JP2005261528A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine improving the interest of a game. <P>SOLUTION: This Pachinko game machine allows a game state determination means 160 to determine whether or not a game is performed by a player. When the game is performed, the opening operation of a variable winning hole such as a large winning hole 29 and a start hole 28 can be controlled by the player's operation of an operating button 33. Then, opening control means 142 and 152 once stop the opening operation of the variable winning hole based on the input of the operating button 33 from the player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine.

Conventionally, when a predetermined condition that can occur on a game board is established in a pachinko machine, a variable entrance that is disposed at a predetermined position on the game board and can be opened and closed is opened, and a hit ball easily flows into the variable entrance. What is known. The variable entrance is configured to start an opening operation after a predetermined wait time after a predetermined condition is satisfied, and close the variable entrance after a predetermined time has elapsed. For example, in the first type pachinko game machine, the waiting time of the electric tulip is set to about 0.5 seconds and the opening time is set to several seconds, the waiting time of the big prize opening is about 5 seconds, and the opening time is 30 seconds. Generally, it is set to a degree. At present, when the needs of players are diversified, various proposals have been made in order to improve the game performance of a ball game machine. For example, there are some which provide a means for stopping a ball in the ball game machine (Patent Document 1). reference.). In addition, there is a game machine in which the holding upper limit of the normal winning information is different from the holding upper limit of the special winning information (see Patent Document 2).
JP 2003-299785 A JP 2002-177557 A

  In conventional ball game machines, there is a lack of game balls to be launched when the variable prize opening is open, and it may not be possible to enter the open variable prize opening. May not be rewarded, which may be detrimental to the player. In addition, since the start and end of opening is determined only by software control, in the case of a variable entrance with a short opening time, a hit ball may not enter the variable entrance continuously several times. This is a factor that reduces the player's willingness to play. In addition, if a big hit is determined while the player is away, the special game may end during that time, which may be a factor that reduces the player's willingness to play. Furthermore, in many current ball game machines, the player does not participate in the game other than turning the firing handle, and in this respect, there is room for improvement so as to improve game performance.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a condition, The objective is to provide the bullet ball game machine which raises the interest of a game regarding opening and closing of a variable entrance. Another object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine that can avoid the disadvantages caused by the player being away from the seat or the lack of game balls.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game board in which a game area (31) is formed, a first state that is arranged in the game area (31) and is advantageous to the player, and the player. The game is performed by the player, the variable entrance (28, 29) that can be changed to the disadvantageous second state, the control means (140, 150) for controlling the variable entrance (28, 29), and the player. The present invention relates to a ball game machine (10) provided with a determination means (160) for determining whether or not it is. In the ball ball game machine (10) of this aspect, the control means (140, 150) includes condition setting means (141, 151) in which conditions for setting the variable entrance (28, 29) in the first state are set. State control means for controlling the state of the variable entrance (28, 29) based on the determination result by the determination means (160) when the conditions set in the condition setting means (141, 151) are achieved. (142, 143, 152, 153).

  According to the ball ball game machine of this aspect, it is possible to control the state of the variable entrance based on the determination result of whether or not a game is being performed. In addition, the variable entrance means a thing that can give a player an advantageous state by entering the ball, and a winning ball is given by entering a so-called tulip or attacker in a first-class pachinko gaming machine or the like. This includes a type that assists winning according to the manner of entering in an arrangement ball or a sparrow ball game machine.

  The state control means (142, 143, 152, 153) changes the state of the variable entrance to the first state if the determination means (160) determines that a game is being performed. If it is determined that a game is not being performed, the state of the variable entrance may be controlled so that the state of the variable entrance is not changed to the first state. Thus, for example, if it is determined that a game is not being performed while the player is away from the seat, even if it is a big win, the grand prize winning port, which is a variable entrance, is not changed to the first state. It becomes possible, and the disadvantage of the player who is not playing a game can be avoided.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there are a game board in which a game area (31) is formed, a first state that is disposed in the game area (31) and is advantageous to the player, and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player. A variable entrance (28, 29) that can be changed, an operation unit (33) that allows a player to change the state of the variable entrance (28, 29), and a variable entrance (28, 29). The present invention relates to a ball game machine (10) provided with control means (140, 150) for performing control and determination means (160) for determining whether or not a game is being played by a player. In the ball ball game machine (10) of this aspect, the control means (140, 150) includes condition setting means (141, 151) in which conditions for setting the variable entrance (28, 29) in the first state are set. When the condition set in the condition setting means (141, 151) is achieved, the variable entrance (28) is determined based on the determination result by the determination means (160) and the input from the operation unit (33). , 29) and state control means (142, 143, 152, 153) for controlling the state.

  According to the ball game machine of this aspect, in order to control the state of the variable entrance based on the determination result of whether or not the game is performed and the input from the operation unit, the player, for example, Assuming the current situation, it is possible to change the state of the variable entrance at a timing convenient for itself. This not only improves the player's technical intervention and improves the gaming interest, but also inconveniences the player such as changing the variable entrance to the second state in a situation where the game ball cannot be launched. Therefore, it is possible to perform an operation for obtaining a time margin for resolving a difficult situation, thereby avoiding a disadvantage of the player.

  The state control means (142, 143, 152, 153) may validate the input from the operation unit (33) if it is determined by the determination means (160) that a game is being played. When it is determined that a game is being performed, the input from the operation unit is validated. Conversely, when it is determined that no game is being performed, the input from the operation unit is invalidated. It is good.

  The determination means (160) may monitor the game situation and determine whether or not a game is being performed based on the monitoring result. The determination means can directly or indirectly determine whether or not a game is in progress by monitoring the game situation. At this time, the determination means (160, 161) may determine whether or not a game is being performed based on the game ball launch status. Further, the determination means (160, 162) may determine whether or not a game is being performed based on a signal indicating that there is a prize ball. Further, the determination means (160, 164) may determine whether or not a game is being performed based on the variation state of the symbols. The ball game machine (10) further includes an out port (25) for collecting game balls that have not entered the entrance provided on the game board, and the judging means (160, 163) Whether or not a game is being performed may be determined based on the game ball collection status in (25).

  According to the bullet ball gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to avoid the disadvantage of the player or enhance the interest of the game.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. Hereinafter, a so-called first type pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example of a bullet ball gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board.

  The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, an upper ball tray 15, a lower ball tray 16, a launch handle 17, and a door 18. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body aligned with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be freely opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is a plate made of glass or the like and capable of seeing through the game area 31 of the game board. The door 18 supports the transparent plate 13. The door 18 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending out the game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. When the player rotates the launch handle 17, the launch motor 19 is driven to launch a game ball.

  The game board of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a large number of game nails 20, a windmill 21, a general winning port 24, an out port 25, and a symbol display device on the game area 31 defined by the outer rail 22 and the inner rail 23. 26, a center ornament part 27, a first type start winning opening (hereinafter referred to as “start opening”) 28, a large winning opening 29, a normal symbol operating port 30, a normal symbol display device 32, and various game effect lamps 35. The outer rail 22 and the inner rail 23 guide the launched game ball to the game area 31. A game ball dropped into each winning port such as the general winning port 24 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball flowing into the out port 25 is processed as an out ball. The out mouth 25 has a role of collecting game balls that have not entered the entrance. The out sphere detection device 36 detects an out sphere that has flowed into the out port 25. Note that each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes, and “incoming” in this specification includes “passing”. The various game effect lamps 35 serve as effects or decorations by blinking.

  The start opening 28 and the special winning opening 29 are arranged in the game area 31 as shown in the figure, and are in a first state (open state) advantageous to the player and a second state (closed state) disadvantageous to the player. It is configured as a variable entrance that can be changed. The advantage or disadvantage here is relative, meaning that the second state is disadvantageous with respect to the first state, and that the first state is advantageous over the second state. Yes.

  The start port 28 is provided at a position, for example, below the center decorative component 27. The starting port 28 includes a winning detection device 60 that detects the falling of a game ball into the starting port 28 and a normal electric accessory solenoid 61 for expanding the starting port 28. The start port 28 is configured as a normal electric accessory, for example, an electric tulip, and the electric tulip is in an open state (that is, an advantageous state) where the game ball is easy to win, and a closed state (that is, where the game ball is difficult to win). Two forms of disadvantageous state). In addition, although the one starting port 28 was illustrated in the present Example, the some starting port 28 may be provided in the game area | region 31. FIG. The big winning opening 29 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the special symbol stops in a specific manner, and is provided, for example, above the out opening 25. The inside of the special winning opening 29 is divided into a specific area (so-called V zone) and a general area. The special winning opening 29 includes a winning detection device 62 for detecting the falling of a game ball into the special winning opening 29 and a special winning opening solenoid 63 for expanding the special winning opening 29. The winning detection device 62 includes a sensor that detects passage through a specific area by a game ball and a sensor that detects passage through a general area. The special winning opening 29 is configured to have an opening / closing plate as a special electric accessory, and this opening / closing plate is in an open state (that is, an advantageous state) where a game ball can be won, and in a closed state where a game ball cannot win ( That is, it takes two forms of disadvantageous state.

  The symbol display device 26 displays on the screen while changing a symbol called a first type special symbol (hereinafter referred to as “special symbol”) and a decorative symbol linked to the special symbol. Here, the special symbol is a symbol for indicating whether or not to generate a jackpot according to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball falls into the start port 28, and the decorative symbol is the result of the lottery. It is a design for producing visually. The symbol display device 26 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display, and displays a plurality of rows of symbol variation moving images simulating a slot machine game as a decorative symbol in the central area of the screen.

  A center decorative component 27 is provided around the symbol display device 26, and has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the symbol display device 26, and decoration. On the normal symbol display device 32, symbols such as numbers are variably displayed as normal symbols. The normal symbol variation display is started when a game ball enters the normal symbol operation port 30, which is also called an operation gate. The normal symbol display device 32 is composed of, for example, a 7-segment display. When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a winning mode, the start port 28 is opened for a predetermined time.

  When the player rotates the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are launched one by one into the game area 31 by the launch motor 19 with the strength according to the pivot angle, and the player However, when the rotation position of the launch handle 17 is fixed by hand, the launch of the game ball is repeated at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 31 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting the plurality of game nails 20, and when it falls into each prize opening such as the general prize opening 24 and the start opening 28, the prize is given. A prize ball corresponding to the type of mouth is paid out to the upper ball tray 15. When the game ball falls into the start opening 28, the special symbol and the decorative symbol are variably displayed on the symbol display device 26. The variation display of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is stopped after a lapse of a predetermined time, and when the special symbol at the time of the stop is in a predetermined mode, the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 29 is started as a so-called “big hit”. That is, a stop symbol of a predetermined special symbol is set in advance as a condition for opening the special winning opening 29 at the start of the special game. At this time, the decorative pattern imitating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three patterns are matched.

  The big winning opening 29 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after a predetermined number of game balls of 10 or more have dropped. The predetermined opening time and the predetermined number of game balls are set in advance as closing conditions for the special winning opening 29. If at least one game ball falls into the specific area while the big prize opening 29 is opened, the big prize opening 29 is opened again. In a special game in which the change from the closed state to the open state of the grand prize winning opening 29 is continuously performed a plurality of times, the fact that the game ball falls into the specific area during the opening is an opening condition for performing the next opening operation. It becomes. The opening / closing of the special winning opening 29 is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times, on condition that the entry into the specific area.

  The operation button 33 is provided on the surface of the front frame 12 and is operated by the player. Since the player operates the firing handle 17 with the right hand, the operation button 33 is preferably provided at a position where it can be easily operated with the player's left hand. The player can control the opening and closing of the variable entrance such as the start opening 28 and / or the big winning opening 29 by operating the operation button 33. Hereinafter, a case where the opening / closing of one variable entrance is controlled by the operation button 33 will be described. However, the opening / closing of all the variable entrances may be controlled by the single operation button 33. In another example, an operation button 33 may be provided for each variable entrance. The operation button 33 may be in various forms such as a mechanical type, a touch type, and an optical type as long as it can detect the player's operation.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 41 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as a lottery when a winning is made to the start opening 28 in particular. The sub board 49 includes a liquid crystal unit 42, controls display contents on the symbol display device 26, and changes display contents according to a lottery result by the main board 41 in particular. The main board 41 and the sub board 49 constitute a game control device 100. The set board 14 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launch device 46 is configured to include the launch motor 19 and launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 31 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment. These components are electrically connected to each other. The game control device 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical decoration. The game control device 100 may be configured in such a manner that the functions are shared by the main board 41 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including the basic operation of the game, and the sub board 49 that controls the production of symbols and the like. Good. The game control device 100 is configured to include elements such as a ROM for storing data and programs and a CPU used for arithmetic processing in terms of hardware. The game control device 100 according to the present embodiment includes a hit determination unit 110 that determines whether or not a lottery regarding winning is successful, a display control unit 120 that controls display of symbols, illuminations, and the like, and a special game execution unit that executes a special game during a big hit. 130, an ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control means 140 for controlling the opening / closing of an ordinary electric accessory such as the start opening 28, a prize winning opening / closing control means 150 for controlling the opening / closing of the prize winning opening 29, and a player play a game. The game state determination means 160 for determining whether or not the game is present.

  The winning detection device 60 is a sensor provided in the starting port 28, detects the falling of the game ball into the starting port 28, and sends the starting winning information indicating that there has been the dropping to the winning processing means 111. When the winning processing means 111 receives the starting winning information, it acquires a random number for the starting winning information. The special electric accessory hit determining means 113 acquires the random number and determines whether or not the lottery is successful.

  The special game execution means 130 controls the special game, that is, the transition to the big hit game and the special game. The special game transition determining means 131 determines whether or not to start a special game based on the determination result by the special electric-power-object hit determining means 113. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 29 is continuously continued a plurality of times. When the special game is entered, the player can expect a considerable number of balls. The cycle game execution means 132 executes opening / closing of the single prize winning opening 29 once. Specifically, the cycle game execution means 132 controls the special prize opening / closing control means 150 to execute opening / closing of the special prize opening 29. The special game ending means 133 determines whether or not to continue the cycle game, that is, whether or not to start the next cycle game, based on the number of continuation rounds and the presence / absence of the passage of the special winning opening 29 to the specific area. To do. When the start condition for starting the next cycle game is not satisfied, or when the predetermined number of rounds of the cycle game is consumed, the special game ending means 133 ends the special game.

  In the prize winning opening / closing control means 150, the opening / closing condition setting means 151 is set with an opening condition for changing the prize winning opening 29 from the closed state to the opened state and a closing condition for changing the closed prize state from the closed state to the opened state. For example, the release condition is that a game ball has passed a specific area of the big winning opening 29 during the previous cycle game. The closing condition is that the number of winnings has reached a predetermined number while the special winning opening 29 is opened, or the opening time of the special winning opening 29 has reached a predetermined time. An open winning is detected by the winning detection device 62.

  When the opening condition set in the opening / closing condition setting unit 151 is achieved, the opening control unit 152 sends an opening instruction to the large winning opening solenoid 63 to open the opening / closing plate of the large winning opening 29. Thereby, the special winning opening 29 is changed to a state advantageous to the player. On the other hand, when the closing condition is achieved, the closing control means 153 sends a closing instruction to the special winning opening solenoid 63 to close the open / close plate of the special winning opening 29. Thereby, the special winning opening 29 is changed to a disadvantageous state for the player.

  Furthermore, the special prize opening / closing control means 150 includes an operation button input receiving means 154. The operation button input receiving unit 154 receives an operation input of the operation button 33 by the player. The operation input of the operation button 33 is processed by the special winning opening / closing control means 150 as an instruction input for opening or closing the special winning opening 29. Thereby, for example, when there is a shortage of game balls in the upper ball tray 15, it is possible to control the player so as not to open the big prize opening 29, and there is a shortage of game balls during the opening. When a ball clogging occurs, the player can obtain a time margin for improving an unfavorable situation by interrupting the opening operation and closing it. During special games, it may be unavoidable to go to the bathroom, for example, and in such a case, it is preferable for the player to be able to temporarily stop the opening operation of the special winning opening 29. Furthermore, if the special winning opening 29 can be opened at the timing that is convenient for the player, the technical intervention of the player will be improved, and the gaming interest will be improved. By making it possible to control the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 29 in this way, it becomes possible to suppress a player's disadvantage such as puncture caused by being unable to win the open big prize opening 29, In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 10 that does not get bored by the player can be realized by improving the gaming interest.

  In the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control means 140, the opening / closing condition setting means 141 has an opening condition for changing the ordinary electric accessory such as the start port 28 from the closed state to the open state, and a closing condition for changing the closed electric state from the closed state to the open state. Is set. The opening condition of the start port 28 is that the stop symbol of the normal symbol display device 32 is in a winning state, and the closing condition may be that a predetermined time has elapsed after opening. Whether or not the normal symbol lottery is selected is determined by the normal electric accessory determination unit 112.

  When the opening condition set in the opening / closing condition setting unit 141 is achieved, the opening control unit 142 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 61 to open the start port 28. Thereby, the start port 28 is changed to a state advantageous to the player. On the other hand, when the closing control means 143 determines that the closing condition is satisfied, the closing control means 143 sends a closing instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 61 to close the start port 28. Thereby, the start port 28 is changed to a disadvantageous state for the player.

  Further, the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control unit 140 includes an operation button input receiving unit 144. The operation button input accepting unit 144 accepts an operation input of the operation button 33 by the player. The operation input of the operation button 33 is processed by the normal electric accessory opening / closing control means 140 as an instruction input for opening or closing the normal electric accessory such as the start port 28. Thereby, for example, when there is a shortage of game balls in the upper ball tray 15, it may be controlled so as to delay the release timing of the ordinary electric accessory, and the player can spend time for improving an inconvenient situation. A reasonable margin can be obtained. In addition, if the ordinary electric accessory can be opened at a timing convenient to the player, the technical intervention of the player will be improved, and the gaming interest will be improved. In this way, by making it possible to control the opening and closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory, it is possible to suppress the disadvantages of the player, improve the game entertainment, and realize the pachinko gaming machine 10 that does not bore the player can do.

  The display control unit 120 controls the display contents to be displayed on the symbol display device 26 and the normal symbol display device 32 based on whether or not the lottery determined by the hit determination unit 110 is successful. The display control unit 120 also controls the lamp display of the game effect lamp 35 and the operable notification lamp 34. The operable notification lamp 34 is provided, for example, inside an operation button 33 formed of a translucent convex plastic body, and is turned on when an operation input by the player is possible. The player can recognize that the operation button 33 can be operated by seeing lighting of the operable notification lamp 34. The firing device 46 includes a firing motor 19 and firing motor driving means 37 that drives and controls the firing motor 19. The launch motor driving means 37 detects the turning operation of the launch handle 17 by the player, drives the launch motor 19, and launches the game ball into the game area 31.

  The game state determination means 160 determines whether or not a game is being played by the player. In order to determine the gaming state, the gaming state determination unit 160 includes a handle operation determination unit 161, a prize ball payout determination unit 162, a collection state determination unit 163, and a symbol variation state determination unit 164. The game state determination means 160 monitors the game situation by the player and determines whether or not a game is being performed based on the monitoring result.

  In the following, the first embodiment in which the opening / closing control of the variable entrance is performed using the operation button 33 will be described, and then the opening / closing control of the variable entrance is performed using the determination result of whether or not the game is in progress. Example 2 to be performed will be described.

<Example 1>
(Control of opening and closing of variable entrance using operation unit)
FIG. 4 shows a flow for controlling the opening and closing of an ordinary electric accessory such as an electric tulip. Below, the method of controlling opening and closing of the start port 28 comprised with the electric tulip is shown. Note that the ordinary electric accessory may be other than the start port 28, and the variable entrance may take a form other than the electric tulip.

  First, when a game ball passes through the normal symbol operating port 30 (S1), the winning processing means 111 acquires a random number based on the passing information, and the normal electric accessory hit determining means 112 hits based on the random number. Is determined (S2). The display control means 120 causes the normal symbol display device 32 to variably display the normal symbol and display a stop symbol indicating whether or not the lottery is successful (S3). In the case of winning, the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control process is executed (S4).

FIG. 5 shows a flow of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control process. This control processing flow is executed by the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control means 140. First, it is determined whether the wait timer WT ₁ has already been set for the opening operation of the start-up hole 28 (S10). If the wait timer WT ₁ is not set (S10 of N), the opening control unit 142 determines whether an open condition set in open condition setting means 141 is established (S12). If the opening condition is satisfied, that is, when the normal symbol stop symbol is the embodiment shown the contact (S12 in Y), opening control means 142, sets the wait timer WT ₁ (S14), the display control means The operable notification lamp 34 is turned on via 120 (S16). Thereby, the player can recognize that the operation button 33 is in an operable state. If the wait timer WT ₁ is already set in S10 (S10 of Y), operably notification lamp 34 is in the lit state.

In a conventional ball game machine, the wait timer of the start port 28 is generally set to about 0.5 seconds. On the other hand, in the first embodiment, the wait timer WT ₁ is preferably set to a predetermined time of, for example, about 3 to 5 seconds so that the player can control the opening timing of the start port 28. Player, within the wait timer WT _1, it is possible to determine the opening timing of the start hole 28.

Subsequently, the opening control means 142, until the wait timer WT ₁ expires (S20 in N), the monitoring input of the operation button 33 by the player (S18 of N). Operation button input when accepting unit 144 accepts an operation input (S18 of Y), the opening control unit 142 resets the wait timer WT ₁ (S22), turns off the operation enable state notification lamp 34 via the display control unit 120 (S24). Further, even if the wait timer WT ₁ has expired (in S20 Y), turns off the operation enable state notification lamp 34 (S24). By providing the wait timer WT ₁ and limiting the time during which the player can operate the operation button 33, the operating rate of the pachinko gaming machine 10 can be increased, and the disadvantage of the pachinko store due to the game not being continued. Can be avoided. In addition, also for the player, if you had forgotten and press the operation button 33, after the expiration of the wait timer WT _1, automatically for the start-up hole 28 is to be opened, it is possible to continue smoothly the game . In order to balance such both, it is preferable that the wait timer WT ₁ is set within an appropriate range of about 3 to 5 seconds.

Opening control means 142 sets the open timer KT ₁ (S26). The opening timer KT ₁ determines the opening time of the start port 28, and is set to about several seconds, for example. The opening control means 142 controls the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 61 to open the starting port 28 (S28). Since the opening control means 142 opens the start port 28 based on the player's operation input, not only can the gameability be improved, but the player can also be used in situations such as when there are insufficient game balls. It is possible to respond with a time margin.

Closing control means 143, an open timer KT ₁ to wait for the expiration (S32 of N). In S12, the same applies when the release condition is not satisfied (N in S12) or when the release condition is already open (Y in S30). When opening the timer KT ₁ expires (S32 of Y), the closing control means 143 closes the starting opening 28 (S34), and terminates this flow. The conditions in S32 correspond to the closing conditions set in the open / close condition setting means 141. In S30, this flow is also terminated when it is not open (N in S30).

  FIG. 6 is a timing chart in the opening / closing control process of the ordinary electric accessory. 6A shows a timing chart when the operation button 33 is not input, and FIG. 6B shows a timing chart when the operation button 33 is input. The horizontal axis indicates time, and in FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, the timing charts arranged in five stages are, in order from the top, the presence / absence of passage of the operating gate, the display state of the normal symbol, the normal electric combination It shows the open / close state of the object, the valid time during which the operation button can be input, and the presence / absence of operation input.

In the timing chart shown in FIG. 6 (a), the passage of the operating gate of game ball at time t ₁ when detected, usually symbols are variably displayed from time t ₁ to time t _2. When the normal symbol stops in a winning manner, for example, about 3 to 5 seconds from time t ₂ to time t ₃ , the operable notification lamp 34 is lit, and a wait time during which the operation button 33 can be input is entered. If the operation button 33 is not input during the wait time, the ordinary electric accessory is released after the wait time is over, and the game ball is likely to win. The opening operation is performed for a predetermined time period from the time t ₃ to time t _4, variable display of normal symbol is performed for the next winning from the time t _4.

Similarly, in the timing chart shown in FIG. 6B, the operable notification lamp 34 is lit from time t ₂ and enters a wait time during which the operation button 33 can be input. If the player in time t ₅ during the wait period is to input the operation button 33, a predetermined time until time t _6, ordinary electric combination thereof is opened. In this way, the player can release the ordinary electric accessory at his / her convenient timing, and not only the gameability of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is improved, but also the time for improving the state such as the inability to fire. It is also possible to obtain a reasonable margin.

  FIG. 7 shows a flow for controlling opening and closing of the special electric accessory which is the special winning opening 29. First, when a game ball wins at the starting port 28 (S5), the winning processing means 111 acquires a random number based on the starting winning information, and the special electric equipment hit determining means 113 wins based on the random number. It is determined whether or not (S6). The display control means 120 causes the symbol display device 26 to variably display the special symbol and the decorative symbol and to display a stop symbol indicating whether or not it is correct (S7). In the case of winning, a special game execution process is performed (S8), and a special winning opening / closing control process is executed (S9).

FIG. 8 shows a flow of the special prize opening / closing control process. This control processing flow is executed by the special winning opening / closing control means 150. First, it is determined whether the wait timer WT ₂ is already set for the opening operation of the special winning opening 29 (S110). If the wait timer WT ₂ is not set (S110 in N), the opening control unit 152 determines whether an open condition set in open condition setting means 151 is established (S112). If the opening condition is satisfied, that is, when a mode shown a contact stop symbol of the special symbols (S112 of Y), opening control means 152, sets the wait timer WT ₂ (S114), the display control means The operable lamp 34 is turned on via 120 (S116). Thereby, the player can recognize that the operation button 33 is in an operable state. If the wait timer WT ₂ is already set in S110 (S110 of Y), operably notification lamp 34 is in the lit state.

In the first embodiment, the wait timer WT ₂ may be set to a time of, for example, about 5 seconds so that the player can control the opening timing of the special winning opening 29. Player, within the wait timer WT _2, it is possible to determine the opening timing of the special winning opening 29.

Then, open control means 152, until the wait timer WT ₂ expires (S120 of N), the monitoring input of the operation button 33 by the player (S118 in N). Operation button input when accepting unit 154 accepts an operation input (S118 of Y), the opening control unit 152 resets the wait timer WT ₂ (S122), and sets an open timer KT ₂ (S126). Further, even if the wait timer WT ₂ has expired (in S120 Y), and sets an open timer KT ₂ (S126). By providing the wait timer WT _{2 and} setting a limit on the time during which the player can operate the operation button 33, the operating rate of the pachinko gaming machine 10 can be increased, and the disadvantage of the pachinko store due to the game not being continued Can be avoided. In addition, also for the player, if you had forgotten and press the operation button 33, after the expiration of the wait timer WT _2, automatically for special winning opening 29 is to be open, to be continued smoothly the game it can. In order to balance such both wait timer WT ₂ it is preferably set to an appropriate value of approximately 5 seconds.

Open timer KT ₂ is for determining the opening time of the special winning hole 29 is set to, for example, about 30 seconds. The opening control means 152 controls the special prize opening solenoid 63 to open the special prize opening 29 (S128). Since the opening control means 152 opens the special winning opening 29 based on the player's operation input, not only can the gameability be improved, but also the player in situations such as when there are insufficient game balls. Can be handled with sufficient time.

Closing control means 153, an open timer KT ₂ to wait for expiration (S132). In S112, the same applies when the release condition is not satisfied (N in S112) or when it is already open (Y in S130). Before opening timer KT ₂ expires (S132 of N), when a game ball speed detected in the winning detector 62 that has reached a predetermined upper limit, for example 10 (S134 of Y), the closing control means 153, The special winning opening 29 is closed (S136). Incidentally, (Y of S132) even when open timer KT ₂ has expired, to close the special winning opening 29 (S136). The conditions in S132 and S134 correspond to the closing conditions set in the open / close condition setting means 151.

  In S130, when it is not open (N in S130), it is determined whether or not the interruption flag is turned on (S138). Turning on the interruption flag indicates that the player has changed the special winning opening 29 from the open state to the closed state by the operation button 33, which will be described in detail with reference to FIG. When the interruption flag is on (Y in S138), the interruption process flow is executed (S140). If the upper limit of the number of winnings is not reached (N in S134), the monitoring of the number of winnings is continued in principle. In this flow, an example of shifting to an interruption process in this case will be described. If the interrupt flag is off in S138 (S138), the open / close control process for the special winning opening 29 is terminated.

FIG. 9 shows a flow of interruption processing in the special prize opening / closing control processing. The opening control means 152 or the closing control means 153 monitors the input of the operation button 33 by the player (S210). When the special winning opening 29 is open, the closing control means 153 monitors the operation input, and when it is closed, the opening control means 152 monitors the operation input. Here, when the operation button input accepting means 154 accepts an operation input from the player (Y in S210), if the special winning opening 29 is open (Y in S212), the closing control means 153 is set to the interruption timer ST. the sets (S214), an open timer KT ₂ stops (S216), closing the winning opening 29 controls the special winning opening solenoid 63 (S218). At this time, the closing control means 153 turns on the interruption flag (S220), and accumulates and counts the on-time of the interruption flag (S222).

In this way, the closing control means 153 closes the big prize opening 29 by the player's operation input, so that the player can close the big prize opening 29 when the game ball cannot be fired. , Puncture and other disadvantages due to unfireable situations can be avoided. In addition, when the closing control by the player is performed, the merit of the opening time set to 30 seconds can be enjoyed without changing by stopping the opening timer KT _2, and by inputting the next operation button 33, By resuming the opening operation of the special winning opening 29, the player's profit can be held.

In S212, if the winning opening 29 is being closed (S212 in N), the opening control unit 152 resets the interrupt timer ST (S226), an open timer KT ₂ is restarted (S228), a special winning opening solenoid 63 is controlled to open the special winning opening 29 (S230). At this time, the release control means 152 turns off the interruption flag (S232), and stops the accumulation count of the on time of the interruption flag (S234). Note that the processing from S226 to S234 is also executed when there is no operation input in S210 (N in S210) and the value of the interruption timer ST reaches a predetermined value (Y in S224).

In this way, since the release control means 152 opens the big prize opening 29 by the player's operation input, the player can open the big prize opening 29 when, for example, the state where the player cannot fire is improved. The opening of the special winning opening 29 can be resumed at a timing convenient for the player. Further, if the opening control by the player is performed, by resuming the open timer KT _2, it is possible to comply with the open time is set to 30 seconds during the game in one cycle. Furthermore, by providing an interruption timer ST and setting a limit on the time during which the player can interrupt the opening of the special winning opening 29 by one operation input, the operating rate of the pachinko gaming machine 10 can be increased. , You can avoid the disadvantages of pachinko stores due to the game not being continued. Also, for the player, if the user forgets to press the operation button 33, the special winning opening 29 is automatically opened after the interruption timer ST expires, so that the game can be continued smoothly. .

  The set value of the interruption timer ST may be set to about several minutes, for example. During the special game, the number of balls to be paid out increases, so the balls may not be able to enter the dollar box. Since there is a risk of puncture when the hitting ball stops, the player needs to prepare a new dollar box. However, when there is no store clerk nearby, it is difficult to deal with the current pachinko gaming machine. In such a case, according to the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the first embodiment, by setting the set value of the interruption timer ST to about several minutes, the release operation is temporarily interrupted, and the player takes action during that time. It is possible to avoid the disadvantages of puncturing.

  The opening control means 152 accumulates the time during which the special winning opening 29 is closed based on the operation input during the special game, and when the accumulated time reaches a predetermined time, the next operation is performed. The input may be invalidated. This accumulated time is calculated by accumulating and counting the time interrupted by the operation input, as described as the process of S222. Specifically, the accumulated time of interruption can be obtained by accumulating the time when the interruption flag is turned on. The accumulated time may be accumulated time during a game in one cycle, or may be accumulated time during a game in all cycles. By limiting the time for interrupting the opening operation, the operating rate of the pachinko gaming machine 10 can be increased, and the disadvantage of the pachinko store due to the game not being continued can be avoided.

  It is assumed that there are multiple interruptions during the special game. However, for the purpose of increasing the operating rate of the pachinko gaming machine 10, the release control means 152 once has expired the interruption timer ST. The interruption time during the same special game may be controlled to be shorter than ST. It is because it is not preferable for pachinko shops to give a long interruption time frequently, and the operating rate can be improved by shortening the interruption time thereafter.

  Further, the closing control unit 153 may count the number of operation inputs during a special game, and invalidate the next operation input when the number of interruptions reaches a predetermined threshold. The predetermined threshold value may be an upper limit value of the number of interruptions during the game in one cycle, or may be an upper limit value of the number of interruptions during the game in all cycles. By restricting the number of interruptions, the availability of the pachinko gaming machine 10 can be increased.

  FIG. 10 is a timing chart in the opening / closing control process of the special winning opening. FIG. 10A shows a timing chart when there is no input from the operation button 33, FIG. 10B shows a timing chart when the operation button 33 is input twice, and FIG. These show the timing chart when the operation button 33 is input once. The horizontal axis shows time, and in FIG. 10A, FIG. 10B and FIG. 10C, the timing charts arranged in three stages are the open / close state of the big prize opening, The valid time that can be input and the presence / absence of operation input are shown.

  Note that the timing chart of FIG. 10 mainly shows control related to the opening operation of the special winning opening 29. The closing operation of the special winning opening 29 is the same as the closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory shown in FIG. Specifically, the opening / closing state of the ordinary electric accessory in FIG. 6, the valid time that the operation button can be input, and the timing chart of the presence / absence of the operation input, the opening / closing state of the big prize opening in FIG. The control relating to the closing operation of the special winning opening 29 can be explained by corresponding to the timing chart of the valid time and whether or not there is an operation input as it is.

In the timing chart shown in FIG. 10 (a), at the same time winning opening 29 at time t ₁₀ is opened, operably notification lamp 34 is lit, the operation button 33 is ready input. If the input of the operation input can be effective within a time the operation button 33 from the time t ₁₀ to time t ₁₁ is made, a special winning opening 29 is closed by the time t _12. If the time from the time _{t 10} to time _{t 12} is set to about 30 seconds, the time from the time _{t 10} to time _{t 11,} set to approximately slightly shorter 27 seconds than open time.

In the timing chart shown in FIG. 10 (b), it is made an operation input at time t _13, the release action is interrupted and becomes closed. Doing expiration time before again operation input to _{t 14} from the time _{t 13} interrupted timer ST, winning opening 29 is opened from the time _{t 14.} In this way, the player can open and close the grand prize opening 29 at his convenient timing, not only improving the playability of the pachinko gaming machine 10, but also improving the state such as inability to fire. It is also possible to obtain a margin.

In the timing chart shown in FIG. 10 (c), since the operation input is not performed from the time t ₁₃ to interrupt the timer ST expires, after interruption timer ST, automatically winning opening 29 is open. By setting the interruption timer ST, the operating rate of the pachinko gaming machine 10 can be increased, and the disadvantage of the pachinko store due to the game not being continued can be avoided. Also, for the player, if the user forgets to press the operation button 33, the special winning opening 29 is automatically opened after the interruption timer ST expires, so that the game can be continued smoothly. .

<Example 2>
(Opening / closing control of variable entrance using judgment result of whether playing or not)
In the second embodiment, the determination result of whether or not a game is in progress is used for opening / closing control of the variable entrance.
FIG. 11 shows a flow for controlling the opening and closing of the ordinary electric accessory. In the second embodiment, the gaming state determination unit 160 monitors the gaming situation by the player and determines whether or not a game is being performed (S300). When the game ball passes through the normal symbol operating port 30 (S301), the winning processing means 111 obtains a random number based on the passing information, and whether or not the normal electric accessory hit determining means 112 hits based on the random number. Is determined (S302). The display control means 120 causes the normal symbol display device 32 to variably display the normal symbol and display a stop symbol indicating whether or not the lottery is successful (S303). In the case of winning, the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control process is executed (S304).

  Returning to FIG. 3, the game state determination means 160 determines whether or not a game is being played by the player. The game state determination means 160 monitors the game situation by the player and determines whether or not a game is being performed based on the monitoring result.

  The handle operation determination unit 161 acquires a drive signal for the firing motor 19 from the firing motor drive unit 37. Thereby, the handle operation determination means 161 determines the state of whether or not a game ball is being fired. For example, when the state where the firing motor 19 is not driven for a predetermined time has continued since the last driving, the handle operation determination unit 161 determines that a game is not being performed. On the other hand, when the firing motor 19 is driven within a predetermined time since the firing motor 19 was last driven, the handle operation determination unit 161 determines that a game is in progress. In this way, the handle operation determination means 161 can determine whether or not a game is being played by the player.

  The winning ball payout determination unit 162 receives a signal indicating that there is a winning ball from the winning detection devices 60 and 62 based on the detection of the winning ball, and grasps the payout state of the winning ball. This signal is, for example, a signal indicating a winning to the start opening 28 or the big winning opening 29 detected by the winning detection device 60 or 62. The winning ball payout determination unit 162 sets a time for determining the gaming state in advance, and a game is performed when there is no winning from the timing of the last winning until the time elapses. It may be determined that it is not. On the other hand, when the next winning is within the time, the winning ball payout determination means 162 determines that the game is in progress.

  Further, the prize ball payout determination unit 162 may receive a signal indicating that there is a prize ball from the payout control board 45 and grasp the prize ball payout status. Even in this case, the payout control board 45 sets in advance the time that would normally be won if the game is in progress, and the time from when the last prize is received until the time elapses. If there is no winning, the prize ball payout determining means 162 determines that no game is being played. On the other hand, if there is a next winning within a preset time, the winning ball payout determination unit 162 determines that a game is being performed. In this way, the prize ball payout determination unit 162 can determine whether or not a game is being played by the player.

  The collection status determination unit 163 receives a signal indicating that there is an out ball from the out ball detection device 36, and grasps the collection status of the out ball. The collection status determination unit 163 may monitor the time interval between out balls and determine, for example, that a game is not being performed when the time until the next out ball exceeds a predetermined time. On the other hand, when the next out ball is within the predetermined time, the collection status determination means 163 determines that the game is in progress. In this way, the collection status determination unit 163 can determine whether or not a game is being played by the player.

  The symbol variation status determination unit 164 receives a signal indicating the stop of symbol variation from the display control unit 120 and grasps the symbol variation status. For example, when the time from the end of symbol variation to the next symbol variation exceeds a predetermined time, the symbol variation status determination means 164 determines that a game is not being performed. On the other hand, when the next symbol variation occurs within a predetermined time, the symbol variation status determination means 164 determines that a game is in progress. In this way, the symbol variation state determination unit 164 can determine whether or not a game is being played by the player.

  In addition, the symbol variation status determination unit 164 may receive symbol variation information generated based on whether or not the jackpot is determined by the special electric equipment hit determination unit 113, and may grasp the symbol variation status. The symbol variation information includes the symbol variation start time and variation time, and therefore the symbol variation status determination means 164 can recognize whether the symbol variation is in progress based on the symbol variation information. As described above, for example, when the time from the end of symbol variation to the next symbol variation exceeds a predetermined time, the symbol variation status determination means 164 determines that a game is not being performed. . On the other hand, when the next symbol variation occurs within a predetermined time, the symbol variation status determination means 164 determines that a game is in progress. In this way, the symbol variation state determination unit 164 can determine whether or not a game is being played by the player.

  The gaming state determination unit 160 does not need to include all of the handle operation determination unit 161, the prize ball payout determination unit 162, the collection state determination unit 163, and the symbol variation state determination unit 164, and any one of these determination units may be used. It is preferable to provide. Further, the game state determination means 160 may determine whether or not the game is in progress by other methods, for example, by attaching an optical sensor in the game board and confirming the presence of the player. Good.

  FIG. 12 shows a game state determination processing flow by the prize ball payout determination unit 162 as an example of the game state determination unit 160. First, in the winning detection devices 60 and 62, a winning to the start port 28 or the big winning port 29 is detected (S310). The winning ball payout determination unit 162 acquires the detected winning timing and determines that the game is in progress (S311). Until a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes) elapses from this winning (N in S312), when a next winning is detected (S310), the timing of the winning is acquired and a game is being played, Here, it is determined that the game is continued (S311). That is, when the interval from winning to winning does not exceed 5 minutes, it is continuously determined that the game is in progress. On the other hand, when 5 minutes have passed since the final winning timing (Y in S312), it is determined that the game is not in progress (S313). In this way, the prize ball payout determination unit 162 can determine whether or not a game is being performed.

  FIG. 13 shows the flow of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control process in the second embodiment. This control processing flow is executed by the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control means 140.

  The opening control unit 142 determines whether or not the opening condition set in the opening / closing condition setting unit 141 is satisfied (S320). When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a mode indicating a win, the release control unit 142 determines that the release condition has been achieved (Y in S320). Subsequently, the determination result of the gaming state is acquired from the gaming state determination means 160 (S321). When the game is not in progress (N in S321), the normal electric accessory release control is not executed. That is, in the opening / closing control process of the second embodiment, when it is determined that a game is being performed when the release condition is achieved, the start port 28 is changed to an open state in principle, while the game is If it is determined that it is not performed, the start port 28 is not opened. When the opening condition is not satisfied (N in S320) and when the game is not being performed (N in S321), this operation is terminated without performing the opening operation of the start port 28.

  The release control means 142 monitors the input of the operation button 33 by the player (S322). In the second embodiment, on the condition that the game state determination means 160 determines that a game is being performed (Y in S321), the input from the operation button 33 is validated and the game is being performed. When it is determined that there is no operation (N in S321), the operation button input reception unit 144 does not receive an input from the operation button 33.

  When the operation button input receiving unit 144 receives an operation input (Y in S322), the opening control unit 142 temporarily stops the opening operation of the start port 28 (S323). The stop of the opening operation continues until a predetermined time elapses (N in S324), and when the predetermined time elapses (Y in S324), the opening control means 142 drives the start port 28 to open (S325). If there is no operation input (N in S322), the opening control means 142 drives the start port 28 to open (S325).

  As described above, in the second embodiment, it is possible to perform opening / closing control of the ordinary electric accessory such as the start port 28 using the determination result as to whether or not the game is in progress. By accepting an operation input on the condition that the game is in progress, the pachinko gaming machine 10 that can execute a process that appropriately reflects a main operation instruction from the player in the game is realized. When there is an operation input when not playing a game, considering the possibility that the operation input is not made by the player, the operation input is invalidated and the operation input when the game is playing is enabled. Thus, it is possible to appropriately process the opening / closing instruction of the ordinary electric accessory from the player.

  For example, when the number of reserved balls related to the variation of the special symbol has reached the upper limit number (4), even if the start port 28 is opened, the ball entering the start port 28 cannot be held, and is simply determined in advance. Only the given number of prizes will be given. Therefore, even if the starting port 28 is opened, the winning is treated as an invalid winning that is not counted as a reserved ball related to the variation of the special symbol. In such a case, the player stops the opening of the starting port 28, and when the number of reserved balls is less than the upper limit number, the player is driven to open, so that the player is invalidated. The number of winnings can be reduced, and the disadvantage of the player can be reduced.

  In the above, the opening / closing control of the ordinary electric accessory has been described. However, the opening / closing control of the special winning opening 29 can also be executed based on the determination result of the gaming state. 12 and 13, only the main processing steps up to the opening of the ordinary electric accessory using the game state determination result are shown. However, as shown in FIG. Or an open timer may be set.

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is an exemplification, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. .

  For example, in the embodiment, the opening control has been mainly described with respect to the opening / closing control of the ordinary electric accessory such as the start opening 28. However, the same control as the closing control of the special winning opening 29 can be performed. That is, regarding the opening / closing control of the ordinary electric accessory, it is possible to apply the same control as that described regarding the opening / closing control of the special winning opening 29 with respect to FIGS. Moreover, although the opening / closing control of the ordinary electric accessory and the special winning opening 29 has been described separately, the opening / closing control of both the variable entry holes may be realized in one pachinko gaming machine 10. Thereby, game nature can be improved and it becomes possible to avoid a player's disadvantage effectively.

  In the embodiment, the first type pachinko gaming machine has been described, but the second kind pachinko gaming machine having a variable entrance, the third kind pachinko gaming machine, the arrangement ball, the sparrow ball gaming machine, etc. The present invention can also be applied to a machine. For example, the variable entrance of the type 2 pachinko gaming machine realizes an advantageous state by an opening / closing operation, but by applying the present invention, the subsequent opening / closing operation is interrupted by an operation input from the player. The player may be able to interrupt the opening / closing operation at a timing convenient for the player. Further, as described for the first type pachinko gaming machine, the opening / closing operation may be started by an operation input from the player.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a bullet ball game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a ball game machine. It is a functional block diagram of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the flow which controls opening and closing of ordinary electric accessories, such as an electric tulip. It is a figure which shows the flow of a normal electric accessory opening / closing control process. It is a timing chart in the opening / closing control process of a normal electric accessory. It is a figure which shows the flow which controls opening and closing of the special electric accessory which is a big winning opening. It is a figure which shows the flow of a big prize opening / closing control process. It is a figure which shows the flow of the interruption process in a big prize opening / closing control process. It is a timing chart in the opening / closing control process of a big prize opening. It is a figure which shows the flow which controls opening and closing of an ordinary electric accessory. It is a figure which shows the determination processing flow of the game state by a prize ball payout determination means. It is a figure which shows the flow of a normal electric accessory opening / closing control process.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko gaming machine, 28 ... Start opening, 29 ... Grand prize opening, 30 ... Normal symbol operation opening, 31 ... Game area, 33 ... Operation button, 34 ... Operable notification lamp, 60 ... winning detection device, 61 ... ordinary electric accessory solenoid, 62 ... winning detection device, 63 ... big prize opening solenoid, 100 ... game control device, 110. ················································································································································· Special game execution means, 131... Special game transition determination means, 132... Cycle game execution means, 133... Special game end means, 140. Condition setting means, 142... Opening control means, 143... Closing control means, 144... Operation button input receiving means, 150... Bonus opening / closing control means, 151... Opening / closing condition setting means, 152. 153... Closure control means, 154... Operation button input acceptance means, 160... Gaming state determination means, 161... Handle operation determination means, 162. Collection status determination means, 164... Symbol variation status determination means.

Claims (9)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A variable entrance that is arranged in the gaming area and can be changed between a first state advantageous to the player and a second state disadvantageous to the player;
Control means for controlling the variable entrance,
Determination means for determining whether or not a game is being played by the player;
In a ball game machine equipped with
The control means includes
Condition setting means in which conditions for setting the variable entrance to the first state are set;
A bullet ball game comprising: state control means for controlling the state of the variable entrance according to the determination result by the determination means when the condition set by the condition setting means is achieved. Machine.   The state control means changes the state of the variable entrance to the first state if it is determined that the game is being played by the determination means, and the game is not being played by the determination means. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein if it is determined, the state of the variable entrance is not changed to the first state. A game board in which a game area is formed;
A variable entrance that is arranged in the gaming area and can be changed between a first state advantageous to the player and a second state disadvantageous to the player;
An operation unit that allows a player to manipulate the state change of the variable entrance;
Control means for controlling the variable entrance,
Determination means for determining whether or not a game is being played by the player;
In a ball game machine equipped with
The control means includes
Condition setting means in which conditions for setting the variable entrance to the first state are set;
State control means for controlling the state of the variable entrance based on the determination result by the determination means and the input from the operation unit when the condition set in the condition setting means is achieved. A bullet ball game machine characterized by having.   4. The ball game machine according to claim 3, wherein the state control means validates an input from the operation unit if it is determined that the game is being performed by the determination means.   The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the determination means monitors a game situation and determines whether or not a game is being performed based on the monitoring result.   6. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 5, wherein the determination means determines whether or not a game is being performed based on a game ball launch state.   6. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 5, wherein the determination means determines whether or not a game is being performed based on a signal indicating that there has been a prize ball. The game board further includes an outlet for collecting game balls that have not entered the entrance provided on the game board,
6. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 5, wherein the determination means determines whether or not a game is being performed based on a collection state of game balls at an outlet.   6. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 5, wherein the determining means determines whether or not a game is being performed based on a variation state of a symbol.

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