JP2007097704A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give a new visual effect to a player, to sufficiently attract player's interest to a game and to improve a game property. <P>SOLUTION: A pinball game machine comprises a ball throwing mechanism 53 for throwing a game ball which enters a variable winning port 10 in the air at a prescribed timing, a ball receiving part 54 for receiving the game ball thrown by the ball throwing mechanism 53, and a ball jump-out preventing part provided so as to cover the upper part of the ball receiving part 54 and provided with an opening matched with the receiving position of the game ball thrown by the ball throwing mechanism 53. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine, and a first special game corresponding to a special game of a first type gaming machine and a second special game corresponding to a special game of a second type gaming machine. The present invention relates to a ball game machine configured to be able to execute the above.

  In conventional ball game machines, a game state that is advantageous to the player is given when a symbol that has been changed in accordance with the result of a lottery performed when the ball enters the start opening is in a predetermined stop mode. In addition to the first type pachinko gaming machine configured as described above, there is a type of pachinko gaming machine called a second type pachinko gaming machine.

  In this type 2 pachinko machine, when a game ball wins at the start opening, the large winning opening of the movable accessory device performs a predetermined opening / closing operation, and the gaming ball that has won a prize at the large winning opening is placed in the movable accessory device. The game state is shifted to a state advantageous to the player in accordance with winning in the specific area (V zone) provided.

On the other hand, in a single pachinko machine, the first type pachinko machine and the second type are provided so that the player can enjoy both the first type pachinko machine and the second type pachinko machine. A pachinko gaming machine of a type combined with a pachinko gaming machine has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-33141 A

  However, in the above-described conventional second type ball game machine, the game ball production and rolling path in the movable accessory device are monotonous, and it is difficult to improve the game play of the pachinko game machine. There was a problem of lacking.

  Further, as described above, in the conventional ball game machine in which the first type and the second type gaming machine are combined, the game method of the first type gaming machine and the second type gaming machine is simply combined. However, since the production and the like are still monotonous and lacking in interest, there has been a problem that it is inevitable that the game is inevitable and the player's interest cannot be sufficiently attracted to the game.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and can provide a player with a novel visual effect, sufficiently attract the player's interest in the game, and improve the gameability. The purpose is to provide a ball game machine that is difficult to hit.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention generates a gaming state that is advantageous to a player when a symbol that is changed in accordance with a lottery result based on a ball entering the starting port becomes a predetermined stop symbol. Execute the first special game and the second special game that generates a game state advantageous to the player when the game ball that has won the variable prize opening opened based on the ball entering the start opening enters the specific area A ball-ball game machine configured to be possible, wherein a ball-throwing mechanism that throws a game ball that has won a prize in a variable winning opening opened in the second special game into the air at a predetermined timing, and the ball-throwing mechanism A ball receiving portion that receives a thrown game ball, and a ball jumper that is provided so as to cover the upper portion of the ball receiving portion and that has an opening according to the receiving position of the game ball thrown by the ball throwing mechanism Prevention part and Characterized in that it comprises.

  According to the present invention, since the game ball thrown by the ball throwing mechanism is surely caught without falling from the ball receiving portion, the player's expectation that the game ball will win a specific area Is not lost early. Therefore, the player pays attention to the movement of the game ball, can enhance the interest of the game, and can improve the game performance of the ball game machine.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, a case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine of a type in which both the first type pachinko gaming machine and the second type pachinko gaming machine are combined will be described as an example.

  First, the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

  As shown well in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment is formed on the front surface of the outer frame 1 that is formed in the outer rectangular frame size and forms a vertically fixed holding frame. A front frame 2 for opening and closing that is formed in a square frame size is attached to the outer frame 2 by hinge brackets 3a and 3b that are attached to the upper left and right sides of the outer frame 1 so as to be opened and closed. Yes.

  A game board 4 is accommodated in the upper region of the front frame 2. The game board 4 uses a decorative plate obtained by applying a router to the surface of a laminated plywood having a predetermined plate thickness as a substrate, and its front surface. On the side, a substantially circular gaming region 6 is formed surrounded by a guide rail 5 attached in an annular shape. In the game area 6, a movable accessory device 7 is disposed at a substantially central portion thereof. The movable accessory device 7 includes a center ornament 9 disposed around the decorative symbol display device 8, and a front surface of the center ornament 9. A second major winning opening 10 is provided on the left side so as to be tiltable left and right. The second grand prize opening 10 includes a second grand prize opening detection device 11 for detecting a winning of a game ball and a second big prize opening solenoid 12 for opening and closing the second grand prize opening 10. And are provided.

  Further, in the game area 6, below the movable accessory device 7, there are a first start port 13, a normal electric accessory (hereinafter referred to as “second start port”) 14, a first grand prize winning port 15, a normal symbol operation gate. 16 and an out port 17 are arranged. The first starting port 13 is provided with a first starting port winning detection device 18 for detecting a winning of a game ball, and the second starting port 14 has a second for detecting a winning of a game ball. A start opening winning detection device 19 and a second start opening solenoid 20 for opening and closing the second start opening 14 are provided. Further, the first grand prize opening 15 includes a first grand prize opening winning detection device 21 for detecting a winning of a game ball, and a first big prize opening solenoid 22 for opening and closing the first grand prize opening 15. The normal symbol operating gate 16 is provided with a normal symbol operating gate winning detection device 23 for detecting a winning of a game ball.

  Furthermore, the movable accessory device 7 is provided with a decorative symbol display device 8, a special symbol display device 41, a special symbol variation holding lamp 42, and a normal symbol variation holding lamp 43. The special symbol display device 41 displays the special symbol 44 while fluctuating (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variable display”). The special symbol 44 is a symbol corresponding to the result of a lottery performed when a game ball enters the first start port 13 and has a role of indicating whether or not to generate a big hit. The special symbol display device 41 is a display means composed of LEDs, for example. The decorative symbol display device 8 displays the decorative symbol 45 while fluctuating in a manner interlocked with the variable symbol display of the special symbol 44. The decorative symbol 45 is a symbol for visually producing the lottery result indicated by the special symbol 44. The decorative symbol display device 8 displays, as the decorative symbol 45, for example, a plurality of columns of moving images of symbol variation that simulate a slot machine game in the central area of the screen. The decorative symbol display device 8 is constituted by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be constituted by other display means such as a mechanical drum or LED.

  In addition, since the special symbol 44 does not need to have an effect role, in the present embodiment, the special symbol 44 is displayed in an inconspicuous size on the special symbol display device 41 on the lower left side of the decorative symbol display device 8. In the case of adopting a technique in which a decorative role is not displayed and a decorative symbol is not displayed, the special symbol may be displayed on a liquid crystal display such as the decorative symbol display device 8. The special symbol variation holding lamp 42 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of reserved balls of special symbol variation according to the number of lights. This number of reserved balls is the number of lottery random numbers won in the first start port 13 during the special symbol variation, and indicates the number of winning balls for which the special symbol variation has not yet been executed. Similarly, the normal symbol fluctuation holding lamp 43 is also composed of four lamps, and the number of normal symbol fluctuation holdings is displayed according to the number of lights. This reserved number is the number of lottery random numbers that have entered the second starting port 14 during the normal symbol variation, and indicates the number of balls for which the normal symbol variation has not yet been executed.

  A glass door 25 provided with a transparent glass plate 24 is attached to the front side of the upper region of the front frame 2 so that the game board 4 can be visually recognized. In addition, an upper ball tray 26 and a lower ball tray 27 are provided in front of the glass door 25 of the front frame 2 so as to protrude forward, respectively. The upper ball tray 26 stores game balls and sends game balls to a launch rail. And a mechanism for discharging the game ball to the lower ball tray 27. In addition, the lower ball tray 27 is provided with a launch handle 28 protruding forward on the right side of the front, and the game ball supplied from the lower ball tray 27 is rotated by rotating the launch handle 28 clockwise. A game area 6 is launched. Further, a speaker 29 is provided between the upper ball tray 26 and the lower ball tray 27 so that sound effects are output from the speaker 29 according to the gaming state and the like.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the front frame 2, a back set board 30 is detachably provided by a plurality of (three pieces in FIG. 2) levers 31. Includes a ball storage tank 32 for storing preliminary prize balls, a waiting passage 33 for waiting game balls in an aligned state, a ball payout device 34 for paying out winning balls based on a winning state of game balls, and the like. A prize ball device such as a ball payout passage 35 for discharging the prize balls that have been taken out to the upper ball tray 26 is provided.

  In addition, the back set board 30 includes a main control board 36 and a main control board 36 that collectively control the operation of the pachinko gaming machine, such as lottery when entering the first start port 13 and the second start port 14. Depending on the result of the lottery, the display contents of the decorative symbol display device 8 are changed, and the payout operation by the sub-control board 37 and the ball payout device 34 for controlling the sound effect and the effect lamp from the speaker 29 is controlled. Various control boards such as a discharge control board 38, a launch control board 39 for controlling the launch intensity and launch timing of the game ball, and a power supply unit 40 for supplying power to these various control boards 36, 37, 38, 39, etc. It is arranged.

  Next, the movable accessory device 7 of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 3 is a front view showing a movable accessory device of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the movable accessory device, and FIG. 6 is a front view showing the movable accessory device in a state, FIG. 6 is a view taken along the line AA of FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a bottom view showing the movable accessory device, and FIG. FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view showing the ball throwing mechanism of the movable accessory device, and FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the rotation detecting device of the movable accessory device. FIG.

  The movable accessory device 7 includes a symbol display region see-through unit 51 opened in the center ornament 9, a ball supply unit 52 formed on the left side of the front of the symbol display region see-through unit 51, and the front of the symbol display region see-through unit 51. A ball throwing mechanism 53 provided at the lower left side, a ball receiving portion 54 provided at the lower right side of the front of the symbol display area seeing part 51 facing the ball throwing mechanism 53, and a lower side of the symbol display area seeing part 51 A ball distribution mechanism 55 provided on the formed stage unit 50, a guide path 56 formed from the ball receiving unit 54 toward the ball distribution mechanism 55, and a ball supply unit 52 formed toward the ball distribution mechanism 55. And a special taxiway 57. The stage portion 50 includes a lower step portion 50a that is inclined rearward around the ball throwing mechanism 53 and the ball distribution mechanism 55, and an upper step portion 50b that is inclined forward and toward the lower step portion 50a around the ball receiving portion 54. Is formed.

  The ball supply unit 52 includes a ball waiting unit 58 formed in a step shape so as to be inclined inwardly on the inner wall surface of the center left side of the center ornament 9, and a ball throwing mechanism 53 directly below the ball waiting unit 58. And a stopper portion 59 (see FIG. 9) provided so as to be able to advance and retreat, and the stopper portion 59 is biased so as to protrude toward the ball throwing mechanism 53 side. Further, a passage 60 (see FIGS. 3 and 9) communicating with the special guide path 57 is formed at an inclination toward the special guide path 57 behind the ball standby section 58 of the ball supply section 52.

  The ball throwing mechanism 53 has a form imitating a doll that moves the game ball 75 won in the second grand prize opening 10 into the air at a predetermined timing, and is best shown in FIG. In addition, the first electric motor 61 capable of forward / reverse rotation (hereinafter, clockwise rotation is defined as forward rotation and counterclockwise rotation is defined as reverse rotation), and the first electric motor 61 can be rotated forward and backward integrally. Rotating body 62 provided, abutting piece 63 pivoted on the rotating body 62, a locking piece 64 detachably provided on the contacting piece 63, and a positive rotation integrally with the locking piece 64 And an arm portion 65 provided on the head.

  The rotating body 62 has a disk shape, and a locking portion 66 made of a leaf spring that can be elastically deformed in a direction intersecting the rotating surface of the rotating body 62 is formed in the periphery thereof. The locking portion 66 has a cantilever shape and is urged toward the first electric motor 61, and the tip 67 protrudes from the rotating surface of the rotating body 62 toward the first electric motor 61. It is supposed to do.

  The contact piece 63 has a base end portion pivoted on the rotation shaft of the rotating body 62, and has a shape curved in an arc from the base end portion toward the tip end portion 68. The tip end portion 68 is a rotating body. 62 is held in a state of slightly projecting outward from the outer peripheral edge 69 of 62. Further, the front end portion 67 of the locking portion 66 of the rotating body 62 can be engaged and disengaged on the inner surface side of the curved portion 70 of the contact piece 63.

  The locking piece 64 is formed in a strip shape, and a base end portion is fixed to a rotating support shaft 71 provided in the front-rear direction above the rotating body 62 so as to be rotatable integrally with the rotating support shaft 71. Further, the locking piece 64 is biased in the forward rotation direction by a torsion coil spring 72 wound around the rotation support shaft 71, and the distal end portion 73 of the locking piece 64 is engaged with the distal end portion 68 of the contact piece 63. It is possible to remove.

  The arm portion 65 has a form imitating the right arm of a doll performing a pitching operation, and a base end portion is fixed to the rotation support shaft 71 and rotates integrally with the locking piece 64 via the rotation support shaft 71. It is possible. In addition, a ball holding portion 74 having a shape resembling a palm is formed at the distal end portion of the arm portion 65, and the game ball 75 can be held in the ball holding portion 74.

  The ball receiving portion 54 has a bowl shape, and includes a bottom surface portion 76 inclined downward toward the center portion, an annular rising wall 77 erected on the outer peripheral edge of the bottom surface portion 76, and a rising wall 77 A ball pop-out prevention part (not shown) formed in a dome shape so as to cover the upper part is formed, and the ball pop-out prevention part is matched with the receiving position of the game ball 75 thrown by the ball throwing mechanism 53. An opening (not shown) is formed. Further, a through hole 78 is formed at the center of the bottom surface portion 76 above the guide path 56, and the through hole 78 is provided at a position slightly deviated toward the rear side from the pitching direction of the ball throwing mechanism 53. Yes.

  The guide path 56 is formed in a straight line with a gentle inclination from below the ball receiving portion 54 toward the ball distributing mechanism 55. A ball dropping portion 79 is widened in the front-rear direction below the through hole 78. Is formed. In addition, a ball drop prevention wall 80 is erected on the front and rear edges of the guide path 56. The height of the ball drop prevention wall 80 is different from that of the connection portion with the ball distribution mechanism 55 and the ball drop portion 79. It is higher than the part.

  A ball interference member 81 is provided in the middle of the path from the through hole 78 of the ball receiving portion 54 toward the guide path 56 so as to advance and retreat with respect to the path by driving an electromagnetic solenoid (not shown). The ball interference member 81 moves forward at a predetermined timing and interferes with the game ball 75 falling from the through hole 78, thereby dropping the game ball 75 from the path.

  The ball distribution mechanism 55 includes a rotation distribution member 82 provided so as to be horizontally rotatable by the second electric motor 83, a rotation distribution member support portion 94 formed in a flat disk shape on the stage portion 50, and the stage portion 50. A general area guiding path 84 formed in parallel to the guiding path 56 on the rear side, and a rotation detecting device 85 for detecting the rotation operation of the rotation distributing member 82 are provided.

  The rotation distribution member 82 is provided so as to be rotatable about a vertical support shaft 86 projecting from the center of the lower surface. The rotation distribution member 82 includes four general area pocket portions 87 and one specific area. The area pocket portions 95 are arranged radially. Each of the pocket portions 87 and 95 is formed in a U shape so that the game ball 75 can be easily drawn. The part 95 is longer. Further, an interference portion 96 (see FIG. 6) is formed in an arc shape on the outer peripheral portion of the specific region pocket portion 95.

  The rotation sorting member support portion 94 is formed with a general area passage hole 97 above the general area guide path 84 and a specific area passage hole 98 on the left side of the front view. The general area passage hole 97 forms a hole having a dimension through which the game ball 75 can pass when the general area pocket portion 87 is overlapped with the rotation of the rotation distributing member 82, and the specific area pocket portion is formed. When 95 is superposed, the interference portion 96 does not form a hole having a dimension through which the game ball 75 can pass. On the other hand, the specific area passing hole 98 forms a hole having a dimension through which the game ball 75 can pass when the specific area pocket portion 95 is superposed with the rotation of the rotation distributing member 82, and the general area pocket section is formed. When 87 is polymerized, the radial dimension is short, so that a hole having a dimension through which the game ball 75 can pass is not formed.

  The general area guiding path 84 is formed in a straight line from side to side so as to cross the space below the rear part of the rotary sorting member 82, and is inclined toward the right side when viewed from the front. Has been.

  The second electric motor 83 is fixed to the lower surface side of the plate-shaped base member 91, and the rotating shaft 92 of the second electric motor 83 passes through the base member 91 upward and is fixed to the vertical support shaft 86. . The base member 91 has a specific area guide hole 92 formed at a position corresponding to the specific area passage hole 98 and a general area guide hole 93 formed at a position corresponding to the ball entry hole 88. The game balls that have entered the specific area guide hole 92 and the general area guide hole 93 can be guided to the specific area (V zone) and the general area, respectively.

  The rotation detection device 85 includes a detection unit 89 that can transmit and receive light, and a detected unit 90 that can block light from the detection unit 89. The detection unit 89 and the detected unit 90 are for a general region. In order to prevent a game ball entering the pocket portion 87 or the specific area pocket portion 95 from colliding with the detecting portion 89 or the detected portion 90, it is removed from below the respective pocket portions 87, 95 of the rotary sorting member 82. Fixed in position. As described above, since the rotation detection device 85 is provided between the second electric motor 83 and the rotation distribution member 82, the height of the ball distribution mechanism 55 can be kept low. The display of the display device 8 is not obstructed, and the size of the decorative symbol display device 8 can be increased.

  The special guide path 57 is formed behind the ball throwing mechanism 55, and the end of the special guide path 57 is opened above the rear part of the rotary sorting member 82. As a result, a path is formed in which the game balls that have won the second grand prize opening 10 are directly guided from the ball supply unit 52 to the rotary sorting member 82.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  When the player rotates the launch handle 28, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 26 are fired one by one at a predetermined interval with a strength corresponding to the pivot angle of the launch handle 28, and are applied to the guide rail 5. Guided and launched into the game area 6.

  When the game ball launched by the player falls in the game area 6 and wins the first start port 13, the special symbol 44 and the decorative symbol 45 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 41 and the decorative symbol display device 8. The The variation display of the special symbol 44 and the decoration symbol 45 is stopped after the lapse of the variation time determined prior to the display. When the special symbol 44 at the time of the stop is a symbol indicating a big hit, the opening / closing operation of the first big prize opening 15 is started, and the game shifts to a special game which is a game state advantageous to the player over the normal game. In the present embodiment, the special game that is executed when the special symbol 44 stops at the jackpot symbol is referred to as a “first special game”. When the special symbol 44 is stopped at the jackpot symbol, the decorative symbol 45 simulating a slot machine game takes a display mode in which three symbols are matched. In the first special game, the first grand prize opening 15 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after nine or more game balls have won. The first special game is composed of one or more unit games. The maximum number of unit games is 15 and is determined by lottery every time the first special game occurs. Since one opening / closing operation is performed in one unit game, the opening / closing operation of the first big prize opening 15 is repeated for the number of unit games.

  After the end of the first special game, the specific game is started. When the symbol variation of the special symbol 44 and the decorative symbol 45 reaches the set number of times during the specific game, the specific game is terminated as the specific game end condition is satisfied. The set number of times is determined in the range of 0 to 100 times according to the game state at that time each time the first special game or the second special game is executed. In addition, during normal times, various time periods such as 10 seconds, 30 seconds, and 1 minute are set for the special symbol 44 and the decorative symbol 45, but the special symbol 44 and the decorative symbol 45 during a specific game are set. The fluctuation time is uniformly reduced to 6 seconds. Therefore, many special symbols 44 and decorative symbols 45 can be changed in a relatively short time. In the present embodiment, the example in which the time of symbol variation of the special symbol 44 and the decorative symbol 45 during the specific game is shortened to 6 seconds is shown, but this is not intended to limit the number of seconds such as 6 seconds. It is sufficient if the time is shortened even a little compared with the normal state.

  When the game ball passes through the normal symbol operating gate 16, a symbol called the normal symbol 46 is displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time. The normal symbol 46 is variably displayed at the lower right corner of the screen of the decorative symbol display device 8. The normal symbol 46 may be variably displayed on another display device. When the normal symbol 46 is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 8, the decorative symbol display device 8 also functions as a normal symbol display device. The fluctuation display of the normal symbol 46 is stopped after a lapse of a predetermined time, and the second start port 14 is opened for a predetermined time when the normal symbol 46 is stopped at the predetermined symbol. During the specific game, the second start port 14 is intermittently opened twice for 3 seconds. In addition, when the specific game starts, the fluctuation display time of the normal symbol 46 is shortened and the hit probability of the normal symbol 46 is changed. For example, the probability of hitting the normal symbol 46 is set to a low probability of about 1 / 65,000 at normal time, and is set to a high probability of about 1/1003 during a specific game, that is, when the probability changes, etc. The difference at the time of fluctuation may be increased to clarify the difference, and a configuration may be adopted in which a hit does not occur unless the probability is changed. In this way, the gaming property may be clarified by clarifying the superiority when the probability changes.

  During the specific game in which the probability variation is performed in the normal symbol variation game, the change time during which the second start port 14 is opened is also varied. For example, while the change time during a normal game is less than 1 second, the change time during a specific game is fluctuated for a relatively long time of 3 seconds twice. Thereby, it is possible to make it easier for a game ball to enter the second start port 14 during a specific game. In the present embodiment, the change time of the second start port 14 during the specific game is 3 seconds, but it is not intended to be limited to 3 seconds.

  When a game ball wins at the opened second start opening 14, the second big winning opening 10 is opened by using this win as a trigger, and a transition is made to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game. A special game that is executed when a game ball enters the second start port 14 is referred to as a “second special game”. In the second special game, the state in which the second big prize opening 10 is opened is called the first stage of the second special game.

  When the game ball 75 that has won the second big winning opening 10 that has been opened falls to the ball supply unit 52 and the arm unit 65 of the ball throwing mechanism 53 is stopped at the ball receiving position, the ball holding unit is left as it is. It is held at 74 and is in a state waiting for pitching. During this time, the rotating body 62 rotates in reverse with the first electric motor 61, and the tip portion 67 of the locking portion 66 contacts the rear surface portion of the contact piece 63, but the locking portion 66 is elastically deformed rearward. The state where the distal end portion 73 of the locking piece 64 is locked to the distal end portion 68 of the contact piece 63 is maintained, and the arm portion 65 is maintained in a stopped state. During this time, the stopper portion 59 is pushed back by the ball holding portion 74.

  Next, when the rotating body 62 rotates forward as the first electric motor 61 rotates forward at a predetermined timing, the distal end portion 67 of the locking portion 66 is locked to the inner surface side of the curved portion 70 of the contact piece 63. The contact piece 63 rotates forward together with the rotating body 62. As a result, the locked state of the abutting piece 63 and the locking piece 64 is released, and the arm portion 65 is rotated as the locking piece 64 is rotated forward about the rotation support shaft 71 by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 72. Rotates forward with the base end portion as a fulcrum, and the game ball 75 held by the ball holding portion 74 is thrown into the air toward the ball receiving portion 54. During this time, every time the rotating body 62 makes one rotation in the forward rotation direction, the locking operation and the locking release operation are performed once between the contact piece 63 and the locking piece 64, respectively. The pitching operation by the unit 65 is repeated while the rotating body 62 is rotating forward.

  Thereafter, when the first electric motor 61 rotates reversely at a predetermined timing when the distal end portion 73 of the locking piece 64 is locked to the distal end portion 68 of the contact piece 63, the locking piece 64 is again moved as described above. The state locked to the contact piece 63 is maintained, the arm portion 65 is stopped, and a state of waiting for pitching is entered.

  On the other hand, when the game ball 75 falls from the open second grand prize opening 10 to the ball supply unit 52, if the arm unit 65 of the ball throwing mechanism 53 is not stopped at the standby position, the stopper unit 59 is attached. Since it protrudes due to the force, the game ball 75 is held by the ball supply unit 52 by the stopper unit 59 and is in a waiting state for pitching. After that, when the arm portion 65 returns to the standby position as described above, the arm portion 65 comes into contact with the stopper portion 59 and the stopper portion 59 moves backward, so that the gaming ball 75 is a ball as described above. A pitching operation is performed by the arm portion 65 held by the holding portion 74.

  The game ball 75 thrown by the arm portion 65 of the ball throwing mechanism 53 in this manner then drops to the bottom surface portion 76 through the opening of the ball pop-out preventing portion of the ball receiving portion 54 and is lowered from the through hole 78. Fall into. At this time, since the through-hole 78 is formed at a position eccentric from the throwing direction of the ball throwing mechanism 53, the game ball 75 dropped on the bottom surface portion 76 flows into the through-hole 78 while rotating in a spiral shape. Since the manner of rotation of the game ball 75 is different each time, the time required for the game ball 75 to drop onto the bottom surface portion 76 and flow out of the through hole 78 is also different. For this reason, the player cannot set the timing when the game ball 75 wins the specific area.

  Further, since the ball pop-out preventing portion is formed in a dome shape in the ball receiving portion 54, the game ball 75 once dropped from the opening portion to the bottom surface portion 76 does not fall down from the ball receiving portion 54. Therefore, the player's expectation that the game ball 75 may win a specific area is not betrayed at this early stage. Therefore, the player's interest can be attracted to the movement of the game ball 75 for a long time, and the game performance can be improved.

  Thereafter, the game ball 75 that has flowed downward from the through hole 78 falls onto the ball dropping portion 79 of the guide path 56. At this time, since the ball interference member 81 advances and retreats at a predetermined timing in the middle of falling from the through hole 78 to the ball dropping portion 79, the game ball 75 moves from the through hole 78 when the ball interference member 81 moves forward. When the ball has fallen, the ball interference member 81 interferes with the game ball 75, and the game ball 75 falls off from the path of dropping onto the guide path 56. On the other hand, the game ball 75 that has fallen to the ball dropping portion 79 from the through hole 78 when the ball interference member 81 is retracted is prevented from falling off the guide path 56 by the ball drop prevention wall 80, and the inclination of the guide path 56 is increased. Accordingly, it rolls toward the rotation sorting member 82 of the ball sorting mechanism 55.

  In the ball distribution mechanism 55, the rotation distribution member 82 rotates in a predetermined rotation direction at a predetermined speed by driving the second electric motor 83, and the rotation operation blocks the light emitted from the detection unit 89. Thus, the rotation detecting device 85 detects. Then, the game ball 75 that has been rolled from the guide path 56 to the rotation sorting member 82 flows into the specific area pocket portion 95 or the general area pocket portion 87 at the timing of rolling onto the rotation sorting member 82, or Then, it spills to the outside of the rotation distributing member 82.

  When the game ball 75 flows into the specific area pocket portion 95, it enters the specific area passage hole 98 and is guided to the specific area via the specific area guide hole 92 as the rotation distributing member 82 rotates. On the other hand, when the game ball 75 flows into the general area pocket portion 87, the game ball 75 falls on the general area guide path 84 as the rotation distributing member 82 rotates, and enters the entrance hole along the inclination of the general guide path 84. After entering the ball 88, the ball is guided to the general area through the general area guide hole 93. Further, the game ball 75 that has fallen to the outside of the rotation distributing member 82 falls to the general area guiding path 84 according to the inclination of the stage portion 50, and enters the ball entrance hole 88 and the general area guiding hole along the inclination of the general guiding path 84. 93 to the general area.

  In addition, when the game ball 75 that has won the second grand prize opening 10 is held by the ball holding portion 74 of the arm portion 65 and is waiting to be thrown, or the game ball 75 is moved to the ball supply portion 52 by the stopper portion 59. If the next game ball 75 ′ wins the second grand prize opening 10 while being held waiting for a pitch, the next game ball 75 ′ passes from the passage 60 through the special guide path 57, It is guided directly onto the rotation sorting member 82 of the ball sorting mechanism 55. Then, the game ball 75 ′ guided from the special guide path 57 onto the rotary sorting member 82 rolls on the rotary sorting member 82 in the same manner as described above, depending on the timing when it rolls on the rotary sorting member 82. After flowing into the pocket portion 95 or spilling out of the rotation sorting member 82, the pocket portion 95 is guided to the general region or a specific region.

  In this way, during the second special game, the game ball that has flowed into the movable accessory device 7 from the opened second large prize opening 10 wins either the specific area guide hole 92 or the general area guide hole 93. . At this time, the number of game balls won in the specific area guiding hole 92 is counted by the specific area winning detection device 47, and the number of game balls won in the general area guiding hole 93 is counted by the general area winning detection device 48. When the sum of the counts of the two matches the number of winnings counted by the second grand prize opening winning detection device 11, it is determined that all the game balls that won the second big winning opening 10 have won the specific area or the general area. The

  When the game ball wins a specific area, the continuation condition from the first stage to the second stage of the second special game is established, and thereafter, the second stage of the second special game, as in the first special game. The opening / closing operation of the first grand prize opening 15 is repeated for the remaining number of unit games. In other words, the second special game is also composed of one or more unit games, and the maximum number of unit games is 15. The second special game is determined by lottery every time the second special game occurs. The first stage corresponds to the first unit game, and the second stage corresponds to the second and subsequent unit games. Since the second and subsequent operations are performed once in the unit game, the opening and closing operation of the first big prize opening 15 is repeated for the remaining number of unit games. In the present embodiment, the number of opening / closing of the first grand prize opening 15 in the first special game is a maximum of 15 times, whereas the number of opening / closing of the first big prize opening 15 in the second special game is a maximum of 14 times. .

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the same first big prize opening 15 is used as a variable winning device for executing a continuous state change between the first special game and the second special game. Thus, the space on the game area 6 can be used effectively. In addition, by using a variable winning device that continuously changes its state, it is possible to simplify the operation control of special games and to reduce manufacturing costs.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first electric motor 61 and the rotating body 62 of the ball throwing mechanism 53 are configured to rotate forward and reverse. However, as shown in FIG. You may comprise so that it may rotate forward. In this case, instead of the rotating body 62 and the contact piece 63 described above, the rotating body 201 in which the contact portion 200 is formed in a predetermined region of the outer peripheral portion (in FIG. 1, a region of about ¾ of the outer peripheral portion). Is provided. The rotating body 200 rotates forward together with the electric motor, and while the locking piece 64 is locked to the contact portion 200, the arm portion 65 stops at a position waiting for the game ball, while the contact portion When the locking state of the locking portion 64 with respect to 200 is released, as the locking piece 64 rotates positively by the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 72, the arm portion 65 rotates positively with the base end portion as a fulcrum. The game ball 75 held by the ball holding unit 74 is thrown into the air.

  Next, the configuration of the game control device for the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the game control device.

  The game control device 100 includes a first start port 13, a second start port 14, a normal symbol operation gate 16, a first large winning port 15, a second large winning port 10, a decorative symbol display device 8, and a special symbol display device 41. , Are electrically connected to each of the speakers 29, can transmit and receive various control signals, and control not only the basic operation of the game, but also the staging operations such as the symbol display and electrical decoration. Yes. Note that the game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that the functions are shared between the main control board 36 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine including the basic operation of the game and the sub-control board 37 that controls the rendering of the symbols. May be.

  The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing. The game control apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment executes a special symbol lottery based on the entrance determination unit 110 for determining entrance to each entrance and the entrance of the game ball to the first start port 13. 1 lottery means 112, second lottery means 114 for executing a normal symbol lottery based on a game ball entering the normal symbol operation gate 16, a pattern storage means 116 for holding a special symbol, a decorative symbol, and a normal symbol variation display pattern , Winning storage means 117 for storing the balls entered at each starting port during the variable display as holding balls within the upper limit number, symbol determining means 120 for determining a symbol variation stop symbol and a variable display display pattern, symbol or electronic Display control means 130 for controlling the display of decorations, etc., special game control means 140 for controlling special games that are more advantageous to the player than normal games such as jackpot games, symbol variation time reduction and normal symbol lottery Specific game control means 160 for controlling a specific game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, such as a probability change, and a variable ball that changes the accepting state of the game ball between a state advantageous to the player and a disadvantageous state The opening / closing control means 170 of the mouth or variable entrance device and the entrance of the game ball to the 2nd grand prize opening 10 are detected by the second grand prize opening prize detection device 11 and based on the outputted entrance detection signal, The first motor control means 182 and second motor control means 184 for controlling the first electric motor 61 and the second electric motor 83, respectively, and the ball interference member control means 186 for controlling the electromagnetic solenoid which is the drive source of the ball interference member 81. Drive source control means 180 comprising:

  The winning storage means 117 holds the lottery result corresponding to the pitch of up to four, which is the upper limit number, when a game ball enters the first start port 13 during the special symbol variation display by the first display means 131. When a game ball enters the normal symbol operation gate 16 during the normal symbol variation display by the first storage unit 118 and the second display control unit 132 stored as a ball, the upper limit number of lottery results corresponding to that ball is entered. And second storage means 119 for storing up to four as the number of holds.

  The first start opening winning detection device 18 is a sensor provided in the first start opening 13 and detects the entry of a game ball into the first start opening 13 to generate first start winning information. When receiving the first start winning information, the entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has entered the first start port 13. When it is determined that a ball enters the first start port 13, the first lottery means 112 checks whether or not the number of held balls has reached the upper limit. For example, the upper limit of the number of reserved balls is preset to four. When the number of reserved balls has not reached the upper limit, the first lottery unit 112 acquires a random number for the start winning at the timing when the entering determination unit 110 receives the first start winning information. The first lottery means 112 may mathematically generate and acquire a random number, or may acquire a count value generated by a counter (not shown) as a random number. The first lottery means 112 determines whether or not the special symbol lottery is successful based on the acquired random number. Note that the determination of whether or not the lottery is successful may be performed together with the acquisition of a random number, or may be performed immediately before starting the change of the special symbol.

  The special symbol determining unit 122 and the decorative symbol determining unit 124 in the symbol determining unit 120 determine the stop symbol corresponding to the determination result by the first lottery unit 101 and the display pattern of the symbol variation. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The pattern storage means 116 holds a plurality of types of patterns as display patterns for variably displaying special symbols and decorative symbols. In the display pattern, a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a dismissed symbol through a reach state that will be a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state are displayed. Includes the hour pattern. In addition, patterns having various display times are included as patterns in the reach state. As each of these patterns, a normal display pattern having a normal variation time and a special display pattern for a specific game whose variation time is shorter than normal are stored in the pattern storage unit 116. In the case of a normal display pattern, for example, a pattern for 10 seconds is stored as a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, and a pattern for 30 seconds or one minute is displayed as a pattern for displaying a disengaged symbol or a jackpot symbol through a reach state. Is stored. In the case of a special display pattern, for example, a short pattern of 6 seconds is stored regardless of whether it is off or hit. In each display pattern, when the display time defined as the end condition of the symbol variation elapses, the symbol variation is stopped.

  The special symbol determination means 122 selects any pattern from the pattern storage means 116 according to the lottery result by the first lottery means 112, and determines the special symbol stop symbol according to the lottery result. The decorative symbol determination unit 124 selects a pattern corresponding to the display pattern selected by the special symbol determination unit 122 from the pattern storage unit 116, and determines a stop symbol of the decorative symbol according to the lottery result. The decorative symbol determination means 124 determines a jackpot symbol in which three identical numbers are arranged in the case of a jackpot.

  Here, in the normal game, the special symbol determining unit 122 and the decorative symbol determining unit 124 select the normal display pattern, but in the specific game, select the special display pattern. Since the special display pattern is a pattern of 6 seconds shorter than the normal display pattern, the digestion time of the reserved ball is advanced.

  The normal symbol operation gate winning detection device 23 is a sensor provided in the normal symbol operation gate 16 and detects a game ball entering the normal symbol operation gate 16 to generate normal symbol operation gate entry information. Upon receiving the normal symbol operation gate entry information, the entry determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has entered the normal symbol operation gate 16. When it is determined that the normal symbol operation gate 16 has entered the ball, the second lottery means 114 checks whether or not the number of reserved balls has reached the upper limit. For example, the upper limit of the number of reserved balls is preset to four. If the number of held balls has not reached the upper limit, the second lottery unit 114 obtains a random number for the start winning at the timing when the entering determination unit 110 receives the normal symbol operation gate entering information. The second lottery means 114 may mathematically generate and acquire a random number, or may acquire a count value generated by a counter (not shown) as a random number. The second lottery means 114 determines whether or not the normal symbol lottery is successful based on the acquired random number. Note that the determination of whether or not the lottery is successful may be performed together with the acquisition of a random number, or may be performed immediately before starting the change of the normal symbol.

  The normal symbol determining unit 126 selects one of the patterns from the pattern storage unit 116 according to the lottery result by the second lottery unit 114, and determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the lottery result. When the stop symbol determined by the normal symbol determining unit 126 is a specific symbol, the opening / closing control unit 170 expands the second start port 14 which is a variable ball entrance for a predetermined time. The pattern storage means 116 stores, as a normal symbol display pattern, a normal display pattern having a normal variation time and a special display pattern for a specific game whose variation time is shorter than normal. A pattern for 30 seconds is stored as the normal display pattern, and a pattern for 6 seconds is stored as the special display pattern. The symbol variation of each display pattern is stopped when the display time defined as the symbol variation termination condition has elapsed.

  The display control unit 130 includes a first display control unit 131 that displays a special symbol and a decorative symbol in a variable manner, and a second display control unit 132 that displays a normal symbol in a variable manner. The first display control unit 131 causes the special symbol display device 41 to display the special symbol based on the display pattern and the stop symbol selected by the special symbol determination unit 122. At the same time, the first display control unit 131 causes the decorative symbol display device 8 to display the decorative symbol based on the display pattern and the stop symbol selected by the decorative symbol determining unit 124. The function of displaying the special symbols by the first display control means 131 may be executed as a process on the main control board 36 side, and the function of displaying the decorative symbols may be executed as a process on the sub control board 37 side. The second display control unit 132 displays the normal symbol on the decorative symbol display device 8 based on the display pattern and the stop symbol selected by the normal symbol determining unit 126. The display control means 130 also controls lamp displays such as game effect lamps and hold lamps 42 and 43.

  In the present embodiment, the special game control means 140 can selectively execute two types of special games. In the special game control means 140, the condition holding means 142 holds operating conditions for two types of special games. The special game execution means 148 has a function of executing a special game based on the establishment of a predetermined operating condition.

  The first condition holding means 143 holds a first operating condition that is a condition for executing the first special game. The first operating condition is that the special symbol variably displayed by the first display control means 131 is stopped at a predetermined symbol on the special symbol display device 41. The second condition holding means 144 holds a second operation condition that is a condition for executing the second special game. The second operating condition is that a game ball enters the second start port 14. The condition determining means 146 monitors the gaming situation and determines whether or not the first operating condition or the second operating condition, which is a condition for shifting to the special game, is established. The condition determination unit 146 sets various operation flags on or off based on the determination result of each operation condition.

  The special game execution means 148 executes a special game when any of the operating conditions is satisfied. The operation avoiding means 152 has a function of avoiding the establishment of the other operation condition when one of the first operation condition and the second operation condition is satisfied. The second special game is executed as a game divided into two stages of the first stage and the second stage, and the establishment of the second operation condition is that the condition for transition to the first stage of the second special game is established. It is assumed that the second operating condition is established as long as the second special game continues through the first stage and the second stage. Therefore, the establishment of the first operation condition is avoided while the second operation condition is being established and the first stage or the second stage of the second special game is being executed. On the other hand, since the establishment of the second operation condition is avoided while the first operation condition is established, neither the first stage nor the second stage of the second special game is executed.

  The specific game control means 160 controls a specific game advantageous to a player different from the special game, for example, shortening of the symbol variation time and variation of the probability of the normal symbol. During the specific game, the symbol variation time is shortened for each of the special symbol, the decorative symbol, and the normal symbol. The specific game control means 160 executes a shortening of the symbol variation time and a probability variation of the normal symbol until a predetermined specific game end condition is satisfied after a predetermined specific game start condition is satisfied. The specific game start condition includes a condition that the first special game or the second special game has ended. The specific game end condition includes a condition that the number of symbol variation display by the first display control means 131 reaches the set number of times after the specific game start condition is satisfied. However, if the first operation condition or the second operation condition is newly established before the number of symbol variation display by the first display control means 131 reaches the set number of times, it is determined that the specific game end condition is established at that time. It is done.

  The specific game control means 160 includes a first specific game execution means 162 for controlling the change display of the special symbol 44 and the decorative symbol 45 by the first display control means 131 during the specific game, and a second display control means 132 during the specific game. The second specific game execution means 164 for controlling the fluctuation display of the normal symbol 46 and the lottery process by the second lottery means 114 is included. Specifically, the first specific game execution means 162 and the second specific game execution means 164 each function as follows.

  When the first special game is executed, the first specific game executing means 162 determines the number of symbol fluctuations set by the first display control means 131 in the specific game after the end in the range of 0 to 30 times. . When the second special game is executed, the second specific game executing means 164 determines the number of symbol fluctuations set by the first display control means 131 in the specific game after the end in the range of 10 to 30 times. . Here, the execution order of each special game is likely to be the order in which the second special game is usually executed after the first special game is executed. If the set number of times when the second special game is executed is smaller than when the first special game is executed, the player is given an impression that the set number of times acquired by the first special game is not fully digested. There is a risk that. In the present embodiment, since the set number of times when the second special game is executed is likely to increase more than when the first special game is executed, the player is given the impression that the above-mentioned impression is not fully digested. In addition, if the second special game is reached, the player can be given an impression that the possibility of acquiring a continuous game is further increased.

  The first specific game executing means 162 always determines that the set number of times when the first special game occurs during the specific game is 10 or more. The set number of times when the first special game is generated in the normal state which is a state other than the specific game is determined to be 0 with a probability of 1/2 or 1/3. On the other hand, the set number of times when the second special game occurs is determined by the second specific game execution means 164 in the range of 30 to 100 times, regardless of whether it occurs during the specific game or during the normal time. However, the ratio determined to 30 times or 40 times is set to be relatively high, and the ratio determined to 50 times or 100 times is set to be low. Thus, the specific value of the set number of times is determined by lottery within the above-mentioned range determined for each gaming state, and the determined set number of times becomes the specific game end condition.

  The first specific game execution means 162 controls the variation display of the special symbol and the decorative symbol by the first display control means 131 until the specific game end condition is satisfied after the specific game start condition is satisfied. When the specific game end condition is satisfied, the change display time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is returned to the normal time. The second specific game executing means 164 controls the second display control means 132 so that the normal symbol variation display is shortened until the specific game end condition is satisfied after the specific game start condition is satisfied, and the second The normal symbol hit probability by the lottery means 114 is increased. The second specific game execution means 164 continuously opens and closes the second start port 14 when the normal symbol stops at the specific symbol during the specific game, that is, continuously opens and closes for a plurality of times, that is, for 3 seconds. Switch to a two-time action. When the specific game end condition is satisfied, the second specific game execution means 164 returns the normal symbol variation display time to the normal time, and returns the probability of winning the normal symbol to the probability before the variation.

  During the normal game, the determination table referred to by the second lottery means 114 is set as the non-probability change table, and during the specific game, the determination table is set as the probability change table. The hit ratio of the probability change table is set higher than the hit ratio of the non-probability change table. The second specific game executing means 164 changes the length of the change period of the second start port 14 while executing the probability change of the normal symbol. For example, the second start port 14 is kept open for a relatively long time of 3 seconds during normal symbol probability variation. This makes it easier for a game ball to enter than during a normal game, so that the second special game is more likely to occur during probability fluctuations.

  When the specific game end condition is satisfied, the count is temporarily ended and a new special game is executed regardless of whether or not the number of times of the variable display of the special symbol and the decorative symbol during the specific game has reached a certain number. In the event that the special game has ended, the number of display changes of the specific symbol and the decorative symbol is counted again from the beginning.

  When it is determined by the condition determining means 146 that the first operating condition is established, the first special game executing means 149 determines the number of unit games constituting the first special game within a range of 1 to 15 times. At the same time, the first special game is executed. Since the opening and closing of the first big winning opening 28 is repeated as many times as the number of unit games, the player can expect a considerable number of balls when moving to the first special game. The first special game execution means 149 controls the opening / closing control means 170 to open / close the first big prize opening 15. The opening / closing control means 170 sends an opening instruction to the first big prize opening solenoid 22 during the first special game, and opens the first big prize opening 15. The first grand prize opening 15 does not have a region generally referred to as a V zone, and the determination process of the continuation condition of the first special game based on the entry of the game ball into the first big prize opening 15 is performed. Absent. Therefore, the player can continue the first special game until the predetermined number of unit games is exhausted.

  During execution of the first special game, the operation avoiding means 152 avoids the establishment of the second operation condition of the second special game. Thereby, the player can enjoy the benefits of the first special game without being interrupted by the first special game being continued.

  When it is determined by the condition determining means 146 that the second operating condition is satisfied, the second special game executing means 150 determines the number of unit games constituting the second special game within a range of 1 to 15 times. At the same time, the second special game is executed. The second special game is divided into two stages, a first stage and a second stage. In the first stage, the blades of the second big prize opening 30 are opened to change the accepting state of the game ball to a state advantageous to the player. In the first stage, the second special game execution means 150 controls the opening / closing control means 170 to open the second big prize opening 30 for a predetermined time. The opening / closing control means 170 sends an opening instruction to the second big prize opening solenoid 12 to open the second big prize opening 10.

  The game ball that has flowed into the movable accessory device 7 from the opened second grand prize opening 10 enters either the specific area or the general area. The entry into the specific area is a continuation condition for continuing the second special game. In the first stage, when the game ball enters the specific area, the second special game shifts to the second stage.

  In the second stage of the second special game, the opening / closing of the first grand prize opening 15 is repeated for the first time from the number of unit games, that is, the number of times of unit games in the first stage, so that the second Once in the stage, the player can expect a significant number of games. The second special game execution means 150 controls the opening / closing control means 170 to open / close the first big prize opening 15. The opening / closing control means 170 sends an opening instruction to the first big prize opening solenoid 22 to open the first big prize opening 15. The first grand prize opening 15 does not have a specific area, and the determination process of the continuation condition for the second special game based on the game ball entering the first big prize opening 15 is not performed. Therefore, the player can continue the second special game in the second stage until all the predetermined number of unit games are consumed.

  During the execution of the second special game machine, the operation avoiding means 152 avoids the establishment of the first operation condition of the first special game. Specifically, the operation avoiding means 152 is configured so that when a game ball enters the second starting port 14, that is, when the second big winning port 10 is opened, the first operating condition is satisfied until a predetermined release condition is satisfied. The establishment of is avoided. The release condition referred to here is the end of the second special game. For example, the game ball does not enter the specific area in the second big prize opening 10 opened in the first stage, The release condition is satisfied when all of the game balls that have entered the big prize opening 10 have entered the general area, or when the unit game of the second special game has been digested a predetermined number of times. As a result, the player can enjoy the benefits of the second special game without being interrupted by the ongoing second special game. Further, the operation avoiding means 152 displays the first display when the game ball enters the second start port 14 and the execution of the second special game is started during the special symbol variation display by the first display control means 131. The display of the symbols stopped by the control means 131 may be continued until the release condition is satisfied, thereby preventing the first operating condition from being satisfied.

  Alternatively, the operation avoiding unit 152 may display the first display when the game ball enters the second start port 14 and the execution of the second special game is started while the first display control unit 131 displays the variation of the special symbol. The establishment of the first operating condition may be avoided by stopping the timer for the elapsed time of the symbol fluctuation by the control means 131 until the cancellation condition is satisfied. In that case, the symbol variation display state by the first display control means 131 is maintained while the timer is stopped. The operation avoiding means 152 causes the first display control means 131 to restart the timer when the release condition is satisfied, and to display and stop the remaining fluctuation based on the remaining time of the fluctuation time defined in the selected display pattern. Display.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described focusing on the operation of the game control device 100 with reference to FIG. 12 and FIGS.

  FIG. 13 shows a flow for executing a special game in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. First, the condition determination means 146 performs a first operating condition determination process (S10). Whether or not the first operating condition is satisfied is determined based on the result of the jackpot lottery in the first lottery means 112. When the first operation condition is established, the first special game execution means 149 performs a first special game execution process (S12). After the execution of the first special game, when a transition is made to a specific game, the condition determination means 146 executes a second operation condition determination process (S14). Whether or not the second operating condition is satisfied is determined mainly based on whether or not a game ball has entered the second start port 14 during the specific game. During the specific game, the normal symbol lottery shifts to the probability variation game, so that the second start opening 14 is expanded and the probability that the game ball enters the second start opening 14 is high. When the second operation condition is satisfied, the second special game execution means 150 performs a second special game execution process (S16). In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, when either the first special game or the second special game is executed, the other special game is not executed. This is controlled by the operation avoiding means 152, and by executing the special game being executed to the end, it is possible to return the profit of the special game to the player. In the execution flow of the special game shown in FIG. 9, it is shown that the second special game is executed after the first special game, but the normal symbol lottery of the normal game is won and the game ball is the second When entering the starting port 14, the second special game may be executed alone.

  FIG. 14 shows a flow of the first operating condition determination process. First, the first lottery means 112 executes random number acquisition processing (S20), and the first display control means 131 executes symbol variation processing (S22).

  FIG. 15 shows in detail the flow of random number acquisition processing in S20 of FIG. The ball entering determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has won the first start port 13 (S30). When the game ball wins the first starting port 13 (Y in S30), the first lottery means 112 determines whether or not the number of holdings for holding the special symbol variation has reached the upper limit of four (S32). ). When the number of reserved balls has not reached the upper limit (Y in S32), the first lottery means 112 acquires a random number for the winning (S34), and adds 1 to the number of reserved balls. At this time, one of the four holding lamps 20 provided on the game board 50 is newly lit. The acquired lottery random number is stored in the first storage means 118 (S36). If the first start port 13 is not won (N in S30) and the number of reserved balls has reached the upper limit of 4 (N in S32), the flow of S20 ends, the lottery random number acquisition and the lottery random number There is no hold.

  FIG. 16 shows in detail the flow of the symbol variation process in S22 of FIG. In this symbol variation processing flow, first, the display pattern and stop symbol of the special symbol and the decorative symbol are determined, and the special symbol and stop symbol are displayed on the special symbol display device 41 and the decorative symbol display device 8 according to the determined display pattern and stop symbol. Each of the symbols is variably displayed. The special symbol and the decorative symbol are displayed in conjunction with each other and need not be distinguished from each other below. However, for the convenience of explanation, the special symbol variation process will be described as a representative. Note that the decorative symbols are also subjected to symbol variation by the following symbol variation processing flow.

  When the first special game is not executed (N in S50) and the special symbol is not displayed in a variable manner (N in S51), the first lottery means 112 determines whether there is a holding ball or not. The memory state by 118 is investigated (S52). If the first special game is being executed (Y in S50), or if there is no reserved ball (N in S52), the flow of S22 is terminated and the symbol variation is not executed. If there is a holding ball (Y in S52), the first lottery means 112 reads a lottery random number from the first storage means 118 (S54).

  The first lottery means 112 determines whether or not a lottery random number is a win (S56). If the lottery random number is a big hit, the special symbol determining means 122 determines a stop symbol (S58). At this time, if the value of the display number counter indicating the number of symbol fluctuations at the time of a specific game, which will be described later, is not 1 or more (N in S60), the special symbol determination unit 122 displays the normal display pattern stored in the pattern storage unit 116. Select (S61). For example, during a normal game that is not during a specific game, the value of the display counter is always zero, and the normal display pattern is selected. When the value of the display counter is 1 or more (Y in S60), the special symbol determination unit 122 selects the special display pattern stored in the pattern storage unit 116 (S62). The first display control means 131 starts the special symbol display on the special symbol display device 41 using the determined display pattern and stop symbol (S63). A display timer (not shown) is set with the start of symbol variation display (S66). When the symbol variation is being displayed in S51 (Y in S51), S52 to S66 are skipped.

  After the display timer is set, or when the symbol is variably displayed in S51 (Y in S51) and the second special game is not being executed (N in S67), the display timer may be stopped. If this is the case (Y in S68), the display timer is turned on (S69), and the process proceeds to S70. If the display timer is not stopped (N in S68), S69 is skipped. In S67, when the second special game is being executed (Y in S67), if the display timer is operating (Y in S71), the display timer is turned off and stopped (S72), and the flow of S22 is performed. finish. Thereby, the establishment of the first operating condition is avoided. If the display timer is not operating (N of S71), the flow of S22 is terminated. When the display timer is turned off during the second special game, the progress of the symbol variation is stopped internally, but the variation display of the special symbol 44 in the special symbol display device 41 and the decorative symbol 45 in the decorative symbol display device 8 is displayed. Continues on appearance. As a result, even during the second special game, it can be shown to the player that the symbol variation is continuously performed. Note that the special symbol 44 and the decorative symbol 45 while the display timer is turned off continuously and repeatedly display a certain variation mode displayed when the display timer is turned off, thereby reducing the unnaturalness of the variation. It is desirable to eliminate it. When the second special game ends, it is considered that the release condition is satisfied, the stopped timer is turned on, and the internal progress of the symbol variation is resumed (N in S67, Y in S68, S69). . Thereby, it can avoid that a 1st special game is started during a 2nd special game, and a player's profit can be maintained. When the internal progress of the variable display is resumed, the timer is restarted from the count at the time of stop, and thus the variable display is performed after the restart for the remaining time of the variable display time determined in the display pattern. Therefore, it is possible to realize stop and restart of the progress of the change display and avoidance of the first operating condition by simple control.

  In S70, if the predetermined display time has not elapsed (N in S70), the flow of S22 is ended and the variable display of symbols is continued. When the predetermined display time has elapsed (Y in S70), the first display control means 131 stops the special symbol fluctuation display (S73), the display timer is reset (S74), and the end determination of the specific game is processed. (S75). When the special symbol stop symbol is a mode indicating a disengagement (N in S76), the flow of S22 is terminated, and when the special symbol symbol is a mode indicating a jackpot (Y in S76), the condition determining means 146 Then, the first operation flag is set to ON (S78). The ON state of the first operation flag indicates that the first operation condition held in the first condition holding unit 143 has been established.

  FIG. 17 shows in detail the flow of the specific game end determination process in S75 of FIG. If the value of the display counter is greater than zero (Y in S80), the value of the display counter is decremented by 1 (S82). If the value of the display counter is zero (Y in S84), the second lottery means 114 Returns the determination table for random lottery to the non-probability change table (S86), and sets the change time of the second start port 14 to less than 1 second (S88). As a result, the specific game ends with a symbol variation within a certain number of times. If the display count counter value is less than or equal to zero in S80 (N in S80), the process of determining the end of the specific game is unnecessary, so S82 to S88 are skipped, and if the display count counter value is not zero in S84. (N in S84), S86 and S88 are skipped in order to maintain the state of the specific game. In addition, although the flow of S75 was demonstrated as the skip performed between S74 and S76 in FIG. 16, you may perform it at another timing as a modification.

  FIG. 18 shows in detail the flow of the first special game execution process in S12 of FIG. When the first operation flag is OFF (N in S90), the flow in S12 is terminated. When the first operation flag is set to ON (Y in S90), the first special game execution flag is set to OFF (N in S91), and the value of the display counter is greater than zero That is, if it is during a specific game (Y in S92), the first specific game execution means 162 determines the set number of symbol fluctuations in the specific game after the first special game in the range of 10 to 30 (S93). When the value of the display number counter is zero, that is, when the specific game is not in progress (N in S92), the first specific game execution means 162 starts from 0 times the set number of symbol fluctuations in the specific game after the first special game. It is determined in the range of 30 times (S94). The first special game execution means 149 determines the number M of unit games (S95), and sets the first special game execution flag to ON (S96). Turning on the first special game execution flag indicates that the first special game is being executed, and turning off the first special game execution flag indicates that the first special game is not being executed.

  In the first special game, the state change of the first big prize opening 15 is continuously changed so that the accepting state of the game ball at the first big prize opening 15 changes between a disadvantageous state and an advantageous state for the player. Repeated operations are performed. The state change from a state unfavorable to the player to an advantageous state is repeated by the number M of unit games. The state unfavorable to the player is a state where the first big prize opening 15 is closed, and the state advantageous to the player is a state where the first big prize opening 15 is opened. As described, the opening / closing operation of the first big prize opening 15 is realized by driving the first big prize opening solenoid 22.

  The first special game executing means 149 sets an opening timer for the first grand prize winning opening 15 (S98). The opening timer determines the opening time of the first big prize item 5 in one round, and is specifically set to 30 seconds. After the opening timer is set, the first special game executing means 149 controls the opening / closing control means 170 to drive the first big prize opening solenoid 22 to open the first big prize opening 15 (S100). If the first special game execution flag is on in S91 (Y in S91), that is, if the first special game has already started and the first big prize opening 15 is open, S92 to S100. To skip.

  While the first big prize opening 15 is open, the first special game execution means 149 determines whether or not the closing condition for the first big prize opening 15 is established (S102). Here, the closing condition is that the first grand prize opening 15 is opened for 30 seconds or that nine or more game balls have won. When the closing condition is not satisfied (N in S102), the flow of S12 is ended and the open state of the first big winning opening 15 is continued.

  When the closing condition is satisfied (Y in S102), the first special game execution means 149 controls the opening / closing control means 170 to drive the first big prize opening solenoid 22 and close the first big prize opening 28 (S104). ). The first special game execution means 149 resets the release timer (S106), and subtracts 1 from the number of unit games M (S108). The unit game number M obtained by subtracting 1 indicates the number of remaining unit games in the first special game. If the number of unit games M is not less than 1 (N of S110), S98 to S108 are executed, and the state change of the first big winning opening 15 is continuously repeated. In the first special game, no continuation condition is set, and the first grand prize opening 15 is not provided with a so-called V zone. Thereby, the structure of the 1st big winning opening 15 can be simplified, and the player can digest all the unit games scheduled in the 1st special game.

  When the number of unit games M becomes 0 (Y in S110), the first special game execution means 149 sets the first special game execution flag to off (S112), and the condition determination means 146 turns off the first operation flag. (S114). Thereby, the first special game ends.

  Subsequently, the gaming state shifts to a specific game. In the present embodiment, not only the special symbol variation but also the normal symbol variation is shortened, and the normal symbol hit probability is increased to shift to the probability variation state. Specifically, the second lottery means 114 sets a random number lottery determination table to the probability variation table (S120). Thereby, the probability variation game of the normal symbol by the second specific game execution means 164 is executed. The first specific game executing means 162 sets the set number of times determined in S93 or S94 to the value of the display number counter (S124), and the second specific game executing means 164 is opened when the normal symbols are aligned. 2 The value of the change period of the start port 14 is set to 3 seconds (S126).

  FIG. 19 shows a flow of the second operating condition determination process. First, the second lottery means 114 executes random number acquisition processing (S140), and the second display control means 132 executes symbol variation processing (S142).

  FIG. 20 shows in detail the flow of random number acquisition processing in S140 of FIG. The entry determining means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered the normal symbol operating gate 16 (S150). When a game ball enters the normal symbol operation gate 16 (Y in S150), the second lottery means 114 investigates the storage state by the second storage means 119 and the number of holds for holding the normal symbol fluctuation is the upper limit number. It is determined whether or not the number is four (S152). When the number of reserved balls has not reached the upper limit (Y in S152), the second lottery means 114 acquires a random number for the entered ball (S154), and adds 1 to the number of held balls. At this time, one of the four holding lamps 43 provided on the game board 4 is newly lit. The second lottery means 114 stores the acquired lottery random number in the second storage means 119 (S156). When the ball does not enter the normal symbol operation gate 16 (N in S150), and when the number of retained balls reaches the upper limit of 4 (N in S152), S154 and S156 are skipped, and the normal symbol operation gate 16 Entry is not held.

  FIG. 21 shows in detail the flow of the symbol variation process in S142 of FIG. In this symbol variation processing flow, first, the display pattern and stop symbol of the normal symbol are determined, and the normal symbol is variably displayed in the lower right corner of the decorative symbol display device 8 in accordance with the determined display pattern and stop symbol.

  First, when the change display of the normal symbol is not made (N of S170), the second lottery means 114 investigates the storage state of the second storage means 119 although there is a holding ball (S172). If there is a holding ball (Y in S172), the second lottery means 114 reads the lottery random number from the second storage means 119 (S174), and the second lottery means 114 determines whether or not the lottery random number is winning. (S176). The normal symbol determining means 126 determines the stop symbol (S178), and if the display number counter value is not 1 or more (N in S179), the normal display pattern for 30 seconds is selected from the pattern storage means 116 (S180), If the display number counter value is 1 or more (Y in S179), a special display pattern for 6 seconds is selected from the pattern storage means 116 (S181). The second display control means 132 starts normal symbol variation display on the decorative symbol display device 8 using the determined display pattern and stop symbol (S182). A display timer (not shown) is set with the start of symbol variation display (S184). If the normal symbol variation display has already been executed in S170 (Y in S170), S172 to S184 are skipped. In S172, when there is no pending number (N of S172), S174 to S202 are skipped, and the normal symbol variation display is not performed.

  If the first special game is not being executed (N in S186) and the display timer is stopped (Y in S187), the display timer is turned on (S188). If the predetermined display time has not elapsed (N in S191), the steps S192 to S202 are skipped and the symbol variation display is continued. On the other hand, when the first special game is started (Y of S186), the operation avoiding means 152 is operated in order to avoid simultaneous execution of the first special game and the second special game (S189). Y), the display timer is turned off (S190), S191 to S202 are skipped, and the variable display is continued. When the display timer is turned off during the first special game, the variable symbol display 46 on the decorative symbol display device 8 continues to be displayed, but the progress of the display timer is internally stopped. In addition, the progress of the display timer is resumed after the first special game ends. As a result, the second special game can be prevented from being started during the first special game, and the player can enjoy the first special game that has been started until the end point is established. It is possible to return the profit of the assumed first special game to the player.

  When the predetermined display time has elapsed (Y in S191), the second display control means 132 stops the normal symbol fluctuation display (S192), and the display timer is reset (S194). When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a mode indicating a win (Y in S198), the number of times of opening the second start port 14 is set to the value of the release counter (S199). The number of times of opening is 1 in normal times and 2 in specific games. A predetermined change time value is set in the opening timer (S200), and the opening / closing control means 170 controls the second starting port solenoid 20 to determine whether the game ball is received at the second starting port 14, which is disadvantageous to the player. Change from state to advantageous state. The change period is usually less than 1 second, and 3 seconds for a specific game. The state advantageous to the player is a state in which the second start port 14 is expanded to facilitate entry of the game ball, and the disadvantageous state for the player is the state in which the second start port 14 is expanded. In this state, it is not easy to enter a game ball. When the opening timer is set, the opening / closing control means 170 controls the second starting port solenoid 20 to open the second starting port 14 (S202). As described above, when the second start opening 14 does not expand, the entrance is shielded by the first start opening 13 so that the game ball does not enter the second start opening 14. Good. In S198, when the stop symbol of the normal symbol is in an aspect indicating a disconnection (N in S198), S200 and S202 are skipped.

  When the second starting port 14 is open (Y in S203), the ball entering determination unit 110 determines whether or not there is a ball entering the second starting port 14 (S204). If the second start port 14 is not open (N in S203), the flow in S142 is terminated. In S204, if there is an incoming ball (Y in S204), the condition determining means 146 sets the second operation flag to ON (S206), and if there is no incoming ball (N in S204), S206 is skipped. The ON state of the second operation flag indicates that the second operation condition held in the second condition holding unit 144 is satisfied. If the opening time of the second start port 14 has not elapsed (N in S208), the flow of S142 is terminated and the open state of the second start port 14 is maintained. When the opening time has elapsed (Y in S208), the second start port 14 is closed (S209). If 1 is subtracted from the value of the opening counter (S210) and the value of the opening counter is 1 or more (Y in S212), the process proceeds to S200, and the opening of the second start port 14 is started again, and the opening counter If the value is zero (N in S212), the flow in S142 is terminated.

  FIG. 22 shows in detail the flow of the second special game execution process in S16 of FIG. First, when the second operation flag is OFF (N of S220), the flow of S16 is terminated and the second special game is not executed. When the second operation flag is set to ON (Y in S220), the first stage flag is set to OFF (N in S222), and the second stage flag is set to OFF (S223) N), the first specific game executing means 162 determines the set number of symbol variations in the specific game after the second special game within a range of 30 to 100 (S224), and the second special game executing means 150 The number N of unit games of the second special game is determined (S225), and the first stage flag is set to ON (S226). When the second stage flag is set to ON (Y in S223), the process proceeds to S254. The second special game has a two-stage configuration of a first stage and a second stage. When the first stage flag is on, it indicates that the first stage is on, and when the second stage flag is on, it indicates that the second stage flag is on. S222 and S223 are executed to specify which stage is in the second special game. When the first stage flag is set to ON in S226, the first stage in the second special game is started.

  The second special game executing means 150 sets an opening timer for the second big prize opening 30 (S228). The release timer determines the time for keeping the game ball receiving state of the second grand prize opening 10 in an advantageous state for the player when the second operating condition is satisfied, specifically, 1.8 seconds. Set to After the opening timer is set, the second special game executing means 150 controls the opening / closing control means 170 to drive the second big prize opening solenoid 12 to open the second big prize opening 10 (S230).

  The second big prize opening detecting device 11 detects the opening of the second big prize opening 10, outputs a ball detection signal, and based on this ball detection signal, the drive source control means 180 uses the first motor control means. 182 controls the rotation direction and rotation speed of the first electric motor 61, the second motor control means 184 controls the rotation direction and rotation speed of the second electric motor 83, and the ball interference member control means 186 The electromagnetic solenoid is controlled (S231). Thereby, the ball throwing operation of the ball throwing mechanism 53, the ball sorting operation of the ball sorting mechanism 55 to the general area and the specific area, and the forward / backward movement of the ball interference member 81 are controlled.

  If the first stage flag has already been turned on in S222 (Y in S222), S223 to S230 are skipped. If the opening time of the second big prize opening 10 has not elapsed (N in S232), the flow of S16 is ended and the open state of the second big prize opening 10 is maintained. When the opening time of the second big prize opening 10 elapses (Y in S232), the second special game execution means 150 controls the opening / closing control means 170 to drive the second big prize opening solenoid 12, and the second big prize winning is achieved. The mouth 10 is closed (S234). The second special game execution means 150 resets the release timer (S236), sets the first stage flag to OFF (S237), subtracts 1 from the unit game number N (S238), and ends the first stage. To do. When the unit game number N becomes zero (Y in S239), the process proceeds to S266 and the second special game is terminated. When the unit game number N is not zero (Y in S239), the process proceeds to S240.

  In the first stage of the second special game, when a game ball enters the specific area provided in the second big prize opening 10 (Y in S240), the second special game execution means 150 sets the second stage flag. It is set to ON (S242), and the process proceeds from the first stage to the second stage. On the other hand, if the game ball does not enter the specific area (N in S240), the process does not proceed to the second stage, and the condition determination means 146 sets the second operation flag to OFF (S266). The game ends.

  When the second stage flag is set to ON in S242, the second special game executing means 150 sets an opening timer for the first big prize opening 15 (S246). The opening timer determines the opening time of the first big prize opening 15 in one round, and is specifically set to 30 seconds.

  After the opening timer is set, the second special game execution means 150 controls the open / close control means 170 to drive the first big prize opening solenoid 22 and open the first big prize opening 15 (S248). While the first big prize opening 15 is being opened, the second special game executing means 150 determines whether or not the closing condition for the first big prize opening 15 is established (S254). When the closing condition is not satisfied (N in S254), the flow of S16 is ended and the open state of the first big prize opening 15 is continued. When the closing condition is satisfied (Y in S254), the second special game execution means 150 controls the opening / closing control means 170 to drive the first big prize opening solenoid 22 and close the first big prize opening 15 (S256). ). The second special game execution means 150 resets the release timer (S258), and subtracts 1 from the number N1 of unit games (S260). The unit game number N obtained by subtracting 1 indicates the number of remaining unit games in the second stage of the second special game. If the unit game number N is not less than 1 (N in S262), the process returns to S246, and the state change of the first big prize opening 15 is continuously repeated by opening the first big prize opening 15 again. Note that the first grand prize opening 15 is not provided with a so-called V zone. Thereby, the player can digest all the unit games scheduled in the second stage.

  When the number of unit games N becomes 0 (Y in S262), the second special game execution means 150 sets the second stage flag to off (S264), and the condition determination means 146 sets the second operation flag to off. (S266). Thereby, the second special game is finished, the second lottery means 114 sets the determination table for random number lottery in the probability variation table (S268), and the second specific game execution means 164 sets the display count or the value of the counter. The set number of times determined in S22 is set (S270), and the value of the change period of the second starting port 14 that is opened when the normal symbols are prepared is set to 3 seconds (S272).

  As described above, according to the ball game machine according to the present embodiment, the game ball 75 that has won the second big prize opening 10 is thrown into the air by the ball throwing mechanism 53 at a predetermined timing. . The timing at which the arm 65 of the ball throwing mechanism 53 picks up the game ball 75 to the ball supply unit 52 and the timing at which the game ball 75 is thrown by the arm 65 are determined by the rotational speed and direction of the first electric motor 61. It can be easily changed by controlling. Furthermore, the timing at which the ball distribution mechanism 55 distributes the game balls 75 into the general area and the specific area can be easily changed by controlling the rotation speed and direction of the rotation distribution member 82. Furthermore, as a route of the game ball 75, a route from the ball supply unit 52 in addition to a route that is thrown into the air by the ball throwing mechanism 53 and then reaches the ball distribution mechanism 55 via the ball receiving unit 54 and the guide path 56. A route to the direct ball distribution mechanism 55 is provided, and a plurality of routes with a chance that the game ball 75 having won the second big prize opening 10 will win in a specific area is formed.

  In this way, there are a wide variety of game ball paths and effects, and the player will pay close attention to the movement of the game ball to the end. Can be planned. In addition, since it is difficult for the player to predict the winning path to the specific area of the game ball 75, the timing of winning the game ball to the specific area is difficult to aim at, and it is difficult to aim.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first grand prize opening 15 is configured to be opened if a predetermined condition is satisfied in both the first special game and the second special game. The present invention is not limited to such a case. For example, when a predetermined condition is established during the first special game, the first big prize opening 15 is opened and the predetermined special game is performed during the second special game. When the above condition is satisfied, various changes can be made, such as a configuration in which the second big prize opening 10 is opened.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where it is applied to a pachinko gaming machine of a type that combines both the first type pachinko gaming machine and the second type pachinko gaming machine has been described, but this is merely an example, The present invention can also be applied to a second type pachinko gaming machine.

  Furthermore, it goes without saying that the present invention is also applicable to a ball game machine other than the pachinko game machine described above, such as an arrange ball game machine.

1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view which shows the pachinko gaming machine in the embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the movable accessory apparatus of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the movable accessory apparatus of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the movable accessory apparatus of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an AA arrow line view of FIG. It is a bottom view which shows the movable accessory apparatus of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the movable accessory apparatus of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the ball throwing mechanism of the movable accessory apparatus of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the detection apparatus of the movable accessory apparatus of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows another example of the ball throwing mechanism of the movable accessory apparatus of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which performs a special game in the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which performs a 1st operating condition determination process in the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which performs a random number acquisition process in the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which performs a symbol variation process in the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the procedure which performs specific game completion | finish determination processing in the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flow figure showing the procedure of the 1st special game execution processing in the pachinko gaming machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which performs a 2nd operating condition determination process in the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which performs a random number acquisition process in the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which performs a symbol variation process in the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flow figure showing the procedure of the 2nd special game execution processing in the pachinko game machine concerning an embodiment of the invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 2nd prize opening 13 1st starting opening 14 2nd starting opening 15 1st big winning opening 52 Ball supply part 53 Ball throwing mechanism 54 Ball receiving part 55 Ball distribution mechanism 56 Guide way 57 Special guide way 59 Stopper part 61 Electricity Motor 62 Rotating body 63 Contact piece 64 Locking piece 65 Arm portion 66 Locking portion 74 Ball holding portion 75 Game ball 78 Through hole 81 Ball interference member 82 Rotation sorting member 83 Second electric motor 85 Rotation detection device 87 For general area Pocket part 95 Pocket part for specific area 200 Contact part 201 Rotating body

Claims (1)

A first special game that generates a gaming state advantageous to the player when a symbol that is changed according to a lottery result performed based on a ball entering the starting port becomes a predetermined stopping symbol, and an entry to the starting port A ball game machine configured to be able to execute a second special game that generates a game state advantageous to a player when a game ball won in a variable winning opening opened based on the ball enters a specific area Because
A ball throwing mechanism for throwing a game ball won in the variable prize opening opened in the second special game into the air at a predetermined timing;
A ball receiver for receiving a game ball thrown by the ball throwing mechanism;
A ball pop-out preventing unit provided so as to cover the upper part of the ball receiving unit and having an opening according to the receiving position of the game ball thrown by the ball throwing mechanism;
A ball game machine characterized by comprising:

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