JP2014200587A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of offering putout ball performance intended by a designer by using enclosed balls to generate a jackpot game since the number of entry game balls depends on a player's chance in a conventional game machine.SOLUTION: By a small winning pattern determined by a random number acquired by entry of game balls to a special pattern start pocket, the number of enclosed game balls is set. The number of enclosed game balls corresponding to each small winning pattern is set, and then release operation processing (S 624) is performed and enclosed game balls are discharged to a specific area. Thus, when the game balls enter the special pattern start pocket while determination for generating a jackpot game is being maintained, putout ball performance intended by a designer can be offered.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine (hereinafter also referred to as a ball game machine).

In the current gaming machines, when a game ball is won at a start opening provided in a game area, a symbol or the like changes, and when this stops at a specific arrangement, a game where a big hit game is generated is mainstream. On the other hand, there is a gaming machine in which a specific area is provided in the game area, and a game ball can be enjoyed such that a big hit is generated when the game ball reaches the specific area.
In the above gaming machine, a sorting device is arranged on the route to the specific area and the start opening, and the winning rate to the specific area and the start opening is adjusted, and the movement of the game ball is changed to give the player a change. It gives a unique enjoyment. In particular, when the sorting means is an accessory that periodically moves, the winning percentage greatly varies depending on the timing at which the game ball reaches the sorting means. For example, if a plurality of game balls can enter at the time of opening a large winning opening or an ordinary electric accessory or the like, the winning rate is rapidly improved. However, the majority of the game balls that enter the game once are released, and the chance of winning a prize increases when two or three balls enter the game rarely, so that the player can be excited. However, it has been impossible for such gaming machines to intentionally increase the number of balls entered and create a state advantageous to the player.
In order to solve such problems, there are game machines described in Documents 1 to 3 among conventional game machines. For example, in Reference 1, when a hold corresponding to a type 1 start prize of a gaming machine is included in a big hit, when a prize is awarded to a type 2 start prize opening, the normal opening time of the accessory is A technique in which a long open time is set is disclosed. Further, Document 2 discloses a technique for changing the winning content by changing the operation content of the allocating means. Furthermore, Document 3 discloses a technique in which an enclosing ball used only for production is prepared for a player so that it can be visually recognized as if it was determined by the game ball in the advance notice or the round lottery.

JP-A-2005-168975 JP 2005-034501 A JP 2011-104277 A

However, even if the technique disclosed in the above-mentioned literature 1 and literature 2 enters the starting port, depending on the state of the nail and the skill of the player, the open blade 10b (in the case of literature 1; literature 2). Then, the ball cannot enter the movable piece 20), and the player may not be able to fully enjoy it. In addition, since the technique disclosed in the above-mentioned document 3 uses an encapsulated ball used only for production and makes it appear as if the big hit game has been determined by the gaming machine, the jackpot game is substantially played by the enclosed ball. It was not decided.
This invention is made | formed in view of the subject which concerns, and it aims at providing the game machine which can exhibit the ball | bowl performance which a designer intends by generating a big hit game using an enclosed ball | bowl.

  The gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, is obtained due to a special symbol starting port provided on the gaming board and a game ball entering the special symbol starting port. Random number to be determined, determination unit for determining the random number, an enclosed sphere circulating device provided with a specific area inside, and an enclosed sphere that is discharged, collected, and circulated and used inside the enclosed sphere circulating device And an allocating means for distributing the encapsulated sphere moving inside the encapsulated sphere circulating apparatus to the specific area or any other part, and the encapsulated sphere circulating apparatus is launched on the game board. The game ball is configured to be impossible to enter, and the success / failure determination unit includes a discharge number determination unit that determines the number of the released encapsulated balls distributed by the distribution unit by the random number, Encapsulated sphere enters the specific area Based on Rukoto, characterized in that the openable special winning port provided in the game surface plate is for setting the jackpot gaming which opens.

  In addition, the conditions of the start ball provided on the game board of the gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, the specific area set inside the sealed ball circulation device, and the enclosed ball discharged from the discharge number determining means are: Various uses are possible.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the success / failure determining means, when the random number is a predetermined random number value, opens the big winning opening. It is characterized by starting.

  The gaming machine according to claim 3 of the present invention includes a normal symbol starting port provided on the game board, a random number acquired due to a game ball entering the normal symbol starting port, and the random number. A determination unit for determining whether or not to be determined, an enclosed sphere circulation device provided with a specific area therein, an enclosed sphere that is discharged, collected, and circulated in the enclosed sphere circulation device, and the enclosed sphere circulation device The distribution means for distributing the encapsulated ball moving inside to either the specific region or any other part, and the encapsulated ball circulation device are configured to receive a game ball launched on the game board. The success / failure determination unit includes an emission number determination unit that determines the number of the released encapsulated spheres distributed by the allocating unit by the random number, and the encapsulated sphere enters the specific area. The game based on the ball Characterized in that it is used to set the jackpot gaming which opens the openable special winning port provided above.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, the game can be opened and closed based on the fact that the released encapsulated ball enters the specific area. The game is characterized by starting a big hit game that opens a big prize opening.

  According to the gaming machine of the first aspect, based on a random number acquired due to the game ball entering the special symbol starting port, it is released from the enclosed ball circulation device provided with the specific area inside. By setting the number of enclosing balls, it is possible to make a gaming machine that exhibits the ball performance that the designer intends if it enters the special symbol start opening while maintaining the decision to generate a big hit game. it can.

  If the gaming machine according to claim 2 is used, the player entered the special symbol start opening while changing the level of expectation of the big hit game generated by the enclosing ball released to the distribution means. Based on a random number value that is extracted in advance, it is possible to enjoy a new game that can also be expected for a big hit game that opens a direct prize winning opening like the conventional one type that is generated. Furthermore, the reliability of the big hit game probability generated for the player can be increased as compared with the conventional second type gaming machine.

  According to the gaming machine of the third aspect, based on a random number acquired due to the game ball entering the normal symbol start opening, it is released from the encapsulated ball circulation device provided with the specific area inside. By setting the number of enclosing balls, it is possible to make a gaming machine that exhibits the ball performance that the designer intends if it enters the normal symbol start opening while maintaining the decision to generate a big hit game. it can.

  If the gaming machine according to claim 4 is used, a big hit game can always be generated without being influenced by the return of the launched game ball or the player's luck. While having fun, it can be expected to generate a jackpot game that is advantageous to the player.

Front view of the pachinko machine 50 of the first and second embodiments of the present invention Front view of the game board 1 of the pachinko machine of the first embodiment Front view of game board 1 of the pachinko machine of the second embodiment Front view of the rendering device 98 of the sorting device 99 in the first embodiment and the second embodiment. Rear view of pachinko machine 50 Electrical configuration diagram of pachinko machine 50 of the first embodiment Electrical configuration diagram of pachinko machine 50 of the second embodiment Flowchart showing an outline of a main routine executed by main controller 80 Flow chart of enclosed device release processing executed by main controller 80 Flow chart of start opening winning confirmation process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 1 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 2 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 3 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 4 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 1 of special game processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 2 of special game processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 3 of special game processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 4 of special game processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 1 of the small hit game process executed by the main controller 80 Flowchart of encapsulated ball releasing process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 2 of the small hit game process executed by the main controller 80 Table showing the basic specifications of the pachinko machine 50 in the first embodiment and table showing the relationship between the small hit symbol and the number of encapsulated balls Flowchart of normal symbol start port determination processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart of the validity determination process executed by the main controller 80 in the second embodiment. Flowchart 2 of the success / failure determination process executed by the main controller 80 in the second embodiment. Flowchart of special game processing executed by main controller 80 in the second embodiment. A table showing the basic specifications of the pachinko machine 50 in the second embodiment and a table showing the relationship between the winning symbol of the normal symbol and the number of encapsulated balls

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and can take various forms belonging to the technical scope of the present invention, and the contents described in the respective examples are appropriately combined. It goes without saying that it is possible.
[Example 1]
As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 50, which is a kind of ball game machine, has a structure in which each part of the configuration is held by an outer frame 51 that forms a vertically long fixed outer frame. A hinge 53 is provided on the left and upper sides of the outer frame 51, and an inner frame 70 shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the other side of the hinge 53. The inner frame 70 opens and closes with respect to the outer frame 51. It has a possible configuration. A front frame 52 (also referred to as a glass frame 52) is attached to the inner frame 70 so as to be openable and closable about the same position as the hinge 53. By opening the front frame 52, the game board 1 shown in FIG. Can be exposed to the player side. Even if the game board 1 is not exposed in this way, the state of the game board 1 can be visually recognized through the plate glass 61 provided in the front frame 52. The plate glass 61 is detachable from the front frame 52 by opening the front frame 52.

  Speakers 66 are provided on the upper left and right sides of the front frame 52 and on the lower left and right sides of the outer frame 51, and game sounds generated from the pachinko machine 50 are output to improve the player's preference. In addition, in order to improve the player's preference, a plurality of frame side decorative lamps 65 that emit light according to the gaming state are provided in the front frame 52. An upper plate 55 and a lower plate 63 are integrally formed below the front frame 52. A launch handle 64 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 63, and the launch device (not shown) is moved by rotating the launch handle 64 in the clockwise direction, so that a game ball supplied from the upper plate 55 is provided. Is fired toward the game board 1.

  On the left side of the lower plate 63, an effect button 67 that can be operated by the player is provided. The player operates the effect button 67 during a predetermined period and is displayed on the effect symbol display device 6 described later. The content of the game changes or the game sound output from the speaker 66 changes. The pachinko machine 50 is a so-called CR machine and includes a prepaid card unit (CR unit) 56 for reading and writing a prepaid card. The pachinko machine 50 includes a lending button 57 and a checkout button 58. And a CR settlement display device having a balance display 59.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 1 of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment. A plurality of nails are planted in the game board 1 of this pachinko machine, but they are omitted in this figure. As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 1 is provided with a center accessory 97 in the approximate center of a substantially circular game area. A gate 17 is provided below the center accessory 97, a first special symbol start opening 11 is provided on the left side, an attacker-type big prize opening 14 is provided on the right side, and a second one is provided below the gate 17. The special symbol starting port 13 is provided. The gate 17 and the second special symbol starting port 13 are unitized and integrally provided in the game area. Further, a left winning opening 31 is provided on the left side of the center accessory 97, and a right winning opening 33 is provided on the right side. The second special symbol start opening 13 is configured as a normal electric accessory, and is not configured to enter the second special symbol start opening 13 unless the normal electric accessory is opened. On the other hand, the other winning holes, that is, the first special symbol starting port 11, the left winning port 31, and the right winning port 33 are always configured to be able to enter the ball.

  On the left side of the center accessory 97 slightly to the left (to the left of the first special symbol start port 11), a normal symbol display device 7 composed of two LEDs and a special symbol display device composed of one 7-segment display device. 9, a state notification device including a normal symbol hold number display device 8 composed of four LEDs and a special symbol hold number display device 18 composed of four LEDs is installed. When the ball enters the first special symbol start port 11 or the second start port 13 of the center accessory 97 and makes a small hit (described later), the encapsulated ball is released from the encapsulated release device 95. In addition, an effect symbol display device 6 and an effect symbol display device 96 are provided on the upper part of the center accessory 97.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the inner frame 70 to which the game board 1 described above is detachably attached is accommodated in the outer frame 51 described above on the back surface of the pachinko machine 50. The inner frame 70 is provided with a ball tank 71, a tank rail 72, and a dispensing device 73 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning game ball in the winning slot on the game board 1, a predetermined number of gaming balls can be discharged from the ball tank 71 via the tank rail 72 to the above-described upper plate 55 by the payout device 73. it can. Further, on the back side of the pachinko machine 50, a main control device 80, a payout control device 81, an effect symbol control device 82, a sub integrated control device 83, a launch control device 84, and a power supply board 85 are provided. The production symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 correspond to the sub control device.

  The main control device 80, the production symbol control device 82, and the sub integrated control device 83 are provided on the game board 1, and the payout control device 81, the launch control device 84, and the power supply board 85 are provided on the inner frame 70. In FIG. 3, the launch control device 84 is not drawn, but the launch control device 84 is provided below the payout control device 81. Further, an external connection terminal 78 is provided on the right side of the ball tank 71, and a signal indicating a game state and a game result is sent from the external connection terminal 78 to a hall computer (not shown). Conventionally, the external connection terminal 78 for transmitting a signal to the hall computer includes a board (a terminal for outputting a signal output from the game board side to the hall computer) and a frame (the frame side (front frame). 52, a terminal for outputting a signal output from the inner frame 70 and the outer frame 51) to the hall computer). In this embodiment, the hall computer is connected via one external connection terminal 78. A signal indicating a game state and a game result is transmitted to.

  FIG. 4A shows the sorting device 100 inside the center accessory 97. The game ball enclosed in the enclosed device 95 is released by the main controller 80 controlling the enclosed ball discharge motor 95a, and the released game ball reaches the effect area 98. The front surface of the center accessory 97 is made of a transparent member so that the player can see the inside of the center accessory 97.

  The released game ball is guided to the guide path 94 provided in the effect area 98 and reaches the place where the sorting rotator 93 is provided. When the main control device 80 transmits a predetermined variation pattern to the sub-control device 83, the main control device 80 drives the sorting rotator 93a to start rotation. If the main control device 80 repeats driving the sorting rotator 93 with a constant operation, the sub-control device 83 may drive the sorting rotator motor 93a. Thereby, the control burden of the main controller 80 can be reduced.

In FIG. 4A, the number of entrances provided in the sorting rotator 93 is four. Among them, only the entrance described as “V” is set in the specific area 92. Even if a game ball enters the entrance other than the specific area 92, the content of the effect display does not change.
On the other hand, the specific area 92 is provided with a specific area switch 92a, and when a game ball is detected by the switch, a detection signal is sent to the main control device 80, and the main control device 80 starts a big hit game. And the sub control device 83 issues an instruction to the symbol control device 82 to display the jackpot on the effect symbol display device 6 and the effect symbol display device 96. In the present embodiment, the encapsulated sphere that has entered the specific area 92 and an area other than the specific area is moved to the encapsulated apparatus 95 by the main controller 80 controlling the encapsulated ball transport motor 95b.

  The electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 50 is configured with a main controller 80 as the center, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. In this block diagram, a so-called relay board and power supply circuit for merely relaying signals are not described. Further, although detailed illustration is omitted, all of the main control device 80, the payout control device 81, the production symbol control device 82, and the sub integrated control device 83 are CPU, ROM, RAM (some of which can store data in a nonvolatile manner). In this embodiment, the launch control device 84 is not provided with a CPU, ROM, or RAM. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the launch control device 84 may be provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like.

  The main controller 80 includes a first special symbol start port switch 11a that detects a game ball that has entered the first special symbol start port 11, and a second that detects a game ball that has entered the second special symbol start port 13. Special symbol start port switch 13a, normal symbol operation switch 17a for detecting a game ball that has entered the gate 17 for operating the normal symbol, a count switch 14a for counting the game balls that have entered the center accessory 97, a left winning port Left winning port switch 31a that detects a game ball that has entered a ball 31, a right winning port switch 33a that detects a game ball that has entered a right winning port 33, a specific area switch 94a that detects a game ball that has passed a specific area, etc. The detection signal is input.

The main control device 80 operates in accordance with the installed program, generates various commands related to the progress of the game based on the above-described detection signals and outputs them to the payout control device 81 and the sub integrated control device 83.
In addition, the main control device 80 displays the special symbol display device 9 and the normal symbol display device 7 connected via the symbol display device relay terminal board 90, the special symbol hold number display device 18, and the normal symbol hold number. The lighting of the display device 8 is controlled.

Further, the main controller 80 controls the opening / closing of the special winning opening 14 by controlling the special winning opening solenoid 14b, and controls the ordinary electric accessory solenoid (denoted as a general electric accessory solenoid in FIG. 6) 12b. The enclosing sphere that controls the opening and closing of the second special symbol start port 13 and controls the enclosing ball discharge motor 95a to release the enclosing ball from the enclosing device 95 and enters the specific area 92 and an area other than the specific area. Is moved to the encapsulated device 95, and it is then selected whether or not the game ball that has entered the specific area 92 is allowed to pass through the specific area switch 92a, and the distribution rotating body motor 93 is controlled to control the specific area of the game ball. Control whether to pass to 92 or not.
In addition to being output to the test signal terminal, an output signal from the main controller 80 is also output to an external connection terminal 78 for management such as symbol variation and jackpot (also called special game) and sent to the hall main computer. . The main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 can perform bidirectional communication.

  The payout control device 81 operates the payout motor 20 in accordance with a command sent from the main control device 80 and pays out a prize ball. In the present embodiment, the detection signal of the payout sensor 21 for counting game balls to be paid out as prize balls is input to the payout control device 81, and the payout control device 81 counts the prize balls. In addition, it is also conceivable to use a configuration in which the detection signal of the payout sensor 21 is input to the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 and the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 count the prize balls.

  Note that the payout control device 81 receives signals from the full switch 22 and the ball-out switch 23, and when the signal indicating that the lower plate 63 is full is input from the full switch 22 and when the ball-out switch 23 When a signal indicating that there are few or no game balls is input to the tank, the payout motor 20 is stopped and the payout operation of the prize balls is stopped. The full switch 22 and the ball break switch 23 are also configured to continue outputting signals until the state is cleared, and the payout control device 81 causes the payout motor 20 to stop being output. Restart the drive. The detection signals from the glass frame opening switch 16a and the inner frame opening switch 16b are input to the main controller 80.

  Also, the payout control device 81 operates the payout motor 20 by communicating with the prepaid card unit via the game ball lending device connection terminal 24 and discharges the lending balls. The paid-out lending ball is detected by the payout switch 21, and the detection signal is input to the payout control device 81. The game ball lending device connection terminal 24 is also connected to the checkout display board 25 so as to be capable of two-way communication. The checkout display board 25 requests a checkout button for paying out a game ball, and a checkout. A return button and a balance indicator are connected.

Also, the payout control device 81 transmits information relating to the winning ball, information indicating the open / closed state of the frame (inner frame, front frame), etc. to the hall computer via the external connection terminal 78, and also to the launch control device 84. Send a fire stop signal.
In this embodiment, the game balls are paid out. However, the game balls generated in accordance with winnings or the like may be stored without being paid out.

The launch control device 84 controls the launch motor 30 to launch the game ball into the game area. In addition to the payout control device 81, the launch control device 84 receives a rotation amount signal from the launch handle, a touch signal from the touch switch 28, and a launch stop signal from the launch stop switch 29.
The rotation amount signal is output when the player operates the launch handle, the touch signal is output when the player touches the launch handle, and the launch stop switch signal is generated when the player presses the launch stop switch 29. Is output. If the touch signal is not input to the launch control device 84, the game ball cannot be launched, and if the launch stop switch signal is input, the game ball cannot be launched even if the player touches the launch handle. It has become.

  The sub-integrated control device 83 corresponds to the sub-control device, receives data and commands transmitted from the main control device 80, distributes them to data for effect display control, sound control and lamp control, The display control command and the like are transmitted to the effect design control device 82, and the sound control and lamp control are distributed to each control part (function unit as a sound control device and a lamp control device) included in the display control command 82. Then, the function unit as the sound control device controls the sound output from the speaker by operating the sound LSI based on the data for sound control, and the function unit as the lamp control device is based on the data for lamp control. The various LED and lamp 26 are controlled by operating the lamp driver. In addition, the production buttons 67 and the operation buttons 68 are connected to the sub integrated control device 83, and when the player operates these buttons 67 and 68, the signal is input to the sub integrated control device 83. The

Bi-directional communication is possible between the sub integrated control device 83 and the production symbol control device 82.
The effect symbol control device 82 displays the effect symbol display based on the data and commands received from the sub integrated control device 83 (both those transmitted from the main control device 80 and those generated by the sub integrated control device 83). The device 6 and the effect symbol display device 96 are controlled to display an effect image such as a pseudo symbol on the screen 6a or 96a of the effect symbol display device. In the present embodiment, the screen a of the effect symbol display device 6 displays the number of encapsulated spheres to be discharged or “V” indicating that the ball has entered the specific area, and the screen 96a of the effect symbol display device is a big hit. Although the effect symbol and the small hit effect symbol are displayed, the effect displayed on the effect symbol display device 6a or 96a is not particularly limited.

  The main routine will be described with reference to FIG. The main routine is periodically executed by a hardware interrupt about every 2 ms. In the present embodiment, the process that is executed only once from S10 to S70 is referred to as “main process”, and the process of S75 that is repeatedly executed as long as time is allowed within the remaining time after executing the main process. This is referred to as “residual processing”. The “main process” is periodically executed by the interrupt.

  When a hardware interrupt is executed by the microcomputer, it is first determined whether or not the interrupt is a normal interrupt (S10). This determination process is performed by determining whether or not the value of a predetermined area of the RAM as a memory is a predetermined value. When the process executed by the microcomputer shifts to this process, the normal process is executed. It is for judging whether it is okay. If the interrupt is not normal, microcomputer runaway due to noise or the like may be considered when power is turned on. However, microcomputer runaway may be considered to be almost impossible due to recent technological improvements, and is usually when power is turned on. When the power is turned on, the value of the predetermined area of the RAM is different from the predetermined value.

  If it is determined that the interrupt is not normal (S10: no), initial settings (for example, writing a predetermined value to the predetermined area of the memory and setting a special symbol and a normal symbol as an initial symbol to each initial to the work area of the memory) Value is written (S15), and the process proceeds to the remaining process (S75).

  If a positive determination is made that the interrupt is normal (S10: yes), an initial value random number update process is executed (S20). This process is an increment process that increments the initial random number value by 1 each time this process is executed. The initial random number value before this process is incremented by +1, but the random number value before this process is executed is the maximum. When the value is “299”, the next process returns to the initial value “0”, and 399 integers from “0” to “398” are repeatedly generated in ascending order.

  The big hit determination random number update process (S25) following S20 is an increment process that is incremented by 1 every time the process is executed, similar to the initial value random number update process. When the maximum value is "398", the next process starts. 399 integers from “0” to “398” are repeatedly generated in ascending order. Note that the initial value of the jackpot determination random number is the value set in the initial value random number setting process. If this value is 250, the big hit determination random number is updated as “250” “251” “252”... “398” “0” “1”.

When the big hit determination random number is one round (updated 399 times), the initial value random number at that time is set to the initial value of the big hit determination random number, and the big hit determination random number is +1 from the initial value. Increment processing is performed. Then, when the big hit determining random number makes one round again, the initial value random number at that time is changed to the initial value of the big hit determining random number. That is, this series of operations is repeated. In the above example, when the big hit determination random number reaches “249”, it is one round, so the next value after “249” is the value of the initial value random number. If the value of the initial random number is “87”, it changes to “249” “87” “88”... “398” “0” “1”. Next to is a new initial random number value.
The jackpot symbol determination random number update process (S115) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates ten integers “0” to “9”, and is incremented by +1 for each process and is the initial value “0”. Return to.

  The winning determination random number update process (S35) following S30 is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates six integers “0” to “5”, and is incremented by 1 every time this process is exceeded. Return to a certain “0”. The number of values to be won is 3, and the values are “0”, “3”, and “5”. This winning determination random number update process is used for lottery of normal symbols, and other initial value random numbers, big hit determination random numbers, big hit symbol determination random numbers, reach determination random numbers, and fluctuation pattern determination random numbers are drawn special symbols. Used for.

  The reach determination random number update process (S40) is configured as a counter that repeatedly generates 229 integers from “0” to “228”, and is incremented by +1 for each process and the initial value is “0”. Return to. The number of values to be won in the normal state is 21, and the values are “0” to “20”. The number of values to be won in the extended extended state is 5, and the values are “0” to “4”. It is.

  The variation pattern determination random number update process (S45) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 1021 integers from “0” to “1020”, and is incremented by 1 for each process and is the first value when the maximum value is exceeded. Return to "0". When the random number update process for determining the variation pattern (S45) is completed, the enclosed device release process (S50) is performed (described later).

In the subsequent winning confirmation process (S55), confirmation of winning of the first special symbol start port 11 and second special symbol start port 13 and input processing of each switch provided in the pachinko machine 50 and connected to the main controller 80 are performed. Executed.
In this embodiment, when a game ball wins one of the first special symbol start port 11 and the second special symbol start port 13, a big hit determination random number, a big hit symbol determination random number, a variation pattern determination random number, a reach determination random number A number of random numbers can be acquired, but the number that can be reserved is limited to four, and when the reserved memory is full, the game ball starts with the first special symbol start port 11 and the second special symbol start. No matter which one of the mouths 13 is won, only a winning ball is paid out, and the plurality of random numbers are not stored on hold.

Subsequently, a success / failure determination process (S60) is performed as condition establishment determination means for determining whether or not a big hit. When this success / failure determination process (S60) ends, each output process (S70) such as an image output process is subsequently executed.
In each output process (S65), as the game progresses, the main controller 80 controls the production symbol controller 82, the payout controller 81, the launch controller 84, the sub-integrated controller 83, the big prize opening solenoid 14b, and the like. Each output process is executed. That is, when it is detected by the winning confirmation process (S140) that there is a winning game ball at each winning port on the game board 1, the winning ball data is output to the payout control device 81 so as to pay out the gaming ball as a winning ball. In the process of outputting sound data corresponding to the gaming state to the sub-integrated control device 83, an error signal is output to the production symbol control device 82 to notify that there is an error when the pachinko machine 50 is abnormal. Each process is executed.

  The subsequent fraud monitoring process (S70) is a process for monitoring whether or not fraudulent with respect to the normal winning opening (the left winning opening 31, the right winning opening 33) is performed. This is a process for determining whether or not the number is larger than a predetermined number determined in advance, and determining that it is illegal if it is larger, and notifying that effect. That is, the fraud determination means is provided in the main controller 80.

  The above-described remaining process subsequent to this process is composed of the initial value random number update process (S75), but is the same process as S20 described above. This process forms an infinite loop and is repeated as long as time is allowed until the next interrupt is executed. The time required to execute this processing from S10 to S70 described above differs for each interrupt depending on whether or not to execute the jackpot processing, the difference in the display mode of special symbols, and the like. As a result, the number of times the remaining process is executed is different for each interrupt, and the value updated to the initial random number is not uniform when the interrupt process shown in FIG. 8 is executed once. Thereby, the possibility that the initial value random number is synchronized with the big hit determination random number becomes extremely small. If the value of the initial random number (300 values from 0 to 299) when the big hit determination random number makes one round, the probability of synchronization is only 1/300. The hit determination random number update process (S35) described above may also be executed in the remaining process.

  FIG. 9 shows an outline of the encapsulated device release process in S50. When this process is started, it is first determined whether or not the enclosing type release flag is 1. The enclosed device release flag indicates whether or not the enclosed device is released (not operating), and indicates that 1 is not released and 0 is released (S50). If a negative determination is made, the process is terminated (returned) as it is (S50: no), and if an affirmative determination is made, an encapsulation release process (S51) is performed to put the encapsulated device in an inoperative state (S50: yes). Specifically, the enclosed ball discharge motor 95a is operated to insert the enclosed device. When the enclosure release process (S51) is executed, the enclosure type device release flag is set to 0 (S52), and the process ends.

  The winning confirmation process in S55 is as shown in FIG. 10, and the main controller 80 determines the start ports 11 and 11 based on the detection signals of the first special symbol start port switch 11a and the second special symbol start port switch 13a. It is determined whether or not a game ball has entered 13 (S100). If the determination is affirmative (S100: yes), the jackpot determination random number, the jackpot symbol determination random number, the reach determination random number, the fluctuation pattern determination random number, etc. are read from the corresponding counters, and the pending storage is full (4 in this embodiment). (S105).

  If the reserved memory is not full (S105: no), the above random numbers are stored as the first reserved memory, the number of lighting of the special symbol reserved number display device 18 is increased by 1 (S110), and this process is terminated. If there are already four hold memories (S105: yes), the hold process is not performed, and the number of lighting of the special symbol hold number display device 18 is not increased. This process is also ended when it is determined that no game balls are in any special symbol start ports 11 and 13 (S100: no).

  In the success / failure determination process shown in FIGS. 11 to 14, main controller 80 determines whether or not the special electric accessory is operating based on the jackpot flag (S <b> 150). If the determination in S150 is negative, the special symbol is not changing (S155: no), and the confirmed symbol is not being displayed (S160: no), the process proceeds to S200 in FIG. Judge whether there is.

If there is this reserved memory (S200: yes), the number of reserved memories is decremented (S205), and the process proceeds to S210. In S210, the oldest stored memory is read (the stored memory is deleted), and it is determined whether or not it is a big hit. Here, when the big hit determining random number is 7, the big hit is determined. That is, the jackpot probability is 1/399 (see also FIG. 22). If the determination is affirmative (S210: yes), the winning symbol is determined by the jackpot symbol determining random number (S215), the variation pattern is determined by the variation pattern determining random number (S220), and the jackpot information setting process is performed (S225). . With the jackpot information setting process, depending on the determined jackpot design, the gaming status after the jackpot (such as whether there is an extension of the opening) and information about the jackpot game (opening time, opening pattern, jackpot ending time, number of rounds, etc.) It is a process to set. Then, a game state setting process (S230) is performed, and the process proceeds to S285.
In addition, in the time required for the variation pattern determination process, the enclosed sphere transport motor 95b is controlled by the control of the main controller 80 with the enclosed sphere that has entered the specific area 92 and the area other than the specific area displayed in FIG. Also included is the transit time to activate and transport the encapsulated sphere to the encapsulated device 95.

  If it is determined in S210 that the player has come off, it is determined whether or not a small hit is made (S245). When the small hit is reached, an encapsulated sphere corresponding to the small hit symbol determined in S250 is released (described later). In addition, it is determined that the big hit determination random number is 0, and it is determined that the big hit is determined to be a small hit when the big hit determination random number is neither 0 nor 7. That is, the small hit probability is (399-2) / 399, 1 / 1.005 (see also FIG. 22). If the determination is affirmative, a small hit symbol is determined (S250), and a variation pattern is determined by a variation pattern determination random number (S255). When the small hit is also out (S245: no), the variation pattern is determined based on the reach determination random number and the variation pattern determination random number (S260). When the variation pattern is thus set in S260 or S255, it is determined whether or not the open extension flag is 1 (S265). The open / extended flag is a flag for determining whether or not the vehicle is in the open / extended state, and 1 indicates that the device is in the open / extended state, and 0 indicates that the device is not in the open / extended state. In the open extended state, the probability of hitting the normal symbol increases to 1 / 1.0101 (1/300 in the normal state), and the opening time of the second special symbol start port 13 is 1 second × 3 times (0 in the normal state). .2 seconds x 1). That is, when the game ball passes through the gate 17 in the open extended state, the normal symbol is won almost certainly, and the normal electric accessory is released for a long time. The open extended state continues from the occurrence until the special symbol is changed 10 times (see also FIG. 22). If the release extension flag is not 1 (S265: no), the process proceeds to S285 as it is. If the opening extension flag is 1 (S265: yes), the opening extension count is decremented (S270), and the process proceeds to S275. In S275, it is determined whether or not the number of times of opening the second special symbol start port 13 is ten. If the determination is affirmative (S275: yes), the open extension flag is set to 0 (S280), and the process proceeds to S285. If the number of times of opening is not 10, the process proceeds to S285.

  In S285, data indicating the lottery results described above, specifically, data indicating any one of the big hits, out of reach (with out of reach but with reach display), or out of with no reach display, and data of change pattern for specifying the change time. Is sent to the sub integrated control device 83. When these commands are transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83, special game processing is performed. Note that the effect symbol display device 96 starts displaying the effect symbol variation by the process of S285, but the special controller variation is also started by the main controller 80 almost simultaneously.

  If it is determined in FIG. 11 that the special symbol is changing (S155: yes), the process proceeds to S300 in FIG. 13 and whether or not the symbol change time (based on the change pattern of S220, S255, or S260) has elapsed. Determine whether. If the determination is negative (S300: no), a special game process is performed. In the case of affirmative determination (S300: yes), display setting of a confirmed symbol is performed (S305), and it is determined whether or not the special symbol that is confirmed and displayed is a combination (array) that is a big hit (S310). If an affirmative determination is made (S310: yes), it is determined whether or not the open extension flag is 1 (S315). If the opening extension flag is 1 (S315: yes), the opening extension flag is set to 0 in S320, and the process proceeds to S325. If the release extension flag is not 1 (S315: no), the process proceeds to S325 as it is.

  In S325, the big hit flag is set by the condition device operation start processing. In step S330, the accessory continuous operation device is operated, and in step S335, a big hit start effect process is performed. In the jackpot start effect process, a command for starting the jackpot game and information related to the jackpot game (such as the jackpot opening time, release pattern, jackpot ending time, number of rounds, etc.) are transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83. When the big hit start effect process ends, a special game process is performed.

  If it is determined in S310 that the special symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is not a big win, it is determined in S340 whether or not the opening extension flag is 1, and if it is 1 (S340: yes), the number of opening extensions Whether or not is 0 is determined (S345). If the number of opening extensions is 0 (S345: yes), the opening extension flag is set to 0 in S350, and the process proceeds to S355. When the opening extension flag is not 1 (S340: no) or when the opening extension number is not 0 (S345: no), the process proceeds to S355 as it is. In S355, it is determined whether or not the special symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is a combination (array) that is a small hit. If the combination is a small hit (S355: yes), a special electric accessory starting process (S360) is performed, and a small hit start effect process is performed in S365. In the small hit start effect process, a command for starting the small hit game and information related to the small hit game (opening time for the small hit, end time for the small hit, etc.) are transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83. When the small hit start effect process ends, the special game process is executed. If it is determined in S355 that the combination is not a small hit, the special game process is executed as it is.

  If it is determined in S160 in FIG. 11 that the confirmed symbol is being displayed, the process proceeds to S400 in FIG. 14 to determine whether the display time of the confirmed symbol has ended. If the determination is negative (S400: no), the special game process is performed. If the determination is affirmative, the final display process (S405) of the confirmed symbol is performed, and then the special game process is performed.

  In the special game process shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, the main control device 80 determines whether or not the accessory continuous operation device is operating based on the big hit flag (S450). If the accessory continuous operation device is operating (S450: yes), it is determined whether or not the special winning opening 14 is open (S455). If the big prize opening 14 is not being opened (S455: no), it is determined whether the big prize opening 14 is closed during the interval between rounds (S460). If it is not during the interval (S460: no), it is determined whether the big hit end effect is being performed (S465). If this is also a negative determination (S465: no), it is determined whether or not the time required to produce the big hit game has elapsed (S470). When the big hit start effect time has elapsed (S470: yes), the big winning opening opening process (S475) is performed and the process is terminated (returned). If the big hit start effect time has not elapsed (S470: no), the process is terminated as it is.

  If it is determined in S455 that the big prize opening 14 is open, the process proceeds to S480 in FIG. 16 to determine whether or not ten big prize openings 14 have been won. In the present embodiment, the number is 10, but it may be 9 or 8, and is not particularly limited. When 10 prizes are won in the big prize opening 14 (S480: yes), the process proceeds to S490, and the big prize opening closing process is performed. Then, a big hit interval process (S495) is performed, and the special game process is terminated. If ten winning prize openings 14 have not been won (S480: no), the process proceeds to S485, and it is determined whether or not the opening time of the big winning opening 14 has ended. In this embodiment, in this embodiment, the maximum opening time of each round is set to 29 seconds. Of course, it is not limited to this number of seconds. When the opening time is over (S485: yes), the process merges with S490, and when it is not over (S485: no), the special game process is finished.

  If it is determined in S460 in FIG. 15 that the interval is in progress, the process proceeds to S500 in FIG. 17 to determine whether or not the big hit interval time has elapsed. When the interval time has elapsed (S500: yes), it is determined whether or not the last round is the last winning opening 14 opened (S505). If it is the final round (S505: yes), a big hit end effect process (S510) is performed, and the special game process is ended. If it is not the final round (S505: no), the special winning opening 14 is again opened (S515), and the special game process is terminated. When it is determined that the big hit interval time has not elapsed (S500: no), the special game process is terminated as it is. In the process of opening / closing the special winning opening 14, a signal is also transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83. Based on the signal, the sub integrated control device 83 grasps the current round and performs an effect corresponding to the round.

  When it is determined in S465 in FIG. 15 that the big hit end effect is being performed, the process proceeds to S520 in FIG. 18 to determine whether or not the big hit end effect time has elapsed. When the big hit end effect time has elapsed (S520: yes), the operation of the accessory continuous operation device is stopped (S525), and the operation of the condition device is stopped (S530). Then, it is determined whether or not the open extension setting flag set in S230 is 1 (S535). The open extension setting flag indicates whether or not to shift to the open extended state after the big hit, and 1 indicates that the open extended state is set, and 0 indicates that the open extended state is not set. When shifting to the open extension state (S535: yes), the number of open extensions is set (S540), the open extension flag is set to 1 (S545), and the open extension setting flag is cleared (S550). Then, in S555, a process of transmitting a jackpot end command to the sub integrated control device 83 is performed, and the special game process is ended. When not shifting to the open extended state (S535: no), the process proceeds to S555 as it is. The above is the special game process.

  When it is determined in FIG. 15 that the accessory continuous operation device is not operating (S450: no), the small hit game process shown in FIG. 19 is executed. When this process is activated, it is determined whether the small hit start effect is being executed (S600). If the determination is affirmative (S600: yes), it is determined whether or not the time required for the small hit start effect has elapsed (S605). If it has elapsed (S605: yes), the encapsulated ball releasing process (S610) is performed, and the measurement of the effective period is started (S620). The encapsulated ball releasing process and the effective period will be described later. When the measurement of the effective period is started, the specific area effective flag is set to 1 (S625), and this process is terminated. The specific area valid flag indicates whether or not the detection result by the specific area switch 94a is valid, and 1 indicates that it is valid and 0 indicates that it is invalid. This process is also ended when the time required for the small hit start effect has not elapsed (S605: no).

FIG. 22 displays the correspondence between the small hit symbol and the number of encapsulated balls. For example, in this embodiment, the small hit symbol determined by the big hit determination random number extracted when the game ball enters the first special symbol start port 11 or the second special symbol start port 13 is the small hit symbol 1 The number of encapsulated spheres is 1 sphere, and the number of encapsulated spheres is 2 spheres when the small hit symbol 2 is met. In the present embodiment, the number of encapsulated spheres according to the small hit symbol displayed in FIG. 22 is shown, but the correspondence between the small hit symbol and the number of encapsulated spheres is not particularly limited.
For example, there may be a configuration in which the number of encapsulated spheres released by the small hit symbol is 0. If this is the case, even if there is no losing in the success / failure determination process, it is possible to make a substantial losing by the small hit design, and it is possible to manufacture a gaming machine with a free design.
In the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 4A, in the case of the small hit symbol 4, there are four specific areas 92 and four areas other than the specific area 92, and there are four enclosing spheres to be released. It is possible to enter the specific area 92 almost certainly. For this reason, when the small hit symbol 4 is selected, it is conceivable that an effect is notified that the game is a special small hit game, or an effect as if the big hit game has already been started.
Viewing the return of the encapsulated sphere with the sight of the ball entering the specific area 92 is a heterogeneous state for a gaming machine that enjoys a big hit by the movement of the sphere that is inherently unpredictable. It can give a strong interest. In this way, unlike the conventional two types of gaming machines, the number of balls to be directed to a specific area at the same time can be set in advance, so the number of average encapsulated balls can be released, and the structure and performance according to it can be achieved. It becomes.

The encapsulated ball releasing process shown in FIG. 20 corresponds to the small hit symbol determined by the big hit determining random number extracted when the game ball enters the first special symbol start port 11 or the second special symbol start port 13. In this process, the number of encapsulated spheres is set, and the enclosing sphere release operation process is performed. It is determined whether or not the small hit symbol is the small hit symbol 1 (S616), and if it is affirmative (S616: yes), it is set as one encapsulated ball (S617). If the determination is negative (S616: no), it is determined whether the symbol is a small hit symbol 2 (S618). If the determination is affirmative, two encapsulated spheres are set (S618: yes). If a negative determination is made (S618: no), it is determined whether or not it corresponds to the small hit symbol 3 (S620). If an affirmative determination is made (S620: yes), three encapsulated spheres are set (S621). If it is negative determination (S620: no), since it corresponds to the small hit design 4, 4 enclosing spheres are set. After setting the enclosing sphere corresponding to each small hit symbol, a release operation process is performed (S624), and the process ends.
In addition, when entering the first special symbol start port 11 or the second special symbol start port 13, the following configuration is made to vary the lottery rate of the small hit symbol determined by the extracted big hit determination random number. Good.
For example, the lottery rate of the small hit symbol determined by the first special symbol start port 11 is set to a high probability for the small hit symbol 1 or 2, and the small hit symbol 3 or 4 is set to a low probability. It is of course possible that the lottery rate of the small hit symbol determined by the special start opening is set with a high probability for the small hit symbol 3 or 4 and a low probability for the small hit symbol 1 or 2.

  When it is determined in S600 that the small hitting start effect is not being executed (S600: no), the process proceeds to S645 in FIG. 21 and it is determined whether or not the specific area 92 has been entered. This is determined based on the detection result of the specific area switch 92a. If it is determined that the ball has entered the specific area 92 (S645: yes), it is determined whether the specific area valid flag is 1 (S650). If a negative determination is made (S650: no), no processing is performed even if a winning is made because the small hit game processing has already been completed. If the determination is affirmative (S650: yes), jackpot information is set (S655), and gaming state setting processing is performed (S660). Then, it is determined whether or not the open extension flag is 1 (S665). If the determination is affirmative, the open extension flag is set to 0 (S670), and the process proceeds to S675. If the determination is negative (S670: no), the process proceeds to S675.

  In S675, the big hit flag is set by the conditional device operation start process. In step S680, the accessory continuous operation device is operated, and in step S685, a big hit start effect process is performed. Note that the processing of S675 to S685 is the same as the processing of S325 to S335. Then, the measurement of the effective period is ended (S690), the specific area effective flag is set to 0 (S695), and the small hit game process is ended.

  When it is determined in S645 that the ball has not entered the specific area 92 (S645: no), it is determined whether or not the ball has entered into an area other than the specific area (S700). If the determination is negative (S700: no), it is determined whether or not the effective period has ended (S725). Here, the effective period is set to 5 seconds from the start of measurement (S620). If the determination is negative (S725: no), the process returns. If the determination is affirmative, the specific area valid flag is set to 0 (S730), and the small hit game process is terminated.

  If an affirmative determination (S700: yes) is made by determining whether or not the ball has entered a region other than the specific region, the encapsulated ball count process is performed to determine whether or not the set ball number is the same as the count number. . If a negative determination is made, it is determined whether or not the effective period has expired. (S725) If a negative determination is made (S725: no), the small hit game processing is ended. If an affirmative determination is made, the specific area valid flag is set to 0 ( S730), the small hit game processing is terminated. If a positive determination is made by determining whether or not the set ball number is the same as the count number, a small hit end command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83 (S715). In subsequent S720, the specific area valid flag is set to 0, and the small hit game processing is ended.

According to the above gaming machine, the enclosing type is based on the random number value obtained by the game ball entering the first special symbol start port 11 and the second special symbol start port 13 provided in the game area as a result of entering. Since the number of enclosing balls to be discharged from the device 95 to the sorting rotator 93 is set, as long as the balls enter the special symbol start port, the game machine designer's intended ball performance will be exhibited. I can do it. For example, a designer who wants to increase the probability that one encapsulated sphere will be released needs only to increase the probability that the small hit symbol 1 is displayed, and a designer who wants to increase the probability that three encapsulated spheres will be released is What is necessary is just to raise the probability that the symbol 3 is displayed.
In addition, not only can the encapsulated sphere released from the encapsulated device 95 to the sorting rotator 93 reach the specific area 92, but also enjoy the return of the encapsulated sphere, as well as the first special symbol start port 11 or the second By generating a big hit game that directly opens the big winning opening 14 without using the enclosed device 95 based on the random number value obtained due to the game ball entering the special symbol starting opening 13, As a player, while the two types of game playability, the level of expectation for the big hit varies dynamically depending on the number of encapsulated balls to be released, and sometimes the big hit symbols are aligned, making it a direct big hit game like the one type It is possible to enjoy the playability such as the occurrence of
In particular, since it is difficult to predict the movement of encapsulated spheres, it is possible to expect even if the number of encapsulated spheres to be released is small. Since the occurrence is not fixed, it is possible to play while maintaining high tension.
In addition, as in the case of the conventional two types of gaming machines, the first special symbol start port 11 or the second one can be used without going through the steps of whether or not to win the grand prize opening and how many balls to win when winning. Since the game (small hit game) aiming at the specific area 92 can be surely enjoyed when entering the special symbol start opening 13, the state where it is not possible to win the big winning opening 14 continues and reaches the specific area 92. It is possible to avoid a situation in which the game is stopped without enjoying the enjoyment.
In addition, in the two types of gaming machines, the enjoyment of the route to a specific area, in other words, the place of distribution by the distribution means is where the playability is exhibited. Will be possible only after winning. However, since it is determined by the return of the ball whether or not it is possible to win the grand prize opening, it was not possible to win as expected, and it was rare that a plurality of game balls won at the same time. On the other hand, according to the gaming machine of the present embodiment, although it depends on the design, the encapsulated ball is surely released when winning at the first special symbol start port 11 or the second special symbol start port 13 and the distributed rotating body every time. According to the distribution of 93, the gameability that the player can enjoy the return of the encapsulated ball causes the player to have a new gaming sensation, and can reduce dissatisfaction as compared with the conventional two types of gaming machines.

Here, the correspondence relationship between the configuration / state of the present embodiment and the configuration requirements of the present invention is shown. The first special symbol start port 11 and the second special symbol start port 13 correspond to the “special symbol start port” of the present invention, the specific area 92 corresponds to the “specific area” of the present invention, and the sorting rotator 93 12 corresponds to the “sorting means” of the present invention, S210 to S285 of FIG. 12 and the special game processing of FIG. 15 correspond to the “win / fail judgment means” of the present invention, and S616 to S623 of FIG. The enclosed device 95 corresponds to the “enclosed ball circulation device” of the present invention, and the large winning opening 14 corresponds to the “large winning opening” of the present invention.
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A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 4B, FIG. 7 and FIGS. Since the present embodiment has much in common with the first embodiment, different points will be described mainly.

  FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board 1 of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment. A plurality of nails are planted in the game board 1 of this pachinko machine, but they are omitted in this figure. As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 1 is provided with a center accessory 97 in the approximate center of a substantially circular game area. A second normal symbol start port 12 is provided below the center accessory 97, a first normal symbol start port 101 is provided on the left side, and an attacker-type big winning port 14 is provided on the right side. Yes. A left winning opening 31 is provided on the left side of the center accessory 97, and a right winning opening 33 is provided on the right side. On the other hand, the other winning holes, the left winning hole 31, and the right winning hole 33 are configured so as to be able to enter the ball at all times.

  FIG. 4B shows the sorting device 100 inside the center accessory 97 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4A of the first embodiment, the entrance described as “V” is the specific region 92, but in FIG. 4B of the second embodiment, the special symbol start port 99 is obtained. ing. The special symbol start port 99 is provided with a special symbol start port switch 99a. When a game ball is detected by the switch, a detection signal is sent to the main control device 80, and the main control device 80 starts a big hit game. In addition to processing, the sub-control device 83 issues a jackpot effect instruction, and the sub-control device 83 instructs the symbol control device 82 to display the jackpot on the effect symbol display device 6 and the effect symbol display device 96. In this embodiment, the encapsulated sphere that has entered the special symbol start port 99 and the area other than the special symbol start port 99 is transferred to the encapsulated device 95 by the main controller 80 controlling the encapsulated ball transport motor 95b. And will be transported. In this embodiment, the number of encapsulated spheres is displayed on the effect symbol display device 6, but the effect and the like are not particularly limited.

  The electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 50 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is configured around the main controller 80 as shown in the block diagram of FIG. In this block diagram, a so-called relay board and power supply circuit for merely relaying signals are not described. Further, although detailed illustration is omitted, all of the main control device 80, the payout control device 81, the production symbol control device 82, and the sub integrated control device 83 are CPU, ROM, RAM (some of which can store data in a nonvolatile manner). In this embodiment, the launch control device 84 is not provided with a CPU, ROM, or RAM. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the launch control device 84 may be provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like.

  The main controller 80 includes a first normal symbol start port switch 101a that detects a game ball that has entered the first normal symbol start port 101, and a second that detects a game ball that has entered the second normal symbol start port 12. The normal symbol start port switch 12a, the count switch 14a for counting the game balls that have entered the center accessory 97, the left winning port switch 31a for detecting the gaming balls that have entered the left winning port 31, and the right winning port 33 Detection signals such as a right winning port switch 33a for detecting a game ball that has entered and a special symbol start port switch 99a for detecting a game ball that has passed through the special symbol start port 99 are input.

The main control device 80 controls the opening / closing of the special winning opening 14 by controlling the special winning opening solenoid 14b, and releases the enclosed ball from the enclosed type device 95 by controlling the enclosed discharge motor 95a. Whether the encapsulated ball that has entered the area other than the mouth 99 and the special symbol starting port 99 is moved to the enclosing type device 95 and the game ball that has entered the special symbol starting port 99 is allowed to pass through the special symbol starting port switch 99a. By selecting this and controlling the sorting rotator motor 93, permission / non-permission of passage of the game ball to the special symbol starting port 99 is controlled.
In addition to being output to the test signal terminal, an output signal from the main controller 80 is also output to an external connection terminal 78 for management such as symbol variation and jackpot (also called special game) and sent to the hall main computer. . The main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 can perform bidirectional communication.

  Next, the effect symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 in the block diagram of FIG. 7 will be described. The effect symbol control device 82 displays the effect symbol display based on the data and commands received from the sub integrated control device 83 (both those transmitted from the main control device 80 and those generated by the sub integrated control device 83). The device 6 and the effect symbol display device 96 are controlled to display an effect image such as a pseudo symbol on the screen 6a or 96a of the effect symbol display device. In the present embodiment, the effect symbol 6 displays the number of encapsulated balls to be released, and the effect symbol 96 displays a jackpot effect symbol, but the effect displayed on the effect symbol 6 or 96, etc. Is not particularly limited.

The second embodiment of the present invention will be described using the main routine of FIG. 8 of the first embodiment and different points from the first embodiment. First, in the winning confirmation process (S55), confirmation of winning of the first normal symbol start port 101 or the second normal symbol start port 12 and input of each switch connected to the main controller 80 provided in the pachinko machine 50 are performed. Processing is executed.
In this embodiment, when a game ball wins the normal symbol start opening, a plurality of random numbers such as a jackpot determination random number, a jackpot symbol determination random number, a variation pattern determination random number, a reach determination random number, etc. are acquired. The number of possible random numbers is up to 4, and when the reserved memory is full, even if the game ball wins the normal symbol start opening, only the prize ball is paid out, and the plurality of random numbers are stored in the reserved memory. It is not configured.
In addition, when it is desired to have two types of gameability, a configuration without a holding storage device may be used. As a result, the special symbol can be changed once by releasing the encapsulated sphere once, and if the winning probability of the special symbol is set to a high probability, it should be the same as the two types of specific areas. Can do. On the contrary, if it is provided with a holding storage device and designed so that the winning probability is not so high, it can be a two-stage lottery type game. As described above, the second embodiment can exhibit various game characteristics depending on the design.

  In the second embodiment of the present invention, the winning confirmation process in S55 of FIG. 10 of the first embodiment has the same configuration. However, in the main controller 80 of the second embodiment, whether a game ball has entered the normal symbol start port based on the detection signal of the first normal symbol start port 101a or the second normal symbol start port 12a. It is determined whether or not (S100). If the determination is affirmative (S100: yes), the jackpot determination random number, the jackpot symbol determination random number, the reach determination random number, the fluctuation pattern determination random number, etc. are read from the corresponding counters, and the pending storage is full (4 in this embodiment). (S105).

  In the normal symbol start port determination process shown in FIG. 23, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the first normal symbol start port 101 or the second normal symbol start port 12 (S750). In the case of an affirmative determination (S750: yes), a determination is made (S755). In the case of an affirmative determination (S755: yes), it is determined whether or not the winning symbol 1 is the normal symbol determined by the extracted random number when the game ball enters the starting opening (S760). If (S760: yes), one encapsulated sphere is set (S765). If the determination is negative (S760: no), it is determined whether or not the winning symbol 2 is a normal symbol (S770). If the determination is affirmative, two encapsulated spheres are set (S775: yes). If the determination is negative (S770: no), it is determined whether or not the winning symbol 3 is a normal symbol (S780). If the determination is affirmative (S780: yes), three encapsulated spheres are set (S785). If it is negative determination (S780: no), since it corresponds to the winning symbol 4 of the normal symbol, four encapsulated balls are set. After setting the encapsulated sphere corresponding to the winning symbol of each normal symbol, a release operation process is performed (S800), and this process ends. If the ball is not entered at the first normal symbol start port 101 or the second normal symbol start port 12 (S750: no), and if the determination is negative (S755: no), the process ends.

The success / failure determination process of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment of the present invention, S150 to S160 in FIG. 11 of the success / failure determination process of the first embodiment have the same configuration. Main controller 80 determines whether or not the special electric accessory is operating based on the jackpot flag (S150). If the determination in S150 is negative, the special symbol is not changing (S155: no), and the confirmed symbol is not being displayed (S160: no), in the second embodiment, the process proceeds to S850 in FIG. It is determined whether there is (holding storage in S110). If there is this reserved memory (S850: yes), the reserved memory number is decremented (S855), and the process proceeds to S860. In S860, the oldest stored memory is read (the stored memory is erased), and it is determined whether or not it is a big hit. Here, when the big hit determining random number is 7, the big hit is determined. That is, the jackpot probability is 1 / 1.005 (see also FIG. 27). If the determination is affirmative (S860: yes), the winning symbol is determined by the jackpot symbol determining random number (S865), the variation pattern is determined by the variation pattern determining random number (S870), and the jackpot information setting process is performed (S875). .
With the jackpot information setting process, depending on the determined jackpot design, the gaming status after the jackpot (such as whether there is an extension of the opening) and information about the jackpot game (opening time, opening pattern, jackpot ending time, number of rounds, etc.) It is a process to acquire.
Thereafter, a game state setting process (S880) is performed, and the process proceeds to S885. On the other hand, if it is determined in S860 that it is out, the process proceeds to S885.
In addition, in the time required for the variation pattern determination process, the special design start port 99 displayed in FIG. 4B and the enclosed ball that has entered the area other than the special design start port 99 are controlled by the main controller 80. The encapsulated ball transport motor 95b is operated. Similar to the first embodiment, the time required for the variation pattern determination process includes the movement time for transporting the encapsulated sphere to the encapsulated device 95.

  If it is determined in FIG. 11 that the special symbol is changing (S155: yes), the process proceeds to S900 in FIG. 25, and it is determined whether the symbol change time (based on the change pattern in S870) has elapsed. In the case of negative determination (S900: no), special game processing is performed. If the determination is affirmative (S900: yes), the display of the confirmed symbol is set (S905), and it is determined whether the special symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is a combination (array) that is a big hit (S910). When an affirmative determination is made (S910: yes), it is determined whether or not the open extension flag is 1 (S915). If the opening extension flag is 1 (S915: yes), the opening extension flag is set to 0 in S920, and the process proceeds to S925. If the release extension flag is not 1 (S915: no), the process proceeds to S925 as it is.

  In S925, the big hit flag is set by the condition device operation start process. In step S930, the accessory continuous operation device is operated, and in step S935, a big hit start effect process is performed. In the jackpot start effect process, a command for starting the jackpot game and information related to the jackpot game (such as the jackpot opening time, release pattern, jackpot ending time, number of rounds, etc.) are transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83. When the big hit start effect process ends, a special game process is performed.

  If it is determined in S910 that the special symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is not a big hit display, it is determined in S940 whether or not the open extension flag is 1, and if it is 1 (S940: yes), the number of open extensions Whether or not is 0 is determined (S945). If the number of opening extensions is 0 (S945: yes), the opening extension flag is set to 0 in S950, and the special game process is executed. When the release extension flag is not 1 (S940: no) or when the release extension count is not 0 (S945: no), the special game process is executed as it is.

  In the special game process shown in FIG. 26, the main controller 80 determines whether or not the accessory continuous operation device is operating based on the jackpot flag (S1000). If the accessory continuous operation device is operating (S1000: yes), it is determined whether or not the special winning opening 14 is open (S1005). If the big prize opening 14 is not being opened (S1005: no), it is determined whether the big prize opening 14 is closed during the interval between rounds (S1010). If it is not during the interval (S1010: no), it is determined whether the big hit end effect is being performed (S1015). If this is also a negative determination (S1015: no), it is determined whether or not the time required to produce the jackpot game has elapsed (S1020). When the big hit start effect time has elapsed (S1020: yes), the big winning opening opening process (S1025) is performed and the process is terminated (returned). When it is determined that the accessory continuous operation device is not operating (S1000: no), or when the big hit start effect time has not elapsed (S1020: no), this processing is ended as it is.

  FIG. 27B displays the correspondence between the winning symbol of the normal symbol and the number of encapsulated balls. For example, in this embodiment, the winning symbol of the normal symbol determined by the random number extracted when the game ball enters the first normal symbol starting port 101 or the second normal symbol starting port 12 is the normal symbol winning symbol. When it corresponds to 1, the number of encapsulated spheres is 1 sphere, and when it corresponds to the winning symbol 2 of normal symbols, the number of encapsulated spheres is 2 spheres. In this embodiment, the number of encapsulated spheres according to the winning symbol of the normal symbol displayed in FIG. 22 is shown, but the correspondence relationship between the winning symbol of the ordinary symbol and the number of encapsulated spheres is not particularly limited.

  In the second embodiment of the present invention, the normal symbol hit probability is 1/5 (see FIG. 27A). In addition, although a present Example becomes said probability, the hit probability of a normal symbol is not specifically limited.

  According to the above gaming machine, the enclosing type is based on the random number value obtained when the game ball enters the first normal symbol start port 11 and the second normal symbol start port 13 provided in the game area. Since the number of encapsulated balls discharged from the device 95 to the sorting rotator 93 is set, the ball design performance intended by the game machine designer can be achieved as long as the ball enters the normal symbol start opening. I can do it. For example, a designer who wants to increase the probability that two encapsulated spheres will be released should only increase the probability that the winning symbol 2 of the normal symbol is displayed, and a designer who wants to increase the probability that four encapsulated spheres will be released is What is necessary is just to raise the probability that the winning symbol 4 of the normal symbol is displayed.

  Here, the correspondence between the configuration / state of the second embodiment and the configuration requirements of the present invention is shown. The first normal symbol start port 101 and the second normal symbol start port 12 correspond to the “normal symbol start port” of the present invention, and the special symbol start port 99 corresponds to the “specific region” of the present invention. No. 93 corresponds to the “distribution means” of the present invention, the determination process by the normal symbol starting port of FIG. 23 corresponds to the “appropriate determination means” according to claim 3 of the present invention, and S760 to S795 of FIG. The enclosed device 95 corresponds to the “enclosed ball circulation device” of the present invention, and the grand prize opening 14 corresponds to the “large prize opening” of the present invention. It corresponds to.

In addition, you may have the following structure instead of the starting port of 1st Example and 2nd Example, or a specific area | region.
For example, the specific area 92 of the first embodiment can be considered as a probable opening (may be a short time opening). As a result, when the first special symbol start port 11 or the second special symbol start port 13 is won and it is determined that the winning combination is determined to be a big hit, or the determination is made that the jackpot is determined and the probability variation is granted. When the decision is made, the encapsulated ball is released, and if the encapsulated ball wins a spectacularly specific area 92, a probability variation can be given after the big hit game, and whether or not the probable change is given in the state where the big hit is decided is enclosed Since it is determined by the return of the ball, it can be an entertaining game.
Further, the specific area 92 may be configured to determine the number of rounds instead of using the probability variation opening. Specifically, the first special start port 11 or the second special symbol start port 13 determines whether or not it is hit, and the condition device is activated by determining that it is a big hit, but the accessory continuous operation device is arranged in the specific region 92. Thus, the start of the big hit game is determined by the return of the encapsulated ball and the number of rounds is determined, so that the interest can be improved. In this case, in order to select the number of rounds from a plurality of patterns, a plurality of entrance paths to the specific area 92 are provided, and a game ball detecting means for determining a different round number determination table on each entrance path is provided. It is possible to arrange and give fun to which entrance route.

In addition, it is also conceivable to use the specific area 92 as an effect generating port. If the first special symbol start port 11 or the second special symbol start port 13 (which may be a normal symbol start port) is determined to be successful, the encapsulated sphere is released, and if the released encapsulated ball wins the specific area 92, the success or failure is determined. An effect related to determination is started. If the prize is not won, it is possible to give interest based on whether or not the effect can be seen by differentiating it so that only the determination result is notified. In this case, the specific area switch 92a is input to the sub-control device. Further, with the configuration as shown in FIG. 4, when it is determined that the game is a big hit, the number of balls that can reliably win the specific area 92 is canceled, and the possibility of an equal big hit entering the specific area 92 is high. It can also be recognized.
In addition, a configuration in which pre-reading determination means is provided and the pre-read determination content is produced by an enclosed device is also conceivable. In order to see the pre-reading determination, it is necessary to make a prize in the specific area 92, and it can be enjoyed there.

In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the number of encapsulated balls to be released is determined according to the symbol, but a configuration in which the number is determined with reference to the symbol and the gaming state is also conceivable. In this way, when the probability changes, the number of enclosing balls is set to 4 regardless of which symbol is won, and the winning rate to the specific area 92 can be varied according to the gaming state.
Further, the number of cancellations may be changed in response to a probability variation or a short time state being continued multiple times (so-called continuous change). In this way, the winning rate to the specific area 92 can be increased or decreased as the number of consecutive changes increases, and depending on what is to be done in the specific area 92, a positive factor for the continuous change Can be designed as a negative element.

  Although the starting port of the first and second embodiments is set as a special symbol starting port or a normal symbol starting port, it may be a winning port for releasing the encapsulated ball when winning a prize simply. In that case, the specific area 92 may be two kinds of specific areas, and the condition device and the accessory continuous operation device may be operated when winning. If a prize is entered in the winning opening, a ball is surely launched toward the specific area 92, and it is possible to make the game more interesting. Moreover, it is good also as the specific area | region 92 provided with two or more functions described above.

1: Game board 5: Center case 6: Production symbol display device 11: First special symbol start port 11a: First special symbol start port switch 12: Second normal symbol start port 12a: Second normal symbol start port switch 13: Second special symbol start port 13a: Second special symbol start port switch 14: Large winning port 14a: Count switch 14b: Large winning port solenoid 50: Pachinko machine 80: Main control device 81: Discharge control device 82: Production symbol control device 83: Sub-integrated control device 85: Power supply device 92: Specific region 92a: Specific region switch 93: Sorting rotator 93a: Sorting rotator motor 95: Enclosed device 95a: Encapsulated sphere discharge motor 95b: Enclosed sphere transport motor 96 : Production symbol display device 99: Special symbol start port 101: First normal symbol start port 101a: First normal symbol start port switch

Claims (4)

A special symbol starting port provided on the game board,
A random number acquired due to the game ball entering the special symbol starting port;
A validity determination means for determining the random number;
A sealed ball circulation device with a specific area inside,
Inside the enclosed sphere circulation device, the enclosed sphere that is released, collected and recycled
A distribution means for distributing the encapsulated sphere moving inside the encapsulated sphere circulation device to either the specific region or any other part;
The encapsulated ball circulation device is:
The game ball launched on the game board is configured to be impossible to enter,
The success / failure determination means includes a discharge number determination means for determining the number of the released encapsulated spheres distributed by the distribution means by the random number,
A gaming machine that sets a big hit game that opens an openable and closable winning opening provided on the game board based on the enclosing ball entering the specific area. The success / failure determination means includes:
When the random number is a predetermined random value, a second big hit game for opening the big prize opening is started. A normal symbol start opening provided on the game board,
A random number acquired due to the game ball entering the normal symbol start port;
A validity determination means for determining the random number;
A sealed ball circulation device with a specific area inside,
Inside the enclosed sphere circulation device, the enclosed sphere that is released, collected and recycled
A distribution means for distributing the encapsulated sphere moving inside the encapsulated sphere circulation device to either the specific region or any other part;
The encapsulated ball circulation device is:
The game ball launched on the game board is configured to be impossible to enter,
The success / failure determination means includes a discharge number determination means for determining the number of the released encapsulated spheres distributed by the distribution means by the random number,
A gaming machine that sets a big hit game that opens an openable and closable winning opening provided on the game board based on the enclosing ball entering the specific area. In the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A gaming machine characterized by starting a big hit game in which a large winning opening that can be opened and closed is opened on the basis of the released encapsulated ball entering the specific area.

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