JP2006187440A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which achieves a new game contents with higher attractiveness by a method wherein a wing type variable prize winning device and a major prize winning slot and a display device of a fever machine are so arranged as to be combined with the conditions for generating the special game status and controlled in a special mode of relating all of those mutually and also guarantees the profits of the players by receiving the fixed number of game balls in the special game status. <P>SOLUTION: The major prize winning slot 160 is operated to be shifted to a first state in the prescribed mode corresponding to the result of the variable display and when the major prize winning slot 160 is won with the game balls, mobile members 152a and 152b of the variable prize winning device 150 are operated to be shifted to the first state in the prescribed mode corresponding to the winning style. At this point, when the game balls win the special prize winning region 155 of the variable prize winning device 150, the mobile members 152a and 152b are further activated to form the special game status. The special game state is continued until the variable prize winning device 150 receives the fixed number of game balls whether or not the game balls win the special prize winning region 155. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  According to the present invention, in a game area where a game ball is launched, a movable member that operates in a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous, and a game ball that is received when the movable member is in the first state are The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a variable winning device having a general winning area for winning and a special winning area for special winning.

Conventionally, pachinko machines are generally widely known as this type of gaming machine, but there are various types of pachinko machines, for example, there are models (feathers) having the following gaming characteristics.
That is, when a game ball launched into the game area wins the start opening, the pair of movable wings provided in the variable winning device as the main accessory opens about 0.5 seconds only once or twice, and this opened. When a game ball that is sometimes taken into the variable prize apparatus enters a special prize area called a V zone, a special game state occurs in which the pair of movable wings are released a plurality of times such as 18 times.

  In such a special game state, when a game ball taken into the variable prize apparatus wins the special prize area, the special game state is repeatedly formed up to a predetermined number of times (for example, 8 rounds). One round in the special game state ends when the pair of movable wings are released a plurality of times such as 18 times, or when 10 game balls are won inside the variable winning device, but the conditions for continuing to the next round When a game ball wins in the special winning area, the current round is finished even during the process and is generally controlled to shift to the next round.

  Therefore, if the game ball does not win in the special prize area of the variable prize winning device during the special game state, the special game state will not be continued until the final round, and will be finished less than a predetermined number of times, and there is no possibility of continuing thereafter. In addition, even if the special game state is repeatedly executed until the final round, if there are still a small number of winning balls in the variable winning device for each round and the special winning area is suddenly won, depending on the winning of the variable winning device Naturally, the number of prize balls to be paid out will also be reduced. Therefore, there is a problem that the game value due to continuing the special game state is significantly reduced, and the player's expectation and interest in the game are reduced.

  For example, a gaming machine as disclosed in Patent Document 1 has already been proposed as a new feather-type gaming machine that solves the problems of such conventional general gaming machines (wings). In this gaming machine, once a special gaming state occurs, it is always possible to shift to the next round and continue the special gaming state, which is the best for the player within the scope of the conventional general feather type specification. The special gaming state was executed under the conditions, and the highest gaming value was guaranteed to be given.

  That is, in the variable winning device, a prize restricting means for restricting the winning of the game ball to the special winning area is provided, and a detector for detecting the game ball received by the variable winning device in the special gaming state is provided, The control device controls the winning restriction means based on the signal from the detector, so that when the ninth winning ball is detected during the special game state, the winning restriction means is operated to Only the winning balls are configured to enter the special winning area. As a result, the tenth, which is the highest number of winning balls for each round, always satisfies the conditions for shifting to the next round, and anyone can play a game under the best conditions.

  By the way, in the conventional general feather-type gaming machine including the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the gaming method is standardized in a specific pattern, and the game content tends to be ruined and lacks freshness. There was a trend. Therefore, as a measure for enhancing the interest of the game, for example, it is conceivable to appropriately combine elements of a pachinko machine called a fever machine other than the feather type. In particular, among fever machines, for example, gaming machines as disclosed in Patent Documents 2 to 5 have already been proposed as types that specially devise a special prize opening relating to the occurrence of a special gaming state.

  In the gaming machines disclosed in Patent Documents 2 to 5, the special prize opening that is opened and closed by a single horizontally long door (attacker) is used as a common prize opening related to the occurrence of a special gaming state. In other words, the grand prize opening is a so-called separable type big prize opening and is composed of a plurality of prize winning openings. Each gaming machine has a display device on the game board surface, and if the result of the display game executed on the display device corresponds to a predetermined hit mode, a plurality of winnings are obtained according to the combination of the identification information. It is a game content that activates any of the mouths (separate type prize winning mouth).

Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-68276 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-10397 JP 11-319227 A JP 11-319229 A JP 2003-245420 A

  However, as described above, in the feather-type gaming machine including the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the gaming method has been standardized in a specific pattern, and the game content tends to be ruined and lacks freshness. There was a trend. In particular, there are many situations where the player is disappointed, such as when the conditions for the special gaming state to occur are not met, or when the special gaming state cannot move to the next round, Other than the special game state, there is no opportunity for the player to obtain a special benefit, and there is a problem that the game tends to be monotonous and lacks interest.

  In addition, in the Fever machine described in Patent Documents 2 to 5 described above, the special winning opening is a so-called separable large winning opening, and any one of a plurality of variable winning openings is operated according to the result of the display game. However, the game method has been standardized to a specific pattern of Fever machines. Furthermore, there was no description suggesting a specific example of combining the elements of a fever machine with a feather-type game machine as a measure for enhancing the interest of the game.

  Here, even if all the gaming machines of Patent Documents 1 to 5 are combined, as a new gaming machine in which two large winning openings of the blade type and the attacker type that are currently permitted by law and regulations are mixed, With regard to equipment (blade type big prize opening), big prize opening (attacker type) and display device, and conditions for generating special gaming conditions, etc., it is possible to recall any novel control of game content that is related to each other. It wasn't.

  In addition, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 has a specification set for conventional general wings (that is, when a game ball wins a special winning area of a variable winning device during a special gaming state, the round ends at that time. Control to proceed to the next round), and in accordance with such specifications, it is configured to electrically control the mechanical regulation of the game ball winning in the variable winning device, The mechanical structure of a prize restricting means or the like for restricting the winning of a game ball is complicated and has a large number of parts, and the electric control of the prize restricting means or the like is troublesome, resulting in a cost increase.

  Further, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the game process that has been left to the chance of winning a game ball in the special prize area in the conventional variable prize winning device is always forced to win by the control of the prize restricting means or the like. The special game state is continued, but on the contrary, the thrill and excitement of the player due to chance is lost, and the player's interest in the special game state gradually decreases. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above. The variable prize device for feathers, the big prize opening and display device of the Fever machine, and the conditions for generating the special game state are as follows. By combining and controlling them in a special manner that correlates them with each other, a novel and interesting game content is realized, and in a special game state, a certain number of game balls are accepted and the player's While guaranteeing profits, it is possible to sufficiently arouse the thrill and excitement of the player by leaving the game balls in the special prize area to chance without any special control. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of attracting a large number of players by increasing opportunities to give profits to the players.

The gist of the present invention for achieving the object described above resides in the inventions of the following items.
[1] In the game area (17) for launching a game ball, there are movable members (152a, 152b) that operate in a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous, and the movable members (152a, 152b). A gaming machine (1) provided with a variable winning device (150) having a general winning area (154) in which a game ball received in the first state is a normal winning and a special winning area (155) as a special winning. )
A display device (330) for variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information;
Display control means (1700a) for executing variable display on the display device (330) based on establishment of a predetermined condition;
Separately from the variable winning device (150), a large winning opening (160) operable in a first state advantageous to the player and a second state disadvantageous,
A special winning opening control means (1600) for operating the special winning opening (160) to the first state in a predetermined manner according to the result of the variable display;
When a game ball wins the big prize opening (160) when the big prize opening (160) is in the first state, the movable members (152a, 152b) are moved in a predetermined manner according to the winning form. Game control means (1100) operating in one state;
When a game ball is won in the special prize area (155) when the movable member (152a, 152b) is in the first state, the movable member (152a, 152b) is operated to the first state on condition of this. A special game state is formed, and the special game state is continued until the variable prize device (150) receives a certain number of game balls, regardless of whether or not the game balls are won in the special prize area (155). Special game formation means (1200),
A gaming machine (1) characterized by comprising:

  [2] The special game formation means (1200) is configured to execute the special game on condition that the game ball received by the variable prize device (150) wins the special prize area (155) in the special game state. A gaming machine (1) according to [1], wherein a gaming state is repeatedly formed.

[3] Reserving ball storage means for storing, as a holding ball, a gaming ball won in the special winning area (155) among a certain number of gaming balls received by the variable winning device (150) in the special gaming state. (1300)
The gaming machine according to [2], wherein the special game formation means (1200) repeatedly forms the special game state according to the number of reserved balls stored in the reserved ball storage means (1300). 1).

  [4] The gaming machine (1) according to [3], further including upper limit value setting means (1400) for setting an upper limit value for the number of reserved balls stored in the reserved ball storage means (1300).

  [5] The gaming machine (1) according to [3] or [4], further including a display unit (320) for displaying the number of reserved balls stored in the reserved ball storage means (1300).

  [6] When the game control means (1100) wins a game ball in the special winning opening (160) when the special winning opening (160) is in the first state in the special gaming state, The gaming machine (1) according to [1], [2], [3], [4] or [5], wherein the operation of the movable member (152a, 152b) based thereon is canceled.

  [7] The large winning opening (160) is divided into a plurality of winning openings (161a to 161c), and each winning opening (161a to 161c) can be opened and closed. The gaming machine (1) according to [2], [3], [4], [5] or [6].

  [8] The special winning opening control means (1600) operates the winning openings (161a to 161c) designated based on the result of the variable display among the winning openings (161a to 161c) to the first state. The gaming machine (1) according to [7], characterized in that:

  [9] The game control means (1100) repeatedly operates the movable members (152a, 152b) to the first state for the number of game balls won in the big prize opening (160). A gaming machine (1) according to [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7] or [8].

[10] The variable winning device (150) is provided with a winning guiding means (156) that affects the winning probability of the game ball to the special winning area (155),
The winning guiding means (156) can be adjusted to a guiding state advantageous for a player who is likely to win a game ball in the special winning area (155) or a normal guiding state [1], [ The gaming machine (1) according to [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8] or [9].

[11] The winning guide means (156) is composed of a horizontally long guide bar member that can be tilted to the left and right, and can be tilted into a tilting posture tilted to the left or right and a non-tilting posture that does not tilt.
When the guide bar member is in the non-tilting posture, the guide bar member is inclined downward from the left and right ends toward the central portion, and is guided to the central portion when the guide bar member is in the non-tilting posture. The gaming machine (1) according to [10], further comprising a central port (156a) for dropping a game ball toward the special winning area (155) below.

  [12] The winning guide means (156) drops the game ball placed on the guide bar member downward before reaching the left and right ends, in addition to the central port (156a) at the center of the guide bar member. A gaming machine (1) as set forth in [11], wherein the gaming machine (1) has a drop opening (156b).

  [13] The winning guiding means (156) is a game ball when the game ball placed on the guide bar member enters other than the central port (156a) at the center of the guide bar member and is in the non-tilting posture. The gaming machine (1) according to [11] or [12], wherein the gaming machine (1) has a receiving groove (156c) through which a game ball rolls in the tilted posture.

  [14] The gaming machine (1) according to [11], [12] or [13], wherein the winning guiding means (156) is capable of adjusting an amplitude in the left and right tilting motion.

  [15] The gaming machine according to [11], [12], [13] or [14], wherein the winning guide means (156) is capable of adjusting a tilting speed in the left / right tilting operation. (1).

  [16] [11], [12], [13], [14], wherein the winning guiding means (156) is capable of adjusting the height position in the vertical direction separately from the left and right tilting operations. ] Or gaming machine (1) according to [15].

The present invention operates as follows.
According to the gaming machine (1) described in [1], when a predetermined condition is established during the game, the display control means (1700a) executes variable display of the identification information on the display device (330). Here, the “predetermined condition” may be set such that, for example, a game ball launched into the game area (17) wins a starting opening, as in a general Fever machine. Here, along with the execution of the variable display, the movable members (152a, 152b) of the variable winning device (150) may be operated to the first state advantageous to the player by the game control means (1100).

  When the variable display is completed, the special winning opening control means (1600) operates the special winning opening (160) to the first state in a predetermined manner according to the result. Due to the operation of such a special winning opening (160), an opportunity for the player to acquire a large number of game balls is generated in addition to the special game state described below. Furthermore, when a game ball wins a prize winning opening (160) when the winning prize opening (160) is in the first state, the game control means (1100) changes in a predetermined manner according to the winning form. The movable members (152a, 152b) of the winning device (150) are operated to the first state.

  When the movable ball (152a, 152b) is in the first state and the game ball is won in the special prize area (155), the special game formation means (1200) 152b) is operated to a first state advantageous to the player to form a special gaming state. The special game state continues until a certain number of game balls are received in the variable winning device (150), regardless of whether or not the game balls are won in the special winning area (155) in the variable winning device (150). That is, in this gaming machine (1), unlike a conventional general gaming machine (wings), even if a game ball wins in the special winning area (155), it is still constant in the variable winning device (150) at that time. If a certain number of game balls are not accepted, the special game state will not end halfway until a certain number of game balls are accepted.

  As described above, in this gaming machine (1), the big prize opening (160) operates in the first state according to the result of the variable display, and the variable prize according to the winning of the game ball to the big prize opening (160). When the movable member (152a, 152b) of the device (150) operates in the first state, and a game ball wins in the special winning area (155) of the variable winning device (150) at this time, the movable member (152a, 152b) further Is operated to form a special game state, and the special game state is kept until the variable prize device (150) accepts a certain number of game balls regardless of whether or not the game balls are won in the special prize area (155). continue. Thus, in addition to the visual fun by variable display, not only the operation of the big prize opening (160) but also the special game state is formed by the operation of the variable winning device (150). It is possible to produce an amusement-rich game without falling into a standard pattern of a general gaming machine.

  In addition, according to the gaming machine (1) described in [2], once the special gaming state occurs, the game ball received by the variable winning device (150) in the special gaming state is the special winning area (155). ), The special game formation means (1200) repeatedly forms a special game state. That is, even if one round of the special gaming state is once completed, the special gaming state for the next round is continuously generated on the condition that the game ball is won in the special winning area (155) during the one round. As a result, game play is improved.

  As described above, in the special game state, the variable prize device (150) accepts a certain number of game balls regardless of whether or not the game balls are won in the special prize area (155). Guarantees the player's profit by winning a prize based on winning a certain number of game balls without complicated control based on the specifications of conventional game machines (feathers) in all special game states Will do. However, the game balls received in the variable winning device (150) for each special gaming state are not necessarily awarded to the special winning area (155).

  In other words, in this gaming machine (1), while the player's profit is guaranteed in the special gaming state, the winning of the game ball in the special winning area (155) in the special gaming state is left to randomness without any special control. ing. As a result, among the game balls accepted by the variable prize winning device (150) up to a certain number, a rare special game state will not continue unless one rarely wins the special prize area (155). There is also a risk in the game, and it can evoke the thrill and excitement of the player.

  Further, according to the gaming machine (1) described in [3] above, in a special gaming state, out of a certain number of game balls accepted by the variable prize winning device (150), the special winning area (155) was won. When there are a plurality of game balls, the number of the game balls is stored as a hold ball, and the hold ball storage means (1300) stores it. Then, the special game forming means (1200) repeatedly forms the special game state according to the number of reserved balls stored by the reserved ball storage means (1300).

  That is, the condition for repeatedly executing the special game state is sufficient if at least one of the fixed number of game balls received by the variable winning device (150) wins the special winning area (155). If two or more game balls are won in the special winning area (155), the winnings are held without wasting them, and the special gaming state is repeatedly executed according to the number of held balls. In this way, the playability can be further enhanced.

  According to the gaming machine (1) described in [4] above, the upper limit value setting means (1400) may set an upper limit value for the number of reserved balls stored in the reserved ball storage means (1300). it can. By determining the upper limit value of the number of reserved balls in this way, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the special game state is repeatedly executed indefinitely.

  Further, according to the gaming machine (1) described in [5], the display area (320) for displaying the number of reserved balls stored by the reserved ball storage means (1300) is provided in the gaming area (17). Thus, the player can easily confirm the number of reserved balls, and the number of times that the special gaming state is repeatedly executed can be grasped in advance.

  By the way, the occurrence or continuation of the special gaming state and the operation of the special winning opening (160) can proceed simultaneously, but during the special gaming state, the movable members (152a, 152b) of the variable winning device (150) are overlapped. Cannot work. Therefore, as described in [6] above, the game control means (1100) allows the game ball to be placed in the special winning opening (160) when the special winning opening (160) is in the first state in the special gaming state. When winning a prize, the special gaming state can be preferentially maintained by controlling to cancel the operation of the movable members (152a, 152b) based on the winning.

  Further, although there are various conceivable configurations of the large winning opening (160), it is not a simple one having a single winning opening that is opened and closed by a single horizontally long door (attacker). For example, as described in [7] above. As described above, the game according to the present invention described above can be achieved by dividing the large winning opening (160) into a plurality of winning openings (161a to 161c) and opening and closing each winning opening (161a to 161c). In addition to the peculiar control of the machine (1), it is possible to give the fun of a conventional so-called separable prize winning device.

  The special winning opening (160) operates in the first state in a predetermined manner according to the variable display result. For example, as described in [8] above, the special winning opening control means (1600) allows the special winning opening. Of the plurality of winning openings (161a to 161c) constituting the opening (160), if the winning openings (161a to 161c) designated based on the result of variable display are operated to the first state, the big winning opening The operating state of (160) becomes more varied. Specifically, the number that is the result of variable display is associated with the identification number of each winning opening (161a to 161c) in advance, and if the result of variable display is “1”, the first winning opening from the left It is conceivable to operate (161c) in the first state.

  Further, when a game ball wins a prize winning opening (160), the movable members (152a, 152b) of the variable prize winning device (150) are operated to the first state in a predetermined manner according to the winning form. However, as described in [9] above, for example, the game control means (1100) repeatedly operates the movable members (152a, 152b) in the first state for the number of game balls won in the big winning opening (160). By doing so, the operating state of the variable winning device (150) becomes more varied and interesting.

  Furthermore, in this gaming machine (1), the game ball is not forced to be awarded to the special prize area (155) of the variable prize winning device (150). However, as described in [10] above, the variable prize is awarded. The apparatus (150) may be provided with a winning guiding means (156), and the winning guiding means (156) may greatly influence whether or not a game ball wins the special winning area (155). .

  The winning guidance means (156) can increase the possibility that a special gaming state is formed by affecting the winning probability of the game ball in the special winning area (155), or the special gaming state may be repeatedly executed. It can be arbitrarily adjusted to enhance the properties. Here, the winning guiding means (156) may be adjusted to a guiding state advantageous for a player who easily wins the game ball into the special winning area (155) or a normal guiding state.

  The “advantageous guidance state” is not a complicated state in which the game ball is forcibly won in the special winning area (155), but may be a state that is easier to win than the “normal guidance state”. Further, the winning guidance means (156) is not limited to one that operates alternatively between the advantageous guidance state and the normal guidance state, and may be in various states between the advantageous guidance state and the normal guidance state. It is good to be able to adjust steplessly.

  Specifically, for example, as described in [11] above, the winning guide means (156) may be constituted by a horizontally long guide bar member that can be tilted to the left and right. It is supported inside the variable prize winning device (150) so that it can be tilted into a tilting posture tilted to a non-tilting posture that does not tilt.

  When the guide bar member is in a non-tilting posture, the guide bar member is inclined downward from the left and right end portions toward the central portion, and the game ball guided to the central portion is placed in the lower special prize area ( 155), if the central opening (156a) for dropping is provided, the winning guidance means (156) is maintained in the non-tilting posture, the state where the non-tilting posture is frequent, or the non-tilting posture. In a state in which the game time is long, an advantageous guiding state that makes it easy for the game ball to win the special winning area (155) is obtained.

  On the other hand, when the winning guiding means (156) is in the tilting posture, the left and right ends thereof are greatly inclined toward the other end, and the momentum is directed from the one end toward the other end. The game balls often flow down, and it is difficult to enter the central entrance (156a) with that momentum. Therefore, in a state where the winning guiding means (156) is maintained in the tilted posture, a state where the tilting posture is frequently performed, or a state where the tilting posture is long, the game ball is won in the special winning area (155). It becomes difficult to do normal guidance.

  Here, as described in [12] above, the game balls placed on the guide bar member are placed on the left and right sides of the winning guide means (156) in addition to the central port (156a) at the center of the guide bar member. A drop port (156b) that drops downward before reaching the end may be provided. Thereby, the game ball rolling on the winning guidance means (156) does not reach the central entrance (156a) and falls downward from the fall opening (156b) depending on the inclination angle and the tilting speed of the guide bar member. Therefore, it is possible to produce a winning form with more variations of game balls.

  In addition, as described in [13] above, the winning ball guiding means (156) enters the game ball placed on the guide bar member in addition to the central port (156a) in the central portion of the guide bar member, A receiving groove (156c) may be provided in which the game ball is held when in the non-tilting posture while the game ball rolls when in the tilting posture. Thereby, depending on the inclination angle and the tilting speed of the guide bar member, the game ball rolling on the winning guide means (156) temporarily gets stuck in the receiving groove (156c), and further rolls out from the receiving groove (156c), Since it may reach the left and right ends or fall from the central entrance (156a), it is possible to produce a winning form with more variations of the game ball.

  Further, as described in [14] above, if the winning guiding means (156) is capable of adjusting the amplitude in the right and left tilting operation, the change in the appearance of the variable winning device (150) may be combined. Since it changes into various forms, the game in the variable winning device (150) becomes more interesting and can attract players.

  Further, as described in [15] above, the winning guiding means (156) may be capable of adjusting the tilting speed in the left and right tilting operation, and the variable winning device is similar to the amplitude adjustment in the tilting operation described above. Since the change in appearance of (150) changes to various forms, the game in the variable winning device (150) becomes more interesting and can attract players.

  Further, as described in [16] above, it is also interesting that the prize guiding means (156) can be adjusted in height in the vertical direction separately from the horizontal tilting operation. The lower the height position of the winning guiding means (156) and the shorter the distance from the special winning area (155), the higher the winning degree of the game ball in the special winning area (155). The height position of the winning guidance means (156) may be adjusted to, for example, preset three levels of low, medium, and high.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, the big prize opening is activated to the first state according to the result of the variable display, and the movable member of the variable prize winning device is in the first state according to the winning of the game ball to the big prize opening. When the game ball wins in the special prize area of the variable prize device at this time, the movable member is further operated to form a special game state. Therefore, the variable prize device for the feathers and the big prize mouth of the Fever machine By combining the display device and the condition for generating the special game state and controlling them in a special manner in which they are related to each other, it is possible to realize a novel and interesting game content.

  In particular, in the special gaming state, it is possible to guarantee the player's profit by accepting a certain number of game balls, and in addition to the special gaming state, the special winning opening according to the variable display result is activated. It is possible to increase opportunities to give profits to the players, and attract more players.

  Furthermore, by allowing the special game state to be executed repeatedly on condition that the game balls received by the variable prize winning device enter the special prize area, it is possible to obtain a prize ball corresponding to the highest number of winnings in the special game state. While guaranteeing the player's profit in this way, the thrill and excitement of the player is also sufficient by leaving the special balls in the special winning area without any special control and leaving the special gaming state to be contingent. Can be aroused.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments representing the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 to 26 show a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a game in which a game ball (hereinafter also referred to as “ball”) is launched on the game board 2, and various kinds of games on the game board 2 in the process of dropping the launched game ball. When winning a prize or a winning opening, a predetermined profit is given to the player, such as paying out a prize ball.

First, an outline of the entire gaming machine 1 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 includes a gaming machine status lamp 422 for notifying a special gaming status generated during gaming by lighting, a glass frame 11 formed in a frame shape and fixing a front glass, and the glass A detachable game in which a glass frame opening detection switch 132 for detecting the opening of the frame 11 and a game ball launched by the player move while falling and attached with various objects for advancing the game. A board 2 is provided.

  On the lower surface of the glass frame 11, an upper receiving tray 3 for storing balls and prize balls, a lower receiving tray 4 for storing balls overflowing from the upper receiving tray 3, and a ball stored in the upper receiving tray 3 are extracted. An upper tray ball removal lever 7, a lower tray ball removal lever 8 for extracting the balls stored in the lower tray 4, and a handle 5 for a player to perform a game ball firing operation are provided. Further, the handle 5 is provided with a firing stop switch 652 for stopping the firing of the ball. An ashtray 6 for smokers is also provided beside the lower tray 4.

  FIG. 2 is a rear view of the gaming machine 1. On the back side of the gaming machine 1, control boards and parts for various functions are arranged. Here, as a control board, a main board 100 that manages and controls the operation of the entire game, and a payout control board 200 that receives instruction information from the main board 100 by parallel communication and controls the payout operation of the prize ball are provided. ing. Further, as a control board, a launch control board 600 that controls the launch of the sphere, a launch motor 653 controlled by the launch control board 600, a power supply board 700 that supplies predetermined power to each board, and a frame connected to an external device. A frame external terminal board 800 is also provided for outputting external information (prize ball signal, ball break signal).

  Further, a lamp control board 400, an audio control board 500, and the like are provided in the protective cover 93 so as to be attached to the back side of the game board 2. Each control board is housed in a dedicated case so that it is protected from dust from the outside, spilled balls from other equipment, and static electricity and electrical noise. In particular, the case of the main board 100 has a structure that can be opened and closed a predetermined number of times using a dedicated screw.

Next, the flow path of the ball received from the game ball supply device will be described.
In FIG. 2, a ball replenished from a game ball replenishing device (not shown) is stored in a tank unit 90 on the upper part of the gaming machine, and each time a prize ball is paid out, the ball is a shoot unit 91, a payout unit. It passes through 92 and is sent to the upper tray 3.

  The tank unit 90 stores balls supplied from the game ball supply device, and a prize ball tank ball presence / absence switch 801 and a ball leveling 94 are provided on the bottom surface of the tank unit 90. The prize ball tank ball presence / absence switch 801 is a switch for detecting the presence / absence of a ball stored in the tank unit 90. The switch is input according to the weight of the stored ball, and the detection signal passes through the frame external terminal plate 800. Output to the outside.

  The ball leveling 94 is for leveling the ball so that the ball flowing in the lane of the chute unit 91 does not rise due to the ball pressure. The bottom surface of the tank unit 90 is inclined so that balls are gathered and dropped at a portion joined to the chute unit 91. The chute unit 91 arranges the spheres flowing down from the tank unit 90 in two lanes. On the way to the payout unit 92, the ball leveling 94 suppresses the bulge due to the ball pressure, but the ball leveling 95 sets the ball more effectively and sends it to the payout unit 92. Has been.

  Further, a chute ball cut switch 131 is provided on the ball path of the chute unit 91. The chute ball cut switch 131 is a switch that detects the presence or absence of a ball up to the payout unit 92, and the detection signal is input to the main board 100 to monitor the presence or absence of the ball. This chute ball cut switch 131 is similar in use to the prize ball tank ball presence / absence switch 801, but the presence / absence of connection to the main board 100 is greatly different.

  The payout unit 92 forms a ball passage to the upper tray 3, a payout motor 222 for sending out the ball onto the ball passage, a payout stop solenoid 223 for suppressing the flow (falling) of the ball, and a prize ball A prize ball detection switch 130 or the like is provided. The payout motor 222 and the payout stop solenoid 223 are connected to the payout control board 200 and controlled.

  When a payout request for a predetermined ball is issued from the main board 100 to the payout control board 200, the payout control board 200 sends the ball to the upper tray 3 by the payout motor 222 and the payout stop solenoid 223. The award ball detection switch 130 is connected to the main board 100 and counts a predetermined number of balls in the same manner as the payout control board 200 so that the payout can be confirmed more accurately.

  An overflow switch 133 is provided on the ball passage formed so that the overflow ball from the upper tray 3 flows down to the lower tray 4. When the sphere stored in the lower tray 4 is full and the sphere reaches the installation position of the overflow switch 133, the switch is input by the stored ball pressure, and the detection signal is input to the main board 100. . When the main board 100 detects the input of the overflow switch 133, the main board 100 outputs instruction information to the payout control board 200 so as to stop the launch of the ball.

  FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board 2. On the front side of the game board 2, a guide rail 16 for guiding the fired ball to the game area 17, a nail (not shown) and a windmill for changing the flow of the game ball guided to the game area 17 15, a variable winning device 150 having a plurality of start ports 21a to 21c, movable members 152a and 152b that operate in a first state and a disadvantageous second state advantageous to the player, and the variable winning device 150. Separately, there are provided a winning prize port 161 that operates in a first state that is advantageous to the player and an unfavorable second state, a display device 330 that variably displays a plurality of types of identification information, and the like.

  In addition, at the bottom of the game board 2, an out port 29 is provided for discharging a ball that has fallen without any game ball entering any of the winning ports in the game area 17 to the outside of the gaming machine 1. . When a ball enters the out port 29, no special privilege is given to the player, and no prize ball is paid out. On the other hand, near the upper corner of the game board 2, a side case lamp 423, a side LED 428, and the like are provided as decorative lamps.

  As the winning opening, a right sleeve winning opening 22a, a left sleeve winning opening 22b, and the like are provided in addition to the start openings 21a to 21c. When a game ball wins each winning opening, a winning ball is detected by a switch attached to each winning opening, and a predetermined winning ball assigned to each winning opening is paid out each time a winning ball is detected.

  FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the game board 2. Various control boards and related parts are assembled on the back of the game board 2 in the same manner as already shown in FIG. The control board includes a lamp control board 400 that controls the decorative lamp, a voice control board 500 that controls voice, a panel external terminal board 850 that is connected to an external device and outputs panel external information. It has been.

  As switches for detecting a winning ball of each winning opening, start opening switches 121a to 121c, a right sleeve winning opening switch 122a, a left sleeve winning opening switch 122b, and the like are installed in the vicinity of each winning opening. The switch of each winning opening is provided in the vicinity of each winning opening, but it can also be arranged on the passage until the winning ball is discharged out of the gaming machine 1.

  When a ball is won in each winning opening, it is detected by each winning opening switch, and each time it is detected, the next predetermined winning ball assigned to each winning opening is paid out. Five are assigned to each of the start openings 21a to 21c, and eight are assigned to the right sleeve winning opening 22a and the left sleeve winning opening 22b. In addition, when a ball wins a variable winning device 150 or a grand prize winning device 160, which will be described later, it is assigned so that 15 prize balls are paid out each time the ball wins. Although the allocation of the number of prize balls is fixed for each winning opening, it can be arbitrarily changed according to the specifications of the model of the gaming machine 1.

  In addition, as related devices that actuate (variably operate) an accessory, the variable winning device solenoids 134a and 134b for individually operating the pair of movable members 152a and 152b included in the variable winning device 150, and a big prize opening There are provided large winning device solenoids 162a to 162c and the like for opening and closing each of the three divided 161 winning openings 161a to 161c. In addition, you may comprise so that a pair of movable piece which each starting port 21a-21c each has may be opened and closed by a normal electric accessory solenoid.

Next, the main components on the game board 2 will be described in more detail.
The plurality of start ports 21a to 21c, that is, the center start port 21a, the right start port 21b, and the left start port 21c are generally referred to as start chuckers. In the present embodiment, a total of three start ports 21a to 21c are provided. ing. When a game ball wins at the three starting holes 21a to 21c, the movable members 152a and 152b of the variable winning device 150 are set to operate in the first state in a manner corresponding to each of the starting holes 21a to 21c. ing.

  Specifically, in the case of the present embodiment, when a game ball wins in the right starting port 21b, the right movable member 152a of the variable winning device 150 is operated to the first state for about 0.5 seconds, for example, and the left starting port 21c. When the game ball wins, the movable member 152b on the left side of the variable winning device 150 operates in the first state for about 0.5 seconds, for example, and when the game ball wins the central starting port 21a, a pair of the variable winning device 150 Both the movable members 152a and 152b are set to operate in the first state for about 0.5 seconds, for example.

  Here, it is determined as a “predetermined condition” for performing variable display on the display device 330 to be described later, and that the winning prize port 161 is operated or not. This is the first step in a series of conditions for generating a special gaming state. The mode of operation of the above-described variable prize apparatus 150 is merely an example. In addition, for example, when a game ball wins in the left and right start ports 21b and 21c, both of the pair of movable members 152a and 152b of the variable winning device 150 operate in the first state only once, for example, about 0.5 seconds, When a game ball wins in the central starting port 21a, both of the pair of movable members 152a and 152b of the variable winning device 150 may be repeated twice, for example, to change to the first state every 0.5 seconds. .

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, each of the start ports 21 a to 21 c includes start port switches 121 a to 121 c that detect winning of a game ball. Each of the start port switches 121a to 121c outputs a unique detection signal to the main board 100 when a winning ball is detected and turned ON. Each of the start port switches 121a to 121c may be specifically configured by various sensors such as an optical sensor, a proximity sensor, or a magnetic sensor.

  The variable winning device 150 is a mechanical main component, and is movable between a first state that easily accepts a game ball and is advantageous to the player, and a second state that is difficult to accept the game ball and disadvantageous to the player. , 152b, and the movable members 152a, 152b have a general winning area 154 for making the game balls received in the first state a normal winning and a special winning area 155 for making a special winning. As shown in FIG. 3, the variable winning device 150 is formed in a case shape whose upper end side opens as a receiving port 151, and the movable members 152 a and 152 b can be operated in the horizontal direction above the receiving port 151. A pair is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the pair of movable members 152a and 152b are separated into a first state in which the receiving port 151 is opened to be separated from left and right, and a second state in which the receiving port 151 is closed in the vicinity of the left and right. , Each can be operated separately in the horizontal direction. That is, each movable member 152a, 152b is in a state where both are maintained in the first state (see FIG. 13C), and in a state where both are maintained in the second state (see FIG. 14A), Either one is maintained in the first state and the other is maintained in the second state (see FIGS. 13A and 13B).

  Each movable member 152a, 152b is driven in the horizontal direction by driving the variable prize winning device solenoids 134a, 134b along a guide rail (not shown) extending in the horizontal direction disposed on the game board 2 on the back side. It is movable and is normally maintained in the second state in which it is difficult to accept the game ball. However, when power is supplied to the variable winning device solenoids 134a and 134b, the game ball is moved to the first state in which it is easy to accept. . The second state is a state in which it is difficult to accept a game ball, but includes a state in which a game ball cannot be received as illustrated in the present embodiment.

  Each movable member 152a, 152b is provided with storage means capable of temporarily storing game balls in a state where each of the movable members 152a, 152b is maintained in a second state in which it is difficult to receive the game balls. As shown in FIG. 14, the storage means is formed by providing the movable members 152a and 152b with notches 153 capable of storing game balls. More specifically, each of the movable members 152a and 152b has a downwardly inclined shape from the tip opposite to each other, and a game ball (see FIG. 14) from both sides when contacting each other above the tip. A notch 153 for receiving P) is provided.

  In the present embodiment, the cutout portion 153 provided in each movable member 152a, 152b is provided in a size and shape that can store only one game ball, but there are, for example, two or three or more A notch portion as a storage means may be provided in a size and shape that can store a plurality of game balls. Note that the specific configuration of the storage means is not limited to the notch, and any structure that can store one or more game balls is sufficient.

  Inside the variable winning device 150, the game balls received when at least one of the movable members 152a and 152b is in the first state are a general winning area 154 for a normal winning, and a special winning for a special winning. A winning area 155 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a general winning area switch 127 is provided inside the general winning area 154, and a special winning area switch 128 is provided inside the special winning area 155. The general winning area 154 is divided into right and left with the special winning area 155 in between, but the passage through which the winning balls pass is integrated into one, and one general winning area switch is provided on this one path. 127 is arranged.

  The general winning area switch 127 and the special winning area switch 128 each output a unique detection signal to the main board 100 when a winning ball is detected and turned ON. The general winning area switch 127 and the special winning area switch 128 may be configured by various sensors such as an optical sensor, a proximity sensor, or a magnetic sensor.

  In the present embodiment, the movable members 152a and 152b of the variable prize device 150 are operated in the above-described manner based on the establishment of “predetermined conditions” in which the game balls launched into the game area 17 win the starting openings 21a to 21c. At the same time, variable display is executed on the display device 330 described below, and a grand prize winning port 161 described later operates in a first state in a predetermined manner according to the result of variable display, and a winning of a game ball to the grand prize winning port 161 is achieved. It is set so that the movable members 152a and 152b of the variable prize apparatus 150 are activated again in a predetermined manner according to the form.

  More specifically, when the big prize opening 161 is in the first state, the movable members 152a and 152b are set to repeatedly operate in the first state for the number of game balls won in the big prize opening 161. . That is, the movable member 152a, 152b operates in the first state for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds), and then opens / closes to the second state for a short time (for example, 1 second). Control is performed so that the game balls are repeatedly executed for the number of game balls.

  Further, when at least one game ball taken into the variable prize device 150 is won during the operation of the movable members 152a and 152b, the movable member 152a is used on the condition. , 152b are set so as to form a special game state in which the first state is repeatedly operated.

  This special game state is set to continue until the variable winning device 150 accepts a certain number (for example, 10) of game balls, regardless of whether or not the game balls are won in the special prize area 155. In addition, during the special game state, the game balls received by the variable winning device 150 have entered the special prize area 155, so that the special game state is repeatedly generated up to a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 10 rounds). ing. These will be described in detail later.

  In addition, notification means 310a and 310b for notifying the game state are provided on the surface side of the movable members 152a and 152b. Specifically, the notification units 310a and 310b are formed of, for example, a dot matrix in which a plurality of LEDs are arranged in a dense state, and the display contents can be changed by appropriately emitting the plurality of LEDs. The specific display contents of the notification means 310a and 310b will be described later in detail. Note that the notification units 310a and 310b are not limited to a dot matrix composed of a plurality of LEDs, but may be configured using other variable display devices (display devices) such as liquid crystal, organic EL, and inorganic EL.

  A display unit 320 for displaying the number of reserved balls, which will be described later, is provided at the bottom of the case of the variable winning device 150. The display unit 320 includes 10 LEDs, and is set to display the number of reserved balls according to the number of lighting of each LED. In the present embodiment, the upper limit value of the number of reserved balls that can be displayed is made to coincide with 10 that is the number of LEDs. However, by using LEDs capable of emitting multicolor light, even one LED can be set so as to represent two or more reserved balls by emitting different colors, and the upper limit value for storing the reserved balls is not necessarily limited. The number of LEDs is not limited.

  Further, the display unit 320 is not limited to a dot matrix composed of a plurality of LEDs, as with the notification means 310a and 310b, but a plurality of light bulbs, a seven-segment LED, or other liquid crystal, organic EL, inorganic EL, or the like You may comprise using a variable display apparatus (display device), Furthermore, you may set not only analog display but digital display as it is.

  The display device 330 variably displays a plurality of types of identification information, and includes a display area capable of displaying various symbols as identification information. The display device 330 is specifically composed of, for example, a liquid crystal unit, but a CRT display, a drum unit, a 7-segment display, or the like can also be adopted. Note that the display device 330 is disposed so as to be substantially flush with the board surface of the game area 17 and does not hinder the fall of the game ball.

  The display device 330 is set to perform variable display based on the establishment of a “predetermined condition” in which a game ball wins a prize in any of the start ports 21a to 21c. Here, the variation time from the start to the end of the variable display is a design matter that can be determined as appropriate, but it may be determined in a very short time, for example, within 1.0 seconds, for example, in relation to other gaming states. Here, “within” means that, for example, the variation time may be widened so as to change according to the type of the start ports 21a to 21c in which the game ball has won. Note that the identification information used for variable display is not limited to simple symbols such as numbers and symbols of “0” to “9”, and information that imitates a character or the like may be used, for example.

  The large winning device 160 includes a large winning port 161 of a type generally called an attacker, and the large winning port 161 is not easily received in a first state (open state) advantageous to a player who can easily receive a game ball. Operates to the second state (closed state), which is disadvantageous to the player. In the present embodiment, the grand prize winning port 161 is divided into a plurality of winning winning ports 161a to 161c, and each winning winning port 161a to 161c is configured to be openable and closable. When the big winning device 160 operates in the first state, any of the plurality of winning ports 161a to 161c opens and closes.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 16 (a), the grand prize winning port 161 is divided into three winning prize ports 161a, 161b and 161c. For example, as shown in FIG. The mouth 161 may be divided into two winning openings 161a and 161b, or the large winning opening 161 may be divided into six winning openings 161a to 161f as shown in FIG. Can be set in the mouth. The grand prize winning hole 161 is divided into a plurality of winning prizes, but it is not necessary that the winning prizes are adjacent to each other. A mouth 161 will be formed.

  The three winning holes 161a to 161c have the same structure, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the doors that open and close in the second state where the game balls are difficult to win and the first state where it is easy to win, respectively. As the driving means, there are provided large winning device solenoids 162a to 162c, and large winning device switches 163a to 163c for detecting the winning ball in the first state. The doors for opening and closing each of the winning holes 161a to 161c are configured to open by tilting forward with the lower end as a swing center.

  The doors for opening and closing each of the winning openings 161a to 161c are connected to the large winning device solenoids 162a to 162c on the back side, and are normally maintained in the second state in which it is difficult to receive the ball. When power is supplied to 162a to 162c, the sphere is opened in a first state where it can be easily received. When each of the winning openings 161a to 161c is in the second state, the doors overlap with the board surface of the game area 17, so that the big winning device 160 does not prevent the ball from dropping in the game area 17.

  Each of the big winning device switches 163a to 163c outputs a unique detection signal to the main board 100 when a winning ball is detected and turned ON. Specifically, the special winning device switches 163a to 163c may be configured by various sensors such as an optical sensor, a proximity sensor, or a magnetic sensor.

  The big prize opening 161 operates in the first state in a predetermined manner according to the result of variable display on the display device 330. In the present embodiment, any one of the winning holes 161a to 161c designated based on the result of variable display is set to operate in the first state. Specifically, “0”, “1”, “2”, and “3” as the variable display results correspond to the central winning hole 161a, and “4”, “5”, and “6” as the variable display results. Corresponds to the right winning opening 161b, and “7”, “8”, and “9” as variable display results correspond to the left winning opening 161c, and the winning opening 161a corresponding to each display result. ˜161c operates in the first state for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds). In addition, you may vary an operation time for each winning prize opening 161a-161c.

Next, various control boards used for controlling the gaming machine 1 will be described.
5 and 6 are block diagrams showing various control boards used for controlling the gaming machine 1 and components related thereto. 5 and 6 show a main board 100, a payout control board 200, a display control board 300, a lamp control board 400, a sound control board 500, a launch control board 600, and a power supply board 700 as control boards. .

  Here, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 18, the main board 100 includes various types of game control means 1100, special game formation means 1200, reserved ball storage means 1300, upper limit value setting means 1400, winning prize control means 1600, and the like. Realize the function. Further, the main board 100 and the display control board 300 realize a function as display control means 1700a for performing display control of the display device 330. Further, the main board 100 and the lamp control board 400 realize a function as display control means 1700b for controlling the display contents of the notification means 310a, 310b and the display unit 320.

  The game control means 1100 controls the progress of the entire game and has various functions not found in other means. Specifically, for example, when a game ball wins one of the three start ports 21a to 21c, the type of the start port 21a to 21c that the game ball has won is specified, or fluctuates in a predetermined manner. The movable members 152a and 152b of the prize winning device 150 are operated to the first state, and have a function of executing random number lottery regarding the result of variable display.

  The game control means 1100 includes a “movable member opening means 1110” that operates the movable members 152a and 152b of the variable prize apparatus 150 from the second state (closed state) to the first state (open state), and the variable prize apparatus 150. It has “movable member closing means 1120” for operating the movable members 152a and 152b from the first state (open state) to the second state (closed state). Of course, the movable member opening means 1110 and the movable member closing means 1120 may be provided separately from the game control means 1100.

  The movable member opening means 1110 outputs a drive signal to the variable winning device solenoids 134a and 134b, which are movable member drive means, at a predetermined timing, and horizontally moves the movable members 152a and 152b to the first state. On the other hand, the movable member closing means 1120 is operated in place of the movable member opening means 1110 after the predetermined time has elapsed after the movable members 152a and 152b are operated from the second state to the first state. A drive signal is output to the solenoids 134a and 134b to move the movable members 152a and 152b horizontally from the first state to the original second state.

  More specifically, the movable member opening means 1110 outputs a driving signal when a game ball wins the starting ports 21a to 21c as a predetermined condition, and the variable winning device solenoids 134a and 134b are moved based on the driving signal by the movable member 152a. , 152b from the second state to the first state. Specifically, when a game ball wins the right starting port 21b, based on the detection signal from the starting port switch 121b, the movable member opening means 1110 outputs a drive signal to the variable winning device solenoid 134a, and The movable member 152a is horizontally moved to the first state for about 0.5 seconds, for example.

  When a game ball wins the left starting port 21c, based on the detection signal from the starting port switch 121c, the movable member opening means 1110 outputs a drive signal to the variable winning device solenoid 134b, and the left movable member 152b. Is moved horizontally to the first state for about 0.5 seconds, for example. Further, when a game ball wins at the central starting port 21a, based on the detection signal from the starting port switch 121a, the movable member opening means 1110 outputs a drive signal to the variable winning device solenoids 134a, 134b, and both left and right The movable members 152a and 152b are horizontally moved to the first state for about 0.5 seconds, for example.

  On the other hand, the movable member closing means 1120 has a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds) after the movable members 152a and 152b corresponding to the start ports 21a to 21c where the game balls have won change from the second state to the first state. After the elapse of time, in place of the movable member releasing means 1110, a drive signal related to the movable members 152a and 152b corresponding to the start ports 21a to 21c in which the game balls have been won is output, and the variable winning device solenoids 134a, 134b horizontally moves the movable members 152a and 152b corresponding to the start ports 21a to 21c in which the game balls have won from the first state to the original second state.

  In addition, the game control means 1100 includes the movable member opening means 1110 and the movable member closing means 1120. The movable member opening means 1110 and the movable member closing means 1120 are movable members corresponding to the number of game balls won in the big prize opening 161 when the big prize opening 161 is in the first state. Control is performed so that 152a and 152b are repeatedly operated to the first state. For example, when six game balls are won in the big prize opening 161, the movable member opening means 1110 operates the movable members 152a and 152b in the first state for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds), and then the movable member is closed. By the means 1120, the opening / closing operation for returning the movable members 152a, 152b to the second state for a short time (for example, 1 second) is repeated for a total of six times.

  However, the game control means 1100 does not prevent the game balls from winning at the start openings 21a to 21c and the big prize opening 161 when the special game state is formed by the control of the special game formation means 1200 described below. Based on these, the movable members 152a and 152b are not operated, and the operation of the movable members 152a and 152b, which is different from the formation of the special game state, is set to be canceled.

  The special game forming means 1200 has at least one game ball won in the special prize area 155 when the movable members 152a and 152b are operating in the first state for the number of game balls won in the big prize opening 161. In this case, the function is to form a special game state in which the movable members 152a and 152b are operated to the first state on the condition. Further, the special game forming means 1200 continues the special game state until the variable winning device 150 accepts a certain number of game balls, regardless of whether or not the game balls are won in the special prize area 155, and the special game state. Among them, the game ball received by the variable prize winning device 150 has a function of repeatedly forming a special game state by winning the special prize area 155.

  Specifically, the special game forming means 1200, when the game ball taken into the variable winning device 150 wins the special prize area 155, based on the detection signal from the special prize area switch 128, both the left and right movable members 152a. , 152b are operated to the first state to form a special game state. If the game ball does not win the special winning area 155, the movable members 152a and 152b are returned to the original second state as they are, and the special gaming state is not formed. In the special game state, the pair of movable members 152a and 152b are repeatedly operated to the first state, but the first state may be set to continue until a certain number of game balls are won.

  The special game formation means 1200 outputs a pair of movable members 152a, 152b to the first state by alternately outputting drive signals to the variable prize device solenoids 134a, 134b by the movable member opening means 1110 and the movable member closing means 1120. The special game state is formed by repeatedly operating. The special game state continues regardless of whether or not a game ball is won in the special prize area 155, but the total number of game balls won in the general prize area 154 and the number of game balls won in the special prize area 155 When the number reaches a certain number (for example, 10), the special gaming state is terminated by stopping the output of the drive signal to the variable prize apparatus solenoids 134a, 134b.

  Further, the special game forming means 1200 determines whether or not the game ball received by the variable prize apparatus 150 has won the special prize area 155 based on the detection signal from the special prize area switch 128 during the special game state. To do. If the special winning area 155 has been won, even if the current special gaming state ends, a new special gaming state for the next round is subsequently formed. In this way, the special game state that can be repeatedly executed is formed by the number of rounds corresponding to the number of reserved balls described later. If there is no winning of a game ball in the special winning area 155, the continuation of the series of special gaming states is ended with the end of the current special gaming state.

  The reserved ball storage means 1300 has a function of storing, as a “hold ball”, a game ball won in the special prize area 155 among a certain number of game balls received by the variable prize apparatus 150 during the special game state. Here, the holding ball is stored in a specific area of a RAM 104 (see FIG. 6) of the main board 100 described later, and is set to be displayed on the display unit 320.

  The upper limit value setting unit 1400 is a function for setting an upper limit value for the number of reserved balls stored in the reserved ball storage unit 1300. Here, the upper limit value of the number of reserved balls is set to 10 which is the number of LEDs constituting the display unit 320. Of course, such an upper limit value is not limited to the number of LEDs or the like. Can be set to any value.

  The special winning opening control means 1600 is a function for operating the special winning prize opening 161 of the special winning apparatus 160 to the first state in a predetermined manner according to the result of variable display on the display device 330. The special prize opening control means 1600 operates the special prize opening 161a to 161c (doors) of the special prize winning device 160 from the second state (closed state) to the first state (open state). And a “big prize opening closing means 1620” for operating the prize winning openings 161a to 161c (doors) of the big prize winning device 160 from the first state (open state) to the second state (closed state).

  The special winning opening opening means 1610 outputs a driving signal to the special winning device solenoids 162a to 162c at a predetermined timing, and the respective winning openings 161a to 161c are changed from the second state (closed state) to the first state (open state). Operate. On the other hand, after the grand prize winning device 160 is operated, the grand prize winning means closing means 1620 is in the first state (open state) of the grand prize winning device 160 regardless of whether or not a game ball is won in the grand prize winning opening 161, for example. When a certain period of time continues, a drive signal is output to the big prize device solenoids 162a to 162c instead of the big prize opening opening means 1610, and each of the prize holes 161a to 161c is changed from the first state (open state) to the second state. Return to (closed state) and stop operation.

  The big prize opening control means 1600 operates the big prize opening 161 to the first state in a predetermined mode according to the variable display result on the display device 330. In this embodiment, the operation mode of the big prize winning device 160 is operated. As described above, any one of the winning ports 161a to 161c of the large winning port 161 designated based on the result of the variable display is set to operate in the first state.

  Specifically, when the variable display results are “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, the central winning port 161a operates in the first state for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds). When the variable display results are “4”, “5”, and “6”, the right winning opening 161b operates in the first state for a predetermined time (eg, 3 seconds), and the variable display results. In the case of “7”, “8”, “9”, the left winning opening 161c operates in the first state for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds). In addition, you may vary an operation time for each winning prize opening 161a-161c.

  Further, as another operation mode of the big prize winning device 160, the big prize winning opening control means 1600 puts the winning prize openings 161a to 161c of the big prize winning opening 161 into the first state by a predetermined number of times according to the result of the variable display. It may be operated repeatedly. In such a case, the winning holes 161a to 161c are controlled to open and close in synchronization, and the large winning hole 161 does not necessarily have to be divided into a plurality of winning holes 161a to 161c. May be.

  Specifically, for example, when the variable display result is “7”, each of the winning holes 161a to 161c is repeatedly opened three times to the first state for a predetermined time, and the variable display result is “5” or “3”. Each of the winning holes 161a to 161c is repeatedly opened to the first state for a predetermined time, and when the variable display result is “1”, “9”, or “0”, each of the winning holes 161a to 161c is set to 1. It may be possible to open the first state for a predetermined time only once. In addition, when the result of variable display is a number other than these, it may be set so that the prize winning hole 161 is not operated as a detachment or is opened only once for a very short time.

  Alternatively, as another form of operation, the winning openings 161a to 161c may be repeatedly operated to the first state as many as the number of figures determined to be stopped as a result of the variable display. For example, if the variable display result is “2”, each of the winning openings 161a to 161c is repeatedly opened to the first state for a predetermined time twice, and if the variable display result is “6”, each of the winning openings 161a to 161a. 161c is repeated six times to be released to the first state for a predetermined time.

  Further, in the case where the big prize opening 161 is divided into a large number of winning prize openings 161a to 161f as shown in FIG. The winning openings 161a to 161f may be controlled to operate in the first state. Specifically, for example, when the variable display result is a number of “6” or more, all the winning holes 161a to 161f are opened to the first state for a predetermined time, and the variable display result is a number of “5” or less. It is conceivable that any one of the winning openings 161a to 161f is opened to the first state for a predetermined time by the number of the numbers.

  The display control means 1700a is a function for performing display control of the display device 330. Based on the establishment of a “predetermined condition” in which a game ball wins any one of the start ports 21a to 21c, identification information is displayed on the display device 330. Execute variable display of. The display control means 1700a controls the effects and results of variable display based on the result of random lottery executed by the game control means 1100 based on the winning of the game balls to the start ports 21a to 21c.

  The timing for performing variable display may be simultaneous with the special gaming state. That is, even when the game is in the special game state, if the game ball wins the start opening 21 a to 21 c during that time, the operation of the movable members 152 a and 152 b other than the special game state based on this is canceled. Variable display is set to be executed.

  The display control unit 1700b is a function for performing display control of the notification units 310a and 310b and the display unit 320. Based on the signal from the reserved ball storage unit 1300, the number of LEDs of the display unit 320 corresponding to the number of the reserved balls is displayed. Display control is performed such that the display is turned on or predetermined display contents are displayed on the notification means 310a and 310b. An example of display contents of the notification units 310a and 310b and the display unit 320 controlled by the display control unit 1700b will be described in detail later.

  Furthermore, the main board 100 is provided with a function of either a prize ball payout stop means 1800 or a prize ball payout control means 1900. Here, the prize ball payout stopping means 1800 has a function of stopping the payout of the prize ball due to winning in the start openings 21a to 21c when the game balls are won in the start openings 21a to 21c during the special game state. is there. On the other hand, the prize ball payout control means 1900 has a function of paying out a certain number of prize balls by winning the start holes 21a to 21c when a game ball has won the start holes 21a to 21c during the special game state. It is. The control of the prize ball payout stopping means 1800 and the prize ball payout control means 1900 will be described in detail later.

  FIG. 6 shows details of the main board 100. The main board 100 operates based on a clock generated by the clock circuit 108 inside the main board 100. In addition, by inputting an interrupt signal at a predetermined time interval obtained by dividing the clock generated by the clock circuit 108 with the internal timer 107, the CPU 102 executes timer interrupt processing at regular intervals. The CPU 102 performs a series of operations by executing, for each interrupt, processing divided so as to end in a time shorter than the interval of the timer setting time.

  The start opening switches 121a to 121c, the right sleeve winning opening switch 122a, the left sleeve winning opening switch 122b, the general winning area switch 127, and the special winning area switch 128 are switches for detecting the winning of a game ball, respectively. Input signals from these switches are supplied to the gate circuit 110. Also, each input signal from the big winning device switches 163a to 163c, the right prize ball detection switch 130a, the left prize ball detection switch 130b, the shot ball break switch 131, the glass frame opening detection switch 132, and the overflow switch 133 is input to the gate circuit 111. To be supplied.

  The addresses of the gate circuits 110 and 111 are set in the address space of the CPU 102 by the memory mapped I / O method. The address selection circuit 113 decodes the address signal and the write / read control signal output from the CPU 102 in accordance with the system clock output from the CPU 102 to generate a chip select signal.

  When the gate circuits 110 and 111 are selected by the chip select signal, the input signals from the start port switches 121a to 121c and the like are output to the data bus through the gate circuit 110. Each input signal on the data bus is detected multiple times by the interrupt signal generated at regular intervals until the next reset, and after chattering prevention processing is performed, the RAM specified for each input signal Stored in the area.

  The input signals from the start port switches 121a to 121c are five prize ball signals, and the input signals from the right sleeve prize port switch 122a and the left sleeve prize port switch 122b are eight prize balls, respectively. As signals, the input signals from the general prize area switch 127, the special prize area switch 128, and the big prize device switches 163a to 163c are treated as 15 prize ball signals, and the prizes detected by the switches are detected. The number is stored in the designated RAM area. At the same time, the total number of prize balls is calculated by the CPU 102 and stored in a designated RAM area.

  Output data to each control board passes through a buffer 114 provided in the middle of the data bus, and is further output to the latch circuits 112a to 112g through the output data bus. By arranging the buffer 114 in the middle of the data bus connecting the output latch circuit and the CPU 102, the bus signal flows in one direction, which is a countermeasure against fraud.

  5 starting ball switches, prize ball RAM area, 8 left and right sleeve prize opening switches, prize ball RAM area, 15 general prize area switches, 15 prize ball RAM areas, 15 special prize area switches, 15 prize ball RAM areas, 15 prize winning device switches When there is data in the prize ball RAM area or the like, the CPU 102 sequentially outputs 8-bit prize ball data set for each prize ball number to the latch circuit 112a through the data bus and the output data bus. In synchronization with this, an interrupt signal for the payout control board 200 and a control signal for the strobe signal are output to the latch circuit 112e through the data bus and the output data bus.

  When the chip select signal obtained by decoding by the address decoding circuit 113 controlled by the memory mapped I / O is sequentially output to the latch circuit 112a and the latch circuit 112e, the 8-bit prize ball data is interrupted to the latch circuit 112a. The control signal of the signal and the strobe signal is latched by the latch circuit 112e, and the output signal composed of the 8-bit parallel prize ball output signal, the interrupt signal, and the 2-bit control signal of the strobe signal is given to the payout control board 200. Output as data.

  The payout control board 200 to which the winning ball data is input controls the ball discharging mechanism to discharge the number of winning balls corresponding to the input winning ball data. Details will be described later. The discharged prize balls are detected by the right prize ball detection switch 130a and the left prize ball detection switch 130b, input to the gate circuit 111 and taken into the CPU 102, and the number of prize balls is managed. The detection signal is also output to the payout control board 200.

  Based on these detection signals, the number of prize balls actually paid out is calculated by the CPU 102, the value is subtracted from the stored data in the RAM area, and the data of the number of prize balls is updated in real time. In addition, an output signal is output to the latch circuit 112f for each set number of winning prize balls, and is output to the outside in synchronization with the chip select signal of the address decode circuit 113, for management via the frame external output terminal board 800. It is output to a computer etc.

  The game control means 1100 of the main board 100 acquires a random number value for variable display on the condition that a game ball has won any of the start ports 21a to 21c, and based on this, the CPU 102 performs a variable display result. Are determined in advance and stored in the RAM area. In addition, the display control board 300 outputs the result of the variable display and data defining the stop symbol corresponding thereto as display symbol output data. That is, when display symbol output data is sequentially output from the CPU 102 to the display control board 300 to the latch circuit 112b through the data bus, an interrupt signal and a 2-bit control signal of the strobe signal are latched to the latch circuit 112e. The display control board 300 is controlled and variable display is executed.

  A control pattern is output to the lamp control board 400 in synchronization with the data transmission to the display control board 300. When the lamp effect data is output from the CPU 102 to the lamp control board 400 to the latch circuit 112c through the data bus, an interrupt signal and a 2-bit control signal of the strobe signal are output to the latch circuit 112e so as to synchronize with them. The lamp effect is executed by controlling the substrate 400.

  Similarly, a control pattern is output to the sound control board 500. When the audio effect data is output from the CPU 102 to the audio control board 500 to the latch circuit 112d through the data bus, an interrupt signal and a 2-bit control signal of the strobe signal are output to the latch circuit 112e so as to synchronize with them. The board 500 is controlled and a sound effect is executed. These signals are sequentially latched in the latch circuit at the timing based on the chip select signal that is decoded and output from the address decoding circuit 113 controlled by the memory mapped I / O, and is output in parallel to each control board. .

  When power is supplied to the main board 100, a reset signal is supplied from the power board 700 and each device on the main board 100 is reset. Thereafter, the system reset signal becomes inactive, and each device transitions to the active state. When the system reset signal changes to an inactive state, the reset signal to the one-chip microcomputer 101 becomes inactive after a predetermined time has elapsed due to delay processing by the clock synchronization / delay circuit 109. As a result, the one-chip microcomputer 101 enters an operating state, and the operating state of the main board 100 is maintained. Thereafter, initial setting of the one-chip microcomputer 101 is performed.

  When the power supply externally supplied from the gaming machine is unstable, a power failure detection signal is supplied from the power supply board 700 to the NMI (non-maskable interrupt) 105 of the one-chip microcomputer 101, and the one-chip microcomputer 101 performs a save operation for each storage area. Done. Specifically, after detecting the winning ball detection data for a certain period of time, the power failure processing determination data is stored in the RAM area to protect the RAM 104. That is, as the power supply voltage decreases, the backup power supply DC5VBB is supplied from the power supply board 700 to the RAM 104, and the storage state of the RAM 104 is maintained.

  When power is next supplied, the one-chip microcomputer 101 performs a power failure recovery process when recognizing that a power failure process has been performed based on the presence or absence of the power failure process determination data. If the RAM initialization signal is active at the time of initialization, the CPU 102 detects data of the I / O port 106 and initializes the RAM area.

  A signal for detecting the ball breakage by the shot ball break switch 131 and a signal for detecting the ball clogging of the award ball in the lower tray 4 of the game board surface by the overflow switch 133 are input to the gate circuit 111, and the one-chip microcomputer through the data bus 101. After data conversion, these signals are output from the latch circuit 112a to the payout control board 200 with the same configuration as the prize ball output data. The outputs of the latch circuits 112a to 112g are unidirectional and take an irreversible output form.

Next, the payout control board 200 shown in FIG. 7 will be described.
The payout control board 200 performs one-way communication only from the main board 100, and receives communication data including 8-bit parallel prize ball data, an interrupt signal, and a strobe signal. When an interrupt signal is input to the counter circuit 202 of the one-chip microcomputer 201, an internal interrupt signal is output from the counter circuit 202 to the CPU 203. The CPU 203 performs an interrupt process as preparation for inputting prize ball data from the main board 100. As a result, the strobe signal becomes a trigger signal for capturing the prize ball data to the CPU 203.

  The CPU 203 outputs a chip select signal to the gate circuit 211 and the gate circuit 212 through the address decoding circuit 213, and takes in the prize ball data and various signals input to the gate circuits 211 and 212 via the gate circuit and the data bus. And stored in the RAM 205. Then, a payout operation is sequentially performed with the number of winning balls corresponding to the received winning ball data.

  The CPU 203 outputs a winning ball path switching signal to the latch circuit 215 through the data bus, and at the same time, outputs a chip select signal from the address decoding circuit 213. As a result, a winning ball path switching signal is output to the path switching solenoid 224, and a winning ball path is secured for the payout operation. Thereafter, a stop release signal of the payout stop solenoid signal is output to the latch circuit 214, the payout motor control signals 1, 2, 3, 4 are sequentially output to the payout motor 222, and the motor rotation is controlled by the output timing of the chip select signal. While paying out the prize ball.

  Based on the clock of the clock circuit 209, the internal timer 208 generates an interrupt signal at regular time intervals to the CPU 203, and at this interrupt timing, a prize ball detection signal is taken into the data bus and a predetermined number of prize balls is detected. At this time, the driving of the payout stop solenoid 223 and the payout motor 222 is stopped. The prize balls are detected by the right prize ball detection switch 130a and the left prize ball detection switch 130b installed in the prize ball path, and these detection signals are output by outputting a chip select signal to the gate circuit 211. Captured on the bus. The prize ball detection signal is also input to the main board 100 as described above, and the prize ball is paid out more accurately.

  In addition, in the payout operation, when the main board 100 transmits a shot ball cut signal of the shot ball cut switch 131 and an overflow signal of the overflow switch 133 installed in the lower tray 4 of the gaming machine 1 to the winning ball data. The payout control board 200 stops the payout operation. In addition, the payout operation is restarted when each release signal is transmitted to the winning ball data. When power is supplied to the payout control board 200, a system reset signal is supplied from the power supply board 700, and each device on the payout control board 200 is reset. Thereafter, the reset signal is inactive, and each device transitions to the active state.

  Due to the delay processing of the clock synchronization / delay circuit 210, the reset signal to the one-chip microcomputer 201 becomes inactive after a lapse of a fixed time after the original reset signal changes to the inactive state. Thus, the one-chip microcomputer 201 is in an operating state after a predetermined time has elapsed since the original reset signal became inactive, and the operating state of the payout control board 200 is maintained. Thereafter, initial setting of the one-chip microcomputer 201 is performed.

  When the power supply externally supplied to the gaming machine is unstable, a power failure detection signal is supplied from the power supply board 700 to the NMI (non-maskable interrupt) 206 of the one-chip microcomputer 201, and the one-chip microcomputer 201 performs a save operation of each storage area. Done. Specifically, after detecting the winning ball detection data for a certain period of time, the power failure processing determination data is stored in the RAM area to protect the RAM 205.

  When the power supply voltage drops or is shut off, DC5VBB is supplied as a backup power source from the power supply board 700 to the RAM 205, and the storage state of the RAM 205 is maintained. When power is supplied again, the one-chip microcomputer 201 performs a power failure recovery process by recognizing the presence of the power failure processing determination data. If the RAM initialization signal is active at the time of initialization, the CPU 203 detects the data of the I / O port 106 and initializes the RAM area.

Next, the display control board 300 shown in FIG. 8 will be described.
The display device control board 300 mainly performs display control of the display device 330 provided in the game area 17. The display device control board 300 includes a display device control ROM 302 that stores a predetermined image processing procedure (program) and image control data, and a display device control CPU 301 that reads and executes the predetermined image processing procedure.

  The display control CPU 301 receives instruction information regarding the display contents of the display device 330 from the main board 100 through parallel communication via the input / output interface 306. The display control CPU 301 executes the contents of the input instruction information in accordance with the image processing procedure stored in the display control ROM 302, and organizes and stores the information in the display control RAM 303, while giving specific information to the image control IC 304. Instructions.

  The image control IC 304 generates a specific video signal with reference to the image data ROM 305 according to the instruction of the display control CPU 301 regarding the display content of the display device 330 and outputs it to various display units. In the block diagram of FIG. 8, a VRAM that is an area for temporarily storing image data generated by the image control IC 304, palette (color) information, and the like is not illustrated, but the VRAM is built in the image control IC 304. The one-chip microcomputer may be used.

  The reset signal from the power supply board 700 is input from the power supply board 700 to the display control CPU 301 when the gaming machine 1 is turned on. Thereafter, the display control CPU 301 initializes each control circuit in the display control board 300 according to the image control procedure stored in the display control ROM 302.

Next, the lamp control board 400 shown in FIG. 9 will be described.
The lamp control board 400 controls lighting of the gaming machine status lamp 422, the side case lamp 423, the gaming frame status LED 424, and the notification means 310a, 310b, the display unit 320, and the like installed on the front surface of the gaming machine 1 and the gaming board 2. Is to do.

  The lamp control board 400 includes a lamp control ROM 402 that stores predetermined lamp control processing procedures (programs) and control data, a lamp control CPU 401 that reads and executes predetermined lamp control processing procedures, and a lamp control CPU 401 that performs lamp control processing. Lamp control RAM 403 for storing information obtained by executing the procedure, input / output interface 404 for inputting / outputting from / to the control information in the lamp control board 400, instruction information from the main board 100, and lamp control The CPU 401 includes a driver circuit 405 for driving a lighting signal of each lamp / LED connected to the lamp control board 400 via the input / output interface 404.

  The lamp control CPU 401 receives instruction information from the main board 100 through parallel communication via the input / output interface 404. The lamp control CPU 401 executes the content of the input instruction information according to the lamp control processing procedure stored in the lamp control ROM 402, operates the driver circuit 405 while organizing and storing the information in the lamp control RAM 403, and connects Turn on / off each lamp / LED.

  The reset signal from the power supply board 700 is input from the power supply board 700 to the lamp control CPU 401 when the gaming machine 1 is turned on. The lamp control CPU 401 then initializes each control circuit in the lamp control board 400 according to the control procedure stored in the lamp control ROM 402.

Next, the audio control board 500 shown in FIG. 10 will be described.
The voice control board 500 controls sound effects, voices, and the like due to game effects when the gaming machine 1 is in a gaming state. Further, when not in the gaming state, control of a warning sound or the like for notifying the abnormal state of the gaming machine 1 is performed.

  The voice control board 500 includes a voice control ROM 502 that stores a predetermined voice processing procedure (program) and control data, a voice control CPU 501 that reads and executes a predetermined voice control procedure, and a voice control CPU 501 that executes the voice processing procedure. The voice control RAM 503 for storing the acquired information, the input / output interface 506 for performing input / output with the instruction information from the main board 100 and each control IC in the voice control board 500, and the voice control CPU 501 From the voice control IC 504 that acquires control instruction information via the interface 506 and generates specific voice, the voice data ROM 505 that is managed by the voice control IC 504 and stores various voices as data, and the voice control IC 504 An amplifier circuit 507 for amplifying the generated audio signal It is.

  The voice control CPU 501 receives instruction information by parallel communication from the main board 100 via the input / output interface 506. The voice control CPU 501 executes the contents of the input instruction information in accordance with the voice control procedure stored in the voice control ROM 502 and organizes and stores the information in the voice control RAM 503 while giving specific instructions to the voice control IC 504. Do.

  The audio control IC 504 generates a specific audio signal by referring to the audio data ROM 505 in accordance with an instruction from the audio control CPU 501, and outputs it to the amplifier circuit 507. The reset signal from the power supply board 700 is input from the power supply board 700 to the voice control CPU 501 when the gaming machine 1 is turned on, and the voice control CPU 501 follows the voice control procedure stored in the voice control ROM 502. The control circuits in the control board 500 are initialized.

Next, the launch control board 600 shown in FIG. 11 will be described.
The firing control board 600 includes an oscillation circuit 601 that is a circuit for generating a pulse for setting the rotational speed of the pulse motor used for the firing motor 653 to a predetermined rotational speed, a frequency dividing circuit 602, and a handle unit 650. A motor drive signal for determining a signal from the touch sensor 651, a signal from the firing stop switch 652, a reset signal from the power supply board 700, and a firing permission signal from the payout control board 200, and generating a firing motor drive signal. A control circuit 603 and a driver circuit 604 for exciting each coil of the firing motor 653 are configured.

  The handle unit 650 includes a touch sensor 651 that detects whether or not the player is touching the handle 5, a firing stop switch 652 that allows the player to arbitrarily stop firing the ball, and a pulse for firing the ball. It is composed of a firing motor 653 composed of a motor. The reset signal from the power supply board 700 is input from the power supply board 700 to the motor drive signal control circuit 603 when the gaming machine 1 is turned on, and initializes each circuit of the launch control board 600.

  The touch sensor 651 in the handle portion 650 detects whether the player is touching or not touching the handle 5, outputs the detected signal to the motor drive signal control circuit 603, and the motor drive signal control circuit 603. Performs launch control based on the detection signal. When the player is touching the handle 5, the ball can be fired. When the player is not touching, the ball is fired.

  The launch stop switch 652 is a switch provided so that the player can arbitrarily stop the launch of the ball. The launch stop switch signal is input to the motor drive signal control circuit 603, and the motor drive signal control circuit 603. Performs launch control based on the launch stop switch signal. When the player operates the firing stop switch 652, launching is impossible, and when there is no operation, launching is possible.

  The firing stop switch 652 outputs the same signal as the state input from the firing stop switch 652 when there is no operation from the player to the launch stop switch 652 and the handle 5 is not rotated. To do. That is, due to the structure inside the handle 5, when the handle 5 is not operated, a signal from the firing stop switch 652 is input. That is, when the touch sensor 651 described above does not detect that the player is touching the handle 5 and the handle 5 is not operated, it is considered that there is no player and the launch stop control is performed.

Next, the power supply substrate 700 shown in FIG. 12 will be described.
The AC 24V supplied from the outside is subjected to full-wave rectification with a diode bridge rectifier to generate a DC power supply DC 24V. Smoothing is performed with a capacitor through a diode through a DC 24V power source to generate a DC 32V power source. DC24V and DC32V are non-stable power supplies.

  DC24V is supplied to the power supply circuit 701, and constant voltage power supplies of stable power supplies DC18V, DC12V, and DC5V are generated, and the main board 100, the payout control board 200, the display control board 300, the lamp control board 400, the The sound control board 500 and the launch control board 600 are supplied. The generated DC5V constant voltage power supply is connected to the capacitor of the backup circuit 702 through a diode to generate a DC5VBB backup power supply, and the DC5VBB is supplied to the main board 100 and the payout control board 200.

  The voltage level of the DC 24V power supply is detected by the voltage detection circuit 708 and output to the delay circuit 707. The delay circuit 707 has an internal time constant of 500 milliseconds, and the delay circuit 707 does not output an output signal unless the continuous output time of the voltage detection circuit 708 is larger than the time constant of the delay circuit 707. For this reason, voltage fluctuation and power supply stop for a time when the voltage level of the DC24V power supply is smaller than the time constant of the delay circuit 707 are ignored, and the power failure detection signal is not output from the power supply board 700 to the outside.

  When there is an input signal larger than the time constant in the delay circuit 707, the delay circuit 707 outputs a power failure detection signal to the main board 100, the payout control board 200, and the serial input terminals of the shift register 704. The 8-bit shift register 704 always receives a clock having a period of 20 milliseconds from the clock circuit 706.

  Here, the 8-bit data input terminal is fixed to zero. Therefore, when a power failure detection signal is input to the 8-bit shift register 704, a reset signal is sent from the 8-bit shift register 704 after 8 clocks (about 160 milliseconds) to the main board 100, the payout control board 200, and the display control board. 300, the lamp control board 400, the sound control board 500, and the launch control board 600.

  The time of the time constant of the delay circuit 707, the power failure detection signal, and the reset signal are output in an active state from the time of the power source startup and after the power failure recovery, and the peripheral circuit power source startup. After the time constant of the delay circuit 707, the power failure detection signal becomes inactive, and the reset signal is output in the inactive state after 8 clocks of the 8-bit shift register 704. The RAM initialization signal is output to the main substrate 100 and the payout control substrate 200 in an active state by manually pressing the RAM initialization switch 705.

Next, the operation of the gaming machine 1 will be described.
In FIG. 1, when a player rotates the handle 5, game balls are driven into the game area 17 on the game board 2 one by one. When this game ball wins any of the plurality of start ports 21a to 21c, the game balls are detected by the respective start port switches 121a to 121c, and the detection signals output from the start port switches 121a to 121c are shown in FIG. The gate circuit 110 shown in FIG. First, five prize balls assigned to the respective start ports 21a to 21c are paid out by the control of the payout control board 200 based on the signal from the main board 100.

  In addition to paying out a prize ball, when a game ball is won in the right start port 21b (FIG. 19, S101; Y), if a special game state is not already occurring (FIG. 19, S102; N), the start is started. Based on the detection signal from the mouth switch 121b, the drive signal is sent to the variable prize device solenoid 134a that drives the movable member 152a on the right side of the variable prize device 150 by the control of the movable member opening means 1110 in the game control means 1100 of the main board 100. Is output, and as shown in FIG. 13A, the right movable member 152a horizontally moves to the first state for about 0.5 seconds, for example (FIG. 19, S103).

  Further, when a game ball is won in the left starting port 21c (FIG. 19, S104; Y), if the special gaming state is not already occurring (FIG. 19, S105; N), the starting port switch 121c is used. Based on the detection signal, similarly, the control of the movable member opening means 1110 outputs a drive signal to the variable prize device solenoid 134b that drives the movable member 152b on the left side of the variable prize device 150, as shown in FIG. The left movable member 152b horizontally moves to the first state for about 0.5 seconds, for example (FIG. 19, S106).

  Furthermore, when a game ball is won in the central starting opening 21a (FIG. 19, S107; Y), if a special gaming state is not already occurring (FIG. 19, S108; N), the starting opening switch 121a is used. Based on this detection signal, similarly, the control of the movable member opening means 1110 outputs the drive signals to the two variable prize-winning device solenoids 134a and 134b in synchronism with each other, as shown in FIG. 13 (c). The members 152a and 152b move horizontally to the first state for about 0.5 seconds (FIG. 19, S109).

  As described above, in this gaming machine 1, when a game ball wins any of the plurality of start ports 21a to 21c, the movable members 152a and 152b corresponding to the start ports 21a to 21c in which the game ball has won are set to the first state. Operate. Thereby, according to the kind of start opening 21a-21c which a game ball wins, diversity will be given to the change form of movable members 152a and 152b of variable prize-winning apparatus 150, and the interest in a game can be raised. it can.

  Further, along with the operation of the movable members 152a and 152b, the game control means 1100 executes a random number lottery regarding the result of variable display based on the winning of the game ball to the start ports 21a to 21c (FIG. 19, S110). In accordance with the lottery result, the display control means 1700a performs variable display on the display device 330 (FIG. 19, S111). The timing for executing the variable display may be set so as to be executed immediately when a game ball wins in the start openings 21a to 21c, for example, and may be in a special game state.

  That is, even during the special game state, if a game ball wins in the start ports 21a to 21c during that time, variable display is executed on the display device 330. However, when variable display is already being executed, execution of new variable display is carried over until the variable display is completed. The variable time from the start to the end of variable display is a design matter that can be determined as appropriate. However, if it is determined to be extremely short, for example, within 1.0 seconds, there is no possibility that execution of variable display is suspended. .

  Subsequently, in FIG. 20, when the variable display on the display device 330 is completed (FIG. 20, S121; Y), the special winning opening control means 1600 is set in a predetermined manner according to the result of the variable display, The winning opening 161 is operated to the first state. In the present embodiment, as the operation mode of the big prize device 160, any of the prize winning ports 161a to 161c of the big prize winning port 161 designated based on the result of the variable display is activated to the first state.

  That is, when the variable display results are “0”, “1”, “2”, “3” (FIG. 20, S122; Y), based on this display result, the big prize on the main board 100 is received. Under the control of the mouth control means 1600, a drive signal is output to the large winning device solenoid 162a that drives the central winning port 161a of the large winning ports 161, and the central winning port 161a is set for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds). It operates to the first state (FIG. 20, S123).

  If the result of variable display is “4”, “5”, “6” (FIG. 20, S124; Y), based on this display result, the control of the winning prize control means 1600 is also performed. A drive signal is output to the large winning device solenoid 162b that drives the right winning port 161b of the large winning ports 161, and the right winning port 161b operates in the first state for a predetermined time (eg, 3 seconds) (FIG. 20, S125).

  Furthermore, when the variable display results are “7”, “8”, and “9” (FIG. 20, S126), based on this display result, the big prize winning control means 1600 controls the big prize. A drive signal is output to the large winning device solenoid 162c that drives the left winning port 161c of the ports 161, and the left winning port 161c operates in the first state for a predetermined time (eg, 3 seconds) (FIG. 20, S127). In addition, you may vary not only the kind of big winning opening 161 but operating time for each winning opening 161a-161c.

  In this way, when the winning ball 161 is in the first state and a game ball is won in the winning port 161 (FIG. 20, S128; Y), the special gaming state must have already occurred at that time. (FIG. 20, S129; N), the movable members 152a and 152b corresponding to the number of game balls won in the big prize opening 161 by the control of the movable member opening means 1110 and the movable member closing means 1120 in the game control means 1100. Operates repeatedly in the first state (FIG. 20, S130).

  Specifically, for example, when six game balls are won in the big winning opening 161, the movable member opening means 1110 operates the movable members 152a and 152b to the first state for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds). After that, the opening / closing operation for returning the movable members 152a and 152b to the second state for a short time (for example, 1 second) by the movable member closing means 1120 is repeatedly executed for a total of six times. Note that only one of the movable members 152a and 152b may be operated.

  During the operation of each of the movable members 152a and 152b, when the game ball taken in from the receiving port 151 of the variable winning device 150 wins the special prize area 155 (FIG. 20, S131; Y), the special game The condition for forming the state is established. That is, a special game state is formed under the control of the special game formation means 1200 based on the detection signal from the special prize area switch 128 (FIG. 20, S132). If no game ball is won in the special prize area 155 (FIG. 20, S131; N), the special game state does not occur.

Next, the special game state process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
Once the special gaming state occurs, first, the number of rounds is initialized to 0 (FIG. 21, S201), and then a driving signal is output to the variable prize winning device solenoids 134a and 134b, so that both the left and right movable members 152a and 152b are repeated. Open and close (FIG. 21, S202). Based on the detection signal from the special prize area switch 128, it is determined whether or not the game ball received by the variable prize device 150 has won the special prize area 155 in this special game state.

  If even one game ball has won a prize in the special prize area 155, the special game state is repeatedly formed under the control of the special game formation means 1200 based on this. In other words, even if the current special game state ends, a new special game state for the next round will continue to occur immediately on condition that a game ball wins the special prize area 155 during this round. As a result, playability is enhanced.

  More specifically, if a game ball is won in the special prize area 155 after the special gaming state occurs (FIG. 21, S203; Y), if this is the first (first) prize for the special prize area 155 ( FIG. 21, S204; Y), and based on this, a round continuation flag for repeatedly generating a special game state is set under the control of the special game formation means 1200 of the main board 100 (FIG. 21, S205).

  In addition, the number of times that the special game state is repeatedly executed is the number of game balls that have won the special prize area 155 out of a certain number of game balls accepted by the variable prize winning device 150 in the special game state described above. It is determined based on the number of balls. The reserved ball storage means 1300 of the main board 100 stores the second and subsequent game balls won in the special prize area 155 during the special game state as the reserved balls.

  That is, it is sufficient that the special game state is repeatedly executed as long as at least one of the fixed number of game balls accepted by the variable prize apparatus 150 wins the special prize area 155 (FIG. 21, S203; Y). When two or more game balls are won in the special winning area 155 within a certain number (FIG. 21, S204; N), the winning is reserved without wasting (FIG. 21, S211). ) According to the number of reserved balls, it is possible to further increase the gameability by repeatedly executing the special game state.

  The special game state is continued until a certain number of game balls are accepted for each round (FIG. 21, S206) regardless of whether or not the game balls are won in the special prize area 155 (FIG. 21, S203). Among a certain number of game balls accepted by the variable prize winning device 150 during the special game state, the prize winning ratio for the general prize area 154 and the special prize area 155 is the number of game balls won in the general prize area 154 as a special prize. When the number of game balls won in the area 155 is larger than the number of game balls won in the general prize area 154 and the number of game balls won in the special prize area 155, the fixed number is an even number. Only in some cases, there are three possible cases where the number of game balls won in the general prize area 154 and the number of game balls won in the special prize area 155 are equal.

  Of these three winning ratios, in any case, the total number of game balls won in the general prize area 154 and the number of game balls won in the special prize area 155 in the special game state. When the predetermined number is reached (FIG. 21, S206; Y), the special game forming means 1200 outputs a drive signal by the movable member closing means 1120, and based on the drive signal, the variable winning device solenoids 134a, 134b Since the movable members 152a and 152b are changed from the first state to the second state, one round of the special gaming state is temporarily ended (FIG. 21, S207). Therefore, during the special game state, the variable winning device 150 can accept a certain number of game balls regardless of the winning ratio to the general winning area 154 or the special winning area 155.

  As a result, the player can obtain a profit by winning based on winning a certain number of game balls in a special game state without performing complicated control based on the specifications of a conventional game machine (wings). It becomes possible to guarantee. As described above, in the gaming machine 1, in the special gaming state, the variable winning device 150 accepts a certain number of gaming balls regardless of whether or not the gaming balls are won in the special winning area 155. The game balls received inside the special prize area 155 are not necessarily awarded to the special prize area 155.

  In other words, the gaming machine 1 guarantees the player's profit in the special gaming state, but leaves the game ball winning in the special winning area 155 in the special gaming state without any special control, and leaves it to chance. As a result, among the game balls that can be received by the variable prize winning device 150 up to a certain number, in rare cases, unless a special winning area 155 is won (FIG. 21, S203; N), a new special gaming state is not continued. Therefore (FIG. 21, S208; N), there is a risk in the game, and the thrill and excitement of the player can be sufficiently aroused.

  Furthermore, even in the special game state for each round that is repeatedly executed, if there are game balls that have won in the special prize area 155 out of a certain number of game balls accepted by the variable prize apparatus 150, the number is Further, it is cumulatively added as a holding ball and stored in the holding ball storage means 1300. This makes it possible to increase the number of times that the special gaming state is repeatedly executed within a range not exceeding the upper limit of the number of rounds described below (FIG. 21, S209; N) (FIG. 21, S212).

  However, the upper limit value setting means 1400 on the main board 100 can set an upper limit value for the number of reserved balls stored in the reserved ball storage means 1300. By determining the upper limit value of the number of reserved balls in this way, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the special game state is repeatedly executed indefinitely.

  In the present embodiment, the upper limit value of the number of reserved balls is set to 10, and the maximum number of rounds in which the special game state continues repeatedly is up to 10 rounds (FIG. 21, S209; Y). In addition, by the control by the display control means 1700b, the number of reserved balls is displayed so as to be visible by the number of lighting of individual LEDs of the display unit 320, so that the player can easily check the number of reserved balls, and the special game The number of times the state is repeatedly executed can also be grasped in advance.

  Specifically, for example, when a special gaming state occurs for the first time, three of the ten (a fixed number) gaming balls received by the variable prize winning device 150 during the round are awarded in the special prize area 155. The number of reserved balls is three, and three LEDs are lit on the display unit 320. At this time, the special game state is repeatedly executed until another three rounds. Next, if one of the three reserved balls is consumed and a special gaming state occurs, and two gaming balls win in the special winning area 155 of the variable winning device 150 during these two rounds, the reserved ball The total number is four (3-1 + 2 = 4), and four LEDs are lit on the display unit 320.

  Subsequently, one of the four reserved balls is consumed and a special gaming state is generated, and four of the ten (fixed number) gaming balls received by the variable winning device 150 during the three rounds are special. When winning in the winning area 155, the total number of reserved balls is 7 (4-1 + 4 = 7), and 7 LEDs are lit on the display unit 320. In this way, the special game state is repeatedly executed according to the number of reserved balls, and is continued up to 10 rounds.

  In the case where the special game state continues to occur up to the upper limit of 10 rounds, in this embodiment, for each of the 10 game balls, which is a certain number that can be won in the variable winning device 150 for each round, respectively. Since 15 prize balls are allocated, 10 (round) × 10 (a certain number) × 15 (prize balls) = 1500 prize balls can be paid out. However, as described above, the special game state does not always continue until the upper limit of 10 rounds. For example, in the fifth round, no game balls are won in the special prize area 155 and the number of held balls is 0. When the special game state is completed in 5 rounds, 5 (rounds) × 10 (fixed number) × 15 (prize balls) = 750 prize balls will be paid out.

  Here, a “certain number” that can be won in the variable winning device 150 for each round in the special gaming state, an “upper limit value” in which each round in the special gaming state can be continued, and per winning ball in the variable winning device 150 The “number of prize balls” assigned to is not necessarily fixed uniformly, but can be arbitrarily changed according to the specifications of the model of the gaming machine 1. For example, due to laws and regulations such as the Optimization of Wind Management Act, it seems that the maximum number of prize balls paid out is limited to 2500 in a series of periods from the occurrence of a special gaming state to the end of continuation. In this case, the above-described “fixed number”, “upper limit value”, and “number of prize balls” may be set as appropriate within the range of the upper limit value of 2500.

  In other words, the integrated values of “a certain number”, “upper limit value”, and “the number of prize balls” may be set within 2500. For example, the “a certain number” is set to 10, 15, 20, and so on. When three ways are set in advance and the number of “prize balls” is set to two in advance, 10 and 15, the “upper limit value” of the round is obtained as follows by combining these.

a. 2500 (legal regulations) / {10 (constant value) × 10 (number of prize balls)} = 25 (upper limit)
b. 2500 (legal regulations) ÷ {10 (fixed value) × 15 (number of winning balls)} = 16.6 (upper limit)
c. 2500 (legal regulations) ÷ {15 (fixed value) × 10 (number of prize balls)} = 16.6 (upper limit)
d. 2500 (legal regulations) ÷ {15 (constant value) × 15 (number of winning balls)} = 11.1 (upper limit)
e. 2500 (legal regulations) ÷ {20 (fixed value) × 10 (number of winning balls)} = 12.5 (upper limit)
f. 2500 (legal regulations) ÷ {20 (fixed value) × 15 (number of winning balls)} = 8.3 (upper limit)

  The “upper limit value” of the round calculated based on data of such an example shows the value rounded down to the second decimal place, but the “upper limit value” of the round that is actually set rounds down the decimal point. Value. D. According to the pattern, the “upper limit value” of the actual round is set to 11 times. A. ~ F. As in each of the patterns, several combinations of values of “fixed number”, “upper limit value”, and “number of winning balls” are set in advance, and the pattern of this setting can be arbitrarily selected. . Needless to say, the upper limit limit of 2500 is a value that can be changed as appropriate according to the revision of the law, such as the occasional optimization of wind management.

  As described above, according to the gaming machine 1, the big prize opening 161 operates in the first state according to the result of the variable display, and the variable prize winning device 150 can be moved according to the winning of the game ball at the big prize opening 161. When the members 152a and 152b operate in the first state and a game ball wins in the special winning area 155 of the variable winning device 150 at this time, the movable members 152a and 152b are further operated to form a special gaming state. By combining the variable prize device 150 of the Fever machine, the big prize port 161 of the fever machine, the display device 330, and the conditions for generating the special gaming state, etc., and controlling them in a special manner in relation to each other, It is possible to realize an interesting game content.

  In particular, in the special gaming state, it is possible to guarantee the player's profit by accepting a certain number of game balls, and in addition to the special gaming state by the operation of the big prize opening 161 according to the result of the variable display. It is possible to increase the opportunities to give profits to the players, and to attract more players. Further, if the game ball received by the variable prize winning device 150 wins the special prize area 155, the special game state can be repeatedly executed, so that the special game state can obtain a prize ball corresponding to the highest number of wins. While guaranteeing the player's profits, the thrill and excitement of the player can be sufficiently achieved by not controlling the winning of the game ball to the special winning area 155 and by letting the contingency on the continuation of the special gaming state. Can be aroused.

  As described above, as shown in FIG. 13, the pair of movable members 152a and 152b of the variable prize apparatus 150 has a first state that is advantageous to a player who easily accepts a game ball, and a second state that is difficult to accept and disadvantageous to the player. In the horizontal direction. Such movement of the movable members 152a and 152b in the horizontal direction is as follows: swinging around one end side as a center of rotation, like a pair of movable wings in a variable prize device in a conventional general gaming machine (wings). Are completely different operations, and the operation of the variable winning device 150, which is novel and interesting, can be produced by the horizontal operation of the movable members 152a and 152b.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, each movable member 152a, 152b has a notch portion that is a storage means that can temporarily store game balls in a state in which the game balls are maintained in a second state in which it is difficult to receive the game balls. 153, and when each movable member 152a, 152b changes from the second state to the first state, as shown in FIG. 14 (b), the stored game ball can be received inside the variable winning device 150. it can. Thereby, even if each movable member 152a, 152b is a 2nd state unfavorable to a player, it becomes possible to contribute to a player's profit by storing a game ball.

  According to the cutout portion 153 as such storage means, it is possible to store game balls with an extremely simple configuration, and to reliably guide the stored game balls to the inside of the prize winning apparatus 150. In addition, since each movable member 152a, 152b has a downwardly inclined shape from the front end thereof, the game balls dropped on the movable members 152a, 152b except for the game balls stored in the notch 153. Can be guided to fall again toward the outside of the variable winning device 150.

  In addition, on the surface side of each of the movable members 152a and 152b, there are notifying means 310a and 310b for notifying the game state, and the game state and the like can be notified by display control by the display control means 1700b. For example, when each movable member 152a, 152b operates from the second state to the first state based on the signal from the game control means 1100, etc., each movable member 152a, 152b is horizontal based on the signal from the display control means 1700b. By displaying the opening in the direction in advance on the notification means 310a, 310b with symbols, symbols, or characters, the player's expectation for the operation of the movable members 152a, 152b can be enhanced.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, the notification units 310a and 310b display the states of the corresponding movable members 152a and 152b as face symbols. That is, as shown in FIG. 15 (a), when each movable member 152a, 152b is in the normal second state, nothing is displayed, but when a game ball wins the start opening 21a-21c. When the movable members 152a and 152b change from the second state to the first state during the special game state, as shown in FIGS. 15 (b) and 15 (c), the changing movable members 152a and 152b For example, a smile pattern with a bright facial expression is displayed on the notification means 310a, 310b. Of course, in addition to the face pattern, characters and symbols, or characters such as “close” and “open” may be displayed.

  Further, as a process when a game ball is won in each of the start ports 21a to 21c during the special game state, the main board 100 executes the following process. That is, when the main board 100 has the prize ball payout stop means 1800, when the game ball wins the start opening 21a-21c during the special game state by the control of the prize ball payout stop means 1800, The game balls won in the start ports 21a to 21c are treated the same as out balls collected without winning anywhere. By such processing, excessive service for the player is suppressed.

  Alternatively, as another process, when the main board 100 has the prize ball payout control means 1900 instead of the prize ball payout stop means 1800, each prize ball payout control means 1900 controls each in the special gaming state. When a game ball wins the start opening 21a-21c, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by winning the start opening 21a-21c.

  Thereby, even when the game ball wins the start openings 21a to 21c during the special game state, the player can receive the profit of the prize ball accordingly. However, the number of prize balls here is not limited to the five assigned to the start ports 21a to 21c in the normal gaming state as described above, and is 1 to 6 by the control of the prize ball payout control means 1900. It can be set as appropriate.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 22, a winning guiding means 156 may be provided inside the variable winning device 150. The winning guiding means 156 affects the winning probability of the game ball to the special winning area 155 and operates in a guiding state advantageous for a player who easily wins the special winning area 155 or a normal guiding state. Such an operation is performed by a winning guiding means solenoid (not shown) including, for example, a rotary solenoid that supports the winning guiding means 156 so as to be adjustable in tilt.

  Specifically, the winning guide means 156 is a horizontally long guide bar member, which can be tilted left and right, and tilted to the left or right (see FIGS. 22B and 22C). It can be tilted to a non-tilting posture that does not tilt (see FIG. 22A). However, the winning guidance means 156 is not limited to such a configuration, arrangement, and operation, and may be another configuration as long as it affects the winning probability of the game ball to the special winning area 155. Good.

  When the winning guiding means 156 is in the non-tilting posture, the winning guiding means 156 is slightly inclined downward from the left and right ends toward the central portion, and the central portion of the winning guiding means 156 corresponds to above the special winning area 155. It has a central port 156a. When the winning guiding means 156 is in the non-tilting posture, the game ball guided to the central portion of the winning guiding means 156 enters the central port 156a and falls toward the special winning area 155 below. On the other hand, when the winning guiding means 156 is in the tilting posture, the game ball is greatly inclined from one of the left and right ends toward the other end, and vigorously moves from one end to the other end. Is set to be difficult to enter the central port 156a with the momentum.

  Therefore, an advantageous guiding state in which a game ball is likely to win a special winning area 155 is a state where the winning guiding means 156 is maintained in a non-tilting posture, a state where the number of non-tilting postures is large, or a non-tilting state A long time for posture. On the other hand, the normal guiding state in which the game ball is difficult to win in the special winning area 155 is a state in which the winning guiding means 156 is maintained in a tilting posture, a state in which the number of times of non-tilting posture is small, or a non-tilting posture. The state where the time to become is short.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 18, the main board 100 may be provided with a game state determining means 2000 and a winning guiding means controlling means 2100 related to the control of the winning guiding member 156. The gaming state determination unit 2000 determines the winning guidance unit 156 when the movable members 152a and 152b are changed from the second state to the first state based on the winning of the game balls to the plurality of start ports 21a to 21c. For example, a random lottery or the like is used to determine whether such a state is to be a guidance state advantageous to the player or a normal guidance state.

  The winning guidance means control means 2100 controls the state of the winning guidance means 156 by outputting a drive signal to the winning guidance means solenoid of the winning guidance means 156 based on the determination result of the game state determination means 2000. Of course, the game state determination means 2000 is not provided, but only the winning guidance means control means 2100 is provided, and the movable members 152a and 152b are moved from the second state to the first state based on the winning of the game balls to the start ports 21a to 21c. When changing to the state, the winning guidance means 156 may be set so as to be adjusted to a guidance state advantageous to the player. It should be noted that when the winning guiding means 156 is controlled to a guiding state advantageous to the player, the tilt angle and tilt time to be maintained in the non-tilting posture are arbitrarily set.

  The variable winning device 150 does not forcibly win a game ball in the special winning area 155, but whether or not a game ball wins in the special winning area 155 is determined by a winning guidance provided in the variable winning device 150. It depends greatly on the means 156. The winning guide means 156 affects the winning probability of a game ball in the special winning area 155, thereby increasing the possibility that a special gaming state will occur.

  That is, when it is determined by the game state determination means 2000 of the main board 100 that the winning guidance means 156 is brought into a guidance state advantageous to the player, the winning guidance means control means 2100 of the main board 100 is similarly used as the winning guidance means. A drive signal is output to the winning guidance means solenoid of 156, and the winning guidance means 156 is adjusted to a guidance state advantageous for the player. Thereby, the possibility that the condition for the occurrence of the special gaming state is established is increased, and the player's expectation for the special gaming state can be increased.

  When the winning guiding means 156 is controlled to a guiding state advantageous to the player, the number of times and time when the winning guiding means 156 is maintained in the non-tilting posture shown in FIG. . When the winning guiding means 156 is in the non-tilting posture, the game ball guided to the center of the winning guiding means 156 enters the central port 156a and falls toward the special winning area 155 below. On the other hand, when the winning guiding means 156 is in the normal guiding state, the number and time of the winning guiding means 156 being maintained in the tilting posture shown in FIGS. Become.

  Furthermore, as another configuration example of the winning guiding means 156 of the variable winning device 150, as shown in FIG. 23, a game ball placed on the guiding bar member other than the central port 156a in the central portion of the guiding bar member. A drop port 156b may be provided that allows the camera to drop downward before reaching the left and right ends. In the example shown in FIG. 23, a pair of drop openings 156b and 156b are provided at separate positions on both sides of the central opening 156a. Each drop opening 156b is formed as a hole through which a game ball penetrates in the same manner as the central opening 156a.

  By providing such a drop opening 156b, the game ball rolling on the winning guiding means 156 does not reach the central opening 156a depending on the inclination angle and the tilting speed of the guiding bar member which is the winning guiding means 156, and left and right. In some cases, the game ball falls downward from the drop opening 156b of the player, and thus a winning form with more variations of the game ball can be produced.

  Further, as another configuration example of the winning guiding means 156, as shown in FIG. 24, a game ball placed on the guiding bar member enters in addition to the central port 156a in the central portion of the guiding bar member, While the game ball is held when in the tilting posture, a receiving groove 156c from which the game ball rolls when in the tilting posture may be provided. In the example shown in FIG. 24, a pair of receiving grooves 156c and 156c are provided at positions spaced apart on both sides of the central port 156a. Unlike the central opening 156a, each receiving groove 156c is sized to receive a game ball, but is formed in a bottomed groove shape rather than a through hole.

  By providing such a receiving groove 156c, a game ball that rolls on the winning guiding means 156 temporarily gets stuck in the receiving groove 156c, depending on the inclination angle and tilting speed of the guiding bar member that is the winning guiding means 156. Since it sometimes rolls out of the receiving groove 156c, reaches the left and right ends, or falls from the central port 156a, it is possible to produce a winning form with more variations of the game ball.

  Further, it is only necessary to be able to adjust the amplitude in the left and right tilting operation of the winning guidance means 156. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 25, the amplitude of the tilting operation of the winning guidance means 156 is set so that it can be adjusted in two stages: (a) small and (b) large. Thereby, the change in appearance of the variable prize apparatus 150 is changed to various forms in combination, so that the game in the variable prize apparatus 150 becomes more interesting and attracts the player.

  Further, the tilt speed in the left and right tilting operation of the winning guidance means 156 may be adjustable. Specifically, for example, the tilting speed of the winning guidance means 156 is set so that it can be adjusted in two stages: (a) slow and (b) fast. As a result, similar to the above-described adjustment of the amplitude in the tilting operation, the change in appearance of the variable prize apparatus 150 changes to various forms, so that the game in the variable prize apparatus 150 becomes more interesting. , Can attract players.

  Furthermore, the winning guidance means 156 may be configured so that the height position in the vertical direction can be adjusted separately from the left and right tilting operations. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 26, the height position of the winning guidance means 156 is set so that it can be adjusted in three stages: (a) low, (b) medium, and (c) high. As a specific configuration, the guide rail (not shown) that supports each movable member 152a, 152b so as to be movable in the horizontal direction, and a rack and a pinion along a guide rail (not shown) that further extends in the vertical direction. What is necessary is just to support so that position adjustment is possible to an up-down direction by drive means, such as.

  Thus, the lower the height position of the winning guiding means 156 and the shorter the distance from the special winning area 155, the higher the winning degree of the game ball in the special winning area 155. Here, as a cause of adjusting the height position of the winning guidance means 156 in a plurality of stages, for example, it can be considered to correspond to the operating state of the gaming machine 1. Specifically, in a special game state during a normal game, the height position of the winning guidance means 156 is set to (a) low in FIG. Such (a) low is the same height position as the above-described winning guidance means 156 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the number of occurrences of the special gaming state per predetermined unit time is large, or when the number of winnings to the start ports 21a to 21c is large, the degree of winning of the game ball with respect to the special winning area 155 is increased accordingly. It is conceivable to adjust so as to be lower. That is, as described above, if the height position of the winning guidance means 156 is increased in order so as to be advantageous to the player, the degree of winning of the game ball with respect to the special winning area 155 decreases, and excessive service for the player is provided. It will also be suppressed. In addition, the cause of adjusting the height position of the winning guidance means 156, the amplitude of the tilting operation, and the tilting speed is not limited to the operation state of the gaming machine 1 described above.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention can be modified or added without departing from the scope of the present invention. Included in the invention. In the above-described embodiment, the case where the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine has been described. However, the gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, and is a program-controlled smart ball game machine, an arrangement ball game machine, or the like. The present invention can be similarly applied to other gaming machines.

  In the above embodiment, the variable prize device 150 is configured as illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, instead of the pair of movable members 152a and 152b operable in the horizontal direction. In addition, the movable member of the variable winning device 150 may be provided as a pair of movable wings that can rotate on both sides of the receiving port 151.

  In addition, the big prize opening 161 of the big prize winning device 160 is divided into three prize winning openings 161a to 161c, and each of the winning prize openings 161a to 161c can be opened and closed. You may employ | adopt what has one big winning opening opened and closed by one horizontally long door (attacker), without dividing | segmenting into two winning openings or dividing into multiple.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the three start ports 21a-21c involved in establishment of predetermined conditions are provided in all, if there are two or more start ports, it will not be restricted to three, for example, two or Four or more may be provided. Even in the case where there are other than three start ports, one of the movable members 152a and 152b of the variable prize apparatus 150 is operated to the first state in a manner corresponding to each start port.

  Further, the notification means 310a, 310b and the display unit 320 are not limited to those composed of LED lamps, and may be configured by a display device such as a liquid crystal unit or a CRT display, similar to the display device 330. Good. In such a case, the display content is abundant and an interesting production is possible, but it is necessary to control the display control board 300 instead of the lamp control board 400. In the above embodiment, the display unit 320 for displaying the number of reserved balls is provided at the lower part of the case of the variable winning device 150. However, the place where the display unit 320 is provided is not limited to the variable winning device 150. You may make it provide separately in the other location of the game area 17. FIG.

  In the special game state described in the above embodiment, the pair of movable members 152a and 152b of the variable prize apparatus 150 are repeatedly opened and closed synchronously until a certain number of game balls have won the variable prize apparatus 150. However, the special gaming state may be produced by changing at least one of the movable members 152a and 152b to the first state.

  In the above embodiment, the notifying means 310a, 310b for notifying the game state displays the state relating to the operation of the movable members 152a, 152b of the variable prize apparatus 150 as a face symbol. For example, the number of game balls won in the variable prize device 150 in the special game state may be displayed in real time on the notification means 310a and 310b.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the display control board 300, the lamp control board 400, and the sound control board 500 are configured as separate boards with respect to the main board 100. The functions of the display control board 300 and the voice control board 500 may be provided on the same board as a game effect control board, and the lamp control board 400 may be combined with this, or the lamp control board 400 and the voice control board 500 may be combined. The function may be provided on the same substrate, and the display / control board 300 may be combined with the sound / lamp control board. Thus, the specific configuration for realizing the above-described game control means 1100 and the like is not limited to the various control boards specifically shown in FIGS.

It is a front view which shows the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a rear view which shows the internal structure of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which expands and shows the game board of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a rear view which expands and shows the game board back surface side of the gaming machine concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the whole circuit structure of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the main board | substrate which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the payout control board which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the display apparatus control board which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the lamp | ramp control board which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the audio | voice control board which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the launch control board which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the power supply board which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement aspect of the movable member of the variable prize apparatus which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is explanatory drawing which shows the storage aspect of the game ball in the variable prize apparatus which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display mode by the alerting | reporting means of the variable prize apparatus which the gaming machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of the big prize apparatus which the gaming machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the variable display in the display apparatus which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the various functions of the main board | substrate which the gaming machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the start winning process in the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining the continuation of the start winning process shown in FIG. 19. FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the special game state process in the gaming machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of a structure which provided the winning guide means in the variable winning apparatus which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has, and the operation | movement aspect of a winning guide means. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of a structure of the prize guidance means of the variable prize apparatus which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of a structure of the winning guide means of the variable winning apparatus which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is explanatory drawing which shows the change of the amplitude of the winning guidance means of the variable winning apparatus which the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention has. It is explanatory drawing which shows the change of the height position of the prize guidance means of the variable prize apparatus which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention has.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... Game board 3 ... Upper saucer 4 ... Lower saucer 5 ... Handle 6 ... Ashtray 7 ... Upper saucer ball release lever 8 ... Lower saucer ball release lever 9 ... Lending button 10 ... Return button 11 ... Glass frame 12 ... Frequency display section 15 ... windmill 16 ... guide rail 17 ... gaming area 18 ... intake port 21a ... start port 21b ... start port 21c ... start port 22a ... right sleeve winning port 22b ... left sleeve winning port 29 ... out port 100 ... main Substrate 101 ... One-chip microcomputer 102 ... CPU
103 ... ROM
104 ... RAM
105 ... NMI
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 106 ... I / O port 107 ... Internal timer 108 ... Clock circuit 109 ... Clock synchronization / delay circuit 110, 111 ... Gate circuit 112a-112g ... Latch circuit 113 ... Address decode circuit 114 ... Buffer 115 ... Reset 116 ... Test test signal terminal 121a to 121c ... Start opening switch 122a ... Right sleeve winning opening switch 122b ... Left sleeve winning opening switch 127 ... General winning area switch 128 ... Special winning area switch 130 ... Award winning ball detection switch 130a ... Award winning ball detection switch 130b ... Award left Ball detection switch 131 ... Shoot ball break switch 132 ... Glass frame open detection switch 133 ... Overflow switch 134a ... Variable winning device solenoid 134b ... Variable winning device solenoid 150 ... Variable winning device 151 ... Receiving port 15 2a ... movable member 152b ... movable member 153 ... notch (storage means)
154: General winning area 155 ... Special winning area 156 ... Winning guiding means 156a ... Central entrance 156b ... Falling exit 156c ... Receiving groove 160 ... Large winning device 161 ... Outstanding winning opening 161a ... Winning exit 161b ... Winning exit 161c ... Winning exit 162a ... award winning device solenoid 162b ... a winning device solenoid 162c ... a winning device solenoid 163a ... a winning device switch 163b ... a winning device switch 163c ... a winning device switch 200 ... a payout control board 201 ... a one-chip microcomputer 202 ... a counter circuit 203 ... CPU
204 ... ROM
205 ... RAM
206 ... NMI
207 ... I / O port 208 ... Internal timer 209 ... Clock circuit 210 ... Clock synchronization / delay circuit 211, 212 ... Gate circuit 213 ... Address decoding circuit 214,215 ... Latch circuit 216 ... Reset 222 ... Discharge motor 223 ... Discharge stop solenoid 310a ... notification means 310b ... notification means 320 ... display unit 330 ... display device 400 ... lamp control board 401 ... lamp control CPU
402: Lamp control ROM
403: Lamp control RAM
404 ... I / O interface 405 ... Driver circuit 422 ... Gaming machine status lamp 423 ... Side case lamp 424 ... Gaming frame status LED
428 ... Side LED
500 ... voice control board 501 ... voice control CPU
502 ... Voice control ROM
503 ... Voice control RAM
504 ... Voice control IC
505 ... Audio data ROM
506: Input / output interface 507 ... Amplifier circuit 510 ... Speaker 600 ... Launch control board 601 ... Oscillation circuit 602 ... Division circuit 603 ... Motor drive signal control circuit 604 ... Driver circuit 650 ... Handle portion 651 ... Touch sensor 652 ... Launch stop switch 653 ... Launch motor 700 ... Power supply board 701 ... Power supply circuit 702 ... Backup circuit 703 ... Voltage detection circuit 704 ... Shift register 705 ... RAM initialization switch 706 ... Clock circuit 707 ... Delay circuit 708 ... Voltage detection circuit 709 ... Power failure detection circuit 800 ... frame external terminal board 801 ... prize ball tank ball presence / absence switch 850 ... board external terminal board 1100 ... game control means 1110 ... movable member opening means 1120 ... movable member closing means 1200 ... special game forming means 1300 ... reserved ball description Means 1400 ... Upper limit setting means 1600 ... Grand prize opening control means 1610 ... Grand prize opening opening means 1620 ... Grand prize opening closing means 1700a ... Display control means 1700b ... Display control means 1800 ... Prize ball payout stopping means 1900 ... Prize ball payout Control means 2000: gaming state determination means 2100 ... winning guidance means control means

Claims (16)

In a game area where a game ball is launched, a movable member that operates in a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous, and a game ball that is received when the movable member is in the first state, In a gaming machine provided with a variable prize device having a prize area and a special prize area as a special prize,
A display device that variably displays a plurality of types of identification information;
Display control means for performing variable display on the display device based on establishment of a predetermined condition;
Separately from the variable winning device, a large winning opening operable in a first state advantageous to the player and a second state disadvantageous,
A special prize opening control means for operating the special prize opening to a first state in a predetermined manner according to the result of the variable display;
Game control means for operating the movable member to the first state in a predetermined manner according to the winning form when a game ball wins the big winning opening when the big winning opening is in the first state;
When a game ball wins in the special prize area when the movable member is in the first state, a special game state that operates the movable member to the first state is formed on the condition, and the special game state is Special game forming means that continues until the variable winning device accepts a certain number of game balls, regardless of whether or not the game balls are won in the special prize area;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:   The special game forming means repeatedly forms the special game state in the special game state on condition that a game ball received by the variable prize apparatus has won the special prize area. Item 1. A gaming machine according to Item 1. During the special game state, among the fixed number of game balls received by the variable prize apparatus, there is a holding ball storage means for storing a game ball won in the special prize area as a holding ball,
The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the special game forming means repeatedly forms the special game state according to the number of reserved balls stored in the reserved ball storage means.   4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, further comprising an upper limit value setting means for setting an upper limit value for the number of reserved balls stored in the reserved ball storage means.   5. The gaming machine according to claim 3, further comprising a display unit that displays the number of reserved balls stored by the reserved ball storage unit.   In the special gaming state, the game control means cancels the operation of the movable member based on a game ball winning in the grand prize opening when the grand prize opening is in the first state. A gaming machine according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, wherein the big winning opening is divided into a plurality of winning openings, and each winning opening is openable and closable.   The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the special winning opening control means operates a winning opening designated based on a result of the variable display among the respective winning openings in a first state.   The game control means repeatedly operates the movable member in the first state for the number of game balls won in the grand prize opening. Or the gaming machine of 8. The variable winning device is provided with a winning guiding means that affects the winning probability of the game ball to the special winning area,
6. The winning guidance means can be adjusted to a guiding state advantageous for a player who easily wins a game ball into the special winning area or a normal guiding state. , 6, 7, 8 or 9. The winning guide means is composed of a horizontally long guide bar member that can be tilted left and right, and can be tilted into a tilting posture tilted to the left or right side and a non-tilting posture that does not tilt,
When the guide bar member is in the non-tilting posture, the guide bar member is inclined downward from the left and right ends toward the central portion, and is guided to the central portion when the guide bar member is in the non-tilting posture. 11. The gaming machine according to claim 10, further comprising a central port through which a game ball is dropped toward the special winning area below.   In addition to the central opening at the central portion of the guide bar member, the winning guide means has a drop opening for dropping a game ball placed on the guide bar member downward before reaching the left and right ends. The gaming machine according to claim 11.   In addition to the central opening at the central portion of the guide bar member, the winning guide means holds the game ball on the guide bar member and holds the game ball when in the non-tilting posture, while in the tilting posture. The gaming machine according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the gaming machine has a receiving groove from which a game ball rolls.   14. The gaming machine according to claim 11, 12 or 13, wherein the winning guiding means is capable of adjusting an amplitude in the left and right tilting operations.   15. The gaming machine according to claim 11, 12, 13 or 14, wherein the winning guiding means is capable of adjusting a tilting speed in the left / right tilting operation.   16. The gaming machine according to claim 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15, wherein the winning guide means is capable of adjusting a height position in the vertical direction separately from the left and right tilting operations.

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