JP3002840B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a first state in which game development on a game board is disadvantageous for a player and a second state in which game development is advantageous for a player.
The present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a game state conversion means which can be converted into a state and a start means for operating the game state conversion means, particularly a first state which is disadvantageous to the player on the game board and a second state which is advantageous to the player. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a variable winning device that can be converted into a state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There have been various pachinko machines provided with a game state conversion means on a game board. When this game state conversion means is roughly classified, a special symbol display device capable of displaying a plurality of symbols is provided, and a special winning opening is opened based on a combination mode of symbols displayed by the special symbol display device, There are those that create a state advantageous to the player by repeatedly opening and closing the movable wing piece when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and those that open the big winning opening when a hit ball enters the starting port in the right state .

[0003] Further, as a pachinko machine in which a ball guide path is formed on a game board and a ball detector is arranged in the middle of the ball guide path,
For example, there is Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 55-72986. This pachinko machine has a safe pocket, a ball entrance,
It has a shape having a ball outlet facing the game board surface, and a ball detector is arranged between the ball inlet and the ball outlet.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-150085 discloses an example in which a hit ball flowing down a game board can be guided to another winning opening by moving a movable member.

[0005]

However, a pachinko machine simply provided with the above-mentioned game state conversion means is tired of the player, and a pachinko machine capable of playing a novel game which has never existed before. The development of is eagerly awaited. Therefore, simply providing an electric accessory, for example, in addition to the above-mentioned gaming state conversion means not only makes the game board complicated, but also requires that switches for operating the electric accessory are arranged. . Also, when a guideway is formed by nails, guide members, or the like, hit balls are unevenly distributed in the direction of the guideway. Is easier to enter,
It is difficult to enter other winning ports and the like, and eventually the game is not balanced, and the interest in pachinko games does not improve.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and is capable of converting a special symbol display device on a game board into a first state disadvantageous to the player and a second state advantageous to the player. a in winning opening the pachinko machine provided with a starting means for starting the special symbol display device, in a favorable second state to said start means <br/> gaming first state and the player unfavorable to business A variable winning device that can be converted and
Of the variable winning device provided immediately above the
A step and a ball on which the actuating means is actuated
Ball guide means capable of guiding the player toward the game board, and the operating means, the ball guide means, the starting means, and the special winning opening are arranged on a series of ball paths.

[0007]

The same ball can act on the starting means of the special symbol display device , which is a game state converting means arranged on a trajectory that can be drawn by one ball, and the operating means of the variable winning device. , As the value of one ball increases,
Expectations of players are uplifted. Also acted on the actuation means
A guide means for guiding the ball above the starting means.
Thus, it is possible to easily enter the starting means.

[0008]

1 is a front view of a game board 1 of a pachinko machine according to the present invention, in particular, a game section 3 surrounded by guide rails 2. FIG.

The game section 3 includes a special symbol display device 4 which is a component of game state conversion means capable of converting a game development into a first state disadvantageous to the player and a second state advantageous to the player, A common symbol display device 5 constituting an operating means of a variable winning device to be described later and a central accessory 7 including a regular symbol start switch 6 of the ordinary symbol display device 5 are arranged. ordinary electric won game 8 as convertible variable winning devices to the favorable second state to the first state and the player unfavorable disposed's special in this ordinary electric won game 8
The special symbol display device 4 provided with the symbol start switch 10
Of the game state conversion means which can be converted into a first state in which the game is unfavorable to the player and a second state in which the game is unfavorable to the player, below the ordinary electric accessory 8. The big winning opening 9 which is a component is arranged.
Further, on the left and right of the special winning opening 9, a special symbol starting port 11 facing a special symbol starting switch 10 constituting a starting means for starting the special symbol display device 4 as the above-mentioned game state converting means is arranged. And the same as the ordinary electric accessory 8
Ru to function. Furthermore, a winning opening 12 is provided at an appropriate position of the gaming section 3.
And windmill 13, various indicator lights 14, and many obstacle nails 1
5 is placed, and an out port 16 is opened at the lowest position.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the central accessory 7 is provided on the upper front side of a mounting board 17 having an opening.
8, a prize hole 19 communicating with the rear side of the mounting board 17 is opened at the upper edge of the armor portion 18, and a normal symbol display device 5 and a normal symbol start storage indicator light to be described later are provided in the armor portion 18. 20
Is provided. In addition, a tubular body 21 is provided on the rear side along the edge of the opening of the mounting board 17, and a back cover 22 is attached to the rear of the body 21. A transparent front cover 23 is attached to the closed
4 is formed.

In the upper part of the closed space 24, a special symbol display device 4 is constructed by disposing a display comprising three-segment light-emitting diodes in a horizontal triple. In addition, a special symbol start storage indicator light 2 is provided at a lower rear portion of the closed space portion 24.
The light-emitting diodes constituting 5 are arranged, and the starting memory of a special symbol which can store up to four winnings is displayed. In addition, a fence plate 26 that is gently curved in a concave shape is provided in the lower portion of the closed space portion 24, and a mortar-shaped circular concave portion 27 is provided in the fence plate 26.
8 is established. The upper surface of the fence plate 26 is provided with a ball guide groove 29 which is gently downwardly inclined from the left and right corners of the trailing edge toward the circular concave portion 27. A ball guide rib 30 for guiding to 29 is provided.

A bottom plate 31 having a lower front edge is provided below the fence plate 26, and the remaining portion, to which the front cover 23 is attached, is formed as a ball outlet 32 which opens horizontally, and the front of the game unit 3 is opened. Face. That is, in this embodiment, the bottom plate
31 is an ordinary electric accessory 8 as a starting means disposed below.
It serves as ball guide means for guiding the ball.

On the other hand, the closed space 2 below the armor 18
A ball entrance 33 is opened in the left and right mounting substrates 17 on the outside of the base 4 and a ball receiving portion 34 is protruded from the ball entrance 33 toward the back cover 22 so as to pass through the upper side of the closed space 24. A guide gutter 35 is formed. Then, the lower end of the ball guide gutter 35 is opened above the ball guide rib 30 of the fence plate 26 provided in the closed space 24. In addition, this ball guide gutter 35
In the illustrated embodiment, a passing type ball detector is provided at the lower end of the ball guide gutter 35 in the illustrated embodiment. This sphere detector is a normal symbol start switch 6 for starting the variable display of the symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 5, and constitutes an operating means of the variable winning device including the ordinary electric accessory 8.

Accordingly, when a ball flowing down the game section 3 enters the ball entrance 33 and flows into the closed space 24 through the ball guide gutter 35, the ball is detected by a ball detector (a normal symbol start switch 6). ), And falls on the fence plate 26. The fallen ball flows into the circular recess 27 by the ball guide rib 30 and the ball guide groove 29. Immediately after the ball has flowed, there is a sufficient downward force so that the ball orbits along the edge of the circular recess 27, but when the downward force is weakened. It falls on the bottom plate 31 from any of the falling ports 28, returns to the game section 3 again from the ball outlet 32, and flows down the game section 3.
When the ball falls from the center drop hole 28 to the bottom plate 31, it flows down from the center of the ball outlet 32 to the center of the game board 1 through the center of the bottom plate 31, and is provided below the ordinary electric accessory 8 provided below.
High probability of flowing into Further, in the illustrated embodiment, a ball guide piece 30 'is vertically provided from the lower edge of the ball guide gutter 35 toward the fence plate 26 so that the falling direction of the ball flowing from the ball inlet 33 on the left side is stabilized. .

The ordinary electric accessory 8 disposed below the central accessory 7 has a structure as shown in FIGS. 7A to 7D, for example. That is, it has a pocket 37 for receiving a hit ball on the front surface of the base plate 36, and a pair of rotary wing pieces 38 on the left and right sides of the upper edge opening edge of the pocket 37. This pocket 37
Is fixed to the lower half of the central portion of the base plate 36, communicates with the through hole 39 formed in the base plate 36, and allows the ball flowing from the upper opening to flow out of the game board 1 through the through hole 39. It is configured in. A decorative plate 40 is attached to the front surface to cover the opening, and two support shafts 41 are planted rearward on the decorative plate 40 so that the rotary wing piece 38 is rotatable. To pivot.

The rotary wing piece 38 has a concave portion 38a at the base end portion on the shaft support side, and a swing projection 42a of a swing member 42 to be described later is loosely fitted into the concave portion 38a through a through hole formed in the base plate 36. . The operation transmitting mechanism for rotating the rotary blade piece 38 converts the linear motion of the plunger 44 that slides by the excitation of the ordinary electric solenoid 43 into the rotary motion of the rotary blade piece 38. 45 and the above-mentioned swing member 42 are pivotally connected by a pin 46. In addition, two interlocking rods 45 are arranged on the right and left sides of the ordinary electric solenoid 43, and are connected to both left and right ends of the swinging member 42.

A ball detector (for example, a special symbol start switch 10) faces the upper end of the opening of the pocket 37 so that a ball flowing between the rotary wing pieces 38 can be detected.
The ball that has passed through the ball detector (10) is taken behind the game board 1 as a winning ball.

The ordinary electric accessory 8 constructed as described above
In the normal state, the ordinary electric solenoid 43 is demagnetized, the plunger 44 is retracted by the bias of the return spring 47, the swinging projection 42a of the swinging member 42 is turned upward (FIG. 7C), and the rotating blade 38 Is open enough to allow one ball to pass through the distance between the tips, but is in a state where it is difficult to give a profit to the player. On the other hand, when the ordinary electric solenoid 43 is excited, the plunger 44 slides, so that the swinging member 42 swings about the support shaft 48 as a fulcrum via the interlocking rod 45 and the swing projection 4
2a is turned downward, and the turning wing piece 38 is opened to convert the ball into a state in which the ball can easily flow in, thereby giving a benefit to the player (the state shown by the broken line in FIG. 7A).

In the illustrated embodiment, a solenoid is usually built in the motorized accessory 8, but this solenoid is mounted on a game board or the like, and an external type that communicates via a link mechanism or the like is used. Can also. Further, in this embodiment, the ordinary electric accessory 8 is set as a starting port of the special symbol display device 4 described above, and the ball detector functions as the special symbol starting switch 10.

Therefore, the ball entrance 33 of the central role 7 described above.
, From the regular electric accessory 8 to the big winning opening 9 below, is a series of ball passages through which one ball can pass,
On the ball path , a normal symbol start switch 6 as an operating means of a variable electric winning device, an ordinary electric accessory 8, and a special symbol table
The special symbol starting switch 10 which is a starting means of the indicating device 4 is located.

On the other hand, below the ordinary electric accessory 8, there are components of game state conversion means capable of converting the game development into a first state which is disadvantageous to the player and a second state which is advantageous to the player. The big winning opening 9 is arranged. That is, as starting means
Ordinary electric accessory 8 consisting of a variable winning device is placed above the big winning opening 9
On the series of ball passages
Symbol start switch 6 and bottom plate 31 of the ball guide means and start
The ordinary electric accessory 8 of the means is located. This big winning opening 9
Has a movable member 49 that is movable when a specific condition is satisfied, and is configured so that a ball does not normally enter by the movable member 49. In addition, the continuation switch 5
A specific area facing 0 is formed, and the movable state of the movable member 49 is maintained on condition that the sphere passes through the specific area. Further, a 10-count switch 51 is placed on the most downstream side so as to detect all the balls that have flowed into the special winning opening 9, and how many balls have flowed into the special winning opening 9 up to now is determined by the mounting base. A visible display is provided by a 10-count indicator lamp 54 provided on the lower decorative portion 53 of the display 52.
In the illustrated embodiment, a specific area is formed in a protruding manner at substantially the center on the front side of the mounting base 52, a pass-type ball detector is provided in this specific area, and a ball passage opening of the ball detector is provided. A closing member 55 is slidably provided so as to cover the ball passage opening, and the closing member 55 is connected to a large winning opening solenoid (SOL) as a driving source via a lever mechanism. Further, a movable member 49 is provided on the left and right of the specific region, and the movable member 49 is connected to the driving source via a lever mechanism. According to the illustrated embodiment, the movable member 49 is in the specific region. It is configured in a pantograph shape so as to move parallel to the horizontal direction.

The special winning opening 9 is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment, but can be changed to a state advantageous to the player when specific conditions are satisfied, and at least the specific area facing the continuous switch 50 Any configuration may be used as long as it has a 10-count switch 51 that can detect the sphere. For example, a so-called attacker type variable winning device having a horizontally long gate may be used.

When a hit ball fired by a player flows down the gaming section 3 and wins a winning opening 12, a large winning opening 9, a natural winning opening 19, etc., 15 prize balls are paid out and a special symbol starting opening 11 (normal) It is set so that seven prize balls are paid out when the player wins the electric accessory 8).

When a hit ball wins in the special symbol starting port 11,
The special symbol start switch 10 is turned on, the special symbol display device 4 starts to display the symbol change, and is displayed for a predetermined time (for example, about 6.
After a lapse of 5 seconds or more, the symbols are sequentially stopped, and when the combination of the symbols displayed by the special symbol display device 4 matches the predetermined symbol, the special winning opening 9 is, for example, about 30
Open for seconds. When the 10 count switch 51 detects ten balls that have flowed into the special winning opening 9, the special winning opening 9 is closed even before the 30 seconds have elapsed. While the big winning opening 9 is open, the ball flows into the specific area and the continuation switch 50
Is turned on, the opening of the special winning opening 9 can be repeated up to 16 times. That is, the game is developed in an advantageous manner for the player, and the player can obtain great profit.

On the other hand, the hit ball fired by the player is
When the ball enters the ball entrance 33 provided in the space, the ball falls into the closed space portion 24 through the ball guide gutter 35, and the ordinary symbol start switch 6 on the way is turned on. When the ordinary symbol start switch 6 is turned on, the ordinary symbol display device 5 starts changing display, and about 6.5 is displayed.
When more than a second elapses, the fluctuation display is stopped, and when the symbol to be displayed at this time matches the symbol set in advance, the ordinary electric accessory 8 is opened for about 5.5 seconds. In addition, the normal symbol display device 5
Is a multi-digit display device, the ordinary electric accessory 8 is opened when the combination of the symbols becomes a predetermined combination.

When the ordinary electric accessory 8 is opened, the ordinary electric accessory 8 is provided with the special symbol start switch 10, so that there is a chance to shift to the above-mentioned advantageous state for the player. In addition, since up to four ON of the special symbol start switch 10 can be stored, more chances come. When there is a special symbol start memory, the special symbol start memory display lamp 25 provided below the special symbol display device 4 visually displays the special symbol start memory to the player.

As described above, the ordinary symbol start switch 6
The ball in which is turned on falls into the closed space portion 24 and goes around the circular concave portion 27, thereby extending the falling time and increasing the expectation of the player. In addition, the sphere and the ball guide means
There is a chance to return to the game section 3 again through the bottom plate 31 and flow into any winning opening. In addition, in this embodiment, since the ordinary electric accessory 8 constituting the special symbol starting port 11 is disposed below the falling port 28, that is, below the bottom plate 31 , the expectation of the player is further increased.

The pachinko according to the present invention having the above configuration
According to the machine, on a series of ball passagesAs an actuation meansNormal pattern
A normal symbol start switch 6 of the display device 5,As a starting means
handSpecial symbol start switch 10 of special symbol display device 4When,
Ball guiding means for guiding the ball acting on the operating means to the starting means
And the bottom plate 31Because I arranged
One hit ball is a normal symbol start switch 6 and a special symbol start switch
Switch 10 and the switchAnd
It is also possible to make a prize
The value of one hit ball increases. Also, a series of ball passages
Because it is formed, the player hits the ball in the direction of this ball passage
If you can concentrate, the special symbol opening 11 and normal
It is possible to aim at both the symbol starting port 56 (ball entrance 33)
become,Aiming at the big winning opening 9Easy game strategy
No. On the other hand, if it is a game store, the game board 1
It is easy to adjust the nail because the ball should be scattered
become. Furthermore, a central character 7 provided with a special symbol display device 4
Since the normal symbol start switch 6 is installed side by side
There is no need to newly provide the pattern starting port 56 in the game board 1,
The structure of the board of the technical board 1 can be simplified,
Easy configuration of ball guiding path and ball shift on the back side of the board 1
Become.

In the above embodiment, the ball passing through the ball detector is guided to the front side of the game board 1 through the inside of the central role 7, but once the ball is passed through the back side of the game board 1. The game board 1 may be guided above the front side of the game board 1, for example, the ordinary electric accessory 8 or the like. The ordinary electric accessory 8 in the above embodiment is set to be opened when the symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 5 matches a predetermined symbol, but is directly opened by passing through the ball detector. You may make it.

Next, an example of the control means for controlling the above-mentioned pachinko game will be briefly described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. In FIG. 8, reference numeral 58 denotes a central processing unit (CPU) comprising a RAM or the like used for data calculation or the like;
Is a clock circuit for supplying a predetermined pulse to the CPU 58;
Reference numeral 60 denotes a reset circuit for resetting the CPU 58; 61, a power reset circuit for initializing the CPU 58 and the like when the power is turned on; 62, a frequency dividing circuit for supplying a desired pulse to the reset circuit 60; A memory (PROM) in which programs and data for storing are stored, 64 is an input / output control device, 65 is a special symbol start detection circuit, 66 is a continuous winning detection circuit, 67 is a normal symbol start detection circuit, and 68 is 10 counts. Detection circuit,
69 is a special winning opening solenoid drive circuit that drives the movable member of the special winning opening, 70 is a normal electric solenoid driving circuit that drives the rotating wing of the normal electric accessory, 71 is a lamp driving circuit that drives various indicator lights, Reference numeral 72 denotes an electronic sound circuit that emits a sound effect from a speaker (SP) according to the situation of the game.
An LED drive circuit 74 for turning on an indicator light composed of an ED is a 7-segment LED drive circuit 74 for driving the symbol display device.
The lamp drive circuit 71 and the electronic sound circuit 72 include, for example, a normal symbol start switch 6 and a special symbol start switch 10.
When the LED is turned on, each indicator light is turned on or blinked, or a different sound effect is output to distinguish the operation state.

The ordinary electric accessory 8 in the embodiment described above.
Means that all incoming balls pass through the ball detector, but according to the ordinary electric accessory 8 shown in FIGS. 9A to 9D, the ball passes through the ball detector and is behind the game board 1. And the sphere taken in by the rotating wing piece 38 can be separated. That is, the function of the winning opening and the function of the starting opening can be provided in the same ordinary electric accessory 8.

This ordinary electric accessory 8 has a pocket 37 on the front surface of a base plate 36 for receiving a hit ball, and a pair of rotating wings 38 on the left and right sides of the upper edge opening edge of the pocket 37, and is in a closed state. A ball detector attached to the switch frame 57 is provided between the tip portions of the rotary blade pieces 38. The pocket 37 is fixed to the lower half of the central portion of the base plate 36, communicates with a through hole 39 formed in the base plate 36, a ball that has passed through an upper ball detector, and a rotating wing in an open state. The ball guided by the piece 38 and flowing in can be taken in behind the game board 1 through the through hole 39. In the illustrated embodiment, the ball passing through the ball detector falls into the pocket 37. However, by providing the switch frame 57 with a bottom partition plate, the rotating blade piece 38 allows the pocket 37 to move.
When it flows into the game board, it can be taken in behind the game board 1 separately from the ball.

A decoration plate 40 is attached to the front surface of the pocket 37 to cover the front surfaces of the pocket 37 and the rotary wing piece 38, and two support shafts 41 are attached to the decoration plate 40 rearward. The rotating blade 38 is rotatably supported.

The rotary blade piece 38 is provided with a concave portion 38a at a base end portion on the shaft support side, and a swing projection 42a of a swing member 42 to be described later is loosely fitted into the concave portion 38a through a through hole formed in the base plate 36. . The operation transmitting mechanism for rotating the rotary blade piece 38 converts the linear motion of the plunger 44 that slides by the excitation of the ordinary electric solenoid 43 into the rotary motion of the rotary blade piece 38. 45 and the above-mentioned swing member 42 are pivotally connected by a pin 46. In addition, two interlocking rods 45 are arranged on the right and left sides of the ordinary electric solenoid 43, and are connected to both left and right ends of the swinging member 42.

The ordinary electric accessory 8 constructed as described above
In the normal state, the ordinary electric solenoid 43 is demagnetized, the plunger 44 is retracted by the urging of the return spring 47, the swinging projection 42a of the swinging member 42 is turned upward (FIG. 9C), and the rotary blade 38 Has its tip abutted on the side surface of the switch frame 57 (FIG. 9A). In this state, a hit ball flowing down the game section 3 can flow only into the ball detector. On the other hand, when the ordinary electric solenoid 43 is excited, the plunger 44 slides, so that the swing member 42 swings about the support shaft 48 via the interlocking rod 45 to rotate the swing projection 42a downward, and The moving blade piece 38 is opened to convert the ball into a state where the ball easily flows (the state shown by the broken line in FIG. 9A), and the hit ball flowing down the game section 3 flows into the pocket 37 without acting on the ball detector. It can be taken into the rear of the game board 1 through the through hole 39 of the base plate 36.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, a solenoid is usually built in the electric accessory 8, but this solenoid is attached to a game board or the like, and an external type which is connected via a link mechanism or the like is used. Can also.

According to the ordinary electric accessory 8 as described above, it is possible to separate a ball that enters through a ball detector and a ball that enters without passing through a ball detector. When the ball detector is provided with a function as a starting port, the starting port and a so-called electric tulip can be integrated. Therefore, the installation space on the game board 1 can be reduced, the processing of the winning ball on the back side of the game board 1, or the installation and wiring processing of the ball detector can be simplified, and the mounting work, maintenance and inspection and the like can be facilitated,
High practical value. Even when the number of prize balls for the starting port is different from the number of prize balls for general prize ports, it is possible to cope with each prize.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented as appropriate unless the structure described in the claims is changed. For example, the operating means may be provided independently without being provided in the ordinary electric accessory. Further, the ball guide means can be formed on the game board surface.

[0039]

According to the pachinko machine of the present invention, the operating means of the movable winning device on a series of ball paths and the operating means
Ball guide hand that can guide the ball actuated above the starting means
And stage, since arranging the starting means and the winning opening the special symbol display device, can be permanently Rutotomoni which one of the hitting acts together actuation means and the starting means, possible prize for winning opening
Der is, it is possible to increase significantly the value of one of the ball. Also, since a series of ball passages are formed, if the player can concentrate the hit ball in the direction of this ball passage,
It becomes possible to aim at both actuating means and the starting means can be converted to an advantageous state for the player, also jackpot
If you concentrate the ball in the above-mentioned ball passage direction, enter the big winning opening
It can be awarded and it is easy to make game strategies. On the other hand, in the case of a game shop, it is only necessary to make the hitting ball scatter appropriately on the board surface of the game board, so that the nail adjustment is easy and the management is easy. Further, it is possible to provide a pachinko machine having an extremely high practical value, in which the configuration of the board surface of the game board can be simplified and the configuration of the ball guiding path and the ball shift on the back side of the game board are simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a central accessory.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a central accessory.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a central accessory.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a fence plate.

FIG. 7 shows an ordinary electric accessory, (A) is a front view, (B)
Is a cross-sectional view, (C) is a vertical cross-sectional view in a state where the rotary wing piece is closed, and (D) is a vertical cross-sectional view in a state where the rotary wing piece is open.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a control unit.

9A and 9B show another embodiment of the ordinary electric accessory, wherein FIG. 9A is a front view, FIG. 9B is a transverse sectional view, FIG. 9C is a longitudinal sectional view in a state where a rotary wing piece is closed, and FIG. ) Is a rear view.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 game board 4 special symbol display device as a component of game state conversion means 5 ordinary symbol display device as a component of variable winning device operating device 6 ordinary symbol start switch 8 as a component of variable winning device operating device 8 Ordinary electric accessory constituting variable winning device 9 Big winning opening as a component of game state conversion means 10 Special symbol start switch as starting means of game state conversion means

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A and starting means for starting a game board on the special symbol display device and unfavorable first state and the player Advantageously the second state and the winning opening convertible to for the player and the special symbol display device In the case of a pachinko machine, the starting means is constituted by a variable winning device which can be converted into a first state disadvantageous to the player and a second state advantageous to the player.
Operating means for operating the variable winning device, which is provided immediately above the big winning opening,
A ball capable of guiding a step-activated ball above the starting means
Provided a guide means on the game board, said large and said actuating means and said spherical guide means and the start means
A pachinko machine wherein the winning opening is arranged on a series of ball paths.