JP2007319435A - Controller for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller for game machine capable of surely preventing fraudulent actions in consideration of the using conditions of the game machine in a hall such as a prize ball recompense action by a hall staff. <P>SOLUTION: The controller for the game machine comprises: a winning detection means 54 for generating winning detection signals when a game ball passes inside a movable winning device provided on a game board; a door opening detection means 55 for generating door opening signals indicating the open state of a front surface door; a drive signal generation means for generating opening command signals for opening the movable part of the movable winning device; a winning neglecting mode setting means for setting a winning neglecting mode for neglecting the winning detection signals when the opening command signals are not present; a compensation mode setting means for setting a compensation mode when the door opening signals are generated; a prize ball operation control means for performing a prize ball operation corresponding to the winning detection signals when the compensation mode is set even when the winning neglecting mode is set; and a canceling means for canceling the compensation mode when the establishment of a prescribed condition is detected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device for a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a control device for a gaming machine including a movable winning device having a movable portion that can open and close a winning game ball to a winning opening.

  In gaming machines such as pachinko machines, it is said that there are fraudulent acts that are performed by opening a hole in the front glass door or in the main body and inserting a wire into the gaming area. The inserted wire is used to obtain a prize ball by forcibly fixing the movable part of a movable winning device such as an electric tulip or a grand prize opening device while being opened. On the other hand, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus for preventing an illegal act of illegally opening a movable part of a big prize opening device and winning a game ball. In such a device, when a special game signal for opening the movable portion of the big prize opening device is not transmitted from the central control device inside the gaming machine, it is abnormal when it is detected that a game ball has won the big prize opening device. The display means is activated and a warning is given to the staff in the hall.

  By the way, when a game ball gets caught between nails planted on the game board surface, or when it stops by being caught by a moving part of a movable accessory such as an electric tulip, Opening the front door of the game ball is removed. The removed game ball may have won the prize opening if it was not sandwiched between nails or movable parts, so the hall attendant paid the removed game ball to the prize opening as compensation to the player. A certain number of prize balls were given to the player by winning. In addition, it is very harsh for a player who has obtained a predetermined game state at the end of the opening hours of the hall to end the game immediately, so give a certain number of game balls There were cases where such compensation was made. In such a game ball compensation, if the winning opening is a movable winning device having a movable part, in the device disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is determined that the compensatory act of the hall clerk's winning ball is an illegal act. is there.

On the other hand, in Patent Document 2, a game ball is won by illegally opening the movable part of the big prize opening device while taking into consideration the use situation of the gaming machine in the hall, such as compensation for the winning ball by the hall staff. Disclosed is a device that prevents the act of causing In such a device, the open / close detecting means for detecting the open / closed state of the front glass door detects the closed state of the front glass door, and the winning device state detecting means for detecting the state of the winning device is, for example, a movable part of the winning device. A fraud prevention means for preventing a game when the open state is detected and the control signal detecting means for detecting the control signal for controlling the operation of the movable member does not detect the control signal. Have. As described above, a wire is inserted from the gap of the gaming machine without opening the front glass door, and the movable part of the movable winning device such as the electric tulip or the grand prize opening device is forcibly opened and fixed to obtain the winning ball. The fraud prevention means operates when there is a fraud. On the other hand, if the hall attendant opens the front glass door and compensates for the winning ball, the open / close detection means will not move even if the game ball is forced to open by moving the movable part of the movable winning device. Since the closed state of the glass door is not detected, the fraud prevention means does not operate.
JP-A-11-164950 JP 2004-313208 A

  There is also an illegal act of illegally opening the front glass door of the gaming machine and forcibly opening the movable part of the movable winning device to win a game ball in the winning opening. The operation of such an illegal act is basically the same as the compensation operation of the prize ball by the staff in the hall. That is, it comprises means for detecting the open / closed state of the conventional front glass door, winning device state detecting means for detecting the state of the winning device, and control signal detecting means for detecting a control signal for controlling the operation of the movable member. Some devices cannot effectively prevent such fraud.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a control device for a gaming machine that can give more reliable prevention against fraudulent behavior while taking into consideration the usage situation of the gaming machine in the hall, such as compensation for prize balls by hall attendants. Objective.

  A control device for a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a winning detection means for generating a winning detection signal when a game ball passes through a movable winning device provided on a gaming board, and a door opening signal indicating an open state of the front door. A control device for a gaming machine having a door opening detection means for generating, a drive signal generating means for generating an opening command signal for opening a movable portion of the movable winning device, and in the absence of the opening command signal In the above, the winning ignore mode setting means for setting the winning ignore mode for ignoring the winning detection signal, the compensation mode setting means for setting the compensation mode when the door opening signal is generated, and the winning ignore mode are set. However, under the compensation mode setting, the winning ball motion control means for performing the winning ball motion according to the winning detection signal and the solution for canceling the compensation mode when the establishment of a predetermined condition is detected. Characterized in that it comprises a means.

  According to the present invention, the compensation action of the prize ball by the hall attendant is handled as the compensation mode. In this compensation mode, the game ball can be repaid until the predetermined condition is satisfied by the canceling means. In other words, in the compensation mode, only the payout of award balls different from that in the normal mode is made. Even if the front glass door is opened and the movable part of the movable winning device is forcibly opened to allow the game ball to enter the winning device, it can still be determined as the compensation mode. However, since the release means operates, the winning ball is paid back only up to a predetermined condition, and such illegal acts can be effectively prevented. In other words, it is possible to provide more reliable prevention against fraudulent behavior while taking into consideration the use situation of gaming machines in the hall, such as compensation for prize balls by hall attendants.

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  A gaming machine incorporating a control device for a gaming machine according to the present invention has a movable winning device on the game board that allows a game ball to pass through the winning port by opening a movable part such as an electric tulip or a grand prize opening device. It is a gaming machine equipped. The gaming machine control device according to the present invention, like the conventional gaming machine control device, is a winning detection means for generating a winning detection signal when a gaming ball enters the movable winning device, and the front door is opened. A door opening detection means for generating a door opening signal indicating a state and an opening command signal for generating an opening command signal for opening the movable part of the movable prize apparatus and generating a closing command signal for closing the movable part Drive signal generating means for extinguishing the signal. Furthermore, the control device for a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a winning disregarding mode setting means, a compensation mode setting means, a winning ball motion control means, and a compensation mode canceling means.

  In the absence of an opening command signal for opening the movable portion of the movable winning device from the drive signal generating device, the winning ignore mode setting means generates a winning detection signal indicating that the game ball has passed through the movable winning device. This is a means for setting a winning disregard mode that ignores this even if received. The prize ignoring mode is a mode that can be set for an illegal act that is performed by opening a gap in the front glass door or opening a hole in the main body and inserting a wire into the game area. As will be described later, this mode can also be set for compensation for prize balls by hall attendants.

  The compensation mode setting means is means for setting the compensation mode when a door opening signal is generated and received. Compensation mode is set for compensation for prize balls by hall attendants who open the front door of the gaming machine and forcibly open the movable part of the movable prize-winning device to win game balls at the prize opening. Mode. In addition, the compensation mode is a mode that can be set even for an illegal act of opening the front glass door and forcibly opening the movable part of the movable winning device to win a game ball in the winning opening. It will be described later that the same mode as the compensation operation for the prize ball by the hall attendant can be set even if it is an illegal act.

  The prize ball movement control means is means for paying out the game ball to the player in accordance with the winning detection signal, and performs different prize ball movements in accordance with the set mode. First, under the winning ignore mode setting, unless the compensation mode is set, the winning detection signal is ignored, and the winning ball operation according to the winning detection signal by the winning ball operation control means is not performed. In other words, even if there is an improper act of opening a gap in the front glass door or a hole in the main body and inserting a wire etc. into the game area to forcibly open the movable part of the movable winning device, the game ball will not be refunded is there. On the other hand, under the compensation mode setting in which the door opening signal is received even under the winning ignore mode setting, the winning ball operation according to the winning detection signal by the winning ball operation control means is performed. In other words, even if there is no opening command signal of the movable part of the movable winning device, which is a condition for ignoring the prize, the hall attendant may compensate the prize ball while opening the front glass door. There is. However, the winning ball in such a case is not the same as the paying out of the winning ball that is performed at the time of the normal game, and only the predetermined winning ball is paid out in the compensation mode.

  Here, the control device has a canceling means for canceling the compensation mode under a certain condition. That is, the maximum continuous set time of the compensation mode and the number of game balls to be paid back in the compensation mode are limited in order to prevent fraud using the compensation mode in which the award ball can be paid back. First, the canceling means has a timer means, and cancels the compensation mode when a fixed time has elapsed from the setting of the compensation mode. Since the hall staff can quickly perform the work for compensation of the prize ball, it is not affected by the cancellation of the compensation mode. However, a person who intends to abuse the compensation mode and receive a payout for a game ball must steal the eyes of a hall attendant and perform a work for paying out a prize ball in the compensation mode. Therefore, even if the compensation mode is set, it may take a long time to obtain a prize ball. In such a case, the timer means is effective. Further, the release means pays out the game balls up to the number of prize balls considered to be appropriate as the compensation action of the prize balls by the hall attendant by the prize ball movement control means. That is, the compensation mode is canceled when the payout of the number of prize balls stored in advance in the gaming machine is achieved. Therefore, even if there is an illegal act of illegally opening the front door of the gaming machine and forcibly opening the movable part of the movable winning device to win the gaming ball in the winning device, the gaming ball will be paid back indefinitely. There is nothing. Therefore, the profits obtained by performing fraud are low, and the profits are kept low while taking the risk of discovering fraud, and as a result, the fraud itself can be suppressed.

  The door opening detection means is preferably set so as to generate a door opening signal when the front door is opened by a predetermined amount or more and for a predetermined time or more. Hall personnel can work with the front door wide open, but fraudsters who exploit compensation mode steal the eyes of the hall personnel, so the front door is large and opened for a certain period of time. It is very difficult to leave. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult for an unauthorized person to generate the door opening signal, and it is possible to more reliably prevent the correction mode from being set illegally.

  Further, an embodiment of the gaming machine incorporating the above-described control device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 in particular, the gaming machine 1 is a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine that operates a handle 2 to launch a game ball toward a gaming area of the gaming board 3 to play a game. In the central part of the game area of the game board 3, a central accessory device 4 having a display unit 4a composed of a liquid crystal panel or the like on which various game information is displayed is installed. A start chucker 5 having a pair of movable parts 5a such as electric tulips is installed below the central accessory device 4. The two movable parts 5a are pivotally supported so that they have a rotation axis perpendicular to the surface of the game board 3 at their lower ends. The movable part 5a constitutes a passing gate that can change the probability of the passing of the game ball by rotating in the opposite directions around the rotation axis so that the upper ends thereof are close to or away from each other. It is. Normally, the upper end portions of the two movable portions 5a are close to each other and maintain a width that allows one game ball to pass therethrough, so that the probability of entering the game ball into the start chucker 5 is low.

  A through chucker 6 through which a falling game ball can pass is provided on both sides of the central accessory device 4. When the game ball passes through the through chucker 6, a sensor (not shown) detects this and sends a signal to the CPU 51. The CPU 51 receives this signal and performs an internal lottery to increase the probability that a game ball will enter the start chucker 5 if a “winning” is obtained. That is, a drive mechanism including a solenoid (not shown) is driven so that the upper end of the movable portion 5a of the start chucker 5 is moved away from each other. When a game ball enters the start chucker 5, a sensor (not shown) detects this and sends a signal to the CPU 51. When the CPU 51 receives this signal, it drives a game ball payout device (not shown) via the prize ball control circuit 52 to pay back a predetermined number of game balls to the player. For example, when one game ball enters the inside of the start chucker 5, five game balls are paid back to the player.

  Below the start chucker 5 is a large winning opening 7 which is a substantially rectangular opening extending in the horizontal direction and is provided so as to penetrate the game board. Normally, the special winning opening 7 is closed by a substantially rectangular lid 7a, and a game ball cannot pass through the inside. By the way, as described above, when a game ball enters the start chucker 5, a predetermined number of game balls are paid back to the player. At the same time, an internal lottery is performed separately from the lottery when the game ball passes through the through chucker 6 in the CPU 51. When a “winning” is obtained in the lottery, the CPU 51 sends an opening command signal to the special prize opening / closing control circuit 53 as a drive signal generating means, and is mechanically connected to a lid 7a including a solenoid and a motor (not shown). The driving device is driven. The lid 7a is rotated by the drive device so that the upper end portion is tilted toward the front side with a rotation axis extending along the lower end portion as a center. When the lid 7a is rotated until it is perpendicular to the game board 3, the special winning opening 7 is opened. At this time, the game ball falling on the game board 3 collides with the lid body 7 a and is guided to the inside of the special winning opening 7. When the game ball passes through the big winning opening 7, this is detected by a sensor (not shown), and a winning detection signal is sent from the winning detection circuit 54 to the CPU 51. Here, as will be described later, the CPU 51 drives a game ball payout device (not shown) via the award ball control circuit 52 in the compensation mode even in a mode other than the prize ignoring mode or in the prize ignoring mode. The game ball is paid back to the player. For example, in a mode other than the prize ignoring mode, when one game ball passes through the big prize opening 7, 15 game balls are paid back to the player. In the compensation mode, a larger number of game balls are paid back to the player. Details will be described later. On the other hand, in the prize ignoring mode, the game ball is not refunded.

  Below the grand prize winning port 7, a collection port 8 is provided as a passage through which game balls that fall on the game board 3 are finally collected as “off” balls inside the gaming machine 1. Further, an upper plate 9 is provided above the handle 2 to store game balls to be launched and into which the game balls repaid by a game ball payout device (not shown) flow.

  A hinge 32 is attached to the left side of the main body 31 and the front door 33 when the gaming machine 1 is viewed from the front. The front door 33 is pivotally attached to the main body 31 by this hinge 32. The front door 33 and the main body 31 are provided with a key mechanism for maintaining these closed states. The key mechanism is provided near the right side of the front door 33.

  Referring also to FIG. 3, in the upper and lower two portions on the right side of the main body 31, there are provided substantially rectangular through holes 31 a that are elongated in the vertical direction. The through-hole 31a is a plate-like member, and the hook-like member 11 having a hook-like claw part 11a in the vicinity of one end thereof penetrates the claw part 11a so as to protrude toward the front side of the main body part 31. It is inserted. The bowl-shaped member 11 is pivotally supported around a rotary shaft 12 that extends in the horizontal direction in the plane parallel to the surface of the game board 3 behind the through hole 31a. . That is, the plate-like bowl-shaped member 11 is pivotally supported by the main body 31 such that the claw portion 11 a can swing in the vertical direction of the gaming machine 1. The hook-shaped member 11 is urged to rotate around the rotation shaft 12 by a spring 13 connected to an end portion on the opposite side of the claw portion 11a with the rotation shaft 12 interposed therebetween. Usually, the side part 11b of the hook-shaped member 11 is stopped by contacting the wall surface of the through hole 31a (see the solid line of the hook-shaped member 11 in FIG. 3). Here, when the front door 33 approaches the main body portion 31 with the hinge 32 as an axis, the hook-shaped member 11 moves around the rotary shaft 12 so that the claw portion 11 a rides on the fixing pin 20 provided on the back side of the main body portion 31. Rotate. Further, when the main body 31 and the front door 33 approach each other, the claw portion 11a gets over the fixing pin 20, and the spring-like member 11 is again rotated around the rotating shaft 12 in the reverse direction by the spring 13, so that the fixing pin 20 Is housed inside the claw portion 11a. As a result, the front door 33 is fixed to the main body 31. Furthermore, when the key 36 is inserted into the keyhole 35 of the main body 31 and rotated in this state, the end portion on the attachment side of the spring 13 of the bowl-shaped member 11 is pulled in the direction opposite to the biasing direction by the spring 13 (see FIG. 3 “F”). As a result, the bowl-shaped member 11 can rotate about the rotation shaft 12, and the front door 33 rotates about the hinge 32 as the rotation shaft and is separated from the main body 31.

  Note that an optical detection sensor that detects that the front door 33 is rotated by a predetermined angle or more about the hinge 32 is provided in the vicinity of the hinge 32 (not shown). A signal from the sensor is transmitted to the CPU 51 through the door opening detection circuit 55. The detection sensor may be a sensor made up of a mechanical contact or the like, and may be installed on the key mechanism side.

  Next, the operation of the gaming machine control device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 and FIGS.

  For example, when a game ball is launched toward the game area of the game board 3 and the game ball enters the start chucker 5, a lottery is performed inside the CPU 51. When a “hit” is obtained by this lottery, the CPU 51 sends an opening command signal for opening the big prize opening 7 for a predetermined time to the big prize opening / closing control circuit 53. Upon receiving this opening command signal, the big prize opening / closing control circuit 53 drives a solenoid or a motor (not shown) mechanically connected to the lid body 7a to rotate the lid body 7a to the front side, thereby winning the big prize opening. 7 is released. The CPU 51 sends an opening command signal for turning the lid body 7a to the special prize opening / closing control circuit 53, and an F value as a flag indicating that a signal for turning the lid body 7a is sent. It is set to 1 and written to the RAM 51a.

  On the other hand, after the predetermined time has elapsed, the CPU 51 sends a closing command signal for instructing to close the special winning opening 7 to the special winning opening / closing control circuit 53. In response to the closing command signal, the special prize opening / closing control circuit 53 drives a solenoid or a motor (not shown) to rotate the lid 7a in the opposite direction to close the special prize opening 7. . At the same time, the CPU 51 rewrites the F value written in the RAM 51a to 0, which is a value indicating that the special winning opening 7 is closed. As described above, when the big prize opening 7 is about to be closed by the signal from the CPU 51, the F value of the RAM 51a is 0. However, the lid 7a is rotated by the signal from the CPU 51 so that the big prize opening 7 is opened. When trying to release, the F value of the RAM 51a is 1. In other words, the F value is determined by a signal from the CPU 51 separately from the actual closing / opening state of the big winning opening 7. Therefore, even if a player or the like does not depend on the signal from the CPU 51 and opens the large winning opening 7 closed by the lid 7a by rotating the lid 7a, the F value blocks the large winning opening. It is still 0 indicating that.

  By the way, in the CPU 51, a winning process routine is executed every predetermined time. Referring to FIG. 4, in the winning process main routine, first, a mode setting process (S01) for determining a mode for signal processing based on winning detection is executed.

  Referring to FIG. 5, in the mode setting process routine, first, as a winning ignoring mode setting means, it is determined whether or not an opening command signal for instructing to open the big winning opening 7 from the CPU 51 to the big winning opening / closing control circuit 53 is valid. To detect. That is, it is detected whether the F value of the RAM 51a is 1 (S11). As a result of detection, when F = 0, which indicates that the opening command signal is not valid at that time, that is, the opening command signal for opening the lid 7a has not yet been sent from the CPU 51, or once the opening command signal has been sent. Even when the closing command signal for closing the lid 7a is sent again and the opening command signal disappears, MM = 1 is written in the RAM 51a to set the prize-ignore mode (S12). On the other hand, when F = 1 indicating that the opening command signal is valid at that time, MM = 0 is written in the RAM 51a to set the normal mode (S13). As described above, the prize ignoring mode setting means always sets the normal mode unless the prize ignoring mode is set, and always sets the prize ignoring mode unless it is the normal mode.

  Compensation mode setting means is provided following the winning-ignore mode setting means. In the compensation mode setting means, it is determined whether or not the front door 33 is open (S14). Here, when the front door 33 is continuously opened for a predetermined time or more and for a predetermined time, a signal indicating this is continuously sent to the CPU 51. When receiving this signal, the CPU 51 writes MN = 1 in the RAM 51a to set the compensation mode (S15). On the other hand, when the front door 33 is closed and the CPU 51 has not received the signal, a counter parameter I representing the number of consecutive compensation modes and a prize ball number parameter C representing the total number of prize balls in the compensation mode are described below. In order to initialize, each of the RAMs 51a is assigned 0 and written (S16). Subsequently, MN = 0 is written in the RAM 51a to set the non-compensation mode (S17). When this non-compensation mode is set, the mode setting routine ends.

  When the compensation mode is set (S15), the mode setting process routine includes a canceling unit. The canceling means has a timer function that prevents the compensation mode from continuing for a certain period of time and a prize ball number limiting function that prevents a predetermined number or more of game balls from being paid out. When the compensation mode continues for a certain time or more by the canceling means, and when a predetermined number of game balls are paid out in the continuous compensation mode, the compensation mode is canceled and the non-compensation mode is set.

First, the timer function cancels the compensation mode and sets it to the non-compensation mode when the compensation mode is continuously set a predetermined number of times or more in a continuous winning process routine started every predetermined time. This prevents the compensation mode from continuing for a certain period of time. Specifically, when the compensation mode is set (S15), 1 is added to the counter parameter I indicating the number of continuous times of the compensation mode (S18). Next, it is determined whether or not the counter parameter I is less than the predetermined value I ₀ (S19). When the compensation mode is continuously set and the number of times reaches I ₀ , that is, when the counter parameter is not I <I ₀ , MN = 0 is written in the RAM 51a to set the non-compensation mode (S17).

Next, the number-of-balls limiting function is a function in which the timer function does not work when the compensation mode is set continuously in the consecutive winning process main routine and the number of payouts for the winning ball reaches a predetermined number. The compensation mode is canceled and the non-compensation mode is set. Specifically, when the counter parameter I has not reached I ₀ , it is determined whether or not the prize ball number parameter C is less than a predetermined value C ₀ (S20). If the prize ball number parameter C is larger than the predetermined number C ₀ , that is, if the prize ball number parameter is not C <C ₀ , MN = 0 is written in the RAM 51a to set the non-compensation mode (S17). On the other hand, when the prize ball number parameter C <C ₀ , the mode setting process routine is terminated.

  Any of the time series of the timer function and the prize ball number limiting function may be processed first.

  Again referring to FIG. 4, the mode setting process routine returns to the winning process main routine. Next, it is detected whether or not a winning detection signal indicating that the game ball has passed through the big winning opening 7 is sent from the winning detection circuit 54 (S02). When a game ball passes through the big prize opening 7, a sensor (not shown) is activated, and the number of game balls that have passed through the big prize opening 7 is counted by the prize detection circuit 54 that has received a signal from the sensor. The winning detection circuit 54 continues to send a winning detection signal to the CPU 51 unless the count is zero. On the other hand, when the winning detection signal is detected by the CPU 51 in the winning detection signal detection (S02) of the winning processing main routine, the winning ball processing (S03) is performed. At the same time, the winning detection circuit 54 decrements the count number by one. That is, the winning detection signal is sent from the winning detection circuit 54 to the CPU 51 until the count number becomes zero. When the CPU 51 does not detect a winning detection signal from the winning detection circuit 54, the winning process main routine ends.

  Referring to FIG. 6, when a winning detection signal is received, a winning ball processing routine is performed. In the prize ball processing routine, a prize ball refund process is performed according to the mode set in the mode setting process routine.

First, it is detected whether or not the winning-ignore mode is set, that is, the value of MM written in the RAM 51a (S31). When the winning-ignore mode is not set, a normal number of winning balls is refunded (S32). On the other hand, when the winning-ignore mode is set, in principle, no prize ball processing is performed. In other words, unless the compensation mode is set, that is, if the value of MN is not 1, the prize ball processing routine is terminated and no prize balls are paid out. On the other hand, when the compensation mode is set, that is, when the value of MN is 1, the game balls with the number of award balls C ₁ for compensation are paid out (S34). In general, the number of winning balls C ₁ is set to be larger than the number of payouts of normal game balls. Note the maximum number of refund game ball in a single compensation mode is determined by the predetermined value C ₀ as described later. When C ₁ game balls are paid out for compensation, the payout winning ball number C ₁ is added to the winning ball number parameter C in the RAM 51a and recorded (S35). This completes the prize ball processing routine. When the winning ball processing routine ends, the one winning processing main routine ends.

  Next, a specific operation of the gaming machine 1 will be described.

  4 and 5, in the initial state when the front door 33 is closed and the gaming machine 1 is first turned on, an opening command signal for opening the lid 7 a of the big prize opening 7 is large from the CPU 51. It is not sent out to the winning opening opening / closing control circuit 53. Therefore, in the mode setting process (S01), MM = 0 is written in the RAM 51a as the normal mode in the step (S11) of detecting the presence / absence (F value) of the opening command signal. Further, since the front door 33 is in a closed state, in the step of detecting the presence / absence of a door opening signal (S14), the counter parameter I and the prize ball number parameter C are initialized to 0 and written to the RAM 51a (S16). ). Further, MN = 0 is written in the RAM 51a as the non-compensation mode, and the mode setting processing routine is completed.

  Further, referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, the process returns to the winning process main routine. In this initial state, no winning detection signal is sent from the large winning opening 7, so that the winning process is not performed without performing the winning ball process routine. End the main routine. This completes the first winning main routine.

  Next, a specific operation of the gaming machine 1 will be described in a state where the player is usually playing a game.

  First, until an opening command signal for driving the lid 7a of the big prize opening 7 is sent from the CPU 51 to the big prize opening opening / closing control circuit 53 by the internal lottery, the winning ball processing is the same as in the initial state described above. The winning process main routine is processed without performing the routine.

  On the other hand, referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a state in which the player has won a “winning” by playing the game, that is, an opening command signal for driving the lid 7a of the big winning opening 7 by the internal lottery is sent from the CPU When it is sent out to the winning opening / closing control circuit 53, the lid 7a is rotated to open the large winning opening 7 so that the game ball can pass. When the game ball passes through the big winning opening 7, a sensor (not shown) detects this and sends a signal to the winning detection circuit 54. Then, in the winning process main routine, the winning ball process (S03) is executed according to the mode setting of the mode setting process (S01). The mode setting process (S01) is the same as the initial state described above. That is, in the step (S11) of detecting the presence / absence of the opening command signal, MM = 0 is written in the RAM 51a as the normal mode. Further, since the front door 33 is in a closed state, the counter parameter I and the prize ball number parameter C are initialized to 0 in the step (S14) of detecting the presence / absence of a door opening signal, and the non-compensation mode is set. MN = 0 is written in the RAM 51a and the process returns to the winning process main routine.

  Referring to FIGS. 4 and 6, in the prize ball process (S03), since the MM value is 0 indicating that the winning-ignore mode is not in effect, a normal prize ball refund process is performed (S32). That is, a predetermined number of game balls are paid back to the player. As a result, the winning ball processing routine ends, and the one winning processing main routine ends. Note that this normal prize ball processing may be prevented from being performed when the front door 33 is open. That is, since the MN value is set to 1 when the front door 33 is open, the winning ball process only needs to be performed when the MN value is 0. In this case, it is possible to prevent unnatural prize ball processing in which an opening command signal for driving the lid 7a of the big prize opening 7 is sent to the CPU 51 while the front door 33 is open.

  Next, a specific operation of the gaming machine 1 when a hall attendant compensates for a game ball will be described. In such a case, a signal indicating that the front door 33 is open is sent from the door opening detection circuit 55 to the CPU 51, and an opening command signal for the lid 7a of the big prize opening 7 is sent from the CPU 51 to the big prize opening opening / closing control circuit. Not sent to 53.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, in the winning process main routine, a mode setting process (S01) is performed. In the mode setting processing routine, since there is no opening command signal for the lid 7a, MM = 1 is written in the RAM 51a as the prize ignoring mode in the step of detecting the presence or absence of the opening command signal (S11) (S12). Furthermore, since the front door 33 is in an open state, MN = 1 is written in the RAM 51a as a compensation mode in the step of detecting the presence / absence of a door open signal (S14) (S15). Further, 1 is added to the counter parameter I (S18), the mode setting process routine is terminated, and the process returns to the winning process main routine. When the compensation mode is set after the non-compensation mode, the counter parameter I and the prize ball number parameter C are always initialized to 0, so that the timer function and the prize ball number limiting function described above work. None (however, I ₀ > 1, Co> 0).

  Referring to FIGS. 4 and 6, in the winning process main routine, the presence or absence of a winning detection signal is detected (S02). That is, when a hall clerk rotates the lid 7a of the special winning opening 7 and puts a game ball into the special winning opening 7, a winning detection signal is sent from the winning detection circuit to the CPU 51.

  When the winning detection signal is not detected, the winning main routine ends. Even if the winning main routine ends without detecting the winning detection signal, in the next winning main routine, there is no opening command signal for the lid 7a, and the front door 33 is open. Similarly, the process reaches the step (S02) of detecting the presence or absence of a winning detection signal.

When the winning detection signal is detected, the process proceeds from the winning main routine to the winning ball processing routine. In the winning ball processing routine, since the MN value recorded in the RAM 51a is MN = 1, it is the winning ignoring mode, and in the winning ignoring mode detecting step (S31), the process proceeds to the compensated winning ball processing (S34). In compensation prize ball processing (S34), together with the refund game ball prize counts C ₁ for the compensation is performed, refund winning balls number C ₁ is cumulatively added to the prize balls number parameter C of RAM51a It is recorded (S35). Thus, the prize ball processing routine is finished, and the one-time winning process main routine is finished.

If the condition for setting the compensation mode again, that is, if the opening command signal for the lid 7a does not exist and the front door 33 is in the open state, the mode is set in the next winning process main routine performed after a predetermined time has elapsed. In the setting process (S01), the compensation mode is set (S15), and 1 is added to the counter parameter I. However, when the counter parameter I reaches a predetermined value I ₀ that sets the maximum time allowed for one compensation mode, the compensation mode once set is canceled and the non-compensation mode is set. (S17). At this time, the initialization of the counter parameter I is not performed. That is, unless the door opening signal disappears and the step (S16) for initializing the counter parameter I is not executed, that is, until the front door 33 is closed, at least the value of the counter parameter I is greater than the predetermined value I _0. It ’s big. Therefore, the compensation mode is set and the mode setting process routine is not terminated.

Similarly, when the prize ball number parameter C becomes equal to or greater than the predetermined value C _0, the compensation mode once set is canceled without initializing the prize ball number parameter C, and the non-compensation mode is set. (S17). Here again, at least the value of the prize ball number parameter C is a predetermined value until the door opening signal disappears and the step (S16) for initializing the prize ball number parameter C is not executed, that is, until the front door 33 is closed. Since it is greater than C _{0, the} mode setting processing routine does not end with the compensation mode being set without being released.

Here, the predetermined value C ₀ is a value for setting the maximum number of payouts of game balls in one compensation mode. When compensation is performed by hall attendants in a state that is advantageous to the player, for example, the closing time is closed in a state such as a jackpot state, a probability variation state in which the winning probability is high, or a short time state in which the lottery time is short In this case, as a big hit compensation, a payout corresponding to the number of winning balls obtained in a single big hit state is set to C ₀ .

  Returning to the winning process main routine, even when a winning detection signal is detected (S02), in the winning ball process routine, in the step of detecting whether or not the compensation mode is set (S33), the compensation mode is not set. Since it is the non-compensation mode, the compensated prize ball process (S34) is not performed, the prize ball process routine is terminated, and the winning process main routine is also terminated. In the above case, since the prize ignore mode (MM = 1) is set in the prize ball processing routine, the process does not proceed from the prize ignore mode detection step (S31) to the normal prize ball process (S32).

  Next, a specific operation of the gaming machine 1 for an unauthorized gaming state will be described.

  When the front door 33 is illegally opened and the lid 7a of the special winning opening 7 is forcibly opened to enter the game ball, first, the front door 33 continues for a predetermined rotation angle or more for a predetermined time. If it is not open, no signal is sent from the door opening detection circuit 53 to the CPU 51. That is, in the mode setting process routine, the winning ignore mode is set in the drive signal detection step (S11), and the non-compensation mode is set in the door opening signal detection step (S14). However, neither the normal prize ball processing (S32) nor the compensation prize ball processing (S33) is performed.

  On the other hand, when the front door 33 is opened at a predetermined rotation angle or more and continuously for a predetermined time, the compensation mode can be set in the same manner as the prize ball movement of the hall attendant. However, opening the front door 33 in such a large and long time increases the possibility that it will be detected by a hall attendant, so it is very difficult to perform such fraud. Even if there is an injustice to open the front door until such a risk is taken, the number of prize balls is limited to a fixed value by the compensation prize ball processing (S34) and the release means (S19, S20). . In other words, even if the risk of fraud detection is taken, there are few profits of prize balls, and as a result, the effect of preventing such fraud is obtained.

  Next, when a hole or the like is made in the front door 33 and a wire is inserted into the game area and the lid 7a of the big prize opening 7 is forcibly opened and fixed, in the mode setting processing routine, In the drive signal detection step (S11), the winning ignore mode is set, and in the door opening signal detection step (S14), the non-compensation mode is set. That is, in the prize ball processing routine, neither the normal prize ball process (S32) nor the compensation prize ball process (S33) is performed.

It is a perspective view of a gaming machine including a control device according to the present invention. It is a perspective view of a gaming machine including a control device according to the present invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view of the game machine containing the control apparatus by this invention. It is a flowchart of operation | movement of the control apparatus by this invention. It is a flowchart of operation | movement of the control apparatus by this invention. It is a flowchart of operation | movement of the control apparatus by this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Handle 3 Game board 4 Central accessory apparatus 4a Display part 5 Start chucker 5a Movable part 6 Through chucker 7 Big prize opening 7a Cover body 8 Collection port 9 Top plate 11 Bowl-shaped member 11a Claw part 12 Rotating shaft 13 Spring 31 Body 32 Hinge 33 Front Door 51 CPU
52 prize ball control circuit 53 big prize opening opening / closing control circuit 54 prize detection circuit 55 door opening detection circuit

Claims (5)

A game having a winning detection means for generating a winning detection signal when a game ball passes through a movable winning device provided on the game board, and a door opening detecting means for generating a door opening signal indicating an open state of the front door. A control device for the machine,
Drive signal generating means for generating an opening command signal for opening the movable part of the movable winning device;
In the absence of the opening command signal, winning ignore mode setting means for setting a winning ignore mode for ignoring the winning detection signal;
Compensation mode setting means for setting a compensation mode when the door opening signal is generated;
Even under the setting of the prize ignoring mode, under the compensation mode setting, a winning ball operation control means for performing a winning ball action according to the winning detection signal,
And a release means for releasing the compensation mode when the establishment of a predetermined condition is detected.   2. The game machine control device according to claim 1, wherein the canceling unit cancels the compensation mode when a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out by the winning ball movement control unit.   3. The gaming machine control device according to claim 1, wherein the canceling unit includes a timer unit that cancels the compensation mode when a predetermined time elapses.   4. The game according to claim 1, wherein the door opening detection means generates the door opening signal when the front door is opened by a predetermined amount or more over a predetermined time. Machine control device.   5. The winning ball motion control means pays back a number of winning balls less than the number of winning balls when the winning-ignore mode is not set in the compensation mode. 6. The control device of the gaming machine according to 1.

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