JP2008017904A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a fraudulent act that game spikes arranged near the entrance of a winning port for putting out prize balls by the entry of a game ball are bent, thereby easily entering the game ball into the winning port. <P>SOLUTION: One game spike each is arranged on the inner side of a pair of movable members provided on the entrance port near each movable member, and whether or not the detection of movable blade detection switch signals transmitted when the movable members are present at the initial position is interrupted is judged (S150). When the signals are not detected (S150:YES), whether or not a normal accessory flag to be operated in the case that a specified condition is established is during an operation is judged (S151). When it is not operated (S151:NO), fraudulence reporting processing (S152) is performed. Thus, the fraudulent act, that the game spikes arranged near the entrance of the winning port are bent, is prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a configuration for preventing an illegal act of bending a game nail disposed near an entrance of a winning opening for paying out a winning ball by entering a gaming ball and easily winning a gaming ball at the winning opening. is there.

Conventionally, an opening / closing member (movable member) has been provided in a game area of a pachinko gaming machine, and an opening / closing member (movable member) is provided at a winning opening for paying out a prize ball when the game ball enters. There are two types: a variable winning opening that changes to a state where it is difficult to enter a ball or a state where it is not possible to enter, and a normal winning opening that does not have an opening / closing member and does not always change the probability of entering a ball.
The reason why the opening / closing member of the variable prize opening is opened is that the random number value extracted when the game ball is detected by the ball detecting means for detecting the game ball coincides with a predetermined value. After being informed.
When the extracted random number value matches a predetermined value and this is notified by a symbol, the opening / closing member is opened for a predetermined time. It should be noted that the opening and closing member is not necessarily kept open during this predetermined time, and when a predetermined number of game balls enter the open winning opening, the opening and closing member is closed even if it is still within the predetermined time. It has become.
In addition, at one time (when a random number extracted when one game ball is detected by the ball detecting means matches a predetermined value and that is notified by a symbol), the opening / closing member is predetermined. There is also a configuration that opens a number of times.
Typical winning openings used as variable winning openings include a start opening and a large winning opening. The start opening is a winning opening from which a random number for determining whether or not to play the big hit game is extracted, and the big winning opening is a winning opening that is opened during the big hit game.

  In addition, a plurality of nails are arranged in the game area of all pachinko gaming machines, and the launched game ball moves in various ways against the plurality of nails. This is also a characteristic part of pachinko machines. In addition, the nail is also arranged near the entrance of the winning opening, and changes the rate of entering the winning opening. The nail placed near the entrance of the winning opening is adjusted after the game store is closed, and the winning rate of the winning opening changes every day.

JP 2003-135743 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-000726 JP 2003-299795 A

  In recent years, fraud against pachinko machines has frequently occurred. As a fraudulent method, the pachinko machine door is opened (forcibly opened or a fake key is used), and the game ball is put into the winning opening by hand. A hole is made in a pachinko machine or a hole in the pachinko machine, and a piano wire or the like is pointed in from there, and a nail placed near the entrance of the prize entrance is bent by the piano line to allow a game ball to enter the prize entrance. Make it easy or hook it to the opening / closing member of the variable prize opening with piano wire, forcibly open the opening / closing member, and fire the game ball when the opening member is open, and play the game ball into the open variable prize opening To enter. and so on.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-135743 (Patent Document 1) discloses a winning device that can take a state in which a game ball can be won and a state in which a prize cannot be won by rotating the movable member. There is described a configuration in which a notch is provided in the movable member so that the provided nail does not obstruct the rotation of the movable member.
This is because if the nail is not arranged near the winning device, the movement of the game ball near the winning device becomes monotonous, but if the nail is arranged near the movable member, it becomes an obstacle when the movable member rotates. It was conceived to solve the problem.

  Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-000726 (Patent Document 2) describes a configuration in which the head portions of a plurality of life nails provided at the entrance of the winning opening are not moved more than a certain amount so that the nail is not greatly bent. Has been.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-299795 (Patent Document 3) states that, when a specific condition is established, in a pachinko gaming machine that executes a special game by opening and closing a variable prize opening, The operation time from the execution of the control that activates the special game to the execution of the control that ends is set as the effective detection time of the variable prize opening, and the ball detection to the variable prize opening other than the effective detection time is invalidated and abnormal A configuration for notifying occurrence is described. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent an illegal act of forcibly opening the movable member of the variable winning opening and entering the game ball.

  By adopting the configuration of Patent Document 1, it is possible to prevent the movement of the game ball in the vicinity of the winning device from becoming monotonous, but it is impossible to avoid the injustice that the nail is bent. Further, with the configuration of Patent Document 2, it is possible to avoid the injustice that the nail is bent, but it is not possible to avoid the injustice that the movable member of the variable winning opening is forcibly released. Further, with the configuration of Patent Document 3, fraud in which the movable member of the variable prize opening is forcibly kept open can be avoided, but fraud in which the nail is bent cannot be avoided.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 is a winning opening that discharges a predetermined number of prize balls when game balls launched into the game area enter the game area. The movable ball is provided with a movable member, and when the specific condition is satisfied from the standing state of the pair of movable members, the game ball is moved from a state in which it is difficult to enter or unable to enter the game ball. In a ball game machine with a variable prize opening that changes to a state where it is easy to enter,
The inside of the pair of movable members in a state in which the pair of movable members are standing, and one game nail is disposed near each movable member,
Fraud determining means for determining whether the pair of movable members have fallen outward due to the establishment of the specific condition or whether the pair of movable members have fallen outward due to the establishment of the specific condition; ,
A bullet ball game machine characterized by comprising a notifying means for notifying the fraud determining means when the pair of movable members have fallen outside due to the fact that the specific condition is not satisfied.

  In order to change the pair of movable members from the standing state to the outside state, the variable winning opening is provided with a solenoid as a driving means, and the movable member stands up while the solenoid is demagnetized. The state is maintained, and the movable member is tilted outward when the solenoid is excited (the movable member is maintained in the tilted state while the solenoid is excited).

The specific condition is that when a game ball is detected by the game ball detection means provided on the game board surface (the game ball that has entered the entrance opening provided on the game board surface is detected by the game ball detection means. It is considered that the random number value is extracted and the extracted random number value matches a predetermined value, and the game determines whether the extracted random number value matches the predetermined value. Inform the person using a symbol or the like. When the extracted random number value matches a predetermined value, the configuration is informed of this, and then the movable member is tilted outward (to make it easier to enter the game ball into the variable winning opening). Is optimal.
Note that when the movable member falls outside due to a condition other than a specific condition, a force is applied to the movable member from the outside, such as a hand or a piano wire.
As a method for determining whether the movable member has fallen to the outside due to the establishment of the specific condition or whether the movable member has fallen to the outside other than the satisfaction of the specific condition by the fraud determination means, for example, a specific If the condition is satisfied, the flag is set. If the flag is set and the movable member falls to the outside, it is determined that the movable member has fallen to the outside because the specific condition is satisfied, and the flag is set. If the movable member falls outside when the specific condition is not met, it is determined that the movable member has fallen outside, or the movable member falls outside when the solenoid is energized. If it is determined that the movable member has fallen to the outside due to the satisfaction of the condition and the movable member has fallen to the outside while the solenoid is demagnetized, the movable member is outside the case other than the satisfaction of the specific condition. Such as it is determined that the fallen can be considered.
It is necessary to have a configuration capable of confirming the current state of the movable member by any method. The movable member may have a configuration in which the state of the movable member can be checked in detail, but it is only necessary to confirm whether the movable member is in the initial position where the movable member is in the standing state or in any other state (the movable member is slightly in the standing state). Even if it is tilted, it is judged as the other state). To determine whether the movable member is in the initial position or in a state other than the initial position, a sensor is provided in the movable member or a portion that contacts the movable member. Can be determined by the sensor.

  As a method of notifying when the movable member falls due to other than the establishment of a specific condition, the lamp provided in the ball game machine emits intense light, generates abnormal noise from the speaker, It may be possible to display that a state has occurred. In addition to notifying, the external output terminal outputs a signal to notify the abnormality to the hall computer, and it is difficult to play with the ball game machine (the game ball cannot be fired, the prize ball is paid out) It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which, for example, the design is not changed or the design is not changed.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the ball game machine according to claim 2 is the ball ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is directly below a game nail arranged inside the movable member, and the pair of movable members It is a bullet ball game machine characterized in that a winning opening without a movable member is arranged between them.

A winning opening that is directly below the game nail disposed inside the movable member and does not include the movable member provided between the pair of movable members changes to a state in which the movable member of the variable winning opening falls to the outside. The game ball can be entered even without the game ball (the game ball can be entered even when the movable member of the variable prize opening is raised). By adopting the configuration described in claim 2, the variable winning opening is configured such that a game ball cannot be entered unless the movable member falls to the outside.
In addition, the relationship between the number of prize balls discharged when entering a winning opening without a movable member and the number of prize balls discharged when entering a variable prize with a movable member is as follows. It is preferable to reduce the number of winning balls that are discharged when entering a winning opening.
In addition, the variable winning opening with a movable member is not a winning opening that only pays out a winning ball when a gaming ball enters, but the winning ball is paid out and a random number value is extracted when the playing ball enters. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to play a big hit game based on the extracted random value. In that case, a winning opening not equipped with a movable member is similarly not a winning opening that pays out a winning ball when a gaming ball enters, but a winning ball is paid out when a gaming ball enters. In addition, a configuration for extracting a random value for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to play a big hit game is suitable.

A winning ball without a movable member and a variable winning port with a movable member are paid out when a game ball enters, and a random number value for extracting whether or not to win a big hit game is extracted. In addition, the number of prize balls to be paid out when a game ball enters a prize opening not equipped with a movable member is calculated from the number of prize balls to be paid out when a game ball enters a variable prize opening with a movable member. The reason for reducing this is described below.
The ball game machine most desired by the player is a ball game machine that can obtain many prize balls in a short time. However, in a bullet ball game machine that can obtain a large number of prize balls in a short time, the game store loses. In other words, in order to make a ball game machine that can obtain a lot of prize balls in a short time while maintaining the profit balance between the player and the amusement store, it is advantageous for the player (big hit state, high probability gaming state, time reduction) (Such as a state) is a state that is more advantageous to the player, and conversely, a state that is disadvantageous to the player (such as a normal probability state) is a state that is more disadvantageous to the player (a state that is advantageous to the game store). It is necessary to make a machine.
As a method for making an advantageous state more advantageous for a player, there is a method for increasing the probability of becoming a high-probability game. On the other hand, as a method of making a player unfavorable state more unfavorable, the probability of becoming a big hit game in the normal probability gaming state is set low, and a prize that is paid out when the game ball enters the start opening It is possible to reduce the number of balls. However, if the number of prize balls to be paid out when a game ball enters the start opening is set to be small, if a big hit does not occur easily during the high probability game state, the game will be played regardless of the high probability game state. As a result, many balls are consumed, and as a result, the high-probability gaming state does not become an advantageous state for the player, and conversely becomes an unfavorable state.
However, with the above-described configuration, it is possible to make a configuration in which the high probability gaming state is not disadvantageous for the player while creating a disadvantageous state for the player.
In the normal probability state, the variation time of the normal symbol for notifying the lottery result whether or not to release the movable member provided at the start port is long, and the time that the movable member is opened when the lottery is won is short. Therefore, in the normal probability gaming state, a game ball does not enter a variable winning opening (a start opening with a large number of prize balls) that is almost equipped with a movable member (in most cases, a starting opening (a prize is not provided). Enter the starting port with a small number of balls). In other words, the number of prize balls to be paid out when a game ball enters the starting port during normal probability gaming is small (a disadvantageous state for the player can be created). On the other hand, in the high-probability gaming state, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol for notifying the lottery result of whether or not to release the movable member provided at the start port is short, and the movable member is opened when the lottery is won Since the time is long, the high-probability gaming state enters a winning opening provided with a movable member (a starting opening with a large number of winning balls). In other words, even in the high probability gaming state, even if the big hit does not occur easily, the high probability gaming state will not be disadvantageous to the player.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the ball game machine according to claim 3 is the ball ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2,
In each of the movable members, a notch portion is provided on the inner surface of the movable member so that the game nail does not come into contact with each other.

  That is, the structure of Claim 3 is a structure by which the game nail and the movable member are arrange | positioned very near. In other words, if the cutout portion is not provided in the movable member, the movable member and the game nail are in contact with each other.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the variable prize opening is forcibly opened by hand, the notifying means is operated, so that the fraud cannot be performed, or when the fraud is performed, the fraud is quickly detected. Can be found.
In addition, even when a game ball placed near the entrance of the prize opening is bent illegally, the notification means is activated (the movable nail is bent from the initial position because the game nail is bent. Since it is determined that the movable member has fallen to the outside except when the condition is satisfied, fraud cannot be performed, or when fraud is performed, the fraud can be detected at an early stage.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is also impossible to perform fraud at a prize opening not provided with a movable member (an illegal act of bending a game nail arranged near the entrance of the prize opening).

  According to the invention described in claim 3, since the game nail and the movable member arranged near the entrance of the winning opening are arranged close to each other, the game nail is notified only by bending it slightly from a preset position. Since the means is operated, it is possible to avoid overlooking fraud (injustice to bend a game nail arranged near the entrance of the winning opening).

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the following examples and the like, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 50 which is a kind of a ball game machine has a structure in which each part of the configuration is held by a casing composed of a rectangular outer frame 51 and a front frame 52.
The front frame 52 is attached to the outer frame 51 so as to be openable and closable by upper and lower hinges 53 on the left side, and is normally closed as shown in the figure.
A window-shaped glass frame 60 is attached to the front frame 52 so as to be openable with respect to the front frame 52. A plate glass 61 is double-fitted into the glass frame 60, and the game board 10 (see FIG. 2) held by the front frame 52 is stored in the back of the plate glass 61.
An upper plate 55 is attached to the lower side of the glass frame 60 so as to be openable to the front frame 52. A lower plate 63 is fixed to the front frame 52 below the upper plate 55, and is fired on the right side of the lower plate 63. A handle 64 is attached. When the firing handle 64 is turned clockwise, a launching device (not shown) is activated to launch the game ball supplied from the upper plate 55 toward the game board 10.
On the upper left side of the upper plate 55, an operation button 67 that can be operated by the player is provided. When the player operates the operation button 67 during a specific period, it is displayed on the effect symbol display device 6 described later. Content changes or the sound output from the speaker 66 changes.
The pachinko machine 50 is a so-called CR machine and includes a prepaid card unit (CR unit) 56 for reading and writing a prepaid card. The pachinko machine 50 includes a lending button 57 and a checkout button 58. And a CR settlement display device having a balance display 59.
In addition, the front frame 52 is provided with a plurality of frame-side decorative lamps 65 and speakers 66 for enhancing the player's taste and informing the player and the store clerk of the game state.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 10 is provided with a substantially circular game area 3 surrounded by known guide rails 2a and 2b. A large number of game nails 4 are nailed in the game area 3.
A center case 5 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game area 3. The center case 5 includes a warp entrance, a warp passage, a stage, and a window 5a for facing a screen 6a of a production symbol display device 6 (which is a liquid crystal display device and displays a pseudo symbol), as in the known case. Yes.
On the upper side of the window 5a, a normal symbol display device 7 of dot matrix and a normal symbol holding storage display device 8 consisting of four LEDs are installed, and on the lower side, a special symbol display device 9 of 7 segments and four LEDs are provided. A special symbol hold storage display device 10 is installed.
A normal symbol operating gate 17 is arranged on the left side of the center case 5.
A start port 11 is disposed below the center case 5.
The start opening (variable winning opening) 11 is an electric tulip having a movable member 11b, and changes in the same manner as a known electric tulip. The starting port 11 is configured such that a game ball can enter even when the movable member 11b is not opened (the movable member 11b is erected).
When the normal symbol wins in the normal symbol lottery performed when the game ball passes the normal symbol operating gate 17, and the normal symbol indicating the hit is fixedly displayed on the normal symbol display device 7, the movable member 11a of the start port 11 is opened (the movable member 11a). The game ball is easy to enter.
An attacker-type big winning opening 14 is disposed below the start opening 11, and an out hole 15 is provided therebelow.
In addition, on the left and right sides of the big winning opening 14, the normal winning opening 16 is arranged along the guide rail 2b.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the pachinko machine 50, a mechanism board 70 for detachably attaching the game board 10 is housed in the outer frame 51 described above. The mechanism panel 70 is provided with a ball tank 71, a tank rail 72, and a dispensing device 73 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning game ball in the winning slot on the game board 10, a predetermined number of gaming balls can be discharged from the ball tank 71 through the tank rail 72 to the above-described upper plate 55 by the payout device 73. .
Also, on the back side of the pachinko machine 50, a main control device 80, a payout control device 81, an effect symbol control device 82, an audio / lamp integrated control device 83, a launch control device 84, and a power supply board 85 are provided (the effect symbol control device). 82, the voice / lamp integrated control device 83, the launch control device 84, and the power supply board 85 correspond to the sub control device), and the frame external connection terminal 79 and the panel external connection terminal 78 are provided in the upper right part of the mechanism panel 70. It has been.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 4, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 50 is configured around the main controller 80. In this block diagram, a so-called relay board and power supply circuit for merely relaying signals are not described. Although not shown in detail, the main control device 80, the payout control device 81, the production symbol control device 82, and the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 all have a CPU, ROM, RAM, input port, output port, and the like. However, in this embodiment, the launch control device 84 and the power supply board 85 are not provided with a CPU, ROM, or RAM. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the launch control device 84 may be provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like.

  The main controller 80 includes a start port switch 11m that detects a game ball that has entered the start port 11, a normal symbol operation switch 17a that detects a game ball that has entered the normal symbol operation gate 17, and a ball that enters the grand prize winning port 14. A count switch 14a for counting the number of game balls played, a normal prize opening switch 16a for detecting a game ball that has entered the normal prize opening 16, and detecting that the movable member 11a is moved (the movable member 11a is in an initial position (standing up). Detection signal from the movable blade detection switch 11c, etc., which detects that the state has moved from the state) is input.

The main control device 80 operates in accordance with the installed program, generates various commands related to the progress of the game based on the above-described detection signals, and outputs them to the payout control device 81 and the voice / lamp integrated control device 83. .
The main controller 80 also turns on the special symbol display device 9 and the normal symbol display device 7 connected via the symbol relay board 41, and the special symbol hold storage display device 10 and the normal symbol hold storage display device 8 are turned on. Control.
Further, the main control device 80 controls the opening / closing of the special winning opening 14 by controlling the special winning opening solenoid 14b, and controls the opening / closing of the starting opening 11 by controlling the ordinary accessory solenoid 11b.
An output signal from the main controller 80 is also output to the test signal terminal, and a management signal such as symbol variation and jackpot is output to the panel external connection terminal 78 and sent to the hall main computer.

The main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 can perform bidirectional communication.
The payout control device 81 operates the prize ball motor 20 in accordance with a command sent from the main control device 80 and pays out a prize ball. The detection signal of the prize ball sensor 21 for counting the game balls to be paid out as prize balls is input to the payout control device 81 and the main control device 80, and both the payout control device 81 and the main control device 80 count the prize balls. Is done.
The payout control device 81 receives signals from the full tank switch 22 and the ball-out switch 23, and when the signal indicating that the lower plate 63 is full is input from the full-tan switch 22 and the ball-out switch 23. When a signal indicating that there are few or no game balls is input to the ball tank 71, the prize ball motor 20 is stopped and the prize ball payout operation is stopped. Note that the full switch 22 and the ball break switch 23 are also configured to continue outputting signals until the state is cleared, and the payout control device 81 causes the prize ball to be output due to the fact that the signal is not output. The driving of the motor 20 is resumed.
Further, the payout control device 81 operates the ball lending solenoid 26 by communicating with the prepaid card unit 56 via the game ball lending device connection terminal 24 and discharges the lending balls. The paid-out lending ball is detected by the ball lending sensor 27, and the detection signal is input to the payout control device 81. The game ball lending device connection terminal 24 is also connected to the checkout display board 25 so as to be capable of two-way communication. The checkout display board 25 requests a checkout button 57 for requesting a game ball to be rented, and a checkout. A checkout button 58 is connected.

Further, the payout control device 81 transmits a firing stop signal to the firing control device 84.
The launch controller 84 controls the launch motor 30 to launch a game ball into the game area 3.
In addition to the payout control device 81, a rotation amount signal from the launch handle 64, a touch signal from the touch switch 28, and a launch stop switch signal from the launch stop switch 29 are input to the launch control device 84.
The rotation amount signal is output when the player operates the launch handle 64, the touch signal is output when the player touches the launch handle 64, and the launch stop switch signal is output by the player pressing the launch stop switch 29. Is output. If the touch signal is not input to the launch control device 84, the game ball cannot be fired, and if the launch stop switch signal is input, the game ball can be launched even if the player touches the launch handle 64. There is no such thing.

The voice / lamp integrated control device 83 corresponds to a sub-control device, receives data and commands transmitted from the main control device 80, and distributes them to data for effect display control, sound control, and lamp control. The command for effect display control is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82, and the sound control and the lamp control are distributed to each control part (function unit as a sound control device and a lamp control device) included in itself. To do. Then, the function unit as the sound control device controls the sound output from the speaker 66 by operating the sound LSI based on the data for sound control, and the function unit as the lamp control device converts the data for the lamp control. Based on the operation of the lamp driver, various LEDs and various lamps are controlled.
An operation button 67 is connected to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83, and when the player operates the operation button 67, the signal is input to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83.

The voice / lamp integrated control device 83 and the production symbol control device 82 are capable of bidirectional communication.
The production symbol control device 82 is based on the data and commands received from the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 (both those transmitted from the main control device 80 and those generated by the voice / lamp integrated control device 83). Then, the effect symbol display device 6 is controlled to display an effect image such as a pseudo symbol on the screen 6a.

Next, the basic specifications of the pachinko machine 50 will be described with reference to FIG.
The normal probability state and the high probability state are distinguished by the jackpot probability of the special symbol. The normal probability state and the time shortened state are different in the average variation time of the special symbol and the average variation time of the normal symbol, that is, the length of the variation time of the symbol. Distinguished by

  The variation shortening function operates in a time shortening state and a high probability state, in which case the average variation time of the special symbol is about 6 seconds and the shortest variation time is about 5 seconds. Even in the normal probability state, if there are two or more reserved memories at the start of the variation of the special symbol, the variation shortening function is activated for the variation of the special symbol, and the variation time becomes the same as described above.

  The opening extension function operates in a time shortening state and a high probability state. In this case, the upper limit of the opening time of the start port 11 is extended from 0.3 seconds (when not operating) of the base time to 4 seconds. However, if there is a specified number of balls (three in this embodiment), the ball is closed even if the upper limit time has not been reached.

  The special symbol jackpot probability differs between the normal probability state (1/350) and the high probability state (1/35), but the normal symbol hit probability is the same in the normal probability state, the time shortening state, and the high probability state ( 1/2).

The average variation time of the special symbol, the shortest variation time of the special symbol, the average variation time of the normal symbol, and the opening time (upper limit) of the start port 11 are as illustrated and described above.
Also, the number of winning balls per winning is as shown. Since the normal symbol operating gate 17 is a passage opening, there is no prize ball.

In this embodiment, the high probability state continues until the next big hit occurs, and the time reduction state continues until the special symbol fluctuates a predetermined number of times (100 in this embodiment).
Although it has been described that the high probability state continues until the next big hit occurs, precisely, the high probability state ends when the special symbol fluctuates 10,000 times. As described above, in the high probability state, since the jackpot probability of the special symbol is 1/35, the probability that the jackpot does not occur even if the special symbol fluctuates 10,000 times is equal to 0. The next jackpot will occur before the special symbol changes.

Next, each process performed by the main controller 80 as a main routine will be described with reference to FIG.
The flowchart shown in FIG. 6 represents the main process executed by the microcomputer of the main controller 80, and is a process periodically executed by a hardware interrupt every about 2 ms. In this embodiment, each process from S10 to S20 is a process that is executed only once in the interrupt process, and is referred to as “main process”, and is repeated as long as time permits within the remaining time after executing this main process. The process of S21 to be executed is referred to as “residual process”.

  When a hardware interrupt is executed by the microcomputer, it is first determined whether or not the interrupt is a normal interrupt (S10). This determination process is performed by determining whether or not the value of a predetermined area of the RAM as a memory is a predetermined value. When the process executed by the microcomputer shifts to this process, a normal process is executed. It is for judging whether it is okay. If it is not a normal interrupt, microcomputer runaway due to noise or the like may be considered when power is turned on, but microcomputer runaway may be considered to be almost impossible due to recent technological improvements, and is usually when power is turned on. When the power is turned on, the value of the predetermined area of the RAM is different from the predetermined value.

  If it is determined that the interrupt is not normal (S10: NO), the initial value is written to the work area of the memory, such as writing a predetermined value in the predetermined area of the memory, and using a special symbol and a normal symbol as an initial symbol, that is, Initial settings are made (S11), and the process proceeds to a residual process.

  If a positive determination is made that the interrupt is normal, an initial value random number update process is first executed (S12). This process is an increment process that increments the initial random number value by 1 each time this process is executed. The initial random number value before this process is incremented by +1, but the random number value before this process is executed is the maximum. When the value is “349”, the initial value is returned to “0” in the next processing, and 350 integers from “0” to “349” are repeatedly generated in ascending order.

The big hit determination random number update process (S13) following S12 is an increment process that is incremented by 1 each time the process is executed, similar to the initial value random number update process. However, when the maximum value “349” is reached, the next process is performed. Then, the initial random number value at that time is set as an initial value (hereinafter referred to as “update initial value”), and the process of incrementing by +1 for each interrupt is continued and a value “1” less than the update initial value (hereinafter referred to as “ In the next process, 350 integer values from “0” to “349” are repeatedly created with the initial random number at that time as the initial value.
That is, +1 is added for each interrupt process, and setting the elements constituting the random number to an integer value from “0” to “349” is not different from the initial random number. In this interrupt processing, the update initial value at that time is set as the initial value, and +1 is added for each interrupt until the update maximum value is reached, and the next update initial value is set as the initial value. As a result, the random number is set to 350 integer values from “0” to “349” as the elements constituting the random number, and is incremented by 1 for each interrupt process. Since it is changed to a value determined by the initial value random number at the time, the value of the random number can be made unpredictable. In addition, the constituent elements of the random number determined by the update initial value and the update maximum value are the same as the 350 integer values of “0” to “349” that are the same as the conventional pass / fail random numbers, and the elements constituting the random number The appearance rate is made uniform.
Note that the number of values to be won in the normal probability state is 1, and the number of values to be won in the high probability state is 10.

  The jackpot symbol determination random number update process (S14) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 10 integers from “0” to “9”, and is incremented by 1 every time this process exceeds the maximum value, which is the initial value “0”. Return to.

The winning determination random number update process (S15) subsequent to S14 is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates six integers “0” to “5”, and is incremented by 1 for each process and is an initial value when the maximum value is exceeded. Return to "0". The number of values to be won is 3 in both the normal probability state and the high probability state, and the values are “0”, “3”, and “5”.
This winning determination random number update process is used for lottery of normal symbols, and other initial value random numbers, big hit determination random numbers, big hit symbol determination random numbers, reach determination random numbers, and fluctuation pattern determination random numbers are drawn special symbols. Used for.

  The reach determination random number update process (S16) is configured as a counter that repeatedly generates 229 integers from “0” to “228”, and is incremented by +1 for each process and is an initial value of “0”. Return to. In the normal probability state, the number of values to be won when the variable time reduction function is not activated is 21, and the values are “0” to “20”. The number is 5, the values are “0” to “4”, the number of values to be won in the high probability state is 6, and the values are “0” to “5”.

  The variation pattern determining random number update process (S17) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 1021 integers from “0” to “1020”, and is incremented by +1 for each process and is an initial value “0”. Return to.

In the subsequent winning confirmation processing (S18), confirmation of winning at the start port 11 and input processing of each switch provided in the pachinko machine 50 and connected to the main controller 80 are executed.
In the present embodiment, when a game ball wins the starting port 11, a plurality of random numbers such as a jackpot determination random number, a jackpot symbol determination random number, a variation pattern determination random number, a reach determination random number, etc. are acquired. The number of the random numbers is only stored when the number of the reserved memory is full, and even when the game ball wins the start port 11, the plurality of random numbers are not stored. ing.

  Subsequently, a success / failure determination process (S19) as condition establishment determination means for determining whether or not a big hit is made. This success / failure determination process will be described later. When this success / failure determination process (S19) ends, each output process (S20) such as an image output process is subsequently executed.

  In each output process (S20), as the game progresses, the main control device 80 sends to the production symbol control device 82, the payout control device 81, the launch control device 84, the voice / lamp integrated control device 83, the big prize opening solenoid 14b, and the like. Each output process is executed. That is, when it is detected by the winning confirmation process (S18) that there is a winning game ball at each winning port on the game board 10, the winning ball data is output to the payout control device 81 so as to pay out the gaming ball as a winning ball. The process of outputting the sound data corresponding to the gaming state to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 is an error signal to the effect symbol control device 82 to notify that the pachinko machine 50 is in error when there is an abnormality. Each of the processes for outputting is executed.

  The remaining process subsequent to this process is composed of the initial value random number update process (S21), but is exactly the same as S12 described above. This process forms an infinite loop and is repeated as long as time is allowed until the next interrupt is executed. The time required to execute this processing from S10 to S20 described above differs for each interrupt depending on whether or not to execute the jackpot processing, the difference in the display mode of special symbols, and the like. As a result, the number of times the remaining process is executed is different for each interrupt, and the initial value random number updated (added) value is not uniform by executing the interrupt process shown in FIG. 6 once. As a result, there is no possibility that the initial random number is synchronized with the random number. In the present embodiment, the big hit determination random number is updated according to the value of the initial random number, so there is no possibility of synchronization. The hit determination random number update process (S15) described above may also be executed in the remaining process.

In the start winning confirmation process shown in FIG. 7, the main controller 80 determines whether or not a game ball has entered the first start port 11 based on the detection signal of the start port switch 11m (S30).
If it is affirmative, read the jackpot determination random number, the jackpot symbol determination random number, the reach determination random number, the variation pattern determination random number, etc. from the corresponding counters to see if the special symbol hold memory is full (four in this embodiment). It is determined whether or not (S31).
If the reserved memory is not full (S31: NO), the above random numbers are stored as special symbol reserved memory, and the number of lighting of the special symbol reserved memory display device 10 is increased by 1 (S32). If there are already four reserved memories (S31: YES), no reserved memories are stored, and the number of lighting of the special symbol reserved storage display device 10 is not increased.
In addition, the increase / decrease in the number of reserved symbols of the special symbol is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82 via the voice / lamp integrated control device 83, and the special symbol reservation memory display device 10 displays the screen 6 a of the effect symbol display device 6. The same number of pseudo-hold displays as the number of lights.

In the success / failure determination process shown in FIG. 8, main controller 80 determines whether or not the condition device is operating based on the jackpot flag (S40).
If the determination is negative (S40: NO), the special symbol is not changing (S41: NO), and if the confirmed symbol is not being displayed (S42: NO), is there a special symbol hold memory (above, hold memory by S32)? It is determined whether or not (S43).

If there is this reserved memory (S43: YES), the oldest special symbol reserved memory is read (the special symbol reserved memory is deleted from the reserved memory), and the probability variation flag is set (high probability state) It is determined whether or not (S44).
If the determination is affirmative (S44: YES), the read jackpot determination random number is checked against the hit value recorded in the probability variation table (S46). If the determination is negative, the read jackpot determination random number is stored in the normal table. It collates with the recorded hit value (S45).
In this embodiment, as described above, the player wins with a probability of 1/350 in the normal probability state and wins with the probability of 1/35 in the high probability game state.

If it is a big hit in the determination in S45 or S46 (S47: YES), the big hit symbol is determined by the big hit symbol determining random number (S48), and the fluctuation pattern is determined by the fluctuation pattern determining random number (S49).
On the other hand, if it is off (S47: NO), the variation pattern is determined based on the reach determination random number and the variation pattern determination random number (S50). In the case of the present embodiment, the display of the special symbol in the case of losing is only one type of “-”, so the losing symbol does not need to be determined.

Subsequent to S49 or S50, data indicating the lottery results described above, specifically, data indicating any one of normal jackpots, probability variation jackpots, out of reach (with out of reach but with reach display), or out of reach without display of reach A variation start command (display control command) including variation pattern data for designating the variation time is output to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83, and the special symbol display device 9 is controlled to start the variation display of the special symbol. (S51).
Therefore, based on the fluctuation start command, the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 can determine the jackpot symbol or the off symbol (hereinafter collectively referred to as a fixed symbol), the presence / absence of reach, and the variation time.

  The voice / lamp integrated control device 83 that has received the fluctuation start command performs voice and lamp production control in response to the special symbol fluctuation display, and also sends a fluctuation start command to the production symbol control device 82.

If the special symbol is changing (S41: YES), main controller 80 determines whether or not the symbol change time (based on the change pattern of S49 or S50) has elapsed as shown in FIG. 9A. (S52).
If the determination is affirmative, a symbol stop command is output to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83, and the special symbol display device 9 is controlled to display the final symbol (S53).
Receiving the symbol stop command, the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 ends the voice and lamp presentation in response to the special symbol variation display, and sends a symbol stop command to the presentation symbol control device 82.

If the special symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is a jackpot (S54: YES), main controller 80 performs a confirmed symbol display setting process (S55), and sets a jackpot flag by a conditional device operation start process (S56). set.
Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is set (S57). If the determination is affirmative, the probability variation flag is cleared (S58). If the determination is negative, it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is set (time reduction state) (S59). If the determination is affirmative, the time reduction flag is cleared (S60).

When the special symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is not a big hit (that is, missed) (S54: NO), a confirmed symbol display setting process (S61) is performed to determine whether or not the release extension flag is set (S62). . Note that the release extension flag is set during the high probability state and the time reduction state. If the release extension flag is set, the stored release extension number count is decremented by -1 (S63). If the count value becomes 0 (S64: YES), each flag is ended (S65).
In the process of S65, if the current state is a high probability state, the probability variation flag, the time reduction flag, and the release extension flag are ended, and if the current state is a time reduction state, the time reduction flag and the release extension flag are ended. If a negative determination is made in S62, S64, the process returns.

  If the confirmed symbol is being displayed in S42 (S42: YES), as shown in FIG. 9B, it is determined whether or not the confirmed symbol display time set in the confirmed symbol display setting (S55 or S61) has elapsed. If it is judged (S66) and has elapsed (S66: YES), the special symbol display device 9 is controlled by the final symbol display end processing (S67) to end the final display of the special symbol, and the voice / lamp integrated control is performed. An instruction is given to the production symbol control device 82 via the device 83, and the fixed display of the pseudo symbol is ended.

In the special game process shown in FIG. 10, the main control device 80 determines whether or not the condition device is operating based on the jackpot flag (S70).
If the condition device is in operation (S70: YES), it is determined whether or not the special winning opening 14 is open (S71).
The jackpot symbol is not being opened (S71: NO), not being a jackpot start effect (S72: NO), not being an interval (S73: NO), and not being a jackpot end effect (S74: NO) Then, the state of winning the jackpot is stored (S75), and a jackpot start command is transmitted to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 by the jackpot start effect process (S76), and the big prize opening 14 is opened.

  The voice / lamp integrated control device 83 starts a jackpot voice and lamp production, and sends a jackpot start command to the production symbol control device 82. The effect symbol control device 82 that has received the jackpot command controls the effect symbol display device 6 to display a jackpot start effect (so-called fanfare screen). The big winning opening 14 is opened after the jackpot start effect.

If an affirmative determination is made in S72, S73, or S74, the process returns. If an affirmative determination is made in S71, it is determined based on the detection signal of the count switch 14a whether or not there are 10 winning balls for the special winning opening 14 (S77). It is determined whether or not (S78). If a negative determination is made in S78, the process returns. If a positive determination is made in S77 or S78, the special winning opening 14 is closed (S79).
Subsequently, it is determined whether or not it is the final round (S80). If the determination is negative, an interval command is transmitted to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 by the jackpot interval processing (S81), and the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 receives an interval. Waiting for the screen display of the effect symbol display device 6 to be changed under the control of the effect symbol control device 82 that has received the command, the special winning opening 14 is opened.

If the affirmative determination is made in S80, the jackpot operation is not continued, so the jackpot end effect process (S82) is executed, and then the condition device is stopped by the condition device stop process (S83) (the jackpot flag is cleared).
Then, if the jackpot symbol that has been determined and displayed on the special symbol display device 9 in S55 and stored in S75 is a probability variation symbol (S84: YES), a probability variation flag / time reduction flag operation process (S85) is performed, and a probability variation flag and a time reduction flag are displayed. The open extension flag is set, and the open extension counter value is set to 10,000.
If it is not a probability variable symbol (S84: NO), the time reduction flag and the release extension flag are set by the time reduction flag operation process (S86), and the value of the release extension counter is set to 100.
After the processing of S85 or S86, a jackpot end command is transmitted to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 (S87).

Next, the starting port (variable winning port) 11 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 11A shows a state in which the movable member 11a of the starting port 11 stands up (a state where it is difficult for a game ball to enter). FIG. 11B shows that the movable member 11a of the starting port 11 faces outward. It is in a state of falling (open state, in which a game ball is easy to enter).
As shown in FIG. 11, the start port 11 is provided with a start port base 11d, which is attached to the game board 10 with screws from an attachment hole 11e of the start port base 11d.
One game nail A32 and one game nail B33 are provided between the pair of movable members 11a provided at the start port 11 and in the vicinity of each movable member 11a. In addition, the game nail A32 and the game nail B33 shown in FIG. 11 have drawn the head part (the part hit when the nail is driven into the game board 10), and the body part (of the game nail) is more It is getting smaller.
Regarding the height relationship (distance (height) from the game board 10) between the game nails A32 and B33 and the start port 11 (movable member 11a), the head portion of the game nails A32 and B33 is the start port 11 (movable). It is higher than the member 11a). That is, the head portions of the game nails A32 and B33 are located at a position higher than the highest portion of the movable member 11a.
Each movable member 11a is provided with a notch 11f so that the movable member 11a does not come into contact with the game nails A32 and B33 when the movable member 11a is in a standing state or while it is movable. In other words, if there is no notch 11f, the movable member 11a and the game nails A32 and B33 are arranged so close that the movable member 11a contacts the game nails A32 and B33.

As shown in FIG. 12, the movable member 11a of the start port 11 is configured to move in accordance with the operation of a solenoid (ordinary accessory solenoid) 11b.
FIG. 12A shows a state where the solenoid 11b is demagnetized (non-actuated state). Thus, in a state where the solenoid 11b is demagnetized, the movable member 11a is in an upright state. FIG. 12B shows a state (operating state) in which the solenoid 11b is excited. Thus, in a state where the solenoid 11b is excited, the movable member 11a is in an open state (a state in which it is tilted outward).
The movable member 11a will be briefly described. When the solenoid 11b is energized, the plunger 11h is attracted to the solenoid 11b. A crank 11i is connected to the plunger 11h, and the plunger 11h is attracted and the crank 11i is also attracted. When the crank 11i is attracted, the tip on the side where the plunger 11h is not connected rises. Since the operating shaft 11j of the movable member 11a is connected to the tip, the operating shaft 11j is also raised. The movable member 11a falls to the outside with the rotating shaft 11k as the center as the operating shaft 11j rises.
When the solenoid 11b is not energized, the plunger 11h and the crank 11i return to their original positions by the restoring force of the spring 11g. When the crank 11i returns to the original position, the operating shaft 11j also descends, and the movable member 11a returns to an upright state around the rotating shaft 11k.

Although not shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the starting port 11 is provided with a movable blade detection switch 11c for determining whether or not the movable member 11a has moved from the initial position (FIG. 4). Described in). The initial position is a position where the movable member 11a is in an upright state. Whether or not the movable member 11a has moved from the initial position is not whether or not the movable member 11a has been opened, but whether or not the movable member 11a has fallen to the outside even if it has not been opened. To do.
In this embodiment, the movable member 11a is provided with a convex portion (not shown), the start port base 11d is provided with a movable blade detection switch 11c (not shown), and when the movable member 11a is at the initial position, the movable blade When the detection switch 11c detects a convex portion of the movable member 11a (a state where a signal is output) and the movable member 11a moves from the initial position, the movable blade detection switch 11c detects the convex portion of the movable member 11a. By adopting a configuration in which detection is impossible (configuration in which the output signal is stopped), it is configured to determine whether or not the movable member 11a has moved from the initial position.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the movable blade detection switch 11c or the convex portion may be provided on the spring g, the plunger 11h, the crank 11i, the operating shaft 11j, and the rotating shaft 11k. Further, the movable blade detection switch 11c may be a non-contact type switch such as an optical sensor instead of a contact type switch. Further, when the movable member 11a is in the initial position, the movable blade detection switch 11c may detect the movement of the movable blade 11a from the initial position without detecting the movable blade detection switch 11c.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the detection signal of the movable blade detection switch 11c is transmitted to the main controller 80. However, the effect symbol controller 82 and the voice / lamp integrated controller 83 are used. A signal from the movable blade detection switch 11c may be input to the sub-control device such as.

In the present embodiment, the normal symbol lottery is won, and the fact that it has been won is notified (determined display) by the normal symbol, so that the movable member 11a of the start port 11 is opened (falls outward), but otherwise When the movable member 11a is not in the standing state, which is the initial position, an indication that an abnormality has occurred in the effect symbol display device 6, an output of an error sound from the speaker 66, intense light emission by the frame side decoration lamp 65, etc. An announcement is made. By adopting such a configuration, the store clerk can immediately detect an abnormality and various measures can be taken.
In addition to the above notification, a signal indicating that fact (occurrence of an abnormal state) may be output from the panel external connection terminal 78 or the frame external connection terminal 79 to the hall computer. In addition to notifying the player, a state where a game cannot be performed may be created by forcibly stopping the prize ball motor 20 or the like.

Next, a normal symbol lottery (a lottery to determine whether or not the starting port 11 is opened by a random value extracted when a game ball passes the normal symbol operating gate 17). Control until the movable member 11a is opened and control for detecting fraud will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 13, in the normal symbol success / failure determination process, first, it is determined whether or not the normal accessory flag is in operation (S100). The normal accessory flag is a flag that is operated when a normal symbol lottery is won, and the movable member 11a of the start port 11 is moved (falls outward) by the operation of the flag. If a negative determination is made in S100 (S100: NO), it is determined whether or not the normal symbol is changing (S101). If the normal symbol is not changing, whether or not the normal symbol is being confirmed and displayed. Is determined (S102). If the determination in S102 is also a negative determination, it is determined whether there is a pending storage (S103). Note that up to four normal symbols can be stored in the same manner as special symbols.
If an affirmative determination is made in the determination of S103, it is determined whether or not the reserved storage value is a predetermined winning value (S104). In the case of a special symbol lottery, the probability that the gaming state is a normal probability state (including a time shortening state) and a high probability gaming state is set differently. Since the probability of winning even in the state is set to be the same, in the determination process of S104, the determination is made using the same table (the table in which the winning value is set).
After the process of S104, it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is in operation (S105), and a variation pattern (variation time) is determined according to the determination (S106) and (S107). Note that there is only one type of fixed symbol for the normal symbol for both the winning symbol and the lost symbol, so the process of selecting the final symbol is not performed.
After the processes of S106 and S107, a process for starting the variation of the normal symbol is performed (S108). Unlike the special symbol, the normal symbol does not use the pseudo symbol, and therefore the result of the normal symbol lottery is not transmitted to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83.

If the determination in S101 of FIG. 13 is affirmative, that is, if the normal symbol is changing, the determination of S110 of FIG. 14A is performed. The determination in S110 is a determination as to whether or not the currently changing normal symbol has reached the variable time determined in the processing of S106 or S107, and when the positive determination is made in S110, the normal symbol is stopped. Processing is performed (S111). After the process of S111, it is determined whether or not the stopped symbol (lottery result) is a hit (S112). If the result of the normal symbol lottery is a win (S112: YES), after performing the fixed symbol display setting process (S113), a process of operating the normal accessory flag is performed (S114). If a negative determination is made in S112, only the confirmed symbol display setting process (S115) is performed.
If the determination in S102 of FIG. 13 is affirmative, that is, if the normal symbol is being confirmed, the determination of S120 of FIG. 14B is performed. The determination in S120 is a determination as to whether or not the normal symbol being confirmed and displayed has reached a predetermined fixed display time. If a positive determination is made in S120, a process of terminating the confirmed symbol display is performed. (S121).

Next, a normal accessory operation process for opening the start port 11 (falling the movable member 11a outward) will be described with reference to FIG.
First, it is determined whether or not the normal accessory flag is in operation (S130). If the normal character flag is not activated (S130: NO), the process returns. If the normal character flag is activated (S130: YES), it is determined whether or not the start port 11 is open (the movable member 11a is outside). Judgment is made or not). If the start port 11 is not open (S131: NO), it is determined whether or not the open extension function is in operation (S132). If the opening extension function is in operation (S132: YES), the opening time of the start port 11 is set to 4 seconds (S133). If the opening extension function is not operated, the opening time of the start port 11 is 0.3. Seconds are set (S134). As described above, the opening extension function is a function that operates only in the time shortening state and the high probability gaming state.
After the processes of S133 and S134, a process of opening the start port 11 is performed (S135).
If the determination in S131 is affirmative, that is, if the start port 11 is open, it is determined whether or not three game balls have entered the start port 11 (S136). If a negative determination is made in the determination of S136, it is determined whether or not the opening time of the start port 11 has reached the opening time set in the processing of S133 or S134 (S137). If an affirmative determination is made in S136 and S137, a process for closing the start port 11 (a process for returning the movable member 11a to the upright state) (S138) is performed, and then a process for ending the ordinary accessory flag is performed (S139).

Next, using FIG. 16, a description will be given of a process for determining that the start port 11 is fraudulent when it is opened not due to a normal symbol being hit.
First, it is determined whether a signal from the movable blade detection switch 11c is transmitted (S150). When the signal from the movable blade detection switch 11c is not transmitted, that is, when the movable member 11a is not in the initial position (S150: YES), it is determined whether or not the normal accessory flag is in operation (S151). If the normal character flag is not activated (S151: NO), the fraud notification process is performed (S152). If a negative determination is made in S150, or if an affirmative determination is made in S151, the process returns. In addition, the fraud notification process is a process for performing a display indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the effect symbol display device 6 as described above, outputting an error sound from the speaker 66, intense light emission by the frame side decorative lamp 65, and the like. . The main controller 80 performs the processing in FIG. That is, the fraud determination unit is provided in the main controller 80. The processing from FIG. 13 to FIG. 15 is also performed by main controller 80. Note that the fraud notification process in S152 is a process in which the main control device 80 outputs a signal for causing the voice / lamp integrated control device 83, which is a sub-control device, to perform notification in order to perform the above-described notification.
In this embodiment, the main control device 80 performs all the processing from FIG. 13 to FIG. 16, but the main control device 80 performs the processing from FIG. 13 to FIG. The sub-control device (voice / lamp integrated control device 83, production symbol control device 82) may be used. In other words, the sub-control device is provided with fraud determination means. In the case of this configuration (a configuration in which the sub-control device is provided with fraud determination means), the main control device 80 sends the state of the signal from the movable blade detection switch 11c and the state of the ordinary accessory flag to the sub-control device. Configuration is required.

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Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which one starting port from which a random number for performing a big hit lottery is extracted is described. However, in this other embodiment, two starting ports are provided. In addition, since the other part is the same structure as the Example mentioned above, illustration and description are abbreviate | omitted using a same sign. To be exact, the other embodiment is configured such that the start port 11 of the embodiment is a first start port 11 and a second start port 12 is newly added.
In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, a second start port 12 that does not include a movable member is provided between a pair of movable members 11 a of the first start port 11.
In this alternative embodiment, two start openings are provided. However, as in the embodiment, there are four reserved memories, and even if a game ball enters the first start opening 11, Random values extracted in the same reserved area are stored even when the ball enters, and the same special symbol fluctuates. That is, the random number value extracted when the game ball enters the first start port 11 and the random number value extracted when the game ball enters the second start port 12 are mixed in the four holds. In some cases, only the random number value extracted when entering one of the starting holes is stored.

FIG. 18 shows an enlarged view of the first start port 11 and the second start port 12, and the first start port 11 and the second start port 12 are integrally formed as shown.
18A shows a state where the movable member 11a of the first start port 11 is in an upright state, and FIG. 18B shows a state where the movable member 11a of the first start port 11 is open ( The state in which the movable member 11a is tilted outward is described.
In another embodiment, similarly to the embodiment, one game nail A32 and one game nail B33 are provided between the pair of movable members 11a provided in the first starting port 11 and in the vicinity of each movable member 11a. Yes. The height relationship between the game nails A32 and B33 and the first start port 11 (distance (height) from the game board 10) is the same as in the embodiment.
The movable member 11a of the first start port 11 is also provided with a notch 11f, and the positional relationship between the movable member 11a and the game nails A32 and B33 is the same as in the embodiment.
The difference from the embodiment is that a second start port 12 not provided with a movable member is provided immediately below the game nails A32 and B33. The second starting port 12 is disposed between the pair of movable members 11a of the first starting port 11, but the movable member 11a and the second starting port 12 are not affected even when the movable member 11a is standing. It is configured not to touch.
In the embodiment, the game ball can enter the start port 11 even when the movable member 11a is in the standing state. However, in this alternative embodiment, the game ball is in the first start port when the movable member 11a is in the standing state. 11 can not enter the ball. In addition, the 2nd starting port 12 becomes a structure which can enter anytime regardless of the movable member 11a.
Further, although not shown in the drawings, in another embodiment, as in the embodiment, a movable blade detection switch 11c for detecting whether or not the movable member 11a has moved from the initial position is provided, which is shown in FIG. Such illegal monitoring processing is performed.

In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, the number of prize balls to be paid out when a game ball enters the first start port 11 (four) and the game ball at the second start port 12 The number of prize balls (3) to be paid out when entering the ball is set to be different (the first start port 11 provided with the movable member 11a rather than the second start port 12 not provided with the movable member). Is set so that the number of prize balls to be paid out when a game ball enters is larger). The start port 1 in FIG. 19 corresponds to the first start port 11, and the start port 2 corresponds to the second start port 12.
Also, the difference between the different embodiment and the embodiment is that the probability of the big hit lottery is lower in the other embodiment (it is harder to hit the big hit) and the ratio of the high probability state in the other embodiment is higher. In detail, in the embodiment, the probability of hitting the jackpot is 1/350 and the ratio of being in a high probability state is 1/2, whereas in another embodiment, the hitting probability is 1/491 and the ratio of being in a high probability state is 9/10. ing.
That is, in the other embodiment, the disadvantageous state for the player is more disadvantageous than the embodiment, but the advantageous state for the player is more advantageous than the embodiment. The specification of another embodiment is more desired by the player than the specification.
In another embodiment, the second starting port 12 without the movable member and the first starting port 11 with the movable member 11a are provided, and the number of prize balls to be paid out when the game ball enters is set to the second number. Since the first start port 11 is set more than the start port 12, the player will not be disadvantaged during the high probability game.
It should be noted that the profit balance between the game store and the player is maintained regardless of the specification in the embodiment or the specification in another embodiment.

  When the movable member provided in the winning opening (starting opening) is forcibly opened by a hand or a piano wire by using the configuration described in the embodiment and another embodiment, the starting opening except when a predetermined specific condition is satisfied When the movable member provided in the door is opened), it is determined to be fraudulent. Since the movable member also moves (because it moves from the initial position), it is judged that the movable member has moved from the initial position except when a specific condition is satisfied.) Even if this is done, the fraud can be detected early.

Both the embodiment and the other embodiments have been described by taking the start opening as an example of a variable winning opening. However, when a game ball enters, a normal winning opening that pays out only the winning ball (a winning opening that does not play other roles such as extracting random numbers) ) And the big prize opening that is open at the time of big hit, the same effect occurs.
In the embodiment and another embodiment, the error notification is made by moving the movable member 11a from the initial position except when the specific condition is satisfied. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the specific condition is not satisfied When the movable member 11a moves from the initial position, and when it is detected that the game ball has entered the winning opening provided with the movable member 11a when the movable member 11a is not in the initial position, an error notification is performed. It may be configured.
In the case where the error is notified only when the movable member 11a is moved from the initial position except when the specific condition is satisfied, there is a possibility that the error is notified only when the movable member 11a is moved slightly from the initial position by some impact. However, with this configuration, it is possible to make a configuration in which error notification is performed only when fraud is reliably performed.

The front view of the ball game machine 50. FIG. The front view of the game board 10. FIG. The back view of the ball game machine 50. FIG. The block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the ball game machine 50. FIG. Specification diagram of a ball game machine 50. The flowchart of the main process which the main control apparatus 80 performs. The flowchart of the start winning confirmation process which the main control apparatus 80 performs. The flowchart (1) of the success / failure determination (special symbol) process which the main control apparatus 80 performs. The flowchart (2) of the success / failure determination (special symbol) process which the main controller 80 performs. The flowchart of the special game process which the main controller 80 performs. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the moving method of the start port 11. FIG. The flowchart (1) of the success / failure determination (normal symbol) process which the main control apparatus 80 performs. Flowchart (2) of the validity determination (ordinary symbol) process executed by the main controller 80. 7 is a flowchart of a normal accessory operation process executed by the main controller 80. The flowchart of the fraud monitoring process which the main control apparatus 80 performs. The front view of the game board 10 in another Example. Expansive explanatory drawing of the 1st starting port 11 and the 2nd starting port 12 in another Example. Specifications explanatory drawing of the ball game machine 50 in another Example.

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3... Game area 6... Design symbol display device 7... Normal symbol display device 9... Special symbol display device 10. mouth)
11a ... movable member 11b ... ordinary accessory solenoid 11c ... movable blade detection switch 11f ... notch 11m ... start port 12 ... second start port 14 ... big prize Mouth 17 ... Normal pattern operation gate 32 ... Game nail A
33 ... Game nail B
80 ... Main control device 82 ... Direction design control device 83 ... Audio / lamp integrated control device

Claims (3)

A winning opening that discharges a predetermined number of prize balls when a game ball launched into the game area enters the game area, and includes a pair of movable members on the left and right, and the pair of movable members stands up to a specific condition. A ball game machine with a variable winning opening that changes from a state in which it is difficult to enter or unable to enter a game ball to a state in which a game ball can easily enter by changing to a state where it falls to the outside when established. In
The inside of the pair of movable members in a state in which the pair of movable members are standing, and one game nail is disposed near each movable member,
Fraud determining means for determining whether the pair of movable members have fallen outward due to the establishment of the specific condition or whether the pair of movable members have fallen outward due to the establishment of the specific condition; ,
A bullet ball game machine comprising: an informing means for informing when the fraud determining means determines that the pair of movable members have fallen outside due to the establishment of the specific condition. In the ball game machine according to claim 1,
A bullet ball game machine, wherein a prize opening not provided with a movable member is disposed between the pair of movable members, directly below a game nail disposed inside the movable member. In the bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2,
2. A ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a cutout portion is provided on an inner surface of each movable member so that the game nail does not come into contact therewith.

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