JP2009195542A - Mahjong pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high-game mahjong ball game machine that does not bore a player during a play of a special game. <P>SOLUTION: A control unit of the mahjong ball game machine that can continue a special game several times more advantageous than a normal game when a winning combination is completed by combining patterns in the hand under the condition of the winning combination being a special game combination in a normal game includes a special game ball quantity setting unit to set the total number of game balls that can be shot multiple times continuously in the special game and a remaining ball quantity counting unit that subtracts the number of game balls shot from the total number of the game balls and memorizes the number of the remaining balls. The control unit finishes the special game when the number of the remaining balls that the remaining ball quantity counting unit memorizes becomes 0. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sparrow ball game machine using a game ball, and more particularly to a sparrow ball game machine having a special game function that is more advantageous to a player than a normal game.

  A conventional sparrow ball game machine has a game board in which a plurality of entrances corresponding to symbols of a plurality of types of mahjong tiles (hereinafter referred to as a samurai) are arranged, and a predetermined number of games per game in the game board. A game ball launching device for launching a game ball, a display device for displaying a game effect image, a control device for controlling the progress of the game, and the like are provided. When the player inserts a predetermined number of medals necessary for a game of the game into the medal slot, the software installed in the control device of the sparrow ball game machine constituted by the microcomputer starts the game. Then, the progress of the game is controlled in accordance with the player's abandonment and self-restraint operations.

In such a sparrow ball game machine, when the player performs a game start operation, software installed in the sparrow ball game machine controls the progress of the game as follows.
First, the symbols of the 14 bags that are necessary for starting the game are determined by lottery using random number generating means and distributed as the player's hands. The 14 handed symbols that are arranged are displayed on the display device as the player's hand.

  Next, in the case where the symbols of the 14 tiles that have been arranged have not been raised and the role has not been completed, the player throws away the single tile that is determined to be unnecessary from these 14 manuals. Perform the operation. When this throwing-in operation is performed, the control device performs a process of updating and displaying 13 symbols, which are the current method of the player, on the display device and launching one game ball. Control to supply to the device.

  Subsequently, the player performs a self-control operation of launching one game ball from the game ball launching device into the game board. The symbol of the kite corresponding to the entrance into which the launched game ball has entered is added to the hand as a self-defeated kite. At this time, the software of the control device performs a process of storing its own symbol code in the manual data storage area of the storage device, and updates the 14 symbols that are the current manual of the player to the display device. Process to display. These operations (operation mechanism) and processes (programs) constitute a self-operating means of the sparrow ball game machine.

  Subsequently, the winning determination means provided in the control device determines whether or not the combination of 14 hand-hand symbols that have been set by the self-operation has completed a preset combination of rising (completion) combination. The process which determines is performed. Then, when the hand tile is raised and the combination of the winning combinations is not completed, the player again selects one unnecessary basket from the hand basket and performs the discarding operation. This discarding operation is performed by pressing a discarding switch button corresponding to the design of the manual displayed on the display device, and the manual data stored in the storage area is also updated. These throwing operation (operation mechanism) and processing (program) constitute a throwing operation means of the sparrow ball game machine.

In this way, the player performs a self-rotation operation to fire a predetermined number of game balls (for example, 11) within a predetermined number, and the number of the 14 hands is predetermined as the predetermined rising role. When the combination is completed, the control device performs a process of paying out a predetermined number of medals set for each rising combination as a prize. Even when the automatic arrangement of the 14 baskets is completed at the start of the above-described one game, the winning determination means determines whether or not the 14 combinations have already completed the winning combination. .
On the other hand, if the player cannot complete the winning combination even if a predetermined number of game balls are fired, the control device performs processing for ending this game (flow station).

  Further, in the sparrow ball game machine that has been put into practical use, when the winning combination is a specific rising combination determined by a lottery using random number generating means at the start of one game, the game or the next game or later With respect to the predetermined number of games, it is possible to play a game that has a special game right advantageous to the player as compared with a normal game (normal game).

  As this special game combination (bonus game combination), generally, a big bonus game (hereinafter referred to as BB game) combination, a regular bonus game (hereinafter referred to as RB game) combination, a chance bonus game (hereinafter referred to as CB game) combination, Etc. are provided.

  The BB game combination is a special game combination determined in advance by a lottery using a random number generating means as a BB game combination for each game. When the BB game combination is raised in this BB game combination, a predetermined number of times (for example, 14) Up to the upper limit, it is possible to acquire the right to play a special game that allows the player to proceed with the game advantageously.

  A special game (hereinafter referred to as a BB game) acquired by going up as a BB game role is activated at the beginning of the game by the passing port on the game board (attacker operating port), and the player fires When the game ball passes through the attacker operation port, a special ball entrance (attacker) is opened. When a game ball enters the attacker, the player can select a desired basket as his / her own by operating the basket selection button or the like up to a predetermined number (for example, five times). When the rising combination is completed in the BB game, the BB game can be continued in the next game. In other words, once the player goes up in the BB game role, the player can continue to play the BB game up to the predetermined number of times as long as it continues to rise in the next and subsequent BB games.

  The RB game combination is a special game combination set by lottery using a random number generating means in advance as an RB game combination for each game. When the RB game combination is raised, only the next one game is the BB game described above. Is something that can be done.

  The CB game combination is a special game combination set in advance by lottery using a random number generating means as a CB game combination for each game. When the rising combination set as the CB game combination is completed, Becomes effective. When the player passes the remaining game balls of the game through the activated attacker operating port, the special entrance is opened. Then, when a game ball enters the special entrance, the player can select a desired basket as his / her own by operating a basket selection button or the like. By this operation, when the rising combination is completed again in the game, that is, when the second rising combination is completed, it is possible to acquire an increased number of medals by the special game.

As described above, when the special game right is acquired, more medals can be acquired. Therefore, the player enjoys the game with an expectation for acquiring the special game right. In particular, when the game is played in the BB game combination, an advantageous game is continued as long as the game continues to increase in the next and subsequent BB games. In other words, even if the BB game is played, if the game is punctured in the BB game, the BB game cannot be continued. Therefore, the player must focus on the completion of the rising combination so that the BB game can be continued even in the BB game. Also, in the BB game, since the number of points (the number of medals) that can be obtained differs depending on the winning combination, the player needs to complete a higher rising combination.
In this way, the player expects the right of the BB game during the normal game, and in the special game after acquiring the right of the BB game, the player continues the BB game as long as possible, and more You can enjoy the game with the psychology of trying to get the number of points.
In addition, a normal game means the game which has not acquired the right of the said BB game, RB game, or CB game.

  As described above, a sparrow ball game machine that gives a special game right more advantageous to the player than the normal game when a plurality of special game players are set and the player completes these special game players. Is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-2005-080925.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-080925

  In the above-mentioned conventional sparrow ball game machine, when the right of the BB game is acquired, the rising combination with a higher score is completed, and the completion of the rising combination is prevented to stop the BB game from being terminated by the puncture. By letting the player play under two themes, the game is designed to keep the player from getting bored. In other words, the player tries to complete a rising combination with as many points as possible from the arrangement, on the premise that the rising combination is surely completed so as not to puncture.

However, in order to complete a rising combination with a high score, the player must be able to accurately identify the necessary wrinkles with a normal self-operating operation. That is, in the conventional sparrow ball game machine, the number of game balls at the time of the BB game is uniformly set to, for example, 11 as a specified number. Then, the upper limit number of times that the player can self-describ the desired bag is set to 5 times, for example. In this case, the player can fire a game ball on the game board and perform a normal self-determination operation for six times, which is obtained by subtracting five times from which the desired number can be self-declared from the prescribed number of eleven. it can. Therefore, the player repeats the limited normal self-determination operation of six times, and tries to bring the hand closer to the completion of the rising combination with a high score.
However, it is very difficult to accurately control a necessary kite by normal self-operation, because of the characteristics of the sparrow ball game machine, and extremely high self-operation technology is required. Therefore, many players do not aim for the completion of a high rising combination, but repeat the normal self-repetition operation until the rising combination is completed when the desired combination is completed five times, and then the desired combination is repeated five times. It will repeat the operation of self-restraint and avoiding puncture.

  Moreover, as described above, in the conventional sparrow ball game machine, the number of game balls in the BB game is always set uniformly. Therefore, even if the right of the BB game is acquired, the player repeats the above operation many times during the BB game, and the BB game becomes very monotonous. Thus, if the BB game becomes monotonous, the player feels tired at the time of the BB game, and the satisfaction of acquiring the BB game is lost, and the game characteristics of the BB game and the game of the sparrow ball game machine itself are lost. There was a problem that the performance decreased.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sparrow ball game machine having high game characteristics without causing a player to feel tired during special games. .

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game board in which entrances corresponding to a plurality of types of kites are arranged, and a kite design corresponding to the entrances into which the game balls launched on the game board enter. Self-operating means for displaying on the hand display portion of the display device as self-operation by the operation; discarding operation means for throwing away unnecessary symbols from the hand symbols displayed on the hand display portion; A special game player determining means for determining a special game player who gives a special game right advantageous to the normal game at the start of the normal game; and a control device for controlling the progress of the game, the design of the game When a combination of symbols of a rising combination set in advance is completed, the number of game media set for each rising combination is paid out, while when the rising combination is the special gaming combination, A sparrow ball game machine that continues to play multiple times The control means is a special game ball number setting means for setting the total number of game balls that can be fired in all the continuous times of the special game, and the number of remaining balls by subtracting the number of game balls fired from the total game ball number. And the control means terminates the special game when the remaining ball count stored by the remaining ball count counting means becomes zero.
Note that the plurality of continuation times of the special game may be all continuation times of the special game, or may be two or more continuation times set in advance. For example, if the total number of continuations of a special game is 14 times, all 14 times may be played within the range of the total number of game balls. The game may be played with a predetermined number of game balls each time, and the 8th to 14th special games may be played within the range of the total number of game balls.

The second invention is characterized in that, based on the first invention, the special game ball number setting means sets the total game ball number according to a special game player.
The third invention is characterized in that, on the premise of the first invention, the special game ball number setting means determines the total game ball number by lottery.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the control means includes bonus game ball addition means for adding the number of game balls to the number of remaining balls for a predetermined number of consecutive special games.

According to the first to fourth inventions, since the total number of game balls that can be launched in all the continuous times of the special game is set, it is possible to provide relevance and continuity between the special games that are continued. In other words, if a large number of game balls are consumed during one special game, not only will the special game thereafter be disadvantageous, but the number of remaining balls may become zero and the special game may end. . Therefore, the player must not only complete the rising combination but also complete the rising combination with a smaller number of game balls while being conscious of the special game after the next time.
In this way, the player not only completes the rising role in all continuations of the special game, but also plays with the intention of completing the rising role with a small number of game balls, so the special game is monotonous. Therefore, it is possible to always give a sense of tension, and to improve the game characteristics of the special game and the game performance of the sparrow ball game machine itself.

In particular, according to the second invention, since the total number of game balls is set according to the special game player, the player can complete the special game player and the special game obtained by completing the special game player. Comparing and examining the attractiveness of time, it is possible to play a normal game and further improve the game characteristics.
In particular, according to the third invention, since the total number of game balls is determined by lottery, the game performance becomes very high.
In particular, according to the fourth aspect, the number of game balls is added to a predetermined number of consecutive special games, so that the relevance and continuity between the consecutive special games are further enhanced, and the game performance is improved. It gets even higher.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a sparrow game machine according to the present invention will be described. The sparrow ball game machine according to the present invention is a game machine in which a game is played by using 108 spears in total, each of 27 kinds of spears, like the sparrow ball game machine proposed in the past. is there. The 27 types of kites are 9 types of eggplants, “Ichigo” or “Kyuho”, 9 types of “Itsutsu” or “Nine-cylinder”, There are two types of “Roku” and seven types of character “牌”, “East”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “發”, “Middle”. Therefore, the lion, tube, and cord are several, but the chord is only provided with “Ichigo” and “Juku”, so it is a cocoon that cannot form the “junko”, that is, It can be regarded as the same kind of character.

  In addition, the above-mentioned two kinds of numbers are composed of, for example, nine symbols from “Ichijo” to “Jiu” and nine types from “Ikko” to “Juku”. There are two types of sleeves: “One-cylinder” and “Nine-cylinder”. Characters are “East”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “、”, “Medium”. It is good also as a sparrow ball game machine which has a spear pattern comprised from. In addition, the sparrow ball game machine according to the present invention is composed of four kinds of spears, ie, three kinds of spears (eg, lion, tube, cord) and a sparrow sphere that uses a total of 136 symbols. It can also be implemented as a gaming machine.

  First, the structure of the front part of a housing | casing is demonstrated about the sparrow ball game machine which concerns on this invention. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a front portion of a housing in a sparrow ball game machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the front part of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is basically a game board 2, an operation panel 3, a game ball launch lever 4 provided below the operation panel 3, a medal tray 5, and a speaker. 6 includes an audio output port 7 for outputting audio and sound effects, a lamp device 8, a guide rail 9, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 2 has a first display device 10 made of a liquid crystal display device in the vicinity of the center surrounded by the guide rails 9, and a ball that is placed obliquely below the first display device 10. The mouths 13a and 13b are arranged. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, 25 entrances 13c, 13d,... Are arranged in the lower portion 2a of the game board 2 in the lateral direction. On the right side of the first display device 10, a special entrance (hereinafter referred to as an attacker) 11 is provided, and an attacker operating port 12 through which a game ball can pass is provided above the attacker 11.
Each of the entrances 13 a, 13 b,... Has a spear symbol displayed thereon, and these 27 entrances 13 a, 13 b,. The “Ichigo” entrance 13a, and “Jukuno” entrance 13b is also arranged at the lower right corner. Furthermore, in the lower part 2a of the game board 2 below the first display device 10, as shown in FIG. 3, the “east” entrance 13c is located at the leftmost end, and subsequently the “south”. The entrance 13d, the entrance of the “first base” 13e,..., “North” entrances are arranged in a row in the horizontal direction at the rightmost end.

  The game board 2 is further provided with a decoration device 14 with a lamp, a windmill 15 and the like. The light emitters used for the lamp device 8 and the lamp-equipped decoration device 14 use LEDs that emit various color colors. The game board 2 is provided with a large number of nails for guiding the movement of the launched game balls, but these nails are not shown in FIG. Further, a display device 36 composed of a dot display or the like is provided above the game board 2. The display device 36 is controlled by a main control board Ka which is a main control means of the sparrow ball game machine 1 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the operation panel 3 is provided with a second display device 16 composed of a liquid crystal display device, a medal slot 17, and various operation buttons (button switches). These various operation buttons include a game start (BET) button 18, buttons corresponding to the 13 handbag symbols, which are disposed in the horizontal direction and are used for abandonment button switches 19 a and 19 b. , ..., 19m, self-throwing button switch 20 for performing the operation of throwing away the self-trapping pad, reach button serving as a reach operation input means for reaching when a hand is heard 21, a heel selection right shift button 22a, a heel selection left shift button 22b, a selection determination button 23, a game (game) end button 24, a medal payout button 25, and the like. Note that the discard button switch 19a, 19b,..., 19m, and the discard button button 20 serve as a discard operation means for performing an operation of discarding unnecessary bags from the hand.

  When the player operates the above-mentioned various buttons (presses the switch contact to turn on), for example, when the player presses the button switch 19a for discarding, a discarding signal is generated, and this signal is constituted by the microcomputer. Input to the control board. Then, software (hereinafter referred to as a program) installed in the ROM of the control board analyzes the input signal, and executes a process corresponding to the analyzed input signal, so that the game proceeds.

  The 1st display apparatus 10 and the 2nd display apparatus 16 are used in order to display required information and the image for production according to progress of a game with respect to a player. The first display device 10 and the second display device 16 are constituted by a sub control board Kb, a first image control board Kc, and a second image control board Kd which are sub control means of the sparrow ball game machine 1 described later. Be controlled.

  The first display device 10 is mainly used when a player performs an operation of discarding an unnecessary bag from a hand bag and when a player operates a hand bag by itself. It is used as a means for displaying in advance the symbol of the kite that should be self-contained. This makes it possible for beginners with little knowledge of mahjong to enjoy the game easily.

  The second display device 16 is mainly composed of the current number of medals stored by the player in the sparrow ball game machine 1, the number of remaining game balls during the game, and the symbol of the kite constituting the player's hand. It is used as a means for displaying the symbol of the bowl discarded by the player as the discarded bowl.

FIG. 5 shows a display example when various images and information are displayed on the second display device 16.
As shown in FIG. 5, in the upper horizontal direction of the display surface of the display device 16, the medal accumulated number display unit 26, the remaining game ball number display unit 27, the front dram display unit 28, the back dram display unit 29, and the effect image display A part 30 and a parting waste display part 33 for displaying the design of the parting waste are provided. On the effect image display unit 30, an effect image or the like is displayed when the rising combination is completed. In the upper part of the effect display unit 30, a BB game combination display unit 31a for displaying a rising combination (BB game combination) that can obtain the right of the BB game (big bonus game) among the special game combinations in the game. Is provided. In addition to the BB game combination display unit 31a, an RB game combination display unit 31b for displaying a rising combination (RB game combination) that can obtain the right of an RB game (regular bonus game), and a CB game (chance bonus). There is provided a CB game combination display unit 31c for displaying a rising combination (CB game combination) from which a right of (game) can be obtained.

  Further, in the lower horizontal direction of the second display device 16, there are provided a hand bag display unit 34 for displaying the symbols of 13 hand rods, and a self screen display unit 35 for displaying the symbols of the bag that has been self-trapped by the self-manipulation operation. It has been. In addition, at the bottom of each symbol displayed on the manual display unit 34 and the self-display unit 35, the button switches 19a, 19b for discarding buttons that serve as a discarding operation means for determining an unnecessary discarding card from the manuals. -Button names (A, B, C, D, E,..., M, N) corresponding to 19m and 20 are displayed. The symbol of the cocoon displayed on the hand pallet display unit 34 is displayed in color in a predetermined order, for example, in the sequence of the symbol code of the cocoon described later. Further, each display unit of the second display device 16 displays the symbols, effect images, numerical values, etc. of the kite updated by program processing as the game progresses.

  An example of the screen displayed on the first display means 10 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, on the upper part of the display screen, the number of times of game execution 37a on the current day, the same number of times of increase 37b on the same day, and if the game result executed just before the game is a fluent station, The number of times of self-restraint performed by the player in the game is displayed. Note that the continuous flow station count 38 is the number of times that a flow station including this flow game continues in the past game history when the game result executed immediately before the game is a flow station. For example, “10” is displayed in the case where the flow game is continued ten times.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the center of the display means 10, there are 14 current hand tiles, and the throwing pad determined by the throwing pad support program before the player performs the throwing pad operation from the hand rack. The symbol of the bag to be displayed is displayed. Similarly, in the center of the display means 10, there are 13 player's current manuals, and before the player performs the self-control operation, the design of the self-supported game determined by the self-support program. Is displayed.

  A control board, which is a control means for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 according to the present invention, is mounted at a predetermined position inside the housing of the sparrow ball game machine 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the control board includes a main control board Ka that is a main control means for controlling the progress of the game of the sparrow ball game machine 1 and a game controlled by the control of the main control board Ka. It is composed of a sub control board Kb, a first image control board Kc, and a second image control board Kd, which are sub control means for controlling the production according to the progress. These control boards Ka, Kb, Kc and Kd are respectively CPUs 40a, 40b, 40c and 40d which are microprocessors, ROMs 41a, 41b, 41c and 41d which are storage devices (ROM), and RAMs 42a, which are also storage devices (RAM). 42b, 42c, 42d, input / output interface (I / F) circuits 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d, communication interface (I / F) circuits 44a, 44b, 44c, 44d, etc. .

  The main control board Ka and the sub control board Kb, the sub control board Kb and the first image control board Kc, and the sub control board Kb and the second image control board Kd are connected by cable lines T1, T2, and T3. Data communication is possible. Accordingly, when data is transmitted from the main control board Ka to the first image control board Kc or the second image control board Kd, the data is transmitted via the sub control board Kb. The RAMs 42a to 42d of the control boards are preferably made of, for example, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory so that the stored contents are retained even when the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned off.

  The input / output interface circuit 43a mounted on the main control board Ka is connected with a medal insertion sensor 17a for detecting a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 17 by the player when the game is executed. Connected to a ball sensor for detecting a game ball that has entered the mouths 13a, 13b, 13c,..., Button switches 19a, 19b, 19c,. The input signal is input to the main control board Ka. Further, the input / output interface circuit 43a is connected with a medal payout device for paying out medals to the player, a game ball feeding device for sending game balls to the launching device, an attacker opening / closing device for controlling the opening / closing of the attacker 11 and the like. Control signals are output to these devices under program control. A display device 36 is connected to the input / output interface circuit 43a.

  The lamps 8, 14 and the like are connected to the input / output I / F circuit 43b mounted on the sub control board Kb. The first display device 10 is connected to the input / output I / F circuit 43c of the first image control board Kc, and the second display is connected to the input / output I / F circuit 43d of the second image control board Kd. The device 16 and the speaker 6 are connected.

  A program for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 is stored (loaded) in the ROMs 41a to 41d of the control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, and Kd. Each of the RAMs 42a to 42d is used as a storage area (work area) for storing and reading various data and creating and calculating data when these programs operate. As the CPUs 40a to 40d, either 8-bit, 16-bit or 32-bit CPUs are adopted so that the functions required for the respective control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, Kd can be appropriately processed. In addition, a CPU having a higher processing capability can be employed. The above-mentioned control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, Kd and the programs stored in the ROMs 41a to 41d serve as control means for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 of the present invention.

  In the example shown in FIG. 7, the program for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 according to the present invention is stored in the ROMs 41a to 41d of the control boards Ka, Kb, Kc and Kd. Further, it may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, MO, floppy disk or the like.

(Program installed on main control board Ka)
Next, the configuration of the program mounted on the main control board Ka will be described. The ROM 41a of the main control board Ka stores various programs for controlling the game progress of the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 in an integrated manner. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, these programs include a main control program P1, a medal management program P2, a game ball management program P3, an automatic layout program P4, a special gamer lottery program P5, a dora lottery program P6, and a winning determination. The program P7 includes a medal discharge control program P8, a self-selection support program P9, a game history data recording program P10, a score increase program P11, and the like.

  Of these programs, the main control program P1 is a main program that controls the overall operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1, and further, as subprograms, the input signal analysis program P1a, the communication control program P1b, and the remaining number of game balls are counted. A program P1c is provided.

  The input signal analysis program P1a described above includes a game start button 18, a throw-away button switch 19a, etc., a reach button 21, a heel selection right shift button 22a, a heel selection left shift button 22b, a selection determination button 23, a game end button 24, This is a program for performing a process of analyzing these input signals when the input signals are input to the main control board Ka from the medal payout button 25 or the like.

  The communication control program P1b is a program for performing communication with the sub control board Kb. In this communication, data composed of a control command in which what kind of processing is performed on data to be transmitted and control data transmitted together with the control command is transmitted as communication data.

The main control program P1 mainly performs the following processing.
(1) When the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on, processing for initializing the storage area of the RAM 42a is performed. Further, the main control program P1 transmits an initialization control command when the power is turned on to the sub control board Kb. Further, the sub control board Kb performs processing for transmitting the initialization control command to the first image control board Kc and the second image control board Kd. Based on this control command, the sub control board Kb and the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd perform initialization processing when the power is turned on.

  (2) At the start of the game, in the area for storing the remaining number of game balls in the RAM 42a, an initial set value of the number of game balls, that is, a prescribed number that is the number that a player can fire in one game is stored. Process. The prescribed number indicates the number that can be fired in one game based on the specifications of the sparrow ball game machine 1, and stores, for example, 11 pieces. As a result, if the player cannot complete the rising combination even if 11 game balls are fired per game, the game is over and ends.

  (3) Similarly, when the game is started and the automatic layout program P4 is operated to determine 14 layouts, the design code of the layout is used as manual data in the RAM 42a as the layout data at the start of the game. A process for storing the data in the data storage area and a process for transmitting the manual data to the second image control board Kd via the sub-control board Kb are performed. In addition, for each symbol arranged, it is assumed that a game ball has entered the entrance 13a or the like corresponding to each design, and the number of entrances for each entrance 13a in the RAM 42a is counted and updated to an area to be stored. And remember.

  (4) When a signal is input from the medal insertion sensor 7a, the ball sensor, the button switches 18, 19a,..., Etc., the signal is analyzed by the input signal analysis program P1a, and processing corresponding to the signal is performed. To control. For example, when a game ball is fired as a player's self-operation, and an incoming signal is input from an incoming sensor such as the entrance 13a into which the game ball has entered, an incoming ball corresponding to the incoming signal is received. The symbol code of the bag such as the mouth 13a is obtained. Then, a process of adding this symbol code as manual data to the manual data storage area of the RAM 42a is performed, and the second code control is performed on the local code via the sub-control board Kb. Processing for transmitting to the substrate Kd is performed.

  (5) In the process of (4) above, when a ball entry signal is input from a ball entrance sensor such as the ball entrance 13a by the player's self-determination operation, the game ball remaining number counting program P1c is activated and the RAM 42a A process of subtracting “1” from an area for counting the number of game balls that can be fired (hereinafter referred to as the remaining number of game balls) set to “1” is performed.

  (6) Similarly, in the process of (4) above, when a signal is input that the player has made a throw-in operation, the design code of the throw-in is analyzed by the input signal analysis program P1a, and the design code is Then, a process of transmitting to the second image control board Kd via the sub control board Kb is performed. Subsequently, the discarding symbol code is deleted from the manual data storage area of the RAM 42a, and the processing of arranging the manual data stored in the manual data storage area in the order of the symbol code is performed. The processing for transmitting the manual data that has become to the second image control board Kd via the sub-control board Kb is performed.

The special game ball number setting program P1d is a program for setting the number of game balls that can be fired during the BB game. When the winning combination is completed in the BB game, the next game can continue the BB game up to a predetermined number of times, but the total number of game balls that can be fired in all the continuous times of this BB game is stored in the ROM 41a in advance. ing. In this embodiment, the upper limit number of continuations of the BB game is set to 14, and the total number of game balls that can be fired in the 14 BB games is stored as 50 balls. The ROM 41a stores the upper limit of the number of game balls that can be launched in one BB game. In this embodiment, this upper limit number of game balls is set to 15. As will be described in detail later, when the BB game is started, the game ball remaining number counting program P1c performs a process of subtracting “1” from the total number of game balls every time a game ball is fired. The processing result, that is, the remaining number of game balls that can be launched in the BB game is stored in the RAM 42a. The special game ball number setting program P1d sets the smaller of the remaining ball number and the upper limit game ball number stored in the RAM 42a as the game ball number of each BB game.
The remaining game ball count program P1c and the RAM 42a constitute the remaining ball count means of the present invention. The special game ball number setting program P1d and the RAM 42a constitute special game ball number setting means of the present invention.

  The bonus game ball addition program P1e is a program for adding a predetermined number of game balls to the number of remaining balls stored in the RAM 42a and storing it in the RAM 42a for a predetermined number of consecutive BB games. In this embodiment, 50 balls are added at the start of the fifth BB game and at the start of the tenth BB game.

  The medal management program P2 counts the number of medals inserted by the player into the medal slot 17 based on a signal from the medal insertion sensor 17a, an input signal from the game end button 24, and an input from the medal payout button 25. This is a program for updating the number of stored medals when a signal is detected.

  The game ball management program P3 is a program that is activated by the main control program P1 at the start of the game and when a throw-in operation signal is input to the main control board Ka from the throw-in button switch 19a,. Then, the game ball feeding device is controlled to perform a process of feeding one game ball to the game ball launch position (not shown in FIG. 1). Thus, the player can operate the game ball launch lever 4 to launch a game ball, that is, perform a self-sufficient operation.

The automatic catering program P4 is a program for performing a process of automatically and randomly determining the 14 chord symbol codes that will become a player's hand at the start of one game. This automatic catering program P4 uses the random numbers generated by the random number generating means to determine 14 catering symbol codes from a total of 108 kites for 27 types used in the sparrow game machine 1. Process.
As shown in FIG. 9, for example, 27 types of “1” or “medium” 27 types of hex codes (symbol codes) are used for each of these 27 types used in the present sparrow ball game machine 1. In addition, four numerical values are assigned to each symbol code. The bag symbol code table shown in FIG. 9 is registered in the ROM 41a in advance. The automatic catering program P4 uses the random numbers generated by the random number generating means described above to randomly select the numerical values (0 to 107) assigned to the respective symbol codes, so that the 14 catering symbol codes The process of determining is performed.
These processes constitute an arrangement determining means.

The special game combination lottery program P5 is a process for determining a winning combination that can acquire a special game right for each game from among predetermined rising combinations by lottery using random numbers generated by the random number generating means. It is a program to be performed.
For example, the special game combination lottery program P5 is a combination of “Kokushi Musou”, “Daisangen”, “Kyuren Baoji”, “Ipponkan”, “ One type is selected by lottery from the five types of rising characters of “Character Color”. In the same way, as an uplifting role that can acquire the right of RB game, the uplifting roles of “Ichitsutsunuki”, “Daishiki”, “Kiyo head”, “Niiguchi”, “Three colors same time” 1 type is decided by lottery. Similarly, the winning role that can acquire the right of CB game is, for example, from the rising role of “Mixed Elder Head”, “Seven Pairs”, “Three Dark”, “Peace”, “Ichiguchi”, “Tan Yao” Two types are determined by lottery. The code of the winning combination that can acquire the determined special game right is stored in the RAM 42a and transmitted to the second image control board Kd via the sub-control board Kb. The special game combination lottery program P5 constitutes the special game combination determination means of the present invention.

  The Dora lottery program P6 includes a front Dora lottery program and a back Dora lottery program. The front-draft lottery program is a program for determining one front-draft using a random number generated by the random number generation means by lottery at the start of the game. The back-draft lottery program determines one back-dra by the same lottery according to the control of the main control program P1 when the player's hand is in a listening state and the player presses the reach button 21. It is a program to do. The front and back symbol codes determined by the Dora lottery program P6 are stored in the RAM 42a and transmitted to the second image control board Kd via the sub-control board Kb.

  The winning determination program P7 determines whether or not a combination of rising hand data is completed (rising determination program), and when determining that the rising is completed, this winning combination determination (raising combination determining program) This is a program for performing a process for obtaining the number of medals (the number of medals obtained with winning) that the player can acquire by this winning combination. This winning determination program P7 is the main control program when the automatic arrangement program P4 determines 14 arrangements at the start of the game, and when the player performs the self-operation and has 14 arrangements. It is a program executed according to the control of P1.

  FIG. 10 shows the name and code of the rising combination set in advance in the sparrow ball game machine 1 of the present invention, and the number of medals obtained with winning that can be acquired by the player when the rising combination is completed. . The winning combination medal number table with the data structure shown in FIG. 10 is stored in advance in the ROM 41a of the main control board Ka. Then, when the winning combination is completed, the winning determination program P7 performs a process of determining the rising combination and refers to the winning combination medals number table shown in FIG. 10 from the rising combination code. Thus, the number of medals that can be obtained for the winning combination won by the player can be obtained.

  Further, when the combination of the winning combination is completed in the hand data, the rising combination code, the number of acquired medals associated with winning, the number of increased medals, which will be described later, and the like are controlled according to the control of the main control program P1. Are transmitted to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub-control board Kb.

  When the player's hand data completes the combination of the rising combination, the determination process as to which rising combination is completed by the winning determination program P7 from the rising combination codes shown in FIG. It is possible by performing the program processing described in (4) to (4).

  (1) The general rising role excluding “Kokushi Musou” and “Seven Pairs” is composed of four sets of “Konko” and “Junko” and one set of “Jonggo (Pop)”. The Therefore, the winning determination program P7 performs a process of determining the number of combinations of “knot” and “junko” and the number of “sparrow head” with respect to the current 14 manual data stored in the RAM 42a. Thus, it is possible to determine whether this procedure has been completed or is in a hearing state.

  (2) When it is determined that the current hand has completed a general winning combination, the winning determination program P7 executes a program for determining what rising combination the player has raised. The program for determining the rising combination registers determination data for determining the rising combination for each general rising combination in advance as a data table in the ROM 41a, and determines the rising combination by referring to the rising combination determination table. It becomes possible. In the rising combination determination table, for each rising combination, a combination of symbol codes constituting “character”, “junko”, and “sparrow head”, which are the characteristics, are registered.

  (3) “Kokushi Musou” and “Seven Pairs” are the rising roles that come up with a special combination of kites. Accordingly, the winning determination program P7 determines whether or not the current hand has been completed for each of “Kokushi Musou” and “Seven Pairs”, or whether or not the player will be in a state of hearing if a single paddle is discarded. A program for judging whether or not

  (4) The winning determination program P7 operates the above-described programs for determining each rising combination in sequence, and if the current hand has completed the rising combination or has completed the rising combination, It is determined whether or not a rising role is achieved and if a single kite is discarded, a hearing state is reached. At this time, a plurality of rising combinations may be determined. When the rising combination is determined, the rising combination code is stored in the RAM 42a.

  The medal discharge control program P8 controls the medal payout device of the medal storage hopper installed inside the sparrow ball game machine 1 when the player completes the rising role, This is a program for performing a process of paying out an increased medal number obtained by a score increase program described later.

  The self-selection selection support program P9 is configured such that when a signal that a game ball has entered the attacker 11 is input to the player when the player has acquired a special gamer's right, This is a program for supporting the operation of arbitrarily selecting the symbol of the cocoon to be self-contained by the screen of the display device 10 and the interactive method.

  The game history data recording program P10 is a program for performing processing of storing history data of game results for each game executed on the day in the RAM 42a. The history data of the game results includes the number of times the game has been played on the current day, the number of times that the winning combination has been completed (total number of winnings), and the number of times that the player has played the BB game on the same day (number of times the BB game has been acquired) RB game acquisition count and CB game acquisition count, the name of the winning combination and the number of medals to be paid out at the same time, the number of games played from the previous win to the next win, When the game executed immediately before the game is a game in which the winning combination is completed, data relating to the number of consecutive continuous winnings indicating the number of consecutive winnings is recorded.

  Of the game result history data described above, data such as the number of times the game has been executed and the number of times that the game has been executed, the number of consecutive consecutive winnings, the number of continuous affairs, etc. are controlled by the main control program P1 every time one game is completed. The image is transmitted to the first image control board Kc via the control board Kb.

The score increase program P11 includes two subprograms, a score increase program P11a by special game and a score increase program P11b by drag.
The score increase program P11a by special game is obtained when the player acquires the right of special game and the player completes the rising role after the attacker operating port 12 is activated. The medal of the acquired medal number accompanying the winning set in the winning medal number medal table shown in FIG. In other words, when the player completes the winning combination in the game that has acquired the special game right, the number of medals earned for winning a prize excluding the increased number by the drag is doubled.

The score increase means by the dredger is executed by the score increase program P11b by the drag.
Although not shown in FIG. 8, the score increase program P11b based on the dredger includes a score increase program based on the front drum and a score increase program based on the back drum.

  The score increase program by the table dora determines how many symbol codes of the table dora stored in the RAM 42a are included in the hand data completed in the rising combination stored in the RAM 42a. Is included, a process of increasing a predetermined number of medals, for example, three medals, for each front drum. Note that, as described above, in the front dora, at the start of one game, the symbol of one bag is determined by lottery by the dora lottery program P6.

  The score increase program by the back side drum determines how many back side symbol codes stored in the RAM 42a are included in the hand data that has completed the rising combination stored in the RAM 42a. Is included, a process of increasing a predetermined number of medals, for example, three medals, is performed for each back drum. Note that, as described above, the back dora is determined by lottery by the dora lottery program P6 at the start of one game, but the player's hand is in a listening state. When a person presses the reach button 21 to make a reach, it is displayed on the back drum display portion 29 of the second display device 16 under the control of the main program P1.

(Program mounted on sub-control board Kb)
Next, the configuration of the program mounted on the ROM 41b of the sub control board Kb will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, the sub-control board Kb is mainly loaded with a program composed of a main control program P21, a lamp control program P22, an assist program P23, and a special game actor effect program P24.

  Among these, the main control program P21 decodes various control commands and control data transmitted from the main control board Ka, executes the programs P22 and P23, and first and second image controls for each control command. Processing for controlling communication with the substrates Kc and Kd is performed. The main control program P21 includes a communication control program P21a for performing this communication.

  The lamp control program P22 is a program for controlling lighting and extinguishing of the lamps 8 and 14 based on a control command and control data transmitted from the main control board Ka.

  The assist program P23 is a program for assisting the player in the progress of the game (game operation support), and includes a goal-raising combination setting program P23a, a throwing-away support program P23b, and a self-supporting support program P23c. .

  The goal-raising combination setting program P23a is the player's current hand data stored in the RAM 42b, that is, 13 hand data before performing the self-handling operation, and 14 before the discarding hand operation. This is a program for performing a process of determining the rising combination that is the target of the current procedure based on the procedure data.

  The process of determining the rising combination by the target rising combination setting program P23a can be performed as follows, for example. That is, the data for determining the winning combination by the winning determination program P7 of the main control board Ka described above is registered in advance as a data table in the ROM 41b of the sub control board Kb. Then, the goal raising combination setting program P23a refers to this table in the order of the raising combination shown in FIG. 10 and performs a process of setting the raising combination having the smallest number of listening as the target raising combination.

  The discarding support program P23b, when there are 14 current instructions, throws away from this instruction as a disposal before the player performs the operation of the disposal based on the instruction data stored in the RAM 42b. This is a program for assisting the player to determine the power and decide to discard the symbol. The symbol code and priority data of the kite determined by the discarded kite support program P23b are transmitted to the first image control board Kc, and the symbol is displayed on the first display device 10 as shown in FIG. .

The process of determining the symbol of the bag to be discarded by the discarded rod support program P23b can be performed as follows, for example.
When the above-mentioned goal-raising role is “Kokushi Musou”, it is determined that the symbol code other than Yaochu must be discarded. Next, discard one of the symbol codes that form the “knot” (including the same four ridges), and then one of the symbol codes that form two or more pairs. It is determined that it should be a trap.

  When the goal of the hand tile is “seven pairs”, it is determined that the symbol code of the kites that do not form “pairs” should be discarded. At this time, the priority order when there are a plurality of symbol codes of the kite that does not form the “pair” is, for example, that the symbol codes other than “1” and “9” of the numbers are given first priority, The symbol codes “1” and “9” of several characters are used, and then the symbol code of the character character “X”. The reason for this is that if you have left the character in the manual data, you have a higher probability of completing a rising combination that can earn more medals when you complete the rising pair of "Seven Pairs". .

  When the goal of the hand is a “general climbing role”, that is, a climbing role consisting of four sets of “face (junko or junko)” and one set of “sparrow head (opposite)” For example, “face (indicator, junko)” regarding the configuration of the design code of 13 hand-printed data when one design code is sequentially discarded from 14 hand-printed data. 4 points, “Toko (both towers)” 3 points, “Fitting tower”, “Pair” 2 points, “Side tower” 1 point, Isolated fence 0 points, etc. A process is performed in which the symbol code that has the largest total score of the individual pieces of hand data is set to be the first priority waste. Hereinafter, priorities are set in descending order of the total score. The reason for this is that, for the current manual data, the large total score indicates that the manual contains more combinations of “knot”, “junko”, and “toko”. .

  In the self-supporting support program P23c, when the current number of hands is 13, the player performs a self-control operation on the target upward combination determined by the above-described target upward combination setting program P23a. Before, it is a program for determining the symbol of self-restraint to be added to this procedure. The symbol code of the bag to be self-determined determined by the self-supporting program P23c is transmitted to the first image control board Kc, and the symbol is displayed on the first display device 10.

The self-supporting program P23c can perform the process of determining the symbol of the heel to be self-contained as follows, for example.
From the goal-raising role of the hand before the self-restraint, there is a shortage of symbols for the combination of the symbols that make up the “sparrow head”, “knot”, “junko”, etc. judge.
Then, it becomes possible by programming a process for determining a symbol to be self-recognized according to this priority, by setting a priority to be self-contained for the insufficient symbol.

The special game effect program P24 is a program for executing effects during special games. This program controls the image displayed on the first display device 10 and the second display device 16, the sound from the speaker 6, the release of sound effects, the lighting of the lamp device 8 and the like, and the effect by blinking.
For example, when the BB game is started, the special game effect program P24 displays a control command for causing the first display device 10 to display information such as various effects specific to the BB game and the number of times of self-restraint. Processing to transmit to the control board Kc is performed. In addition, the special game effect program P24 displays, on the second image control board Kd, a control command for displaying the total number of game balls that can be fired during the BB game on the remaining game ball number display unit 27 of the second display device 16. Process to send.

(Program mounted on first image control board Kc)
Next, the configuration of the program installed in the ROM 41c of the first image control board Kc will be described with reference to FIG. These programs are mainly programs for displaying various images and the like on the first display device 10, and include a main control program P31, a screen display program P32, and the like.

  The main control program P31 receives the control command and control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb, and performs processing for controlling the operation of each subprogram of the screen display program P32 based on the received data.

  The screen display program P32 is a program for performing control for displaying an image, numerical information, and the like on the first display device 10 based on a control command and control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb. The game screen display program P32a, the special game screen display program P32b, the assist screen display program P32c, and the like are included.

  The normal game screen display program P32a is displayed on the first display device 10 for various effect images and players when the player is playing a normal game since the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on. It is a program for performing processing for displaying various images to be supported. The normal game screen display program P32a further includes an initial effect display program P32a-1 and a game effect display program P32a-2 as subprograms.

  The initial effect display program P32a-1 is a program for displaying an initial screen when the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on. The game effect display program P32a-2 displays a screen for assisting the player in operating the game as the game progresses, a screen for suggesting a special gamer, and the like. Further, the game effect display program P32a-2 performs a process of displaying, on the first display device 10, the effect image of the special gamer's simulation lottery, the special gamer selected at the start of the game, and the like after the game result is confirmed. Do.

  The special game screen display program P32b includes a right acquisition effect display program P32b-1 that performs processing for displaying various effect screens when the player acquires a special game right. Further, the special game screen display program P32b includes a special game progress effect display program P32b-2 for performing processing for displaying various effect screens and necessary information when the player progresses the special game. .

  The assist screen display program P32c is composed of a self-display display program P32c-1 and a discard display program P32c-2. The self-recognition display program P32c-1 is a program for displaying on the first display device 10 the symbol of the reed that should be self-reliant with respect to the above-described target rising combination. Similarly, the discarded jar display program P32c-2 is a program for displaying the above-mentioned symbol of the trash to be discarded on the first display device 10 as shown in FIG.

(Program mounted on second image control board Kd)
Next, the configuration of the program installed in the ROM 41d of the second image control board Kd will be described based on FIG. These programs include a main control program P41, a screen display program P42, a sound / sound effect output program P43, and the like.

  The main control program P41 receives the control command and control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb, and operates each subprogram of the screen display program P42 and the sound / sound effect output program P43 in response to the received data. It is a program for performing the process to make. The screen display program P42 includes a normal game screen display program P42a and a special game screen display program P42b.

  The normal game screen display program P42a includes subprograms such as an initial effect display program P42a-1 and a game effect display program P42a-2. The initial effect display program P42a-1 is a program for displaying an initial screen when the sparrow ball game machine 1 is powered on.

  The game effect display program P42a-2 is mainly used when 14 players are determined and whenever the player performs a throwing-in operation or a self-control operation by launching a game ball as the game progresses. Based on the control command and its control data transmitted from the main control board Ka via the sub-control board Kb, as shown in FIG. This is a program for performing processing.

  The special game screen display program P42b is a program for displaying various effect screens when the player acquires the right of special game, and includes a self-candidate candidate selection support program P42b-1 as a subprogram. . The self-candidate candidate selection support program P42b-1 displays the 27 kinds of spider symbols displayed on the first display device 10 when the player has acquired the special gamer's right as a spear selection right shift button 22a, Or it is a program for supporting the operation which selects the symbol of the heel which should be self-recognized by an interactive system, operating the heel selection left shift button 22b and scrolling.

  The special game screen display program P42b includes a special game progress effect program P42b-2 as a subprogram. The special game progress effect program P42b-2 performs processing for displaying the remaining number of game balls that can be fired during the BB game, that is, the number of remaining balls on the remaining game ball number display unit 27 of the second display device 16 and the like. .

  The sound / sound effect output program P43 is for outputting various effect sounds and sound effects from the speaker 6 as the game progresses based on the control command and its control data transmitted from the sub-control board Kb. It is a program.

  Note that image data to be displayed on the first and second display devices 10 and 16 is stored as digital image data in the ROM 41c of the first image control board Kc and the ROM 41d of the second image control board Kd, respectively. . These data are, for example, an image of the design of each kite, an image related to the background and character for the announcement of the arrangement and other effects, an image for the effect when the rising combination is completed, and the like.

  A program for controlling the operation of the game mounted on each of the control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, and Kd is developed using an assembler language, C language, Visual Basic language, or the like, and the CPUs 40a to 40d of each board are used. Programs translated into machine language programs that are executable programs are stored in the ROMs 41a to 41d of the control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, and Kd.

(Game progress control)
Next, a flow in which the game operation control program installed in the sparrow ball game machine 1 controls the progress of the game when the player executes the game will be described. FIG. 14 to FIG. 17 are flowcharts showing the flow of control of the main control program P1 mounted on the main control board Ka that controls and controls the progress of the game. Hereinafter, based on FIG. 14 thru | or FIG. 17, the flow of control of 1 game is demonstrated in order of a step.

(Step S1)
First, the manager of the game store turns on the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 before starting business on that day. When the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka initializes the storage area of the RAM 42a of the main control board Ka. At this time, “0” indicating a normal game is stored as an initial value in a special game flag described later. Subsequently, the main control program P1 transmits an initialization control command when the power is turned on to the sub-control board Kb, and the sub-control board Kb transmits this initialization control command to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd. .

  When the sub control board Kb and the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd receive this initialization control command, the main program mounted on each control board initializes the storage areas of the RAM 42b, RAM 42c and RAM 42d. To do. Further, the main programs P31 and P41 mounted on the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd operate the initial effect display programs P32a-1 and P42a-1, and the effect screen when the power is turned on, For example, processing such as displaying an image related to the background or character on the first and second display devices 10 and 16 is performed. As a result, the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 enters a state in which the game can be executed when the player inserts a predetermined number of medals per game into the medal slot 17.

(Step S2)
In order for a player to play a game, it is necessary to insert a predetermined number of game media, for example, three medals, into the medal slot 17 per game. When the medal insertion signal from the medal insertion sensor 17a is input to the main control board Ka, the main control program P1 activates the medal management program P2. The medal management program P2 performs processing for storing the number of inserted medals.

  When the main control program P1 determines that the number of medals necessary for the execution of one game has been inserted, the main control program P1 sends a control command for prompting the player to press the start button 18 via the sub-control board Kb. 1 to the image control board Kc. When the first image control board Kc receives this control command, the game effect display program P32a-2 performs a process of displaying “Please press the game start button” on the first display device 10. At this time, the sound / sound effect output program P43 of the second image control board Kd may be operated to simultaneously output sound from the speaker 6.

(Step S3)
When the player presses the game start button 18 and a game start signal is input to the main control board Ka, the main control program P1 sends a game start control command via the sub control board Kb to the first and It transmits to the second image control board Kc, Kd. Based on this control command, the game effect display programs P32a-2 and P42a-2 for the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd display the effect images at the start of the game on the first and second display devices 10, respectively. 16 and the sound is output from the speaker 6 by the sound / sound effect output program P43. In this way, one game of the sparrow ball game machine 1 starts.

(Step S4)
Subsequently, the main control program P1 performs a process of checking the data stored in the special game flag set in the RAM 42a. If “0” is stored in the special game flag, the process proceeds to step S5. If “1” or “2” is stored, the process proceeds to step S50 shown in FIG.
As will be described in detail later, “0” is stored in the special game flag when the game to be executed is a normal game. Further, “1” is stored in the special game flag in the case of the BB game described later, and “2” is stored in the case of the RB game.

(Step S5)
In step S5, the main control program P1 performs a process of storing initial values in various storage areas set in the RAM 42a at the start of one game. For example, a prescribed number “11” is stored as an initial value in an area (the remaining number storage area of game balls) that stores the number of game balls that can be launched by a player for self-control in one game. To do.

(Step S6)
The main control program P1 of the main control board Ka operates the automatic layout program P4 to perform a process of automatically determining 14 layout codes necessary for starting the game. The automatic layout program P4 stores the 14 symbol codes automatically arranged in the manual storage area of the RAM 42a, and then, in a predetermined order, for example, ascending order of the symbol codes, that is, insulator, tube, cord, The process of rearranging in the order of wind and Sangen is performed and stored in the manual storage area.

  Next, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka transmits the 14 arranged symbol codes together with the control command to the sub control board Kb. When the main control program P21 of the sub control board Kb receives the 14 arranged symbol codes, the main control program P21 stores the symbol codes in the RAM 42b, and stores the 14 arranged symbol codes in the second control code P21. Transmit to the image control board Kd. When the game effect display program P42a-2 on the second image control board Kd receives the 14 design codes, the game design display program P42a-2 displays the image of the design shown in FIG. The display process is performed on the hand display unit 34 and the self display unit 35 of the second display device 16.

(Step S7) (Step S8)
Subsequently, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka operates the special gamer lottery program P5 (which is activated when a normal game is played) and the dora lottery program P6 to activate the BB game and the RB game. Each CB game role, RB game role, and CB game role code, front and back dramas are determined. Is stored in the RAM 42a.

  Further, the main program P1 includes the first and second image control boards via the sub-control board Kb together with the control commands, the code of the winning combination that can acquire the special game right of the game, and the design code of the front drum. Processing to transmit to Kc and Kd is performed. The symbol code of the back side is transmitted to the second image control board Kd via the sub control board Kb under the control of the main control program P1 when the player presses the reach button 21.

  When the main control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives from the main control board Ka the code of the rising role determined as the BB game role, RB game role and CB game role of the game, the front and back dora symbol codes, These codes are stored in the RAM 42b. Subsequently, the main control programs P31 and P41 of the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd display that the game start conditions are ready on the first and second display devices 10 and 16, and the speakers. 6 is controlled so as to perform the process of notifying by voice.

  In addition, when the game effect display program P42a-2 for the second image control board Kd receives the symbol codes for the front and back drums, the front drum is displayed on the front drum display unit 28 as shown in FIG. The design code of the back side is stored in the RAM 42d.

  Note that the symbol corresponding to the symbol code of the back side received by the second image control board Kd and stored in the RAM 42d has a control command indicating that the reach has been applied from the main control board Ka via the sub control board Kb. When the image is transmitted to the second image control board Kd, the game effect display program P42a-2 of the second image control board Kd displays it on the back-dora display unit 29.

(Step S9)
The main control program P1 operates the winning determination program P7 to determine whether or not the 14 hand movement data automatically distributed and stored in the RAM 42a have already completed the winning combination. If it is determined in step S9 that the value is raised, the process proceeds to step S30 shown in FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined that it has not risen, the main control program P1 transmits a control command for discarding assistance to the sub-control board Kb, and proceeds to step S10.

  When the main control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives this throwing assist control command, it activates the target raising combination setting program P23a of the assist program P23 and performs the current 14 procedures stored in the RAM 42b. A process for setting the target rising combination for the data is performed.

  Subsequently, the discard control program P23b for the sub-control board Kb should be discarded from the 14 procedures for the target increase combination of the current manual data set by the target increase combination setting program P23a. The process which determines is performed.

  Then, when the saddle to be discarded is determined, the symbol code is transmitted to the first image control board Kc together with the discard assist command. When the first image control board Kc receives the symbol code of the bag to be discarded, the first image control board Kc activates the discarded symbol display program P32c-2, and the symbol of the symbol code as shown in FIG. The process which displays on the 1st display apparatus 10 as a symbol which should be performed is performed.

(Step S10)
In step S10, under the control of the main control program P1, the player waits for an input as to whether or not the player has turned on any of the discard button switches 19a, 19b,. That is, it is set in a waiting state until the discarding operation is performed.

  It should be noted that when the player performs a throwing-in operation and the hand is in a hearing state, and there are one or more remaining game balls, the reach button 21 is set before performing the operation of throwing out the unnecessary basket. When the reach is made by operating the button, if the kite that is self-sufficient in the next self-operation is not completed, the self-control is automatically performed by the main control program P1 without pressing the throw-away button switch 19a or the like. Abandonment processing is performed.

(Step S11)
When the player performs a throwing-in operation and a throwing-in signal is input from any of the throwing button switches 19a, etc., the main control program P1 analyzes the input signal, and the player selects The process which determines the symbol code of the symbol which performed is performed. Next, the main control program P1 performs a process of deleting the symbol code of the discarded bag from the hand data stored in the hand memory area of the RAM 42a.

  On the other hand, when the sub control board Kb receives 13 pieces of manual data from the main control board Ka, the target raising combination setting program P23a is operated by the control of the main control program P21 of the sub control board Kb. A process for setting a goal-raising role for each hand is performed. Subsequently, the self-supporting support program P23c is operated to perform a process of determining an appropriate design of the self-contained to be self-contained with respect to this goal-raising combination. Then, the symbol code of the bag to be self-determined determined by the self-supporting program P23c is transmitted to the first image control board Kc by the main control program P21.

  When the first image control board Kc receives the symbol code of the bag to be self-recognized from the sub-control board Kb, the first image control board Kc operates the self-display display program P32c-1 and sets the symbol of the symbol code as the bag to be self-declared. 1 is displayed. The player can recognize in advance the entrance to enter the game ball by the next self-operation by looking at the design of the game to be displayed on the first display device 10. become.

(Step S12)
Step S12 is a state of waiting until the player performs a self-restraint operation, that is, the main control program P1 causes the player to operate the game ball launch lever 4 to fire one game ball. Enters a ball entrance 13a or the like and waits until a ball signal is input from the ball sensor.

(Step S13)
The main control program P1 activates the game ball remaining number counting program P1c and stores it in the storage area of the RAM 42a when an incoming signal is inputted from the entrance sensor of the entrance where the game ball has entered. A process of subtracting the remaining number of game balls is performed. If the number of entrances such as the entrance has already reached the maximum number of entrances, the process returns to step S12.

(Step S14)
Subsequently, the main control program P1 performs processing for analyzing the incoming signal of the game ball and obtaining the symbol code of the bowl at the entrance where the game ball has entered. Then, this symbol code is transmitted to the second image control substrate Kd via the sub-control substrate Kb as a symbol symbol of the bag that the player has refrained from. Next, the main control program P1 performs a process of adding the symbol code that is manually operated by the player to the 13 pieces of manual data stored in the manual storage area of the RAM 42a. When the second image control board Kd receives the symbol code of the kite that the player has refrained from, the game effect display program P42a-2 displays the symbol corresponding to the symbol code of the kite that has been refrained by the self-display unit 35. Process to be displayed.

(Step S15)
In step S15, similarly to step S9 described above, the winning determination program P7 performs a process of determining whether or not the 14 pieces of hand data have completed the winning combination. If it is determined that the winning combination has been completed, the process proceeds to step S30 shown in FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined that the rising combination has not been completed, the process proceeds to the next step S16.

(Step S16)
The main control program P1 performs a process of determining whether or not the player can further perform a self-control operation, that is, whether or not one or more game balls that can be fired stored in the RAM 42a remain. If one or more game balls remain as a result of this determination, the process returns to step S10. On the other hand, when the number of game balls that can be fired is zero, the game ends as a fluency, and the process proceeds to the next step S17.

(Step S17)
In step 17, the main control program P1 adds the history data of the game executed by the player this time to the history data area of the RAM 42a and updates the history data by the game history data recording program P10. Process. The game result history data stored in the RAM 42a is the data item described in the processing contents of the game history data recording program P10.

(Step S18)
In step S18, since the player could not move up even by performing the self-control operation corresponding to the specified number of game balls, one game is finished, that is, a process for the current station is performed. As this process, for example, an initialization process is performed in which initial data is stored in a data area such as the number of times of self-repression after reach, the number of remaining game balls, the reach flag set in the RAM 42a. Further, a process of transmitting a game end control command to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub-control board Kb is performed. Upon receiving the game end control command, the first image control board Kc operates the game effect display program P32a-1 to display the effect image of the special gamer's simulated lottery on the first display device 10. Then, a process for displaying the special game combination drawn at the start of the game is performed. In addition, when the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd receive the control command to end the game, the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd perform processing to display that on the first and second display devices 10 and 16.

(Step S30)
On the other hand, as described above, when the winning determination program P7 determines in step 9 or step 15 that the 14 hand data stored in the RAM 42a have completed the winning combination, the main control program P1 The determination program P7 is activated to determine what rising combination the hand data completes, and the code of the rising combination is stored in the RAM 42a.

(Step S31)
The main control program P1 is the target of the BB game combination, RB game combination or CB game combination whose special combination is determined by the special game combination lottery program P5 at the start of the game. A process is performed to determine whether or not it coincides with a rising combination code. As a result of the determination, if the code matches the code of the rising combination that is the target of the BB game combination, RB game combination or CB game combination, the process proceeds to step S40. On the other hand, if the rising combination is not a rising combination that can acquire the right of the BB game, RB game, or CB game, the process proceeds to step S32.

(Step S40)
In step S40, it is determined whether or not the special game combination completed by the player is a CB game combination. As a result of the determination, if the code matches the CB game combination code, the process proceeds to step S70 in FIG. On the other hand, if the rising combination is not a rising combination that can acquire the right of the CB game, the process proceeds to step S41.

(Step S41)
In step S41, a process of determining whether or not the special game combination completed by the player is a BB game combination is performed. As a result of the determination, when the code matches the code of the BB game combination, “1” is stored in the special game flag set in the RAM 42a, and when the code matches the code of the RB game combination, “1” is stored in the special game flag. 2 "is stored, and the process proceeds to step S32. The process of step S41 is a preprocess for causing the next game progress control to proceed in the BB game or RB game mode. Although detailed explanation is omitted, in the present embodiment, the game in which the BB game combination or RB game combination is completed is configured to end as it is, but even after the BB game combination or RB game combination is established. You may comprise so that a throwing-in operation and a self-running operation can be performed and another rising combination can also be aimed. Further, after the BB game combination or the RB game combination is established, the attacker operation port 12 may be validated so that the self-operation using the attacker 11 can be performed.
In the present embodiment, the game in which the BB game combination is completed is counted as the first BB game.

(Step S32)
First, the main control program P1 transmits a control command for performing the effect display of the rising combination completion to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd. When this control command is received, the first image control board Kc displays an effect indicating that the winning combination is completed on the first display device 10 by the game effect display program P32a-2 or the right acquisition effect display program P32b-1. Similarly, the second image control board Kd performs an effect display of the completed combination on the second display device 16 by the game effect display program P42a-2.

  Next, referring to the winning medal winning medal number table shown in FIG. 10, the number of winning medals corresponding to the winning combination code completed by the player, that is, the winning that the player can win for this rising combination. A process for obtaining the number of acquired medals (M) associated with is performed.

  Subsequently, in steps S33 to S36, the rising condition when the player completes the rising combination is determined, and the player further increases the number of medals to the number of acquired medals (M) associated with the winning. A process of determining whether or not it can be acquired is performed. When it is determined that the increased medal number can be acquired, a process for obtaining the increased medal number is performed. Thus, the player can further acquire this increased medal number based on the acquired medal number (M) accompanying the winning and the rising condition when the rising combination is completed.

(Step S33)
In step S33, as a rising condition when the rising combination is completed, a special game is performed when the point increasing means by the special game, that is, when the rising combination is completed by the special game after the attacker operating port 12 is activated. The increased medal number (a) corresponding to the winning combination code is obtained by the score increasing program P11a, and the increased medal number (a) is stored in the RAM 42a.

(Step S34)
In step S34, as the rising condition when the rising combination is completed, the means for increasing the score by the drool, that is, the hand when the player reaches the front dora and the player who has completed the rising combination. If the back drum is included in the bag, the increased medal number (b) corresponding to the number of the front and back drums is obtained, and the increased medal number (b) is stored in the RAM 42a.

  In this step S34, the main control program P1 operates the score increase program P11b by dragging. Then, the score increase program P11b by the drager first determines the number of symbol codes of the table drum included in the hand data that has completed the ascent stored in the RAM 42a, and stores the number in the RAM 42a. .

  Next, the setting contents of the reach flag set in the RAM 42a are checked. As a result, when “1” is stored, the player was reaching, so the number of symbol codes of the back dora included in the hand data that completed the rising hand was determined, and the number was determined. Processing to be stored in the RAM 42a is performed. Then, the total number of the front and back drums is obtained, and the number of medals to be increased for each one of the front and back drums, for example, three, is added to obtain the increased medal number (b) by the dredger. be able to.

  The process of determining the number of drags included in the hand data by the above-described score increase program P11b by the drag is based on the symbol code of the front and back drums of the game stored in the RAM 42a. This can be done by sequentially determining whether or not it is included in the manual data composed of 14 completed symbol codes.

(Step S35)
The main control program P1 performs a process for obtaining the total number (S) of medals that can be acquired by the player completing the rising combination. The total number of medals (S) is (the number of medals acquired with winning (M) + the increased number of medals by special game (a) + the increased number of medals by dredging (b)). The calculated total number of medals (S) is stored in the RAM 42a.

(Step S36)
The main control program P1 of the main control board Ka includes the control command for the completion of the rising combination, the code of the rising combination, the total number of medals acquired by the player (S), the number of winning medals (M), and the number of increased medals (a). Is transmitted to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub-control board Kb. When the game effect display programs P32a-2 and P42a-2 of the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd receive these pieces of information, they are displayed on the first and second display devices 10 and 16 to complete the winning combination. Display.

(Step S37)
In step S37, the main control program P1 operates the medal discharge control program P8 to perform a process of paying out the total medal number (S) from the medal payout device to the player.

(Step S38) (Step S39)
The main control program P1 operates the game history data recording program P10 to perform processing for adding and updating the history data of the game that the player has executed this time in the history data storage area of the RAM 42a (step S38). . Subsequently, a game end process (step S39) is performed in the same manner as in step S18, and control is returned to step S2.

(Step S50)
As described above, when “1” or “2” is stored in the special game flag set in the RAM 42a in step S4, the process proceeds to steps S50 to S69 shown in FIG.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the progress process of the BB game or the RB game. Since the player is executing the BB game or the RB game, the main control program P1 determines the stored content of the special game flag set in the RAM 42a. If “1” is stored in the special game flag, since the game is a game that has acquired the right to the BB game, the process proceeds to step S51. On the other hand, if “2” is stored, since the game is an RB game, the process proceeds to step S66.

(Step S51)
In step S51, the number of game balls is added as a bonus to the number of game balls (number of remaining balls) that can be fired in subsequent BB games.
If the right of the BB game is acquired, a special game that is more advantageous than the normal game can be performed up to 14 times from the next time. In the present embodiment, the total number of game balls (50 balls) that can be used in the 14 BB games is stored in the ROM 41a in advance, and each time a game ball is fired in the BB game, the remaining game ball count program P1c calculates the number of remaining balls by subtracting one ball from the total number of game balls. The main control program P1 ends the BB game when the remaining number of balls becomes zero. In other words, the number of remaining balls here refers to the remaining number of game balls that can be fired in the BB game continued thereafter, and at the start of the first BB game, the number of remaining balls = the total number of game balls. .

  Then, the bonus game ball addition program P1e determines how many times the BB game to be played is from now on. In the present embodiment, the normal game that has been raised in the BB game role is counted as the first BB game, but if it is determined that the BB game to be played is the fifth or tenth game, If it is determined that there is a bonus addition, the process proceeds to step S52. If it is determined that the number of times is other than that, it is determined that no bonus is added, and the process proceeds to step S53.

(Step S52)
In step S52, the bonus game ball addition program P1e adds the number of bonus game balls to the current number of remaining balls. In the present embodiment, 50 bonus game balls are added to the remaining number of balls in step S52. The bonus game ball addition program P1e stores the value after adding the bonus game balls in the RAM 42a as a new remaining ball number.

(Step S53)
In step S53, the special game ball number setting program P1d determines whether or not the number of remaining balls is larger than the prescribed number (11 balls) of game balls that can be launched in one BB game. If the remaining number of balls is less than the specified number, the process proceeds to step S54. If the remaining number of balls is greater than the specified number, the process proceeds to step S55.

(Step S54) (Step S55)
In steps S54 and S55, the special game ball number setting program P1d sets the number of game balls for the BB game to be played. In step S54, the number of remaining balls is set as the number of game balls, and in step S55. The specified number is set as the number of game balls. The number of game balls and the number of remaining balls are displayed on the remaining game ball number display section 27 of the second display device 16, and the player can play the number of game balls that can be launched in the BB game currently being executed, Thereafter, the number of remaining balls that can be launched can be recognized.

(Step S56)
As described above, when the number of game balls of the BB game is set, the process proceeds to step S56 to perform the progress control of the BB game. The basic control of the game progress in step S56 is the above-described step S6 of FIG. Or it becomes the flow of step S15. However, in the BB game, the step S7 is removed, and the self-control operation in the step S12 becomes an operation advantageous to the player as follows.

  That is, in the BB game, after 14 hands are determined, the attacker operation port 12 of the game board 2 becomes effective. Then, when the game ball launched by the player passes through the attacker operating port 12, the attacker 11 opens. Subsequently, every time a game ball that has been launched next enters the attacker 11, an operation of the selection buttons 22 a, 22 b and the determination button 23 from the 27 types of symbols displayed on the second display device 16 is performed. The desired bag can be selected as a self-lock (see FIG. 2). Then, when the player completes the rising combination, the process proceeds to step S57, and when the player becomes a francophone or when the remaining number of balls becomes “0” (step S16), the process proceeds to step S63.

(Step S57)
The player can continue to play the BB game up to a preset upper limit number, for example, 14 times by continuing to rise in the BB game. Therefore, when the rising combination is completed, in step S57, “1” is added to the area for counting the number of BB game continuations set in the RAM 42a.

(Step S58) to (Step S61)
The main control program P1 pays out medals through steps S58 to S61. The processing contents of steps S58 to S61 are the same as the processing contents of steps S30 to S37 except for the aforementioned step S31. It is.

(Step S62) (Step S63)
In step S62, it is determined whether or not the continuation count of the BB game has exceeded a preset upper limit count. This determination is performed by comparing the number of BB game continuations counted in step S57 and stored in the RAM 42a with the upper limit number stored in advance in the ROM 41a, for example, “13”. If the BB game continuation count is equal to the upper limit count, the process proceeds to step S63. In step S63, as a BB game end process, a process of storing “0” in the special game flag is performed, and the process proceeds to step S65. On the other hand, if the number of BB game continuations has not reached the upper limit in step S62, the process proceeds to step S64.

(Step S64)
In step S64, the special game ball number setting program P1d stores the remaining ball number at the end of the BB game in the RAM 42a. The number of remaining balls is a value obtained by subtracting the number of game balls fired in the BB game from the number of remaining balls at the start of the BB game. In the present embodiment, the remaining game ball count program P1c stores the remaining ball count in the RAM 42a in real time during execution of the BB game. Accordingly, the number of remaining balls stored in the RAM 42a at the end of the BB game is stored in the RAM 42a as it is, and the process proceeds to step S65. Therefore, in the next continuous BB game, in step S55, the remaining number of balls stored in the RAM 42a or the specified number is the smaller one.

(Step S65)
In step S65, the history data of the game executed by the player this time is added to the history data storage area of the RAM 42a and recorded, and the history data is updated.

  As described above, according to the sparrow ball game machine of this embodiment, since the total number of game balls that can be fired in all the continuous times of the BB game is set, relevance and continuity are maintained between the continued BB games. Can be given. In other words, if a large number of game balls are consumed during one BB game, not only will the subsequent BB game be disadvantageous, but the remaining number of balls may become zero and puncture may occur. Therefore, the player must not only complete the rising combination but also complete the rising combination with a smaller number of game balls while paying attention to the BB game after the next time.

  In this way, the player plays not only to complete the rising combination but also to complete the rising combination with a small number of game balls in all continuations of the BB game, so the BB game is monotonous. Therefore, it is possible to always give a sense of tension, and to improve the game characteristics of the BB game and the sparrow ball game machine itself.

  On the other hand, as described above, when the main control program P1 determines the stored content of the special game flag set in the RAM 42a in step S50, if "2" is stored in the special game flag, the game is RB Since it is a game, the process proceeds to step S66.

(Step S66)
In step S66, progress control of the RB game is performed. This game progress control is the same process as the process of step S56 described above.

(Step S67)
Then, the processing of the above-described steps S58 to S61 is performed to obtain the total number (S) of medals acquired by the player, and processing for paying out the medals from the medal payout device to the player is performed.

(Step S68) (Step S69)
If the right of the RB game is acquired, the special game having the same contents as the BB game can be executed only for the next one game. Therefore, in step S68, “0” is stored in the special game flag, and the next game is for the normal game. Control the progress of the game. Then, it progresses to step S69, the completion process of RB game is performed, and it progresses to step S65.

(Step S70)
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the progress process of the CB game.
When the player completes the rising role of the CB game combination, the process proceeds from step S40 in FIG. 15 to step S70. In this step S70, the remaining game ball count program P1c on the main control board Ka is activated to A process of determining whether or not the remaining number is 0 is performed. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the remaining number of game balls is 0, the process proceeds to step S32. At this time, when the operating condition of the score increase program P11a by special game is set to “CB game combination is established”, the score increase program P11a by special game is operated and the number of medals (a ) (Step S33 of FIG. 15) is performed, but the operating condition of the score increase program P11a by special game is “After the CB game combination is established, the game ball is passed through the attacker operating port and the attacker is opened. "Or" Opening the attacker and letting the game ball enter the attacker "is set to expire the CB game right of the game. If it is determined that the remaining number of game balls is not 0, the process proceeds to step S71.

(Step S71)
In step S71, processing for determining whether or not the player has performed an operation for ending the game (such as pressing operation of the game end button 24, the medal payout button 25, or the game start button 18) is performed. As a result of this determination, if it is determined that the player has performed some operation to end the game, the process proceeds to step S32. Also in step S71, as in step S70, if the operating condition of the special game scoring increase program P11a is set to "achieve CB game combination", the special game scoring increase program P11a operates. Then, a process of obtaining the increased medal number (a) by the special game (step S33 in FIG. 15) is performed. On the other hand, the operating condition of the score increase program P11a by special game is “After the CB game combination is established, the game ball is passed through the attacker operation port and the attacker is opened” or “The attacker is opened and the game ball is opened. If it is set to “enter an attacker”, the right of the CB game of the game expires. If it is determined that the player has not performed an operation to end the game, the process proceeds to step S72.

(Step S72)
In step S72, the same processing as in step S10 of FIG. 14 described above is performed.

(Step S73)
When the player performs a throwing-in operation and a throwing-in signal is input from any of the throwing button switches 19a and the like, the attacker operating port 12 is validated by the processing of the main control program P1, and the process proceeds to step S74. move on.

(Step S74) to (Step S78)
In steps S74 to S78, the same processing as in steps S11 to S15 of FIG. 14 is performed. If it is determined in step S78 that 14 hand-claws have been raised and the combination is completed, the process proceeds to step S79. . If it is determined in step S78 that the 14 hands have not been raised and the combination has not been completed, the process proceeds to step S80.

(Step S79)
In step S79, a process for determining a rising combination completed by the player is performed, and the process proceeds to step S32 in FIG.

(Step S80)
In this step S80, it is determined whether or not the remaining number of game balls is 0. If the remaining number of game balls is 0, the process proceeds to step S81, and the remaining number of game balls is determined. If not 0, the process returns to step S72.

(Step S81) (Step S82)
The main control program P1 operates the game history data recording program P10 to perform processing for adding and updating the history data of the game executed by the player this time in the history data storage area of the RAM 42a (step S81). . Subsequently, a game end process (step S82) is performed as in step S18, and control is performed to return to step S2.

As described above, the sparrow ball game machine of this embodiment has three special games, that is, a BB game, an RB game, and a CB game. In the sparrow ball game machine according to the present invention, at least the BB game is provided. It is not always necessary to have the above three special games.
In other words, the present invention aims to further improve the game characteristics of the BB game that the player is most motivated, and can be launched in all the continuous times of the BB game in order to achieve the purpose. The total number of game balls was set. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but is applied in a range in which the total number of game balls that can be fired in all the BB games is set.

  In the above embodiment, the same total number of game balls is set for any BB game combination, but the total number of game balls is changed according to the increased BB game combination. It doesn't matter. For example, when the BB game combination with a high degree of completion difficulty is raised, a larger total number of game balls may be set. Alternatively, the special game ball number setting means may determine the total game ball number by lottery. In this way, the game performance can be further enhanced.

  In the above embodiment, the total number of BB games is set to be within the range of the total number of game balls. However, the number of continuations of the BB game that is played within the range of the total number of game balls is Need not be. That is, if the total number of BB games is 14 times, all 14 times may be played within the range of the total number of game balls. You may be allowed to play the 8th to 14th special games within the total number of game balls (70, etc.) by playing with a prescribed number each time or determining the number of game balls by lottery. .

  In the above embodiment, a prescribed number (upper limit number) is provided in each BB game. However, an upper limit may not be provided for the number of game balls that can be fired in one BB game.

In the above embodiment, the bonus game ball adding means is provided. However, the bonus game ball adding means is not an essential constituent requirement. However, if the game balls are added to the predetermined number of consecutive times by the bonus game ball adding means, the relevance and continuity between the special games are further increased, and the game performance can be further improved. Moreover, if the number of game balls to be added is determined by lottery, the game performance can be further improved. Further, the number of game balls added to a predetermined number of continuous times may be increased or decreased according to the completion difficulty level of the BB game combination. In other words, when a BB game role with a high completion difficulty level is obtained and the right of the BB game is acquired, the number of game balls added to a predetermined continuation time is increased, and conversely with a BB game role with a low completion difficulty level. If it rises, the number of game balls to be added may be reduced.
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the special game combination is not determined during the BB game. For example, when a special game combination is determined even during the BB game and the special game combination is raised, May increase the number of game balls added to the predetermined number of consecutive times. Alternatively, when a special game combination is raised during a BB game, a game ball may be added immediately. In this way, the game characteristics during the BB game are further enhanced.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the content of the BB game is that the player can refrain from the desired bag, but the content of the BB game is not limited to this. In any case, the content of the BB game is not particularly limited as long as the player can advance the game more advantageously than the normal game.
In the above-described embodiment, when the BB game combination is completed in the normal game, the BB game can be continued from the next time on condition that the rising combination is completed in the BB game. The condition for continuing the game is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the BB game may be continued a predetermined number of times regardless of the completion of the rising combination. In any case, when the BB game right is acquired, the BB game may be executed a plurality of times under preset conditions.
In the above embodiment, the game that has acquired the right of the BB game is counted as the first BB game, but the game next to the game that has acquired the right of the BB game is counted as the first BB game. May be.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the control means (the RAM 42a and the special game ball number setting program P1d of the main control program P1) that controls the overall progress of the game functions as the special game ball number setting means of the present invention. However, the special game ball number setting means may be provided separately from the control means.
The game ball remaining number counting program P1c and the RAM 42a function as the remaining ball number counting means of the present invention, but a means for counting the remaining ball number may be provided separately from the program P1c and the RAM 42a.
In any case, it is sufficient that the control means activates the special game ball number setting means or the remaining ball number counting means by shifting to the BB game. The means includes special game ball number setting means (remaining ball number counting means) ".

It is a front view which shows the structural example of the front part of the sparrow ball game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the game board in the sparrow ball game machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of the design of the entrance and the cage | basket which are installed in the lower part of the game board shown in FIG. It is a front view for demonstrating the structural example of the operation panel in the sparrow ball game machine shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen displayed on the 2nd display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen which displayed the symbol which should be thrown away on the 1st display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structure of the control board which controls operation | movement of the sparrow ball game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the main control board shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the structural example of the symbol code table of the cocoon which shows the relationship between the symbol of the mahjong tile used for the sparrow ball game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and the symbol code set to this symbol. is there. The winning medal number table for each winning combination indicating the name and code of the rising combination set in the sparrow ball game machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the number of medals acquired when winning the winning combination. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the sub control board | substrate shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the 1st image control board shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the 2nd image control board shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of control of the game progress in the sparrow ball game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of control of the game progress in the sparrow ball game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of control of the game progress in the sparrow ball game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of control of the game progress in the sparrow ball game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Sparrow ball game machine 2 ... Game board 3 ... Operation panel 4 ... Game ball launch lever 10 ... First display device 11 ... Attacker (special entrance)
12 ... Attacker operation port 13a, 13b, 13c, ... Entrance hole 16 ... Second display device 18 ... Game start button 19a, 19b, 19c, ..., 19m ... Disc switch button 21 ... Reach Button 34 ... Hand display unit 35 ... Self display unit Ka ... Main control board (main control means)
Kb: Sub control board (sub control means)
Kc: First image control board (sub control means)
Kd: second image control board (sub-control means)
P1c: Remaining game ball count program P1d: Special game ball number setting program P1e: Bonus game ball addition program 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d ... CPU
41a, 41b, 41c, 41d ... ROM
42a, 42b, 42c, 42d ... RAM

Claims (4)

  A game board in which entrances corresponding to multiple types of samurai symbols are arranged, and a samurai symbol corresponding to the entrance into which the game balls launched on the game board enter are displayed as self-restraint Self-operating means for displaying on the hand display portion of the apparatus, discarding means for discarding unnecessary symbols from the hand symbols displayed on the hand display portion, and at the start of normal game A special gamer determining means for determining a special gamer who gives an advantageous special game right compared to a normal game; and a control unit for controlling the progress of the game. When the combination of symbols for the rising combination is completed, the number of game media set for each rising combination is paid out, and when the rising combination is the special gaming combination, the special game is continued a plurality of times. In the sparrow ball game machine, The means stores special game ball number setting means for setting the total number of game balls that can be fired in a plurality of consecutive special games, and stores the number of remaining balls by subtracting the number of game balls fired from the total game ball number. A sparrow ball game machine comprising: a remaining ball number counting means, wherein the control means ends the special game when the remaining ball number stored in the remaining ball number counting means becomes zero.   2. The sparrow ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the special game ball number setting means sets the total game ball number in accordance with a special game player.   The sparrow ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the special game ball number setting means determines the total number of game balls by lottery.   4. The sparrow ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the control means comprises bonus game ball addition means for adding the number of game balls to the number of remaining balls for a predetermined number of consecutive special games.

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