JP2007296273A - Pinball game machine, computer program for pinball game machine, and recording medium recorded with computer program for pinball game machine and readable with computer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To diversify game property in an advantageous game state for a player so as to attract interest of the player. <P>SOLUTION: When shifting to a big winning game state advantageous for player, an advantage imparted state is arisen repeatedly until a sum of rounds arisen under condition of establishment of a round continuous condition during executing each round reaches to the total number of the rounds. the arisen advantage imparted state is either a first advantage imparted state for opening a first winning device 20 or a second advantage imparted state for opening a second winning device 30, and the first advantage imparted state is different in the round continuous condition from the second advantage imparted state. Thus, when the advantage imparted state arisen in each round is different, the game property between the rounds is to be different naturally. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a ball game machine.

  A bullet ball game machine such as a pachinko machine is provided with a launching device that launches a game ball by a handle operation, and a game ball that is launched into the game area of the game board by this launching device enters the start prize opening. Accordingly, it is known that an opening / closing member is operated to open and close an opening of a structure (so-called second type special electric combination) provided approximately at the center of the game board a predetermined number of times. A game state advantageous to the player is generated when the game ball that has passed through the opening enters a specific winning opening provided in a winning area in the structure, and the player acquires a lot of prize balls. can do.

JP 05-309162 A

  By the way, the gaming state advantageous to the player is composed of one or more rounds with a preset total number of rounds that can be continued, and the opening of the structure is opened and closed in each round. The number of rounds executed by the occurrence of the advantageous game state once is determined as to whether or not a round continuation condition is satisfied during execution of each round (whether or not a game ball has been awarded to a specific winning opening) If the round continuation condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to the next round with the total number of rounds as the upper limit.

  However, in the advantageous gaming state, the round continuation condition is the same in all rounds, so that the gaming characteristics are common in each round. For this reason, the game becomes monotonous, and the player's interest may be lost as the game progresses.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball and ball machine capable of attracting the player's interest by diversifying the gameability in a gaming state advantageous to the player. It is an object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable recording medium in which a computer program for a ball game machine and a computer program for a ball game machine are recorded.

  To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a ball game machine that launches a game ball in a game area of a game board and plays a game, and includes a first prize device, a second prize device, a prize area detection means, , Specific winning ball detection means, second normal winning ball detection means, gaming ball payout means, profit grant control means, round continuation determination means, storage means, and profit grant execution instruction means.

  The first prize winning device is provided in a game area and has a first normal prize opening in a winning area having a first normal prize opening, a closed state in which a game ball is difficult to enter or cannot enter the winning area, and an open state in which it is easy to enter. A first opening / closing member that can be changed, a specific winning opening that allows a game ball that has entered the winning area when the first opening / closing member is set in an open state and is disposed in the winning area, and is disposed in the winning area And a collection port for collecting game balls that have not won a specific winning port among the game balls that have entered the winning area. The second winning device is provided in the game area, and a second normal winning opening, a second opening / closing member that opens and closes the second normal winning opening and allows and prohibits the entry of the game ball into the second normal winning opening, Have The winning area detecting means detects a game ball that has entered the winning area. The specific winning ball detection means detects a game ball that wins a specific winning opening. The second normal winning ball detection means detects a game ball that wins a second normal winning hole. The game ball payout means pays out predetermined prize balls according to the detection of the game ball by the winning area detection means and the detection of the game ball by the second normal winning ball detection means.

  When the profit grant control means receives the execution instruction of the first profit grant, the profit grant control means controls the first opening and closing member to open and close until the end of the round when the preset first profit grant end condition is satisfied, When the first profit granting state in which the ball is easy to enter is generated for one round and the execution instruction of the second profit grant is received, until the end of the round when the preset second profit grant end condition is satisfied, 2 Open / close control of the opening / closing member is performed, and a second profit grant state in which a game ball easily enters the second normal winning opening is generated for one round. The round continuation determination means continues when the profit granting control means has generated a profit granting state for one round, and then proceeds to the next round after the end of the round and continues the profit granting state. It is determined whether the condition is satisfied. The storage unit stores in advance a profit grant setting pattern that associates each of the preset total number of rounds that can be continued with the first profit grant or the second profit grant.

  The profit grant execution instructing means instructs the profit grant control means to execute profit grant associated with the first round of the profit grant setting pattern read from the storage means when a predetermined start condition is satisfied. After completion of the first profit granting state by the profit granting control means, on the condition that the round continuation judging means determines that the round continuation condition has been satisfied, the corresponding profit grant setting pattern is read until the total number of rounds is reached. The profit grant control means is sequentially instructed to execute the profit grant associated with the round.

  The round continuation determining means determines that the round continuation condition is satisfied when the specific winning ball detecting means detects a game ball when the profit giving control means has caused the first profit granting state, and the profit giving control is performed. When the means has caused the second profit granting state, it is determined that the round continuation condition is satisfied unconditionally or when the second normal winning ball detection means detects a game ball.

  The profit grant setting pattern stored in the storage means is associated with the first profit grant, the first specific round in which the next round is associated with the second profit grant, the second profit grant, The second specific round that is associated and the next round is associated with the first profit grant, and the final round that is the final round of the total number of rounds.

  The winning area detecting means may be constituted by a first normal winning ball detecting means for detecting a game ball passing through the first normal winning opening, and a recovered ball detection for detecting a gaming ball recovered by the collecting port. You may comprise by a means and a specific winning ball detection means.

  In the above configuration, when a predetermined start condition is satisfied and the game state is shifted to an advantageous game state for the player, the profit grant execution instruction means is associated with the first round of the profit grant setting pattern read from the storage means. Instruct the profit grant control means to execute the profit grant. If the instructed profit grant is the first profit grant, the profit grant control means controls the opening and closing of the first opening / closing member to the winning area until the end of the round when the preset first profit grant end condition is satisfied. A first profit grant state in which a game ball can easily enter is generated for one round. On the other hand, if the instructed profit grant is the second profit grant, the profit grant control means controls the second opening / closing member to open and close until the end of the round when the preset second profit grant end condition is satisfied. 2 A second profit grant state in which a game ball can easily enter the normal winning opening is generated for one round.

  When the profit granting control means has caused a profit granting state for one round, the round continuation judging means shifts to the next round after the end of the round and continues the round for continuously generating the profit granting state. It is determined whether the condition is satisfied. Specifically, when the first profit granting state has occurred, it is determined that the round continuation condition is satisfied when the specific winning ball detection means detects a game ball. On the other hand, when the second profit granting state has occurred, it is determined that the round continuation condition is satisfied unconditionally or when the second normal winning ball detection means detects a game ball.

  When the round continuation determination unit determines that the round continuation condition is satisfied, the profit grant execution instruction unit performs the profit grant execution associated with the corresponding round of the read profit grant setting pattern until the total number of rounds is reached. Instruct the means sequentially. As a result, it is determined that the round continuation condition is satisfied, and the profit grant associated with each round of the read profit grant setting pattern is provided on the condition that the total number of rounds generated does not exceed the total number of rounds. Are executed sequentially.

  In this way, when the game state shifts to an advantageous game state for the player, the profit granting state is repeatedly generated until the total number of rounds reached reaches the total number of rounds, subject to the establishment of the round continuation condition during each round execution. The The profit granting state to be generated is either the first profit granting state or the second profit granting state, and the round continuation condition is different between the first profit granting state and the second profit granting state. To do. For this reason, if the profit granting state generated in each round is different, the gameability between the rounds is naturally different. Therefore, it is possible to diversify the game characteristics when shifting to a game state advantageous to the player, and to attract the player's interest.

  In addition, since the first winning device operates in the first profit granting state and the second winning device operates in the second profit granting state, the gameability differs greatly depending on the difference in the profit granting state that occurs. . Therefore, it is possible to further diversify the game characteristics when the game state is shifted to an advantageous game state for the player. Further, the player can easily determine which gaming state has occurred by looking at the state of the winning device.

  Furthermore, in the first profit granting state, the game ball that has entered the winning area of the first winning device enters the specific winning opening in the winning area, while the round continuation condition is satisfied, whereas the second profit granting state Then, the round continuation condition is established unconditionally or when the game ball enters the second normal winning opening. In other words, the round continuation condition in the first profit granting state is that the game ball enters the winning area of the first winning device and enters the specific winning opening, whereas in the second profit granting state The round continuation condition is unconditional or a game ball entering the second normal winning opening. For this reason, the round continuation condition is more easily established when the second profit grant state occurs than when the first profit grant state occurs. That is, the player's expectation is higher when the second profit grant state is generated than when the first profit grant state is generated. Therefore, the expectation given to the player can be varied by changing the setting of the profit grant setting pattern.

  In addition, since the profit granting state of each round is determined based on a pre-stored profit granting setting pattern, for example, compared to the case where the generated profit granting state is determined for each round by lottery, by the player. It becomes easier to determine whether or not the round will continue depending on the launch strength of the game ball and the superiority or inferior timing. Therefore, it is possible to increase the player's willingness to participate in the game.

  Furthermore, the profit grant setting pattern includes the first specific round in which the second round after the round in which the first profit grant state has occurred is the second profit grant state, and the round in which the second profit grant state has occurred. Includes a second specific round in which the first profit is granted and a final round that is the last of the total number of rounds. For this reason, once a transition is made to a gaming state advantageous to the player, a round in which the first profit grant state is generated and a second profit grant state that is easier to continue than the first profit grant state are generated. A round and a round that is continuously generated next to the second profit granting state are always executed when the round continuation condition is satisfied in each round. Therefore, the gameability when the game state is changed to an advantageous game state for the player is surely diversified. In addition, when the second profit grant state in which the round continuation condition is likely to be established first occurs, the opportunity to move to the next round is secured once, so the first second profit grant state This is the last round of the total number of rounds, and the profit granting state is not forcibly terminated, and the player is not disappointed.

  Further, a plurality of profit grant setting patterns may be set in the storage means, and the profit grant execution instructing means executes an electronic lottery by the time the start condition is satisfied, and from among the plurality of profit grant setting patterns. You may read the profit provision setting pattern according to the lottery result from a memory | storage means.

  In the above configuration, a plurality of profit grant setting patterns, that is, a plurality of profit grant setting patterns in which the number of first profit grants associated with each round and the second profit grant or at least one of the assignment orders are different. A profit grant setting pattern corresponding to the result of the lottery is read out from the list. For this reason, it is possible to expand the range of game play more than when only one profit provision setting pattern is read out, and to further prevent the player from losing interest.

  In addition, even if the ratio at which a predetermined profit grant setting pattern is selected from a plurality of profit grant setting patterns differs from the ratio at which another predetermined profit grant setting pattern is selected by lottery executed by the profit grant execution instruction means Good.

  In the above configuration, the selected ratios of the predetermined profit grant setting pattern and other predetermined profit grant setting patterns are different. Therefore, since the selected profit granting setting pattern can be biased, the range of game play can be further expanded.

  Further, a pattern display unit that displays a pattern specific display corresponding to each of a plurality of profit grant setting patterns, and a pattern that causes the pattern display unit to display a pattern specific display corresponding to the profit grant setting pattern read by the profit grant execution instruction unit Display control means.

  In the above configuration, a pattern specifying display corresponding to the profit grant setting pattern to be executed among the plurality of profit grant setting patterns is displayed on the pattern display means. That is, since the player can know in advance which one of the plurality of profit grant setting patterns with different expectations is executed, the player recognizes the expectation of the profit grant setting pattern. While playing, you can enjoy the game.

  Furthermore, the profit grant display means for displaying the profit grant specific display corresponding to each of the first profit grant and the second profit grant, and the profit grant control means are stored in association with the next round of the running round Profit grant display control means for causing the profit grant display means to display a profit grant specific display corresponding to the profit grant may be provided.

  In the above configuration, during the execution of the round, the profit granting specific display corresponding to the profit grant state executed in the next round is displayed on the profit grant display means. That is, the player who is executing the round can know the profit granting state generated in the next round by looking at the profit granting specific display, and is the second profit granting state in which the next round is easy to continue. In this case, the player's willingness to continue the round is naturally increased. Therefore, the player's willingness to continue the round can be positively changed, thereby diversifying game play.

  The computer program for a ball game machine according to the present invention includes a first winning device, a second winning device, a winning area detecting means, a specific winning ball detecting means, a second normal winning ball detecting means, and a game ball paying means. It is used in a ball game machine equipped with storage means and control means.

  The first prize winning device is provided in a game area and has a first normal prize opening in a winning area having a first normal prize opening, a closed state in which a game ball is difficult to enter or cannot enter the winning area, and an open state in which it is easy to enter. A first opening / closing member that can be changed, a specific winning opening that allows a game ball that has entered the winning area when the first opening / closing member is set in an open state and is disposed in the winning area, and is disposed in the winning area And a collection port for collecting game balls that have not won a specific winning port among the game balls that have entered the winning area. The second winning device is provided in the game area, and a second normal winning opening, a second opening / closing member that opens and closes the second normal winning opening and allows and prohibits the entry of the game ball into the second normal winning opening, Have The winning area detecting means detects a game ball that has entered the winning area. The specific winning ball detection means detects a game ball that wins a specific winning opening. The second normal winning ball detection means detects a game ball that wins a second normal winning hole. The game ball payout means pays out predetermined prize balls according to the detection of the game ball by the winning area detection means and the detection of the game ball by the second normal winning ball detection means. The storage means is a profit grant setting pattern that associates each of the preset total number of rounds that can be continued with the first profit grant or the second profit grant, and is associated with the first profit grant and the The first specific round in which the next round is associated with the second profit grant, and the second specific in which the next round is associated with the first profit grant and the next round is associated with the first profit grant A profit grant setting pattern including a round and a final round that is the final round of the total number of rounds is stored in advance. The control means controls the ball game machine.

  The computer program for the ball game machine causes the control means to execute a start condition determination step, a pattern reading step, a profit grant start instruction step, a profit grant execution step, a round continuation determination step, and a profit grant continuation instruction step. .

  In the start condition determination step, it is determined whether or not a predetermined start condition is satisfied. In the pattern reading step, the profit provision setting pattern stored in the storage means is read. In the profit grant start instruction step, when it is determined in the start condition determination step that the start condition is satisfied, execution of the profit grant associated with the first round of the profit grant setting pattern read in the pattern read step is executed. Instruct. In the profit grant execution step, when execution of the first profit grant is instructed, the first opening / closing member is controlled to open and close to the winning area until the end of the round when the preset first profit grant end condition is satisfied. The first profit grant state in which a game ball is easy to enter occurs for one round, and when the execution of the second profit grant is instructed, the second profit grant end condition set in advance is satisfied. Until then, the second opening / closing member is controlled to open and close, and a second profit grant state in which the game ball easily enters the second normal winning opening is generated for one round. In the round continuation determining step, when the first profit granting state is generated for one round by the profit granting execution step, when the specific winning ball detecting means detects a game ball, the process proceeds to the next round after the end of the round. When it is determined that the round continuation condition for continuously generating the profit granting state has been established, and the second profit granting state has occurred for one round by the profit granting start execution step, unconditionally Alternatively, it is determined that the round continuation condition is satisfied when the second normal winning ball detection means detects a game ball. In the profit grant continuation instruction step, the round continuation determination step determines that the round continuation condition is satisfied after the profit grant state for one round in the profit grant execution step ends, and the total number of rounds that have occurred does not exceed the total number of rounds On the condition, the execution of the profit grant associated with the corresponding round of the profit grant setting pattern read out in the pattern reading step is instructed.

  Furthermore, a recording medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium in which a computer program for the above-mentioned ball game machine is recorded.

  According to the above-mentioned computer program for a ball game machine, the first winning device, the second winning device, the winning area detecting means, the specific winning ball detecting means, the second normal winning ball detecting means, the game ball paying means and the storage means, In a ball game machine equipped with a control means, when transitioning to a gaming state advantageous to the player, until the total number of rounds reached reaches the total number of rounds, subject to the establishment of the round continuation condition during each round execution, The profit granting state is repeatedly generated, and the generated profit granting state is either the first profit granting state or the second profit granting state, and the first profit granting state and the second profit granting state are The round continuation condition is different from the profit grant state. For this reason, if the profit granting state generated in each round is different, the gameability between the rounds is naturally different. Therefore, it is possible to diversify the game characteristics when shifting to a game state advantageous to the player, and to attract the player's interest.

  According to the bullet ball gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to diversify the gaming properties in a gaming state advantageous to the player, and to prevent the player's interest from being lost.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, a configuration of a ball game machine that is installed in a place such as a game machine installation sales office and that allows a player to play a game based on supply of game media (for example, game balls, medals, etc.) The operation will be described. In the following description, a winning opening refers to the entrance of a game ball that triggers the payout of a winning ball, and an accessory refers to a structure having a winning opening.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a ball game machine according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the game board 1 of the ball game machine I has a guide rail 4 for guiding the game ball 3 launched by the operation of the handle 2 as a game ball launcher into the game board 1 in a substantially circular shape. It is planted in a shape. Then, a substantially circular area defined by the guide rail 4 becomes a game area 5.

  The game board 1 of the ball game machine I includes a first winning device 20, a second winning device 30, a first starting winning port (start chucker) 6, a second starting winning port (start chucker) 7, A display device (pattern display means) 85 is installed. A first start winning ball detection sensor 10 (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting the game ball 3 entering the first start winning port 6 is provided in the first start winning port 6. A second start winning ball detection sensor 11 (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting the game ball 3 entering the second start winning port 7 is provided in the second start winning port 7.

  The first winning device 20 is arranged at the approximate center of the game board 1 and defines a winning area 21 in the inside thereof. The second winning device 30, the first starting winning port 6, and the second starting winning port 7 are arranged below the first winning device 20.

  In the upper part of the first winning device 20, the winning area 21 is opened and closed in response to the game ball 3 winning (entering) the first starting winning opening 6 or the second starting winning opening 7, and the game to the winning area 21 is performed. A first normal winning opening 22 for changing the difficulty of entering the ball 3 is provided. The first normal winning opening 22 includes a pair of first opening / closing members 23 and a drive unit (not shown) such as a solenoid or a motor for driving the first opening / closing member 23, and the first opening / closing member 23 is a winning area. It opens and closes between a closed position for closing 21 and an open position for opening. The winning area 21 is provided with a winning area detection sensor 12 (shown in FIG. 3) that detects the game ball 3 entering the winning area 21. In the closed state in which the first opening / closing member 23 is in the closed position, a gap slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball 3 is formed so that it is difficult for the game ball 3 to enter the winning area 21. On the contrary, in the open state in which the first opening / closing member 23 is in the open position, the game ball 3 enters the winning area 21 relatively easily. The closed first opening / closing member 23 may prohibit the game ball 3 from entering the winning area 21.

  As shown in FIG. 2, below the winning area 21 of the first winning device 20, there are a falling passage 24 for dropping and moving the game ball 3 entered by opening and closing the first opening / closing member 23, and below the falling passage 24. A disc-shaped rotating member 25 that rotates at a constant speed by a motor (not shown), a specific winning port 26, and a recovery port 27 are provided. The specific winning opening 26 is provided with a specific winning ball detection sensor 13 (shown in FIG. 3) that detects the game ball 3 entering the specific winning opening 26.

  The falling passage 24 has a cross-sectional area slightly larger than the cross-sectional area of the maximum diameter of the game balls 3 and allows the game balls 3 to move one by one. The rotating member 25 is provided with three game ball housing grooves 28 and 29 extending from the outer peripheral surface thereof toward the rotation center of the rotating member 25. Among these, one game ball housing groove 28 is formed deeper than the other two game ball housing grooves 29. Each of the game ball housing grooves 28 and 29 has a cross-sectional area slightly larger than the cross-sectional area of the maximum diameter of the game ball 3 and allows the game balls 3 to move one by one, like the drop passage 24. The three game ball housing grooves 28 and 29 are respectively arranged at positions that divide the outer peripheral surface of the rotating member 25 into approximately three equal parts in the circumferential direction, and sequentially communicate with the lower end of the drop passage 24 as the rotating member 25 rotates. To do. The game balls 3 in the drop passage 24 move into the game ball storage grooves 28 and 29 in a state where the game ball storage grooves 28 and 29 and the drop passage 24 communicate with each other.

  A specific winning opening 26 is provided on the back side of the rotating member 25 of the first winning device 20. The specific winning opening 26 is disposed at a position that allows the game ball 3 to move from the game ball housing groove 28 and prohibits the game ball 3 from moving from the game ball housing groove 29. The collection port 27 is disposed behind the specific winning port 26 in the rotation direction of the rotary member 25 and is disposed at a position allowing the movement of the game ball 3 in the game ball housing groove 29 that does not move to the specific winning port 26. ing. The collection port 27 collects the game balls 3 that have not won the specific winning port 26.

  Accordingly, the game ball 3 that has entered the winning area 21 by opening and closing the first opening / closing member 23 passes through the drop passage 24 and is stored in any of the three game ball storage grooves 28 and 29. Which of the game ball housing grooves 28 and 29 accommodates the game ball 3 depends on the timing of the fall of the game ball 3 with respect to the position of the game ball housing grooves 28 and 29. The game ball 3 housed in the game ball housing groove 28 is moved by the rotation of the rotating member 25 and wins the specific winning opening 26. On the other hand, the game ball 3 housed in the game ball housing groove 29 does not move to the specific winning port 26 but enters the collection port 27.

  That is, in the first winning device 20, one game ball housing groove 28 of the rotating member 25 functions as the specific winning port 26, and two game ball housing grooves 29 function as the collection port 27. Accordingly, about 2/3 of the game balls 3 that have entered the winning area 21 move to the collection port 27, and about 1/3 move to the specific winning port 26. The first winning device 20 is provided with a first winning device decoration lamp (not shown) that lights up and flashes in a first profit grant state described later.

  The second prize-winning device 30 has a second normal prize-winning port 31 and generates an open state in which the second normal prize-winning port 31 is exposed and a closed state in which the second normal prize-winning port 31 is closed. An opening / closing member 32 is provided. The second normal winning ball 31 is provided with a second normal winning ball detection sensor 14 (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting the game ball 3 entering the second normal winning port 31. The second winning device 30 is provided with a second winning device decoration lamp (not shown) that lights up and flashes in the second profit granting state described later.

  The display device 85 is stored in association with the next round of the currently running round in response to the establishment of a predetermined condition (for example, each round is generated by shifting to the jackpot gaming state). It is a display device that displays profit granting specific display information corresponding to the profit grant (first profit grant or second profit grant described later). The display device 85 may be a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, a drum display device, a dot matrix display device, a 7-segment display device, or an EL (ElectroLuminescence) display device.

  Although not particularly shown, the game board 1 is provided with a decoration lamp having a light emitting lamp built into the windmill, a side lamp, a plastic windmill, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the ball game machine I having such a configuration includes a main board 60, a display generator circuit (pattern display control means) 81, a driver 82, a sound generator 83, and a movable object drive control circuit 40. It has. The main board 60 includes a CPU (profit grant control means, round continuation determination means, profit grant execution instruction means) 60a, a ROM (storage means) 60b for storing a profit grant setting pattern, which will be described later, and a RAM 60c. And is connected to the power supply circuit 70.

  A first start winning ball detection sensor 10, a second starting winning ball detection sensor 11, a winning area detection sensor 12, a specific winning ball detection sensor 13, and a second normal winning ball detection are connected to the main board 60 via an input interface 61. The detection signals from the sensor 14 and the prize ball payout detection sensor 76 are input. The CPU 60a of the main board 60 generates and outputs signals for controlling each operation of the ball game machine I. The display generator circuit 81, the driver 82, the sound generator 83, and the movable object drive control circuit 40 are: Each component of the ball game machine I is individually controlled based on a signal output from the main board 60.

  That is, the display device 85 is connected to the display generator circuit 81. The display generator circuit 81 is connected to the main board 60 via the output interface 62, and controls the display device 85 based on a command output from the main board 60. Specifically, the display generation circuit 81 provides the display device 85 with a profit based on a command corresponding to the profit granting specific display information associated with the first profit grant or the second profit grant output by the CPU 60a. Control to display specific display information.

  The first prize-winning device decoration lamp, the second prize-winning device decoration lamp, the side lamps, and other electrical accessories 86 are a resin lens formed of a translucent synthetic resin material, and a fluorescent lamp provided in the resin lens. And LED, etc., which are lit or flashed according to the progress of the game. That is, it has a function as a light visual rendering device. It should be noted that the electrical accessory 86 is connected to the driver 82, and for example, the flashing lighting is repeated in response to the fact that the progress state of the game has shifted to a game state advantageous to the player (specific game state, jackpot game state). It is controlled. In particular, in the jackpot game state, when the first winning device 20 is opened, the first winning device decoration lamp is controlled to blink repeatedly. When the second winning device 30 is opened, the second winning device decoration lamp is repeatedly blinked. To be controlled. Further, an accessory-related, ball launching, and discharge drive solenoid (hereinafter referred to as an accessory-related solenoid) 87 is connected to the driver 82. For example, the first starting winning ball detection sensor 10 and the second starting winning ball detection are detected. When a detection sensor that detects the entry of the game ball 3 such as the sensor 11, the winning area detection sensor 12, or the second normal winning ball detection sensor 14 detects the game ball 3, the detection signal is sent to the main board 60 via the input interface 61. The CPU 60a of the main board 60 executes the game process based on the program registered in the ROM 60b and transmits a command, which is a game process for the detection signal, to the driver 82 via the output interface 62. And a process of paying out a set number of prize balls corresponding to each command. Also, the prize balls paid out by the ball discharge solenoid are counted by the prize ball payout detection sensor 76. The count signal of the prize ball payout detection sensor 76 is managed by the main board 60 via the input interface 61. As described above, the driver 82 is connected to the main board 60 via the output interface 62, and controls the electrical accessory 86 and the accessory related solenoid 87 based on the command output from the main board 60. Instead of paying out the winning ball based on the detection of the gaming ball 3 by the winning area detection sensor 12, the gaming ball 3 passing through the first normal winning port 22 is detected at the first normal winning port 22. A first normal winning ball detection sensor (not shown) may be provided to pay out the winning ball based on the detection of the game ball 3 of the first normal winning ball detection sensor. A collection ball detection sensor (not shown) for detecting the game ball 3 collected by the mouth 27 is provided, and the payout of the prize ball is based on the detection of the game ball 3 by the collection ball detection sensor and the specific winning ball detection sensor 13. May be performed.

  A speaker unit 89 including a speaker (not shown) provided on the upper part of the ball game machine I outputs sound in accordance with the progress of the game. That is, it has a function as an audio production device. Note that the speaker unit 89 is connected to the sound generator 83 via an amplifier 88, and is controlled so as to output sound in response to, for example, the transition of the game progressing state to the specific gaming state. The sound generator 83 is connected to the main board 60 via the output interface 62 and controls the amplifier 88 and the speaker unit 89 based on a command output from the main board 60. And a speaker alert | reports that it is a jackpot game state with an audio | voice.

  The RAM 60c of the main board 60 includes a counter 60d. The CPU 60 a of the main board 60 counts the number of game balls 3 that have entered the winning area 21 by incrementing the value of the counter 60 d according to the detection result of the winning area detection sensor 12. Further, the CPU 60a of the main board 60 counts the number of game balls 3 that have entered the second normal winning opening 31 by incrementing the value of the counter 60d according to the detection result of the second normal winning ball detection sensor 14. .

  The movable object drive control circuit 40 controls driving of movable objects such as the first opening / closing member 23, the second opening / closing member 32, and the rotating member 25 based on an output signal from the CPU 60a of the main board 60.

  Specifically, the CPU 60a of the main board 60 opens the first opening / closing member 23 in response to detection of the game ball 3 by the first start winning ball detection sensor 10 (winning of the game ball 3 to the first starting winning port 6). A command to release once is output, and the first opening / closing member 23 is opened twice in response to detection of the game ball 3 by the second start winning ball detection sensor 11 (winning of the game ball 3 to the second start winning port 7). Output the command to be executed. The movable object drive control circuit 40 opens the first opening / closing member 23 once or twice based on a signal input from the CPU 60a via the output interface 62.

  Further, the CPU 60a of the main board 60 is a jackpot game that is advantageous to the player in accordance with the detection of the game ball 3 by the specific winning ball detection sensor 13 in the normal gaming state (winning of the game ball 3 to the specific winning port 26). Create a state. The jackpot gaming state is composed of one or more rounds up to a preset total number of rounds that can be continued (for example, 15 rounds), and in each round, the first normal winning port 22 of the first winning device 20 is opened and closed. The first profit grant or the second profit grant in which the second normal prize opening 31 of the second prize winning device 30 is opened or closed is generated. The number of rounds executed by generating a jackpot gaming state once depends on whether or not the round continuation condition is satisfied during the execution of each round. To the next round.

  Specifically, the CPU 60a reads a profit grant setting pattern from the ROM 60b. This profit grant setting pattern includes rounds 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 13 and the first profit grant among the total number of rounds, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14 and 15 The round is associated with the second profit grant. The CPU 60a performs a process of sequentially executing each round associated with the first profit grant or the second profit grant based on the profit grant setting pattern on condition that the round continuation condition is satisfied.

  In the round associated with the first profit grant, the CPU 60a opens the first opening / closing member 23 provided to be closed with respect to the first normal winning opening 22 of the first winning device 20, and is predetermined. Once the number of times (for example, 18 times) is set to the open state, or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of the game balls 3 are awarded to the first normal winning opening 22, the condition is satisfied again. An execution process for closing the mouth is performed. Then, the CPU 60a determines that the round continuation condition is satisfied based on the detection of the game ball 3 by the specific winning ball detection sensor 13 after the end of the first profit provision, and executes the profit provision corresponding to the next round. I do.

  In the round associated with the second profit grant, the CPU 60a opens the second opening / closing member 32 provided to be closed with respect to the second normal winning opening 31, and the open state is maintained for a predetermined time ( (For example, 30 seconds) elapses or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of the game balls 3 is awarded to the second normal winning opening 31 is satisfied, the closing state is again established. Perform execution processing. Then, the CPU 60a determines that the round continuation condition is unconditionally satisfied after the end of the second profit grant, and performs a process of executing the profit grant corresponding to the next round.

  Next, operations of the first winning device 20 and the second winning device 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing in the normal gaming state. First, the game is started and the game ball 3 is fired into the game area 5, and the first start winning opening 6 or the second starting winning opening 7 is determined by the first start winning ball detection sensor 10 or the second start winning ball. It is detected by the detection sensor 11 (step S1, step S3). When the first starting winning ball detection sensor 10 detects that the game ball 3 has entered the first starting winning opening 6, this detection signal is transmitted to the CPU 60a, and the CPU 13a sends a first signal to the movable object control circuit 40. A control signal for driving the opening / closing member 23 to open and close the first normal winning opening 22 once is transmitted (step S2). Further, when the second start winning ball detection sensor 11 detects that the game ball 3 enters the second start winning opening 7, this detection signal is transmitted to the CPU 60a, and further, the CPU 13a sends the moving object control circuit 40 to the movable object control circuit 40. A control signal for driving and controlling the first opening / closing member 23 to open and close the first normal winning opening 22 is transmitted (step S4). When the first normal winning opening 22 is opened by the first opening / closing member 23, the game ball 3 easily enters the winning area 21, and when the first normal winning opening 22 is closed, the game ball 3 is within the winning area 21. It becomes difficult to enter. In addition, the opening / closing frequency | count of the 1st opening / closing member 23 based on the game ball 3 approaching into the 1st start winning opening 6 or the 2nd starting winning opening 7 can be changed suitably. Next, it is determined whether or not the game ball 3 has entered the winning area 21 and has been detected by the winning area detection sensor 10 (step S5). When the winning area detection sensor 10 detects the game ball 3, this detection signal is transmitted to the CPU 60 a, and a predetermined number of game balls 3 set in advance by driving and controlling the accessory related solenoid 87 from the CPU 60 a to the driver 82. A control signal is sent out. The game ball 3 that has entered the winning area 21 enters either the specific winning port 26 or the collecting port 27. Then, it is determined whether or not the game ball 3 has entered the specific winning opening 26 and has been detected by the specific winning ball detection sensor 13 (step S6). When the game ball 3 is detected by the specific winning ball detection sensor 13, this detection signal is transmitted to the CPU 60a, and the CPU 60a shifts the gaming state from the normal gaming state to the jackpot gaming state advantageous to the player (step S7). . Specifically, the CPU 60a reads a profit grant setting pattern set in advance in the ROM 60b, and performs control to release the winning device corresponding to the first round of the jackpot gaming state according to the profit grant setting pattern.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing in the jackpot gaming state. When shifting to the jackpot gaming state, first, the number of rounds that occur is determined (step S8). When the number of rounds to be generated is 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, the process proceeds to step S9 for executing the first profit grant, and the number of rounds to be generated is 2, 4, 6 , 8, 10, 12, and 13, the process proceeds to step S10 in which the second profit is given.

  In step S <b> 9, control is performed to execute second profit granting that opens the second winning device 30. Specifically, the CPU 60a transmits to the driver 82 a command for controlling the second prize apparatus decoration lamp to repeat lighting and blinking, etc., and notifies the opening of the second prize apparatus 30. In addition, the CPU 60a specifies the profit grant corresponding to the profit grant (first profit grant or second profit grant) stored in association with the next round of the currently executed round. A command for displaying the display information on the display device 85 is transmitted to notify the player of the type of profit grant that will occur in the next round. Then, the second opening / closing member 32 provided to be closed with respect to the second normal winning opening 31 is set in an open state, and the open state has elapsed for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds), or the second normal opening / closing member 32 is opened. When any condition for winning a predetermined number (for example, 10) of the game balls 3 with respect to the winning opening 31 is satisfied, the execution processing for making the closing state again is performed. Next, the number of rounds that have already occurred is determined (step S12). If 15 rounds have occurred, the final round of the jackpot gaming state has occurred, so the jackpot gaming state is terminated and the normal gaming state is entered. Return. If the number of rounds that occurred is 14 rounds or less, it is determined that the round continuation condition has been unconditionally satisfied after the end of the second profit grant, so the process proceeds to step S13 and the counter for counting the number of rounds is incremented by 1. Then, the process returns to the process of granting profit corresponding to the next round. Note that it may be determined that the round continuation condition is satisfied based on the detection of the game ball 3 by the second normal winning ball detection sensor 14 (the entry of the gaming ball 3 into the second normal winning port 31).

  In step S <b> 10, control is performed to execute the first profit grant that opens the first winning device 20. Specifically, the CPU 60a transmits to the driver 82 a command for controlling the first winning device decoration lamp to repeat lighting and blinking, etc., and notifies the opening of the first winning device 20. In addition, the CPU 60a specifies the profit grant corresponding to the profit grant (first profit grant or second profit grant) stored in association with the next round of the currently executed round. A command for displaying the display information on the display device 85 is transmitted to notify the player of the type of profit grant that will occur in the next round. Then, the first opening / closing member 23 provided to be closed with respect to the first normal winning opening 22 is opened, and is opened a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times), or the first normal winning opening is opened. If any of the conditions for winning a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls 3 with respect to 22 is satisfied, the execution process for closing the mouth again is performed. Next, it is determined whether or not the specific winning ball detection sensor 13 has detected that the game ball 3 has won the specific winning opening 26 (step S11). When the specific winning ball detection sensor 13 detects the game ball 3, in order to determine that the round continuation condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S13 and the counter for counting the number of rounds is incremented by 1 to cope with the next round. Return to the process of executing the profit grant. When the specific winning ball detection sensor 13 does not detect the game ball 3, it is determined that the round continuation condition is not satisfied, so the jackpot gaming state is terminated and the normal gaming state is restored.

  Here, processing in one round will be described. First, in step S8, it is determined that there is one round, and the process proceeds to step S9, where the second profit granting that opens the second winning device 30 is executed, and the round continuation condition is unconditionally satisfied, so step S12. Migrate to In step S12, since it is not the final round, the process proceeds to step S13, the counter for counting the number of rounds is incremented by 1, and the process proceeds to step S8 to generate two rounds. Next, processing in two rounds will be described. First, in step S8, it is determined that there are two rounds, and the process proceeds to step S10, where the first profit giving that opens the first winning device 20 is executed, and the process proceeds to step S11. In step S11, it is determined that the round continuation condition is satisfied based on the detection of the game ball 3 by the specific winning ball detection sensor 13 (the entry of the game ball 3 to the specific winning port 26), and the process proceeds to step S13. Transition. In step S13, the counter for counting the number of rounds is incremented by 1, and the process proceeds to step S8 to generate 3 rounds. And the process in 15 rounds is demonstrated. First, in step S8, it is determined that there are 15 rounds, the process proceeds to step S9 and second profit granting is performed to release the second winning device 30, and the round continuation condition is unconditionally satisfied. Migrate to In step S12, since it is determined that it is the final round, the jackpot gaming state is terminated and the normal gaming state is entered.

  In this embodiment, since the profit grant corresponding to 15 rounds (final round) is the second profit grant, the round that occurred in step S12 after the occurrence of the second profit grant in step S9 is 15 rounds. It is determined whether or not there is a profit, but if the profit grant corresponding to the 15th round is the first profit grant, the specific winning ball detection sensor 13 is played in step S11 after the occurrence of the first profit grant in step S8. After it is determined that the sphere 3 has been detected, the process of step S12 may be performed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the specific winning ball detection sensor 13 detects the game ball 3 in the normal game state, the game state shifts to a jackpot game state that is advantageous to the player. The CPU 60a executes the profit grant associated with the first round of the profit grant setting pattern read from the ROM 60b. When the profit grant to be executed is the first profit grant, the CPU 60a opens the first opening / closing member 23 a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times), or a predetermined number (for example, the first normal winning opening 22). The first profit grant state in which the game ball 3 is likely to enter the winning area 21 by controlling the opening / closing of the first opening / closing member 23 until one of the conditions of winning 10 (10) game balls 3 is satisfied. Occurs round.

  On the other hand, when the profit grant to be executed is the second profit grant, the CPU 60 a opens the second opening / closing member 32 for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds), or a predetermined number of the second normal winning a prize opening 31. The second benefit is that the game balls are likely to enter the second normal prize opening 31 by controlling the opening / closing of the second opening / closing member 32 until any one of the conditions (for example, ten) of the game balls 3 is won. A grant state occurs for one round.

  When the CPU 60a has generated a profit granting state for one round, it is determined whether or not the round continuation condition for continuing to generate the profit granting state after the completion of the round is satisfied To do. Specifically, when the first profit granting state has occurred, it is determined that the round continuation condition is satisfied when the specific winning ball detection sensor 13 detects the game ball 3. On the other hand, when the 2nd profit provision state has arisen, it determines with a round continuation condition having been unconditionally satisfied.

  If it is determined that the round continuation condition is satisfied, the CPU 60a sequentially executes profit grants associated with the corresponding rounds of the read profit grant setting pattern until the total number of rounds is reached.

  In this way, when the game state shifts to the jackpot gaming state that is advantageous to the player, the profit granting state is repeatedly generated until the total number of rounds reached reaches the total number of rounds, subject to the satisfaction of the round continuation condition during each round. Is done. The profit granting state to be generated is either the first profit granting state or the second profit granting state, and the round continuation condition is different between the first profit granting state and the second profit granting state. To do. For this reason, if the profit granting state generated in each round is different, the gameability between the rounds is naturally different. Therefore, it is possible to diversify the game characteristics when shifting to a game state advantageous to the player, and to attract the player's interest.

  In addition, since the first winning device 20 operates in the first profit granting state and the second winning device 30 operates in the second profit granting state, the gameability is greatly increased depending on the generated profit granting state. Is different. Therefore, it is possible to further diversify the game characteristics when the game state is shifted to an advantageous game state for the player. Further, the player can easily determine which gaming state has occurred by looking at the state of the winning device.

  Further, in the first profit granting state, the game ball 3 that has entered the winning area 21 of the first winning device 20 enters the specific winning opening 26 of the winning area 21, whereas the round continuation condition is satisfied. In the profit grant state 2, the round continuation condition is satisfied unconditionally. In other words, the round continuation condition in the first profit granting state is that the game ball 3 enters the winning area 21 of the first winning device 20 and enters the specific winning opening 26, whereas the second The round continuation condition in the profit granting state is unconditional. For this reason, the round continuation condition is more easily established when the second profit grant state occurs than when the first profit grant state occurs. That is, the player's expectation is higher when the second profit grant state is generated than when the first profit grant state is generated. Therefore, the expectation given to the player can be varied by changing the setting of the profit grant setting pattern. In addition, even if it is a case where the game ball 3 is set to enter the second normal winning opening 31, the round continuation condition in the second profit granting state is more than that at the time of occurrence of the first profit granting state. The round continuation condition is more easily established when the profit granting state 2 occurs. That is, the player's expectation is higher when the second profit grant state is generated than when the first profit grant state is generated. Therefore, the expectation given to the player can be varied by changing the setting of the profit grant setting pattern.

  In addition, since the profit granting state of each round is determined based on the profit granting setting pattern stored in advance in the ROM 60b, for example, compared to the case where the generated profit granting state is determined for each round by lottery. It becomes easy to determine whether or not the round will continue depending on the strength of the game ball 3 by the player and the superiority or inferior timing. Therefore, it is possible to increase the player's willingness to participate in the game.

  Furthermore, the profit grant setting pattern includes the first specific round in which the second round after the round in which the first profit grant state has occurred is the second profit grant state, and the round in which the second profit grant state has occurred. Includes a second specific round in which the first profit is granted and a final round that is the last of the total number of rounds.

  For this reason, once a transition is made to a jackpot gaming state that is advantageous to the player, a round in which the first profit grant state is generated and a second profit grant state that is easier to continue than the first profit grant state are generated. And a round that is continuously generated after the second profit granting state are always executed when the round continuation condition is satisfied in each round. Therefore, the gameability when the game state is changed to an advantageous game state for the player is surely diversified. In addition, when the second profit grant state in which the round continuation condition is likely to be established first occurs, the opportunity to move to the next round is secured once, so the first second profit grant state This is the last round of the total number of rounds, and the profit granting state is not forcibly terminated, and the player is not disappointed.

  Further, during the execution of the round, the profit granting specific display corresponding to the profit granting state executed in the next round is displayed on the display device 85. That is, the player who is executing the round can know the profit granting state generated in the next round by looking at the profit granting specific display, and is the second profit granting state in which the next round is easy to continue. In this case, the player's willingness to continue the round is naturally increased. Therefore, the player's willingness to continue the round can be positively changed, thereby diversifying game play.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a pachinko machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, a plurality of types of profit provision setting patterns are set in advance in the ROM 60b. Note that detailed descriptions of configurations common to the first embodiment are omitted.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a first profit grant (indicated as “1” in the figure) or a second profit grant (indicated as “2” in the figure) assigned to each round in a plurality of profit grant setting patterns. . There are three types of profit-giving patterns in this embodiment: patterns A, B, and C. The patterns A, B, and C are different in the number and order of allocation of the first profit grant and the second profit grant associated with each round. Pattern A has 7 first profits and 8 second profits, Pattern B has 10 first profits and 5 second profits, Pattern C The first profit grant is 3 times and the second profit grant is 12 times. That is, the pattern C has the highest number of rounds for the second profit grant because the number of second profit grant rounds is the largest among all the profit grant setting patterns. Since the number of profit setting patterns is the smallest, the player's expectation level is small, and in pattern A, the number of second profit granting rounds is greater than pattern B and less than pattern C, so the player's expectation level is medium It becomes. In addition, pattern specifying displays of “medium expectation”, “low expectation”, and “high expectation” corresponding to each expectation of patterns A, B, and C are set in ROM 60b. Pattern A is the same as the profit provision setting pattern stored in the ROM 60b in the first embodiment.

  The CPU 60a performs an electronic lottery based on the fact that the game ball 3 has entered the winning area 21 and has been detected by the winning area detection sensor 12 (step S5 in the first embodiment) (for example, there is a probability that it will be selected). Patterns A, B, and C are each one third), and the profit grant setting pattern to be read from the ROM 60b is determined from the patterns A, B, and C. Further, the CPU 60a transmits a command for causing the display device 85 (profit provision display means) to display a pattern specific display corresponding to the determined profit provision setting pattern to the display generator circuit 81 (profit provision display control means). Then, the player is notified of the expected level of the profit grant setting pattern. Then, based on the fact that the game ball 3 has entered the specific winning opening 26 and has been detected by the specific winning ball detection sensor 13 (step S6 in the first embodiment), a profit grant setting pattern according to the result of the lottery is stored in the ROM 60b. Read from. When the jackpot gaming state occurs, it is different from the step S8 in the first embodiment to the step S9 or the step S10 according to the profit grant setting pattern according to the lottery result. For example, if it is determined in step S8 that there are two rounds, if the determined profit grant setting pattern is pattern A, the profit grant corresponding to two rounds is the first profit grant, so the process proceeds to step S10. On the other hand, when the determined profit grant setting pattern is pattern C, the profit grant corresponding to two rounds is the second profit grant, and the process proceeds to step S9. Also, if it is determined in step S8 that there are three rounds, if the determined profit grant setting pattern is pattern A, the profit grant corresponding to the third round is the second profit grant, so the process proceeds to step S9. On the other hand, when the determined profit grant setting pattern is pattern B, since the profit grant corresponding to the third round is the first profit grant, the process proceeds to step S10.

  In the above configuration, a lottery is selected from a plurality of profit grant setting patterns, that is, a plurality of profit grant setting patterns in which the number of first profit grants and second profit grants associated with each round and the order of assignment are different. The profit grant setting pattern corresponding to the result is read out. For this reason, it is possible to expand the range of game play more than when only one profit provision setting pattern is read out, and to further prevent the player from losing interest.

  In addition, since the player can know in advance by the pattern specifying display displayed on the display device 85 which of the plurality of profit grant setting patterns with different expectations is executed, The person can enjoy the game while recognizing the expectation of the profit grant setting pattern.

  Furthermore, the ratio at which a predetermined profit grant setting pattern is selected from a plurality of profit grant setting patterns by the lottery executed by the CPU 60a may be different from the ratio at which another predetermined profit grant setting pattern is selected. For example, the ratio selected by the lottery executed by the CPU 60a is 50% for pattern A, 30% for pattern B, and 20% for pattern C. In this case, the selected ratios of the respective profit grant setting patterns are different. Therefore, since the selected profit granting setting pattern can be biased, the range of game play can be further expanded.

  In the above embodiment, a plurality of profit grant setting patterns in which the number of first profit grants and second profit grants associated with each round and the order of assignment are different are set. A plurality of profit grant setting patterns in which the numbers of the first profit grant and the second profit grant are different from each other may be set. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, pattern D and pattern E have a first profit grant of 7 times and a second profit grant of 8 times, but the first profit associated with each round The allocation order of the profit grant and the second profit grant is different. In pattern D, since many second profits are associated with the first half round, it is easy to continue the jackpot gaming state in the first round. On the other hand, in pattern E, since many second profits are associated with the second half round, it is easy to continue the jackpot gaming state in the second half round. Therefore, even if the numbers of the first profit grant and the second profit grant associated with each round are equal, it is possible to make the gameability different by changing the assignment order.

  The profit grant setting pattern is not limited to the patterns A, B, C, D, and E.

1 is an external perspective view of a bullet ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which shows the rotation member of the 1st winning device of the ball game machine shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the ball game machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game state of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the jackpot game state of this invention. It is a figure which shows a response | compatibility with each round and profit provision in the some profit provision setting pattern of this invention. It is a figure which shows a response | compatibility with each round and profit provision in the some profit provision setting pattern of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game board, 2 ... Handle, 3 ... Game ball, 4 ... Guide rail, 5 ... Game area | region, 6 ... 1st start winning opening, 7 ... 2nd starting winning opening, 10 ... 1st starting winning ball detection sensor, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... 2nd start winning ball detection sensor, 12 ... Winning area detection sensor (winning area detection means), 13 ... Specific winning ball detection sensor (specific winning ball detection means), 14 ... 2nd normal winning ball detection sensor (2nd (Usually winning ball detecting means), 20 ... first winning device, 21 ... winning area, 22 ... first normal winning port, 23 ... first opening / closing member, 24 ... falling passage, 25 ... rotating member, 26 ... specific winning port, 27 ... Recovery port, 28 ... Game ball housing groove, 29 ... Game ball housing groove, 30 ... Second winning device, 31 ... Second normal winning port, 32 ... Second opening / closing member, 40 ... Moving object drive control circuit, 60 ... Main board, 60a ... CPU (profit giving control means, round continuation judging means, (Benefit execution instruction means, control means), 60b ... ROM (storage means), 60c ... RAM, 60d ... counter, 61 ... input interface, 62 ... output interface, 70 ... power supply circuit, 71 ... random number generation circuit, 81 ... display Generator generating circuit (pattern display control means, profit-giving display control means), 82 ... driver, 83 ... sound generator, 85 ... display device (pattern display means, profit-giving display means), 86 ... electrical accessory, 87 ... accessory Related solenoids (game ball payout means), 88 ... amplifier, 89 ... speaker unit, I ... ball game machine

Claims (7)

A ball game machine that launches a game ball into the game area of the game board and plays.
The first normal winning opening can be changed between a winning area provided in the gaming area and having a first normal winning opening, a closed state in which a game ball is difficult to enter or cannot enter the winning area, and an open state in which it is easy to enter. A first opening / closing member, a specific winning opening that allows a game ball that has entered the winning area by being placed in the winning area when the first opening / closing member is set in an open state, and is disposed in the winning area A collection port for collecting game balls that have not entered the specific winning port out of the game balls that have entered the winning area, and a first winning device,
A second opening / closing member provided in the gaming area and having a second normal winning opening and a second opening / closing member that opens and closes the second normal winning opening and allows or prohibits the entry of the game ball into the second normal winning opening; 2 winning devices,
A winning area detecting means for detecting a game ball that has entered the winning area;
Specific winning ball detecting means for detecting a game ball winning in the specific winning opening;
Second normal winning ball detection means for detecting a game ball winning in the second normal winning opening;
Game ball payout means for paying out predetermined prize balls in response to detection of game balls by the winning area detection means and detection of game balls by the second normal winning ball detection means,
When the execution instruction of the first profit grant is received, the first opening / closing member is controlled to open and close and the game ball enters the winning area until the end of the round when the preset first profit grant end condition is satisfied. When the first profit granting state is generated for one round and the execution instruction of the second profit grant is received, the second opening / closing member until the end of the round when the preset second profit grant end condition is satisfied A profit granting control means for controlling the opening and closing of the player to generate a second profit granting state for one round in which a game ball can easily enter the second normal winning opening;
When the profit granting control means has generated the profit granting state for one round, a round continuation condition is established for transitioning to the next round after the end of the round and continuing to generate the profit granting state. Round continuation determining means for determining whether or not
A storage means in which a profit granting setting pattern that associates each round of a preset total number of rounds with the first profit grant or the second profit grant is stored in advance,
When a predetermined start condition is satisfied, the profit grant control means is instructed to execute profit grant associated with the first round of the profit grant setting pattern read from the storage means, and the profit grant control After completion of the first profit grant state by the means, the round corresponding to the read profit grant setting pattern until the total number of rounds is reached on condition that the round continuation determination means determines that the round continuation condition is satisfied. Profit grant execution instruction means for sequentially instructing the profit grant control means to execute profit grant associated with
The round continuation determining means determines that a round continuation condition is satisfied when the specific winning ball detecting means detects a game ball when the profit granting control means has caused the first profit granting state. When the profit granting control means has caused the second profit granting state, it is determined that the round continuation condition is satisfied unconditionally or when the second normal winning ball detecting means detects a game ball. ,
The profit grant setting pattern stored in the storage means is associated with the first profit grant and a first specific round in which the next round is associated with the second profit grant; and the second The bullet is characterized in that it includes a second specific round associated with the first profit grant and the next round that is associated with the first profit grant and a final round that is the final round of the total number of rounds. Ball game machine. The ball game machine according to claim 1,
In the storage means, a plurality of the profit grant setting patterns are set,
The profit grant execution instruction means executes an electronic lottery by the time the start condition is satisfied, and a profit grant setting pattern according to the lottery result is selected from the storage means from the plurality of profit grant setting patterns. A ball game machine characterized by reading. A ball game machine according to claim 2,
The ratio at which a predetermined profit grant setting pattern is selected from the plurality of profit grant setting patterns by the lottery executed by the profit grant execution instruction means is different from the ratio at which another predetermined profit grant setting pattern is selected. A ball game machine. A ball game machine according to claim 2 or claim 3,
Pattern display means for displaying a pattern specific display corresponding to each of the plurality of profit grant setting patterns;
A bullet ball game machine comprising: pattern display control means for causing the pattern display means to display a pattern specific display corresponding to the profit grant setting pattern read by the profit grant execution instructing means. A ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Profit grant display means for displaying a profit grant specific display corresponding to each of the first profit grant and the second profit grant;
Profit grant display control means for causing the profit grant display means to display a profit grant specific display corresponding to the profit grant stored in association with the next round of the round being executed by the profit grant control means. A ball game machine characterized by that. Provided in the game area of the game board on which the game ball is launched, the winning area having the first normal prize opening, the closed state where the game ball is difficult to enter or cannot enter the open area and the open state where the game ball is easy to enter A first opening / closing member capable of changing a first normal winning opening, and a specific winning that allows a game ball that has been placed in the winning area and entered the winning area by setting the first opening / closing member to an open state. A first winning device having a mouth and a recovery port for collecting game balls that have been placed in the winning area and entered the winning area but have not won the specific winning opening;
A second opening / closing member provided in the gaming area and having a second normal winning opening and a second opening / closing member that opens and closes the second normal winning opening and allows or prohibits the entry of the game ball into the second normal winning opening; 2 winning devices,
A winning area detecting means for detecting a game ball that has entered the winning area;
Specific winning ball detecting means for detecting a game ball winning in the specific winning opening;
Second normal winning ball detection means for detecting a game ball winning in the second normal winning opening;
Game ball payout means for paying out predetermined prize balls in response to detection of game balls by the winning area detection means and detection of game balls by the second normal winning ball detection means,
It is a profit grant setting pattern that associates each round of the total number of rounds that can be continuously set with the first profit grant or the second profit grant, and is associated with the first profit grant and the next round is the second A first specific round associated with profit grant, a second specific round associated with the second profit grant and the next round associated with the first profit grant, and the total number of rounds A storage means in which a profit grant setting pattern including a final round which is the final round of
A computer program for a ball game machine comprising a control means,
A start condition determining step for determining whether or not a predetermined start condition is satisfied;
A pattern reading step for reading a profit grant setting pattern stored in the storage means;
When it is determined in the start condition determination step that the start condition has been established, a profit grant instructing execution of profit grant associated with the first round of the profit grant setting pattern read in the pattern read step A start instruction step;
When the execution of the first profit grant is instructed, the game ball is moved to the winning area by controlling the opening and closing of the first opening / closing member until the end of the round in which a preset first profit grant end condition is satisfied. The first profit granting state that is easy to enter occurs for one round, and when the execution of the second profit grant is instructed, until the end of the round when the preset second profit grant end condition is satisfied A profit granting execution step for controlling the opening and closing of the second opening and closing member to generate a second profit granting state for one round in which a game ball easily enters the second normal winning opening;
When the first profit grant state is generated for one round by the profit grant execution step, when the specific winning ball detection means detects a game ball, the process proceeds to the next round after the end of the round. When it is determined that the round continuation condition for continuously generating the profit granting state has been established, and when the second profit granting state has been generated for one round by the profit granting start execution step, unconditionally Or a round continuation determination step for determining that the round continuation condition is satisfied when the second normal winning ball detection means detects a game ball;
It is determined that the round continuation condition is satisfied in the round continuation determining step after the profit granting state for one round by the profit granting execution step ends, and the total number of rounds that have occurred does not exceed the total number of rounds. As a profit grant continuation instruction step for instructing execution of profit grant associated with the corresponding round of the profit grant setting pattern read in the pattern read step
Is executed by the control means. A computer program for a ball game machine.   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the computer program for the ball game machines of Claim 6.

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