JP2005253602A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for which a savor during a big winning game is improved. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine 1a is provided with a movable winning device 30 having an openable and closable winning port. Then, when a big winning condition is established, the big winning game in which rounds are continuously performed with the prescribed number of times as an upper limit is executed. In the case that a game ball does not enter a specified winning port inside the movable winning device 30 in a certain round, the big winning game is ended in the round. Also, the movable winning device 30 is provided with a storage part for storing five pieces at maximum of the game balls which enter during the big winning game, and in the case that five game balls are stored, the probability that the game ball enters the specified winning port becomes high. Then, the winning port is opened and closed at fixed intervals during the round, and in the case that the number of entries reaches 10 before the number of times of opening and closing becomes 18 times, the round is ended at the point of time. On the other hand, in the case that it does not reach 10 before the number of times of opening and closing becomes 18 times, the round is ended when the number of the entries reaches a prescribed number set to be ≥5 and ≤10 thereafter. <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). In the meantime, 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. In this jackpot game, the movable winning device repeatedly opens and closes at regular intervals, and the movable winning device opens and closes for a set number of times (for example, 18 times) (for example, opens for 0.8 seconds and then closes for 0.8 seconds). One round is completed when a single opening / closing operation is performed, there is a winning of more than a set number (for example, 10), or a game ball passes a specific area. If at least one of the game balls won in the movable winning device passes through the specific area during this round, the same round is repeated again and the big hit game is repeated up to a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 15 rounds). It is. Then, this gaming machine pays out to the player a number of prize balls corresponding to the number of game balls won in the movable winning device during the big hit game.

  However, in a gaming machine such as that described above, if a game ball passes a specific area before the number of winnings reaches ten during a round of a big hit game, one round will end at that point. 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. This makes the player feel lost.

  Therefore, in order to prevent the game balls from passing through the specific area before the number of winnings reaches 10, the game balls temporarily won in the movable winning apparatus are placed on the path to the specific area. A plurality of storage units are provided, and at least one of the released game balls passes through the specific area by releasing the storage in the storage unit after winning 10 game balls. Known gaming machines are known.

  As described above, in a game machine that stores a plurality of game balls in a big hit game, when a predetermined number or more of game balls are stored, the released game balls are identified. Many gaming machines configured to increase the probability of passing through an area are known. Specifically, a maximum of five game balls are aligned in a horizontal row, and adjacent game balls are stored in contact with each other, and in the middle of the five game balls aligned in a row, There is known a gaming machine configured such that only one arranged is arranged to face a winning opening in a specific area (for example, see Patent Document 1). In such a gaming machine, if five game balls are stored by the time the storage is released, one of the five aligned game balls arranged in the center surely passes through the specific area. To do. On the other hand, if the number of stored game balls is less than five, the position of the stored game balls is not fixed, and the stored game balls are not necessarily arranged to face the winning opening in the specific area. Even if the storage is released, the specific area cannot be reliably passed.

That is, when five game balls are stored, the probability that the game balls pass through the specific area is high, and when the number of stored game balls is less than five, the probability that the game balls pass through the specific area is low. Become.
JP 2003-135720 A

  By the way, in the second type pachinko machine, in a round of big hit game, when the launched game ball is difficult to get close to the movable prize winning device (hereinafter referred to as “the ball is bad”), 18 times Even if the opening / closing operation is performed, one round is completed without the number of winnings reaching five.

  In such a case, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, one round is completed in a state where the number of stored game balls is less than five, and it becomes difficult for the released game balls to pass through the specific area. Therefore, the big hit game is likely to end in this round. For example, in spite of having allocated a jackpot game that continues up to a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 15 rounds), it is not possible to win 5 or more game balls in the first round, so there are only less than 5 prize balls. In addition to being unable to acquire, there may be a situation where the big hit game ends in the first round.

For this reason, there is a problem that the player feels very uncomfortable and the interest of the big hit game is impaired.
The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the fun of the big hit game is improved.

  The gaming machine of the present invention made to achieve the above object includes a winning opening for winning a game ball, an opening / closing member for opening and closing the winning opening, and a general area set in the apparatus so that the gaming ball can pass through. A movable prize apparatus configured to pass through either the general area or the specific area, the game ball having a specific area set in the apparatus so that the game ball can pass therethrough When the predetermined hit condition is established with the specific area detecting means for detecting the game ball passing through the specific area, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member is repeated once until the preset end condition is satisfied. When a preset continuation condition is established during a winning game or a small hit game, the next small hit game is continuously performed after the small hit game is ended up to a predetermined number of preset games as a big hit game. , Jackpot A jackpot game execution means for causing the movable winning device to execute a technique, 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 hit game An opening / closing number counting means for counting the number of opening / closing operations that is the number of opening / closing operations of the opening / closing member during the game, and the movable winning device is configured so that the number of winning game balls counted by the winning counting means during the small hit game is in advance. When the set number is smaller than the first predetermined winning number, the game ball is set in a state in which it is difficult to pass through the specific area, and when the number of winning game balls is equal to or more than the first predetermined winning number, It is configured to be set so as to easily pass through the specific area, and the ending condition is equal to or greater than a second predetermined winning number that is set by the winning counting means so that the number of winning game balls is set larger than the first predetermined winning number. Winning end And an opening / closing end condition in which the number of opening / closing operations counted by the opening / closing number counting means is equal to or greater than a preset first predetermined opening / closing number of times, and a specific detection end condition for the specific area detecting means to detect a game ball A gaming machine that is set to satisfy any one and the continuation condition is set to satisfy the specific detection end condition, and the number of opening and closing operations counted by the opening and closing number counting means in the small hit game is the first. When the predetermined number of open / close times is reached, the opening / closing ends until the number of winning game balls counted by the winning counting means reaches a third predetermined number of winnings set to be equal to or more than the first predetermined winning number and equal to or less than the second predetermined winning number. Regardless of the conditions, the big hit game executing means is provided with a small hit game continuation means for continuing the small hit 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 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 small hit game continuation means sets the number of winning game balls to be equal to or more than the first predetermined winning number and equal to or less than the second predetermined winning number when the number of opening / closing operations reaches the first predetermined opening / closing number in the small hit game. Until the third predetermined winning number is reached, regardless of the opening / closing end condition, the big hit game execution means continues the small hit game.

That is, in the gaming machine, even if the number of opening / closing operations reaches the first predetermined opening / closing number, the small hit game is continued until the number of winning game balls reaches the third predetermined winning number.
Therefore, in a small bonus game, even if the number of opening / closing operations reaches the first predetermined opening / closing number before the number of winning game balls is less than the first predetermined winning number, the small winning game is not terminated and the winning game is not ended. The small hit game ends when the number of balls reaches a third predetermined winning number set to be equal to or more than the first predetermined winning number.

  Therefore, since the small hit game is continued until the game ball easily passes through the specific area, the next small hit game is likely to be executed after the small hit game ends. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the big hit game from being ended in a small hit game that is less than the predetermined number of games and making the player feel uncomfortable. That is, the interest during the big hit game can be improved.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the second predetermined opening / closing operation in which the number of opening / closing operations counted by the opening / closing number counting means is set larger than the first predetermined opening / closing number during the small hit game continued by the small hit game continuing means. When the number of times is reached, the big hit game executing means may be provided with first small hit game ending means for ending the small hit game.

  According to the gaming machine thus configured, the first small hit game ending means ends the small hit game when the number of opening / closing operations reaches the second predetermined opening / closing number. For this reason, the number of game balls that can be acquired in the big hit game changes according to the value of the second predetermined opening / closing number of times. That is, as the second predetermined opening / closing number is increased, the probability that the small hit game is continuously executed increases, and the gaming machine becomes advantageous to the player. Therefore, by setting the second predetermined opening / closing number, it is possible to adjust the number of game balls that the player can acquire in the gaming machine. Further, since it is known how many times the winning opening is opened and closed, the small hit game is completed, it is possible for the player to predict to some extent the time at which the small hit game ends.

  Alternatively, in the gaming machine of the present invention, during the small hit game continued by the small hit elapsed time measuring means for measuring the elapsed small hit time which is the elapsed time from the start of the small hit game and the small hit game continuing means. When the small hitting elapsed time measured by the small hitting elapsed time measuring means reaches a preset first predetermined elapsed time, the big hitting game execution means causes the second small hitting game ending means to end the small hitting game. You may make it provide.

  According to the gaming machine thus configured, the second small hit game ending means ends the small hit game when the small hit elapsed time reaches the first predetermined elapsed time. For this reason, the number of game balls that can be acquired in the big hit game changes according to the value of the first predetermined elapsed time. That is, as the value of the first predetermined elapsed time is larger, the probability that the small hit game is continuously executed increases, and the gaming machine becomes in an advantageous state for the player. Therefore, by setting the first predetermined elapsed time, it is possible to adjust the number of game balls that the player can acquire in the gaming machine. In addition, since it can be known how many seconds later the small hit game will end, it is possible for the player to predict a certain amount of time for the small hit game to end.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, when the big hit condition is satisfied, the determination is made based on a predetermined determination condition, and based on this determination result, the operation of the small hit 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.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, depending on the determination condition, the big hit game in which the small hit game ends when the number of opening / closing operations reaches the first predetermined opening / closing number, or the number of opening / closing operations equals the first predetermined opening / closing number. A big hit game in which the small hit game continues beyond is provided.

  For this reason, the player thinks not only to win the big hit but also to win the big hit that the small hit game continues beyond the first predetermined opening / closing number of times. It can increase and improve game playability.

  Further, in the gaming machine of the present invention, when the jackpot condition is satisfied, a lottery is performed with a preset lottery probability, and according to the lottery result, a predetermined game number setting unit for setting a predetermined number of games and a predetermined game number setting unit are set. And a second game continuation control means for prohibiting the operation of the small hit game continuation means during the big hit game executed when the big hit condition is established based on the 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 small hit game continuation means based on the predetermined number of games set by the predetermined game number setting means.

  That is, depending on the predetermined number of games, the big hit game where the small hit game ends when the number of opening and closing operations reaches the first predetermined open or closed number, or the big hit where the number of opening and closing operations exceeds the first predetermined open and closed number and the small hit game continues. A game 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, the number of opening / closing operations is the first predetermined opening / closing. A jackpot game is provided in which the small hit game continues beyond the number of times, and when the predetermined number of games is 15, a big hit game is provided in which the small hit game ends when the number of opening and closing operations reaches the first predetermined opening and closing number. You may make it do.

  Therefore, in a gaming machine in which the predetermined number of games is determined according to the lottery result, the difference in the big hit game with different predetermined number of games is not only the predetermined number of games but also the small number of opening / closing operations exceeding the first predetermined number of opening / closing. It is also added whether or not the game continues. 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.

  Further, in the gaming machine of the present invention, it is detected whether or not a predetermined operation is performed on a preset operated portion during the small hit game continued by the small hit game continuation means. Based on the result, the big hit game executing means may be provided with third small hit game ending means for ending the small hit game.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, whether or not the player ends the small hit game that has been continued beyond the first predetermined opening / closing frequency by operating the operated portion during the small hit game. Can be selected.

  For this reason, the player states, “In the small hit game currently being played, the current number of winning game balls is not less than the first predetermined winning number and less than the third predetermined winning number, and exceeds the first predetermined opening / closing number of times. Although the game is in the process of being continued, the closeness of the ball is very bad, so even if the opening / closing operation is continued in this small hit game, a winning can not be expected, and only the game ball is consumed wastefully. In addition, since the number of winning game balls is equal to or greater than the first predetermined winning number and the game balls are set to easily pass through a specific area, even if the small hit game ends, the next small hit game Because of this, it is possible to enjoy bargaining such as “let's end the small hit game now”. In other words, the player is increasingly interested in selecting a time to end the continued small hit game, and can further improve the game performance during the big hit game.

  By the way, in the gaming machine of the present invention, if the small hit game is continued until the number of winning game balls reaches the third predetermined winning number, the time required for one big hit game may become very long. That is, for example, during a big hit game, if the player does not play a game with the gaming machine, the game ball is not fired. For this reason, the number of winning game balls does not reach the third predetermined number of winnings, so that the small hit game does not end and the time required for one big hit game becomes very long.

  Therefore, in the gaming machine of the present 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 total opening / closing operation count counted by the total opening / closing operation counting means It is desirable to provide the big hit game executing means with first big hit game ending means for ending the big hit game when a predetermined total number of opening / closing times set in advance 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, when the total number of opening / closing operations reaches a predetermined total number of times of opening / closing, the first big hit game ending means causes the big hit game executing means to end the big hit game.

  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.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the predetermined total number of times of opening / closing may be set to an arbitrary value, but the predetermined total number of times of opening / closing is set to a value obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of games by the first predetermined number of times of opening / closing. It is desirable to provide a total opening / closing frequency setting means.

  That is, the value obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of games by the first predetermined number of times of opening and closing is equal to the maximum value of the number of times that the opening and closing member is opened and closed in the big hit game in which the small hit game ends when the number of times of opening and closing operations reaches the first predetermined number of times of opening and closing. Therefore, according to the gaming machine configured as described above, the time required for the big hit game in which the small hit game ends when the number of opening / closing operations reaches the first predetermined opening / closing number of times, and the number of opening / closing operations exceeds the first predetermined opening / closing number of times. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a large time difference from the time required for the big hit game in which the small hit game continues.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the jackpot elapsed time measuring means for measuring the jackpot elapsed time that is the elapsed time from the start of the jackpot game, and the jackpot elapsed time measured by the jackpot elapsed time measuring means are preset. When the second predetermined elapsed time is reached, the big hit game executing means may be provided with second big hit game ending means for ending the big hit game.

In other words, the big hit game may be terminated using the big hit elapsed time instead of the total number of opening / closing operations.
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the jackpot elapsed time measuring means counts the jackpot elapsed time. Then, the second big hit game ending means causes the big hit game execution means to end the big hit game when the big hit elapsed time reaches the second predetermined elapsed time.

  Therefore, the time required for the big hit game can be made within the time required for the big hit elapsed time to reach the second predetermined elapsed time, so that the time required for the big hit game can be suppressed from becoming very long.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1a includes an outer frame 3 that is a housing of the gaming machine 1a 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 1a 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.
Next, the configuration of the movable winning device 30 will be described with reference to FIG. 2 (a), 2 (b), and 2 (c) are perspective views in which a part of the movable prize winning device 30 is broken. In particular, FIG. 2 (a) shows a state in a normal game for winning a big hit, FIG. FIG. 2B shows a state in which the game ball is being stored during the big hit game, and FIG. 2C shows a state in which the game ball is being released in the big hit game.

  Then, the movable winning device 30 determines whether or not it is a big hit using the ball take-in portion 40 for taking a game ball into the movable prize-winning device 30 and the game ball taken from the ball take-in portion 40. A chamber 50, a ball passage 60 for guiding game balls taken from the ball take-in portion 40 to the game room 50, a ball storage portion 70 for storing game balls taken from the ball take-in portion 40 during the big hit game, The ball take-in portion 40, the game room 50, the ball passage 60, and the ball storage portion 70 are housed and are configured from a main body frame 80 that 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 80 (see FIG. 1), and a movable prize for taking a game ball into the movable prize-winning device 30. The opening 41 includes an opening / closing blade 43 that opens and closes the movable winning opening 41, and a count sensor 45 that detects a game ball taken in from the movable winning opening 41.

  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 driven by a solenoid 47 (see FIG. 3). The open / close blade 43 is in a closed position when the solenoid 47 is in a non-energized state (hereinafter referred to as an off state), and the solenoid 47 is in an energized state (hereinafter referred to as an off state). (Referred to as the ON state).

  The count sensor 45 is formed with a through hole through which a game ball can pass. The count sensor 45 detects a game ball that passes through the through hole, and outputs a detection signal to the main control board 100 described later. .

  Next, the game room 50 is disposed below the ball take-in portion 40 inside the main body frame 80, 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). ), 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 And a specific winning sensor 57 for detecting a game ball won.

The specific winning opening 53 is disposed below the central portion of the front end edge of the lower 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.
Further, the specific winning sensor 57 is arranged in the specific winning opening 53. A through hole through which a game ball can pass is formed in the specific winning sensor 57. The specific winning sensor 57 detects a game ball passing through the through hole, and sends a detection signal to a main control board 100 described later. Output.

In the gaming room 50 configured as described above, the game ball on the lower inclined plate 51 rolls forward and wins the specific winning port 53 or the normal winning port 55.
Next, the ball passage 60 is disposed inside the main body frame 80, between the ball take-in portion 40 and the game room 50, from the front to the rear (in FIG. 1, perpendicular to the paper surface and on the front side of the paper surface). 1 to the game room 50, a first opening 63 that guides the game ball to the game room 50, and a second opening 65 that guides the game ball to the ball reservoir 70 (FIG. 1). For example).

  The first opening 63 is formed near the rear edge of the upper inclined plate 61 on the upper inclined plate 61. The ball path 60 is configured so that the game ball won in the movable winning opening 41 always reaches the first opening 63.

  The second opening 65 is formed at the rear edge of the upper inclined plate 61. When an opening / closing member 77 to be described later closes the first opening 63, the game ball does not fall from the first opening 63, and the game ball on the upper inclined plate 61 always has the second opening. A ball passage 60 is configured to pass through the portion 65.

  In the ball passage 60 configured as described above, the game ball that has won the movable winning opening 41 falls on the upper inclined plate 61 after passing through the count sensor 45 and moves backward on the upper inclined plate 61. Roll to reach the first opening 63. At this time, when the opening / closing member 77 opens the first opening 63, the game ball passes through the first opening 63 and falls onto the lower inclined plate 51. On the other hand, when the opening / closing member 77 closes the first opening 63, the opening / closing member 77 passes through the second opening 65 without being dropped from the first opening 63 and is guided to the sphere storage unit 70.

  Next, the ball storage unit 70 is disposed behind the game room 50 and the ball passage 60, a storage region 71 for storing game balls on the lower inclined plate 51, a second opening 65, and a storage region 71. A storage passage 73 that communicates with each other, a rectangular storage plate 75 that blocks a game ball in the storage region 71 from rolling forward on the lower inclined plate 51, and an opening / closing member that opens and closes the first opening 63. 77.

The storage area 71 is formed at the rear end portion of the lower inclined plate 51, and forms a space for aligning a maximum of five game balls in one row along the rear end portion of the lower inclined plate 51. Yes.
The storage plate 75 is disposed at the boundary between the game room 50 and the ball passage 60 and the ball storage unit 70. Furthermore, a guide hole 75 a extending in an arc shape in the vertical direction is formed in the storage plate 75 to guide the movement of the opening / closing member 77.

  The storage plate 75 is connected to a motor driving device 79 (see FIG. 3) driven by a motor. By driving the motor driving device 79, the storage plate 75 and the lower end edge 75c of the storage plate 75 are moved downward. The distance between the descending position where the distance between the surface of the inclined plate 51 is shorter than the diameter of the game ball (see FIG. 2B) and the lower end edge 75c and the surface of the lower inclined plate 51 is the diameter of the game ball. It is configured to be movable in the up-down direction between a longer ascending position (see FIGS. 2C and 2A). When the storage plate 75 is in the lowered position, the upper end edge 75b of the storage plate 75 is located below the second opening 65, and when the storage plate 75 is in the raised position, the upper end edge 75b of the storage plate 75 is Located in the center of the two openings 65.

  The opening / closing member 77 closes the first opening 63 from the lower side of the upper inclined plate 61 and closes the first opening 63, and the first opening 63 is positioned below the closing position. It is configured to be movable along the guide hole 75a between the open position and the open position. The opening / closing member 77 is connected to a motor driving device 79, and the opening / closing member 77 moves in conjunction with the storage plate 75 by driving the motor driving device 79. That is, the opening / closing member 77 is located at the closed position when the storage plate 75 is located at the lowered position, and is located at the open position when the storage plate 75 is located at the elevated position.

  In the sphere storage unit 70 configured as described above, when the storage plate 75 is located at the ascending position, the upper end edge 75b of the storage plate 75 is positioned at the center of the second opening 65 so that the second opening 65 is formed. In addition to closing, the first opening 63 is opened when the opening / closing member 77 is positioned at the open position. Therefore, the game ball that has won the movable winning opening 41 at this time passes through the first opening 63 and falls onto the lower inclined plate 51 (see FIG. 2A).

  On the other hand, when the storage plate 75 is located at the lowered position, the upper end edge 75b of the storage plate 75 is positioned below the second opening portion 65, thereby opening the second opening 65 and the lower end edge 75c of the storage plate 75. And the surface of the lower inclined plate 51 is shorter than the diameter of the game ball, the game ball in the storage area 71 is dammed up. Further, the first opening 63 is closed by the opening / closing member 77 being located at the closed position. For this reason, the game ball won in the movable winning opening 41 at this time passes through the second opening 65 and the storage passage 73 and is stored in the storage area 71 (see FIG. 2B).

  Thereafter, when the storage plate 75 moves to the raised position, the distance between the lower end edge 75c and the surface of the lower inclined plate 51 becomes longer than the diameter of the game ball, so that the storage of the game ball in the storage region 71 is released. The stored game balls roll on the lower inclined plate 51 toward the specific winning port 53 or the normal winning port 55 (see FIG. 2C).

  At this time, among the game balls stored in the storage area 71, the game ball P1 (see FIG. 2C) arranged at the center of the rear end of the lower inclined plate 51 wins the specific winning opening 53. To do. This is because the specific winning opening 53 is arranged before the game ball P <b> 1 rolls along the inclination direction of the lower inclined plate 51. In other words, if there is no game ball arranged in the central portion of the rear end portion of the lower inclined plate 51 in the storage area 71, all the game balls that are released from the storage and roll to the normal winning opening 55. Win a prize.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2C, when five game balls are stored in the storage area 71, the adjacent game balls are stored in contact with each other and aligned in a row. Of the five game balls, the third game ball from one end is surely arranged in the center. On the other hand, when less than 5 game balls are stored in the storage area 71, the game balls stored in the storage area 71 can move along the rear end portion of the lower inclined plate 51. In addition, the game ball arranged at the center of the rear end portion of the lower inclined plate 51 often becomes non-existent.

  That is, when five game balls are stored in the storage area 71, the movable winning device 30 is set in a state in which the stored game balls are likely to win the specific winning port 53 and less than five. When the game balls are stored, the released game balls are set in a state in which it is difficult for them to win the specific winning opening 53.

Next, the configuration of the control system in the gaming machine 1a will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the gaming machine 1a.
As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine 1a is equipped with a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like, and is provided with a main control board 100 that supervises the games in the gaming machine 1a. A control system for the gaming machine 1a is constructed by connecting various control boards mounted with ROM, RAM, and the like and various devices.

  That is, on the main control board 100, first, a start port sensor 21 that detects that a game ball has been inserted into the start port of the start winning device 20, a specific winning sensor 57, a count sensor 45, and a movable winning device 30. A solenoid 47 that drives the opening / closing blade 43 is connected to a motor driving device 79 that drives the storage plate 75 and the opening / closing member 77 of the movable winning device 30.

  In addition, the main control board 100 has a prize ball control board 110 that controls a payout device 115 that pays out prize balls to the upper tray 11, and a voice or sound effect through a speaker 125 installed in the gaming machine 1a. 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, in the RAM of the main control board 100, 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 movable winning award 41 in one round A movable winning counter C12 indicating the number of winnings (hereinafter referred to as a movable winning number), a blade opening / closing counter C13 indicating the number of opening / closing of the opening / closing blades 43 (hereinafter referred to as blade opening / closing times) during one round, and a big hit game A total blade opening / closing counter C14 indicating the number of opening / closing of the opening / closing blade 43 (hereinafter referred to as the total number of opening / closing) is provided. Further, the blade opening / closing counter C13 and the total blade opening / closing counter C14 are incremented each 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 lottery whether or not to continue the round beyond a predetermined number of opening / closing operations described later, and takes a value of 0 or 1.
Further, in the RAM of the main control board 100, various state flags F1 to F7 indicating the operation state of the gaming machine 1a, a blade open flag F11 indicating that the open / close blade 43 is in an open state, and a predetermined open / close count are exceeded. A continuation instruction flag F21 indicating that the round is continued is provided.

  The various state flags F1 to F7 indicate that a normal hitting flag F1 indicating that a normal gaming state is in order to win a big hit, a big hit middle flag F2 indicating that a big hit game is being executed, and a big hit game start time. The big hit operation start flag F3, the round flag F4 indicating that the big hit game is being rounded, the round update determining flag F5 indicating that the big hit game is being round updated, and the big hit game being in the interval An interval flag F6 is shown, and a big hit operation end flag F7 showing that the big hit game ends. 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 provision round number storage area M1 for storing a value of the number of provision rounds, and an upper limit value of the total number of times of opening and closing in one big hit game (hereinafter referred to as an upper limit total number of opening and closing times). An upper limit total opening / closing number storage area M2 for storage is provided.

  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 1a, 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 and the big hit middle storage plate operation process for controlling the operation of the storage plate 75 and the opening / closing member 77 during the big hit game are 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 plays a game ball in the start winning devices 20a and 20c during normal game (that is, when the normal game flag F1 is set). 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 a normal game, 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 process procedure will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4A 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. 4B 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, the upper limit total opening / closing frequency is set. That is, a value obtained by multiplying the value stored in the provided round number storage area M1 by a predetermined round end opening / closing number (18 in the present embodiment) described later is stored in the upper limit total opening / closing number storage area M2. 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 jackpot start process performed in S30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5A 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 FIGS. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the first half of the big hit game processing, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the second half of the big hit game processing.

  Note that the big hit game processing includes the processing of S430 to S540 (hereinafter referred to as “blade opening / closing processing”), the processing of S550 to S610 (hereinafter referred to as round update determination processing), and the processing of S620 to S640 (hereinafter referred to as interval). This is roughly divided into middle processing. That is, the blade opening / closing process determines whether or not the number of winnings to the movable winning opening 41 during a round has reached a predetermined round end winning number described later, and the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 ends a predetermined round described later. It is determined whether or not the number of times of opening and closing has been reached, and based on this determination result, the process of shifting to the round update determination process, the round update determination process determines whether or not the specific winning opening 53 has been won, Based on the determination result, the process for shifting to the process during the interval and the process during the interval are processes for shifting again to the round after the 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 the round update determination flag F5 is set. If the round update determining flag F5 is not set (S420: NO), it is determined in S430 whether or not a detection signal from the count sensor 45 (hereinafter referred to as a count signal) is input. To do. If the count signal is input (S430: YES), the movable winning counter C12 is incremented in S440, and the process proceeds to S450. On the other hand, when the count signal is not input (S430: NO), the process proceeds to S450.

  Then, in S450, it is determined whether or not the value of the movable winning counter C12 is equal to or greater than the predetermined round end winning number (10 in the present embodiment). If the value of the movable winning counter C12 is equal to or greater than the predetermined round end winning number (S450: YES), the value of the round counter C11 stored in the provided round number storage area M1 (provided) in S510. It is determined whether or not the number is equal to or greater than the number of rounds). That is, it is determined whether or not the current round number has reached the provided round number. If the current round number has not reached the provided round number (S510: NO), the round update determining flag F5 is set in S520, and the big hit game processing is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the current number of rounds has reached the number of provided rounds (S510: YES), in S530, the round flag F4 is cleared and the big hit operation end flag F7 is set. Thereafter, in S540, the values of the movable winning counter C12, the blade opening / closing counter C13 and the total blade opening / closing counter C14 are set to 0, and the big hit game processing is ended.

  Returning to S450, when the value of the movable winning counter C12 is less than the predetermined round end winning number (S450: NO), in S460, the value of the blade opening / closing number counter C13 is set to the predetermined round end opening / closing number (this implementation). In the form, it is determined whether or not 18) or more. When the value of the blade opening / closing counter C13 is less than the predetermined round end opening / closing count (S460: NO), the big hit game processing is ended. On the other hand, if the value of the blade open / close counter C13 is equal to or greater than the predetermined round end open / close count (S460: YES), it is determined in S470 whether or not the continuation instruction flag F21 is set.

  If the continuation instruction flag F21 is set (S470: YES), whether or not the value of the movable winning counter C12 is equal to or greater than the predetermined round continuation winning number (7 in this embodiment) in S480. Judging. Here, when the value of the movable winning counter C12 is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of consecutive round winnings (S480: YES), the process proceeds to S510 and the above-described processing is performed. On the other hand, when the value of the movable winning counter C12 is less than the predetermined number of consecutive round winnings (S480: NO), the process proceeds to S490. That is, when the number of opening / closing of the blades exceeds 18, the round ends when the number of movable winnings reaches seven.

  In S490, it is determined whether or not the value of the total blade opening / closing counter C14 is equal to or greater than the value stored in the upper limit total opening / closing number storage area M2 (upper total opening / closing number). 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.

  Here, when the total number of times of opening / closing has reached the upper limit total number of times of opening / closing (S490: YES), the process proceeds to S530 and the above-described processing is performed. On the other hand, when the total opening / closing number has not reached the upper limit total opening / closing number (S490: NO), the value of the blade opening / closing number counter C13 is equal to or greater than the predetermined round continuous opening / closing number (25 in this embodiment) in S500. Determine whether or not. That is, it is determined whether or not the blade opening / closing frequency has reached the predetermined round continuous opening / closing frequency. Here, when the blade opening / closing frequency has reached the predetermined round continuous opening / closing frequency (S500: YES), the process proceeds to S510 and the above-described processing is performed. On the other hand, when the blade opening / closing frequency has not reached the predetermined round continuous opening / closing frequency (S500: NO), the big hit game processing is terminated.

  Returning to S420, if the round update determining flag F5 is set (S420: YES), a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) after the round update determining flag F5 is set in S550 (hereinafter, for example) , Referred to as round update determination time). If the round update determination time has not elapsed (S550: NO), it is determined in S560 whether or not a specific winning signal has been input.

  If a specific winning signal is input (S560: YES), the round counter C11 is incremented in S570, and then the values of the movable winning counter C12 and the blade opening / closing counter C13 are set to 0 in S580. To. In S590, the round flag F4 and the round update determination flag F5 are cleared, the interval flag F6 is set, and the big hit game processing is ended. On the other hand, when the specific winning signal is not input (S560: NO), the big hit game processing is ended.

  Returning to S550, if the round update determination time has elapsed (S550: YES), in S600, the round flag F4 and the round update determination flag F5 are cleared and the big hit operation end flag F7 is set. Further, in S610, the values of the movable winning counter C12, the blade opening / closing counter C13 and the total blade opening / closing counter C14 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 S620 whether the in-interval flag F6 is set. If the in-interval flag F6 is not set (S620: NO), the big hit game processing is terminated. On the other hand, if the interval flag F6 is set (S620: 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 S630. Determine whether. During this interval time, the main control board 100 informs that the round is updated by, for example, generating sound from the speaker 125 via the sound control board 120.

  Here, when the interval time has not elapsed (S630: NO), the big hit game processing is ended. On the other hand, when the interval time has elapsed (S630: YES), in S640, the in-interval flag F6 is cleared, the in-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. 5B 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 F7 is set. Here, when the big hit operation end flag F7 is not set (S710: NO), the big hit end processing is ended. On the other hand, when the big hit operation end flag F7 is set (S710: YES), a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) after the big hit operation end flag F7 is set in S720 (hereinafter referred to as a big hit end time). ) Or not. During the jackpot end time, the main control board 100 notifies the end of the jackpot game by generating sound from the speaker 125 via the voice control board 120.

  Here, when the big hit end time has not elapsed (S720: NO), the big hit end processing is ended. On the other hand, if the big hit end time has elapsed (S720: YES), in S730, the big hit operation end flag F7 and the big hit middle flag F2 are cleared, and the normal gaming flag F1 is set, and further 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. 8 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 processes of S820 to S900 (hereinafter referred to as blade opening / closing determination process) and processes of S910 to S930 (hereinafter referred to as solenoid on / off process). That is, the blade opening / closing determination process is a process for determining whether the movable winning opening 41 is to be opened or closed based on the opening / closing time of the movable winning opening 41, and the solenoid on / off process is a This is processing for turning the solenoid on or off based on the determination in the opening / closing determination 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 S900, and the process proceeds to S910.

  If the round flag F4 is set (S820: YES), it is determined in S830 whether the round update determination flag F5 is set. If the round update determining flag F5 is set (S830: YES), the blade open flag F11 is cleared in S900, and the process proceeds to S910.

  On the other hand, if the round update determining flag F5 is not set (S830: NO), it is determined in S840 whether or not the blade open flag F11 is set. If the blade opening flag F11 is set (S840: YES), a predetermined time (for example, 0.8 seconds) after the opening / closing blade 43 is opened in S850 (hereinafter, blade opening time). Is called). If the blade opening time has not elapsed (S850: NO), the process proceeds to S910. On the other hand, if the blade opening time has elapsed (S850: YES), the blade opening flag F11 is cleared in S860, and the blade opening / closing counter C13 and the total blade opening / closing counter C14 are incremented in S870. , The process proceeds to S910.

  Returning to S840, if the blade open flag F11 is not set (S840: NO), in S880, a predetermined time (for example, 0.8 seconds) after the open / close blade 43 is closed (for example, 0.8 seconds) It is determined whether or not the blade closing time has elapsed. If the blade closing time has not elapsed (S880: NO), the process proceeds to S910. On the other hand, if the blade closing time has elapsed (S880: YES), the blade opening flag F11 is set in S890, and the flow proceeds to S910.

  In S910, it is determined whether the blade open flag F11 is set. If the blade opening flag F11 is set (S910: YES), the solenoid 47 is turned on in S920, and the big hit middle blade opening / closing process is terminated. On the other hand, if the blade opening flag F11 is not set (S910: NO), the solenoid 47 is turned off in S930, and the big hit middle blade opening / closing process is terminated.

  Next, the procedure of the big hit storage plate operation process will be described. The big hit storage plate operation process is a process repeatedly executed while the CPU of the main control board 100 is activated (powered on).

  When the big hit storage plate operation process is executed, the CPU of the main control board 100 is set from the round start to the round update determination start (that is, the round flag F4 is set and the round update determination flag F5 is set). If it is cleared), the motor driving device 79 is driven to move the storage plate 75 to the lowered position and move the opening / closing member 77 to the closed position (see FIG. 2B). The large hitting storage plate operation process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is not between the start of the round and the start of the round update determination (that is, when the round flag F4 is cleared or when the round update determination flag F5 is set), the motor driving device 79 is turned on. Driven, the storage plate 75 is moved to the raised position and the opening / closing member 77 is moved to the open position (see FIGS. 2A and 2C), and the large hitting storage plate operation process is terminated.

  In the gaming machine 1a 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 game, the opening / closing blade 43 of the movable winning device 30 is opened once, and 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).

  In the normal game, the movable winning device 30 is in the state shown in FIG. That is, the storage plate 75 is located at the raised position, and the opening / closing member 77 is located at the open position. For this reason, the game ball won from the movable winning opening 41 opened when the start winning device 20 is won passes through the first opening 63 and falls onto the lower inclined plate 51. When the game ball that has fallen on the lower inclined plate 51 wins the specific winning opening 53, the start of the big hit game is determined.

  When the start of the big hit game is determined, first, a round lottery is performed, and the number of provided rounds is determined to be 2, 7, or 15 times (S150), and the number of rounds exceeding the number of opening and closing of 18 blades is rounded. Is determined whether to continue (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.

  Further, when the number of opening and closing of the blades reaches 18 times during the round, the game method in the big hit game differs according to the information displayed by the dot matrix display device 15 before the first round starts.

  That is, when information indicating that the round is not continued is displayed on the dot matrix display device 15 (S470: NO), when the number of movable winnings reaches 10 or the number of opening / closing of the blades reaches 18, End the round at that point.

  On the other hand, when information indicating that the round is continued is displayed on the dot matrix display device 15 (S470: YES), when the number of blade opening / closing reaches 18 times (that is, the number of movable winnings reaches 10). If not, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 is performed until the movable winning number reaches 7 or the blade opening / closing frequency reaches 25 times (S460, S480, S500).

On the other hand, every time the interval arrives, the movable winning opening 41 is closed for 3 seconds.
In addition, when a round is started, the movable prize-winning apparatus 30 will be in the state shown in FIG.2 (b). That is, the storage plate 75 is located at the lowered position, and the opening / closing member 77 is located at the closed position. For this reason, the game ball won in the movable winning opening 41 during the round passes through the second opening 65 and the storage passage 73 and is stored in the storage area 71. When five or more game balls are won in the movable winning opening 41, the winning game balls are in a state where adjacent game balls are in contact with each other in the storage area 71 as shown in FIG. Stored. Of the five game balls arranged in a row, the third game ball from one end is surely arranged at the center. That is, at least one of the released game balls is likely to win the specific winning opening 53.

  Thereafter, when the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blades 43 in one round is completed, the movable winning device 30 is in the state shown in FIG. That is, the storage plate 75 is located at the raised position, and the opening / closing member 77 is located at the open position. For this reason, the storage of the game balls stored in the storage area 71 is released. With this release of storage, the game ball rolls toward the front edge of the lower inclined plate 51 and wins either the specific winning port 53 or the normal winning port 55. Then, if one or more game balls win the specific winning opening 53 before a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) elapses from the release of the storage, the round shifts to the interval, and the transition to the next round after the end of the interval. To do. In other words, if the game ball does not win the specific winning opening 53, the big hit game ends in this round and returns to the normal game.

  That is, in the gaming machine 1a, in a certain round, even if the number of opening / closing of the blades reaches 18 times before the number of movable winnings is less than 5, the number of movable winnings reaches 7 without finishing the round. The round ends at that point.

  Accordingly, since the round is continued until the game ball is likely to win the specific winning opening 53, the next round is likely to be executed after the end of this round. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the big hit game from being ended in a round less than the number of provided rounds and making the player feel uncomfortable. That is, the interest during the big hit game can be improved.

  Further, since the round ends when the number of times of opening and closing the blades reaches the predetermined number of continuous opening and closing times, the number of game balls that the player can acquire in the big hit game changes according to the value of the predetermined number of continuous opening and closing times. That is, as the predetermined number of rounds of continuous opening / closing increases, the probability that the rounds are continuously executed increases, and the gaming machine becomes advantageous to the player. Therefore, by setting the predetermined number of times of continuous opening and closing on the game store side, it is possible to adjust the number of game balls that the player can acquire in the gaming machine. In addition, since it is known how many times the winning opening is opened and closed, the round can be completed, so that the player can predict to some extent the time for the round to end.

  In addition, depending on the lottery for round continuation, a big hit game in which the round ends when the number of blade opening / closing reaches 18 times or a big hit game in which the number of blade opening / closing times exceeds 18 and the round continues (S160). For this reason, the player thinks not only to win the jackpot but also to win the jackpot that the number of opening and closing of the blade exceeds 18 times and the round continues, so the player's interest in the game increases. , Game play can be improved.

  Also, when the total number of blade opening / closing times reaches the upper limit total number of opening / closing times, the jackpot game ends (S490). For this reason, the time required for the big hit game can be made within the time required for the total number of times of opening and closing the total number of blades to reach the upper limit total number of open / close times, so that the time required for the big hit game can be suppressed from becoming very long.

  Further, since the upper limit total opening / closing number is set to a value obtained by multiplying the number of provided rounds by the predetermined opening / closing number of rounds (S170), the time required for the jackpot game in which the round ends when the number of blade opening / closing times reaches 18, It is possible to suppress the occurrence of a large time difference from the time required for the big hit game in which the number of blade opening / closing times exceeds 18 and the round continues.

  In the embodiment described above, the big hit game processing in S40 in FIG. 4A and the big hit middle blade opening / closing process in FIG. 8 are the big hit game execution means in the present invention, the movable winning counter C12, and the processing in S430 and S440 in FIG. Is the winning counting means in the present invention, the blade opening / closing counter C13 and the processing in S840, S850 and S870 in FIG. 8 is the opening / closing number counting means in the present invention, and the processing in S460 and S480 in FIG. It is.

  6 is the first small hit game ending means in the present invention, S160 in FIG. 4B and S470 in FIG. 6 are the first game continuation control means in the present invention, FIG. The processing of S150 in b) is the predetermined game number setting means in the present invention, the total blade opening / closing number counter C14, the processing in S840, S850 and S870 in FIG. 8 is the total number of opening / closing counting means in the present invention, and the processing in S490 in FIG. This is the first big hit game ending 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 hit 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, the value stored in the upper limit total opening / closing number storage area M2 is the predetermined total opening / closing number, and movable winnings The value of the counter C12 is the number of winning game balls in the present invention, the value of the blade opening / closing counter C13 is the number of opening / closing operations in the present invention, and the value of the total blade opening / closing counter C14 is the total number of opening / closing operations in the present invention.

  Further, the maximum number of game balls that can be stored in the storage area 71 is the first predetermined winning number in the present invention, the predetermined round end winning number is the second predetermined winning number in the present invention, and the predetermined round continuous winning number is in the present invention. The third predetermined winning number, the predetermined round end opening / closing number are the first predetermined opening / closing number in the present invention, and the predetermined round continuous opening / closing number is the second predetermined opening / closing 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.

First, the configuration of a gaming machine 1b to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a front view of the gaming machine 1b.
As shown in FIG. 9, the gaming machine 1b is the same as the gaming machine 1a except that a continuation end button 17 for ending the continuation of the round is added.

Next, the configuration of the control system in the gaming machine 1b will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the gaming machine 1b.
As shown in FIG. 10, the gaming machine 1b is the same as the gaming machine 1a except that a continuation end button 17 is added. The RAM of the main control board 100 has a jackpot elapsed time counter C21 indicating an elapsed time from the start of the jackpot game (hereinafter referred to as jackpot elapsed time) and an elapsed time from the start of the round (hereinafter referred to as round elapsed time). ) And an upper limit big hit time storage area M11 for storing an upper limit value of a required time in one big hit game (hereinafter referred to as an upper limit big hit time).

  Next, processing executed by the CPU of the main control board 100 will be described. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that an elapsed time timing process for measuring the jackpot elapsed time and the round elapsed time is added, and a part of the jackpot determination process and the process during the jackpot game are different from the first embodiment. .

  First, the elapsed time counting process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11A is a flowchart showing elapsed time counting processing. The elapsed time counting process is a process that is repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals (for example, every 2 ms) while the CPU of the main control board 100 is activated (powered on).

  In this elapsed time counting process, the CPU of the main control board 100 first determines in S1010 whether or not the big hit flag F2 is set. If the big hit flag F2 is not set (S1010: NO), the value of the big hit elapsed time counter C21 is set to 0 in S1030, and the process proceeds to S1040. On the other hand, if the big hit flag F2 is set (S1010: YES), the big hit elapsed time counter C21 is incremented in S1020, and the process proceeds to S1040. That is, when 1 is added to the value of the big hit elapsed time counter C21, 2 ms has elapsed.

  In S1040, it is determined whether or not the round flag F4 is set. If the in-round flag F4 is not set (S1040: NO), the value of the round elapsed time counter C22 is set to 0 in S1060, and the elapsed time counting process ends. On the other hand, if the round flag F4 is set (S1040: YES), the round elapsed time counter C22 is incremented in S1050, and the elapsed time counting process ends. That is, when 1 is added to the value of the round elapsed time counter C22, 2 ms has elapsed.

Next, the jackpot determination process in the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11B is a flowchart showing the big hit determination process.
As shown in FIG. 11B, the big hit determination process of the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the processes of S160a and S170a are performed in place of the processes of S160 and S170, respectively.

  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 S170a.

  And if it transfers to S170a, upper limit big hit time will be set. That is, a value obtained by multiplying the value stored in the provided round number storage area M1 by the upper limit value (30 s in this embodiment) of the round elapsed time in one round is stored in the upper limit jackpot time storage area M11. For example, when the number of provided rounds = 7, a value of 7 × 30 = 210 (s) is stored. Then, the jackpot determination process ends.

Next, the big hit game processing of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the first half of the big hit game processing.
As shown in FIG. 12, the big hit processing of the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the processing of S475 is added, and instead of the processing of S490 and S500, the processing of S490a and S500a, respectively. This is where processing is performed.

  That is, if the continuation instruction flag F21 is set in S470 (S470: YES), it is determined in S475 whether or not the continuation end button 17 has been pressed. If it is determined that the continuation end button 17 has been pressed (S475: YES), the process proceeds to S510. On the other hand, when the continuation end button 17 is not pressed (S475: NO), the process proceeds to S480.

  In S480, if the value of the movable winning counter C12 is less than the predetermined number of consecutive round winnings (S480: NO), the big hit elapsed time indicated by the big hit elapsed time counter C21 is stored in S490 as the upper limit big hit time. It is determined whether or not the value is greater than or equal to the value (upper limit big hit time) stored in area M11. That is, it is determined whether or not the jackpot elapsed time has reached the upper limit jackpot time. Here, when the jackpot elapsed time has reached the upper limit jackpot time (S490a: YES), the process proceeds to S530. On the other hand, when the big hit elapsed time has not reached the upper limit big hit time (S490a: NO), the process proceeds to S500a.

  When the process proceeds to S500a, it is determined whether or not the round elapsed time indicated by the round elapsed time counter C22 is equal to or longer than a predetermined round duration (40 s in the present embodiment). That is, it is determined whether the round elapsed time has reached a predetermined round duration. Here, when the round elapsed time does not reach the predetermined round duration (S500a: NO), the big hit game processing is ended. On the other hand, when the round elapsed time has reached the predetermined round duration (S500a: YES), the process proceeds to S510.

  In the gaming machine 1b of the present embodiment configured as described above, when the big hit game is executed, when the number of rounds provided is 15 (S470: NO), the number of movable winnings reaches 10, or the blade opening / closing When the number reaches 18, the round ends. On the other hand, when the number of provided rounds is 2 or 7 (S470: YES), when the number of blade opening / closing reaches 18 times (that is, when the number of movable winnings does not reach 10), the number of blade opening / closing times is 18 times. The round continues beyond.

  Then, during the continuation of the round, whether the continuation end button 17 is pressed (S475: YES), whether the number of movable winnings reaches 7 (S480: YES), or when the round elapsed time reaches 40 s (S500a: YES) The round ends. For this reason, the difference in the jackpot game where the number of provided rounds is different is not only the number of provided rounds but also whether the number of blade opening / closing times exceeds 18 or not. 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.

Further, the player can select whether or not to end the ongoing round by operating the continuation end button 17 during the round.
For this reason, the player says, “In the round currently being played, the current number of movable prizes is 5 or more and less than 7, and the round continues over 5 The closeness is very bad, so if you continue this round, you won't be able to expect a prize, and you will just use up game balls wastefully. Since it is set in a state where it is easy to win a prize at the winning opening 53, even if the round is ended, the next round can be continuously performed. I can enjoy it. That is, the player is more interested in selecting a time to end the continuing round, and the gameability during the big hit game can be further improved.

  Further, since the round ends when the round elapsed time reaches the predetermined round duration (40 s), the number of game balls that can be obtained in the big hit game changes according to the value of the predetermined round duration. In other words, the longer the predetermined round duration time, the higher the probability that rounds will be executed continuously, and the gaming machine becomes more advantageous to the player. Therefore, by setting the predetermined round duration time at the game store side, the number of game balls that can be acquired by the player in the gaming machine can be adjusted. In addition, since it can be known how many seconds will elapse after the round is finished, it is possible for the player to predict to some extent the time for the round to end.

  When the jackpot elapsed time reaches the upper limit jackpot time, the jackpot game ends (S490a). For this reason, since the time required for the big hit game can be set within the time required for the big hit elapsed time to reach the upper limit big hit time, it is possible to suppress the time required for the big hit game from becoming very long.

  In the embodiment described above, the process of S500a in FIG. 12 is the second small hit game ending means in the present invention, the process of S475 in FIG. 12 is the third small hit game ending means in the present invention, and the process of S490a in FIG. The second big hit game ending means in the present invention, the process of S160a in FIG. 11 (b) and the process of S470 in FIG. 12 are the second game continuation control means, the big hit elapsed time counter C21 in the present invention and S1010 in FIG. 11 (a). The processes of .about.S1030 are the big hit elapsed time measuring means in the present invention, the round elapsed time counter C22, and the processes of S1040 to S1060 in FIG. 11A are the small hit elapsed time measuring means in the present invention.

  Further, the predetermined round duration is the first predetermined elapsed time in the present invention, the value stored in the upper limit jackpot time storage area M11 is the second predetermined elapsed time in the present invention, and the time indicated by the round elapsed time counter C22 is in the present invention. The time indicated by the small hit elapsed time and the big hit elapsed time counter C21 is the big hit elapsed time in the present invention, and the continuation end button 17 is the operated portion 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 1a. The perspective view of the movable prize-winning apparatus 30. FIG. The block diagram of the control system in the gaming machine 1a. 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 front view of the gaming machine 1b. The block diagram of the configuration of the control system in the gaming machine 1b. The flowchart which shows an elapsed time clocking process procedure and a jackpot determination process procedure. The flowchart which shows the first half part of the processing procedure in jackpot game.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a, 1b ... Game machine, 3 ... Outer frame, 5 ... Inner frame, 7 ... Game board, 9 ... Handle, 11 ... Upper saucer, 13 ... Lower saucer, 15 ... Dot matrix display device, 17 ... Continuation end button, 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 ... Lower inclined plate, 53 ... Specific winning opening, 55 ... Normal winning opening, 57 ... Specific winning sensor, 60 ... Ball passage, 61 ... Upper inclined plate, 63 ... First opening, 65 ... 2nd opening part, 70 ... spherical storage part, 71 ... storage area, 73 ... storage passage, 75 ... storage plate, 75a ... guide hole, 75b ... upper end edge, 75c ... lower end edge, 77 ... opening / closing member, 79 ... motor drive Apparatus, 80 ... main body frame, 100 ... main control board, 10 ... winning balls control board, 115 ... dispensing device, 120 ... voice control board, 125 ... speaker, 130 ... display control board.

Claims (9)

A prize opening for a game ball to win, an opening / closing member for opening and closing the prize opening, a general area set in the apparatus so that the game ball can pass, and a specific set in the apparatus so that the game ball can pass A movable prize device configured to pass through either the general area or the specific area, the game ball having won from the prize 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 in one small hit game;
With
When the number of winning game balls counted by the winning counting means is smaller than a preset first predetermined winning number in the small hit game, the movable winning device passes the specific area. It is configured to be set in a difficult state, and when the number of winning game balls is equal to or greater than the first predetermined winning number, the game ball is configured to be easily passed through the specific area,
The end condition is counted by a winning end condition in which the number of winning game balls counted by the winning counting means is equal to or greater than a second predetermined winning number set larger than the first predetermined winning number, and the opening / closing number counting means. That the opening / closing operation number of times is equal to or greater than a first predetermined opening / closing number of times set and that the specific detection end condition is that the specific area detecting means detects a game ball. And
The continuation condition is a gaming machine set to satisfy the specific detection end condition,
In the small hit game, when the number of opening / closing operations counted by the opening / closing number counting means reaches the first predetermined opening / closing number, the number of winning game balls counted by the winning counting means is equal to or greater than the first predetermined number of winnings. And small hit game continuation means for allowing the big hit game execution means to continue the small hit game until the third predetermined win number set below the second predetermined win number is reached, regardless of the opening / closing end condition. ,
A gaming machine comprising: During the small hit game continued by the small hit game continuation means, when the opening / closing operation count counted by the open / close count counting means reaches a second predetermined opening / closing count set larger than the first predetermined opening / closing count, The big hit game execution means includes first small hit game ending means for ending the small hit game.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. A small hit elapsed time measuring means for measuring a small hit elapsed time that is an elapsed time from the start of the small hit game;
When the small hit elapsed time measured by the small hit elapsed time measuring means reaches a preset first predetermined elapsed time during the small hit game continued by the small hit game continuing means, the big hit game executing means A second small hit game ending means for ending the small hit game;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: When the big hit condition is satisfied, a determination is made based on a predetermined determination condition, and based on the determination result, the first game that prohibits the operation of the small hit game continuation means during the big hit game executed when the big hit condition is satisfied Comprising continuation control means,
A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, 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 small hit game continuation means during the big hit game executed by the establishment of the big hit condition based on the predetermined number of games set by the predetermined game number setting means;
A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: During the small hit game continued by the small hit game continuation means, it is detected whether or not a predetermined operation is performed on a preset operated part, and the big hit game is executed based on the detection result. The means includes third small hit game ending means for ending the small hit game.
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;
First jackpot game ending means for causing the jackpot game executing means to end the jackpot game when the total number of times of opening and closing counted by the total number of times of opening and closing reaches a preset total number of times of opening and closing;
A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: A predetermined total opening / closing number setting means for setting the value of the predetermined total opening / closing number to a value obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of games by the first predetermined opening / closing number;
The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein: A jackpot elapsed time measuring means for measuring a jackpot elapsed time which is an elapsed time from the start of the jackpot game;
A second big hit game ending means for causing the big hit game execution means to end the big hit game when the big hit elapsed time measured by the big hit elapsed time measuring means reaches a preset second predetermined elapsed time;
A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:

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