JP2019063279A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of suitably giving a sense to a player.SOLUTION: In a Pachinko machine 7100, an image having three drawers representing a physical contact unit 641 seen from the front which a player playing a game cannot directly recognize is displayed on a storage display unit 651, and a vibration unit 653 arranged at a corresponding position or a position closest to the corresponding position vibrates for a short time (e.g. 0.1 seconds) when the player selects one of the drawers and contacts the corresponding position of the storage display unit 651.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 43

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine represented by a ball and ball game machine.

  In conventional pachinko machines, it has been common for a player to enjoy playing a game by producing variable display including display images and sounds through visual and auditory sense (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2006-345989, A

  In such conventional gaming machines, there may still be room for improvement in the configuration of the device that gives the player a sense.

  Therefore, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, for example, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably giving a sense to a player.

In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, the game machine concerning the present invention,
Operation means by which a player performs an operation related to a game;
Storage means for storing game media used for the game;
Image display means for displaying an image;
Detection means capable of detecting operation information input by the player to the image display means;
Vibration means provided so as to be contactable by the player to give the player vibration in a predetermined direction;
And a vibration control unit configured to control the vibration unit so as to give a short-time vibration to the player according to the player's input operation to the display input unit.

  With the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably giving a sense to the player.

Front side perspective view of a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine A perspective view showing a pachinko machine in an open state A perspective view showing a pachinko machine in another open state The perspective view which shows a pachinko machine in still another open state Front view of a pachinko machine Front view showing the front block of the pachinko machine removed Front view of the game board Back side perspective view of pachinko machine Rear view of a pachinko machine Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine Flow chart showing an example of main control main processing Flow chart showing an example of main control interrupt processing Front view (1) showing arrangement of pachinko machine and gaming ball management device Rear view of pachinko machine and gaming ball management device Schematic diagram showing the periphery of the rear side passage in the entry blocking posture Schematic diagram (1) showing the periphery of the rear side passage in the entry blocking posture Schematic diagram showing the periphery of the rear side passage in the entry blocking posture Schematic diagram showing the periphery of the rear side passage in the entry permitted posture Schematic diagram (1) showing the periphery of the rear side passage in the entry permitted posture Schematic diagram showing the periphery of the rear side passage in the entry permitted posture Front view showing the arrangement of a pachinko machine and a game ball management device (2) Rear view showing arrangement of pachinko machine and gaming ball management device (1) Schematic diagram (2) showing the periphery of the rear side passage in the entry blocking posture Schematic diagram (2) showing the periphery of the rear side passage in the entry permitted posture Schematic diagram (1) which shows the structure of a storage part Sectional view showing the configuration of the storage section Schematic diagram (2) which shows the structure of a storage part Schematic diagram (3) which shows the structure of a storage part Rear view showing arrangement of pachinko machine and gaming ball management device (2) Schematic diagram showing the configuration of the transfer passage Schematic diagram showing the configuration of the storage unit and the transfer passage Schematic diagram (1) which shows arrangement | positioning of a storage display part Schematic (2) which shows arrangement | positioning of a storage display part and a camera apparatus Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine having a storage display unit Schematic diagram (1) showing the relationship between the storage display unit and the storage unit Schematic diagram showing auxiliary storage display data Schematic diagram showing the storage display unit and the actual storage unit at the time of big hit Schematic diagram (1) showing the arrangement of physical contact parts Schematic diagram (2) showing the arrangement of physical contact parts Schematic diagram showing representation image data Schematic diagram showing embodied image data Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine (3) Schematic diagram (3) showing the arrangement of physical contact parts Schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the vibrating portion Schematic diagram showing generation of vibration by the vibration unit Schematic diagram (1) showing a contact correspondence image Schematic diagram (2) which shows a contact corresponding | compatible image Operation and contact image for physical contact part Addition of sense of movement and touch-response image Example of image displayed when lottery is missed Example of the image displayed when the lottery is won Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine (4) Schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the storage display unit and the physical contact unit Schematic diagram showing the operation using the physical contact portion Schematic diagram showing the operation using the physical contact portion and the application of the bonus game ball Schematic diagram showing the configuration of the launch handle and the addition of a sense of movement Timing chart when a sense of movement is given Flow chart showing sense control processing

  The embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to a pachinko machine 100 as an example of a ball-and-ball game machine which is a type of gaming machine, and then a variation and other types of gaming machines will be described. First, a structural configuration, an electrical configuration, and various control processes of the embodiment of the pachinko machine 100 will be described in order.

<Structural configuration>
First, the configuration of the structural part of the pachinko machine 100 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. 1 to 4 are perspective views showing various states of the pachinko machine 100, FIG. 1 shows a closed state of the pachinko machine 100, and FIG. 2 shows an integral structure of the front block 102 and the intermediate block 103 with respect to the outer frame 101. 3 shows the state in which the front block 102 is open to the intermediate block 103, and FIG. 4 shows the state in which the rear block 104 is open to the intermediate block 103. It shows. 5 is a front view of the pachinko machine 100, and FIG. 6 shows a state in which the front block 102 of the pachinko machine 100 is removed from the state of FIG. In addition, various wiring is abbreviate | omitted in each figure, and a part of structure of the game board 400 is abbreviate | omitted in FIG.3 and FIG.6.

  The pachinko machine 100 includes, for example, an outer frame 101, a front block 102, an intermediate block 103, and a rear block 104, as shown in FIGS. It is configured to be displaceable.

  The outer frame 101 has a function as a main body support means for supporting the main body portion of the pachinko machine 100. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame 101 is a substantially quadrilateral frame in which the top plate portion 111, the bottom plate portion 112, the left side plate portion 113, and the right side plate portion 114 are assembled. The game machine is fitted into a game machine installation facility (island facility) provided in a game arcade, and is firmly fixed by fixtures (not shown). In the pachinko machine 100, the outer frame 101 is not an essential component, but has the same inner shape as the outer frame 101 or the outer frame 101, and corresponds to the configuration of the pachinko machine 100 excluding the outer frame 101. It is good also as composition provided with a support mechanism to support and a part of locking mechanism which locks the main-body part in island facilities.

  Intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122 are provided on one side (the left side plate portion 113 side) in the left-right direction of the outer frame 101. The outer frame 101 and the intermediate block 103 are connected (connected) by the intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122, and the main part of the pachinko machine 100 pivots one end side (left side) in the left-right direction in the front view of the pachinko machine 100 The proximal end side is configured to be pivotable forward with the other end side (right side) as the pivot distal end side.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122 are provided separately at the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the outer frame 101. In each of the intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122, for example, the shaft portion provided on the intermediate block 103 is supported from the lower side by the shaft support portion provided on the outer frame 101, and the shaft portion provided on the shaft support portion Is configured to be pivotable by being inserted. In addition, the structure which makes the main-body part of the pachinko machine 100 containing the intermediate block 103 turnable is not only the said structure, but provides an axial hole in the intermediate block 103 side, forms an axial part in the outer frame 101 side, etc. It is good also as other composition.

  The intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122 have a function of releasing the connection between the outer frame 101 and the intermediate block 103 by a predetermined removal operation, and the main part of the pachinko machine 100 including the intermediate block 103 is the outer frame 101. It is attached to be removable. For example, the connection state of the intermediate block 103 with respect to the outer frame 101 is released by performing a predetermined removal operation of opening the intermediate block 103 with respect to the outer frame 101 by a predetermined amount or more and moving it upward by a predetermined amount. Ru. Thus, the main body of the pachinko machine 100 is removable from the outer frame 101.

  The front block 102 is disposed on the front side with respect to the middle block 103 so as to overlap, and the middle block 103 and the front block 102 are connected by front block support mechanisms 131 and 132 provided on the left in front view. The front block support mechanisms 131 and 132 are configured similarly to the intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122, support the front block 102 so as to be able to pivot forward with respect to the intermediate block 103, and remove it by a predetermined removal operation. It is configured to be possible.

  The rear block 104 is disposed on the rear side relative to the middle block 103 so as to overlap, and the middle block 103 and the rear block 104 are formed by rear block support mechanisms 136 and 137 (see FIG. 8) provided on the left in front view. It is connected. The rear block support mechanisms 136 and 137 have the same configuration as the intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122 and the front block support mechanisms 131 and 132, and support the rear block 104 so as to be able to pivot rearward with respect to the intermediate block 103. And, it is configured to be removably supported by a predetermined removal operation.

  In the pachinko machine 100, an intermediate block locking mechanism for restricting the opening and closing of the intermediate block 103 with respect to the outer frame 101, a front block locking mechanism for restricting the opening and closing of the front block 102 with respect to the intermediate block 103, an intermediate block locking mechanism and a front A lock operating mechanism is provided which is operated to unlock and lock the block locking mechanism. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate block 103 is provided with a key cylinder 141 as a lock operation mechanism exposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 100 through the opening of the front block 102.

  When the right rotation operation by the operation key (not shown) is performed as the predetermined operation on the key cylinder 141, the movable portion 143 of the intermediate block locking mechanism provided in the intermediate block 103 is operated. Thereby, the engagement between the engaged portion 142 and the movable portion 143 provided in the outer frame 101 as a part of the intermediate block locking mechanism is released, and the intermediate block 103 is allowed to open and close the outer frame 101. Become.

  On the other hand, in response to the left rotation operation by the predetermined operation key on the key cylinder 141, the movable portion 144 of the front block locking mechanism provided in the intermediate block 103 is operated. As a result, the engagement between the engaged portion 145 provided on the front block 102 as a part of the front block locking mechanism and the movable portion 144 is released, and the front block 102 is allowed to open and close the intermediate block 103. Become.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 100 is provided with a rear block opening / closing restriction mechanism that restricts the opening / closing of the rear block 104 with respect to the intermediate block 103. After this, the rear block 104 can be switched between the state in which opening and closing is prohibited (opening and closing prohibited state) and the state in which opening and closing is permitted (opening and closing permitted state) by a predetermined operation. It is assumed.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the rear block opening / closing restriction mechanism is configured by two opening / closing restriction portions 150A, 150B provided in the intermediate block 103 and one opening / closing restriction portion 150C provided in the rear block 104. . The three open / close restricting portions 150A to 150C are provided with turning pieces 151A to 151C which can be rotated. The rotation pieces 151A to 151C change their engagement state with the opening portion arranged to overlap back and forth in the closed state of the rear block 104 by the rotation operation, whereby the open / close prohibited posture corresponding to the open / close prohibited state And the opening / closing permissible posture corresponding to the opening / closing permissible state can be switched. When all the pivoting pieces 151A to 151C are in the opening / closing permissible posture, the respective pivoting pieces 151A to 151C can pass through the openings, and the rear block 104 enters the opening / closing permissible state with respect to the intermediate block 103. In addition, as the opening and closing prohibited posture and the opening and closing permitted posture, the opening and closing prohibited state and the opening and closing permitted state may be switched by changing at least one of the position and the direction of the rotating pieces 151A to 151C, It may be configured to move in a fixed direction, or may be configured to operate by a combination of movement and rotation. Hereinafter, the same applies to the change in posture when the component in each device transitions between a plurality of postures.

  Of the three pivoting pieces 151A to 151C, two pivoting pieces 151A and 151B corresponding to a part of them are formed on the rear block 104 in the open / close prohibited state of the rear block 104 as shown in FIG. One pivoting piece 151C, which is exposed to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 through the opening and corresponds to the remaining part, is exposed to the front side of the intermediate block 103, as shown in FIG. For this reason, it is not possible to switch all the pivoting pieces 151A to 151C to the open / close allowable position only by the operation from one side such as the back side of the pachinko machine 100 or the front side of the intermediate block 103, thereby making the security Is elevated.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 100 is provided with a game ball movement restriction mechanism for restricting movement of the game ball from the intermediate block 103 to the front block 102. For example, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the gaming ball movement restriction mechanism is configured by a combination of the flow-down restriction piece 161 provided in the middle block 103 and the restriction changing unit 162 provided in the front block 102, The downward flow restricting piece 161 is biased by a coil spring (not shown) to the front side where the front block 102 is located.

  When the front block 102 is closed with respect to the middle block 103 (the front block 102 is closed), the flow-down restricting piece 161 is allowed to move so as to allow the game ball to flow down, specifically, it is restricted The change unit 162 is pushed and pushed to the rear side of the intermediate block 103. The flow-down restricting piece 161 is disposed behind the guiding passage (not shown) for guiding the gaming ball from the intermediate block 103 to the front block 102 in the movement permitting state. Thereby, in the closed state of the front block 102, movement of the gaming ball from the middle block 103 to the front block 102 is permitted.

  On the other hand, when the front block 102 is open with respect to the intermediate block 103 (the open state of the front block 102), the pressing of the flow-down restricting piece 161 by the restriction changing portion 162 is released. As a result, the flow-down regulating piece 161 is in a movement prohibited state in which it projects toward the front block 102 side. The flow-down regulating piece 161 protrudes into the guiding passage in the movement inhibition state, and prevents the flow of the gaming ball to the downstream side. Thereby, movement of the gaming ball from the middle block 103 to the front block 102 is prohibited.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 100, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, the middle block 103 is closed to the outer frame 101 at the lower end on the rear side of the middle block 103 and on the rotating tip side (left side in rear view). An open / close detection switch 108 is provided to detect whether or not the switch is closed, and as shown in FIG. 3, for example, at the lower end portion on the front side of the intermediate block 103 and on the rotating tip side (right side in front view) An open / close detection switch 109 is provided to detect whether the front block 102 is closed for 103.

  Next, each configuration of the front block 102, the intermediate block 103, and the rear block 104 will be described in order.

  The front block 102, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, forms a substantially entire front surface of the pachinko machine 100, is a substantially rectangular member having a thickness in the front-rear direction, and decorates the front surface portion of the pachinko machine 100. Function as a front decoration means. The front block 102 is mainly composed of a base frame 201 made of synthetic resin, and has a plurality of functional parts attached to the front and back of the base frame 201. A state in which the front decoration 210 forming the front of the pachinko machine 100 surrounds the opening 210A along the outer edge of the opening 210A formed including the front view central portion of the front block 102 on the front side of the base frame 201 Is attached. When the base frame 201 constituting the front block 102 and the front decorative body 210 are combined, the opening 210A is formed to penetrate in the front-rear direction over a wide range excluding the outer peripheral portion to which the front decorative body 210 is attached. Through this opening 210A, an intermediate block 103 including a game board 400 located behind the front block 102 is configured to be visible to the player.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the front block 102 is provided with a central panel 220 provided on the back side of the base frame 201 so as to close the opening 210A, and a main storage mechanism 230 for storing gaming balls. An auxiliary storage mechanism 240 for storing game balls, and a launch operation device 250 operated by a player to fire the game balls stored in the main storage mechanism 230 are provided.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the front block 102 has an opening peripheral portion 211 surrounding the periphery of the opening 210A as a part of the front decoration 210, and a front side projecting downward from the opening 210A. Upper protrusion 217, a lower protrusion 218 located on the lower side with respect to the upper protrusion 217 and protruding forward, and an upper protrusion 217 and a lower protrusion on the right side of the lower protrusion 218 A flat portion 219 is formed of a substantially flat region located on the back side of the portion 218 and on which the firing operation device 250 is disposed. The main storage mechanism 230 is disposed in the upper protrusion 217, and the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 is disposed in the lower protrusion 218.

  The central panel 220 has a function as a cover that allows the rear side to be visible while closing the opening 210A formed through in the front-rear direction in a state where the base frame 201 and the front face decoration 210 are combined. For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the central panel 220 has a panel frame 221 (see FIG. 3) attached from the rear side of the base frame 201 and a light transmitting property fitted to the front side of the panel frame 221. A front plate 222 (see FIG. 1), and a light transmissive rear plate 223 (see FIG. 3) fitted on the rear side of the panel frame 221 substantially parallel to the front plate 222 with a predetermined gap therebetween. There is.

  The main storage mechanism 230 has a function of storing game balls acquired in accordance with the progress of the game and game balls lent out from the game arcade. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the main storage mechanism 230 includes a storage portion 231, a ball removal mechanism (not shown), and a ball removal operation member 232 for operating the ball removal mechanism. The reservoir 231 includes an inlet 231A for introducing game balls from the interior of the pachinko machine 100 into the reservoir 231, and an outlet (not shown) for causing the game balls to flow out of the reservoir 231 into the interior of the pachinko machine 100; An outlet (not shown) formed upstream of the outlet is provided. The game ball is released from the storage section 231 to the player without being taken into the interior of the pachinko machine 100 by opening the discharge port. The ball releasing mechanism has a function of switching the discharge destination of the game ball between the outlet and the outlet.

  The game balls acquired according to the game progress and the game balls lent out according to the lending operation to the lending operation device 292 described later mainly flow into the storage section 231 through the inflow port 231A. In addition, the storage portion 231 is formed to open at the upper side, and through this opening portion, a game ball owned by the player is manually inserted, or a game ball to be lent out in the game arcade is supplied.

  The gaming balls having flowed into the storage section 231 are sequentially guided to the side where the outlet and the outlet are formed (upper right side in FIG. 1) while being aligned in a line. When the ball pulling operation (for example, the pressing operation) on the ball pulling operation member 232 is not performed, the gaming ball is guided to the launch device 330 (see FIG. 3) described later through the outlet. On the other hand, when the ball pulling operation is performed on the ball pulling operation member 232, the gaming ball is guided to the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 (see FIG. 1) through the discharge port.

  The auxiliary storage mechanism 240, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, includes an auxiliary storage portion 241 having an inlet 241A, 241C (see FIG. 5) and an outlet 241B (see FIG. 1) of gaming balls, and an outlet 241B. A ball pulling out mechanism 243 for opening and closing, and a ball pulling out operation member 242 for operating the ball pulling out mechanism 243 are provided. The game balls and the like acquired according to the game progress mainly flow into the main storage mechanism 230, but if the storage section 231 is full, they flow into the auxiliary storage section 241 through the inflow port 241A. Further, even in response to the ball pulling operation on the ball pulling operation member 232, the game ball flows from the storage unit 231 to the auxiliary storage unit 241 through the inflow port 241C.

  The bottom surface of the auxiliary storage portion 241 is inclined downward toward the discharge port 241B. When the discharge port 241B is opened by a ball pulling operation (for example, a pressing operation) on the ball pulling operation member 242, all the game balls stored in the auxiliary storage unit 241 can be sequentially released to the outside of the pachinko machine 100. When the discharge port 241B is completely opened by the ball pulling operation on the ball pulling operation member 242, the release state is maintained until the return operation (for example, pressing operation again) on the ball pulling operation member 242 is performed. Maintained. A ball overflow switch 249 (see FIG. 10) is provided at the back of the inflow port 241A to detect whether the gaming ball is stored to a predetermined upper limit in the auxiliary storage portion 241 or not.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the firing operation device 250 has a pedestal 251 projecting forward from the flat portion 219 of the front face decoration 210, and a rotatable firing handle 252 provided around the pedestal 251. A variable resistor 253 (see FIG. 10) for detecting the amount of rotational operation of the launch handle 252, a contact sensor 254 (see FIG. 10) for detecting that the player is in contact with the launch handle 252, and And a release stop switch 255 (see FIG. 5) for disabling the ejection of the game ball accompanying the rotation operation by the operation of the player. When the launch handle 252 is rotated by the player, the game ball is ejected from the launch device 330 (see FIG. 3) toward the game board 400 (see FIG. 3) with an intensity corresponding to the amount of the rotation. When the contact sensor 254 does not detect the contact between the launch handle 252 and the player, or when the launch operation is disabled by the operation of the launch stop switch 255, the launch handle 252 is rotated. However, the game ball is not ejected from the launcher 330.

  Further, frame light emitting devices 271 to 275 (see FIG. 10) are provided at the back of the front decorative body 210 in the front block 102. The frame light emitting devices 271 to 275 are disposed on the back side of the opening peripheral edge portion 211 of the front decorative body 210 and attached to the base frame 201. As shown in FIG. 5, the opening peripheral edge portion 211 has an upper center edge 211A, an upper left edge 211B and an upper right edge 211C located on the left and right with respect to the upper center edge 211A, and an upper left edge It has left side edge 211D located lower side to 211B and right side edge 211E located lower side to upper right side edge 211C as a light emission part, and frame light emission corresponding to each light emission part Devices 271-275 are installed.

  The frame light emitting devices 271 to 275 include an upper center frame light emitting device 271 corresponding to the upper center edge 211A, an upper left frame light emitting device 272 corresponding to the upper left side edge 211B, and an upper right frame light corresponding to the upper right side edge 211C. A device 273, a left side frame light emitting device 274 corresponding to the left side edge 211D, and a right side frame light emitting device 275 (see FIG. 10) corresponding to the right side edge 211E. Each of the frame light emitting devices 271 to 275 integrates and electrically connects a light emitting diode (LED) as one or more light emitting means, an electronic component such as a resistor for controlling the LED, and the electronic component And a printed circuit board.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the front block 102 is provided with, for example, an upper left acoustic output port 211F and an upper right acoustic output port 211G in the upper part of the opening peripheral portion 211, and the upper left acoustic output port 211F. An upper left audio device 281 and an upper right audio device 282 (see FIGS. 3 and 10) are provided corresponding to the upper right audio output ports 211G, respectively. The upper left acoustic device 281 and the upper right acoustic device 282 are attached to the base frame 201 so as to be located at the back (rear) of the opening peripheral edge portion 211 of the front decorative body 210. In the front block 102, sound devices 283 to 285 different from the upper left sound device 281 and the upper right sound device 282 are provided on the front side so as to be able to output sound effects (see FIG. 10). The description of-285 will be described later.

  Further, in the front block 102, as shown in FIG. 1, a game ball lending device 290 is provided, for example, on the upper surface right side portion of the upper side protruding portion 217. The gaming ball lending device 290 includes a frequency display device 291, a lending operating device 292 operated by a player when receiving gaming ball lending, and a return operating device 293, and is arranged side by side with the pachinko machine 100. It is configured to be communicable with the gaming ball management device 700 (see FIG. 13) such as a card unit, and the player recognizes and manipulates information on lending of gaming balls from the game arcade through the gaming ball management device 700. It is done.

  The frequency display device 291 is a device managed by the gaming ball management device 700 (see FIG. 13) and capable of displaying information on the gaming value (the amount of money managed and the number of gaming balls) possessed by the player. And the remaining amount of the inserted bills recorded in the value storage medium such as a card or coin used in the game ball management device 700, and the amount of the bill inserted in the game ball management device 700. Display the numerical value equivalent to. The return operation device 293 returns a card, coin, or the like as a value storage medium for storing information corresponding to the amount of money inserted into the gaming ball management device 700 and the remaining amount of the amount that has not been loaned out. It is a device operated by a player (for example, a push button type device capable of pressing operation).

  Here, the game ball management device 700 is configured to be able to insert a game ball (hereinafter also referred to as a possessed ball) possessed by the player, and the number of possessed balls inserted by inserting the possessed ball ( Hereinafter, information corresponding to the number of possession balls) is stored in the value storage medium together with the amount of money possessed by the player. The amount of money stored in the value storage medium by the player is the game ball management device 700 arranged side by side with the pachinko machine 100 in the game and the other game ball management device 700 arranged side by side with other pachinko machines The value storage medium can be inserted into the gaming ball management device 700, and the gaming ball lending device 290 can be operated by, for example, lending the gaming balls for several minutes corresponding to the number of possession balls.

  When a value storage medium such as a bill or a card is inserted into the gaming ball management device 700, a numerical value corresponding to the amount of money (remaining amount) is displayed on the frequency display device 291. When the lending operation is performed on the lending operation device 292 in the valid state in which the amount is displayed on the number display device 291, a predetermined number of gaming balls are paid out according to the lending operation according to the lending operation. The display of the frequency display device 291 is updated as the game balls are lent out. On the other hand, when the return operation is performed on the return operation device 293 in the valid state, the value storage medium recording the equivalent of the banknote corresponding to the balance and the balance according to the return operation is returned from the gaming ball management device 700 .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front block 102 is provided with an input operation device 260 which allows the player to perform an input operation different from the launch operation. The input operation device 260 includes, for example, a pressing operation device 261 capable of pushing operation, a rotation operation device 262 capable of rotating operation, and a selection operation device 263 capable of performing up / down / left / right direction operation. With regard to the player, the effect selection operation for selecting an effect to be executed in the pachinko machine 100, the device setting operation for setting the volume and the light amount of each device for executing the effects of the pachinko machine 100, or the player It is possible to execute effect setting operations and the like that can execute the effects of the pachinko machine 100 according to the previous game by inputting information, and the player or the game arcade manager can execute these operations as necessary. It is assumed. The input operation unit (for example, the annular rotation operation unit in the rotation operation device 262) which the player contacts in the input operation device 260 is rotated, vertically moved, or moved by input operation unit driving means such as a motor or a solenoid. It is preferable that an operation such as vibration is configured to be executable by control of the pachinko machine 100 (for example, control of the sub control board 940 (see FIG. 10)), either before or after the input operation or during the input operation By operating the input part at a plurality of timings, it is possible to make various effects accompanied by the input operation such as positively prompting the input operation.

  Next, the intermediate block 103 will be described. The middle block 103 is a substantially rectangular member having substantially the same size as the front block 102, and the front block 102 and the rear block 104 are attached to make the main part of the pachinko machine 100 integrated. have. The intermediate block 103 is configured by attaching a plurality of functional components including the game board 400 to the base frame 301.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the intermediate block 103 has a base frame 301 having an opening, a game board 400 (see FIG. 3) attached from the front side while covering the opening of the base frame 301, and the base frame A game board supporting mechanism for rotatably and detachably supporting the game board 400 with respect to 301, a game board fixing mechanism for fixing the position of the game board 400 with respect to the base frame 301, and a game ball on the game board 400 Based on an instruction from a main control device 370 (see FIG. 4) mounted on the back side of the game board 400 and integrally controlling the progression of the game, and a command from the main control device 370. And an auxiliary control device 390 (see FIG. 4) for controlling game effects and status notification.

  In the base frame 301, as shown in FIG. 3, a guiding passage portion 301A in which a guiding passage for guiding gaming balls discharged from the payout device 540 (see FIG. 8) described later to the front block 102 is formed; A plurality of wires (not shown) and an opening 301 B in which the signal relay device 311 is located are provided. The openings 301B are shaped to penetrate in the front-rear direction below the gaming board 400, and a plurality of wirings inserted through the openings 301B are various devices provided in the front block 102 (for example, frame light emitting devices 271 to 271). 275, upper left audio device 281 and upper right audio device 282) for electrically connecting the devices provided on the back side of the intermediate block 103 and the rear block 104 (for example, the main control device 370 and the sub control device 390) The signal relay apparatus 311 includes a wire, and has a function as a relay board for relaying a part of the wire.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 400 has a flat base 401 having a through hole through which game balls such as the discharge port 401 can pass back and forth, and an outer rail smoothly curved from the lower left to the upper right of the base 401. 402, an inner rail 403 smoothly curved from the lower right to the upper left of the base 401, a return ball prevention mechanism 404 attached to the upper left end of the inner rail 403, and an upper right end of the outer rail 402 And an anti-recoil member 405 attached. The outer rail 402 is for guiding the game ball fired from the launch device 330 described later into the game area. The return ball prevention mechanism 404 prevents the game ball, which has been released into the game area from the firing passage 401B formed by the portion while the outer rail 402 and the inner rail 403 face in parallel, from returning to the shooting passage 401B. The anti-recoil member 405 has a shock absorbing property that prevents the game ball from recoiling so that the game ball heading to the right side over the upper center of the game board 400 returns to the left side through the upper center again. For example, it is formed of a material such as damping rubber.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a return ball passage portion 163 is formed in the lower portion on the back side of the front block 102. There is a space between the outer rail 402 and the guiding member 335 for guiding the gaming ball from the launcher 330 toward the launch passage 401 B, and the shot launched from the launcher 330 does not exceed the return ball prevention mechanism 404 and fires. The game balls returned from the passage 401B are returned to the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 (see FIG. 5) from the inflow port 241A (see FIG. 5) through the return ball passage portion 163 disposed below the gap.

  The game ball advanced beyond the return ball prevention mechanism 404 reaches the game area, and moves (flows down) while falling by its own weight in the game area. The game area has a substantially circular outer peripheral shape, and is divided into a shape in which an area having a front and rear width slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball is a major part. The game area is generally divided by the outer rails 402 and the inner rails 403, and the front side is substantially planar by the rear plate 223 of the central panel 220, and the rear side is generally planar by the base 401 of the game board 400. It is divided into The various structures provided in the game area will be described later.

  The launcher 330, as shown in FIG. 3, includes a ball feed mechanism 331 for sequentially delivering the gaming balls stored in the main storage mechanism 230 to the launch position, and a ball feed solenoid 332 for driving the ball feed mechanism 331 (FIG. 10). (See Fig. 10), a launch mechanism 333 for launching game balls arranged at the launch position, a launch solenoid 334 (see FIG. 10) for driving the launch mechanism 333 and a game ball launched from the launch mechanism 333 of the game board 400. And a guiding member 335 for guiding to the firing passage 401B. The launch device 330 operates in response to the launch operation on the launch operation device 250 as described above, and the drive control of the launch solenoid 334 changes in response to the launch operation on the launch operation device 250 to adjust the launch force.

  As shown in FIG. 4, main controller 370 includes a main control substrate 920 (see FIG. 10) and a substrate case 371 having a split structure for accommodating main control substrate 920. The main control substrate 920 is accommodated inside the translucent substrate case 371 sealed so as not to be opened without leaving a trace.

  Further, main controller 370 is rotatably attached to the back side of game board 400. Specifically, the mounting portion 372 is rotatably connected to and fixed on the back side of the base 401 of the game board 400, and the main control device 370 is mounted on the mounting portion 372. Thus, not only the back side (front side) of the main control device 370 but also the front side (back side) of the main control device 370 by turning the attachment portion 372, the main control device 370 is connected to the game board 400. It can be easily checked with it attached. The main control device 370 may be connected to the attachment portion 372 so as not to be removable without leaving a trace, and the removal status of the main control device 370 may be easily managed.

  The sub control device 390 includes a sub control substrate 940 (see FIG. 10) and a substrate case 391 having a split structure for accommodating the sub control substrate 940. Similar to the main control substrate 920, for example, the sub control substrate 940 is accommodated in the translucent substrate case 391 sealed so as not to be opened without leaving a trace. It is attached to the back side.

  Here, various structures disposed in the game area in the game board 400 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view of the game board 400. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the game board 400 includes a base 401, a flow change member such as a nail 411 or a windmill 412 for changing the flow direction and the flow speed of the game ball, and a central portion disposed approximately at the center of the base 401. The structure 420, and the starting device according to the first special symbol disposed below the central structure 420 (specifically, the upper middle start winning device 431A and the lower middle start winning device 431B), and the center The starting device (specifically, the right start winning device 432) related to the second special symbol disposed on the lower right side with respect to the structure 420 and the big winning device 433 located below the right starting winning device 432. , 434 (specifically, the lower large winning device 433 and the upper large winning device 434), and the starting device 436 related to the normal symbol disposed on the upper side (upstream side) of the right start winning device 432; Upper right, upper and lower Winning device that the winning combination communicating actuating device 435 which is arranged above (upstream side) with respect to 433, regular winning device 439A arranged on both left and right sides of the lower side middle starting winning device 431 B, and a 439B.

  Further, the game board 400 is provided with a plurality of switches as detection means for detecting passage of the game ball corresponding to the above-mentioned upper middle start winning device 431A etc. (see FIG. 10), corresponding to each switch The approach of the game ball to the predetermined area is made detectable. For example, a middle start winning switch (upper middle start winning switch 441A) for detecting gaming balls having entered the upper middle starting winning device 431A, a middle starting winning switch for detecting gaming balls having entered the lower middle starting winning device 431B (for example Medium start winning switch 441 B), right starting winning switch 442 for detecting gaming balls entering the right starting winning device 432, lower winning switch for detecting gaming balls entering the lower big winning device 433, upper winning devices Upper large winning switch 444 to detect the game ball entered 434, combination operation switch 445 to detect the game ball entered the combination operation device 435, start switch 446 to detect the game ball entered the start device 436, down Non-specific passage switch 447 for detecting gaming balls having entered a non-specific passage (not shown) formed inside the winning device 433, Specific passage switch 448 for detecting gaming balls having entered a specific passage (not shown) formed inside big winning device 433, general winning switch 449A for detecting gaming balls having entered general winning devices 439A, 439B, 449 B and the like are installed on the game board 400.

  In addition, the game board 400 is provided with various sensors (see FIG. 10) for the purpose of fraud prevention (see FIG. 10), and it is possible to detect an abnormality that has occurred in the pachinko machine 100. For example, a magnetic sensor 491, a vibration sensor 492, a radio wave sensor 493 and the like are installed in the game board 400.

  The entrance portions of the game balls of the central structure 420 and the starter 436 constitute ball entrances, and the game balls entering each ball entrance are released into the game area. Each winning device, specifically, the upper middle starting winning device 431A, the lower middle starting winning device 431B, the right starting winning device 432, the lower winning device 433, the upper winning device 434 and the general winning devices 439A, 439B The ball entrance portion constitutes a winning opening, and the gaming balls having entered each winning opening are guided through the through holes formed in the base 401 to the collection / discharge passage (not shown) formed on the back side of the base 401. . In addition, the gaming balls which have not entered each winning device are guided to the collection and discharge passage through the discharge port 401A provided in the most downstream side portion of the game area. The game balls guided to the collection and discharge passage are discharged from the pachinko machine 100 to a game ball circulation device (not shown) provided in the game arcade. When the game ball enters one of the winning devices, a predetermined number of gaming balls corresponding to the type of the winning device are paid out from the payout device 540 (see FIGS. 8 and 9). Note that each winning device may be configured separately from other winning devices, or a device in which two or more winning devices (for example, upper middle start winning device 431A and lower middle starting winning device 431B) are integrated. The winning device may be configured by the player, and the starting device such as the upper middle starting winning device 431A does not necessarily have to be a winning opening from which a predetermined number of gaming balls are paid out when a game ball enters. The ball may be a ball opening to be released again to the game area without being paid out.

  The upper middle start winning device 431A and the lower middle starting winning device 431B according to the first special symbol, and the general winning device 439A and the general winning device 439B enter without changing the probability of entering the gaming ball into them. The game ball is guided to the back side of the base 401. In addition, the right start winning device 432 relating to the second special symbol has a mechanism for changing the entry probability of the gaming ball into its inside. In addition, it is not necessary to provide a mechanism for changing the entry probability of the game ball only to the starting device according to the second special symbol, and instead or in addition to that, the starting device according to the first special symbol, general winning device You may provide in any or multiple of 439A and 439B. Further, the mechanism for changing the entry probability of the gaming ball may be constituted by a driving means such as an electrically driven solenoid or the like, and is represented by a mechanism operated by the weight of the gaming ball entering the predetermined area. It may be configured by a mechanism that operates mechanically.

  The right start winning device 432 relating to the second special symbol, the right entry restriction mechanism 452 to change the entry probability of the gaming ball into the inside by the transition between the entry permitted attitude and the entry prohibited attitude, and the right entry restriction mechanism And a right approach restricting solenoid 462 (see FIG. 10) for driving 452. The right entry restriction mechanism 452 includes two movable pieces driven by the right entry restriction solenoid 462, and when the right entry restriction mechanism 452 is in the entry prohibition posture, the two movable pieces enter the entrance (prize opening ) Can not enter the right start winning device 432 by the arrangement of narrowing (or closing)), but if the right entry restricting mechanism 452 is in the entry permitted posture, the two movable pieces have their tips By arranging such that the interval between the sections is expanded, the gaming ball can enter the right start winning device 432. The right entry restricting mechanism 452 enters the right when the gaming ball having entered the starting device 436 pertaining to the normal symbol is won in the drawing based on detection by the starting switch 446 (hereinafter also referred to as “normal symbol drawing”) In accordance with the drive by the regulating solenoid 462, it shifts to the approach permitted posture only a predetermined number of times and a predetermined time.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the lower large winning prize apparatus 433 is a lower entry restricting mechanism 453 for restricting the entry of the game ball into the inside by the transition between the entry permitted attitude and the entry prohibited attitude, and the lower entry restriction. The game ball that has entered the lower prize device 433 by the transition between the non-induction attitude and the induction attitude, by changing the lower entry restriction solenoid 463 (see FIG. 10) that changes the attitude of the mechanism 453, to the nonspecific path or the specific path. A sorting mechanism (not shown) for sorting and a switching solenoid 465 (see FIG. 10) for switching the guiding destination of the gaming ball by changing the posture of the sorting mechanism are provided. If the lower entry control mechanism 453 of the lower large winning device 433 is in the entry prohibiting attitude, the gaming ball can not enter the lower large winning device 433 by the lower entry restriction mechanism 453 closing the entrance (winning opening). When the lower entry restriction mechanism 453 is in the entry permitted posture, the game ball can enter the lower prize device 433 by the lower entry restriction mechanism 453 opening the entrance. Also, if the gaming ball that has entered the lower prize winning device 433 is guided to a non-specified path when the sorting mechanism is in the non-inductive posture to project forward, and the sorting mechanism is in the guiding posture to immerse backward Are guided to a specific passage. The specified passage, the non-specified passage, and the distribution mechanism are provided to vary the transition of the game state, and when the game ball enters the specified passage, the player is given an advantageous game state as a bonus .

  As shown in FIG. 7, the upper large winning device 434 has an upper entry restriction mechanism 454, which restricts the entry of gaming balls into the inside by the transition between the entry permitted attitude and the entry prohibited attitude, and an upper entry restriction. An upper entry restriction solenoid 464 (see FIG. 10) is provided to change the posture of the mechanism 454. When the upper entry restriction mechanism 454 is in the entry prohibition attitude, the game ball can not enter the upper prize winning device 434 by the upper entry restriction mechanism 454 closing the entrance (winning opening), but the upper entry restriction mechanism 454 In the case where the entry permission position is, the upper entry restriction mechanism 454 opens the entrance so that the gaming ball can enter the upper prize device 434.

  In addition, as the entry permission posture and the entry prohibition posture as a mechanism which changes the entry probability of the game ball to the inside such as the right entry restriction mechanism 452, etc., each mechanism is configured to be a winning opening (or ball entry opening) of each device. Corresponding to the change in posture of the operating member switching between the special state in which the game ball can enter and the normal state in which the game ball can not enter, and at least one of the position and direction of the operating member differs according to each posture It is good if it is. In addition, as a mechanism to change the entry probability of the game ball such as the right entry restriction mechanism 452 etc, it is not necessary to make the state where the game ball can not enter into the normal state. In the state, the attitude of the operation member may be changed to a state in which the game ball is more easily entered than in the normal state.

  A game ball can enter into the lower large winning device 433 and the upper large winning device 434 when the lottery for the big hit is won. Specifically, the gaming ball having entered the upper middle start winning device 431A or lower middle starting winning device 431B according to the first special symbol is detected by the upper middle starting winning switch 441A or the lower middle starting winning switch 441B. If the player wins the lottery based on (hereinafter also referred to as "first special symbol lottery"), or the game ball entering the right start winning device 432 pertaining to the second special symbol is detected by the right start winning switch 442 When a lottery based on (hereinafter also referred to as “second special symbol lottery”) is won, at least one of the lower entry restriction solenoid 463 and the upper entry restriction solenoid 464 is operated. By this operation, at least one of the lower access restricting mechanism 453 or the upper access restricting mechanism 454 takes an approach permitting position for a predetermined number of times for a predetermined time. In addition, the distribution mechanism transitions to the induction attitude in response to the operation of the switching solenoid 465 after a predetermined time from the transition to the entry permitted attitude of the lower approach restriction mechanism 453, and further switches to the induction attitude after a predetermined time from transition to the induction attitude. In response to the stop of the solenoid 465, it returns to the non-inductive posture.

  The team operating device 435 is a device for setting the conditions required for the lower large winning device 433 and the upper large winning device 434 to start operation. After winning the jackpot lottery, either the lower large winning device 433 or the upper large winning device 434 starts operation on condition that the game ball of the combination operating device 435 passes. Therefore, the player can start the special game state at the timing intended by the player if the player wins the jackpot. It should be noted that it is not necessary that either the lower large winning device 433 or the upper large winning device 434 start operation on condition that the game ball of the combination operating device 435 passes, instead, or in place of that. In addition, either the lower prize device 433 or the upper prize device 434 may be activated upon lapse of a predetermined time.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, in the game board 400, display devices 471 to 473 for displaying variable display of symbols and lottery results and display devices 476 to 478 for displaying the number of holding times of a game are integrated. A display having a plurality of light emitting units is provided in the lower left portion corresponding to a part of the game board 400. The plurality of light emitting units are divided in advance into light emitting regions corresponding to the respective devices, and the state of each device is displayed by the light emitting state.

  Specifically, the first special symbol is variably displayed on the game board 400 in conjunction with the first special symbol lottery, or the first special symbol is fixedly displayed with a stop symbol according to the lottery result. The special symbol display device 471 according to the special symbol and the second special symbol lottery, the second special symbol is variably displayed, or the second special symbol is fixedly displayed with the stop symbol according to the lottery result Special symbol display device 472 pertaining to special symbols, special symbol hold display device 476 that displays the number of pending unit games pertaining to the first special symbol, and special symbol hold that displays the number of pending unit games pertaining to the second special symbol A display device 477 is provided. The right of unit game related to the first special symbol and the right of unit game related to the second special symbol are respectively reserved up to four times. Here, the unit game is a game for one game executed based on one start winning game, and a lottery based on the judgment of success or failure of the lottery carried out based on one start game winning A series of games including the start and end of the variable display until the result is displayed.

  When the right to unit game pertaining to the first special symbol is held up to the maximum number of times, the game ball entering the start winning device 431 is the upper middle start winning switch 441A (see FIG. 10) or the lower middle start winning switch Even if it is detected by 441 B (see FIG. 10), the right of unit game related to the first special symbol is not added. Similarly, when the right to play a unit game relating to the second special symbol is suspended up to the maximum number of times, it is assumed that the game ball entering the right start winning device 432 is detected by the right start winning switch 442 (see FIG. 10). The right of the unit game concerning the second special symbol is not added.

  Each of the special symbol display device 471 according to the first special symbol and the special symbol display device 472 according to the second special symbol is composed of a plurality of light emitting units and is controlled by the main control board 920 (see FIG. 10) . Each of the display of the first special symbol and the display of the second special symbol is expressed by the light emission patterns (combination of light emission states (lights off, lights on and blinks) including light emission colors) of the plurality of light emitting parts. The special symbol hold display 476 pertaining to the first special symbol and the special symbol hold display 477 pertaining to the second special symbol are the number of times of holding by the combination of the light emitting states (lights off, lights on and blinks) of the two single color light emitting parts. indicate.

  In addition, the game board 400, according to the normal symbol lottery, to change the normal symbol display, and to display the normal symbol with a stop symbol according to the lottery result, etc A normal symbol holding display device 478 is provided to display the number of holdings of the unit game right. The right to unit game related to a regular symbol is suspended up to 4 times. When the right to unit game relating to the normal symbol is held up to the maximum number of times, the right to unit game relating to the normal symbol is not added even if the game ball entering the starting device 436 is detected by the start switch 446.

  The normal symbol display device 473 is composed of a plurality of light emitting units, and is controlled by the main control board 920 (see FIG. 10). The normal pattern is expressed by the light emission patterns of the plurality of light emitting parts. Further, the normal symbol hold display device 478 displays the number of holding times by a combination of the light emission states (light off, light on, blink) of the two single color light emitting parts.

  In addition, on the game board 400, in a unit game related to the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the decorative symbol is variably displayed or the decorative symbol is finalized so as to overlap behind the central structure 420. A decorative symbol display device 479 is provided. The variable display and finalized display of the decorative symbol are controlled by the sub control board 940, and are synchronized with the variable display and finalized display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol by the main control substrate 920. In the variable display of the decorative symbol, more complicated and various effects are executed than the variable display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. In addition, the fluctuation display and the fixed display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol and the fluctuation display and the fixed display of the decorative symbol necessarily start the fluctuation at the timing completely coincided with the stop display as the fixed display. It is not necessary to set the timing so as to start fluctuation at substantially the same timing while providing a slight time difference to each timing, and to perform finalized display at approximately the same timing.

  In addition, the game board 400 includes a board light emitting device 490 (see FIG. 10) provided on the back side of various structures, and the board light emitting device 490 is associated with the game proceeding based on control by the sub control board 940. It performs state notification by various light emission effects and light emission.

  Here, transition between various gaming states and gaming states will be described. Normal gaming state (hereinafter also abbreviated as "normal gaming state"), the first special symbol, the second special symbol and the variation display time of the normal symbol is in a long state (hereinafter also referred to as "non-shorting state") It corresponds.

  When the player wins a big hit in the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery, the gaming ball enters a specific passage (the inner passage of the lower prize device 433) during the special gaming state transitioning based on the winning. Depending on whether it is or not, the gaming state to be shifted after the special gaming state is different. If the game ball has not entered the specific passage during the special gaming state, the first special symbol lottery, the second special symbol and the variation display time of the normal symbol is shorter than the non-short time state (hereinafter referred to as “time saving state The game state (also referred to as “the low probability state”) in which the jackpot probability in the first special symbol lottery and the second special symbol lottery is the same as the normal gaming state (hereinafter also referred to as “low probability state”) In the following, it will be transitioned to "time saving game state"). On the other hand, if the game ball enters the specific passage during the special gaming state, it is a time saving state, and the jackpot probability in the first special symbol lottery and the second special symbol lottery is higher than the normal gaming state The game state (hereinafter, also referred to as “probability change state”), which is also referred to as “high probability state”, is transitioned to.

  The time saving game state is maintained until the total number of unit games relating to the first special symbol and the second special symbol reaches a predetermined number of times (for example, 50 times), but after that, it returns to the normal game state. In addition, the probability variation gaming state is maintained until the total number of unit games pertaining to the first special symbol and the second special symbol reaches a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times), but thereafter returns to the normal gaming state.

  In addition, it is not necessary to necessarily set it as the above-mentioned composition about transition between a game state and a game state, for example, a high probability state is good also as a structure continued until the next big win, or other contents At least one may be configured, or may be configured to further include a gaming state different from each of the gaming states described above, or the gaming state may be transitioned depending on conditions different from the above-described conditions.

  Next, the operation of the main devices of the game board 400 will be described roughly in time series. In the main control board 920, a winning random number, a big hit random number, a stop pattern random number, and various variation pattern random numbers related to the special symbol (common to the first special symbol and the second special symbol) are generated. The first special symbol starting winning combination is detected when the game ball entering one of the starting winning devices 431A and 431B according to the first special symbol is detected by any of the middle starting winning switches 441A and 441B (see FIG. 10). It becomes. When the right to unit game pertaining to the first special symbol is not held to the maximum number of times at the start winning of the first special symbol, the winning random number, the big hit symbol random number and the stop pattern random number pertaining to the special symbol are acquired, It is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control board 920.

  The unit game by the random number acquired based on the start winning of the first special symbol is not in the special game state, nor in the unit game according to the first special symbol or the second special symbol, the unit game according to the first special symbol If the rights are not reserved, they will start immediately after the storage of their random numbers. In addition, even when not in the special game state, during the unit game related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol or when the right of the unit game related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol is reserved After the unit game pertaining to all the special symbols (the first special symbol and the second special symbol) held before the current winning, a unit game based on the current starting winning is started. When each random number is acquired based on the start winning combination of the first special symbol during the special gaming state, the unit game by the random number is all that was suspended prior to the current starting winning after the special gaming state. It is started after the unit game concerning a special symbol.

  Moreover, the unit game by the random number acquired based on the starting winning combination of a 1st special symbol is started after the end of all the unit games concerning a 2nd special symbol. That is, when each random number is acquired based on the start winning of the second special symbol after the current start winning, the unit game based on the starting winning of the second special symbol is preferentially executed. The unit game based on the start winning of the second special symbol does not necessarily need to be configured to be executed prior to the unit game pertaining to the first special symbol, and the first special symbol and the second special symbol in the order of starting winning The unit superior control according to the present invention may be executed, or two special symbols may be not simultaneously selected and may be simultaneously varied.

  When the big win is won in the first special symbol lottery based on the starting winning of the first special symbol, the stop symbol corresponding to the big hit of the first special symbol lottery based on the acquired big hit symbol random number The type of jackpot symbol is determined. The number of rounds (for example, 6 rounds and 16 rounds) corresponding to the number of times the lower entry restriction mechanism 453 or the upper entry restriction mechanism 454 takes the entry permitted posture corresponds to the type of the stop symbol and the type of the big hit, for example. A plurality of jackpot types are set according to the type of gaming state such as a gaming state (whether to shift to a probability variation gaming state) transitioning after a special gaming state, and a jackpot symbol is set for each type. If the first special symbol lottery has not won a big hit, a lost symbol different from the big hit symbol is set as the stop symbol.

  After the first special symbol lottery, the first special based on the current gaming state, the lottery result, the value of the stop pattern random number, the value of various variation pattern random numbers, and the number of pending unit game rights pertaining to the first special symbol The variation display time of the symbol is determined, and the variation pattern of the decorative symbol is selected. After that, the variation display of the first special symbol in the special symbol display device 471 according to the first special symbol and the variation display (variation effect) of the decorative symbol in the decorative symbol display device 479 are started. Over the display time, the variation display with a constant pattern is continued, and in the case of the decorative pattern, the variation display according to the variation pattern is continued over the variation display time. Thereafter, with the elapse of the variable display time, the stop symbol relating to the first special symbol is determined and displayed, and the symbol corresponding to the stop symbol of the first special symbol is determined and displayed as the decorative symbol. The final display of the first special symbol and the decorative symbol is continued for at least a predetermined fixed time.

  If the stop symbol relating to the first special symbol is a big hit symbol, the gaming state shifts to the special gaming state after the final display of the first special symbol. In the special gaming state, the lower entry control mechanism 453 of the lower large winning device 433 and the upper entry restriction mechanism 454 of the upper large winning device 434 are allowed to enter a predetermined number of times in a predetermined order according to the type of the big hit. . When the predetermined number (for example, eight) of game balls are detected by the big win switches 443 and 444 during each entry permitted posture in the lower entry regulation mechanism 453 and the upper entry regulation mechanism 454, or the predetermined maximum When the entry permission time (for example, 29.5 seconds) has elapsed, the lower entry restriction mechanism 453 or the upper entry restriction mechanism 454 shifts to the entry prohibited attitude. After that, either the lower approach restriction mechanism 453 or the upper approach restriction mechanism 454 returns to the approach permitted posture again after the passage of the predetermined access prohibition time. The entry restricting operation is repeated a predetermined number of times in a predetermined order corresponding to the type of the big hit.

  The lower entry restriction mechanism 453 and the upper entry restriction mechanism 454 are configured such that only one of them is allowed to enter during the special game state, and after a predetermined waiting time has elapsed from the start of the special game state (after the opening period One moves to the initial approach permission posture). Also, after the predetermined entry prohibition time has elapsed since the final return to the entry prohibition posture, and after the predetermined standby time has passed thereafter (after the ending period), the special gaming state ends. After the end of the special gaming state, as described above, transition to the time saving gaming state or the probability variation gaming state.

  In various gaming states, when the game ball entering the right start winning device 432 relating to the second special symbol is detected by the right start winning switch 442, the start winning of the second special symbol is obtained. The control of the unit game based on the start winning game of the second special symbol is executed in the same manner as the control relating to the first special symbol described above. That is, when the right to unit game pertaining to the second special symbol is not held to the maximum number of times at the start winning combination of the second special symbol, each random number pertaining to the special symbol is acquired, and the unit game based on this start winning is executed Be done. Also, the determination of the stop symbol according to the second special symbol lottery, the selection of the variation pattern of the decoration symbol, the execution of the variation display, the transition control of the gaming state, etc. are also executed similarly to the control according to the first special symbol Be done.

  In various gaming states, when the game ball entering the starting device 436 is detected by the start switch 446, if the right to unit game relating to the normal symbol is not held for the maximum number of times, the winning random number relating to the normal symbol is acquired And stored in a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control board 920. At this time, if it is not in the unit game relating to the normal symbol, immediately after the storage, the unit game relating to the acquired normal symbol is started. On the other hand, if a unit game relating to a normal symbol is being performed, a unit game relating to the acquired normal symbol is started after the end of the unit game based on the right of the unit game relating to the acquired normal symbol.

  In a unit game relating to a normal symbol, it is determined whether or not it has been won based on the value of a winning random number, and if it is won, a predetermined hit symbol is set as a stop symbol. On the other hand, if the normal symbol lottery is not won, a predetermined lost symbol is set as the stop symbol. After the normal symbol lottery, the variable display of the normal symbol is started in the normal symbol display device 473, and in the non-time-short state, the variable display by the constant pattern is continued over the predetermined variable display time, and the time is short , The fluctuation display with a constant pattern is continued over a predetermined fluctuation display time shorter than the non-short time state. With the elapse of a predetermined time corresponding to the gaming state, the stop symbol relating to the normal symbol is displayed for a predetermined time.

  If the stop symbol relating to the normal symbol is a hit symbol, the right entry restriction mechanism 452 of the right start winning device 432 shifts to the entry permitted posture at least once after the confirmation display of the normal symbol. Specifically, when winning in the non-time saving state (normal gaming state and special gaming state), the right start winning device 432 is allowed to enter over a predetermined maximum entering allowable time (for example, approximately 0.1 seconds) In the case of winning in the time saving state (time saving gaming state and probability variation gaming state), the predetermined maximum allowable entrance time (for example, approximately 4.8 seconds) longer than when the right start winning device 432 is in the non time saving state ) Intermittently (for example, divided into three times) into the approach permitted posture. However, when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls are detected by the right start winning switch 442, the right entry restriction mechanism 452 shifts to the entry prohibition posture without waiting for the maximum entry permitted time to elapse. Also, even if the number of transitions to the entry permitted position has not reached the predetermined number, the operation of the right start winning device 432 in the unit game according to the present normal symbol is ended.

  Next, the playability of the pachinko machine 100 of the present embodiment will be described. In order to receive the second special symbol lottery, it must first be elected in the normal symbol lottery, and further, the gaming ball enters the right starting winning device 432 in the entry permitted state of the right starting winning device 432 based on the winning. Must. The winning probability of winning for the normal symbol in the normal gaming state is the same as the winning probability in the short time gaming state, but the stay time of the entry enable state of the right start winning device 432 based on the winning in the normal gaming state (e.g. Since 0.1 seconds) is set extremely short compared to the staying time (for example, approximately 4.8 seconds) in the short time state, an opportunity per unit time can be received in the second special symbol lottery in the normal gaming state Is significantly smaller than the opportunity per unit time to receive the first special symbol lottery. Conversely, in the time saving state such as the time saving gaming state or the probability variation gaming state, the opportunity per unit time for receiving the second special symbol lottery is significantly larger than the opportunity per unit time for receiving the first special symbol lottery .

  Therefore, the player wins a big hit in the first special symbol lottery, and plays the game aiming to shift to the probability variation gaming state by causing the gaming ball to enter the specific passage in the subsequent special gaming state. On the other hand, in the time-saving gaming state and the probability variation gaming state, the game is performed aiming to win a big hit in the second special symbol lottery before each gaming state ends.

  Specifically, in the game board 400, a central structure 420 is provided at the central portion of the game area where the game balls flow down, and the game method (left-handed game) mainly allows the game balls to flow down from the left side of the central structure 420 Method) and a game method (right-handed game method) in which the game balls are made to flow mainly from the right side of the central structure 420 can be selectively performed. In the normal gaming state, the player plays a game according to the left hitting gaming method, and in the time saving gaming state and the probability changing gaming state, plays the game according to the right hitting gaming method. Further, since the lower large winning device 433 and the upper large winning device 434 are disposed on the right side with respect to the central structure 420, the game is played by the right hitting game method even in the special gaming state.

  Next, the rear block 104 will be described. 8 and 9 are a rear side perspective view and a rear view showing the pachinko machine 100, respectively. In FIG. 8, the outer frame 101 is omitted for easy understanding.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the rear block 104 is configured by attaching another member or device to the base 501. The rear block 104 is supported openably and closably relative to the intermediate block 103 by connecting the base 501 and the intermediate block 103 by the rear block support mechanisms 136 and 137.

  The rear block 104 rectifies the gaming balls continuously (for example, in one row) on the downstream side of the gaming ball tank 510 as the ball storage portion storing the gaming balls, and aligns them in one row. A tank rail 520 as a ball aligning portion, a case rail 530 as a ball guiding portion for guiding gaming balls introduced from the tank rail 520 on the downstream side of the tank rail 520, payout of gaming balls on the downstream side of the case rail 530 A payout device 540 for lending the gaming balls, a guiding member 550 for guiding the gaming balls, which flowed out of the payout device 540 downstream of the payout device 540, to a guidance passage formed on the base 501, and a gaming ball by the payout device 540 And a payout control device 560 for controlling the payout of the game ball and the lending of the game ball, and the predetermined power required for various devices etc. A power supply having a function as power supply means for converting into voltage power and outputting it, and a function as release control means for controlling the injection of gaming balls based on the release operation to the release operation device 250 in cooperation with the main control board 920 A relay device for relaying signals between the launch control device 570, the payout control device 560 and the gaming ball lending device 290 (see FIG. 1) and a card unit (not shown) disposed to the side of the pachinko machine 100 And 950.

  The base 501 is integrally molded of a resin (for example, an ABS resin), and includes a base portion 502 corresponding to the front side portion and a protective cover portion 503 located rearward of the base portion 502. The upper portion of the base portion 502 is formed in a substantially frame shape along the outer shape of the rear block 104, and the lower portion is formed in a substantially flat shape having a thickness in the front-rear direction. Function as a mounting portion to be mounted.

  The protective cover portion 503 is formed in a substantially plate shape having a thickness in the front-rear direction. In addition, the protective cover 503 is not shaped to cover the entire rear surface of the intermediate block 103, and a part of the rear surface of the intermediate block 103 that requires frequent inspection and confirmation, such as a part of the main control device 370 It is set to the size which forms the window for exposing to. On the back surface of the protective cover portion 503, a large number of vent holes 503A having a function of improving the heat dissipation property of the main controller 370 and the sub controller 390 are formed.

  The game ball tank 510 is a horizontally long box-shaped container opened upward, and game balls supplied from a ball circulation device (not shown) of the island facility are sequentially replenished at one end side in the longitudinal direction. An opening (not shown) is formed on one end side of the gaming ball tank 510 in the longitudinal direction different from the side to which the gaming ball is supplied. The bottom surface of the gaming ball tank 510 is gently inclined in the longitudinal direction, and the gaming ball supplied to the gaming ball tank 510 is moved to the opening side by its own weight. In addition, the bottom surface of the gaming ball tank 510 is inclined also in the direction (front and back direction) orthogonal to the longitudinal direction as compared to the longitudinal direction, leading the gaming ball to the side provided with the opening (for example, the front side) . In addition, a metal antistatic plate (not shown) is attached to the bottom surface of the game ball tank 510 so as to overlap the game ball tank 510, and the antistatic plate is connected to the ground potential to The static electricity of the gaming ball on the downstream side is removed.

  The tank rail 520 is attached to the side where the opening of the gaming ball tank 510 is formed, and the gaming ball flows in through the opening of the gaming ball tank 510. The tank rail 520 is gradually heightened as the upper surface of the passage formed by the passage forming member 521 forming the passage forming member 521 forming the passage of the substantially bowl-shaped game ball having a width through which the game balls pass in a row. And a straightening member 522 which straightens the gaming ball flowing down the passage from the height at which the gaming balls are stacked vertically to a height of one step. The passage formed by the tank rail 520 is gently inclined toward the downstream side, and guides the gaming ball to the opposite side to the gaming ball tank 510.

  The case rail 530 is vertically formed to be continuous with the lower side of the tank rail 520, and gaming balls from the tank rail 520 flow in. The case rail 530 is continuous downward while curving left and right so that the game ball does not flow vigorously. In addition, a ball breakage detection unit 539 for detecting a ball breakage is provided at an intermediate portion of the ball passage in the case rail 530. The ball breakage detecting unit 539 has a built-in ball switch 591 (see FIG. 10), and the ball clogging or the like occurs on the case rail 530 or the upstream side thereof by the ball holding switch 591 and the gaming ball is contained in the case rail 530. Detects an out-of-ball condition that has not been replenished normally.

  The payout device 540 includes a delivery mechanism for delivering gaming balls, a payout motor 542 (see FIG. 10) as a drive unit for driving the delivery mechanism, and a payout counting switch 592 (see FIG. 10). In response to the operation of the payout motor 542 based on the control by the payout control device 560, the gaming balls stored in the ball passage are discharged to the downstream side. The passage of the ball passage of the released game ball is detected by the payout counting switch 592, whereby the payout control device 560 (the payout control board 930) counts the number of payouts of the game ball.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the payout control device 560 and the power supply and discharge control device 570 are mounted so as to overlap the lower back surface of the base portion 502 of the base 501 so as to be located at the lower back surface side of the rear block 104. It is done. The rear block 104 including the payout control device 560 and the power / fire control device 570 is continuously available even when the game board 400 is replaced with another game board due to model change or the like.

  The dispensing control device 560 includes a dispensing control substrate 930 (see FIG. 10) and a substrate case for accommodating the dispensing control substrate 930. The dispensing control substrate 930, like the main control substrate 920, leaves no trace of opening. Are housed inside the substrate case sealed so as not to be opened.

  The power and emission control device 570 includes a power and emission control substrate 900 (see FIG. 10) and a substrate case for accommodating the power and emission control substrate 900. The power and emission control substrate 900 is similar to the main control substrate 920. In the inside of the sealed substrate case.

<Electrical configuration>
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 100. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the pachinko machine 100 includes control circuits such as a power / emission control board 900, a power monitoring board 910, a main control board 920, a payout control board 930, and a sub control board 940. In FIG. 10, a relay circuit device that only relays various signals is omitted. In the following, these main control circuit arrangements will be individually described in detail.

  The power / emission control board 900 supplies power of a predetermined voltage to each part of the pachinko machine 100 via a power supply path (broken line in the figure), and a launcher according to the operation of the launch operation device 250 And a signal relay unit 903 for relaying the initialization signal from the initialization switch 907 and the ball overflow signal from the ball overflow switch 249.

  The power supply unit 901 takes in external power (for example, AC 24 volts) supplied from the outside, converts it into internal power (for example, 24 VDC), and generates various types of power from the internal power. The power generated by the power supply unit 901 is a drive voltage (for example, DC 12 volts) for driving devices such as various solenoids and various motors, and drives various switches or performs control processing. The power of the control voltage (for example, DC 5 volts) for reducing the power, the power of the backup voltage for holding the contents of the RAM of the main control board 920, and the like are included.

  The power supply unit 901 supplies various kinds of power generated from the internal power to the power supply monitoring board 910, the main control board 920, the payout control board 930, the sub control board 940, and the like. Specifically, the power supply monitoring substrate 910 is supplied with power of internal power, driving voltage, control voltage and backup voltage. Power for the drive voltage, control voltage, and backup voltage is supplied to the main control board 920, and the power is supplied via the power monitoring unit 911 of the power monitoring board 910. Power for driving voltage and control voltage is supplied to the payout control substrate 930. Power for drive voltage and control voltage is supplied to the sub control substrate 940. Power of a drive voltage and a control voltage is supplied to the emission control unit 902 and the signal relay unit 903.

  The power supply switch 909 is connected to the power supply unit 901, and when the power supply switch 909 is in the OFF state, the taking in of the external power is stopped. Note that the pachinko machine is turned off by turning off the power switch 909 or removing a power plug (not shown) connected to the power supply unit 901 via the power switch 909 from an external power supply outlet (not shown). A state in which the supply of power to the inside of the machine 100 is stopped or a state in which the supply of external power itself is stopped is generically referred to as a “power failure state”.

  The power supply unit 901 is configured to normally output the power of the control voltage for a predetermined period even after the transition to the power failure state. As a result, the main control board 920 can save the state and end the control so that it can return to the current control state.

  The launch control unit 902 cooperates with the main control board 920 to control the driving of the ball feed solenoid 332 and the launch solenoid 334 of the launch device 330. The ball feeding solenoid 332 and the firing solenoid 334 are permitted to operate when the predetermined conditions are satisfied. Specifically, the fact that the player is touching the firing handle 252 (see FIG. 1) is detected based on the touch sensor signal from the touch sensor 254, and the launch stop switch 255 for stopping the launch is The release control unit 902 outputs an on-state release permission signal to the main control board 920 on the condition that it is not operated. The main control board 920 also outputs a firing solenoid control signal and a ball feeding solenoid control signal to the firing control unit 902 based on the firing permission signal and the firing abnormality signal. The launch control unit 902 operates the ball feed solenoid 332 based on the on-state ball feed control signal, and operates the launch solenoid 334 based on the reception of the on-state launch solenoid control signal and the resistance value of the variable resistor 253. Let As a result, the gaming balls are sequentially fired from the launcher 330 at a strength according to the resistance value of the variable resistor 253 (the amount of rotational operation of the launch handle 252).

  When the initialization switch 907 is pressed, the signal relay unit 903 outputs an initialization signal in an on state to the main control board 920. In the main control board 920, the storage information stored in the RAM of the main control board 920 is initialized in response to the reception of the initialization signal in the on state. The initialization switch 907 does not necessarily have to be configured to output a signal to the main control substrate 920 via the signal relay unit 903. For example, the initialization switch 907 may be mounted directly on the main control substrate 920. The initialization switch 907 may be accommodated in the substrate case 371. This can prevent an unauthorized signal input targeting a section in which a signal is transmitted.

  Further, when the ball overflow switch 249 detects a game ball, the signal relay unit 903 outputs an on-state ball overflow signal to the main control board 920. The main control substrate 920 outputs a low-speed payout signal to the payout control substrate 930 based on the detection of the ball overflow signal in the on state, and the payout control substrate 930 receives the low-speed payout signal. The payout speed of the game ball from the device 540 is reduced. Further, the main control board 920 outputs a high-speed payout signal to the payout control board 930 based on the detection of the ball overflow signal in the off state, and the payout control board 930 receiving the high-speed payout signal calculates the rotational speed of the payout motor 542 Speed up.

  The power supply monitoring board 910 monitors the power supply monitoring unit 911 that monitors the state of power supply from the power supply and emission control board 900, and supplies power and transfers various signals between the power supply and emission control board 900 and the main control board 920. And a signal relay unit 912 to be relayed. The power supply monitoring unit 911 also outputs a power failure signal to the main control board 920 in response to the transition to the power failure state, and monitors the voltage of the DC stable 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 901. If the state where the voltage is less than 22 volts continues for a predetermined time, it is determined that the power is out, and an on-state power failure signal is output to the main control board 920. The main control board 920 recognizes the transition to the power failure state by receiving the power failure signal in the on state.

  The main control board 920 totally controls the operation of the pachinko machine 100. On the main control board 920, an MPU (not shown) as a one-chip microcomputer is mounted. The MPU includes a CPU (not shown) as an arithmetic processing unit, a ROM (not shown) storing various control programs and fixed data executed by the CPU, and various data temporarily when the control program is executed. And the like (not shown) for storing, etc. On the main control board 920, various circuits such as a timer circuit (not shown), a counter circuit (not shown), a clock generation circuit (not shown) and a signal transmission / reception circuit (not shown) are mounted. There is. The RAM of the main control board 920 is configured to be able to maintain (back up) the internal data by the power supply of the backup voltage from the power / fire control board 900 even after transition to the power failure state.

  The payout control board 930 controls a payout operation of gaming balls by the payout device 540 in accordance with an instruction from the main control substrate 920 and a lending operation of gaming balls by the payout device 540 in accordance with the operation of the gaming ball lending device 290. Similar to the main control board 920, the payout control board 930 is an MPU (not shown) as a one-chip microcomputer including a CPU (not shown), a ROM (not shown) and a RAM (not shown), a timer circuit Various circuits such as a counter circuit (not shown), a clock generation circuit (not shown), and a signal transmission / reception circuit (not shown) are mounted. The payout control board 930 is equipped with an input / output port as a connection means for enabling information communication with other devices. For example, bi-directional information input / output communication with the main control board 920 and the relay device 950 is possible. The open / close detection switches 108 and 109, the storage ball switch 591 and the payout counting switch 592 are connected to allow only one-way information input communication, and the payout motor 542 is information on only one direction. Only output communication is possible. As in the RAM of the main control board 920, the RAM of the payout control board 930 may have a backup function capable of maintaining internal data for a fixed period in a power failure state, or the RAM of the main control board 920 However, the internal data may not be maintained in the power failure state.

  The sub control board 940 controls operations of various rendering devices, various light emitting devices, various acoustic devices, and the like based on an instruction from the main control substrate 920. The sub control board 940 is equipped with an input / output port as a connection means for connecting information communicably to other devices, and for example, the main control board 920 can be connected only for information input communication in only one direction. The input operation device 260 is connected bi-directionally to enable information communication, and the decorative symbol display device 479 or the like is connected so as to allow only one-way information output communication.

<Various control processing>
Next, various control processes performed by the main control board 920 will be described. The control processing in the main control board 920 can be roughly divided into a main processing that is started with the recovery from the power failure state, and periodically (in this embodiment, in a 2 ms (millisecond) cycle) the main processing is interrupted and executed And timer interrupt processing.

  First, the main processing performed by the main control board 920 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the main processing of the main control board 920 (abbreviated as “main control main processing” in FIG. 11).

  In the main process of the main control board 920, first, a series of control start processes (program start process S1001 to random number initial setting process S1019) for starting up the main control board 920 and initializing various information are executed only once. After that, in the interrupt prohibition process S1020 to prohibit the interrupt, the winning random number initial value counter (a part of the area of RAM) and the jackpot symbol random number initial value counter (a part of the area of the RAM) and the ordinary symbols The random number initial value updating process S1021 for updating the value of the winning random number initial value counter (a part of the area of the RAM) and the first variation type counter to the fourth variation type for determining the variation time, variation pattern, etc. Variation counter update processing S1022 for updating the value of the counter (a partial area of the RAM) and interrupt permission processing S for permitting the interrupt 023 and is repeatedly executed. When a request for timer interrupt occurs before the interrupt permitting process S1023, the timer interrupt process is executed immediately after the interrupt permitting process S1023.

  In a series of control start processes, a program start process S1001 for setting an initial value in a stack pointer (a partial area of the RAM) that controls program execution, an interrupt mode setting process S1002 for setting an interrupt mode, and a payout control board A stand-by process S1003 is performed, which waits for a predetermined time until 930 and the sub control board 940 and the like rise.

  Determination processing S1004 of the output state of the initialization signal from the initialization switch 907 of the power supply and emission control board 900 after the start-up waiting processing S1003, determination processing S1005 of the value of the power failure information (a part of the RAM), storage A determination process S1007 of the storage state of the information is performed, and it is determined whether or not the storage information of the RAM is to be erased based on the determination results. Here, the storage information is information necessary to restore the state of the game before the power failure, which corresponds to a partial area of the RAM that has been updated according to the progress of the game before the power failure, and is executed. The value of the counter related to the unit game in, the value of the counter stored by the start winning, etc. are exemplified.

  The storage state of the storage information is determined as follows. First, a checksum value for a storage area in a predetermined range of the RAM is calculated (checksum calculation process S1006), and the power failure monitoring process S1202 is performed with the current checksum value and transition to the previous power failure state (see FIG. 12). It is determined whether or not the exclusive OR with the RAM determination value, which is the 2's complement of the checksum value calculated in (a), is “0” (determination processing S1007). It is determined whether or not the checksum value at the time of transition to the power failure state is the same.

  When the initialization signal is in the on state (S1004: Y), when the power failure information is not a predetermined power failure value indicating that the stored information is saved and ended at the time of transition to the power failure state (S1005: N) If the information is not normally held (S1007: N), a RAM clear process S1008 is executed to erase the stored information of the RAM. Hardware that initializes various devices connected to the main control board 920 after it is determined that the stored information is held normally (S1007: Y) or after the RAM clear processing S1008 is performed Wear initialization processing S1009 is executed.

  After the hardware initialization process S1009, a process S1010 of determining whether the power failure information is a power failure value is executed. When the power failure information is a power failure value (S1010: N), a RAM recovery setting process S1011 for initializing various information including recovery of stored information and a recovery command indicating the completion of the setting are set (recovery command Output process S1012). The control state of the main control board 920 is restored to the control state immediately before the transition to the previous power failure state by the return of the held information in the RAM return setting process S1011.

  On the other hand, when the power failure information is not a power failure value (S1010: Y), various information is initialized without returning the held information (RAM initialization processing S1013), and an initialization command indicating the completion of the setting is output (Initialization command output process S1014).

  In the RAM return setting process S1011 and the RAM initial setting process S1013, the power failure information is set to a predetermined conduction value different from the power failure value, and various error conditions such as a fraud detection error immediately before the transition to the previous power failure state. All these error conditions are cleared even if there is a In addition, either the return command or the initialization command is output from both main control board 920 to both the payout control board 930 and the sub control board 940, and the payout control board 930 and the sub control board 940 receive the return command or the initialization command. A predetermined initialization process is also performed in each of the above.

  If the condition device is activated at the time of transition to the previous power failure state after the initial setting of the RAM (judgment processing S1004 to initialization command output processing S1014) according to the situation at the time of startup, Preparation for returning is performed (special game state return preparation processing S1015). Specifically, in the special game state return preparation process S1015, the operating state of the condition device and the continuous game operating device is determined, and the processing corresponding to the game situation in the power failure state is executed in the sub control board 940 Ru.

  After the special game state return preparation processing S1015, it is determined whether the time saving state or the non-time saving state is determined by determining whether the time saving state flag is set (determination processing S1016), the time saving state In the case (S1016: Y), the time saving command is output (time reducing command output process S1017). On the other hand, when it is in the non-time-short state (S1016: N), a non-time-short command is output (non-time-short command output processing S1018). Thereafter, the value of the winning random number counter (a part of the area of the RAM) relating to the special symbol is initialized (random number initialization process S1019).

  Next, timer interrupt processing executed by the main control board 920 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a timer interrupt process (abbreviated as "main control interrupt process" in the figure) executed by the main control board 920.

  In the timer interrupt process of the main control board 920, first, an interrupt start process S1201 for starting a timer interrupt is executed. Specifically, a predetermined value is set in the interrupt control register. This prohibits interrupts other than this timer interrupt. Thereafter, a power failure monitoring process S1202 to an external information output process S1221 relating to substantial control such as game progression control of the pachinko machine 100 and monitoring of various sensors are sequentially executed. However, when the game progress is stopped based on various types of fraud detection (S1207: Y), control signal output processing S1208 to external information output processing S1221 are not executed. Finally, the interrupt permitting process S1222 for permitting the next timer interrupt is executed, and the current timer interrupt process is completed. In the following, various major processes are individually described.

  In the power failure monitoring process S1202, the value of the power failure information (a part of the area of the RAM) is updated based on the output state of the power failure signal output from the power supply monitoring unit 911 of the power supply monitoring substrate 910. Specifically, the output state of the power failure signal is confirmed over three times, and it is determined that the power is off when the on state is detected for all three times. If it is not determined in this determination that there is a power failure state, the power failure information is maintained at the energization value.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the power failure monitoring process S1202 that a power failure state has occurred, the following process is executed. First, the value of the power failure information is changed from the energization value set in the RAM restoration setting processing S1011 or the RAM initialization processing S1013 (see FIG. 11) to a predetermined power failure value. Further, a checksum value for a storage area in a predetermined range of the RAM is calculated, and the two's complement of the checksum value is set as the RAM determination value. As a result, the pachinko machine 100 enters an infinite loop that does not perform substantial control such as the progress of the game or monitoring of various sensors, and the state of the RAM after the RAM determination value is set is held based on the backup power. Ru. In addition, in order to confirm the output state of a power failure signal over 3 times, after receiving a power failure signal for the first time, each process of timer interruption is performed twice.

  In the random number updating process S1203, the winning random number counter relating to the special symbol, the jackpot symbol random number counter, the stop pattern selection counter, and the winning random number counter relating to the normal symbol are updated. Specifically, when the value of the winning random number counter relating to the special symbol is a value different from the prescribed maximum value (for example, "576"), it is changed to a value larger than the current value by "1" and the special symbol When the value of the winning random number counter pertaining to is the prescribed maximum value, the value is changed to the prescribed minimum value (“0”). However, if the value after change is the same value as the circulation initial value for the winning random number counter pertaining to the special symbol, the value of the winning random number counter pertaining to the special symbol is the same as the winning random number initial value counter pertaining to the special symbol The circulation initial value is also set to the same value as the winning random number initial value counter.

  The jackpot symbol random number counter, the stop pattern selection counter, and the winning random number counter pertaining to the normal symbol are also updated in the same manner as the winning random number counter pertaining to the special symbol. However, as an update range defined by the specified maximum value and the specified minimum value of each counter, a value unique to each counter is set, and a plurality of counters are asynchronously updated, and the cyclic initial value of each counter is set. Is referred to an initial value counter specific to each counter. For example, the winning random number counter pertaining to the special symbol and the winning random number initial value counter pertaining to the special symbol have the same range of values, and the big hit symbol random number counter and the big hit symbol random number initial value counter have the same range of values, The range of values is the same between the winning random number counter pertaining to the normal symbol and the winning random number initial value counter pertaining to the normal symbol.

  In the random number initial value updating process S1204, the winning random number initial value counter, the big hit symbol random number initial value counter, and the winning random number initial value counter according to the ordinary symbol according to the special symbol are updated. Specifically, when the value of the winning random number initial value counter pertaining to the special symbol is a value different from the prescribed maximum value (for example, "576"), the value is changed to a value larger than the current value by "1". When the value of the winning random number initial value counter relating to the symbol is the prescribed maximum value, it is changed to the prescribed minimum value (“0”). Also for the symbol random number initial value counter pertaining to the special symbol and the win random number initial value counter pertaining to the normal symbol, except that the prescribed maximum value and the prescribed minimum value are values unique to those counters, the win random number initial condition pertaining to the special symbol It is updated in the same way as the value counter.

  In the fluctuation counter updating process S1205, the values of the first fluctuation type counter to the fourth fluctuation type counter for determining the fluctuation time, the fluctuation pattern, and the like are updated. Specifically, when the value of the first variation type counter is a value different from the prescribed maximum value (for example, “187”), the value is changed to a value larger than the current value by “1”, and the first variation When the value of the type counter is the prescribed maximum value, it is changed to the prescribed minimum value (“0”). The second variation type counter to the fourth variation type counter are also updated in the same manner as the first variation type counter except that the prescribed maximum value and the prescribed minimum value are values unique to those counters. Be done.

  In addition, each winning random number counter, big hit symbol random number counter, stop pattern selection counter and each variation type counter concerning special symbol and normal symbol do not necessarily need to be the above-mentioned constitution, but at least a part of the above-mentioned counter is another constitution For example, it may be configured to update from a fixed initial value without using an initial value counter, or configured to be configured with a random number generation IC without using a program and to refer to a value as necessary. .

  In the game stop determination process S1206, when the fraud detection information is a fraud detection value, the game stop value is updated, and various information for stopping the game progress is set. On the other hand, when the fraud detection information is not a fraud detection value or is already a game stop value, each process for stopping the game progress is not executed, and the game stop determination process S1206 is ended. The fraud detection information is set to a fraud detection value when occurrence of various frauds is detected in the fraud detection process S1211. Further, in the determination processing S1207, it is determined whether or not the game is being stopped depending on whether or not the fraud detection information is the game stop value.

  In control signal output processing S1208, based on the control data stored in the output buffer, relates to the special symbol display device 471 according to the first special symbol, the special symbol display device 472 according to the second special symbol, and the ordinary symbol A signal for controlling various notification devices such as the normal symbol display device 473 is output. Also, based on control data stored in the output buffer, various actuators such as the ball feed solenoid 332, the firing solenoid 334, the right approach regulating solenoid 462, the lower approach regulating solenoid 463, the upper approach regulating solenoid 464, the switching solenoid 465, etc. A signal to control is output.

  In switch reading process S1209, the middle start winning switch 441A, 441B, right start winning switch 442, lower large winning switch 443, upper large winning switch 444, combination operation switch 445, start switch 446, non-specific path switch 447, specified The signal state from each of the passage switch 448 and the general winning switches 449A and 449B is read, and a change in the detection state of the gaming ball by the various switches is detected.

  Specifically, in the switch read process S1209, signal states from various switches are read twice into the input buffer (a part of the area of the RAM) at predetermined time intervals, and signals from various switches are read. Each time, the first signal state read (hereinafter abbreviated as "first signal state") and the second time signal state read (hereinafter abbreviated as "second signal state") A change in the detection state of the various switches is detected based on the detection state detected by the previous timer interrupt (abbreviated as "preceding detection state" hereinafter). Then, for each switch, when the previous detection state is in the off state, when the first signal state is in the on state and the second signal state is in the on state, it is determined to be the on state transition Then, a detection flag (a partial area of the RAM) corresponding to the type of switch is set. As described in the power failure monitoring process S1202, even if the power supply is stopped, each processing of the timer interrupt is executed twice, so that the on state of various switches is immediately after the power supply is stopped. Even when it is started, detection flags of various switches can be set accurately.

  In the timer update process S1210, various timers (a predetermined area of the RAM) used for variable display of special symbols and normal symbols, control of each gaming state, and fraud monitoring are updated.

  In the fraud detection process S1211, a fraudulent action is detected, such as forcing the game ball into the various winning devices or forcing the various winning devices. Specifically, movement of the right start winning device 432, the lower large winning device 433 and the upper large winning device 434 to the compulsory entry permitted posture, the induction of the gaming ball to the specific passage of the lower large winning device 433 by excitation. , Induction of forced malfunction of the right start winning device 432, the lower large winning device 433 and the upper large winning device 434 by radio waves, induction of gaming balls to various winning devices by magnetic adsorption, upper middle starting winning device 431A, In the situation where there is a high possibility that fraudulent action such as induction of game balls at abnormal timing to lower middle start winning device 431 B, right starting winning device 432, lower large winning device 433 and upper large winning device 434 Detect the occurrence.

  In the prize detection response process S1212, control based on detection of gaming balls by various switches provided on the gaming board 400 is executed. Specifically, when the medium start winning switch detection flag is set based on the detection of the game ball by the upper middle start winning switch 441A (see FIG. 10) and the lower middle start winning switch 441B (see FIG. 10) The middle start winning counter (a predetermined area of the RAM) and the first payout counter (a predetermined area of the RAM) are updated. Further, when the right start winning switch detection flag is set based on the detection of the gaming ball by the right start winning switch 442 (see FIG. 10), the first payout counter is updated. Also, when the lower large winning switch detection flag is set based on the detection of the gaming ball by the lower large winning switch 443 (see FIG. 10), or for the detection of the gaming ball by the upper large winning switch 444 (see FIG. 10) When the upper large winning switch detection flag is set on the basis, the large winning counter (a predetermined area of the RAM) and the second payout counter (a predetermined area of the RAM) are updated.

  In the launch control process S1213, launch related information for controlling the launch of the game ball by the launch device 330 is updated. Specifically, the activation flag of the ball feeding solenoid 332 that drives the ball feeding mechanism 331 and the activation flag of the firing solenoid 334 that drives the firing mechanism 333 are updated.

  In the input signal monitoring process S1214, based on the output state of the signal from the open / close detection switch 108 (see FIG. 10) via the payout control substrate 930, an intermediate block is generated for the outer frame 101 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). It is detected whether 103 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) is closed. Also, based on the output state of the signal from the open / close detection switch 109 via the payout control board 930 (see FIG. 10), the front block 102 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) with respect to the intermediate block 103 (see FIGS. It is detected whether or not 3) is closed.

  In the payout state monitoring process S1215, information indicating the payout control state output from the payout control board 930 is monitored, and various payout state commands according to the payout control state are set as necessary. The sub control board 940 having received the payout state command causes the decorative symbol display device 479, the upper left acoustic device 281, the upper right acoustic device 282, and the like to execute notification according to the type of the payout state command.

  In the payout signal output process S1216, various award ball commands are set based on the values of the first payout counter and the second payout counter as necessary, and are output to the payout control board 930. The first payout counter and the second payout counter are updated according to the setting of the winning ball command. For example, the first payout counter is incremented by one each time a gaming ball corresponding to one winning is detected, and is decremented by one each time a winning ball command based on the winning is set. In the payout control board 930, each time the control for paying out the number (for example, three) of game balls corresponding to the winning is executed (specifically, slightly before the payout is completed), the main control board 920 receives an award. In the situation where the ball command is requested and the payout of the winning balls continues, the further control of the winning ball command is outputted from the main control board 920. The second payout counter is a counter updated corresponding to the winning (for example, 13) having a different number of winning balls from the first payout counter, and the payout control board is based on the value of the second payout counter. If 930 is received, the payout control board 930 executes control to pay out the game balls for the number of minutes corresponding to the winning ball command.

  In special symbol related processing S1217, hold control of the right of the unit game concerning the first special symbol and control of the unit game concerning the first special symbol are executed. Specifically, in the hold control of the right of the unit game pertaining to the first special symbol, operation control of the special symbol hold display device 476 pertaining to the first special symbol is executed. In addition, in the control of the unit game concerning the first special symbol, the operation control of the special symbol display device 471 pertaining to the first special symbol is executed, and when the big hit is won in the first special symbol lottery, the lower prize winning device The operation control of the 433 and the big winning device 434 is further executed.

  Further, in the special symbol related processing S1217, the hold control of the right of the unit game concerning the second special symbol and the control of the unit game concerning the second special symbol are executed. Specifically, in the hold control of the right of the unit game according to the second special symbol, operation control of the special symbol hold display device 477 according to the second special symbol is executed. In addition, in the control of the unit game concerning the second special symbol, the operation control of the special symbol display device 472 pertaining to the second special symbol is executed, and when the big hit is won in the second special symbol lottery, the lower prize winning device The operation control of the 433 and the big winning device 434 is further executed.

  In normal symbol related processing S1218, hold control of the right of unit game related to the normal symbol and control of unit game related to the normal symbol are executed. Specifically, in the hold control of the right of the unit game related to the normal symbol, the operation control of the normal symbol hold display device 478 is executed. In addition, in the control of the unit game concerning the normal symbol, the operation control of the normal symbol display device 473 concerning the normal symbol is executed, and when the normal symbol lottery is won, the operation control of the right start winning device 432 is further executed .

  In display control processing S1219, special symbol display device 471 concerning the first special symbol in special symbol related processing S1217, special symbol display device 472 concerning the second special symbol, special symbol hold display device 476 concerning the first special symbol, and Based on various information updated to control the operation of the special symbol holding display device 477 and the like according to the second special symbol, output data for specifically operating those devices is synthesized. The combined output data is output to each device in control signal output processing S1208 based on the next timer interrupt.

  In motor control processing S1220, operation control of various motors is executed. In external information output processing S1221, output data to be output to an external device such as a data display device (not shown) electrically connected to the pachinko machine 100 or a management device (not shown) is set.

<Structure of the game ball payout route (1)>
Next, with reference to FIG. 13 and subsequent figures, the configuration relating to the payout path of the game ball will be described. FIG. 13 is a front view of the pachinko machine 100 and the gaming ball management device 700 as viewed from the front (front). Next to the pachinko machine 100 (on the left side), a game ball management device 700 for managing the possession balls of the player playing a game with the pachinko machine 100 is installed.

  The game ball management device 700 is a management information display unit 701 capable of displaying the number of balls possessed and the amount possessed by the player, the operation for lending the game ball using the possessed ball and the amount possessed, the operation for taking out the value storage medium, etc. Management device operation unit 702 capable of inserting a bill, a bill insertion unit 703 for inserting a bill, a storage medium insertion unit 704 for inserting a value storage medium such as a card or coin capable of recording information, and the game ball management device 700 Front ball insertion unit 705 and front passage member 706 for inserting the game ball from the front side, and a rear ball insertion unit 707 for inserting the game ball managed by the game ball management device 700 from the rear side There is.

  The front passage member 706 is a member constituting a front passage as a transfer passage for transferring the gaming balls paid out from the pachinko machine 100 to the gaming ball management device 700. The front passage member 706 is installed so that the upstream end is located below the lower auxiliary storage section 241 of the two storage sections 231 and 241 provided in the pachinko machine 100. Further, the front passage member 706 is rotatably mounted on the left front side centering on the left side in a front view, and is pushed by the front block 102 when opening or closing the front block 102 or the intermediate block 103 of the pachinko machine 100 Rotate synchronously.

  The upstream side portion of the front passage opens upward below the outlet 241B (see FIG. 1) of the auxiliary reservoir 241. Further, the front passage inclines downward to the left in front view so that the game ball advances toward the game ball management device 700, and is connected to the front ball insertion portion 705 of the game ball management device 700 at the downstream end. It is done. The game balls stored in the auxiliary storage unit 241 can be transferred to the game ball management device 700 via the front passage by the player operating the ball removing operation member 242 (see FIG. 1).

  Further, on the back side of the pachinko machine 100, there is provided a rear side passage member constituting a rear side passage 580 as a transfer path for transporting the gaming balls paid out from the pachinko machine 100 to the gaming ball management device 700. There is. Whether or not the game ball can be entered into the rear passage 580 is configured to be selectable by operating the back side of the pachinko machine 100 by the manager of the game arcade. The manager of the game arcade can select whether or not to enable the function of transferring the game ball to the game ball management device 700 via the rear passage 580, and the details of the configuration regarding the rear passage 580 Will be described later.

  Next, the configuration regarding the payout path of the game ball paid out from the pachinko machine 100 will be further described with reference to FIG. 14 and the like. FIG. 14 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 100 and the gaming ball management device 700 as viewed from the rear side (back side), schematically showing the main configuration regarding the payout path of the gaming ball, and omitting a part of the configuration. ing. 14A shows a state (front transfer state) in which the game balls are transferred from the front side of the pachinko machine 100 to the game ball management device 700 via the auxiliary storage section 241 and the front passage. (B) shows a state in which the game ball can be transferred to the game ball management device 700 on the rear side of the pachinko machine 100 without passing through the auxiliary storage section 241 (rear side transfer state). Further, in FIG. 14, a thin line with an arrow illustrates a part and a direction of a path in which the gaming ball can move down and travel.

  First, with reference to FIG. 14A, the configuration regarding the payout path of the gaming ball in the front side transfer state will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 100, gaming balls are supplied to the game ball tank 510 from the facilities of the game arcade. The gaming balls supplied to the gaming ball tank 510 enter the payout device 540 through the tank rail 520 and the case rail 530. The payout device 540 causes the gaming balls to flow downstream one ball at a time under the control of the payout control device 560 (see FIG. 10), and, for example, advances the gaming balls downstream one ball at a time according to the rotation operation. It has a ball feed member (not shown). The game ball is output one ball at a time as the ball feed member rotates and proceeds to the downstream side and passes through the payout counting switch 592 (see FIG. 10) to the ball guiding portion 551 of the guiding member 550. enter in. On the downstream side of the ball guiding portion 551, two guiding passages 552 and 553 which are branched into two branches are provided as a part of the ball guiding portion 551.

  The gaming ball having entered the ball guiding portion 551 is guided to enter the main side guiding passage 552 on one side (left side in rear view) in a preferential manner. When the main side induction passage 552 is filled with game balls and the game balls can not enter into the full state, the game balls are guided to the auxiliary side induction passage 553 which is the induction passage on the other side (right side in rear view) Ru.

  The main side guiding passage 552 is provided on the left side of the pachinko machine 100 in a rear view and is separated from the gaming ball management device 700, and is connected to the storage portion 231 of the main storage mechanism 230. The inlet 231A of the main storage mechanism 230 is provided on the downstream side of the main side guide passage 552, and the gaming balls entering the main side guide passage 552 are guided to the storage section 231 of the main storage mechanism 230.

  The auxiliary side guiding passage 553 is provided on the right side of the pachinko machine 100 in the rear view and near the gaming ball management device 700, and is connected to the auxiliary storage portion 241 of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240. The inlet 241A of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 is provided on the downstream side of the auxiliary side guiding passage 553 and the gaming ball entering the auxiliary side guiding passage 553 is guided to the auxiliary storage portion 241 of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240.

  The gaming balls paid out by the payout device 540 preferentially flow down the main side guiding passage 552 connected to the main storage mechanism 230 among the two guiding passages 552 and 553 via the ball guiding portion 551, It is guided to the storage section 231 of the main storage mechanism 230. When the main side induction passage 552 connected to the main storage mechanism 230 is full, the gaming ball flows down the auxiliary side induction passage 553 connected to the auxiliary storage mechanism 240. When the gaming ball is full stored until the predetermined upper limit height position is reached in the auxiliary side guiding passage 553 connected to the auxiliary storage mechanism 240, the payout of the gaming ball is suspended and the full tank status is Once released, the payout is resumed.

  FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the periphery of the bifurcated portion of the auxiliary guide passage 553 and the rear passage 580 in a state in which the entry switching member 581 as the front transfer state takes the entry preventing posture. In FIG. 15, a thin line with an arrow illustrates a part of the path along which the game ball can travel and travel and the direction.

  The rear side passage 580 is provided so as to continue from the branch portion from the auxiliary side induction passage 553 so as to be slightly inclined downward in the horizontal direction, and the downstream side portion is the right side of the pachinko machine 100 in rear view (from the front side It continues to the position which overlaps with the back side of the game ball management apparatus 700 of the left side). The outlet 580B at the downstream end of the rear passage 580 is connected to the rear ball insertion portion 707 of the gaming ball management device 700, and the gaming ball via the rear passage 580 enters the gaming ball management device 700 from the rear side. It is possible. An entrance switching member 581 is provided near the entrance 580A in the rear passage 580.

  The entry switching member 581 is provided at a branch portion of the auxiliary guide passage 553 and the rear passage 580. In the rear passage 580, the upstream end is connected to an intermediate portion of the auxiliary guide passage 553 and the entry switching member 581 which takes the entry preventing posture corresponding to the front transfer state is The entrance to the side passage 580 is closed so that the gaming ball can not enter the back side passage 580. Thereby, in the front side transfer state, the game ball passing through the auxiliary side induction passage 553 can not enter the back side passage 580, and the game ball which has reached the branch portion is connected to the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 It flows down along the passage 553 and is guided to the auxiliary storage portion 241 of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240.

  Here, the rear passage member forming the rear passage 580 is rotatably supported by a shaft 580C provided on the rear side portion of the outer frame 101, and the rear passage member is supported by the outer frame 101 to be integrated. It is done. When the rear passage member is turned to be vertically elongated by the shaft 580C (the state of the outline 580X indicated by a dashed line in FIG. 15), the rear passage member has a rectangular shape of the outer frame 101 in a rear view of the pachinko machine 100. It is comprised so that it will be in the accommodation state which fits in an outline. Thus, when the pachinko machine 100 is installed in a game arcade, the rear passage member is prevented from being damaged by coming into contact with the peripheral portion.

  Here, the guide member 550 is configured such that a part of the rear passage member forming the rear passage 580 can be expanded and contracted, and the inlet 580A of the rear passage 580 can be continued to the auxiliary guide passage 553. It is preferable that the rear passage 104 be configured to maintain a continuous state of the rear side guide passage 580 and the auxiliary side guide passage 553 even when the containing rear block 104 rotates with respect to the outer frame 101. Alternatively, when the rear block 104 is pivoted relative to the outer frame 101 in the installed state, the entry switching member 581 closes the inlet 580A of the rear passage 580 in conjunction with the pivoting operation, An additional lid member is provided to close the passage leading to the rear side passage 580 in the auxiliary side induction passage 553 so that the inlet 580A of the rear side passage 580 and the outlet portion to the rear side passage 580 in the auxiliary side induction passage 553 are separated. It may be configured to be closed.

  A ball detection member 559 which can detect the presence of the game ball by being pressed by the game ball is provided on the upstream side of the auxiliary side induction passage 553 and on the upstream side of the branch portion to the back side passage 580 There is. The ball detection member 559 is a member for detecting a full state in which the gaming balls are filled until the height position of the auxiliary side induction passage 553 reaches a predetermined upper limit, and the state of the ball detection member 559 is It is possible to detect whether the gaming ball is stored up to the upper limit of the lower storage section detected by the ball overflow switch 249 (see FIG. 10) and having the auxiliary storage section 241 as the downstream end.

  FIG. 16 is a view schematically showing the entrance switching member 581 in the entrance blocking posture along with the auxiliary guide passage 553 and the rear passage 580, and FIG. 17 is the entrance switching member 581 in the entrance blocking posture. Is viewed from the back side and the left side of the pachinko machine 100. FIG.

  The entry switching member 581 includes an entry blocking portion 582, a pivot shaft portion 583 provided on the lower side of the entry blocking portion 582 and capable of turning the entry blocking portion 582, and the manager of the game arcade can operate. And a switching operation unit 584 as an operation unit. The pivot shaft portion 583 of the entry switching member 581 is pivotally supported by the rear passage member, and the entry blocking portion 582 is configured to be pivotable (displaceable) by the pivot shaft portion 583, and the arrangement position Is changed to take an approach blocking posture for blocking entry of the gaming ball into the back side passage 580 and an entry permitting posture for permitting entry of the game ball into the back side passage 580.

  The pivot shaft portion 583 is a portion that constitutes a part of a mechanism for enabling the entry switching member 581 to be pivotable. The pivot shaft portion 583 is connected to the switching operation portion 584, and can rotate and displace the entry blocking portion 582 to a position substantially parallel to the vertical direction or the horizontal direction according to the rotation operation of the switching operation portion 584. it can.

  The entry switching member 581 takes an entry blocking attitude by being positioned in the vertical direction, and takes an entry permitting attitude by being positioned substantially in parallel. The posture change of the entry switching member 581 can be implemented by rotating the entry blocking unit 582 by the operation of the switching operation unit 584. In the entry switching member 581, when the entry blocking part 582 is operated to a position substantially parallel to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, the entry blocking part 582 is held (maintained) at a predetermined position substantially parallel to the vertical direction or the horizontal direction A holding mechanism (not shown) is provided. Note that “substantially parallel” may be in a range of ± 10 ° from parallel, and includes “parallel”.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the entry switching member 581 takes an entry blocking posture by arranging the entry blocking portion 582 in a direction substantially parallel to the vertical direction, and the communication portion between the main guide passage 552 and the rear passage 580 The game ball blocks the passage of the game ball so that the game ball can not enter the rear passage 580. When the entry switching member 581 is in the entry blocking posture, as shown in FIG. 14A and FIG. 15, the gaming ball paid out in a state where the main side guiding passage 552 is full is a guiding member 550. Enters the auxiliary side induction passage 553 to advance downstream, and is guided to the auxiliary reservoir 241 through the inlet 241A.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 14 (B) and FIGS. 18 to 20, the configuration regarding the payout path of the gaming ball in the rear side transfer state will be described.

  The pachinko machine 100 is branched in the lateral direction different from the side on which the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 is provided from the middle of the auxiliary side guiding passage 553 to be provided with the rear side passage 580, and the gaming ball enters the rear side passage 580 Whether or not it is controlled by the position of the entry switching member 581. The rear passage 580 schematically shows only the outer shape of the passage for easy understanding in some drawings, and schematically shows a state in which the inside of the passage can be seen from the rear side. In FIG.2, FIG.4, FIG.8 and FIG. 9, the back side channel | path member and the approach switching member 581 are abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the periphery of the bifurcated portion of the auxiliary guide passage 553 and the rear passage 580 in a state in which the approach switching member 581 has taken the approach blocking posture. In FIG. 18, thin lines with arrows indicate parts and directions of paths through which the game ball can travel. FIG. 19 is a view schematically showing the entry switching member 581 in the entry permitted posture, along with the auxiliary guide passage 553 and the rear passage 580, and FIG. 20 is the entry switching member 581 in the entry allowed posture. Is viewed from the back side and the left side of the pachinko machine 100. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 18 to FIG. 20, the entry switching member 581 takes an entry-permitted posture corresponding to the rear side transfer state, and the entry blocking portion so that the auxiliary side guide passage 553 and the rear passage 580 are continuous. 582 is inclined to the side where the auxiliary side guide passage 553 is provided (left side in rear view). The entry switching member 581 in the entry permitted posture is disposed so as to be inclined downward to the right in the rear view slightly in parallel (in a direction substantially parallel to the horizontal direction) to the rear passage 580 The game ball can be opened so as to allow the game ball to pass through the communication portion between the side guide passage 553 and the rear passage 580, and the game ball is allowed to enter the rear passage 580 from the auxiliary side guide passage 553. In addition, the entry switching member 581 taking the entry permitted posture closes the opening on the passage side continuing to the downstream side of the auxiliary guide passage 553, and the gaming ball having passed through the auxiliary guide passage 553 to the rear passage 580 To guide.

  As shown in FIG. 14B, when the entry switching member 581 is in the entry permitted position, the gaming balls overflowing from the main side guiding passage 552 and entering the auxiliary side guiding passage 553 are moved back by the entry switching member 581. The user is guided to the side passage 580 to enter the gaming ball management device 700.

  The game ball entered into the game ball management device 700 is managed by the game ball management device 700. For example, the number of entry is counted by a measurement counter (not shown) provided in the game ball management device 700. Is added to the number of balls held by the player. The addition of the possessed ball number is stored in the value storage medium in the gaming ball management device 700, and the display content of the management information display unit 701 is updated. In addition, the game ball advanced in the game ball management device 700 is discharged to the game ball circulation device (not shown) provided on the game arcade side via the ball outlet (not shown) of the game ball management device 700. Be done.

  Here, the pachinko machine 100n is provided with an entry unnecessary detection function for detecting an entry impossible state of the gaming ball into the rear passage 580. When the back side passage 580 is filled with the game balls when the game ball can not advance to the side of the game ball management device 700, the game balls continue to the side of the auxiliary side guide passage 553. . A ball detection member 559 is provided on the upstream side of the bifurcated portion between the auxiliary side guide passage 553 and the rear passage 580, and when the game ball is filled up to the height position of the ball detection member 559, the ball detection member 559 A full tank condition of the side passage 580 is detected. Thereby, the pachinko machine 100 detects a situation where the gaming ball can not enter the rear passage 580, and control such as stopping the payout of the gaming ball corresponding to the full state of the rear passage 580 is possible. It has become. In addition to the ball detection member 559, the rear passage 580 is provided with a detection member and a sensor for detecting a full state, and the full state can be detected at a position different from the auxiliary side guide passage 553. The pachinko machine 100 may execute control such as stopping the payout of the game ball in response to the full state.

  The entry switching member 581 is exposed on the back side of the pachinko machine 100, the player is configured to be inoperable, and can be operated by the game arcade manager. For example, when the game arcade manager directly operates the back side of the pachinko machine 100, a direct switching operation on the entry switching member 581 is performed. Thereby, according to the specification of the game ball management apparatus 700 installed in the game arcade, according to the model of the pachinko machine 100, or according to the preference of the game arcade, the administrator of the game arcade as required It is possible to freely select one of the entry preventing attitude and the entry allowing attitude for switching.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 100 stores the game balls dispensed from the payout device 540 on the front side of the pachinko machine 100, and the game balls stored in the auxiliary storage unit 241 on the front side of the pachinko machine A discharge port 241B of the auxiliary storage section 241 to be taken out of the gaming machine, an auxiliary side induction passage 553 located between the payout device 540 and the auxiliary storage portion 241, and the auxiliary side induction passage 553 separately provided The rear passage 580 for taking out the game balls paid out from the game machine outside the gaming machine on the back side of the pachinko machine 100 different from the discharge port of the auxiliary storage section 241, and the game balls paid out from the payout device 540 And an approach switching member 581 capable of switching whether or not to enter the passage 580. Therefore, the game ball can be transferred to the ball box or gaming ball management device 700 managed by the player via the front side of the pachinko machine 100 using the discharge port 241B of the auxiliary storage section 241 as in the conventional case. Furthermore, it becomes possible to transfer the game ball to the game ball management device 700 via the back side of the pachinko machine 100 using the back side passage 580.

  That is, since it is possible to transfer a part of the game balls to the game ball management device 700 without passing through the front side storage parts 231 and 241 of the pachinko machine 100, the player holds the game balls possessed by the player. It can be easily managed without providing an opportunity to touch. Therefore, the game ball overflows from the storage section 231, 241 and the work of transferring to the ball box can be reduced, and the game ball can be transferred to the game ball management device 700 via the position far from the player. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult for the player to hear the passing sound of the game balls and the contact sound between the game balls, and the convenience of the player can be enhanced.

<Structure for suppressing passing sound and contact sound of gaming ball>
Next, with reference to FIG. 13, the configuration for reducing passing sound of the gaming balls in the pachinko machine 100 and contact noise between the gaming balls will be further described. The pachinko machine 100 is provided with an acoustic device 283 at a position overlapping the front side of the rear passage 580 in the front-rear direction of the pachinko machine 100. The sound device 283 is provided in front of the rear passage 580, and the sound device 283 is provided, so that it is difficult for the passing sound or the contact sound of the gaming ball from the rear passage 580 to be outputted to the front side. The sound of 283 is configured to be easy to reach the player. In addition to the sound output unit that outputs sound, the sound device 283 is provided with a sound detection unit such as a microphone that detects the sound from the back side, and has a reverse phase sound that cancels the sound detected by the sound detection unit. May be output from the sound output unit of the audio device 283. For example, the sub-control board 940 detects the sound detected by the sound detection unit of the audio device 283, and the sound of the opposite phase is also output from the sound device 283. The sound may be output from the sound output unit. As a result, it is possible to more easily reach the player the sound set as the effect of the pachinko machine 100 by canceling the passing sound and the contact sound of the gaming ball.

  An acoustic device 284 configured similarly to the acoustic device 283 is provided on the opposite side of the left and right targets with respect to the acoustic device 283 provided on the left in front view. The sound device 284 makes it difficult for the player to reach the sound of the game ball advancing to enter the game ball management device 700 from the rear passage 580 of the adjacent pachinko machine 100 disposed on the right side of the pachinko machine 100. Also in this case, the sound set as the effect of the pachinko machine 100 can be made easy to reach the player.

  Thus, in the pachinko machine 100, the passage forming member is formed by the passage forming member as the transfer passage through which the gaming balls pass between the outlet of the rear passage 580 and the dispensing device 540, and the rear passage 580 An acoustic device 283 that outputs sound effects such as effects of the pachinko machine 100 is provided on the front side with respect to a part of. For this reason, in the process of bringing the gaming balls out of the pachinko machine 100, the sound output by the sound device 283 is given priority to the player over the passing sound or contact sound of the gaming balls passing through the rear passage 580 in the process of The player can easily hear sound effects such as effects set in the pachinko machine 100. In addition, the acoustic devices 281 to 285 include rigid metal members and an enclosure for sounding, and a part of these members is located in front of the rear passage 580 so that the rear passage 580 is formed. It is possible to reduce the strength of the sound generated at the time of reaching the player side.

  Further, the acoustic device 285 is also provided at a position overlapping the front side of the discharge port 241B (see FIG. 1) where the gaming ball is discharged downward from the auxiliary storage portion 241 of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240. Since the auxiliary storage section 241 is provided on the front side of the pachinko machine 100, it is easy for the passing sound and the contact sound of the game ball to be output at a position close to the player, and this sound is easily generated on the front side By providing the sound device 285 so as to overlap, the sound from the sound device 285 can also be made easy to reach the player. In particular, this is effective in a situation where the game ball is discharged by operating the ball removing operation member 242, and the collision sound when the game ball enters the front passage of the front passage member 706 or under the auxiliary storage portion 241 The sound of the game ball is made difficult to reach the player by arranging the sound device 285 between the player and the collision part even for the sound of the game ball entering the ball box placed with the resin ball box placed. be able to. It is preferable that a sound detection unit is provided also for the sound device 285, and a sound output unit of the sound device 285 outputs a sound in reverse phase that cancels the sound detected by the sound detection unit.

  The acoustic devices 283 to 285 do not necessarily have to be provided at positions overlapping the front side of the rear side passage 580 and the outlet 241B, and may be disposed at shifted positions. In this case, it is preferable that the rear passage 580 and the outlet 241B be disposed closer to the center in the left-right direction and the up-down direction in the front view of the pachinko machine 100, whereby the player playing the game It is preferable that the sound generated by the acoustic devices 283 to 285 can easily reach the player in a situation where the face of the player is disposed near the center in the left-right direction and the up-down direction in front view of the pachinko machine 100.

  In addition, a sound detection unit such as a microphone that detects a sound from the back side with respect to at least one of the sound devices 283 to 285 has directivity and the back side passage 580 or the release located on the back side. The sound on the side where the outlet 241B is provided is made easier to input than the other direction such as the front side, and emitted from the rear passage 580 detected by the sound detection unit of the acoustic devices 283 to 285 and the outlet 241B side It is preferable to output the sound in the opposite phase to the sound from the sound output unit of the sound devices 283 to 285. Thereby, it is possible to more easily reach the player the sound effects such as the effects set as the effects of the pachinko machine 100, by canceling the sounds other than the sound effects such as the passing sound of the game ball and the contact sound.

<Structure of payout path for gaming balls (2)>
Next, with reference to FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, in the example provided with the delivery route having a configuration different from that of the above embodiment, a code obtained by adding 1000 to the portion having a configuration different from pachinko machine 100 described above The same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 21 is a front view showing the arrangement of the two pachinko machines 1100 and the gaming ball management device 700 as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 22 is a plan view of the pachinko machines 1100 and the gaming ball management device 700 from the rear side. It is a rear view showing a broken state. Here, in FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, only the main configuration of the pachinko machine 1100 and the game ball management device 700 is schematically shown for easy understanding.

  In the pachinko machine 100 described above, the gaming ball management device 700 is described as having a transfer path capable of transporting gaming balls without passing through the front side of the pachinko machine 100. However, the pachinko machine 1100 of the present embodiment In this case, another pachinko machine 1100 is provided with a transfer path capable of transferring gaming balls. In a state where a plurality of pachinko machines 1100 are installed side by side, the ball guiding portion 551 provided on the back side of one pachinko machine 1100 and the ball guiding portion 551 of the pachinko machine 1100 installed next to it are pachinko machines The two rear side passages 1590A and 1590B provided in the 1100 are connected to each other so that the game balls can be transferred in both directions. In addition, the pachinko machine 1100 is provided with a rear side passage 1580 that enables the game ball to be transferred to the game ball management device 700.

  One rear side passage 1590A is a passage for transferring gaming balls to another pachinko machine 1100, and from the pachinko machine 1100 in a front view left side (a rear view right side) of a plurality of pachinko machines 1100 arranged in a row, a front view right side (a rear view It is provided to enable transfer of the game ball to the pachinko machine 1100 on the left side). The rear passage 1590A is slightly inclined downward toward the right side in the front view (left side in the rear view), and is branched from the main side guide passage 552 provided on the downstream side of the ball guiding portion 551. The entrance switching member 1591A is provided near the branch portion.

  Another rear side passage 1590B is a passage for introducing game balls to its own pachinko machine 1100, and from the pachinko machine 1100 in a front view right side (rear view left side) of a plurality of pachinko machines 1100 arranged in a row, a front view left side It is provided to enable transfer of the game ball to the pachinko machine 1100 in the right side of the figure. The rear side passage 1590B is slightly inclined downward toward the left side (right side when viewed from the front) in a front view, and is branched from a main side induction passage 552 provided branched on the downstream side of the ball guiding portion 551 The entrance switching member 1591B is provided near the branch portion.

  23 and 24 are schematic lines schematically showing the periphery of the bifurcated portion of the main guide passage 552 and the rear passage 1590A in a state in which the entrance switching member 1591A takes the entrance preventing posture and the entrance preventing posture, respectively. FIG. The two entry switching members 1591A and 1591B have the same configuration, and only one entry switching member 1591A will be described, and the description of the other entry switching member 1591B will be omitted.

  The entry switching member 1591A arranges the plate-like entry blocking portion in a direction substantially parallel to the vertical direction, so that the game ball passes through the communication portion between the main side induction passage 552 and the upstream portion of the rear side passage 1590A. It takes an approach blocking posture that has blocked the disabling and prevents the game ball from entering the rear passage 1590A. As shown in FIG. 23, when the entry switching member 1591A is in the entry blocking attitude, if there are many gaming balls stored in the storage section 231 and the gaming balls are stored in the main side guidance passage 552 to the upper limit, The ball is stored to the upper side of the height position where the entry switching member 1591A is provided. Furthermore, when the gaming balls are stored up to the upper end of the main side guiding passage 552, the subsequent gaming balls can not enter the main side guiding passage 552 and are guided to the auxiliary side guiding passage 553. That is, when the storage section 231 continuous from the main side induction passage 552 is full, gaming balls are supplied to the auxiliary storage section 241.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 24, the entry switching member 1591A is inclined toward the side where the plate-like entry blocking portion is located (rear side) where the rear passage 1590A is located, against the side where the rear passage 1590A is provided. By being disposed substantially in parallel (in a direction substantially parallel to the horizontal direction and inclined slightly backward to the rear side), an approach permitted posture is taken. As a result, the communication portion between the main side guide passage 552 and the rear passage 1590A is in a state where the gaming ball is opened so as to pass through, and the game ball is permitted to enter the rear passage 1590A. At this time, since the entrance portion of the rear side passage 1590A is provided below the upper end of the main side induction passage 552, as shown in FIG. 24, the game balls are stored in the main side induction passage 552 and the rear side When the upper end portion of the gaming ball stored at the height position of the entrance portion of the passage 1590A reaches, the subsequent gaming ball enters the rear passage 1590A, and the inclination of the entry blocking portion of the entry switching member 1591A It flows down to the rear side and enters the main side induction passage 552 of the adjacent pachinko machine 1100 via the outlet of the rear side passage 1590A.

  Further, an entrance switching member 1592A is provided at the outlet of the rear passage 1590A. The entry switching member 1592A has, for example, a configuration in which a plate-like entry blocking portion is rotated to take an entry blocking attitude and an entry permitting attitude, as in the above-described entry switching member 1591A. The entry switching member 1592A performs the permission operation for permitting the pachinko machine 1100 to enter the game ball to the next pachinko machine 1100 only when the exit of the rear passage 1590A is the next to the pachinko machine 1100. In other words, the game ball is opened so as to allow passage of the game ball into the entrance of the game ball provided in the main side induction passage 552. If the permission operation is not performed, the entry switching member 1592A blocks the exit of the rear passage 1590A so that the game ball can not pass through.

  In the next pachinko machine 1100, at the position where the entry switching member 1592A is provided, the entry blocking posture for blocking entry of the gaming ball into the main side guiding passage 552, and entry of the gaming ball into the main side guiding passage 552 is permitted. An entrance switching member (not shown) is provided which takes an entrance permissible posture, and the entrance switching member is provided to interlock with an entrance switching member 1592A provided in the rear passage 1590A. A condition was established in which the outlet portion of the rear side passage 1590A was connected to the main side induction passage 552, and the permission operation for permitting the entry of the gaming ball to its own pachinko machine 1100 was executed in the next pachinko machine 1100 In only the case, the entry switching member takes the entry permitted attitude and permits entry of the gaming ball into the main guide passage 552, and if any one of the conditions is not established, the entry switching member takes the entry blocked attitude It prevents the game ball from entering the main induction passage 552.

  Thereby, in the situation where gaming balls are stored in the main side guidance passage 552 of own pachinko machine 1100, it is stored at the height position which is the exit part of back side passage 1590A and the entry switching member 1592A is provided Even if the upstream portion of the gaming ball reaches the state, the gaming ball enters the rear passage 1590A from the downstream side through the communication portion with the outlet portion of the rear passage 1590A in the main side guiding passage 552 Can be avoided.

  As shown in FIG. 21, on the front side of the pachinko machine 1100, a switching operation unit 1588 is provided for switching the attitude of the entry switching members 1591A, 1592A, 1591B, 1592B. Further, an interlocking mechanism (not shown) including a motor or the like as a power source for switching the entry blocking attitude or the entry admissible attitude of the entry switching members 1581A and 1581B according to the operation of the switching operation part 1588 is electrically connected to the switching operation part 1588 It is connected to the. For example, the right button operation for operating the entry switching members 1591A and 1592A for sending gaming balls to the pachinko machine 1100 next to the right by the switch capable of pressing two right and left side and the pachinko machine 1100 next to the left A left button operation for operating the entry switching members 1591B and 1592B for sending out the game ball to the left can be performed.

  By operating the switching operation unit 1588, the player can freely select the left and right pachinko machines 1100 as destinations to which the game balls are paid out according to the situation of the game. In the state where the entry switching member 1581A is in the entry permitted posture, the pachinko machine 1100 blinks the switching operation unit 1588 or another game ball paid out on the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 479. Information is displayed during transfer setting corresponding to being set to be transferable to the pachinko machine 1100, for example, and it has a configuration to notify that the game ball is being supplied to another pachinko machine 1100, etc. Is preferred.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the pachinko machine 1100 is provided with two ball detection members 1559A and 1559B. One ball detection member 1559A is provided at the upper end portion of the auxiliary side guiding passage 553 like the above-described ball detecting member 559, and is determined in advance of the auxiliary side guiding passage 553 after the game ball overflows the main side guiding passage 552 When the gaming balls are stored up to the upper limit, it is detected by the ball detection member 559 that the gaming balls are supplied up to the upper limit of the auxiliary side guiding passage 553.

  The other ball detecting member 1559B is provided at the upper end of the main side guiding passage 552, and when the gaming ball is stored up to a predetermined upper limit of the main side guiding passage 552, the ball is made by the ball detecting member 1559B. It is detected that the upper side of the main side induction passage 552 is being supplied. In the pachinko machine 1100, the payout control board 930 is the main side of the two ball detection members 1559A and 1559B in a situation where the game operation ball is set to be able to be transferred to another pachinko machine 1100 by operating the switching operation unit 1588. The ball detecting member 1559B provided in the guiding passage 552 controls the payout of the gaming ball under one of the conditions that the gaming ball is not stored up to the upper limit of the main side guiding passage 552. Then, when it is detected by the ball detection member 1559B that the gaming balls are stored to the upper limit of the main side induction passage 552, the payout control board 930 controls the payout motor 542 to stop the payout of the gaming balls. Thereby, in a situation where the main side induction passage 552 overflows with the gaming balls, the gaming balls can be stored in the pachinko machine 1100 without entering the auxiliary side induction passage 553. Therefore, when the player wishes to transfer the game ball to the other pachinko machine 1100, the need to manually transfer the game ball paid out to the auxiliary storage section 241 to the other pachinko machine 1100 is reduced. The game ball can be easily transferred to the pachinko machine 1100.

  In addition, rear side passages 1590A and 1590B for supplying game balls to other pachinko machines 1100 are branched from main side induction passage 552 and provided on the rear side for transferring game balls to gaming ball management device 700. The passage 1580 is branched from the auxiliary side induction passage 553. Since the game balls paid out are preferentially supplied to the main side induction passage 552 from the auxiliary side induction passage 553, the setting to transfer the game balls to both the other pachinko machine 1100 and the game ball management device 700 is set. In this case, the gaming balls can be preferentially transferred to another pachinko machine 1100. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the situation in which the player suffers a disadvantage due to lack of game balls in other pachinko machines 1100, which is preferable in the case where a plurality of players play a game side by side with a plurality of pachinko machines 1100. Can make the game progress. Of the other pachinko machines 1100 and the game ball management device 700, for example, the game is performed on the rear side passage branched from the main side induction passage 552 so that the game balls are preferentially supplied to the game ball management device 700. The ball management device 700 may be connected, and another pachinko machine 1100 may be connected to the rear side passage provided branched from the auxiliary side induction passage 553.

  Here, on the front side of the two rear passages 1590A and 1590B, as shown in FIG. 21, the acoustic devices 283 and 284 are provided so as to overlap with each other, and sound effects such as effects output from the acoustic devices 283 and 284 are present. It is easy to reach the player. Further, the rear passage members forming the two rear passages 1590A, 1590B are rotatably supported by shafts 1593A, 1593B provided on the rear side portion of the outer frame 101, and are integrated with the outer frame 101. . When the rear passage member is turned to be vertically long by the shafts 1593A and 1593B, the rear passage member is configured to be accommodated in the rectangular outer shape of the outer frame 101 in a rear view of the pachinko machine 100 When the pachinko machine 100 is installed in the game arcade, the rear passage member does not come in contact with the peripheral portion and break. In the installation state where the rear side passage members forming the two rear side passages 1590A, 1590B can extend and contract, and the rear side passages 1590A, 1590B can be continued to the main side induction passage 552, It is preferable to maintain the continuous state of the rear side passages 1590A and 1590B and the main side induction passage 552 even if the rear block 104 including the 550 is rotated with respect to the outer frame 101. Alternatively, when the rear block 104 including the guiding member 550 is rotated relative to the outer frame 101 in the installed state where the rear side passages 1590A and 1590B can be continued to the main side guiding passage 552, the entry switching members 1591A and 1592A. 1591B, 1592B may close the inlet and the outlet of the rear passages 1590A, 1590B, and close the passage leading to the rear passages 1590A, 1590B in the main induction passage 552.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 1100 is provided with the rear side passages 1590A and 1590B that allow the game balls to be transferred to another pachinko machine 1100, and the player wins a jackpot by operating the switching operation unit 1588. In such a case, it is possible to share the game ball with a simple operation without contacting the game ball to a friend or family who is playing a game with the next pachinko machine 1100. In addition, since the game ball can be supplied to the next pachinko machine 1100 without the game ball passing through the front side of the pachinko machine 1100, the player can easily utilize the space on the front side of the pachinko machine 1100. The pachinko machine 1100 is an easy-to-play pachinko machine because it is possible to install an extra ball box or cup-shaped ball container on the player's side and expand the space for placing a cell phone or drink carried by the player. Can.

<Configuration of Reservoir>
Next, the configuration of the main storage mechanism 230 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described in more detail. The pachinko machine 100 is provided with a specific passage switch 448 (see FIG. 10) for detecting gaming balls having entered a specific passage formed in the lower large winning device 433 (see FIG. 7), and a jackpot is won When there is no gaming ball in the storage section 231 of the pachinko machine 100 by chance and the auxiliary storage section 241 does not have a gaming ball when the lower prize device 433 opens, the gaming ball in the specific passage within the time of the opening operation If a player wins a lottery such as opening of the lower big prize device 433 for a short time or if it is not possible to enter, it is not possible to win a part of the predetermined number of gaming balls that have become available for winning There is a risk of inconvenience such as Therefore, in the pachinko machine 100, the normal storage area 235 where game balls flow down to the outlet 231B side where the launcher 330 is provided as the storage section 231, and the number of game balls paid out to the storage section 231 is a certain amount or more. Even though the game ball is stored when it becomes an auxiliary storage area 236 where the game ball does not flow down to the launching device 330 side even if the game ball of the storage section 231 decreases according to the firing operation of the game ball, There is.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 25, in the storage section 231, the game balls supplied from the inflow port 231A enter and the game balls are stored. In the storage section 231, the gaming ball preferentially flows to the normal storage area 235 among the normal storage area 235 and the auxiliary storage area 236. The bottom surface of the normal storage area 235 has a slight slope (about 0.5 to 5 degrees) that slopes downward to the right, and continues from the inflow port 231A to the outflow port 231B continuous to the launcher 330 side. Let the game ball flow down (advance) from the left side to the right side. As a result, the game balls flow down only the normal storage area 235 of the storage section 231 and the game balls do not enter the auxiliary storage area 236 when paying out the game balls equal to or less than a predetermined amount.

  The auxiliary storage area 236 is provided adjacent to a part of the normal storage area 235, and is formed on the front side of the normal storage area 235 in the storage part 231. The area of the auxiliary storage area 236 is preferably about 5 to 50%, more preferably about 10 to 25% of the bottom area of the storage section 231, and the number of gaming balls stored is in the range of 5 to 50 The inner diameter is preferably in the range of 10 to 30.

  FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the shape of the storage section 231 cut along the line X-X 'of FIG. As shown in FIG. 26, the boundary 236A between the normal storage area 235 and the auxiliary storage area 236 is constituted by a succession of peak-like top portions projecting upward, and the height of the boundary is a fixed amount of gaming balls The game ball is set to such an extent that the game ball can not enter the side of the auxiliary storage area 236 until it is stored in the storage section 231 as described above. For example, in the front-rear direction, the boundary 236A is configured by the top portion protruding upward by about 0.5 to 5 mm from the lowest position of the storage portion 231. The boundary 236A is formed as a mountain-like slope with the boundary between the normal storage area 235 and the auxiliary storage area 236 as the top, as shown as separate shapes in FIGS. 26A and 26B. It may be formed by a projection which partially protrudes upward. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 26C, the normal storage area 235 and the auxiliary storage area 236 are provided as the shape of another boundary A by being inclined downward to the back side (right side of FIG. 26C) as shown in FIG. The boundary 236A may be configured by a step that is configured to be higher on the side of the normal storage area 235.

  When there are few game balls stored in the storage unit 231, the game balls are normally guided to the storage area 235. On the other hand, when the number of game balls stored in the storage unit 231 increases, the game balls pass over the boundary 236A and are stored in the auxiliary storage area 236. When the game ball is fired by the launcher 330 during the game, the game ball normally stored in the storage area 235 advances to the right in response to the shooting operation, but the game ball in the auxiliary storage area 236 is assisted by the boundary 236A. It will stay inside the storage area 236. The height of this boundary 236A is set low enough to be able to get over the boundary 236A and be guided to the normal storage area 235 when the player pushes the gaming ball forward to move the game ball backward. In the case where the boundary 236A is formed by the projecting portion, it is preferable that the boundary 236A be set lower than the radius of the gaming ball and set to a height equal to or less than one third of the diameter of the gaming ball. Once a player has obtained a large number of gaming balls, even if the gaming balls in the normal storage area 235 are exhausted, the player can be made to remain in the auxiliary storage area 236 without being aware of the gaming balls, It is possible to play a game using the game balls of the auxiliary storage area 236 when necessary.

  As described above, the storage section 231 is an area located on the upstream side of the outlet 231 B and storing the gaming balls paid out by the payout device 540, and the stored gaming balls are of the launching device 330. A normal storage area 235 is provided which advances to the side of the outlet 231B according to the operation, and the gaming ball enters when the gaming apparatus having a predetermined amount or more is stored in the normal storage area 235 by the payout device 540 In the area, at least a part of the game balls do not advance even if the launch device 330 operates, and the auxiliary storage area 236 which can transfer the game balls to the normal storage area 235 by a predetermined pressing operation by the player is stopped. It is provided.

  Therefore, it is possible to secure in the auxiliary storage area 236 a game ball which is not automatically fired by the firing means when a part of the game balls is parked in the auxiliary storage area 236. Therefore, even when it is delayed that the player notices that the game ball is exhausted in the normal storage area 235, the game can be continued promptly by using the game ball of the auxiliary storage area 236. In addition, since the game balls of the auxiliary storage area 236 can be transferred to the normal storage area 235 by pressing the game ball by the player, the transfer of the game balls from the auxiliary storage area 236 to the normal storage area 235 is simplified and It is possible to speed up and improve the convenience of the player.

  FIGS. 27 and 28 show a normal storage area 1235 and an auxiliary storage area 1236 in a form different from the arrangement of the normal storage area 235 and the auxiliary storage area 236 described above. As shown in FIG. 27, the auxiliary storage area 1236 is provided on the rear side of the storage section 1231 of the main storage mechanism 1230, and the normal storage area 1235 is continuous on the near side to the player, and a predetermined amount or more of game balls The game balls are stored not only in the normal storage area 1235 but also in the auxiliary storage area 1236 by the payout of the game. As shown in FIG. 28, when the gaming balls gradually decrease, the gaming balls will remain in the auxiliary storage area 1236. Since the auxiliary storage area 1236 is provided on the rear side away from the player with respect to the normal storage area 1235, the presence or absence of the game ball in the auxiliary storage area 1236 can be stored in the storage section 1231 as viewed from the front side It is possible to make it easy for the player to recognize the presence of the game ball in the auxiliary storage area 1236, since it is less likely to be hidden behind the wall portion constituting the image. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from moving and finishing the game with the game ball remaining in the auxiliary storage area 1236.

  Here, even if the boundary 1236A is formed in a step shape surrounding the left side and the front side of the auxiliary storage area 236 as the boundary 1236A in the auxiliary storage area 1236, the boundary 1236A without steps is formed on the outflow port 231B side (right side). good. As a result, when the player manually presses the game ball to the right, the game ball can be quickly moved to the launcher 330 without exceeding the step, so the game ball can be stored normally more easily and suitably. It is preferably guided to area 1235.

  Next, another embodiment different from the above embodiment will be further described with reference to FIG. 29 to FIG.

  FIG. 29 is a rear view showing an arrangement of a pachinko machine 2100 and a game ball management device 700 which are different from the above embodiment. The pachinko machine 2100 differs from the pachinko machine 1100 described above in the configuration of the passage for transferably connecting the game balls.

  In the above embodiment, the adjacent pachinko machine 1100 is described as a transferable game ball by the rear side passages 1590A and 1590B branched from the main side induction passage 552, but it is not always necessary to back from the main side induction passage 552 There is no need to branch the side passages 1590A, 1590B. As shown in FIG. 29, with respect to the adjacent pachinko machines 2100, the back side passages 2590A and 2590B are branched from the auxiliary side induction passage 553 so that the game ball can enter the main side induction passage 552 of the next pachinko machine 2100 Good. Also in this case, similarly to the above-described pachinko machine 1100, it is preferable that the entrance and the exit of the rear side passages 2590A, 2590B can be opened and closed by the entry switching members 2591A, 2592A, 2591B, 2592B.

  FIG. 30 is a front view of a pachinko machine 3100 in which an outlet capable of releasing gaming balls paid out by the payout device 540 is provided at a position different from that of the above embodiment and a partial sectional view seen from the upper side. It is the figure which showed the part. The pachinko machine 3100 is different from the above-described pachinko machine 100 in the configuration of a passage (transfer passage) for transferring gaming balls to the gaming ball management device. In FIG. 30, the path of the gaming ball passing through the transfer path is schematically shown by thin lines with arrows, and the release path member 3101B when it is moved to another position by the alternate long and short dash line 550 and the rear passage 3580 are schematically shown.

  In the above embodiment, the outlet 241B of the auxiliary reservoir 241 is provided as the first outlet portion, and the rear side passage 580, 1580, 1590A is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 100, 1100 as the second outlet portion. , And 1590 B have been described. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the second outlet is provided on the front side of the pachinko machine 3100.

  The outer frame 3101 is formed in a frame shape forming an internal space penetrating in the front-rear direction. With respect to the outer frame 3101, a combination of the front block 3102 and the intermediate block 103 and the rear block 104 including the dispensing device 540 (see FIG. 2) is integrally openable to the front as an opening and closing member.

  As shown in FIG. 30, in the outer frame 3101, a guiding passage 3101A for gaming balls is provided inside the outer frame 101 in the above embodiment, and the guiding passage 3101A is vertically long constituting the left side of the outer frame 3101. Is formed inside the frame 3101C. In the auxiliary side induction passage 553 of the induction member 550 in the above embodiment, the inlet 3580A of the rear passage 3580 is transferably continuous, and the upstream end of the induction passage 3101A communicates with the rear passage 3580, Thereby, the auxiliary side induction passage 553 and the induction passage 3101A are continuous. Then, as in the above embodiment, the entry switching member (not shown) is operated by the operation of the game arcade manager or the player, and the auxiliary storage portion 241 is made to be in the front side transfer state to cause the game ball to flow down. The management device 3700 is configured to be able to select whether or not to bring the gaming ball into the rear side transfer state via the rear side passage 3580.

  The front block 3102 is a left end in a front view with respect to the front block 102 in the above embodiment, and has a shape corresponding to a height at which the main storage mechanism 230 and the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 are provided. The left frame portion 3101 C of the outer frame 3101 is exposed to the front of the pachinko machine 3100.

  When the gaming ball is guided by the rear passage 3580 to the left end of the pachinko machine 3100, the gaming ball is transferred to the front side of the pachinko machine 3100 via a guiding passage 3101A provided in the outer frame 3101. The game balls transferred to the front side of the pachinko machine 3100 can be transferred to the game ball management device 3700 by the release passage member 3101B provided as a part of the outer frame 3101. The game ball management device 3700 is provided with a ball insertion portion 3705 which is formed to be open upward so that the passage communicates with the outlet portion of the game ball provided in the release passage member 3101 B in the vertical direction. The gaming ball can be transferred from the pachinko machine 3100 to the gaming ball management device 3700 via the guiding passage 3101A of the frame 3101 and the internal passage of the releasing passage member 3101B.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 30B, the release passage member 3101B is provided so that the front side of the pachinko machine 3100 can be turned to the left and right around the vertical direction by the shaft support portion 3101D, and the front end side is on the left side. When it is directed, it continues to the ball insertion part 3705 of the game ball management device 3700. On the other hand, when the leading end side of the release passage member 3101B is directed to the right, the outlet of the release passage member 3101B opens toward the auxiliary storage portion 241, and the gaming ball entering the rear passage 3580 is the auxiliary storage portion 241. Flow down (the state of the release passage member 3101 X in FIG. 30 (A) and FIG. 30 (B)). As a result, even when the player is in the rear guidance state where the game ball is guided to the rear passage 3580, the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 is used when, for example, the player wishes to pass the game ball to another player using the ball box. The game balls can be delivered to other players by a necessary amount by causing the game balls to flow down to the auxiliary storage unit 241 and discharging the game balls from the discharge port 241 B of the auxiliary storage unit 241.

  As described above, the outer frame 3101 is provided with a guiding passage 3101A that forms a part of a transfer passage for transferring the game ball together with the rear passage 3580 with respect to the gaming ball management device 3700. Therefore, at least a part of the gaming balls paid out from the payout device 540 can be transferred to the gaming ball management device 3700 via a part of the transfer path formed by the outer frame 3101. Since the outer frame 3101 is provided on the outermost side in the left-right direction of the pachinko machine 3100, passing sounds and contact sounds of gaming balls passing through a part of the transfer path can be made difficult for the player to reach the pachinko machine 3100 It is possible to make it easy for the player to hear the set sound effects such as the effects. In addition, the outer frame 3101 functions as a support when attaching the pachinko machine 3100 to the game arcade while supporting an openable and closable part including the dispensing device 540, and is made of a material having high rigidity and strength. A portion of the transfer path formed by the outer frame 3101 can be tampered with or tamper resistant. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an illegal act such as the game ball possessed by the player being taken away by another person (criminal).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 31, a pachinko machine 4100 provided with a normal storage area 4235 and auxiliary storage areas 4236A1 4236A2 different from the above embodiment will be described. The pachinko machine 4100 can transfer the configuration of the storage portion 4231 of the main storage mechanism 4230 and the gaming balls stored in the storage portion 4231 to the gaming ball management device 3700 with respect to the above-described pachinko machine 100 shown in FIG. The configuration of the transfer passage is different. In FIG. 31, a thin line with an arrow schematically indicates the path of the gaming ball passing through the transfer passage, and a dashed dotted line schematically indicates a part of the gaming ball stored in the storage section 4231. ing.

  FIG. 31A is a plan view of the storage portion 4231 of the main storage mechanism 4230 of the pachinko machine 4100.

  In the storage section 4231 of the main storage mechanism 4230, the normal storage area 4235 where game balls flow down to the outlet 231B side where the launch device 330 is provided, and the number of game balls paid out to the storage section 4231 become a certain amount or more. Even though the game ball is stored, there is provided an auxiliary storage area 4236 in which the game ball does not flow down to the launcher 330 side even if the game ball in the storage section 4231 is reduced according to the game ball launch operation. . The normal storage area 4235 and the auxiliary storage area 4236 can be transported by the payout of the gaming ball by the payout device 540 only to the side of the auxiliary storage area 4236 by the boundary 4236A.

  The auxiliary storage area 4236 is formed in a shape in which gaming balls stand by in a predetermined number of rows ("5" in this embodiment) by a predetermined number ("5" in this embodiment), and in total, A predetermined number ("25" in the present embodiment) of gaming balls are stored as waiting balls. Each row of the auxiliary storage area 4236 is provided with an undulation so that gaming balls are arranged side by side in each row, for example, protruding upward between each row, and continuous peaks along the direction of each row The game balls are arranged side by side in each row by the protruding portion 4236B.

  Further, the auxiliary storage area 4236 is, for example, all set to “5” so that the number of waiting balls (hereinafter, also referred to as the waiting ball number) can be easily grasped. The number of rows of the auxiliary storage area 4236 and the number of waiting balls in each row may be a multiple of “3” (for example, “3” or “6”) or “5” so that the player can easily grasp the number of waiting balls. It is preferable to set to a multiple of (for example, "5" or "10").

  FIG. 31 (B) schematically shows the shape of the storage portion 4231 cut along the Y-Y 'cross section of FIG. 31 (A). The bottom surface of the auxiliary storage area 4236 is inclined to the front side where the player is located, and the lower standby area 4236C1 where the foremost game ball is located is configured to operate to be able to open and close the bottom surface. It is occluded by 4236D. A waiting area 4236C2 in which four gaming balls are continuous as a waiting ball is provided on the rear side (right side of FIG. 31B) relative to the gaming ball supported by the ball support member 4236D in the standby area 4236C1. In the area 4236C2, five gaming balls are arranged side by side in each row.

  In each row of the auxiliary storage area 4236 constituted by the standby areas 4236C1 and 4236C2, a boundary 4236A is provided to constitute a top protruding upward on the rear side from the bottom surface where the five gaming balls contact. . The gaming ball located behind the auxiliary storage area 4236 can flow downward to the launcher 330 by being supported by the bottom of the normal storage area 4235.

  The ball support member 4236D is integrated with a discharge operation unit 4236E provided near the auxiliary storage area 4236 in a plan view. The standby area 4236C1, which constitutes a part of the bottom surface of the auxiliary storage area 4236, is opened by the player moving the discharge operation unit 4236E in a predetermined direction (for example, right backward) to open the ball support member The gaming ball supported on the lower side by 4236D flows downward. The number of game balls falling downward by this movement operation corresponds to the number of waiting balls in the auxiliary storage area 4236, and in a state where the game balls are arranged as waiting balls in the entire area, the game ball of "25" is moved downward. It can be drained.

  The wall surface 4231A of the storage section 231 supporting the game ball on the front side of the game ball supported on the lower side by the ball support member 4236D is formed to be lower than the diameter of the game ball and located closer to the player The upper part of the is protruded above the wall surface 4231A. Therefore, the finger YB of the player easily contacts the standby ball, and the gaming ball supported by the ball support member 4236D on the lower side can be easily transferred from the auxiliary storage area 4236 to the normal storage area 4235.

  Further, the height at which the wall surface 4231A and the gaming ball supported on the lower side by the ball supporting member 4236D contact is set higher than the gravity center position TG of the gaming ball. For this reason, even if a plurality of game balls are continued behind in each row of the auxiliary storage area 4236, the game balls are pushed to the front side and move (for example, the standby ball gets over the wall surface 4231A) In the auxiliary storage area 4236, it is easy to store waiting balls of a preset number of waiting balls.

  Each row of the auxiliary storage area 4236 is continuous to the right rear side, and is directed to the downstream side of the normal storage area 4235. Therefore, the player can quickly guide the game ball to the launcher 330 by pressing the standby ball of the auxiliary storage area 4236 to the normal storage area 4235. With respect to the direction in which the game balls stand in line in the auxiliary storage area 4236, the downstream direction in the normal storage area 4235 is preferably set within about 45 degrees, and is set within about 30 degrees. Is preferred.

  FIG. 31C is a view showing a part of the pachinko machine 4100 in a front view. The pachinko machine 4100 is configured to be able to transfer the waiting ball stored in the auxiliary storage area 4236 of the storage section 4231 to the game ball management device 3700 by the release passage member 3101B provided as a part of the outer frame 3101.

  The transfer passage 4232 is continuous below the standby region 4236C1 of the auxiliary storage region 4236 of the storage unit 4231, and the internal passage of the discharge passage member 3101B is continuous downstream of the transfer passage 4232. Therefore, the standby ball stored in the auxiliary storage area 4236 can be transferred to the game ball management device 3700 via the release passage member 3101B provided as a part of the outer frame 3101. Therefore, in a state where the game balls are arranged as the standby balls in the entire area of the auxiliary storage area 4236, a predetermined number of game balls may be transferred to the game ball management device 3700 by causing the game balls of "25" to flow downward. it can.

  Here, in the auxiliary storage area 4236, a predetermined number of gaming balls are stored as waiting balls in a plurality of rows. Therefore, the player can easily transfer a finer number of game balls to the game ball management device 3700 by selecting an area of the auxiliary storage area 4236 in which the standby ball is arranged. For example, when it is desired to transfer ten game balls to the game ball management device 3700, the player transfers the game balls to the normal storage area 4235 for three of the five lines of the auxiliary storage area 4236, After the ten game balls are arranged as the standby balls in two rows of the auxiliary storage area 4236, the discharge operation unit 4236E may be operated. The number of waiting balls in one row of each row may be decreased, thereby easily counting the number of waiting balls in each row other than a multiple of the number of waiting balls in each row, such as eight gaming balls. It can be transferred to the management device 3700.

  As described above, the storage portion 4231 is an area provided on the upstream side of the outlet 231B and storing the gaming balls paid out by the payout device 540, and the stored gaming balls are of the firing device 330. A normal storage area 4235 which advances to the side of the outlet 231B according to the operation is provided, and the game ball does not advance even if the launch device 330 operates and is an area where the game ball does not advance and is held against the game ball by the player The game ball can be transferred to the normal storage area 4235 by a pressing operation, and a predetermined number of game balls are arranged side by side, and an auxiliary storage area 4236 as a countable storage area is provided. Since the number of gaming balls parked in the auxiliary storage area 4236 is stored side by side, for every constant number of units, the player can easily count the number of waits, and the player needs to The game ball can be easily taken out of the gaming machine for several minutes. In addition, since the game balls in the auxiliary storage area 4236 can be transferred to the normal storage area 4235 by pressing the game ball by the player, the transfer of the game balls from the auxiliary storage area 4236 to the normal storage area 4235 is simplified and It is possible to speed up and improve the convenience of the player.

  Here, the acoustic device 4286 is provided on the front side of the transfer path 4232 so as to overlap with the acoustic devices 283 to 285, and sound effects such as effects output from the acoustic device 4286 can easily reach the player It has become. The acoustic device 4286 does not necessarily have to be disposed at a position overlapping the front side with respect to the transfer passage 4232, and may be disposed at an offset position, but in the front view of the pachinko machine 4100 It is preferable to be disposed on the side close to the center. In addition, a sound detection unit of the sound device 4286 is provided so that a sound detection unit such as a microphone for detecting a sound from the back side is provided to the sound device 4286 to output a sound of opposite phase together with the sound effect. Is preferably detected by the sub control board 940 and the sound output section of the acoustic device 4286 also outputs the sound in the opposite phase.

<Configuration of Storage Display Unit>
Next, the configuration of the pachinko machine 5100 having the storage display unit 601 will be described with reference to FIGS. 32 to 37. FIG. 32 is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the storage display unit 601, and is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the storage display unit 601 and the camera devices 611 and 612 in FIG. Here, in FIG. 32 and FIG. 33, each configuration of the pachinko machine 5100 other than the storage display unit 601 is schematically shown.

  The storage display unit 601 is installed instead of the pressing device 261 (see FIGS. 1 and 5), and is arranged to cover the main storage mechanism 230 as viewed from the player. The storage display unit 601 does not necessarily have to be installed in place of the pressing device 261. The pressing device 261 and the storage display unit 601 may both be installed in a pachinko machine, and these may They may be arranged side by side or may be arranged at different heights.

  In pachinko machines, since each model of each game machine maker is installed in a space preset in the game arcade, the space is limited, and when trying to set the game area large, the player performs various operations by that amount. The area (the main storage mechanism 230, the auxiliary storage mechanism 240, and the firing operation device 250) in which the functional components of the pachinko machine such as a machine are installed is narrowed. For example, if another display device or operation device is provided so as to overlap the upper portion of the main storage mechanism 230 for storing game balls, the display device or operation device can be made larger while the player is the main storage mechanism A problem arises in that the inside of 230 can not be visually recognized, or the region which can not be visually identified becomes wide, making it difficult to check the remaining number of gaming balls owned (rented) by the player. Due to such problems, it has been difficult to enlarge and arrange a new display device, operation device, and the like.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 5100 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 32 and 33, the storage display unit 601 is arranged to cover the main storage mechanism 230 as seen from the player. By taking pictures of the storage mechanism 230 and displaying the status of the main storage mechanism 230 on the storage display unit 601, the arrangement of the storage display unit 601 covers the problem that the player can not visually recognize the main storage mechanism 230. There is.

  As shown in FIGS. 32 and 33, in the pachinko machine 5100, the flat storage display portion 601 is configured to store the storage portion 231 so that the storage display portion 601 is inclined obliquely downward from the top of the storage portion 231 of the main storage mechanism 230 to the front. It is arranged overlapping with. Specifically, the storage display unit 601 is disposed on the diagonally upper front side where the player (specifically, the viewpoint or the head of the player) is located with respect to the storage unit 231.

  The storage display unit 601 is formed of a thin plate-like display device such as a liquid crystal display device, the display surface is positioned on a flat portion facing upward, and the display surface is formed of a touch panel to allow a player's input device It has become.

  The length of the storage display portion 601 in the left-right direction is smaller than the length of the storage portion 231 in the left-right direction, and when viewed from the player side, the storage display portion 601 is part of the left end of the storage portion 231. An area not overlapping with the area 601 is set. In this non-overlapping area, the opening portion of the storage section 231 opens upward and is exposed, and the player directly takes in and out the game ball from this opening portion, and lent out from the game ball management device on the game arcade side. It is possible to transfer the gaming ball from the gaming ball management device to the pachinko machine 5100 by inserting the passage exit portion of the gaming ball.

  As shown in FIG. 33, a camera apparatus 611 is installed on the back side (bottom side or bottom side) of the storage display unit 601. In addition, a camera device 612 is similarly installed on the back side (bottom side or bottom side) of the storage section 231. As described above, when viewed from the player, the storage portion 231 is covered by the storage display portion 601, and it becomes difficult for the player to visually recognize the storage portion 231 in a portion overlapping the storage display portion 601. There is. In addition, since the storage display unit 601 is provided adjacent to a part of the storage unit 231, the photographed image is interrupted, and it is difficult to photograph the same visual field as that of the player with one camera device. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 5100, the storage units 231 and 241 are photographed by the two camera devices 611 and 612, and an image that would otherwise be viewed by the player without the storage display unit 601 is synthesized and displayed on the storage display unit 601. Do.

  Here, when the game ball is placed on the storage display unit 601 at least at a part of the storage display unit 601, a guidance for guiding the game ball to at least one of the storage units 231 and 241. A guideway may be provided as a means. Further, the upper end portion of the storage display portion 601 is configured to enter the lower side of the game area, arranged close to the decorative symbol display device 479, and straddling the decorative symbol display device 479 and the storage display portion 601. Continuous images may be displayed, or variable display of symbols may be executed by the images.

  FIG. 34 shows the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 5100 having the storage display unit 601. As shown in FIG. Here, in FIG. 34, only the main configuration related to the storage display unit 601 is added to the electrical configuration diagram shown in FIG. 10, and some of the configurations corresponding to the above-described embodiments are illustrated. Is omitted.

  In the pachinko machine 5100, the secondary control board 940 controls the camera devices 611 and 612 and the storage display unit 601. The sub control board 940 is connected to camera devices 611 and 612 for capturing the storage portions 231 and 241, and a storage display portion 601 capable of displaying the storage portions 231 and 241 as images. In addition, the sub control board 940 includes an image data storage unit 941 and a display data generation unit 942, and is constituted by a part of the image data storage unit 941 and the ROM of the sub control board 940. The display data generation unit 942 The sub control board 940 includes a program stored in a part of the ROM and control processing of the CPU.

  Here, the sub control board 940 does not necessarily need to be configured to control the camera devices 611 and 612 and the storage display unit 601, and can be communicated with the sub control board 940 and includes a CPU, ROM, and RAM. Is provided in the storage display unit 601, and at least one of the camera devices 611 and 612 and the storage display unit 601 is controlled by the storage display unit 601, and the camera devices 611 and 612 and the storage display unit 601 are You may control.

  Photographed data photographed by the camera devices 611 and 612 are supplied to the display data generation unit 942 of the sub control board 940. The display data generation unit 942 superimposes the imaging data and the image data stored in advance in the image data storage unit 941 to generate storage display data.

  The display data generation unit 942 supplies storage display data to the storage display unit 601. At this time, the display data generation unit 942 processes (rotates, translates, enlarges / reduces) the photographed data photographed by the camera devices 611 and 612 and combines them so that the player can see from the player without the storage display unit 601 While generating the visual recognition assumed image data processed into an image close to the state of the storage parts 231 and 241, the storage display data is generated by adding a predetermined virtual image to the visual recognition assumed image data.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 35, the storage display unit 601 displays storage display data as if the player were viewing the storage portions 231 and 241 from the top, and the camera devices 611 and 612 captured images. A switch button 602, which is a virtual image not included in the shooting data, is displayed. Note that the switching button 602 is displayed so as to overlap a part of the pachinko machine 5100, and the player can operate the frame portion of the storage section 241 where the switching button 602 is displayed, thereby enabling an input operation. It may be configured. For example, the player's hand is placed below the storage display unit 601 so as to overlap the display position of the switching button 602, and the camera device 612 detects the movement of the player's finger moving downward. , It may be detected that the switch button 602 has been operated by the player.

  FIG. 35 shows a state in which the player puts his hand under the storage display unit 601, and the hand displayed by the player is also displayed as an image on the storage display unit 601. Therefore, the player can visually recognize the image of the storage display unit 601 with a natural feeling as if the storage display unit 601 does not exist. In addition, hereinafter, with respect to the actual storage units 231 and 241, Xs are added to the end of the storage units displayed on the storage display unit 601 as needed to facilitate understanding, and storage units 231X and 241X As, distinguish and describe.

  The storage display unit 601 has a touch panel configuration that allows the player to perform input operations. When the player touches the switching button 602 which is a virtual image, the storage display unit 601 supplies an operation signal indicating that the switching button 602 has been operated to the sub control board 940. When recognizing that the switch button 602 has been operated by the player, the sub control board 940 superimposes a virtual image on the shooting data shot by the camera device 612 to generate auxiliary storage display data. As a result, as shown in FIG. 36, the auxiliary storage unit 241 of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 is displayed on the storage display unit 601. As a result, the player can easily check the state of the auxiliary storage section 241 which was difficult to view conventionally. The player can display the original storage display data (FIG. 35) by operating the switching button 602 again.

  Further, the storage display unit 601 superimposes and displays a specific virtual image according to the lottery result. As a virtual image, for example, a so-called character in which an animal, a plant or the like is personified or a person is deformed is superimposed and displayed, or an image of a game ball is superimposed and displayed.

  For example, when the lottery result is a big hit, the big winning device 434 is opened with the announcement of the winning result, and the gaming ball wins the big winning device 434. However, there is a time lag from when the winning result is displayed to when the gaming ball is paid out as a benefit for the gaming ball that has won the large winning device 434, and until the gaming ball is stored in the storage section 231, 241 after winning. Time, which may reduce the player's pleasure.

  Therefore, in the pachinko machine 5100, when the player wins a big hit, an image of the gaming ball is superimposed on the storage section 231X, 241X during execution of the won variation display to generate storage display data as if the gaming ball was stored. That is, in the pachinko machine 5100, by superimposing the virtual image of the gaming ball, the sub control board 940 acts as a medium amount fluctuation presentation means that makes the gaming ball appear to increase.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 37, the display data generation unit 942 combines the shooting data taken by the camera devices 611 and 612 to generate visual recognition assumed image data, and generates an image for the visual recognition assumed image data. The character image 603A, 603B stored in the data storage unit 941 and the image of the game ball are superimposed to generate storage display data. As a result, the game balls have not yet been paid out, and the game balls existing in the actual storage section 231, 241 at this time are stored in spite of being in a very small state (see FIG. 37B). In the display portion 601, the character balls 603A and 603B (see FIG. 37A) transport the gaming balls and add the gaming balls to the storage portions 231X and 241X, so that the gaming balls in the storage portions 231X and 241X are displayed. Reservoir display data representing an increase is displayed. In addition, the image of the superimposed game ball is synchronized with the opening of the big winning device 434 corresponding to the start of the special game state (after a period of time when a predetermined amount of game balls are paid out, for example, one round ends) The game ball is in a state where a predetermined amount or more exists in the storage section 231 by the shooting timing or shooting data, for example, when the game ball is in the entire area within the range of the display screen of the storage display section 601) It will not be displayed, it will be an image of the actual game ball. Thereby, the storage display data in which the real storage parts 231 and 241 are faithfully reproduced is displayed on the storage display part 601 again.

  As described above, the storage display unit 601 is provided so as to cover the storage units 231 and 241 when viewed from the player, and a video (the storage unit 231, After the virtual image is superimposed, the video 241) is displayed on the storage display unit 601. This makes it possible to superimpose new images while making the player visually recognize the storage portions 231 and 241, and to increase the enjoyment of the player for the game.

  In addition, in the pachinko machine, if the game area is set large or the launch operation device 250 necessary for the game and the storage units 231 and 241 are provided, a rendering device (for example, a presentation device for giving pleasure to the player) , The area for providing the input operation device 260) is narrowed.

  On the other hand, the pachinko machine 5100 is to play a game using a game ball as a game medium, and is used for the game and the launch operation device 250 as an operation means by which the operation regarding the game is performed by the player. Storage units 231 and 241 of the main storage mechanism 230 and the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 as storage means for storing game media, and camera devices 611 and 612 as imaging means for imaging the storage portions 231 and 241, and camera devices 611 and 612 Storage section 231 X as a virtual storage display image using a captured image including a game ball stored in storage section 231, 241 and an image of the game ball as a virtual image set in advance, which are images captured by , Sub-control board 940 as storage image generation means for generating storage display data representing that the game balls in 241 It provided at least partially covering the position of the parts 231 and 241, and a storage display unit 601 as a storage image display means for displaying the stored display data.

  For this reason, the game display device 601 can display the game balls stored in the storage units 231 and 241 which are located behind and not visible by the storage display unit 601 by the virtual storage display image to the player, and the virtual image Since the image of the game ball as can be displayed, the restriction on the arrangement of the storage units 231 and 241 and the storage display unit 601 capable of displaying the image can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to provide the player with the game characteristic of the effect device that produces an effect that the amount of game balls possessed by the player fluctuates using the virtual storage display image as a new way of enjoying the pachinko machine 5100. That is, it is possible to provide a pachinko machine 5100 capable of suitably arranging a rendering device using a game ball used for playing a game.

  In addition, the configuration of the storage units 231 and 241 may be different in shape and size depending on manufacturers and models, and there may still be room for improvement in the configuration of the storage units 231 and 241.

  On the other hand, the pachinko machine 5100 has a launch operation device 250 as an operation means by which a player performs an operation related to a game, and a main storage mechanism 230 and an auxiliary storage mechanism as storage means for storing game media used in the game. A main control board 920 as lottery means for executing a lottery established with a predetermined lottery probability when the storage units 231 and 241 of 240 and the execution condition of a big hit lottery as a predetermined lottery condition are satisfied, and a lottery for a big hit lottery The sub control board 940 and the storage display unit 601 as medium amount change presentation means capable of executing medium amount change presentation capable of producing effects such that the number of gaming balls stored in the storage unit 231 varies according to the result .

  For this reason, it is possible to make the player feel the fluctuation of the number of gaming balls stored in the storage section 231 by executing the medium amount fluctuation presentation according to the lottery result of the big hit lottery, and the storage section 231 simply Not only the function as a functional component but also a function as a rendering device can be added. Therefore, it is possible to set the storage section 231 having the model and manufacturer's unique character among the gaming machines having limited space.

  In addition, according to specific conditions, such as a reach state in which a part of a plurality of symbols is stopped and a part of symbols corresponding to a big hit is displayed stopped, the pressing operation device 261 (FIG. 1, FIG. It is also possible to display a switch image representing a switch imitating 5) and cause the switch image to substitute the pressing operation device 261. Alternatively, the player may operate the display position of the switch image as an input operation. .

<Configuration of physical contact portion>
Next, the configuration of the pachinko machine 6100 having the physical contact portion 621 will be described. The pachinko machine 6100 is different from the pachinko machine 5100 having the storage display unit 601 described above in that the physical contact unit 621 is provided. The physical contact portion 621 is configured to be arrangeable between the main storage mechanism 230 and the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 when viewed from the player. The pachinko machine 6100 does not have to have the storage display unit 601 and the physical contact unit 621 installed together, and may have the physical contact unit 621 without the storage display unit 601. At least one of the storage display unit 601 and the physical contact unit 621 may be installed at another place, or may be provided at two or more places.

  In conventional pachinko machines, it is common to enjoy the game for the player through sight and hearing, and a device capable of performing an input operation by means of a presentation button or a vibration generating device or a device for acting on touch is also provided. . However, if the combination of sight and touch can be used to entertain the player, there is a possibility that the player can further enjoy the game.

  As shown in FIG. 38A, in the pachinko machine 6100, the camera device 612X is disposed below the storage section 231. In addition, a movable physical contact portion 621 is provided between the storage portions 231 and 241 in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 38B, the physical contact portion 621 is provided with a main body portion 621A formed to simulate a plurality of gaming balls, and a main body portion 621A provided on one surface side (surface side) and the opposite surface side And the bottom surface portion 621Aa formed in a planar shape. In the normal state, the back surface side of the bottom surface portion 621Aa is exposed between the reservoirs 231 and 241 of the pachinko machine 6100 to form the surface (a part of the front surface) of the pachinko machine 6100. That is, the physical contact portion 621 is normally disposed in a storage arrangement and disposed at a position where contact from the player is not possible, and the main body portion 621A is positioned on the rear side of the pachinko machine 6100 with respect to the bottom surface portion 621Aa. Thus, it is stored in the storage chamber 623 inside the main body of the pachinko machine 6100.

  Further, the physical contact portion 621 has a rotating portion 621 B that supports the main body portion 621 A so as to be able to rotate and a support portion 621 C that connects the front surface of the pachinko machine 6100 to the upper side of the physical contact portion 621. The physical contact portion 621 has a contactable arrangement in which the player can contact the main body portion 621A from the storage arrangement by the rotation operation of the main body portion 621A in the rotation portion 621B. Specifically, the physical contact portion 621 pivots forward approximately 90 degrees around the lower portion of the bottom surface portion 621Aa in the storage arrangement, and when the main body portion 621A rotates, the main body portion 621A is the front surface of the pachinko machine 6100 The supporting portion 621C which protrudes to the side and is bent at the time of storage can be extended to maintain the main body portion 621A in a substantially horizontal state, that is, in a state where the main body portion 621A is positioned above the bottom surface portion 621Aa. As a result, the physical contact portion 621 is disposed so as to cover the upper side of the auxiliary storage portion 241 so as to be contactable.

  The switching between the storage arrangement and the contactable arrangement is performed by the sub control substrate 940 controlling an actuator 621Ca connected to the sub control substrate 940 and installed at a bent portion of the support portion 621C. For example, as a result of a lottery, when winning in a big hit and transitioning to a special gaming state, the secondary control board 940 drives the actuator 621 Ca to move the support portion during the variable display to stop with the stop symbol indicating the big hit winning. 621 C is extended and the physical contacts 621 are transitioned from the storage configuration to the contactable configuration. At this time, in the photographing data photographed by the camera device 612X, an image in which the game balls are piled up is displayed in the auxiliary storage section 241. In addition, when the player puts his hand between the reservoirs 231 and 241, the player comes into contact with the physical contact portion 621, and the player's hand and a heap of gaming balls by the physical contact portion 621 are displayed. By visual recognition, it is possible to combine visual and tactile senses and enjoy the sensation as if the game balls are piled up in the auxiliary storage portion 241 by visual sense and tactile sense.

  Then, when transitioning to the special gaming state, the sub control board 940 drives the actuator 621Ca to bend the support portion 621C to store the main portion 621A in the interior of the pachinko machine 6100 for storage arrangement, and provided on the actuator 621Ca The position of the main body portion 621A is fixed by the stop keeping mechanism (for example, a mechanism for holding at a fixed position by the magnetic force).

  In this way, by making it appear as if the gaming ball has increased using the physical contact portion 631 which is a real object, the physical contact portion 631 can be made to touch the player, and payment is still made during the game. It is possible to provide the player with new enjoyment that a large amount of game balls that are not being played can be artificially touched by the physical contact portion 631. Further, by arranging the physical contact portion 621 which is an actually existing object above the auxiliary storage portion 241 according to the lottery result, an image is displayed on the storage display portion 601 as if the game balls increased. In addition to causing the player to actually touch the physical contact portion 621, the same tactile sensation as a large amount of gaming balls can be provided, making the player feel an increase in gaming balls both visually and tactilely. be able to.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 39, a pachinko machine 7100 provided with a physical contact portion 631 as another embodiment different from the above embodiment will be described. FIG. 39 is a schematic view showing the pachinko machine 7100 and the physical contact portion 631. The pachinko machine 7100 is different from the above-described pachinko machine 6100 in the configuration of the physical contact portion 631. The physical contact portion 631 differs from the physical contact portion 621 simulating a game ball in that the physical contact portion 631 has a shape resembling a human hand. In addition, the pachinko machine 7100 may be configured to also include the physical contact portion 621 that imitates the above-described gaming ball, and it is possible for a player to contact two or more physical contact portions in the same location. Alternatively, any physical contact portion selected by control of the control means such as the sub control substrate 940 may project to the front side, or at least one of the physical contact portions 621 and 631 is installed at another location. And two or more physical contact parts may be provided at two or more places.

  The physical contact portion 631 is made of a soft material such as silicon resin on the surface so that the touch feeling is also close to the hand of a person. The physical contact portion 631 is fixed to the moving mechanism 632, and the physical contact portion 631 is housed inside the pachinko machine 7100 in the storage arrangement by the mobile stand 632 A sliding along the rail 632 B and horizontally moving in the front and back direction. The physical contact portion 631 is disposed between the reservoirs 231 and 241 in the contactable arrangement. The physical contact portion 631 is composed of a finger and a palm portion assumed to be in contact with the player, and does not have a wrist portion not assumed to be in contact with the player.

  Here, if the imaging data captured by the camera device 612 is used as it is in the touchable arrangement, the physical contact portion 631 in which the wrist portion is missing is captured as the auxiliary storage display data displayed on the storage display portion 601, An image is displayed that is really an object. On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 7100, a virtual image 631X, which is stored in advance in the image data storage unit 941 and represents the hand including the wrist portion, for the photographed data photographed by the camera device 612 The auxiliary storage display data is generated by superimposing a character image that urges the player to make contact with the physical contact portion 631 "!"

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 40, an image in which a human hand is arranged on the auxiliary storage unit 241 is displayed on the storage display unit 601. In other words, the body corresponding to the entity itself of the physical contact portion 631 is not directly displayed on the storage display portion 601. Therefore, as an entity of the physical contact portion 631, elements other than the touch (shape and touch such as softness) (color and shape of the portion where contact does not occur) are omitted by omitting to resemble human hands. While being manufacturable, when viewed from the player, it is possible to display images resembling hands of men, women, whites, blacks, children, old people and the like.

  For example, this contactable arrangement is executed in a part of the reach state in which a part of the symbols corresponding to the big hit is stopped and displayed while the variable display is in progress. The person is urged to hold the hand (physical contact portion 631) in the reach state. For example, when the jackpot lottery is won, the physical display unit 601 advances the physical storage unit 601 and the player contacts the storage display unit 601 before the variable display ends and the lottery result is displayed. An image 646 displaying the physical contact portion 631 approaching the easy position is displayed, and an image of a famous athlete or an idol is displayed, and the voice or the character image, etc. “I'm glad to see you too” Comments of athletes etc are output. On the other hand, when the lottery result is out, the player is urged to grasp the hand (physical contact portion 631) in the reach state, but the physical contact portion 631 is positioned on the rear side without advancing and is stored. The physical contact portion 631 is not displayed on the display portion 601. The player can not shake the storage display unit 601 with the physical contact unit 631 to recognize that the jackpot lottery has not been won.

  Alternatively, the physical contact portion 631 displays the image stored in the box before the lottery result is announced, and as the lottery result is announced, the owner of the physical contact portion 631 (hand) shaking hands is clarified. An embodied image that embodies the physical contact portion 631 may be displayed, thereby performing an effect prompting a handshake. In this case, if a big hit lottery is won, a famous athlete, a hero, an idol, etc. are displayed together with an image of a hand suitable for the person, while if a big hit lottery is not won, the general person or Display the villain with the image of the hand corresponding to that person. Even in this case, in addition to the game ball being paid out as a jackpot bonus, providing the player with the feeling that he / she shakes hands with a famous athlete, an idol, etc. by a combination of visual and tactile effects. Can increase the player's jackpot pleasure and make the game even more enjoyable.

  Also, it is generally said that human sense of touch is very vague and pulled by the eye. For example, if the cylinder shows an inclined shape while touching a vertically standing cylinder shape, the touching cylinder is felt to be inclined. It is also possible to utilize this phenomenon for physical contacts.

  For example, in a state in which the physical contact portion 621 (see FIG. 37) of the pachinko machine 6100 is arranged to be touchable, a character image “touch the lower tray!” Is displayed on the storage display portion 601. When the player places his hand on the upper side of the auxiliary storage section 241, the player contacts the physical contact section 621 having a shape in which spheres overlap. If the lottery result is a big hit, an image based on the shooting data taken by the camera device 612X is displayed on the storage display unit 601, and the player is allowed to visually recognize the image in which the game ball is heaped in the auxiliary storage unit 241. be able to. On the other hand, when the lottery result is out, the image of the grape is displayed, and it can be recognized that the grape touched the player.

  In this manner, after the physical contact portions 621 and 631 are positioned in a contactable arrangement, and after the player is touched, a common physical property is displayed by displaying the embodied images of the physical contact portions 621 and 631 according to the lottery result. The contact parts 621 and 631 can be used to give the player a feeling as if a plurality of types of objects were touched.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 6100 has a storage section 231, 241 for storing gaming balls, and a main control board 920 for executing a lottery established with a predetermined lottery probability when an execution condition for a big hit lottery as a predetermined lottery condition is satisfied. And the physical contact portion 621 controlled by the sub-control board 940 so as to be able to execute a medium amount fluctuation effect such that the quantity of game balls stored in the storage portion 241 is different according to the lottery result of the big hit lottery. Have. For this reason, it is possible to make the player feel the fluctuation of the number of gaming balls stored in the storage unit 241 by executing the medium amount change presentation according to the lottery result of the big hit lottery, and the storage unit 241 simply Not only the function as a functional component but also a function as a rendering device can be added. Therefore, it is possible to set the storage unit 241 having the model and manufacturer's unique characteristics among the gaming machines having limited space.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 7100, the storage section 231, 241 which stores the game ball, and the main control board 920 which executes the lottery established with a predetermined lottery probability when the execution condition of the big hit lottery as a predetermined lottery condition is satisfied. And, according to the physical contact portion 631 as contactable means that can be arranged at a predetermined position where the player can contact, and the lottery result of the big hit lottery, a display image including a representation image corresponding to the physical contact portion 631 is generated And a storage display unit 601 as an image display unit for displaying a display image generated by the sub control substrate 940. Therefore, it is possible to provide the player with the shape of the physical contact portion 631 touched by the player by the expression image and the physical contact portion 631 displayed on the storage display portion 601 in the form of adding another impression by the expression image. it can. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably executing effects using sight and touch.

<Effect (1) by giving a sense of movement>
Next, a pachinko machine 7100 having a function of imparting a sense of movement will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 42 shows the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 7100. In the pachinko machine 7100, the physical contact portion 641 having the movement feeling giving portion 645 which moves in one direction without moving the substantial position or imparts the movement feeling to move, and the player's operation And a storage display unit 651 having a vibration unit 653 that vibrates according to the above. In addition, about the structure for providing the movement feeling of the pachinko machine 7100, you may apply in combination with the other structure in each embodiment.

  In conventional pachinko machines, it has been common to enjoy the game for the player through sight and hearing. However, it is difficult to create a gaming machine having a model-specific or manufacturer-specific individuality only by the conventional effect, and it is difficult to provide the player with a new effect or game characteristic different from conventional is there. Therefore, if the player can be entertained by further imparting a sense of movement using the sense of touch, there is a possibility that the player can further enjoy the game.

  FIG. 43 (A) is a schematic diagram schematically showing an arrangement including the positional relationship between the physical contact portion 641 and the player when the pachinko machine 7100 is viewed from the left side, and FIG. 43 (B) is a diagram 43 shows a state in which the peripheral portion of the physical contact portion 641 in 43 (A) is enlarged. Further, FIG. 43 (A) shows a state in which the physical contact portion 641 is located on the rear side, and FIG. 43 (B) shows a state in which the physical contact portion 641 is located on the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 43 (A), in the pachinko machine 7100, the camera device 612X is disposed below the storage section 231, as in the above-described pachinko machine 6100. In addition, a movable physical contact portion 641 is provided between the storage portions 231 and 241 in the vertical direction.

  The physical contact portion 641 is formed in a box shape with the front side provided with a slot 641A, and is supported by a continuous bar-like shaft portion so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, for example, as a movable direction. The support shaft portion is provided to be movable back and forth by an amount corresponding to the length of the support shaft portion. The physical contact portion 641 is supported by the shaft portion by the weight of the physical contact portion 641 itself, so that the player can physically contact the physical contact portion 641 in the inactive state where the movement sensation giving portion 645 provided inside is not operating. In the back and forth direction, within a certain range, it is configured to be movable with a small force. The physical contact portion 641 is installed below the storage portion 231 of the pachinko machine 7100 via the moving mechanism 642, and is configured to be movable within a certain range by the moving mechanism 642.

  The moving mechanism 642 includes a movable support portion 642A that supports the physical contact portion 641 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and an operation mechanism 642B that moves the physical contact portion 641 in the front-rear direction including the movable support portion 642A. Have. The operating mechanism 642B includes an actuator (for example, a motor) whose operation is controlled by the control of the sub control board 940, whereby the physical contact portion 641 including the movable support portion 642A is disposed on the rear side to be pachinko The player moves forward to a position where it projects from the accommodation state to the front side and overlaps the lower side of the storage section 231 from the accommodation state (the state of FIG. It is configured to be movable between operating states that are easy to contact.

  Here, the physical contact portion 641 may be movable in a predetermined one direction. In this case, the physical contact portion 641 is movably supported in a polygonal line shape without being limited to the case where the physical contact portion 641 is movably supported in a linear direction. It may be supported to include a curve or arc. Further, the movable direction does not have to be limited to a predetermined one direction, and the physical contact portion 641 is connected to the main portion (for example, the lower side of the storage portion 231) of the pachinko machine 7100 by a bendable wiring cable The pachinko machine 7100 may be mounted so as to be freely movable in the height direction, in the front-rear and left-right directions, within a predetermined range corresponding to the length range of the wiring cable. The physical contact portion 641 may be movable by wireless communication within a certain range by providing the main body portion (for example, the sub control board 940) and the physical contact portion 641 respectively, and a mobile phone carried by a player or the like By storing the effect control program corresponding to the pachinko machine 7100 in a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone, the pachinko machine 7100 can be used as a portable communication terminal of the player. It may be utilized in place of the control to physical contact unit 641 Te.

  As shown in FIG. 43 (B), actuators 645A and 645B constituting the movement sensation giving unit 645 are provided in the vicinity of the end in the front-rear direction of the physical contact portion 641. The actuators 645A and 645B are disposed in a housing space formed inside a resin case forming the outer shape of the physical contact portion 641. For example, in the housing space, two actuators 645A and 645B are separated. It is provided in a fixed position.

  The two actuators 645A and 645B are configured by the same mechanism, and each of the two actuators 645A and 645B is installed to be able to generate a specific asymmetric vibration pattern by generating vibration with different frequencies in different directions. It is done. As this asymmetric vibration pattern, for example, asymmetrical vibration in which the vibration is strongly transmitted to one of the direction 1 and the opposite direction along the direction in which the two actuators 645A and 645B are arranged apart from each other. A pattern is generated by control of the sub control board 940. Although one of the actuators 645A and 645B may be used, the two actuators are spaced apart from each other at the front and rear ends separated along the direction in which the physical contact portion 641 is moved. It is preferable that the sense of movement to be generated can be transmitted to the player in a well-balanced manner.

  As a mechanism for generating this vibration, for example, in each of the actuators 645A and 645B, the weight is supported by a mechanism movable in the direction 1 set in advance and in the opposite direction, and the weight is 1 The two actuators 645A and 645B are controlled by the sub control board 940 so that there is a difference between the speed (acceleration) when moving in the direction and the speed (acceleration) when moving in the opposite direction. Ru. That is, while a large acceleration for a short time is generated in the direction of 1, a small acceleration for a long time is generated in the opposite direction compared to the direction of 1, or the highest in the direction opposite to the one direction. An asymmetric vibration pattern is generated by periodically repeating this operation by causing the acceleration to be different in the direction of 1 with different velocities and in the opposite direction.

  As a result, when the player grips the physical contact portion 641 housed inside, the movement sensation giving portion 645 vibrates in any one of the front and back directions as a large specific direction of the acceleration at which the vibration is strongly transmitted. Power will be transmitted strongly. This makes it possible for the player to feel an illusion as if the physical contact portion 641 has not moved in the specific direction or if the physical contact portion 641 has moved slightly in the specific direction. it can. In combination with the display control of the image displayed on the storage display unit 651, the movement sensation giving unit 645 controls the movable operation by the sub control board 940.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 42, the pachinko machine 7100 is provided with a storage display unit 651 including an operation unit 652 and a vibrating unit 653. The storage display unit 651 is configured in the same manner as the storage display unit 601 according to the above embodiment, and is electrically connected to the sub control substrate 940. The sub control substrate 940 controls the display control, the operation unit 652, and the vibration unit 653. Control is performed.

  FIG. 44 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the arrangement of the vibration portions in a state where the storage display portion 651 is viewed from the display surface side. As shown in FIG. 44, the storage display unit 651 has an operation unit 652 of the touch panel method. The operation unit 652 is configured to be able to detect the contact operation of the player with respect to the substantially rectangular operable range over the entire displayable range of the storage display unit 651.

  When the player touches a specific location on the surface (operation portion 652) of the storage display portion 651, an operation signal indicating that the player has operated is supplied from the operation portion 652 to the sub control board 940. In addition, on the lower side of this operation unit 652 (the back side when viewed from the player), a plurality of vibration units 653 are installed. FIG. 44 exemplifies a state in which a plurality of vibrating portions 653 are provided separately in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and a total of 25 of 5 columns × 5 rows are arranged, and the vibrating portions 653 A plurality of rows and columns are installed in the vertical and horizontal directions over the entire displayable area of the display area 651. The display screen of the storage display unit 651 is installed so as to be slightly movable upward or downward as a direction perpendicular to the display surface, and this movement may be movement of a part due to partial deformation. The whole area of the display surface may be movable. When the vibration unit 653 operates in a situation where the player is in contact with the display surface, the display screen of the storage display unit 651 slightly moves upward due to the vibration of the vibration unit 653, and the player vibrates the vibration unit 653 It is configured to make you feel.

  FIG. 45 is a schematic diagram illustrating generation of vibration by the vibration unit 653, and illustrates the display content of the storage display unit 651 and the manual operation of the player in the situation where the vibration is generated. As shown in FIG. 45, the storage display portion 651 has an image of three drawers viewed from the front as an example of a plurality of types of contact objects representing the physical contact portion 641 which can not be directly viewed by the player playing the game. It is displayed. When the player visually recognizes this display, the player selects the withdrawal of "2" as a selection target, and touches the corresponding portion of the storage display portion 651, the drive control portion 944 of the sub control board 940 determines the corresponding portion or the corresponding portion. The vibrating portion 653 disposed at the position closest to the location is vibrated for a short time (for example, 0.1 seconds). As a result, the storage display unit 651 is depressed whether the “drawout of 2” selected by the player is recessed despite the fact that the position of the surface of the storage display unit 651 is hardly changed (moved). It is possible to give the player a feeling as if operating a physical button.

  Here, the vibration of the vibrating portion 653 is preferably set to a time shorter than 0.2 seconds, preferably shorter than 0.1 seconds, and preferably shorter than 0.05 seconds. In addition, control may be performed by moving along a direction perpendicular to the display surface a small number of times, and for example, it may be vibrated so as to generate up or down movement operations of 10 times or less. The number of times is preferably 5 or less, and more preferably 2 or less. In addition, in the case of performing control to vibrate by two or more upward or downward movement operations, control may be performed to include control of gradually increasing the movement amount. The vibrating portion 653 may generate a vibration pattern having the same magnitude of vibration in the direction perpendicular to the display surface (that is, the back side and the front side of the pressing operation surface). It is preferable to generate an asymmetric vibration pattern in the same manner as the movement sensation giving unit 645, whereby, when the operation unit 652 is pressed, it is recessed toward the back side or toward the front side along the direction of the pressing operation. The reaction force can be made to feel large.

  As shown in FIGS. 46 and 47, the auxiliary storage image data including the image 641 X of the physical contact portion 641 as the “draw of 2” selected in the storage display portion 651 after the player performs the selection operation of the contact target. Is displayed. The image 641X of the physical contact portion 641 displayed at this time may be a real-time image actually photographed by the camera device 612X, or may be a fake image prepared in advance. When a fake image is displayed as the physical contact portion 641, the image 641X of the physical contact portion 641 as a fake image is displayed in place of the physical contact portion 641 in the image captured by the camera device 612X. In the image 641X of the physical contact portion 641, even if the physical contact portion 641 has a simple outer shape or color, the image 641X has a color different from the true color, or a pattern or unevenness is provided on the outer shape. Is displayed. As a result, it is possible to express many types of contact objects at low cost, or to express contact objects to which high quality decorations such as gold and silver have been added on the surface, and to display various contact objects. It can be entertained by the limited physical contacts 641.

  In addition, a character image prompting contact with the physical contact portion 641 is displayed on the storage display portion 651 in addition to the image 641X of the physical contact portion 641 such as “Let's open drawer of 2!” As shown in FIG. 47, when the player inserts a hand between the storage section 231 and the auxiliary storage section 241, an image of the player's hand taken by the camera device 612X is displayed as a part of the auxiliary storage image data. Be done.

  As shown in FIG. 48, when the player contacts the physical contact portion 641, the situation where the player's actual hand is in contact with the image 641X of the physical contact portion 641 is the storage display portion 651 as auxiliary storage image data. Is displayed on.

  Here, for example, depending on the operation result of the drawer in the case of touching the drawer, the setting of the sense of movement given to the player in the case of touching the drawer as a part of the effect such as suggesting a lottery result is different. . At the initial position, the physical contact portion 641 takes the farthest end of the movement range in the front and rear direction as the initial position, and the drawer is disposed on the front side so that movement operation is possible. 940 is controlled and set.

  When the player does not open even if the player touches the drawer, when the player touches the physical contact 641A of the physical contact 641, the physical contact 641 moves as if it moves to the back side opposite to the pulling direction. It is generated by the movement sensation giving unit 645 by the control of the sub control substrate 940. Even if the player operates to pull the physical contact portion 641 forward, the display of the storage display portion 651 indicates that the image 641X of the physical contact portion 641 is temporarily larger than the actual movement. After moving to the front side of the machine 7100), it is displayed in a state of returning to the original position. That is, the movement sense giving unit 645 operates so that the movement sense is generated on the far side opposite to the operation direction, and the player feels that the drawer can not be opened even if it is pulled, that is, it can not be opened. become.

  On the other hand, when the player is set to open by touching the drawer, as shown in FIG. 49A, when the player touches the physical contact 641 of the physical contact 641, the physical contact 641 is pulled forward. The physical contact portion 641 moves slightly to the front side. At this time, the movement sensation applying unit 645 operates so as to generate movement sensation in the direction toward the near side, and imparts movement sensation as if the physical contact portion 641 moved in the forward direction, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the storage display unit 651 displays a contact correspondence image including the image 641 X of the physical contact portion 641 in which the physical contact portion 641 has moved in the forward direction by a larger amount than the actual movement amount. As a result, in spite of the fact that the physical contact portion 641 has not moved significantly, if the physical contact portion 641 (drawer) is pulled, the physical contact portion 641 moves largely in the forward direction, that is, the player feels that the drawer is opened. it can.

  As an effect using the physical contact portion 641, for example, the sub control board 940 is variably displayed according to the lottery result concerning the special symbol in the main control board 920, and some of the plurality of symbols are stopped and the big hit The state shifts to a reach state in which a part of the symbol corresponding to is stopped and displayed, and the display data generation unit 942 displays an image (see FIG. 45) for selecting the physical contact portion 641. The operation of the drawer is configured to differ depending on the result of the lottery such that the drawer does not open when the result of the lottery is "off" and the drawer is opened when the result of the lottery is "hit". .

  The display data generation unit 942 of the sub control board 940 generates a contact-responsive image according to the lottery result when the operation signal is supplied from the storage display unit 651 due to the player's selection of withdrawal, and the storage display unit Supply to 651. In addition, the drive control unit 944 drives the moving mechanism 642 (see FIGS. 42 and 43A) to move the physical contact portion 641 in the forward direction so that the player can easily operate the physical contact portion 641. Position in a contactable configuration.

  If the lottery result is "release", the secondary control board 940 detects the presence of the player's hand from the stored image data, and detects that the player has touched the handle 641A which is a part of the physical contact portion 641. , And controls the drive control unit 944 to operate the movement feeling giving unit 645 to cause movement feeling to move the physical contact portion 641 to the back side, and the player controls the physical contact portion 641. Count the time of contact. When recognizing that the predetermined contact time has elapsed, the sub control board 940 superimposes, for example, a character image of "Sorry! Thereby, the player moves the physical contact portion 641 to the back side by visually recognizing as if the physical contact portion 641 has moved in addition to the movement sense provided by the movement feeling giving portion 645. This gives a sense of trying, and can provide an illusion as if the physical contact portion 641 has actually moved a lot.

  On the other hand, when the lottery result is “hit”, the secondary control board 940 detects the presence of the player's hand from the photographed data photographed by the camera device 612 X, and the player is a handle which is a part of the physical contact portion 641 When it is detected that the touch panel 641A is touched, the drive control unit 944 is controlled, and the movement feeling giving unit 645 is operated. As a result, as shown in FIG. 49A, the player is given a feeling that the physical contact portion 641 moves toward the player side (forward direction) with respect to the player's hand. At this time, as shown in FIG. 49B, the display data generation unit 942 generates an image in which the outline of the player's hand is cut out, and the image of the player's hand is directed to the player side (forward direction). A touch-sensitive image displayed so as to be shifted more than the actual movement amount is generated, and is displayed on the storage display unit 651 as a touch-sensitive image. Thereby, the player moves the physical contact portion 641 to the near side by visually recognizing as if the physical contact portion 641 has moved in addition to the movement sense provided by the movement feeling giving portion 645. This gives a sense of trying, and can provide an illusion as if the physical contact portion 641 has actually moved a lot.

  It is preferable that the contact correspondence image at this time is generated by superimposing an image in which the player's hand and the drawer are open on an image in which the player's hand stored in advance is not photographed. As a result, it is possible to generate a realistic contact correspondence image without disturbing the image of the non-moving part (auxiliary storage section 241X).

  As shown in FIG. 51, when the display data generation unit 942 recognizes that the player has touched the physical contact portion 641 for a predetermined time (the force is applied to the physical contact portion 641), the "big hit!" As described above, it is informed that the lottery result is “hit”, and the storage display unit 651 displays an image for congratulating that a number of sub prizes (coins in the figure) overflow from the drawer and are won.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 7100, the physical contact portion 641 is disposed at a place where the player can not visually recognize, and the contact corresponding image in which the physical contact portion 641 moves to the storage display portion 651 simultaneously Are displayed by the display data generation unit 942. By the player visually recognizing this contact correspondence image, it is possible to increase the sense of movement with respect to the physical contact portion 641 with which the player has made contact. Therefore, even if the operable range of the physical contact portion 641 is limited, the illusion that the physical contact portion 641 moves largely is strongly given to the player, and the player can play the game by utilizing the sense of movement. It can be more enjoyable.

  In addition, although the movement sense corresponding to the lottery result by the movement sense giving unit is illustrated about the case where the direction in which the movement sense is generated is made different, in order to make the force in the movement sense different, that is, the speed at which the vibration occurs. When, for example, the player contacts the handle 641A which is a part of the physical contact portion 641, the movement feeling giving portion 645 is operated to move the physical contact portion 641 to the back side. A sense of movement is generated, and a sense of movement is greatly likely to occur in the case of winning, so that many gold coins are contained in the drawer during the variable display so that weight can be felt, and in the case of not winning. The player may make it easier to select an effect in which there are less gold coins in the drawer or no gold coins than in the case of winning.

<Effect by giving a sense of movement (2)>
Next, the configuration of the pachinko machine 8100 having the physical contact portion 671 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 52 shows the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 8100. The pachinko machine 8100 is provided with a physical contact portion 671 disposed at a position visible to the player and movable by the player, and a storage display portion 661 having a detection portion 665 for detecting contact by the physical contact portion 671. The configuration of the launch operation device 750 and the configuration of the launch control board 960 are different from those of the pachinko machine according to the above-described embodiment. The description of the physical contact portion 671 and the storage display portion 661 common to the physical contact portion 641 and the storage display portion 651 according to the above-described embodiment will be omitted, and only different portions will be described. The description of the configuration common to the launch control device 250 and the launch control substrate 900 according to the embodiment described above is also omitted for the launch control substrate 960, and only different portions will be described. Note that the configuration is such that the physical contact portion 671 and the storage display portion 661 can execute effects by providing a sense of movement, the configuration of the launch operation device 750, and the configuration that optimizes the launch operation by providing a sense of movement by the launch control substrate 960 Only one configuration may be added to the pachinko machine according to each of the above-described embodiments or the conventional pachinko machine.

  First, a configuration in which the physical contact portion 671 and the storage display portion 661 can execute effects by giving a feeling of movement will be mainly described. As shown in FIG. 53, unlike the pachinko machine 7100, the physical contact portion 671 in the pachinko machine 8100 is disposed at a position where it can be viewed by the player. The physical contact portion 671 is fixed to the pachinko machine 8100 in a movable state via the fixing device 672 by a thin cable 672A which doubles as a communication line. This is a measure to ensure communication between the physical contact portion 671 and the sub control board 940 and to prevent the player from accidentally bringing the physical contact portion 671 home or losing it. In the following figures, the cable 672A is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 54, the physical contact portion 671 has a thin rod-like outer shape with a diameter of about 10 mm that the player can easily hold, and the length is, for example, about 10 cm. The tip of the physical contact portion 671 is tapered like a pen, and the movement feeling giving portion 675 (see FIG. 52) is disposed inside the physical contact portion 671. As shown in FIG. 53, the storage display unit 661 has an operation unit 662 for detecting that the player's finger is in contact with the surface, and a detection unit 665 for detecting that the movement sensation giving unit 675 is in contact. Have. The operation unit 662 and the detection unit 665 may be shared using the same contact sensor, or may be separately configured by separately providing a plurality of sensors. For example, it is possible to configure the operation unit 662 and the detection unit 665 using the same electrode by determining the magnitude of the current value. In this case, the physical contact portion 671 is designed such that current flows more easily than the human body. On the other hand, for example, by placing a magnet at the tip of the physical contact portion 671 and detecting the magnetic force by the detection portion 665, the operation portion 662 and the detection portion 665 can be configured separately.

  As shown in FIG. 54 (A), the pachinko machine 8100 is provided with camera devices 611 and 612X configured in the same manner as the above embodiment, and stored image data based on shooting data shot by the camera devices 611 and 612X. Is displayed on the storage display unit 661. In a state where the stored image data is displayed on the storage display unit 661, the player can perform an operation of contacting the displayed game ball via the physical contact unit 671. For example, when the tip of the physical contact portion 671 is brought into contact with the image of the gaming ball, an image of the gaming ball is set so as to be an image different from other gaming balls, thereby displaying the displayed gaming ball. The effect is realized as if the ball is hidden.

  When the player brings the tip of the physical contact portion 671 into contact with the gaming ball one by one, and the physical contact portion 671 contacts the hit ball, the movement sense imparting portion 675 of the physical contact portion 671 moves the physical contact portion 671 in the longitudinal direction. Generates a sense of movement toward the lower tip (downward) along the At this time, the storage display portion 661 displays a guidance frame 666 serving as an index for guiding the game ball. When the player moves the physical contact portion 671 so as to slide the surface of the storage display portion 661, the ball contact ball interlocks with the ball and the ball moves the physical contact portion 671 so that the game ball sticks to the magnet. Interlock with the physical contact portion 671. The number of interlocking game balls is determined according to the type of hit, and a large sense of movement is given when the number of interlocking game balls is large, and a small sense of movement is given when the number of interlocking game balls is small.

  The player can obtain an illusion that the interlocking game ball is actually hung and carried by the combination of the giving of the sense of movement and the image. Then, as shown in FIG. 55 (A), when the player carries the interlocking game ball into the inside of the guidance frame 666, as shown in FIG. 55 (B), the provision of the sense of movement is stopped and the guidance frame The number of game balls carried into 666 is displayed in the bonus game ball display column 667, and a character image showing the timing until the bonus game ball starts to be fired, such as "Start with two more balls!" Is displayed. After that, the game balls displayed in the bonus game ball display column 667 decrease one by one in accordance with the game ball firing operation, and within a fixed period after the bonus game balls are launched (for example, from the launch start) In the case of 6 seconds after the end of the launch, if any of the general winning openings (for example, general winning devices 439A, 439B) or winning openings for the symbol lottery (for example, starting winning devices 431A, 431B) It is a lucky chance that a bonus image can be displayed on the decorative symbol display device 479 or the storage display unit 661. In this bonus image, if the start winning combination has already occurred and the unit game execution condition corresponding to the winning for the special symbol is satisfied in the unit game during the variable display or in the standby state of the variable start, the “large chance” Etc. If the condition is not established, the privilege image may not be displayed or may be controlled to be displayed with low probability, and the number of the bonus game balls may be changed. If the execution condition of the unit game corresponding to the winning relating to the special symbol is established in the unit game waiting for the start, it may be set more easily than in the case where it is not established. In addition, when the player separates the physical contact portion 671 from the storage display portion 661 while carrying the interlocking game ball, the gaming ball is also separated from the physical contact portion 671 and returns to the normal display of stored image data. You may

  The auxiliary control board 940 displays the storage display of the physical contact portion 671 in a state where storage image data representing a real-time image (an image that would be visible to the player without the storage display portion 661) of the storage portion 231 is displayed. When a detection signal indicating that a contact to the portion 661 has been detected is supplied from the detection portion 665, the game ball is cut out from the stored image data, and one or more "balls" are determined by lottery. The secondary control board 940 monitors the detection signal of the detection unit 665, and recognizes that the physical contact unit 671 has come into contact with the displayed position of the hit ball. Activate. The sub control board 940 stores stored image data in which the game balls and the guidance frame 666 are superimposed so as to move the number of interlocking game balls determined in accordance with the lottery result in accordance with the contact position of the physical contact portion 671. It is displayed on the display portion 661.

  Then, when the secondary control board 940 recognizes that the tip of the physical contact portion 671 has moved to a predetermined position in the guiding frame 666, the secondary control board 940 stops the operation of the movement feeling giving portion 675 and A bonus game ball display field 667 representing the same number of bonus game balls as the interlocking game balls is superimposed on the stored image data to be displayed. When the secondary control board 940 recognizes that the game ball has won the first time after the game ball corresponding to the bonus game ball has been fired and before the predetermined time elapses from the end of the shot and until the predetermined time passes, the bonus game ball wins. A bonus image for the event is displayed on the storage display unit 661 or the decorative symbol display device 479.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 8100, the operation information corresponding to the input operation by the physical contact portion 671 is detected by the detection portion 665, and the physical contact portion 671 is operated to display the image carrying the interlocking game ball on the storage display portion 661. At that time, the player feels the movement feeling that the physical contact portion 671 is moving downward or is about to be moved by the movement feeling giving portion 675, and the operation of the physical contact portion 671 is the detection portion 665. When the player's input operation corresponding to the operation information input through the is executed, a privilege image is displayed as provision of a predetermined privilege. For this reason, since the physical contact portion 671 can be used as an input device, the physical contact portion 671 is used to add a sense of movement separately from the game played using the game ball in the game area, and a predetermined benefit is given. It is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of making a winning game playable and giving a player new enjoyment.

  The image of the game ball displayed on the storage display unit 661 is displayed so as to move in response to the movement of the physical contact unit 671 and the movement feeling giving unit 675 moves downward to indicate the weight of the game ball By giving the sense of movement of the player, it is possible to give the player an illusion as if the player were actually carrying (hanging) the linked game ball and entertaining the player. In addition, by displaying a bonus image according to the winning of the bonus game ball corresponding to the moved interlocking game ball, an operation such as a game using the physical contact portion 671 in the storage display unit 661 is combined with the image It is possible to provide a new way of enjoying the game.

<Configuration of Launch Operating Device Using Movement Sense>
Next, the configuration of the launch operation device 750 using the movement sensation provided in the pachinko machine 8100 (see FIG. 52) will be described using FIGS.

  As a conventional launch control device, a rotary type is widely used. In this rotary type launch operation device, by incorporating an elastic member such as a spring, when the player releases the handle, the handle is returned to the initial position. However, in order to operate the launch operating device having such a configuration, it is necessary for the player to stop the steering wheel to play a game by continuously applying force against the elastic member, which may cause the player's hand to become tired. In addition, there is a risk that damage or failure may occur by trying to forcibly fix the foreign matter. On the other hand, when the elastic force by the elastic member is not given, the feeling that the player is operating the steering wheel becomes scarce, and the feeling that the player is playing the game becomes thin, or the fine adjustment is made. It could have been difficult.

  The pachinko machine 8100 according to the present embodiment includes the configuration of the launch operation device 750 using the sense of movement, and the control for generating the sense of movement gives the player the feeling that the player is playing a game in a dominant manner. It is possible to realize a pachinko machine capable of making the hands less tired and facilitating the fine adjustment of the shooting operation.

  The launch operation device 750 according to the present embodiment is, similarly to the launch operation device 250 described above (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 5), a pivot supported by a pedestal 751 and a pedestal 751 as shown in FIG. A movable firing handle 752 and a firing stop switch 757 are provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 52, the launch operation device 750 includes a variable resistor 253 and a contact sensor 254, and detects the amount of rotational operation of the launch handle 752 by the variable resistor 253. When the player turns the firing handle 752, the contact sensor 254 detects the contact of the player's firing handle 752, and the firing device 330 (see FIG. 3) has an intensity corresponding to the amount of the turning operation of the firing handle 752. The game balls are ejected toward the game board 400 (see FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 56, the firing handle 752 has an annular handle body 756, a finger hook 753, and a movement sensation imparting portion 755. In a front view of the pachinko machine 8100 (the state shown in FIG. 56), the firing handle 752 can freely rotate clockwise and counterclockwise with reference to a rotation center RO as a rotation center axis along the front-rear direction. It is rotatably supported by the pedestal 751, and the elastic force is not applied by the elastic member as in the prior art, and only the substantially same frictional resistance is applied in both directions, so that the support can be easily pivoted in both directions. It is done.

  The finger hooking portion 753 is formed of a shape in which a plurality of finger hooking portions 753 project outward from the annular handle main body 756, and the handle main body 756 and the plurality of finger hooking portions 753 are integrally formed of resin.

  A part of the front side of the pedestal 751 is disposed so as to cover a part of the front side so as to overlap with the front side of a part close to the pivot center RO in the firing handle 752, and constitutes a front part of the firing operation device 750; Specifically, it constitutes a cap portion that limits the forward movement of the firing handle 752. The finger hooking portion 753 protrudes outward with respect to the cap portion of the pedestal 751 as viewed from the front side. For this reason, the player can easily turn the launch handle 752 by holding the launch operation device 750 so that the palm abuts the cap portion and putting a finger on the finger rest 753.

  The operation portion of the firing stop switch 757 is set to be different in size from the above-described firing stop switch 255, and is formed longer in the circumferential direction in which the firing handle 752 pivots than the finger hook 753 in front view With respect to the part 753, it is formed in the length which always protrudes in the at least any one side in the circumferential direction. In addition, the operation portion of the firing stop switch 757 is disposed so as to protrude outward at a plurality of locations away from the center of rotation of the firing handle 752, and the spacing for this spacing is determined by the rotation of the finger handle 753. The spacing is set to be different from an integral multiple of the angle away from the center. In this situation, the operation part of the other firing stop switch 757 is located between the two finger rests 753 in the situation where one firing stop switch 757 is located so as to overlap the back side most with respect to one of the finger rests 753. It is preferable that the center of the operation portion of the firing stop switch 757 in the circumferential direction in which the firing handle 752 pivots be set to be approximately at the center between the two finger hooks 753. It is. As a result, the firing handle 752 is configured to be pivotable, and the operation portion of the firing stop switch 757 can be easily operated regardless of where the turning operation is performed with the initial position.

  In addition, the operating portions of the two emission stop switches 757 are provided so as to protrude to the left side corresponding to the center side in the left-right direction of the pachinko machine 8100 as viewed from the front side. Therefore, the player can select and operate the operation part of the easy-to-operate firing stop switch 757 with the thumb of the right hand, and separate firing is stopped by the left hitting and right hitting game methods. The operation portion of the switch 757 can be selected to further facilitate the operation for stopping the firing.

  The movement sensation imparting unit 755 is integrally attached to the firing handle 752 so as to overlap with the back side of the cap portion of the pedestal 751, and is configured to be rotatable together with the firing handle 752. As described above, the movement sensation giving unit 755 is configured to generate movement sensation in the counterclockwise direction under the control of the emission control unit 963, and is disposed at the position shown in FIG. The vibration corresponding to the sense of movement in the circumferential direction directed in the counterclockwise direction as one direction (the direction of the arrow attached to the position overlapping the movement A sense of movement in the counterclockwise direction can be generated on the firing handle 752. The sense of movement generated at the firing handle 752 is transmitted to the player as a sense that the firing handle 752 is about to move counterclockwise, and the player is in the same direction as the elastic force generated by the conventional elastic member. The sense of movement is transmitted to the hand, and the player can feel the same sense of operation as in the prior art during the firing operation.

  The firing handle 752 is rotated by the rotation operation of the player, and the player does not return even if the player releases his hand, and the position does not change. The movement sense imparting unit 755 is fixed to the firing handle 752, and the movement feeling imparting unit 755 rotates with the launch handle 752. The movement sense imparting unit 755 is provided at a position away from the rotation center RO of the discharge handle 752 in a direction to generate a movement sensation in the circumferential direction in which the discharge handle 752 can rotate. In addition, one may be sufficient as the movement feeling provision part 755, and it may be provided in two or more places. Further, the movement sensation giving unit 755 may generate movement sensation not only in one direction in the counterclockwise direction but also in the clockwise direction.

  The launch control unit 963 provides the launch operation device 750 with a large sense of movement when the player is changing the position of the launch handle 752, and when the player is not changing the position of the launch handle, the movement is small. It is controlled to give a sense or not to generate a sense of movement.

  Specifically, the emission control unit 963 (see FIG. 52) of the emission control board 960 is constituted by an MPU (not shown) as a one-chip microcomputer, and a CPU (not shown) as an arithmetic processing unit and the CPU It includes a ROM (not shown) that stores various control programs to be executed and fixed data, and a RAM (not shown) that temporarily stores various data and the like when the control program is executed. The launch control unit 963 monitors the change in current value in the variable resistor 253 representing the rotation angle of the launch handle 752, that is, the rotation acceleration, as sense control processing, and if the rotation acceleration is not zero, the player controls the launch handle 752 In the case of changing the position of V, the voltage value applied to the movement sensation applying unit 755 is increased to increase the movement sensation. As a result, the player can obtain an operation feeling similar to that of the general launch handle 252, and can operate the launch operation device 750 without a sense of discomfort.

  On the other hand, when the rotational acceleration is zero, that is, when the time during which the player does not change the position of the firing handle 752 has exceeded a predetermined time (for example, 20 seconds or more), the launch control unit 963 (see FIG. 52) In this case, the voltage applied to the movement sensation applying unit 755 is gradually decreased to gradually decrease the movement sensation. As a result, the player feels only a small sense of movement when the launch operating device 750 is not changed, so that the player can relax and relax the hand holding the launch handle 752, and feels himself by feeling a small sense of movement. You can be aware that you are playing a game by the operation of.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 57, at time t1, when the player starts the rotation operation of the launch handle 752, the shooting control unit 963 causes the movement feeling giving unit 755 to increase movement feeling at a predetermined increase speed. Activate. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 56 (B), the shooting handle 752 is moved in the clockwise direction (the direction of the arrow S in FIG. 56 (B)) so that the game ball is strongly fired by the player. When the turning operation is performed, the movement feeling giving unit 755 vibrates such that a larger movement feeling is generated in the counterclockwise direction (the direction of the arrow K in FIG. 56B) as the rotation operation amount increases.

  At time t2, when the movement sensation reaches the maximum sensation value which is the maximum value, the emission control unit 963 continues to apply the voltage of the maximum value to the movement sensation applying unit 755. For this reason, as in the case of the elastic force of the conventional elastic member, the reaction force does not increase as the amount of rotational operation increases, and the player can easily carry out while restricting the force required for the firing operation. It is possible to carry out the firing operation. Note that the movement sensation giving unit 755 may generate a large movement sensation as the rotation operation amount increases, or may generate a movement sensation corresponding to the rotation operation amount from the initial position. Good.

  At time t3, when the rotational acceleration becomes zero, the emission control unit 963 counts the zero time after the rotational acceleration becomes zero. At time t4, when the emission control unit 963 recognizes that the zero time has exceeded the predetermined rotation stop threshold, the movement sense is imparted with the movement sense with the adjustment decrease sense value that reduces the movement sense at the predetermined decrease rate. Control unit 755; At time t5, the emission control unit 963 maintains the movement sensation at the maintenance sensation value when it recognizes that the movement sensation has reached the maintenance sensation value because the zero time has exceeded the maintenance threshold. The maintenance sense value does not necessarily have to be a value that generates a sense of movement, and may be set to be zero at which no sense of movement is generated.

  At time t6, when the rotation acceleration is detected due to the change of the rotation angle, the emission control unit 963 causes the movement sensation giving unit 755 to operate so as to increase the movement sensation at a predetermined increase speed. At time t7, the emission control unit 963 continues to apply the voltage of the maximum value to the movement sensation giving unit 755 when the movement sensation reaches the maximum sensation value which is the maximum value.

  From time t7 to time t8, the emission control unit 963 continues counting the zero time, and resets the zero time counter to zero when the rotational acceleration is detected. At time t9, when the firing control unit 963 recognizes that the zero time has exceeded the predetermined rotation stop threshold, the movement sense is imparted with the movement sense with the adjustment decrease sense value that reduces the movement sense at the predetermined decrease rate. Control unit 755; At time t10, the emission control unit 963 maintains the movement sensation at the maintenance sensation value when recognizing that the movement sensation has reached the maintenance sensation value as the zero time exceeds the maintenance threshold.

  As described above, when the firing handle 752 rotates once, its position does not return to its original position, and when the contact sensor 254 detects that the player's hand has been released, the given time (for example, 2 minutes) When a reset condition such as elapse is satisfied, the operation amount of the rotation angle is reset, and the adjustment operation of the emission handle 752 is required from the initial position.

  Next, the sense control process executed by the emission control unit 963 of the emission control board 960 will be described using the flowchart in FIG. Note that this sense control process is executed periodically (for example, in a cycle of 2 ms (milliseconds)) as part of the main process in the emission control unit 963.

  When the sense control process is started in step S100, the process proceeds to step S101, and it is determined whether the player is in contact with the contact sensor 254 (see FIG. 52) of the launch operation device 750. If the player is not in contact, it is not necessary to provide a sense of movement, so the sense control process ends. If it is determined in step S101 that the player is in contact, the process proceeds to step S102. In step S102, it is determined whether or not a rotational acceleration representing a change in rotational angle is detected. If the rotational acceleration is not detected, the process proceeds to step S103, and the rotation counter that counts the zero time after the rotational acceleration has become zero is incremented by one. In step S104, it is determined whether or not the value of the rotation counter exceeds the rotation stop threshold, and if it exceeds, the rotation acceleration is zero for a certain period of time, and the player adjusts the rotation angle of the launch operation device 750. It recognizes that there is no, and moves to step S105. In step S105, it is determined whether or not the value of the rotation counter has exceeded the maintenance threshold value. If it has exceeded, the movement sensation has decreased to the maintenance sensation value, so the flow proceeds to step S106. In step S106, the sense of movement is given as a sense of sense value. On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step S105, the movement sensation is higher than the maintenance sensation value, so that the movement sensation is adjusted with the adjustment sensation value according to the value of the rotation counter to reduce the movement sensation at a predetermined deceleration speed. Granted. In addition, when the value of the rotation counter is equal to or less than the rotation stop threshold value in step S104, the time in which the rotational acceleration is zero is short and it is recognized that the player adjusts the rotational angle of the launch operation device 750. Move to In step S108, movement sensation is given at the maximum sensation value. Furthermore, when the rotational acceleration is detected in step S102, since the player adjusts the rotation angle of the launch operation device 750, the process proceeds to step S110. In step S110, movement sensation is given at the maximum sensation value. In step S111, the value of the rotation counter remains "0" or is reset to "0".

  As described above, the launch operation device 750 of the pachinko machine 8100 moves the player, who operates the launch handle 752, in the counter-rotation direction in which the launch force is reduced without moving the substantial position. Since the movement feeling imparting unit 755 is provided, it is held at a fixed position so that the position of the operation means is not displaced even if the player loosens the hand after positioning while making the operation of the displacement operation unit easy. It is possible to make the player easy to operate, and to impart a sense of movement to the player.

  As control of movement sense giving unit 755 by emission control unit 963 of power supply and emission control board 960, when a predetermined generation condition is satisfied, for a predetermined direction (for example, a direction in which the emission force decreases) The player may be given a sense of movement that occurs intermittently (for example, 5 vibrations of 0.1 second at intervals of 0.2 seconds). During the fixed period when the player starts the firing operation, since the sense of continuous movement is given in the fixed direction, the player is allowed to continue the firing operation while the predetermined generation condition is established. It can be easily recognized, and the player can be urged to execute an action corresponding to the condition of occurrence, and the function of transmitting to the player that it is a situation requiring an operation different from the firing operation It is possible to add in a form that can be easily transmitted to the player at low cost by using a movement sense giving means that generates a sense of facilitating the shooting operation.

  For example, the predetermined generation condition is a case where the number of gaming balls stored in the storage section 231 of the main storage mechanism 230 for storing gaming media used for gaming is less than or equal to a predetermined amount (10 remaining) If the condition for firing the game ball is satisfied, or if the condition for firing the game ball is satisfied but the game ball is not fired in the game area, these cases may be added to the player. It is possible to prompt an operation to replenish the game ball early.

  In addition, the predetermined occurrence condition may include at least a situation in which the displacement operation by the player is not detected for a predetermined period or more, and may at least include a situation in which the sense of maintenance value is reached.

  In addition, the predetermined generation condition may be a condition in which the predetermined operation in which the player suffers from the disadvantage is executed, for example, when the player is playing a game by the right-handed game method in the normal gaming state, In order to guide the direction of the game, a sense of movement may be given, in which case the sense of movement directed in a direction that intensifies or weakens the firing operation requiring guidance. It is preferable to generate In this case, the player is given a sense of movement even when the other conditions are satisfied, such as when the number of gaming balls stored in the storage section 231 becomes less than a predetermined amount, as well as when guidance of the firing operation is necessary. In the case of transmitting the game situation to at least, if movement sense occurs intermittently, at least the generation time of movement sense, the size of movement sense, vibration time, number of vibrations, etc. A part of the conditions may be generated differently, and in such a situation, the storage display unit 661 as a display unit provided on the lower side of the pachinko machine 8100 near the launch operation device 750 needs to be operated by a letter You may display the situation.

  In addition, the predetermined generation condition may be made to coincide with the open period of the winning opening that slides in the back and forth direction to be in the open state, or one of the passages in the gaming ball provided with the passages overlapping in the front and back direction Entry of the game ball into the predetermined passage may be regarded as the establishment of the predetermined generation condition, whereby the situation which is difficult to confirm can be transmitted to the player through the tactile sense in an easy-to-understand manner.

  In addition, the predetermined occurrence condition may be configured to occur corresponding to the lottery result for the start winning, and for example, the jackpot may be hit by the player with the partial occurrence condition in the reach state as the predetermined occurrence condition. It may be communicated that the possibility of occurrence of is a notable condition to the decorative symbol display device 479.

  Further, a plurality of generation conditions may be set as the predetermined generation condition, generation control of a plurality of movement sensations may be selected, and the player may select a combination of the generation conditions and the movement sensation, for example, The predetermined generation condition and the type of movement sensation may be selectively operated by an input operation on the storage display unit 661.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and a part of the configuration described in each of the above embodiments may be applied as a configuration of another embodiment, or as described below You may deform | transform and implement. In this case, the configurations described below may be applied to the above-described embodiments, and a plurality of configurations described below may be combined and applied to the above-described embodiments.

  (1) In the above-described embodiment, it is detected that the player's hand has come into contact with the physical contact portion 641 by cutting out from the image or contact with the handle 641A, and when it is detected, the moving image which the drawer opens opens However, for example, a stress sensor is attached to the handle 641A, and the player detects a value corresponding to the pulling force of the handle 641A, and a sense of movement with a size corresponding to this value is detected. Can be displayed on the storage display unit 651 while the drawer opens at the corresponding speed. In this case, the physical contact portion 641 is also used as an input means for detecting the pulling force of the player.

  In the above embodiment, whether the drawer is opened or not opened is switched according to the lottery result. However, for example, the drawer can be opened every time, and a plurality of types of images corresponding to the lottery result are stored display portion 651 It may be displayed on. In addition, the effect of opening the drawer may be executed triggered by a timing different from the display of the lottery result, and the speed and the weight of the drawer may be changed according to the lottery result to change the size of the sense of movement It can also make the player feel. For example, at the time of the hit, the drawer is heavy because the lot of treasures are packed in the drawer, giving a small sense of movement as it opens slowly, and at the time of outset, the drawer is empty, it is light because of the emptyness It can be given.

  In the above embodiment, the storage display portion 651 has the vibrating portion 653 so that a short vibration is given when the player contacts the designated area of the storage display portion 651. For example, the physical contact portion 671 (FIG. 54) When the storage display unit 661 is contacted using the reference), the physical contact unit 671 may be vibrated. In this case, for example, by vibrating only one of the two actuators constituting the movement sensation giving unit 675 which is installed closer to the storage display unit 661, it may be as if the storage display unit 661 has been pressed. It is possible to give the player such an illusion.

  In the above embodiment, the detection unit 665 is provided on the storage display unit 661 side, but the input operation of the player may be detected by the movement of the physical contact unit 671. For example, an acceleration sensor can be installed on the physical contact portion 671 to give a benefit according to the amount of movement, and the storage display portion 661 displays a falling ball and performs an input operation to hit the ball with a bat The reaction feeling when the ball contacts the ball may be generated by the movement sensation giving unit, or the billiard table is displayed on the storage display unit 661, and the ball displayed on the table is attached by the physical contact unit 671 The reaction feeling may be generated by the movement feeling imparting unit, or the physical contact portion 671 may be an arrow, and the weight may be generated by the movement feeling imparting unit to play a game simulating a throwing competition.

  In the above embodiment, the physical contact portion 671 is connected by the cable 672A having a communication function. However, for example, the physical contact portion 671 may communicate with the sub control board 940 by wireless communication.

  In the above embodiment, the movement sense is used for the rotary type launch operation device 750, but it is possible to apply to the slide type launch operation device as well, for example. In this case, the absolute position of the slide lever indicates the rotation angle, and when the player starts playing, the game is started after the lever is once set to the initial position (for example, the left end).

  In the above embodiment, the firing operation device 750 does not use an elastic member and does not return to the initial position. For example, a moving mechanism and driving means for placing the firing handle 752 of the firing operation device 750 at the initial position If the power is turned on or if the discharge operation device 750 returns to the default initial position on condition that the storage display 661 is operated to press the selectable reset button. good.

  In the above embodiment, as in the case of the conventional launch handle, the sense of movement of the launch operation device 750 is directed in the direction opposite to the direction of the rotary operation as the amount of rotary operation from the initial position increases. Although the setting is made to rotate, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the amount of rotational operation increases by a certain amount or more, the emission control unit 963 may control so that the direction of movement sense becomes the opposite direction. For example, in the case of a launch operation with a small amount of rotational operation from the initial position (for example, a launch operation in the left hitting game method), a sense of movement in the counterclockwise direction is given to the player, and the amount of rotational operation from the initial position is at least a certain amount In a large launch operation (e.g., a launch operation in a right-handed gaming method), a sense of movement in the clockwise direction may be given to the player.

  In the above embodiment, the movement feeling in the firing operation device 750 is illustrated as occurring in the firing handle 752, but instead of or in addition to this, movement feeling is given to the operation part of the firing stop switch 757 A section is provided along the stop operation direction, and it is determined that the predetermined generation condition is satisfied, for example, when the number of pending unit games is the upper limit for the player contacting the launch stop switch 757. Control may be performed in which movement sensation occurs so as to transmit a situation requiring an operation.

  In the above embodiment, it is preferable to display the symbols in the variable display in the decorative symbol display device 479 on the storage display portions 601, 651, 661, and it is a big hit with a combination of plural symbols (for example, a combination of three identical symbols). When the symbol is configured, at least one of the reach symbol constituting the big hit symbol excluding the symbol to be finally stopped or the symbol that becomes the big hit if the symbol is finally stopped, the storage display portion 601, 651, 661 in the situation It is preferable to display on.

  For example, in the storage display portion 651 (see FIG. 51), the symbol displayed in the variable display in the decorative symbol display device 479 is displayed, and in the reach state, the jackpot is finally stopped only when the lottery result is "hit". It is also possible for the player to draw such a symbol that is contained in the drawer and the drawer has moved to the near side and the symbol that has been contained in the drawer is drawn.

  In addition, for example, in the storage display portion 661 (see FIG. 54), the symbol displayed in the variable display in the decorative symbol display device 479 is displayed, and in reach state, it is composed of numbers only when the lottery result is “hit”. The same number of game balls as the number corresponding to the jackpot symbol may be attached as interlocking game balls, thereby providing an effect of suggesting the occurrence of a big hit to the player.

  In the above embodiment, the physical contact portion 621 imitating a game ball is used. However, the configuration of the physical contact portion is not limited to the above configuration. For example, a physical contact portion imitating a mahjong whistle is provided. A groove is also provided that does not represent the meaning of. When the lottery result is announced, the storage display unit 601 displays the last one mahjong tiles. By this, the player can feel as if he / she touched the last sheet of mahjong tiles. In addition to Mahjong tiles, the same applies to Shogi pieces.

  In the above embodiment, although not particularly mentioned, the physical contact portions 621 and 631 are provided with contact sensors for detecting the player's contact to detect the presence or absence of the player's contact, and the player's contact is confirmed. In this case, an image corresponding to the touch operation on the physical contact units 621 and 631 may be displayed on the storage display unit 601 or the decorative symbol display device 479, such as displaying the result of the big hit lottery synchronously with the case. As a result, with the camera devices 611 and 612 of the physical contact portions 621 and 631, the player can improve the accuracy of the touch operation to a position where shooting can not be performed and the recognition of the touch operation. Can be enjoyed to the fullest.

  In the above embodiment, the character images 603A and 603B are displayed as virtual images. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, various objects such as real or virtual persons, animals, and robots may be displayed.

  In the above embodiment, two camera devices 611 and 612 are provided, but at least one camera device may be provided, and three or more camera devices may be installed. Further, although the shooting data shot by the two camera devices 611 and 612 are combined as the storage display data, any data may be used as it is.

  In the above embodiment, although the storage display data and the auxiliary storage display data are switched by the operation of the switching button 602, for example, one is displayed larger using the thumbnail image, the other is displayed smaller, or the screen is divided into two. You may display both at the same time.

  In the said embodiment, although the physical contact part 621, 631 was each accommodated in the storage room 623, 633 in a pachinko machine, it does not necessarily need to be accommodated in a pachinko machine. For example, the configuration of the physical contact portion 621 as it is may be provided outside the pachinko machine, and may be folded along the outer wall of the pachinko machine at the storage arrangement, or the front side of the physical contact portions 621 and 631 in the storage arrangement A covering wall member (lid member) may be provided. The physical contact portions 621 and 631 are provided between the storage portions 231 and 241. However, the physical contact portions 621 and 631 may be provided, for example, under or beside the auxiliary storage portion 241 or above the storage portion 231.

  In the above embodiment, the physical contact portion 621 is movable, but may be fixed. For example, the fixed physical contact portion may be stored in a box-shaped storage space having an openable and closable lid member, and the storage configuration and the contactable configuration may be switched by opening and closing the lid member. The box-like storage space may be provided on the back side of the lid member along the front surface of the pachinko machine, or may protrude outside the pachinko machine such as the front side of the pachinko machine or the upper side of the storage section. A wall member and a lid member may be provided.

  In the above embodiment, although the representation image data and the embodied image data are displayed on the storage display unit 601, the storage display unit 601 is not necessarily required. For example, expression image data or embodied image data may be displayed on the decorative symbol display device 479.

  In the above embodiment, the storage units 231 and 241 are photographed by the two camera devices 611 and 612, and an image that would otherwise be viewed by the player without the storage display unit 601 is synthesized and displayed on the storage display unit 601. However, the state of the storage units 231 and 241 may be displayed so as to be displayed more easily for visual recognition than the image that the player would normally see without the storage display unit 601, for example, the upper storage unit 231. With respect to an area which can not be visually recognized in the lower storage section 241 (for example, an area on the back side corresponding to the rear side of the gaming machine, or an area on the downstream side where game balls are taken into the gaming machine in the upper storage section), It may be displayed on the storage display unit 601.

  In the above embodiment, when the switching button 602 is operated, the configuration is described in which the auxiliary storage unit 241 of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 is displayed on the storage display unit 601 in a state easy for the player to visually recognize It may have a function. For example, a driving means such as a solenoid is added to the ball removing mechanism 243 for discharging game balls from the auxiliary storage portion 241 of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240, and ball releasing operation can be electrically executed by the player's input operation. The function of the operation member 242 as the operation unit may be provided in the switching button 602. In this case, the ball extraction operation member 242 may be displayed as an image on the storage display unit 601, and the player may move the ball extraction operation member 242. In this case, the ball extraction operation member 242 is an entity. It is preferable to provide the pachinko machine 5100 as a structure capable of moving operation as it can provide the player with an actual feeling of operation.

  Further, in this case, it is detected whether or not the gaming balls are stored in a predetermined amount or more in any of the storage portions 231 and 241, and the ball pulling operation is performed in the state where the gaming balls are stored a predetermined amount or more. When the member 242 is operated, whether the game ball is actually discharged or not discharged and is left in the game machine is set as a part of the effect which suggests the result of the big hit lottery to the player May be For example, as one of the effects in the case of winning a big hit, an image for prompting the storage display unit 601 to operate the ball removing operation member 242 during the variable display (for example, the mode (the switching button 602 is different from that at the normal time For example, an image displayed in a blinking manner such as red etc.) is displayed, and if it is a variation display that is won for a big hit when the ball removing operation member 242 is operated, the ball removing is executed and the game of the storage portion 241 is performed. The storage amount of the ball may be reduced to maintain the running state, and the ball may not be executed unless the jackpot is won. For the player, new gaming characteristics that can be recognized in the outcome of the jackpot winning by performing in advance the necessary operations when a large amount of gaming balls are paid out in the special gaming state after winning a big hit Can be provided. In this ball skipping effect, when the switching button 602 of the display screen is simply operated on the display image of the storage display unit 601, an image in which the ball skipping is performed on the image displayed on the display screen is displayed, In practice, ball removal may not be performed.

  In addition, at least a part of the physical contact portions 621 and 631 is configured to have a state change portion in which a state including at least one of shape, hardness, and temperature changes, and state change according to a predetermined lottery result. The state of the unit may be made different, and in this case, an image corresponding to the state of the state change unit may be displayed on the storage display unit 601. For example, in order to change the hardness of the hand of the physical contact portion 631, the electro-rheological fluid is accommodated inside and surrounded by the soft surface coating, and the current-carrying state of the electro-rheological fluid is changed to change the hand. The hardness of may change.

  (2) Although the pachinko machines 100, 1100, 2100, 3100, and 4100 have the auxiliary storage portion 241 in the above embodiment, the auxiliary storage portion 241 may not be provided. Even in this case, by providing the auxiliary storage areas 236, 1236 and 4236 in the storage section 231, 1231 and 2423, spare gaming balls can be left in the storage sections 231, 1231 and 2423, It is possible to play a game using the game balls of the auxiliary storage areas 236, 1236 and 4236 when necessary. In addition, it does not have the exit section of the auxiliary storage section 241, does not provide the downstream side portion of the auxiliary side induction passage 554 continuing to the auxiliary storage section 241, and only plays the game ball on the side passing through the rear side passages 580, 1580, 3580 You may provide the exit part which takes out out of a game machine. Since the auxiliary storage section 241 is provided at the lower part of the pachinko machine 100, 1100, there is a possibility that it becomes difficult to monitor behind the player, and by making it possible to omit the exit portion of the gaming ball at that portion. Security performance can be improved.

  In the above embodiment, the case is described where the direction in which the gaming balls flow down is switched by selecting one of the downstream side of the auxiliary guide passage 553 and the rear passage 580, 1580 with the entry switching member 581. It is not necessary to necessarily enter 100% on one side and not enter at all on the other side, but by the entry switching member 581 so that the game balls flow down to both, such as half, 5: 1, etc. A distribution mechanism may be provided to distribute the direction of the gaming ball to the back side passage 580, 1580 after the game ball has advanced to a certain number, and some gaming balls may be returned to the auxiliary side guiding passage 553, By making the opening width of the rear passage 580 selectable, it is possible to adjust the flow-down rate of the gaming ball. The configuration for changing the flow-down rate of the game ball by the entry switching member in the other embodiment is not necessarily required to flow the game ball down to either one, and the game ball may flow down to both.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the gaming balls are transferably connected by the rear side passages 1590A, 1590B, 2590A, 2590B which branch from the guiding passages 552, 553 while the adjacent pachinko machines 1100, 2100 are branched. It is not necessary to mutually connect the pachinko machine 1100 and the rear side passage adjacent to each other on the left and right, but connect the pachinko machines whose rear faces face each other by the rear side passage, or pachinko machines located apart with another pachinko machine in between Also, the game balls may be transferably connected in the rear passage.

  In the above embodiment, pachinko machines 100, 1100, 2100, 3100, and 4100 transferably connect gaming balls to game ball management devices 700 and 3700 located next to and pachinko machines 1100 and 2100 located next to each other. However, the information that can be transferred is not limited to the game ball, but instead of or in addition to this, it may be possible to transfer information of the game machine, for example, the occurrence of winnings, etc. Information on the winning of the game ball (information corresponding to the ratio of the winning probability or the number of fired balls to the number of winning balls), the information on the lottery of the gaming machine such as the occurrence of the big hit and the state of the game, detection of cheating or addicts The information related to the occurrence of abnormality such as use of a game machine may be transferred to another game apparatus or a game machine. In this case, it is not necessary to provide the gaming machine with a connection line capable of information communication, and the payout timing of the gaming balls transported through the rear passage, the time interval for transporting the gaming balls, etc. A control for outputting information is provided as a control, and the other party's gaming apparatus or gaming machine is provided with a detection sensor for detecting the gaming ball at the entrance portion to which the gaming ball is transferred, and information is detected according to the detection result of the detection sensor Transmission may be possible.

  In the above embodiment, the rear passage 580, 1580, on the substantially horizontal direction side corresponding to the direction substantially perpendicular to the main side induction passage 552 or the auxiliary side induction passage 553 for guiding the gaming ball vertically downward. Although the configuration in which 1590A, 1590B, 2591A, 2591B are branched has been described, the invention is not limited to this. For example, the rear side passage 580, 1580, 1590A, 1590B, 2591A, 2591B may It may be configured to be able to guide the game ball in a direction different from the continuous direction of the guiding passages 552, 553.

  In the above embodiment, although the configuration in which the gaming ball lending device 290 is provided in the gaming machine such as the pachinko machine 100 is described, the gaming ball lending device 290 is not necessarily provided in the gaming machine. The management device operation unit 702 may be operated to perform a lending operation of gaming balls corresponding to the gaming value possessed by the player or a returning operation of the value storage medium.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the entry switching member 581 operates by switching between the entry blocking attitude and the entry permissible attitude by manual operation on the switching operation unit 584. However, the operation switch and the operation switch The entry switching member 581 may be configured to operate electrically by providing a drive source such as a motor driven by the operation of the operation switch. In this case, an operation switch is provided on the front side of the pachinko machine 100 to enter the entry switching member. The administrator of the game arcade may set the operation of 581 or the operation switch may be provided on the front side of the pachinko machine 100 so that the player can operate whether or not the game ball enters the rear passage 580 Alternatively, a first operation switch for the player may be provided on the front side of the pachinko machine 100, and a second operation switch for the manager of the game arcade may be provided on the back side. (2) The first operation switch may be enabled or disabled by the operation switch, whereby the player can play the game ball to the rear passage 580 only when the game arcade management device corresponds to the rear passage 580 It is possible to make it possible to switch whether or not to enter.

  The configuration of the entry switching members 581, 1581, 1591A, 1591B, 2591A, 2591B is not limited to the above configuration, but blocking and allowing entry of the gaming ball into the rear passage 580, 1580, 1590A, 1590B, 2590A, 2590B If it can switch, another structure may be sufficient, for example, may switch posture by slide movement.

  Although the above-mentioned embodiment explained the composition which provides the back side passage member which forms the back side passage 580, 1580, 1590B, 2590A, 2590B, 3580 in the pachinko machine 100, the pachinko machine 100, 1100, 2100, 3100 is not necessarily required. , 4100 need not be provided with a rear passage member. The rear passage member may be provided in the gaming ball management device 700, and the pachinko machine 100 may be provided with a ball outlet for allowing the gaming ball to enter the rear passage 580 from the auxiliary guiding passage 553 on the back side of the pachinko machine 100. . In this case, the entry switching member 581 is provided on the guiding member 550 of the pachinko machine 100 to prevent entry of the ball from the ball outlet, and the game ball enters the rear passage 580 from the ball outlet. It is preferable that switching operation can be performed with the permitted approach posture.

  The pachinko machines 100, 1100, and 2100 do not necessarily have to be configured to allow the game balls to enter the game ball management device 700 from a plurality of ball insertion portions provided at the front and back, but only from one side before or after The game ball may be made to enter.

  Although the above embodiment describes the configuration in which the game balls paid out by the payout device 540 are stored in the auxiliary storage area 4236, the game balls are paid out by the payout device 540 and a predetermined amount or more is stored in the normal storage area 4235. Even in the case where the game ball does not enter the auxiliary storage area 4236 (is not stored), the player may manually store the game ball in the auxiliary storage area 4236. Even in this case, the auxiliary storage area 4236 is provided next to the normal storage area 4235, and the pressing operation on the game ball by the player normally passes the boundary between the normal storage area 4235 and the auxiliary storage area 4236. It is preferable to be able to transfer gaming balls from the storage area 4235 to the auxiliary storage area 4236.

  In the above embodiment, the standby ball stored in the auxiliary storage area 4236 has been described as being able to enter the transfer passage 4232 without contacting the gaming ball, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The standby ball may be configured such that the player contacts the gaming ball and manually enters the gaming ball into the transfer path.

  In the above embodiment, the standby ball stored in the auxiliary storage area 4236 has been described as a case where the player manually transfers the gaming ball to the normal storage area 4235. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. It is also possible to transfer the gaming ball from the auxiliary storage area 4236 to the normal storage area 4235 without touching the waiting ball by the operation of the person. For example, the bottom surface of the auxiliary storage area 4236 is configured to rise or to be operable to change the tilt angle, and an operation unit operated by the player to operate the bottom surface is integrally provided with the bottom surface. A drive source such as a motor for operating the bottom surface of the auxiliary storage area 4236 and a switch capable of pressing operation for controlling the operation of the drive source are provided, and the player operates the switch to operate the switch from the auxiliary storage area 4236 The game ball may be transferred to the normal storage area 4235.

  (3) The present invention may be implemented on a pachinko machine or the like of a type different from the above embodiment. For example, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine in which the jackpot expected value can be increased until the jackpot state occurs a plurality of times (for example, twice, three times) including the jackpot once. In addition, after the jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine to be in a special gaming state, as a prerequisite that the ball be won in a predetermined area. Moreover, you may implement to the enclosed type pachinko machine with which a ball | bowl circulates. Furthermore, in addition to the pachinko machine, the present invention may be implemented as various game machines such as an arrange ball type pachinko machine and a ball ball. In addition, the invention is not limited to pachinko machines, and may be implemented in a gaming machine using medals other than gaming balls as gaming media, for example, even if applied to a revolving type gaming machine such as a slot machine Alternatively, the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine such as a parrot as a throwing type gaming machine using a gaming ball as a gaming medium.

<Inventions Extracted from the Above Embodiments>
Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described by showing problems, effects, and the like as necessary. In the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configurations in the above-described embodiments are appropriately shown in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configurations shown in parentheses. In addition, the meanings and examples of the terms described in the respective features may be applied as the meanings and examples of the terms described in the other features described in the same word.

<Feature 10>
A gaming machine (pachinko machine 100, 1100, 2100, 3100, 4100) for playing a game using gaming media, and
A payout device (payout device 540) for dispensing game media;
A storage unit (storage unit 231, 241) for storing the game medium paid out from the payout device so as to allow the player to take out and operate the game medium;
A first outlet (the outlet 241B of the auxiliary storage unit 241) for discharging the game medium stored in the storage unit to the outside of the gaming machine;
A first payout path (auxiliary guide path 553) provided between the payout device and the storage section for dispensing game media from the payout device to the storage section;
A second outlet (a rear passage 580, 1580) which is provided separately from the first payout passage and takes out the gaming media paid out from the payout device at a position different from the first outlet. And the outlet of the discharge passage member 3101B),
Entry switching means (entry switching members 581, 1581, 1591A, 1591B, ball support member 4236D) capable of switching whether or not gaming media paid out from the payout device enters the second outlet portion A game machine characterized by comprising.

  In a conventional gaming machine, a gaming ball paid out as a bonus according to a prize or a gaming ball lent out according to a deposit amount is installed in the vicinity of a player in addition to the bowl provided for the gaming machine It is common to store by passing the ball outlet of the bowl to a box or the like. There is also known a gaming apparatus configured to store information corresponding to the money possessed by a player and the number of gaming balls in a value storage medium such as an IC card (e.g., JP-A-2002-224362). See the official gazette).

  In these conventional gaming machines, there is a possibility that there is still room for improvement in the configuration for managing gaming media possessed by the player.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 10, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably managing the gaming balls possessed by the player. That is, while making it possible to transfer the game ball to a ball box or a game apparatus managed by the player itself, as in the conventional case, using the first outlet, it is possible to use the second outlet for other game machines. It is possible to suitably transfer the game ball to the game device.

  The gaming machine according to the feature 10 is an entering ratio switching unit (entry blocking unit 582) for blocking entry of the gaming ball into the second outlet, and a shaft unit for enabling the entering ratio switching unit to be rotatable. A pivoting shaft (pivot shaft 583) capable of switching between the entry blocking attitude for blocking entry of the game ball into the second outlet and the entry permitting attitude for accepting entry of the game ball, and the entry inhibition attitude It is good also as what is provided with the switching operation part (switching operation part 584) which switches and the approach permission attitude | position.

  In addition, the rate at which gaming media changed by the entering rate changing means may include a rate of entering 100% on one side and not entering at all on the other side, or half, half, 5: 1, etc. It may include the rate at which the medium flows down.

  Further, the description of taking out outside the gaming machine described in the feature 10 may be such that the gaming medium may be taken out from the storage section or passage which can support the gaming medium in the gaming machine, and the position where the gaming machine can not support the gaming medium The game media may be released to

  In addition, the second outlet described in the feature 10 may be a position different from the first outlet, and the gaming medium may be taken out in a direction different from the first outlet in the gaming machine, or the first outlet The game ball may be put out on the front side of the gaming machine, and the second exit part may put the game ball on a position different from the front side of the game machine.

<Feature 11>
In the gaming machine according to feature 10,
The first dispensing passage is
The downstream side constitutes an inflow port (inflow port 231A) of the gaming ball in the storage section,
The second outlet portion is
A configuration provided on the side of the first payout passage that is branched on the upstream side from the inflow port, and when the gaming balls of a predetermined amount or more are stored in the first payout passage, the gaming ball is taken out of the gaming machine A gaming machine characterized by being.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 11, the second exit is provided on the upstream side of the inflow, and the storage is full, and the gaming ball is stored on the upstream of the inflow, the game being played. A ball can enter the side of the second outlet. As a result, it is possible to release only the game balls paid out more to the second outlet while maintaining the state that the storage portion is filled with the game balls in the gaming machine in the middle of playing the game, The game balls can be suitably managed while making the payout of the game balls quick.

<Feature 12>
In the game machine according to the feature 10 or the feature 11,
The second outlet portion is
A game ball (playing ball management device 700) is stored in the value storage medium which stores the number of game balls that can be lent to a player and which can be lent out according to the operation of the player. Transportably connected,
The gaming machine is characterized in that the number of gaming balls transported through the second outlet can be added to the available number and stored in the storage medium. Gaming machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 12, it is possible to transport the gaming ball to the gaming apparatus via the second outlet and to add to the available number, without passing through the first outlet. An effect of not passing through the first outlet portion can be achieved. For example, it is possible to suppress the inconvenience that it is difficult for the effect sound of the effect to be heard due to the contact sound between the passing game balls by providing the first outlet portion at a position close to the player.

<Feature 13>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features 10 to 12,
A game machine characterized in that the second outlet portion is configured to put the game ball into a passage which allows the game ball to flow down to a storage portion of another game machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 13, it becomes possible to transfer or lend a game ball to another gaming machine where a friend, a family member or the like plays a game, and the convenience of the player can be improved.

<Feature 14>
In the gaming machine according to any one of the features 10 to 13,
A game machine characterized in that the entry rate changing means is configured to be capable of changing the rate at which the game ball enters the second outlet by the player.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 14, the player can select the exit portion from which the game ball comes out at free timing, and the convenience of the player can be improved.

<Feature 15>
In the gaming machine according to any one of the features 13 to 14,
A game machine characterized in that the first payout passage is provided with a connecting portion capable of connecting a passage into which game balls from the second outlet portion provided in another game machine can enter.

  According to the gaming machine according to the feature 15, since the second outlet of another gaming machine can be connected, the game balls can be supplied bidirectionally between the connected gaming machines, etc. The convenience can be further enhanced.

<Feature 16>
In the gaming machine according to any one of the features 11 to 15,
A game machine characterized in that the second outlet portion is provided at a plurality of places, and it is possible to put the game ball into a passage which allows the game ball to flow down to the storage portion of the plurality of game machines.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 16, it is possible to further enhance convenience, such as enabling the game balls to be supplied bidirectionally between a plurality of gaming machines.

<Feature 17>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features 10 to 16,
The first dispensing passage is branched into two passages and continues to the first reservoir and the second reservoir, respectively.
A game machine characterized in that the second outlet portion is branched from the first payout passage on the downstream side of a branch portion branched into two passages in the first payout passage.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 17, since the gaming ball flows to the second outlet on the downstream side of the branch portion branched into the two passages, one of the first storage portion and the second storage portion Convenience can be further enhanced by, for example, making it possible to change the ratio of game media entering the second outlet so that the game ball does not flow to the side.

<Feature 20>
A game area (flowing area of game balls) visible to the player;
Launch operation means (launch operation device 250) by which a player performs a launch operation;
Launching means (launcher 330) for launching game balls onto the game area by the player's operation on the launch operation means;
A payout device (payout device 540) for paying out gaming balls;
Storage means (main storage mechanism 230) for storing gaming balls which are paid out by the payout device and used for the game;
And a delivery unit (outlet 231B) for delivering the game balls stored in the storage means to the launch means side,
The storage means (retention unit 231, 1231, 4231) is an area located upstream of the sending unit and in which the game balls paid out by the payout device are stored, and the game balls stored There is provided a normal storage area (normal storage area 235, 1235, 4235) which advances to the side of the delivery unit in response to the operation of the firing means,
Furthermore, it is an area to which the game ball enters when the game apparatus stores a predetermined amount or more of game balls in the normal storage area by the payout device, and at least a part of the game balls do not advance even if the firing means operates. A gaming machine characterized by being provided with a stationary storage area (auxiliary storage area 236, 1236, 4236) capable of stopping at a predetermined position and transferring the gaming ball to the normal storage area by a predetermined pressing operation by the player.

  In a conventional gaming machine, a gaming ball paid out as a bonus according to a prize or a gaming ball lent out according to a deposit amount is installed in the vicinity of a player in addition to the bowl provided for the gaming machine It is common to store by passing the ball outlet of the bowl to a box or the like. There is also known a gaming apparatus configured to store information corresponding to the money possessed by a player and the number of gaming balls in a value storage medium such as an IC card (e.g., JP-A-2002-224362). See the official gazette).

  In these conventional gaming machines, there is a possibility that there is still room for improvement in the configuration for managing gaming media possessed by the player.

  Also, in the conventional gaming machine, the game balls paid out as a benefit according to the winning or the game balls lent out according to the deposit amount are stored in storage means (so-called upper trays) installed near the player's hand. It is stored. Below the storage means, auxiliary auxiliary storage means (so-called lower tray) are provided (see, for example, JP 2009-22160 A). The player can make up for the lack of the game balls of the storage means by replenishing the game means stored in the auxiliary storage means to the storage means.

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, the auxiliary storage means may be at a position apart from the storage means, and the operation of supplementing the game balls may be troublesome.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 20, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably managing the gaming balls possessed by the player. That is, it is possible to secure the gaming ball which is not automatically fired by the firing means in the stationary storage region, with a part of the gaming balls staying in the stationary storage region. For this reason, even when it is delayed that the player notices that the game ball is no longer in the normal storage area, it is possible to continue the game promptly by using the game ball in the reserved storage area. In addition, since the game balls in the reserved storage area can be transferred to the normal storage area by a predetermined pressing operation by the player, the transfer of the game balls from the reserved storage area to the normal storage area is simplified and quickened. Convenience can be improved.

<Feature 21>
In the gaming machine according to feature 20,
A protruding portion protruding upward is provided at a height lower than the radius of the game ball on at least a part of the boundary between the normal storage area and the stationary storage area.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 21, forming a boundary by the protruding portion and making it possible to easily transfer the gaming ball from the staying storage area to the normal storage area by the pressing operation on the gaming ball by the player Can.

<Feature 22>
In the gaming machine according to the feature 21,
A part of the boundary is located on the side where the outlet is provided.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 22, if the game ball is pushed toward the side provided with the delivery port as a part of the boundary, the game ball is supplied to the firing means via the delivery port in a short time. can do. For this reason, it is possible to make it easy to fire the game ball accurately and reliably in a situation where the player wants to shoot the game ball in a hurry, and it is possible to reduce the possibility that the player suffers an unexpected disadvantage.

<Feature 23>
In the gaming machine according to any one of the features 20 to 22,
The normal storage area and the stationary storage area are provided along the front side of the gaming machine where the player is located and the rear side of the gaming machine,
In the above-mentioned normal storage area and the above-mentioned retention storage area, a boundary is made into the top projecting upwards so that gaming balls are separated and stay, and a bottom part inclined downward to the front and back is provided Machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 23, the normal storage area and the stationary storage area are clearly divided by the inclination of the bottom portion, so that it is easy for the player to recognize the gaming ball stored in the stationary storage area. it can.

<Feature 24>
In the gaming machine according to any one of the features 20 to 23,
A game machine characterized in that the reserved storage area is provided on the front side of a game machine where a player is positioned with respect to the normal storage area.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 24, it is easy for the player to visually recognize the normal storage area so that the player can easily check the remaining amount of the game ball in the normal storage area, and the reserved storage area is the player. Since it is provided at a close position, the player can easily push the standby ball stored in the stationary storage area to the normal storage area by pressing the hand.

<Feature 25>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features 20 to 24,
A game machine characterized in that the reserved storage area is provided on the rear side of a game machine separated from a player with respect to the normal storage area.

  According to the gaming machine according to the feature 25, since the reserved storage area is easily visible, the player can easily visually recognize the situation in which the gaming ball remains in the reserved storage area, and the gaming ball is displayed in the reserved storage area. It is possible to suppress the end of the game and the movement of the player while the game is left.

<Feature 26>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features 20 to 25,
The gaming machine characterized in that the reserved storage area is set to a size that occupies 5 to 50% of the bottom area of the bottom area of the storage means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 26, it is possible to secure a moderate amount of gaming balls in the reserved storage area.

<Feature 30>
A payout device (payout device 540) for dispensing game media;
An outlet portion (the outlet 241B of the auxiliary storage portion 241, the outlet of the rear passage 580, 1580 and the outlet of the discharge passage member 3101B) for taking out the game medium paid out from the payout device to the outside of the game machine;
A passage forming member for forming a transfer passage through which game media pass between the outlet and the payout device;
A game machine (pachinko machines 3100 and 4100) supported by an outer frame member formed in a frame shape forming an internal space which is openable and closable on the front side and which forms an internal space penetrating in the front-rear direction,
The dispensing device is provided to the opening and closing member,
A game machine characterized in that the outer frame member constitutes a part of the passage forming member to form a part (introduction passage 3101A) of the transfer passage.

  In a conventional gaming machine, a gaming ball paid out as a bonus according to a prize or a gaming ball lent out according to a deposit amount is installed in the vicinity of a player in addition to the bowl provided for the gaming machine It is common to store by passing the ball outlet of the bowl to a box or the like. There is also known a gaming apparatus configured to store information corresponding to the money possessed by a player and the number of gaming balls in a value storage medium such as an IC card (e.g., JP-A-2002-224362). See the official gazette).

  In these conventional gaming machines, there is a possibility that there is still room for improvement in the configuration for managing gaming media possessed by the player.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 30, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably managing the gaming balls possessed by the player. That is, since the payout device is provided on the opening and closing member, and the outer frame member forms a part of the passage forming member to form a part of the transfer passage, at least a portion of the gaming ball paid out from the payout device is It is discharged to the outside of the gaming machine via a part of the transfer passage formed by the outer frame member. Since the outer frame member is provided on the outermost side in the left-right direction of the gaming machine, it is possible to make it difficult for the passing sound or contact sound of gaming media passing through a part of the transfer passage to reach the player. It is possible to make it easy for the player to hear the effect sound such as the effect. Further, the outer frame member functions as a support when attaching the game machine to the game arcade while supporting the opening / closing member including the dispensing device, and is made of a material having high rigidity and strength, and the outer frame member A portion of the transfer path that is formed can be tamper proof or difficult to tamper with. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an illegal act such as the game ball possessed by the player being taken away by another person (criminal).

<Feature 31>
A gaming machine according to feature 30,
The opening / closing member is shaped so as to overlap on the front side with respect to a part of the outer frame member, and to expose the vertically elongated frame forming portion provided on one side in the left-right direction of the outer frame member to the game machine front side And
A game machine characterized in that the frame forming portion is formed with a passage which can transfer game balls on the front side of the game machine after flowing downward as a part of the transfer passage.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 31, since the gaming ball can be put out on the front side of the gaming machine via the outermost side in the left-right direction of the gaming machine, the player can obtain sound effects such as effects set in the gaming machine It is possible to manage the gaming ball on the front side of the gaming machine with respect to the player, as in the conventional case, while making it easy to hear.

<Feature 40>
A gaming machine (pachinko machine 100, 1100, 2100, 3100, 4100) for playing a game using gaming media, and
A payout device (payout device 540) for dispensing game media;
And an outlet for taking out the game medium paid out from the payout device out of the game machine (rear side passages 580, 1590A, 1590B, an outlet for gaming balls through the inlet 3580A, an outlet 241B for the auxiliary storage 241) ,
A passage forming member forming a transfer passage through which game media pass between the outlet portion and the payout device;
A game machine comprising sound output means (sound devices 283 to 285, 4286) provided on the front side with respect to a part of the transfer path and outputting a predetermined sound.

  In a conventional gaming machine, a gaming ball paid out as a bonus according to a prize or a gaming ball lent out according to a deposit amount is installed in the vicinity of a player in addition to the bowl provided for the gaming machine It is common to store by passing the ball outlet of the bowl to a box or the like. There is also known a gaming apparatus configured to store information corresponding to the money possessed by a player and the number of gaming balls in a value storage medium such as an IC card (e.g., JP-A-2002-224362). See the official gazette).

  In these conventional gaming machines, there is a possibility that there is still room for improvement in the configuration for managing gaming media possessed by the player.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 40, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably managing the gaming balls possessed by the player. That is, since the sound output means is provided on the front side with respect to a part of the transfer passage, the sound is generated from the passing sound or the contact sound of the game medium passing through the transfer passage in the process of taking the game medium out of the gaming machine. The sound output by the output means can be preferentially delivered to the player, and the player can easily hear sound effects such as effects set in the gaming machine. Also, the sound output means includes a rigid metal member and an enclosure for sounding, and these members are generated in the rear transfer passage by being located in front of the transfer passage. The strength of the sound reaching the player can be reduced.

<Feature 41>
A gaming machine according to feature 40,
The apparatus further comprises sound detection means provided on the front side with respect to a part of the transfer path, and detecting a sound generated on the side where the part of the transfer path is provided,
The sound output means, based on the sound detected by the sound detection means, provides a sound including a sound for reducing the output of the sound to the front side of the gaming machine (a sound in reverse phase canceling the detected sound). A game machine characterized by outputting to the front side.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 41, it is possible to reduce the extent to which the sound generated at a part of the transfer passage is outputted to the front side of the gaming machine by the sound detection unit. The sound and the contact sound can be easily canceled, and the sound set in the gaming machine can be easily delivered to the player.

<Feature 50>
A game area (flowing area of game balls) visible to the player;
Launch operation means (launch operation device 250) by which a player performs a launch operation;
Launching means (launcher 330) for launching game balls onto the game area by the player's operation on the launch operation means;
A payout device (payout device 540) for paying out gaming balls;
Storage means (main storage mechanism 4230) for storing gaming balls which are paid out by the payout device and used for the game;
And a delivery unit (outlet 231B) for delivering the game balls stored in the storage means to the launch means side,
The storage means is an area provided on the upstream side of the sending unit and storing gaming balls paid out by the payout device, and the stored gaming balls correspond to the operation of the firing means. There is provided a normal storage area (normal storage area 4235) progressing to the side of the delivery unit,
Furthermore, it is an area where the game ball does not advance and stays even if the firing means operates, and the game ball can be transferred to the normal storage area by a predetermined pressing operation by the player, and a predetermined number of games are played A game machine characterized in that balls are arranged side by side and a countable storage area (auxiliary storage area 4236) is provided.

  In a conventional gaming machine, a gaming ball paid out as a bonus according to a prize or a gaming ball lent out according to a deposit amount is installed in the vicinity of a player in addition to the bowl provided for the gaming machine It is common to store by passing the ball outlet of the bowl to a box or the like. There is also known a gaming apparatus configured to store information corresponding to the money possessed by a player and the number of gaming balls in a value storage medium such as an IC card (e.g., JP-A-2002-224362). See the official gazette).

  In these conventional gaming machines, there is a possibility that there is still room for improvement in the configuration for managing gaming media possessed by the player.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 50, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably managing the gaming balls possessed by the player. That is, since the player can count the number of game balls parked in the countable storage area, it is possible to easily take out the game balls for the required number of players outside the game machine. In addition, since the game balls in the countable storage area can be transferred to the normal storage area by a predetermined pressing operation by the player, the transfer of the game balls from the countable storage area to the normal storage area is simplified and made quick. The convenience of the player can be improved.

<Feature 51>
A gaming machine according to feature 50,
A payout device (payout device 540) for dispensing game media;
A storage unit (auxiliary storage unit 241) for storing the game medium paid out from the payout device so that the player can take out and operate the game medium on the front side of the gaming machine;
A first outlet (the outlet 241B of the auxiliary storage unit 241) for discharging the game medium stored in the storage unit to the outside of the gaming machine;
A first payout path (auxiliary guide path 553) provided between the payout device and the storage section for dispensing game media from the payout device to the storage section;
The second exit portion (transfer passage 4232 and release passage member 3101 B) for taking out the game ball stored in the countable storage area out of the game machine at a position different from the first exit portion by a predetermined discharge operation by the player. And an internal passage).

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 51, the second exit can be used to transfer the gaming ball to the ball box or gaming device managed by the player, as in the conventional case, while using the first outlet. It becomes possible to suitably transfer the game balls for the number of minutes that the player wants to transfer to another game machine or game apparatus using the exit section.

<Feature 60>
A gaming machine that plays a game using gaming media,
Operation means (a launch operation device 250) by which a player performs an operation related to a game;
Storage means (the main storage mechanism 230 and the storage portions 231 and 241 of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240) for storing game media used for the game;
An imaging unit (camera devices 611, 612, 612X) for imaging the storage unit;
A storage for generating a virtual storage display image using a captured image including a game medium stored in the storage unit, which is an image captured by the imaging unit and a virtual image (image of the game ball) set in advance Image generation means (sub control board 940);
A gaming machine (pachinko machine 5100, 6100, 7100) comprising storage image display means (storage display unit 601) provided at a position covering at least a part of the storage means and displaying the virtual storage display image. ).

  In the conventional gaming machine, for example, a gaming area in which gaming balls flow down, a firing operation device for a player to perform a shooting operation, a storage unit for storing gaming balls, etc. are provided below the gaming area. Is common (see, for example, JP-A-2006-345989).

  In the conventional gaming machine, if the game area is set large or the launch operation device necessary for playing the game or the storage section is provided, the area for providing the presentation device for giving the player a pleasure is narrowed. There may still be room for improvement in

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 60, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably arranging a rendering device using a gaming medium used for playing a game. That is, it is possible to display the game medium stored in the storage means, which is located behind and not visible by the storage image display means, to the player by the virtual storage display image, and also to display the virtual image. As a result, the restriction on the arrangement of the storage means and the stored image display means capable of displaying an image can be reduced. Therefore, for example, it is possible to provide the player with the game characteristics of the effect device using the virtual storage display image as a new way of enjoying the game machine.

  The stored image display means described in the feature 60 does not necessarily have to be provided at a position covering at least a part of the storage means, and the stored image display means is provided at a position not covering at least a part or all of the storage means. In this case as well, the degree of freedom of the arrangement position of the storage means can be increased, and the storage means and the stored image display means can be configured as a game machine that can be suitably arranged. Further, the stored image display unit may be provided at a position interposed between the player's viewpoint and the storage unit.

  Further, the gaming machine according to the feature 60 includes a payout device (payout device 540) for paying out gaming balls, and the storage means also stores gaming balls which are paid out by the payout device and used for a game. Good.

<Feature 61>
A gaming machine according to feature 60, wherein
A game machine characterized in that the virtual image is a character set in a game machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 61, the character set in the gaming machine and familiar to the player is made to appear on the storage image display means together with the game medium paid out to the player, and the game is won by the player Depending on the number of media, the player can be entertained through the presentation.

<Feature 62>
A game machine according to any of feature 60 or feature 61, wherein
It has lottery means (main control board 920) for executing a lottery established with a predetermined lottery probability when a predetermined lottery condition is established,
A game machine characterized in that the virtual image is composed of an image using the lottery result.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 62, since the virtual image is constituted by the image using the lottery result, the operation can be changed according to the lottery result, and the player is entertained according to the lottery result The game can be enjoyed more by the player.

<Feature 63>
A gaming machine according to any one of features 60 to 63, wherein
The storage means has a main storage means from which game balls are paid out, and an auxiliary storage means (auxiliary storage mechanism 240) provided below the main storage means,
A game machine characterized in that the photographing means photographs at least the auxiliary storage means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 61, by the main storage means being positioned on the upper side, at least a part is easily covered, and it is possible to photograph and display the auxiliary storage means which was hard to be recognized visually Therefore, it is possible to easily make the player visually recognize the situation of the auxiliary storage means.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 63, the photographing unit has a unit (camera device 611) for photographing the main storage unit, and a unit (camera device 612) for photographing the auxiliary storage unit, and displays the stored image The means may be configured to be able to display a virtual storage display image using a photographed image including game media stored in the main storage means and the auxiliary storage means. Thus, in the gaming machine having a configuration in which a plurality of storage means are provided, effects corresponding to the number of game media paid out to the player can be executed by the storage image display means.

  In addition, the storage image display means may be configured to be able to display a virtual storage display image including captured images obtained by capturing both the main storage means and the auxiliary storage means, whereby the main storage means and the auxiliary storage are provided. Both situations with the means can be easily recognized by the player through one image. In this case, one of the main storage means and the auxiliary storage means may be displayed in a reduced size as compared to the other, and the player can select one of the reduced sizes. You may

<Feature 64>
A gaming machine according to feature 63, wherein
The image generation means
It is a virtual storage display image including game media stored on the back side of the storage image display means as viewed from the viewpoint position of a predetermined player, and is viewed from the player side with respect to the direction view photographed from the photographing means A game machine characterized by generating a corrected image.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 64, it is possible to correct the difference of the image resulting from the difference between the installation place of the photographing means and the position of the player's eye, and to display the image which the player can visually recognize Therefore, it is possible to make the player visually recognize the image of the stored game medium without a sense of discomfort.

<Feature 70>
A gaming machine that plays a game using gaming media,
Operation means (a launch operation device 250) by which a player performs an operation related to a game;
Storage means (the main storage mechanism 230 and the storage portions 231 and 241 of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240) for storing game media used for playing a game;
Lottery means (main control board 920) for executing a lottery established at a predetermined lottery probability when a predetermined lottery condition is established;
Medium amount fluctuation producing means (sub control board 940, storage display unit 601, and the like) capable of executing predetermined medium amount fluctuation rendering to produce effects such that the number of gaming media stored in the storage means varies according to the lottery result And a physical contact portion 621) (pachinko machine 5100, 6100).

  In a conventional pachinko machine, for example, when winning a big hit, it announces the winning of the big hit by the result of the variable display, the big winning device is opened, the gaming ball wins the big winning device, and a large number of gaming balls are stored What is paid out to the department is known (see, for example, JP-A-2006-345989).

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, if the gaming ball is won in the winning device, or the player does not perform the lending operation of the gaming ball, the gaming ball stored in the storage unit does not increase, and during the normal game, The game balls gradually decrease, and after the jackpot is won, only a large amount of game balls are temporarily paid out to the storage section. Therefore, for the player, the storage section is noted and necessary when the storage section is empty, or when it approaches the empty, or when it is full or full. It was only a functional part that the operation was performed. That is, there is a possibility that there is still room for improvement in the configuration of the storage unit, as the configuration of the storage unit differs in shape and size depending on the manufacturer and model.

  In addition, there is a time difference between the time the player recognizes the result of winning the lottery and the time the game ball is paid in the winning device and the game ball is paid out. For example, since it takes time for the game balls to be stored in a bowl or the like as storage means after winning a big hit, the player's feeling of pleasure can be reduced by the time it takes that time There was a sex.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 70, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of adding a function as a rendering device to the storage unit. That is, by executing the medium amount fluctuation presentation according to the lottery result, it is possible to make the player feel the fluctuation of the number of game media stored in the storage unit, and the storage unit is only a function as a functional part Instead, it is possible to add a function as a rendering device, and to set a storage unit having individuality unique to a model or a maker, in a gaming machine having only a limited space.

  For example, the player can experience in advance the increase in the number of game media by executing an effect in which the game media is increased as the medium amount fluctuation effect according to the lottery result. This makes it possible for the player to enjoy the game even if it takes a long time from the winning of the lottery to the game medium being provided to the player. Therefore, it is possible to realize the effect of holding the feeling of acquiring a large amount of gaming media, without excessively enhancing euphoricity so that a large amount of gaming media is paid out in a short time.

<Feature 71>
70. The gaming machine according to feature 70, wherein
An imaging unit (camera apparatus 611) for imaging the storage unit;
Storage image display means (storage display unit 601) capable of displaying a photographed image including an image taken by the photographing means and including the game medium stored in the storage means;
The medium amount change presentation means
Image generation means (display data generation unit for generating an increase display image including more game media than the number stored in the storage means according to the lottery result by the lottery means, as an image to be displayed on the storage image display means 942).

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 71, by utilizing the stored image display means, it is easy to recognize the number of game media possessed by the player based on the photographed image obtained by photographing the storage means normally. The increase display image can be displayed when a specific lottery result is output, and it is possible to suggest in advance to the player a game medium that the player will acquire after a predetermined time has elapsed. Therefore, it is possible to execute a new display effect utilizing the stored image display means even in the normal gaming state before winning the lottery.

<Feature 72>
71. A gaming machine according to feature 71, wherein
The image generation means
An image generated by adding an image of a virtual game medium to an image of game medium stored in the storage means photographed by the photographing means is displayed as the increase display image Machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 72, in order to add an image of a virtual gaming medium to a photographed image representing the status of the current storage means, compared to the case where a previously prepared image is displayed, It is possible to execute an effect as if the game medium has been increased by the image including the situation and including the game medium which can be touched by the player. For example, when the player tries to touch the game medium, the increase display image can be generated including the player's hand and the game medium in contact with the hand, so that the effect including the sense of touch is realized. can do.

<Feature 73>
A game machine according to feature 71 or 72, wherein
The image generation means
A game machine characterized by displaying an image using a virtual game medium set in advance as the increase display image when no game medium is stored in the storage means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 73, even in a situation where gaming media are not stored in the storage means, it is possible to execute the effect by the increase display image using the image prepared in advance.

<Feature 74>
A gaming machine according to any one of features 70 to 73, wherein
The medium amount change presentation means
A decorative body (physical contact portion 621) which is a decorative body including a three-dimensional shape imitating a game medium according to the lottery result and capable of displacing operation is positioned on the storage portion and the medium amount A game machine characterized by executing a fluctuation effect.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 74, since the decoration part existing in reality is used, the player can confirm the state where the gaming media has increased by touching and it is possible to enjoy the enjoyment of the effect in the game by using the tactile sense. It can be increased.

<Feature 75>
It is a game machine according to any one of features 70 to 74, wherein
The storage means includes a main storage means and an auxiliary storage means provided below the main storage means,
The medium amount change presentation means
According to the lottery result, a decoration including a three-dimensional shape imitating a game medium is positioned on the auxiliary storage means to execute the medium amount fluctuation rendition.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 75, in order to execute an effect using a decorative body that actually exists, by using the auxiliary storage means disposed at a position that is likely to be a blind spot by providing the main storage means, It is possible to make it difficult for the player to recognize that the decorative body is not a real game medium through visual inspection. Therefore, it is possible to further increase the enjoyment of the effect that the player touches and confirms the state in which the game medium has increased.

<Feature 76>
A gaming machine according to feature 74 or 75, wherein
A movable mechanism (supporting portion 621C) for displacing the decorative body;
A storage unit (storage chamber 623) which is provided in an operation range in which the decorative body is displaced by the movable mechanism and the decorative body is not visible from the player side when the medium amount fluctuation effect is not executed. And a game machine characterized by comprising.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 76, the decorative body is accommodated in the accommodating portion which is not usually seen by the player's eyes, and the player can visually recognize the decorative body only in the situation where the medium amount change effect is executed. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to entertain the player with the medium amount change rendition as a rare thing, with a sense of expectation for the appearance of the decorative body.

<Feature 80>
A gaming machine that plays a game using gaming media,
Operation means (a launch operation device 250) by which a player performs an operation related to a game;
Storage means (the main storage mechanism 230 and the storage portions 231 and 241 of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240) for storing game media used for the game;
Lottery means (main control board 920) for executing a lottery established at a predetermined lottery probability when a predetermined lottery condition is established;
Contactable means (physical contact portion 631) which can be placed at a predetermined position where the player can touch;
Image generation means (sub control board 940, display data generation unit 942) for generating a display image including an expression image corresponding to the contact means in accordance with the lottery result by the lottery means;
A game machine (pachinko machine 7100) comprising: an image display means (storage display unit 601) for displaying a display image generated by the image generation means.

  In conventional pachinko machines, it has been common for players to enjoy playing games by producing variable displays including display images and sounds through visual and auditory sense (see, for example, JP-A-2006-345989).

  However, it is difficult to create a gaming machine having a model-specific or manufacturer-specific individuality only by the conventional effect, and it is difficult to provide the player with a new effect or game characteristic different from the conventional one. there were.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 80, the player receives the shape of the contact means to be touched by the player by the expression image displayed on the image display means and the contact means, and adds another impression by the expression image. As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably executing effects using sight and touch.

<Feature 81>
In the gaming machine according to feature 80,
The contact means is configured to be displaceable,
In the standby state (storage arrangement), the player is placed at a position where the player can not or hardly touch the player,
The game is characterized in that when the predetermined appearance condition corresponding to the lottery result is satisfied, the standby state is displaced from the appearance state (contactable arrangement) to a position where the player can contact. Machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 81, since it is possible to cause the player to touch the to-be-contacted means only when the appearance condition is satisfied, it is possible to increase the player's expectation for satisfying the appearance condition. The player can further enjoy the game using the contacted means.

<Feature 82>
In the gaming machine according to the feature 80 or the feature 81,
The contact means is
In the standby state, a gaming machine characterized in that the gaming machine is housed in a housing unit (storage room 633) which can not be viewed from the player side.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 82, since the player can not visually recognize the to-be-contacted means in the standby state, the scarcity of the appearance of the to-be-contacted means is enhanced, and the player enjoys the appearance itself of the to-be-contacted means. It can be made to

<Feature 83>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features 80 to 82,
It has a photographing means (camera device 611) for photographing the contact means;
The contact-contacting means is arranged to be invisible from a predetermined viewpoint position of a player who plays at least part of the game even in the appearance state.
The image generation unit generates a photographed image which is an image photographed by the photographing unit and which includes at least a part of the contacted unit.
A game machine characterized in that the image display means is capable of displaying an image including at least a part of the contact means generated by the image generation means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 83, it is possible to represent the to-be-contacted means by processing the photographed image by changing the color etc. while reproducing the movement of the to-be-contacted means as it is. By displaying an image in a sophisticated form or the like, it is possible to make a high definition expression or the like more than a substance while maintaining the reality of the tactile sensation and the movement of the contact means contacted by the player.

<Feature 84>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features 80 to 83,
The image generation unit generates a display image including the expression image based on the information of the image stored in advance in the storage unit,
A game machine characterized in that the image display means displays a display image generated by the image generation means based on information of the image stored in the storage means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 84, a free image can be used regardless of the photographed image, and for example, it is roughly expressed that it is expressed with a small number of pixels to such an extent that the specific shape of the contact means can not be specified. An entity that displays only a shape and displays an image that does not specify the form of the contact means that has appeared among the forms set in a plurality of shapes, or alternately displays a plurality of types of images, etc. As a display image, it is possible to display a free form that does not fall under the form of the to-be-contacted means that is appearing as and to allow the expression of the to-be-contacted means to have a freedom.

<Feature 85>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features 80 to 84,
The image generation means generates a display image including at least one of a plurality of embodied images that embody the contact means.
The image display means is
A game machine characterized by displaying a display image including the embodied image according to the lottery result of the lottery means simultaneously with the display of the lottery result of the lottery means or after displaying the lottery result.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 85, the player can display the embodied image according to the lottery result out of the plurality of embodied images despite the fact that the same contact means is touched. The touched means to be touched can be retrofitted into a plurality of objects, which can increase the enjoyment for the player to touch the contacted means.

<Feature 86>
In the gaming machine according to any one of the features 80 to 85,
The storage means includes a main storage means and an auxiliary storage means provided below the main storage means,
A game machine characterized in that the to-be-contacted means is provided between the main storage means corresponding to the lower side of the main storage means and above the auxiliary storage means and the auxiliary storage means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 86, since the to-be-contacted means is between the storage means and the auxiliary storage means, the to-be-contacted means is disposed at a position where the player can easily touch and the player hardly sees. It is possible to emphasize the impact on the player by displaying the expression image and the embodied image.

<Feature 87>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features 80 to 86,
The image display means is
It is provided so as to cover at least a part of the storage means as viewed from the player, and the expression image data is displayed according to the lottery result by the lottery means, while the expression image data is not displayed. A game machine characterized by displaying storage display data based on shooting data obtained by shooting storage means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 87, since the storage display means can hide the physical contact means, and the representation image data can be displayed in the direction in which the physical contact means is seen from the player, the representation image data Can increase the reality of

<Feature 88>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features 80 to 87,
The physical contact means is
Among the expression source objects that are physically expressed, this represents only the contact area assumed to be touched by the player,
The image generation means
A game machine characterized by adding, as the expression image data, at least a part of a non-contact area of the expression source object which is not supposed to be touched by the player to the contact area.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 88, since the non-contact area is displayed in the representation image data, the player does not feel discomfort, and it is not necessary to form the physical contact means in the non-contact area. The configuration of the contact means can be simplified.

<Feature 90>
Operation means (a launch operation device 250) by which a player performs an operation related to a game;
Storage means (the main storage mechanism 230 and the storage portions 231 and 241 of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240) for storing game media used for the game;
Physical contact means (physical contact portion 641) which can be placed at a predetermined position where the player can physically contact;
Movement sense providing means (movement sense giving unit 645) for making the player who has touched the physical contact means feel the movement sense of moving or trying to move in a predetermined direction;
An image generation unit (display data generation unit 942) that generates a display image including a contact correspondence image corresponding to the physical contact unit;
And an image display unit (storage display unit 651) for displaying the display image.

  In conventional pachinko machines, it has been common for players to enjoy playing games by producing variable displays including display images and sounds through visual and auditory sense (see, for example, JP-A-2006-345989).

  In such a conventional gaming machine, there may still be room for improvement in the configuration of the device that provides the player with new enjoyment. For example, it is difficult to create a gaming machine having a model-specific or manufacturer-specific individuality only with conventional effects, and it is difficult to provide a player with new effects and game characteristics different from conventional ones. there were.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 90, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of giving the player new enjoyment. That is, when the player visually recognizes the contact response image through the display image displayed by the image display means, the sense of movement with respect to the physical contact means touched by the player can be increased, and the player takes advantage of the sense of movement Can make the game even more enjoyable.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 90, the movement sensation giving means may be a movement sensation giving means to move in a predetermined direction without moving the position, or to feel the movement sensation to be moved. Alternatively, instead of this, it is also possible to use a movement sense giving means for feeling the force of moving in a predetermined direction without moving the position.

  Further, the predetermined direction in which the user feels the movement feeling moving or to be moved by the movement feeling giving means may be a linear direction or a rotating direction.

  In addition, the movement sense giving means may be a means for making the movement sense felt by the vibration that generates accelerations having different magnitudes in one direction and the other direction along the predetermined direction. As a result, the player can be given a small sense different from the sense made to the player by the reaction force of the elastic member to the conventional effect button, and it is difficult to get tired in long-time games, and it is elderly. It is possible to provide a gaming machine which is easy for the player to play and whose size can be easily adjusted.

<Feature 91>
In the gaming machine according to feature 90,
A photographing unit (camera device 611) for photographing the storage unit;
The image generation means
Generating a display image including an image taken by the image pickup means, the game medium stored in the storage means,
The image display means is
It is a means provided so as to cover at least a part of the storage means as viewed from a predetermined position where the player's head is located, and for displaying a display image including game media stored in the storage means. Gaming machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 91, at least a part of the storage means which can not be viewed directly by providing the image display means is supplemented by the display image displayed on the image display means, and at the same time the virtual object And so on can be displayed at the same time, a new way of enjoying the gaming machine can be realized.

<Feature 92>
In the gaming machine according to the feature 90 or the feature 91,
The physical contact means is
Provided below the gaming area,
The image generation means
A game machine characterized by generating a display image including a representation image representing the physical contact means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 92, while the physical contact means is provided at a position where it is difficult for the player to visually recognize, the physical contact means is a real by expressing the image of the physical contact means as a representation image by the image display means. It is possible to make an illusion with a different thing, an illusion of a color, a pattern, etc. with a thing different from a real thing.

<Feature 93>
In the gaming machine according to any one of the features 90 to 92,
The image generation means
A game machine characterized in that the physical contact means generates an image moved in the one direction.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 93, by displaying an image in which the physical contact means has moved in the same direction as the sense of movement, it is possible to give the player an illusion as if the physical contact means has really moved. .

<Feature 94>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features 90 to 93,
A lottery unit (main control board 920) for executing a lottery established at a predetermined lottery probability when a predetermined lottery condition is established;
The image generation means
A game machine characterized by generating the contact corresponding image according to the lottery result by the lottery means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 91, since the contact-corresponding image is generated according to the lottery result, it is possible to entertain the player with the contact-corresponding image according to the lottery result while using the sense of movement.

<Feature 95>
In the gaming machine according to the feature 94,
The movement feeling giving means is
A game machine characterized by changing whether or not to impart a sense of movement according to the lottery result.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 95, since it is possible to give or not to give a sense of movement according to the lottery result, it is possible to increase the feeling of excitement until the lottery result announcement, increase the pleasure at the time of winning, It is possible to reduce the feeling of disappointment at the time of winning.

<Feature 96>
In the gaming machine according to the feature 94 or 95,
The physical contact means is
A gaming machine characterized by being disposed at a predetermined position where a player can physically contact according to the lottery result.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 96, since the physical contact means can be arranged at a predetermined position only when necessary, the physical contact means does not disturb the game in the normal time when the physical contact means is not used.

<Feature A0>
Operation means (a launch operation device 250) by which a player performs an operation related to a game;
Storage means (the main storage mechanism 230 and the storage portions 231 and 241 of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240) for storing game media used for the game;
Physical contact means (physical contact portion 671) which can be placed at a predetermined position where the player can physically contact;
Movement sensation giving means (movement sensation giving unit 675) which makes the player who has touched the physical contact means feel the movement sensation of moving, trying to move, or trying to move in a predetermined direction When,
A detection unit (detection unit 665) capable of detecting operation information input by a player by an operation using the physical contact unit;
A gaming machine, comprising: bonus grant means (sub control board 940) for granting a predetermined bonus when an input operation of a player corresponding to operation information detected by the detection means is executed.

  In conventional pachinko machines, it has been common for players to enjoy playing games by producing variable display including display images and sounds through visual and auditory sense (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-345989). .

  In such a conventional gaming machine, there may still be room for improvement in the configuration of the device that provides the player with new enjoyment.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A0, the physical contact means can be used as an input device, and the movement feeling is added using the physical contact means separately from the game played using the game medium in the game area Thus, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of executing a game for acquiring predetermined benefits and giving a player new enjoyment.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature A0, the movement sensation giving means may be a movement sensation giving means for moving in a predetermined direction without moving the position, or for giving a feeling of movement to be moved. Alternatively, instead of this, it is also possible to use a movement sense giving means for feeling the force of moving in a predetermined direction without moving the position.

  In addition, the movement sense giving means may be a means for making the movement sense felt by the vibration that generates accelerations having different magnitudes in one direction and the other direction along the predetermined direction. As a result, the player can be given a small sense different from the sense made to the player by the reaction force of the elastic member to the conventional effect button, and it is difficult to get tired in long-time games, and it is elderly. It is possible to provide a gaming machine which is easy for the player to play and whose size can be easily adjusted.

  Further, the predetermined direction in which the user feels the movement feeling moving or to be moved by the movement feeling giving means may be a linear direction or a rotating direction.

  In addition, the bonus given by the bonus awarding means may be a bonus as a game value to which a game value is substantially added for the player, such as a prize ball usable in the game, and the special image is displayed. It may be a privilege set separately from the game value, such as displaying or increasing effects that can be executed in the variable display.

<Feature A1>
In the gaming machine according to the feature A0,
An image display unit (storage display unit 661) for displaying an image;
The detection means
A game machine characterized by detecting that the physical contact means is in contact with or close to the image display means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A1, since processing in which the image display means and the physical contact means are combined is possible, the operation by the physical contact means is represented as an image, etc. Operation feeling can be enhanced.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature A1, the detection means may have means for detecting a state in which the physical contact means is disposed at a predetermined position with respect to the image display means. And means for detecting movement of the physical contact means.

<Feature A2>
In the gaming machine according to the feature A0 or A1,
A photographing unit (camera device 611) for photographing the storage unit;
The image display means is
It is a means provided so as to cover at least a part of the storage means as viewed from a predetermined position where the player's head is located, and for displaying a display image including game media stored in the storage means. Gaming machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A2, the storage means to be hidden is photographed by the photographing means to make the player visually recognize the situation of the storage means, and is arranged at a position easy to view from the player and easy to operate. An input operation using physical contact means can be performed on the stored storage means.

<Feature A3>
In the gaming machine according to the feature A2 or the feature A3,
The image display means is
A game machine characterized by displaying a movement corresponding image corresponding to the movement feeling given to the player by the movement feeling giving means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A3, for example, it is possible to give the player a sense of movement while changing the image according to the movement of the physical contact means, thereby increasing the illusion of the sense of movement it can.

<Feature A4>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features A0 to A3,
The benefit granting means is
An effect of enabling operation by a player's input operation is performed by the player's input operation, and the predetermined privilege is given, by entering a predetermined bonus image upon entering the predetermined winning opening. Gaming machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A4, since the bonus image is displayed according to whether or not the bonus game medium has been awarded in addition to the normal game, it is possible to increase the enjoyment of the player.

<Feature A5>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features A0 to A4,
A game machine characterized in that the detection means includes a strain sensor capable of measuring a strain amount according to a force applied to the physical contact means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A6, since the strain sensor can recognize the force applied by the player, it is possible to perform evaluation and benefits according to the force, and to widen the width of the game. it can.

<Feature A6>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features A0 to A5,
A game machine characterized in that the detection means includes an acceleration sensor which measures the movement of the physical contact means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A6, since the speed of movement of the player can be recognized, evaluation and benefits can be provided according to the speed of movement of the player, and the width of the game can be expanded. be able to.

<Feature A7>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features A0 to A6,
The movement feeling giving means is
A gaming machine characterized by increasing or decreasing the sense of movement according to the size of an input operation by a player.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A8, since the sense of movement can be changed according to the size of the input operation of the player, the size of the input operation of the player, the size of the remaining input operation required, etc. Can be expressed as the size of the sense of movement, and the range of games can be expanded.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature A7, the size of the input operation may be the size of the operation amount, the size of the operation force, or a combination thereof.

<Feature B0>
Operation means (a launch operation device 250) by which a player performs an operation related to a game;
Storage means (the main storage mechanism 230 and the storage portions 231 and 241 of the auxiliary storage mechanism 240) for storing game media used for the game;
Image display means (storage display unit 651) for displaying an image;
Detection means (operation unit 652) capable of detecting operation information input by the player to the image display means;
Vibration means (vibration portion 653) provided so as to be contactable by the player to give the player a vibration in a predetermined direction;
Vibration means for giving a vibration of a short time (a time shorter than 0.2 seconds, a moment or a very short time) to the player according to the detection of the operation information inputted by the player by the detection means A game machine comprising: a vibration control unit (sub control board 940) to be controlled.

  In conventional pachinko machines, it has been common for players to enjoy playing games by producing variable display including display images and sounds through visual and auditory sense (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-345989). .

  In such conventional gaming machines, there may still be room for improvement in the configuration of the device that gives the player a sense.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B0, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably giving a sense to the player. It is possible to inform the player that the operation input has been made to the player by the vibration, and give the player an illusion as if the operated part physically moved by the short vibration, and operated the physical button Can give the player a sense of

  In the gaming machine according to the feature B1, the vibration by the vibration means may be vibration by one movement operation in a predetermined direction, and the vibration means is an input operation to the image display means. The vibration may be given to the player as a predetermined direction along the direction of.

<Feature B1>
In the gaming machine described in the feature B0,
A game machine characterized in that the vibration means has means for vibrating an image display surface on which the image display means displays an image.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B1, the player can vibrate the image display means disposed at a position where the player's hand performing the input operation can easily reach the image display means. It is easy to set an opportunity to experience the vibration by the vibration means, and it is possible to further entertain the player.

<Feature B2>
In the game machine according to feature B0 or feature B1,
The image display means is
It is a means provided to cover at least a part of the storage means as viewed from a predetermined position where the player's head is located, and displaying a display image including game media stored in the storage means, the image display A game machine characterized by being a means for displaying a display image including an operation input area where a player inputs operation information.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B2, after displaying the operation input area (button) as an image, by giving vibration to the operation input area, the player is more strongly given the illusion of pressing the button. It is possible to make it easy to confirm the game media stored in the storage means.

<Feature B3>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features B0 to B2,
The vibration control unit
When the player's input operation satisfies a specific condition, the vibration is different from that when the condition is not satisfied, and at least one of the vibration frequency and the vibration time of the vibration means is changed. A game machine characterized by controlling vibration means to give a vibration to a player.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B3, by using a plurality of types of vibration patterns, when the operation content is different, it is possible to sense the player the difference in the operation content. For example, when button images of “YES” and “NO” are displayed, the player can be made to confirm that there is no operation mistake by changing the vibration pattern between “YES” and “NO”.

<Feature B4>
In the gaming machine according to the features B0 to B3,
The vibration means is
Physical contact means that can be placed at a predetermined position where the player can physically contact,
The detection means
A game machine characterized by being capable of detecting operation information inputted by a player using the physical contact means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B4, it is possible for the player to perform an input operation using physical contact means instead of the player's own hand, for example, facilitating the input operation or having a shape related to gaming By enabling the input operation with the physical contact means, the connection between the game and the input operation can be strengthened to further enjoy the game.

<Feature B5>
In the gaming machine according to the features B0 to B4,
The detection means
A game machine characterized in that operation information inputted by a player can be detected by detecting a state in which the physical contact means is in contact with or in proximity to a display image of game media stored in the storage means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B5, the presence or absence of the operation can be easily understood in relation to the stored image processing means.

<Feature B6>
In the gaming machine according to the features B0 to B5,
The physical contact means is
Means (actuator) capable of generating a plurality of types of vibrations that generate vibrations at different frequencies with respect to the positive direction and the opposite direction along a predetermined direction,
A game machine characterized in that the vibration means selectively generates a part of the plurality of types of vibration.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B7, since the above-described movement sensation giving means and the vibration means can be shared by one physical contact means, the configuration can be simplified.

<Feature C0>
Operation means (the launch operation device 750) by which the player performs an operation related to the game;
And a launch device for launching game media into the game area in response to an operation on the operation means.
The operation means is
A displacement operation unit (launch handle 752) which is displaced when the player performs displacement operation and holds the displaced position;
A displacement information output unit (variable resistor 253) capable of movably supporting the displacement operation unit and capable of outputting information (or a signal) according to the displacement amount of the displacement operation unit;
Touch detection means (touch sensor 254) for detecting a player's touch;
The player operating the displacement operation unit is made to move along the displacement direction of the displacement operation unit and feel a sense of movement that is moving in a predetermined direction in which the launch force is reduced or is about to move Movement sense giving means (movement sense giving unit 755),
A game machine comprising: a sense control unit (a launch control unit 963) for controlling the movement sensation giving means.

  A rotary type is widely used as a launch operation device in a conventional ball and ball game machine. In this rotary type launch operation device, the handle is returned to the initial position when the player releases the handle by incorporating an elastic member such as a spring (for example, JP-A-2006-345989). See the official gazette).

  In such a gaming machine, there is a possibility that there is still room for improvement in the configuration of the operation unit that the player operates when playing a game.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C0, it is possible to provide a gaming machine provided with operation means suitable for the player. That is, the displacement operation unit can be easily held at a predetermined position so that the position of the operation means is not displaced even if the player loosens the hand after positioning while facilitating the operation of the displacement operation unit. By giving the feeling of movement, it is possible to give the player a suitable feeling of operation.

<Feature C1>
In the gaming machine according to the feature C0,
The sense control unit
A game machine characterized by operating the movement feeling giving means to give movement feeling only when the contact means detects a player's touch.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C1, the sense of movement is provided only when the player is playing a game, and the situation in which the displacement operation unit moves in a situation where the player is not operating is avoided. be able to.

<Feature C2>
In the gaming machine according to the feature C0 or C1,
The displacement operation unit is configured to be able to rotate in the forward direction and the reverse direction,
The movement feeling giving means changes the strength to make the player feel the movement feeling in the predetermined direction according to the presence or absence of the displacement operation of the displacement operation part, not the absolute position of the displacement operation part. A game machine characterized by

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C2, since the sense of movement changes even if the player holds the displacement operation unit at a constant position, the operation of the displacement operation unit is facilitated to play the game involving the firing operation. It can be made more difficult to get tired.

<Feature C3>
In the gaming machine according to the feature C1 or the feature C2,
A plurality of finger hooks formed in the same size as finger hooks (finger hooks 753) for hooking the player's fingers are provided in the displacement operation part over the entire circumference at predetermined intervals. A game machine characterized by

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C3, even if the position of the displacement operation unit is displaced, the same operation can be performed by putting a finger on another finger hook, so the displacement operation unit is purposely returned to the initial position The functions can be omitted, and the operation means can be configured at low cost.

<Feature C4>
In the gaming machine according to the features C0 to C3,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the movement feeling giving means causes the player to feel movement feeling in one direction opposite to the movement direction when an operation to increase the firing force of the launching means is performed.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C4, it is possible to facilitate fine adjustment of the launch force of the launch means by using the sense of movement.

<Feature C5>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C4,
The sense control unit
In the predetermined displacement operation state in which the player is displacing the displacement operation unit, the movement sensation giving means is configured to impart a sense of movement greater than the predetermined displacement stop state in which the player is not displacing the displacement operation unit. A gaming machine characterized by controlling.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C5, in a predetermined displacing operation state in which the displacing operation portion is displaced, the player does not feel discomfort by utilizing the movement sense as a substitute for the reaction force in a normal gaming machine In a predetermined displacement stop state in which the displacement operation unit is not displaced, the sense of movement can be reduced to facilitate position holding of the displacement operation unit, thereby relaxing the player.

<Feature C6>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C5,
The sense control unit
The movement is performed to monitor the displacement acceleration (rotational acceleration) of the displacement operation unit, and to impart a sense of movement of maximum (or a maximum at which the maximum timing temporarily arrives) in a predetermined displacement acceleration state in which the displacement acceleration occurs. A game machine characterized by controlling a sense giving means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C6, when the player starts the displacement of the displacing operation unit, it is possible to quickly impart the maximum sense of movement, and a reaction force different from the reaction force of the normal gaming machine It is possible to realize a launch operation excellent in operability using the.

<Feature C7>
In the gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C6,
The sense control unit
A game machine characterized by monitoring displacement acceleration (rotational acceleration) of the displacement operation unit, and controlling the movement sensation giving means so that the movement sensation becomes gradually smaller when the displacement acceleration is not detected over a predetermined time. .

According to the gaming machine described in the feature C7,
When the player does not displace the displacement operation unit for a predetermined time, the player can be relaxed by gradually reducing the sense of movement.

<Feature C8>
In the gaming machine according to the features C1 to C7,
The sense control unit is characterized in that the sense of motion giving means is controlled to give the player a sense of motion that occurs intermittently in a predetermined direction when a predetermined occurrence condition is established. Gaming machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C8, it is possible to easily recognize the situation in which the predetermined generation condition is established while causing the player to continue the firing operation, and the action corresponding to the generation condition is executed. To the player.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature C8, the predetermined generation condition is the case where the number of gaming media stored in the storage means for storing gaming media used for gaming becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount, and the gaming ball is fired In this case, it is possible to prompt the player to perform an operation of quickly replenishing the additional game ball.

  In addition, during a certain period when the player starts the firing operation, a predetermined movement condition is established in a situation where a continuous sense of movement is given in a certain direction and the displacement operation by the player is not detected for a certain period or more. In this case, it is preferable to give the feeling of movement intermittently in the certain direction or the opposite direction, and it is preferable to transmit the firing operation to the player that the player needs a different operation from the firing operation. It can be added in a form that can be easily transmitted to the player at low cost using the movement sensation giving means for generating the feeling to facilitate.

  Note that at least one feature described in the features 10 to C8 may be applied in combination with any other feature or a plurality of features. The following shows the basic configuration of a gaming machine to which the above-described features can be applied.

  Pachinko machine: Launch operation means operated by a player, game ball launch means for launching game balls based on the operation of the launch operation means, and a passage section for leading the launched game balls to a predetermined game area A gaming machine comprising: game components arranged in a game area, and providing a bonus to a player when a game ball passes through a predetermined passing portion of the game components.

  Throttle type gaming machines such as slot machines: Start rotation of the orbiter based on the operation of the start operation means, stop rotation of the orbiter based on the operation of the stop operation means, and the player according to the pattern after the stop A gaming machine that grants benefits.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for a game machine such as a ball and ball game machine.

  100, 1100, 2100, 3100, 4100, 5100, 6100, 7100, 8100: Pachinko machines, 230: main storage mechanism, 231, 241: storage section, 240: auxiliary storage mechanism, 400: game board, 601, 651, 661 : Storage display unit, 603A, 603B: Character image, 611, 612, 612X: Camera device, 621, 631, 641, 671: Physical contact unit, 623, 633: Storage room, 645, 675: Movement feeling giving unit, 653 : Vibration part, 665: Detection part, 920: Main control board, 940: Secondary control board, 963: Launch control part

Claims (2)

Operation means by which a player performs an operation related to a game;
Storage means for storing game media used for the game;
Image display means for displaying an image;
Detection means capable of detecting operation information input by the player to the image display means;
Vibration means provided so as to be contactable by the player to give the player vibration in a predetermined direction;
A game machine comprising: a vibration control unit which controls vibration means so as to give a vibration for a short time to the player according to an input operation of the player to the display input means.   The detection means can detect the operation information inputted by the player by detecting a state in which the physical contact means is in contact with or in proximity to a display image of the game medium stored in the storage means. The gaming machine according to claim 1.