JP2007075307A5

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Info

Publication number: JP2007075307A5
Application number: JP2005266247A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2005-09-14
Publication date: 2008-10-30
Anticipated expiration: 2025-09-14

Claims

A game area in which a game ball fired by a predetermined launching means is guided;
The game ball guided to the game area has an internal area in which the game ball can enter, an open state in which the game ball can enter the internal area, and a closed state in which the game ball cannot enter the internal area Switchable variable pitching means;
Opening / closing control means for performing switching control for switching the variable pitching means between a closed state and an open state;
Incoming ball detecting means for detecting a game ball that has entered the inner area;
A specific entry part and a non-specific entry part where a game ball detected by the entry detection means can enter the inner area,
Specific detection means for detecting a game ball that has entered the specific ball entry section;
A game state control unit capable of executing a special game process for generating a special game state advantageous to a player based on detection by the specific detection unit;
When a game ball enters the internal area, it is detected by the entrance detection means, and then enters the specific entrance part or the non-specific entrance part and is discharged from the internal area. Configuration,
Ejection detecting means for detecting a game ball that has entered the specific ball portion and the non-specific ball portion,
Residual sphere monitoring means for performing residual sphere monitoring processing for determining whether or not a game ball is present in the internal region based on detection by the incoming ball detection means and detection by the discharge detection means. A gaming machine characterized by

Count storage means for storing the count value;
First update means for updating the count value stored in the count storage means to a value indicating that the number of game balls existing in the internal area has increased more than before;
A second update means for updating the count value stored in the count storage means to a value indicating that the number of game balls existing in the internal area has decreased than before;
The remaining ball monitoring means determines whether or not there is a game ball in the internal area based on the count value stored in the count storage means after the variable pitching means is closed. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a remaining ball monitoring process is performed.

An open permission control means for switching between an effective state for permitting switching control for switching the variable ball entry means by the opening / closing control means to an open state and an invalid state for not permitting,
The opening permission control means includes
In a remaining ball monitoring process performed after a series of switching control by the opening / closing control means executed based on a predetermined trigger is completed and the variable ball entering means is closed, there is a game ball in the internal area Switch to the invalid state when it is determined that
When it is determined that no game ball is present in the internal area, the active state is switched to the effective state,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the remaining ball monitoring means repeatedly performs a remaining ball monitoring process when a game ball is present in the internal area.

Special game state occurrence determining means for determining whether or not to allow the gaming state control means to execute special game processing;
The remaining ball monitoring means determines the number of game balls existing in the internal area based on detection by the incoming ball detection means and detection by the discharge detection means when detection by the specific detection means occurs. Perform specific residual sphere monitoring processing,
The special gaming state occurrence determination means is configured to make the determination based on a result of the specific remaining ball monitoring process,
Count storage means for storing the count value;
First update means for updating the count value stored in the count storage means to a value indicating that the number of game balls existing in the internal area has increased more than before;
A second update means for updating the count value stored in the count storage means to a value indicating that the number of game balls existing in the internal area has decreased than before;
The remaining ball monitoring means includes the count storage means after the count value is updated by the second update means, which is performed based on the game detecting ball entering the specific entrance portion being detected by the discharge detecting means. Monitoring the specific remaining ball by determining whether or not the number of game balls entering the internal area is smaller than the number of game balls discharged from the internal area based on the count value stored in the internal area Process
The special gaming state occurrence determination means is
In the specific remaining ball monitoring process, if it is determined that the number of game balls that have entered the internal area is not less than the number of game balls that have been discharged from the internal area, the game state control means may Execute game processing,
When it is determined that the number of game balls that have entered the internal area is less than the number of game balls that have been discharged from the internal area, the game state control means does not execute special game processing. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.