JP2019071997A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of making the existence of game balls that cannot be received by an operation member unemphatic.SOLUTION: In a Pachinko machine 10, as a ball path where game balls can flow down, a start winning device 30 forms an advantageous-side path 111 where a start opening-closing member 33 of the start winning device 30 is located in an open posture and a disadvantageous-side path 112 where the start opening-closing member 33 is not located regardless of its posture. Game balls flowing down the advantageous-side path 111 can make a winning to a second start winning port 32 by being received by the start opening-closing member 33 in the open posture. On the other hand, game balls flowing down the disadvantageous-side path 112 are configured to pass downward without being received by the start opening-closing member 33 in the open posture. At least part of the disadvantageous-side path 112 is covered from the front side with covering means H so that game balls flowing down the disadvantageous-side path 112 are configured to become more difficult to be visible than the game balls flowing down the advantageous-side path 111.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with variable ball entry means capable of opening and closing a ball entry port through which game balls can enter by means of an opening and closing member.

  For example, a pachinko machine as a gaming machine is a variable winning means capable of opening and closing a winning opening where a pachinko ball can win with an opening and closing member on a gaming board where a gaming area in which pachinko balls (game balls) can flow down is defined. A start winning device etc. is provided. Then, in response to the establishment of the fluctuation start condition, the symbol display portion starts the fluctuation display of the symbol, and when the hit symbol is displayed as a result of the fluctuation display, the winning opening of the corresponding variable winning means is opened. Pachinko balls are designed to give rise to possible (or easy) conditions. Here, pachinko balls that did not win a winning opening provided in the game area are discharged from the out port provided at the bottom of the game area to the rear of the game board (Patent Document 1 1).

JP, 2011-87860, A

  In the related art, the variable winning means is mainly provided with a pair of left and right movable wing pieces having a lower end as a rotation axis as an opening and closing member, and the upper end sides of the pair of left and right movable wing pieces are opened in a direction away from each other In this case, the pachinko balls from a wide area to the left and right were received and the winning opening was made to win. Here, in order to reduce the number of winnings on the winning opening, for example, it is conceivable to use only one movable wing piece. However, in the case of the variable winning means provided with only one movable wing piece, the movable wing piece advances and retracts to only one side surface of the winning combination, so that the flow path along the other side of the winning combination in the variable winning means Pachinko balls flow downward without winning in the winning opening and are eventually discharged from the out opening. As described above, the generation of pachinko balls that can not be received by the opening / closing member despite flowing in the vicinity of the winning prize in the variable winning means can be one factor that causes the player to lose their willingness to play.

  Therefore, in view of the problems inherent in the prior art, the present invention has been proposed to suitably solve these problems, and while suppressing the number of balls entering the ball entrance opened and closed by the actuating member, An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of making the presence of a gaming ball which is not received by an actuating member inconspicuous even when flowing down the vicinity of a ball entrance.

In order to overcome the problems and achieve the intended purpose, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application is:
A variable ball entry means (30) having a ball entry port (32) and an operating member (33) is disposed on the game board (20) in which the game area (21) where the game ball flows down is defined on the front side The game ball is received by the operation member (33) by changing the operation member (33) of the variable ball entry means (30) from the first position to the second position based on the game result, and the ball entrance In the gaming machine configured to be in a state capable of being guided to (32),
As a path through which gaming balls can flow down, an advantageous side path (111) in which the operating member (33) is positioned in the second posture, and a disadvantageous side path (112) in which the operating member (33) is not positioned regardless of its posture And the variable ball entry means (30) is formed, and the gaming ball flowing down the advantageous side path (111) is received by the actuating member (33) in the second posture and is inserted into the ball inlet (32). The game ball flowing down the disadvantageous side path (112) is configured to pass downward without being received by the actuating member (33) in the second posture, while being capable of entering the ball,
At least a part of the disadvantageous side path (112) is covered from the front side by the covering means (H), and the gaming ball flowing down the disadvantageous side path (112) is more than the gaming ball flowing down the advantageous side path (111) The gist is that it is configured to be difficult to view.
According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, by covering the disadvantage side route from the front side by the covering means, making the game ball flowing down the disadvantage side route less visible than the game ball flowing down the advantage route, it is possible to It is possible to make the presence of the game balls which flow down and not be received by the operation member inconspicuous, and the player's willingness to play can be maintained.

The invention according to claim 2 is
The variable ball entry means (30) comprises a base plate (34) fixed to the game board (20),
The gist of the covering means (H) is configured to cover at least a part of the outer edge of the bed plate (34) from the front side.
According to the invention of claim 2, the outer edge of the base plate can be made inconspicuous by using the covering means, and the decorative effect of the game board can be enhanced.

The invention according to claim 3 is
The variable ball entry means (30) is provided with a base plate (34) fixed to the game board (20), and the entrance hole (32) is formed on the front side of the base plate (34) And a first protrusion (102),
In the game area (21), a second protrusion (92, 93) located on the front side of the game board (20) at a position separated in the left-right direction with respect to the variable ball entry means (30) Is provided,
The disadvantageous side path (112) is a path along which the game ball flows down along the side surface of the first protrusion (102) on the side of the second protrusion (92, 93),
The advantageous side path (111) is a path along which the game ball flows down along the side surface of the first protrusion (102) opposite to the second protrusion (92, 93),
The covering means (H) includes a first cover (101) extending parallel to the game board (20) from the front end of the first protrusion (102), and the second protrusion (92, 93) It is comprised by the 2nd cover (91) which extends in parallel with the above-mentioned game board (20) from the front end,
Preferably, the first cover (101) extends from the front end of the first protrusion (102) to a side separated from the second protrusion (92, 93) to cover the advantageous path (111) from the front side. A side covering portion (113), and a disadvantage side covering portion extending from the front end of the first protrusion (102) toward the second protrusion (92, 93) to cover the disadvantage side path (112) from the front side 114), and the advantageous side covering portion (113) and the disadvantageous side covering portion (114) are formed in a symmetrical shape,
A gist is that a part of the disadvantageous side path (112) is configured to be covered from the front side by the second cover (91).
According to the invention as set forth in claim 3, the advantageous side covering portion and the disadvantageous side covering portion of the first cover have a left-right symmetrical shape to improve the design of the variable entrance means while the part of the disadvantageous side path is the second cover The game ball flowing down the disadvantageous path can be made inconspicuous by covering with.

The invention according to claim 4 is
The lowermost part of the gaming area (21) is provided with an out port (25) for discharging gaming balls to the rear side of the gaming board (20),
The gaming ball having passed through the disadvantageous side path (112) and the gaming ball having passed through the advantageous side path (111) without being received by the actuating member (33) flow into the out port (25) Configured and
The gist that the first cover (101) has an out port side covering portion (115) extending from the front end of the first protrusion (102) toward the out port (25).
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, by providing the covering portion with the out-opening side covering portion, it is possible to make the gaming ball moved to the out-opening side further than the first protrusion inconspicuous.

The invention according to claim 5 is
A game component (50) is disposed adjacent to one of the left and right sides of the variable ball entry means (30) in the game area (21), and is fixed to the game board (20) of the game components (50) The second projection (92, 93) is provided to be located on the front side of the bed plate (54),
Adjacent outer edges (34a, 54a) of the base plate (34) and the second base plate (54) are opposed and extend in the same direction, and the first cover (101) And extension ends (101a, 91a) on adjacent sides of the second cover (91) are opposed and extend in the same direction,
The area where the outer edges (34a, 54a) of the base plate (34) and the second base plate (54) face is the extension end (101a, 101) of the first cover (101) and the second cover (91). The gist is that 91a) is configured not to overlap in the front and back with the opposing area.
According to the invention as set forth in claim 5, it is possible to make the area where the outer edges of the first and second base plates face each other inconspicuous, by using the covering means (the first cover and the second cover). The decoration effect of the game board can be enhanced.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, the presence of gaming balls that can not be received by the actuating member even when flowing down the vicinity of the ball inlet while suppressing the number of balls entering the ball opening to be opened and closed by the actuating member. It can be made inconspicuous.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine concerning an example. It is a block diagram showing the electrical connection relation of the pachinko machine concerning an example. It is a front view of a game board concerning an example. It is a principal part enlarged view of the game board shown in FIG. (a) is an exploded perspective view of the combined winning unit disassembled into a starting winning device and a side decoration device as viewed from the rear side, and (b) is a combined portion of the combined winning unit at the front joint and the rear joint And is a longitudinal side view seen from the left side. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the side decoration apparatus between the left cover and the left baseplate, and was seen from the front side. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the starting winning a prize apparatus from the front side. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the starting winning a prize apparatus from the back side. A portion of FIG. 4 is shown enlarged. A plurality of pachinko balls flowing down the advantageous path and a plurality of pachinko balls flowing down the disadvantageous path are respectively shown by alternate long and short dashed lines.

  Next, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail by way of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. As a game machine, a general pachinko machine will be described as an example. In the following description, "front", "rear", "left", and "right" refer to the pachinko machine viewed from the front side (player side) as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise noted. It refers to.

(About the pachinko machine 10)
The pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, will be described later on the opening front side of the outer frame 11 as a fixed frame formed in a rectangular frame shape and fixed to an installation frame base (not shown) The middle frame 12 as a main frame (game machine main body) for holding the game board 20 (see FIG. 3) detachably is assembled in an open / close and detachable manner, and the game board 20 is an effect executing means for performing display effects The effect display device (symbol display unit, display means) 17 as is disposed. In addition, on the front side of the middle frame 12, a window 13a which is opened in the front and back is covered with a transparent plate (in FIG. 1, the transparent plate is shown removed) for protecting the game board 20 in a transparent manner. A front frame 13 as a decorative frame (front door) is assembled so as to be openable and closable, and a lower ball pan 15 for storing pachinko balls below the front frame 13 is assembled so as to be openable and closable. In the embodiment, the upper ball receptacle 14 for storing pachinko balls is integrally assembled at the lower position of the front frame 13, and the upper ball receptacle 14 is also integrally opened and closed according to the opening and closing of the front frame 13. Configured to

  In the front frame 13, as shown in FIG. 1, an operation handle 16 for operating a ball emitting device (not shown) disposed in the middle frame 12 is provided on the right side of the lower ball pan 15. The operation handle 16 is provided with an operation lever 16a biased in the left rotation direction, and the ball launcher is operated by turning operation of the player so that the operation lever 16a is turned to the right. Pachinko balls stored in the ball receptacle 14 are to be emitted toward the game board 20. Here, according to the amount of rotation of the control lever 16a, the ball striking force of the pachinko ball by the ball emitting device is changed in strength, and the player operates the operation lever 16a to adjust the amount of rotation, In the game area 21 (see FIG. 3), which will be described later, formed on the front side of the game board 20, a so-called "left-hand" which causes pachinko balls to flow down to the first flow down path 21a (described later) It is possible to distinguish between so-called "right-handed" in which pachinko balls flow down (described later). In addition, a lamp device (light emitting means) 18 is disposed in the front frame 13 so as to surround the outer periphery of the window 13a, and speakers (capable of outputting sound at the upper left and right corners of the front frame 13) Sound output means 19 is provided. Then, a light emitting body (not shown) such as an LED provided in the lamp unit 18 is lit and blinked, or an appropriate sound is output from the speaker 19 to emit light in accordance with the display effect on the effect display unit 17 It is configured to be able to perform rendering and voice rendering. That is, the lamp device 18 and the speaker 19 function as effect execution means capable of executing an effect according to the display effect on the effect display device 17.

  On the rear side (rear side of the game board 20) of the middle frame 12 in the pachinko machine 10, a main control board 60 (see FIG. 2) for controlling the game in an integrated manner is disposed. The main control board 60 controls various processes related to the game by the main control CPU 60a provided on the main control board 60 based on detection signals from various detection sensors (detection means) SE1 to SE8 provided in the pachinko machine 10 It is configured to execute and output various control signals (control commands) according to the processing result. In addition, on the rear side of the middle frame 12 (the rear side of the game board 20), effects (display effect, light emission effect, voice effect, operation effect) are comprehensively controlled based on the control signal from the main control board 60. Based on the effect control board 65 (see FIG. 2) and control signals from the effect control board 65, based on various image data (image data such as a pattern, background image, characters, characters, etc.) stored in the storage means A display control board 70 (see FIG. 2) for updating the display content on the effect display device 17 is provided. That is, the operation of the effect executing means such as the effect display device 17, the lamp device 18 and the speaker 19 is controlled by the control of the effect control board 65 based on the control signal (control command) output from the main control board 60. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main control board 60 is a main control CPU 60a that executes control processing related to gaming, a main control ROM 60b that stores a control program executed by the main control CPU 60a, and data necessary for processing of the main control CPU 60a. And a main control RAM 60c capable of writing and reading. In addition, the effect control board 65, the effect control CPU 65a which executes the control process regarding the effect, the effect control ROM 65b which stores the control program which the effect control CPU 65a executes, writing and readout of the data necessary for the processing of the effect control CPU 65a A possible effect control RAM 65c and the like are provided. Furthermore, the display control board 70 is a display control CPU 70a that executes control processing related to effects, a display control ROM 70b that stores a control program executed by the display control CPU 70a, and writing and reading of data necessary for processing of the display control CPU 70a. In the display control ROM 70b, image data concerning display on the effect display device 17 is stored.

  Further, although not shown, on the rear surface side of the middle frame 12, a payout control board for driving and controlling the ball dispenser and a launch control board for driving and controlling the ball launching device are disposed. The payout control board is connected to the main control board 60 by wiring, and the ball payout device is controlled based on a prize ball payout command (control signal) from the main control CPU 60a of the main control board 60, A pachinko ball corresponding to the number of winning balls specified by the winning ball payout command is dispensed. The main control CPU 60a outputs, to the effect control CPU 65a, a control signal that can specify the types of the detection sensors SE1 to SE3 and SE8 that have detected a trigger for winning the prize balls (winning) and the number of prize balls to be paid out. It is configured to

(About the game board 20)
As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 20 is a transparent flat plate member made of a synthetic resin material such as acrylic or polycarbonate, and the like, and is formed curved in a substantially circular shape on the front face of the game board 20. A guide rail 22 is provided, and a pachinko ball fired from a ball launcher can pass through a guiding path 22a defined by the guide rail 22 and flow down the game area 21 defined by the guide rail 22. It is supposed to be. In the game board 20, mounting ports (not shown) penetrating in the front and back direction are opened at appropriate positions, and various game components are attached to the respective mounting ports from the front side. And, the pachinko ball which flows down game area 21 can enter the ball entry (prize) to the gate opening (ball entrance) of the winning opening (ball entrance) 31, 32, 41, 51 mentioned later and ball passing gate 28 It is configured. Further, at the lower part of the game board 20, an out port 25 for discharging the pachinko ball which has flowed down the game area 21 to the lowermost end thereof to the lower side of the game board 20 is opened. The game board 20 may be decorated by sticking a synthetic resin sheet or the like in which various patterns etc. are drawn on the surface of a wood board.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming board 20 is provided with a large number of gaming nails 23 in the gaming area 21. That is, the game area 21 is configured to irregularly change the flow-down direction of the pachinko ball by contact with the game nail 23. A frame-shaped decorative body 27 (described later) is attached to a mounting opening that opens substantially at the center of the game area 21, and the display of the effect display device 17 is made via a display window 27a penetrating the frame-shaped decorative body 27 back and forth. The screen 17 a faces the front side of the game board 20. From the display window 27a of the frame-shaped decorative body 27, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the movable effect device 48 as the effect executing means and the decorative member 47 can be visually recognized. The frame-shaped decorative body 27 includes a hook-shaped portion 27 b which protrudes forward from the front surface of the game board 20 and divides the front space of the display screen 17 a of the display device 17 from the game area 21. The bowl-shaped portion 27b is formed to be inclined downward in the left-right direction from the uppermost position, and the pachinko ball punched out in the game area 21 does not get stuck on the bowl-shaped portion 27b. It is formed to be guided to the direction. As a result, the game area 21 includes a first flow-down path 21a, which is a flow path for pachinko balls flowing down the left side of the frame-shaped decorative body 27, and a second flow path for pachinko balls, which flow down the right side of the frame-shaped decoration body 27. The pachinko ball which is divided into the flow-down path 21b and which is emitted toward the inside of the game area 21 by the ball launcher is made to flow down the first flow-down path 21a or the second flow-down path 21b according to the arrival position. It has become. In addition, a start winning device 30 (described later) as a variable ball entry means is attached to the mounting opening opened at the lower center of the game board 20, and the start winning device 30 is below the frame-shaped decorative body 27. positioned. As described later, the start winning device 30 is assembled integrally with the side decoration device 50 along the guide rail 22 to form a combined winning unit NU, which is disposed at one mounting opening. Further, a special winning device 40 (described later) is attached to a mounting opening opened at the lower right portion of the game board 20, and the special winning device 40 is located at the lower right of the frame-shaped decorative body 27. Furthermore, ball passing gates 28 are attached to the mounting openings opened at the left and right side ends of the game board 20, and the ball passing gates 28 are located on the left and right sides of the frame-shaped decorative body 27.

  As shown in FIG. 4, below the frame-shaped decorative body 27 in the game area 21, a plurality of game nails are arranged in a line so as to incline downward from the left side of the game area 21 to the upper end of the start winning device 30. 23 and an upper left stair group 23A, and one row so that it is inclined downward from the left side of the game area 21 to the left side of the start winning device 30 at the lower position of the upper left stair group 23A. A lower left stair nail group 23B consisting of a plurality of game nails 23 arranged in a row, and a plurality of game nails 23 arranged in a row so as to incline downward from the right side of the game area 21 to the right side A nail group 23C is disposed. The pachinko ball rolled on the upper left shoulder nail group 23A can win the first start winning opening 31 (described later) provided in the start winning device 30, while the pachinko ball rolled on the lower left shoulder nail group 23B The ball and the pachinko ball rolled on the right nail group 23C can not win (or hardly win) in the first start winning opening 31. In addition, the pachinko ball rolled on the right nail group 23C and the pachinko ball rolled on the upper left stair nail group 23A may win the second start winning opening 32 (described later) provided in the start winning apparatus 30. The pachinko ball rolled on the lower left shoulder nail group 23B can not win (or hardly win) the second starting winning opening 32. That is, in the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the pachinko ball flowing down the first flow-down path 21a is more likely to win the first start winning opening 31 than the pachinko ball flowing down the second flow-down path 21b. Pachinko balls flowing down the second flow-down path 21b are more likely to win the second starting winning opening 32 than pachinko balls flowing down the first flow-down path 21a.

(About the start winning device 30)
The start winning device (variable ball entering means) 30 is provided with a first start winning opening 31 which is a always open type winning opening which is always opened upward. The start winning device 30 is provided with a first start winning detection sensor SE1 (see FIG. 2) as a winning detection means for detecting a pachinko ball that has won the first start winning opening 31. The first start winning detection sensor SE1 is electrically connected to the main control board 60, and a predetermined number (implemented) is triggered by detection of the pachinko ball by the first start winning detection sensor SE1 (establishment of the first start condition) In the example, four prize balls are to be paid out. Here, the main control board 60 (main control CPU 60a) determines whether the big hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state is triggered or not based on the detection of the pachinko ball by the first start winning detection sensor SE1 ( It is comprised so that a big hit judgment and a small hit judgment may be performed. Then, on the display screen 17a of the effect display device 17, the symbol variation effect (showing the symbol as the symbol for effect) is shown on the basis of the detection by the first start winning detection sensor SE1 (start winning) as a trigger for the special view. Display effects including variable display) are performed.

  Further, the start winning device 30 is provided with a second start winning opening 32 which is a variable type winning opening whose opening dimension is enlarged or reduced by a start opening / closing member 33 provided to the start winning device 30 so as to be openable / closable. It is done. The start winning device 30 is provided with a start winning solenoid SL1 (see FIG. 2) as drive means electrically connected to the main control board 60, and the start winning solenoid SL1 is started in response to the driving. The opening and closing member (operating member) 33 is configured to be displaced to a closing position (closing position) for closing the second starting winning opening 32 and an opening position (opening position) for opening the same. In addition, when the second start winning opening 32 is in the open position, the pachinko ball winning to the second starting winning opening 32 becomes easier than the winning to the first starting winning opening 31, and the second starting winning opening 32 Is in the closed position, the winning of the pachinko ball in the second starting winning opening 32 becomes more difficult or impossible than the winning in the first starting winning opening 31. Further, the start winning device 30 is provided with a second start winning detection sensor SE2 (see FIG. 2) as a winning detection means for detecting a pachinko ball winning in the second start winning opening 32. The second start winning detection sensor SE2 is electrically connected to the main control board 60, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are detected by the second start winning detection sensor SE2 (the establishment of the second start condition) as a trigger. The award balls (four in the embodiment) are to be paid out. Here, the main control board 60 (main control CPU 60a) is triggered by the detection of the pachinko ball by the second start winning detection sensor SE2 (start winning), as a trigger whether a big hit gaming state or a small hit gaming state It is comprised so that judgment per figure (big hit judgment and small hit judgment) will be performed. Then, on the display screen 17a of the effect display device 17, a symbol variation effect indicating the result of the determination based on the special drawing is performed with the start winning (detection by the second start winning detection sensor SE2) as a trigger.

  The detailed structure of the start winning device 30 will be described later as part of the combined winning unit NU.

(About special winning device 40)
The special winning device (special winning portion) 40 includes a special opening / closing member (opening / closing member) 43 for opening / closing the special winning opening 41 when a big hit occurs as a result of a big hit lottery. The special opening / closing member 43 is linked to a special winning solenoid SL2 (see FIG. 2) as a driving means, and the special opening / closing member 43 drives the special winning hole 41 with a pachinko ball by driving the special winning solenoid SL2. It is configured to move between a closed position (closed position) to be blocked and an open position (open position) to allow the pachinko ball to hit the special winning opening 41. Specifically, the special opening / closing member 43 is slidingly displaced in the front-rear direction in the vicinity of the upper side of the special winning opening 41 opened on the upper surface of the special winning device 40, and is positioned forward of the front of the game board 20 in the closed position. The upper surface is a rolling surface of pachinko balls, and in the open position, the front end is positioned on the rear side of the front surface of the game board 20. In addition, the special winning device 40 is configured to always close the special winning opening 41 by the special opening / closing member 43 (make it incapable of winning), and generate a hit gaming state (big hit gaming state or small hit gaming state) described later The special winning opening 41 is opened in response to (to enable winning). That is, the special winning device 40 functions as a winning device that can be opened in a specific gaming state (hit gaming state). In the embodiment, the special winning opening 41 is opened (to be in a winning possible state) at a predetermined timing in the big hit gaming state (round game specified number of times defined as a specific round described later) .

  As shown in FIG. 2 (b), inside the special winning device 40, there is a winning passage 41a communicating with the special winning opening 41, and a specific entering passage (specific entering region) branched from the winning passage 41a. 41, and is configured such that a pachinko ball that has won a special winning opening 41 can enter the specific ball entry passage 41b. Further, in the special winning device 40, a guide body (variable member) 41c that can be displaced to a first position that inhibits movement of the pachinko ball toward the specific ball entry passage 41b and a second position that allows it is the special winning opening 41. The guide body 41c is configured to be displaced to the first posture and the second posture by the switching solenoid SL3 (see FIG. 2) provided inside the special winning device 40 and provided as the driving means. . When the guide body 41c is in the first position, the guide body 41c closes the ball entrance of the specific ball entry passage 41b and at the same time opens the winning passage 41a. On the other hand, when in the second posture, the ball entrance of the specific ball entry passage 41b is opened, and at the same time, the winning passage 41a is closed at an intermediate position, and the pachinko ball which flows down the winning passage 41a and contacts the guide body 41c. It is positioned to go to the specific ball entry passage 41b. Here, in the special winning device 40, the guiding body 41c is always held in the first posture, and the switching solenoid SL3 is controlled to drive during the big hit gaming state, so that the guiding body 41c is in the big hit gaming state It is displaced to the second posture.

  The special winning device 40, as shown in FIG. 3, is a special winning detection means for detecting a pachinko ball passing through the winning passage 41a on the upstream side of the branch position of the specific ball entering passage 41b in the winning passage 41a. A prize detection sensor SE3 is provided. Further, the special winning device 40 is provided with a specific area passage detection sensor SE5 for detecting a pachinko ball passing through the specific ball entry passage 41b. The special prize detection sensor SE3 and the specific area passage detection sensor SE5 are electrically connected to the main control board 60 (see FIG. 3), and the special prize detection sensor SE3 and the specific area passage detection sensor SE5 detect the pachinko ball Then, it is configured to output a detection signal to the main control board 60 (main control CPU 60a). Then, based on the input of the detection signal from the special winning detection sensor SE3, a predetermined number (10 in the first embodiment) of award balls are paid out under the control of the main control board 60.

  Note that the guide body 41c of the embodiment is driven and controlled by the main control board 60 (main control CPU 60a) according to a common displacement pattern (described later) regardless of the types of big hit gaming state and small hit gaming state described later. The timing for displacing from the first attitude to the second attitude and returning to the first attitude is fixed. However, the main control board 60 (main control CPU 60a) performs control to end (stop) the drive control when a predetermined operation termination condition is satisfied during the drive control of the guide body 41c according to the displacement pattern. .

(About ball passage gate 28)
The ball passage gate 28 is provided with a ball passage detection sensor SE7 for detecting a pachinko ball passing through the gate port of the ball passage gate 28. The sphere passage detection sensor SE7 is electrically connected to the main control board 60 (see FIG. 2), and inputs a sphere detection signal from the sphere passage detection sensor SE7 to the main control board 60 (main control CPU 60a). In accordance with the detection of the pachinko ball of the ball passage detection sensor SE7, various information (random number per judgment for general drawing to be described later) is acquired, and based on the acquired information, the judgment per common general drawing to be described later ) Is configured to be done. Then, the start-up winning solenoid SL1 is drive-controlled according to the result of the drawing per drawing, and the start-up / closing member 33 is opened and closed.

(About the side decoration device 50)
The side decoration device 50 is provided with three normal winning openings 51. The regular winning opening 51 is a constantly open type winning opening that is always open upward in the gaming area 21. Pachinko balls flowing down the gaming area 21 are configured to be able to win with a constant probability. The pachinko machine 10 is provided with a normal winning detection sensor SE8 for detecting a pachinko ball that has won the normal winning opening 51. The normal winning detection sensor SE8 is electrically connected to the main control board 60 (see FIG. 2), and when the normal winning detection sensor SE8 detects a pachinko ball, the main control board 60 (main control CPU 60a) detects the detection signal. , And a predetermined number (10 in the embodiment) of award balls are paid out under the control of the main control board 60.

  The detailed structure of the side decoration device 50 will be described later as part of the combined winning unit NU.

  Here, the display means (the game information display M and the effect display device 17) for symbol display provided on the game board 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The game information display M is covered by a transparent protection plate 26 (FIG. 1) so as to be visible from the front side.

(About the game information indicator M)
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the game board 20 is provided with a game information indicator M capable of displaying various game information. The game information display M includes a plurality of display units Ma, Mb, Mc, Md, Me, Mf, and Mg, and is electrically connected to the main control CPU 60a of the main control board 60, and the display contents ( The light emission mode is controlled. The game information display M is disposed at a position outside the game area 21 on the front of the game board 20 (in the embodiment, to the lower left of the game area 21), so that an effect to be executed by the effect display device 17 can be obtained. It is configured not to interfere with the player who is focusing on. In addition, the game information display M is configured to have a smaller display area than the effect display device 17 as one display unit, and the information displayed on each display unit Ma, Mb, Mc, Md, Me, Mf, Mg It is easy to collectively check (game information). In addition, although the game information indicator M of an Example is comprised by the light emission display part which consists of several LED which lighting control of each display part Ma, Mb, Mc, Md, Me, Mf, Mg is possible individually, As long as the corresponding information can be displayed or notified, a 7-segment display, a dot matrix, a small liquid crystal display, or other display means can be employed.

(About special view display part Ma, Mb)
In the game information indicator M, a special symbol for notification (hereinafter referred to as “indication”) which indicates the result of the special figure-performed judgment (big hit judgment, small hit judgment) performed with the start winning (start winning hole 31, 32 winning) as a trigger. Special drawing display parts (design display parts) Ma and Mb for displaying the special drawing in a distinguishable manner are provided (see FIG. 3). As special view display portions Ma and Mb, after the variable display (design fluctuation) is started triggered by the winning of the first start winning opening 31 (detection by the first start winning detection sensor SE1), a plurality of types of finally A first special view display section Ma as a light emission display section composed of a plurality of LEDs (four in the embodiment) for displaying one of symbols (special symbols) in a stopped state (finalized display) and a second start winning combination One of the several types of special symbols (hereinafter referred to as "special figures") finally after the variable display (symbol variation) is started on the occasion of winning in the mouth 32 (detection by the second start winning detection sensor SE2) There are provided two types of a second special view display unit Mb as a light emission display unit configured of a plurality of LEDs (four in the embodiment) for stopping display (final display) of one. In addition, as special views to be stopped and displayed on the first and second special view display portions Ma and Mb, there are a plurality of special views as a big hit symbol (hit symbol) that can be recognized that a big hit gaming state is provided. , Several kinds of special drawings as small hit symbols (per shot symbols) that can recognize that a small hit gaming state is given, and one kind of special drawings as an out symbol that can recognize the off, each special drawing They are respectively set corresponding to the display portions Ma and Mb. In the following description, the special view variation display (symbol variation) performed in the first special view display section Ma is referred to as "first special view variation display", and as a result of the first special view variation display, the first special view variation display In some cases, a special view displayed in a stopped state (confirmed display) on the diagram display unit Ma may be referred to as a special view 1. Similarly, the special view variation display (symbol variation) performed in the second special view display unit Mb is referred to as "the second special view variation display", and as a result of the second special view variation display, the second special view display unit Mb In some cases, the special view that is displayed in a stopped state (fixed display) will be referred to as a special view 2.

  The variation time of the special chart fluctuation display in the special chart display section Ma, Mb and the type of the special chart to be stopped are displayed to the main control CPU 60a triggered by the detection of the pachinko ball by the first and second start winning detection sensors SE1, SE2. It is determined based on the acquired start winning information (the value of the acquired random number). Specifically, the main control CPU 60a is used to determine whether or not to grant the big hit gaming state and the small hit gaming state (determination per special figure) the value of the random number per special figure determination and the special figure (special figure 1 or Of special figures 2), special figures used for deciding on special symbols (big hit symbols and small hit symbols), values for random numbers for special figure determination, and special figures used to determine fluctuation time of fluctuation display and special effect type in symbol fluctuation rendition The value of the figure fluctuation pattern distribution random number is acquired according to the detection timing of the pachinko ball by the first and second start winning detection sensors SE1 and SE2, and stored in the main control RAM 60c of the main control board 60. Then, the main control CPU 60a performs determination per large view (big hit determination and small hit determination) in accordance with the value of the special figure determination random number stored in the main control RAM 60c. The main control CPU 60a determines a special figure as a big hit symbol according to the value of the special figure determination random number when the big hit determination results in a determination result of the big hit in the special figure hit determination. In addition, in the special figure hit determination, when the big hit decision becomes the decision result of the removal and the small hit decision becomes the decision result of the hit, the special figure as the small hit symbol is decided according to the value of the decision value for the big hit symbol. Do. On the other hand, when each determination of the big hit determination and the small hit determination results in the determination of the release, one type of special view indicating the release is determined as the special view to be displayed in a stopped state.

  Here, the main control ROM 60b stores a plurality of types of determination values related to the determination of the special view to be stopped and displayed on the special view display portions Ma and Mb. Specifically, the main control ROM 60b stores a jackpot judgment value for specifying a value corresponding to causing a jackpot gaming state among the values of the judgment random number per special drawing as a judgment value used in the jackpot judgment. It is done. As the jackpot determination value, a predetermined number (205 in the embodiment) of determination values are determined out of a total of 65536 integers from “0” to “65535” that the value of the determination random number per special drawing can take. . That is, the probability (big hit probability) that the special figure stopped and displayed on the special figure display portions Ma and Mb becomes the big hit symbol is set to about 1 / 319.69. In addition, main control ROM 60b, as a judgment value used in the small hit judgment triggered by the start winning to the first start winning opening 31, corresponds to causing a small hit gaming state among the values of the judgment random number per special drawing A first small hit determination value for specifying a value to be stored is stored. The first small hit judgment value is a predetermined number (414 in the embodiment) of judgment values out of a total of 65536 integers from “0” to “65535” that the value of the judgment random number per special drawing can take. It is fixed. That is, the probability (small hit probability of the special figure 1) that the special figure 1 stopped and displayed on the first special figure display portion Ma becomes the small hit symbol is set to about 1 / 158.30. Furthermore, the main control ROM 60b supports the generation of the small hit gaming state among the values of the random numbers for determination per special drawing as the determination value used in the small hit determination triggered by the start winning for the second start winning opening 32. A second small hit determination value for specifying the value to be stored is stored. The second small hit judgment value is a predetermined number (7,473 in the embodiment) of judgment values out of a total of 65,536 integers from “0” to “65535” that the value of the judgment random number per special drawing can take. It is fixed. That is, the probability (small hit probability of the special figure 2) that the special figure 2 stopped and displayed on the second special figure display unit Mb becomes the small hit symbol is set to about 1 / 8.77.

  Further, in the main control ROM 60b, a determination value for big hit symbol and a determination value for small hit symbol are stored as determination values used in the special figure determination process for determining the types of big hit symbols and small hit symbols as special views. Then, the main control CPU 60a is a big hit symbol or small hit displayed on the special view display section Ma, Mb in accordance with the determination value for big hit symbol or the small hit symbol determination value corresponding to the value of the special figure determination random number. In addition to determining the symbol, the type of the big hit gaming state or the type of the small hitting gaming state is determined according to the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol.

  Further, main control CPU 60a determines the special pattern fluctuation pattern for identifying the fluctuation time of the special drawing fluctuation display to be executed by special drawing display portions Ma and Mb, with the result of the per-specification judgment (big hit judgment and small hit judgment). Among the plurality of types, it is determined according to the special figure determined according to the result of the determination per the special figure and the value of the special figure fluctuation pattern distribution random number. In addition, the special figure fluctuation pattern includes the information which specifies the fluctuation time and the kind of effect of the symbol fluctuation production which is executed with production effect indicator 17, main control CPU60a, the special figure fluctuation which corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern which is decided A pattern designation command (control signal) is output to the effect control CPU 65a at an appropriate timing (in the embodiment, the start timing of the symbol variation effect). Thus, the effect control CPU 65a responds to the special pattern fluctuation pattern designating command from the main control CPU 60a from the detailed contents (rendering pattern) of the symbol fluctuation effect performed corresponding to the special image fluctuation display on the special image display portions Ma and Mb. Then, the control of the various effect executing means 17, 18, 19, 48 is executed so as to perform the symbol variation effect and the light emission, sound and operation effect according to the symbol change effect.

(Regarding the special view hold display section Mc, Md)
The special view reserve display sections Mc and Md are memory means inside the machine (specifically, the main control board 60 has been equipped with start winning information (various random number information) acquired when the start winning is generated. It is a display part which displays the pending | holding number of the said starting pending information so that identification is possible, when it memorize | stores in control RAM60c as starting pending information (special figure pending information). Here, in the special view reserve display sections Mc and Md, the main control RAM 60c sets the first start reserve information as start winning information (various random number information) acquired when the pachinko ball is won in the first start winning aperture 31 The main control RAM 60c performs a second start on the first special view hold display section Mc that displays the stored number of stores and the start winning information (various random number information) acquired when a pachinko ball is won in the second start winning opening 32. A second special view reserve display unit Md displays the number of reservations stored as reserve information, and each of the special view reserve display units Mc and Md includes a plurality of light emitting display units. A first special view hold display unit Mc as a light emission display unit configured of a plurality of LEDs (two in the embodiment) for displaying the number of holdings of the first start hold information is provided, and the second start hold information is provided. A second special view hold display unit Md is provided as a light emission display unit configured of a plurality of LEDs (two in the embodiment) for displaying the number of holdings. That is, according to the display contents of the first and second special view reserve display sections Mc and Md, the number of times of the first special view change display and the second special view change display being held (the number of symbol change effects) is notified .

  Here, the pending number of the first start pending information displayed in the first special view pending display section Mc is incremented by one when the pachinko ball is won to the first starting winning opening 31, and the first special view fluctuation It is decremented by 1 each time a display (design variation effect) is performed. Similarly, the number of pendings of the second start pending information displayed in the second special view pending display section Md is incremented by one when the pachinko ball is won to the second starting winning opening 32, and the second special view fluctuation It is decremented by 1 each time a display (design variation effect) is performed. In addition, a predetermined upper limit number ("4" for any in the embodiment) is set as the pending number of the first and second start pending information, and the first and second start pending information up to the upper limit number It is set to be able to add the number of reservations of each.

(About the common drawing display part Me)
In the game information display M, after the variation display is started in response to the detection of the pachinko ball of the ball passage detection sensor SE7 (passage of the pachinko ball to the gate port (operation port)), a plurality of kinds of symbols (usually A common view display unit Me as a light emission display unit configured of a plurality of LEDs (two in the embodiment) for stopping and displaying one of the symbols) is provided. It should be noted that as a normal symbol (hereinafter referred to as a “common drawing”) stopped and displayed on the common drawing display part Me, a plurality of common drawings can be recognized as a winning design that can recognize that a gaming state is given per common drawing. , One kind of common drawing as an off display (off design) that can recognize off is set.

  The main control CPU 60a acquires values of a plurality of types of random numbers as operation entry information with the detection of the pachinko ball by the ball passage detection sensor SE7 as a trigger, and changes of the common drawing fluctuation display on the common drawing display unit Me. It is configured to determine the time and the type of the general drawing to be displayed in a stopped state based on the operation entry information (the value of the acquired random number). Specifically, the main control CPU 60a is used to determine whether or not to grant the game state per common drawing (determination per common drawing) the value of the random number per judgment for common drawing and for determining the per symbol as a common drawing According to the detection timing of the pachinko ball by the ball passage detection sensor SE7, the value of the common drawing determination random number and the value of the common drawing fluctuation pattern distribution random number used to determine the fluctuation time of the common drawing fluctuation display are acquired, It is stored in the main control RAM 60c. Then, the judgment per common drawing is performed according to the value of the judgment random number per common drawing stored in the main control RAM 60c, and when the judgment per common drawing is the judgment result of the cancellation, the common display for stop display is not Decide one kind of popular map. Further, when the determination of the common drawing results in the determination result of the hit, the common drawing as the hit symbol is determined according to the value of the common drawing determination random number. Furthermore, a common drawing fluctuation pattern that specifies the fluctuation time of the common drawing fluctuation display is determined from among a plurality of types according to the value of the common drawing fluctuation pattern distribution random number.

(Regarding the common drawing reservation display section Mf)
The general drawing reserve display unit Mf is memory means inside the machine (specific random number information such as random numbers for judgment per common drawing) acquired when the pachinko ball passes through the ball passing gate 28 In the case where the main control RAM 60c) is stored as operation hold information (general drawing hold information), the display unit displays the hold number of the operation hold information so as to be identifiable. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the common view holding display unit Mf is a light emitting display unit constituted by a plurality of LEDs (two in the embodiment), and is held by the display contents of the common view holding display unit Mf. The number of fluctuations of the common map being broadcast is reported. When the pachinko ball passes the ball passage gate 28, one is added to the number of operation reserve memories displayed by the regular drawing reserve display unit Mf, and one is subtracted by starting the regular drawing variation display. A predetermined upper limit number ("4" in the embodiment) is set as the operation pending storage number, and the operation pending storage number can be added to the upper limit number.

(About the status display section Mg)
The display unit Mg is a display unit that displays whether or not the current gaming state in the pachinko machine 10 is any of a plurality of types, and is configured by a plurality of (two in the embodiment) LEDs . Here, since the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment can cause a plurality of types of gaming states to be described later, the LEDs of the display section Mg should be lighted with different lighting patterns (lighting position, number of lights, lighting color, etc.) Then, it is notified that each game state is generated.

(About effect display device 17)
As shown in FIG. 2, the effect display device 17 is electrically connected to the display control board 70, and the display content is updated by the control of the display control board 70. In addition, the display control board 70 is a symbol variation effect displayed on the effect display device 17 based on a control signal such as a effect pattern designating command output according to the effect pattern determined by the effect control CPU 65a of the effect control board 65. It is configured to control the content of the display effect. Plural (three symbols of the left symbol fluctuation region, the middle symbol fluctuation region and the right symbol fluctuation region) are set on the display screen 17a of the effect display device 17 as symbol fluctuation regions for variably displaying a decoration that is a symbol for effect The decoration figure of each of the symbol variation areas is variably displayed in response to the starting winning combination (winning to the starting winning openings 31, 32). And the symbol combination of the decoration figure displayed on stop display (confirmation display) on the stop symbol effective line which combined the effective stop position defined in each symbol variation area is derived. In the effect display device 17, after variation display (symbol variation) of the decoration figure (pattern) is started, a predetermined decoration figure (symbol) is determined after the variation time specified by the special figure variation pattern determined by the main control CPU 60a. Is displayed on the valid stop position (fixed display). Also, various display effects are performed in accordance with the variable display of the decoration drawing. That is, the symbol variation effect (symbol variation) performed by the effect display device 17 is a display effect (including a variation display of the decoration figure) displayed on the effect display device 17 in the variation time of the decoration figure.

  In addition, in the symbol variation production, the decoration figure is temporarily stopped at the effective stop position of each symbol variation area when the variation time has passed, and then the decoration time is displayed (fixed display) after the variation time has elapsed. . Here, the “temporary stop display” is a state in which the decoration drawing is variably displayed at the effective stop position, and in the “variation display” in this case, a display mode in which the decoration drawing shakes and a color of the decoration drawing A display mode that changes is included. On the other hand, "stop display (final display)" refers to a state in which the decoration drawing is fixedly displayed at the effective stop position. Here, in the first special view display section Ma and the effect display device 17, the first special view change display and the symbol change presentation relating to the first special view change display are simultaneously started, and the special view 1 and the decoration view are displayed. At the same time, the display is stopped (fixed display). Similarly, in the second special view display section Mb and the effect display device 17, the second special view change display and the symbol change presentation relating to the second special view change display are simultaneously started, and the special view 2 and the decoration view are displayed. At the same time, the display is stopped (fixed display).

  In addition, the special effect display device 17 is displayed as a result of the special view variation display performed in the first special view display portion Ma and the second special view display portion Mb (big hit symbol, small hit symbol and off) The symbol combination of the decoration figure according to the symbol) is displayed. In the embodiment, the symbol combination of the decoration drawing for the special drawing is not one to one, and is selected from a plurality of common symbol combinations of the decoration drawing for a plurality of big hit designs as special drawing, A selection is made from a plurality of common symbol combinations of decorative drawings for a plurality of types of small hit symbols as drawings, and is selected from a plurality of common symbol combinations of decorative drawings for one type of out-of-out pattern as a special drawing It is supposed to be

  Here, a symbol combination (for example, “222”, “777”, etc.) is set as the symbol combination in which the same decoration is stopped and displayed at the effective stop position of each symbol variation area as the symbol combination of the big hit. A big hit display (a big hit symbol combination displayed corresponding to the big hit symbol displayed on the special view display section Ma, Mb described above in the effect display device 17) the symbol combination of the decoration that can recognize the occurrence of the big hit gaming state And the jackpot gaming state advantageous to the player is given after the end of the symbol variation effect. Moreover, it is set so that a special decoration figure (special symbol) can be displayed separately from the above-mentioned basic decoration figure fluctuated and displayed by the effect display device 17, and any of the effective stop positions of each pattern fluctuation area ( For example, when the special decoration drawing is stopped and displayed at the effective stop position of the middle symbol fluctuation area, it is possible to recognize that a predetermined small hit game is given. This small hit display is displayed corresponding to the small hit symbol displayed on the special view display section Ma, Mb described above in the effect display device 17, the symbol combination of the decoration that can recognize the occurrence of the small hit gaming state It becomes a symbol combination of the hit), and a small hit gaming state advantageous to the player is given after the end of the symbol variation effect. On the other hand, the symbol combination of the decoration which differs from the big hit display and the small hit display becomes the off display (the symbol combination of off) of the symbol effect display device 17.

  In addition, in the symbol fluctuation rendition, the same decoration figure is stopped and displayed in a specific symbol fluctuation region (for example, the left symbol fluctuation region and the right symbol fluctuation region) among a plurality of symbol fluctuation regions, and the remaining symbol fluctuation regions ( For example, the player can recognize that the reach has been generated by the display (reach display) in which the middle symbol variation region is displayed in a variable manner. As an example of a specific reach display, it becomes a symbol combination ("1 、 1", "4 4 4", etc.) in which the same decoration figure is stopped and displayed in the left symbol variation region and the right symbol variation region. Note that “「 ”indicates that it is in motion. In addition, the decoration figure of the particular design fluctuation area which forms reach indication is made temporary stop indication, after the decoration figure is temporary stop indication in the remaining design fluctuation area, the decoration figure of all design fluctuation areas stop indication (Confirmed display) is to be done.

(About the gaming state of the pachinko machine 10)
The pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment is configured to be capable of generating a plurality of types of gaming states in accordance with control by the main control CPU 60a. Therefore, an advantageous gaming state, a big hit gaming state and a small hitting gaming state, which are gaming states in which the pachinko machine 10 can be generated, will be described below. In the following description, a gaming state in which none of the advantageous gaming state, the big hit gaming state and the small hit gaming state is generated may be referred to as a "normal gaming state".

(About advantageous gaming state)
The main control CPU 60a is configured to be able to generate an advantageous gaming state (a bonus gaming state) more advantageous than the normal gaming state after the end of the big hit gaming state. Here, the advantageous gaming state is a winning rate improvement state (starting winning easy state) in which the winning opportunity of the pachinko ball to the second start winning opening 32 is increased compared to the normal gaming state. Specifically, in the winning rate improvement state, (1) shortening the fluctuation time of the common drawing fluctuation display, (2) changing the probability per common drawing from a low probability to a high probability, (3) No. 1 per common drawing 2 By increasing the opening time of the start opening / closing member 33 for opening the start winning opening 32, it is possible to increase the winning opportunity of the pachinko ball to the second starting winning opening 32, and among the above (1) to (3) Any of them may be employed alone or in combination. When the opening time of the start opening / closing member 33 for opening the second start winning opening 32 per one common drawing is increased, the opening time of the start opening / closing member 33 may be realized simply by extending the opening time It can also be realized by increasing the number of times of opening of the start opening / closing member 33, or these may be combined. Further, in the embodiment, the winning rate improvement state is referred to as a variable short state, and all of the above (1) to (3) are adopted to increase the winning opportunity of the pachinko ball to the second starting winning opening 32. It will be in the state. In addition to this, for ease of understanding in the following description, the normal gaming state (ie, gaming state excluding big hit gaming state and small hit gaming state among gaming states in which no variation state is not provided) It may be called "state".

  The main control CPU 60a changes the state according to the type of hit symbol (big hit symbol and small hit symbol) and the game state at the time when the special hit determination (big hit determination or small hit determination) is hit. It is configured to determine the number of times of variation (hereinafter referred to as the number of times of variation) of the special figure variation display (design variation effect) to be caused. That is, when the big hit determination results in a hit determination, the main control CPU 60a determines the type of big hit symbol determined according to the big hit determination result, and the gaming state at the time when the big hit determination is executed. And determine the number of times of variation after the end of the jackpot gaming state. Further, the main control CPU 60a causes the small hit gaming state to occur in response to the small hit determination becoming the determination result of the hit, and an opportunity to develop into the big hit gaming state in this small hit gaming state (specifically, the above In the case where passing of a pachinko ball to a specific area occurs, the kind of small hitting symbol determined according to the judgment result of the small hitting judgment and the gaming state at the time when the small hitting judgment is executed On the basis of this, it is configured to determine the number of times of variation after the end of the big hit gaming state developed from the small hit gaming state. However, in the embodiment, only one type (77 times) of number of variations is stored in the main control ROM 60b (storage means), and the main control CPU 60a determines the type of hit symbol (big hit symbol and small hit symbol) The number of times of variation is determined to be the same (77 times) regardless of the presence or absence and the game state at the time the judgment (big hit judgment or small hit judgment) per hit is a hit. ing.

  Here, the main control CPU 60a is configured to count the number of times of execution of the special view fluctuation display (the total number of times of the first special view fluctuation display and the second special view fluctuation display) after the end of the big hit gaming state Has a function as special symbol variation counting means). Then, the main control CPU 60a stores the count value corresponding to the total number of times of change of the special pattern change display in the main control RAM 60c, and in response to the count value reaching the predetermined number of times (77 times of variation). Is configured to end the variable state. The main control CPU 60a counts the total number of times of change when the big hit gaming state is caused before the total number of times of change (count value) of the special view change display after the end of the big hit gaming state reaches the number of times of variation. It is configured to stop and end the variable state. In other words, the variable state is the start condition established at the start timing of the first special pattern variable display after the end of the big hit gaming state, and the special pattern variable display (symbol) a predetermined number of times (77 times) A termination condition is satisfied in response to the jackpot gaming state being generated before the fluctuation) ends or the predetermined number of special view fluctuation display ends. The main control CPU 60a changes the value of the variable short flag stored in the main control RAM 60c from “0” to “1” when the start condition of the transformation state is satisfied, and the termination condition of the variable short state is When it is established, by changing the value of the variable short flag from "1" to "0", whether or not the gaming state is the variable short state is stored in the main control RAM 60c by the value of the variable short flag It is done. Further, when changing the variable shortening flag from “0” to “1”, the main control CPU 60 a outputs a variable shortening start command indicating the start of the variable shortening state to the effect control CPU 65 a, and changes the variable shortening flag “1”. When changing from "" to "0", it is comprised so that the variation control completion command which shows completion | finish of a variation state may be output to production control CPU65a.

  If the big hit gaming state is newly generated before the predetermined number of times (variation number of times) of special pattern variation display is finished, the variable short state occurs again after the end of the newly generated big hit gaming state. And counting of the total number of times of change of the special figure change display is newly started. On the other hand, even if the small hit gaming state is generated before the predetermined number of times of special figure fluctuation display ends, the counting of the total number of times of fluctuation of the special figure fluctuation display is continued. That is, the variation state is not ended only on the condition that the small hit gaming state is generated.

(About the jackpot gaming state)
Main control CPU 60a is configured to be capable of causing a big hit gaming state (big hit) in which a pachinko ball can be won in special winning opening 41 triggered by the start winning (detection of pachinko ball by start winning detection sensors SE1, SE2) ing. The big hit gaming state is generated by the main control CPU 60a after the special figure corresponding to the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed on the special figure display portions Ma and Mb as a result of the special figure fluctuation display triggered by the start winning. In this big hit game state, the round game for opening the special opening / closing member 43 of the special winning device 40 is executed for the prescribed number of rounds (9 times or 16 times in the embodiment). In one round game, pachinko balls of a prescribed number (9 in the example) are won in the special prize port 41, or a prescribed round game time (25000 ms in the example) has elapsed since the start of each round game. It ends by doing. The jackpot gaming state is an opening period in which an opening effect indicating the start of the jackpot gaming state is executed immediately before the first round game in addition to a plurality of round games, and a period after the end of the last round gaming And an ending period in which an ending effect indicating the end of the jackpot gaming state is executed, and a period in which the special opening / closing member 43 is in a closed state, between each round game or the final round game and the ending period And an interval period set to.

  Here, one type is stored in the main control ROM 60b (storage means) as the opening / closing operation pattern of the special opening / closing member 43 in each round game of the big hit gaming state, and the main control CPU 60a Regardless of whether it is a round game or the like, it is configured to open the special opening / closing member 43 by setting the special winning solenoid SL2 to a driving state (excitation state) according to one opening / closing operation pattern in each round game (See Figure 10). In the embodiment, one kind of opening / closing operation pattern is a time during which the pachinko balls can be won in the predetermined winning number (9) under the condition that the pachinko balls are fired continuously at a predetermined interval (in the example, round game time) And 25000 ms), and is constituted by time information indicating that the release can be continued.

  The main control CPU 60a determines one big hit gaming state from among multiple types of big hit gaming states different in value to the player, triggered by the big hit determination being hit, and causes the determined big hit gaming state to occur. . Here, the main control CPU 60a is capable of generating a plurality of (two in the embodiment) jackpot gaming states by the difference in the prescribed number of rounds (9 or 16) which is the number of times of execution of the round game. That is, the main control CPU 60a is configured to be able to generate a 9 round big hit in which the defined round number is 9 in the big hit gaming state and a 16 round big hit in which the specified round number is 16 times.

  Here, the main control CPU 60a is that a pachinko ball that has won the special winning opening 41 has passed through the specific area in the small hit gaming state that is caused according to the small hit determination becoming a hit (specific area passing detection In response to the detection by the sensor SE6, the small hit gaming state is developed into a big hit gaming state. In this case, the jackpot gaming state (16 round jackpot or 9 round jackpot) developed in response to the passage to the specific area is the first round of small hitting gaming state in which passage of the pachinko ball to the specific area occurs. The game is counted as a game, and thereafter, the number of times of execution of the round game is counted from the second time. For this reason, in the small hit gaming state, it is possible to make the pachinko ball win a prize at the special winning opening 41 and aim to pass the pachinko ball to the specific area of the pachinko ball (acquisition of an opportunity to develop into the big hit gaming state). It can be rephrased as "Occurrence Winning Game State", and the period after the start of the second round game in the big hit gaming state triggered by the passage of the pachinko ball to the specific area in the small hitting game state, It can be rephrased as a "profit earning gaming state" which can aim to gain a profit by the prize ball payout accompanying the pachinko ball of the specified number of prizes to be awarded to the special prize port 41 in each round game. It should be noted that whether the jackpot gaming state triggered by the passing of the pachinko ball to the specific area is either 16 round big hit or 9 round big hit, the small hit symbol determined when the small hit judgment is hit It is decided according to the type.

(About small hit gaming state)
Main control CPU 60a, in the wake of the start winning (detection of pachinko balls by start winning detection sensors SE1, SE2), triggered a small hit gaming state (trigger acquisition gaming state) where it is possible to win a pachinko ball to special winning opening 41 It is configured to be possible. Main control CPU 60a, after the special figure corresponding to the small hitting design is stopped being displayed in special figure display section Ma and Mb as a result of the special figure fluctuation indication which is triggered by the winning of the pachinko ball to starting winning a prize opening 31, 32 , Small hit game state (small hit) to occur.

  In the small hit gaming state, an opening state indicating the start of the small hit gaming state, which is a period immediately before the main period, in which an opening state of the special winning opening 41 is triggered and a small hit effect is executed, is executed. The main control ROM 60b can be divided into an opening period to be performed and an ending period in which an ending effect indicating the end of the small hit gaming state is executed immediately after this period, and the main control ROM 60b includes the opening period, the real period and the ending. The time information corresponding to the period is stored. Then, the main control CPU 60a is adapted to cause a small hit gaming state based on time information stored in the main control ROM 60b. In this period in the small hit gaming state, the main control CPU 60a drives the special winning solenoid SL2 in accordance with the predetermined opening operation pattern so that the special opening / closing member 43 is temporarily opened, thereby pachinko to the special winning opening 41 Ball winning is possible. Then, a pachinko ball that has won the special winning opening 41 passes through either the specific area or the discharge area.

  The main control ROM 60b stores plural types (two types in the embodiment) of opening operation patterns for specifying the opening timing and closing timing of the special opening / closing member 43 in the small hit gaming state. Specifically, as the opening operation pattern of the special opening / closing member 43, there are a first opening operation pattern in which the special opening / closing member 43 performs the opening operation once, and a second opening operation pattern in which the special opening / closing member 43 performs the opening operation twice. It is set. Then, the probability that the pachinko ball passes through the specific area in the small hitting game state is different between the case where the special opening and closing member 43 operates according to the first opening operation pattern and the case where the special opening and closing member 43 operates according to the second opening operation pattern. (When the special opening and closing member 43 operates with the second opening operation pattern, the probability of the pachinko ball passing through the specific area is set to be higher than when operating with the first opening operation pattern).

  That is, the main control CPU 60a of the embodiment is triggered by the pachinko ball winning in the start winning hole 31, 32, and the small hit gaming state (trigger winning gaming state) in which the pachinko ball can win in the special winning hole 41 is triggered. It functions as the 1st generation means made to occur after the end of a special figure change display (design change production). Further, the main control CPU 60a of the embodiment is triggered by the passage of the pachinko ball to the specific area (the detection position of the specific area passage detection sensor SE5) in the small hit gaming state, the second or subsequent round game in the big hit gaming state (profit It functions as a second generation means for causing the acquired gaming state). In addition, the main control CPU 60a of the embodiment is more advantageous than the normal gaming state over the period in which the special figure fluctuation display (design fluctuation presentation) is performed a predetermined number of times (number of changes) after the end of the big hit gaming state. It functions as a third generation means for generating a short state (advantage game state).

(About presentation control)
Next, effect control in the pachinko machine 10 will be described. The effect control CPU 65a provided on the effect control board 65 obtains information on the control state of the main control CPU 60a based on various control signals (control commands) output from the main control CPU 60a, and controls the main control CPU 60a. It is configured to determine and execute an effect in accordance with the state. Here, the effect control CPU 65a inputs a special pattern fluctuation pattern designating command output from the main control CPU 60a at the start timing of the special pattern fluctuation display, thereby obtaining a rough type (such as fluctuation time) of the symbol fluctuation effect, and The start timing of the symbol variation effect and the type of the special figure corresponding to the result of the symbol variation effect are specified. Then, the specific effect content (rendering pattern) of the symbol variation effect is determined from among the plurality of types stored in the effect control ROM 65b, and the effect pattern designating command corresponding to the determined effect pattern is output to the display control CPU 70a The symbol variation effect on the effect display device 17 is started. In addition, by specifying the decision command output from the main control CPU 60a at the end timing of the special figure fluctuation display, while specifying the end timing of the symbol variation effect under execution, also instructs the end of the symbol variation effect under execution Control signal is output to the display control board 70.

  With regard to the small hit gaming state, the effect control CPU 65a specifies the small hit gaming state start timing by inputting the small hit start command output from the main control CPU 60a at the start timing of the opening period in the small hit gaming state. The contents (small hit effect pattern) of small hit effects (opening effect, main effect and ending effect) are determined from among the plurality of types stored in the effect control ROM 65b according to the special figure (small hit symbol). The small hit effect pattern command corresponding to the small hit effect is output to the display control CPU 70a to start the small hit effect on the effect display device 17. Also, by inputting the small hit end command output from the main control CPU 60a at the end timing of the ending period in the small hit gaming state, while specifying the end timing of the small hit effect (ending effect) under execution, the execution A control signal instructing the end of the middle small hit effect (ending effect) is output to the display control CPU 70a. Furthermore, the effect control CPU 65a specifies the end timing of the main effect being executed by inputting the main period end command output from the main control CPU 60a at the end timing of the main period in the small hit gaming state, and the execution A control signal instructing the end of the main effect is output to the display control CPU 70a. Furthermore, the effect control CPU 65a is output from the main control CPU 60a when the detection by the specific area passage detection sensor SE5 (passion of the pachinko ball to the specific area) occurs during the small hit gaming state (during this period) By inputting the specific area passage command, it is specified that the small hit gaming state develops to the big hit gaming state (a small hit gaming state is continued to a second or subsequent round game as a first round game).

  With regard to the jackpot gaming state, the effect control CPU 65a identifies the jackpot gaming state start timing by inputting the jackpot start command output from the main control CPU 60a at the start timing of the opening period in the jackpot gaming state, According to the symbol), the contents (big hit effect pattern) of the big hit effect (opening effect, round effect, interval effect and ending effect) are determined from among the plurality of types stored in the effect control ROM 65b, corresponding to the determined big effect A big hit effect pattern command to be output is output to the display control CPU 70a to start a big hit effect on the effect display device 17. In addition, by specifying the big hit end command output from the main control CPU 60a at the end timing of the ending period in the big hit gaming state, while specifying the end timing of the running big hit effect (ending effect), the symbol during the execution A control signal instructing the end of the fluctuation effect is output to the display control CPU 70a. Furthermore, the effect control CPU 65a displays a control signal for specifying the start timing of the round game by inputting the release command output from the main control CPU 60a at the release timing of the special winning opening 41 and instructing the start of the round effect display While outputting to CPU70a, according to the kind of the release command, it specifies how many round games it is. Furthermore, by inputting the closing command output from the main control CPU 60a at the closing timing of the special winning opening 41, while specifying the end of the round game and the start of the interval period, control to instruct the start of the corresponding interval effect A signal is output to the display control CPU 70a.

  In addition, when the variable control start command is input from the main control CPU 60a, the effect control CPU 65a changes the value of the sub variable length flag stored in the effect control RAM 65c from "0" to "1", and the main control When the variable short end command from the CPU 60a is input, changing the value of the sub variable short flag from “1” to “0” makes it possible to determine whether the gaming state is in the variable short state or not. It is configured to store by value. In addition to this, after the end of the big hit gaming state, the effect control CPU 65a the number of times the special figure fluctuation pattern specification command (specific control signal from the main control CPU 60a) is input in the state where the value of the sub change flag is set to "1". Accordingly, the total number of times of variation of the symbol variation effect (special figure variation display) in the variation state is counted (having a function as decoration variation variation counting means). Then, the effect control CPU 65a is configured to store a count value corresponding to the total number of times of change in the effect control RAM 65c.

(About combined winning unit NU)
Next, a composite winning unit NU configured by combining the start winning device 30 and the side decoration device 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the value for winning on the second starting winning opening 32 opened and closed by the starting opening and closing member 33 is more than the value for winning on the first starting winning opening 31 which is always open upward. The second start winning opening 32 plays an important role in the game. Specifically, in the case where the winning of the first start winning opening 31 is used as a probability (a probability that a small hit gaming state is generated) as a hit probability (small hit determination) of the special figure hit (small hit determination) executed by the main control CPU 60a. A higher probability is set in the case where the second start winning opening 32 is a prize rather than a winning. On the other hand, the combined winning unit NU having the second start winning opening 32 can be appropriately limited in the possibility of winning on the second starting winning opening 32. And the start opening / closing member 33, the player is configured not to give an impression that winning of the second start winning opening 32 is unlikely to occur due to the presence of the covering means H described later. In addition, the combined winning unit NU prevents the integrity of the decoration on the front surface of the covering means H from being lost while the start winning device 30 and the side decoration device 50 are detachably assembled.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the composite winning unit NU is disposed in the lower edge area of the game area 21 and is located at the lower left portion of the guide rail 22 so as to approach the guide rail 22 with a spacing dimension equal to or less than the pachinko ball radius. Extends downward to the right. The right end portion formed by the start winning device 30 is close to the upper side of the out port 25 provided at the lower end portion of the game area 21. The combined winning unit NU has an attachment means D fixed to the front face of the game board 20, a projection T located on the front side of the front face of the attachment means D, and a front end of the projection T parallel to the front face of the game board 20. And covering means H covering the mounting means D from the front side.

  The mounting means D of the composite winning unit NU is formed in a flat plate having a thickness dimension that enables movement of the pachinko ball from the front of the game board 20 to the front of the mounting means D. Correspondingly, the mounting opening formed on the game board 20 is made slightly larger than the mounting opening so as to close the mounting opening from the front side. Fixing holes Dx for fixing the composite winning unit NU to the front surface of the game board 20 are formed at a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral side of the attachment means D. In addition, the outer peripheral edge of the mounting means D is chamfered (inclined toward the front of the game board 20 as it goes outward) except for the lower edge, and the front side of the mounting means D from the front of the game board 20 Hepachinko ball is able to move quickly.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5A, the attachment means D is a left base plate (second base plate) 54 provided in the side decoration device 50 and a right base plate (base plate provided in the start winning device 30). And 34), and the thickness dimensions of both base plates 34 and 54 are substantially equal. A plurality of the fixing holes Dx are formed in each of the left base plate 54 and the right base plate 34. The outer edges on the adjacent sides of the left base plate 54 and the right base plate 34 (the right edge 54a of the left base plate 54 and the left edge 34a of the right base plate 34) are all perpendicular to the front of the game board 20. (Parallel surfaces are parallel to each other), and as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the combined winning unit NU is provided on the rear surface side of the front connecting portion 81 provided on the rear surface side of the left base plate 54 and on the rear surface side of the right base plate 34 and extends leftward. By coupling the connecting portion 82 back and forth, the side decoration device 50 and the start winning device 30 can be fixedly assembled to each other. The front coupling portion 81 has a screw boss 81a and a positioning projection 81b protruding backward, and two cylindrical screw bosses 81a are provided vertically separated from each other, and a projection of a rib connecting the two screw bosses 81a One positioning projection 81b is provided to project rearward from the end face. On the other hand, the rear joint portion 82 is formed in a concave shape (refer to FIG. 5B) opening forward, and the upper and lower dimensions of the inner space thereof are substantially equal to the upper and lower dimensions of the front joint portion 81. It is comprised so that the part 81 can be fitted inside and hold | maintained. In the rear coupling portion 82, two screw insertion holes 82a facing the screw holes of the screw boss 81a and one positioning hole 82b in which the positioning projection 81b is fitted are provided in the wall facing the front coupling portion 81 in the front and rear direction. It is formed. That is, in the positioning state (temporary fixing state) in which the front coupling portion 81 is fitted inside the rear coupling portion 82 and the positioning projection 81b is fitted in the positioning hole 82b, the screw as the fixing means is screwed from behind The side decoration device 50 and the start winning device 30 are fixedly assembled to each other by being inserted into the hole 82a and screwed into the screw hole of the screw boss 81a.

  Although the side decoration device 50 and the start winning device 30 are configured to be disposed on the front of the game board 20 as one combined winning unit NU in a combined state of the front coupling portion 81 and the rear coupling portion 82, Since the plurality of fixing holes Dx are provided in each of the left base plate 54 and the right base plate 34, the front coupling portion 81 and the rear coupling portion 82 are not coupled (that is, positioned) in the gaming board 20. By arranging on the front side, only one of the side decoration device 50 and the start winning device 30 in the composite winning unit NU can be removed from the front side of the game board 20 for inspection or replacement.

  In the combined winning unit NU, the separation dimension in the front-rear direction of the mounting means D and the covering means H overlapping in the front and back direction is equal to or greater than the diameter of the pachinko ball and equal to or less than twice the diameter of the pachinko ball. That is, the attachment means D and the covering means H are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction in such a positional relationship that the pachinko ball can pass through. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, in the combined winning unit NU, a plurality of projections T are provided between the covering means H and the attaching means D so as to be separated in the extending direction of the combined winning unit NU. In the embodiment, as the protrusion T, a ball receiving portion (second protrusion) 92 described later, three normal collar portions (second protrusion) 93 on the left side, center, and right side, and a starting collar portion (first protrusion) Section 102 is provided, and the pachinko ball which has flowed down to the lower edge area of the game area 21 wins any of the ordinary winning openings 51 provided in each Either the first starting winning opening 31 or the second starting winning opening 32 provided in 102 wins, or passes downward between the ball receiving portion 92, the normal collar portion 93 and the starting collar portion 102 It is supposed to be.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the combined winning unit NU comprises a ball receiving portion 92, a left ordinary collar portion 93, a middle ordinary collar portion 93, a right ordinary collar portion 93, and a starting collar portion 102 in this order from upper left to lower right. It is configured to line up towards. And the pachinko ball which passes between these projecting parts T (ball receiving part 92, normal collar part 93, starting collar part 102) is guided to the guide rail 22 without being won after that, and it is out outlet 25. Or directly to the outlet 25. That is, the area on the guide rail 22 side of the plurality of protrusions T (the ball receiving portion 92, the normal hook portion 93, the start hook portion 102) in the game area 21 uniformly has a pachinko ball that has no possibility of winning. In the following description, the region will be referred to as “collection region R2” because it is a region for ball collection directed to the out port 25. In addition, in the following description, the area between the plurality of protrusions T (the ball receiving portion 92, the normal collar portion 93, and the starting collar portion 102) is a region through which the pachinko ball passes toward the recovery region R2. It will be described as "passing area R1". In addition, about passage area R1, passage region R1 formed between the normal collar part 93 on the right side and the starting collar part 102 may be called "right passage area R1x", and may be distinguished. Here, the right passing area R1x is formed by combining the side decoration device 50 and the start winning device 30 with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the covering means H of the composite winning unit NU is provided in the side decoration device 50 and extends parallel to the game board 20 from the front end of the projection T (ball receiving portion 92, ordinary collar portion 93). A left cover (second cover) 91 and a right cover (first cover) 101 provided in the start winning device 30 and extending parallel to the game board 20 from the front end of the projection T (starting hook portion 102) It is comprised and covers collection | recovery area | region R2 and some passage area | region R1 (a right passage area | region R1x is included) from the front side. The left cover 91 and the right cover 101 are each composed of colored translucent decorative sheets S on their respective front faces, and when viewed from the front of the game board 20, reduce the visibility of the rear area (mounting means D side) It is supposed to be. The decorative sheet S is printed with an appropriate decorative pattern (not shown) according to the motif or the like of the pachinko machine 10, and the light transmittance is reduced as a whole. It has an overall permeability sufficient to confirm the presence of pachinko balls passing behind H.

  In the covering means H, as shown in FIG. 9, the right side edge 91a of the left cover 91 and the left side edge 101a of the right cover 101 face each other with a separation dimension x1 equal to or less than the radius of the pachinko ball In the vertical direction). That is, although the left cover 91 and the right cover 101 are close to each other, they are separated to such an extent that the entire pachinko ball is not exposed, and the separation dimension x1 is constant. As a result, the covering means H causes the left cover 91 and the right cover 101 to come into contact with each other and to be damaged when the side decoration device 50 and the start winning device 30 are assembled to each other while preventing the integrity of the front decoration being lost. To prevent Here, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, composite winning unit NU is provided such that left cover 91 extends to the right beyond right edge 54a of left base plate 54, and the right side of left base plate 54 is provided. The area where the edge 54a and the left side edge 34a of the right base plate 34 face is configured not to overlap with the gap between the two covers 91, 101 (the area where the side edges 91a, 101a of both covers 91, 101 face) ing. That is, in the covering means H, the facing region of the side edges (extending ends) 91a and 101a of both covers 91 and 101 is a front view with respect to the facing region of the side edges (outer edges) 34a and 54a of both base plates 34 and 54. And at least a part of the side edges 34a, 54a of the two base plates 34, 54 from the front side, the presence of the opposing side edges 34a, 54a of the two base plates 34, 54 is not noticeable It is configured as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the left cover 91 and the right cover 101 have mutually different width dimensions in the direction along the guide rail 22 (the extending direction of the combined winning unit NU), and compared with the left cover 91, the right cover 101. The width dimension of is smaller (one half or less). Here, a non-sticking area 91b to which the decorative sheet S is not stuck is provided in a line shape on the left side of the left cover 91 slightly to the left of the center, and on the front face of the left cover 91 The decorative sheet S of is located. That is, in the covering means H, the decorative patterns of the left cover 91 and the right cover 101 are separated from each other, but the gap between the facing side edges (extending ends) 101a and 91a of the right cover 101 and the left cover 91 The balance of the overall design of the covering means H is maintained by locating the non-sticking area 91b symmetrically with (facing area) x1 (see FIG. 9).

(About the detailed structure of the side decoration device 50)
The side decoration device (game parts arranged adjacent to the variable ball entry means) 50 constituting the composite winning unit NU is formed of a light transmitting synthetic resin material as shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. , The left front member 55 attached to the front of the left base plate 54, the left rear member 56 attached to the rear face of the left base plate 54, and light output toward the front Left light emitter substrate 57 having a possible light emitter (not shown), left substrate protection member 58 attached to the rear surface of left rear side member 56 to protect left light emitter substrate 57, and left front member 55 It is comprised by combining with the said normal prize detection sensor SE8 which detects the pachinko ball which won the prize in the usual prize winning opening 51 which is done.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the left front side member 55 of the side decoration device 50 is a light source on a front surface of a member integrally formed of a light transmitting synthetic resin material (in the embodiment, a colorless and transparent synthetic resin material). Is formed by attaching two colored translucent decorative sheets S to reduce the transmittance of the flat sheet left cover 91 having the decorative sheet S, and projecting rearward from the rear surface of the left cover 91 It has a ball receiving portion 92 as a protruding portion (second protruding portion) and a plurality of ordinary collar portions 93. The ball receiving portion 92 and the plurality of normal collar portions 93 have the same dimension of projecting rearward with respect to the rear surface of the left cover 91. The left front member 55 is supported by the left base plate 54 in a state where the rear surfaces of the ball receiving portion 92 and the normal collar portion 93 abut on the front surface of the left base plate 54. That is, in the left front member 55, the ball receiving portion 92 and the normal hook portion 93 supported on the front surface of the left base plate 54 are positioned forward of the front surface of the game board 20, and the ball receiving portion 92 and the normal hook portion 93 A left cover 91 extends from the front end of the game board parallel to the front of the game board 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the ball receiving portion 92 provided at the left end portion of the left front member 55 inclines downward to the right and flows down the left side (first flowing path 21 a) of the frame-shaped decorative body 27. An upper surface 92a for receiving pachinko balls, a right side surface 92b extending vertically downward from the right end of the upper surface 92a, and a left side surface 92c extending in an arc along the guide rail 22 from the left end of the upper surface 92a to the lower end of the right side surface 92b Is formed in a triangular shape. That is, the pachinko ball flowing down the left side portion of the first flowing path 21 a along the guide rail 22 rolls the upper surface 92 a of the ball receiving portion 92 to the right and faces the left side portion of the start winning device 30. It is guided on the lower left stair nail group 23B (see FIG. 4) provided in a line.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, three (left, center, right) ordinary buttocks for guiding a pachinko ball winning in the normal winning opening 51 to the rear side of the left base plate 54 (joining winning path 97 described later). 93 is formed in a U-shape in cross section by a curved wall extending back and forth on the rear surface side of the left front member 55, and a normal winning opening 51 opened upward and a pachinko winning in the normal opening 51 A regular winning path 93a is formed to guide the ball backward. Then, the left side normal collar 93 separates to the right with respect to the ball receiving portion 92, and the center normal collar 93 separates to the right with respect to the left common collar 93, and the center common collar 93 On the other hand, the right buttock part 93 on the right side is separated to the right. Thereby, between the ball | bowl receiving part 92 and the three normal collar parts 93, passage area | region R1 which can pass a pachinko ball toward said collection area | region R2 is formed. In addition, the right-hand ordinary hook 93 is at a position separated leftward with respect to the starting hook 102 provided in the start winning device 30, and the pachinko ball is in the recovery area between the starting hook 102 and the starting hook 102. A right passage area R1x that can pass through to R2 is formed.

  Here, the pachinko ball which has flowed down the first flow-down path 21a and is led onto the lower left stair nail group 23B (see FIG. 4) rolls on the lower left stair nail group 23B to its downstream end and then passes through the right passing area. The pachinko ball which is led to R1x or falls downward from the middle of the lower left stair nail group 23B and falls downward from the middle of the lower left stair nail group 23B is any of the three ordinary winning openings 51. Or the normal winning opening 51 without passing through any of a plurality of passing areas R1 (including the right passing area R1x). Right passing area R1x is formed in the range which straddles the front side of left base plate 54, and the front side of right base plate 34 with which start winning prize apparatus 30 is provided, and passing area R1 other than right passing area R1x , And the front side of the left base plate 54 provided in the side decoration device 50.

  As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, at the front right end of the left base plate 54, a first left decelerating portion 94 for reducing the force of the pachinko ball passing through the right passing area R1x extends in the left-right direction It is provided to project backward with the That is, by decelerating the pachinko ball passing through the right passing area R1x by the first left decelerating section 94, the pachinko ball passing through the right passing area R1x toward the recovery area R2 strongly contacts the guide rails 22 etc. And the ball can be quickly recovered to the out port 25.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the left cover 91 is configured to cover most of the left base plate 54 excluding the portion where the fixing holes Dx are formed from the front side, and the right end side is up to the upper position of the out port 25. It is extended and it is comprised so that the left side part of the right base plate 34 in the starting winning a prize apparatus 30 may be covered from the front side. For this reason, most of the area formed on the front side of the left base plate 54 is covered from the front side by the left cover 91 in the recovery area R2 and the plurality of passage areas R1. The left cover 91 (the left front member 55) has a rear area (i.e., a plurality of passing areas R1) of the left cover 91 when viewed from the front of the game board 20 due to the presence of the decorative sheet S attached to the front. It is comprised so that collection | recovery area | region R2 may be shielded and the visibility may be reduced. In addition, on the front surface of the left cover 91, the colorless and transparent non-sticking area 91b is formed to extend up and down between the decorations by the two decorative sheets S, and the width dimension thereof is equal to or less than the radius of the pachinko ball (that is, And the lateral width dimension of the area in which the right side edge 91a of the left cover 91 and the left side edge 101a of the right cover 101 are opposite to each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, the right end side of the left cover 91 extends to the right beyond the right edge 54a of the left base plate 54, and a large range of the right passing area R1x (Including a portion of 112) from the front side. Here, the left cover 91 is positioned to cover a part of the right side edge 54a of the left base plate 54 and a part of the left side edge 34a of the right base plate 34 provided in the start winning device 30 from the front side. That is, the left cover 91 makes the side edges 34a and 54a of the base plates 34 and 54 at the same time as making the presence of the pachinko balls from the recovery area R2 to the out port 25 not passing through the right passing area R1x The decorative effect of the game board 20 is enhanced so as not to be noticeable.

  Further, on the rear surface of the portion covering the right passing area R1x in the left cover 91, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 9, a second left de-energizing portion 95 that decelerates pachinko balls passing through the right passing area R1x. It is provided to extend in the left-right direction and to project backward. The second left decelerating portion 95 is provided at a different height position (upward) with respect to the first left decelerating portion 94 provided on the front surface of the left base plate 54, and the right passing area The pachinko ball directed to the recovery area R2 through the portion of the R1x located on the front side of the left base plate 54 is decelerated by the left de-energizers 94 and 95. As a result, the pachinko ball passing through the right passage area R1x is prevented from coming into strong contact with the guide rails 22 and the like to be greatly rebounded, and the pachinko ball can be quickly recovered to the out port 25. Here, the second left decelerating portion 95 extends to the right beyond the front position of the right edge 54a of the left base plate 54 (see FIG. 9), and the right base plate 34 provided in the start winning device 30. It is comprised so that the part of the pachinko ball which passes the front side of can be de-energized.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the left base plate 54, communication openings 96 for passing pachinko balls from the normal winning path 93a (pachinko balls winning in the normal winning opening 51) to the rear side are included in the left base plate 54. Three are formed so as to penetrate the position corresponding to the normal collar portion 93 back and forth. And, the pachinko ball which has won in the regular winning opening 51 is mounted by attaching the left rear side member 56 (see FIG. 5A) to the rear surface side of the left base plate 54 and covering the three communication openings 96 from the rear side. A passing combination passage 97 is formed inside the left base plate 54 and the left rear side member 56. The joining winning path 97 is configured to guide the pachinko balls guided from the three communication ports 96 in a line to the detection position by the normal winning detection sensor SE8 (see FIG. 5).

  Here, the joining winning path 97 (see FIG. 6) provided on the rear surface side of the left base plate 54 is a position spaced above the diameter of the pachinko ball upward from the upper surface of the guide rail 22 (see FIG. 4) in front view Extends substantially along the guide rail 22. In other words, the pachinko balls that flow through the recovery area R2 by causing the pachinko balls that have won the normal winning opening 51 to flow down in the direction substantially the same as the flow-down direction of the pachinko balls on the guide rail 22 Pachinko balls that have lost the possibility of winning are configured so as not to stand out. On the other hand, the merging payoff path 97 is provided to be shifted upward from the position where the pachinko ball flows down on the guide rail 22 in front view, and if carefully observed, either of the joining payoff path 97 or the guide rail 22 is pachinko It is configured to be able to distinguish whether the ball is flowing down.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the left light emitter substrate 57 is disposed on the rear surface side of the left rear side member 56 forming the merging winning path 97, and is provided on the front surface of the left light emitter substrate 57. Light of a light emitter (not shown) is irradiated to the front of the game board 20 through the combined winning path 97, the left base plate 54 and the left front member 55. That is, every time the pachinko ball that has won the normal winning opening 51 passes through the joining winning passage 97, the light of the light emitter of the left light emitter substrate 57 is blocked and the light emission mode is changed. It is possible to notify the player that ball winning has occurred. In the left light emitter substrate 57, the position of the light emitter is set to allow the light of the light emitter to pass above the position where the pachinko ball led to the recovery region R2 flows down along the upper surface of the guide rail 22. The pachinko ball (that is, the pachinko ball which has lost the possibility of winning) falling on the guide rail 22 is prevented from being conspicuous by the light of the light emitter.

(About the detailed structure of the start winning device 30)
The start winning device (variable ball entry means) 30 constituting the combined winning unit NU is formed of a light transmitting synthetic resin material and is fixed to the front of the game board 20, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. A right light emitter substrate 36 having a base plate 34, a right front member 35 attached to the front surface of the right base plate 34, and a light emitter (not shown) capable of outputting light forward; A right substrate protection member 37 attached to the rear surface to protect the right light emitter substrate 36, a right rear member 38 attached to the rear surface of the right substrate protection member 37, and a first start winning opening provided on the right front member 35 31. The first start winning detection sensor SE1 for detecting a pachinko ball winning in 31 and the second start winning detection sensor SE2 for detecting a pachinko ball winning in the second start winning opening 32 provided in the right front member 35, Second start winning opening 3 A drive source protection mounted on the rear surface of the right rear side member 38 to protect the start winning solenoid SL1. The start opening / closing member (operating member) 33 for opening and closing 2; the start winning solenoid SL1 as a drive source of the start opening / closing member 33; It is comprised by combining the member 39. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, the right front member 35 of the start-up winning device 30 is a front surface of a member integrally formed of a light transmitting synthetic resin material (in the embodiment, a colorless transparent synthetic resin material). The light shielding sheet S is attached by attaching a colored translucent decoration sheet S for reducing the light transmittance, and a flat right cover 101 having the decoration sheet S is projected backward from the rear surface of the right cover 101. And a starting flange portion 102 as a projecting portion (first projecting portion). The right front member 35 is supported by the right base plate 34 in a state where the rear surface of the starting collar portion 102 is in contact with the front surface of the right base plate 34. The starting collar unit 102 guides the pachinko balls that have won the first starting winning opening 31 and the second starting winning opening 32 to the rear side of the right base plate 34 (first guide path 123 and second guide path 124 described later) It is configured as follows. The starting collar portion 102 is spaced to the right from the above-mentioned right ordinary collar portion 93 provided in the side decoration device 50, and a pachinko ball is interposed between the starting collar portion 102 and the right ordinary collar portion 93. A right passing area R1x that can pass toward the recovery area R2 is formed. That is, in the right front member 35, the starting collar 102 supported on the front of the right base plate 34 is positioned forward of the front of the game board 20 and parallel to the front of the gaming board 20 from the front end of the starting collar 102 The right cover 101 is extended so as to cover the right end portion (a disadvantage side path 112 described later) of the right passing area R1x from the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the starting collar unit 102 forms a first starting winning path 103a for guiding a pachinko ball winning in the first starting winning opening 31 and the first starting winning opening 31 backward. First start winning path forming portion 103, second starting winning hole 32, and second starting winning path forming portion 104 forming second starting winning path 104a for guiding a pachinko ball that has won the second starting winning hole 32 to the rear And a defining portion 105 that defines a range in which the start opening / closing member 33 can be displaced.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the first start winning road formation portion 103 is formed in a U-shape in cross section by a curved wall extending in the front and back direction on the rear surface side of the right front member 35, and is opened first The start winning combination opening 31 is formed, and the first start winning combination passage 103a communicating with the first start winning combination opening 31 is formed to be inclined downward toward the rear. The pachinko ball that has won the first starting winning opening 31 flows backward toward the first starting winning path 103a and passes through a first connection path 119 described later and a first induction path 123 described later. It is discharged below the board 20. Here, the first start winning road formation portion 103 is provided such that the left side wall 107 extends linearly from the upper end toward the vertical direction, while the right side wall 106 is curved from the upper end to the lower right. It is provided to extend.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the second start winning road formation portion 104 is formed in a substantially C shape in cross section by a curved wall extending back and forth on the rear surface side of the right front member 35, and opens rightward. While forming the second start winning opening 32, and forming a second start winning path 104a communicating with the second start winning opening 32 so as to be inclined downward toward the rear at a position below the first start winning path 103a There is. The pachinko ball that has won the second starting winning opening 32 flows backward toward the second starting winning path 104a and passes through the second connection path 122 described later and the second induction path 124 described later. It is discharged below the board 20. Here, the second startup work path formation unit 104 forms the left side of the second startup work path 104 a by a wall 108 extending downward and to the left from the lower end of the right side wall 106 in the first startup work path formation unit 103. The pachinko ball flowing down on the lower left stair nail group 23B is configured not to be able to win the second starting winning opening 32.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the defining portion 105 extends rightward from the right end portion of the second start winning path forming portion 104, and the movement range of the contact piece 33a provided at the lower end portion of the start opening / closing member 33. It is provided to surround from below. Then, in the start opening / closing member 33 closed posture, the contact piece 33a abuts on the right end of the defining portion 105 so that the posture is stabilized, and in the opening posture of the start opening / closing member 33, the contact piece 33a The posture is stabilized by coming into contact with the left end. In the right base plate 34, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a shaft insertion hole 110 is formed through which a shaft pin 109 fixed to the start opening / closing member 33 which penetrates in the front and rear direction is inserted. The front end side of the shaft pin 109 passing forwardly through the shaft insertion hole 110 is fixed to the rocking center (lower end portion) of the start opening / closing member 33, and the outer peripheral portion on the rear end side is positioned behind the right base plate 34 Is linked to the plunger of the start winning solenoid SL1. As a result, the shaft pin 109 pivots in the outer circumferential direction with respect to the center line according to the drive of the start winning solenoid SL1, whereby the start opening / closing member 33 pivots in the closed attitude and the open attitude about the lower end side. It is configured to be displaced. The start winning solenoid SL1 is disposed on the rear surface side of the right rear side member 38 positioned behind the right base plate 34, and is covered by the drive source protection member 39 from the rear side.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, in the start winning device 30, the second start winning opening 32 is opened only in the right side surface of the start collar portion 102 (the second start winning path forming portion 104), A start opening / closing member 33 is provided only on the right side of the start collar portion 102 corresponding to the second start winning opening 32. As a result, in the start winning device 30, the pachinko ball rolled on the right nail group 23C and guided to the contact position with the start collar 102 flows downward along the right side surface of the start collar 102. It is configured to flow into the out port 25 or be received by the open / close start and close member 33 to win a prize in the second start winning opening 32. In addition, in the start winning device 30, the pachinko ball rolled on the lower left stair nail group 23B and guided to the contact position with the start collar 102 never wins the second start winning opening 32, and the pachinko ball is not Are configured to flow downward along the left side surface of the starting collar 102 and to flow into the out port 25. Here, the ball path until the pachinko ball flowing down along the right side surface of the starting collar portion 102 reaches the out port 25 is the opening to the second starting winning opening 32 by the starting opening / closing member 33 being positioned in the open position. It is a ball route that is likely to be won (advantage to the player). On the other hand, the ball path until the pachinko ball flowing down along the left side surface of the starting collar portion 102 reaches the out port 25 is the second starting winning opening 32 because the starting opening / closing member 33 is not positioned regardless of its posture. It has become a ball route (unfavorable to the player) which has no possibility of winning.

  Therefore, hereinafter, the ball path formed by the right side surface of the starting collar portion 102 (the ball path along which the pachinko ball extends to the out port 25 along the right side surface of the starting collar portion 102) is referred to as "advant side path 111". And a ball path formed by the left side surface of the starting collar portion 102 (a ball path along which the pachinko ball travels along the left side surface of the starting collar portion 102 and reaches the out port 25) is referred to as the “distant side path 112”. Do. That is, the advantageous side path 111 has a width that corresponds to the diameter of the pachinko ball, and is inclined downward to the right along the right side wall 106 that constitutes the first starting work path forming portion 103. In addition, the disadvantageous side path 112 has a width dimension corresponding to the diameter of the pachinko ball, and hangs substantially in the vertical direction along the left side wall 107 of the first starting work path forming portion 103.

  As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 7 and FIG. 9, the right cover 101 includes an advantageous side covering portion 113 covering a part of the advantageous side path 111 (a part of the right passing area R1x) from the front side; And a disadvantageous side covering portion 114 covering a part from the front side. The advantage side covering portion 113 is a portion on the right side of the center line C passing through the centers of the first start pay path 103 a and the second start pay path 104 a in the right cover 101. It extends to the right side (the side away from the ordinary collar portion 93 and the ball receiving portion 92) so as to cover a part of the advantage side path 111 from the front side. The advantageous side covering portion 113 holds the start opening / closing member 33 so as to be openable / closable between the right base plate 34 and is provided so as to cover the entire range in which the start opening / closing member 33 is located in the closing posture from the front side. It is done. The disadvantage side covering portion 114 is a portion on the left side of the center line C in the right cover 101, and extends from the front end of the starting collar portion 102 to the left (the side where the ordinary collar portion 93 and the ball receiving portion 92 are located) It is provided to cover a part of the disadvantageous side path 112 from the front side. Further, lower portions of the advantageous side covering portion 113 and the disadvantageous side covering portion 114 extend downward (outward port 25 side) from the front end of the starting collar portion 102 and a part of the recovery region R2 (upper position of the out port 25) The out port side covering part 115 which covers from the front side is constituted.

  Here, as apparent from FIG. 9, the right cover 101 has a range covering the disadvantageous side path 112 from the front side in the disadvantageous side covering portion 114 a range covering the advantageous side path 111 in the advantageous side covering portion 113. It is configured to be larger than. Further, in the disadvantageous side path 112, the left end not covered by the disadvantageous side covering portion 114 of the right cover 101 is from the front side by the right end (extending end) of the left cover 91 disposed close to the right cover 101. It is covered. That is, in the start winning device 30, a part of the disadvantageous side path 112 is covered from the front side by the covering means H (right cover 101 and left cover 91), and pachinko balls flowing down the disadvantageous side path 112 are advantageous side path 111 So that the presence of the pachinko ball which is not received by the start opening / closing member 33 despite flowing down near the left side of the starting collar 102 is not noticeable by the covering means H. ing. In addition, it is possible to directly visually recognize a part of the pachinko ball passing the disadvantageous side path 112 through a slight gap x1 provided between the right cover 101 and the left cover 91.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, the right cover 101 has the right and left dimensions of the right side (advantage side covering portion 113) with respect to the center line C passing through the centers of the first start pay path 103a and the second start pay path 104a. x2 and the left and right dimension x3 of the left side (the disadvantage side covering portion 114) based on the center line C are substantially the same, and the right cover 101 is configured to have a symmetrical outer shape based on the center line C There is. That is, while the right cover 101 forms an integral decoration with the left cover 91 as a part of the covering means H, the design as the single right cover 101 is also enhanced.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9, the right cover 101 has a horizontal straight line length L1 connecting the center line C and the open end of the start opening / closing member 33 (shown by a dot-and-dash line) in the open position. It is configured to be larger than the left-right dimension of the left-right dimension x2 of the advantageous side covering portion 113. In addition, the left cover 91 is configured such that the right edge 91a is close to the left edge 101a of the right cover 101 with a separation dimension x1 smaller than the radius of the pachinko ball, and the same distance L2 as the length L1 L2 is configured to extend to the right beyond a position x4 separated from the center line C to the left side by a larger amount than the left-right dimension of the left half x3 of the right cover 101. That is, the covering means H is configured to expose the start opening / closing member 33 in the open posture on the right side of the right cover 101 having a symmetrical shape, and the right cover 101 (the disadvantage side covering portion 114) is the left cover 91. And the left side of the starting rod 102 is widely covered. Thus, the composite winning unit NU does not make the start-up collar 102 covered by the right cover 101 have a left-right asymmetry, but the start-up opening / closing member 33 does not actually exist. By covering the left side of the start side with the disadvantage side covering portion 114 and the left cover 91, an impression that the start opening / closing member 33 exists on the left side of the starting collar portion 102 is given. It is comprised so that the sense of incongruity and mistrust by not being provided can be reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 7 and FIG. 9, the left end of the front surface of the right base plate 34 decelerates the pachinko ball passing through the disadvantageous side path 112 located on the right side of the right passing area R1x. A biasing portion 116 is provided to extend in the left-right direction and to project rearward. That is, by reducing the pachinko balls passing through the disadvantageous side path 112 by the right decelerating section 116, the pachinko balls passing through the disadvantageous side path 112 can be quickly recovered to the out port 25.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the right light emitter substrate 36 is disposed on the rear surface side of the right base plate 34, and the light of the light emitters 36 a and 36 b provided on the front surface of the right light emitter substrate 36 It is irradiated to the front of the game board 20 through the right base plate 34 and the right front member 35. Here, the upper light emitter 36a is provided on the front of the right light emitter substrate 36 so as to be located behind the start opening / closing member 33 in the closed posture, and the lower light emission so as to be located behind the start opening / closing member 33 in the open posture A body 36b is provided (see FIG. 7). That is, the start / open / close member 33 changes the state in which one of the lights emitted from the upper light emitter 36a and the lower light emitter 36b is blocked from the state in which the start / close member 33 shields the other light The player can be notified that the attitude (the open attitude and the closed attitude) of the opening / closing member 33 has changed. In the embodiment, the upper light emitter 36a and the lower light emitter 36b are disposed on the right side of the right light emitter substrate 36 (i.e., the back position of the advantage side path 111), while the left side (back side of the disadvantage side path 112) However, the light emitting body may be provided on the left side portion of the right light emitting substrate 36 so that light can be irradiated to the disadvantageous side path 112.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the right base plate 34 has an upper side opening forward and backward corresponding to the first start winning path 103 a formed by the first start winning path forming portion 103 of the right front member 35. A through hole 117 is provided, and a first connecting rod 118 is provided to project rearward from the opening edge of the upper through hole 117, and inside the first connecting rod 118, a first start winning path is provided. A first connection path 119 in communication with 103a is formed. Further, the right base plate 34 is provided with a lower side passage 120 opened in the front and rear direction corresponding to the second start winning path 104a formed by the second start winning path forming portion 104 of the right front member 35 A second connection rod 121 is provided to project rearward from the opening edge of the lower through hole 120, and the second connection rod 121 is in communication with the second start winning passage 104a. The connection path 122 is formed. The right substrate protection member 37 attached to the rear surface side of the right base plate 34 and covering the right light emitter substrate 36 from the rear, and the right rear member 38 attached to the rear surface side of the right substrate protection member 37 An opening or a notch is formed to avoid interference with the first connection path 119 and the second connection path 122.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, between the right base plate protection member 37 and the right rear side member 38, a first induction passage 123 communicating with the first connection passage 119 and a first communication passage communicating with the second connection passage 122 are provided. A two-induction passage 124 is formed. Then, the first start winning detection sensor SE1 is held between the right base plate protection member 37 and the right rear side member 38 corresponding to the formation position of the first induction passage 123, and the second start winning detection sensor SE2 is The second guide path 124 is held between the right base plate protection member 37 and the right rear side member 38 in correspondence with the formation position of the second guide path 124. That is, the pachinko ball that has won the first start winning opening 31 is detected by the first start winning detection sensor SE1 when flowing through the first induction path 123 through the first start winning path 103a and the first connection path 119. Be done. In addition, the pachinko ball which has won the second starting winning opening 32 is detected by the second starting winning detection sensor SE2 when flowing down the second induction path 124 through the second starting pay path 104a and the second connection path 122. Be done.

(Operation of the embodiment)
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment described above will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, when the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 21 wins the start winning opening 31, 32, the pachinko ball is detected by the start winning detection sensors SE1, SE2, and the main control CPU 60a is triggered by the detection. Performs a special image hit determination (big hit determination, small hit determination). Then, the main control CPU 60a determines a big hit symbol as a special figure to be displayed on the special figure display unit Ma, Mb when the result of the special figure hit determination results in giving a big hit gaming state, and the small hit If it is the result of giving the gaming state, the small hit symbol is determined as the special drawing, and if it is the result that neither the big hit gaming state nor the small hit gaming state is given, the special drawing is out of place. decide. The probability of winning in the big hit determination is set to the same probability regardless of which of the first starting winning opening 31 and the second starting winning opening 32 is a winning. On the other hand, the probability of becoming a hit in the small hit determination is a winning on the second starting winning opening 32 than a hitting probability (about 1 / 158.30) when triggered by a winning on the first starting winning opening 31. The hit probability (about 1 / 8.77) as the trigger is higher, and the prize value for the second starting winning opening 32 is enhanced.

  Main control CPU 60a, when the pachinko ball that has won the special winning opening 41 in the small hit gaming state has passed the specific area (detected by the specific area passage detection sensor SE6), the large hit the small hit gaming state Develop into a gaming state. In addition, main control CPU60a, after the end of the big hit game state, the variable short state where winning a prize of pachinko ball to 2nd starting winning a prize mouth 32 increases compared with the normal game state (winning rate improvement state, starting winning a prize easy state) To occur.

  Here, the start winning device 30 forms the advantage side path 111 where the start opening / closing member 33 is positioned in the open attitude on the right side of the start collar portion 102, and the start opening / closing member 33 is not positioned regardless of its attitude The disadvantageous side path 112 is formed on the left side of the starting rod 102. Then, the pachinko ball flowing down the advantageous side path 111) is received by the start opening / closing member 33 in the open position and can win the second start winning opening 32, while the pachinko ball flowing down the disadvantageous side path 112 starts the open position. It is configured to pass downward without being received by the opening and closing member 33. For this reason, in the variable state, the second start winning opening 32 is more in the case where the player plays pachinko ball into the second flow-down path 21b than in the case of playing the game in the first flow-down path 21a. It becomes easier to win a pachinko ball. However, the pachinko ball thrown into the first flow-down path 21a before the player notices an advantageous launch method (favorable game mode) or the flow-down of the first flow-down path 21a against the intention of the player The pachinko ball is not received by the starting opening / closing member 33 even if it flows down near the left side of the starting collar portion 102 (does not win the second starting winning opening 32). Therefore, there is a concern that the player's willingness to play may be impaired due to the generation of pachinko balls flowing down near the left side of the starting hook portion 102 in the short-circuited state.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, part of the disadvantageous side path 112 is covered from the front side by the covering means H (right cover 101 and left cover 91), and the pachinko balls flowing down the disadvantageous side path 112 are It is less visible than a pachinko ball flowing down the advantageous path 111. As a result, it is possible to make the presence of pachinko balls which are not received by the start-up / closing member 33 flow down the disadvantageous side path 112 and to make the presence of the pachinko ball inconspicuous, and the player's willingness to play can be maintained.

  The pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment is provided with a right base plate 34 fixed to the game board 20, and a starting flange 102 located on the front side of the right base plate 34 and having the second starting winning opening 32 formed therein. A winning device (variable ball entry means) 30 is disposed in the game area 21, and a side decoration device (game component) 50 is disposed adjacent to the left side (right or left) of the start winning device 30 in the gaming area 21. The ball receiver is located on the front side (front side of the game board 20) of the left base plate 54 fixed to the game board 20 among the side decoration devices 50 and is separated from the start winning device 30 to the left (one side in the left and right direction) A portion 92 and a common butt portion 93 are provided. Further, along the left side surface (the side surface on which the ball receiving portion 92 and the normal rod portion 93 are located) of the starting collar portion 102, the disadvantageous side path 112 is formed, and the right side surface of the starting collar portion 102 (ball receiving portion An advantageous side passage 111 is formed along the side surface 92 and the side surface remote from the normal hook portion 93. The covering means H extends from the front end of the starting rod 102 parallel to the game board 20 with the right cover 101, and from the front ends of the ball receiving part 92 and the normal rod 93 in parallel with the game board 20 The cover 91 is constituted by the cover 91, and the right cover 101 extends from the front end of the starting collar 102 to the side separated from the ball receiving portion 92 and the ordinary collar 93 to cover the advantageous path 111 from the front side. And a disadvantageous side covering 114 which extends from the front end of the starting collar 102 to the side where the ball bearing 92 and the normal collar 93 are located and covers the disadvantageous side path 112 from the front side; The side covering portion 114 is formed in left-right symmetry, and a part of the disadvantageous side path 112 is covered by the left cover 91 from the front side. That is, by covering the advantageous side path 112 with a left cover 91 while improving the design of the start-up winning device 30 by making the advantageous side covering portion 113 and the opposite side covering portion 114 of the right cover 101 symmetrical to the left and right. The pachinko ball flowing down the disadvantageous side path 112 can be made inconspicuous.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment is provided with an out port 25 for discharging pachinko balls to the rear side of the game board 20 at the lowermost part of the game area 21, and the pachinko balls passing through the disadvantageous side path 112 The pachinko ball that has passed through the advantageous side passage 111 without being received by the member 33 is configured to flow into the out port 25, and the advantageous side passage 111 and the disadvantageous side passage 112 of the right cover 101 are the starting flange 102. And an out-port side covering portion 115 extending from the front end to the out-port 25. That is, by providing the covering means H with the out-opening side covering portion 115, it is possible to make the pachinko ball moved closer to the out-opening 25 side than the starting collar portion 102 inconspicuous.

  Further, the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment is provided with the right base plate 34 fixed to the game board 20 in the start winning device 30, and the covering means H is at least one of the left edge (outer edge) 34a of the right base plate 34 It is comprised so that a part may be covered from the front side. Therefore, the left edge (outer edge) 34a of the right base plate 34a can be made inconspicuous by using the covering means H, and the decorative effect of the game board can be enhanced.

  Further, the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment is configured such that the side edges (outer edges) 34a and 54a on the adjacent sides of the right base plate 34 and the left base plate 54 are opposed and extend in the same direction. Adjacent extension ends 101a and 91a of the cover 101 and the left cover 91 are configured to face each other and extend in the same direction, and side edges 34a and 54a of the right base plate 34 and the left base plate 54 are provided. The opposing area is configured so as not to overlap in the front and rear with the area in which the extending ends 101a and 91a of the right cover 101 and the left cover 91 are opposed. Therefore, by utilizing the covering means H (right cover 101 and left cover 91), the area where the outer edges 34a and 54a of the right base plate 34 and the left base plate 54 oppose can be made inconspicuous. The decorative effect can be enhanced.

(Modification example)
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but may be modified as follows.
(1) In the embodiment, the covering means is configured to cover the disadvantageous side path from the front side by the first cover (right cover) and the second cover (left cover), but any one of the first cover and the second cover It may be configured to cover the disadvantage side path from the front side only by means.
(2) In the embodiment, the covering means is configured to cover a part of the disadvantageous side path from the front side, but the covering means may be configured to cover the entire disadvantageous side path from the front side.
(3) In the embodiment, the covering means includes an advantageous side covering portion covering a part of the advantageous side path from the front side and a disadvantageous side covering portion covering the part of the disadvantageous side path from the front side, and the advantageous side of the covering means The out-port side covering portion was constituted by the covering portion and the lower portion of the opposite side covering portion. On the other hand, the covering means does not have the advantageous side covering, does not have the out side covering, or has the out side covering separately from the advantageous side covering and the opposite side covering. It can be configured.
(4) In the embodiment, the composite winning unit is constituted by the variable ball entering means (start winning device) and the game parts (side decoration device) disposed adjacent to the variable ball entering means. The game components may be attached to the game board separately.
(5) In the embodiment, the region in which the outer edges of the base plate (right base plate) and the second base plate (left base plate) are opposed is covered by the covering means from the front side. . For example, the area where the extension ends of the first cover and the second cover constituting the covering means face each other, and the area where the outer edges of the base plate and the second base plate face each other may overlap in the front-rear direction.

20 game board 21 game area 25 out mouth 30 start winning combination device (variable ball entry means)
32 second start winning opening (ball entrance)
33 Start opening / closing member (operating member)
34 Right base plate (base plate)
34a left edge (outer edge)
50 Side decoration device (game parts)
54 Left base plate (second base plate)
54a right edge (outer edge)
91 left cover (second cover)
91a right edge (extending end)
92 Ball support (second projection)
93 Normal buttocks (second projection)
101 Right cover (first cover)
101a left edge (extending end)
102 Start collar (1st projection)
111 advantage side path 112 advantage side path 113 advantage side coating 114 disadvantage side coating 115 out-port side coating H coating means

Claims (5)

A variable ball entry means having a ball entry port and an actuating member is disposed on the game board defined on the front side of the game area where the gaming ball flows down, and the actuating member of the variable ball entry means is based on the game result In the gaming machine, the gaming ball is configured to be received by the actuating member so as to be able to be guided to the ball entrance by changing from the first posture to the second posture,
The variable ball entry means forms an advantageous side path in which the operating member is positioned in the second posture and a disadvantageous side path in which the operating member is not positioned regardless of the posture, as paths through which gaming balls can flow down; A game ball flowing down the advantageous side path may be received by the actuating member in the second position and enter the ball entry port, while a game ball flowing down the disadvantageous side path may move to the actuating member in the second position Configured to pass downward without being received,
It is characterized in that at least a part of the disadvantageous side path is covered from the front side by the covering means so that gaming balls flowing down the disadvantageous side path are less visible than gaming balls flowing down the advantageous side path. Gaming machine. The variable ball entry means comprises a base plate fixed to the game board,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the covering means is configured to cover at least a part of the outer edge of the base plate from the front side. The variable ball entry means includes a base plate fixed to the game board, and a first protrusion located on the front side of the base plate and having the ball inlet formed therein.
The gaming area is provided with a second protrusion located on the front side of the gaming board at a position separated to one side in the left-right direction with respect to the variable ball entry means,
The disadvantageous side path is a path along which the game ball flows down along the side surface of the first protrusion on the second protrusion side,
The advantageous side path is a path along which a game ball flows down along the side surface of the first protrusion opposite to the second protrusion,
The covering means comprises a first cover extending parallel to the game board from the front end of the first projection, and a second cover extending parallel to the game board from the front end of the second projection And
The first cover extends from the front end of the first projection to a side separated from the second projection to cover the advantageous side path from the front side, and the front end of the first projection from the front end of the first projection The advantage side covering portion extending to the second protrusion side and covering the disadvantageous side path from the front side, and the advantageous side covering portion and the disadvantageous side covering portion are formed in a symmetrical shape,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a part of the disadvantage path is configured to be covered from the front side by the second cover. The lowermost part of the game area is provided with an out port for discharging a game ball to the rear side of the game board,
The gaming ball having passed through the disadvantageous side path and the gaming ball having passed through the advantageous side path without being received by the actuating member are configured to flow into the out port.
4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the first cover has an out port side covering portion extending from the front end of the first projection toward the out port. The second projection is provided such that game components are disposed adjacent to one of the left and right ones of the variable ball entry means in the game area, and the game component is positioned in front of a second base plate fixed to the game board. And
The outer edges of adjacent sides of the base plate and the second base plate are configured to extend in the same direction so as to face each other, and the extension ends of the adjacent sides of the first cover and the second cover Are configured to extend in opposite directions in the same direction,
The region according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a region in which the outer edge of the base plate and the outer edge of the second base plate is opposed does not overlap in the front and back with an area in which the extended ends of the first cover and the second cover are opposed Gaming machine.

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