JP4605586B2 - Sparrow ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sparrow ball game machine, and more particularly to a sparrow ball game machine with improved game performance by improving a display symbol setting method for a plurality of entrances.

  Conventionally, a predetermined number of entrances with mahjong tiles are provided at the bottom of the game board on which various game parts are arranged, and game medals (hereinafter simply referred to as “medals”) are inserted into the medal slot. After that, for example, when 14 game balls per game are launched on the surface of the game board and each game ball enters one of the entrances, the pattern of the mahjong tile corresponding to the entrance is There is a sparrow ball game machine that functions to be displayed on a display device arranged on a game board surface (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Also, in recent years, when a game medal inserted in the medal slot is detected based on the detection switch, a function of automatically displaying the mahjong tiles in an appropriate combination on the display device (that is, automatic distribution) is provided. A sparrow ball game machine is also known.

  In the above-described conventional sparrow ball game machine, when unnecessary spears (hereinafter also referred to as unnecessary spears) are discarded from the hand spears displayed on the display device, one game ball can be launched again, These discarding operation (discarding operation) and re-launching operation are repeatedly performed within a predetermined number of times, and when a predetermined rising combination is completed, a score is calculated, and a number of game medals corresponding to the score are paid out.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-39623 (see FIGS. 1, 4 and 7)

  By the way, in the conventional sparrow ball game machine as described above, since the mahjong tile design corresponding to each of the plurality of entrances arranged in a row on the game board surface is a fixed type, the entrance rate of each entrance This adjustment was performed only by adjusting the inclination of the obstacle nail that was driven into the upper part of each entrance. In mahjong, there are basically only 4 symbols of 1 type, so up to 4 balls for each entrance are effective, and more than 4 game balls, that is, 5 or more games. The ball entry was simply invalidated or made replayable and did not contribute to the entertainment of the game.

  Therefore, the present invention has an object to provide a sparrow ball game machine which is configured so that a certain privilege can be obtained when a predetermined number or more of balls are entered, thereby solving the above-described problems.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 12) includes a plurality of entrances (11 a, 11 b, 11 c, 11) arranged on the game board surface (2) corresponding to a plurality of types of mahjong tiles. 11d,...), And a pre-set rising combination is established for each game by a combination of mahjong tiles obtained by entering the entrance (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,...) A sparrow ball game machine (1) that can be played as
Each of the entrances (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,...) Is provided so as to display a mahjong tile design corresponding to each of the plurality of entrances (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,...). A plurality of symbol display members (51);
When there is a predetermined number or more (for example, 4 or more or 5 or more) of balls in any of the plurality of ball entrances (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,...) During one game, Symbol change control means (P11, P12 and P323, or P12 and 49) capable of changing the mahjong tile symbol to be displayed on the symbol display member (51) corresponding to the entrance with a predetermined number of balls or more. and, with a,
The symbol change control means corresponds to the symbol display member corresponding to the entrance (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,...) Where the predetermined number or more (for example, 4 or more or 5 or more) have entered. (51) A selection change operation switch (49) capable of arbitrarily selecting a mahjong tile pattern to be displayed is provided, and the operation of the selection change operation switch (49) is invalidated in the listening state. The operation of the selection change operation switch (49) is made effective when the state of the hand is until the first listening.
It is in the sparrow ball game machine (1) characterized by this.

According to the second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 9 and 10), the symbol display member (51) has a plurality of entrances (11 a, 11 b, 11 c, 11 d,...) ) Composed of thin film display panel fixed to
Lying in sparrows ball game machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein the.

  The “thin film display panel” in the present invention is a concept including a film-like liquid crystal display panel and an organic EL (Electroluminescence) panel.

  In addition, although the code | symbol in the said parenthesis is for contrast with drawing, this is for convenience for making an understanding of invention easy, and has no influence on the structure of a claim. It is not a thing.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the plurality of symbol display members respectively provided at the entrance so as to display the mahjong tile design corresponding to each of the plurality of entrances, When there is a predetermined number or more of entrances in any of the entrances of the game, the design that can change the mahjong tile design to be displayed on the design display member corresponding to the entrance with the entrance of the predetermined number or more Since the change control means is provided, it is possible to obtain a privilege that a mahjong tile design corresponding to a plurality of entrances can be changed with a predetermined number of entrances to any entrance. As a result, an event of more than a predetermined number of balls that has not conventionally contributed to amusement in the game can be contributed to the improvement of the game performance. In addition, since the symbol change control means includes a selection change operation switch that can arbitrarily select and operate the mahjong tile symbol to be displayed on the symbol display member corresponding to the entrance with the predetermined number of balls or more, for example, Players can easily replace the design of the entrance that allows them to enter more than a predetermined number with the mahjong tiles that are difficult to enter, and easily obtain the mahjong tiles that are necessary for the rising role. It can be realized by one's own will, and this greatly improves the game playability. Furthermore, the operation of the selection change operation switch is disabled in the listening state, and the operation of the selection change operation switch is enabled when the state of the manual operation is up to one-way listening (Eshan Ten). Thus, when the design of the entrance is replaced by the operation of the selection change operation switch, it is possible to prevent as much as possible the situation in which the rising combination can be completed (completion) very easily in the listening state.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the symbol display member is composed of a thin film display panel fixed to the frame portion of each of the plurality of entrances, the thin film display panel is fixed to the frame portion of each entrance. By simply doing this, the symbol display member of the present invention can be realized very simply.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a sparrow ball game machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. This sparrow ball game machine will be described with an example of a sparrow ball game machine that plays a game using a total of 108 spears, each of 27 types of spear symbols. For example, the 27 types of cocoon symbols are: 9 types of lions from “Ichigo” to “Jiu”, 9 types of “Ichitsu” to “Nine”, There are 2 types of “Kujo”, and 7 types of character are “Eastern”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “Amber”, and “Middle”. Therefore, the eggplant and the tube are several, and the chords “Ichigo” and “Jukuko” are not included in the character font because they cannot form the Junko. Thereby, the cocoon seed | species in this embodiment shows three types of said "lion", "tuber", and "character".

  In addition, the above-mentioned two kinds of numbers are composed of, for example, nine kinds of symbols from “Ichigo” to “Jiufen” and nine types of symbols from “Ichigo” to “Jukugo”. The spider has a mahjong tile pattern consisting of “One-cylinder” and “Nine-cylinder” of Tsutsuko, and “East”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “Mid”, and “Middle”. It is also possible to make a ball game machine. Also, for example, the chorder is composed of nine types of symbols from “Ichiro” to “Jukuroku”, and the tube is composed of nine types of symbols from “one tube” to “nine tube”. It is also possible to make a sparrow ball game machine having a mahjong tile pattern composed of “Eastern”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “Moon”, and “Middle”.

  FIG. 1 is a front view mainly showing a configuration of a game board of a sparrow ball game machine 1 according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the front part of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is basically a game board surface part (game board surface) 2, an operation panel 3, a game ball launch lever 4 provided below the operation panel 3, It is composed of a medal tray 5, a speaker 6 that is a sound output device that outputs sound and sound effects (hereinafter referred to as sound), a lamp device 7, and the like.

  A special winning device (hereinafter referred to as an attacker) 9 is located at the center of the game board surface portion 2 surrounded by the guide rails 8, and an attacker operating port 10 through which a game ball can pass is located above the attacker 9. And a plurality of entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,... These plurality of entrances 11a, 11b,... Correspond to 27 types of kites (designs are not shown) excluding chord rods from two ropes to eight ropes. It has been. For example, on the left and right sides of the attacker 9, the “Ichigo” entrance 11 a and the “Jukugo” entrance 11 b, and on the lower part of the attacker 9, the “Ichigo” entrance 11 c, “ The second entrance 11d, the third entrance 11e, and so on are provided. Further, the game board surface 2 is provided with a sorting device 12 with a lamp, a windmill 13 and the like. In addition, the light-emitting body used for the lamp device 7 and the sorting device 12 with a lamp can use a normal light bulb or LED.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the operation panel 3 is provided with a display device 14 including a liquid crystal display device, a medal slot 15, and various operation buttons. These various operation buttons include a discard button 16a, 16b,..., 16m having 13 buttons arranged in the horizontal direction, a self-throw button 17, a reach button 18, a selection right shift button 19, a selection left A shift button 20, a self-determination decision button 21, a payout button 22, a game end button 23, a game start button 24, and a REJECT button 25 are included. When the player operates each of these buttons (presses and turns on the switch), for example, when the player presses the self-determination button 21, a self-determination determination signal is generated, and this signal is constituted by a microcomputer. Input to the control board. And the software (program) mounted on the control board executes a process set in advance to advance the game for each input signal.

  Various display units are set on the display surface of the display device 14, and necessary information, images, and effect images are displayed on the display unit as the game progresses. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, in the upper horizontal direction of the display surface, the medal reserve number display unit 26, the remaining game ball number display unit 27, the wind screen display unit 28, the front drum display unit 29, and the back drum display unit 30. Among the special games, among the special games, the big game rising combination display section 32 showing the rising combination that can acquire the right of the big game, and further the chance increase indicating the rising combination that can acquire the right of the chance game A combination display 33 and a throw-in display 34 for displaying a throw-in symbol are provided, and a symbol, effect image, numerical value, and the like are displayed as the game progresses.

  Further, in the lower horizontal direction of the display surface of the display device 14, there are provided a hand bag display unit 35 for displaying 13 hand bag symbols, and a self screen display unit 36 for displaying the self-portrait symbols. . It should be noted that button names (A, B, C, D, E, etc.) corresponding to the throwing away buttons 16a, 16b,... Are displayed at the bottom of each symbol displayed on the hand display unit 35 and the self display unit 36. ...) is displayed. The displayed mahjong tiles are displayed in color.

  A control board for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 of the present embodiment is mounted at a predetermined position inside the sparrow ball game machine 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the control board includes a main control board Ka, a sub control board Kb, and an image control board Kc. The main control board Ka, the sub-control board Kb, and the image control board Kc are input / output interface circuits for inputting / outputting signals to / from the CPU 40, ROM 41, RAM 42, various sensors, various operation buttons such as the discard button 16a, etc. 43 and a microcomputer provided with a communication interface circuit 44 for communicating with the control boards Ka, Kb, and Kc.

  Various software (programs) for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 or displaying information and images on the display unit of the display device 14 is a ROM 41 mounted on each control board Ka, Kb, Kc. Is remembered. Each RAM 42 is used as a storage area and calculation area for reading various data, creating data, calculating, and the like when these programs operate. The main control board Ka and the sub-control board Kb, and the sub-control board Kb and the image control board Kc are connected by cable lines T1 and T2 so that data communication can be performed. As the CPU 40, an 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit CPU is adopted corresponding to the processing function of each main control board Ka, sub-control board Kb, and image control board Kc.

  Note that various image data to be displayed on the display device 14 and various audio data to be output from the speaker 6 are stored at a predetermined storage address of the ROM 41 mounted on the sub-control board Kb. The image data includes 27 kinds of spider symbol data, image data to be displayed as an initial screen when the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on, and various effects to be displayed when the player completes the rising role. Image data. In addition, the various audio data is digital data for outputting a sound for supporting the progress of the game to the player or a sound effect for production as the game progresses.

  The ROM 41 mounted on the main control board Ka stores various programs for controlling the progress of the game of the sparrow ball gaming machine 1. As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the main board operation control program P1, the communication control program P2, the medal management program P3, the game ball management program P4, and the automatic distribution program are installed in the ROM 41 of the main control board Ka. P5, special gamer lottery program P6, dora lottery program P7 for determining front and back dras, winning determination program P8, self-selection support program P9, entrance / design corresponding control program P10, symbol lottery program P11 , And the entrance determination program P12.

The main board operation control program P1 is a program that supervises the overall operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1, and mainly performs the following processing.
(1) Initialization processing when the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned on, for example, an initialization control command when the power is turned on is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb and the sub control board Kb. . Based on this control command, the sub control board Kb and the image control board Kc perform initialization processing when the power is turned on. As a result, the image control board Kc can output an effect image or sound when the power is turned on.
(2) Analyzing signals input from various input / output sensors, and controlling the operation of the sparrow game machine 1 to perform processing corresponding to the signals. For example, when a player launches a game ball, it analyzes the incoming signal from the entrance that entered the ball, and adds the symbol of the kite corresponding to this entrance to the manual data as its own ), Or when the player performs an operation (discarding operation) to cut an unnecessary bag from the manual operation by operating the discarding button 16a, etc. The process of deleting the symbol of the bag corresponding to the discard button from the manual data is performed.
(3) When the automatic arrangement program P5 is activated and 14 manuals at the start of the game are determined, the graphic data of the manuals are stored in the manual storage area as manual data in the RAM 42; Each time the player performs the discard operation or the self-operation in the processing for transmitting the manual data to the sub-control board Kb and the processing in the above (1) and (2), the current manual data, Then, processing for transmitting the symbol data (hereinafter referred to as symbol code) of the bag relating to self-restraint to the sub-control board Kb is performed.

  The communication control program P2 is a program for performing communication with the sub-control board Kb, and data necessary for the control command is transmitted together with a control command in which what processing is performed on the data to be transmitted. When data is transmitted to the image control board Kc, the data is transmitted via the sub control board Kb.

The medal management program P3 is a program for managing the number of stored medals and payout processing as the game progresses. When the main board operation control program P1 detects a medal insertion signal or the like from the medal insertion slot 15, the medal management program P3 performs the following processing.
(A) When a medal insertion signal is detected from the medal insertion slot 15, “1” is added to the medal storage number stored in the RAM 42.
(B) When a signal from the game start button 24 is detected, “1” is subtracted from the number of stored medal.
(C) When a signal from the game end button 23 is detected at the time of going up, the number of medals acquired by the rising combination is added to the number of stored medals stored in the RAM 42.
(D) When a signal of the payout button 22 is detected, a control signal is issued so that medals corresponding to the number of stored coins are paid out to the medal tray 5, and the medal reserve number is set to “1” every time one medal is paid out to the medal tray 5. "Subtract.

The game ball management program P4 is a program that performs the following processing based on the control of the main board operation control program P1.
(A) At the start of the game, the remaining number of game balls stored in the RAM 42 is set to 14.
(B) When a throw-in operation signal is detected from the throw-in button 16a or the like, control is performed to send one game ball to a game-ball launch position (not shown in FIG. 1).
(C) When a game ball fired from the game ball launch lever 4 enters any of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,... And the entrance signal is detected, the number of remaining game balls is set to “1”. Subtract and create a symbol code for the bag corresponding to the entrance.

  The automatic laying program P5 is a program for automatically determining 14 laid-out symbols randomly at the start of one game. This automatic catering program P4 uses the random number generated by the random number generating means to perform a process of determining 14 catering symbols from 108 mahjong tiles used in the sparrow ball game machine 1.

For example, the automatic layout program P5 can determine the 14 symbols required at the start of the game by performing the following processing.
(A) The spiders used in this sparrow ball game machine 1 are 27 kinds of spears, excluding chords from two ropes to eight ropes, for a total of 108. As shown in Table 1, to these used kites, symbol codes (hexadecimal numbers) of 01H to 1BH are given to 27 types of kites, and a total of 108 symbols composed of 27 types each. A data table in which four symbols from 0 to 107 are assigned to symbols is registered in the ROM 40 in advance.
(A) The automatic layout program P5 is provided with a random number generation program for generating a 5-digit random number, for example. Then, the automatic distribution program P5 divides the 5-digit random number generated by the random number generation program by 108 and calculates the remainder. Subsequently, with reference to Table 1, the symbol code of the bag corresponding to the remainder value is obtained from 01H to 1BH and determined as the symbol to which this symbol code is arranged.
(C) The above-mentioned process (a) is carried out 14 times in total, and 14 required symbols are determined at the start of the game. In addition, it is necessary to add the program which performs a randomization process to the program which generate | occur | produces this 5-digit random number so that a different random number may be generated each time. The 14 symbol codes determined by such processing are stored in the manual storage area of the RAM 42. The 14 pieces of layout data stored in the manual storage area are sorted and stored in ascending order of symbol codes.

  The special game combination lottery program P6 is a program for determining, by lottery, a combination of winning combinations that can acquire a special game right for each game from among predetermined combinations. For example, the winning combination that can acquire the right of the big game is determined by lottery by selecting one of the three winning combinations of “Daisangyuan”, “Kokushi Musou”, and “Nine consecutive treasures”. In addition, there are six kinds of uplifting points that can acquire chance game rights, for example, “Ippontsu”, “Seven Pairs”, “Three Darks”, “Peace”, “Ichiguchi”, “Tang Yao” Two types from the rising role are decided by lottery. The method of determining the winning combination that can acquire the special game right by lottery can be determined by generating a random number of a predetermined number of digits by program processing and storing it in the RAM 42, and using this random number.

  The dora lottery program P7 is a program for determining the front and back dora by lottery in the same manner at the start of the game.

  The winning determination program P8 is a combination of rising combinations in which a hand is set in advance when 14 hands are determined by the automatic layout program P5 described above, and when the player performs his own operation. It is a program for judging whether or not. The rising combination includes a data table as shown in Table 2, that is, the rising combination code (the rising combination code is not displayed in Table 2) and the score that the player can acquire for the rising combination. (Number of acquired medals) is stored in advance in the winning determination program P8 or the ROM 41. If the winning determination program P8 determines that the current winning combination has been completed, the control command for completing the rising combination, the code for the rising combination, the score obtained, etc. A process of transmitting to the image control board Kc via the control board Kb is performed.

  When a signal indicating that a game ball has entered the attacker 9 is input to the attacker 9 in the game that has acquired the special game right, the self-selection selection support program P9 is self-restrained by the screen of the display device 14 and the interactive method. This is a program for supporting the operation of selecting the symbol of the frog to be performed.

  The entrance / symbol correspondence control program P10 fixes the mahjong tile design as set in advance to the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,... A control signal for sequentially displaying on the film-like liquid crystal display panel 51 is output to the entrance entrance symbol display program P323 of the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, “Ichigo” is displayed at the entrance 11a, “Kyujo” is displayed at the entrance 11b, and “Ichigo” is displayed at the entrances 11c, 11d,. -"Jiufen", "East", "South", "West", "North", "White", "Amber", "Medium", "One cylinder" to "Nine cylinders" are displayed in order.

  After the game progresses, the mahjong tile symbol display at the entrance where there were more than a predetermined number (5 or more in this embodiment) was changed by the entrance symbol display program P323. Also, the display shown in FIG. 9 is restored when the next game is newly started. Further, the entrance / symbol correspondence control program P10 is provided with a mahjong tile symbol displayed on each frame Fr and each entrance sensor provided in each of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,. (Not shown). In this embodiment, the number of entrances 11c, 11d, 11e... Is 25, but in FIG.

  In this embodiment, the “predetermined number or more” of incoming balls is described as “5 or more”, but instead, the “predetermined number or more” of incoming balls is configured as “4 or more”. You can also. In general mahjong games and in the sparrow ball game of this sparrow ball game machine 1, there are basically only 4 symbols of one kind, and up to 4 balls for each entrance are effective. In the case of a configuration in which the display of the mahjong tiles at the entrance is changed with “5 or more” entrances as in the present embodiment, the event of the change of the symbol display is the actual entry of the fifth invalid ball. In the case of a configuration in which the display of the mahjong tiles is changed when “4 or more” is entered, the change event of the mahjong tiles pattern is displayed in the fifth invalid ball. Without waiting for the actual entry, it will be obtained at the time of the fourth entry that is one ball earlier.

  The symbol lottery program (symbol lottery means) P11 sends a determination signal from the entrance determination program P12 that there are five or more entrances to a certain one of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,. The mahjong tile symbol to be displayed on the symbol display member 51 corresponding to the entrance is selected from 27 types of symbol patterns (see Table 1) with symbol codes (hexadecimal) of 01H to 1BH. Determined by lottery. That is, the symbol lottery program P11 determines the mahjong tile symbol to be displayed on the symbol display member 51 of the corresponding entrance by lottery in response to the determination signal when there is a fifth entry. After that, when there is a determination signal for each of the sixth, seventh,... Incoming balls, the corresponding response signals are sequentially displayed on the symbol display member 51 of the corresponding entrance. The mahjong tile design should be determined by lottery.

  When the entrance determination program P12 enters the entrance 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,..., A detection signal from the entrance sensor that has entered the entrance is displayed as a frame portion of the entrance. It is determined as the incoming signal corresponding to the mahjong tile symbol displayed on Fr.

  It should be noted that a predetermined number of any of the plurality of entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,... During the course of one game by the symbol lottery program P11, the entrance determination program P12, and the entrance entrance display program P323. When there are more balls, the symbol change control means that can change the mahjong tile symbol to be displayed on the liquid crystal display panel (symbol display member) 51 corresponding to the entrance with the predetermined number of balls or more. It is configured. The liquid crystal display panel 51 constitutes a thin film display panel according to the present invention. However, instead of the liquid crystal display panel 51, an organic EL (Electroluminescence) panel may be used to constitute the thin film display panel. it can. In that case, the same effect can be obtained.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the programs installed in the ROM 41 of the sub control board Kb are composed of a sub board operation control program P21, a communication control program P22, a lamp control program P23, a rising haze determination program P24, and the like. . Further, the rising wrinkle determination program P24 includes a hearing pattern determination program P241, a rising wrinkle type determination program P242, and a rising wrinkle determination extraction program P243.

  The sub board operation control program P21 is a program that decodes various control commands transmitted from the main control board Ka, and controls the execution of the above programs in response to the control commands.

  The communication control program P22 is a program for receiving data from the main control board Ka and performing communication processing with the image control board Kc. Upon receiving these various control commands and their control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb, the image control board Kc displays an effect image and information on the display device 14 by program processing, and further from the speaker 6. Outputs sound and sound effects for production.

  The lamp control program P23 is a program for controlling lighting and extinguishing of the lamps 7 and 12 based on a control command and control data transmitted from the main control board Ka.

  The rising kit determining program P24 is a game for completing a preset rising combination based on the current thirteen moves transmitted from the main control board Ka after the player performs a throwing kit operation. It is a program to support those who should be self-sufficient. This rising kite determination program P24 is the presence / absence of a kite (rising kite) that can complete the climbing combination when the player performs one's own manipulation on the current thirteen manual commands and adds one kite. And a process for supporting the wrinkle that should be self-recognized in advance (display process on the rising wrinkle display unit 31 in FIG. 3) via a screen display program P32 described later. Then, when the heel to be self-recognized is extracted in order to complete the rising combination, the rising heel determination program P24 performs control to display the design of the heel on the image control board Kc.

  The main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka has executed the winning determination program P8 to complete the rising combination when the player fires a game ball and performs self-control and the number of hands is 14 Determine whether or not. If the player does not complete the winning combination, each time the player performs an operation of discarding one unnecessary piece from the 14 pieces, it is stored in the table storage area. The symbol code of the 13 handed handles is transmitted to the sub-control board Kb together with the control command. At this time, the 13 symbol codes are sorted in ascending order and transmitted to the sub control board Kb. When the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the 13 hand code symbols, the sub-board operation control program P21 stores the received data in the RAM 42 and then proceeds to control the wrinkle determination program P24. Then, the rising eye determination program P24 sequentially operates the hearing pattern determination program P241, the rising eye type determination program P242, and the rising eye determination extraction program P243.

  The rising haze determination extraction program P243 determines and extracts by a predetermined process, transmits all of the rising haze symbol codes stored in the RAM 42 to the image control board Kc together with the control command, and sends it to the image control board Kc. When the control for displaying the symbol corresponding to the symbol for the rising eyelid is performed, the image control board Kc (the rising eye determining program P24) receives the symbol code for the rising eyelid when the screen code is received. Through the P32 game effect display program P3212, the received symbol of the rising salmon symbol code is displayed on the rising salmon display unit 31 as a candidate for the rising salmon. At this time, sound may be output from the speaker 6. A player who is eager to play mahjong can look at the display of the rising kite display unit 31 and launch a game ball aiming at the entrance corresponding to the kite that can complete the rising role.

  Next, a program installed in the ROM 41 of the image control board Kc will be described with reference to FIG. This program includes an image board operation control program P31, an image display program P32, a sound / sound effect output program P41, and the like. The outline of the processing contents of these programs will be described below.

  The image board operation control program P31 is a program that decodes various control commands transmitted from the sub control board Kb and controls the execution of the above programs in response to these control commands.

  The screen display program P32 and the sound / sound effect output program P41 are a process for displaying various effect images on the display device 14 based on the control command and control data transmitted from the sub-control board Kb, A process of outputting production sound and sound effects from the speaker 6 is performed.

  The screen display program P32 is a program for performing processing for displaying an image, numerical information, and the like on the display device 14 based on the control command transmitted from the sub-control board Kb and its control data, and the normal game screen display program P321. And a entrance entrance symbol display program P323 and a special game screen display program P322.

  The normal game screen display program P321 is a variety of effect images displayed on the display device 14 and various types of support for the player when the player is playing a normal game since the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on. The program for performing the process of displaying the image is provided with an initial effect display program P3211 and a game effect display program P3212 as subprograms.

  The initial effect display program P3211 performs processing such as displaying an effect screen when the power is turned on, for example, a landscape screen on the display device 14.

  The game effect display program P3212 is configured to include a program for displaying a screen having the contents as shown in FIG. 3 on the display device 14 and displaying a mahjong tile pattern such as a rising tile on the liquid crystal display panel 51. . For example, as the game progresses, each time the player performs a throw-in operation, or in the case of a normal game game, the self-control operation by launching a game ball, etc., the main control board Ka passes through the sub-control board Kb. A process for displaying the current design of the hand tile, the design of the discarded kite, and the design of the kite determined to be the rising kite transmitted from the sub-control board Kb based on the control command and its control data transmitted It is composed of a program having various display means such as a process for displaying the number of points obtained for the rising combination when the rising combination is completed.

  The entrance entrance symbol display program P323 is a liquid crystal in each frame portion Fr of the entrance entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,... Transmitted from the entrance entrance / design corresponding control program P10 via the sub-control board Kb. In response to a control signal for sequentially displaying the mahjong tiles pattern as set in advance on the display panel 51, the initial display is shown as “Ichigo” at the entrance 11a as shown in FIG. “Kyuuko” is displayed on the mouth 11b, and “Ichigo” to “Jiufen” “East” “South” “West” “North” “White” “A” “Middle” “One cylinder” to “Nine cylinders” are displayed in order. In addition, the entrance symbol display program P323 displays the signal of the mahjong tile design drawn in response to five or more entrances to a certain one of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,. When sent from the program P11, the mahjong tile design determined by the lottery is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 51 of the frame portion Fr of the corresponding entrance. The display returns to the initial setting display when a new medal is inserted and the game start button 24 is pressed.

  The special game screen display program P322 is a program for performing processing for displaying various effect screens when the player acquires the right of special game. The special game screen display program P322 further includes a right acquisition effect display program P3221 and a self-candidate candidate selection support program P3222 for effect display when the player has completed a winning combination that allows the player to acquire special game rights. ing.

  The right acquisition effect display program P3221 alternately displays an explanation of the rising role and a display of establishment of the big game right on the rising eye display unit 31 of the display device 14 at predetermined time intervals, and the right of the big game is given to the player. Processing to notify that it has been established is performed. Further, the self-candidate candidate selection support program P3222 is a program that is activated when the player has acquired the right to a special game. The self-candidate candidate symbol displayed on the display device 14 is selected by the right-selection right shift button 19. Or, it is a program for supporting the operation of selecting the symbol of the cocoon to be self-contained by the interactive method while scrolling by operating the heel selection left shift button 20.

  The sound / sound effect output program P41 is for outputting various effect sounds and sound effects from the speaker 6 as the game progresses based on the control command and its control data transmitted from the sub-control board Kb. It is a program.

  A program for controlling the operation of each of the control boards Ka, Kb, and Kc is developed using an assembler language, C language, Visual Basic language, or the like, and is a machine language program that can be executed by the CPU 40 of each board. The translated program is stored in the ROM 41 of each control board Ka, Kb, Kc.

  Here, the display state on the liquid crystal display panel 51 implemented by the display control by the entrance entrance symbol display program P323 will be specifically described with reference to FIG. 9 and FIG. FIGS. 9A and 9B are front views showing an example of display by the display control. FIG. 9 shows a state before the symbol is changed at the start of the game. FIG. 10 shows five or more entrance holes 11d as an example. A state in which the display symbol is changed based on the presence of a ball is shown. In both figures, only the part related to the game board surface part 2 shown in FIG. 1 is extracted and shown, and the other parts are not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the liquid crystal display on which the corresponding mahjong tile design should be displayed on the frame portions Fr provided in the 27 entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e,. A panel 51 is affixed (fixed). The liquid crystal display panel 51 is composed of a plurality of thin and thin film-like liquid crystal panels that have a long rectangular shape in the vertical direction as shown by the broken lines in the figure. It is affixed on the front surface of the frame part Fr corresponding to each of the ball openings 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e,.

  The liquid crystal display panels 51 corresponding to the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e,... Are displayed in the order set in advance in accordance with the control of the entrance entrance symbol display program P323. Are displayed individually (see FIG. 9), and for example, the display design corresponding to the entrance 11d is changed based on the lottery when there are 5 or more entrances in the entrance 11d during the game. (See FIG. 10). As described above, the liquid crystal display panel 51 includes the film-like liquid crystal display panel 51 fixed to the frame portions Fr of the plurality of entrances, thereby fixing the liquid crystal display panel 51 to the frame portions Fr of the entrances. Thus, the symbol display member of the present invention can be obtained very simply. This effect can be obtained similarly even when the liquid crystal display panel 51 is replaced with an organic EL panel as described above.

  Next, an outline of the game procedure of the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 described above and the processing of each program associated with this procedure will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  One game (game) starts when a player inserts a medal into the medal slot 15, presses the game start button 24, and the automatic layout program P5 distributes 14 hands. Then, one game progresses according to the control of each program that operates based on input signals and control signals generated from various operation buttons and sensors such as the throw-away buttons 16a, 16b,. Become.

  First, when the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on, the main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka initializes the storage area of the RAM 42 of the main control board Ka. Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 transmits an initialization control command when the power is turned on to the sub control board Kb, and the sub control board Kb transmits the initialization control command to the image control board Kc. When the sub-control board Kb and the image control board Kc receive this initialization control command, the storage area of the RAM 42 is initialized, and the initial effect display program P3211 mounted on the image control board Kc generates an effect when the power is turned on. Processing such as displaying a screen, for example, a landscape screen on the display device 14 is performed.

  When the sub control board Kb receives the initialization control command when the power is turned on, the sub board operation control program P21, as described above, stores the various image data, audio / audio data stored in the ROM 41 of the sub control board Kb. The sound effect data is transmitted to the image control board Kc, and the image board operation control program P31 of the image control board Kc performs a process of storing the received image and sound / sound effect data in the RAM 42.

  When the power is turned on, the entrance symbol display program P323 receives a control signal transmitted from the entrance / design corresponding control program P10 via the sub-control board Kb, and as shown in FIG. As a screen, “Ichigo” is displayed at the entrance 11a, “Jukugo” is entered at the entrance 11b, “Ichijo” to “Jiufen” “East” “South” “West” are entered at the entrance 11c, 11d. “North”, “White”, “發”, “Medium”, “One cylinder” to “Nine cylinders” are displayed in order.

  Then, when the player inserts a medal into the medal slot 15, and the main board operation control program P1 detects the medal insertion signal, the medal management program P3 performs a process of adding “1” to the medal reserve number. Subsequently, when the player presses the game start button 24 and the main board operation control program P1 detects a game start signal from the game start button 24, a game of one game can be started. Then, the main board operation control program P1 transmits a game start control command to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb. Based on this control command, the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc displays an effect image at the start of the game on the display device 14 and outputs sound from the speaker 6 by the sound / sound effect output program P41. In this way, one game of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is started.

  Subsequently, under the control of the main board operation control program P1, the automatic layout program P5 is activated to automatically determine the 14 layout patterns necessary for starting the game by program processing. The automatic layout program P5 sequentially stores the 14 symbol codes automatically arranged in the manual storage area of the RAM 42, and then, in a predetermined order, for example, ascending order of the symbol codes, that is, insulator, tube, cord , Wind tiles, and ternary tiles are sorted in order (stored) and stored in the manual storage area.

  Subsequently, the automatic layout program P5 transmits the 14 distributed symbol codes together with the control command to the sub-control board Kb. When the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives this distributed symbol code, it stores it in the RAM 42 and transmits these 14 allocated symbol codes to the image control board Kc.

  The sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb uses the disclosed number table to display the number of bags disclosed at the current game place for the 14 game symbols transmitted from the main control board Ka. Process to count. Further, when the game effect display program P3212 on the image control board Kc receives the 14 design codes, the game design display program P3212 displays an image of the design shown in FIG. Processing to display on the display unit 36 is performed. While the 14 automatic arrangements are not decided, the back side of the bag or the non-displayed pattern is displayed as the initial screen on the manual display unit 35 and the self-display unit 36 that displays the self-displayed symbol. Process to display.

  Subsequently, each of the special gamer lottery program P6 (which operates when a normal game is played) and the dora lottery program P7 are activated, and a winning combination (BIC The game role) and the chance game right can be acquired (chance game role), and the front and back dramas are determined. Each data (encoded data) of the big game winning combination and chance game rising combination determined by the processing of these programs P6 and P7, front and back drums (encoded data) is sub-control board Kb To the image control board Kc.

  When the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc receives the code of the rising combination that can acquire the big game combination and the chance game combination, and the design code of the front and back dramas, as shown in FIG. A process for displaying the chance game combination on the big game rising combination display unit 32, the chance increase combination display unit 33, and the front drum on the front drum display unit 29 is performed.

  The main board operation control program P1 starts the game on the display device 14 when the control to display the 14 symbols of the game, the big game combination, the chance game combination, the front drama etc. on the display device 14 is completed. A process of notifying the player that the conditions are complete is displayed on the screen or by voice. Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 operates the winning determination program P8 to perform a process of determining whether or not the 14 hands that have been automatically arranged have already completed the winning combination. If the winning combination is completed in this determination process, the winning determination program P8 determines the predetermined rising combination and the score (number of acquired medals) that the player can acquire (Table 2). Determine with reference to the data.

  Subsequently, the winning determination program P8 transmits the winning combination, the score obtained, and the like to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb. When the image control board Kc receives the winning combination and the acquired score, the game effect display program P3212 displays the rising combination, the acquired score, and other effect images on the display device 14 for a predetermined time. Perform the process.

  On the other hand, if the 14 symbols of the automatically arranged baskets are not completed and the winning combination is not completed, the main board operation control program P1 is an operation of throwing away one unnecessary basket from the manuals to the player. A control command for performing screen display for prompting is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb. When the image control board Kc receives this control command, the game effect display program P3212 performs a process of displaying a message on the display device 14 for prompting an operation of discarding one unnecessary bag from the table. At this time, the voice / sound effect output program P41 may be operated to perform a process of prompting together with the voice.

  Subsequently, the player performs an operation of selecting a throwing-in trash from the symbols of the cocoon displayed on the hand-held display unit 35 and the self-displaying unit 36. Then, when the player decides on the design of the throwing bag, the player selects (turns on) one of the throwing buttons 16a, 16b, 16c,. Discard this bag. On the basis of this discarding pot selection signal, the main board operation control program P1 stores the symbol code of the discarding pot by performing the discarding operation in the RAM 42, and further stores it in the manual storage area of the RAM 42. The symbol code that was discarded from the handbag is deleted, and the process of making 13 handbags is performed.

  Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 performs image control via the sub-control board Kb and the sub-control board Kb together with the control command of the discarded design code and 13 design codes. Processing to transmit to the substrate Kc is performed. When the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc receives the symbol code that has been discarded, the symbol code corresponding to the symbol code is displayed on the discard symbol display unit 34, and the symbol codes of 13 manual symbols are received. Then, the process of displaying the symbol of the coral corresponding to these symbol codes on the hand symbol display unit 35 is performed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the back side of the bag is displayed on the self-displaying portion 36.

  On the other hand, when the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the above 13 hand code symbols, the hearing pattern determination program P241, the rising-knot determination program P242 constituting the rising-hook determination program P24, and the rising By operating the wrinkle determination extraction program P243, as described above, it is determined whether or not there is a wrinkle to be self-recognized next in order to complete the rising hand for the current 13 hands, and the rising hand is completed. When the cocoon is extracted, the display device 14 is caused to perform processing for displaying the design of the cocoon.

  Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka finishes the above-described processing related to the player's disposal operation, and activates the game ball management program P4 to bring the game ball into the game ball launch position. Processing to send a ball. Then, the player operates the game ball launch lever 4 to be able to launch a game ball into the game board surface 2.

  When a player launches a game ball and this game ball enters any of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,..., A sensor provided for each detects the game ball and generates an incoming signal. . The game ball management program P4 decodes the incoming signal and performs a process of storing the symbol code of the kite (self-sucker) corresponding to the entered entrance into the manual storage area. Subsequently, the winning determination program P8 is operated, and it is determined whether or not the 14 hands have been raised and the combination is completed. Then, when the hand is raised and the winning combination is completed, as described above, it is determined what kind of rising role is set in advance and the score that the player can obtain is obtained. A process of transmitting to the image control board Kc via the control board Kb is performed. On the other hand, when the rising combination has not been completed, as described above, the player performs a discarding operation of throwing out one of the 14 hands that is considered unnecessary.

  In this way, the player operates the game ball launch lever 4 to launch the game ball into the game board surface 2 to enter the listening state, and the remaining game ball number display portion 27 has a value of “1” or more. If there is a display, the player can reach by operating the reach button 18 before performing the operation of throwing away the bag. However, when the above condition is not satisfied (when the listening state is not established), the reach button 18 cannot be operated to reach. After operating the reach button 18, one of the discard buttons 16 a, 16 b, 16 c,... Is operated to discard one of the basket patterns, or the self-discard button 17 is operated. When the self-cutting is performed, the design of the discarded candy is displayed on the discarded candy display unit 34 in the horizontal direction. In addition, the back-draft display unit 30 also displays the back-draft design.

  For the control related to the reach operation, for example, the following processing is performed. First, the main board operation control program P1 detects an operation signal of the reach button 18, and further detects an operation signal from the discard button 16a, 16b, etc., and then performs the current procedure by the listening determination process of the winning determination program P8. When the determination result that the device is in the hearing state is obtained, a control command indicating that the reach has been applied is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb. When receiving the control command, the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc performs a process of displaying the design of the design code of the throwing trash that is transmitted immediately thereafter on the throwing trash display portion 34 in a horizontal direction.

  In addition, when the game field is in a reach state, the game balls launched by the player do not become a kite that completes the rise of the kite (self-suspecting) corresponding to the symbols entered into the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,. In some cases, the main board control program P1 automatically processes this self-discard as a waste. This eliminates the need for the player to operate the discard button 16a,... After the reach operation.

  Note that the maximum number of points that can be obtained in one game under the control of the winning determination program P8 is, for example, up to 10 points, and an upper limit is set. When two or more types of rising combinations are established at the same time, the score obtained by adding the points given to each of the rising combinations is the score of the game. Similarly, if the handbag contains the same dragon pattern as the front and back dramas, a score is also added to that dorado, for example, one score per dora is added. The One score obtained in the game corresponds to one medal. However, if the total number of points acquired in the game exceeds 10, the total number of medals (scores) that can be acquired is 10.

  During the game to reach the above reach, the entrance determination program P12 determines whether there are 5 or more entrances in any of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,... In step S1 of FIG. Judging. As a result, when it is determined that there are not five or more balls in any of the entrances, the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,... The setting is made in accordance with the corresponding control program P10 (step S2). As a result, “Ichigo” is displayed at the entrance 11a and “Jukugo” is displayed at the entrance 11b, and “Ichigo” to “Jiu”, “East”, “E” are displayed at the entrances 11c, 11d. The game proceeds in a state where “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “發”, “Middle”, “One cylinder” to “Nine cylinders” are displayed in order (Step S4).

  On the other hand, when the entrance determination program P12 determines in step S1 that there are 5 or more entrances, for example, in the entrance 11d among the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,. First, in response to the determination signal from the fifth entry, P11 shows 27 types of mahjong tile designs to be displayed on the design display member 51 of the corresponding entrance 11d, with symbol codes of 01H to 1BH. It is determined by lottery from 26 types of cocoon symbols (see Table 1). Further, the entrance symbol display program P323 responds to the signal of the mahjong tile symbol after the lottery sent from the symbol lottery program P11, and the liquid crystal display panel 51 of the frame portion Fr of the entrance 11d is shown in FIG. Thus, for example, a “white” mahjong tile design determined by lottery is displayed.

  After that, when there is a determination signal for each of the sixth, seventh,..., The corresponding signal is sequentially displayed on the symbol display member 51 at the corresponding entrance. A power mahjong tile design is determined by lottery each time, and the mahjong tile design determined by the lottery is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 51 of the frame portion Fr of the entrance.

  Then, the game proceeds in this state (step S4). For example, the display of “white” at the entrance 11d indicates that the next game starts when a new medal is inserted and the game start button 24 is pressed. At this point, the initial setting display “2” is restored.

  According to the sparrow ball game machine 1 of the present embodiment described above, a predetermined number or more of mahjong tiles corresponding to the plurality of entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,... The privilege of being able to change with the entry of (4 or more or 5 or more) balls is obtained. For this reason, it is possible to contribute to the improvement of the game performance of a predetermined number or more of the balls that have not contributed to the entertainment of the game.

  Further, the symbol change control means determines the mahjong tile symbol to be displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 51 corresponding to the entrance with a predetermined number or more (4 or more or more) entrances by lottery. Since the program P11 is provided, for example, the mahjong tile required for the player's desired climbing role is replaced by a mahjong tile design that is difficult to enter, such as the entrance entrance design that allows more than a predetermined number of entrances. There is a possibility that a situation where it is easy to obtain a samurai pattern may be obtained by chance, and the gameability will be greatly improved.

  Next, a modified example in which the present embodiment is partially modified will be described with reference to FIG. That is, as shown in the figure, a lottery start switch 48 that can arbitrarily start a lottery by the symbol lottery program P11 is disposed on the right side of the operation panel 3, for example.

  According to such a modified example, the lottery start switch 48 that can obtain substantially the same operation effect as the above-described embodiment and can start the lottery by the symbol lottery program P11 when a predetermined number or more of balls are entered. Can be operated at the player's own discretion, whereby the player's consciousness of participating in the game can be further enhanced and the game performance can be improved.

  Another modification example in which the above-described embodiment is modified will be described with reference to FIG. That is, as shown in the figure, a selection change operation switch 49 as a symbol change control means is arranged in the upper horizontal direction of the operation panel 3, for example. The selection change operation switch 49 is a liquid crystal display corresponding to any of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e,... Where there are more than a predetermined number (for example, 4 or more). The same number of operation portions 49a, 49b, 49c, 49d, 49e corresponding to the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,... So that the mahjong tile design to be displayed on the panel 51 can be arbitrarily selected and operated. , ... are provided in a horizontal row.

  According to such a modified example, substantially the same operational effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained, and for example, a predetermined number or more (four or five or more) can be obtained. It is possible to arbitrarily replace the easy entrance pattern with a mahjong tile design that is difficult to enter, so that the player can easily obtain the mahjong tile design necessary for the rising role at the player's own will. The effect that property can improve significantly can be acquired. However, in the present modification example, when the symbol of the entrance is replaced by the operation of the selection change operation switch 49, the rising combination can be completed (completion) very easily in the hearing state. For the purpose of preventing as much as possible, for example, in the listening state, the operation of the selection change operation switch 49 is disabled, and the selection change operation switch is switched to the one-way listening (Eshan Ten) state. It is preferable that the operation 49 is effective.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the sparrow ball game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment and modification, The said embodiment and modification A sparrow ball game machine in which various modifications and changes have been made from the above configuration is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the sparrow ball game machine in embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of the operation panel shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen displayed on the display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the control board for controlling operation | movement of this sparrow ball game machine. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the main control board shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the sub control board | substrate shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the image control board shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action in this embodiment. It is a front view which shows the specific display condition on the liquid crystal display panel in this embodiment. FIG. 10 is a front view illustrating an example in which a part of the display state of FIG. 9 is changed. It is a front view which shows the structure of the operation panel in the example of a change. It is a front view which shows the structure of the operation panel in another example of a change.

Explanation of symbols

1: Sparrow ball machine 2: Game board surface (game board surface)
11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e: Entrance 48: Lottery start switch 49: Selection change operation switch (design change control means)
51: Liquid crystal display panel (design display member, thin film display panel)
Fr: Frame part P11: Symbol lottery program (design change control means)
P12: Entry determination program (design change control means)
P323: Entrance entrance symbol display program (design change control means)

Claims (2)

The game board surface has a plurality of entrances arranged corresponding to a plurality of types of mahjong tiles, and a preset set-up role of the mahjong tiles obtained by entering the entrance A sparrow ball game machine that can be played so as to be established for each game by a combination,
A plurality of symbol display members respectively provided at the entrance so as to display a mahjong tile design corresponding to each of the plurality of entrances;
When there is a predetermined number or more of balls in any of the plurality of ball entrances while one game is in progress, the symbol display member corresponding to the ball entrance having the predetermined number of balls or more is displayed. with the symbol change control means capable of changing the should do mahjong tile pattern, a
The symbol change control means includes a selection change operation switch capable of arbitrarily selecting and operating a mahjong tile symbol to be displayed on the symbol display member corresponding to the entrance where the predetermined number or more of balls have been entered, In the listening state, the operation of the selection change operation switch is made invalid, and the operation of the selection change operation switch is made effective when the state of the manual operation is until one-way listening.
A sparrow ball game machine characterized by that. The symbol display member is composed of a thin film display panel fixed to a frame portion of each of the plurality of entrances.
The sparrow ball game machine according to claim 1 .

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