JP3856179B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine) that discharges a required number of gaming balls to a player side by a discharging device based on prize ball number information sent from a game control device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, in gaming machines (especially pachinko gaming machines), a discharge sensor 1 incorporated in a discharge device based on prize ball number information (prize ball number data) sent from an accessory control device that controls an accessory, 2 and the output to the discharge solenoids 1 and 2 are controlled to pay out game balls corresponding to the number of prize balls. Then, the safe solenoid is driven to discharge the safe ball related to the prize ball information out of the gaming machine.
In this case, the safe processing is described in detail. The gaming machine has a safe unit, and the safe unit has a mechanism capable of discharging one ball, and includes a safe sensor, a safe solenoid, a cam, and the like. The The signal of the safe sensor incorporated in the safe unit once enters the accessory control device, and the signal from the safe sensor is divided into two on the accessory control device, and one of them is used as an input to the accessory control device. Is the input to the discharge control device. The safe solenoid is controlled only by the discharge control device.
[0003]
When the safe control device detects a safe ball by an input from the safe sensor, it checks whether or not there is a prize ball number memory. In this case, for example, in the case of a gaming machine having two types of prize winning balls of 7 prize balls and 13 prize balls, the starting ball is 7 and other prizes are 13 prize balls discharged. .
Here, for convenience of explanation,StartLet's take an example in which the winning prize is stored as the number of winning balls. In addition,StartThe winning prize is different from the special memory for the starting opening prize. The special figure memory is valid up to four, but the prize ball number memory is valid as much as the prize is received at the starting opening.
Now, assuming that there is a prize ball number storage, the accessory control device transmits prize ball number information (seven) to the discharge control device. This is a unidirectional communication from the accessory control device to the discharge control device, which is a so-called dripping system that repeatedly sends prize ball number information.
[0004]
Upon receiving the prize ball number information, the discharge control device controls the discharge sensors 1 and 2 and the discharge solenoids 1 and 2 to pay out the game balls corresponding to the prize ball number information to the player side. The control device controls the safe solenoid of the safe unit described above to discharge the safe ball related to the prize ball number information to the outside of the gaming machine. At this time, the award ball number information is determined by using the safe ball (a safe ball discharged outside the gaming machine) as a trigger. Therefore, the safe ball discharged outside the gaming machine is used to determine the award ball number information. It is a safe ball that has been involved and has been paid out to the player side for the number of game balls corresponding to the number of prize balls.
Next, when the discharge control device confirms that the input of the safe sensor has changed from the presence of a sphere to the absence of a sphere, the discharge control device determines that the discharge control process has been completed normally. In addition, when the accessory control device confirms that the input of the safe sensor has changed from the presence of the ball to the absence of the ball, it is determined that the discharge control processing by the discharge control device has ended normally, and the prize ball number memory is subtracted at that timing. To do.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, conventional gaming machines have the following problems.
(A) Conventionally, in the accessory control device that manages and controls the game progress, there has been no function for confirming whether or not the game balls corresponding to the information on the number of prize balls sent to the discharge control device have been accurately discharged. In other words, the accessory control device only flows the prize ball number information until the signal of the safe sensor changes from the presence of the ball to the absence of the ball until there is a signal change. could not. Note that the discharge control device does not pay out the safe ball by driving the safe solenoid unless the discharge of a specified number of balls (for example, the number of prize balls) is normally completed.
For this reason, the accessory control device side cannot cope with the abnormality on the discharge control device side, and the game on the game board surface is advanced while the discharge control device is in an abnormal state. As a result, the player is disadvantaged (the player's profit cannot be preserved).
[0006]
(B) In addition, since the game is proceeding on the game board surface while the discharge control device is in an abnormal state, the safe ball (winning ball) accumulates from the safe unit to the safe basket and the ball of the safe ball is clogged. was there.
(C) Despite having a safe ball in the safe unit portion, there is no prize ball (a predetermined number of game balls discharged with a winning (safe ball)) and there is no game ball on the upper plate of the gaming machine. There was a problem that the game could not be continued. That is, even if an abnormality in prize ball discharge occurs on the discharge control device side, the progress of the game continues, which may inconvenience the player.
[0007]
In particular, when a combination of special figures in a so-called type 1 gaming machine becomes a combination of symbols that constitutes a big hit, a big hit game is played when there is no specified number of prize balls discharged even though there is a safe ball On the other hand (ie, in order not to puncture the jackpot), the player had to rent a new game ball and played the game, which was quite annoying for the player.
(D) In addition, there is a problem that some players end the game as a result of having no game balls on the upper plate.
(E) The player could not easily grasp that the prize ball discharge was not completed normally.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can hold the progress of the game and maintain the player's profit in the event of abnormal discharge of the game ball.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  To achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a display control device that performs display control of a special symbol display device;
  A game control device for managing and controlling the game progress, and for playing a game for changing / stopping the design by transmitting a control signal to the display control device;
  A discharge device having a mechanism for discharging a required number of game balls guided from the storage tank side to the player side;
  In a gaming machine comprising: a discharge control device that controls the discharge device so as to discharge a required number of game balls to the player side based on the prize ball number information sent from the game control device,
  The discharging device is
  A ball payout means for paying out the required number of game balls;
  Ball detecting means for detecting the discharge of a required number of game balls in the ball paying means,
  Distributing means for distributing the ball detection signal from the ball detecting means to the game control device side and the discharge control device side is provided,
  The game control device includes:
  Monitoring means for monitoring a required number of game balls discharged under the control of the discharge control device based on the ball detection signal distributed by the distribution means;
  Game progress holding means for placing the game progress on hold,
  The monitoring means includes
  When an abnormality is confirmed regarding the discharge of the game ball, the game progress holding means is activated,
  When the game progress holding means is in an active state during the change of the symbol, the change of the symbol is continued until the abnormal discharge of the game ball is released.With symbol variation continuation means,
  The symbol variation continuation means waits for release of the discharge abnormality in a state where a variation stop timing is reached after low-speed variation processing after high-speed variation processing of the symbol.It is characterized by that.
  Here, the ball detecting means detects the discharge of the required number of game balls, but the detection of the discharge of the game balls is not limited to detecting the discharge by directly detecting the game balls themselves, for example, It is a concept including the case of indirectly detecting the discharge of a game ball.
  The distribution means may be disposed at any suitable place, and may be provided at the game control device side or the discharge control device side, or may be provided at another location. Further, a relay board for distribution means may be provided, and distribution means may be provided there.
[0010]
  A gaming machine according to claim 2 is a display control device that performs display control of a special symbol display device;
  A game control device for managing and controlling the game progress, and for playing a game for changing / stopping the design by transmitting a control signal to the display control device;
  A discharge device having a mechanism for discharging a required number of game balls guided from the storage tank side to the player side;
  In a gaming machine comprising: a discharge control device that controls the discharge device so as to discharge a required number of game balls to the player side based on the prize ball number information sent from the game control device,
  The discharging device is
  A ball payout means for paying out the required number of game balls;
  Ball detecting means for detecting the discharge of a required number of game balls in the ball paying means,
  A second ball detecting means for detecting a required number of game balls discharged from the discharge device;
  The game control device includes:
  Monitoring means for monitoring a required number of game balls discharged under the control of the discharge control device based on a ball detection signal from the second ball detection means;
  Game progress holding means for placing the game progress on hold,
  The monitoring means includes
  When an abnormality is confirmed with respect to the discharge of the game ball, the game progress holding means is made active, and when the game progress hold means is made active during the change of the symbol, the abnormal discharge of the game ball is released. Continue to change symbols untilWith symbol variation continuation means,
The symbol variation continuation means waits for release of the discharge abnormality in a state where a variation stop timing is reached after low-speed variation processing after high-speed variation processing of the symbol.It is characterized by that.
  Here, the concept of the second ball detecting means is a concept including, for example, the case where the discharge of the game ball is indirectly detected as in the case of the ball detecting means in claim 1.
  Further, in the first and second aspects of the present invention, the monitoring means monitors, for example, whether the number of game balls discharged is larger or smaller than a specified number, and when an abnormality is detected from the monitoring result, the game progresses immediately. It is a concept that includes both a process for setting the holding means in an active state and a process for setting the game progress holding means in an active state when the abnormality is not canceled even after a predetermined time has elapsed.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, an embodiment for realizing the invention of claim 1 will be described.
[0012]
A. Front view of gaming machine
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a front configuration of the gaming machine. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine called a CR machine, and the gaming machine 1 is provided with a card-type ball lending machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a ball lending machine) 2. The ball lending machine 2 includes a card reader, and a card insertion slot 4 into which a prepaid card is inserted is formed on the front panel 3 of the ball lending machine 2.
[0013]
The gaming machine 1 includes a frame-shaped front frame 11, a glass frame 12 that supports glass, a game board 13, a front opening / closing panel 14, and a front operation panel 15. The glass frame 12 is supported by the frame-shaped front frame 11 so as to be opened and closed, and is locked by a key device 19 so as to be opened and closed. The front open / close panel 14 has an upper plate 21 for receiving a prize ball, a ball lending switch 22, a card frequency indicator 23 for displaying the balance of the prepaid card, a return switch (card discharge button) 24 operated when discharging the prepaid card, An LED 25 for displaying a ball lendable display, and an opening / closing lever 26 for opening and closing a passage connecting both of them to move the ball of the upper plate 21 to the lower plate 32 described later are provided. The front operation panel 15 is provided with an ashtray 31, a lower plate 32, a ball removal lever 33 for pulling out a ball stored in the lower plate 32, and a firing operation handle 34.
[0014]
Further, although not shown in FIG. 1, a glass frame sensor 165 (for example, a structure having a micro switch) for detecting the open state of the glass frame 12 is provided on the back side of the lower portion of the glass frame 12 (described later). FIG. 6 and FIG. 7).
[0015]
Next, if the game area on the game board 13 is to play a game using a pachinko ball, for example, it belongs to a so-called “first type” or a “third type” with a symbol display device, or Although other models and the like can take any configuration, as an example, a type belonging to “first type” is used in the present embodiment.
The game board 13 includes an out-ball inlet 40, a rail 41, a special symbol display device 42, a normal electric accessory type start winning port 43, a variable winning device 44 (large winning port), and an ordinary start gate 45 (although there are plurals). , Only one symbol is attached in the figure), a plurality of general winning openings 46 (because it becomes complicated, only one symbol is attached in the figure), special figure start memory display 47, normal symbol display device 48, universal figure start A storage indicator 49, side lamps 50 and 51, a hitting direction changing member 52 called a windmill (similarly, only one is given a reference numeral), and a number of obstacle nails (reference numerals omitted) are provided.
On the other hand, on the upper part of the frame-like front frame 11 of the gaming machine 1, a big hit indicator 53 that is lit (including a blinking state) at the time of big hit is provided.
[0016]
B. The mechanism behind the gaming machine
Next, FIG. 2 is a view showing a back mechanism of the gaming machine 1. In FIG. 2, the main back mechanism in the gaming machine 1 includes a storage tank (upper tank) 101, a guide path 102, an external information terminal (terminal base) 103, a half-end sensor unit 104, a discharge device 105, and a discharge control device 106. , An accessory control device (game control device) 107, an accessory relay base 108, a launch control device 109, a card unit connection board 110, a safe unit 111, and a base frame body 112 of the back mechanism board.
[0017]
The base frame body 112 is formed from an integrally molded product made of synthetic resin, and is attached to a metal frame 113 fixed to the back side of the front frame 11 of the gaming machine 1. Various unit parts such as the storage tank 101, the guide path 102, the external information terminal 103, the half-end sensor unit 104, the discharge device 105, the discharge control device 106, the card unit connection board 110, and the safe are provided on the base frame 112. A unit 111 or the like is attached (for example, fixed by a one-touch holding member), and these various unit parts and the base frame body 112 are collectively referred to as a back mechanism board 114.
[0018]
The storage tank 101 stores balls before being discharged in advance, and the shortage of the number of balls in the storage tank 101 is detected by the replenishment sensor 121, and when it is insufficient, the balls are replenished from the island facility. The sphere in the storage tank 101 is guided by the guide path 102 and discharged by the discharge device 105. The discharge device 105 discharges a required number of game balls guided from the storage tank 101 to the player based on a predetermined ball discharge command signal (a signal from the discharge control device 106). Further, it corresponds to the discharge device according to claim 1 provided with a mechanism (including ball rental discharge).
[0019]
The details of the discharge device 105 will be described. As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 3, the discharge device 105 has two ball discharge passages 131 and 132, and one of the ball discharge passages 131 is used for discharging a prize ball. The other ball discharge passage 132 discharges the ball for lending. In other words, the two ball discharge passages 131 and 132 are selectively used depending on the application.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a cross section of the discharge device 105, and for the convenience of explanation, shows a cross section on the side of the ball discharge passage 131 for discharging the prize balls. As shown in FIG. 4, a discharge solenoid 134 that drives the discharge cam 133 of the sphere and a discharge sensor 135 that detects the discharge of the sphere in the sphere discharge path 131 are provided on the sphere discharge passage 131 side. In addition, in the range which can be understood from FIG. 4, various fine members (for example, a rod, a screw, a washer, etc.) which displace the discharge cam 133 are abbreviated.
[0020]
The discharge device 105 operates the discharge solenoid 134 based on the ball discharge control signal from the discharge control device 106 to displace the discharge cam 133 to discharge the ball stopped in the ball discharge passage 131 (specifically, the discharge solenoid 134, the tip of the end of the discharge cam 133 is taken as a base point, and the tip is pulled upward in the drawing to allow the sphere (the lowermost sphere T to pass first) to pass and discharge the sphere). The discharge of the sphere is detected by a discharge sensor 135 and a signal is distributed to the accessory control device 107 and the discharge control device 106 by a distribution circuit 156 described later. The discharge control device 106 counts the number of balls discharged based on the detection signal from the discharge sensor 135 and discharges game balls corresponding to the number of prize balls sent from the accessory control device 107. Further, the accessory control device 107 counts the number of game balls discharged by the discharge control device 106 based on the detection signal from the discharge sensor 135 and monitors the number of prize balls discharged.
[0021]
The discharge cam 133 and the discharge solenoid 134 constitute a ball payout means for paying out a required number of game balls. The discharge sensor 135 constitutes a ball detection means for detecting the discharge of a required number of game balls in the ball payout means.
The discharge sensor is provided corresponding to the two passages of the discharge device 105, and serves as a prize ball discharge sensor 135 and a ball rental discharge sensor 167 (see FIGS. 6 and 7 described later).
Further, the discharge control device 106 controls the discharge mechanism on the side of the ball rental discharge passage 132 of the discharge device 105 based on a command from the ball lending machine 2 (CR sand control device 191 described later), and the commanded ball The game balls for rent are discharged.
[0022]
Returning to FIG. 2 again, it is detected by the half-end sensor unit 104 (with the half-end sensor 166 attached) whether or not there is a ball for the prize ball discharge or the ball lending discharge in the guide path 102.
The external information terminal (terminal base) 103 relays the input and output of AC power and signals (signal types will be described later) with the hall computer (management device) of the amusement shop. Are divided into two parts (to connect with the hall computer), and both are connected by a cable.
The discharge control device 106 is arranged on the frame side (here, the base frame body 112) of the gaming machine 1, and performs various controls necessary for discharging the ball. The launch control device 109 performs control necessary for launching a sphere. The card unit connection board 110 is for connecting the cable 121 extending from the card-type ball lending machine 2 to the gaming machine 1.
[0023]
The safe unit 111 includes a safe sensor 111a that detects one safe ball (winning ball), and is collected by a winning ball collecting member (not shown) provided on the back side of the game board 13 (not shown). A safe ball flowing down the abbreviation) is detected by the safe sensor 111a, and each time a safe ball corresponding to the safe ball is discharged, the detected safe ball is discharged one by one. The detected safe ball is a safe ball that is involved in determining the prize ball number information because the prize ball number information is determined by using the safe ball as a trigger. It is a safe ball that has been paid out to the player side of the game ball.
[0024]
As shown in a sectional view in FIG. 5, the safe unit 111 includes a safe solenoid 141, a first safe cam 142, a second safe cam 143, and a non-contact type safe sensor 111a as main components, and a safe ball passage inside. 144 is formed. Similarly, various fine members (for example, rods, screws, washers, etc.) that displace the first safe cam 142 and the second safe cam 143 within the range that can be understood from FIG.
FIG. 5 shows a state where the safe solenoid 141 is not energized and a part of the second safe cam 143 protrudes into the safe ball passage 144 to prevent the safe ball ST from being discharged. The held sphere (first safe sphere ST in the figure) is at the position of the safe sensor 111a, and is detected by the photosensor-type safe sensor 111a as the safe sphere ST. At this time, the first safe cam 142 is pulled out from the safe ball passage 144 and is not in contact with the safe ball.
[0025]
When a signal instructing discharge of the safe ball from the discharge control device 106 is input to the safe solenoid 141 and the safe solenoid 141 is turned on, the second safe cam 143 is first pulled out from the safe ball passage 144 and held so far. A safe ball ST (that is, the first safe ball) is discharged to one, and at the same time, a part of the first safe cam 142 temporarily protrudes into the safe ball passage 144 and continues to the safe ball ( Prevent the second safe ball from being discharged.
[0026]
Next, the second safe cam 143 again protrudes into the safe ball passage 144, and at the same time, the first safe cam 142 is pulled out from the safe ball passage 144. Accordingly, the second safe ball is held in contact with the second safe cam 143, and the third safe ball is in contact with the second safe ball and continues.
That is, each time the safe solenoid 141 is turned on once, only one safe ball is moved and discharged, and then the next safe ball is held and stopped immediately. By temporarily holding the safe ball in this way, it can be confirmed that the safe ball has actually been generated by winning a prize, thereby preventing fraud prevention and troubles with the player. The discharge of the safe ball is detected by the safe sensor 111a, and the detection signal is input to the accessory control device 107 and the discharge control device 106.
[0027]
The accessory control device 107 is arranged on the game board 13 side and performs various controls necessary for the operation of the accessory. The accessory relay base 108 performs relay connection of the cable between the accessory placed on the game board 13, the side lamps 50 and 51, the variable winning device 44, and the like and the accessory control device 107.
An overflow sensor 122 is provided below the safe unit 111 and in the vicinity of the ball outlet of the lower plate 32. The overflow sensor 122 detects excessive storage of the ball when the lower plate 32 is full. When the overflow sensor 122 is turned on, the ball launching and discharging are stopped.
[0028]
C. Composition of control equipment
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the accessory control device 107. The accessory control device 107 has a game processing unit 150 composed of a one-chip microcomputer for performing an accessory control necessary for a pachinko game, etc., and an oscillation frequency of the crystal. An oscillator 151 that obtains a predetermined clock by frequency division, an input interface 152 that receives various sensor signals, an output interface 153, and an external communication terminal 154 that exchanges signals between the accessory control device 107 and an external device. And a plurality of distribution circuits 155 and 156. The game processing unit 150 includes a ROM 150a and a RAM 150b, is manufactured as an IC for a so-called amuse chip, and stores, for example, a unique ID for determining the validity of the chip.
[0029]
The input interface 152 includes a reset switch 160 for forcibly resetting and releasing the abnormal discharge state of the game ball, and a special drawing for detecting a winning at the special drawing start winning opening (ordinary electric accessory type starting winning opening) 43. The start sensor 161, the normal start gate sensor 162 for detecting that the ball has passed the normal start gate 45, and the continuation sensor 163 for detecting the so-called continuous winning (V winning) ball among the balls having entered the variable winning device 44. , A count sensor 164 that detects all the balls that have entered the variable winning device 44, the glass frame sensor 165 that detects the opening of the glass frame 12, and the half-end sensor 166 that is disposed in the half-end sensor unit 104 (of two passages). The signals from the overflow sensor 122 and the replenishment sensor 121 are input.
[0030]
Signals from the safe sensor 111a and the prize ball discharge sensor 135 are input to the distribution circuits 155 and 156, respectively. The distribution circuit 155 distributes the signal from the safe sensor 111 a into two, one of which is input to the game arithmetic processing device 150 via the input interface 152, and the other is input to the discharge control device 106. The distribution circuit 156 distributes the signal (ball detection signal) from the discharge sensor 135 for discharging the prize ball into two, one of which is input to the game arithmetic processing unit 150 via the input interface 152 and the other is input. This is an input to the discharge control device 106. A signal (ball detection signal) from the ball lending discharge sensor 167 is directly input to the discharge control device 106. The distribution circuit 156 constitutes distribution means for distributing the ball detection signal from the discharge sensor 135 (ball detection means) to the accessory control device 107 (game control device) side and the discharge control device 106 side.
[0031]
From the output interface 153, the discharge control device 106, the external information terminal 103 for outputting necessary information related to the game to the outside, the display control device 172 for controlling the display of the special symbol display device 42, and the variable winning device 44 Ordinary electric drive that drives a special prize opening solenoid 173 that opens and closes a special prize opening, a special figure start memory display 47, a normal symbol display device 48, and a normal variable prize winning device (that is, a normal electric accessory for the start winning opening 43). A bonus solenoid 174, a normal start memory display 49, various decorative lamps, LEDs 175 (for example, those including side lamps 50 and 51, decorative LEDs of the game board 13, etc.), or generating sound effects necessary for the game, or Control signals are output to the sound control device 176 that performs speech synthesis, the launch control device 109, and the abnormal lamp 179.
[0032]
D. Control system
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a control system in the gaming machine 1. In FIG. 7, the main board (the accessory board) is the accessory control apparatus 107 and includes two distribution circuits 155 and 156. The accessory control device 107 (main board) receives the sensor signal from the game board 13, the sensors 166, 165, 122, 121, the safe sensor 111 a distributed by the distribution circuits 155, 156, and the discharge sensor 135 for discharging the prize ball. The game control of the game board 13 is performed based on the signal, and the process of monitoring the required number of game balls discharged by the control of the discharge control device 106 based on the ball detection signal distributed by the distribution circuit 156, When there is an abnormal discharge of the sphere, an abnormality lamp 179 notifies the user. In addition, you may instruct | indicate to the below-mentioned audio | voice control apparatus 176, and may perform abnormality alert | report with a sound.
[0033]
In addition, the accessory control device 107 (main board) has a function of allowing the game progress on the game board 13 to be put on hold, and when an abnormality is confirmed regarding the discharge of the game ball, the game progress hold is held. In addition to making the function active, processing is performed to make the game progress hold function inactive when the abnormality is released. Therefore, the accessory control device 107 implements the functions of a monitoring unit and a game progress holding unit. Further, the accessory control device 107 and the abnormality lamp 179 constitute an abnormality notification unit as a whole.
The accessory control device 107 (main board) outputs a control signal to the display control device 172 to display a special figure on the display device (special symbol display device 42), or a voice control device 176 (sound control device in the drawing). ) And a speaker 177 is driven by a sound signal generated by the sound control device 176.
[0034]
Further, regarding the launch of the ball, a launch permission signal is output to the launch control device 109, and the launch control device 109 drives the motor 181 that shoots the ball based on the permit signal, and the touch plate 182 launches the player. It is detected that the operation handle 34 is touched, or the ball can be intentionally stopped by the single switch 183 in accordance with the player's intention.
Signal terminals connected to the accessory control device 107 (main board) include an external information terminal 103 on the frame side and an external communication terminal 154 on the veneer (game board 13) side. The external information terminal 103 on the frame side is the terminal board described above, and the hall computer (management device) opens a gold frame (glass frame) signal, a supply signal, a prize ball number signal, a ball lending signal, an error. Outputs a signal (abnormal signal). The external communication terminal 154 on the veneer (game board 13) side outputs, for example, jackpot information, special figure stop information, special figure stop symbol information, and probability change information to the outside.
[0035]
Prize-ball control information is output from the accessory control device 107 (main board) to the discharge control device 106, and the discharge control device 106 and the CR sand control device 191 of the ball lending machine 2 During this period, ball rental control signals are exchanged. The discharge control device 106 receives signals from the safe sensor 111a distributed from the two distribution circuits 155 and 156 and the discharge sensor 135 for discharging the prize ball, and also directly receives a signal from the discharge sensor 167 for ball lending. The prize ball discharge solenoid 134 and the safe solenoid 141 are driven in order to perform the ball discharge control based on the prize ball control information from the accessory control device 107 (main board). Further, the ball lending discharge solenoid 192 is driven based on a ball lending command from a CR sand control device 191 described later.
[0036]
The prize ball control information (for example, a prize ball discharge request) from the accessory control device 107 includes a transmission clock and prize ball data. The transmission clock takes a signal timing, and the prize ball data indicates the number of prize balls (for example, , 7 and 13). The discharge control device 106 controls the discharge of prize balls by driving the prize ball side of the discharge device 105 based on the prize ball number information, and the balls of the discharge device 105 based on the ball lending signal from the CR sand control device 191. Eject control is performed to drive the lending side and lend a ball to the player.
The CR sand control device 191 of the ball lending machine 2 controls necessary for ball lending based on signals from the ball lending switch 22 and the card return switch 24 provided on the upper plate 21 of the gaming machine 1 (discharge control device 106). Ball lending request), and the lighting of the LED 25 is controlled, and the display of the balance of the prepaid card by the card frequency display 23 is controlled. That is, the control of the ball lending unit on the gaming machine 1 side is performed by the CR sand control device 191 on the ball lending machine 2 side.
[0037]
Next, the operation will be described.
"Main routine for control of objects"
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a main routine of the accessory control performed by the accessory control device 107. In this control process, one sequence from step S1 to step S17 is repeatedly executed every predetermined reference time (every interrupt).
When the process is started, in step S1, it is first determined whether or not the power is turned on. If the power is turned on, an initialization process is performed in step S2 and the current routine is terminated. In the initialization processing, work memory initialization, register setting processing, flag initialization, and the like in the RAM 150b are performed.
If the power is not turned on in step S1, the process proceeds to step S3 to perform input processing. Here, the ball counting process and the like are performed based on the detection signal from the prize ball discharge sensor 135, details of which will be described later in a subroutine.
[0038]
Next, a prize ball number control process is performed in step S4. As a result, prize ball number information is sent to the discharge control circuit 106 and prize ball abnormality is monitored (details will be described later in a subroutine). Next, random number update processing is performed in step S5. The random number update process is a process for updating a random number, an initial value is obtained from a random number generation circuit (not shown), and thereafter, the random number is generated by + [1] each time this sequence is repeated. As a result, the random numbers of the special figure and the ordinary figure change, and the random number extraction value for the big hit or the ordinary figure keeps the randomness.
Next, in step S6, a branch determination is made based on the process number. According to (process number), any one of the corresponding processes of steps S7 to S10 is performed. The outline of steps S7 to S10 is as follows.
[0039]
Step S7: Normal processing
In normal processing (normal processing), if there is a start memory, after reducing the start memory number by one, obtain a random number stored in correspondence with the start memory, perform a big hit determination, and display the stop pattern of the special figure decide. That is, if there is a storage of the random number value acquired by the input process, the random number value and the jackpot determination value are compared and determined, and in the case of the jackpot, the jackpot stop symbol is determined and the jackpot stop symbol is stored in the work memory ( The data is stored at a predetermined address in the RAM 150b), and the process number is switched to the symbol variation process.
On the other hand, in the case of detachment, the detachment stop symbol is determined, the detachment stop symbol is stored in a predetermined address of the work memory (RAM 150b), and the process number is switched to symbol variation processing. If the stop symbol is a reach symbol, after setting the reach flag, the processing number is changed to the symbol variation processing number so that the symbol variation processing is performed in the next sequence. When there is no start memory, the process number remains the same as the number for performing the normal process, and the normal process is repeated in the next sequence.
[0040]
Step S8: Symbol variation processing
The symbol variation process is a process of varying and stopping the symbol of the special symbol, and the display information set in this process is sent to the display control device 172 in the “data transfer process” (step S13), which will be described later. The special symbol is controlled to be displayed on the special symbol display device 42 by the device 172.
Step S9: Big hit processing
In the jackpot process, a jackpot process such as opening a jackpot (variable winning device 44) is performed.
Step S10: Removal processing
In the detachment process, after the detachment stop symbol is stopped, a process for returning to the normal process is performed.
According to the branch process (steps S7 to S10) based on the above process numbers, each time the main routine sequence is repeated, the process number is changed according to the gaming state.
[0041]
Next, in the main routine shown in FIG. 8, after the above branching process is performed, a process for controlling the general map / electric power is performed in step S <b> 11. Next, external information processing is performed in step S12. As a result, external information (a signal for outputting a jackpot or the like to the external hall computer side) is set. Next, data transfer processing is performed in step S13. As a result, the display information set in the symbol variation process, the jackpot process, or the like is transmitted to the display control device 172. Next, lamp / LED processing is performed in step S14. Thereby, the display data corresponding to the lamp / LED 175 is set, and the decoration effect is performed. Next, an output process is performed in step S15, and the output data set in each of the above processes is output. Next, a sound output process is performed in step S16, and a sound control device 176 outputs a sound effect or the like. Next, fraud monitoring / fraud processing is performed in step S17. This is for monitoring, for example, no-count fraud and corresponding processing. After step S17, one sequence of the main routine is completed.
[0042]
"Input processing subroutine"
Next, FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of input processing in the main routine for accessory control. In this subroutine, in step S21, for example, a conversion process is performed so as to unify the logic of the input signals from the special chart start sensor 161, the general map start gate sensor 162, etc., and then a chattering removal process is performed. Next, special figure start sensor processing is performed in step S22. Here, when there is an input from the special figure start sensor 161, the random number value created by the random number update process at that timing is acquired and stored up to a predetermined number (four) based on the special figure start prize. I do. In addition, in order to discharge the number of winning balls based on the special drawing start winning by the discharge control device 106, the number of winning balls is stored (+1 is added by the special drawing starting winning).
[0043]
Next, a normal start gate sensor process is performed in step S23. Here, when there is an input from the normal start gate sensor 162, up to a predetermined number (four) based on the general start gate winning, random number values created by the random number update process at that timing are acquired and stored. Perform the process.
Next, a discharge sensor counting process is performed in step S24. This is based on a detection signal from the prize ball discharge sensor 135 and counts the game balls (game ball discharge to the prize balls) controlled by the discharge control device 106 and discharged from the prize ball side of the discharge device 105 ( It is something to be counted. The counting is performed by, for example, a discharge counter (RAM 105b) inside the accessory control device 107. After step S24, the process returns to the main routine.
[0044]
“Subroutine for the control of the number of winning balls”
Next, FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are flowcharts showing a subroutine of prize ball number control processing in the main routine of the accessory control. In this subroutine, first, the transmission information set in step S31 (information such as 7 or 13 prize balls information, safe ball payout information, etc.) is transmitted to the discharge control device 106 (steps S39 and S40 described later). Step S46). Next, in step S32, it is determined whether or not there is an abnormal processing flag (is standing). The abnormal processing flag means that the game ball is not discharged within a predetermined time even if the game ball discharge start condition is satisfied and the prize ball number information is transmitted to the discharge control device 106, and the game progress is suspended due to abnormal discharge. It is set when it is to be performed (see step S45).
[0045]
If the abnormal process flag is not set in step S32, the process proceeds to step S33 to determine whether there is a safe process flag (whether it is set). The safe process flag is set when the game ball discharge ends normally and the process can proceed to a process of paying out the safe ball (see steps S43 and S48). That is, it is set so that the safe ball related to the prize ball is paid out when the prize ball emission number is normally confirmed in the prize ball emission number monitoring process (steps S41 to S43) described later. Flag.
If the safe process flag is not set in step S33, the process proceeds to step S34 to determine whether or not there is a discharge number monitoring flag (whether it is set). The discharge number monitoring flag is set when a game ball discharge start condition is satisfied (see step S37). If the discharge number monitoring flag is not set in step S34, the process proceeds to step S35 to determine whether or not the game ball discharge start condition is satisfied.
[0046]
The discharge start condition is that the safe sensor 111a has a ball, the half-end sensor 166 has a ball (that is, a state where there are a predetermined number of game balls on the discharge device 105 side of the guide path 102), a prize ball The condition is that there is a sphere in the discharge sensor 135 and there is no input from the overflow sensor 122 (the sphere has not overflowed), and if any one of them is insufficient, the discharge start condition is not satisfied. . Incidentally, in the past, the discharge control device 106 side determined the discharge start condition based on the signals from the safe sensor 111a, the half-end sensor 166, the discharge sensor 135, and the overflow sensor 122, but in this embodiment, the accessory control device 107 is used. From the viewpoint of transmitting the prize ball number information to the discharge control device 106 when the side determines that the game ball can be discharged reliably, the accessory control device 107 determines the start condition.
[0047]
(A) When the discharge start condition is not satisfied
If the discharge start condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S36, where "prize ball 0" is set in the transmission information, and the process returns to the main routine. In this case, some prize ball number information (transmission information) always flows from the accessory control device 107 to the discharge control device 106, and the number of prize balls is usually 0 (when no prize ball discharge is commanded). Information is being sent.
(B) When the discharge start condition is satisfied
If the discharge start condition is satisfied in step S35, the process proceeds to step S37 to set a discharge number monitoring flag so as to shift to a monitoring process for monitoring the number of game balls discharged by the discharge control device 106, and in step S38. The presence or absence of a prize ball number storage (see step S22) is confirmed. If there is no memory for the number of winning balls (if there is no memory for discharging the winning ball corresponding to the winning of the special figure start sensor 161), the process proceeds to step S39, the number 13 of winning balls is set in the transmission information, and the judgment value is 13 (For determining the discharge counter) is set, and timers 1 and 2 are set (for example, 10 seconds) and the process returns.
[0048]
On the other hand, if there is a prize ball number memory (if there is a prize ball discharge memory corresponding to winning in the special figure start sensor 161), the process proceeds to step S40, the prize ball number 7 is set in the transmission information, and the judgment value 7 (for determining the discharge counter) and timers 1 and 2 are set (for example, 10 seconds), and the process returns.
If the discharge number monitoring flag is set in step S34, the process branches to step S41 to determine whether or not the timer 1 has timed up, and if not, the discharge counter (step S24) in step S42. The reference value is compared with the determination value (set in steps S39 and S40). This is to determine whether or not the value of the discharge counter matches the determination value within a predetermined time (set time of timer 1: for example, 10 seconds) after setting the prize ball number information. If the match is confirmed, the discharge counter is cleared in step S43, the prize ball number storage is subtracted, the discharge number monitoring flag is cleared, the safe process flag is set, and the process returns. Therefore, in this case, the game progress is not suspended as will be described later.
[0049]
If the match between the value of the discharge counter and the determination value is not confirmed in step S42, the current routine is terminated and the process returns. Then, the routine after the next time is repeated, and when the determination result of step S42 is NO and a predetermined time (set time of timer 1: for example 10 seconds) elapses in the determination of step S41, that is, within the predetermined time, If the match between the value and the judgment value is not achieved and there is no game ball discharged for the number of sent-out prize balls, etc., in order to make the matching judgment again at a predetermined time, the process proceeds to step S44 and the timer 2 It is determined whether or not it is up (for example, 10 seconds have elapsed). If the timer 2 has not timed up, the process branches to step S42 to make the above-mentioned matching determination at a predetermined time again.
[0050]
(C) When the game progress is put on hold
If the match is not confirmed while the timer 2 expires (when the match cannot be obtained), the result of determination in step S44 is YES, the process proceeds to step S45, the emission number monitoring flag is cleared, and the game progresses. Set an abnormal processing flag to return to the processing to hold the operation, and return.
Here, in the present embodiment, whether or not the number of game balls discharged is larger or smaller than a prescribed number (prize ball number information), and when it is determined that the game ball is discharged abnormally, the timer 2 times out. Hold the game progress. That is, when the number of game balls discharged is not equal to the specified number even after a predetermined time has elapsed (when the abnormality is not canceled), the game progress is suspended. This can be returned to normal immediately after an abnormality, so that such a case can be dealt with smoothly (that is, the game progresses smoothly and the player's sense of fire rhythm is not interrupted). .
[0051]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to such processing. For example, when it is determined that there is an abnormality by monitoring the discharge of the game ball, the progress of the game may be suspended (for example, only by determining whether the timer 1 is up, The game progress is put on hold without judging the time-up of the timer 2).
As described in the claims of the present invention, the concept that the monitoring means activates the game progress holding means when an abnormality is confirmed with respect to the discharge of the game ball is as described above. This includes both a process for holding the game progress when the number of balls discharged is not equal to the specified number and a process for holding the game progress when it is judged abnormal by monitoring the discharge of the game balls.
When the abnormal processing flag is set, the determination result in step S32 is YES in the routine after the next time, the process branches to step S46, and the firing control device 109 is instructed to stop the firing to stop the launch of the game ball. Anomaly notification is performed. The progress of the game is put on hold due to the stoppage of the game ball.
[0052]
In the abnormality notification process, an abnormality is found in the prize ball discharge by the discharge control device 106. Therefore, an error signal (abnormal signal) is transmitted to the hall computer side, the front side of the gaming machine 1 or the gaming machine 1 An abnormal lamp 179 for a prize ball discharge error provided on a nearby equipment device side (for example, the island equipment side) is turned on, so that the player and the staff of the game store are informed of the abnormality. In addition, you may make it instruct | indicate to the audio | voice control apparatus (sound control apparatus) 176, and may output the sound which alert | reports abnormality.
Then, while performing such abnormality notification, in step S47, the consistency between the value of the discharge counter and the determination value is monitored. In other words, even during the game progress hold processing, monitoring is performed to automatically cancel the abnormal discharge of the game balls. If not matched, it is determined in step S48 whether or not the reset switch 160 has been turned on (whether there has been a forced release of the game progress hold).
[0053]
Then, by repeating the next and subsequent routines, if the match between the value of the discharge counter and the determination value is confirmed (for example, the abnormality is automatically canceled) during the game progress hold processing, the process proceeds from step S47 to step S49. Exit and clear the discharge counter, subtract the memorized ball number memory, set the safe processing flag and clear the abnormal processing flag, and also instruct the launch control device 109 to launch and release the game ball release stop And return. Thereby, the pending state of the game progress is released, and the game can be resumed. Therefore, if the game ball discharge abnormality is canceled during the game progress hold process, the game can be automatically resumed (returned), so that it is possible to save the labor of the staff and to lack the sense of rhythm of the game for the player. You can concentrate on the game.
On the other hand, when the abnormality is not automatically released (when the abnormality does not return to normal), the determination result of step S47 becomes NO, and the process branches to step S48 and waits for the reset switch 160 to be turned on. When the game progress hold state is forcibly released by turning on the reset switch 160, the process branches from step S48 to step S49, and the launch permission is performed in the same manner as described above.
When more game balls are discharged than the number of winning balls information, the player is not inconvenienced, so the game is not put on hold as it is (for example, without performing steps S46 to S49). The process may normally be shifted to step S43. If it does so, the service to a player can be raised more and the credit of a game store can be improved.
[0054]
(D) Dispensing safe balls
If there is a safe processing flag in step S33, it is determined that the game balls corresponding to the winning ball number information are normally discharged and the process proceeds to a process of paying out safe balls, and from step S33 to step S50. Migrate to In the present embodiment, a safe ball payout instruction is sent from the accessory control device 106 to the discharge control device 106 side (in other embodiments described later, when the discharge control device 106 finishes discharging the game ball) The player pays out the safe ball and does not receive an instruction to pay out the safe ball from the accessory control device 106).
In step S50, safe ball payout (safe ball payout information) is set in the transmission information. When the safe ball payout is set in the transmission information, since the transmission information is transmitted to the discharge control device 106 in step S31 as described above, naturally the safe ball payout is also transmitted to the discharge control device 106. That is, an instruction to pay out safe balls is sent from the accessory control device 107 to the discharge control device 106. This is because the safe balls related to the prize balls are paid out to the outside of the gaming machine 1 since the discharge of game balls for the number of prize balls successfully transmitted is confirmed. At this time, the safe solenoid 141 of the safe unit 111 is driven by the discharge control device 106. Next, in step S51, it is determined whether or not the safe sensor 111a has run out of spheres.
[0055]
That is, when the discharge control device 106 finishes paying out game balls (prize balls) for the number of prize balls received from the accessory control device 107 and receives an instruction to pay out safe balls, the safe solenoid 141 is driven to drive the prizes. The safe ball involved in the ball is paid out of the gaming machine 1. And the absence of a safe sphere is confirmed by the distributed signal of the safe sensor 111a input to the accessory control device 107. If there is no ball in the safe sensor 111a in step S51 (when the prize ball discharge by the discharge control device 106 is completed), the process proceeds to step S52 where the prize ball 0 is set in the transmission information and the safe processing flag is cleared. And return.
[0056]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the detection signal from the prize ball discharge sensor 135 provided in the discharge device 105 is distributed by the distribution circuit 156, one of which is input to the discharge control device 106, and the other is the accessory control. Assume that the input to the device 107. Then, the accessory control device 107 monitors the required number of game balls discharged under the control of the discharge control device 106 based on the detection signal from the discharge sensor 135 for prize balls, and the number of game balls discharged is a specified number ( That is, it is determined whether or not the prize ball number information (prize ball data) transmitted from the accessory control device 107 to the discharge control device 106 is the same, more or less, and when there is an abnormality, an abnormality notification is performed. Put the game progress on hold.
Therefore, in the accessory control device 107 that manages and controls the progress of the game, it is confirmed whether or not the game balls corresponding to the information on the number of prize balls sent to the discharge control device 106 are correctly discharged, and the game is played against the abnormality. Can protect the profits of the workers. That is, the accessory control device 107 continuously flows the prize ball number information (transmission information) until the input of the safe sensor 111a changes from the presence of the ball to the absence of the ball, and the prize ball number information is 7 pieces. When the prize ball number information of the prize ball or 13 prize balls is transmitted, the game ball discharge is monitored on the basis of the detection signal from the prize ball discharge sensor 135, thereby causing an abnormality in the game ball discharge. In addition to being able to judge abnormalities reliably, it is possible to defer the disadvantage of the player by suspending the game progress at the time of abnormalities.To loseCan do.
[0057]
As a result, if there is an abnormality in the discharge of the game ball, the game progress is suspended, so if the discharge control device 106 does not normally discharge the specified number (for example, the number of prize balls), For example, it becomes possible for an attendant to go to the abnormal location by a report from a player who knows the pending state of the game progress and take an appropriate action to eliminate the abnormal state, during which the game progress is suspended So the player will not be disadvantaged. For example, when the discharge control device 106 is in an abnormal state, a staff member inspects the discharge control device 106 and quickly repairs the failure of the discharge abnormality, so that safe balls (winning balls) are accumulated from the safe unit 111 to the safe basket, It is possible to eliminate the problem that a safe ball is clogged.
In particular, when the launch of the gaming machine is stopped due to the suspension of the game progress, the game ball cannot be shot into the game area of the game board 13, so there is no winning and the safe ball (winning ball) is safe. There is no accumulation in the unit 111 portion.
[0058]
Further, since it becomes possible to inspect the discharge control device 106 and repair the discharge abnormality quickly while holding the game progress on hold, the prize ball (winning prize) despite the safe ball in the safe unit 111. (The discharge of a predetermined number of game balls associated with (safe ball)), and there is no game ball on the upper plate 21 of the gaming machine 1 and the game cannot be continued. Will not be applied. As a result of having no game balls on the upper plate 21, it is possible to eliminate a player who ends the game.
In particular, when the combination of special figures in the so-called type 1 gaming machine is a combination of symbols that constitutes a big hit, the big hit is not punctured if there is no specified number of prize balls discharged even though there is a safe ball conventionally. For this reason, the player must obtain a new game ball for lending and play the game, which is quite annoying for the player, but in the present embodiment, this is the case. The trouble can be solved and the trouble to the player can be surely eliminated.
Furthermore, when the game progress is put on hold, the player can easily grasp that the prize ball discharge has not ended, and the service to the player can be improved.
[0059]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The second embodiment is a modification of the invention described in claim 1 and is an example in which a special game is held as a game progress holding process.
12 to 14 are flowcharts of the accessory control in the second embodiment. First, the flowchart of FIG. 12 is a part of the prize ball number control processing routine shown in FIG. 10 described in the first embodiment, and the flowchart of the portion branched from (1) and (3) shown in FIG. Show. Therefore, since the flowchart of FIG. 10 is the same in the second embodiment, the illustration and repeated description thereof are omitted.
[0060]
In FIG. 12, when the abnormal process flag is set, the process branches to step S61 (branch from {circle over (1)}), the hold flag is set, and abnormality notification (similar to the first embodiment) is performed. As will be described later with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14, the hold flag is processing information for setting the game progress to the hold state. When the hold flag is set, the special game progress is put on hold. Then, while performing such abnormality notification, the match between the value of the discharge counter and the determination value is monitored in step S62, and monitoring is performed to automatically release the discharge abnormality of the game ball even during the game progress hold processing. If not matched, it is determined in step S63 whether or not the reset switch 160 has been turned on (whether there has been a forced release of the game progress hold).
[0061]
Then, by repeating the next and subsequent routines, when the match between the value of the discharge counter and the determination value is confirmed (for example, the abnormality is automatically canceled) during the game progress hold processing, the process proceeds from step S62 to step S64. Exit and clear the discharge counter, subtract the award ball number memory, set the safe processing flag and clear the abnormal processing flag, clear the hold flag and return. Thereby, the pending state of the game progress is released, and the game can be resumed.
On the other hand, if the abnormality is not automatically released (if it does not return to normal), the determination result in step S62 is NO, the process branches to step S63, waits for the reset switch 160 to be turned on, and the reset switch 160 is turned on. The game progress hold state is forcibly released, and the process branches from step S63 to step S64, and the hold flag is cleared in the same manner as described above.
[0062]
FIG. 13 corresponds to the subroutine of the normal process (step S7) in the main routine for the accessory control shown in FIG. However, the processing content is in accordance with the second embodiment.
In FIG. 13, it is determined whether or not there is a start memory in step S71. At this time, if the hold flag is set, even if there is a start-up memory in the determination in step S71, the process goes to NO until the hold flag is cleared. That is, the game of the next special figure based on the starting memory is put on hold. Such a case corresponds to the case where the hold flag is set when the special figure stops rotating and shifts to the processing based on the next start-up memory.
[0063]
If there is no start memory in step S71, the process returns. If there is a start memory, if the hold flag is set, the process returns to NO and returns. If there is a start memory and the hold flag is cleared, the process proceeds to step S72. In step S72, after the start memory number is reduced by one, special figure memory data subtraction processing is performed in step S73. This is a process for subtraction in the special figure storage data update process in step S24 of the input process subroutine. In step S74, a random number is acquired from the special figure random number determination storage area. This reads the random value stored in the special figure random number determination storage area.
[0064]
Next, the random number value acquired in step S75 is compared with the big hit determination value, and in step S76, it is determined whether or not the acquired random number is a win value (big hit). In the case of detachment, the detachment stop symbol is determined in step S77, and the big hit flag (used in step S84 of FIG. 14 described later) is cleared, and the process number is switched to symbol variation processing in step S79.
In step S77, when the stop symbol is a reach symbol, after setting the reach flag, the process proceeds to step S79, where the processing number is changed to the symbol variation processing number, and the symbol variation processing is performed in the next sequence. Process to do. When there is no start memory, the process number remains the same as the number for performing the normal process, and the normal process is repeated in the next sequence.
[0065]
On the other hand, if the acquired random number is a winning value (big hit), the big hit stop symbol is determined in step S78, and the big hit flag is set, and the processing number is switched to the symbol variation processing in step S79. As a result, in the symbol variation process, the set display information is transmitted to the display control device 172 in the data transfer process (step S13) of the main routine shown in FIG. 8 to the special symbol display device 42 (symbol display device). Will be displayed in a variable manner.
[0066]
Next, FIG. 14 corresponds to the subroutine of the symbol variation process (step S8) in the main routine of the accessory control shown in FIG. However, the processing content is in accordance with the second embodiment.
In FIG. 14, first, special symbol fluctuation data is set in step S81, and in step S82, it is determined whether or not it is the symbol fluctuation stop timing. At this time, if the hold flag is set, the determination in step S82 is NO even until the hold flag is cleared even at the symbol fluctuation stop timing. That is, the rotation of the special figure is continued until the hold flag is cleared. Such a case corresponds to a case where the hold flag is set while the special figure is rotating.
If it is not the symbol fluctuation stop timing in step S82, the process branches to step S83. If the hold flag is set even at the symbol fluctuation stop timing, the process branches to NO and branches to step S83. The process proceeds to step S88 only when it is the symbol fluctuation stop timing and the hold flag is cleared.
[0067]
In step S83, it is determined whether or not it is the first half of the fluctuation. If it is the first half, a high-speed fluctuation process (stops the left symbol) is performed in step S84 so as to fluctuate the symbol at high speed. If the routine is repeated and it is not the first half of the fluctuation (in the second half) in step S83, the process proceeds to step S85 to perform low-speed fluctuation processing (medium symbol is stopped), and in step S86, it is determined whether or not reach has occurred. If the two symbols that have already stopped constitute a reach, a reach variation process is performed in step S87 and the process returns. If the reach is not configured, return directly.
[0068]
If the symbol change stop timing is reached in step S82 and the hold flag is cleared, the process proceeds to step S88 to stop the final stop symbol and clear the special symbol changing data, and in step S89 the special symbol stop data. Is set (for example, set in the RAM 150b of the gaming arithmetic processing device 150). Then, after a predetermined time, the special symbol stop data is cleared.
Next, in step S90, it is determined whether or not a big hit flag is set. If not, in step S91, the process number is changed to return processing and the process returns. On the other hand, if the jackpot flag is set, the process proceeds to step S92, the processing number is changed to jackpot processing, the jackpot flag is cleared in step S93, and the process returns.
As described above, in the symbol variation processing, processing for varying and stopping the symbol of the special symbol is performed, and the display information set in this processing is sent to the display control device 172 in the “data transfer processing” (step S13) of the main routine. Then, the special control is displayed on the special symbol display device 42 by the display control device 172. If the hold flag is set, the special game progress is put on hold.
[0069]
As described above, in the second embodiment, since the special figure game is suspended as the game progress is suspended, when an abnormality occurs in the discharge of the game ball as in the first embodiment. Abnormalities can be determined with certainty, and effects such as eliminating the disadvantage of the player can be obtained by suspending the progress of the game at the time of abnormality. In the second embodiment, since the special figure game is put on hold, there is an advantage that the player's profit can be maintained from the time of the special figure game, and it can be seen by the player who is playing the game. In this case, there is an advantage that it is easy to understand because the special figure game is held. For example, if the game is suspended due to the suspension of the launch, for example, the launch may stop even in an overflow state to the lower plate, so the distinction from the game suspension may be somewhat difficult to understand. In the embodiment, such incomprehensibleness is reduced. In other words, the abnormality of the discharge control device 106 is notified in the game area.
[0070]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The third embodiment is a modification of the first aspect of the invention, and is an example in which the game ball discharge monitoring contents are different.
FIGS. 15 and 16 are flowcharts showing a prize ball number control process subroutine in the third embodiment. Since this part is different from the above embodiments, the prize ball number control process subroutine will be described. The hardware configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment.
15 and 16, in this subroutine, first, transmission information set in step S101 (information of 7 or 13 as winning ball number information) is transmitted to the discharge control device 106 (step S108, step to be described later). (See S109). Next, in step S102, it is determined whether or not there is an abnormal processing flag (is standing). The abnormal processing flag is defined as there is no game ball (predetermined number of game balls) discharged corresponding to the prize ball number information even though the game ball discharge start condition is satisfied and the prize ball number information is transmitted. It is set when the game progress is put on hold due to a discharge abnormality of less than the number (see step S115).
[0071]
If the abnormality processing flag is not set in step S102, the process proceeds to step S103, and it is determined whether or not there is an emission number monitoring flag (whether it is set). The discharge number monitoring flag is set when a game ball discharge start condition is satisfied (see step S106). If the discharge number monitoring flag is not set in step S103, the process proceeds to step S104 to determine whether or not the game ball discharge start condition is satisfied.
The discharge start condition here is that the safe sensor 111a has a sphere, the half-end sensor 166 has a sphere (that is, a state where there are a predetermined number of game balls on the discharge device 105 side of the guideway 102), It is a condition that there is a ball in the prize ball discharge sensor 135 and there is no input from the overflow sensor 122 (the ball has not overflowed), and if any one is insufficient, the discharge start condition Does not hold.
[0072]
(A) When the discharge start condition is not satisfied
If the discharge start condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S105, in which “prize ball 0” is set in the transmission information, and the process returns to the main routine. In this case, some prize ball number information (transmission information) always flows from the accessory control device 107 to the discharge control device 106, and the number of prize balls is usually 0 (when no prize ball discharge is commanded). Information is being sent.
(B) When the discharge start condition is satisfied
If the discharge start condition is satisfied in step S104, the process proceeds to step S106 to set a discharge number monitoring flag so as to shift to a monitoring process for monitoring the number of game balls discharged by the discharge control device 106, and in step S107. The presence or absence of a prize ball number storage (see step S22) is confirmed. If there is no memory for the number of winning balls (if there is no memory for discharging the winning ball corresponding to the winning of the special figure start sensor 161), the process proceeds to step S108, the number of winning balls 13 is set in the transmission information, and the judgment value is 13 Set (for determination of discharge counter) and return.
[0073]
On the other hand, if there is a prize ball number memory (if there is a prize ball discharge memory corresponding to the winning to the special figure start sensor 161), the process proceeds to step S109, the prize ball number 7 is set in the transmission information, and the judgment value Is set to 7 (for determining the discharge counter) and the process returns.
If the emission number monitoring flag is set in step S103, the process branches to step S110 to determine whether or not the safe sensor 111a has no balls. This is because there is no safe ball since the discharge control device 106 discharges the safe ball itself when the discharge control device 106 ends discharging the game ball corresponding to the prize ball number information received from the accessory control device 107. By confirming this, it is possible to indirectly confirm the end of the prize ball discharge by the accessory control device 107, and therefore, it is determined whether the safe sensor 111a has no ball.
[0074]
If there is a ball in the safe sensor 111a in step S110, the process returns as it is. If there is no ball, the process proceeds to step S111 and the value of the discharge counter (see step S24) and the determination value (set in steps S108 and 109). ), And if a match is obtained, the discharge counter is cleared in step S112, the prize ball number storage is subtracted, the discharge number monitoring flag is cleared, and the process returns. Therefore, in this case, the launch of the game ball is not stopped as will be described later.
[0075]
(C) When the game progress is put on hold
If the match between the value of the discharge counter and the determination value is not confirmed in step S111 (for example, if there is no game ball discharged for the number of prize balls), the process branches to step S113 and is input to the game control device 107. It is determined whether or not the count value (that is, the value of the discharge counter) based on the signal from the ball discharge sensor 135 is less than the determination value. If the count value is less than the determination value, the process proceeds to step S114 and the transmission information is not discharged. The remaining number information is set, the remaining number information is also set in the determination value, the discharge counter is cleared, and the process proceeds to step S115. In this case, since there is an undischarged game ball, the remaining discharge information is set. Next, in step S115, the emission number monitoring flag is cleared, and an abnormal process flag is set to return to a process for holding the progress of the game, and the process returns.
[0076]
When the abnormal processing flag is set, the determination result in step S102 is YES in the routine after the next time, the process branches to step S121, and the firing control device 109 is instructed to stop the firing to stop the launch of the game ball. Anomaly notification is performed. The progress of the game is put on hold due to the stoppage of the game ball. Further, in the abnormality notification process, an abnormality was found in the prize ball discharge by the discharge control device 106, so an error signal (abnormal signal) is transmitted to the hall computer side, the front side of the gaming machine 1 or the gaming machine An abnormality lamp 179 for a prize ball discharge error provided on the equipment device side (for example, the island equipment side) in the vicinity of 1 is turned on, and the abnormality is surely notified to the player and the staff of the game store. In addition, you may make it instruct | indicate to the audio | voice control apparatus (sound control apparatus) 176, and may output the sound which alert | reports abnormality.
Then, while performing such abnormality notification, in step S122, the consistency between the value of the discharge counter and the determination value (in this case, the remaining number information of undischarged) is monitored. That is, even during the game progress hold processing, monitoring is performed to automatically release the abnormal discharge of the game ball, and if it is not consistent, whether the reset switch 160 is turned on in step S123 (forcibly releasing the game progress hold). If it is not turned on, it returns.
[0077]
Then, by repeating the next and subsequent routines, when the match between the value of the discharge counter and the determination value is confirmed (for example, the abnormality is automatically canceled) during the game progress hold processing, the process proceeds from step S122 to step S124. After exiting, the discharge counter is cleared, the award ball number memory is subtracted, the abnormality processing flag is cleared, and the launch control device 109 is instructed to release the game ball. Thereby, the pending state of the game progress is released, and the game can be resumed.
On the other hand, when the abnormality is not automatically released (when the abnormality does not return to normal), the determination result of step S122 becomes NO, and the process branches to step S123 and waits for the reset switch 160 to be turned on. When the game progress suspension state is forcibly released by turning on the reset switch 160, the process branches from step S123 to step S124, and the launch permission is performed in the same manner as described above.
[0078]
Also, if the count value (that is, the value of the discharge counter) based on the signal from the prize ball discharge sensor 135 input to the game control device 107 in step S113 exceeds the determination value, step S114 is skipped. Proceed to step S115. When the process proceeds to step S115, as described above, the process proceeds from step S102 to step S121 and subsequent steps in the next routine. In this way, when game balls are discharged more than the number of prize balls sent from the accessory control device 107 to the discharge control device 106, only forced release by input (ON) to the reset switch 160 is a game. It becomes a means to cancel the progress hold. Therefore, when such a state is found, the attendant turns on the reset switch 160 to forcibly release the game progress hold.
[0079]
When more game balls are discharged than the number of prize balls, the player is not inconvenienced. Therefore, the game is not held as it is (without performing the processing of steps S121 to S124), and normal. Alternatively, the process may proceed to step S112. This is based on the concept that the monitoring means realized by the accessory control device 107 keeps the game progress holding means in an inactive state when the number of game balls discharged is greater than the number of prize balls. It is what
[0080]
As described above, in the third embodiment, the accessory control device 107 monitors the required number of game balls to be discharged under the control of the discharge control device 106, and the discharge control device 106 receives the prize received from the accessory control device 107. When the game ball of the ball number information (specified number) has been discharged, the safe ball is discharged by itself. Therefore, the accessory control device 107 can indirectly confirm the end of the prize ball discharge by confirming the discharge of the safe ball.
Also, it is determined whether there is an abnormality whether the number of game balls discharged is less than the prize ball number information (specified number). If such an abnormality is detected, the abnormality notification is given and the game ball is stopped and the game progress is suspended. To. Accordingly, it is possible to monitor the discharge of less than the specified number of game balls, and it is possible to monitor the discharge of game balls more finely.
Then, the number of unreleased prize balls is monitored while the game progress is suspended, and when the abnormality is automatically canceled, the game progress suspension is canceled and the game can be resumed. On the other hand, if the abnormality is not canceled, the reset switch 160 forcibly cancels it.
From the above, in the third embodiment, there is an advantage that the discharge of the game ball can be monitored more finely in addition to the same effect as the first embodiment.
[0081]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The fourth embodiment is a modification of the invention described in claim 1 and is an example in which a special game is suspended (this point is different) at the time of abnormality while taking the same monitoring contents as the third embodiment. is there.
In the fourth embodiment, processing is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, in the fourth embodiment, a part of the prize ball number control processing routine shown in FIG. 15 described in the third embodiment is different, and branches from (4) and (5) shown in FIG. The flowchart of the part to perform is shown as FIG. 17, and this FIG. 17 is equivalent to 4th Embodiment. Accordingly, the flowchart of FIG. 15 is the same as that of the fourth embodiment, and thus illustration and repeated description thereof are omitted.
[0082]
In FIG. 17, when the abnormal process flag is set, the process branches to step S131 (branch from (4) in FIG. 15), sets the hold flag, and notifies the abnormality (similar to the third embodiment). Do. The hold flag is processing information for setting the game progress to a hold state. When the hold flag is set, the game progress of the special figure is put on hold (the hold of the special figure game progress is the second embodiment). the same as).
Then, while performing such abnormality notification, in step S132, the consistency between the value of the discharge counter and the determination value (in this case, the remaining number information of undischarged) is monitored. That is, even during the game progress hold processing, monitoring is performed to automatically release the abnormal discharge of the game ball, and if it is not consistent, whether the reset switch 160 is turned on in step S133 (the forced release of the game progress is released). If it is not turned on, it returns.
[0083]
Then, by repeating the next and subsequent routines, if the match between the value of the discharge counter and the determination value is confirmed (for example, the abnormality is automatically canceled) during the game progress hold process, the process proceeds from step S132 to step S134. Exit and clear the discharge counter, subtract the award ball number memory, clear the abnormal processing flag, clear the hold flag and return. Thereby, the hold state of the special figure game progress is released (released by clearing the hold flag), and the game can be resumed.
On the other hand, when the abnormality is not automatically released (when the abnormality does not return to normal), the determination result of step S132 is NO, and the process branches to step S133 and waits for the reset switch 160 to be turned on. When the game progress hold state is forcibly released by turning on the reset switch 160, the process branches from step S133 to step S134, and the hold flag is cleared in the same manner as described above. Is released and the game is resumed.
[0084]
As described above, in the fourth embodiment, as in the third embodiment, it is possible to determine whether or not the number of game balls discharged is smaller than the prize ball number information (specified number). In the case of, the progress of the special figure game is suspended. Therefore, although the game progress hold contents are different, the discharge of less than the specified number of game balls can be monitored as in the third embodiment, and the discharge of game balls can be monitored more finely. Also, the number of unreleased prize balls is monitored while the game is on hold, and if the abnormality is automatically canceled, the game progress is released and the game can be resumed. If the abnormality is not released, it is forcibly released. Can also be done.
[0085]
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The fifth embodiment is an example for realizing the invention according to claim 2.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an accessory control device 200 in the fifth embodiment, FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a control system in the gaming machine 1, and FIG. 20 is a rear view of the gaming machine 1 in the fifth embodiment. . As shown in these drawings, the present embodiment has a feature in that a main board discharge sensor 201 for prize balls is provided independently. Therefore, unlike the first embodiment, the discharge start condition is that the safe sensor 111 a has a sphere, the half end 166 has a sphere, and there is no input from the overflow sensor 122. That is, a part of the discharge start condition is determined, and when the condition is satisfied, the prize ball number information is transmitted. That is, this is a configuration in which the establishment of the discharge start condition (predetermined condition) is determined based on three signals (each signal of the half-end sensor 166, the overflow sensor 122, and the safe sensor 111a). , Main condition) is determined on the side of the accessory control device 200, and when the main condition is met, the prize ball number information related to the safe ball is sent to the discharge control device 106, and the discharge control device 106 The discharge start condition (that is, the ball detection signal of the discharge sensor 135 for prize balls) is judged and prize ball discharge control is performed. Accordingly, the prize ball number information is transmitted when it is confirmed that the main conditions for starting the discharge have been met. Therefore, when the discharge control device 106 is used, it is possible to reduce the determination load of the discharge start condition and contribute to the certainty of the game ball discharge accordingly. Further, since the accessory control device 200 also determines that at least the main condition for starting the discharge is satisfied, it is possible to ensure the transmission of the number-of-ball information as compared with the prior art, and as a result, the discharge receiving the number-of-ball information is received. There is an advantage that the game ball can be reliably discharged from the discharge device 105 by the discharge control by the control device 106.
As shown in FIG. 20, the main board discharge sensor 201 flows only the prize ball discharge passage (only the game ball discharged from the prize ball) in the discharge rod unit 202 (for example, the discharge passage) on the downstream side of the discharge device 105. And a required number of game balls for discharging the prize balls discharged from the prize ball side of the discharge device 105 are detected. The main ball discharge sensor 201 for prize balls is input to the game processing unit 150 via the input interface 152 of the accessory control unit 200. The main board discharge sensor 201 constitutes second sphere detection means.
Then, the accessory control device 200 (game control device) has the required number of game balls discharged under the control of the discharge control device 106 based on the ball detection signal from the main board discharge sensor 201 (second ball detection means). The function of the monitoring means for monitoring the game and the function of the game progress holding means are realized.
[0086]
Similarly to the first embodiment, the discharge device 105 is provided with two discharge sensors 135 and 167 corresponding to the two discharge passages, one of which is a prize ball discharge sensor 135. The ball detection signal is directly input to the discharge control device 106, and the other is directly input to the discharge control device 106 as a discharge sensor 167 for lending the ball (see FIG. 19).
The accessory control apparatus 200 is provided with only one distribution circuit 155, and the distribution circuit 155 distributes the signal from the safe sensor 111a into two as in the first embodiment, and one of them is an input interface. It is assumed that the input to the game arithmetic processing device 150 is via 152 and the other is the input to the discharge control device 106. The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment.
[0087]
Therefore, in the fifth embodiment, the main ball discharge sensor 201 for prize balls is provided independently and separately, so the ball detection signal of the prize ball discharge sensor 135 in the discharge device 105 is used. Compared to confirming the release of the prize ball, the prize ball discharge is confirmed by the separately provided main board discharge sensor 201, so that the discharge of the game ball for the prize ball can be more reliably monitored. . Further, the circuit for distributing the ball detection signal of the prize ball discharge sensor 135 is not necessary, and the circuit of the accessory control device 200 can be simplified.
In addition, when the main ball discharge sensor 201 for prize balls is provided independently, it is not limited to the example in which the main board discharge sensor 201 is disposed in the discharge basket unit 202 on the downstream side of the discharge device 105 but may be provided in other places. For example, the discharge device 105 may be modified and provided on the downstream side of the prize ball discharge sensor 135, or may be provided at a location different from that of the fifth embodiment. In short, any place where the discharge of a game ball for a prize ball can be detected may be used.
[0088]
The control program in the fifth embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment. However, the control program is not limited to this, and the second embodiment to the hardware configuration of the fifth embodiment. You may make it implement the control program of 4th Embodiment. In that case, the prize-ball discharge is confirmed by the separately provided main board discharge sensor 201 while obtaining the effects peculiar to the second to fourth embodiments. The discharge of the game ball for the ball can be reliably monitored, and the circuit for distributing the ball detection signal of the discharge sensor 135 for the prize ball is not necessary, and the circuit of the accessory control device 200 can be simplified. There is an effect that can be done.
[0089]
The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above example, and various modifications can be made as described below.
(A) The present invention can be applied to any type of gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, as long as any type of gaming machine discharges a gaming ball as a prize ball. For example, the present invention can be applied without being limited to the type of gaming machine such as lending a ball with a magnetic card or lending a ball with an IC card.
(B) Either side of the two discharge passages in the discharge device may be used for prize balls or ball lending, and the two discharge sensors corresponding to each passage are on either side accordingly. May be used for prize balls or for lending balls.
(C) The distribution circuit (distribution means) for distributing the detection signal of the ball detection means is provided in the game control device in the first embodiment, but the distribution circuit is provided not in the game control device but in other places. May be.
[0090]
(D) As a form of game progress suspension, in the above-described embodiments, the following two processes are roughly performed.
(1) The launch of the game ball is stopped (the game cannot proceed by stopping the launch).
(2) In the case of Type 1 gaming machine, if an abnormal discharge of a game ball is confirmed while the special figure is rotating, the rotation of the special figure is continued until the abnormality is cleared ((2) (The former process) or special figure memory is available, and when a game ball discharge abnormality is confirmed, if the special figure is not rotating, the special figure rotation based on the special figure memory is not started (however, starting Winning in the mouth is valid) (the latter process of (2)).
In carrying out the present invention, either the process (1) or (2) may be carried out. For example, the processes (1) and (2) may be combined. In that case, there is a combination of the former processes (1) and (2) and the latter processes (1) and (2).
[0091]
【The invention's effect】
  According to the first aspect of the invention, the abnormal discharge of the game ball is monitored, and in the case of the abnormality, the game progress is put on hold.However, if it is in the active state during the variation of the symbol, the variation of the symbol is continued until the abnormal discharge of the game ball is released, and the variation stop timing is reached after the low-speed variation processing after the high-speed variation processing of the symbol To wait for the release of abnormal dischargeTherefore, the following effects can be obtained.
  In the game control device that manages and controls the progress of the game, it is possible to maintain the player's profit against an abnormality while reliably confirming whether or not the game balls corresponding to the number of prize balls sent to the discharge control device are correctly discharged. . In other words, the game control device monitors the discharge of the game ball, so that if an abnormality occurs with respect to the discharge of the game ball, the game control device can reliably determine the abnormality and hold the game progress at the time of the abnormality, The disadvantage of the playerlosebe able to.
  As a result, if there is an abnormality in the discharge of the game ball, the game progress is suspended, so if the discharge control device does not normally complete the discharge of the specified number of balls, for example, know the game progress hold status It is possible for the attendant to go to the abnormal part by the report from the player and take an appropriate action to eliminate the abnormal state, during which the game progress is suspended, Never become. For example, when the discharge control device is in an abnormal state, a staff member checks the discharge control device and immediately repairs the failure of the discharge abnormality, so that the safe ball accumulates from the safe unit to the safe basket and the safe ball is clogged. The trouble of doing can be eliminated.
  In particular, since special figure games (games that change or stop symbols) are put on hold, there is an advantage that the player's profit can be preserved from the time of the special figure game, and the player who is playing the game If you look at it, there is an advantage that it is easy to understand because the special figure game is on hold.
[0092]
In addition, while it is possible to check the discharge control device and repair the malfunction of the discharge abnormality promptly with the game progress suspended, even though there is a safe ball in the safe unit,Prize ballThere is no game ball on the upper plate of the gaming machine, and the problem that the game cannot be continued can be eliminated, and the player is not inconvenienced. As a result of the game balls being lost on the upper plate, there may be no player who ends the game.it can.
further,When the game progress is put on hold, the player can easily grasp that the prize ball discharge has not ended, and the service to the player can be improved.
[0093]
According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, a required number of game balls discharged from the discharging device are detected.Second sphere detection meansIs provided in the discharge device by providing independentlySphere detection meansCompared to using the second ball detection means provided separately, the prize ball discharge is confirmed more reliably than when using the ball detection signal ofDischargeCan be reliably monitored. Also,Sphere detection meansThis eliminates the need for a circuit that distributes the ball detection signal and simplifies the game controller circuit.it can.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine.
FIG. 2 is a back view of the gaming machine.
FIG. 3 is an external view of the discharge device.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the discharge device.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a safe unit.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an accessory control apparatus.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control system of the gaming machine.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an accessory control program.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of input processing.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of prize ball number control processing;
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of prize ball number control processing;
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of prize ball number control processing;
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a subroutine of normal processing.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of symbol variation processing.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of prize ball number control processing;
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of prize ball number control processing;
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a subroutine for prize ball number control processing;
FIG. 18 is a block diagram of an accessory control device.
FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a control system of the gaming machine.
FIG. 20 is a back view of the gaming machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 gaming machine
101 Storage tank
105 Discharge device
106 Emission control device
107, 200 Actor control device (game control device, monitoring means, game progress holding means, abnormality notification means)
133 Discharge cam (ball dispensing means)
134 Discharge solenoid (ball dispensing means)
135 Discharge sensor (ball detection means)
156 Distribution circuit (distribution means)
179 Abnormal lamp (Abnormality notification means)
201 Main board discharge sensor for prize balls (second ball detecting means)

Claims (2)

A display control device that performs display control of the special symbol display device;
A game control device for managing and controlling the game progress, and for playing a game for changing / stopping the design by transmitting a control signal to the display control device;
A discharge device having a mechanism for discharging a required number of game balls guided from the storage tank side to the player side;
In a gaming machine comprising: a discharge control device that controls the discharge device so as to discharge a required number of game balls to the player side based on prize ball number information sent from the game control device,
The discharging device is
A ball payout means for paying out the required number of game balls;
Ball detecting means for detecting discharge of a required number of game balls in the ball paying means,
Distributing means for distributing the ball detection signal from the ball detecting means to the game control device side and the discharge control device side is provided,
The game control device includes:
Monitoring means for monitoring a required number of game balls discharged under the control of the discharge control device based on the ball detection signal distributed by the distribution means;
And a game progress holding means for putting the game progress on hold,
The monitoring means includes
When an abnormality is confirmed regarding the discharge of the game ball, the game progress holding means is activated,
The game progress holding means comprises symbol variation continuation means for continuing the variation of the symbol until the abnormal discharge of the gaming ball is released when the active state is made during the variation of the symbol,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the symbol variation continuation means waits for the release of the discharge abnormality in a state where a variation stop timing is reached after a low-speed variation process after a high-speed variation process of the symbol . A display control device that performs display control of the special symbol display device;
A game control device for managing and controlling the game progress, and for playing a game for changing / stopping the design by transmitting a control signal to the display control device;
A discharge device having a mechanism for discharging a required number of game balls guided from the storage tank side to the player side;
In a gaming machine comprising: a discharge control device that controls the discharge device so as to discharge a required number of game balls to the player side based on prize ball number information sent from the game control device,
The discharging device is
A ball payout means for paying out the required number of game balls;
Ball detecting means for detecting discharge of a required number of game balls in the ball paying means,
A second ball detecting means for detecting a required number of game balls discharged from the discharge device;
The game control device includes:
Monitoring means for monitoring a required number of game balls discharged under the control of the discharge control device based on a ball detection signal from the second ball detection means;
And a game progress holding means for putting the game progress on hold,
The monitoring means includes
When an abnormality is confirmed with respect to the discharge of the game ball, the game progress holding means is made active, and when the game progress hold means is made active during the change of the symbol, the abnormal discharge of the game ball is released. It is equipped with symbol variation continuation means to continue symbol variation until
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the symbol variation continuation means waits for the release of the discharge abnormality in a state where a variation stop timing is reached after a low-speed variation process after a high-speed variation process of the symbol .

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