JP2016067606A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine capable of thinning a major winning hole device and reducing a major winning hole.SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine includes a major winning hole device 600 that is disposed in a game area 52 in which a game ball flows down and performs opening operation for allowing a game ball to enter by operating in a predetermined case for a predetermined number of times. The major winning hole device 600 includes: a flow-in ball guidance part 608 for receiving and guiding a game ball flowing down the game area 52; a first ball entry port 609a and a second ball entry port 610a that are provided in the flow-in ball guidance part 608, are open separated in a flow-down direction of a game ball flowing down the flow-in ball guidance part 608, and allows entry of a game ball; and a horizontal shutter member 606 that can open and close the first ball entry port 609a and the second ball entry port 610a and opens the first ball entry port 609a and the second ball entry port 610a by opening operation. A horizontal shutter member 606 simultaneously opens both of the first ball entry port 609a and the second ball entry port 610a when opening them.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine that uses a game ball as a game medium.

In general, some pachinko gaming machines are provided with an open / close type big prize opening device that operates during a special game when a big hit occurs. And, as this special prize opening device, a type that raises or lowers the door is well known, but besides this, a type that moves the shutter back and forth (Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). ), And a type that guides the game ball in the left-right direction by a member that falls down and leads it to the big prize opening (Patent Document 3).
JP 2013-111263 A JP 2014-090990 A JP 2013-223590 A

  By the way, in a pachinko gaming machine equipped with the various prize winning devices as described above, a predetermined number (for example, nine) of game balls can be quickly obtained if a sufficient size is secured at the opening of the prize winning opening. You can enter. However, it is necessary to increase the size of members that can be opened and closed, such as doors and shutters, as the opening of the big prize opening increases. And if these members become large-sized, the request | requirement regarding a driving force or a guide mechanism will become severe, and the difficulty in terms of design and cost will become large.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko gaming machine capable of reducing the thickness of the big prize opening device and reducing the big prize opening.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is arranged in a game area where game balls flow down, and operates in a predetermined case (such as a big hit) to allow a game ball to enter (in each round) A special prize opening device that performs a predetermined number of times (opening operation, etc.)
The big prize opening device is
An inflow sphere guide for receiving and guiding a game ball flowing down the game area;
A plurality of entrances (first entrance port, second entrance port) that are provided in the inflow ball guide unit and that are spaced apart from each other and open in the downflow direction of the game ball flowing down the inflow ball guide unit. Entrance, etc.)
A winning guide section (a first winning guide section, a second winning guide section, etc.) for discharging the gaming balls that have entered the respective entrances of the plurality of entrances downward;
A slide opening / closing member (such as a horizontal shutter member) that can open and close each of the entrances, and that opens each of the entrances by the opening operation;
A decelerating portion for interfering with and decreasing the flow velocity of the game ball flowing down the inflow ball guide portion;
The slide opening / closing member opens all the entrances at the same time when opening each entrance.
The inflow ball guide unit can discharge game balls that have passed without entering the respective entrances to the outside of the grand prize opening device,
The game area is provided with a start winning opening (such as a second start winning opening) that triggers a lottery based on detection of a game ball,
The start winning opening is disposed in a portion of the game area downstream of the inflow ball guide portion,
A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that a game ball discharged from the inflow ball guiding portion of the large winning opening device through the speed reduction portion can be made to enter the starting winning port.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a pachinko gaming machine capable of reducing the thickness of the special prize opening device and reducing the size of the special prize opening.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of the pachinko game machine of one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of a pachinko gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the main board | substrate structures of a pachinko game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the basic composition of a main board | substrate. It is explanatory drawing which shows the functional structure of a sub main board | substrate and a sub sub board | substrate. (A) is an explanatory diagram showing a display device such as a special symbol, (b1) is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a decorative symbol in the effect symbol display device during a change, and (b2) is a display example when the decorative symbol is stopped. It is explanatory drawing shown. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table for detachment in detail. (A) is a perspective view of the big prize opening device, (b) is a plan view of the big prize opening device. (A) is a front view which shows the state which removed the shielding cover member of the big prize opening device, (b) is a top view which shows the state which removed the shielding cover member of the big prize opening device similarly. (A) is a perspective view which shows the non-operation state of the big prize opening device which removed the shielding cover member, (b) is a perspective view which similarly shows the operation state of the big prize opening device which removed the shielding cover member. It is a perspective view which shows the state which decomposed | disassembled the big prize apparatus from diagonally upward. It is a perspective view which shows the state which decomposed | disassembled the big prize apparatus from diagonally downward.

Hereinafter, a pachinko gaming machine which is a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. The second game is preferentially executed so that the first game and the second game as the plurality of games are not executed simultaneously. In order to achieve both of these game characteristics, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of start winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, a plurality of holding lamps, and a plurality of large winning openings.
<Summary of front configuration and game characteristics of pachinko machines>

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball as a game medium, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 is provided in the tray unit 200, and has mechanisms such as storage of game balls, delivery of game balls to the launch rail, and extraction of game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 is also provided in the tray unit 200 and has mechanisms for storing and extracting game balls. The lower front plate 18 positioned below the lower ball tray 16 is provided with a plurality of speakers 19 for outputting BGM, various sound effects, and the like according to the gaming state and effect pattern.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, an effect symbol display device 60, a first start winning port 62, and a second starting winning port 63 on a game area 52 defined by an outer rail and an inner rail hidden behind the door 14. , Center ornament 64, first grand prize opening 91, second major prize opening 92, operation opening 68, and general prize opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a number of game nails, windmills, and the like (not shown) are installed.

  In addition, a special symbol display device 53 is installed in the lower left part of the game area 52 as viewed from the front, and the special symbol display device 53 has, as shown in FIG. A first special symbol display device 70 and a second special symbol display device 71 are provided. In the present embodiment, the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71 may be collectively referred to as a special symbol display device.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the first start winning opening 62 is provided as a starting winning opening corresponding to the first game, and the second starting winning opening 63 is provided as a starting winning opening corresponding to the second game. It is done. The first start winning opening 62 includes a start winning detection device 74. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entrance of a game ball into the first start winning opening 62, and generates (outputs) first start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The second start winning opening 63 includes a start winning detection device 75, a normal electric accessory (so-called “electric tulip”, not shown), and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for opening and closing the normal electric accessory. The start winning detection device 75 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second start winning opening 63, and generates (outputs) second start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. When the ordinary electric combination is expanded by the driving force of the ordinary electric combination solenoid 76, a so-called electric chew support is provided, and the ease of entering the second start winning prize port 63 is enhanced.

  Note that the second start winning opening 63 is provided below the first starting winning opening 62, that is, at a position where the first start winning opening 62 prevents the game ball from entering. Therefore, while the ordinary electric accessory is not expanded, the entry to the second start winning opening 63 is hindered by the first start winning opening 62, and the second start winning opening 63 is in a state where it is difficult to enter the ball. Maintained. Therefore, in order to aim at entering the second start winning opening 63 in the game, it is necessary to expand the ordinary electric accessory. In this embodiment, as a result of the expansion of the ordinary electric accessory, the ease of entering the second start winning opening 63 is higher than the ease of entering the first start winning opening 62. However, what is necessary is just to set suitably according to the profit etc. which are obtained as a result of a 1st game and a 2nd game, and the structure which does not enter at all when a normal electric accessory is not expanded, or the 1st start winning opening 62 You may make it have the same opening width as.

  The general winning opening 72 includes a plurality of general winning detecting devices 73 (see the block diagram of FIG. 3) for detecting the entering of game balls. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates (outputs) general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The general winning detection device 73 may be individually provided for the general winning opening, or may collect and detect the game balls that have entered the plurality of general winning openings 72, or Depending on the arrangement position (up and down, left and right) of the general winning opening and the number of prize balls set (5 prize balls and 10 prize balls), they may be grouped and detected as appropriate.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the first big prize opening 91 is provided as a big prize opening corresponding to the first game, and the second big prize opening 92 is provided as a big prize opening corresponding to the second game. The first grand prize winning port 91 includes a winning detection device 78 (see the block diagram of FIG. 3) for detecting the entrance of a game ball, and a first opening / closing door for opening and closing the first big winning port 91 ( And a special prize opening solenoid 80 for driving the first opening / closing door. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first big winning opening 91, and generates (outputs) first big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The second grand prize opening 92 drives a prize detection device 79 for detecting the entry of a game ball, a second opening / closing door for opening / closing the second big prize opening 92, and the second opening / closing door. A big prize opening solenoid 81 is provided. The winning detection device 79 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second grand prize opening 92, and generates (outputs) second grand prize opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The first big winning opening 91 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the first special symbol 192 (see FIG. 7A) stops in a predetermined manner. The first grand prize winning port 91 is provided at a position above the out port 58. The second big winning opening 92 is opened as a “big hit” when the second special symbol 193 stops in a predetermined manner, and is on the right side of the first big winning opening 91 and the second starting winning opening 63. Is provided. In the present embodiment, a big prize opening device 600, which will be described later, is used as the second big prize opening 92. In the big prize opening device 600, two winning sensors (see FIG. 17 (a) reference numerals 79a and 79b) are used, but the detailed configuration and functions of the second big prize opening 92 (large prize opening device 600) will be described later.

  In this embodiment, decorative plates 91b and 92b are respectively provided in front of the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second grand prize winning port 92, and each decorative plate is used for decorating the game area 52. Characters and figures are drawn. The decorative plates 91b and 92b are made of a transparent material so that the player can visually recognize the first opening / closing door, the second opening / closing door, the first big winning opening 91, and the second big winning opening 92. However, the decorative plates 91b and 92b may be opaque. In addition, the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second grand prize winning port 92 may be used in common by arranging only one grand prize winning port (for example, the first grand prize winning port 91).

  An effect symbol display device 60 is provided substantially at the center of the game area 52, and a first special symbol display device 70 corresponding to the first game and a second special symbol display device corresponding to the second game are separated to the lower left. 71 are provided adjacent to each other on the left and right (see FIG. 7A). The first special symbol display device 70 displays the variation of the first special symbol 192 corresponding to the first game, and the second special symbol display device 71 displays the variation of the second special symbol 193 corresponding to the second game. Is displayed. The first special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the first lottery performed when the game ball enters the first start winning opening 62, and its variable display is stopped in a predetermined hit state. A big hit occurs and a special game (described later) is executed. The second special symbol 193 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the second lottery performed when the game ball enters the second start winning opening 63, and its variable display is stopped in a predetermined hit mode. A big hit occurs and a special game (described later) is executed.

  The first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71 are display means composed of, for example, a 7-segment LED with dots added at the lower right corner. The first special symbol display 192 and the second special symbol display 193 are Each of them is represented by 10 numbers “0” to “8”, a symbol α, and a symbol β.

  Symbols α and β indicate lighting patterns that can be displayed by a segment combination of 7-segment LEDs, and the patterns themselves are not arranged with meanings such as characters. In the present specification, such a pattern is referred to as “symbol” for the sake of convenience, and is denoted as “symbol α” or “symbol β” in order to distinguish the type. Incidentally, on the right side of the second special symbol in FIG. 7A, a round number display device (not shown in the figure) indicating the number of unit games in the special game is provided as a two-digit 7-segment LED, which will be described later. According to the occurrence of the first or second special game, the number of rounds of both special games is displayed in common.

  As shown in FIGS. 7B1 and 7B2, in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60, the left decorative symbol 190a used for the effect related to the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, the middle The decorative pattern 190b and the decorative pattern 190c on the right are displayed in the state of fluctuation or stoppage. Further, in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60, various notice displays related to the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, various cut-in displays for the effect, various background displays, and the like. Is also done. The effect symbol display device 60 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The decorative symbols 190a to 190c are symbols for visually producing the first lottery result display shown by the first special symbol 192 or the second lottery result display shown by the second special symbol 193. The effect symbol display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbols 190 a to 190 c, for example, a plurality of rows of symbol variation moving images simulating a game of a slot machine in the display area 194.

  The effect symbol display device 60 is configured by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be configured by other display means such as a mechanical drum or LED. Since the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 do not necessarily have a role of production, in the present embodiment, the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 70 at the lower left of the production symbol display device 60 are used. When the special symbol display device 71 displays an inconspicuous size, but adopts a technique in which the special symbol itself has an effect role and does not display the decorative symbol, the special symbol is displayed on the effect symbol display device 60. You may display on a liquid crystal display like this. In this embodiment, the decorative symbols 190a to 190c are commonly used in the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 in the effect symbol display device 60, but are individually displayed. Alternatively, the device itself may be provided separately, and when it is shared as in this embodiment, a display indicating which special symbol is displayed is displayed at the corner of the effect symbol display device 60. Also good.

  The operation port 68 is provided at a position on the right side of the game board 50 and at an upper right position of the second grand prize winning port 92. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69 (see FIG. 3). The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates (outputs) passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers a lottery for expanding the ordinary electric accessory of the second start winning prize port 63.

  When the player rotates the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 with the strength according to the rotation angle are guided one by one to the inner rail and the outer rail to the game area 52. Fired. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball falls into each of the general winning opening 72, the first starting winning opening 62, the second starting winning opening 63, the first large winning opening 91, and the second large winning opening 92, the type of the winning opening is determined. The corresponding prize ball is paid out to the upper ball tray 15 or the lower ball tray 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball enters the first start winning opening 62, the first special symbol 192 is variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 70, and the decorative symbols 190a to 190c are variably displayed on the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. Is done. When the game ball enters the second start winning opening 63, the second special symbol 193 is variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 71, and the decorative symbols 190a to 190c are variably displayed on the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. (See FIG. 7B1). The variable display of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbols 190a to 190c is stopped after the lapse of the variable time determined prior to display (see FIG. 7 (b2)). When the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbols 190a to 190c at the time of the stop are in a big hit mode, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the first grand prize winning port 91 is performed. Is started. At this time, the decorative symbols 190a to 190c simulating a game of a slot machine take a display mode in which three symbols are matched. When the second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbols 190a to 190c at the time of the stop are in a big hit mode, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the second big prize opening 92 Is started.

  The special game is a game in which the unit game in which the first grand prize port 91 or the second grand prize port 92 is opened is repeated a plurality of times, and the unit game is repeated a maximum of 16 times (16R (round)). There are a game and a special game in which a unit game is repeated four times (4R (round)), which is the minimum number of times. In addition, depending on the type of jackpot, a plurality of modes are set for each of a special game for 16 unit games and a special game for four unit games. The mode of special games will be described later. In each round, when a predetermined number (for example, nine) of game balls are detected at the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand winning port 92, or when it is released for a predetermined time (for example, about 30 seconds). ) Elapses, the end condition is established and the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second big winning prize port 92 is closed.

  When the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbols 190a to 190c at the time of the stop are in a predetermined small hit state, the game shifts to a small hit game, and the opening / closing operation of the first big winning opening 91 is executed. When the second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbols 190a to 190c at the time of the stop are in the small hit mode, the game also shifts to the small hit game, and the opening / closing operation of the second big winning opening 92 is executed. In the small hit game of the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the first grand prize winning opening 91 or the second big winning prize opening 92 repeats the opening for about 0.2 seconds four times, so that some of the 4Rs are externally displayed. It becomes the operation mode similar to the big hit. As for the small hit game, a plurality of small hit types may be provided as in the special game described above, and variations may be provided in the large winning opening to be opened, the number of times of opening in one unit game, and the opening pattern. The decision can be made based on the special symbol that is a small hit, or by individual lottery, as in the method for determining the type of special game. In addition, among a plurality of modes as types, it is also possible to provide a part of an open pattern that can be easily distinguished from the appearance as being a small hit, thereby expanding game play.

  When a special game occurs and a predetermined condition such as a lottery is satisfied, after the end of the special game, as a specific game, a probability variation game (hereinafter referred to as “probability variation”) or a variable time reduction game (hereinafter “time reduction”) ") Is started. During the probability change, a lottery with a higher probability of jackpot than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early. In this embodiment, the probability variation state is continued until the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is a big hit. In either case of 16R big hit or 4R big hit, there is a case where the probability change is not started after the end of the special game. During the time reduction, the fluctuation time of the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is substantially shortened.

  During the time shortening of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbols 190a to 190c, the easy entry state, which is one of the specific games, is performed. At this time, the easy entry state is that the normal symbol (to be described later) shortens the time, the probability variation of the open lottery, and the opening of the ordinary electric accessory is extended, thereby making it easy to enter the second start winning opening 63. Is a state that can be enhanced. The normal symbol time reduction is a state in which the variation time of the normal symbol is shortened from the normal state. The probability variation of the open lottery is a state in which the winning probability of the open lottery is higher than the normal state. The opening extension of the ordinary electric accessory is a state in which the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory is longer than the normal state. As described above, in the easy entry state, the possibility that the number of fluctuations of the normal symbol per certain time increases as compared to the normal state increases, and the ease of entering the second start winning opening 63 also increases. There is a high possibility that the number of balls entering the 2-start winning prize opening 63 will increase. Therefore, the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbols 190a to 190c have a short time and easy entry, so that there is an opportunity to obtain a prize ball by entering the second start winning opening 63 during that period. As a result of the increase, it becomes possible to continue to play the game with almost no decrease in possession.

  In the present embodiment, the easy entry state during the short time is that the ball enters the second start winning opening 63 using the three functions of the normal symbol time, the probability variation of the open lottery, and the open extension of the normal electric accessory. Increase ease. However, as a modified example, it is possible to use one or two of these three functions to increase the ease of entering the second start winning opening 63. Thus, even if only a part of the three functions is used, it is possible to improve the ease of entering the second start winning prize port 63. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which switches according to a gaming state at least any one of three functions by the period to implement and the period which does not implement.

  Also, in this embodiment, when a small hit occurs for the first special symbol 192, a limited frequency pattern table (not shown) is referred to as the symbol variation of the first special symbol 192 after the end of the small hit game. . At this time, the limited frequency pattern table of the first special symbol 192 is referred to in a different manner depending on which symbol the second special symbol 193 is stopped, and the variation pattern is selected. For example, when the second special symbol 193 is stopped and displayed as the off symbol α, the variation pattern is selected according to the limited frequency table for 10 times as the symbol variation of the first special symbol 192 after the end of the small hit game. In addition, when the second special symbol 193 is stopped and displayed with the off symbol β, the variation pattern is selected according to the limited frequency table for 20 times as the symbol variation of the first special symbol 192 after the end of the small hit game. Thereby, since the special effect can be executed in a different manner depending on which symbol the second special symbol 193 is stopped at, the range of the design of the effect can be widened. In the following, depending on the situation, the effect performed using the limited frequency pattern table is referred to as a limited frequency pattern effect.

  When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, the symbol called the normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 for a predetermined time. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided in the special symbol display device 53. In this embodiment, the two lamps are alternately lit and extinguished to express the variation display of the normal symbol, and which lamp is the final one. The lottery result of a normal symbol is represented by whether or not it stops with the light on. When the normal symbol variation display stops in a predetermined hit state after the predetermined time has elapsed, the normal electric accessory of the second start winning opening 63 is expanded for a predetermined time. In addition, the term “lamp” in this embodiment has a meaning including LEDs and the like.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect symbol display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the effect symbol display device 60, and decoration. A large number of game effect lamps (LEDs, etc., not shown) are provided inside the center ornament 64 and play a role of production by blinking or the like. Further, the center decoration 64 is provided with movable effect members 93 and 94, which constitute an effect gimmick. Further, a game ball passage portion 65 is formed in a portion of the center ornament 64 on the right side when viewed from the front. Then, when a so-called right hit is performed in which the game ball is fired toward the right side of the game area 52, the game ball passing above the center decoration 64 flows down the game ball passage portion 65, and the operation port 68 or It is possible to go to the area where the second big prize opening 92 is arranged.

  The first special figure holding lamp 20 corresponding to the first game is provided above the first special symbol display device 70, and the second special figure holding lamp 21 corresponding to the second game is displayed as the second special symbol display. The universal symbol holding lamp 22 provided above the device 71 and corresponding to the normal symbol variation is provided adjacent to the normal symbol display device 59.

  Each of the first special figure hold lamp 20 and the second special figure hold lamp 21 is composed of two lamps, and the lottery value hold for each of the first game and the second game is held depending on the number of lights or the number of blinks. Display a number. The number of hold of the winning / failing lottery value in the first special symbol holding lamp 20 is the number of winning in the first start winning opening 62 during the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 or during the execution of the special game, the symbol variation is still executed Indicates the number of winning balls that are not. The number of hold of the success / failure lottery value in the second special symbol holding lamp 21 is the number of winning in the second start winning slot 63 during the fluctuation of any of the second special symbol 193 or during the execution of the special game, the symbol fluctuation is still Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed.

  That is, if the previously performed symbol variation has not ended, the variation start condition is not satisfied, and a new symbol variation is not started, but when the symbol variation ends, the variation start condition is satisfied and a new symbol variation is established. Symbol variation will be started. At this time, a lottery using the random number value stored on hold is executed, and the presence / absence of the big hit, the variation pattern of the symbol, and the like are determined. In the case of the present embodiment, since the second game is preferentially executed as described above, all of the symbol variations corresponding to the reserved lottery value of the second special symbol 193 are all for the first special symbol 192. It is also a variable start condition that all the pending lottery values have been consumed.

  The regular figure holding lamp 22 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of holdings of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lighting or blinking. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed. The operation button 82 is a button operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction on the gaming machine side. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface of the upper part of the upper ball tray 15 and is located near the center of the upper ball dish 15 in the left-right direction.

  The operation button 82 is operated by the player when the button effect is executed, and exhibits a function of giving the player a feeling that he / she participates in the game effect or the lottery. As the button effect, for example, during the reach effect that is performed in the process of displaying the decorative symbol, “Push”, “Let's hit repeatedly”, “Long press” along with the symbol of the operation button 82 in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. ”Or a video of an indicator indicating the remaining time is displayed, and when the player operates the operation button 82 in accordance with this, an effect such that the character gives a comment or an ally character attacks the enemy character. There is an effect to perform. In this embodiment, when the movable effect members 93 and 94 perform a predetermined operation in response to the operation of the operation button 82, the reliability of the jackpot related to the reach effect at that time is high, and the operation button 82 If the movable effect members 93 and 94 do not perform a predetermined operation even if the button is operated, the effect may be executed in such a manner that the reliability of the jackpot related to the reach effect at that time is low.

  Although the operation of the operation button 82 is normally disabled, it is a button operation effective period in which the operation of the operation button 82 is enabled during the button production. The button operation effective period is a predetermined time set in advance. It should be noted that the operation button 82 is combined with a vibration motor (not shown) to vibrate the operation button 82, an effect mode in which the operation range of the operation button 82 is expanded and the operation button 82 is projected and retracted, and the operation button It is also possible to execute an effect such that 82 is protruded relatively large.

At the bottom of the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60, as shown in FIGS. 7 (b1) and (b2), a first hold number display unit 196 indicating the number of hold of the winning / failing lottery value in the first game, Then, a second hold number display section 197 indicating the number of hold of the success / failure lottery value in the second game is displayed. By the way, with regard to the hold display, when the number of hold of the first game and the second game increases, the display changes sequentially with reference to the left side (left side in FIG. 7A) as seen from each player. The hold display on the first start winning opening 62 side (first game) that wins many times during normal games is displayed on the reference side (left side), and the second start winning port 63 side (second game) that rarely wins during normal games. Is displayed on the right. This is because it can be expected that the player can easily grasp the normal hold state intuitively. Note that a normal decorative symbol corresponding to the display content of the normal symbol display device 59 may be provided separately from the normal symbol display device 59. In this case, for example, the effect symbol display device 60 can be used.
<< Summary of main effects in this embodiment >>

  In the present embodiment, a large number of effect patterns are provided, and a moving image is displayed on the effect symbol display device 60 according to the effect pattern selected according to the game situation. The effect pattern in each situation may be configured by further combining a selected character or an animation of an item with the selected effect pattern. Furthermore, in the pachinko gaming machine 10, the so-called battle effects are included in the prepared effect patterns. In this battle production, for example, a plurality of characters on the production are divided into the main character side and the enemy character side, and a video showing how the main character and the enemy character fight or fight is displayed. Is.

Further, the battle production includes a “battle success production” in which the main character wins as a result of the battle and a “battle failure production” in which the main character loses. Also, a “latent effect” is provided in many types of effect patterns. Whether this “latent effect” is highly probable without notifying that the effect using the effect symbol display device 60 or the like is being probabilistic even if the winning lottery is being performed with high probability. It is the content that expresses the distinction of whether the probability is normal or not so that it is not perceived by the player. This “latent effect” is typically executed over a variable display of the first special symbol 192 (and decorative symbols 190a to 190c), for example, several tens of times in the game after the end of the special game. Is used.
<< Summary of games with jackpot >>

  When a big hit (per 1st special figure) occurs in the first game, a special game using the first big winning opening 91 is executed. Then, the first grand prize winning opening 91 is opened in a pattern corresponding to the type of jackpot related to the first lottery, and the result regarding the presence / absence of the ball and the amount of the ball to be obtained is obtained. In addition, depending on the type of jackpot that has occurred, the probability change after the end of the special game and the presence or absence of time reduction are determined.

  When the big hit in the first game is not accompanied by a change in probability, in this embodiment, no time is given, and the player continues so-called left-handed, which is a normal launching technique that continues to aim at the first start winning opening 62. To do.

  On the other hand, if the big hit in the first game is a game with probability change (probability change big hit), a game with a right hand is played after the special game, except for some jackpots. That is, after the end of the special game in the first game, an effect that prompts the player to make a right strike is executed by an image or sound on the effect symbol display device 60. Then, when the player increases the turning amount of the launch handle 17 clockwise to increase the launching power and launches the game ball toward the region on the right side of the game region 52, the game ball passing above the center ornament 64 is Then, it enters the game ball passage portion 65 of the center decoration 64 and flows down the center decoration 64. Further, the game ball released from the center ornament 64 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and other structures.

  A part of the large number of game balls emitted from the center decoration 64 passes through the operation port 68 (see FIG. 1) and is detected by the passage detection device 69 (see FIG. 3). As described above, when the game ball passes through the operating port 68, the symbol called the normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 (see FIGS. 3 and 7A) for a predetermined time. When the symbol variation display stops in a predetermined hit state, the ordinary electric accessory of the second start winning prize opening 63 is expanded for a predetermined time.

  In the present embodiment, the game ball reaching the right side of the game area 52 can be guided to the vicinity of the second start winning opening 63 and the second big winning opening 92 by a nail or the like. When the ordinary electric accessory at the winning opening 63 is expanded once, in many cases, one game ball can enter the second starting winning opening 63 depending on the situation. Yes. Further, in this embodiment, a time reduction is added to the probability variation big hits except for a part, and during the time reduction, the normal electric accessory is opened and extended. Here, when the time is not short, the ordinary electric accessory may be opened. In this case, the opening pattern may be a relatively short time (for example, about 0.5 seconds) or a relatively long time (for example, Various open patterns such as a combination of about 2 to 3 seconds) or a combination thereof can be adopted.

  When the second game big hit (per second special figure) occurs based on the ball entering the second start winning opening 63, a special game using the second big winning opening 92 is executed. Then, the second grand prize winning opening 92 is opened in a pattern corresponding to the type of jackpot related to the second lottery described above, and results regarding the presence / absence of the outgoing ball and the amount of the outgoing ball are obtained. In addition, as described above, the probability change after the end of the special game and the presence or absence of time reduction are determined according to the type of jackpot that has occurred.

In addition, the relations such as jackpot, special game, right handed, short time, electric Chu support etc. are not limited to those described above, for example, right handed during the special game related to the first game or the second game It is possible to adopt various relationships such as those that give a short time after a special game related to a normal jackpot without a probability change, and those that give a short time after a special game for a part of a certain probability change big hit.
<Outline of rear and electrical configuration of pachinko machines>

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. As shown in FIG. 2, a set base 39 having a mechanism for guiding or collecting game balls is attached to the back of the front frame 12, and a power source is connected to the entire gaming machine below the set base 39. And a payout control board 45 for controlling the gaming machine frame side are attached. Also, on the back of the game board, there is a main board (main control board) 102 that performs overall control of the entire game, and the liquid crystal unit 42 (effect symbol display device 60 based on information received from the main board 102 or information input uniquely. The sub-board 104 that controls the operation of various rendering devices such as) is attached at a position corresponding to the opening of the set base 39.

  The set base 39 is connected to a prize ball tank 44 for storing a prize ball in the upper part thereof, a prize ball passage for rectifying and guiding a game ball stored in the prize ball tank 44, and stored in the prize ball tank 44. The payout unit 43 that can discharge the discharged balls downward in units of one ball, and the game balls that have flowed down from the payout unit 43 as prize balls discharge to the ball tray (upper ball tray 15 or lower ball tray 16). As shown in FIG. 2, the passage is formed and arranged in an inverted L shape from the upper side of the game board to the right side of the rear view, and an opening having an appropriate width is provided at a position corresponding to the center of the rear side of the game board. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the power supply unit 48 is provided on the lower left side of the gaming machine as viewed from the rear, and AC power supplied from the outside of the gaming machine is supplied to the entire gaming machine (a control device including the main board 102 and the sub board 104, and the liquid crystal unit 42). Etc.) are converted, generated and supplied to various voltages used in the production device. On the right side of the power supply unit 48, a power switch 40 composed of a tilt switch for shutting off the power supplied from the power supply unit 48 to each part of the gaming machine is provided so that it does not turn off even if the game ball falls directly. It is provided to turn on when tilted to the side (when the switch is pushed down from the center of the switch).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the payout control board 45 is provided in the lower right side of the gaming machine as viewed from the back. The payout control board 45 mainly controls the payout unit 43 in accordance with an instruction related to payout from the main board 102 or an external lending request. And a firing control function for controlling the launching device so as to launch a game ball to the game area with an intensity corresponding to the amount of operation of the launching handle 17, and a CPU / ROM / RWM (lead An input / output circuit or the like is provided as appropriate mainly with a write memory (hereinafter abbreviated).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main board 102 is provided at the lower center in the rear view of the game board 50, and mainly a lottery process based on winning in the first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63, etc. Central control functions of the entire gaming machine, such as processing related to the game machine's launching, processing to output control commands (control commands) for the sub board (production control board) 104, payout control board 45, etc., gaming state information, etc. As with the above-described payout control board 45, a CPU, a ROM, an RWM, and an appropriate input / output circuit are provided.

  The sub-board 104 is integrally provided with the liquid crystal unit 42 at the upper center of the game board as viewed from the rear as shown in FIG. 2, and mainly controls the display content in the liquid crystal unit 42 (the effect symbol display device 60). Similar to the main board 102 and the payout control board 45, a CPU, a ROM, an RWM, and an appropriate input / output circuit are provided. Since the sub-board 104 has a function of controlling an image, in addition to the main CPU for the sub-board, a CPU dedicated to image control for controlling the VDP for images and VDP is also mounted.

The main board 102, the payout control board 45, and the sub board 104 constitute a game control apparatus 100. Details of the main board 102, the payout control board 45, and the sub board 104 will be described later. As for the sub-board 104, a main sub-board (sub-main board 301 in this embodiment) responsible for the main function of effect control and a sub-sub-board specialized for a specific effect function such as image creation (this implementation). In the example, it is divided into a sub-sub board 302), but the term “sub-board” is a general term for these. Details of the sub main board 301 and the sub sub board 302 will be described later. 2 is provided with an external relay terminal board 49 that relays signals from the main board 102, the payout control board 45, and the like to devices outside the pachinko gaming machine 10.
<Outline of main functional blocks and functions of pachinko machines>

  FIG. 3 shows the game control device 100 and the input / output devices for the game control device 100 in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment by functional blocks. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a first start winning port 62, a second starting winning port 63, a first big winning port 91, a second big winning port 92, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a first. 1 special symbol display device 70, second special symbol display device 71, production symbol display device 60, normal symbol display device 59, operation button 82, speaker 19, and game effect lamp 90 are electrically connected to each other. Allows transmission and reception of control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical decoration. The game control device 100 includes a main substrate 102 as a main control device that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game and the progress of the game, and a sub substrate as a sub-control device that controls design effects and the like. 104 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared. Note that since the payout control board 45 that actually exists as a part of the functions of the game control apparatus 100 and the functions of the parts controlled by the payout control board 45 can be general, FIG. Descriptions and explanations in are omitted, and necessary parts will be explained as appropriate.

In addition, configurations (particularly various functional means and functional parts) described as blocks in the block diagram in this embodiment include those corresponding to functions realized by the CPU, ROM, and RWM. ing.
<Details of electrical configuration of pachinko machines>

  Next, main ones of the above-described electrical configurations (see FIGS. 2 and 3) will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a power supply board 251, a payout control board 45, a main board 102, and a sub board 104. The payout control board 45 and the like are connected to the power supply board 251. The payout control board 45 is connected to the main board 102, the gaming ball lending device connection terminal board 252, the handle connection board 253, and the like. The main board 102 is connected to the game board connection board 254 and the effect interface A. A substrate (not shown) or the like is connected. A symbol display board 256 is connected to the game board connection board 254.

  Here, the power supply board 251 is provided in the power supply unit 48 described above. Although not shown, the payout control board 45 is also connected to a status display unit used for displaying the type of error, a card unit for executing monetary processing related to ball lending and ball lending processing, and the like. . Furthermore, a game ball lending device connection terminal board is connected to a ball operation board (not shown) used for ball operation. A touch switch (not shown) of a launching device, a firing stop switch (not shown), and the like are connected to the handle connection board 253. In addition to the symbol display board 256, the game board connection board 254 includes the above-described passage detection device 69, the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76, the winning detection device 78 of the first big winning opening 91, the big winning opening solenoid 80, A winning detection device 79 for the two major winning ports 92, a large winning port solenoid 81, a general winning detection device 73, a magnetic sensor, a radio wave sensor (not shown), and the like are connected. Further, the symbol display board 256 is provided in the above-described special symbol display device 53, and the symbol display board 256 is provided with a first special symbol display device 70 and a second special symbol display device 71. ing.

  The effect interface A board described above relays the main board 102 and other devices, and the effect interface A board is connected to the sub board 104 and the effect interface B board (not shown). Further, the liquid crystal unit 42 is connected to the sub-board 104.

  The effect interface B board relays the effect interface A board or the sub board 104 and other devices. Although not shown, the effect interface B board is a plastic frame connection board and various frame illuminations. A board, various frame motors, various electric decoration boards of the center decoration 64, various movable body motors of the movable effect members 93 and 94, and the like are connected. Here, the frame motor is used to drive a movable effect member (not shown) provided in the gaming machine frame.

  Connected to the plastic frame connection board are the dish illumination connection board 259 provided on the upper ball dish 15 and the lower ball dish 16, and the lower speaker connection board 260 among the various speaker connection boards connected to the various speakers 19. In addition, the effect button substrate 261 is connected to the dish illumination connection substrate 259. The effect button substrate 261 is provided in a button device provided with an operation button 82, and a switch (not shown) for detecting that the operation button is pressed or an operation button light emitter 82a (not shown). ) Etc. are installed.

  Next, the configuration of the power supply board 251 and the main board 102 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic device is mounted on the main board 102. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A certain RWM 503, a data output unit 516 for outputting predetermined data to the outside of the CPU 501, and various circuits (not shown) such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated. As the ROM 502, a built-in one and an external one may be used in combination.

  The RWM 503 has a configuration in which a backup voltage is supplied from the power supply board 251 even after the power supply of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is cut off and data can be retained (backed up). The RWM 503 temporarily stores various data and the like. In addition to a memory and an area (not shown), a backup area 503a is provided.

  The backup area 503a has a stack pointer, each register, I / O when the power is shut down (when power is cut off) due to a power failure (including a power failure due to an instantaneous voltage drop). This is an area for storing values such as O. When power is turned on (including power-on due to power failure cancellation, the same applies hereinafter), the pachinko gaming machine 10 is powered off based on information in the backup area 503a. The previous state is restored. Writing to the backup area 503a is executed at the time of power-off by an NMI interrupt process (power-off process), and restoration of each value written to the backup area 503a is executed in a control-start process at power-on. As the backup area 503a, an external RWM externally connected to the CPU 501 and connected to a backup power source can be used.

  The main board 102 is provided with a power failure monitoring circuit unit 506 for monitoring power interruption due to a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit unit 506 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal to the NMI terminal 504 of the CPU 501 of the main board 102 and the NMI terminal 514 of the payout control board 45 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit unit 506 monitors the DC stable voltage (for example, 30 volts) which is the maximum voltage output from the power source unit 541 of the power supply board 251 and when this voltage becomes less than a predetermined voltage, the power failure (power shutdown) ) Is generated, and a power interruption signal is output to the NMI terminal 504 of the CPU 501 on the main board 102 or another board. In response to the input of the power interruption signal, the CPU 501 on the main board 102 and the CPU 511 on the payout control board 45 immediately execute an NMI interrupt process.

  The power supply unit 541 of the power supply board 251 has a voltage of 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, for a time sufficient to execute the NMI interrupt processing even after the DC stable voltage becomes less than the predetermined voltage. It is configured to maintain the output at a normal value. Therefore, the main board 102 and the payout control board 45 can normally execute and complete the NMI interrupt process.

  In the present embodiment, the sub main board 301 also has a value (0 or 1) indicating whether or not the power supply voltage is reduced from the main board 102 based on the power interruption signal from the power failure monitoring circuit unit 506. Is entered. The backup function of the sub main board 301 will be described later.

  Note that the power failure monitoring circuit unit 506 can be disposed in a part other than the main board 102. For example, the power failure monitoring circuit unit 506 may be formed on the power supply substrate 251 and a power interruption signal may be input from the power failure monitoring circuit unit 506 to each substrate on the power supply substrate 251. It is also possible to omit the input of the power interruption signal from the main board 102 to the payout control board 45.

  In the payout control board 45, the CPU 511 that is an arithmetic device includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and an RWM 513 that is used as a work memory and the like.

  The RWM 513 on the payout control board 45 is configured to hold (backup) data by supplying a backup voltage from the power board 251 even after the power supply of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is shut off, like the RWM 503 on the main board 102. The RWM 513 is provided with a backup area 513a in addition to a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data.

  The backup area 513a is an area for storing the stack pointer, registers, I / O, and other values when the power is cut off when the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like. Based on the information in the backup area 513a, the state of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is restored to the state before the power is shut off. Writing to the backup area 513a is executed when the power is shut off by the NMI interrupt process, and restoration of each value written to the backup area 513a is executed in the main process when the power is turned on.

  The sub board 104 includes a sub main board 301 and a sub sub board 302. Among these, the sub-main board 301 includes a CPU 521, a ROM (program ROM) 522, a work RWM 523, an input port 527, an output port 528, a bus line (not shown), and the like. The output side of the main board 102 is connected to the input side of the input port 527, and the CPU 521, ROM 522, work RWM 523, output port 528, and the like are connected to the output side of the input port 527. The sub main board 301 is provided with a sound control circuit 820 used for sound output control.

  The sub-sub board 302 includes a video RWM 524, a character ROM 525, an image controller 526, an input port 530, an output port 529, a bus line (not shown), and the like. The input side of the input port 527 is connected to the output side of the sub main board 301, and the output side of the input port 530 is connected to the video RWM 524, the character ROM 525, the image controller 526, and the output port 529.

  The CPU 521 of the sub main board 301 controls the display of the effect symbol display device 60 based on the effect control command (command) for symbol display transmitted from the main substrate 102. The ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 521, and the work RWM 523 is for temporarily storing work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. Memory.

  The video RWM 524 of the sub-sub board 302 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the effect symbol display device 60, and the display contents of the effect symbol display device 60 are changed by rewriting the contents of the video RWM 524. . The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as symbols displayed on the effect symbol display device 60. The image controller 526 adjusts the timing of the CPU 521, the video RWM 524, and the output port 529 to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads display data stored in the video RWM 524 from the character ROM 525 at a predetermined timing. The design is displayed on the effect design display device 60 by superimposing the designs in the order of the layers in which the priorities are determined.

  The power supply board 251 includes a power supply unit 541 for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and an initialization switch circuit unit 543 having an initialization switch 544. The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operating voltages to the main board 102, the payout control board 45, and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in a predetermined voltage supplied from the outside, and supplies a predetermined amount of voltage for driving various switches, motors, logic circuits, etc. to the main board 102, the payout control board 45, and the like. And supply.

The initialization switch circuit unit 543 outputs an RWM erase signal for clearing backup data to the main board 102 and the payout control board 45 when the initialization switch 544 is pressed by, for example, a game hall clerk at power-on. It has a circuit to do. When the RWM erase signal is input when the pachinko gaming machine 10 is turned on, the main board 102 and the payout control board 45 clear the data in the respective backup areas 503a and 513a.
<Functional configuration of main board and sub board>

  Next, the main board 102 and the sub board 104 will be described from a functional side. As shown in FIG. 5, the main board 102 in the present embodiment is a ball determination unit 110, a first lottery unit 126, a second lottery unit 128, a general drawing lottery unit 136, a holding control unit 116, and a main display control unit 118. , Condition holding means 176, special game control means 120, specific game control means 122, opening / closing control means 124, small hit game control means 330, advance information notification means 157, and command transmission means 332.

  On the other hand, the sub-board 104 in this embodiment is constituted by the sub-main board 301 and the sub-sub-board 302 as described above. Of these, the sub-main board 301 is the pattern storage means 130 as shown in FIG. , Symbol mode determining means 131, effect determining means 132, and effect display control means 134. The sub main board 301 includes command receiving means 304 and effect mode transmitting means 305. Further, the sub-board 104 is provided with sound control means 312 for controlling speaker output and the like, and light control means 313 for controlling game effect lamp output and the like.

  Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub main board 301 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub main board 301 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub main board 301.

  However, since data transmission / reception between the main board 102 and the sub main board 301 is unidirectional from the main board 102 to the sub main board 301, the entire operation is realized by such data transmission / reception in one direction. Each component is arranged on the main board 102 and the sub main board 301. As described above, since the one-way transmission of data from the main board 102 to the sub main board 301 is maintained, data can be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub main board 301 to the configuration included in the main board 102. In addition, no data transmission can be requested. Therefore, the information generated on the main board 102 cannot be referred to from the sub main board 301 unless the main board 102 unilaterally transmits the information to the sub main board 301.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the sub sub board 302 includes an effect mode receiving unit 308, an effect executing unit 309, and the like, as in the sub main board 301.
<< Main functions of main board >>

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the first start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the first start winning opening 62, and when receiving the second start winning information, the game ball won the second start winning opening 63. Judge that When receiving the first grand prize opening winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the gaming ball has won the first big winning opening 91, and receiving the second big winning opening winning information, the gaming ball receives the second big winning prize. When it is determined that a winning is made in the mouth 92 and the general winning information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The first lottery means 126 for executing the first lottery corresponding to entering the first start winning opening 62 is the first lottery value acquiring means 112, the first winning / failing determining means 113, the first pattern determining means 114, the first 1 design determination means 320 is included. The second lottery means 128 for executing the second lottery corresponding to the ball entering the second start winning opening 63 is the second lottery value acquiring means 115, the second winning / failing determining means 117, the second pattern determining means 119, the second 2 symbol determination means 322 is included. The result of the first lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the first special symbol 192 in the first special symbol display device 70, and in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60 in the form of variable display of the decorative symbols 190a to 190c. Indicated by The result of the second lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the second special symbol 193 on the second special symbol display device 71, and in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60, the form of variable display of the decorative symbols 190a to 190c. Indicated by

  When the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 start the symbol variation, the lottery result corresponding to the symbol variation is transmitted to the effect determining unit 132 together with the symbol variation control command.

  The first lottery value acquisition unit 112 acquires a random number value as the first winning / no-win lottery value for the first lottery when the first start winning opening 62 is entered. The second lottery value acquisition unit 115 acquires a random number value as the second winning / no-win lottery value for the second lottery when the player enters the second start winning opening 63. For example, the values acquired as the first winner / lottery value and the second winner / lottery value for the winner lottery are acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. In the present embodiment, the random numbers acquired as the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value are a hardware random number (built-in random number generated inside the CPU 501) sharing one generating device configured by hardware. It is generated by a two-stage random number generation means that calculates (adds) a software random number (soft random number) extracted by a software random number generation program (a counter or the like that is updated every interrupt). Incidentally, if the acquisition timings are exactly the same, the hardware random number value based on the first start winning opening and the hardware random number value based on the second starting winning opening are acquired the same value. Therefore, it is designed so that only one random number acquisition system fails and does not have an unexpected game probability. The value acquired by the first lottery value acquisition unit 112 and the second lottery value acquisition unit 115 as the first winning / losing lottery value or the second winning / losing lottery value is temporarily held by the holding control unit 116. However, the first success / failure lottery value and the second success / failure lottery value are suspended within a range not exceeding the predetermined retention upper limit number retained by the suspension control means 116.

The first winning / failing determining means 113 executes a determining whether or not to shift to the special game or the small hit game based on the first winning / losing lottery value. The second success / failure determination means 117 executes a failure determination to determine whether or not to shift to the special game or the small hit game based on the second winning / failure lottery value. The first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 hold a success / failure determination table referred to in the determination of success / failure.
<< Numerical numbers related to the lottery >>

  FIG. 8 shows a correspondence between a random number per special symbol (hereinafter referred to as “success / random number”) that is a random value serving as the first winning / losing lottery value or the second winning / losing lottery value and the lottery result. The success / failure determination table in this figure associates determination results of big hits, small hits, and outliers with winning / failure lottery values. Depending on the respective range settings, The probability of success / failure is determined. The first hit determination unit 113 and the second hit determination unit 117 (see FIG. 5) refer to the determination table of FIG. In both the first lottery performed by the first winning / failing determination unit 113 and the second lottery performed by the second winning / failing determination unit 117, a big hit is made only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within the range of “63239 to 63402” in normal times. When the probability changes, the range of the big hit is expanded, and not only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within the range of “63239 to 63402” but also when the lottery falls within the range of “63403 to 64878”. Thus, the range corresponding to the big hit changes according to the gaming state.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the success / failure lottery values are “0 to 63238” and “65535”, there is a genuine deviation that does not correspond to the big hit range and the small hit range. That is, the lottery result corresponding to the upper limit value “65535” and the range from “0” to “63238” which is the lower limit value of the success / failure random value range are different.

  Further, in the case where the winning lottery value is “64879 to 65429”, the lottery result is a small hit only in the first lottery, and the lottery result is lost in the second lottery. Further, in the case where the success / failure lottery value is “65430 to 65534”, the lottery result is a small hit in both the first lottery and the second lottery. In other words, the first lottery has a wider range corresponding to the small hit than the second lottery, and the small win is likely to occur. In the present embodiment, the case where it does not correspond to the big hit is defined as a deviation in a broad sense, but since the game nature that assigns the lottery result of the small hit to a part of the broad sense of deviation is adopted, the explanation is concise. Therefore, here, only genuine detachment is referred to as “detachment” in a narrow sense.

  In this way, a group consisting of consecutive numbers for each lottery result is formed in the numerical range of the random numbers. For example, in the first lottery, as shown in FIG. 8, the numerical value range “0-63238” is the first outlier group, “63239-63402” is the first jackpot group, and “63403-64878” is The second big hit group, “64879-65534” is the small hit group, and “65535” is the second outlier group.

  The number of random numbers corresponding to the first loss is 63239. Furthermore, the number of random numbers corresponding to jackpot 1 is 164, and the number of random numbers corresponding to jackpot 2 is 1476. The big hit probability at the normal probability in the first game is 164/65536, and the big hit probability at the high probability is 1640 (= 1476 + 164) / 65536. Further, the number of random numbers corresponding to the small hit is 656, and the small hit probability is 656/65536.

  Further, as described above, the success / failure random number can take a value in the range of “0 to 65535”. In this embodiment, the failure / randomness number is a built-in random number (hardware random number) in the numerical range of “0 to 65535”. And a soft random number (software random number) per special symbol in the numerical range of “0 to 65520”. The built-in random number is a value extracted from the built-in random number table. In the built-in random number table, numerical values in a predetermined range (for example, “0 to 65535”) are arranged in an arbitrary order, and a count value is incremented by 1 by hardware (counter circuit) using a clock input to the CPU 501. Each time a numerical value arbitrarily arranged in the built-in random number table becomes an acquisition target according to the arrangement order regardless of the magnitude relation of the numerical values. Then, the numerical values in the acquired internal random number table are extracted and used for calculation with the soft random numbers. It can be said that such a built-in random number is a random number generated by a random number generation device including a hardware configuration.

On the other hand, the software random number is a random number generated by a random number generation device having a software configuration in which numerical values arranged in ascending order or descending order are obtained by adding one count value for each interrupt by a programmed counter. It can be said. In this embodiment, the random number of soft random numbers per special symbol is “65521” which is a prime number, and the software random number added to the built-in random number as the addition source is more than the built-in random number. The random value range (the size of the random number) is set small. In addition, the generation of the random number is not limited to simply adding the built-in random number and the software random number, but for example, adding or adding / subtracting / adding / subtracting a predetermined number is performed. , Another calculation may be used.
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  The first symbol determination means 320 and the second symbol determination means 322 shown in FIG. 5 separately obtain the above-described symbol lottery value (design random number per special symbol; hereinafter, also referred to as “symbol random number”) and the above-described determination of success / failure. Based on the result, the stop symbol is determined at the start of symbol variation. The first symbol determination means 320 and the second symbol determination means 322 hold a plurality of symbol determination tables that are referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the special symbol. The first symbol determination unit 320 and the second symbol determination unit 322 refer to different symbol determination tables depending on the determination result.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 9A is a table that is referred to when the determination result of the first lottery is a big win, and FIG. 9B is the case where the determination result of the second lottery is a big hit. FIG. 9C is a table to be referred to when the determination result is out of place, and FIG. 9D is a table to be referred to when the determination result is a small hit. . The first symbol determination means 320 and the second symbol determination means 322 refer to the symbol determination table of this diagram in symbol determination. Each symbol determination table defines the correspondence between the special symbols represented by the symbols α and β other than the numbers and characters “0” to “8” and the first symbol lottery value or the second symbol lottery value. ing. Each type of special symbol is associated with the success / failure determination result of big hit, small hit, and out of place, a predetermined odd number corresponds to the big hit, an even number corresponds to the big hit, and the symbols α and β Corresponds to the detachment.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, in the first lottery, special symbols “7”, “5”, “3”, “3”, which are predetermined odd numbers among the special symbols “0” to “8”. 1 and even numbers “0” and “2” are symbol lottery values “0 to 124”, “125 to 499”, “500 to 714”, “715 to 734”, and “735”, respectively. 799 ”and“ 800 to 999 ”. Furthermore, special symbols “7”, “5”, “3”, “1”, “0”, “2” include 16R probability variation, 16R probability variation (actual 4R), 4R probability variation (successful battle), 4R, which will be described later. Various jackpots of probability change (battle failure / latency), 4R probability change (no ball exit / latency), and 4R normal (battle failure / no speed) are associated with each other. Here, the special symbol relating to the first lottery may be referred to as the first special symbol, the special symbol 1, the special symbol 1, the symbol 1, etc. in addition to the first special symbol described above.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 9B, in the second lottery, the special symbols “7”, “3”, “0”, “2” are symbol lottery values “0-499”, “500”, respectively. To 669 ”,“ 670 to 799 ”, and“ 800 to 999 ”. In addition, special symbols “7”, “3”, “0”, “2” include 16R probability variation, 4R probability variation, 4R probability variation (no ball exit), and 4R normal (no ball exit / time reduction limit). Are associated with each of the various jackpots. Here, the special symbol related to the second lottery may be referred to as the second special symbol, the special symbol 2, the special symbol 2, the symbol 2, etc. in addition to the second special symbol described above.

  Hereinafter, the types of jackpots in the first lottery and the second lottery described above will be described. First, in this embodiment, there are big hits that repeat unit games 16 times (hereinafter also referred to as “16R big hits” as appropriate), and big hits that repeat unit games four times (hereinafter also referred to as “4R big hits” as appropriate). Of these, for the 16R jackpot, in the special game, when the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is opened for about 30 seconds, or the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is 9 There is a game in which a single winning game is terminated by temporarily closing a grand prize opening when a game ball exceeding a ball is dropped. Such a special game is a so-called out-of-ball game with the aim of allowing a player to acquire game balls, and also attempts to acquire more game balls by the player.

  In addition, there is a 16R big hit in which a player can obtain only the same number of balls as a special game in which a unit game is repeated only four times during a special game. Such a 16R jackpot makes it possible to acquire a smaller number of balls (for example, about a fraction) than the normal 16R jackpot that allows a player to acquire many balls. It can be said that it is substantially the same as 4R big hit from the surface of the ball. Such a 16R jackpot is called “16R (actual 4R) jackpot” with the addition of “actual 4R”. As a special game in this 16R (actual 4R) big hit, out of the 16 big prize opening, 4 times are executed in the same pattern as the 16R big hit, and the rest is a very short time (for example, about 0.2 seconds) There are things that are open.

  In addition, as the opening pattern of the big winning opening in 16R (actual 4R) big hit, four relatively long opening is continuously performed at the beginning of the special game, and a short opening is continuously performed thereafter. It is possible to employ what is performed, what is performed for a short time continuously at the beginning of the special game, and continuously performed for a long time thereafter. In addition, an opening pattern in which one or more short-time opening is interposed before and after each long-time opening, or a special game control mode in which these opening patterns are switched and executed for each round is also adopted. Is possible.

  Furthermore, with regard to 4R jackpots, in all unit games, when the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is opened for about 30 seconds, or in the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 There is one that closes the grand prize opening once when nine or more game balls are dropped and ends one unit game. Such a special game in 4R big hit is a so-called out-of-ball game with the aim of allowing a player to acquire a game ball, and the player has a smaller amount than a normal 16R big hit (for example, about a fraction) ) Can be obtained.

  In addition, the 4R big hit is a so-called no-pick hit that prevents the player from acquiring a turn during a special game. In the present embodiment, such a big hit without a ball is represented by adding “no ball”. The 4R big hit without a ball is also referred to as “4R (no ball)” or “4R (no ball)”. As a special game in this 4R (no ball) big hit, there can be mentioned a case where each of the four big winning openings is opened for a very short time (for example, about 0.2 seconds). In addition, as described above, the first opening time of the first big winning opening 91 (or the second big winning opening 92) in the small hit game when winning the small hit is about 0.2 seconds, Since the opening mode of the big winning opening 91 (or the second big winning opening 92) is to prevent the game balls from being entered, it can be considered that the small win is also included in the “no-out” here. .

  In the present embodiment, the specific gaming state such as the above-mentioned probability change and time reduction occurs with various big hits, but the type of big hit is also distinguished by the combination with the specific gaming state. In the present embodiment, the jackpot and the specific game state are combined as follows for each of the first lottery related to the first start winning opening 62 and the second lottery related to the second start winning opening 63. ing.

  First, in the first lottery, for both the 16R big hit and the 4R big hit, there is a big hit that becomes a probable change state after the end of the special game accompanying the big hit. Such big hits are referred to as “16R probability variation” and “4R probability variation”. In the present embodiment, the first lottery is provided with the aforementioned 16R (actual 4R), and this 16R (actual 4R) is also combined with probability variation. The 16R (actual 4R) combined with the probability variation is referred to as “16R probability variation (actual 4R)”. Further, in this embodiment, the 16R big hits provided in the first lottery are shown as big hits corresponding to the symbols “7” and “5” in FIG. There are only two types (actual 4R).

  In addition, for the first lottery, the above-mentioned 4R (no departure) big hit is combined with probability variation, and 4R (no departure) combined with this variation is referred to as “4R probability variation (no departure)”. Called. In addition, for the first lottery, there is a jackpot that does not change after the special game associated with the jackpot, and hereinafter, the 4R jackpot that does not change the probability is referred to as “4R normal”.

  Furthermore, the type of jackpot is also divided by the relationship with the contents of the effect (reach effect) executed during the reach. In this embodiment, as described above for the first lottery, the “battle success effect” A big hit is provided by a combination of “Battle Failure Production” and “Hidden Production”.

  Specifically, first, as shown in FIG. 9A as a big hit corresponding to the symbol “3”, a big hit of 4R probability change (battle success) is provided by combining 4R probability change with “battle success production”. It has been. And when this 4R probability change (battle success) is hit, 4R probability change occurs after the battle success effect at the time of reach. In addition, as shown in FIG. 9A as a big hit corresponding to the symbol “1”, the big hit of 4R probability change (battle failure / latency) combining “Battle failure effect” and “Hidden effect” is combined with 4R probability change. Is provided. If this 4R probability change (battle failure / latency) is hit, a 4R special game is executed after the battle failure effect at the time of reach, and the game in the subsequent probability change state is executing the “latency effect” Done. For big hits with multiple characteristics such as “battle failure production” and “latent production”, “4” probability change (battle failure / latency) ”with the symbol“ / ”(slash) interposed. It represents.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, a 4R probability change (no exit / latency) big hit is provided by combining the 4R probability change (no exit) with a “latency effect”. ), A 4R special game is executed to operate the first grand prize winning opening 91 in an open pattern with no ball, and the game in the probability change state is performed while executing the “latent effect”. . In addition, there is a big hit of 4R normal (battle failure / no time shortage) combining 4R normal (no time shortage) with "Battle failure production", and if you hit this 4R normal (battle failure / no time shortage) The 4R special game is executed after the battle failure effect at the time of reach, and the game in the normal probability state thereafter is performed without a short time.

  As described above, the types of jackpots are also divided according to the presence or absence of the short time, which is one of the specific games, and the contents. In this embodiment, the 16R probability variation, the 16R probability variation (actual 4R), the 4R probability variation ( For the 16R probability variation, 4R probability variation, 4R probability variation (no ball exit) in the second lottery, the short time for which the period is set to the next big hit is combined. The 4R probability change (battle failure / latency), the 4R probability change (no ball exit / latency), and the above-mentioned 4R normal (battle failure / timelessness) related to the first game are not given time.

  Further, in this embodiment, regarding the big hit of the second game, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), there are cases in which the time is combined with 4R normal (no ball). This 4R normal (no ball) is assigned to the result of the symbol “2”, and the short-term period is the sum of the number of fluctuations of the first special symbol 192 and the number of fluctuations of the second special symbol 193. The number is limited to less than 100. Here, the limited number of time reductions is 20 in total. In this way, for the big hit with the limited number of time reductions, a description of “time reduction limitation” is added and expressed as “4R normal (time reduction limitation)”. Note that the limited number of time reductions may be, for example, 80 times, 60 times, or 40 times, and at least two of these times may be allocated to different types of jackpots.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, for the first lottery, 16R probability variation, 16R probability variation (actual 4R), 4R probability variation (battle success), 4R probability variation (battle failure / latency), 4R probability variation (no ball exit / There are 6 types of big hits (latency) and 4R normal (battle failure / no time reduction). For the 2nd lottery, 16R probability variation, 4R probability variation, 4R probability variation (no exit ball), and 4R normal There are four types of big hits (no departure / short time limit).

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9C, the symbol α is associated with the symbol lottery value range “0-479”, and the symbol β is associated with the symbol lottery value range “480-999”.

  As shown in FIG. 9D, special symbols “4”, “6”, and “8” that are even numbers among the special symbols “0” to “8” are associated with the small hits. The special symbol “4” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “0-332”, the special symbol “6” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “333-665”, and the special symbol “8” is symbol lottery. Corresponding to the value range “666-999”.

  Here, the symbols corresponding to the symbols α and β are used for the following effects control. That is, when a small hit occurs for the first special symbol 192, the limited frequency pattern table is referred to as the symbol variation of the first special symbol 192 after the end of the small hit game. At this time, the limited frequency pattern table of the first special symbol 192 is referred to in a different manner depending on which symbol the second special symbol 193 is stopped, and the variation pattern is selected. For example, when the second special symbol 193 is stopped and displayed as the off symbol α, the variation pattern is selected according to the limited frequency table for 10 times as the symbol variation of the first special symbol 192 after the end of the small hit game. In addition, when the second special symbol 193 is stopped and displayed with the off symbol β, the variation pattern is selected according to the limited frequency table for 20 times as the symbol variation of the first special symbol 192 after the end of the small hit game. Thereby, since the special effect can be executed in a different manner depending on which symbol the second special symbol 193 is stopped at, the range of the design of the effect can be widened. In the following, depending on the situation, the effect performed using the limited frequency pattern table is referred to as a limited frequency pattern effect.

  In the present embodiment, the symbols α and β are both associated with the limited frequency pattern effect, but are not associated with the limited frequency pattern effect (eg, “-” (hyphen)). May be added. By doing so, it is possible to set the occurrence probability of the limited frequency pattern effect in the case of a loss more finely. For example, by setting the ratio of the symbol lottery value of the symbol “-” to be sufficiently larger than the ratio of the symbols α and β, it is possible to realize game control in which the limited frequency pattern effect is not executed in most cases of deviation. .

  Also, in this embodiment, when the result of the lottery is a big hit, the special value (non-probable variation) that does not change with certainty is not added to the upper limit value “999” in the numerical range of the above-described symbol random number. Assigned. In addition, the lottery result of the non-probable variation symbol may be assigned to the lower limit “0”, and the lottery result of the non-probable variation symbol may be assigned to both the upper limit value and the lower limit value.

  The above-described symbol lottery is performed by software random numbers, and the random number generation process is simplified as compared with the winning lottery using both software random numbers and hardware random numbers. This is because the lottery is likely to be a subject of fraud, whereas the symbol lottery is not subject to fraud compared to the lottery, so the crystal oscillator required to generate hardware random numbers for the symbol lottery This is because a configuration that does not require the use of such components is used.

In addition, as described above, a group composed of numerical values that are consecutive for each lottery result is formed in the numerical range of the design random numbers. For example, in the first lottery, in the case of a big hit, as shown in FIG. 9A, numerical ranges “0 to 124”, “125 to 499”, “500 to 714”, “715 to 734”. ”,“ 735-799 ”, and“ 800-999 ”are associated with the special symbols“ 7 ”,“ 5 ”,“ 3 ”,“ 1 ”,“ 0 ”, and“ 2 ”, respectively. Each group. Furthermore, in the second lottery, in the case of a big hit, as shown in FIG. 9B, numerical ranges “0 to 499”, “500 to 669”, “670 to 799”, and “800 to 999”. "Are groups associated with the special symbols" 7 "," 3 "," 0 ", and" 2 ", respectively. For the limited variation pattern effect, for example, as shown in FIG. 9C, the numerical range “0 to 479” is a group associated with the symbol α, and “480 to 999” is the symbol. It is a group associated with β. Further, in the case of small hits, the numerical ranges “0 to 332”, “333 to 665”, and “666 to 999” are associated with the special symbols “4”, “6”, and “8”, respectively. Each group has become.
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  Returning to FIG. 5, the first pattern determining means 114 separately acquires a variation pattern in which a variation process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 70 and the effect symbol display device 60 is determined. Is determined from a plurality of fluctuation patterns. The second pattern determining means 119 has a plurality of variation patterns in which a symbol variation display process to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 71 and the effect symbol display device 60 is determined based on a second pattern lottery value separately acquired. Determine from the variation pattern. The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 each determine a variation pattern of the symbol variation with reference to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 each hold or share a plurality of variation pattern tables as variation pattern selection criteria to be referred to for determining the variation pattern.

  In the variation pattern, a variation time from a variation start to a stop when the special symbol is variably displayed is determined, and has various variation times depending on the type. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses. The plurality of variation pattern tables are determined so that the variation time selection tendency (the trend related to the variation display time of the variation pattern to be selected) is different as the correspondence relationship between the variation pattern and the lottery value.

  The plurality of variation pattern tables include a limited frequency pattern table that is a selection criterion that is different from the other variation pattern tables in the tendency of the effect contents. In the limited frequency pattern table, when the first special symbol 192 determined by the first symbol determining means 320 corresponds to the small hit, it is referred to in a limited period after the end of the small hit game.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing the variation pattern table. The first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119 refers to the variation pattern for deviation shown in FIG. 10A when the result of the determination is wrong. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 refer to the variation pattern table of this figure in variation pattern determination. When the determination result is 16R big hit, the fluctuation pattern table for 16R big hit shown in FIG. When the determination result is 4R big hit or small hit, the variation pattern table for 4R big hit and small hit shown in FIG. 10C is referred.

  In FIG. 10A, the pattern lottery value “0 to 2599” is associated with the super reach “super 1”, and the pattern lottery value “2600 to 4999” is associated with the super reach “super 2”. It has been. The pattern lottery value “5000 to 49999” is associated with any variation pattern of “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach”. As described above, when the determination result is out of order, any of super reach, normal reach, and no reach may be selected. In the variation pattern table for loss, particularly when a variation pattern of “no reach” is selected, a different table is referred to so that a variation pattern having a shorter variation time than the normal state is selected in the short time state. Further, the variation pattern table for loss is defined so that the column to be referred to is different for each number of reservations, and details of the normal state will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 10B, the super lot of “Super 1” is associated with the pattern lottery value “0 to 23519”, and the super reach of “Super 2” is associated with the pattern lottery value “23520 to 47039”. It has been. The pattern lottery value “47040 to 48999” is associated with the reach of “normal 1”, and the pattern lottery value “4900 to 49999” is associated with the reach of “normal 2”. As described above, when the determination result is 16R big hit, a variation pattern with reach is selected.

  In FIG. 10C, the pattern lottery value “0-23999” is associated with the super reach “super 3”, and the pattern lottery value “24000-49999” is associated with the normal reach “normal 3”. ing. As described above, when the determination result is 4R big hit or small hit, “Super 3” or “Normal 3” is selected with a probability of about 50%.

  The pattern lottery described above is performed by software random numbers as in the case of the symbol lottery, and the random number generation process is simplified as compared with the acceptance lottery using both software random numbers and hardware random numbers. This is similar to the symbol lottery, where the winning lottery is likely to be subject to fraud, whereas the pattern lottery is less likely to be subject to fraud than the winning lottery, so a hardware random number is generated for the pattern lottery. This is because it is possible to eliminate the use of parts such as a crystal oscillator necessary for the above.

  In addition, as described above, a group of numerical values that are continuous for each lottery result is formed in the numerical range of the variable pattern lottery values (hereinafter also referred to as “variable pattern random numbers”). In the case of a loss, as shown in FIG. 10A, the pattern lottery values “0 to 2599”, “2600 to 4999”, and “5000 to 49999” are the “super 1” group, “ The group of “Super 2”, “Normal 1”, “Normal 2”, and “No reach” are associated with each other. Also, in the case of 16R big hit, as shown in FIG. 10B, the pattern lottery values “0-23519”, “23520-47039”, “47040-48999”, and “49000-49999” Each of “Super 1”, “Super 2”, “Normal 1”, and “Normal 2” reach is associated with each other. Further, in the case of 4R big hit or small hit, as shown in FIG. 10C, the pattern lottery values “0-23999” and “240000-49999” are the reach values of “Super 3” and “Normal 3”, respectively. Are associated groups. It should be noted that other variation patterns of “super 1”, “super 2”, “normal 1”, “normal 2” and “no reach” described above may be added. For example, it may be subdivided into variation patterns with different variation times.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the variation pattern table for loss in detail. In the fluctuation pattern table 210a of this figure, the range of the pattern lottery value associated with the fluctuation pattern is different for each number of holds. Specifically, the smaller the number of holds, the wider the range of pattern lottery values assigned to variation patterns with a relatively long variation time, and the probability that a variation pattern with a long variation time will be selected is increased. . Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes longer as the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 is smaller. Therefore, when the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 is less than a predetermined number, for example, 1 to 2, the selection probability of the variation pattern having a long variation time becomes higher than usual, and the variation time is increased. It tends to be relatively long.
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  Returning to FIG. 5, the general drawing lottery means 136 executes a lottery by acquiring a lottery value when a game ball passes through the operation port 68. The result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 136 is variably displayed in the form of a normal symbol on the normal symbol display device 59. The general symbol lottery means 136 holds a symbol determination table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. In the symbol determination table, the correspondence between the lottery value and the normal symbol is determined, and the normal symbol lottery means 136 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol with reference to the symbol determination table. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and after the normal symbol variation display is stopped at the stop symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 sets the second start winning opening. 63 normal electric accessories are expanded for a predetermined time. The lottery value of the normal symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined hold upper limit number held by the hold control means 116 is not exceeded.

  The holding control unit 116 includes a first holding unit 144, a second holding unit 146, and a general drawing holding unit 147. If the symbol change corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed when the first lottery is newly executed, the first holding means 144 draws the special drawing lottery value related to the new first lottery. Suspend until the variable display start of the symbol corresponding to the value. In the present embodiment, the special drawing lottery value related to the first lottery is held up to four random numbers. If the symbol change corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed when the second lottery is newly executed, the second holding means 146 draws the special drawing lottery value related to the new second lottery. Suspend until the variable display start of the symbol corresponding to the value. In the present embodiment, the special figure lottery value related to the second lottery is held up to four random numbers. The general map holding means 147 holds the general map lottery value acquired by the general map lottery means 136 as a holding ball. These holding numbers are represented by the number of lighting or blinking of the first special figure holding lamp 20, the second special figure holding lamp 21, and the general figure holding lamp 22, respectively. The number of holds by the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146 is also displayed in the display area 194.

  The lottery value held by the second holding means 146 is preferentially digested over the lottery value held by the first holding means 144 and the symbol variation is displayed. Therefore, even if the big hit lottery value is held in the first holding means 144, the symbol variation corresponding to the big hit lottery value of the first holding means 144 is not displayed as long as the second holding means 146 holds. Therefore, even if there is a big hit hold in the first holding means 144, there is a possibility that multiple consecutive big hits can be obtained by continuing to hit the second hold means 146 until a big hit hold is entered.

  The main display control means 118 includes first special figure control means 148, second special figure control means 150, and universal figure control means 153. The first special symbol control means 148 causes the first special symbol display device 70 to display the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 according to the fluctuation pattern determined as a result of the first lottery by the first lottery means 126. The second special symbol control means 150 causes the second special symbol display device 71 to display the fluctuation of the second special symbol 193 according to the fluctuation pattern determined as a result of the second lottery by the second lottery means 128.

  The first special figure control means 148 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery when the special figure acquisition value related to the second lottery is held by the second holding means 146. On the other hand, the second special figure control means 150 starts the symbol variation display corresponding to the second lottery regardless of whether or not the special figure acquisition value related to the first lottery is held by the first holding means 144. . Thereby, when the lottery value is held by both the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146, the lottery value held by the second holding means 146 is preferentially read and the symbol variation is displayed. The In such a case, the lottery value held in the first holding means 144 is not read until the number of holdings in the second holding means 146 becomes zero, and the symbol variation thereof does not start.

  The first special figure control means 148 and the second special figure control means 150 issue a change start command and a change stop command at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, respectively. It transmits to the above-mentioned effect display control means 134. When transmitting a variation start command, a value that can identify the result of the determination, the stop symbol, the variation pattern, or the like, or a value that indicates whether the first lottery or the second lottery is used as a command at the time of variation start Transmit to the sub main board 301. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol may be transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation stop command. By transmitting these change start commands and change stop commands, the change display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 are synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The normal symbol control means 153 causes the normal symbol display device 59 to display the lottery result by the normal symbol lottery means 136 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The condition holding means 176 holds a special game operating condition as a condition for shifting to a special game including a plurality of unit games accompanied by opening of the special winning opening. The special game operation condition is a result indicating that the game shifts to the special game in the first lottery or the second lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  When the first lottery by the first lottery means 126 results in the transition to the special game, the special game control unit 120 operates the special game when the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the first big winning opening 91. Similarly, the special game control means 120, when the second lottery by the second lottery means 128 results in the transition to the special game, when the second special symbol 193 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode It is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the second big prize opening 92.

  When the first lottery by the first lottery means 126 results in the transition to the small hit game, the small hit game control means 330 is stopped when the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. It is determined that the small hit game operating condition is satisfied, and the first big winning opening 91 is opened to execute the small hit game. Similarly, when the second lottery by the second lottery means 128 results in the transition to the small hit game, the small hit game control means 330 stops the second special symbol 193 in a predetermined small hit mode. It is determined that the small hit game operating condition is satisfied, and the second big prize opening 92 is opened to execute the small hit game.

  Furthermore, the small hit game control means 330 has a function of notifying the sub main board 301 of the number of consecutive small hits to the sub-main board 301, and the number of times that the small hit game is continuously generated without any gap or big hit. Count and output. It is not limited to notifying the sub main board 301 of the number of consecutive small hits, but whether or not the number of consecutive small hits has reached a predetermined number, or the number of consecutive small hits within a predetermined period Whether or not it has been reached is determined, and when the number of consecutive small hits reaches a predetermined number, the sub-main board 301 may be notified to that effect.

  The specific game control means 122 controls the normal game in the state of probability change and time saving. The specific game control means 122 shifts to the time-saving state after the end of the special game according to the type of jackpot. On the other hand, the transition to the probability variation state after the end of the special game is limited to the case where the symbol determined by the first symbol determination means 320 or the second symbol determination means 322 is a jackpot symbol accompanying the transition to probability variation. The time-short state is continued until the total number of variable display times of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 reaches a predetermined number of end conditions, for example, 100 times from the end of the special game. The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 select a variation pattern having a short variation time so that the variation display time of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is substantially shortened. On the other hand, the probability variation state is continued until a special game with the next jackpot is executed according to the type of jackpot. During the probability variation state, the probability that the success / failure determination result by the first success / failure determination unit 113 or the second success / failure determination unit 117 is a big hit is maintained at a high value.

  Prior information notifying means 157, when there is a ball entering the first start winning opening 62, the first lottery means 126 for the ball regardless of whether the symbol variation display corresponding to the ball is started. The information indicating the lottery value is transmitted to the sub main board 301. In addition, when the second start winning opening 63 is entered, the lottery value by the second lottery means 128 is shown for the entered regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the entered is started. Information is transmitted to the sub main board 301. Hereinafter, information indicating these lottery values is also referred to as a “pending lottery value”. The holding lottery value includes information indicating whether the first start winning opening 62 or the second starting winning opening 63 is entered, and a pre-determination result / design range / pattern range.

The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory of the second start winning opening 63, the first big winning opening 91, and the second big winning opening 92. When the normal symbol is stopped in a specific manner, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the ordinary electric accessory at the second start winning prize opening 63. In the special game, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the big prize opening solenoid 80 or the big prize opening solenoid 81 to open the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92. In addition, the opening / closing control means 124 performs an opening extension that causes the expansion mechanism of the second start winning opening 63 to be expanded for a longer time than in the normal state in the probability changing state and the short time state after the normal special game.
<< Main functions of sub-main board >>

  In the sub main board 301, various commands from the main board 102 are received by the command receiving means 304, and are determined and controlled by a symbol mode determining means 131, an effect determining means 132, an effect display control means 134, etc. as will be described later. The production mode information related to the production mode is transmitted to the sub-sub board 302 via the production mode transmission means 305.

  The pattern storage means 130 provided on the sub-main substrate 301 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect symbol display device 60 and its display process are determined in the variation of the decorative symbols 190a to 190c. . The effect pattern is displayed separately from a plurality of variation effect patterns in which the variation process from the variation start to the stop and the variation process in the variation display of the decoration symbols 190a to 190c are defined, and the variation display of the decoration symbol. A plurality of notice effect patterns that imply a high degree of expectation in advance before stopping the variable display are included.

  The effect determining means 132 is displayed on the effect symbol display device 60 by the effect display control means 134 according to the result of the first lottery received from the first lottery means 126 or the result of the second lottery received from the second lottery means 128. The contents of the production to be performed are determined. The effect determining unit 132 selects any one of a plurality of variation effect pattern data corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119 and selects the pattern storage unit 130. Read from. The effect determination means 132 determines the combination of the stop symbols of the decorative symbols 190a to 190c based on the stop symbol or variation pattern of the special symbol determined by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128.

  The stop symbols of the decorative symbols 190a to 190c are formed as a combination of three symbols, and are specified when, for example, the determination result of the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128 indicates a transition to a special game of 16R big hit. For example, a combination of three symbols such as “777” and “555” is selected. In this case, it is possible to select a decorative symbol related to the same number as the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 as the numbers aligned as the decorative symbols 190a to 190c. For example, when the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is “7”, the decorative symbols 190 a to 190 c are “777”. Or you may make it show the big hit also by the combination of the design in which the specific symbol which shows that it is a hit is at least one of three symbols.

  A specific combination is also selected when the determination result is a 4R big hit or a small hit, but for example, a so-called combination of “middle eyes” such as “333” or “757” is displayed. There is a case where the display of the out of reach is performed or a combination of all different symbols such as “357”. When the determination result is neither big hit nor small hit, a combination that is out of reach or a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is displayed. In the case of neither big hit nor small hit, a combination that does not correspond to a specific combination selected at the time of 4R big hit or small hit may be selected. Then, the effect determining unit 132 sends the stop symbol combinations of the decorative symbols 190a to 190c and the decorative symbol variation effect pattern data to the effect display control unit 134.

  In the decorative pattern variation effect pattern data, a decorative symbol variation display mode, that is, a variation process from a variation start to a variation stop and a variation process are defined. The variation effect pattern includes a reach pattern that displays a stop symbol combination that is a hit state or a disagreement mode after a reach state that becomes a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, and a stop pattern that is a slip state without passing a reach state An unreachable pattern that displays the combination is included. In particular, the patterns that go through the reach state include patterns with various short and long fluctuation times. As described above, a reach pattern with a relatively short fluctuation time is called “normal reach” and a reach with a long fluctuation time is used. The pattern is called “super reach”. Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 132 selects a variation effect pattern of a decorative symbol having the same variation time as that of the special symbol, according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The above-described normal reach and super reach on the sub main board 301 correspond to the fluctuation patterns such as “normal 1”, “normal 2”, “super 1”, and “super 2” on the main board 102 described above. The above-described non-reach pattern on the sub-main substrate 301 corresponds to the “no reach” variation pattern on the main substrate 102 as well. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, a large number of variation patterns of the sub-main substrate 301 are provided corresponding to each variation pattern of the main substrate 102, and the variation pattern selected on the main substrate 102 is the sub-pattern. When notified to the main board 301 as a command, the sub-main board 301 selects one of the plurality of fluctuation patterns that can be selected for the designated fluctuation pattern. When the variation pattern on the main substrate 102 is further subdivided, a larger number of variation patterns on the sub-main substrate 301 are provided corresponding to the subdivision on the main substrate 102. In addition, the various variation patterns on the sub main board 301 may be used in combination with the above-described various notice effect patterns.

  The effect display control means 134 includes a first effect control means 168 and a second effect control means 170. The effect display control means 134 performs effect processing related to sound output (sound) such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 19.

  The first effect control means 168 and the second effect control means 170 use the first lottery result by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery result by the second lottery means 128 as the selected variation effect pattern data. Therefore, the decorative symbols 190 a to 190 c are displayed in a variable manner in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60.

  The first effect control means 168 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery when the information relating to the second lottery is reserved by the second reservation means 146. The second effect control means 170 starts the symbol variation display corresponding to the second lottery regardless of whether or not the information relating to the first lottery is held by the first holding means 144. As a result, when the lottery value is held by both the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146, the lottery value held by the second holding means 146 is preferentially read out, and the decorative design fluctuates. Is displayed. In such a case, the lottery value held by the first holding unit 144 is not read until the number of holdings of the second holding unit 146 becomes zero, and the variation of the decorative design does not start. Thus, the effect display control means 134 causes the effect symbol display device 60 to display the symbol variation effect including the variation display of the decorative symbols 190a to 190c.

  The effect determination unit 132 stores the pending lottery value notified by the prior information notification unit 157 in a predetermined buffer area. Furthermore, the effect determination means 132 includes a lottery value relating to the change (the change display being executed at that time) as the main determination result notified from the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 of the main board 102, The notice effect is displayed according to the reserved lottery value notified in advance by the information notification means 157 and stored in the buffer area. Specifically, a notice effect that is a precursor to suggest the presence or absence of a big hit in the pending lottery value in which symbol variation is performed at a future time is displayed. The effect determining means 132 executes a predetermined notice lottery for determining whether or not to display the notice effect, and on condition that the notice lottery is won (for example, with a predetermined probability). A notice effect is displayed. Thus, the notice effect set according to the preliminary determination result in the pending lottery value is referred to as “prefetch effect”.

In addition, the effect determining unit 132 is configured to set the number of holds in the first holding unit 144 (hereinafter also referred to as “first holding number”) and the number of holdings in the second holding unit 146 (hereinafter referred to as “first” in the winning information). 2), and the first hold number and the second hold number at the current time point are specified in accordance with the execution state of the symbol variation (that is, the holding state). The effect display control unit 134 displays the first hold number and the second hold number specified by the effect determining unit 132 on the first hold number display unit 196 and the second hold number display unit 197 of the effect symbol display device 60. Display. Further, when the number of holdings is newly specified by the effect determining means 132, the display of the first holding number display unit 196 and the second holding number display unit 197 is sequentially updated.
<Configuration and function of the big prize opening device>

  Next, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the special prize opening device 600 used as the above-mentioned second big prize opening 92 (see FIGS. 1 and 3) will be described. 12 to 15 show a specific configuration of the special prize opening device 600. As shown in FIG. 12A, the special prize opening device 600 includes a front surface portion 601 and a back surface portion 602 provided behind the front surface portion 601, and the game board 50 has a front surface portion 601. Is fixed at a predetermined position in the game area 52. The front portion 601 bears a part of the gauge configuration and design in the game area 52, and the back portion 602 is not shown in the drawing, but in a component opening (not shown) formed in the game board 50. A part of the game board 50 is protruded from the back of the game board 50 by being inserted.

  The front portion 601 of the big prize opening device 600 is provided with a substrate portion 603, a shielding cover member 604 (cover member), a ball passage forming portion 605, a horizontal shutter member 606, a falling door member 607, and the like. A shielding cover member 604 is attached to the front surface of the substrate portion 603, and most of the front surface of the substrate portion 603 is covered with the shielding cover member 604.

  The board portion 603 is a flat plate member that is screwed to the surface of the gaming board 50, and when viewed from the front of the pachinko gaming machine 10, predetermined portions such as an upper right corner portion, a lower left corner portion, and a left interruption portion of the outer peripheral edge portion. In addition, screw holes 603a to 603c for mounting on the game board 50 are provided. And the board | substrate part 603 is arrange | positioned and fixed to the site | part of the lower right corner of the game area | region 52. FIG.

  The shielding cover member 604 has a flat plate-like main body portion 604a, and is continuously formed in a U shape on the lower edge portion and the left and right side portions of the main body portion 604a as shown in FIG. A partition wall portion 604b is projected. Further, the shielding cover member 604 is fixed in combination with the central portion of the board portion 603, and opens upward in a band shape between the board portion 603 and can receive and flow down the game ball. A falling space is formed. Further, the shielding cover member 604 is made of light-transmitting transparent plastic, so that the inner flowing space can be visually recognized from the outside (front side).

  As shown in FIGS. 13A, 14A, and 14B, the above-described spherical passage forming portion 605 is configured by a combination of a plurality of ribs having a predetermined shape. Protrudes toward. The protruding amount of the ball passage forming portion 605 from the board portion 603 is set to be somewhat larger (about several millimeters) than the diameter of the game ball and to be substantially the same throughout. Here, FIGS. 13A and 13B and FIGS. 14A and 14B show a state in which the shielding cover member 604 is removed.

  As shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B, the ball passage forming portion 605 forms an inflow ball guide portion 608, a first winning guide portion 609, and a second winning guide portion 610. The game ball that has entered the guide unit 608 is guided to different paths according to the state of the horizontal shutter member 606 described above. In other words, the inflow ball guide unit 608 configures a game ball passage that changes the flow direction of the game ball flowing down from above and guides it from the right side to the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko gaming machine 10. In addition, the first winning guide unit 609 and the second winning guide unit 610 constitute a game ball path that guides the entered game ball downward when a game ball flowing down the inflow ball guide unit 608 enters. ing.

  Among these, the inflow ball guide portion 608 includes a receiving portion 608a, a connecting portion 608b, and a discharging portion 608c in a horizontal row, and between the receiving portion 608a located at the right end and the connecting portion 608b located in the middle, A gap between the connecting portion 608b and the discharge portion 608c located at the left end is slightly larger (approximately several millimeters) than the diameter of the game ball and forms the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a. Is interposed. Further, the receiving portion 608a is inclined from the right to the left at a predetermined angle and is curved with the right end portion obliquely upward to the right. The connecting portion 608b is formed at a position somewhat lower (several millimeters) than the left end portion of the receiving portion 608a, and is inclined linearly downward from right to left. The discharge portion 608c is formed so as to be continuous with the connection portion 608b via a gap, and is inclined linearly from right to left.

  A first entrance 609a between the receiving portion 608a and the connection portion 608b and a second entrance 610a between the connection portion 608b and the discharge portion 608c are the first shutter portion 606a provided in the horizontal shutter member 606. And, the second shutter portion 606b is closed as shown in FIG. 14A during normal time (when the special prize opening device 600 is not in operation). That is, as shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, the horizontal shutter member 606 includes a main body portion 606c molded into a rectangular plate shape, and a plate-like first shutter portion that is separated from the left and right at the front edge of the main body portion 606c. 606a and a second shutter portion 606b. The size of the first shutter unit 606a and the second shutter unit 606b is set so that the vertical and horizontal dimensions are somewhat larger (about several millimeters) than the game ball. Further, the first shutter portion 606a and the second shutter portion 606b are inclined downward from right to left with the same inclination as that of the receiving portion 608a, the connecting portion 608b, and the discharging portion 608c.

  Further, the first shutter unit 606a and the second shutter unit 606b have a corresponding positional relationship with the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a, respectively. In a normal state, the horizontal shutter member 606 is stopped at the forward movement position, and the first shutter portion 606a and the second shutter portion 606b protrude forward of the substrate portion 603 as shown in FIG. Thus, both the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a are closed. In this state, the game ball that has flowed into the receiving portion 608a of the special prize opening device 600 reaches the discharge portion 608c through the first shutter portion 606a, the connection portion 608b, and the second shutter portion 606b, and is further discharged. The light is discharged from the portion 608c toward the second start winning opening 63 described above. Here, the drive mechanism of the horizontal shutter member 606 will be described later.

  In addition, a speed reducing portion 611 for reducing the speed of the game ball flowing down the inflow ball guide portion 608 is provided at a position in the middle of the inflow ball guide portion 608. The speed reducing portion 611 is configured by rib-like protrusions 611a and 611b that are integrally provided on the substrate portion 603 and the shielding cover member 604. There are two protrusions 611a on the substrate portion 603 and two protrusions 611b on the shielding cover member 604, and the protrusions 611a and 611b are shaped in the width direction of the inflow ball guide portion 608 (Pachinko game 10). It is a triangular prism shape toward the center of the front and rear direction. Furthermore, the upper ends of the protrusions 611a and 611b are inclined surfaces that become lower toward the front.

  The two protrusions 611a of the board portion 603 are separated from each other at a predetermined distance that is slightly (several millimeters) larger than the diameter of the game ball at a portion immediately above the connection portion 608b. The positional relationship between the two protrusions is the same for the two protrusions 611b of the shielding cover member 604. Further, regarding the positional relationship between the protrusion 611a of the board portion 603 and the protrusion 611b of the shielding cover member 604, both the protrusions 611a and 611b sandwich the upper space of the connection portion 608b and the flow direction of the game ball (pachinko) It is set to be shifted by a predetermined amount (about the radius of the game ball) to the left and right of the gaming machine). Then, as shown in FIG. 12B, the upstream one of the two protrusions 611 a of the substrate portion 603 is more first than the upstream one of the two protrusions 611 b of the shielding cover member 604. It is located on the side close to the entrance 609a.

  By providing such a deceleration unit 611, the game ball flowing down the inflow ball guide unit 608 is decelerated by interfering with at least one of the four projections 611a and 611b. Then, the game ball moves toward the downstream side of the connection portion 608b in a state where the speed is lower than that when the game ball flows into the inflow ball guide portion 608 and when it reaches the speed reduction portion 611.

  The first winning guide unit 609 and the second winning guide unit 610 described above are configured so that the first winning slot 609a and the second winning slot 610a and the second winning slot 610a and the second winning slot 610a and the second winning slot 610a are operated in a non-normal time (when the large winning opening unit 600 is operated). With the opening of the entrance 610a, the game ball can enter. That is, in a non-normal state, the horizontal shutter member 606 is lowered to the retracted position, and the first shutter portion 606a and the second shutter portion 606b are retracted toward the rear of the substrate portion 603. And as shown in FIG.14 (b), the 1st entrance 609a and the 2nd entrance 610a are exposed, the inflow ball guide part 608, the 1st winning guide part 609, and the 2nd winning guide part 610 And communicate.

  Here, in this embodiment, the special prize opening device 600 is operated in the lottery for operating the special prize opening device 600 in the second game as described above, and a special game related to this winning game. Or a small hit game is executed. In addition, the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a are opened by the first shutter unit 606a and the second shutter unit 606b during a round such as a special game, and between rounds when a plurality of rounds are repeated. In the (round interval), the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a are closed by the first shutter portion 606a and the second shutter portion 606b.

  The first winning guide section 609 and the second winning guide section 610 include a first detection ball guide section 609b, a first discharge ball guide section 609c, a second detection ball guide section 610b, and a second discharge ball guide section 610c, respectively. Have. In addition, the portion between the first detection ball guide portion 609b and the first discharge ball guide portion 609c and the portion between the second detection ball guide portion 610b and the second discharge ball guide portion 610c are described above. A first winning sensor 79a and a second winning sensor 79b are arranged. These winning sensors 79a and 79b are proximity sensors, and various micro switches or the like can be used as the proximity sensors. Furthermore, various types such as a contact type, a non-contact type, a mechanical type, an optical type, and an electromagnetic induction type can be adopted as the microswitch.

  Each winning sensor 97a, 97b has a rectangular casing 612a, 612b having a thickness smaller than the diameter of the game ball, and detection holes 613a, 613b for allowing the game ball to pass in the thickness direction. Further, the winning sensors 97a and 97b are respectively connected to the first detection ball guide unit 609b and the first discharge ball guide unit 609c, and the second detection ball guide unit 610b and the second discharge ball guide through the detection holes 613a and 613b. The part 610c is communicated so that the game ball can flow down. The winning sensors 97a and 97b are mounted on the first winning guide portion 609 and the second winning guide portion 610 with their longitudinal directions different from each other by approximately 90 °. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13A and the like, the first winning sensor 97a is oriented in the longitudinal direction in the left-right direction on the front side of the board portion 603, and the first winning sensor 97b is oriented in the longitudinal direction. , Which is directed in the front-rear direction passing through the substrate portion 603.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the first detection ball guide portion 609b is bent from the right side to the left side when viewed from the front at an intermediate position, and the game ball dropped on the first detection ball guide portion 609b The first detection ball guiding portion 609b once interferes with the inner wall and is decelerated before passing through the first winning sensor 97b. In this embodiment, a rib 609d having a predetermined protruding amount (for example, 1 mm or less) is provided in the center of the inner wall behind the first detection ball guide portion 609b so as to follow the shape of the first detection ball guide portion 609b. It has been. The rib 609d prevents the ball from being caught in the first detection ball guide portion 609b. Note that not only the first detection ball guide portion 609b but also the second detection ball guide portion 610b may have a bent shape, or ribs may be provided on the inner wall.

  Further, in a situation where the horizontal shutter member 606 is retracted and the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a are opened, the game balls flowing down the inflow ball guide 608 are located on the upstream side. The ball enters the ball opening 609a, is detected by the first winning sensor 79a, and is discharged from the first winning guide section 609. However, there may be a case where a part of the game balls jumps over the first entrance 609a and reaches the second entrance 610a on the downstream side from the connection portion 608b. In such a case, the game ball that has reached the second entrance 610a enters the second winning guide 610, is detected by the second winning sensor 79b, and is discharged from the second winning guide 610. As described above, since the speed reducer 611 is provided between the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a, a game ball that has not entered the first entrance 609a is temporarily placed. Even so, the momentum of the game ball is sufficiently weakened by the speed reduction unit 611 in front of the second entrance 610a.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the shielding cover member 604 is transparent as described above, the game that flows down the inflow ball guide portion 608, the first winning guide portion 609, and the second winning guide portion 610 as described above. The state of the sphere can be visually recognized by the player through the shielding cover member 604.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 14A, 14B, 15 and the like, the above-described lodging door member 607 has a flat door portion 607a, and the first winning guide portion 609 and the second winning guide portion 607 are provided. It is arranged below the winning guide 610. As shown in FIGS. 14B, 15, and 16, the falling door member 607 has a positional relationship corresponding to the game ball collection port 614 that is opened in a rectangular shape in the substrate portion 603. And the fall door member 607 is pivotally supported so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction around the lower edge, and as shown in FIGS. 13A, 13B, and 14A in a normal state. The game ball collection port 614 is closed. As shown in FIG. 13A, the length (opening dimension) of the game ball collection port 614 is discharged from a portion inside the right end (upstream end) of the receiving portion 608a in the inflow ball guide portion 608. The length reaches the right end (upstream end) of the portion 608c. The length in the left-right direction of the fallen door member 607 is also approximately the same as the opening size of the game ball collection port 614.

  When the big prize opening device 600 is operated, as shown in FIG. 14B, the fall door member 607 tilts so that the lower edge portion is the base end and the front edge of the board portion 603 protrudes toward the upper edge portion. To do. Then, the lodging door member 607 opens toward the upper first winning guide portion 609 and the second winning guide portion 610 and receives the game balls discharged from the first winning guide portion 609 and the second winning guide portion 610. Then, it guides to the collection passage 616a behind the substrate portion 603. Then, the game ball that has entered the recovery passage 616a is guided to the recovery hole 616b opened at the left end portion through the inclined surface that is lowered from the right to the left, and is guided from the recovery hole 616b toward the back side of the game board 50. Is done.

  In this embodiment, sensors for detecting a game ball are not provided in the collection hole 616b, and the game ball that has entered the game ball collection port 614 is counted at least in the vicinity of the game board 50. It is supposed not to be broken. Therefore, when the game ball collection port 614 opened and closed by the fallen door member 607 is opened, the above-mentioned out port is compared with the game ball detected by the first winning guide unit 609 or the second winning guide unit 610. Performs the same ball discharge function as 58. In addition, the player can visually recognize the operation of the overturning door member 607 and the state of the game ball collection port 614 in the open state through the transparent shielding cover member 604. Further, the space between the fallen door member 607 and the ball passage forming portion 605 is covered with a shielding cover member 604 serving as a cover member, and the first winning guide portion 609 and the second winning guide are provided to the game ball collection port 614. Only game balls released from the unit 610 can enter.

  Further, unlike the horizontal shutter member 606, the lying door member 607 is continuously open during the operation of the special prize opening device 600. And even when a plurality of rounds are repeated, the lodging door member 607 continues to be open from the start of the first round to the end of the last round. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the timing at which the falling door member 607 is opened and the horizontal shutter member 606 is closed at a timing before the horizontal shutter member 606 is opened at a predetermined time (for example, 1 second). The fall door member 607 is closed at a timing after a predetermined time (for example, 1 second).

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B and FIGS. 14A and 14B, a game ball passage port 615 is formed in the upper right portion of the substrate portion 603. The game ball passage port 615 is located below the receiving portion 608 a and is isolated from the inflow ball guide portion 608 by the ball passage forming portion 605. Further, the game ball can enter the above-described flow-down space from the right side portion of the shielding cover member 604, and the game ball that has flowed into the big prize opening device 600 below the inflow ball guide portion 608 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 16 and the like, it is guided rearward through a shielding cover side guide rod 604c formed on the shielding cover member 604 and a substrate side guide rod 603d formed on the substrate portion 603.

  Next, the above-described back surface portion 602 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the back surface portion 602 includes a shutter drive unit 621, a passage constituting unit 622, and a fallen door member drive unit 623. The shutter drive unit 621 moves the above-described horizontal shutter member 606 forward and backward, and opens a top and supports a support frame portion 621a that surrounds the front, rear, left and right, a solenoid portion 624 (see FIG. 16), and a link arm member 625. And so on.

  A link arm member 625 is connected to the solenoid portion 624 via a rack and pinion mechanism (not shown), and the horizontal shutter member 606 is loosely connected to the link arm member 625 via a slide hole 625a. It is connected to. The solenoid unit 624 is turned off at the normal time when the special prize opening device 600 is not operating, and the horizontal shutter is set with the link arm member 625 rotated forward as indicated by a solid line in FIG. The member 606 is advanced. Further, in a non-normal time when the special prize opening device 600 is operating, the solenoid unit 624 is turned on, and the link arm member 625 is rotated backward as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The horizontal shutter member 606 is retracted. That is, as the solenoid unit 624 is turned on / off, the link arm member 625 swings back and forth, and the horizontal shutter member 606 moves forward or backward linearly. The advancement / retraction of the horizontal shutter member 606 is guided by the substrate portion 603, the support frame portion 621 a, and a passage configuration unit 622 described later.

  In the passage configuration unit 622, the above-described spherical passage formation portion 605 is formed on the front surface of the support frame portion 622a that is open upward and surrounds the front, rear, left, and right. Further, a shutter drive unit 621 is mounted on the passage configuration unit 622, and the passage configuration unit 622 supports the shutter drive unit 621 from below.

  The falling door member drive unit 623 opens the aforementioned game ball collection port 614 on the front surface of the rectangular box-shaped casing 623a, and the lower left and right ends of the falling door member 607 are located in front of the left and right sides. A door support portion 626 is rotatably connected. Further, although not shown in the drawings, the fall door member drive unit 623 includes a solenoid for opening and closing the fall door member 607, a spring for urging when the fall door member 607 is closed, and the like in the housing portion 623a. ing. Further, the passage constituting unit 622 is placed on the falling door member driving unit 623, and the falling door member driving unit 623 supports the passage constituting unit 622 from below.

Here, reference numeral 627 in FIG. 15 denotes a first connector that performs electrical connection with the main board 102 via various relay boards, and reference numeral 628 denotes a falling door member drive unit 623. 2 is a second connector for making electrical connection with the passage constituting unit 622. Power supply to various electrical devices, output of signals from the winning sensors 79a and 79b, supply of control signals to various solenoids, and the like are performed using the first connector 627 and the second connector 628. .
<Operational effects of the invention according to the present embodiment>

  According to the pachinko gaming machine 10 provided with the grand prize opening device 600 as described above, the first ball entrance 609a (upstream entrance) serving as the upward big prize opening is provided by a shutter-type mechanism using the horizontal shutter member 606. ) And the second entrance 610a (downstream entrance) are simultaneously opened and closed. Therefore, it is easy to reduce the size in the height direction as compared with a type that opens and closes a front-facing large winning opening by a fallen door type mechanism. Then, by utilizing the space vacated by the miniaturization, the shape of the big prize opening device 600 and the degree of freedom of the mechanism design can be increased, and other parts and game nails are arranged around the big prize opening device 600. With regard to the above, the degree of freedom in design can be increased.

  In addition, in the inflow ball guide portion 608, the first entrance 609a is located upstream of the second entrance 610a, and a game ball that has flowed into the inflow ball guide 608 must enter the first entrance 609a. It is supposed to pass. Therefore, only the first entrance 609a can be used as a big winning entrance of the pachinko gaming machine 10. In addition, the vertical and horizontal opening dimensions of the first entrance 609a are somewhat larger than the diameter of the game ball, which is a big prize compared to the conventional type in which the big entrance is secured in a horizontally long belt shape. The mouth is shrunk. Therefore, in order to secure the function of detecting a game ball that has entered as a result of opening, which is the minimum function of the grand prize opening device 600, it is possible to reduce the size in the left-right direction. The degree of freedom in designing the mouth device 600 can be increased.

  In this embodiment, since the second entrance 610a is provided downstream of the first entrance 609a, even if a game ball jumping over the first entrance 609a is generated, The ball opening 610a can be used as a preliminary big winning opening. Then, when the special winning opening apparatus 600 is operated, it is possible to prevent the generation of gaming balls spilling from the special winning opening apparatus 600, and it is possible to quickly finish counting a predetermined number (here, nine) of gaming balls. Further, since the inflowing ball guiding portion 608 is formed with the first winning opening 609a and the second entering opening 610a in combination with the large winning opening, it is easy to secure the opening width of the large winning opening, and the efficiency. A game ball can flow down and be discharged well.

  Further, a speed reducing portion 611 is provided between the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a, and the game ball flowing down the inflow ball guide portion 608 interferes with the protrusions 611a and 611b in the speed reduction portion 611. It is supposed to be. Therefore, the speed of the game ball heading toward the second entrance 610a can be weakened by the deceleration unit 611. The game balls that have passed without entering the first entrance 609a can be more reliably entered into the second entrance 610a.

  In particular, in the right part of the game area 52, the space is occupied by the center ornament 64 and it is difficult to arrange the nails and the like. In comparison, the speed of game balls that flow down tends to increase. The behavior of the game ball that has entered the grand prize opening device 600 is also difficult to stabilize, which may cause chattering in the winning sensors 79a and 79b, damage to the winning sensors 79a and 79b, and the like. However, as in the present embodiment, the receiving portion 608a of the inflow ball guide portion 608 is curved to change the flow direction of the game ball from the vertical direction to the left and right directions, or the speed reduction portion 611 is provided in the inflow ball guide portion 608. By doing so, the momentum of the game ball heading toward the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a can be sufficiently reduced. Note that a speed reduction unit 611 may be provided in front of the first entrance 609a to decelerate the game ball toward the first entrance 609a.

  Further, the deceleration of the game ball by the deceleration unit 611 leads to an increase in the time during which the game ball exists on the inflow ball guide unit 608. Therefore, the possibility of generating more winnings than the prescribed number (here, nine) in the large winning opening device 600 is increased, and from this point of view, so-called over winning or over winning is likely to occur. It is possible to become.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the horizontal shutter member 606 is used, and the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a, which are the big winning entrances, are reduced in size as compared with the prior art. It is. Therefore, it is possible to relax design conditions such as maintaining the posture and friction of the horizontal shutter member 606 and the guide portion (not shown) of the horizontal shutter member 606, and easily ensure smooth operation of the horizontal shutter member 606. become able to.

  In other words, in the case of a large winning opening device of the type in which the door is raised or laid down as in the conventional case, since the large winning opening opens toward the front, the thickness (the vertical dimension) of the large winning device is large. Become. In addition, because the plate-shaped door is rotated around the lower edge, the solenoid used as the drive source has a relatively large output that can generate a moment sufficient to move the door. Is required. In addition, depending on the elastic force of the spring used to return the door, the weight of the game ball may add and the door may not close or open unexpectedly, so care must be taken when selecting the spring. .

  Also, in the case of a large winning opening of the type in which the shutter is moved forward and backward, if the opening (large winning opening) opened and closed by the sliding of the shutter is large as in the conventional case, the influence of various factors such as friction, wear, and dirt. In some cases, the shutter may not be closed. Furthermore, if an equal force is not applied to the shutter, the shutter tilts, and this may cause a case where the shutter does not operate smoothly.

  However, like the big prize opening device 600 in the present embodiment, the horizontal shutter member 606 is used, and all the game balls are guided to the first entrance 609a (and the second entrance 610a), thereby winning the big prize. It is possible to reduce the size of the mouth and to reduce the size of the shutters (here, the first shutter portion 606a and the second shutter portion 606b) that block the winning prize opening. Further, there is no restriction that the overall shape and size of the horizontal shutter member 606 must be determined in accordance with the shape and size of the big prize opening, and the weight of the horizontal shutter member 606 and the shape of the main body 606c are eliminated. Can be liberalized. And, by making the shape and size of the main body 606c of the horizontal shutter member 606 free, a design that suppresses the influence of various factors such as friction, wear, and dirt can be performed. In addition, it becomes possible to relax the design requirements for the equalization of the force applied to the main body 606c and the inclination, and the design of the shutter mechanism is facilitated. As a result, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of troubles related to the opening / closing of the special winning opening.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, since the second entrance 610a is provided, the game ball that has flowed into the inflow ball guide unit 608 is won across the rounds when the large prize opening device 600 is operated. It becomes possible. In other words, the game ball that has flowed into the inflow ball guide unit 608 just before the end of a certain round cannot close the first entrance 609a and enter the first entrance 609a. In addition, when the next round is started after a predetermined period (round interval) between rounds and the horizontal shutter member 606 is retracted, the game ball is moved between the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a. If it remains in the middle, the game ball can be guided to the second winning guide section 610 via the second inlet 610a to generate a winning. Further, in this embodiment, since the speed reducing portion 611 is provided on the upstream side of the second entrance 610a, the speed reduction portion 611 enters the second entrance 610a across the round. Can increase the possibility of Here, the round interval may be a period of less than 1 second, for example.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the horizontal shutter member 606, the falling door member 607 is provided, and the operation of the falling door member 607 can be visually recognized by the player via the shielding cover member 604. ing. For this reason, it is possible to make a player perceive through the appearance of the fallen door member 607 that the special prize opening device 600 has started to operate or is in operation.

  In other words, the first shutter portion 606a and the second shutter portion 606b that close the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a are directed only to the thickness portion with respect to the player, and further, the thickness dimensions thereof. The vertical and horizontal dimensions excluding are reduced to the diameter of the game ball. For this reason, even if the 1st shutter part 606a and the 2nd shutter part 606b operate | move, it is also considered that a player does not notice that these operate | moved.

  However, as in the present embodiment, the fall door member 607 is attached, and the fall door member 607 is operated in accordance with the operation timing of the first shutter portion 606a and the second shutter portion 606b, thereby opening and closing the winning prize opening. It is possible to achieve the same perceptual effect as in the case where the fallen door member 607 is used. And it becomes easy to aim at the timing of a launch start when a player launches a game ball in accordance with the start of operation of the special prize opening device 600. Further, the operation of the overturning door member 607 can appeal the occurrence of a hit (especially a big hit), and can increase the degree of satisfaction with the hit of the player.

  Here, when the small hit occurs, the fall door member 607 is not operated, only the horizontal shutter member 606 is operated, and when the big hit occurs, both the fall door member 607 and the horizontal shutter member 606 are operated. It is also possible to adopt. There is also an operation mode in which the falling door member 607 is operated only when a big hit such as the above-described 16R probability change that can be expected of the ball is generated, and only the horizontal shutter member 606 is operated in the case of another big hit. Adoption is possible. Furthermore, even if it is a big hit such as 16R probability change, an operation mode in which the falling door member 607 is opened only in a predetermined big hit is also conceivable.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the shielding cover member 604 is provided, and the space between the falling door member 607 and the ball passage forming portion 605 is covered with the shielding cover member 604. Therefore, the game balls entering the game ball collection port 614 can be only the game balls released from the first winning guide unit 609 and the second winning guide unit 610. The first and second shutter portions 606a and 606b and the falling door member 607 can share a functional game ball to provide a functional sense of unity with respect to the handled game ball.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the open period of the lodging door member 607 extends over the period from the start of the first round to the end of the last round, and the horizontal shutter member 606 moves forward and backward according to the number of rounds. During this time, the lodging door member 607 continues to open. That is, the falling door member 607 continues to open across the rounds when the special prize opening device 600 is operated. Furthermore, the fall door member 607 opens before the horizontal shutter member 606 and closes after the horizontal shutter member 606. Therefore, the game balls released from the first winning guide unit 609 and the second winning guide unit 610 can be guided into the game ball collection port 614 without overflowing. In addition, the opening operation of the falling door member 607 can promptly notify that the special prize opening device 600 has been activated.

  In designing the production when the prize winning opening device 600 starts to operate, for example, in the development stage, the time from when the game ball is launched until the gaming ball reaches the prize winning opening device 600 is measured a predetermined number of times and averaged. It is conceivable to determine the operation timing of the fallen door member 607 and the horizontal shutter member 606 based on the calculation result. Then, by making the content of the effect based on the operation timing of the fallen door member 607 and the horizontal shutter member 606, when the player hits the right, the occurrence of a game ball that does not enter the big prize opening is suppressed, and the special game It is possible to speed up digestion.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since the speed reducing portion 611 is provided in the inflow ball guiding portion 608, the speed of the game ball heading from the first entrance 609a to the second entrance 610a can be reduced. . Therefore, the game ball that has passed through the first entrance 609a can be more reliably entered into the second entrance 610a. Furthermore, at the end of the above round, the game balls that could not be entered due to the closing of the first entrance 609a are rounded up to the next opening of the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a. Then, it becomes possible to enter the second entrance 610a.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the speed reducing unit 611 is provided in the path of the game ball from the big prize opening device 600 to the second start winning port 63, so that the speed reducing unit 611 causes the second start winning port 63 to be It is possible to adjust the winning rate. Even if it is difficult to adjust the tendency of the game balls to flow down due to restrictions on the arrangement of nails around the big prize opening device 600 and the second start winning opening 63, the arrangement of the nails and the like is performed by the speed reduction unit 611. It is possible to compensate for the restrictions.

  Further, by devising the configuration of the speed reducing portion 611, it is possible to further adjust the winning rate relating to the second start winning prize port 63. As a device for the configuration of the speed reduction portion 611, a change in the arrangement, size, and shape of the protrusion 611a, a change in the structure of the speed reduction portion 611, and the like can be considered. Moreover, as a structural change of the deceleration part 611, for example, the surface of the connection part 608b of the inflow sphere guide part 608 can be formed into a corrugated shape having upper and lower undulations.

  In the present embodiment, a configuration in which the first grand prize winning port 91 is provided below the second start winning prize port 63 is adopted, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the first major prize winning port 91 is omitted. An opening / closing blade member is added in the vicinity of the grand prize opening device 600 that is the second grand prize opening 92 and the grand prize opening device 600, and this opening / closing blade member is used as the first big prize opening 91 according to the first game. It may be used. In this case, it is possible to aim for winning in the first big winning opening 91 by so-called right hitting in which the game ball is launched toward the right side of the game area 52. Furthermore, a configuration having a horizontal shutter member 606 and a fallen door member 704 in the first grand prize winning port 91 may be employed.

Further, in this embodiment, the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a of the grand prize opening device 600 are opened and closed by a horizontal shutter member 606 integrally including a first shutter portion 606a and a second shutter portion 606b. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the first shutter portion 606a and the second shutter portion 606b are driven separately, and the first entrance 609a and the second entrance 610a are You may make it open and close with a time difference. In that case, an operation mode in which the opening of the second entrance 610a is started while the first entrance 609a is being opened or after being closed can be exemplified.
<Application to enclosed game machines>

  The present invention also provides a pachinko gaming machine in which a game ball as a game medium acquired by a player is directly paid out to the player as described above so that the player can touch the prize ball. However, the present invention can be applied to, for example, a sealed circulation pachinko game machine. Examples of the enclosed circulation pachinko game machine include the following. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and demonstrated about the part similar to the pachinko game machine 10 of the above-mentioned Example.

  In other words, the enclosed circulation type pachinko gaming machine has a game ball as a game medium enclosed therein, and the player operates the launch handle 17 to drive the launch motor of the launch device, and the enclosed ball 1 It is configured so that a game can be played by driving into the game area 52 on the front of the game board 50 one by one. As the configuration of the gaming area 52, a configuration similar to a pachinko gaming machine of a type in which a game ball is handed over to a player like the pachinko gaming machine 10 described above can be adopted. Furthermore, since there is no need to hand over the game balls to the player, there is no need for the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16 for temporarily collecting the game balls.

  A game ball won in the game area 52 and a game ball that has not won a prize are guided to a ball collecting basket formed on the set base 39 and are lifted by a lifting device (not shown). The lifting device has a built-in lifting screw that is rotated by a lifting motor, and the pachinko ball (game ball) is lifted by the rotation of the lifting screw. A polishing member for polishing the pachinko ball by contacting the pachinko ball in the middle of lifting is provided on the back of the lifting device, and the surface of the pachinko ball is polished while being lifted.

  A game ball detection switch is provided on the ball inlet side (lower side) and ball outlet side (upper side) of the lifting device, and the pachinko balls to be lifted are detected by these detection switches. A ball launching device is provided in the vicinity of the ball discharge port of the lifting device, and the game ball detected by the detection switch (upper side) after the lifting is supplied to the ball launching device by the ball feeding device. . The ball feeding device has a function of feeding the next game ball to the hitting ball launch position every time the player operates the launch handle 17 to hit one game ball. Further, a game ball excess / deficiency detection switch is provided in the middle of the circulation path of the game balls, and detects whether or not the number of pachinko balls in the circulation path is a predetermined number (for example, 50).

  A card unit as an example of a gaming device is installed in a one-to-one correspondence with the pachinko gaming machine at a side position on a predetermined side of the pachinko gaming machine. This is the same as the pachinko gaming machine 10 described above. The card unit is issued to a visitor card having a prepaid function, which is a game recording medium issued to a general player who has not registered as a member, or a member player who has registered as a member in the game hall. Pachinko machines that accept membership cards, which are game recording media, and use the game value (for example, card balance, number of balls held, number of balls stored, etc.) owned by the player specified by the record information of those cards It has a function for allowing the game to be performed by bullet firing the encapsulated ball. The visitor card and membership card are composed of IC cards.

  In this pachinko gaming machine, management of the current number of balls is performed by calculating fluctuations in the number of gaming balls on the pachinko gaming machine side on the card unit side. The pachinko game machine also calculates and stores the current number of game balls, but when the number of game balls reaches 0 on the pachinko game machine side, the pachinko game machine quickly launches the ball. It is a secondary thing used only for performing the control to stop. By doing this, the running cost of the game hall where the enclosed game machine is introduced by holding down the cost of the pachinko gaming machine side by providing the card unit side with the main management function regarding the number of game balls on the pachinko gaming machine side Can be reduced.

  When the power supply is turned on for the first time after the pachinko gaming machine and the CU are electrically connected after being installed in the amusement hall, the payout control board on the pachinko gaming machine side sends the main chip ID from the main board. The main chip ID is transmitted to the CU side, and the payout chip ID stored in the payout control board itself is transmitted to the card unit side. On the card unit side, the transmitted main chip ID and payout chip ID are stored. Next, the data of the connection time, that is, the time when the card unit side and the pachinko gaming machine side are connected and communication is started is transmitted from the card unit side to the pachinko gaming machine side, and the pachinko gaming machine side transmits the data. Stores connection time.

  When the power is turned on thereafter, these three pieces of information, that is, the main chip ID, the payout chip ID, and the previous connection time data are transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine side to the card unit side.

  On the card unit side, the transmitted data and the already stored data are collated to determine whether or not the same pachinko gaming machine as the previous one is connected. The connection time data is sent from the card unit side to the pachinko gaming machine side when the communication between the card unit side and the pachinko gaming machine side is started each time the power is turned on. Connection time data is stored on the pachinko gaming machine side.

  The card unit requests the pachinko gaming machine to transmit the main chip ID and the like to the pachinko gaming machine, and the pachinko gaming machine transmits the main chip ID and the like to the card unit. Further, authentication is requested from the card unit to the pachinko gaming machine, and the pachinko gaming machine is notified of acceptance of the authentication request from the card unit. Further, the card unit requests the pachinko gaming machine to transmit recovery information, and the pachinko gaming machine transmits the recovery information held in the pachinko gaming machine to the card unit. Subsequently, the card unit notifies the pachinko gaming machine that it is connected to the pachinko gaming machine, and the pachinko gaming machine notifies the card unit that it is connected. Also, the card unit requests the pachinko gaming machine to clear the recovery information and backs up the connection ID (communication start time). The pachinko gaming machine requests the card unit to clear the recovery information and connect the ID (communication). The end of backup at (start time) is notified.

  Further, various (gaming operations) are instructed from the card unit to the pachinko gaming machine, and transmission of gaming machine information (addition / subtraction data, etc.) is requested. The card unit uses this command to periodically check the status of the game machine. The pachinko gaming machine is notified of the execution result of the gaming operation instruction and gaming machine information (addition / subtraction data, etc.) to the card unit. A command requesting connection of a communication connection is transmitted from the card unit to the pachinko gaming machine.

  Also, when it is detected that there is no game ball while playing a game with a pachinko machine, the payout control board automatically stops driving the ball launch motor and hits the ball into the game area. Control to a prohibited game state. It should be noted that if the variable display device is already in variable display at that stage, the variable display is continued only by stopping the hitting of the hit ball. If there is a storage of the number of balls held in the first start winning opening 62 or the second starting winning opening 63 at the stage where the firing stop control is performed, the variable display control of the variable display device based on the storage is continued. .

  The main management of the number of game balls is performed in the card unit, but only on the pachinko game machine side when the game prohibition control (launching stop control) when the game ball number becomes 0 in the pachinko game machine is performed. It is determined that the number of game balls has become 0, and game prohibition control (launch stop control) is performed. Thereafter, as the operation response, final ball-related information is transmitted to the card unit, and the final number of game balls “0” is determined on the card unit side. The reason for controlling in this way is that it is necessary to perform the hitting stop control at the moment when the number of game balls becomes zero on the pachinko gaming machine side.

  For example, on the card unit side which mainly manages the number of game balls, the response of the action response including the number of added balls and the number of subtracted balls when the number of game balls sent from the pachinko game machine side becomes 0 Waiting for reception, the final number of game balls is calculated on the card unit side, and when it becomes 0, a command for operation instruction with a prohibition request for prohibiting the game is transmitted to the pachinko game machine side, If the pachinko machine is controlled to stop hitting the ball for the first time after that, the pachinko ball may be shot and fired during the response and command transmission / reception, and a new number of subtraction balls may be generated during that time. On the pachinko machine side, a new subtraction ball number is generated even though the game ball number is already “0”, and the game ball number eventually becomes negative. Inconvenience say occurs. In order to prevent such inconvenience, only the batting launch stop control when the number of game balls becomes zero is controlled based on the number of game balls on the pachinko gaming machine side.

  In this way, the game control represented by the hitting ball stoppage control is performed based on the number of game balls stored in the pachinko game machine itself, and therefore based on the number of game balls managed and stored in the card unit. Compared with the case where such game control is performed, game control can be performed in real time in accordance with the fluctuation of the number of game balls.

  Here, an example is shown in which the payout control board performs the hitting shot stop control, but the main board may be configured to perform the hitting shot stop control. In this case, for example, the payout control board transmits a signal indicating that the number of game balls is 0 to the main board when the number of game balls is determined to be 0. The main board receives this signal and inhibits the driving of the firing motor.

  Such a game prohibition process by the card unit is also executed when the front frame 12 or the door 14 is opened, or when various player return operations are performed by the player. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine can respond to the prohibition refusal, and in the situation where the front frame 12 and the door 14 cannot be opened, for example, due to some circumstances such as abnormalities, the card unit cannot be instructed. This prohibition rejection response is transmitted to the card unit. The game prohibition includes not only prohibition of driving of the launch motor but also other game items such as ball rental.

  In addition, in such an enclosed circulation type pachinko game machine, ball lending is not performed for every predetermined amount (for example, 500 yen or 1000 yen), but lending for an input amount (for example, 10,000 yen) is performed collectively. It is also possible. Since it is not necessary to deliver the game ball to the player, it is possible to easily adapt to such a ball rental form.

  In addition, in this invention, it is possible to grasp | ascertain comprehensively as a pachinko game machine also including the thing which attached the card unit.

10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 62 first start prize opening,
63 second start winning opening, 79a first winning sensor, 79b second winning sensor,
600 grand prize opening device, 604 shielding cover member, 606 horizontal shutter member,
607 lodging door member, 608 inflow ball guide, 609 first winning guide,
609a 1st entrance, 610 2nd winning guide, 610a 2nd entrance,
611 Deceleration part, 614 game ball collection port.

Claims (1)

It is arranged in a game area where game balls flow down, and is provided with a grand prize opening device that performs a predetermined number of times of opening operation that activates in a predetermined case and allows game balls to enter,
The big prize opening device is
An inflow sphere guide for receiving and guiding a game ball flowing down the game area;
A plurality of entrances that are provided in the inflow ball guide unit and that are spaced apart in the downflow direction of the game ball flowing down the inflow ball guide unit and into which the game ball can enter;
A winning guide section for discharging the gaming balls that have entered the respective entrances in the plurality of entrances downward,
A slide opening and closing member capable of opening and closing each entrance, and opening each entrance by the opening operation;
A decelerating portion for interfering with and decreasing the flow velocity of the game ball flowing down the inflow ball guide portion;
The slide opening / closing member opens all the entrances at the same time when opening each entrance.
The inflow ball guide unit can discharge game balls that have passed without entering the respective entrances to the outside of the grand prize opening device,
The game area is provided with a start winning opening that triggers a lottery based on detection of game balls,
The start winning opening is disposed in a portion of the game area downstream of the inflow ball guide portion,
A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that a game ball discharged from the inflow ball guiding portion of the large winning opening device through the speed reducing portion can be made to enter the starting winning port.

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