JP2016073440A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose a Pachinko game machine improving taste of a game of clearly notifying a player of production of profit as putout of prize balls and selectively executing the number of rounds of an opening/closing round.SOLUTION: The Pachinko machine is configured to: produce a pseudo putout bell sound with putout of prize balls; with establishment of a prescribed promotion condition, promote the number of rounds of the opening/closing round; and when the number of rounds is promoted, with the putout of the prize balls, generate an electronic foresight sound having different output mode from that of the pseudo putout bell sound. This configuration can effectively improve a player's feeling of satisfaction and happiness by acquisition of profit of prize balls through the pseudo putout bell sound. Further, this configuration causes the player to foresee the promotion of the number of rounds by the electronic foresight sound so as to effectively stimulate the player's feeling of expectation for the promotion, thereby further improving taste of the game.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention includes a variable prize winning device having a specific area in a closed operation area communicating with the outside through a big prize opening, and executes an open / close round that opens and closes the big prize opening by inflow of game balls into the specific area Related to pachinko machines.

  There are so-called feathers (old two types) of pachinko machines. This model has a variable winning device having a big winning opening in a game area where a game ball launched from a launching device rolls down, and a start opening that opens and closes the big winning opening in accordance with the winning of a game ball. I have. The variable prize-winning device includes a ball flow down path for flowing down the game ball and a specific area communicating with the ball flow down path in a closed operation area communicating with the outside (the game area) via the big prize opening. (For example, Patent Document 1). Further, in this closed operation area, the game ball that has flowed down the ball flow path is distributed to the discharge path through the specific area or to the discharge path without passing through the specific area. A distribution mechanism is provided. In such a configuration, when the game ball flows into the starting opening, the grand prize opening is opened, and when the game ball flowing into the big winning opening passes through a specific area, an opening / closing round that opens and closes the big winning opening is performed. A special game operation is repeated a predetermined number of times. During execution of such special game operations, game balls can easily flow into the big prize opening, and the player can acquire a large amount of prize balls.

  In the pachinko gaming machine described above, the number of rounds of opening and closing rounds repeated in the special game operation is set in advance, and one of the rounds is selected and executed. In general, an image display for notifying the selected number of rounds is provided. Here, the greater the number of rounds selected, the greater the number of prize balls that can be acquired by the player. Therefore, the player is more interested in the number of rounds notified. Thus, the selection of the number of rounds makes the game progress to the special game operation interesting and enhances the fun of the game.

JP 2004-357934 A

  In the pachinko gaming machine described above, the winning ball is paid out when the gaming ball flows into the start opening or the large winning opening of the variable winning device. The prize ball is the profit itself that the player obtains, and the profit earned varies depending on the number of the prize balls. By the way, recent pachinko gaming machines are not provided with a function of directly notifying the player of such award ball payout. Since the player has a strong tendency to closely watch the variable winning device during the game, the player can only indirectly know the generation of the winning ball by observing the inflow of the gaming ball to the big winning port (and the starting port). It is. Furthermore, since the player knows that sufficient prize balls can be obtained by the inflow of game balls to the big prize opening, the player is less interested in each prize ball. For this reason, the player is interested only in the total number of prize balls to be obtained, and there is a possibility that the interest in obtaining the profits of the prize balls will not be sufficiently exhibited.

  Here, in the past pachinko machines, compared to the above-described recent configuration, many mechanically operated parts are arranged, and a bell (bell) is arranged at the payout opening of the prize ball. It was. Therefore, when a prize ball is paid out, a bell sound (payout sound) is generated when a game ball hits the bell. Since the player can directly know the generation of the prize ball by the generation of the bell sound, the satisfaction and joyful feeling for the acquisition of the prize ball is effectively stimulated. On the other hand, most of the above-mentioned recent pachinko gaming machines are configured to proceed with games by electronic control (computer control), and there is no space for arranging the bell because of the structure. Is not provided. For this reason, as described above, there has been a limit to the improvement of interest for the prize ball.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko gaming machine described above, since the number of rounds of opening and closing rounds repeated in the special game operation directly affects the number of winning balls, when the smallest number of rounds is selected, the player is notified by the notification. Tends to be discouraged. Furthermore, if such special game operations with a small number of rounds occur continuously, there is a possibility that the willingness to play will be reduced. For these reasons, there has been a limit to the fun of the game of selectively executing the number of rounds.

  The present invention proposes a pachinko gaming machine, which is a so-called winged product, which can improve the interest of winning a prize ball and improve the interest of the game by selectively executing the number of rounds. .

  The present invention includes an open / close piece that opens and closes a prize winning opening, and a ball flow path in which a game ball that has flowed from the prize winning opening flows into a closed operation region that communicates with the outside via the prize winning opening, Triggered by a variable winning device having a specific area communicating with the ball flow downway, a start opening provided with a ball detecting means for detecting a winning of a game ball, and detection of a game ball by the ball detecting means of the start opening, When the opening / closing piece of the variable winning device is opened to open the prize winning opening for a predetermined time, and when the game ball that has flowed into the closing operation area from the prize winning opening passes through the specific area, the opening / closing piece A special game control means for repeatedly executing an open / close round that opens and closes in a predetermined release operation mode, and a payout control means for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls as the game balls flow into the big prize opening. In pachinko machines equipped with A payout sound generating means for generating a preset payout pseudo bell sound in accordance with the payout of the prize ball, and the special game control means sets a predetermined number of rounds for repeatedly executing the open / close round. A round selection process for selecting from the number of rounds, a round promotion process for promoting the selected round number to a round number greater than the round number when a predetermined promotion condition is satisfied, and the round promotion process. When executing the promotion of the number of rounds, a normal payout pseudo bell sound and an output mode are provided via the payout sound generating means along with the payout of the prize ball during the opening / closing round of the selected number of rounds. A pachinko gaming machine comprising a foreseeing sound generation process for generating different foreseeing electronic sounds.

  Here, the payout pseudo bell sound generated by the payout sound generating means is a bell sound generated when a game ball hits a bell provided at a payout opening of a past pachinko gaming machine, as described above. A simulated sound is preferable. Moreover, as the foreseeing electronic sound, it is only necessary that the output form is different from the paid-out pseudo bell sound. For this “different output form”, the sound generation interval is different, the number of sound generations is different, the sound quality is May be different, or may generate completely different sounds. Either of them may be applied, or any of them may be selected and applied. In addition, as promotion conditions for the round promotion process, it is possible to set round promotion by internal processing, notification of round promotion, or the like. The determination of round promotion by internal processing may be performed at random, or may be made easy to promote or difficult to promote according to the gaming state. Further, the promotion of the number of rounds may be executed substantially as an internal process, or may be a superficial one notified to the player.

  In such a configuration, a payout pseudo bell sound is generated when the prize ball is paid out, and the player pays out that the prize ball has been paid out by the generation of the payout pseudo bell sound. And know at almost the same time. Here, since the payout pseudo bell sound is an electronic sound that simulates the bell sound, it is not necessary to provide the bell described above, and there is a recent configuration in which there is no space for arranging the bell at the payout outlet. Even applicable. By generating such a payout pseudo bell sound, it is possible to clearly impress the fact that the prize ball has been paid out to the player who is watching the game area (variable winning device) where the game ball flows down. In addition, the player's satisfaction and joy can be effectively stimulated by clearly knowing the acquisition of profit as a prize ball.

  Furthermore, in the configuration of the present invention, the number of rounds of the open / close round generated when the game ball passes through the specific area of the variable winning device may be promoted during the execution of the open / close round. Thus, the promotion can be foreseen by the foreseeing electronic sound generated instead of the payout pseudo bell sound. Since the number of rounds of the open / close round may be promoted in this way, even when the open / close round is started with a small number of rounds, the player can be expected to promote the round. The discouragement caused by the player can be suppressed. This makes it possible to stably maintain the interest of the game in which the number of rounds is selectively executed, and to provide an entertaining game rich in changes such as promotion of the number of rounds. Furthermore, since the player can foresee the promotion of the number of rounds by listening to the foreseeing electronic sound, it is possible to stimulate the emotion of the player who expects to increase the number of prize balls that can be obtained. Thereby, the interest property of the game of raising the number of rounds of opening and closing rounds can be further improved. Further, in order to hear the foreseeing electronic sound with certainty, the player needs to pay attention to the paid-out pseudo-bell sound during the game. You can clearly impress the player. Therefore, it is possible to further stimulate the player's satisfaction and happiness for winning the prize ball, and to improve the fun of such games.

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention described above, the foreseeing sound generation processing of the special game control means is performed when the number of rounds selected by the round selection processing is the last when the number of rounds is promoted by round promotion processing. A configuration is proposed in which a foreseeing electronic sound is generated in accordance with the payout of a prize ball during an open / close round.

  In such a configuration, since the foreseeing electronic sound foreseeing the promotion of the number of rounds is generated in the last opening / closing round of the selected number of rounds, the player's expectation until the opening / closing round is reached. Can be maintained. Furthermore, since the time required from the generation of the foreseeing electronic sound to the promotion of the number of rounds is relatively short, it is possible to stably and reliably keep the player's feelings raised by the generation of the foreseeing telephony sound at the promotion of the number of rounds. it can. For these reasons, it is possible to more effectively improve the interest of the game such as promotion of the number of rounds.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention described above, the payout control means selects a payout number of prize balls from a plurality of preset payout numbers according to a predetermined selection condition, and generates a payout sound. As a means, a configuration is proposed in which a payout pseudo bell sound corresponding to the number of payouts of prize balls is selected and generated from a plurality of payout pseudo bell sounds set in advance.

  Here, as the payout control means, for example, a different number of winning balls is set for the case where the game ball flows into the big winning opening and the case where the game ball flows into the starting opening, and either one is selected. What was made is used suitably. In this configuration, the selection condition of this configuration is the inflow of game balls to the winning prize opening and the inflow of game balls to the starting port.

  According to such a configuration, since the player can relatively easily recognize the number of prize balls to be paid out due to the generation of a payout pseudo bell sound, the satisfaction and pleasure of profits from winning the prize balls can be more effectively achieved. Can irritate. Here, it is preferable that the payout pseudo bell sound is set such that the greater the number of prize balls, the greater the number of sound generations and the longer the sound generation time.

  The pachinko gaming machine of the present invention described above is provided with an image display for displaying the number of rounds of opening and closing rounds, and the special game control means selects the round number by selecting the round number by round selection processing. In the case of executing round display processing for displaying the number of rounds on the image display and round promotion by round promotion processing, the number of rounds to be promoted after generating a foreseeing electronic sound by the payout sound generating means, A configuration including a promotion display process of displaying on the image display instead of the selected number of rounds is proposed.

  According to such a configuration, the player can surely and clearly know the promotion of the number of rounds, and the interest of the game such as promotion of the number of rounds can be sufficiently and stably exhibited. Further, by displaying the number of rounds on the image display, even if a small number of rounds are displayed, it is possible to easily induce the player to feel the promotion of the number of rounds. Therefore, it is possible to further improve the interest of the game such as promotion of the number of rounds.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, since a payout pseudo bell sound is generated along with the payout of the prize ball, it is possible to clearly notify the player who watches the game area during the game of the occurrence of the prize ball. Acquiring the profit of the prize ball can effectively enhance the player's satisfaction and joy. In addition, since the number of rounds of opening and closing rounds may be promoted, even if the rounds are started with a small number of rounds, it is possible to induce the emotion of the player who expects the promotion, and to keep the gameability of the opening and closing rounds stable. be able to. Furthermore, when the number of rounds is promoted, the player's expectation is stimulated before the promotion of the number of rounds by generating a foreseeing electronic sound with a different output mode from the paid-out pseudo-bell sound when the prize ball is paid out. Yes, you can improve the fun of the game by promoting the number of rounds.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 10. It is a front view of the variable winning device 13. It is a block diagram which shows the control circuit which controls a game. It is a flowchart which shows a winning detection process. It is a flowchart which shows a big prize mouth process. It is a flowchart which shows a special game process. It is a flowchart which shows an open / close round process.

Embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 fixed to a game island facility (not shown) and a gaming machine main body 3 that covers a front opening of the outer frame 2. The gaming machine main body 3 includes a front frame 5 in which a game board 10 (see FIG. 2) is attached to a substantially circular opening at the upper center, and one side edge of the front frame 5 is connected to the outer frame via the hinge member 4. It is pivotally attached to 2 so that it can be opened and closed. Further, a front door 6 provided with a glass plate (not shown) that covers the game board 10 is pivotally attached to the front frame 5 so as to be opened and closed. In addition, an upper ball tray 7 and a lower ball tray 8 are vertically arranged at the lower part of the front frame 5, and a launching handle 9 is projected on the right side of the lower ball tray 8.

  The upper ball tray 7 has a discharge outlet (not shown) through which the prize balls and rental balls are paid out on the left side of the upper ball tray 7 and an inlet (not shown) through which the game ball flows into the inner right end. ing. Through this inflow port, the game balls in the upper ball tray 7 are supplied to a ball launcher 31 (see FIG. 4) described later. Further, the lower ball receiving tray 8 has a ball discharge opening (not shown) opened therein, and when the upper ball receiving tray 7 is full, a game ball is discharged from the ball discharge opening.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 11 is attached to the front surface of the game board 10 described above, and a substantially circular game area 12 and a game ball launched from the ball launcher 31 by the guide rail 11. And a guide passage 20 that guides the game area 12 to the game area 12. The launch rail of the above-described ball launcher 31 is disposed so as to face the lower entrance of the guide passage 20, and the game balls launched from the ball launcher 31 pass through the guide passage 20 to play the game area 12. Enter.

  Near the center of the game board 10, a variable winning device 13 having a closed operation region 14 is disposed. A first start port 21a is disposed below the variable winning device 13, and second start ports 21b and 21b are disposed on the left and right sides of the first start port 21a. The second start ports 21b and 21b are provided side by side. A first start switch S1 (see FIG. 4) for detecting a game ball that has flowed into the first start port 21a is disposed inside the first start port 21a. A signal is output, and a predetermined number (for example, three) prize balls are paid out in accordance with the ball detection signal. Similarly, a second start switch S2 (see FIG. 4) for detecting a game ball flowing into the second start port 21b is disposed inside the second start port 21b, and each time a game ball is detected. A ball detection signal is output to the player, and a predetermined number (for example, three) prize balls are paid out according to the ball detection signal. Further, an out port 19 is disposed below the first start port 21a, and general winning ports 29 and 29 are respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the left and right second start ports 21b and 21b. When the game ball flows into the general winning opening 29, the general winning switch S3 (see FIG. 4) built in the general winning opening 29 outputs a ball detection signal, and a predetermined number (for example, three) of the ball detection signal is output according to the ball detection signal. Prize balls are paid out.

  The variable winning device 13 includes large winning openings 25 and 25 on the left and right sides of the upper portion thereof, and the closing operation area 14 and the outside (the game area 12) are communicated only through the large winning openings 25 and 25. . The variable winning device 13 includes opening / closing pieces 26 and 26 (see FIG. 3) for opening and closing the large winning openings 25 and 25, and a large winning opening solenoid (not shown) for opening and closing the opening and closing pieces 26 and 26. The open / close pieces 26, 26 are closed by closing the large winning opening 25, 25 by operating and controlling the large winning opening solenoid, and the large winning opening is tilted to the left and right from the closed position, respectively. The position conversion operation is performed to the open position where 25 and 25 are opened.

  In the closing operation region 14 of the variable winning device 13, as shown in FIG. 3, ball flow paths 15, 15 through which the game balls flowing in from the left and right large winning openings 25, 25 flow down are provided on the left and right sides, respectively. The ball flow down paths 15 and 15 guide the game balls flowing in from the big winning opening 25 to the sorting tables 16 and 16 disposed below the closing operation region 14. And the specific gate 27 is provided in the lowest part of the opening / closing operation area | region 14, The game ball which passed this specific gate 27 moves to the discharge path (not shown) of the machine base back side. Further, at the bottom of the opening / closing operation region 14, an out region 28 is provided on the left and right of the specific gate 27, and the out region 28 communicates with the discharge path. That is, the game ball that has flowed down the ball flow down path 15 to the sorting table 16 is discharged to the discharge path via the specific gate 27 or discharged to the discharge path via the out area 28. It becomes. The specific gate 27 is provided with a specific gate switch S5 (see FIG. 4) for detecting a game ball that has passed through the specific gate 27, and outputs a ball detection signal each time a game ball is detected. In addition, a large winning opening switch S4 (see FIG. 4) for detecting a game ball that has flowed into the large winning opening 25 is disposed in an upstream portion of the ball flow lower passage 15, and a ball detection is performed every time a gaming ball is detected. A signal is output, and a predetermined number (for example, 10) prize balls are paid out according to the ball detection signal.

  The distribution table 16 is provided so as to swing, and the game ball that has reached the table from the ball flow down path 15 by the swing is one of the specific gate 27 and the out area 28. To flow down. In addition, a sorting member 17 is provided at a substantially intermediate position of the ball flow lower path 15. The distribution member 17 is operated by a distribution solenoid (not shown) provided in the variable winning device 13 and causes the game balls flowing down the ball flow path 15 to flow down toward the distribution table 16. It is tilted to an upright position and an inclined position that leads to the special flow path 18 that leads directly above the specific gate 27. Here, the game ball guided to the special flow path 18 flows down the special flow path 18 and is guided directly above the specific gate 27 without passing through the sorting table 16. The probability of inflow is extremely high. On the other hand, a game ball that has reached the distribution table 16 via the ball flow path 15 has a low probability of flowing into the specific gate 27. In this way, the game balls that have flowed in from the big prize opening 25 are distributed to the specific gate 27 and the out area 28 by the distribution member 17 and the distribution table 16.

  Further, an image display 30 is provided at the upper part of the variable winning device 13, and displays a number symbol X indicating the number of rounds of an opening / closing round described later.

  In such a variable winning device 13, the large winning openings 25, 25 are normally closed (the open / close pieces 26, 26 are in the closed position), and the game ball that has tumbled down the game area 12 is the first start opening 21 a. Alternatively, when it flows into the second start ports 21b and 21b, the special winning ports 25 and 25 are opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds) so that a game ball can flow in. Here, when the game ball flows into the first starting port 21a, the big winning ports 25 and 25 are opened twice, and when the game ball flows into the second starting ports 21b and 21b, the big winning port. 25 and 25 are opened once. When a game ball flows into the open big opening 25, 25 thus opened and the game ball passes through the specific gate 27, a special game operation is performed in which an open / close round that repeatedly opens and closes the big win 25, 25 is performed a predetermined number of times. To do. In the special game operation, a single round of opening and closing is performed by opening or closing the prize winning holes 25 and 25 18 times, or when 10 game balls are awarded to the prize winning holes 25 and 25. End and go to the next open / close round. During the execution of the special game operation, it is the game that the player desires most because many game balls easily flow into the special winning openings 25 and 25 and the number of prize balls to be paid out is large.

Next, a control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The control circuit includes a main control board 60, an effect control board 62, a symbol control board 63, a payout control board 64, and a launch control board 68. The main control board 60 is constituted by a microcomputer and controls the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in an integrated manner.

  The main control board 60 includes a central control CPU for main control that executes arithmetic processing according to input signals from various switches and outputs predetermined command signals, a storage device ROM that stores control programs used for arithmetic processing, A storage device RAM that can read and write necessary data at any time via an address bus (not shown) that unilaterally transmits information for designating an address for reading and writing data, and a data bus (not shown) that exchanges data It is connected and constitutes a board circuit of the main control board 60. The storage device ROM stores various tables for determining a winning determination, a change / stop mode of a symbol, an effect mode, and the like with reference to a control program and lottery data. On the other hand, the storage device RAM is provided with a storage area for temporarily storing sphere detection signals from various sphere detection switches, a register area constituting various timers, random number counters, count counters, and a work area. It has been.

  The board circuit of the main control board 60 is provided with a clock device (not shown) that outputs a predetermined clock pulse, and is connected to the main control central control unit CPU. The main control central processing unit CPU performs arithmetic processing in a time series by clock pulses at regular intervals, and sequentially executes a series of processing operations. A timer TM is also connected for counting time by counting clock pulses output from the clock device.

  The central control unit CPU for main control and each central control unit CPU installed on each control board 62 to 68, which will be described later, include an arithmetic unit coupled with an arithmetic unit (ALU) for processing predetermined data, and the arithmetic unit It consists of a register for storing data input / output to / from the apparatus and a read instruction, a decoder for decoding the instruction, and the like. The main control central control unit CPU outputs data signals or command signals generated in a predetermined format to the four control boards 62, 63, 64, 68, and these control boards 62, 63, 64, 68. The central control unit CPU executes predetermined control according to this data and the like.

  The board circuit of the main control board 60 is provided with an input port (not shown) and an output port (not shown) through which the main control central control unit CPU performs data communication with peripheral devices. The command signal from the main control board 60 is output to the input ports of the effect control board 62, the symbol control board 63, the payout control board 64, and the launch control board 68. The input port of the main control board 60 is connected to the first start switch S1, the second start switch S2, the general prize switch S3, the big prize port switch S4, the specific gate switch S5, etc. via the panel relay board 61. Is connected. The main control board 60 checks the game ball detection state of each of the switches S1 to S5 at predetermined time intervals (for example, every 2 ms), and when there is a signal input, the signal is waveform-shaped by the waveform shaping circuit and centralized control is performed. The information is input to the device CPU and the information is stored in the storage device RAM. The output port of the main control board 60 is connected to a solenoid or a motor built in the variable winning device 13 or the like via the board relay board 61, and the central control CPU for main control selects a predetermined condition. If so, these solenoids and motors are driven.

  The effect control board 62 is provided with a board circuit for controlling the overall effects executed in the pachinko gaming machine 1. In this circuit board, there is a storage device ROM in which fixed data relating to the production is stored, a storage device RAM in which necessary data can be read and written, an input port and an output port. Connected and configured. An output port of the effect control board 62 is connected to an image control board 65 that controls the image display 30, a sound source control board 66 that controls a speaker, and a light source control board 67 that controls an effect by an LED lamp. Then, when the command signal from the main control board 60 is input to the input port, the effect control board 62 performs arithmetic processing in the effect control central control unit CPU and executes the effect mode instructed by the command signal. The command signal is transmitted to the image control board 65, the sound source control board 66, and the light source control board 67.

  The image control board 65 is provided with a board circuit for controlling the display mode of the image display 30. The image control board 65 performs an arithmetic process on the data signal or command signal input from the effect control board 62, and causes the display driver to express the predetermined mode by the display driver according to the data for displaying the predetermined display mode.

  The sound source control board 66 is provided with a board circuit for controlling sound effects generated from a speaker (not shown). The sound source control board 66 performs an arithmetic process on the data signal or command signal input from the effect control board 62, and causes a sound generator to output sound effects according to predetermined sound data.

  The light source control board 67 is provided with a board circuit for controlling an effect lamp arranged in the gaming machine main body 3. The light source control board 67 performs arithmetic processing on the data signal or command signal input from the effect control board 62, and lights and blinks various effect lamps by the light source operation board in accordance with predetermined light data.

  The symbol control board 63 is provided with a substrate circuit for controlling a special symbol display device (not shown). The symbol control board 63 computes a data signal or a command signal input from the main control board 60 via the input port, and lights the LEDs of each device by the symbol operation board according to predetermined light data. Blink.

  The payout control board 64 is provided with a board circuit for controlling payout of game balls such as rental balls and prize balls. The payout control board 64 calculates and processes the data signal or command signal input from the main control board 60, operates a solenoid of a ball payout device (not shown) according to predetermined data, and performs predetermined rental or prizes. Execute the ball payout. The payout control board 64 is connected to a prepaid card unit for reading and writing a prepaid card via a CR connection board, and exchanges remaining ball data and the like of game balls.

  The launch control board 68 is provided with a board circuit for controlling the ball launcher 31 (see FIG. 4). This launch control board 68 drives the ball launcher 31 with a voltage intensity corresponding to the input signal from the launch handle 9, thereby hitting and launching the game ball with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the launch handle 9. .

Next, the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. Note that the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is the same as that of the existing pachinko gaming machine, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.
The game ball launched by the turning operation of the launch handle 9 rolls down the game area 12 of the game board 10. When the game ball flows into the first starting port 21a, the opening and closing pieces 26 and 26 are opened and closed twice in succession to open and close the grand prize winning ports 25 and 25 twice and each random number for special games. A counter (such as a round number counter) is extracted, and the extracted counter value is stored. When a game ball flows into the opened special winning openings 25, 25 and the game ball passes through the specific gate 27, the number of rounds of the open / close round is determined according to the stored round number counter value. Then, the number symbol X indicating the determined number of rounds is displayed on the image display 30 and the execution of a special game operation in which an open / close round is repeated according to the number of rounds is started. Further, when the game ball flows into the second starting port 21b, the opening and closing pieces 26 and 26 are opened and closed once, and the special winning ports 25 and 25 are opened and closed once. The extraction of the counter value and the determination of the number of rounds of opening and closing are performed in the same manner as when flowing into the first starting port 21a.

  Here, the number of rounds of the open / close round is determined by selecting one of a plurality of preset number values according to the round number counter value described above. Specifically, three types of rounds, 7 rounds, and 15 rounds are preset as the number of rounds, and any one is selected according to the round number counter value and determined as the round number. The selection probability of the number of rounds is set to the same probability (= 1/3) for all three types. In addition, with the start of execution of the special game operation, the number display X indicating the number of rounds is displayed on the image display 30. The image display 30 displays the “2” number symbol X in the case of 2 rounds, the “7” number symbol X in the 7th round, and the “7” number symbol “X” in the 15th round. 15 ”number of times of symbol X is displayed (see FIG. 3). This notifies the player of the number of rounds.

  In the special game operation, the opening / closing rounds of the special winning openings 25 and 25 are repeatedly executed until the determined number of rounds expires. One opening / closing round repeats the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing pieces 26, 26, and when the number of repetitions reaches 18 times or 10 game balls flow into the big winning openings 25, 25 To the next open / close round. Thus, the open / close rounds are sequentially executed, and when the number of executions of the open / close round reaches the determined number of rounds, the special game operation is terminated. During execution of such a special game operation, it is easier for the game balls to flow into the special winning openings 25 and 25 than in the normal state, so that many prize balls can be obtained. As the number of open / close rounds increases, the number of winning balls increases. Therefore, the player most desires that a special game operation with 15 rounds be performed.

Next, the main part of the present invention will be described.
As described above, when a game ball flows into the first start port 21a, the second start ports 21b and 21b, and the general winning ports 29 and 29, a ball detection signal is output from each of the switches S1 to S3, and according to the ball detection signal. A predetermined number (three) of prize balls are paid out. Similarly, when a game ball flows into the big prize opening 25, 25, a ball detection signal is outputted from the big prize opening switch S4, and a predetermined number (10) of prize balls are paid out according to the ball detection signal. The payout of such a prize ball is performed by the above-described main control board 60 and the payout control board 64 controlling the operation of a ball payout device (not shown) according to the winning detection process of FIG. In the winning detection process, when there is a ball detection signal from each of the switches S1 to S3, the number of winning balls is set to three, and the above-mentioned ball paying device is controlled by the winning ball paying process to pay out three winning balls. put out. Similarly, when there is a ball detection signal from the big prize opening switch S4, 10 prize balls are set, 10 ball balls are paid out by controlling the operation of the ball payout device by a prize ball payout process.

  Further, in the winning detection process, when there is a ball detection signal from each of the switches S1 to S4, a payout sound generation process is executed. In the payout sound generation process, a payout pseudo bell sound is generated from a speaker (not shown) in accordance with the timing at which the prize ball is paid out from the payout opening of the upper ball tray 7. Here, in the past pachinko gaming machines, a bell is arranged in the vicinity of the payout opening, and when a game ball paid out from the payout opening hits the bell, a bell sound “charin, clinkin” is generated. It was like that. On the other hand, in recent pachinko machines, most of the progress of the game is controlled by computer, so the number of prize balls to be paid out is determined by winning or losing, and the number of prize balls can be estimated by game progress. Significant decline in significance. Further, since the number of parts is increased, there is no installation space for the bell, and the bell cannot be set. For these reasons, recent pachinko machines do not have a function of generating a prize ball payout sound. However, the bell sound at the time of a prize ball can be clearly recognized without the player looking at the payout opening, and if there is no bell sound, there is no taste. For this reason, it has the meaning of returning to the origin of pachinko games, and in order to induce players to feel nostalgic about past pachinko games and to pay out the prize balls, the bell sound at the time of prize balls is paid out. Revived by pseudo bell sound. In the configuration of the present embodiment, sound data for reproducing the bell sound “charin, charin” by electronic sound is created and stored, and by the payout sound generation process, a payout pseudo bell sound (“charin, Charin ") is generated from the speaker.

  In the payout sound generation process, when three prize balls are generated, sound data of “clink, clink, clink” is selected and a payout pseudo bell sound is generated according to the sound data. On the other hand, when 10 award balls are generated, sound data “clink, clink,... Clink, clink” (sound of 10 clinks) is selected, and a payout pseudo bell is selected according to the sound data. Generate sound. In this way, by selecting and generating a payout pseudo bell sound according to the number of payout balls, the player can be made to imply the number of payouts.

  Further, in the winning detection process, if there is a ball detection signal from each of the switches S1 to S4 in a state where a foreseeing generation flag = 1, which will be described later, the foreseeing sound generation process is executed without executing the payout sound generation process. In the foreseeing sound generation process, a foreseeing electronic sound having an output mode different from that of the above-mentioned payout pseudo bell sound is generated in accordance with the timing at which the prize ball is paid out from the payout opening of the upper ball tray 7. Here, as the foreseeing electronic sound, the payout pseudo bell sound and the output mode only need to be different to the extent that the player who is concentrated in the game notices, the sound generation interval is different, and the number of sound generations is different. A thing with a different thing, a sound quality, a thing with completely different sound, etc. are applicable. When the sound generation interval and the number of occurrences are different from each other, the generation interval and the number of occurrences can be different with the same sound (“charin”) as the normal payout pseudo bell sound. Further, the sound quality is different, and the tone can be changed such as changing the pitch of the sound or changing the accent of the sound. Furthermore, as the sound itself is completely different, a sound that plays a predetermined melody, an imitation sound such as a sound emitted by a predetermined instrument, a buzzer sound, a whistle sound, or the like can be applied. For example, sounds such as “polon, poron” and “boo, boo” can be set as the foreseeing electronic sound. Sound data for outputting such a foreseeing electronic sound is recorded in advance, and in the foreseeing sound generation process, a foreseeing electronic sound is generated according to the sound data.

  In the configuration of the present embodiment, in the above-described winning detection process, when a full error or the like has occurred (error flag = 1) and there is a ball detection signal from each of the switches S1 to S4, The above-described payout sound generation process and foreseeing sound generation process are not executed. In other words, in this embodiment, a prize ball payout sound is generated when a game ball is won, so that when a prize ball cannot be paid out due to a full error or the like, a payout pseudo bell sound or a foreseeing electronic sound is generated. It does not occur.

  On the other hand, as described above, when the game ball flows into the first start port 21a or the second start port 21b and a ball detection signal is input from the first start switch S1 or the second start switch S2, it is preset at the input time point. The counter value is extracted from each of the random counters for special games such as the round counter, the promotion counter, and the apparent counter. Each counter value that has flowed out is stored in the storage device RAM. Here, the promotion counter value is effective when the round number counter value is determined to be “7 times” or “15 times”, and determines whether or not the promotion effect of the round number is executed. It is. In this embodiment, the probability of determining the execution of the promotion effect based on the promotion counter value is set to 25% when the number of rounds of “7” is determined, and when the number of rounds of “15” is determined. Is set to 75%. The apparent counter value is effective when the number of rounds of “15” is determined and execution of the promotion effect is determined, and the round number before promotion (apparent round number) is set to “2” or “ 7 times ". When the round number counter value or the like is stored in this way, the big hit valid flag = 1 is set.

  When the ball detection signal is input from the first start switch S1 as described above, the first release flag = 1 is set, and when the ball detection signal is input from the second start switch S2, the second release flag = 1 is set. Along with this, the special winning opening process of FIG. 6 is executed. In the special prize opening process, the opening / closing operation process is executed, and the opening / closing operation of the open / close pieces 26, 26 of the special prize opening 25, 25 is executed. In this opening / closing operation process, the opening / closing pieces 26 and 26 are tilted from the closed position to the open position, and after holding a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds) at the open position, the open / close pieces 26 and 26 are returned to the closed position. When the first opening flag = 1, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing pieces 26 is performed twice continuously, and when the second opening flag = 1, the opening / closing operation is performed only once. To do.

  When the game ball flows into the open big winning holes 25 and 25 thus opened and the inflowing game ball passes through the specific gate 27, a ball detection signal is output from the specific gate switch S5. In the process, a special game process is executed. In the special game process, as shown in FIG. 7, according to the ball detection signal from the specific gate switch S5, the special game flag is set to 1, and the open / close round setting process is executed. In the open / close round setting process, each counter value such as a round number counter value, a promotion counter value, and an apparent number counter value stored in the storage device RAM is read, and the number of rounds is determined based on the round number counter value. When the determined number of rounds is “7” or “15”, the promotion counter value is validated to determine whether or not to execute the promotion effect, and when the execution of the promotion effect is determined, the apparent number counter Determine the number of rounds before promotion (apparent number of rounds) using the value as valid. Here, when the execution of the promotion effect is determined, the promotion flag = 1. When the round number or the like is determined by the open / close round setting process, the round number display process and the open / close round drive control process are executed. When the promotion effect is not executed (promotion flag = 0), in the round number display process, the number symbol X indicating the number of rounds determined by the round number counter value is displayed, and in the opening / closing round drive control process, An open / close round that repeatedly opens and closes 25 and 25 is executed for the number of rounds. On the other hand, when the promotion effect is executed (promotion flag = 1), the number of times symbol X indicating the apparent number of rounds (number of rounds before promotion) is displayed in the round number display process, and the opening / closing round drive control process is performed. The open / close round is executed for the number of rounds determined by the round number counter value.

  Here, in the open / close round drive control process, as described above, one open / close round is ended by the completion of the 18 open / close operations of the special winning openings 25 and 25 or by detection of 10 game balls by the special winning opening switch S4. And move to the next open / close round. Thus, when the special game operation that repeats the open / close round is started (special game flag = 1), the number of rounds executed is confirmed by the open / close round process of FIG. In the open / close round process, as the open / close round is sequentially executed, the round count process is executed, and the number of executions of the open / close round is counted. Here, when the promotion flag = 0, when the number of executions of the open / close round reaches the number of rounds determined by the round number counter value, the special game operation (open / close round) is terminated with the special game flag = 0. To do. Then, a round display end process is executed, and the number of times symbol X being displayed on the image display 30 is erased. On the other hand, when the promotion flag = 1, when the number of executions of the opening / closing round is the last opening / closing round (the opening / closing round of the preview display) indicated by the apparent number of rounds (number of rounds before promotion), the foreseeing occurrence flag = 1 and the foreseeing flag = 1 is maintained during execution of the open / close round. In the state where the foreseeing generation flag = 1, as described above, every time a game ball flows into the start ports 21a and 21b and the big winning port 25, the foreseeing sound generation processing is executed in the above winning detection processing, and the winning ball A foreseeing electronic sound is generated with the payout. Thereafter, when the apparent number of rounds (opening / closing round of the preview display described above) is completed, the promotion effect display process is executed, and the image design 30 displays the number of times symbol X indicating the number of rounds determined by the round number counter value. . If the number of executions of the open / close round reaches the number of rounds thereafter, the special game operation is terminated as described above.

Next, the promotion effect of the above-described opening / closing round will be described according to the progress of the game.
When a game ball rolling down in the game area 12 flows into the first start port 21a and a ball detection signal is input from the first start switch S1, in the winning detection process of FIG. 5, the round number counter value, the promotion counter value, Each random game counter value for special games such as the apparent count counter value is extracted and stored, and the first release flag = 1 and the big hit valid flag = 1. Further, three prize balls are paid out by the prize ball payout process, and a payout pseudo bell sound “charin, clinkin, clinkin” is generated by the payout sound generation process so as to match the payout of the prize ball.

  When the first opening flag = 1, the opening / closing operation process of the special winning opening process of FIG. 6 is executed, and the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing pieces 26, 26 of the special winning opening 25, 25 is executed twice in succession. Then, when a game ball flows into the opened big winning opening 25, 25 and a ball detection signal is inputted from the big winning opening switch S4, in the winning detection process of FIG. At the same time, a payout pseudo-bell sound that repeats “charin” 10 times is generated by a payout sound generation process. Further, when the game balls that have flowed into the special winning openings 25 and 25 flow down the ball flow paths 15 and 15 and pass through the specific gate 27, a ball detection signal is input from the specific gate switch S5. Accordingly, in the special game process of FIG. 7, the open / close round setting process is executed with the special game flag = 1, and the number of rounds of the open / close round, the presence / absence of execution of the promotion effect, and the like are determined. Here, it is assumed that the number of rounds is 15 times, the execution of the promotion effect, and the apparent number of rounds (before promotion) is 7 times. In this case, the promotion flag = 1. Then, the number display X of “7” indicating the number of 7 rounds is displayed on the image display 30 by the round number display process, and 15 open / close rounds are started by the open / close round drive control process. By displaying the number-of-times symbol X on the image display 30 as described above, the player can clearly know that seven open / close rounds are executed.

  Thereafter, the open / close round is repeatedly executed, and when the seventh open / close round (preview display open / close round) is set, the foreseeing occurrence flag is set to 1 (open / close round process in FIG. 8). In the state where the foreseeing flag = 1, every time a ball detection signal is input from each of the switches S1 to S4, the foreseeing sound generation process is executed in the winning detection process of FIG. A foreseeing electronic sound different from the paid-out pseudo-bell sound is generated. Thus, every time a game ball wins, a foreseeing electronic sound is generated in place of the previous paid-out pseudo-bell sound, so that the player who hears the foreseeing electronic sound is promoted the number of rounds of opening and closing rounds. I can foresee that.

  When the seventh open / close round is finished (the apparent number of rounds is finished), in the open / close round process of FIG. 8, the foreseeing occurrence flag = 0 is set, the promotion effect display process is executed, and the image display 30 performs 15 times. “15” number of times X indicating the number of rounds is displayed. Thereby, the player can clearly know that the number of rounds of the open / close round has been promoted. Then, the eighth and subsequent open / close rounds are sequentially executed.

  In the configuration of the above-described embodiment, a payout pseudo bell sound is generated in accordance with the payout of the prize ball, so that a player watching the game area 12 and the variable prize winning device 13 during the game is referred to as a prize ball. It is possible to clearly notify the occurrence of profits and stimulate the player's satisfaction and joy. In particular, when the pay-out pseudo bell sound is generated continuously, the profit increases accordingly, so that the player's joy can be effectively stimulated. Here, the paid-out pseudo bell sound, as described above, is a pseudo reproduction of the bell sound that was generated at the time of paying out a prize ball in the past pachinko gaming machine, and brings out a retro feeling. It is possible to make the player recall a nostalgic and tasty impression. In addition, since the number of rounds of opening and closing rounds for special game operations may be promoted during the execution of the opening and closing rounds, even if a small number of rounds are reported, the feeling that the player expects to be promoted Can be recalled. Therefore, a player's discouragement caused by starting an open / close round with a small number of rounds can be suppressed as much as possible. Furthermore, if a foreseeing electronic sound is generated during the opening / closing round with the award of a prize ball, the promotion of the number of rounds can be foreseen, so the player's expectation for the promotion can be expected from before the promotion. The game can be effectively stimulated, and the entertainment of the game such as promotion of the number of rounds can be further improved. Here, since the foreseeing of the promotion of the number of rounds is based on the foreseeing electronic sound, the player's attention can be directed to the payout pseudo-bell sound before the occurrence of the foreseeing electronic sound. As a result, the effects of stimulating the player's satisfaction and joy by paying out the above-mentioned prize balls are further improved, and a synergistic effect with the paid-out pseudo-bell sound is generated, and the amusement of such games can be further improved.

  In this embodiment, the specific gate 27 of the variable winning device 13 constitutes a specific area according to the present invention, and the first start port 21a and the second start ports 21b and 21b according to the present invention. A starting port is configured. The first start switch S1 and the second start switch S2 constitute a start port ball detecting means according to the present invention. Further, the special game control means according to the present invention is realized by the main control board 60 of the present embodiment, and the above-described special winning a prize opening process is executed. The main control board 60 and the payout control board 64 constitute the payout control means of the present invention. The main control board 60, the payout control board 64, and the speaker implement the payout sound generating means of the present invention. In addition, the round selection process of the present invention is realized by the open / close round setting process of the above-described large winning opening process, the round promotion process of the present invention is realized by the promotion effect display process, and the foreseeing sound generation process of the winning detection process is performed. It is a foreseeing sound generation process of this invention. Furthermore, it is set as the promotion condition of the present invention that execution of the promotion effect is determined by the promotion counter value and the number of rounds to be promoted is displayed on the image display 30. In the present embodiment, the number of rounds determined by the round number counter value described above is the number of rounds to be promoted, and the number of rounds before the promotion (apparent) is determined by the round selection processing according to the present invention. It corresponds to the number of rounds to be performed. Further, the round display process according to the present invention is realized by the round number display process of the big prize opening process, and the promotion display process according to the present invention is realized by the promotion effect display process of the big prize opening process.

  In the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the number of rounds before promotion (apparent) is determined through the selection determination of the number of rounds to be promoted by open / close round setting processing. As a method, first, it is possible to determine whether or not to execute the promotion effect, and when executing, select and determine the number of rounds before promotion, and determine the number of rounds to be promoted based on this. Here, the open / close round setting process of this embodiment is substantially the same as selecting and deciding the number of rounds to be promoted. Therefore, in the case of this embodiment as well, the round number before promotion is first determined. The same effect is obtained when determining.

  In addition, in the configuration of the above-described embodiment, when the number of rounds is promoted, a foreseeing electronic sound is generated in the last opening / closing round before promotion, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to select an open / close round that generates an electronic sound as any open / close round before promotion. Alternatively, the foreseeing electronic sound may be generated at a predetermined timing during the opening / closing round before promotion. In the present embodiment, a foreseeing electronic sound is generated when a game ball flows into any of the first start port 21a, the second start port 21b, the general winning port 29, and the big winning port 25. The foreseeing electronic sound may be generated only for a specific prize. For example, it is possible to generate a foreseeing electronic sound limited to the inflow of game balls to the special winning opening 25.

  In the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the payout pseudo bell sound is selected and executed according to the number of prize balls. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the same payout pseudo bell sound is generated regardless of the number of prize balls. You may make it let it.

  In this invention, it is not limited to the Example mentioned above, About the structure other than the above-mentioned Example, it can change and implement suitably within the range of the meaning of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 13 Variable prize-winning device 14 Closing operation area 15 Ball flow downway 21a First start port (start port)
21b Second start port (start port)
25 Grand prize opening 26 Opening / closing piece 27 Specific gate (specific area)
30 Image display S1 First start switch (ball detection means)
S2 Second start switch (ball detection means)

Claims (4)

A ball flow down path in which a game ball that has flowed in from the big prize opening flows into a closed operation region that is provided with an opening / closing piece that opens and closes the big prize opening and communicates with the outside through the big prize opening, and the ball flow down path A variable winning device with a specific area communicating with
A starting port provided with a ball detecting means for detecting a winning of a game ball;
Triggered by the detection of the game ball by the ball detection means at the start opening, the opening / closing piece of the variable winning device is opened to open the large winning opening for a predetermined time, and further flows into the closing operation area from the large winning opening. Special game control means for repeatedly executing an opening / closing round for opening / closing the opening / closing piece in a predetermined opening operation mode when the game ball passes through the specific area;
In a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a payout control means for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls as the game balls flow into the big prize opening,
A payout sound generating means for generating a preset payout pseudo bell sound in accordance with the payout of the prize ball,
The special game control means includes
A round selection process for selecting the number of rounds for repeatedly executing the open / close round from a plurality of preset rounds;
A round promotion process for promoting the selected number of rounds to a number of rounds greater than the number of rounds when a predetermined promotion condition is satisfied;
When the round promotion is executed by the round promotion process, a normal payout pseudo bell is issued via the payout sound generating means along with the payout of the prize ball during the opening / closing round of the selected round number. A pachinko gaming machine comprising a foreseeing sound generation process for generating a foreseeing electronic sound having a different sound and output mode.   When the foreseeing sound generation process of the special game control means executes the round number promotion by the round promotion process, during the final opening / closing round of the round number selected in the round selection process, The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a foreseeing electronic sound is generated along with the pachinko gaming machine. The payout control means selects a payout number of prize balls according to a predetermined selection condition from a plurality of payout numbers set in advance,
The payout sound generating means is configured to select and generate a payout pseudo bell sound corresponding to the number of payouts of a prize ball from a plurality of preset payout pseudo bell sounds. Item 3. A pachinko gaming machine according to item 1 or item 2. An image display that displays the number of rounds of opening and closing rounds,
Special game control means
When the number of rounds is selected by the round selection process, the round display process for displaying the selected number of rounds on the image display;
In the case of executing the promotion of the number of rounds by the round promotion process, after the foreseeing electronic sound is generated by the payout sound generating means, the number of rounds to be promoted is displayed on the image display instead of the selected number of rounds. The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a display process.

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