JP2006000249A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine that arranges a liquid crystal display device on a game board by making effective use of the installation space without performing a distributed arrangement, solve the problem of getting into a monotonous arrangement by employing the vertical arrangement of a special pattern variation display device and a jackpot winning opening, diversifies a game mode for contributing to the improvement of an interesting property and does not hinder a good ball putting out rate design. <P>SOLUTION: The liquid crystal display device performing a special pattern variation display can be moved to a hiding position where the winning area of a winning device such as a jackpot winning opening is not hidden and a non-hiding position where the winning area is not hidden in a jackpot game condition so that the installation space of the game board can be effectively used, the diversification of a game mode contributing to the improvement of an interesting property is realized and the design of a good putting-out rate is not hindered by space saving. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

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

  In general, in a pachinko gaming machine, a lottery is performed by entering a game ball into a start opening, and as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-325864 of the following Patent Document 1, a liquid crystal or CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) is used. In a special symbol fluctuation display device composed of a video display device such as, for example, three symbols are variably displayed. In accordance with the lottery result, for example, a display mode of a combination of symbols such as “777” is established, so that it is possible to shift to a jackpot gaming state advantageous to the player. In the jackpot game state, the big prize opening is opened for a predetermined time, and the game ball wins the game, so that the player can acquire a large amount of prize balls.

  In the conventional pachinko machine, there is a set of special symbol fluctuation display device and a vertical arrangement of the big prize opening, so the game mode such as shifting from the jackpot display to the big prize opening game is made into one pattern, pachinko game is They tend to be uniform and poorly changed.

  In order to solve this problem, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-24138 of Patent Document 2 below, a plurality of symbol variation display devices are distributed and arranged in an empty space outside the game board surface. is there. However, if you are hitting a ball while looking at the center of the game board where the start opening and the main symbol fluctuation display device are located, it is difficult for the player to concentrate and fatigue. Since it became easy, it was not preferable at the point of continuous game.

  In addition, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-62080 of the following Patent Document 2, a plurality of big winning holes are provided to allow a plurality of jackpot game modes to appear and to have variations in the game modes. is there. However, it is necessary to use a symbol variation display device corresponding to each big winning opening, and since two sets of special symbol variation display devices and a large winning opening are installed in a game board with a limited size, There is a problem that the effective circulation area is narrowed, the game ball dropping pattern is restricted, and it is difficult to design a payout rate such as a winning rate at the start opening.

JP 2003-325864 A JP-A-9-24138 JP2001-62080

  In view of the above problems, the present invention is arranged by effectively utilizing the installation space without distributing the display device on the game board, and by the vertical arrangement configuration of the special symbol variation display device and the big prize opening. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can eliminate the one-pattern and realize a variety of game modes that contribute to the enhancement of interest, and that does not hinder the execution of a good game play rate design.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the first aspect of the present invention provides a player with a game based on a lottery result performed in association with the release of a game ball to the game area. A gaming machine that provides an advantageous gaming state, comprising a winning device having a winning area in which a gaming ball can enter in the advantageous gaming state, and a display device that displays information related to gaming contents And the display device is configured to be changeable or movable between a closed state or a closed position that shields the first prize area and an open state or an open position that does not shield the winning area. It is a featured gaming machine.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the information is displayed on the front side of the opening / closing member that changes or moves when the predetermined condition relating to the game is satisfied. This is a gaming machine configured by attaching a display unit.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the display device is an image display unit that performs symbol variation display and symbol stop display in relation to the lottery result, and the image display unit It is a gaming machine that gives the advantageous gaming state on the condition that it becomes a specific symbol stop display mode.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the display device is disposed in front of the winning device, and is changed from the closed state or the closed position to the open state or the open position. A gaming machine that forms a ball introduction port that allows a game ball to enter the winning device when it changes or moves.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the light according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein at least a part of the winning device is visible when the display device is in the closed state or the closed position. It is a gaming machine that is a transmissive display device.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the display device is configured to be changeable or movable between a closed state or a closed position that shields the winning area and an open state or an open position that does not shield the display area. In other words, in other words, the display device is provided movably between a shielding position that shields the winning area and a non-shielding position that does not shield, so that, for example, a normal state in the shielding position (closed state or closed position) is provided. It is possible to realize a game form in which the game state is shifted from the game state to the special game state in the non-shielded position (open state or open position), contributes to diversification of game modes by eliminating pachinko games and further increasing the interest of the game. There is an effect to increase. In addition, according to the present embodiment, for example, a winning arrangement such as a big prize opening and a display device such as a symbol fluctuation display apparatus can be intensively arranged, and the symbol fluctuation display apparatus is provided in the game board separately from the big winning prize opening. Compared to the case, the installation space can be used efficiently, so that the game ball falling pattern can be favorably designed without giving any restrictions to the falling pattern of the game balls.

  The winning device according to the present invention is, for example, a variable winning device called a so-called attacker or a big winning opening, in which the opening / closing lid is repeatedly opened a predetermined number of times at a big hit, a so-called accessory in which the position of the winning area is changed by a mechanical variation mechanism It is a variable winning device with a structure, or an electric open / close winning device called a so-called electric Chu. In addition, the display device according to the present invention can be used as a special symbol variation display device or a normal symbol variation display device for so-called mini-digital display which performs a normal symbol lottery display for determining opening and closing of the starter electric Chu. It can be used as an auxiliary display device for game effects such as an open / closed number display of an attacher or a game auxiliary display. For this display device, display means such as a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, an EL (electroluminescence) display, a 7 segment LED display, an LED dot matrix display, etc. can be used, and a small reel device, a belt drive type device, etc. Those including the mechanism means may be used. Furthermore, advantageous game states according to the present invention include a jackpot game, a medium hit game, a small hit game, and the like that have a smaller number of winning prize balls than the jackpot game.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the information is displayed on the front side of the opening / closing member that changes or moves when the predetermined condition relating to the game is satisfied. In other words, the winning device has an opening / closing member that opens and closes the winning area when a predetermined condition such as a big hit state is established, and the display device Is attached to the front surface side of the opening / closing member, for example, by attaching the display device to the opening / closing lid of the attacker as the opening / closing member, and by closing the opening / closing lid during normal games, The display device is located at the shielding position of the winning area and can display game information related to game contents. On the other hand, in the big hit game state, by opening the opening / closing lid, the display device can shift to the non-shielding position of the winning area and can be repeatedly closed to be in the shield state. By attaching the display device to the front side of the opening / closing member in this way, a game mode rich in surprise can be realized, which contributes to an increase in the interest of pachinko games.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the display device is an image display unit that performs symbol variation display and symbol stop display in relation to the lottery result, and the image display Since the advantageous game state is given on the condition that the part is in a specific symbol stop display mode, the image display unit can perform a variation display such as a special symbol variation display or a normal symbol variation display, and a winning device And the symbol variation display device can be centrally and efficiently arranged in the game board.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the display device is disposed in front of the winning device, and the open state or the open state from the closed state or the closed position. Formed by moving the display device from the shielding position to the non-shielding position because a ball introduction port is formed that allows a game ball to enter the winning device when the position changes or moves. A winning game can be performed by the winning device through the ball introduction port, and it is not necessary to separately provide a winning guide route, which can be simply configured, contributing to a reduction in installation space.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, at least a part of the winning device is visible when the display device is in the closed state or the closed position. For example, it is possible to produce a jackpot notice, such as allowing the player to see the inside of the winning device that is not visible in a shielded state for a moment or for a predetermined time. It can increase expectations and increase interest.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a game board 3 covered with a transparent frame 7 such as a glass plate on the front side of a front frame 2 that can be opened and closed. Below the game board 3, there is an upper plate 4 for storing a prize ball obtained by entering a game ball into a prize opening described later, and a game ball borrowed by the player, A lower plate 5 for storing a foul ball that is returned to the game ball that has been launched without being played, a game ball that has overflowed due to the full storage of the upper plate 4, and an upper plate that is operated by the player An operation handle 6 or the like for launching a game ball supplied from 4 into the game board 3 is provided. The game board 3 is provided with an outer rail 13 and an inner rail 12 which are launch rails for guiding the game balls that have been shot and launched into the game board 3, and a game area 8 partitioned by these is formed. The game board 3 outside the game area 8 is provided with a notification lamp 14 for notifying supply of a payout ball tank (not shown) such as a prize ball.

  In the center of the game area 8, a movable symbol variation display device 9 comprising a liquid crystal display is disposed. Below the symbol variation display device 9, a start winning port 15 having variable wings and a large winning port 10 with a display device are provided in this order. Around the symbol variation display device 9, there are provided a plurality of general winning ports 16 that allow a predetermined number of game balls to be paid out when the game balls win. Although not shown in the drawing, a plurality of obstacle nails are planted in the game area 8, and further, a windmill, an LED for illumination 44 (see FIG. 7) that performs a pachinko game effect by emitting light, and the like are also arranged. An out port 11 is provided at the lowermost side of the game area 8 for collecting out balls that have not won a prize. The winning prize opening 10 is opened by the winning prize opening opening solenoid 46 (see FIG. 7) when a combination that can shift to the big hit gaming state is made when the fluctuation display symbol of the symbol fluctuation display device 9 is stopped and displayed. A lot of game balls can be acquired by entering the game balls. In the present embodiment, a second special prize opening 17 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) is also provided inside the movable symbol variation display device 9. The big winning opening 17 is shielded by the symbol variation display device 9 in the normal gaming state, and when the jackpot gaming state is reached, the symbol variation display device 9 moves to the non-shielding position, thereby allowing the game ball to be received.

  FIG. 2 shows a central arrangement configuration of the game area 8. The symbol variation display device 9 includes two display portions 9a and 9b provided symmetrically. A liquid crystal display device 18 is attached to the right display portion 9a, and a liquid crystal display device 19 is attached to the left display portion 9b. At the top of each display section, there is provided a light emitting section 21 composed of an effect assisting LED that emits light at the time of reaching in a state where two fluctuating symbols are stopped and aligned or when a big hit occurs. These display portions 9a and 9b are held so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction by a drive mechanism (see FIG. 5) described later. An obstacle referred to as a so-called ceiling nail in which the display portions 9a and 9b are combined into a pentagonal shape as a whole during normal games, and the top portion protruding upward in that state is implanted in the upper part of the game area 8. Located just below the nail 20. As shown in FIG. 3, when the display units 9a and 9b are in the combined state, even if the game ball that has been hit is passed between the obstacle nails 20 and falls almost directly below, Along the inclined surfaces 22 and 23, smoothly flow down to the side of the symbol variation display device 9 without stopping.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a rack member 26 disposed in the horizontal direction is attached to each of the back sides of the display portions 9a and 9b. Inside the game board 3, a pinion gear 25 and a pinion gear driving small motor 24 that are engaged with the rack member 26 and transmit a horizontal movement force are arranged for the display portions 9 a and 9 b, respectively. Further, a horizontal guide rail 27 is installed in the game board 3 to support the horizontal movement of the display units 9a and 9b. On the other hand, guide rollers 28 mounted on the horizontal guide rails 27 are also attached to the back surfaces of the display units 9a and 9b so as to be rotatable in the horizontal movement direction. The rack member 26, the pinion gear 25, the pinion gear driving small motor 24, the horizontal guide rail 27, and the guide roller 28 constitute a drive mechanism that allows each display unit to slide horizontally. With this drive mechanism, the left and right display units 9a, 9b of the symbol variation display device 9 are changed from a pentagonal combined state (see FIG. 3) to a big hit gaming state as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, each can move left and right.

  On the back side of the center of the symbol variation display device 9, there is provided a second big prize opening 17 for forming a prize area according to the present invention. In a normal gaming state, the left and right display units 9a and 9b are in a combined state (see FIG. 3), and the special winning opening 17 is shielded. In the big hit gaming state, as shown in FIG. 4, the left and right display portions 9a and 9b spread from the shielded position to the left and right to move to the non-shielded position and enter the open state. In this open state, a space serving as a ball introduction port is formed between the display portions 9 a and 9 b, so that the game ball can be received in the special winning port 17. A ball receiving portion 17 a is formed to protrude in front of the game board 3 side of the big prize opening 17, and an inclined portion 17 b for guiding the game ball is provided inside the big prize opening 17. Since the ball introduction port is located immediately below the obstacle nail 21 of the ceiling nail, the game ball that has passed through the obstacle nail 21 falls downward and is easily received by the ball introduction port. Therefore, even if the player is in the big hit game state, the player can easily enter the big winning opening 17 through the ball introduction port in the game form of hitting and hitting the vicinity of the nail as in the normal game state. The jackpot game can be enjoyed without being bothered by the entrance control operation. The display units 9a and 9b open and close a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times during the big hit gaming state. In other words, when a predetermined number of game balls are entered by the round opening of the one big winning opening 17 or when 30 seconds have passed, it is closed (closed), the next round is started, and this is repeated 15 times. In addition, a so-called V prize opening may be provided in the big prize opening 17 in addition to the normal prize opening, and the next round opening (opening) may not be performed unless a ball is entered into the V prize opening. Thus, since the display parts 9a and 9b play the role of the opening / closing lid member of the special winning opening 17, there is a possibility that a falling game ball may be caught during closing. In the present embodiment, a ball biting prevention piece 9c for preventing this is provided so as to be able to advance and retract in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction from the surface of the game board 3. The ball biting prevention piece 9c is a plate piece that is slightly larger than the width of the special winning opening 17, and is provided so as to be able to move forward and backward by a solenoid mechanism (not shown) and is stored flush with the game board 3 in the normal gaming state. . When the display units 9a and 9b are shifted from the opened state of FIG. 4 to the closed state of FIG. 3, the ball biting prevention piece 9c is extended from the stored state so that the game ball does not enter the space between the display units 9a and 9b. To prevent the occurrence of biting of the ball. When the display portions 9a and 9b are closed, the ball biting prevention piece 9c is quickly retracted, and the game ball or the like temporarily climbing on the ball biting prevention piece 9c and being blocked is released and dropped. Go. When the ball biting prevention piece 9c is protruded, there is a possibility that the game ball is placed on the flat surface and temporarily stops, but as shown in FIG. If it is made into the inclined surface of a cross-sectional roof type shape as shown to (8B) of FIG. 8, such a stop can fully be eliminated. Further, another preventive measure example regarding the pinching of the sphere between the display portions 9a and 9b is shown in (8C) of FIG. The display units 90 and 91 correspond to the display units 9a and 9b, respectively, and include liquid crystal display devices 18a and 19a. The inner side surfaces of the top portions 92 and 93 of the display portions 90 and 91 are projected so as to contact with a width smaller than the diameter of the game ball. Thereby, in the closed state in which the display units 90 and 91 are in contact with each other, even if the top portions 92 and 93 come into contact with each other, the game ball is not sandwiched. Furthermore, since the projections provide a space 94 with a distance D wider than the ball diameter of the game ball inside the display units 90 and 91, even if the game ball gets in the middle of the closing operation, it won't get caught. 17 can be taken inside. In this case, since the inside of the big winning opening 17 is exposed in the closed state, it is preferable to provide an opening / closing lid.

  A through-hole 17c communicating with a winning ball passage 17d provided with a sensor (not shown) for counting winning balls is formed in the back of the large winning opening 17. The game ball that has fallen through the ball introduction port rolls on the inclined portion 17b, enters the through hole 17c, and is carried into the winning ball passage 17d.

  The large winning opening 10 forms a winning area according to the present invention and, as shown in FIG. 6, is held pivotably forward and forward about a rotating shaft 10c, and a lid for opening and closing the winning area. It has a body 10a. The opening / closing mechanism (not shown) of the lid 10a is a link driving mechanism that is driven by a solenoid (a large prize opening opening solenoid 46 described later) disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-37989. A liquid crystal display device 29 that displays game information related to game content is attached to the front side of the lid 10a. The lid body 10a has a substantially pentagonal shape when viewed from the front, and a protruding portion 10b is formed to protrude from the upper outer peripheral edge. When the lid 10a is closed, it is almost flush with the surface of the game board 3, so that some falling balls may collide with the screen of the liquid crystal display device 29. Accordingly, the falling ball is prevented from jumping to the liquid crystal display device 29 side. Due to the occurrence of the jackpot, as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 6, the lid body 10a tilts forward and shifts to a state in which a game ball can enter the big winning opening 10, and the falling ball is on the back surface of the lid body 10a. Are entered into the big prize opening 10 and further carried into the internal winning ball passage 30a. Similarly to the big prize opening 17, the big prize opening 10 also opens and closes a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times during the big hit gaming state. Of course, in the case of the big winning opening 10, a so-called V winning opening may be provided separately from the normal winning opening, and the next round opening may not be performed unless a ball is entered into the V winning opening. A game mode using the big prize opening 10 and the big prize opening 17 will be described later.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a main control board unit PC including a CPU 30, a ROM 31, and a RAM 32, and is connected to various input units and output units via interface circuits 33 and 34 of the main control board unit PC.

  The input unit includes a winning ball detection switch 35, a winning ball detection switch 36 for the big winning ports 10 and 17, a start winning ball detection switch 56, a touch sensor 37, a probability setting device 38, an out A mouth switch 55 is included, and these switches and sensors are connected to the CPU 30 via the interface circuit 33. The general winning opening switch 35 is used to detect a winning at each general winning opening 16, and the large winning opening winning ball switch 36 detects a winning ball that has entered the large winning openings 10 and 17 and is large. This is for counting the number of balls entered when the winning opening is opened, and detection signals from these switches are supplied to the CPU 30. The touch sensor 37 is installed on the operation handle 6, detects that the player has grasped or touched the operation handle, and supplies the detection signal to the CPU 30. The probability setting device 38 is for changing the probability of generating a big hit in stages. The out port switch 55 is provided in the vicinity of the out port 11 and detects an out ball that passes through the out port 11 and is discharged to the outside.

  The output section includes a light-emitting lamp control circuit 41 that controls lighting of various light-emitting lamps 42 disposed on the game board 3 and the like, and a liquid crystal display device control circuit that performs display control of the liquid crystal display device 29 of the special winning opening 10. 39, a liquid crystal display control circuit 43 for performing display control of the liquid crystal symbol variation display devices 18 and 19, a drive control circuit 45 for the large winning opening opening solenoid 46 for opening / closing driving of the large winning opening 10, and LED display of various illumination LEDs 44 Control device 47, voice drive control circuit 49 of speaker 50 for outputting sound such as sound effects, launch control circuit 51 of game ball launching device 52 capable of hitting the ball by operating handle 6, and when winning a ball into a winning opening or winning a big prize A game ball discharge control circuit 53 of the ball discharge device 54 that discharges a predetermined number of prize balls to the upper plate 4 or the lower plate 5 in accordance with the winning of the ball when the mouth is opened, and the display units 9a and 9b are moved horizontally. Motor drive control circuit 40 of Ongia 25 drive motor 24 is included, which are connected to the CPU30 through the interface circuit 34. The control circuits 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 47, 51, and 53 are each configured by a sub control board unit including sub CPUs, and a control signal from the CPU 30 is supplied to each sub control board unit. . In addition, all or a plurality of control circuits may be configured as a single sub-control board unit.

  The CPU 30 operates based on the game program stored in the ROM 31, generates an output signal in accordance with the detection signal from the input unit input via the interface circuit 33, and the interface circuit 34 Supplied to various display devices and solenoid drive circuits.

  The RAM 32 provides a work area to the CPU 30 and various variable data are temporarily stored. In addition, the RAM 32 temporarily stores a random number value that is generated to determine whether or not it is a big hit in the lottery process. The jackpot lottery is performed in response to a ball entering the start winning opening 15, that is, a start winning.

  The decorative lamp 44 is composed of a large number of light emitting diodes (not shown), and is controlled to turn on and off by the CPU 30 to perform a light emitting effect. The game ball launching device 52 is controlled by the CPU 30 and launches a game ball into the game area 8 based on a turning operation of the operation handle 6 by the player. The ball discharge device 54 is controlled by the CPU 30 and pays a plurality of prize balls to the upper plate 4 or the lower plate 5 when a game ball enters the start winning port 15, the general winning port 16, or the big winning port 10 or 17. put out. In the case where the pachinko machine is connected to a card ball lending machine or the like, the ball discharge device 54 is driven by a ball lending signal input from the ball lending machine and puts a predetermined number of lending balls on the upper plate 4. It can also be used for discharging.

  The display units 9 a and 9 b of the movable symbol variation display device 9 including the liquid crystal symbol variation display devices 18 and 19 perform symbol variation display based on the result of the lottery performed at the time of starting winning to the starting winning opening 15. Each display unit is used to share and display three symbol variations, sometimes symbol variation display only on one side, and on the other side, effect display using characters. Various variable display patterns are determined at each lottery. Each symbol variation display device is controlled by the liquid crystal display control drive circuit 43 in accordance with a control command from the CPU 30, and after a plurality of symbols are variably displayed on the image display of the liquid crystal display device, the symbol variation display device is stopped and displayed. The transition to the jackpot gaming state, which is advantageous to the player for winning the game, is when the lottery result is a win and a combination of predetermined jackpot symbols is stopped and displayed on the display units 9a and 9b. In the present invention, a 7-segment LED display, LED dot matrix display, EL (electroluminescence) display, CRT display, reel, or the like can be used as the symbol variation display device. The liquid crystal display device 29 provided in the special winning opening 10 performs an auxiliary display of the game effect. For example, the number-of-rounds display in the jackpot gaming state of the big winning opening 10, the auxiliary display for exciting the reach effect in the display units 9a and 9b, the jackpot notice display.

  In particular, if the liquid crystal pattern change display devices 18 and 19 are made of a laminated structure of a transmissive liquid crystal such as a PDLC (Polymer Display Crystal) liquid crystal and a scattering liquid crystal, for example, an effect form of a see-through state is caused to appear by electrical control. Can do. For example, when the transmissive liquid crystal is turned on and the scattering liquid crystal is turned off in the closed state of the display units 9a and 9b in FIG. 3, after the incident light from the outside transmits the transmissive liquid crystal, Since the light is reflected from the liquid crystal surface, an image can be displayed, and in this state, the large winning opening 17 cannot be seen from the outside. On the other hand, when the transmission type liquid crystal is turned off and the scattering type liquid crystal is turned on, incident light from the outside passes through the transmission type liquid crystal and then further passes through the scattering type liquid crystal. It becomes a state. Therefore, by using the liquid crystal symbol variation display devices 18 and 19 having a laminated structure of such transmission type liquid crystal and scattering type liquid crystal, the liquid crystal corresponding to the big winning opening 17 in the normal gaming state as shown by the broken line in FIG. An effect form in which a part of the screen is rendered transparent can appear. When the player is unaware of the presence of the big prize opening 17 and the like, for example, when a see-through state appears during the reach production, the expectation is further enhanced, and the interest of the pachinko game can be increased.

  Next, the jackpot game processing in the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, it is confirmed whether or not there is random number data temporarily stored in the RAM 32 based on the jackpot lottery. When there is stored data, that is, so-called holding ball data, the data is read and the symbol variation display by the display units 9a and 9b is performed. Start (steps S1 and S2). At this time, based on the read random number value, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit by a known method using a probability. The read random number value is compared with the contents of a hit determination table (not shown) stored in the ROM 21. If the jackpot is large, the jackpot fluctuation display is executed for a predetermined time (steps S3 to S5). Loss fluctuation display is executed (steps S3 to S5, S13). In the normal gaming state, the display portions 9a and 9b are in the closed state shown in FIG. 3, and the special winning opening 17 is shielded by them so as not to enter the ball.

  In the jackpot or loss variation display, a jackpot or loss is displayed depending on whether or not combinations of the three symbols that are displayed in a variable manner are aligned. The effect pattern at this time is selected by lottery from an effect pattern table (not shown) stored in advance by the liquid crystal display device control circuit 43 and displayed on the display units 9a and 9b. As the variable display mode, for example, various kinds of effects in which an animated character or the like appears in a reach state or the like are included. At this time, in the liquid crystal display device 29 provided in the special winning opening 10, a unique character appears or the auxiliary display is performed to increase the reach effect. The variable display symbols used for the display units 9a and 9b are composed of numerical symbols such as “0” to “9” and character symbols, for example, and jackpots in odd symbols and character symbols are in probability variation (probability variation) mode. It comes with benefits. The probability variation mode refers to a gaming state in which the probability of obtaining the next jackpot is high after the jackpot game ends, and the jackpot probability does not fluctuate when the even number symbol is a normal hit.

  When the probability variation by the probability variation pattern occurs, the large winning opening opening solenoid 46 is controlled via the large winning opening drive control circuit 45, the lid 10a is opened, and the large winning opening 10 is opened. Further, the pinion gear drive motor 24 is driven by the motor drive control circuit 40 to open the display units 9a and 9b, and as shown in FIG. 4, the special winning opening 17 is opened (steps S6 to S7). When a big hit occurs, a congratulatory display is performed on the display units 9a and 9b and the liquid crystal display device 29. When a game ball enters each grand prize opening, the ball discharge device 54 is driven by the ball detection of the big prize opening prize ball detection switch 36, and, for example, 15 game balls are placed on the upper plate 4 or the bottom by winning one ball. It is paid out to the dish 5. When 30 seconds have elapsed from the time of opening each grand prize opening by the timer function of the CPU 30, or when the total number of game balls that have entered each major prize opening reaches ten, It is closed by driving the mouth opening solenoid 46. In the case of the big prize opening 17, the display units 9a and 9b are closed by driving the pinion gear drive motor 24, and the big prize opening 17 is closed as shown in FIG. The number of opening of the big winning opening 10 and the number of balls entered are displayed on the liquid crystal display device 29, and in the big winning opening 17, the display units 9 a and 9 b are used. By repeatedly opening and closing each big prize opening, the player can acquire a large amount of game balls. When the opening of each prize winning opening is repeated a predetermined number of times (15 times), the jackpot gaming end condition is satisfied, the winning prize winning openings 10 and 17 are closed, and the game state is shifted to the probability changing mode (steps S8 to S8). S9). On the other hand, in the case of a normal win, a big hit gaming state in which only the big winning opening 10 is opened (steps S10 to S12). In the case of a probable hit, the total upper limit of the number of balls entered into the big winning opening 10 and the big winning opening 17 is set to 10, but an upper limit, for example, 6 pieces and 4 pieces may be assigned to each.

  In the present embodiment, the big prize opening 17 is provided above the big prize opening 10, and when the odd hit is reached, a big hit gaming state using the big prize opening 10 and the big prize opening 17 is entered. Compared to the case where only the big winning award 10 is used, the efficiency of entering the ball is greatly improved, so the speed of the jackpot game digestion is increased, and the transition to the probability change mode after the jackpot game ends can be performed quickly. Interest can be further enhanced. Of course, opening the grand prize winning opening 17 also enhances the appeal effect of winning the probability variation mode. In addition, the liquid crystal display device 29 is also installed in the special winning opening 10 so that display means different from the display units 9a and 9b can be provided without requiring an extra installation space, which contributes to the improvement of the production effect. To do. In addition, since the movable display portions 9a and 9b for shielding / unshielding the grand prize winning port 17 are used, the second big prize winning port 17 is provided in the game board 3 without breaking extra space. Can do. In particular, the movement form of the display units 9a and 9b can be used as an effect element. For example, a variety of performance patterns can be realized by incorporating movement patterns such as opening little by little or half opening and returning to the production mode, eliminating the monotony of game production only with symbol variation, The pachinko gaming machine 1 can be provided with an increasing number of game presentation functions. Further, the liquid crystal display device 29 may be used as a special symbol variation display device, and the display portions 9a and 9b may be used as an effect auxiliary display portion.

  In the above-described embodiment, the display device according to the present invention is applied to the two big prize openings 10 and the big prize opening 17, but the present invention can also be applied to an embodiment configured independently. For example, as shown in (9A) of FIG. 9, the auxiliary effect display liquid crystal 103 is provided on the special symbol variation display liquid crystal 100 disposed in the center of the game board and the opening / closing lid 102 of the large winning opening 104 below the starting winning opening 101. May be installed. Instead of the special symbol variation display liquid crystal 100, a so-called vane thing winning device having variable wings may be used. Further, as shown in FIG. 9 (9B), only the movable display unit 200 including the special symbol variation display liquid crystal units 201 and 202 that can be slid right and left may be used, similarly to the display units 9a and 9b. . When the liquid crystal units 201 and 202 are opened, the large winning opening 210 behind them appears in the same manner as in the above embodiment, except that each liquid crystal unit 201 and 202 has its own special symbol variation display. It has the function of the device. Each of the liquid crystal units 201 and 202 operates in response to a start winning at the start winning ports 207 and 208 below the respective liquid crystal units 201 and 202. Each liquid crystal unit is provided with indicators 205 and 206 for the number of balls entered into the start winning opening, that is, the number of reserved balls. In principle, the pattern variation is performed in the order of the liquid crystal units 201 and 202 or alternately. A single winning opening is provided, and a large winning opening 209 that is opened when a jackpot display appears in one of the liquid crystal units 201 and 202 is provided below. In the configuration shown in FIG. 9 as well, since the liquid crystal display device is provided at a position that shields the winning prize opening 104 or 210, a large amount of installation space is required for a plurality of effect display means that contribute to an increase in interest. It can be arranged in a centralized manner, and it can also be attached to a prize-winning device such as a big prize opening, so that a dynamic game mode by shielding / non-shielding also appears, which also contributes to the enhancement of interest To do. Furthermore, including the above-described embodiment, the intensive space-saving configuration of the winning device and the display device enables efficient use of the installation space, and the winning opening to the start port is not limited by the falling pattern of the game ball. It is possible to satisfactorily design the yield rate such as rate.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change can be made in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

  As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a gaming form in which the display device is shifted from the shielding position that shields the winning area to the non-shielding position, thereby contributing to diversification of the gaming aspect and There is an effect of further enhancing the. In addition, according to the present invention, for example, a winning device such as a big prize opening and a display device such as a symbol variation display device can be intensively arranged. It does not hinder the execution of a good appearance rate design without being restricted.

It is a schematic front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the arrangement structure of the game board 3 center of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is an external view which shows the closed state of the display parts 9a and 9b of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is an external view which shows the open state of the display parts 9a and 9b. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the structure of the display parts 9a and 9b periphery. It is AA sectional drawing of the special winning opening 10 of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of the main control part of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is a figure which shows the modification of the ball | bowl biting prevention piece 9c and the display parts 9a and 9b. It is a figure which shows the arrangement structure of the game board center in another embodiment of this invention. It is a processing flow figure showing jackpot game processing in pachinko gaming machine 1.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Game board 6 ... Operation handle 8 ... Game area 9 ... Symbol fluctuation | variation display apparatus 9a ... Display part 9b ... Display part 10 ... Grand prize opening 10a ... Cover 17 ・ ・ ・ Grand prize opening 24 ・ ・ ・ Motor 25 ・ ・ ・ Pinion gear 29 ・ ・ ・ Liquid crystal display device 30 ・ ・ ・ CPU
46 ・ ・ ・ Solenoid opening solenoid

Claims (5)

A gaming machine that provides a gaming state advantageous to a player based on a lottery result performed in connection with the release of a game ball to a game area,
A winning device having a winning area into which a game ball can enter in the advantageous gaming state;
A display device for displaying information related to game content;
The display device is configured to be changeable or movable between a closed state or a closed position where the first prize area is shielded and an open state or an open position where the winning area is not shielded. Gaming machine.   2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is configured by attaching a display unit on which the information is displayed to the front side of the opening / closing member that changes or moves when the predetermined condition related to the game is satisfied. The gaming machine described.   The display device includes an image display unit that performs symbol variation display and symbol stop display in relation to the lottery result, and the advantageous game state is displayed on the condition that the image display unit is in a specific symbol stop display mode. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, which is given.   The display device is disposed in front of the winning device, and when the changed or moved from the closed state or the closed position to the open state or the open position, the game ball can be introduced into the winning device. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a mouth is formed.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display device includes a light-transmissive display device that enables at least a part of the winning device to be visually recognized when the closed state or the closed position is taken.

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