JP2011147709A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine shortening the time for closing a big prize hole in the course of big prize winning in an inexpensive constitution. <P>SOLUTION: A big prize game control means 140 of a main control processing part 100 includes: a first closing control means 141 for causing a movable prize winning device 70 to close a big prize hole, thereby completing opening of a big prize hole for one time when the number of prizes detected by a big prize hole detecting sensor 93 reaches a predetermined number during control of a big prize winning game; a first closing control means 142 for causing the movable prize winning device to close the big prize hole, thereby completing opening of the big prize hole for one time when the opening time of the big prize hole reaches a predetermined time in the course of controlling a big prize winning game; and a closing time management means 143 for managing the closing time elapsed from the starting time of controlling the movable prize winning device to close the big prize hole until the starting time of controlling the movable prize winning device to open the big prize hole in the course of controlling a big prize winning game. The closing time management means 143 lengthens the closing time when a game ball is detected by the big prize hole detecting sensor 93 within the closing time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a movable winning device (attacker device) opens a big winning opening a predetermined number of times during a big hit game.

  In general, a pachinko machine is provided with a game board having a game area on the front where game balls flow down, and a special symbol display device for displaying special symbols. A start area is provided in the game area. When a game ball launched toward the game area wins the start area, an electronic lottery is started. The result of the electronic lottery is displayed in such a manner that the special symbol display device stops after the special symbol fluctuates. If the result of the electronic lottery is a jackpot, the pachinko machine will provide the player with a jackpot game that is more advantageous than a normal game after the special symbol stops at the jackpot symbol.

  A movable winning device (attacker device) is provided in the game area, and during the big hit game, the movable winning device opens the big prize opening a predetermined number of times (a predetermined number of rounds). The movable winning device has a built-in magnetic sensor that detects the winning of a game ball in the grand prize opening. When the gaming ball is detected by the magnetic sensor, a predetermined number of winning balls are placed on the saucer on the front surface of the pachinko machine. To be paid out. One opening of the big winning opening, that is, one round, is managed based on the opening time or the number of winning game balls. That is, when a predetermined opening time has elapsed or when the number of winning game balls has reached a predetermined number, the movable winning device closes the big winning opening. The closing time of the big winning opening of the movable winning device between rounds is set in advance. The closing time is preferably shorter for the player. This is because during a jackpot game, it is a common way of gaming to continuously launch game balls with the handle held at a desired angle, and during the closing time, the launched game balls are wasted. It is easy.

  However, if a plurality of game balls (generally, two or three) are won at the grand prize opening just before closing, the game balls collide with each other and the plurality of game balls smoothly pass through the magnetic sensor, and the big prize opening. In this case, if the closing time is too short, the magnetic sensor cannot detect all the game balls before the next winning opening. For this reason, in contrast to the large winning opening where the actual maximum number of winning game balls immediately before closing is a few, the closing time is that all the game balls are sequentially detected by the magnetic sensor, The time required for discharging is set to about 2 seconds.

  The attacker device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a structure in which a game ball that has won a prize winning opening is quickly detected and discharged from the prize winning opening, thereby making it possible to set the closing time short. . The specific structure is that there are two game ball discharge passages extending from the grand prize opening, and there are two magnetic balls that detect the winning of the game balls at the entrances of the discharge passages. A sensor is provided.

JP 2009-226073 A

  As in the attacker device disclosed in Patent Document 1, reducing the closing time by increasing the number of discharge passages and magnetic sensors involves increasing the number of parts and changing the shape of the attacker device, and This increases the manufacturing cost.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to increase the number of parts of the movable winning device and change the shape of the closing time of the big winning port of the movable winning device during the big hit game. The object is to provide a pachinko machine that can be shortened with an inexpensive configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, the pachinko machine according to the present invention is configured as follows.

[1] A startable opening provided in a game area where game balls flow down, a movable state provided in the game area that can be changed between a closed state in which a game ball is refused to enter a big prize opening and an open state in which the game ball is received A winning device, lottery means for lottery for winning or losing the opportunity to win the start opening, and when the lottery result by the lottery means a big winner, the movable prize winning device is given a predetermined number of times. In the pachinko machine comprising a jackpot game control means for performing a jackpot game control to be released, and a winning detection means for detecting a winning of a game ball to the big prize opening, the jackpot game control means is the jackpot game control During the course, when the number of winnings detected by the winning detection means reaches a predetermined number, the movable winning device closes the large winning opening and ends the opening of the large winning opening. The first closing control means, and during the jackpot game control, when the opening time of the big prize opening reaches a predetermined time, the movable winning device closes the big prize opening and opens the big prize opening for one time. A second closing control means for ending the game, and a control starting time for controlling the movable winning device to open the big winning port from a starting time of controlling the movable winning device to close the big winning port during the jackpot game control. Closing time management means for managing the closing time until the game time is extended when the game ball is detected by the winning detection means within the closing time. It is characterized by being set.

  In the pachinko machine described in “[1]”, when the jackpot game control means performs the jackpot game control in which the winning prize opening is opened a predetermined number of times (a predetermined number of rounds) in the movable prize winning device, the first of the jackpot game control means The one closing control means closes the big winning opening to the movable winning device when the number of winnings detected by the winning detecting means reaches a predetermined number during the big hit game control, and for one big winning opening (for one round) End the release of. Further, the second closing control means of the jackpot game control means is configured to cause the movable winning device to close the jackpot when the opening time of the jackpot reaches a predetermined time during the jackpot game control, and for one time of the jackpot. The opening of (one round) is terminated. Further, the closing time management means of the jackpot game control means is closed from the start time of the control for closing the big winning opening to the movable winning device during the big hit game control until the start time of the control for opening the big winning opening to the movable winning device. In the management of the closing time, especially when the game ball is detected by the winning detection means within the closing time, the closing time is extended, and the gaming ball is not detected by the winning detection means within the closing time. Do not extend the closing time.

  It is not uncommon for two game balls to win in the big winning opening just before closing. The two game balls may collide in the big winning opening and may not be smoothly detected by the winning detection means (for example, a magnetic sensor). In this case, after the first gaming ball is detected by the winning detection means There will be an interval before the second game ball is detected. In this case, the closing time management means extends the closing time when the first game ball is detected, whereby the second game is detected after the first game ball is detected by the winning detection means. It is possible to secure a closing time until the ball is detected by the winning detection means. Since the extended closing time is equivalent to the conventional closing time, by setting the closing time when extended to the same level as before, the closing time when not extended is longer than before. It will be set to a short time. The selection of whether or not to extend the closing time and the setting of the length of the extended time can be performed by a computer program. The closing time of the big prize opening can be shortened.

[2] The pachinko machine according to the present invention is the pachinko machine according to “[1]”, wherein the closing time management means detects the game ball by the winning detection means within the extended closing time, The extended closing time is set to be further extended, and the closing time extension time is set to be shorter as the number of extensions increases.

  The more the number of game balls won at the grand prize opening just before closing, the less likely it is to occur. For example, when the first game ball is detected by the winning detection means within the closing time of the big prize opening, the second game ball is detected rather than the probability that the second game ball exists. In this case, the probability that the third game ball is present is lower. Therefore, the second extended time is set when the second game ball is detected, rather than when the first extended time is set when the first game ball is detected. In many cases, this is a useless extension. According to the pachinko machine described in “[2]”, the extension time of the closing time becomes shorter as the number of times of extension increases, so that waste of the extension time can be reduced.

  According to the pachinko machine according to the present invention, as described above, it is possible to shorten the closing time of the big winning opening of the movable winning device during the big hit game with an inexpensive configuration without increasing the number of parts or changing the shape. it can.

1 is an external perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the state which the glass door and front board of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1 opened. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the movable prize-winning apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure which concerns on control of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the pachinko machine implement | achieved by the structure shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of step S10 shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the pachinko machine implement | achieved by another control program.

  A pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  A pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 includes a vertical rectangular machine frame 1 installed in an island facility of a game hall, and a front frame 2 attached to the machine frame 1 so as to be openable and closable in an open door shape. A glass door 3 attached to the front surface of the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and a front board 4 provided on the lower side of the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable like a door, and having a receiving tray 5 for accommodating game balls. And a handle 6 that protrudes from the right side of the front surface of the front board 4. An opening 3 a is formed at the center of the glass door 3, and the opening 3 a is closed by a glass plate 3 b from the back side of the glass door 3. Further, one speaker 80 is attached to each of the upper left part and upper right part of the glass door 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a game board 30 is accommodated inside the front frame 2. On the front surface of the game board 30, there is provided a game area 31 that is partitioned and formed in a substantially circular shape by a guide rail 32 for sliding a game ball and a game ball regulating rail 33. This game area 31 is visible through the glass plate 3 b of the glass door 3. A launching device 10 for launching a game ball in the game area 31 is provided at the lower part of the front frame 2. The game balls launched into the game area 31 will flow down the game area 31.

  A special symbol display device 40 is provided at the lower right in the game area 31. A viewing window 50a and a stage 51 are provided in the approximate center of the game area 31. Below the central portion of the stage 51, a start port 60 and an electric tulip 61 are provided vertically in this order. A through chucker 62 is provided on the left side in the game area 31. Each of the lower right and lower left in the game area 31 is provided with two general winning ports 64. An out port 65 is provided at the bottom of the game area 31. A movable winning device 70 (attacker device) that opens and closes the big winning opening 70a is provided at the lower center of the game area 31. Although game nails and windmills are also provided in the game area 21, they are not shown.

  The start port 60 is an opening capable of receiving a game ball, and causes an electronic lottery for a special symbol. The stage 51 is a structural portion that is formed in a step shape extending in the left-right direction in the region between the start port 60 and the visual recognition window 50a and descending in the front direction. The game ball that has flowed down to the stage 51 stays temporarily while rolling in the left-right direction. A groove inclined downward in the forward direction is formed at the center of the stage 36, and the starting port 60 is located immediately below the groove. The game ball that has fallen forward from the groove is guided to the start port 60 with high probability.

  The electric tulip 61 includes a pair of blade members that are opposed to each other in the left-right direction, and a starting port (not shown) is provided between the pair of blade members. The pair of blade members are driven by solenoids (not shown) and rotate in directions away from each other, thereby expanding the entrance of the start port and introducing the game ball into the start port. The starting port of the electric tulip 61 also gives rise to the electronic lottery related to the special symbol, like the starting port 60 described above.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the movable winning device 70 includes a case 71 in which a large winning opening 70 a having a shape extending in the left-right direction is formed, a movable plate 72 provided in the case 71, and the movable plate 72. And a driving solenoid (not shown). The movable plate 72 is rotatable about an axis parallel to the board surface of the game board 3, and when electric power is supplied to the solenoid, the movable plate 72 is rotated in the direction of the arrow O, and the big prize opening 70a is opened. An open posture (the posture shown in FIG. 4) is established. The movable plate 72 in this posture receives the game ball and guides it to the special winning opening 70a. When the power to the solenoid is cut off, the movable plate 72 rotates in the direction of arrow C and closes the special winning opening 70a. That is, the movable winning device 70 is in a closed state where the movable plate 72 is turned in the direction of the arrow C to reject the winning of the game ball to the big winning opening 70a, and the movable plate is turned in the direction of the arrow O. It will be in the open state which accepts a game ball.

  At the right end of the wall surface on the back side of the big prize opening 70a, a discharge passage 73 is formed for discharging the game balls won in the big prize opening 70a from the big prize opening 70a. At the entrance of the discharge passage 73, there is provided a large winning opening detection sensor 93 as a winning detection means for detecting the winning of a game ball to the large winning opening 70a.

  The special symbol display device 40 corresponds to the result of an electronic lottery performed by the main control processing unit 100 (described later) when a game ball is won at the start port 60 or the start port (not shown) of the electric tulip 61. For example, a segment display capable of displaying various symbols by selective light emission of each of a plurality of segments. The special symbol display device 40 is controlled to display in such a manner that it stops after the special symbol fluctuates. The special symbol stopped after the change, that is, the confirmed symbol corresponds to the result of electronic lottery (various jackpots or loses) related to the special symbol.

  An effect display device 50 (illustrated only by blocks in FIG. 5) is provided on the back side of the viewing window 50a (see FIG. 2). This effect display device 50 is composed of a liquid crystal display and is controlled to display a dummy symbol (number or pattern) corresponding to the result of electronic lottery (a big win or a loss) relating to a special symbol. The screen including the dummy symbol is visible through the viewing window 50a. The dummy symbol is displayed in such a manner that it stops after it fluctuates. The display end from the display start of the dummy symbol is performed in synchronization with the display end from the display start of the special symbol. As shown in FIG. 2, the special symbol display device 40 described above is provided at the lower right part of the game board 3 so that the special symbol and the dummy symbol do not enter the player's view at the same time.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine P has a main control processing unit 100, an effect control processing unit 200 as a sub control processing unit, a special symbol control processing unit 300, a payout control processing unit 600, and a prize ball on the back side. A payout device 601. The main control processing unit 100, the production control processing unit 200, the special symbol control processing unit 300, and the payout control processing unit 600 all store a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes the control program, and the control program and data in a non-rewritable manner. ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory) in which processing information generated by the CPU is temporarily stored, and the CPU reads and executes a control program stored in the ROM It is. Thus, various processes related to the control of the pachinko machine P are performed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the pachinko machine P includes a start opening detection sensor 90, a through chucker detection sensor 91, a big winning opening detection sensor 93, and a general winning opening detection sensor 92. All of these detection sensors 90 to 93 are magnetic sensors. The start port detection sensor 90 is provided inside the start port 60 and detects a winning of a game ball in the start port 60 and outputs a start port winning detection signal (electric signal). The through-chucker detection sensor 91 is provided inside the through-chucker 62 and detects that a game ball has passed through the through-chucker 62 and outputs a passage detection signal (electric signal). The general winning opening detecting sensor 92 is provided inside the general winning opening 64 and detects a winning of a game ball to the general winning opening 64 and outputs a general winning opening winning detection signal (electrical signal). . As described above, the special winning opening detection sensor 93 is provided at the entrance of the discharge passage 73 of the special winning opening 70a, detects the winning of a game ball in the special winning opening 70a, and receives a special winning opening winning detection signal (electrical signal). ) Is output.

  In FIG. 5, a start port detection sensor is also provided at the start port of the electric tulip 61 different from the start port 60, but the illustration thereof is omitted. This is referred to as a starting port detection sensor 90 or the like. Further, although the general winning opening detection sensor 92 is provided for each of the four general winning openings 64, only one is shown for the sake of simplification of the drawing.

  The start opening detection sensor 90, the through-chucker detection sensor 91, the general winning opening detection sensor 92, and the winning opening detection sensor 93 output from the start opening winning detection signal, the passage detection signal, the large winning opening winning detection signal, and the general winning. The main control processing unit 100 executes various processes related to the control of the pachinko machine P in response to each input of the winning prize detection signal. In order to execute these various processes, the main control processing unit 100 sets the means set by the control program and data stored in the ROM, that is, the special symbol electronic lottery means 110, the special symbol determination means 120, the variation pattern command. A lottery means 130 and a jackpot game control means 140 are provided. These means will be described next.

  The special symbol electronic lottery means 110 performs an electronic lottery concerning the special symbol when a game ball is won at the start port 60 or the start port of the electric tulip 61. Specifically, a special design random number, which is a software random number, is generated by updating the value of the loop counter by 1 at a predetermined cycle (for example, every 2 milliseconds), and a game is given to the start port 60 or the start port of the electric tulip 61. In response to the winning of the ball, that is, at the timing when the main control processing unit 100 inputs the start port winning detection signal from the start port detecting sensor 90 or the like, one special symbol random number is acquired and the special symbol is used. Whether or not the random number is a big hit is determined at the start of the game based on the special symbol random number.

  The special symbol determination means 120 determines a fixed symbol of a special symbol corresponding to the result of the determination of success / failure by the special symbol electronic lottery means 110. The decided symbol thus determined is given to the special symbol control processing unit 300 and the effect control processing unit 200 in the form of a definite symbol command (electrical signal).

  The variation pattern command lottery means 130 performs electronic lottery for determining a variation pattern of a special symbol from a plurality of types of variation patterns, and also variation pattern command corresponding to the result of the electronic lottery, that is, variation of the special symbol The electrical signal indicating the type of pattern and the type of variation time is given to the special symbol control processing unit 300 and the effect control processing unit 200.

  The jackpot game control means 140 is movable a predetermined number of times (predetermined number of rounds) associated with the type of jackpot after the result of the electronic lottery related to the special symbol becomes a jackpot and the display of the special symbol indicating the jackpot is finished. The solenoid of the movable winning device 70 is controlled so that the plate 72 opens the big winning opening 70a. The jackpot game control means 140 includes first closing control means 141, second closing control means 142, and closing time management means 143. The first closing control means 141 is one time of the movable winning device 70 when the winning number of game balls detected by the big winning opening detection sensor 93 reaches a predetermined number (for example, 10) during the big hit game control ( 1 round) is ended. The second closing control unit 142 closes the movable winning device 70 when the opening time of the movable winning device 70 reaches a predetermined time To (for example, 30 seconds) during the jackpot game control, and the second closing control means 142 corresponds to one time of the movable winning device ( 1 round) is ended. The closing time management means 143 is the closing time from the start time of the control for causing the movable winning device 70 to close the big winning opening 70a to the start time of the control for causing the movable winning device 70 to open the big winning port 70a during the big hit game control. Is to manage.

  The pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment is characterized by the closing time management means 143. The closing time management means 143 is set to extend the closing time when a game ball is detected by the special winning opening detection sensor 93 within the closing time. The closing time management means 143 is set to further extend the extended closing time when a game ball is detected by the special winning opening detection sensor 93 within the extended closing time. The extension time of the closing time is set to be shorter as the number of extensions increases. In the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, the closing time is set to be extended up to twice. The closing time set when the movable winning device 70 is closed is preset to Tc, and the first extension time (hereinafter referred to as “first extension time”) is preset to t1. The extension time (hereinafter referred to as “second extension time”) is preset at t2. The closing time Tc, the first extension time t1, the second extension time t2, and the predetermined time To described above are timed based on the clock frequency of the CPU of the main control processing unit 100.

  In the case where two game balls have won the big prize opening 70a, one game ball flows from the right to the left in front of the discharge passage 73, and the other game ball flows from the left to the right into the big prize opening 70a. The other game ball may collide with one game ball from the left side, and the other game ball may reciprocate from the vicinity of the discharge passage 73 to the inner side surface on the left side of the big winning opening 70a. A total time “Tc + t1” of the closing time Tc and the first extension time t1 is set as the time required for the round trip. In the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, the closing time Tc = 0.8 seconds and the first extension. Time t1 is set to 0.7 seconds.

  Next, the production control processing unit 200, the special symbol control processing unit 300, and the payout control processing unit 600, which are sub control processing units, will be described.

  The effect control processing unit 200 controls the effect display device 50 based on the special symbol command and the variation pattern command, and causes the effect display device 50 to display the dummy symbols in a manner of stopping after the change.

  The special symbol control processing unit 300 controls the special symbol display device 40 based on the special symbol command and the variation pattern command determined by the special symbol determination unit 120 of the main control processing unit 100, and the special symbol display device 40 The special symbol is displayed in such a manner that it stops after it fluctuates.

  The payout control processing unit 600 controls the prize ball payout device 601 so that game balls are paid out to the tray 5 in accordance with a prize ball command (electrical signal) from the main control processing unit 100. The prize ball payout device 601 includes a sprocket (not shown) formed with notches for holding the game balls one by one, and a motor (not shown) for driving the sprocket. Payout control when a game ball is detected by the start port detection sensor 90 or the like, when a game ball is detected by the general winning port detection sensor 92, and when a game ball is detected by the big winning port detection sensor 93 The processing unit 600 receives the prize ball command from the main control processing unit 100 and controls the motor of the prize ball payout device 60 so that the number of game balls associated in advance is paid out in each case. When a game ball is detected by the special winning opening detection sensor 93, when a game ball is detected by the start opening detection sensor 90 or the like, the game ball is detected by the general winning opening detection sensor 92. Many prize balls are paid out.

  The operation in the jackpot game of the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

  When the game ball wins the start port 60 and the start port of the electric tulip, a start port winning detection signal is input to the main control processing unit 100 from the start port detection sensor 90 or the like. Thereby, the special symbol electronic lottery means 110 of the main control processing unit 100 performs the electronic lottery concerning the special symbol. When a big hit is made in this electronic lottery, the big hit game control means 140 of the main control processing unit 100 starts the big hit game control.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the case of the jackpot game control, the jackpot game control means 140 first sets the number of times of opening (number of rounds) associated with the jackpot type in advance (step S1), and then a movable prize is awarded. An electric current is applied to the solenoid of the device 70 to drive the movable plate 72, thereby opening the special winning opening 70a (step S2). Further, the first closing control means 141 of the big hit game control means 140 determines whether or not the number of winnings detected by the big winning opening detection sensor 93 has reached a predetermined number (10). A determination is made based on the number of input of the big winning opening winning detection signal from the winning opening detecting sensor 93 (step S3). If the winning number has not reached the predetermined number in this determination, the second closing control means 142 of the big win game control means 140 determines whether or not the opening time of the big winning opening 70a has reached the predetermined time To. The determination is made based on the clock frequency from the start time of the control for opening the special winning opening 70a (step S4).

  When it is determined in step S3 that “the number of winnings in the big winning opening 70a has reached a predetermined number” (in the case of YES in step S3), or in step S4 “the opening time of the big winning opening 70a becomes a predetermined time To. If it is determined that it has been reached (in the case of YSE in step S4), the jackpot game control means 140 cuts off the current supplied to the solenoid of the movable winning device 70 and returns the movable plate 72 to return to the big winning opening. 70a is closed (step S5). At this time, the closing time management means 143 of the jackpot game control means 140 sets the closing time Tc (0.8 seconds) of the big prize winning opening 70a (step S6).

  A game ball may be detected by the special winning opening detection sensor 93 while the special winning opening 70a is closed, that is, until the closing time Tc elapses (in the case of YES in step S7). This is because the game ball has won a prize winning opening 70a immediately before the movable plate 72 closes the prize winning opening 70a and is detected by the prize winning detection sensor 93 after closing. When the game ball is detected while the special winning opening 70a is closed as described above, the closing time management means 143 sets an extension time of the closing time (step S8).

  The setting of the extension time is performed as shown in FIG. That is, when the game ball is detected by the special winning opening detection sensor 93, the closing time management unit 143 determines how many times the extension is performed, for example, obtains a determination result of the first extension, and the first extension time t1 (0.7 seconds) is set (step S20 → step S21). As a result, the closing time becomes “Tc + t1”, that is, 1.5 seconds, and the extension time setting is completed. Then, the routine returns to step S7 in FIG.

  If a game ball (second) is detected again before the extended closing time “Tc + t1” has elapsed (in the case of the second YES in step S7), the closing time management means 143 determines what the extension is again. The second extension time t2 (0.5) is set by determining whether it is the second extension, obtaining the determination result that it is the second extension (step S20 → step S22). As a result, the closing time becomes “Tc + t1 + t2”, that is, 2.0 seconds, and the extension time setting is completed. Then, the routine returns to step S7 in FIG.

  If the game ball (third ball) is detected again before the extended closing time “Tc + t1 + t2” has elapsed (in the case of the third YES in step S7), the closing time management means 143 determines what the extension is again. It is determined whether it is the third time (step S20), and a determination result that it is the third extension is obtained. When this determination result is obtained, the extension time setting ends without extending the closing time. Then, the routine returns to step S7 in FIG. 6 again, but the number of game balls that can be awarded to the big prize opening 70a immediately before closing is limited to three, so the fourth transition game ball is not detected.

  The jackpot game control means 140 controls the jackpot game control when the closing time (predetermined time Tc) has passed without being extended, when it has been extended once, and after it has been extended twice. The means 140 determines whether or not the number of times of release has been digested (step S10), and when the determination result that it has not been digested is obtained (NO in step S10), the process returns to the routine from step S2. That is, the routine of step S2 to step S10 is repeated until the number of times of opening (number of rounds) set in step S1 is digested. When the number of times of release has been consumed (YES in step S10), the jackpot game control is terminated.

  According to the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  In the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, the closing time management means 143 extends the closing time when a game ball is detected by the special winning opening detection sensor 93 within the closing time, and does not extend unless it is detected. Since the closing time (Tc + t1 + t2) when extended to the maximum is sufficient with the closing time equivalent to the conventional case, it is not extended by setting the closing time when extended to the same extent as before. The closing time Tc is set to a shorter time than before. Since the selection of whether or not to extend the closing time Tc and the setting of the length of the extending time can be performed by a computer program, a movable winning device during a jackpot game with an inexpensive configuration that does not increase the number of parts or change the shape The closing time of the 70 special winning openings 70a can be shortened.

  In the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, it is less likely that three of the plurality of game balls won in the large winning opening 70a immediately before closing will be generated than two. That is, when the first game ball is detected by the special winning port detection sensor 93 within the closing time of the special winning port 70a, the second gaming ball is more than the probability that the second gaming ball exists. When is detected, the probability that a third game ball is present is lower. For this reason, the second extension time t2 is increased in accordance with the detection of the second game ball, compared to the case where the first extension time t1 is set in accordance with the detection of the first game ball. When set, it is often a useless extension. According to the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, since the second extension time t2 is set shorter than the first extension time t1, waste of the extension time can be reduced.

  In the pachinko machine P according to the above-described embodiment, the closing time management unit 143 is set to perform extension only twice. This is because the actual maximum number of game balls to be awarded to the big winning opening 70a immediately before closing is three, and extension up to two is sufficient. However, the present invention does not limit the extension to two times, and may be set so that the number of times of extension can be more than two times depending on the shape and size of the big prize opening.

  Alternatively, the number of times of extension may be set to one time, and the extension time of one time may be set in consideration of the actual maximum number of winnings that can be won immediately before closing the big prize opening. For example, when Tc, t1 and t2 mentioned in the pachinko machine according to the above-described embodiment are used, the closing time Tc (0.8 seconds) when not extended is obtained, and the game ball wins a big prize within the closing time Tc. When detected by the mouth detection sensor 93, the first extension time t1 and the second extension time t2 that can be dealt with even if the actual maximum number (three) of game balls have won immediately before the closing of the special winning opening 70a. The total extended time (t1 + t2 = 1.2 seconds) may be added. Accordingly, since it is not necessary to determine the number of times of extension, it is possible to extend the closing time with a simpler control program than the control program in the above-described embodiment.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, in FIG. 8, step S8 in FIG. 6 may be changed to step S80. In other words, the extension time is only one type of t, and when a game ball is detected by the special winning opening detection sensor 93 within the closing time (including the extended closing time), it is extended as many times as possible. May be. This also eliminates the need to determine the number of times of extension, so that the closing time can be extended with a simpler control program than the control program in the above-described embodiment.

30 game board 31 game area 40 special symbol display device 70 movable winning device 70a large winning opening 100 main control processing unit 110 special symbol electronic lottery means 140 big hit game control means 141 first closing control means 142 second closing control means 143 closing Time management means

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A start opening provided in a game area where game balls flow down, a movable winning device that is provided in the game area and can be changed between a closed state in which a game ball is refused to enter a big winning opening and an open state in which a game ball is received , A lottery means for lottery of winning or losing in response to a winning at the start opening, and a jackpot for allowing the movable winning device to open the big winning opening a predetermined number of times when the lottery result by the lottery means In a pachinko machine comprising a jackpot game control means for performing game control and a winning detection means for detecting a winning of a game ball in the big winning opening,
The jackpot game control means includes
During the jackpot game control, when the number of winnings detected by the winning detection means reaches a predetermined number, the movable winning device closes the big winning opening and ends the opening of the one big winning opening. 1 closing control means;
During the jackpot game control, when the opening time of the big winning opening reaches a predetermined time, the second closing control for causing the movable winning device to close the big winning opening and terminating the opening of the one big winning opening. Means,
During the jackpot game control, the closing time management for managing the closing time from the start time of the control for closing the big winning opening to the movable winning device until the start time of the control for opening the big winning opening to the movable winning device. Means,
With
The pachinko machine, wherein the closing time management means is set to extend the closing time when a game ball is detected by the winning detection means within the closing time. In the pachinko machine according to claim 1,
The closing time management means is set to further extend the extended closing time when a game ball is detected by the winning detection means within the extended closing time,
The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the extension time of the closing time is set to be shorter as the number of extensions increases.

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