JP2009291227A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To take a photograph of a precious premium image without losing a chance by notifying a player of it before the premium image for implicitly notifying the determination of a big win is displayed on an electronic display of a Pachinko game machine. <P>SOLUTION: This Pachinko game machine is provided with an operation-start hole 6 and the electronic display 5 in a game board, when a game ball enters the operation-start hole, a start-operation condition is satisfied to provide a random number, a symbol variation pattern selected by the random number is displayed on the electronic display and, when the random number is determined to be a big win value, the big win symbols are displayed by the stop of the symbol variation to notify the production of the big win to the player. This Pachinko game machine incorporates a decoration lamp 34 in a ball shooting handle provided for shooting game balls onto the game board, and when the random number is determined to be the big win value, flashes the decoration lamp and displays the premium image on the electronic display during the subsequent symbol variable display. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine in which a symbol is variably displayed on an electronic display when a start condition is established, and a jackpot symbol is displayed by stopping the variation so that a player is informed of the occurrence of a jackpot.

  The first type pachinko gaming machine as shown in the following patent document is provided with an electronic display such as a color liquid crystal display, CRT, etc. on the game board surface, and the game ball hit by the player enters the tulip-shaped starting port and starts. When the condition is satisfied, a random number is acquired, and the symbol variation pattern selected according to the random number is displayed on the electronic display. For example, symbols such as numbers 1 to 8 and symbols such as ☆ ◆ ◎ ○, or characters, live-action images, etc. The display changes in multiple columns (usually 3 columns) so as to flow up and down or left and right respectively. The display changes stop after a few seconds, and when it is determined that the random number is a big hit value, By displaying a jackpot symbol such as “222”, “777”, “☆☆☆”, or “jackpot”, the player is notified of the jackpot occurrence, and a variable winning device (large jackpot) The opening / closing door of the award opening is opened by the operation of the solenoid, and a predetermined number (usually 10) of hit balls enter the open variable winning device, or a predetermined time limit (usually 30 seconds) in the open state. ) Elapses, the so-called first round is over and the variable prize-winning device is once closed, but immediately after the second round is started, the variable prize-winning device is opened, and the variable prize-winning device in the open state is hit again When a predetermined number of balls (usually 10) have entered or when a predetermined time limit (usually 30 seconds) has elapsed in the open state, the second round is over and the variable winning device is closed again, but soon again the third round Begins and the variable winning device is opened. Thus, the variable winning device is continuously opened until the final round (usually the 16th round), and a large number of prize balls can be acquired during the jackpot operation, which brings a lot of benefits to the player.

  In addition, when the symbol variation display of the electronic display is stopped and the jackpot symbol is displayed as described above, the symbol variation pattern of the electronic display is accompanied by a reach display, a re-variation display, etc., or an electric motor provided on the game board. It has been conventionally practiced to increase game play by using various effects such as operating a decorative member.

As one of such effects, what is called a premium effect is known. This is not a direct indication that a jackpot has been generated by displaying a jackpot symbol such as “777” or “big jackpot”, but such a jackpot is determined when the occurrence of a jackpot is determined by random number discrimination in the gaming machine. This is an effect that displays an emotional jackpot confirmation that informs the player that the jackpot is confirmed prior to displaying the symbol. By giving such a premium effect, the player can feel that the jackpot will be generated. Then, as the premonition hits, the big win is displayed along with the letters “big hit” next to increase the real thrill of such games.
Japanese Patent No. 2915370 JP 2000-176113 A JP 2002-177543 A

  By the way, in the above premium production, for example, a specific pose of a popular actor, a famous scene of a famous television drama, or an emotional image for a player is used, and the appearance rate that is rarely displayed is low. Since it is an image, the player has a desire to take a photograph of this premium image as a memorial. However, with conventional pachinko machines, this premium image has not only a low appearance rate, but it suddenly appears and disappears immediately, or characters such as “hit” overlap, so you can prepare a camera and take a picture The reality is that there is no time to spare.

Therefore, the present invention notifies the player of the fact before the premium image is displayed so that the precious premium image can be taken and the photograph can be taken so as to meet the demand of the pachinko fan as described above. To do.
To that end, the invention described in claim 1 is provided with a start port and an electronic display on the game board, and when the game ball enters the start port, a start condition is established and a random number is acquired, and selected according to the random number. The symbol variation pattern is displayed on the electronic display, and when the random number is determined to be a jackpot value, the jackpot symbol is displayed by stopping the symbol variation so that the player is informed of the jackpot occurrence. The pachinko gaming machine is equipped with an electric decoration member, and when the random number is determined to be a jackpot value, after the electric decoration member is activated and the symbol variation is displayed, the jackpot confirmation is implicitly displayed on the electronic display. A premium image to inform is displayed.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the game board is provided with a start port and an electronic display, and when the game ball enters the start port, a start condition is established and a random number is acquired and selected according to the random number. The symbol variation pattern is displayed on the electronic display, and when the random number is determined to be a jackpot value, the jackpot symbol is displayed by stopping the symbol variation so that the player is informed of the jackpot occurrence. In the pachinko gaming machine, a decorative lamp is built in a hitting ball launching handle provided for launching a game ball on the game board, and when the random number is determined to be a big hit value, the decorative lamp is flashed, and then A premium image that implicitly informs that the jackpot is confirmed is displayed on the electronic display during the symbol variation display.

  It is informed that the premium image is displayed on the electronic display when the electric decorative member is activated or the decorative lamp on the hitting ball launching handle is flashed. By waiting for this, premium images can be easily obtained as photographs, and the demand of pachinko fans can be met.

  Next, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine. 1 is a game board, 2 is a ball tray, and 3 is a ball launching handle provided to launch game balls in the ball tray onto the game board. The firing handle has a decorative lamp built-in. A large electronic display 5 made of a liquid crystal panel is provided in the center of the game board 1. Reference numeral 6 denotes a starting port disposed in a lower portion of the electronic display. 7 is arranged at a further lower portion of the starting port, and as will be described later, when the big hit state is reached, the solenoid is operated to be in an open state so that a large number of game balls can be won at once. The mouth. The starting port 6 has a pair of opening and closing wing pieces, and the opening and closing wing pieces stand up by the operation of the solenoid so that the game balls are difficult to win, and the game balls are easily won by tilting outward. It is a so-called tulip type that changes with the state. Reference numeral 8 denotes a passage chucker arranged so that the game ball can pass along the path along which the game ball flows down on the surface of the game board 1, and the game ball is electrically connected by a switch provided in the passage chucker. Is detected, the lottery “○ ×” is performed inside the gaming machine, and when the result is “○”, the opening / closing blade piece of the start port 4 is opened only once for a short time by the operation of the solenoid. It is configured. Reference numeral 9 denotes a star-shaped electric decoration member provided on the surface of the game board 1 so as to be rotated by a motor. In addition, a large number of game nails, various decorative bodies, a normal winning opening, a rail decoration, and the like are provided on the surface of the game board.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a game control board for operating this gaming machine. In the figure, 20 is a main control circuit comprising a CPU, RAM, ROM and I / O, 21 is a payout control circuit which is connected to the main control circuit and controls payout of prize balls, and 22 is connected to the main control circuit. An effect control circuit provided to enhance the effect of the game machine, 23 is an image control circuit connected to the effect control circuit, and 24 is an in-process control circuit connected to the effect control circuit. The payout control circuit 21, the effect control circuit 22, the image control circuit 23, and the in-process control circuit 24 are also composed of a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and an I / O, respectively, similarly to the main control circuit 20.

The main control circuit 20 includes a switch 25 for detecting a game ball won at the start port 6, a solenoid 26 for opening and closing its opening / closing wing piece, a switch 27 for detecting a game ball passing through the passing chucker 8, and a grand prize A switch 28 for detecting a game ball won in the mouth 7, a solenoid 29 for opening and closing the big winning port 7, and a switch 30 for detecting a game ball won in the normal winning port are connected.
The payout control circuit 21 is connected to a motor 31 for operating a prize ball payout device necessary for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls in response to a command from the main control circuit 20. The image control circuit 23 is connected to the electronic display 5 and a speaker 32 that allows the player to utter sound effects and voice guidance necessary for the game. The in-process control circuit 24 is connected to a motor 33 for rotating the decorative movable body 9 and a decorative lamp 34 built in the hitting ball launching handle 3.

  In this pachinko gaming machine, when a game ball enters the start port 4 and the start condition is satisfied, the main control circuit 20 acquires a random number, and various effects are selected based on the random number value. An instruction is issued to the circuit 22 to execute the effect, and the effect control circuit 22 that receives the instruction activates the image control circuit 23 based on the instruction to display a predetermined moving image on the electronic display 5 and to control the in-process. The circuit 24 is configured to operate the motor 33 to rotate the electric decorative member 9.

  Next, the operation of this pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When a game ball enters the start port 4 and is detected by the switch 25 and the start condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step (a) in FIG. 3 to acquire a random number, and in step (b) It is determined whether there is a loss or not, and if it is a big hit, it is further determined in step (c) whether it is a probable big hit or not by a random value, and if it is a probable big hit, further in step (d) Whether or not to display a premium image is determined based on a random value. If a premium image is to be displayed, whether or not the electric decorative member 9 and the decorative lamp 34 are further activated is determined by a random value in step (e). If these are activated, further activation is performed in step (f). A random number value is used to determine whether the timing to start is when the symbol variation starts or when reach is established.

  In accordance with these determinations, the symbol variation patterns are selected from the tables A to F, respectively. That is, if it is determined in step (b) that there is a loss, one symbol variation pattern is selected from Table A. As shown in FIG. 4, the table A is composed of a plurality of symbol variation patterns 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a,..., Each of which displays a loss as a symbol after the symbol variation. Thus, one symbol variation pattern is selected from these symbol variation patterns. If it is determined in step (b) that the jackpot is not a probable big hit in step (c), one symbol variation pattern is selected from table B. In Table B, as shown in FIG. 5, the symbol after the symbol change is a jackpot symbol with any number of even numbers (or predetermined symbols) such as “222”, “444” or “666”. The symbol variation patterns 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b,... Are selected, and one symbol variation pattern is selected from these symbol variation patterns by discriminating random numbers.

  Furthermore, if it is determined in step (d) that a premium image is not displayed even if it is a probable big hit, one symbol variation pattern is selected from Table C. In Table C, as shown in FIG. 6, the winning symbol after the symbol change is a jackpot symbol due to a random number (or a predetermined symbol) such as “333”, “555” or “777”. And a plurality of symbol variation patterns 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c,... In which a premium image is not displayed in the middle of the variation. One symbol variation is selected from these symbol variation patterns by determining a random number. A pattern is selected. Further, when it is determined in step (e) that the electric decorative member 9 and the decorative lamp 34 are not operated, one symbol variation pattern is selected from the table D. In Table D, as shown in FIG. 7, the symbol after the symbol change is a jackpot symbol due to a random number (or a predetermined symbol) such as “333”, “555” or “777”. It is composed of a plurality of symbol variation patterns 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d,... For displaying a premium image in the middle of variation, and one symbol variation is selected from these symbol variation patterns by determining a random number. A pattern is selected.

  In step (e), it is determined that the electric decorative member 9 and the decorative lamp 34 are operated. In step (f), the timing of operating the electric decorative member 9 and the decorative lamp 34 is not the time when the symbol variation starts (that is, If it is determined that the reach is established, one symbol variation pattern is selected from the table E. As shown in FIG. 8, the table E is a jackpot symbol in which the stop symbols after the symbol variation display the probability variation jackpot as in the case of the table C and the table D, and both are electrically decorated members 9 when reach is established. And a plurality of symbol variation patterns 1e, 2e, 3e, 4e,... That display the premium image by operating the decoration lamp 34. One symbol variation is selected from these symbol variation patterns by determining a random number. A pattern is selected. If it is determined in step (f) that the timing for operating the electric decorative member 9 and the decorative lamp 34 is not the time of starting the symbol variation, one symbol variation pattern is selected from the table F. As shown in FIG. 9, the table E is a jackpot symbol in which both stop symbols similarly display a probabilistic jackpot, and when the reach is established, the electric decorative member 9 and the decorative lamp 34 are operated to display a premium image. A plurality of symbol variation patterns 1f, 2f, 3f, 4f,... Are displayed, and one symbol variation pattern is selected from these symbol variation patterns by determining a random number.

  The symbol variation pattern thus selected is displayed on the electronic display 5 in step (g), and when the symbol variation is stopped, it is lost as described above, is a normal jackpot, or is a probability variation jackpot? Is displayed to the player. Then, if it is a big win, a big hit processing such as opening / closing the big winning opening 7 is performed after the display.

  In this pachinko machine, when the symbol variation pattern is selected from the table F, the symbol variation display is started in three columns on the electronic display 5 and at the same time, the motor 33 and the decoration are output by the signal output from the in-process control circuit 24. The lamp 34 is activated to rotate the electric decorative member 9 and to flash the decorative lamp 34. Further, when the symbol variation pattern is selected from the table E, the symbol variation display in the three columns on the electronic display 5 is in a reach state (a state where two columns of the three columns of symbols are variably stopped with the same symbol) At this time, the motor 33 and the decoration lamp 34 are actuated by a signal output from the in-process control circuit 24 to rotate the electric decoration member 9 and flush the hitting ball launching handle 3. For this reason, the player can point the camera toward the electronic display 5 and wait for a photo opportunity, and a predetermined premium image is displayed a few seconds later, so that the premium image can be easily obtained as a photograph. it can.

  FIG. 10 exemplifies the transition of such display on the electronic display 5. As shown in FIG. 10A, when the design variation of the electronic display 5 reaches the reach state, the electric decoration member 9 rotates and the hitting ball launch handle. When 3 flashes, a premium image (scene that kisses two snowmen in this example) is displayed as shown in (b) while the symbol is changing. You can take photos without missing premium images. After that, the symbol fluctuation is stopped, and a jackpot display such as “777” is displayed as shown in FIG. For this reason, this premium image implicitly informs the player that the jackpot is confirmed.

  In this embodiment, the decorative lamp 34 of the hitting ball launching handle 3 is flashed at the same time when the electric decorative member 9 is operated. However, even if both are operated with a time difference, only one of them is operated. May be. In this embodiment, the electric decoration member 9 is provided on the game board 1, but the electric decoration member may be provided on other parts of the gaming machine such as a front frame, and its shape and movement can be freely set. Can do. As for the premium image, various images such as a specific scene of a popular character or an actor are assumed.

The front view of the pachinko gaming machine concerning the present invention. The block diagram of the game control board in the pachinko game machine which concerns on this invention. The flowchart of the pachinko gaming machine which concerns on this invention. The illustration figure of the table from which the symbol variation pattern is selected in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. The illustration figure of the table from which the symbol variation pattern is selected in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. The illustration figure of the table from which the symbol variation pattern is selected in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. The illustration figure of the table from which the symbol variation pattern is selected in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. The illustration figure of the table from which the symbol variation pattern is selected in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. The illustration figure of the table from which the symbol variation pattern is selected in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. The display transition diagram of the electronic display of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 3 Hitting ball launch handle 5 Electronic display 6 Start opening 7 Large winning opening 9 Electric decoration member 20 Main control circuit 23 Image control circuit 24 In-process control circuit 34 Decoration lamp

Claims (2)

A game board is provided with a start port and an electronic display, and when a game ball enters the start port, a start condition is established and a random number is acquired, and a symbol variation pattern selected according to the random number is displayed on the electronic display. In the pachinko gaming machine in which, when it is determined that the random number is a jackpot value, the jackpot symbol is displayed by stopping the symbol variation so that the player is notified of the jackpot occurrence.
An electric decoration member is provided, and when the random number is determined to be a jackpot value, a premium image that informs the electronic display of the jackpot confirmation implicitly is displayed on the electronic display after the electric decoration member is operated and during the symbol variation display A pachinko machine characterized by that. A game board is provided with a start port and an electronic display, and when a game ball enters the start port, a start condition is established and a random number is acquired, and a symbol variation pattern selected according to the random number is displayed on the electronic display. In the pachinko gaming machine in which, when it is determined that the random number is a jackpot value, the jackpot symbol is displayed by stopping the symbol variation so that the player is notified of the jackpot occurrence.
A decorative lamp is built into the ball-ball launching handle provided for launching the game ball on the game board, and when the random number is determined to be a big hit value, the decorative lamp is flashed, and during the subsequent symbol variation display A pachinko gaming machine characterized by displaying a premium image that informs the jackpot confirmation implicitly on the electronic display.

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