JP2009136429A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of enhancing a player's interest by providing presentation without depending on the change of the size of a display area or concealment of the display area. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine includes display means for displaying a prescribed image; lottery means for executing a lottery process based on the establishment of a prescribed condition; display control means for displaying the image in the display means based on the result of the lottery executed by the lottery means; ornament members composed of the combination of at least two members disposed in the front of the display means in such a way as to surround the display area of the display means and to conceal at least part of the display area; and a translucent game board disposed in the front of the ornament members and having a plurality of planted nails or the like. The shape of the display area is deformed by moving at least one member of the ornament members while retaining the contact state with the other members. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, a revolving game machine such as a slot machine or a pachislot machine, and a game machine such as various game machines such as a poker game machine. The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided.

  A lot of gaming machines equipped with an accessory that opens and closes in front of a liquid crystal display device and covers the whole or a part of the display area have been introduced in the market. For example, a gaming machine and a gaming method have been devised in which a display member is enlarged or reduced by opening and closing a mask member that covers the upper part of the display region (see Patent Document 1). Further, a display device for gaming machines has been devised in which a movable accessory appears in front of the display area (see Patent Document 2). In addition, a game table has been devised that makes the display area easy to see or difficult to see with various members such as a shoji that covers the front of the display area (see Patent Document 3).

JP 2001-178912 A JP 2004-255178 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-040413

  With the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3, the display area can be enlarged, reduced, or hidden. However, since the player can always recognize the size of the display area, and only appears or disappears depending on the production, it is difficult to improve the player's interest. Yes.

  Against the background of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can realize an effect that does not depend on a change in size or concealment of a display area and can enhance the interest of the player.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

  A gaming machine for solving the above problems includes a display means for displaying a predetermined image, a lottery means for executing a lottery process based on establishment of a predetermined condition, and an image on the display means based on a lottery result by the lottery means. A display control means for displaying and a decoration that is arranged in front of the display means so as to surround the display area of the display means and to conceal at least a part of the display area, and is configured by combining at least two members The member, the permeable game board disposed in front of the decorative member, in which a plurality of nails and the like are implanted, and at least one member of the decorative member are moved while maintaining contact with other members ( And a decorative member moving means for deforming the shape of the display area by shifting.

  The present invention realizes an operation that strikes the player's intention that the display area is shifted beyond the frame of the display area recognized by the player. According to the above configuration, the player can be impacted and the interest can be improved.

  The decorative member is configured to include a combination of at least two members that can be separated in a shape cut by a straight line that divides the display area, and the decorative member moving means transfers at least one of the two members of the display area. When moving along a straight line while maintaining the size, the display control means is also configured to move the image displayed in the display area as the member moves.

  Although the frame forming the display area is displaced by the above configuration, the shape of the display area can be changed while the size of the display area visible to the player is not changed. If the image displayed in the display area is also shifted in conjunction with the operation of the frame, the player can make it appear as if the display unit has been cut together with the frame. Thereby, it is possible to give the player an impact that cannot be given by the operation of simply increasing, decreasing, hiding, or showing the display area, and to improve the interest.

  Embodiments of the gaming machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine according to the present invention. This pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a front door 2 made of a transparent glass plate attached to a frame, a game board 3 disposed inside the frame and covered by the front door 2, and diagonally below and to the left and right of the game board 3. A pair of speakers 4 arranged, decorative lamps 5 arranged above the game board 3, etc., a storage tray 6 provided below the game board 3, and a right side of the storage tray 6 (in FIG. 1) And a firing handle 7 provided in the view).

  The game board 3 includes a movable accessory 10 disposed substantially at the center of the game board 3, a passage gate 11 provided on the left side of the movable accessory 10, and a large number of plants installed on the game board 3. Nail 12, a start winning device 13 which is a so-called electric tulip (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as electric Chu), a large winning device 14 provided below the starting winning device 13, and a lower portion of the large winning device 14 A ball outlet 15 provided in the game board, a normal symbol (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as a general figure) display 16 made of LEDs arranged on the side edge of the game board 3, and a lower part of the general figure display part 16 And a general-purpose hold display unit 17 made up of a plurality of (for example, four) LEDs connected to each other.

  On the game board 3, a substantially circular game area 3a is formed. Balls (game balls: 20) prepared in the storage tray 6 are launched toward the game area 3a by a launching device 151 (see FIG. 6) including the launch handle 7. Since a large number of nails 3b are erected in the game area 3a, the balls 20 that have reached the game area 3a of the game board 3 through rails (not shown) fall down the game area 3a while being hit by the nails 3b. To do.

  The firing handle 7 is a rotation operation member having a firing stop button 71. When the firing handle 7 is rotated without pressing the firing stop button 71, the firing control circuit 150 (FIG. 6) outputs a rotational operation signal representing the rotational operation amount. Output). Note that when the firing stop button 71 is pressed, the rotation operation signal is not output regardless of the rotation operation amount of the firing handle 7.

  The movable accessory 10 displays a special figure made up of characters such as 3-digit Arabic numerals determined by a lottery result of a special symbol (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as a special figure), and draws a special figure to the player. For example, a special figure display unit 8 including a LCD and a driving circuit thereof for notifying the result and a plurality of (for example, four) LEDs arranged on the lower side of the window frame of the special figure display unit 8. It consists of and. The movable accessory 10 corresponds to the decorative member of the present invention. The special figure display unit 8 corresponds to the display means of the present invention.

  In FIG. 2, the structural example of the movable accessory 10 and its periphery is shown. 2A is a front view of the game board 3, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the game board 3 taken along line AA in FIG. 2A. In the game board 3, a partial area (3c) of the game area 3a is formed of a transparent acrylic plate, and a movable accessory 10 is disposed behind the area. The other area (3d) of the game area 3a is made of plywood. Nails (3b, 12 etc.) are planted on the acrylic plate, but the movable accessory 10 operates behind it.

  The special figure display unit 8 is disposed further behind the movable accessory 10. In addition, a part of the display screen of the special figure display unit 8 is normally invisible to the player by the movable accessory 10, and the upper portion of the LCD is concealed by operating the movable accessory 10. Then, the left end and a part of the lower part of the display screen of the special figure display unit 8 appear.

  In FIG. 3, the structure of the movable accessory 10 after a movement and its periphery is shown. 3A is a front view of the game board 3, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the game board 3 taken along line AA in FIG. 3A. The display screen area of the special figure display unit 8 concealed by the moving unit 10a is exposed before the movable accessory 10 moves, and the symbols displayed before the movement are displayed in an area including the new display screen area. As a result, the movable accessory 10 and the display screen are cut, and the display area can be seen as if it has moved.

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the movable accessory 10. The movable accessory 10 includes a moving portion 10a, a fixed portion 10b fixed to the game version 3 (game area 3a), and a movable accessory solenoid 169. An engaging claw 10d that protrudes in the direction of the fixed portion 10b is formed at the contact portion 10c of the moving portion 10a with the fixed portion 10b. Further, a groove portion 10e for engaging the engaging claw 10d is formed in the contact portion 10f of the fixed portion 10b with the moving portion 10a. Then, the engaging claw 10d is combined with the groove 10e. When the movable accessory solenoid 169 is excited in this state, the connecting rod 169a connecting the movable accessory solenoid 169 and the moving portion 10a is pushed out, and the engaging claw 10d slides in the engaged state on the groove portion 10e, It is pushed and moved to the lower left. The movable accessory solenoid 169 corresponds to the decorative member moving means of the present invention.

  The method of moving the movable accessory 10 may use other actuators such as a motor in addition to using a solenoid. However, since the solenoid can operate quickly, the display can be changed instantaneously.

  In FIG. 5, the example of a display screen of the special figure display part 8 when the movable accessory 10 moves is shown. In the state before the movable combination 10 shown in FIG. 5A moves, the display screen areas 8c and 8d are hidden by the movable combination 10, and the symbols are displayed on the display screen areas 8a and 8b. In the state after the moving part 10a of the movable accessory 10 shown in FIG. 5B has moved, the display screen area 8c hidden before the movement is exposed and the display screen area displayed before the movement. 8e is concealed by the moving unit 10a. The symbols displayed in the display screen area 8a continue to be displayed while moving to the display screen area 8c according to the movement of the moving unit 10a.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the passing gate 11 is a gate without a prize ball, and when the ball 20 is passed through the passing gate 11, a usual lottery process is performed. In the common figure display unit 16, symbol fluctuation (LED blinking operation) is performed based on the lottery result of the usual figure, and if it is lit and displayed after a predetermined time has passed, it becomes a hit, and a rotating blade piece 13a of the start winning device 13 to be described later , 13a are opened for a predetermined time. If a lottery process for a new symbol is performed while the symbol of the usual figure is changing or during the opening operation of the start winning device 13, the lottery result is temporarily stored (held), and the maximum number of the usual figure hold display units 17 is four. Lights up according to the number of lottery results that can be put on hold. When the previous symbol variation or release operation ends, the regular symbol display unit 16 starts a new symbol variation based on the reserved lottery result of the regular symbol.

  The start winning device 13 is a variable winning device called a so-called electric chew having a pair of rotating blade pieces 13a and 13a at the opening. The start winning device 13 opens the rotary blades 13a and 13a for a predetermined time when a hit display is made on the general-purpose display unit 16. When a ball wins the start winning device 13, a special drawing lottery process is performed. The special figure display unit 8 performs symbol variation based on the lottery result of the special figure. Specifically, the three-digit symbols start to fluctuate at the same time, stop after a predetermined time has elapsed, and if three identical numbers are lined up, the jackpot is processed.

  If a lottery process for a new special figure is performed while the special figure is changing or the jackpot process, the lottery result is temporarily stored (held), and the special figure hold display unit 9 can hold up to four special figures. Lights up according to the number of lottery results. When the previous symbol variation or jackpot process ends, the special symbol display unit 8 starts a new symbol variation based on the reserved special symbol lottery result.

  The big winning device 14 is a variable winning device called a so-called attacker, and is composed of an opening and a lid member, and exhibits a closed state and an open state of the opening as the lid member moves. When winning the jackpot, the winning device 14 performs a process that continues for 15 rounds with one jackpot process, for example, 10 rounds after winning or closing after 25 seconds.

  The ball discharge port 15 is opened at the lowermost part of the game board 3 and discharges the balls that have finished flowing down on the board surface of the game board 3 (game area 3a) to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  2 and 3, the game area 3 c made of a transparent acrylic plate has, for example, a warp inlet 21 (introduction port) opened to the game area 3 a side on the left side of the front surface of the movable accessory 10, and a warp inlet 21. A warp route 22 having a warp outlet 23 (opening) opened at the bottom of the game area 3a and a stage disposed in front of the special figure display unit 8 is disposed and passes through the warp route 22 Thus, a drop opening 24 is formed for releasing the ball 20 that has rolled on the stage to the game area 3a side.

  FIG. 6 shows a control block diagram of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a main control board 100 on which the main circuit 110 is mounted, a special figure hold display unit 9 connected to the main circuit 110, a common figure display unit 16, a general figure hold display unit 17, and the main circuit 110. A sub-control board (not shown) on which a sub-control circuit 120 for controlling the decorative lamps 5 and the amplifier 40 and the speaker 4 is mounted, and display control for controlling the special-figure display unit 8 connected to the sub-control circuit 120. A display control board (not shown) on which the circuit 130 is mounted, a payout control board (not shown) on which a payout control circuit 140 connected to the main circuit 110 and controls the payout device 141, and the payout control circuit 140 And a launch control board (not shown) on which a launch control circuit 150 that controls the launch device 151 is controlled based on a rotation operation signal from the launch handle 7 is mounted on the passage gate 11. A gate pass detector 161 connected to the circuit 110, a start winning detector 162 connected to the main circuit 110 and provided to the start winning device 13, and a big prize connected to the main circuit 110 provided to the main winning device 14 A detector 163, an electric chew solenoid 166 that opens and closes the movable wing pieces 13a, 13a of the start winning device 13 that is connected to the main circuit 110 and is an electric chew, and a grand prize that opens and closes the big winning device 14 connected to the main circuit 110. A solenoid 167, a movable accessory solenoid 169 that moves the moving part 10a of the movable accessory 10, and a power supply circuit 168 that supplies a predetermined voltage to each substrate are configured.

  In addition, each board | substrate with which each circuit which controls the pachinko game machine 1 is mounted is arrange | positioned at the back side of the pachinko game machine 1, and the display control board with which the display control circuit 130 is mounted is the back surface of the special figure display part 8. Arranged on the side.

  The main circuit 110 includes a CPU 111, a ROM 112 for storing programs, a RAM 113 to which a work area and various counters (random number counters for general use, random numbers for special illustrations) and the like are assigned, and an I / O (Input / Output: input / output circuit) 114. Etc. The main circuit 110 corresponds to the lottery means of the present invention.

  Each of the other circuits on each substrate generally has a configuration including a CPU and a memory individually, but is omitted in FIG.

  The sub control circuit 120 outputs sound from the speaker 4 through the amplifier 40 in accordance with the sound control signal input from the main circuit 110. The sub control circuit 120 controls the lighting / extinguishing of the decorative lamps 5 in accordance with the lamp control signal input from the main circuit 110.

  The payout control circuit 140 controls the payout device 141 according to the prize ball payout signal input from the main circuit 110 and causes the storage tray 6 to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls.

  The firing control circuit 150 activates the launching device 151 in accordance with the rotation operation of the launch handle 7 by the player. According to the rotation operation amount of the firing handle 7, it is possible to adjust the ball firing strength (ball flight distance) by the launching device 151. The ball fired from the launching device 151 is released to the game area 3a formed on the game board 3 and flows down by its own weight.

  The display control circuit 130 executes a process for displaying an image on the special figure display unit 8 in accordance with a display control command input from the sub control circuit 120. The display control circuit 130 corresponds to the display control means of the present invention.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 1, an outline of the flow of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 (change of the game state on the game board 3) will be described.

  In the normal state, when the ball 20 enters the passing gate 11 and is detected by the gate passing detector 161, a normal drawing lottery (extracting a value from the random number counter for normal drawing) is executed, and the lottery result is displayed in the normal state. Stored as figure hold. The lottery result of the winning lottery is determined using a normal hit determination table (general drawing winning probability: 1/100), and the lottery result is displayed on the general drawing display unit 16 according to the determination result (the variation time is 30) Seconds). If the winning lottery result is winning, the LED of the general-purpose display unit 16 is turned on and the electro-chu solenoid 166 is excited to open the rotating blade pieces 13a and 13a for a predetermined time (0.2 seconds). , Make it easy to win the electric Chu 13. When the result of the winning lottery is a loss, the LED of the general-purpose display unit 16 is turned off and the display is confirmed.

  When the ball wins the electric chew 13 and is detected by the start winning detector 162, the starting condition is satisfied, a predetermined number of winning balls (for example, five per winning) are paid out, and a big hit lottery (from a special-purpose random number counter) The value is extracted) and the lottery result is stored as a special figure hold. The lottery result of the jackpot lottery is determined using the normal / short-time jackpot determination table (special figure winning probability: 1/300), and the symbol variation corresponding to the determination result is started in the special figure display unit 8. In the special figure display unit 8, a three-digit symbol is variably displayed over a predetermined time. If the judgment result is a big hit, a three-digit big hit symbol (for example, a doublet such as “777” aligned in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. 1) is fixedly displayed. A symbol (for example, “345” etc.) is fixedly displayed.

  When the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display unit 8, the jackpot state (special game state) is entered, and the big prize solenoid 14 is opened by exciting the big prize solenoid 167, resulting in a situation where balls are very easy to enter. . After the winning device 14 is opened, the predetermined winning number detector 163 detects a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings or sets a predetermined time (for example, 25 seconds) as one round, and the large winning solenoid 167 is de-energized. Is closed. Since one big hit state is repeated up to a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 15 times), the player can obtain a large number of winning balls (for example, 15 pieces per winning) during the big hit state.

  After the jackpot in the normal state, the probability change state (high probability state; probability change is in progress) at a rate of 50%. That is, after a big hit with an odd jackpot symbol (probability variation symbol), it becomes a probable variation state and continues until the next jackpot. On the other hand, after a big jackpot with an even number of jackpot symbols (non-probable variation), it becomes a short-running state and continues until the next jackpot occurs or the special figure is displayed 100 times, or one of them is established. .

  In the probabilistic state, the fluctuation time of the usual figure is shortened (normal figure fluctuation time: 2 seconds), the probability of winning the usual figure is increased (probability of winning the ordinary figure: 99/100), and the rotary wing pieces 13a, 13a A jackpot determination table for probability variation (Special figure winning) with a longer opening time (1.5 seconds x 3 times) and a higher probability of winning the jackpot than the normal jackpot determination table (Special figure winning probability: 1/300) The determination is made according to the probability: 1/60. In other words, in the probability change state, winning in the electric chew 13 is facilitated, so that the game can be played without reducing the number of balls, and the next jackpot can be won immediately.

  In the short-time state, the fluctuation time of the usual figure is shortened similarly to the probability variation state, the winning probability of the ordinary figure is increased, the opening time of the rotary blade pieces 13a, 13a is increased, and a normal jackpot determination table (special characteristic) The winning / no-go determination is made according to the figure winning probability: 1/300. In other words, even in a short time state, it is easy to win the electric chew 13, so that it is possible to play without reducing the number of balls. If a new jackpot is not won, the variable display of the special figure is repeated, and when the time-short state ends, the state shifts to the normal state.

  Next, control in the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 7 to 11 are repeatedly executed at a predetermined timing in the main circuit 100, respectively.

  FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of the start winning process. When the start winning detector 162 attached to the electric chew 13 detects the passage of the ball 20, a detection signal is transmitted to the main circuit 110. When the main circuit 110 receives the detection signal from the start winning detector 162 (S1: YES), the main circuit 110 determines whether or not the number of special figure holds has reached four (S2). Note that the special figure hold is temporarily stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 113 of the main circuit 110. If the main circuit 110 determines that there are three or less special figure holds (S2: YES), the main circuit 110 extracts a value from the special figure random number counter and performs a big hit lottery (S3), and holds the lottery result as a special figure hold. Is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 113 (S4), and this process is terminated. When no detection signal is received from the start winning detector 162 (S1: NO), this process is immediately terminated. Also, when the number of special figure holds has reached four (S2: NO), this process is immediately terminated.

  FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of the special figure reading process. First, the main circuit 110 determines whether or not the special drawing lottery storage area on the RAM 113 is held (S11), and the special figure lottery result is held in the special figure holding storage area on the RAM 113. If there is no (S11: NO), this process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the special drawing lottery storage area on the RAM 113 is held (S11: YES), the main circuit 110 refers to the status flag storage area on the RAM 113 and the status flag is 1 (big hit). It is determined whether or not. If the status flag is 1 (big hit) (S12: YES), this process ends.

  FIG. 9 shows the contents of the status flag. The state flag indicates a gaming state on the game board 3, and is set to a value corresponding to a change in the gaming state (normal, big hit, short time, certainty change). At the start of the control program, the status flag is initialized to 0 (normal status).

  Returning to FIG. 8, if the status flag is not 1 (big hit) (S12: NO), it is determined whether or not the special symbol display unit 8 is displaying the symbol variation of the special symbol (S13). For example, when the special figure fluctuation timer in the special figure fluctuation process of FIG. 10 is operating, it is determined that the symbol fluctuation display is being performed. If the special symbol variation display is in progress (S13: YES), the main circuit 110 ends this processing.

  On the other hand, if the special symbol symbol variation display is not in progress (S13: NO), the main circuit 110 reads the oldest special symbol lottery result from the special symbol reserved storage area on the RAM 113 (S14).

  Next, the main circuit 110 compares the special drawing lottery result read out in the above process with a jackpot determination table stored in advance in the ROM 112 or the like to determine whether or not the lottery result of winning / losing is correct (S15). ). For example, the jackpot probability of the special figure can be 1/300 during normal time and 1/60 during probability change.

  Next, the main circuit 110 determines the fluctuation time of the special figure, the contents of the effect to be displayed (such as the presence or absence of character display or reach effect), and the stop symbol based on the winning determination result (lottery result) (S16). Finally, the special figure variation process is executed based on the production contents and the stop symbol (S17, see FIG. 10).

  FIG. 10 shows a flowchart of the special figure changing process corresponding to step S17 of FIG. First, the main circuit 110 instructs the special figure display unit 8 to start the fluctuation of the special figure and starts counting a special figure fluctuation timer (not shown) on the RAM 113 (S21). Specifically, a display control command for instructing the effect contents and the stop symbol is transmitted to the display control circuit 130 via the sub control circuit 120, and the display control circuit 130 displays the special figure display unit according to the received display control command. At 8, the special symbol variation starts.

  Next, the main circuit 110 determines whether or not there is an accessory effect setting (S22), and if there is an accessory effect setting (S22: YES), the movable accessory solenoid at a predetermined timing in the symbol variation. 169 is energized / de-energized, and the operation of moving the movable accessory 10 (moving part 10a) back to a predetermined position (shifted position) is executed (see S23, FIG. 3, etc.), and the special figure variation time elapses. Wait until.

There are the following effects productions.
-In the reach state that may match the jackpot symbol, when the effect image is displayed in the state where the symbol is temporarily stopped and the symbol is cut with a sword, the movable accessory solenoid 169 is excited to move the movable accessory 10 (moving part 10a) and moving the display content in the special figure display part 8 in accordance with the movement of the movable accessory 10, it becomes a display that the temporarily stopped losing symbol is cut, Continue to produce further development with very high expectations. At the time of transition to the next effect (symbol display), the movable accessory solenoid 169 is de-energized and the movable accessory 10 (moving part 10a) is returned to the original position. The symbols are also displayed in the same area as before the movement of the moving unit 10a.

The following effect production may be executed during the jackpot, not only during the symbol variation.
-A non-probable symbol (for example, even number) is a big hit. During the big hit, a sword effect image is displayed on the screen, and when the sword is cut, the movable accessory solenoid 169 is excited to move the moving part 10a. The jackpot symbol disappears for a moment and is promoted to a promiscuous jackpot symbol. At the time of promotion, the movable combination solenoid 169 is de-energized and the movable combination 10 (moving part 10a) is returned to the original position.
In addition to the above, the timing for operating the movable accessory 10 and the accessory effect can be set as appropriate.

  At the timing when the movable accessory 10 (moving part 10a) is moved, the screen of the special figure display part 8 is turned white for a moment together with a sound effect such as a loud sound from the speaker (the pattern that has been displayed so far is erased), After the movement of the moving unit 10a is completed, the symbol may be displayed again in a state of being shifted according to the moving position of the moving unit 10a. This eliminates the need for delicate adjustments between the movable accessory 10 and the screen of the special figure display unit 8, and gives a great impact to the player by repeatedly producing various illuminations such as decorative lamps 5 and the like. be able to. Further, when returning to the original position, the symbol may be redisplayed in the same manner as described above.

  In the example of FIG. 3 or FIG. 5, the movable accessory 10 is shown to be cut obliquely, but the movable accessory 10 may be designed so that the movable accessory 10 can be cut vertically or horizontally. Good. A plurality of cutting methods such as vertical, horizontal, and diagonal may be combined. The cutting shape may not be linear. By doing so, a greater impact can be given to the player.

  Returning to FIG. 10, when the special figure fluctuation time has elapsed (S24: YES), the main circuit 110 stops the fluctuation of the special figure in the special figure display unit 8 (S25). Specifically, a display control command for instructing the variable control to stop is transmitted to the display control circuit 130 via the sub control circuit 120, and the display control circuit 130 uses the special figure display unit 8 according to the received display control command. Stops symbol variation in the figure. Specifically, when the special figure lottery result is a big hit, a big hit symbol (a doublet such as “777”) is displayed on the special figure display unit 8. When the special figure lottery result is lost, the special symbol display unit 8 displays a lost symbol.

  Next, the main circuit 110 determines whether the lottery result is a jackpot, that is, whether the stop symbol is a jackpot symbol (S26). If the stop symbol is a jackpot symbol (S26: YES), the main circuit 110 changes the status flag in the status flag storage area on the RAM 113 to 1 (jacket) (S27), and ends this processing.

  On the other hand, if the stop symbol is not a jackpot symbol (S26: NO), the status flag storage area on the RAM 113 is referred to and it is determined whether the status flag is 2 (time reduction status) (S28). If the status flag is not 2 (S28: NO), this process ends.

  On the other hand, if the status flag is 2 (S28: YES), a time reduction counter (not shown) on the RAM 113 is incremented (S29). Then, the main circuit 110 determines whether or not the value of the time reduction counter has reached 100 (S30). Then, if the value of the time reduction counter has not reached 100 (S30: NO), this process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the value of the hour / hour counter has reached 100 (S30: YES), the status flag is changed to 0 (normal status) (S31), and this processing ends. That is, the transition from the short-time state to the normal state.

  FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of the jackpot process. First, the main circuit 110 refers to the status flag storage area on the RAM 113 to determine whether or not the status flag is 1 (big hit). If the status flag is not 1 (S41: NO), this process ends.

  On the other hand, if the status flag is 1 (big hit) (S41: YES), the main circuit 110 adds 1 to the number of rounds (S42) and excites the big prize solenoid 167 to thereby win the big prize device 14 (FIG. 11 is opened (denoted as “big prize opening”) (S43). Thereby, the winning of the ball to the big winning device 14 becomes possible.

  Whether 10 balls, which is the number of balls that can be won in one round, are awarded to the big winning device 14 (S44: YES), or 25 seconds which is the maximum opening time of one round after the big winning device 14 is in the open state. If either one of them has elapsed (S45: YES), the main circuit 110 closes the big prize device 14 by de-energizing the big prize solenoid 167 (S46). Thereby, it becomes impossible to win a ball to the big winning device 14.

  If the number of rounds is less than 15 which is the maximum number of rounds (S47: NO), this processing is once ended and then executed again, and this processing is repeated until the number of rounds becomes 15. On the other hand, when the round number reaches 15 which is the maximum round number (S47: YES), the main circuit 110 resets the round number to the initial value 0 (S48).

  After this, when a big win is obtained with a probability variation symbol (for example, odd number symbol) (S49: YES), the probability variation state is entered, the state flag is changed to 3 (probability variation state) (S50), and this processing is terminated. On the other hand, when a big win is obtained with a non-probable variable symbol (for example, even symbol) (S49: NO), the time is shortened, the status flag is changed to 2 (temporal status) (S51), and the process is terminated.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and the knowledge of those skilled in the art can be used without departing from the spirit of the claims. Various modifications based on this are possible.

The front schematic diagram of the pachinko game machine which is one Example of this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the movable accessory before a movement. The figure which shows the structure of the movable accessory after a movement. The figure which shows the detailed structure of a movable accessory. The figure explaining the transition state of a display screen. The control block diagram of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a start winning process of the main circuit of FIG. The flowchart which shows the special figure read-out process of the main circuit of FIG. The figure which shows the content of the status flag of RAM of FIG. The flowchart which shows the special figure fluctuation process of the main circuit of FIG. The flowchart which shows the jackpot process of the main circuit of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Game board 3a Game area 3c Transparent acrylic board area 8 Special figure display part (display means)
10 Movable accessory (decorative member)
10a Moving part 10b Fixed part 10d Engaging claw 10e Groove part 100 Main control board 110 Main circuit (lottery means)
120 Sub-control circuit 130 Display control circuit (display control means)
169 Movable accessory solenoid (decorative member moving means)

Claims (2)

Display means for displaying a predetermined image;
Lottery means for executing lottery processing based on establishment of a predetermined condition;
Display control means for displaying an image on the display means based on a lottery result by the lottery means;
A decorative member that is arranged in front of the display means so as to surround the display area of the display means and to conceal at least a part of the display area, and is configured by combining at least two members;
A permeable game board disposed in front of the decorative member and having a plurality of nails or the like implanted therein;
Decorative member moving means for deforming the shape of the display region by moving at least one member of the decorative member while maintaining a contact state with other members;
A gaming machine comprising: The decorative member includes a combination of at least two members that can be separated in a shape cut by a straight line that divides the display area,
When the decorative member moving means moves at least one of the two members along the straight line while maintaining the size of the display area, the display control means displays the image displayed in the display area. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is moved along with the movement of the member.

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