the reset button 20, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and when it is determined that the player has not played for a certain period of time. The memory in the symbol control device 33b is deleted.
The count value that cannot be reset by the player is, for example, determined that one day has elapsed when the power of the main body of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and is stored in the symbol control device 33b as the previous day's total count number. The total count number of the previous day is stored as the total count number of the previous day, and the memory in the symbol control device 33b is deleted from the total count number of the previous day.
In the present embodiment, as described above, each detection sensor (A path count sensor 50, B path count sensor 51, and shot ball count sensor 54) is connected to and input to the symbol control device 33b, and the start port count sensor 37a is also the main. Although the count is input to the symbol control device 33b via the control device 31, a configuration other than a location other than the symbol control device 33b or a new storage area may be used.

  Here, the count display displayed on the symbol display device 33 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.

(Flow when the count display button is not pressed)
8 and 9 show the transition of the display screen when the count display button 19 is not pressed.
In the present embodiment, since the count display is not performed when the pachinko machine 10 is turned on, the display is not performed unless the count display button 19 is pressed. First, on the initial screen shown in FIG. 8A, “When the count button is pressed, the count of each passage is displayed” is displayed. By this display, the player can easily recognize that the game machine is capable of displaying the count even if the player is trying to play with the pachinko machine 10 for the first time.

If the count display button 19 is not pressed on the initial screen, then the demo screen of FIG. 8B is displayed. In this demo screen, the player is notified that the total count is displayed when the count display button 19 is pressed. After the demonstration screen is displayed for a predetermined time, the screen returns to the initial screen again (FIG. 8C). FIG. 8D to FIG. 8G show a state in which the symbol has changed since the player started the game. Once the symbol is confirmed and displayed in FIG. 8G and the game is interrupted, the demo screen is displayed again in FIG. 8H. When the count display button 19 is pressed again, the player is notified that the total count is displayed. . After displaying the demo screen for a predetermined time, in FIG. 9I, the final confirmation display of the demo screen is displayed in the special symbol display area 74, and when the count button 19 is pressed again below, the count display of each passage is performed. And the process proceeds from the demo screen of FIG. 9J to the previous fixed display screen FIG. 9K. FIG. 9L to FIG. 9P show a state in which the player starts a game and changes in symbols are displayed.
When the count display button is pressed on the screen (FIGS. 8C, 9I, and 9K) displayed next to the demonstration screen (FIGS. 8B, 8H, and 9J) in addition to the initial screens of FIGS. 8A and 8C, the count display is displayed. Therefore, it is easy to understand that the game machine can display a count even for a person who plays with the pachinko machine 10 for the first time. In addition, on the demo screen, if the count display button is pressed several times in the demo screen, it is informed that the total count display is performed, which is easily explained to the player.

(Indication of the moment the count display button is pressed)
When the player presses the count display button 19 during the screen display of FIGS. 8A and 8C, the display of FIG. (A) to (f) in FIG. 10 respectively correspond to the display at the moment when the count display button 19 on each of the screens A, C, D, E, F, G, and I in FIGS. 8 and 9 is pressed. The figure is marked with ''. 8A and 8C are initial screens. Since the game ball has not yet been fired, all the counts of the firing number display area 75, the winning number display area 76, the A path display area 77, and the B path display area 78 are as follows. 0. When the count display button 19 is pressed in the screen display of FIG. 8D, as shown in FIG. 10B, in the display areas 75 to 78, the number of shots: 4, the number of winnings: 1, A path: 0, B path 1 is displayed. Similarly, when the count display button 19 is pressed in FIGS. 8E to 8G, the display is as shown in FIGS. 10 (c) to 10 (e). That is, even if all of the three-digit symbols in FIG. 8D start to change, the count display button 19 can be pressed even when the symbols are reaching as shown in FIG. Press to display each count. When the player interrupts the game for a certain period when the special symbol of FIG. 10E is confirmed and displayed, the count value is reset and the demo screen shown in FIG. 8H is displayed, and the player presses the count display button 19 in FIG. 9I. Then, as shown in FIG. 10F, all the values of the number of fires, the number of winnings, the A path, and the B path in the display areas 75 to 78 are displayed as 0.
Note that when the count display button 19 shown in FIG. 6 is pressed, if the normal count display button 19 is pressed once, the count display continues even if the count display button 19 is not pressed at the next change.

  When the count display button 19 is pressed in the demonstration screens of FIGS. 8B, 8H, and 8J, the total count display shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. When the total count display is displayed for a certain period, the demo screen is displayed again. The demo screen can also be switched by pressing the count display button 19 again when the total count is displayed.

(Flow when the count display button is pressed)
Next, transition of the display screen when the count display button 19 is pressed will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
12a to 12e show the transition of the screen when the player is playing aiming at the A route. As time passes from FIG. 12a to FIG. 12e, the number of shots increases from 64 to 75, and the number of winnings also increases from 8 to 10. Further, although the count number of the B route is 3 and does not change, the number of game balls that have passed the A route has increased from 38 to 43. In FIG. 12f, the player once stops aiming at the route A and presses the reset button 20. As a result, the number of fires, the number of winning prizes, the A route, and the B route are 0. After this, the player starts the game aiming at the route B. As shown in FIGS. 12g to 12h and FIGS. 13i to 13j, the value of the number-of-fires display area 75 is changed from 0 to 51 as time passes. It is increasing (that is, 51 balls have been launched). However, although the number of game balls that have passed the B route has increased to one or two, it remains at two even at the time of FIG. 13j, and it is much easier to reach the start opening 37 than when playing for the A route before resetting. You can see that there is no prize. In this case, it is possible to determine that the player has a higher probability of winning if the game is aimed at the A route.

In FIG. 13k, the gaming machine determines that the player has not played a game for a certain period, the count value is reset, and the count display is also hidden as shown in FIG. 13l. Then, the player resumes the game again, presses the count display switch 19, and the state from FIG. 13m to FIG. 13p to FIG.
Next, since the player already knows that the person who aimed at the route A has a high probability of entering the starting port, it is determined that the player should not display the count anymore, and the count display button 19 is pressed in FIG. It is displayed. From FIG. 14r to FIG. 14u, the game is performed in the non-display state, and from FIG. 14v, the game is performed in such a state that the count display button 19 is pressed again to display the count.

  In the state where the count display is performed as shown in FIG. 14q, when the count display button 19 is further pressed to hide (FIG. 14r), the count display disappears as shown in FIGS. 14r to 14u, but the count value is Since the count is continued without being reset, the count value displayed when the count display button 19 is pressed again is as shown in FIG. 14v. Each count number of FIG. : 4 pieces, A route: 11 pieces, B route: 0 pieces) The number counted during the non-display of FIGS. 14r to 14u (number of shots: 63 pieces, winning number: 8 pieces, A route) : 16, B path: 0), and the numerical values are displayed as 83 shots, 12 prizes, A path: 27, B path: 0 .

When the reset button 20 is pressed while the count values are displayed in the display areas 75 to 78 shown in FIG. 12e, the reset is performed as shown in FIG. 12f, but the display areas 75 to 78 are not hidden but displayed. Only the count value is displayed as 0. When the count display is performed by pressing the count display button 19, the count display is continued until the count display button 19 is pressed again or the demonstration screen is displayed. In other words, if you press once, you can see the count display without pressing the button until the demo screen is displayed. On the contrary, if the count display button 19 is pressed once in the count display state to be in the non-display state, the non-display state is continued until the count display button 19 is pressed again. Thereby, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of the player pressing the count display button 19 many times.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the start port count sensor 37a that also serves as a sensor for extracting a random number for lottery is only connected to the main controller 31, and other than that, The provided ball counting sensor 54, the A path count sensor 50, the B path count sensor 51, the count display switch 19a, and the reset switch 20a are connected to the symbol control device 33b and can be reset by the player described above. Since both the count value and the count value that cannot be reset are stored in the symbol control device 33b, as a unique effect brought about by the present embodiment, without increasing the processing load of the main control device 31, the player It is possible to display the count of each route, the number of winnings, and the number of fires that prompt the user to determine which route should be aimed at It is.

(Other embodiments)
In this embodiment, the number of lottery ports (starting ports) is one, but a plurality of lottery ports may be provided, and a count sensor may be provided on a plurality of routes led to each lottery port. Moreover, although this embodiment was described in the example of the first type game, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to the second type, the third type, and the multifunction machine as long as there is a start port for lottery. Yes, if a game ball enters the lottery slot, the lottery is selected with a certain probability. However, a configuration may be adopted in which the game ball is a big hit just by entering the game ball into the lottery slot.
In the present embodiment, even if a big hit is made during the count display, the count is continuously performed. However, the count may be reset when a big hit is made during the count, or the demo may be performed. Although a configuration in which only the current count number is displayed when the count display button is pressed outside the screen is adopted, the total count number may be always displayed. The number of shots is also counted and displayed so that you can see how many of the number of shots passed through each ball path, but you can see how much each ball path passed per unit time. Is also possible.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine 10 which concerns on one Embodiment which employ | adopted this invention. It is the back view which looked at the pachinko machine 10 of FIG. 1 from the back surface. It is a front view which shows the structure of the game board 24 with which the pachinko machine 10 of FIG. 1 was equipped. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a center accessory 45 provided in the game board 24 of FIG. 3. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure which concerns on the pachinko machine 10 of FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the count display shown on the symbol display apparatus 33 of this embodiment, (b) is a figure which shows the total count display shown on the symbol display apparatus 33. It is a figure explaining the structure by which each count value is memorize | stored in the symbol control apparatus 33b of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows transition of the screen of the symbol display apparatus 33 at the time of not pressing the count display button 19 of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows transition of the further screen of the symbol display apparatus 33 at the time of not pressing the same count display button 19. FIG. (A)-(f) is a figure which shows the count display displayed on the symbol display apparatus 33 at the moment of pressing the count display button 19 of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the total count display displayed on the symbol display apparatus 33 at the moment of pressing the count display button 19 of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows transition of the screen of the symbol display apparatus 33 at the time of pressing the count display button 19 of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows transition of the screen following FIG. 12 of the symbol display apparatus 33 at the time of pressing the count display button 19. FIG. It is a figure which shows transition of the screen following FIG. 13 of the symbol display apparatus 33 at the time of pressing the count display button 19. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10 ... Pachinko machine 24 ... Game board 31 ... Main control board
33 ... Symbol display device 33b ... Symbol control device 37 ... Ordinary electric accessory (starting port)
37a ... First type start port switch (start port count sensor)
45 ... Center character 46 ... Warp route (A route)
50 ... A path count sensor 51 ... B path count sensor
54 ... Launch ball count sensor 74 ... Special symbol display area
75 ... Number of shots display area 76 ... Number of wins display area
77 ... A route display area 78 ... B route display area

Claims (7)

A plurality of ball paths capable of guiding a game ball launched into the game area to the start port, and a game ball detecting means for detecting the game ball entering the start port, wherein the game ball is detected; In a ball game machine that draws a lottery based on the result and generates a special game advantageous to the player according to the result of the success,
A ball path detection means for detecting a game ball passing through the plurality of ball paths is provided for each ball path, and
Count storage means for storing and accumulating the game balls detected by the game ball detection means and the plurality of ball path detection means for each of the game ball detection means and the plurality of ball path detection means,
Reset means capable of initializing the count number accumulated by the count storage means arbitrarily by the player;
Count display means capable of notifying the player of the count number for each of the game ball detection means and the plurality of ball path detection means;
A ball game machine characterized by comprising: In the ball game machine according to claim 1,
A bullet ball game machine, wherein at least one of the plurality of ball paths is a warp path made of a molded product. In the bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2,
A fire ball detecting means for detecting a game ball fired in the game area;
The bullet ball game machine characterized in that the fired ball is stored and accumulated by the count storage means, and the count number can be displayed by the count display means and reset by the reset means. In the ball game machine according to claims 1 to 3,
The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the count display means is a lottery result display means for notifying whether or not a special game advantageous to the player is generated. In the ball game machine according to claim 1 to 4,
Each count that can be reset by the reset means is initialized and hidden when it is determined that the player has not played a game for a certain period of time or when the game machine is powered on. A ball game machine characterized by In the ball game machine according to claim 1 to 5,
The count storage means initializes each count number from when the gaming machine is turned on to when it is turned off, apart from the count number that can be reset by the player by the reset means, even if the reset is executed. Accumulated and memorized as the total count,
A bullet ball game machine capable of being displayed by the count display means. In the ball game machine according to claim 6,
A bullet ball game machine, wherein whether the count number or the total count number is displayed can be switched as desired by a player, and whether or not to display is also selectable.

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