JP2010115523A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To differentiate the probability of an entry to a specified winning pocket according to passing routes that game balls pass through. <P>SOLUTION: This invention relates to the game machine such as a Pachinko game machine and an arrangement ball machine, wherein the game machine includes a first passing route (that is a guide path 48) where the game ball can pass through and enter either of a general winning pocket and the specified winning pocket, and a second passing route (that is, a guide path 22) that allows the game ball to enter the specified winning pocket more easily than the first passing path. Pachinko ball passing through the guide path 48 enter either one of a normal winning pocket and a special winning pocket. To the contrary, the Pachinko balls passing through the guide path 22 enter the special winning pocket more easily (that is, an entry probability increases). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a winning device having a general winning port and a specific winning port.

  Among pachinko machines that are one type of gaming machine, one having a rotating body having a general winning opening and a specific winning opening is known in a winning device (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to this configuration, when the pachinko ball entered in the winning device wins the specific winning opening of the rotating body, a gaming state advantageous to the player (in this example, a special winning state) is realized.

JP 7-1112060 A

However, the probability that the pachinko ball that has entered the winning device wins the specific winning opening of the rotating body is determined by the number of general winning ports provided in the rotating body and the number of specific winning openings. Although the player plays with a sense of expectation that a pachinko ball will be awarded at a specific prize opening, he is not particularly aware of the path through which the pachinko ball entered the winning device passes.
The present invention has been made in view of these points, and provides a gaming machine configured to vary the probability of winning a specific winning opening according to the path through which a game ball (pachinko ball in the above example) passes. The purpose is to do.

  Means for solving a problem (hereinafter simply referred to as “solution means”) 1 includes a general winning opening and a specific winning opening provided in a winning device, and triggered by a game ball winning in the specific winning opening. A gaming machine configured to realize a gaming state advantageous to a player, wherein a first passing path through which a game ball can pass and win one of the general winning port and the specific winning port; The gist of the invention is that the game ball has a second passage route that is easier to win the specific winning opening than the one passage route.

  According to the solution 1, the gaming machine has a configuration in which a general winning opening and a specific winning opening are provided in the winning device, and a gaming state advantageous to the player is realized when a game ball is won in the specific winning opening. A first passing path through which a game ball can pass and win one of the general winning opening and the specific winning opening, and a gaming ball wins the specific winning opening from the first passing path. Easy second passage route.

  The game balls that have passed through the first passage route win a prize in either a general winning opening or a specific winning opening. On the other hand, the game ball that has passed through the second passage route is likely to win a specific winning opening. That is, the probability of winning a specific winning opening increases. Accordingly, the probability that the game ball passes through the first passage route or the second passage route differs in the probability of winning the specific winning opening. Therefore, the player becomes aware of the path through which the game ball entered the winning device passes, and in particular, the game ball comes to play with a sense of expectation that the game ball will pass through the second passage path.

The solution means 2 is the gaming machine described in the solution means 1, and has a gist that has a notification means for notifying the passage of the game ball when it passes through the second passage route.
Here, the “notification means” is not limited to a means for visually informing by display on a display unit (display device, light emitter, etc.), but a means for informing aurally by sound (sound, music, sound effect, etc.) And means for tactile notification through a member attached to the gaming machine such as a handle or a chair (for example, a handle or a chair is vibrated by a vibrating body or a fan is blown).

  According to the solution means 2, when the game ball passes through the second passage route, the notification means for notifying the passage is provided. When the game ball passes the second passage route, that is, when the winning probability to the specific winning opening is increased, the passing is notified, so that the player is further enhanced in expectation. Further, even a player who has not seen the game ball passing through the second passage route can know by the notification of the notification means. In order to notify the player more reliably, it is desirable that the notification be continuously (or intermittently) continued for a predetermined period after the game ball passes through the second passage route.

  Solution 3 is the gaming machine described in Solution 1 or 2, and is provided so that a game ball that has passed through the first passage route or the second passage route can pass before winning a general winning opening or a specific winning opening. After changing the rotation speed of the rotating body and the rotation speed of the rotating body from the first speed to the second speed, when a speed maintaining period determined (or expanded / contracted) according to the result of the lottery has elapsed, the rotation speed of the rotating body is changed. The gist of the invention is to have speed changing means for changing from the second speed to the third speed.

When the rotating body is rotating at a constant speed, the player tries to fire a game ball while aiming at a specific location of the rotating body. If such aiming is allowed, a fair game will not be performed with a player who does not aim. Therefore, conventionally, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-29565 discloses a technique for changing the rotation speed of a rotating body due to the fact that an accessory switch provided at a predetermined position in a winning device detects a game ball. .
However, even if the conventional technology is applied, after the rotational speed of the rotating body changes once, in order for the rotational speed to change again, a separate game ball wins the winning device again, and the accessory switch receives the game ball. It needs to be detected. Although there is an opportunity to change the rotation speed of the rotating body, it is not a frequent change because the condition switch is required to detect the game ball. Therefore, the effect of suppressing aiming was weak.

  According to the solution 3, when the rotation speed of the rotating body is changed from the first speed to the second speed, the speed is changed again from the second speed to the third speed when the speed maintaining period has elapsed from the time of the change. This speed maintenance period is a period in which the rotational speed of the rotating body is maintained at the second speed, and the length of the speed maintenance period is determined (or expanded or contracted) according to the lottery result. Therefore, the player does not know the timing at which the rotation speed changes, and the rotation speed changes while aiming, so that even if the player hits the target, the aim is likely to be lost. Therefore, aiming can be suppressed more than before.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to vary the probability of winning a specific winning opening according to the route through which the game ball passes.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance of a game board. It is a front view which expands and represents an accessory apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a movable member. It is a figure explaining an example of behavior of a pachinko ball. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a guide path. It is a figure which shows an example of the winning form of a pachinko ball. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a rotary body and an outer peripheral wall. It is a figure explaining a normal area | region and a special area | region. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure concerning various board | substrates and various apparatuses. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of a normal game process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of privilege game processing. It is a time chart which shows the example of the change triggered by winning in a starting opening. It is a time chart which shows the example of the change triggered by winning in a starting opening. It is a time chart which shows the example of the change triggered by winning in a special winning opening. It is a time chart which shows the example of the change triggered by winning in a special winning opening. It is a time chart which shows the example of the change triggered by winning in a special winning opening. It is a time chart which shows the example of the timing which outputs a signal. It is a figure which shows the example of a path | route of the pachinko ball which won from the left big prize opening. It is a figure which shows the example of a path | route of the pachinko ball won from the right big prize opening. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a rotary body and a level | step difference part. It is a figure explaining a normal area | region and a special area | region. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a rocking | swiveling member. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a movable member.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to examples.

  This embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine, which is one of gaming machines, and will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, FIG. 1 shows a front view of the appearance of a game board 10 provided in a pachinko machine. As will be described later, the game board 10 includes a starter 28 and 36, each of which can receive a winning device 12 having a movable member 14, movable wing pieces 18 and 52, and a pachinko ball (corresponding to a game ball and a game medium). , 38, and other gates, general winning holes, windmills, obstacle nails, etc. are appropriately arranged. In addition, illustration of a part of the winning a prize mouth and the obstacle nail is omitted.
The start ports 28, 36, and 38 are disposed below the accessory device 12. In order to detect the winning of a pachinko ball, the start port 36 (left start port) includes a start port sensor 34, the start port 38 (middle start port) includes a start port sensor 32, and the start port 28 (right start port) A start port sensor 30 is provided.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the accessory device 12 shown in FIG. The accessory device 12 includes a movable wing piece 52 that opens and closes a grand prize opening 54 (left big prize opening), a movable member 14 that imitates an animal (or character), and a big prize opening 16 (right big prize opening). ) To detect the pachinko ball passing through the guide passages 48 and 22 through which the pachinko balls entered from the prize winning openings 16 and 54 can pass, respectively, and the guide passage 22 on the right side of the drawing (right passage). Dedicated switch SW1, a liquid crystal display 46 that can produce effects, a rotating body 44 that communicates with a normal winning opening 47 or a special winning opening 45 (see FIG. 7), an outer peripheral wall 40 that surrounds the rotating body 44, and a guidance on the left side of the drawing A fan-shaped passage 42 through which the pachinko balls that have passed through the passage 48 (left passage) can pass along the outer peripheral wall 40, a winning opening 56 through which the pachinko balls that have passed through the fan-shaped passage 42 can enter, Yes, imitating a person Having like member 24. As shown by a two-dot chain line, an effect-dedicated switch SW2 that detects a pachinko ball passing through the guide passage 48 may be provided as necessary. The pachinko ball that has entered the winning opening 56 is treated as having been won in the same manner as the normal winning opening 47. The contents of the effect performed on the liquid crystal display 46 are, for example, when the pachinko ball passes through the guide passage 22 as described later, or when the pachinko ball enters the special winning opening 45 (see FIG. 7) through the first transport unit 44f. When the jackpot is generated, the player can identify each gaming state by making a difference depending on the jackpot game.
Note that the accessory device 12 corresponds to a winning device, the normal winning port 47 corresponds to a general winning port, the special winning port 45 corresponds to a specific winning port, the guide passage 48 corresponds to a first passage route, and a guide The passage 22 corresponds to a second passage route, and the effect dedicated switches SW1 and SW2 correspond to detection means, respectively.

  The movable member 14, the movable blade pieces 18 and 52, the rotating body 44, and the movable member 24 are configured such that each of them can control a driving body (for example, a motor, a solenoid, etc.) to perform a required movement. That is, the movable member 14 is configured to be able to change its posture along a predetermined direction (in this example, the direction of arrow D4). Similarly, the movable blade pieces 52 and 18 are configured so that their postures can be changed along a predetermined direction (in this example, directions of arrows D2 and D6). The rotating body 44 is configured to be rotatable (forward rotation, reverse rotation, forward / reverse rotation, etc.). The movable member 24 is configured so that its posture can be changed along a predetermined direction (in this example, an arrow D8 direction). Among these elements, an example of controlling the operations of the movable members 14 and 24, the rotating body 44, and the like will be described later (see FIGS. 12 to 16).

  Next, a configuration example of the movable member 14 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3A shows a part of the movable member 14 in a plan view, and FIG. 3B shows a right side view as seen from the right side of FIG. In FIG. 3 (A), the movable member 14 includes a plate-like main body 14a formed by imitating an animal or the like, an end portion 14b of the main body 14a formed by imitating the tail of an animal or the like, and the end portion 14b. The provided rolling plate 14c is provided. Although the pachinko ball rolls on the rolling plate 14c, there is no length in the depth direction until it comes into contact with the wall surface 12a (for example, an electrical decoration member) of the accessory device 12 as shown in FIG. For this reason, depending on how the pachinko balls roll, the pachinko balls may move toward the wall surface 12a, and the pachinko balls may fall from the rolling plate 14c.

  Next, an example of the behavior of the pachinko ball will be described with reference to FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the accessory device 12 shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the guide passages 48 and 22 are each formed in a form (for example, a transparent or translucent member or a net-like member) in which pachinko balls can be seen. These guide passages 48 and 22 are respectively provided with inlets 62 and 66 in the central portion of the accessory device 12, and both inlets are separated by a partition plate 64. The rolling plate 14c provided at the end 14b of the movable member 14 is formed with, for example, substantially the same lateral width as the inlet 62 (or the inlet 66). The small piece 60 includes the winning sensor 20, and the small piece 58 includes the winning sensor 50 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). The holes 60a, 58a and the holes of the winning sensors 20, 50 are formed substantially the same, and when a pachinko ball passes through the holes 60a, 58a, a winning is detected.

  In the configuration described above, when the end 14b of the movable member 14 is positioned in the vicinity of the small piece 60 (hereinafter referred to as “first position”), the pachinko ball B behaves as follows, for example. The pachinko ball B entered from the big prize opening 16 when the movable wing piece 18 is open falls from the hole 60 a provided in the small piece 60. The pachinko ball B dropped from the hole 60a rolls on the rolling plate 14c at the end 14b. The pachinko sphere B rolling on the rolling plate 14c in this way has kinetic energy associated with dropping or the like, and therefore follows the law of inertia. That is, the probability that the pachinko ball B enters the inlet 62 after falling into the upper passage 68 or directly enters the inlet 62 increases. However, depending on how the pachinko ball B falls or rolls (for example, a form of jumping), the entrance 66 may be entered. On the other hand, the pachinko ball B entered from the big prize opening 54 when the movable wing piece 52 is open falls to the upper passage 68 from the hole 58a provided in the small piece 58, so the probability of entering the inlet 62 is very high. Get higher.

  On the other hand, when the end portion 14b of the movable member 14 is positioned in the vicinity of the small piece 58 (hereinafter referred to as “second position”), for example, the behavior of the pachinko ball B is in a form opposite to the above-described example. Become. That is, the pachinko ball B entered from the big prize opening 54 falls from the hole 58a provided in the small piece 58 and rolls on the rolling plate 14c. The probability of entering the entrance 66 after falling into the upper passage 68 or entering the entrance 66 directly increases. However, depending on how the pachinko ball B falls or rolls, it may enter the entrance 62. On the other hand, the pachinko ball B entered from the big winning opening 16 falls into the upper passage 68 from the hole 60a provided in the small piece 60, so that the probability of entering the entrance 66 becomes very high.

  Although the movable member 14 has a function of changing the posture and notifying the player and a function of distributing the winning pachinko balls B, the movable member 14 may be configured by a separate member for each function. For example, as shown in FIG. 23, a movable member 98a responsible for notifying the player and a movable member 15 (oscillating piece) responsible for distributing pachinko balls B are provided separately. According to this configuration, since notification and distribution are performed by separate members, it is easy for the player to narrow down the functions to be noted.

  FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of the guide passages 48 and 22. The outlet 70 of the guide passage 48 communicates with the fan-shaped passage 42, and the pachinko ball B exiting from the outlet 70 moves along the fan-shaped passage 42 in a predetermined direction by the kinetic energy obtained as it moves or falls in the guide passage 48 ( For example, it moves along the arrow D10 direction. On the other hand, the outlet 72 of the guide passage 22 is located above the rotating body 44 (see FIG. 2), and the pachinko sphere B exiting from the outlet 72 is directed toward the substantially central portion of the rotating body 44 (for example, in the direction of the arrow D12). ) Fall. In FIG. 7A, the position of the outlet 72 with respect to the rotating body 44 is indicated by a broken line.

The winning form of the pachinko ball B moving on the fan-shaped passage 42 will be described with reference to FIG. First, FIG. 6A shows a state in which the movable member 24 is almost upright and the bamboo basket portion 26 blocks the winning opening 56 (hereinafter referred to as a “stoppable state”). In this state, the pachinko ball B that moves in accordance with the law of inertia is blocked by the bamboo basket 26 even if it tries to enter the winning opening 56. For this reason, the pachinko ball B has a high probability of winning through the rotating portion 44 through the passage portion 40a in which a part of the outer peripheral wall 40 is cut out and entering the normal winning port 47 or the special winning port 45. A configuration example of the rotating body 44 and the like will be described later (see FIG. 7). The passage part 40a corresponds to a first position described later.
On the other hand, in FIG. 6B, the movable member 24 is slightly inclined and the bamboo basket portion 26 does not block the winning opening 56 (that is, the pachinko ball B can win the winning opening 56). In the following, this will be referred to as “non-stoppable state”). Since the pachinko ball B moves on the fan-shaped passage 42 in accordance with the law of inertia, there is a high probability that the pachinko ball B will pass through the passage portion 40a and enter the winning opening 56 as it is.

  Here, a configuration example of the rotating body 44 will be described with reference to FIG. 7A shows a plan view of the rotator 44 as viewed from above, FIG. 7B shows a side view of the rotator 44 as viewed from the side, and FIG. 7C shows the rotator 44. The perspective view which looked at from diagonally upward is shown. The rotating body 44 configured to be rotatable in a predetermined direction (for example, the direction of the arrow D14) is formed in a hill shape with a convex central portion, and is substantially U-shaped and has isolation members 44b, 44d, 44h that open in the radial direction. Along the surface. Since the isolation members 44b, 44d, and 44h are formed of protruding wall surfaces, it becomes difficult for pachinko balls to pass. The rotating body 44 includes second transport units 44a, 44c, 44e, 44g, and 44i, and a first transport unit 44f. The normal winning port 47 and the special winning port 45 are displaced in the radial direction with respect to the rotating body 44 in relation to the plurality of transport units. Therefore, the pachinko ball B transported by the second transport units 44a, 44c, 44e, 44g, 44i wins the normal winning opening 47 (see FIG. 7A), and the pachinko ball transported by the first transport unit 44f. The ball B wins the special winning opening 45 (see FIG. 8B). As is well known, a winning sensor that detects a pachinko ball that has won a normal winning slot 47 and a winning sensor that detects a pachinko ball that has won a special winning slot 45 are separately provided.

  That is, when winning the normal winning opening 47, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out as winning balls, and when winning the special winning opening 45, it is a so-called jackpot, in addition to paying out a predetermined number of pachinko balls as winning balls, When the movable wing pieces 18 and 52 repeat opening and closing operations a plurality of times (for example, 18 times) and win the special prize opening 45 again during that time, the round ends at that point and the next round is started, and the movable wing pieces 18 again. , 52 repeat the opening / closing operation a plurality of times. There is an upper limit on the number of rounds that can be continued, and in this embodiment, it is 15 rounds.

  An outer peripheral wall 40 is provided on the outer periphery of the rotating body 44 so as to surround the rotating body 44. With the outer peripheral wall 40, it is difficult for the pachinko balls to enter the second transport unit 44 a, 44 c, 44 e, 44 g, 44 i and the first transport unit 44 f from the outer periphery of the rotating body 44 except for the passage part 40 a. For easy understanding, in FIG. 7 (and FIG. 8 described later), the first transport unit 44f is represented by a bold line. The isolation members 44b, 44d, and 44h are formed in a wall shape to make it difficult for pachinko balls to pass. However, other forms (for example, grooves, steps, obstacles, etc.) make it difficult for pachinko balls to pass. It may be formed.

  Examples of the general area and the special area will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 8A, a region where a pachinko ball dropped from the outlet 72 of the guide passage 22 can pass is indicated by a \ -shaped hatched hatch. The normal region 74 has a second transport portion 44c and is surrounded by the separating members 44b and 44d. Similarly, the normal region 80 has a second transport portion 44i and is surrounded by the separating members 44b and 44h. The special area 78 has a first transport portion 44f and is surrounded by the separating members 44d and 44h. The normal region 74, 80 and the special region 78 can be easily passed, and a common part of these regions is the common region 76. A common area 76 illustrated by a cross hatch corresponds to a second position described later. The normal areas 74 and 80 and the special area 78 belong to the first group. Pachinko balls that have fallen into the common area 76 from the outlet 72 are blocked by the separating members 44b, 44d, and 44h, and therefore enter the above-described second transport units 44c and 44i or the first transport unit 44f. Therefore, the probability that a pachinko ball that has passed through the guide passage 22 and dropped from the outlet 72 will win the first transport unit 44f is approximately one third.

In FIG. 8B, a region in which the pachinko ball falling from the exit 72 of the guide passage 22 is difficult to pass is indicated by a hatched hatching. Each region is surrounded by isolation members 44b, 44d, and 44h. That is, the normal area 82 surrounded by the separating member 44d and having the second conveying portion 44e, the normal area 84 surrounded by the separating member 44h and having the second conveying portion 44g, and the second conveying portion surrounded by the separating member 44b. A normal region 86 having 44a. In the relationship with the first group described above, the normal regions 82, 84, 86 belong to the second group. However, if the pachinko ball passes through the passage part 40a, it can also pass through the normal areas 74 and 80 and the special area 78. Therefore, the probability that a pachinko ball passing from the guide passage 48 through the fan-shaped passage 42 enters the first transport portion 44f is approximately one sixth.
Note that, as shown in FIG. 6B, in a state where the bamboo basket portion 26 does not block the winning opening 56 (that is, in a state where it cannot stop), the pachinko balls passing through the fan-shaped passage 42 enter the first transport portion 44f. The probability is almost zero.

  Next, an example in which a board and a device are connected to realize a game in a pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, when simply “connecting”, it means that it is electrically connected unless otherwise specified.

  The sub-control board 200 is configured around the CPU 204, and controls the operations of the above-described production device and other devices / members mainly for the production accompanying the pachinko game. The sub control board 200 receives the signals output from the effect dedicated switches SW1 and SW2 and transmits them to the CPU 204, and the input interface circuit 202 receives the signals output from the main control board 100 and transmits them to the CPU 204. 216, an output interface circuit 206 that receives a signal output from the CPU 204 and transmits it to the output transistors 208, 212, 214 and the sound source IC 210, and a signal for displaying (lighting, flashing, etc.) the light emitter 92 such as a lamp or LED. An output transistor 208 that amplifies and transmits, a sound source IC 210 that is generated to resonate sound from the speaker 94 based on received data, and an output that amplifies the signal to produce effects on the liquid crystal display 46 and transmits it to the liquid crystal control board 300 Transistor 212, motor, solenoid , Vibrator, provided with such fan output transistor 214 which transmits and amplifies the signal to drive the driver 96, such as (fan or blower), and the like. Among these, the liquid crystal display 46, the light emitter 92, the speaker 94, the vibrating body, the fan, and the like each correspond to a notification unit. Although not shown, a ROM for storing a sub-control program and necessary data, a RAM for storing temporary data such as received data, other input / output circuits, a communication control circuit, and the like are also provided.

The sub control board 200 that has received the signal output from the effect switch SW1 (or the effect switch SW2) described above performs an effect on the liquid crystal display 46, for example, to visually notify the passage. For example, a character such as “Chance!” Is displayed, or a specific character design is displayed to enhance the production effect.
As other effect forms, a display effect of lighting or blinking a light emitter 92 such as a lamp or LED provided for decoration is performed to visually notify the passage, or a driver 96 (for example, a solenoid or A motor or the like) is moved to move the movable member 98a (see FIG. 23) to notify that there is a high possibility of passing visually, or a sound is heard from the speaker 94 to notify the passage audibly, The handle or chair may be vibrated by a vibrating body to notify the passage tactilely, or the fan may be driven to blow the air toward the player to notify the passage tactilely. A player who recognizes any one or more notifications knows that the pachinko ball passes through the guide passage 22. If it is the structure which produces an effect almost simultaneously with two or more apparatuses, a player's recognition rate will increase. The presentation performed by these notification means varies depending on when the pachinko ball B passes through the guide passage 22, when the pachinko ball B wins a special winning opening 45 and a big hit occurs, or during the big hit game. The player can easily identify the current gaming state.

  The main control board 100 is mainly composed of a CPU as in the case of the sub control board 200, and mainly realizes a pachinko game and controls operations of necessary devices and members. The main control board 100 includes a game control program for realizing a pachinko game, a ROM storing predetermined data, a RAM capable of storing temporary data such as random numbers, and a predetermined signal to the external device 500. An external terminal board 400 for outputting, an input / output circuit, a communication control circuit, and the like are provided. The external device 500 includes, for example, other game machines (pachinko machines, slot machines, arrange ball machines, sparrow ball game machines, video game machines, etc.), hall computers provided in game halls, island computers provided in island facilities, This applies to mobile terminal devices (such as mobile phones and portable personal computers). The external device 500 includes, for example, the presence / absence and number of benefits (bonus, probability fluctuation, bonus game, etc.), the number of times of opening / closing the grand prize opening 16, 54 (other times of opening, opening time, etc.), and the big prize opening 16, 54 Information regarding the number of winning prizes, the number of winning prizes at the starting openings 28, 36, 38, the number of winning prizes at the special winning prize opening 45, symbol confirmation, change in probability, and the like are output. The signal output timing will be described later. The external terminal board 400 and the external device 500 are communicably connected via a wired communication line (for example, a communication cable) or a wireless communication line (for example, a radio wave).

  Like the sub control board 200, the liquid crystal control board 300 is configured around a CPU, receives a command for production, etc., generates a pre-stored symbol, receives a command transmitted from the sub control board 200, and the like. A VDP (Video Display Processor) that produces effects on the liquid crystal display 46. The VDP preferably has a palette RAM or the like and can control display / non-display independently by two or more layers. The VDP reads the data generated by the character generator according to the effect information included in the command, performs image editing such as color specification and sprite processing, and develops the effect data in the VRAM and palette RAM. A signal (for example, a video signal or a synchronization signal) is transmitted to the liquid crystal display 46.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing normal game processing for a pachinko game control example (including production) realized by one or both of the main control board 100 and the sub control board 200 in the pachinko machine configured as described above. The bonus game process will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, it is assumed that, based on the winning of the pachinko ball B at the start openings 28, 36, 38, the large winning openings 16, 54 are opened and closed for the number of times corresponding to each of the winning start openings (described later). 12 and FIG. 13).

  First, during a normal game (for example, after turning on the power, resetting, after a big hit game, or after having lost a pattern change), until the pachinko ball B wins the start opening 28, 36, 38 ( Demonstration effect is realized in order to perform a demonstration (including a game description of a pachinko machine) [Step S20]. In the demonstration effect, a character or the like is mainly displayed on the liquid crystal display 46, but a sound is emitted from the speaker 94 or a handle or a chair is vibrated in accordance with the display.

  When the pachinko ball B wins the starting port 38 (medium starting port) (medium starting port in step S22), a random number is acquired [step S10], and the first starting win is given to notify the winning to the starting port 38 An effect is realized [step S12]. On the other hand, when the pachinko ball B wins the starting port 36 (left starting port) or the starting port 28 (right starting port) (left starting port, right starting port in step S22), it is the same as step S10. A random number is acquired [Step S24], and a second start winning effect is realized [Step S26] so as to notify the winning to the start ports 36 and 28.

  The random numbers acquired in steps S10 and S24 are a random number for round lottery for determining the maximum number of rounds, a random number for rotating body that determines a period (or timing to change) for maintaining the rotational speed of the rotating body 44, and an effect ( For example, a random number for effect determination for determining the contents of a first start winning effect, a second start winning effect, a first failure effect, a second failure effect, a round lottery effect, a round promotion effect, an ending effect, etc. Applicable. The lottery time using the acquired random numbers can be set arbitrarily, but for example, lottery using some random numbers (for example, random numbers for rotating bodies) is performed almost at the same time as the start prize, and other random numbers (for example, round lottery) The lottery using a random number for use is performed when other requirements (for example, winning in the big winning openings 16, 54, winning in the special winning opening 45, etc.) are satisfied.

  The first start winning effect in step S12 and the second start winning effect in step S26 realize the contents that the player expects according to the number of times of opening / closing the large winning openings 16,54. One or both of these start winning effects may perform the effects following the demonstration effects described above, and the player recognizes that the pachinko ball B has won any of the start openings 28, 36, and 38. If possible, an effect unrelated to the demonstration effect may be performed. For example, when the number of times of opening / closing the large winning openings 16 and 54 is set to win the starting opening 38 rather than winning the starting openings 36 and 28, the first starting winning effect is more than the second starting winning effect. Produce content with high expectations. A player who recognizes these start winning effects pays attention to whether or not the fired pachinko ball B can win the winning prize openings 16 and 54 with a sense of expectation.

  If the pachinko ball B wins either of the big winning openings 16 and 54 (YES in step S14, YES in step S28), it is a big hit on condition that the winning pachinko ball B wins the special winning opening 45 In order to realize a game, a bonus game process is executed [step S16, step S30]. A procedure example of the privilege game process will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 11, processing steps (steps S <b> 40 to S <b> 46, S <b> 58) that can be controlled only by the sub control board 200 are surrounded by a one-dot chain line.

  In the privilege game process shown in FIG. 11, it is first determined whether or not the prediction notification condition is satisfied [step S40]. The said prediction alerting | reporting conditions can be arbitrarily set according to the model, game state, date, etc. of a pachinko machine. For example, the winning sensors 20 and 50 have detected the pachinko ball B within a predetermined range after the opening and closing of the special winning openings 16 and 54 (specifically, opening and closing of the movable blade pieces 18 and 52), The pachinko ball B has passed / winned an area (for example, a specific start gate or gate, special winning opening 45, etc.), and the number of passing / winning the specific area has become a predetermined number (for example, 5 or 10). One or more may be applied or may be unconditional among having reached, winning by a lottery of whether to perform prediction notification, or the like. The prediction notification condition may be changed depending on the progress of the game.

  If the prediction notification condition is satisfied (YES in step S40), the possibility that the pachinko ball B having won the grand prize opening 16, 54 will win the special winning opening 45 through the first transport unit 44f is predicted and notified. [Step S42]. On the other hand, when the prediction notification condition is not satisfied (NO in step S40), the process directly proceeds to the next step S44.

  The prediction performed in step S42 is that the operation of the movable member 14 and the rotation of the rotating body 44 are performed regularly, and the pachinko ball B that has won the prize winning holes 16, 54 reaches the movable member 14, the rotating body 44, and the like. This is based on the fact that the pachinko spheres B having different times (hereinafter simply referred to as “arrival times”) require substantially the same time. Therefore, the time until the winning sensors 20 and 50 detect the pachinko ball B after the operation of the movable blade pieces 18 and 52, and the time since the movable member 14 and the rotating body 44 and the like have started operating, respectively. If the time is known, the state of the movable member 14, the rotating body 44, etc. at this time can also be known. Therefore, it is predicted which pachinko ball B having won the grand prize winning holes 16 and 54 will pass through the guide passages 22 and 48, or the special winning opening 45 based on the state of the rotating body 44 when it reaches the rotating body 44. It is possible to predict whether or not a prize can be won.

  Further, the state of the movable member 14 in FIG. 2 and the movable member 15 in FIG. 23 (first posture or second posture), and in which state (movable state or unretainable state) the movable member 24 is determined. The probability of entering the first transport unit 44f changes. Furthermore, the probability that the pachinko ball B enters the first transport unit 44f also varies depending on the rotation angle (that is, the rotation position) of the rotating body 44. In this case, if the rotation angle of the rotating body 44 is detected by a motor sensor to be described later, it can be determined whether the first transport portion 44f is approaching or moving away from the passage portion 40a. If the accuracy is further increased, when the pachinko ball B passes through the fan-shaped passage 42, it can be predicted whether or not the first transport portion 44f is positioned in the vicinity of the passage portion 40a. As described above, since the probability of winning the first transport unit 44f changes due to various factors, the possibility that the pachinko ball B enters the first transport unit 44f can be predicted step by step.

  The notification performed in step S42 is a notification provided by performing a display effect on the liquid crystal display 46, a notification notified by the state (forward or backward state) of the movable member 98a of FIG. 23 described later, and a lamp provided for decoration. Form in which a display effect such as lighting or blinking of a light emitter 92 such as LED or LED is performed, a form in which a sound is emitted from a speaker 94, a form in which a handle or a chair is vibrated with a vibrating body, and driving of a fan Therefore, a mode in which air is sent to the player to notify the player is applicable. Among these, in the effect of displaying characters on the liquid crystal display 46, “Chance!”, “Probability XX%” (XX is a number), etc. are displayed, or “Presently good” or “Slightly good” depending on the predicted stage. "Not good" is displayed. The same applies to the effect of displaying content other than characters (for example, character designs) on the liquid crystal display 46. The player who has recognized any one or more notifications can know the possibility that the pachinko ball B will win the special winning opening 45 through the first transport unit 44f. If it is set as the structure which performs alerting | reporting by two or more forms substantially simultaneously, a player's recognition rate will increase.

  Here, an example in which the prediction notification is performed twice according to the state of the movable member 14 and the rotation angle of the rotating body 44 (the effect of displaying characters on the liquid crystal display 46) follows, for example, the prediction notification table shown below. That is, when it is predicted that the movable member 14 is in the second posture, it is notified that “it is quite good”. When it is predicted that the movable member 14 will be in the first posture, whether the first conveying portion 44f of the rotating body 44 is approaching or moving away from the passage portion 40a is notified by changing the contents as shown in the table. To do. In this example, the present embodiment is applied to a mode in which the prediction notification is performed by the movable member 14 and the rotating body 44 in a double manner. Accordingly, if the number of objects to be predicted increases, the prediction notification can be performed in a multiplex manner.

[Forecast report table]
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可 動 The movable member is in the first position │ ┃
┠────────┬┬────────┤The movable member is in the 2nd posture┃
┃The first transfer unit is separated │The first transfer unit is approaching ┃ ┃
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な い not good │ a little good │ pretty good か な り
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  When the effect dedicated switch SW1 detects that the pachinko ball B has passed a specific passage (in this example, the guide passage 22 shown in FIGS. 2 and 5; the right passage) (YES in step S44), a special prize is awarded. Since the possibility of winning a prize in the mouth 45 is increased, an effect of enhancing expectation is performed [step S46]. On the other hand, when the effect dedicated switch SW2 detects that the pachinko ball B has passed a passage other than the specific passage (in this example, the guide passage 48 shown in FIGS. 2 and 5; the left passage) (step S44). NO), the possibility of winning in the special winning opening 45 remains, so an effect is given to give a sense of expectation [Step S58]. It is possible to notify whether or not the possibility of winning the special prize opening 45 has increased by changing the effects performed in steps S46 and S58.

  When the pachinko ball B that has won this time in the grand prize opening 16, 54 can finally win the special prize opening 45 (YES in step S48), after realizing the jackpot game [step S50], the bonus game processing Finish. On the other hand, when the pachinko ball B is finally unable to win the special winning opening 45 (NO in step S48), the privilege game process is finished as it is. The jackpot game in step S50 is a game that can be continued in the next and subsequent rounds, with the maximum number of rounds (for example, any one of 2, 7, and 15 rounds) as a limit on winning a prize at the special winning opening 45. The operation of the movable members 14 and 24 and the rotating body 44 in each round will be described later (see FIGS. 12 to 16).

  In the jackpot game of step S50, in parallel with the game using the pachinko ball, the round lottery effect for determining and notifying the maximum number of rounds and the V winning effect performed in the second round and thereafter [step S52], the step S52 The round promotion effect for determining whether or not to change the maximum number of rounds determined in step [54] and the ending effect for notifying the end of the jackpot game are performed [step S56]. In the round lottery effect in step S52, the process of determining the maximum number of rounds based on the random numbers for round lottery (or the lottery table or the like) acquired in steps S10 and S24 in FIG. . In the production, the contents of reach (for example, normal reach, super reach, etc.) are varied according to the determined maximum number of rounds. For example, distribution is performed according to the following appearance ratio table.

[Appearance ratio table]
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┃ Reach \ Maximum rounds ┃ 2 rounds │ 7 rounds │ 15 rounds ┃
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┃Normal reach ┃61.5% │24.0% │10.6% ０．６
┃Super reach ┃ 0.0% │ 1.3% │ 2.6% ┃
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  Although the timing for performing the round promotion effect can be arbitrarily set, for example, it is performed in the round before the maximum number of rounds. For example, when the maximum number of rounds is 7, the sixth round is performed. In the round promotion effect, a random number for round promotion is acquired in response to the pachinko ball B winning the start opening 28, 36, 38, and whether or not the maximum number of rounds is changed (promoted) based on the random number. The determination process is realized by animation and other effects. Whether or not to change the maximum number of rounds is determined according to, for example, the following promotion ratio table.

[Promotion percentage table]
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┃ Before change \ After change ┃ 7 rounds │ 15 rounds ┃
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┃2 rounds ┃16.7% │11.5% ┃
ラ ウ ン ド 7 rounds ┃ ----- │ 8.6% ┃
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According to the appearance ratio table and the promotion ratio table described above, the ratio at which the maximum number of rounds finally becomes 2 rounds, 7 rounds, and 15 rounds is approximately 1/3, respectively. However, after the game is first determined to be 2 rounds by the round lottery effect and then changed to 7 rounds or 15 rounds by the round promotion effect, the player will think that he has gained the game. This is the same even when it is changed to 15 rounds by round promotion effect after it is decided to 7 rounds by round lottery effect.
Further, in this example, the maximum number of rounds is applied to any one of 2 rounds, 7 rounds, and 15 rounds, but the same applies when other round numbers (for example, 5 rounds, 10 rounds, etc.) are applied. In any case, if the maximum number of rounds increases after first determining the maximum number of rounds, the player will think that he has gained and will play.

When the privilege game process is completed, the process returns to FIG. 10 and is repeated from the demonstration effect according to the normal game. On the other hand, when the pachinko ball B does not win any of the big winning openings 16, 54 (NO in step S14, NO in step S28), a failure effect corresponding to the start winning effect is performed. That is, a first failure effect is realized corresponding to the first start prize effect [Step S18], and a second failure effect is realized corresponding to the second start prize effect [Step S32].
One or both of the first failure effect and the second failure effect may perform an effect following the start winning effect described above, and the player that the pachinko ball B was not able to win the grand prize opening 16,54. If it can be recognized, an effect unrelated to the start winning effect may be performed. Since the player who has recognized these failure effects knows that the pachinko ball B could not win the big winning openings 16, 54, the player tries to make the pachinko ball B win the starting openings 28, 36, 38.

  Next, for an example in which one or both of the main control board 100 and the sub control board 200 control the operation of the movable members 14 and 24 (or the movable member 15), the rotating body 44, and the like, refer to FIGS. While explaining. 12 and FIG. 13 are time charts showing examples of changes triggered by the winning of the pachinko ball B by the start openings 28, 36, and 38. FIG. FIGS. 14 to 16 show, in a time chart, an example of changes triggered by the pachinko ball B winning the special winning opening 45. The “V sensor” illustrated in FIG. 12 and subsequent figures corresponds to a specific area switch that detects a winning at the special winning opening 45. Similarly, the “motor sensor” corresponds to a sensor that detects a specific rotation angle (that is, a reference position) of the rotating body 44. “H” represents a high level signal, and “L” represents a low level signal.

  First, when the pachinko ball B wins any of the start ports 28 and 36 at time t10, for example, it changes as shown in FIG. Upon receiving the prize, the functions of all the start port sensors 30, 32, and 34 are invalidated, and the function of the V sensor is validated, and the rotating body 44 is decelerated from the high speed rotation to the low speed rotation. With the time t10 as an opportunity, from the time t14 after the elapse of the period T2 (for example, 1 second), the special winning openings 16 and 54 are opened, and from the time t16 after the elapse of the period T8 (for example, 1.4 seconds). The movable member 14 (or the movable member 15) is intermittently set to the second posture a predetermined number of times (in this example, twice), and the movable member 24 is also predetermined from time t12 after a period T12 (for example, 0.3 seconds) has elapsed. The number of times (in this example, 8 times) is made intermittently impossible to stop. At the time t16 when the prize winning openings 16 and 54 are closed, the functions of all the start opening sensors 30, 32 and 34 that have been disabled at the time t18 after a period T4 (for example, 0.4 seconds) has elapsed. At the same time, at the time t22 after the period T6 (for example, 6 seconds) has elapsed, the function of the V sensor that has been enabled is returned to invalid.

The rotation speed of the rotating body 44 is returned from the low speed rotation to the high speed rotation at the time t22 when the function of the V sensor is normally disabled, but the rotating body random numbers acquired in steps S10 and S24 in FIG. 10 are used. When the timing for changing the rotation speed of the rotating body 44 is determined by lottery, the rotation speed is returned from the low speed rotation to the high speed rotation before time t22. A period T10 illustrated by a two-dot chain line corresponds to a speed maintaining period, and the length is determined (or expanded or contracted) according to a lottery result using a random number (for example, the random number for a rotating body). In this example, the low speed rotation is returned to the high speed rotation at time t20 when the period T10 has elapsed from time t10.
In this example, only the example in which the rotation speed of the rotating body 44 is returned from the low-speed rotation to the high-speed rotation is shown, but other forms may be similarly applied. For example, a mode in which low-speed rotation is changed to medium-speed rotation (or ultra-high-speed rotation), high-speed rotation to ultra-high-speed rotation, medium-speed rotation, low-speed rotation, rotation stop, rotation stop to ultra-high-speed rotation, high-speed Examples include a form of rotation, medium speed rotation, or low speed rotation. Further, according to the result of lottery using a random number (for example, the above random number for the rotating body), the length of the period T10 and the rotation speed of the rotating body 44 (for example, ultra-high speed rotation, high speed rotation, medium speed rotation, low speed rotation, rotation stop, etc. ) Or both of them may be determined. Further, according to the result of lottery using random numbers, the low-speed rotation and the high-speed rotation may be alternately switched during the period when the function of the V sensor is valid (from time t10 to time t22), and is temporarily stopped. Or switching to another rotational speed.

When the pachinko ball B wins the start opening 38 at time t10, for example, it changes as shown in FIG. Similar to winning in the start openings 28 and 36, the functions of all the start opening sensors 30, 32, and 34 are disabled, the V sensor function is enabled, and the rotating body 44 is decelerated from high speed rotation to low speed rotation. The point is the same. The winning prize openings 16 and 54 and the movable member 14 (or the movable member 15) that are activated at the time t10 are the same as the winning prizes for the starting openings 28 and 36, except that the number of operations increases. The timing for returning the rotational speed of the rotating body 44 from the low-speed rotation to the high-speed rotation is also performed in the same manner as the winning for the start ports 28 and 36.
At the time t15 when the prize winning openings 16, 54 are finally closed, the functions of all the start opening sensors 30, 32, 34 are made effective at time t17 after the period T4 has elapsed, and the period T6 is also set. The function of the V sensor is returned to invalid at time t23 after elapses.

  Next, when the pachinko ball B won in the special winning opening 45 is detected at the time t30 and enters the jackpot game (that is, the first round), for example, it changes as shown in FIG. In response to the winning, the functions of the start port sensors 30, 32, and 34 are invalidated and the function of the V sensor is invalidated. With the time t30 as an opportunity, the prize winning holes 16, 54 are intermittently given a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times) from time t34 to time t36 after a period T14 (for example, 15 seconds) for performing the round lottery effect. Open and close. In FIG. 14, the number of times of opening (first time, second time, third time, etc.) is represented by a number. At the time t32 when the motor sensor detects the reference position a predetermined number of times (for example, three times) after the time t30 has elapsed, the rotating body 44 is stopped so as to be directed toward the passing part 40a and moved. The member 14 (or the movable member 15) is maintained in the first posture, and the movable member 24 is allowed to stop. In this way, if the pachinko ball B wins the special winning opening 45 before the number of winnings that can be won in one round is reached, the round is forcibly terminated at the time of the winning. This is to prevent progressing to the next round. As for the motor sensor, only the high level related to the description is shown, and the motor sensor can actually be at the high level even at a timing other than that shown.

  In addition, when the start opening sensors 30, 32, and 34 detect the pachinko ball B continuously after time t17 or after time t18, the big winning openings 16, 54 may be continuously opened. For this reason, the times t22 and t23 determined on the basis of the period T6 may be shifted later from the closing of the special winning opening. In this case, it is not possible to distinguish when the V sensor has detected the pachinko ball B based on the opening of the special winning openings 16 and 54 detected by the start opening sensors 30, 32 and 34. Furthermore, it is conceivable that a notice is given based on the round lottery result on the liquid crystal display 46 or the like by the first detection. When continuous winning is detected by the start port sensors 30, 32, 34, there is a possibility that the notice and the actual number of rounds may be different. Therefore, even if the start port sensors 30, 32, and 34 detect the pachinko ball B, it is desirable to prohibit the random number extraction for the round lottery from being performed.

With the time t36 when the final prize winning openings 16 and 54 are finally closed as a trigger, the rotating body 44 starts to rotate at low speed at time t38 after a period T16 (for example, 1.6 seconds) has elapsed. Similarly, at time t36, the function of the V sensor is disabled again at time t42 after the period T6 has elapsed, and the functions of all the start port sensors 30, 32, 34 are enabled again. Change from low speed to high speed. Further, the movable member 24 is temporarily brought into a non-stoppable state between time t38 at which the rotating body 44 starts rotating at low speed and time t42 at which the rotating body 44 is changed to high speed rotation.
As described above, when the movable members 14 and 24 (or the movable member 15) and the rotating body 44 are operated, the following movement occurs. First, from time t34 to time t36 when the grand prize winning openings 16 and 54 are opened and closed, the pachinko ball B won from the big prize winning openings 16 and 54 passes through the guide passage 48 (left passage), and then the first transport unit 44f, It stops at the passage part 40a and the fan-shaped passage 42. After the time t36, the pachinko ball B that has entered the first transport unit 44f is transported and wins the special winning opening 45, and the V sensor detects the pachinko ball B at the time t40 as indicated by a two-dot chain line. Here, when the V sensor detects a winning at time t40, the V sensor is invalidated, and the invalid state of the start port sensors 30, 32, 34 is also maintained after time t42. Further, after the time t38, the movable member 24 becomes unable to stop, so the remaining pachinko balls B that have stopped in the fan-shaped passage 42 win the winning opening 56.

In the round scheduled to continue to the next round, for example, the change occurs as shown in FIG. When the V sensor detects the pachinko ball B that has won the special winning opening 45 for the continuation of the round at time t30, the function of the start opening sensors 30, 32, and 34 is canceled while receiving the detection and invalidating the function of the V sensor. To remain disabled. The first posture of the movable member 14 (or the movable member 15) and the time t37 after the last closing of the special winning openings 16, 54 are the first round except that the time t42 is changed to the time t43. It is the same.
However, the opening / closing of the special winning openings 16, 54 is started from time t33 when a period T18 (for example, 4 seconds) elapses from time t30, since it is sufficient to notify the continuation of the round by the V winning effect. As for the rotating body 44, it is sufficient that the motor sensor detects the reference position once, so that the rotating body 44 is stopped at the time t31 when the detection is performed. About the movable member 24, after securing the time to discharge the pachinko ball B staying in the previous round, the movable member 24 is switched from the non-stoppable state to the stoppable state at time t33 at which the opening / closing of the special winning openings 16 and 54 is started.
In this round, since only the effect (that is, V winning effect) that is shorter than the effect of the first round (that is, the jackpot effect and the round lottery effect) is performed, the movement is substantially the same as that of the first round.

  In FIG. 15 described above, the pachinko ball B can win the special winning opening 45 with high probability, but FIG. 16 shows an example in which the winning probability for the special winning opening 45 is lowered. This example is realized by a round determined by lottery using random numbers (for example, random numbers for round lottery). A single jackpot game may be realized in multiple rounds. Hereinafter, differences from FIG. 15 will be described.

In the example of FIG. 16, when the V sensor detects the pachinko sphere B at time t30, the rotating body 44 is rotated at a low speed. Further, the rotating body 44 is operated at a high speed from time t35 when the number of winning prizes at the special winning openings 16, 54 reaches a predetermined count (for example, six) until time t37 when the special winning openings 16, 54 are finally closed. While rotating, the operation | movement which switches the movable member 24 between a stop impossible state and a stop possible state in small steps is performed.
As described above, when the movable members 14 and 24 (or the movable member 15) and the rotating body 44 are operated, the following movement occurs. First, until time t35 when the movable member 24 is unable to stop, the pachinko ball B that has won from the big winning openings 16, 54 may pass through the passage portion 40a because the rotating body 44 rotates at a low speed. However, most of them are awarded at the winning opening 56. Although the rotating body 44 rotates at high speed from time t35 to time t37, the state of the movable member 24 is changed in small increments, so that the possibility of passing through the passage portion 40a is increased.

  Next, an example of timing for outputting a signal to the external device 500 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17A shows a jackpot information signal, FIG. 17B shows a start opening winning information signal, and FIG. 17C shows winning information signals to the big winning openings 16 and 54. To express. However, the signal to be actually output to the outside may be an ON / OFF signal of a contact switch, and either a positive logic signal or a negative logic signal may be used depending on convenience.

In FIG. 17A, when the pachinko ball B wins the special prize opening 45 and receives a signal from the V sensor at time t50, a signal related to information indicating that it is a big hit from approximately the same time as time t50 to time t52. Output.
In FIG. 17B, when the pachinko ball B wins the starting port 36 (or the starting port 28) and receives a signal from the starting port sensor 34 (or the starting port sensor 30), the big winning ports 16, 54 at time t62. Is opened and closed once, and a signal (in this example, one pulse signal) related to information on the number of times of opening / closing the special winning openings 16 and 54 is output. On the other hand, when the pachinko ball B wins the starting opening 38 and receives a signal from the starting opening sensor 32 at time t64, the big winning openings 16, 54 are intermittently opened and closed at time t66, and the big winning opening 16, A signal (two pulse signals in this example) relating to information on the number of times of opening / closing 54 is output. The signal related to the information on the number of opening / closing operations is set to a high level for a predetermined period (for example, 0.128 seconds) in order to ensure transmission to the external device 500.

The sensor shown in FIG. 17C corresponds to, for example, winning sensors 20 and 50 other than the jackpot. Since the winning sensors 20 and 50 have the same function, the winning sensor 20 will be described. When the winning sensor 20 detects one pachinko ball B at time t70, a signal related to information on the number of winnings in the big winning opening 16 is output at substantially the same time as time t70. Similarly, when the two winning pachinko balls B are detected by the winning sensor 20 at times t72 and t74, a signal related to information on the number of winnings of the big winning opening 16 is output at times t72 and t76, respectively. In order to prevent continuation of the signal output from time t72, the signal is output at time t76 which is delayed by a period T from time t74. This is the same when three or more pachinko spheres are detected in succession. The signal related to the information on the number of winnings is set to a high level for a predetermined period (for example, 0.128 seconds) in order to ensure transmission to the external device 500, similarly to the signal related to the information about the number of opening / closing operations described above.
In this example, it is applied to the winning sensors 20 and 50. However, it is also applied to other winning sensors (for example, the start sensor 30, 32, 34, V sensor, etc.) regardless of whether or not the jackpot is winning. it can.

  The external device 500 (for example, a hall computer) can grasp the state of the pachinko machine upon receiving various signals shown in FIG. For example, as shown in Equation 1 (a), the number of winning prizes at the big winning openings 16, 54 (the winning signal shown in FIG. 17C) is set to the number of opening / closing of the big winning openings 16, 54 (FIG. 17B). Dividing by the number of opening / closing signals shown), the winning rate of the big winning opening is obtained. The winning rate of the grand prize winning opening is a reference for whether or not the obstacle nail that influences the closeness to the big winning winning openings 16, 54 should be adjusted. Also, as shown in Equation 1 (b), the number of jackpots (the jackpot signal shown in FIG. 17 (A)) is the number of wins in the jackpots 16 and 54 (the winning signal shown in FIG. 17 (C)). When divided, the winning rate of the special winning opening 45 is obtained for the pachinko ball that has won the big winning openings 16,54. Since the winning rate of the special winning opening 45 is greatly influenced by the inclination of the pachinko machine itself or the accessory device 12, it can be referred to whether or not this inclination angle should be adjusted.

[Equation 1]
Winning rate of the grand prize opening = (Number of winning prizes in the big prize opening) / (Number of opening / closing of the big prize opening) ... (a)
Special winning award winning rate = (Number of jackpots) / (Number of winning big prizes) ... (b)

  An example of a path through which pachinko balls pass in the accessory device 12 of the pachinko machine configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 18 shows a state in which the end 14 b of the movable member 14 is positioned in the vicinity of the small piece 58. In this state, the pachinko ball B that has entered from the big prize opening 54 passes along a path L2 illustrated by a thick line, for example. That is, when falling from the small piece 60, after rolling the rolling plate 14c of the end portion 14b (see FIG. 3), it enters the inlet 66 (see FIG. 5) of the guide passage 22. The pachinko ball B that has passed through the guide passage 22 and exited from the outlet 72 falls into the common area 76 shown in FIG. Therefore, the pachinko ball B that has passed through the guide passage 22 wins the special winning opening 45 with a probability of almost one third.

FIG. 19 shows a state in which the end 14 b of the movable member 14 is positioned in the vicinity of the small piece 60. In this state, the pachinko ball B that has entered from the special winning opening 16 passes along a path L4 illustrated by a thick line, for example. That is, when falling from the small piece 60, after rolling on the rolling plate 14c (see FIG. 3) of the end portion 14b, it enters the inlet 62 (see FIG. 5) of the guide passage 48. The pachinko ball B that has passed through the guide passage 48 and exited from the outlet 70 passes over the fan-shaped passage 42, passes through the passage portion 40 a by the bamboo basket 26, and travels toward the rotating body 44. Therefore, when the pachinko ball B that has passed through the guide passage 48 is directed to the rotating body 44 by the bamboo basket portion 26, the special winning opening 45 is won with a probability of approximately one sixth.
Therefore, when the movable member 14 is positioned in the vicinity of the small piece 58 with the end portion 14b (see FIG. 18), the probability that the pachinko ball B wins the special winning opening 45 through the first transport unit 44f increases. Therefore, the player can enjoy playing with the aim of the timing when the end portion 14b is positioned in the vicinity of the small piece 58. A player who recognizes that the pachinko ball B passes through the guide passage 22 or recognizes that the pachinko ball B has passed through the guide passage 22 by rotating the pachinko ball B through the guide passage 22 is recognized. The expectation to expect to win a special prize opening 45 of the body 44 is increased.

According to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) When the pachinko ball B passes through the guide passage 48 corresponding to the first passage route, it is possible to win either the normal winning port 47 or the specific winning port (see FIGS. 5 and 6). When the pachinko ball B passes through the guide passage 22 corresponding to the second passage route, it is easier to win a specific winning opening than through the guide passage 48 (see FIGS. 5 and 7A). The pachinko balls B that have passed through the guide passage 22 are likely to enter the first transport unit 44f through the common area 76, and the winning probability to the special winning opening 45 is increased. Therefore, the probability that the pachinko ball B wins the special winning opening 45 differs depending on which of the guide passage 48 and the guide passage 22 passes. Therefore, the player becomes aware of the path through which the pachinko ball B that has entered the accessory device 12 passes. In particular, the player plays with a sense of expectation that the pachinko ball B passes through the guide passage 22.

(2) When the pachinko ball B passes through the guide passage 22, the production dedicated switch SW1 detects the passage and receives the detection signal to notify the liquid crystal display 46, the light emitter 92, the speaker 94, etc. Such a notification means is provided {see FIG. 9}. When the pachinko ball B passes through the guide passage 22, that is, when the winning probability to the specific winning opening increases, the passage is notified, so that the player is further enhanced in expectation. Even a player who has not seen the pachinko ball B passing through the guide passage 22 can know by the notification of the notification means. In order to notify the player more reliably, it is desirable that the notification be continuously (or intermittently) continued for a predetermined period after the pachinko ball B passes through the guide passage 22.

(3) Referring to FIG. 8, the number of normal regions 74, 80, 82, 84, 86 and the number of special regions 78 are different in the rotating body 44. In addition, the normal areas 74 and 80 and the special area 78 belong to the first group, and the normal areas 82, 84, and 86 belong to the second group, so that they are divided into two groups. Further, between the two groups, the pachinko balls B were made difficult to pass by the separating members 44b, 44d, and 44h. Each region belonging to the first group can only be accessed from the common region 76 (second position), but from the passage part 40a (first position), it can pass to all of the normal region and the special region. In consideration of the fact that it normally reaches the passage portion 40a from the guide passage 48 and reaches the common area 76 from the guide passage 22 as well, the pachinko ball B is set to the special winning opening 45 depending on where the first position and the second position are set. The probability of winning a prize is different. Therefore, the player becomes aware of the path through which the pachinko ball B that has entered the accessory device 12 passes. In particular, the player plays with a sense of expectation that the pachinko ball B passes through the guide passage 22. In this example, the normal regions 82, 84, 86 are configured to belong to the second group. However, considering that each region is surrounded by the separating members 44b, 44d, 44h, it may be considered that they belong to different groups. it can. In this case, there are four groups including the first group. Thus, even when it is divided into two or more groups, the above-described effects can be obtained.

(4) The accessory device 12 includes the movable member 14 that distributes the pachinko ball B to the guide passage 48 or the guide passage 22 (see FIGS. 2, 3, and 4). Depending on the posture of the movable member 14 (for example, which of the small pieces 58 and 60 is near the end portion 14b), the pachinko balls B are distributed to one of the passage paths. The player plays the game aiming at the timing at which the pachinko ball B is distributed to the guide passage 22, and the expectation of the player who wants to realize an advantageous gaming state can be improved.

(5) After changing the rotation speed of the rotating body 44 from the high speed rotation (corresponding to the first speed) to the low speed rotation (corresponding to the second speed), when the period T10 (corresponding to the speed maintaining period) elapses, the rotating body The rotation speed of 44 was changed from low speed rotation to high speed rotation {speed changing means; see FIGS. 12 and 13}. Since the length of the period T10 is determined (or expanded / contracted) according to the lottery result, the player does not know the timing at which the rotation speed changes, and the rotation speed changes while aiming. Is easy to come off. Therefore, the player's aiming can be suppressed more than before.

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In the above-described pachinko machine (game machine), the structure, shape, size, material, arrangement, operating conditions, etc. of other parts are not limited to the above-described embodiments. For example, the following embodiments can be implemented.
(1) In the embodiment described above, the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. Instead of this form, there is a game machine other than a pachinko machine (for example, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball game machine, a video game machine, etc.), and an accessory device 12 having a general winning opening and a specific winning opening. Similarly, the present invention can be applied to the above. Even in the other gaming machines, the probability of winning in the special winning opening 45 can be varied according to the guide passage 48 or the guide passage 22 through which the pachinko ball B passes.

(2) In the embodiment described above, the rotator 44 is provided with the separating members 44b, 44d, and 44h, making it difficult for the pachinko ball B to pass between the regions (see FIG. 7, FIG. 8, etc.). It may replace with this form and it is good also as another structure, as long as the passage of the pachinko ball B is difficult between areas. For example, as shown in FIGS. 20 (A), 20 (B), and 20 (C), a stepped portion that is formed in a hill shape with the central portion of the rotating body 44 convex and provided with a step in an adjacent region. 44j, 44k, 44m are provided along the surface. The surface of the stepped portions 44j, 44k, 44m is formed like a concave lens, and each winning opening is configured to have almost the same altitude. The same applies to a case where a groove is provided in a portion corresponding to the separating members 44b, 44d, and 44h. According to these configurations, the pachinko ball B that has passed through the guide passage 48 wins one of the normal winning port 47 and the special winning port 45 through the passage portion 40a, but the pachinko ball B that has passed through the guide passage 22 It becomes easy to win the special winning opening 45 through the common area 76. Therefore, the probability that the pachinko ball B wins the special winning opening 45 differs depending on which of the guide passage 48 and the guide passage 22 passes.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, the rotating body 44 includes five normal areas 74, 80, 82, 84, 86 and one special area 78 (see FIGS. 7, 8, etc.). Instead of this form, it has 4 normal areas and 2 special areas, 3 normal areas and 3 special areas, 2 normal areas and 5 special areas, 1 normal area The number of normal areas and the number of special areas may be freely set, such as including areas and five special areas. If the number of normal areas and the number of special areas change, the probability that the pachinko ball B will win the special prize opening 45 also changes. Changing the number of areas becomes particularly interesting when performed during a game. In particular, a change that increases the probability that the pachinko ball B wins the special winning opening 45 can improve the player's expectation.

(4) In the above-described embodiment, the first position is set to the passing part 40a, and the second position is set to the common area 76 (see FIG. 8 and the like). Instead of this form, the first position may be set in the common area 76 and the second position may be set in the passing part 40a. In realizing this setting, for example, as shown in FIGS. 21A and 21B, a special winning opening 45 is provided in a region surrounded by a separating member. That is, the difference from the above-described embodiment is that the normal area 90 instead of the special area 78 includes the second transport unit 44n, and the special area 88 instead of the normal area 84 includes the first transport unit 44p. According to this embodiment, the probability that a pachinko ball passing from the guide passage 48 through the fan-shaped passage 42 will win the special winning opening 45 is approximately one sixth. On the other hand, the probability that a pachinko ball that has passed through the guide passage 22 and dropped from the outlet 72 will win the special winning opening 45 becomes almost zero. Therefore, the player plays with a sense of expectation that the pachinko ball B passes through the guide passage 48.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, the rotating body 44 is used as the movable body, and the movable member 14 is used as the distributing member (see FIG. 2 and the like). Instead of this form, another movable body having one or more second transport units and one or more first transport units may be used. The other movable body corresponds to, for example, a slide body or a rocking body. Similarly, other sorting members that can sort the pachinko balls B may be used. The other sorting member corresponds to, for example, a rotating body or a slide body. Even when these members are used, the pachinko balls B can be won in the winning opening, or the pachinko balls B can be distributed, so that the same effect as the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

Here, an example using a slide body as a movable body will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 22, a slide body 51 that replaces the rotating body 44 is configured to be slidable in a predetermined direction (for example, the direction of arrow D16) by being surrounded by an outer peripheral wall 49 except for a passage portion 49a. The slide body 51 includes a first transport unit 51h, second transport units 51d, 51e, 51f, 51g, and 51i, isolation members 51a, 51b, and 51c. In relation to the above embodiment, the first transport unit 51h corresponds to the first transport unit 44f, and the second transport units 51d, 51e, 51f, 51g, and 51i are the second transport units 44a, 44c, 44e, 44g, and 44i. The isolation members 51a, 51b, and 51c correspond to the isolation members 44b, 44d, and 44h. The point which equips the downward direction of the slide body 51 with the normal winning opening 47 and the special winning opening 45 is the same as that of the Example mentioned above.
In the configuration described above, the pachinko sphere B that has passed through the second passage (such as the guide passage 22) moves as indicated by the arrow D18 and enters the slide body 51. In this case, since the passage is hindered by the separating members 51a, 51b, and 51c, the first transport unit 51h or the second transport unit 51d and 51f can be entered. Therefore, the probability of winning the special winning opening 45 through the first transport unit 51h is 1/3. On the other hand, the pachinko ball B that has passed through the first passage (fan-shaped passage 42, etc.) enters the slide body 51 through the passage portion 49a as indicated by an arrow D20. In this case, since the pachinko ball B can enter all the conveyance units, the probability that the special winning opening 45 can be won through the first conveyance unit 51h is 1/6. Therefore, the same effect as the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

(6) In the above-described embodiment, the posture of the movable member 14 is changed to distribute the pachinko balls B to any one of the passage paths (see FIGS. 2, 18, 19, etc.). Instead of this form, the movable member 14 may be configured to have a specific posture when a required condition is satisfied. The required conditions include, for example, lottery when the pachinko ball B has passed through the ball passage, and the liquid crystal display 46 starts symbol variation, and a predetermined symbol pattern (for example, [333] or [777], etc. ) Is displayed. The ball passage opening can be appropriately set according to the type of pachinko machine, date and time, gaming state, and the like. For example, any one of the first transport unit 44f, the second transport units 44a, 44c, 44e, 44g, 44i, or the holes 58a, 60a is applicable (see FIGS. 2 and 4). Further, the specific posture is any one of a posture in which the end portion 14b as shown in FIG. 18 is located in the vicinity of the small piece 58 and a posture in which the end portion 14b is located in the vicinity of the small piece 60 as shown in FIG. One is applicable. In this way, since it is determined by lottery whether the pachinko ball B is guided to any passing route, the player can play while expecting a trend of symbol variation.

(7) In the above-described embodiment, the winning sensors 20 and 50 are provided in the vicinity of the large winning openings 16 and 54, respectively, and the winning sensors are configured to count the number of winning prizes (see FIGS. 1 and 2). Instead of this configuration, a winning sensor may be provided in each of the guiding paths 22 and 48 (passing path) to count the number of winning prizes. For example, a winning sensor is provided instead of the effect-dedicated switches SW1 and SW2 shown in FIG. In this case, it is possible to share the function of the effect dedicated switch SW1 provided in the guide passage 22 with the above-described winning sensor. However, in consideration of the time lag from winning the winning prize opening to detecting it, it is desirable to provide at positions as close as possible to the winning prize openings 16, 54 (for example, the entrances 62, 66) in order to count the number of winning prizes more accurately. If the number of detection elements is reduced in this way, the space occupied by the element device 12 can be used for other purposes, and the manufacturing cost of the gaming machine can be reduced.

  Instead of the guide passages 22 and 48, the first branch site where all the pachinko balls B that have won the prize winning openings 16 and 54 pass and the second branch site corresponding to the guide passages 22 and 48 are branched. A guide passage (for example, a “person” shape or the like) including a portion may be formed. In this case as well, it is desirable to provide an effect-dedicated switch on the first passage part as close as possible to the winning prize openings 16 and 54 and on one side of the second passage part. Even in this case, the space in which the element for detection occupies the accessory device 12 can be used for other purposes, and the manufacturing cost of the gaming machine can be reduced.

(8) In the embodiment described above, the effect is realized by transmitting the signals output from the effect dedicated switches SW1, SW2 to the sub-control board 200 {see FIG. 9}. Instead of (or in addition to) this configuration, a signal output from the effect dedicated switches SW1 and SW2 may be transmitted to another control board (for example, the main control board 100 or the liquid crystal control board 300) to realize the effect. Good. If transmitted to the main control board 100, it is possible not only to notify the detection of the pachinko ball B but also to reflect it in the pachinko game (in particular, the realization of a game state advantageous to the player). If transmitted to the liquid crystal control board 300, an effect accompanying the passage can be realized only by the liquid crystal control board 300 regardless of the control state of the main control board 100 or the sub control board 200.

(9) In the above-described embodiment, as an example of realizing a gaming state advantageous to the player, when the pachinko ball wins the start opening 38, the movable wing pieces 18 and 52 repeatedly open and close a plurality of times, and the big winning opening 16 , 54 are opened and closed a plurality of times, and when the pachinko ball enters the first transport section 44f again during the opening operation, the so-called jackpot form of the so-called second type pachinko gaming machine is described. Instead of this form, when the pachinko ball wins the start opening, a right is generated, and when the pachinko ball enters the start winning opening (not shown) during the right generation state, the big winning opening (the grand winning described in the embodiment). It is also possible to control the opening / closing of the mouth 16 or the special winning opening 54, or a special winning opening (not shown) provided separately from the accessory device 12) for a predetermined period. In this case, the rotating body 44 (winning in the special winning opening 45 through the first transport unit) functions as a right generation opening in a so-called third type pachinko gaming machine.

(10) In the above-described embodiment, the movable member 14 is changed between the first posture and the second posture. However, when a predetermined condition is achieved (for example, a pachinko ball has won the special winning opening 45). When the random number lottery is sometimes performed and the lottery result is a win, etc., the posture in which the pachinko ball easily passes through the guide passage 22 (in the above-described embodiment, the end portion 14b of the movable member 14 is in the vicinity of the small piece 58). It may be controlled so as to increase the frequency of maintaining or posture. In this case, when the predetermined condition is achieved, the pachinko ball is easily guided to the second passing path that is easy to win the special winning opening 45, and an element of probability variation in the so-called first type pachinko gaming machine can be added by mechanical operation. .

(11) In the above-described embodiment, the notification is given by the effect displayed on the liquid crystal display 46 or the effect reverberated from the speaker 94 {see step S42 in FIG. 11}. Instead of this form, notification may be performed using a movable member 98a that is moved by a driving body 96 as shown in FIG. For example, the possibility that the pachinko ball B will win the special winning opening 45 is notified according to the state of the movable member 98a (forward or backward). Specifically, if the winning possibility is low, the movable member 98a is moved backward as shown in FIG. 23A, and if the winning possibility is high, the movable member 98a is temporarily moved as shown in FIG. Move forward. When performing stepwise prediction notification, the distance that the pachinko ball B advances is increased as the possibility of winning the special winning opening 45 increases.
Other forms of the movable member 98a may be configured such that a light emitter is built in or the movable member 98a is rotated by rotating the shaft of the rod 98b. For example, the illuminant switches light emission / non-light emission according to the possibility that the pachinko ball B wins the special prize opening 45, or changes the light emission content (emission color, light emission pattern, etc.) according to the predicted stage. . The rotation of the movable member 98a switches between rotation / non-rotation according to the possibility that the pachinko ball B wins the special prize opening 45, and changes the rotation speed, rotation speed, etc. in a stepwise manner.
Thus, the player who has recognized the notification by the movable member 98a can know the possibility that the pachinko ball B will win the special winning opening 45. Moreover, since the content of the effect performed as notification is varied according to the predicted stage, the player can quickly recognize the content of the prediction notification.

10 Game board 12 Equipment device 14 Movable member (distribution member)
14c Rolling plates 16, 54 Large winning opening 18, 52 Movable blade 20, 20, winning sensor 22 Guidance path (second passage path)
24 Movable member 26 Bamboo bush 44 Rotating body (movable body)
44a, 44c, 44e, 44g, 44i 2nd conveyance part 44f 1st conveyance part 44b, 44d, 44h Isolation member (specific member)
45 Special prize opening (special prize opening)
46 Liquid crystal display (notification means)
47 Regular winning entrance (General winning entrance)
48 Guide passage (first passage route)
51 Swing member (movable body)
51a, 51b, 51c Isolation member (specific member)
51d, 51e, 51f, 51g, 51i 2nd conveyance part 51h 1st conveyance part 56 Prize opening (general prize opening)
74, 80, 82, 84, 86 Normal area (general area)
76 Common area 78 Special area (specific area)
92 Light emitter (notification means)
94 Speaker (notification means)
96 Driving body 98a Movable member (movable body, notification means)
98b Rod 100 Main control board 200 Sub control board (notification means, presentation means)
202, 216 Input interface circuit 204 CPU
206 Output interface circuit 208, 212, 214 Output transistor 210 Sound source IC
300 Liquid crystal control board 400 External terminal board 500 External device SW1, SW2 Dedicated switch (detection means)
B Pachinko ball (game ball, game medium)

Claims (2)

A gaming machine comprising a general winning opening and a specific winning opening in a winning device, and configured to realize a gaming state advantageous to a player when a game ball has won the specific winning opening,
A first passage route through which a game ball can pass and win a prize in either the general prize opening or the specific prize opening;
A gaming machine having a second passage route through which a game ball is more likely to win the specific winning opening than the first passage route. A gaming machine according to claim 1,
A gaming machine having an informing means for informing the passage of a game ball when it passes through the second passage route.

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