JP2009233387A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sufficiently give a player a hope of winning a start prize even for a game ballbouncing off a game area onto a stage 30, in a game machine taking in the game ball flowing down in the game area through a warp port 23, guiding it to the stage 30 of a center case 10 and then guiding the game ball falling down into a specific hole 51 of a plurality of holes of a ball distributor 43 in the stage 30 to a start prize winning port 11. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine includes secondary guide paths (including another side guide path 64, one side guide path 65 and a specific guide path 66) capable of guiding a game ball flowing down in the game area, hitting against an obstacle nail 9 and bouncing onto the stage 30, to the ball distributor 43. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

In a conventional gaming machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a display device for displaying symbols and the like is provided in the center of the game board, and a casing called a center case is attached to the game board so that the display unit of the display device faces. Yes. Also, below the center case, there is a game ball winning opening for starting a game (variable display game) based on the variation display of symbols on the display device or the like, that is, a starting winning opening (sometimes simply referred to as a starting opening). Is provided. When the result of the variable display game (symbol stop mode) becomes a predetermined mode, a special game state called a big hit (so-called big hit state) occurs.
Further, a stage for introducing a game ball and showing a ball is generally provided at the bottom of the center case (casing). For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, this stage is provided with a croon (a dish-shaped ball distributing means capable of turning and rolling a game ball), and a plurality of distribution holes are formed in the croon. There is a gaming machine provided with a guide path in which when a game ball flows into a specific distribution hole of the plurality of distribution holes, the game ball is guided directly above the starting port.

JP 2004-073264 A

However, the conventional game has a structure in which only the game ball flowing down from the warp flow path provided in the casing is guided to the croon, and the game ball flowing down the game area of the game board collides with the nail and jumps up to the stage. The ball was not led to Kroon, and it was less likely to roll on the lower stage and win the starting gate. In addition, game balls that have jumped up to the stage may flow into the guideway from the lower stage, but there is a problem that there is not much expectation for the start prize (winning to the start opening) because the ball is not shown so much. there were.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can sufficiently give a sense of expectation for a start winning prize to a game ball that has jumped from the game area to the stage.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a variable display device having a display unit capable of executing a special figure variable display game on a game board provided with an obstacle member that changes the flow direction of a game ball flowing down a game area. A gaming machine that is disposed below the variation display device and has a start winning opening for starting the special figure variation display game by winning a game ball,
The variable display device has a casing that opens a back surface of a concave portion recessed rearward and faces the display unit,
A side of the casing is provided with a warp flow path for taking a game ball flowing down the game area from a warp port and guiding it into the recess.
In the lower part of the recess,
A crone having a circular dish-like concave surface on which the game ball can turn and roll, and dropping the game ball rolling on the concave surface downward from a hole formed in the bottom;
It extends from the ball outlet of the warp channel in the left-right direction and is connected to the croon. The game ball flowing down from the warp channel can be received and rolled, and the game ball can flow into the croon. The first taxiway,
It extends in the left-right direction on the front side of the first guide path and is connected to the croon, accepts and rolls up the game ball that has collided with the obstacle member in the process of flowing down the game area, and rolls. A second guiding path through which the game ball can flow into the croon,
By opening a part of the side wall in the width direction of the first guiding path, a game ball that rolls on the first guiding path is configured to be able to fall downward,
Below the Kroon is provided with a first lead-out path for receiving the game ball dropped from the hole of the Kroon and guiding it forward and leading it to the game area directly above the start winning opening,
Below the first taxiway, the game balls that have fallen from the first taxiway are received and guided forward in a state of three-dimensionally intersecting the second taxiway to the front winning opening side A second lead-out path leading to the other game area is provided.

In the invention according to claim 2, a plurality of holes are formed at the bottom of the croon,
A game ball falling from a specific hole among the plurality of holes is set to flow into the first lead-out path, and a game ball falling from a hole other than the specific hole is flowed into the second lead-out path It is characterized by setting.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the game board includes a universal diagram display capable of executing a universal variation display game, and a universal diagram start gate for starting the universal variation display game by passing a game ball. And,
The start winning opening is provided with a pair of opening and closing members that open and close the start winning opening, and the opening / closing member is changed from a closed state to a reverse C shape when the result mode of the normal variation display game becomes a predetermined mode. It is composed of ordinary electric accessories that are converted into a state,
The second lead-out path leads to a game area above the opening / closing member in the open state.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the second taxiway is
A one-side guiding path for guiding the game ball jumped to one side in the left-right direction of the croon in the stage;
The other side guide path for guiding the game ball that has jumped to the other side in the left-right direction of the croon in the stage,
The first taxiway, the one-side taxiway, and the other-side taxiway are each provided with a ball outflow portion for allowing game balls that have flowed into the outflow toward the clown.
By opening each ball outflow portion along the same circumferential direction of the croon, the game balls that have flowed into the crune from each taxiway are configured to turn in the same direction.

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the game ball that has collided with the obstacle member and jumped into the recess in the process of flowing down the game area can flow into the croon through the second guide path. It is possible to give a sufficient sense of expectation for the start prize to the game ball that has jumped up on the two-guidance path, and to show the player a sufficient ball.
According to the invention described in claim 3, when the opening / closing member is in the closed state, there is no possibility that the game ball derived from the second lead-out path will win the start winning opening, but the opening / closing member opens. Thus, it is possible to cause a possibility that the game ball led out from the second lead-out path is guided to the opening / closing member and flows into the start winning opening.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the game ball guided from the one-side taxiway and the game ball guided from the other-side taxiway are crone in the same direction as the game ball guided from the first taxiway. I made it turn inside. For this reason, the ball can be sufficiently shown. In addition, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent harmful effects caused by a plurality of game balls guided to the Kroon colliding with each other. In other words, if the player does not turn in the same direction, a plurality of game balls guided to the crune may collide with each other, so that there is a possibility that the game balls will not flow smoothly into the croon hole. When one game ball flows into the Kroon, there is a high possibility that the game ball will stop firing, which causes a problem that the operating rate of the game machine falls. However, in the case of the present invention, such a problem does not occur because the game ball that has flowed into the crune from any taxiway turns in the same direction in the croon.

It is a front view of the game board of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view (figure which looked at the front from the upper right side diagonally) of a center case. It is a figure which shows a stage, (a) is a perspective view (figure seen from the front diagonal upper side), (b) is a top view. It is the perspective view (figure seen diagonally from the upper right side) which shows a stage, (a) is a general view, (b) is an exploded view. It is the perspective view which looked at the center case from the back side.

Hereinafter, as a first embodiment of the present invention, a configuration example when applied to a pachinko apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings.
A. Overall Configuration of Game Board FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 1 of a pachinko machine according to this embodiment.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a game board, and a game area 3 is formed by surrounding a substantially circular area on the front surface with a guide rail 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the front of the game board 1, as shown in FIG. 1, an out-ball inlet 4, a center case 10, two start winning ports 11 and 12 arranged side by side, a variable winning device 13, and a plurality of general winnings Mouth 14, general map start gate 15, general map display 16, general map storage display 17, general map status display 18, special map display 19, special map storage display 20, special map status display 21, many The obstacle nail 9 is provided. The obstacle nail 9 is a game ball that has flown into the upper part of the game area 3 and flows down while hitting the obstacle nail 9. In the game area excluding the center case 10 and the winning equipment (such as the start prize opening 11) are attached. Several are planted.

The center case 10 is a member that surrounds the periphery of the display unit 6 of a display device body (not shown) attached to the back side of the game board 1. That is, the center case 10 has a concave portion recessed rearward inside, and has a configuration in which the inner surface of the concave portion is opened so that the display unit 6 faces forward, and constitutes the casing of the present invention. Further, the center case 10 and the display device main body constitute the variable display device of the present invention (in this specification, the variable display device is described as a concept including the center case).
A so-called ball-showing stage 30 (details will be described later) on which a game ball can roll is formed at the bottom of the center case 10.

  Further, a decorative portion 22 is provided on the left side of the center case 10, and a warp port 23 for guiding the game ball into the center case 10 is provided in the decorative portion 22. For example, a game ball that has flowed down to the left after flowing down on the center case 10 hits the obstacle nail 9 and jumps toward the warp port 23 with a certain probability. It has become. In addition, the game balls that flow in in this way are configured to flow down from the warp port 23 to the stage 30 (details will be described later).

  In addition, a start winning induction port 24 is formed at the center of the lower end side of the center case 10 (above the start winning ports 11 and 12). A part of the game ball flowing down on the stage 30 is discharged from the center lead-out portion 24c of the start winning guide port 24 and guided to the start winning port 11 (that is, the start winning port 11 with high probability). Inflow). Note that the game balls that have flowed down to the stage 30 and discharged from the left derivation unit 24a or the right derivation unit 24b of the start winning guide port 24 have a low probability of winning the start winning port 11. However, when an opening / closing member 12a, which will be described later, is open, a game ball discharged from the left derivation unit 24a or the right derivation unit 24b wins the start winning opening 12 with a considerable probability.

  Further, a decorative portion 25 is provided at the lower right side of the center case 10, a decorative portion 26 is provided at the upper right side of the center case 10, and a decorative portion 27 is provided at the upper side of the center case 10. And these decoration parts 25-27 implement | achieve the decoration showing a specific character (in the figure, robot). As shown in FIG. 2, the decoration part 26 has a normal state (state shown in FIG. 1) located in the upper part on the right side of the center case 10 and a front part on the front side of the display part 6. The movable part 28 which can operate | move is provided in the joining state (state shown in FIG. 2) joined to a lower end. Here, the decorative part 27 and the movable part 28 joined to the decorative part 27 constitute a part of the character (in the case of the figure, the face of the robot) and produce a specific gaming state.

  Next, the display device main body has a display unit 6 (screen) capable of displaying identification information such as numbers and characters (sometimes referred to as a special figure) (for example, a liquid crystal display device), and includes a plurality of columns. Special figure can be displayed. For example, special charts are displayed in three vertical columns on the left, center, and right, and special figures consisting of numbers, letters, etc. in each column are displayed in a stopped state (stop display), or in a fluctuating state (eg, vertically Display in a scrolling state) (that is, a variable display). In addition to the special figure, the display unit 6 can display an image for production such as a background image or a character image or an information notification image. In the case of this example, the special figure displayed on the display unit 6 of the display device main body is a production dummy, and the special figure (this special figure) that is not a dummy is displayed on the special figure display 19.

The variable winning device 13 is a device having a big winning opening 13a that is opened on condition that a big hit described later is reached.
Each of the start winning ports 11 and 12 is a winning port that functions as a start winning port of the same special drawing. Regardless of which of the starting winning ports 11 and 12, a game ball wins a special drawing start winning port. It becomes. However, the number of winning balls to be paid out when a game ball is won may be different between the starting winning port 11 and the starting winning port 12. For example, the number of winning balls in the start winning opening 11 may be set to 3, and the number of winning balls in the starting winning opening 12 may be set to 4.
Here, the start winning port 11 is disposed directly below the center lead-out portion 24 c of the start winning guide port 24, and the start winning port 12 is disposed directly below the start winning port 11. The start winning opening 12 is a normal electric accessory type start winning opening, and has an opening / closing member 12a for opening and closing an opening portion as a winning opening. As will be described later, the opening / closing member 12a is opened at the time of hitting the normal drawing. When the opening / closing member 12a is closed, there is no possibility that a game ball will win the start winning opening 12, and when the opening / closing member 12a is opened, the game that has flowed down to the left and right sides of the starting winning opening 12 There is a possibility that a ball (for example, a game ball discharged from the left derivation unit 24a or the right derivation unit 24b) is guided to the opening / closing member 12a and flows into the start winning opening 12.

Next, the special figure display 19 is a 7-segment display capable of displaying numbers and the like as the special figure, and based on the start memory generated by winning the start winning opening 11 or 12, This is for executing variable display.
The special figure memory display 20 is composed of small lamps provided at four locations around the special figure display 19, and the start memory generated by winning the start winning opening 11 or 12 depending on the number of lighting of the lamps. The number (in this case, the upper limit number is 4) is displayed.
The special figure state indicator 21 is composed of two small lamps provided next to the special figure storage indicator 20, and notifies the gaming state related to the special figure by its lighting state.

Next, the universal map display 16 is a seven-segment display capable of displaying numbers or the like as a so-called universal map.
Further, the general-purpose memory display 17 is composed of small lamps provided at four locations around the general-purpose display 16 and is generated when a game ball passes through the general-purpose start gate 15 depending on the number of lighting of the lamps. The usual number of starting memories (in this case, the upper limit number is 4) is displayed.
Moreover, the common figure state indicator 18 consists of two small lamps provided next to the common figure storage indicator 17, and notifies the gaming state related to the usual figure by its lighting state.

B. Configuration of Center Case Next, the configuration of the center case 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the center case 10 (a view of the front face obliquely viewed from the upper right side). 3A and 3B are views showing the stage 30 of the center case 10, in which FIG. 3A is a perspective view (viewed from obliquely upward on the front side), and FIG. 3B is a top view (plan view). 4 is also a perspective view showing the stage 30 (viewed obliquely from the upper right side), FIG. 4 (a) is an overall view, and FIG. 4 (b) is an exploded view. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the center case 10 viewed from the back side.

The center case 10 is attached from the front side of the game board 1 and includes a decorative frame body 31 and a screen frame 32 attached to the back side of the decorative frame body 31.
A center case opening (not shown) for fitting the center case 10 is formed in a board (so-called veneer) constituting the game board 1, and the center case 10 is used for the center case from the front of the game board 1. Fits into the opening.

In addition, the decorative frame body 31 has a frame shape whose inside is opened forward and backward, and the display unit 6 of the display device body can be viewed from the front through a display opening 33 described later of the screen frame 32. Moreover, the above-mentioned decoration part 22 and the decoration parts 25-27 are provided by fixing the member which respectively comprises these decoration parts to the decoration frame 31. FIG.
The decorative frame 31 is provided with an armor portion 34 protruding forward above the display portion 6, and the upper portion of the armor portion 34 is lowered toward both sides so that the top portion 34a is biased to the right. Inclined. The armor portion 34 is a portion that prevents the game ball from falling on the front surface of the display portion 6.
On the other hand, the screen frame 32 is a member that has a rectangular display opening 33 (shown in FIG. 2) on the inside facing the display unit 6 and is fixed to the decorative frame body 31.

C. Next, the configuration of the stage 30 will be described.
The stage 30 is provided by fixing a member constituting the stage 30 to the lower end portion of the screen frame 32.
As shown in FIG. 4B, the stage 30 has a two-story structure of an upper stage side 30a and a lower stage side 30b attached to the lower surface side of the upper stage side 30a. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper stage side 30 a of the stage 30 has a warp ball introduction path 41, introduction branch portions 42 a and 42 b, a crune 43, and openings 69 formed on both left and right sides of the crune 43. , 70 are formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, a left / right sorting rod 44, a first guide rod 45, a second guide rod 46, and a third guide rod 47 are formed on the lower side 30b of the stage 30. Has been.
Here, the third guide rod 47 corresponds to a lead-out path of the present invention for leading a game ball that has fallen into a specific hole (hole 51), which will be described later, of the croon 43 to a game area immediately above the start winning opening 11.

The warp ball introduction path 41 is a groove-like flow path through which game balls that flow in from the warp port 23 always flow, and are formed from the far left end to the right end of the stage 30 as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. Crosses the back side of 43. The game ball K that has flowed in from the warp port 23 first flows down a warp channel 48 (shown in FIG. 5) formed on the back side of the decoration portion 22, and a warp ball introduction portion 48 a formed at the left end of the stage 30. And then flows through the warp ball introduction path 41 (see the arrow in FIG. 3B). In FIG. 5, what is indicated by reference numeral 49 is a lid member that closes the back side of the warp channel 48. Further, the warp channel 48 has a shape in which the game ball meanders and has a function of adjusting the downward flow of the game ball.
Note that the warp ball introduction path 41 constitutes the first guide path of the present invention that can guide the game ball that extends in the left-right direction and flows down the warp flow path 48 to the rear portion of the croon 43.
In addition, ribs 71 to 75 are formed on both sides of the warp ball introduction path 41 in the width direction (excluding the front sides of the introduction branch portions 42a and 42b) to prevent the game balls from dropping out from the flow path.

The introduction branch part 42a is a groove (inclined toward the front side) provided in the middle of the warp ball introduction path 41 (upstream side of the croon 43), and a game ball flowing through the warp ball introduction path 41 is given a predetermined probability. Thus, it has a function of guiding to the left / right sorting rod 44 on the lower side 30b via the opening 69. Further, the introduction branch portion 42b is a groove (inclined toward the front side) provided in the vicinity of the end of the warp ball introduction path 41 (downstream of the croon 43), and has flowed through the warp ball introduction path 41 to the vicinity of the end. It has a function of guiding the game ball to the left / right sorting rod 44 on the lower side 30b via the opening 70.
Here, the game ball that has not been guided to the lower stage 30b by the introduction branch portion 42a flows further downstream (rightward) through the warp ball introduction path 41 and flows into the crune 43, or through the introduction branch portion 42b. Via, it is guided to the lower stage side 30b.
In addition, the aspect (the aspect which always guide | induces the game ball which flowed in from the warp opening 23 to the clune 43) without the introduction branch parts 42a and 42b may be sufficient.
In addition, the warp ball introduction path 41 (first guide path) is configured so that the game ball is swung in the crune 43 so that the game ball turns in one direction (clockwise direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. 3B). It is the structure to guide.

  The crune 43 is a portion formed on the near side of the warp ball introduction path 41 and having a mortar-shaped concave surface with a deeper central portion as a bottom surface, and a game ball is placed on the lower side near the center of the bottom surface. A plurality of (in this case, three) holes 51 to 53 to be dropped are formed. After the game ball that has flowed into the crune 43 rolls on the bottom surface and rolls, the game ball always enters any of the holes 51 to 53 with a substantially equal probability (in this case, 1/3) and enters the lower stage. Fall to side 30b. That is, the crune 43 has a function of distributing the guided game ball to any one of the plurality of holes 51 to 53. The hole 51 (specific hole) is located at the center front side of the croon 43, and the game ball dropped from the specific hole 51 flows down to the third guide rod 47, and the game ball dropped from the hole 52 is the first guide. The game ball that has flowed down to the cage 45 and dropped from the hole 53 is configured to flow down to the second guide rod 46.

The first guide rod 45 is a groove-like channel formed from the right side to the back of the start winning guide port 24 and communicates with the hole 52 (that is, the game ball from the hole 52 as described above). And a function of causing the game ball dropped from the hole 52 to flow down toward the right side of the start winning opening 11. That is, the terminal end of the first guide rod 45 constitutes the right lead-out portion 24b of the start winning guide port 24.
The second guide rod 46 is a groove-like channel formed from the left side of the start winning guide port 24 toward the back, and communicates with the hole 53 (that is, the game ball from the hole 53 as described above). And a function of causing the game ball dropped from the hole 53 to flow toward the left side of the start winning opening 11. That is, the end of the second guide rod 46 constitutes the left lead-out portion 24a of the start winning guide port 24.
The third guide rod 47 is a groove-like channel formed from the center of the start winning guide port 24 toward the back, and communicates with the hole 51 (that is, the game ball from the hole 51 as described above). And a function as a lead-out path of the present invention that causes the game ball dropped from the hole 51 to flow down directly above the start winning opening 11. That is, the terminal end of the third guide rod 47 constitutes the center lead-out portion 24c of the start winning guide port 24.

Next, the left / right sorting rod 44 on the lower side 30b is a groove-like channel formed in the left / right direction on the back side of each guide rod 45-47, and has a substantially arc-shaped bottom surface recessed on both sides of the central portion. Have A first discharge portion 54 and a second discharge portion 55 are formed on both sides of the center of the left-right distribution rod 44 in the left-right direction.
Here, the first discharge portion 54 is a groove inclined toward the second guide rod 46, and the second discharge portion 55 is a groove inclined toward the first guide rod 45.
The game ball that has fallen on the left / right distribution rod 44 rolls so as to swing left and right at the substantially arc-shaped bottom surface of the left / right distribution rod 44 and then passes through the first discharge portion 54 with a predetermined probability. It is configured to flow to the second guide rod 46 or to flow down to the first guide rod 45 via the second discharge portion 55 with a predetermined probability. In other words, the left / right distribution rod 44 has a function of distributing the game ball that has flowed into the lower stage side 30b to either the second guide rod 46 (the left lead portion 24a) or the first guide rod 45 (the right lead portion 24b). .

A game ball is also introduced into the cron 43 of the stage 30 from a route other than the warp port 23. In this example, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, front inflow portions 61 and 62 of game balls are formed on the left and right sides (left side or right side of the crune 43) at the front end edge of the upper stage side 30a of the stage 30, In some cases, the game ball bounced by the obstacle nail 9 flows from the front inflow portions 61, 62 and the like onto the stage 30 and flows into the crune 43.
That is, the front end edge of the upper stage side 30a of the stage 30 (between the front inflow portions 61 and 62 and in front of the cruel 43) has a mountain shape extending in the left-right direction and having a central portion higher than both sides. A formed front passage 63 is formed. Further, on the left rear side of the front passage 63, there is provided an other side guide path 64 that guides the game ball that has jumped up to the left side (the other side in the left-right direction) of the crune 43 and flowed from the left front inflow portion 61 to the crune 43. ing. In addition, on the right rear side of the front passage 63, there is provided a one-side guide path 65 that guides the game ball that has jumped to the right side (one side in the left-right direction) of the crune 43 and flowed from the right front inflow portion 62 to the crune 43. Yes. Further, the front passage 63 has a configuration in which the central portion is high and both sides thereof are low, and a specific guide passage 66 that guides the game ball linearly (toward the hole 51 of the crune 43) in the central portion. (Grooves inclined downward and rearward) are formed.
The one-side guiding path 65 guides the game ball to the front part of the crune 43 in a direction substantially parallel to the front tangent of the crune 43, while the other-side guiding path 64 is the other side in the left-right direction of the crune 43 (in this case) , The left side) guides the game ball to the other side (in this case, the left side) of the crone 43 in a direction substantially parallel to the tangent line.

In this case, as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 3B, the game ball K that jumps up to the left side of the crune 43 and flows in from the front inflow portion 61 on the left side, for example, passes through the other side guide path 64 or forward path 63 and a specific taxiway 66 to the cruise 43. In addition, the game ball that jumps up to the right side of the crune 43 and flows in from the front inflow portion 62 on the right side is guided to the crune 43 via the one side guide path 65 or via the front path 63 and the specific guide path 66. The
At this time, the game ball K guided to the Kroon 43 via the other side guide path 64 or the one side guide path 65 is the first guide path (warp ball introduction path) as shown by an arrow in FIG. 41) is configured to turn the bottom surface of the cruise 43 in the same direction as the game ball derived from 41). In addition, the game ball K guided to the crune 43 via the specific guide path 66 is configured to flow linearly toward the specific hole 51.
The front inflow portions 61 and 62, the front passage 63, the other side guidance path 64, the one side guidance path 65, and the specific guidance path 66 are the second guidance path of the present invention (the game ball flowing down the game area is an obstacle member). If the ball hits the stage and jumps up on the stage, it constitutes a guideway that can guide the game ball to the croon.
Further, the vicinity of the front inflow portions 61 and 62 has a valley shape with the front inflow portions 61 and 62 as bottom portions. Further, an inclined surface 76 that is inclined upward toward the left back side is formed on the left back side of the left front inflow portion 61. Further, an inclined surface 77 that is inclined upward toward the right back side is formed on the further right back side of the right front inflow portion 62. With such a configuration, a game that has not flowed in from a front inflow portion 61, 62 in a specific direction (a direction that appropriately flows into the front path 63, the other side guide path 64, or the one side guide path 65) with an appropriate momentum. For example, as shown by an arrow in FIG. 3A, the ball flows down to the front side of the stage 30 via the front inflow portions 61 and 62 and returns to the game area.
In addition, the left and right sides of the crune 43, the front passage 63, the other side guidance path 64, the one side guidance path 65, the inclined surface 76, and the periphery of the inclined surface 77 (excluding the inflow portions to the front inflow portions 61 and 62 and the crune 43). ) Are formed with ribs 81 to 85 and stepped portions 86 to 88 for preventing the game ball from falling off the flow path. However, in the case shown in the figure, no ribs or the like are formed on the front side of the one-side guide path 65, and the game ball that has flowed into the one-side guide path 65 falls into the front passage 63 adjacent to the front side. it's possible.
Here, the ribs 72 to 75 and the ribs 81 and 85 surround the openings 69 and 70, and the game ball falls from the position other than the introduction branch portions 42a and 42b to the openings 69 and 70. To prevent that.
In addition, a rib 89 that branches from the rib 82 around the opening 70 and extends substantially forward along the crune 43 is formed at the rear end position of the one-side guide path 65. This rib 89 realizes the action of preventing the game ball that has flowed into the one-side guide path 65 from traveling in a direction that is not substantially parallel to the front tangent line of the crune 43 and flowing into a position deeper than the front portion of the crune. To do.

D. Outline of Game Next, an outline of a game performed in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment and a flow of the game will be described.
First, at the beginning of the game (or before the start of the game), the customer is waiting (during the demonstration), and the customer waiting image (moving image or still image) is displayed on the screen (display unit 6) of the display device body. ) Is displayed.
When a game ball that has been thrown into the game area 3 through the guide rail 2 wins the start winning opening 11 or 12 (that is, when there is a start winning special figure), a special figure (dummy) is displayed on the display unit 6. While the variable display is performed, the special graphic display is performed on the special graphic display (special graphic display 19), and the variable display game is executed.

  And, apparently, the special display stop display mode (a combination of special maps derived by the variable display) in the display unit 6 of this variable display game is a special display mode (for example, “3, 3, 3”, etc.) ), A bonus called jackpot is given to the player. In terms of control, for example, on the condition that there has been a start winning, the value of the big hit random number is extracted and stored, and the random number value that has been extracted and stored is compared and determined at the time of determination. Based on the determination result, whether or not to make a big hit is determined in advance, and the variable display game is started according to this determination.

  When the big hit state is reached, an opening operation is performed in which the big prize opening 13a of the variable prize winning device 13 is temporarily opened for a period up to, for example, ten prizes within a range not exceeding a prescribed time (for example, 30 seconds). Is called. This release operation is performed up to 15 rounds, for example. In this jackpot state, display of the jackpot image for producing the jackpot state or notifying the player of the number of jackpot rounds is executed on the display unit 6.

Further, when a game ball wins further in the start winning opening 11 or 12 during the above-mentioned special display variable display game or big hit, in this case, the special figure start display is displayed on the special view storage display 20 and four pieces are displayed. After the variable display game or jackpot is over, the special display variable display game is repeated or returned to the customer waiting state based on the storage (that is, the start memory).
That is, if the variable display game ends with a big hit, the game shifts to a big hit state, and if the variable display game ends with a start and there is a start memory, the variable display game is executed again, and the variable display game ends with a start and no start memory is stored. If the jackpot ends and the start memory is stored, the variable display game is executed again. If the jackpot ends and there is no start memory, the flow returns to the customer waiting state.

On the other hand, when the game ball passes through the usual figure start gate 15 during the game, a usual figure change display game is executed by the usual figure display on the usual figure display 16. And if this variable display game result (stopped common figure) is a predetermined aspect, the privilege called per figure will be provided.
When this normal figure is reached, a game is held in which the pair of opening and closing members 12a of the start winning opening 12 are held in an open state in which a reverse C shape is opened, for example, for about 0.5 seconds. Thereby, there is a possibility that a game ball may enter the start winning opening 12 and it becomes easy to start winning, and accordingly, the possibility that the number of executions of the variable display game of the special figure will increase and a big hit will increase.
Also, during the above-mentioned variable display game, when a game ball is further won in the general chart start gate 15, a general chart start display is executed on the general chart storage display 17, and in this case, up to four are stored. After the usual variable display game is over, the usual variable display game is repeated based on the memory.

  In the gaming machine of the present example described above, the game ball that has jumped up from the gaming area to the stage 30 is also guided to the crune 43 by the second taxiway (the other taxiway 64, the one-side taxiway 65, the specific taxiway 66, etc.). Since this is possible, it is possible to sufficiently give a sense of expectation for the start prize to the game ball that has jumped to the stage 30.

Also, according to the gaming machine of this example, both the game ball jumped up from the game area to the right side of the clune 43 and the game ball jumped up to the left side are guided to the clune 43 by the one side guide path 65 and the other side guide path 64. Since this is possible, it is possible to further increase the expectation for starting prizes.
In addition, the game ball guided from the one-side guide path 65 and the game ball guided from the other-side guide path 64 are clown in the same direction as the game ball guided from the first guide path (warp ball introduction path 41). 43 was made to turn. For this reason, the ball can be sufficiently shown. In addition, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent an adverse effect caused by a plurality of game balls guided to the crune 43 colliding with each other. In other words, if the turning is not performed in the same direction, a plurality of game balls guided to the clune 43 may collide with each other, so that the game ball may not flow smoothly into the hole 51 of the crune 43 or the like. When a single game ball is guided to the Kroon 43, the player is more likely to stop firing the game ball, which causes a problem that the operating rate of the gaming machine decreases. However, in the case of the present invention, the game ball guided from any of the guide paths turns in the same direction (in this case, clockwise when viewed from the upper surface side) in the croon, and thus such a problem does not occur.

  Further, according to the gaming machine of this example, when the game ball is guided by the specific guide path 66, the probability that the game ball will fall into the specific hole 51 of the crune 43 is high, and the start winning port 11 is won with high probability. As a result, expectation is further increased.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and applications are possible.
For example, the center case 10 (casing) is not biased to the right side in the game board 1 (a configuration in which game areas where game balls flow down are formed equally on the left and right sides or on the left and right sides of the casing). May be.
Further, there may be a mode in which the top 34a of the armor portion 34 is not biased to one side.
Further, there may be a mode in which only one start winning opening (with or without an opening / closing member) is provided (a mode in which there are no two upper and lower configurations as in this example).
In addition, for example, the second taxiway may have a mode in which only the other taxiway 64 is formed (a configuration in which the one side taxiway 65 and the specific taxiway 66 are not provided in the embodiment), or the other taxiway 64. In addition, there may be a mode in which only the specific guiding path 66 is formed (a configuration in which the one-side guiding path 65 is not provided in the embodiment).

  In addition, it should be considered that the embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 3 Game area 6 Display part 9 Obstacle nail (obstacle member)
10 Center case (casing)
11, 12 Start winning opening 23 Warp opening 30 Stage 41 Warp ball introduction path (first induction path)
43 Kroon 47 Third guide rod (leading path)
48 Warp channel 51 Specific holes 52, 53 Holes 61, 62 Front inflow portion (second guide channel)
63 Forward passage (second taxiway)
64 Other taxiway (second taxiway)
65 One-side taxiway (second taxiway)
66 Specific taxiway (second taxiway)

Claims (4)

A variation display device having a display unit capable of executing a special figure variation display game on a game board provided with an obstacle member that changes in a flow direction of a game ball flowing down a game area, and disposed below the variation display device In a gaming machine provided with a start winning opening for starting the special figure variation display game by winning a game ball,
The variable display device has a casing that opens a back surface of a concave portion recessed rearward and faces the display unit,
A side of the casing is provided with a warp flow path for taking a game ball flowing down the game area from a warp port and guiding it into the recess.
In the lower part of the recess,
A crone having a circular dish-like concave surface on which the game ball can turn and roll, and dropping the game ball rolling on the concave surface downward from a hole formed in the bottom;
It extends from the ball outlet of the warp channel in the left-right direction and is connected to the croon. The game ball flowing down from the warp channel can be received and rolled, and the game ball can flow into the croon. The first taxiway,
It extends in the left-right direction on the front side of the first guide path and is connected to the croon, accepts and rolls up the game ball that has collided with the obstacle member in the process of flowing down the game area, and rolls. A second guiding path through which the game ball can flow into the croon,
By opening a part of the side wall in the width direction of the first guiding path, a game ball that rolls on the first guiding path is configured to be able to fall downward,
Below the Kroon is provided with a first lead-out path for receiving the game ball dropped from the hole of the Kroon and guiding it forward and leading it to the game area directly above the start winning opening,
Below the first taxiway, the game balls that have fallen from the first taxiway are received and guided forward in a state of three-dimensionally intersecting the second taxiway to the front winning opening side A gaming machine characterized in that a second lead-out path leading to the other game area is provided. A plurality of holes are formed at the bottom of the croon,
A game ball falling from a specific hole among the plurality of holes is set to flow into the first lead-out path, and a game ball falling from a hole other than the specific hole is flowed into the second lead-out path The gaming machine according to claim 1, which is set. The game board is provided with a general map display capable of executing a general map change display game, and a general map start gate for starting the normal map change display game by passing a game ball,
The start winning opening is provided with a pair of opening and closing members that open and close the start winning opening, and the opening / closing member is changed from a closed state to a reverse C shape when the result mode of the normal variation display game becomes a predetermined mode. It is composed of ordinary electric accessories that are converted into a state,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second lead-out path leads to a gaming area above the opening / closing member in the open state. The second taxiway is
A one-side guiding path for guiding the game ball jumped to one side in the left-right direction of the croon in the stage;
The other side guide path for guiding the game ball that has jumped to the other side in the left-right direction of the croon in the stage,
The first taxiway, the one-side taxiway, and the other-side taxiway are each provided with a ball outflow portion for allowing game balls that have flowed into the outflow toward the clown.
2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein each ball outflow portion is opened along the same circumferential direction of the croon so that the game balls that have flowed into the crune from each taxiway turn in the same direction. Item 4. The gaming machine according to any one of Items 3 to 3.

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