JP2652651B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a ball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine and the like, and more specifically, possessed ball number identification information capable of identifying the number of possessed balls of a player. The present invention relates to a ball-and-ball game machine capable of playing with a recorded recording medium.

[Prior Art] Number-of-balls specifying information for specifying the number of balls held by a player (for example, data on the number of balls held by a player and personal identification records of players)
Has been attracting attention from the viewpoint of streamlining management of a game arcade and other points in which a game is recorded and a game is played by a recording medium (for example, a magnetic card). In such a ball game machine, 1 is subtracted from the ball number data of the player, which is directly or indirectly derived based on the ball number specifying information, every time a ball is driven into the game area. At the same time, arithmetic processing such as adding the number n of prize balls for each winning of a ball has been performed.

Then, when the player operates the game end operation means such as the end button, the firing of the hit ball is immediately disabled, and the arithmetic processing performed on the ball number data of the player is ended. To determine the ball count data,
For a prize exchange or the like, when the determined ball number data is recorded on the recording medium of the player, or when the method of not recording the ball number data itself on the recording medium,
The determined ball count data or the like is transmitted to, for example, a central processing unit and temporarily recorded in correspondence with the player's personal identification code.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, at the time when the game end operation means is operated, the hit ball whose game result is undetermined still remains in the game area, so that the game end operation means is operated. If the calculation process for the number-of-balls data is terminated immediately, the inconvenience that the calculation process for adding the number-of-balls data to the remaining ball number data when the remaining ball whose game result is undetermined wins is not performed. Occurs.

As a method of solving this problem, a method of extending and controlling the end time of the arithmetic processing using a timer, that is, disabling the firing of the ball immediately when the game end operation means is operated and setting the timer, A method of terminating the calculation of the number of possessed balls when the timer measures a certain time is considered. However, this method cannot cope with a special case where the hit ball is caught between nails and stopped after the game end operation means is operated. Because, after the timer has been reset for a certain period of time,
The ball that had been caught between the nails was awarded for a while to the winning opening due to natural fall, or the ball that had been caught by the capacity of the amusement park was put into the winning opening by the service, and the player was originally This is because even if phenomena to be added to the number of possessed balls occur, they are all ignored.

In other words, in the extension control by the timer, as a countermeasure for the remaining balls after the game end operation means is operated, the addition to the ball number data is performed only within a uniformly set grace period. Because it is a uniform means of performing processing, it is not possible to respond adaptively to special cases caused by abnormalities of remaining balls that fall, such as hitting the ball between nails and stopping, etc. However, there is a disadvantage that the player is greatly dissatisfied.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention enables a calculation process on the number-of-balls data of a player to be possible until the game result is determined for all hit balls, and in a special case caused by an abnormality of the remaining ball that falls. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine capable of controlling the end time of an arithmetic process capable of responding to a change.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The invention according to claim 1 is a ball-and-ball game machine that can be played on a recording medium on which the number-of-balls-specific information capable of specifying the number of balls held by a player is recorded, A game area formed on a game board, effective fire ball detection means for detecting an effective fire ball that is fired toward the game area and enters the game area, and from the game area after being driven into the game area. Collected ball detecting means for detecting collected balls to be collected, game end operating means disposed at a position operable by the player, and game end operation detecting means for detecting that the game end operating means has been operated And, when there is a detection output of the effective firing ball detection means,
The number of balls used for ball firing is subtracted from the number-of-balls data of the player derived from the number-of-balls identification information, and the number of balls held when the gaming state becomes a predetermined winning state. Possessed ball number calculating means for adding a predetermined number to the data, based on the detection output of the effective fired ball detection means and the detection output of the collected ball detection means, the number of the effective fired balls and the number of collected balls Determining means for judging that they have become equal; hitting ball firing disabling means for disabling firing of a hit ball when there is a detection output of the game ending operation detecting means; detecting output of the game ending operation detecting means And a calculation end timing control means for terminating the calculation of the held ball number calculation means when the judgment output of the judgment means is provided.

The invention according to claim 2 is a ball game machine playable on a recording medium on which the number-of-balls-specific information capable of specifying the number of ball-balls of a player is recorded, wherein a game area formed on a game board and Firing ball detection means for detecting that a ball has been shot toward the game area; foul ball detection means for detecting a foul ball that has not reached the game area among the shot balls fired; Collected ball detection means for detecting collected balls collected from the game area after being driven into the game area; game end operation means arranged at a position operable by a player; and game end operation means. A game end operation detecting means for detecting that the ball has been operated, and, when there is a detection output of the fired ball detecting means, is used for ball firing for a player's ball number data derived from the ball number identification information. Subtract the number of balls held If the detection output of the ball detection means is present, the ball number corresponding to the foul ball is added to the ball number data, and if the gaming state has reached a predetermined winning state, the ball number data A ball count calculating means for adding a predetermined number to the game area, and based on a detection output of the firing ball detection means, a detection output of the foul ball detection means, and a detection output of the collection ball detection means, to the game area. Determining means for determining that the number of effective fired balls and the number of collected balls that are fired and entering the game area are equal to each other; and firing the hit ball when there is a detection output of the game end operation detecting means. A ball hitting disabling means for disabling, and a calculation end timing control means for ending the calculation of the possessed ball number calculating means when there is a detection output of the game end operation detecting means and a judgment output of the judging means. It is characterized by including.

[Operation] According to the first aspect of the present invention, the effective fired ball detecting means detects an effective fired ball reflected toward the game area and entering the game area. By the function of the collected ball detecting means, the number of balls collected from the game area after being driven into the game area is detected. If the game end operation means arranged at a position where the player can operate is operated, the game end operation detection means detects that fact. Due to the operation of the number-of-balls calculating means, when there is a detection output of the effective-launched-ball detecting means, the number of balls used for ball firing with respect to the number-of-balls data of the player derived from the number-of-balls-specific information. The number is subtracted, and a predetermined number is added to the possessed ball number data when the gaming state has reached a predetermined winning state. By the function of the judging means, it is judged based on the detection output of the effective fired ball detection means and the detection output of the collected ball detection means that the numbers of the effective fired balls and the collected balls are equal. By the function of the hitting ball firing disabling means, the firing of the hitting ball is disabled when there is a detection output of the game end operation detecting means. By the operation of the calculation end timing control means, the calculation of the possessed ball number calculation means ends when there is a detection output of the game end operation detection means and a judgment output of the judgment means.

That is, until the game results of all the hit balls are determined and the judgment output of the judgment means is derived, it is possible to extend the end time of the arithmetic processing on the ball number data of the player.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is detected by the function of the shot ball detection means that a shot ball has been shot toward the game area. By the function of the foul ball detection means, a foul ball that has not reached the above-mentioned game area is detected from among the shot balls fired. By the function of the collected ball detecting means, collected balls collected from the game area after being driven into the game area are detected. If the game end operation means disposed at a position where the player can operate is operated, the effect is detected by the function of the game end operation detection means. Due to the operation of the number-of-balls calculating means, when there is a detection output of the number-of-balls-detected means, the number of balls used for ball firing for the number-of-balls data of the player derived from the number-of-balls specifying information Is subtracted,
When the detection output of the foul ball detecting means is present, the number of diving balls corresponding to the foul ball is added to the data of the number of diving balls, and when the gaming state becomes a predetermined winning state, the number of diving balls is counted. A predetermined number is added to the data.

By the function of the determination means, based on the detection output of the firing ball detection means, the detection output of the foul ball detection means, and the detection output of the collected ball detection means, the shot is fired toward the game area and enters the game area. It is determined that the number of effective firing balls to be collected and the number of collected balls have become equal. By the function of the hitting ball firing disabling means, firing of the hitting ball becomes impossible when there is a detection output of the game end operation detecting means. By the operation of the calculation end timing control means, the calculation of the possessed ball number calculation means ends when there is a detection output of the game end operation detection means and a judgment output of the judgment means.

That is, until the game results of all the hit balls are determined and the judgment output of the judgment means is derived, it is possible to extend the end time of the arithmetic processing on the ball number data of the player.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example of a ball game machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and includes all gaming machines that play games by playing balls.

First Embodiment FIG. 1 is an overall front view showing a pachinko gaming machine 10 which is an example of a ball game machine according to the present invention.

In the front frame 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 10, a game board 34 is formed, and a game area 36 is formed by the game board 34.
In the lower right corner of the pachinko gaming machine 10, an operation handle is provided.
22 is provided, and the operation of the operation handle 22 causes the hitting ball firing device 54 to operate, so that pachinko balls are sequentially driven into the game area 36.

In the game area 36, a variable winning ball device 38 provided with a pair of opening / closing wing pieces 39a, 39b is disposed at a central position thereof. Further, starting winning openings 46a, 46b, 46c, which are examples of starting passing openings, are formed below the game area 36. Further, in the gaming area 36, a prize winning device 44a, 44b composed of a tulip-type winning prize port, and a prize port 4 which is an example of a normal passing port.
0, 42a and 42b are provided. Note that the variable winning ball device 38 and the winning devices 44a and 44b may be ball passing devices that allow pachinko balls that have entered from above to pass through as they are and be discharged downward.

In response to the operation of the operation handle 22, the hitting rod 58 of the hitting ball firing device 54 is intermittently rocked, so that the pachinko ball is repelled by the hitting rod 58 toward the game area 36. In the drawing, reference numeral 56 denotes a hitting ball supply mechanism for feeding a pachinko ball in a hitting ball waiting gutter 78 to a hitting position of the hitting ball 58. The pachinko ball fired and fired by the hitting ball 58 is detected by the fired ball detector 64 and used for game control as described later. In addition, if the resilience of the ball 58 is too weak, the pachinko ball rolls in the opposite direction without returning to the game area 36 and attempts to return to the original position. Is configured to fall into a foul ball passage 66, and a foul ball is detected by a foul ball detector 68 which is an example of a foul ball detection means provided in the foul ball passage 66, and a game control described later is performed. Used for Then, the remaining balls excluding the foul ball among the balls fired and fired by the hitting rod 58 become effective fired balls which are truly hit into the game area. The effective firing ball hit into the game area 36 is the starting winning opening 46a, 46
b, 46c to win, opening and closing wing piece 39a, 3
9b is controlled to open and close a predetermined number of times (for example, once or twice), during which pachinko balls can enter the variable winning ball device 38. In the drawing, reference numeral 48 denotes an out port, which is used to collect out balls that have fallen without being hit by any of the winning ports or the winning ball device, etc. is there.

In the left corner of the pachinko machine 10, a card insertion / ejection port 28
And a magnetic card 12 which is an example of a recording medium.
0 (see FIG. 4) can be inserted and ejected.
As will be described later, the magnetic card 120 has information on the number of balls possessed by the player, which allows the number of balls possessed by the player to be specified. Pachinko games can be played with pachinko balls in the number corresponding to the ball number data. Becomes Further, a card reception indicator 30 is provided above the card insertion / ejection slot 28, and the magnetic card 12 inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 28 is provided.
0 is displayed as valid or invalid. Further, below the card insertion / ejection port 28, a game end button 32 which is an example of a game end operation means is provided, and when the player wants to end the game, the player presses the game end button 32, The game can be ended.

In the figure, reference numeral 72 denotes a ball storage tank, which temporarily stores pachinko balls supplied from outside the pachinko machine, and supplies the ball to the ball.
The pachinko balls are supplied to the hitting ball waiting gutter 78 through the hitting ball supply gutter 76 by an appropriate amount by 74. The driven ball driven into the gaming area 36 is discharged from the driven ball discharge port 84 (see FIG. 2) to the outside of the pachinko game machine. As described above, the pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 shows a pachinko gaming machine in which a driving ball is polished and supplied as a ball.

In the figure, reference numerals 50 and 26 denote game effect lamps, which are lit or blinked in a big hit state or the like to be described later to improve the game effect. Reference numeral 52 denotes a possession ball number data display for displaying the possession ball number data of the player, which changes every moment in the course of the game, to inform the player. Reference numeral 14 denotes a door holding frame, which includes a glass door frame 16 and a front plate 8.
The material is not limited to metal, but may be plastic. In the figure, reference numeral 24 denotes a hitting motor stop switch, which is used to temporarily stop the hitting motor by pressing and stop the firing of pachinko balls. Reference numeral 18 denotes a front panel, 11 denotes a machine frame, and 20 denotes a front decorative panel. The number-of-balls data display 52 is the first
Although shown in the drawing as being provided on a game board, the invention is not limited thereto, and may be provided outside the game machine near the game machine such as the front frame 12 or a curtain plate.

FIG. 2 is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG.

A front frame 12 is attached to the machine frame 11 of the pachinko gaming machine 10 so as to be freely opened and closed and detachable. The front frame 12 is provided with a game board mounting frame 96.
On the other hand, the game board 34 is detachably attached by a game board fixing member 98. That is, the game board fixing member 98 is configured to be rotatable as shown by an arrow in the figure, and the game board 34 is detachable from the game board mounting frame 96 by rotating the game board fixing member 98. It is doing. In this way, by configuring only the game board 34 so as to be replaceable, there is an effect that the cost at the time of replacing the pachinko gaming machine 10 in the game hall can be reduced.

On the back side of the game board, one set of winning ball set cover bodies 106a, 1
06b is provided, and is configured to be dividable from each other, and according to the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10, only one winning ball collecting cover body can be configured with the other winning ball collecting cover body to handle many models. Like that. This winning ball set cover body
Various winning holes 42a, 42b, 40 formed in the game board 34 and a specific winning opening (V pocket) 100 or a normal winning opening 1 formed in the variable winning ball device are formed by the 106a, 106b.
The pachinko balls that have won 02a and 102b are configured to be guided and assembled on a predetermined path. Further, relay terminal plate 108, solenoids 104a and 104b for variable winning ball devices and various detectors 110 and 112 are attached to the winning ball collecting cover bodies 106a and 106b.

In the figure, reference numeral 80 denotes a driving ball collecting gutter, and the winning balls collected by the winning ball collecting cover bodies 106a and 106b and the out balls discharged from the out port 48, and further, the winning devices 44a and 44b.
The pachinko balls that have been awarded from are gathered and discharged from the driving ball discharge port 84 to the outside of the pachinko game machine.
A driving ball detector 82, which is an example of a detecting means (driving ball detecting means), is provided on the discharge path to the driving ball discharge port 84, and a driving ball in which a winning ball and an out ball are collected. Is configured to be detectable. Note that the foul ball that has not reached the game area is discharged from the foul ball discharge port 70.

Ball launching device 54 for driving pachinko balls into the game area
Is constituted by a hitting motor 62, a game rod 58 intermittently oscillated by the hitting motor 62, and an interlocking elevating body 60 which moves up and down in conjunction with the intermittent oscillating movement of the hitting rod 58. The interlocking elevating body 60 is for operating the hit ball feeding mechanism 56 (see FIG. 1) to feed the pachinko balls to the hit ball firing position one by one.

In the variable prize ball device 38 (see FIG. 1), a specific prize opening (V pocket) 100 as an example of the specific pass opening and normal prize openings 102a and 102b as an example of the normal pass opening are formed. The pachinko ball winning in the specific winning opening 100 is detected by the specific winning ball detector 110, and the opening and closing wing pieces 39a, 3
A jackpot control for continuously opening and closing 9b is performed. The opening and closing of the opening / closing wing pieces 39a and 39b in the jackpot control reaches a predetermined number (for example, 18 times) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of pachinko balls winning in the variable prize ball device.
Ends when any of the conditions is satisfied. The pachinko ball that has won the variable prize ball device 38 is detected by the prize ball detector 112, which is an example of passing ball detection means, and the prize ball detector 112 receives a prize in the variable prize ball device. A 10-count detector for detecting that the number of pachinko balls reached a predetermined number (for example, 10) is also used.

Pachinko balls that have won the winning ports 40 and 42a and the winning device 44a are collected and detected by a winning ball detector 114 which is an example of passing ball detecting means. Further, the pachinko balls won in the winning opening 42b and the winning device 44b are collected and detected by a winning ball detector 116 which is an example of passing ball detecting means. In addition, starting winning opening 46a, 46
The pachinko balls that have won prizes b and 46c (see FIG. 1) are detected by prize ball detectors 118a, 118b and 118c, which are examples of passing ball detection means. This winning ball detector 11
The start winning prize ball detector for opening and closing the variable prize ball device a predetermined number of times (for example, twice) is also configured by 8a, 118b, and 118c.

As described above, the pachinko balls that have won each of the winning openings or the winning devices are classified into a plurality of blocks, and the winning ball detectors 112, 114, 116, 118a, 118b, and 118c are provided and detected for each block. . With this configuration, it is also possible to make the numerical value added to the player's possession ball number data as a prize ball different for each block. In addition, the present invention is not limited to dividing the winning opening for each block,
A detector may be provided for each winning opening.

A control board box 86 is further attached to the back of the game board, and is configured to perform a game control such as the big hit control in response to a signal from each of the winning ball detectors.

A card processing device 88 is provided on the back side of the front frame 12, and reads recorded data on a magnetic card inserted from the card insertion / ejection port 28 (see FIG. 1). The card processing device 88 has a card insertion / ejection port 28 and a game end button 32 (see FIG. 1) integrally formed on the front side thereof. The present invention is not limited to this, and may be outside the gaming machine near the gaming machine, for example, between a plurality of pachinko gaming machines installed. It is configured separately from the control board box 86 of the card processing device 88, and performs game control of different objects and types, respectively.

In the figure, 33 is a game end switch which is an example of a game end operation detecting means, 72 is a ball storage tank, 74 is a ball supply device,
76 is a ball supply gutter, 30 is a card reception indicator, and 50 is a game effect lamp.

In addition, the various winning ports described above may be configured as passing ports, and the hit ball passing through the passing port may be configured to be returned on the game board, in which case, provided on the back side of the game board 34 The obtained winning ball aggregate cover bodies 106a and 106b become unnecessary.

 FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG.

On the front side of the front frame 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 10, a card reception indicator 30, a card insertion / ejection port 28, a game end button 32,
A front panel 18, a front decorative panel 20, and an operation handle 22 are provided, respectively. On the back side of the game end button 32, a game end switch 33 is provided.
ON and OFF are switched by the pressing operation of 32. Front panel 12
A card processing device 88 is provided on the back side of the card. A magnetic card inserted from the card insertion / ejection port 28 is first detected by a card detection unit 90, and a card transport unit 92 is detected based on the detection output. Is activated to convey the magnetic card to a predetermined position, the card reading / writing unit 94 reads the number-of-balls-specific information recorded on the magnetic card, and the like. Computer)
At 95 (see FIG. 4), various controls described later are performed using the read information. Then, in the course of the game, the number of possessed balls is added or subtracted in accordance with the game result of the hit ball, and the possessed number data determined according to the end of the game or the like is written on the magnetic card by the card reading / writing unit 94. The magnetic card is ejected to the outside from the card insertion / ejection port 28 by the operation of the card transport section 92.

In the figure, 11 is a machine frame, 72 is a shot ball storage tank, 71 is a mechanism plate,
86 is a control board box, and 84 is a driven ball discharge port.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the arithmetic unit (microcomputer) 95 and control circuits of various devices connected to the arithmetic unit (microcomputer) 95.

The magnetic card 120 has recorded therein the number-of-balls data of the player, which is an example of the number-of-balls specifying information, and the number-of-balls data corresponds to, for example, the fee paid by the player before the game. The number of coins stored is stored in the magnetic card 120. In addition, the magnetic card 120 further records game hall identification information for preventing the use of a magnetic card of another store, encryption information for determining the authenticity of the card, and the like.

The control circuit includes a calculation unit (microcomputer) 95 as a control center. Operation unit (microcomputer)
95 has a cabin for controlling the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 as described below. Control unit (microcomputer)
The 95 is composed of, for example, an LSI of several chips, in which control operations can be executed in a predetermined procedure.
MPU152 and ROM154 that stores the operation program of MPU152
And a RAM 156 in which necessary data can be written and read. Further, an input / output circuit 158 for ensuring signal consistency between the MPU 152 and an external circuit, and an MPU 152
-On reset circuit 160 that gives a reset pulse to
And a clock generation circuit 16 that supplies a clock signal to the MPU 152
2, a pulse divider (interrupt pulse generator) 164 that divides the clock signal from the clock generator 162 and periodically supplies an interrupt pulse to the MPU 152, and an address decoder that decodes address data from the MPU 152 And a circuit 166.

The MPU 152 can execute the operation of the interrupt control routine according to the interrupt pulse periodically given from the pulse dividing circuit 164. The address decode circuit 166
Decodes the address data from the MPU 152,
A chip select signal is supplied to the AM 156 and the input / output circuit 158, respectively. In this embodiment, the ROM 154 uses a programmable ROM 154 so that its contents can be rewritten, that is, the program for the MPU 152 stored therein can be changed if necessary. Then, the MPU 152, in accordance with the program stored in the ROM 154, and in response to the input of each control signal described below,
A control signal is given to the hitting ball launching device 54 and the like.

First, the card detection signal from the card detector 167 is input to the arithmetic unit 95 via the card detection circuit 168. The card detector 167 is connected to the card insertion / ejection port 28 (first
The detection signal is output when the magnetic card 120 is inserted into the magnetic card 120 (see the figure). Next, the arithmetic unit 95 that has received the card detection signal provides a card transport control signal to the card transporter 169 via the card transport circuit 170. As a result, the card transporter 169 operates to transport the magnetic card 120 to a predetermined position. The magnetic card 120 has recorded therein the number-of-balls data of the player, which is an example of the number-of-balls identification information, and the number of balls of the magnetic card 120 conveyed to a predetermined position by the card transporter 169. The numerical data is read by a data reading / writing device 171 provided in the card reading / writing unit 94, and the read data is input to a calculation unit 95 via a data reading / writing circuit 172. The arithmetic unit 95 performs addition / subtraction to the possessed ball number data in accordance with the game result of the hit ball in the course of the game, and outputs the possessed ball number data determined in accordance with the end of the game or the like via the data reading / writing circuit 172. To the data reader / writer 171 and
The data reading / writing device 172 writes the number-of-bearings data on the magnetic card 120. The card detector 167 and the card detection circuit 168 form a card insertion / ejection port 28.
A card detection section 90 for detecting a card inserted into the card (see FIG. 1) is configured. A card transport unit for transporting the inserted magnetic card 120 to a predetermined position or transporting the magnetic card 120 at the predetermined position to the card insertion / ejection port 28 by the card transporter 169 and the card transport circuit 170. 92 are configured. Further, the data reading / writing device 171 and the data reading / writing circuit 172 read the possessed ball number data, which is an example of the possessed ball number specifying information, recorded on the magnetic card 120. A card reading / writing unit for writing the number-of-balls data determined by the end of the game and the like to the magnetic card 120 is configured. And the card detection unit
A card processing unit 88 is constituted by 90, a card transport unit 92, a card read / write unit 94, and a calculation unit (microcomputer) 95.

Next, a game end signal from the game end switch 33 is given to the arithmetic section (microcomputer) 95 via the game end switch circuit 174. Further, the fired ball detection signal from the fired ball detector 64 is provided to the arithmetic unit 95 via the fired ball detection circuit 176. The fired ball detector 64 and the fired ball detection circuit 176 constitute a fired ball detection means for detecting a hit ball fired toward the game area. The foul ball detection signal from the foul ball detector 68 is a foul ball detection circuit.
The signal is supplied to the calculation unit 95 via 178. The foul ball detector 68 and the foul ball detection circuit 178 constitute foul ball detection means for detecting foul balls that have not reached the game area among the shot balls that have been shot. The foul ball detection means and the fired ball detection means constitute an effective fired ball detection means for detecting an effective fired ball fired in the game area. Winning ball detector 112,114,116,
The winning ball detection signals from 118a to 118c are given to the arithmetic unit 95 via a winning ball detecting circuit 180 which is an example of passing ball detecting means. The winning ball detectors 112, 114, 116, 118a to 118c and the winning ball detecting circuit 180 constitute passing ball detecting means for detecting a passing ball passing through a passing port provided in the game area. The driven ball detection signal from the driven ball detector 82 is provided to the calculation unit 95 via the driven ball detection circuit 182. The hit ball detector 82 and the hit ball detection circuit 182 constitute a hit ball detecting means for detecting a hit ball hit in the game area.

 Next, the arithmetic unit 95 gives a control signal to the next device.

First, the ball oscillation device 54 via the ball oscillation control circuit 184
Is given a control signal for launching a hit ball. Further, a card reception display signal is given to the card reception display 30 via the card reception display circuit 186. In addition, the ball number data display circuit 18
A number-of-balls data display signal is given to the number-of-balls data 52 via 8. Each circuit having the above configuration includes a power supply circuit 19.
A predetermined direct current is supplied from 0.

Although the magnetic card 120 is shown in FIG. 4 as a flat card having a substantially rectangular shape, the present invention is not limited to this, and may have any shape, including a disk shape and a rod shape. . Further, FIG. 4 shows a magnetic card for magnetically recording information, but the present invention is not limited to this.
(Integrated circuit) for recording information, optical disk memory or the like for storing information by light, and various types such as barcodes or the like printed or punched holes are conceivable. The information storage medium may be rewritable or non-rewritable.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

First, in step S1, a card, which is an example of a recording medium, is inserted. In step S2, the inserted card is transported to a predetermined position, and data recorded in the card is read in step S3. Next, proceeding to step S4, the suitability of the card is determined based on the read data, and if the card is a counterfeit card or a card of another store, it is determined that there is no suitability, and the process proceeds to step S29, where the card is The control is completed after the acquisition. If it is determined in step S4 that the card is an appropriate card, the process proceeds to step S5, where it is determined whether or not the number-of-balls data read from the card is 0. Proceeding to step S29, the control ends after the card is taken. Note that the step S29 may generate an information sound instead of taking in a card. Next, if it is determined in step S5 that the possessed ball number data is not 0, the process proceeds to step S6, in which the lock of the launching device is released, and the pachinko ball can be shot and fired on the game board.

Next, proceeding to step S7, it is determined whether or not the reflective ball detector has been turned on.If it is determined that the reflective ball detector has not been turned on yet, the process proceeds to step S10, and whether or not the winning ball detector has been turned on. If it is determined that the foul ball detector has not been turned on yet, the process proceeds to step S13, and it is determined whether the foul ball detector has been turned on, and it is determined that the foul ball detector has not been turned on yet. Proceeds to step S16, where it is determined whether or not the driven ball detector has been turned ON, and is still ON.
If it is determined that the conditions have not been satisfied, steps S18 to S22
After such control, a DO loop that returns to step S7 again is formed. The determination from step S7 to step S16 is repeated instantaneously by circulating the DO loop. And in the middle of this DO loop,
If it is determined in step S7 that the fired ball detector has been turned ON, the process proceeds to step S8, in which the number of possessed balls is decremented by one, and then proceeds to step S9, where the fired ball counter is set to 1
Increment and go to step S18. If it is determined in step S10 that the winning ball detector is turned on, the process proceeds to step S11, where the number of possessed balls is incremented by n, and then proceeds to step S12, where the winning ball counter is incremented by one, and the process proceeds to step S18. move on. N in the step S12 is the number of prize balls given when the winning ball detector is turned on once in the step S10, and is, for example, a number such as 13. Next, in step S13, when it is determined that the foul ball detector has been turned ON, the process proceeds to step S14, where the possessed ball number data is incremented by one, and then proceeds to step S15 to decrement the firing ball counter by one, and step S18. Proceed to. Further, if it is determined in step S16 that the driven ball detector has been turned ON, the process proceeds to step S17, where the driven ball counter is set to 1
After the increment, go to step S18. Steps S9 and S15 constitute an effective firing ball calculating means for counting the output of the firing ball detecting means and subtracting 1 from the counted value based on the output of the foul ball detecting means. Also, by the steps S8, S11 and S14, the fired ball detecting means 64, 176 (fourth
When the detection output of the ball is detected, the ball number used for ball firing is subtracted from the ball number data of the player derived from the ball number identification information, and the foul ball detection means is obtained.
When there is a detection output of 68,178 (see FIG. 4), the number of possessed balls corresponding to foul balls is added to the possessed ball number data, and the gaming state becomes a predetermined winning state (the passing state). A ball number calculating means for adding a predetermined number n (for example, 13) to the ball number data when the ball detecting means 112, 114, 116, 118a to 118c, 180 (see FIG. 4) is output). . Further, by the step S17,
Collected ball counting means (hit ball counting means) for counting the collected balls collected from the game area after being driven into the game area is configured.

Next, in step S18, it is determined whether or not the possessed ball end flag is set. This ball end flag is set in step S23 described later. If it is determined that the possessed ball end flag has not yet been set, the process proceeds to step S19, and it is determined whether the possessed ball number data is 0. If it is determined that the possessed ball number data is not 0, the game end flag is set. A determination is made as to whether or not they have been performed. This game end flag is set in step S30 described later. If it is determined that the game end flag has not been set, the process proceeds to step S21, and it is determined whether or not (value of winning ball counter × n) − (value of driving ball counter) ≧ m. If the determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S22, where it is determined whether the game end switch has been turned ON. If it is determined that the game end switch has not been turned ON, the process returns to step S7 again. M in the step S21 is a set number of hits,
For example, a number of about 3000 or 4000. If (the value of the winning ball counter × n) − (the value of the driven ball counter) is greater than m, the game is stopped and a YES determination is made in step S21, and the process proceeds to step S30. The process also proceeds to step S30 when it is determined in step S22 that the game end switch has been turned ON. In this step S30, a game end flag is set, and the process proceeds to step S31, where the launching device is locked to make it impossible to launch and fire a pachinko ball. Then, the process returns to step S10. By this step S31, the pachinko gaming machine is controlled so that the game cannot be continued any more when the pachinko game machine is stopped or when the player presses the game end button. That is, the step S31 constitutes a hit ball firing disabling unit that disables the firing of a hit ball based on the output of the game end operation detecting unit. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S19 that the possessed ball count data has become 0, the process proceeds to step S23, in which the possessed ball end flag is set, and the process proceeds to step S24, where the firing device is locked and the pachinko ball is ejected. Control is performed so that firing cannot be performed, and the process returns to step S10. This step S24
Thus, when the number-of-balls data of the player becomes 0, firing of a hit ball is disabled, and further pachinko games cannot be continued.

If it is determined in step S18 that the possession ball count end flag is set, the process proceeds to step S25,
It is determined whether or not the possessed ball count data is 0. The determination in step S25 is based on the fact that once the ball number data in step S19 becomes 0 and the firing of the driven ball is disabled in step S24, the pachinko balls remaining in the game area win various winning ports. (Step
Judgment of YES by S10) Whether or not the process of incrementing the possessed ball number data by n (step S11) has been performed, or the pachinko ball fired just before the possessed ball number data has become 0, the possessed ball number data has become 0. Later, it becomes a foul ball (judgment of YES in step S13), and the ball number data is 1
It is determined whether or not the incrementing process (step S14) has been performed. If it is determined that the value is 0, the process proceeds to step S26, and whether or not the value of the firing ball counter is equal to the value of the driving ball counter is determined. Is determined. If the pachinko ball still remains in the game area after the firing device is locked, the value of the driving ball counter will be smaller than the value of the firing ball counter, so the step
In S26, a determination of NO is made, and the process proceeds to step S10. And a DO loop returning from the step S10 to the step S25 again is formed, and all the pachinko balls remaining in the game area are discharged from the winning or out mouth,
The determination in step S25 by the DO loop is repeated until the value of the firing ball counter becomes equal to the value of the driving counter. If it is determined in step S25 that the possessed ball number data is no longer 0 during the course of the DO loop,
That is, when the pachinko ball remaining in the game area wins the winning opening and n is added to the possessed ball number data, or when a foul ball occurs and 1 is added to the possessed ball number data,
Proceeding to step S27, the ball end flag is cleared, proceeding to step S28, unlocking the firing device,
The process returns to step S7. That the determination of NO is made in step S25 means that the pachinko ball remaining in the game area after the firing device is locked wins the winning opening or a foul ball is generated, and the possessed ball number data is 0.
In that case, it is necessary to control so that the game can be continued based on the number-of-balls data, and for that purpose, the possession-ball end flag is cleared in step S27, and the The lock of the firing device is released, and the process returns to step S7 to detect the presence of a shooting ball based on the hitting operation of the player. next,
If it is determined in step S26 that the value of the firing ball counter is equal to the value of the driving ball counter without the determination of NO being made in step S25, the process proceeds to step S29 to take in the card and control. Ends.

Next, if it is determined in step S20 that the game end flag has been set, that is, if the pachinko game machine has been stopped, or if the game end button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S32, where the firing is performed. It is determined whether or not the value of the ball counter is equal to the value of the driven ball counter. In this determination, after the pachinko gaming machine is stopped or the game end button is pressed and the firing of the hit ball is disabled in step S31, it is determined whether or not the pachinko ball remains in the gaming area. If a pachinko ball remains in the game area, a NO determination is made because the value of the driving ball counter is smaller than the value of the firing ball counter, and the process returns to step S10 again. It will go around the returning DO loop. During this patrol, step
By repeatedly performing the determination of S10 to step S17 and the like, it is determined whether or not the pachinko ball remaining in the game area has won the winning opening, and if there is a winning in the winning opening, etc. The addition / subtraction process of the possessed ball number data is performed, for example, by adding the possessed ball number data. Accordingly, even when the player presses the game end switch or after the pachinko gaming machine is stopped, the addition control of the number of balls held by the winning of the pachinko balls remaining in the game area is performed, and the game is performed. Is controlled so as not to cause dissatisfaction with the people. If it is determined in step S32 that the value of the firing ball counter is equal to the value of the driving ball counter, the process proceeds to step S33, the ball number data is written to the card, and the process proceeds to step S34 to convey the card. Then, in step S35, the card is ejected out of the gaming machine, and the control ends. By the steps S9, S15, S17 and step S32, based on the detection output of the firing ball detection unit, the detection output of the foul ball detection unit, and the detection output of the collection ball detection unit, toward the game area. The determining means is configured to determine that the number of effective fired balls that are fired and enter the game area is equal to the number of collected balls. Further, according to the determining means and the step S33, when there is a detection output of the game ending operation detecting means and a determination output of the determining means, a calculation end timing control means for ending the calculation of the possessed ball number calculating means is provided. It is configured.

In the present embodiment, the number-of-balls data is written when the game ends, but if necessary, the number-of-balls data that changes every moment during the game is rewritten to the card in real time or at regular intervals. You may make it.

In addition, according to the steps S28 and S24, the firing of the driven ball is disabled based on the calculated value of the possessed ball number computing means having become 0, and the possession is performed before the output of the determining means. A hit ball firing control means is configured to release the hitting ball non-ejectable state based on the calculated value of the ball number calculating means being no longer zero. In step S28 and step S24, the method of locking the firing device was adopted as a means for disabling the firing of a hit ball, but as a method of locking the firing device, for example,
Stopping the ball motor, stopping the supply of pachinko balls to the ball hitting position, and further causing a blocking plate or the like to appear in the middle of the path until the shot ball reaches the game area, and the shot ball enters the game area. Various methods are included, such as making it impossible (forcing all of the shooting balls into foul balls). In addition,
When stopping the pachinko ball at the hit ball supply position, it is preferable to provide a detector as firing ball detecting means before sending the pachinko ball to the hit ball firing position. Because the hitting motor is not stopped in this case, the first
If the launch ball detector is provided at the position shown in FIG. 64, for example, even if the final pachinko ball in the possession ball number data is detected by the launch ball detector 64 and the supply of the hit ball is stopped based on it, the hit ball has already been hit. This causes inconvenience such as that the pachinko ball supplied to the firing position is fired by the hitting rod, and is for preventing such an inconvenience. In short, the method of the invention in which the ball cannot be fired may be the most suitable method from the above-described various methods depending on the configuration and arrangement location of each detector, and is limited to one method. Not something.

Further, in the present embodiment, the processing of adding the n-number of balls data is performed only when the pachinko ball is detected by the winning ball detector. However, the present invention is not limited to these, and it is possible to perform A predetermined number of prize balls 1 (for example, 130) may be added at the stage of occurrence of a specific game state in a case where the predetermined number is added to the ball number data.

In this embodiment, the value of the firing ball counter and the value of the driving ball counter are independently calculated, and the respective calculation results are compared in step S26 or step 32. The present invention is not limited to this, and the remaining balls remaining in the game area may be calculated by unifying them into one counter without discriminating between the shot ball counter and the driven ball counter. That is, the counter is incremented by one in step S9, the counter is decremented by one in step S15, and the counter is decremented by one in step S17. In step S26 or step S32, "the value of the counter = 0" Is determined, and if it is 0,
Control may be performed such that a determination of YES is made and a determination of NO is made if the determination is not zero.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

6 to 8 in the second embodiment, the same reference numerals as those in the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 4) showing the first embodiment denote the same parts. For the sake of illustration, in the second embodiment, the detailed description of the same reference numerals is omitted.

FIG. 6 is an overall front view showing a pachinko gaming machine 10 which is an example of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

In the game area 36 formed by the game board 34 of the pachinko gaming machine 10, winning prizes 40, 42a, 42
b, prize winning devices 46a, 46b, 46c, which are examples of the starting passage, and prize devices 44a, 44b having a tulip-type prize opening are provided. The winning devices 44a and 44b may be configured as ball passing devices in which pachinko balls dropped from above pass through as they are and are discharged from below onto the game board surface again. In addition, the winning ports 40, 42a, 42b and the starting winning ports 46a, 46b,
46c may be configured such that a pachinko ball dropped from above passes through as it is and is discharged again from below onto the game board surface. In addition, the variable winning ball device 38 may be configured so that the pachinko balls that have entered the device are transferred to the inside of the device and then discharged again on the game board surface.

In the drawing, 52 is a ball number data display, which is provided on the game board in FIG. 6, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the front frame, the outside of the game machine near the game machine (for example, a curtain plate), etc. May be provided.

In the figure, reference numeral 54 denotes a hitting ball firing device, in which a pachinko ball shot and fired by the hitting ball 58 is hit into the game area 36 as an effective firing ball, and the effective firing ball is detected by a firing ball detector.
The detected output is used for game control as described later. Among the pachinko balls fired and fired by the hitting ball 58, foul balls that roll in the opposite direction and try to return to the original without reaching the gaming area 36 are:
The ball falls into the foul ball passage 66 and is returned to the hit ball waiting gutter 78 again. In the figure, reference numeral 77 denotes a driven ball discharge, which is in communication with a driven ball discharge communication port 89 (see FIG. 7), and a pachinko ball from the driven ball discharge communication port 89 discharges a driven ball. It is discharged from the exit 77 into the hit ball waiting gutter 78. Reference numeral 32 denotes a game end button which is an example of a game end operation unit.

In the pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in FIG. 6, since the launching ball detector 64 is provided at the exit to the gaming area 36,
There is no need to provide a foul ball detector as shown at 68 in FIG. Further, the configuration is such that the foul ball is returned to the hit ball waiting gutter 78, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a re-hitting device for re-hitting the foul ball is newly provided, and the foul ball is guided there and re-started. Means that do not generate foul balls, such as hitting a ball, may be employed.

FIG. 7 is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine.

In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a specific winning opening (V
Pockets), 102a and 102b are normal prize holes which are examples of the normal passage holes, and these prize holes only allow the pachinko balls falling from above to simply pass through and discharge to the game area 36 again from below. It may be configured as follows.

All the pachinko balls that have won the prize ports 42a, 42b, 40 and the specific prize port 100, the normal prize ports 102a, 102b, and also the start prize ports 46a, 46b, 46c and the prize devices 44a, 44b are prize ball collecting troughs 79. And is detected by the winning ball detector 83. On the other hand, the pachinko balls that have fallen into the out mouth 48 are detected by the out ball detector 85 through the out ball passage 81, and are used for game control described later. The out ball and the winning ball roll on the winning ball / out ball merging gutter (driving ball gutter) 87 and pass through the driving ball discharging contact 89 to the driving ball standby gutter 78 from the driving ball discharging port 77. It is discharged (see FIG. 6). A combination of the winning ball detected by the winning ball detector 83 and the out ball detected by the out ball detector 85 is a driven ball driven into the game area 36. The winning ball detector 83 and the out ball detector
With 85, collected ball detecting means (dried ball detecting means) for detecting collected balls collected from the game area after being driven into the game area is constituted. Reference numeral 33 denotes a game end switch as an example of the game end operation detecting means.

The pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
This is an enclosed ball type gaming machine that does not supply pachinko balls from outside the machine, and all pachinko balls hit by the ball launcher 54 circulate inside the game machine without being discharged outside the machine and hit again. It is configured to return to the ball standby gutter 78. Therefore, the hit ball storage tank 72 and the hit ball discharge port 84 as shown in the first embodiment are not provided.

In the figure, reference numeral 88 denotes a card processing device, which has substantially the same configuration as the card processing device 88 shown in FIG. 3 in the first embodiment, except that the card reading / writing unit 94 shown in FIG. Is provided with a card reading unit. That is, the configuration is such that only data recorded on the inserted magnetic card 120 is read, and no data is written on the magnetic card 120. The card processing device 88 is not limited to the front frame, and may be provided outside the gaming machine near the gaming machine, for example, between pachinko machines of a plurality of pachinko machines.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control circuit in the second embodiment. The magnetic card 120, which is an example of a recording medium, has recorded ball number specifying information for specifying the number of balls possessed by the player. The number-of-balls specifying information is configured by player identification data capable of identifying a player, and the number-of-balls data for each player identification data stored in the central processing unit 200 in advance is stored in the game. The number of balls possessed by the player can be specified by searching based on the player identification data. In addition, this magnetic card 120
In addition to the number-of-balls-specific information, game-room-specific information for preventing the use of a magnetic card in another store, encryption information for determining the authenticity of the card, and the like are recorded. In FIG. 8, the magnetic card 120 has a substantially rectangular and flat card shape, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the magnetic card 120 may have any shape such as a disk shape or a rod shape. Further, the data recording method is not limited to magnetism, and various types of printed data such as an IC (integrated circuit), an optical disk memory, and a barcode, such as punch holes, may be used. The recording of this information may be rewritable or non-rewritable.

The magnetic card 120 inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 28 (see FIG. 6) is transported to a predetermined location by a card transporter 169 which is detected by a card detector 167 and operates based on the effect output, and reads the card. The recorded data is read by a data reader 371 provided in the section. The read data is supplied to an arithmetic unit (microcomputer) 95 which is an example of a game control means via a data reading circuit 372. Also, a card detection unit 90 including a card detector 167 and a card detection circuit 168, a card transporter
A card transport section 92 comprising a 169 and a card transport circuit 170, and a card reading section 294 comprising a data reading circuit 371 and a data reading circuit 372, and an arithmetic section (microcomputer) 9
5, the card processing device 88 is configured.

The arithmetic unit (microcomputer) 95 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 200, and is configured to exchange data between them. The central processing unit 200 includes an input / output control unit 202, an arithmetic unit 204 including a CPU and the like, and a storage unit 206 including a ROM and a RAM.

The fired ball detector 64 and the fired ball detection circuit 176 constitute effective fired ball detection means for detecting an effective fired ball fired in the game area. Also, winning ball detector
The passing ball detecting means for detecting the passing ball that has passed through the passage opening is constituted by the 83 and the winning ball detecting circuit 180 which is an example of the passing ball detecting circuit.

Next, a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9A and 9B.

FIG. 9A is a control unit (microcomputer) of FIG.
9 shows a flowchart set and stored in a ROM 154 of the computer 95.

First, a card is inserted in step S1, the card is conveyed in step S2, and the player identification data is read in step S3. And step
At S4, the read player identification data is transmitted to the central processing unit (200 in FIG. 8). On the central processing unit side, based on the transmitted player identification data, as described later, it is determined whether or not the player identification data matches any of the registered player identification data. The control unit (microcomputer) of the pachinko machine stores the ball number data corresponding to the registered player identification data
It is configured to transmit to 95. Then, on the pachinko machine side, in step S5, it is determined whether or not the ball number data is transmitted from the central processing unit, and if not, the process proceeds to step S28, and the card taking control is completed,
If there is a transmission, the process proceeds to step S6, in which the lock of the launching device is released, and the pachinko ball can be fired and fired. Next, proceeding to step S7, a determination is made as to whether or not the firing ball detector has been turned on, and if it has not been turned on yet, step S10
It is determined whether or not the winning ball detector has been turned ON, and if it has not been turned ON yet, the process proceeds to step S14,
It is determined whether or not the out ball detector has been turned ON, and if it has not been turned ON yet, the process proceeds to step S16. Steps S7 to S14 are determined instantaneously and repeatedly.If it is determined in step S7 that the firing ball detector is turned on during the repeated determination, the process proceeds to step S8. The number-of-balls data is decremented by one and the process proceeds to step S9. After the firing ball counter is incremented by one, the process proceeds to step S16. By this step S9, an effective fired ball detecting means for detecting an effective fired ball which is launched into the game area and enters the game area is constituted. If it is determined in step S10 that the winning ball detector has been turned ON, the process proceeds to step S11, and a process of incrementing the held ball count data by n is performed. This n
Is a number corresponding to the number of prize balls added each time the winning ball detector is turned ON. Next, proceeding to step S12, the winning ball counter is incremented by one, and then proceeding to step S13, the driving ball counter is incremented by one, and the process proceeds to step S1.
Proceed to 6. According to the steps S8 and S11, when there is a detection output of the effective fired ball detection means, the ball used for ball firing for the ball number data of the player derived from the ball number identification information In addition to subtracting the number, when the game state becomes a predetermined winning state (when there is a detection output of the passing ball detection means), a predetermined number n (for example, 13) is added to the held ball number data. The number-of-balls calculating means is configured. Next, if it is determined in step S14 that the out ball detector has been turned on,
Proceeding to S15, the process proceeds to step S16 after incrementing the driving ball counter by one. This step S15 and the above steps
By S13, collected ball counting means (dried ball counting means) for calculating the collected balls collected from the game area after being driven into the game area is configured. As described above, in the present embodiment, both outputs of the out-ball detector and the winning-ball detector are counted together. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The numerical value (total) may be added to calculate the coefficient of the driven ball.

Next, in step S16, it is determined whether or not the possessed ball end flag is set. This ball end flag is set in step S21 described later. If it is determined in step S16 that the possessed ball end flag has not yet been set, the process proceeds to step S17, and it is determined whether the possessed ball number data is 0,
If it is determined that it is not yet 0, the process proceeds to step S18, and it is determined whether or not the game end flag is set. The game end flag is set in step S29 when the pachinko game machine is stopped or when the game end button is pressed, as described later. If it is determined in step S18 that the game end flag has not yet been set, the process proceeds to step S19 (the value of the winning ball counter × n) − (the value of the driving ball counter) ≧ m.
Is determined. This m is a set number of hits and is a number of about 3000 to 4000. If NO is determined in this step S19, the process proceeds to step S20, in which it is determined whether the game end switch has been turned ON.If it is determined that the game end switch has not been turned ON, the process returns to step S7 again.
A loop is formed. During this DO loop,
Step S1 when the ball number data of the player becomes 0
The server makes a determination of YES through 7 and proceeds to step S21. In step S21, a process of setting the possession end flag is performed, and the process proceeds to step S22, where the launching device is locked, and the process returns to step S10 again. This step S22 disables the firing of pachinko balls, but even after the disabled, the pachinko balls fired immediately before are still remaining in the game area. Is controlled to return from step S22 to step S10 again and continue the processing of steps S10 to S15. Then, step S16
If it is determined that the possessed ball end flag is set, the process proceeds to step S23, and it is determined whether the possessed ball number data is 0 or not. If there is a prize due to the remaining ball, NO is determined in step S23 because the ball number data is incremented by n in step S11. However, if there is no prize due to the remaining ball, step S23 is performed.
Then a determination of YES is made. And by step S23
When the determination of YES is made, the process proceeds to step S24, and it is determined whether or not the value of the firing ball counter is equal to the value of the driving ball counter. In this step S24, while there is a remaining ball in the game area, the value of the firing ball counter is larger than the value of the driving ball counter, and thus a determination of NO is made. A determination of YES is made because both values are equal. If the determination in step S24 is NO (if the remaining ball still exists in the game area), the process returns to step S10 again. Then, the processing of steps S10 to S15 is performed, and it is determined whether or not a prize has been won by the remaining balls. If the determination in step S24 is YES (when the remaining ball is no longer dependent on the game area), the process proceeds to step S27, in which the player identification data and the possession ball end signal are transmitted and output to the central processing unit. Proceeding to S28, the card is taken in and the control ends.

In addition, if the determination of NO (when there is a prize by the remaining ball in the game area) is made in step S23, the process proceeds to step S25 to clear the possession ball end flag, and proceeds to step S26, where After the lock is released and the pachinko balls can be fired, the process returns to step S7. Thereby, the pachinko game can be performed again based on the winning of the remaining ball.

If YES (if the pachinko gaming machine is stopped) is determined in step S19, or if the game end switch is determined to be ON in step S20, the process proceeds to step S29, and After the end flag is set, the process proceeds to step S30, the launching device is locked, and the process returns to step S10. As a result, when the pachinko gaming machine is stopped or when the player operates the game end switch to ON, the pachinko balls cannot be fired and fired. That is, the step S30 constitutes a hit ball firing disabling unit that disables firing of a hit ball based on the output of the game end operation detecting unit. And
If it is determined in step S18 that the game end flag has been set, the flow advances to step S31 to determine whether the value of the firing ball counter is equal to the value of the driving ball counter. This determination is made during the presence of the remaining ball in the game area, as described in step S24.
A determination of NO is made, but a determination of YES is made when the remaining balls run out. If the determination in step S31 is NO, the process returns to step S10. Step S
If YES is determined in the step 31, the process proceeds to step S32, in which the player identification data and the number of possessed balls data are transmitted to the central processing unit, and the process proceeds to step S33. Ends. By the steps S9, S13, S15 and S31, the number of the effective fired balls and the number of the collected balls become equal based on the detection output of the effective fired ball detection means and the detection output of the collected ball detection means. The determination means for determining that the operation has been performed is configured.
In addition, by this determination means and the step S32, the calculation end timing control means for ending the calculation of the possessed ball number calculation means when there is a detection output of the game end operation detection means and a determination output of the determination means, It is configured. In this embodiment, as shown in steps S24 and S31,
The value of the firing ball counter and the value of the driving ball counter are separately counted, and the results of the two count values are compared to determine whether they are equal, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, one unified counter common to the shooting ball and the driving ball is set, the counter is incremented by one in step S9, and the counter is incremented by one in step S13.
The counter may be decremented and further decremented by one in step S15, and it may be determined in step S24 or S31 whether the resulting counter value is zero.

By the step S22 and the step S26, the firing of the hit ball is disabled based on the calculated value of the possessed ball number calculating means being 0, and the number of the possessed balls is determined before the output of the determining means. A hit ball firing control means is configured to cancel the firing impossible state of the hit ball based on the calculated value of the calculating means not being 0.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in the steps S10 and S11, the case where the calculated value of the possessed ball number calculating means is not 0 is limited to the occurrence of winning balls, but the present invention is not limited to this. In a pachinko gaming machine configured to add a predetermined number to the possessed ball number data due to being in the specific gaming state without being limited to the specific gaming state, the calculated value of the possessed ball number computing means is set to 0 at the occurrence stage of the specific gaming state. You may control so that it may disappear.

FIG. 9B shows the storage unit 2 in the central processing unit 200 of FIG.
11 is a flowchart of a program set and stored in 06.

First, in step S35, the control unit (microcomputer) on the pachinko machine side determines whether or not the player identification data has been transmitted. If not, the control ends, but the transmission ends based on the processing in step S4. If so, the process proceeds to step S36, where it is determined whether or not a ball end signal has been input from the control unit (microcomputer) of the pachinko machine. The computer) determines whether or not the ball count data has been transmitted,
If not, the process proceeds to step S40. That is, when only the player identification data has been transmitted from the pachinko machine side, the process proceeds to step S40, and the transmitted data is determined. Then, the process proceeds to step S41, and it is determined whether or not the transmitted player identification data matches any of the registered player identification data. If it is determined that they do not match, the card inserted into the pachinko machine is an unusable card, and a card take-in command signal is output to the pachinko machine in step S43. If YES is determined in the step S41, the process proceeds to a step S42, in which the ball number data corresponding to the matched registered player identification data is transmitted to the pachinko machine side.
In response to the processing in step S42, the pachinko machine makes the determination shown in step S5 in FIG. 9A.

Next, if the processing shown in step S27 of FIG. 9A on the pachinko machine side, that is, the processing of transmitting the possession ball end signal to the central processing unit is performed, a determination of YES is made in step S36, and the process proceeds to step S37 and is transmitted. A process is performed to delete the registered player identification data from the registration. This is because when the number-of-balls data of the player becomes 0 and the number is determined, the player identification data recorded on the magnetic card is not used any more, so that the player identification data is registered. The process of deleting from is performed.

Next, in response to the processing in step S32 of FIG. 9A on the pachinko machine side, that is, the processing of transmitting the possession ball number data to the central processing unit, a determination of YES is made in step S38, and the process proceeds to step S39 and is transmitted. A process is performed in which the received ball number data is stored in response to the player identification data. This allows the central processing unit to store the ball count data added or subtracted in the pachinko organic process in association with the player identification data, and perform a prize exchange or the like based on the stored ball count data. It is to make.

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention has the following effects due to the above-described configuration.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to perform a calculation process on the ball number data of the player until the game result is determined for all the hit balls, and special processing caused by the abnormality of the remaining balls falling down the game area is achieved. In such a case, it is possible to control the extension of the end time of the arithmetic processing capable of coping with the change, thereby providing a ball game machine capable of avoiding complaints of the player as much as possible.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to perform arithmetic processing on the number-of-balls data of the player for all the balls actually driven into the game area excluding foul balls until the game result is determined. The present invention provides a ball-and-ball game machine that enables extended control of the end time of arithmetic processing capable of coping with a special case caused by an abnormality of a remaining ball falling in the game area, thereby minimizing player dissatisfaction. I got it.

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FIG. 1 shows the first embodiment and is an overall front view showing a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows the first embodiment, and is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 3 shows the first embodiment, and is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. FIG. 4 shows the first embodiment and is a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling the ball game machine. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 4 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 shows the second embodiment and is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 7 shows the second embodiment and is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure of a pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling the pachinko gaming machine according to the second embodiment. 9A and 9B show the second embodiment, and FIG. 9A shows the RO of the control unit (microcomputer) on the pachinko machine side.
9B is a flowchart of a program stored and set in M, and FIG. 9B is a flowchart of a program stored and set in a storage unit of the central processing unit. In the figure, 120 is a magnetic card as an example of a recording medium, 10 is a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine, 32 is a game end button as an example of game end operation means, and 33 is an example of a game end operation detection means Game end switch, 34 is a game board, 36 is a game area, 64 is a fire ball detector, 68 is a foul ball detector, 176
Is a fire ball detection circuit, 178 is a foul ball detection circuit, 40, 42a,
42b is a winning opening that is an example of a passing opening, 44a, 44b is a winning device that is an example of a ball passing device, 46a, 46b, 46c is a starting winning opening that is an example of a starting passing opening, and 100 is an example of a specific passing opening. A certain winning port, 102a, 102b is a normal winning port which is an example of a normal passing port, 112, 114, 116, 118a, 118b, 118c, 83 is a winning ball detector which is an example of passing ball detecting means, 180 is an example of a passing ball detecting circuit The winning ball detection circuit 95 is an arithmetic unit (microcomputer) which is an example of game control means.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ball game machine playable on a recording medium on which a number-of-balls-specific information capable of specifying the number of balls held by a player is recorded, comprising: a game area formed on a game board; An effective firing ball detecting means for detecting an effective firing ball which is fired toward and enters the game area; and a recovery ball detecting means for detecting a recovery ball collected from the game area after being driven into the game area. A game ending operation means disposed at a position operable by the player; a game ending operation detecting means for detecting that the game ending operation means has been operated; and a detection output of the effective firing ball detecting means. In the case where the number of balls used for ball firing is subtracted from the number-of-balls data of the player derived from the number-of-balls specifying information, and the gaming state becomes a predetermined winning state, A predetermined number is added to the ball count data. Based on the detected output of the effective fired ball detection means and the detection output of the collected ball detection means, to determine that the numbers of the effective fired balls and the collected balls are equal. Determining means; hitting ball firing disabling means for disabling firing of a hit ball when there is a detection output of the game ending operation detecting means; detection output of the game ending operation detecting means and determination output of the determining means And a calculation end timing control means for ending the calculation by the possessed ball number calculation means when there is a ball game machine. 2. A ball-and-ball game machine which can be played on a recording medium on which a number-of-balls-specific information capable of specifying the number of balls possessed by a player is recorded, and a game area formed on a game board; Firing ball detecting means for detecting that a hit ball has been fired toward, foul ball detecting means for detecting a foul ball that has not reached the gaming area among the shot balls fired, and hitting the gaming area. Collected ball detection means for detecting collected balls collected from the game area after being inserted, game end operation means arranged at a position operable by the player, and operation of the game end operation means Game end operation detecting means for detecting the number of balls to be used for ball firing for player's ball number data derived from the ball number identification information when there is a detection output of the shot ball detecting means. The number is subtracted, and said foul ball detection means When there is a detection output of, the number of held balls corresponding to foul balls is added to the held ball number data, and when the gaming state becomes a predetermined winning state, a predetermined number of the held ball number data is added. A ball count calculating means for adding the number of shots, based on the detection output of the shot ball detection means, the detection output of the foul ball detection means, and the detection output of the collected ball detection means, Determining means for determining that the number of effective fired balls entering the game area is equal to the number of the collected balls; and a hitting action to disable firing of the hitting ball when there is a detection output of the game end operation detecting means. Ball firing disabling means; and a calculation end timing control means for terminating the calculation of the possessed ball number calculating means when a detection output of the game end operation detecting means and a judgment output of the judging means are present. And a ball game machine.