JP2006095235A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine constituted to simultaneously release all of retained balls by disposing a retention device in a game board and opening the retention device interlocked with a certain operation. <P>SOLUTION: This Pachinko machine 1 is provided with a retention part 50 capable of retaining, for example, five balls out of game balls Ba shot onto the game board 7, the retention device 25 simultaneously releasing the retained game balls Ba toward a winning hole 48 by releasing the retention by the retention part 50, a release operation button 59 for releasing the retention by the retention part 50, and a regulation valve control means 61 actuating the retention device 25 in response to the operation of the release operation button 59 and releasing the retention by the retention part 50. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine that can bring about various changes in gaming characteristics by continuously winning a prize opening.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched on the game board according to the operation of the launching handle, and then guided to an obstacle nail or a windmill on the game board surface. It is configured to flow down the board and enter various winning holes, or to flow into the out port at the bottom of the game board without entering the ball (so-called fever machine: hereinafter referred to as “type 1 special electric equipment” Is known) (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when winning a starting chucker (starting winning opening), a big win lottery is performed based on this. At the same time, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out, and according to the result of the lottery, a predetermined effect display is performed on the screen of the symbol display device made up of liquid crystal or the like provided in the central portion of the game board. When a big hit is generated, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large amount of game balls are paid out in response to the entry.

  On the other hand, a special winning opening, a starting opening, and a variable winning device are provided in the game area, and when a predetermined condition is established based on the winning of a game ball to the specific winning opening, a special game right is generated and the right A pachinko machine (so-called rights mono: hereinafter referred to as “type 3 special electric player”) that makes the variable prize-winning device open in an open state that is beneficial to the player when winning at the starting port during the occurrence, so that a special game with a high winning rate is performed. There is also a "thing".

  In the above-mentioned type 3 special electric equipment, if the winning rate at the start opening is low, even if special game rights are generated, it is difficult to shift to special games. Even if a game is performed, there is a possibility that the number of acquired balls may be reduced before the transition to the special game. On the other hand, if the winning rate at the starting port becomes high, the special game will be won again before the special game is played so many times, and the special game will be fully executed even though the right is generated. There was also a risk that his rights would disappear before he was entertained. However, since the winning rate is determined by the adjustment of the starting nail, etc., it is necessary to adjust the nail according to the situation, but this nail adjustment requires skill, and accurate adjustment is difficult. It was.

  Therefore, a holding device for holding the game ball that has entered the introduction port from the game area and releasing the reservation ball from the ball release port to the game area through the opening / closing means is disposed immediately above the start port, and the holding device is held. There has been devised a pachinko machine configured such that when a ball is released from the ball release port to the game area through the opening / closing means, the start port immediately below can be won with high probability (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2003-236210 A JP 05-003945 A

  By the way, according to the pachinko machine described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, it is possible to win the holding ball held in the holding device with good timing through the opening / closing means with respect to the starting port when the right of the special game is generated. Therefore, there is an increased possibility that the special game will be repeated efficiently without increasing the number of winning balls to the starting port. However, due to the nature of the game of the pachinko machine, the game balls held in the holding device are continuously displayed. It was not possible to win a prize, and only the game balls were dropped one by one at the moment when the electric tulip at the start opening was released.

  Therefore, despite the fact that a plurality of game balls are held in the holding device, it is undeniable that there is a lack of power at the time of the winning ball because of winning one by one as described above. I couldn't deny that there was a little dissatisfaction with the exhilarating feeling.

  Therefore, the present invention is configured such that the holding device is disposed on the game board and the holding device is released from holding in conjunction with a certain operation so that all the holding balls can be discharged all at once. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that solves this problem.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 7) displays on the game board (7) the start winning opening (16) where a winning that can trigger the jackpot lottery execution and the result of the jackpot lottery are displayed. A gaming machine (1) comprising a symbol display device (47) for performing and a winning opening (48) for winning a prize that does not contribute to the jackpot lottery,
A holding unit (50) capable of holding a predetermined number (for example, 5) of the game balls (Ba) launched on the game board (7), and releasing the holding by the holding unit (50); Then, the holding device (25) formed by releasing the held game balls (Ba) all at once toward the winning opening (48),
A release operation member (59) for releasing the hold by the holding unit (50);
A release control means (65) for operating the holding device (25) in response to the operation of the release operation member (59) and releasing the hold by the hold unit (50);
A gaming machine (1) characterized by comprising:

According to a second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 1 and 6), the release operation member is a release operation button (59) disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine body (2, 3) so as to be pressed. ,
The gaming machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is (1).

According to the third aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 5), the holding portion (50) is disposed in a state of being retracted from the front surface of the game board (7) to the back surface side and is held inside. It consists of a transparent member that can be seen through the game ball (Ba),
A transparent plate (46) is disposed on the front side of the retaining portion (50) so as to be visible through the retaining portion (50).
There exists in the gaming machine (1) of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In addition, although the code | symbol in the said parenthesis is for contrast with drawing, this is for convenience for making an understanding of invention easy, and has no influence on the structure of a claim. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, during a game, when a predetermined number of game balls are accumulated in the holding unit, the player operates the release operation member to easily release the holding unit. The balls are simultaneously released toward the winning opening to be awarded, thereby making it possible to obtain award balls corresponding to a predetermined number of minutes at a stretch with a refreshing feeling. For this reason, it is possible to avoid the conventional inconvenience that a plurality of game balls are held in the holding device, and the force at the time of the winning ball is lacking because of winning one by one, and a refreshing feeling cannot be obtained. Can do.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the release operation member is composed of a release operation button disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body so as to be capable of being pressed, so that the player can operate the release operation button at an arbitrary timing. Therefore, it is possible to win all the reserved balls at the same time in the winning opening, so that a large amount of winning balls can be obtained at the player's favorite time, and the interest can be enhanced.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the holding portion is arranged in a state of being retracted from the front surface of the game board to the back surface side, and is made of a transparent member that allows the game ball held inside to be visibly transmitted. Since a transparent plate that can be seen through the holding portion is disposed on the front side of the portion, a player can visually recognize a game ball inside the holding portion that is transmitting through the transparent plate during the game. You can get a refreshing feeling while watching the game balls that are released at the same time and win. Thereby, the entertainment interest in a game improves significantly.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to FIGS.

  1 is a front view showing the external structure of the pachinko machine in the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the game board separated from the pachinko machine as a single unit, and FIG. 3 is a holding provided in the game board. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a holding device embedded in a game board, FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing the holding device in a game ball discharge state, and FIG. 6 is this pachinko machine. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the pachinko machine. In addition, many obstacle nails, a plurality of windmills, and the like are planted in a game area of a game board, which will be described later, but these are not shown for convenience in FIGS. 2, the guide rail 62 shown in FIG. 1 is not shown for convenience.

  The pachinko machine 1 plays a game while launching a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) toward the game area 7a of the game board 7 by the operation of a launching device (not shown) by operating the launch handle 9, and so-called probability. It is configured to pay out a number of game balls corresponding to the game balls that have entered the attacker (big prize opening) 17 in a state where a big hit such as fluctuation has occurred. The above per probability change (also referred to as “probability change”) is advantageous to the player at least until the next jackpot is drawn in the gaming state in the probability change mode when the jackpot of the probability change mode is won as a result of the lottery. This means a special state that can give added value, whereas there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a frame-shaped housing 2 having an opening and a front door 3 that is attached to the housing 2 so as to be opened and closed. A glass frame 5 having transparent glass (not shown) is attached to the front surface of the door 3 so as to be openable and closable. A game board 7 is arranged on the back side of the transparent glass. An effect lighting device 10 is arranged at the upper left and right of the game board 7 at the front door 3, and a sound emitting device 8 having a speaker (not shown) is arranged at the lower left part of the game board 7 at the front door 3. Has been. A locking device 4 for locking or releasing the front door 3 to the housing 2 side is disposed on the right side of the glass frame 5. Note that the gaming machine main body is composed of the housing 2, the front door 3, and the like.

  An upper plate 13 is provided below the game board 7 in the front door 3, and a ball supply port 18 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper left portion of the upper plate 13. A ball lending button 14 a and a prepaid card return button 14 b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the upper plate 13. In addition, a release operation button 59 for releasing the hold by the holding unit 50 described later is disposed at the left end of the upper plate 13.

  In addition, a lower tray 15 is disposed below the upper tray 13 in the front door 3, and a ball launcher (not shown) is operated on the left portion of the lower tray 15 to direct the game ball toward the game area 7a. A firing handle 9 is provided for launching. Furthermore, a ball discharge port 19 through which a game ball overflowed from the upper plate 13 is discharged is formed in the ball accommodating portion 15 a of the lower plate 15, and an ashtray 24 is disposed on the left side of the lower plate 15. .

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 62 indicates a guide rail that guides a game ball launched by operating the launch handle 9 to the game area 7 a of the game board 7, and reference numeral 22 indicates an out port. In addition, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with an out ball passage (not shown) for guiding the game ball that has fallen into the out port 22 without winning in the game area 3a during the game and leads to the back side of the pachinko machine. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a game display area 7a of the game board 7 is provided with a symbol display device 47 in the central portion. Winning ports 27, 28, 29, and 48 are provided for performing general winnings that do not contribute to. Below the symbol display device 47, a start chucker (start winning prize opening) 16 and an attacker 17 are sequentially arranged. The starter chucker 16 is an accessory in which a winning that can trigger a big hit lottery execution by the first lottery means 33 to be described later is performed. The attacker 17 is released when a big hit occurs and is launched into the game area 7a of the game board 7. It is an accessory for winning a game ball Ba that rolls and falls. The attacker 17 is configured to close at the time of completing ten balls in one opening and to repeat the opening / closing operation 15 times during a big hit. The number of balls entered and the number of opening / closing operations are not limited to 10 or 15 and can be appropriately set as necessary.

  In the right side of the symbol display device 47 in FIG. 1, that is, above the winning opening 48, after temporarily holding a predetermined number (5 in this embodiment) of the game balls Ba launched into the game board 7, these A holding device 25 configured to release all the game balls Ba to the winning opening 48 at the same time and win them is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the holding device 25 has a game ball introduction part 52 for receiving the game ball Ba at the top, and the game board 7 has a game board 7 at the front of the game ball introduction part 52. An opening 57 communicating with the game ball introduction part 52 and the holding part 50 in an exposed form, and a lid pivotally attached via a hinge 53a so that the opening 57 can be opened and closed in conjunction with the operation of the release operation button 59 A body 53 is disposed.

  The holding device 25 includes the holding unit 50 communicating with the opening 57 through the internal inclined surface 52a of the game ball introducing unit 52, and the opening unit in a state where five game balls Ba are already held in the holding unit 50. A discharge port 51 for discharging the game ball Ba entered from 57 to the back side of the game board 7 and a release regulating valve 55 pivotally supported via a hinge 55a so as to open and close inside the holding unit 50 are provided. Yes.

  The holding unit 50 is partitioned at the lower side by the release regulating valve 55 so that a maximum of five game balls Ba can be held in a state of being retracted from the front surface (that is, the board surface) of the game board 7 to the back side. It is configured in a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter (for example, 12 to 13 mm) that allows the entered game ball Ba to be stably accommodated in the internal space 50a with a slight gap. In addition, a lid body detection sensor 58 that outputs a detection signal to that effect to the main board 30 when the lid body 53 is in the closed position (the state shown in FIG. 5) is disposed on the upper front side of the game ball introduction section 52. ing.

  With the above-described configuration, the holding unit 50 temporarily holds a maximum of five game balls Ba when the release restriction valve 55 is closed, and then releases all of these game balls Ba by a release operation of the release restriction valve 55. It functions to release all at once. The holding unit 50 is made of a transparent member that allows the game ball Ba held inside to be visible, and a transparent plate 46 that allows the holding unit 50 to be seen is disposed on the front side thereof. Examples of the material for the transparent member and the transparent plate 46 include a glass material, an acrylic resin, and a polycarbonate resin.

  In addition, the transparent state of the transparent member or the transparent plate 46 is not a concept that only means that the game ball Ba in the storage unit 50 or the storage unit 50 on the back surface of the transparent plate 46 can be seen in a completely transparent state. This is a concept including a so-called translucent state in which the presence of the game ball Ba and the like can be understood. In the present embodiment, the maximum number that can be temporarily held by the holding device 25 is described as five. However, the number of balls that can be held is not limited to this, and is, for example, four or less, or six or more. It can be set as appropriate.

  The holding device 25 bends forward from a position facing the release regulating valve 55 provided below the holding unit 50 and protrudes to the surface of the transparent plate 46, and then bends downward and the obstacle nail above the winning hole 48. The discharge guide path 54 provided with the opening 54a facing the space | gap 56a between 56 is comprised. The opening 54 a is located at a distance of, for example, 12 to 13 mm from the upper side of the obstacle nail 56.

  The release restriction valve 55 is configured to open and close by the operation of the restriction valve opening / closing solenoid 40 triggered by the operation of the release operation button 59. That is, the release regulating valve 55 responds to a drive signal output from the regulating valve control means 61 when an ON signal at the time of pressing the release operation button 59 is sent to the regulating valve control means (see FIG. 6) 65. When the plunger (not shown) of the restriction valve opening / closing solenoid 40 is extended, it is opened as shown in FIG. Further, when an OFF signal when the release operation button 59 in the pressing operation state is opened is sent to the restriction valve control means 61, the plunger of the restriction valve opening / closing solenoid 40 responding to the release of the drive signal from the restriction valve control means 61. In the backward movement, the door is closed as shown in FIG.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the present control system includes a main board 30 and a sub board 42 connected to the main board 30. The main board 30 manages the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory in which a game execution program is stored in advance. A storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs are provided.

  The main board 30 includes a winning determination unit 31, a winning signal output unit 32, a first lottery unit 33, a second lottery unit 34, a game control unit 35, a holding unit 36, an operation control unit 37, an operation determination unit 38, and an operation determination unit. 39 and a restriction valve control means 61. Further, a lid body opening / closing solenoid 64, a regulation valve opening / closing solenoid 40, a starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 45, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 41, a release operation button 59, a lid body detection sensor 58, and a regulation valve detection sensor 65 are connected to the main board 30. ing.

  The winning determination means 31 is used when a game ball launched into the game area 7a by a launching device (not shown) that is operated by operating the launching handle 9 wins either the start chucker 16 or the winning openings 27, 28, 29. Then, it is determined that the prize has been won. Further, the winning determination means 31 determines that there has been a winning even when the winning opening 48 is won.

  The winning signal output means 32 outputs a winning signal indicating that a winning has been made to the corresponding start chucker 16 or winning openings 27, 28, 29, 48 when the winning determination means 31 determines a winning.

  When the winning signal is input from the winning signal output means 32, the first lottery means 33 is an advantageous addition that is advantageous to the player until the next jackpot is won with the winning with less than the maximum number of reserved balls (for example, four) Obtain a winning random number from a lottery memory (not shown) so that one of the probability fluctuations that can give value is won and the normal hit that does not become the special state. Run a lottery.

  The second lottery means 34 is a lottery based on a random number of effects stored in an effect memory (not shown) in the case of winning a big hit lottery in the first lottery means 33. The variation pattern that the symbols such as “111”, “333”, and “777” are finally aligned on the jackpot valid line is determined, and the variation pattern command to that effect is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit. The second lottery means 34 is also a lottery based on the production random number value in the case of the big hit lottery in the first lottery means 33, and “222”, “444” A variation pattern indicating that symbols such as “888” are finally aligned on the jackpot valid line is determined, and this variation pattern command is output. The second lottery means 34 is also a lottery based on the production random number value when the big lottery lottery in the first lottery means 33 is missed, and “252”, “464”, “838”, etc. The variation pattern that the symbols are finally aligned on the jackpot active line is determined, and this variation pattern command is output.

  The game control means 35 displays a signal relating to the contents of the effect to be displayed on the symbol display device 47 in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery result in the second lottery means 34 together with the control command. 44.

  The holding unit 36 inputs the variation pattern command output from the second lottery unit 34 and sequentially stores it as a holding ball that becomes the result of the lottery performed each time the start chucker 16 is won. The storage status is lit and displayed as, for example, a maximum of four reserved balls on a reserved ball display unit (not shown) provided in the symbol display device 47. For example, the holding means 36 always determines whether or not the number H of held balls is 0 <H <5. While the number H of four held balls is displayed, the big hit regardless of the winning to the starting chucker 16 There will be no lottery. Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, and may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less or five or more.

  Then, the holding unit 36 sequentially transmits the fluctuation pattern commands held (stored) to the display control unit 44, and does not transmit the next fluctuation pattern command until the effect display based on the transmitted fluctuation pattern commands is completed. To set (turn on) a symbol variation prohibition flag to set the symbol variation prohibition flag to be set, and set a symbol variation timer (not shown) for measuring the time to release the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag. In response, the number of reserved balls is decremented by one. In addition, the holding means 36 indicates the result of the jackpot lottery in response to the winning to the starting chucker 16 performed by the first lottery means 33 when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the reserved balls. And the number of reserved balls is incremented by one.

  The operation control unit 37 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 45 based on a signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination unit 39 to operate the solenoid 45 to open or close the start chucker 16. Further, the operation control means 37 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 41 to actuate the solenoid 41, and when the jackpot is generated by the lottery in the first lottery means 33, the attacker 17 is opened and the predetermined number of winnings is completed (or Control is performed so that the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (a predetermined round) every time a predetermined time elapses).

  The operation determination unit 38 determines whether or not a condition for operating the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 45 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 41 is satisfied. That is, in the starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 45, “when the condition is satisfied” when the starter chucker 16 is opened / closed is when the main board 30 is won by a lottery performed separately from the big lottery of the first lottery means 33. is there. In the attacker open / close solenoid 41, when the condition is met when the attacker 17 is opened, the three same symbols from the state of so-called reach (including so-called super reach and normal reach) are aligned on the jackpot effective line. The “when the condition is satisfied” when the attacker 17 is closed is when all winnings are completed when the jackpot is generated.

  In response to the determination signal from the operation determination unit 38, the operation determination unit 39 determines the start of operation of the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 45 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 41, respectively.

  When the restriction valve control means (release control means) 65 receives an ON signal when the release operation button 59 is pressed, it sends a drive signal to the restriction valve opening / closing solenoid 40 to extend its plunger (not shown). As a result, the release regulating valve 55 is opened (see FIG. 5), and the minimum drop completion time (for example, 0. 0) is required to complete the release (self-weight drop) of all the five game balls Ba from the holding unit 50. When 5 to 1.0 seconds) elapses, the drive signal is turned off, the plunger is retracted, and the release control valve 55 is controlled to be closed. At the same time, the regulating valve control means 61 transmits a drive signal to the lid opening / closing solenoid 64 prior to opening the release regulating valve 55, operates the lid opening / closing solenoid 64 to close the lid 53, and further When the drop completion time elapses, a drive signal is transmitted to the lid opening / closing solenoid 64 to open the lid 53 again.

  The lid opening / closing solenoid 64 opens and closes the lid 53 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the restriction valve control means 61.

  The restriction valve opening / closing solenoid 40 opens and closes the release restriction valve 55 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the restriction valve control means 61.

  The start chucker opening / closing solenoid 45 opens and closes the start chucker 16 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 37.

  The attacker opening / closing solenoid 41 opens / closes the attacker 17 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward / backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 37.

  When the release operation button 59 is arbitrarily pressed by a player or the like, the release operation button 59 sends a signal to the restriction valve control means 61 to release the closed release restriction valve 55.

  The lid detection sensor 58 outputs a detection signal to that effect to the main board 30 when the lid 53 is in the closed position (state shown in FIG. 5).

  The restriction valve detection sensor 65 detects whether the release restriction valve 55 is in the closed position (state shown in FIG. 4) or the open position (state shown in FIG. 5), and sends a signal to that effect to the restriction valve control means 61. Send to.

  On the other hand, the sub-board 42 has an effect control means 43 and a display control means 44, and the sound emitting device 11, the effect lighting device 10, and the symbol display device 47 are connected to the sub-board 42.

  The effect control means 43 drives the sound emitting device 11 and the effect lighting device 10 in a timely manner in accordance with the signal supplied from the microprocessor in the main board 30 to perform an effect display appealing to the player's vision and hearing.

  The display control means 44 drives the symbol display device 47 in a timely manner in accordance with the signal related to the effect contents transmitted from the game control means 35, and displays the effect so as to appeal the player's vision to the result of the big hit lottery.

  As described above, the sound emitting device 11, the effect lighting device 10, and the symbol display device 47 perform a normal effect, a special effect at the time of a big hit, etc. by generating sound, light, etc. in response to each control.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, when a player seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the firing handle 9 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the game ball is moved for a predetermined time by the operation of the launching device (not shown). Fired continuously toward the game area 4 at intervals. Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 7a of the game board 7 and roll and fall are awarded to the starting chucker 16 and the winning holes 27, 28, and 29 in a timely manner, or rolling and falling without contributing to these. Then, the game area 7a is discharged to the back side of the game board 7 through the lowermost outlet 22.

  When the winning chucker 16 or any of the winning openings 27 to 29 wins, the winning determination means 31 determines the winning and the winning signal output means 32 outputs a winning signal (step S2). At this time, the holding means 36 always determines whether or not the holding ball H is 0 <H <5. When it is determined that 0 <H <5 is satisfied, the holding variation pattern command is The information is sequentially transmitted to the display control means 44 via the game control means 35, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on, the symbol variation timer is set, and the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of the variation pattern command. In addition, the holding means 36, when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the reserved balls, the jackpot lottery according to the winning to the start winning opening 26a or 26b performed by the first lottery means 33 The result is stored as a reserved ball, and the number of held balls is incremented by 1.

  Then, when winning in the jackpot lottery (step S3), when the first lottery means 33 turns on the winning flag, the second lottery means 34 performs the lottery in the lottery based on the effect random number stored in the effect memory. That is, the variation pattern corresponding to the probability variation or the normal variation is determined.

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning symbol to be displayed on the symbol display device 47 is set, and the second lottery means 34 outputs the variation pattern command to that effect and the effect display based on the variation pattern command is ended. Until the next variation pattern command is not sent, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on, the symbol variation timer for measuring the time to release the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag is set, and the variation pattern command is set. The number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of. On the other hand, when the winning is a lottery lottery, a variation pattern is determined in which lottery based on a random number value stored in the effect memory results in the final matching of symbols corresponding to the loss as a result of the variation. Thereby, the off symbol displayed on the symbol display device 47 is set, the second lottery means 34 outputs a variation pattern command to that effect, turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, sets the symbol variation timer, The number of held balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of the fluctuation pattern command.

  As described above, based on the fact that the game control means 35 transmits a signal related to the effect contents to be displayed on the symbol display device 47 together with the control command to the display control means 44 of the sub-board 42, the display control means 44 The display device 47 is driven in a timely manner, and the contents related to the jackpot lottery result are displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision (step S5).

  When the lottery result of the first lottery means 33 appears on the screen of the symbol display device 47, the operation control means 37 opens and closes the attacker at a predetermined timing based on the signal indicating the operation start decision of the operation decision means 39. A drive signal is sent to the solenoid 41 to activate the solenoid 41 to release the attacker 17 and repeat the operation of closing every time a predetermined number of winnings are completed (or a predetermined time elapses) a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds). . Thereby, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 17 are paid out to the upper plate 13 from the ball supply port 18 (step S6).

  In the state of FIG. 4 in which the release regulating valve 55 is closed by the operation of the regulating valve opening / closing solenoid 40 and the lid 53 is opened by the operation of the lid opening / closing solenoid 64 during the series of games described above, When the game ball Ba that has reached the opening 57 while rolling between the two enters the opening 57, the game balls Ba are sequentially accumulated in the holding unit 50 of the holding device 25, and the fifth ball is accumulated. Further, the game ball Ba that enters further is discharged from the discharge port 51 that opens to the back side of the game board 7 at the upper rear of the fifth game ball Ba.

  Then, the holding device 25 holding the five game balls Ba in the holding unit 50 controls the release in response to the drive signal from the restriction valve control means 61 when the release operation button 59 is pressed by the player or the like. The valve 55 is opened. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, all of the five game balls Ba held in the holding unit 50 fall by their own weight all at once, and win a prize opening 48 through the gap 56 a between the obstacle nails 56. At this time, in some cases, a part of the falling game ball Ba may be touched and bounced by the obstacle nail 56 and may not be awarded. In addition, at the time when the release regulating valve 55 is opened, the five holding balls Ba are not necessarily held in the holding unit 50. The release regulating valve 55 is sequentially opened when all of the game balls Ba existing in the holding unit 50 are dropped all at once.

  Subsequently, the restriction valve control means 61 determines the elapse of the drop completion time, releases the drive signal to the restriction valve opening / closing solenoid 40 and closes the discharge restriction valve 55, and sends a drive signal to the lid opening / closing solenoid 64. The lid 53 is opened. Accordingly, the holding device 25 is in a state where it can accept the game ball Ba launched into the game area 7a again.

  According to the present embodiment described above, when the game unit 5 has five game balls Ba accumulated in the holding unit 50, the player can easily release the holding unit 50 by operating the release operation button 59. Thus, it is possible to release the reserved balls all at once toward the winning opening 48 and win the winning balls, and thereby, the winning balls corresponding to five can be obtained at a stretch with a refreshing feeling. Therefore, in spite of holding a plurality of game balls in the holding device 25, the conventional inconvenience of lacking the power at the time of a winning ball due to winning one by one and being unable to obtain a refreshing feeling is avoided. be able to.

  In addition, since the release operation button 59 is arranged on the front surface of the gaming machine main body so as to be pressed, the player presses the operation button 59 at an arbitrary timing, so that all the reserved balls are placed in the winning opening 48. It is possible to win all at once, so that a large amount of prize balls can be obtained at the player's favorite point of time, and the interest can be enhanced.

  Further, the holding unit 50 is arranged in a state of being retracted from the front surface of the game board 7 to the back surface side, and is made of a transparent member that allows the game ball Ba held inside to be visible, and further on the front side of the holding unit 50 Since the transparent plate 46 that allows the reserving portion 50 to be visible is disposed, the player can visually recognize the game ball Ba in the reserving portion 50 that is transmitting through the transparent plate 46 during the game. It is possible to obtain a refreshing feeling while watching the game balls Ba that are simultaneously released at a certain timing and win a prize. Thereby, the entertainment interest in a game will improve significantly.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machine which has been subjected to is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the state which isolate | separated the game board independently from this pachinko machine. It is a front view which expands and shows the holding | maintenance apparatus with which the game board was equipped. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the holding | maintenance apparatus of the form embedded in the game board. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the holding | maintenance apparatus of a game ball discharge | released state. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this pachinko machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the action | operation by this pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

1: Pachinko machine (game machine)
7: Game board 7a: Game area 16: Start chucker (start winning prize opening)
25: Holding device 37: Release control means (regulation valve control means)
46: Transparent plate 47: Symbol display device 48: Winning slot 50: Reservation part 59: Release operation button (release operation member)
Ba: Game ball

Claims (3)

A gaming machine having a winning prize opening on which a winning that can trigger a jackpot lottery is performed on the game board, a symbol display device that displays a result of the jackpot lottery, and a prize winning opening that does not contribute to the jackpot lottery. And
A holding unit capable of holding a predetermined number of game balls launched on the game board, and releasing the hold by the holding unit, releases the held game balls toward the winning opening all at once. A holding device,
Release operation member for releasing the hold by the holding unit,
Release control means for operating the holding device in response to the operation of the release operation member, and releasing the hold by the holding unit;
A gaming machine comprising: The release operation member is a release operation button disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body so that it can be pressed.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. The holding part is arranged in a state of being retracted from the front surface of the game board to the back surface side, and is made of a transparent member that allows the game ball held inside to be visible so as to be visible,
On the front side of the holding part, a transparent plate that is transparently visible through the holding part is disposed.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.

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