JP4358771B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a jackpot lottery is performed for determining whether or not a game advantageous to a player is executed when a game ball wins at a start winning opening.

  Conventional pachinko machines are generally classified into the first type called digipachi, the second type called feathers, etc., and there are multiple models with different processes until winning a big game where you can play an advantageous game to get a lot of prize balls It has been known. When a pachinko machine belonging to the first type wins a game ball in a start winning opening provided on the game board, an electronic lottery using a random number for determining a jackpot is performed. The result of the electronic lottery is displayed on a liquid crystal display or the like. When the big win lottery is won, a winning device called an attacker is activated, and the opening / closing plate provided in the winning device is opened, so that a large winning opening that is normally closed appears. The opening / closing plate receives the game balls falling around the big prize opening and assists the game balls to win the big prize opening, so that most of the launched game balls can easily win the big prize opening. Thereby, the player can perform an advantageous jackpot game that can obtain a large number of prize balls.

  A pachinko machine belonging to the second type is provided with a winning device having a pair of movable wings called a wing accessory in the approximate center of the game board. When a game ball is awarded to the starting prize opening provided on the game board, normally the closed wings are opened once or twice, and the game sphere is won from the space generated by opening the wings. Can be awarded. When a game ball that has won a winning device wins a specific winning port called a V zone inside the winning device, a jackpot is generated, and the number of times the blades of the winning device are opened more than when the gaming ball has won a winning winning port. Become more. In addition, there are cases in which the opening time of the wings becomes longer, so that most of the game balls that have been launched are likely to win the winning device. Thereby, the player can perform an advantageous jackpot game that can obtain a large number of prize balls.

The gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 can perform two types of games by combining a first pachinko machine and a second pachinko machine, which were conventionally separate. In this gaming machine, a start winning port for performing a lottery lottery and a starting winning port for releasing a blade accessory provided in the winning device are used as one start winning port. When winning a prize, a lottery lottery is performed and the blades of the winning device are activated. In addition, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2 is a combination of the first type of pachinko machine and the third type of pachinko machine, which is generally called a right object, and the first type is obtained when a big hit is obtained. A game can be played by switching between a game rule and a third type of game rule.
JP 2000-33141 A JP 2001-79184 A

  However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, when the game ball wins the start winning opening, the winning result of the jackpot lottery is displayed on the liquid crystal display, and at the same time, the wings of the winning device are opened, and the first type A game according to the game rules and a game according to the second type of game rules always proceed simultaneously. For this reason, for example, it is necessary to play a game carefully so as not to be distracted by the liquid crystal display and overlook the opening of the wing accessory, and there is a problem that the difficulty of the game increases. In addition, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2 that switches the game rules in response to the jackpot can enjoy a game based on the two types of game rules until either one of the game rules has a low probability of jackpot. However, there is a drawback that the value of allowing two types of games to be performed with one gaming machine is small.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent a game from becoming difficult and can play games based on different game rules in a balanced manner.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention operates a movable body that assists a game ball to win a specific winning opening different from the starting winning opening when a gaming ball wins a starting winning opening. A game machine comprising a jackpot lottery means for performing a jackpot lottery as an opportunity to determine whether or not, and a lottery result display means for displaying a result of the jackpot lottery after a predetermined time has elapsed since the jackpot lottery was performed, If the next game ball wins at the starting winning gate during the time from the jackpot lottery by the game ball winning at the winning gate until the result is displayed, it will be considered as a pending winning. The lottery information storage means for storing the information of the jackpot lottery performed for each occurrence until the result is displayed, and the number of the pending winning is incremented by 1 for each occurrence of the pending winning, and was performed when the pending winning occurred When a winning ball is won at the starting winning opening in a state in which the number of the pending winnings reaches a preset upper limit number, and the pending winning counting means for subtracting 1 from the number of the pending winnings when displaying the winning lottery result When the prize winning lottery is stored by the lottery information storage means and the addition of the number of the pending winnings by the pending winning counting means is prohibited and the winning prize invalidating means for invalidating the pending winnings is won. First movable body control means for actuating the movable body, and second movable body control means for actuating the movable body when the retained winnings are invalidated by the retained winning invalidation means , A plurality of sensors for detecting a game ball are provided inside the specific winning opening, and the second movable body control means operates the movable body for a predetermined time when the reserved winning is invalidated. Let normal mode And a special mode that alternately switches between an operating state in which the movable body operates and a non-operating state in which the movable body does not operate. In the normal mode, when the movable body is operated, The transition to the special mode is based on the transition condition that the game ball detected by the specific sensor among the plurality of sensors, and in the special mode, a predetermined number of game balls have won the specific prize opening, Alternatively, on the condition that the number of times of switching to the operation state has reached a predetermined maximum number of operations, the operation of the movable body is terminated, and the lottery result display means is 1 during execution of the normal mode. The time required for displaying the result of the lottery lottery is set longer than that before execution of the normal mode .

  The first movable body control means sets an end condition that a predetermined number of game balls have won a prize at the time of winning the big hit lottery, and when the end condition is satisfied, the movable body The operation of the movable body is resumed until the number of times the movable body is actuated reaches a predetermined maximum number of times after the operation of (1) is finished once.

The second movable body control means executes the normal mode until the number of the pending winnings counted by the pending winning counting means reaches a predetermined number less than the upper limit number, and the game ball is won at the start winning opening. The movable body is actuated each time.

  The second movable body control means terminates the operation of the movable body in the special mode when the lottery result display means indicates that the big hit lottery is won during the execution of the special mode. The first movable body control means starts the operation of the movable body by winning a big hit lottery.

    The lottery result display means extends a time until the result of one big hit lottery is displayed during execution of the special mode until an end condition in the special mode is satisfied.

  The movable body is displaced to a position that prohibits the winning of a game ball by covering the specific winning opening, and a position that assists the winning of the gaming ball to the specific winning opening by opening the specific winning opening. It is characterized by comprising a transparent member.

  According to the gaming machine of claim 1, when a plurality of pending winnings are generated and the game ball is won at the starting winning opening with the information of the big win lottery stored up to the upper limit winning number, Instead of disabling it, it activates a movable body that assists the winning of the game ball, so that a game that is advantageous to the player when winning the big win lottery and a game when the pending winning is invalidated It is possible to realize a gaming machine to which a gaming rule in which an advantageous game is executed is applied. For example, an advantageous game based on the first type of game rule can be executed when the jackpot lottery is won, and an advantageous game based on the second type of game rule can be executed when the pending winning is invalidated. The advantageous game based on the second type of game rule is only when the pending winning is invalidated, so that the game difficulty is higher than a game machine in which games based on different rules always proceed simultaneously. Can be suppressed. Further, in the conventional first type pachinko machine, the player needs to make a stop shot to stop the launch of the game ball immediately before the number of the reserved winnings reaches the upper limit in order to prevent the reserved winnings from being invalidated. However, in the present invention, it may be advantageous for the player to invalidate the pending winning, so that the player does not need to make a troublesome stop. In addition, it is not necessary to change the launch strength of the game ball between playing the game based on the first type of game rule and playing the game based on the second type of game rule, and maintaining the target launch position. Therefore, an operation required for a game is not complicated, and a game machine that can be easily enjoyed by seniors and the like can be realized.

  According to the gaming machine of claim 2, when winning the jackpot lottery, an advantageous game based on the first type of game rule can be realized, and the game can be performed in the same manner as the conventional first type of pachinko machine. The game machine can be easily adapted without the user being confused by new game rules. In addition, in the conventional first type pachinko machine, the movable body that did not operate other than when winning the jackpot lottery operates in conjunction with the invalidation of the pending winning, so that the game may be surprising. it can.

  According to the gaming machine of the third aspect, when the pending winning is invalidated, an advantageous game based on the second type of game rule can be realized, and the game can be performed similarly to the conventional second type of pachinko machine. A gaming machine that can be easily accepted by a player who likes the second type of pachinko machine can be realized. In addition, it is possible to convey the fun of the second type of pachinko machine to a player who has only played the first type of pachinko machine and has no experience of playing the second type of pachinko machine.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the game based on the second type of game rule is started when the pending winning is invalidated, and the number of the pending winning is reduced to, for example, 1 or 2, the second Since the game based on the two types of game rules is terminated, the game based on the second type of game rules is enjoyed until the result of the jackpot lottery that has been performed several times due to the occurrence of the pending winning is displayed. It can be secured as a period. In addition, if a state where a game ball does not win at the start winning opening occurs accidentally, even after the game based on the second game rule is finished, the result of the jackpot lottery performed with the occurrence of the pending winning Can be displayed several times. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of a monotonous game period in which the result of the big win lottery is not displayed and the movable body does not operate.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the time required to display the result of one big hit lottery is lengthened, a longer time for the player to enjoy the game based on the second type of game rule is secured. it can.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when a jackpot of a game based on the first type of game rule occurs, the jackpot game based on the second type of game rule is stopped and a jackpot game based on the first type of game rule can be performed. Therefore, when the number of prize balls obtained by the second type jackpot game is relatively small, the player is prevented from consuming the game balls by the second type game, and the prize balls by the first type jackpot game. You can play a game that increases. In addition, when it is displayed that the jackpot lottery is won, it is not necessary to change the conventional game rule of executing the jackpot game, so the game familiar to the player can be executed. Furthermore, since it is impossible to simultaneously run two types of jackpot games using one winning device not only confusing the player but also causing malfunction of the winning device, the second type There is also an effect that these points can be prevented by stopping the game based on the game rules.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the jackpot lottery is won in the game based on the first type game rule while the jackpot game is being played due to the occurrence of the jackpot in the game based on the second type game rule. However, since the jackpot game based on the first type of game rule is not started, the first type jackpot game and the second type jackpot game do not occur at the same time, and the second type jackpot game does not have to be stopped. . The player can continuously enjoy the first type jackpot game and the second type jackpot game, and can further enhance the interest of the game.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when a game based on the second type of game rule is executed, the game ball is detected by a predetermined sensor inside the specific winning opening as an opportunity to generate a jackpot. Therefore, the player can see the destination of the game ball through the transparent member, pay attention to the movement of the game ball, and can play the game while enhancing the expectation.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the jackpot game based on the first type of game rule and the jackpot game based on the second type of game rule are realized by operation of separate movable bodies. One game machine can be equipped with a prize device specific to one type of pachinko machine and one type of game machine that is unique to a second type of pachinko machine. Advantages based on the first type of game rules when winning a big win An advantageous game based on the second type of game rule can be executed when the pending winning is invalidated. Since advantageous games based on the second type of game rules are played only when the pending winnings are invalidated, the level of difficulty of the game is higher than a game machine in which games based on different rules always proceed simultaneously. Can be suppressed.

  In FIG. 1, a pachinko machine (game machine) 2 incorporates a game board 3 on which game balls are launched, and a front door 5 provided with a glass window 4 is provided in front of the game board 3. The game board 3 is provided with a plurality of winning holes and obstacle nails that change the path of the game ball and various structures. The launched game ball falls on the board surface of the game board 3 over time. The movement of the game ball falling on the board surface can be seen through the glass window 4.

  Below the front door 5, a supply tray 6 for storing game balls to be launched and an operation handle 7 to be operated when the game balls are launched are provided. The supply tray 6 is also used to receive game balls that are paid out as prize balls when the game balls that have been launched win a prize. The operating handle 7 can adjust the strength of launching a game ball according to the angle of rotation.

  In FIG. 2, the game board 3 is provided with a guide rail 10 on the board surface, and an area surrounded by the guide rail 10 is a game area. A special symbol display unit 11 made of a liquid crystal display panel is provided at the center of the game area. Under the special symbol display unit 11, a start winning port 12 and an out port 13 are provided. On the left side and the right side of the special symbol display unit 11, there are provided pass winning holes 14, 15, respectively. Four normal winning holes 16 to 19 are provided in the lower left and lower right of the game area. When a game ball enters the start winning port 12 or the normal winning ports 16 to 19, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as a winning ball. When a game ball enters the out port 13, the prize ball is not paid out.

  When a game ball enters the start winning opening 12, in addition to paying out the prize ball, a jackpot lottery for determining the jackpot is performed. When the big hit lottery is won, the opening / closing plate (movable body) 21 provided between the start winning opening 12 and the out opening 13 is opened. When the opening / closing plate 21 is opened, a special winning opening (see FIG. 3) 29 that is normally closed appears. The open / close plate 21 receives a game ball that is in the process of falling toward the out port 13, and assists the game ball to win a prize winning port. The number of winning balls when a game ball is won in the big winning opening 29 is the largest among all winning openings, and when the opening and closing plate 21 is opened, most of the game balls that have been launched win the big winning opening. A prize ball will be obtained.

  The result of the success or failure of the jackpot lottery is displayed on the special symbol display unit 11. The special symbol display unit 11 displays, for example, three columns of special symbols in which one column is composed of numbers 0 to 9. When a game ball wins at the start winning opening 12, a variable display in which three rows of special symbols scroll from top to bottom is started. The scroll of special symbols is finished sequentially one row at a time, and when all the symbols are stopped, it is hit when the same three symbols are aligned in a straight line, otherwise it is lost. In order for three identical symbols to be aligned in a straight line, two identical symbols are aligned, and if the remaining one symbol is aligned, a reach state is reached. In the reach state, the special symbol display unit 11 displays an effect image indicating the winning reliability in addition to the image displayed at the normal time, and the winning reliability is notified to the player.

  When the game ball passes through one of the winning winning openings 14 and 15, a small winning lottery is performed for determining whether or not to open the electric tulip 23 provided in the starting winning opening 12. The electric tulip 23 is composed of a pair of movable pieces that are opened and closed by the drive of a solenoid, and when this is opened, a game ball falling near the start winning opening 12 can be received. The electric tulip 23 receives the game ball and assists the game ball to win the start winning opening 12. When winning the small lottery, the electric tulip 23 opens for a certain time, for example, 0.2 seconds. The result of the small lottery lottery is displayed by the normal symbol display unit 24 provided on the special symbol display unit 11. The normal symbol display unit 24 displays a normal symbol of “◯” indicating hit or “x” indicating loss by turning on the lamp behind. The normal symbol display unit 24 performs a variable display in which “O” or “X” is alternately turned on, and finally displays either “O” or “X” to display the result of the lottery lottery.

  A total of four special reserved prize display lamps 26 are provided on the left and right sides of the normal symbol display section 24, two each. In addition, four normal reserved winning display lamps 27 are provided at positions between the normal symbol display portions 24. The special reserved prize display lamp 26 and the normal reserved prize display lamp 27 respectively display the number of reserved prizes that are generated when a game ball is won at the start winning opening 12 and the passing winning openings 14 and 15. With the pending winning, information of the big win lottery and the small win lottery that is performed when the game ball wins at the start winning port 12 and the passing winning ports 14 and 15 during the change display of the symbols is stored, and the lottery result Is suspended.

  The number of special reserved winnings generated by winning at the start winning port 12 and the number of ordinary reserved winnings generated by winning at the passing winning ports 14 and 15 are both stored for a maximum of four winnings. In other words, even when a winning at the start winning port 12 or the passing winning ports 14 and 15 occurs during the change display of each symbol, the right to receive the big winning lottery and the small winning lottery is guaranteed up to four times. When a game ball wins in the start winning opening 12 in a state where the number of special reserved winnings has reached four times, the information on the jackpot lottery is not stored, and the right to receive the jackpot lottery becomes invalid. The same applies to the case where a game ball wins a passing winning opening 14 and 15 in a state where the number of normally held winnings reaches four, and the right to receive a small lottery is invalid.

  The special reserved winning display lamp 26 lights one lamp each time one game ball enters the start winning opening 12 during the display of the variation of the symbols by the special symbol display unit 11, and a maximum of four lamps are lit. In addition, after the result of one big hit lottery is displayed, when the next variation display of the special symbol is started, one lamp is turned off. Similarly, the normal reserved winning display lamp 27 lights up one lamp every time a game ball enters the passing winning holes 14 and 15 while the normal symbol display unit 24 displays the variation of symbols, and a maximum of four are displayed. The lamp lights up. Also, the result of one lottery lottery is displayed, and when the next normal symbol variation display is started, one lamp is turned off. The player can confirm the number of each winning prize from the number of lit lamps, and can continue to hit the game ball without waiting for the display of the lottery results for the big win lottery and the small win lottery.

  In FIG. 3, the opening / closing plate 21 rotates around a horizontal axis parallel to the board surface of the game board 3 when opened. The attacker device 28 allows the game ball to enter the special winning opening 29 by opening the opening / closing plate 21. In the back of the big winning opening 29, an attacker winning opening 30 is provided on the left side, and a V winning opening 31 is provided on the right side. It should be noted that the fact that the game ball enters the big winning opening 29 does not mean that the winning is precisely, but the winning is achieved when the game ball enters the attacker winning opening 30 or the V winning opening 31. However, when a game ball enters the big winning opening 29, the winning is determined, and therefore, in this specification, the expression that the gaming ball wins the big winning opening 29 is used.

  The opening / closing plate 21 is made of a transparent material, and the inside of the special winning opening 29 can be seen even when the opening / closing plate 21 is closed. That is, it is possible to visually recognize whether the game ball has won the attacker winning opening 30 or the V winning opening 31. A winning distribution member 32 is provided in front of the attacker winning opening 30 and the V winning opening 31. The game balls that have entered the big winning opening 29 are distributed by the winning distributing member 32 toward the winning opening that is easy to win, and enter either the attacker winning opening 30 or the V winning opening 31. The prize distribution member 32 is formed of a rectangular plate and uses a solenoid provided in the attacker device 28 as a drive source, and tilts like a seesaw around a rotation shaft (not shown) provided in the center thereof. When the side part goes up, the other side part goes down.

  In the prize distribution member 32, the distance between the one end side near the attacker winning opening 30 and the attacker winning opening 30 is small, and the distance between the one end side near the V winning opening 31 and the V winning opening 31 is large. So as to be provided obliquely. As a result, when the portion on one end close to the attacker winning opening 30 is raised, the game ball that has entered the big winning opening 29 is likely to enter the attacker winning opening 30, but relatively easily enters the V winning opening 31. In addition, when the portion on one end close to the V winning opening 31 is raised, the game ball easily enters the attacker winning opening 30, and the gaming ball 31 hardly enters the V winning opening 31.

  In FIG. 4, a control unit (holding winning invalidation means, first movable body control means, second movable body control means) 35 receives detection signals from various sensors provided in the pachinko machine 2 and is programmed in advance. A control signal for controlling the operation of each part is sent according to the procedure described above. The start opening sensor 36 detects a game ball that has entered the start winning opening 12 and sends a start winning detection signal to the control unit 35. The passage opening sensor 37 is provided at each of the passage winning openings 14 and 15, detects game balls that have entered the passage winning openings 14 and 15, and sends a passage winning detection signal to the control unit 35. The normal mouth sensor 38 is provided in each of the normal winning holes 16 to 19, detects a game ball that has entered the normal winning holes 16 to 19, and sends a normal winning detection signal to the control unit 35. The attacker winning port sensor 39 detects a game ball that has entered the attacker winning port 30 when the opening / closing plate 21 is opened, and sends an attacker winning detection signal to the control unit 35. The V winning opening sensor 40 detects a game ball that has entered the V winning opening 31 when the opening / closing plate 21 is opened, and sends a V winning detection signal to the control unit 35. Each sensor has the same number as the number of winning awards, but this is omitted in the drawing.

  The prize ball payout device 42 pays out the number of game balls indicated by the prize ball payout signal from the control unit 35 as a prize ball. The control unit 35 outputs a payout signal when receiving a start winning detection signal, a normal winning detection signal, an attacker winning detection signal, and a V winning detection signal, and for example, 4, 10, or 15 awards depending on the type of winning. The prize ball dispensing device 42 is commanded to dispense the ball.

  The electronic lottery unit 43 includes, for example, a random number generator that generates a random number in the range of 0 to 65535, and a random number extraction circuit that extracts one random number from the random number generator. The electronic lottery unit 43 receives the lottery execution instruction sent from the control unit 35 and outputs the extracted one random number to the big hit determination unit 44 or the small hit determination unit 45.

  The jackpot determination unit 44 has a jackpot determination table in which hits and losses are assigned to all random number ranges generated by the random number generator. In response to the start winning detection signal, the control unit 35 sends a lottery execution command to the electronic lottery unit 43, and the electronic lottery unit 43 sends the extracted random number to the jackpot determination unit 44. The jackpot determination unit 44 determines whether or not the extracted random number is a hit, and sends the determination result to the control unit 35 as a result of the jackpot lottery. The small hit determination unit 45 has a small hit determination table for determining whether or not the random number sent from the electronic lottery unit 43 is a hit. The electronic lottery unit 43 receives a lottery execution command from the control unit 35 that has received the passing prize detection signal, and sends a random number to the small hit determination unit 45. The small hit determination unit 45 determines whether or not the random number is correct, and sends the determination result to the control unit 35 as a result of the small hit lottery.

  The lottery information storage unit (lottery information storage means) 46 includes a random value output from the electronic lottery unit 43 and a random hit value determination unit 44 or a small hit determination unit when a special holding prize and a normal holding prize are generated. The lottery information including the determination result of whether or not the winning is obtained by the determination by 45 is stored. The stored lottery information is read each time the variation display of the special symbol and the normal symbol is finished once, and the read lottery information is deleted.

  The pending winning counting unit (holding winning counting means) 47 adds 1 to the number of special pending winnings and the number of ordinary pending winnings stored in the pending winning number storage unit 48 when a special pending winning and a normal pending winning are generated, respectively. To do. Further, each time the display of the variation of the special symbol and the normal symbol is finished once and the next lottery information is read out, the number of special reserved prizes and the number of ordinary reserved prizes are decremented by one. The pending winning number determination unit (holding winning invalidation means) 49 refers to the pending winning number storage unit 48, and whether or not the number of occurrences of the special pending winning and the normal pending winning is 0 or 4 is determined. Etc., the number of occurrences of each pending winning is monitored.

  The effect selection unit 50 uses a random number extracted when the jackpot lottery is performed, and selects a special symbol permutation pattern indicating the result of the jackpot lottery and a variation time during which the special symbol variation display is performed. In the special symbol permutation pattern, a combination of three same numbers selected at the time of jackpot such as “777” and three same numbers selected at the time of loss such as “732” and “181” are not aligned. There are combinations. In the case of losing, a permutation pattern indicating complete losing where the same numbers are not aligned at all such as “731” and “152” and two numbers on both the left and right sides such as “181” and “252” are aligned. The reach permutation pattern has a low probability of being selected.

  There are a plurality of types of variation times in which the special symbol variation display is performed, such as 10 seconds, 15 seconds, and 30 seconds. Normally, the longer the variation time, the higher the probability of being selected at the big hit, and the shorter the variation time, the higher the probability of being selected at the time of loss. The effect data storage unit 51 stores image data indicating numbers of special symbols, variation pattern data defining movement of special symbols, and moving image data of effect images displayed as backgrounds of special symbols. The control unit 35 reads various data selected by the effect selection unit 50 and displays the special symbol and the effect image on the special symbol display unit 11.

  When operating the attacker device 28, the control unit 35 turns on an attacker control flag that is set to monitor the operation status of the attacker device 28. In the attacker control flag, an attacker first control flag that is turned on when the big winning lottery is won, an attacker second control flag that is turned on when the pending winning is invalidated, and an attacker second control flag are turned on. There are three types of attacker third control flags that are turned on when a game ball wins the V winning opening 31. The control unit 35 operates the attacker device 28 according to the type of the attacker control flag when each attacker control flag is turned on.

  When the attacker first control flag is turned on, the control unit 35 activates the attacker device 28 and opens the opening / closing plate 21. In addition, the winning distribution member 32 is tilted so that the game ball can easily win the V winning opening 31. When the game ball wins the V winning opening 31, a V winning detection signal is sent to the control unit 35. In response to this, the control unit 35 tilts the winning distribution member 32 in the opposite direction so far so that the game ball can easily win the attacker winning opening 30. The control unit 35 determines that the total number of game balls won in the attacker winning opening 30 and the V winning opening 31 is a predetermined number (for example, 10), or the opening time of the opening / closing plate 21 is predetermined. The closing condition is set to reach (for example, 30 seconds), and when any one of the closing conditions is satisfied, the opening / closing plate 21 is closed. Further, the control unit 35 opens the closed opening / closing plate 21 again on the condition that at least one game ball has won the V winning opening 31 before the opening / closing plate 21 is closed. As long as the continuation condition continues to be satisfied, the opening / closing plate 21 repeats the above operation for a predetermined maximum continuation number (for example, 16 times). As a result, a large number of game balls win from the big winning opening 29 to the attacker winning opening 30 or the V winning opening 31, and the first jackpot game in which a large number of winning balls can be obtained is performed.

  When the attacker second control flag is turned on, the control unit 35 operates the attacker device 28 and opens the opening / closing plate 21 (normal mode) every time a game ball wins the start winning opening 12. When the open / close plate 21 is opened, the winning distribution member 32 is in a state where it is easy for a game ball to win the attacker winning slot 30 and a game ball is difficult to win the V winning slot 31. When the opening / closing plate 21 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.3 seconds), the opening / closing plate 21 is closed, and is not opened until the game ball next wins the start winning opening 12.

When the attacker third control flag is turned on, the control unit 35 operates the attacker device 28,
The opening / closing plate 21 is opened (special mode). In addition, the winning distribution member 32 is tilted so that the game ball can easily win the V winning opening 31. When the game ball wins the V winning opening 31, a V winning detection signal is sent to the control unit 35. In response to this, the control unit 35 tilts the winning distribution member 32 in the opposite direction so far so that the game ball can easily win the attacker winning opening 30. The opening / closing plate 21 is closed when opened for a longer time (for example, 0.6 seconds) than when the second attacker control flag is turned on, and is opened again after a predetermined time (0.6 seconds) and opened. And closing alternately at predetermined intervals.

  The controller 35 determines that the total number of game balls won in the attacker winning opening 30 and the V winning opening 31 is a predetermined number (for example, 10), or the opening and closing cycle of the opening / closing plate 21 is determined in advance. The opening / closing operation of the opening / closing plate 21 is terminated on the condition that the number of times (for example, 18 times) is reached. Further, the control unit 35 resumes the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing plate 21 on the condition that at least one game ball has won the V winning opening 31 before the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing plate 21 is completed. As long as the continuation condition continues to be satisfied, the opening / closing plate 21 repeats the above operation for a predetermined maximum number of continuations (for example, eight times). As a result, a large number of game balls are won from the big winning opening 29 to the attacker winning opening 30 or the V winning opening 31, and the second jackpot game is obtained in which a large number of winning balls can be obtained.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 2 will be described. When playing a game, if a game ball is supplied to the supply tray 6, the game ball is sent to a launching device inside the pachinko machine 2. When the operation handle 7 is turned, game balls are launched one by one toward the game area of the game board 3 by the launching device. The game ball falls in the game area while colliding with an obstacle nail or the like, and enters one of the start winning port 12, the out port 13, and the normal winning ports 16 to 19. In addition, some of the game balls that have been launched pass through the pass winning openings 14 and 15 on the way.

  In FIG. 5, the game ball that has entered the start winning opening 12 is detected by the start opening sensor 36. The start port sensor 36 sends a start winning detection signal to the control unit 35. The control unit 35 sends a prize ball payout command to the prize ball payout device 42 and sends a lottery execution command to the electronic lottery unit 43. The electronic lottery unit 43 sends the extracted random number to the jackpot determination unit 44. The jackpot determination unit 44 performs a jackpot determination of random numbers and sends lottery information including random numbers and information indicating the result of the determination to the control unit 35. The control unit 35 confirms whether or not the special symbol is variably displayed. If the special symbol is not being variably displayed, lottery information is sent to the effect selection unit 50. The effect selection unit 50 selects a permutation pattern, a variation pattern, and an effect image of special symbols, reads out these effect data from the effect data storage unit 51, and sends them to the control unit 35. The control unit 35 starts the special symbol variation display on the screen of the special symbol display unit 11.

  In FIG. 6, when it is determined that the extracted random number is winning by the jackpot determination, the control unit 35 turns on the attacker first control flag after the end of the special symbol variation display, and operates the attacker device 28. At this time, if the attacker third control flag is on, it is switched off (see FIG. 7). The attacker device 28 opens the opening / closing plate 21 and closes the opening / closing plate 21 on the condition that ten game balls have won a big winning opening or the opening time of the opening / closing plate 21 has reached 30 seconds. The opening / closing plate 21 opens the opening / closing plate 21 again on the condition that the game ball has won the V winning opening 31. The opening / closing plate 21 continues this opening / closing operation as long as the continuation condition is satisfied, and when the number of times of continuation reaches 16 times, the operation of the attacker device 28 ends. During this time, most of the game balls that have been launched win from the large winning opening 29 to the attacker winning opening 30 or the V winning opening 31, and a large number of winning balls are paid out to the supply tray 6. The control unit 35 turns off the attacker first control flag after the operation of the attacker device 28 is completed. Note that while the first jackpot game is being played, the special symbol is considered to be in a variable display, and after the first jackpot game is over, it is considered that the special symbol has been variable. .

  In FIG. 5, when the special symbol is variably displayed when the lottery information is sent to the control unit 35, the control unit 35 determines whether or not the number of special reserved winnings is four times in the reserved winning number determination unit 49. To determine. The pending winning number determination unit 49 reads the number of special reserved winnings from the reserved winning number storage unit 48 and determines whether or not this is four times. When the number of special reserved winnings is 0 to 3 times, the reserved winning number determination unit 49 sends a reserved winning establishment signal to the control unit 35. The control unit 35 causes the reserved winning counting unit 47 to add 1 to the number of special reserved winnings, and writes lottery information of the big hit lottery in the lottery information storage unit 46. In addition, one special reserved prize display lamp 26 is turned on.

  If the number of special reserved winnings is four, the reserved winning number determining unit 49 sends a reserved winning failure signal to the control unit 35. The control unit 35 receives the pending winning failure signal and checks whether or not the attacker first control flag is off, that is, whether or not the attacker device 28 is operating in accordance with the winning of the big hit lottery. When the attacker first control flag is off, the control unit 35 turns on the attacker second control flag, and operates the attacker device 28 in accordance with a single winning component that has received the pending winning failure signal.

  In FIG. 7, the control unit 35 opens (opens and closes) the opening / closing plate 21 for 0.3 seconds as the attacker second control flag is turned on, and then closes the opening / closing plate 21. Thereafter, the control unit 35 slightly opens the opening / closing plate 21 when it is confirmed that the attacker second control flag is on each time a game ball wins the start winning opening 12. The player can win the game ball in the big winning opening 29 when the opening / closing plate 21 is slightly opened. A game ball that has entered the grand prize opening 29 enters either the attacker prize opening 30 or the V prize opening 31. Since the opening / closing plate 21 is made of a transparent material, the player can confirm which winning opening the game ball that has entered the big winning opening 29 is. At this time, the game ball is in a state where it is easy to win the attacker winning opening 30 by the winning distribution member 32 and is difficult to win in the V winning opening 31.

  If the game ball wins the V winning opening 31 when the opening / closing plate 21 is slightly opened, the control unit 35 turns off the attacker second control flag, turns on the attacker third control flag, and activates the attacker device 28. The attacker device 28 alternately repeats the operation of closing the opening / closing plate 21 for 0.6 seconds after opening it for a longer time than when the small opening is performed. At this time, the game balls that have entered the big prize opening 29 are easily awarded to the V prize opening 31 by the prize distribution member 32. When it is detected that at least one game ball has been won in the V winning opening 31, the control unit 35 tilts the winning distribution member 32 in the opposite direction so that the gaming balls can easily win the attacker winning opening 30. Put it in a state. The opening / closing plate 21 ends the opening / closing operation on the condition that ten game balls have won the big winning opening or the opening / closing plate 21 has been opened 18 times. Further, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing plate 21 is resumed on the condition that the game ball has won the V winning opening 31 before the opening / closing operation is completed. The attacker device 28 repeats the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing plate 21 as long as the continuation condition is satisfied, and when the continuation count reaches eight times, the operation is terminated. During this time, most of the game balls that have been launched win from the large winning opening 29 to the attacker winning opening 30 or the V winning opening 31, and a large number of winning balls are paid out to the supply tray 6. The control unit 35 turns off the third attacker control flag after the operation of the attacker device 28 is completed. When the attacker first control flag is turned on during the operation of the attacker device 28, the control unit 35 stops the operation of opening and closing the opening / closing plate 21 at a predetermined interval, and turns off the attacker third control flag.

  In FIG. 5, when the number of special reserved winnings is 0 to 3 times, the reserved winning number determining unit 49 sends a reserved winning establishment signal to the control unit 35. The control unit 35 causes the reserved winning counting unit 47 to add 1 to the number of special reserved winnings, and writes lottery information of the big hit lottery in the lottery information storage unit 46. In addition, one special reserved prize display lamp 26 is turned on. The control unit 35 determines whether or not the attacker first control flag is off, that is, whether or not the attacker device 28 is not in operation in connection with winning the big hit lottery.

  The control unit 35 determines whether or not the number of special reserved winnings is one or more times in the reserved winning number determination unit 49 when the first control flag of the attacker is off and the special symbol variation display ends. To determine. When it is determined that the number of special reserved winnings is one or more, the control unit 35 causes the reserved winning counting unit 47 to subtract 1 from the number of special reserved winnings, and the first written in the lottery information storage unit 46 The lottery information of the jackpot lottery is read out. Further, one special reserved winning display lamp 26 is turned off.

  The control unit 35 determines whether or not the attacker second control flag is on. If it is determined that the attacker control flag is off, the control unit 35 sends the read lottery information to the effect selection unit 50, and the effect selection unit 50 selects the lottery information. Based on the above, a permutation pattern and a variation pattern of special symbols, an effect image, etc. are selected. The control unit 35 causes the special symbol display unit 11 to start the variable symbol display.

  When the attacker second control flag is on, the control unit 35 causes the reserved winning number determination unit 49 to determine whether the number of special reserved winnings is 2 or less. The number of special reserved prizes will be 2 or less. After the special reserved prize is invalidated, if the game ball does not win in the starting prize opening 12, the result of the jackpot lottery for the special reserved prize for two times is displayed. This is when When it is determined that the number of special reserved winnings is 2 or less, the control unit 35 turns off the attacker second control flag and sends the read lottery information to the effect selection unit 50. In the same manner as described above, the effect selection unit 50 selects a permutation pattern and variation pattern of special symbols, an effect image, and the like based on the lottery information. The control unit 35 causes the special symbol display unit 11 to start the variable symbol display.

  If it is determined that the attacker second control flag is ON and the number of special winning prizes is determined not to be two or less by the holding prize number determination unit 49, the control unit 35 sends the read lottery information to the effect selection unit 50. At the same time, a change time change command for selecting the longest change time among the time set as the change time of the special symbol is sent. The effect selection unit 50 selects a special symbol permutation pattern based on the lottery information, and then, based on the change time change command, the variation in which the variation time of the special symbol that stops first among the three columns of special symbols is set longer A pattern is selected, and an effect image corresponding to this variation pattern is selected. The control unit 35 causes the special symbol display unit 11 to start variable display that continues to scroll for a longer time than usual without stopping any of the three columns of special symbols. As a result, while the attacker second control flag is on, the special symbol variation time becomes longer, the processing time for displaying the results of the big win lottery is delayed, and the number of special pending winnings decreases. Decreases. However, if the interval at which the game ball wins the start winning opening 12 becomes longer than the changed special symbol variation time, the number of special reserved winnings will decrease, and the control unit 35 will have the number of special reserved winnings less than two. When this happens, the attacker second control flag is turned off.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 2, a large number of game balls win the start winning opening 12 in a short time, and after the number of special hold winnings reaches 4, which is the preset upper limit number, If a winning is further made at the start winning opening 12, the variation time of the special symbol becomes longer, and a relatively large number of game balls can be won at the starting winning opening 12 during this period. Further, every time a game ball wins the start winning opening 12 until the remaining number of special reserved winnings becomes 2 or less, the opening / closing plate 21 is opened slightly, and an opportunity to win the game ball into the V winning opening 31 is obtained. . When the open / close plate 21 is slightly opened, if the game ball is awarded to the V winning opening 31, the open / close plate 21 performs an operation that looks like a blade accessory in a conventional second-class pachinko machine and wins a big win lottery. A second jackpot game that is different from the first jackpot game played at the time of playing is performed.

  In addition, this invention is not restricted to the said embodiment, A suitable change is possible. For example, the pachinko machine 2 of the above embodiment cancels the first jackpot game when the special symbol display unit 11 displays that the jackpot lottery has been won, and stops the first jackpot game. The jackpot game is started. However, while the second jackpot game is being played, the change display of the special symbol may not be terminated, and the first jackpot game may be terminated until the second jackpot game is terminated. The start of the jackpot game may be postponed. In addition, an operation detection member for detecting the player's operation is provided on the outer surface of the pachinko machine 2 so that the player's will can turn off the attacker's second control flag after the attacker's second control flag is turned on. May be. Further, according to the present invention, as in the above-described embodiment, the attacker device 28 performs different operations depending on whether or not the big win lottery is won and when the pending winning is invalidated. Although two advantageous games can be performed, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a pachinko machine equipped with two attacking devices 28 or a pachinko machine equipped with an attacking device 28 and a well-known blade accessory. Alternatively, it may be configured as a pachinko machine equipped with two winning devices.

  In addition, when the game ball wins the start winning opening 12, the pachinko machine 2 performs the random number extraction and the jackpot determination, and then performs the pending winning number determination of the number of special reserved winning prizes. When a game ball is won at the start winning opening 12, the number of held winnings is first determined by the number of held winnings determination unit 49, and only when the number of each number of held winnings has not reached the upper limit, random number extraction and jackpot determination are performed. You may do it. That is, as in the above-described embodiment, the lottery information is not erased after the lottery is performed in order to cancel the pending winning, and the lottery itself may not be performed. Further, not only the number of each reserved winning prize is not added, but it may be subtracted immediately after the addition so that the number of the winning prizes is not substantially added.

  The lottery information stored at the time of the occurrence of the pending winning is not limited to the extracted random number and the information indicating the result, but may be composed of only the random number or only the information indicating the result. The jackpot determination may be performed immediately before the display of the lottery result is started. In addition, when a pending winning failure determination signal is input from the pending winning number determination unit 49 to the control unit 35, a lottery may be performed as to whether or not to turn on the attacker second control flag. Further, when the start winning detection signal is input to the control unit 35, a random number for the big hit lottery and a random number for performing the lottery for turning on the second control flag of the attacker are extracted, and the control unit 35 receives the pending winning. This may be utilized when a failure signal is input, and the random number may be erased when a pending winning success signal is input.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to a well-known probability variation type gaming machine that switches from a low probability game with a low winning probability of jackpot lottery to a high probability game with a high winning probability of jackpot lottery. The probability variation type gaming machine has a special symbol because, during high probability games, the open time of the electric tulip 23 becomes long, and the game balls are likely to win the start winning opening 12 so that special reserved winnings occur frequently. It has a time shortening function (time shortening function) that shortens the fluctuation time of the game, but only when the attacker second control flag is on, the special symbol is made longer and the invalidated winning prize is The opening / closing plate 21 may be opened slightly when it occurs. In addition, the present invention is effective not only for gaming machines in which the time reduction function is effective during high-probability games, but also in the low-probability game after winning the jackpot lottery until the number of special symbol changes reaches a certain number of times. You may apply to the game machine which becomes.

  The special symbol and the normal symbol may be displayed together on the special symbol display unit 11 including a liquid crystal display panel. The display device for displaying the special symbols is not limited to using a liquid crystal display panel, and a reel or roulette in which special symbols and normal symbols are arranged may be used. Further, the present invention is not limited to pachinko machines, and the present invention may be applied to other ball game machines such as arrange balls and pin balls.

It is an external appearance perspective view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of a game board. It is a perspective view which shows the structure inside an attacker apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part in the normal time. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part in the 1st jackpot game. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part when a reserve winning is invalidated and in a 2nd jackpot game.

Explanation of symbols

2 Pachinko machines (game machines)
11 Special symbol display (lottery result display means)
12 Start prize opening 21 Opening and closing plate (movable body)
26 Special pending winning indication lamp 28 Attacker device (movable body)
29 Grand Prize Winners (Specific Winners)
30 Attacker winning opening 31 V winning opening 35 Control section (holding winning invalidation means, first movable body control means, second movable body control means)
36 Start port sensor 40 V winning port sensor 43 Electronic lottery section (Large lottery means)
44 jackpot judging part (jackpot lottery means)
46 lottery information storage unit (lottery information storage means)
47 Reservation Prize Counting Unit (Reservation Prize Counting Unit)

Claims (6)

A jackpot lottery means to perform a jackpot lottery when the game ball is won at the start winning opening, and the opportunity to decide whether or not to operate a movable body that assists the game ball to win a specific winning opening different from the starting winning opening And a lottery result display means for displaying the result of the jackpot lottery after a predetermined time has elapsed since the jackpot lottery was performed,
If the next game ball wins at the start winning opening during the time from when the game ball wins at the start winning opening until the result is displayed until the result is displayed, Lottery information storage means for storing information on the jackpot lottery performed each time a winning occurs until the result is displayed;
A pending winning counting means for adding 1 to the number of pending winnings every time a pending winning occurs, and decrementing the number of pending winnings by 1 when displaying the result of the jackpot lottery performed when the pending winning occurs;
When a game ball is won at the starting winning opening in a state where the number of reserved winnings has reached a preset upper limit, storage of the jackpot lottery information by the lottery information storing unit and holding by the holding winning counting unit A means for disabling the pending winnings that prohibits the addition of the number of winnings and invalidates the pending winnings;
First movable body control means for operating the movable body when winning a big hit lottery;
A second movable body control means for operating the movable body when the pending winning is invalidated by the pending winning invalidation means ,
A plurality of sensors for detecting game balls are provided inside the specific winning opening,
The second movable body control means includes a normal mode in which the movable body is operated only for a predetermined time when the reserve winning is invalidated, an operating state in which the movable body is activated, and the movable body is not activated. Execute special mode to switch between inactive state and
In the normal mode, when the movable body is actuated, a transition is made to a special mode based on a transition condition that a game ball that has won a prize at the specific prize opening is detected by a specific sensor of the plurality of sensors. The operation of the movable body is terminated on the condition that a predetermined number of game balls have won the specific prize opening or that the number of times of switching to the operating state has reached a predetermined maximum number of operations. And
The said lottery result display means makes the time required to display the result of one big hit lottery during execution of the said normal mode longer than before execution of the said normal mode .   The first movable body control means sets an end condition that a predetermined number of game balls have won a prize at the time of winning the big hit lottery, and when the end condition is satisfied, the movable body 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation of the movable body is resumed until the number of times the movable body is actuated reaches a predetermined maximum number of times after the operation of 1 is finished. The second movable body control means executes the normal mode until the number of the pending winnings counted by the pending winning counting means reaches a predetermined number less than the upper limit number, and the game ball is won at the start winning opening. The game machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the movable body is operated each time it is performed. The second movable body control means ends the operation of the movable body based on the special mode when it is displayed by the lottery result display means that the big win lottery is won during execution of the special mode. ,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the first movable body control means starts the operation of the movable body based on winning the big hit lottery. The lottery result display means extends the time until the result of one big hit lottery is displayed during execution of the special mode until an end condition in the special mode is satisfied. 1 to the gaming machine according any one to four. The movable body is displaced to a position that prohibits the winning of a game ball by covering the specific winning opening, and a position that assists the winning of the gaming ball to the specific winning opening by opening the specific winning opening. the gaming machine according any one to claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it comprises a transparent member.

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