JP3024835B2 - Ball game 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 variable display device capable of deriving a plurality of display results, and to output when a display result when the variable display device is stopped becomes a predetermined specific display result. Specific display result output means, a specific area for causing a predetermined specific game state to occur, and specific prize ball detection means for detecting winning of a hit ball in the specific area, the specific display result output means The present invention relates to a ball game machine capable of guiding a ball to the specific region based on the output of the ball game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a variable display device capable of deriving a plurality of display results has a predetermined specific display result, it is possible to guide a hit ball to a specific region,
There has been proposed a ball game machine that is set to a specific game state in which a great game value is given to a player when a guided ball hits a specific area. In such a ball-and-ball game machine, when performing a function test in a factory or a game arcade, in order to easily make a specific game state appear, a specific game state is achieved simply by dropping a ball into a specific area. Was.

[0003]

For this reason, during the operation of the game arcade, if the player and the clerk collude and the clerk opens the glass door and drops the ball into a specific area, it is easy to do so. Since a specific game state can be made to appear, there has been a problem that a game arcade suffers great damage. The present invention
In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game machine capable of easily distinguishing whether or not a specific game state has been reached without going through a regular game procedure. is there.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a variable display device capable of deriving a plurality of display results, and a display result when the variable display device is stopped. A specific display result output unit that is output when a predetermined specific display result is obtained, a specific area for generating a predetermined specific game state, and a specific winning ball detection for detecting a winning of a hit ball in the specific area. Means in which the output of the specific display result output means is not derived in a ball game machine capable of guiding a ball to the specific area based on the output of the specific display result output means. An output determining means for determining that the output of the specific winning ball detecting means has been derived, and a regular output based on the output of the output determining means.
And a predetermined process executing means for executing a predetermined process indicating that the game has entered the specific game state without going through the game procedure .

[0005]

When the display result of the variable display device is a specific display result, a hit ball can be guided to a specific area. And
When the induced ball hits the specific area, a specific game state is generated based on the output of the specific winning ball detecting means. On the other hand, in the case of simply put down the ball in a specific region, since the output from the specific display result output means is not derived, the output from the output judging means is derived, normalized
A predetermined process for executing the specific game state without executing the game procedure is executed. Therefore, it is possible that executed more predetermined processing, will readily appreciate that a particular gaming state without going through normal game procedure.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a configuration of a game board 1 of a ball game machine according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a configuration of a game area 3 of the game board 1.
In FIG. 1, the inside of a section rail 2 provided in a substantially circular shape of a game board 1 is configured as a game area 3, and a special prize winning device 30 including a main part of the present embodiment in a substantially center of the game area 3.
Is arranged. The special prize winning device 30 includes a plurality (three) of variable display devices 40 a and 40 constituting the variable display device 39.
b, 41, and a pair of ball receiving members 53a, 53b constituting the variable winning ball device 52, and the display result of the variable display device 39 is a predetermined specific display result and hits a specific area 45 described later. Is guided to turn on the special winning ball detector 25
When this is done, a right generation game state, which is a kind of the specific game state, is generated. The configuration of the special winning device 30 will be described later in detail.

In the game area 3, a plurality of winning ports 4,
5, 7, 9, 10, 12 (this 12 is not a winning opening in the correct sense), 14a, 14b, 16a, 16b,
The windmills 18a and 18b with lamps, the windmill 23, the side lamps 20a and 20b, the out port 24, and obstacle nails are provided, respectively. First, among the plurality of winning openings, the winning opening 4 and the winning opening 5 are integrally disposed on one mounting plate on the upper portion of the special winning device 30, and the lower winning opening 5 is provided by the electric solenoid 6. The electric prize winning device 5 of the tulip type which is opened and closed is constituted, and the winning prize of the hit ball is prevented by the winning prize opening 4 located at the upper part in the closed state. By the way, the electric winning device 5 has a variable display 40 of the variable display device 39 when a hit ball wins or passes through the operation winning opening 10 and the operation passing opening 12 described in detail later.
When a and 40b have a predetermined specific display result,
It is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds), and the winning ball received during the opening is guided to the special winning device 30.

The winning opening 7 arranged below the special winning device 30 is called the starting winning opening 7 and has a built-in starting winning ball detector 8. Thus, when the hit ball wins the starting winning opening 7 and the starting winning ball detector 8 is turned on during the above-mentioned right generating game state, the ball receiving device constituting the variable winning ball device 52 provided in the special winning device 30 is provided. The members 53a,
53b is opened until a predetermined time (for example, 9.8 seconds) elapses or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls is generated until the predetermined time elapses.
It should be noted that, when the hit ball wins the starting winning opening 7 when the right generating game is not in progress, it is treated as a simple winning.

Here, the game content in the right-generating game state will be briefly described. As described above, the display result of the variable display device 39 becomes a predetermined display result, and the hit ball is guided to the specific area 45. Turn on the special winning ball detector 25
When this is done, a right-generating gaming state (controlling that the special device is operated) is established. When the hit ball wins the starting winning opening 7 and the starting winning ball detector 8 is turned on while the right generating game state is continued, the ball receiving members 53a, 5 are turned on.
3b performs the opening operation described above. Then, such an opening operation is repeated every time a hit ball wins the starting winning opening 7 as long as the right generating game state continues. However,
The continuation of the right generation game state is such that during the right generation game state, the display result of the variable display device 39 becomes a predetermined display result again, and the hit ball is guided to the specific area 45 and the specific prize ball detector 25 is turned on. Or when a predetermined number (for example, 16) of hit balls are won in the starting winning opening 7.

In the winning in the starting winning opening 7, up to a "predetermined number-1" winning balls are stored, and the ball receiving members 53a and 53b are opened based on the stored value. , The right generation state disappears, and after the opening operation at the time when the predetermined number is reached (even if the opening and closing operation is 16 times or less), the subsequent opening operation is not performed. Therefore, it is desirable that the winning in the starting winning opening 7 and the opening operation of the ball receiving members 53a and 53b are alternately performed. In the present embodiment, however, the ball receiving members 53a and 5b are used.
When 3b is opened, the ball receiving members 53a, 53 in the opened state are opened.
Since b prevents the ball from flowing toward the starting winning opening 7, the winning in the starting winning opening 7 and the ball receiving member 53 are prevented.
There is a high possibility that the opening operations a and 53b are alternately performed.

One side of the above-mentioned starting winning opening 7 (left side in the figure).
The winning opening 10 arranged on the side is called an operating winning opening 10 and has a built-in symbol operation detector 11. Thus, when the hit ball wins the operation winning opening 10 and the symbol operation detector 11 is turned on, the change of the variable displays 40a and 40b of the variable display device 39 is started, and when a certain time has elapsed. To derive the display result.
An operating passage 12 is arranged above the operating winning opening 10 as having the same function as the operating winning opening 10. A symbol operation detector 13 is also built in the operation passage opening 12, and when the symbol operation detector 13 is turned on, the display results are derived on the variable indicators 40a and 40b. In addition, the operation passage opening 12 is for discharging the passed ball to the game area 3 again, but it may be formed as a winning opening, or the operation winning opening 10 may be formed as a passing opening. May be.

The winning holes 14a and 14b provided on the left and right sides corresponding to the upper part of the special winning device 30 are referred to as shoulder winning holes 14a and 14b, and have shoulder lamps 15a and 15b built therein. ing. Winning openings 16a, 16b provided on the left and right sides of the lower part of the special winning device 30,
These are referred to as sleeve winning ports 16a and 16b, and have sleeve lamps 17a and 17b built therein. The winning opening 9 arranged on the other side (right side in the figure) of the starting winning opening 7.
Simply constitutes a normal winning opening 9 for winning a hit ball.

Among the windmills provided in the game area 3, the windmill 23 is a normal windmill that simply changes the flow direction of the hit ball, but the windmills 18a with lamps provided on the left and right sides of the prize hole 4 are provided. 18b has windmill lamps 19a and 19b for illuminating the windmill portion, and the aforementioned shoulder lamps 15a and 1b are provided.
5b, the sleeve lamps 17a and 17b, and the side lamps 20a and 20b provided at both ends of the game area 3 are controlled to be displayed in a predetermined manner during a right generation game state or the like. Although not shown, a rail decoration lamp 21 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4) for decorating the outer periphery of the game area 3 and a game effect lamp 22 (for decorating the upper part of the ball game machine) having the same function as those lamps. 4 is also provided.

At the bottom of the game area 3, there is provided an out port 24 for collecting out balls which have not won any of the winning ports or the winning devices. On the other hand, on the back surface of the game board 1, detectors 25 and 26 are provided for detecting a winning ball that has won the specific area 45 of the special winning device 30 and the ball receiving members 53a and 53b constituting the variable winning ball device 52. I have. That is, a specific winning ball detector 25 that detects a winning ball that has won the specific area 45 and derives a signal of the occurrence and disappearance of the right generation game state, and a winning ball that is received while the ball receiving members 53a and 53b are open. The winning ball detector 26 for detecting the number of balls is fixed to the back surface of the game board 1. Although not shown, the ball-and-ball game machine is also provided with a speaker 27 (only a sign is shown in FIG. 4) for producing a sound effect produced in accordance with the progress of the game.

Next, the structure of the special winning device 30 arranged at the center of the game area 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a front view of the special winning device 30, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the special winning device 30 as viewed from the front.
In the figure, a special winning device 30 has a mounting board 31 mounted on the surface of the game board 1, and the mounting board 3
1, a variable display device 39 and a variable winning ball device 52 are integrally formed. By the way, a substantially circular surrounding frame 32 including the variable display device 39 and the specific region 45 therein is protruded from the mounting board 31, and a ball that has entered the electric winning device 5 is provided above the surrounding frame 32. The ball inlet 33 for receiving is notched.

At the ball entrance 33, a rotating body 34 which is rotated by a drive motor 35 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4) is arranged so as to face. The rotating body 34 has a receiving portion for receiving a hit ball falling from the ball inlet 33, and the ball received by the receiving portion falls downward at a position where the ball is rotated by half a turn. The rotating body 34 is driven to rotate at a constant cycle from the time of power-on. When the symbol stop detector 37 described below is turned on, the cycle is controlled to be long. In addition, a stop position detector 36 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4) is provided to detect whether or not the receiving portion of the rotating body 34 faces upward. When a plurality of hit balls are guided to the ball entrance 33 while the electric winning device 5 is open, the leading ball is dropped downward by the rotation of the rotating body 34, and the receiving portion is again moved to the upper position. Until it comes, the next ball is waiting between the ball entrance 33 and the ball entrance and the lower end of the electric winning device 5.

The hit ball P1 that falls downward due to the rotation of the rotating body 34 passes through the symbol stop detector 37 in the process of falling. When the symbol stop detector 37 is turned on,
The variable display operation of the variable display 41 (hereinafter, referred to as “variation”) of the variable display device 39 described below, which is always variably displayed, stops, and the display result is derived. Variable display 41
When the display result of is a predetermined specific display result,
An induction solenoid 47 that drives an induction member 46 that opens and closes the specific area 45 is turned on for a predetermined time. The rotating body 34
The symbol stop detector 37 has its front surface covered with a decorative plate 38.

A variable display device 39 is arranged below the symbol stop detector 37 and on the surface of the mounting board 31 so as to face the same. This variable display device 39 is composed of a plurality of variable displays 40a, 40b, 41, and the left and right variable displays 40a, 40b are the symbol operation detectors 11, 1
The variable display 41 at the center is controlled to be stopped based on the detection signal of the symbol stop detector 37.

Therefore, first, the left and right variable indicators 40a,
The variable display 40a, 40b will be described.
Is composed of 7-segment LEDs, the left variable display 40a sequentially displays nine types of numbers from 0 to 8 in a variable manner, and the right variable display 40b displays four types of 3, 4, 7, and 8 The numbers are sequentially displayed in a variable manner. And the combination (display result) of the symbols at the time of stop is "3.3".
When the combination of “7 · 7” is obtained, it is determined that the specific display result has been displayed, and the electric winning device 5
For a certain period of time. The probability that the specific display result is displayed is controlled so as to change. For example, in the normal game state, the specific display result is derived with a low probability of 1/100, and the odd-numbered right generation game state is performed. Is changed to a high probability of 1/10 at the end of the game, and is changed to a low probability by the establishment of the right generation game state after the high probability. The determination as to whether or not it is a hit and the determination of the symbols displayed on the variable indicators 40a and 40b at the time of stop are determined by a predetermined random number when the symbol operation detectors 11 and 13 are activated or when the variation is started. This is done by extracting one value from The determination as to whether or not a hit may be made may be made by determining the combination of symbols actually displayed on the variable indicators 40a and 40b.

The central variable display 41 is also composed of 7-segment LEDs, and is configured to sequentially display the symbols "1", "F" and "2". When the symbol at the time of the stop becomes “F”, it is determined that the specific display result has been displayed, and the guiding member 46 described later is driven to open the specific area 45. On the other hand, when the symbol at the time of stop is a symbol other than “F”, it is determined that the symbol has come off and the guiding member 4
6 does not operate and the specific area 45 is not opened.

Below the variable display device 39, there is provided a rotator 42 for receiving the hit ball P1 passing through the symbol stop detector 37. The rotating body 42 is rotationally driven by a drive motor 43 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4), and the concave portion for receiving the hit ball P1 is normally upward, and the detection signal of the symbol stop detector 37 is derived. Thereafter, the rotation is started with a delay for a very short time, and stopped after one rotation. Further, a stop position detector 44 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4) is provided to detect the stop position (the position where the concave portion faces upward). Note that while the rotating body 42 makes one rotation, the hit ball P1 received in the concave portion naturally falls downward.

Below the rotating body 42, there is formed a normal area 49 in which a falling ball is made a normal prize.
A specific area 45 is provided between the rotating body 9 and the rotating body 42. The normal region 49 is formed at the lowermost portion of the surrounding frame 42, and guides a ball received by the lowermost surrounding frame 42 from an opening formed in the mounting board 31 to the back surface of the game board 1. It is composed.

Further, the specific area 45 is also formed as an opening opened substantially at the center of the mounting board 31. For this reason, a guide member 46 slidable in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the mounting substrate 31 and in the front-rear direction to guide the ball to the specific area 45 is provided. This guiding member 46
When the variable indicator 41 displays the specific display result “F”, the leading solenoid is normally immersed in a position where the tip is flush with the mounting board 31 and the variable display 41 displays the specific display result “F”. Is driven for a predetermined time, and the guide member 46 is projected forward. Therefore, when the variable display 41 displays the specific display result, the hit ball P1 dropped from the rotating body 42 is received by the guide member 46 and wins the specific area 45, and the specific winning ball detector described above. 25 ON
Let it. On the other hand, when the variable display 41 does not display the specific display result, since the guide member 46 is immersed, the hit ball P1 dropped from the rotating body 42 is guided to the normal area 49 therebelow. Treated as a simple winning ball. The mounting substrate 31 is provided with specific area forming projections 48a and 48b so that a ball falling on the projecting guide member 46 does not spill left and right.

By the way, when the hit ball is guided to the specific area 45 and the specific winning ball detector 25 is turned on, as described above, whether the right generating game state is caused or the right generating game state is terminated. If the right-generating gaming state is to be generated, the variable display 40
The award-generating game state may be set only when a specific gaming result has been obtained in which the specific winning ball detector 25 has been turned on after the a, 40b and / or the variable display 41 have obtained the specific display result. Or even when the game does not go through the regular game procedure in which only the specific winning ball detector 25 is turned on,
You may make it become a right generation game state. However, when only the special winning ball detector 25 is turned on, an output for executing a predetermined process is derived from a basic control circuit 60 described later.

By the way, indicators 50 and 51 composed of 7-segment LEDs are provided on both sides inside the center of the surrounding frame 32 protruding from the mounting board 31. The indicator 50 on the other side (left side in the figure) is called an opening number display LED 50, and the ball receiving members 53a, 53 during the right generation.
The number of times b is opened is displayed. The indicator 51 on the other side (right side in the figure) is called a winning number display LED 51, and ball receiving members 53a, 53b based on the starting winning.
The number of winning balls accepted during one opening of the game is displayed.

Thus, the number-of-openings display LED 50 flashes the number "6" when the right-generating game state is generated, and flashes the number sequentially when the open state of the ball receiving members 53a, 53b ends. Count down to "0"
, And the number of the lighting state of “9” to “1” is counted down every time the open state of the ball receiving members 53a and 53b ends. In other words, the blinking state of the number indicates the first digit of the two-digit number,
The lighting state of the numeral indicates the first digit of the one-digit numeral. Thereby, the remaining number of times of opening the ball receiving members 53a and 53b can be easily understood. The winning number display LED 51 displays the number of winning balls received during a single opening of the ball receiving members 53a and 53b in the right-occurring gaming state. The number of winning or passing through the operation winning opening 10 or the operation passing opening 12 is stored and displayed within four ranges. Of course, the stored display value is decremented every time the variable indicators 40a and 40b are variably displayed.

A pair of ball receiving members 53a and 53b constituting the variable winning ball device 52 are provided on both lower sides of the mounting board 31. The ball receiving members 53a and 53b are provided with an open / close solenoid 54 connected via a well-known link member or the like.
(Only the sign is shown in FIG. 4). When the open / close solenoid 54 is turned on, the ball receiving members 53a and 53b are opened, and the hitting ball P2 falling in the game area 3 is received by the receiving frame 55, and the mounting board 31 is received.
The prize ball is taken into the prize port 56 established as a prize ball, and the prize ball is detected by the prize ball detector 26 shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the variable winning ball device 52
The ball receiving members 53a and 53b constituting the special winning device 30
Although it is shown that it is provided integrally with the game board 1, it may be configured separately and arranged on the game board 1. Similarly, the variable display device 39
May be arranged separately from the special winning device 30.

The special prize winning device 30 has a decoration LED 5 (not shown) to enhance the decoration effect.
7 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4) is provided so as to face the surface of the mounting board 31.

The configuration of the game board 1 of the ball game machine including the special winning device 30 has been described above. The game devices are controlled by a game control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing the game control circuit in a block configuration, which is controlled by a basic control circuit 60 including an MPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an input / output circuit. Thus, the basic control circuit 60 receives the specific winning ball detector 25, the starting winning ball detector 8, the winning ball detector 26, the stop position detectors 36 and 44, and the symbol operation detectors 11 and 13 via the detecting circuit 61. , And a detection signal from the symbol stop detector 37, and a chip select signal is given from the address decode circuit 62 to the basic control circuit 60 and the detection circuit 61. When the power is turned on, a reset signal is supplied from the initial reset circuit 63 to the basic control circuit 60, and a periodic reset signal is supplied from the periodic reset circuit 64 to the basic control circuit 60 at predetermined time intervals.

On the other hand, a control signal is supplied from the basic control circuit 60 to the following devices and circuits. That is, an audio signal is given to the speaker 27 via the speaker control circuit 65, and the drive motors 35 and 43 are supplied via the motor drive circuit 66.
Is supplied with a drive signal. Also, via the LED control circuit 67, the variable displays 40a, 40b, 41, the winning number display LED 51, the opening number display LED 50, and the decoration LED
The display control signal is given to 57 and the rail decoration lamp 21 and the windmill lamps 19 a and 19 are transmitted through the lamp control circuit 68.
b, side lamps 20a, 20b, game effect lamp 2
2, sleeve lamps 17a, 17b and shoulder lamps 14a, 1
The display control signal is sent to 4b. Further, the electric solenoid 6 and the induction solenoid 4 are connected via a solenoid drive circuit 69.
7 and a drive signal to the open / close solenoid 54.
Further, the basic control circuit 60 supplies a driving signal to a jackpot information output circuit 70 for outputting a jackpot signal (right generation signal in this embodiment) to the outside, and a specification for outputting a specific information signal to the outside. A drive signal is given to the information output circuit 71. Note that power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 72 to the above-described devices and circuits.

Next, among the operations controlled by the above-described game control circuit, the operations related to the special winning device 30 will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG.
The operation when is operated will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in FIG. 5, the rotating body 34 normally makes one rotation at a constant cycle time T1. Specifically, one rotation is performed at a cycle time T1 obtained by adding the waiting time T2 to the time during which the rotating body 34 performs one rotation. This cycle time T1
The number of variable symbols in the variable indicator 41 (hereinafter, symbol 41) which constantly displays variable symbols during the period is 5 symbols.

By the way, the O of the symbol operation detectors 11 and 13
Assuming that the variable display devices 40a and 40b derive the specific display result based on the N and thereby the electric winning device 5 is opened and two hit balls enter the electric winning device 5, the first hit ball is The rotator 34 is caused to fall downward by the rotation of the rotator 34, thereby turning on the symbol stop switch 37 to derive the passing signal Q1. Thus, when the passing signal Q1 is derived, the variable display of the symbol 41 stops, and the stopped symbol is displayed. In the illustrated embodiment, the symbol “one” that is not the specific display result is displayed. Also, the rotator 42 starts rotating slightly after the passage signal Q1 is derived,
The ball rotates while holding the hit ball dropped from the rotating body 34 and received. In this case, the change of the symbol 41 is stopped until the rotating body 42 completely returns to the original state, and the change is started after the return. Also, if the upper rotating body 34 rotates before the rotating body 42 returns to the original state, a subsequent hit ball cannot be placed on the lower rotating body 42, so that the upper rotating body 34 The rotation of is also stopped. That is,
When the symbol stop switch 37 is turned on, the rotating body 34
Is added to the time required for the lower rotating body 42 to make one rotation during the time T1.

It should be noted that the number of changing symbols in the symbol 41 during the time T3 is four symbols. Therefore, when the T3 time lasts three times, that is, while the electric winning device 5 is open,
When there are three hit balls, only three symbols change in order of four symbols every one T3 time.
"F" which is a specific display result is always displayed in any of the three hours.

Since the specific display result is not displayed by the above-mentioned passing signal Q1, the guiding member 46 (indicated as a specific area guiding device in the figure) is not driven.
The ball that falls downward due to the rotation of the rotating body 42 is guided to the normal area 49 and is processed as a winning ball.

On the other hand, the first hit ball is processed as described above, and the subsequent hit ball waiting in the recess of the rotating body 34 is dropped downward by the rotation of the rotating body 34, and the symbol stop switch 37 is set. After being turned on to derive the passing signal Q2, it is placed on the lower rotating body 42. When the symbol selected at the time of deriving the passing signal Q2 is the specific display result “F”, the guidance device 46 immediately protrudes for a certain period of time. The certain time is set to a time that allows a ball that has passed the symbol stop switch 37 to reach the specific area 45 via the lower rotating body 42.

The hit ball falling due to the rotation of the lower rotating body 42 is guided by the guide member 46 to the specific area 45 and is displayed as the specific winning ball detector 25 (in the figure, the specific area SW is displayed. ON) to derive the right generation signal R1. As soon as the right generation signal R1 is derived, the special device operates and the right generation game state is set. In addition, after the passing signal Q2 is derived, a predetermined time T4 is set.
If there is no right generation signal R1 within the predetermined time T4, it is determined that the game has not entered the right generation game state by the regular game procedure, and a predetermined output is derived.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the operation when the special winning ball detector 25 is operated will be described. In the figure,
In step S10, it is determined whether or not a specific winning ball detector 25 (hereinafter, referred to as a specific area SW25) is turned on.
If not, the subroutine ends. When it is determined that the specific area SW25 is turned on, it is determined in step S20 whether the ON signal is derived within the above-mentioned predetermined time T4. In this case, instead of determining the predetermined time T4, whether or not the variable display 41 is displaying the specific display result, that is,
It may be determined whether or not there is a hit memory. Then
If it is determined as YES in step S20, it means that the specific area SW25 has been operated through the regular game procedure, and therefore, in step S30, the normal specific game state (in the present embodiment, the right generation game state) is changed. Raise it.

On the other hand, if NO is determined in the step S20, the specific area SW25 is not passed through the regular game procedure.
Is turned on, a predetermined process is performed in step S40. Specifically, the specific game state is set even if the game has not gone through the regular game procedure, but a predetermined output is derived to set the game state different from the normal specific game state. The predetermined output is, for example, in a normal specific game state,
Side lamps 20a, 2 that do not maintain a lighting state
It is conceivable to keep 0b in a lit state. In addition, as a predetermined output, an output signal derived to the outside, for example, a ball game machine, a ball game machine, or an island stand on which a ball game machine is arranged, For driving a specific display device (a lamp, a speaker, or the like) provided in the management device. By executing the processing as described above, it is possible to easily understand whether or not the specific game state has been generated through a regular game procedure, and to easily generate the specific game state in a factory or a game arcade. Inspection can be performed.

In step S40, as a predetermined process, only a normal game (a game in a state where the specific winning ball detector 25 is not ON) may be continued without setting the specific game state. Alternatively, the game may be deactivated by deriving a predetermined output signal to the outside through the specific information output circuit 71 and stopping the game at the same time.

Although the configuration and operation of the ball game machine according to the embodiment have been described above, according to the embodiment, the specific prize-ball detecting device 25 operates with the variable display device 39 not displaying the specific display result. When the game is turned on, that is, when it is determined that the game does not go through the regular game procedure, a predetermined process is executed. By looking at the executed predetermined process, the specific game state changes to the regular game procedure. It can be easily understood whether or not it has occurred.

In the above-described embodiment, the processing executed by the predetermined output includes the side lamp 20
Although the lighting of a and 20b, the deactivation of the specific game state, and the deactivation of the ball-and-ball game machine have been described, other processing that can be easily recognized as being different from the normal specific game state may be executed. For example, when the variable indicators 40a, 40b, and 41 are in a normal state, the variable indicators 40a, 40b, and 41 are variably displayed in red, and after the output described above, they may be variably displayed in green.
Also, in the above-described embodiment, the specific game state is a ball game machine having a game content that causes a right-generating game state, but the variable hitting device specifies a hit ball based on the specific display result being derived. Any type of ball game machine may be used as long as it has a game content that leads to a region and thereby causes a specific game state.

[0042]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, when there is a detection signal that causes a specific game state without going through the normal game procedure, the correct signal is output.
Since predetermined processing to the effect that a particular gaming state without going through the game procedure of regulations is configured to run more on a predetermined processing that is executed, the game specific gaming state is a regular It can be easily distinguished whether it is generated through the procedure.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a game area of a game board of a ball game machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a special winning device arranged in a game area.

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the special winning device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a game control circuit for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 5 is a time chart showing a game operation related to the special winning device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process when the specific winning ball detector is operated.

[Explanation of symbols]

 25 Specific winning ball detector 30 Special winning device 39 Variable display device 40a, 40b Variable display 41 Variable display 45 Specific area

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A variable display device capable of deriving a plurality of display results, and a specific display result output to be output when a display result when the variable display device is stopped becomes a predetermined specific display result. Means, a specific area for causing a predetermined specific game state to occur, and a specific winning ball detecting means for detecting a winning of a hit ball in the specific area, and based on an output of the specific display result output means, In a ball game machine capable of guiding a hit ball to a specific area, an output for determining that an output of the specific winning ball detection means has been derived in a state where the output of the specific display result output means has not been derived. Judging means; and performing a normal game procedure based on the output of the output judging means.
And a predetermined process executing means for executing a predetermined process indicating that the game has entered the specific gaming state .