JP2008228820A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine capable of giving a chance that the possibility of attaining a big winning is high when a game is continued for a long period of time. <P>SOLUTION: A second drawing means performs second drawing using a drawing table wherein the probability of becoming a prescribed result is higher than the probability of becoming the big winning. When the prescribed result is attained by the second drawing, a second display control means variably displays a second pattern in long-term variation time including at least two or more times of the variation time of a first pattern based on the result of first drawing. When a prescribed upgrading condition is satisfied, a special game control means switches a small game to a special game at prescribed timing after the second pattern is variably displayed for the long-term variation time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a technique for improving the playability of a ball game machine.

  Among the various ball game machines, the conventional type 1 pachinko game machine displays a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board (hereinafter, such display). Is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”. Such a gaming machine generally performs a lottery determination internally when a game ball enters a starting port formed on the game board. If the result of the winning / losing lottery is a big win, and the combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variation is stopped becomes a specific mode, the big winning opening is opened and more prize balls than the normal game are obtained. It shifts to the special game that can be obtained. A general player plays a game mainly for the purpose of shifting the game state to this special game (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The variable display of symbols in the display area is not only a variable display of multiple symbols, but the time of variable display is usually reduced in a state where it is a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, as in the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer. In addition, the player's expectation is enhanced by controlling a specific game such as a probability change that changes the probability of transition to a special game.
JP 2003-230714 A

  However, since whether or not a big hit occurs is based on the result of the above-mentioned lottery determination, even if the player's expectation is enhanced by such reach production or specific game, if the luck is bad, the game is continued for a long time. It is not uncommon for jackpots to never occur. If such a so-called “hanging” state continues, the player's sense of expectation and the willingness to continue playing will gradually decline, and eventually the game will be stopped. In addition, if such a “hanging” state occurs frequently in the game hall, there is a possibility that the customer's foot may be distant. Therefore, in order to deal with such problems, there is a demand for the development of a game machine equipped with a so-called ceiling function that can guarantee a big jackpot if a game is continued for a long time to some extent.

  On the other hand, in recent years, it has been recognized that there is a need to develop models that are not tied to the types of Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, etc., in order to further improve gameplay. For example, multiple game machines of the same type are mixed. Development of pachinko gaming machines that mix different types of gaming machines is under consideration.

  The inventor realizes the ceiling function according to the progress of the game by paying attention to the function of the gaming machine in which a plurality of first type pachinko gaming machines that perform the lottery determination in each of the plurality of games are mixed. I came up with the idea that I could do it.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game machine that has a high chance of being a big hit if the game is continued for a long time.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a bullet ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game board on which a game area is formed, and a first start port that is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter. And a second start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and allowing a game ball to enter, and a first lottery means for executing the first lottery when the game ball enters the first start port, The second lottery means for executing the second lottery triggered by the game ball entering the second starting port, the first display control means for variably displaying the first symbol indicating the result of the first lottery, and the second lottery The second symbol indicating the result of the second symbol is provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and the second symbol is provided in a predetermined position in the game area. A special prize opening that opens when the prize is won and a special prize opening that is open for a predetermined time or more. Special game operation condition holding means for holding a special game operation condition that is a condition for executing a game, and a small game operation condition that is a condition for executing a small game in which a large winning opening is opened for less than a predetermined time It is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied when the first lottery or the second lottery is a big win and the first symbol or the second symbol is stopped in a mode showing a big win. Special game control means for executing a special game, and at least the second lottery results in a predetermined result, and when the second symbol is stopped in a mode showing the predetermined result, it is determined that the small game operation condition is satisfied, and the small game And a small game control means for executing

  The second lottery means executes the second lottery using a lottery table in which the probability of the predetermined result is higher than the probability of winning the jackpot. The second display control means, when a predetermined result is obtained by the second lottery, variably displays the second symbol at a long-term variation time in which the variation time of the first symbol based on at least the result of the first lottery is included a plurality of times. Let Then, the special game control means switches the small game to the special game at a predetermined timing after the second symbol is displayed with the long-term variation time fluctuation display when the predetermined promotion condition is satisfied.

  Here, each of the “first start port” and the “second start port” may be provided one by one or a plurality of either one or both of them may be provided. Further, one “big prize opening” may be provided to operate corresponding to both the first lottery and the second lottery, or a plurality of “large prize winning openings” may be provided to operate corresponding to the first lottery. It may be divided into those that operate corresponding to two lotteries. Alternatively, a plurality of “big prize opening” may be provided, and the big prize opening selected according to the lottery result may be operated. In addition, the number of times of opening the big prize opening in the small game may be once per “predetermined time” or may be a plurality of times. Furthermore, as the “promotion condition”, a condition that is satisfied with a predetermined probability, for example, that the result of the winning / failing lottery becomes a predetermined result or the gaming state becomes a predetermined state may be set. For the “long-term fluctuation time”, for example, it is possible to set a time on the order of several thousand seconds that is not included in other symbol fluctuations. With regard to this, in consideration of the probability of jackpot due to the lottery determination, the average number of balls, etc., a time that can ensure an appropriate ceiling function when a so-called “fit” state can be set.

  According to this aspect, when the probability that the second lottery has a predetermined result is set to be relatively high, and the second lottery has the predetermined result, the second symbol is displayed with a relatively long time variation. When the promotion condition is further satisfied, the small game is switched to the special game after the change display of the long-term change time of the second symbol. In other words, in a plurality of games in which a winning / losing lottery is performed, a ceiling function that provides an opportunity for one of them to be highly likely to win a jackpot is realized. This ceiling function is not realized regardless of the progress of the game due to the number of game balls, game time, etc., but based on the lottery and probability performed in the progress of the game, it is realized in a state that retains that gameability The On the other hand, since the realization of the ceiling function is based on the assumption that the long-term fluctuation time is displayed, the jackpots do not occur frequently, and the gaming hall side is not substantially disadvantaged.

  The small game control means determines that the small game operation condition is satisfied when the first lottery or the second lottery has a predetermined result and the first symbol or the second symbol is stopped in a mode showing the predetermined result. Small games may be executed. At that time, the second lottery means may execute the second lottery using a lottery table in which the probability of a predetermined result is set higher than that of the first lottery.

  In this aspect, a small game can occur in both the first lottery and the second lottery. Since the second lottery is more likely to have a predetermined result than the first lottery, the ceiling function is substantially secured by the second lottery.

  A specific area and a non-specific area may be provided in the big winning opening, and a game ball that has entered the big winning opening may pass through either the specific area or the non-specific area. And it may be set as promotion conditions that the game ball which entered the big prize opening passes a specific field. The specific area may be an area called a so-called V zone in which the passing of the game ball guarantees the success of the jackpot. In order to secure the realization of the ceiling function, it is preferable that the probability that the game ball passes through the specific area can be secured about 1/2 or more.

The second display control means may variably display the second symbol in a display mode that is less conspicuous than the first symbol.
According to this aspect, by making the second symbol visually inconspicuous, it is possible to make it difficult for the player to recognize that the second game is provided substantially for the ceiling function. In other words, by directing the player's attention to the first symbol corresponding to the first game, even if the second game is used formally to secure the ceiling function, the player can play the game without feeling uncomfortable. Can be continued. Since it is difficult for the player to be aware of the variation display of the long-term variation time of the second pattern, there is no concern that the player would be disgusted by the excessive variation time.

  The first display control means indicates the promotion condition or related information to the player during a predetermined period before and after the second symbol variation display of the long-term variation time is completed when the second lottery has a predetermined result. An effect display may be performed.

  Here, the “related information” may include content required of the player in order to achieve the promotion condition. For example, when the passage of a specific area of the special winning award is the promotion condition, an effect display such as “Aim for the specific area” may be performed as the “promotion condition”. Further, for example, when the special winning opening is located on the right side of the game area, an effect display such as “Right-handed” may be performed as “related information”. Alternatively, for example, the background image may be changed, and the mode may be shifted to a mode that represents a short hit soon.

  According to this aspect, the player can foresee the arrival of a chance to win the jackpot without being obliged to prepare for the achievement of the promotion condition with a margin.

  The ball game machine further includes a timer that measures a variation time until the long-term variation time elapses, and a timer reset unit that clears a measurement value of the timer when a predetermined measurement cancellation condition is satisfied. May be.

  The "measurement release condition" here may be a condition that a measurement release operation is performed by the player to reset the timer, or the condition is established internally on the gaming machine side regardless of the player's operation. The presence or absence may be determined. As for the former, for example, a screen on which measurement cancellation of the long-term variation time can be selected at a predetermined timing is displayed, and the player may input measurement cancellation in response thereto. For the latter, for example, the condition may be that the fluctuation is not resumed even if a predetermined time or more has elapsed since the previous symbol fluctuation stop, that the game ball is not fired for a predetermined time or that the game has shifted to the demonstration mode.

  According to this aspect, an unreasonable result that another player who took over the game from the middle easily obtains the profit of substantial winning guarantee that should be obtained as a reward for continuing the game for a long time to some extent. Can be prevented.

  Another aspect of the present invention is also a ball game machine. This ball game machine is provided at a predetermined position in the game area, a first start port through which a game ball can enter, a predetermined start position in the game area, and a game ball Triggered by the second starting port where the player can enter, the first lottery means for executing the first lottery with the game ball entering the first start port, and the game ball entering the second start port The second lottery for executing the second lottery, the first display control means for variably displaying the first symbol indicating the result of the first lottery, the second symbol indicating the result of the second lottery, A second display control means for displaying a variable display in parallel with the variable display, and a grand prize that is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and is released when either the first lottery or the second lottery is a win. Special game operation, which is a condition for executing a special game in which a mouth and a special winning opening for a predetermined time or more are opened. Special game operating condition holding means for holding a game, and small game operating condition holding means for holding a small game operating condition that is a condition for executing a small game in which a special winning opening that is less than a predetermined time is opened, Special game control means for determining that the special game operation condition is satisfied and executing the special game when the first lottery or the second lottery is a big hit and the first symbol or the second symbol is stopped in a mode showing a big jackpot; And a small game control means for determining that the small game operating condition is satisfied and executing the small game when at least the second lottery has a predetermined result and the second symbol is stopped in a mode showing the predetermined result. .

  The second display control means variably displays the second symbol for a predetermined long-term variation time when a predetermined result is obtained by the second lottery. At that time, the special game control means switches the small game to the special game at a predetermined timing after the second symbol is displayed in the long-term variable time fluctuation display when the predetermined promotion condition is satisfied. The probability that the second lottery results in a predetermined result, the probability that the promotion condition is satisfied, and the long-term variation time are set such that a big hit occurs within a preset guaranteed guarantee time.

  Here, the meanings of the terms “first start opening”, “second start opening”, “big prize opening”, “predetermined time”, and “promotion condition” are as described above.

  Also in this mode, the ceiling function is not realized regardless of the progress of the game by the number of game balls, the game time, etc., but the state of maintaining the gameability based on the lottery and probability performed in the progress of the game It is realized with. And, since it is designed so that a big hit occurs within a preset hit guarantee time, a jackpot profit can be obtained almost certainly by continuing the game of the guarantee time. For this reason, even if the player cannot win a big hit by himself / herself, if the game is continued to some extent, a win can be always obtained, so that the game can be continued without losing expectation until the end. As a result, it is expected that the player will continue to play the game for at least the guaranteed time, and the game hall side will not suffer any substantial disadvantage.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention may be mutually replaced among methods, apparatuses, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, and the like. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the bullet ball game machine of the present invention, if the game is continued for a long time, an opportunity to increase the possibility of a big hit can be given.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. The first game and the second game as the plurality of games are executed in parallel. However, the first special game in the first game and the second special game in the second game are executed one by one so as not to negate the game characteristics. In order to achieve both of these game characteristics, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment has a plurality of start winning openings (hereinafter simply referred to as “start openings”), a plurality of special symbol display devices, a plurality of holding lamps, A winning entrance is provided.

  First, after outline of the pachinko gaming machine shown as the present embodiment, its specific configuration will be described.

[Outline]
The pachinko gaming machine shown in the present embodiment has three starting ports, a first starting port, a second starting port, and a third starting port, and the two special symbols of the first special symbol and the second special symbol are temporally arranged. The display can be changed in parallel. The first winning / losing lottery is executed upon entering the first starting port or the third starting port, and the first special symbol is variably displayed to indicate the lottery result. The second winning / losing lottery is executed in response to the ball entering the second starting port, and the second special symbol is variably displayed to indicate the lottery result. In a certain aspect, it can be said that two first-class pachinko machines are mounted. The lottery result of each winning / failing lottery is one of “big hit”, “small win”, and “out”. This pachinko machine has one main big prize opening and one minor big prize opening. In this embodiment, “small hit” corresponds to “predetermined result” in the claims.

  When either the first special symbol or the second special symbol is stopped and displayed with a jackpot symbol indicating a jackpot, the main prize winning opening is opened and the game shifts to a special game. In addition, when either the first special symbol or the second special symbol is stopped and displayed with the predetermined symbol indicating the small hit, the small bonus symbol referred to in this embodiment, the secondary big prize opening is opened and the game shifts to the small game. To do. A special area (V zone) is provided in the secondary big prize opening. When a game ball that has entered the secondary big prize opening passes through this specific area, the big prize is developed and a special game is entered.

  A special game is a game in which the main prize opening can be opened continuously for a maximum of 15 times. If a game ball falls into the main winning prize opening, you can get many prize balls. The small game is a game in which the extra big prize opening is opened only once. The opening time of the secondary big prize opening is less than a predetermined time (1.8 seconds in this embodiment), but the opening time of the main big prize opening is longer than that. A certain amount of prize balls can be obtained when a game ball falls into the vice grand prize opening. Small games, like special games, are advantageous to players in terms of providing opportunities for winning prize balls. However, since the opening period is short, the number of prize balls that can be acquired is much smaller than special games. Therefore, the small game is not as advantageous to the player as the special game.

  In the present embodiment, as will be described in detail later, the probability of winning a small hit in the second winning / losing lottery relating to the second game is set to be extremely high, and the design when the small winning occurs in the second winning / losing lottery The fluctuation time is set to be significantly longer than other symbol fluctuations. When the small hit is generated and a small game is started and a game ball enters the opened secondary big prize opening, the game ball passes through the specific area with a probability of about 1/2. For this reason, if the game is continued for a long time, a big hit is almost certainly generated in the second game. In other words, a ceiling function that provides an opportunity to increase the possibility of jackpot by the second game is realized.

[Example]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine 10. With reference to the figure, first, after describing the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10, the contents of the game will be described.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending out the game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state is output.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a first special symbol display device 70, a second special symbol display device 71, an effect display device 60, and a first start on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. Winning mouth (hereinafter referred to as “first starting port”) 62, second starting winning port (hereinafter referred to as “second starting port”) 63, third starting winning port (hereinafter referred to as “third starting port”) 67 , A center ornament 64, a main prize winning port 66, a sub-large prize winning port 94, an operation port 68, and a general prize winning port 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a number of game nails, windmills, and the like (not shown) are installed.

  The first start port 62 and the third start port 67 are provided as start winning ports corresponding to the first game, and the second start port 63 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the second game. The first start port 62 includes a start winning detection device 74. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first start port 62, and generates first start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The second start port 63 includes a start winning detection device 75. The start winning detection device 75 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second start port 63, and generates second start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The third start port 67 includes a start winning detection device 77, a normal electric accessory 65, and an ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 for opening and closing the normal electric accessory 65. The start winning detection device 77 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the third start port 67, and generates third start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering.

  The first starting port 62 and the third starting port 67 may be different in the number of winning balls for entering the ball. For example, the number of prize balls at the first start port 62 is set to “3”, whereas the number of prize balls at the third start port 67 is set to “7”. To realize a variety of playability. The first start port 62 is provided at a position above the third start port 67. Normally, if a game ball is launched aiming at entering the first starting port 62, there is a possibility that the second starting port 63 and the third starting port 67 will also enter. It should be noted that the game ball is structured such that it easily enters the third start port 67 when the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the third start port 67 is opened.

  The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The main grand prize winning port 66 is opened by the occurrence of a big hit, and is provided as a special prize winning port corresponding to a special game. The secondary big prize opening 94 is opened when a small hit is generated, and is provided as a big prize opening corresponding to the small game. The main grand prize winning port 66 includes a winning detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a main grand prize winning solenoid 80 for opening and closing the main grand prize winning port 66. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the main grand prize winning port 66, and generates main grand prize winning prize information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The secondary big prize opening 94 includes a prize detection device 98 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a secondary big prize opening solenoid 96 for opening and closing the secondary big prize opening 94. The winning detection device 98 is a sensor that detects the entrance of a game ball into the subsidiary big prize opening 94, and generates subsidiary big prize opening winning information indicating the entry at the time of winning. In addition, a specific area (V zone) is provided inside the secondary big prize opening 94, and a game ball that has entered the secondary big prize opening 94 passes through the specific area or other non-specific areas. The specific area passage detection device 206 is a sensor that detects whether or not the game ball has passed through the specific area, and generates specific area passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. When the game ball passes through the specific area, a special game is started as “big hit”.

  The main big winning opening 66 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that becomes an open state as a “big hit” when either the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 stops at a predetermined big win symbol. Also, when the game ball passes through a specific area of the sub-award winning opening 94, it becomes an open state as “big hit”. The main prize winning port 66 is provided at a position above the out port 58.

  The sub-large winning opening 94 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “small hit” when either the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 stops at a predetermined small hit symbol. . The secondary big prize opening 94 is provided at the upper right position in the game area 52. The secondary big prize opening 94 is provided in the game area 52 so as to straddle the right area of the center decoration 64 from side to side. It will come in with a very high probability.

  An effect display device 60 is provided substantially at the center of the game area 52, and a first special symbol display device 70 corresponding to the first special symbol 192 and a second special symbol 193 corresponding to the second special symbol 193 are located in a relatively inconspicuous position above it. A special symbol display device 71 is provided. The first special symbol 192 is variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 70, and the second special symbol 193 is variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 71.

  The first special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the first winning / losing lottery performed when the game ball enters the first starting port 62 or the third starting port 67, and the variation display is a jackpot symbol. When it is stopped, a special jackpot is generated as a special game. Further, when the game is stopped by the small hit symbol, a small hit as a small game occurs. The first special symbol display device 70 is a display means composed of, for example, a 7-segment LED, and the first special symbol 192 is represented by ten types of numbers “0” to “9”.

  The second special symbol 193 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the second winning / losing lottery performed when the game ball is dropped into the second starting port 63, and when the variation display is stopped at the jackpot symbol. A big hit as a special game occurs. Further, when the game is stopped by the small hit symbol, a small hit as a small game occurs. The second special symbol display device 71 is a display means composed of, for example, lamps in which “o” and “x” marks are alternately lit. The lighting of “◯” is a big hit, the lighting of “x” is off, and the simultaneous lighting of “○” and “x” shows a small hit. Note that the second special symbol display device 71 may be a display device that displays a symbol whose display content is less noticeable than the first special symbol display device 70. For example, the size of the second special symbol 193 may be smaller than that of the first special symbol 192, or the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 may display a common symbol. Moreover, it is good also as comprising the design of the pattern of a hit mode of the 2nd special symbol 193, and the symbol of a removal mode by the same design, making the lighting of the design a hit mode, and making a light extinction or blinking into an off mode.

  The effect display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that displays a change display process from the start to the stop of the change of an image including a symbol combination of the decorative symbol 200 as a first symbol and a moving image mainly showing the result of the first lottery. It is. The decorative symbol 200 is included in the effect image, and is variably displayed in conjunction with the variation display of the first special symbol 192. That is, the decorative symbol 200 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the first special symbol 192, and corresponds to the first game. The effect display device 60 displays, for example, a plurality of rows of moving images of symbol variation simulating a game of a slot machine as a decorative symbol 200 in the central area of the screen. The effect display device 60 is constituted by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be constituted by other display means such as a mechanical drum or LED.

  The result display device 61 is a display device that is different from the effect display device 60 and is a display device that supplementarily shows the result of the second lottery. The result of the second lottery is displayed on the result display device 61 in an inconspicuous manner as a result symbol 201 as the second symbol. For example, it is expressed by lighting, extinguishing, or blinking of the LED. The display of the result symbol 201 on the result display device 61 is changed in conjunction with the change of the second special symbol 193, and corresponds to the second game. Note that the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment advances the game while mainly watching the variation of the decorative symbol 200, so that the effect display device 60 is visually more conspicuous than the result display device 61, for example, a large image display. It is composed of devices. In addition, since the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 do not necessarily have a role of production, in the present embodiment, the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol on the upper left of the production display device 60. The symbol display device 71 is displayed in an inconspicuous size. In addition, by making the result display device 61 visually inconspicuous, the player's attention can be mainly directed to the decorative symbol 200 corresponding to the first special symbol 192. A gaming machine that can be played with the same feeling as a gaming machine is provided. In the modification, the result display device 61 may be omitted and the result symbol 201 may not be displayed.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the upper left position of the game area 52. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers a lottery (hereinafter referred to as “normal symbol lottery”) for expanding the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the third start port 67. When the normal symbol lottery is won, the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 opens the ordinary electric accessory 65 for a predetermined time. This makes it easier for the game ball to enter the third start port 67 temporarily. In the present embodiment, the normal symbol lottery is a lottery with a probability of 50%.

  When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When the game ball falls into each of the general winning opening 72, the first starting opening 62, the second starting opening 63, the third starting opening 67, the main large winning opening 66, and the sub large winning opening 94, the winning opening A prize ball corresponding to the type is paid out to the upper ball tray 15 or the lower ball tray 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball falls into the first start port 62 or the third start port 67, the first special symbol 192 is displayed in a variable manner on the first special symbol display device 70, and the decorative symbol 200 is displayed in a variable manner on the effect display device 60. . When the game ball falls into the second starting port 63, the second special symbol 193 is variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 71, and the result symbol 201 that supplementarily shows the result of the second lottery is displayed on the result display device 61. fluctuate.

  The variable display of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, the decorative symbol 200, and the result symbol 201 is stopped after the elapse of the display time determined prior to the display. If the special symbol at the time of the stoppage is a jackpot symbol, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the main prize winning opening 66 is started. When the first special symbol 192 is a big hit mode, the decorative symbol 200 simulating a slot machine game has a display mode in which three symbols are matched. Further, when the second special symbol 193 and the result symbol 201 at the time of the stop are in a big hit mode, the game shifts to a special game, and the opening / closing operation of the main grand prize winning opening 66 is started. When the special symbol at the time of stoppage is a small hit symbol, the game shifts to a small game, and the secondary big prize opening 94 is opened. At this time, a symbol indicating a specific small hit may be stopped and displayed on the decorative symbol 200 or the result symbol 201.

  When a special game is executed, the main prize winning opening 66 is closed for about 30 seconds or after nine or more game balls are dropped. Such opening / closing of the main prize winning opening 66 is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times.

  When the small game is executed, the secondary big prize opening 94 is opened only once for about 1.5 seconds. When the game ball passes through a specific area in the secondary big prize opening 94, the secondary big prize opening 94 is closed even if 1.5 seconds have not elapsed. When the game ball passes through the specific area, the game develops into a jackpot and shifts to a special game. The detailed processing contents will be described later.

  When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol lottery is executed, and a symbol called a normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 for a predetermined time. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the right side of the effect display device 60. When the normal symbol fluctuation display stops in a predetermined hit state after the predetermined time has elapsed, the normal electric accessory 65 of the third start port 67 expands for a predetermined time.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the effect display device 60, and decoration. On the lower right side of the center decoration 64, a first special figure holding lamp 20 corresponding to the first game and a second special figure holding lamp 21 corresponding to the second game are provided. Further, the universal symbol holding lamp 22 corresponding to the normal symbol variation is provided on the left side of the center ornament 64.

  Each of the first special figure holding lamp 20 and the second special figure holding lamp 21 is composed of four lamps, and the number of holding the lottery value in each of the first and second lottery lotteries is maximized depending on the number of lighting of each. Display up to four. The number of the lottery values held in the first special figure holding lamp 20 is the number of lottery results won in the first starting port 62 or the third starting port 67 while the first special symbol 192 is changing or during the execution of the special game. Yes, indicates the number of winning balls that have not yet been subjected to symbol variation. The number of lottery values held in the second special figure holding lamp 21 is the number of lottery results won in the second starting slot 63 during the fluctuation of the second special symbol 193 or during the execution of the special game. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not yet been displayed.

  The regular figure holding lamp 22 is also composed of four lamps, and displays the number of holdings of normal symbol fluctuations according to the number of lights. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed.

  In addition, a game effect lamp 90 is provided in the game area 52 and plays a role of production by blinking or the like. The operation button 82 is a button operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction on the gaming machine side. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine.
The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all gaming operations such as a lottery determination when winning the first start port 62, the second start port 63, and the third start port 67. The sub board 104 includes the liquid crystal unit 42, controls the display contents on the effect display device 60, and changes the display contents according to the result of the lottery by the main board 102. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100.

  The set base 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine.
In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a first start port 62, a second start port 63, a third start port 67, a main grand prize port 66, a secondary big prize port 94, a general prize port 72, and an operation port 68. The first special symbol display device 70, the second special symbol display device 71, the effect display device 60, the normal symbol display device 59, the operation button 82, the speaker 18, and the game effect lamp 90 are electrically connected to each other. Various control signals can be transmitted and received. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 includes a ball entry judging means 110, a winning / failing lottery means 112, a symbol determining means 114, a holding control means 116, a main display control means 118, a special game control means 120, an opening / closing control means 124, and an operating condition holding. Means 176, special figure adjustment means 152, timer reset means 202, and small game control means 204 are provided. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, an effect determination unit 132, and an effect display control unit 134. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the first start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the first start port 62, and when receiving the second start winning information, the game ball has won the second start port 63. If it is determined and the third start winning information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the third starting port 67. The ball judging means 110 determines that the game ball has won the main grand prize port 66 when receiving the main grand prize port winning information, and the game ball wins the secondary big prize port 94 when receiving the auxiliary big winning port winning information. When it is determined that the game ball has received the general winning information, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68. In addition, when receiving the specific area passing information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the specific area in the secondary big prize opening 94.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 includes a first lottery means 126, a second lottery means 128, and an ordinary drawing lottery means 136. The first lottery means 126 uses a random number value to determine whether or not to shift to a special game or a small game when a game ball enters the first start port 62 or the third start port 67. Obtained as a 1-win / lot lottery value. The second lottery means 128 obtains a random number value as the second winning / nothing lottery value in order to determine whether or not to shift to the special game or the small game when the game ball enters the second start port 63. To do.

  The first and second winning / losing lottery values are acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The general drawing lottery means 136 acquires a general drawing lottery value when a game ball passes through the operation port 68. Each lottery value is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the success / failure lottery value or the usual lottery value is acquired and held only when the predetermined upper limit number of hold put on hold by the hold control means 116 is not exceeded.

  The first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 hold a success / failure lottery table. In the success / failure lottery table, the lottery results of “big hit”, “small hit”, and “off” are associated with the success / failure lottery values. The first lottery means 126 executes the first winning / losing lottery with reference to a normal winning / losing lottery table which is a winning / non-winning lottery table in which the probability of occurrence of a jackpot is set to be the same as the probability of occurrence of a jackpot. On the other hand, the second lottery means 128 executes the second winner / lottery with reference to a special winner / lottery table which is a winner / lottery table in which the probability of occurrence of a big hit is much higher than the probability of occurrence of a big hit. The data structure of each success / failure lottery table will be described later.

  In this specification, the “table” refers to two or more types of data recorded in the storage area of the memory in a format that can identify the other data corresponding to one data, or the recording format thereof. Good.

  The first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 generate a success / failure lottery value when a game ball enters each start port, and the hold control means 116 holds the corresponding lottery value thus generated. The first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 sequentially read out the corresponding lottery values that are held, and determine whether or not the special symbol variation starts.

  The usual drawing lottery means 136 also holds a usual drawing lottery table which is referred to when determining whether or not the normal symbol lottery is wrong. In the usual-game winning / no-going table, the determination result of “win” or “out” is associated with the usual drawing lottery value, and the winning / failing probability is determined according to the winning range setting. As already described, in this embodiment, 50% of the normal drawing lottery value is won.

  The determination result of the first winning / losing lottery executed by the first lottery means 126 is variably displayed in the form of the first special symbol 192 on the first special symbol display device 70, and is varied in the form of the decorative symbol 200 on the effect display device 60. Is displayed. The determination result by the second lottery means 128 is variably displayed in the form of the second special symbol 193 on the second special symbol display device 71 so that the result display device 61 does not stand out as an auxiliary result expression due to the variation of the result symbol 201. Is displayed. The determination result by the general symbol lottery means 136 is variably displayed in the form of a normal symbol on the normal symbol display device 59.

  The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol and the variation pattern of each special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71 according to the result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112. Further, the symbol determining means 114 determines a normal symbol stop symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 by the normal symbol lottery. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The symbol determination unit 114 includes a first symbol determination unit 138, a second symbol determination unit 140, and a universal symbol determination unit 142, and each holds a pattern determination table to be referred to in order to determine a variation pattern. The pattern determination table is a lottery table that defines the correspondence between the winning / failing lottery value and the variation pattern of each symbol.

  The first symbol determining means 138 and the second symbol determining means 140 store a plurality of types of variation patterns in which variation modes from variation start to stop when each special symbol is variably displayed. Multiple types of variation patterns have various variation times. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of each special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  The first symbol determining means 138 acquires the first winning / losing lottery value at the start of the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192. The first symbol determination means 138 refers to the pattern determination table to determine the variation pattern corresponding to the first winning / losing lottery value. Similarly, the 2nd symbol determination means 140 acquires a 2nd winning / failing lottery value at the time of the fluctuation | variation start of the 2nd special symbol 193. The second symbol determining means 140 refers to the pattern determination table to determine the variation pattern corresponding to the second winning / losing lottery value. The first symbol determination means 138 and the second symbol determination means 140 send data indicating the determined variation pattern to the main display control means 118 and the effect determination means 132.

  The normal symbol determining means 142 determines a normal symbol stop symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 according to a general symbol lottery value for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68. When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a specific symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the normal electric accessory 65 of the third start port 67 for a predetermined time.

  The holding control unit 116 includes a first holding unit 144, a second holding unit 146, and a general drawing holding unit 147. The first holding means 144 holds the first winning / failing lottery value acquired by the first lottery means 126 as a holding ball. The second holding means 146 holds the second winning / failing lottery value acquired by the second lottery means 128 as a holding ball. The general map holding means 147 holds the general map lottery value acquired by the general map lottery means 136 as a holding ball. The first and second winning / losing lottery values and the usual drawing lottery values are accumulated until the respective holding numbers reach a predetermined upper limit. The upper limit of the number of holds is 4 for each. The number of first success / failure lottery values held by the first holding means 144 is represented by the number of lamps turned on in the first special figure holding lamp 20, and the number of second success / failure lottery values held by the second holding means 146 is It is represented by the number of lamps lit in the second special figure holding lamp 21, and the number of common figure lottery values held by the common figure holding means 147 is represented by the number of lamps lit in the general figure holding lamp 22.

The main display control means 118 includes first special figure control means 148, second special figure control means 150, and general figure control means 153.
The first special symbol control means 148 causes the first special symbol display device 70 to display the result of the first winning / failing lottery as a variation display of the first special symbol 192 according to the variation pattern determined by the first symbol determination means 138.

  The second special symbol control means 150 causes the second special symbol display device 71 to display the result of the second winning / losing lottery as a variation display of the second special symbol 193 according to the variation pattern determined by the second symbol determination means 140. The first special figure control means 148 and the second special figure control means 150 issue a change start command and a change stop command at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, respectively. By transmitting to the effect display control means 134, the variable display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and interlocking is maintained.

  The normal symbol control means 153 causes the normal symbol display device 59 to display the lottery result by the normal symbol lottery means 136 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 can be variably displayed in parallel. When one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is stopped with the jackpot symbol and shifts to a special game, the start of the variable display of other special symbols is waited. Therefore, the special symbol variation display is not started anew during the execution of the special game.

The operation condition holding unit 176 includes a special game operation condition holding unit 178 and a small game operation condition holding unit 180.
The special game operation condition holding means 178 holds a special game operation condition that is a condition for shifting to a special game. The special game operation condition is referred to by the special game control means 120, and the special game is executed when it is satisfied. The special game operation condition is satisfied at a timing when the special symbol stops at the jackpot symbol, and is not established at the end of the special game. The special game operation condition is also established when the game ball passes a specific area of the sub-large winning opening 94, and is not established at the end of the special game.

  The small game operation condition holding means 180 holds a small game operation condition that is a condition for shifting to the small game. The small game operation condition is referred to by the small game control means 204, and the small game is executed when it is satisfied. The small game operating condition is satisfied at the timing when the special symbol is stopped at the small hit symbol, and is not satisfied at the end of the small game.

  The special game control means 120 determines that the special game operation condition is established when either of the first and second winning / losing lottery wins and the special symbol is stopped at the jackpot symbol, and opens the main prize winning opening 66. To execute a special game. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the main prize winning opening 66 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is configured by one or a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing as a unit. The unit game is repeated up to 15 times, for example, and the main prize winning opening 66 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 120 ends the special game when the number of continuations of the unit game is exhausted.

  The small game control means 204 determines that the small game operating condition is satisfied when either the first or second winning / losing lottery is a small hit and the special symbol is stopped at the small bonus symbol, and the sub-big prize winning port 94 is determined. A small game is executed by releasing. The small game is a game in which the secondary big prize opening 94 is opened only once.

  The timer reset means 202 clears the measured value of the timer that is measuring the long-term variation time when the predetermined measurement cancellation condition is satisfied while the second special symbol 193 is performing long-term variation that leads to the hit guarantee described later. To do. At this time, the second special figure control means 150 stops the fluctuation of the second special symbol 193 and transmits a fluctuation stop command to the effect display control means 134. As a result, the fluctuation of the result symbol 201 during the long-term fluctuation is also stopped. An example of this specific processing will be described later.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening and closing of the third starting port 67, the main grand prize winning port 66, and the sub large prize winning port 94. When the normal symbol is stopped in a specific hit state, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the third start port 67. Further, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the main grand prize winning solenoid 80 during the special game, and opens the main big winning prize opening 66. The opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the secondary big prize opening solenoid 96 at the start of the small game, and opens the secondary big prize opening 94.

  The special figure adjusting means 152 displays the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 variably in parallel in the normal game. That is, in the normal game, even if one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is in the variable display, the other variable display start is not prevented.

  That is, when one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is stopped in the hit state and the other variable display is not made, the special figure adjusting means 152 waits for the start of the variable display. Let In this case, while the special game is executed, the special symbol change display is not newly started, and another special game does not occur at the same time, so the player may concentrate on one special game. it can. On the other hand, when one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is variably displayed while the other symbol is stopped in a hit state, the special figure adjusting means 152 As for the special symbol, the variable display is continued until the special game generated by the winning is finished. In this case, the variation state is continued by temporarily stopping the progress of the timer that measures the variation time of the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193. In this way, even if a plurality of games are mixed, control is performed so that each game can be grasped individually, and in particular, the confusion that a plurality of special games are executed simultaneously is avoided. As a result, it is possible to realize a novel gameplay while avoiding a complicated game.

  In the modified example, the special symbol adjusting means 152 is suspended while the one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is variably displayed while the other symbol is hit. In some cases, one of the symbols may be forcibly stopped in a detaching manner.

The pattern storage unit 130 includes a first pattern storage unit 158 and a second pattern storage unit 160.
The first pattern storage unit 158 holds a plurality of pattern data in which a variation process from variation start to stop in variation display is defined as a variation pattern of the decorative design 200. The fluctuation pattern displays a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a symbol out of reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state. When the pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses.

  The second pattern storage unit 160 holds a plurality of pattern data in which a variation process from variation start to stop in variation display is defined as a variation pattern of the result symbol 201. The variation pattern includes patterns having various variation times, which are different in the light emission pattern of the two LEDs. Each variation pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses.

  The effect determining unit 132 includes a first effect determining unit 162 and a second effect determining unit 164. The first effect determination means 162 has the same variation time as the first special symbol 192 in accordance with the variation pattern of the first special symbol 192 based on the lottery result by the first lottery means 126 as the variation pattern of the decorative symbol 200. A variation pattern of the effect image is selected. The first effect determination unit 162 holds a pattern determination table to be referred to in order to determine the variation pattern of the decorative design 200.

  The second effect determination unit 164 determines the variation pattern of the result symbol 201 according to the variation pattern of the second special symbol 193 based on the lottery result by the second lottery unit 128. The second effect determination means 164 holds a pattern determination table to be referred to in order to determine the variation pattern of the result symbol 201. As will be described in detail later, when the result of the lottery by the second lottery means 128 is a small hit, the second effect determining means 164 has a long time as a fluctuation pattern of the result symbol 201 that is much longer than other symbol fluctuation times. A variation pattern corresponding to the variation time is selected.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 200 is basically formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, if the determination result by the first lottery means 126 is a big hit and indicates a shift to a special game, “777” or “111” Thus, a combination of three symbols is selected. In addition, when the determination result by the first lottery means 126 is a small win and indicates a shift to a small game, a predetermined picture separately prepared is selected while preventing the three symbols from being arranged. In the modification, for example, a combination of symbols dedicated to small hits such as “135” and “246” may be provided and selected. Further, when the determination result by the first lottery means 126 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game or the small game, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to the special game or the small game, and the variation pattern of the special symbol indicating the loss with reach is selected, it is like “191” or “727”. Select a combination that does not have a single symbol.

  On the other hand, the stop symbol of the result symbol 201 is expressed by the light emission pattern of two LEDs. For example, when the determination result by the second lottery means 128 indicates the shift to the special game, the light emission pattern in which the two LEDs are lit simultaneously is shown. Selected. In addition, when the determination result by the second lottery means 128 is a small hit and indicates a shift to a small game, a light emission pattern in which two LEDs blink simultaneously is selected. Furthermore, when the determination result by the first lottery means 126 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game or the small game, a light emission pattern in which one of the two LEDs is lit is selected. In the modification, the stop symbol of the result symbol 201 may be expressed by, for example, a combination of “◯” or “×”.

  The first effect determining unit 162 and the second effect determining unit 164 send information about the stop symbols of the decorative symbol 200 and the result symbol 201 and the variation pattern of the effect image to the effect display control unit 134.

  The effect display control means 134 includes a first effect control means 168, a second effect control means 170, and an effect adjustment means 172.

  The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18. The first effect control means 168 causes the effect display device 60 to variably display the result of the first winning / losing lottery as an effect image according to the selected variation pattern data. The second effect control means 170 causes the result display device 61 to display the result of the second winning / failing lottery on the result display device 61 as an effect image according to the selected variation pattern data.

  The decorative design 200 and the result design 201 can be displayed in a variable manner in parallel. That is, even if one of the decorative symbol 200 and the result symbol 201 is in variable display, the other variable display start is not prevented. The effect adjusting means 172 waits for the start of the variable display when one of the decorative symbols 200 and the result symbol 201 is stopped by the winning symbol and the other variable symbol is not displayed.

  When the determination result by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128 indicates execution of the small game, the first effect control means 168 displays the screen of the effect display device 60 at a predetermined timing before the long-term fluctuation time expires. An effect image for notifying the occurrence of a small hit, an effect image for notifying the opening of the secondary big prize opening 94, or an effect image for requesting a game ball to enter a specific area of the secondary big prize opening 94 are displayed. Specifically, in order to request entry into a specific area of the sub-large winning opening 94, an effect display with characters such as “Right-handed!” Is performed. Thereby, the player can aim at the secondary big prize opening 94 that can be opened only for a short period of time without any intention.

  FIG. 4 is a data structure diagram of the success / failure lottery table. FIG. 4A shows a normal success / failure lottery table 210 used in the first success / failure lottery, and FIG. 4B shows a special success / failure lottery table 212 used in the second success / failure lottery.

  The success / failure lottery value is a numerical value generated in the range of “0 to 65535” when the game ball enters the start port. In the normal success / failure lottery table 210, “big hit” is obtained when the first success / failure lottery value is in the range of “0 to 220”, “small winner” is in the range of “221 to 440”; " That is, the probability of winning a jackpot is set to about 1/300, the probability of hitting a jackpot is set to about 1/300, and the probability of going out is set to about 298/300. On the other hand, in the special success / failure lottery table 212, when the second success / failure lottery value is in the range of “0 to 220”, it is “big hit”, when it is in the range of “221 to 65320”, in other cases It becomes "displacement". That is, the probability of winning a jackpot is set to about 1/300, the probability of hitting a jackpot is set to about 298/300, and the probability of going out is set to about 1/300. That is, the probability of winning a small hit is set to be extremely high in the second winning / losing lottery relating to the second game.

  On the other hand, although not shown, the first symbol determination means 138 has a pattern determination table in which a plurality of variation patterns are defined corresponding to each of the cases where the first winning / losing lottery is “big hit”, “small hit”, and “off”. Holding. As the variation time of each variation pattern, a plurality of types of time are set, for example, 2.5 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds,. On the other hand, the second symbol determination means 140 similarly holds a pattern determination table in which a plurality of variation patterns are defined corresponding to the cases where the second winning / losing lottery is “big hit” or “miss”. However, in this embodiment, an extremely long long-term fluctuation time is set such that the fluctuation time when the second winning lottery is “small hit” is uniformly 6000 seconds. This is to secure a certain amount of game time for securing the ceiling function, to prevent frequent occurrence of jackpots, to retain its rare value, and to secure the profit on the game hall side. However, since the result pattern 201 is configured to be inconspicuous as described above, the player does not feel discomfort even if the second game is changed for a long time as described above.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the probability of occurrence of a small hit in the second game is set to be extremely high, and the variation time of the symbol when a small hit occurs in the second winning / losing lottery is set to be extremely long. . When the small hit is generated and a small game is started and a game ball enters the opened secondary big prize opening, the game ball passes through the specific area (V zone) with a probability of about 1/2. For this reason, a big hit every 6000 seconds (assuming that the average number of fluctuations when there is no big win in the first game is 6 rotations per minute when the game ball enters the second starting port 63 is 600 rotations) Give you a chance to be. In this case, for example, when the game ball does not pass through the specific area at the 600th rotation, the non-specific area may be closed in 12000 seconds (1200 rotations), which is twice that. As a result, the big hit (ceiling) occurs almost certainly in the second game within the preset guaranteed time. That is, in the present embodiment, the ceiling function based on the lottery is realized in a form that is not noticed by the player.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process of the pachinko gaming machine.
First, when a game ball wins the first starting port 62, the second starting port 63, the third starting port 67, the general winning port 72, the main large winning port 66, the sub large winning port 94, or the like, the gaming ball is activated. The processing when passing through the mouth 68 is executed (S10), and if it is in a normal game (Y of S12), in other words, if a special game or a small game is not being executed, control of normal games such as a lottery decision A process is executed (S14), and then a timer control process related to a winning guarantee associated with the small hit is executed (S15). On the other hand, if it is during a special game (N at S12, Y at S16), a special game control process is executed (S20), and if it is a small game (N at S12, N at S16), control of the small game Processing is executed (S22). Then, a prize ball payout according to various winnings in the processes from S10 to S22 is processed (S23). The above processing is repeatedly executed as a loop processing after the power is turned on.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing in detail the winning process of S10 in FIG.
If the first start port 62 has been won (Y in S30), and the hold in the first holding means 144 does not exceed the upper limit (Y in S32), the first holding lot 144 has a first winning / nothing lottery value. Stored (S34). If there is no winning at the first start port 62 in S30 (N in S30), the processes in S32 and S34 are skipped. If the first starting port 62 is won in S30 but its holding exceeds the upper limit number of the first holding means 144 (N in S32), the process of S34 is skipped.

  In the case where a winning is made to the second starting port 63 (Y in S36), and the holding in the second holding means 146 does not exceed the upper limit (Y in S38), the second holding lottery value is displayed in the second holding means 146. Stored (S40). If there is no winning at the second starting port 63 in S36 (N of S36), the processes of S38 and S40 are skipped. If the winning is made to the second starting port 63 in S36 but the holding exceeds the upper limit number of the second holding means 146 (N of S38), the process of S40 is skipped.

  In the case where a winning is made to the third starting port 67 (Y in S42), and the holding in the first holding means 144 does not exceed the upper limit (Y in S44), the first winning / notifying lottery value is stored in the first holding means 144. Stored (S46). If there is no winning at the third starting port 67 in S42 (N of S42), the processing of S44 and S46 is skipped. If a winning is made to the third starting port 67 in S42 but the holding exceeds the upper limit number of the first holding means 144 (N in S44), the process of S46 is skipped.

  Next, when the game ball has passed through the operating port 68 (Y in S48), and when the holding in the ordinary figure holding means 147 does not exceed the upper limit (Y in S50), the ordinary figure holding means 147 is normally shown. A lottery value is stored (S52). If there is no game ball passing through the operating port 68 in S48 (N in S48), the processes in S50 and S52 are skipped. If the game ball has passed through the operating port 68 in S48 but its holding exceeds the upper limit number of the normal holding means 147 (N in S50), the process of S52 is skipped.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. First, the variation display of the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 200 is processed (S67), the variation display of the second special symbol 193 and the result symbol 201 is processed (S68), and the variation display of the normal symbol is processed (S69). ). Note that the processing order of S67, S68, and S69 is merely an order defined for convenience of explanation, and processing may be performed in any order. The first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 can be variably displayed in parallel, and thus the decorative symbol 200 and the result symbol 201 can also be variably displayed in parallel.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the symbol variation process of S67 and S68 in FIG. Since the processes of S67 and S68 are basically the same, they will be described in one flowchart for convenience.

First, the variable display of the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 200 will be described as the processing of S67.
If the first holding means 144 holds the first winning / losing lottery value (Y in S90) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S91), the first lottery means 126 determines whether or not the first winning / nothing lottery is successful. A determination process is executed (S92). Variation display is started according to the variation pattern corresponding to the determination result (S93). If the winning or failing lottery value is not held in S90 (N in S90), the processing from S91 to S93 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S91 (Y in S91), S92 and S93. Is skipped.

  Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S94), the symbol variation display is processed (S95). After S95, if the second special symbol 193 or the result symbol 201 stops in a big hit mode (Y in S96), the timer for measuring the variation time of the symbol variation being displayed is temporarily stopped (S97). Even if the second special symbol 193 or the result symbol 201 is stopped in a small hitting manner, the timer is not temporarily stopped here. If the second special symbol 193 or the result symbol 201 is not stopped in the big hit mode in S96 (N in S96), the process of S97 is skipped. If the variable time timer is paused (Y in S98) and after the special game is over (Y in S99), the pause of the timer is released (S100). When the predetermined variation time has elapsed and the symbol display stop timing is reached (Y in S101), the symbol variation being displayed is stopped (S102). If the symbol display stop timing has not been reached in S101 (N in S101), the process in S102 is skipped. When the symbol variation display is not started in S94 (N in S94), the processing from S95 to S102 is skipped. If the timer is not paused in S98 (N in S98), the processes in S99 and S100 are skipped. In S99, when the special game has not ended (N in S99), the process of S100 is skipped.

Next, the variable display of the second special symbol 193 and the result symbol 201 will be described as the processing of S68.
If the second holding means 146 holds the second winning lottery value (Y in S90), and if the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S91), the second lottery means 128 determines whether the second winning lottery is successful. A determination process is executed (S92). Variation display is started according to the variation pattern corresponding to the determination result (S93). Here, if the determination result is a small hit, the above-described long-term fluctuation time (6000 seconds in the present embodiment) is changed. If the second winning lottery value is not held in S90 (N in S90), the processing from S91 to S93 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S91 (Y in S91), S92 And the process of S93 is skipped.

  Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S94), the symbol variation display is processed (S95). After S95, when the first special symbol 192 or the decorative symbol 200 stops in a big hit mode (Y in S96), the timer for measuring the variation time of the symbol variation being displayed is temporarily stopped (S97). Even if the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 200 are stopped in a small hit state, the timer is not paused here. If the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 200 are not stopped in the big hit mode in S96 (N in S96), the process of S97 is skipped. If the variable time timer is paused (Y in S98) and after the special game is over (Y in S99), the pause of the timer is released (S100). When the predetermined variation time has elapsed and the symbol display stop timing is reached (Y in S101), the symbol variation being displayed is stopped (S102). As for the fluctuation due to the small hit, the symbol fluctuation is stopped as the long-term fluctuation time elapses. If the symbol display stop timing has not been reached in S101 (N in S101), the process in S102 is skipped. When the symbol variation display is not started in S94 (N in S94), the processing from S95 to S102 is skipped. If the timer is not paused in S98 (N in S98), the processes in S99 and S100 are skipped. In S99, when the special game has not ended (N in S99), the process of S100 is skipped.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail the timer control process of S15 in FIG. First, the entrance of the game ball is not detected by each of the entrance detection devices (N in S120), the standby state continues for a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes) (Y in S122), and the second special When the timer for measuring the variation time of the symbol 193 is measuring the long-term variation time described above (Y in S124), the timer reset unit 202 clears the timer (S126).
On the other hand, when an incoming game ball is detected in S120 (Y in S120), in the case of not being in a standby state for a predetermined time or longer in S122 (N in S122), and in the measurement of the long-term variation time in S124. If not (N of S124), the flow of S15 is terminated.
As a result, it is possible to avoid an unreasonable situation in which a player who has started playing a game intercepts the profit of another person's small hit. Further, it is possible to prevent the chance of generating a big hit from being generated in vain.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game of S20 in FIG.
First, if the main prize winning opening 66 has not been opened (N in S70), the effect display control means 134 starts the special game effect processing (S72), and the opening / closing control means 124 opens the main prize winning opening 66. (S74). If the main grand prize winning port 66 has been opened, S72 and S74 are skipped (Y in S70). When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the main grand prize winning opening 66 was opened (Y in S76), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76), the number of balls entered into the main grand winning prize opening 66 Is 9 balls or more (Y in S78), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the main grand prize winning port 66 (S80). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76) and the number of balls entered into the main prize winning opening 66 has not reached nine or more (N in S78), the processing after S80 is skipped and the processing in S20 is skipped. End the flow.

  If the number of rounds of the unit game has reached 15 after the main grand prize winning slot 66 is closed in S80 (Y of S82), the effect display control means 134 ends the effect process of the special game (S84), and the special game control The means 120 ends the special game (S86). If the number of rounds has not reached 15 (N in S82), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the flow of S20 is terminated (S88).

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail the small game of S22 in FIG.
First, if the secondary big prize opening 94 has not been opened (N in S103), the opening / closing control means 124 opens the secondary big prize opening 94 (S104). If the secondary big prize opening 94 has been opened (Y in S103), S104 is skipped. When a predetermined opening time, 1.5 seconds has elapsed since the opening of the secondary big prize opening 94 (Y in S106), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the secondary big prize opening 94 (S112). At this time, the small game ends (S114).

  When the opening time has not elapsed (N in S106) and the specific area passage detection device 206 detects the passage of the game ball in the specific area (Y in S108), the special game operation condition is satisfied (S110). That is, it is possible to shift to a big hit via a small hit. When the specific area is not passed (N of S108), the processing of S110 to S114 is skipped.

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the second winning lottery is a small hit, and the game ball passes through the specific area (V zone) of the secondary big prize opening 94 opened thereby. , Develop into a jackpot. The probability that the second winning lottery will be a small win is set to be very high, and the game ball that has entered the sub-large winning opening 94 is also configured to pass through the specific area with a probability of about 1/2. Yes. For this reason, when the player enters a game ball into the second starting port 63, the jackpot can be obtained almost certainly as a result of the lottery. In other words, even if the player cannot generate a big hit for himself for a long time, a ceiling function is provided that gives the opportunity to substantially increase the jackpot if the game is continued. On the other hand, since the symbol variation time before the shift to the small game when the second winning / losing lottery is small is set to a relatively long time, there is no frequent big hit and the profit on the game hall side Can also be secured.

  Further, by making the result display device 61 representing the result of the second winning / losing lottery visually inconspicuous, it is difficult for the player to notice that the second game is substantially provided for the ceiling function. . In other words, by directing the player's attention mainly to the decorative pattern 200 corresponding to the first game, the player can play the game with the same feeling as the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine without giving the player a sense of incongruity. Can be made. In other words, by skillfully using the configuration of a gaming machine that includes a plurality of first-class pachinko gaming machines, a lottery can be used to substantially give a jackpot guarantee to a player, while the gaming hall side Profits can also be secured.

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. is there.

  For example, in this embodiment, the promotion condition to the jackpot jackpot is that the game ball passes through a specific area of the sub-winning prize opening 94 in the second game. In a modified example, whether or not the promotion is performed may be performed by lottery, and the promotion condition may be satisfied when the second winning / notifying lottery becomes a small hit with promotion. Specifically, in the special success / failure lottery table 212 shown in FIG. 4 (b), the setting of the success / failure lottery value corresponding to the small win may be divided into “small bonus with promotion” and “small bonus without promotion”. . In that case, the “small bonus with promotion” is set to be considerably higher than the “small bonus with no promotion”. For example, in the special success / failure lottery table 212, the probability of being a big hit is about 1/300, the probability of being a small hit with a promotion is about 297/300, the probability of being a small hit without a promotion is about 1/300, and the probability of being a big hit is about 1/300. You may set so that it may become 1/300.

  Further, in this embodiment, the probability that a game ball that has entered the sub-award winning opening 94 will pass through the specific area is about ½, but it may be configured such that the probability is higher than that. . Alternatively, a movable accessory such as a seesaw may be provided at a branch point between the specific area and the non-specific area, and the probability of entering the specific area may be further increased by control.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a mode in which a small hit can be generated in both the first game and the second game is shown. In the modification, the small hit may be positioned as a formal effect dedicated to the ceiling function, and may be generated only in the second game. Specifically, in the normal success / failure lottery table 210 shown in FIG. 4A, the probability of small hitting may be zero (a mode in which no small hitting is provided).

  Further, in the present embodiment, after the small hit for realizing the ceiling function occurs, the second time when the game is stopped for a predetermined time, such as when the player removes the seat, and enters the standby state. A timer for measuring the fluctuation time of the special symbol 193 is automatically cleared on the gaming machine side, and the chance of winning the jackpot is canceled. This standby state is determined by detecting that the incoming ball of the game ball is not detected for a predetermined time or longer by each incoming ball detector. In a modified example, a launch detection device such as a sensor that detects the launch of a game ball may be provided, and the standby state may be determined when the game ball is not fired for a predetermined time or longer by the launch detection device. Alternatively, the timer may be cleared by detecting that the game has shifted to a so-called demonstration mode. Further, in another modification example, in the state where the game ball is not fired, for example, when the player presses the operation button 82, the award guarantee provided in advance in the effect display device 60 via the first effect control means 168 is abandoned. A screen for confirming may be displayed, and the cancellation may be performed by further operation input. Specifically, for example, “It was a big hit. You may be a big hit within XX rotation, but cancel the big hit?”, “To cancel the current state, press the operation button. You may display characters such as "" on the screen. At that time, a specific character may appear at the same time or accompanied by voice. And when the operation input (measurement cancellation input) by the player is detected, the timer reset means 202 may clear the long-term fluctuation measurement timer. In addition, since it is assumed that there is no player at the time of such an effect, the timer is reset when a predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes) elapses after the effect display for giving up the hit guarantee is performed. The means 202 may automatically clear the timer.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a data structure figure of a success / failure lottery table. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process of a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the winning process of S10 in FIG. 5 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 5 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the symbol variation process of S67 and S68 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the timer control process of S15 in FIG. 5 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the special game of S20 in FIG. 5 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the small game of S22 in FIG. 5 in detail.

Explanation of symbols

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 production display devices, 61 result display devices, 62 first start ports, 63 second start ports, 66 main prize winning ports, 67 third start ports, 70 first Special symbol display device, 71 2nd special symbol display device, 82 operation buttons, 94 secondary extra prize opening, 102 main board, 104 sub board, 112 winning / failing lottery means, 114 symbol determining means, 116 holding control means, 118 main display control Means, 120 special game control means, 126 first lottery means, 128 second lottery means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect display control means, 178 special game operation condition holding means, 180 small game operation condition holding Means, 192 1st special symbol, 193 2nd special symbol, 20 Decorative symbol, 201 result pattern, 202 timer reset means 204 small game control unit, 210 usually spruce lottery table 212 special spruce lottery table.

Claims (7)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter;
A second starting port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter;
First lottery means for executing a first lottery triggered by a game ball entering the first start port;
Second lottery means for executing a second lottery triggered by a game ball entering the second start port;
First display control means for variably displaying the first symbol indicating the result of the first lottery;
A second display control means for variably displaying the second symbol indicating the result of the second lottery in parallel with the variation display of the first symbol;
A big winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and opened when one of the first lottery and the second lottery is a win;
Special game operation condition holding means for holding a special game operation condition that is a condition for executing a special game in which the special winning opening is opened for a predetermined time or more;
A small game operation condition holding means for holding a small game operation condition that is a condition for executing a small game in which the big prize opening is opened less than the predetermined time;
When the first lottery or the second lottery is a jackpot and the first symbol or the second symbol is stopped in a mode showing a jackpot, it is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied and the special game is executed. Special game control means,
A small game control means for determining that the small game operation condition is satisfied and executing the small game when at least the second lottery has a predetermined result and the second symbol is stopped in a mode showing the predetermined result. When,
With
The second lottery means executes the second lottery using a lottery table in which the probability of the predetermined result is higher than the probability of winning the jackpot,
When the second display control means achieves the predetermined result by the second lottery, the second display control means has at least a long-term variation time in which the variation time of the first symbol based on the result of the first lottery is included a plurality of times. The 2nd pattern is variably displayed,
The special game control means, when a predetermined promotion condition is satisfied, switches the small game to the special game at a predetermined timing after the second symbol is displayed in the long-term variation time variation,
A ball game machine characterized by When the first lottery or the second lottery results in the predetermined result and the first symbol or the second symbol is stopped in a mode showing the predetermined result, the small game control means It is determined that is established and the small game is executed,
The second lottery means executes the second lottery using a lottery table in which the probability of the predetermined result is set higher than that of the first lottery.
The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1. A specific area and a non-specific area are provided in the special winning opening, and a game ball that has entered the special winning opening is configured to pass either the specific area or the non-specific area,
It is set as the promotion condition that the game ball that has entered the big prize opening passes through the specific area,
The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.   The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second display control means variably displays the second symbol in a display mode that is less conspicuous than the first symbol.   The first display control means, when the second lottery results in the predetermined result, gives the player the promotion condition or the player for a predetermined period before and after the second symbol variation display of the long-term variation time is completed. The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an effect display indicating the related information is performed. A timer for measuring the variation time until the long-term variation time elapses;
Timer reset means for clearing the measured value of the timer when a predetermined measurement cancellation condition is satisfied;
The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter;
A second start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter;
First lottery means for executing a first lottery triggered by a game ball entering the first start port;
Second lottery means for executing a second lottery triggered by a game ball entering the second start port;
First display control means for variably displaying the first symbol indicating the result of the first lottery;
A second display control means for variably displaying the second symbol indicating the result of the second lottery in parallel with the variation display of the first symbol;
A special winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and opened when either of the first lottery and the second lottery is a winning game;
Special game operation condition holding means for holding a special game operation condition which is a condition for executing a special game in which the special winning opening is opened for a predetermined time or more;
A small game operation condition holding means for holding a small game operation condition that is a condition for executing a small game in which the big prize opening is not opened for less than the predetermined time;
When the first lottery or the second lottery is a big hit and the first symbol or the second symbol is stopped in a mode showing a big hit, it is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied and the special game is executed. Special game control means,
A small game control means for determining that the small game operating condition is satisfied and executing the small game when at least the second lottery has a predetermined result and the second symbol is stopped in a mode showing the predetermined result. When,
With
The second display control means variably displays the second symbol at a preset long-term variation time when the predetermined result is obtained by the second lottery,
The special game control means, when a predetermined promotion condition is satisfied, switches the small game to the special game at a predetermined timing after the second symbol is displayed in the long-term fluctuation time variation,
The probability that the second lottery results in the predetermined result, the probability that the promotion condition is satisfied, and the long-term variation time are set so that the jackpot occurs within a preset hit guarantee time;
A ball game machine characterized by

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