JP2008200215A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine decreasing a screen area of an image display device provided on a game region not continually but on a time necessary for a performance. <P>SOLUTION: In the Pachinko machine, a movable accessory 33 is able to shift from a first position being apart from a screen 35a to open all of the screen 35a to a second position approaching the screen 35a to cover a part of it. A control means controls so that the accessory 33 shifts from the first position to the second position according to a game performance. Thereby not conventionally continually decreasing the screen area of the display device but decreasing it on a time necessary for the performance provides a game player with unexpectedness and the performance rich in variety. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine provided with a center accessory in which a screen of an image display device is exposed from an opening in a gaming area.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched into a game area of a game board in response to an operation of a launch handle, and then led to an obstacle nail or a windmill in the game area. However, there are known ones configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into the out holes at the bottom of the game board without entering.

  In such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a starting chucker, a jackpot lottery is performed based on this and a predetermined number The game balls are paid out, and a predetermined effect display is performed on the screen of an image display device such as a liquid crystal provided in the central portion of the game board according to the result of the lottery. When a big hit is generated, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large amount of game balls are paid out in response to the entry.

  In the pachinko machine as described above, a special symbol display unit (image display device) that variably displays a plurality of symbols is provided in the substantially central portion of the game area, and when winning in the big hit lottery, a plurality of the same symbols are displayed on the special symbol display unit. What displays so that a pattern may be gathered is known (refer patent document 1). In this pachinko machine, the visible area of the special symbol display part is configured to be smaller than the displayable area by the decorative member, so that the freshness is increased by the image variably displayed on the display part together with the image of the special symbol display part. Has been.

  That is, in this pachinko machine, a special symbol display part (liquid crystal panel) is fixed to the game board side, and a decorative member having an eyeglass-shaped border is arranged on the front side of the special symbol display part. Make the visible area of the display part smaller than the displayable area with decorative elements, and make the symbol displayed on the special symbol display part feel like a moving eye in the glasses-like border, improving the impression given to the player I am doing so. Also, with this pachinko machine, the surroundings of the required display area in the special symbol display unit are drawn in black so that they become glasses-like borders, and the glasses-like borders are used in software without using decorative members. It is described that a part can be drawn.

Japanese Patent No. 3045105

  However, in the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1, the decorative member that reduces the visible area of the special symbol display unit is always fixed to the front side of the special symbol display unit, or a special symbol display. It is only always performed that the periphery of the part is drawn and controlled to be an edge part, and the change when viewed in production is scarce. Further, it is not possible to obtain a merit such as saving memory by simply controlling the drawing around the special symbol display portion in black as described above.

  Accordingly, the present invention is configured not to always reduce the screen area of the image display device provided in the game area, but to reduce the screen area when it is necessary for production, thereby solving the above-described problems. The purpose is to provide a machine. A further object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine configured to be memory-saving while achieving the object.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 10) is a center accessory in which the screen (35a) of the image display device (35) is exposed from the opening (36) in the game area (3a). 23), and a gaming machine (1) formed by playing a game ball in the gaming area (3a),
1st which is arrange | positioned in at least one edge part (for example, upper edge part in FIG. 1) of the said opening part (36) in the said center accessory (23), and leaves | separates from the said screen (35a), and opens the said whole screen. A position (for example, a position shown in FIG. 4) and a second position (for example, a position shown in FIG. 5) that closes the screen (35a) and blocks a part of the screen (for example, an area indicated by reference numeral 35b in FIG. 4) A movable accessory (33) that is freely movable,
Control means (91, 92) for switching and controlling the movable accessory (33) between the first position and the second position corresponding to a game effect,
The control means (for example, 92) displays on the area (35b) shielded by the movable accessory (33) on the screen (35a) when the movable accessory (33) is switched to the second position. Will stop,
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

According to a second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 4 and 5), the movable accessory (33) enters a standby state when it moves to the first position and produces an effect when it moves to the second position. State,
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1.

  Note that the reference numerals in the parentheses are for comparison with the drawings, but this is for convenience to facilitate understanding of the invention and has no influence on the description of the claims. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the movable accessory moves to the first position where the movable object is separated from the screen and opens the entire screen, and to the second position which approaches the screen and blocks a part of the screen. Since it is configured freely and the control means switches the movable accessory between the first position and the second position in accordance with the game effects, the area of the screen of the image display device is always reduced as in the past. In addition, the screen area can be reduced at the point of time required for production, giving the player an unexpected effect, and providing a variety of productions. When the control means switches the movable accessory to the second position, the display on the area shielded by the movable accessory on the screen is stopped, so that the special symbol display portion is simply drawn black as in the conventional case. Therefore, it is possible to realize a memory saving when the control means is a computer.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the movable accessory moves to the first position, it enters a standby state, and when it moves to the second position, it enters an effect state. Thus, it is possible to clearly notify the player that an effect of increasing expectation is started at the time of moving to the second position.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In each of the embodiments described later, the gaming machine of the present invention is described as a so-called one-type and one-type pachinko machine, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to other types of pachinko machines. Of course. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of the pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 is configured to play a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) toward a game area 3 a of the game board 3 by operating a launch device (not shown) by operating a launch handle 2. The number of game balls corresponding to the number of game balls that have entered the attacker 5 in a state where a jackpot such as a so-called probability fluctuation has occurred is configured to be paid out. Per probability change (also referred to as “probable per change”) means that, when the jackpot of the probability variation mode is won as a result of the lottery, it is advantageous to the player at least until the next jackpot is drawn in the gaming state in the probability variation mode. It means a special state that can add value. On the other hand, there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a frame-shaped housing 6 having an opening, and a front door 7 attached to the housing 6 so as to be opened and closed. A glass frame 10 having a transparent glass 9 is attached to the front surface of the door 7 so as to be openable and closable. On the back side of the transparent glass 9, the game board 3 is disposed. An effect lighting device 11 is arranged on the left and right of the game board 3 in the front door 7, and an effect lighting device 8 is arranged in the upper center of the game board 3 in the front door 7. A sound emitting device 12 having a speaker (not shown) is provided on the front door 7 on the left and right upper and lower left and right sides of the game board 3. Further, a locking device 13 for locking and releasing the front door 7 to the housing 6 side is disposed on the right side of the glass frame 10. The gaming machine main body is composed of the housing 6 and the front door 7.

  A dish unit 16 is provided below the game board 3 in the front door 7, and a ball supply port 17 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper right part of the dish unit 16. A ball lending button 19 a and a prepaid card return button 19 b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the dish unit 16. The dish unit 16 includes a first ball release button 20a for discharging game balls on the dish unit 16 downward from a vicinity of a launching device (not shown) through a ball discharge port (not shown) at the bottom of the dish unit. A second ball removal button 20b is provided for discharging the game ball on the tray unit 16 from the vicinity of the ball supply port 17 downward through the ball discharge port.

  In addition, on the right side of the dish unit 16, a launch handle 2 is disposed for operating the launch device to launch a game ball toward the game area 3a. Further, an ashtray 21 and a player participation button (so-called chance button) 22 are disposed on the lower left side of the tray unit 16. In addition, the code | symbol 14 in FIG. 1 has shown the guide rail which guides the game ball launched by operation of the launch handle 2 to the game area | region 3a.

  In the center of the game area 3a, a center decoration (center accessory) having game ball guide paths 39 and 44 for introducing a part of the game ball launched into the game area 3a and guiding it to the stage S (predetermined part). ) 23 is provided. An opening 36 is formed in the central portion of the center ornament 23. An image display device 35 is mounted on the game board 3 from the back of the game board with the screen exposed from the opening 36. On the lower left and right sides of the center ornament 23, general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, and 26b for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the jackpot lottery are arranged. Below the center ornament 23, the first and second The starter chuckers 27 and 28 and the attacker 5 are sequentially arranged.

  The first and second starter chucks 27 and 28 receive a winning prize that can trigger the jackpot lottery execution, and the second starter chucker 28 is opened and closed by a starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 (see FIG. 10). And is opened and closed. A pair of obstacle nails 30 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the first starting chucker 27. The second starting chucker 28 is configured not to win a game ball in the closed state shown in FIG. 1 by the bottom of the first starting chucker 27 disposed immediately above.

  The attacker 5 is released when the jackpot is generated and wins a game ball which is launched into the game area 3a and rolls down. For example, when the player completes nine pitches in one release And the opening / closing operation is repeated 15 times. Note that the number of balls entered and the number of opening / closing operations are not limited to nine or fifteen, and can be appropriately set as necessary.

  In the game area 3a, wind turbines 31 are arranged on the four sides of the center decoration 23. On the left side of the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 below the stage S, a normal symbol operation gate (through gate) 32 is provided. Is arranged. The normal symbol operation gate 32 is a accessory through which a game ball passes as a trigger for a lottery for opening and closing the second starter chucker 28.

  A game ball spilled from the stage S or fired around the normal symbol operating gate 32, the general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, the first and second starting chuckers 27, 28, etc. in the game area 3a. A number of obstacle nails including the obstacle nail 30 for driving the game balls falling without being involved in the stage S to be appropriately scattered or guided to the incoming balls have been driven. In addition, a large number of obstacle nails are driven around the warp introduction ports 37a and 37b and on the upper side of the warp introduction ports 37a and 37b so as to scatter the game balls as appropriate or guide them to the balls. In such a pachinko machine 1, the game balls launched into the game area 3a are made to enter the first and second starter chuckers 27, 28, etc. via the stage S or directly without going through the stage S. The game proceeds as you get.

  Note that the phrase “warp introduction” in the present embodiment means that a game ball launched into the game area 3a is not passed through a road nail or the like (not shown) located relatively below the game area 3a. It is a concept that means to lead on the starting chucker 27. The “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven to the left and right of the first start chucker 27 in the game area 3a. It plays a role of guiding the sphere in the direction of the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28.

  Next, the structure of the center ornament 23 in the pachinko machine 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the center ornament 23 looking down from the upper right, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the center ornament 23 looking down from the upper left, and FIG. 8 is a side view showing the center ornament 23 as a whole. It is.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 8, the center ornament 23 includes a front frame body 23 a and a rear frame body 23 b that are assembled to each other in the front-rear direction. These frames 23a and 23b form an opening 36 in a state where they are coupled to each other. A bracket portion 4 is formed around the front frame body 23a so as to project outward from a plurality of locations, and the rear frame body 23b is disposed on the back surface of the game board 3 in each bracket portion 4. A hole for screwing is formed.

  The center decoration 23 includes warp introduction ports 37 a and 37 b formed on the left and right sides of the opening 36, a movable accessory 33 disposed on the upper side of the opening 36, and a stage S provided on the lower side of the opening 36. , And a ball discharge portion 49 provided at the lower center. The ball discharge portion 49 is located immediately above the first starter chucker 27, and the released and dropped game ball passes between the pair of obstacle nails 30 (see FIG. 1) to the first starter chucker 27. The positioning is formed so as to be able to win a prize reliably (that is, with a high probability of 97 to 99%).

  The center decoration 23 includes a game ball guide path 39 for guiding a game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 37a located on the left side of the opening 36 to the stage S, and a game ball from the game ball guide path 39 to the stage S. And a discharge port 39a for discharging to the surface. Further, the center decoration 23 includes a game ball guide path 44 for guiding a game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 37 b located on the right side of the opening 36 to the stage S, and a game ball from the game ball guide path 44. And a discharge port 44a for discharging to the stage S.

  The stage S has a cylindrical decorative portion 50 at the center, and a drop guide that guides a game ball falling through the inclined portion 57b to the ball discharge portion 49 at the lower center of the decorative portion 50. It has a hole 50a. Between the discharge port 39a and the inclined portion 57b, a guide portion 55a for guiding the game ball discharged from the discharge port 39a to the center of the stage is formed, and between the discharge port 44a and the inclined portion 57b, A guide portion 55b that guides the game ball released from the discharge port 44a to the center of the stage is formed. The inclined portion 57b is a game ball that has been discharged from the discharge port 39a or the discharge port 44a and guided through the guide portion 55a or the guide portion 55b, or a road nail (not shown) below the center ornament 23. The game ball that has been bounced and jumped is gently inclined so that it can be dropped toward the drop guide hole 50a when its momentum (inertial force or the like) is weakened.

  Also, between the guide portion 55a and the inclined portion 57b, and between the guide portion 55b and the inclined portion 57b, a game ball released from the discharge ports 39a and 44a and guided through the guide portions 55a and 55b, or Inclined portions 57a and 57c that are gently inclined in the opposite direction to the inclined portion 57b are formed so that the jumped game ball can be dropped below the game area when the momentum is weakened.

  Further, on the front side of the guide portions 55a and 55b (that is, on the side of the player seated facing the pachinko machine 1), the front wall portions 56a and 56c that prevent the rolling game balls from dropping into the game area 3a. A front wall portion 56b is provided on the front side of the inclined portion 57b to prevent the rolling game ball from falling on the game area 3a. Further, a plurality of convex portions 42 are formed alternately on the side of the discharge ports 39a and 44a in the guide portions 55a and 55b so that the released game balls are brought into contact with each other to change their momentum and course. . The stage S is entirely inclined so as to descend from the guide portions 55a and 55b toward the center of the stage.

  An inclined surface 58 is provided at the lower edge of the opening 36 exposing the screen of the image display device 35 to drop the game ball, which has been bounced to the screen side by a nail or the like, to the stage S side. . A bulging portion 58 a that slightly rises upward is formed at the center of the inclined surface 58. The decorative portion 50 has a curved surface 50b at the top, and sleeves 50c and 50d on the left and right sides of the curved surface 50b. Furthermore, on the left and right sides of the sleeve portions 50c and 50d, inclined surfaces 50e and 50f that are gently inclined so as to drop the game balls falling from the sleeve portions 50c and 50d and the inclined surface 58 to the stage S side are provided. Yes.

  Note that reference numeral 59 in FIG. 3 indicates an inclined surface that inclines so that game balls that have entered the space below the inclined surfaces 50e and 50f roll and move mainly toward the inclined portions 57a and 57c. Further, reference numeral 62 in FIG. 8 denotes an illumination board disposed on the back side of the front frame body 23a, reference numeral 63 denotes a light emitting diode (LED) mounted on the illumination board, and reference numeral 59 denotes an upper rear portion of the rear frame body 23b. An accommodating portion of the movable accessory 33 formed as described above, a reference numeral 96 indicates a rotation shaft that rotatably supports the movable accessory 33, and a reference numeral 97 indicates a rotation gear supported by the rotation shaft 96. ing.

  Next, the structure of the movable accessory 33 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 is a front view showing a standby state of the center ornament 23, FIG. 5 is a front view showing an effect state of the center ornament 23, and FIG. 6 is a front view showing a standby surface 33a of the movable accessory 33 removed from the center ornament 23. FIG. 7 is a front view showing the effect surface 33 b of the movable accessory 33 removed from the center ornament 23.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the movable accessory 33 is disposed at the upper edge of the opening 36 of the center ornament 23, and is separated from the screen 35a of the image display device 35 to open the entire screen 35a. (Position shown in FIG. 4), and a second position (position shown in FIG. 5) that rotates and approaches toward the screen 35a to shield a part of the screen 35a (area indicated by reference numeral 35b in FIG. 4). It is supported so that it can move freely. The area 35b has a dimension c (for example, 2) between the upper edge of the screen 35a (see FIG. 1) of the image display device 35 exposed from the opening 36 and the lower edge 73 of the movable accessory 33 in the second position. [Cm]). 4 and 5 indicate the extension line of the upper edge portion of the screen 35a and the extension line of the lower edge portion 73 of the movable accessory 33, respectively.

  The movable accessory 33 is used as a game effect by the effect control means 91 (control means) 91 (ie, an effect corresponding to the result of the big lottery by the first lottery means 83 and the second lottery means 84 shown in FIG. 10). Correspondingly, control is performed so as to switch between the first position and the second position. And the movable accessory 33 will be in a standby state when it moves to a 1st position, and will be in an effect state when it moves to a 2nd position. In addition, the code | symbol 33a is a 1st wall surface part of the movable accessory 33 which faces the player side in a stand-by state, and the code | symbol 33b is a 2nd wall surface part of the movable accessory 33 which faces the player side in an effect state.

  The movable accessory 33 is supported as follows so that the switching operation as described above can be performed. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the rotation support portions 75 and 76 are fixed and arranged on the upper left and right sides of the opening 36 in the center ornament 23, respectively. In addition, the movable accessory 33 has bent arm portions 93a and 93b that protrude left and right from a position close to the lower edge portion 73 and bend in an L shape.

  The rotation support portion 75 includes a drive motor 77 having a rotation shaft 77 a facing a direction parallel to the upper edge portion of the opening 36, and a rotation shaft 96 of the driven gear 97 disposed adjacent to the drive motor 77. And a gear support portion 95 that is rotatably supported. A main driving gear 64 is fixed to the rotation shaft 77 a of the drive motor 77, and the main driving gear 64 is meshed with the driven gear 97. A part of the rotating shaft 77 a, the main driving gear 64, and the driven gear 97 is covered with a cover 78. The bending arm portion 93a is screwed to one side surface (the left side surface in FIG. 7) of the driven gear 97 that is supported by the rotation shaft 96 in a form in which the rotation shaft 96 is inserted and fixed to the rotation shaft 96. Has been.

  On the other hand, the rotation support unit 76 includes a support unit 85 that rotatably supports the rotation shaft 98, a photo interrupter 79 that is positioned and fixed on the upper side, and a cover 99 that covers the photo interrupter 79. . The bending arm portion 93b is supported by the rotation shaft 98 in a form in which the rotation shaft 98 is fitted and is attached to one side surface (right side surface in FIG. 7) of the support plate 74 fixed to the rotation shaft 98. It is screwed to. The support plate 74 includes a first shielding plate portion 74a projecting toward the front side in FIG. 7 and a second shielding plate portion 74b projecting upward in FIG. 7, and the first position shown in FIG. In this case, the first shielding plate 74a blocks the light projecting element and the light receiving element of the photo interrupter 79 to generate a signal indicating that it is at the first position, and at the second position shown in FIG. The second shielding plate 74b shields the light projecting element and the light receiving element of the photo interrupter 79, and generates a signal indicating that the second interrupter 79 is in the second position.

  And the drive motor 77 which drives the movable accessory 33, and the light emitting element (LED etc.) mounted in the inside of the movable accessory 33 are drive-controlled by the production | presentation control means 91 shown in FIG.

  Next, the back structure of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the rear structure of the pachinko machine 1.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 9, a prize ball tank 43 is attached to the upper left side of the back of the front door of the pachinko machine 1, and the sub control board 38 and the main control board are located below the prize ball tank 43. 40 and the payout control board 51 are arranged in this order. An external terminal plate 52 is attached to the upper right side of the rear surface of the front door. Below the external terminal plate 52, an alignment standby passage 45, a prize ball device 46, a prize ball discharge passage 47, and a power supply unit 41 are provided. , And a launch control board 53 for a launcher (not shown) are arranged in this order. A locking device 13 is disposed on the left side of the back surface of the front door of the pachinko machine 1.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a block diagram showing a control system of the pachinko machine.

  That is, the present control system includes a game control device 80, a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 71, a sound emitting device 12, and a lighting device for effects 8, 11, which are electrically connected to the game control device 80. And an image display device 35.

  The game control device 80 includes the main control board 40 and the sub control board 38 shown in FIG. The main control board 40 manages the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory in which a game execution program is stored in advance. And a storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs. The sub-control board 38 is mainly configured to perform display control of image display, effects such as sound effects, and effect light.

  The game control device 80 includes a winning determination means 81, a winning signal output means 82, a first lottery means 83, a second lottery means 84, a normal symbol lottery means 94, a game control means 86, a holding means 87, an operation control means 88, and an operation. A determination unit 89, an operation determination unit 90, an effect control unit 91, and a display control unit 92 are provided.

  In the winning determination means 81, the game balls launched into the game area 3a by a launching device (not shown) that is operated by operating the launching handle 2 are the first and second start chuckers 27, 28, the general winning openings 25a, 25b, When winning a prize in any of 26a, 26b, attacker 5, etc., it is determined that there has been a prize.

  When the winning signal output means 82 determines that the winning determination means 81 has won, the winning signal output means 82 has won the corresponding first and second starter chuckers 27, 28, general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, the attacker 5, etc. The winning signal is output.

  The first lottery means 83 and the second lottery means 84, when receiving a winning signal corresponding to the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 from the winning signal output means 82, respectively, The chance to win the next jackpot will be a special condition that can give a player a value-added value until the next jackpot is won, and the normal bonus that does not result in the special condition. The winning random number is obtained from a lottery memory (not shown) so as to win, and the big winning lottery is executed.

  When the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 are each won by the jackpot lottery, the lottery is based on the random number value of the effect stored in the effect memory (not shown). A variation pattern indicating that corresponding symbols such as “111” are finally aligned on the jackpot effective line of the image display device 35 is determined, and a variation pattern signal indicating that is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit.

  In addition, the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 each have a symbol such as “222” corresponding to the normal win as a result of the change in the lottery based on the production random number value when the normal win is won in the big win lottery. A variation pattern to be finally aligned on the jackpot effective line is determined, and a variation pattern signal to that effect is output. Furthermore, when the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 are out of the big hit lottery, the lottery based on the production random number value causes the symbol such as “252” corresponding to the outage to be on the big hit effective line. To determine a variation pattern to be finally aligned, and output a variation pattern signal to that effect.

  The normal symbol lottery means 94 performs a normal symbol lottery for opening and closing the second start chucker 28 with the passing of the game ball to the normal symbol operation gate 32 as an opportunity.

  The game control means 86 is mounted on the sound emitting device 12 and the lighting devices 8 and 11 for producing sound, and commands for triggering the sound emitting and light emitting effects, and the rotating action of the movable accessory 33 and the movable accessory 33. A command that triggers the light emission effect of the light emitting element is sent to the effect control means 91. Further, the game control means 86 relates to the contents of effects related to the jackpot lottery to be displayed on the image display device 35 in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery results in the first and second lottery means 83 and 84. A signal is sent to the display control means 92.

  The holding means 87 receives the fluctuation pattern signal output from either the first or second lottery means 83 or 84, and executes the fluctuation pattern each time the first or second starting chuckers 27 and 28 are awarded. It is memorized sequentially as a reserved ball that will be the result of the lottery. The storage status is lit and displayed on a jackpot lottery hold display device (not shown) so that the sum of the start chuckers 27 and 28 is, for example, four hold balls at maximum. The holding means 87 always determines whether or not the total number of balls to be held is, for example, four. While the number of balls to be held is four, the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 are informed. Despite winning a prize, no lottery will be drawn. Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, and may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less or five or more.

  The holding means 87 sequentially outputs a signal related to the fluctuation pattern that is held (stored), and prevents the next fluctuation pattern signal from being output until the effect display based on the fluctuation pattern signal ends. A variation prohibition flag is set (turned on), and a symbol variation timer (not shown) for measuring the time for releasing the turned symbol variation prohibition flag is set, and the number of held balls according to the output of the variation pattern signal Is decremented by 1. Further, when the number of balls to be held becomes less than 4, for example, according to consumption of the balls to be held, the holding means 87 goes to the first and second starting chuckers 27 and 28 performed by the first and second lottery means 83 and 84. The result of the jackpot lottery in response to winning is stored as a holding ball, and the number of holding balls is incremented by one.

  The operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 based on a signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination means 90 to operate the solenoid 70, thereby opening or closing the second start chucker 28. . Further, the operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 to actuate the solenoid 71, and when the jackpot is generated by lottery in the first and second lottery means 83, 84, the attacker 5 is opened and a predetermined number of prizes are won. Control is performed so that the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds) every time the operation ends (or a predetermined time elapses).

  The operation determination unit 89 determines whether or not a condition for operating the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 is satisfied. That is, in the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, when the “condition” of opening / closing of the second starter chucker 28 is satisfied, the normal symbol lottery means 94 is separate from the big hit lottery of the first and second lottery means 83 and 84. This is a case where a normal symbol lottery is won. In the attacker open / close solenoid 71, when the "conditions" for the opening of the attacker 5 are satisfied, three big symbols from the state of so-called reach (including so-called super reach and normal reach) are aligned on the big hit effective line and the big hit This is a case where it occurs, and the time when “the condition is satisfied” of the blockage of the attacker 5 is the case where winning in all rounds when the jackpot occurs is completed.

  In response to the determination signal from the operation determination unit 89, the operation determination unit 90 determines the start of operation of the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71, respectively.

  In response to a command from the game control means 86, the effect control means 91 drives the sound emitting device 12 to emit sound, and the effect lighting devices 8 and 11 emit light to produce an effect appealing to the player's hearing and vision. Do. In addition, in response to a command from the game control unit 86, the effect control unit 91 transmits a drive signal to the drive motor 77 to operate the motor 77 to rotate the movable combination 33, and The light emitting element mounted on the object 33 is driven to emit light, and an effect appealing to the player's vision is performed.

  The display control unit 92 drives the image display device 35 in accordance with the signal from the game control unit 86, and displays the effect such as the contents centering on the big win lottery result so as to appeal to the player's vision. At that time, the display control unit 92 displays each lottery result by the first and second lottery units 83 and 84 on the screen 35a of the image display device 35 in time series. Further, when the effect control means 91 drives the drive motor 77 to switch the movable accessory 33 to the second position, the display control means 92 adjusts the timing to the switching, and displays the lower part of the movable accessory 33 on the screen 35a. The display on the area 35b (see FIG. 4) shielded by the edge 73 is stopped. By controlling in this way, it is possible to use a microprocessor (MPU) etc. while saving memory, unlike simply drawing the surroundings of the special symbol display unit in black as in the prior art. It is possible to effectively utilize the memory capacity used for the production in the state where the accessory 33 is moved to the second position.

  The start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 opens and closes the second starter chucker 28 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 88. The attacker open / close solenoid 71 opens and closes the attacker 5 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 88.

  The sound emitting device 12 drives a speaker (not shown) according to the control of the effect control means 91, and emits a sound effect corresponding to the effect. The lighting devices for effect 8 and 11 drive the illumination lamp (not shown) built therein according to the control of the effect control means 91 (lighting and blinking), and perform illumination according to the effect. The image display device 35 operates according to the control of the display control means 92 and performs effect display according to the effect data and the lottery results in the first and second lottery means 83 and 84.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, when a player who is seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the launch handle 2 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the game ball 3 is played at predetermined time intervals by the operation of the launch device. Fired continuously towards Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 3a and roll and fall are awarded to the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 and the general winning ports 25a, 25b, 26a, and 26b in a timely manner or involved in these. Without rolling, it falls and is discharged to the back side of the game board 3 from the out port (not shown) at the bottom of the game area 3a.

  When a part of the game ball launched into the game area 3a enters the warp introduction port 37a or the warp introduction port 37b, the game ball enters the game ball guide path 39 or the game ball guide path 44, and the discharge port 39a. Or it discharges toward the stage S from the discharge port 44a.

  At this time, for example, a game ball released from the discharge port 39a passes through the guide portion 55a and the inclined portions 57a and 57b, rolls to the guide portion 55b side, and reverses at the right end portion of the guide portion 55b to be reversed to the guide portion. Fold back to the center side of the stage S along the slope of 55b. At this time, normally, it passes once to the inclined portion 57a side, but there is no momentum to raise the guide portion 55a, and it tries to return to the inclined portion 57c side. At this time, the inclined portion 57b is moved to the inclined portion 57c side. When it cannot pass through, it falls to the drop guide hole 50a along the inclination of the inclined portion 57b and is discharged from the ball discharge portion 49. Note that the movement of the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 37b and released from the discharge port 44a is substantially reversed.

  The game balls released from the ball discharge unit 49 win the first starter chucker 27 with a high winning probability (approximately 100%). In most cases, the game ball wins the first starting chucker 27, but depending on the contact state with the obstacle nail 30, the game ball may not win. On the other hand, the game balls that are not introduced into the drop guide hole 50a from the inclined portion 57b are released from the inclined portions 57a and 57c below the center decoration 23 and fall in a direction different from the first starter chucker 27. The so-called jump nail (not shown) driven to the left and right of the obstacle nail 30 or the road nail (not shown) arranged in the left-right direction from the jump nail is rebounded, May fall and win the first starting chucker 27.

  By the way, when a game ball has won any of the first and second starter chuckers 27, 28 and the general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, the winning determination means 81 determines the winning and the winning signal The output means 82 outputs a winning signal (step S2).

  Then, when winning in the jackpot lottery (step S3), when the corresponding side of the first and second lottery means 83, 84 turns on the hit flag, the lottery is performed based on the rendering random number value stored in the rendering memory. , That is, a variation pattern corresponding to a probability variation or a normal variation is determined.

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning symbol to be displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the first lottery means 83 or the second lottery means 84 outputs the fluctuation pattern signal to that effect and the fluctuation pattern signal. The symbol variation timer for measuring the time to turn off the symbol variation prohibition flag turned on in order to prevent the next variation pattern signal from being transmitted until the effect display based on Set and decrement the number of reserved balls by 1 according to the transmission of the fluctuation pattern signal. On the other hand, when the winning is a lottery lottery, a variation pattern is determined in which lottery based on a random number value stored in the effect memory results in the final matching of symbols corresponding to the loss as a result of the variation. Thereby, the off symbol displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the first lottery means 83 or the second lottery means 84 outputs a variation pattern signal to that effect and turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, A variation timer is set, and the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to transmission of the variation pattern signal.

  As described above, based on the fact that the game control means 86 transmits a signal related to the contents of effects to be displayed on the screen 35 a of the image display device 35 to the display control means 92, the display control means 92 is connected to the image display device 35. Is displayed in a timely manner so as to appeal to the player's vision of the contents related to the jackpot lottery result (step S5).

  During such an effect display, for example, the movable control 33 is in the first position (standby state) shown in FIG. When a command is sent to the means 92, the effect control means 91 drives the drive motor 77 to switch the movable accessory 33 to the second position, and the display control means 92 is displayed on the screen in time with this. Control is performed to stop the display on the area 35b shielded by the lower edge 73 of the movable accessory 33 in 35a. In this way, super-reach of intense heat is produced on the screen 35a whose upper part is shielded, and for example, when the movable accessory 33 is vibrated at the second position by a small reversing operation of the drive motor 77, for example, The person has great expectation that a big hit may occur in this super reach, and is nailed to the production.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to execute a memory-saving display, and to reduce the screen area of the screen 35a when it is necessary for production without always reducing the screen area of the image display device as in the past. The area can be reduced to give the player an unexpected feel and provide a variety of effects. Further, when the movable accessory 33 moves to the first position, it enters a stand-by state, and when it moves to the second position, it enters an effect state. It is possible to clearly notify the player that an effect of increasing expectation is started at the time of movement.

  When the lottery result displayed on the screen 35a of the image display device 35 is a jackpot decision, the operation control means 88 is based on a signal indicating the operation start decision of the operation decision means 90 at a predetermined timing. A drive signal is sent to 71, the solenoid 71 is operated to open the attacker 5, and the operation of closing every predetermined number of winnings (or a predetermined time elapses) is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds). Thereby, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 5 are paid out from the ball supply port 17 to the dish unit 16 (step S6).

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machine which has been subjected to is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows a center decoration in the state which looks down from diagonally right upward. It is a perspective view which shows a center decoration in the state which looks down from diagonally upward left. It is a front view which shows the standby state of center decoration. It is a front view which shows the production | presentation state of center decoration. It is a front view which shows the standby surface of the movable accessory removed from the center decoration. It is a front view which shows the production surface of the movable accessory removed from the center decoration. It is a side view which shows the whole center decoration. It is a rear view which shows the back structure of the pachinko machine of this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this pachinko machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action by this pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachislot machines (pachinko machines)
3a Game area 23 Center role (center decoration)
33 movable object 35 image display device 35a screen 35b shielded area 36 openings 91, 92 control means (production control means, display control means)

Claims (2)

In the gaming machine, the game area is provided with a center role that exposes the screen of the image display device from the opening, and a game ball is launched into the gaming area to play a game.
A first position that is disposed at least at one edge of the opening in the center accessory and opens the entire screen away from the screen, and a second position that closes the screen and blocks a part of the screen A movable accessory that can move freely,
Control means for controlling the movable accessory to switch between the first position and the second position in accordance with a game effect,
The control means stops the display on the area shielded by the movable accessory on the screen when the movable accessory is switched to the second position.
A gaming machine characterized by that. The movable accessory is in a standby state when moved to the first position, and is rendered when moved to the second position.
The gaming machine according to claim 1.

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