JP2009131683A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the taste of a first-category Pachinko game machine by progressing images such as Sugoroku-like (Japanese variety of Parcheesi) or story-like images at a time other than an occurrence of a big win and providing a player with pleasure of a game when no big win occurs. <P>SOLUTION: This Pachinko game machine which produces a big win when display symbols of a symbol variation display device 2 provided in a game board 1 has a predetermined mode and repeatedly opens a variable winning device 4, includes an image memory for storing multiple Sugoroku-like or story-like images continuing sequentially, sequential image display means for sequentially reading a frame one by one from the image memory whenever a big win occurs and displaying it on the symbol variation display device, sub game image display means for displaying a sub game on the symbol variation display device when occurring a specific failure ready-to-win condition, and advance image display means for reading an image advancing one frame or several frames ahead according to the game result of the sub game and displaying it on the symbol variation display device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine that includes a symbol variation display device and generates a jackpot when the display symbol is in a predetermined form.

A so-called first type pachinko gaming machine is provided with a design variation display device such as a color liquid crystal display device on the game board, and when the game ball wins a tulip-type start winning opening, the design variation is displayed on the design variation display device. As shown in the figure, the display changes in a plurality of rows (usually 3 rows), the display changes in order after a few seconds, and the stop pattern has a certain probability (about 1/300), for example, “222”, When each row has the same symbol, such as “777”, “☆☆☆”, etc., that is, when a predetermined mode is reached, a jackpot that is advantageous to the player is generated and the variable winning device (big winning opening) is opened and closed. The door is repeatedly hit by a solenoid to be opened continuously, and a jackpot operation is performed. During this jackpot operation, it is likely that a game ball will easily enter the variable winning device. From those that are configured to be brought many benefits to the player be getting a number of prize balls.
Further, when “3”, “5”, and “7” are specified symbols (probability variation symbols), and the jackpot is made in this specific symbol, the probability of jackpot after the jackpot operation is finished is, for example, a normal 1 / 300 to 1/40 (referred to as "probability change"), or the opening time of the tulip-type start prize opening is extended from normal 0.5 seconds to 2 seconds (referred to as "short time") ) To make it easier for the start condition to be established, for example, so that a situation advantageous to the player continues even after the jackpot operation ends.

  The above variable display usually stops in the order of the left column, right column, and middle column, but if the left column and right column stop at the same symbol, the middle column will stop again even if it stops at a different symbol once. It flows in the opposite direction, etc., and eventually stops at the same symbol and becomes a big hit (referred to as “Atari Reach Production”), or stops only at a different design (referred to as “Hasle Reach Production”) Is displayed. In other words, by producing a display effect such as this Atari Reach or Lost Reach, the player's expectation for the occurrence of the jackpot is increased, and the player is entertained.

Further, in Patent Document 1 described below, the number of consecutive “probability changes” is displayed on the symbol variation display device so that a sense of expectation for a game can be enhanced.
In addition, in the pachinko gaming machine described in Patent Document 2 relating to the patent application of the present applicant, a large number of continuous images that progress in a narrative manner are stored in the image memory, and the display design of the design variation display device is a predetermined design. When the mode is reached, the jackpot is generated, and the images stored in the image memory are sequentially read according to the number of jackpot occurrences and displayed on the symbol variation display device so that the progress of the story can be enjoyed. ing.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-1555022 JP 2000-167219 A

However, in the pachinko gaming machine shown in Patent Document 2 and the like, since the image does not advance unless a jackpot is generated, the progress of the story is very slow, and the number of jackpot occurrences is played all day. However, since it is usually limited to dozens of times, there are few opportunities to be displayed to the end of a large number of images, and in this sense, the player's expectations have not been met.
Therefore, the present invention is intended to solve such a problem in the first type pachinko gaming machine.

For this purpose, the invention described in claim 1 is a pachinko game machine in which a big hit occurs when the display symbol of the symbol variation display device provided on the game board is in a predetermined mode, and the variable winning device is repeatedly opened. Or an image memory in which a large number of images following a sequence such as a narrative are stored, and an order in which images are sequentially read from the image memory one by one and displayed on the symbol variation display device each time a big hit occurs Image display means, subgame image display means for displaying a subgame on the symbol variation display device when a specific losing reach occurs, and an image that has been advanced one frame or several frames ahead according to the game result of the subgame. And a stepped image display means for reading from the display and displaying it on the symbol variation display device.
The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the pachinko gaming machine, the image read from the image memory is displayed as a background image when the symbol is variably displayed on the symbol variation display device. To do.

  For this reason, images such as sugoroku or narrative will progress at times other than when jackpots are generated, increasing the enjoyment of image progression at times when jackpots are not occurring, and increasing the interest of first-class pachinko machines .

The front view of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine concerning the present invention. 1 is a block diagram of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. The flowchart of the pachinko gaming machine which concerns on this invention. The flowchart of the pachinko gaming machine which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the kind of normal symbol in the pachinko game machine which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the kind of symbol of the specific aspect in the pachinko game machine which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the symbol for small hits in the pachinko gaming machine which relates to this invention. The symbol display example figure which shows the example in which the display symbol of the pachinko game machine which concerns on this invention became a jackpot specific aspect. The symbol display example figure which shows the example which the display symbol of the pachinko game machine which relates to this invention becomes small hit. The illustration figure of the sub game image of the pachinko game machine which concerns on this invention. The illustration figure of the subgame image of the pachinko gaming machine concerning the present invention. The illustration figure of the sub game image of the pachinko game machine which concerns on this invention. The symbol display example figure which shows the example in which the display symbol of the pachinko machine which concerns on this invention became losing reach. The illustration figure of the landscape image of the pachinko game machine which concerns on this invention. The illustration figure of the landscape image of the pachinko game machine which concerns on this invention. The illustration figure of the landscape image of the pachinko game machine which concerns on this invention. The illustration figure of the guide image of the pachinko game machine which concerns on this invention. The illustration figure of the guide image of the pachinko game machine which concerns on this invention.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a game board, 2 is a symbol variation display device comprising a color liquid crystal display device provided at the center of the game board 2, and 3 is the symbol. A tulip-shaped start winning opening provided in a lower region of the variable display device so that a pair of blades can be opened and closed by a solenoid, 4 is a large rectangular large winning opening provided below the starting winning opening The variable prize apparatus is provided with an opening / closing door that opens and closes by actuation of a solenoid. In addition, 5 and 6 are normal winning holes, 7 is a center accessory, 8 to 10 are decorative bodies, 11 and 12 are ball trays, 13 is a ball rental switch, and 14 is a handle for hitting a ball. Reference numeral 15 denotes a push button type operation switch provided so that the player can arbitrarily operate it.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an input / output device related to the present invention connected to a game control board (main board) 20 comprising a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O. A start switch for detecting a game ball, 22 and 23 are large winning opening switches for counting the winning balls to the variable winning device 4, 24 and 25 are winning opening switches for detecting the winning balls of the normal winning openings 5 and 6, 26 Is a solenoid that opens and closes the blades of the start winning opening 3, and 27 is a solenoid that opens and closes the opening and closing door of the variable winning device 4.

  Reference numeral 28 denotes a symbol control board including a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O provided to control the display of the symbol variation display device 2 according to a command from the game control board 20, and reference numeral 29 denotes a symbol control board 28. A voice control board comprising a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O provided to control voice according to a command from, an output speaker 30 and 31, and a decorative lamp 32 according to a command from the symbol control board 28 A lamp control board comprising a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O, 33 is a side lamp, 34 is a glass frame lamp, and 35 is a decoration LED.

  The game control circuit 20 and the symbol control board 28 constitute symbol variation stopping means, reach production means, jackpot generating means, jackpot generating means, jackpot action processing means, and jackpot action processing means. In addition to this, every time a jackpot occurs, the image is read from the image memory one frame at a time in order and displayed on the symbol variation display device, and the pattern is triggered by an event different from the time when the jackpot occurs. Sub-game image display means for displaying the sub-game on the variation display device, and a progress image for reading an image that has been advanced one frame or several frames ahead from the image memory and displaying it on the symbol variation display device according to the game result of the sub-game Display means are configured.

  In this pachinko machine, the six symbols “1”, “2”, “four”, “six”, “eight”, and “nine” shown in FIG. 5 are set as normal symbols, and “three”, “five”, “ The six symbols “7”, “help”, “case” and “yellow gate” are designated symbols (probability variation symbols), and the symbol of the “monkey pattern” shown in FIG. These symbols are stored in the ROM of the symbol control board 28, and are variably displayed on the symbol variation display device 1 in three rows. The ROM (image memory) includes, in addition to these symbols for variation, sub-game images shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, landscape images representing famous post towns since the Edo period illustrated in FIGS. The guide images shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 are stored.

  Next, the operation of the main part of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. When a winning at the start port 5 is detected by the start switch 21 in step (1) in FIG. 3 and the start condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step (2), and a random number for determining whether or not big hit or small hit is possible, and reach Random numbers for determining display symbols such as performance and stop symbols are acquired. In step (3), it is determined whether the current state is “probable change”, that is, whether the probability is high or not. In steps (4) and (5), the determination condition for the high probability and the determination condition for the low probability are respectively set. In step (6), the big hit determination is made, and in step (7), the small hit determination is made.

  When the jackpot determination is made in step (6), the process proceeds to step (8), where the jackpot symbol is selected, and in step (9), the variation effect of the jackpot symbol such as the attaire reach effect is selected. ) To send a command to the symbol control board 28 to cause the symbol variation display device 2 to display the symbols in three rows. In step (11), the symbol is “22” as shown in FIG. A command for stopping the jackpot in a manner such as jackpot, and in step (12), a command for jackpot operation is sent to the symbol control board 28, and the solenoid 27 is operated to open the open / close door of the variable winning device 4, Once nine game balls have been won in the variable prize winning device, the door is closed once, but immediately opens again and is opened until nine game balls are won again, and thereafter the door is repeatedly opened. Ri, the opening and closing door of the variable winning device 4 to the jackpot action to repeatedly open state up to 15 times (15 rounds). As a result, a large number of game balls are paid out. In step (13), it is determined whether or not the stop symbol is a specific mode, that is, a high-probability symbol, and the stop symbol is “33” or “555” as shown in FIG. ”Or“ 777 ”, the process proceeds to step (14), where“ probability change ”, that is, high probability setting is performed and the setting is transmitted to the symbol control board 28 as a command. Also, if the stop symbol is not a specific aspect of “33, 3”, “55, 5” or “777”, for example, “22 22”, the process proceeds to step (15), A low probability is set and a command is transmitted to the symbol control board 28.

  If it is determined in step (7) that a small hit is made, a small hit symbol and its variation effect are selected in step (16), and a command is transmitted to the symbol control board 28 in step (17). The variable display device 2 displays the symbols in three columns in a variable manner, and in step (18), the symbol is a small hit symbol as shown in FIG. 9 (here, “Indicator” is displayed in all three columns). In step (19), a command for stopping is transmitted to the symbol control board 28, and the solenoid 27 is operated to open the open / close door of the variable winning device 4 to play the variable winning device. When nine balls are won, the door is closed once, but it is opened again until it is opened again until nine game balls are won again. In this small hitting operation, the open / close door of the variable winning device 4 is opened only twice (two rounds), so that the number of game balls to be paid out is significantly smaller than the big hitting operation. Then, the process proceeds to step (14), where “probability change”, that is, a high probability setting is performed and a command is transmitted to the symbol control board 28.

  If it is determined that the game is neither big hit nor small hit, the lost symbol and its variation effect are selected in step (20), and a command is transmitted to the symbol control board 28 in step (21) to display the symbol variation. The apparatus 2 displays the symbols in three rows in a variable manner, and transmits a command for stopping the fluctuation in the lost symbols in step (22).

  On the other hand, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the symbol control board 28 initializes the background image number in step (a), and when the symbol variation command is received in step (b), the symbol variation in step (c). When the display device 2 is caused to execute the symbol variation and the effect execution for each command, and the symbol stop command is received in step (d), the symbol variation stop is executed in step (e). When a jackpot operation command is received in step (f), the process proceeds to step (g) to display the jackpot effect on the symbol variation display device 2. In this jackpot production, the left and right columns stop at the same symbol, and the middle column changes again even if it stops at a different symbol, and finally stops at the same symbol and ends up as a big hit. Some are accompanied by production. If the probability is high in step (h), the symbol variation display device displays the high probability count in step (i). In step (j), the background image number is incremented by 1, and in step (k), the image of the background image number is read from the image memory of the ROM. The read image is displayed on the symbol variation display device, and thereafter, the symbol is variably displayed with the background image number as the background.

Further, when a command for a small hitting operation is received in step (l), the process proceeds to step (m) to display a small hitting effect on the symbol variation display device 2, and in the symbol variation display device in step (n). A sub game image for displaying the sub game shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 is displayed. On the sub game display screen shown in FIG. 11, the dice is rotated, and the player presses the operation switch 15 at an appropriate time. Sometimes the rotation of the dice stops, and the eyes “1” to “6” are displayed as shown in FIG. Then, the process proceeds to step (o), and the numbers “1” to “6” corresponding to the dice are added to the background image number, and the process proceeds to step (k) so that the image of the background image number is stored in the ROM. The image is read from the image memory, and this image is displayed on the symbol variation display device 2 as a background.
Note that the player may aim at the dice by pressing the operation switch 15 with good timing. By doing so, it is possible to view a background image that has not been seen before.

  In addition, when a specific loss reach occurrence command is received in step (p), neither the big hit nor the small win is received, and the left and right columns are stopped at the same symbol on the symbol variation display device 2 in step (q). After the middle row repeatedly fluctuates and stops, and finally a lose reach effect that stops at a different symbol as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed, the process proceeds to step (n). For this reason, the sub game is displayed on the symbol variation display device in the same manner, and an image advanced one frame or several frames ahead is read from the image memory and displayed on the symbol variation display device according to the game result of the sub game.

  For this reason, in this pachinko machine, the background when the game ball wins the start winning opening 3 and the symbols are displayed in a variable manner on the symbol variation display device 2 is that of the post town shown as “Edo Nihonbashi” in FIG. An image that starts with a landscape image and advances one frame at a time when a jackpot occurs is read from the image memory, and in the order indicated by the arrows in the figure, “Edo Nihonbashi” is followed by “Hakone Kaoru” The image is displayed as an image, and the background image changes in order like Sugoroku, such as “Kakegawa-juku”, “Enshu Jinmatsu”, “Nakono”. The background image further changed in the order shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 as a result of the jackpot occurrence, and the jackpot was generated 20 times and became the background image of “Mito” shown in FIG. Become. In addition, from the 21st time, it returns to “Edo Nihonbashi”, but as shown in FIG. 16, the entire screen becomes a golden image and goes around the Japanese archipelago again with the golden image. Furthermore, from the 30th time, an image incorporating the scenery of “Hawaii” as shown in the figure, from the 40th time, an image incorporating the earth scenery seen from the “moon” shown in the figure, and from the 50th time, “ The image incorporates the scenery of the “Ferris Wheel Building”. FIG. 17 shows a guide image of the Japanese archipelago displayed before “Enshu Jinmatsu” is displayed as a background on the symbol variation display device 2, and FIG. 18 shows a guide image displayed before “Mito” is displayed.

  Thus, in this pachinko gaming machine, when a small hit occurs or when a specific loserreach occurs, the subgame as shown in FIGS. Is displayed, and an image advanced one frame or several frames ahead is read from the image memory and displayed on the symbol fluctuation display device according to the game result. For example, when “Nakono” is displayed, the sub game is displayed. When “3” appears on the dice, the image is advanced three frames ahead, that is, the background image of “Osaka”. Thus, in this pachinko gaming machine, the background image advances not only when a big hit occurs, but also when a small hit or a specific loserreach occurs. For this reason, this pachinko machine not only provides a sense of expectation and joy for the jackpot occurrence, but also allows the player to miss the interest of advancing the background image even if the jackpot cannot be generated. Can be improved.

In this embodiment, when a jackpot occurs, the jackpot is of a high probability fluctuation type (that is, out of the six symbols of “three”, “five”, “seven”, “help”, “case” and “yellow gate”). The pachinko game machine is designed to always read an image that is advanced by one frame regardless of whether or not the image is advanced by one frame only when a high probability variation type jackpot occurs. In addition, the present invention can be applied in order to increase the progress speed of the sugoroku or narrative image.
Further, as the background image displayed on the symbol variation display device 2, various images having continuity such as a narrative tone or a growth note can be adopted in addition to the sugoroku tone as shown in this embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 2 Symbol change display apparatus 3 Start winning opening 4 Variable winning apparatus 15 Operation switch 20 Game control board (main board)
28 Design control board

Claims (2)

In a pachinko gaming machine in which a jackpot is generated when the display symbol of the symbol variation display device provided on the game board is in a predetermined mode, and the variable winning device is repeatedly opened,
An image memory in which a large number of images following a sequence such as sugoroku or narrative are stored;
An order image display means for reading images from the image memory one frame at a time in order and displaying them on the symbol variation display device each time a big hit occurs;
Sub-game image display means for displaying a sub-game on the symbol variation display device when a specific losing reach occurs;
A pachinko gaming machine comprising: a progressive image display means for reading an image advanced one frame or several frames ahead from the image memory and displaying it on the symbol variation display device in accordance with a game result of the sub game.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the image read from the image memory is displayed as a background image when the symbol is variably displayed on the symbol variation display device.