JP3335596B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a game area of the game board, a variable display device that is operated based on the winning of the punching ball in the opening closing driven electric start hole and the electric starting opening is arranged It relates to a ball game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game area of a game board, an electric start area (for example, a starter device) driven to be opened and closed by an electric drive source and a game which is operated based on a winning of a hit ball in the electric start area. Many ball game machines in which devices (for example, variable display devices) are arranged have been provided on the market. In such a ball game machine, a variable display device, which is a gaming device, is disposed substantially at the center of the game area, an electric starter device is disposed below the variable display device, and usually a left and right side of the variable display device. A structure in which a winning opening or a passing opening is arranged is common. In particular, when passing ports are arranged on the left and right sides of the variable display device, a ball passing through the passing port is guided by an obstacle nail or the like to a starting port or another winning device (for example, a variable winning ball device). Had become. In addition, a switch for detecting a condition for operating the electric starter device is provided at the passage opening.

[0003]

However, in order to guide the hit ball passing through the passing port to the electric starting port and the variable winning ball device with a certain probability, the obstacle nail must be adjusted accurately. There was a problem that a skilled technique was required. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of easily guiding a ball that has passed through a passage opening toward an electric starting area or the like. To provide.

[0004]

To achieve the above object SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the present invention, the game area of the game board, the winning of the punching ball in the opening closing driven electric start hole and the electric starting opening In the ball game machine in which the variable display device operated based on the electric start port is disposed,
While arranging the variable display device, the variable display device
The display result of the variable display device is derived by detecting the passage of a falling ball at a position away from the side and the display result
Is based on the fact that the predetermined specific display result
In the opposite direction of the game region and the induction portion and the electric start hole direction of the striking ball that has passed through the passing ball detecting means directed towards the gaming area of the electric starting opening direction for opening the electric start hole
And a distributing member having a guiding portion for guiding the passage port device.

[0005]

To the action] passage port device, towards the opposite direction of the game region and the induction portion and the electric starting opening direction directed towards the gaming area of the electric starting opening direction after detecting the pass ball detecting means hitting balls passing through
Since the distribution member is provided with a guiding portion for guiding the ball , the ball that has passed the ball can be passed without troublesome nail adjustment.
Can <br/> Rukoto to or induced in the opposite direction or directed towards electrostatic movement starting opening.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a configuration of a game board 1 of a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine according to the embodiment will be described. FIG.
Is a front view of the game board 1, and FIG. 6 is a rear view of the game board 1. In the figure, on the surface of a game board 1, a guide rail 2 for guiding a shot hit is planted in a substantially circular shape, and an area defined by the guide rail 2 constitutes a game area 3. I have. A variable display device 4 having two variable display members 7, 5a to 5c is disposed substantially at the upper center of the game area 3.

The two variable display members 7 of the variable display device 4,
Of the reference symbols 5a to 5c, the variable indicator 7 for ordinary symbols provided at the upper portion is composed of one 7-segment LED, and variably displays based on the fact that a hit ball has passed through the passing port devices 30a and 30b described later. When the display result becomes a predetermined specific display result, a starting port device 11 described later is opened for a certain period of time. The variable display members 5a to 5c provided at the lower part are constituted by rotating drums 5a to 5c capable of displaying a plurality (three) of identification information (symbols). Is variably displayed based on the winning, and when the display result becomes a predetermined combination of big hit symbols, a specific game state is established, and the variable winning prize ball device 50 constituting a main part of the present embodiment is set to the special gaming state. The ball receiving member 53 is driven to open in a predetermined manner.

The variable display device 4 is provided with a decorative design 6, a pass storage display LED 8, a start storage display LED 9, and a drum lamp 10 in addition to the above-described configuration. The passing storage display LED 8 and the start storage display LED 9 indicate the number of hit balls that have passed or won the passing opening devices 30a and 30b and the starting opening device 11, respectively, and the variable display 7 for the ordinary symbol and the rotating drums 5a to 5c are variably displayed. It indicates the number of reserved rights. The decorative symbol 6 is composed of 7-segment LEDs. For example, when the numbers 0 to 5 are constantly changed and the big hit symbol is displayed, the change is stopped and any of the numbers is displayed. Thus, if the number matches a predetermined value at the game arcade, a predetermined service prepared at the game arcade, for example,
By using the prize ball acquired in the specific gaming state, a service for allowing the pachinko gaming machine to continue the game can be received. Although not shown, the rotary drums 5a to 5c are driven to rotate by a drive motor 114 (indicated in the block diagram of FIG. 9) and stop the drive motor 114 at a position where a desired symbol is displayed. A reset position detector 112 (labeled in the block diagram of FIG. 9) is attached.

A starting port device 11 is disposed below the variable display device 4 described above. This starting port device 11
It has a pair of open / close wing pieces that are opened / closed by the solenoid 12. Also, as described above, the starter device 11 is operated for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) when the display result of the ordinary symbol variable display 7 becomes a predetermined specific display result.
Is released until a predetermined number (for example, three) of winning balls are generated, and when the ball is released, hitting balls are easily won. And the winning ball is
It is designed to be detected by a built-in start winning ball detector 13.

Below the starting port device 11, a variable winning ball device 50 constituting a main part of the present embodiment is disposed. The variable winning prize ball device 50 has a rectangular winning opening 52 formed substantially at the center thereof, and a ball receiving member 53 whose front surface is controlled to be opened and closed by a solenoid 61.
Is closed. Thus, when the solenoid 61 is turned on, the ball receiving member 53 is opened and receives a hit ball falling in the game area 3 so as to receive a hit ball 5 as described later in detail.
The winning space 54 is guided to the inside of the winning space 54. The winning space 54 is divided into two, and a specific winning area 70 is formed at one end. Below the ball receiving member 53, there is provided a numerical display 83 for both displaying the number of times the ball receiving member 53 has been opened in the specific game state and the winning number received during one opening. I have.

The above-described variable display device 4 and starting port device 11
The relationship between the ball and the variable winning prize ball device 50 will be briefly described. When the shot ball hits the starting opening device 11 (the hit ball can win from above even when it is not opened). , The rotary drum 5a of the variable display device 4
5c starts variable display and stops sequentially after a certain time (for example, 6 seconds) elapses. And the rotating drums 5a to 5a
When the combination of the pieces of identification information at the time of the stop of c becomes a predetermined big hit symbol (for example, a seven-slot, etc.), a specific game state is established, and the ball receiving member 53 of the variable winning ball device 50 is moved for a predetermined period (for example, It is set to open (until 30 seconds elapse or until ten prize balls are generated), and the hit ball falling in the game area 3 during the release is received in the prize opening 52. . Then, when the accepted hit ball is guided to the specific winning area 70, the continuation right is established and the above-described open state is repeated again. The condition is that the hit ball is guided to the specific winning area 70 during the open state. Is set so that the above-described open state can be continuously repeated up to 16 times.

In addition to the above-described configuration, the game area 3 includes passing ball detectors 34a, 34b on the left and right sides of the variable display device 4.
Are disposed.
As described above, the passage opening devices 30a and 30b allow the variation of the ordinary symbol variable display 7. Here, the configuration of the passage port devices 30a and 30b will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a front view (A) of one of the pass-through devices 30a (disposed on the left side of the game area 3).
Front view (B) of the main part of the other passage port device 30b
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the passage port device 30a. In the following description, one of the passage ports 30a (a number added with a after) is mainly described, but the other passage port 30b has the same structure.

In FIG. 1, the passage opening device 30a has a mounting board 31a mounted on the surface of the game board 1,
A receiving port 32a for receiving a hit ball on an upper portion of the mounting board 31a.
The hit ball received in the receiving port 32a is discharged again to the front of the mounting substrate 31a through a ball passage 33a formed behind the mounting substrate 31a. Note that a passing ball detector 34a faces in the middle of the ball passage 33a, and detects a passing ball P that passes through. Furthermore, ball passage 3
At the outlet of 3a, a distribution member 35a for projecting the discharged ball to the left and right is provided in a protruding manner. This distribution member 35a
Has an upper surface formed in a chevron shape, and its vertex is a ball passage 33.
It is formed off the center of the outlet of a. Therefore, the hit ball P discharged from the ball passage 33a is preferentially guided to one of them. When the surface that is preferentially guided is the priority guiding surface 36a and the surface that is not preferentially guided is the non-priority guiding surface 37a, in the passage opening device 30a disposed on the left side of the game area 3, FIG. As shown in A), the right-side surface is the priority guiding surface 36a, and in the pass-through device 30b arranged on the right side of the game area 3,
As shown in FIG. 7B, the left side surface is the priority guiding surface 36b.
It is said. With this configuration, the ball that has passed through the passage opening devices 30a and 30b is discharged toward the center of the game area 3, and the starting opening device 11 and the variable winning ball device 5 are discharged.
It is easy to win the prize. A circular decorative plate is integrally formed on the front surface of the distribution member 35a, and a seal sticking surface 38a is formed on the front surface of the decorative plate. A seal positioning protrusion 39a is formed on the seal sticking surface 38a so that the sticker to be stuck can be stuck accurately. On the back surface of the passage opening device 30a, LED substrates 40a, 4 having decorative LEDs 42a, 43a at the top and bottom thereof are provided.
1a is fixed to decorate the passage opening device 30a. In addition, the passage opening device 30 having the above configuration
a is a mounting hole 4 formed on the left and right of the center of the mounting board 31a.
The screw 4a is fixed to the surface of the game board 1 by screwing. In the above-described embodiment, the distribution member 35a
Has a priority guiding surface 36a and a non-priority guiding surface 37a, but an equal priority surface is formed without providing priority / non-priority, and the hit ball is distributed to the left and right by chance. But it is good.

Further, in the game area 3, windmill lamps 14a, 14b are provided on the left and right upper portions of the variable display device 4, and normal winning ports 15a, 15 are provided on the right and left upper portions of the variable winning ball device 50.
b is provided. The winning openings 15a and 15b include:
Sleeve lamps 16a and 16b are incorporated. These windmill lamps 14a, 14b and sleeve lamps 16a, 16b
It lights or flashes at the time of a winning start or in a specific game state to notify the player of the fact. Side lamps 17a and 17b provided on the left and right sides of the center of the game area 3, rail decoration lamps 18 provided along the outer periphery of the guide rail 2, and games provided on the front upper portion of the pachinko gaming machine have the same functions. There is an effect lamp 115 (not shown; however, shown in the block diagram of FIG. 9). Furthermore,
The game area 3 is provided with a windmill and a number of obstacle nails for changing the falling speed and direction of the falling ball, and at the bottom of the game area 3, none of the above-mentioned prize areas was won. An out port 19 through which a hit ball is guided to the rear of the game board 1 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 6, on the rear surface of the game board 1, a winning path is formed in front of which a winning ball guided to the rear face of the game board 1 is guided along a predetermined path. The ball aggregate cover body 20 is fixed. The winning ball set cover body 20 in the present embodiment is divided into upper and lower parts, the upper upper cover body 21 covers the upper rear surface from the variable display device 4, and the lower lower cover body 22 is lower than the starting opening device 11. Is designed to cover the back surface. Thus, of the winning paths formed in the lower cover body 22, a winning ball that has won the starting port device 11, and a winning port 80a, which will be described later,
Guidance ports 23a and 23b are opened at the end of the winning path for guiding the winning ball winning 80b, and are guided to the rear side of the lower cover body 22. And the guide port 23
The winning balls discharged from the a and 23b are collected in a second winning ball collecting gutter formed on a mechanism plate (not shown) arranged on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine, and a relatively small number of prize balls ( For example, 7) are paid out.
In addition, winning balls that have won other winning ports and winning areas,
The front side of the winning ball collecting cover body 20 is dropped as it is and gathered on a first winning ball collecting gutter formed on the mechanism plate,
A relatively large number of prize balls (for example, 15) are paid out. Further, on the left and right front surfaces of the lower cover body 22, positioning holes 92a,
Positioning projections 24a and 24b engaging with 92b are projected, and a solenoid mounting portion 25 for fixing a solenoid 61 for opening and closing the ball receiving member 53 of the variable winning ball device 50 is formed. Although not shown, a pachinko gaming machine is provided with a speaker 113 (indicated by a reference numeral in the block diagram of FIG. 9) for generating a sound effect accompanying the game.

Next, the detailed structure of the variable winning ball device 50 constituting a main part of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the variable winning ball device 50, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part of the variable winning ball device 50 as viewed from the front, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the ball receiving member 53 and the solenoid 61. In the figure, the variable winning ball device 50 has a mounting board 51 mounted on the surface of the gaming board 1, and a rectangular winning opening 52 is formed in the center of the mounting board 51, and the winning opening 52 is closed. The ball receiving member 53 is provided so that
A winning space 54 is formed at the rear of the player.

Here, the structure of the ball receiving member 53 will be described. The ball receiving member 53 is formed of a rectangular flat plate, and the support shafts 55a and 55b protruding at the lower ends of both ends are arranged at the lower rear of the winning opening 52. The upper side is opened by fitting into a bearing hole (not shown) formed at the upper side. Side guides 56a and 56b are provided on both sides of the front surface of the ball receiving member 53, and a distribution protrusion 57 is provided at the center thereof. Side guides 56a, 5
The ball 6b and the distribution projection 57 mainly guide the falling direction of a hit ball falling on the front surface thereof when the ball receiving member 53 is closed. Further, on the back surface of the ball receiving member 53, rail projecting pieces 58, 59 for projecting a hit ball received by the ball receiving member 53 into the winning space 54 smoothly are provided in a projecting manner. The rail projections 58 and 59 are provided at the center rail projection 5.
9 is formed so as to be lower than the left and right rail projections 58, and in particular, the hit ball received at the center of the ball receiving member 53 is guided to the rear as it is, so that a first guiding ramp 72 for specifying later, or The player is provided with an expectation as to which of the normal first guiding ramps 74 will be led.

Further, at the rear of both ends of the ball receiving member 53, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the engaging portion 60 is formed, and one of the engaging portions 6 is formed.
The engagement piece 64 fixed to the plunger 62 of the solenoid 61 via the operating member 63 is engaged with the solenoid 0. The solenoid 61 is separated from the main body of the variable winning ball device 50 and is fixed to the solenoid mounting portion 25 of the lower cover body 22 as described above. In order to stabilize the vertical movement of the plunger 62 of the solenoid 61, the operating member 6 directly fixed to the plunger 62
A guide piece 65 is extended from the side of No. 3 and the tip of the guide piece 65 is slid along a groove of a guide member 66 fixed to the lower cover body 22. In the solenoid 61 of the present embodiment, the winding coil is temporarily connected to a board 67 (printed wiring board), and
7, a solenoid wiring 68 is soldered. By adopting such a structure, it is easier to manufacture the solenoid with a fixed length of the winding coil at the time of manufacturing the solenoid, and the solenoid can be manufactured, as compared with the conventional solenoid in which the leading end of the winding coil is directly connected to the solenoid wiring as in the related art. Since it is only necessary to connect the wires having a required length, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

As is clear from the above structure, the ball receiving member 53 is opened and closed by turning on and off the solenoid 61. However, since the ball receiving member 53 and the solenoid 61 are provided separately, the solenoid is used. The solenoid 61 must be mounted so that the relative position between the ball receiving member 61 and the ball receiving member 53 is accurate. For this reason, in the present embodiment, in order to make the relative position between the variable winning ball device 50 main body side provided with the ball receiving member 53 and the lower cover body 22 to which the solenoid 61 is fixed, the relative position accurate,
The positioning protrusion 24 protruding from the lower cover body 22
a, 24b are engaged with positioning holes 92a, 92b, which will be described later, formed on the back side of the variable winning ball device 50.

As shown in FIG. 1, a special winning area 70 is formed at one end of the winning space 54, and a normal winning area 71 is formed at the other end opposite to the specific winning area 70. Are formed. The bottom surface of the prize space 54 is the highest at almost the center thereof, and the first guiding ramp 7 is inclined downward from the center toward the left and right ends.
2, 74, the specific winning area 70 and the normal winning area 71
Guide ramp 7 that descends backward just before
3, 75. In the normal prize area 71, the prize ball detector 78 faces immediately afterward. On the downstream side of the specific prize area 70, a further backward guiding ramp 76 is formed. A specific winning ball detector 77 is provided at the end of the road 76. In the illustrated case, since the rear guiding ramp 76 is formed behind the rear wall 79 of the winning space 54, the winning ball detector 78 and the specific winning ball detector 77 are arranged side by side on the left and right. . The specific prize ball detector 77 detects the occurrence of the continuation right described above, and cooperates with the prize ball detector 78 during one opening of the ball receiving member 53 in the specific game state. This is for counting the number of winning balls that can be accepted.

The hit ball received by the ball receiving member 53 and received in the prize space 54 rolls on the first guiding ramp 72 and the second guiding ramp 73 for a specific prize area. 70, or the normal first inclined guiding path 74 and the second normal guiding inclined path 75 are rolled and guided to the normal winning area 71. And in this case, if the ball rolls to the right as viewed from the front,
The hit ball is surely guided to the specific winning area 70. If the hit ball rolls to the left as viewed from the front, the hit ball is reliably guided to the normal winning area 71. It is very easy to determine which of the winning areas 70 and 71 the ball has been led to.

In the illustrated embodiment, the rear wall 79 divides a winning room into a guiding room for guiding a winning ball and a processing room for processing the winning ball, and a specific winning ball detector 77 and a winning ball detector are provided on the processing room side. The variable prize ball device has a structure in which a detector is installed in each of the three divided sections as in the prior art, and the center is a specific prize area and the left and right are normal prize areas. As a result, the number of detectors can be reduced, and the structure is simplified as compared with the case where the hit ball from the normal winning area is guided to the path where the hit ball is guided after passing the specific winning area. Further, in the present embodiment, it takes time for the hit ball to roll on the first guiding ramp 72 and the second guiding ramp 73 and reach the specific winning ball detector 77. When the last prize ball of the number of prize balls permitted during opening is rolling toward the specific prize area 70, several extra hit balls are further received by the ball receiving member 53 to win the prize. Can be a ball.

The structure of the main part of the variable winning ball device 50 is generally as described above, but the variable winning ball device 50 in the present embodiment further has the following configuration. That is, a normal winning opening 80 is provided on the left and right of the mounting board 51.
a, 80b are formed, and an obstruction member 81 protrudes below the ball receiving member 53. A front decorative plate 82 extends between the winning openings 80a and 80b and the obstacle member 81. Further, inside the obstacle member 81, a numerical display 8 is provided.
3 is buried, and the number of continuations when the specific game state is established and the number of winning balls accepted during one opening of the ball receiving member 53 are displayed in a predetermined manner. A decorative LED 84 is provided around the numerical value display 83. An LED lamp is also provided on the upper rear surface of the rear wall 79 in the prize space 54. This lamp is a V that indicates that a continuation right has been generated during the specific game state.
This is called a lamp 85.

Further, in the variable winning ball apparatus 50, two types of colored transparent decorative plates 86a, 86b, 87a, 87b are mounted on the mounting substrate 51 near the winning openings 80a, 80b. , 86b, 87a, 8
Decorative LEDs 89a, 89b, 90 for illuminating 7b
Lamp substrates 88a and 88b provided with a and 90b are fixed to the right and left rear surfaces. Then, the lamp substrate 88
Protective covers 91a and 91b for protecting a and 88b are fixed to the rear surface side, and positioning protrusions 24a and 2 projecting from the lower cover body 22 are provided on the protective covers 91a and 91b.
4b are formed with positioning holes 92a and 92b.

The structure of the game board 1 including the variable winning ball device 50 and the variable display device 4 has been described above. The game devices provided on the game board 1 are controlled by a game control circuit shown in FIG. You. FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram showing a game control circuit in a block configuration, including an MPU, a ROM,
It is controlled by a basic control circuit 100 including a RAM and an input / output circuit. Thus, the basic control circuit 100 outputs the special winning ball detector 77, the starting winning ball detector 13, the passing ball detectors 34a and 34b, the winning ball detector 78, and the reset position detector 112 via the detecting circuit 101. , And a chip select signal is supplied from the address decode circuit 102 to the basic control circuit 100. Further, when the power is turned on, the initial reset circuit 103 sends the basic control circuit 1
00, a reset signal is supplied from the clock reset pulse generation circuit 104 to the basic control circuit 10 every predetermined time.
A periodic reset signal is given to 0.

On the other hand, a control signal is supplied from the basic control circuit 100 to the following devices and circuits. That is, an audio signal is provided to the speaker 113 via the speaker control circuit 105. A drive signal is given to a drive motor 114 via a motor drive circuit 106, and a numerical display 83, a V display LED 83, a decorative design 6, a variable display 7 for a normal design, a passage storage display LED 8 via an LED control circuit 107. ,
Starting memory display LED 9 and decoration LEDs 84, 89a,
A display control signal is given to 89b, 90a, 90b and the like. Also, the lamps 1 via the lamp control circuit 108.
0, 14a, 14b, 16a, 16b, 17a, 17
The b, 18 and 115 are turned on, and the solenoids 12 and 61 are driven via the solenoid drive circuit 109. Also, a jackpot information signal is derived to the outside via the jackpot information output circuit 110. In addition, the above-described devices and circuits include:
Power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 111.

As described above, the variable winning ball device 50 according to the embodiment is described.
Has been described, the variable winning ball device 50 according to the present embodiment, when the ball falling down the game area 3 of the game board 1 is received by the ball receiving member 53, the hit ball is the winning space 5
4 and the hit balls received in the prize space 54 are inclined toward the specific prize area 70.
When placed on the guide ramps 72 and 73,
When the ball that has been guided to the specific prize area 70 and is received in the prize space 74 is placed on the first and second guide ramps 74 and 75 that are inclined toward the normal prize area 71, the ball is , To the normal winning area 71. Since the specific prize area 70 and the normal prize area 71 are arranged at positions opposite to each other in the prize space 54, by observing the rolling direction of the ball rolling on the guide ramps 72 to 75, Which winning area 70 or 71 the hit ball is guided to can be determined very easily.

In the above-described embodiment, the ball receiving member 53 of the variable winning ball apparatus 50 has a type in which one flat plate is opened and closed. However, the ball receiving member 53 has a pair of types that change between a standing state and a horizontal state. Opening / closing member, or a ball receiving member that slides left and right. In addition, the guiding ramp for guiding the ball to the specific winning area 70 or the normal winning area 71 does not have a different inclination direction from the first and second, and the specific winning area 70 or the normal winning area has a continuous inclined surface. The ball may be guided to the area 71. Also, in the above-described embodiment, the first and second identifications are centered.
Although the guide ramp and the first and second guide ramps for normal use are shown as being separated from each other, the guide ramp is separated toward the specific prize area 70 or the normal prize area 71, and the ball is given priority to one of the sides. Alternatively, it may be configured to guide the user. Furthermore, although the specific winning area 70 and the normal winning area 71 are shown as having left and right poles, they may be front and rear, up and down, and poles.

[0029]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, after the hit ball is detected by the passing ball detecting means in the passing port apparatus, the game area in the direction of the electric starting port is detected.
Guidance for guiding toward the area and the direction opposite to the direction of the electric start port
And a guiding portion for guiding the player toward the game area , the troublesome nail adjustment is performed without performing a troublesome nail adjustment.
Opposite direction or directed towards the punching ball that has passed through the electrostatic dynamic starting opening
Or can be guided .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a variable winning ball device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the variable winning ball device as viewed from the front.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the variable winning ball device.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a ball receiving member provided in the variable winning ball device and a solenoid.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a game board provided with a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the game board.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a passage device provided in the game board.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the passage port device.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a control circuit for controlling a game operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gaming board 3 Gaming area 4 Variable display device (gaming device) 11 Starter device (Electric start region) 30a, 30b Passage port device 31 Mounting board 32a Receiving port 33a Ball passage 34a, 34b Passing ball detector (passing ball detecting means) 35a Distributing member 36a Priority guiding surface 37a Non-priority guiding surface 50 Variable winning ball device

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] To 1. A game board of the game area, in the Open Closed driven electric start hole and variable display device and is arranged pinball game machine that is operated on the basis of the winning of the punching ball into the electric start hole The variable display device is provided above the position where the electric start port is arranged.
The variable display device at a laterally distant position.
Variable table by detecting the passage of a falling ball
The display results of the display device are derived, and the display results are determined in advance.
The electric start port is opened based on the result of the constant display.
Said striking ball that has passed through the passing ball detection means for released a guide portion to guide toward a game area of the electric starting opening direction
Guiding toward the game area in the direction opposite to the direction of the electric start port
A ball-and-ball game machine comprising a pass-through device provided with a distribution member having a guide portion . 2. An open state is provided below the electric start port.
A variable winning ball device that can be changed to a closed state
The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein: