JP3516300B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a pachinko machine which enters a special game state when a symbol displayed on a symbol display device is in a predetermined mode. it relates to the machine. 2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, many pachinko machines of this type have been developed. For example, a special device is opened when a symbol displayed on a symbol display device becomes a predetermined symbol. When the specific conditions are satisfied and the right is in the right generation state by the passing of the hit ball through the special device operation area provided in the special device, the hit ball enters the right starting port and the right start switch is operated, and the right starting switch is activated. There is a pachinko machine that can convert a winning port from a first state disadvantageous to the player to a second state favorable to the player based on the operation of the switch. And
The specific condition is generally created based on the identification information of the symbol stopped and displayed by the symbol display device. However, since the identification information is created even during the right state, the right may be extinguished due to a specific condition being satisfied during the right state. Therefore, in order to eliminate the complaint of the player who cannot exercise the right sufficiently, during the right state, the winning probability of the symbol display device is reduced, or the fluctuation time of the symbol display device is set to the opening time of the variable winning device. There is a device in which the variable winning device is set so as to be longer than the product of the number of winning balls to the starting opening to avoid the possibility of the right being extinguished (for example, JP-A-4-347188). And JP-A-5-13058. [0003] However, even in the above-mentioned pachinko machine in which the hit probability of the symbol display device is set low, there is still a possibility that the right is lost. Further, in the case of increasing the fluctuation time of the symbol display device, the player must operate the fluctuation time reduction button for stopping the fluctuation of the symbol display device, and pay attention to whether or not the right state has ended. If not, the fluctuation of the design is prolonged, and the hit ball may not be used effectively. On the other hand, the current situation is that the player is unable to grasp how long the symbol fluctuating time is on the symbol display device, and is playing the game while feeling anxious about the remaining fluctuation time. . The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine which has a high interest without giving a player an uneasy feeling by visually displaying a symbol change time in a symbol display device. [0004] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention to achieve the above object, the invention recited in claim 1, symbol display device
When the symbol to be displayed becomes a predetermined symbol, the special device is hit.
The ball is converted into a second state in which the ball can easily enter, and this second state is determined.
When the fixed time elapses or when a predetermined number of hit balls enter the ball,
The special device is returned to the first state where it is difficult to enter a hit ball,
Special device operation area facing the special device switch of the special device
When specific conditions are satisfied by the ball passing through the area,
A hit ball enters the right start port and the right start switch is activated
And based on the activation of this right start switch,
From the first state that is disadvantageous to the player to the second state that is advantageous to the player
Can be converted into a rights-generating state,
Is performed the maximum number of times, or the ball is hit again
Specific conditions are restored by passing through the special device operation area.
Pachinko whose rights are extinguished if established
In the machine, the symbol display device starts the variation display of the symbol by entering the symbol starting port, ends the variation display of the symbol based on the time of the timer that sets the variation time of the symbol of the symbol display device, when in the right generation state
Indicates that the symbol display of the symbol display device does not end.
At the interval when the ball can enter the right starting port,
The time before the winning port multiplied by the maximum number of times that can be converted to the second state
This is a pachinko machine in which a timer is set and the time set in the timer is visually displayed on a game board so that the player can examine the remaining time. FIG. 1 is a front view of an example of a game board 1 used in a pachinko machine according to the present invention. A game part 3 surrounded by a guide rail 2 is formed on the surface of the game part 3, and a center role 4 is arranged substantially at the center of the game part 3, and various prize devices or prize tools are provided at predetermined positions. In addition, a windmill and the like are provided, and obstacle nails are provided at appropriate positions. [0006] In the illustrated game board 1, a spinning prize device 6 constituting a right starting port 5, which will be described later, is disposed on the left side of the center role item 4, and below the spinning prize device 6, A variable winning device 7 that can be converted into a disadvantageous first state and a second state advantageous to a player is provided. Further, below the center role 4, a normal electric role 9 having a specific winning opening 8 is provided, and pocket-type winning tools 10a and 10b are disposed on the left and right of the normal status 9. Then, the prize-winning tool 10a on the left side is set as the right starting port 5, and the prize-winning tool 10 on the right side is set.
b is set to the winning opening by dropping to the right. In the above embodiment,
Although the right starting port 5 is provided at two places, only one of them may be provided. In a conventional pachinko machine, the right start port 5
And the variable prize winning device 7 are arranged separately on the left and right sides of the board, so when a right is generated, the player operates the steering wheel to adjust the firing force of the hitting force with the aim of the right starting port 5. However, by adopting the above arrangement, it is possible to play regardless of the occurrence of the right. Further, there is no need to consider hitting control such that the hitting force is automatically dropped to the left when the right is generated. [0007] Between the above-mentioned center won game 4 ordinary electric won game 9, arranging the winning device 11 as a center under winning opening. Further, a prize-winning tool 12 serving as a right-sleeve prize opening is disposed at a position substantially symmetrical with the above-mentioned variable prize winning device 7, and a prize-winning tool 13 serving as a right-shoulder prize-winning opening is provided above the right-sleeve prize opening. Is arranged. An out port 14 is provided at the lowermost position of the gaming section 3 so that a ball not winning any of the winning ports flows in. In the spinning winning device 6, a ball catching portion 16 is provided on a rotating body 15 which rotates for 12 seconds per rotation. When a hit ball enters the ball catching portion 16 and is taken into the machine, Until the right start switch 17 is turned on and the variable prize device 7 has entered a predetermined time (10 seconds) or a predetermined number (10) of balls, the state is changed to a second state advantageous to the player. Further, the time required for one rotation of the rotating body 15 is longer than the time during which the variable prize device 7 is open, so that the right start switch 17 is not turned on while the variable prize device 7 is open. [0009] The center symbol 4 includes a normal symbol display device 1
8 and a symbol starting port 19 (symbol operation gate) are provided. In the illustrated embodiment, the symbol display device 18 is usually constituted by a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), but may be constituted by other display means such as a liquid crystal display or a so-called digital display. In the illustrated embodiment, the ordinary symbol display device 18 also serves as a continuation number indicator. On the other hand, according to the illustrated embodiment, the symbol starting port 19 is constituted by a through hole formed in a rotary distribution member 20 imitating a doll. That is, a plurality of through-holes are opened in the substrate of the rotary distributing member 20, and one or several of them are set as hitting holes, and the ball entering the hitting hole is a symbol start switch. 21 is arranged to act on. In the center role item 4 described above, a hit ball hitting the winning opening 4a, which is open only on the left side, falls on the rotary sorting member 20. [0011] Normally electric won game 9 can be converted to incoming balls easy second state of the first state and hitting incoming ball is difficult for hitting. The ordinary electric won game 9 are caused to face a special device switch 22 to form a special device operating region for operating a special device to be described later. That is, when the special device is operated, a right state is generated, and the special device operation area for this is constituted by the specific winning opening 8. The special device switch 22 of the special device is
It functions as a rights switch for generating and extinguishing rights states. In the illustrated embodiment, the ordinary electric accessory 9 as a special device can hold one ball in the second state, and when returning to the first state, the held ball is moved to the special device operating area. Is set to flow into the special winning opening 8. When the symbol displayed by the symbol display device 18 is a predetermined hit symbol, the special device converts the symbol into the second state. Is returned to the first state. [0014] pachinko machine according to the present invention, under the control system as shown in FIG. 2, it is controlled in accordance with the main flow chart shown in FIG. The control device is mainly composed of the MPU 23 and the ROM 2
4, RAM 25, frequency divider 26, power supply 27, input circuit 2
8, a symbol start switch 21 configured by an output circuit 29 and the like and facing the symbol start port 19 based on programs and data stored in the ROM 24 and the RAM 25;
Special device switch 22 provided on special device, right starting port 5
The input signal from the right start switch 17 provided in the MPU 2 and the input signal from the 10 count switch 30 facing the variable prize device 7 is received via the detection circuit 31 and the input circuit 28, and the MPU 2
After the arithmetic processing in step 3, the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 33 for moving the ordinary electric accessory 9 is excited via the output circuit 29 and the drive circuit 32, or the variable winning device 7 is set in the second state advantageous to the player. The large winning opening solenoid 34 which is opened to the player is excited, the normal symbol display device 18 is variably displayed, the symbol starting memory indicator light 35 for visually displaying the winning memory of the symbol starting port 19, the ball winning the variable winning device 7 A 10 count indicator light 36 for visually displaying the number, a continuation number indicator light 3 for visually displaying the number of opening operations of the variable winning device 7
7, a first motor 38 for driving the rotation distributing member 20 provided in the center role 4, a rotating body 15 of the rotation winning device 6
A second motor 39 for driving the game machine, a gaming effect indicator 40 for lighting or flashing various indicators provided on the pachinko machine,
In addition, the speaker 41 that emits a sound effect is controlled. The frequency dividing circuit 26 has a control cycle of 4.096 ms. According to the main flowchart shown in FIG. 3, first, after the initial setting, unauthorized processing is executed. This fraudulent processing is determined to be fraudulent when the ON or short-circuit of the 10-count switch 30 of the variable prize apparatus 7 continues for a predetermined time or longer.
When the count switch 30 is not turned on, it is determined to be invalid. And in the case of fraud, until the fraud is resolved,
Subsequent processing is stopped. In the normal symbol / ordinary electric accessory control process, the symbol start switch 21 is turned on when a ball passes through the symbol start port 19 provided in the center accessory 4. The number of hit balls that are turned on is stored up to a maximum of four, and based on this storage, the conversion display of the normal symbol display device 18 is started, and the normal electric accessory 9 is controlled based on the stopped display symbol. According to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, when a hit ball shot by the player enters the symbol starting port 19, the symbol starting switch 21 is determined to be on, and if the symbol starting memory is less than 4, the symbol starting memory is entered. 1 is added to the process. It is determined whether the ordinary electric accessory 9 is operating (opening) or not, and whether the operation timer for regulating the operation time has expired (5 seconds), and when the time is up, the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 9 is determined. Stop. Normally, the symbol change time of the symbol display device 18 is set by a timer. In this embodiment, two types of timers having different set times are set. If a symbol is being changed by a first symbol change timer (hereinafter simply referred to as a change timer A), the time-up of the timer A is determined, and when the timer is up, a stop symbol is determined by a symbol random number, and the determined symbol is It is normally stopped and displayed on the symbol display device 18. The stopped symbol is determined, and if it is a winning symbol, the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 9 is started. That is, the normal electric accessory 9 is opened and the normal electric accessory operation timer is started. On the other hand, when the normal symbol is not being changed by the timer A, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol is being changed by a second symbol changing timer (hereinafter simply referred to as a variable timer B) which will be described later. If the change is in progress, the time-up of the change timer B is determined. The variation timer B varies the symbol variation time according to the progress of the game. If the right is being exercised, the symbol variation can be continued until the right is exercised. If the right is not being generated, it is determined whether or not there is a symbol start memory. If there is a symbol start memory, the memory is decremented by one and the variable display of the ordinary symbol display device 18 is started.
A fluctuation timer A (for example, 5 seconds) is started. on the other hand,
If the right is being generated, the process proceeds to the next special device operation control process. The special device operation control processing is for controlling the occurrence and disappearance of the right to a special game. In this special device operation control process, as shown in FIG. 5, first, the special device switch 22 is determined, and if it is on, it is determined whether or not the right is being generated. [0024] If special equipment switch 22 in the right generation is turned on, it abolished the right to clear the change timer B is. [0025] On the other hand, if it is not in the right generation, to generate a right, to start the symbol variation of the normal symbol display device 18. Further, 192 seconds are set in the fluctuation timer B. This 192
The second is a time obtained by multiplying a time 12 seconds required for the rotating body 15 of the rotating winning device 6 constituting the right starting port 5 to make one revolution by a maximum number 16 of times that the variable winning device 7 can be opened and closed. Therefore, there is time to fully exercise the acquired rights. [0026] and, together with to start the above-mentioned change timer B, to clear the starting winning opening counter, and then proceeds to the next of the special winning opening control processing. The special winning opening control process executes a special game in which the variable winning device 7 which is the special winning opening is converted into the second state advantageous to the player at most 16 times. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not the variable winning device 7 which is a special winning opening is operating, and if it is operating, it is determined whether or not the 10-count switch 30 is on. If it is on, the winning ball entrance counter is incremented by 1 to determine the number of entered balls, and the counter is incremented by 1
If it is 0, the special winning opening operation ends. If the 10-count switch 30 is not turned on, it is determined whether or not the 10-second timer for setting the opening time has expired. If the time is up, the winning opening operation ends. When the winning ball counter is 0,
Executes no-count illegal processing. On the other hand, if the right occurs in the right start switch 17 is judged on or not, if ON, the rotating body 15
The rotation time is set to the variation timer B by multiplying the rotation time 12 seconds by the number of conversion operations (N: 0 to 15) of the remaining special winning opening, and the variation timer B is started. [0030] Then, if there is a special winning opening during the operation, the right starting winning ball counter is incremented by one, the winning ball counter 1
If it is 6, the right is extinguished. If it is less than 16, the control processing is continued. On the other hand, when the special winning opening is not in operation, the special winning opening counter is cleared, the special winning opening operation timer is started, and the operation of the special winning opening is started. That is,
The variable winning device 7 is opened to change to the second state advantageous to the player. The timer process controls the fluctuation time of the symbol display device, and when the ball enters the symbol starting port 19 during the right, the display time of the normal symbol display device 18 is continuously displayed until the right ends. The setting is made so that the special device does not operate due to the operation of the electric accessory 9 normally. The voice processing controls sound effects during a game. That is, an appropriate sound effect is emitted while the symbols are changing, and when a special game right is generated, for example, a fanfare is emitted, and a right display sound is emitted during the right. In addition, an alarm is issued at the time of improper or error. In the indicator light processing, various indicator lights are turned on or blinked according to the progress of the game. In addition, the symbol update process,
The random number at the time of entering the symbol starting port 19 is obtained, and the symbol display device is controlled so that the symbol corresponding to the random number is displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 18. [0035] According to the pachinko machine, such as described above, the symbol start switch 21 and ball entrance to the pattern starting opening 19 in the right occurrence
Even if is turned on, up to four such balls can be stored. Then, the display of the ordinary symbol on the ordinary symbol display device 18 is started based on this storage, and the variation time of the ordinary symbol at this time is set by the variation timer B. That is, a time obtained by multiplying the time required for one rotation of the rotating body 15 in the rotation winning device 6 constituting the right starting port 5 by the number of times the remaining large winning ports can be opened is set in the fluctuation timer B,
During the generation of the right, the normal symbol display device 18 is set so as to continue the variable display of the symbol. Therefore, when the right is generated, the right is not extinguished because the ordinary electric accessory 9 operates and the special device switch 22 is turned on. So the player
You can enjoy the game without worrying about the disappearance of the right. In the above-described embodiment, a game such as the time chart shown in FIG. 8 can be realized by slightly changing the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
That is, the * 1 part in FIG. 5 is changed to “set 15 seconds to the fluctuation timer B”, and the * 2 part in FIG. 6 is changed to “set 15 seconds to the fluctuation timer B”. This modified embodiment, every time the ball is hit to ball entrance to right starting opening 5, a timer B for symbol variation is set to 15 seconds. Therefore, this 15
After the elapse of the second, the symbol change of the normal symbol display device 18 stops, but if the ball enters the right starting port 5 within this time, the change continues again, so that the player can start the ball right within the above 15 seconds. Since the game is played so as to be put into the mouth 5, the playability is improved. Note that the broken line in FIG. 8 indicates a case in which the player wins the right starting port (starter 10a) within 15 seconds after the player wins the rotation winning device 6. As described above, this modified embodiment is effective when there are a plurality of right starting ports 5. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing another embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a time chart. This embodiment is
During the generation of the right, the symbol change of the ordinary symbol display device 18 is set to be stopped, and the symbol change is started after the end of the right period. That is, if the symbol does not change during the generation of the right, the special device does not operate, and the right does not disappear. [0038] At this time, it utilizes the normal symbol display device 18, also visible displaying a gaming state to the player. Ordinarily, the symbol display device 18 is composed of, for example, a seven-segment display of two colors of red and green, displaying a hit symbol in red, displaying the number of continuations in green, and displaying 10 counts in orange simultaneously. You may make it. In the present invention, the time of the fluctuation timer is visually displayed on the game board. In this way, the player can make a strategy while considering the remaining time, it is possible to a game rich in even more interest. 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 appropriately implemented unless the configuration described in the claims is changed. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, the normal symbol display device and the symbol starting port are arranged side by side in the center accessory, but they may be separately arranged in the game section. The pachinko machine according to the above summary the present invention exhibits, symbol pattern display unit displays reaches a predetermined symbol
Sometimes the special device is converted to the second state where it is easy to hit the ball
The second state is passed for a predetermined time or a predetermined number of times.
When the hit ball hits the ball, the special device
1 state and press the special device switch of the special device.
The special feature is obtained when the hit ball passes through the special device operation area
When the fixed conditions are satisfied, the hit ball enters the right opening and the right
The start switch is activated and this right start switch
Game from the first state that is disadvantageous to the player
That can be converted to the second state in favor of the person
State and perform the maximum number of conversions of the special winning opening to the second state
Or, if the hit ball passes through the special device operation area again
If the more specific conditions are satisfied again, the right generation status
In the pachinko machine where disappears, the symbol display device,
The variable display of the symbol is started by entering the symbol starting port, and the variable display of the symbol is terminated based on the time of a timer for setting the symbol variable time of the symbol display device, and the right is displayed.
When in the occurrence state, the fluctuation of the symbol of the symbol display device
In order not to end the display, it is possible to enter the right starting port
The maximum number of times that the special winning opening can be converted to the second state at intervals of
The time multiplied by the number is set in the timer, and the time set in the timer is visually displayed on the game board, so that the player can consider the remaining time. A game strategy can be set up while considering the game, and a more entertaining game becomes possible. That is, it is possible to wait for the end of the variable display while expecting a good result, and the interest of the game is remarkably improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a game board of a pachinko machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a control device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a main flowchart of control. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a normal symbol / electric accessory control process. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a special device operation control process. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a special winning opening control process. FIG. 7 is an example of a time chart of the pachinko machine according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a time chart of a modified embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a normal symbol / electric accessory control process in another embodiment of the pachinko machine according to the present invention. FIG. 10 is a time chart of the above. [Description of Signs] 1 Gaming Board 5 Right Starting Port 7 Variable Winning Device as Large Winning Port 8 Specific Winning Port as Special Device Operating Area 9 Ordinary Electric Accessory 17 as Special Device 17 Right Starting Switch 18 Normal Symbol Display Device 19 Symbol start port 21 Symbol start switch

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] The symbol displayed on the symbol display device is a predetermined symbol.
Special devices enter the sphere of the ball easy second shape when a pattern
Into a state, or own the second state to the lapse of a predetermined time period
Input Sphere hitting the special device and the hitting of the constant number is ball entrance is
It is restored to hard first state, a special device Sui of該特by device
That a special device operating region to face the pitch and the shot passes
When a particular condition is satisfied by, ball entrance to hitting the right start hole
The right start switch is activated and this right start switch
Based on the operation of the first state disadvantageous to winning opening to the player
Right to convert to a second state in favor of the player
It becomes interest generating state, the maximum conversion to the second state of the special winning opening
Number of times, or the ball passes through the special device operation area again
When a specific condition is established again by Rukoto, the right
In the pachinko machine in which the occurrence state disappears, the symbol display device starts changing the display of the symbol by entering a ball into the symbol starting port, and the symbol display is performed based on the time of a timer for setting the symbol changing time of the symbol display device. Exit variable display, when in the right generation state diagram of the symbol display device
Enter the right opening so that the pattern display does not end.
The big winning opening can be converted to the second state at the interval where the ball can be made
A pachinko machine characterized in that a time obtained by multiplying the maximum number of times is set in the timer, and the time set in the timer is visually displayed on a game board so that a player can examine the remaining time.