JP2010104664A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which makes a player easily recognize that a game ball passes through a prescribed hole of a ball distributor and can clearly report that a held ball is stored in accordance with the passing of the game ball to the user. <P>SOLUTION: The total number of held balls of the number of held balls related to a special symbol starting electric accessory and the number of held balls related to a first ball entering port 61 is stored. When the game ball enters into the first ball entering port 61, and the number of held balls is less than the maximum number to be stored, a ball distributor winning display LED 24 provided on an outer peripheral part of a winning path 40 where the game balls pass is made to emit light and effect sound is generated at the same time. Meanwhile, when the game ball enters into the first ball entering port 61, and the number of held balls of the special symbol is not increased, the ball distributor winning display LED 24 is not made to emit light and the effect sound is not generated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine including a croon having a plurality of distribution holes.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a gaming machine that includes a game ball sorting device called a croon in a center accessory provided near the center of a gaming area to improve gaming properties (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This croon has a mortar shape that guides the game ball toward the center of the circle, and draws a spiral trajectory on the game ball that has entered itself. Then, the game ball is passed through one of the plurality of sorting holes provided in the croon. The plurality of distribution holes have a predetermined hole that is determined in advance as a prize. When a game ball is passed through the predetermined hole, a random number is stored as a holding ball, and the stored balls are sequentially determined for winning. .
JP 2004-73264 A

  However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the movement of the game ball inside the croon is fast, and it is difficult for the player to visually recognize the inside of the crune, so that the game ball has passed through the predetermined hole of the crune. There was a problem that it was difficult for players to recognize. Further, in a gaming machine in which an upper limit is set for the number of stored balls, when a game ball passes through a predetermined hole, the player can be notified of whether or not the number of held balls has increased. There was a problem that it was difficult.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problem, and allows a player to easily recognize that a game ball has passed through a predetermined hole of the croon, and the reserved ball is stored by the passage of the game ball. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of clearly informing the player of the above.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to claim 1 is a gaming machine comprising a clown having a plurality of sorting holes in a gaming board on which a game ball flows down, wherein the clown has a sorting function. A first game ball detecting means for detecting a game ball that has passed through a predetermined hole of the holes, and a winning game that is advantageous to the player due to the detection of the game ball by the first game ball detecting means. Random number acquisition means for acquiring a random number for determining whether or not to enter a state, and a predetermined number of reserved balls that are random numbers that have not been hit among the random numbers acquired by the random number acquisition means Holding ball storage means that can be performed, a light emitter provided in the vicinity of the clune, and a light emission control means for controlling light emission of the light emitter, the light emission control means is stored by the storage ball storage means Said hold Is less than the predetermined number, and when the game ball is detected by the first game ball detecting means, the light emitter is turned on and / or blinked in accordance with the detection. In addition, when a game ball is detected by the first game ball detection means, the light emitter is not turned on and / or blinked in accordance with the detection.

  In addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, the gaming machine according to claim 2 further includes second game ball detecting means for detecting a game ball that has passed through a start winning opening provided in the game board, The random number acquisition means determines whether or not to enter a winning game state that is advantageous to the player due to the detection of the game ball by the first game ball detection means and the second game ball detection means. It is characterized in that a random number is acquired for the purpose.

  The gaming machine according to claim 3 further includes a speaker that generates sound and speaker control means for controlling the speaker, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the speaker control means includes: When the light emitter emits light, a sound is generated from the speaker.

  According to the gaming machine of the first aspect, the game board is provided with a croon having a plurality of distribution holes. Then, it is detected that a game ball has passed through a predetermined hole of the croon, and up to a predetermined number of reserved balls, which are random numbers that have not been hit, are stored. When the number of reserved balls already stored is less than a predetermined number and the game ball passes through a predetermined hole of the croon, a light-emitting body provided in the vicinity of the clune is turned on or blinked. On the other hand, when a predetermined number of balls are held and a game ball passes through a predetermined hole of the croon, the light emitter is not lit or blinked. Therefore, the player can easily recognize that the game ball has passed through the predetermined hole of the croon, and further, the player can clearly recognize that the held ball is stored by the passage of the game ball and the chance of hit determination has increased. Can be notified. Further, it is clear whether or not the number of reserved balls has reached a predetermined number depending on whether or not the lighting and / or blinking is performed. Furthermore, after the game balls have passed through the predetermined holes of the Kroon after reaching the predetermined number of reserved balls, power consumption can be prevented and usage time can be reduced by preventing unnecessary lighting and / or blinking. By doing so, it will lead to a long life.

  In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the gaming machine according to claim 2 detects a game ball that has passed through the start winning opening and a game ball that has passed through a predetermined hole of the croon. And, even if the game ball passes through either the starting winning opening or the predetermined hole of the Kroon, the winning determination is performed, so that the game is more than the case where there is one winning opening that triggers the winning determination. The contents can be diversified. Further, the light emitter emits light only when the game ball passes through a predetermined hole of the croon. Therefore, it is possible to make the player easily recognize which of the starting winning opening or the predetermined hole of the Kroon has won and the number of retained balls has increased.

  In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the gaming machine described in claim 3 further includes a speaker that generates sound and speaker control means for controlling the speaker. The speaker control means generates sound from the speaker when the light emitter emits light. Thereby, it is possible to make the player recognize the passage of the game ball to the predetermined hole of the crone more easily by the two methods of the light emitted from the light emitter and the sound generated by the speaker.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the mechanical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 1, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 2. 1 is defined as the upper side of the pachinko machine 1, the lower side of the page is defined as the lower side of the pachinko machine 1, the left side of the page is defined as the left side of the pachinko machine 1, and the right side of the page is defined as the right side of the pachinko machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the upper half of the front surface of the pachinko machine 1, a game board 2 is provided in which a game ball as a game medium launched from a launcher (not shown) flows by operating the launch handle 7. ing. This game board 2 is substantially square (see FIG. 2) and is protected by a front frame 13 holding a transparent glass plate. In the lower part of the game board 2, an upper plate 5 is provided for supplying game balls to the launcher and receiving prize balls. A lower plate 6 for receiving a prize ball is provided immediately below the upper plate 5, and a launch handle 7 for adjusting the launch of the game ball is provided on the right side of the lower plate 6. Further, speakers 48 are respectively provided at the left and right corners of the upper portion of the front frame 13. In addition, an illumination device 35 is provided on the upper portion of the front frame 13 over substantially the entire length in the left-right direction.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 3 made of a stainless steel strip is spirally arranged on the front surface of the game board 2, and a substantially circular game region 4 surrounded by the guide rail 3 is formed. Is provided. In the approximate center of the game area 4, there is provided a symbol display device 8 having a display screen 28 composed of an LCD, various lamps, LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes), and the like. A patrol lamp 14 is provided. Further, a windmill 9 is provided at the lower left of the symbol display device 8, and a normal symbol start gate 12 is provided at the left side of the symbol display device 8. Further, a special symbol starting electric accessory 15 is provided below the symbol display device 8, and a big prize opening 16 is provided below the special symbol starting electric accessory 15. Further, the normal winning openings 19 and 20 are provided on the left side of the big winning opening 16. In addition, an outro 37 for collecting the game balls that have not won is provided at the lower part of the big winning opening 16. In addition to the above, the game board 2 is provided with various illumination lamps, other illumination LEDs, a windmill, and many obstacle nails.

  In addition, a gaming member 50 described later is fitted to the lower part in the symbol display device 8. Furthermore, a front warp inlet 22 and a rear warp inlet 23 that are inflow holes for game balls from the outside of the symbol display device 8 to the inside of the gaming member 50 are provided at the left end of the symbol display device 8.

  Also, on the lower right of the symbol display device 8, a special symbol display unit 27 described later constituted by two 7-segment LEDs and a normal symbol display unit 26 described later constituted by one LED are provided. The special symbol display unit 27 displays a special symbol consisting of alphabets, numbers, or a combination thereof in order to notify the player of the result of the jackpot determination. The timing for starting and confirming the change of the demo symbol, which will be described later, coincides with the timing for starting and stopping the variation of the special symbol. Further, in the normal symbol display section 26, the lighting state indicates a normal winning, the unlit indicates a normal winning loss, and the blinking state indicates that the result of the normal winning determination will be notified from now on. It is said that.

  Further, on the left side of the normal symbol display section 26, a special symbol memory number display LED 30 constituted by two LEDs and a normal symbol memory number display LED 29 are arranged. The special symbol memory number display LED 30 is the number of random numbers that have not yet been subjected to jackpot determination among the random numbers acquired due to the detection of the game ball winning the special symbol starting electric accessory 15; A hold that is the sum of random numbers that have not yet been determined for jackpot among random numbers that are acquired due to winning and detection of game balls in the first entrance 61 of the Kroon 60 described later The number of balls is displayed. In other words, the special symbol memory number display LED 30 wins the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 and any one of the first entrances 61 described later, and the number of game balls for which the big hit determination has not yet been made, so-called special Displays the number of reserved balls for symbol operation. Further, the normal symbol memory number display LED 29 displays the normal symbol operation holding ball number. Then, only the lower side of the two LEDs indicates that the number of held balls is “1”, both the lighting is “2”, the lower side blinking is “3”, and both blinking is “4”.

  Next, the symbol display device 8 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the symbol display device 8 includes a display screen 28 formed of an LCD at the center. Various images such as moving images and messages are displayed on the display screen 28. In order to particularly notify the player of the result of the jackpot determination, the display screen 28 is provided with three demo symbol display portions side by side. . The demo symbol display unit occupies a wider area than the special symbol display unit 27 so as to attract the player's eyes. Then, after the demo symbols displayed on the three demo symbol display units are changed, the player is notified of the result of the hit determination by performing a changing effect for confirming and displaying the symbol indicating the result of the hit determination. Furthermore, various effects by the display screen 28, the speaker 48, and the like are performed in synchronization with the variation effects to attract the player's interest.

  Further, the display screen 28 is provided with a reserved ball number display section 18 indicating the number of reserved balls of the special symbol above the demo symbol. In the reserved ball number display unit 18, as in the case of the special symbol memory number display LED 30, the big hit determination is still made among the random numbers acquired due to the fact that the game ball has been won and detected in the special symbol start electric accessory 15. The jackpot determination is still made among the number of random numbers that have not been performed and the random numbers acquired due to the fact that a game ball has been won and detected at the first entrance 61 of the Kroon 60 described later. The number of reserved balls that is the sum with the number of random numbers not displayed. In the reserved ball number display section 18, when the reserved balls are stored, white circles are displayed side by side in order from the left, and up to four reserved balls are displayed. Further, the reserved ball number display section 18 is displayed on the display screen 28 which is an area that attracts the player's eyes rather than the area where the special symbol memory number display LED 30 is disposed.

  Next, the mechanical structure of the gaming member 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 is a perspective view of the gaming member 50 fitted to the symbol display device 8 (see FIG. 2) as seen obliquely from above, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the gaming member 50, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the gaming member 50, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the gaming member 50 in the direction of arrows AA in FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the light guide path 42 provided on the outer periphery of the winning path 40. 4 is defined as the rear of the gaming member 50 and the lower side of the drawing as the front of the gaming member 50.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the gaming member 50 is fitted to the lower part in the symbol display device 8, and is made of a synthetic resin and disposed above the special symbol starter electric accessory 15 (see FIG. 2). It is a member. As shown in FIG. 4, the gaming member 50 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and the gaming member 50 is provided with a croon 60 that is a member for distributing gaming balls in the vicinity of the center. Further, in the front view shown in FIG. 5, the gaming member 50 has a bowl shape in which the lower surface is formed in a downwardly convex arc shape, and in the side view shown in FIG. 6, the gaming member 50 is substantially rectangular. is there.

  Next, the front lane 51 will be described with reference to FIGS. The front lane 51 is one of the two paths of the game ball provided in the gaming member 50 and is a path on the front side of the gaming member 50. As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 6, the front lane 51 includes a front inclined surface 58, an auxiliary inclined surface 55, a root portion 53, an intermediate portion 54, and a distributing portion 57. The front inclined surface 58 is a passage of a game ball having a predetermined inclination angle that decreases in the direction of the root portion 53 and facing the left end portion of the gaming member 50. The auxiliary inclined surface 55 is a path of a game ball that is provided continuously from the front inclined surface 58, decreases in the direction of the root portion 53, and has a gentler inclination angle than the inclination angle of the front inclined surface 58. The root portion 53 is a straight path of game balls that are continuously provided from the front inclined surface 58 toward the distribution portion 57. The intermediate part 54 is a path of a game ball that is connected to the base part 53 and has an inverted S shape.

  In addition, the allocating portion 57 is provided continuously from the intermediate portion 54, and an area inclined downward from the approximate center in the left-right direction of the gaming member 50 in the direction of the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 (see FIG. 2). It is comprised from the distribution channel | path 56 which is a channel | path of one width. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a front lane front wall portion 83 serving as a side wall of the passage is vertically extended from the front end portions of the root portion 53 and the intermediate portion 54 to a predetermined height. A front lane rear wall 82 serving as a side wall of the passage is provided vertically upward from the rear end. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the front inclined surface 58 and the front semicircular portion 38 that is a semicircular cutout provided at the end of the symbol display device 8 are front openings that are semicircular when viewed from the side. A game ball outlet 80 is formed.

  Next, the details of the distribution unit 57 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. The distribution part 57 includes a convex part 77, a left inner guide part 73, a right inner guide part 74, a left guide path 75, a right guide path 76, a left outer guide part 71, and a right outer guide part 72. Consists of The convex portion 77 is a convex member provided in the center of the allocating portion 57 and extending from the front end portion of the gaming member 50 to the rearward direction by a predetermined length. The left inner guide portion 73 and the right inner guide portion 74 are disposed to face each other with the convex portion 77 as a center. The left inner guide portion 73 and the right inner guide portion 74 are members having the same shape, and are spherical protrusions provided at the front end portion of the gaming member 50. The left outer guide portion 71 and the right outer guide portion 72 are disposed opposite to each other with the convex portion 77 as a center, and are disposed at positions farther from the convex portion 77 than the left inner guide portion 73 and the right inner guide portion 74. . The left outer guide portion 71 and the right outer guide portion 72 are members of the same shape, and have a fan-like shape in a planar view having a length comparable to the convex portion 77 in the front-rear direction from the front end portion of the game member 50. It is a member. In addition, the left outer side guide part 71 and the right outer side guide part 72 are planar view fan types opened toward the front.

  In addition, a left guide path 75, which is a planar path of a game ball, is provided between the left outer guide portion 71 and the left inner guide portion 73 from the front end portion of the game member 50 in the front-rear direction. The left guide path 75 is inclined downward toward the special symbol start electric accessory 15 (see FIG. 2). Between the right outer guide portion 72 and the right inner guide portion 74, a right guide path 76, which is a planar passage of the game ball, is provided in the front-rear direction from the front end portion of the game member 50. The right guide path 76 is inclined downward toward the special symbol start electric accessory 15 (see FIG. 2). Further, since the left outer guide portion 71 and the right outer guide portion 72 have a fan shape in plan view that opens toward the front, the left guide path 75 and the right guide path 76 are directed leftward and rightward. The shape becomes narrower. Further, the distribution unit 57 is a passage having a width that allows one game ball to pass therethrough, and is provided with a distribution passage 56 provided continuously from the intermediate unit 54. The distribution passage 56 is a passage that draws a smooth curved surface that is symmetrical with respect to the center in the left-right direction of the distribution portion 57, and is provided behind the convex portion 77, the left outer guide portion 71, and the right outer guide portion 72. It has been.

  Next, the rear lane 52 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, and 6. The rear lane 52 is one of the two paths of the game balls provided in the game member 50, and is a straight path of the game balls on the rear side of the game member 50. As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 6, the rear lane 52 includes a rear inclined surface 59 and a rear passage 49. The rear inclined surface 59 is a game ball passage having a predetermined inclination angle that decreases in the direction of the rear passage 49 and facing the left end of the game member 50. The rear passage 49 is a straight passage for a game ball that is connected to the rear inclined surface 59 and faces toward the croon 60. As shown in FIG. 3, a rear lane front wall portion 84 serving as a side wall of the rear passage 49 is vertically extended from a front end portion of the rear passage 49 to a predetermined height. A rear lane rear wall 85 serving as a side wall of the rear passage 49 is provided vertically upward from the portion. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear inclined surface 59 and the rear half portion 39 which is a semicircular cutout provided at the end portion of the symbol display device 8 are openings that are semicircular in side view. A game ball discharge port 81 is formed.

  Next, the guide passage 41 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. The guide passage 41 is a groove-like passage that connects the rear lane 52 and the croon 60. The guide passage 41 includes an auxiliary passage 66, an auxiliary passage front guide surface 68, and an auxiliary passage rear guide surface 67, and has a U-shaped longitudinal section. The lateral width of the auxiliary passage 66 is narrower than the lateral width of the rear passage 49 described above. The auxiliary passage front guide surface 68 is a side wall provided continuously from the front end of the auxiliary passage 66, and the auxiliary passage rear guide surface 67 is a side wall provided continuously from the rear end of the auxiliary passage 66. is there. The longitudinal section of the guide passage 41 is formed so that the open side is wider than the bottom side.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7, the structure of the cruise 60 will be described. The croon 60 is circular in plan view, is configured in a pan shape in front view and side view, and is made of synthetic resin and transparent. Further, the internal shape of the croon 60 is a mortar shape that guides the game ball toward the center of the circle. The croon 60 has three holes, a first entrance 61, a second entrance 62, and a third entrance 63 provided at equal intervals in a distribution surface 64, which is the bottom surface of the crune. At the center of the first entrance 61, the second entrance 62, and the third entrance 63, there is provided a circumferential surface central portion 69 that is a plane for one game ball. Further, the inner diameters of the first entrance 61, the second entrance 62, and the third entrance 63 are equal, and an area for one game ball is provided between each entrance. Further, a circumferential surface 65 is erected so as to surround the first entrance 61, the second entrance 62, and the third entrance 63 upward from the circular end of the distribution surface 64.

  Further, a winning guide plane 70 which is a rectangular plane slightly inclined downward toward the intermediate portion 54 of the front lane 51 is provided immediately below the second entrance 63 and the third entrance 63. . On the other hand, a winning path 40 that is a path for a game ball is provided continuously from the first entrance 61. The winning path 40 and the winning guide plane 70 connected to the winning path 40 are made of synthetic resin and are transparent. At the lower part of the winning path 40, a Kroon winning opening switch 25 for detecting a game ball won in the first winning opening 61 is provided. One end of the winning path 40 away from the croon 60 is provided with one croon prize display LED 24 which is a light emitting member. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of well-known cylindrical light guide paths 42 are provided on the outer periphery of the winning path 40 along the traveling direction of the game ball. The light guide path 42 surrounds the outer periphery of the winning path 40 without any gap, and the length of the light guiding path 42 in the longitudinal direction extends from one end of the winning path 40 to the other end.

  Next, the operation of the game ball will be described with reference to FIGS. First, with reference to FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 6, the operation of the game ball that has flowed into the front lane 51 from the front warp inlet 22 will be described. The game ball that has flowed into the front lane 51 from the front warp inlet 22 rolls on the front inclined surface 58 having a predetermined inclination angle that decreases in the direction of the root portion 53, and the operation direction is corrected in the direction of the root portion 53. Then, the game ball hits the auxiliary inclined surface 55 having a gentler inclination angle than the inclination angle of the front inclined surface 58, and the momentum of the game ball is relieved. The game ball whose momentum has been eased flows into the root portion 53 of the front lane 51. Further, while the game balls hit the front lane rear wall portion 82 and the front lane front wall portion 83 which are side walls, the game balls pass through the reverse S-shaped intermediate portion 54 and flow into the distribution portion 57.

  The game ball that has flowed into the distribution unit 57 swings left and right on the distribution path 56 for a certain period of time. When the game ball loses momentum, the game ball flows into the front of the sorting unit 57. Furthermore, when the game ball is about to flow between the left inner guide portion 73 and the right inner guide portion 74, which has the highest percentage of winning the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 (see FIG. 2), the convex portion 77 becomes an obstacle. . However, depending on the momentum of the game ball and the angle at which the game ball enters the inside of the allocating portion 57, the game sphere flows into the space between the left inner guide portion 73 and the right inner guide portion 74 from the distribution passage 56. The game ball may fall in the direction of the symbol starting electric combination 15 (see FIG. 2) and the game ball may win the special symbol starting electric combination 15 (see FIG. 2). On the other hand, the game ball flows from the distribution path 56 into the left guide path 75 or the right guide path 76 and falls into the game area 4 (see FIG. 2), and the special symbol start electric accessory 15 (see FIG. 2). There is a case where the player enters the outro 37 (see FIG. 2) without winning. However, even if the game ball falls to the game area 4 (see FIG. 2) through the left guide path 75 or the right guide path 76, the ratio of the game ball winning to the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 (see FIG. 2) is high. It is possible to win a special symbol starting electric accessory 15 (see FIG. 2) depending on the direction in which the game ball advances and the momentum of the game ball.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 6, the operation of the game ball flowing into the rear lane 52 from the rear warp inlet 23 will be described. The game ball that has flowed into the rear lane 52 of the straight passage from the rear warp inlet 23 rolls on the rear inclined surface 59 having a predetermined inclination angle that decreases in the direction of the rear passage 49, and corrects the operation direction to the direction of the rear passage 49. Is done. Then, the game ball flows into the rear passage 49, rolls for a predetermined time while hitting the rear lane front wall portion 84 and the rear lane rear wall portion 85 which are side walls, and then flows into the guide passage 41. The game ball that has flowed into the guide passage 41 is guided in the direction of the crone 60 while the left and right directions of the game ball are corrected by the auxiliary passage rear guide surface 67 and the auxiliary passage front guide surface 68. As described above, the lateral width of the guide passage 41 is formed to be narrower than the lateral width of the rear passage 49, and an auxiliary passage rear side guide surface 67 and an auxiliary passage front side guide surface 68 for guiding the game ball are provided. Therefore, by the structure of the guide passage 41, the position of the game ball can be corrected to the optimum position toward the croon 60, and the game ball can be circulated vigorously in the clune 60.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3 thru | or FIG. 7, operation | movement of the game ball which flowed into the clown 60 is demonstrated. The game ball whose position in the front-rear direction is corrected by the guide passage 41 flows into the croon 60 and circulates around the circumferential surface 65 for a while. When the momentum of the game ball disappears, the game ball gradually begins to leave the circuit surface 65 and starts to flow toward the circuit surface central portion 69. Here, in some cases, the game ball may immediately pass through any of the first entrance 61, the second entrance 62, and the third entrance 63, or between the entrance and entrance. In some cases, the game ball may pass through the entrance that is unexpected to the player through the center portion 69 of the circumference surface.

  When the game balls pass through the second entrance 62 and the third entrance 63, the game balls are stagnated for a certain period of time and fall to the winning guide plane 70 inclined downward toward the intermediate portion 54. To do. Then, the operation direction of the game ball that has dropped onto the winning guide plane 70 is corrected toward the intermediate portion 54. Further, the game ball is guided to the intermediate portion 54 and can be awarded to the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 (see FIG. 2) in the same manner as the game ball flowing into the front lane 51 from the previous game ball discharge port 80. It flows into the distribution unit 57.

  On the other hand, when the game ball passes through the first entrance 61, it passes through the winning path 40, and its own passing is detected by the Kroon prize opening switch 25. Then, a signal indicating that the prize winning switch 25 has been won is output, and the output signal is received by the CPU 32 of the main board 111 described later. Further, the CPU 32 outputs a command to a sub-integrated board 117, which will be described later, and causes the cron prize display LED 24 to emit light. As described above, a plurality of light guide paths 42 are provided on the outer periphery of the winning path 40. The light emitted from the Kroon winning display LED 24 provided at one end of the outer periphery of the winning path 40 is guided to the other end of the winning path 40 by a plurality of light guide paths 42, and changes the color of the entire winning path 40. Therefore, the color of the entire winning path 40 can be changed with one Kroon winning display LED 24. Further, since the LED is cheaper than other light emitting members and consumes less power, the use of the LED can reduce the cost and save energy.

  Although details will be described later, the number of random numbers for which the jackpot determination has not yet been performed among the random numbers acquired due to the detection of the game ball winning the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 and the first The number of reserved balls, which is the sum of the numbers of random numbers that have not yet been determined to be a big hit among the random numbers acquired due to winning and detection of gaming balls at the entrance 61, is displayed as the number of reserved balls. It is displayed on the unit 18 and the special symbol memory number display LED 30. Therefore, only with the reserved ball number display section 18 and the special symbol memory number display LED 30, it is determined whether the number of held balls has increased due to the winning of the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 or the first entrance 61. Can not be recognized by the person. However, the player can easily recognize that the player has won the first entrance 61 by the light emission of the Kroon winning display LED 24 indicating that the game ball has won the first entrance 61.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1. As shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 100 includes a main board 111, a power supply board 112, an effect control board 113, a payout control board 114, a lamp driver board 115, a relay board 116, and a sub-integrated board 117. The control unit 100 is provided on the back side (back side) of the pachinko machine 1 (see FIG. 1).

  First, the main substrate 111 will be described. A main substrate CPU unit 120 that performs main processing of the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a main substrate CPU unit 120 that performs various processes according to a program. The main board CPU unit 120 includes a CPU 31 that performs various arithmetic processes, a RAM 32 that temporarily stores data values generated during the arithmetic process, a control program, initial values of various data, and other boards. And a ROM 33 that stores commands and the like for instructing these instructions, and these are integrally molded as one LSI. Further, an interrupt signal generation circuit 121 is connected to the CPU unit 120, and the CPU 31 executes a control program stored in the ROM 33 each time an interrupt signal is input from the interrupt signal generation circuit 121. To do.

  Further, the main board 111 is provided with an I / O interface 122, and sub-boards such as the sub-integrated board 117, the payout control board 114, the relay board 116, and the game balls that have won the special symbol starter electric accessory 15. Are connected to the start opening switch 124 for detecting the game ball and the Clune winning opening switch 25 for detecting the game ball won in the first winning opening 61. Further, the I / O interface 122 of the main board 111 is connected to an output port 118 that outputs information of the pachinko machine 1 to a game hall management computer (not shown).

  Next, the payout control board 114 and the relay board 116 will be described. The payout control board 114 includes a CPU 1141, an input interface (not shown), a RAM, and a ROM, and is connected to the prize ball payout device 123. Then, according to the command transmitted from the main board 111, the prize ball payout device 123 is controlled. The relay board 116 has a normal symbol operation switch 125 for detecting the passing of the game ball to the normal symbol start gate 12, a special winning opening opening solenoid 126 for opening / closing the opening / closing member of the special winning opening 16, and a special symbol starting. An electric accessory opening solenoid 127 for opening / closing the opening / closing member of the electric accessory 15, a big prize opening switch 128 for detecting a gaming ball won in the big prize opening 16, and a game ball winning in the normal winning openings 19 and 20 Are connected to a normal winning opening switch 129, a normal symbol display unit 26, a special symbol display unit 27, a normal symbol memory number display LED 29, and a special symbol memory number display LED 30. The relay board 116 relays switches and solenoids and relays from the main board 111 to a display unit or the like that is directly controlled. In addition, when a game ball wins the special symbol starting electric combination 15, the big winning opening 16, and the normal winning openings 19, 20, a predetermined number of gaming balls are paid out.

  Next, the sub integrated board 117, the effect control board 113, and the lamp driver board 115 will be described. The sub integrated board 117 is provided with a CPU 1171, a RAM 1172, and a ROM 1173, and is connected to the effect control board 113, the lamp driver board 115, and the speaker 48. Then, in accordance with a command transmitted from the main board 111, comprehensive control such as production is performed. The effect control board 113 incorporates a CPU 1131, an input interface (not shown), RAM and ROM, and controls the display screen 28. The lamp driver board 115 incorporates a CPU 1151, an input interface (not shown), a RAM and a ROM, and controls the lighting device 35 and the cruising prize display LED 24.

  Next, the power supply substrate 112 will be described. The power supply board 112 is connected to the main board 111 and the game ball launcher 119, and supplies DC stabilized power to each board and the game ball launcher 119. The game ball launching device 119 includes a launching motor (not shown), a touch sensor provided on the launching handle 7 (see FIG. 1), a launching device stop switch, a firing strength volume, and the like. Each time 0.6 seconds), one game ball is launched into the game area.

  Next, the storage area of the RAM 32 of the main board 111 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing a storage area of the RAM 32 of the main board 111. As shown in FIG. 9, the RAM 32 has a counter storage area 3301 for storing various counters, a normal symbol starting gate 12, a special symbol starting electric accessory 15, and a first winning entrance 61 and other winning holes. A winning ball flag storage area 3302 for storing a flag indicating whether or not the ball has won, a normal hit relation information storage area 3303 for storing a random number acquired when the game ball passes through the normal symbol starting gate 12, and a normal symbol Normal symbol operation reservation ball number storage area 3304 for storing the number of operation hold balls, jackpot relation information storage area 3305 for storing random numbers acquired when winning a game ball to the special symbol start electric combination 15, special symbol operation reservation ball Special symbol operation reserved ball number storage area 3306 for storing the number, sub-integrated board 117 to main board 111, payout control board 114, and relay board 11 Command relation storage area 3307 for storing a control command to be output to the like, flag relation storage area 3308 for storing various flags. Further, the RAM 32 is provided with various storage areas not shown.

  Next, each counter stored in the counter storage area 3301 of the RAM 32 will be described. The counter stored in the RAM 32 includes a random number acquisition counter for acquiring random numbers, a timer counter for measuring time, a winning ball counter for counting the number of winning balls, and the like.

  First, the random number acquisition counter will be described. Examples of the random number acquisition counter include a normal hit determination counter, a big hit determination counter, a big hit special symbol determination counter, a variation pattern determination counter, and the like. The values of these counters are set at regular intervals (for example, in the counter update process of the main process (S12, see FIG. 11)) that is executed based on the interrupt signal from the interrupt signal generation circuit 121 (see FIG. 8). , A predetermined amount (for example, “1”) is added every 2 ms which is an interval of interrupt signal generation. Each counter has a minimum value (lower limit value) and a maximum value (upper limit value), and is configured to circulate in a numerical value in a range from the minimum value to the maximum value. Then, every time the value is rounded to the same value as the initial value by the update, a new initial value is acquired, and “1” is added to the initial value. For the determination of the new initial value, a random number generated by an initial value random number process for generating a random number by a predetermined algorithm is used. These random number acquisition counters are used in normal symbol processing (S16, see FIG. 11) and special symbol processing (see FIG. 12 to FIG. 14) of the main processing described later.

  Next, the timer counter will be described. The timer counter is a counter used for measuring time, and a predetermined value is stored as an initial value at the start of time measurement. For example, when measuring 1 second, “500” is stored as an initial value. Then, “1” is subtracted by “1” in the counter update process (S12, see FIG. 11) that is performed every 2 ms, which is an interrupt signal generation interval. If the value is not “0”, the value is “ It is determined that the predetermined time has passed by becoming “0”.

  Next, the winning ball counter will be described. The winning ball counter is used to count the number of game balls that have won the big winning opening 16 while the big winning opening 16 performs one opening / closing operation. The initial value of this counter is “0”, and is incremented by “1” every time a winning is detected in a switch read process (S11, see FIG. 11) of the main process described later. When the special winning opening 16 is closed, it is initialized.

  Next, the jackpot relation information storage area 3305 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing the jackpot relation information storage area 3305 of the RAM 32. This jackpot relation information storage area 3305 is used in a special symbol process (see FIGS. 12 to 14) of the main process described later. As shown in FIG. 10, the jackpot relation information storage area 3305 is provided with a determination area and first to fourth storage areas. In the first to fourth memory areas, a game ball that has won the special symbol start electric accessory 15 and the first entrance 61 and has not yet been notified of the jackpot determination result (special symbol operation holding ball). The obtained random number is stored. The determination area stores information on the results of the jackpot determination that is currently being performed and random numbers that are the basis of the jackpot game.

  In each of the determination area and the first to fourth storage areas, a jackpot random number field in which the value of the jackpot determination counter is stored, a jackpot special symbol determination random number field in which the value of the jackpot special symbol determination counter is stored, and a variation pattern A variation pattern determination random number column in which the value of the determination counter is stored is provided. Then, when the game ball passes through the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 and the first entrance 61, each value is stored in a storage area corresponding to the value of the special symbol operation reserved ball number storage area 3306 in the RAM 32. Based on the value, jackpot determination, determination of a special symbol when it is determined to be a jackpot, and determination of a variation pattern are performed. Then, when the processing for the value stored in the determination area is completed, the value stored in the first storage area is shifted to the determination area, and processing such as the next jackpot determination is performed based on this value. Along with this, each value in the second to fourth storage areas is shifted to the one numbered young storage area, and the value in the fourth storage area is cleared. Here, the number of storage areas is four. That is, for the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 and the game balls won in the first entrance 61, the number of random numbers that can be stored and the operation can be suspended is four. Accordingly, the upper limit of the number of special symbol operation reserved balls is four, and the value of the special symbol operation reserved ball number storage area 3306 never takes a value larger than “4”. In addition, in the normal hit relation information storage area 3303 of the RAM 32, a determination area and first to fourth storage areas are similarly provided so that information on four game balls can be held.

  Next, the storage area of the ROM 33 of the main board 111 will be described. The ROM 33 stores an initial setting storage area for storing initial values and the like stored in each storage area when the pachinko machine 1 is reset, and a control program storage for storing various programs for the CPU 31 to control the pachinko machine 1. Area, a control command table storage area for storing a table of control commands output from the main board 111 to each sub-board, a special symbol combination pattern storage area for storing a special symbol combination to be displayed on the special symbol display unit 27, and a special symbol And a special symbol variation pattern storage area for storing information such as a table related to a variation pattern of a demo symbol, a determination table storage area for storing various tables referred to when a jackpot determination, a normal winning determination, a special symbol determination, etc. are performed. Etc. are provided.

  Next, details of the operation of the main board 111 of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of main processing in the main board 111. 12 to 14 are flowcharts of the special symbol processing subroutine executed in the main processing. Hereinafter, each step of the flowchart is abbreviated as “S”.

  The control of the pachinko machine 1 is performed by a control program stored in the control program storage area of the ROM 33. The main process of the control program is executed by the CPU 31 when the CPU 31 senses an interrupt signal generated by the interrupt signal generation circuit 121 (see FIG. 8). Since the interrupt signal is generated at regular intervals (2 ms in the present embodiment), the main process is repeatedly executed every 2 ms.

  First, main processing performed on the main board 111 will be described with reference to FIG. The main process is executed by the CPU 31 of the main board 111. As shown in FIG. 11, when the main process is started by sensing an interrupt signal, first, a command output process is performed (S10). In this command output process, a control command is output to the sub-integrated board 117, the payout control board 114, the relay board 116, and the like via the I / O interface 122. The control command includes a command for instructing the determined special symbol variation pattern, a command for instructing the timing for stopping the special symbol, a command for informing the start of the jackpot game, a command for instructing the opening / closing timing of the electric accessory, and a special command. There are a number of commands such as a command for notifying the number of reserved balls of a symbol and a command for instructing light emission of the Kroon prize display LED 24. The control command output here is a control command stored as an output command in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32 in the main process executed last time.

  Next, a switch reading process is performed (S11). In this switch reading process, the game ball passes to the normal symbol start gate 12, and the special symbol start electric combination 15, the normal winning holes 19 and 20, the big winning port 16, and the first winning port 61. A process for detecting the winning of is performed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a game ball is detected by each switch (see FIG. 8) provided in these winning holes, and if a game ball is detected, a winning ball flag storage area in the RAM 32 is detected. A flag corresponding to each switch stored in 3302 is turned ON. Further, the number of game balls won during one opening of the big winning opening 16 is counted by a winning ball counter. At the start of the switch reading process, all flags in the winning ball flag storage area are reset.

  Next, a counter update process is performed (S12). As described above, in this counter update process, each value of the random number acquisition counter stored in the counter storage area of the RAM 32 is added by a predetermined amount, and each value of the timer counter is subtracted by a predetermined amount.

  Next, special electric accessory processing is performed (S13). In the special electric accessory process, a command for instructing the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 16 is performed during the big hit game. Also, at the end of the jackpot game, a flag (probability change flag and short-time / medium flag) for generating either the short state at the time of probability change or the short state at the time of non-probability change according to the type of the special symbol that is the basis of the jackpot game ) Is performed.

  Next, special symbol processing is performed (S14). In this special symbol processing, processing such as jackpot determination, determination of variation pattern, instruction, instruction to start and end symbol variation, and the like are performed. This special symbol process will be described later with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  Next, ordinary electric accessory processing is performed (S15). In this ordinary electric accessory process, when a normal hit is achieved, a process for facilitating winning a game ball by opening the opening / closing member of the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 for a predetermined time is performed. It should be noted that the opening time of the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 once is longer in the short-time state than in the normal state.

  Next, normal symbol processing is performed (S16). In the normal symbol process, when the game ball passes through the normal symbol start gate 12, the value of the normal hit determination counter is acquired as a normal hit random number. Then, a normal hit determination is performed based on the acquired random number, and a process of displaying the determination result on the normal symbol display unit 26 is performed. In addition, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display unit 26 is shorter in the short time state than in the normal state.

  Next, a payout process (S17) for paying out prize balls and an error check (S18) are performed. If an error has occurred in the pachinko machine 1, an error is displayed on the display screen 28 or an error sound is generated on the speaker 48. Therefore, an error command to be transmitted to the sub integrated board 117 in the command output process of S10 is stored in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32. Next, in the information output process (S19), various kinds of information such as jackpot information and start information of the pachinko machine 1 are output via the output port 118 to an unillustrated game hall management computer. When the information output process ends, the main process ends. When the interrupt signal is received from the interrupt signal generation circuit 121, the main process is executed again from the beginning.

  Next, details of the special symbol process (S14) of the main process will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. As described above, in the special symbol processing, processing such as jackpot determination, symbol / variation pattern determination, instruction, symbol variation start / end instruction, and the like are performed.

  First, the flags used in the special symbol process will be described. In the flag-related storage area 3308 of the RAM 32, a special symbol display state flag, a jackpot gaming state flag, a probability variation flag, a short / medium time flag, and the like are stored. The special symbol display state flag is a flag indicating the state of the special symbol display unit 27. When the special symbol display unit 27 is fluctuating (during variation), “1” is displayed. ) Stores “2”, and “0” is stored when the state is neither variable nor stopped. The jackpot game state flag is “ON” because “1” is stored during the jackpot game. Further, the probability variation flag is “ON” by storing “1” during the probability variation in which the probability of determining that the jackpot is higher than that in the normal state. In the hour / short flag, “1” is stored in the hour / short state when the normal symbol variation time is shorter than normal and the opening / closing member opening time of the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 is longer than normal. ON ".

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the special symbol process of the main process is started, it is determined whether or not a game ball has won the special symbol start electric accessory 15 (S21). In the switch reading process (S11, see FIG. 11), when no winning of the game ball is detected by the start opening switch 124 provided in the special symbol start electric accessory 15 (S21: NO), the first input is made as it is. It is determined whether or not the ball mouth 61 has been won (S26).

  When a winning of a game ball to the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 is detected (S21: YES), a process for obtaining a random number for the game ball is performed. However, the number of special symbol actuated balls that can acquire and store random numbers is “4”. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the value of the special symbol operation reserved ball number storage area 3306 of the RAM 32 is “4” (S22). If it is “4” (S22: YES), this game ball Since the random number cannot be stored, it is determined whether or not the first entrance 61 is won as it is (S26).

  When the number of special symbol actuated balls is “0” to “3” (S22: NO), “1” is added to the value of the special symbol actuated ball number storage area 3306 (S23). . Then, a random number is stored in the storage area of the number corresponding to the value of the special symbol operation reserved ball number storage area 3306 in the jackpot relation information storage area 3305 (see FIG. 9) (S24). Specifically, the jackpot determination counter value is stored in the jackpot random number column, the jackpot special symbol determination counter value is stored in the jackpot special symbol determination random number column, and the variation pattern determination counter value is stored in the variation pattern determination random number column. The Then, a reserved ball number notification command for notifying the sub-integrated board 117 of the value stored in the special symbol actuated reserved ball number storage area 3306 is stored in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32 (S25).

  Next, it is determined whether or not a game ball is won at the first entrance 61 (S26). In the switch reading process (S11, see FIG. 11), if no winning of the game ball is detected by the Kroon winning port switch 25 provided at the first starting port 61 (S26: NO), the jackpot gaming state is left as it is. (S32, see FIG. 13).

  When a winning of a game ball at the first entrance 61 is detected (S26: YES), a process of acquiring a random number for the game ball is performed. However, the number of special symbol actuated balls that can acquire and store random numbers is “4”. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the value of the special symbol operation reserved ball number storage area 3306 in the RAM 32 is “4” (S27). If it is “4” (S27: YES), this game ball Since the random number cannot be stored, it is determined whether or not it is a jackpot gaming state as it is (S32, see FIG. 13).

  If the number of special symbol actuated balls is “0” to “3” (S27: NO), “1” is added to the value of the special symbol actuated ball number storage area 3306 (S28). . Then, a random number is stored in the storage area of the number corresponding to the value of the special symbol operation reserved ball number storage area 3306 in the jackpot relation information storage area 3305 (see FIG. 9) (S29).

  Next, a reserved ball number notification command for notifying the sub-integrated board 117 of the value stored in the special symbol operation reserved ball number storage area 3306 is stored in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32 (S30). Here, when the reserved ball number notification command is already stored in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32, the contents of the command are overwritten. Then, the Krunned LED emission command and the sound generation command are stored in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32 (S31). This clown LED light emission command is a command for instructing light emission of the clown winning display LED 24 indicating that a game ball has won a prize at the first entrance 61. The sound generation command is a command for causing the speaker 48 to sound a sound effect when the Kroon prize display LED 24 emits light.

  Next, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 13, it is determined whether or not the game state is a jackpot gaming state (S32). When it is a jackpot game state, the jackpot determination and the notification of the determination result are not performed. Therefore, if the jackpot gaming state flag is “ON” and it is determined that the jackpot gaming state is set (S32: YES), the process directly returns to the main process.

  When the jackpot game state flag is “OFF” (S32: NO), since it is not the jackpot game state, processing relating to the control of the special symbol display unit 27 and the variable effect is performed. First, it is determined whether or not the special symbol display unit 27 is changing based on the special symbol display state flag (S33). If the special symbol display state flag is not “1” and is not changing (S33: NO), it is determined whether or not the special symbol is being stopped (S34). If the special symbol display state flag is not “2” and the special symbol displayed on the special symbol display unit 27 is not being stopped (S34: NO), the big hit determination is performed.

  Next, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 14, it is determined whether or not there is a game ball that should be subjected to the jackpot determination (S35). If the value of the special symbol operation reserved ball number storage area 3306 in the RAM 32 is not “1” or more (S35: NO), there is no game ball to be subjected to the jackpot determination, and the process directly returns to the main process. If it is “1” or more (S35: YES), there is a game ball for which a jackpot determination is to be made, and therefore the value of the special symbol actuated holding ball number storage area 3306 is subtracted by “1” (S36), and the jackpot relation information is stored. The value stored in area 3305 (see FIG. 9) is shifted. That is, the random number stored in the first storage area is shifted to the determination area, the random number stored in the second to fourth storage areas is shifted to the storage area one number lower, and the value of the fourth storage area Is cleared (S37).

  Next, a jackpot determination is performed (S38). Here, the determination table for performing jackpot determination includes a low probability determination table used in a normal state (during non-probability fluctuation), and a high probability determination in which the probability of being determined to be a big hit is higher than during non-probability fluctuation A table is provided. The jackpot determination is performed by referring to one of the determination tables depending on whether or not a probability variation state has occurred.

  If it is determined that the jackpot is determined to be a jackpot (S39: YES), the jackpot combination stored in the special symbol combination pattern storage area of the ROM 33 is based on the value stored in the jackpot special symbol determination random number column. One of them is determined (S40). And the process which determines a fluctuation pattern is performed according to whether it is in a time-short state. If the time / short flag is “ON” and it is determined that the time is short (S41: YES), the special symbol variation is determined by the value stored in the variation pattern determination random number column (see FIG. 10). With reference to the pattern determination table (not shown), one is determined from the hit variation patterns in the short time (S42), and the process proceeds to processing (S48) in which the variation pattern designation command is stored. If it is determined that the time is not short (S41: NO), one of the hit variation patterns in the normal state is determined (S43). Then, the process proceeds to processing (S48) in which the variation pattern designation command is stored.

  If the jackpot is not determined to be a jackpot (S39: NO), a special symbol ("-" in the present embodiment) indicating a loss is determined (S44). If it is during the time reduction (S45: YES), one of the deviation fluctuation patterns during the time reduction is determined (S46), and the process proceeds to the process (S48) in which the fluctuation pattern designation command is stored. If the time is not short (S45: NO), one is determined from the deviation fluctuation patterns in the normal state (S47), and the process proceeds to a process (S48) in which a fluctuation pattern designation command is stored.

  Next, a variation pattern designation command indicating the determined variation pattern and instructing the start of variation of the special symbol and the demo symbol is stored in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32 (S48). Then, the variation time of the special symbol determined for each variation pattern is stored in the special symbol variation time counter (S49), and “1” indicating that the special symbol is changing is stored in the special symbol display state flag. (S50). In addition, a reserved ball number notification command for notifying the sub-integrated board 117 of the value stored in the special symbol operation reserved ball number storage area 3306 is stored in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32 (S51). Here, when the reserved ball number notification command is already stored in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32, the contents of the command are overwritten. Then, the process returns to the main process.

  In the determination of S33 shown in FIG. 13, when the special symbol display state flag stores “1” and it is determined that the special symbol display unit 27 is changing (S33: YES), the change is made. It is determined whether time has passed (S53). When the value of the special symbol variation time counter set in S49 (see FIG. 14) becomes “0”, the variation time has elapsed (S53: YES), so that the special symbol is stored in the command related storage area 3307 of the RAM 32. A stop command is stored (S54). The special symbol stop command is a command for instructing the special symbol display unit 27 to stop changing the special symbol and to end the changing effect performed on the display screen 28 or the like. Then, the predetermined stop display time is stored in the special symbol stop time counter (S55), "2" indicating that the special symbol is being stopped and displayed is stored in the special symbol display state flag (S56), and the main process Return to. On the other hand, if it is determined in S53 that the value of the special symbol variation time counter is not “0” and the variation time has not yet elapsed (S53: NO), the variation of the special symbol is continued. Therefore, the special symbol process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the main process.

  In S34, when the special symbol display state flag stores “2” and it is determined that the special symbol display unit 27 is in a stop display (S34: YES), the stop display time is set. It is determined whether or not it has elapsed (S57). If the value of the special symbol stop time counter set in S55 is not “0” (S57: NO), the special symbol process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the main process. On the other hand, when the counter value is subtracted to “0” in the counter update process (S12, see FIG. 11), the stop display time has elapsed (S57: YES), so that the special symbol display unit 27 “0” indicating that neither stop display nor change is stored in the special symbol display state flag (S58). Then, the short / medium flag processing is performed (S59). In the pachinko machine 1, the non-stochastic fluctuation short-time state generated after the winning game is ended when the jackpot determination is performed 100 times. Therefore, in the process of S59, when the jackpot determination is performed 100 times during the non-probability fluctuation time-saving state, processing for setting the time-shortage flag to “0” is performed.

  Next, when it is determined that the jackpot is made in the previous jackpot determination (S60: YES), “1” indicating that it is a jackpot gaming state is stored in the jackpot gaming state flag and is set to “ON” ( S61) A jackpot game start command for notifying the sub-integrated board 117 of starting the jackpot game is stored (S62), and the process returns to the main process. On the other hand, if it is not determined to be a big hit (S60: NO), the process directly returns to the main process.

  Hereinafter, the sub integrated substrate processing performed in the sub integrated substrate 117 will be described with reference to FIG. The sub integrated substrate processing is executed by the CPU 1171 of the sub integrated substrate 117. When the sub integrated substrate processing is started, it is first determined whether or not a variation pattern designation command has been received (S101). If received (S101: YES), the variation pattern specified by the command is stored in the variation pattern storage area of the RAM 1172 (S102). Then, a random number is acquired, and an effect mode corresponding to the variation pattern is determined with reference to a sub effect content determination table (not shown) (S103). Then, control for starting the demonstration symbol variation effect by the display screen 28 and the speaker 48 is performed in accordance with the determined effect mode (S104).

  Next, when the variation pattern designation command has not been received (S101: NO), it is determined whether or not a special symbol stop command has been received (S105). If it is received (S105: YES), the variation effect that has been executed is terminated, a process of confirming and displaying the demo symbols on the display screen 28 is performed (S106), and the process returns to the determination of S101.

  Next, when a special symbol stop command has not been received (S105: NO), it is determined whether or not a jackpot game start command has been received (S107). If it is received (S107: YES), a process for starting the effect during the jackpot game is performed (S108), and the process returns to the determination of S101. If the jackpot game start command has not been received (S107: NO), it is determined whether or not a clown LED emission command and a sound generation command have been received (S109). If it has been received (S109: YES), a process of emitting light from the Kroon winning display LED 24 and causing the speaker 48 to produce a sound effect is performed (S110), and the process returns to the determination of S101.

  Then, it is determined whether or not another command has been received (S111), and if received (S111: YES), various processes according to the received command are performed (S112). Here, when the reserved ball number notification command is received, the reserved ball number display unit 18 of the display screen 28 is changed according to the value. Specifically, the number of white circles corresponding to the number of reserved balls notified by the reserved ball number notification command is displayed side by side on the reserved ball number display unit 18. And it returns to judgment of S101. If no command is received (S111: NO), the process directly returns to the determination in S101.

  As described above, the number of random numbers that have not yet been determined to be a big hit among the random numbers obtained due to the winning of the game ball in the special symbol starter electric accessory 15 and detection, The number of reserved balls, which is the sum of the random numbers that have not yet been determined to be a big hit among the random numbers acquired because the game ball has been won and detected at the ball opening 61, is displayed in the special symbol memory number display. It is displayed on the LED 30 and the reserved ball number display section 18. Therefore, the player is informed that the game ball has won the first entrance 61 by the light emission of the Kleon winning display LED 24 provided in the vicinity of the award passage 40 that is the passage of the game ball that won the first entrance 61. Can be easily recognized. Furthermore, the Kroon winning display LED 24 does not emit light when the number of reserved balls does not increase. Therefore, the reserved ball is stored by the passing of the game ball, and it is possible to clearly notify the player that the chance of hit determination has increased.

  In addition, as described above, a plurality of light guide paths are provided on the outer periphery of the winning path 40 along the traveling direction of the game ball. Therefore, the color of the entire winning path 40 is changed only by providing one Kroon winning display LED 24, and the player can recognize that the first winning slot 61 of the game ball has been won by the color. it can. Further, since the LED has a long lifetime, low power consumption, and is compact, the light emitter can be configured with a simple configuration at low cost.

  It should be noted that the Kroon prize opening switch 25 in the present embodiment functions as “first game ball detecting means”. Further, the CPU 31 of the main board 111 that acquires random numbers in S24 and S29 shown in FIG. 12 functions as “random number acquisition means”, and the jackpot relation information storage area 3305 of the RAM 32 shown in FIG. 10 is “holding ball storage means”. It corresponds to. Further, the Kroon winning display LED 24 corresponds to a “light emitter”, and the CPU 1171 of the sub-integrated board 117 that causes the Kroon winning display LED 24 to emit light in S110 shown in FIG. 15 functions as a “light emission control unit”. Further, the special symbol start electric accessory 15 corresponds to a “start winning opening”, and the start opening switch 124 functions as “second game ball detecting means”. In addition, the CPU 1171 of the sub-integrated board 117 that causes the speaker 48 to generate a clown winning sound in S110 shown in FIG. 15 functions as “speaker control means”.

  As described above, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the jackpot determination is still among the random numbers acquired due to the fact that the game ball is won and detected in the special symbol starting electric accessory 15. The number of random numbers that have not been performed and the number of random numbers that have not yet been jackpot-judged among the random numbers that have been acquired due to winning and detection of gaming balls at the first entrance 61 The total number of reserved balls is displayed on the special symbol memory number display LED 30 and the reserved ball number display unit 18. And only when a game ball wins the 1st entrance 61, the Kleon winning display LED 24 is caused to emit light and sound a sound effect. Therefore, the player can easily recognize that the game ball has won the first entrance 61. Furthermore, when the number of reserved balls does not increase, the Kroon prize display LED 24 is not emitted and no sound effect is produced. Therefore, the player can easily recognize that the game ball has passed through the first entrance 61, and the reserved ball is stored by the passage of the game ball. The person can be notified.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described in detail above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  In the above-described embodiment, the number-of-holding balls display unit 18 still performs the jackpot determination among the random numbers acquired due to the winning of the game ball in the special symbol starting electric player 15 and detection. The sum of the number of random numbers that have not been determined and the number of random numbers that have not yet been jackpot-judged among the random numbers that have been acquired due to winning and detection of gaming balls at the first entrance 61 A certain number of held balls was displayed. Then, the player is made aware of whether the special symbol starting electric combination 15 or the first entrance 61 has won and the number of retained balls has increased, depending on whether or not the Klein winning display LED 24 emits light. However, the correspondence of the marks displayed on the display screen 28 may be changed between the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 and the first entrance 61. Specifically, as in the first modified example shown in FIG. 16, the display of the second reserved ball number display unit 218 indicates that the reserved ball when winning the special symbol start electric accessory 15 is a white square. Displayed and the reserved balls when winning in the first entrance 61 may be displayed side by side with white circles. FIG. 16 is a front view of the game board 202 according to the first modification. Hereinafter, a first modification will be described. Note that components similar to those in the above-described embodiment are described using the same reference numerals.

  In this case, in the special symbol processing of FIG. 12, a first winning notification command, which is a command indicating that a game ball has won the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 is stored in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32 (S25). ). A second winning notification command, which is a command indicating that a game ball has won at the first winning slot 61, is stored in the command-related storage area 3307 of the RAM 32 (S30).

  In the sub-integrated board process in FIG. 15, when the first winning notification command is received (S111: YES), the second reserved ball number display unit 218 provided above the demo symbol in FIG. A white square is displayed to the left (S112). In the sub-integrated board process shown in FIG. 15, when the second winning notification command is received by the sub-integrated board (S111: YES), a white circle is left on the second reserved ball number display unit 218. Are displayed (S112).

  In the second reserved ball number display portion 218 shown in FIG. 16, a white square indicating that the special symbol starting electric combination 15 has been won in order from the left, and a white indicating that the first winning slot 61 has been won. The open circle, the open circle indicating that the first entrance 61 is won, and the open square indicating that the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 is won are arranged. When the holding balls are displayed as squares and circles in this way, the player views the second holding ball number display section 218 of the display screen 28, so that each holding ball at that time becomes a special symbol start electric accessory 15 And it is possible to make the player easily recognize which of the first entrances 61 has become a holding ball by winning.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the number of random numbers that have not yet been determined to be jackpot among the random numbers obtained due to the winning of the game ball in the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 and detected, The number of reserved balls, which is the sum of the numbers of random numbers that have not yet been determined to be jackpots among the random numbers acquired due to the game balls winning and being detected at the first entrance 61, is displayed. It was. However, as in the second modified example shown in FIG. 17, the number of reserved balls for the first entrance 61 and the number of reserved balls for the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 may be displayed separately. FIG. 17 is a front view of a game board 302 according to a second modified example in which two display balls 28 are provided on the display screen 28. Hereinafter, a second modification will be described. Note that components similar to those in the above-described embodiment are described using the same reference numerals.

  In this case, in the special symbol processing of FIG. 12, the first reserved ball number notification command for notifying the sub-integrated board 117 of the value of the reserved ball number for the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 is the command-related storage area of the RAM 32. It is stored in 3307 (S25). Similarly, in the special symbol processing of FIG. 12, the second reserved ball number notification command for notifying the sub integrated board 117 of the value of the number of held balls for the first entrance 61 is a command related storage area 3307 of the RAM 32. (S30).

  Further, in the special symbol processing of FIG. 14, the first reserved ball number notification command for notifying the sub-integrated board 117 of the value of the reserved ball for the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 after the jackpot determination is performed. It is stored in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32 (S51). At the same time, a second reserved ball number notification command for notifying the sub-integrated board 117 of the value of the reserved ball for the first entrance 61 after the jackpot determination is made is stored in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32. (S51). Here, when the first reserved ball number notification command and the second reserved ball number notification command are already stored in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32, the contents of the command are overwritten. In the sub-integrated board process in FIG. 15, when the first reserved ball number notification command is received (S111: YES), the third reserved ball display unit 303 provided at the upper left of the demo symbol in FIG. The number of white circles is set as the value of the reserved ball notified by the first reserved ball number notification command (S112). On the other hand, when the second reserved ball number notification command is received (S111: YES), the number of white squares in the fourth reserved ball number display unit 304 provided at the upper right of the demo symbol in FIG. The value of the reserved ball notified by the second reserved ball number notification command is set (S112).

  Also, based on the first special symbol display unit 327 for displaying a symbol as a result of a lottery performed based on the game ball won in the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 and the game ball won in the first ball slot 61. A second special symbol display unit 305 for displaying a symbol as a result of the lottery performed is provided at the lower right of the symbol display device 8. Further, below the first special symbol display unit 327 and the second special symbol display unit 305, a first special symbol memory number display LED 330 constituted by two LEDs and a second special symbol memory number display LED 306 are provided. ing. The first special symbol memory number display LED 330 displays the number of game balls that have won the special symbol starting electric player 15 and have not yet displayed the result of the jackpot determination, that is, the so-called first special symbol operation reserved ball number. The second special symbol memory number display LED 306 displays the number of game balls that have won the first entrance 61 and the result of the jackpot determination is not yet displayed, the so-called second special symbol actuated ball number.

  In the second modified example described above, the reserved ball for the first entrance 61 is displayed separately from the reserved ball for the special symbol starting electric accessory 15 and the game balls to the first entrance 61 are displayed. When winning a prize, the Kroon prize display LED 24 is caused to emit light and sound. Thereby, it is possible to make the player recognize the passage of the game ball to the first entrance 61 easily.

  The present embodiment can be modified in other ways. In the above-described embodiment, when there are four holding balls and no more holding balls are stored, and when a game ball wins the first entrance 61, the Kroon winning display LED 24 is not caused to emit light. However, if there are four hold balls and no more hold balls are memorized, and if a winning is made in the first entrance 61, the color of the clune winning display LED 24 that emits light when there are three or less hold balls is used. Different colors may be emitted. In this case, the player can recognize that the reserved ball is not stored any more by emitting a color different from the color emitted when there are three or less reserved balls.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when there are four holding balls and no more holding balls are stored, and when a game ball wins at the first entrance 61, the Kroon winning display LED 24 is not caused to emit light. However, if there are four holding balls and no holding balls are stored, the Kroon winning display LED 24 blinks, and if a holding ball is stored, the Kroon winning display LED 24 is lit and whether or not a predetermined number has been reached. May be distinguished by lighting and flashing. Thereby, it is possible to easily notify the player whether or not the reserved ball is stored any more.

  Further, depending on the number of reserved balls detected by the Kroon winning, the lighting or flashing may be set differently until the predetermined number of reserved balls is reached. For example, it can be set as lighting when the holding balls are the first and second, and blinking when the holding balls are the third and fourth. Thereby, it is possible to easily notify the player of the number of reserved balls. Moreover, the notification means with respect to the player in winning a prize at the first entrance 61 is not limited to this form, and can be changed as appropriate.

  In the above-described embodiment, when a game ball wins the first entrance 61, the LED emits light with low power consumption and long life, but an incandescent bulb or the like may be used.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the Kroon winning display LED 24 that emits light when a game ball wins the first winning hole 61 is provided at a position away from the Kroon 60 in the winning path 40. However, the Kroon winning display LED 24 may be provided immediately below the Kroon 60 in the winning passage 40 or provided in at least a part of the winning passage 40 through which the game ball passes after winning the first entrance 61. Just do it.

  In the above-described embodiment, the maximum number of special symbols that can be stored is four, but it may be three or less, or may be five or more.

  In the above-described embodiment, the number of LEDs provided in the winning path 40 is one, but two or more LEDs may be provided. Then, a plurality of LEDs of different colors may be provided in the winning path 40, and the lighted LEDs may be changed depending on the number of reserved balls at the time of winning. For example, blue may be emitted when winning when the number of reserved balls is zero, and red may be emitted when winning when the number of held balls is one. In this case, a plurality of LEDs that emit different colors are provided at one end of the light guide. The plurality of LEDs are connected to the lamp driver board 115. Then, in S31 of the special symbol process shown in FIG. 12, a Kroon winning light emission command including color information associated with the number of reserved balls is stored in the command relation storage area 3307 of the RAM 32. Furthermore, the sub-integrated board receives the Kleon winning light-emission command output from the main board 111, and the CPU 1151 of the lamp driver board 115 causes the LED of the designated color to emit light in S110 of the sub-integrated board processing shown in FIG. .

  In addition, when a game ball wins at the first entrance 61, it may be set to develop to a special reach production with higher reliability than a normal reach production. In this case, the player plays the game while expecting to win the first entrance 61. Therefore, the player can easily recognize that the special reach effect has been obtained by the light emission of the Kroon prize display LED 24 indicating that the first entrance 61 has been won, leading to further improvement of the player's interest.

  In addition, characters indicating a winning such as “START” may be written on the winning guide plane 70. The winning guide plane 70 is a plane on the front side of the winning path 40 through which the game balls that have won the first entrance 61 pass. Along with the game ball that has passed through the winning path 40, the player visually recognizes the word “START” written on the winning guidance plane 70. Therefore, when “START” is written on the winning guidance plane 70, when a game ball wins the first entrance 61, a random number is acquired due to the detection of the game ball, and a hit determination is further performed. This can be easily recognized by the player.

  The gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to a pachinko machine, but can be applied to various gaming machines such as a pachinko machine.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1. FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 2. FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the game member 50 fitted by the symbol display apparatus 8 from diagonally upward direction. 3 is a plan view of a gaming member 50. FIG. 3 is a front view of a gaming member 50. FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the gaming member 50 taken along the line AA in FIG. 5. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a light guide path 42 provided on the outer periphery of a winning path 40. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a storage area of a RAM 32 of a main board 111. FIG. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the jackpot relation information storage area 3305 of RAM32. 3 is a flowchart of main processing in the main board 111. It is a flowchart of a subroutine of special symbol processing executed in the main processing. It is a flowchart of a subroutine of special symbol processing executed in the main processing. It is a flowchart of a subroutine of special symbol processing executed in the main processing. 10 is a flowchart of sub integrated substrate processing in the sub integrated substrate 117. It is a front view of the game board 202 which concerns on a 1st modification. It is a front view of the game board 302 which concerns on the 2nd modification which provided two reservation ball number display parts on the display screen.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine 28 Display screen 15 Special symbol start electric machine 18 Reserved ball number display section 24 Kroon winning display LED
25 Kroon prize opening switch 27 Special symbol display section 30 Special symbol memory number display LED
31 CPU
40 winning path 42 light guide path 48 speaker 50 gaming member 60 Krun 61 first entrance 62 second entrance 63 third entrance 111 main board 115 lamp driver board 117 sub integrated board 1151 CPU
1171 CPU

Claims (3)

A gaming machine equipped with a game board on which a game ball flows down a croon having a plurality of distribution holes,
A first game ball detection means for detecting a game ball that has passed through a predetermined hole among the distribution holes of the croon;
Random number obtaining means for obtaining random numbers for determining whether or not to enter a hit gaming state advantageous to the player due to the detection of the game ball by the first game ball detecting means;
Among the random numbers obtained by the random number obtaining means, a reserved sphere storage means capable of storing a predetermined number of reserved spheres that are random numbers that have not been hit.
A light emitter provided in the vicinity of the croon;
A light emission control means for controlling light emission of the light emitter,
The light emission control means accompanies the detection when the number of the reserve balls stored by the reserve ball storage means is less than the predetermined number and when the game balls are detected by the first game ball detection means. Turn on and / or blink the light emitter,
In the case of the predetermined number, and when a game ball is detected by the first game ball detection means, the light emitter is not turned on and / or blinked in accordance with the detection. A second game ball detecting means for detecting a game ball that has passed through a start winning opening provided in the game board;
The random number acquisition means includes
Acquisition of random numbers for determining whether or not a winning game state is advantageous for the player due to the detection of the game ball by the first game ball detection means and the second game ball detection means The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein: A speaker that produces sound;
Speaker control means for controlling the speaker;
The speaker control means includes
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when the light emitter emits light, a sound is generated from the speaker.

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