JP2009045228A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for clarifying what game components arranged in a game area actually mean after starting a game and giving an unexpected feeling to a player. <P>SOLUTION: A light guide plate 50 provided in the game area is provided on the surface S with recessed parts h for making the upper side shape of an automobile rear part appear when the incident light L of an LED 63 is reflected inside, and the recessed parts h which appear are combined with the game components such as a start chucker 27 and indicate the rear part shape of an automobile. Thus, the game components arranged in the game area are utilized, they cooperate with each other to make a certain shape appear when the LED makes light be incident, and by the appearance of an object not expected until the light is made incident, a so-called surprise is created. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine having a structure in which a pattern is raised on a game board surface by light emission.

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

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

  In the pachinko machine as described above, a center ornament is provided at the center of the game area, a warp introduction port is provided at a side portion of the center ornament, and a game ball entered from the warp introduction port is guided to the starter chucker side. There is one provided with a stage for rolling (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-37742 A

  However, in the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1, although the rolling motion itself of the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port of the center decoration can be made the object of interest of the player, it is arranged in the game area. The game parts such as starter chucks and attackers (big prize opening) are simply arranged in the game area, and at a certain timing, they cooperate with each other to detect previously unexpected objects. It was not possible to bring out so-called surprise that appeared and showed unexpectedness.

  Accordingly, the present invention is configured to give the player an unexpected feeling after the start of the game, what is actually meant by the gaming parts arranged in the gaming area, thereby solving the above-described problems. The purpose is to provide a gaming machine.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 7) includes a game board (3) having a game area (3a), a start winning opening (27) and a big winning opening ( 5) and the like, and a gaming machine (1) formed by playing a game ball (Ba) in the gaming area (3a),
In the game area (3a), a light guide plate (50) is provided and a light incident means (63) for making light incident on the light guide plate (50) is provided, and
The light guide plate (50) has a pattern (h) on the surface (S) that reveals a predetermined shape when the incident light (L) from the incident light incident means (63) is reflected internally, The appearing pattern (h) is configured so as to represent a certain shape (for example, the rear shape of an automobile) in combination with the gaming parts (for example, 27, 5).
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

  Of course, the gaming parts in the present invention are not limited to the start winning opening and the big winning opening, but may be a through gate, a windmill, and a center accessory arranged in the gaming area.

According to a second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 2 and 3), the light guide plate (50) is embedded in the game board (3) so as to be flush with the board surface of the game board (3). Arranged and
The light incident means (63) is embedded in the game board (3).
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1.

According to a third aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 2 and 3), the light incident means (63) is arranged so that light is incident on one end surface (50a) of the light guide plate (50).
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1 or 2.

The present invention according to claim 4 (see, for example, FIGS. 2 and 3), the light guide plate (50) is configured to be transparent,
A gaming machine (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

The present invention according to claim 5 (see, for example, FIG. 8) includes a game board (3) having a game area (3a), a through gate (32), a windmill (31) and a start winning opening arranged in the game area. (27) In a gaming machine (1) comprising a gaming part such as (27) and having a game ball (Ba) launched into the gaming area (3a)
The gaming parts are:
At least a part of the light guide plate (29) and the incident light from the light incident means (28) provided in the game area (3a) are internally reflected to reveal a predetermined shape (horizontally long rectangular shape). Including a special gaming component (for example, 32), and the predetermined shape appearing from the special gaming component is configured to be combined with the other gaming components (for example, 31, 27) to represent a certain shape.
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

  It should be noted that the gaming parts in the present invention are not limited to through gates, windmills, and starting winning ports, but may be large winning ports arranged in the gaming area and center bonuses.

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

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the light guide plate has a pattern on the surface that reveals a predetermined shape when the incident light from the incident light incident means is reflected inside, and the appearing pattern Is configured to represent a certain shape in combination with the gaming parts, so when using the gaming parts such as the start chucker and the big prize opening arranged in the gaming area, when the light incident means light is incident, A certain shape can appear in cooperation with each other, and an unexpected object appears until the light incident means enters the light, so that the player feels a fresh surprise, so-called surprise property Can be created. Then, different motifs and appearance differences can be expressed depending on whether light is incident or not, and so-called surprise can be brought about.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the light guide plate is embedded in the game board so as to be flush with the board surface of the game board, and the light incident means is arranged embedded in the game board. And the installation space with respect to the game board of a light-incidence means can be reduced, and the problem which narrows a game area | region can be avoided.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the light incident means is arranged so that light is incident on one end surface of the light guide plate, the light incident from the one end surface is efficiently transmitted between the front surface and the back surface of the light guide plate. It can be propagated with good total reflection.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the light guide plate is configured to be transparent, the pattern can be made inconspicuous at normal times, and can be recognized only when light is incident on the light incident means. The surprise effect can be further enhanced.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the gaming component includes a special gaming component that is at least partially made of a light guide plate and reflects the incident light from the light incident means to reveal a predetermined shape. Because the predetermined shape that emerges from the game component is configured to represent a certain shape in combination with other game components, different motifs and appearances can be expressed depending on whether light is incident or not. Until then, an unexpected object is represented in a certain shape by a combination of game parts when light is incident, so that the player can feel a fresh surprise and bring out so-called surprise.

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

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

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped casing 6 having an opening, and a front door 7 that is attached to the casing 6 so as to be openable and closable. A glass frame 10 having a transparent glass 9 is attached to the front face so as to be opened and closed. On the back side of the transparent glass 9, the game board 3 is disposed. An effect lighting device 11 is arranged on the left and right of the game board 3 in the front door 7, and an effect lighting device 8 is arranged in the upper center of the game board 3 in the front door 7. A sound emitting device 12 having a speaker (not shown) is disposed on the front door 7 on the left and right upper and lower left and right sides of the game board 3. A locking device 18 for locking and releasing the front door 7 to the housing 6 side is disposed on the right side of the glass frame 10. The gaming machine main body is composed of the housing 6 and the front door 7.

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

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

  A center ornament (center accessory) 23 having a warp introduction port 37 for introducing a part of a game ball launched into the game area 3a is disposed at the center of the game area 3a. An opening 36 is formed at the center of the center ornament 23, and a stage s is provided below the opening 36. A game ball guide path 57 that guides the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 37 to the stage s is formed on the left side of the stage s of the center decoration 23. At the lower center of the stage s, there is formed a discharge port 49 through which the game ball that rolls on the stage s and falls into a drop guide hole (not shown) is dropped toward the starting chucker (game part) 27. Yes.

  In addition, an image display device 35 is mounted and fixed to the game board 3 from the back of the game board with the screen 35 a exposed from the opening 36. On the left and right sides of the center ornament 23, general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, and 26b for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the jackpot lottery are arranged. Below the center ornament 23, a start chucker (start winning prize) Mouth) 27 and an attacker (large winning mouth) 5 are sequentially arranged.

  The start chucker 27 receives a prize that can trigger the jackpot lottery execution, and is actuated to open and close between an open position and a closed position by a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 (see FIG. 6). A pair of obstacle nails 30 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the starting chucker 27.

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

  In the game area 3a, windmills 31 are disposed on the left and right of the center decoration 23, and normal symbol operation gates (hereinafter also referred to as through gates) 32 are disposed on the left and right of the starting chucker 27 below the stage s. Has been. The normal symbol operation gate 32 is a accessory through which a game ball is passed as a trigger for a lottery for opening and closing the starter chucker 27. In the game area 3a, below the center decoration 23, there is disposed an electric decoration device 42 including a normal symbol operation gate 32, a failure nail 30, a starter chucker 27, an attacker 5, and the like.

  A game ball that spills from the stage s or is not involved in the stage s after being fired around the normal symbol operating gate 32, the general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, the starting chucker 27, etc. in the game area 3a. Numerous obstacle nails including the obstacle nail 30 for driving the falling game balls to be appropriately scattered or guided to the incoming balls are driven. In addition, a large number of obstacle nails are also driven around the warp introduction port 37 and above the warp introduction port 37 in order to scatter the game balls as appropriate or guide them to the entrance. In such a pachinko machine 1, the game proceeds so that the game ball launched into the game area 3a can enter the starter chucker 27 or the like via the stage s or directly without the stage s. It is done.

  Note that the phrase “warp introduction” in the present embodiment means that a game ball launched into the game area 3a is not started through a notch (not shown) positioned relatively below the game area 3a. It is a concept that means to lead on 27. The “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven to the left and right of the starting chucker 27 in the game area 3a. It plays the role which guides the starting chucker 27 direction.

  Next, the electrical decoration device 42, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 is an enlarged view of the electric decoration device 42, (a) is a front view showing a state when the light is turned off, and (b) is a front view showing a state when the light is emitted. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the illumination device 42 when the light is turned off, and FIG. 4 is a side sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. In FIG. 3, the cover 64, the start chuck 27, and the like are not shown.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the electrical decoration device 42 includes a light guide plate 50 disposed so as to be embedded in the game board 3 below the center ornament 23, and an upper portion of the light guide plate 50. A plurality of (seven in the present embodiment) light emitting diodes 63 (hereinafter referred to as LEDs), and a long light emitting substrate 62 on which the LEDs 63 are mounted. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the LED 63 is electrically connected to the game control device 80 (see FIG. 6) while being mounted on the light emitting substrate 62 and disposed on the light guide plate 50. In the upper part of the light guide plate 50, the front and rear and the left and right of the LED 63 are covered with a shielding member so that the projection light can enter the light guide plate 50 as effectively as possible. The illumination device 42 including the LED 63 is disposed so as to be embedded in the game board 3 in a state of facing the one end surface 50 a of the light guide plate 50. The LED 63 constitutes a light incident means for making light incident on one end surface 50 a of the light guide plate 50.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the LED 63 that is the light incident means is disposed facing the one end face 50a of the light guide plate 50 will be described. However, the arrangement of the light incident means is not limited thereto, and the LED 63 may be embedded in the light guide plate 50. It is also possible to dispose it obliquely behind the light guide plate 50.

In the light guide plate 50, light (for example, incident light L ₁ , L ₂ , L ₃ , L ₄ ) incident on the inside of the light guide plate from the one end surface 50 a with an incident angle equal to or greater than the total reflection angle is propagated by repeating total reflection. It consists of acrylic material, glass material, etc. to obtain. The light guide plate 50 is made of a transparent acrylic material or glass material so as to make the display unit 58 described below as inconspicuous as possible when the LED 63 is turned off, and to make the display unit 58 appear more clearly when the LED 63 emits light. Etc. The “transparent” is a broad concept including not only a completely transparent state without turbidity but also a translucent state and a colored translucent state. In the present embodiment, the LED 63 is disposed so as to be opposed to the one end surface 50a of the light guide plate 50 so that light is incident on the one end surface 50a, so that light incident from the one end surface 50a (for example, incident light L ₁ , L ₂ , L ₃ , L ₄ ) can be efficiently totally reflected and propagated between the front surface S and the rear surface B of the light guide plate 50.

  In the present embodiment, since the light guide plate 50 is configured to be transparent in this way, in order to prevent various members existing on the back side of the transparent light guide plate 50 from being seen, An opaque panel (not shown) is disposed on the screen. In FIG. 4, the symbol e indicates the player's pupil, and the symbol P indicates the player's line of sight viewed in the vertical direction on the surface of the light guide plate 50.

  The light guide plate 50 is formed in a rectangular shape having a certain thickness and is embedded in the game board 3 so as to be substantially parallel to the board surface of the game board 3 and is flush with the board surface of the game board 3. It is arranged to be. The light guide plate 50 has a starter chucker 27 substantially at the center, a normal symbol operation gate 32 at the upper left and right of the starter chucker 27, and the shape of the rear part of the automobile is copied below the starter chucker 27 and A decorative member 54 having the attacker 5 at the center is provided. The obstacle nail 30 is driven into the light guide plate 50 on the upper part of the starter chucker 27. On the left and right sides of the attacker 5 in the decorative member 54, an illumination part 55 simulating the tail lamp of the rear part of the automobile is arranged, and in the central part of the attacker 5, a decorative member 5a simulating the license plate of the rear part of the automobile is arranged. Has been.

  The attacker 5 is attached to a rectangular opening (not shown) penetratingly formed in the same shape as the attacker 5 in the central portion of the decorative member 54 so as to be opened and closed, and penetrates the light guide plate 50 so as to face the opening. It is comprised so that it may communicate with the formed opening (not shown). The normal symbol operation gate 32, the starter chucker 27, and the decorative member 54 having the illumination unit 55 and the attacker 5 are fixed to predetermined positions of the light guide plate 50. The starter chucker 27 is disposed so as to face a ball guide hole 48 (see FIG. 3) formed through the light guide plate 50, and receives the game ball received when the tulip-shaped member 27 a is opened from the ball guide hole 48 to the game board 3. Drain to the back side. The game ball is determined by a winning determination means 81 (see FIG. 6) based on being detected by a proximity sensor (not shown) at the time of discharging. Of course, the light guide plate 50 is not limited to a rectangular shape, and may be formed in other shapes such as a trapezoidal shape, a triangular shape, and a circular shape.

  Between the starting chucker 27 and the decorative member 54, a display part 58 that imitates the upper side of the rear part of the automobile is formed. In the display unit 58, a part 59 imitating the rear glass of an automobile is formed in the center, and parts 60 and 61 imitating door mirrors are formed on the left and right. As shown in FIG. 4, the display unit 58 including the part 59 imitating the rear glass and the parts 60 and 61 imitating the door mirror has a slight width (for example, 0.01 [mm] ]) And a combination of a number of recesses h recessed to a slight depth (for example, about 0.01 [mm]). The concave portion h is formed at the same time when the molten material is solidified with a mold to form the light guide plate 50, or is formed on the surface S of the light guide plate 50 by a method using printing or the like. In the case where the recess h is formed in the light guide plate 50, the depth of the groove can be made shallower in the vacuum molding than in the injection molding, and when the light guide plate 50 is made of an acrylic material, according to the vacuum molding, The above 0.01 [mm] is possible, but it becomes larger than that by injection molding or laser processing.

  Since the concave portion h is formed of a fine groove, the concave portion h is not conspicuous in the extinguished state shown in FIG. 2A. Therefore, the first player is not aware of the presence of the display portion 58, and the starter chucker 27 and the decorative member 54 are removed. Since it is not recognized in association with each other, it is difficult to notice that the shape of the rear part of the automobile is constituted by the starter chucker 27, the decorative member 54, and the display unit 58. When the LED 63 emits light and the incident light L enters the light guide plate 50, the display unit 58 appears clearly as shown in FIG.

In this case, for example, the incident light L ₁ irradiates the concave portion h from the inner surface side while reflecting between the front surface S and the rear surface B of the light guide plate 50 at a relatively large angle. The incident light L ₂ is emitted from the other end face 50b while being reflected at a small angle from the incident light L ₁ between the surface S and the back B. The incident light L ₃ travels in the opposite direction to the incident lights L ₁ and L ₂ and irradiates another concave portion h from the inner surface side. The incident light L ₄ are, emitted from the other end face 50b while being reflected at a larger angle than the incident light L ₃ between the back surface B and surface S. In addition to the incident lights L ₁ and L ₃ , incident light that is incident on the light guide plate 50 from the LED 63 and is reflected by a route different from the above is irradiated from the inner surface side to the respective recesses h, so that the display unit 58. Appears more vividly.

  In the light guide plate 50, the concave portion h is illuminated from the inner surface side as described above, so that the concave portion h shines. Therefore, the display unit 58 that is difficult to visually recognize in the extinguished state of FIG. As you can see clearly. As described above, the light guide plate 50 has the concave portion h on the surface, which is a pattern that makes the predetermined shape appear when the incident light L of the LED 63 incident from the one end surface 50a is reflected inside, and the concave portion that has appeared. h represents a certain shape (in this embodiment, the rear part shape of the automobile) in combination with game parts such as the start chuck 27. That is, since the start chucker 27 and the decorative member 54 are recognized in association with the player via the display unit 58, the player can use the decorative member 54 as the lower side of the rear part of the vehicle and the display unit 58 as the upper side of the rear part of the car. Further, the starter chucker 27 can be understood as a chimney provided on the upper side of the rear part of the automobile (a chimney is provided for a comic car).

  In the present embodiment, the “game part” in the present invention is described as the starter chucker 27 and the attacker 5, but the “game part” is not limited to this, and the “game part” includes the through gate 32, the windmill disposed in the game area 3a. Of course, 31 and the center decoration 23 may be sufficient.

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

  That is, as shown in FIG. 5, a prize ball tank 43 is attached to the upper left side of the back of the front door of the pachinko machine 1, and the sub control board 38 and the main control board are located below the prize ball tank 43. 40 and the payout control board 51 are arranged in this order. An external terminal plate 52 is attached to the upper right side of the rear surface of the front door. Below the external terminal plate 52, an alignment standby passage 45, a prize ball device 46, a prize ball discharge passage 47, and a power supply unit 41 are provided. , And a launch control board 53 for a launcher (not shown) are arranged in this order. A locking device 18 is disposed on the left side of the back surface of the front door of the pachinko machine 1.

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

  That is, the present control system includes a game control device 80, a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 71, a sound emitting device 12, and a lighting device for effects 8, 11, which are electrically connected to the game control device 80. An image display device 35 and an LED 63 are provided.

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

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

  The winning determination means 81 includes a starting chucker 27, general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, an attacker 5 and the like that are launched into the game area 3a by a launching device (not shown) operated by operating the launching handle 2. When any of the above is won, it is determined that there has been a win.

  The winning signal output means 82 outputs a winning signal indicating that winning has been made to the corresponding start chucker 27, general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, the attacker 5, etc., when winning determination is determined by the winning determination means 81.

  The lottery means 83 executes a jackpot lottery (that is, a lottery to determine whether or not to shift to the special game state) in response to a winning of a game ball launched into the game area 3a. In other words, the lottery means 83 is advantageous to the player until the next jackpot is won when the winning signal corresponding to the starting chucker 27 from the winning signal output means 82 is input, with the winning with less than the maximum number of reserved balls. A jackpot random number is acquired and a jackpot lottery is executed so as to win either one of the probability fluctuation that becomes a special state that can add value and the normal hit that does not become the special state.

  The lottery means 83 is a lottery based on the production random number value in the case of winning the winning hit in the jackpot lottery. As a result of the change, the symbol such as “111” corresponding to the winning change is displayed on the jackpot active line of the image display device 35. A variation pattern to be finally aligned is determined, and a variation pattern signal to that effect is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where the symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain the big hit. In addition, the lottery means 83 determines a variation pattern in which a symbol such as “222” corresponding to the normal hit is finally aligned on the jackpot active line as a result of the change when the normal win is won by the big hit lottery, A fluctuation pattern signal is output. Further, when the lottery means 83 is out of the big hit lottery, as a result of the fluctuation, the lottery means 83 determines a fluctuation pattern that the symbols such as “252” corresponding to the loss are finally aligned on the big hit effective line, and the fluctuation pattern to that effect Output a signal.

  The normal symbol lottery means 94 performs the normal symbol lottery for opening and closing the start chuck 27 with the game ball passing to the normal symbol operation gate 32 as an opportunity.

  The game control means 86 sends to the effect control means 91 a command that triggers the sound emitting device 12, the lighting devices 8 and 11, and the lighting device 42 to emit sound and emit light. In addition, the game control means 86 sends to the display control means 92 a signal relating to the contents of the effect related to the jackpot lottery to be displayed on the image display device 35 in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery result of the lottery means 83. . When the game control means 86 needs to link the light emission drive of the electric decoration device 42 when sending a signal related to the effect content related to the big hit lottery to be displayed on the image display device 35 to the display control means 92. Then, a command is sent that triggers the lighting device 42 to emit sound and emit light. That is, when a super-reach image is displayed on the screen 35a of the image display device 35, the vehicle is displayed on a portion other than the screen 35a while displaying an image of a sprinting vehicle, so that the overall force is increased and the jackpot is achieved. In order to increase the degree of expectation, the command for linking the light emission drive of the electrical decoration device 42 is issued.

  The holding unit 87 receives the variation pattern signal output from the lottery unit 83 and sequentially stores the variation pattern as a holding ball that is a result of the lottery performed each time the winning is made to the starting chucker 27. The storage status is lit and displayed on a jackpot lottery hold display device (not shown) so that there are a maximum of four hold balls. The holding means 87 always determines whether or not the number of held balls is, for example, four. While the number of held balls is four, the lottery lottery is not performed regardless of winning the starting chucker 27. . Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, but may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less, or five or more.

  The operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 based on a signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination means 90 to actuate the solenoid 70 to open or close the start chucker 27. Further, the operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 to actuate the solenoid 71, and when a big hit occurs due to the lottery in the lottery means 83, the attacker 5 is opened and a predetermined number of winnings are completed (or a predetermined time). Control is performed so that the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds) every time the

  The operation determination unit 89 determines whether or not a condition for operating the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 is satisfied. That is, in the starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, when the “satisfaction” of the opening / closing of the starter chucker 27 is satisfied, the normal symbol lottery means 94 wins in the normal symbol lottery performed separately from the big win lottery of the lottery means 83 It is. In the attacker open / close solenoid 71, when the "conditions" for the opening of the attacker 5 are satisfied, three big symbols from the state of so-called reach (including so-called super reach and normal reach) are aligned on the big hit effective line and the big hit This is a case where it occurs, and the time when “the condition is satisfied” of the blockage of the attacker 5 is the case where winning in all rounds when the jackpot occurs is completed.

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

  In response to the command from the game control means 86, the effect control means 91 drives the sound emitting device 12 to emit sound, drives the effect lighting devices 8 and 11 to emit light, and drives the illumination device 42 to emit light. To appeal to the hearing and vision of the elderly.

  The display control unit 92 drives the image display device 35 in accordance with the signal from the game control unit 86, and displays the effect such as the contents centering on the big win lottery result so as to appeal to the player's vision. At that time, the display control unit 92 displays each lottery result by the lottery unit 83 on the screen 35a of the image display device 35 in time series.

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

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

  When a part of the game ball launched into the game area 3 a enters the warp introduction port 37, the game ball is released to the stage s via the game ball guide path 57. The released game ball rolls on the stage s, and the game ball that has successfully dropped into the drop guide hole (not shown) has a high winning probability (approximately 100%) to the starting chucker 27 via the discharge port 49. ).

  The game ball released from the discharge port 49 wins the starting chucker 27 with high probability as described above, but may not win depending on the contact state with the obstacle nail 30. On the other hand, most of the game balls that are not introduced into the drop guide hole are released below the stage s and fall in a direction different from the starter chucker 27. The so-called jump nail (not shown) driven to the left and right of the obstacle nail 30 or the road nail (not shown) arranged in the left-right direction from the jump nail is rebounded, Some of them fall and win the starting chucker 27.

  By the way, when a game ball wins any of the starting chucker 27 and the general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, and 26b, the winning determining means 81 determines the winning and the winning signal output means 82 outputs a winning signal. Output (step S2).

  Then, when winning the lottery lottery (step S3), when the lottery means 83 turns on the winning flag, the lottery based on the production random number value determines the type of jackpot, that is, the variation pattern corresponding to the probability variation or the normal variation. .

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning symbol to be displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the lottery means 83 outputs the fluctuation pattern signal to that effect and until the effect display based on the fluctuation pattern signal is completed. Turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag to prevent transmission of the next variation pattern signal, sets a symbol variation timer for measuring the time to release the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag, and transmits the variation pattern signal. In response to this, the number of reserved balls is decremented by one. On the other hand, if the lottery is lost in the lottery, a variation pattern is determined by the lottery based on the production random number value so that the symbols corresponding to the loss are finally obtained as a result of the variation. As a result, the off symbol displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the lottery means 83 outputs a variation pattern signal to that effect, turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, sets the symbol variation timer, and sets the variation pattern. The number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the signal transmission.

  Then, based on the fact that the game control means 86 transmits to the display control means 92 a signal relating to the contents of the effect to be displayed on the screen 35a of the image display device 35, the display control means 92 drives the image display device 35, The contents related to the jackpot lottery result are displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision (step S5). At this time, if a command is issued from the game control means 86, the effect control means 91 drives the sound emission device 12 to emit sound according to the effect on the screen 35 a, or the effect lighting devices 8, 11, The lighting device 42 is driven to emit light, and the operation is controlled so as to increase the effect.

  In the above production, for example, when the production control means 91 develops to super reach, the sound emission device 12 is driven to emit sound or the LED 63 of the electric decoration device 42 is driven to emit light in order to increase the expectation. Here, the effect control means 91 controls whether or not the LED 63 emits light in a simple lighting state or a slow blinking state, or makes the light emission of the LED 63 fast blinking or not to determine whether or not the winning lottery has been won. Enliven expectations more effectively.

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

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the light guide plate 50 provided in the game area 3a has a predetermined shape (in this embodiment, the rear part of the automobile) when the incident light L of the LED 63 incident from the one end surface 50a is reflected internally. The surface S has a recess h (pattern) that reveals the upper shape), and the appearing recess h is combined with game parts such as the starting chucker 27 and the attacker 5 to form a certain shape (in this embodiment, an automobile (Rear part shape). Thereby, the above-mentioned gaming parts arranged in the gaming area 3a can be used, and when the LEDs 63 are incident, they can cooperate with each other to make a certain shape appear. The appearance of the object that has not been made can make the player feel a fresh surprise and bring out so-called surprise. Then, different motifs and appearance differences can be expressed depending on whether light is incident or not, and so-called surprise can be brought about.

  In addition, the light guide plate 50 is embedded in the game board 3 so as to be flush with the board surface of the game board 3, and the LED 63 is arranged in the game board 3 so as to face the one end face 50a. In addition, it is possible to reduce the installation space of the light guide plate 50 and the LED 63 with respect to the game board 3 and to avoid the disadvantage of narrowing the game area 3a. Further, since the light guide plate 50 is configured to be transparent, the pattern can be made inconspicuous at the normal time, and can be recognized only when the light of the LED 63 is incident. Therefore, the surprise effect can be further enhanced. it can.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 8, a modified example in which the present embodiment is partially modified will be described. FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams showing the modification, in which FIG. 8A is a front view showing a state when the light is turned off, and FIG. 8B is a front view showing a state when the light is emitted.

  That is, in this modification, as shown in FIG. 8A, the windmills (game parts) 31 and 31 arranged on the left and right of the center decoration 23 in FIG. The through gates (game parts) 32, 32 positioned just above the wind turbines 31, 31 are simply horizontally long. Each of these through gates 32 and 32 is composed entirely of a light guide plate 29, and reflects incident light from an LED (light incident means) 28 embedded obliquely rearward to form a predetermined shape (horizontally long rectangular shape). It also constitutes special game parts to be revealed.

  Since the light guide plate 29 is configured to be transparent, the through gates 32 and 32 are not clearly visible in the unlit state of FIG. The eyebrows on the face with the start chucker 27 as the mouth and the windmills 31 and 31 as the eyes are not visible. When the LED 28 emits light from this state, as shown in FIG. 8B, the through gates 32 and 32 clearly reveal a predetermined shape (horizontal rectangular shape). It is visually recognized by the player as a face with eyes and through gates 32, 32 as eyebrows. At that time, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the starting chucker 27 opens the tulip-shaped member 27a, the shape of the mouth becomes clearer. In this example, the entire through gate 32 is configured by the light guide plate 29, but a portion of the through gate 32 is configured by the light guide plate 29 instead of the entire, and a part thereof has a predetermined shape (a horizontally long rectangular shape). If it is made to come out, although it is slightly thinner than the above example, a horizontally long eyebrow can be revealed and the same effect can be produced.

  According to the above modification, the gaming component includes through gates 32 and 32 that at least partially comprise the light guide plate 29 and reflect the incident light from the LED 28 to reveal a predetermined shape. , 32 is configured to represent a certain shape in combination with the windmills 31, 31 and the starter chucker 27, which are other game parts. This makes it possible to express different motifs and visual differences between when light is incident and when it is not incident, and by expressing the object that was not expected until light is incident in a certain shape by combining gaming parts, It can make the player feel a fresh surprise and bring out so-called surprise.

  The game board 3 is usually made of wood such as a veneer board. However, if the game board 3 itself is made of a light guide plate, the above-mentioned various predetermined shapes appear and are not switched by switching between light emission and extinction. By switching to the appearance, it becomes possible to obtain a wider effect.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change are carried out from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machines that have been applied are also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine based on this invention. It is a figure which expands and shows an electrical decoration apparatus, (a) is a front view which shows the state at the time of light extinction, (b) is a front view which shows the state at the time of light emission. It is a perspective view which shows the electrical decoration apparatus at the time of light extinction. FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. It is a rear view which shows the back structure of this pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this pachinko machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action by this pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the modification which partially deformed this embodiment, (a) is a front view which shows the state at the time of light extinction, (b) is a front view which shows the state at the time of light emission.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachislot machines (pachinko machines)
3 Game board 3a Game area 5 Game parts (Big prize opening)
27 game parts (start winning prize opening)
28 Light incident means (LED)
29, 50 Light guide plate 31 Game parts (windmill)
32 game parts, special game parts (through gate)
50a One end face 63 of light guide plate Light incident means (LED)
Ba game ball h Pattern (concave)
L Incident light S Surface

Claims (5)

In a gaming machine comprising a gaming board having a gaming area and gaming parts such as a start prize opening and a big prize opening arranged in the gaming area, and launching a game ball in the gaming area,
In the game area, a light guide plate is provided and light incident means for making light incident on the light guide plate is provided, and
The light guide plate has a pattern on the surface that causes a predetermined shape to appear when incident light from the incident light incident means is reflected inside, and the appearing pattern is combined with the game component to be constant. Configured to represent the shape,
A gaming machine characterized by that. The light guide plate is embedded in the game board so as to be flush with the board surface of the game board, and
The light incident means is embedded in the game board.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. The light incident means is disposed so that light is incident on one end surface of the light guide plate.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2. The light guide plate is configured to be transparent,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. In a gaming machine comprising a gaming board having a gaming area and gaming parts such as a through gate, a windmill, and a start winning opening arranged in the gaming area, and launching a gaming ball in the gaming area.
The gaming parts are:
Including a special game component that at least partially comprises the light guide plate and reflects the incident light from the light incident means provided in the game area to reveal a predetermined shape, and has emerged from the special game component The predetermined shape is configured to represent a certain shape in combination with the other gaming parts,
A gaming machine characterized by that.

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