JP3622609B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a plurality of start winning holes, a variable winning device that opens and closes the opening / closing member a predetermined number of times based on the winning of the hit ball to the starting winning port, and a hit ball that is received during the predetermined number of times of opening and closing are in the variable winning device A large number of pachinko machines provided with a jackpot generating means for generating a jackpot state when winning a specific winning opening provided are provided on the market. In such a pachinko machine, the start winning opening is formed as a winning opening whose size does not change.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
For this reason, it is determined whether or not it is easy to hit the starting winning hole by adjusting the obstacle nail planted above the starting winning opening, and the difficulty of adjusting the obstacle nail has the problem that the player does not play. there were. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine in which a hit ball may win a start winning opening regardless of the adjustment of the obstacle nail. It is in.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, variable display means is provided which is variably displayed on the condition that a winning of a hitting ball to the start winning opening means is a necessary condition, and is advantageous to the player by the confirmed display result of the variable display means. In a gaming machine capable of generating a special gaming state, auxiliary variable display means capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information is provided, and the start winning hole means has a first state and a winning where the winning of the hit ball is easy to win. Including a normal electric role that can be converted into the second state that is difficult to perform, variable display of the auxiliary variable display means by the establishment of a predetermined start condition, when the display result is predetermined specific identification information, Control is performed so that the operation of returning to the second state again after the ordinary electric role is once converted from the second state to the first state is repeated a plurality of times at predetermined time intervals . In the second aspect of the invention, variable display means is provided that is variably displayed on the condition that a winning of a hitting ball to the start winning opening means is a necessary condition, and a special gaming state advantageous to the player is generated by the confirmed display result of the variable display means. The obtained gaming machine is provided with auxiliary variable display means capable of variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information, and the start winning opening means is in a first state in which it is easy to win a winning ball in a winning opening and in which a winning becomes difficult. The auxiliary variable display means performs variable display when a predetermined start condition is satisfied, and the display result is predetermined specific identification information. Control is performed so that the operation of once returning from the second state to the second state and then returning to the second state is repeated a plurality of times at predetermined time intervals, and the number of repetitions is set to a predetermined number.
[0005]
(Function)
Since the start winning opening means includes a normal electric combination, and such a normal electric combination can be converted to the first state in which it is easy to win a start according to the display result of the auxiliary variable display means, it is greatly affected by obstacle nails, etc. In addition, it is possible to create a situation in which it is easy to win a prize at the start winning opening means. In addition, the conversion operation is repeated a plurality of times every predetermined time , with the ordinary electric combination once returning to the second state from the conversion to the second state, so that the normal electric combination is in the first state over a long period of time. In this case, the starting prize opening means is hit by ensuring that the starting prize opening means secures multiple times over time while preventing the player from giving more profit than necessary as in the case of maintaining the game. Can increase the possibility of winning a prize, and it is possible to reduce as much as possible the situation where the winning at the start winning opening means is not reflected in the variable display of the variable display means.
[0006]
In particular, in the present invention, when a hit ball is won at the start winning opening means, the variable display means is variably displayed, and a special game state advantageous to the player is generated according to the confirmed display result. Therefore, it is recognized that winning at the start winning opening means is an important key for a player whether or not a special gaming state is generated. Here, since the start winning opening means includes a normal electric combination, and such a normal electric combination can be converted into the first state that is easy to start winning according to the display result of the auxiliary variable display means. It is possible to create a situation where it is easy to win a start winning opening means without receiving a large amount of.
In addition, if the number of repetitions of the ordinary electric combination is limited to a predetermined number, the inconvenience that the ordinary electric combination repeatedly operates indefinitely after obtaining the predetermined display result of the auxiliary variable display means can be avoided, and the characteristics of the gaming machine An upper limit value can be determined according to
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine as a gaming machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, a metal frame 3, a glass door frame 4, a front plate 5 and the like are attached to the front frame 2 of the pachinko machine 1, and a game board 6 is detachably attached to the back surface of the front frame 2. .
[0008]
On the game board 6, guide rails 8 that guide the hit ball and define the game area 7 are planted in a substantially circular shape. A variable winning device 20 that is a feature of this embodiment is attached to the approximate center of the game area 7. The variable winning device 20 will be described in detail later. Further, the game area 7 is provided with start winning ports 9a to 9c as start winning port means below. Among the start winning ports 9a to 9c, the center start winning port 9a is a tulip type start winning port (normal electric role) controlled by a tulip solenoid 16 which is an electric drive source. Has a built-in operation lamp.
[0009]
An operation lamp is also incorporated in the lower part of the other start winning ports 9b, 9c. The operation lamp informs the player that the hit ball has won the start winning opening. When a hit ball is won at the center start winning opening 9a, the opening / closing blades 23a and 23b of the variable winning apparatus 20 described later open and close twice at short time intervals, and the hit balls win at the left and right start winning openings 9b and 9c. Then, the open / close blades 23a and 23b are opened and closed once. In order to detect the winning of the hit ball, start winning detection switches 31a to 31c (see FIG. 3) are incorporated.
[0010]
Furthermore, in the game area 7, winning holes 10a, 10b, 11a, and 11b, in which the winning of a hit ball is a normal winning, and a big hit that lights up or flashes when a special gaming state to be described later is entered to notify that effect. Lamps 12a, 12b and the like are provided. Below the game area 7, there is provided an out port 18 for collecting the hit balls that have not won the various winning ports. Among the winning holes, the winning holes 10a and 10b provided on the left and right sides of the variable winning device 20 include ball detectors 17a and 17b for detecting the hit balls. When the ball detectors 17a and 17b are turned on, the fluctuation display 26 as auxiliary variable display means which also serves as a number display described later starts to fluctuate.
[0011]
Then, when the symbol at the time of stoppage of the fluctuation indicator 26 coincides with a predetermined symbol (for example, the numeral “7”), the tulip solenoid 16 is driven in a predetermined manner as will be described in detail later. . The winning holes 11a and 11b provided at the lower left and right sides of the gaming area 7 have operation lamps built in them, and are driven to blink in a special gaming state or in a normal gaming state. Of course, in this case, the flashing mode is set to be different between the special game state and the normal game state.
[0012]
On the surface of the front plate 5 is fixed an upper plate 13 for storing the dispensed prize balls and supplying the hitting ball to the launch position, and on the front surface of the front frame 2 below the upper plate 13, An operation handle 14 for adjusting the elastic force and a lower plate 15 for storing premium balls that could not be stored in the upper plate 13 are attached.
[0013]
Next, the structure of the variable winning device 20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view of the variable winning device 20. In FIG. 2, the variable winning device 20 has a mounting plate 21 attached to the game board 6, and a vertically long window opening 22 is formed in the mounting plate 21. A pair of opening / closing members 23a, 23b are attached to the center left and right of the window opening 22 so as to be freely opened and closed. The opening / closing members 23a and 23b are opened / closed by a solenoid 34 (see FIG. 3). When the solenoid 34 is energized, the opening / closing members 23a and 23b are opened, and when the magnet 34 is demagnetized, the opening / closing members 23a and 23b are closed. It becomes.
[0014]
In this embodiment, the opening and closing members 23a and 23b are controlled to be opened and closed at short time intervals, for example, at intervals of about 0.5 seconds when a hit is made at the start winning holes 9a to 9c. When winning 24, opening / closing is controlled at intervals of about 0.75 seconds. A plurality of winning holes are formed in the lower part of the window opening 22, the center is a V winning hole 24 as a specific winning hole, and both sides are normal winning holes 25a and 25b.
[0015]
The winning ball induced by the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing members 23a, 23b due to winning at the start winning ports 9a-9c wins the V winning port 24, so that a big hit state is reached, and the opening / closing members 23a, 23b are 18 times. The opening / closing operation is continued until ten winning balls are won. Also, if there is a win again at the V winning opening 24 during the opening / closing operation, the opening / closing operation is immediately stopped and the above-described 18 or 10 opening / closing operations are repeated from the beginning.
[0016]
Such a repetition number is set to a maximum of 16 times. Further, the V winning opening 24 is provided with a V winning detection switch 33 (see FIG. 3) for detecting a winning, and all the winning balls that have won the V winning opening 24 and the normal winning openings 25a and 25b are also provided. A 10-count detection switch 32 (see FIG. 3) for detecting the event is provided on the back surface of the variable winning device 20.
[0017]
A number indicator 26 and a count indicator 27 are arranged on the upper left and right of the window opening 22. Among these, the number indicator 26 displays the number of repetitions of the opening and closing operation in the big hit state, and has a function as a variation indicator that displays variation based on the ON signals of the ball detectors 17a and 17b. Have. Therefore, when a certain time has elapsed after the start of the change, the change display is stopped. And when the symbol displayed at the time of the fluctuation stop coincides with the predetermined symbol, the tulip solenoid is driven in a predetermined manner.
[0018]
The count indicator 27 displays the number of winning balls won during a single opening / closing operation in the big hit state. Even during the normal gaming state, the display is driven for demonstration. In the illustrated embodiment, the number display unit 26 and the count display unit 27 are composed of 7 segment LEDs. For this reason, in this embodiment, when the number indicator 26 is used as a variable indicator, the symbols from “0” to “9” are changed, and “7” of them is set as the winning symbol. Yes.
[0019]
Furthermore, LED lamps (light emitting diodes) 28 and 29 that are driven to blink when a big hit state is reached or in a normal gaming state are provided on both the left and right sides of the mounting board 21 of the variable winning device 20. Of course, in this case, the flashing mode is set to be different between the big hit state and the normal game state. Similarly, an operation lamp 30 is provided inside the window opening 22 and is also driven to blink in a big hit state or a normal game state.
[0020]
The control circuit for driving the above-described variable winning device 20 is configured as shown in FIG. That is, an external ROM 41 and an external RAM 42 are connected to the microcomputer 40 as a control center. Program data indicating the processing procedure is stored in the external ROM 41, and necessary data is written and called in the external RAM.
[0021]
The start winning detection switches 31a to 31c, the 10 count detection switch 32, the V winning detection switch 33, and the ball detectors 17a and 17b are connected to the microcomputer 40 via a waveform shaping circuit 43 including a flip-flop for preventing chattering. It is connected to the.
[0022]
The clock generation circuit 45 outputs an external interrupt signal to the INT terminal of the microcomputer 40 via the frequency dividing circuit 44. The microcomputer 40 executes the main program stored in the external ROM 41 in synchronization with the external interrupt signal.
[0023]
When power is supplied to the power supply circuit 47, a reset signal is output from the reset signal generation circuit 46 to the microcomputer 40, and the initial program is started by the reset signal. When the start switch 51 is turned on as necessary, a reset signal is output from the reset signal generation circuit 46, and the initial program is similarly started by the reset signal.
[0024]
A display driver circuit 48, a display selector 49, and a driver 50 are connected to each output port of the microcomputer 40. The number display unit 26, the LED lamps 28 and 29, and the count display unit 27 are connected to the display unit drive circuit 48 and the display unit selection circuit 49. These displays are dynamically driven by outputting selection data and display data from the microcomputer 40 at a constant cycle. The driver 50 drives the tulip solenoid 16 and the solenoid 34 in accordance with a signal from the microcomputer 40, and controls lighting or blinking operation of the big hit lamps 12a and 12b and the operation lamp 30.
[0025]
Of the operations controlled by the control circuit described above, the variation display subroutine showing the procedure of the variation display of the variation indicator 26, and the driving of the tulip solenoid 16 that is driven when the variation display subroutine determines that it is a hit. The tulip solenoid driving subroutine showing the processing procedure is described with reference to FIGS.
[0026]
First, the variable display subroutine will be described with reference to FIG. In the operation in the case where a hit ball is won in either of the winning openings 10a and 10b, if the fluctuation indicator 26 or the electric start winning opening 9a is not in operation, it is determined in step S10 that one of the ball detectors 17a and 17b is turned on. In step S30, C = 1 is set as the value of the ball detection counter. In step S70, the timer T, which is the variation time, is set and the variation starts.
[0027]
Step S80-Step S10-Step S40-Step S80 are repeated until the timer T expires. Thus, when the timer T expires, the fluctuation is stopped in step S90 and “1” is subtracted from the value of the ball detection counter (the same as clearing the ball detection counter). Then, in step S100, it is determined whether or not the symbol at the time of stop matches a predetermined symbol. If they match, the hit flag is set and the subroutine is terminated.
[0028]
When the fluctuation indicator 26 is fluctuating, the value of the ball detection counter is not cleared unless the fluctuation is stopped in step S90. Therefore, in step S20, the value of the ball detection counter is always determined as C = 1, and the ball detector 17a. , 17b is invalidated.
[0029]
Further, when the tulip solenoid 16 is in operation, the process of step S30 is executed, but the fluctuation display is not performed according to the determination of step S50. However, when the operation of the tulip solenoid 16 is completed, it is determined in step S60 that C = 1, and the change display is performed. Even if the ball detectors 17a and 17b are turned on while the tulip solenoid 16 is operating, the ON may be invalidated.
[0030]
Next, a driving subroutine for the tulip solenoid that is driven when the hit flag is set in the above subroutine will be described with reference to FIG. A timer t1 (for example, 1 second) for setting the excitation time of the tulip solenoid 16 is set in step S150. Then, the tulip solenoid 16 is turned on in step S200 until the timer t1 expires.
[0031]
When the timer t1 expires, the open / close counter that counts the open / close count of the electric start winning opening 9a is updated (D = D + 1) (not shown), and then the non-excitation time of the tulip solenoid 16 is set in step S180. A timer t2 (for example, 4 seconds) is set. When the timer t2 is set, the tulip solenoid 16 is turned off in step S190 until it is determined in step S120 that the timer t2 has expired.
[0032]
When the timer t2 has expired, it is determined in step S130 whether or not the value of the opening / closing counter of the electric start winning opening 9a is "6" or less. If it is "6" or less, the timer t1 is reset again. The excitation and the non-excitation of the timer t2 are repeated. When the value of the opening / closing counter of the electric start winning opening 9a becomes “6”, although not shown, the winning flag is cleared and the driving process of the tulip solenoid is ended.
[0033]
That is, in the present embodiment, the electric start winning opening 9a is intermittently opened and closed. This is to some extent until the opening / closing members 23a, 23b of the variable winning device 20 are opened and closed by the hitting ball when the electric start winning opening 9a is opened, and the hit ball received during the opening / closing reaches the V winning port 24. This is because it takes time, and it is not necessary to open the electric start winning opening 9a during that time.
[0034]
Further, when the electric start winning opening 9a is opened only once, there is a possibility that the hit ball may not win the electric start winning opening 9a by one opening, and therefore, it is opened a predetermined number of times. Of course, in this case, the electric start winning opening 9a may be continuously opened for a predetermined time.
[0035]
As described above, the embodiment has been described. In the above embodiment, since the frequency indicator 26 is also used as a variation indicator, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to provide an extra variation indicator and it is economical. Further, the count indicator 27 may be used as the variation indicator, and the variation indicator may be constituted by the two indicators 26 and 27. Moreover, you may provide a dedicated display, without using the display provided in the variable winning apparatus 20 as a variable display. Even in this case, the number of the dedicated variation indicators may be one or plural.
[0036]
In the above description of the operation, the detection signals of the ball detectors 17a and 17b are not stored during the fluctuation display or the like. However, up to a predetermined number (for example, four) may be stored. Moreover, what is necessary is just to set arbitrarily the number and the attachment position of the winning opening 10a, 10b which incorporates the ball | bowl detector 17a, 17b.
[0037]
In the present invention, a pachinko machine (so-called Hikoki type) of a type that wins a big hit when a hitting ball is won at the V winning opening 24 provided in the variable winning device 20 has been described. You may apply to the pachinko machine (so-called digital type) of the type which becomes a big hit state by the combination of the symbols displayed on the symbol display device. In this case, at least one of the start winning ports for starting the variation of the symbol display device may be an electric start winning port.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, as apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the start winning opening means includes the normal electric combination, and the normal electric combination is easily changed to the first state according to the display result of the auxiliary variable display means. Since conversion is possible, it is possible to create a situation where it is easy to win a start winning opening means without being greatly affected by obstacle nails or the like. In addition, the conversion operation is repeated a plurality of times every predetermined time , with the ordinary electric combination once returning to the second state from the conversion to the second state, so that the normal electric combination is in the first state over a long period of time. In this case, the starting prize opening means is hit by ensuring that the starting prize opening means secures multiple times over time while preventing the player from giving more profit than necessary as in the case of maintaining the game. Can increase the possibility of winning a prize, and it is possible to reduce as much as possible the situation where the winning at the start winning opening means is not reflected in the variable display of the variable display means.
[0039]
In particular, in the present invention, when a hit ball is won at the start winning opening means, the variable display means is variably displayed, and a special game state advantageous to the player is generated according to the confirmed display result. Therefore, it is recognized that winning at the start winning opening means is an important key for a player whether or not a special gaming state is generated. Here, since the start winning opening means includes a normal electric combination, and such a normal electric combination can be converted into the first state that is easy to start winning according to the display result of the auxiliary variable display means. It is possible to create a situation where it is easy to win a start winning opening means without receiving a large amount of.
In addition, if the number of repetitions of the ordinary electric combination is limited to a predetermined number, the inconvenience that the ordinary electric combination repeatedly operates indefinitely after obtaining the predetermined display result of the auxiliary variable display means can be avoided, and the characteristics of the gaming machine An upper limit value can be determined according to
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a variable winning device provided in a pachinko machine.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls the gaming operation of the pachinko machine.
4 is a flowchart showing an operation of a fluctuation indicator and an operation of an electric start winning award among operations controlled by the control circuit shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of a fluctuation indicator and an operation of an electric start winning award among operations controlled by the control circuit shown in FIG. 3;
[Explanation of symbols]
1. ・ Pachinko machine 9a ・ ・ Electric start winning port 9b, 9c ・ ・ Starting winning port 16 ・ ・ Tulip solenoid 17a, 17b ・ ・ Ball detector 20 ・ ・ Variable winning device 23a, 23b ・ ・ Opening / closing member 24 ・ ・ V Winning entrance (specific winning entrance)
26 .. Number display (variation display)

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine comprising variable display means variably displayed as a necessary condition for winning a hitting ball to the start winning opening means, and capable of generating a special gaming state advantageous to the player by a confirmed display result of the variable display means,
While providing auxiliary variable display means capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information,
The start winning opening means includes a normal electric role that can be converted into a first state where the winning of the hit ball into the winning opening is easy and a second state where the winning is difficult,
When the auxiliary variable display means performs variable display according to establishment of a predetermined start condition, and the display result is predetermined specific identification information, after the ordinary electric role is once converted from the second state to the first state A game machine characterized by controlling the operation of returning to the second state again a plurality of times every predetermined time . In a gaming machine comprising variable display means variably displayed as a necessary condition for winning a hitting ball to the start winning opening means, and capable of generating a special gaming state advantageous to the player by a confirmed display result of the variable display means,
While providing auxiliary variable display means capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information,
The start winning opening means includes a normal electric role that can be converted into a first state where the winning of the hit ball into the winning opening is easy and a second state where the winning is difficult,
When the auxiliary variable display means performs variable display according to establishment of a predetermined start condition, and the display result is predetermined specific identification information, after the ordinary electric role is once converted from the second state to the first state Control to return to the second state again multiple times at predetermined time intervals ,
Further, the gaming machine is characterized in that the number of repetitions is a predetermined number.

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