JP2010035822A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine not giving a player unpleasant feeling even when winning a 2R condition having a reduced release time of a jackpot device. <P>SOLUTION: When a second jackpot condition having a release time of the jackpot device which is shorter than that of a first jackpot condition is selected by a jackpot condition-selecting section 32, an image display control section 41 controls the display of an image display device 8 along with the opening/closing control of the jackpot device 9 by an opening/closing control section 34, so that the jackpot device performs camouflage action as part of presentation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine.

In the pachinko machine, the special symbol starts to change with the establishment of the start condition that the game ball wins at the start winning opening, and stops at a specific symbol (for example, a set of three symbols such as “777”). , It is configured to shift to a big hit state which is a special gaming state.
In recent pachinko gaming machines, there are several types of jackpots. For example, a big winning device is open for a certain period of time, or a game ball is placed in the big winning device. When a predetermined number of winnings are made a single opening operation (this single opening operation is called one round), as a big hit game, for example, 15R big hits that repeat 15 rounds (15R) opening operation, There are two round (2R) jackpots where the opening time of the winning device is extremely short, for example, 0.4 seconds, and the number of opening of the winning device is two times.

In addition, 15R jackpots include 15R probability variable jackpots that have been given both probability-changing games (hereinafter referred to as probability variation games) and time-reduced games (hereinafter referred to as time-saving games) as bonus games after the jackpot game ends. After the big hit game, there is a 15R hour big jackpot that is given a short time game for a predetermined period (for example, 100 times) as a bonus game. In the present specification, the 15R probability variation jackpot may be called a probability variation jackpot, and the 15R hourly jackpot may be called a normal jackpot.
In addition, 2R jackpots include 2R probability varying jackpots in which both probable games and short-time games are awarded as bonus games after the jackpot game ends, and 2R hourly jackpots in which only short-time games are awarded as bonus games after the jackpot game ends. Note that the probability variation game is a game state in which the winning probability in the jackpot game state is higher than that in the normal game state (hereinafter also referred to as a high probability state). The short-time game is a game state in which the opening pattern of a movable winning device such as an electric tulip is extended to increase the probability of establishment of a start condition.
The above-mentioned 2R probability variation jackpot is set to be extremely short because the opening time per one of the winning devices is set to be extremely short. Since it is possible to give the player a sense of having won the probability variation state, this is called “surprising (sudden probability variation) jackpot”. Similarly, the 2R short-term jackpot is called “the sudden (short-time fluctuation) big hit”.
In addition to the above, the 2R jackpot includes a jackpot that does not give a bonus game after the jackpot game ends.
Patent Document 1 describes 15R probability variation big hit, 2R probability variation big hit, and small hit.
JP 2007-97914 A

By the way, the 2R jackpot as described above is a jackpot with very short opening time of the big winning device and is not accompanied by a ball. For example, even if the player wins the 2R probability variable jackpot again during the probability variation game, it is advantageous for the player. There is no. For this reason, there is a problem that there is a possibility that the player may feel discomfort as if the jackpot has been won, even though the jackpot has been won.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a pachinko gaming machine that does not cause discomfort to the player even when the 2R jackpot with a short opening time of the winning device is won. With the goal.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and can be realized by the following modes.
In other words, the first mode of the present invention is based on the start opening for generating the right to start the special symbol change display by the special symbol change display means when the game ball is entered, and the closed state from which the game ball is difficult to win. A big winning device that can be changed to an open state that is easy to win, and a jackpot determination that determines whether or not the jackpot has been won based on the jackpot random number obtained by lottery when the game ball enters the starting opening And when the jackpot determination means determines that the jackpot is won, the jackpot is selected as a first jackpot or a second jackpot with a shorter opening time of the jackpot device than the first jackpot A jackpot selecting means, an opening / closing control means for controlling opening / closing of the big winning device based on a selection result of the jackpot selecting means, an image display means arranged at a substantially center of the game board surface, and the image Image display control means for controlling the image display of the display means, the image display control means by the opening / closing control means when the first big hit or the second big hit is selected by the big hit selection means A pachinko gaming machine that performs display control of the image display means in accordance with opening / closing control of the big winning device.

The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a second form of the present invention comprises a central member arranged around the image display means, and the large winning device is formed integrally with the central member. Features.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the big prize device includes a first big prize device and a second big prize device arranged at a position different from the first big prize device, and the first big prize device. Is formed in the lower center of the game board, and the second grand prize device is formed on the right side of the central member.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the opening / closing control means performs opening / closing control of the first big winning device when the first jackpot selection means is selected by the jackpot selection means, and the second jackpot selection means performs the second jackpot selection means. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein when the jackpot is selected, the opening and closing control of the second big winning device is performed.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the prize winning device has an opening / closing member, and when the opening / closing member is operated, a part of the opening / closing member is disposed at a position overlapping the image display means. The pachinko gaming machine according to 1 or 2 is characterized.

  According to the present invention, when the first jackpot or the second jackpot is selected by the jackpot selection means, the image display control means controls the display of the image display means in accordance with the opening / closing control of the winning device by the opening / closing control means. To do. With this configuration, the opening / closing operation of the big prize device can be shown as a part of the effecting equipment, so the operation of the big prize device can be disguised as a part of the production. No discomfort to the player.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
A pachinko gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has a rectangular frame 2, and a game board 3 is detachably attached to a window hole of the frame 2 from the back side.
A glass frame (not shown) is attached to the front side of the game board 3 so as to be opened and closed. A lower part of the game board 3 is provided with a tray part 4 for storing game balls, a launch lever 5 for launching game balls in the tray part 4 and the like.
On the back of the game board 3, a synthetic resin mechanism board (none of which is shown in the figure) is attached to the back of the game board 3 with back parts related to the progress and production of the game, such as a liquid crystal screen, main control board and sub control board. Has been. An outer rail R1 around the game area 3a of the game board 3 guides the game ball launched from the launching device by operating the launch lever 5 to the upper part of the game area 3a or to the out port 20. And an inner rail R2.
A center member 6 is attached to a substantially central portion of the game board 3. The center member 6 has an opening at the center thereof, and an image display 8 is attached to the opening. The image display 8 is constituted by a liquid crystal display panel such as a liquid crystal display device, for example, and displays an image corresponding to a special symbol in the normal operation state. In a so-called reach state or special game state, an effect image or the like indicating the respective game state is displayed.

A stage 7 is provided at the center of the lower portion of the center member 6. By dropping the game ball from the stage 7, the game ball can be easily placed in the starting position of the variable winning device 13 or positioned below. , Can often create a state that seems to enter the ball.
In this embodiment, an upper prize winning device (second prize winning device) 9 is integrally formed on the right side of the center member 6. The top prize winning device 9 wins from a closed state in which the game ball is difficult to win in the 2R jackpot gaming state where, for example, the big winning device 9 is in a 2R jackpot gaming state where the opening time of the big winning device 9 is short and there is no outgoing ball. It is configured to change to an easy open state.
A variable winning device 13 positioned below the center member 6 is an electric tulip (hereinafter referred to as “electric chew”) 15 having an upper start pocket (upper start port) 14 and a pair of left and right open / close claws (movable pieces). And is configured. Inside the upper start opening 14 and the electric chew 15, there is provided a start opening switch (SW) for generating a right to variably display a special symbol of the special symbol display 10 described later.
On the left side of the image display 8 is provided a gate 16 for operating a normal symbol display 11 described later. The gate 16 is provided with a gate switch (SW) therein. The normal symbol display 11 operates for a predetermined time and stops when a game ball passes through the gate 16. And when the normal symbol display 11 stops in a predetermined mode, the electric chew 15 is configured to open for a predetermined time.

Below the variable winning device 13, there is provided a lower winning device (first winning device) 17 having an open / close door that is opened when a big hit state, which is one of the special gaming states. The lower prize-winning device 17 is configured to change from a closed state in which a game ball is difficult to win to an open state in which it is easy to win in a 15R jackpot game state with a long opening time and a game with a long ball, for example. .
Further, the game board 3 is provided with a normal winning port 19 and an out port 20, and a windmill and a large number of game nails (not shown) are provided. The game nail slows down the falling speed of the game ball and changes the falling direction in a complicated manner to enhance the interest in the progress of the game.
Outside the game area on the right side of the game board 3, there are provided a special symbol display 10 for changing and displaying a special symbol and a normal symbol display 11 for changing and displaying a normal symbol. The special symbol display 10 displays the special symbol in a variable manner and displays whether or not the jackpot has been won by suspending the variable symbol after a predetermined time has elapsed.
When a special ball on the upper start port 14 or the electric chew 15 enters the special symbol display 10 while the special symbol is fluctuating, the right (holding ball) to start the fluctuating display of the special symbol obtained by the entry Up to 8 (or 4) can be reserved. In this case, the number of held balls is displayed by turning on or blinking the special symbol holding lamp 12.

In addition, when the holding ball of the upper start opening 14 and the holding ball of the electric chew 15 are stored simultaneously, it is preferable to preferentially process the holding ball related to the electric chew 15. This is because the electric chute 15 is difficult to enter from the upper start opening 14 in the normal gaming state, and conversely, it is easier to enter the ball from the upper starting opening 14 in the time-short gaming state advantageous to the player.
Therefore, if the reserved ball of the electric chew 15 is preferentially processed, it is possible to efficiently advance the game in a gaming state advantageous to the player. In the present embodiment, the case where the two start ports of the upper start port 14 and the electric chew 15 are provided as the start ports has been described as an example, but this is only an example, and there may be only one start port. .
Further, when the game ball passes through the gate 16 while the normal symbol of the gate 16 is fluctuating, up to four rights to start the variable symbol display of the normal symbol obtained by passing through the gate 16 are reserved. This right is normally displayed by turning on the symbol holding lamp 18.

Next, the configuration of the top prize winning device provided in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment will be described.
2 is an enlarged view of the upper prize winning device surrounded by a broken-line circle A in FIG. 1. FIG. 2A shows a configuration in which the upper prize winning device is in a closed state, and FIG. 2B shows a configuration in which the upper prize winning device is in an open state. FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the internal structure of the upper prize winning device.
As shown in FIG. 2, the upper prize winning device 9 includes an opening / closing door (opening / closing member) 21 shaped like a handgun, a motor 22 for opening / closing the opening / closing door 21, and the upper prize winning device 9. And a winning detection switch (SW) 23 for detecting a winning game ball.
As shown in FIG. 2A, when the open / close door 21, which represents a handgun, is closed, the open / close door 21 forms a part of the passage of the center member 6, and the right passage 6 a of the center member 6. The game ball that has dropped down is guided toward the stage 7 at the center of the lower part of the center member 6.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), when the open / close door 21 operates and is in the open state, the game ball that has dropped onto the right passage 6 a of the center member 6 passes through the open / close door 21. 9 is guided into. At this time, the upper prize-winning device 9 is disposed at a position where a part of the opening / closing door 21 (the tip portion of the muzzle) overlaps the display screen of the image display 8.
In the present embodiment, the case where the upper prize winning device 9 is arranged on the right side of the image display 9 has been described as an example. However, this is merely an example, and the upper prize winning device 9 is an image display 8. Can be placed at locations other than the right side of the image display 9.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game control apparatus that performs game control of the entire pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment.
In the game control apparatus shown in FIG. 3, a main control board 111 for controlling the progress of the game is provided as a main control board. Further, an effect control board 121, an image control board 131, a lamp control board 141, a payout control board 151, and the like are provided as sub control boards.
The main control board 111 has a main CPU 112, a ROM 113, and a RAM 114, and performs main control of the pachinko gaming machine.
The main control board 111 includes a first start port SW 14 a provided in the upper start port 14, a second start port SW 15 a provided in the electric chew 15, an electric chew solenoid 15 b for opening and closing the electric chew 15, and a gate 16. Are connected to a gate SW16a provided in the upper prize winning SW9a for detecting a game ball won in the upper prize winning device 17, and an upper prize winning SW17a for detecting a game ball won in the lower prize winning device 17. Also, an upper prize winning motor 22 for opening / closing the opening / closing door 21 of the upper prize winning device 9, a lower prize winning solenoid 17b for opening / closing the opening / closing door of the lower prize winning device 17, a normal winning opening SW 19a, a special symbol. The hold lamp 12, the normal symbol hold lamp 18, the special symbol display 10, the normal symbol display 11 and the like are connected. In addition, an effect control board 121 and a payout control board 151 are connected to the main control board 111.

The effect control board 121 includes a CPU 122, a ROM 123, a RAM 124, and an RTC (real time clock) 125, and controls the entire game effect. For this reason, the image control board 131, the lamp control board 141, the effect button 104, and the like are connected to the effect control board 121.
The image control board 131 includes a CPU 132, a ROM 133, and a RAM 134, and controls images and sounds based on instructions from the effect control board 121. For this reason, the image display board 8 and the speaker 105 are connected to the image control board 131.
The lamp control board 141 includes a CPU 142, a ROM 143, and a RAM 144, and controls the panel lamp 145, the frame lamp 146, the movable accessory 147, and the like.
The payout control board 151 includes a CPU 152, a ROM 153, and a RAM 154, and performs drive control of the payout drive motor 155 of the payout device that pays out game balls.

FIG. 4 is a characteristic functional block diagram of the game control board of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a characteristic functional block diagram of an effect control board of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. Note that the functional blocks described below are realized by a program.
The ROM 113 of the main control board 111 shown in FIG. 4 includes game data lottery means 31, jackpot determination means 32, jackpot selection means 33, and opening / closing control means 34.
The game data lottery means 31 obtains game data such as jackpot random numbers, jackpot symbol random numbers, and reach random numbers by lottery when the game balls enter the upper start opening 14 or the electric chew 15. The jackpot determining means 32 determines whether or not the jackpot is won based on the jackpot random number acquired by the lottery of the game data lottery means 31.
The jackpot selection means 33 is based on the jackpot symbol random number included in the game data acquired by the game data lottery means 31 when the jackpot determination means 32 determines that the jackpot is won, based on the first jackpot or the second jackpot Select either of these.
The first jackpot is a jackpot game with a long opening time of the big prize device, and the probability big jackpot or the normal that allows the lower big prize device 17 to continuously open for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) for a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 rounds). Refers to jackpot. On the other hand, the second jackpot is a jackpot game in which the opening time of the big winning device is short, and the upper big winning device 9 is shorter than the opening time of the lower big winning device 17 (for example, 0.4 seconds) and a predetermined number of times (for example, This refers to 2R jackpots, such as a sudden jackpot or a sudden jackpot that performs the opening operation only for two rounds). Further, the jackpot selection means 33 of the present embodiment selects the jackpot as the second jackpot. In the present specification, the second jackpot including the jackpot may be referred to as “per 2R”.

The opening / closing control means 34 performs opening / closing control of the opening / closing doors of the upper big winning device 9 or the lower big winning device 17 based on the determination result of the big hit selecting means 33. For example, when the first big hit is selected by the big hit selection means 33, the lower big prize device 17 is controlled to open / close, and when the second big hit is selected, the upper big prize device 9 is opened / closed. Alternatively, the opening / closing control of the top big winning device 9 is performed when the first big hit is selected by the big hit selecting means 33, and the opening / closing control of the lower big winning device 17 is performed when the second big hit is selected.
As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, when the big hit selection means 33 selects the second big hit with a short opening time of the big winning device such as a sudden big hit, a sudden big hit, or a small hit, As a jackpot game, a jackpot game that opens and closes the open / close door 21 of the top prize winning device 9 only for two rounds (twice) and for a short time (0.4 seconds) is executed.
In the present embodiment, when the jackpot game using the top prize winning device 9 is executed, a display image synchronized with the opening / closing operation of the open / close door 21 of the top prize winning device 9 is displayed on the image display 8. I made it.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display image displayed on the image display device when the upper prize winning device is opened and closed. In FIG. 6, a display image that is displayed when a winning hit is won in the normal gaming state will be described as an example.
In the normal gaming state, when a winning big win is won, a reach effect image is displayed on the image display 8 during a period when the special symbol on the special symbol display 10 is changing. Then, at an arbitrary timing before and after the special symbol on the special symbol display 10 is stopped, a lost symbol image such as “767” is displayed on the image display 8 as shown in FIG.
Then, after the special symbol is stopped, as shown in FIG. 6B, as the jackpot operation, the opening / closing door 21 of the upper prize winning device 9 that imitates a handgun is opened and closed, and the handgun is displayed on the image display 8. An effect image is displayed as if a bullet had been fired from the open / close door 21 of the upper prize winning device 9 in the shape of the above. Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 6C and 6D, an effect image in which a part of the lost symbol image displayed on the image display 8 is destroyed by the bullet is displayed. The fact that the winning big hit is presented is shown.
In this way, the opening / closing operation of the open / close door 21 of the upper prize winning device 9 can be camouflaged (disguised) as part of the reach production. It becomes possible to shift to a probability variation game.

In the above example, the operation in the case of winning the winning big hit in the normal gaming state has been described as an example, but this is only an example, and if the opening time of the big winning device is short 2R, Needless to say, it is possible to open and close the open / close door 21 of the upper prize-winning device 9 in conjunction with the effect image displayed on the image display 8 in the case of a big hit or a small hit that is a kind of lose. No.
In the present embodiment, when the second big hit with a short opening time is selected by the big hit selection means 33, the image display control means 41 is in accordance with the open / close control of the top prize winning device 9 by the open / close control means 34. The case where display control of the image display 8 is performed has been described as an example. For example, when opening / closing control of the top prize winning device 9 is performed when the first jackpot having a long opening time is selected by the jackpot selection means 33. The image display control means 41 may perform display control of the image display 8 in accordance with the opening / closing control of the upper prize winning device 9.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of a display image displayed on the image display device during the opening / closing operation of the upper prize winning device. In FIG. 7, a display image displayed when winning in 2R in the normal gaming state will be described as an example.
FIG. 7A is an example of a display image in the normal gaming state. In this case, for example, an image of an enemy character is displayed on the image display 8.
Here, in the case where the winning unit is won per 2R with a short opening time, after the special symbol is stopped, as shown in FIG. An operation for opening and closing the door 21 is performed, and an effect image is displayed on the image display 8 such that a bullet is fired toward the enemy character image from the opening and closing door 21 of the upper prize winning device 9 in the shape of a handgun.
If the 2R hit is, for example, a sudden big hit or a small hit, for example, as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the 2R hit is a sudden big hit, as shown in FIG. 7D, an effect that the image of the enemy character falls is performed.
In this way, the opening / closing operation of the open / close door 21 of the upper prize winning device 9 at the time of 2R can be camouflaged as a part of the game effect, so even if the player wins per 2R, the player The probability variation gaming state can be continued without causing discomfort to the player.

Further, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, by arranging the gate 16 in the game area on the left side of the center member 6 arranged on the game board 3, any game state (normal game state, probability variation game state, short-time game) In the state), the player can launch the game ball aiming at the game area on the left side of the game board 3 to obtain optimum game characteristics. In addition, in the present embodiment, the upper prize winning device 9 that opens and closes when hitting 2R is arranged on the right side of the center member 6.
With this configuration, since the game ball hardly wins in the upper prize winning device 9 at the time of 2R including the small hit, the upper prize winning device 9 is increased by increasing the winning probability of the small hit, for example. Even when the opening / closing operation of the open / close door 21 in the shape of a pistol is frequently performed, there is no problem of affecting the ball exit rate (the ratio of the number of balls to be paid out).
Further, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, when the open / close door 21 of the upper prize-winning device 9 is in an open state, a part of the open / close door 21 overlaps the display screen of the image display 8. Therefore, even when the open / close door 21 is in an open state, it is difficult for a game ball to win the upper prize device 9. Therefore, from such a point as well, even when the upper-award winning device 9 is frequently opened and closed, there is no problem of affecting the pitch rate.
In the above description, the top prize winning device 9 is described as being opened / closed only at the time of 2R hits, but it goes without saying that the top prize winning device 9 may be opened / closed at the time of 15R hits. . However, in that case, it is preferable to notify the player that the game ball is to be launched aiming at the right area of the game board.

Hereinafter, an example of processing executed by the main control board 111 of the game control device in order to realize the operation of the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment described so far will be described. Note that the processing described below can be realized by executing a program stored in the ROM 113 by the main CPU 112 of the main control board 111.
[Timer interrupt processing]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of timer interrupt processing executed by the main CPU.
The main CPU 112 performs, as an interrupt process, a random number update process (S1), a start port SW process (S2), a gate SW process (S3), a special symbol process (S4), a normal symbol process (S5), and a prize winning device process ( After performing S6), electric Chu process (S7), prize ball process (S8), and output process (S9), the initial value random number is repeatedly updated (S10).

Hereinafter, various processes executed by the main CPU in the timer interrupt process will be described.
[First start port SW processing]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the first start port SW process executed by the main CPU.
In this case, the main CPU 112 determines whether or not the first start port SW14a is ON (S21). If it is determined that the first start port SW14a is ON (S21: YES), the first start port SW14a is ON. It is determined whether or not the count value U1 of the first start port detection counter that counts the number of detections of the mouth SW 14a is U1 <4 (S22). When the count value U1 is smaller than “4” (S22: YES), “1” is added to the count value U1 (S23).
Next, various random numbers (a jackpot random number, a jackpot symbol random number, a reach random number) are acquired and stored in the RAM 114 (S24). Thereafter, a command for three prize balls is set (S25), and the process returns to the main process. If it is determined in step S22 that the count value U1 is “4” (S22: NO), the process proceeds to step S25, the command for three prize balls is set, and the process returns to the main process. Moreover, when it determines with 1st starting port SW14a not being ON in step S21 (S21: NO), it returns to a main process as it is.

[Second start-up SW processing]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the second start port SW process executed by the main CPU.
In this case, the main CPU 112 determines whether or not the second start port SW15a is ON (S31). If it is determined that the second start port SW15a is ON (S31: YES), the second start port It is determined whether or not the count value U2 of the second start port detection counter that counts the number of detections of the mouth SW 15a is U2 <4 (S32). When the count value U2 is smaller than “4” (S32: YES), “1” is added to the count value U2 (S33).
Next, various random numbers (a jackpot random number, a jackpot symbol random number, a reach random number) are acquired and stored in the RAM 114 (S34). Thereafter, a command for three prize balls is set (S35), and the process returns to the main process. If it is determined in step S32 that the count value U2 is “4” (S32: NO), the process proceeds to step S35, the command for three prize balls is set, and the process returns to the main process. If it is determined in step S31 that the second start port SW15a is not ON (S31: NO), the process directly returns to the main process.

[Gate SW processing]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the gate SW process executed by the main CPU.
In this case, the main CPU 112 determines whether or not the gate SW 16a of the gate 16 is ON (S41). If it is determined that the gate SW 16a is ON (S41: YES), the main CPU 112 sets the number of detections of the gate SW 16a. It is determined whether the count value G of the counted gate counter is G <4 (S42). When the count value G is smaller than “4” (S42: YES), “1” is added to the count value G (S43), a winning random number is acquired and stored in the RAM 114 (S44), and the process returns to the main process. . If the gate SW 16a is not ON (S41: NO), or if the count value G <4 (S42: NO), the process returns to the main process.

[Special map processing]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of special symbol processing executed by the main CPU.
Here, a case where the right generated by entering the second starting port is preferentially processed will be described as an example.
In this case, the main CPU 112 determines whether or not the jackpot is being hit (S51). If it is determined that the jackpot is not being hit (S51: NO), is the special symbol on the special symbol display 10 changing? It is determined whether or not (S52). If it is determined that the special symbol is changing (S52: YES), it is then determined whether or not the change time has ended (S53). If it is determined that the change time has ended (S53: YES) ), A change stop command is set to the special symbol display 10 (S54), and the change is stopped (S55). Thereafter, the variation time is reset (S56), a stop process (S57) described later is executed, and the process returns to the main process.
Note that if it is determined in step S51 that the game is a big hit (S51: YES), or if it is determined in step S53 that the variation time has not ended (S53: NO), the process returns to the main process.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S52 that the special symbol is not changing (S52: NO), the count value U2 of the second start port detection counter that counts the number of times the second start port SW15a is detected is U2 ≧ 1. It is determined whether or not there is (S58). If it is determined that the count value U2 is ≧ 1 (S58: YES), “1” is subtracted from the count value U2 (S59), and the jackpot determination process is executed. (S60).
When it is determined in step S58 that the count value U2 is not ≧ 1 (S58: NO), the count value U1 of the first start port detection counter that counts the number of detections of the first start port SW14a is set to U1. It is determined whether or not ≧ 1 (S61), and when it is determined that the count value U1 is ≧ 1 (S61: YES), “1” is subtracted from the count value U1 (S62), and the jackpot determination Processing is executed (S60).
In step S60, after the big hit determination process is executed, a fluctuation pattern selection process is executed (S63), and a change start command is set in the corresponding special symbol display (S64). Thereafter, the variation of the special figure display is started (S65), the measurement of the variation time is started (S66), and the process returns to the main process. If it is determined in step S61 that the count value U1 is not ≧ 1 (S61: NO), the process directly returns to the main process.

[Big hit judgment processing]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the jackpot determination process executed by the main CPU.
In this case, the main CPU 112 first determines a jackpot random number (S70). In step S71, if it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit (S71: YES), then the jackpot symbol random number is determined (S72). In subsequent step S73, it is determined whether or not the jackpot symbol random number is a probable variation symbol. If it is determined that the jackpot symbol random number is a probabilistic symbol (S73: YES), whether or not the jackpot symbol random number is a random symbol in the subsequent step S74. Determine whether or not. In step S74, if it is determined that the jackpot symbol random number is a random symbol (S74: YES), the random symbol is set as a special symbol (S77). If the random symbol is not a random symbol (S74: NO), the special symbol is changed as a special symbol. The symbol is set (S76), and the process is terminated.
If it is determined in step S73 that the jackpot symbol is not a probable variation symbol (S73: NO), a normal symbol is set as a special symbol (S77), and the process ends.
If it is determined in step S71 that the jackpot random number is not a big hit (S71: NO), it is next determined whether or not the jackpot is small (S78). If the jackpot is determined to be a big hit (S78: (YES), a small winning symbol is set as a special symbol (S79), and if it is determined that it is not a small winning symbol (S78: NO), a lost symbol is set as a special symbol (S80), and the process ends.

[Variation pattern selection processing]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of a variation pattern selection process executed by the main CPU.
In this case, the main CPU 112 determines whether or not the jackpot is a jackpot random number (S81). If it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot (S81: YES), the jackpot table is set (S82), and then Fluctuation pattern random numbers are acquired and stored (S83).
Next, the obtained variation pattern random number is determined (S84), a variation pattern corresponding to the variation pattern random number is set using the jackpot table (S85), and the process is terminated.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S81 that it is not a big hit (S81: NO), then reach random numbers are determined (S86). In the following step S87, it is determined whether or not it is reach (S87). If it is determined that it is reach (S87: YES), the reach table is set (S88), and the process of step S83 is performed. Proceed to
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S87 that it is not reach (S87: NO), the lose table is set (S88), and the process proceeds to step S83.

[Processing while stopped]
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a stop process executed by the main CPU.
In this case, the main CPU 112 determines whether or not it is a big hit (S91). If it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot (S91: YES), it is determined whether or not the jackpot is a probable jackpot (S92). If it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot (S92: YES), the probable game state is entered. Set (S93). Thereafter, the jackpot start command is set (S94), the jackpot is started (S95), and the process is terminated.
On the other hand, when it is determined in step S92 that it is not a probable big hit (S92: NO), the time-short gaming state is set (S96). Thereafter, the count value J of the time reduction counter is set to “100” (S97), and the process proceeds to step S94.
If it is determined in step S91 that it is not a big hit (S91: NO), it is next determined whether or not the value of the hour / hour counter J is “0” (S98). If it is “0” (S98: YES), the process is terminated. If the value of the hour / hour counter J is not “0” (S98: NO), “1” is subtracted from the hour / hour count J (S99). Thereafter, it is determined again whether or not the time count value J is “0” (S100). If the time count value J is “0” (S100: YES), the gaming state is set to the normal gaming state. (S101), and the process ends. If the hourly count value J is not “0” in step S100 (S100: NO), the process is terminated without setting the normal gaming state.

[Normal design processing]
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of normal symbol processing executed by the main CPU.
In this case, the main CPU 112 determines whether or not an auxiliary game is in progress (S111), and if not in an auxiliary game (S111: NO), it determines whether or not the normal symbol is changing (S111: NO). S112). If it is determined that the normal symbol is changing (S112: YES), it is next determined whether or not the change time has ended (S113). If it is determined that the change time has ended (S113: YES) ), The fluctuation is stopped (S114).
Next, the variation time is reset (S115), and it is determined whether or not the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a winning symbol (S116). When it is determined that the stop symbol is a winning symbol (S116: YES), the auxiliary game is started (S117), and the process returns to the main process.
If it is determined in step S113 that the variation time has not ended, or if the stop symbol is not a winning symbol in step S116, the process returns to the main process.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S112 that the normal symbol is not changing (S112: NO), it is determined whether the count value G of the gate counter of the gate SW 16a is G ≧ 1 (S118), When the count value G is ≧ 1 (S118: YES), “1” is subtracted from the count value G (S119). After this, the normal symbol hit random number is determined (S120). If the hit random number is hit (S121: YES), the hit symbol is set on the normal symbol display 11 (S122). Otherwise, the lost symbol is displayed. Is set (S123).
Next, it is determined whether or not the game is in the probability change / short time game state (S124), and if it is in the probability change / short time game state (S124: YES), the fluctuation time of the normal symbol display 11 is set to 3 seconds ( If it is not the probability variation / short time gaming state (S125), the variation time of the normal symbol display 11 is set to 29 seconds (S126).
Thereafter, the fluctuation of the normal symbol display 11 is started (S127), measurement of the fluctuation time is started, and the process returns to the main process. When it is determined in step S118 that the count value G is not ≧ 1 (S118: NO), the process returns to the main process.

[Shimodai winning equipment processing (15R jackpot)]
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the lower prize-winning device process executed by the main CPU.
In this case, the main CPU 112 determines whether or not the 15R jackpot is on (S131). If it is determined that the 15R jackpot is on (S131: YES), the main CPU 112 determines whether or not the jackpot opening is in progress. (S132). If it is determined that the jackpot opening is in progress (S132: YES), it is determined whether or not the opening time has elapsed (S133). When it is determined that the opening time has passed (S133: YES), “1” is added to the count value R of the round counter that counts the number of big hits (S134), and the door of the lower prize winning device 17 is opened. The lower prize opening is opened (S135).
If it is determined in step S131 that 15R is not a big hit (S131: NO), or if it is determined in step S133 that the opening time has not elapsed (S133: NO), the process returns to the main process.

Next, it is determined whether or not the opening time of the lower prize-winning device 17 has passed (S136). If the opening time has not passed (S136: NO), the lower-ranking prize winning device 17 wins per round. It is determined whether or not the count value C of the winning counter for counting the number is “9” (S137). When the count value C of the winning counter is “9” (S137: YES), the lower large winning device 17 is closed by closing the open / close door of the lower large winning device 17 (S138), and the count value C is not “9”. In the case (S137: NO), the process returns to the main process.
On the other hand, when the opening time has elapsed (S136: YES), the big winning opening of the lower big winning device 17 is closed without checking the count value C of the winning counter (S138).
After closing the big winning opening of the lower big winning device 17, the value of the count value C of the winning counter is set to “0” (S139), and it is determined whether or not the number of big hit rounds is the final round (16R) ( S140). If the jackpot round is the final round (S140: YES), ending is started (S141). If the jackpot round is not the final round (S140: NO), the process returns to the main process.

After starting the ending, the count value R of the round counter is set to “0” (S142). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the ending time has elapsed (S143). If it is determined that the ending time has elapsed (S143: YES), the jackpot is terminated (S144), and the process returns to the main process.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the ending time has not elapsed (S143: NO), the process returns to the main process without ending the jackpot.
If it is determined in step S142 that the jackpot opening is not in progress (S142: YES), it is determined whether or not the open / close door of the lower prize winning device 17 is in operation (S145), and the lower prize winning device is determined. If the open / close door 17 is operating (S145: YES), the process proceeds to step S146. If the open / close door of the lower prize-winning device 17 is not in operation (S145: NO), it is next determined whether or not it is in the interval (S146). If not in the interval (S146: NO), The process proceeds to step S143.
If it is during the interval (S146: YES), it is next determined whether or not the interval time has passed (S147). If it is determined that the interval time has passed (S137: YES), the process proceeds to step S124. If it is determined that the interval time has not elapsed (S147: NO), the process returns to the main process.

[Upper prize winning equipment processing (per 2R)]
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of the top prize winning device process executed by the main CPU.
In this case, the main CPU 112 determines whether or not it is hitting 2R (S151), and if it is determined that it is hitting 2R (S151: YES), it is determined whether or not it is a big hit opening. (S152). If it is determined that the jackpot opening is in progress (S152: YES), it is determined whether or not the opening time has elapsed (S153). If it is determined that the opening time has passed (S153: YES), “1” is added to the count value R of the round counter that counts the number of big hits (S154), and the door 21 of the top prize winning device 9 is opened. The upper prize winning opening is opened (S155).
If it is determined in step S151 that it is not per 2R (S151: NO), or if it is determined in step S153 that the opening time has not elapsed (S153: NO), the process returns to the main process.

Next, it is determined whether or not the opening time of the top prize winning device 9 has passed (S156). If the opening time has passed (S156: YES), the open / close door 21 of the top prize winning device 9 is closed. The upper prize winning opening is closed (S157), and if the opening time has not elapsed (S156: NO), the process returns to the main process.
After closing the open / close door 21 of the upper prize winning device 9 and closing the prize winning opening, it is determined whether or not the number of jackpot rounds is the final round (S158). If the jackpot round is the final round (2R) (S158: YES), ending is started (S159). If the jackpot round is not the final round (S158: NO), the process returns to the main process.
After starting the ending, the count value R of the round counter is set to “0” (S160). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the ending time has elapsed (S161). If it is determined that the ending time has elapsed (S161: YES), the jackpot is terminated (S162) and the process returns to the main process.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the ending time has not elapsed (S162: NO), the process returns to the main process without ending the jackpot.
If it is determined in step S152 that the jackpot opening is not in progress (S152: YES), it is determined whether or not the open / close door 21 of the top prize winning device 9 is in operation (S163), and the top prize is won. If the open / close door 21 of the device 9 is in operation (S163: YES), the process proceeds to step S156. If the open / close door of the upper prize winning device 9 is not in operation (S163: NO), it is next determined whether or not it is in the interval (S164). If not in the interval (S164: NO), The process proceeds to step S161.
If it is during the interval (S164: YES), it is next determined whether or not the interval time has passed (S165). If it is determined that the interval time has passed (S165: YES), the process proceeds to step S154. If it is determined that the interval time has not elapsed (S165: NO), the process returns to the main process.

[Electric Chu processing]
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an example of electric Chu processing executed by the main CPU.
In this case, the main CPU 112 determines whether or not the auxiliary game in which the electric chew 15 is operating is in operation (S171). If the auxiliary game is in operation (S171: YES), is the next open operation? It is determined whether or not (S172). If it is determined that the opening is in progress (S172: YES), it is determined whether the opening time has elapsed (S173). If it is determined that the opening time has elapsed (S173: YES). Next, it is determined whether or not the probability change / time reduction is in progress (S174). If the accuracy change / time reduction is in effect (S174: YES), the opening time of the electric chew 15 is set to 3.5 seconds (S175). If the accuracy change / time reduction is not in effect (S174: NO), The opening time is set to 0.2 seconds (S176). Thereafter, the electric chew 15 is opened (S177).
Next, it is determined whether or not the opening time of the electric chew 15 has elapsed (S178). If it is determined that the opening time of the electric chew 15 has elapsed (S178: YES), the electric chew 15 is closed. (S179) End the auxiliary game (S180) and return to the main process.
If it is determined in step S172 that the opening is not in progress (S172: NO), the process proceeds to step S178. Further, when it is determined in step S171 that the auxiliary game is not being played (S171: NO), when it is determined in step S173 that the opening time has not elapsed (S173: NO), or in step S178, the opening time of the electric chew 15 is released. If it is determined that has not elapsed (S178: NO), the process returns to the main process.

Next, characteristic processes executed in the effect control board 121 will be described.
[Special drawing effect processing]
FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an example of special figure variation effect processing executed by the CPU of the effect control board.
The CPU 122 determines whether or not the special figure variation effect image is being displayed on the image display 8 (S191). If it is determined that it is not being displayed (S191: No), then from the main control board 111. It is determined whether or not a variation pattern command has been received (S192). When it is determined that the variation pattern command has been received (S192: Yes), an effect lottery is performed (S193), and an effect image corresponding to the effect lottery is reproduced (S194). If it is determined in step S191 that a special figure variation effect image is being displayed on the image display 8 or if it is determined in step S192 that a variation pattern command cannot be received, the processing is performed without reproducing the effect image. Exit.

[Performance processing per 2R]
FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of the image effect display control process executed by the CPU of the effect control board.
First, the CPU 122 determines whether or not an image per 2R is being displayed on the image display 8 (S201). If it is determined that no image is being displayed (S201: No), the main control board 111 performs an effect per 2R. It is determined whether or not a command has been received (S202). When it is determined that an effect command per 2R has been received (S202: Yes), an effect image corresponding to the effect command is reproduced (S203). If it is determined in step S201 that an image per 2R is being displayed on the image display 8 or if it is determined in step S202 that an effect command per 2R cannot be received, the process is performed without reproducing the effect image. finish.
When the game control device executes such processing, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment described above can be realized.

1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an enlarged view of the top prize winning device, (a) is a view showing the top prize winning device in the closed state, (b) is a diagram showing the top prize winning device in the open state. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the game control apparatus which performs the game control of the whole pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram characteristic of the game control board of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is a characteristic functional block diagram of the presentation control board of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. (A)-(d) is the figure which showed an example of the display image displayed on an image display at the time of the opening / closing operation | movement of an upper prize apparatus. (A)-(d) is the figure which showed the other example of the display image displayed on an image display at the time of opening / closing operation | movement of a top prize-winning apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the timer interruption process which main CPU performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the 1st starting port SW process which a main CPU performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the 2nd starting port SW process which a main CPU performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the gate SW process which a main CPU performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the special symbol process which main CPU performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the jackpot determination process which main CPU performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the change pattern selection process which main CPU performs. It is the flowchart which showed the stop process which main CPU performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the normal symbol process which main CPU performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the lower large prize apparatus process which main CPU performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the top big prize apparatus process which main CPU performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the electric Chu process which main CPU performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the special figure change effect process which CPU of an effect control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the image effect display control process which CPU of an effect control board performs.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 3 ... Game board, 3a ... Game area, 5 ... Launch lever, 6 ... Center member, 6a ... Right passage, 7 ... Stage, 8 ... Image display, 9 ... Top prize winning device, 10 ... Special symbol display, 11 ... Normal symbol display, 12 ... Special symbol holding lamp, 13 ... Variable winning device, 14 ... Upper start port, 14a ... First start port SW, 15 ... Electric chew, 15a ... Second start port SW, 15b ... Electric Chu Solenoid, 16 ... Gate, 16a ... Gate SW, 17 ... Lower Prize Winning Device, 17a ... Lower Prize Winning SW, 17b ... Lower Prize Winning Solenoid, 18 ... Normal Symbol Retaining Lamp, 21 ... Opening Door, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 22 ... Motor, 22 ... Top prize winning motor, 23 ... Top prize winning SW, 31 ... Game data lottery means, 32 ... Big hit judging means, 33 ... Big hit selecting means, 34 ... Opening / closing control means, 111 ... Main control board, 11 ... main CPU, 113 ... ROM, 114 ... RAM, 121 ... performance control board, 122 ... CPU, 123 ... ROM

Claims (5)

A starting point for generating the right to start the display of variation of the special symbol by the special symbol variation display means when the game ball enters,
A large winning device capable of changing from a closed state in which game balls are difficult to win to an open state in which it is easy to win,
A jackpot determining means for determining whether or not the jackpot is won based on the jackpot random number acquired by lottery when the game ball enters the starting opening,
A jackpot selection that selects either the first jackpot or the second jackpot with a shorter opening time of the winning device than the first jackpot when it is determined by the jackpot determination means that the jackpot has been won Means,
Based on the selection result of the jackpot selection means, opening / closing control means for controlling the opening / closing of the big winning device;
An image display means disposed substantially at the center of the game board surface;
Image display control means for controlling the image display of the image display means,
When the first jackpot or the second jackpot is selected by the jackpot selection means, the image display control means controls the display of the image display means in accordance with the opening / closing control of the prize winning device by the opening / closing control means. A pachinko machine characterized by   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a central member arranged around the image display means, wherein the big prize device is formed integrally with the central member.   The big winning device includes a first big winning device and a second big winning device arranged at a position different from the first big winning device, and the first big winning device is formed at the lower center of the game board. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the second grand prize-winning device is formed on the right side of the central member.   The opening / closing control means performs opening / closing control of the first big winning device when the first jackpot selecting means is selected by the jackpot selecting means, and when the second jackpot is selected by the jackpot selecting means, the second jackpot is selected. 4. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein opening and closing control of the two major winning devices is performed.   3. The large winning device includes an opening / closing member, and when the opening / closing member is operated, a part of the opening / closing member is disposed at a position overlapping with the image display means. The pachinko machine described.

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