JP2007117158A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly interesting performance involved with the winning or losing of a jackpot lottery by providing a performance announcement device having decorative and interesting properties. <P>SOLUTION: A performance announcement device 60 has a first rotor 63 rotatable around a vertical shaft 61 and having a jackpot winning image 66a and a nonwinning image 66b at a base 66, a second rotor 67 rotatable around a shaft 106 in the direction intersecting the shaft of the first rotor 63 and having a half mirror surface 68a, and an LED 73 arranged inside the half mirror surface 68a. An announcement control means 93 rotates at least one of the first and second rotors 63 and 67 at a prescribed opportunity, turns off the LED 73 with the half mirror surface 68a directed toward the base 66 of the first rotor 63 and makes either of the images 66a and 66b written on the base 66 visible through the half mirror surface 68a on the front side of a game area 3a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine that effects and informs the result of a jackpot lottery.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched into the game area of the game board according to the operation of the launch handle, and then led to obstacle nails or windmills in the game area. However, it is known that the player is configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into the outlets at the lower part of the game area without entering (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a starting chucker, a jackpot lottery is performed based on this and a predetermined number The game balls are paid out, and a predetermined effect display is performed on the screen of an image display device such as a liquid crystal provided in the central portion of the game area in accordance with the result of the lottery. When a big hit is generated, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large amount of game balls are paid out in response to the entry.

  In addition, in the pachinko machine as described above, the player can recognize the reliability indicating the probability of winning a big hit regarding the result of the big win lottery by moving the accessory provided in the center ornament arranged in the game area of the pachinko machine. What is made to be known is known (for example, refer patent document 2).

JP 2003-236210 A JP 2005-168708 A

  In the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 2, the arm part of the accessory provided in the center ornament moves up and down stepwise in accordance with the reliability, so that the player has a reliability depending on the stop position of the arm part. You can recognize how much it is.

  However, in the pachinko machine described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, although the reliability can be surely recognized, the production is simple only by the vertically movable operation, and the performance associated with the winning of the big hit lottery is quite different. Since it was not involved, there was a risk that the player would get bored of the game.

  Therefore, the present invention is configured to provide a high-interesting effect related to the success of the jackpot lottery by providing an effect notification device having decorativeness and preference, and thus a gaming machine that solves the above-described problems It is intended to provide.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 6) includes a control unit (80) having a lottery means (83) for performing a big win lottery, and the control unit (80 In the gaming machine (1), which provides an effect notification device (60) for effect notification to the player of the result of the jackpot lottery by), and launches a game ball (Ba) in the game area (3a).
The effect notification device (60) is rotatable about a vertical axis, and has a display section (66) on which at least a jackpot winning image (66a) and a non-winning image (66b) are recorded on a first rotation. A second rotating body (67) which is rotatable about an axis in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the body (63) and the first rotating body (63) and has a half mirror surface (68a) at least partially. And a light emitter (73) disposed inside the half mirror surface (68a),
At least one of the first rotating body (63) and the second rotating body (67) is rotated at a predetermined timing, and the half mirror surface (68a) is displayed on the display unit (66) of the first rotating body. ) Is turned off, and any of the images (66a, 66b) written on the display unit (66) is passed through the half mirror surface (68a) to the game area. (3a) comprising a notification control means (93) for making the front side visible;
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

  In the present invention, the “front side of the game area” is a concept that means a side toward a player who sits facing the gaming machine.

The present invention according to claim 2 (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 2 and 6) includes a center ornament (23) disposed in the game area (3a), and a central opening (36) of the center ornament (23). And an image display device (35) exposed from
The effect notification device (60) is arranged on one side of the left-right width direction of the image display device (35).
The gaming machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is (1).

According to the third aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 4), the first rotating body (63) has a columnar shape and has a design pattern (95) on the side surface (65),
The second rotating body (67) has a prismatic shape, and at least one of the side surfaces (68a, 68b, 68c) is the half mirror surface (68a),
The half mirror surface (68a) is set to an angle (θ) that can reflect the image of the display unit (66) to the front side of the game area (3a) when facing the display unit (66).
There exists in the gaming machine (1) of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 4 and 6), the control unit (80) determines the reliability indicating the probability of winning a jackpot related to the result of the jackpot lottery. (92)
According to the reliability determined by the reliability determination unit (92), the notification control unit (93) and the first rotating body (63) of the effect notification device (60) and the second Controlling the degree of rotation with the rotating body (67) and the light emitting state of the light emitting body (73);
The gaming machine (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gaming machine (1) is characterized by that.

  Note that the reference numerals in the parentheses are for comparison with the drawings, but this is for convenience to facilitate understanding of the invention and has no influence on the description of the claims. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the notification control means rotates at least one of the first rotating body and the second rotating body with a predetermined trigger, and the light emitting body in a state where the half mirror surface faces the display unit. Is turned off, and either the jackpot winning image or non-winning image recorded on the display unit is made visible to the front side of the gaming area through the half mirror surface, so the player thinks that It is possible to provide an entertaining game that feels fresh and does not bore players.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the effect notification device is arranged on one side in the left-right width direction of the image display device, the player can perform the effect of the effect notification device simultaneously with the effect of the image display device. It becomes easy to visually recognize.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the first rotating body has a cylindrical shape and has a design pattern on the side surface, the player can not only display the image written on the display unit but also the side design. You can also enjoy the performance. The second rotating body has a prismatic shape and at least one of the side surfaces is a half mirror surface, and when the half mirror surface faces the display unit, the image of the display unit is reflected to the front side of the game area. Since the obtained angle is set, two images can be easily visually recognized by the player using only one display unit. In addition, it is possible to write a design pattern on the side surface that is not a half mirror surface, thereby making the player more entertaining.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the notification control means, according to the reliability determined by the reliability determination means, the degree of rotation between the first rotating body and the second rotating body of the effect notification device, In addition, since the light emission state of the light emitter is controlled, it is possible to easily recognize the degree of reliability by eliminating the trouble of identifying the contents of the image display device classified according to conventional characters and the like. It is possible to provide an entertaining game without getting bored.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment described later, the gaming machine of the present invention is described as a pachinko machine using a so-called first type special electric accessory, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the so-called second type special electric accessory or so-called Of course, the present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine using a third type special electric accessory.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of a pachinko machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the pachinko machine 1 launches a game ball (a so-called pachinko ball) toward the game area 3 a of the game board 3 by operating a launch device (not shown) by operating the launch handle device 2. The game is performed, and is configured to pay out the number of game balls Ba corresponding to the game balls Ba that have entered the attacker 5 in a state where a big hit such as a so-called probability fluctuation has occurred. Per probability fluctuation (also referred to as “probability per change”) means that, when the jackpot of the probability change mode is won as a result of the lottery, it is advantageous to the player at least until the next jackpot is drawn in the game state in the probability change mode. It means a special state that can add value. On the other hand, there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

  The pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped housing 6 having an opening, and a front door 7 that is supported by the housing 6 so as to be openable and closable while supporting the game board 3. A glass frame 10 having a transparent glass 9 is attached to the front face so as to be opened and closed. On the back side of the transparent glass 9, the game board 3 is disposed. Illumination lighting devices 11 are arranged on the left and right sides of the game board 3 in the front door 7, and the upper and left sides of the front door 7 and the left and right sides of the lower plate unit 16 have speakers (not shown). A sound device 12 is provided. An effect lighting device 8 is disposed between the sound emitting devices 12 in the upper part of the front door 7.

  Further, a locking device 13 for locking or releasing the front door 7 on the housing 6 side or locking or releasing the glass frame 10 on the front door 7 side is disposed on the right side of the center of the glass frame 10. Has been. In addition, the code | symbol 14 in FIG. 1 has shown the guide rail which guides the game ball Ba struck by the launching device to the game board 3 side. The pachinko machine 1 has an out-ball path (not shown) for guiding the game ball Ba that has fallen without winning in the game area 3a during the game and entered the out-port (not shown) to the back side of the pachinko machine 1. Z).

  And the tray unit 16 is provided in the lower center of the front door 7, and a ball supply port 17 through which a game ball Ba including award balls and rental balls is supplied is provided in the upper right part of the tray unit 16. A ball lending button 19 a and a prepaid card return button 19 b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the dish unit 16. A first ball release button 20a for discharging the game ball Ba on the plate unit 16 downward from the vicinity of the launching device through a ball discharge port (not shown) at the bottom of the plate unit is provided at the center left portion of the plate unit 16. A second ball release button 20b for discharging the game ball Ba on the plate unit 16 downward from the vicinity of the ball supply port 17 through the ball discharge port is disposed at the lower center of the plate unit 16. Has been.

  Further, the front wall 48 at the lower right portion of the dish unit 16 in the front door 7 is provided with a firing handle device 2 for operating the launching device to launch the game ball Ba toward the game board 3. Further, an ashtray 21 and a player participation button 22 are disposed on the lower left side of the dish unit 16.

  In addition, a center decoration 23 having a game ball stage S is disposed in the central portion of the game area 3a. In the lower left and right of the center ornament 23, there are arranged prize winning holes 25 and 26 for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the jackpot lottery. The start chucker 27, the attacker 5 and the Are sequentially arranged.

  The start chucker 27 receives a prize that can trigger a big hit lottery execution, and is actuated by a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 (not shown) so as to open and close between an open position and a closed position. A pair of obstacle nails 30 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the starting chucker 27.

  The attacker 5 is released when the jackpot is generated, and wins the game ball Ba that is launched into the game area 3a of the game board 3 and rolls down. For example, when the jackpot is generated, When the ball is completed, the ball is closed and the opening / closing operation is repeated 15 times. The number of balls entered and the number of opening / closing operations are not limited to 10 or 15 and can be appropriately set as necessary.

  In the game area 3a, windmills 31 are arranged on the four sides of the center ornament 23, and a normal image operation gate (through gate) 32 is arranged on the left side of the starting chucker 27 below the game ball stage S. Yes. The normal image operation gate 32 is a role in which a game ball passing as a trigger of a lottery for opening and closing the starter chucker 27 is performed.

  In the game area 3a, the normal image operation gate 32, the winning holes 25 and 26, the starting chucker 27, etc. are not involved in the game ball Ba spilled from the game ball stage S or the game ball stage S after being launched. Numerous obstacle nails including the obstacle nail 33 for driving the falling game ball Ba to be appropriately scattered or guided to the incoming ball are driven.

  The center decoration 23 has an opening 36 exposing the image display device 35 fixed on the game board 3 side in the center, an effect notification device 60 in the right end, a warp introduction port 37 in the upper left portion, and the warp introduction port. 37 has a discharge port 4 in the lower left portion, a game ball stage S on the lower side of the opening 36, and a ball discharge port 49 in the lower center portion of the stage S. In addition, a pair of obstacle nails 39 is driven into a position opposite to the warp introduction port 37. A large number of obstacle nails (not shown) are also driven around the warp introduction port 37 and on the upper side so as to scatter the game balls as appropriate or guide them to the incoming balls. In this pachinko machine 1, the game ball Ba launched into the game area 3 a can enter the starter chucker 27 or the like via the game ball stage S or directly without entering the stage S. The game is advanced.

  It should be noted that the phrase “warp introduction” means that the game ball Ba launched into the game area 3a is passed through the start chucker 27 without passing through a notch or the like (not shown) positioned relatively below the game area 3a. It is a concept that means to lead up. The “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven to the left and right of the starting chucker 27 in the game area 3a. It plays the role which guides the starting chucker 27 direction.

  Here, the effect notification device 60 which is a feature of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 is a perspective view showing the effect notification device 60, FIG. 3 is a developed view showing the first rotating body, and FIG. 4 is a developed view showing the second rotating body.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the effect notification device 60 includes a columnar first rotating body 63 and a triangular prism-shaped second rotating body 67. The first rotating body 63 is positioned above the second rotating body 67 and is supported so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis 61 extending in the vertical direction. The second rotating body 67 is positioned below the first rotating body 63 and is centered on a horizontal axis 106 extending in a direction orthogonal to the vertical axis 61 of the first rotating body 63 (that is, the horizontal direction). Is supported rotatably. The effect notification device 60 notifies the player of the jackpot lottery result and the reliability, and various effect operations appear by rotating the first rotating body 63 and the second rotating body 67, respectively. .

  Next, the 1st rotary body 63 and its peripheral structure are demonstrated. The vertical axis 61 protrudes perpendicularly to the center of the upper surface 64 of the first rotary body 63, and the first rotary gear 101 fixed around the vertical axis 61 above the first rotary body 63, A first drive motor 100 that is arranged in parallel with the longitudinal axis 61 of the first rotating gear 101 and meshes with the pinion 100a is provided. When the first drive motor 100 is driven to rotate by a command from the notification control means 93 shown in FIG. 6 described later, power is transmitted through the pinion 101a and the first rotating gear 101, and the first rotating body 63 is rotated. It is done. Note that the lifting member and the like of the first rotating body 63 are not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the first rotating body 63 is shown on the bottom surface (display unit) 66 in a state where the big hit winning image 66 a and the non-winning winning image 66 b are reversed left and right. Further, a picture 95 is written on the side surface 65, and the player can see the rotated picture 95.

  Next, the second rotating body 67 and its support mechanism will be described. The second rotator 67 is rotatably supported on the left and right wall surfaces 105a and 105b via horizontal shafts 106 penetrating the center of gravity positions of the left and right end faces 69a and 69b, respectively. The support mechanism includes the left and right wall surfaces 105a and 105b that balance-support the horizontal shaft 106, a second rotating gear 107 that is fixed at the left end of the horizontal shaft 106, and the horizontal shaft 106 of the second rotating gear 107. And a second drive motor 108 that is arranged in parallel and meshes with the pinion 108a. When the second drive motor 108 is rotationally driven by the control of the notification control means 93 shown in FIG. 6, power is transmitted via the pinion 108a and the second rotary gear 107, and the second rotary body 67 is rotated. . Note that, due to the structure of the game ball stage S, the left wall surface 105a extends longer than the right wall surface 105b.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the second rotating body 67 has a shape (pentahedron) in which a triangular prism is horizontal, and one side surface 68 a of the three side surfaces 68 a, 68 b, 68 c is a half mirror surface. Inside the half mirror surface 68a, an electrically connected LED (light emitting body) 73 is provided. In FIG. 4, between the LED (including a full color LED) 73 and the half mirror surface 68a, there is a problem in that the directional light of the LED 73 is diffused and applied to the entire surface of the half mirror surface 68a. The illustrated light diffusion panel or the like is interposed.

  The remaining two side surfaces 68b and 68c are fixed with a three-dimensionally shaped object (hereinafter referred to as a figure) that is formed into a relatively thin surface. Either of them can always be seen. These figures can be formed by, for example, an animation character, etc., and can be visually recognized as two players are fighting by rotating the axis.

  In the present embodiment, the big win winning image 66a and the non-winning image 66b are shown on the bottom surface 66 of the first rotating body 63. For example, these are shown on the upper surface 64 side and above the first rotating body 63. It is also possible to place the second rotating body 67 on the side and reflect the jackpot winning image 66a or the like described on the upper surface 64 side to the player side by the half mirror surface 68 so that the player can visually recognize it.

  Therefore, when notifying the player of the jackpot lottery result, the first and second drive motors 100 and 108 are driven to rotate by the control of the notification control means 93 so that the half mirror surface 68a is directed to the bottom surface 66. Thus, the LED 73 that is normally lit is turned off to make the half mirror surface 68a into a normal mirror surface. In this state, the second rotation is performed so that either the jackpot winning image 66a or the non-winning image 66b recorded on the bottom surface 66 is reflected on the half mirror surface 68a and is visible to the player. The angle (angle that can be reflected) θ of the body 67 (see FIG. 2) is appropriately set.

  And when notifying a player of reliability, according to the reliability determined by the reliability determination means 92, the rotation degree of the 1st rotary body 63 and the 2nd rotary body 67, and light emission of LED73. Let the condition adjust. For example, when the reliability is high, the rotation speed is increased or the light emission state is blinked quickly. When the reliability is low, the rotation speed is decreased or the light emission state is blinked slowly to notify. .

  Next, the back structure of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the rear structure of the pachinko machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a prize ball tank 43 is attached to the upper left side of the back surface of the front door 7 of the pachinko machine 1, and a sub board (sub control board) 38 is provided below the prize ball tank 43. The main board (main control board) 40 and the payout control board 51 are arranged in this order. An external terminal plate 52 is attached to the upper right side of the rear surface of the front door. Below the external terminal plate 52, an alignment standby passage 45, a prize ball device 46, a prize ball discharge passage 47, and a power supply unit 41 are provided. , And a launch control board 53 for the launcher are arranged in this order. A locking device 13 is disposed on the left side of the back surface of the front door of the pachinko machine 1.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a block diagram showing a control system of the pachinko machine.

  This control system includes a game control device (control unit) 80 and a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 71, a sound emitting device 12, an effect lighting device 8, electrically connected to the game control device 80. 11, an image display device 35, and an effect notification device 60.

  The game control device 80 includes the main control board 40 and the sub control board 38 shown in FIG. The main control board 40 manages the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory in which a game execution program is stored in advance. And a storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs. The sub-control board 38 is configured to mainly perform display control of image display, effects such as sound effects, and effect light.

  The game control device 80 includes a winning determination means 81, a winning signal output means 82, a lottery means 83, a game control means 85, a holding means 86, an operation control means 87, an operation determination means 88, an operation determination means 89, an effect control means 90, Display control means 91, reliability determination means 92, and notification control means 93 are provided.

  When the game ball Ba launched into the game area 3a by the launching device activated by the operation of the launching handle device 2 wins any of the starter chucker 27, the winning openings 25 and 26, the attacker 5, etc. It is determined that the prize has been won.

  The winning signal output means 82 outputs a winning signal indicating that winning has been made to the corresponding start chucker 27, winning openings 25 and 26, attacker 5, etc., when winning determination is determined by the winning determination means 81.

  When the winning signal corresponding to the starting chucker 27 is input from the winning signal output means 82, the lottery means 83 is triggered by winning with less than the maximum number of reserved balls (for example, four) until the next jackpot is won. The winning random number value is obtained from a lottery memory (not shown) so that either one of the probability fluctuations that can give a value added to the special state and the normal one that does not become the special state is won. Then, the jackpot lottery is executed.

  The lottery means 83 is a lottery based on an effect random number stored in an effect memory (not shown) in the case of a big hit lottery, and “111” and “333” corresponding to the probability change result. ”,“ 777 ”, and the like are determined on the big hit effective line of the image display device 35, and a variation pattern signal indicating that is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where images should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit.

  The lottery means 83 is also a lottery based on the random number of the production when the normal win is won in the big win lottery. As a result of the fluctuation, images such as “222”, “444” and “888” corresponding to the normal win are effective in the big hit A variation pattern that is finally aligned on the line is determined, and a variation pattern signal to that effect is output. If the lottery means 83 further loses in the jackpot lottery, the lottery based on the production random number value results in the fluctuation, and the images such as “252”, “464”, “838”, etc. A variation pattern indicating that they are aligned is determined, and a variation pattern signal indicating that fact is output.

  The game control means 85 sends to the effect control means 90 a command that triggers the sound emitting device 12 and the effect lighting devices 8 and 11 to emit sound and emit light. In addition, the game control means 85 sends a signal related to the contents of the effects to be displayed on the image display device 35 to the display control means 91 in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery result in the lottery means 83.

  The holding means 86 receives the fluctuation pattern signal output from the lottery means 83 and sequentially stores the fluctuation pattern as a holding ball that is a result of the lottery performed each time the starter 27 is won. The storage status is lit and displayed as a maximum of four holding balls on a jackpot lottery holding display device (not shown). For example, the holding means 60 always determines whether or not the number H of held balls is 0 <H <5. While the number H of four held balls is displayed, it is a big hit regardless of the winning to the starting chucker 27 There will be no lottery. Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, but may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less, or five or more.

  The hold means 86 sequentially outputs signals related to the fluctuation pattern that is being held (stored), and prevents the next fluctuation pattern signal from being output until the effect display based on the fluctuation pattern signal ends. A fluctuation prohibition flag is set (turned on), and an image fluctuation timer (not shown) for measuring the time for releasing the turned-on image fluctuation prohibition flag is set, and the number of held balls according to the output of the fluctuation pattern signal Is decremented by 1. The holding means 86 stores the result of the big hit lottery in response to the winning to the starting chucker 27 performed by the lottery means 83 as the holding ball when the holding ball number H becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the holding ball. And the number of reserved balls is incremented by one.

  The operation control means 87 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 based on the signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination means 89 to operate the solenoid 70 to open or close the start chucker 27. Further, the operation control means 87 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 to actuate the solenoid 71, and when the jackpot is generated by lottery in the lottery means 83, the attacker 5 is opened and a predetermined number of winnings are completed (or a predetermined time). Control is performed so that the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds) every time (a).

  The operation determination means 88 determines whether or not a condition for operating the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 is satisfied. That is, in the starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, “when the condition for opening / closing the starter chucker 27” is met is a case where the lottery means 83 wins in a lottery performed separately from the big hit lottery. In the attacker open / close solenoid 71, when the “condition” for opening the attacker 5 is satisfied, three identical images from the state of so-called reach (including so-called super reach and normal reach) are aligned on the jackpot effective line and the jackpot is hit. This is a case where it occurs, and the time when “the condition is satisfied” of the blockage of the attacker 5 is when all winnings at the time of occurrence of the jackpot are completed.

  The operation determination means 89 receives the determination signal from the operation determination means 88 and determines the start of operation of the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71, respectively.

  In response to the command from the game control means 85, the effect control means 90 emits the sound emitting device 12 and emits the effect lighting devices 8, 11 to produce an effect appealing to the player's hearing and vision. .

  In addition, the effect control unit 90 transmits to the notification control unit 93 a command to drive the effect notification device 60 in accordance with the lottery result in the lottery unit 83.

  The display control means 91 drives the image display device 35 in accordance with the signal from the game control means 85, and displays the effects such as the contents centering on the jackpot lottery result so as to appeal to the player's vision.

  The reliability determination means 92 relates to the apparent probability that the jackpot is won by lottery from reliability random numbers prepared in advance as table data, that is, the result of the jackpot lottery, separately from the result of the jackpot lottery in the lottery means 83. The reliability indicating the probability of winning is determined as a numerical value such as 10%, 20%,..., 80%, 90%. The reliability determination means 92 determines whether or not to perform a lottery from a reliability random number by a lottery performed separately after winning the starting chucker 27. The degree of probability determined by the reliability determination unit 92 is sent as a signal to the notification control unit 93.

  The notification control means 93 drives the effect notification device 60 in order to notify the player of the jackpot winning result in accordance with the instruction sent from the effect control means 90. Specifically, the winning image 66a is positioned on the front side of the game area at the time of the big hit, and the non-winning image 66b is positioned on the front side of the game area when the hit is not, and the half mirror surface 68a is set at a predetermined angle θ (see FIG. 2). The LED 73 that has been lit until then is extinguished. In addition, about 30 degrees is suitable as angle (theta), and it is desirable as an angle which a player can visually recognize easily.

  Then, the notification control means 93 drives the effect notification apparatus 60 to notify the player of the reliability according to the signal sent from the reliability determination means 92. For example, when the reliability is high, the rotational speeds of the first and second rotating bodies 63 and 67 of the effect notification device 60 are increased, and when the reliability is low, the first and second rotating bodies of the effect notification device 60 are provided. Control is performed such that the rotational speeds 63 and 67 are reduced.

  The start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 opens and closes the start chucker 27 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 87. The attacker open / close solenoid 71 opens and closes the attacker 5 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 87.

  The sound emitting device 12 drives a speaker (not shown) according to the control of the effect control means 90, and emits a sound effect corresponding to the effect. The lighting devices for effect 8 and 11 drive the illumination lamp (not shown) built therein according to the control of the effect control means 90 (lighting and blinking), and perform illumination according to the effect. The image display device 35 operates according to the control of the display control means 91 and performs effect display according to the effect data and the lottery result in the lottery means 83.

  The effect notification device 60 includes a first rotating body 63 and a second rotating body 67, and is driven in accordance with a command from the notification control means 93.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, when a player seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the launch handle 2 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the launch ball (not shown) is actuated for a predetermined time. It is continuously fired toward the game area 3a at intervals. Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 3a and rolling and falling win the starting chucker 27 and winning holes 25 and 26 in a timely manner, or roll and fall without being involved in the game area 3a. It is discharged to the back side of the game board 3 from the lowermost outlet (not shown).

  That is, a large number of the game balls launched toward the game area 3a are partially introduced from the warp introduction port 37 and discharged from the discharge port 4 onto the game ball stage S, and a part thereof is the ball discharge port 49. Is released toward the starting chucker 27 and wins the starting chucker 27 with a high probability. At this time, depending on the state of contact with the obstacle nail 30, the starter chucker 27 may not be awarded. On the other hand, the game ball Ba falling directly from the game ball stage S instead of from the ball discharge port 49 is directed in a different direction from the start chucker 27. At this time, even if the game ball Ba falls in a direction different from the direction in which the game ball Ba can pass through between the pair of obstacle nails 30 on the starting chucker 27, the so-called jump is driven to the left and right of the obstacle nail 30. When the nail (not shown) or the nail (not shown) arranged in the left-right direction is rebounded from the jump nail, the nail is entangled with the obstacle nail 30 and falls between them to enter the starting chucker 27. Sometimes.

  By the way, as described above, when the game ball Ba wins any of the starting chucker 27 and the winning openings 25 and 26, the winning determination means 81 determines the winning and the winning signal output means 82 outputs a winning signal. (Step S2). At this time, the holding means 86 always determines whether or not the holding ball H satisfies 0 <H <5. When it is determined that 0 <H <5 is satisfied, a signal related to the fluctuation pattern being held is stored. Are sequentially transmitted to the display control unit 91 via the game control unit 85, the image variation prohibition flag is turned on, the image variation timer is set, and the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of the variation pattern signal. In addition, when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 in accordance with the consumption of the reserved ball, the holding unit 86 sets the result of the jackpot lottery according to the winning to the starting chucker 27 performed by the lottery unit 83 as the held ball. Store and increment the number of held balls by one.

  If the lottery means 83 turns on the winning flag in the step S3, if the lottery means 83 turns on the winning flag, the lottery means 83 makes a big hit type, that is, a probable change per lot, based on the random number value stored in the effect memory. Or, the variation pattern corresponding to the normal hit is determined.

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning image to be displayed on the image display device 35 and the effect contents of the effect notification device 60 are set, and the lottery means 83 outputs the change pattern signal to that effect and also the change pattern signal. An image variation timer for measuring the time to turn on the image variation prohibition flag and turn on the image variation prohibition flag so that the next variation pattern signal is not transmitted until the effect display based on Set and decrement the number of reserved balls by 1 according to the transmission of the fluctuation pattern signal.

  On the other hand, if the big hit lottery is lost in step S3, the lottery based on the effect random number value stored in the effect memory determines the change pattern that the images corresponding to the disparity are finally aligned as a result of the change. The Thereby, the off-image displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the lottery means 83 outputs a variation pattern signal to that effect, turns on the image variation prohibition flag, sets the image variation timer, and changes the variation pattern. The number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the signal transmission.

  As described above, the display control unit 91 drives the image display device 35 in a timely manner based on the fact that the game control unit 85 transmits a signal related to the contents of effects to be displayed on the image display device 35 to the display control unit 91. Then, the contents related to the jackpot lottery result are displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision (step S5).

  In the effect display on the image display device 35 as described above, if the game control means 85 sends a command that triggers the effect notification device 60 to produce an effect to the notification control means 93 via the effect control means 90. Then, the notification control means 93 sends a signal to the effect notification device 60 for the effect related to the winning of the jackpot during the game, using the instruction as a trigger. Further, the notification control means 93 is triggered by the above command, and the rotation / light emission according to the reliability is performed in accordance with the signal from the reliability determination means 92 in order to notify the reliability of the jackpot of the reach that occurred during the game. The effect notification device 60 is controlled so as to be in a state. For this reason, the contents regarding the jackpot lottery result are visually appealed in a form that enhances the player's expectation. As a result, the player can enjoy the game while feeling the freshness and high interest in the change of the rotation state and the light emission state by moving the part that is expected during the development of production such as super reach. .

  When the lottery result appearing on the screen of the image display device 35 is a jackpot determination, the operation control means 87 is based on a signal indicating the operation start determination of the operation determination means 89 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 at a predetermined timing. A drive signal is sent to actuate the solenoid 71 to open the attacker 5, and the operation of closing every predetermined number of winnings (or a predetermined time elapses) is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds). Thereby, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 5 are paid out from the ball supply port 17 to the dish unit 16 (step S6).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the notification control unit 93 rotates at least one of the first rotating body 63 and the second rotating body 67 with a predetermined trigger, and the half mirror surface 68a on the bottom surface 66. The LED 73 is turned off in the state of facing, so that it becomes a normal mirror surface, and either the big win winning image 66a or the non-winning image 66b is made visible to the front side of the game area 3a through the half mirror surface 68a. . Thus, the player can feel the freshness by displaying the image on the part that he / she thinks, so that it is possible to provide an entertaining game that does not bore the player.

  Further, since the effect notification device 60 is arranged on one side of the image display device 35 in the left-right width direction (right side in the present embodiment), the player can simultaneously display the effect notification device 60 with the effect of the image display device 35. It becomes easy to visually recognize the production.

  Furthermore, since the first rotating body 63 has a columnar shape and has a design pattern on the side surface 65, the player enjoys not only the image written on the bottom surface 66 but also the design performance of the side surface 65. be able to. Further, the second rotating body 67 has a prismatic shape, and at least one surface 68a, 68b, 68c of each side surface is a half mirror surface, and when the half mirror surface 68a faces the bottom surface 66, the big win winning image 66a Since the angle θ at which any one of the non-winning images 66b can be reflected to the front side of the game area 3a is set, two images can be easily visually recognized by only one surface of the bottom surface 66. In addition, since the directing picture is written on the side surfaces 68b and 68c which are not the half mirror surface 68a, the player can be more entertained.

  Further, the notification control unit 93 determines the degree of rotation of the first rotating body 63 and the second rotating body 67 of the effect notification device 60 and the LED 73 according to the reliability determined by the reliability determining unit 92. Since the light emission state is controlled, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of identifying the contents of the image display device classified according to the character or the like as before, to easily recognize the degree of reliability, and to make the player bored. It is possible to provide an interesting game with no interest.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machine which has been subjected to is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the effect notification apparatus in this embodiment. It is an expanded view which shows the 1st rotary body in this embodiment. It is an expanded view which shows the 2nd rotary body in this embodiment. It is a rear view which shows the back surface structure of the pachinko machine in this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the pachinko machine in this embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action of this pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

1: Game machine (pachinko machine)
3: Game board 3a: Game area 6: Case 7: Front door 23: Center ornament 35: Image display device 36: Center opening of center ornament 60: Effect notification device 63: First rotating body 66: Display unit (bottom surface) )
66a: Winning image 66b: Non-winning image 67: Second rotating body 68a: Side surface (half mirror surface)
68b: Side surface 68c: Side surface 73: Light emitter (LED)
80: Control unit (game control device)
83: Lottery means 92: Reliability determination means 93: Notification control means Ba: Game ball θ: Angle that can be reflected (angle)

Claims (4)

A control unit having a lottery means for performing a jackpot lottery, and an effect notification device arranged in the game area and directing the player of the result of the jackpot lottery by the control unit, In gaming machines that play,
The effect notification device is rotatable about an axis in the vertical direction, and has a first rotating body having an end face on which at least a jackpot winning image and a non-winning image are recorded, and an axis of the first rotating body. A second rotating body that is rotatable around an axis in a direction orthogonal to each other and has a half mirror surface at least in part, and a light emitter disposed inside the half mirror surface;
At least one of the first rotator and the second rotator is rotated at a predetermined timing, and the light emitter is turned off with the half mirror surface facing the display portion of the first rotator. And a notification control means for making any image written on the display unit visible to the front side of the game area via the half mirror surface.
A gaming machine characterized by that. A center ornament arranged in the game area, and an image display device exposed from a central opening of the center ornament,
The effect notification device is arranged on one side of the image display device in the left-right width direction,
The gaming machine according to claim 1. The first rotating body has a columnar shape and has a design pattern on the side surface,
The second rotating body has a prismatic shape and at least one of the side surfaces is the half mirror surface;
The half mirror surface is set to an angle at which the image of the display unit can be reflected to the front side of the game area when facing the display unit.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. The control unit includes a reliability determination means for determining a reliability indicating a probability of being a jackpot related to the result of the jackpot lottery,
The notification control means, according to the reliability determined by the reliability determination means, the degree of rotation between the first rotating body and the second rotating body of the effect notification device, and the light emitting body Control the lighting status,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that:

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