JP2016097013A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance amusement of putting game balls into a ball entry device.SOLUTION: A pachinko machine comprising a ball entry device which executes opening/closing operation on the basis of an opening/closing pattern executes announcing performance of announcing the entry of game balls exceeding a regulated upper-limit number, with the entry of the game balls of the regulated upper-limit number.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that performs a notification effect when a gaming ball exceeding a prescribed upper limit number has entered a pitching device.

  In a pachinko gaming machine which is a kind of gaming machine, it is considered to produce an effect when a gaming ball enters a winning opening (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the pachinko gaming machine of Patent Document 1, different types of notification symbols are displayed depending on the winning opening where the ball has been entered.

JP 2002-239106 A

  By the way, in the pachinko gaming machine, the player is given a privilege such as, for example, paying out a predetermined number of prize balls by causing a game ball to enter the prize opening. For this reason, whether or not a game ball has entered the winning opening is one of the things that interests the player. Therefore, it can be considered that ingenuating the aspect of the production associated with the entrance of the game ball leads to an increase in interest.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can enhance the interest in making a game ball enter a ball entry device.

  A gaming machine that solves the above-described problem includes a pitching device that opens and closes to allow a game ball to enter, and an effect device that produces an effect. The opening / closing operation is performed according to a pattern, and the opening / closing operation by the pitching device is finished by entering a predetermined upper limit number of game balls and the control by the opening / closing pattern is also finished, and the effect device exceeds the predetermined upper limit number. A notification effect is executed when a game ball enters.

  In the gaming machine, a detection unit that detects a game ball that has entered the ball entry device, a first control unit that inputs detection information of the detection unit, and information from the first control unit are input. A second control unit, and when the second control unit determines that there has been a ball exceeding the prescribed upper limit number based on information from the first control unit, the notification effect May be executed.

  In the gaming machine, the information output from the first control unit to the second control unit includes entry information that is output when the first control unit inputs the detection information. The entry information is information for specifying that one entry has been made to the entry device, and the second control unit counts the number of times the entry information is input, It may be determined that there is a ball that exceeds the specified upper limit number from the number.

  In the above gaming machine, the pitching device allows a game ball to enter to obtain a starting condition for a symbol variation game, or a game ball to obtain a game ball payout condition during a winning game. It may be a big prize opening.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the interest to making a game ball enter a ball entry apparatus can be heightened.

The front view of a pachinko machine. The front view of a ball entry device. The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of a pachinko gaming machine. The timing chart which shows the control content in a big hit game. The front view of a pachinko machine.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine that is classified as a second type, which is also referred to as “wings” or “hikoki type”. In this type of pachinko machine, the opening and closing blades (opening and closing members) of the landing device are opened when the game ball enters the starting port, and the game ball that has entered the entrance device enters the special entrance. By doing so, a winning game (special game) is created.

  In FIG. 1, the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is schematically shown. On the front side of the opening of the outer frame 11 that forms the outline of the machine body, a vertical rectangular inner frame 12 for setting various gaming components is provided. It is assembled to be openable and detachable. On the front side of the middle frame 12, a front frame 14 and a top ball tray 15 each having a glass frame for protecting the game board 13 disposed inside the machine in a see-through manner are assembled so as to be openable and closable in a laterally open state. . On the front side of the front frame 14 and the game area 13 a of the game board 13, a decoration lamp 16 that is turned on (flashes) or turned off to perform a light emission effect based on the light emission decoration is disposed. Below the outer frame 11 (lower part of the pachinko gaming machine 10), a speaker 17 is provided that outputs various sounds (sound effects) and performs sound effects based on the sound output. A lower ball tray 18 and a launching device 19 are attached to the lower part of the middle frame 12.

  In addition, a ball entry device 20 is disposed in the approximate center of the game area 13 a of the game board 13. In addition, starting ports 21, 22, and 23 are disposed below the ball entry device 20. Behind each of the start ports 21 to 23, start port switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting a game ball that has entered are provided. And each starting port 21-23 can give the starting condition of the small hit game which opens the entrance device 20 in response to the detection of the entered game ball.

Next, the structure of the ball entry device 20 will be described with reference to FIG.
The ball entry device 20 includes an attachment substrate 24 for attaching the ball entry device 20 to the game board 13. A housing 26 that forms the entrance space 25 of the entrance device 20 is attached to the mounting substrate 24. The housing 26 is provided with an upper ball receiving plate 27 and a lower ball receiving plate 28. In addition, various actuators (solenoids, motors, and the like) serving as driving sources for various movable devices (movable members) disposed in the ball entrance device 20 are mounted on the housing 26.

  A pair of left and right open / close blades (open / close members) 30 and 31 are attached to the left and right sides of the upper ball receiving plate 27. Solenoids SL1 and SL2 (shown in FIG. 3) are connected to the opening and closing blades 30 and 31, and the opening and closing blades 30 and 31 perform opening and closing operations (opening and closing operations) by excitation and demagnetization of the solenoids SL1 and SL2. The opening operation of the opening and closing blades 30 and 31 is an operation that can take an open state (indicated by a solid line in FIG. 2) from the closed state. On the other hand, the closing operation of the opening and closing blades 30 and 31 is an operation that can take the closed state from the open state. Therefore, when the open / close blades 30 and 31 operate so as to be able to take a closed state → open state → closed state, one open / close operation is performed. Then, the ball entry device 20 operates to allow the game ball B to enter by opening and closing the opening and closing blades 30 and 31.

  Further, the upper ball receiving plate 27 is provided with count switches (detection means) SW4 and SW5 for detecting the game ball B that has entered the ball entry device 20. The count switches SW4 and SW5 are arranged one by one near the roots (rotation starting points) of the open / close blades 30 and 31, respectively. As a result, the game ball B that has entered the entrance device 20 is detected by the count switches SW4 and SW5 at a relatively early stage after the entrance. When the game ball B is detected by the count switches SW4 and SW5, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of payout conditions for prize balls are given. A display device 32 that performs a predetermined display effect is disposed above the upper ball receiving plate 27. The display device 32 is, for example, a dot matrix type display device or a liquid crystal type display device.

  Further, the lower ball receiving plate 28 is disposed below the upper ball receiving plate 27 in the ball entering device 20. The lower ball receiving plate 28 receives the game ball B that has been detected and passed by the count switches SW4 and SW5, and guides the game ball B toward the rear of the ball entering device 20. Further, in the ball entrance device 20, a sorting member 35 having a pair of left and right wing members 33 and 34 and imitating a predetermined character is disposed behind the lower ball receiving plate 28. The game ball B received by the lower ball receiving plate 28 is changed in course by the operation of the wing members 33 and 34 included in the distribution member 35. A solenoid SL3 (shown in FIG. 3) is connected to the distribution member 35, and the wing members 33 and 34 are opened and closed by excitation and demagnetization of the solenoid SL3.

  In addition, a special entrance 36 and a normal entrance 37 are provided on both sides of the special entrance 36 at the bottom of the entrance space 25 in the entrance device 20. The special entrance 36 is provided with a special entrance switch SW6 that detects a game ball that has entered. Then, the game ball B whose course has been changed by the allocating member 35 flows further downward from the lower ball receiving plate 28 and enters either the special entrance 36 or the normal entrance 37. .

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 configured as described above, when the game ball enters the start ports 21 to 23, the opening and closing blades 30 and 31 are opened and closed a predetermined number of times, and the ball entering device 20 is moved to the game ball. A small hit game is created that operates to allow entry. In the small hit game, the ball entering device 20 is opened, and the player is given a chance to generate a big hit game by making it easier for the game ball to flow into the ball incoming device 20. In this embodiment, when a game ball enters the start ports 21 and 22, the opening and closing blades 30 and 31 are opened and closed based on the first opening pattern (one opening and closing operation). When a game ball enters the start opening 23, the opening and closing blades 30 and 31 are opened and closed based on a second opening pattern (intermittently two opening and closing operations) that is more advantageous than the first opening pattern. .

  When a game ball that has entered the ball entering device 20 during the small hit game enters the special entrance 36 and is detected, a big hit game is generated. The big hit game is a game that gives a player a chance to win a large number of prize balls by opening and closing the open / close blades 30 and 31 of the pitching device 20 in an advantageous state over the small hit game. That is, in the big hit game, like the small hit game, the ball entering device 20 is operated so as to allow the game ball to enter. In the jackpot game, a predetermined number of times of opening (for example, “18 times”) is defined as a single opening / closing pattern of the opening / closing blades 30 and 31, and a game based on the one opening / closing pattern (also called a round game or a cycle game). ) Is performed for a predetermined number of games. For example, the number of games is determined in three ways, “1 time”, “7 times”, and “15 times”, and any number of games is selected by lottery. For this reason, as the number of games increases, the number of balls entered into the ball entering device 20 increases, and as a result, the chance of acquiring a large number of prize balls increases. The lottery of the number of games may be triggered when a game ball enters the special entrance 36 during the small hit game, or when the game ball enters the start entrances 21 to 23. You may go to When lottery of the number of games is performed at the time of entering the special entrance 36, a big hit game of the number of games corresponding to the lottery result is generated. On the other hand, when a lottery of the number of games is triggered by entering the starting holes 21 to 23, a game corresponding to the lottery result is triggered by the game ball entering the special entrance 36 during the small hit game. A number of jackpot games are created. In this embodiment, the ball entry device 20 corresponds to a big winning opening for entering a game ball in order to obtain a game ball payout condition during a big hit game as a win game.

  It should be noted that one game in the above-mentioned jackpot game is that the opening / closing blades 30 and 31 perform an opening / closing operation for a predetermined number of times based on the opening / closing pattern, or a predetermined upper limit number (9 in the present embodiment). The process ends when one of the end conditions is satisfied. For this reason, when a prescribed upper limit number of game balls enter during one game based on the opening / closing pattern, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blades 30 and 31 is completed at the time of entering. That is, when a specified upper limit number of game balls enter, even if the opening / closing operation for the number of opening times defined in the opening / closing pattern has not been performed, the opening / closing operation based on the opening / closing pattern ends at that time. .

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is equipped with a main control board 45 as a main control unit. The main control board 45 executes processing related to games in the pachinko gaming machine 10 and outputs various control signals (control commands) according to the result of the processing. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is equipped with a display control board 46 as a display control section, a lamp control board 47 as a light emission control section, and a sound control board 48 as a sound control section. These control boards 46 to 48 are connected to the main control board 45 and execute processing related to execution of game effects and the like based on control signals (control commands) output from the main control board 45 and function as sub-control units. To do. The display control board 46 controls the display mode of the display device 32. The lamp control board 47 controls the light emission modes of various light emitting units (for example, the decorative lamp 16) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 10. The sound control board 48 controls the sound output mode of the sound output unit (for example, the speaker 17) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  The main control board 45 includes a main control CPU 45a, a main control ROM 45b, and a main control RAM 45c. The main control board 45 is connected to various switches (start port switches SW1 to SW3, count switches SW4 and SW5, special entrance port switch SW6), and the detection results of these switches are input. Also, various actuators (solenoids SL1, SL2, SL3) are connected to the main control board 45, and the operation of these actuators is controlled.

  The main control CPU 45a receives a detection signal output from the start port switches SW1 to SW3 as the game balls enter the start ports 21 to 23, thereby causing a small hit game. The main control CPU 45a applies predetermined control to the opening control for opening and closing the opening and closing blades 30 and 31 and the movable device such as the sorting member 35 disposed in the ball entering device 20 with the occurrence of the small hit game. Actuation control to perform the operation is performed. With this control, the game ball that has entered the ball entry device 20 with the small hit game is changed in the course in the entrance space 25 by the operation of various members such as the sorting member 35 described above.

  The main control CPU 45a receives a detection signal output from the special entrance switch SW6 in association with entering the special entrance 36 in the small hit game, and causes the big hit game to occur. Then, the main control CPU 45a performs predetermined operations on the opening control that opens and closes the opening and closing blades 30 and 31 and the movable device such as the sorting member 35 disposed in the ball entering device 20 with the occurrence of the big hit game. And the operation control to perform. The control content of the opening control and the control content of the operation control are different between the small hit game and the big hit game. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to this embodiment, the prize ball payout condition is established when the count switches SW4 and SW5 detect the game ball. That is, when the special entrance switch SW6 detects a game ball, the winning ball payout condition is not established based on the detection. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment, the big hit game is performed with the number of games determined by lottery as the upper limit, and one game is completed by the satisfaction of the above-described termination condition, and the game for the upper limit is performed. If not, the next game is played. That is, the continuation condition for starting the next game is not set.

Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment will be described focusing on the control during the big hit game, particularly the control content during one game (round game).
As shown in FIG. 4, when the detection signal from the special entrance switch SW6 is input during the small hit game, the main control CPU 45a causes the big hit game to be triggered by the input. Then, with the occurrence of the big hit game, the main control CPU 45a controls the opening and closing of the opening and closing blades 30 and 31 according to the opening and closing pattern. That is, in one game (round game), the main control CPU 45a opens and closes the opening and closing blades 30 and 31 with the predetermined number of times of opening as the upper limit ("18 times" shown in FIG. 4). With this operation control, in one game during the big hit game, the open / close blades 30 and 31 intermittently repeat the open / close operation, and the game ball is allowed to enter the ball entry device 20.

  A game ball that has entered the ball entering device 20 during one game is detected by the count switches SW4 and SW5. When the main control CPU 45a receives the detection signals from the count switches SW4 and SW5, the main control CPU 45a accumulates the number of input detection signals in order to determine whether or not a predetermined upper limit number of game balls have entered in one game. And stored in the main control RAM 45c. At the same time, the main control CPU 45a outputs the incoming signal as the incoming information to the sub-control unit (in this embodiment, the voice control board 48) every time the detection signal is input. The incoming signal is information (control command) that specifies that the incoming device 20 has received one incoming ball. In this embodiment, the main control board 45 that outputs the entrance signal functions as a first control unit that inputs detection information of the count switches SW4 and SW5 that function as a detection unit. In this embodiment, the sub-control unit (speech control board 48) that inputs the incoming signal functions as a second control unit that inputs information from the main control board 45.

  On the other hand, the voice control CPU 48a of the voice control board 48 to which the incoming ball signal is input counts the number of times the incoming ball signal is input. More specifically, the number of times of input is accumulated each time the incoming signal is input, and stored in the voice control RAM 48c. Further, the sound control CPU 48a performs sound output control for outputting an incoming sound through the speaker 17 every time an incoming signal is input. In this embodiment, two types of normal sounds and special sounds are prepared as incoming sounds that are output when the player enters the incoming device 20 during the big hit game. The normal sound is an incoming sound that is output for an incoming ball up to a specified upper limit. On the other hand, the special sound is an incoming sound that is output for an incoming ball that exceeds the prescribed upper limit number. Then, the special sound serves as a notification effect for notifying that there has been a ball exceeding the prescribed upper limit number. In addition, the speaker 17 serves as an effect device that performs a notification effect.

  For this reason, the voice control CPU 48a refers to the count of the number of times of input every time a pitch signal is input, and determines whether or not there is a pitch exceeding the prescribed upper limit number. The count number referred to at the time of this determination is the number of times of input after adding by input of the incoming ball signal. The voice control CPU 48a performs sound output control so that a normal sound is output when there is no entry exceeding the specified upper limit number, that is, when the count number indicates a numerical value of 1 to 9. On the other hand, the CPU 48a for sound control performs sound output control so that a special sound is output when there is a ball exceeding the prescribed upper limit number, that is, when the count number indicates a numerical value of 10 or more. Thereby, in one game during the big hit game, a change may occur in the incoming sound according to the number of game balls that have entered the incoming device 20. The sound output control program described above is stored in the sound control ROM 48b.

  Further, the main control CPU 45a ends the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blades 30 and 31 and opens and closes the opening / closing pattern when the number of game balls exceeding the prescribed upper limit number is generated, that is, when the termination condition of one game is satisfied. The control by is also ended, and one game is ended. The open / close blades 30 and 31 end the opening / closing operation when the specified upper limit number of balls are entered, but there is a time difference with respect to the time from the start of the control until the ball entering device 20 is closed. obtain. In addition, a plurality of game balls may enter the entrance device 20 simultaneously or almost simultaneously. For this reason, it is a possible event that a player enters a ball exceeding the specified upper limit in one game.

  Then, the main control CPU 45a causes the next game to be performed when the number of games in the big hit game has not reached the upper limit. That is, the main control CPU 45a and the voice control CPU 48a repeat the above-described one game control. In addition, the number of inputs (count number) stored in the main control RAM 45c and the voice control RAM 48c is cleared to “zero” when one game ends. The voice control CPU 48a clears the number of inputs triggered by the input of a signal output from the main control CPU 45a that can specify the end of one game or a signal that can specify the start of one game. When the main control CPU 45a opens and closes the opening and closing blades 30 and 31 for the number of times of opening based on the opening and closing pattern before reaching the specified upper limit number of times, the main control CPU 45a plays one game at the end of the last opening and closing operation. Terminate.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) A special effect (in the embodiment, output of a special sound) is performed for an incoming game ball exceeding the specified upper limit number. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the interest of making a game ball enter the entrance device 20. In particular, when a game ball exceeding the specified upper limit number is entered, a special performance is performed, so that the player is given a sense of superiority for entering more game balls, and as a result, the interest is increased. be able to.

  (2) Control for performing special effects is performed by sharing the control boards (in the embodiment, the main control board 45 and the voice control board 48). For this reason, compared with the case where the control for making a single control board perform a special effect is performed, the burden on the control board can be reduced.

  (3) When a special performance is performed, the main control board 45 always outputs the same information (entrance signal) every time it enters the entrance device 20. On the other hand, the voice control board 48 counts the number of times of input when the incoming signal is input, and outputs the incoming sound according to the counted number. In this way, when the special effect is performed, the processing performed by each control board is routineized, so that the control can be simplified.

  (4) Since a special performance is performed by sound output, not only to players, but also to other players who are playing games in the surrounding pachinko gaming machines 10, or players who are walking on the game island, Recognize that a special performance is being performed. Therefore, it is possible to strongly give a player a sense of superiority with respect to having more game balls entered.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a second embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to FIG. In the embodiments described below, the same components as those in the embodiments already described are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the redundant description thereof is omitted or simplified.

  The pachinko gaming machine of the second embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine classified as the first type. In this type of pachinko gaming machine, a lottery is performed when a game ball enters the start opening, and a winning game (special game) is generated when the winning lottery is won.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a display device 51 that performs display effects is arranged on the game board 13 of the pachinko gaming machine 50 as a gaming machine. Below the display device 51, a start port 52 for entering a game ball is provided in order to establish a start condition for a special symbol variation game as a symbol variation game. Behind the start opening 52, a start opening sensor (not shown) for detecting a game ball that has entered is provided. The start port 52 of this embodiment has an opening / closing blade (ordinary electric accessory) 53 that opens and closes by an operation of an actuator (solenoid). The opening / closing blade 53 can be operated in an open state where a game ball can easily enter and in a closed state where a game ball cannot easily enter. The opening / closing blade 53 is always controlled to be in a closed state, and when a predetermined opening condition is satisfied, the opening / closing blade 53 is controlled to be in an open state for a predetermined opening time only once or a plurality of times. Note that the starter port 52 allows a game ball to enter even when the opening / closing blade 53 is closed.

  Also, below the start opening 52, a big prize opening 55 provided with a big prize opening door 54 that opens and closes by the operation of an actuator (solenoid or motor) is arranged. A count sensor (not shown) for detecting a game ball that has entered the ball is provided at the back of the big winning opening 55. In the pachinko gaming machine 50, when a game ball that has entered the special winning opening 55 is detected by the count sensor, a payout condition for a predetermined number of game balls can be given. In the pachinko gaming machine 50, the winning lottery is won, and the winning symbol is awarded after the winning symbol is confirmed and stopped in the special symbol changing game. In the winning game, the grand prize winning door 54 is opened, and the game ball is allowed to enter the special winning prize opening 55. For this reason, during a winning game, the player can obtain a chance to obtain a large number of prize balls by causing the game balls to enter the big prize opening 55.

  Further, an operation gate 56 is disposed on the left side of the display device 51 in the game board 13. The operation gate 56 is provided with a gate sensor (not shown) that detects a game ball that has entered (passed). In the pachinko gaming machine 50, the starting condition of the normal symbol variation game can be given when the game ball that has entered the operation gate 56 is detected by the gate sensor.

  The normal symbol variation game is a game for deriving a lottery result of a normal symbol winning lottery different from the special symbol winning lottery. When the normal symbol winning lottery is won, the normal winning game is awarded after the normal winning symbol is confirmed and stopped in the normal symbol changing game. In the normal hit game, the opening / closing blade 53 is in an open state, and it becomes easy to enter the game ball into the start port 52. For this reason, during a normal hit game, the player can obtain a chance to easily acquire the starting condition of the special symbol variation game.

  Also, the pachinko gaming machine 50 is equipped with a main control board 45, a display control board 46, a lamp control board 47, and an audio control board 48, as in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the first embodiment. The main control board 45 is connected to the various sensors described above and the various actuators described above.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 50 of this embodiment, a special effect is performed based on the number of game balls that enter the start opening 52 that is activated during a normal hit game. During the normal hit game, the open / close blades 53 of the start port 52 perform an open / close operation according to a predetermined open / close pattern. The start port 52 has one end condition for the opening / closing blades 30 and 31 to perform a predetermined operation based on the opening / closing pattern or to enter a predetermined upper limit number (6 balls in this embodiment) of game balls. When is established, the closed state is entered.

  For this reason, as in the first embodiment, when the main control CPU 45a inputs a detection signal from a starter sensor as a detection unit, each time the detection signal is input, the main control CPU 45a outputs the input signal as input information. The data is output to the sub control unit (in this embodiment, the voice control board 48). On the other hand, the voice control CPU 48a of the voice control board 48 to which the incoming signal is input counts the number of input of the incoming signal, and determines whether there has been an incoming ball exceeding the prescribed upper limit number based on the counted number. Then, the sound control CPU 48a performs sound output control so that a special sound is output when there is a ball exceeding the specified upper limit number, that is, when the count number indicates a numerical value of 7 or more. As a result, during a normal hit game, the incoming sound may change depending on the number of game balls that have entered the start port 52. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, there are the same effects as the effects (1) to (4) of the first embodiment. It should be noted that “the entrance device 20” in the effects (1) to (4) of the first embodiment shall be read as “the start port 52”.

In addition, you may change each said embodiment as follows.
-Special effects may be changed to display effects or light effects. Alternatively, a special effect may be performed by arbitrarily combining a display effect, a light emission effect, and a sound effect. Control in which the sub-control unit that performs a special effect counts the number of times the incoming ball signal is output from the main control board 45 as described in each embodiment, and executes a special effect based on the counted number. I do. Further, when a movable body that produces an effect by a mechanical operation is provided, a special effect may be performed by the operation of the movable body.

  -You may change the aspect of a special production according to the number of balls which entered more than a regulation upper limit number. For example, in the case of the first embodiment, the first special sound is output when one more game ball enters the prescribed upper limit number, and the first special sound when two more game balls enter. The sound may be changed such that a second special sound different from that is output.

  -Moreover, in the said another example, you may increase or change the kind of production | presentation apparatus which performs special production according to the number of balls entered. For example, in the case of the first embodiment, when one more game ball enters the prescribed upper limit number, a special effect is produced by the sound output from the speaker 17, and when two more game balls enter. A special effect may be performed by a display effect by the display device 32 in addition to the speaker 17. Alternatively, when two or more game balls enter, a special effect may be performed by a display effect by the display device 32 instead of the speaker 17.

The incoming signal may be information that can specify a specific number of specific values. For example, it may be information for specifying that two balls have been entered.
-The opening / closing pattern may be changed arbitrarily. Specifically, the opening operation time can be arbitrarily set.

  -The electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine in each embodiment may be arbitrarily changed. For example, the main control CPU 45a and the CPUs mounted on the other control boards 46 to 48 may be mounted on a single board. Further, the display control board 46, the lamp control board 47, and the sound control board 48 may be arbitrarily combined to form a single board or a plurality of boards.

  The main control board 45 may take the lead in controlling to perform a special effect. Specifically, the main control CPU 45a counts the number of game balls that have entered the ball triggered by the input of the detection signal, and instructs the execution of a special effect when the count exceeds the prescribed upper limit number. The signal is output to the sub-control unit (for example, the voice control board 48). The sub-control unit that receives the signal causes a special effect to be performed.

  -A backup function may be installed in pachinko machines that execute special effects. For example, when the sub-control unit (in the embodiment, the voice control board 48) has a backup function, even when a power failure such as a power failure occurs, the count number is set when the power is restored. It is possible to return to the state. Thereby, after the power is restored, a special effect can be executed as described in the embodiment. If the sub-control unit does not have a backup function, a special effect is not executed in a game in which the power is cut off. At this time, control may be performed so that the normal sound is not output until the next game is entered. In addition, when the main control board 45 has a backup function and the sub-control unit does not have a backup function, the main control board 45 controls the game (the number of operations of the open / close blades 30 and 31) when the power is restored. The number of detection signal inputs stored in the control RAM 45c may be output to the sub-control unit. Even in this case, after the power supply is restored, a special effect can be executed as described in the embodiment.

  In addition, when the main control board 45 performs the control to perform a special effect as in the above-described another example, the main control board 45 is equipped with a backup function. It is possible to instruct the execution of various effects.

In the first embodiment, the number of games in the jackpot game may be one type, or the number of games in the case of having a plurality of types may be arbitrarily changed.
In the second embodiment, the winning device may be a special winning opening 55, and special effects may be performed in the same manner as in the respective embodiments for entering the special winning opening 55. The big winning opening 55 is opened in a predetermined opening / closing pattern during the big hit game, and the opening / closing operation is terminated when a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 9 balls) of game balls have entered. Note that the main control CPU 45a controls the opening and closing of the special winning opening 55.

  The second embodiment can be applied to a pachinko gaming machine that uses a plurality of special symbols, or a pachinko gaming machine that uses a single special symbol. In addition, the second embodiment can be applied to a pachinko gaming machine having a plurality of start ports. In addition, the second embodiment can be applied to a pachinko gaming machine having a plurality of special winning openings.

In the second embodiment, only special sounds may be output, or normal sounds may be output until the specified upper limit number is exceeded, as in the first embodiment.
-The special effects described in each embodiment may be applied to a pachinko machine equipped with a non-electrically-powered object. In this type of pachinko gaming machine, by entering a game ball into a specific entrance, other entrances are mechanically opened using the weight of the entered game ball. The opened entrance is closed when a prescribed upper limit number of game balls are entered. For this reason, special effects may be performed in the same manner as in each embodiment when a game ball exceeding the prescribed upper limit number is entered. A sensor for detecting a game ball that has entered is arranged at the entrance, and the detection result is output to the control board.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,50 ... Pachinko machine, 20 ... Pitching device, 17 ... Speaker, 52 ... Starting port, 55 ... Main prize opening, 45 ... Main control board, 48 ... Voice control board, SW4, SW5 ... Count switch.

Claims (4)

A pitching device that opens and closes to allow game balls to enter;
A directing device for performing the directing,
The entrance device performs an opening / closing operation according to a predetermined opening / closing pattern,
The opening / closing operation by the pitching device is terminated by entering a specified upper limit number of game balls and the control by the opening / closing pattern is also terminated.
In the production device, a game machine in which a notice production is executed when a game ball exceeding the prescribed upper limit number has entered. A detection unit for detecting a game ball that has entered the ball entry device;
A first control unit for inputting detection information of the detection unit;
A second control unit for inputting information from the first control unit,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the second control unit causes the notification effect to be executed when it is determined that there is a ball exceeding the prescribed upper limit number based on information from the first control unit. . The information output from the first control unit to the second control unit includes entrance information that is output when the first control unit inputs the detection information,
The entrance information is information for specifying that there is an entrance to the entrance device,
The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the second control unit counts the number of times the ball entry information is input, and determines that there has been a ball entry that exceeds the specified upper limit number from the counted number.   The entrance device is a start opening for entering a game ball in order to obtain a start condition for a symbol variation game, or a big winning entrance for entering a game ball to obtain a payout condition for a game ball during a winning game. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.