JP2006158618A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reconcile a display representation effect by a display panel and the improvement of the original appeal of a game because of the enlargement of a moving range of a game ball by forming game ranges on a front and a back surfaces of a main body of a game board and disposing a display panel at the inside of the same. <P>SOLUTION: The game board is made to be a two-member structure of a transparent main body of the game board 52 and a liquid crystal display panel 50 having a display range with an approximately same area of the main body of the game board 52 so that the information volume of the representation on the liquid crystal display panel 50 can be increased. A front side game range 54 and a back side game range 56 are disposed on the front and back surfaces of the main body of the game board and can respectively provide the games with the independent different game specifications so that the enlargement of the game range can be realized in a narrow space. Also, the pachinko ball moves three-dimensionally so that a visual effect can be increased. An electromotive tulip device 74 is disposed at a communication aperture 62 and the degree of the mutual communication is changed on the basis of the result of the general figure drawing so that the game nature which is not in the past can be realized by the cooperation with the front and back game specifications. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming board unit including a pair of base boards arranged to face each other at a predetermined interval, and a gaming machine to which the gaming board unit is applied.

  Conventionally, in game machines, particularly pachinko machines, a starting winning opening (special symbol starting winning opening) has been provided on the game board, and special drawing lottery is performed by detecting the pachinko ball winning in this starting winning opening. As a result of this special drawing lottery, the winning prize opening as a variable winning device provided on the game board is opened a predetermined number of times for a predetermined period (one opening and closing is one round, generally 10 to 16 There is a pachinko machine that has a function (hit processing) that increases the winning rate of game balls and makes it advantageous for the player.

  In this type of pachinko machine, a display unit (usually a liquid crystal display screen) is installed at the center of the game board of the pachinko machine as an effect to notify the player of the result of the special drawing lottery. The display unit displays a plurality of columns (for example, three columns) of the symbol variation pattern effect image, and displays a background image so as to overlap the symbol variation pattern effect image. Generally, winning (winning) is expressed by having three rows of symbols in the same pattern.

  That is, when a winning is performed at the start winning opening and a special drawing lottery is executed, a symbol variation pattern effect is executed on the display unit, and winning / losing (winning / losing) is determined according to the stop symbol arrangement after the symbol variation pattern effect. ). By seeing the symbol variation screen, the player is amazed whether it is a hit or miss, so that the player can have a sense of expectation.

  In the game board having the above structure, the symbol variation pattern effect displayed on the display unit has an increasing importance in progressing the game every year, and the size of the display unit tends to increase accordingly.

  For this reason, the rolling area of the pachinko sphere, which must be the main subject of the original game, is narrowed, and the player who wants to enjoy the movement of the pachinko sphere cannot be attracted.

In order to eliminate this, the game board surface is composed of a front panel and a back panel, a lead-out port for guiding the back panel is provided on the front panel, and the pachinko ball is given a three-dimensional movement to give the player It has been proposed to enhance the visual effect (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-334027 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1 and the like, the pachinko ball simply moves back and forth (in the depth direction), and the playability does not change between the front side and the back side. It will only increase the effective effect. In this case, the player grasps the movement of the pachinko ball over time, and the visual effect is faded.

  In consideration of the above-mentioned fact, the present invention forms display areas on the front and back surfaces of the game board main body with different forms and disposes a display panel on the back side thereof, thereby providing a display effect by the display panel and a game board. An object is to obtain a game board unit and a game machine that can simultaneously improve the game's original preference by expanding the movement area of the game ball on the main body.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a game board unit including a pair of base boards arranged to face each other at a predetermined interval, and the bases are arranged relatively on the back side of the pair of base boards. The board is a display panel of an image display device that displays an image based on image data, and the base board arranged relatively on the front side of the pair of base boards has a predetermined transparency and has front and back surfaces. Each game area is formed in a different form, and the launched game ball falls while jumping in an unexpected direction based on the obstacles formed in each game area, and wins the prize A game board body for enjoying a corresponding prize ball, characterized in that a contact port through which the game ball moves back and forth of the game board body is provided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, an image related to a game is displayed on the display panel. A transparent game board main body is provided separately from the display panel, and the front and back surfaces of the game board main body are different from each other. By forming the game area of the form, it is possible to maintain the effect by the image display without narrowing the game area. Furthermore, since the game balls can be guided to the game areas on the front and back surfaces of the game board main body through the contact port, the game area increases to increase not only the three-dimensional visual effect but also the game preference. it can.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the connecting port is provided with a restricting member that restricts the game ball from going to and from the game area on the front and back surfaces. It is said.

  According to invention of Claim 2, the variation of a game can be expanded by changing the degree of going to the game area of a front and back by a limiting member.

  The game board unit according to claim 1 or claim 2 is applied to the invention according to claim 3, and a start prize opening is provided in each of the game areas on the front and back surfaces, and a game is provided at the start prize opening. When the ball wins, the lottery is executed and the lottery result is notified by the display panel. When the lottery result is a win, it is provided on at least one of the front and back surfaces and is normally closed normally. It is characterized by executing a jackpot process that can obtain more prize balls than in the normal game by releasing the variable winning device that is in the state.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, a game board unit having a pair of base board configurations is applied, and a start winning opening is provided in each of the game areas on the front and back surfaces, and a game ball wins in the start winning opening. When the lottery is executed and the lottery result is notified by the display panel and the lottery result is a win, the lottery is normally provided in at least one of the front and back surfaces. A game with a variety of games in a limited space by opening a variable winning device to a gaming machine with a game specification that executes a jackpot process that can obtain more prize balls than the normal game. Sex can be established.

  The invention according to claim 4 is that, in the invention according to claim 3, the difference in the form of the game area on the front and back surfaces is the difference in the number of prize balls at the time of winning a prize provided for each. It is a feature.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, the difference in the form of the game area on the front and back surfaces is the difference in the number of prize balls at the time of winning a prize, so that the player can go to which game area the game ball goes to. I can be angry.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 3 or claim 4, wherein each of the game areas on the front and back surfaces is provided with a start winning opening having a different probability of the lottery, and the probability of the lottery. The difference is the difference in the form of the game area.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is expected that a game ball is shifted to a higher lottery probability side by making the difference in the form of the game areas on the front and back surfaces into a start winning opening having a different lottery probability. , It can have an unprecedented taste.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the third to fifth aspects of the present invention, the difference in the form of the game area on the front and back surfaces is displayed on the display panel that notifies the result of the lottery. It is characterized by the difference in display form.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when a winning prize opening is won in each game area, a lottery is executed and a result of the lottery is displayed on the display panel. By giving the form different for each start winning opening in the front and back game areas, it is possible to reliably recognize which starting winning opening.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein at least one of the front and back game areas is won or passed to restrict the restriction member. It is characterized in that there is provided a restriction degree setting accessory that is used as a trigger for a lottery to determine the degree.

  According to the invention of claim 7, by performing the lottery with the restriction degree of the restriction member as a trigger for winning or passing the restriction degree setting bonus, the difficulty of transition of the game area on the front and back surfaces is increased, In addition to simple three-dimensional movement, the three-dimensional movement can be reflected in game play.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the game area having different forms is formed on the front and back surfaces of the game board main body, and the display panel is disposed on the back side thereof, so that the display effect by the display panel and the game board main body can be achieved. There is an excellent effect that it is possible to simultaneously improve the game's original preference by expanding the moving area of the above game ball.

(overall structure)
FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment. The pachinko machine 10 is accommodated in a frame 12 having a frame shape. A glass frame 14 is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10.

  The glass frame 14 is provided with a plurality of indicator lamps 16 and speakers 18. Further, the center of the glass frame 14 is a window portion, and a pair of glasses 20 (double structure) which are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval in the depth direction of the paper surface are mounted on the window portion. Further, a locking device (cylinder) 22 is provided on the right side of the glass frame 14 in 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.

  Pachinko balls stored in a storage unit (not shown) provided at the upper end of the pachinko machine 10 are paid out to the storage tank. There are two types of payouts: when a pachinko ball is lent to a player (ball rental) and when it is given to the player as the game progresses (prize ball).

  One side part (left side part of FIG. 1) of the integrated dish 26 is attached to the frame body 12 so that it can be opened and closed. An ashtray 28 is disposed on the lower left side of 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 hit ball launched from the launching device 166 (see FIG. 6).

  In addition, on the window portion of the glass frame 14, a game board 32 that can be exchanged by being placed on the game board mounting table is installed corresponding to the window portion.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 32 according to the present embodiment is composed of a liquid crystal display panel 50 and a game board main body 52 that are substantially parallel to each other and arranged at a constant interval.

  The liquid crystal display panel 50 is relatively disposed on the rear side (back side) of the game board main body 52. Further, the display area of the liquid crystal display panel 50 is substantially the entire display area facing the game board main body 52, and is controlled by the symbol / sound controller 156 shown in FIG. 6 to display an image based on the image data. It has become so.

  The game board main body 52 is relatively disposed on the front side (front side) of the liquid crystal display panel 50. The game board main body 52 is made of highly transparent acrylic resin so that an image displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 50 can be viewed from the front side (side on which the player is seated) of the game board main body 52. .

  The game board main body 52 has a game area formed on each of the front and back surfaces. Hereinafter, the surface on which the player is seated is referred to as a front game area 54 (see FIG. 4), and the surface facing the liquid crystal display panel 50 is referred to as a back game area 56 (see FIG. 5).

(Configuration of the front game area 54)
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front game area 54 has a substantially circular shape surrounded by the outer band 36 and the inner band 38. A pachinko ball launched by the launching device 166 (see FIG. 6) passes between the outer band 36 and the inner band 38 and is launched to the upper end of the front game area 54.

  A ceiling board 58 is provided on the upper side of the front game area 54. The ceiling board 58 has an upwardly convex arc shape, and most of the hit pachinko balls fall to the ceiling board 58 and are guided to the left and right ends of the front game area 54 by the inclination thereof. It has become.

  The lower part of the ceiling plate 58 is a display content transmission space 60 in which no gaming parts such as nails and accessories are arranged in order to surely show the player the most important display area displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 50. ing. The display content transmission space 60 is, for example, wide enough to see almost the entire screen of the 7-inch liquid crystal display device.

  In addition, a through-hole penetrating the front and back of the game board main body 52 is provided in the center in the left-right direction of the ceiling board 58 and serves as a connection port 62 to the back-side game area 56. That is, a part of the pachinko ball that is launched and falls to the ceiling board 58 enters the connection port 62 and is guided to the backside game area 56.

  Nails 64 are attached to the lower side of the front side game area 54 outside the left and right ends of the ceiling board 58 and are guided to the windmill 66. For this reason, the pachinko balls falling from the ceiling plate 58 come into contact with the nail 64 and the windmill 66 and fall while rebounding in an unexpected direction.

  In addition, the left and right nails 64 in the front game area 54 below the windmill 66 are arranged in a path gradually approaching each other, and a pachinko ball has a relatively high probability in the lower part of the front game area 54. It is structured to guide to the center.

  The nails 64 that are close to each other are substantially V-shaped as a whole, and a front side special symbol start winning opening 68 is disposed at the lower end of the V shape.

  Also, below the front side special symbol start winning opening 68, a large winning opening (variable winning apparatus) 44 is provided, which is opened and closed for a predetermined number of rounds during the big hit process. Further, an out port 70 is disposed at the lowermost central portion of the front game area 54.

  When a pachinko ball wins the front side special symbol start winning opening 68, a front side special drawing lottery is executed. When the front side special drawing lottery is won, the large winning opening 44 repeats opening a predetermined time a predetermined number of times. Thus, it is possible to enter a special gaming state (a jackpot process) in which many winnings can be made in a short time.

  Further, in the vicinity of the nails 64 above the left and right wind turbines 66, normal symbol passing devices 72 are respectively disposed.

  The normal symbol passing device 72 is a trigger for the normal symbol lottery (ordinary symbol lottery). When the pachinko ball passes through the passing device 72, the normal symbol lottery is executed. The electric tulip 74 provided in the is opened.

  The electric tulip 74 is provided in the connection port 62 between the front game area 54 and the back game area 56 described above.

  That is, the degree of guidance to the backside game area 56 differs between when the electric tulip 72 is in the closed state and when it is in the open state.

(Configuration of the backside game area 56)
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, an inverted V-shaped main guide plate 76 is attached to the back side game area 56 corresponding to the ceiling board 58 of the front side game area 54. The main guide plate 76 is made of the same material as the game board main body 52, that is, a transparent acrylic member, and is transparent as a whole, so that its outline can be recognized by the player.

  The pachinko ball guided to the back side through the connection port 62 falls to the apex portion of the main guide plate 76, is distributed from the apex to the left and right, and rolls along an inclination.

  Below the main guide plate 76, a plurality of sub guide plates 78, which are arranged in a substantially inverted V shape as a whole, are arranged. Most of the auxiliary guide plates 78 are similar in shape to the main guide plate 76, each having a vertex, and when the pachinko balls are transferred between the auxiliary guide plates 78 that are in a vertical relationship (when dropped), It is distributed from the top and repeats falling.

  The sub guide plate 78 is formed of a transparent acrylic member, like the main guide plate 76, and hardly interferes when the player views the image displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 50. ing. In addition, similarly to the front game area 54, a display content transmission space 80 is provided below the main guide plate 76 in the back game area 56.

  A back side special symbol start winning opening 82 is arranged at the center lower part of the back side display area 56 and at the apex (downward) of the inverted V shape which is the arrangement shape of the sub guides 78. Further, an out port 54 is disposed below the back side special symbol start winning port 56.

  When a pachinko ball wins the backside special symbol start winning opening 82, a backside special drawing lottery is executed. When the backside special drawing lottery is won, a big winning hole 44 provided in the front side game area 54 is: It is possible to enter a special gaming state (a jackpot process) in which a predetermined time is repeatedly released a predetermined number of times and a large number of winnings can be achieved in a short time.

(Control system configuration)
FIG. 6 shows an outline of a control system for controlling the pachinko machine 10. The control system is configured around the main control unit 150. The main control unit 150 stores a basic program relating to games, and the operation of each unit is controlled based on a command signal from the main control unit 150.

  The main controller 150 has won the front side start winning sensor 168 provided in the front side special symbol starting winning opening 68, the passing sensor 172 provided in the passing device 72 which is a normal symbol starting winning opening, and the big winning opening 44. A big prize opening sensor 173 for detecting a pachinko ball is connected. The special winning opening 44 is provided with a V zone for continuing the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening, and a V zone sensor 177 is also provided in this V zone and is connected to the main control unit 150. ing. The V zone sensor 177 may be omitted and only the big prize opening sensor 173 may be used.

  The main control unit 150 is connected to a back side start winning sensor 169 provided at the back side special symbol starting winning port 82.

  Furthermore, the main control unit 150 is connected to an electric tulip solenoid 174 for opening and closing an electrically driven tulip 74 provided at the communication port 62 and a big prize opening solenoid 175 for opening and closing the big prize opening 44.

  The main controller 150 outputs information indicating the progress of the game to the hall computer via the board external terminal 190.

  The electronic parts and wiring related to the front side special symbol starting winning port 68, the back side special symbol starting winning port 82, and the big winning port 44 are opaque members on the back game area 56 side as shown in FIGS. By providing 84, it may be shielded from being seen by the player.

  Here, when the pachinko ball wins either the front side special symbol starting winning port 68 or the back side special symbol starting winning port 82, this is detected by the front side starting winning sensor 168 or the back side starting winning sensor 169, whereby the front side special drawing lottery is performed. Alternatively, the back side special drawing lottery is executed, and when winning, the gaming state is shifted from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state (big hit process).

  On the other hand, an effect control unit 152 and a payout control unit 154 are connected to the main control unit 150.

  The speaker 18 and the liquid crystal display panel 50 are connected to the effect control unit 152 via the symbol / sound control unit 156. In addition, the liquid crystal display panel 50 has a function of notifying the result of the front side special drawing lottery and the result of the back side special drawing lottery by the symbol variation pattern effect and displaying the result of the normal symbol lottery. Of the design variation pattern effects, important screens are displayed in areas corresponding to the display content transmission spaces 60 and 80. In other words, since the game board main body 52 is transparent in other areas, the game board main body 52 is transparent so that the player can see it, but the nail 64, the windmill 66, the main guide 76, and the sub guide 78 are included. Since it is difficult to see because of the presence, it is used as a background image display area.

  Further, the effect control unit 152 controls turning on / off of the plurality of indicator lamps 16 attached to the glass frame 14 of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, together with the symbol variation pattern effect for notifying the result of the front side special symbol lottery and the back side special symbol lottery on the liquid crystal display panel 50, the BGM at the time of the symbol variation pattern effect is output from the speaker 18. Yes. That is, the player can enjoy an effect including the result of the special drawing lottery through visual and auditory senses.

  Here, when the result of the front side special drawing lottery or the back side special drawing lottery becomes a win, and the winning notification is completed by the symbol variation pattern effect on the liquid crystal display panel 50 and the BGM output from the speaker 64, it is in a special gaming state. The jackpot processing is executed.

  In the jackpot process, the big winning opening 44 is opened a predetermined number of times (round). The opening time of one round is about 30 seconds, and a maximum of 10 pachinko balls can be won during this period. That is, when either the time limit of 30 seconds or the number limit of 10 is satisfied first, the right of the round is extinguished, and during the jackpot processing, to the V zone in the big winning opening 44 If there is a win, it is promised to move to the next round. It is also possible to omit the V zone, simply count a predetermined number, and continue based on that.

  For this reason, in the special gaming state, more winnings are expected in a shorter period than in the normal gaming state, and a gaming state advantageous to the player can be achieved.

  In addition, the payout control unit 154 is connected to a payout device 160, a lending device 162, and a launch control unit 164. The launch control unit 164 controls the launch device 166 to respond to the operation of the handle 30 by the player. Launch a pachinko ball.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 sends payout information to a hall computer installed in the hall via a frame external terminal (not shown).

(Design variation pattern production control by the liquid crystal display panel 50)
In the present embodiment, a front side special symbol start winning port 68 and a back side special symbol start winning port 82 are provided, and a lottery is executed independently of each other and the lottery result is notified. For this reason, the time of the notification by the symbol variation pattern effect may overlap. In addition, since each lottery result is notified on the same liquid crystal display panel 50 by a symbol variation pattern effect, it may be difficult to know which start winning opening is notified.

  Therefore, the effect control unit 152 executes either one of the symbol variation pattern effects based on the command input from the main control unit 150 or divides the screen of the liquid crystal display panel 50 to produce different symbol variation pattern effects. To execute simultaneously. In the case of simultaneous production, the display content transmission spaces 60 and 80 of the liquid crystal display panel 50 are vertically divided into two.

  Each symbol variation pattern effect is executed using different types of symbols. In the present embodiment, the lottery result when winning at the front special symbol start winning opening 68 executes the symbol variation pattern effect using the numerical symbols, and the lottery result when winning at the back special symbol start winning slot 82 is alphabetical. The design variation pattern effect is executed using the design.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 7A, the result of the front side special drawing lottery executes a symbol variation pattern effect with numerical symbols using almost the entire display content transmission space 60,80. Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the result of the back side special drawing lottery executes a symbol variation pattern effect with alphabet symbols using almost the entire display content transmission space 60, 80. Further, as shown in FIG. 7C, when the time for informing the result of the front side special drawing lottery and the result of the back side special drawing lottery overlap, the display content transparent spaces 60 and 80 are divided into upper and lower parts, Is the result notification area of the front side special drawing lottery, and the lower side is the result notification area of the back side special drawing lottery.

(Game specifications)
In the present embodiment, the following differences are provided in the game specifications between the front game area 54 and the back game area 56.

(1) Production form As described above, the front side special drawing lottery result is applied with a numeric symbol, and the back side special drawing lottery result is notified with an alphabetic symbol. When the notification time overlaps, the display content transmission spaces 60 and 80 are vertically divided. (2) Number of prize balls 3 prize balls when winning the front special symbol start winning opening 68, 7 prize balls when winning the back special symbol start winning opening 82 (3) Special figure Lottery Probability Winning probability of front side special drawing lottery is 1/300, winning probability of backside special drawing lottery is 1/50
The operation of the present embodiment will be described below.

(Flow of normal game in the front game area 54)
When the player holds the handle 30 and performs an operation for launching, a pachinko ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the handle operation amount (rotation amount).

  When the pachinko ball is launched, it is guided to the outer band 36 and the inner band 38 and falls to the ceiling board 58 of the front side game area 54, and contacts the nail 64, the windmill 66, etc., and moves unpredictably. It will fall. Here, when the pachinko ball wins the front side special symbol start winning opening 68, the front side special drawing lottery is started with a predetermined probability. For example, a random number is acquired from a random number counter or the like. Note that the jackpot determination is to determine whether or not the winning / losing is performed by comparing the acquired random number value with a preset winning value.

  On the other hand, when a pachinko ball wins a passing device 72 as a normal symbol start winning opening, a normal drawing lottery is started with a predetermined probability (in this case, 1/10).

  If the result of the regular drawing is a win, the electric tulip 74 is opened a predetermined number of times for a predetermined period, and the probability of winning a prize at the contact port 62 can be increased. It should be noted that the operation of the electric tulip 74 during the normal game until the front side special drawing lottery is won has one open / close operation and the open time is about 0.5 seconds, and the probability of guiding to the back game area is low.

  On the other hand, after the front side special drawing lottery wins with a specific symbol such as an odd number symbol, the operation of the electric tulip 74 is opened and closed twice until the back side special drawing lottery is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times). Change the time to about 2 seconds.

  The result of the front special drawing lottery is notified by the symbol variation pattern effect displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 50. In the front side special drawing lottery, a number symbol is used as the symbol type, and if the number symbols stopped in each of the three rows of the variable areas match, the winning is won, and if the numbers are different, the symbol is lost.

  Since this symbol variation pattern effect is executed in a region corresponding to the display content transmission spaces 60 and 80 on the liquid crystal display panel 50 (see FIG. 7A), the obstacle when the player views this symbol variation pattern effect. There are few things.

  When the result of the front side special figure lottery is a win, execution of the jackpot process is started, and a special game state (a jackpot process) with a preset number of rounds is executed. During the jackpot process, since the big prize opening 44 is almost open, it can be put in an advantageous state by the player.

(Normal game flow in the backside game area 56)
When the player holds the handle 30 and performs an operation for launching, a pachinko ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the handle operation amount (rotation amount).

  When the pachinko ball is launched, it is guided to the outer band 36 and the inner band 38 and falls to the ceiling plate 58 of the front side game area 54. At this time, when winning a prize at the contact port 62, it is guided to the back game area 56, It is sent out to the main guide plate 76.

  The pachinko ball rolls along the slope of the main guide plate 76, is guided by the plurality of sub guide plates 78, and falls while moving unpredictably (distribution at the apex). Here, when the pachinko ball wins the backside special symbol start winning opening 82, the backside special drawing lottery is started with a predetermined probability. For example, a random number is acquired from a random number counter or the like. Note that the jackpot determination is to determine whether or not the winning / losing is performed by comparing the acquired random number value with a preset winning value.

  The result of the back side special symbol lottery is notified by the symbol variation pattern effect displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 50. In the front side special drawing lottery, an alphabetical symbol is used as the symbol type, and if the alphabet symbols stopped in each of the three columns of the variable areas match, the winning is won, and if the numbers are different, the symbol is lost.

  Since this symbol variation pattern effect is executed in an area corresponding to the display content transmission spaces 60 and 80 on the liquid crystal display panel 50 (see FIG. 7B), an obstacle when the player views this symbol variation pattern effect. There are few things.

  When the result of the back side special drawing lottery is a win, execution of the jackpot process is started, and a special game state (a jackpot process) with a preset number of rounds is executed. During the jackpot process, since the big prize opening 44 is almost open, it can be put in an advantageous state by the player.

(Distinction of lottery result notification and overlapping of notification time)
The game in the front game area 54 and the game in the back game area 56 are controlled independently of each other, but a lottery result notification when winning in the front special drawing start winning port 68, Since the notification of the lottery result when winning at the back side special figure start winning opening 82 is executed by displaying the symbol variation pattern effect on the same liquid crystal display panel 52, (A) the lottery result in any game area It is unclear whether it is the notification of (B).

  In the case of (A), as described above, the symbol for notifying the result of the front side special drawing lottery is a number, and the symbol for notifying the result of the back side special drawing lottery is an alphabet. Thereby, the player can recognize whether the lottery is based on winning in the special figure starting winning opening in which game area depending on the type of the changing symbol (or the stopped symbol).

  In the case of (B), as shown in FIG. 7C, simultaneous notification is possible by dividing the display content transparent spaces 60 and 80 into two vertically and executing respective symbol variation pattern effects.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the game board has a two-member structure of the transparent game board main body 52 and the liquid crystal display panel 50 having a display area of almost the same area as the game board main body 52. The amount of information on the effect on the display panel 50 (background in normal game, effect on pattern variation pattern, effect during the big hit process, etc.) can be increased, and a powerful image can be provided to the player.

  On the other hand, since the game board main body 52 is provided separately from the liquid crystal display panel 50, the problem of reduction of the rolling space of the pachinko ball due to the enlargement of the display portion is solved as in the prior art, and the pachinko ball of the game machine is originally intended. You can fully enjoy the falling trend.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the front side game area 54 and the back side game area 56 are provided on the front and back surfaces of the game board main body, and each game can be played with different independent game specifications. Therefore, the game area can be expanded in a narrow space. Can be realized. Moreover, since the pachinko sphere moves three-dimensionally, the visual effect can be enhanced.

  Here, in this embodiment, not only a three-dimensional visual effect, but also an electric tulip 74 is provided at the connection port 62 between the front side game area 54 and the back side game area 56, and the degree of travel between the two is usually drawn by lottery. Since it changed based on the result of this, the gameability which was not before can be brought about by cooperation with the game specification of front and back.

  In the present embodiment, the game board main body 52 is formed of a transparent acrylic member. However, as long as the transparency is a member, the game board main body 52 is not limited to the acrylic resin but may be made of other materials.

  Further, when the game board main body 52 is formed, the front surface and the back surface are generally formed in parallel to each other. However, when the pachinko machine is installed in the hall, the upper part of the pachinko machine 10 is located on the far side from the lower part. There is a case where it is installed so as to be inclined. This is to prevent the pachinko ball from moving away from the board surface when falling, and coming into contact with the glass plate 20.

  Therefore, the normal inclination is not a problem in the front game area 54, but the back game area 56 has a so-called reverse gradient, and the pachinko ball falling in the back game area 56 is the liquid crystal display panel 50 (or a panel board protecting the display surface). ) Will increase.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the above problem can be solved by preliminarily setting the cross-sectional shape of the game board main body 52 to a trapezoid. More specifically, the front-side game area 54 is set to stand perpendicular to the horizontal plane, and the back-side game area 56 is inclined slightly upward (elevation angle of about 2 ° to 5 °) (see FIG. 8A). ). As a result, as shown in FIG. 8B, even if the front game area 54 is installed with an elevation angle of 2 °, the elevation angle of the back game area 56 becomes 0 ° to 3 °, and the problem of reverse gradient is Does not occur.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine concerning this embodiment. It is a side view of the game board concerning this embodiment. It is a front view (back surface transmission) of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is a front view of a front side game field. It is a front view of a back side game field. It is a block diagram of the control system in the pachinko machine concerning this embodiment. It is a front view which shows the design variation pattern production form to a liquid crystal display panel. It is a side view of the game board (game board main part) concerning a modification, (A) is a non-inclined state, and (B) is an inclined state.

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10 Pachinko machine 32 Game board 50 Liquid crystal display panel 52 Game board main body 54 Front side game area 56 Back side game area 58 Ceiling board 60 Display content transmission space 62 Contact port 64 Nail 66 Windmill 68 Front side special symbol start winning prize 70 Out port 72 Normal design Passing device 74 Electric tulip 76 Main guide plate 78 Sub guide plate 80 Display content transmission space 150 Main control unit 168 Front side start winning sensor 172 Passing sensor 82 Back side special symbol starting winning port 169 Back side starting winning sensor

Claims (7)

A game board unit comprising a pair of base boards arranged to face each other at a predetermined interval,
Of the pair of base boards, the base board arranged relatively on the back side is a display panel of an image display device that displays an image based on image data,
Among the pair of base boards, the base board arranged relatively on the front side has a predetermined transparency, and game areas with different forms are formed on the front and back surfaces, respectively, Based on the obstacles formed in the game area, it is a game board main body that falls while jumping in an unexpected direction and enjoys a prize ball according to the winning of the role,
A game board unit, characterized in that a communication port through which the game ball goes back and forth between the front and back surfaces of the game board main body is provided.   2. The game board unit according to claim 1, wherein a restriction member is provided at the communication port for restricting travel to the game area on the front and back surfaces of the game ball.   The game board unit according to claim 1 or 2 is applied, and a start winning opening is provided in each of the front and back game areas, and a lottery is executed by winning a game ball in the start winning opening. And when the lottery result is notified by the display panel and the lottery result is a win, the variable prize device that is normally closed is provided on at least one of the front and back surfaces. Thus, the gaming machine that executes the jackpot process that can obtain more prize balls than the normal game.   4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the difference in the form of the game areas on the front and back surfaces is a difference in the number of prize balls at the time of winning a prize provided for each of the game areas.   The game area on each of the front and back surfaces is provided with a start winning opening having a different probability of the lottery, and the difference in the probability of the lottery is a difference in the form of the game region. The gaming machine according to claim 4.   The game according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the difference in the form of the game areas on the front and back surfaces is a difference in display form on a display panel that notifies the result of the lottery. Machine.   At least one of the game areas on the front and back sides is provided with a degree-of-restriction setting role that triggers a lottery to determine the degree of restriction of the restriction member by winning or passing. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 3 to 6.

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