JP4634835B2 - Pachinko / pachislot integrated machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko / pachislot-integrated game machine that can perform both pachinko and pachislot games in a single game machine, and in particular, pachinko games and pachislot games according to the game state in each pachinko game or pachislot game. The present invention relates to a pachinko / pachislot-integrated game machine that provides a new game in which a pachinko game and a pachislot game that have not existed before are automatically switched.

In general, pachinko machines and pachislot machines (slot machines) are widely used as gaming machines provided in game halls (halls).
A pachinko machine is a gaming machine in which a player operates a launch handle to launch a game ball onto a board surface, and the fired game ball wins a predetermined winning opening, whereby a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out. In this type of pachinko machine, when the game ball wins a predetermined start opening (start chucker), the symbols on the symbol display unit including the liquid crystal display device fluctuate and stop, and the stopped symbols win a predetermined jackpot arrangement. Then, a game state advantageous to a player such as a jackpot game in which a large winning opening (attack) is opened and a large amount of winning balls are paid out is set, and the player can acquire a large number of winning balls. It is common.

  When a player inserts a medal that becomes a game medium and operates a start lever, a plurality of spinning cylinders start rotating, and when each spinning cylinder stops by a player's stop operation, This is a gaming machine in which a predetermined number of winning medals are paid out when a symbol has a predetermined winning arrangement. This type of pachislot machine is like a bonus game in which a predetermined internal lottery is performed for each start operation, and a lot of medals are paid out over a plurality of subsequent games when a predetermined big win is won as a result of the internal winning lottery. A gaming state advantageous to the player is set, and the player can acquire a large number of winning medals as in the case of a pachinko machine.

By the way, in the game hall (hall), both pachinko machines and pachislot machines as described above are often provided side by side, but the pachinko machine and pachislot machine have different configurations, shapes and dimensions, and Since game media to be used and their supply / conveyance methods are different, pachinko machines and pachislot machines are installed in separate areas and floors, respectively. For this reason, there is an inconvenience that a player who wants to play both a pachinko game and a pachislot game must move in the game hall and go to a desired game machine in another area or floor.
Also, for amusement halls, there are benefits that both pachinko machines and pachislot machines can be expected to visit, but on the other hand, different types of gaming machines and game media (pachinko balls and medals) used for them, Furthermore, each management apparatus etc. was separately required, and there was a demerit that the introduction cost and the maintenance / management cost increased.

For this reason, game machines capable of performing both pachinko games and pachislot games with a single game machine by combining a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine have been proposed (for example, (See Patent Document 1-2.)
According to such a gaming machine that has been proposed in the past, it is possible to perform either pachinko or pachislot games with a single gaming machine, and the player can select either a pachinko game or a pachislot game depending on his / her choice. It became possible to play any of the games. This allows players to enjoy both pachinko and pachislot games on the same area and floor in the hall without having to move around the game hall. Costs and maintenance / management costs can be reduced.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-325556 (page 5-7, FIG. 1) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-236125 (page 4-6, FIG. 2)

However, the integrated gaming machine as described above is simply a combination of an existing pachinko machine and a pachislot machine, and the game itself is the same as a conventional pachinko or pachislot game. It was not a particularly attractive game machine for the players except that it was not necessary to move in the hall.
On the hall side, pachinko machines that combine pachinko machines and pachislot machines are inseparably composed of the pachinko machine part and the pachislot machine part, so when changing models or introducing new models, Since both the machine and the pachislot machine were replaced at the same time, there was a risk that the cost would increase. Furthermore, game machines that do not need to move in the hall are not required to move in the hall, so it is not expected to attract customers so much, and it can be said that it is an attractive machine from the hall side. There wasn't.

In recent years, both pachinko machines and pachislot machines have rapidly spread and expanded, and books that show game contents and strategies are also being sold. The game system and contents of existing pachinko machines and pachislot machines have been sold. , The game system has been widely known and penetrated among many players. For this reason, from the viewpoint of continuously providing more attractive slot machines, the appearance and characters of the slot machine are changed in a certain cycle.
However, in order to maintain and expand the popularity of pachinko and pachislot games by always providing game machines that are fresh and interesting to players, while changing the appearance and characters of the game machines, It has become necessary to introduce new game systems and game systems that go beyond the framework of pachinko games and pachislot games.

Therefore, simply combining existing pachinko machines and pachislot machines and performing the same pachinko or pachislot games with a single game machine has made it difficult to give players a fresh appeal. It was.
On the other hand, in order to increase freshness, novelty, etc., changing the game system and game characteristics of pachinko and pachislot games to something completely different from that of the game system familiar to the players It will be lost, which may cause unnecessary confusion and customer churn.
Further, even if a new game system is adopted, it is meaningless unless it is easily understood by the player, and it is extremely important that the game content, the progress of the game, etc. can be easily understood.

For this reason, it has become desirable to develop a gaming machine with a new game system that is more attractive and easy to understand, while following the pachinko and pachislot gaming systems and contents. So far, such a new gaming machine has not been realized.
The inventor of the present application, after earnest research, fused the conventional pachinko game and the pachislot game together as if it were a single game played with a single pachinko machine. While following the system of bonus games, etc., it has led to the creation of a completely new gaming machine that is novel and attractive and easy for the player to understand.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of conventional pachinko machines and pachislot machines, and in a pachinko / pachislot-integrated game machine capable of performing pachinko games and pachislot games in a single gaming machine. , Pachinko and pachislot games are automatically switched according to the game state of each pachinko game or pachislot game, and a new pachinko / pachislot-integrated pachinko / pachislot game that can be combined with non-existing pachinko and pachislot games The purpose is to provide gaming machines.

To achieve the above object, the pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine of the present invention is a pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine capable of performing pachinko and pachislot games in a single gaming machine, and launches a game ball onto the board surface. In addition, pachinko gaming means for paying out a predetermined number of winning balls when the launched gaming balls win a predetermined winning opening, and a plurality of game balls that are received as starting balls and partially exposed on the board by a start operation And a pachinko gaming means for paying out a predetermined number of winning balls by stopping each rotating cylinder by a stop operation, and the symbols of the stopped rotating cylinders being in a predetermined winning arrangement, and the pachinko game Control means for controlling the means and the pachislot game means to perform a predetermined pachinko game and pachislot game, and the control means comprises the pachinko player A pachinko game by, a pachi-slot by the pachi-slot unit, by switching in accordance with the gaming state in the pachinko or pachislot, it is constituted to perform a predetermined pachinko fusion game.

According to the pachinko / pachislot-integrated gaming machine of the present invention having such a configuration, for example, when a pachinko game is being performed, a big hit occurs during the game, or a prize is awarded to a winning port, etc. When a predetermined gaming state is reached, the current pachinko game is automatically switched to the pachislot game under the control of the control means.
In the switched pachislot game, when a predetermined number of games are consumed or a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out, the pachislot game is automatically converted into a pachinko game by the control of the control means. Can be switched.

Thereby, in the present invention, the pachinko game and the pachislot game are automatically switched according to the game state in each pachinko game or pachislot game, and when a big hit is made in the pachinko game, a pachislot game bonus game can be performed, or If you win a bonus game with a pachislot game, you will be able to play a jackpot game of a pachinko game.
In this way, according to the present invention, a new game in which pachinko games and pachislot games that have not existed in the past can be performed, and the player can be surprised and satisfied with the thrilling that has never existed before. In addition to providing highly attractive gaming machines, it is also possible to expect the effects of attracting customers through a novel pachinko / pachislot fusion game while reducing costs by integrating pachinko machines and pachislot machines into the game hall. A certain gaming machine can be provided.

Specifically, in the pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine of the present invention , the control means performs a predetermined internal lottery for each start operation in the pachislot game by the pachislot game means as the pachinko / pachislot fusion game. In accordance with the result of the internal winning lottery, the spinning cylinder is controlled to stop, and a normal game in which a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out according to the symbol sequence of the stopped rotating cylinder is performed. When winning the jackpot of the game, the pachinko game is switched to the pachinko game by the pachinko game means, and in the switched pachinko game, the jackpot game is opened by opening the predetermined jackpot winning game, and the establishment of a predetermined condition. Ending the jackpot game and switching the pachinko game to the normal game of the pachislot game That.

According to the pachinko / pachislot-integrated game machine of the present invention having such a configuration, in a pachinko / pachislot fusion game, a pachislot game is normally performed, and the result is a big hit as a result of an internal winning lottery performed during the pachislot game. When this happens, the game is switched to a pachinko game, and the big winning opening is opened so that a big hit game can be obtained in which a large amount of payout can be obtained.
Then, in the switched pachinko game, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out, or the jackpot game is ended when a certain time elapses, the game returns to the normal state, and the normal pachislot game can be performed again. .
This makes it possible to perform a new game that does not exist in the past, in which a big hit game of a pachinko game is fused with a normal pachislot game.

Also, in the pachinko / pachislot integrated game machine of the present invention, the control means fires all or part of the game balls accepted as throwing balls on the board surface in the pachislot game by the pachislot game means The game ball is configured to perform a pachinko game in which a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out by winning a predetermined winning opening.

According to the pachinko / pachislot-integrated game machine of the present invention having such a configuration, when a pachislot game is normally performed by a pachinko / pachislot fusion game, a game accepted as an input ball during the pachislot game The ball can be used as a game ball for a pachinko game to play a game.
In this way, if the game ball used to rotate the spinning cylinder in the pachislot game is further fired on the game board in the same manner as in a normal pachinko game, and if the launched game ball wins the winning opening , A predetermined winning ball can be paid out.
The game balls thrown in for pachislot games can be used as a bonus, and the payout of the winning balls can also be expected, so that a more attractive pachinko / pachislot fusion game can be provided to the player. Become.

On the other hand, in the pachinko / pachislot-integrated game machine of the present invention, the control means, as the pachinko / pachislot fusion game, in the pachinko game by the pachinko game means, the launched game ball wins a predetermined winning opening In the normal game, the predetermined number of winning balls are paid out and the predetermined starting opening is awarded to change and stop the symbols on the predetermined symbol display section and to pay out the predetermined number of winning balls according to the stopped symbols. When the stop symbol of the symbol display unit wins a predetermined jackpot arrangement, the pachinko game is switched to the pachislot game by the pachislot game means, and in the switched pachislot game, the spinning is performed over a plurality of games. The jackpot game is controlled to stop so that the symbols of the game become a predetermined winning arrangement, and the jackpot is achieved when a predetermined condition is met. Terminate the technique is the pachi-slot as a switching to the normal game of the pachinko game.

According to the pachinko / pachislot-integrated game machine of the present invention having such a configuration, in a pachinko / pachislot fusion game, a pachinko game is normally performed, and during that pachinko game, a game ball wins a start winning opening. However, the game is switched to the pachislot game where the change symbol of the symbol display section becomes a jackpot symbol, and a bonus game in which a large amount of payout can be obtained can be performed.
Then, in the switched pachislot game bonus game, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out or a predetermined number of games are consumed, the bonus game is ended, the game returns to the normal state, and the normal pachinko game again. You can play games.
This makes it possible to perform a new game that does not exist in the past, in which a bonus game of a pachislot game is fused with a normal pachinko game.

In particular, according to the present invention , the symbol display unit includes a plurality of spinning cylinders provided in the pachislot game means, and the control means is configured so that a released game ball is a predetermined start port in a pachinko game by the pachinko game means. In addition to rotating the spinning cylinder by stopping the respective spinning cylinders by stopping the spinning cylinder, paying out a predetermined number of winning balls according to the symbol arrangement of the stopped spinning cylinder, The pachinko game is switched to the pachislot game by the pachislot game means when the stop symbol of the spinning cylinder wins a predetermined jackpot arrangement.

According to the pachinko / pachislot-integrated game machine of the present invention having such a configuration, when a pachinko game is normally performed by a pachinko / pachislot fusion game, the symbol display unit changes during the pachinko game. In the same way as in pachislot games, the spinning cylinder is stopped by the player's stop operation, and winning and jackpots are determined according to the arrangement of the stop symbols, and pachislot games are entered. This can be an opportunity for automatic switching.
As a result, even during regular pachinko games, the pawl slot can be stopped and the expectation of winning the jackpot arrangement of the stop symbol can be increased, making the player more attractive pachinko / pachislot fusion games. It becomes possible to provide.

In addition, the symbol display part can also be comprised with a liquid crystal display device etc. similarly to the existing pachinko game machine, Moreover, the symbol display part by the above described spinning cylinders according to this invention, the symbol by a liquid crystal display device, etc. You may make it provide both the display parts.
In this way, various effects and the like can be achieved by combining the spinning cylinder and the liquid crystal display device, and the attractiveness of the gaming machine can be enhanced.

Further, in the pachinko / pachislot integrated game machine of the present invention, the control means, as the pachinko / pachislot fusion game, in the pachinko game by the pachinko game means, the launched game ball wins a predetermined winning opening In the normal game of paying out a predetermined number of winning balls, and when the gaming ball wins a specific winning opening, the pachinko game is switched to the pachislot game by the pachislot gaming means, and in the switched pachislot game, Over a plurality of games, the jackpot game is controlled to stop so that the design of the spinning cylinder becomes a predetermined winning arrangement, and the jackpot game is terminated when a predetermined condition is established, and the pachislot game is played as a normal game of the pachinko game. It is set as the structure switched to.

According to the pachinko / pachislot-integrated game machine of the present invention having such a configuration, in a pachinko / pachislot fusion game, a pachinko game is normally performed, and during the pachinko game, a game ball is placed at a predetermined winning opening. When winning, the game is switched to the pachislot game, and a bonus game is obtained in which a large amount of payout can be obtained.
In this way, for example, in a gaming machine that is not equipped with a start winning opening (start chucker), when other bonuses (feathers, rotating bodies, cruising, etc.) are provided, winning in the V zone of the rotating body Then, it is possible to automatically switch between a pachinko game and a pachislot game, such as switching to a pachislot machine.

In addition, a winning opening corresponding to each condition device (for example, replay, small role, BB (RB), etc.) in the pachislot game is provided as a winning opening. The trunk (or the symbol display unit) can be controlled to stop so that a predetermined winning arrangement is aligned. In this case, instead of the internal winning lottery in the pachislot game, each winning content (re-game, small role, BB (RB), etc.) is determined depending on whether or not a predetermined winning opening is won.
In this way, by winning a predetermined prize opening, the pachinko game and the pachislot game are switched and a bonus game etc. is started, so that the player can receive a specific prize opening different from the normal pachinko game. It will give you the fun of aiming at the game, the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction when you win the prize, and you will be able to provide more attractive pachinko / pachislot fusion games.

Furthermore, in the pachinko / pachislot integrated game machine of the present invention, the control means controls the pachinko game means and the pachislot game means to perform any of the pachinko game, the pachislot game, or the pachinko / pachislot fusion game. This is a configuration that is selectively performed.

According to the pachinko / pachislot-integrated gaming machine of the present invention having such a configuration, by providing the gaming machine with a selection button or a switch, as a game played in the gaming machine according to the present invention by a player's operation, It is possible to select a pachinko game, a normal pachislot game, or a pachinko / pachislot fusion game. The game can be selected at any time, and when the player wants to change the game or when the game needs to be switched, the game can be selected / changed at an arbitrary timing.
As a result, the player can select a game to be played by himself / herself, and can freely select a desired game to play, and can enjoy an unprecedented pachinko / pachislot fusion game according to the present invention. Conventional pachinko games and pachislot games can also be performed as needed, and an attractive game machine with higher versatility and expandability can be realized.

Also, for example, in a pachislot game, when the remaining number of game balls is less than the number of balls required for one game (for example, 15 balls for 3 BETs), it is possible to switch to pachinko games and use up the end balls.
In such a case, the liquid crystal display device of the gaming machine notifies the user of a lack of gaming balls or adds a ball, and if there is no additional gaming ball even after a predetermined time has passed, the pachislot is automatically The game can be switched to a pachinko game.

According to the present invention, in a pachinko / pachislot integrated type gaming machine capable of performing pachinko and pachislot games in a single gaming machine, the pachinko game and the pachislot game are automatically performed according to the game state in each pachinko game or pachislot game. Can be switched automatically.
Accordingly, it is possible to provide a pachinko / pachislot-integrated game machine capable of performing a new game in which a pachinko game and a pachislot game, which do not exist conventionally, are fused.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Here, the pachinko / pachislot integrated game machine of the present invention shown in the following embodiment is operated by a computer controlled by a program. The program sends a command to each component of the computer, and performs predetermined processing such as game ball launch processing and insertion acceptance processing, rotation rotation start processing, reel stop control processing, internal lottery processing, etc. Make it. Thus, each process and operation in the gaming machine according to the present invention is realized by specific means in which the program and the computer cooperate. The program is stored in advance in a recording medium such as a ROM or RAM, and is executed by causing the computer to read the program from a recording medium mounted on the computer. However, the program may be read by the computer via a communication line, for example. . Further, the recording medium for storing the program can be constituted by, for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or any other recording means readable by a computer.

[Game machine configuration]
First, a configuration of a pachinko / pachislot integrated game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view.

As shown in these drawings, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment constitutes a pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine that can perform pachinko and pachislot games in a single gaming machine. The game board is provided with pachinko gaming means for launching on the board and paying out a predetermined number of winning balls when the launched gaming balls win a predetermined winning opening, accepting the gaming balls as input balls, and starting the game board A plurality of spinning cylinders 20 that are partially exposed on the board surface 10 are rotated, and each spinning cylinder that is rotated by a stop operation is stopped, and a predetermined number of winning balls are obtained by the symbols of the stopped spinning cylinders becoming a predetermined winning arrangement. A pachislot game means for paying out the game is provided integrally.
These pachinko gaming means and pachislot gaming means are controlled by a control means 30 (see FIG. 3) described later, whereby predetermined pachinko gaming and pachislot gaming are performed, and predetermined pachinko / pachislot games according to the present invention are performed. Fusion games are being played.

Specifically, the gaming machine 10 is configured in a casing shape that can accommodate therein control means 30 (see FIG. 3) configured with a microcomputer or the like and necessary machines, devices, and the like. As shown, an openable / closable door 3 is attached to a housing-like main body frame 2, and a game board 10 is fitted into the main body frame 2 inside the open / close door 3, and a spinning cylinder is further inside the game board 10. 20 is arranged.
The open / close door 3 is a door body having an opening 3a that is opened in accordance with the shape of the game board 10, and a glass plate 3b is fitted into the opening 3a. The arranged game board 10 and the drum 20 are covered so as to be visible from the player side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the opening / closing door 3 is provided with a selection button 1a for game selection, and a normal pachinko game (button “P”) and a normal pachislot game (buttons) are operated by the player. “S”) and a fusion game (button “A”) in which pachinko and pachislot are automatically switched can be selected. The game can be selected at any time, and when the player wants to change the game, the game can be selected / changed at an arbitrary timing.
As a result, the player can select a game to be played by himself / herself, can freely select a desired game, can enjoy a pachinko / pachislot fusion game that has never existed before, and is conventional. Normal pachinko games and pachislot games can also be played at any time.

Further, by providing the selection button 1a in this way, in the pachislot game, when the remaining number of game balls is less than the number of balls required for one game (for example, 15 balls for 3 BETs), the game is switched to the pachinko game. Can be used up.
In such a case, the liquid crystal display device or the like of the gaming machine 1 (see the symbol display unit 15) notifies the user of a lack of gaming balls or addition of balls, and no gaming balls are added even after a predetermined time has elapsed. In this case, the control unit 30 can automatically switch the pachislot game to the pachinko game.

In the game board 10, a display window 10a is formed in the substantially front center, and a part of the surface of each reel 20a to 20c of the rotating drum 20 disposed in the back of the game board 10 is exposed through the display window 10a. It is visible to the player.
Around the display window 10a, various winning holes 11 to 13 for winning when the launched game balls enter (or pass) are arranged at predetermined positions.
In the present embodiment, a plurality of normal winning openings 11, a starting winning opening (start chucker) 12, and a large winning opening (attacker) 13 are respectively provided at predetermined positions.
Further, an out port 14 is provided at the lower end portion of the game board 10, and a symbol display portion 15 is provided above the display window 10 a of the rotating drum 20.

The normal winning opening 11 is a winning opening through which a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out when the launched game balls win, and a plurality of winning openings are provided at left and right symmetrical positions on the board of the game board 10 as shown in FIG. 11 is provided.
The winning of a game ball in each normal winning opening 11 is detected by the normal winning ball detection sensor 11a (see FIG. 3), and a predetermined number of winnings are received from the payout device 19b by the control of the control means 30 and the payout / launch control circuit 19a. The ball will be paid out.

The start winning opening 12 is a winning opening in which a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out when a game ball wins and the symbols on the symbol display unit 15 fluctuate. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. One start winning opening 12 is provided below the window 10a.
The winning of the game ball at the start winning opening 12 is detected by the chucker winning ball detection sensor 12a (see FIG. 3), and a predetermined number of winnings are received from the payout device 19b by the control of the control means 30 and the payout / launch control circuit 19a. The ball will be paid out.

In this embodiment, as will be described later, in a pachinko / pachislot fusion game, a game ball is won at the start winning opening 12, and instead of the symbol display unit 15 (or along with the symbol display unit 15), The reels 20a to 20c of the drum 20 start to rotate. Then, the rotating drum 20 is stopped by a stop operation by the player as in a normal pachislot game, and a winning or jackpot is determined according to the arrangement of stop symbols.
Thus, when the spinning cylinder 20 rotates due to the winning of the game ball in the start winning opening 12, the spinning cylinder 20 functions as a symbol display unit.

The big prize opening 13 is a door-type prize opening that is opened when the symbol on the symbol display unit 15 (or the rotary cylinder 20) stops in a predetermined arrangement and wins a jackpot. Is provided.
The winning of the game ball to the big winning opening 13 is detected by the attacker winning ball detection sensor 13a (see FIG. 3), and a predetermined number of winnings from the payout device 19b are controlled by the control means 30 and the payout / launch control circuit 19a. The ball is paid out.
And the out port 14 is provided under the big winning port 13, and the ball (out ball) which has not won any of the above winning ports 11 to 13 is collected from the out port 14 into the gaming machine. It is like that.

The symbol display unit 15 is composed of display means such as a liquid crystal display device, and the symbol fluctuates when the game ball wins the start winning opening 12, and then the variable symbol is stopped, and the winning symbol is selected according to the arrangement of the symbols stopped. It is determined whether or not, the game ball is paid out in accordance with the contents of the winning, and when the stop symbol wins a predetermined jackpot arrangement, it becomes a jackpot.
For example, a plurality of reel images with numbers on the outer periphery are displayed on the symbol display unit 15 as a liquid crystal display, and when a game ball wins the winning prize opening 12, the liquid crystal image fluctuates and the reel rotates for a predetermined time. After the image has stopped, the arrangement of the numbers assigned to the reels is confirmed, and when the numbers of the stopped reels are aligned as shown in [7, 7, 7], it is a big hit.
The stop arrangement of the symbol display unit 15 is determined according to the result of the internal winning lottery performed by the control means 30 (see FIG. 3) when the game ball wins the start winning opening 12. Whether or not to win a jackpot is determined based on the result of the lottery.

If the game ball wins the start winning opening 12 while the symbols on the symbol display unit 15 are changing, the winnings are stored and held up to a predetermined number (for example, the first four), and the symbol display unit 15 changes the symbols. When a possible state is reached, the symbols are sequentially changed based on the stored winnings.
In the present embodiment, as will be described later, in the pachinko / pachislot fusion game, when the stop symbol of the symbol display unit 15 (or the rotary cylinder 20) wins a predetermined jackpot arrangement, the pachinko game is changed to the pachislot game, or The game is automatically switched from the pachislot game to the pachinko game.

An upper plate 16 is provided on the lower side of the game board 10, and a winning ball discharge port 16 a through which a winning ball (or rental ball) is discharged is provided inside the upper plate 16.
And it is discharged | emitted from the winning ball discharge | emission port 16a paid out in the pachinko game or the pachislot game, and is stored in the upper plate | wheel 16, and will be discharge | released and thrown in in subsequent games. The winning balls that can no longer be stored in the upper plate 16 are discharged to the lower plate (not shown).
A firing handle 17 for operating a firing motor (not shown) for firing a game ball supplied from the upper plate 16 to the game board 10 is rotatably attached to the lower side of the upper plate 16. When the firing handle 17 is rotated, a firing signal is input to the control means 30 (see FIG. 3), and the launching device 19c is driven so that game balls are fired on the surface of the game board 10 one by one. become.

The spinning cylinder 20 is disposed at the innermost part of the main body frame 2 of the gaming machine 1 and is visible from the outside through a display window 10 a formed in the gaming board 10.
The display window 10a is covered with a colorless transparent or colored transparent resin panel or the like, and a predetermined winning line display is drawn on the surface of the transparent panel (not shown), and stops along the predetermined winning line. , The winning contents are determined in accordance with the combination of symbols of the reels 20a to 20c arranged.
As a winning line, there are generally five lines in total, three horizontal lines in the horizontal direction, two horizontal lines, and two diagonal lines.

  The reel 20 includes three reels 20a, 20b, and 20c that are unitized. Each of the reels 20a to 20c is rotatably held, and each stepping motor corresponding to each reel 20a to 20c is driven to rotate. A motor drive circuit 21 that controls the start, rotation and stop of rotation of the reels 20a to 20c, and rotation that detects the stop position of each of the stopped reels 20a to 20c and outputs a position signal to the control means 30. A position detector 22 is provided (see FIG. 3).

The reels 20a to 20c are made of a cylindrical member having a plurality of (usually 21) patterns such as symbols and characters drawn on the outer periphery, as in an existing slot machine, and rotate in the vertical direction (vertical direction in the drawing). Three reels (left) 20a, reel (middle) 20b, and reel (right) 20c are arranged in a row in the horizontal direction (left and right in the drawing) (see FIG. 2). The symbols provided on each of the reels 20a to 20c are arranged at equal intervals for each reel. For example, numbers and characters such as “7”, “BAR”, and “Replay”, patterns indicating characters and fruits, etc. The symbols are displayed in a predetermined order, and usually 21 symbols are displayed on each reel.
The symbols on the reels 20a to 20c are pressed in accordance with the corresponding stop buttons 22a to 22c, and the winning combination is determined by stopping the reels 20a to 20c in a predetermined combination along a predetermined winning line.

The three reels 20a to 20c are driven and stopped by the control unit 30, the motor drive circuit 21, and the rotation position detector 22.
Specifically, the three reels 20a to 20c are rotatably held by the corresponding three stepping motors, and the motor drive circuit 21 is operated by pressing the start lever 21 and the stop buttons 22a to 22c. Inputs a pulse (drive) signal from the control means 30 to drive the stepping motor, and controls the start of rotation, constant speed rotation and stop of the corresponding reels 20a to 20c.
Then, the stop positions of the reels 20a to 20c are controlled in accordance with the result of the internal lottery performed by the control means 30, and regardless of the timing when the player presses the stop button 22, that is, the stop buttons 22a to 22c. Even if the pressing timing of is deviated, the reels 20 are controlled to stop so that the symbols of the corresponding reels 20a to 20c are in a specific arrangement within a certain range (usually within the range of four symbols).

For example, when a predetermined winning content is won as a result of the internal lottery, regardless of the timing at which the player presses the stop buttons 22a to 22c, the symbols of the corresponding reels 20a to 20c are “7.7.7” or “ The reel 20 is controlled to stop so that a predetermined arrangement such as “BAR, BAR, BAR” or the like is obtained.
As a result, the control means 30 performs a lottery for internal hitting triggered by the start signal from the start lever 21, and the reels 20a to 20c are controlled by the control signal from the control means 30, whereby the stop button 22 is pressed. Regardless of the timing, each reel 20a, 20b, 20c is stopped at a stop position corresponding to the result of the internal lottery within a certain range.

The front portion of the upper plate 16 on the lower side of the game board 10 is provided with buttons for operation by the player, such as an input button 23, a MAX input button, a start lever 21, and stop buttons 22a to 22c.
The start lever 21 is a start means for starting the rotation of each of the three reels 20a to 20c. When the start lever 21 is pressed by a player's operation, a start signal is output to the control means 30 described later ( 3), the reels 20a to 20c inside the main body rotate all at once (or sequentially).
Further, when a start signal is input by depressing the start lever 21, the control means 30 performs a lottery for the inside which will be described later.

  The stop button 22 is a stopping means for stopping the rotating reels 20a to 20c, and includes three stop buttons (corresponding to the three reels (left) 20a, the reel (middle) 20b, and the reel (right) 20c). A left button 22a, a stop button (middle) 22b, and a stop button (right) 22c are provided. When the stop buttons 22a, 22b, and 22c are pressed at any timing of the player, a stop signal is output to the control means 30 (see FIG. 3), and the corresponding reels 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated. Stopped. Accordingly, the player operates the start lever 21 and the stop button 22 to rotate and stop the three reels 20a to 20c, so that the symbols attached to the reels 20a to 20c become a predetermined winning arrangement. You can play pachislot games.

The insertion button 23 and the MAX insertion button 24 are switches for insertion for using the game balls stored in the upper plate 16 in a pachislot game (betting (BET)).
In the pachislot game, there are three types of betting methods, 1BET, 2BET, and 3BET, corresponding to the above-described winning line display. In 1BET, one horizontal line in the center in the horizontal direction is included in the winning line. In the case of 2BET, two horizontal lines in the upper and lower directions in the horizontal direction, a total of three horizontal lines are effective. In 3BET, all two diagonal lines, a total of five lines, are effective.

The current rules regarding gaming machines stipulate that the game media used in pachislot games should be evaluated as five times the game media (game balls) used in pachinko games, which is the smallest unit for pachislot games. One BET needs to be five times as many as one shot ball, which is the smallest unit in which a pachinko game can be played.
Therefore, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, by operating the input button 23 and the MAX input button 24, it becomes possible to input five times as many game balls as in the case of the pachinko game according to the BET mode of the pachinko game. ing.

Specifically, the input button 23 is a button that can input 1 BET worth of game balls (for example, 5 shots) with a single press. If the input button 23 is pressed twice, it will be pressed 2 times or 3 times. 3BET worth of game balls are inserted.
The MAX insertion button 24 is a button in which 3 BET game balls (for example, 15 shots) are inserted at a time when pressed once. By using this MAX insertion button 24, a 3BET pachislot game can be played quickly and continuously. Can be repeated repeatedly.
When the input button 23 and the MAX input button 24 are pressed, an input signal is output to the control means 30 (see FIG. 3), and game balls corresponding to the input are collected from the upper plate 16 into the gaming machine and played in the game. Will be thrown in.

The game balls thrown in / collected from the upper plate 16 are counted by a throw-in ball detection sensor 25 (see FIG. 3) in the upper plate 16, and a predetermined number is thrown in / collected.
Further, the game balls thrown into / recovered from the upper plate 16 into the pachislot game and the game balls thrown into / used into the pachinko game are flown by the flow path switching means 18 (see FIG. 3) provided in the upper plate 16. The path is switched and sent to the launcher side in the case of a pachinko game, and is collected in the gaming machine in the case of a pachislot game.
Specifically, in the pachinko ball game, the game balls on the upper plate 16 are supplied to the launching device 19c (see FIG. 3) one by one by switching the flow path of the flow path switching means 18, and from the launch handle 17 When a firing signal is input, a game ball is launched from the launching device 19c onto the surface of the game board 10 by drive control of the payout / launch control circuit 19a.

On the other hand, in the pachislot game, the game ball of the upper plate 16 is guided to the throwing ball detection sensor 25 (see FIG. 3) by switching the flow path of the flow path switching means 18, and a predetermined number according to the number of BETs. Game balls (for example, every five shots) are counted and collected in the gaming machine.
For example, when the number of BETs is 1 BET, when five game balls are detected by the detection sensor, the solenoid is activated and the shielding member protrudes into the flow path, and the game balls up to the fifth shot are placed in the game machine. Collected and the inflow of the 6th and subsequent game balls is blocked. Similarly, in the case of 2BET, when 10 game balls are detected by the detection sensor, the shielding member protrudes into the flow path, and the inflow after the 11th shot is blocked, and in the case of 3BET, 15 game balls are detected. Then, the shielding member protrudes into the flow path, and the inflow after the 16th shot is prevented.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the pachislot game, all or a part of the game balls accepted as the throwing balls can be further fired from the launching device 19c onto the board surface, and the fired game balls are placed in a predetermined winning opening. A predetermined number of winning balls can be paid out by winning.
In this case, by providing a flow path for returning the thrown ball to the launching device 19c side, all or a part of the game ball accepted as the throwing ball can be supplied to the launching device 19c side and fired.

[Control means]
Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the control means 30 for controlling the gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment configured as described above will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an outline of the control means 30 of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in the figure, the control means 30 of the present embodiment is a control means for controlling each part of the gaming machine 1 described above, and is constituted by a microcomputer provided with an IC, a memory, various circuit boards and the like. .
Specifically, the control unit 30 includes a CPU 31, a RAM 32 and a ROM 33 serving as storage units, a clock generation circuit 34 that generates a reference clock, a random number generation circuit 35 that generates random numbers for lottery per inside, and the display units 2a to 2a. The display unit driving circuit 36 for driving 2d, the sound circuit 37 for generating sound through the speaker 9, the display unit driving circuit 38 for driving the display unit L for presentation, and the like are provided.

First, the control means controls each part of the above-described pachinko gaming means and pachislot gaming means of the gaming machine 1 by a signal from a game selection switch or the like (not shown), so that the pachinko gaming, pachislot gaming, and pachinko / pachislot fusion gaming are performed. Have one of these games played.
Specifically, the control means 30 inputs a firing signal from the launching handle 17 during a pachinko game, drives the payout / launch control circuit 19a, and launches a game ball from the launching device 19c.
When the game balls that have been fired enter the normal winning opening 11, the starting winning opening 12, and the big winning opening 13, the control means 30 from the normal winning ball detecting sensor 11a, the chucker winning ball detecting sensor 12a, and the attacker winning ball detecting sensor 13a. And a payout / launch control circuit 19a are driven to pay out a winning ball corresponding to each win from the payout device 19b.

Note that the operation of the launch handle 17 that is an operation of the pachinko game is not accepted while the pachislot game is performed. Therefore, the game ball is not fired on the game board surface during the pachislot game.
However, in this embodiment, it is possible to set an optional game in which all or a part of the game balls accepted as throwing balls in the pachislot game are further fired from the launching device 19c onto the board surface. The operation of the handle 17 can be accepted. In this case, it is also possible to automatically launch the game ball from the launching device 19c under the control of the control means 30 without depending on the operation of the launching handle 17. In this case, the operation of the launching handle 17 is accepted. I will not be able to.

The control means 30 inputs a BET signal from the insertion button 23 and the MAX insertion button 24 in the pachislot machine, confirms the number of BETs bet by pressing the insertion buttons 23 and 24 from the upper plate 16, The game balls corresponding to the number of BETs are counted by the inserted ball detection sensor 25 and received from the upper plate 16 into the game machine 1. Thereby, the number of BETs used (betting) used in the game in the pachislot game is determined, and the start can be started.
Further, the control means 30 inputs a start signal from the start lever 21 and a stop signal from the stop buttons 22a to 22c, thereby generating a pulse (driving) signal as a control signal for the reels 20a to 20c. Output to the drive circuit 21 to rotate and stop the reels 20a to 20c. Thereby, in the drum unit 20, the reels 20a to 20c are rotated by the start signal, and the corresponding reels 20a to 20c are stopped by the stop signal input by the pressing operation of the stop buttons 22a to 22c.
Further, the control means 30 recognizes the stop symbols of the reels 20a to 20c from the marker signal input from the rotation position detection unit 22 of the rotation cylinder 20, and determines whether or not the stop symbols are in a predetermined winning arrangement. If the result of the determination is that the predetermined winning arrangement is made, the payout / firing control circuit 19a is driven to pay out a winning ball corresponding to the winning from the payout device 19b.

Note that the operations of the start lever 21, stop buttons 22a to 22c, the input button 23, and the MAX input button 24, which are operations of the pachislot game, are not accepted while the pachinko game is performed. Accordingly, even if the insertion buttons 23 and 24 are operated during the pachinko game, the game ball is not inserted, and the rotating cylinder 20 does not rotate even if the start lever 22 is operated.
However, in this embodiment, when the game ball wins the pachinko game ball at the start winning opening 12, the reels 20a to 20c of the spinning cylinder 20 start rotating, and the reels are operated by the stop operation of the stop buttons 22a to 22c. 20a-20c can be stopped. Therefore, in this case, the operation of the stop buttons 22a to 22c is accepted.

In the pachinko game and pachislot game as described above, the control means 30 performs an internal winning lottery at a predetermined timing, and performs control according to the internal winning lottery result.
The internal winning lottery is a lottery process that is performed by operating the start lever 21 for each game in a pachislot game, and in a pachinko game by a game ball winning a winning prize opening. The random number generation circuit 35 and the ROM 33, which are set in advance and stored in the lottery table, are executed according to the lottery table to which the extracted random number belongs. It is supposed to be.

Specifically, the random number generation circuit 35 generates a random number within a predetermined random width range (for example, 1 to 16384). The lottery table is a data table stored in the ROM 33, and predetermined winning contents are assigned corresponding to a range (1 to 16384, etc.) that the random number value can take.
The winning contents set in the lottery table include jackpots, bonus games (BB, RB, etc.), small roles, replays, lost games, etc., and the winning contents are assigned to the lottery table corresponding to the range of random numbers. For example, 1 to 55: jackpot, 55 to 1055: small role, 1056 to 16384: lost, etc., are assigned so that each content has a predetermined winning probability.

A random number is extracted from the random number generation circuit 35 at the moment when the start lever 21 is pressed or at the timing of winning the start winning opening, and the extracted random number is compared with the value of the lottery table. The winning content to which the random number value belongs is determined as the lottery result.
According to the lottery result, the stop arrangement of the variable symbols of the symbol display device 15 composed of a liquid crystal display device or the like is determined, and the stop positions of the reels 20a to 20c of the rotating drum 20 are controlled to win a winning content. Regardless of the timing at which the player presses the stop button 22, the stop control is performed so that the symbols attached to the reels 20a to 20c are arranged in accordance with the winning content within a certain range.
In addition, if the winning lot is determined as a result of the internal winning, the internal winning lamp (not shown) is turned on simultaneously with the start of the game or after the game ends. For example, a predetermined internal hit notification can be made.

In addition, the configuration of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment described above can have the same configuration and functions as those in the existing pachinko gaming machine and pachislot gaming machine, except for the above-described parts. A game system and the like can be performed in the same manner as existing pachinko games and pachislot games.
Therefore, detailed description of portions similar to those of the existing pachinko game or pachislot game is omitted.

[Game operation]
Next, gaming operations in the pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine according to the present embodiment as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
4 to 6 are flowcharts showing an example of a pachinko / pachislot fusion game in the pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine according to the present embodiment.
First, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when a player operates the selection button 1a, the game played in the gaming machine 1 is a normal pachinko game, a normal pachislot game, or a pachinko / pachislot fusion. A game is selected. This game can be selected at any time, and when the player wants to change the game, the game can be selected / changed at an arbitrary timing.
When a normal pachinko game or pachislot game is selected, a game similar to that in an existing pachinko game machine or pachislot game machine is performed.

Hereinafter, the fusion game type (1) and the fusion game type (2) will be described as game operations when the pachinko / pachislot fusion game according to the present invention is selected.
[Fused game type (1)]
4 and 5 show a pachinko / pachislot fusion game type (1) in the pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine according to the present embodiment.
This type (1) fusion game is a game in which a pachislot game is normally performed and the game shifts to a pachinko game with a big win.
In a normal state, a pachislot game is performed. In the pachislot game, first, a game is started when a player inserts a game ball (step 401 in FIG. 4). Here, game balls to be thrown in are either 5 shots for 1 BET, 10 shots for 2 BET, or 15 shots for 3 BET corresponding to the winning line on the display window 10a. It is collected in the gaming machine 1 from the upper plate 16.

After the game ball is inserted, the start lever 21 is pressed (step 402), and the three reels 20a to 20c start to rotate. At the same time, the control means 30 performs a lottery for the inside.
In place of the rotation of the rotating drum 20 (or along with the rotation of the rotating drum 20), it is possible to start an effect due to symbol variation of the symbol display unit 15 including a liquid crystal display device or the like.
In addition, when the internal winning lottery results in winning a predetermined jackpot (BB), a predetermined internal winning announcement is made simultaneously with the start of the game or after the game ends.

Thereafter, the spinning cylinder rotates (step 403), and when the player presses the stop buttons 22a to 22c (step 404), the reels 20a to 20c corresponding to the stop buttons 22a to 22c are controlled to stop (step 404). 405).
At this time, the reels 20a to 20c are controlled by the control means 30 and the motor drive circuit 21 so that the symbols on the reels are randomly selected within a certain range regardless of the timing of pressing the stop buttons 22a to 22c. Stop control is performed so as to obtain a predetermined arrangement according to the winning contents.
Further, in place of (or together with the rotating cylinder 20), when an effect due to the symbol variation of the symbol display unit 15 is performed (step 404), the stop operation of the stop buttons 22a to 22c is performed. The effect of the symbol display device 15 is also ended.

When all the reels 20a to 20c are stopped (step 405), processing corresponding to the stopped symbols is performed.
First, as a result of the internal lottery, when a re-game or a general small role with a predetermined number of payouts is won, the reel stop symbol is in a predetermined winning arrangement (step 406 or 407), a replay in the next game (step 402) and a predetermined number of winning balls according to the winning arrangement are paid out (step 408).

On the other hand, as a result of the internal lottery, if the big win (BB or RB) is won, the flag is established, and the stop symbols of the reels 20a to 20c have a predetermined winning arrangement (for example, “7, 7, 7”). If it is, it becomes a prize (Yes in Step 409), and the game is switched from the pachislot game to the pachinko game.
If the winning combination (BB or RB) is won and the predetermined winning arrangement is not completed (No in Step 409), the effect of the big winning arrangement is maintained, and the predetermined winning arrangement is not changed in the next game. By switching to the pachinko game, it will be done.

In the switched pachinko game, a jackpot game is performed as shown in FIG. Specifically, the grand prize opening 13 of the game board 10 is opened, and a game ball is launched by operating the launch handle 17 (step 501), and the game ball is awarded to the big prize opening 13 (step 502). Yes), a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out (step 503).
The jackpot game ends when a predetermined number of game balls are won in the grand prize winning opening 13 or when a predetermined time has elapsed since the opening of the big winning prize opening 13 (Yes in step 504). Returning, the game is switched to the pachislot game again (returning to FIG. 4).

[Fused game type (2)]
6 and 7 show a pachinko / pachislot fusion game type (2) in the pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine according to the present embodiment.
This type (2) fusion game is a game in which a pachinko game is normally performed and the game shifts to a pachislot game with a big win.
In a normal state, a pachinko game is performed. In the pachinko game, first, the game is started when the player operates the launch handle 17 to fire a game ball (step 601 in FIG. 6).
If the game ball launched on the game board 10 wins the normal winning slot 11, a predetermined winning ball is paid out to the upper plate 16.
When the game ball wins the start winning opening 12 (Yes in step 602), the three reels 20a to 20c of the rotating cylinder 20 start to rotate, and the control means 30 performs a lottery per inside.
Here, with the rotation of the rotating drum 20 (or in place of the rotation of the rotating drum 20), it is possible to start an effect due to symbol variation of the symbol display unit 15 including a liquid crystal display device or the like.
In addition, when the internal winning lottery results in winning a predetermined jackpot (BB), a predetermined internal winning announcement can be made simultaneously with the start of the game or after the game ends.

Thereafter, the spinning cylinder rotates (step 603), and when the player presses the stop buttons 22a to 22c (step 604), the reels 20a to 20c corresponding to the stop buttons 22a to 22c are controlled to stop (step 604). 605).
At this time, the reels 20a to 20c are controlled by the control means 30 and the motor drive circuit 21 so that the symbols on the reels are randomly selected within a certain range regardless of the timing of pressing the stop buttons 22a to 22c. Stop control is performed so as to obtain a predetermined arrangement according to the winning contents.
Moreover, when the effect by the symbol fluctuation | variation of the symbol display part 15 is performed with the rotating drum 20 (or instead of the rotating drum 20) (step 604), it respond | corresponds by stop operation of stop button 22a-22c. The effect of the symbol display device 15 is also ended.

When all the reels 20a to 20c are stopped (step 605), processing corresponding to the stopped symbols is performed.
First, as a result of the internal lottery, if a small number with a predetermined number of payouts is won, the winning symbols are set on condition that the reel stop symbols are in a predetermined winning arrangement (Yes in step 606). A predetermined number of winning balls are paid out according to the arrangement (step 607).

As a result of the internal lottery, if the big win (BB or RB) is won, the flag is established, and the stop symbols of the reels 20a to 20c have a predetermined winning arrangement (for example, “7, 7, 7”). If it is, it becomes a prize (Yes in Step 608), and the game is switched from the pachinko game to the pachislot game.
When the winning combination (BB or RB) is won and the predetermined winning arrangement is not completed (No in step 608), the effect of the winning arrangement is maintained, and the predetermined winning arrangement is not changed in the next game. Switching to pachislot game is performed when they are aligned.

In the switched pachislot game, a bonus game (BB or RB) is played as shown in FIG. Specifically, during the bonus game, the spinning cylinder 20 is controlled to be stopped by the control means 30, and a game in which a predetermined winning / dispensing pattern is generated with a high probability is performed over a plurality of games.
Specifically, the bonus game starts when the player presses the input button 23 and the MAX input button 24 to input a game ball (step 701 in FIG. 4).
After the game ball is inserted, when the start lever 21 is pressed (step 702), the three reels 20a to 20c start rotating, and at the same time, the control means 30 performs a lottery for the inside. At this time, in the internal lottery, a small combination with a replay or a payout of a winning ball is generated with a higher probability than in the normal state.
In this case as well, with the rotation of the rotating drum 20 (or in place of the rotation of the rotating drum 20), it is possible to produce an effect due to symbol variation of the symbol display unit 15 including a liquid crystal display device or the like (steps 703 to 705).

Thereafter, when the spinning cylinder rotates (step 703) and the player presses the stop buttons 22a to 22c (step 704), the reels 20a to 20c corresponding to the stop buttons 22a to 22c are controlled to stop ( Step 705).
At this time, the reels 20a to 20c are controlled by the control means 30 and the motor drive circuit 21, and within a certain range regardless of the timing of pressing the stop buttons 22a to 22c, a predetermined small role or replay symbol arrangement Stop control is performed so that

When all the reels 20a to 20c are stopped (step 705), processing corresponding to the stopped symbols is performed.
As a result of the internal lottery, if the player has won a replay or a general small role with a predetermined number of payouts, the reel stop symbols are in a predetermined winning arrangement (Step 706 or 707). Yes), a replay in the next game (step 702) and a predetermined number of winning balls according to the winning arrangement are paid out (step 708).

The above bonus game is repeated over a plurality of games until a predetermined end condition is satisfied (steps 701 to 709).
Then, when a predetermined end condition, for example, a predetermined number of games is exhausted or the number of winnings / pays in the bonus game reaches a predetermined number, the bonus game ends (Yes in step 709), the game returns to the normal state, The game is again switched to the pachinko game (return to FIG. 6).

As described above, according to the pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the pachinko game and the pachislot game are automatically switched according to the game state in each pachinko game or pachislot game. If a big hit is made, a pachislot game bonus game can be played, or if a pachislot game is won and a bonus game is started, a pachinko game jackpot game can be played.
As a result, according to the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a new game in which pachinko games and pachislot games that have not existed before can be performed. In addition to providing high-priced and attractive gaming machines, the game center is also expected to attract customers through innovative pachinko / pachislot fusion games while reducing costs by integrating pachinko and pachislot machines. It will be possible to provide an attractive gaming machine that can.

The pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine of the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment, but the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and is within the scope of the present invention. It goes without saying that various modifications can be made.
First, the type (1) and type (2) games shown in the above-described embodiments (FIGS. 4 to 7) are examples of the pachinko / pachislot fusion game according to the present invention. It may have contents and game characteristics.

For example, in the type (1) fusion game, a pachislot game is normally performed and the game shifts to a pachinko game with a jackpot winning prize. After the jackpot ends, the game returns to a pachislot game. You may make it transfer to a normal pachinko game as it is. In this way, a normal pachislot game can be enjoyed at first, and after the jackpot has occurred, the pachinko game can be enjoyed continuously including the end of the jackpot.
In the type (2) fusion game, a pachinko game is normally performed, and the game shifts to a pachislot game due to a jackpot win. After the jackpot ends, the game returns to a pachinko game, but after the jackpot of the pachislot game ends, It can also be set to shift to a normal pachislot game. In this way, normal pachinko games can be enjoyed at first, and after the jackpot occurs, pachislot games can continue to be enjoyed even after the jackpot ends.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, three mechanical reels 20a to 20c are provided as a pachislot game spinning cylinder. However, instead of a mechanical reel, for example, a plurality of reels are used. The rotating drum can also be configured by using a liquid crystal display device in which symbols are displayed in a variable manner.
Further, in addition to the rotating drum 20 and the symbol display unit 15 of the above-described embodiment, it is possible to appropriately include a liquid crystal display device that can perform an auxiliary effect.

  The present invention can be suitably used as a pachinko / pachislot-integrated game machine capable of performing both a pachinko game and a pachislot game in a single gaming machine.

1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko / pachislot integrated game machine shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the control means of the pachinko / pachislot integrated game machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a pachinko / pachislot fusion game in a pachinko / pachislot integrated gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, where a pachislot game is normally performed and a normal game in a fusion game in which the game is shifted to a pachinko game by a big win Shows the procedure. FIG. 5 is a flowchart subsequent to the pachinko / pachislot fusion game shown in FIG. 4, showing a procedure in the case of shifting to a pachinko game due to a big win. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a pachinko / pachislot fusion game in a pachinko / pachislot integrated game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, where a pachinko game is normally performed, and a normal time in a fusion game in which the game shifts to a pachislot game with a big win Shows the procedure. FIG. 7 is a flowchart subsequent to the pachinko / pachislot fusion game shown in FIG. 6, showing a procedure when the game is shifted to a pachislot game due to a big win.

Explanation of symbols

1 gaming machine 10 game board 11 normal winning opening 12 starting winning opening (start chucker)
13 Grand Prize Winner (Attacka)
14 Out port 15 Symbol display part 16 Top plate 17 Launch handle 20 Cylinder 23 Insert button 24 MAX input button 21 Start lever 22 (22a, 22b, 22c) Stop button 30 Control means

Claims (2)

A pachinko / pachislot-integrated gaming machine that can perform pachinko and pachislot games on a single gaming machine,
Pachinko gaming means for launching game balls onto the board and paying out a predetermined number of winning balls by winning the predetermined game balls.
A game ball is accepted as a throwing ball, and a plurality of cylinders partially exposed on the board surface are rotated by a start operation and an internal winning lottery is performed by the control means, and a lottery operation is performed according to the stop operation and the internal winning lottery result. Pachislot game means for stopping each spinning cylinder that is rotated by the stop control, and paying out a predetermined number of winning balls when the symbols of the stopped spinning cylinder become a predetermined winning arrangement;
Control means for controlling the pachinko game means and the pachislot game means to perform a predetermined pachinko game and pachislot game,
The control means is
By switching between the pachinko game by the pachinko game means and the pachislot game by the pachislot game means according to the game state in the pachinko game or the pachislot game, a predetermined pachinko / pachislot fusion game is performed ,
As the pachinko / pachislot fusion game,
In the pachi-slot game by the pachi-slot game means, a lottery per lot is performed for each start operation, the spinning cylinder is controlled to stop according to the result of the lottery per inside, and a predetermined number according to the symbol sequence of the stopped spinning cylinder When the regular game for paying out the winning ball is performed and the symbol pattern of the stopped circuit becomes a predetermined winning arrangement corresponding to the result of the internal winning lottery, and wins a predetermined jackpot, the pachislot game is Switch to pachinko games with gaming means,
In a switched pachinko game, a predetermined winning prize opening is opened and a big hit game is performed, and a predetermined number of game balls are won in the winning prize opening or a predetermined time has elapsed since the release of the special winning opening End the jackpot game, switch the pachinko game to the normal game of the pachislot game,
In the pachislot game by the pachislot game means, all or a part of the game balls accepted as input balls are fired on the board surface, and the fired game balls win a predetermined winning opening to pay a predetermined number of winning balls pachinko and pachislot integrated gaming machine which is characterized in Rukoto to perform the pachinko gaming issue. A pachinko / pachislot-integrated gaming machine that can perform pachinko and pachislot games on a single gaming machine,
Pachinko gaming means for launching game balls onto the board and paying out a predetermined number of winning balls by winning the predetermined game balls.
A game ball is accepted as a throwing ball, and a plurality of cylinders partially exposed on the board surface are rotated by a start operation and an internal winning lottery is performed by the control means, and a lottery operation is performed according to the stop operation and the internal winning lottery result. Pachislot game means for stopping each spinning cylinder that is rotated by the stop control, and paying out a predetermined number of winning balls when the symbols of the stopped spinning cylinder become a predetermined winning arrangement;
Control means for controlling the pachinko game means and the pachislot game means to perform a predetermined pachinko game and pachislot game,
The control means is
By switching between the pachinko game by the pachinko game means and the pachislot game by the pachislot game means according to the game state in the pachinko game or the pachislot game, a predetermined pachinko / pachislot fusion game is performed ,
As the pachinko / pachislot fusion game,
In a pachinko game by the pachinko game means, a plurality of game balls provided in the pachislot game means can be provided by paying out a predetermined number of winning balls by winning a predetermined number of winning balls when the launched game balls win a predetermined winning opening. The rotating cylinder is rotated, and each rotating cylinder that is rotated by the stopping operation of the rotating cylinder is stopped, and a normal game in which a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out according to the symbol arrangement of the stopped rotating cylinder is performed. When the stop symbol of the trunk wins a predetermined jackpot arrangement, the pachinko game is switched to the pachislot game by the pachislot game means,
In the switched pachislot game, the control means for each start operation over a plurality of games of one game that starts when a game ball is inserted and a start operation is performed and ends when all the rotating cylinders stop. In accordance with the result of the stop operation and the internal winning lottery, the jackpot game is controlled to stop so that the design of the spinning cylinder becomes a predetermined winning arrangement, and the predetermined number of games in the jackpot game is digested or winning payout is to terminate the bonus game by reaching a predetermined number, pachinko integrated gaming machine according to claim Rukoto switching the pachislot the normal game of the pachinko game.

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