JP2007252538A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To rouse player's desire to play by providing a player with a game risk when a special game state is continuously executed, giving the player opportunities to demonstrate techniques and making it easy for a special game to continue after the special game is established. <P>SOLUTION: When a blade member 208 is opened and big winning is attained, the number of times of attacker rounds in V winning is set to 1, 7 and 15 and one of them is determined by drawing. Also, at the time, "time shortening" for the variation time of normal pattern drawing of opening a motor-driven tulip 136 is imparted (3 times during a normal game and 15 times during time shortening). That is, when there is the V winning of 1 time, since the number of times of the time shortening to be imparted is substantially increased thereafter, the number of times of opening the blade member 208 is increased and so-called successive winning is easily attained. The adjustment of a discharge ball rate by the increase of the successive winning is corrected by the drawing of the number of times of rounds or the like, and a target ball discharge rate is secured. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that is characterized by game playability and that is particularly useful for use in a pachinko machine or the like.

  Conventionally, in game machines, in particular pachinko machines, when a game ball wins at a start winning opening, a lottery is executed internally for control, and a pattern variation pattern effect is produced by an image display device (LCD etc.) provided in an accessory. When the lottery result is notified and the winning of the lottery is notified, the special winning opening (which may be referred to as “attacker”) that is always closed in the normal gaming state is opened, and the gaming state is advantageous to the player (Hereinafter referred to as “special gaming state”) (hereinafter referred to as “first gaming specification”).

  On the other hand, a blade member is provided in the center of the accessory, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied and the blade member is opened, the pachinko ball is received in the accessory, and the received pachinko ball is placed in the accessory. The player is guided toward the established winning opening, and at the time of winning, a special gaming state similar to the above is made (hereinafter referred to as “second gaming specification”).

  In the second game specification, as a guide passage to a prize opening in an accessory, in Patent Document 1, a pachinko ball passage is spirally provided in the center of the accessory, and the pachinko ball that enters the accessory is It is configured to guide a winning device provided in the lower part of the accessory.

  By the way, in patent document 1, in the 2nd game specification, when V winning occurs, the notification effect which alert | reports the number of jackpot rounds and the notification effect which alert | reports that the number of rounds are unknown are provided, and the number of rounds is provided. In the case of executing a notification effect for notifying that it is unknown, a gaming machine having a configuration that does not execute a notification effect for notifying the number of rounds has been proposed.

  In this patent document 1, until the specific gaming state is reached, the expectation for the occurrence of the specific gaming state with a large number of rounds is increased, and after the specific gaming state occurs, the specific gaming state is terminated. A sense of crisis can be sustained.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, when a game ball wins a V winning opening in the variable winning device, a jackpot is generated, and a variable display device for determining the number of times of continuous continuation is displayed. Stop display. At this time, if the stop symbol is “V” or “X”, it is proposed to perform control to change the gaming state.

In this Patent Document 2, it is possible to make the player double the interest for the special game state and to reflect the sense of expectation for the special game state also in the normal game after the end of the special game state.
JP 2005-185476 A JP 7-194793 A

  However, there is a case where the number of time reductions determined with a certain probability after the end of the jackpot in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2 is given as a privilege, but even if the jackpot is again assigned in the short time state, it is determined with a certain probability. Because the number of times is short, there is little change in the game.

  In consideration of the above facts, the present invention gives the player a game risk and gives the player an opportunity to demonstrate his / her skill when a special game state such as a jackpot game state occurs continuously. After the special game state is generated at this opportunity, it is an object to obtain a gaming machine that makes it easy for the special game to continue and inspires the player to play the game.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the first jackpot game is executed by executing the first jackpot game based on the winning of the special winning opening of the game medium in the first gaming state or the lottery winning after the winning. After that, a second game state in which a predetermined number of bonus games are executed is entered, and the first jackpot is based on winning a prize in a special winning opening of a game medium in the second game state or by a lottery after the winning. A second jackpot game that is the same as or different from the game is executed, and after the second jackpot game, a third gaming state is executed in which a greater number of bonus games are executed than in the second gaming state. After winning in the special winning opening of the game medium in the gaming state or winning the lottery after the winning, the combination game of the second winning game and the third gaming state following the third winning game is the third game. Game period It is characterized in that to continue on the condition that there is a jackpot winner by winning or drawing after the winning of the special winning hole of game media to.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, for example, when the first jackpot game is executed based on the winning of the special winning opening of the game medium in the first gaming state such as the normal gaming state or the lottery winning by the lottery after the winning. After this first jackpot game, there is a possibility that a jackpot gaming state will continuously occur, and the player tends to desire it. Therefore, after the first jackpot game, a second gaming state in which a predetermined number of bonus games are executed is entered, giving the player a game risk, giving the player an opportunity to demonstrate his skill, and this second game. In the state, if there is a big win in a special winning opening of the game medium or a lottery after this win, the second big hit game which is the same as or different from the first big hit game can be executed, and the big hit game A state will occur continuously. Then, after this second jackpot game, a third gaming state in which a greater number of bonus games are executed than in the second gaming state is entered, and the game medium in this third gaming state wins a special prize opening or After winning the winning game by the lottery after the winning, the combination game of the second winning game and the subsequent third gaming state is changed to a special winning medium for the gaming medium during the period of the third gaming state. Will continue on the condition that there will be a jackpot winning by winning or winning a lottery after this winning, so after generating consecutive jackpots, it will be easy to generate a jackpot game continuously, and will motivate the player to play It is possible to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the first and second big hit games can make a game medium win a predetermined winning prize, within a predetermined number and / or a predetermined number. The game is characterized in that a unit big hit game that enables acquisition of a large amount of game media by allowing the game media to win in the predetermined winning opening within a certain time is possible one or more times continuously.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first and second jackpot games can make a game medium win a predetermined prize, and the game medium can be stored within a predetermined number and / or within a predetermined time. Since this is a game that enables one or more consecutive unit big hit games that allow a large amount of game media to be acquired by winning a prize at the predetermined prize opening, the player is almost the same as a conventional gaming machine. Depending on the specifications, you can enjoy big hit games.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the first jackpot game is selected and executed by lottery from a plurality of jackpot game patterns having different numbers of unit jackpot games. It is said.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the first jackpot game is, for example, from among a plurality of jackpot game patterns (1 round, 7 rounds, 15 rounds, etc.) having different numbers of unit jackpot games (rounds). Providing a gaming machine with more varied game specifications that can be selected and executed by lottery to give the player more gaming risk and that will result in a difference in the final ball. Can do.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the second jackpot game is executed in such a manner that the number of the unit jackpot games is the maximum game pattern in the specification of the gaming machine. It is a feature.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the second jackpot game is executed with the maximum number of the unit jackpot games being the maximum game pattern (for example, 15 rounds) in the specification of the gaming machine. Alternatively, in addition to the effects of the invention described in 3, it is possible to provide a gaming machine with a higher level of gaming that enables a large amount of gaming media to be acquired.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the game medium is a game ball, and the special prize opening is provided in a game area on a game board. It is characterized in that it is provided in the interior of an acceptable character.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that is applied to a gaming machine that has an accessory such as a pachinko machine and that uses a gaming ball as a gaming medium, and that has a change in its gaming nature. .

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, wherein the accessory is an inlet for receiving a game ball in the accessory, and a special opening and closing member for opening or closing the inlet. In order to provide a condition for opening the special opening / closing member for a predetermined period, the special opening / closing member is disposed in a game area on the game board at a place different from the throwing object along a falling direction of the game ball, A first winning opening for providing a necessary condition for opening the special opening and closing member for a first period by winning a game ball; and an upper portion of the gaming ball in a drop direction from the first winning opening; And a second winning ball that gives a necessary condition for opening the special opening and closing member for a second period relatively longer than the first period when the game ball wins a person. It is said.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the special opening / closing member depends on which one of the first winning row and the second winning port provided in the gaming area on the gaming board along the falling direction of the gaming ball is won. It is possible to provide a gaming machine in which a variety of games can be performed and the game operation of the player can be simplified by making the release conditions different. In addition, the second winning opening having better conditions is the first passage for the game ball, and even if the winning to the second winning opening is lost, the first winning opening exists downstream of the game. The player can focus on winning the second winning prize in good conditions, and can provide a gaming machine with higher gaming than the conventional gaming machine.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 6, wherein the first prize opening or the second prize winner opens the special opening / closing member based on the winning of the game ball of each prize winner. It is characterized by further comprising special lottery means for performing the lottery.

  According to the invention described in claim 7, since whether or not to open the special opening / closing member is determined by lottery by the special lottery means, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 6, the game is changed to be more playable. It is possible to provide a gaming machine having

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the first prize winning or the second winning prize opening is provided so that the prize winning opening can be opened and closed, and is opened to the prize winning opening. It is characterized by further comprising a normal opening / closing member that increases the possibility of winning a game ball.

  According to the invention described in claim 8, the first prize opening or the second prize opening is provided with a normal opening / closing member to be opened, thereby increasing the possibility of winning the game ball to the prize opening. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claim 6 or 7, a gaming machine having a change in gaming property more than y can be provided.

  The invention described in claim 9 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 8, the normal opening / closing member is provided in the second winning opening.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the normal opening / closing member is provided in the second winning opening, there is a possibility that it is possible to challenge a game in which the special opening / closing member is opened for a relatively long time by winning the game ball. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 8, a gaming machine with higher gaming properties can be provided.

  The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the game ball is provided above the second winning opening in the falling direction of the game ball in order to provide a necessary condition for controlling the opening / closing of the normal opening / closing member. And a passage opening for detecting the passage of the game ball.

  According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a necessary condition for controlling the opening / closing of the normal opening / closing member by providing a passage opening for detecting the passage of the gaming ball at an upper portion in the direction of the falling of the gaming ball than the second winning ball. Since it is configured to be granted, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 8 or 9, a gaming machine with more changeable gameplay can be provided.

  The invention described in claim 11 is the invention described in claim 10, further comprising a normal lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to open the normal opening / closing member based on the detection of the passing of the game ball on the passing date. It is characterized by.

  According to the invention described in claim 11, since whether or not to open the normal opening / closing member is determined by lottery by the normal lottery means, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 10, further change in game playability. It is possible to provide a gaming machine having

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the eleventh aspect, the normal lottery means determines whether or not to open the normal opening and closing member based on the detection of the passing of the game ball in the pass. After the passage date, the normal opening / closing member is opened, and there is a case where the game ball is executed within the time required for winning the winning in the second winning opening.

  According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the normal lottery means determines whether or not to open the normal opening / closing member based on the detection of the passage of the game ball at the passage opening, and the game ball has passed the passage opening. Thereafter, the normal opening / closing member may be opened and the game ball may be executed within a time until the second winning prize is received, so that it can be claimed by applying to a game specification such as time reduction control. In addition to the effect of the invention according to Item 11, a gaming machine with a further change in game performance can be provided.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the bonus game includes a game that is performed based on a game ball winning a second winning opening through a time-saving lottery.

  According to the invention described in claim 13, since the game ball can easily win the second winning ball, the opening period of the special opening / closing member is lengthened accordingly, and accordingly, the game ball can be introduced into the accessory. The probability also increases the probability of winning a special prize, and it becomes easier to generate a big hit, so that the gameability can be improved as compared with the conventional gaming machine.

  The invention according to claim 14 is a gaming machine provided with a ball guide mechanism for guiding a game ball that has flowed from a predetermined inlet into a prize opening with a predetermined probability in an accessory provided on the game board. The first special game based on the prize winning in the bonus game is executed, and after the first special game is executed, a relatively small number of bonuses are executed. A game control means for granting a relatively greater number of benefits after execution of the next special game based on the prize if the prize is entered into the prize opening than after the execution of the first special game. ing.

  According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the first special game is executed by winning a prize in the prize in the game ball in the normal game state, and a relatively small number of benefits are provided after the first special game. (For example, about 3 to 5 times if the time is short), if there is a prize at the prize opening in the bonus item during the grant, the first time after the execution of the special game from the next time based on the prize A relatively large number of privileges (for example, about 10 to 20 times if the time is short) is given after the special game.

  For this reason, after execution of the special game after the next time, the next special game can be easily allocated. In addition, if the special game is executed again during the granting of a privilege that can easily allocate this special game, this state is continued, and so-called continuous change is possible.

  That is, by giving the player a game risk until the first special game is executed, and thereafter making the special game easy to execute, the player's willingness to play can be stimulated.

  According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the fourteenth aspect, the special opening / closing member provided at the predetermined inlet and opening / closing the inlet and the accessory on the game board are: A pair of special symbol start winning holes that are arranged in different places and trigger the opening and closing of the special opening / closing member, and a normal symbol for determining whether or not to win one special symbol start winning port It further has an opening / closing member and a normal symbol start gate that triggers a normal symbol lottery for determining whether or not a prize can be won by the normal opening / closing member.

  According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to give an opportunity to demonstrate the skill of a game by a simple game operation.

  The invention according to claim 16 is the invention according to claim 14 or 15, wherein at least the first special game is selected and executed by lottery from a plurality of game patterns having different degrees of advantage. It is said.

  According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, for example, when the special game is a round system in which the same gaming state is repeated a plurality of times, the number of rounds is set (for example, 1 round, 3 rounds, 15 rounds, etc.). At least for the first special game, by selecting the number of rounds by lottery, it is possible to further increase the game risk, and to make the game specifications more varied with a final prize ball difference. it can.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when an opportunity that a special gaming state such as a jackpot gaming state can be continuously executed occurs, the player is given a gaming risk and the player is given an opportunity to demonstrate his / her skill. After the special game state is generated at this opportunity, it is possible to make the special game easy to continue so that the player's willingness to play can be stimulated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes a rectangular outer frame 12 that constitutes the outline of the pachinko machine 10 and is installed in the island facility of the hall. A rectangular frame-shaped inner frame 14 is arranged on the front surface of the outer frame 12, and the inner frame 14 can be opened and closed with a left end portion pivotally supported by a pair of hinge portions 16, 18 provided on the outer frame 12. Is attached. A lower decoration 20 serving as a decorative panel is attached to the lower front portion of the outer frame 12.

  A glass frame 26 fitted with a glass plate 22 is disposed on the front upper portion of the inner frame 14, and the glass frame 26 is attached to the inner frame 14 so that the left end can be opened and closed. Further, the glass plate 22 mounted on the glass frame 24 has a double structure composed of a pair of glass plates arranged in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval in the depth direction of the paper surface of FIG. An exchangeable gaming board 100 (see FIG. 2) is set on the back side of the glass frame 26, and the gaming board 100 closes the glass frame 26 (with the inner frame 14 closed). Covered by a glass plate 22).

  On the front surface of the glass frame 26, a lighting effect indicator lamp 142 that turns on, turns off, and flashes according to the progress of the game and produces an effect effect by illumination is arranged so as to surround the glass plate 22. In addition, an error indicator lamp 144 for notifying various errors such as a prize ball payout error and a payout state error is disposed in the upper right corner. In addition, speakers 146L and 146R for outputting game sound effects in stereo are arranged inside each error indicator lamp 144.

  An integrated dish 30 serving as a hitting ball supply dish having functions of a general upper dish and lower dish is disposed at the lower front portion of the inner frame 14. The integrated dish 30 is attached so that the left end of the panel member 32 is pivotally supported by the inner frame 14 and can be opened and closed. A ball dish part 34 for storing the game ball PB is formed on the front surface of the panel member 32. The ball tray main body 36 is projected.

  Although illustration is omitted, the bottom surface of the ball tray portion 34 is inclined in both directions, one of which is arranged on the front side from the left side to the right side in the front view of FIG. 1, and the other is from the right side to the left side. The slopes are arranged on the back side, and both slopes are smoothly and continuously formed on the right side when viewed from the front.

  The front side tilt accepts a cash game ball lending machine (not shown) provided between the pachinko machines 10 from the front side of the ball tray 34 from the left side and guides the rolling to the right side, while the back side tilt is A game ball PB received in the ball tray 34, a prize ball, which will be described later, or a lending ball via a card-type lending machine, etc. are received from the ball discharge port 46 and rolled and guided from the right side to the left side.

  The inclination on the back side is formed so that the width dimension of the game ball rolling flow path is gradually narrowed along the lower direction of the inclination, so that the game ball PB in the ball tray portion 34 is formed on the panel member 32. The balls are fed while being aligned in a row to a ball feeder (not shown) arranged on the back surface.

  On the upper right side of the front surface of the panel member 32, a ball discharge port 46 through which a prize ball discharged from a payout device 160 (see FIG. 4) provided in the pachinko machine 10 is discharged is formed.

  Further, an ashtray 38 is provided at the lower left portion on the front surface of the panel member 32, and a firing handle 39 for adjusting the firing force (flying distance) of the hit ball is attached to the lower right portion.

(Game board configuration)
The gaming board 100 shown in FIG. 2 has a resin sheet-like cell attached to a plywood board serving as a substrate, and the surface of the cell is a board surface. An arc-shaped outer rail is provided near the outer peripheral edge of the board surface. 102 and the inner rail 104 are attached. In the circular area surrounded by the outer rail 102 and the inner rail 104, the game ball PB launched and driven from the launching device 40 (see FIG. 4) can be moved by its own weight fall, and this area is a game. The game area 101 is to perform.

  In the game area 101 of the game board 100, a center accessory 105 is arranged in the approximate center. The center accessory 105 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) 106 that displays images such as various effects.

  A passing gate 118 having a normal symbol lottery starting function is arranged on the left side of the center accessory 105 in FIG.

  Further, below the passage gate 118, nails 128 are arranged so as to guide the pachinko balls PB that have passed through the passage gate 118 directly below. The lower part of the nail 128 spreads in a so-called bowl shape, and a special symbol start winning opening (A) 130 (hereinafter referred to as “starting opening (A) 130”) is disposed at the lower end thereof. A windmill 132 is arranged in the middle of the guide path of the nail 128.

  Further, a special symbol start winning opening (B) 134 (hereinafter referred to as “start opening (B) 134”) is disposed at a position slightly shifted to the left in the upper part of the guide path of the nail 128. The winning opening of the starting port (B) 134 is closed by three nails 128A arranged in a triangular shape, and in a normal state, the starting port (B) 134 has pachinko balls. PB will never win.

  By the way, an electric tulip 136 is attached to the start port (B) 134. The electric tulip 136 is configured to open and close by energization / non-energization of a solenoid 138 (see FIG. 4) disposed on the back side of the game board 100.

  Here, when the electric tulip 136 is in the open state, the acceptance width of the pachinko ball PB into the winning opening is enlarged, and the pachinko ball PB can be won. At this time, when the electric tulip 136 is opened, one of the blades (the right side in FIG. 2) interferes with the guide path by the nail 128, and the pachinko ball PB that has passed through the passage gate 118 is started. The mouth (B) 134 can be awarded.

  Further, a lottery display unit 140 is disposed on the periphery of the game area 101 on the right side of FIG. The lottery display unit 140 includes two 7-segment displays 142 and 144 and a notification display 146.

  The two 7-segment indicators 142 and 144 each have a role of notifying the result of the normal symbol lottery and the result of the special symbol lottery.

  On the other hand, the notification display 146 includes a panel with characters or the like indicating the state of a time shortening function (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction”), which is one of the gaming states advantageous to the player. On the back side of the panel, a lamp is provided, which is turned on when the time is working and is turned off when it is not working. When this lamp is lit, the light is transmitted through the panel, the display characters are clearly visible, and the player can be informed that the time is short.

  Further, an attacker 112 is disposed near the lower end of the game area 101 at the lower part of the center accessory 105 in FIG.

  The attacker 112 is provided with an opening / closing door 116. The opening / closing door 116 is opened or closed by energization / non-energization of the solenoid 148 (see FIG. 4). That is, when the open / close door 116 is opened, the game ball PB dropped on the open / close door 116 is guided by the open / close door 116 and wins the attacker 112.

  In addition to the nail 128 and the windmill 132, the game area 101 is omitted from illustration, but a number of nails for guiding the windmill and the game ball PB that falls by itself in the game area 101 to a predetermined path are appropriately positioned. Is provided at the lowest position, and an out port 124 for discharging the dislodged ball to the back side of the game board 100 is provided. Further, a light emitting element 126 for lighting effects (see FIG. 4) is produced on the center actor 105 and the peripheral edge of the board surface provided in the game area 101 to light up, turn off, and blink according to the progress of the game and produce a lighting effect. ) Are provided.

(Center role 105)
FIG. 3 shows a schematic structure of the center accessory 105 according to the present embodiment.

  The center accessory 105 as a whole is covered with a substantially home-base-type side wall portion 200, and is completely partitioned from the inside and the outside. Accordingly, the pachinko ball PB on the game board 100 does not enter the inside of the center accessory 105 from a place other than the special winning opening 202 described later.

  A rectangular opening is provided on the back of the center accessory 105, and the LCD 106 is fitted therein. The front space of the LCD 106 serves as a sphere effect unit 204 described later.

  At the upper end portion of the center accessory 105, a prize ball dedicated winning port 206 is provided, and a pachinko ball that has won the prize ball dedicated winning port 206 has a predetermined prize regardless of the internal structure of the center accessory 105. Ball payout is executed.

  Below the lower edge both ends of the prize ball dedicated winning hole 206, the side wall 200 is interrupted, and an inlet (hereinafter referred to as a "large prize winning hole 202") that communicates the inside and outside of the center accessory 105.

  Each of the big prize winning holes 202 is provided with a blade member 208. The blade member 208 rotates between two positions, an upright position (closed position) and an inclined position (open position) with the lower end as an axis. The blade member 208 is rotated by energization / non-energization of a solenoid 210 (see FIG. 4) provided on the back side of the game board 100.

  Here, when the blade member 208 is in the closed position, the inflow path of the pachinko ball PB into the center accessory 105 is cut off, and the pachinko ball PB does not enter the center accessory 105.

  On the other hand, when the blade member 208 is in the open position, the blade member 208 functions as a guide plate, receives and guides the pachinko ball PB falling from above the game area 101, and enters the center accessory 105. Can flow in.

  The inside of the center accessory 105 is roughly divided into a three-stage structure of an upper sphere guide part 212, an intermediate sphere effect part 204, and a lower sphere lottery part 214.

  The ball guide section 212 is formed with a pair of guide slopes 216 symmetrically. The guide slope 216 has a structure in which the pachinko sphere PB is gradually lowered by bending three-dimensionally and having inclined surfaces. More specifically, the pachinko ball PB that has won the grand prize opening 202 is first moved by a slope that gradually descends outward (leftward is leftward and rightward is rightward), and turns 90 ° on the outermost side. Then, it moves with the slope that gradually descends to the back side, changes the direction 90 ° on this back side, gradually descends toward the center, changes the direction 90 ° from this center back river, and gradually descends toward you And finally reaches the transition stage 218 having a delivery function with the ball effect unit 204 located in the center of the center accessory 105. The structure of the slope 216 is not particularly limited, and is intended to lower the pachinko sphere PB over time.

  The transition stage 218 is provided with three openings 220, 222, and 224 in the left-right direction, all of which are guided to the ball effect unit 204.

  The transition stage 218 is provided with a shutter 226 that opens or closes the left and right (except the center) openings 220 and 224 among the three openings 220, 222 and 224. The shutter 226 moves to two positions, open or closed, by energization / non-energization of a solenoid 230 (see FIG. 4) for driving a shutter provided on the back side of the game board 100.

  The shutter 226 repeats opening and closing at a predetermined cycle when a predetermined condition is satisfied. As a result, the pachinko ball PB enters only the central opening 222 when the shutter 226 closes the left and right openings 220 and 224, and the shutter 226 opens the left and right openings 220 and 224. If it is, it will enter one (three).

  As the game specifications of the present embodiment, entering the central opening 222 allows the game to proceed more advantageously than entering the left and right openings 220 and 224.

  The openings 220, 222, and 224 are guided to one of the three sphere flow guide mechanisms 232 provided in the sphere effect unit 204. That is, the pachinko sphere PB that has entered the central opening 222 is guided by the sphere flow guide mechanism 232 located directly below, that is, in the center of the display screen of the LCD 106, and the pachinko sphere PB that has entered the left and right openings 220 and 224 is These are respectively guided to the ball flow guide mechanisms 232 provided on the left and right ends of the LCD 106 via the slopes 234.

  The three sphere flow guide mechanisms 232 have substantially the same shape and are formed in a transparent box shape. Hereinafter, the structure of the central ball flow guide mechanism 232 communicating with the central opening 222 will be described, and the structure of the ball flow guide mechanisms 232 on both sides will be omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5A, the outer appearance of the ball guide mechanism 232 is formed of a case 234 made of synthetic resin and having a transparent box shape. The case 234 is narrow and has a size that allows the pachinko ball PB to move when viewed from the front of the game board 100. In addition, since the case 234 is transparent, the display screen of the LCD 106 is not completely hidden even if the case 234 is disposed at the center of the display screen of the LCD 106, and the player can view the transparent image. It has become. All components of a ball guide mechanism 234 described later are made of a transparent synthetic resin.

  In particular, the center ball guide mechanism 234 links the actual movement of the pachinko sphere PB and the movement of the image by synchronizing between the fall state of the pachinko sphere PB described later and the display image of the LCD 106, It is possible to show both sides together.

  Further, the depth direction of the case 234 is about 5 to 6 times the outer diameter of the pachinko sphere, and the pachinko sphere PB can also move in this direction.

  A plurality of slopes 236 are provided in the case 234 and are inclined in the front-depth direction.

  The slopes 236 are alternately inclined in opposite directions, and the uppermost end of the next-stage slope is located at a position that deviates from the lowermost end.

  For this reason, the pachinko ball PB flowing down a certain slope 236 falls to the lower slope 236, and by repeating this for the number of installation steps of the slope 236, the pachinko ball PB is placed in front of the game board 100. -Drop while moving zigzag in the depth direction.

  In the central ball guide mechanism 232, the uppermost slope 236 has a slope that gradually becomes lower from the front to the rear, and the pachinko sphere PB that has entered the central opening 222 has the uppermost slope 236. It is designed to fall to the highest end of the.

  The pachinko ball PB flowing down in the case 234 moves in a zigzag manner as described above when viewed from the side. However, when viewed from the front of the game board, that is, from the line of sight playing to the player, it falls under a natural fall. It appears to be falling at a slower drop speed than the speed.

  In other words, the ball flow guide mechanism 232 has a role of apparently dropping the pachinko ball PB in slow motion.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5A, the lowest position in the ball guide mechanism 232 is set to h0, the highest position is set to h18, and height indexes h (n) are respectively provided in the intermediate portions ( (N) is an integer of 2 to 17). That is, the higher the n value, the higher the level.

  FIG. 5B is a characteristic diagram of the respective height positions h (n) and the movement (downward) time of each section. Since the time when descending the slope 236 is long, the average drop speed va as a whole is shown. (Va = la / ta (where la is an arbitrary height difference, ta is the time required to move la)), it is falling slowly compared to natural fall (see the chain line arrow in FIG. 5B). I understand that. Further, the overall lowering speed is constant. Theoretically, the speed at the time of natural fall also accelerates according to v = gt (where g is gravitational acceleration), but is a straight line because it is a short distance (height difference).

  From the above, the pachinko balls that descend from the ball guide mechanism 232 from the player move in a time much slower than the natural fall, and most players visually recognize the movement of the pachinko balls PB. Is possible.

  A V winning certainty guide unit 238 constituting the ball lottery unit 214 is provided directly below the central ball flow guide mechanism 232. The pachinko ball PB that has deviated from the most downstream end portion of the lowermost slope 236 in the case 234 is guided to the V winning winning certain guide portion 238.

  The V winning certainty guide 238 has a spherical shape and a movable portion 240 that reciprocates around a vertical axis within a predetermined angle range, and a pachinko ball PB received by the movable portion 240 at the bottom of the center accessory 105. And a guide block 244 that almost surely guides to the V winning opening 242. The movable portion 240 is rotated (turned) by the driving force of the movable portion rotating motor 246 (see FIG. 4) disposed on the back side of the center accessory 105. At both ends of the rotation range of the movable portion 240, movable portion end sensors 248 and 248 (see FIG. 4) are provided, and the movable portion 240 is always driven by the drive state of the movable portion end sensor 248 and the motor 246. The direction of can be grasped.

  The movable portion 240 is provided with a horizontal gourd-shaped opening 240A, such as a mouth laughing by a human, so that the pachinko sphere PB flowing down from the sphere flow guide mechanism 232 can be received.

  The opening 240 </ b> A communicates with a communication path (not shown) formed in the movable part 240 and is sent out to the guide block 244.

  Note that slopes 250 are respectively formed in the lower portions of the sphere flow guide mechanisms 232 on both sides, and move to the center along the slope 250, so that there is a possibility of entering the opening 240A of the movable portion 240. I have it.

  In the game specifications of the present embodiment, the opening 240A has a horizontally long shape (horizontal gourd shape) and the rotation angle, so that it does not rotate with respect to the pachinko ball PB falling from the central ball guide mechanism 232. It can be received by the opening 240A within a range of about 80% of the moving angle. On the other hand, a pachinko ball falling from the ball guide mechanisms 232 on both sides and approaching the movable portion 240 via the slope 250 can be received by the opening 240A within a range of about 20% of the rotation angle. It is like that. For example, if the movable part 240 is a character's face, it can be received only when it is turned to the slope 240A side.

  It should be noted that the probability of receiving this may be adjusted as appropriate according to the game specifications, and the above numerical values are not limited. For example, in the present embodiment, so-called pits 252 are provided in the middle of the slope 250 on which the pachinko balls dropped from the ball guide mechanisms 232 on both sides are guided, and the flippers 254 are respectively provided.

  The flipper 254 is configured to rotate by a predetermined angle about the side on the back side of the game board by energizing / de-energizing a flipper solenoid 256 (see FIG. 4) provided on the back side of the center accessory 105. It has become. Here, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the flipper 254 moves to two positions, a position for closing the pit and a position for opening the pit.

  The operation of the flipper 254 makes it possible to adjust the guide rate to the center of the pachinko ball falling from the ball guide mechanisms 232 on both sides.

  Here, the pachinko ball guided by the ball guide mechanism 232 (left and right and the center), whether it is received by the opening 240A of the movable portion 240 or not, is finally the main stage of the ball lottery portion 214. To be guided to.

  The main stage of the ball lottery unit 214 is provided with the V winning opening 242 and the exit 258 described above.

  The V winning opening 242 is sandwiched between a pair of detaching openings 258 having an opening width wider than the opening width of the V winning opening 242.

  For this reason, the pachinko ball PB that passes through the central ball flow guide mechanism 232 and is received by the opening 240A of the movable portion 240 and is guided by the guide block 244 can win the V winning opening 242 with a high probability. In other cases, the winning probability to the V winning opening 242 is low. It should be noted that the winning probability for the V winning opening 242 can be adjusted as appropriate depending on the game specifications, such as expanding or reducing the opening width of the V winning opening 242, or changing the position.

(Control system configuration)
Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured with a main control unit 150 as a center, and the main control unit 150 includes an effect control unit 152 and a payout control unit 154. And are connected. The main control unit 150 stores a basic program relating to games, and the operation of each unit is controlled based on a command signal from the main control unit 150.

  Information (start winning signal, jackpot signal, symbol determination signal) indicating the progress of the game is transmitted from the main control unit 150 to the hall computer via the board external terminal 190.

  The LCD 106 is connected to the effect control unit 152 via the symbol control unit 156. In addition, the effect control unit 152 is a light-emitting element 126 for lighting effects provided in various game parts of the game board 100, a display lamp 142 for lighting effects and a display lamp 144 for errors provided in the glass frame 26. Is turned on, off, and blinking, and the speakers 146L and 146R provided on the front surface of the glass frame 26 are operated to control the output of sound effects and the like.

  An effect image is displayed on the LCD 106 controlled by the effect control unit 152, and BGM at the time of the effect is output from the speakers 146L and 146R. Thereby, the player can enjoy the production | presentation by a production | presentation symbol through vision and hearing.

  The effect control unit 152 includes a motor 246 that rotates the movable unit 240 provided in the center accessory 105, a solenoid 230 that operates the shutter 226, a solenoid 256 that rotates the flipper 254, and a lottery display unit 140. The two 7-segment displays 142 and 144 to be mounted and the lamp of the notification display 146 are connected.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 is connected to the payout device 160 and the launch control unit 164, and the launch control unit 164 is connected to the launch device 40. The payout control unit 154 operates the payout device 160 provided in the pachinko machine 10 to control the payout and lending ball payout and stop operations and the number of payouts. Further, the launch control unit 164 activates the launch device 40 by operating the launch handle 39 (see FIG. 1) by the player to start launching the game ball PB and launch force according to the operation amount of the launch handle 39. To control.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 transmits payout information to the hall computer installed in the hall via the frame external terminal 191.

  The main control unit 150 includes a passage gate sensor 260 that detects a pachinko ball PB passing through the passage gate 118 (see FIG. 2), a start port (A) sensor 262 that detects a winning ball to the start port (A) 130, A start port (B) sensor 264 that detects a winning ball to the start port (B) 134, an attacker sensor 266 that detects a winning ball to the attacker 112 that is opened in a special gaming state, and a V zone in the center accessory 105 V winning sensor 268 for detecting a winning ball to 242, a detaching sensor 270 for detecting a pachinko ball PB flowing into the detaching port 258, and a pair of blades of the pachinko ball PB to the big winning port 202 provided in the center accessory 105 The big winning sensor 272 that detects the inflow from both of the members 208 and the ball guide mechanism 232 guided by the transition stage 218 of the center accessory 105. In order to make a distinction, a transition stage sensor 274 provided in each path and a movable part end sensor 248 for detecting positions at both ends of the rotation range of the movable part 240 are connected to each other. When a sphere is detected, the detection signal is output to the main control unit 150. If necessary, if there is a continuation zone in the attacker 112 that triggers a round of jackpot processing, a continuation sensor (not shown) that detects passing through this continuation zone is provided. Is disposed.

  Further, a solenoid 138 for operating the electric tulip 136, a solenoid 148 for opening / closing the opening / closing door 116 of the attacker 112, and a solenoid 210 for opening / closing the blade member 208 are connected to the main control unit 150.

  Here, when the pachinko ball PB passes through the passing gate 118, this is detected by the passing gate sensor 260, so that the main control unit 150 performs a lottery of winning / losing a normal symbol (hereinafter referred to as “normal drawing lottery”). The result of the normal drawing lottery is executed, and the 7-segment display 142 provided in the center accessory 105 is notified. Here, when the result of the lottery drawing wins, the main control unit 150 drives and controls the solenoid 138 to open the electric tulip 136 for a predetermined time (about 1.2 seconds). Only at the time of opening, it is possible to win a pachinko ball to the starting port (B).

  In addition, when the pachinko ball PB wins the start opening (A) 130 or the start opening (B) 134, this is detected by the start opening (A) sensor 262 or the start opening (B) sensor 264, so that a special symbol hit / Outlier special drawing lottery is executed by the main control unit 150. This special drawing lottery is executed in a very short time (within 1 second), and the result is notified by the 7-segment display 144 provided in the center accessory 105.

  In the game specifications in the present embodiment, the special drawing lottery results are classified into a jackpot and others (hereinafter referred to as “small jackpot”).

  The winning probability of the jackpot special drawing lottery is almost 0% (about 1/399), and its operation is to release the attacker 112 as in the special gaming state described later. However, in this game specification, in the special game state in this “big hit”, the opening / closing control is executed for a short time such that the pachinko ball PB does not win the attacker 112. In other words, this jackpot is equal to “out”.

  On the other hand, the winning probability of the special drawing lottery per bonus is almost 100% (about 398/399), and the operation is to open the blade member 208. In this game specification, the winning time at the start opening (B) is set so that the opening time of the blade member 208 is longer than the winning at the start opening 130 (A).

  When the blade member 208 is opened, the pachinko ball PB flows into the center accessory 105.

  Here, the movement of the pachinko ball in the center actor 105 (that is, which of the three ball guide mechanisms 232 is guided by the ball effect unit 204 or wins the V zone 242) is the basic. Specifically, it depends on physical laws, and in addition to this, it varies depending on the operation timing of the shutter 226, the movable part 240, the flipper 254, and the like when the pachinko sphere PB moves.

  When winning a prize in the V zone 242, a V prize is confirmed and a special gaming state is executed.

  The special game state means that when the attacker 112 opens for a predetermined time (generally 30 seconds) and then closes it as one round, multiple rounds (one round, seven rounds each with a probability of 1/3, (15 rounds) Refers to a repeated gaming state. As a result, many game balls PB win the attacker 112, and many wins can be expected. Normally, the maximum number of winnings in one round is limited to 10.

  In addition, a “time saving” is added to reduce the time for the regular drawing lottery simultaneously with the determination of the round of the special game state based on the “small winning” and V winning confirmation. It should be noted that the number of times given during this time reduction is 3 to 5 times (3 times in the present embodiment) when the “V winning decision” is made during the normal game (no time saving), and “V” during the time saving game. In the case of “winning confirmation”, it is 10 to 20 times (15 times in the present embodiment).

  This is a number set based on the so-called continuous rate of “V winning determination”. In the setting of the present embodiment, the probability of “V winning determination” during normal game is 19%, and “ The probability of becoming “V winning confirmed” is 65%. This setting may be changed according to game specifications and the like, and is not limited to the value.

  On the other hand, on the LCD 106 provided in the center of the center accessory 105, various effects are executed. As one of the effects, when the pachinko ball is guided to the central ball guide mechanism 232, the movable portion 240 is used. Based on the movement state, a moving image is displayed that drops the falling object image (in FIG. 2, the “character image” 276 stared at the “character image” 276) according to the falling speed of the pachinko ball in the ball guide mechanism 232. Let

  In this display, when the falling speed of the pachinko sphere PB and the rice ball image 278 coincide with each other, the probability of receiving the pachinko sphere PB at the opening 240A of the movable portion 240 is extremely high (see FIG. 6A). When there is a difference in the falling speed, the probability is lowered (see FIG. 6B).

  In order to perform such an image effect, the main controller 150 recognizes the inflow timing of the pachinko ball PB to the center ball guide mechanism 232 and the rotational position of the movable portion 240, and effects control is performed in accordance with the recognized timing. An image display effect by the symbol control unit 156 is executed via the unit 152.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

(Game flow of pachinko machine 10)
In the game with the pachinko machine 10, when the player operates the launch handle 39, the game balls PB stored in the ball tray portion 34 of the integrated dish 30 are supplied to the launch device 40 one by one by the ball feeder, and the launch device 40 is fired upwards. The launched game ball PB is driven into the game area 101 of the game board 100 along the outer rail 102 and falls in the game area 101 while changing the direction by hitting the game nail. Then, the game balls PB that have reached the lower end of the game area 101 without winning a prize are collected into the pachinko machine 10 from the out port 124.

  In addition, when the game ball PB passes the passing gate 118, the main control unit 150 executes a lottery process (ordinary drawing lottery) for hitting / losing the normal symbol, and the usual drawing lottery result is displayed on the 7-segment display 142, A one-digit normal symbol (an integer from 0 to 9) is changed and displayed after the change by a stop symbol (for example, winning if it stops at the numeral 7).

  When the result of this normal drawing lottery is “winning”, the electric tulip 110 is opened for a predetermined time, and the game ball PB can be awarded to the start opening (B) 134. The start opening (A) 130 can always be awarded.

  In this embodiment, the electric tulip 110 is used to open and close the start opening (B) 134. However, it is not always necessary to use only the electric tulip 110 to open and close the start opening (B) 134. It is also possible to use an attacker that is the same as or smaller than the attacker 112.

  In addition, when the pachinko ball PBG wins at the start port (A) 130 or the start port (B) 134, the main control unit 150 executes a special symbol winning / losing special drawing lottery process. One-digit normal symbols (integers from 0 to 9) are changed on the 7-segment display 144 and displayed as a stop symbol after the change (for example, winning if stopped at the numeral 7).

  The special drawing lottery results include big wins and small wins (no miss).

  By the way, in the game specification of the present embodiment, when the jackpot is won, an operation equivalent to the jackpot processing (opening / closing operation of the attacker 112) described later is executed, but since this operation time is extremely short, the pachinko to the attacker 112 is executed. I can't expect to win the ball PB. More specifically, since the attacker 112 is opened for 0.2 seconds (one opening time) / 2 rounds (the number of continuations), the winning of the pachinko ball PB cannot be expected, in other words, a state equal to a miss It can be said.

  On the other hand, when winning a small hit, the blade member 208 is opened for a predetermined time, thereby allowing the pachinko ball PB to flow into the center accessory 105.

  The winning probability for the jackpot is 1/399, and the winning probability for the jackpot is 398/399. Therefore, when winning at the starting port (A) 130 or the starting port (B) 134, most of the winning numbers Become. In addition, since the special drawing lottery is executed in an extremely short time (within 0.5 seconds), from the point of view of the player, the start opening (A) 130 and the start opening (B) 134 are provided with an opening opportunity of the blade member 218. It can be said that it is a prize opening.

(Flow of pachinko balls in the center actor 105)
When the pachinko ball PB flows into the center accessory 105 when the blade member 208 is opened, the pachinko ball PB is gradually lowered by the slope of the ball guide portion 212 and finally reaches the moving stage 218.

  The transition stage 218 is provided with three openings 220, 222, and 224, and enters any one of the pachinko balls PB. Since the left and right openings 220 and 224 are closed by the shutter 226 when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the pachinko ball PB enters the central opening 222 in this case.

  The pachinko balls PB that have entered the openings 220, 222, and 224 reach the ball effect unit 204. The ball effect unit 204 is provided with three ball guide mechanisms 232 corresponding to the three openings 220, 222, and 224, and is guided by one of them to flow down.

  Here, since the ball guide mechanisms 232 corresponding to the left and right openings 220 and 224 are disposed at the left and right edges of the LCD 106, the display content of the LCD 106 is not particularly obstructed. On the other hand, the ball guide mechanism 232 corresponding to the central opening 222 is disposed in the vertical direction at the center in the left-right direction of the LCD 106.

  Conventionally, in such an arrangement, the display content of the LCD 106 is not visible to the player, and thus cannot be implemented. However, in this embodiment, since the ball guide mechanism 232 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, the display content of the LCD 106 can be visually recognized through the ball guide mechanism 232.

  Thereby, even if the area where the display is visually recognized on the LCD 106 and the area where the pachinko ball PB flows are overlapped in the range of the player's line of sight, the visibility of the display content of the LCD 106 and the expansion of the flow space of the pachinko ball PB Can be achieved.

  When the pachinko sphere PB enters the central sphere guide mechanism 232, the pachinko sphere PB is guided to a plurality of slopes 236 disposed in the case 234 of the sphere guide mechanism 232, and gradually rolls and falls. More specifically, the pachinko ball PB reaching the uppermost slope 236 rolls along the inclination of the slope 236, reaches the lowermost end portion, and falls. At the dropping position, the uppermost end portion of the slope 236 of the next stage is located, and the falling pachinko ball is received and rolled along the slope 236. By repeating this for the number of steps of the slope 236, the pachinko ball PB gradually descends.

  When this state is viewed from the player side, the rolling along the slope 236 is the front-depth direction (front-rear direction) of the game board 100 and does not move in the left-right direction. For this reason, it seems to the player that the pachinko ball is falling linearly in slow motion (compared to natural fall).

  Thereby, the player can visually recognize the movement (falling) of the pachinko ball PB.

  Immediately below the central ball guide mechanism 232, the movable part 240 of the V winning certainty guide part 238 is opposed. The movable part 240 rotates in the range of a predetermined angle from side to side with the horizontal gourd-shaped opening 240A facing the front, with the vertical direction (vertical direction) as the axis. In this rotation operation, the moving part end sensor 248 sequentially detects the reversal timing of the rotation direction, and recognizes the current rotation position.

  The pachinko sphere PB that has entered the central sphere guide mechanism 232 basically faces the opening 240A of the movable part 240 almost always, so most of the pachinko spheres PB discharged from the central sphere guide mechanism 232 are It will enter into the opening 240A of the movable part 240.

  On the other hand, the pachinko ball PB guided by the left and right ball guide mechanisms 232 reaches near the lower left and lower right corners of the display area of the LCD 106.

  The reached pachinko ball PB is guided by the slope 250 in the center, that is, in the direction in which the movable portion 240 is disposed. However, since the movable portion 240 is rotating, the probability that the opening 240A receives the pachinko sphere PB falling from the slope 250 is lower than the probability that the pachinko sphere PB falling from the central ball guide mechanism 232 is received. .

  The slope 250 is provided with a pit 252 and is closed by the flipper 254 only when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Therefore, before the predetermined condition is satisfied, before reaching the movable portion 240, the slope 250 is closed. , It falls to the lowermost part where the V winning opening 242 and the release opening 258 are provided.

  As a result, it can be seen that the transition stage 218 is most easily received by the opening 240 </ b> A of the movable portion 240 when entering the central opening 222.

  The pachinko ball PB received by the opening 240A of the movable portion 240 can be guided to the V prize opening 242 almost certainly by the guide block 244.

  Further, there is a high probability that pachinko balls PB (including pachinko balls PB dropped from the pit 252) that have not been received by the opening 240A of the movable portion 240 will enter the V winning port 242 and the left and right exit ports 258. Become.

  When the pachinko ball PB wins the V winning opening 242, the jackpot is confirmed and the jackpot processing is executed.

(Big jackpot processing)
As the jackpot processing, the attacker 112 is opened by, for example, 10 counts (the number of winning prizes) or a maximum of 30 seconds (a single open time) / a maximum of 15 rounds (the number of continuations) by the opening / closing operation of the door 116. In the present embodiment, the number of continuations is selected by lottery from 1 round (1R), 7 rounds (7R), and 15 rounds (15R) (the lottery probability is 1/3 each). This number of continuations is not limited to the present embodiment, and can be arbitrarily determined according to the specifications of each gaming machine, such as 1R-3R-15R, 2R-5R-16R, 3R-7R-15R, etc.

  Further, in the case of a game specification in which a continuation confirmation zone is provided in the attacker 112, an operation is performed in which the next round is continued by winning a prize in the continuation confirmation zone when the attacker 112 is released once.

  As a result, the player can easily win a lot of prize balls by, for example, receiving 15 payouts per winning prize, for example, by making the released gaming ball PB win the attacker 112 easily. At this time, the payout device 160 operates to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls, and the payout prize balls are discharged from the ball discharge port 46 to the ball tray portion 34 of the integrated dish 30.

  Further, when the jackpot is determined by winning the V winning opening 242, a “short time” privilege by a normal drawing lottery is given according to the gaming state immediately before winning the V winning opening 242.

  This “time saving” is given 3 times when the immediately preceding gaming state is the normal gaming state, and 15 times when the gaming state is the time saving state.

  In the present embodiment, when the previous gaming state is the normal gaming state, three times are given, but this time number is not limited to this embodiment, and the number of times is 3 depending on the specifications of each gaming machine. Arbitrary number of times can be decided from 7 times to 7 times. In addition, the 15 times after the shortening can be negotiated in the range of about 10 to 20 times.

  When the regular drawing lottery becomes “short time”, the regular drawing lottery result is known immediately after passing the passing gate 118, and in the case of winning, the pachinko ball PB that has passed is received by the opened electric tulip 136, and the start port (B) It is possible to win 134. That is, many opening / closing operations of the blade member 208 are executed in a short period of time, and the probability of winning a V prize increases accordingly.

  Based on the above-described game flow, FIG. 7 illustrates the flow of control related to the special drawing lottery, the universal drawing lottery, and the game state change after the V winning in the main control unit 150.

  In step 300, it is determined whether or not the pachinko ball PB has won the starting port (A) 130 or the starting port (B) 134. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 302, where the pachinko ball PB passes the pass gate 118. It is determined whether or not. If a negative determination is made in step 302, the process returns to step 300 and is repeated until an affirmative determination is made in step 300 or step 302.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 302, the routine proceeds to step 304, where a general drawing lottery is executed.

  Next, in step 306, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is in a short time, and if an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 308 to notify the result of the regular drawing lottery in a short time, and if a negative determination is made, The process proceeds to 310, and the result of the general drawing lottery is notified in the normal time, and the process proceeds to step 312 respectively.

  In step 312, it is determined whether or not the normal drawing lottery has been won. If the determination is affirmative, the routine proceeds to step 314, where the electric tulip 136 is released for a predetermined time, and the routine returns to step 300. If a negative determination is made in step 312, the process returns to step 300.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step 300, the process proceeds to step 316, and a special drawing lottery is performed with each winning probability (or the same probability) based on the winning start port ((A) 130 or (B) 134). Is executed.

  In the next step 318, the special drawing lottery result is determined. This special drawing lottery is a big hit or a small win.

  If it is determined in step 318 that the game is a big hit, the process proceeds to step 320, the opening / closing operation of the attacker 112 equal to the detachment is executed, and the process returns to step 300. That is, in this operation, there is almost no possibility of a winning ball.

  If it is determined in step 318 that it is a small hit, the process proceeds to step 322, and the blade member 208 is opened and closed for the time corresponding to each of the start port (A) 130 or the start port (B) 134. Thereby, the pachinko ball PB can be guided to the center accessory 105. In addition, this inflow becomes a big prize (a jackpot is not confirmed).

  In the next step 324, it is determined whether or not the big winning opening 202 has been won, and if a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 326 and it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed. If a negative determination is made in step 326, it is determined that the blade member 208 is still open and there is a possibility of a big prize, and the process returns to step 324. If the determination in step 326 is affirmative, it is determined that there is no possibility that the blade member 208 is closed and the pachinko ball PB has won a large prize, and the process returns to step 300.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 324, that is, if a big prize is confirmed, the routine proceeds to step 328, where it is determined whether or not the V prize opening 242 has been won. If a negative determination is made in step 328, it is determined whether or not the routine proceeds to step 330 and flows into the outlet 258. If a negative determination is made in step 330, the process returns to step 328. That is, from the winning of the grand prize winning port 202 to the V winning port 242 or the exit port 258, the ball guide mechanism 232 or the like in the center accessory 105 performs an effect using a pachinko ball as described above. Therefore, since it takes a considerable time, step 328 and step 330 are repeated during that time. However, in the end, the V winning or losing will be confirmed.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 330, that is, if detachment is confirmed, the process returns to step 300.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step 328 is affirmative, that is, the V winning is confirmed, the jackpot is confirmed, and the routine proceeds to step 332 where the opener lottery of the attacker 112 is executed.

  In the next step 334, the lottery result of the open round is determined. If it is per round, the process proceeds to step 336, the attacker 112 is opened and closed for one round, and the process proceeds to step 342.

  If it is around 7 rounds, the process proceeds to step 338, the attacker 112 is opened and closed for 7 rounds, and the process proceeds to step 342.

  Further, if it is around 15 rounds, the process proceeds to step 340, the attacker 112 is opened and closed for 15 rounds, and the process proceeds to step 342.

  In step 342, the current gaming state is determined. In the case of the normal gaming state, the process proceeds to step 344, and three times are assigned, and in the case of the short-time gaming state, the process proceeds to step 346 and 15 times. And return to step 300 respectively.

  In the above embodiment, when the pachinko ball PB wins the V winning opening 242, all the jackpots are confirmed. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the pachinko ball PB is inserted in the V winning opening 242. After winning a prize, the jackpot may be determined by lottery.

  Next, a specific effect execution control routine in the effect control unit 152 will be described according to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step 350, it is determined whether or not a specific performance instruction has been given. If a negative determination is made, this routine ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 350, the process proceeds to step 352 to acquire the inflow timing state from the main control unit 150 to any one of the openings 220, 222, and 224 of the transition stage 218, and then proceeds to step 354. And start the timer according to the inflow timing.

  This timer measures the time from the flow into the openings 220, 222, 224 to the movable part 240.

  In the next step 356, the inflow opening information of the transition stage 218 is acquired from the main control unit 150. That is, it is recognized which of the openings 220, 222, 224 has flowed, and the process proceeds to step 358.

  In step 358, it is determined whether or not the recognized inflow opening is the opening 222. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 360 to execute another effect, and this routine ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 358, the process proceeds to step 362, and the rotational position information of the movable unit 240 is acquired from the main control unit 150. Next, at step 364, it is determined from the rotational position information of the movable part 240 and the measured value of the timer whether or not the acceptance probability to the opening 240A of the movable part 240 is high. This determination is made when the pachinko ball PB passes through the opening 222 of the transition stage 218 and arrives at the movable portion 240 in advance after the calculation, and the opening 240A of the movable portion 240 is the exit of the central ball guide mechanism portion 232. Judgment by whether or not it is suitable.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 364, the process proceeds to step 368, where it is determined whether or not the production time is reached, and if the production time comes, the process proceeds to step 370 to instruct execution of the high expected value production. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6A, the rice ball image 278 is displayed so as to descend while maintaining the same height position as the pachinko ball PB descending in the ball guide mechanism 232, step 376. Migrate to

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 364, the process proceeds to step 372, where it is determined whether or not it is the production time. When the production time comes, the process proceeds to step 374 and an instruction to execute the low expected value production is given. . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6B, the rice ball image 278 is displayed so as to descend at a different height position (shifted position) from the pachinko ball PB descending in the ball guide mechanism 232, Control goes to step 376.

  From the image displayed on the LCD 106, the player can see with a sense of expectation whether or not there is a high possibility that the pachinko ball PB will enter the opening 240A of the movable part 240, that is, whether or not a V prize is likely to be won. it can.

  In step 376, it is determined whether or not the V winning opening 242 has been won. If the determination is affirmative, execution of a jackpot effect in accordance with the number of rounds set by lottery is instructed, and this routine ends. . If the determination in step 378 is negative, this routine ends.

(Effects of the present embodiment (part 1))
According to the present embodiment, the sphere flow guide mechanism 232 is disposed on the front side (center portion) of the LCD 106. The sphere flow guide mechanism 232 is vertically long when viewed from the player side, but it obstructs the field of view for viewing the display area of the LCD 106. Therefore, by forming the sphere flow guide mechanism 232 with a transparent member, an image transmitted through the sphere guide mechanism 232 and displayed on the LCD 106 can be viewed together with a game ball passing through the sphere guide mechanism 232. As a result, the image display area of the LCD 106 can be substantially the entire area behind the center accessory 105, and the front space can be used as the flow effect area of the pachinko sphere PB. Further, the pachinko sphere PB descending in the sphere flow guide mechanism 232 descends at a speed much slower than the natural fall by the slope 234, so that the visibility can be further increased.

(Effects of the present embodiment (part 2))
According to the present embodiment, when an image is displayed on the LCD 106, the relationship between the timing of flowing from the transition stage 218 to the sphere flow guide mechanism 232 and the rotational position of the movable part 240 obtained by the movable part end sensor 248. When the probability that the pachinko ball PB flowing into the central ball flow guide mechanism 232 wins the V winning opening 242 is relatively high, the character image “omusubi image 278” is displayed as the fall speed and high of the pachinko ball PB. If the probability of winning a prize is relatively low, the “omusubi image 278” is displayed with a shift relative to the falling speed or height position of the pachinko ball PB. The possibility of winning V can be determined by the difference in image effects on the LCD 106.

(Effects of the present embodiment (part 3))
According to the present embodiment, the ball flow guide mechanism portion 232 is provided at three locations on the center and both sides with respect to the LCD 106, and flows into any one of the directions depending on the movement of the pachinko ball PB that has reached the transition stage 218. It was. The game of flowing into any of the ball guide mechanisms 232 in the transition stage 218, the differentiation that the flow into the central ball flow guide mechanism 232 has the highest V winning probability, and the pachinko in the ball flow guide mechanism 232 It is possible to provide a game with changes due to complex game play such as slow motion (slower than natural fall) of the ball PB.

(Effects of the present embodiment (part 4))
According to the present embodiment, on the game board 100 surface, along the natural fall direction of the pachinko ball PB, the passing gate 118 (top position) that triggers the lottery whether or not to open the electric tulip 136, A start opening (A) 130 (lowermost position) that can always win a prize and a start opening (B) 134 (intermediate position) that can be won by opening the electric tulip 136 are provided. Due to the configuration in which the opening time of the blade member 208 due to the winning is longer than the opening time of the blade member 208 due to the winning of the start opening (A) 130, the game operation is simple, but the game characteristics rich in change Can bring.

(Effects of the present embodiment (part 5))
According to the present embodiment, when the blade member 208 is opened to make a big prize, the number of attacker rounds in the V prize is set to 1, 7, or 15 and any one is determined by lottery. At this time, a “short time” is given for the fluctuation time of the regular drawing lottery that opens the electric tulip 136 (three times during normal games and fifteen times during the short time). That is, if there is a single V prize, the number of short time grants will be greatly increased thereafter, so the number of opening of the blade member 208 will increase, and so-called continuous change will be easier. The adjustment of the starting rate by increasing the number of runners is corrected by a lottery of the number of rounds, and the target starting rate can be secured.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the game board which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the center accessory which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the control system of the pachinko machine concerning this Embodiment. (A) is side surface sectional drawing of a ball | bowl guide mechanism, (B) is a characteristic view which shows the fall velocity of the pachinko ball which descend | falls a ball | bowl guide mechanism. A part of the specific effect is shown, (A) is a front view of the LCD in the case of high expectation, and (B) is a front view of the LCD in the case of low expectation. It is a flowchart which shows the game control routine in the main-control part which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific production control routine in the sub-control part which concerns on this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

PB Pachinko ball 10 Pachinko machine 40 Launching device 100 Game board 101 Game area 105 Center object 106 LCD
112 Attacker 116 Opening / closing door 118 Passing gate (normal design starting gate)
130 Starting Port (A) (Special Symbol Starting Winning Port)
134 Starting Port (B) (Special Symbol Starting Winning Port)
136 Electric Tulip (Normal Opening and Closing Member)
140 Lottery display unit 142, 144 7-segment display 146 Notification display 150 Main control unit (game control means)
152 Effect control unit 154 Payout control unit 156 Symbol display control unit 174 Solenoid 148 Solenoid 200 Side wall portion 202 Big winning opening 204 Ball effect unit 208 Blade member (special opening / closing member)
210 Solenoid 212 Ball guide portion 214 Ball lottery portion 216 Guide slope 218 Transition stage 220, 222, 224 Opening portion 226 Shutter 230 Solenoid 232 Ball flow guide mechanism 234 Slope 236 Slope 238 V Winning certainty guide portion 240 Movable portion 240A Opening portion 242 V Winning entrance (winning entrance, special winning entrance)
244 Guide block 246 Motor 248 Movable part end sensor 250 Slope 252 Pithole 254 Flipper 258 Outlet 230 Solenoid 256 Solenoid 260 Passing gate sensor 262 Start port (A) sensor 264 Start port (B) sensor 266 Attacker sensor 268 V prize sensor 270 Out-of-range sensor 272 Grand prize sensor 274 Transition stage sensor

Claims (16)

  The first jackpot game is executed based on the winning of the special winning roge of the game medium in the first gaming state or the lottery after the winning, and a predetermined number of bonus games are executed after the first jackpot game. A second jackpot that is the same as or different from the first jackpot game based on the winning of a special winning opening of the game medium in the second gaming state or the lottery winning after the winning A game is executed, and after the second jackpot game, a third gaming state is executed in which a greater number of bonus games are executed than in the second gaming state, and a special winning opening for gaming media in the third gaming state is entered. After winning the winning or winning lottery by winning after the winning, the combination game of the second jackpot game and the subsequent third gaming state is made special during the period of the third gaming state. Winning opening Winning or game machine, characterized by continuing the condition that there is a big hit winning by drawing after the prize.   The first and second jackpot games can be made to win a predetermined amount of game media, and a large number of game media can be won by winning the predetermined amount and / or within a predetermined time. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a game that enables a unit big hit game that enables one game medium to be acquired one or more times in succession.   The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the first jackpot game is selected and executed by lottery from a plurality of jackpot game patterns having different numbers of unit jackpot games.   4. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the second jackpot game is executed with a maximum gaming pattern in which the number of unit jackpot games is in the specifications of the gaming machine.   5. The game medium according to claim 1, wherein the game medium is a game ball, and the special winning opening is provided in an accessory that is provided in a game area on the game board and can receive the game ball. The gaming machine according to any one of the above.   In order to provide an inflow port for receiving a game ball in the accessory, a special opening / closing member for opening or closing the inflow port, and a condition for opening the special opening / closing member for a predetermined period. The special opening / closing member is disposed in a game area on the game board, and is disposed at a place different from the accessory along the falling direction of the game ball, and when the game ball wins, the special opening / closing member is opened for a first period. A first prize opening for providing a necessary condition for performing the game, and a game ball that is provided above the first prize opening in the falling direction of the game ball. The gaming machine according to claim 5, further comprising a second prize opening that gives a necessary condition for opening a second period that is relatively longer than the second prize opening.   The first winning port or the second winning port further comprises special lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to open the special opening and closing member based on a winning game ball of each winning rohe. The gaming machine according to claim 6.   The first prize opening or the second prize opening is provided so as to be able to open and close the prize opening, and further provided with a normal opening / closing member that increases the possibility of winning a game ball to the prize opening by opening. The gaming machine according to claim 6 or 7, characterized by the above.   The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein the normal opening / closing member is provided in the second winning row.   In order to provide a necessary condition for controlling the opening / closing of the normal opening / closing member, the game apparatus further comprises a passage opening provided above the second winning ball in the falling direction of the game ball and detecting the passage of the game ball. The gaming machine according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that   11. The gaming machine according to claim 10, further comprising a normal lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to open the normal opening / closing member based on detection of a game ball passing through the passage opening.   The normal lottery means opens the normal opening / closing member after passing through the passage opening of the game ball, whether or not to open the normal opening / closing member based on the detection of the passing of the game ball in the passing row 12. The gaming machine according to claim 11, wherein there is a case in which a time-saving lottery that is executed within a time until the game ball is in time for winning the second winning game is performed.   13. The gaming machine according to claim 12, wherein the bonus game includes a game played based on a game ball winning in the second winning opening by the time-saving lottery. A gaming machine equipped with a ball guide mechanism for guiding a game ball that has flowed from a predetermined inlet into a prize opening with a predetermined probability in an accessory provided on a game board,
The first special game based on the winning in the prize opening in the bonus game is executed, and after the first special game is executed, a relatively small number of bonuses are executed. A gaming machine having a game control means for providing a relatively large number of benefits after execution of a special game on and after the next time based on the winning if there is a prize in the mouth, after execution of the first special game. A special opening / closing member provided at the predetermined inlet and opening / closing the inlet;
A pair of special symbol start winning openings that are arranged in places different from the bonuses on the game board, and that triggers a special symbol lottery that determines the opening and closing of the special opening and closing member;
A normal opening and closing member that executes whether or not to win a special symbol start winning opening;
A normal symbol starting gate that triggers a normal symbol lottery to determine whether or not to win a prize by the normal opening and closing member;
The game machine according to claim 14, further comprising:   16. The gaming machine according to claim 14, wherein at least the first special game is selected and executed by lottery from a plurality of game patterns having different advantages.

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