JP2010136784A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a player from feeling loss when there are waste game balls. <P>SOLUTION: A flag of reserved balls associated with a result of open lottery is written to a RAM area of memory if the reserved balls are three or less while figures are fluctuated or one of the jackpot holes is open when a game ball enters a start hole. Thereby, the reserved balls are stored. When the flag of reserved balls is written, the result of the open lottery associated with the flag is recognized. If the result of the open lottery is "winning" as a result of the recognition, the number of times of opening of the jackpot hole is recognized. The recognized number of times of opening of the jackpot hole are displayed on a liquid crystal display 26. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine installed in a pachinko parlor.

  At present, various types of pachinko machines having different game modes are provided as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example, so as to cope with various preferences of players. For example, a player who prefers to play a game for a long time with less investment often plays a game using a so-called feather machine type pachinko machine.

  In a blade-type pachinko machine, when a game ball enters the start winning opening (hereinafter referred to as “start opening”), the movable piece instantaneously opens and closes the entrance of the accessory. The number of opening of the movable piece with respect to one winning is determined by lottery when a game ball wins at the start opening, and when the number of opening becomes plural, the entrance of the accessory is continuously opened. When the movable piece is released, the game balls that have entered from the entrance of the accessory roll in the accessory and are then distributed to either the V winning opening or the loser inside the accessory. At this time, when a game ball enters the loser mouth, the game ball entered is collected as a loser ball, but when the game ball enters the V winning port, the game mode is subsequently shifted to the hit mode. In the hit mode, the movable piece repeats the opening / closing operation 18 times per round. When the upper limit number (for example, 10) of game balls enters the role while the movable piece repeats opening and closing, one round ends. However, when a game ball enters the V prize opening during the round. Continues to the second round and the movable piece repeats opening and closing again. In most cases, since at least one of the game balls that flow into the game during each round wins V, the winning mode is normally continued up to the upper limit number of rounds (for example, 15 rounds). Thereby, a large amount of prize balls can be obtained in the hit mode. For this reason, it is common for a player to play a game with the expectation that the player will enter the hit mode, that is, with the expectation that a game ball will enter the V winning opening.

For this reason, if a game ball is won at the starting port while the movable piece is open, disabling it will increase the player's feeling of loss. When a game ball is won at the starting port during the opening of the game, for example, four balls are stored as upper limit balls and stored as upper limits. The stored balls are digested in the order of storage by opening the movable pieces again after the open movable pieces are closed. By storing the holding ball in this manner, even if the game ball wins the start opening while the movable piece is released, there is a chance to win the game ball in the game, so the player feels lost. You can play games without being held.
Japanese Patent No. 4071518 JP 2002-282484 A

  By the way, with a single-winged pachinko machine such as the one described above, there are few game balls on hand at the time the reserved balls are stored because the number of times the movable piece is released when the reserved balls are digested cannot be considered. In general, a game ball is loaned before the reserved ball is consumed, and it is common to prepare for this even if the number of times of opening determined by lottery increases. However, if the number of times of opening determined by lottery is reduced despite the addition of a game ball loan, and it is possible to play a game ball on hand before loan, The player must continue playing with the extra game balls. This means that for a player who was planning to end the game if the game ball could not be won in the bonus game when the movable piece was released, the game ball that was additionally loaned However, the player sometimes feels lost and plays the game.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that can prevent a player from feeling lost due to waste of game balls.

  In order to achieve the above object, the pachinko machine according to the present invention is provided with an accessory that is given a gaming privilege when a game ball enters the inside from the entrance, and is movable when the winning of the game ball occurs. A movable piece that opens an entrance of an object, and when the winning occurs, the number of opening of the entrance is determined by lottery, and when the winning occurs when the entrance is opened, In the pachinko machine in which the movable piece moves again after closing to open the entrance, the number of times of opening determined in the lottery when the prize is generated and the lottery is performed while the entrance is open. A lottery result storage unit for storing the lottery result, a lottery result identification unit for identifying the number of times of opening stored in the lottery storage unit before the movable piece moves again and starts opening the entrance, and the lottery result identification unit The number of releases identified by In which the movable piece has an open count display means for displaying before starting the opening of the inlet and movable again.

  The lottery result storage means, when the winning occurs during the opening of the movable piece, associates the number of releases determined in the lottery and stores this as a holding ball, and stores a predetermined number as an upper limit, The lottery result identifying means preferably identifies the number of times of opening associated with the reserved ball when the reserved ball is generated.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to determine whether or not to receive a game ball loan after identifying the number of times of opening, and the game ball is wasted and the player feels lost. Can be prevented.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to determine whether or not to receive a loan of a game ball after identifying the number of times of release for the holding ball, and a loss of the game ball occurs and the player loses. It can prevent feeling more effectively.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 is a so-called blade monotype. The pachinko machine 10 includes a game board 11. The board surface of the game board 11 is visible from the outside through the glass window 12a of the front door 12 that can be freely opened and closed. When the firing handle 13 is rotated, a game ball is launched on the surface of the game board 11. A plurality of game nails 11 a are driven into the board surface of the game board 11. The game balls launched on the board surface of the game board 11 flow down on the board surface while being changed in the flow-down direction by the game nails 11a. Note that “winning” indicates that a game ball is detected at a winning opening accompanying payout of a winning ball.

  An opening is formed at a substantially central portion of the board surface of the game board 11, and a center accessory (an accessory) 14 is fitted into the opening. The outer periphery of the center accessory 14 is formed in a substantially circular shape. The front surface of the center accessory 14 is an opening, and the inside has a depth. The gap between the center accessory 14 and the front glass window 12a is narrower than the diameter of the game ball. For this reason, the game ball flowing down on the board surface of the game board 11 does not enter the inside from the front surface of the center accessory 14.

  A pair of large winning openings (entrances) 14a and 14b communicating with the center accessory 14 are formed so as to be symmetrical. The special winning opening 14a is closed by a movable piece 14c, and the special winning opening 14b is closed by a movable piece 14d. The movable pieces 14c and 14d are formed in a tapered and elongated shape. The base ends of the movable pieces 14c and 14d are pivotally attached to a shaft extending in the front-rear direction, and a closed position for closing the special winning openings 14a and 14b by driving a solenoid and an open position for opening the special winning openings 14a and 14b. Swing between. Thereby, the special winning openings 14a and 14b are opened and closed by the movable pieces 14c and 14d.

  A start winning opening (hereinafter referred to as “start opening”) 15 is provided on the left side and below the center accessory 14. A game nail 11 a is driven into the game board 11 so as to form a bowl shape above the start port 15. When a game ball wins at the start port 15, a prize ball is paid out and an open lottery is performed to determine whether or not to open the big winning ports 14 a and 14 b. When the open lottery is won, the open number lottery for determining the open number of the special winning openings 14a and 14b is performed. In the opening number lottery, the number of opening times is selected from one or two. When the number of times of opening is decided once, the big prize opening 14a is opened once, and when the number of times of opening is decided twice, the big prize opening 14c is opened twice. Regardless of which number of times is determined, the opening time per one of the special winning openings 14a, 14b is set to 0.5 seconds. The game balls that have passed through the big winning openings 14 a and 14 b enter the center accessory 14. When a game ball enters the center character 14, a prize is awarded and the prize ball is paid out. The prize ball is paid out to a tray 11b provided below the front door 12. An out port 17 is provided at the bottom of the game board 11. The game balls that have not won the start opening 15 or the big winning openings 14a, 14b are collected from the out opening 17.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the inside of the center accessory 14 is partitioned by a partition wall 20 into a first winning portion 21 on the left side and a second winning portion 22 on the right side. Each of the first and second winning portions 21 and 22 is formed with a stage 23 having an inclined surface inclined from the near side to the far side. A game ball that has won a prize winning opening 14a, 14b falls on the stage 23 and rolls forward.

  On the front side of each stage 23 of the first and second winning portions 21 and 22, a V winning port 24 and a pair of lose ports 25 arranged on both sides of the V winning port 24 are provided. When it is detected that the game ball rolling on the stage 23 has entered the V winning opening 24, the game mode is shifted from the normal mode to the hit mode. In the winning mode, 15 rounds of games are played. One round ends when the grand prize winning openings 14a and 14b are opened and closed ten times or when ten game balls are awarded in the special winning prize openings 14a and 14b. In the normal mode, the big winning openings 14a and 14b are repeatedly opened up to a maximum of two times, but in the winning mode, the big winning openings 14a and 14b are opened up to a maximum of ten times, so that the game balls are placed in the big winning openings 14a and 14b. It becomes easy to win. For this reason, in the game in the hit mode, a larger number of game balls can be obtained than in the game in the normal mode.

  A liquid crystal display 26 is provided on the back side of the stage 23. On the liquid crystal display 26, symbols arranged side by side in two rows are displayed. Each row of symbols consists of 10 numbers from “0” to “9”. When a game ball wins at the start port 15, the symbol variation display is started and the symbol scrolls from top to bottom. The symbols that are being displayed are stopped one by one in order (from left to right). Whether the winning lottery is won or not is displayed by a combination of numbers when the symbol is stopped. If the winning lottery is won, the same combination of numbers is arranged on the left and right when the symbol is stopped, and if the winning lottery is not won, different combinations of numbers are arranged on the left and right when the symbol is stopped. When the symbol is stopped and it is displayed that the winning lottery is won, the movable piece 14c or the movable piece 14d is moved according to the number of times of opening, and the special winning openings 14a and 14b are opened.

  The center accessory 14 is provided with four holding lamps 27. When a game ball is won at the start opening 15 while the symbols are changing or the big winning openings 14a and 14b are opened, the winning game ball is stored as a holding ball. Each time a holding ball is stored, one holding lamp 27 is lit. Four reserved balls are stored with an upper limit of four. The stored reserved balls are digested in the order of storage. When the reserved ball is digested, one of the hold lamps 27 that is turned on when the reserved ball is generated is turned off, and the change display of the symbol is performed once. When the reserved ball is digested, the symbol variation display is started again after a predetermined interval time has elapsed after the symbol that has been subjected to the variation display in advance is stopped. The opening lottery and the number-of-releases lottery are performed when a holding ball is generated, that is, when a game ball is won at the start port 15, and each lottery result is stored in association with the holding ball. When a game ball wins at the start port 15 in a state where four upper limit balls are stored, the open lottery and the symbol variation display are not performed and only the payout of the award ball is performed.

  The main CPU (lottery result identification means) 28 controls the operation of the entire pachinko machine 10 according to the game control program stored in the ROM area of the memory 29. The RAM area of the memory 29 is used for temporary storage of data related to game execution. When a holding ball is generated, a holding ball flag associated with the result of the open lottery when the holding ball is generated or the result of the lottery for the number of times of opening is written in the order of generation. As a result, when a game ball is won at the start opening 15 while the symbols are being displayed or the special winning openings 14a and 14b are opened, the winning game balls are sequentially stored as reserved balls in the order of winning.

  Connected to the main CPU 28 is a V winning detection sensor 30 for detecting a game ball won in the V winning opening 24. When a game ball wins the V winning opening 24, a game ball detection signal is input from the V winning detection sensor 30 to the main CPU 28. In response to the detection signal from the V winning detection sensor 30, the main CPU 28 shifts from the normal mode to the winning mode and starts to open the large winning openings 14a and 14b.

  The main CPU 28 is connected to a start sensor 31 that detects that a game ball has won at the start port 15. When a game ball wins at the start port 15, a detection signal for the game ball is input from the start sensor 31 to the main CPU 28. In response to this, the main CPU 28 operates the open lottery section 32. The open lottery unit 32 performs an open lottery using an electronic random number, and determines whether or not to open the special winning openings 14a and 14b.

  When the open lottery is won, the open count lottery unit 33 is activated. The number-of-opening lottery unit 33 performs the number-of-opening lottery using an electronic random number, and selects the number of times of opening of the special winning openings 14a, 14b from one or two times. The selection probability when the number of opening times is “1” is set to 90%, and the selection probability when the number of opening times is “2” is set to 10%.

  The main CPU 28 switches the solenoids 34a and 34b on / off to swing the movable pieces 14c and 14d between the closed position and the open position. The movable pieces 14c and 14d are normally in the closed position, and when the open lottery is won, the main CPU 28 drives the solenoids 34a and 34b to reciprocate the movable pieces 14c and 14d once or twice.

  In addition, the main CPU 28 associates the result of the open lottery with the reserved ball flag as the reserved ball is generated, and if the open lottery is won, the main CPU 28 associates the result of the open number lottery with the reserved ball flag. The flag is written in the RAM area of the memory 29. Then, the main CPU 28 refers to the RAM area of the memory 29 to identify the result of the open lottery and the result of the number of open lotteries associated with the holding ball, and performs subsequent processing based on the identified result.

  The movable start time calculation unit 35 is activated when it is identified that the result of the open lottery associated with the holding ball is “winning”. The movable start time calculating unit 35 calculates the opening start time from when the reserved ball is generated until the special winning openings 14a and 14b are opened.

  Specifically, the calculation of the opening start time of the special winning openings 14a and 14b is the time until the symbols that are variably displayed when the holding ball is generated or the time until the special winning openings 14a and 14b are closed. And a holding ball in which a variation time of a symbol performed when a holding ball associated with “winning” which is a lottery result of the open lottery is digested and “winning” which is a lottery result of the open lottery are associated If there is a holding ball that is associated with a loss before the symbol is stored, the variation time of the symbol performed after the holding ball is digested and the “winning” that is the lottery result of the open lottery are associated with each other. Interval time from the time when the reserved ball is digested until the display of the change of the symbol is started, and the hold that is associated with the lost before the reserved ball that is associated with the “winning” that is the lottery result of the open lottery is stored If there is a ball, Sphere is calculated by the sum of the interval time to be digested variable display of symbols is started. The calculated opening start time of the special winning openings 14a and 14b is set in the opening time timer 36. The opening start time set in the opening time timer 36 is set, and at the same time, the countdown is started.

  The variation time timer 37 is set with the symbol variation time (the time from the variation start to the stop) every time the symbol variation display is started, and at the same time the countdown starts. Thereby, the variation time of the symbol is identified. When the symbol variation display is in progress when the reserved ball is generated, the time until the symbol during the variation display is stopped is identified from the time of the variation time timer 37.

  The interval time described above is identified by the interval timer 38. The interval timer 38 is set with an interval time when the symbol stops, that is, when the time of the variable time timer 37 becomes “0”. The interval time starts counting down simultaneously with the setting. When the hold ball flag is written in the memory 29, the subsequent symbol variation display is started when the time of the interval timer 38 becomes "0".

  A specific example in the case of calculating the opening start time of the special winning openings 14a and 14b will be described. For example, assume that three reserved balls are stored. It is assumed that the variation time associated with each holding ball is 10 seconds. Furthermore, the opening number of each movable piece is set to 1 and the opening time is set to (0.5 seconds × 3) seconds. In addition, it is assumed that the lottery result of the third reserved ball is “winning” in the open lottery and “losing” up to the second ball before that. In addition, when the reserved ball is digested, it is assumed that the variable display of the symbol starts again three seconds after the stop of the symbol, and when the third held ball is generated, the variable symbol is stopped. The time to do is 5 seconds.

  In this state, when the opening start time is calculated until the big winning opening 14a is opened when the third holding ball is digested, the time is until the symbol on the variable display stops when the holding ball is generated. Time (5 seconds) + the variation time of the symbol (10 seconds) performed by digesting the holding ball associated with “winning” which is the lottery result of the open lottery + “winning” which is the lottery result of the open lottery If there is a holding ball that is associated with “losing” before the associated holding ball is stored, the change time (10 seconds + 10 seconds) of the symbol performed by digesting the holding ball and the release Corresponds to the interval time (3 seconds) from when the holding ball associated with “winning”, the lottery result of the lottery, is digested and the symbol change display starts, to “winning”, the lottery result of the open lottery Before the attached holding ball is memorized Is when there is correspondence been suspended sphere becomes the hold ball is digested interval time to change the display of the symbols is started (3 sec × 2) = 44 seconds.

  The sub CPU 39 receives various commands transmitted from the main CPU 28 and controls display of images on the liquid crystal display 26. The command transmitted from the main CPU 28 includes a change start command input when the interval timer 38 becomes “0”, and a change end indicating that the time set in the change time timer 37 has become “0”. A command, an opening start time display command input when the opening start time is set in the opening time timer 36, an opening start time display end command input when the time of the opening time timer 36 becomes "0", There is a release count display command indicating the number of releases determined when the lottery is won when a holding ball is generated. The sub CPU 39 receives the change command to start the change display of the symbol, and receives the change end command to stop the symbol. Also, the opening start time display command is received and the opening start time of the special winning openings 14a and 14b is counted down from the liquid crystal display 26, and the opening start time display command end command is received to end the display of the opening start time. It should be noted that the variation pattern and the stop symbol type when the symbol variation display is performed are determined by lottery by the sub CPU 39 in response to the variation command.

  When the reserved ball flag is not written in the RAM area of the memory 29, the main CPU 37 sets the symbol variation time in the variation time timer 37 and inputs a variation start command to the sub CPU 38. In response to this, the sub CPU 39 starts the symbol change display from the liquid crystal display 26 and receives the change end command to stop the symbol. When the reserved ball flag is written in the RAM area of the memory 29, the main CPU 28 first sets an interval time in the interval timer 38 when the reserved ball is consumed. Thereafter, when it is identified that the interval time has elapsed, the variation time is set in the variation time timer 37 and a variation start command is input to the sub CPU 39. In response to this, the sub CPU 39 starts the variable display of the symbols from the liquid crystal display 26. When the change end command is input, the sub CPU 39 stops the symbol and sets the interval time in the interval timer 38 again. If a plurality of holding balls are stored, this process is repeated. Thereby, the change display of the symbols is sequentially performed from the liquid crystal display 26 in the storage order of the reserved balls. In addition, the sub CPU 39 displays a message from the liquid crystal display 26 indicating whether the number of times the special winning openings 14a and 14b are opened is 1 or 2 in response to the opening number display command.

  Next, the flow of processing when displaying the number of times the special winning openings 14a and 14b are opened in the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described.

  First, a game in the normal mode is performed. It flows down on the surface of the game board 11 fired one by one by the turning operation of the firing handle 13. The game balls that have flowed down on the surface of the game board 11 are collected at the start port 15 or at the out port 17. When a game ball wins at the start port 15, an open lottery is performed. When the open lottery is won, the open number lottery is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the game ball is won at the start opening 15 and the symbol change display is being displayed or one of the big winning openings 14a and 14b is being opened, the number of the holding balls reaches the upper limit of four. It is determined whether or not. If the number of reserved balls has not reached 4, that is, if the number of reserved balls is three or less, the result of the open lottery is associated with the hold ball flag, and if the open lottery is won, the result of the number of open lotteries Is associated with the reserved ball flag and the reserved ball flag is written in the RAM area of the memory 29. Thereby, the holding ball is stored. When the holding ball flag is written, the result of the open lottery and the result of the open count lottery associated with this flag are identified. As a result of the identification, when the lottery result of the open lottery is “winning”, the number of times the special winning openings 14a and 14b are opened is identified. At the same time, the opening start time of the special winning openings 14a, 14b is calculated. Thereafter, a release count display command and a release start time display command are input from the main CPU 28 to the sub CPU 39, and the calculated release start time is set in the release time timer 36. In response to the opening number display command and the opening start time display command, the sub CPU 39 displays the number of opening of the big prize opening 14a or the big prize opening 14b and the opening start time of the big prize opening 14a or the big prize opening 14b on the liquid crystal display 26. And the opening start time is counted down with the passage of time. In synchronization with this, the opening start time set in the opening time timer 36 is counted down. When the time of the opening time timer 36 becomes “0”, an opening start time display end command is input from the main CPU 28 to the sub CPU 39. In response to the opening start time display end command, the sub CPU 39 ends the display of the opening start time, and at the same time, the main CPU 28 opens the big prize opening 14a or the big prize opening 14b.

  When the number of times of opening of the special winning openings 14a, 14b is determined to be one in the opening number lottery, the special winning opening 14a is opened once. When the number of times of opening of the big winning openings 14a, 14b is determined to be two in the opening number lottery, the big winning opening 14b is opened twice. When a game ball enters the center role 14 when the big prize opening 14a, 14b is opened, the game ball enters the V prize opening 24 or the loser opening 25. When a game ball enters the V winning opening 24, the mode is changed to the hit mode. When the game in the hit mode ends, the normal mode is resumed. When a game ball enters the loser mouth 25, the game in the normal mode is continued.

  The player identifies the number of times of opening of the big winning holes 14a and 14b on the liquid crystal display 26 to determine whether or not the player can play a game in the range of his / her own game balls, and inserts the game ball into the big winning opening 14a or It can be determined to which of the big prize winning openings 14b is to be launched. Also, the player sees the opening start time, once stops the launch of the game ball, and the game ball toward the big prize opening 14a or the big prize opening 14b just before the big prize opening 14a or the big prize opening 14b opens. Can be played efficiently by reducing the number of useless game balls.

  In the above-described embodiment, the number of times of opening is displayed in both cases of once and twice, but only one of them may be displayed. Further, the number of times of opening is not limited to once or twice, and may be determined from an appropriate number of times. Further, the timing for displaying the number of times of opening may be displayed at an appropriate timing as long as it is before the start of opening the movable piece, for example, once it is displayed and then deleted.

  In the above-described embodiment, the number of times of opening of the big prize opening 14a or the big prize opening 14b is notified by the display on the liquid crystal display 26. However, an appropriate method such as notification by voice, notification by a lamp, notification by a 7-segment display, or the like. You may inform by.

  In the above embodiment, the opening start time is calculated and displayed, but only the number of opening times may be displayed. Further, the movable piece may be opened in an appropriate manner such that both of the movable pieces are opened for one winning. Further, the lottery may not be performed when the game ball is won at the starting port, but only the number of times of opening is performed, and the movable piece may be opened and closed whenever the game ball is won at the starting port.

  In the above embodiment, the movable piece of the center actor 14 is taken as an example of the movable piece. However, the movable piece (attacker) that opens and closes the big prize opening formed on the surface of the game board 11 and the game ball at the start opening The present invention may be applied using a movable piece that changes the winning rate.

  In the above-described embodiment, a pachinko machine that displays a variation of a symbol using a liquid crystal display has been described as an example. However, the pachinko machine that displays a variation of a symbol using a reel that rotates by driving a motor may be used in other modes. You may apply this invention to the pachinko machine which displays the result of a lottery. The image display device is not limited to a liquid crystal display, and an appropriate display device such as a 7-segment display device or a display device using EL (electroluminescence) may be used.

It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which displays the frequency | count of opening of a movable piece.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko machine 14 Center feature (act)
14a, 14b Large winning opening 14c, 14d Movable piece 15 Start winning opening 26 Liquid crystal display (opening number display means)
28 Main CPU (Lottery result identification means)
29 memory (lottery result storage means)

Claims (2)

The game is provided with a game bonus when a game ball enters from the inside of the entrance, and a movable piece that moves when the game ball wins and opens the entrance of the game, The number of opening of the entrance is determined by lottery when it occurs, and when the winning occurs while the entrance is opened, the movable piece is moved again after the entrance is opened and the entrance is opened. In the pachinko machine that
Lottery result storage means for storing the number of times of opening determined in the lottery when the winning occurs during the opening of the entrance and the lottery is performed;
Lottery result identification means for identifying the number of times of opening stored in the lottery storage means before the movable piece moves again and starts opening the entrance;
A pachinko machine comprising: a number-of-opening display means for displaying the number of times of opening identified by the lottery result identifying means before the movable piece moves again and starts opening the entrance. The lottery result storage means, when the winning occurs during the opening of the entrance, associates the number of times determined in the lottery and stores this as a holding ball, and stores a predetermined number as an upper limit,
The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the lottery result identifying means identifies the number of times of opening associated with the reserved ball when the reserved ball is generated.

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