JP2017006356A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine enriching taste of a game by interposing a player's skill in determination of whether or not to transfer to a high-probability game state and enhancing the player's expectation and thrill related to the transfer to the high-probability game state.SOLUTION: When a game ball enters a specific area 26 in a large winning hole 24 to be opened in a jackpot game, after termination of the jackpot game, a pinball game machine transfers the game state to a high-probability game state. The pinball game machine includes: a shutter member 25 for closing the specific area 26; and shutter member control means for controlling the shutter member. Regardless of whether or not to be currently in a round game of the jackpot game, after a lapse of a specific time from a start of the jackpot game, the pinball game machine causes the shutter member 25 to open the specific area 26. The specific time is set longer than a time from the start of the jackpot game to the termination of a first-round maximum opening time of the large winning hole, so as to differentiate entry difficulty of a game ball in the specific area 26 according to a time of terminating the round game.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 19

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine, and more particularly to a ball game machine that gives a privilege game advantageous to a player after a big hit game by entering a specific area in the big hit game.

In a conventional general ball game machine (pachinko machine), when a game ball enters the start port, numerical data (random numbers) for determination of success / failure is extracted, and determination of success / failure is performed based on the numerical data. If the result is a big win, the mainstream is a big hit game that is advantageous for winning a prize ball by opening the big prize opening.
Conventionally, in this type of pachinko machine, a game ball enters a specific area provided inside the big prize opening during the big hit game, so that the winning probability of the success / failure determination after the big hit ends is high. There is one that shifts to the probabilistic gaming state (see Patent Document 1).

  On pachinko machines that shift to special games by entering into a specific area (entrance entrance), a configuration that allows entry into the specific area only when the door is opened by opening and closing doors, etc. in the grand prize entrance, There are two types, a first grand prize opening and a second big prize opening with a specific area, both of which are configured to allow entry into the specific area only during a predetermined round during the big hit game. ing. The open / close door and the second grand prize opening are based on a special symbol that is a big hit, and an open pattern that has a long open time and allows easy entry into a specific area, and an open pattern that has a short open time and difficult to enter. It is the structure opened and closed in any one pattern.

JP 2013-103091 A

The conventional pachinko machine with the specific area changes the rate of entry into the specific area depending on whether the grand prize opening is opened for a long time or for a short time. It is possible to enter a specific area with a probability of approximately 100% of the time when it is released for a short time, and it is not possible to enter a specific area with a probability of almost 100%. Since it is determined in advance, it may be said that it is determined whether or not to shift to the high probability state from the beginning.
Thus, even if it is the structure which determines whether to shift to a high-probability gaming state depending on whether or not the player enters a specific area, the player's skill (technology for launching a game ball) is intervened. There is a problem that there is no room and the determination of whether or not to shift to the high probability gaming state cannot be enjoyed due to the movement of the game ball.

  Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, the present invention intervenes the player's technique in determining whether or not to shift to the high probability gaming state, and the player's expectation and thrill regarding the transition to the high probability gaming state by the movement of the game ball The challenge is to provide a gaming machine that enhances the feeling and enriches the fun of gaming.

The invention described in claim 1
Numerical data extraction means for extracting numerical data when a game ball enters the starting opening,
A determination unit for determining whether or not to execute a big hit game based on the numerical data extracted by the numerical data extraction unit;
Determination result notifying means for notifying the determination result of the appropriateness determination means;
As the jackpot game, a round game in which the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening in a predetermined mode is one round is performed until the final round number is reached, and in the state where the final round number is not reached, When a specified number of game balls enter the winning opening, or when the opening time of the large winning opening during the round game reaches the preset maximum opening time, the big winning opening is closed and the round game is ended. Jackpot game control means for controlling to start the next round game when a predetermined interval time has elapsed since the end of the game;
High probability gaming state transition means for transitioning to a high probability gaming state in which the probability that the jackpot game is determined to be executed by the success / failure determination means after the jackpot game is finished is higher than a normal probability gaming state,
The high-probability gaming state transition means enters the high-probability gaming state after the jackpot game ends due to a game ball entering a specific area provided in the jackpot that is opened by the jackpot game. In the ball game machine to be transferred,
A shutter member provided to be able to open and close the specific area;
Shutter member control means for controlling the shutter member,
The shutter member control means controls the shutter member to open the specific area after the elapse of a specific time from the start of the jackpot game regardless of whether the round game is in progress,
The specific time is set to be longer than the time from the start of the jackpot game to the end of the maximum opening time of the big winning opening during the first round game.

According to the present invention, the round game of the jackpot game ends when a predetermined number of balls are entered into the big winning opening or when the maximum opening time of the big winning opening has elapsed. Therefore, it can be arbitrarily ended by the player before the maximum opening time of the big prize opening has elapsed.
Therefore, depending on the time to end the round game from the start of the big hit game to the release of the specific area, that is, the time to close and close the specified number of game balls in the big prize opening The difficulty level of will change. This is because the specific area is released regardless of the interval between round games (interval between releases), for example, it is difficult to enter the ball at the end of the round game or at the timing when the specific area is released at the end of the round, It is easy to enter a specific area at the beginning of a round game. Therefore, the player will enter the grand prize opening while estimating and predicting the timing at which it is easy to enter the specific area and the opening timing of the big prize opening, and through the player's technical intervention The rate of change of the gaming state can be changed, and the player's expectation and thrill feeling regarding the transition to the high probability gaming state can be increased by the movement of the game ball, thereby enriching the interest of the game.
Further, the specific time does not necessarily need to be one type of time. For example, the time may be different depending on the jackpot symbol, may be different for each starting port that has entered the ball, or may be different depending on the gaming state in which the determination is made. Moreover, these combinations may be sufficient.
Furthermore, the time of the big hit start interval from the start of the big hit game to the opening of the big winning opening of the first round game, and the interval time between the round games (the opening of the big winning opening) are always constant. Alternatively, a configuration in which only the interval between the open intervals is constant (a plurality of jackpot start interval times) may be employed.

The invention described in claim 2
In the ball game machine according to claim 1,
In the jackpot game, there are a plurality of types of jackpot games having different maximum opening times of the jackpot for at least one round game, and any one of these types of jackpot games is executed. It was made to be.

The big hit games with different maximum opening times of round games are, for example, the maximum opening time of the first round “10 seconds”, and the maximum opening time of round games from the second round to the 15th round “28 seconds” ”And a type of jackpot game with a maximum opening time of“ 28 seconds ”from the first round to the fifteenth round. Of course, the maximum opening time may be different for a plurality of round games. The specific time in such a case is a time longer than the maximum open time of the longer one (28 seconds).
In addition, the prescribed number is always suitable even if the maximum opening time is different, but a big hit game with a different prescribed number may be provided even if the maximum opening time is the same.
According to the present invention, among the plurality of types of jackpot games, by providing a jackpot game having different maximum opening times in opening the jackpot for at least one round game, a specific area is determined according to the type of jackpot game. In addition, it is necessary to change the manner in which the game ball is fired during the big hit game so that the game ball can easily enter, so that the range of the game can be widened and the preference can be enhanced.

The invention according to claim 3
In the bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The jackpot game includes a plurality of types of jackpot games having different numbers of final rounds, and one of the plurality of types of jackpot games is executed.

  According to the present invention, by providing a big hit game with a different number of final rounds among a plurality of types of big hit games, for example, when the specific time until the specific area is opened is set to a long time, If the game is digested, a configuration in which the big hit game is finished before the specific area is released becomes possible, and the width of the game can be widened and the preference can be enhanced.

The invention according to claim 4
In the bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The shutter member control means includes an opening timing notifying means for notifying the time until the shutter member is controlled so that the specific area is opened.

According to the present invention, by notifying the specific time until the specific area is released, the player can easily enter the specific area. It will be easier to predict whether to end the round game.
In addition, it may not be the structure which alert | reports the time until a shutter member is controlled each time. That is, it is only necessary that the notification is made only when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Moreover, it is not necessary to notify from the start of the big hit, and the notification may be performed at least several tens of seconds before opening.

The invention described in claim 5
In the bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The specific time is different between when the jackpot game is generated from the normal probability state and when the jackpot game is generated from the high probability game state.

  According to the present invention, it is necessary to change the manner of launching the game ball during the big hit game so that the game ball can easily enter the specific area, depending on whether the game state is the normal game state or the high probability game state. The range of games can be widened and the taste can be enhanced.

It is a front view of a ball game machine to which the present invention is applied. It is a front view of the game board of the said ball game machine. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows the special winning opening which is provided in the said game board and has a specific area | region. It is a rear view of the said ball game machine. It is an electrical block diagram of the said ball game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the main routine performed with the main control apparatus of the said ball game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the start winning process performed with the said main controller. It is a 1st flowchart which shows the control content of the special figure success / failure determination process performed with the said main controller. It is a 2nd flowchart which shows the control content of the said special figure determination processing. It is a 3rd flowchart which shows the control content of the said special figure determination processing. It is a 4th flowchart which shows the control content of the said special figure determination process. It is explanatory drawing regarding the big hit game used with the said bullet ball game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the shutter control process performed with the said main controller. It is explanatory drawing regarding the action | operation of the shutter member of the jackpot game performed with the said bullet ball game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the specific area entrance confirmation process performed with the said main controller. It is a 1st flowchart which shows the control content of the said special game process. It is a 2nd flowchart which shows the control content of the said special game process. It is a 3rd flowchart which shows the control content of the said special game process. It is a 1st timing chart regarding the jackpot game of the said ball game machine. It is a 2nd timing chart regarding the jackpot game of the said ball game machine. It is a 3rd timing chart regarding the jackpot game of the said ball game machine. It is a 4th timing chart regarding the jackpot game of the said ball game machine. It is a 5th timing chart regarding the jackpot game of the said ball game machine. It is a 6th timing chart regarding the big hit game of the said ball game machine. It is a figure which shows the effect display aspect regarding the action | operation of the shutter member of the said jackpot game.

A pachinko machine 1 as a ball game machine according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 has a structure in which each part of the configuration is held by an outer frame 10 that forms a vertically long fixed outer frame. The outer frame 10 is provided with a front frame (glass frame) 11 in which a plate glass 110 is fitted and an inner frame (not shown) that can be opened and closed via a hinge 101 provided at the upper and lower positions on the left side. The front frame 11 and the inner frame are closed and locked to the outer frame 10 by the cylinder lock 18 so that a predetermined key is inserted into the cylinder lock 18 and the key is operated clockwise to open the inner frame. None, the front frame 11 is opened by a counterclockwise operation.
A game board 2 (FIG. 2) held by the inner frame is provided behind the plate glass 110 of the front frame 11.

  Speakers 112 are installed on the left and right sides of the upper part of the front frame 11, respectively, so that game sounds are output, thereby improving the player's preference. In addition to the frame-side decorative lamp 113 that emits light according to the gaming state, the front frame 11 is provided with LEDs that notify the gaming abnormality.

An upper plate 12 and a lower plate 13 are integrally formed in the lower half of the front frame 11. A launching handle 14 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 13, and the launching device is operated by operating the firing handle 14 clockwise, so that the game ball supplied from the upper plate 12 faces the game board 2. Fired. A prize ball is paid out to the upper plate 12.
The lower tray 13 is configured to receive the award balls overflowing from the upper tray 12, and the game balls accumulated in the lower tray 13 can be moved to another box (dollar box) provided in the game store by operating the ball removal lever.

  The pachinko machine 1 is a so-called CR machine, and is adjacent to a prepaid card unit (CR unit) 60 that reads and writes a prepaid card. The pachinko machine 1 is provided with a lending button 171, a settlement button 172 and a settlement display device 173 on the right side of the upper plate 12. A game button 15 that can be operated by the player and a jog dial 16 are provided at the center of the upper plate 12 so as to surround the outer periphery thereof.

As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially circular gaming area 20 surrounded by an outer rail 201 and an inner rail 202 is formed on the game board 2. A large number of game nails (not shown) are planted in the game area 20.
A center case 200 is attached to the center of the game area 20. The center case 200 is provided with an LCD panel of the effect symbol display device 21 (not shown in its entirety) in the center. In addition, the center case 200 is provided with a warp inlet, a warp rod, a stage, and the like, as is well known.

At the left side position of the center case 200 in the game area 20 is provided an operation gate 22 through which a game ball can pass and a lottery of a normal symbol (hereinafter simply referred to as a normal figure) is executed.
A first special figure start opening that allows a game ball to enter at a position directly below the center of the center case 200, and that draws a first special symbol (hereinafter simply referred to as a first special figure) upon entry. 23A is provided, and a tulip-type electric motor is provided at a position immediately below it. A second special drawing in which a lottery of a second special symbol (hereinafter simply referred to as a second special drawing) is executed at the time of entering the ball. A special drawing start port 23B is provided.
The second special figure starting port 23B can enter a ball (win) only when the ordinary electric accessory (hereinafter simply referred to as a general electric accessory) is opened. The general electric utility is configured to be opened for a predetermined time when it is a win in the usual drawing.

  Also, at the right side position of the center case 200, a large winning opening 24 is provided that can be opened and closed by an opening / closing plate and is opened at the time of a big hit. Note that a winning gate 26 (corresponding to a “specific region” in the claims) 26 through which a game ball can pass and a shutter 25 for restricting entering the winning gate 26 are provided inside the special winning opening 24. (Corresponding to “shutter member” in the above range).

  A plurality (four) of regular winning holes 27 are arranged at the left side of the first and second special figure starting ports 23A, 23B at the diagonally lower left position of the center case 200. Further, an out port 203 is provided at the lowermost part of the panel surface directly below the second special figure starting port 23B.

  Further, at the lower right corner of the game board 2, the first special figure display device 28A, the second special figure display device 28B, the first special figure reservation number display device 281 and the second special figure reservation number display are displayed outside the rail 201. A device 282, a normal symbol display device 29, and a general symbol hold number display device 291 are provided. The effect symbol display device 21, the first and second special figure display devices 28A and 28B correspond to “judgment result leaving means” described in the claims.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the operation of the special winning opening 24. The special winning opening 24 includes an inlet 241 for taking in a game ball that has entered when the open / close door 240 is opened, and is taken into the inside from this.
A prize winning counter SW 506 is installed immediately below the intake 241 to detect the game ball taken in.

In the big winning opening 24, on both the left and right sides of the lower half, a hit gate 26 which is a specific area for shifting to a high probability game state (probability change game state) with a high probability of winning a big hit, and a high probability game There is a release gate that does not shift to the state. A first passage 242 for guiding the game ball toward the hit gate 26 and a second passage 243 for guiding the game ball toward the release gate are provided on the left and right sides, respectively, and can further swing in the left-right direction. The game balls are distributed to the first or second passages 242 and 243 by a shutter 25 provided in the first and second passages. That is, as shown in FIG. 3A, the game ball is guided from the first passage 242 to the hit gate 26 by setting the shutter 25 to an inclined posture in which the tip thereof is inclined obliquely upward to the right. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3B, the game ball is guided from the second passage 243 to the release gate by setting the shutter 25 to an inclined posture that is directed obliquely upward to the left.
Usually, the shutter 25 is inclined to the left obliquely upward, opens the second passage 243 and the release gate, and closes the first passage 242 and the contact gate 26.

Each of the hit gate 26 and the release gate is configured to allow a game ball to pass therethrough. In the winning gate 26, a specific area SW507 for detecting a game ball passing through the gate and a discharge SW 508 for detecting discharge from the gate are provided.
A miss SW 509 for detecting a game ball that has lost without passing through the specific area is provided in the outage gate. Note that the disengagement gate is not necessarily required, and any configuration is possible as long as the losing ball flowing down the second passage 243 can be detected by the losing SW 509.
The game ball that has passed through the hit gate 26 or the release gate is taken into the game board from the opening 244 at the lower end in the big prize opening.

  FIG. 4 shows the back side of the pachinko machine 1, and an inner frame 30 for detachably attaching the game board 2 is housed on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. FIG. As with the front frame 11, the inner frame 30 is installed so that one side edge (right side in FIG. 4) is hinged to the outer frame 10 and can be opened and closed. The inner frame 30 is formed with a game ball flow-down passage, and a ball tank 31, a tank rail 32, and a payout unit 33 are provided from above (upstream), and a payout device is provided in the payout unit 33. . With this configuration, when a game ball wins the winning opening of the game board 2, a predetermined number of game balls (prize balls) are passed from the ball tank 31 via the tank rail 32 by the payout unit 33 through the payout ball flow-down passage. 12 is paid out. Further, the payout unit 33 for paying out the prize balls also pays out the balls that are paid out by operating the lending button 171.

On the back side of the pachinko machine 1, a main control device 40, a payout control device 41, a sub-integrated control device 42, an effect symbol control device 43, a launch control device 44, and a power supply board 45 are provided.
The main control device 40, the sub integrated control device 42, and the effect symbol control device 43 are provided on the game board 2, and the payout control device 41, the launch control device 44, and the power supply board 45 are provided on the inner frame 30. Although the launch control device 44 is not depicted in FIG. 4, it is provided under the payout control device 41.

  Further, an external connection terminal plate 38 is provided on the right side of the ball tank 31, and a signal indicating a game state and a game result is sent to a hall computer (not shown) by the external connection terminal plate 38. Conventionally, the external connection terminal board for transmitting a signal to the hall computer includes a board (terminal for outputting a signal output from the game board side) and a frame side (outer frame 10, front Two types of terminals for outputting signals output from the frame 11 and the inner frame 30) to the hall computer are used. In this embodiment, the game state and the game result are obtained via one external connection terminal plate 38. Is transmitted to the hall computer.

FIG. 5 shows the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1, with a payout control device 41, a sub-integrated control device 42, and an effect symbol control device 43 as sub-control devices centered on the main control device 40 that controls the game. It is the structure which comprises. The main control device 40, the payout control device 41, the sub-integrated control device 42, and the effect design control device 43 are all provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM, input port, output port, etc., all of which are controlled by the CPU. A program composed of a main routine and a subroutine mounted in the ROM is started due to an interrupt signal having a 2 ms period or a 4 ms period, and various controls are executed.
The launch control device 44 is not provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the launch control device 44 may be provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like.

  The main controller 40 is electrically connected to the hall computer 500 of the game facility via the back wiring relay terminal board 530 and the external connection terminal board 38. The main controller 40 also has a front frame closing SW (switch) for detecting whether the front frame (glass frame) and the inner frame are closed via the back wiring relay terminal plate 530 and the game board relay terminal plate 531. 501, design frame closing SW 502, first special figure start SW 503 for detecting a ball entering the first special figure start port 23 A, second special figure start SW 504 for detecting a ball entering the second special figure start port 23 B, operation The normal symbol operation SW 505 for detecting the entrance to the gate 22, the large winning opening count SW 506 for detecting the entrance to the big winning opening 24, the specific area SW 507 for detecting the entrance to the winning gate 26, Detection signals such as a discharge SW 508 for detecting discharge, a loss SW 509 for detecting a ball entering the off-gate, and a general winning port SW 510 for detecting a ball entering the normal winning port 27 are input.

  The main control device 40 operates in accordance with the installed program, generates various commands related to the progress of the game based on the above-described detection signals, and the like, via the payout control device 41 and the production relay terminal board 532. The first special figure display device 28A, the second special figure display device 28B, and the first special figure are output via the command output to the sub integrated control device 42 and the production symbol control device 43, and the symbol display device relay terminal board 533. The display control of the hold number display device 281, the second special figure hold number display device 282, the universal map display device 29, the universal figure hold number display device 291, and the like is performed.

Further, the main controller 40 is connected to a big prize opening solenoid 511, a shutter solenoid 512, and a normal electric solenoid 513 through a game board relay terminal board 531. Then, the special winning opening solenoid 511 is controlled to open the special winning opening 24. In addition, the shutter solenoid 512 is controlled to open and close the first passage 242 to the contact gate 26, and further the normal electric solenoid 513 is controlled to open and close the electric utility of the second special figure starting port 23B. .
An output signal from the main control device 40 is output to a test signal terminal, and a management signal such as symbol variation and jackpot is sent to the hall computer 500 through the external connection terminal plate 38.
The main control device 40 and the payout control device 41 are capable of bidirectional communication.

  The payout control device 41 uses a back SW relay terminal plate 530 and a payout relay terminal plate 534 to detect that the ball tank has become empty, and a payout SW522 that detects that a game ball has been paid out. A detection signal such as a full SW 523 for detecting that the game ball storage tray is full is input. Further, the payout motor 521 is operated in accordance with a command sent from the main controller 40 to pay out the game ball. In addition, it is electrically connected to the CR unit 60 via the CR unit terminal plate 535, and the payout motor 521 is operated in accordance with the loan request signal to pay out the balls. Operation signals for lending requests and settlement requests by the ball lending and settlement SWs 171 and 172 are input to the CR unit 60 via the settlement display device 173, and the balance display of the prepaid card is controlled by the CR unit 60.

  The firing control device 44 receives detection signals such as a switch 524 that detects a rotation operation of the firing handle, a firing stop SW 525, and a touch SW 526 that detects that the player is in contact (operating) with the firing handle 14. Based on a command sent from the main control device 40 via the payout control device 41 (which reflects the signal of the touch SW 526 and the game situation), the rotation signal of the firing handle 14 (524), and the signal of the firing stop SW 525. The launch motor 527 is controlled to launch and stop the game ball.

The sub integrated control device 42 receives operation signals such as a volume adjustment SW, a game SW 15 for detecting an operation of a game button or a jog dial, and the like.
Then, the sub integrated control device 42 drives the speaker 112 to output sound, and controls lighting and extinguishing of various LEDs and various lamps 113. Furthermore, the command of the display mode of the effect which displays a character etc. to the effect design control apparatus 43 and the pseudo effect design of a special figure is transmitted.

  The effect symbol control device 43 constitutes the effect symbol display device 21 together with the LCD panel unit and the accessory unit. The effect symbol control device 43 controls the display of the LCD panel of the effect symbol display device 21 in accordance with a command sent from the sub integrated control device 42.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described.
The pachinko machine 1 performs a lottery determination for the usual figure due to the entry to the operation gate 22 and starts the symbol variation of the ordinary figure display device 29. If the lottery result is a win, the winning result is confirmed and displayed on the general-purpose display device 29 and the electric utility is released. This makes it possible to win the second special figure starting port 23B.
In the case of a configuration in which the ordinary electric utility can always win, winning the second special figure starting port 23B is facilitated by opening the ordinary electric utility.
When there is a winning at the first or second special figure starting port 23A, 23B, a random number value (numerical data) is extracted due to these, and the first special figure or the second special figure is based on the random value. The determination is made to determine whether or not the first special symbol display device 28A or the second special symbol display device 28B and the effect symbol display device 21 are changed. If the judgment result is a big hit in either the first special figure or the second special figure, the big hit symbol is determined and the big hit symbol is determined and displayed on each display device 21, 28A, 28B. It is a configuration to execute. The effect symbol display device 21 displays a pseudo effect symbol corresponding to the special symbol.

The big hit game has a configuration in which a round game in which the opening / closing operation of the special prize opening 24 in a predetermined manner is one round is performed until the final round number is reached. In a state where the final round number has not been reached, a predetermined number of game balls enter the big prize opening during one round game, or the opening time of the big prize opening 24 during one round game is preset. When the maximum open time is reached, the special winning opening 24 is closed and the round game is ended. Then, when a predetermined interval time elapses from the end of the round game, the next round game is started.
In addition, during the big hit game, the game ball enters the hit gate 26 of the big prize opening 24, so that the gaming state after the big hit game is changed to a high probability gaming state (probability variable gaming state) in which the winning probability of the big hit is high. It is a basic configuration to migrate. Also, with the transition to the high-probability gaming state, when the probability of winning the normal figure becomes high, the average opening time of the power utility increases, and the transition time of the special figure is shortened, the transition to the short gaming state may occur. desirable.
The high-probability gaming state and the short-time gaming state are continued until the next jackpot occurrence or the number of fluctuations of the special figure (number of times of success / failure determination) reaches a preset number of times (for example, 160 times).

Hereinafter, details of the operation will be described based on a program process executed by the main controller 40.
FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of a “main routine” executed by the main controller 40. The “main routine” is composed of this process (S100 to S110, S115) and the remaining process (S111), and has a cycle of 2 ms or 4 ms. It is started due to the interrupt signal, and it is first determined whether or not it is a normal interrupt (S100). This determination process is performed by determining whether or not the value of a predetermined area of the RAM as a memory is a predetermined value. When the process executed by the CPU shifts to this process, the normal process is executed. It is for judging whether it is okay. As a case where the interruption is not normal, the CPU may be runaway due to noise or the like when the power is turned on. However, the CPU runaway may be considered to be almost absent due to recent technological improvements, and is usually at the time of turning on the power. When the power is turned on, the value of the predetermined area of the RAM is different from the predetermined value.
If a negative determination that the interrupt is not normal (S100: no), an initial setting is made in the process of S115 (for example, writing of a predetermined value to the predetermined area of the memory, working of the memory such as a normal diagram and a special diagram as an initial symbol) The initial value is written into the area). A numerical value for determining whether the interrupt is normal or not is written in the RAM as part of this initial setting.

  If an affirmative determination is made as a normal interrupt in the process of S100 (S100: yes), an initial value random number update process is executed (S101). This process is an increment process in which “1” is added each time this process is executed for the initial random number value, and “1” is added to the initial random number value before this process is executed. When the random value before execution is, for example, “299” as the maximum value, it returns to the initial value “0” in the next processing, and 300 integers from “0” to “299” are repeatedly generated in ascending order. To do.

  The jackpot determination random number update process (S102) following the process of S101 is an increment process in which “1” is added every time the process is executed, similar to the initial value random number update process. In this case, the next process returns to the initial value “0”, and 300 integers from “0” to “299” are repeatedly generated in ascending order. Note that the initial value of the jackpot determination random number is the value set (created) in the initial value random number update process (S20). If this value is 150, the jackpot determination random number is updated as “150” “151” “152”... “299” “0” “1”.

  When the big hit determination random number is completed (updated 300 times), the initial value random number at that time is set as the initial value of the big hit determination random number. The jackpot determining random number is incremented by “1” from the initial value. Then, when the big hit determination random number makes a round again, the initial value random number value at that time is changed to the initial value of the big hit determination random number. That is, this series of operations is repeated. In the above example, when the big hit determination random number reaches “149”, the cycle is one round. Therefore, the value next to “149” is the value of the initial random number. If the value of the initial random number is “87”, “149” “87” “88”... “299” “0” “1”. Next to is a new initial random number value.

The subsequent jackpot symbol determination random number update process (S103) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 10 integers from “0” to “9”. When the maximum value is exceeded by adding “1” for each process, It returns to “0” which is the value of.
The subsequent hit determination random number update process (S104) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates ten integers from “0” to “9”. When “1” is added for each process and the maximum value is exceeded, the process begins. It returns to “0” which is the value of. The value to be won is always “7”. This random number for hit determination is used for lottery of ordinary figures, the initial value random number, random number for big hit determination, random numbers for reach determination are used for lottery of special figures, and the random numbers for big hit symbol determination and random numbers for fluctuation pattern determination are Used for both drawing lottery and special drawing drawing.

The reach determination random number update process (S105) is configured as a counter that repeatedly generates 229 integers from “0” to “228”, and adds “1” for each process and exceeds the maximum value. The value returns to “0”.
The variation pattern determination random number update process (S106) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 120 integers from “0” to “119”. When “1” is added for each process and the maximum value is exceeded, the process is started. It returns to “0” which is the value of.

  In the winning confirmation process of S107 following S106, confirmation of the winning (winning) of the first special figure starting port 23A and the second special figure starting port 23B, confirmation of the passing of the game ball of the operating gate 22, and the main controller 40 Input processing of each connected switch is executed.

In the next success / failure determination process of S108, the determination of success / failure corresponding to each of the ordinary figure and the special figure, and the symbol variation and special game process accompanying the determination of success / failure are performed.
In each subsequent output process (S109), as the game progresses, the main control device 40 sends the payout control device 41, the sub-integrated control device 42, the production symbol control device 43, the launch control device 44, the big prize opening solenoid 511 and the like. Each output process is executed. That is, when it is detected by the winning confirmation processing (S108) that there is a game ball in each winning port on the game board, a prize ball signal is sent to the payout control device 41 to pay out the game ball as a prize ball. In the process of transmitting, the process of outputting the sound data corresponding to the gaming state to the sub-integrated control device 42, an error signal is sent to the effect symbol control device 43 to notify that the pachinko machine 1 is in error when there is an abnormality. Each process to be output is executed.

  The subsequent fraud monitoring process (S110) is a process for monitoring whether or not fraudulent to the normal winning opening 27 has been performed, and the number of game balls entering the winning opening within a predetermined time is greater than a predetermined number. This is a process of notifying that if there are many, it is determined to be illegal, and notifying that effect. That is, the fraud determination means is provided in the main control device 40.

  The remaining process subsequent to this process is composed of an initial value random number update process (S111), which is exactly the same process as S101. This process forms an infinite loop and is repeated as long as time is allowed until the next interrupt is executed. The time required to execute this processing from S100 to S110 differs for each interrupt depending on whether or not to execute the big hit processing, the difference in display mode of the special figure, and the like. As a result, the number of times the remaining process is executed is different for each interrupt, and the value updated to the initial random number by executing the interrupt process once is not uniform. Thereby, the possibility that the initial value random number is synchronized with the big hit determination random number becomes extremely small. If the value of the initial random number (300 from 0 to 299) when the big hit determination random number has made a round, the probability of synchronization is only 1/300. The hit determination random number update process (S104) may also be executed in the remaining process.

Next, a part of subroutines of the winning confirmation process (S107), the success / failure determination process (S108), and each output process (S109) which are deeply related to the present invention will be described.
The “start winning process” shown in FIG. 7 is performed when a game ball enters the first special figure start port 23A and the second special figure start port 23B, or when the game ball passes the normal operation gate 22. Various random numbers such as the validity random numbers that are extracted are stored (stored) in the main control device 40 as reserved storage. Then, a process for confirming whether or not the stored random number is a preset value is performed before the determination of whether or not, and various commands resulting from entering the special figure starting ports 23A and 23B are transmitted to the sub integrated control device. The process to transmit to 42 is performed. Thereafter, the holding memory stored when the game ball enters the first special figure starting port 23A is the first holding memory, and the holding memory stored when the game ball enters the second special figure starting port 23B. Is the second reserved memory, and the reserved memory stored when the game ball passes through the operating gate 22 is the usual reserved memory. In the present embodiment, the number of reserved storages that can be stored is four for each of the first reserved memory, the second reserved memory, and the ordinary reserved memory.

  In the “start winning process”, first, it is determined whether or not the first special figure starting SW 503 detects a ball entering the first special figure starting port 23A (S200). If there is no entry (S200: no), the process proceeds to S206. If there is an incoming ball (S200: yes), it is confirmed whether or not the number of first reserved memories stored in the main controller 40 is less than the upper limit (= 4) (S201). If it is the upper limit value (S201: no), the process proceeds to S206, and if it is less than the upper limit value (S201: yes), the extracted jackpot determination random number, jackpot symbol determination random number, reach determination random number, fluctuation pattern determination random number Is stored as the first reserved memory, and 1 is added to the first reserved memory counter indicating the first reserved memory number (S202).

Subsequently, a prefetch determination of the stored first hold storage is performed (S203). Specifically, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the jackpot determination random number is a value that causes a jackpot, and if it is a jackpot value, the type of the jackpot symbol is confirmed. If the big hit determination is lost, it is confirmed whether or not the reach determination random number is a value that becomes super reach. If it is not a super reach, it is confirmed whether or not it is a reach value, and the variation time is confirmed from the value of the random number for determining the variation pattern. By making these determinations, it is determined whether or not the stored random number value is a specific value that the player can expect.
In the process of S204, a first prefetch determination command is generated from the prefetch determination result, transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 42, and the first hold number indicating the value of the first hold storage counter added in the subsequent process of S205. An instruction command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 42.

  Next, in the process of S206, it is determined whether or not the second special figure starting SW 504 has detected a ball entering the second special figure starting port 23B. If there is no entry (S206: no), the process proceeds to S212. If there is an incoming ball (S206: yes), it is confirmed whether or not the number of second reserved memories stored in the main controller 40 is less than the upper limit (= 4) (S207). If it is the upper limit value (S207: no), the process proceeds to S212, and if it is less than the upper limit value (S207: yes), the extracted jackpot determination random number, jackpot symbol determination random number, reach determination random number, fluctuation pattern determination random number Is stored as the second reserved memory, and 1 is added to the second reserved memory counter indicating the second reserved memory number (S208).

Subsequently, the prefetch determination of the stored second reserved storage is performed (S209). As in the first reserved memory, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the big hit determination random number is a value that causes a big hit, and if it is a big hit value, the type of the big hit symbol is confirmed. If the big hit determination is lost, it is confirmed whether or not the reach determination random number is a value that becomes super reach. If it is not a super reach, it is confirmed whether or not it is a reach value, and the variation time is confirmed from the value of the random number for determining the variation pattern. By making these determinations, it is determined whether or not the stored random number value is a specific value that the player can expect.
In the process of S210, the second prefetch determination command is generated from the prefetch determination result, transmitted to the sub integrated control device 42, and the second hold number indicating the value of the second hold memory counter added in the subsequent process of S211. An instruction command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 42.

Next, in the process of S212, it is confirmed whether or not the operation gate 22 has been passed by the normal symbol operation SW505. If there is no passage through the gate (S212: no), the process returns. If there is a gate passage (S212: yes), it is confirmed whether or not the number of reserved drawings stored in the main controller 40 is less than the upper limit (= 4) (S213). If it is the upper limit value (S213: no), the process returns. If it is less than the upper limit value (S213: yes), the extracted random number for winning determination and the random number for determining winning symbol are stored as a general-purpose reserved memory, and 1 is added to a general-purpose reserved memory counter indicating the number of general-purpose reserved memory. (S214). A general-purpose reserved memory number instruction command indicating the value of the added general-purpose reserved memory counter is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 42 (S215), and the process returns.
The processing in S202 and S208 corresponds to “numerical data extraction means” described in the claims.

  When the sub integrated control device 42 receives the first and second reserved memory number instruction commands, it performs control to change each reserved memory number displayed on the effect symbol display device 21 according to the reserved memory number indicated by the received command. . Further, in the pachinko machine 1, the production symbol display device 21 does not display the ordinary reserved memory number, but may be configured to display in response to the reception of the ordinary reserved memory number instruction command. A configuration may be adopted in which the number instruction command itself is not transmitted. A configuration is also conceivable in which normal prefetch determination is performed and the determination result is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 42. As a result, it is possible to implement a pre-reading notice that expects a long opening of the ordinary electric accessory.

Next, the “special drawing success / failure determination process” executed by the main controller 40 based on FIGS. 8, 9, 10, and 11 will be described.
This process is performed by determining whether or not the big hit determination random number acquired by the main control device 40 when entering the first or second starting port 23A, 23B and the gaming state at the time of lottery (during determination) (whether the normal gaming state or the probability variation state). If the result is a big hit, determine the big hit symbol that will be confirmed from the multiple big hit symbols based on the random number for determining the big hit symbol, and according to the determined big hit symbol The game content of the jackpot game and the type of game state after the jackpot game are determined.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the special figure success / failure determination process, first, it is confirmed whether or not the condition device is inoperative (S300). This is done based on the big hit flag. The jackpot flag is a flag that stands when a special drawing lottery is won (when the value of the acquired jackpot determination random number matches a predetermined value). If the condition device is not activated (S300: yes), it is confirmed whether or not the special figure is in a variable stop state (S301), and whether or not it is a fixed symbol non-display period (S302). Is done.

  If both the processes of S301 and S302 are affirmative (S301: yes, S302: yes), as shown in FIG. 9, it is confirmed whether there is a second reserved memory in the process of S310. If there is the second reserved memory (S310: yes), the process proceeds to S312. If there is no second reserved memory (S310: no), it is confirmed whether there is a first reserved memory (S311). If there is no first reserved memory (S311: no), the process proceeds to special game processing. If there is the first reserved memory (S311: yes), the process proceeds to S312. In this manner, the determination of whether or not the second reserved memory is appropriate is performed with priority over the first reserved memory by the processes of S310 and S311.

  In the subsequent process of S312, the shift processing of the first reserved memory or the second reserved memory for determining whether or not is correct is performed, and the oldest first reserved memory or second reserved memory is set as the target of the determination of the success or failure. “1” is subtracted from the reserved memory counter indicating the first or second reserved memory number. Next, a hold number instruction command indicating the value of the hold storage counter thus subtracted is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 42 (S313).

  In the jackpot determination random number comparison processing in S314, the jackpot determination random number stored in the reserved memory, which is the target of the special figure success / failure determination, is compared with a preset special figure success / failure determination table, and the value of the jackpot determination random number is determined as the special figure. Compare with the judgment value in the success / failure judgment table. There are two types of special figure success / failure determination tables, one for normal probability (low probability) (about 1/358) and one for high probability (1/38), and the game state at the time of determination is normal probability state. If there is, the comparison is made using the normality probability determination table, and if the probability change state has a high probability, the comparison is performed using the high probability determination table.

In the subsequent process of S315, it is confirmed whether or not the determination is a big hit based on the comparison process of S314.
If it is a big hit (S315: yes), in the process of S316, one big hit symbol is determined from a plurality of types of big hit symbols based on the random number for determining the big hit symbol of the reserved memory that is the object of the determination.
In the subsequent process of S317, a big hit setting process is performed. In this process, the setting of the type of jackpot game based on the determined jackpot symbol, for example, the setting of the opening effect time of the jackpot game executed by the effect symbol display device 21, the setting of the time of the ending effect, the jackpot game The opening pattern (the total number of rounds, the opening mode of the special winning opening 24), a specific time and an opening time, which will be described later, related to the opening / closing operation of the shutter 25 are set. Note that the processing of S315 corresponds to “correction determination unit” recited in the claims.

As the types of the big hit games, as shown in FIG. 12, there are ten types of games of “big hit games A to J”. In any jackpot game, the specified number of jackpots 24 in one round is “9”, the start interval of the jackpot game (big hit start effect) is “10 seconds”, and the interval between rounds (round (Also called interval interval or jackpot interval) is “4 seconds”, and the end interval of jackpot game (big hit end effect) is common with “20 seconds”, but depending on the type of jackpot game, the number of final rounds and 1 The maximum opening time of the special winning opening 24 during the round is different.
For example, for “big hit game A” and “big hit game B”, the final round number is “15 rounds”, and the maximum opening time of the big prize opening 24 is “28 seconds” in all rounds.
For “Big Bonus Game C”, the final round number is “15 rounds”, the maximum opening time of the grand prize winning opening 24 is “10 seconds”, and the 2nd to 15th rounds are “28 seconds”. It is said.
“Big Bonus Game D” has a final round number of “15 rounds”, the maximum opening time of the grand prize opening 24 is “28 seconds” for the first round, and “2 seconds” for the second to fourth rounds. In the fifth to fifteenth rounds, “28 seconds” is set.
The “big hit game E” and the “big hit game F” have a final round number of “10 rounds”, and the maximum opening time of the big winning opening 24 is “28 seconds” in all rounds.
In “Big Hit Game G”, the final round number is “10 rounds”, the maximum opening time of the grand prize winning opening 24 is “10 seconds”, and the second to tenth rounds are “28 seconds”. It is said.
“Big Bonus Game H” has a final round number of “10 rounds”, the maximum opening time of the grand prize opening 24 is “28 seconds” for the first round, and “2 seconds” for the second to fourth rounds. In the 5th to 10th rounds, “28 seconds” is set.
In addition, for “big hit game I” and “big hit game J”, the final round number is “4 rounds”, and the maximum opening time of the big prize opening 24 is “28 seconds” in all rounds.

  Returning to FIG. 9, after setting the jackpot, in step S318, based on the random number for determining the variation pattern of the hold memory that is the target of the success / failure determination, the variation time for the special jackpot displayed on the effect symbol display device 21, etc. Determine the variation pattern.

  In the process of S315, if it is not a big hit but a loss (S315: no), a special figure loss symbol is selected in the process of S319. Next, the process proceeds to S318, and a variation pattern such as a variation time for a special figure loss is determined.

  Regardless of whether the game is a big hit or a loss, in the process of S320 following the process of S318, data indicating the result of the success / failure determination (type of big hit symbol, type of loss, presence / absence of reach, variation time, etc.) The included change instruction command is output to the sub-integrated control device 42, and the special symbol display device 28A or the second special diagram display device 28B performs a process of variably displaying the special symbol, and the process proceeds to the special game process. Therefore, the sub integrated control device 42 can recognize the type of jackpot symbol, the lost symbol, the presence / absence of reach, and the variation time by receiving the variation instruction command.

If the special figure is changing in the process of S301 in FIG. 8 (S301: no), the change time of the special figure (based on the fluctuation pattern selected in S318) elapses in the process of S330 as shown in FIG. If the change time can be confirmed (S330: yes), a symbol stop command is output to the sub-integrated control device 42 and the first special figure display device 28A or the second special figure display device 28B. And the symbol determined in S316 or S319 is fixedly displayed (S331).
Upon receiving the symbol stop command, the sub-integrated control device 42 outputs an instruction signal for confirming and displaying the pseudo-design symbol corresponding to the special symbol predetermined in the effect symbol control device 43, and the effect symbol control device 43 receives the signal. Thus, the effect symbol display device 21 is controlled to display the pseudo (effect) symbol. As a result, the start and end of the variation of the special symbol and the pseudo (effect) symbol are the same (synchronized).

In the subsequent processing of S332, it is confirmed whether or not the specially displayed special figure shows a big hit or a big hit symbol. If it is a big hit symbol (S332: yes), the time for displaying the fixed symbol is set in the fixed symbol display setting process in S333, and the condition device operation start process for setting the big hit flag in the processing in S334 is executed ( S334). In the subsequent process of S335, the operation of the accessory continuous operation device is started. The condition device is a device required for the operation of the winning combination continuous operation device in the big hit game, and the winning combination continuous operation device is a device that continuously operates the special electric combination of the big prize opening 24.
In the subsequent processing of S336, both the “probability change flag” indicating that the gaming state is the probability change state and the “time reduction flag” indicating that the game state is the time reduction state are both reset to “0”, and the duration of the probability change The “probability change counter” for measuring the time and the “time counter” for measuring the duration of the time reduction are reset to “0”. By these processes, the gaming state in the big hit game (special game) is reset to the normal state. Then, it shifts to special game processing.

  If it is not a big hit symbol in the process of S332 (S332: no), the display time for displaying the fixed symbol is set in the process of S337. Subsequently, it is confirmed whether or not the probability variation flag is “1” (S338). If the probability variation flag is “1” (S338: yes), the probability variation counter is subtracted (S339) and the value of the certain probability variation counter is subtracted. Is “0” or not (S340). If the value of the probability variation counter is “0” (S340: yes), the probability variation flag is set to “0” (S341).

  In the subsequent processing of S342, it is confirmed whether or not the hour / hour flag is “1”. If the hour / hour flag is “1” (S342: yes), the hour / hour counter is subtracted (S343). It is confirmed whether or not the value is “0” (S344). If the value of the hour / hour counter is “0” (S344: yes), the hour / hour flag is set to “0” (S345). Thereafter, the process proceeds to “special game processing”.

  Returning to FIG. 8, if the confirmed symbol is being displayed in the processing of S302 (S302: no), whether or not the confirmed symbol display time set in the processing of S318 has ended in the processing of S350 shown in FIG. Confirm. If the display time is ended (S350: yes), the first special figure display device 28A or the second special figure display device 28B is controlled to end the special figure fixed display, and an instruction signal is sent to the sub integrated control device 42. A confirmed symbol display end process is performed to end the confirmed display of the decorative symbol (pseudo effect symbol) corresponding to the special symbol transmitted (S351). Then, it shifts to special game processing.

  During the big hit game, the pachinko machine 1 opens and closes the hit gate 26 by the shutter 25 in the big prize opening 24, and the high probability game state after the big hit game ends depending on whether or not the hit gate 26 is entered. A game for deciding whether or not to shift to is executed. Prior to the special game process, the “shutter control process” shown in FIG. 13 will be described. The “shutter control processing” corresponds to “shutter member control means” recited in the claims.

  In the “shutter control process”, first, in the process of S400, it is confirmed whether or not the shutter 25 is being opened (tilting posture with the tip tilted diagonally upward to the right). If not (S400: no), the process proceeds to S401. Check if the process is a big hit. If it is a big hit (S401: yes), it is confirmed in the process of S402 whether or not a predetermined time set in advance has passed since the start of the big hit game. In addition, it is desirable to measure the specific time from the start of the big hit start effect (big hit start interval).

  If the elapse of the specific time is confirmed in the process of S402 (S402: yes), the contact gate 26 is opened by setting the shutter 25 to the inclined posture with the tip thereof inclined upward to the right (S403). A process for enabling the game ball to enter 26 is performed (S404).

If the shutter 25 is being opened in the process of S400 (S400: yes), it is checked whether or not the preset opening time of the shutter 25 has passed in the process of S405. If the elapse of the opening time is confirmed (S405: yes), the shutter 25 is returned to the inclined posture with the tip thereof facing diagonally upward to the left, the contact gate 26 is closed (S406), and the game ball enters the contact gate 26. Processing to invalidate the sphere is performed (S407).
Note that it takes about 2 seconds for the game ball that has entered the grand prize opening 24 to reach (enter) the gate 26 (this does not mean that it will enter after 2 seconds, but on average) This means that it takes about 2 seconds, and normally it can enter the gate 26 per 2 seconds). Therefore, it is desirable to invalidate the entry of the game ball into the hit gate 26 after about 2 seconds after the hit gate 26 is closed in the process of S406.

As shown in FIG. 14, the specific time for opening the shutter 25 is set according to the type of the big hit game and the gaming state (the normal gaming state or the high probability gaming state) when the big hit is reached.
For example, “big hit game A”, “big hit game B”, “big hit game C”, “big hit game E”, “big hit game F”, “big hit game G”, “big hit game J” from “normal game state”. Then, the specific time is set to “102 seconds”.
On the other hand, the specific time is set to “50 seconds” in the “hit game D”, “hit game H”, and “hit game I” from the “normal game state”.
In addition, “big hit game A”, “big hit game B”, “big hit game C”, “big hit game E”, “big hit game F”, “big hit game G”, “big hit game I” from “high probability game state”. ”And“ Big hit game J ”, the specific time is set to“ 50 seconds ”.
Furthermore, the specific time is set to “102 seconds” in “big hit game D” and “big hit game H” from “high probability game state”.
The opening time of the shutter 25 is uniformly set to “6 seconds” regardless of the type of jackpot game and the gaming state (normal gaming state or high probability gaming state) when the jackpot is reached.

Prior to the special game process, the “specific area entry confirmation process” shown in FIG. 15 will be described.
In this process, first, it is confirmed whether or not the ball entering the hit gate 26 which is the specific area is effective in the process of S450. If it is valid (S450: yes), whether or not the privilege flag is “0” in the processing of S451 is confirmed. The privilege flag is a value stored in the main controller 40. If the value is "1", it indicates that a game ball has already entered the hit gate 26, and if it is "0", it indicates that no ball has entered the hit gate 26. Show.

  If the privilege flag is “0” in the process of S451 (S451: yes), it is checked whether there is a hit at the gate 26 in the process of S452 and the specific area SW507 detects a game ball. Is confirmed (S452: yes), “1” is set to the privilege flag in the process of S453.

Next, “special game processing” executed by the main controller 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. The “special game process” is a process for controlling the progress of the big hit game, and corresponds to the “big hit game control means” recited in the claims.
As shown in FIG. 16, first, in the process of S500, it is confirmed whether or not the accessory continuous operation device is operating. If the accessory continuous operation device is operating (S500: yes), it is confirmed in the process of S501 whether or not the special winning opening 24 is closed. If it is closed (S501: yes), it is confirmed in the process of S502 whether or not a big hit game start effect is being performed. If it is during the start effect of the big hit game (S502: yes), it is confirmed in the processing of S503 whether or not it is time to end the start effect of the big hit game, and if it is time to end the effect (S503: yes), it is large. A large winning opening opening process for opening the winning opening 24 (S404) is performed, and the process returns.

  If the big hit game start effect is not being performed in the process of S502 (S502: no), it is determined whether or not an interval (inter-opening interval) is in the process of S505. The interval is an interval between opening (also referred to as an interval between rounds or a big hit interval), and is a time from the state where the big winning opening 24 is closed until it is opened again. If it is during the interval (S505: yes), it is determined in the processing of S506 whether it is time to end the interval. If it is time to finish (S506: yes), in the process of S507, a process of opening the next prize winning opening 24 is performed, and the process returns.

  If it is not during the interval in the process of S505 (S505: no), it is checked in the process of S508 whether or not the non-big hit game is being ended. If it is during the end effect (S508: yes), the sub A jackpot start effect process for transmitting a command to instruct the jackpot start effect to the integrated control device 42 is performed (S509), and the process returns.

  In the jackpot start effect process (S509), the main control device 40 transmits a jackpot start effect instruction command to the sub integrated control device 42, and the sub integrated control device 42 that has received the jackpot start effect instruction command is provided in the pachinko machine 1. The various LEDs and lamps 113 are lit violently for a big hit game effect, or a big hit game sound is output from the speaker 112. In addition, the sub integrated control device 42 transmits a signal to the effect symbol control device 43 and causes the effect symbol display device 21 to display the jackpot start effect.

  If the big winning opening 24 is open in S501 (S501: no), as shown in FIG. 17, in the processing of S510, the number of game balls entering the open big winning opening 24 is the prescribed number ( (9), if it is less than the specified number (9) (S510: yes), it is determined whether or not the maximum opening time of the special winning opening 24 has elapsed in the processing of S511, and the opening is performed. If the time is not over (S511: no), the process returns.

If the number of balls entered in the process of S510 is the specified number (9) (S430: no), or if the opening time of the big prize opening 24 is completed in the process of S511 (S511: yes), in the subsequent process of S512 A special winning opening closing process for closing the open special winning opening 24 is performed. After the process of S512, it is confirmed whether or not the round ended in the process is the final round number (S513). If the round is the final round number (S513: yes), the sub-integrated control device 42 in the big hit end effect process of S514. Sends a command to instruct the jackpot end effect. The jackpot end effect process is provided in the pachinko machine 1 by transmitting a jackpot end effect instruction command from the main control device 40 to the sub integrated control device 42, similarly to the jackpot start effect process in S509 of FIG. This is a process for performing a big hit end effect in the various LEDs, the lamp 113 and the effect symbol display device 21.
Subsequently, a stop process (S515) of the condition device and a stop process (S516) of the accessory continuous operation apparatus are performed.
If the round that has been released in the process of S513 is not the final round number (S513: no), a big hit interval (inter-release interval, interval between rounds) is started in the process of S517, and the process returns.

After the process of S516, as shown in FIG. 18, it is confirmed whether or not the privilege flag is “1” in the process of S520. If the privilege flag is “1” (S520: yes), it is confirmed that a game ball has entered the hit gate 26, and in the subsequent processing of S521, a probability change flag that sets the game state to a high-probability game state after the big hit game ends. Is set to “1”, and “160” is set to a probability variation counter that measures the duration of the high-probability gaming state in the process of S522. As a result, after the big hit game is over, the high probability game state is maintained until the symbol variation of the first or second special figure reaches 160 times.
Further, in the subsequent processing of S523, “1” is set to the time-short flag for setting the gaming state to the short-time gaming state after the big hit game is finished, and “160” is set to the time-shorting counter for measuring the duration of the short-time gaming state in the processing of S524. . As a result, after the big hit game is over, the time-short game state is entered until the symbol variation of the first or second special figure reaches 160 times.

  On the other hand, if the privilege flag is not “1” in the process of S520 (S520: no), there is no entry to the winning gate 26, so the privilege flag is reset to “0” in the process of S525, and the subsequent S526 In the process, an instruction signal for notifying on the effect symbol display device 21 of the gaming state after the jackpot game set in the processing of S521 to S524 is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 43. Next, in the process of S447, a process of transmitting a state designation command for designating the determined gaming state after the big hit game to the sub integrated control device 42 is executed. Then return.

Note that the sub integrated control device 42 executes various effect controls based on the received state designation command.
Further, the process of transmitting the state designation command is not limited to the timing of ending the jackpot game, but may be performed at the time of starting the fluctuation of the special figure and further at the time of ending the fluctuation. By doing in this way, it is possible to transmit a state designation command to be changed prior to the timing at which the gaming state is switched, and it is possible to prevent a problem in rendering executed by the sub integrated control device 42.
Note that the processing of S521 and S522 in FIG. 17 corresponds to “high probability gaming state transition means” described in the claims.
In this process, if there is no entry to the hit gate 26 in the big hit game, the high probability game state and the short-time game state will not be entered, but not limited to this, even if there is no entry to the hit gate 26 in the big hit game, Only a short time may be given after the big hit game ends.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 1 operates the shutter 25 to open the hit gate 26 when a specific time (102 seconds or 50 seconds) has elapsed from the start of the big hit game. The operation is executed regardless of whether the game is a round game of jackpot game or an interval between releases. In addition, each round game of the big hit game can be completed in a shorter time than the maximum opening time of the big winning opening 24 by causing a specified number of game balls to enter the big winning opening 24. Therefore, it is possible to easily enter the hit gate 26 when the opening operation of the hit gate 26 is executed, for example, from the beginning to the middle of the round game and when it is executed from the end of the round game to the opening interval. The difficulty level of whether or not can be made different.

  For example, in the case of any one of “hit game A”, “hit game B”, “hit game E”, and “hit game F” from the normal game state, a specific time “102 where the win gate 26 is opened” Second "and the maximum opening time of the round game grand prize winning opening 24 is" 28 seconds ". Therefore, as shown in FIG. 19 (a), the first round, the second round, and the third round , Respectively, at the maximum opening time, the hit gate 26 is opened at the end of the third round, and the released hit gate 26 is opened 2 seconds after the fourth round is started through the interval between the open times. It will be closed. In this case, since it takes about 2 seconds for the game ball that has entered the grand prize opening 24 to reach the gate 26, the ball enters the big prize opening 24 immediately after the grand prize opening 24 in the fourth round is opened. Only the game balls entered or the game balls entered just before the end of the third round have a chance to enter the hit gate 26, and it is extremely difficult to enter the hit gate 26. In other words, it is difficult to enter the hit gate 26 if it is a way to finish the round game with the maximum opening time.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 19 (b), when each round game is finished with an average “22 seconds” shorter than the maximum opening time by allowing a specified number of game balls to enter the big winning opening 24, respectively. Since the hit gate 26 is opened in the middle of the fourth round, it is easy to enter the hit gate 26.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 20A, when each round game is ended with an average of “20 seconds”, the winning gate 26 starts the interval between the fourth and fifth rounds. Since they are released simultaneously, it is very difficult to enter the hit gate 26.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 20 (b), when each round game is finished with an average of “18 seconds”, the winning gate 26 is opened at the beginning of the fifth round, so Entering is easy.

As described above, it is possible to easily enter the hit gate 26 by finishing the round game until the hit gate 26 is opened on average “22 seconds” or “18 seconds”. . On the other hand, if it is finished in “20 seconds” on average, it is very difficult to enter the hit gate 26.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 21 (a), in the “big hit game C” and the “big hit game G” in the normal game state, the maximum opening time of the first round is shortened by a prescribed number of balls. When it is impossible “10 seconds” and round games after the first round are averaged and finished in “20 seconds”, the winning gate 26 is opened in the middle of the fifth round, so the winning gate It becomes easy to enter 26.
As described above, depending on the type of the big hit game, there are cases where it is easy and difficult to enter the hit gate 26 with the same hitting method. Therefore, the fun increases.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 21 (b), in the case of either “big hit game D” or “big hit game H” from the high probability gaming state, the specific time for which the winning gate 26 is opened is “102 seconds”. The maximum opening time of the round games of the second to fourth rounds is “2 seconds” and “28 seconds” in the other rounds, and all the round games until the winning gate 26 is opened are the maximum By completing the opening time, the hit gate 26 is opened in the middle of the sixth round, so that it is easy to enter the hit gate 26. Thus, depending on the type of the big hit game, the maximum opening time may be effective.

  As shown in FIG. 22, in the case of “big hit game J” in the normal game state, the specific time for which the win gate 26 is opened is “102 seconds”, and the maximum open time of the round game big winning opening 24 is “28”. Seconds and the final round count is “4”, so the maximum open time is the same as in the “big hit game A”, “big hit game B”, “big hit game E”, and “big hit game F” in the normal gaming state. If it is a way to finish, it will be difficult to enter the hit gate 26, but even if the round game is terminated at an early timing such as “18 seconds” on average, the final round game (fourth round) will be released to the maximum Since the hit gate 26 is opened just before the end of time, it is very difficult to enter the hit gate 26.

“Big hit game A”, “Big hit game B”, “Big hit game E”, and “Big hit game E” are difficult to enter into the hit gate 26 when the round game is ended in the maximum release time in the normal game state. However, in the high probability gaming state, the specific time that the hit gate 26 is opened is set to “50 seconds”. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 23A, when the first round is finished with the maximum opening time, Since the hit gate 26 is opened in the middle of the second round, it is easy to enter the hit gate 26.
As described above, there are cases where it is easy and difficult to enter the hit gate 26 depending on the game state even if the same big hit game type. Therefore, the fun increases.

In the “hit game C” and “hit game G”, in the normal game state, when the round games after the first round are finished in an average of “20 seconds”, it is easy to enter the hit gate 26. Even in a high-probability gaming state in which the specific time of the release is set to “50 seconds”, as shown in FIG. 23B, the round games after the first round are ended with an average of “20 seconds”. Since the hit gate 26 is opened in the middle of the third round, it is easy to enter the hit gate 26.
In this way, there are cases where it is easy to enter the hit gate 26 with the same hitting method even in different game states depending on the type of the big hit game.

  In the “big hit game D” and “big hit game H”, in a high probability game state, if the round game is finished with the maximum opening time, it is easy to enter the winning gate 26, but the specific time that the winning gate 26 is opened. In the normal gaming state in which “50 seconds” is set, as shown in FIG. 24 (a), in the maximum opening time, the hit gate 26 is opened from the third round to the fourth round of short-time opening. It becomes very difficult to enter the hit gate 26.

  In the “big hit game J” in the normal game state, it is extremely difficult to enter the hit gate 26 at the end of the round game with the maximum opening time and at the end of the round game at an early timing such as “18 seconds” on average. However, the “big hit game J” and the “big hit game I” in the high-probability gaming state have a final round number of “4 times” and a specific time when the hit gate 26 is opened is “50 seconds”. As with the high-probability game states of “hit game A”, “hit game B”, “hit game E”, and “hit game F”, it is easy to enter the hit gate 26 when the round game is ended with the maximum open time. become.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 24B, even when the round game is finished at an early timing such as an average of “20 seconds”, it is possible to easily enter the hit gate 26.
As shown in “hit game I” and “hit game J”, there are some games that have different specific times until the hit gate 26 is opened even if the maximum open time and the last round are the same big game. Therefore, there are those that are easy to enter the hit gate 26 such as “Big hit game I” and those that are difficult to enter the hit gate 26 such as “Big hit game J” in the normal gaming state.
Further, even if the type of jackpot game is the same, the specific time until the hit gate 26 is opened differs depending on the gaming state determined to be a big hit, compared to the case where the big hit occurs in the normal gaming state. However, when the big hit occurs in the high probability gaming state, the opening timing (specific time) of the hit gate 26 is set so that the big hit that is easy to enter a specific area increases.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 1 has a time to finish the round game from the start of the big hit game to the opening of the hit gate 26, that is, a time to close the special number of game balls in the big winning opening 24 and close it. Accordingly, since the difficulty level of entering the hit gate 26 changes, the player estimates and predicts the timing at which the entrance to the special hit gate 26 becomes easy and the opening timing of the special winning opening 24. The game will be entered into the grand prize opening 24, and the rate of change of the game state can be changed by the player's technical intervention, and the player's expectation and thrill regarding the transition to the high probability game state by the movement of the game ball You can enhance your feelings and enrich your entertainment.

When the big hit game is started, the pachinko machine 1 preferably notifies the effect symbol display device 21 of the time until the hit gate 26 is opened. This corresponds to “opening timing notifying means” described in the claims.
As shown in FIG. 25 (a), when a big hit occurs, a big hit decoration symbol 700 consisting of the same three-digit symbols (numbers) corresponding to the big hit symbol is fixedly displayed on the display screen of the effect symbol display device 21.
Thereafter, when the first round game is started through the big hit start interval, the time until the hit gate 26 is opened is displayed. As shown in FIG. 25 (b), in the round game, the big hit decoration symbol 700 is moved upward and reduced on the display screen of the effect symbol display device 21, and the first character 701 of the pachinko machine 1 is displayed. And a countdown display 702 until the hit gate 26 is opened. For example, “102 seconds” to “0 seconds” may be sequentially counted down every “1 second”, or “remaining 10 seconds” may be counted down in increments of 5 to 10 seconds. It is desirable to count down from “1” to “1 second”.

Next, as shown in FIG. 25 (c), for example, when the hit gate 26 is opened and the hit gate 26 is activated in a round game or the like in the fourth round, the probability change that prompts the player to enter the hit gate 26. A chance display 703 is performed.
Further, in FIG. 25D, when there is a ball entering the hit gate 26 and a transition to the high probability gaming state is decided after the big hit game is finished, a probability change determination display 704 is performed.
In the illustrated example, the type of jackpot game, the number of final rounds, the maximum opening time, and the like are not displayed, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the jackpot type may be displayed at a jackpot start interval or the like.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can of course be implemented in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the “specified number in one round”, “big hit start interval”, “interval between releases”, and “big hit end interval” may be any type of big hit game, Even if the jackpots generated in the state are the same, one or more of them may be different depending on the type of the jackpot game and the game state.
Further, although the opening time of the hit gate 26 (opening time of the shutter 25) is fixed to 6 seconds regardless of the type of big hit and the gaming state, a different configuration may be used for each big hit game or each gaming state.

  Furthermore, the present invention provides a predetermined number of game balls enclosed in a pachinko machine base, and fires the enclosed game balls toward the game area of the game board, collects the launched game balls, and collects the collected games. You may apply to the enclosed pachinko machine which plays a game using a predetermined number of game balls inside by circulating a ball again.

2 game board 21 effect symbol display device (determination result notifying means, opening timing notifying means)
23A First start port (start port)
23B 2nd starting port (starting port)
24 grand prize opening 25 Shutter (shutter material)
26 per gate (specific area)
28A 1st special figure display device (judgment result notification means)
28B 2nd special figure display device (judgment result notification means)
40 Main controller (numerical data extraction means, winning / failing determination means, jackpot game control means, high probability gaming state transition means, shutter member control means)

Claims (5)

Numerical data extraction means for extracting numerical data when a game ball enters the starting opening,
A determination unit for determining whether or not to execute a big hit game based on the numerical data extracted by the numerical data extraction unit;
Determination result notifying means for notifying the determination result of the appropriateness determination means;
As the jackpot game, a round game in which the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening in a predetermined mode is one round is performed until the final round number is reached, and in the state where the final round number is not reached, When a specified number of game balls enter the winning opening, or when the opening time of the large winning opening during the round game reaches the preset maximum opening time, the big winning opening is closed and the round game is ended. Jackpot game control means for controlling to start the next round game when a predetermined interval time has elapsed since the end of the game;
High probability gaming state transition means for transitioning to a high probability gaming state in which the probability that the jackpot game is determined to be executed by the success / failure determination means after the jackpot game is finished is higher than a normal probability gaming state,
The high-probability gaming state transition means enters the high-probability gaming state after the jackpot game ends due to a game ball entering a specific area provided in the jackpot that is opened by the jackpot game. In the ball game machine to be transferred,
A shutter member provided to be able to open and close the specific area;
Shutter member control means for controlling the shutter member,
The shutter member control means controls the shutter member to open the specific area after the elapse of a specific time from the start of the jackpot game regardless of whether the round game is in progress,
2. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the specific time is set longer than a time from the start of the jackpot game to the end of the maximum opening time of the big winning opening during the first round game. In the ball game machine according to claim 1,
In the jackpot game, there are a plurality of types of jackpot games at which the maximum opening time of the jackpot at least during the round game is different, and any of the jackpot games is executed from among the plurality of types of jackpot games. A ball game machine characterized by the above. In the bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The jackpot game includes a plurality of types of jackpot games having different numbers of final rounds, and any one of the jackpot games is executed from the plurality of types of jackpot games. Gaming machine. In the bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A bullet ball game machine comprising opening timing notifying means for notifying the time until the shutter member is controlled so that the specific area is opened by the shutter member controlling means. In the bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
2. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the specific time is different between when the jackpot game is generated from the normal probability state and when the jackpot game is generated from the high probability game state.

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