JP2016026823A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of effectively using a lateral area in a game area.SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine according to the present invention has an unprecedented configuration in which a second large winning hole 31 is provided at a lateral boundary surface disposed at a lateral boundary position of a game area R1 on which a game ball can flow down. When a movable door 32 is opened, the area extends obliquely upward from an opening edge of the second large winning hole 31 towards a display decoration frame 23, and an interval between the movable door 32 and the display decoration frame 23 becomes a lateral fail ball passage through which a game ball deviated from the second large winning hole 31 can pass. Subsequently, the game ball flowing down the lateral area is randomly divided into any case of directly entering the second large winning hole 31, being guided by the movable door 32 to enter therein, or being deviated from the second large winning hole 31 to pass through the lateral failure ball passage. This configuration can arouse a player's interest in flow-down of the game ball on the lateral area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that includes a gaming area in which a game ball can flow down on the front surface of a gaming board, and that the gaming area is surrounded by a surrounding wall.

  Conventional gaming machines are generally equipped with a liquid crystal monitor for effecting a game in the center of the game area, and the effect member side edge protruding wall protruding from the side edge of the liquid crystal monitor to the front of the game board and the surrounding wall are games. It faces in the left-right direction of the board. In the game area, a gate through which a game ball can pass, a so-called windmill or the like is disposed in a side area sandwiched between the effect member side edge protruding wall and the surrounding wall, while passing through the side area. In the lower area where the game balls flow down, a regular prize opening that is always open, a large prize opening that is opened and closed by a swing door, and a guide member that guides the game balls are arranged in each prize opening (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

JP 2007-252629 (FIG. 3)

  By the way, in the conventional gaming machine described above, the change in the flow of the game ball is less in the side area than in the lower area in the game area, and the side area is not effectively used.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of effectively using a side area in a gaming area.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the invention of claim 1 is provided with a game board having a game area in which a game ball can flow down on a front face, a game board protruding from the front face of the game board, and a game ball in the game area. A side boundary member having a side boundary surface arranged at a side boundary position where the player can flow down, a game effect unit arranged in the game area and performing an effect according to the game situation, and a side edge of the game effect unit Effect member side edge protrusion wall that protrudes from the front surface of the game board and faces the side boundary surface in the left-right direction of the game board, and protrudes from the front surface of the game board, and within the game area, the effect member side edge protrusion wall A side region sandwiched between the side boundary surface and the side boundary surface in a gaming machine comprising a flow path dividing projection that divides the flow area into a plurality of flow paths through which a game ball can flow, , Arranged next to the side boundary surface and opened upward, the game ball enters or A side boundary winning opening that gives a player a profit when entering or passing the ball, and a side extending obliquely upward from the opening edge of the side boundary winning opening toward the projecting side edge protruding wall A guiding member having a winning guide surface capable of guiding a game ball to the side boundary winning opening, and a laterally separated ball that is provided between the guiding member and the surrounding wall and through which a gaming ball that is out of the side boundary winning opening can pass. It is characterized in that a passage is provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the flow path dividing projection is disposed above the side boundary winning opening in the side region, and is located at the uppermost end position and the side of the winning guide surface. The line segment connecting the boundary surface horizontally with the top edge position of the winning guide surface turning from the bottom to the top, and the line segment when it first contacts the flow path dividing projection is the winning boundary line segment. In addition, the area surrounded by the winning boundary line, the winning guide surface, and the side boundary surface is set to the side boundary winning than the area not surrounded by the winning boundary line, the winning guide surface, and the side boundary surface. It is characterized by a high probability flow area that is easy to enter or pass through the mouth, and the high probability flow area is large enough to allow one or more game balls to enter.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game is projected from the front surface of the game board and surrounds the game area, and the side position of the effect member side edge protrusion wall in the game area. A side protrusion that protrudes from the front surface of the plate and is addressed to the surrounding wall is provided, and the side boundary member is characterized by a part of the surrounding wall and the side protrusion.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the side boundary surface is directed to the effect member side edge protruding wall at a position above the side boundary winning opening. An overhanging projecting part, a flow path dividing projecting part disposed at an interval of one or more game balls diagonally below the effect member side edge projecting wall side with respect to the tip of the overhanging part, and an overhanging part And a first inclined guide portion that is inclined so as to approach the effect member side edge protrusion wall as the upper surface is directed downward, and the first inclination guide portion of the effect member side edge protrusion wall. A guide ball is formed at a portion where the guided game ball abuts and is inclined so as to approach the side boundary winning opening as it goes downward, and guides the game ball received from the first inclined guide portion to the side boundary winning opening. It is characterized in that it includes two inclined guide portions.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a curved portion that is curved toward the side away from the guide member is formed below the second inclined guide portion of the effect member side edge protruding wall. The member is located on the side of the curved portion, and a part of the second inclined guide part and a part of the winning guide surface of the guide member overlap in the vertical direction or even if they do not overlap, It is characterized by being located within a range of less than one sphere.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the fourth or fifth aspect, the overhanging portion and the flow path dividing projection that constitute the first inclined guide portion are nails that stand up from the game board, while the effect member The side edge protruding wall is characterized by being a resin part.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the fourth to sixth aspects, the game balls are passed through the first inclined guide portion while meandering one by one. It is characterized in that a meandering guide part for guiding to the inclined guide part is provided.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a front opening is formed at a position adjacent to the side boundary surface on the front surface of the game board. A front / rear pivot lid that pivots back and forth around the lower edge of the front opening is provided, and when the front / rear pivot lid is turned to the front and opened, the front / rear pivot lid and the front opening A side boundary winning opening that opens upward is formed between them, and when the front / rear pivot lid is pivoted rearward and closed, the game ball can pass in front of the front / rear pivot lid. It has the characteristic in the place comprised in this way.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a side boundary winning opening is opened at a side boundary surface and a lower edge of the side boundary winning opening. It has a feature in that a left and right rotating lid that opens and closes a side boundary winning opening by turning left and right around the center is used, and the left and right rotating lid when the side boundary winning opening is opened is used as a guide member .

  A tenth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, wherein the downflow path dividing protrusion that is in contact with the winning boundary line is a gate-shaped structure through which a game ball can pass inside. The entrance gate is formed between the side boundary surface and the effect member side edge protruding wall, and the first flow path inside the entrance gate and the effect member side edge protrusion wall side from the entrance gate. It is characterized in that it is divided into two downstream paths and a third downstream path on the side boundary surface side from the entrance gate.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to tenth aspects, at least a part of a portion of the game board sandwiched between the side boundary surface and the effect member side edge protruding wall. However, it is characterized in that it is made of a translucent member that makes it possible to visually recognize the back side of the game board.

[Invention of Claim 1]
The gaming machine according to claim 1 has an unprecedented structure in which a side boundary winning opening is provided on a side boundary surface arranged at a side boundary position where a game ball can flow down in the gaming area. . A game ball in which the guide member extends from the opening edge of the side boundary winning opening toward the effect member side edge protruding wall, and the gap between the guide member and the effect member side edge protruding wall deviates from the side boundary winning opening. Since it is a side off-ball passing path through which the player can pass, the game ball that has flowed down the side area may win directly at the side boundary winning opening, be guided by the guide member, or win the side Randomly divided into passing through a laterally out-of-boundary ball passing path out of the side boundary winning opening, it becomes possible to be interested in the flow of game balls in the side area in the game area.

[Invention of claim 2]
In the gaming machine according to claim 2, the downflow path dividing protrusion is disposed above the side boundary winning opening in the side region, and is a line segment horizontally connecting the uppermost end position of the winning guide surface and the side boundary surface. Around the top end position of the winning guide surface and turning it upward from the bottom to make contact with the flow path dividing projection for the first time, the winning line segment and the winning boundary line and the winning line If the region surrounded by the guide surface and the side boundary surface is a high-probability flow-down region that is easier to enter or pass through the side boundary winning hole than the other regions, the flow-path division is made in the high-probability flow-down region. Since there is no protrusion, there is little change in the flow direction of the game ball in the high probability flow area. That is, the winning boundary line segment can be regarded as a substantial side boundary winning opening to the side boundary winning opening. Since the high probability flow area is sized to allow one or more game balls to enter, the game ball that has passed the winning boundary line, which is a substantial side boundary winning opening, moves the high probability flow area. The player can view and enjoy the situation of moving and entering the side boundary winning opening. Thereby, it is possible to have a higher interest in the flow of the game ball in the side area in the game area, and to effectively use the side area. It should be noted that the high-probability flow area does not have to have a flow path dividing protrusion that divides the flow path of the game ball into a plurality, and is an obstacle protrusion that can simply collide with the game ball without dividing the flow path of the game ball. If it exists, it may be provided in the high probability flow-down region or may not be provided. Specifically, for example, when providing an obstacle protrusion, a nail as an obstacle protrusion or an obstacle protrusion wall protruding from the game board may be provided at a position less than one game ball from the side boundary surface. Moreover, it is not necessary to provide an obstacle protrusion.

[Invention of claim 3]
The side boundary member may be configured by a part of the surrounding wall surrounding the game area and the side protrusions addressed to the surrounding wall as in the configuration of claim 3, or only by the surrounding wall. It may be configured. Further, when the side boundary member is configured only by the surrounding wall, for example, a part of the surrounding wall is made into a block structure, for example, and a side boundary winning opening is opened on the side boundary surface of the surrounding wall of the block structure. You may let them.

[Invention of claim 4]
According to the gaming machine of claim 4, it is possible to enjoy a flow-down mode in which the first inclined guide portion and the second inclined guide portion swing the game ball to the left and right and then move to the side boundary winning opening. . And the 1st inclination guide part is a projecting part side edge projection wall side with respect to the overhang | projection part provided in the state which protruded toward the production member side edge protrusion wall from the side boundary surface, and the front-end | tip of the extension part Since it is composed of a flow path dividing projection arranged at an interval of one or more game balls at an angle below the game ball, there is also the unexpectedness that the game ball falls downward in the middle of the first inclined guide part It becomes possible to enjoy.

[Invention of claim 5]
In the gaming machine according to claim 5, a part of the second inclined guide part and a part of the winning guide surface are overlapped in the vertical direction or within a range of less than one game ball in the horizontal direction even if they do not overlap. Therefore, when the game ball is guided to the second inclined guide portion, the probability of winning the side boundary winning opening increases, and it is possible to enjoy the game in anticipation of that.

[Invention of claim 6]
In the gaming machine according to the sixth aspect, since the overhang portion and the flow path dividing projection are nails, the guidance of the game ball by the first inclined guide portion composed of the overhang portion and the flow path dividing protrusion is unstable. However, since the effect member side edge protruding wall is a resin part, the guidance of the game ball by the second inclined guide portion formed on the effect member side edge protruding wall is stable. That is, when the game ball is successfully guided by the first tilt guide portion and the game ball reaches the second tilt guide portion, the probability of winning a side boundary winning opening increases, and the difference between the two types of tilt guide portions Can be enjoyed.

[Invention of Claim 7]
In the gaming machine according to the seventh aspect, the meandering guide portion guides the first inclining guide portion while passing the game balls one by one while guiding the first inclining guide portion while suppressing the flow down speed. It becomes possible to stabilize.

[Invention of Claim 8]
In the gaming machine according to claim 8, a front opening is provided at a position adjacent to the side boundary surface of the front surface of the game board, and can be opened and closed by a front and rear rotation lid that rotates around the lower edge portion of the front opening. When the front / rear turning lid is in the open state, a side boundary winning opening that is open upward is formed between the front / rear turning lid and the front opening. Compared to the case where a mouth is provided, a change occurs in the flow of the game ball in the side area in the game area, which can make the person more interested and can effectively use the side area. Become.

[Invention of claim 9]
In the gaming machine according to claim 9, the side boundary winning opening is opened on the side boundary surface, and the side boundary is formed by a left and right rotating lid that rotates left and right around the lower edge portion of the side boundary winning opening. As the prize opening is opened and closed, the flow of the game balls in the side area in the game area changes compared to the case where a side boundary prize opening that is always open is provided, and this makes the game more interesting. Thus, the side area can be effectively used.

[Invention of Claim 10]
According to the gaming machine of claim 10, since the flow path dividing protrusion that the winning boundary line is in contact with is a ball gate, the flow of the game ball in the side area is more complicated than when the nail is used, It is possible to improve the taste.

[Invention of Claim 11]
In the gaming machine of claim 11, since at least a part of the portion sandwiched between the side boundary surface and the effect member side edge projecting wall of the game board is formed of a translucent member, the back side of the game board is visually recognized. Can be enjoyed.

Front view of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention Partial enlarged view of the right side area in the game area Partial enlarged view of the right side region with the second grand prize opening opened Partial enlarged view of the right side region with the second big prize opening closed Plan view of prize ball processing parts Partial enlarged view of the right side region of the second embodiment. Partial enlarged view of the right side region of the third embodiment. Front view of game board of other embodiment (1) Front view of game board of other embodiment (2) Front view of game board of other embodiment (3)

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the direction in which the player faces the pachinko gaming machine is referred to as the “front-rear direction”. The surface of the pachinko gaming machine that faces the player is “front”, and the opposite side is “rear”. That is to say. In the description of each part or each part constituting the pachinko gaming machine, “right side” means the right side when the part or each part is viewed from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine, and the opposite side is “left side”. "

  The pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment is provided with the game board 11 shown in FIG. 1 fixed to a game frame (not shown) so that the game area R1 of the game board 11 can be visually recognized through the glass window of the game frame. It has become. Then, by operating an operation knob provided at the lower right corner of the front surface of the game frame, the game balls are sequentially ejected toward the game area R1.

  The game area R1 is surrounded by a guide rail 12 (corresponding to the “enclosure wall” of the present invention) provided on the front surface of the game board 11. The guide rail 12 is configured by first to third sheet metal rails 12A, 12B, and 12C formed by bending a belt-shaped metal plate in an arc shape. The first sheet metal rail 12A is composed of a left semicircular portion 12D, a lower right bottom portion 12E, and a right curved portion 12F, and surrounds the whole except for the upper portion of the game area R1. The left semicircle portion 12D has a shape obtained by cutting out the upper end portion of the left semicircle when the circle is vertically divided, and covers the upper left portion and the lower end portion of the game area R1 from the left side. The lower right bottom portion 12E extends from the lower end portion of the left semicircular portion 12D so as to be gently inclined upward to the horizontal direction, and the upper end portion is curved and faces vertically upward. The right curved portion 12F extends vertically upward from the upper end of the lower right bottom portion 12E, and then gently tilts to the left with respect to the vertical direction. The right curved portion 12F then extends vertically again, and the upper end portion is bent to the right. .

  The second sheet metal rail 12B has one end abutted against the upper end of the right curved part 12F, forms an arc shape, covers the upper portion of the game area R1, and passes outside the upper left end of the first sheet metal rail 12A. Extending to the lower end of the game board 11. The third sheet metal rail 12C includes a straight line portion extending on a tangent line of the arc portion at the lower end of the arc portion overlapped from the outside (left side) to the left semicircular portion 12D of the first sheet metal rail 12A. The part extends to the lower end of the game board 11. Then, by operating the operation knob described above, a game ball is launched from below the game board 11, and the game ball moves upward between the second and third sheet metal rails 12B, 12C, and the second sheet metal rail. It passes through the entrance 12J between 12B and the upper left end of the first sheet metal rail 12A and enters the game area R1 and flows down.

  In the game area R1, for example, a through hole (not shown) occupying a half or more of the opening area in the area above approximately 1/5 of the lower side is formed, and the display decoration frame 23 is fitted into the through hole from the front. It is. Further, a liquid crystal module 13M (specifically, a TFT-LCD module) is attached to the opening edge of the through hole on the rear surface side of the game board 11, and the liquid crystal screen 13G of the liquid crystal module 13M moves forward through the display decoration frame 23. I'm here. Then, the display window 23W inside the display decoration frame 23 and the liquid crystal screen 13G on the back side thereof constitute a main display effect section 13 corresponding to the “game effect section” of the present invention.

  The game board 11 has a structure in which a decorative pattern is attached to a part of the translucent member. Further, the liquid crystal screen 13G of the liquid crystal module 13M has a quadrangle S indicated by a broken line in FIG. 1 larger than the display window 23W of the display decoration frame 23, and a part of the liquid crystal screen 13G can be seen through the game board 11. it can. In particular, the vicinity of the lower right corner of the liquid crystal screen 13G can be seen through the game board 11 at the lower end of the right side area of the game area R1.

  In the display decorative frame 23, an upper side portion and both side portions are provided with an entry restricting wall 23D (corresponding to the “direction member side edge protruding wall” of the present invention) protruding forward from the game board 11, and a display window. The game ball is restricted from entering the display window 23W from the upper side and both sides of the 23W.

  The inner surface of the lower side of the display decoration frame 23 is a stage 23S that is curved so as to swell downward. Further, an introduction path 23G for introducing game balls flowing down the game area R1 into the stage 23S is provided at the lower left portion of the entry restriction wall 23D. Then, the game ball that has passed through the introduction path 23G rolls on the stage 23S, and falls forward from any of the plurality of discharge portions 23T provided at the center of the stage 23S.

  The upper surface of the entry restriction wall 23D is curved so that the entire surface excluding the left end swells upward, and an upper passage 23U through which one game ball can pass between the entry restriction wall 23D and the guide rail 12 It has become.

  2 to 4, the right side portion of the game area R1 is shown enlarged, and a portion protruding from the front surface of the game board 11 (a protruding portion to the extent that the game ball cannot pass forward, excluding nails) is a solid line. The hatching is attached. In addition, the hatching of the dashed-dotted line of FIG. 3 is the high probability flow-down area | region K mentioned later. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper right portion of the entry restriction wall 23 </ b> D is inclined with respect to the vertical direction in the range from the upper end position to the vertical middle portion of the first sheet metal rail 12 </ b> A of the guide rail 12. Is addressed to. And the meandering guide part 23E which concerns on this invention is formed in the upper right part of the approach control wall 23D. The meandering guide portion 23E has a meandering groove shape with a width that allows game balls to pass one by one. In detail, one inner side surface 23E1 on the main display effect portion 13 side in the groove of the meandering guide portion 23E has a stepped downward shape, and an inclined surface is formed at the lower end portion of each step surface of the staircase. Yes. The other inner side surface 23E2 also has a staircase shape, and an inclined surface is formed at the upper end of each step surface of the staircase.

  A first peak portion 24 and a second peak portion 25 projecting toward the right curved portion 12F of the guide rail 12 are provided below the display decoration frame 23 in the right portion of the entry restriction wall 23D. The apex positions of the first and second peak portions 24 and 25 are substantially the same in the left-right direction of the game board 11 or the first peak portion 24 protrudes in the left-right direction more than the second peak portion 25. It has been. Each of the first and second peak portions 24 and 25 has an inclined surface with a lower right side on the upper side and an inclined surface with a lower left side on the lower side. Each inclined surface is inclined at an angle of 45 to 60 degrees with respect to the horizontal direction. The upper inclined surface of the second mountain portion 25 is the second inclined guide portion 25A according to the present invention, and the length of the second inclined guide portion 25A in the down direction is 1 to 1 of the diameter of the game ball. It is about twice. Further, the outer surface of the lower right side of the entry restriction wall 23D extends vertically downward from the lower end of the inclined surface on the lower side of the second peak 25, and then extends to the lower left from the center in the left-right direction of the game area R1. It extends.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a first start gate 18 </ b> A and a windmill 17 are provided in a side region on the left side of the display decoration frame 23 in the game region R <b> 1. The first start gate 18A has a gate-like structure through which a game ball can pass, and is arranged at a position near the upper left end of the outer surface of the entry restriction wall 23D and is configured integrally with the entry restriction wall 23D. Moreover, the windmill 17 is arrange | positioned in the lower end part of the left side part area | region of the display decoration frame 23, and rotates to arbitrary directions by contact | abutting of a game ball.

  Below the center in the horizontal direction of the display decoration frame 23, a first start winning opening 14A and a second starting winning opening 14B are provided side by side. The first start winning opening 14A protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11 and has a pocket structure that is always open upward. The second start winning opening 14B is arranged directly below the first start winning opening 14A and opens to the front surface of the game board 11. Further, the second start winning opening 14B is provided with a movable door 14C that rotates back and forth around the lower opening edge thereof. Normally, the movable door 14C stands up and a game to the second start winning opening 14B is performed. Ball entry (winning) is regulated. Then, when a predetermined condition described later is satisfied, the movable door 14C falls forward, and the game ball can enter the second start winning opening 14B with the movable door 14C as a guide. In addition, an out port 16 is open on both sides and directly below the second start winning port 14B, and it was not possible to win any of the winning ports including the first and second start winning ports 14A and 14B. A game ball is taken into the out port 16. In addition, an out port introduction portion 12H that swells downward is provided at the boundary portion between the left semicircular portion 12D and the lower right bottom portion 12E of the guide rail 12 in accordance with the out port 16 directly below the second start winning port 14B. It has been.

  In the lower left area of the display decoration frame 23 in the game area R1, a plurality of nails 90 are arranged on a line inclined from the lower end of the left side area toward the first start winning opening 14A. A guide nail row 91 is formed, and below the first guide nail row 91, a plurality of nails 90 are arranged in parallel with the first guide nail row 91 to form a second guide nail row 92. Then, the game balls are guided to the first start winning opening 14A by the first guide nail row 91, and the game balls are guided to the second start winning opening 14B by the second guide nail row 92. In addition, the first and second guide nail rows 91 and 92 are provided with breakage portions through which game balls can pass in the middle. Further, a general winning opening 20A is provided below the second guide nail row 92, and the general winning opening 20A protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11 and has a pocket structure that is always open upward.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the lower right area of the display decoration frame 23 in the game area R1, the game ball that has flowed down the side area on the right side of the game area R1 is guided to the second start winning opening 14B. A right lower end guide portion 95 is provided. The right lower end guide portion 95 includes a resin guide plate 93 and a guide nail row 94 composed of a plurality of nails 90. The guide plate 93 extends straightly from the position near the upper end of the lower right bottom portion 12E of the guide rail 12 to the position near the center in the left-right direction of the game area R1. A guide plate 93A extends obliquely upward from the upper end portion of the guide plate 93, and the guide plate 93A is overlaid on the upper inner surface of the lower right bottom portion 12E of the guide rail 12. The guide nail row 94 extends from the lower end portion of the guide plate 93 to the side edge portion of the second start winning port 14B at an angle with a steep angle from the guide plate 93. In the middle of the guide nail row 94, a breakage portion 94D through which a game ball can pass is formed, and the game ball that has passed through the breakage portion 94D is directed to the out port 16.

  In the lower right area of the display decoration frame 23 in the game area R1, a first grand prize opening 15 is provided above the guide plate 93, a second start gate 18B is provided above the first big prize opening 15, and A general winning opening 20B is provided on the right side of the second start gate 18B.

  The first big prize opening 15 has a horizontally long shape and is open on the front surface of the game board 11. The first grand prize opening 15 is provided with a movable door 15T that pivots back and forth around its lower opening edge. Normally, the movable door 15T stands up and a game to the first big prize opening 15 is performed. Ball entry (winning) is regulated. When a predetermined condition described later is satisfied, the movable door 15T falls forward, and the game ball can enter the first big prize opening 15 with the movable door 15T as a guide.

  Similarly to the first start gate 18A described above, the second start gate 18B has a gate structure through which a game ball can pass, and is disposed above the center of the first big prize opening 15 in the left-right direction. Similar to the above-described general prize opening 20A, the general prize opening 20B has a pocket structure that is always open upward, and is disposed at a position off the right side from the upper side of the first big prize opening 15.

  In the side area on the right side of the display decoration frame 23 in the game area R1, a side protrusion 30 is provided at a position below the display decoration frame 23 and above the second start gate 18B and the general winning opening 20B. . The side protrusions 30 are made of resin, protrude from the front surface of the game board 11, and are addressed to the guide rails 12 from the inside.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the upper surface 30J of the side protrusion 30 is a flat surface slightly inclined to the left, and the left side surface 30S of the side protrusion 30 is substantially vertical from the left end of the upper surface 30J. The intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the side protrusion 30 is an intermediate protrusion 30T protruding to the display decoration frame 23 side. And the 2nd big winning opening 31 (equivalent to the "side boundary winning opening" of this invention) is formed ranging from the upper end of the left side 30S of the side protrusion 30 to the intermediate protrusion 30T. Further, the second grand prize winning port 31 is provided with a movable door 32 (corresponding to the “guidance member” of the present invention) that rotates around the lower edge. The movable door 32 is positioned on the opposite side of the winning guide surface 32G that can be overlapped with the left side surface 30S of the side protrusion 30 and the winning guide surface 32G, and the center of rotation is flat and facing forward. And an outer surface 32F curved so as to approach the winning guide surface 32G. The movable door 32 is normally in an upright posture as shown in FIG. 4 and closes the second big prize opening 31 with the winning guide surface 32G overlapped with the left side surface 30S of the side protrusion 30. When a predetermined condition described later is satisfied, the movable door 32 opens to the display decoration frame 23 side as shown in FIG. 3, and the winning guide surface 32G is inclined at an angle of 20 to 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal direction. The ball can enter the second grand prize opening 31.

  The upper surface 30J of the side protrusion 30 is located slightly below the vertex of the second peak 25. A curved portion 26 that is curved to the side away from the guide member is formed slightly below the apex of the second peak portion 25. When the movable door 32 is opened, the distal end of the movable door 32 slightly enters below the second peak portion 25 (curved portion 26), and a part of the second inclined guide part 25A and a part of the winning guide surface 32G. Overlap in the vertical direction. Further, the distance between the tip of the movable door 32 and the display decoration frame 23 (curved portion 26) in a state where the movable door 32 is opened is about 1 to 2 times the diameter of the game ball, and the game ball passes therethrough. It is configured to be possible. In addition, even if it does not overlap in the vertical direction, it is movable by configuring the width of the apex of the second mountain portion 25 and the tip of the movable door 32 in the horizontal direction to be within a range of less than one game ball. Even when the game ball passes through the apex of the second mountain portion 25 while the door 32 is open, it is easy for the game ball to come into contact with the movable door 32 and can be guided to the second grand prize opening 31. Is possible.

  Here, in the side region on the right side of the display decorative frame 23 in the game region R1, the outer peripheral surface of the side protrusion 30 that stands up from the front surface of the game board 11 (the left side surface described above) when the movable door 32 is open. A portion of the game area R1 that does not overlap with the guide rail 12 (including 30S and the upper surface 30J) is a lateral boundary position where the game ball can flow down. In the state where the movable door 32 is closed, the outer surface 32F of the winning guide surface 32G becomes a lateral boundary position where the game ball can flow down in the game area R1. That is, when the movable door 32 is open, the outer surface of the side protrusion 30 corresponds to the “side boundary surface” according to the present invention, and when the movable door 32 is closed, the outer surface of the movable door 32 is within the present invention. This corresponds to the “lateral boundary surface”. Further, on the upper side of the side protrusion 30, the inner surface 12S of the guide rail 12 is arranged at a lateral boundary position where the game ball can flow down in the game area R1, thereby forming the “side boundary surface” according to the present invention. Furthermore, on the upper side, one inner side surface 23E2 of the meandering guide portion 23E is arranged at a side boundary position where the game ball can flow down in the game area R1, and becomes the “side boundary surface” according to the present invention. ing.

  Above the side protrusion 30, two nails 90 are arranged so as to project obliquely downward from the inner surface 12S of the guide rail 12 (specifically, the right curved portion 12F), and the overhang portion 96 according to the present invention is provided. It is configured. The game balls are close to each other such that the game balls cannot pass between the nails 90 and 90 constituting the projecting portion 96 and between the nails 90 and the guide rail 12. Further, a nail 90S is provided at an interval of one or more game balls at an angle below the display decoration frame 23 side with respect to the tip of the overhang portion 96. The nail 90S corresponds to the “downflow path dividing protrusion” according to the present invention, and the right side area of the display decoration frame 23 in the game area R1 is defined as the downflow path L1 on the display decoration frame 23 side and the guide rail 12. It plays the role of dividing into the downstream flow path L2. A first inclined guide portion 97 according to the present invention is formed from the nail 90S as the “downflow path dividing protrusion” and the overhang portion 96, and the first inclined guide portion 97 is a meandering guide portion 23E. It is configured to be able to receive the game ball that has passed through and directed toward the second inclined guide portion 25A described above. Further, the second inclined guide portion 25A is configured to be able to guide the game ball received from the first inclined guide portion 97 to the second grand prize winning port 31 side.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, with the movable door 32 open, the top end position of the winning guide surface 32G is set to the top end position P0 (the top of the arc in the case of an arc), and the horizontal position from the top end position P0. The intersection of the line H extending to (a one-dot chain line shown in FIG. 3) and a portion corresponding to the “lateral boundary surface” according to the present invention (in this case, the left side surface 30S of the side protrusion 30) is defined as an intersection P1. And Then, when this line segment H is rotated upward (counterclockwise in FIG. 3) along the portion corresponding to the “lateral boundary surface” around the uppermost end position P0 of the winning guide surface 32G. When the line segment H comes into contact with the nail 90S as the “downflow path dividing protrusion” for the first time, the line segment H and the inner surface 12S of the guide rail 12 as the “lateral boundary surface” intersect at the intersection P3. A line segment H connecting the uppermost end position P0 and the intersection P3 at this time becomes a winning boundary line segment N of the second big winning opening 31, and a substantial so-called “winning entrance to the second big winning opening 31 is obtained. Can be considered. The “winning entrance” means “the one that is the furthest away from the winning exit in the flow path of the game ball composed of a winning exit or a game nail (game member) connected to the winning entrance”. “A game nail connected to the winning opening” means a game nail or the like continuously arranged so that a game ball cannot pass between the game nails. That is, the winning guide surface 32G that guides the game ball to the second grand prize opening 31 corresponds to “a game nail or the like connected to the winning opening”. In general, the diameter of the game ball is 11 mm, the diameter of the pillar portion of the nail is 1.85 mm, and the diameter of the head portion of the nail is 4.2 mm.

  Further, since the winning entrance of the grand prize opening is defined to be more than 55 mm and not more than 135 mm, the length of the winning boundary line segment N is within the above range for the nail 90S as the “downflow path dividing protrusion”. Is arranged. The “big prize opening” means “a prize opening that makes it easy to win a prize when an accessory is activated in the prize opening”. Further, in the present embodiment, the prize winning entrance has been described taking the prize winning opening (second prize winning opening 31) as an example as the “winning prize opening” according to the present invention. For example, the length of the winning boundary line segment N is 55 mm or less. In this case, it is possible to apply the present invention as a winning entrance at the openable start winning opening, and when the length of the winning boundary line segment N is 13 mm or less, the start winning winning that is not of the gate and openable type is possible. The present invention can be applied as a winning entrance at the mouth.

  An area surrounded by the winning boundary line segment N, the winning guide surface 32G, and the “side boundary surface” (hatched portion of the dashed line in FIG. 3) is the winning boundary line segment N and the winning guide surface. It becomes the high probability flow-down area K where the game ball is likely to win the second big winning opening 31 as compared with the area not surrounded by 32G and the “side boundary surface”. In the high probability flow-down area K, one or more game balls can enter (can be included), and the nail 90 that can divide the game ball into a plurality of flow paths is not provided. There is little change in the flow direction of the game ball inside, and most of the game balls flowing into the high-probability flow region K can easily win the second big prize opening 31. In addition, it is possible to configure a substantial winning entrance without providing a entering portion where a game ball can enter at the intersection P3 between the “side boundary surface” and the winning boundary line segment N. Note that any member that does not divide the game ball into a plurality of flow paths may be provided in the high probability flow area K. For example, in this embodiment, the game ball is divided into a plurality of flow paths in the high probability flow area K. An overhang portion 96 is provided.

  FIG. 5 shows a prize ball processing component 40 arranged on the lower right back side of the game board 11. The prize ball processing component 40 is disposed adjacent to the lower right corner of the liquid crystal module 13M that can be viewed through the game board 11, and in order from the left side of the figure, the light decoration unit 41, the first big prize processing unit 42, A general winning processing unit 43 and a second big winning processing unit 44 are provided. The light decoration unit 41 incorporates an LED (not shown) and decorates the game board 11 from the back side. The first grand prize processing unit 42, the general prize processing unit 43, and the second grand prize processing unit 44 do not illustrate the winning balls that have won the first grand prize port 15, the general prize port 20A, and the second major prize port 31, respectively. This guides you to the game ball collection path. Further, in the second big prize processing section 44, a non-V prize hole 45A and a V prize hole 45B are provided. More specifically, the second big prize processing section 44 is bent in a crank shape in the middle, and includes a non-V winning hole 45A and a V winning hole 45B side by side downstream of the bent portion. Further, the slide lid 46 advances and retreats above the V winning hole 45B so that the V winning hole 45B is opened and closed. Then, the game ball that has won the second grand prize opening 31 with the movable door 32 opened is taken into the second big prize processing section 44 from the inlet 44A, and either the non-V prize hole 45A or the V prize hole 45B is taken. Pass through. At this time, once the game ball passes the V winning hole 45B, the V winning hole 45B is closed by the slide lid 46.

  When a game ball wins the first and second start winning ports 14A and 14B and the general winning ports 20A and 20B, for example, three game balls are placed on a tray (not shown) provided on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine. Are paid out as prize balls, and 15 game balls are paid out as prize balls when the game balls win the first and second big prize winning openings 15 and 31. The player competes to acquire more prize balls under the game contents of the pachinko gaming machine described below.

  The game contents of the pachinko machine are as follows. In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, the game progresses by performing the common figure determination and the special figure determination. The common figure determination is a determination to randomly determine whether or not to open the second start winning opening 14B, and the right to perform the general figure determination due to winning in the first and second start gates 18A and 18B. This is the “normal figure right / no-go decision right”. Up to four right-to-use decision determination rights are reserved, and are used one by one in the order in which they occur, and the common-use determination is performed. Note that the number of right-to-use determinations is indicated by a predetermined LED provided on the game board 11. Further, although not shown in the drawing, the usual figure determination notification effect is performed on the liquid crystal screen 13G.

  When the common map determination is performed, the determination result of the general map determination is notified after a predetermined general map determination notification effect is performed, and when the determination result is successful, the movable door 14C of the second start winning opening 14B is It is opened for a predetermined period. Further, this pachinko gaming machine is switched between a time-saving state and a non-time-saving state. Specifically, regardless of whether the first start gate 18A or the second start gate 18B is won, whether the winning time is a short-time state or a non-short-time state, the time when the normal determination is made is a non-short-time state. If this is the case, the determination result is notified after 1000 to 20000 [ms] of the normal map determination notification effect, and the probability is 99/100, while the probability is 1/100. The winning opening 14B is opened only once for 90 [ms]. On the other hand, if the time of the normal map determination is in the short-time state, the determination result is notified after the 1000 [ms] general map determination notification effect, and the probability is 1/100, while the probability is 99/100. When the winning is reached, the second start winning opening 14B is opened for 500 [ms] three times.

  The special figure determination is a determination to randomly determine whether or not to execute a jackpot game, which will be described in detail later, such as opening the first grand prize winning opening 15 and the second big winning prize opening 31, and the first and second starting Due to winning, either of the winning openings 14A, 14B generates a “special figure determination / no-judgment right” that is a right to make a special figure determination. The maximum number of special figure success / failure judgment rights is reserved, and the special figure judgment is performed by using them one by one in the order of occurrence. In addition, the number of reserved special figure determination / rejection rights that are put on hold is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 13G only in the non-short-time state on the liquid crystal screen 13G. Only the special figure success / failure determination right related to winning at the 2 start winning opening 14B is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 13G. It should be noted that the number of reserves corresponding to the first and second start winning ports 14A and 14B is also notified by the LED 39 group outside the game area R1 shown in FIG.

  In addition, the special figure determination / notification effect has three left, middle, and side-by-side displays on the liquid crystal screen 13G as shown in FIG. 1 in both cases of winning the first and second start winning openings 14A and 14B. The special symbols 13A, 13B, 13C, etc. on the right are used. These special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C are composed of, for example, a plurality of types of numbers representing numbers “0” to “9”. Usually, each special symbol 13A, 13B, and 13C has a predetermined type. Stuff is displayed stopped. Then, when the special figure determination is performed, these three special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C are displayed in a variable manner (scrolled up and down), and after a predetermined time based on the determination result, for example, left, middle, right The special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C are stopped and displayed in this order. At this time, in the case of a big hit, for example, all the special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C become the same symbol, i.e., a doublet, and in the case of losing, the special symbols 13A, 13B, 13C are stopped and displayed in combinations other than the doublet. In addition, the special figure determination notification effect is also performed by the lighting pattern of the LED 39 group outside the game area R1 shown in FIG.

  The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment has a probability variation state with a high probability of being hit by special figure determination (this is appropriately referred to as “big hit”), and a non-probability variable state having a lower probability of being hit by special figure determination than the probability variation state. It is supposed to switch to. Specifically, regardless of whether the first or second start winning opening 14A or 14B has been won, regardless of whether the winning time is in a probabilistic state or a non-probable state, the special figure determination is performed. If so, the probability of being a big hit is set to 1/100, and if it is an uncertain change state, the probability of being a big hit is set to 1/400.

  When the special figure determination is performed, a predetermined special figure determination notification effect is performed, and then the determination result of the special figure determination is notified. If the determination result is a big hit, the big hit game is executed. Here, the jackpot relating to winning at the first start winning opening 14A is set to be a jackpot with a bonus with a probability of 50%, and a jackpot without a bonus with a probability of the remaining 50%. On the other hand, the jackpot related to winning at the second start winning opening 14B is set to be a bonus jackpot with a privilege with a probability of 100%.

  When the jackpot is reached, a jackpot game composed of 16 rounds is executed regardless of whether the jackpot is a bonus hit with a bonus or a bonus hit without a bonus, and in the 1st to 13th and 15th rounds of the 16 rounds, the first jackpot 15 is Open and the second grand prize opening 31 opens in rounds 14 and 16. However, the opening times of the first big prize opening 15 and the second big prize opening 31 in rounds 14 to 16 differ depending on whether a bonus hit with a bonus or a bonus hit without a bonus. Regardless of whether the jackpot is a jackpot with a bonus or a bonus jack without a bonus, the jackpot game will be in a short-time state, but the bonus jackpot with a bonus will be longer in the short-time state. In addition to this, when a winning ball in the second big winning opening 31 passes through the V winning hole 45B during the big hit game, a certain change state is brought about after the big hit game.

  Here, when a big hit game with a bonus is executed, the opening time of the first big prize opening 15 or the second big prize opening 31 becomes, for example, 30 seconds in all rounds, and many game balls win the first big prize. It becomes possible to win a prize at the mouth 15 and the second big prize opening 31. On the other hand, when a big hit game without bonus is executed, the opening time of the first big prize opening 15 is 30 seconds in rounds 1 to 13, for example, but in the rounds 14 to 16, the first big prize opening 15 and The opening time of the second big prize opening 31 is 0.04 seconds, for example, and it becomes extremely difficult to win the first big prize opening 15 and the second big prize opening 31. Accordingly, the second big prize winning opening 31 can be won only when the big hit game with the bonus is executed. In addition, the slide lid 46 opens and closes at a timing that hardly enters the winning hole 45B even if a game ball wins during the opening time of the second big prize opening 31 in the big bonus without bonus, for example, to the second big prize opening 31V. Even if a prize is won, it is very rare that the winning hole 45B is won and the probability change state is reached after the big hit game.

  Therefore, when a big hit game with no special bonus is executed, it is substantially impossible to win the second big winning opening 31. State)). On the other hand, when a bonus hit with a bonus is awarded by special figure determination, when the winning ball to the second big winning opening 31 passes through the V winning hole 45B during the big hit game by the big hit, in a short time state after the big hit game If the winning ball is not passed through the V winning hole 45B during the big hit game due to the big hit, it becomes a probable change state (this is called “highly accurate time short state”). After the game, it will be in a state of low probability and short time. In addition, after entering the high-accuracy short-time state, if the special figure determination is not performed continuously for a predetermined number of times (eg, 161 times), the non-time-short state and the non-probable change state (this is referred to as “normal state”). Return to. On the other hand, in the low-accuracy short-time state, the normal state is restored when a special figure determination is made continuously for a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times).

  Next, the effect of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described. In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the high-accuracy time-short state is set, the movable door 14C of the second start winning opening 14B is easy to open, and more game balls are discharged because it is easier to hit than usual. If not, the second start winning opening 14B is hardly opened, and the player first plays a game aiming for winning at the first starting winning opening 14A. In the game area R1, the game ball flowing down to the left side area from the display decoration frame 23 is easier to win the first start winning opening 14A than flowing down the right side area. First, a so-called left-handed game is performed in which an operation knob (not shown) is operated so that the game ball flows down the left side region. Then, the left-handed game is played until the big hit is made by the special figure determination by the winning at the first start winning opening 14A, and when the big hit becomes the big hit with the bonus, the game state after the big hit is now, the game ball is on the left side portion. The possibility that the game ball flows down the right side area and wins the second start winning opening 14B is more advantageous to the player than the possibility of flowing down the area and winning the first start winning opening 14A. In addition, if the second start winning opening 14B is won, it is more likely that the winning in the second starting winning opening 14B than the first starting winning opening 14A will be a big hit with a bonus than the first starting winning opening 14A. Therefore, a so-called right-handed game is performed in which an operation knob (not shown) is operated so that the game ball flows down the right side region. If the right-handed game is continued, a lot of bonus jackpots with benefits are generated, and a large number of prize balls can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, the flow-down mode of the game ball when the right-handed game is performed will be described in detail. When a right-handed game is performed, the game ball flows down the side area after the momentum is suppressed by the display decoration frame 23. Here, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the second big winning opening 31 is provided at the side boundary surface arranged at the side boundary position where the game ball can flow down in the game area R1. It has an unprecedented configuration. When the movable door 32 is opened, the movable door 32 extends obliquely upward from the opening edge of the second big prize opening 31 toward the display decoration frame 23, and the second large gap is formed between the movable door 32 and the display decoration frame 23. Since the game ball that has deviated from the winning opening 31 becomes a laterally off-passage passage path, the gaming ball that has flowed down the side area directly wins the second large winning opening 31 or is guided by the movable door 32. It is randomly divided into whether to win a prize or to pass through a laterally off-sphere passing path out of the second major winning opening 31, and can be interested in the flow of game balls in the side area. In addition, since the movable door 32 opens and closes the second grand prize opening 31, there is a change in the flow of the game ball in the side area in the game area R1 as compared with the case where the second big prize opening 31 is always opened. As a result, it is possible to have a higher interest and to effectively use the side region.

  Furthermore, the winning boundary line segment N, the winning guide surface 32G, and the lateral boundary surface extending from the uppermost position of the winning guide surface 32G of the movable door 32 in the open state so as to contact the nail 90S as the “downflow path dividing protrusion”. If the area surrounded by is a high probability flow area K as described above, a game ball enters the high probability flow area K with a high probability if it enters the high probability flow area K. Since the player can be regarded as a substantial entrance to the second grand prize opening 31, the player moves the high probability flow-down area K so that the game ball that has passed the prize boundary N is the second major prize opening 31. You can see and enjoy watching the prize.

  The game ball that has passed through the meandering guide portion 23E is guided by the first inclined guide portion 97 and the second inclined guide portion 25A and enters the high-probability flow region K, or “ Enter the high-probability flow region K before the nail 90S as the “flow path dividing protrusion”, or enter the high-probability flow region K before passing the nail 90S and before the second inclined guide portion 25A. Since it enters the high probability flow down area K by a simple route and wins the second grand prize opening 31, it is possible to enjoy winning in the second big prize opening 31 in various ways.

  In addition, since a part of the second inclined guide portion 25A and a part of the winning guide surface 32G overlap in the vertical direction, when the game ball is guided to the second inclined guide portion 25A, the second large winning opening 31 is displayed. The probability of winning will increase, and you can enjoy the game in anticipation of that. Further, since the first inclined guide portion 97 is constituted by the nails 90S and 90, and the second inclined guide portion 25A is formed on the display decorative frame 23 which is a resin part, the first inclined guide portion 97 whose guide is unstable. When the game ball reaches the second inclined guide part 25A safely after the game ball is successfully guided, the probability of winning the second big prize opening 31 increases, and the difference between the two types of inclined guide parts 97, 25A is enjoyed. be able to.

  Further, when the game board is formed of a light-transmitting member whose back side is visible, and a liquid crystal screen 13G (display unit) larger than the display decoration frame 23 is arranged on the back side of the game board, the second large screen is displayed on the display decoration frame 23 side. If the winning opening 31 is provided, the liquid crystal screen 13G (display unit) may be covered with the second large winning port 31, and the liquid crystal screen 13G (display unit) may not be effectively used. By providing the big winning opening 31 (side boundary winning opening), it is possible to prevent the liquid crystal screen 13G (display unit) from being covered and to effectively use the liquid crystal screen 13G (display unit).

[Second Embodiment]
The pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment will be described based on FIG. In the first embodiment, the “downflow path dividing protrusion” according to the present invention is configured by the nail 90S, but in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, it is configured by the second start gate 18B. Specifically, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the lateral width between the side protrusion 30 and the meandering guide portion 23E is wider in the game area R1 than in the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the second starting gate 18B arranged at the lower left of the second grand prize opening 31 and directly above the first big prize opening 15 is meandering with the side protrusion 30 in this embodiment. It is arranged at a position between the guide portion 23E and almost directly above the movable door 32 in the open state. And by this 2nd starting gate 18B, between the side protrusion 30 and the meandering guide part 23E among game area | region R1, the 1st flow path between the 2nd starting gate 18B and the guide rail 12 and the 1st 2 A second flow path between the start gate 18B and the display decoration frame 23 and a third flow path through which the game ball passes inside the second start gate 18B are divided. Further, below the second flow path, the display decoration frame 23 protrudes toward the guide rail 12 to form a decoration frame side protrusion 27, and above the decoration frame side protrusion 27, the second big prize opening 31 is formed. A curved portion 27A that is inclined toward the surface is formed. The curved portion 27A is configured to be able to guide the game ball flowing down the second flow path toward the second grand prize winning port 31 side.

  In the present embodiment, with the movable door 32 opened, the line segment H extending in the right horizontal direction from the uppermost position P0 of the winning guide surface 32G is rotated upward about the uppermost position P0 for the first time. From the intersection P3 between the line segment H and the inner surface 12S of the guide rail 12 that is a “side boundary surface” to the uppermost end position P0 when contacting the second start gate 18B that is the “downflow path dividing protrusion” The drawn line segment is a winning boundary line segment N that can be regarded as a substantial “winning entrance” to the second large winning opening 31. Since the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, a duplicate description is omitted.

  Even in such a configuration, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be achieved, and a slight change can be caused in the flow of the game balls in the high probability flow-down region K. Can be improved.

[Third Embodiment]
The pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment will be described based on FIG. In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, the second big prize opening 31 and the movable door 32 of the first embodiment are not provided on the left side surface 30S of the side protrusion 30. Instead, a rectangular front opening 50K opened on the front surface of the game board 11 is formed at a position adjacent to the left side surface 30S of the side protrusion 30, and the front opening 50K is always rotated forward and backward. It is closed with a lid 50T. The front / rear rotation lid 50T has a flat plate shape and can be rotated back and forth around its lower edge. Then, when the front / rear rotation lid 50T is rotated to the front side to be in the open state, the opened / return rotation lid 50T receives the game ball flowing down from above and flows down to the front opening 50K. That is, the side large winning opening 50 as the “side boundary winning opening” according to the present invention opened upward between the front / rear rotating lid 50T and the front opening 50K is formed. On the other hand, when the front / rear rotation lid 50T is rotated rearward to the closed state, the game ball can pass in front of the front / rear rotation lid 50T.

  Further, the left side surface 30S of the side protrusion 30 is adjacent to the right opening edge of the front opening 50K. On the other hand, a guide member 60 protruding from the front side of the game board 11 is adjacent to the left opening edge of the front opening 50K. The guide member 60 extends obliquely upward toward the display decoration frame 23. Further, the guide member 60 is set so that the end portion on the side large winning opening 50 side becomes the height of the upper end portion of the front / rear rotation lid 50T, and the winning guide surface 60G which is the upper surface thereof is the front surface. It is a flat inclined surface inclined toward the opening 50K. Thus, the game ball can be smoothly guided to the side large winning opening 50. In the present embodiment, the line segment H extending in the right horizontal direction from the uppermost position P0 of the winning guide surface 60G with the front / rear rotation lid 50T being opened is rotated upward about the uppermost position P0, When the nail 90S that is the “downflow path dividing protrusion” is contacted for the first time, the line segment H is pulled from the intersection P3 between the inner surface 12S of the guide rail 12 that is the “lateral boundary surface” to the uppermost end position P0. The line segment is a winning boundary line segment N that can be regarded as a substantial “winning entrance” to the side large winning opening 50. Since the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, a duplicate description is omitted.

  Even in such a configuration, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be achieved, and a slight change can be caused in the flow of the game balls in the high probability flow-down region K. Can be improved.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It can be changed and implemented.

  (1) Although the side protrusion 30, the second big prize opening 31, and the movable door 32 of the first embodiment are arranged in the side region on the right side of the display decoration frame 23 in the game region R1, FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the side protrusion 30, the second big prize opening 31, and the movable door 32 may be arranged in the side region on the left side of the display decoration frame 23 in the game region R1. Also in this case, a “flow path dividing protrusion” (nail 90S in the figure) is provided above the second grand prize winning opening 31, and a “side boundary surface” is formed by the left side region of the display decorative frame 23. Assume that a winning entrance may be configured and a high probability flow-down area may be configured.

  (2) A winning opening may be provided in each of one and the other of the “direction member side edge protruding wall” and the “side boundary surface” according to the present invention facing each other across the side region. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the second big prize opening 31 is provided on the right side surface 30S of the side protrusion 30 as the “side boundary surface”, while the display as “direction member side edge protrusion wall” is provided. A movable winning opening 83 may be provided in the decorative frame 23. At this time, a “downflow path dividing protrusion” (nail 90S in the figure) is provided above the winning opening on the side boundary surface side, and a winning entrance is configured using the downflow path dividing protrusion and the side boundary surface. Assume that a high probability flow-down region may be configured. In addition, a “downflow path split protrusion” is provided above the winning opening on the side of the effect member side edge protrusion wall, and a winning entrance is configured using the downflow path division protrusion and the effect member side edge protrusion wall, and a high probability flow down. Assume that an area may be configured.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, the second large winning opening 31 as the “side boundary winning opening” of the present invention is provided in the side protrusion 30 disposed adjacent to the guide rail 12 as the surrounding wall. The “side wall winning opening” according to the present invention may be provided in the “enclosure wall” according to the invention. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, a part of the guide rail 12 is replaced with a block body 80, and the surrounding wall is configured by the guide rail 12 and the block body 80. You may provide the 2nd big prize opening 82 opened and closed by the movable door 81 in the inner surface (it corresponds to the "side boundary surface" of this invention) which faced the side. At that time, a “downflow path dividing protrusion” (nail 90S in the figure) is provided above the second grand prize winning port 31, and a “lateral boundary surface” is formed using the surrounding wall and the downflow path dividing protrusion. It is assumed that a winning entrance may be configured and a high probability flow down region may be configured.

  (4) In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine. However, as long as it is a gaming machine, it may be provided in a coin gaming machine, a slot machine, an arrangement ball, or the like.

  (5) The winning guide surfaces 32G and 60G in the above embodiment are flat inclined surfaces, but may be curved surfaces, for example.

  (6) The flow path dividing protrusion may be other than a nail or a gate, and may be any one that can divide a flow path such as a windmill.

11 Game board 13 Main display production section (game production section)
23D access restriction wall (direction member side edge protruding wall)
23E meandering guide part 23E2 inner surface (side boundary surface)
25A 2nd inclination guide part 30 Side protrusion 30J Upper surface (side boundary surface)
30S Left side (side interface)
31, 82 2nd Grand Prize (Side Boundary Entrance)
32,81 Movable door (guide member)
32G, 60G winning guide surface 50 Side large winning opening (side boundary winning opening)
91 First guide nail row 92 Second guide nail row 96 Overhang portion 97 First inclined guide portion K High probability flow region L1, L2 Flow route N Prize winning boundary line segment

Claims (11)

A game board with a game area on the front where game balls can flow down;
A side boundary member that protrudes from the front surface of the game board and has a side boundary surface that is disposed at a side boundary position where the game ball can flow down in the game area;
A game production unit arranged in the game area and performing production according to the game situation;
An effect member side edge protruding wall that is disposed on a side edge portion of the game effect section and protrudes from the front surface of the game board and faces the side boundary surface in the left-right direction of the game board,
A flow that projects from the front surface of the game board and divides a side area sandwiched between the effect member side edge protruding wall and the side boundary surface of the game area into a plurality of flow paths through which game balls can flow. In a gaming machine having a path dividing protrusion,
It opens to the side boundary surface or is arranged adjacent to the side boundary surface and opens upward, so that the game ball can enter or pass and benefits the player when entering or passing The side boundary prize opening to be granted,
A guide member having a winning guide surface extending obliquely upward from the opening edge of the side boundary winning opening toward the effect member side edge protruding wall and capable of guiding a game ball to the side boundary winning opening;
A gaming machine provided with a side off-ball passing path which is provided between the guide member and the surrounding wall and through which a game ball off the side boundary winning opening can pass. The flow path dividing protrusion is disposed above the side boundary winning award in the side region,
A line segment horizontally connecting the uppermost end position of the winning guide surface and the side boundary surface is rotated upward from below about the uppermost end position of the winning guide surface, and then the flow path dividing protrusion is first formed. The line segment when it touches is defined as a winning boundary line segment, and the area surrounded by the winning boundary line segment, the winning guide surface, and the lateral boundary surface is defined as the winning boundary line segment and the winning guide. A high-probability flow-down area that is easier to enter or pass through the side boundary winning opening than an area that is not surrounded by a surface and the side boundary surface, and one or more game balls can enter the high-probability flow-down area The downflow path dividing protrusion is arranged so as to have a large size, and no entrance part where a game ball can enter is not provided at the intersection of the side boundary surface and the winning boundary line segment. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is characterized. Projecting from the front surface of the game board and surrounding the game area;
A side protrusion that protrudes from the front surface of the game board at a side position of the effect member side edge protrusion wall in the game area and is addressed to the surrounding wall;
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the side boundary member is constituted by a part of the surrounding wall and the side protrusion. An overhanging portion projecting from the side boundary surface toward the effect member side edge protruding wall at a position above the side boundary winning opening,
The flow path dividing protrusion disposed at an interval of one or more game balls diagonally below the effect member side edge protrusion wall side with respect to the tip of the overhang portion;
A first inclined guide portion that is configured by the projecting portion and the flow path dividing protrusion, and that is inclined so as to approach the effect member side edge protruding wall as the upper surface goes downward;
Formed in the portion of the effect member side edge protruding wall where the game ball guided by the first inclined guide portion comes into contact, and is inclined so as to approach the side boundary winning opening as it goes downward. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a second inclined guide portion that guides a game ball received from the guide portion to the side boundary winning a prize opening. A curved portion that is curved to the side away from the guide member is formed below the second inclined guide portion of the effect member side edge protruding wall,
The guide member is located on a side of the bending portion,
A part of the second inclined guide part and a part of the winning guide surface of the guide member are overlapped in the vertical direction or arranged within a range of less than one game ball in the horizontal direction even if they do not overlap. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the gaming machine is provided.   The overhanging portion and the flow path dividing projection that constitute the first inclined guide portion are nails raised from a game board, while the effect member side edge protruding wall is a resin component. The gaming machine according to claim 4 or 5.   The meandering guide part which guides the said game ball to the said 1st inclination guide part by allowing it to pass through while meandering one by one above the said 1st inclination guide part is provided. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 6 to 6.   A front opening is formed on the front surface of the game board at a position adjacent to the side boundary surface, and a front / rear rotating lid that rotates back and forth around the lower edge of the front opening is provided. When the front / rear turning lid is turned to the front side and opened, the side boundary winning opening opened upward is formed between the front / rear turning lid and the front opening. 8. The game ball according to claim 1, wherein the game ball can pass through the front of the front / rear rotation lid when the lid is turned rearward to be in a closed state. 9. The gaming machine according to claim.   A left-right rotating lid that opens the side boundary winning opening on the side boundary surface and rotates left and right about the lower edge of the side boundary winning opening to open and close the side boundary winning opening The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the guide member is the left-right pivot lid when the side boundary winning opening is opened.   The flow path dividing protrusion that the winning boundary line is in contact with is a ball-entry gate having a gate-like structure through which a game ball can pass inside, and the side boundary surface and the effect member side edge protruding wall The space between the first flow path inside the entrance gate, the second flow path on the side of the effect member side edge projecting wall from the entrance gate, and the third flow path side from the entrance gate to the side boundary surface side. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the gaming machine is divided into a flow-down path.   Of the game board, at least a part of a portion sandwiched between the side boundary surface and the effect member side edge protruding wall is formed of a translucent member that allows the back side of the game board to be visually recognized. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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