JP2894731B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial application field) The present invention includes a variable display device having a plurality of variable display units capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information, and stopping variable display in the plurality of variable display units. The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine capable of generating a special gaming state advantageous to a gaming machine when the result mode is a special display mode.

(Prior Art) In a conventional gaming machine, identification information is variably displayed on a plurality of variable display units of a variable display device, and the variable display of each variable display unit is terminated after a predetermined time has elapsed. There has been known a configuration in which a special gaming state advantageous to a gaming machine is generated when the combination mode of the identification information stopped at the time becomes a special display mode.

When the variable display is performed on the plurality of variable display portions, the plurality of identification information is updated at a high speed so that the gaming machine cannot recognize it, and after a predetermined fixed time elapses or when the stop button is operated by the gaming machine, the high speed is displayed. Control is performed so as to stop the variable display sections variably displayed in the order of, for example, left → middle → right.

Further, in the step of stopping the variable display, a gaming machine that switches the identification information that has been updated at high speed to constant-speed update and then stops the display so that the variable display is stopped naturally is also conceivable. ing.

Further, in recent control related to variable display, decoration may be performed when a special display mode may be set at a time when one variable display unit is left and another variable display unit is stopped or at a predetermined timing during variable display. There are also known lamps that change a blinking speed of a lamp or notify by a reach display lamp provided exclusively to notify a player of a reach state.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the control of the variable display in the conventional gaming machine, the identification information variably displayed is stopped after a fixed time elapses or by operating a stop button, and the control is stopped accidentally. As a result of determining whether or not the combination mode of the identification information in each variable display unit is the special display mode, each of the stop display modes lacks randomness or the special display mode in the transition state of the stop display mode. There is a risk that a certain rule will appear before the occurrence of the game, and only certain skilled gaming machines that know the rule will be advantageous.

In a game in which a special game state is generated based on a variable display result on a variable display device, the stop state of identification information that is variably displayed is the highest concern in a gaming machine, and particularly when a reach state occurs. In this is a situation where the gaming machine concentrates on variable display on the variable display device and the interest is improved,
The conventional control of changing the blinking of the lamp is not sufficient control in terms of improving the effect of the effect on the reach state or the expectation of the gaming machine.

Therefore, when a reach state occurs, a method of increasing the expectation of the gaming machine by changing the update speed of the identification information of the specific variable display unit to a constant speed may be considered. In the display, when the variable display starts and automatically stops, the control is performed so that the identification information is stopped after a fixed time elapses. If the time has become constant and the game has continued to some extent, it will be possible to recognize the identification information that will eventually stop when the reach state occurs, so it is necessary to determine whether or not to enter the special display mode. The control contents were insufficient in terms of improving the interest and expectation of the gaming machine without knowing until the end.

In addition, when the reach state occurs and the update speed of the identification information of the specific variable display unit is changed to a low speed, by performing control to stop the player by operating the stop button, the expert and the beginner There is a possibility that there will be a difference, and this is a problem in providing equal gaming opportunities to all gaming machines.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a random display mode in a variable display has no regularity, and the generation of a special display mode is randomized. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine with an improved interest that can increase the expectation of the gaming machine.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention relates to a variable display device (for example, an image display device 4) having a plurality of variable display units (for example, a left digital A or the like) capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information, Based on the display start command signal, each of the variable display sections sequentially updates a plurality of identification information to start variable display, and displays the variable display of each of the variable display sections variably displayed based on the variable display end command signal. A variable display control means (for example, the control device 82 and the liquid crystal drive board 53) for stopping, and the gaming machine related to the variable display stop result mode in the plurality of variable display sections being a special display mode. In a gaming machine (e.g., a pachinko machine) capable of generating a special gaming state that is advantageous to the user, the variable display control means outputs identification information stopped and displayed on each of the variable display units to a required random number (e.g. Stop identification information determining means that is determined in advance based on the number RNDGEN, the random number for display RANDOM, and the random number for hit symbol selection HITGEN), and a plurality of variable display times until the variable display on the required variable display automatically stops. Variable display time control means for determining a required variable display time from the display time; and update speed changing means capable of polarizing the update speed of identification information to be variably displayed in a plurality of stages. In the case where there is a possibility that the special display mode may be obtained, the reach variable display is performed on the required variable display unit, and when the reach variable display is performed on the required variable display unit, the update speed change is performed. Means for shifting the update speed of the identification information from the normal speed to the low speed, and displaying the reach variable display updated at the low speed by the variable display time control means. It continues until the determined required variable display time elapses, and automatically stops at the identification information determined by the stop identification information determining means when the required variable display time has elapsed.

Further, the variable display control means, while the identification information is sequentially updated at the normal speed in the required variable display unit, after switching from the required identification information to the identification information related to the start of the reach variable display, The reach variable display is performed by shifting the update speed to a low speed.

(Operation) According to the present invention, the variable display control means performs variable display for sequentially updating a plurality of identification information of each variable display unit. Then, the identification information to be stopped in each variable display unit based on a required random number by the stop identification information determining means corresponding to the variable display is internally determined beforehand by the control before the variable display is stopped.

If the possibility of the special display mode during the variable display occurs, the reach variable display is performed on the required variable display unit. When the reach variable display is performed, the update speed of the identification information is shifted from the normal speed to the low speed by the update speed changing means, and the variable display is performed at the update speed recognizable by the gaming machine. On the other hand, the required variable display time is determined from the plurality of variable display times by the variable display time control means, and the reach variable display updated at the low speed is the required variable display time determined by the variable display time control means. , And the time until the variable reach display stops does not become the same every time, and it is impossible to predict the identification information that will eventually stop. Then, the reach variable display is automatically stopped by the identification information determined by the stop identification information determining means when the required variable display time has elapsed.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, on the surface of a game board 1 of a pachinko machine as a game machine, an image display device 4 as a variable display device is provided substantially at the center of a game section 3 surrounded by guide rails 2. The variable prize winning device 5 is located below the image display device 4.
Specific winning ports 6a, 6b, 6c are arranged between the variable winning device 5 and on the left and right of the image display device 4.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a natural prize port (general prize port) provided at the upper part of the image display device 4, and 8a, 8b, 9a, and 9b denote sleeves and drop prize ports (general prize port) provided on the left and right sides of the gaming section 3 and the variable prize apparatus 5, respectively. ), 10a to 10d are rolling guide members such as windmills, and 11 is an outro.

In the lower part of the game board 1, a pachinko ball supply tray 12, a receiving tray 13, and an operation unit 14 of a hitting ball launching device are arranged, and the hitting ball fired by the hitting ball launching device is guided by the guide rail 2 to the game unit. Enter 3

15 is a pilot lamp that indicates that the hitting ball firing device is operating,
Reference numeral 16 denotes a completion lamp indicating stopping, etc., and reference numeral 17 denotes a prize ball lamp. Reference numerals 18a, 18b, 19a, 19b, 20a, and 20b denote hit lamps. Most of the game nails in the game section 3 are not shown.

When viewed from the back side of the game board 1, each of the winning ports 6 to 9 is a second one.
The winning balls that are arranged as shown in the drawing and that have won each of the winning ports 6 to 9 and the variable winning device 5 are attached to the downflow gutter 21a attached to the back surface.
2121h and led through a gutter cover (not shown) to the consecutive chan of the prize ball discharging device. In addition, 22a, 22c are specific winning opening 6a,
A gap match (specific prize ball detection switch) for detecting a prize ball winning in 6b and 6c is provided in the variable prize device 5 and a switch (count switch) for detecting a prize ball winning in the variable prize device 5 is provided in 23 and 24. ) And a switch (cycle switch) for detecting a winning ball winning the continuous operation port 25 in the variable winning device 5.

The image display device 4 includes a game board 1 as shown in FIGS.
And a rear unit 27 attached to the back surface.

On the substrate 28 of the front unit 26, a window portion 29 having a predetermined depth in the center of the lower half and a window surface 132 at the rear end of the window portion 29 are integrally formed of a transparent member like the substrate 28. Window
On the left and right sides of 29, decorative frames 31a, 3 made of colored visible members using decorative lamps 30a, 30b (described later) as colored light from the back side.
1b is attached, and four storage number indicating LEDs (light emitting elements) 32a to 32d are arranged on the cross section of the window 29 on the back side via the wiring board 33. The stored number display LEDs 32a to 32d indicate the unprocessed number of balls won in the specific winning openings 6a to 6c (described later).
Is indicated by the number of lighting.

On the upper part of the substrate 28, a front decoration plate 36 provided with a falling shelf 34 of the prize winning opening 7 on the front and armor portions 35a, 35b on the left and right lower parts is assembled, connected to the falling shelf 34 and on the back of the substrate 28 An outlet channel 37 is formed. Decorative LEDs 39a to 39d and 39e to 39h are arranged on the cylindrical portions of the armor portions 35a and 35b via the wiring board 38 so as to face the holes on the front surface.

Further, a holding plate 40 made of a colored visible member is attached to the substrate 28 between the armor portions 35a and 35, and the holding plate 40
Ornaments in the shape of a pot (hereinafter referred to as a pot member) 41
Is arranged. The urn member 41 is hung on the front end of a bar 42 passing through a long hole formed in the holding plate 40, and is a swingable arm pivotally supported on the back surface of the holding plate 40 through the bar 42.
Connected to 43 and supported. A spring for urging the pot member 41 upward is engaged with the arm 43, while a solenoid 44 is
When the solenoid 44 is extended, the arm 43 rotates to lower the pot member 41 from a predetermined upper position, and when the solenoid 44 is contracted, the lever 45 is biased by a spring. The urn member 41 returns to the upper predetermined position (see FIG. 10). On the back surface of the holding plate 40, a symbol change indicator lamp 47 is provided via a wiring board 46.

The front unit 26 is mounted on the surface of the opening 48 of the game board 1 formed in conformity with the peripheral shape of the substrate 28 via the substrate 28, and the rear surface of the rear unit 27 A positioning pin 50 for positioning by engaging with a pin hole 49 (to be described later) is provided upright.

The rear unit 27 includes a base frame 51 attached to the back surface of the game board 1, a liquid crystal display panel (liquid crystal display unit) 52 as display means, and a liquid crystal drive board 53 for performing display control of the liquid crystal display panel 52 as display control means. And a protective case 54 and the like.

In the substrate 51, an opening 55 one size larger than the window surface 132 of the front unit 26 is formed, and a pin hole 49 is provided at a predetermined position on the front surface of the base frame 51 so as to fit the positioning pin 50 of the front unit 26. Above the opening 55, the prize slot 7 of the front unit 26
Downflow gutter 56 connected to outlet flow path 37 is formed, and opening 55
Lever 45 of urn member 41 of front unit 26 between
And a solenoid 44 for operating the urn member 41 by pressing the urn.

The left and right frames 57 of the opening 55 correspond to the decorative frames 31a and 31b of the front unit 26, and the insertion holes 58 of the decorative lamps 30a and 30 are provided.
Two (2), four (4) house mounting seats 60 for supporting the lamp house 59 of the liquid crystal display panel 52 above and below the insertion hole 58, and a pedestal 61 (4) of the protective case 54 outside the house mounting seat 60. One)
However, outside the insertion hole 58, there are formed two lifting holes 63 of the one-touch lock 62 attached to the protection case 54. The house mounting seat 60 has a seat 64 in the middle of the semi-cylindrical groove formed in the frame 57.
However, a support pin 65 is suspended from the seat portion 64. The pedestal 61 is formed by a columnar portion provided along the wall of the semi-cylindrical groove.

The liquid crystal display panel 52 has a liquid crystal material sandwiched between glass plates attached to transparent electrodes and laminated with polarizing plates.
Elements are defined in 19 rows, and a number of lead wires (pins) 66 as connection lines connecting to the electrodes of each element are arranged in a row at the upper end and the lower end of the panel 52.

A lamp house 59 as a lamp housing member constituting the illuminating means transmits predetermined light from behind the liquid crystal display panel 52, and integrally supports the liquid display panel 52, the liquid crystal drive board 53, and the relay board 67. In the front of the house, an opening 68 corresponding to the liquid crystal display panel 52 is formed, and the opening
The interior of the house following 68 has a slope 146 on the rear upper surface and rear lower surface,
Through a lamp board 72 formed through a plurality of hooks 70 and positioning pins 71 provided outside the rear surface of the house and formed in a space 69 provided with 147, different colored light as an illumination lamp constituting illumination means is provided. LCD lighting lamps 73, 74 (3 each
Are inserted and arranged as desired in the space 69 from the insertion hole 75 at the center of the rear surface of the house.

The liquid crystal lighting lamps 73 and 74 are arranged in a staggered manner with one of the luminescent colors on the upper side and the other on the lower side of the colored light, and in a state where the lamp house 59 is assembled via the lamp substrate 72 and lit, The liquid crystal display panel 52 is illuminated directly by the lamps 73 and 74 and by the reflected light on the inner surface of the lamp house 59, but is reflected by the inclined portions 146 and 147 as illumination equalizing means provided on the inner rear surface of the lamp house 59. By the light, uniform illuminance of the display area of the liquid crystal display panel 52 can be obtained. In this case, the lamp 73 on the liquid crystal display panel 52,
The distance from the opening 68 of the house 59 to the center of the rear surface is set so that the amount of light from 74 becomes uniform and maximum. Also,
The liquid crystal illumination lamps 73 and 74 can be freely attached and detached at a time together with the lamp substrate 7 and one by one with a rubber plug 76 while the lamp substrate 72 is attached to the house 59.

At the front end of the side surface of the lamp house 59, mounting ears 78 having pin holes 77 corresponding to the seat portions 64 of the house mounting seats 60 and the support pins 65 of the base frame 51 are formed at predetermined four places, Many slit-shaped heat dissipation holes are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the lamp house 59.
A lamp 80 has legs 80 at three places around the upper surface of the lamp house 52 and four places around the lower surface thereof, and dowels 81 at the legs.

The liquid crystal drive board 53 has a terminal section 84 as a connector section for detachably connecting an arrangement 83 for connecting to a control device 82 described later on the board, and a display upper storage means for storing various display data of the liquid crystal display panel 52. An LCD display ROM 85, an LCD display CPU 86 (incorporating the LCD display ROM 85) for reading predetermined display data from the LCD display ROM 85 in response to a signal from the control device 82, and a liquid crystal display panel for reading the read display data. 52 and a controller driver 87 that outputs in accordance with each element are arranged and connected. Holes 88, 89, and 90 as connection portions provided in a row at the front end side and the front end side of the board are provided in the controller driver 87. A connection end is formed, and a hole 91 is formed at four places of the plate to fit the dowel 81 on the lower surface of the lamp house 59. The relay board 67 is provided with holes 92, 93, and 94 (or grooves) in a row at the front end and both ends, respectively, like the liquid crystal drive board 52, and the holes 93 and 94 are connected to the holes 92. Board 3
A hole 95 is formed at the location where the dowel 81 on the upper surface of the lamp house 59 is fitted.

The lead wire 66 at the lower end of the liquid crystal display panel 52 and the dowel 81 on the lower surface of the lamp house 59 are inserted into the holes 88 and 91 of the liquid crystal drive board 53, and the lead wire 66 at the upper end of the liquid crystal display panel 52 and the lamp house 59 are inserted.
Insert the dowels 81 on the upper surface into the holes 92 and 95 of the relay board 67,
The tip of each dowel 81 is fused, each lead wire 66 is attached to each hole 88, 92 by hand, and jumper wires 114 are inserted into holes 89, 90 and 93, 94 of the substrates 53, 67, and each hole 89 , 90, 93, 94.

Thereby, the liquid crystal display panel 52 and the liquid crystal driving substrate 53 are connected, and the liquid crystal display panel 52 and the liquid crystal driving substrate
The lamp board 59 and the relay board 67 are supported by the lamp house 59 to form an integral structure. A display unit including a liquid crystal display panel 52 transferred to a base frame 51 as a mounting substrate, a liquid crystal drive substrate 53 connected to the liquid crystal display panel 52, and liquid crystal lighting lamps 73 and 74 illuminating from behind the liquid crystal display panel 52. Collectively.

Protective case 54 is provided with decorative lamps in two lamp holes 96 provided on the left and right of the opening on the front of the case with respect to base frame 51.
30a and 30 are arranged, and four pressing portions 97 for pressing the ears 78 for mounting the lamp house 59 on the house mounting seat 60 of the base frame 51 above and below the lamp hole 96 are provided outside the pressing portion 97. Base of base frame 51
Ears 98 (four) abutting on 61 are formed, and the protective case 54 is attached to the base frame 51 by one-touch by pushing and pulling the knob 99 to the outside of the lamp hole 96 with the locking hole 63 of the base frame 51, A removable collet-type lock 62 (two) is provided.

In addition, on the upper surface of the protective case 54, a large number of heat radiation holes 100 are formed with a width smaller than the diameter of the pachinko ball, and on the rear surface, a cover 103 that can be opened and closed by a detachable hinge 101 and a hook 102 is provided with the lamp. 30a, 30b, LEDs 32a-32d,
A relay board 104 such as a solenoid 44 is provided. Relay board 1
A wiring 105 connected to a control device 82 described later extends from 04, and the relay board 104 can be freely attached to and detached from the cover 103 by hooks 106. The lower portion of the protective case 54 bulges rearward in correspondence with the liquid crystal drive substrate 53, and a predetermined opening window 151 is opened in the bulge 150. The wiring 83 connected to the control device 82 via the opening window 151 is attached to and detached from the terminal portion 84 of the liquid crystal driving substrate 53.

The rear unit 27 has a base frame 51 on the back surface of the game board 1 and a board 28 of the front unit 26 mounted on the surface of the game board 1.
A lamp house 59 in which a pin hole 49 of a base frame 51 is fitted to a positioning pin 50 protruding from the rear side from the back side, and then a liquid crystal display panel 52 and substrates 53 and 67 are integrated into a lamp house 59, A rubber ring 107 as a buffer member is interposed between the ear 78 and the house mounting seat 60 of the base frame 51, and the pin hole 77 of the ear 78 is fitted to the support pin 65 provided on the mounting seat 60 with housing, and assembled. And even the lamphouse 59 ears 78
LCD panel 5 with rubber ring 108 interposed between
2.Protective case 54 surrounding lamp house 59, boards 53, 67, etc.
However, the stopper 97 is brought into contact with the rubber ring 108, the ear 98 is aligned with the pedestal 61 of the base frame 51, and the one-touch lock 62 is attached to the base frame 51.
It is mounted by inserting it into the retaining hole 63 and pressing the knob 99.

Therefore, the mounting of the front unit 26 and the rear unit 27 and the liquid crystal display panel 52, the substrate 52,
It is easy to mount and remove the lamp house 59 with the integrated 67 and the protective case 54 surrounding them. The lamp house 59 has a liquid crystal driving substrate 53 on the lower surface and a relay substrate on the upper surface.
67, the liquid crystal display panel 52 is arranged on the front, so the structure is compact, and the substrate 53,
67 and the lead wires 66 of the liquid crystal display panel 52 directly to the substrates 53 and 67.
Since the liquid crystal display panel 52 is attached by soldering to the substrate and the substrates 53 and 67 are connected by the jumper wires 114, the wiring is not complicated and the manufacture is extremely easy.

The base frame 51 of the rear unit 27 is fixed to the lamp house by pin holes 49 and positioning pins 50 of the substrate 28 of the front unit 26.
59 is the pin hole 77 of the ear 78 and the support pin 65 of the house mounting seat 60 of the base frame 51, and the protective case 54 is the locking hole of the lock 62 and the base frame 51.
63, etc., so the front unit
The rear unit 27 is mounted at an appropriate position with respect to 26, and the rear unit 72 is positioned with respect to the window surface 30 of the substrate 28 of the front unit 26.
The liquid crystal display panel 52 integrated with the lamp house 59 is set at an appropriate position. Further, an arrangement 83 for connecting to the control device 82 can be attached to and detached from the terminal portion 84 of the liquid crystal drive board 53 through the opening window 151 opened in the protective case 54. Even after attaching the unit 27, the connection and disconnection of the wiring 83 with the control device 82 can be easily performed,
Therefore, the protection case 54 and the display unit can be easily attached and detached.

A game ball (pachinko ball) collides with the front unit 26, but since the front unit 26 and the rear unit 27 have a structure in which the game board 1 is separated therebetween, the impact is transmitted to the rear unit 27. No, also the liquid crystal display panel 52, substrate
Lamp house 59 integrated with 53, 67 is rubber ring 10
The protective case 54 is attached to the house mounting seat 60 of the base frame 51 through 7, 108.
Since it is supported in a state of being floated from the liquid crystal panel, the liquid crystal display panel 52, the substrates 53 and 67, the liquid crystal illumination lamps 73 and 74
It is absorbed by the rubber rings 107 and 108 without being transmitted to the like, so that the image on the liquid crystal display panel 52 is prevented from being disturbed by the collision or vibration of the game ball.

In addition, a liquid crystal lighting lamp 7
The lamps 73 and 74 are positioned so that the liquid crystal display panel 52 obtains a uniform and maximum amount of light according to the distance from the opening 68 of the house 59 to the center of the rear surface, and the lamps 59 and 59 are staggered. Since the inclined portions 146 and 147 that reflect the illumination of the lamps 73 and 74 are provided on the inner rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel 52 so that uniform illuminance can be obtained, the display portion has no bright or dark, and is bright and clear. An image is obtained. For this reason, a clear and extremely easy-to-view image can be realized regardless of the lighting condition and the installation location in the pachinko parlor. If the lamp house 59 is provided with a reflection plate or the like as an illumination equalizing means by another member, for example, a uniform illuminance can be obtained and the luminosity of the image can be increased with a small amount of light. In addition, the liquid crystal lighting lamps 73 and 74 can be easily replaced at a time by opening the cover 103 on the rear surface of the protective case 54 and removing the lamp substrate 72, or one by one by removing the rubber plug 76. Can respond quickly.

In addition, heat is generated from the liquid crystal lighting lamps 73 and 74,
Since a large number of heat radiation holes 79 and 100 are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the lamp house 59 and the upper surface of the protective case 54, heat does not stay inside, and the liquid crystal driving substrate 53 is located below the lamps 73 and 74. Therefore, there is no fear that the heat adversely affects the liquid crystal driving substrate 53. If the position of the liquid crystal driving substrate 53 is a position that is hardly affected by heat, the lamp house 59 is not affected.
It is not necessary to limit to below. The LCD panel 5
2. Since the substrates 53, 67 and the lamp house 59 are surrounded by the protective case 54, it is possible to prevent the substrates 53, 67 and the like from being damaged by spilling balls from the back mechanism or the like of the game board 1.

The variable winning device 5 is a game board 1 as shown in FIGS.
A decorative cover 111 having a continuous operation port 25 on the front surface at the center upper portion of the substrate 109 attached to the surface of the substrate 109 and a falling shelf 110 inclined downward toward the back below the continuous operation port 25 is formed. A closed state (shown by a dashed line in FIG. 11) in which the hit ball that has flowed down with its tip above the continuous working port 25 is open, and an open state (in which the hit ball that has flown down with the tip raised (No. 11)) (Shown by a solid line in the figure) are provided.

The movable members 112a and 112b are attached to a rotating shaft (not shown) that penetrates a bearing provided on the substrate 109, and are engaged with an arm fixed to the shaft end of the rotating shaft on the back side of the substrate 109. Connected to the solenoid via a lever or the like that operates. When power is supplied to the solenoid, the arm is rotated by a predetermined angle via the lever, and the movable members 112a and 112b are operated from the closed state to the open state.

In the back of the decorative cover 111 of the substrate 109, a general winning opening 113 connected to the flow-down shelf 110 is formed, and in the continuous operating opening 25, a cycle switch 24 for detecting a winning ball to the continuous operating opening 25 is provided. Continuous operation port 25 and general winning opening 113 on the back side
The continuous working port 25 and the general winning port 113
There is provided a count switch 23 for detecting a winning ball that has passed through (see FIG. 2).

In addition, a hit indicator lamp 20c is provided inside the decorative cover 111.
However, the continuous operation indicator lamp 11
5a and 115b are arranged. 9a and 9b are winning prize holes provided integrally with the substrate 109.

FIG. 13 shows the two back mechanisms of the game board 1 (the back part in FIG. 2).
Reference numeral 116 denotes a ball shear rail for aligning and flowing down a ball guided from the prize ball tank 117 of the live ball discharging device to a ball shear (not shown), 118 a drive motor for tilting the ball shear during a prize ball, and 119 a prize ball It is a prize ball number switching solenoid for switching the number of ejected balls from the ball sheath through a ball sheath hook (not shown) according to conditions. When the ball is tilted by the drive motor 118, the number of prize balls corresponding to the prize ball condition is discharged from the ball yard through the discharge gutter, the damper, and the prize ball box 120 to the lower portion of the game board 1 by the prize ball number switching solenoid 119. Front supply tray 12
And into the tray 13.

Reference numeral 121 denotes a motor of the hit ball launching device, 122 denotes a punch, 123 denotes a ball feed, 124 denotes a speaker, 82 denotes the image display device 4 as an electric game device, a variable winning device 5, each lamp 18
a, 18b, 19a, 19b, 20a-20c, 30a, 30b, 47, 73, 74,
115a, 115, each of the LEDs 32a to 32d, 39a to 39h, the speaker 124, and a control device as game control means for controlling other electric devices. Although not shown, each electric device is connected to an input / output terminal of the control device 82 via a wiring, and the liquid crystal driving substrate 53 of the image display device 4 is variably displayed via the wiring 83 connected to the substrate 53 as described above. Control device as control means
Connected to 82 input / output terminals. The power cord of the control device 82 is connected to a terminal base 126 provided on the upper part of the back mechanism, and is connected from the terminal base 126 to an external power supply.

FIG. 14 shows a block configuration of a control system. The control device 82 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU 127, a ROM 128, a RAM 129, a buffer gate, an output port, and the like.

The ROM 128 stores program data for controlling the CPU 127, control data for the image display device 4, and the like. The CPU 127 stores the ROM 128 and the RAM 129 based on the program data and the detection signals of the switches 22a, 22c, 23, 24, and 131. , Data transfer and processing, and the like, and the LCD display CPU 86 of the liquid crystal drive board 53 of the image display device 4, the solenoid 44 of the urn member 41, and the solenoid 130 of the movable members 112a and 112b of the variable winning device 5 via the output port. , Lamps 18a, 18b, 19a, 19b, 20a to 20c, 30
Control signals are output to a, 30b, 47, 114, 115a, 115b, LEDs 39a to 39h, stored number display LEDs 32a to 32d, liquid crystal lighting lamps 73, 74, and the like.

The LCD display ROM of the liquid crystal drive board 53 of the image display device 4
85 stores the display data of the liquid crystal display panel (digital) 52 as described above, and the LCD display CPU 86 responds to the control signal sent from the output port of the control device 82 by the LCD.
Predetermined display data is read from the display ROM 85 and output to the digital device 52 via the controller driver 87. 26th
(A), FIG. 27 shows the numbers stored in the LCD display ROM 85,
Examples of game data such as characters and display data such as messages and moving images are shown. In addition, the data display for the game is performed on the left side (left digital), the center (middle digital), and the right side (right digital) of the digital 52 two characters at a time as shown in FIG.

Further, the control device 82 uses the reset signal generated by the frequency dividing circuit every 2 ms as an interrupt,
U127 executes the program for one time periodically every 2 ms. In addition, the stop switch 131 is a digital 52
And is provided at the lower left of the game board 1.

The control device 82 is disposed on the back mechanism of the game board 1 (see FIG.
According to a signal from the LCD display ROM 85 storing the display data of the digital 52 on the liquid crystal drive substrate 53 integrally assembled with the digital 52 as described above,
Since a predetermined display data is read from the LCD display ROM 85 and an LCD display CPU 86 for controlling the digital 52 based on the read data is provided, a signal line from the control device 82, that is, a liquid crystal drive board is provided.
The wiring 83 between the control unit 53 and the control unit 82 can be simplified, the number of wirings can be largely eliminated, and the number of signals sent from the control unit 82 to the LCD display CPU 86 can be reduced. In addition, the control device 82
Since only a signal for commanding the control of the digital 52 is sent to the PU 86, there is no need to perform high-speed control. Therefore, the control device 82
The effect of noise on the wiring 83 between the liquid crystal driving board 53 and the liquid crystal driving board 53 can be reduced, and even with the liquid crystal digital 52, the pachinko balls flowing in the island facilities of the pachinko machine and the back mechanism of the game board 1 flow. It is possible to prevent a problem that the image is disturbed by being affected by static electricity generated by a pachinko ball or the like, or by spreading noise generated from a motor such as a hit ball launching device or a solenoid of a variable winning device 5 or the like. A variety of displays can be performed on the digital 52, and a stable and good image can always be secured from the digital 52, and high reliability against static electricity and noise can be obtained.

 Next, control contents will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 to 25.

FIG. 15 shows the main program, "input processing (phase 0)" for each switch, "initialization processing (phase 1)" for power-on, etc., "illegal monitoring processing (phase 2)", "game operation". Processing (Phase 3) "," Output editing (Phase 4) "," Output processing, sound editing / output and random number generation (Phase 5) ".

FIG. 16 shows the flow of phase 0, in which the start address of the stack pointer is set (0.00), the state of each switch is read, and after the chattering is removed (0.02 to 0.0
4) The current state and active state (rising edge) of each switch are detected and stored (0.05 to 0.11). Elimination of chattering prevents erroneous detection and enables use in other phases.

FIG. 17 shows the flow of the phase 1. At power-on and when the RAM inspection area is abnormal, the RAM area is cleared while adding uncertain data in the RAM area, and the added value is set to a predetermined value. Set in the random number area (SUBGEN, RANDOM) (1.01 to 1.05). Next, the normal operation is set in the digital 52, the inspection data is set in the RAM inspection area, and the initialization processing is completed (1.06 to 1.08).

FIGS. 18 (A), (B), and FIGS. 19 (A), (B) show the flow of the phase 2, which comprises two-system prize ball processing, fraud detection processing, and fraud removal monitoring processing.

The two-system prize ball processing in FIGS. 18 (A) and (B) specifies the number of prize balls discharged from the prize ball discharge device to seven for the prize of the specific prize openings 6a, 6b, 6c. There are 13 prizes other than the prize ports 6a, 6b and 6c. The prize ball discharging device is provided with a solenoid 119 capable of switching the number of prize balls to a ball shear connected to the ball shear rail 117 via a ball shear hook for controlling the discharge ball (see FIG. 13). When a prize other than the mouths 6a, 6b, and 6c is won, the thirteen prize balls are kept with the solenoid 119 turned on, and the prize switches 22 (specific prize ball detection switches 22a and 22c) of the specific prize ports 6a, 6b, and 6c are turned on. When it is turned on, the number of winnings is stored, and the solenoid 119 is turned off in accordance with the storage to play seven prize balls (2.0
1 to 2.07, 2.08, 2.10, 2.11, 2.20, 2.21, 2.25). In addition, in order not to switch the solenoid 119 during driving of the ball shear,
The switching is performed at a timing with a signal of a switch (MSW) for detecting the position of the driving motor 118 of the ball shear (2.09, 2.15, 2.24).

In the fraud detection processing and fraud removal monitoring processing of FIGS. 19 (A) and (B), when the count switch 23 is continuously turned on for about 2.896 seconds or more, or the valid time of the count switch 23 during the jackpot operation of a special game. If the count switch 23 is not turned on at least once (for example, 29 + 1.9 seconds),
Alternatively, if the count switch 23 is not turned on within about 2.896 seconds of turning on the cycle switch 24 during the jackpot operation, the corresponding fraud flag is set and it is determined that fraud is present (2.33 to 2.43). And if there is fraud, the lamp
A request for blinking 30a, 30b is set, a request for closing the attackers (movable members) 112a, 112b of the variable prize device 5 and a request for turning off the digital 52 and other lamps are set. After) is set (2.52 to 2.64).
The passing time monitoring request and the no-count monitoring request are set in phase 3.

FIGS. 20 (A) to (C), FIGS. 21 (A) to 21 (N)
Shows the flow of the phase 3, and changes according to the storage processing of the winning switch 22, the input monitoring of the stop switch 131, the input monitoring of the count switch 23 and the cycle switch 24, the monitoring and updating of the game sequence timer, and the progress of the game. It consists of step processing.

First, in FIG. 20 (A), when the winning switch 22 has a hit ball, the maximum number of stored memories of the winning switch 22 is 4 for each winning.
It updates up to the number, sets the output request of the winning sound, and extracts and stores the value of the random number RNDGEN (described later) for each winning (3.01 to 3.06). Next, the input of the stop switch 131 is monitored, and during the valid period of the stop switch 131, that is, within the natural stop time of the rotation of the digital 52, the stop switch 131 is stopped.
Clears the sequence timer (reduces the rotation time of the digital 52) and turns the winning switch
Update the random number RNDGEN value stored at the time of winning 22. If the stop switch 131 is pressed for more than 2 seconds, the stop switch 131 is invalidated (3.07 to 3.1
6).

Next, if it is not during the jackpot operation in FIG.
Proceed to 3.36 or later (3.17). If a jackpot is in operation, a request to output a winning sound and a request to display the number of winnings are set each time the count switch 23 is turned on, and when the number of winnings reaches 10, the sequence timer is initialized. (3.18-3.26). And
If the cycle switch 24 is turned on during the jackpot operation, a pass time monitoring request for illegal processing in phase 2 is set. If the cycle is less than 10 times, the step number described later is switched, and the continuous expression is set in the digital 52. Then, set the continuous sound output request and proceed to 3.36 or later.
112a, 112b wait time (interval time)
Is corrected (3.27 to 3.35).

In FIG. 20 (C), after 3.36, when the sequence timer is 0, the game processing corresponding to the execution step number is started (3.36 to 3.53).

In STEP0 (storage monitoring), the storage information of the winning switch 22 is determined, and if there is storage, the storage information is updated (-1).
Then, the storage area of the random number RNDGEN is updated, the blinking information of the symbol variation display lamp 47, the rotation sound output of the digital 52, the digital
Set 52 decorative expressions (3.001 to 3.006).

In STEP 1 (decorative display operation), the rising operation of the urn member 41 (the solenoid 44 is turned on) is set, a random time (to be described later) as the rotation time of the digital 52 is set, and the rotation operation of the digital 52 is started. , Set the natural stop time of the digital 52 (3.101 to 3.104).

In STEP 2 (digital rotation), rotation stop data of the digital 52, the left digital A, the middle digital B, and the right digital C are created. Here, a display symbol (display symbol) of each digital, a random number for obtaining the rotation stop data and The random time will be described.

Display symbols As shown in Fig. 26 (A), there are 13 types of display symbols for left digital A, middle digital B, and 12 types for right digital C. The order of rotation (rotation order) of each digital A, B, C From top to bottom. In addition, as for the display symbols, a plurality of symbols (two when the rotation is stopped) are displayed in the upper and lower rows of each of the digitals A, B, and C. The values in parentheses in the figure are the values handled by the program.

Also. There are 13 × 13 × 12 = 2028 combinations of display symbols. Of these, there are eight combinations of jackpots, as shown in FIG. 26 (B), depending on the combination of digital A, B and C in the upper row or the lower row.

The random number is the main random number RNDGEN, the display random number excluding the jackpot
RANDOM, big hit symbol selection HITGEN, sub random number SUBGEN
Is used.

The main random number RNDGEN is a random number that generates a jackpot probability.
It consists of binary counters up to 252, and is updated by adding “7” to the original value at each reset interrupt.
Produces a value of 2. The value of RNDGEN is extracted when the winning prize 22 is won, and when the stop switch 131 is pressed, the value at the time of recognition of the stop switch 131 is added and corrected to the extracted value at the time of winning. (3.06, 3.14 in Fig. 20 (A)). When this RNDGEN value is “0”, it is a jackpot.
It will be out of place depending on the value of NDOM. Therefore, the probability of occurrence of jackpot = 1 / the total number of combinations of RNDGEN = 1/253.

The display random number RANDOM generates 2020 display symbol combinations other than jackpots, and consists of a 2-byte binary counter, and uses the remaining CPU processing time to repeat the original value until the next reset interrupt , “273”
Is updated by adding, and if it becomes 2020 or more, a value of 0 to 2019 is generated by subtracting 2020.

The jackpot symbol selection random number HITGEN selects the symbol to be displayed at the time of the jackpot, is composed of a 1-byte binary counter, and is updated by adding "1" to the original value at each reset interrupt. 8 if above
To generate values from 0 to 7.

The sub-random number SUBGEN is used to set a random time until the display symbol is determined. It is composed of a 1-byte binary counter and uses the remainder of the processing time of the CPU to repeatedly update until the next reset interrupt. Do. Updating is performed by putting the exclusive OR of bit 6 and bit 0 into bit 0 and sequentially shifting the original bits 0 to 6 to generate 127 different bit patterns.

The updating and generation of the random numbers RNDGEN, RANDOM, HITGEN, and SUBGEN are performed in FIG. 24 (D) of phase 5.

Random time Random time is composed of α time, β time, γ time, δ time, and ε time calculated from the sub random number SUBGEN.

The α time is used to set the extraction time of the random numbers RANDOM and HITGEN. When the symbol starts rotating, the lower 6 digits of SUBGEN are extracted and calculated based on the extracted value (FIG. 1 (B)). of
3.103).

The β, γ, and δ times are used to set the timing for replacing the symbols of the left, middle, and right digitals A, B, and C, and are appropriately selected. The ε time sets the scrolling time of the right digital C that stops last, and is selected according to a comparison between the stop symbol of the left digital A and the stop symbol of the middle digital B.

In step 2, when the α time has elapsed, the value of the display random number RANDOM is extracted, the extracted value is corrected to a value other than the jackpot, and whether the stored main random number RNDGEN value is 0 is determined. If RNDGEN = 0, a value that becomes a jackpot symbol corresponding to the extracted value of the jackpot symbol selection random number HITGEN is selected as a jackpot, and if RNDGEN ≠ 0, a value of the corrected RANDOM is selected (3.201). ~ 3.208). And
This selected value is converted into a three-digit numerical value by the subroutine CHGBCD (Fig. 52 (A)), and the value of the hundredth digit is left digital A (lower row).
In the stop data, the tens value is set in the stop data of the middle digital B (lower) and the first place is set in the stop data of the right digital C (lower), and the output of the scroll sound, each digital A,
The scroll operation of B and C is set, and the reach eye determination time (1.6 seconds) described later is set in the sequence timer (see 3.2.
09-3.217).

In STEP 3 (scroll / reach eye inspection), after stopping the left digital A and middle digital B, it is determined whether or not these stopped symbols are the same jackpot symbol. The flashing information of the lamp at the time and the ON request of the solenoid 44 of the urn member 41 are set (3.301 to 3.308).

In STEP 4 (big hit / miss half-low processing), it is judged whether the big hit or miss from the lower pattern of the left digital A, middle digital B and right digital C, and in the case of the miss, the sequence timer slip operation information (1.0 second) ) (3.401 to 3.40)
7). In the case of a jackpot, a display request of the jackpot fanfare of the digital 52 is set, a jackpot operation request of the solenoid 44 of the urn member 41 is set, and a count switch is set.
23. Initialize the input counter of the cycle switch 24, set the output of the fanfare sound, and set the fanfare operation time (6 seconds) in the sequence timer (3.409-
3.414). If it is off, go to STEP5, if big hit, STEP
Proceed to 6.

In STEP5 (detachment operation), set a sound stop request for the detachment, set the detachment expression on the digital 52, set the detachment operation time (1.12 seconds), and shift to normal operation on STEPC (3.502 to 3.504) ). If there is a winning in the winning switch 22, the same processing as in STEPs 0 and 1 is performed, and the processing shifts to the digital rotation processing from STEP 2 (3.501, 3.506 to 3.512).

In STEP 6 (fanfare operation), if the continuation of the jackpot is less than ten times, the output of the first to ninth jackpot operation sounds is set. If the cycle is tenth, the output of the tenth jackpot operation sound is set. , 112b set open request and set open time 29 seconds (3.60
1-3.607).

In STEP7 (before continuation of jackpot), subroutine NCC
At HK (Fig. 25 (B)), set a no-count monitoring request for unauthorized processing, set the output of jackpot operation sound to stop,
The effective time of the count switch 23 and cycle switch 24
Set 1.9 seconds (3.701 to 3.703). In this case, if there is an input from the cycle switch 24 (3.27 in FIG. 20 (B)), ST
Go to EPA 3.A04, otherwise go to STEP8.

In STEP 8 (the 1st to 9th ending operation of the jackpot), the closing request of the attackers 112a and 112b is set, the ending expression of the 1st to 9th is set in the digital 52, and the ending operation time of 5.376 seconds is set in the sequence timer ( 3.801,3.802).

After 3.A04 of STEPA (operation after jackpot continuation / 10th operation), update the number of continuations, clear the input counter of the count switch 23, set the output of the wait time sound, and express the wait time on the digital 52. Set and STEP
Move to 6 (3.A04 to 3.A07). The cycle continuation is 1
If it is the 0th time, set the jackpot end operation sound and set the end expression at the 10th time to the digital 52 (3.A02, 3.A
09, 3.A10). In STEPB, set the sequence timer to the end operation time for the 10th time of 8.788 seconds (3.B01).

In STEPC, the normal operation is set in the digital 52, and the sequence timer is cleared (3.C02, 3.C03). Also, ST
In EX10, the information set in each step is stored in the RAM (3.D01 to 3.D04).

FIGS. 22 and 23 (A) to (E) show the flow of the phase 4 in which the operation processing information set in another phase is converted into the information for the output device, and the processing items are as follows. Digital 52 data transfer control, Atatsuka 11
2a, 112b solenoid 130, lamp, LED control, urn member 4
The control includes control of one solenoid 44 and liquid crystal lighting lamps 73 and 74.

In the data transfer control of the digital 52, a display operation of the digital 52 is selected based on information in another phase, and a corresponding control signal is transferred from the interface unit to the LCD display CPU 86 of the liquid crystal drive board 53 of the digital 52. The control signal includes a control code as a display mode command signal for commanding a normal operation, a rotation operation, a jackpot operation, a jackpot end operation, etc., a data signal as a display content command signal, and validity of the data signal.
It consists of a strobe signal, which is a synchronizing signal necessary to indicate that the data is invalid and to allow the receiving LCD display CPU 86 to read the data transmitted from the interface unit, as shown in FIG. 22, in response to a data transfer request. And outputs predetermined data set in the control area. The data transfer control may be performed at a predetermined timing on the control device 82 side (4.107, 4.108, 4.112 to 4.123.4.133). Also, it is monitored by the status signal from the LCD display CPU 86 whether the digital 52 is operating normally (4.104 to 4.106, 4.124.4.1).
32).

By the data transfer control, the LCD display CPU 86 operates normally (1.06 in FIG. 17, 3.C02 in FIG. 21 (M)).
From the display ROM 85, the characters "sliding puppets appearing", "dolls crossing arms", characters of "shobu", lactors of "dies roll", "333 555"
Set the display data of the character of "777 Arashi is a big hit" and the character of "Chidori pattern" (see Fig. 27),
A normal operation display is displayed on the digital 52. 28th
The figure shows a display example of a doll character.

If it is a rotation operation (Fig. 21 (B)), digital A, B, C
Before the pattern changes (rotates), the display data of the character “bottle and dice” is set from the LCD display ROM 85 (3.006 in FIG. 21 (A)).
The design data is set from the CD display ROM 85 (FIG. 26 (A)), and the digital A, B, and C designs are rotated and displayed. No. 2
Fig. 9 shows a display example of urn and dice characters, and Fig. 30 shows a display example of digital ABC symbol rotation. And
When the rotation of the digital ABC is stopped, the display data is switched to the display data of the symbol that is slightly before the symbol of the already determined stop data (3.210, 3.212, 3.214 in FIG. 21 (C)), and further, by the scroll request ( (3.216 in FIG. 21 (C)) The rotation speed is reduced, scroll display is performed, and the display is stopped at a predetermined position by the symbol of the stop data. Digital A and B are 1
Scroll at dot 32msec. Digital C is a reach display when the reach is at ε time (randomly selected). Scrolls at 1 dot 64msec at low speed, otherwise it scrolls at 1m 32m as normal state. I do.
FIG. 31 shows an example of the shift of the symbols when the digital A, B, and C stop. A symbol [5] several times before the stop symbol [7] appears during the rotation of the symbol, and the symbol [ 7].

If it is a jackpot operation (3.409 in FIG. 21 (E)), the third
The jackpot pattern is displayed as shown in Fig. 2 and the RO for LCD display is displayed.
From M85, set the display data of the character of "Fireworks launch pattern" and the character of "Yo! Nippon Ichi" and display it on the display. During the jackpot, the number of continuations is displayed in the left half of the digital 52 and the number of winnings is displayed in the right half of the digital (3.A04 in FIG. 21 (K), 3.21 in FIG. 20 (B)), and the cycle of the jackpot If it is continued (3.31 in Fig. 20 (B),
According to 3.A07 in FIG. 21 (K), the characters “second game!”... “Tenth game!” Are set according to the number of continuations, and the continuation display is performed.

If the jackpot end operation, continue from LCD display ROM 85 1
At the end of the ninth time, the characters "Munen! Sakurachiru" are displayed on the display, and at the tenth time, the characters "Apparere Great Victory" and the character of "Banzai Doll" are displayed.

Attackers 112a, 112b solenoid 130, hit indicator lamps 18a, 18b, 19a, 19b, 20a-20c, decorative lamps 30a, 30b,
The control of the symbol change lamp 47 and the continuous operation display lamps 115a and 115b is performed based on the information designated in each phase as shown in FIG. 23 (A) by using the first blinking data or the second blinking data (the ON / OFF data of the solenoid 130). ) And set these data in the corresponding output area (see 4.
134-4.146).

The control of the stored number display LEDs 32a to 32d is performed by converting the blinking information to the lighting information when there is no stored number of the winning switch 22 and the lighting number when there is the stored number as shown in FIG. Set in the area (4.147 to 4.155) and decorate
The control of the LEDs 39a to 39h sets the blinking information at the time of normal operation, the blinking information at the time of digital rotation, and the blinking information at the time of big hit in the dynamic area according to the information specified in each phase as shown in FIG. 23 (B). (4.156 to 4.166). these
The LEDs 32a to 32b and 39a to 39h are dynamically controlled as shown in FIG.

The control of the solenoid 44 of the urn member 41 is performed as shown in FIG. 23 (C) at the time of digital rotation, at the time of the reach, and at the time of the occurrence of a big hit (3.102 in FIG. 21 (B) and FIG. 3.308,
On / off information is set in accordance with 3.411) of FIG. 21 (E) (4.174 to 4.181).

The lighting of the green lamp 73 or the lighting of the red lamp 74 is controlled by digital rotation or display as shown in FIG. 23 (D) based on the lamp control signal from the LCD display CPU 86, based on the lamp control signal from the LCD display CPU 86. And set it in the output area (4.182 to 4.185).

FIGS. 24 (A) to (D) show the flow of phase 5, and perform output processing, digital power control, sound editing and output processing, and generation of each random number described above. The sound output control extracts scale data (frequency data), sounding time, sounding stop time, and volume data (attenuation data) based on the sound data requested in phase 4 and sequentially outputs the data to each channel of the sound generator (5.01).
~ 5.37).

Next, a game in the pachinko machine configured as described above will be described.

First, when a game is not being played or even when a game is being played, unless a hit ball fired by the hitting ball firing device to the gaming section 3 does not win any of the special winning openings 6a to 6c, a display of a normal operation is displayed on the digital 52. Will be

In the normal operation display display, the characters of "the sliding door opens and the doll appears", "the doll crosses the arms",
The characters "show", the character of "dice rolls", the character of "333 555 777 Arashi is a big hit", and the character of "dish pattern" are repeatedly displayed in order (see Fig. 28). For this reason, when choosing a pachinko machine, you can attract enough players,
The fun of the game increases.

Then, when the hit ball fired at the game unit 3 successfully wins the specific winning openings 6a to 6c, the urn member 41 at the upper part of the digital is raised and lowered, and after the digital 52 and the character of "urn and dice" are displayed (29th The figure of digital 52 is 30th
Start rotating from top to bottom as shown. Next, when the natural stop time of the digital 52 elapses or when the stop switch 131 is pressed, random numbers RNDGEN, RANDOM, and HITGEN are extracted α hours after the random number SUBGEN, and whether or not each random number is a big hit and whether the left, middle, or right digital The symbols to stop at A, B, and C are determined.

After the predetermined rotation time of the left digital A has elapsed, the left digital A is switched to a symbol before the stop symbol as shown in FIG. 31 and stops at a fixed position while scrolling at a slow speed. After the stop, when a predetermined rotation time of the middle digital B elapses, the middle digital B is similarly switched to a symbol before the stop symbol, and stops at a fixed position while scrolling at a slow speed. And after these stops,
When the predetermined rotation time of the right digital C has elapsed, the right digital C is simultaneously switched to a symbol before the stop symbol, and in this case, the stop symbols of the left digital A and the middle digital B are at the reach eye (the same jackpot symbol). If so, the urn member 41 is raised and lowered, and the right digital C scrolls at random speed (ε time) at a slower speed than the left digital A and the middle digital B, and stops at a fixed position. If the stop symbols of the left digital A and the middle digital B are not reach, the right digital C scrolls and stops in the same manner as the left and middle digitals A and B.

When the rotation of the digital A, B, C is stopped, the symbols are scrolled at a slow speed, that is, displayed and updated so that the symbols flow, so that the symbols and the switching of the symbols are very easy to see. A high expectation is obtained as to whether or not the digital A, B, and C stop at the target (big hit) symbol. Also, left, middle digital A,
If the stop symbol of B becomes the same, of course, the expectation of the jackpot increases, but in this case, the right digital C, which stops last, scrolls at a random time, and the scroll more slowly than the left, middle digital A and B scrolls. The player can easily recognize which symbol is the symbol in the middle, and when the symbol of the target (big hit) appears on the right digital C, whether or not to stop at the target symbol, and further, whether the symbol of the target is It is full of the thrill of passing or not, and the scroll does not stop uniquely, so it is surprising,
In addition, since the urn member 41 operates, the enjoyment also increases, so that a great sense of expectation as to whether or not a big hit occurs can be obtained.

Then, all of the digitals A, B, and C are stopped, and if the stop symbol is not a big hit, the digital A, B, and C return to the normal display, but if the big hit is made, the following special game is performed. The big hit is generated with a probability of 1/253 by the random number RNDGEN, and the combination of the digital A, B, and C stop symbols (hit symbols) is selected from FIG. 26 (B).

In addition, after the winning of a hit to the specific winning opening 6a to 6c, the specific winning opening 6a ~
When a hit ball is won in 6c, the stored number display LEDs 32a to 32d are turned on with the winning number as the unprocessed stored number, and after the determination of a big hit or a miss (or after the end of the special game), the above control is repeated again. In addition, the ball prize of the prize ball discharge device is driven by the winning of the hit ball to perform a predetermined prize ball, but for the prize of the specific prize openings 6a to 6c, the discharge ball is discharged by the ball ply hook driven by the solenoid 119. It is restricted to seven.

Then, when the jackpot is reached, during the predetermined wait time (fanfare operation time), the digital jackpot first has a jackpot symbol (see FIG. 32), and then the “fireworks launch pattern” character, “Yo! Is displayed, and when the wait time has elapsed, the attackers (movable members 112a and 112b) of the variable winning device 5 are opened. The display of the jackpot display increases the enjoyment and joy of the jackpot occurrence and provides a great satisfaction.

When the attackers 112a and 112b are opened, the game unit 3
A large number of hit balls sulfided from above the attacker 112
a, 112b directly from the opening side or attacker 112a, 112b
And the ball is flown into the variable winning device 5, and the hit ball enters the central continuous operating port 25, or enters the general winning opening 113 from the falling shelf 110 below the left and right of the continuous operating port 25.

The hit ball that has won the general winning opening 113 or the central continuous operating opening 25 is counted by the count switch 23 when passing through the merging exit flow path, and is displayed in the left half of the digital 52, and in this case, the winning When the number of balls reaches 10 or a predetermined time (29 seconds) elapses, the attackers 112a, 112
2b is closed, completing one cycle. In addition, the number of continuations is displayed on the right half of the digital 52, and in this case, if a hit ball is won in the continuous operation port 25, an instruction is given by the cycle switch 24 to continue the next cycle. In addition,
When winning the continuous operation port 25, the display of the number of winning balls in the right half of the digital 52 changes from blinking to lighting at the time of winning, so the player continues the next cycle by changing the display of the digital 52 during the cycle You can confirm that it is possible and can continue the game with confidence.

Then, if there is a prize in the continuous operating port 25, when a predetermined interval time elapses after the end of one cycle, a new cycle is started, and the attackers 112a and 112b are opened again.
During this interval, the characters “second game!”... “Tenth game!” Are displayed on the digital 52 according to the number of continuations.

When the attackers 112a and 112b are opened by entering a new cycle, the hit ball wins the general winning opening 113 and the continuous operating opening 25 of the multiple fluctuation device 5, and when the number of winning balls reaches 10 or a predetermined time (29 seconds). After elapse, the attackers 112a and 112b close and the cycle ends. In this case, the continuous working port 25
If the player wins a hit ball, the next cycle can be continued.

These cycles are repeated up to ten times, and when the number of winning balls to the variable winning device 5 reaches 10 or a predetermined time (29 seconds) elapses during the tenth cycle, the attacker 112
The a and 112b are closed, and the jackpot ends. At this time, the character "Appare big victory" and the character "Banzai doll" are displayed on the digital 52. Also, if the cycle is not continued, the jackpot ends at that point,
At this time, the characters "Munen! Sakurachiru" are displayed on the digital 52.

(Effect of the Invention) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the variable display control means includes the stop identification information determining means for determining in advance the identification information stopped and displayed on each variable display unit in the variable display device based on a required random number. With this arrangement, it is possible to improve the randomness of the stop display mode in the variable display, and to prevent a certain rule from appearing until the occurrence of the special display mode in the transition state of the stop display mode.

When the variable reach display occurs, the update speed of the identification information is shifted from the normal speed to the low speed by the update speed changing means, so that the player can recognize the updated identification information, and the special display mode is generated. And the variable display is highly interesting.

In addition, the reach variable display shifted to the low speed is automatically stopped, and when the player operates the stop button to stop the reach variable display, it is disadvantageous that only a specific player becomes advantageous. Equality can be eliminated. In addition, since the required variable display time is determined from a plurality of variable display times and executed by the variable display time control means, the execution time of the variable reach display is the same fixed variable display time every time the reach variable display occurs. The variable display time changes in various ways, and the identification information is finally stopped without predicting in advance the identification information to be finally stopped when the reach variable display starts, etc. The variable display is highly entertaining so that the player's expectation can be attracted until the display is completed.

Furthermore, even if the variable display of the reach is generated and the update speed of the identification information is shifted to a low speed, the identification information finally stopped is the identification information determined in advance based on a required random number. Even if the probability of occurrence of the special display mode is controlled to a probability set in advance, the gaming machine can be easily operated in a game arcade.

According to the invention of claim 2, the variable display control means includes:
While the identification information is sequentially updated from the normal speed in the required variable display unit, after switching from the required identification information to the identification information relating to the start of the reach variable display, the update speed is shifted to a low speed. By performing the above-described reach variable display, the switch to the identification information related to the start of the reach variable display is performed while the update is performed at the normal speed, so that the identification information is switched to the player. The switching of the identification information can be prevented from becoming unnatural due to the inability to recognize the fact that the recognition information can be changed. Also, by performing the switching of the identification information, the reach variable display is performed for a desired variable display time and the predetermined change is performed beforehand. Control to stop by the identification information can be reliably realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 and 2 are front and rear views of a game board showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to 10 are front, perspective, side and exploded perspective views of an image display device. Part perspective view, FIG. 11, FIG.
FIG. 13 is a front view and a perspective view of a variable winning device, FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a back mechanism, FIG. 14 is a block diagram of a control system, FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of a program, and FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an initialization process,
FIGS. 18 (A), (B), FIGS. 19 (A), (B) are flowcharts showing the fraud monitoring process, FIGS. 20 (A) to (C),
FIGS. 21 (A) to (N) are flowcharts showing the game operation processing, FIGS. 22 and 23 (A) to (E) are flowcharts showing the output editing, and FIGS. 24 (A) to (D) are flowcharts. 25A and 25B are flowcharts showing a subroutine, FIGS. 26A and 26B are table diagrams showing examples of display symbols, and FIG. 27 is an example of display data. FIG. 28 to FIG. 33 are diagrams showing digital display operations. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game board, 3 ... Game section, 4 ... Image display device, 5
…… Floating winning device, 6a-6c …… Specific winning opening, 7, 8a, 8
b, 9a, 9b… General winning opening, 18a, 18b, 19a, 19b, 20a-
20c: Winning indicator lamp, 22a, 22c: Specific winning ball detection switch, 23: Count switch, 24: Cycle switch, 25: Continuous operation port, 26: Front unit, 27
... rear unit, 28 ... board, 29 ... window, 30a, 30b
…… Decorative lamp, 32a-32d …… Memory number display LED, 39a-
39h …… Decorative LED, 41… Pot member, 44 …… Solenoid, 47
…… Design change indicator lamp, 49 …… Pin hole, 50 …… Positioning pin, 51 …… Base frame, 52 …… Liquid crystal display panel (liquid crystal display), 53 …… Liquid crystal drive board, 54 …… Protective case, 59 ……
Lamp house, 60: House mounting seat, 62: One-touch lock, 65: Support pin, 67: Relay board, 72: Lamp board, 73, 74: LCD lighting lamp, 78: Ear, 79 …
... heating hole, 81 ... dowel, 82 ... control device, 83 ... wiring,
85 ROM for LCD display, 86 CPU for LCD display, 100 Radiation hole, 104 Relay board, 107, 108 Rubber ring, 1
12a, 112b: movable member (attacker), 113: general winning opening, 114: jumper wire, 115a, 115b: continuous operation display lamp, 119: solenoid for switching the number of prize balls, 130 ...
Solenoids, 146, 147: Inclined section, 151: Open window

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A variable display device having a plurality of variable display portions capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information; and a variably displaying said plurality of identification information sequentially updated on each of said variable display portions based on a variable display start command signal. And variable display control means for stopping the variable display of each of the variable display units that are variably displaying based on the variable display end command signal, and the variable display stop result mode in the plurality of variable display units In the gaming machine capable of generating a special gaming state advantageous to the gaming machine in association with the special display mode, the variable display control means outputs the identification information stopped and displayed on each of the variable display units to a required value. A stop identification information determining means which is determined in advance based on a random number; and a variable display time required for automatically stopping the variable display on the required variable display section from a plurality of variable display times when the required variable display is performed. Variable display time control means for determining, and update speed changing means capable of polarizing the update speed of the identification information to be variably displayed in a plurality of stages, and a possibility that the special display mode is obtained in a plurality of variable display portions. In a certain case, the reach variable display is configured to be performed on the required variable display unit. When the reach variable display is performed on the required variable display unit, the update speed of the identification information is set to the normal speed by the update speed changing unit. To the low speed, the reach variable display updated at the low speed is continued until the required variable display time determined by the variable display time control means elapses, and the required variable display time elapses. The gaming machine automatically stops at the identification information determined by the stop identification information determining means. 2. The variable display control means switches the required identification information to the identification information relating to the start of the reach variable display while the identification information is sequentially updated at the normal speed in the required variable display section. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein, after the update, the update speed is shifted to a low speed, and the reach variable display is performed.