JP2902457B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a special device having a special passage area, a starting passage area through which a hit ball can pass, and a hit ball received by the special device. Special passing ball detecting means for detecting passing of the passing area, right generating means for generating a right generating game state based on the output of the special passing ball detecting means, and starting during the derivation of the output of the right generating means. And a variable prize ball device for changing for a certain period of time from a second state disadvantageous to the player to a first state favorable to the player based on the fact that a ball hits the passing area. Things.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a hit ball passes through a special passage area formed in a special device, a right generation game state is generated, and a start passage area (generally formed as a winning opening) is generated during the right generation game state. ), A predetermined number of balls (for example, 10) are passed through the variable prize ball device for a certain period of time, specifically, a certain time (for example, 10 seconds), or during the certain time.
A ball which is opened so as to be advantageous to the player until a winning ball is generated, and such an opened state is repeated every time a hit ball passes through the starting passage area until the right-generated gaming state disappears. Gaming machines were offered to the market. The right-occurring gaming state disappears when a ball passes through the special passage area again during the right-occurring gaming state, or when a predetermined number (for example, eight) of balls are awarded in the starting passage area. Was.

By the way, the prize winning rate of the hitting ball to the above-mentioned special device is uniquely determined by the adjusting condition of the nail that allows the passing of the hitting ball to the special device. The probability of occurrence of the right-occurring gaming state has increased, and the probability of occurrence of the right-occurring gaming state has been reduced in those in which nail adjustment is difficult.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] For this reason, in this type of ball game machine, the probability of occurrence of the right-generating gaming state depends on whether the nail is adjusted to allow the ball to pass to the special device. However, there is a problem that a large difference occurs in the winning balls obtained depending on the skill of the player. On the other hand, even for a game arcade, there is a trouble that the nail adjustment must be performed carefully because the nail adjustment that allows the ball to pass to the special device greatly affects the occurrence of the right-generated gaming state.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine in which the occurrence of a right generation game state is not greatly affected by nail adjustment or the skill of a player, which is troublesome.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a special device having a special passage region, a starting passage region through which a hit ball can pass, and a special device received by the special device are provided. Special passing ball detecting means for detecting that a hit ball has passed through the special passing area, right generating means for generating a right generating game state based on the output of the special passing ball detecting means, and output of the right generating means. A variable winning ball device that changes from a second state that is disadvantageous to the player to a first state that is advantageous to the player for a certain period of time based on the fact that a ball has passed through the starting passage area during derivation. In a ball-and-ball game machine, a passing area through which a shot ball can pass, passing ball detecting means for detecting a hit ball passing through the passing area, and a plurality of display results based on an output of the passing ball detecting means. Derived A variable display device, which is provided above the special device, and when the display result of the variable display device becomes a predetermined display result, the special device is in an easy-to-accept state or does not accept ball hitting. And a variable prize ball device different from the variable prize ball device.

[Operation] When the shot ball that has been fired passes through the passing area and the passing ball detecting means operates to derive the output, the variable display device derives a display result. When the derivation result becomes a predetermined display result, the winning ball device provided at the upper part of the special device changes to a state in which it is easy to receive a hit ball. When this winning ball device changes to a state that can easily accept hit balls,
The hit ball is easily guided to the special device. Thus, when the hit ball guided to the special device passes through the special passage area, a right generation game state is generated. In other words, in the present invention, a prize ball device is provided at the upper portion of the special device so that the ball is easily guided and a ball is not guided or hardly guided, and the prize ball device is displayed with a certain probability on the variable display device. Is driven based on the predetermined display result,
The occurrence probability of the right-generating game state is uniquely determined by the display probability of a predetermined display result displayed on the variable display device, and thereby, the nail adjustment allowing the ball to pass to the special device is performed. Need not be performed so carefully, and a difference in the skill of the player is not so much reflected in the game.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, a pachinko gaming machine is illustrated as an example of a ball game machine to which the special device 30 according to the embodiment is applied. Then
With reference to FIG. 1, the configuration of the gaming board 1 of the pachinko gaming machine will be described. FIG. 1 is an enlarged partial front view of the game board 1. FIG. In the drawing, a special device 30 which is a main part of the present embodiment is disposed substantially at the center of the game area 3 surrounded by the guide rail 2 on the surface of the game board 1. This special equipment 30
Below, is provided a variable prize ball device 4 that is activated based on the fact that a hit ball has won a starting prize hole 11 as a starting passage area, which will be described later, when a right generation game state is entered. The variable winning prize ball device 4 is provided on a mounting board 5 mounted on the gaming board 1 and has an opening / closing door 7 (also referred to as an attacker) for opening and closing a rectangular winning area 6 opened on the mounting board 5. There is). The opening and closing door 7 is driven to be opened and closed by an attacker solenoid 8 provided on the back surface of the game board 1. In particular,
When the attacker solenoid 8 is excited, the opening / closing door 7 is opened to be advantageous to the player, and the first state is obtained in which it is easy to receive a hit ball. The opening / closing door 7 is closed, and a second state is reached in which a hit ball does not win. The winning ball received by the opening / closing door 7 and received in the winning area 6 is detected by a winning number detector 9 arranged on the back surface of the gaming board 1. And in this example,
The period during which the attacker solenoid 8 is excited is until a certain time (for example, 10 seconds) elapses or before the certain time elapses and a certain number (for example, 10) of winning balls is detected. It is. It should be noted that the excitation period of the attacker solenoid may be controlled only for a fixed time or a fixed number. In addition, when the variable winning ball device is in the second state disadvantageous to the player, the variable winning ball device may not have a structure in which a hit ball does not win at all, but may have a structure in which it is difficult to win.

A pair of guide projections 10 are provided at the center of the front surface of the opening / closing door 7 at intervals so that a ball can pass through. The guide projection 10 is formed so as to correspond to a start winning opening 11 provided on the mounting board 5 below the opening / closing door 7. That is, in the state where the opening and closing door 7 is closed, a predetermined interval is formed between the guide protrusion 10 and the starting winning opening 11, and therefore, the oblique left and right and left and right sides of the starting winning opening 11 are formed. The ball hitting from the opening can win the starting winning opening 11. Of course, a hit ball flying from above the starting winning opening 11 and passing through the guide projection 10 can also win the starting winning opening 11. However, when the door 7 is opened, the first
As shown in the figure, the interval between the guide projection 10 and the starting winning opening 11 is in a state where a ball cannot pass, and therefore,
The hit balls flying from the left and right sides of the starting winning opening 11 are the starting winning opening
I can't win 11. Further, in this case, all the hit balls flying from above the starting winning opening 11 are received by the opening / closing door 7 and therefore do not win the starting winning opening 11. In the illustrated embodiment, since the winning openings 13a and 13b are provided on both left and right sides of the opening and closing door 7, when the opening and closing door 7 is opened, the upper part and both sides except the lower part of the starting winning opening 11 are formed. Since the ball is closed so that the hit ball does not enter, it is not always necessary to provide the guide projection 10. Further, if the distance between the opening and closing door 7 and the starting winning opening 11 is short even without the guide projection 10, the hit ball will not win the starting winning opening 11 while the opening and closing door 7 is opened.

The starting winning opening 11 has a built-in starting winning ball detector 12 for detecting a winning ball. This start winning ball detector
The output 12 is processed as a signal for opening the attacker solenoid 8 of the opening / closing door 7 on the condition that the right-generating game is being performed. In addition,
The starting winning opening 11 is formed as a winning opening for taking a hit ball as a winning ball, but may be configured simply as a passing opening for passing a hit ball.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the ball is prevented from winning in the starting winning opening 11 while the opening and closing door 7 is being opened, and the hit ball is winning in the starting winning opening 11 only when the opening and closing door 7 is closed. I have to. This is for the following reason. That is, even when the pachinko gaming machine of this type is in the right generating game state as described later, a predetermined number (16
If a prize is won, even if the number of times of opening and closing of the opening and closing door 7 does not reach the predetermined number, the right generation game state ends at that point. For example, when the sixteenth ball is won in the starting winning opening 11 during the fifth opening of the opening / closing door 7, the time when the fifth opening is completed (the time when the hitting ball wins the starting winning opening may be sufficient. ) Ends the right generation game state. Therefore, the player is dissatisfied when such a situation occurs, but in the above-described embodiment, while the opening and closing door 7 is being opened, the hit ball does not win the starting winning opening 11, so that the opening of the opening and closing door 7 is performed. The state and the winning of the ball in the starting winning opening 11 are alternately performed, and the game can be advanced while the number of the winning balls in the starting winning opening 11 and the number of times of opening and closing of the opening and closing door 7 correspond to each other. On the other hand, in contrast to this embodiment, the opening and closing door 7 may be configured so that the opening and closing door 7 during the opening of the winning prize to the starting winning opening 11 does not interfere. For example, starting winning opening 11 (the number does not have to be one)
Is arranged at an arbitrary position on the game board 1 so that a hit ball wins regardless of the opening / closing of the opening / closing door 7, the player is allowed the opening / closing door 7 during the right generation game state. Start winning prize opening when opening and closing door 7 is open to open up to the maximum number of times
It is necessary to adjust the resilience of the ball so that the ball does not win at 11, and when the door 7 is closed, the resilience of the ball must be adjusted so that the ball wins at the start winning opening 11. It is possible to provide a pachinko gaming machine capable of playing a game while enjoying its own skill or a thrill during the game.

On the mounting board 5 below one side of the start winning opening 11, there is provided a start winning number display 14 for displaying the number of hit balls which have won the start winning opening 11 during the right generation game state. The starting winning number display 14 is composed of two 7-segment LEDs.
Digit numbers can be displayed. In addition, you may provide the indicator which displays the opening frequency of the opening / closing door 7 as needed.

Above the special device 30, a passage port 15 as a passage area is arranged. The passage opening 15 is provided with a starting passage ball detector 16.
Is built in, and a hit ball passing through the passage opening 15 is detected. Thus, when the starting passing ball detector 16 is actuated by a ball passing through the passage opening 15, the variable indicators 42a and 42b as variable display devices to be described later start variably displaying for a certain period of time (for example, 5 seconds). After that, the variable display is stopped. However, the symbols displayed on the variable indicators 42a and 42b are determined when the hit ball passes through the passage opening 15. In addition, in the upper part of the passage opening 15,
Four side-by-side obstacle nails (commonly known as ten nails)
And two obstacle nails, which are located below the center two nails of the top nail and maintain the space of the passage opening 15, are erected, and the passage opening of the hit ball fired by the six obstacle nails 22. Although the winning rate of 15 is adjusted, it is generally easy to perform an adjustment for guiding the ball shot by the heavenly obstacle nail 22 downward. In addition, the player can easily aim at the predetermined position of the obstruction nail 22 of the ceiling regardless of the skill difference of the game. In other words, the winning rate of the ball hitting the passage 15 is not significantly affected by the difference in the skill of the player,
It is very easy for the game arcade to adjust the winning rate of the ball hitting the passage 15 to a desired value. In addition, the passing opening 15 is configured to pass the hit ball directly downward (the winning ball device 32 described later),
The prize ball device 32 is not easily won by being blocked by the obstacle nail 23 provided between the passage opening 15 and the prize ball device 32.

Further, in the game area 3, winning holes 17a, 17b, 18a, 18b are provided on the left and right sides and the lower side of the special device 30. The winning openings 18a and 18b have a windmill with a built-in lamp at the lower part on the front side, and are lit or blinked when a right-generating game state is entered to notify the user of the fact.

The game area 3 includes a windmill 19 for changing the falling speed and direction of the falling ball and a number of obstacle nails (the obstacle nails 22).
Are provided, and game effect lamps 20a and 20b are provided which are turned on or blink when the above-mentioned right generation game state is entered to notify the player of the effect. There are also windmills with lamps provided at the winning ports 18a and 18b as those having the same effect as the gaming effect lamps 20a and 20b. These lamps are lit or flashed in different modes not only during the right-generating game state, but also during the variable operation of the variable indicators 42a and 42b, when there is a start winning, and when the opening and closing door 7 is opened. It is designed to excite the atmosphere of games. Further, at the lowermost part of the game area 2, an out port 21 is provided in which a hit ball which has not won any of the above-mentioned winning areas is guided to the rear of the game board 1.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 1, the above-described special device 30 has a mounting board 31 mounted on the surface of the game board 1, and a winning ball device 32 is mounted on the mounting board 31. The winning ball device 32 is a so-called tulip-type winning opening in which a pair of opening / closing wing pieces 33a and 33b opens and closes. However, unlike the tulip-type winning opening mechanically driven to open and close by the winning of a normal hit ball, the opening and closing are controlled by a tulip solenoid 34 provided on the back surface of the game board 1. Specifically, when the display results of the variable indicators 42a and 42b, which will be described later, match the predetermined display results, a predetermined time (6 seconds for a big hit and 3 seconds for a middle hit, as described later) The tulip solenoid 34 is excited to open the open / close wing pieces 33a and 33b, so that the hit ball is easily won. Also, tulip solenoid 34
Is demagnetized, the opening / closing wing pieces 33a, 33b stand up, so that it is difficult for a hit ball to win.

By the way, in the state where the opening / closing wing pieces 33a, 33b stand up, as shown in FIG. 1, the hitting ball is hard to win due to the obstruction nail 23 whose planting position is an equilateral triangle. Such nail adjustment of a triangular nail is generally troublesome in that it is very difficult to adjust the winning rate of hitting the open / close wing pieces 33a and 33b to a desired value. However, in the state where the opening / closing wing pieces 33a and 33b are opened, the ball hitting the outside of the obstacle nail 23 also has the opening / closing wing piece.
Since it is received by 33a and 33b, it is not necessary to perform fine nail adjustment of the obstacle nail 23 in particular. And in this case, the opening and closing wing piece
In a state in which the balls 33a and 33b are standing, the ball may be adjusted so that the ball is hardly obstructed by the obstacle nail 23 and the hit ball does not win the winning ball device 32. Note that the winning ball device 32 may be one in which a hit ball does not win at all times.

The mounting substrates 31 on both the left and right sides of the winning ball device 32 include a plurality (4
) Is provided. The start storage display 35 stores the number of balls that have passed through the passage 15 when the variable display 42a, 42b is being operated or during the right generating game state, and stores up to four balls. It has become. When there are four or more, the starting passage is invalidated.

The hit ball received by the winning ball device 32 is guided to a sorting member 36 provided below the hit ball. Sorting member 36
The front end of the game board 1 is pivotally driven to reciprocate right and left around a rear portion thereof by the rotational driving of a motor 37 disposed on the back surface of the game board 1. Further, the distribution member 36 allows the received ball to flow downward from the rear toward the front.

In addition, below the distribution member 36, there are formed three divided passage areas. Specifically, a special pass area 38 facing the specific winning ball detector 39 is provided at the center, and normal pass areas 40a and 40b are provided on both left and right sides. Then, a ball falling from the tip of the sorting member 36 is sorted to any of the three passing areas. In other words, the passing area to be guided is determined by the swing position of the sorting member 36 and the timing at which the hit ball received by the winning ball device 32 falls from the tip of the sorting member 36.

The ball falling from the tip of the sorting member 36 is in the special passage area
When the player falls to 38 and activates the specific winning ball detector 39, a right generation game state is generated. During the right-generating game state, as described above, the opening / closing door 7 of the variable winning ball device 4 is opened for a fixed period every time a ball is hit in the starting winning opening 11. In the right-occurring gaming state, the ball is shot again in the special passage area 38 during the right-occurring gaming state.
, And the specific winning ball detector 39 is activated, or a predetermined number (for example, 16) of hit balls is won in the starting winning port 11 and disappears. The ball that has passed through the special passage area 38 and the normal passage areas 40a and 40b is guided to the back surface of the game board 1 and is processed as a normal winning ball.

The front surface of the special passage area 38 and the normal passage areas 40a and 40b is covered with a decorative plate 41, and the decorative plate 41 includes
Variable indicators 42a and 42b as variable display devices are exposed. The variable indicators 42a and 42b are composed of 7-segment LEDs, and can display numbers "0" to "9" as symbols. When the fired ball passes through the passage opening 15 and the starting passage ball detector 16 is activated (including the case where there is a starting passage memory), the variable indicators 42a and 42b indicate the above numbers. Is variably displayed at a speed that cannot be visually recognized by the player, and the variable display is stopped when a certain time has elapsed. Then, when the display result at the time of stoppage matches a predetermined display result, specifically, when the numbers displayed on the left and right variable indicators 42a and 42b are both "7", it is determined that a big hit has occurred. The winning ball device 32 is operated for a relatively long time (for example, 6.
Seconds) are controlled to open and the left and right variable indicators 42a, 42
When both the numbers indicated by b are the same numbers other than “7” (ie, the number of doubles), it is determined that a middle hit has occurred and the winning ball device 32 is controlled to be opened for a relatively short time (for example, 3 seconds). If the numbers displayed on the left and right variable indicators 42a and 42b are different, it is determined that the numbers are off and the prize ball device 32
Is controlled not to open. Note that the probability of occurrence of a big hit or a middle hit is set in advance.

Further, below the decorative plate 41, there is also provided a winning number display 43 for displaying the number of hit balls received by the opening / closing door 7 during opening and detected by the winning number detector 9. .

In the above-mentioned right-generating game state or variable display, a sound effect is emitted from the speaker 24 (not shown; however, shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2) in order to excite the atmosphere of the game.

Thus, the special device 30 and the variable winning ball device 4 configured as described above operate as follows. That is, in the normal game state, the possibility that the shot ball that is fired is disturbed by the obstacle nail 23 and is accepted by the winning ball device 32 is low, and therefore, the possibility that the right-playing state is set is low.
However, when the fired ball passes through the passage opening 15 and activates the starting passage ball detector 16, the variable indicators 42a and 42b as variable display devices start variable display and stop after a certain time. Then, when the display result at the time of stop matches the predetermined display result, the tulip solenoid 34 is excited to open and close the opening / closing wing pieces 33a, 33b of the winning ball device 32 for a certain period of time. Then, a ball falling outside the obstacle nail 23 is easily received by the opening / closing wing pieces 33a and 33b, and the ball is guided into the special device 30. The guided ball is passed through a special passing area 38 and normal passing areas 40a, 40 located thereunder by the sorting member 36.
When guided to the special passage area 38, the special winning ball detector 39 is activated to enter the right-generating game state. In this state, when a hit ball wins the start winning opening 11 and the start winning ball detector 12 is operated, the attacker solenoid 8 is excited to open the opening / closing door 7 for a certain period. When the opening / closing door 7 is opened, a shot ball does not enter the starting winning opening 11. The opening of the opening / closing door 7 for the above-described fixed period is repeated every time a ball is hit in the starting winning opening 11, and the repetition is such that a predetermined number (16) of hit balls wins in the starting winning opening 11. Continued until However, if the ball received by the special device 30 passes through the special passage area 38 again before the predetermined number of balls hit the start winning opening 11, the right generation game state ends, so that round When the open state of the opening / closing door 7 ends, the right generation game state ends completely.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the special device 30 is provided with the prize ball device 32 that changes between a state in which the ball is easily guided and a state in which the ball is hardly guided, and the prize ball device 32 is a variable display device. Since the display is driven based on a predetermined display result displayed at a certain probability on the variable display devices 42a and 42b, the right generation game is performed based on the display probability of the predetermined display result displayed on the variable display devices 42a and 42b. The probability of occurrence of the state will be determined unambiguously, so that the nail adjustment allowing the passing of the ball to the special device 30 does not have to be performed so carefully, and the skill difference of the player will also be different. It is not so much reflected in the game. Further, in the present embodiment, first, the first stage of passing the ball through the passage opening 15, then the variable display 42a,
In the second step of obtaining a desired display result in 42b, the hit ball received by the special device 30 is a special passing area among a plurality of passing areas.
It is necessary to follow the third stage of passing through 38, that is, the right generation game state, as compared with the conventional pachinko game machine of this type which has only the third stage, since the right generation game state must be followed. The player's attention can be continuously focused on the game until the game is played, and the interest of the game can be increased by increasing the density of the game.

In this type of pachinko gaming machine, as described above, when a ball received by the special device 30 again passes through the special passage area 38 or the special passing area 38 during the right generating game state, the right generating game state ends. Therefore, in order to prevent this, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, obstacle nails 25 are planted on both the left and right sides of the passage opening 15 and the winning ball device 32 so as to surround them. A ball entrance 26 through which a ball can enter is formed in one of the devices 32 (the left side in the figure).
By forming in this manner, when the game is in the right generation game state, the player hits the ball which has been shot on the side where the entrance 26 does not exist, that is, on the right side of the game area 3 in the illustrated embodiment. If the resilience is adjusted so that the ball is not accepted by the special device 30, the cancellation of the right-generating game state based on the winning in the special passage area 38 again during the right-generating game state can be achieved. Can be prevented.

The pachinko gaming machine including the special device 30 has been described above. The pachinko gaming machine is controlled by the game control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing a game control circuit in a block configuration. In the figure, the control circuit includes a microcomputer 50 as a control center, the microcomputer 50 has an MPU 51 capable of executing a control operation in a predetermined procedure, a ROM 52 storing operation program data of the MPU 51, And a RAM 53 that can write and read necessary data. Further, the microcomputer 50 includes an input / output circuit 54, a sound generator 55, a power-on reset circuit 56, a clock generation circuit 57, a pulse dividing circuit 58, and an address decoding circuit 59. The input / output circuit 54 includes detection circuits 60 to 63.
Via, starting winning ball detector 12, starting passing ball detector 16,
The specific winning ball detector 39 and the winning number detector 9 are respectively connected, the attacker solenoid 8 and the tulip solenoid 34 are connected via a solenoid driving circuit 64, and the variable display 42 via a 7-segment LED driving circuit 65.
a, 42b, start winning number indicator 14, and winning number indicator 43
Are connected, the start passage memory display 35 is connected via the LED drive circuit 66, and the lamps such as the game effect lamps 20a and 20b are connected via the lamp drive circuit 67. The lamp drive circuit 67 is also connected to other lamps (not shown) provided on the game board 1 or the front of the pachinko game machine.
The speaker 24 is connected to the sound generator 55 via an amplifier 68. Further, various voltages are supplied from the power supply circuit 69 to the above-described game control circuit. The power supply circuit 69 is directly connected to a motor 37 that swings the distribution member 36, and is driven immediately after the power is turned on.

An example of a specific operation of the game control circuit described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3A to 3D.

FIG. 3A shows a main routine showing the entire operation of the embodiment. First, when the power is turned on, the microcomputer 50 determines whether or not an error has occurred in the RAM 53 (step S1). If it is determined that there is a RAM error, the microcomputer 50 sets initial data (step S1). S
2). Since the processing in step S1 is always performed, an error determination is made even when the microcomputer 50 runs out of program, and the initial data in step S2 is set.

If no error is determined in step S1, or if initial data is set in step S2,
Various subroutine control processes for controlling the game of the embodiment are performed. First, a switch check process for checking the operation states of various detectors is performed (step S3), and then the same switch check process is repeatedly performed (step S4). This is to execute the same processing repeatedly in the main routine in order to eliminate detection errors of each detector. Then, sequentially, a sound, a lamp generated in accordance with the progress of the game, a sound / lamp / LED control process for controlling the driving of the LED (step S5), an attacker solenoid control process for controlling the operation of the door 7 (step S6), A tulip solenoid control process (step S7) for controlling the operation of the winning ball device 32 and a symbol LED control process (step S8) displayed on the seven-segment LEDs of the variable indicators 42a and 42b are executed. After each subroutine is executed, data processed in each subroutine is output (step S9), and thereafter, "1" is added to the value of the hit / miss determination counter (step S1).
0). The value of the hit / miss determination counter is used to determine whether or not to open the winning ball device 32 as determined in steps S29 and S31 described later.

After “1” is added to the value of the hit / miss determination counter, it is determined whether or not the value of the hit / miss determination counter is “50” (step S11). Clears the value of the hit / miss determination counter (step S1
2) Then, the process proceeds to step S13. If the value of the hit / decision counter is not "50",
Proceed to S13.

In steps S13 to S17, the variable display 42
Processing for determining the symbols displayed on a and 42b is performed. That is, "3" is added to the value of the first digit of the stop symbol determination counter (step S13), and thereafter, it is determined whether the value of the first digit is "10" or more (step 14), and "1" is determined.
If it is "0" or more, "10" is subtracted from the value of the first digit, and "1" is added to the value of the second digit (step S1).
Five). Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the second digit is “10” (step S16). If the value is “10”, “10” is subtracted from the value of the second digit, and the process returns to step S13. Step S
The processes from 13 to S17 are repeated. Also, when “NO” is determined in the step S14 and the step S15, the process returns to the step S13, and the processes of the steps S13 to S17 are repeated. That is, the value of the symbol determination counter processed in steps S13 to S17 is "."
..- 3-6-9-2-5-8-1--4-7-0-3-3
… ”And the second digit is“ ...- 1-2-3 ”
-4-5-6-7-8-9-0-1--... ". That is, "0, 0" is displayed on the variable displays 42a and 42b.
100 numbers up to "9, 9" can be displayed. The repetition of steps S13 to S17 ends when the periodic reset signal is derived, and the main routine is repeatedly executed each time the periodic reset signal is derived.

The above-described main routine is performed once every time a reset signal is generated from the pulse frequency dividing circuit 58. In this embodiment, however, the reset routine is generated once every 4 msec. It will be performed once every 4 msec. Further, among the subroutines included in the main routine described above, the switch check processing in steps S3 and S4 relating to important game contents of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is described in FIGS. 3B and 3C. Details are shown, and the details of the tulip solenoid control processing in step S7 are shown in FIG. 3D,
Detailed descriptions of other subroutines are omitted.

Therefore, the switch check process will be described with reference to FIGS. 3B and 3C.
As shown in FIG. 3B, a check processing subroutine is performed for each detector. That is, a count SW check process is performed to perform a check process of the winning number detector 9 for detecting a hit ball hit in the opening / closing door 7 (step S18), and the specific winning ball detector 39 for judging the generation and disappearance of the right. Is performed (step S19), and a start winning SW check process is performed in which a start winning ball detector 12 that detects a hit ball in the starting winning opening 11 is checked. (Step S20), Passage 1
A start passage SW check process for checking the start passage ball detector 16 that detects a ball that has passed through 5 is executed (step S21), and the switch check process subroutine ends. Of these, the details of the startup passage SW check processing in step S21 are shown in FIG. 3C.

Here, a description will be given of the start passage SW check processing subroutine. First, it is determined whether or not the start passage SW is ON (step S22). If not, the value of the start passage SW check counter is cleared. Then (step
S23), end the start passage SW check processing subroutine. On the other hand, when it is determined that the starting passage SW is ON, it is determined whether or not the value of the starting passage SW check counter is the maximum (step S24). The fact that the value of the start passage SW check counter is the maximum means that the start passage SW is continuously turned on for a predetermined time (for example, one second). Since this is a phenomenon that does not occur in, it is determined that the start passage SW has failed. Therefore, when it is determined that the value of the start passage SW check counter is the maximum, the start passage SW check processing subroutine ends without performing the following processing. When it is determined that such a failure has occurred, it is desirable to deactivate the entire game and generate a sound effect notifying the fact.

If it is determined that the value of the starting passage SW check counter is not the maximum, "1" is added to the value of the starting passage SW check counter (step S25), and thereafter, whether the value of the starting passage check counter is "2" or not. It is determined whether or not it is (step S26). The reason for determining whether or not the value of the starting passage SW check counter is “2” is to discriminate a signal caused by a passing ball of the starting passage SW from an erroneous signal caused by noise or chattering. When the value of the SW check counter becomes “2”, it is determined that there is a signal due to the passing ball. If the value of the starting passage SW check counter is not "2", the starting passage SW check subroutine is terminated. If the value is "2", whether the value of the starting passage memory counter is "4". It is determined whether or not it is (step S27). When the value of the starting passage memory counter is "4", the start passage SW check subroutine is terminated to invalidate the signal, and when it is not "4", "1" is added to the value of the starting passage memory counter. (Step S28). Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the collision determination counter is “0” (step S29),
If it is "0", the big hit data is stored in the data storage area corresponding to the value of the start passage storage counter (step S30), and the start passage SW check subroutine ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S29 that the value of the hit / decision counter is not “0”, it is determined whether the value of the hit / decision counter is “2” or less, that is, “1” or “2”. Is determined (step S31),
When it is determined that the value is equal to or less than “2”, the middle hit data is stored in the data storage area corresponding to the value of the starting passage storage counter (step S32). The out-of-range data is stored in the data storage area corresponding to the counter value (step S3
3) End the start passage SW check subroutine. The processing of the above-described steps S29 to S33 is to determine whether the hit ball is a big hit, a middle hit, or a miss depending on the value of the hit / miss determination counter when the starting ball detector 16 is operated. In the case of the present embodiment, the jackpot probability is
It is “1/50”, and the probability of the middle hit is “2/50”. Then, the jackpot data stored in the data storage area when it is determined that the jackpot has been determined is determined in steps S13 to S13.
This is the value of the stop symbol determination counter when the value of the stop symbol determination counter after the start pass SW in 17 is turned on becomes "7, 7", and is stored in the data storage area when it is determined that a middle hit has occurred. The stored hit data is also passed through the start
This is the value of the stop symbol determination counter when the value of the stop symbol determination counter after the SW is turned on is the first slot other than 7, and is stored in the data storage area when it is determined that it is out of range. Similarly, the departure data is the value of the stop symbol determination counter when the start pass SW is turned on and when it is other than the slot.

The tulip solenoid control process of step S7 will be described with reference to FIG. 3D. First, it is determined whether or not the solenoid timer that regulates the opening time of the prize ball device 32 has expired based on the big hit data or the middle hit data (step S34). If not, the tulip solenoid is turned on. As (Step S3
5), the tulip solenoid control process ends, and if the solenoid timer has expired, the tulip solenoid is turned off (step S36), and the tulip solenoid control process ends. In addition,
The set time of the solenoid timer set based on the big hit data is 6 seconds, and the set time of the solenoid timer set based on the middle hit data is 3 seconds.

In this way, the winning ball device 32 is controlled to be opened for a certain period of time when a hit ball passes through the passage 15 and the display results of the variable indicators 42a and 42b match the predetermined display results. When the winning ball device 32 is opened, the possibility that the ball is guided to the special device 30 increases, and accordingly, the possibility that the ball passes through the special passage area 38 increases, thereby generating the right generation game state. It becomes possible.

As described above, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment has been described. However, in the above-described embodiment, when the display result of the variable indicators 42a and 42b as the variable display devices becomes a big hit or a middle hit, the winning ball device 32 Is opened continuously for a fixed time, but the opening may be made by dividing the fixed time into a predetermined number of times. For example, after 6 seconds are divided into 6 equal parts and 1 second is opened, 3 seconds (the hit ball entering the prize ball device 32 becomes the special passing area 38).
Alternatively, the closing cycle may be repeated six times (corresponding to a time slightly longer than the time required to reach the normal passage areas 40a and 40b). Further, the winning ball device 32 may be opened until a fixed number of prizes are won instead of a fixed time.

In the above-described embodiment, the variable display devices 42a and 42b each configured by a 7-segment LED are illustrated as the variable display devices.
Another variable display member, for example, a variable display device including an LCD, a dot matrix display, a rotating drum, or the like may be used, and the number of the variable display devices may be one or more.
In addition, as the predetermined display results displayed on the variable display device, there are two types of the big hit and the middle hit. However, the number may be more than that or only the big hit. Furthermore, after the display of the big hit, the appearance probability of the middle hit may be improved.

Further, the structure of the winning ball device 32 is not limited to a so-called tulip winning port as in the embodiment, but may be a winning ball device having another structure. Alternatively, the winning ball device 32 may be closed as a mechanical tulip winning port only by opening it with a solenoid by closing the winning ball device 32 with the number of hit balls. In addition, the passage
15 also does not allow the ball to pass through as in the embodiment, but may be a prize, and the arrangement position may be any position on the game board 1. In addition, the hit ball that has passed through the passage opening 15 is stored, but this may not be stored.

Further, in the above embodiment, the special passage area is provided in the special device 30.
Although the case where a plurality of passage areas including the 38 are formed is shown, only the special passage area 38 is provided in the special device 30, and the special device
If the ball hits within 30, the game may be in the right generation game state. Further, in this case, the variable display device (42a, 42b or another device may be provided) is variably displayed by the passing of the ball in the special passage area 38, and the right generation game state is generated based on the display result. May be. That is, the right generation gaming state may be indirectly based on the passing of the ball into the special passage area 38.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine that borrows a ball and plays a game as a ball game machine is described, but a card-type pachinko game machine that performs a game using a card on which ball information is recorded. You may.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, in the ball game machine according to the present invention, the winning ball device changes into a state in which a ball is easily guided and a state in which it is difficult to guide the ball at the top of the special device. Is provided, and the winning ball device is driven based on a predetermined display result displayed with a certain probability on the variable display device,
The occurrence probability of the right-generating game state is uniquely determined by the display probability of a predetermined display result displayed on the variable display device, and thereby, the nail adjustment allowing the ball to pass to the special device is performed. Need not be performed so carefully, and a difference in the skill of the player is not so much reflected in the game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged front view of a game board of a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a game control circuit for controlling a game operation of the pachinko game machine. 3A to 3D are flowcharts showing operations executed by the game control circuit shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged front view of a game board according to another embodiment. 4. Variable winning ball device 11 Starting winning opening (start passing area) 15 Passing opening (passing area) 16 Passing ball detector (passing ball detecting means) 30 Special device 32 Winning ball device 38 Special passing area (passing area) 39 Specific winning ball detector (special passing ball detecting means) 40a, 40b Normal passing area (passing area) 42a, 42b Variable display (variable) Display device) 50: microcomputer

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A special device having a special passage area, a starting passage area through which a ball can pass, and a special passage ball detection detecting that a ball received by the special apparatus has passed through the special passage area. Means, a right generating means for generating a right generating game state based on the output of the special passing ball detecting means, and a game based on the fact that a ball has passed through the starting passage area during the derivation of the right generating means output. A variable winning ball device for changing for a fixed period of time from a second state disadvantageous to the player to a first state advantageous to the player, wherein a passing area through which a shot ball can pass is provided. A passing ball detecting means for detecting a hit ball passing through the passing area; a variable display device capable of deriving a plurality of display results based on an output of the passing ball detecting means; and a variable display device provided at an upper portion of the special device. The variable display device A prize ball device different from the variable prize ball device, which can be changed to a state in which the special device can easily receive a hit ball and a non-acceptable or unacceptable state when the display result becomes a predetermined display result, Ball game machine characterized by having provided.