JP2008229128A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively utilize a space between a transparent game board and an image display device while maintaining the easiness of viewing display images by an image display device, to increase the variation of performances and to improve a savor of a game. <P>SOLUTION: A vertically movable member 206 does not obstruct the display contents of an LCD 200 since a standby position is the upper left corner part in the view from a player of the LCD 200 and it is lowered from there. Since the range of the height direction of a pattern variation pattern performance display area 200A displayed on the LCD 200 is the lower end position of a vertical operation and a luminous body 212C is made to emit light when a ready-to-win state is established for instance, a pattern variation pattern performance executed at the same height position as a light emitting position is not overlooked. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a transparent game board whose surface is a main game board surface for sending game balls, communicates with a winning opening provided at least on the back surface, and a collection path housing for collecting game balls is attached to the transparent game board. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that includes an image display device that is arranged to face a back surface of a game board and displays an effect.

  In recent years, an image display device such as an LCD has been placed on the back side (back side) of a game board made of transparent resin, and obstacles such as nails and windmills provided mainly on the front side of the game board have been awarded prizes. A pachinko machine has been proposed that displays an image on an LCD so as to overlap with a pachinko ball that falls while coming into contact with a tool.

  In this type of pachinko machine, a game board made of a transparent resin material such as acrylic and an LCD behind it, for example, a case in which a collection path for collecting a winning pachinko ball is formed is arranged. Because of this, it will inevitably be confronted with a predetermined space (see Patent Document 1).

In the prior art of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, there is a description regarding the recovery path of the pachinko balls won from the winning opening etc., but nothing else is mentioned. In other words, if there is no space between the game board and the LCD, the display image on the LCD cannot be seen or is difficult to see. Therefore, it is common to arrange only the minimum necessary members in the space.
JP 2006-247416 A

  However, in the gaming machine of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, almost only the display image of the LCD is produced with respect to the production, and the game taste is impaired by the monotonous production.

  In consideration of the above-mentioned facts, the present invention effectively uses the space between the transparent game board and the image display device while maintaining the visibility of the display image by the image display device, increases the variation of the production, and the game preference It is an object to obtain a gaming machine that can improve the game.

The invention described in claim 1 is a transparent game in which the front surface is a main game board surface for sending game balls, the back surface communicates with at least a winning opening provided on the front surface, and a collection path housing for collecting game balls is attached. A game machine comprising a board and an image display device arranged to face the back surface of the transparent game board for effect display, between the transparent game board and the image display device, A movable member provided with a light-emitting body provided at any of the left and right ends from the player in a space part inevitably generated due to the presence of the recovery path housing, and at least of the movable member Moving means for moving part of the game board in the vertical direction; control means for controlling the vertical movement time of the movable member by the moving means; and the light emission timing of the light emitter at a predetermined position in the vertical direction;
have.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, at least a part of the movable member is moved in the vertical direction without blocking the movement of the game ball on the game board surface or blocking the display content displayed on the image display device. By controlling the movement and the timing of light emission of the light emitter by the control means, it is possible to realize an effective effect by the movement of the movable member and the light emission of the light emitter.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the lowermost position of the moving range of the movable member by the moving means is set at the center in the vertical direction of the game board, and the control means is The light emitter may emit light with the lowest position as the predetermined position.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, whether or not the light emitting body emits light when the light emitting body reaches the predetermined position for the player by performing the light emitting position of the light emitting body at a predetermined position (a position where the player can easily see). Therefore, it is possible to expect a warning notice by light emission.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the position at which the light emitter emits light has a special effect form that can be a notice in the future progress of the game on the image display device. The predetermined position is within the vertical range to be displayed.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is easy to see the special effect form by setting the light emission of the light emitter within the display range of the special effect form to a predetermined position. In addition, by causing the light emitter to emit light when the movable member is at the predetermined position, it is possible to enhance the special effect form with respect to the player, and to increase the sense of expectation for the game that will progress in the future. be able to.

  Note that, for example, a special effect form is an effect form for notifying that a game is in a state where the player proceeds in an advantageous manner (that is, a game state in which there are many winnings in a short period of time and many winning balls can be expected). (Notice production).

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the third aspect of the present invention, the special effect form is provided in the left-right direction on the image display in order to notify the lottery result in the progress of the game with the effect. This is a multi-row symbol variation pattern effect, and the stop symbol array of each column correlates with the lottery result, and the control means moves the movable unit with a predetermined position on an extension line of the stop symbol array line that becomes a specific array. It is characterized in that the member is moved and the light emitter emits light.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, there are a plurality of symbol variation patterns on the left and right, and the stop symbol array of each column stops the movable member with a predetermined position on an extension line of a specific array line, and at this position, the light emitter By emitting light, it is possible to emphasize an array line that becomes a specific array from among a plurality of stages (vertical direction) of stop symbol arrays.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 3 or claim 4, the predetermined position is a substantially central position.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the player can be notified of the notice effect more easily by emitting light at substantially the center position of the special effect form of the image.

  As described above, in the present invention, while maintaining the visibility of the display image by the image display device, the space between the transparent game board and the image display device is effectively used, the variation of the production is increased, and the game preference is increased. It has an excellent effect that it can be improved.

(Configuration of pachinko machine)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lower decoration 12 serving as a decorative panel is attached to the lower front portion of the pachinko machine 10.

  Further, a glass frame 16 fitted with a glass plate 14 is arranged on the upper part of the undergarment 12 of the pachinko machine 10, and the glass frame 16 is attached so that it can be opened and closed with its left end portion pivotally supported. On the back side of the glass frame 16, a rectangular opening is provided, and a game board 100 that can be replaced is set. The game board 100 is attached to the glass plate 14 with the glass frame 16 closed. It comes to oppose.

  Around the glass plate 14 in the glass frame 16, an indicator lamp 20 for lighting effect is generated to produce an effect effect by lighting by turning on, turning off and flashing according to the progress of the game. Speakers 22L and 22R for outputting sound effects in stereo are arranged.

  An integrated dish 24 is disposed below the glass frame 16. A firing handle 26 for adjusting the firing force (flying distance) of the hit ball is attached to the lower right portion of the integrated dish 24.

(Game board configuration)
3 to 5 show a game board 100 according to the present embodiment.

  Here, the gaming board 100 according to the present embodiment uses a transparent flat synthetic resin material as a substrate (hereinafter referred to as “transparent gaming board 100”), and the back side of the transparent gaming board 100 is transmitted therethrough. The front and back are indistinguishable.

  Therefore, FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating only the surface of the transparent gaming board 100, and FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating a member that is mainly transparent, omitting a part of the surface arrangement member.

  First, the structure of the surface of the transparent gaming board 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the transparent gaming board 100 is provided with an arc-shaped outer rail 102, a backflow prevention valve 103, and an inner rail 104 in the vicinity of the outer peripheral end portion. A circular region surrounded by the outer rail 102, the backflow prevention valve 103, and the inner rail 104 is a game ball that is launched from the launching device and jumps out of the discharge port 105 partitioned by the backflow prevention valve 103. The PB can be moved by its own weight drop, and this area is a game area 101 in which a game is played.

  In the game area 101, a passing gate (through chucker) 118 is arranged on the left side of FIG. In addition, a special symbol start winning opening (start chucker) 108 is arranged in the lower part of FIG. 3 (two-stage structure in this embodiment), and further below this special symbol start winning opening 108. An attacker 112 is arranged near the lower end of the game area 101. Of the special symbol starting winning port 108, the lower special symbol starting winning port 108 is provided with an electric tulip 110, and a structure in which a game ball PB can be won only when the electric tulip 110 is open. (FIG. 3 shows an open state).

  The attacker 112 is provided with an opening / closing door 116, which opens or closes when the opening / closing door 116 is opened or closed. When the open / close door 116 is opened, the game ball dropped on the open / close door 116 is guided by the open / close door 116 and wins the attacker 112.

  In addition, the game area 101 is provided with a windmill 122 and a large number of game nails 123 that guide a game ball that falls by itself in the game area 101 to a predetermined route. The game ball PB is guided to the vicinity of the special symbol start port 108 by the windmill 122, the game nail 123, and the like. Note that a stage in which a path for the game ball PB is provided in the back side passage and the front side path of the transparent game board 100 may be provided below the center of the transparent game board 100. The game ball PB guided on the stage can easily win the special symbol start winning opening 108.

  Further, at the lowest position of the transparent game board 100, an out port 125 for discharging the off-ball to the back side of the transparent game board 100 is provided.

  Next, according to FIG. 4 thru | or FIG. 7, it demonstrates centering on the member provided in the back surface side of the transparent game board 100. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a large-sized liquid crystal display device (LCD) 200 is disposed on the back side of the transparent gaming board 100 so that the display surface faces at least almost the entire gaming area 101. . That is, in the front view of FIG. 4, the game area 101 is the display area 201 of the LCD 200 (overlapping), and almost the entire field of view of the player is covered.

  In addition, a substantially central portion of the LCD 200 is a symbol variation pattern display region (a region surrounded by an alternate long and short dash line 200A in FIGS. 4 and 5).

  In the symbol variation pattern display area 200A, a 3 × 3 matrix, that is, three columns of symbol variation pattern effects for displaying nine symbols is executed when stopped. In this embodiment, an invalid symbol (dot symbol) is provided between valid symbols, and there are no nine symbols that are valid, and there are a maximum of six symbols and a minimum of three symbols. The symbol arrangement is 5 lines (hereinafter referred to as “effective lines”) indicated by chain lines in FIGS. 4 and 5.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a predetermined space 202 is formed between the transparent game board 100 and the LCD 200. In this space portion 202, an accessory provided with the special symbol start winning opening 108 and the attacker 112 passes through a through hole 100 </ b> A provided in the transparent game board 100 and protrudes to the back side of the transparent game board 100. caused by.

  Inside the housing 204 of the accessory projecting on the back side of the transparent game board 100, a collection path for collecting the game balls PB won in the special symbol start winning opening 108 and the attacker 112 is formed, and an electric tulip is formed. An electric tulip solenoid 174 (see FIG. 8) for opening and closing 110 and an attacker solenoid 175 (see FIG. 8) for opening and closing the door 116 of the attacker 112 are provided.

  That is, the space 202 is inevitably formed so that the housing 204 and the LCD 200 are not buffered.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, two types of movable members (vertical movable member 206 and vibration movable member 208) are provided in the space portion 202. The vertically movable member 206 is disposed at an end portion that slightly overlaps the left display area toward the front of the LCD 202. Further, the vibration movable member 208 is disposed at a lower portion toward the front of the LCD 200 and below the display area.

  Note that a decorative member 210 formed in a net plate shape is disposed at the left and right ends of the LCD 200.

(Vertical movable member 206)
As shown in FIG. 4, the vertically movable member 206, which is one movable member, is a structure that is similar to a searchlight (hereinafter referred to as "searchlight part 212"), and the searchlight part 212 extends in the vertical direction. It is connected to the chain member 214. A pulley box 216 (see FIG. 7, the lower end portion is not shown) around which the chain member 214 is wound is provided on the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the chain member 214. The upper pulley box 214 is provided with a searchlight motor 218 (see FIG. 8), and the driving (forward or reverse) of the searchlight motor 218 causes the chain member 214 to move in the axial direction (up and down). Accordingly, the search light unit 212 is configured to move up and down.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the searchlight unit 212 includes a housing 212A whose front is opened, a lens 212B fitted in the opening, and a light emitter 212C provided in the housing 212A. ing.

  When the light emitter 212C emits light, the light is emitted toward the player who has passed through the lens 212B. Note that a shutter 212D is attached to the lens 212B, and a function of opening and closing the shutter 212D may be provided to adjust the amount of emitted light.

  The search light 212 has a vertical movement range from the upper end of the display area of the LCD 200 to the vicinity of a substantially central portion in the vertical direction. The lower end position of the moving range coincides with the extension line of the middle stage line among the stop symbol lines (5 lines) of the symbol variation pattern described above (solid line position in FIG. 4).

  Here, in the present embodiment, as one effect form, in the symbol variation pattern effect, when the so-called reach eyes or chance eyes (the arrangement in the middle of change or after stopping so as to predict a hit), the lower end There is a case where an effect of causing the light emitter 212C of the search light unit 212 to emit light at the position is executed. More specifically, the design variation pattern effect and the operation of the up and down movable member 206 are synchronized, and the search light unit 212 is moved from the upper end position (imaginary line position in FIG. 4) to the lower end in accordance with the variation time. For example, when the reach reaches (when two of the three columns are temporarily stopped and the same symbol is aligned on one of the stopped symbol lines), the light emitter of the searchlight unit 212 is reached. Give 212C the opportunity to emit light. Whether or not to emit light is determined by the expected value set at that time, and when the expected value is high, the light can be emitted to increase the expectation of being a big hit. In FIG. 4, the light emitter 212C is caused to emit light when the search light unit 212 reaches the lowermost end. However, as shown in FIG. 5, when the upper line is reach, the search is performed on the extension line of the upper line. You may perform control which stops the light part 212 and makes it light-emit.

(Vibration movable member 208)
As shown in FIG. 4, the vibration movable member 208, which is the other movable member, is a structure that imagines the front of a vehicle (automobile), and the above-described special symbol start winning opening 108, the attacker 112, and the direction of the player's line of sight Are overlapping.

  The vibration movable member 208 is classified into a bonnet portion 220 of the vehicle and a pair of headlights 222.

  The bonnet part 220 and the headlight 222 have an integral structure, and the back side of the bonnet part 220 rotates up and down around the front end of the bonnet part 220, and the headlight 222 performs a so-called swinging operation in the vertical direction. It is like that.

  This operation is executed by the driving force of the vehicle front drive solenoid 224 (see FIG. 8) provided inside the members constituting the bonnet portion 220 (hereinafter, this operation is referred to as “vibration operation”). Called).

  The headlight 222 includes a housing 222A whose front is opened, a lens 222B fitted in the opening, and a light emitter 222C provided in the housing 222A.

  When the light emitter 222C emits light, the light is emitted toward the player passing through the lens 222B.

  Here, in the present embodiment, as one effect form, in the pattern variation pattern effect, when the so-called reach eyes or chance eyes (the arrangement in the middle of the change or after stopping so as to predict the hit), the bonnet There is a case where an effect of causing the unit 220 to vibrate and causing the light emitter 222C of the headlight 222 to emit light may be executed.

  The front grill of the bonnet portion 220 is provided with a fog lamp portion 220A. A light emitter may be housed in the fog lamp unit 220 </ b> A so that light is emitted during a predetermined effect, similar to the headlight 222.

(Control system configuration)
Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured around a main control unit 150. The main control unit 150 stores a basic program relating to games, and the operation of each unit is controlled based on a command signal from the main control unit 150.

  The main control unit 150 includes a start winning sensor 180 for detecting a winning ball to the special symbol starting winning port 108, a passing gate winning sensor 184 for detecting a winning ball to the passing gate 118 which is a normal symbol starting port, and a special game state. A big winning sensor 186 for detecting a winning ball to the attacker 112 that is opened at the time of the winning is connected to each of the sensors, and each of these sensors outputs a detection signal to the main control unit 150 when the winning ball is detected. If necessary, if there is a V zone in the attacker 112 that triggers the round of big hit processing, a V zone sensor 188 that detects that the V zone has been passed is arranged. Established.

  Furthermore, an electric chew solenoid 174 for operating the electric tulip 110 and an attacker solenoid 175 for opening / closing the opening / closing door 116 of the attacker 112 are connected to the main control unit 150.

  Here, when the game ball PB passes through the passing gate 118, the winning symbol winning sensor 184 detects this and the lottery of winning or losing the normal symbol (hereinafter referred to as “normal drawing lottery”) is sent to the main control unit 150. The lottery result is notified using the LCD 200, and when the winning is achieved, the main control unit 150 drives and controls the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 174 to open the electric tulip 110 for a predetermined time.

  Further, when the game ball PB wins the special symbol start winning port 108, the main winning part winning / losing lottery (special symbol lottery) is executed by the main control unit 150 by detecting this with the start winning sensor 180. The special drawing lottery is notified using the LCD 200, and in the case of winning, the main control unit 150 controls the game state to shift from the normal game state to the special game state as a big hit process.

  The special game state is a game state that is repeated for a plurality of rounds (generally 15 rounds) when the attacker 112 opens for a predetermined time (generally 30 seconds) and then closes the operation for one round. Many game balls PB win the attacker 112, and a lot of winnings can be expected. Normally, the maximum number of winnings in one round is limited to 10. During the jackpot process (special gaming state), the LCD 200 is used to execute an image effect having a series of stories that spans a plurality of rounds.

  Information (start winning signal, jackpot signal, symbol determination signal) indicating the progress of the game is transmitted from the main control unit 150 to the hall computer via the board external terminal 190.

  Furthermore, an effect control unit 152 and a payout control unit 154 are respectively connected to the main control unit 150, and these control units are controlled by command transmission from the main control unit 150.

  The LCD 200 is connected to the effect control unit 152 via the symbol control unit 156. Further, the effect control unit 152 controls lighting, extinction, and blinking of the light emitting elements 126 for lighting effects provided in various game components of the game board 100 and the indicator lamp 20 provided in the glass frame 16, Furthermore, the output of a sound effect etc. is controlled by operating the speakers 22L and 22R provided on the front surface of the glass frame 16.

  The LCD 200 controlled by the effect control unit 152 displays an effect video of a symbol variation pattern for informing the result of the special symbol lottery, and BGM at the time of the symbol variation pattern effect is output from the speakers 22L and 22R. The Thereby, the player can enjoy the production | presentation by the design symbol corresponding to the result of special drawing lottery through vision and hearing. The contents displayed by the hold lamp 176 are displayed on the LCD 200.

  The vertical movable member 206 and the vibration movable member 208 described above are controlled by the effect control unit 152. For this reason, the effect control unit 152 includes a searchlight motor 218 for moving the searchlight unit 212 up and down, a light emitter 212C housed in the searchlight unit 212, and a vehicle front drive solenoid for vibrating the bonnet unit 220. 224 and a light emitter 222C accommodated in the headlight 222 are connected, and each operates and emits light at a predetermined timing while synchronizing with a display image on the LCD 200.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 is connected to the payout device 160 and the launch control unit 164, and the launch control unit 164 is connected to the launch device 40. The payout control unit 154 operates the payout device 160 provided in the pachinko machine 10 to control the payout and lending ball payout and stop operations and the number of payouts. Further, the launch control unit 164 activates the launch device 40 by operating the launch handle 26 (see FIG. 1) by the player to start launching the game ball PB and launch force according to the operation amount of the launch handle 39. To control.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 transmits payout information to the hall computer installed in the hall via the frame external terminal 191.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in order to effectively and functionally use the display area 201 of the LCD 200 enlarged to the same area as the game area 101, notification of the lottery results of the normal symbol lottery and the special symbol lottery Display control according to the gaming state at that time, such as display of the number of holds and image effects during the jackpot processing, is performed.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

(Game flow of pachinko machine 10)
In a game using the pachinko machine 10, when the player operates the launch handle 26, the ball is supplied to the launch device 40 (see FIG. 8) one by one and is fired upward by the launch device 40. The launched game ball PB is driven into the game area 101 of the game board 100 along the outer rail 102 and falls in the game area 101 while changing the direction by hitting the game nail 123. Then, the game ball PB that has reached the lower end of the game area 101 without winning a prize is collected into the pachinko machine 10 from the out port 124.

  Here, when the special symbol start winning slot 108 is won, the main control unit 150 executes a special symbol winning / losing lottery (special symbol lottery processing), and the special symbol lottery result is displayed on the LCD 200 for special effects. The design is changed in a predetermined pattern, and is stopped and displayed through the change pattern.

(Big jackpot processing)
In the special symbol lottery, as a notification of the lottery result, a predetermined combination of predetermined jackpot symbols such as “444” and “777” is displayed in the display area of the LCD 200, and an indicator lamp for lighting effects The player is notified that the jackpot has occurred by adding effects such as blinking 20 and sound effect output from the speakers 22L and 22R, and executes predetermined jackpot processing.

  As the jackpot process, the attacker 112 is opened by, for example, 10 counts (winning number) or a maximum of 30 seconds (one open time) / up to 15 or 16 rounds by opening and closing the opening / closing door 116.

  In the case of a game specification in which a V zone is provided in the attacker 112, an operation of continuing the next round by performing winning in the V zone when the attacker 112 is released once is performed.

  Accordingly, the player can easily win a lot of prize balls by, for example, receiving 15 payouts per winning prize, for example, by making the released gaming balls PB win the attacker 112 easily.

(Operation of movable member)
Here, in this embodiment, two types of movable members (a vertically movable movable member 206 and a vibration movable member 208 are provided, and a game ball is won in the special symbol start winning opening 108 and immediately after the winning. The effect of the player's visual effect is enhanced by operating in synchronization with or independently of the lottery result or the image effect (including the pattern variation pattern effect, the background moving image effect, etc.) of the LCD 200.

  The basic operation of each movable member will be described below.

(1) Vertically movable member 206
The vertically moving movable member 206 stands by with the search light unit 212 as an initial position (imaginary line position in FIG. 4) at the upper left corner toward the LCD 200. When there is an operation instruction from the effect control unit 152, the searchlight motor 218 is driven and the chain member 214 starts to move downward. The searchlight part 212 connected to the chain member 214 starts to descend.
Since this descending locus deviates from at least the area where the design variation pattern effect is displayed on the LCD 200 (almost the center of the LCD 200), the player sees something around the field of view while watching the design variation pattern effect. Recognize through the sight to the extent that begins to move.

  Thereafter, when the symbol variation pattern effect progresses and stops (temporary stop) with the first column, the second column,..., The player confirms whether or not he / she has reached reach on any effective line.

  At this time, if there are five effective lines as in the present embodiment, the presence or absence of reach may not be recognized in an instant.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, in the symbol variation pattern effect, when the first row and the second column are temporarily stopped, the searchlight unit 212 that continues to descend is in the height direction of the symbol variation pattern effect region 200A. When the light reaches a predetermined area such as the vicinity of the center and reaches a predetermined condition (here, reach is established at any effective line), the light emitter 212C accommodated in the search light unit 212 is caused to emit light.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, regardless of the reachable effective line, at the substantially center position in the height direction of the symbol variation pattern effect display area 200 </ b> A (in other words, on the extension line of the middle effective line indicated by the broken line X). The substantially central portion of the searchlight unit 212 may be stopped to emit light, or the searchlight unit 212 may be stopped on the extended line of the reached effective line as shown in FIG. Then, reach is established at the upper effective line).

(2) Vibration movable member 208
The vibration movable member 208 is located at the center of the transparent game board 100 and directly below the symbol variation pattern effect display area 200A on the LCD 200, and overlaps the special symbol start winning opening 108 on the line of sight, thereby giving a visual impact to the player. It has sufficient conditions.

  When the vehicle front drive solenoid 224 is driven by a command from the effect control unit 152, the back side moves up and down around the front side of the bonnet unit 220, and the headlight 222 swings in the vertical direction. This vibration operation is an image of the vehicle traveling on an uneven road. For example, it may be operated every time symbol variation starts (that is, frequently), or the symbol variation pattern effect on the LCD 200 The first row and the second row may be used as a reach notice immediately before the temporary stop.

  In the vibration movable member 208, the light emitter 222 </ b> C is accommodated in the headlight 222, and the light is emitted in response to a command from the effect control unit 152 when a predetermined condition is satisfied. This light emission may be interlocked with a vibration operation or may be made to emit light independently, and various types of effects can be set.

  Further, the light emission form of the light emitter 222C may be changed in proportion to the expected value of jackpot, for example, in proportion to the calculated expected value (an example is shown in Table 1).

  In particular, when a big win is won in a lottery performed immediately after a game ball is won in the special symbol start winning opening 108, the vibration movable member 208 vibrates immediately after winning, and the headlights 222 on the left and right of the special symbol start winning opening 108 are obtained. May repeat the flashing of light for a long time, and the impact on the game of the gaming machine given to the player and the expectation for the jackpot can be very large.

  Note that the operation timing of the vertically movable member 206 described above and the operation timing of the vibration movable member 208 shown in Table 1 above are examples when the special drawing lottery result and the jackpot expectation value in the progress of the game are linked. However, the present invention does not limit the invention in which the vertically movable member 206 and the vibration movable member 208 are provided in the space portion 202 that is necessarily formed between the transparent gaming board 100 and the LCD 200.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the housing 204 is provided with a collection path for collecting the winning game balls PB from the bonuses provided on the transparent game board 100 (special symbol start winning port 108, attacker 112, etc.). Is disposed on the back side of the transparent gaming board 100, so that the space between the transparent gaming board 100 and the LCD 200, which is inevitably formed, is used in addition to the image effects displayed on the LCD 200, so-called mechanical. By providing movable members (vertical movable member 206, vibration movable member 208) that perform various operations, it is possible to improve the visual performance effect given to the player.

(Characteristic effect of the vertically movable movable member 206)
The vertically movable member 206 has a standby position at the upper left corner when viewed from the player of the LCD 200 and descends from here, so that the display content of the LCD 200 is not hindered. Further, the range in the height direction of the symbol variation pattern effect display area 200A displayed on the LCD 200 is set as the lower end position of the up-and-down operation. For example, when the reach is established, the light emitter 212C is caused to emit light. Do not overlook the pattern variation pattern production that is performed.

(Characteristic effect of vibration movable member 208)
The vibration movable member 208 is directly below the design variation pattern effect image on the LCD 200 and overlaps the line of sight of the player who sees the special design start winning opening 108, so that the display image on the LCD 200 is obstructed regardless of the position where it is very easy to see. Because there is no, it can be used for various effects. In addition, since the light emitter 222C is provided in the headlight 222 together with vibrations, the types of effects can be greatly expanded by combinations of vibrations and effects (for example, see Table 1).

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine concerning this Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the transparent game board (board surface) which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the transparent game board (board surface permeation | transmission) which concerns on this Embodiment, and is a case where the lower end position of a searchlight part is the center of a design fluctuation pattern effect display area. It is a front view which shows the transparent game board (board surface penetration) which concerns on this Embodiment, and is a case where the lower end position of a searchlight part is the upper stage effective line of a symbol fluctuation pattern effect display area. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the relative positional relationship of a transparent game board and LCD. It is a disassembled perspective view of a transparent game board and LCD. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the control system of the pachinko machine concerning this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

PB game ball 10 Pachinko machine (game machine)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Transparent game board 100A Through-hole 101 Game area 102 Outer rail 103 Backflow prevention valve 104 Inner rail 105 Outlet 108 Special symbol start winning opening 110 Electric tulip 112 Attacker 118 Passing gate 116 Opening / closing door 122 Windmill 123 Game nail 125 Out port 150 Main Control unit 152 Production control unit (control means)
156 Symbol control unit 174 Electric tulip solenoid 175 Attacker solenoid 180 Start winning sensor 200 LCD
200A Symbol Fluctuation Pattern Display Area 201 Display Area 202 Space Part 204 Case 206 Vertical Movable Member (Movable Member)
208 Vibration movable member 210 Decoration member 212 Searchlight part (movable member)
212A Case 212B Lens 212C Light emitter 212D Shutter 214 Chain member (moving means)
216 pulley box (moving means)
218 Searchlight motor (moving means)
220 Bonnet part 222 Headlight 224 Vehicle front drive solenoid 222A Housing 222B Lens 222C Light emitter

Claims (5)

A transparent game board whose surface is a main game board surface for sending game balls, communicates with a winning opening provided at least on the back surface, and has a collection path housing for collecting game balls, and the back surface of the transparent game board An image display device arranged on the side and facing the player side to display an effect,
Between the transparent game board and the image display device, in the space part inevitably generated due to the presence of the recovery path housing, provided at either end of the left and right from the player, A movable member comprising a light emitter;
Moving means for moving at least a part of the movable member in the up and down direction of the game board;
Control means for controlling the movement timing of the movable member in the vertical direction by the movement means, and the light emission timing of the light emitter at a predetermined position in the vertical direction;
A gaming machine having.   In some cases, the lowermost position of the moving range of the movable member by the moving means is set at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction of the game board, and the control means emits the light emitter with the lowermost position as the predetermined position. The gaming machine according to claim 1.   The position where the light emitter emits light is the predetermined position within a vertical range for displaying a special effect form that can be a notice in advance of a game on the image display device. 2. The gaming machine according to 2.   The special effect form is a symbol variation pattern effect of a plurality of columns in the horizontal direction on the image display in order to notify the lottery result in the progress of the game with the effect, and the stop symbol array of each column is the lottery 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the control means moves the movable member with a predetermined position on an extension line of the stop symbol array line as a specific array, and emits a light emitter. The gaming machine described.   The gaming machine according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the predetermined position is a substantially central position.

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