JP2006130126A - Role object unit of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase difficulty in prediction in the case of performing using operation according to the physical lows of a game ball, and to make a player keep interest in movement of the game ball until a result such as winning, losing, etc. is defined. <P>SOLUTION: As guiding routes until a pachinko ball reaches one of the housing parts of a sorting member 106 after it is accepted to the inside of a center role object 42, two kinds of a first slope 116A where probability of housing in a winning setting housing part 106B is 1/10 and a second slope 116B where probability of housing in the winning setting housing part 106B is 1/1 are set to be selected depending on the position of a movable piece 218 operating depending on energizing/not-energizing to a solenoid main body 214. Since guiding to the second slope 116B is set to be the case of forming of a condition and forming of the condition is designated to be reported by a performance pattern in the display 50, prediction of physical movement of the game ball by the player becomes difficult and game amusement is improved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is used in a gaming machine having a gaming board that guides a plurality of launched gaming balls to fall in a random trajectory, and is attached to the gaming board surface, and when a predetermined condition is met, The present invention relates to an accessory unit that receives a game ball into a space and executes an effect using the game ball in the specific space.

  Gaming machines, in particular pachinko machines, can be classified into a plurality of types according to gaming specifications. This game specification is conventionally referred to as a first type, a second type, a third type, a general model, and the like, and the game progresses according to independent game specifications that are independent of each other. In the future, a gaming machine with a composite gaming specification that does not stick to a single gaming specification has also been proposed.

  In the first type pachinko machine, in the normal gaming state, a lottery is made by detecting the pachinko ball that has won the starting opening (special symbol starting winning opening), and if the result of the lottery is a win, it is closed in the normal gaming state. A state that is advantageous to the player that increases the winning rate of the game ball by opening a predetermined number of times for a predetermined period of time (opening and closing each time is one round and generally continuing for 10 to 16 rounds). And a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as jackpot processing).

  Also, in the second type pachinko machine, it is equipped with an accessory device equipped with a wing member that can be opened and closed at the center of the game board surface, and the wing member is opened and closed once or twice by winning a predetermined start opening. In the meantime, a pachinko ball wins in the accessory device and wins the V zone, so that the blade member is opened and closed (one round ends with a maximum of 10 wins) and wins the V zone. The predetermined number of times (generally about 15 rounds) can be repeated.

  Furthermore, in the third type pachinko machine, the special lottery result of the symbol and the winning ball lottery result will be in a special state, and when a specific prize opening is won during the special state, the electric accessory is operated for a predetermined period. , Can increase the winning probability.

  The above general model is also called a general electric model, etc., and a plurality of winning tools such as a so-called mechanical tulip, electric tulip, and attacker are provided on the game board surface, and a pachinko ball launched on the game board surface. Is based on the passing / winning of a specific area, and according to the timing, the above-mentioned prize-winning tools are linked in a correlated manner to form a good gameability while sequentially changing the easy-to-win state. .

  The common points of the various pachinko machines described above are that the pachinko balls launched on the game board are distributed in some form so as to determine hit / miss or the like and change the game state thereafter.

Among them, there is a pachinko machine having a structure in which an accessory unit equipped with a sorting device that mechanically sorts using a pachinko ball itself is installed on a game board. For example, if a winning hole and a detaching hole are provided inside the accessory unit, and the winning symbol is aligned by a separately provided symbol variation display device, the pachinko ball won in the accessory unit is guided to the winning hole. For example, it has been proposed to open a winning opening that is normally closed to shift to a gaming state that is advantageous to a player who can make many winnings in a short time (see Patent Document 1). .
Japanese Patent No. 3300305

  However, in the conventional technology such as Patent Document 1 described above, the pachinko ball that has won a prize in the accessory unit is guided to the winning hole because it is limited to the case where the winning symbol is aligned by the symbol variation display device. At the time when the symbol variation stops, either the guidance to the contact hole in the accessory unit or the guidance to the disengagement hole becomes clear.

  Also, in the case of a pachinko machine that has a gameability that determines whether to hit or come off only in the accessory unit, in the conventional accessory unit, the pachinko ball moves in the accessory unit to the contact hole. It is often possible to predict whether it will be guided to the escape hole or not, and it will follow the physical laws and enjoy the pachinko ball movement (direction) in the accessory unit that is difficult to predict. The preference will be reduced.

  In consideration of the above facts, the present invention increases the difficulty of prediction when rendering using the action in accordance with the physical laws of the game ball, and until the result such as hit or miss is fixed, The purpose is to obtain a gaming machine accessory unit that can be interested in movement.

  The invention according to claim 1 is used in a gaming machine having a gaming board for guiding a plurality of launched gaming balls to fall in a random trajectory, and is attached to the gaming board surface, and a predetermined condition is established. In this case, it is an accessory unit that receives a game ball in a specific space and performs an effect using the game ball in the specific space, and the received game ball is selectively received in the specific space. A plurality of possible accommodating portions are provided, and each accommodating portion is set in advance to hit or come off, and a sorting member for determining the hit or come off by accommodating the game ball, The distribution member driving means for periodically operating the distribution member and the game balls received in the specific space are guided to the storage unit, and the storage probability in the hit setting storage unit determined as the hit is different. Multiple plans The game ball is moved to the guide route determined based on the route, the switching member that selectively switches the game ball received into the specific space to any one of the guide routes, and the result of a predetermined condition. Drive means for performing a switching operation of the switching member so as to be guided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the game ball launched on the game board wins a specific space in the accessory unit at a specific opportunity based on the progress of the game (acceptance to a specific space). .

  The game balls won in the meantime pass through one of a plurality of guide routes to a receiving position in a receiving portion set in the sorting member or a receiving portion set in a disengagement. Move (roll).

  The distributing member performs a periodic operation with the driving force of the distributing member driving means, and the plurality of accommodating members sequentially correspond to the contact passage and the release passage. .

  As a result, each of the cases where it is accommodated in the hit setting accommodating portion and the case where it is accommodated in the off setting accommodating portion has a possibility with a predetermined probability.

  More specifically, after the accommodation to the sorting member, if the storage portion determined to be hit corresponds to the contact passage, the game ball is guided to the contact passage, but the storage portion determined to be out is hit. Even if it corresponds to the passage, the game ball is not guided to the hit passage.

  On the contrary, when the storage portion determined to be detached corresponds to the release passage, the game ball is guided to the release passage, but even if the storage portion determined to be hit corresponds to the release passage, the game ball is released. It is not guided to the passage.

  In other words, the game balls accommodated in the storage portion determined to be hit are reliably guided to the hit passage, and the game balls received in the storage portion determined to be off are reliably guided to the release passage.

  Here, in claim 1, in the accommodation in the accommodation unit, the probability that the game ball is received in the set accommodation unit is made different for each of the plurality of guide routes, and can be selected by the switching operation of the switching member. Under such a configuration, by executing the switching operation of the switching member based on the result of a predetermined condition, variations up to the accommodation in the hit setting accommodation unit are increased, and the prediction by the player is difficult. Can do.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the guide route is connected to the first guide route having a relatively low probability of accommodation in the hit setting accommodating portion, and to the hit setting accommodating portion. A second guidance route having a relatively high accommodation probability, and the guidance direction of the game ball by the operation of the switching member is selected when the predetermined condition is not satisfied, and the first guidance route is selected When the condition is satisfied, the second guidance route is selected.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first guide route having a relatively low probability of accommodation in the hit setting accommodation unit and the second guide route having a high accommodation probability are set, and the switching member The first guidance route is selected when the predetermined condition is not satisfied, and the second guidance route is selected when the predetermined condition is satisfied as the guidance direction of the game ball by the action.

  As a result, since the physical trajectory of the game ball and the possibility of being accommodated in the hit setting accommodating portion differ depending on the result of the condition, the expectation is maintained until the game ball is finally accommodated in the accommodating portion. be able to.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, when the second guide route is selected, a special game that is executed based on accommodation in the hit setting accommodation unit. The first guide route is selected at the time of accommodation.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, in the normal gaming state, the switching member is positioned so as to guide the game ball to the first guide route, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the switching member is the game ball. To the second guidance route.

  Thereafter, when the special game executed based on the accommodation in the hit setting accommodation unit is accommodated, the first guide route is selected and the normal game is restored.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the result of the predetermined condition is notified by an effect pattern displayed on a display means. .

  According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the result of the predetermined condition for operating the switching member and selecting the guidance route is notified by the effect pattern displayed on the display means.

  For example, when the end of the effect pattern (that is, the result notification) is used as a trigger to operate the switching member, the guide route cannot be specified until the notification result is recognized, and the specified setting route for each specified guide route Therefore, the player can see the physical operation of the game ball with a sense of expectation until the game ball is stored in any of the storage units.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when a game ball is produced using an action in accordance with the physical laws of the game ball, the motion of the game ball is increased until the prediction difficulty increases and a result such as hit or miss is determined. It has an excellent effect that it can be interested.

  FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment.

  A glass frame 20 is fitted into the inner frame 14 constituting the outer shape of the pachinko machine 10, and a plurality of indicator lamps 62 and speakers 64 are provided. The center of the glass frame 20 is a window portion, and a pair of glasses 16 (double structure) that are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval in the depth direction of the paper surface are mounted on the window portion. A locking device (cylinder) 22 is provided on the right side of FIG.

  An integrated dish 26 having a ball dish part 24 is disposed below the glass frame 20. The ball tray portion 24 of the integrated dish is provided with a communication port 23 that communicates with a ball storage tank (not shown) and allows the pachinko balls in the ball storage tank to flow out to the ball tray portion 24.

  The one side part (left side part of FIG. 1) of the integrated dish 26 is attached to the inner frame 14 so that it can be opened and closed. An ashtray 28 is disposed on the lower left side on the front surface of the integrated dish 26, and a firing handle 30 is provided on the lower right side for adjusting the flight distance of a ball to be fired from a launching device (not shown).

  In addition, a game board 32 that is exchangeable by being placed on the game board mounting table is installed in the window part of the inner frame 14 so as to correspond to the window part.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming board 32 has a substantially circular gaming area surrounded by an outer band 36 and an inner band 38.

  In the game area, in addition to nails and windmills (not shown), the center role 42, the start winning ports 46 and 47 that form the opportunity to win a pachinko ball inside the center role 42 (specific space), the normal symbol start passage The gaming parts such as the device 48, the display device 50 for the effect, the normal symbol variation display device 52 provided in a part (lower left) of the display device 50 for the effect, and the special winning opening 53 are attached. An out port 54 is disposed at the end.

  The start winning ports 46 and 47 are winning ports serving as triggers for bringing the pair of blade members 42A provided symmetrically to the center role 42 into an open state (solid line state in FIG. 2). When the pachinko ball wins at the left and right start winning openings 46 displayed as “”, the blade member 42A is opened once (opening time is about 0.5 seconds). On the other hand, when a pachinko ball wins the center start winning opening 47 displayed as “2” in FIG. 2, the blade member 42A is opened twice (opening time is about 1 second once).

  The start winning opening 47 is provided with an electric tulip 47A as an electric accessory, and is normally closed. Even when the electric tulip 47A is closed (the state shown in FIG. 2), the start winning opening 47 is opened by the width that allows the pachinko ball to pass through. When the electric tulip 47A is opened, it is more than that. It has a structure that allows you to win a wide area of pachinko balls.

  The opening of the electric tulip 47A is based on the result of the lottery executed when the pachinko ball passes through the normal symbol passing device 48. That is, when the pachinko ball passes through the normal symbol passing device 48, a lottery (for example, a random number is obtained from a random number counter) with a predetermined probability is executed, and the result of the lottery (comparison and comparison between the obtained random number and the winning value) ) Is notified by the symbol variation displayed on the normal symbol variation display device 52, and the electric tulip 47A is opened for a predetermined time when the symbol is stopped.

  Further, whether or not to open the prize winning opening 53 is determined based on the result of the sorting operation effect using the pachinko balls executed in the center accessory 42, and is normally closed. Yes. In other words, in the center accessory 42, a pachinko ball sorting operation effect that is won when the blade member 42A is opened is executed, and the pachinko ball is guided to a winning passage 130 (see FIG. 4) described later. The mouth 53 is opened for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times.

  The detailed structure of the sorting device 43 provided in the center accessory 42 that executes the pachinko ball sorting operation for determining whether or not to open the special winning opening 53 is shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the center accessory 42 includes an accessory body 102 having a cylindrical member 100 at the center, a support base 104 for supporting the accessory body 102, and the cylindrical member 100. And a disc-shaped distribution member 106 accommodated therein.

  The upper end surface of the cylindrical member 100 of the accessory body 102 is cut in a so-called hook-and-loop shape, and a notch portion 108 having a width dimension of two pachinko balls (diameter × 2) is formed at the lowest position. ing.

  The cylindrical member 100 is provided with a bottom plate portion 110, a through hole 112 is provided at the center thereof, and a rotating shaft 114A of a motor 114 to be described later protrudes.

  Around the cylindrical member 100 of the accessory body 102, a slope 116 parallel to the upper end surface of the cylindrical member 100 is formed.

  The highest point of the slope 116 is a rolling start point to which a pachinko ball is sent when the blade member 42A (see FIG. 2) is opened, and the slope 116 turns clockwise or counterclockwise from the rolling start point. It rolls about 180 degrees along.

  The accessory body 102 is provided with four cylindrical leg portions 118 (only two are shown in FIG. 3) so as to protrude toward the support base 104. The protruding tip of the leg portion 118 is abutted against the support base 104, whereby the accessory body 102 is supported by the support base 104 via the leg portion 118. Each of the four leg portions 118 is fixed to the support base 104 by screwing screws (not shown) from the back surface (lower surface) side of the support base 104.

  The support base 104 has a substantially rectangular shape, and a substantially U-shaped notch 104A is formed from the peripheral edge of one side toward the center.

  The notch 104 </ b> A accommodates a rotating shaft 114 </ b> A of a motor 114 attached to the lower surface of the support base 104.

  A rotating shaft 114 </ b> A of the motor 114 passes through a through hole 112 formed in the bottom part 110 of the accessory body 102, and a tip part is located in the inner space of the cylindrical member 100.

  The distribution member 106 is fitted to the rotating shaft 114 </ b> A, and the distribution member 106 rotates in the cylindrical member 100 by the driving force of the motor 114. In the present embodiment, the sorting member 106 is controlled to rotate at a constant speed in a constant direction (counterclockwise (counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3)).

  A plurality of (10 in the present embodiment) cutout portions are formed along the outer peripheral edge of the sorting member 106 to form pachinko ball housing portions 106A and 106B.

  The accommodating portions 106A and 106B are substantially U-shaped in a plan view, and are constituted by two structurally different types. One is a structure with no bottom and a peripheral wall 120, and is hereinafter referred to as a detachment setting accommodating portion 106 </ b> A. The other is a structure having a bottom 122 and no peripheral wall, and hereinafter referred to as a hit setting housing portion 106B.

  The ratio of the number of outset accommodating portions 106A and hit setting accommodating portions 106B is 9: 1 (9 outset setting accommodating portions 106A and one hit setting accommodating portion 106B).

  When the allocating member 106 formed with the disengagement setting accommodating portion 106A and the contact setting accommodating portion 106B rotates in a constant direction at a constant speed, it sequentially corresponds to the notch portion 108 formed in the cylindrical member 100, At a timing when the pachinko ball reaches the inside of the cylindrical member 100 from the cutout portion 108, the pachinko ball is accommodated in either the disengagement setting accommodation portion 106A or the contact setting accommodation portion 106B.

  This pachinko ball to be accommodated is a pachinko ball rolling on the slope 116.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the slope 116 is classified into two types. That is, the counterclockwise direction (counterclockwise direction) in FIGS. 3 and 4 is set as a normal route, and hereinafter, the counterclockwise slope 116 is referred to as a first slope 116A. Further, the clockwise direction in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 (clockwise direction) is set as a special route, and this clockwise slope 116 is hereinafter referred to as a second slope 116B.

  In the present embodiment, the existing surface portion 200 formed integrally with the slope 116 is formed at the highest point. The inclination direction of the existing surface portion 200 is a lower surface on the first slope 116 side. When the existing surface portion 200 reaches the existing surface portion 200, the pachinko ball is guided to the first slope 116A.

  Here, a switching device 202 is disposed in the radial direction of the slope 116 in the existing surface portion 200. The switching device 202 has a base plate 204 attached to the accessory body 102. A pair of support posts 206 (only one is shown) is erected on the base plate 204, and a top plate 208 is attached to the upper ends of the pair of support posts 206. As a result, the top plate 208 is disposed in a substantially parallel state with a predetermined space between the top plate 208 and the base plate 204. The top plate 208 is provided with a pair of long holes 210 and is applied as an attachment hole for the pair of support columns 206. That is, the relative positional relationship between the top plate 208 and the base plate 204 can be adjusted over the longitudinal direction of the long hole 210.

  A solenoid unit 212 is mounted on the lower end surface of the top plate 208, that is, a space between the top plate 208 and fixed to the lower end portion of the top plate 208.

  The solenoid unit 212 includes a solenoid body 214 and a box 216 that accommodates the solenoid body. A plunger 214A that extends and contracts toward the existing surface portion 200 of the slope 116 of the accessory unit 102 is attached to the solenoid body 214. ing. Plunger 214A expands or contracts when energized or de-energized.

  The front end of the plunger 214A facing the accessory unit 102 is disposed above the existing surface 200 when the plunger 214A is extended, and the inclination direction of the existing surface 200 is inverted by 180 ° (ie, A switching member 220 having a movable piece 218 (with the second slope 116B side being a lower surface) is attached.

  Therefore, when the pachinko ball reaches the existing surface portion 200, if the plunger 214A is extended and the movable piece 216 is disposed on the existing surface portion 200, the game ball moves to the second slope 116B. You will be guided. In other words, when the plunger 214A contracts and the movable piece 216 is retracted from above the existing surface portion 200, the game ball is guided to the first slope 116A as described above.

  As an example, in the present embodiment, the solenoid 214A is energized to extend the plunger 214A (placement of the movable piece 218 on the existing surface portion 200), and the non-energized is the plunger 214A to contract (from the existing surface portion 200). Evacuation of the movable piece 218).

  A normal stage 124 is provided at a position where the first slope 116A rolls by about 180 °. The normal stage 124 is provided with a special stage 128 adjacent to the vertical stage 126 at a position rolled by 180 ° on the second slope 116B.

  The normal stage 124 and the special stage 128 correspond to the cutout portion 108 of the cylindrical member 100, and the pachinko balls that have reached the normal stage 124 or the special stage 128 are sent out to the sorting member 106.

  Here, the normal stage 124 has a height position higher than the height position of the upper end of the peripheral wall 120 provided in the disengagement setting accommodating portion 106 </ b> A of the distribution member 106, and is formed on the distribution member 106. It can be accommodated in all the accommodating parts (the disengagement setting accommodating part 106A and the hit setting accommodating part 106B), and is accommodated in the hit setting accommodating part 106B with a probability of 1/10.

  On the other hand, the height of the special stage 128 is lower than the height of the upper end of the peripheral wall 120 provided in the disengagement setting housing portion 106A of the sorting member 106, and is formed on the sorting member 106. In the detachment setting accommodating portion 106A, the peripheral wall 120 serves as a barrier to prevent the pachinko ball from being accommodated. On the other hand, since the peripheral wall does not exist in the hit setting accommodating portion 106B as described above, a pachinko ball can be accommodated. Therefore, no matter what timing the pachinko ball reaches the special stage 128, it is always accommodated (with a probability of 100%) in the set accommodation portion 106B.

  On the downstream side in the rotational direction (counterclockwise) of the sorting member 106 with respect to the position where the cutout portion 108 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 100, an opening (hereinafter referred to as a contact) is connected to the contact passage 130. Hole 132). The contact hole 132 is configured such that the peripheral surface of the sorting member 106 faces the contact hole 132. Here, when the sorting member 106 rotates and the hit setting accommodating portion 106B faces the hit hole 132, the pachinko balls accommodated in the hit setting accommodating portion 106B are guided to the hit passage 130. become.

  On the other hand, a peripheral wall 120 is provided in the detachment setting accommodating portion 106 </ b> A. Even if it faces the contact hole 132, the stored pachinko ball is not guided to the contact passage 130.

  In addition, the bottom 110 of the cylindrical member 100 has a contact hole 132 that communicates with the contact passage 130 and an opening that communicates with the disengagement passage 134 at a position downstream of the sorting member 106 in the rotational direction (hereinafter referred to as a disengagement hole 138). Is provided. Here, when the allocating member 106 rotates and the detachment setting accommodation portion 106A faces the detachment hole 138, the pachinko ball accommodated in the detachment setting accommodation portion 106A has no bottom portion, so that the separation passage 134 moves to the detachment passage 134. Will be guided.

  On the other hand, the hitting setting accommodating portion 106B is provided with a bottom portion 124, and even if it faces the detaching hole 138, the accommodated pachinko ball is not guided to the detaching passage 134.

  Whether the switching device 202 is energized or de-energized, that is, whether the movable piece 218 of the switching member 220 is placed or retracted on the existing surface portion 200 is determined by whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. Yes. .

  As typical examples of the predetermined conditions, the following three types of conditions can be given.

(1) When the blade member 42A is opened and received inside the center accessory 42, but is not accommodated (ie, hit) in the set accommodating portion 106B for 100 times or more (2) For example, starting When a prize is drawn at the winning openings 46 and 47, and the lottery is won. (3) Separately, a feature that is relatively difficult to win (or difficult to pass) is placed on the game board surface. Here, when any of the above three types of predetermined conditions is satisfied, if any of them is satisfied, or if the installation conditions are satisfied in the stand-alone installation, the effect display device 50 The fact that the condition is satisfied is notified by a predetermined effect pattern. In this case, the conditions (1) and (3) are changed only when the conditions are satisfied. However, in the case of the condition (2), each time the winning winning openings 46 and 47 are won, they are hit or missed. A production pattern is executed.

  Explaining one game specification, when the effect pattern is executed and the result is notified, by energizing the solenoid body 214, the blade member 42A is then opened, and the pachinko ball plays the center role. When winning a prize in the object 42, the winning is surely made (guidance to the second slope 116B).

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

  When the pachinko ball is launched toward the game board 32, the pachinko ball comes into contact with a nail, a windmill, etc., and falls while bouncing back in an unexpected direction.

  If the normal symbol passing device 48 is passed during the fall, the normal symbol lottery is executed internally. That is, when the passage of the normal symbol passage device 48 is detected, a random number value is acquired from a random number counter (lottery), and the acquired random number value is compared with a winning value (determination).

  The result of the lottery determination is notified by the symbol variation displayed on the normal symbol variation display device 52.

  In the display on the normal symbol variation display device 52, when the stopped symbol is a win, the electric tulip 47A provided at the start winning opening 47 is opened for a predetermined time. Even if the electric tulip 47A is in a closed state, the starting winning opening 47 has an opening through which a pachinko ball can be won and can be won with a relatively low probability. However, when the electric tulip 47A is opened, a wide area The pachinko balls falling from the top can be targeted for winning, and winning with a relatively high probability is possible.

  When a pachinko ball wins either the starting winning port 47 or the other starting winning port 46, the blade member 42A of the center accessory 42 is opened.

  That is, when the winning prize opening 46 is won, the blade member 42A performs the opening / closing operation only once. The opening time at this time is about 0.5 seconds. Further, when the winning prize opening 47 is won, the blade member 42A performs the opening / closing operation twice. Each opening time at this time is about 1 second.

  When the pachinko ball rides on the blade member 42A in a timely manner while the blade member 42A is being opened, the pachinko ball can win a prize in the center accessory 42 (a specific space).

  While two or more pachinko balls may win during the opening of the blade member 42A, a description will be given below as a normal one.

  The pachinko ball winning the center role 42 is guided to the existing surface part 200. At this time, when the movable piece 218 of the switching member 220 of the switching device 202 is in the retracted state, the pachinko ball reaches the existing surface portion 200.

  The existing surface portion 200 is inclined so that the pachinko sphere rolls to the first slope 116A. As a result, the pachinko sphere rotates counterclockwise around the cylindrical member 100 along the first slope 116A ( About half a turn in the counterclockwise direction in FIG.

  By the way, in the center combination 42, the sorting member 106 rotates at a constant speed in a constant direction (counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3).

  Under such circumstances, the pachinko ball that has reached the normal stage 124 from the first slope 116A has a height position of the normal stage 124 that is higher than the height position of the upper end of the peripheral wall 120 provided in the disengagement setting housing portion 106A. Since it is also set higher, it can be accommodated in all the accommodating portions (the disengagement setting accommodating portion 106A or the hit setting accommodating portion 106B) of the sorting member 106. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the probability of being guided along Y in the normal stage 124 and being accommodated in the hit setting accommodating portion 106B is 1/10, and the probability of being accommodated in the off setting accommodating portion 106A is 9/10.

  By the way, in the present embodiment, when a predetermined condition (at least one of the above-described three kinds of predetermined conditions) is satisfied, the effect display device 50 notifies that the condition is satisfied by a predetermined effect pattern.

  When the effect pattern is executed and the result is notified, by energizing the solenoid body 214, the movable piece 218 of the switching member 220 is arranged above the existing surface portion 200.

  As a result, when the pachinko ball wins the inside of the center accessory 42 at the next opportunity to open the blade member 42A, the pachinko ball reaches the movable piece 218.

  The movable piece 218 is inclined so that the pachinko sphere rolls to the second slope 116B. As a result, the pachinko sphere rotates clockwise around the cylindrical member 100 along the second slope 116B ( After about half a turn in the clockwise direction of FIG. 3, the special stage 128 is reached.

  By the way, in the center combination 42, the sorting member 106 rotates at a constant speed in a constant direction (counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3).

  Under such circumstances, the pachinko ball that has reached the special stage 128 from the second slope 116B has a height position of the special stage 128 that is higher than the height position of the upper end of the peripheral wall 120 provided in the disengagement setting housing portion 106A. Is also set low, it is not accommodated in the disengagement setting accommodating portion 106A of the sorting member 106. On the other hand, the hit setting accommodating portion 106B is accommodated because there is no peripheral wall. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the probability that the pachinko ball guided by the special stage 128 is accommodated in the hit setting accommodating portion 106B is 1/1.

(Operation after housing in the hit setting housing unit 106B)
When the sorting member 106 continues to rotate in a state where the pachinko ball is won in the hit setting accommodating portion 106B, it first faces the hit hole 132. At this time, since there is no peripheral wall in the contact setting housing portion 106B, when facing the contact hole 132, the pachinko ball moves from the contact setting housing portion 106B to the contact hole 132 and is guided to the contact passage 130. The

  The pachinko ball guided to the winning passage 130 is recognized as a winning ball, and the large winning opening 53 that is normally closed on the game board 32 is opened a predetermined number of times for a predetermined time. For example, by repeating the opening for 30 seconds 10 to 15 times (round), pachinko balls that normally reach the out mouth 54 can be led to winning, and a lot of prize balls are paid out in a short period of time. It is possible to achieve a gaming state that is advantageous to a so-called player.

  If a predetermined number (for example, 10) of pachinko balls wins during the 30-second opening, the big prize opening 53 may be temporarily closed and the next round may be shifted to before 30 seconds have passed. preferable.

(Operation after being accommodated in the detachment setting accommodating portion 106A)
When the sorting member 106 continues to rotate in a state in which the pachinko ball has won the detachment setting accommodating portion 106A, it first faces the contact hole 132. At this time, since the peripheral wall 120 is present in the disengagement setting housing portion 106A, even if it faces the contact hole 132, the peripheral wall 120 prevents the pachinko ball from moving, and the pachinko ball is removed from the disengagement setting housing portion 106A. Never get out.

  When the distribution member 106 continues to rotate, it faces the release hole 138. At this time, since there is no bottom in the detachment setting accommodating portion 106A, the pachinko balls accommodated in the detachment setting accommodating portion 106A move to the detaching hole 138 and are guided to the detaching passage 134.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, two types of guide routes are provided from the time when the pachinko ball is received inside the center accessory 42 to any one of the accommodating portions of the sorting member 106. As a route, a first slope 116A having a probability of being accommodated in the hit setting accommodating part 106B is set to 1/10 and a second slope 116B having a probability of being accommodated in the hit setting accommodating part 106B is set to either It is selected depending on the position of the movable piece 218 that operates by energization / non-energization of the solenoid body 214 (arrangement or retraction on the existing surface portion 200). Further, since the guidance to the second slope 116B is assumed to be satisfied and the satisfaction of the condition is notified by the effect pattern in the effect display device 50, the physical movement of the game ball by the player is predicted. Can be made difficult, and the game preference can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the pachinko ball guided to the first slope 116A always reaches the normal stage, and the pachinko ball guided to the second slope 116B always reaches the special stage. The vertical wall portion 126 is provided between the special stage 128 and the special stage 128. If the height of the vertical wall portion 126 is reduced or removed, the movement between the stages can be further predicted. Can be expected to move difficult pachinko balls.

  In this case, the pachinko ball guided from the first slope 116A has a higher probability of being normally held by the stage 124 by denting the center of each stage, and the pachinko ball guided from the second slope 116B. It is preferable to increase the probability that the sphere is held in the special stage 128. Further, the height of the vertical wall portion 126 may be changeable.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine concerning this embodiment. It is a front view of the game board concerning this embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the distribution apparatus provided in the center accessory. It is a top view of a distribution apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the retracted state from the existing surface part of a movable piece, and (B) is a perspective view which shows the arrangement | positioning state on the existing surface part of a movable piece.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
42 Center object (object unit)
43 Sorting device 32 Game board 42 Center accessory 46, 47 Start winning opening 50 Display device for presentation 42A Blade member 100 Cylindrical member 102 Title body 104 Support base 106 Distribution member 106A Disengagement setting accommodation portion 106B Perception setting accommodation portion 108 Notch portion 110 Bottom plate portion 112 Through hole 114 Motor (sorting member driving means)
116 slope (guide route)
116A first slope (first guide route)
116B Second slope (second guide route)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 120 Peripheral wall 122 Bottom part 124 Normal stage 126 Vertical wall part 128 Special stage 132 Contact hole 138 Outgoing hole 200 Existing surface part 202 Switching apparatus 212 Solenoid unit 214 Solenoid main body (drive means)
218 Movable piece (switching member)
220 Switching member

Claims (4)

Used in a gaming machine having a gaming board for guiding a plurality of launched gaming balls to fall in a random trajectory, attached to the gaming board surface, and when a predetermined condition is met, the gaming ball to a specific space Is an accessory unit that performs an effect using a game ball in the specific space,
A plurality of accommodating portions that can selectively accommodate the game balls received in the specific space are provided, and each of the accommodating portions is set to hit or come off in advance, and by receiving the game balls A sorting member for determining the hit or miss,
A sorting member driving means for periodically operating the sorting member;
A plurality of guide routes that guide the game balls received in the specific space to the accommodation unit, and have different accommodation probabilities in the hit setting accommodation unit determined as the hit,
A switching member that switches to selectively guide the game ball received in the specific space to any one of the guide routes;
Drive means for performing a switching operation of the switching member so that the game ball is guided to a guidance route determined based on a result of a predetermined condition;
A gaming machine accessory unit.   The guide route is composed of a first guide route having a relatively low accommodation probability in the hit setting accommodation unit and a second guide route having a relatively high accommodation probability in the hit setting accommodation unit, and the switching As for the guidance direction of the game ball by the movement of the member, the first guide route is selected when the predetermined condition is not satisfied, and the second guide route is selected when the predetermined condition is satisfied. The accessory unit according to claim 1, characterized in that:   When the second guidance route is selected, the first guidance route is selected when accommodating a special game executed based on accommodation in the hit setting accommodation unit. 2. The accessory unit described in 2.   The gaming machine accessory unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a result of the predetermined condition is notified by an effect pattern displayed on a display means.

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