JP2016096944A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for preventing a fraudulent game ball from passing through a warp passage.SOLUTION: A game ball 35 entering a warp passage 31 from a warp entrance 31A passes through a detection hole 32A of a warp passage switch 32. The inner diameter D5 of the detection hole 32A is larger than the outer diameter D1 of the game ball 35, and smaller than the groove width D4 of the warp passage 31. The game ball 35 smoothly circulates in the warp passage 31 to advance from a warp outlet 31B into a distributor 33. The game ball 35 turns in the distributor 33 and falls into a winning hole 33A or outlets 33B opened at the bottom of the distributor 33. The inner diameter D2 of the winning hole 33A is larger than the inner diameter D5 of the detection hole 32A. The inner diameter D3 of two outlets 33B is larger than the inner diameter D5 of the detection hole 32A, and also, larger than the inner diameter D2 of the winning hole 33A. Therefore, a fraudulent ball having an outer diameter that can block the outlets 33B cannot pass through the detection hole 32, and cannot pass through the warp passage 31.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of suppressing illegal acts in games.

  In the front surface of the game board of the pachinko machine, a game area in which game balls launched from the launching device flow down is provided. In the game area, a display screen of a display device that displays a pattern variation mode and the like is arranged. The symbols displayed on the display screen change when the game ball is won at the start winning opening. The start winning opening is provided below the display screen in the game area. Between the display screen and the start winning opening, a stage unit on which the game ball rolls is provided. The game ball that rolls on the stage portion is easily guided toward the start winning opening.

  A warp entrance is formed on the upstream side of the start winning opening in the game area. A game ball flowing down the game area can enter the warp entrance. A warp passage is connected to the warp entrance. The warp passage guides the game ball that has entered from the warp entrance to the warp exit disposed near the stage portion. Since the game ball that has entered the warp entrance is guided to the stage portion through the warp passage, it is easy to win a winning prize opening.

  By the way, it is known that the game nail near the entrance to the warp is crafted to make it easier for the game ball to pass through the warp entrance. In order to prevent the prize balls from being exploited by such illegal acts, for example, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the number of game balls passing through the warp passage per unit time is counted. According to Patent Document 1, when the number of game balls passed per unit time exceeds a reference value, the game balls are discharged from the discharge passage connected to the warp passage and do not reach the stage portion.

JP 2011-15854 A

  However, for example, an illegal act is also known in which a stage is crafted using a game ball having a thread bonded thereto or a ball having an outer diameter larger than that of the game ball so that the game ball can be easily guided to the start winning opening. When such a fraud is performed, the number of game balls passing through the warp passage per unit time is normal and less than the reference value. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, it is difficult to suppress the fraud. .

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which unauthorized gaming balls cannot pass through the warp passage.

  According to the aspect of the present invention, a game board having a game area where a game ball flows down on the front surface, a prize opening provided in the game area for winning a game ball, and a prize opening in the game area than the prize opening A warp entrance provided upstream, through which a game ball passes, a warp passage through which the game ball passes through the warp entrance, and a warp through which the game ball passed through the warp passage is released above the winning opening A clearance provided in the warp passage and for restricting the passage of the game ball; and a gap through which the game ball passes in a cross section of the restriction member perpendicular to a direction in which the game ball passes through the restriction member The diameter of the first inscribed circle that is inscribed in the warp passage is smaller than the diameter of the second inscribed circle inscribed in the cross section perpendicular to the passing direction of the warp passage, and larger than the outer diameter of the game ball. A gaming machine is provided .

  The warp passage is formed such that the diameter of the second inscribed circle inscribed in the cross section is larger than the outer diameter of the game ball so that the game ball can pass smoothly. The warp passage is provided with a regulating member in which the diameter of the first inscribed circle inscribed in the cross section is larger than the outer diameter of the game ball and smaller than the diameter of the second inscribed circle. For example, when a so-called fraudulent ball such as a game ball to which a thread is bonded or a ball having a larger outer diameter than the game ball enters the warp inlet and circulates through the warp passage, the fraudulent ball is caught by the regulating member. Therefore, the illegal sphere cannot pass through the warp passage. Accordingly, fraudulent acts via the warp passage can be suppressed.

  In this aspect, the restriction member may be made of metal, and a restriction hole in which the first inscribed circle is inscribed may be formed. Since the restricting member is made of metal, the restricting hole can be formed with an accurate dimension, and the passage of the illegal ball can be more reliably restricted. Further, the metal restricting member is not easily deformed, and the passage of the illegal sphere can be restricted over a long period of time.

  The present aspect is provided between the warp outlet and the winning opening, and a first guide hole for guiding the game ball released from the warp outlet to the winning opening, and a second guide for guiding the gaming area to the gaming area. You may further provide the distribution member distributed to a hole. In this case, the inner diameter of the first guide hole may be larger than the diameter of the first inscribed circle and smaller than the inner diameter of the second guide hole. The inner diameters of the first guide hole and the second guide hole are respectively larger than the diameter of the first inscribed circle. Therefore, the game ball that is not regulated by the regulating member can pass without being caught in the first guide hole or the second guide hole. In addition, an illegal sphere having an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the second guide hole cannot pass through the restricting member. Therefore, for example, it is possible to reliably prevent an illegal act that closes the second guide hole with an illegal ball and makes it easier for the game ball to pass through the first guide hole.

  In this aspect, the restriction member is a proximity switch that has a detection unit having an inner diameter large enough to be inscribed by the first inscribed circle, and that outputs a detection signal when a game ball passes the detection unit. May be. This aspect may further include a display device that arranges a display screen for displaying an image in the game area, and display control means for displaying an effect pattern on the display screen based on the detection signal. In this aspect, the distribution member may necessarily guide the game ball guided to the first guide hole to the winning opening. The display control means may display on the display screen an effect pattern for causing the player to pay attention to the game ball that has entered from the warp entrance when the detection signal is received. Proximity switches used for production can be used to prevent illegal game balls from passing, and the increase in the number of parts can be suppressed, thereby reducing production costs.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1. FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the center decoration 8 from front diagonally upward. It is a front view of the warp passage 31, the cron 33, and the stage 34. FIG. 4 is a plan view of a warp passage 31, a cron 33, and a stage 34. It is the perspective view which looked at the warp channel | path 31 etc. in which the warp channel | path switch 32 was provided from back diagonally upward. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1. FIG. It is a flowchart of a sub control board process. It is the figure which expanded the inside of the circle A shown with the dashed-dotted line of FIG. 1, and showed the mode of the character 36 displayed on the display screen 28A at the time of a warp passage effect. It is the perspective view which looked at the warp channel | path 31 etc. in which the control board 132 was provided from back diagonally upward.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The pachinko machine 1 is a so-called general electric type pachinko machine in which only an ordinary electric accessory is mounted. First, the mechanical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front and back direction of the pachinko machine 1 are based on the direction of the board surface of the game board 2 unless otherwise specified. That is, the direction (the direction of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1) from the player who plays the game with the pachinko machine 1 installed in the hall is the reference. In the following, for the sake of convenience, the front and back direction in FIG. 1 will be described as the front-rear direction of the pachinko machine 1. In addition, regarding the devices and parts used in the pachinko machine 1, the vertical direction, the left-right direction, and the front-back direction are defined based on the orientation when assembled to the pachinko machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a game board 2 is provided on the upper side of the pachinko machine 1. The game board 2 has a substantially square plate shape in front view, and the front surface is protected by a front frame 10 holding a transparent glass plate. On the lower side of the game board 2, an upper plate 5 and a lower plate 6 are provided. The upper plate 5 is provided at the lower part of the game board 2 and supplies game balls to the game ball launching device 37 (see FIG. 6) and receives prize balls. In the upper center of the upper plate 5, an operation button 9 that is operated by a player is provided. The lower plate 6 is provided directly below the upper plate 5 and receives a prize ball that overflows or is discharged from the upper plate 5. On the right side of the lower plate 6, a launch handle 7 for adjusting the launch of the game ball is provided. The player can rotate the firing handle 7. When the firing handle 7 is rotated, the game ball launching device 37 launches the game ball with an intensity corresponding to the rotation angle of the launch handle 7. In addition, speakers 48 are respectively provided at the left and right corners of the upper portion of the front frame 10.

  A substantially circular game area 4 surrounded by guide rails 3 is formed on the front surface of the game board 2. The guide rail 3 is provided on the left side of the game area 4. An out port 22 is formed at the lower end of the game area 4. The game ball launched by the game ball launching device 37 is guided to the upper part of the game area 4 by the guide rail 3, flows down in the game area 4 and is discharged from the out port 22. The game area 4 includes a first game area 4L and a second game area 4R. The first game area 4 </ b> L is an area through which the game ball flows down toward the out port 22 through the left side of a center ornament 8 (described later) provided at the approximate center of the game area 4. The second game area 4R is an area through which the game ball flows down toward the out port 22 through the right side of the display device 28. The game ball flows down the first game area 4L or the second game area 4R according to the strength emitted by the game ball launching device 37. In the following description, when the player adjusts the rotation angle of the firing handle 7 so that the game ball is fired with the firing strength flowing down the first game area 4L is referred to as “left-handed”. When the player adjusts the rotation angle of the firing handle 7 so that the game ball is fired with the firing strength flowing down the second game area 4R is referred to as “right-handed”.

  A center decoration 8 for performing various effects is provided in the approximate center of the game area 4. The center ornament 8 includes a display device 28, a movable accessory 30, a warp passage 31, a croon 33, a fourth symbol operating port 12 (see FIG. 2), and a fourth ordinary electric accessory 19. The display device 28 is configured by an LCD (liquid crystal display). The display device 28 is disposed on the back side of the game board 2, and the display screen 28 </ b> A is exposed to the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 through an opening provided in the approximate center of the game board 2. The display screen 28 </ b> A is disposed in the approximate center of the center decoration 8. Various images such as moving images and messages are displayed on the display screen 28A. The display screen 28A displays a first effect symbol and a second effect symbol for informing the player of the results of the first normal hit determination and the fourth normal hit determination. The pachinko machine 1 executes the notification effect for confirming and displaying the combination of the first effect symbol or the second effect symbol after changing the first effect symbol or the second effect symbol, thereby determining the first ordinary hit and the fourth effect. The player is notified of the result of the normal hit determination. The movable accessory 30 is provided above the display device 28. At the time of production, the movable accessory 30 operates the decorative body with the power of the motor, further emits a light emitter such as an LED, and performs various effects while interlocking with the display device 28, the speaker 48, and the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the warp passage 31 is provided in the center decoration 8 on the lower left side of the display screen 28 </ b> A (see FIG. 1). In FIG. 2, the display device 28, the movable accessory 30, and the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19 are not shown. The warp passage 31 is a passage for guiding a part of the game ball flowing down the first game area 4L from the outside to the inside of the center decoration 8. The warp passage 31 is formed in a groove shape through which game balls flow. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the groove width D4 of the warp passage 31 is formed larger than the diameter D1 of the game ball 35 so that the game ball 35 can pass through the warp passage 31 smoothly. The diameter D1 of the game ball 35 is, for example, 11 mm. The groove width D4 of the warp passage 31 is 12.5 mm, for example. In other words, a virtual circle having a diameter of D4 is inscribed in the warp passage 31 in a cross section orthogonal to the distribution direction of the game balls 35. If the sphere has a diameter of D4 or less, it can pass through the warp passage 31.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the warp passage 31 includes a warp inlet 31A, a warp outlet 31B, a first passage 31C, a second passage 31D, and a third passage 31E. The warp inlet 31A is provided on the left side surface of the center ornament 8 at a position below the center in the vertical direction (see FIG. 1). A game ball flowing down the first game area 4L can enter the warp passage 31 from the warp inlet 31A. The first passage 31C, the second passage 31D, and the third passage 31E are passages for the game ball 35 that has entered from the warp inlet 31A. The first passage 31C is connected to the warp inlet 31A and extends from the warp inlet 31A to the lower right. The second passage 31D is connected to the right end portion of the first passage 31C, bends substantially at a right angle from the first passage 31C, and extends obliquely rearward and downward. The third passage 31E is connected to the rear end portion of the second passage 31D, bends substantially at a right angle from the second passage 31D, and extends inclined toward the lower right. The third passage 31E extends longer than the first passage 31C and the second passage 31D. The right end of the third passage 31E is a warp outlet 31B. The warp outlet 31B is positioned at the approximate center in the left-right direction below the display screen 28A. The warp outlet 31B discharges the game ball 35 that has passed through the first passage 31C, the second passage 31D, and the third passage 31E from the warp passage 31.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the warp passage 31 is provided with a warp passage switch 32. The warp passage switch 32 is provided in the first passage 31C. The warp passage switch 32 has a rectangular plate shape, and opens a detection hole 32A through which the game ball 35 can pass in the thickness direction. The warp path switch 32 is a so-called proximity sensor that detects the passage of the game ball 35 through the detection hole 32A by a change in impedance of a detection coil provided in the detection hole 32A. The warp passage switch 32 is arranged in the first passage 31C in a state where the thickness direction is inclined according to the inclination of the first passage 31C so that the game ball 35 flowing through the first passage 31C passes through the detection hole 32A. (See FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the warp outlet 31 </ b> B of the warp passage 31 is connected to the croon 33. The Kroon 33 is a dish-like game member having a circular shape in plan view, an upper side opened, and an edge portion standing. The cruiser 33 is provided at the approximate center in the left-right direction below the display screen 28A (see FIG. 1). The game ball 35 guided through the warp passage 31 is guided to the inside of the croon 33. A game ball 35 entering the crune 33 from the warp passage 31 can turn in the crune 33 along the edge of the crune 33.

  A prize hole 33A and two discharge holes 33B are formed at the bottom of the cruel 33. The two discharge holes 33B are opened side by side on the front side of the bottom part, and penetrate the bottom part. The winning hole 33A is provided on the bottom side behind the two discharge holes 33B, and is arranged in the middle of the two discharge holes 33B in the left-right direction. A fourth symbol operating port 12 connected to the winning hole 33A is provided immediately below the winning hole 33A. In addition, a stage 34 is formed immediately below the croon 33. The stage 34 is a slope portion slightly inclined toward the front lower side at the lower part of the center ornament 8. The center of the bottom portion of the croon 33 is formed so as to rise upward. When the turning force is weakened, the game ball 35 entering and turning into the croon 33 falls from one of the two discharge holes 33B onto the stage 34 or wins the fourth symbol operating port 12 through the winning hole 33A. The game ball 35 that has fallen on the stage 34 rolls on the stage 34 and then falls from the front of the stage 34 to the game area 4 (see FIG. 1).

  The fourth symbol operating port 12 is an operating port serving as a trigger for the fourth normal hit determination (described later). The fourth symbol operating port 12 is provided with a fourth symbol operating port switch 77 (see FIG. 6). As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the inner diameter D2 of the winning hole 33A is, for example, 11.5 mm. The inner diameters D3 of the two discharge holes 33B are each 12 mm, for example. That is, the inner diameter D2 of the winning hole 33A and the inner diameter D3 of each of the two discharge holes 33B are respectively larger than the diameter D1 of the game ball. Further, the inner diameter D2 of the winning hole 33A is smaller than the inner diameter D3 of each of the two discharge holes 33B. Thus, in the pachinko machine 1, the ratio of the game balls 35 that win the prize from the winning hole 33A to the fourth symbol operating port 12 among the game balls 35 that have entered the crune 33 through the warp passage 31 is 1/3 or less. As described above, the inner diameters D2 and D3 of the winning hole 33A and the two discharge holes 33B are designed.

  The pachinko machine 1 is provided with the warp passage 31 and the crune 33 to determine whether or not the game ball passes through the warp passage 31 and whether the game ball 35 entering the crune 33 wins the fourth symbol operating port 12. The player's interest can be enhanced with regard to whether or not. The game balls 35 that can enter from the warp inlet 31A and pass through the warp passage 31 are game balls that are mainly left-handed and flow down the first game area 4L. It is difficult for a game ball that is hit right and flows down the second game area 4R to pass through the warp passage 31. Therefore, the game balls 35 that can win the fourth symbol operating port 12 are part of the game balls that are mainly left-handed and flow down the first game area 4L.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19 is provided on the right side of the display screen 28 </ b> A in the center ornament 8. The fourth ordinary electric accessory 19 includes an opening / closing member. The opening / closing member of the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19 is opened when the fourth ordinary hit determination (described later) is determined to be a hit. The game ball can win the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19 only when the opening / closing member is opened.

  A first symbol operation gate 11 is provided in the game area 4 below the stage 34 of the center ornament 8. A fourth symbol operating gate 13 is provided diagonally to the upper right of the first symbol operating gate 11. A first ordinary electric accessory 16 is provided on the upper right side of the fourth symbol operating gate 13. A second ordinary electric accessory 17 is provided diagonally to the left of the first ordinary electric accessory 16 and obliquely below and to the right of the fourth symbol operating gate 13. A third ordinary electric accessory 18 is provided obliquely to the left of the second ordinary electric accessory 17, obliquely to the right of the first symbol operating gate 11, and obliquely to the left of the fourth symbol operating gate 13. Like the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19, each of the first ordinary electric accessory 16, the second ordinary electric accessory 17, and the third ordinary electric accessory 18 includes an opening / closing member. The opening / closing member of the first ordinary electric accessory 16 is opened when the first ordinary hit determination (described later) is determined to be a hit. The opening / closing member of the second ordinary electric accessory 17 is opened when the second ordinary hit determination (described later) is determined to be a hit. The opening / closing member of the third ordinary electric accessory 18 is opened when the third ordinary hit determination (described later) is determined to be a hit. The game ball is only in the case that the first ordinary electric accessory 16, the second ordinary electric accessory 17, and the third ordinary electric accessory 18 are opened and closed. A prize can be awarded to each of the second ordinary electric accessory 17 and the third ordinary electric accessory 18. In the following description, the first ordinary electric accessory 16, the second ordinary electric accessory 17, the third ordinary electric accessory 18, and the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19 are collectively referred to as ordinary electric actors 16 to 19. There is. The open / close members of the ordinary electric accessories 16 to 19 are electrically opened / closed by solenoids. In addition to the above, the game board 2 is provided with various types of illumination lamps, winning holes, windmills, game nails, and the like.

  In the pachinko machine 1, a game ball that has flowed down the first game area 4L by left-hand strike is easier to pass through the first symbol operation gate 11 than a game ball that has flowed down the second game area 4R by right-hand striking. It is easy to win the operating opening 12. A game ball that has flowed down the second game area 4R by hitting right is easier to pass through the fourth symbol operation gate 13 than a game ball that has flowed down the first game area 4L by hitting left. When each open / close member of the ordinary electric accessory 16-19 is opened, the game ball that has flowed down the second game area 4R by hitting right is more electric than the game ball that has flowed down the first game area 4L by hitting left. It is easy to win prizes 16-19. Accordingly, the player plays a game by hitting right during a big hit game (described later), and plays a game by hitting left otherwise.

  A symbol display unit 24 is provided at the lower right portion of the game board 2. The symbol display unit 24 includes a first normal symbol display unit, a second normal symbol display unit, a third normal symbol display unit, a fourth normal symbol display unit, a first normal symbol memory number display LED, and a second normal symbol memory number display. LED, 3rd normal symbol memory number display LED, and 4th normal symbol memory number display LED are provided. Each of the first to fourth ordinary symbol display units is composed of one or a plurality of LEDs. The first to fourth ordinary symbols are displayed on the first to fourth ordinary symbols display sections by turning on and off the LEDs, respectively. The first to fourth ordinary symbols are symbols indicating the results of the first to fourth ordinary hit determinations, respectively. The first to fourth ordinary symbol memory number display LEDs are turned on to display the number of game balls (the so-called “reserved ball number”) for which the first to fourth ordinary hit determination results are not yet displayed.

  The electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine 1 includes a control unit 40 including various substrates on the back side of the game board 2. The control unit 40 includes a main board 41, a sub control board 60, a lamp driver board 46, an effect control board 43, a payout control board 45, a relay board 47, and a power supply board 42.

  The main board 41 controls the main control of the pachinko machine 1. The main control unit 50 of the main board 41 is provided with a CPU 51 that performs various arithmetic processes, a RAM 52 that temporarily stores data, and a ROM 53 that stores control programs and the like. An interrupt signal generation circuit 57 is connected to the main control unit 50. The main board 41 executes a program each time an interrupt signal is input from the interrupt signal generation circuit 57. The main board 41 is connected to the sub control board 60, the payout control board 45, the relay board 47, and the output port 55 via the I / O interface 54. The output port 55 outputs information of the pachinko machine 1 to a game hall management computer (not shown).

  The sub control board 60 includes a CPU 61, a RAM 62, and a ROM 63, and is connected to the lamp driver board 46, the effect control board 43, the warp path switch 32, the operation buttons 9, and the speaker 48. The sub control board 60 performs comprehensive control such as effects according to the command transmitted from the main board 41. The lamp driver board 46 controls the light emission of various electric lamps (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 1 and the operation of the movable accessory 30. The effect control board 43 includes a CPU 43A, a CGROM 43B, and the like, and controls the display of the display device 28 according to a command received from the sub-control board 60. The payout control board 45 includes a CPU 45A and the like. The payout control board 45 controls the operation of the prize ball payout device 49 in accordance with a command transmitted from the main board 41, and pays out a predetermined number of game balls as prize balls.

  The relay board 47 includes a first ordinary electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 71, a second ordinary electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 72, a third ordinary electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 73, a fourth ordinary electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 74, and a first symbol operation. Gate switch 75, fourth symbol actuated gate switch 76, fourth symbol actuating port switch 77, first ordinary electric accessory switch 78, second ordinary electric accessory switch 79, third ordinary electric accessory switch 80, fourth ordinary The electric accessory switch 81 and the symbol display unit 24 are connected. The first ordinary electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 71 opens and closes the opening / closing member of the first ordinary electric accessory 16 during the first ordinary game. The second ordinary electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 72 opens and closes the opening / closing member of the second ordinary electric accessory 17 during the second ordinary hit game. The third ordinary electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 73 opens and closes the opening / closing member of the third ordinary electric accessory 18 during the third ordinary game. The fourth ordinary electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 74 opens and closes the opening / closing member of the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19 during the fourth ordinary game. The first symbol operation gate switch 75 is a proximity sensor that detects a game ball that has passed through the first symbol operation gate 11. The fourth symbol operation gate switch 76 is a proximity sensor that detects a game ball that has passed through the fourth symbol operation gate 13. The fourth symbol operation port switch 77 is a proximity sensor that detects a game ball won in the fourth symbol operation port 12. The first ordinary electric accessory switch 78 is a proximity sensor that detects a game ball won in the first ordinary electric accessory 16. The second ordinary electric accessory switch 79 is a proximity sensor that detects a game ball won in the second ordinary electric accessory 17. The third ordinary electric accessory switch 80 is a proximity sensor that detects a game ball won in the third ordinary electric accessory 18. The fourth ordinary electric accessory switch 81 is a proximity sensor that detects a game ball won in the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19.

  The power supply board 42 is connected to the main board 41 and the game ball launching device 37, and supplies DC stabilized power to each board and the game ball launching device 37. The game ball launching device 37 launches one game ball toward the game area 4 at regular intervals (for example, 0.6 seconds).

  With reference to FIG. 1, the game example of the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment is demonstrated. During a normal game in which no big hit game is played, the open / close members of the ordinary electric accessories 16 to 19 are in a closed state. When the player plays a game mainly by left-handed, the game ball flows down through the first game area 4L.

  When a part of the game ball passes through the first symbol operation gate 11, the CPU 51 of the main board 41 performs the first normal hit determination. In the present embodiment, the probability of being determined to be a hit in the first normal hit determination is 1/60, for example. When the first normal hit determination is performed, the CPU 51 starts changing the first normal symbol displayed on the first normal symbol display unit of the symbol display unit 24. The CPU 61 of the sub-control board 60 performs the first notification effect for notifying the result of the first normal hit determination by the display device 28 or the movable accessory 30 in synchronization with the variation of the first normal symbol. When the CPU 51 of the main board 41 determines that it is a win in the first normal hit determination, it executes a big hit game and opens the opening / closing member of the first normal electric accessory 16. In the big hit game, the opening operation (described later) of the third ordinary electric accessory 18 which is executed at most 16 times after the first ordinary electric accessory 16 or the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19 (described later) is released ends. It is a gaming state until it is done. The first ordinary electric accessory 16 is released after the first ordinary symbol indicating the winning is confirmed and displayed. During the big hit game, the player plays the game by hitting right to make the first ordinary electric accessory 16 win a game ball. When a game ball wins the first ordinary electric accessory 16, the CPU 51 executes a first ordinary game that pays out a predetermined number of award balls according to the number of won game balls. The CPU 51 keeps the opening / closing member of the first ordinary electric accessory 16 in an open state until a predetermined opening time elapses or four game balls are won.

  When a game ball wins the first ordinary electric accessory 16, the CPU 51 performs a second ordinary hit determination. In the present embodiment, the probability of being determined to be hit in the second normal hit determination is, for example, 100%. When the second normal hit determination is performed, the CPU 51 starts changing the second normal symbol displayed on the second normal symbol display unit of the symbol display unit 24. When the CPU 51 determines that it is a hit in the second normal hit determination, the CPU 51 opens the opening / closing member of the second normal electric accessory 17. The second ordinary electric accessory 17 is released after the second ordinary symbol indicating the winning is confirmed and displayed. When a game ball wins the second ordinary electric accessory 17, the CPU 51 executes a second ordinary per game that pays out a predetermined number of award balls according to the number of won game balls. The CPU 51 maintains the open / close member of the second ordinary electric accessory 17 in an open state until a predetermined opening time elapses or four game balls are won. In the present embodiment, the number (maximum second reserved ball number) that can hold the second ordinary hit determination and store a random number for the game ball that won the first ordinary electric accessory 16 is “ 4 ". For this reason, in one first normal game, the second normal game determination is performed up to four times, and the second normal game is performed up to four times.

  When a game ball wins the second ordinary electric accessory 17, the CPU 51 performs a third ordinary hit determination. In the present embodiment, the probability of being determined as winning in the third ordinary hit determination is, for example, 100%. When the third normal hit determination is performed, the CPU 51 starts changing the third normal symbol displayed on the third normal symbol display unit of the symbol display unit 24. When the CPU 51 determines that it is a win in the third normal hit determination, the CPU 51 opens the opening / closing member of the third normal electric accessory 18. The third ordinary electric accessory 18 is released after the third ordinary symbol indicating the winning is confirmed and displayed. When a game ball wins the third ordinary electric accessory 18, the CPU 51 executes a third ordinary hit game in which a predetermined number of award balls are paid out according to the number of won game balls. The CPU 51 maintains the open / close member of the third ordinary electric accessory 18 in an open state until a predetermined opening time elapses or seven game balls are won. In the present embodiment, the number (maximum third reserved ball number) that can hold the third ordinary hit determination and store a random number for the game ball won in the second ordinary electric accessory 17 is “ 4 ". For this reason, in one second ordinary game, the third ordinary hit determination is performed four times at the maximum, and the third ordinary game is also performed four times at the maximum. That is, in one first ordinary game, a maximum of four second ordinary games and a maximum of sixteen third ordinary games are played. The player can win a predetermined number of prize balls by winning a game ball to the first ordinary electric accessory 16 and performing a big hit game that is started by being judged as a winning in the first ordinary hit judgment.

  In a normal game, when a part of the game ball flowing down the first game area 4L enters the warp passage 31 from the warp inlet 31A, turns in the croon 33 and wins the fourth symbol operation port 12, the CPU 51 The fourth ordinary hit determination is performed. The CPU 51 can execute the fourth normal hit determination even during the fluctuation of the first normal symbol. In the present embodiment, the probability of being determined to be hit in the fourth normal hit determination is 1/50, for example. That is, the probability of being determined to be a hit in the fourth normal hit determination is higher than the probability of being determined to be a win in the first normal hit determination. When the fourth normal hit determination is performed, the CPU 51 starts the change of the fourth normal symbol displayed on the fourth normal symbol display unit of the symbol display unit 24. The CPU 61 of the sub-control board 60 performs a second notification effect for notifying the result of the fourth normal hit determination by the display device 28 or the movable accessory 30 in synchronization with the variation of the fourth normal symbol. When the CPU 51 of the main board 41 determines that it is a hit in the fourth normal hit determination, it executes a big hit game and opens the opening / closing member of the fourth normal electric accessory 19. The fourth ordinary electric accessory 19 is released after the fourth ordinary symbol indicating the winning is confirmed and displayed. During the big hit game, the player plays the game by hitting right to make the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19 win a game ball. When a game ball wins the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19, the CPU 51 executes a fourth ordinary game that pays out a predetermined number of award balls according to the number of won game balls. The CPU 51 maintains the open / close member of the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19 in the open state until a predetermined opening time elapses or four game balls are won.

  Even when a game ball wins the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19, the CPU 51 performs the second ordinary hit determination. Therefore, in one fourth ordinary game, a maximum of four second ordinary games and a maximum of sixteen third ordinary games are performed. The player can win a predetermined number of prize balls by winning a game ball to the fourth ordinary electric accessory 19 and performing a big hit game that is started by being judged as a hit in the fourth ordinary hit determination.

  Further, the pachinko machine 1 can execute the first normal hit determination and the fourth normal hit determination even during the big hit game. The player advances the game by hitting right during the big hit game. A game ball that is hit to the right and flows down the second game area 4R can pass through the fourth symbol operation gate 13. When the game ball passes through the fourth symbol operating gate 13 during the big hit game, the CPU 51 performs the fourth normal hit determination. When the CPU 51 determines that the winning is based on the fourth normal hit determination during the big hit game, the CPU 51 continuously executes the big hit game. The player can enjoy the game by expecting a large amount of prize balls.

  In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the probability of being determined to be hit by the fourth ordinary hit determination is higher than the probability of being determined to be hit by the first ordinary hit determination. In the normal game, the fourth normal hit determination is performed when the game ball enters the warp passage 31 and wins the fourth symbol operation port 12. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the game balls 35 can be awarded to the fourth symbol operating port 12 by being distributed to the winning holes 33 </ b> A by the crune 33. For example, when the craft is crafted so as not to be distributed to the discharge hole 33 </ b> B with respect to the crune 33, the game ball 35 passing through the warp passage 31 is more than the original distribution probability (1/3 or less) by the crune 33. With a high probability, the fourth symbol operation opening 12 is won. As an example of the work performed on the croon 33, a goto action is known in which the discharge hole 33B is blocked with an irregular sphere having a diameter larger than the inner diameter D3 of the discharge hole 33B. The pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a restricting member in the warp passage 31 so that the illegal sphere cannot pass through the warp passage 31 in order to prevent the execution of various goto acts including the work with such an illegal sphere. In this embodiment, the warp path switch 32 is used as a restricting member.

  The inner diameter D5 of the detection hole 32A of the warp passage switch 32 is 11.4 mm, for example. The inner diameter D5 of the detection hole 32A is larger than the diameter D1 of the game ball 35 and smaller than the groove width D4 of the warp passage 31. Therefore, the game ball 35 that can pass through the detection hole 32 </ b> A can smoothly flow through the warp passage 31. The inner diameter D2 of the winning hole 33A is larger than the inner diameter D5 of the detection hole 32A. Therefore, the game ball 35 that can pass through the detection hole 32A can win a prize in the fourth symbol operation port 12 through the prize hole 33A. Further, the inner diameter D3 of each of the two discharge holes 33B is larger than the inner diameter D5 of the detection hole 32A and larger than the inner diameter D2 of the winning hole 33A. Accordingly, the game ball 35 that can pass through the detection hole 32A is more likely to pass through the discharge hole 33B than the winning hole 33A. Therefore, the croon 33 can distribute the game balls 35 so that the ratio of the game balls 35 that wins the prizes from the winning holes 33A to the fourth symbol operation port 12 is 1/3 or less. Since the game ball 35 that can pass through the detection hole 32A has a diameter D1 smaller than the inner diameter D3 of the discharge hole 33B, the discharge hole 33B cannot be closed. In other words, an illegal sphere having a diameter that can block the discharge hole 33B cannot pass through the detection hole 32A.

  In addition, as described above, if a game ball enters the warp passage 31 during a normal game, there is a possibility that a fourth normal hit determination with a higher probability of being determined as a hit with a higher probability than the first normal hit determination may be performed. . That is, the player's expectation that the fourth normal hit determination is made only by the game ball entering the warp passage 31 is increased. Therefore, when the game ball passes through the warp passage 31, the pachinko machine 1 performs a warp passage effect control process that informs the player of the game ball passing through the warp passage 31. The warp passage effect performed by the warp passage effect control process is one of various notification effects performed by the CPU 61 of the sub control board 60 executing the sub control board process. The CPU 61 displays the character 36 (see FIG. 8) on the display screen 28 </ b> A of the display device 28 when the warp passage switch 32 receives a detection signal output by detecting that the game ball has passed through the detection hole 32 </ b> A. Perform warp passing effect. In the warp passing effect, the character 36 is displayed so as to be superimposed on various notification effect images displayed on the display screen 28A.

  The CPU 61 of the sub-control board 60 executes sub-control board processing for controlling effects by the center ornament 8, the display device 28, the movable accessory 30, the speaker 48, etc., according to various commands transmitted from the main board 41. The sub-control board processing is executed by the CPU 61 in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 63 when the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on. As shown in FIG. 7, when the execution of the sub control board process is started, the CPU 61 secures storage areas such as various variables and counters in the RAM 62. The CPU 61 waits until it receives a command transmitted from the main board 41 or receives a detection signal from the warp path switch 32 (S1: NO, S3: NO, S6: NO, S8: NO, S11: NO, S13: NO, 16: NO).

  The CPU 51 of the main board 41 receives a random number (hereinafter referred to as “lottery random number” for convenience) when a game ball wins or passes through the first symbol operating gate 11, the fourth symbol operating port 12, or the fourth symbol operating gate 13. .) As described above, since the player strikes left in the normal game, the game ball is unlikely to pass through the fourth symbol operation gate 13. When acquiring the lottery random number, the CPU 51 refers to a table (not shown) based on the lottery random number and performs the first normal hit determination or the fourth normal hit determination. Further, the CPU 51 determines a variation pattern of the first normal symbol or the second normal symbol according to the determination result. The variation pattern is a variation pattern of the first effect symbol or the second effect symbol used when notifying the player of the determination result by the first ordinary hit determination or the fourth ordinary hit determination. Depending on this variation pattern, the variation time of the first ordinary symbol or the fourth ordinary symbol displayed on the symbol display unit 24 and the first notification effect or the second effect performed by the movable accessory 30, the display device 28, the speaker 48, etc. A notification effect pattern is determined. The change of the first normal symbol or the fourth normal symbol is performed in synchronization with the change of the first effect symbol or the second effect symbol. Therefore, the variation time of the first ordinary symbol or the fourth ordinary symbol is equal to the variation time of the first effect symbol or the second effect symbol. The CPU 51 transmits the determination result of the first normal hit determination or the fourth normal hit determination and the first variation pattern designation command or the fourth variation pattern designation command to the sub-control board 60. The first variation pattern designation command is a command for designating a variation pattern of the first effect symbol according to the determination result of the first normal hit determination. The fourth variation pattern designation command is a command for designating the variation pattern of the second effect symbol according to the determination result of the fourth normal hit determination.

  When the CPU 61 of the sub-control board 60 receives the first variation pattern designation command (S1: YES), it determines the combination of the first effect symbols based on the determination result. Based on the determined combination of the first effect symbols and the specified variation pattern, the CPU 61 starts changing the first effect symbols and controls the execution of the first notification effect (S2). The CPU 61 waits for the next command reception while continuing the fluctuation of the first effect symbol and the first notification effect.

  When the CPU 51 of the main board 41 transmits a first normal symbol stop command for notifying the end of the fluctuation time of the first effect symbol that has started to change, and the CPU 61 of the sub-control board 60 receives the first normal symbol stop command. (S3: YES), the CPU 61 confirms and displays the combination of the first effect symbols (S5). If the determination result of the first normal hit determination is lost, the CPU 51 of the main board 41 does not transmit a command for notifying the start of the big hit game. The CPU 61 of the sub control board 60 waits for reception of the next command.

  When the CPU 61 of the sub-control board 60 receives the fourth variation pattern designation command (S6: YES), it determines the combination of the second effect symbols based on the determination result. The CPU 61 starts changing the second effect symbol based on the determined combination of the second effect symbols and the specified variation pattern, and controls the execution of the second notification effect (S7). The CPU 61 waits for the next command reception while continuing the variation of the second effect symbol and the second notification effect.

  When the CPU 51 of the main board 41 transmits a second normal symbol stop command notifying the end of the fluctuation time of the second effect symbol that has started to change, and the CPU 61 of the sub-control board 60 receives the second normal symbol stop command. (S8: YES), the CPU 61 confirms and displays the combination of the second effect symbols (S10). If the determination result of the second normal hit determination is lost, the CPU 51 of the main board 41 does not transmit a command for notifying the start of the big hit game. The CPU 61 of the sub control board 60 waits for reception of the next command.

  When the determination result of the first normal hit determination or the fourth normal hit determination is a win, the CPU 61 confirms the combination of the first effect symbol or the second effect symbol by the process of S5 or S10 as described above. I do. In the case of winning, the CPU 51 of the main board 41 transmits a big hit game start notification command in order to start a big hit game following the confirmation display of the first effect symbol or the second effect symbol. When the CPU 61 of the sub-control board 60 receives the jackpot game start notification command (S11: YES), it controls the display of the effect image on the display screen 28A, the operation of the movable accessory 30, the pronunciation of the speaker 48, etc., and the jackpot game An effect is executed (S12). The CPU 61 waits for reception of the next command while continuing the big hit game effect.

  When the big hit game ends, a big hit game end notification command is transmitted from the CPU 51 of the main board 41. When the CPU 61 of the sub control board 60 receives the jackpot game end notification command (S13: YES), the execution of the jackpot game effect is ended (S15). The CPU 61 waits for reception of the next command.

  During the normal game and the big hit game, the game ball 35 that has entered the warp entrance 31A from the game area 4 passes through the detection hole 32A of the warp passage switch 32 when flowing through the warp passage 31. When the CPU 61 receives the detection signal from the warp passage switch 32 (S16: YES), the CPU 61 performs a warp passage effect control process (S17).

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the warp passage effect control process, for example, the CPU 61 displays the character 36 on the display screen 28 </ b> A and transmits an instruction to the CPU 43 </ b> A of the effect control board 43. The CPU 43A reads the video data of the character 36 from the CGROM 43B and displays it on the lower part of the display screen 28A. The character 36 is displayed at an approximate timing when the game ball 35 that has passed through the detection hole 32 </ b> A of the warp passage switch 32 circulates through the warp passage 31 and reaches the crune 33. The timing at which the character 36 is displayed is set in advance based on an average value obtained by measuring the time for which the game ball 35 passes through the warp passage 31 a plurality of times. For example, the character 36 is displayed so as to be superimposed on the effect symbol 38 that is variably displayed on the display screen 28A. The character 36 represents, for example, a state in which the player enters the crune 33 and looks into the game ball 35 turning inside the crune 33 from above the crune 33.

  By performing the warp passage effect, the player is more easily aware that the game ball 35 has passed through the warp passage 31. As described above, if the game ball 35 enters the warp path 31, there is a possibility that a fourth ordinary hit determination with a higher probability of being determined as a hit with a higher probability than the first ordinary hit determination may be performed. Therefore, by letting the player notice that the game ball 35 has passed through the warp passage 31, the pachinko machine 1 can increase the player's expectation that the fourth normal hit determination is made. Further, the pachinko machine 1 can execute the first normal hit determination and the fourth normal hit determination even during the big hit game. Therefore, the CPU 61 can perform the warp passage effect control process if the game ball passes through the warp passage 31 even during the big hit game effect. However, as described above, since the player hits the right during the big hit game, the game ball hardly passes through the warp passage 31. As shown in FIG. 7, the CPU 61 waits for the next command reception while continuing the warp passage effect control process. Note that the CPU 61 transmits an instruction to hide the character 36 to the CPU 43 </ b> A of the effect control board 43 when a predetermined time elapses after the character 36 is displayed.

  As described above, the warp passage 31 is formed with the groove width D4 larger than the outer diameter D1 of the game ball 35 so that the game ball 35 can pass smoothly. A warp path switch 32 having a detection hole 32A having an inner diameter D5 that is larger than the outer diameter D1 of the game ball and smaller than the groove width D4 of the warp path 31 is provided in the warp path 31. For example, when a so-called fraudulent ball such as a game ball to which a thread is bonded or a ball having a larger outer diameter than the game ball enters the warp inlet 31A and flows through the warp passage 31, the fraudulent ball is caught in the detection hole 32A. Therefore, the illegal sphere cannot pass through the warp passage 31. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress an illegal act via the warp passage 31.

  The inner diameter D2 of the winning hole 33A of the crune 33 and the inner diameter D3 of the discharge hole 33B are larger than the inner diameter D5 of the detection hole 32A, respectively. The game ball 35 that is not caught in the detection hole 32A can pass through the winning hole 33A or the discharge hole 33B without being caught. Further, an illegal sphere having an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter D3 of the discharge hole 33B cannot pass through the detection hole 32A. Therefore, for example, it is possible to reliably prevent an illegal act that closes the discharge hole 33B with an illegal ball and makes it easier for the game ball 35 to pass the winning hole 33A.

  The pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment performs the warp passage effect control process when the warp passage switch 32 detects passage of the game ball 35 through the warp passage 31. That is, the proximity switch used for the warp passage effect control process can be used to prevent illegal game balls from passing. Therefore, the pachinko machine 1 can suppress an increase in the number of parts and reduce production costs.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above in detail, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. The warp passage switch 32 is provided in the first passage 31C near the warp inlet 31A in the warp passage 31, but may be provided in the second passage 31D or the third passage 31E.

  In the present embodiment, the warp path switch 32 is used as the restricting member. However, for example, a metal plate or the like may be used as the restricting member. As shown in FIG. 9, the regulation plate 132 is a metal plate-like body having a regulation hole 132A. The inner diameter D6 of the restriction hole 132A is the same size as the inner diameter D5 (see FIG. 4) of the detection hole 32A of the present embodiment. That is, the inner diameter D6 of the restriction hole 132A is larger than the outer diameter D1 of the game ball 35, and smaller than the inner diameter D2 of the winning hole 33A and the inner diameter D3 of the discharge hole 33B. By providing such a restriction plate 132 in the warp passage 31, the pachinko machine 1 can prevent the execution of a goto action using an illegal ball, as in the present embodiment. Further, since the restricting plate 132 is made of metal, the restricting hole 132A can be formed with an accurate dimension, and passage of the illegal sphere can be more reliably restricted. Further, the metal restricting plate 132 is not easily deformed, and the passage of illegal spheres can be restricted over a long period of time. In FIG. 9, the restriction plate 132 is provided in the first passage 31C near the warp inlet 31A in the warp passage 31, but may be provided in the second passage 31D or the third passage 31E. Further, both the restriction plate 132 and the warp passage switch 32 of the present embodiment may be provided in the warp passage 31.

  Further, the regulating member is not necessarily a member having a hole-shaped opening. For example, a pair of pillar members protruding in a rib shape into the groove are provided on the side walls on both sides of the warp passage 31, and the pillar members are arranged to face each other. In the cross section perpendicular to the flow direction in which the game ball 35 flows through the warp passage 31, the outer diameter of a virtual circle inscribed in the two pillar members and the bottom wall of the warp passage 31 is defined as the inner diameter of the detection hole 32A of the present embodiment. The size is the same as D5 (see FIG. 4). Such a pair of pillars may be provided in the warp passage 31 as a restricting member to prevent passage of illegal balls larger than the outer diameter D1 of the game ball 35.

  The warp passage 31 is formed in a groove shape, but may be formed in a cylindrical shape. In addition, the first passage 31C, the second passage 31D, and the third passage 31E of the warp passage 31 are connected in an arrangement in which they are bent at right angles, but may be connected in a smooth curved arrangement.

  Although the winning hole 33A and the two discharge holes 33B are formed in the crune 33, the winning hole 33A and the discharge hole 33B may be formed one by one, or one winning hole 33A and three or more winning holes may be formed. A discharge hole 33B may be formed. Also, the number of winning holes 33A is not limited to one, and two or more winning holes may be formed. That is, it is only necessary that the clune 33 has at least one winning hole 33A and one discharging hole 33B.

  The number of characters 36 displayed on the display screen 28A in the warp passing effect is not limited to one, and a plurality of characters may be displayed. Further, the warp passing effect is not limited to the effect by the display of the character 36, but may be a combination of effects by various means such as display of characters, images and videos, light emission of LEDs and the like, pronunciation of the speaker 48, and the like. The character 36 is a person as an example. However, the character 36 is not limited to this, and may be a creature such as animals and plants, a robot imitating a creature, a still life such as a stuffed animal, a mascot, or a tool, or emotion, nature, nation, etc. It may be a personification of the concept.

  All elements described in the claims, the description and the drawings (eg, display devices, ordinary electric accessories, symbol operation ports, etc.) are physical unless otherwise explicitly limited in number. These may be single or plural, and the arrangement may be changed as appropriate. In addition, the names (element names) given to the elements are merely given for convenience in describing the present case, and are not particularly conscious of the occurrence of special meaning. Therefore, what is an element is not limitedly interpreted only by the element name. For example, the “display device” may be hardware alone or may include software. Further, whether to configure a plurality of elements among all the elements as appropriate integrally or to divide one element into a plurality of elements, unless specified in the claims, etc. Any one of those skilled in the art can think of it very easily, so it is clear that all patterns are within the expected range even if all the patterns are not described in the specification. It goes without saying that such rights are included in the scope of rights. Therefore, the adoption of a gaming machine having a structural difference within that range only because it is not described in the present embodiment does not avoid the right according to the present invention. . The same applies to differences in obvious ranges that can be easily considered by those skilled in the art from the present embodiment in the configuration and shape of each element.

  In the present invention, the pachinko machine 1 corresponds to a “gaming machine”. The fourth symbol operation opening 12 corresponds to a “winning prize opening”. The warp passage switch 32 or the restriction plate 132 corresponds to a “restriction member”. The winning hole 33A corresponds to a “first guide hole”, and the discharge hole 33B corresponds to a “second guide hole”. The CPU 61 that performs the processing of S17 corresponds to “display control means”.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Game board 4 Game area 12 4th pattern operation port 28 Display 28A Display screen 31 Warp passage 31A Warp entrance 31B Warp exit 32 Warp passage switch 32A Detection hole 33 Clune 33A Prize hole 33B Discharge hole 35 Game ball 61 CPU
132 Restriction plate 132A Restriction hole

Claims (4)

A game board having a game area in which a game ball flows down on the front;
A prize opening provided in the game area and for a game ball to win;
A warp entrance provided in the game area on the upstream side of the winning opening, through which a game ball passes;
A warp passage through which game balls that have passed through the warp entrance pass;
A game ball that has passed through the warp passage, a warp outlet that is discharged above the winning opening,
Provided in the warp passage, and a regulating member that regulates the passage of the game ball,
In the cross section of the restricting member orthogonal to the passing direction of the game ball passing through the restricting member, the diameter of the first inscribed circle inscribed in the gap through which the game ball passes is a cross section orthogonal to the passing direction of the warp passage. A gaming machine characterized in that it is smaller than a diameter of a second inscribed circle inscribed therein and larger than an outer diameter of the game ball.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the restriction member is made of metal, and a restriction hole in which the first inscribed circle is inscribed is formed. The game balls provided between the warp outlet and the winning opening and distributed from the warp outlet to the first guiding hole for guiding to the winning opening and the second guiding hole for guiding to the gaming area are distributed. Further comprising a sorting member;
3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an inner diameter of the first guide hole is larger than a diameter of the first inscribed circle and smaller than an inner diameter of the second guide hole. The regulating member is a proximity switch that has a detection unit having an inner diameter that is inscribed by the first inscribed circle, and that outputs a detection signal when a game ball passes through the detection unit,
A display device that arranges a display screen for displaying an image in the gaming area;
Display control means for displaying an effect pattern on the display screen based on the detection signal;
The distribution member always guides the game ball guided to the first guide hole to the winning opening,
4. The display control means, when receiving the detection signal, causes the display screen to display an effect pattern for causing the player to pay attention to the game ball that has entered from the warp entrance. The gaming machine described in 1.

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