JP2006223568A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine capable of notifying starting information in a mode novel for a player. <P>SOLUTION: This pinball game machine is provided with a case 17 having four window parts 18a-18d, and glass balls 16a-16d movable between a position (a first position) facing the respective window parts 18a-18d inside the case body 17 and a position (a second position) separated from the position. This game machine is further provided with a glass ball driving device 19 for moving the glass balls 16a-16d to the first position and the second position, and controls to move a certain number of glass balls 16a-16d according to the starting information to the first position. This constitution allows the player to grasp the number of retained balls by viewing the number of glass balls 16a-16d placed in the first position facing the window parts 18a-18d and notifies the player of the starting information in the extremely novel mode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a technique for displaying the number of balls for starting winning prizes in a novel manner.

  For example, in a pachinko machine as a ball game machine, a roulette display (a special symbol game) provided at the center of the game board rotates when the game ball passes through a starting port provided at a predetermined position on the game board. Displayed when the roulette stops at a specific symbol, for example, “7, 7, 7”, and it is a big hit. For example, a large number of winning holes provided at the bottom of the game board are opened a predetermined number of times, Release a game ball.

  In such a pachinko machine, when the game ball passes through the start port during roulette rotation, the start information is held, and can be held, for example, up to four times. The held start information is sequentially restarted every time the roulette stops, and the roulette rotates by the number of times of being held.

  Further, in order to notify the player of the number of start information being held, the number of start winning reservation balls is displayed on a display. As a conventional indicator, an LED, a lamp, a liquid crystal display, or the like is used. For example, four LEDs are provided, and the number of reserved balls is notified to the player by the number of LEDs to be lit.

Furthermore, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-336478 (Patent Document 1), a bill-shaped start memory display body indicating the number of start information is changed in real time by standing up or down in accordance with the number of start information. A device for notifying a player of the number of balls on hold is disclosed.
JP 2002-336478 A

  However, in the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, the start memory display body is configured to notify the start information when the flat card-shaped start memory display body stands or falls, so the shape of the start memory display body is limited. Therefore, it is difficult to notify the start information in a novel manner.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of notifying start information to a player in a novel manner. There is.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a winning is detected by a display means capable of variably displaying identification information, a winning detection means for detecting a winning of a game ball, and the winning detection means. And a display control means for controlling the fluctuation display of the display means on the condition that a predetermined fluctuation start condition is satisfied, and when winning is detected, information relating to winning detection is started until the predetermined fluctuation start condition is satisfied. In a bullet ball game machine comprising start information display means for displaying as information, the start information display means includes a case body having a window, and a display member provided in the case body for displaying the start information. And a function of moving the display member to a first position facing the window portion of the case body and a second position farther from the window portion than the first position, and the display member according to the start information Before Pinball game machine characterized by comprising a driving device for moving the first position or the second position.

  In the first aspect of the invention, in the case body attached at a position where the player can visually recognize, the display member faces the window portion according to the start information, and the window portion is closer to the first position than the first position. Since the player can operate between the separated second positions, the player can clearly recognize the starting information according to the position of the display member with respect to the window, and can adopt various shapes for the display member. The start information can be notified in a manner.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the case body is provided with illumination means, and the display member is illuminated when the display member is present at the first position.

  In the invention of claim 2, when the display member moves to the first position in the case body, the display member is illuminated by the illuminating means, so that the player can further recognize the start information by the brightness, and further. A novel display mode can be obtained.

  The invention described in claim 3 is provided with game control means for controlling a game, and the illumination means illuminates the display member based on the control of the game control means.

  In the invention of claim 3, since the illumination means is illuminated according to the content of the control by the game control means, for example, by adopting a configuration in which the display member is illuminated when the probability of winning a big hit is high, Can be notified to the player, and the interest of the game can be enhanced.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the display member has a transparent spherical shape.

  In the invention of claim 4, by making the display member a transparent spherical shape, it is possible to notify the start information in a novel and innovative manner.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that an identification means is formed in a groove shape in a portion of the spherical display member visible to the player.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the identification means such as characters and symbols is formed in the shape of a groove on the front side of the transparent spherical display member (the part visible to the player). In addition, when the display member is illuminated using the illumination means as described in claim 2, the illumination light is reflected at the edge portion of the groove, so that the appearance can be improved.

  In the bullet ball gaming machine according to the present invention, the start information can be notified to the player in a novel manner.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of a ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a case where a pachinko machine is used as a bullet ball game machine will be described as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 100 includes a launch handle 1 for launching a game ball toward a game area by a player's rotation operation, an upper plate 2 and a lower plate 3 for receiving the game ball, and a launch handle. 1 is provided with a game board 4 provided with a game member that changes the flow direction of the game ball ejected into the game area in 1 or receives the game ball ejected into the game area.

  The game board 4 is composed of, for example, flow direction changing members 5 and 6 that change the flow direction of the game ball, a member having translucency, and a general winning port 7 that receives the game ball, and operates a normal symbol game. There are provided a normal symbol operating gate 38 serving as a gate, a starting port 8 serving as a winning port for operating a special symbol game, and a big winning port 10.

  The pachinko machine 100 also includes an out port 9 for discharging game balls that cannot be received in the general winning port 7 or the like.

  Further, a liquid crystal display device (display means) 39 is provided on the back side of the game board 4 so as to be visible through almost the whole game board 4, and the numbers change in the liquid crystal display device 39. A variation screen of an identification symbol game such as roulette to be played and other effect screens are displayed.

  The game board 4 is provided with a holding ball display (starting information display means) 11, and the starting information is notified to the player by the holding ball display 11.

  FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the back side of the pachinko machine 100 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the pachinko machine 100 is provided with an outer frame 12 to which a liquid crystal display device 39 for effect display is attached, and a front side of the liquid crystal display device 39, and a circular opening 13a is formed. It is divided into an intermediate plate 13 and a game board 4 provided on the front side of the intermediate plate 13, and a glass door 15 is attached to the outer frame 12 so as to be rotatable by a hinge 14.

  1 is attached to the back side of the game board 4 by, for example, screwing or the like.

  FIGS. 3A and 3B are configuration diagrams of the holding ball display 11, in which FIG. 3A is a perspective view, FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 3C shows the shape of the glass ball 16. As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), the storage ball indicator 11 has a rectangular parallelepiped case (case body) 17, and four rectangular windows are provided on the front side of the case 17. The portions 18a to 18d are opened.

  In addition, a glass ball driving device 19 is provided inside the case 17 for notifying the player that the starting information is being held. The glass ball drive device (drive device) 19 includes four transparent glass balls (display members) 16a to 16d, a support portion 20 provided for each of the glass balls 16a to 16d, and the support portions 20 in the vertical direction. A rotary solenoid 21 is provided for rotation.

  The rotary solenoid 21 rotates the support portion 20 downward each time the special symbol game start information is given once, and in order of the glass balls 16a, 16b, 16c, and 16d, each glass ball 16a. ˜16d comes to a position (first position) that faces the windows 18a to 18d, and the player is notified of the on-hold start information.

  That is, when the starting information held is one time, the support part 20 is rotated and moved so that the glass ball 16a comes to a position facing the window part 18a, and the other glass balls 16b to 16d are moved to the window part. It moves so that it may become a position (2nd position) spaced apart from 18b-18d. Thereby, the player can visually recognize only the left glass ball 16a and cannot visually recognize the other glass balls 16b to 16d. Then, every time the start information held is increased, the glass balls 16b, 16c, and 16d are sequentially moved so as to come to the positions facing the window portions 18b, 18c, and 18d. Inform the player.

  Moreover, the letter "identification" 25 is engraved on the front side of each glass ball 16a-16d in the shape of a groove, and it can be grasped that the number of glass balls 16 is the number of reserved balls.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a modified example of the holding ball display 11. As shown in the figure, the holding ball indicator 11a has a glass ball 16 (only one glass is shown in the figure, but actually there are four glass balls and four windows as in FIG. 3). ), And a glass ball driving device 19a including a support portion 20 and a solenoid 21a. Further, a bracket 23 is provided inside the upper portion of the window portion 18 inside the case 17, and an opening 24 is formed in the bracket 23, and an upper portion of the opening 24 is used as illumination means. An LED 22 is provided.

  Then, by driving the solenoid 21a, the glass ball 16 can be moved in the left-right direction in the figure, that is, in the front-rear direction as viewed from the player, and the position facing the window 18 (first position) and the window The glass ball 16 can be moved from a position facing the portion 18 to a position separated from the position (second position). Therefore, the player can recognize the current number of reserved balls by visually recognizing the glass ball 16 from the window 18. Moreover, when the glass ball 16 comes to the position which faces the window part 18, the visual effect with respect to a player can be improved by lighting LED22 and illuminating this glass ball 16. FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a control unit of the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the control unit is roughly divided into a main control circuit 30, a sub control circuit 40, a payout / launch control circuit 60, and a holding ball display 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the holding ball indicator 11 includes a case 17 and a glass ball driving device 19. Further, in the configuration shown in FIG. 4, an LED 22 for illuminating the glass ball 16. It has.

  The main control circuit 30 includes a main CPU (game control means) 31, a main ROM 32, a main RAM 33, a serial communication IC 34, an initial reset circuit 35 for resetting data when power is turned on, and a reset clock pulse generation. A circuit 36 and a lamp control circuit 37 are provided.

  Further, the main control circuit 30 includes a V count sensor 71 for counting the number of game balls that have passed through a specific area (V zone) provided in the special winning opening 10 shown in FIG. 10, a count sensor 72 for counting the number of game balls that have passed through the general area, general winning ball sensors 73 and 74 for detecting that a game ball has won the general winning opening 7, and a normal symbol A passing ball sensor 75 for detecting that the game ball has passed through the operating gate 38, and a start winning ball sensor (winning detection means) 76 for detecting that the game ball has passed through the start area provided in the start port 8. , A normal electric accessory solenoid 77 that opens and closes a pair of blades provided in the start port 8, a large winning port solenoid 78 that opens and closes the door of the large winning port 10, and a game ball that has entered the large winning port 10 The specific area and general area A seesaw solenoid 79 for driving the seesaw allocation to the backup clear switch 80 to clear the backup data backed up in power-off or the like is connected.

  The main CPU 31 performs a process of determining whether or not the gaming state in the pachinko machine 100 is a specific gaming state (a big hit state) that gives a player a gaming value. (Refer to FIG. 6) and “system timer interrupt processing” (refer to FIG. 7).

  The main ROM 32 stores a program for performing each process in a “main process” (see FIG. 6), which will be described later, and a “system timer interrupt process” (see FIG. 7).

  The main RAM 33 is constituted by a DRAM or the like, and stores a detection value of the passing ball sensor 75 or a detection value of the start winning ball sensor 76 (including a big hit determination random number value).

  The lamp control circuit 37 controls lighting of a normal symbol holding number display 371 composed of LEDs, a normal symbol display 372 composed of LEDs, and a round number display 373 composed of seven segments.

  The initial reset circuit 35 is a circuit for resetting data upon power-on to an initial value, and the reset clock pulse generation circuit 36 generates a pulse signal for resetting data. Further, the serial communication IC 34 transmits various command data to the sub-control circuit 40.

  The sub control circuit 40 controls various effects and the like of the pachinko machine 100, and includes a sub CPU 41, a program ROM 42, a work RAM 43, an image control circuit (display control means) 44, an audio control circuit 45, and a display. And a lamp control circuit 46.

  The work RAM 43 stores various commands received from the main control circuit 30.

  The program ROM 42 stores a program for controlling each process in the sub control circuit 40 and various tables.

  The sub CPU 41 is connected to the image control circuit 44, the sound control circuit 45, and the display lamp control circuit 46, and performs various controls according to programs stored in the program ROM 42 based on various commands transmitted from the main control circuit 30.

  The image control circuit 44 stores image data ROM 441 for storing various image data such as identification pattern image data, variation pattern image data, background pattern image data, and production pattern image data, and the image data ROM 441 stores the image data. An image data processor (VDP) 442 that generates display image data to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 39 from the image data, and the display image data generated by the VDP 442 is converted into an image signal and output to the liquid crystal display device 39. And a D / A converter 444 that generates a reset signal when the power is turned on.

  The sound control circuit 45 includes a sound source IC 451, an amplifier 452, and a sound data ROM 453. In response to a command given from the sub CPU 41, a sound effect or a sound for notifying a player of a predetermined game state is displayed on the speaker. 48.

  The display lamp control circuit 46 includes a drive circuit 461 and a decoration data ROM 462. In response to a command given from the sub CPU 41, a lamp 47 for notifying that a start winning ball sensor 76 has detected a game ball, The lamp 47 for notifying the player of a predetermined gaming state is turned on / off, and variable display of the normal symbol on the normal symbol display 372 is controlled.

  The payout / launch control circuit 60 controls the payout device 61 for paying out a predetermined number of game balls (prize balls) when a game ball enters the general winning port 7 and the big winning port 10 and the like, and the game board 4 controls a launching device 62 that launches a game ball into the game area on the top four. The payout / launch control circuit 60 is connected to a ball lending operation panel (not shown) via the card unit 63, and when the player inserts a prepaid card for lending into the card unit, the ball lending operation panel. A game ball is rented out to the upper plate 2 provided on the front of the gaming machine.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the main CPU 31 of the main control circuit 30 of the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment.

  In step ST1 shown in the figure, processing for initializing the work area set in the main RAM 33 is performed. Next, operation setting processing is performed in step ST2, and processing for permitting an interrupt is performed in step ST3.

  Further, as will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 8, in step ST <b> 4, special symbol control processing relating to the progress of the special symbol game and the identification information displayed on the liquid crystal display device 39 is executed. Further, in step ST5, a normal symbol control process related to the normal symbol is executed, and in step ST6, a slippage stop symbol update process corresponding to a predetermined calculation method is executed.

  After that, interrupt prohibition processing is performed at step ST7, initial value random number update processing is performed at step ST8, and interrupt processing is permitted again at step ST9. When such a process is completed, the process returns to the process from step ST4 again. Thus, in the main process, the processes from step ST4 to step ST9 are repeatedly executed.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a system timer interrupt process performed at predetermined time intervals (for example, 2 msec) in the main process.

  As shown in the figure, in step ST61, the main CPU 31 saves the information stored in the register.

  In step ST62, the main CPU 31 updates values such as a random number for hit determination, a random number for jackpot determination, and a random number for jackpot symbol determination.

  In step ST63, the main CPU 31 detects input signals input by the starting winning ball sensor 76, the passing ball sensor 75, the general winning ball sensors 73 and 74, the V count sensor 71, the count sensor 72, and the like. The detected data is stored in the main RAM 33.

  In step ST64, the main CPU 31 waits until the processing of the preceding stage is completed, the remaining variable display time of the variably displayed normal symbols and special symbols, the remaining opening time of the start port 8 and the winning prize port 10 in the open state. Update time etc.

  In step ST65, the main CPU 31 generates information for transmitting game information such as the number of game balls paid out as prize balls and the number of occurrences of a big hit state to a hall computer installed in the game hall.

  In step ST66, a holding ball display process is performed. That is, the data on the number of balls currently held stored in the main RAM 33 is output to the ball holding indicator 11, and the ball holding indicator 11 drives the rotary solenoid 21 of the glass ball driving device 19 based on this data. The glass balls 16a to 16d corresponding to the number of balls to be held are operated so as to face the windows 18a to 18d. Thereby, the player can grasp | ascertain the number of reserve balls by visually recognizing the number of glass balls 16a-16d from window part 18a-18d. Moreover, in the case of the configuration including the LED 22 as in the reserved ball indicator 11a shown in FIG. 4, the glass ball 16 (16a to 16d) is illuminated by turning on the LED 22 to recognize the number of held balls. Make it easy to do.

  In step ST <b> 67, the main CPU 31 performs control to drive the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 77, the special prize opening solenoid 78, and the seesaw solenoid 79.

  In step ST68, the main CPU 31 outputs a variable display pattern command for instructing a special symbol variable display pattern, a special symbol stop mode, and the like to the sub-control circuit 40.

  In step ST69, the main CPU 31 transmits, to the sub control circuit 40, a command or the like for instructing to display an error such as running out of a ball or a full lower tray on a predetermined lamp.

  In step ST70, the main CPU 31 instructs to pay out a predetermined game ball (prize ball) according to the type of a prize slot into which a game ball has entered (general prize slot 7, major prize slot 10, etc.). Is transmitted to the dispensing / launching control circuit 60.

  In step ST71, the main CPU 31 restores the information saved in step ST61 to the register.

  In step ST72, the main CPU 31 executes a process for permitting an interrupt next time.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the special symbol control process shown in step ST4 of FIG. In step ST21 shown in the figure, processing for loading a control state flag is executed. In this process, the main CPU 31 reads the control state flag. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST22.

  In the processes from step ST22 to step ST30 described below, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not to execute various processes in each step based on the value of the control state flag, as will be described later. This control state flag indicates the game state of the special symbol game, and enables one of the processes in steps ST22 to ST30 to be executed.

  In addition to this, the main CPU 31 executes processing in each step at a predetermined timing determined according to a waiting time timer or the like set for each step. Before reaching this predetermined timing, the process ends without executing the process in each step, and another subroutine is executed. Of course, the system timer interrupt process is also executed at a predetermined cycle.

  In step ST22, a special symbol storage check process is executed. In this process, when the control state flag is a value (00) indicating the special symbol storage check, the main CPU 31 checks the number of balls to be held (the number of times the ball is held and won at the start port 8). When there is a holding ball, the jackpot determination, the derived identification information, the variation pattern of the identification information, etc. are determined. Further, the main CPU 31 sets a value (01) indicating special symbol variation time management in the control state flag, and sets the variation time corresponding to the variation pattern determined in the current process in the waiting time timer. That is, after the variation time corresponding to the variation pattern determined this time has elapsed, the process of step ST23 is set to be executed. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST23.

  In step ST23, a special symbol variation time management process is executed. The main CPU 31 sets the value (02) indicating the special symbol display time management to the control state flag when the control state flag is the value (01) indicating the special symbol variation time management, and the variation time has elapsed, and confirms. A post-waiting time (for example, 1 second) is set in the waiting time timer. That is, it is set so that the processing of step ST24 is executed after the waiting time after determination has elapsed. This process will be described later with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. And when this process is complete | finished, a process is moved to step ST24.

  In step ST24, a special symbol display time management process is executed. When the control state flag is a value (02) indicating the special symbol display time management and the waiting time after determination has elapsed, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not it is a big hit. In the case of a big hit, the main CPU 31 sets a value (03) indicating the big hit start interval management in the control state flag, and sets a time (for example, 10 seconds) corresponding to the big hit start interval in the waiting time timer. That is, after the time corresponding to the big hit start interval elapses, the process of step ST25 is set to be executed. On the other hand, if it is not a big hit, the main CPU 31 sets a value (08) indicating the end of the special symbol game. That is, it sets so that the process of step ST30 may be performed. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST25.

  In step ST25, a big hit start interval management process is executed. In this process, the main CPU 31 has a value (03) indicating that the control status flag indicates the jackpot start interval management, and when the time corresponding to the jackpot start interval has elapsed, Based on the data read from the ROM 32, the variables stored in the main RAM 33 are updated. The main CPU 31 sets a value (04) indicating that the special winning opening is being opened to the control state flag, and sets an open upper limit time (for example, 30 seconds) to the special winning opening time timer. That is, it sets so that the process of step ST26 may be performed. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST26.

  In step ST26, a waiting time management process before reopening the big winning opening is executed. In this process, the main CPU 31 sets the large winning opening opening number counter to 1 when the control state flag is a value (06) indicating the large winning opening reopening waiting time management and the time corresponding to the interval between rounds has elapsed. Update the memory so that it increases. The main CPU 31 sets a value (04) indicating that the special winning opening is open in the control state flag. The main CPU 31 sets the opening upper limit time (for example, 30 seconds) in the big prize opening time timer. That is, it sets so that the process of step ST27 may be performed. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST27.

  In step ST27, a special winning opening opening process is executed. In this process, when the control status flag is a value (04) indicating that the big prize opening is being opened, the main CPU 31 has passed the condition that the big prize opening prize counter is 10 or more, and the opening upper limit time has passed (large prize winning). It is determined whether or not any of the conditions that the mouth time timer is 0) is satisfied.

  The main CPU 31 updates variables stored in the main RAM 33 in order to close the special winning opening 10 when any of the conditions is satisfied. The main CPU 31 sets a value (05) indicating monitoring of the winning ball remaining ball in the control state flag. The main CPU 31 sets the winning ball remaining ball monitoring time (for example, 1 second) in the waiting time timer. That is, it is set so that the processing of step ST28 is executed after the extra ball residual ball monitoring time has elapsed. Note that the main CPU 31 does not execute the above-described process when none of the conditions is satisfied. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST28.

  In step ST28, a special winning opening residual ball monitoring process is executed. In this process, the main CPU 31 has a value (05) indicating that the control ball flag indicates the monitoring of the winning ball in the winning opening and when the monitoring time of the remaining ball in the winning opening has elapsed, It is determined whether or not a condition that the winning prize opening number counter is 15 or more (the final round) is satisfied. When any of the conditions is satisfied, the main CPU 31 sets a value (07) indicating the jackpot end interval in the control state flag, and sets a time corresponding to the jackpot end interval in the waiting time timer. In other words, after the time corresponding to the big hit end interval has elapsed, the process of step ST29 is set to be executed.

  On the other hand, when neither of the conditions is satisfied, the main CPU 31 sets a value (06) indicating the special winning opening reopening waiting time management in the control state flag. The main CPU 31 sets a time corresponding to the interval between rounds in the waiting time timer. In other words, after the time corresponding to the interval between rounds has elapsed, the setting of step ST26 is performed. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST29.

  In step ST29, a big hit end interval process is executed. In this process, the main CPU 31 sets the control state flag to a value (08) indicating the jackpot end interval, and when the time corresponding to the jackpot end interval has elapsed, the main CPU 31 sets the value (08) indicating the end of the special symbol game to the control state. Set to flag. The main CPU 31 sets a high probability flag in order to vary the jackpot probability when a predetermined probability variation condition is satisfied. That is, it sets so that the process of step ST30 may be performed. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST30.

  In step ST30, a special symbol game end process is executed. In this process, when the control state flag is a value (08) indicating the end of the special symbol game, the main CPU 31 stores and updates the data indicating the number of holdings so as to decrease by one. The main CPU 31 sequentially shifts the count values of the jackpot determination random number counter and the jackpot stop mode selection random number counter in order to perform the next fluctuation display. That is, it sets so that the process of step ST22 may be performed. Details will be described later with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When this process is finished, this subroutine is finished.

  Next, the special symbol storage check processing operation shown in step ST22 of FIG. 8 will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in step ST31, it is determined whether or not the control state flag is a value (00) indicating a special symbol storage check. If it is determined that the control state flag is a value indicating a special symbol storage check, If the process proceeds to step ST32 and it is not determined that the control state flag is a value indicating the special symbol storage check, this subroutine is terminated.

  In step ST32, it is determined whether or not the value of the start counter indicating the number of holds is 0. In this process, the main CPU 31 reads data indicating the number of reserved items, and determines whether the data indicating the number of reserved items is zero. If the main CPU 31 determines that the data indicating the number of holds is 0, the main CPU 31 shifts the process to step ST33. If the main CPU 31 does not determine that the data indicating the number of hold is 0, the main CPU 31 proceeds to step ST34. Move.

  In step ST33, a demonstration display process is executed. In this process, the main CPU 31 stores a variable for supplying a demonstration display command to the sub-control circuit 40 in the main RAM 33 in order to perform a demonstration display. When this process is finished, this subroutine is finished.

  In step ST34, a process of setting a value (01) indicating special symbol variation time management as a control state flag is executed. In this process, the main CPU 31 stores (01), which is a value indicating special symbol variation time management, in the control state flag. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST35.

  In step ST35, a jackpot determination process is executed. In this process, the main CPU 31 reads the high probability flag and selects a jackpot determination table. The main CPU 31 refers to the jackpot determination random number extracted at the time of starting winning and the selected jackpot determination table. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST36.

  In step ST36, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit. In this process, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not it is a big hit based on the result of the reference in step ST35. If the main CPU 31 determines that it is a big hit, it moves the process to step ST37, and if it does not determine that it is a big hit, moves the process to step ST38.

  In step ST37, a jackpot symbol determination process is executed. In this process, the main CPU 31 extracts the jackpot symbol random value extracted at the time of starting winning, and determines identification information corresponding to the left column, the middle column, and the right column based on the jackpot symbol random value, Data indicating the identification information is stored in a predetermined area of the main RAM 33. The data indicating the identification information corresponding to the left column, the middle column, and the right column stored in this way is supplied from the main CPU 31 of the main control circuit 30 to the sub CPU 41 of the sub control circuit 40 as a derived symbol designation command. As a result, the sub CPU 41 and the VDP 442 derive and display the identification information based on the received data indicating the identification information corresponding to the left column, the middle column, and the right column. That is, by this step, the result of the variable display of the identification information is determined before the result of the variable display of the identification information is derived and displayed. The main CPU 31 that executes this step corresponds to display result determining means for determining the result of variable display of the identification information before the result of variable display of the identification information is derived and displayed. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST39.

  In step ST38, a missing symbol determination process is executed. In this process, the main CPU 31 extracts a random symbol value for determining a symbol out of the random symbol counter for determining a symbol out of symbol, and determines identification information corresponding to the left column, the middle column, and the right column based on the random number value for symbol determination. Then, data indicating the identification information is stored in a predetermined area of the main RAM 33. The data indicating the identification information corresponding to the left column, the middle column, and the right column stored in this way is supplied from the main CPU 31 of the main control circuit 30 to the sub CPU 41 of the sub control circuit 40 as a derived symbol designation command. As a result, the sub CPU 41 and the VDP 442 derive and display the identification information based on the received data indicating the identification information corresponding to the left column, the middle column, and the right column.

  When the left column and the right column have the same identification information, and the left column and the middle column have the same identification information, the main CPU 31 sets the middle column identification information as a predetermined number of frames (for example, (3 frames) is determined to be corrected, and control is performed so as not to be a big hit. That is, by this step, the result of variable display of identification information is determined before the result of variable display of identification information is derived and displayed. The main CPU 31 that executes this step corresponds to display result determining means for determining the result of variable display of the identification information before the result of variable display of the identification information is derived and displayed. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST39.

  In step ST39, a variation pattern determination process is executed. In this process, the main CPU 31 extracts a rendering condition selection random value. Based on the identification information of the left column, the middle column, and the right column determined in step ST37 and step ST38, that is, based on whether it is a big hit time or a deviation time, the main CPU 31 determines the variation pattern distribution table ( For example, either a variation pattern distribution table at the time of big hit or a variation pattern distribution table at the time of loss is selected. The main CPU 31 determines a variation pattern based on the rendering condition selection random number extracted from the rendering condition selection random number counter and the selected variation pattern distribution table, and stores the variation pattern in a predetermined area of the main RAM 33. That is, at this step, one or more effect patterns are selected from the plurality of types of effect patterns based on the determined variable display result.

  The data indicating the variation pattern stored in this way is supplied from the main CPU 31 of the main control circuit 30 to the sub CPU 41 of the sub control circuit 40 as a variation pattern designation command. As a result, the sub CPU 41 and the VDP 442 start the fluctuation display, and display the fluctuation display, the stop display, and the derivation display based on the received data indicating the fluctuation pattern. The main CPU 31 that executes this step corresponds to a part of effect pattern selection means for selecting one or more effect patterns from a plurality of types of effect patterns based on the determined variable display result. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST40.

  In step ST40, the process which sets the fluctuation time corresponding to the decided fluctuation pattern to a waiting time timer is performed. In this process, the main CPU 31 calculates the fluctuation effect time based on the fluctuation pattern determined by the process of step ST39 and the fluctuation effect time table indicating the fluctuation effect time of the fluctuation pattern, and indicates the fluctuation effect time. Store the value in the latency timer. If this process ends, the process moves to a step ST41.

  In step ST41, a process of clearing the storage area used for the current variation display is executed. In this process, the main CPU 31 initializes the storage area used for the current variable display. When this process is finished, this subroutine is finished.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of the special symbol game end process shown in step ST30 of FIG.

  As shown in the figure, in the process of step ST51, it is determined whether or not the control state flag is (08) indicating the end of the special symbol game. If the control state flag is not (08), the control is returned to the original state. That is, the process returns to step ST21 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is (08) indicating the end of the special symbol game, in step ST52, 1 is subtracted from the stored value of the start information counter, and in step ST53, the data (1 to 4) in the special symbol storage area is obtained. Shift to (0-3). Further, since a signal indicating the end of the special symbol game is transmitted to the holding ball display 11, the holding ball display 11 puts the glass ball 16 placed at the position facing the window portion 18 at a position away from this position. The player operates to move so that the player can visually recognize that the number of reserved balls has decreased by one.

  In step ST54, clear data is set in the special symbol storage area data (4), and in step ST55, the control flag is set to a value (00) indicating the special symbol storage check, and this subroutine is terminated.

  Next, the switch input detection process shown in step ST63 of FIG. 7 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, in step ST81, the main CPU 31 receives signals from the sensors (start winning ball sensor 76, passing ball sensor 75, general winning ball sensors 73 and 74, V count sensor 71, and count sensor 72). Is input to the main control circuit 30.

  Specifically, the main CPU 31 pays out a predetermined number of game balls as prize balls according to the input signal when there is a signal input to the main control circuit 30 from each sensor. A process of setting a payout command for instructing is performed.

  In step ST82, the main CPU 31 receives signals from the above sensors (start winning ball sensor 76, passing ball sensor 75, general winning ball sensors 73 and 74, V count sensor 71, and count sensor 72) as the main control circuit 30. It is determined whether or not it has been input.

  Specifically, when the signal from the start winning ball sensor 76 is input to the main control circuit 30, the main CPU 31 extracts the jackpot determination random number value and the jackpot symbol determination random number value and extracts each extracted A random value is stored as starting information. When the signal from the start winning ball sensor 76 is input to the main control circuit 30, the main CPU 31 sends a start area passing command indicating that the game ball has passed through the start area to the sub control circuit 40. The command is set as a command to be output, and the start information is transmitted to the holding ball display 11.

  In step ST83, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not a signal from the passing ball sensor 75 is input to the main control circuit 30. Further, when there is a signal input to the main control circuit 30, the main CPU 31 extracts a random number value (normal hit determination random value) for determining whether or not the start port 8 is opened. At the same time, the extracted random number value for ordinary hit determination is stored with a predetermined number as an upper limit. Then, the subroutine ends.

  Next, the special symbol related switch input process of step ST82 shown in FIG. 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, it is determined in step ST91 whether there is a count switch input. In this process, the main CPU 31 receives a predetermined signal supplied from the count sensor 72 to determine whether there is an input from the count sensor 72.

  In the process of step ST92, when the main CPU 31 determines that there is an input from the count sensor 72, the main CPU 31 executes a count switch detection process for storing and updating so that the winning counter of the big winning opening 10 is incremented by one. On the other hand, if the main CPU 31 does not determine that there is an input from the count sensor 72, it moves the process to step ST93.

  In step ST93, it is determined whether or not there is an input from the V count sensor 71. In this process, the main CPU 31 determines the input of the V count sensor 71 based on whether or not a predetermined signal supplied from the V count sensor 71 is received.

  In step ST94, when determining that there is an input from the V count sensor 71, the main CPU 31 establishes a flag indicating that the specific area has been passed and stores the winning counter for the big winning opening 10 by one. Update V count sensor detection processing is executed.

  On the other hand, if the main CPU 31 does not determine that there is an input from the V count sensor 31, it moves the process to step ST95.

  In step ST95, it is determined whether or not there is an input from the start winning ball sensor 76. If the main CPU 31 determines that there is an input from the start winning ball sensor 76, the main CPU 31 moves the process to step ST96, and if it does not determine that there is an input from the starting winning ball sensor 76, the main CPU 31 executes this subroutine. finish.

  In step ST96, the process at the time of starting port detection is performed. In this process, the main CPU 31 reads data indicating the number of reservations, and determines whether the data indicating the number of reservations is less than four. When the main CPU 31 determines that the data indicating the number of holdings is smaller than 4, the main CPU 31 extracts the big hit determination random number value from the big hit determination random number counter, and extracts the big hit symbol random number value from the big hit stop mode selection random number counter To do. The main CPU 31 stores the extracted jackpot determination random number value and the jackpot symbol random number value in a predetermined area of the main RAM 33.

  The data indicating the jackpot determination random number value and the jackpot symbol random number value stored in this way is read out by the main CPU 31 in the processing of step ST35 and step ST37 in FIG. 9, and it is determined whether or not it is a jackpot. It will be. Also, the data indicating the jackpot determination random number value and the jackpot symbol random number value is supplied from the main CPU 31 of the main control circuit 30 to the sub CPU 41 of the sub control circuit 40, and is the big hit by the sub CPU 41 of the sub control circuit 40 or the like? It may be judged whether or not. When this process is finished, this subroutine is finished.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a detailed processing procedure of the start port detection process shown in step ST96 of FIG.

  In step ST101 shown in the figure, it is determined whether or not the value of the start memory number counter is larger than “4”. If it is determined that it is greater than “4”, the starting information cannot be held any more, and the process returns to the original process.

  If it is determined that the value is “4” or less, the value of the starting memory number counter is incremented (increased by 1) in step ST102. In step ST103, each random value extracted when the start memory counter is incremented is stored in the main RAM 33 as start information, and the subroutine is terminated.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of the reserved ball display process shown in step ST66 of FIG. In step ST111 shown in the figure, the rotary solenoid 21 for displaying the holding ball is driven according to the value of the start memory number counter. That is, the rotary solenoid 21 is driven so that the glass ball comes to the position facing the window 18 of the holding ball display 11 shown in FIG. Thereby, it is possible to notify the player of the current number of reserved balls in a novel manner.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the start information indicating the number of reserved balls accumulated by the game balls winning the start opening 8 is displayed on the glass ball provided on the held ball display 11. Since 16 is displayed by the number put in the position which faces the window part 18, the player can recognize starting information in a very novel aspect.

  Further, since the “25” character 25 is engraved in the glass ball 16 in a groove shape, the player can recognize the starting information in a more novel manner. Furthermore, if LED22 is provided in the case 17 of the holding ball display 11 and the glass ball 16 is configured to illuminate the glass ball 16 when it comes to the position facing the window portion 18, it is carved into a groove shape. Since the illumination light is reflected at the edge portion of the character “25”, the visual effect on the player can be significantly improved.

  Furthermore, in said embodiment, when the glass ball 16 came to the position which faces the window part 18, the LED22 was turned on and the case where the glass ball 16 was illuminated was mentioned as an example, but the illumination conditions of LED22 were set to the pachinko machine 100. By changing the game state according to the game state, it is possible to change the game play. For example, light irradiation by the LED 22 can be used as means for notifying a player of a big hit sign or notice.

  Although the ball game machine of the present invention has been described based on the illustrated embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration of each part is replaced with an arbitrary configuration having the same function. be able to.

  For example, in the above-described embodiments, the ball game machine has been described by taking a pachinko machine as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in other ball game machines such as a sparrow ball and an arrange ball. Can also be applied.

  In the above-described embodiment, the glass ball 16 is moved up and down or back and forth as the start information display means, so that the glass ball 16 faces the window portion and the position 2 away from the window portion. Although an example of moving to a position has been described, the present embodiment is not limited to these, and the position can be moved to two positions by other methods. Furthermore, it is also possible to use other three-dimensional structures such as dolls instead of the glass balls 16.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the maximum hold number of start information is four has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other numbers may be used. It is.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the holding ball indicator 11 is arranged near the lower part of the flow direction changing member 5 as shown in FIG. 1 has been described as an example, but the present invention is limited to this. It may be provided in other parts that are not visible to the player.

  This is extremely useful for informing the player of the starting information in a novel manner with a three-dimensional effect.

It is a front view which shows the structure of the pachinko machine as a bullet ball game machine concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the pachinko machine as a bullet ball game machine concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view and side part sectional view which show the structure of the starting information display means which is the characteristic part of the ball game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the structure of the modification of a starting memory | storage means. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control part of the pachinko machine as a ball game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main process of the ball game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the system timer interruption process of the ball game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a special symbol control process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a special symbol memory | storage check process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a special symbol game completion | finish process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a switch input detection process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a special symbol related switch input process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process at the time of starting port detection. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a holding ball display process.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Launch handle 2 ... Upper plate 3 ... Lower plate 4 ... Game board 5, 6 ... Flow direction change member 7 ... General winning port 8 ... Starting port 9 ... Out port 10 ... Large winning port 11, 11a ... Reservation ball indicator (Starting information display means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Outer frame 13 ... Middle plate 13a ... Opening part 14 ... Hinge 15 ... Glass door 16 (16a-16d) ... Glass ball 17 ... Case 18 (18a-18d) ... Window part 19, 19a ... Glass ball drive device 20 ... Support part 21 ... Rotary solenoid 21a Solenoid 22 ... LED
23 ... Bracket 24 ... Opening 25 ... Character (identification means)
30 ... Main control circuit 31 ... Main CPU 32 ... Main ROM 33 ... Main RAM
34 ... IC for serial communication 35 ... Initial reset circuit 36 ... Reset clock pulse generation circuit 37 ... Lamp control circuit 38 ... Normal symbol operation gate 39 ... Liquid crystal display device 40 ... Sub control circuit 41 ... Sub CPU 42 ... Program ROM
43 ... Work RAM 44 ... Image control circuit 45 ... Audio control circuit 46 ... Display lamp control circuit 47 ... Lamp 48 ... Speaker 60 ... Pay-out / fire control circuit 61 ... Pay-out device 62 ... Launch device 63 ... Card unit 71 ... V count sensor 72 ... Count sensor 73, 74 ... General winning ball sensor 75 ... Passing ball sensor 76 ... Starting winning ball sensor 77 ... Ordinary electric accessory solenoid 78 ... Large prize opening solenoid 79 ... Seesaw solenoid 80 ... Backup clear switch 100 ... Pachinko machine ( Bullet ball machine)
371 ... Normal symbol hold number display 372 ... Normal symbol display 373 ... Round number display 441 ... Image data ROM 442 ... VDP 443 ... Initial reset circuit 444 ... D / A converter 451 ... Sound source IC 452 ... Amplifier 453 ... Audio data ROM 461 ... Drive circuit 462 ... Decoration data ROM

Claims (5)

Display means capable of variably displaying the identification information;
A winning detection means for detecting a winning of a game ball;
Display control means for controlling the change display of the display means on condition that a predetermined change start condition is satisfied when winning is detected by the winning detection means;
In a ball game machine comprising start information display means for displaying information related to winning detection as start information until the predetermined variation start condition is satisfied when a win is detected,
The starting information display means includes
A case body having a window,
A display member provided in the case body and displaying the starting information;
The display member is provided with a function of moving the display member to a first position facing the window portion of the case body and a second position farther from the window portion than the first position, and according to the start information, the display member A driving device for moving the position to the first position or the second position;
A ball game machine characterized by comprising:   2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the case body is provided with illumination means, and the display member is illuminated when the display member is present at the first position.   3. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 2, further comprising game control means for controlling a game, wherein the illumination means illuminates the display member based on the control of the game control means.   The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display member has a transparent spherical shape.   5. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 4, wherein an identification means is formed in a groove shape at a portion of the spherical display member visible to the player.

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