JP2908840B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial applications]

According to the present invention, a gaming state in which a ball falls toward a passing area including a specific passing area based on the fact that a hit ball has won a predetermined winning opening provided on a game board appears, and in the gaming state, The present invention relates to a ball game machine in which a variable winning prize ball device is opened and closed in a predetermined manner in a big hit state on condition that a specific prize area is won.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, a gaming state in which a ball falls toward a passing area including a specific passing area based on a hit ball winning at a predetermined winning opening provided on a game board, and the ball passes a specific passing state in the gaming state As a ball game machine that becomes a big hit condition on condition that it wins the area and drives the variable winning ball device to open and close in a predetermined manner, for example, a starting winning port as a predetermined winning port provided on a game board When the ball hit by the player wins, the pair of ball receiving members opens and closes at short time intervals, and the ball received by the ball receiving member during the opening and closing operation is formed in a prize space in which the ball is relatively large. With a variable winning ball device configured to fall downward and be guided to one of a plurality of winning ports as a passing area including a specific passing area provided below the winning space. Many ball game machines are offered to the market It had. In such a ball game machine, when the winning ball received by the ball receiving member by the above-mentioned operation passes through the specific passing area, a big hit state is given to the player.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

By the way, in the above-mentioned variable winning ball device, in order to obtain a big hit state, it is necessary to first hit a ball into a starting winning opening, and thereafter, by a ball receiving member which opens and closes for a short time by starting winning. It is necessary that the hit ball be guided to the variable winning ball device and pass through a specific passage area. In other words, even if the ball hits the start winning opening, if the ball does not win in the variable winning ball device during the opening / closing operation based on it, there is no chance to win a big hit and the player is disappointed. Was. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object the object of the present invention when a ball is hit at a predetermined winning opening provided on a game board (for example, a winning opening corresponding to a starting winning opening). Another object of the present invention is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine that always provides a chance to win a jackpot state.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a game in which a ball falls toward a passing area including a specific passing area on the condition that a hit ball wins a predetermined winning opening provided on a game board. A state appears, and in the game state, a ball hits a specific passing area in a state of a big hit, and the variable winning prize ball device is opened in a predetermined manner on condition that the ball wins the specific passing area. A prize space in which the ball falls toward the region is configured so that the ball is circulated by a ball circulating mechanism, and the ball circulating is provided on condition that the ball hit by the player has won the predetermined prize port. The mechanism is driven so that a predetermined number of enclosed balls are discharged into the winning space, and at the time of the big hit, the winning balls received by the variable winning ball device and the enclosed balls are exchanged and released into the winning space. Enclosure It is characterized in that so as to drive the circulation mechanism.

[Action]

A specific passage in which a predetermined number of enclosed balls can be given a big hit state in the winning space by driving an enclosed ball circulation mechanism on condition that a hit ball hit by a player has won a predetermined winning opening. It falls toward the passing area including the area. For this reason, as long as the ball hits a predetermined winning opening, the enclosed ball always falls toward the passing area including the specific passing area, so that the player's sense of expectation is excited and the interest in the game is lost. There is no. Further, even in the big hit state, the winning balls received by the variable winning ball device and the enclosing balls are exchanged and the enclosing balls are released toward the passing area including the specific passing area, so that the encircling balls are released from the enclosing ball circulation mechanism By observing only the flowing state of the enclosed ball, it is possible to easily understand whether or not a prize has been won in the specific passage area, and to attract the interest of the player by using the enclosed ball circulation mechanism even in a big hit state. Can be. In addition, by forming the winning space in which the enclosed ball circulates integrally with the variable winning ball device, the configuration can be made the same as that of the conventional variable winning ball device including the specific passing area. In addition, by using a plurality of enclosed balls, the release of the enclosed balls can be performed continuously, and the progress of the game can be rapidly performed. Further, by disposing a storage mechanism for storing the enclosing balls discharged from the enclosing ball circulation mechanism on the upstream side of the passage area, it is possible to change the state of the discharged enclosing balls flowing down in the winning space.

【Example】

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, an overall configuration of a ball game machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view of a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine. In the figure, a door holding frame 3 is provided around an opening of a front frame 2 formed in a frame shape of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and glass plates 4a and 4b are provided on one side of the door holding frame 3 (see FIG. 2). ), And a glass door frame 4 and a front door plate 5 are pivotably mounted on the front door so as to be freely opened and closed.
A game board holding frame (not shown) for attaching the game board 10 and a firing rail (not shown) is fixed to the back surface of the front frame 2. A hit ball supply tray 6 is attached to the front door plate 5. The hit ball supply tray 6 is configured to store prize balls discharged from a well-known prize ball dispensing device provided on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and guide the stored pachinko balls to the firing rail one by one. I have. Further, a speaker 7 as a sound generating device is housed in a space below the hit ball supply tray 6 on the upstream side. The loudspeaker 7 is set to a specific game state (to be referred to as a big hit state hereinafter), which is described later, or to a release winning opening 13a to 13c as a predetermined winning opening described later.
When a prize ball is generated at the special prize opening 52 or the like, a sound effect for exciting the atmosphere of the game is generated. An operation handle 8 for driving a pachinko ball into a game area 12 of a game board 10 and a surplus ball tray 9 for storing surplus prize balls are attached to a lower portion of the front frame 2. On the surface of the game board 10, a ball guiding rail 11a for guiding a ball to the game area 12, a game area forming rail 11b for dividing the game area 12, a large number of obstacle nails (not shown), various winning ball devices and the like are provided. ing. To explain in more detail, the game board
In the ten gaming areas 12, normal winning ports 38, 15a, 15b, a plurality of open winning ports 13a to 13c having different functions, tulip winning ports 16a, 16b, windmills 17a, 17b with lamps, windmills 18a, 18b, A variable winning ball device 30 as a winning ball device having a pair of ball receiving members 39a, 39b, a gaming effect lamp 19a, 19b, and an out port 21.
Etc. are respectively arranged. The ball hit into the gaming area 12 is the normal winning opening
When a prize is awarded to 38, 15a, 15b and a tulip winning opening 16a, 16b, a predetermined number (for example, 13) is provided by a prize ball payout device.
Prize balls are paid out. The winning opening 38 of these normal winning openings is provided in the variable winning ball device 30. Also, when a hit ball wins in the open winning prize openings 13a to 13c,
Similarly, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out from the prize ball payout device, and a book to be described later in response to a detection output of open prize detectors 14a to 14c described later provided in association with the open prize holes 13a to 13c. The enclosed ball circulation mechanism 57 constituting a main part of the embodiment is driven to discharge a predetermined number of enclosed balls to the winning space 33 of the variable winning ball device 30. In other words, when the ball hits the central opening winning opening 13a, two enclosed balls are released, and when the ball hits the left and right opening winning openings 13b, 13c, 1 ball is won. Individual enclosure balls are released. Then, when the enclosed ball released at this time wins a specific winning opening 52 as a specific passing area described later provided in the variable winning ball apparatus 30, a so-called big hit state is performed, and the following big hit processing is performed. That is, the opening and closing operation of the ball receiving members 39a and 39b is performed 18 times at relatively short time intervals, or 10 winning balls received in the variable winning ball device 30 during the 18 opening and closing operations are detected. (Hereinafter referred to as opening / closing cycle). Further, during the 18 opening / closing operations, the ball circulation mechanism 57 enclosed in the specific winning opening 52 again among the plurality of winning openings formed at the lower part of the variable winning ball device 30. When the enclosed ball released by the prize wins, the above-described opening and closing cycle can be repeated. However, each time an enclosed ball wins in the specific winning opening 52, the opening / closing cycle is immediately stopped, and the process proceeds to the next opening / closing cycle. The repetition of this opening / closing cycle is limited to a maximum of eight times, provided that the enclosed ball makes a specific winning opening 52. Also, when the big hit state, the gaming effect lamp 19a,
19b and frame lamps 20a to 20c provided on the upper part of the front frame 2.
20c flashes to notify the player of that. The variable winning ball device 30 as a winning ball device will be described later in detail. The shots that did not enter the various winning openings described above,
Out port 2 provided at the bottom of the game area forming rail 11b
Incorporated in 1. Further, a mechanism plate for paying out a predetermined number (for example, thirteen) of prize balls based on a winning prize ball is provided on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a well-known manner. On the back surface of the gaming board 10, there is provided a winning ball set cover body 23 (see FIG. 2) for sequentially flowing the winning balls that have won the above-mentioned winning ports or the winning ball device. Further, a game control circuit board 22 for electrically controlling the game operation of the entire pachinko game is detachably provided on a rear surface of the mechanism board by a dedicated mounting bracket (not shown). Next, a detailed configuration of the variable winning ball device 30 as a winning ball device will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the variable winning ball device 30 has a mounting board 31 mounted on the gaming board 10, and in the center of the mounting board 31,
A rectangular window opening 32 is formed, and a winning space 33 is formed behind the window opening 32. At the upper part of the window opening 32, a winning control part 34 is protruded, and an upper decorative plate 35 is fixed to the front surface of the winning controlling part 34, and the upper part of the winning restricting part 34, the rear face of the upper decorative plate 35 The normal winning opening 38 is formed at the end of the game. Further, on the front surface of the upper decorative plate 35, a continuation number display 35 for displaying the number of repetitions of the above-described opening / closing cycle is provided.
A winning number display 37 for displaying the number of winnings in the variable winning ball device 30 in the opening and closing cycle is provided so as to face. A pair of ball receiving members 39 are provided at the upper left and right sides of the window opening 32, respectively.
a and 39b are pivotally supported so as to be freely opened and closed. This ball receiving member 39a, 3
9b, ball receiving member drive solenoids 41a, 41b (but not shown) via link members 40a and 40b (40b is not shown) connected to a rotating shaft (not shown) as shown in FIG. 41b is connected to the ball receiving member driving solenoids 41a and 41b.
The rotation shaft rotates in response to the excitation and non-excitation of the
The a and 39b alternately change between an open state in which hit balls are received and a closed state in which hit balls are not received. An upper ball rolling plate 42 lying on a line connecting the rotation axes of the ball receiving members 39a and 39b and dividing the winning space 33 into upper and lower portions is lying down. The upper ball rolling plate 42 is provided so as to be inclined downward toward the rear, and rolls all winning balls guided by the ball receiving members 39a and 39b backward. Between the rear end of the upper ball rolling plate 42 and the rear wall of the winning space 33, guide plates 43a and 43b that are inclined toward the center are provided, and the lower end of the guide plates 43a and 43b wins. A drop 44 is formed for the ball to fall downward. Fall 44
, The winning number detector 45 faces and detects all the winning balls received by the ball receiving members 39a and 39b. Then, the detection signal is counted as a regulation value of the number of winning balls in the opening and closing cycle and displayed on the winning number display 37. Also, every time a detection signal is received from the winning number detector 45 at the time of a big hit, an enclosed ball circulating mechanism 57 to be described later is driven to discharge the enclosed ball into the winning space 33 below. The prize ball dropped from the drop opening 44 passes through the prize number detector 45, and then passes through a prize ball derivation passage 46 formed on the rear surface portion of the prize space 33 toward the side, so that the prize ball collection cover is formed. It is led to the body 23. Further, on the rear surface of the winning space 33 and below the winning ball deriving passage 46, a release ball deriving passage 60 for guiding the enclosing ball discharged from the enclosing ball circulating mechanism 57 described later to the winning space 33 is formed. The ball outlet 51 at the rear center of the lower ball rolling plate 47 in which the lower end of the release ball outlet passage 60 constitutes the bottom surface of the winning space 33.
, And the lower ball rolling plate 47 is configured to be inclined downward from the rear toward the front. Thus, the enclosing ball falling from the release ball deriving passage 60 flows downward on the lower ball rolling plate 47 from the ball outlet 51 toward the front.
The lower ball rolling plate 47 of the 51 part has a stopper solenoid 49
Is provided. The stopper member 48 stops and stores the enclosing ball which is going to flow out from the ball outlet 51, and when the stopper solenoid 49 is excited, it comes into the upper surface from the back side of the lower ball rolling plate 47. ing. The ball exit 51 shown
As shown in FIG. 3, the stopper member 48 is formed to be wide in the lateral direction, and the stopper member 48 is also formed to be correspondingly wide so that a plurality of enclosing balls can be stored in a line in the lateral direction. Further, in this embodiment, the stopper solenoid 49 is excited only in each opening / closing cycle at the time of a big hit as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and as described later in detail, from the start of the opening / closing cycle. This is until a predetermined period elapses. In addition, in the approximate center of the lower ball rolling plate 47, a distribution member 50 configured in a rotating wheel shape is provided.
It gives a change to the flowing state of the enclosing ball that flows down almost at the center of 47. Specifically, the ball flowing out of the central portion of the ball outlet 51 hits the distribution member 50 and is largely distributed to the left and right and flows down. Even if a part of the ball hits the distribution member 50, it flows down the central portion as it is. . It should be noted that the distribution member 50 shown in FIG.
Indicates that the ball rotates naturally on the ball,
This may be configured to be electrically driven to rotate. A plurality of winning ports are formed along the lower end of the lower ball rolling plate 47 as passing areas including the specific passing area. That is,
A special winning opening 52 is formed in the center as a specific passing area, and normal winning openings 53a and 53b are formed on both left and right sides thereof. These prize holes 52, 53a, 53b are provided with prize ball receiving frames 55 protruding forward from the mounting substrate 31 along the lower side edges from both side edges of the window opening 32.
And is covered by a lower decorative plate 56 mounted on the front surface of the winning ball receiving frame 55. The specific winning opening 52 is provided with a specific winning ball detector 54, and one or two enclosed balls released by the enclosed ball circulating mechanism 57 at the time of the open winning enter the specific winning opening 52 and enter the specific winning opening 52. When the detector 54 is turned ON, it is determined that the state is a big hit state. Further, when the enclosed ball released into the winning space 33 in the big hit state enters the specific winning opening 52 and turns on the specific winning ball detector 54, it is determined that the open / close cycle repetition condition is satisfied. By the way, a plurality of winning openings 52, 53a, 53 as passing areas
The enclosed ball that won the b is the enclosed ball circulation mechanism 57 described in detail below.
To the recovery passage 58 of the vehicle. Next, the configuration of the enclosed ball circulation mechanism 57 attached to the above-described variable winning ball device 30 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. The enclosed ball circulation mechanism 57 is provided separately from the main body of the variable winning ball device 30 in this embodiment, and is mounted on the back surface of the game board 10. Thus, the enclosing ball circulation mechanism 57 includes a collecting passage 58 that can flow down into the enclosing ball, and the collecting passage 58.
Lifting belt 59 that lifts the encapsulated balls collected in 58 upward
And pulleys 63a and 63b arranged at the upper and lower ends of the lifting belt 59 to rotate the lifting belt 59, and a motor 64 (see FIG. 2) for applying a rotational driving force to one of the pulleys 63a. And a release ball lead-out passage 60 for guiding the enclosed ball to the ball outlet 51. The recovery passage 58 is formed to have a length that can store all of the enclosed balls.
From the ball inlet 61 formed at the lower end of the flow belt, and enters the rotation path of the lifting belt 59. On the outer periphery of the lifting belt 59, ball mounting portions 62 are formed at appropriate intervals for scooping and enclosing one ball at a time from the ball inlet 61 one by one. Thus, the encapsulated ball lifted by the lifting belt 59 flows out of the release ball outlet passage 60 after passing through the top of the lifting belt 59, reaches the ball outlet 51, and is then discharged into the winning space 33. It has become so. In addition, a release ball detector 65 that detects an enclosed ball that has been lifted and released by the lifting belt 59 is provided upstream of the release ball lead-out passage 60. The release ball detector 65 cooperates with the release winning detectors 14a to 14c and the winning number detector 45 to form the motor 64.
This is provided to regulate the rotation of the motor. More specifically, the motor 64 starts driving when the release prize detector 14a is turned on at the time of the release prize, and the release ball detector 6
5 stops driving by detecting two released balls, and starts driving when the open winning detectors 14b and 14c are turned on, and the released ball detector 65 detects the released balls. The drive is stopped by detecting one of them. Further, in the open / close cycle in the big hit state, the drive is started by turning on the winning number detector 45, and the drive is stopped by the released ball detector 65 detecting the released sealed ball. . More specific behavior is
Details will be described later. By the way, the enclosed ball enclosed in the enclosed ball circulation mechanism 57 may be the same as or different from the ball hit by the player. In the case of this embodiment, the enclosed ball is different from the hit ball, and the enclosed ball is a colored ball. Of course, in this case, it is sufficient that the hit ball is different from the hit ball. For example, the hit ball has a diameter different from the hit ball or a shape different from the hit ball (for example,
(Mirror ball type, football type, etc.) or a material different from the hit ball. Further, all of the enclosed balls may be different from hit balls, or only some of them may be different. The pachinko gaming machine 1 including the variable winning ball device 30 has been described above. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is controlled by a game control circuit formed on the game control circuit board 22. Here, the game control circuit formed on the game control circuit board 22 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a game control circuit in a block configuration. In the figure, the control circuit includes a microcomputer 70 as a control center. The microcomputer 70 has an MPU 7 capable of executing a control operation in a predetermined procedure.
1 and ROM72 to store the MPU71 operation program data
RAM 73 that can write and read necessary data
And The microcomputer 70 includes
Input / output circuit 74, sound generator 75, power-on reset circuit 76, clock generation circuit 77, pulse divider circuit 7
8 and an address decode circuit 79. Input / output circuit 74
, The open winning detectors 14a-1
4c, a specific winning ball detector 54, a winning number detector 45, a release ball detector 65 are connected respectively, and the solenoid driving circuit
The ball receiving member driving solenoids 41a and 41b and the stopper solenoid 49 are connected via 84, the motor 64 is connected via a motor driving circuit 85, and a 7 segment LED driving circuit 86
Is connected to the continuation count display 36 and the winning number display 37, and the game effect lamp 19a,
190b, frame lamps 20a to 20c, and windmills 17a and 17b with lamps
Lamp is connected. Although not shown, a lamp provided in the variable winning ball device 30 is also connected to the lamp driving circuit 87. The sound generator 75
Is connected to a speaker 7 via an amplifier 88. Further, various voltages are supplied from the power supply circuit 89 to the above-mentioned game control circuit. An example of a specific operation of the game control circuit described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B. In FIG. 6A, when the power supply of the control circuit is turned on, the microcomputer 70 first performs a V acceptance prohibition process (step S1). This is to prevent the detection by the specific winning ball detector 54 (hereinafter, referred to as VSW) from being effective even if the hit ball wins in the specific winning opening 52, even though there is no winning in the open winning openings 13a to 13c. This is a measure to prevent an illegal game. When the game is started, first, a ball is hit in the central open winning opening 13a among the open winning openings 13a to 13c and the open winning detector 14a is turned on, that is, whether two open wins are made. Is determined (step S2). If it is determined that there are no two open prizes, the left and right open prize ports 13b, 13c
It is determined whether or not a hit ball has won and the release winning detectors 14b and 14c have been turned ON, that is, whether or not there has been one open winning (step S3). If it is determined that there is no one open prize, the process returns to step S2. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2 that two open winnings have been made, the value of the winning number counter is set to "2".
Is added (step S4), and in step S3, 1 is added.
If it is determined that there is an individual release winning, "1" is added to the value of the winning number counter (step S5), and then the V reception prohibition is released (step S6). By the way, when a predetermined value is added to the winning number counter, 6B
By the interruption processing shown in the figure, the operation of discharging the enclosed ball by the enclosed ball circulation mechanism 57 is caused. Thus, it is determined whether or not the enclosed ball H1 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) released by the enclosed ball circulation mechanism 57 has turned on the VSW, that is, whether or not there has been a V winning (step S7). If there is a prize, step S1 described later
Proceed to 4. If there is no V winning, it is determined whether or not the release processing by the enclosing ball circulation mechanism 57 has been completed (step S8). If not, the process returns to step S7, and returns to step S7 and step S8. The process is repeated. When the release processing is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S9. Even when it is determined that the release processing of two or one enclosed ball has been completed as described above, the enclosed ball flowing down the winning space 33 of the variable winning ball device 30 takes time to win the specific winning opening 52. Therefore, the following processing is performed.
That is, the V valid timer, which is the valid time of the VSW, starts measuring a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) (step S9), and thereafter, it is determined whether or not there is a V winning (step S1).
0) If it is determined that there is a V winning, the process proceeds to step S14 described later. In addition, since the operation of the open prize detectors 14a to 14c is also detected within this fixed time,
If it is determined in step S10 that there is no V prize, it is determined whether or not there are two open prizes (step S1).
1) If there is, return to the step S4; if not, it is determined whether or not there is one open prize (step S12); if there is, return to the step S5; if not, whether the V valid timer has expired. It is determined whether or not it is (step S13). If the timer has not expired, the process proceeds to step S1.
Returning to 0, steps S10 to S13 are repeated, and when the timer expires, the process returns to step S1 to continue the normal game. It should be noted that the release prize may be accepted for all or a part of the above-described V valid time, that is, the processing of steps S11 and S12 may not be performed. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S7 and step S10 that there is a V prize, the state shifts to the big hit state, but first, the waiting time before the opening and closing of the ball receiving members 39a and 39b 18 times. Elapse processing of a certain interval time is performed (step S14). During this opening and closing time, at least all the balls enclosed by the open prize will be in one of the winning openings 52, 53
A sufficient time (for example, 3 seconds) to win the a, 53b is set. Thus, after the opening / closing time lapse processing is performed, “1” is added to the value of the continuation number counter that counts the number of continuations of the opening / closing cycle, and further, the open prize detector 14a
14c and the winning number counter for counting the detection signal from the winning number detector 45, and the released number counter for counting the detection signal from the released ball detector 65 are cleared (step S15), and the stopper for storage is cleared. The solenoid 49 is turned on (step S16). Then, after that, 18 times opening / closing processing which is an opening / closing cycle at the time of the big hit of the ball receiving members 39a and 39b is performed (step S17). When the opening and closing process is started 18 times, first, the ball receiving members 39a, 39
Whether or not the winning ball P1 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) received by the opening / closing operation of b turns on the winning number detector 45;
That is, it is determined whether or not there is a prize (step S1).
8) If there is a winning, "1" is added to the winning number counter (step S19), and thereafter, the value of the winning number counter becomes "1".
It is determined whether it is "0" (step S20). If the value of the winning number counter is "10", the process proceeds to step S25 described later. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S18 that there is no winning, or if it is determined in step S20 that the value of the winning number counter is not “10”, the enclosing ball discharged by the processing shown in FIG. 6B. H2
It is determined whether or not (see FIGS. 3 and 4) has won the specific winning opening 52, that is, whether or not there is a V winning (step S21). If there is a V winning and if it is determined that the value of the continuation number counter is "8" in step S22 described later, and if there is no V winning, whether or not the opening / closing process has been completed 18 times Is determined (step S23). If it is determined that the opening / closing process has not been completed 18 times, the process returns to step S18, and the processes of steps S18 to S23 are repeated. On the other hand, in step S21, when it is determined that there is a V winning, and the value of the continuation number counter is "8"
If it is determined that the opening / closing cycle has not been completed (step S22), the opening / closing process is ended 18 times to immediately stop the opening / closing cycle, and the storage solenoid 49 is turned off (step S2).
4) Returning to step S14, the next opening / closing cycle operation is performed. When it is determined in step S20 that the value of the winning number counter is "10", it is determined that a predetermined winning ball has occurred in one open / close cycle, and the open / close cycle is immediately stopped 18 times. The opening / closing process is terminated (step S25), and thereafter, the process proceeds to step S26 described later. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S23 that the opening / closing process has been completed 18 times without the V prize,
When 10 winning balls are generated in S25 and the opening / closing processing of 18 times is forcibly terminated, the solenoid 49 for storage is still OFF.
Since it is not set to F, processes of steps S26 to S30 similar to steps S9 to S13 are performed. That is, in this case, when the enclosing ball discharged by the enclosing ball circulation mechanism 57 and stored by the stopper member 48 is released from the storage, the plurality of winning holes 52 and 53a as passing areas are provided. , 53b must be secured for a sufficient time (for example, 3 seconds). For this reason, first, the storage solenoid 49 is turned off, and the measurement of the effective time of the VSW is started (step S26). Thereafter, the enclosing ball discharged by the enclosing ball circulation mechanism 57 wins the specific winning opening 52. It is determined whether or not the VSW is turned on, that is, whether or not there is a V winning (step S27). If there is a V winning, it is determined whether or not the value of the continuation number counter is "8". Is performed (step S28). If the value of the continuation number counter is not "8", the process returns to step S14, and shifts to the next opening / closing cycle. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S27 that there is no V winning, or if it is determined in step S28 that the value of the continuation counter is “8”, the effective time measured in step S26 is started. It is determined whether or not has elapsed (step S29). If not, the process returns to step S27, and steps S27 to S2
Step 9 is repeated. Also, if the effective time has elapsed without a V prize, the big hit state has ended,
After clearing the continuation number counter, the winning number counter, and the released number counter (step S30), the process returns to the first step S1, and the normal game is continued. FIG. 6B is an interrupt control flowchart showing the operation of the enclosed ball circulation mechanism 57. To explain this, first, the value of the winning number counter that counts the number of detections of the release winning detectors 14a to 14c and the winning number detector 45 and the value of the release number counter that counts the number of detections of the release ball detector 65 are: It is determined whether they are the same (step S31). When the values are the same, the process proceeds to step S38 described below to stop the driving of the motor 64 in order to prevent the enclosed ball circulation mechanism 57 from releasing the enclosed ball. On the other hand, if the values are not the same (a winning number counter> a released number counter due to the structure), it is determined whether or not the motor 64 is rotating (step S32). If motor 64 is not rotating, motor 6
After rotating 4 (step S33), step S3 described later
Proceed to 6. Further, when the motor 64 is rotating, it indicates that the discharging operation of the previous sealed ball is being performed, and it is determined whether or not the motor 64 has been rotated by one ball to be released (step S34). . This determination is made based on, for example, the rotation time of the motor 64 and the like. If the ball has not been rotated for the release of one ball, the process proceeds to step S36 described later. If the ball has been rotated for the release of one ball, the drive of the motor 64 is stopped and the release of the enclosed ball is stopped (step S35). As described above, in steps S32 to S35, it is shown that the enclosed ball circulation mechanism 57 is controlled so as to intermittently discharge one enclosed ball when the winning number is larger than the released number. In this case, the process of step S35 may be omitted, and the rotation of the motor 64 may be continuously controlled until the value of the winning number counter becomes equal to the value of the released number counter. By the way, in step S36, whether or not the released ball is detected by the released ball detector 65, whether the motor 64 is rotating or stopped, is determined, and when a detection signal is received, the value of the released number counter is determined. "1" is added (step S3
7) The interrupt processing ends. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S31 that the value of the winning number counter is equal to the value of the released number counter, the motor 64 is stopped (step S38), and the interrupt processing is terminated. Although the configuration and operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment have been described above, according to this embodiment, the hit balls hit by the player are open winning prize ports 13a to 13a-1 which are predetermined prize ports.
When the player wins 3c, the encircling ball circulation mechanism 57 is driven to drive a predetermined number (one or two) of enclosing balls in the winning space 33 as a specific passage area for giving the player a predetermined game value (big hit state). Falls toward a plurality of winning openings 52, 53a, 53b, which are passing areas including the specific winning opening 52 of. For this reason, as long as the hit ball wins in the open winning openings 13a to 13c, the enclosed ball always falls toward a plurality of winning openings 52, 53a, 53b including the specific winning opening 52, so that the player's expectation Excitement, without losing interest in the game. Further, in the above-described embodiment, as compared with the conventional ball game machine, a prize ball is also paid out for a prize ball received when the ball receiving members 39a and 39b are opened and closed based on the start prize. Since the ball receiving members 39a and 39b do not open and close at the time of the open prize, the number of prize balls to be paid out decreases accordingly. Taking this paradoxically, even if the prize winning rate of the hitting ball to the opening winning port 13a to 13c is higher than the prize winning rate of the hitting ball to the starting winning port in the conventional ball game machine, the loss on the gaming side On the other hand, the player has an advantage that the chance of winning a jackpot is further increased, and an interesting game can be provided. In the above embodiment, the variable prize ball device 30 having a pair of ball receiving members 39a and 39b is exemplified as the prize ball device.
A winning ball device that does not include a movable ball receiving member may be used. Further, in the above embodiment, the opening winning opening at the time of opening winning.
Although different numbers of enclosing balls are emitted according to the types of 13a to 13c, they may all be the same. Further, the number of the enclosed balls to be released is not limited to the embodiment, and may be set to an arbitrary number of one or more. Further, the mechanism for circulating the sealed balls may be of a different configuration from that of the above-described embodiment. In short, any mechanism may be used so long as the sealed balls circulate in the winning ball device. Furthermore, a card-type gaming machine that performs a game using a card on which ball information is recorded may be used as the ball-and-ball gaming machine.

【The invention's effect】

As described above, as apparent from the above description, the ball game machine according to the present invention is configured such that the enclosed ball circulation mechanism is driven on condition that the ball hit by the player wins a predetermined winning opening. Since a predetermined number of predetermined balls are configured to fall in the winning space toward the passing area including the specific passing area capable of giving the big hit state, the hit ball is inserted into the predetermined winning opening. As long as a prize is won, the enclosed ball always falls toward the passing area including the specific passing area, so that the player's sense of expectation is excited and the interest in the game is not lost. Further, even in the big hit state, the winning ball received by the variable winning ball device and the enclosed ball are exchanged, and the enclosed ball is released toward the passing area including the specific passing area, so that the enclosed ball is released from the enclosed ball circulation mechanism. By observing only the flowing state of the enclosed ball, it is possible to easily understand whether or not a prize has been won in the specific passage area, and to attract the interest of the player by using the enclosed ball circulation mechanism even in a big hit state. Can be. In addition, by forming the winning space in which the enclosed ball circulates integrally with the variable winning ball device, the configuration can be the same as that of the conventional variable winning ball device including the specific passing area. Further, by using a plurality of enclosed balls, the enclosed balls can be continuously released, and the game can be rapidly advanced. Further, by disposing a storage mechanism for storing the enclosing balls discharged from the enclosing ball circulation mechanism on the upstream side of the passage area, it is possible to change the state of the discharged enclosing balls flowing down in the winning space.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a variable prize ball device including an enclosed ball circulating mechanism as a prize ball device at the time of open prize, and FIG. 2 is a variable prize ball device showing the operation of the enclosed ball circulator at the time of open prize. FIG. 3 is a front view of the variable winning ball device at the time of a big hit, FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the variable winning ball device showing the operation of the enclosed ball circulation mechanism at the time of a big hit, and FIG. FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B are block diagrams of a game control circuit for controlling the operation of the entire game including the operation of the variable prize ball device. FIGS. 6A and 6B are flow charts showing specific operations of the game control circuit. It is a front view of a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine to which a winning ball device is applied. 1 Pachinko game machine (ball game machine) 10 Game board 13a to 13c Open prize port (predetermined prize port) 30 Variable prize ball device (prize ball device) 33 prize space 52 … Specific winning opening (specific passing area) 53a, 53b …… Winning opening (passing area) 57 …… Enclosed ball circulation mechanism

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game state in which a ball is dropped toward a pass area including a specific pass area on condition that a hit ball has won a predetermined winning opening provided on a game board, and in the game state. In a ball game machine in which a variable winning prize ball device is opened in a predetermined manner in a big hit condition on condition that a ball wins in a specific passing area, a prize in which the ball falls toward a passing area including the specific passing area The space is configured so that the ball is circulated by the ball circulating mechanism, and the ball circulating mechanism is driven under the condition that the ball hit by the player has hit the predetermined winning opening, and a predetermined number of balls are filled. In order to discharge the ball to the winning space and to exchange the winning ball and the enclosed ball received by the variable winning ball device during the big hit state and drive the enclosed ball circulation mechanism to discharge the ball to the winning space. Specially A pinball game machine to be. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a winning space in which an enclosed ball circulates is formed integrally with said variable winning ball device. 3. The sealed ball circulation mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of sealed balls are sealed.
The ball game machine described. 4. A storage mechanism for storing the encapsulating balls discharged from the encircling ball circulation mechanism in the big hit state, the storage mechanism being arranged upstream of the passage area. The ball-and-ball game machine described in 1.