JP2007117762A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine which makes games further enjoyable when the generation of the jackpot is predicted by enabling the functioning of an operation means as a so-called hidden item for its effective utilization. <P>SOLUTION: In the pachinko game machine which includes a stop button 11 operable by players, an LED 12 for informing them that the operation of an operation button 11 is valid and a symbol control board 15 for causing a change in the game operation responding to the operation of the stop button 11 made during the operation of the LED 12, while a control is made to generate the jackpot status with the conditions that the specified symbols are stopped and displayed on a pattern display means 5, the symbol control board 15 causes a change in the game operation at a prescribed probability when a player operates the stop button 11 and when the generation of the jackpot is predicted during the variable display of symbols by the pattern display means 5 with the LED 12 out of operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine provided with operation means that can be operated by a player during a predetermined game.

  Normally, for example, in a pachinko gaming machine called Type 1, the game board is provided with a variable display device, a specific winning opening, etc., and when a game ball wins the specific winning opening, a symbol is displayed on the variable display device. When the display is variably displayed and the stop symbol is a specific one (for example, when three numbers are aligned, etc.), the game is configured as a “big hit state” so that a large number of game balls can be acquired as prize balls.

Due to the diversification of tastes in recent pachinko machines, some of them have been adapted to be able to stop the variably displayed symbols of the variable display device by any operation of the operator. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a device in which a stop button is disposed on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine, and a symbol variably displayed can be stopped when the player presses the stop button.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-116311

  However, in the above conventional pachinko gaming machine, the pressing operation by the stop button (operation means) is effective only at a predetermined timing (when the symbol in the high probability state is stopped). There was a problem that there was not much opportunity to operate and was not able to be used effectively.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can be used as a so-called hidden item in order to effectively use the operation means, and can further make the game more interesting when a big hit is predicted. Is to provide a machine.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operating means that can be operated by a player during a predetermined game, an informing means for informing the player that the operation of the operating means is effective during the predetermined game, When the operating means is operated during operation, the pachinko gaming machine includes a control means for giving a change to the game operation based on the operation, and includes a symbol display means for variably displaying the symbols when the start condition is satisfied. The symbol display means is controlled to generate a jackpot state where a large number of game balls can be acquired on condition that a specific symbol is stopped and displayed, and the notification means is not in operation, If a player operates the operation means when a big hit is predicted during the variable display of the symbols by the symbol display means, the control means adds a change to the game action with a predetermined probability. Characterized in that it.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the first aspect, the change in the gaming action given by the control means when the notifying means is not operating is indicated by the display of the symbol display means and the sound effect. It is made by production | generation, lighting or blinking of a lamp or a decoration LED, or the production | presentation by the vibration of a vibration means, etc.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the player operates the operating means when the notifying means is not operating, the game operation is changed, so that the operating means can be used effectively and the so-called concealment is performed. You can increase the fun of the game as an item. In addition, when a big hit is predicted, a change is given to the game operation with a predetermined probability, so that the player can think that a big hit has been made by his own operation, and the game can be made more interesting.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the change in the game action given by the control means is conventional such as display by the symbol display means, generation of sound effect, lighting or blinking of the lamp or decoration LED, or vibration of the vibration means. Since it is made by production, the effect of claim 1 can be easily imparted to an existing pachinko gaming machine.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment has a front frame 3 to which a glass plate 2 is attached. A player visually observes the game board 4 from the glass plate 2. Configured to get. Various game objects, a plurality of nails, a windmill, and the like are formed on the game board 4. In the figure, reference numerals 6 and 7 denote a start opening and a special prize opening formed in the game board 4.

  In addition, a symbol display means 5 comprising a liquid crystal display device or the like is disposed in the approximate center of the game board 4 so that a predetermined symbol or background can be displayed on the screen. When the start condition is satisfied (for example, when a game ball wins at the start port 6), the symbol is variably displayed, and the specific symbol is stopped and displayed, so that the big win port 7 is placed in the “big hit” state for a predetermined time and It is configured so that it can be opened at the timing and a large number of game balls can be obtained.

  Further, a handle 8 is disposed at the lower right corner of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the game ball in the upper plate 9 is launched to the game board 4 by operating the handle 8. The handle 8 is provided with a vibrating means 13 (see FIG. 2) that vibrates at a predetermined timing related to the game content, and the effect of playing during the game is further enhanced by the vibration of the handle 8. 1 denotes a speaker formed on the front frame 3, and the effect produced during the game is enhanced by the sound emitted from the speaker 18.

  Here, a stop button 11 is provided on the lower plate 10 formed in the lower portion of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as an operation means that can be pressed by a player during a predetermined game. The stop button 11 is formed with an LED 12 (see FIG. 2) as a notifying means, and the LED 12 is lit to notify the player that the pressing operation is effective.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a main board 14, a symbol control board 15 (control means), a lamp control board 16 and an audio control board 17 are disposed on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, While being accommodated in a case made of transparent resin, it is electrically connected to a predetermined substrate or element. Specifically, the main board 14 and the symbol control board 15 are connected to each other so that an output signal or a control signal of the main board 14 can be transmitted to the symbol control board 15. The control board 16 and the voice control board 17 are connected to each other so that an output signal or a control signal of the symbol control board 15 can be transmitted to the lamp control board 16 and the voice control board 17, respectively.

  The main board 14 controls game contents throughout the pachinko gaming machine 1 and is mainly composed of a CPU, a ROM and a RAM connected to the CPU, as shown in FIG. The CPU includes a start switch for detecting a winning at the start opening 6, a large winning opening switch for detecting a winning at the large winning opening 7, a continuation switch, a large winning opening solenoid for opening and closing the large winning opening 7, and a normal winning. It is connected to each of the mouth switches S1 and S2 via I / O.

  The audio control board 17 has a CPU connected to the ROM and RAM and is electrically connected to the vibration means 13 and the speaker 18 via the I / O, and outputs the vibration from the speaker 18 and the vibration by the vibration means 13 to a predetermined level. It is controlled so as to be performed at the timing. As a result, effects related to the game can be performed by sound transmitted to the player through sound effects, sound, or a handle.

  The symbol control board 15 controls the symbol display means 5 to display a predetermined symbol, background, or character for presentation on the screen. Like the main board 14, the CPU or a ROM connected to the CPU And a RAM, and further a flash ROM or the like. The CPU is connected to the CPU of the main board 14 via the I / O, and is also connected to the symbol display means 5 and the stop button 11.

  The lamp control board 16 is composed of a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, similar to the above board, and is connected to a decoration LED, a glass frame lamp, a side lamp, and the like via an I / O, and these lamps are turned on or blinking. It controls the operation. Furthermore, the CPU of the lamp control board 16 is connected to the LED 12 as a notification means in addition to the LED or the lamp, and is configured to emit light at a predetermined timing in a predetermined game.

  More specifically, it is possible to notify the player that it is effective to press the stop button 11 by causing the lamp control board 16 to emit light during the symbol variation display during a predetermined game. It has become. Thereby, the player can recognize the timing of the pressing operation by the operation of the LED 12, and a desired reach can be selected by pressing the stop button 11 while the LED 12 is lit or blinking (that is, the gaming operation). To change).

  That is, when it is time to press the stop button 11 in a predetermined game process while controlling the display of the symbol display means 5 by the symbol control board 15, the CPU sends a signal to the CPU of the lamp control board 16. Based on this, the LED 12 lights up or blinks. On the other hand, when the stop button 11 is pressed at the timing at which the stop button 11 should be pressed (when the LED 12 is lit or blinking), the CPU of the symbol control board 15 changes to a predetermined game operation by detecting the operation. For example, the roulette is rotated over a plurality of types of reach displays, and the roulette is stopped by pressing the stop button 11 to select a desired reach.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the game operation is configured to be changed with a predetermined probability even when the LED 12 is not lit or blinking (when not operating). A specific change in the game operation at that time will be described below based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When a game ball wins at the start port 6, a start switch (not shown) detects this and transmits a signal to the main board 14 to recognize that the start condition is satisfied (S1). When the start condition is recognized, a random number is acquired by the main board 14 (S3), and the jackpot determination is made (S3), and then the symbol variation pattern variably displayed by the symbol display means 5 (Including symbol variation time) is determined (S4).

  The determined variation pattern is transmitted to the symbol control board 15, and based on this, the symbol variable display by the symbol display means 5 is started (S5). Then, in S6, it is determined whether or not the symbol variation time has elapsed since the start of variable display. If not, it is determined in S7 whether or not the stop button 11 has been pressed.

  When it is determined that the pressing operation of the stop button 11 is not performed, it is determined whether or not it is a selection reach (a game operation for selecting a reach mode by the stop button 11), and it is determined that the selection reach is not performed. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is a selection reach, a selection operation (for example, a roulette is rotated over a display indicating a plurality of types of game operations to be selected) is performed and the LED 12 is lit or blinked. .

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the stop button 11 has been pressed (S10). If there is a pressing operation, a selection operation (for example, a roulette that has been rotated is stopped to display a specific game operation) is executed. After the LED 12 is turned off (S11), the process returns to S6. On the other hand, if there is no pressing operation, the process returns from S10 to S6.

  That is, S7 to S11 are gaming operations to be performed while the LED 12 is operating, and are performed in a conventional pachinko gaming machine having a stop button. In this embodiment, While the LED 12 is not in operation (S12 to S16), the subflow A is provided, and the pressing operation of the stop button 11 during that time is also substantially effective.

  Therefore, if the stop button 11 is pressed and operated even though the LED 12 is not activated, it produces a certain effect, so that it functions as a so-called hidden item, and the player's pressing operation has some influence on the pachinko gaming machine. You can give the illusion that you are there and increase the fun of the game. In addition, it is possible to give a separate preference to search for additional hidden commands, and it is possible to add an interest that is different from the game content.

  Specifically, if it is determined that the stop button 11 has been pressed in S7, after a sound effect is generated from the speaker 18 with a probability of 1/5 (S12), it is being reached (there is a “big hit” thereafter). The background displayed on the symbol display means 5 is changed with a probability of 1/10 if it is determined in S13 (S14), while it is not being reached in S13 (same as above) If it is discriminated, the process returns to S6.

  Further, after the background change of S14 is performed, it is determined whether or not the reach is “big hit” (when “big hit” is determined in the determination of S3) (S15). If it is determined that the reach is "L", the process proceeds to S16, and the handle 8 is vibrated by the vibration means 13 with a probability of 1/2. It becomes. In place of the occurrence of vibration in S16, a decoration LED or lamp (such as a glass frame lamp or a side lamp) included in the pachinko gaming machine may be turned on or blinked (flashed) at a predetermined timing.

  By the way, if it is determined that the symbol variation time has elapsed in S6, the symbol is stopped in S17 (S17), and it is determined whether or not the stop symbol is “big hit” (S18). If it is determined that the symbol is not a “hit” symbol, the process returns from S18 to S1, and the above-described series of steps is repeated. A “hit” operation such as opening and closing to acquire a large number of game balls is started (S19).

  Thereafter, in S20, it is determined whether or not the “big hit” operation has ended. If it is determined that the “big hit” operation has not ended (that is, the “big hit” operation is in progress), the process proceeds to S24 in the subflow B. Become. Similar to the above-described subflow A, the subflow B functions as a hidden command, and determines whether or not the stop button 11 is pressed when the jackpot is being operated and the LED 12 is not operating ( S24) If there is no pressing operation, the process returns from S24 to S20 (that is, no separate effects are performed). On the other hand, if there is a pressing operation, a lamp (not shown) provided on the game board 4 is flashy. It is flashed (S25).

  When the “big hit” operation is completed in S21, the process proceeds to S22 in the subflow C, where it is determined whether or not the stop button 11 is pressed. If there is no pressing operation, the process returns from S22 to S1 as it is, but if there is a pressing operation, the subsequent symbol fluctuation sound (sound effect during variable display in the symbol display means 5) is given a predetermined number of times (for example, ten times) from normal. Change (S23) and return to S1.

  The above is the content of the control that should be performed after the start condition is satisfied by the symbol control board 15 as the control means. In this pachinko gaming machine, as described above, by providing the subflows A, B and C, display by the symbol display means 5, generation of sound effects, lighting or blinking of the lamp or decoration LED, vibration of the vibration means, etc. Since it is configured so as to give a change to the gaming operation by performing the production according to the above, it is easy to apply to existing pachinko gaming machines.

  Further, for example, in a normal operation, when the “big hit” is determined, if applied to a pachinko gaming machine in which the handle 8 is vibrated by the vibration means 13, vibration is imparted by the hidden item of S16. The player learns the illusion that he has made a big hit and can add more fun to the game.

  Further, for example, in normal operation, an LED that displays the number of stored balls is provided, and when there is a “big hit” in the stored balls, the “big hit” is predicted and the LED 12 is stopped when not operating. If the button 11 is pressed, the output of the sound effect from the speaker 18 is stopped with a probability of 1/10, and the decoration LED, the glass frame lamp or the side lamp connected to the lamp control board 16 is turned off. can do. Also by this, the player can learn the illusion that he / she has made a big hit and can add more fun to the game.

  Furthermore, in order to make it difficult to find as a hidden command, when the stop button 11 is repeatedly hit when the LED 12 is not activated, the pressing operation may be invalidated. That is, in order to find a hidden command, it is expected that the player repeatedly hits the stop button 11 when the LED 12 is not operated. However, if the hidden command is not functioned by such continuous hitting, the chance of each performance is increased. It can be increased and the fun can be further improved.

  Specifically, when there is a further pressing operation within a predetermined time after the first pressing of the stop button 11 when the LED 12 is not in operation, control is performed so as to jump to bypass the subflow as a hidden command. It is conceivable to construct the system so as to maintain the contingency.

  As mentioned above, although this embodiment was described, this invention is not limited to this, For example, the production | presentation and probability of S12, S14, and S16 in subflow A can be changed suitably, and also subflow A, B, and C are further changed. Only one of them or a different combination (for example, having only subflows A and B) may be used. In the present embodiment, the above-described effect is performed as a hidden command. However, if the stop button 11 is pressed when the notification means (LED 12) is not operated, other changes in the game operation (not limited to the effect, the game It is good also as what gives a thing etc. which influences the content.

  When the player operates the operation means when the notification means is not activated and when a big hit is predicted during the variable display of the symbol by the symbol display means, the control means performs a game operation with a predetermined probability. It can be applied to pachinko machines that give changes.

Front schematic diagram showing a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Block diagram showing a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention The flowchart which shows control of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 2 ... Glass plate 3 ... Front frame 4 ... Game board 5 ... Symbol display means 6 ... Start opening 7 ... Grand prize opening 8 ... Handle 9 ... Upper plate 10 ... Lower plate 11 ... Stop button (operation means)
12 ... LED (notification means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... Vibration means 14 ... Main board 15 ... Symbol control board 16 ... Lamp control board 17 ... Audio | voice control board 18 ... Speaker

Claims (2)

An operation means that a player can operate during a predetermined game;
Informing means for informing the player that the operation of the operating means is effective during a predetermined game;
When the operation means is operated during the operation of the notification means, a control means for giving a change to the game operation based on the operation;
In a pachinko machine equipped with
It is provided with a symbol display means for variably displaying a symbol upon establishment of a start condition, and is controlled to generate a jackpot state where a large number of game balls can be acquired on condition that a specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display means With
If the player operates the operation means when the notification means is not activated and a big hit is predicted during the variable display of the symbols by the symbol display means, the control means A pachinko gaming machine characterized by giving a change to a game operation with a probability.   The change in the gaming action given by the control means when the notification means is not activated is due to the display by the symbol display means, the generation of sound effects, the lighting or blinking of the lamp or decoration LED, the vibration of the vibration means, etc. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game is performed by production.

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