JP2006087803A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine which renews the interests of the players making the players guess which of the playing areas the shot balls are struck into by arranging a plurality of playing areas with varied playing potentialities. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko game machine has the front playing area 3a facing the front glass door 2 and a rear playing area 53a which is so arranged behind the front playing area 3a to enable the playing of the game more advantageous for the players as compared with the front playing area 3a. When symbols showing the result of the lottery based on the winning of the starter prize present the jackpot pattern and the occurrence of the variable probability state or time shortening state is decided, the direction of shooting the balls is switched to get the balls shot from the shootor 44 struck into the rear playing area 53a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine.

  Conventional pachinko machines have only one game area, and any pachinko machine has not changed. By the way, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for making a part of a game area double.

JP 2001-334027 A

  However, in the gaming machine in Patent Document 1, although the falling ball happens to enter the game area in the back or come out to the game area in the front, there is a visual novelty, but it is exceptional as a game. It wasn't until the player's interest was intrigued.

  The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned background, and has a plurality of game areas with different game characteristics, and already gives a new interest to the player from the point of which game area the shot ball is driven into. It is an object to provide a pachinko machine.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

In order to solve the above-described problems, the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention includes a front game area facing the front glass and a rear game area formed behind the front game area, and a ball flows down in each game area. In a pachinko machine in which an entrance for receiving obstacles or balls that change direction is arranged,
A launching means for firing a ball in response to a player's operation;
A game area determining means for determining a game area in which a ball launched from the launching means is to be shot as one of a front game area and a rear game area based on a predetermined condition;
And a switching means for switching a game area into which a ball launched from the launching means is driven based on a determination result by the game area determining means.

  The pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention includes a front game area and a rear game area behind the front game area, and game areas into which balls launched from the launching unit are driven are based on predetermined conditions. The game area determining means for determining any one of them, and the switching means for switching the game area into which the ball launched from the launching means is shot based on the determination result by the game area determining means. Thus, depending on which game area the ball is shot into, for example, one game area can be made a game area more advantageous to the player than the other game area, and the gameability can be changed so far. You can enjoy games with no interest.

  At that time, the rail for guiding the ball from the position where the ball is launched by the launching means to the position where the ball is driven into the front game area, and the ball from the position where the ball is launched by the firing means to the position where the ball is driven into the rear game area And a guide rail. And the switching means can switch the firing direction of the ball so as to fire the ball on any one of the rails. Further, it is possible to provide one rail for guiding the ball from the position where the ball is launched by the launching means to the position where the ball is driven into the front game area and the rear game area. The switching means can switch the trajectory of the ball guided to the rail so as to be driven into one of the front game area and the rear game area. Thereby, it is possible to drive a ball into either the front game area or the rear game area.

  Further, at that time, the pachinko gaming machine can be configured such that a gaming state advantageous to the player and a disadvantageous gaming state can occur. The game area determination means can determine the game area based on the game state. In this way, it is possible to provide an unprecedented gameability by switching the game area into which the fired ball is driven in response to the occurrence of a special game state that is advantageous to the player such as a game state, such as during probability change. it can.

  Further, at that time, an operating means operated by the player can be provided. The game area determination means can be determined based on the operation means. In this way, by switching the game area in which the ball is driven by the player's operation, for example, during the normal game, it is determined which game area the player wants to drive with intuition so that which game area is not advantageous to the player If a ball is shot and, for example, a game area advantageous to the player is notified during the probability change, the player can play by aiming at a game area advantageous for switching by himself / herself. Thereby, it is possible to play a game from a new point of view as to which game area the ball should be shot in depending on the game state at that time.

  In addition, start winning holes provided respectively in the front game area and the rear game area, lottery means for performing a lottery for determining whether or not a big hit is made according to winning in the start winning holes, and the start winning holes are provided. Winning probability setting means for setting different jackpot winning probabilities for each gaming area. As described above, the winning probability of the jackpot varies depending on the game area, and the game characteristics differ depending on which game area the ball is shot into, so that the player can enjoy the game with an unprecedented interest.

  Furthermore, the display means which displays the game area | region where the ball | bowl fired by a launching means is driven can be provided. Since the game area where the ball is driven is displayed in this way, the player can know which game area the ball is shot into by viewing the display on the display means, and can play the game with a sense of security.

Example 1
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to examples shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present invention. The pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a transparent glass door 2 attached to the underframe, and a transparent plate-like front game board that is disposed inside the underframe and covered by the glass door 2 to form a front game area 3a in a circular shape. 3 and a rear game board 53 that forms a rear game area 53a in a circular shape behind the front game board 3.

  The front game board 3 and the rear game board 53 are laminated, the front game board 3 is formed of a transparent plate, and the rear game area 53a can be seen through from the player. Below these game boards 3 and 53, a ball supply tray 4 is provided. The balls prepared in the ball supply tray 4 are fired so as to be driven into one of the game boards 3 and 53 by a ball firing mechanism including the handle 5. The ball that has reached the front game board 3 or the rear game board 53 falls on the surface of the game board 3 or the game board 53 (the front game area 3a or the rear game area 53a).

  FIG. 3 is a front view of the front game board 3 and the rear game board 53, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the front game board 3 and the rear game board 53. On the surface of the front game board 3, a front start winning port 7 (also referred to as a start winning port 1) is arranged in the center. On the surface of the rear game board 53, a liquid crystal display unit 56 is disposed near the center thereof. The liquid crystal display unit 56 is provided with a special symbol display unit 65 on which symbols composed of three characters (numbers) are displayed in a variable manner. Below the liquid crystal display unit 56, rear start winning ports 57, 58 (also referred to as start winning ports 2, 3) are arranged on the left and right.

  A jackpot lottery is performed based on winning at the front start winning port 7 and the rear start winning ports 57 and 58. Below the front start winning port 7 are a front large winning port 9 (also referred to as a large winning port 1) that opens when the lottery result is a normal jackpot symbol, and a front out port 10 for collecting balls. Is provided. Below the rear start winning openings 57, 58 are a rear large winning opening 59 (also called a big winning opening 2) that opens when the lottery result is a specific jackpot symbol, and a rear out outlet for collecting balls. 60.

  In FIG. 1, ball receiving ports such as rear start winning ports 57, 58, rear large winning port 59 and front moving ports 61, 62, 63 arranged on the surface of the rear game board 53, the liquid crystal display unit 56, etc. It is indicated by a broken line. In addition, a plurality of obstacle nails 19 are provided on the respective surfaces of the front game board 3 and the rear game board 53 as obstacles for changing the flow direction of the balls.

  In the liquid crystal display unit 56, a reserved ball display unit 66 is provided above the special symbol display unit 65. The holding ball display unit 66 stores the jackpot lottery result obtained by winning the front start winning port 7 and the rear start winning ports 57 and 58 in the RAM 24 as hold information, and displays the stored number of holds. In this embodiment, the upper limit of the special symbol holding balls is set to four.

  The front game board 3 and the rear game board 53 are provided with a plurality of moving ports through which balls move between the front game area 3a and the rear game area 53a. On the surface of the front game board 3, rear movement ports 11 and 12 are provided on the upper left and right, and rear movement ports 13 and 14 are provided on the center left and right, respectively. On the surface of the rear game board 53, a front moving port 61 is provided in the lower center of the liquid crystal display unit 56, and front moving ports 62 and 63 are provided on the left and right sides of the liquid crystal display unit 56, respectively.

  Next, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the game control device 20 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The game control device 20 includes a main board 21, a CPU 22 mounted on the main board 21, a ROM 23 storing a game program, a RAM 24, an input / output circuit 25, and a display control board 26 to which output of control signals from the CPU 22 is connected. The sound control board 27, the lamp control board 28, the payout control board 29, the launch control board 30, and a power supply circuit 31 that supplies power to the game control apparatus 20 are configured.

  As a detection switch that outputs a detection signal when the passage of a ball is detected, a front start prize detector (start prize 1 detector) 32, a rear start prize detector (start prize 2 detector, start prize 3 detector) 33, 34, a front large prize opening prize detector (large prize 1 detector) 35, and a rear large prize opening prize detector (large prize 2 detector) 36 are connected to the CPU 22 via the input / output circuit 25. A front large winning port opening solenoid (large winning port 1 opening solenoid) 37, a rear large winning port opening solenoid (large winning port 2 opening solenoid) 38 and a firing direction switching drive motor 39 are connected via an input / output circuit 25. Connected to the CPU 22. The front large winning opening opening solenoid 37 is driven by a control signal from the CPU 22 to control the opening and closing of the front large winning opening 9, and the rear large winning opening releasing solenoid 38 is driven by a control signal from the CPU 22, The opening / closing of the big prize opening 59 is controlled. A control signal from the CPU 22 is input to the display control board 26, and display of the special symbol display unit 65 and the reserved ball display unit 66 of the liquid crystal display unit 56 is controlled in accordance with the control signal. Also, the audio control board 27 creates an audio signal, the audio signal is amplified, and the audio is output from the speaker 41. A control signal from the CPU 22 is input to the lamp control board 28, and the lamps 42 are controlled according to the control signal. In addition, the payout control board 29 controls the payout device 43 for winning balls or rental balls according to the control signal. The launch control board 30 controls the ball launching device 44 (ejecting means).

  A lamp 18 that can be displayed in various colors is provided on the upper part of the pachinko gaming machine 1 so that a game effect is provided to the player as color information.

  The CPU 22 (lottery means) has a function of performing a lottery as to whether or not a big hit is caused by winning of the front start winning port 7 or the rear start winning ports 57 and 58. The special symbol display unit 65 has a function of variably displaying symbols based on the lottery result. When the special symbol display unit 65 shows a specific jackpot symbol (in other words, when the occurrence of a special gaming state advantageous to the player is determined after the jackpot is ended), the CPU 22 (game area determining means) The game area to be played is determined to be the rear game area 53a. The CPU 22 (winning probability setting means) has a function of setting different jackpot winning probabilities according to the front game area 3a provided with the front start winning port 7 and the rear game area 53a provided with the rear start winning ports 57 and 58. It is what you have.

  As rails for guiding balls from positions where balls are launched from the launching device 44 to the game areas 3a and 53a, front rails 17 are provided corresponding to the front game areas 3a, and rear rails 67 are provided corresponding to the rear game areas 53a. (See FIG. 3 and FIG. 4).

  Next, the configuration of the ball launching device 44 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the launching device 44. A firing hammer 71 is attached to the inside of a wall (not shown) of a housing (not shown) in which each member constituting the launching device 44 is housed so as to be rotatable about the axis O1 in the direction D shown in FIG. Yes. A rubber base 72 is provided so that the firing hammer 71 cannot rotate in the direction opposite to the D direction. An end 74 of the firing hammer 71 opposite to the hammer head 73 is in contact with the rubber base 72. A spring 75 is attached to the firing hammer 71 on the hammer head 73 side from the axis O1, and a wire 76 is connected to the other end of the spring 75. The other end of the wire 76 is connected to the handle 5 operated by the player. When the player turns the handle 5 in the direction E shown in FIG. 5, the wire 76 is pulled and the spring 75 is extended.

  Next, driving of the firing hammer 71 will be described. A cam member 77 fixed to a drive shaft O2 rotated by a firing motor (not shown) for driving the firing hammer 71 is engaged with an actuated portion 78a of a link 78 fixed to the shaft O1 of the firing hammer 71. ing. When the player operates the handle 5, the firing motor is driven, and by driving the firing motor, the cam member 77 rotates in the F direction, and the cam surface 77 a of the cam member 77 is engaged with the operated portion 78 a of the link 78. The firing hammer 71 is rotated in the D direction against the biasing force of the spring 75. When the operated portion 78a of the link 78 is disengaged from the cam surface 77a, the ball is hit by the head 73 of the firing hammer 71 by the bias of the spring 75, and the ball is fired. The strength of firing the ball increases as the handle 5 is rotated in the E direction.

  Next, the configuration of the ball firing direction switching means will be described. The firing hammer 71 includes a firing hammer main body 71a including a head 73 and a body 71b. The firing hammer main body 71a is centered on an axis O3, that is, a predetermined position, that is, an A position and a B position shown in FIG. It is connected so that it can rotate between. When the firing hammer main body 71a is in the A position, the ball can be launched toward the front rail 17 that guides the ball to the front game area 3a, and when the firing hammer main body 71a is in the B position, The firing direction is switched by firing a ball toward the rear rail 67 that guides the ball to the rear game area 53a.

  FIG. 7 shows a configuration of a connecting portion between the firing hammer main body 71a and the body 71b. A plurality (two in this embodiment) of protrusions 79a and 79b are formed on the firing hammer main body 71a. On the other hand, the body 71b is provided with a locking groove 80 to which any one of the protrusions 79a and 79b is locked. Thus, in the firing hammer main body 71a, the projection 79a is locked in the locking groove 80 (corresponding to position A), and the projection 79b is locked in the locking groove 80 (corresponding to position B). The two positions are fixed.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the firing direction switching instrument 81. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a firing direction switching operation. The firing direction switching device 81 has a substantially fan shape, and a space is formed inside by the partition walls 82a and 82b, and the launching hammer main body 71a (the launching hammer main body 71a including the head 73) can be accommodated in the space. A member 82 is provided, and the guide member 82 can be rotated about the axis O4. The firing direction switching device 81 is provided with a gear 84 that is rotated by the firing direction switching drive motor 39 so as to mesh with a fan-shaped sector gear 85 fixed to the shaft O4. The rotational motion of the gear 84 is converted into rotational motion (intermittent reciprocation) by the sector gear 85. When the drive motor 39 is driven, the gear 84 rotates, and the guide member 82 rotates together with the sector gear 85.

  The firing direction is switched when the firing hammer 71 is rotated in the D direction (see FIG. 5). That is, when the firing hammer 71 rotates in the D direction, the head 73 portion of the firing hammer main body 71a moves in a state of slidingly contacting the inner surface of the partition wall 82a of the guide member 82 (see FIG. 9B). . The guide member 82 has a fan shape and has a structure in which the partition walls 82a and 82b approach each other toward the lower side (direction corresponding to the rotation direction (D direction) of the firing hammer 71). In accordance with the movement of the firing hammer 71, the guide member 82 is rotated in advance via the gear 84 and the sector gear 85 by driving the firing direction switching drive motor 39, so that the structure of the guide member 82 (the partition wall 82a and 82b and the structure closer to the bottom), the partition wall 82a acts to press the head 73 portion of the firing hammer body 71a, and the firing hammer body 71a is rotated. The position of the firing hammer main body 71a is switched from the A position to the B position (see FIG. 6). The projection 79b of the firing hammer main body 71a is locked and fixed in the locking groove 80 (see FIG. 7C). On the other hand, switching from the B position to the A position is performed by reverse rotation of the drive motor 39. The partition wall 82b of the guide member 82 presses the head 73 portion of the firing hammer main body 71a to rotate the firing hammer main body 71a in the reverse direction, so that the projection 79a of the firing hammer main body 71a is engaged with the locking groove 80. (See FIG. 7B). When the drive motor 39 is not driven, the position is fixed at that time.

  Next, FIG. 13 shows the structure of a game area. In this embodiment, the rear game area 53a is more advantageous for the player than the front game area 3a. The rear start winning ports 57 and 58 are made easier to win than the front start winning port 7 due to the positions of the rear start winning ports 57 and 58 and the obstacle nail 19. Further, the rear large winning opening 59 is easier to win than the front large winning opening 9. The jackpot probability is more in the case of lottery based on winning in the rear start winning ports 57, 58 than in the case of lottery based on winning in the front starting winning port 7 (in the case of front game region 3a) (rear game region 53a). Is set high. That is, the jackpot probability in the front game area 3a is “1/300”, and that in the rear game area 53a is “1/60”.

  Next, the operation will be described. In the normal state, the fired ball is driven into the front game area 3a. When the front winning prize opening 7 is won and a ball is detected by the start winning 1 detector 32 attached to the front starting prize opening 7, a winning detection signal is transmitted to the CPU 22. The CPU 22 acquires a random value (counter value) from the hit determination counter according to the timing when the winning detection signal is input to the CPU 22, and determines whether or not the hit determination random number matches the jackpot random number. A lottery is being drawn.

  Based on the lottery result, the special symbol display unit 65 stops the display after the symbols are variably displayed. A jackpot occurs when a jackpot symbol is displayed as the stop symbol. When the normal jackpot symbol is displayed, the opening / closing operation of the front big winning opening 9 is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 rounds), and when the specific jackpot symbol is displayed, the opening / closing operation of the rear big winning opening 59 is performed a predetermined number of times. Executed. During the big hit, a ball is automatically driven into the front game area 3a when the front big prize opening 9 is opened, while automatically when the rear big prize opening 59 is opened, the ball is automatically entered into the rear game area 53a. The ball is driven in.

  In the special symbol display unit 65, when a specific jackpot symbol is displayed, a probability change state or a short time state occurs. During the probabilistic state and during the short time state, the ball firing direction is switched and the ball is driven into the rear game area 53a. That is, the control signal from the CPU 22 drives the firing direction switching drive motor 39 of the firing direction switching device 81 to switch the firing hammer main body 71a of the launching hammer 71 from the A position to the B position, so that a ball is placed on the rear game area 53a. A ball is fired toward the rear rail 67 to be guided. Therefore, the player can play the game in the rear game area 53a which is advantageous to the player during the probability changing state and the short time state.

  Next, FIG.10 and FIG.11 shows the structure of a rear surface moving port and a front surface moving port. The rear surface moving ports 11, 12, 13, and 14 have the same structure, and the rear surface moving port 11 will be described as a representative. The rear surface moving port 11 has a rectangular opening 11 a on the upper surface and a circular opening 11 b through which a ball can pass on the rear surface. The rear surface opening 11 b communicates with an insertion hole 311 provided in the front game board 3. is doing. When a ball that has been driven into the front game area 3a enters the rear movement port 11, the ball is discharged into the rear game area 53a. As a result, the ball is moved to the rear game area 53a that is advantageous to the player.

  The front moving ports 62 and 63 have the same structure, and the front moving port 62 will be described as a representative. The front moving port 62 has a rectangular opening 62 a on the upper surface and a circular opening 62 b through which a ball can pass on the front surface, and the front opening 62 b communicates with an insertion hole 362 provided in the front game board 3. is doing. When a ball driven into the rear game area 53a enters the front moving port 62, it is discharged to the front game area 3a. Thereby, the ball is moved from the state advantageous to the player to the front game area 3a which is a normal game area.

  Next, the front moving port 61 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the front moving port 61 communicates with an insertion hole 92 provided at the rear of the lower stage of the housing 91 that houses the liquid crystal display unit 56. A plurality of (two in this embodiment) insertion holes 93 through which balls can pass are formed in the top portion of the housing 91. A ball driven into the rear game area 53a passes through the insertion hole 93, enters the housing 91, passes through the lower insertion hole 92, and is discharged from the front moving port 61 to the front game area 3a. The front opening 61a of the front moving port 61 is located directly above the front start winning port 7, and makes it easy for a ball to win the front start winning port 7.

  FIG. 12 shows the structure of the rear start winning opening. The rear start winning ports 57 and 58 have the same structure, and the rear winning port 57 will be described as a representative. The rear start winning opening 57 has an opening 57 a on the upper surface and a circular opening 57 b on the rear surface, and the rear opening 57 b communicates with an insertion hole 357 provided in the rear game board 53. The ball that has won the rear prize opening 57 is guided to the back side of the stand as it is. A start winning 2 detector 33 (not shown in FIG. 12) is provided in the vicinity of the rear start winning opening 57.

  Then, the ball that has won the front start winning opening 7 provided on the front game board 3 passes through the flow path 7a that passes through the rear game board 53 and is guided to the back side of the table (see FIGS. 3 and 4). A start winning 1 detector 32 is provided in the vicinity of the flow passage 7a. Further, the ball that has won the front large winning opening 9 passes through the flow passage 9a and is guided to the back side of the base (see FIGS. 3 and 4). In the vicinity of the flow passage 9a, a prize winning port 1 detector 35 is provided. Further, the ball that has won the rear large prize opening 59 provided on the rear game board 53 is guided to the back side of the stand as it is. In the vicinity of the rear large winning opening 59, a large winning opening 2 detector 36 is provided. Further, the front out port 10 is provided in the front game board 3 and the rear out port 60 is provided independently in the rear game board 53 so as to collect balls separately.

  In this way, the front game area 3a and the rear game area 53a configured to allow a player to play a game more advantageous than the front game area 3a are provided behind the front game area 3a, according to a specific jackpot design. When the occurrence of a certain change state or a short time state (a special gaming state advantageous to the player) is determined, the firing direction is switched so that a ball launched from the launching device 44 is driven into the rear game area 53a. . This makes it possible to vary the gameability depending on which game area of the front game area 3a and the rear game area 53a is hit, and the player can enjoy the game with an unprecedented interest. .

  Further, a front rail 17 is provided corresponding to the front game area 3a, and a rear rail 67 is provided corresponding to the rear game area 53a, and the position of the launch hammer main body 71a is displaced by the launch direction switching instrument 81 in the launch device 44. The ball can be fired toward either the front rail 17 or the rear rail 67 to switch the ball firing direction and to switch the game area. Thus, the launching device 44 can be configured to include launching direction switching means, and the launching direction can be switched by one launching hammer 71.

  Further, the front game area 3a and the rear game area 53a have different easiness to win the front start winning port 7 and the rear start winning prizes 57, 58 provided in those game areas, or the winning probability of winning the jackpot By making them different, the game characteristics differ depending on which game area the ball is shot into, so that it is possible to enhance the interest of the player. Conventionally, for example, in a pachinko gaming machine called a “seven machine”, an electric tulip is provided, and the electric tulip is in an open state advantageous to a player in a certain change state or a short time state, or the electric tulip is opened. Although the symbol variation time for displaying the lottery result to be determined is shortened, it is possible to bring the player into an advantageous state by switching the game area to be driven without providing an electric tulip.

(Example 2)
14 to 16 show a second embodiment. In the first embodiment, an example is shown in which the game area into which the ball that is launched in accordance with the game state (occurrence of the special game state) is shot is different, but in the second embodiment, the ball that is launched by the player's operation is An example in which the game area to be driven is different is shown. The pachinko gaming machine 101 is provided with a firing direction switching button 102 as a player selection operation means for a player to select and operate on the lower left side of the ball supply tray 4 and fires as a display means for indicating the firing direction on the upper surface of the ball supply tray 4. A direction display unit 103 is provided.

  The firing direction switching button 102 is a push button type switch. When the button is pressed once, for example, a game area where a ball is driven from the front game area 3a to the rear game area 53a is changed, and when the button is pressed once more, the rear game area 53a is changed. The game area in which a ball is driven into the front game area 3a from one to the other is switched. In addition, as shown in FIG. 15, in the launch direction display unit 103, the parts displayed as “front” (points to the front game area 3 a) and “back” (points to the rear game area 53 a) correspond to the launch direction. (Corresponding to the game area where the shot ball is driven) is lit up. The firing direction display unit 103 can employ a liquid crystal display or a display device such as an LED. In FIG. 14, parts having the same functions as those in FIG.

  FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the game control device 120 of the pachinko gaming machine 101 in the second embodiment. A firing direction switching button 102 is connected to the CPU 22 via the input / output circuit 25. A control signal from the CPU 22 is input to the display control board 26, and the display of the firing direction display unit 103 is controlled in accordance with the control signal. In FIG. 16, parts having the same functions as those in FIG.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 101 of the second embodiment, the front winning prize opening 7 in the front game area 3a and the rear starting prize winning holes 57, 58 in the rear game area 53a have different jackpot probabilities when winning, and during the normal state Switching from time to time. In the present embodiment, the switching is performed at the occurrence timing of the jackpot. The jackpot probability is set to “1/300” and “1/60”, as in the first embodiment. Accordingly, during the normal state, the player does not know which game area is advantageous. A player relies on intuition to determine a game area to be shot and operates the firing direction switch button 102 to switch the game area and hit a ball. When the firing direction switching button 102 is operated, the firing direction switching drive motor 39 is driven by a control signal from the CPU 22, the firing direction is switched by the firing direction switching device 81 of the launching device 44, and a game area in which a ball is shot. Is changed.

  During the big hit, either the front big prize opening 9 or the rear big prize opening 59 is opened for each round, and while watching it, the firing direction switching button 102 is operated as necessary to drive a ball. And when a specific jackpot symbol is displayed, it is provided with an informing means for informing the player which of the big prize opening is opened before the big prize opening is opened. As an informing means, for example, a large winning opening to be opened can be lit (or flashed) with a lamp or the like. By informing in advance of the big winning opening to be released, the ball hitting is reduced. When the jackpot ends, the game returns to the normal state, and it is not possible to know which game area is advantageous.

  In addition, after the jackpot with the specific jackpot symbol is over, the probability change is in progress, and during the probability change, which of the front winning prize opening 7 or the rear starting prize winning holes 57, 58 is the winning prize winning probability is higher. Informing means for informing is provided. As a notification means, the display of the special symbol display part 65 of the liquid crystal display part 56 is switched, and the message which notifies the start winning opening with a high jackpot winning probability can be displayed. The player can watch the message and operate the firing direction switching button 102 as necessary to select an advantageous game area and play a game aiming at a start winning opening with a high probability of winning a big hit.

  In this way, the player can switch the game area where the ball is shot by operating the firing direction switching button 102. During a normal game, it is possible to determine which game area the player wants to shoot by intuition so that the player does not know which game area is advantageous for the player, and can hit the ball. If the game area advantageous to the player is notified during the probability change, the player can switch by operating the firing direction switching button 102 by himself / herself, and can play the game aiming at the advantageous game area. As a result, it is possible to play a game from a new point of view as to which game area the ball should be shot in depending on the game state at that time.

(Modification 1)
17 and 18 show a modification. The firing direction switching means in the first and second embodiments is configured such that the launching device 44 includes a turning mechanism of the launching hammer main body 71a including the head 73 of the launching hammer 71, the launching direction switching device 81, and the like. However, the game area in which the ball is shot may be switched after the ball is fired until it is shot into the game area. In FIG. 17, straddling the boundary between the front game area 3a and the rear game area 53a (stretching in the front-rear direction when the glass door 2 side is the front side and the back side of the table is the rear side), from the launching device One rail 117 for guiding the fired ball is provided. The upper part of the game board 3 has an opening 111, and the front game area 3a and the rear game area 53a communicate with each other through the opening 111.

  When the entrance that is close to the launching device in the rail 117 is the beginning and the ball exit that is the opposite side is the end, the launch direction switching claw 112 that switches the ball trajectory near the exit of the rail 117 (switching) Means). The firing direction switching claw 112 is displaced by driving a firing direction switching solenoid (not shown) or the like according to a control signal from the CPU 22, and the first position (the broken line state in FIG. 17) and the second position (FIG. 17). A solid line state). When the firing direction switching claw 112 is at the first position, a ball is driven into the front game area 3a, while when at the second position, a ball is driven into the rear game area 53a. A guide plate 113 is provided at the exit of the rail 117 so as to guide the ball to the firing direction switching claw 112. Further, a rebound member 114 is provided in each of the front game area 3a and the rear game area 53a on the upper side of the front game board 3 and the rear game board 53, and on the opposite side of the rail 117 that is spaced apart from the outlet of the rail 117. Yes. In this example, the rebound member 114 is provided across the front game area 3a and the rear game area 53a (stretching in the front-rear direction). After the game area into which the ball is driven is determined by the firing direction switching claw 112, when the ball is strong, the ball hits the rebound member 114 and falls into the determined game area. Yes. The rebound member 114 is disposed at substantially the same height as or below the lower end of the opening 111, and falls in a generally determined game area so that it is difficult to enter the other game area.

  In this way, the launch direction switching claw 112 is provided at the outlet of the rail 117, and the trajectory of the ball can be switched so that the ball is driven into either the front game area 3a or the rear game area 53a.

The following modifications may be added to the present embodiment.
(1) Two launching devices may be provided (two launching hammers are provided), and a ball may be driven into each game area. However, one handle is used.
(2) The ball that has been driven into each game area is configured to move to another game area by a moving port or the like in the middle of flowing down, but may be configured not to come and go.
(3) In the first embodiment, there may be provided display means for displaying a game area in which a ball fired by the launching device 44 is to be shot. As the display means, the firing direction display unit 103 shown in the second embodiment can be adopted.

(4) The out ports 10 and 60 are provided in the front game board 3 and the rear game board 53, respectively, and collect balls separately, but they may be collected in common.

The front schematic diagram of the pachinko game machine of this invention. The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of a pachinko gaming machine. The front view of a front game board and a rear game board. The perspective view of a front game board and a rear game board. Explanatory drawing of a launcher. Explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a launching hammer and a rail. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a firing hammer. Explanatory drawing of a firing direction switching instrument. Explanatory drawing which shows firing direction switching operation. The figure which shows the structure of a rear surface movement port. The figure which shows the structure of a front moving port. The figure which shows the structure of a rear surface start winning opening. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a game area | region. The front schematic diagram of the pachinko game machine of 2nd Example. The G section enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of FIG. The principal part perspective view which shows the modification of a firing direction switching means. The principal part front view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine 2 Glass door (front glass)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Front game board 3a Front game area 7 Front start winning opening 9 Front large winning opening 17 Front rail 22 CPU (game area determination means, lottery means, winning probability setting means)
44 Launching device (launching means)
53 Rear game board 53a Rear game area 56 Liquid crystal display part 57,58 Rear start prize opening 59 Rear big prize entrance 67 Rear rail 71 Launch hammer 71a Launch hammer body 71b Body O3 axis 81 Launch direction switching device (switching means)
102 Firing direction switching button (operation means)
103 Firing direction display section (display means)
112 Firing direction switching claw (switching means)
117 rail

Claims (7)

A front game area facing the front glass and a rear game area formed at the rear of the front game area are provided. In each game area, an obstacle for changing the flow direction of the ball or an entrance for receiving the ball is arranged. In the pachinko machine that was made,
A launching means for firing a ball in response to a player's operation;
A game area determining means for determining a game area in which a ball launched from the launching means is driven as one of the front game area and the rear game area based on a predetermined condition;
A pachinko gaming machine comprising switching means for switching a game area in which a ball launched from the launching means is driven based on a determination result by the game area determining means. A rail for guiding the ball from a position where the ball is launched by the launching means to a position where the ball is driven into the front game area, and a ball from a position where the ball is launched by the firing means to a position where the ball is driven into the rear game area And a rail to guide
2. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the switching unit switches a firing direction of a ball so as to fire a ball on any one of the rails. A rail for guiding the ball from a position where the ball is launched by the launching means to a position where the ball is driven into the front game area and the rear game area;
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the switching means switches the trajectory of the ball guided to the rail so as to be driven into any one of the front game area and the rear game area. The pachinko gaming machine has a configuration in which a gaming state advantageous to a player and an unfavorable gaming state can occur,
The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the game area determining means determines based on the gaming state. Comprising operating means operated by a player;
The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the game area determination means is determined based on the operation means. Start winning holes provided respectively in the front game area and the rear game area,
Lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not the jackpot is won in accordance with the winning at the start winning opening;
The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising winning probability setting means for setting a different jackpot winning probability for each gaming area provided with the start winning opening. The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising display means for displaying a game area into which a ball fired by the launching means is to be driven.

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