JP4662457B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine (generally also referred to as a “pachinko machine”) or a spinning-type gaming machine (generally also referred to as a “pachislot machine”).

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in gaming machines such as pachinko machines, a lot of obstacle nails are provided in a predetermined gauge arrangement in a gaming area in which, for example, a gaming ball is driven as a gaming medium. Wind turbines are provided at appropriate positions. In addition, at an appropriate position in the game area, there are provided a winning opening provided with a blade (so-called tulip) that expands left and right so that the probability of entering the ball changes, and a starting port that expands the blade of the winning port. .

  In this conventional gaming machine, a game ball is driven into the upper part of the game area by a player's operation and enjoyed to enter a desired winning opening, etc., and the game ball is moved from the upper part of the game area. When you flow down to the bottom, you can enjoy the movement of the game ball by making contact with the obstacle nail or windmill, changing the direction and speed, etc., and giving fine movement to the game ball Yes.

  In addition, by providing a fixed stage with a lower center near the role in the game area, the game ball rolls left and right on the stage, and then flows out of the center to move the game ball. There is also a gaming machine that can be enjoyed (for example, Patent Document 1). Alternatively, there is a gaming machine in which a fixed stage is provided at the top and bottom and the rolling surface of the stage has a predetermined shape so that the movement of the game ball can be changed and enjoyed (for example, Patent Document 2).

  Furthermore, a sorting member extending in a substantially horizontal direction is provided in the game object in the game area, and the direction in which the sorting member is inclined is changed according to the game situation, so that the right side and the left side can be passed through different flow paths. There is also a gaming machine that can be guided on a stage provided near the center and enjoy its movement (flow) (for example, Patent Document 3).

  In addition, the game board is provided with a display means, and a display that suggests that the gaming state satisfies a predetermined condition is displayed on the display means using a design, a character, etc. There are game machines that not only entertain the rolling of the medium but also entertain the player not only by the effect display by the display means (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-057655 JP 2004-147900 A JP 2003-290489 A

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, the game medium taken into the game is simply flowed down in the vertical direction, and only enjoys the rolling in the horizontal direction. Became monotonous, and it was easy to get tired and there was a problem that interest decreased.

  In addition, since the game object is arranged at the approximate center of the game area, the game area is divided into upper and lower parts by the game object, and in particular, the game medium taken into the game object as shown in Patent Document 3 is the game area. In the case of something that is not returned to the game (for example, a so-called honey-type second-class game machine), the game medium flows down to the game area below the accessory through the left and right outer sides of the accessory. Therefore, it is difficult for game media to be supplied to the game area directly below the center in the left-right direction of the accessory, and in particular, as the right and left width of the accessory increases, the area where the game medium is difficult to supply increases, and the entire game area is effectively utilized. There is a problem that it is difficult to play a game and an actual game area is narrowed.

  Therefore, in view of the above situation, the present invention allows a game using the entire game area even if a game medium is arranged in the game area so that the game medium can move greatly in the vertical and horizontal directions. An object is to provide a gaming machine that can be suppressed.

Mean 1: In the gaming machine,
“A start port arranged in a game area into which a game medium is driven by a player's operation and into which the game medium can enter;
Start detection means for detecting the game medium entering the start port;
An opening / closing piece that performs a predetermined opening / closing operation in response to detection of the game medium by the start detection means;
An entrance that allows the game medium to enter by opening the opening and closing piece,
An entry detection means for detecting the game medium that has entered the entrance, the game medium that is disposed below the entrance and detected by the entry detection means is capable of rolling in the left-right direction and forming the game area A long guide member rotatable around an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface to be moved;
Rotation drive means for rotating the guide member so that the game medium on the guide member swings in the left-right direction;
The game medium that is disposed below one end portion of the guide member and that flows out from the end portion of the guide member that is driven by the rotation driving means can be received by any one of the game media. A first receiving port and a second receiving port that are discharged out of the gaming area,
It is arranged between one end of the guide member and the first receiving port and the second receiving port, and can accommodate the game medium flowing out from the end of the guide member, and corresponds to the first receiving port. A rotating body provided with a plurality of specific housing portions and normal housing portions corresponding to the second receiving ports in the circumferential direction, and rotatable about an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to a surface forming the game area;
Rotating the rotating body to guide the game medium stored in the specific storage portion of the rotating body to the first receiving port and the gaming medium stored in the normal storing portion to the second receiving port. Rotational drive means for driving,
The game medium that is disposed below the other end portion of the guide member and is driven by the rotation driving means and that has flowed out from the other end portion of the guide member can be received, and the received game medium is the game A third entrance to discharge out of the area
An abutment disposed between the other end of the guide member and the third receiving port and capable of abutting with the game medium flowing out from the other end of the guide member by moving at least in the vertical direction A moving drive means for driving the corresponding contact piece to move up and down at least in the vertical direction based on the detection of the entry detecting means;
The game medium that has been prevented from being received by the third receiving port by abutting against the abutting piece driven by the movement driving means is placed in either the specific accommodation portion or the normal accommodation portion of the rotating body. Guiding means for guiding the user to be accommodated;
An acceptance detecting means for detecting the game medium received in the first receiving port;
Display means arranged between the guide member and the guide means and between the rotating body and the contact piece and capable of displaying an effect mode comprising at least one of a character, a background, and a pattern;
Upon receiving the game medium flowing down the game area, the game medium flows out to the lower game area so as not to contact any of the guide member, the rotating body, the contact piece, the guide means, and the display means. A game medium guiding path formed of a material having light properties,
And an accessory disposed at a position different from the start opening in the gaming area,
Advantageous game state generating means for generating an advantageous game state advantageous to a player based on detection of the game medium by the acceptance detection means of the accessory;
A payout device for paying out a predetermined number of game media in response to detection of the game media by at least the start detection means and the acceptance detection means;
Character display means for dynamically displaying the character, background control means for dynamically displaying the background, design control means for dynamically displaying the design, and a plurality of different display modes Production display control means to be displayed on,
The accessory is
The width in the left-right direction is a width that can form a gap through which at least one game medium can pass between the left and right ends and the outer peripheral edge of the game area, and at the approximate center of the game area, Located above the starting port,
A gap between the game medium driven into the upper part of the game area and the outer periphery of the game area in a state where a predetermined effect mode is displayed on the display means by the effect display control means. When the game medium enters the start port, the open / close piece that closes the entrance performs a predetermined open / close operation when the game medium flows into the start port through the start port.
When the opening and closing piece is opened, the game medium that has entered from the entrance is supplied onto the guide member, and then the guide member is rotated by the rotation drive means in the horizontal direction. And let the game medium flow out from either one end or the other end of the guide member,
The game medium flowing out from one end is accommodated in either the specific accommodation portion or the normal accommodation portion of the rotating rotating body and guided to the corresponding first reception port or second reception port. And accept
Before the game medium flowing out from the other end is received by the third receiving port, the moving driving means moves the contact piece to contact the corresponding contact piece to receive the third receiving port. If blocked, the first receiving port or the second receiving port is guided by guiding the game medium to be stored in either the specific storage unit or the normal storage unit of the rotating body by the guide means. And if it is not blocked by the abutment piece into the third receiving port, it is received in the third receiving port,
Rolling effect by the game medium in the vertical direction mainly by the rotating body, the contact piece, and the game medium guide path, mainly by the guide member and the guide means, and by the display means A display effect is produced by displaying a predetermined effect mode.

  Here, as the “display means”, “liquid crystal display (LCD)”, “CRT”, “dot matrix”, “light emitting diode (LED)”, “7 segment LED”, “electroluminescence (EL)”, “Fluorescent display tube”, “incandescent lamp”, and the like.

  In addition, the “production mode” is an image in which a character, background, design, or the like is used as a still image or a moving image and a certain movement is performed or a story-like display is performed. “Character” means an image other than a graphic sequence and background, and is created for characters such as novels, comics, movies, and plays, animals, plants, or props, or this game machine. Virtual persons, animals, plants, or props. Further, the “symbol” is a design for presentation made up of numbers, symbols, or a combination of them with a picture.

  Furthermore, as the “starting opening”, an opening / closing piece provided at the entrance for one entry of the game medium is opened and closed once, and an entrance is provided for one entry of the game medium. What opens and closes an opening / closing piece in multiple times (for example, twice) etc. are mentioned. In addition, an opening / closing piece may be provided at the starting port. In that case, it is desirable to provide an opening / closing means for opening / closing the opening / closing piece of the starting port by detecting the gaming state or the game medium separately from the starting port.

  In addition, examples of the “receiving entrance” include “general winning entrance”, “winning winning entrance”, “big winning winning entrance”, “exhaust opening”, etc., and “first receiving entrance” includes per winning entrance, jackpot Examples of the “second receiving entrance” and “third receiving entrance” include a loss winning entrance, a general winning entrance, and an exit opening.

  In addition, the “specific storage unit and the normal storage unit” may be any size as long as at least one game medium can be stored, and “the game medium is stored from the axial direction of the rotating body and discharged in the axial direction”. , "A game medium is accommodated from the axial direction of the rotating body and discharged in the radial direction", "A game medium is received from the radial direction of the rotating body and discharged in the axial direction", "A game medium is discharged from the rotating body What is accommodated from the radial direction and discharged in the radial direction ". Moreover, you may make it provide the number one or more, respectively.

  In addition, as the “rotary body”, “the rotating body itself is provided with a housing portion”, “the housing portion and the rotating body are separated, and the housing portion is supported in the circumferential direction by the rotating body. (For example, amusement park-like ferris wheel-like) ".

  Furthermore, examples of the “movement driving means” include “a mechanism that linearly moves the contact piece”, “a mechanism that rotates the contact piece about a predetermined axis” using a motor, a solenoid, or the like as power. .

  In addition, “move in the vertical direction” is sufficient if it has a vector in the vertical direction as the movement vector of the contact piece, and the movement locus thereof is also linear, curved (for example, arc, And those that draw a movement trajectory such as a parabolic shape, a quadratic curve shape, a free curve shape, and the like.

  The “guide means” includes “things that guide the game medium by a guide surface having a predetermined shape”, “things that guide when the game medium placed on the two rail members rolls”, “conveyor” And the like that the game medium placed on the object is guided by being conveyed by a conveyor.

  Furthermore, the “advantageous game state” means a state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state, and various states can be exemplified as follows.

(1) In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a game ball is opened and closed repeatedly by opening and closing a predetermined number of times, or continuously opening for a predetermined time or until a predetermined number of game balls are won. A state in which a large amount of winnings are easily made in the winning opening (so-called “big hit state”).

(2) In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a state in which the probability of occurrence of a big hit state is higher than usual, a so-called “probability fluctuation state”.

(3) In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a lottery entrance device for performing a lottery to determine whether or not a big hit state is generated by winning or passing a game ball is set to a state in which a game ball is easier to enter than usual. The state where the lottery lottery is performed more frequently than usual, the so-called “time reduction state”.

(4) In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a state in which the drum is easily stopped by a pattern for paying out a medal as a game medium during a predetermined game, a so-called “bonus game state”.

(5) In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a state in which the drum can be stopped with a bonus pattern which is a condition for changing the game state from the next time on to the bonus game state, a so-called “bonus establishment state”.

(6) In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a state that assists in the formation of a combination by guiding a stop sequence and symbols for establishing a combination for a predetermined number of games, so-called “assist game state” .

(7) In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a so-called “probability fluctuation state” in which the probability that a bonus state such as a bonus game state, a bonus establishment state, an assist game state, etc. occurs is higher than usual.

  “Oscillation” means that the game medium makes at least one reciprocation or more on the guide member, and preferably moves back and forth on the guide member by 1.5 reciprocations or more. In addition, it does not include continuing to swing on the guide member indefinitely, and is released from the guide member and ends swinging after a predetermined time or after a predetermined reciprocation (cycle). When the game medium is supplied onto the guide member, the game medium swings on the guide member when the moving speed or direction of the game medium or the rotation state of the guide member satisfies a predetermined condition. You may make it do.

  In addition, “rotate the guide member so that the game medium swings in the left-right direction” means that the game medium that rotates toward the lower end of the guide member rotates like a seesaw, Before being released from the end, the end is made higher than the horizontal direction so that the game medium rolls in the opposite direction to the other end, and the same operation is performed at the other end. The game medium is swung by repeating the operation, and the guide member is rotated in such a manner. As such rotation, “according to the length of the guide member, the game medium is swung by periodically rotating the rotation angle and the rotation speed so as to satisfy predetermined conditions”. ”Providing position detection means for detecting the position of the game medium on the rolling surface, and appropriately controlling the rotation of the guide member by the operation drive means (rotation drive means) based on the detection result of the position detection means And the like that rocks the game medium. The position of the rotation center of the guide member may be the end in the longitudinal direction, the center, or another position.

  By the way, for example, by providing a stage-like placement surface extending in the horizontal direction in the game area and supplying the game medium on the placement surface, the movement of the game medium is moved in the horizontal direction. However, in this case, if the placement surface is horizontal, the game medium may be stopped on the placement surface, and there is a problem that the game cannot be performed. Therefore, it is conceivable that the placement surface is inclined, or the central portion is relatively higher or lower than both end portions, but in any case, the game medium flows toward the lower placement surface. Therefore, there is a problem that the movement of the game medium is easily bored. In addition, when the center portion of the placement surface is relatively lower than both ends, there is a possibility that the game medium moves back and forth on the placement surface around the center portion. Although it is possible to add some interest, the game medium is finally released from the center of the placement surface, so that the flow of the game medium can be easily predicted, and the movement of the game medium is not noticed. There is a fear. In addition, it is conceivable that the mounting surface can be tilted so that the tilting direction can be changed. However, even in such a case, there is a problem similar to the above because the game medium simply flows downward.

  Therefore, by changing the inclination angle and the inclination direction of the stage-like placement surface by a driving means such as a motor at all times, the flow direction of the game medium supplied to the stage-like placement surface is changed. It is possible to make it difficult to predict and to get bored, but in this case, the placement surface changes constantly, so it is necessary to continue to look at the placement surface and predict the direction in which the game medium flows However, depending on the player, there is a risk that it may be burdensome or troublesome, and may reduce the interest in the game.

  On the other hand, in the game area, the direction of movement of the flowing game medium is changed to the substantially horizontal direction, that is, the left-right direction, and the direction is changed by the obstacle nail conventionally, but in that case, It was difficult to change the game medium to the desired moving direction depending on the flow speed and the contact position of the game medium that contacts the obstacle nail. For example, the curve that smoothly curves from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction. It is conceivable to change the moving direction of the game medium to a desired direction by rolling on the surface, but in this case, the direction changes if the curved surface is rolled. It was monotonous simply by following a predetermined flow. Therefore, a movable reflector is provided on the flow path of the game medium flowing down, and the movement direction of the game medium is changed or not changed by the reflector, thereby creating two kinds of flows. Although it is conceivable to add interest to the movement of the game, even in this case, the flow of the game medium can be predicted depending on whether or not there is a reflecting plate on the flow path, so that it becomes easy to get bored.

  In addition, various directions are conceivable as the axial direction of the rotating body.For example, when the axial direction is the same as the vertical direction of the gaming machine, the rotating body rotates on a substantially horizontal plane. The accommodating part approaches or moves away from the player. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to see the accommodating portion located at a distance. In addition, if the axial direction of the rotating body is the vertical direction of the gaming machine, the diameter of the rotating body will depend on the depth of the gaming machine, but the depth thickness is considerably smaller than the width of the gaming machine, There is a problem that the diameter of the rotating body becomes small, the rotating body becomes inconspicuous with respect to gaming machines, and even if the rotating body is provided, the interest is lowered.

  Furthermore, the “gap formed between the right and left ends of the accessory and the outer periphery of the game area” may be a size that allows the game medium to pass through, and is not more than four times the maximum outer shape of the game medium. If the gap is larger than this, the width in the left-right direction of the accessory becomes relatively small, and the ratio of the accessory to the game area also becomes small, so that the accessory becomes difficult to stand out. . In addition, it is desirable that the width in the left-right direction of the accessory is 80% to 95% with respect to the width of the game area. Can do.

  By the way, when an accessory is arranged in the game area, an area where the game medium flowing down from the left and right outer sides of the accessory is difficult to be supplied is formed immediately below the right and left center of the accessory, as in the problem described above. As the accessory increases in the left-right direction, the area tends to increase. Therefore, as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the game medium that has entered the accessory is supplied from the approximate center on the stage extending in a substantially horizontal direction to the game area below the accessory. However, in this case, an area where the game medium is difficult to be supplied is formed between the left and right ends and the center of the accessory, and it is difficult to sufficiently use the game area. In addition, since the game medium that has once entered the accessory is returned to the game area again, it is difficult to apply the game medium to the second type gaming machine or the like.

  According to the configuration of the means 1, an accessory having a size capable of forming a gap with a predetermined width between the outer peripheral edge of the game area is arranged on the left and right above the start port at the center of the game area. In a state where a predetermined effect mode using a character or the like is displayed on the display means, a game medium that has been driven into the game area above the accessory is played via the game medium guide path or the left and right gaps. When the game medium enters the start port located below the accessory and flows into the area, the opening / closing piece provided at the entrance of the accessory performs a predetermined opening / closing operation, and the game is performed with the opening / closing piece opened. When the medium is supplied, it enters the entrance, is detected by the entrance detection means, and is supplied to a long guide member extending in the left-right direction disposed below the entrance, and the game is played on the guide member. The medium rolls and swings. Thereafter, when the game medium flows out from one end portion of the guide member, the game medium is accommodated in either the specific accommodation portion or the normal accommodation portion of the rotating body arranged therebelow. Further, when the game medium flows out from the other end portion of the guide member, it flows down toward the third receiving port arranged below, but is arranged between the other end portion of the guide member and the third receiving port. When the contact piece is moved at least in the vertical direction based on the detection of the entry detecting means, and the game medium is in contact with the moving contact piece and is prevented from being received into the third receiving opening, the guide means is guided. And stored in either the specific storage portion or the normal storage portion of the rotating body. When the game medium is stored in the specific storage portion of the rotator, the game medium stored by the rotation of the rotator is received in the first receiving port, and an advantageous game state advantageous to the player is generated. . Note that the game medium that has not been blocked from being received by the abutment piece by the contact piece is received by the third reception port and discharged out of the game area. That is, a rolling effect is produced by a game medium in the vertical direction by a rotating member, a contact piece, a game medium guide path, etc., and a left and right game medium by a guide member, a guide means, etc., and a display effect is simultaneously produced by a display means. .

  As a result, when a game medium is received at the first receiving port, an advantageous gaming state is obtained. First, in order to open the opening / closing piece of the entrance of the accessory having the first receiving port inside, A game in which a medium enters is performed. Specifically, since the entrance is arranged below the accessory, the game medium is driven so as to flow down to either the game medium guide path of the accessory or the left and right outer gaps of the accessory. However, if the game medium is caused to flow down below the character through the gap on the left and right outside, the game area guidance is reduced because the game area is biased to either the left or right of the game area below the character and the entrance probability to the start port decreases. It is possible to play a game aiming at the game medium guiding path so that the game medium flows down below the character through the path, and to supply and flow down the game medium well to the game area below the character. Therefore, it is possible to play using the entire game area, which can be more interesting. When the game medium enters the start port, the next game is aimed at the entrance of the accessory. At this time, since the opening / closing piece opens and closes only a predetermined number of times, it is possible to enhance the interest of the player by driving the game medium aiming at the gap. Then, when the game medium enters the inside of the accessory from the entrance, it swings in the left-right direction on the guide member, and from the one end where the first receiving port is located by the swing of the game medium on the guide member. It can be expected that the player will be thrilled by whether or not the game medium flows out. By the way, when the guide member is alternately rotated at a predetermined cycle like a seesaw, the game medium on the guide member gradually moves back and forth while gradually approaching the end portion, and eventually the end portion. Released from. This is because when the game medium is swung so as not to straddle the rotation center of the guide member, a centrifugal force always acts on the game medium as the guide member rotates, and the centrifugal force rotates. Since the distance from the center is stronger, the distance that the game medium moves away from the center is longer than the distance that the game medium moves away from the center. It seems to move to the end of As a result, it is possible to give the game medium a movement that gradually moves to the end while swinging on the guide member, making it possible to realize a movement of the game medium that has never been made before, On the other hand, by expecting when the game medium flows out from the guide member, it can be even more exciting and exciting, making it interesting. And, if the game medium flows out from the other end of the guide member after swinging, the game medium may go to the third receiving port where the advantageous gaming state does not occur. When the abutting piece moves to abut against the game medium and is prevented from being received at the third receiving port, the game medium is guided to the rotating body by the guide means. At this time, the player's expectation can be enhanced by whether or not the contact piece moves at the timing of contact with the game medium flowing out from the other end of the guide member. It can be thrilled and throbbing depending on whether or not acceptance into the third receiving port is blocked after it has come into contact with the game, and it can be fun and exciting with the movement of the game medium. And the entertainment can be heightened as the game medium that has been prevented from being received at the third receiving port is directed to the rotating body by the guide means. In the rotating body, it is possible to enhance the excitement by exciting whether the game medium is accommodated in the specific accommodation unit corresponding to the first receiving port which is advantageous to the player, and accommodated in the specific accommodation unit If an advantageous gaming state is generated by being guided to the first receiving port, it can be further enhanced. Even if the game medium that has flowed out from the other end portion of the guide member is received by the third receiving port without being blocked by the contact with the contact piece, it can be sufficiently enjoyed up to this point. At the same time, it can be expected from the next game medium, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest. Accordingly, as described above, by moving the game medium greatly in the left-right direction within the accessory, the player is focused on the movement of the game medium, and the interest is reduced by the movement of the game medium and the display effect of the display means. Can be prevented.

  By the way, in a conventional gaming machine, although the game area is appropriately uneven in the front-rear direction, it is generally composed of one continuous surface, so that it is possible for game media to move so as to cross each other in the game area. However, when trying to cross, the game media come into contact with each other, and the game media cannot be moved so as to cross each other, and the game media tends to be monotonous. However, according to the above-described configuration, the game medium is guided so that the game medium guide path (so-called warp path) does not contact the guide member, the rotating body, the contact piece, the guide means, and the like in the accessory. Specifically, a space for moving the game medium by a game medium guide path that communicates with the game area above and below the role in the role, and an entrance in the role where the guide member is arranged. The moving space of the communicating game media is a different space that does not communicate with each other, and the game media guide path is formed of a transparent material, whereby the game media guided downward by the game media guide path, It is possible to move the game medium that moves the guide member and the guide means in the left-right direction to different positions in the front-rear direction of the game area, and there is a game medium that moves them in the front view. Can show to duck crossing, by the movement of a conventional not in gaming machine game media, to improve interest by its movement, player's interest can be suppressed.

  In addition, it is possible to prevent the game medium guided by the game medium guide path from coming into contact with the game medium on the guide member or the like and hindering the rolling, swinging, moving, etc. of the game medium. It becomes possible to send the game medium satisfactorily to the game area below the accessory, and it is possible to sufficiently enjoy the game using the game medium also in the game area below the accessory. It should be noted that a plurality of game medium guide paths may be provided in an accessory, and in that case, it is desirable that the game medium be provided substantially equally with respect to the left and right direction of the game area. The area that is not used can be reduced as much as possible.

  Further, in the guide means and the guide member, the game medium moves in the left-right direction, whereas the game medium guided by the game medium guide path moves in the downward direction in the vertical direction. The effect can be an effect of an unprecedented motion in which the left-right direction motion and the up-down direction motion intersect each other, and only the movement of the game medium can have an impact. In addition, when it is assumed to flow down through the front of the guide means and the guide member, the game medium swinging on the guide means and the guide member can be partially hidden by the game medium flowing down. In other words, since the state in which the game medium is partially swayed becomes invisible, the movement of the game medium becomes a concern for some players during that time, and it can be expected to be excited and enhance the interest.

  Further, the display means is disposed between the guide member and the guide means and between the rotating body and the contact piece. That is, guide members and guide means are arranged above and below the display means, and rotating bodies and contact pieces are arranged on the left and right. As a result, the display means is arranged at the approximate center of the accessory, so that the movement of the game medium in the accessory and the display by the display means can be easily recognized with less eye movement. Thus, it is possible to entertain the presentation mode on the display means and the movement of the game medium at the same time, and to reduce fatigue due to the movement of the line of sight.

  It should be noted that the presentation mode displayed on the display means is appropriately different depending on the position of the game medium, the state of the guide member in the accessory, the state of the rotating body, the contact piece, the entry of the game medium into the starting port, etc. May be displayed, and as a result, an effect of further enhancing the interest of the game by the effect display (display effect) can be expected.

  Further, the axial direction of the rotating body in the accessory is arranged so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the surface forming the gaming area, that is, the rotating body rotates on a plane substantially parallel to the gaming area. All the storage units provided in the rotating body are substantially the same distance to the player, and the storage unit can be seen no matter where it is rotated, and it is guided by being stored in the rotating body or the storage unit. You can enjoy the movement of game media. Further, since the diameter of the rotating body is not limited by the thickness of the gaming machine, the diameter of the rotating body can be made larger than the thickness of the gaming machine, and a rotating body having a larger diameter can be obtained. As a result, the rotating body can be made conspicuous, and it is possible to clarify the difference from other gaming machines, and the player can be focused on the gaming machine of the present invention.

  Further, the game medium can be moved in the left-right direction with the guide member and the guide means in the accessory, and at least in the vertical direction with the rotating body and the contact piece. The movement can be widened and the movement can be easily seen, and the entertainment can be prevented from being lowered by the movement of the game medium.

  In addition, the game media received in the first receiving port, the second receiving port, and the third receiving port are discharged out of the gaming area, so that the gaming medium that has entered the game object enters the gaming area. By returning, it is possible to prevent the player from being unnecessarily advantageous, and to reduce the burden on the hole side. In addition, since the game medium that has entered the game object is not returned to the game area again, the value of the game medium that has entered the game object can be increased, and the game medium that has entered the game object can be attracted more attention. This makes it possible to enjoy the movement of game media and the like and enhance the interest.

  In addition, since the specific accommodating portion and the normal accommodating portion move by the rotation of the rotating body, the probability of being accommodated in each accommodating portion can be easily made substantially constant by keeping the rotation speed constant. It is possible to increase the degree of freedom of design of the part and make it more interesting. Moreover, since the probability of being accommodated can be changed by changing the rotational speed of the rotating body or by changing the arrangement pitch of the accommodating parts with respect to the circumferential direction, the interest can be further enhanced. can do.

  Further, when the game medium and the contact piece come into contact with each other, the game medium may be pushed by the contact piece, whereby the game medium is pushed and rotated through the guide means. Compared to the case where it is simply reflected by a reflector or the like, it can be expected to have a strong impact on the player, and when the game medium is hit and when it fails to hit The head of the impression becomes larger, and it can be made more rich.

  Further, in the accessory, the game medium is finally received in any of the first receiving port, the second receiving port, and the third receiving port. In other words, the first receiving port, the second receiving port, and the third receiving port are arranged at positions that are separated from each other at least by the length of the guide member, and the game medium converges near the approximate center in the left-right direction in the game area. Since the game medium moves greatly in the left-right direction until the end, it is possible to maintain tension by following the movement, and it is possible to suppress the decline of interest without getting tired It can be.

  Further, the guide member flows out from the other end of the guide member and once makes contact with the game medium directed to the third receiving port to prevent the receiving to the third receiving port, so that the first receiving by the guiding means is performed. Since it can be directed to the rotating body with the entrance, even if it decreases the interest by going to the third receiving entrance, it is possible to give an opportunity to rescue by blocking by the contact piece, and whether or not it is blocked By this, it can be made interesting so that the player will be relieved.

  The length of the long guide member is 25 to 80% of the maximum width in the left-right direction of the game area, or 9 to 40 times longer than the maximum diameter of the game medium. As a result, it is possible to lengthen a certain amount of time until the game medium that rolls (swings) on the guide member is supplied onto the guide member and flows out from either end. This makes it possible to make the game medium on the guide member sufficiently visible and to enjoy its movement.

  Further, regarding the occurrence of the advantageous gaming state, whether or not to generate the advantageous gaming state according to the lottery result by the lottery means provided with a lottery means for performing a predetermined lottery according to the detection of the game medium by the acceptance detecting means Alternatively, the type of the advantageous gaming state to be generated may be determined, whereby the variation of the advantageous gaming state can be increased and the interest can be further enhanced. In addition, you may make it change the production | presentation aspect displayed on a display means according to the lottery result of a lottery means.

Means 2: In the constitution of means 1,
“The character is
The game medium guide path is disposed above the guide member and receives the game medium, and a guide path that guides the game medium received in the reception port downward through the back of the guide member; And a discharge port for allowing the game medium guided by the guide path to flow out below the guide member and above the guide means ”.

  According to the structure of the means 2, the game medium guided by the game medium guide path passes through the rear at the position where the guide member is present and forward in the position where the guide means is present. Thereby, the game medium that is swung on the guide member is not obstructed by the game medium guided by the game medium guide path, and the movement can be seen well, and the guide member can be viewed in the left-right direction. The swinging game medium and the game medium flowing down the game medium guide path in the vertical direction thereafter can be visually recognized, and the movement of the game medium can be enjoyed.

  In addition, a discharge port for the game medium guiding path is provided above and in front of the guide means. In other words, since the game medium guided to the game medium guide path is directed from the position above the lower end of the accessory to the game area below the accessory, compared with the case where the discharge port is arranged at the lower end of the accessory. As a result, it is possible to further reduce the area where the game medium is not supplied below the accessory, so that the game can be played in a wider range of the game area, and the excitement can be enhanced.

Means 3: In the constitution of means 2,
“The character is
The receiving port of the game medium guiding path is arranged at a position where the upper part of the receiving port is substantially covered by the opening / closing piece when the opening / closing piece is in an open state. And

  By the way, as a position where the receiving port of the game medium guiding path in the accessory can be arranged as appropriate, for example, when the receiving port and the entrance to the inside of the accessory are arranged at positions separated from each other It is necessary to make the game aiming at the receiving port in order to make the game medium enter the starting port arranged below the accessory and the game aiming at the entrance to enter the accessory almost simultaneously. There is a risk that the operation of driving the game into the game area becomes complicated and the interest is lowered.

  According to the configuration of the means 3, the receiving port of the game medium guiding path in the accessory is arranged at a position where the upper part is substantially covered by the opening and closing piece when the opening and closing piece for closing the entrance is opened. . Thus, in order to allow the game medium to enter the start port for opening and closing the opening and closing piece, if the game is aimed at the receiving port of the game medium guide path, the game medium enters the start port and the opening and closing piece opens. The game medium that is driven to the receiving port is picked up by the open opening and closing piece and enters the entrance, and only the game aiming at the entrance can be aimed at the entrance at the same time. The operation of driving the medium becomes easy, and it is possible to prevent a decrease in interest due to a complicated operation.

  In addition, since it is possible to aim at the entrance just by aiming at the receiving port, in the game until the game medium enters from the entrance to the inside of the accessory, it is only necessary to watch the periphery of the receiving port, so It is possible to reduce the movement and make it difficult to get tired, to suppress a decrease in interest due to fatigue, and to play in a good state even for a long time.

Means 4: In the constitution of means 2 or means 3,
“The character is
The discharge port of the game medium guiding path is arranged on a vertical line passing through at least one start port.

  According to the configuration of the means 4, the discharge port of the game medium guiding path is arranged almost immediately above the start port. Thereby, since the start port is arranged immediately below the discharge port, it is possible to make the player recognize at a glance that the possibility that the game medium flowing down from the discharge port enters the start port is extremely high. A game in which the game medium flows down from the discharge port, that is, the game medium can be caused to be guided by the game medium guiding means.

  In addition, an accessory such as an obstruction nail or a windmill may be appropriately disposed between the discharge port and the start port, thereby appropriately changing the probability that the game medium flowing out from the discharge port enters the start port. By making the game difficult, it is possible to expect an effect that can enhance the interest of the player, and it is possible to reduce the burden on the hall where the gaming machine is installed.

Means 5: In any one configuration from means 2 to means 4,
“The character is
The guide path in the game medium guide path is provided with a speed reduction mechanism for reducing the flow speed of the game medium.

  Here, as the “deceleration mechanism”, “a plurality of protrusions are provided in the guide path extending in the vertical direction so that the game medium abutting on the protrusions flows down in a zigzag manner to reduce the flow speed down. “A disc-shaped saucer (for example, a croon-like one) that is depressed in the center of the guide path, and the flow speed is reduced by allowing the game medium to swirl and flow down in the saucer.” Etc.

  According to the configuration of the means 5, the flow down speed in the game medium guiding path is decelerated. As a result, the game medium flows down slowly, so that the movement of the game medium can be easily recognized. Note that the game medium guide path may be formed of a transparent material, so that the game medium in the game medium guide path can be sufficiently visually recognized, and its movement can be enjoyed. This makes it possible to prevent the player from having unnecessary doubts.

Means 6: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 5,
“The character is
The game medium guiding path is provided so as to be arranged substantially symmetrically with respect to the center in the horizontal direction in the game area.

  By the way, if the entrance probability of the game medium to the start port etc. is different on the left and right of the game area, the game will be played on the side with the higher entrance probability, and it will be difficult to play a game using the entire game area effectively. However, there is a problem that the game area in which the game is actually played is narrowed, the movement of the game medium is simplified and the interest is lowered.

  According to the configuration of the means 6, the game medium guiding path in the accessory is provided substantially symmetrically. Accordingly, the game media that has been driven into the game area above the game object can be made to flow substantially evenly in the left-right direction with respect to the game area below the game product through the game medium guide path. On the left and right of the area, the probability of entry (winning) to the starting port, etc. is made substantially uniform, it is possible to play using the entire game area, the movement of the game medium can be increased, and the interest is reduced. Can be suppressed.

Means 7: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 6,
“The character is
The width in the left-right direction is within the range of 80% to 95% with respect to the width in the left-right direction of the game area.

  According to the structure of the means 7, the width of the accessory in the left-right direction is within the range of 80% to 95% with respect to the width of the game area. As a result, a large accessory having an impact on the game area is arranged, and the distinguishability from other game machines can be improved. Moreover, since it can be set as a large-sized object, it becomes possible to enlarge the movement of the game medium within the object, and the entertainment can be enhanced by the movement of the game medium.

  Note that the lower limit of the width of an accessory is set to 80%. If the width is narrower than this, the apparent impact of the accessory will be reduced and the discrimination of the gaming machine will be reduced, and the right and left outer sides of the accessory will flow down. This is because there is a relatively large number of game media to be played, making it difficult to play a game using the game media guide path of the bonus item. In addition, the upper limit of the width of an accessory is set to 95% because if the width is wider than this, there will be less game media flowing down the left and right outside of the accessory, or it will not be possible to flow down the left and right outside. This is because in the lower game area, an area where no game medium is supplied becomes larger, and it becomes difficult to play a game using the entire game area.

Means 8: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 7,
“The character is
The game medium supplied to the upper game area further includes at least a guiding section that is guided to the game medium guiding path.

  According to the configuration of the means 8, the accessory is provided with a guiding portion for guiding the game medium to the game medium guiding path. As a result, it is possible to flow down to the game area below the accessory through the game medium guide path only by driving the game medium so as to flow down to the place where the guide portion is provided, and aimed at the game medium guide path The game can be made easier, and the game medium driving operation can be further simplified.

Means 9: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 8,
“The character is
A part of the normal accommodating portion of the rotating body is a first accommodating portion whose length extending from the outer periphery of the rotating body toward the center can accommodate one game medium, and The length of the specific accommodation part other than the one accommodation part and the rest of the normal accommodation part extending from the outer periphery of the rotating body toward the center is longer than the first accommodation part by at least the maximum diameter of the game medium. Two containment units,
First guiding means for guiding the game medium guided by the guiding means so as to be accommodated in either the first accommodating portion or the second accommodating portion;
It further comprises second guiding means for guiding the game medium flowing out from one end of the guide member so as to be accommodated in the second accommodating portion.

  Here, it is desirable that the “first guiding means” is configured to store the game medium in the specific storage portion or the normal storage portion at the position where the first storage portion is arranged in the radial direction of the rotating body. Further, it is desirable that the “second guiding means” is configured so that the game medium is stored in the specific storage unit or the normal storage unit at a position closer to the center than the first storage unit in the radial direction of the rotating body.

According to the structure of the means 9, with respect to the specific storage part and the normal storage part provided in the rotating body in the accessory, a part of the normal storage part is used as the first storage part having a short radial length, and the specific storage is performed. A first guiding means for guiding the game medium guided by the guiding means to the first accommodating portion, and a guide member And a second guiding means for guiding the game medium that has flowed out from the one end portion of the first to the second storage portion. This
When guided by the guiding means, it is accommodated in any one of all the accommodating portions, and when it flows out from one end of the guide member, it is either in the specific accommodating portion or the remaining accommodating portion of the normal accommodating portion. It shall be contained. In other words, depending on the route through which game media are supplied to the rotator, the storage probability of being stored in the storage unit can be different, and the distribution of game media in the rotator can be made more complicated. You can entertain.

  In addition, if the game medium flows out from one end of the guide member, it is highly probable that the game medium will be stored in the specific storage portion of the rotating body, so whether or not the game medium rolling on the guide member flows out from the one end. With this, the player can be thrilled and excited. In addition, when the game medium flows out from the other end of the guide member, the expectation is greatly deflated, but this time, when contact with the contact piece and reception into the third receiving port is prevented, Although it is sent to the rotating body with a low probability of being accommodated in the specific accommodating portion via the guide means, it is expected that the contact to the third receiving port will be blocked by the contact piece, and when it is blocked, a sense of expectation is again expected Since it can be raised, it can be made interesting and full of inflections.

  Moreover, the length of the 1st accommodating part and the 2nd accommodating part can be made into different length, a 1st accommodating part and a 2nd accommodating part can be identified clearly, and it accommodates in the 2nd accommodating part in which a specific accommodating part is contained. Depending on whether or not it is done, the player can be thrilled and excited.

Means 10: In the constitution of means 9,
“The character is
The first accommodating portion and the second accommodating portion are alternately provided in the circumferential direction of the rotating body ”.

  According to the structure of the means 10, the 1st accommodating part and the 2nd accommodating part are alternately arrange | positioned in the circumferential direction of a rotary body. Thereby, since the 1st accommodating part with a short length and the 2nd accommodating part with a long length are arranged by turns, the appearance of a rotary body can be improved. Further, the accommodating portions having different lengths are less likely to interfere with each other, and can be easily arranged at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotating body.

Means 11: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 10,
“The character is
The position at which the game medium is stored in either the specific storage unit or the normal storage unit in the rotating body, and the game medium stored in the specific storage unit or the normal storage unit is the first receiving port. Alternatively, the position to be transferred to the second receiving port is a predetermined distance away from the circumferential direction of the rotating body.

  According to the structure of the means 11, the position at which the game medium is stored in the specific storage portion and the normal storage portion of the rotating body, and the game medium stored in the specific storage portion and the normal storage portion are designated as the first receiving port and the second receiving port. The position to be transferred to is separated by a predetermined distance. Thereby, the game medium accommodated in the specific accommodation part or the normal accommodation part of the rotating body is not immediately received in the first receiving port or the second receiving port, but is received after moving by the rotation of the rotating body. It becomes possible for the player to recognize the game medium that rotates and moves together with the rotating body, and it is possible to entertain until the game medium accommodated in the accommodation portion is received in the receiving port.

Means 12: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 11,
“The character is
The rotating body and the contact piece are arranged on the left and right sides below the guide member and on the left and right sides, respectively. Above, the guide means is arranged,
The display means is disposed between the guide member and the guide means, and between the rotating body and the contact piece ".

  According to the configuration of the means 12, the rotating body and the contact piece are arranged below and on both sides of the guide member extending in the left-right direction, and the guide means is arranged so as to connect the rotating body and the contact piece below the guide member. The display means is disposed so as to be surrounded by the guide member, the guide means, the rotating body, and the contact piece. As a result, the game medium can be moved around the display means in a space extending in the left and right and up and down directions within the game, and the game medium at any position can be easily viewed. Since the display means is arranged substantially in the center, the display means always enters the visual field directed to the game medium in the accessory, and is displayed on the display means. The production mode can be enjoyed at the same time, and it is possible to suppress the interest from deteriorating.

Means 13: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 12,
“The character is
A rotation support member that is rotatable about an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface that forms the game area by the movement driving means, and that supports the contact piece at the tip;
The rotation center of the rotation support member is substantially the same position as the rotation center of the rotating body in the vertical direction, and the left and right direction is substantially symmetrical with the rotation center of the rotation body across the rotation center of the guide member. It is said that “the position is to be”.

  By the way, when the accessory is provided with a guide member that swings like a seesaw, if the right and left balance of the accessory other than the guide member is biased to one side, even if the guide member is left and right distributed Even if they are equal, some players may get the illusion that they will be distributed by the conspicuous sides on the left and right of the role, meaning that it is provided with a seesaw-shaped guide member for recognizing that they are equally distributed May decrease, resulting in a decrease in interest.

  According to the configuration of the means 13, the contact piece can be moved by the rotation support member, and the rotation support member, that is, the rotation center of the contact piece and the rotation center of the rotating body have substantially the same height, and the guide member. Are arranged at positions that are substantially symmetrical to the left and right with respect to the center of rotation (for example, the center in the left-right direction of an accessory or game area). Thereby, in the accessory, the rotating body and the abutting piece are arranged substantially symmetrically, and it is possible to have a left-right balanced form, and the guide member can be equally left and right. It becomes possible to make it think that it is distributed, and it can suppress that an interest falls by being biased to one side.

Means 14: In the configuration of means 13,
“The character is
The rotation direction of the rotating body by the rotation driving unit and the rotation driving direction of the contact piece by the movement driving unit rotate in different directions.

  By the way, when the rotation direction of the rotating body and the contact piece is the same direction, that is, when the rotating body and the contact piece arranged side by side rotate in the same direction, depending on the player, for example, the rotation of the rotating body Even if the eye line moves to the contact piece side, if the contact piece rotates in the same direction as the rotating body, the eye line is drawn in the same direction as in the case of the rotating body. The line of sight is moved in the direction opposite to the direction, that is, the outside of the game area, making it difficult to look inside the game area, and there is a possibility that the interest is lowered.

  According to the configuration of the means 14, the rotating direction of the rotating body and the rotating direction of the contact piece are different from each other. As a result, the rotating body and the contact piece arranged at a predetermined distance from each other on the left and right rotate in different directions, so that even if the line of sight is drawn by one rotation, it is returned to the opposite direction by the other rotation. This makes it easier for the line of sight to stay in the game area and prevents the interest from deteriorating. In addition, since they rotate in different directions, it is easy to recognize the left and right center positions, that is, it is easy to determine the origin of the line of sight, so even if the game medium moves greatly to the left and right, it is easy to return to the origin. Therefore, attention can be paid to the movement of the next game medium, and it is possible to delight the movement of the game medium and prevent the interest from deteriorating.

Means 15: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 14,
“The character is
The entrance is disposed at a position that substantially coincides with a vertical line passing through the rotation center of the guide member, and the game medium that has entered the entrance is moved to the left and right of the rotation center of the guide member. It is supplied to a position on the guide member that is biased toward the other end with respect to the direction.

  According to the configuration of the means 15, the game medium that has entered the entrance is supplied to a position deviated from the center of rotation of the guide member to the other end side, while the center of rotation of the guide member is disposed almost directly below the entrance. In this way, the rate at which game media flows out from one end is lower than the other end. Thereby, it is recognized that the game medium that has entered the entrance is supplied to the center of the guide member at first glance, and the distribution to the one end and the other end by the guide member is equally distributed. And the player can always have a sense of expectation for the entry of the game medium to the entrance, and it is possible to prevent the interest from deteriorating. On the other hand, on the hall side where the gaming machine is installed, since the rate of outflow from one end is low, the opportunity for an advantageous gaming state to be suppressed can be prevented, and the burden on the hall side can be prevented from increasing. .

  In addition, since the rate at which the game medium flows out from the other end of the guide member is high, it is possible to increase the chance of contact with the contact piece disposed below the other end, and contact with the contact piece. In addition to the game where the advantageous game state is determined only by the rotation of the guide member, the occurrence of the advantageous game state can be expected in two stages by the guide member and the contact piece. It can be a game and can be more interesting.

Means 16: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 15,
“The character is
First rectifying means that receives the game medium that has flowed out from the other end of the guide member, and flows downward to a predetermined position so as to be able to come into contact with the contact piece that is moved by the movement driving means;
Second rectification means is further provided for receiving the game medium flowing out from one end of the guide member and flowing it downward so as to be accommodated in the specific accommodation portion or the normal accommodation portion of the rotating body. It is characterized by that.

  According to the configuration of the means 16, the flow of the game medium is rectified by the first rectification means, and then the game medium is caused to flow down to the abutting piece side. It is to be supplied. Thereby, it is possible to send the game medium to a predetermined position with respect to the rotating body and the contact piece on the downstream side. In addition, the position where the game medium flows toward the contact piece side can be surely flowed down to the area where the contact piece moves, and the timing of the game medium flow, the timing of the drive movement of the contact piece, When the two match each other, the contact piece and the game medium can always be brought into contact with each other, and it is possible to prevent the interest from being lost due to the contact failure.

  Note that the rectifying means may be a rectifying device that swirls the game medium in a spiral shape (so-called croon), so that the movement of the game medium can be enjoyed also in the rectifying means.

Means 17: In the configuration of means 16,
“The character is
At least one of the first rectifying means and the second rectifying means is capable of suppressing the flow-down speed of the game medium.

  According to the structure of the means 17, the flow-down speed of the game medium is suppressed by the first and second rectifying means. As a result, the speed of the game medium that comes into contact with the rotating body or the contact piece is slow, so that the impact force applied to the rotating body or the contact piece when contacted with the game medium can be weakened. The durability of the piece can be improved and the rotating body and the contact piece can be prevented from being damaged. In addition, since the flow speed can be suppressed, it is possible to lengthen the stay time of the game medium in the accessory, and it is possible to entertain with a single game medium for a longer time.

Means 18: In the constitution of means 16 or means 17,
“The character is
The first rectifying means receives the gaming medium flowing down, and a flow arranged to rectify and flow the gaming medium received by the receiving section disposed below the vertical line passing through the receiving section to the downstream side. With an exit,
The game medium received by the receiving portion is once rolled in the horizontal direction, then hung down for a predetermined distance, and again rolled in the horizontal direction to flow out from the outlet.

  According to the configuration of the means 18, in the first rectifying means, the game medium received by the receiving portion is moved once after moving in the horizontal direction, and then moving again in the horizontal direction and then flowing down from the outlet. The outlet is arranged vertically below the receiving part. Thereby, since a predetermined motion can be imparted to the game medium as compared with the case where the game medium is simply caused to flow down, the movement of the game medium can be enjoyed and the interest can be prevented from being lowered. .

  Further, since the game medium is moved in the horizontal direction in the rectifying means, the flow speed of the game medium in the first rectifying means can be suppressed, and the same effect as described above can be achieved. In addition, since the outlet is arranged vertically below the receiving portion, the proportion of the rectifying means in the front view of the game area can be reduced as much as possible, and the first rectifying means can be a guide member or a contact piece. It is possible to prevent the image from being noticeable than the above. The second rectifying means may have the same configuration as the first rectifying means.

Means 19: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 18,
“The character is
The specific storage portion and the normal storage portion of the rotating body are open on the front side in the game area in the axial direction of the rotating body, and the specific storage portion passes the game medium in the axial direction of the rotating body. And the normal storage portion can pass through the game medium in the radial direction of the rotating body,
The rotating body is disposed on the rear side of the rotating body so that the first receiving port can communicate with the specific housing portion, and the rotating body so that the second receiving port can communicate with the normal housing portion. It is arranged on the outer peripheral side of ”.

  According to the structure of the means 19, it can comprise so that the distribution direction of the specific accommodating part formed in one rotary body and a normal storage part can be easily distributed to a different direction, and the role which had said rotary body You can embody things.

Means 20: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 19,
“The character is
On the rear side in the game area of the rotating body, further has a light emitting means capable of irradiating light in the direction of the rotating body,
At least the rotating body is formed of a material having translucency ".

  Here, the “translucent material” may literally be any material that can transmit light, and uses any material such as colorless or colored, transparent, or translucent. Also good. Moreover, what formed patterns, such as an unevenness | corrugation, and a lens-like thing may be formed. Furthermore, examples of the “light emitting means” include “LED”, “bulb”, “EL (electroluminescence)”, “fluorescent lamp”, and the like.

  According to the structure of the means 20, at least the rotating body is made of a material having translucency, and the light from the light emitting means is irradiated to the rotating body side. As a result, by irradiating light from the light emitting means, the game media stored in the specific storage portion or the normal storage portion of the rotating body can be raised as a silhouette, and the game media stored in the storage portion can be reliably recognized. Can be made.

Means 21: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 20,
"It further comprises a game board that constitutes a part of the game area and has a predetermined opening,
The accessory is
A flat front covering portion attached to the surface of the game board, closing the opening of the game board and at least partially transparent and having a through-hole serving as the entrance at a predetermined position;
A frame-like rear extension extending from the rear surface of the front covering portion to the rear of the game board and inserted into the opening;
The opening formed by the rearward extension portion is closed, and in cooperation with the front cover portion and the rearward extension portion, at least the guide member, the rotating body, and the contact portion are accommodated, and the game medium is A rear surface covering portion that forms the inner space of the accessory that can be circulated;
Arranged behind the rear surface covering portion, can support at least the opening / closing piece, the guide member, the rotation driving means, the rotating body, the rotation driving means, the contact piece, the movement driving means, and the display means. And a support structure member having a base portion.

  By the way, in a conventional gaming machine, a frame-shaped attachment member for attaching a display means for displaying a large movable accessory or effect image to the game board has a substantially L-shaped cross section. The one side is used as an attachment part for attaching to the game board, and the other side is configured to support the display means and the like. In recent years, with the increase in the size of the display means, movable accessories, etc., their weight increases, the load applied to the mounting portion increases, and sufficient mounting strength of the display means, movable accessories, etc. is obtained. There was no problem or wobbled.

  Further, when supporting the display means, the movable accessory, etc. on the game board, if the support is unstable and wobbles, for example, there is a problem that the effect image displayed on the display means is shaken and difficult to see. In addition, for example, the movement of a movable accessory becomes unstable and does not operate reliably, or the movement of a game medium that rolls with an accessory or the like becomes an unintended movement, thereby reducing the interest of the player. There is a problem of attracting illegal acts such as swinging or swinging a gaming machine.

  According to the configuration of the means 21, an accessory internal space is formed inside the accessory, and the opening / closing piece, the guide member, the rotating body, the contact piece, etc. are supported, and a predetermined opening formed on the game board is attached. This support structure member is further provided. Thereby, since a cross section is formed in a substantially T shape by a front covering part and a back extension part, a support structure member makes strength rigidity higher than the conventional thing with a L-shaped cross section. In addition, since it is formed in a box shape by the rear cover portion, it is possible to further increase the strength, and it is possible to securely prevent the opening / closing piece, guide member, contact piece, etc. from wobbling in the opening of the game board. It is possible to prevent the guide medium from being shaken due to the weak support rigidity, and to prevent the game medium from moving contrary to the intended movement, which reduces the interest. Can be prevented.

  In addition, even when the accessory has display means capable of displaying a predetermined effect image, it can be stably supported without wobbling, preventing the effect of making the effect image difficult to see because the display means shakes. It is possible to prevent the interest from deteriorating.

Means 22: In the configuration of means 21,
“The character is
The rotating body is disposed behind the rear surface covering portion of the support structure member, and at least a part of the rear surface covering portion is formed of a transparent material, and the game medium can pass through the rear surface covering portion. A passage is formed,
The game medium can be accommodated in either the specific accommodation portion or the normal accommodation portion of the rotating body through the passage opening ”.

  According to the structure of the means 22, a game medium is accommodated in the specific accommodation part or normal accommodation part of a rotary body from the passage opening of the rear surface covering part in the support structure member. Thereby, by selecting the size and shape of the passage opening as appropriate, it can be easily accommodated in the accommodating portion or difficult to be accommodated. That is, the time until it is accommodated in the accommodating portion can be lengthened or shortened. In addition, it can be accommodated in a part of the accommodating parts, or an opportunity to be accommodated in more accommodating parts can be given. In addition, it is desirable to form the part by which a rotary body is arrange | positioned in the back in a rear surface coating | coated part with a transparent raw material, and, thereby, a rotary body can be easily visually recognized from the front side of a game machine.

Means 23: In the configuration of means 22,
“The character is
The rotating body includes a protruding portion formed at a position closer to the center than the first housing portion by a predetermined amount on the front side in the gaming area and formed with a recess that is continuous with the second housing portion,
The projecting portion of the rotating body projects forward of the rear surface covering portion through an insertion hole formed in the rear surface covering portion.

  According to the structure of the means 23, the center part of the rotating body in the accessory is provided with a protruding part formed with a concave part continuous with the second accommodating part, and an insertion hole for inserting the protruding part of the rotating body is formed in the rear surface covering part. Is. Thereby, by supplying a game medium to a protrusion part, while being able to accommodate a game medium only in a 2nd accommodating part, all of a 1st accommodating part and a 2nd accommodating part from a passage port. It is possible to embody a game medium that can be stored in the storage unit and change the storage probability of the rotating body in the storage unit.

Means 24: In the configuration of means 23,
“The character is
The first guide means guides the game medium to the insertion hole of the rear surface covering portion on the front side in the game area of the rear surface covering portion so as to guide the game medium to the passage opening of the rear surface covering portion. The second guiding means are respectively arranged so as to guide ".

  According to the configuration of the means 24, the game medium supplied to the guide means by the contact piece is passed to the passage port in which the first guiding means is accommodated in any of the first accommodating portion and the second accommodating portion. The game medium flowing out from one end of the guide member is guided to the insertion hole accommodated in any one of the second accommodating portions by the second guiding means. Thereby, since the game medium that flows out from one end of the guide member has a higher probability of being stored in the specific storage portion of the rotating body, in the guide member, when it is not flowed out from one end, The sense of expectation is greatly deflated, but this time, it can be expected to contact the contact piece and be sent to the rotating body, and when it is contacted and sent to the rotating body, the expectation can be raised again. Therefore, it can be exciting and exciting.

Means 25: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 24,
“The character is
The length by which the game medium is guided by the guide means is substantially the same as the length of the guide member ”.

  According to the configuration of the means 25, the length for guiding the game medium by the guiding means is substantially the same as the length of the guide member. As a result, the game medium is guided from one to the other in the left-right direction of the game area, and it is possible to lengthen the time guided by the guide means to some extent, and the game medium guided by the guide means can be reliably recognized. And can enjoy the movement of the game medium.

  In addition, since the game medium is largely guided in the left-right direction by the guide means, it is possible to focus attention on the game medium and to maintain tension and prevent the interest from deteriorating by paying attention to the game medium. In addition, since the first receiving port where the advantageous gaming state is generated is arranged at the guidance destination, it is possible to expect an effect that the interest can be gradually improved as guided by the guidance means.

Means 26: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 25,
“The character is
The rotation of the guide member by the rotation driving means periodically forward and reverse within a predetermined angle range centering on the horizontal direction, thereby swinging the game medium on the guide member in the left-right direction. The game medium is caused to flow out from either one end or the other end of the guide member ”.

  Here, “repeating forward / reverse rotation” includes, for example, “repeating forward / reverse rotation by alternately changing the electrical polarity of the drive unit of the rotation drive means as a motor”, “rotation drive” Using a motor as the drive part of the means and rotating the motor rotating in one direction using a crank mechanism repeats forward and reverse rotations, "" Advancing and retreating members such as solenoids and cylinders are linear in the drive part of the rotation drive means And the like that repeat forward and reverse by repeating the advance and retreat of the advance and retreat member.

  According to the configuration of the means 26, the guide member is periodically rotated forward and backward with the horizontal direction as the center, so that the guide member rotates alternately at a predetermined cycle like a seesaw. The game medium on the guide member gradually moves back and forth while swinging back and forth, and can gradually move toward the end of the game. It is possible to realize the movement of the game medium, and to make the player expect the game medium to flow out from the guide member, which makes it even more exciting and exciting and interesting. can do.

Means 27: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 26,
“The character is
The guide member is rotationally driven by the rotational drive means so that the game medium rolling on the guide member is more likely to flow out from the other end than the one end of the guide member. It is characterized by being “to do”.

  Here, as a method of “increasing the rate of outflow from the other end”, for example, “the rotation of the guide member is stopped at a predetermined cycle while the other end is lower than the horizontal state. "When the other end of the guide member falls below the horizontal state, the rotation speed of the guide member is slowed", "When one end of the guide member falls below the horizontal state, the guide member And the like. "

  According to the structure of the means 27, the rate at which the game medium flows out from the other end of the guide member is increased, that is, the rate at which the game medium flows out to the third receiving port where the contact piece is arranged is increased. It is. Thereby, the opportunity to contact | abut with the contact piece arrange | positioned under the other edge part can be increased, and the game by contact | abutting with a contact piece can be enjoyed more. In addition, since the rate of outflow from one end is low on the hall side where a gaming machine is installed, the opportunity for an advantageous gaming state to be suppressed can be prevented, and the burden on the hall side can be prevented from increasing. .

Means 28: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 27,
“The character is
The rotation of the guide member by the rotation driving means is periodically stopped so that one end of the guide member is positioned higher than the other end ”.

  According to the configuration of the means 28, the guide member is periodically stopped at a position where one end thereof is higher than the other end. That is, since one end portion of the guide member is higher, even if the game medium is supplied onto the guide member in this state, the possibility of being received at the first receiving port where the advantageous game state occurs is reduced. be able to. As a result, the guide member is stopped in a state in which one end is raised, so that the player can clearly recognize that the player is in an unfavorable state, and the game medium avoids the timing when the guide member stops. It is possible to play the game medium in such a way that the game medium is driven in consideration of the timing of entry of the game medium to the starting port and entrance so that it is supplied on the guide member. It is possible to increase the sense of achievement when achieving the above, and to enhance the interest.

Means 29: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 28,
“The character is
A rotation state detection unit that detects a rotation state of the guide member that is rotated by the rotation drive unit;
Based on the rotation state of the guide member by the rotation state detection means, the guide member is rotated by the rotation drive means so that the game medium on the guide member flows out from the other end. It is characterized by being “driven”.

  Here, the “rotation state detection means” includes “a detection unit or the like provided on the guide member and detecting the rotation state by detecting the detection unit”, “drive of a motor or the like in the rotation drive unit” And the like which detect the rotation state from the driving state of the part ”. The “rotation state” is a state such as the rotation speed, rotation direction, rotation angle, and rotation position of the guide member.

  By the way, if there is a variation in the outflow accuracy of the game medium that flows out from the guide member in a predetermined direction, it may be too advantageous or disadvantageous for the player, and variations may occur depending on the gaming machine. Operation may be hindered.

  According to the configuration of the means 29, the turning state of the guide member is detected by the turning state detecting means, and the game medium is allowed to flow out from the other end of the guide member based on the detection result. Thereby, in addition to the above-described effects, it is possible to accurately grasp the rotation state of the guide member and reliably discharge the game medium from the other end, and in a predetermined direction (the other end) The outflow accuracy of the outflowed game media can be improved and the reliability of the gaming machine can be increased.

Means 30: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 29,
“The character is
The game medium that is in contact with the contact piece is transferred to the guide means by being raised or lowered by the contact piece.

  Here, “raising or lowering by a contact piece” means “thing that lowers a predetermined distance while in contact with a game medium”, “thing that raises a predetermined distance while being in contact with a game medium”, For example, “the game medium that flows down by contacting the contact piece moves down a predetermined distance after stopping or decelerating its speed”, “the game medium that flows down by contacting the contact piece , A movement that rises so that it can be scooped up ", and the like.

  According to the structure of the means 30, the game medium that has come into contact with the contact piece is raised or lowered by the contact piece, and the game medium is delivered to the guide means. Thereby, it is possible for the game medium to come into contact with the contact piece, so that the game medium can be made to move with an accent, and the game medium can be moved unprecedented. It is possible to focus attention on the movements of the people, and to enjoy the movements, so that it is difficult to get bored and prevent the interest from deteriorating.

  Further, when the game piece is delivered to the guide means after coming into contact with the contact piece, it is sent to the rotating body capable of receiving the game medium to the first receiving port where the advantageous game state occurs. It is hoped that the medium comes into contact with the contact piece and is guided by the guide means, so that attention can be paid to the game medium near the contact piece, and the movement of the contact piece and the game medium can be enjoyed.

  For example, the position in the vertical direction that contacts the contact piece and delivers the game medium to the guide means is a predetermined position, and the game medium that is in contact with the contact piece above and below the predetermined position is raised or lowered. If the contact piece is above the predetermined position, the game medium is lowered by the contact piece, or if the contact piece is lower than the predetermined position, the game medium is raised by the contact piece. In addition, it is possible to add interest to the movement of the game medium, and to further enhance the interest.

Means 31: In any one configuration from means 13 to means 30,
“The character is
A predetermined amount of clearance is formed between the pivot support member and the abutting piece, and the game medium is configured to roll and is opened upward. The third receiving port at the lowest part thereof, and the one that is disposed below the rotation center of the rotation support member and that flows out from the other end of the guide member. A receiving unit capable of receiving game media;
Further comprising
The abutting piece is moved from a position opposite to the one end side of the receiving portion of the third receiving port to a position above the one end side of the receiving portion through the third receiving port. The game medium is not allowed to be received in the third receiving port when the abutting piece is positioned at one end side of the receiving unit with respect to the third receiving port. It is characterized by.

  According to the structure of the means 31, the contact piece is supported by the rotation support member that can rotate around a predetermined axis in the accessory, and the tip of the contact piece drawn by the rotation support member rotating is provided. A game that has an arc-shaped receiving portion that is substantially along the trajectory and opens upward, and a third receiving port is disposed at the lowest portion of the receiving portion, and the game has flowed out from the other end of the guide member at one end of the receiving portion. Further, the contact piece is configured to receive the medium, and the position of the contact piece is higher than the one end side from the position opposite to the one end side in the receiving portion of the third receiving port by the rotation of the rotation support member. When the abutting piece is positioned at one end side in the receiving portion of the third receiving port, it is impossible to receive the game medium into the third receiving port by the abutting piece. . Thereby, the movement of the game medium after the contact can be changed according to the rotation position of the contact piece when the contact piece comes into contact with the game medium. Specifically, for example, when the abutting piece is positioned between the third receiving port and one end side of the receiving portion, the game medium is lifted by the abutting piece and delivered to the guide means. The game medium can be lowered by the contact piece and received in the third receiving port. Further, when the abutting piece is in contact with the game medium when positioned above the one end side in the receiving portion, the game medium is temporarily raised by the abutting piece and then lowered and transferred to the guide means, or the gaming medium is played by the abutting piece. Can be lowered and handed over to the guide means. As described above, the game medium can be moved in various ways by the contact with the contact portion, and the entertainment can be enhanced.

  In addition, since the receiving portion has an arc shape with an open top, for example, the third receiving port can be moved by moving the third receiving port arranged at the lowest part in a direction perpendicular to the surface formed by the game area. If the game medium that rolls on the receiving part from the one end side toward the lowest part has momentum, the game medium is not accepted in the third receiving port at the lowest part. Rolling over the three receiving ports and moving toward the opposite end and swinging on the receiving unit until it is received in the third receiving port, you can enjoy the movement In addition, the contact piece may move while swinging on the receiving portion, and may be transferred to the guide means by contact with the contact piece, so that an effect of exciting the player can be expected. it can.

Means 32: In the constitution of means 31,
“The character is
The game medium is located when the abutting piece is positioned between the third receiving port and one end side of the receiving portion and is driven to move in a direction toward the one end side of the receiving portion by the movement driving means. Is abutted against the abutting piece, the game medium is scooped up by the abutting piece and is prevented from being accepted into the third receiving port, and is supplied to the guiding means,
In addition, when the game medium is in contact with the contact piece when the contact piece is positioned above one end side of the receiving portion, the game medium is in contact with the contact piece. And is prevented from being received into the third receiving port and supplied to the guiding means.

  By the way, in the abutment between the game medium and the contact piece, when the game medium is blown off by the contact piece, the direction in which the game medium is blown varies depending on the contact angle between the contact piece and the game medium. There is a risk that it cannot be reliably delivered to the guide means. Also, by playing it off, the movement of the game medium becomes too fast, making it difficult for the player to recognize the game medium and reducing the interest.

  According to the configuration of the means 32, the abutment piece that is moved and driven by the movement drive means is transferred to the guide means so as to scoop up the game medium, or the abutment piece is lowered to open the game medium as if it were released. It will be handed over. That is, the contact piece and the game medium are in contact with each other until the game medium is transferred to the guide means by the contact piece. Accordingly, the game medium is not blown off by the contact piece, and the game medium can be reliably delivered to the guiding means, and the moving speed of the game medium can be suppressed. Can be recognized sufficiently, and the movement of the game medium can be enjoyed to prevent the interest from deteriorating.

Means 33: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 32,
“The character is
The guide means is such that the game medium can roll, and the rotating body side has a lower inclined surface than the abutting piece side.

  According to the configuration of the means 33, the guiding means is guided by rolling the game medium by gravity. Thereby, a guide means can be formed easily. In addition, it is possible to slow down the rolling speed of the game medium guided by the guide means by making the inclination angle of the guide means a gentle angle, and it is advantageous in that the guided game medium can be sufficiently recognized. It is possible to enjoy the game medium toward the rotating body where the first receiving port where the game state is generated is arranged, and it is possible to enhance the interest.

Means 34: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 33,
“The character is
When the predetermined time elapses after the game medium is detected by the entry detecting means, the movement driving means is driven to move so that the contact piece can come into contact with the game medium. .

  According to the configuration of the means 34, the game medium which has entered the entrance with the opening / closing piece opened is detected by the entry detecting means, and the contact piece is driven to move by the movement driving means after a predetermined time has elapsed since the detection. As a result, when the timing at which the game medium flows out from the other end of the guide member and reaches the region where the game piece can contact the contact piece coincides with the timing at which the contact piece is moved and driven, If it moves and abuts against the game medium and is not accepted into the third receiving port, it can be guided to the rotating body having the first receiving port via the guiding means.

Means 35: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 34,
“The character is
And further comprising a flow detecting means for detecting the game medium disposed and distributed between the downstream side of the other end of the guide member and the upstream side capable of contacting the contact piece,
When a predetermined time has elapsed since the game medium was detected by the distribution detection means, the movement driving means is driven to move so that the contact piece can come into contact with the game medium. .

  According to the configuration of the means 35, the contact piece is moved and driven by the movement drive means based on the detection of the game medium by the flow detection means arranged between the other end of the guide member and the contact piece. It is. Accordingly, the game medium can be detected and moved at a position closer to the contact piece, so that the contact piece can be reliably brought into contact with the game medium. It is possible to prevent the game medium from being received by the third receiving port and to guide it to the rotating body where the first receiving port in which an advantageous gaming state is generated is arranged through the guiding means, and to enhance the interest It can be.

  It should be noted that the movement drive of the contact piece based on the detection of the flow detection means is effective when a predetermined game state is satisfied, for example, winning after a big hit, winning a specific receiving port, etc. You may make it carry out a movement drive, and can make a specific gaming state by this, and can also add interestingness to a game content.

Means 36: In the structure of means 35,
“The character is
The distribution detecting means is disposed on the first rectifying means ".

  By the way, as a method for detecting the game medium flowing down, for example, there is a method for detecting the circulation of the game medium using a photo sensor, a proximity switch, or the like. In the game area, the game medium does not necessarily flow down, but may jump and rise by abutting against an accessory or obstacle nail. ) Is wide, there is a problem that one game medium is detected a plurality of times depending on the behavior of the game medium in the detection range, and the detection result is inaccurate. Is a narrow range that can be detected. However, in this case, in order to detect the distribution of the game medium in the game area, it is necessary to guide the game medium widely spread in the game area toward the detection means, and to detect the distribution of the game medium. This imposes restrictions on the movement of the game medium in the game area, and the movement of the game medium becomes monotonous, which may easily get bored and reduce the interest.

  According to the configuration of the means 36, the first rectifying means is provided with the flow detection means, and therefore, it is necessary to separately provide a structure for guiding the game medium to detect the flow of the game medium by the flow detection means. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the movement of the game medium from becoming monotonous and to prevent the interest from deteriorating, and to simplify the configuration for detecting the distribution of the game medium. Therefore, it is possible to easily detect the game media that is distributed.

Means 37: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 36,
“The character is
It further has a plurality of character bodies that are three-dimensionally modeled with dolls,
The entrance is the mouth of the first character body, the contact piece is a part of the foot of the second character body different from the first character body of the entrance, and the opening and closing piece is opened. When the game medium enters the entrance, the first character body flows into the game medium, and when the contact piece is driven to move by the movement driving means, It is configured such that when it comes into contact, the game medium has a flow that causes the second character body to kick.

  Here, the “character body” means characters such as novels, comics, movies, plays, etc., animals, plants, or props, or virtual characters, animals, plants created for this game machine, or Props etc.

  According to the structure of the means 37, the entrance and the abutting piece are made into a doll character body, and thereby the entrance and the abutting piece can be visually emphasized, and the game medium to the entrance is It is possible to entertain them by paying attention to the entry and the contact of the game medium by the contact piece. It should be noted that at the entrance, the first character body feels like the game medium is inserted, and an effect of enhancing the fun can be expected. In addition, since the abutting piece is an action in which the second character body kicks the game medium, the action may be an action related to sports such as soccer or the character in which the second character body is adopted. It is also possible to perform a pose peculiar to the character, making it easier to understand the action of the second character body and further enhancing the interest.

  The rotating body may also be a predetermined character body, which provides more character bodies for the actors, making the entire actors a lively feeling and enhancing the player's interest. The effect can be expected.

Means 38: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 37,
“The character is
It further has an opening / closing drive means for opening / closing the opening / closing piece on the side opposite to the side facing the player in the game area.

  According to the configuration of the means 38, the opening / closing driving means for opening / closing the opening / closing piece of the accessory is arranged on the back side of the accessory. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the opening / closing driving means from being arranged in the game area and to make the game area widely usable. Further, the opening / closing drive means can be made difficult to see from the front side of the accessory, and the appearance can be improved and the design can be improved.

Means 39: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 38,
“The character is
The open / close pieces are arranged so as to be separated from each other by a predetermined distance in the left-right direction across the entrance and face each other. A main movable piece that is rotatable between an open state rotated outward by a predetermined angle, and a length that is shorter than the main movable piece and rotates in the same direction as the main movable piece rotates. With a sub-movable piece,
As the main movable piece rotates from the closed state to the open state, the distance between the tip of the main movable piece and the tip of the sub-movable piece becomes longer, and the entire length of the opening / closing piece is opened than in the closed state. It is possible to attract the illusion that the state has become longer ".

  By the way, since the length of conventional open / close pieces such as tulips does not change, the player is only interested in whether the open / close pieces are opened or closed, and does not pay attention to the open / close pieces themselves. Therefore, for example, as an opening / closing piece that changes its length by sliding by turning, it is possible to make the opening / closing piece open larger than in the closed state so that the opening / closing piece is noticed and the interest can be enhanced. . However, in order to change the length of the opening / closing piece, the opening / closing piece has a complicated expansion / contraction mechanism. In the unlikely event that the expansion / contraction mechanism malfunctions during the game and the opening / closing piece is contracted. When the opening / closing operation stops, the range in which the game medium can be received by the opening / closing piece is narrowed, which is disadvantageous to the player and lowers interest.

  According to the configuration of the means 39, the accessory is provided with a pair of opening and closing pieces on the left and right sides of the entrance, and the opening and closing pieces are different in the rotation center and have a long main movable piece and a main movable piece. A short movable sub-movable piece that rotates with the rotation, and the distance between the leading end of the main movable piece and the leading end of the sub movable piece increases as the main movable piece rotates from the closed state to the open state. It is designed to be long. As a result, the overlap between the main movable piece and the sub-movable piece is large in the closed state, and it is possible to reduce the overlap in the open state, and the length of the opening / closing piece is increased due to the change in the overlap state. Looks like. In other words, since the distance from the rotation center of the sub movable piece to the tip of the main movable piece becomes longer from the closed state to the open state, the player opens and closes the rotation center of the sub movable piece. When viewed as the center of rotation of the piece, it appears that the opening and closing piece is longer when it is in the open state, but in reality it is not longer than the length of the main movable piece, and the player has extended the opening and closing piece. Such an illusion can be caused. As a result, when the opening / closing piece is opened, an illusion can be given as if the opening / closing piece is long, so that it is possible to make it seem that the game medium easily enters the entrance, and there are many gaming machines. In particular, it is possible to make the player want to play with the gaming machine of the present embodiment, and it is possible to increase the sense of expectation that the game medium will enter the entrance, and to enhance the interest. Actually, since the opening width of the opened opening and closing piece does not change, the rate of entering is not increased from the appearance, and it suppresses the interest from becoming higher than necessary, and the burden on the hall side increases. Can be suppressed. In addition, even if a malfunction occurs in the opening and closing piece, the opening width does not change, so that it is possible to avoid the disadvantage of the player compared to those equipped with an expansion / contraction mechanism, and the interest is reduced. Can be prevented.

Means 40: In the constitution of means 39,
“The character is
A guided portion is formed on the main movable piece, and a guide portion capable of guiding the guided portion in the radial direction of the rotation center of the sub movable piece is formed on the sub movable piece, respectively. The moving center is arranged above the rotation center of the main movable piece in the opening / closing piece and on the center side in the left-right direction ”.

  According to the structure of the means 40, the main movable piece and the sub movable piece are connected by the link mechanism of the guided portion and the guide portion, and the rotation center of the sub movable piece is above the rotation center of the pair of main movable pieces. In addition, it is arranged on the center side in the left-right direction. As a result, when one of the main movable piece or the sub movable piece is rotated, the other movable piece is also rotated by the guided portion being guided by the guide portion, and only one movable piece is rotated. Both of the movable pieces can be rotated only by rotationally driving, and the mechanism for rotationally driving can be simplified. Further, by arranging the rotation center of the sub movable piece above the rotation center of the pair of main movable pieces and in the center in the left-right direction, as the main movable piece rotates from the closed state to the open state, The distance between the tip of the movable piece and the rotation center of the sub movable piece can be increased, and the illusion that the length of the opening / closing piece is increased by the rotation of the opening / closing piece can be caused. The effect of this can be achieved.

Means 41: In the constitution of means 39 or means 40,
“The character is
The opening / closing piece is opened / closed by rotating a rotation shaft, which is a rotation center of the main movable piece, in the opening / closing piece by the opening / closing driving means.

  By the way, since the sub movable piece can be rotated together with the main movable piece, if the main movable piece is driven to rotate, the sub movable piece also rotates, and conversely, if the sub movable piece is driven to rotate, the main movable piece. Also comes to rotate. For example, when the sub movable piece is rotationally driven, a problem occurs in the transmission mechanism that transmits the rotation of the sub movable piece to the main movable piece, and the main movable piece is accompanied by the rotation of the sub movable piece. However, since the opening / closing piece only opens and closes the sub-movable piece having a short length, the receivable range of the game medium by the opening / closing piece becomes narrow, which is disadvantageous to the player.

  According to the structure of the means 41, the rotational axis of the main movable piece is rotationally driven by the rotational driving means. As a result, even if a malfunction occurs that prevents the sub movable piece from rotating, the main movable piece having a length longer than that of the sub movable piece is directly rotated by the rotation driving means. It is possible to reliably ensure the acceptable range of game media in the game, and to prevent the player from being disadvantaged even if a malfunction occurs, thereby suppressing the interest from deteriorating.

Means 42: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 41,
“The character is
The rotational drive means for rotationally driving the guide member includes a rotational drive unit that rotates in a predetermined direction, and a transmission mechanism that converts rotational drive from the rotational drive unit into reciprocating drive and transmits the reciprocal drive to the guide member. And the guide member is reciprocally rotated within a predetermined angle range by reciprocating driving by the transmission mechanism.

  Here, as the “transmission mechanism”, any member may be used as long as the members constituting the mechanism for converting the rotational drive into the reciprocating drive are in contact with each other and have a sliding portion that slides (slides). And a reciprocating member having at least a reciprocating member that slidably holds the crankpin linearly, a “cam mechanism that reciprocates by rotation of a cam”, and the like.

  By the way, as a method of reciprocatingly rotating the guide member by the rotation of the motor, a method of detecting the tilting position of the guide member and reciprocatingly rotating the motor by rotating it forward or backward is conceivable. In order to perform normal rotation and reverse rotation, a complicated configuration such as a sensor and a control device for detecting a tilt position is required, and there is a problem that the life of the motor is reduced by repeating normal rotation and reverse rotation. In addition, the guide member may be reciprocally rotated by advancing and retreating the solenoid rod. In this case, as in the case of the motor described above, a complicated configuration such as a sensor or a control device is used to repeatedly turn the solenoid on and off. There is a problem that requires.

  According to the configuration of the means 42, the rotational drive of the rotary drive unit is converted into the reciprocating drive by the transmission mechanism, and the guide member is reciprocated within a predetermined angle range. As a result, the guide member can be easily reciprocated simply by rotating the rotation drive unit in a predetermined direction, so that the rotation of the rotation drive unit such as a motor can be rotated forward and backward as in the prior art. There is no need for a sensor or a control device, and the reciprocating operation can be performed with a simple configuration.

Means 43: In the constitution of means 42,
“The character is
A crankpin that revolves at a position deviated from a predetermined axis by the rotary drive unit, and a transmission unit that holds the crankpin slidably in a substantially linear shape and transmits reciprocating drive to the movable accessory. And a sliding support member that slidably supports the reciprocating member in a substantially linear shape, and a friction reducing layer is formed on the surface of the sliding support member. '' To do.

  By the way, when using a crank mechanism or a cam mechanism when changing the rotational drive of the rotational drive unit to a reciprocating drive by the transmission mechanism, it always has a sliding (sliding) portion in the transmission path of the driving force. In addition, friction is generated in the sliding portion, and when the sliding portion is worn due to the friction, the resistance increases and the driving force cannot be transmitted satisfactorily. There is a problem that can not be done.

  According to the configuration of the means 43, the reciprocating member supported by the sliding support member is linearly reciprocated by the crank pin revolving by the rotation drive unit, and the guide member is reciprocated via the transmission unit of the reciprocating member. It is assumed to be operated, and a friction reducing layer is formed on the sliding support member. As a result, it is possible to satisfactorily convert the rotational drive into a reciprocating drive, the transmission mechanism can be realized reliably, and wear of the crankpin and the sliding support member can be reduced by the friction reduction layer. In addition, since the friction reduction layer is formed on the sliding support member of the transmission mechanism, it is possible to reduce the friction in the sliding support member and make it difficult to wear, and the sliding support member wears early and the guide member operates. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of defects.

Means 44: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 43,
“The character is
The contact piece is rotatable about a predetermined axis;
The movement drive means for moving the contact piece moves the rotation drive output means for outputting a predetermined rotation drive, and transmits the rotation from the rotation output means and has a play of a predetermined rotation angle. With fittings,
The contact piece is rotationally driven by the rotational drive output means via the rotational transmission joint ”.

  Here, as the “rotation transmission joint”, “the one that transmits the rotation by engaging the convex portion and the concave portion”, “the one that transmits the rotation by the friction force between the sliding plates and the like”, Etc. Further, “having play” means “play due to dimensional error or dimensional tolerance”, “play provided actively”, etc., for example, “having a predetermined loose fit at the engaging portion” "A phase difference or a follow-up difference or the like is generated on the primary side and the secondary side in the rotation transmission by interposing an elastic body such as a spring or rubber".

  According to the configuration of the means 44, the contact piece rotates around a predetermined axis by outputting the rotation drive by the rotation drive output means as the movement drive means, and the transmission for transmitting the rotation to the contact piece. The drive joint is provided with a predetermined play. Thereby, the impact when the game medium comes into contact with the contact piece is absorbed by the play of the rotation transmission joint, and it is possible to reduce or prevent the impact from being directly transmitted to the rotational drive output means. It becomes possible, and the load concerning a rotation drive output means can be reduced.

  In addition, since there is play, when the contact piece starts or stops rotating, or when it comes into contact with a game medium, the play causes the contact piece to shake and cause the movement of the contact piece. It is possible to add fun and entertain the player.

Means 45: In the constitution of means 44,
“The character is
The movement driving means urges the abutting piece to rotate around a predetermined axis, and the urging force is weaker than the force applied when the game medium abuts on the abutting piece. It further includes an urging means.

  Here, as the “biasing means”, “a force that acts in a direction in which the contact piece is rotated by a weight disposed at a position eccentric to the rotation axis of the contact piece”, “A force is applied in a direction in which the contact piece is rotated around its rotation axis by an elastic body such as a spring”.

  According to the configuration of the means 45, the biasing means for biasing the contact piece so as to rotate around a predetermined axis is provided, and the biasing force is more than the force applied when the game medium contacts the contact piece. It is a weak one. As a result, when not being driven by the rotation drive output means, the biasing means is positioned at a predetermined rotation position, and the abutting piece shakes unnecessarily, giving the player an uncomfortable feeling. Can be prevented from decreasing. Further, when the game medium comes into contact with the contact piece, the contact piece moves against the urging force of the urging means by the force at the time of contact, and the contact piece moves by the play of the rotation transmission joint, When the game medium comes into contact with the contact piece, the game piece moves so that the contact piece is returned, and the movement can be enjoyed to prevent the interest from deteriorating.

Means 46: In the configuration of means 45,
“The character is
The urging means for rotating the contact piece urges the contact piece in a direction in which the contact piece is moved upward.

  According to the structure of the means 46, the contact piece is biased so as to move upward by the biasing means. Thereby, when the game medium comes into contact with the contact piece, it is possible to embody the movement of the contact piece descending together with the game medium against the urging force of the urging means by the force from the game medium. Similar effects can be achieved.

Means 47: In any one configuration from means 37 to means 46,
“The character is
An effect moving means for moving the face of the second character body up and down and rotating the arm of the second character body, and for moving and driving the face and arms of the second character body by the effect moving means. It further has a movable effect means provided with a movable effect drive means.

  Here, the “movable effect means” is a device that performs a predetermined effect on the player by the movement, and even if the movement of the game medium is changed by the movement, the player becomes advantageous or disadvantageous. It moves without any direct impact on the game.

  According to the configuration of the means 47, the accessory is provided with a movable effect means, which not only makes the movement of the game medium by the guide member, the rotating body, the contact piece, the guide means, etc., but also movable. Since the predetermined production operation can be performed by moving the production means, the player can be more entertained.

  Further, the movable effect means includes an effect movement means for moving the face and arms of the second character body, and a movable effect drive means for driving the face and arms of the second character body via the effect movement means. Is. As a result, the face of the second character body moves up and down and the arm rotates, so that the second character body can make various poses and gestures by moving the movable effect moving means. . In other words, the movement of the second character of the doll can make it easier for the player to be familiar, and can be expected to make it easier to empathize, making it easier to obtain a sense of unity with the movement of the movable accessory. Can be enjoyed more, and further, the fun of the entire game can be enhanced. In addition, in the case where the contact piece is provided on the foot of the second character body, in addition to the face and arms of the second character body, the foot is also movable, so that a movable effect can be made to entertain the player.

Means 48: In the constitution of means 47,
“The character is
The face of the second character body is pivotally supported around a predetermined axis so as to be swingable.

  According to the configuration of the means 48, the face of the second character body is pivotally supported so that when the face is moved up and down, the face swings due to the influence and the face is moved. It is possible to perform an interesting production such as shaking, and to enhance the interest.

Means 49: In the constitution of means 47 or means 48,
“The character is
The effect moving means in the movable effect means is
It is driven to move in the vertical direction by the movable effect driving means, and is supported by the main body of the second character body so as to be rotatable about the shoulder. It has a slide member having a projection abutting portion that abuts on the projection protruding from the arm from below ”.

  According to the configuration of the means 49, it is possible to simultaneously perform the vertical movement of the face of the second character body and the rotational movement of the arm only by moving the slide member in the vertical direction, with a simple configuration. The above-described movable effect means can be embodied, and the same effects as described above can be obtained.

Means 50: In any one configuration from means 47 to means 49,
“The character is
The movable effect means is a device that provides a movable effect according to the movement of the contact piece.

  According to the configuration of the means 50, the contact piece is a part of the foot of the second character body, and the movable effecting means is moved in accordance with the movement drive of the contact piece. Thereby, since a leg, a face, and an arm of the second character can move at the same time and can take a predetermined pose, the player can be entertained and it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest.

  The movable effect means may be moved in conjunction with the movement of the contact piece at all times, or the movable effect means can be moved simultaneously with the contact piece when the gaming state becomes a predetermined state. You may make it let it. The predetermined state is, for example, stored in the specific storage portion of the rotating body when the advantageous gaming state is reached, when the rotation state of the guide member and the movement driving timing of the contact piece satisfy the predetermined state. For example, when there is a high possibility that the contact of the contact piece will prevent the third receiving port from being received.

Means 51: In any one configuration from means 21 to means 50,
“The character is
A transparent reinforcing film having a decorative layer on a part of the back surface is fused to the front surface side of the front surface covering portion of the support structure member ”.

  Here, as the “fusion”, any material that melts and adheres may be used. For example, “a material that is melted and bonded at an injection molding temperature using insert molding” or “a material that is melted by heating by a heating means”. And the like ".

  By the way, it has been conventionally practiced to enhance the design characteristics by giving various colors and patterns to the actors arranged in the game area so as to enhance the interest of the player. As a method of applying, for example, it is conceivable to print a color or the like directly on the surface of the accessory, or to attach a decorative film having a color or the like printed on the surface to the accessory. However, in the case where the surface of the accessory is decorated, the game medium comes into contact with the decorated portion and rubs and peels off, making it difficult to maintain the decoration for a long time.

  Further, as a method of improving the strength rigidity of the support structural member, it is conceivable to increase the plate thickness or to provide a rib or the like as appropriate. For example, in the method of increasing the plate thickness, molding is performed by injection molding. In this case, as the plate thickness increases, there is a problem that distortion generated when cooling after molding increases and the product is deformed and cannot be used. Further, when ribs are provided, it may be possible to enlarge the opening formed in the game board by the amount of the ribs, but there is a problem that the structure becomes larger than necessary. Moreover, although it is possible to form the slit which penetrates a rib in an opening part, in this case, there exists a problem which takes the effort which forms a slit.

  According to the configuration of the means 51, the reinforcing film is fused to the front side of the front covering portion, and the front covering portion is reinforced by the reinforcing film, thereby further increasing the strength rigidity of the support structural member. It can be attached to the game board with reliable support of the guide member, contact piece, etc., and has sufficient strength and rigidity, so it can be a larger accessory, at first glance It can be a gaming machine with impact and can be more interesting.

  Moreover, the decoration layer is provided in the back surface of the reinforcement film. That is, since the decorative layer is provided inside the front cover unit integrated with the reinforcing film, even if the game medium comes into contact with the front cover unit of the accessory arranged in the game area, the game medium is directly connected to the decorative layer. Can be prevented, and the decoration layer can be prevented from peeling off due to contact with the game medium, and the decoration can be maintained in a good state for a long time.

  In addition, since the decorative film can be easily decorated by providing a decorative layer on the reinforcing film, it is not necessary to assemble it as a separate part every time the color etc. is different. can do. In addition, when the decoration layer is provided by printing, various decorations can be easily applied, and an accessory having more excellent decoration can be easily formed.

  In addition, when the reinforcing film is fused by insert molding, it can be firmly integrated with high adhesive strength, and the thickness of the portion where the reinforcing film is arranged can be increased, without arranging the reinforcing film. Compared with the case of the same plate thickness, the distortion after molding can be made as small as possible, and deformation due to molding can be prevented.

Means 52: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 51,
“The character is
When the game medium is detected by the start detection means in a state where the first effect aspect is displayed on the display means by the effect display control means, the effect display control means differs from the first effect aspect. When two display modes are displayed on the display means, the opening / closing piece performs a predetermined opening / closing operation, and the game medium that has entered from the entrance when the opening / closing piece is open is detected by the entry detection means, A third effect mode different from the first effect mode and the second effect mode is displayed on the display unit by the effect display control unit, and the entered game medium is supplied onto the guide member. Either the one end or the other end of the guide member is moved by rolling the guide member in the left-right direction by the rotation of the guide member by the rotation driving means. The game medium that has flowed out from one end and is flown out from one end is accommodated in either the specific accommodation portion or the normal accommodation portion of the rotating body to be guided to the corresponding first receiving port or second receiving port. Before the game medium flowing out from the other end is received by the third receiving port, the contact piece is brought into contact with the corresponding receiving piece by the movement of the movement driving means. When the game medium is prevented from being received, the game medium is guided by the guide means so as to be stored in either the specific storage portion or the normal storage portion of the rotating body, whereby the first receiving port or the second storage medium is guided. If it is received by the receiving port and is not blocked by the abutment piece, it is received by the third receiving port, received by the first receiving port, and received by the receiving detecting means. Before media is detected And characterized in that advantageously gaming state is jackpot representation embodiment suggests that occur are displayed on the display unit "by the effect display control means.

  Here, the difference between the first production mode, the second production mode, and the third production mode is “different background (scene)”, “different character”, “different design”, “character outfit” , Different poses, facial expressions, etc., “characters, etc. have different movements”, “number of displayed characters, etc., different”, “colors, etc.”. In addition, the situation of a specific character may be sequentially changed as the first to third effect modes are changed, or a story property may be given by a standing turn.

  According to the structure of the means 52, since it will be in an advantageous gaming state if a game medium is received in the 1st entrance in an accessory, first, the opening-and-closing piece which closes the entrance which becomes an entrance of the game medium in an accessory is opened. In order to achieve this, a game is aimed at the starting port, and when a game medium enters the starting port, the next game is aimed at the entrance. At this time, the first effect mode is first displayed on the display means, and the first effect mode displayed on the display means is changed to the second effect mode when the game medium enters the start port. Thus, it can be easily recognized that the game medium has entered the starting port. That is, it is possible to enhance the interest by recognizing that the opening / closing piece at the entrance performs a predetermined opening / closing operation. In addition, since the opening / closing piece opens and closes only a predetermined number of times, it is possible to enhance the interest of the player by driving the game medium aiming at the gap. When the game medium enters the inside of the accessory from the entrance, the display on the display means changes from the second effect mode to the third effect mode, and the player indicates that the game medium has entered the entrance, that is, the inside of the accessory. This makes it possible to recognize that the game medium has come one step closer to the first receiving port where the advantageous gaming state occurs, thereby enhancing the interest. Thereafter, the game medium swings left and right on the guide member, and whether the game medium flows out from one end of the first receiving port by swinging the game medium on the guide member, Expect to thrill the player. By the way, when the guide member is alternately rotated at a predetermined cycle like a seesaw, the game medium on the guide member gradually moves back and forth while gradually approaching the end portion, and eventually the end portion. Released from. This is because when the game medium is swung so as not to straddle the rotation center of the guide member, a centrifugal force always acts on the game medium as the guide member rotates, and the centrifugal force rotates. Since the distance from the center is stronger, the distance that the game medium moves away from the center is longer than the distance that the game medium moves away from the center. It seems to move to the end of As a result, it is possible to give the game medium a movement that gradually moves to the end while swinging on the guide member, making it possible to realize a movement of the game medium that has never been made before, On the other hand, by expecting when the game medium flows out from the guide member, it can be even more exciting and exciting, making it interesting. And, if the game medium flows out from the other end of the guide member after swinging, the game medium may go to the third receiving port where the advantageous gaming state does not occur. When the abutting piece moves to abut against the game medium and is prevented from being received at the third receiving port, the game medium is guided to the rotating body by the guide means. At this time, the player's expectation can be enhanced by whether or not the contact piece moves at the timing of contact with the game medium flowing out from the other end of the guide member. It can be thrilled and throbbing depending on whether or not acceptance into the third receiving port is blocked after it has come into contact with the game, and it can be fun and exciting with the movement of the game medium. And the entertainment can be heightened as the game medium that has been prevented from being received at the third receiving port is directed to the rotating body by the guide means. In the rotating body, it is possible to enhance the excitement by exciting whether the game medium is accommodated in the specific accommodation unit corresponding to the first receiving port which is advantageous to the player, and accommodated in the specific accommodation unit In this way, it is possible to increase the interest by recognizing that the big hit effect mode is displayed on the display means by being guided to the first receiving entrance, and that an advantageous gaming state occurs, and when the advantageous gaming state occurs thereafter, the interest is further enhanced. be able to. Even if the game medium that has flowed out from the other end portion of the guide member is received by the third receiving port without being blocked by the contact with the contact piece, it can be sufficiently enjoyed up to this point. At the same time, it can be expected from the next game medium, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest. Therefore, as described above, it is possible to prevent the interest from being lowered by causing the display means to display the effect mode according to the operation of the opening and closing pieces in the accessory and the position of the game medium moving in the accessory. .

  In addition, since the display means can display the effect mode using the character, by making the displayed character perform various poses and actions, it can be compared with the effect mode consisting only of symbols such as characters. It is possible to make a presentation mode that is easy to understand at first glance, entertain the player, clearly express the difference between the first production mode to the third production mode, and accurately recognize the change in the position of the game medium It is possible to prevent the player's interest from deteriorating.

  Furthermore, since the presentation mode displayed on the display means changes depending on the entry of the game medium to the start opening, the entrance, etc., it is possible to recognize the entry of the game medium without continuing to watch the start opening. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the annoyance of continuing to watch, and to prevent the interest from deteriorating.

Means 53: In the constitution of means 52,
“The character is
When a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of display of the second effect mode or the third effect mode displayed on the display unit, the display unit is changed to the first effect mode and displayed on the display unit by the effect display control unit. It is characterized by being.

  By the way, the position of the game medium in the game area has changed with time, and when the position of the game medium or the like is in a predetermined state, the display of a predetermined effect mode is started. Even while the effect mode is displayed, the position of the game medium changes every moment, and the effect contents of the effect mode displayed with respect to the actual position of the game medium etc. deviate, and conversely, the interest is lowered. There is a risk.

  According to the configuration of the means 53, the display is returned to the first effect mode after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of display of the second effect mode and the third effect mode. As a result, the second effect mode and the third effect mode are prevented from being displayed for a long time, and the relevance between the displayed effect content and the moving position of the game medium is reduced. It is possible to prevent the decrease. In addition, it is possible to suppress tired viewing of these effects and increase their display value.

  Note that the elapse of the predetermined time here is the elapsed time from the start of display of the corresponding production mode. If the production mode is changed to another production mode during the display, the measurement of the elapsed time is cancelled. It is what is done.

Means 54: In the configuration of means 52 or means 53,
“The character is
In the first effect mode and the second effect mode displayed on the display means, at least one of the character, the background, and the symbol is moved and displayed in the left-right direction, and from the first effect mode. Also, the second effect mode is moving and displayed at a faster speed ".

  According to the configuration of the means 54, the first effect mode and the second effect mode are such that the character or the like is moved and displayed in a predetermined direction, and the second effect mode is faster in the moving display speed. As a result, when the game medium enters the start opening, the character or the like moves faster, so that it can be expected to give the player a sense of excitement and excitement, and the entertainment can be further enhanced.

  As an effect mode, when a character is moved and displayed, if the character moves out of the display area of the display means, the character is not displayed, and there is a possibility that the interestingness of the effect display may be reduced at that time. However, if the character is placed in the approximate center of the display means to make the character walk or run, and the background is moved and displayed in accordance with the character's movement, the character walks or runs. In addition, since the character does not move and disappear from the display area, it is possible to prevent the interest from deteriorating.

Means 55: In any one configuration from means 52 to means 54,
“The character is
When the detection results of the rotation state detection means and the start detection means satisfy a predetermined condition, the special display effect is different from the second effect mode by the effect display control unit instead of the second effect mode. Is displayed on the display means ”.

  Here, “the detection results of the rotation state detection means and the start detection means satisfy a predetermined condition” means, for example, “when a game medium is detected by the start detection means, one end of the guide member as a rotation state. "When the part is descending", "When the game medium is detected by the start detection means, when one end of the guide member is rising as the turning state", "The game medium is detected by the start detection means" Sometimes, when one end of the guide member is above the horizontal direction as a turning state, "When the game medium is detected by the start detection means, one end of the guide member is in the horizontal direction as a turning state. "When the game medium is detected by the start detection means, when one end of the guide member is descending above the horizontal direction when the game medium is detected by the start detection means", "Start detection means To detect gaming media Sometimes, when one end of the guide member is descending below the horizontal direction as a turning situation, “when one of the guide members is turned as a turning situation when the game medium is detected by the start detection means. "When the part is rising above the horizontal direction", "When the game medium is detected by the start detection means, one end of the guide member is rising below the horizontal direction as a turning situation Time ", and the like.

  According to the configuration of the means 55, when the entry of the game medium into the start port and the turning state of the guide member satisfy the predetermined conditions, the special second effect mode is displayed instead of the second effect mode. That is, when the game medium enters the start port, the rotation state of the guide member is, for example, that the game medium that has entered the accessory from the entrance is one of the guide members in which the first receiving port is disposed downstream. When the turning situation is highly likely to flow out from the end, the special second effect mode is displayed. As a result, when the game medium enters the start port and the special second performance mode is displayed, if the game medium enters the entrance, it is highly likely that the game will be accepted into the first entrance, and the player has an opportunity. Therefore, it is possible to drive a lot of game media aiming at the entrance and enhance the interest.

  Note that the special second effect mode may be an effect mode in which the character moves toward one end of the guide member, that is, toward the rotating body having the first receiving port, whereby the game medium is guided to the guide member. It is possible to visually recognize that there is a high possibility of outflowing from one end of the above, and an effect of enhancing interest can be expected.

Means 56: In the configuration of means 55,
“The character is
If the rotation state of the guide member by the rotation state detection unit when the game medium is detected by the start detection unit satisfies a predetermined condition, the character, the background, and the symbol in the second effect mode The special second effect mode displayed at a speed faster than at least one moving display speed is displayed on the display means ".

  According to the configuration of the means 56, the special second effect mode is obtained by further increasing the moving display speed of the character or the like than the second effect mode. Thereby, since the movement of a character etc. becomes still faster, it can be expected to give the player a feeling of excitement and excitement, and the interest can be further enhanced.

Means 57: In the constitution of means 55 or means 56,
“The character is
When the detection results of the approach detection means and the rotation state detection means satisfy a predetermined condition, the special display effect means different from the third effect mode in place of the third effect mode by the effect display control unit. Is displayed on the display means ”.

  Here, “the detection results of the entry detection means and the start detection means satisfy a predetermined condition” means “when one end of the guide member is descending as a turning state when the game medium is detected by the entry detection means” "When a game medium is detected by the entry detection means, when one end of the guide member is ascending as a turning state", "When the game medium is detected by the entry detection means" "When one end of the guide member is above the horizontal direction as a situation", "When the game medium is detected by the entry detection means, one end of the guide member is below the horizontal direction as a turning situation "When a game medium is detected by the entry detection means, when one end of the guide member is descending above the horizontal direction as a turning state," Rotate when detected "When one end of the guide member is descending below the horizontal direction", "When the game medium is detected by the entry detection means, one end of the guide member is horizontal "When the game medium is detected by the entry detection means, when one end of the guide member is rising below the horizontal direction as a turning state", etc. Is mentioned.

  According to the configuration of the means 57, if the entry of the game medium into the entrance and the rotation state of the guide member satisfy the predetermined conditions, the special third effect mode is displayed instead of the third effect mode. For example, when a game medium enters the entrance of an accessory, the rotation of the guide member is highly likely to flow out from one end of the guide member where the first receiving port is disposed downstream. You may make it display a special 3rd production aspect as it is a situation. As a result, when the game medium enters the accessory and the special third effect mode is displayed, the game medium may flow out from one end of the guide member in which the first receiving port is arranged downstream. It is high and the player can recognize the arrival of the chance, so that it is possible to drive a lot of game media aiming at the entrance, and the interest can be enhanced.

  The special third effect mode may be displayed in relation to the display of the special second effect mode within one game medium or within a predetermined time, and is not related to the display of the special second effect mode. May be displayed.

Means 58: In the constitution of means 57,
“The character is
When the game medium is detected by the entry detection means, the rotation situation detection means indicates a rotation situation in which the game medium supplied onto the guide member flows out from one end of the guide member. When detected, the special third effect mode is displayed on the display means instead of the third effect mode.

  According to the configuration of the means 58, when the game medium enters the accessory from the entrance and is detected by the entry detection means, the game medium supplied on the guide member flows out from one end of the guide member. If the degree of rotation is high, the special third effect mode is displayed. Thereby, it is possible to recognize that the game medium is likely to flow out from the guide member to the side where the first receiving port where the advantageous gaming state occurs is arranged by displaying the special third effect mode. You can enjoy the movement by focusing on the movement of the medium.

Means 59: In the constitution of means 57 or means 58,
“The character is
The special third effect mode is displayed on the condition that the special second effect mode is displayed on the display means ".

  According to the structure of the means 59, after the special second effect mode is displayed, the special third effect mode is displayed when the detection results of the approach detection unit and the rotation state detection unit satisfy a predetermined condition. is there. As a result, the opportunity to display the special third performance mode is further limited, and the display value can be increased, and it is suggested that the player is likely to be advantageous by being displayed. Can be more interesting.

Means 60: In any one configuration from means 57 to means 59,
“The character is
After a special effect stage has been displayed on the display means after the predetermined third time has elapsed since the display means has been displayed on the display means. The first effect mode is displayed ".

  According to the configuration of the means 60, when a predetermined time elapses after the special third effect mode is displayed, the display of the first effect mode is resumed after the loss effect mode is displayed. In other words, even if a predetermined time elapses after the special third effect mode is displayed, if the big hit effect mode is not displayed, the game medium that has flowed out of the guide member has not been accepted into the first receiving port that is a big hit. It is intended to display a loss production mode that suggests a loss. As a result, after the special third production mode that enhances the expectation is displayed, the loss production mode that actively suggests that the game has been lost is displayed. It can be reduced, and on the contrary, it can be expected to have an effect that makes it interesting and rich.

Means 61: In any one configuration from means 35 to means 60,
“The character is
When the detection results of the distribution detection unit and the entry detection unit satisfy a predetermined condition, the specific display mode is displayed on the display unit by the display display control unit.

  Here, the “specific effect mode” is an effect image (still image or moving image) that suggests that there is a high possibility that the game medium will be hit by the hitting unit using the character, background, and design as appropriate. For example, “things that move and display characters etc. in the direction in which the game medium is hit”, “things that display characters with specific poses”, “things that display characters etc.”, etc. Can be mentioned.

  According to the configuration of the means 61, the specific effect mode is displayed when the entry detection of the game medium that has entered the accessory and the detection result of the game medium that has flowed out from the other end of the guide member satisfy the predetermined condition. Is. Thereby, for example, the fact that the game medium is detected by the distribution detection means means that the game medium is moving in the direction of the abutment piece, so that the effect display including the content to that effect as the specific effect mode By doing this, the player's line of sight can be directed to the vicinity of the contact piece. In addition, when the game medium is detected by the distribution detection means, when the contact piece is moved to a position where the game medium can be contacted by the detection by the entry detection means, the game is used as the specific effect mode. It may be an effect mode that suggests that there is a high possibility that the medium and the contact piece come into contact with each other, so that the player can identify the display means without always keeping an eye on the game medium or the hitting means. By displaying the effect mode, it is possible to recognize that there is a high possibility that the game medium abuts, and at that time, it is only necessary to gaze at the abutment piece and the like, thereby reducing the troublesomeness of continuing to gaze. It is possible to prevent the interest from deteriorating.

Means 62: In the configuration of means 61,
“The character is
Based on detection of the game medium by the entry detection means, when the game medium is detected by the distribution detection means at a timing when the contact piece moves so as to be able to contact the game medium, The specific effect mode is displayed on the display means ”.

  According to the configuration of the means 62, when the game medium is detected by the distribution detection means at the timing when the contact piece moves so as to be able to contact the game medium, the specific effect mode is displayed. Thereby, the game medium can be guided to the rotating body having the first receiving port through which the advantageous gaming state is generated through the guiding means by being prevented from receiving into the third receiving port by the contact of the contact piece. If the performance is high, the specific effect mode is displayed on the display means. Therefore, it is possible to play while expecting whether or not the specific effect mode is displayed on the display means, and the specific effect mode is displayed. In this way, it can be expected to enhance the interest.

Means 63: In the constitution of means 61 or means 62,
“The character is
A rotation position detecting means for detecting a rotation position of the rotating body rotated by the rotation driving means;
If the detection results of the flow detection means and the entry detection means satisfy a predetermined condition, and the rotational position of the rotating body by the rotational position detection means satisfies a predetermined condition, the specific effect is used instead of the specific effect mode. A special specific effect mode different from the mode is displayed on the display means ”.

  Here, as the “rotation position detecting means”, “a rotation position detection unit such as a slit or a protrusion for detecting the rotation position is provided on the rotation detection body that rotates together with the rotation body, and the detection unit is detected by the sensor. ”To detect the rotational position”, “to detect the rotational position from the rotational position of the driving unit of the motor or the like in the moving means for rotating the rotating body”, “to rotate the motor or the like in the moving means to rotate the rotating body In particular, it is desirable to detect the position of the specific accommodating portion of the rotating body.

  According to the configuration of the means 63, the rotation position detection means for detecting the rotation position of the rotating body is provided, and the detection results of the rotation position detection means after the detection results of the entry detection means and the flow detection means satisfy a predetermined condition. When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the special specific effect mode is displayed. Thereby, for example, in a state where the game medium flowing out from the other end portion of the guide member is in contact with the contact piece and is prevented from being received into the third receiving port and is guided to the rotating body. Furthermore, based on the rotational position of the rotating body at that time, a special specific effect mode is displayed when there is a high possibility that the game medium guided to the rotating body is stored in the specific storage section of the rotating body. This makes it possible for the player to recognize that the game medium is very likely to be received at the first entrance where an advantageous gaming state occurs, and to enhance the interest. it can.

Means 64: In any one configuration from means 61 to means 63,
“The character is
The specific effect mode displayed on the display means is an effect mode in which at least one of the character, the background, or the design is moved and displayed from the contact piece toward the rotating body. It is characterized by being.

  According to the configuration of the means 64, as the specific effect mode, at least one of the characters and the like is moved and displayed in the direction of the rotating body. Thereby, when the game medium comes into contact with the contact piece, an illusion that the game medium moves in the direction of the rotating body can be generated, and the effect can be enhanced.

  As the moving display, a character or the like may be moved and displayed at a predetermined speed, or may be moved and displayed while displaying a plurality of afterimages behind the moving direction of the character or the like. The display may be enlarged or reduced together with the moving display such as, and the display can be enhanced as in the above.

  In addition, as a specific effect mode, the character imitating the game medium may be moved and displayed with the character in the state where the character imitated behind the character, so that the character moves as if pressed by the game medium symbol. Such an effect display can be obtained, and an interesting effect can be obtained. In addition, by moving the design of the game medium in the direction in which it is hit, it is possible to give an impression that the game medium is highly likely to be hit by the hitting means, and the effect can be further enhanced It can be.

Means 65: In any one configuration from means 52 to means 64,
“The character is
That at least the first effect mode, the second effect mode, and the third effect mode displayed on the display means are such that the predetermined character is displayed at substantially the center of the display means. Features.

  According to the configuration of the means 65, at least in the first effect mode to the third effect mode, the predetermined character is displayed substantially at the center. As a result, a predetermined character is displayed almost always, and this character is displayed by the display means, for example, as a main character unique to the gaming machine for differentiating from other gaming machines. Also makes it easy to recognize the gaming machine, can easily identify the gaming machine of the present invention from a variety of gaming machines, increase the difference from other gaming machines, The gaming machine of the present invention can be played with attention.

Means 66: In the structure of means 65,
“The character is
The second effect mode displayed on the display unit is an effect mode in which the character or the pattern different from the character falls from above the character displayed at the approximate center of the display unit, When the game medium entered from the entrance is dropped and supplied onto the guide member after being detected by the entry detection means, it is substantially synchronized with the fall of the game medium on the guide member. In addition, a drop of the character or the symbol of the second effect mode is displayed ”.

  According to the configuration of the means 66, as the second effect mode, an effect display in which another character such as an object falls from above the character is synchronized with the fall of the game medium on the guide member. As a result, a comical effect display in accordance with the movement of the game medium is performed, and the entertainment can be further enhanced.

  In addition, as the second effect mode, for example, it can be a comical effect display in which a character such as a tarai falls from the top of the running character and hits the character, and the character stops and overlooks the overhead. It is possible to display enjoyable effects. In addition, a means for generating sound may be provided separately from the display means, and a predetermined sound effect may be generated when an object hits the character. It is possible to prevent the interest from deteriorating.

Means 67: In any one configuration from means 63 to means 66,
“The character is
The contact piece is moved so as to be in contact with the game medium in response to detection of at least one of the entry detection means, the rotation state detection means, the rotational position detection means, and the flow detection means. It is characterized by being “driven”.

  According to the configuration of the means 67, the contact piece is driven to move by detecting the rotation state of the guide member, the rotational position of the rotating body, the game medium flowing out from the other end of the guide member, etc. Thus, for example, the rotation state detecting means detects that the other end of the guide member has a low inclination, and the contact piece is determined to be a game medium by measuring the timing for moving and driving the contact piece from that timing. Increasing the possibility of contact, moving the contact piece by detecting the game medium by the flow detection means to ensure that the contact piece comes into contact with the game medium, or from the entrance to the contact piece Quantify the time for the game medium to reach the contactable area and move the contact piece after the quantified arrival time after the game medium is detected by the ingress detection means, or rotate it. The rotation position of the specific accommodating portion can be detected and the contact piece can be moved and driven when there is a high possibility of being accommodated in the specific accommodating portion. The accommodation probability in the specific accommodation unit in the body can be arbitrarily set.

Means 68: In any one configuration from means 63 to means 67,
“The character is
It is characterized in that, at the timing when the specific effect mode or the special specific effect mode is displayed on the display unit, the movable effect unit performs a movable effect according to the movement drive of the contact piece.

  According to the configuration of the means 68, the movable effect means is moved at the timing when the specific effect mode or the special specific effect mode is displayed and when the contact piece is driven to move. Accordingly, the second character's legs, face, and arms can be moved at the same time together with the display of the specific effect mode and the special specific effect mode, so that the player can be more entertained. Can be suppressed.

Means 69: In any one configuration from means 61 to means 68,
“The character is
The specific effect mode displayed on the display means is to display the character in a pose substantially the same as the predetermined pose of the second character body that is movably produced by the movable effect means. To do.

  According to the configuration of the means 69, the same character as the second character body is displayed in the specific effect form in substantially the same pose as the pose of the second character body by the movable effect means. As a result, the second character body and the character displayed on the display means are in the same pose with the same character, and the same thing is lined up, so that it can be visually impactful and can be accurately performed. This makes it possible to recognize the arrival of a chance and to make the production more interesting.

Means 70: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 69,
Further comprising lottery means for lottery of a predetermined lottery result based on detection of the game medium by the acceptance detection means in the accessory;
The advantageous game state generating means generates an advantageous game state based on a lottery result of the lottery means.

  According to the configuration of the means 70, when a game medium is received at the first receiving port and detected by the acceptance detecting means, a lottery is performed by a lottery means (for example, one that generates a predetermined random number). An advantageous gaming state based on this occurs. As a result, the degree of the advantageous gaming state that is advantageous to the player can be changed, and it becomes difficult to get tired by increasing the big hit variation, or the burden on the hall side can be reduced. It should be noted that the lottery result may include a result in which no advantageous gaming state occurs, that is, “losing”, or there may be no “losing” and an advantageous gaming state may always occur.

Means 71: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 70,
"At least the start detection means, the entry detection means, a command transmission means for transmitting a predetermined command based on detection of the game medium by the acceptance detection means, a payout control means for controlling the payout device, and the A main board having at least an advantageous gaming state generating means;
It further comprises a command receiving means for receiving a command transmitted from the main board, and a peripheral board having at least the effect display control means ”.

  According to the configuration of the means 71, control in the gaming machine is shared between a main board using a computer and a peripheral board using a computer. And on the main board, while controlling the payout control means, the advantageous game state generating means, the command transmission means, etc., which are particularly important parts in the actual situation of the game, respectively, based on the command from this main board, On the peripheral board, the effect display control means that plays an important role in the effect display of the display means in the game is controlled. Thereby, it is possible to realize a gaming machine that exhibits the above-described effects without increasing the burden on the main board. In addition, it is desirable that the detection by the flow detection means is performed on the peripheral substrate, whereby the burden on the main substrate can be further reduced, and the same effect as described above can be achieved.

Means 72: In the gaming machine,
“A game area where game media is driven by the player's operation,
A game board that constitutes a part of the game area and has a predetermined opening;
A start port disposed at a predetermined position of the game board and allowing the game medium to enter;
Start detection means for detecting the game medium entering the start port;
A predetermined opening / closing operation is performed in response to detection of the game medium by the start detection means, arranged to be separated from each other by a predetermined distance in the left-right direction, and each having a predetermined length and having one end side as a rotation center in a substantially vertical direction A main movable piece that is rotatable between a closed state and an open state that is rotated by a predetermined angle outward in the left-right direction, and the length of the main movable piece is shorter than that of the main movable piece. A sub movable piece that rotates in the same direction, and the distance between the tip of the main movable piece and the tip of the sub movable piece increases as the main movable piece turns from the closed state to the open state. , An opening and closing piece that is capable of attracting the illusion that the entire length is longer in the open state than in the closed state,
When the opening and closing piece is opened, the game medium can enter, and the mouth of the first character body that is three-dimensionally shaped with a doll is formed, and the game medium that has entered is inserted into the mouth of the first character body. The entrance that becomes the flow of the game media,
Entry detecting means for detecting the game medium that has entered the entrance;
The game medium that is arranged below the entrance and detected by the entry detection means can roll in the left-right direction and can rotate around an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane forming the game area. Then, a long guide member capable of flowing out the game medium from either one end or the other end,
A delivery port that communicates with the entrance for supplying the game medium that has entered the entrance into the guide member at a position deviated from the rotation center of the guide member toward the other end;
A rotation drive unit that rotates in a predetermined direction so as to drive the guide member to rotate so that the game medium supplied from the delivery port onto the guide member swings in the left-right direction, and the rotation drive unit A crank pin that revolves at a position eccentric from a predetermined axis, a reciprocating member having a transmission part that holds the crank pin so as to be slidable substantially linearly and transmits a reciprocating drive to the movable accessory, and the reciprocating member A rotation drive means comprising a transmission mechanism having a sliding support member on which a member is slidably supported substantially linearly and a friction reducing layer is formed on the surface;
The gaming medium is disposed below one end of the guide member driven by the rotation driving means, and is capable of receiving the gaming medium flowing out from the end of the guide member. A first receiving port and a second receiving port that are discharged out of the gaming area;
It is disposed between one end of the guide member and the first and second receiving ports, and can accommodate the game medium flowing out from the end of the guide member, and the front side in the game area is open. And a normal accommodation portion corresponding to the first receiving port and capable of passing the game medium in the axial direction, and a normal accommodation portion corresponding to the second receiving port and allowed to pass the gaming medium in the radial direction. And the length of a part of the normal storage portion extending from the outer periphery toward the center is a first storage portion having a length capable of storing one game medium, and other than the first storage portion The length of the specific storage portion and the rest of the normal storage portion extending from the outer periphery toward the center is a second storage portion that is longer than the first storage portion by at least the maximum diameter of the game medium, The game area is located at a position closer to the center than the accommodating part. A protrusion projecting by a predetermined amount on the front side and having a recess that is continuous with the second housing portion, and is rotatable about an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface forming the game area. A rotating body in which a plurality of one housing part and the second housing part are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction,
Rotating the rotating body to guide the game medium stored in the specific storage portion of the rotating body to the first receiving port and the gaming medium stored in the normal storing portion to the second receiving port. Rotational drive means for driving,
A light emitting means arranged on the rear side in the game area of the rotating body rotated by the rotation driving means and capable of emitting light in the direction of the rotating body;
The game medium that is disposed below the other end portion of the guide member and is driven by the rotation driving means and that has flowed out from the other end portion of the guide member can be received, and the received game medium is the game A third entrance to discharge out of the area
It is disposed between the other end of the guide member and the third receiving port, and can be brought into contact with the game medium flowing out from the other end of the guide member by moving at least in the vertical direction, A flow of the game medium that is a part of a leg of a second character body that is three-dimensionally shaped with a doll different from the first character body, and that the second character body kicks by contacting the game medium. A contact piece,
The contact piece is supported so as to be rotatable about an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface forming the game area, and the center of rotation of the contact piece is substantially the same as the rotation center of the rotating body. A rotation support member whose left-right direction is positioned substantially symmetrical to the rotation center of the rotating body across the rotation center of the guide member,
A rotation drive output means for outputting a predetermined rotation drive for driving the contact piece to move up and down at least in the vertical direction based on the detection of the entry detection means via the rotation support member; and the rotation A rotation transmission joint that transmits the rotation from the output means and has a play of a predetermined rotation angle, and urges the contact piece to rotate about the axis of the rotation support member and the contact piece. Moving drive means provided with urging means having an urging force weaker than the force applied when the game medium comes into contact with
A receiving portion for receiving the game medium flowing out from the other end of the guide member, and a passage through the receiving portion so that the contact piece moved by the movement driving means can contact the game medium. A first rectifying means provided with an outlet for rectifying the game medium received below the vertical line and received by the receiving part to flow downstream;
The game medium flowing down from the first rectifying means can be received on one end side disposed below the rotation center of the rotation support member, and has substantially the same position as the rotation center of the rotation support member. An arc-shaped receiving portion having a predetermined amount of clearance formed between the contact piece as a center and allowing the game medium to roll, and opening upward and including the third receiving port at the lowest portion;
It is connected to one end side of the receiving portion, and the game medium can be rolled, and the rotating body side is inclined lower than the contact piece side, and comes into contact with the contact piece driven by the movement driving means. Guiding means for guiding the game medium that has been prevented from being received into the third receiving port to the rotating body,
First guiding means for guiding the game medium guided by the guiding means to be accommodated in either the first accommodation portion or the second accommodation portion in the rotating body;
Second guiding means for guiding the game medium flowing out from one end of the guide member so as to be accommodated in the second accommodating portion of the rotating body;
Display means arranged between the guide member and the guide means and between the rotating body and the contact piece, and capable of displaying an effect mode comprising at least one of a character, a background, and a pattern,
A receiving port for receiving the gaming medium flowing down the gaming area and positioned above the guide member so as to be substantially covered by the opening / closing piece in the open state, and the receiving port received by the receiving port A guide path having a speed reducing mechanism for guiding the game medium through the rear of the guide member and reducing the flow speed of the game medium, and the game medium guided by the guide path below the guide member. The guide member, the rotating body, the contact piece, the guide means, and the discharge port disposed on a vertical line passing through at least one of the start ports and flowing out forward and forward of the guide means. A game medium guiding path formed of a material having translucency, which flows out to the lower gaming area so as not to contact any of the display means,
A guiding section capable of guiding the gaming medium driven in the upper part of the gaming area to the gaming medium guiding path;
An acceptance detecting means for detecting the game medium received in the first receiving port;
A rotation state detection means for detecting a rotation state of the guide member rotated by the rotation drive means;
A rotational position detecting means for detecting a rotational position of the rotating body rotated by the rotational drive means;
A distribution detecting means arranged in the first rectifying means and capable of detecting the game medium flowing through the first rectifying means;
An effect moving means for moving the face of the second character body up and down and rotating the arms of the second character body, and for moving and driving the face and arms of the second character body by the effect moving means. Movable presentation means comprising movable presentation drive means;
A plate-like front covering portion attached to the surface of the game board and closing the opening of the game board and at least partially transparent and having a through-hole serving as the entrance at a predetermined position; A frame-like rear extending portion extending from the rear surface of the covering portion to the rear of the game board and inserted into the opening, and an opening formed by the rear extending portion is closed, and the front covering portion and the rear extending portion are closed. In cooperation with the outlet, at least the guide member, the abutting portion, the first guiding means, and the second guiding means are accommodated to form an accessory internal space through which the game medium can be circulated and rotated backward. A rear surface covering portion in which a body is disposed and an insertion hole through which the projecting portion of the rotating body can be inserted and a passage port through which the game medium can be passed, and behind the rear surface covering portion Arranged at least the opening and closing piece, the guide Wood, the rotation drive means, said contact piece, said display means, and the support structure having a support capable of base unit the movement driving means,
And an accessory disposed at a position different from the start opening in the gaming area,
Lottery means for drawing a predetermined lottery result based on detection of the game medium by the acceptance detection means of the accessory;
Advantageous game state generating means for generating an advantageous game state advantageous to the player based on the lottery result by the lottery means;
A payout device for paying out a predetermined number of the game media in response to detection of the game media by at least the start detection means and the acceptance detection means;
Character display means for dynamically displaying the character, background control means for dynamically displaying the background, design control means for dynamically displaying the design, and a plurality of different display modes Production display control means to be displayed on,
Command transmission means for transmitting a predetermined command based on detection of the game medium by at least the start detection means, the entry detection means, and the acceptance detection means, a payout control means for controlling the payout device, and the lottery means And a main board that has at least the advantageous gaming state generation means, and is capable of receiving detection signals from the rotation state detection means and the rotation position detection means,
A command receiving means for receiving a command transmitted from the main board, the presentation display control means, and a peripheral board capable of receiving a detection signal from the distribution detection means,
The accessory is
The width in the left-right direction is a width that can form a gap through which at least one game medium can pass between the left and right ends and the outer peripheral edge of the game area, and at the approximate center of the game area, The character is placed on the other side in the left-right direction by disposing the predetermined character approximately at the center of the display means by the effect display control means and moving the background in one of the left-right directions. With the first performance mode that appears to move to
The game medium driven into the upper part of the game area is caused to flow out below the game area where the start port is arranged through a gap between the game medium guide path or the outer periphery of the game area, and the game. When the medium enters the start port,
If the game medium is detected by the start detection means, and the rotation state of the guide member at that time does not satisfy a predetermined condition, a second effect mode in which the moving speed of the background is faster than the first effect mode, If the turning state of the guide member satisfies a predetermined condition, a special second effect mode in which the moving speed of the background is faster than the second effect mode is displayed on the display unit by the effect display control unit. When the opening / closing piece performs a predetermined opening / closing operation and the game medium that has entered from the entrance is detected by the entry detecting means when the opening / closing piece is in the open state, the rotation state of the guide member at that time is a predetermined condition. If the special second effect mode is not displayed, the movement display of the background is stopped and the movement of the game medium falling on the guide member is substantially synchronized. As described above, the third effect mode in which the character is dropped from above the character is dropped, the turning state of the guide member satisfies a predetermined condition, and the special second effect mode is displayed. Then, a special third effect mode different from the third effect display mode is displayed on the display unit by the effect display control unit, and the game medium that has entered is supplied onto the guide member. By rotating the guide member by the rotation driving means, the guide member rolls in the left-right direction so that the game medium flows out from either one end or the other end of the guide member. The first receiving port or the second receiving port corresponding to the game medium flowing out from the end portion is accommodated in either the specific accommodation portion or the normal accommodation portion of the rotating body that rotates. The game medium that has been guided and accepted and has flowed out from the other end is received by the first rectification means and detected by the flow detection means, and at that time, the movement based on the detection of the game medium by the entry detection means If the rotation position of the rotating body does not satisfy a predetermined condition at a timing when the contact piece is moved and driven so that the contact piece can come into contact with the game medium by the driving means, the second effect is given by the movable effect means. A specific effect mode comprising the character in which the body is in a predetermined pose and the pose is substantially the same as the predetermined pose of the second character body is such that the contact piece can contact the game medium. If the rotational position of the rotating body satisfies a predetermined condition at the timing when it can be moved and moved, A special specific effect mode in which the face of the character, which is substantially the same as the second character body, is enlarged and displayed by the effect display control means, unlike the specific effect mode. Displayed on the display means, and when the contact driving piece is moved by the movement driving means and contacted with the corresponding contact piece to prevent acceptance to the third receiving port, the game medium is rotated by the guide means. The third receiving port is received by the first receiving port or the second receiving port by being guided so as to be stored in either the specific storing unit or the normal storing unit of the body, and the contact piece. If the game medium is detected by the reception detection means and received by the first reception port, the advantageous game state occurs. A big hit effect mode that suggests that the lost game effect mode suggests that an advantageous gaming state will not occur unless the game medium is received at the first receiving port after the special third effect mode is displayed. Displayed on the display means by the display control means, and at least predetermined after the second production mode, the second special production mode, the third production mode, the special third production mode, and the lost production mode are displayed. When the time elapses, the first effect mode is displayed on the display unit by the effect display control unit, and is mainly in the vertical direction by the rotating body, the contact piece, the first rectifying unit, and the game medium guiding path. The rolling effect by the game medium in the left-right direction is mainly performed by the guide member and the guide unit, and the display unit displays the predetermined effect mode. And wherein the director is the to "things.

  According to the structure of the means 72, there is an effect similar to the above, and in the game area, an accessory having a size capable of forming a predetermined gap through which a game medium can pass between the outer periphery and the game area is arranged. In addition, a start opening is arranged below the accessory, and the display means in the accessory displays a first effect mode in which the character arranged at the approximate center appears to move in one of the left and right directions. In addition, the game medium can be discharged to the game area below the role through the game medium guide path of the role or the gap between the left and right sides, and an advantageous game state is generated in the role. Since the receiving port is arranged, the game contents can be mainly entered into the first receiving port. First, in order to open the opening and closing piece that closes the entrance which becomes the entrance to the character, the game medium flows down below the character so that the game medium enters the start port arranged below the character. It is necessary to let In this gaming machine, since the start port is arranged immediately below the discharge port of the game medium guiding path, at first glance, the game medium flows down to the game area below the accessory through the game medium guiding path. It is possible to recognize that it is easier for the player to enter the starting port, and the player can aim the game medium guide path of the accessory and can drive the game medium into the game area above the accessory. At that time, since the accessory is provided with a guiding portion, it is guided to the game medium guiding path without accurately aiming at the receiving port of the game medium guiding path, so that the operation of driving the game medium is simplified. Thus, the complicated feeling due to the driving operation is reduced. When the game medium that has flowed out into the game area below the accessory enters the start port, the opening and closing piece opens and closes a predetermined number of times, allowing the game medium to enter the entrance. Since the opening and closing piece opens so as to substantially cover the upper part, it is not necessary to change the driving operation to aim at the entrance, and it is only necessary to continue the driving operation aiming at the game medium guiding path, so the driving operation becomes complicated It is possible to prevent the entertainment from deteriorating, and it is sufficient to pay attention only to the area around the entrance, that is, the entrance until the game medium enters the entrance, so that the game can be relaxed. it can. By the way, in this gaming machine, if the turning state of the guide member when the game medium enters the start port does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the second effect appears that the character moves faster than the first effect mode. If the mode is displayed and the player recognizes that the opening / closing piece of the accessory is opened / closed, the interest is enhanced. On the other hand, if the rotation state of the guide member satisfies the predetermined condition, the second effect mode A special second performance mode that makes it appear that the character is moving faster than that is displayed, and the opening / closing piece of the accessory opens / closes to the player, and when the game medium enters the entrance at that time, it is a chance The opening / closing piece provided at the entrance of the accessory performs a predetermined opening / closing operation when the game medium enters the start port. At this time, the open / close piece is composed of a main movable piece having a long length and a sub-movable piece having a short length, and the main movable piece and the sub-movable piece in an open state move relative to each other to open / close the piece. The illusion is that the length of the car has become longer, and it seems that it has become easier to enter the entrance, so that the interest can be enhanced. When the open / close piece is in the open state, the game medium enters the accessory by entering the entrance. In this accessory, the entrance is the mouth of the first character body, and the game medium feels like being inserted into the first character body, which is interesting. Then, after the game medium entering from the entrance is detected by the entry detecting means, it is dropped and supplied onto the guide member. When the game medium is detected by the entry detecting means, the guide means is moving on the display means if the turning state of the guide member does not satisfy the predetermined condition or the special second effect mode is not displayed on the display means. A third effect mode is displayed in which a character that appears to stop moving and a different character or the like falls from above the character and comes into contact with the character so as to be substantially synchronized with the movement of the game medium falling on the guide member It is possible to entertain the player with a comical character effect display that is started and linked to the movement of the game medium, and can also enjoy the movement by paying attention to the game medium rolling on the guide member . On the other hand, if the turning state of the guide member satisfies a predetermined condition when the game medium is detected by the entry detecting means in a state where the special second effect mode is displayed on the display unit, a special different from the third effect mode is provided. The third effect mode is displayed and produces the same effect as described above. For example, when the game medium on the guide member is highly likely to flow out from one end of the first receiving port, the special third effect mode is displayed. By being displayed, it is possible to recognize that there is a high possibility of being leaked from one end by the start of display of the special third effect mode, and it is possible to further enhance the interest. On the guide member, the guide member repeats predetermined reciprocating rotation, so that the game medium on the guide member swings in the left-right direction, and the first receiving port where the advantageous gaming state occurs is disposed below. Whether the player flows out from one end, or from the other end where the third receiving port where the advantageous gaming state does not occur is disposed, or from which end, the player is thrilled and thrilled Can do. Further, when the game medium rolls down on the guide member while the game medium rolls in the left-right direction, when the game medium flows down on the game medium guide path, the game medium rolls down in the left-right direction and the game medium flows down in the up-down direction. Seem to cross each other, and it is possible to show an unprecedented flow of game media and to suppress the decline of interest. Thereafter, when the game medium flows out from one end portion of the guide member, the second guiding means disposed below guides the second accommodating portion including the specific accommodating portion of the rotating body to any one of the following protruding portions. If it is housed in the normal housing part, it is discharged from the game area from the second receiving port by the rotation of the rotating body, and if it is housed in the specific housing part, it is received by the first receiving port by the rotating body. After being detected by the means, it is discharged out of the game area. Then, when a game medium is detected by the acceptance detection means, a big hit effect mode is displayed, and it is recognized that the big hit has been made, to enhance the interest, and subsequently, an advantageous gaming state occurs to further enhance the interest. it can. If the game medium is received in the second receiving port in a state where the special third effect mode is displayed, a lose effect mode indicating that the advantageous game state does not occur is displayed, and the display of the special third effect mode is displayed. Thus, the player is greatly discouraged by displaying the losing effect mode in a highly interesting state, and the inflection, the expectation for the next, and the like can be enhanced by increasing the inflection. On the other hand, when the game medium flows out from the other end of the guide member, the third receiving port where no advantageous gaming state is generated is arranged downstream thereof, so that the interest of the player is lowered. The game medium that has flowed out of the guide member is first rectified by the first rectification means and detected by the flow detection means arranged in the first rectification means to be a part of the leg of the second character body. When the timing at which the contact piece is moved down to a position where it can come into contact with the contact piece and the contact piece can come into contact with the game medium, and the time at which the game medium flows down from the first rectifying means are substantially the same. Since the contact piece and the game medium may come into contact with each other and reception into the third receiving port may be prevented, the player can be thrilled and excited by whether or not the contact piece comes into contact. In addition, when the game medium comes into contact with the contact piece, the game medium moves up and down by the contact piece due to the difference in timing of contact with the contact piece, and the movement is caused by the second character. By being performed by the feet of the body, it is possible to show the player an effect by an interesting movement, and this can also prevent the interest from deteriorating. By the way, when the game medium is detected by the distribution detection means at the timing when the contact piece is moved and driven, it is possible to perform a movable effect in which the arm and face of the second character body move and assume a predetermined pose. At that time, if the rotation position of the rotating body does not satisfy the predetermined condition, a specific effect mode is displayed in which a character in a pose substantially the same as the second character body that is subjected to the movable effect is displayed. It is recognized that there is a high possibility that the game medium comes into contact with the contact piece and is sent to the rotating body, so that the entertainment can be enhanced. On the other hand, when the rotational position of the rotating body satisfies a predetermined condition, a special specific effect mode in which the face of the character in the pose substantially the same as the effect pose of the second character body is displayed is different from the specific effect mode. By suggesting that the game medium is likely to come into contact with the contact piece and is also likely to be stored in the specific storage portion of the rotating body, the expectation can be further enhanced and the interest can be enhanced. can do. Then, when the game medium is blocked from being received by the abutment piece by the contact piece and transferred to the guide means, the game medium is gradually guided to the rotating body by the guide means. In addition to being able to enhance the interest, when the game medium flows down the game medium guide path while the game medium is being guided in the left-right direction by the guide means, the player is also left and right and up and down in this case. It is possible to show an unprecedented flow of game media in which the moving game media intersect, and to entertain. Then, the game medium guided by the guiding means is guided by the first guiding means to a passing port that can be accommodated in all the accommodating parts before the rotating body, and depending on which accommodating part is accommodated, If it is stored in the specific storage section, it is sent to the first receiving port, and after the big hit effect mode is displayed, an advantageous gaming state is generated, and the entertainment can be further enhanced. Even if it is received by the third receiving port without being blocked by the contact with the contact piece, it can be fully enjoyed up to here and can be expected to the next game medium. Can be suppressed. In addition, when a predetermined time elapses after an effect mode other than the jackpot effect mode is displayed, the first effect mode is displayed, and it is possible to return to the initial state again. Furthermore, since the accessory is provided with a support structure member that attaches the guide member, the contact piece, etc. to the game board in a strong state, the accessory swings and the game medium in the accessory moves unintentionally. Can be prevented, so that the game can be performed with peace of mind.

Means 73: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 72,
The gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine.
A pachinko machine is “a launching device that launches a game ball in response to the operation of the operation handle and a number of obstacle nails, center equipment, display means, etc. A gaming area provided with appropriate entrances for game balls such as a winning entrance, a passing entrance, and an arrival entrance, a rail for guiding the gaming balls from the launcher to the gaming area, and a gaming ball guided to the gaming areas And a payout means for paying out a predetermined number of game balls as prize balls according to the number of game balls entered into a plurality of entrances. .
In addition, there are various types of pachinko gaming machines, generally represented by what is called “digipachi”, “entrance state detection means for detecting the entrance state to the entrance (ie, game state) Detection means), lottery means for performing a predetermined lottery when a ball is detected by the entrance state detection means, and special symbol display means for changing the special symbol according to the lottery result of the lottery means and stopping the fluctuation. "In addition, there is further provided an effect display means for variably displaying a decorative symbol sequence composed of a plurality of decorative symbols and causing a character or the like to appear at a predetermined timing while the special symbol is changing." , Typically represented by “Honeymono”, “represented by those with lottery means for performing lottery by distributing game balls in the role”, and generally represented by “Alepati” “For example, one game is played with a predetermined number of game balls such as 16 and the predetermined number of game balls are paid out according to the manner of entering the game balls into a plurality of entrances in one game”, etc. Can be illustrated.

  According to the means 73, in the pachinko gaming machine, any operational effect from the means 1 to the means 72 can be achieved.

Means 74: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 72,
The gaming machine is a slot machine with a stop operation function.
A slot machine with a stop operation function uses a medal as a game medium, and after a medal is inserted, a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is variably displayed according to the operation of a start operation means (for example, an operation lever), and thereafter Then, the fluctuation of the symbol sequence is stopped in accordance with the operation of the stop operating means (for example, the stop button). If the stop operating means is not operated even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the change in the symbol sequence may be stopped when the predetermined time has elapsed. Then, when the combination of symbols at the time when the variation of the symbol row is stopped satisfies a specific condition, a medal is paid out as a special advantageous state advantageous to the player.

  According to the means 74, in the slot machine with a stop operation function, any one of the effects from the means 1 to the means 72 can be achieved.

Means 75: In any one configuration from means 1 to means 72,
The gaming machine is a gaming machine obtained by fusing a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine with a stop operation function.
Here, “a gaming machine that is a combination of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine with a stop operation function” means that a plurality of (for example, five) gaming balls are thrown in as a unit and then a starting operation means (for example, In accordance with the operation of the operation lever), a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is variably displayed, and thereafter, the symbol string fluctuation is stopped in accordance with an operation of a stop operation means (for example, a stop button). If the stop operating means is not operated even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the change in the symbol sequence may be stopped when the predetermined time has elapsed. Then, when the combination of symbols at the time of stopping the variation of the symbol sequence satisfies a specific condition, the game ball is paid out as a special advantageous state advantageous to the player.

  According to the means 75, in the gaming machine in which the pachinko gaming machine and the slot machine with the stop operation function are fused, any of the operational effects from the means 1 to the means 72 can be achieved.

  As described above, according to the present invention, even if a game medium is placed in a game area in which a game medium can be moved greatly in the vertical and horizontal directions, a game using the entire game area can be performed, and a decrease in interest is suppressed. It is possible to provide a gaming machine that can handle the above.

Hereinafter, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a “pachinko machine”) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[Overall Configuration of Pachinko Machine] A description will be given based on FIG.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a main body frame is opened on one side of an outer frame of a pachinko machine and a front frame is opened on one side of the main body frame. Note that FIG. 1 shows a view in which the decorative member in the game area is omitted.
The pachinko machine 1 includes an outer frame 2, a main body frame 3, a front frame 4, a game board 5, and the like. The outer frame 2 is formed into a vertically long rectangular frame shape by upper, lower, left, and right wooden frame members, and has a lower receiving plate 6 that receives the lower surface of the main body frame 3 at the front lower portion of the outer frame 2. On one side of the front surface of the outer frame 2, the main body frame 3 is attached by a hinge mechanism 7 so as to be opened and closed forward. The outer frame 2 may be formed of a light metal such as resin or aluminum.

[Configuration of Main Body Frame] A description will be given based on FIGS. 2 and 4.
2 is a front view showing the entire front side of the pachinko machine 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the main body frame 3 and the game board 5 of the pachinko machine 1 separated obliquely from the upper right front.
The main body frame 3 is configured by integrally molding the front frame body 11, the game board mounting frame 12, and the mechanism mounting body 13 with a synthetic resin material. The front frame body 11 of the main body frame 3 is formed in a rectangular frame shape having a size corresponding to the outer shape excluding the support plate 6 on the front side of the outer frame 2 (see FIG. 1). A main body frame side hinge device 15 is fixed to the upper and lower portions on one side of the front frame body 11, and a hinge pin and a hinge are connected to the outer frame side hinge device 14 fixed to the upper and lower portions on one side of the outer frame 2. It is mounted so that it can be opened and closed by a hole. That is, the hinge mechanism 7 is configured by the outer frame side hinge tool 14, the main body frame side hinge tool 15, the hinge pin, and the hinge hole.

  On the front side of the front frame body 11, a speaker box portion 16 is integrally formed in the front lower left area of the front frame body 11 positioned below the game board mounting frame 12, and is formed in the front opening portion of the speaker box portion 16. The speaker mounting plate 17 is mounted so as to close the opening. A speaker 18 is mounted on the speaker mounting plate 17. In addition, in the lower region of the front surface of the front frame 11, a firing rail 19 is attached to the upper half of the front frame 11 in an inclined manner. A lower front plate 30 is mounted on the lower half of the lower area of the front surface of the front frame 11. A lower tray 31 capable of storing game balls is provided at a substantially central portion of the front surface of the lower front plate 30, an operation handle 32 is provided on the right side, and an ashtray 33 is provided on the left side. . The lower plate 31 is provided with a ball discharge lever 34 for discharging the game ball downward.

[Configuration of Front Frame] A description will be given based on FIGS. 1 and 2.
The front frame 4 is mounted on one side of the front surface of the front frame body 11 so as to cover a portion extending from the upper end of the front frame body 11 to the upper edge of the lower front plate 30 so as to be opened and closed forward by a hinge mechanism 36. Yes. In addition, a substantially circular opening window 38 through which the game area 37 of the game board 5 can be seen through from the front is formed at a substantially central portion of the front frame 4. Further, a window frame 39 having a rectangular frame shape larger than the opening window 38 is provided on the rear side of the front frame 4, and a transparent plate 50 such as a glass plate or a transparent resin plate is mounted on the window frame 39. . Further, substantially the entire front surface of the front frame 4 is decorated by a front decoration member in which a lamp or the like is provided, and an upper plate 51 is formed at the lower part of the front surface of the front frame 4. Specifically, around the opening window 38, a side decoration device 52 is mounted on the left and right sides, an upper plate 51 is mounted on the lower portion, and an acoustic decoration device 53 is mounted on the upper portion. The side decoration device 52 is mainly configured by a side decoration body 54 in which a lamp substrate is disposed and formed of a synthetic resin material. A plurality of slit-like opening holes that are long in the horizontal direction are arranged in the side decoration body 54 in the vertical direction, and a lens 55 corresponding to a light source disposed on the lamp substrate is incorporated in the opening hole. The acoustic illumination device 53 includes a transparent cover body 56, a speaker 57, a speaker cover 58, a reflector body (not shown), and the like, and these constituent members are assembled together to form a unit. A button 60 that can be operated by the player is provided on the left side of the upper plate 51.

[Configuration of Locking Device] A description will be given based on FIGS. 1 and 4.
A function of locking the main body frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2 and a function of locking the front frame 4 with respect to the main body frame 3 on the rear side of the free end side opposite to the hinge mechanism 36 of the front frame body 11 The locking device 70 having both of the above is mounted. That is, in this embodiment, the locking device 70 includes a plurality of upper and lower body frame locking hooks 72 that detachably engage with a closing tool 71 provided on the outer frame 2 to lock the body frame 3 in a closed state, From the front of the pachinko machine 1, a plurality of upper and lower door locking hooks 74 that detachably engage with a closing tool 73 provided on the rear side of the front end of the front frame 4 to lock the front frame 4 in a closed state. And a cylinder lock 75 that is exposed through the front frame 11 and the lower front plate 30 so that the key can be inserted and unlocked. Then, a key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 75 and rotated in one direction, so that the engagement between the main body frame locking hook 72 and the closing tool 71 of the outer frame 2 is released, and the main body frame 3 is unlocked. By rotating in the opposite direction, the engagement between the door locking hook 74 and the closing tool 73 of the front frame 4 is released and the front frame 4 is unlocked.

[Configuration of Game Board Mounting Frame and Game Board] A description will be given based on FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and 5.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing the configuration of the game area 37, and FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the entire rear side of the pachinko machine 1.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the game board mounting frame 12 of the main body frame 3 is provided on the rear side of the front frame body 11, and the game board 5 is mounted so as to be attachable / detachable from the front. . The game board 5 is formed in a substantially square plate shape with a size that fits from the front of the game board mounting frame 12 (see FIG. 10). A guide rail 78 including an outer rail 76 and an inner rail 77 is provided on the board surface (front surface) of the game board 5, and a game area 37 is defined inside the guide rail 78. A predetermined gap is provided between the launch rail 19 and the guide rail 78, and when the launched game ball returns to the guide rail 78, the game ball is discharged from the gap. It is configured to be guided to the lower plate 31. Further, a front structural member 79 made of synthetic resin is attached to the front surface of the game board 5 in the outer region of the guide rail 78.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the game area 37, a number of obstacle nails (not shown) are provided in a predetermined gauge arrangement, and a windmill 90 is provided at an appropriate position in the middle thereof. An accessory 91 is disposed almost at the center of the game area 37, and the design of the accessory 91 characterizes the model and game concept of the pachinko machine 1.

  The accessory 91 is composed of a frame-like decorative body as a whole, and a warp passage is formed along with the warp entrance at the upper edge or the left and right side edges, and a game ball flowing down along the game board surface is provided. When entering the warp entrance, it is taken into the back side of the accessory 91 through a warp passage, which will be described later, and then released again from the middle or lower edge of the accessory 91 to the game board surface.

  The bonus item 91 is provided in the vicinity of its upper edge so as to be openable and closable for a bonus item 92 through which a game ball can be taken. In addition, inside the prize 91, there are provided a jackpot winning slot 93 through which a game ball taken in from the prize winning slot 92 for winning a prize can be won, and a loser winning slot 94. Between the loser winning hole 94 and the prize winning hole 92 for games, the game balls taken from the prize winning hole 92 for roles are changed in various ways while rolling on a predetermined passage. The first rolling effect device 95 is further provided for discharging to either the jackpot winning port 93 or the lost winning port 94 after the attention is paid to the person.

  This accessory 91 has a second rolling effect device 100 capable of hitting a game ball on one discharge side (left side in FIG. 3) of the first rolling effect device 95, and a first rolling effect device. A third rolling effect device 101 is further provided on the other discharge side (the right side in FIG. 3) of 95 to turn the game ball to either the big hit winning opening 93 or the lost winning opening 94. The fourth rolling effect device 102 is further provided to guide the game ball placed below the first rolling effect device 95 and hit by the second rolling effect device 100 to the third rolling effect device 101. It has been.

  Further, in the game area 37, a pair of first start winning ports 96 disposed on the left and right sides of the accessory 91 and a second start winning port disposed between the pair of first start winning ports 96. An opening 97 is provided, and when a game ball enters the start winning opening 96, 97, the prize winning opening 92 for the accessory 91 opens and closes. More specifically, when a game ball enters the first start winning opening 96, the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory is opened and closed only once at a predetermined interval, and when a game ball enters the second start winning opening 97, a prize for a prize is obtained. The mouth 92 opens and closes only twice at a predetermined interval.

  In addition, a general winning opening 98 is provided in the game area 37. In addition, an effect display device 115 is disposed inside the accessory 91, and the effect display device 115 performs an effect display by, for example, an image such as a moving image or a video, or an operation of a movable member. Examples of the effect display device 115 include liquid crystal display devices, EL display devices, plasma display devices, and display devices such as CRTs. The display surface of the effect display device 115 is mounted on the rear side of the accessory 91 so as to face the opening window, and the accessory 91 is fitted into an assembly hole penetrating in the center of the game board 5, A display device control board box 117 having a rear portion of the accessory 91 and the display device control board 116 of the effect display device 115 is provided so as to protrude to the rear side of the game board 5. Here, the effect display device 115 corresponds to the display means of the present invention.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, at the lower rear side of the game board 5, as a collective bag for receiving the game balls flowing into various winning devices and guiding the game balls to a predetermined position in a portion extending from the center portion to the lower portion. A box mounting base 118 having both the above function and the function as a box mounting portion is provided. The box mounting base 118 is mounted with a sub control board box 130 in which a sub control board 119 such as a sound control board and a lamp control board is housed, and is superposed on the rear side of the sub control board box 130. A main control board box 132 in which the main control board 131 is housed is mounted. Further, in a state where the box mounting base 118, the sub control board box 130 and the main control board box 132 are respectively mounted on the rear side of the game board 5, the game board 5 is moved from the front of the game board mounting frame 12 of the main body frame 3. The box mounting base 118, the sub control board box 130, and the main control board box 132 are arranged so as not to protrude outward from the outline of the game board 5 so that they can be fitted and installed.

[Configuration of Main Body Frame Mechanism Mounted Body, Ball Tank, and Tank Rail] A description will be given based on FIGS. 8 and 9.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the state in which various members are assembled to the main body frame 3 of the pachinko machine 1 from obliquely upper right rear, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the main body frame 3 alone from obliquely upper right rear.
The mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3 is formed with a tank mounting portion 133, a rail mounting portion 134, a dispensing device mounting portion 135, and the like, and a ball tank 136 is mounted on the tank mounting portion 133. The ball tank 136 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, and is formed in a box shape opening upward so that a large number of game balls supplied from the island facility can be stored. The storage state of the game balls in the ball tank 136 is visible through the rear side wall of the ball tank 136. In addition, a discharge port 138 for discharging a game ball is formed at the rear corner of the bottom plate portion 137 of the ball tank 136, and the bottom plate portion 137 is formed on an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the discharge port 138. .

  The mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3 is integrally formed with a rail mounting portion 134 so as to approach the tank mounting portion 133 downward, and the rail component 139 is mounted on the rail mounting portion 134 so that the tank rail 150 is configured. That is, in this embodiment, the rail mounting portion 134 is formed in a state in which the upper lateral portion of the main body frame 3 is recessed by a predetermined depth, and the back side wall of the recess is used as the front wall portion 151 of the tank rail 150. An inclined rail shelf 155 is formed along the lower edge of the concave portion so as to incline downward from one end (left end toward FIG. 9) to the other end (right end toward FIG. 9). An upward surface extending in the lateral direction of the rail shelf 155 is a rail receiving portion 158.

  The rail constituting member 139 that is mounted on the rail mounting portion 134 and constitutes the tank rail 150 includes a rear wall portion 152 that forms a rail passage between the rail mounting portion 134 and the front wall portion 151, and an inclined lower plate And a partition wall (both not shown) that project along the center in the front-rear direction of the upper surface of the lower plate part and divide the rail passage into front and rear rows (in this embodiment, front and rear rows). It is formed in preparation. The rail constituting member 139 is attached to the rail attaching portion 134 by an appropriate attachment means, thereby forming a tank rail 150 having a plurality of front and rear rows of rail passages. Then, after the game balls discharged from the discharge port 138 of the ball tank 136 (dropped by its own weight) are received at one end of the rail passages in the front and rear rows of the tank rail 150, the game balls are moved along the rail passage by their own weight. And rolling toward the other end of the rail passage. Further, in this embodiment, the rail component member 139 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, whereby the flow state of the game balls in the rail passage is visually recognized through the rear wall portion 152 of the rail component member 139. It is possible.

  The front wall portion 151 of the tank rail 150 (rail mounting portion 134) separates the first space portion in order to avoid interference with the upper end portion of the rear portion of the equipment (for example, the accessory 91) protruding to the rear side of the game board 5. It is provided in the state. In this embodiment, the rear end of the rail shelf 155 serving as the rear end portion of the main body frame 3 and the rear wall portion of the tank rail 150 are substantially flush with the rear side wall of the ball tank 136. In other words, the tank rail 150 is arranged behind the rear surface of the game board 5 so that the rear wall portion of the ball tank 136 is substantially flush with the rear wall portion of the ball tank 136. Accordingly, a first space portion for avoiding interference with the rear portion of the accessory 91 is provided between the rear side of the game board 5 and the front wall portion 151 of the tank rail 150.

  Above the tank rail 150, a rectifying body 156 for aligning the game balls flowing in the rail passage without overlapping each other is mounted on the upper portion thereof so as to be swingable about the shaft 157. The rectifier 156 is provided with a weight from the center to the bottom.

[Configurations of Dispensing Device Mounting Unit and Ball Dispensing Device] A description will be given based on FIGS. 8 and 9.
A vertically long paying device mounting portion 135 corresponding to a ball paying device (ball paying unit) 170 described below is formed in the vertical direction of one side of the mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3. The dispensing device mounting portion 135 is formed in a concave shape having an opening on the rear side. In addition, an opening 173 through which a payout motor 172 (see FIG. 4) of the ball payout device 170 can project is formed at a predetermined position on a back wall portion (not shown) having a stepped shape of the payout device mounting portion 135. Yes.

  In a state where the ball paying device 170 is mounted in the recess of the paying device mounting portion 135, a second space portion is provided between the game board 5 and the first space portion, which is at substantially the same level in the front-rear direction. . Thus, the rail passage and the ball passage are arranged at substantially the same level in the front-rear direction. Further, the rear end of the body frame 3, that is, the rear end of the peripheral wall portion of the dispensing device mounting portion 135, the rear end of the rail shelf 155, the rear surfaces of the ball tank 136, the tank rail 150, and the ball dispensing device 170 are substantially the same surface. ing.

  The ball payout device 170 has a vertically long box shape that is substantially the same size as the recess of the payout device mounting portion 135, and is unitized by mounting various parts related to payout. The ball payout device 170 is fitted from the rear opening of the concave portion of the payout device mounting portion 135 and is mounted by appropriate mounting means (for example, mounting means such as an elastic clip, a locking claw, and a screw). It has become.

  Although not shown, the ball dispensing device 170 is formed by dividing the ball passages having inflow ports respectively communicating with the outlets of the rail passages in the tank rail 150 into a plurality of front and rear rows (for example, front and rear rows). Also, the downstream portions of the front and rear rows of ball passages formed in the interior are bifurcated to form front and rear rows of prize balls, a ball rental ball passage and a ball removal ball passage. In addition, a payout member (not shown) made of a rotating body for distributing and paying out game balls to any of the passages is rotated in the forward and reverse directions at a branch portion between the winning ball and the ball passage for lending and the ball passage for ball removal. It is arranged to be possible.

[Equipment on the lower rear side of the main body frame] A description will be given based on Figs.
On the rear side of the front frame body 11 of the main body frame 3, one side (left side in FIG. 5) of the rear lower region of the front frame body 11 located below the game board mounting frame 12 is below the launch rail 19. A launching device unit 194 in which a launching hammer (not shown) for launching a game ball sent to the launching position of the tilted end, a launching motor 192 for operating the launching hammer, etc. are assembled to the mounting substrate 193 and unitized. Is installed. In addition, a power supply board box 196 that houses a power supply board 195 is mounted at a substantially central portion of the rear lower region of the front frame body 11, and the dispensing control board 197 is placed in a state of being superimposed on the rear side of the power supply board box 196. A payout control board box 198 is mounted. The payout control board 197 includes a RAM for storing the number of game balls to be paid out, and transmits a control signal for paying out game balls in accordance with a payout signal transmitted from the main control board 131 to a relay circuit board (not shown). Thus, the operation of the payout motor 172 is controlled.

[Configuration of Rear Cover Body] A description will be given based on FIGS. 5 and 6.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the entire rear side of the pachinko machine 1 from the upper right rear.
The rear end portions of the display device control board box 117 (see FIG. 10) and the main control board box 132 arranged on the rear surface of the game board 5 protrude toward the window opening portion opened in the center portion of the mechanism mounting body 13. . And between the side wall part which comprises one side wall of the window opening part of the mechanism mounting body 13, and the one side wall of the dispensing device mounting part 135 which comprises the other side wall, a substantially square box shape is formed by an opaque synthetic resin material. The formed rear cover body 210 is detachably mounted by a cover hinge mechanism 211.

  The rear cover body 210 is configured integrally with a substantially rectangular rear wall portion 212 and a peripheral wall portion 213 that protrudes forward from the outer peripheral edge of the rear wall portion 212. Of the peripheral wall portion 213 of the rear cover body 210, the wall portion 213 a on one side is attached and detached from above the hinge holes of the hinge body 214 formed at a total of three locations above and below the side wall portion of the mechanism mounting body 13. A hinge body 216 having a hinge pin 215 that can be fitted downward is integrally formed. Further, of the peripheral wall portion 213 of the rear cover body 210, the other wall portion 213b has a locking claw that can be elastically engaged with a locking hole formed in one side wall of the dispensing device mounting portion 135. An elastic closing body 217 is integrally formed.

  That is, in the rear cover body 210, the hinge pins 215 of the upper and lower and intermediate hinge bodies 216 are fitted from above the hinge holes of the hinge body 214 on the side wall portion of the mechanism mounting body 13. In this state, the rear cover body 210 is rotated toward the other side of the mechanism mounting body 13 around the hinge pin 215, and the elastic closing body 217 is inserted into the locking hole on one side wall of the dispensing device mounting portion 135. The rear cover body 210 is held in the closed state on the rear side of the mechanism mounting body 13 by being elastically engaged. Then, the rear cover body 210 covers the entire display device control board box 117 (see FIG. 10) on the rear surface of the game board 5 and a portion extending from a substantially middle portion to the upper end of the main control board box 132 by the rear cover body 210. ing. As a result, the board connector (mainly the board connector for connecting to the display apparatus control board 116) of the main control board 131 exposed at the upper part of the main control board box 132 is hidden from view from behind.

  Further, a portion from the substantially middle portion to the lower end of the main control board box 132 is exposed without being covered by the rear cover body 210. The inspection connector 218 disposed on the main control board 131 is exposed below the main control board box 132, and the inspection connector on the main control board 131 is closed with the rear cover body 210 closed. A board inspection device (not shown) can be connected to the connector 218 for inspection.

  A large number of heat radiation holes 230, 231, 232, and 233 are provided in the rear cover body 210, and internal heat is released from these many heat radiation holes 230, 231, 232, and 233. . In this embodiment, the rear cover body 210 is provided with a large number of slit-like heat radiation holes 230 extending from the peripheral wall portion 213 to the rear wall portion 212, and from the substantially middle height position of the rear wall portion 212 to the upper portion. A large number of elliptical, elliptical, etc. heat radiation holes 231 are provided therethrough, and a large number of elliptical, elliptical, etc. heat radiation holes 232 and a predetermined number of horizontally elongated rectangular heat radiation holes 233 pass through the lower portion of the rear wall 212. It is installed.

  Further, the horizontally long rectangular heat radiation holes 233 have a size corresponding to the size and arrangement position of a plurality of parallel seal portions 235 sealed by the seal screws (sealing members) of the main control board box 132. It penetrates the position. As a result, even when the opaque rear cover body 210 is closed, the plurality of parallel sealing portions 235 of the main control board box 132 are exposed so as to be visible at the portion of the heat radiation hole 233. For this reason, even when the rear cover body 210 is closed, the sealing state of the sealing portion 235 of the main control board box 132 can be easily visually confirmed. Further, since the opaque synthetic resin material can be easily used as a synthetic resin material that is recycled compared to the transparent synthetic resin material, the rear cover body 210 can be manufactured at low cost.

  Of the peripheral wall portion 213 of the rear cover body 210, a predetermined position (two places on the left and right in this embodiment) of the upper wall portion 213c is substantially C-shaped to hold a power cord (not shown) in an appropriately folded state. An elastically deformable cord holder 237 extends toward the rear wall surface of the upper tank rail 150 (the rear wall surface of the rail component 139). A knob for removing the power cord by elastically deforming the cord holder 237 is formed at the tip of the cord holder 237.

  One end of the power cord is detachably connected to the board connector 239 of the distribution board 238, and the power plug at the other end is inserted into a power outlet. As described above, by forming the cord holder 237 integrally with the rear cover body 210 and holding the power cord, the power cord hangs when it is transported and stored, and it gets in the way or gets caught by foreign matter. Problems can be prevented.

[Configuration of Sphere Derivative for Lower Dish, etc. at Rear Lower Part of Main Body Frame] A description will be given based on FIGS. 2 and 7.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the rear cover 210 and various control boards are removed from the perspective view of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG.
A lower dish ball derivative 253 is attached to the other side portion (hinge portion) of the rear lower region of the main body frame 3 in the recessed portion of the rear step portion of the speaker box portion 16. The lower tray ball derivative 253 is used when the game balls paid out to the upper plate 51 through the upper plate connection path (not shown) from the award and rental ball passages of the ball dispensing device 170 are full. The game ball on the upper plate communication path is for guiding the game ball to the lower plate 31.

  In this embodiment, a board box 254 that houses the interface board 252 is mounted on the outer surface of the rear wall of the lower dish ball derivative 253. The interface board 252 is interposed between the ball lending machine installed adjacent to the pachinko machine 1 and the payout control board 197, and transmits / receives a signal related to ball lending between the ball lending machine and the payout control board 197. Electrical connection is possible.

  In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, multiple types of “big hit games” are prepared as modes in which a profit is given to the player. Here, the “big hit game” is, for example, a round action that opens and closes the prize winning opening 92 for a feature in a certain pattern is repeated up to 16 times. ing. The player can obtain a lot of prize balls by causing the game balls to enter the prize winning opening 92 for the bonus item during the big hit game. As for the round operation, the first and second opening / closing operations of the prize winning port 92 for an accessory performed in response to the game ball entering the first starting winning port 96 or the second starting winning port 97 are performed for the first time. In the round operation of the second round, and in the second and subsequent round operations, if the condition of either opening / closing the prize winning opening 92 for a feature is opened 18 times at a predetermined interval or 10 winning balls are counted is satisfied. finish.

  The number of round operations repeatedly performed in the big hit game is the timing of entering the game ball into the first start winning opening 96 or the second starting winning opening 97 (more specifically, the first start opening sensor 318a). Or, the detection timing of the game ball by the second start port sensor 318b), the timing of entering the game ball into the prize winning port 92 for a bonus item (more specifically, the detection timing of the game ball by the count sensor 319), the jackpot winning port The timing of entering the ball 93 (more specifically, the timing for detecting the game ball by the big hit winning sensor 330), the result of the lottery performed by the game ball distribution destination in the accessory 91, etc. Will be decided accordingly. Here, the lottery is a lottery for determining a big hit mode, and a means for performing the lottery can be regarded as a “hit type lottery unit”.

  The above specific numerical values are the best in the practice of the present invention. In addition, these numerical values can be variously changed and are not limited by the best numerical values.

[Functional Configuration of Main Substrate and Peripheral Substrate] A description will be given based on FIG.
FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically showing the control configuration.
The control of the pachinko machine 1 is broadly divided into a group of the main board 310 and a group of the peripheral boards 311, and among these, the group of the main board 310 plays game operations (winning detection, winning judgment, special symbol display, awards, etc.). Sphere payout etc.), and a group of peripheral boards 311 controls production operations (light emitting decoration, sound output, liquid crystal display, etc.).

  The main board 310 includes a main control board 131 and a payout control board 197. The main control board 131 includes a CPU 314 as a central processing unit, a ROM 315 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 316 as a readable / writable memory. The CPU 314 controls various games performed in the pachinko machine 1 by executing a control program stored in the ROM 315, and creates a command signal to be output to the peripheral board 311 and the payout control board 197. The RAM 316 temporarily stores various data generated in various processes executed by the main control board 131 and information such as input signals. The main control board 131 includes a gate sensor 317, a first start port sensor 318a, a second start port sensor 318b, a count sensor 319, a big hit prize sensor 330, a lose prize sensor 329, a rotation detection sensor 494, and a rotational position detection sensor 321. The detection signal from etc. is input. On the other hand, the main control board 131 outputs drive signals to the solenoid 331, the motor 332, the pushing solenoid 325, the rotating body motor 326, and the like. The payout control board 197 includes a CPU 333 as a central processing unit, a ROM 334 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 335 as a readable / writable memory. The payout control board 197 processes the command signal input from the main control board 131 and outputs a drive signal to the ball payout device 170. Thereby, the ball payout device 170 pays out the game ball according to the drive signal.

  Bidirectional communication is performed between the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 via respective input / output interfaces. For example, when the main control board 131 transmits a prize ball command, payout control is performed in response thereto. An ACK signal is returned from the board 197 to the main control board 131.

  On the other hand, the peripheral board 311 includes, for example, a plurality of illumination control boards 337 and 338 and a waveform control board 339 in addition to the sub-integrated board 336. Between the main control board 131 and the sub-integrated board 336, communication in only one direction is performed between the input / output interface and the input interface, and the main control board 131 and the sub-integrated board 336 communicate with each other. The command is sent, but not the other way around.

  The sub-integrated board 336 also includes electronic components such as the CPU 350, the ROM 351, the RAM 352, and the like, and a predetermined effect control program can be executed by these electronic components. Bidirectional communication is performed between the sub-integrated board 336 and the other illumination control boards 337 and 338 and the waveform control board 339 with each input / output interface. A decoration lamp 353 mainly including the side decoration device 52 and the like is connected to the first illumination control board 337, and a lighting signal of the decoration lamp 353 is sent from the sub-integrated board 336 to the illumination control board 337. When transmitted, the illumination control board 337 performs processing for lighting the decoration lamp 353 in response to the transmission. An effect lamp 354 is connected to the second illumination control board 338 together with the effect display device 115. For example, when a display command for the effect display device 115 is transmitted from the sub-integrated substrate 336 to the illumination control board 338, the illumination control board 338 receives this and performs a process of actually operating the effect display device 115. The sub-integrated board 336 receives a detection signal from the game ball sensor 361 and outputs a drive signal to the accessory solenoid 362.

  The waveform control board 339 performs processing for generating and transmitting / receiving waveform signals such as inaudible ultrasonic waves in addition to audible sound waves as acoustic outputs. For example, when an acoustic output command is transmitted from the sub-integrated board 336 to the waveform control board 339, the waveform control board 339 receives this and performs processing for driving the speakers 18 and 57 described above. In addition, an ultrasonic transmission / reception device 356 is connected to the waveform control board 339, and the ultrasonic transmission / reception device 356 enables ultrasonic communication between a plurality of platforms. Normally, a plurality of pachinko machines 1 are installed side by side in the island facility of the hall, but between the pachinko machines 1 equipped with the ultrasonic transmission / reception device 356, mutual ultrasonic communication is possible. By using this communication function, a plurality of pachinko machines 1 can synchronize the effect operation or exchange game information between specific stands.

  The illumination control boards 337 and 338 and the waveform control board 339 are also CPUs 357, 358 and 359 as central processing units, ROMs 370, 371 and 372 as read-only memories, and RAMs 373 and 374 as read / write memories, respectively. , 375.

  Next, communication processing between the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 will be described in detail. A signal name prefixed with “#” means a negative theory. “High level” means “1” level of the two levels of the binary signal, and “Low level” means “0” level.

[Communication between main control board and payout control board]
Various commands are transmitted between the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 by serial transfer. The board that has normally received the command transmits an ACK (Acknowledge) signal that indicates that the command has been received normally to the board that has transmitted the command. As main commands from the main control board 131 to the payout control board 197, there are commands related to payout of game balls and commands for instructing the payout control board 197 to report the operation state. As commands relating to game ball payout, for example, a command for designating the number of game balls to be paid out, a command for instructing start of payout of game balls, a command for instructing stop of payout of game balls, and the like are conceivable. As a main command from the payout control board 197 to the main control board 131, there is a command for transmitting an operation state of the payout control board 197.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing details of the electrical configuration of the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197. The main control board 131 includes a CPU 314 (main CPU) having a serial communication function and a parallel communication function with the outside as a CPU for performing various arithmetic processes in the main control board 131. The CPU 314 has a circuit configuration of an arithmetic processing unit 390 that performs arithmetic processing, a serial IF unit 391 as a serial communication unit that performs serial communication with the outside, and a parallel IF unit 392 that performs parallel communication with the outside. . Exchange of commands with the payout control board 197 is performed via the serial IF unit 391, and exchange of ACK signals with the payout control board 197 is performed via the parallel IF unit 392.

  The serial IF unit 391 receives the parallel data TDa from the arithmetic processing unit 390, receives the transmission buffer register 393 that stores the data, and the data stored in the transmission buffer register 393, converts the data into serial data Dab, and The transmission shift register 394 for serial transfer to the payout control board 197, the serial data Dba from the payout control board 197, the reception shift register 395 for storing the data, the data stored in the reception shift register 395, and the data Is received and stored as parallel data RDa by the arithmetic processing unit 390, and a serial management unit 397 for managing the operation state of each unit in the serial IF unit 391. These are integrated on one chip. Is There. The transmission buffer register 393, the transmission shift register 394, the reception shift register 395, and the reception buffer register 396 are registers each having a storage capacity of 1 byte.

  The serial management unit 397 allows the transmission shift register 394 and the transmission buffer register 393 to transfer data from the transmission buffer register 393 to the transmission shift register 394 when the transmission shift register 394 is not performing serial transfer. The data is erased from the transmission buffer register 393.

  The serial management unit 397 permits the data transfer from the reception shift register 395 to the reception buffer register 396 when the data is not stored in the reception buffer register 396 with respect to the reception shift register 395 and the reception buffer register 396. The processing unit 390 reads the parallel data RDa from the reception buffer register 396 and then erases the data from the reception buffer register 396.

  Note that the transfer rate of serial transfer by the serial IF unit 391 is determined based on a signal obtained by dividing the clock signal for operating the CPU 314. The frequency division ratio of the clock signal that determines the transfer rate can be set by the value of a register (not shown) included in the serial IF unit 391.

  The arithmetic processing unit 390 writes the parallel data TDa to the transmission buffer register 393 by raising the write signal #WRa to the transmission buffer register 393, and raises the read signal #REa to the reception buffer register 396. As a result, the parallel data RDa is read from the reception buffer register 396.

  The arithmetic processing unit 390 receives signals indicating various states in the serial IF unit 391 from the serial management unit 397. Signals that the arithmetic processing unit 390 receives from the serial management unit 397 include a transmission buffer empty signal TEa that is set to a high level when the transmission buffer register 393 is cleared, and a transmission shift register 394 that is performing serial transfer. There is a serial transfer signal TCa that is set to a high level, and a reception data presence signal DFa that is set to a high level when data is stored in the reception buffer register 396.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the payout control board 197 includes a CPU 333 (payout CPU) for performing various arithmetic processes in the payout control board 197, a serial IF chip 398 in which a circuit for serial communication with the outside is formed, and an external And a parallel IF chip 399 on which a circuit for performing parallel communication is formed. Commands are exchanged with the main control board 131 via the serial IF chip 398, and ACK signals are exchanged with the main control board 131 via the parallel IF chip 399.

  The serial IF chip 398 receives the parallel data TDb from the CPU 333, receives the transmission buffer register 400 that stores the data, and the data stored in the transmission buffer register 400, converts the data into serial data Dba, and converts the data into the main control board. The transmission shift register 401 for serial transfer to 131, the serial data Dab from the main control board 131, the reception shift register 402 for storing the data, the data stored in the reception shift register 402, and the data by the CPU 333 A reception buffer register 403 that stores data readable as parallel data RDb, and a serial management unit 404 that manages the operation state of each unit in the serial IF chip 398 are provided, and these are integrated on one chip. . The transmission buffer register 400, the transmission shift register 401, the reception shift register 402, and the reception buffer register 403 are registers each having a storage capacity of 1 byte.

  The serial management unit 404 allows the transmission shift register 401 and the transmission buffer register 400 to transfer data from the transmission buffer register 400 to the transmission shift register 401 when the transmission shift register 401 is not performing serial transfer. The data is erased from the transmission buffer register 400.

  The serial management unit 404 permits the transfer of data from the reception shift register 402 to the reception buffer register 403 when no data is stored in the reception buffer register 403 with respect to the reception shift register 402 and the reception buffer register 403, and the CPU 333. Is configured to erase data from the reception buffer register 403 after reading the parallel data RDb from the reception buffer register 403.

  Note that the timing at which the serial IF chip 398 samples the serially transferred command is determined based on a sampling clock obtained by dividing the clock signal for operating the CPU 314 of the main control board 131. The frequency division ratio of the clock signal for determining the sampling clock can be set by the value of a register (not shown) included in the serial IF chip 398.

  The CPU 333 writes the parallel data TDb to the transmission buffer register 400 by raising the write signal #WRb to the transmission buffer register 400, and raises the read signal #RDb to the reception buffer register 403. Then, the parallel data RDb is read from the reception buffer register 403.

  The CPU 333 receives signals indicating various states in the serial IF chip 398 from the serial management unit 404. The signal received by the CPU 333 from the serial management unit 404 includes a transmission buffer empty signal TEb that is high when the transmission buffer register 400 is cleared, and a high level when the transmission shift register 401 is performing serial transfer. There is a serial transfer in-progress signal TCb and a reception data presence signal DFb which is set to a high level when data is stored in the reception buffer register 403.

  Next, the operation at the time of command transfer between the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 will be described. The pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment can perform command transfer from the main control board 131 to the payout control board 197 and command transfer from the payout control board 197 to the main control board 131.

(About command transmission of main control board)
The operation of the main control board 131 that transmits a command to the payout control board 197 will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing command transmission processing executed by the arithmetic processing unit 390 of the main control board 131. The arithmetic processing unit 390 of the main control board 131 repeatedly executes a scheduled interrupt process at a predetermined interval (in this embodiment, 4 milliseconds (hereinafter referred to as ms)) in order to realize a process for controlling the progress of the game. Then, as part of the regularly executed interrupt process, the command transmission process shown in FIG. 13 is executed when a command is transmitted to the payout control board 197.

  The arithmetic processing unit 390 generates a command for the payout control board 197 when the command transmission process shown in FIG. 13 is started (step S1001). In this embodiment, the command for the payout control board 197 is a 2-byte command larger than 1 byte which is the storage capacity of each register of the serial IF unit 391.

  After the command is generated (step S1001), whether or not “transmission buffer empty signal TEa is high level” and “serial transfer in-progress signal TCa is low level”, that is, “data is stored in transmission buffer register 393” It is determined whether or not “when there is no” and “when the transmission shift register 394 is not performing serial transfer” (step S1002).

  When “the transmission buffer empty signal TEa is at the high level” and “the serial transfer in-progress signal TCa is at the low level” (step S1002), the first byte which is the upper 1 byte among the 2 bytes of the generated command is transmitted. Write to the buffer register 393 (step S1003). Thereafter, after waiting for a preset write standby period Lwa (step S1004), the second lower byte of the generated command is written into the transmission buffer register 393 (step S1005). The transmission process ends.

  Here, the write standby period Lwa is longer than the transmission register delivery period Lbs, which is the period from the writing of the first byte of the command to the transmission buffer register 393 until the transfer of the first byte to the transmission shift register 394. Is a period in which the second byte write process (step S1005 in FIG. 13) can be executed before the end of the scheduled interrupt process, and the period is prolonged until the start of the next scheduled interrupt process. is not. The write standby period Lwa is shorter than the serial transfer period Lsc which is a period until the serial transfer of the first byte of the command is completed, and is shorter than 4 ms which is the interval of the regular interrupt processing. . In this embodiment, the write standby period Lwa is set to 2.5 microseconds (hereinafter referred to as μs). Note that the transmission register delivery period Lbs according to the hardware specifications of the serial IF unit 391 of this embodiment is about 1.25 μs. If the arithmetic processing time of the arithmetic processing unit 390 required for the second byte write processing (step S1005 in FIG. 13) is abnormal in the transmission register delivery period Lbs of the serial IF unit 391, the command shown in FIG. The standby process (step S1004) by the standby process software is not necessary.

  FIG. 14 is a time chart showing the state of each signal on the main control board 131 when the command transmission process is executed. In the command transmission process described above, if it is determined that “the transmission buffer empty signal TEa is at the high level” and “the serial transfer in-progress signal TCa is at the low level” (step S1002 in FIG. 13), the command is sent to the parallel data TDa. Output of the first byte is started (timing ta1). Thereafter, the first byte of the command is written to the transmission buffer register 393 at the rising edge of the write signal #WRa (timing ta2, step S1002 in FIG. 13).

  The transmission buffer register 393 delivers the first byte of the written command to the transmission shift register 394, and is cleared by the serial management unit 397 when the delivery is completed. The transmission shift register 394 outputs the first byte of the command received from the transmission buffer register 393 to the serial data Dab. In serial data Dab during serial transfer, each bit from the first bit D0 to the eighth bit D7 of the command follows the start bit ST, and finally a stop bit SP is output. Thus, when the serial transfer of the first byte of the command is started, the serial transfer in-progress signal TCa becomes high level (timing ta3).

  After writing the first byte of the command (timing ta2, step S1002 in FIG. 13) and after waiting for the write standby period Lwa (step S1004 in FIG. 13), as in the first byte of the command, the transmission buffer The second byte of the command is written to the register 393 (timing ta4, step S1005 in FIG. 13).

  At this time, the transmission shift register 394 is serially transferring the first byte of the command and cannot receive the second byte of the command from the transmission buffer register 393. The byte is stored and held, and the transmission buffer empty signal TEa becomes low level (timing ta4).

  Thereafter, when the serial transfer of the first byte of the command by the transmission shift register 394 is completed, the transmission buffer register 393 delivers the second byte of the command to be stored to the transmission shift register 394, and when this delivery is completed, the serial management unit 397 Cleared and the transmission buffer empty signal TEa becomes high level (timing ta5).

  Thereafter, the transmission shift register 394 outputs the second byte of the command received from the transmission buffer register 393 to the serial data Dab in the same manner as the first byte of the command (timing ta6 to ta7).

  By the operation of the main control board 131 described above, a 2-byte command is transmitted to the payout control board 197. The main control board 131 according to the present embodiment retransmits the command when there is no response of the ACK signal from the payout control board 197 within a predetermined period after transmitting the command to the payout control board 197.

  Conversely, the operation of the payout control board 197 for transmitting a command to the main control board 131 is performed by the CPU 333 instead of the arithmetic processing unit 390, the transmission buffer register 400, and the transmission shift register 394 instead of the transmission buffer register 393. Instead, the transmission shift register 401 is realized by performing the same operation as that of the main control board 131 described above.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 314 repeatedly executes the scheduled interrupt process in a sense of 4 milliseconds, whereas the serial IF unit 391 executes serial transfer at a transfer rate of 1200 bps (Bit Per Second). Therefore, in the present embodiment, the time for serial transfer of the 2-byte command by the serial IF unit 391 is about 16.7 ms, and the CPU 314 repeatedly executes the scheduled interrupt process about four times during that time. As described above, if the CPU 314 writes a command in the transmission buffer register 393, the serial IF unit 391 can leave the serial transfer of the command to the payout control board 197. The transfer rate of 1200 bps in serial transfer is a transfer rate that can ensure the reliability of command transfer with respect to electrical noise, and can be transferred serially by isolation using a relatively inexpensive photocoupler. The transfer rate.

  Note that the main control board 131 executes other control processing such as storing winning information if there is a win without interrupting the control processing during serial transfer (a state in which there is a command in the transmission buffer register 393). In the case of a pachinko machine, the number of game balls launched into the game board 13 is restricted to a maximum of 100 per minute, so the launch interval of game balls is about 600 ms. Therefore, even if game balls continuously win the winning opening 61, the main control board 131 can process the detection information of the game balls without delay and serially transfer the prize ball commands to the payout control board 197.

(Receipt control board command reception)
The operation of the payout control board 197 that receives a command from the main control board 131 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing command reception processing executed by the CPU 333 of the payout control board 197. The CPU 333 of the payout control board 197 executes the command receiving process shown in FIG. 15 when receiving a command from the main control board 131 as part of controlling the payout of the game ball.

  When starting the command reception process, the CPU 333 determines whether or not “the reception data present signal DFb is at a high level”, that is, “when data is stored in the reception buffer register 403”. (Step S1101).

  Here, when it is determined in the command reception process that “the received data present signal DFb is at the high level” (step S1101), the 2-byte command transmitted from the main control board 131 to the payout control board 197. Among these, the first byte of the command is stored in the reception buffer register 403.

  If “the received data present signal DFb is at the high level” (step S1101), the first byte of the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 is read (step S1102). Thereafter, the second byte of the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 is read via the reception shift register 402 (step S1103), and the command reception process is terminated.

  FIG. 16 is a time chart showing the state of each signal on the payout control board 197 when the command receiving process is executed. When the first byte of the command is output to the serial data Dab by the command transmission process in the main control board 131 described above (timing tb1 to tb2), the first byte of the command is stored in the reception shift register 402 and then received. The first byte of the command is transferred to the buffer register 403, and the received data presence signal DFb becomes high level.

  When the second byte of the command is output to the serial data Dab following the first byte of the command (timing tb1 to tb2), the second byte of the command is stored in the reception shift register 402. At this time, since the first byte of the command has not been read from the reception buffer register 403 and the reception buffer register 403 has not been cleared by the serial management unit 404, the reception shift register 402 has the second byte of the command. Retain memory.

  Thereafter, in the command reception process shown in FIG. 15, when it is determined that “the reception data present signal DFb is at the high level” (step S1101 in FIG. 15), the reception buffer #REb is fallen by the fall of the read signal #REb. The first byte of the command is output from the register 403 to the parallel data RDb, and the first byte of the command is read from the reception buffer register 403 by the CPU 333 (timing tb5 to tb6, step S1102 in FIG. 15).

  When the reading of the first byte of the command is completed, the reception buffer register 403 is cleared by the serial management unit 404, and the reception data presence signal DFb becomes low level (timing tb6). Thereafter, when the second byte of the command is passed from the reception shift register 402 to the reception buffer register, the received presence signal DFb becomes high level (timing tb7). Thereafter, similarly to the first byte of the command, the second byte of the command is read from the reception buffer register 403 (timing tb8 to tb9, step S1103 in FIG. 15). For convenience of explanation, in FIG. 16, the scale of the serial transfer time for the first byte and the second byte of the command is reduced as compared with the scale of the arithmetic processing time of the CPU 333. The serial transfer time between the byte and the second byte requires a considerable time compared to the calculation processing time of the CPU 333. Therefore, the command reception process shown in FIG. 15 is a process that is executed by being divided into a plurality of scheduled interrupt processes as part of the scheduled interrupt process that the CPU 333 repeatedly executes at predetermined intervals.

  Through the operation of the payout control board 197 described above, a 2-byte command transmitted from the main control board 131 is received. The payout control board 197 of this embodiment transmits an ACK signal to the main control board 131 during a predetermined period after receiving the command from the main control board 131.

  In this embodiment, the sampling timing of the serial IF chip 398 is set to 19.2 kilohertz (kHz), which is 16 times the transfer rate (1200 bps). In this embodiment, the serial IF chip 398 performs sampling three times for each of the start bit, each data bit of the command, and each bit of the stop bit, and determines the majority of the values detected by these three samplings. As a result, the reliability of command reception is improved.

  Conversely, the operation of the main control board 131 that receives a command from the payout control board 197 is replaced with the arithmetic processing unit 390 instead of the CPU 333, the reception shift register 395 instead of the reception shift register 402, and the reception buffer register 403. The reception buffer register 396 is realized by performing the same operation as that of the above-described payout control board 197.

  With the above configuration, while the CPU 314 of the main control board 131 performs one timed interrupt processing, the serial IF unit 391 transmits two bytes of commands that can be serially transferred, the transmission buffer register 393 of the serial IF unit 391, and the transmission The data can be stored in the shift register 394, and the CPU 314 of the main control board 131 can shorten the period related to the serial transfer of commands. As a result, the progress of other control processes on the main control board 131 and the complexity of the control program executed on the main control board 131 can be suppressed. Therefore, smooth game control can be realized when commands are divided and serially transferred.

  By the way, although the above-described payout control board 197 is shown to include the CPU 333, the serial IF chip 398, and the parallel IF chip 399, it may be configured as follows. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, the payout control board 197 is formed with a CPU 333 (payout CPU) that performs various arithmetic processes in the payout control board 197 and a circuit that performs serial communication and parallel communication with the outside. A serial IF IF chip 405 can be provided. The serial IF chip 405 includes a parallel IF unit 406 that performs parallel communication with the parallel IF unit 392 of the main control board 131. FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing details of the electrical configuration of the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 different from those shown in FIG. Further, the configuration other than the above is the same as that shown in FIG.

  The serial management unit 407 of the payout control board 197 shown in FIG. 17 is different from the serial management unit 404 shown in FIG. The serial management unit 407 is different from the serial management unit 404 shown in FIG. 13 in which the data in the reception buffer register 403 is erased by reading from the CPU 333. The serial management unit 407 is based on the buffer clear signal #CBb from the CPU 333. Thus, data is erased from the reception buffer register 403.

(Regarding command transmission of main control board in FIG. 17)
The operation of the main control board 131 that transmits a command to the payout control board 197 will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing command transmission processing executed by the arithmetic processing unit 390 of the main control board 131. The arithmetic processing unit 390 of the main control board 131 repeatedly executes the command transmission process shown in FIG. 18 at a predetermined timing as part of the process for controlling the progress of the game.

  When the command transmission process shown in FIG. 18 is started, the arithmetic processing unit 390 determines the value of the job flag Fj (step S1201). The job flag Fj is a flag indicating a state in the command transmission process, and is set to “0” when the arithmetic processing unit 390 is activated.

  If “job flag Fj = 0”, command output processing for outputting a command to the payout control board 197 is executed (step S1202). If “job flag Fj = 1”, the payout control board 197 is executed. An ACK wait process for confirming the ACK signal from is executed (step S1203). After completing the command output process (step S1202) or the ACK waiting process (step S1203), the command transmission process is terminated. Details of the command output process (step S1202) and the ACK wait process (step S1203) will be described later.

  Details of the command output process (step S1202 in FIG. 18) in the command transmission process shown in FIG. 18 will be described. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing command output processing (step S1202 in FIG. 18). The arithmetic processing unit 390 is. When the command output process shown in FIG. 19 is started, whether or not “transmission buffer empty signal TEa is high level” and “serial transfer in-progress signal TCa is low level”, that is, “data is stored in transmission buffer register 393”. It is determined whether or not “if not” and “if the transmission shift register 394 is not performing serial transfer” (step S1301). If “the transmission buffer empty signal TEa is at the high level” and “the serial transfer in-progress signal TCa is at the low level” (step S1301), it is determined whether or not “check flag Fc = 1” (step S1302). . The check flag Fc is a flag for instructing the payout control board 197 to report the operation state when the ACK signal from the payout control board 197 cannot be confirmed, and is set to “0” when the arithmetic processing unit 390 is activated. Is set.

  If it is not “check flag Fc = 1” (step S1302) and there is a winning of a game ball in the winning opening (step S1303), the payout control board 197 is instructed to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls. The first byte of the winning command to be generated is generated (step S1304).

  On the other hand, if “check flag Fc = 1” (step S1302), the check flag Fc is set to “0” (step S1305), and a check command for instructing the dispensing control board 197 to report the operation state. The first byte is generated (step S1306). The main control board 131 receives the report of the operation state from the payout control board 197 in the form of a command for the main control board 131 from the payout control board 197.

  After the first byte of the winning command or the check command is generated (steps S1304 and S1306), each bit of the generated first byte is inverted, that is, the bit which is “0” among the bits of the first byte. “1” is set, the bit “1” is set to “0”, and the second byte of the command is generated (step S1307). In this embodiment, the first byte of the command is data having a substantial meaning as a command, and the second byte of the command is data for determining whether the command is correct on the payout control board 197 side.

  After the second byte of the command is generated (step S1307), the generated command is transmitted (steps S1308 to S1310). This process (steps S1308 to S1310) is the same as the process (steps S1003 to S1005) in the command transmission process shown in FIG. After transmitting the command (steps S1308 to S1310), the job flag Fj is set to “1” (step S1311), and the command output process is terminated.

  The state of each signal on the main control board 131 when command transmission is executed in the command output process (steps S1308 to S1310) is the same as the state of each signal on the main control board 131 shown in FIG.

  Details of the ACK wait process (step S1203 in FIG. 18) in the command transmission process shown in FIG. 18 will be described. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the ACK wait process (step S1203 in FIG. 17). When the arithmetic processing unit 390 starts the ACK waiting process shown in FIG. 20, it determines whether or not an ACK signal is detected from the payout control board 197 (step S1401). If an ACK signal is detected (step S1401), the job flag Fj is set to “0” (step S1402), and the ACK waiting process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if no ACK signal is detected (step S1401), it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the command transmission (steps S1308 to S1310 in FIG. 19) was completed (step S1403). This predetermined time is a time for waiting for the response of the ACK signal from the payout control board 197, and is set to 100 ms in this embodiment. If the predetermined time has not elapsed (step S1403), the ACK waiting process is terminated as it is, and if the predetermined time has elapsed (step S1403), the check flag Fc is set to “1” (step S1403). S1404) After setting the job flag Fj to “0” (step S1402), the ACK waiting process is terminated.

  By the operation of the main control board 131 described above, a 2-byte command is transmitted to the payout control board 197. Conversely, the operation of the payout control board 197 for transmitting a command to the main control board 131 is performed by the CPU 333 instead of the arithmetic processing unit 390, the transmission buffer register 400, and the transmission shift register 394 instead of the transmission buffer register 393. Instead, the transmission shift register 401 is realized by performing the same operation as that of the main control board 131 described above.

(Regarding command reception of the payout control board in FIG. 17)
The operation of the payout control board 197 that receives a command from the main control board 131 will be described. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing command reception processing executed by the CPU 333 of the payout control board 197. The CPU 333 of the payout control board 197 executes the command receiving process shown in FIG. 21 when receiving a command from the main control board 131 as part of controlling the payout of the game ball. The command reception process shown in FIG. 21 is executed by dividing it into a plurality of scheduled interrupt processes as part of the scheduled interrupt process repeatedly executed by the CPU 333 at predetermined intervals, similarly to the command reception process shown in FIG. Process.

  When starting the command reception process, the CPU 333 determines whether or not “the reception data present signal DFb is at a high level”, that is, “when data is stored in the reception buffer register 403”. (Step S1501).

  Here, when it is determined in the command reception process that “the received data present signal DFb is at the high level” (step S1501), the 2-byte command transmitted from the main control board 131 to the payout control board 197. Among these, the first byte of the command is stored in the reception buffer register 403.

  If “the received data present signal DFb is at the high level” (step S1501), the first byte of the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 is read (step S1502), and then stored in the reception buffer register 403 again. The first byte of the command being read is read (step S1503). Thereafter, the first byte of the command read for the first time is compared with the first byte of the command read for the second time (step S1504), and it is determined whether or not they match (step S1505).

  If the first byte of the read command matches the first time and the second time (step S1505), the first byte of the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 is cleared by falling the buffer clear signal #CBb. (Step S1506). As a result, the second byte of the command stored in the reception shift register 402 is transferred to the reception buffer register 403.

  After clearing the reception buffer register 403 (step S1506), the second byte of the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 is collated after being read twice, similarly to the first byte of the command (step S1507). , S1508, S1509) When the first time and the second time match (step S1510), the second byte of the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 is cleared (step S1511).

  Thereafter, the first byte of the read command is compared with the 2-byte date of the read command (step S1512), and it is determined whether or not they match (step S1513). As described above, the second byte of the command is data generated by the main control board 131 by inverting each bit of the first byte of the command.

  If the first byte and the second byte of the read command match (step S1513), an ACK signal is transmitted to the main control board 131 (step S1514), and the command transmission process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the first byte of the read command does not match between the first time and the second time (step S1505), or when the first byte and the second byte of the read command do not match (step S1513), the next time In order to prepare for command reception, the reception shift register 402 and the reception buffer register 403 are cleared (step S1515), and the command transmission process is terminated.

  FIG. 22 is a time chart showing the state of each signal on the payout control board 197 when the command receiving process is executed. For convenience of explanation, in FIG. 22, the scale of the serial transfer time for the first byte and the second byte of the command is reduced compared to the scale of the arithmetic processing time of the CPU 333.

  When it is determined in the command reception process shown in FIG. 21 that “the reception data present signal DFb is at the high level” (step S1501 in FIG. 21), the reception buffer register 403 is detected by the fall of the read signal #REb. The first byte of the command is output to the parallel data RDb, and the first byte of the command is read from the reception buffer register 403 by the CPU 333 (timing tb11 to tb12, step S1502 in FIG. 21). Thereafter, the first byte of the command is read in the same manner as the first time (timing tb13 to tb14, step S1503 in FIG. 21).

  After the second reading of the first byte of the command is completed, the reception buffer register 403 is cleared by the fall of the buffer clear signal #CBb, and the reception data present signal DFb becomes low level (timing tb15, in FIG. 21). Step S1506). Thereafter, when the second byte of the command is transferred from the reception shift register 402 to the reception buffer register, the reception data present signal DFb becomes high level (timing tb16).

  Thereafter, the second byte of the command is read from the reception buffer register 403 in the same manner as the first byte of the command (timing tb21 to tb24, steps S1507 and S1508 in FIG. 21). After the reading of the second byte of the command is completed, the reception buffer register 403 is cleared by the fall of the buffer clear signal #CBb, and the reception data presence signal DFb becomes low level (timing tb25, step S1511 in FIG. 21). .

  Through the operation of the payout control board 197 described above, a 2-byte command transmitted from the main control board 131 is received. Conversely, the operation of the main control board 131 that receives a command from the payout control board 197 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  As described above, according to the configuration shown in FIGS. 17 to 22, it is possible to suppress the progress of other control processes on the main control board 131 and the complexity of the control program executed on the main control board 131. Furthermore, since the command stored in the reception buffer register 403 can be erased according to the convenience of the CPU 333 side of the payout control board 197, for the command serially transferred in units of 2 bytes, The CPU 333 can facilitate the handling in units of 2 bytes.

  Further, the payout control board 197 reads the command redundantly and collates the redundantly read command (steps S1502 to S1505 in FIG. 21), so that the command is transferred from the reception buffer register 403 to the CPU 333. It is possible to prevent the processing from being performed based on an abnormal command that has been rewritten due to the influence of noise or the like.

  The main control board 131 inverts the first byte of the command to generate the second byte (step S1307 in FIG. 19), and the payout control board 197 collates the first byte and the second byte of the command. (Steps S1512 to S1513 in FIG. 21), processing is performed based on an abnormal command that has been rewritten due to the influence of noise or the like during command transfer from the main control board 131 to the payout control board 197. Can be prevented.

  Further, since the payout control board 197 that has received the command transmits an ACK signal to the main control board 131, the main control board 131 can confirm whether or not the command has been normally transferred. Further, since the main control board 131 transmits a check command to the payout control board 197 when there is no response of the ACK signal from the payout control board 197, the reason why the command was not normally transferred is the payout control board. It can be determined whether or not it is based on an abnormal operation in 197.

  The configuration shown in FIGS. 12 to 22 can be applied to a substrate such as the sub integrated substrate 336, the illumination control substrates 337 and 338, and the waveform control substrate 339, or the main control substrate 131 and the sub integrated substrate. 336 may be applied to command transfer to and from 336. As a command from the main control board 131 to the sub integrated board 336, there is an effect command for instructing the effect contents of the display image on the effect display device 115.

  Further, a command of 2 bytes or more generated by the sending CPU may be an even number of bytes. As a result, it is possible to efficiently store a command for 2 bytes per one-time interrupt process from the sending CPU to the serial communication unit. For example, the main control board 131 generates a total of 4-byte commands consisting of a 3-byte instruction command defining the production instruction and a 1-byte check command for calculating the checksum of the instruction command as a group of commands. A group of 4-byte commands may be divided into two portions and serially transferred every two bytes by two scheduled interrupt processes.

  The main control board 131 also generates a total of 8 bytes of commands as a group of commands, including a 4-byte inversion command obtained by inverting each bit of the 3-byte instruction command and the 1-byte check command. A group of commands of 8 bytes may be divided into 4 times, and serial transfer may be performed every 2 bytes by 4 scheduled interrupt processes.

  Next, an example of control processing executed by the main control board 131 (particularly the CPU 314) will be described.

[Regarding the start winning process for the prize winning port for an accessory] A description will be given based on FIG.
FIG. 23 shows a routine of the start winning process for the prize winning opening for an accessory.
In this start winning process, it is determined whether or not there is a start winning in the game (step S1601). Specifically, when a game ball enters the first start winning opening 96 or the second start winning opening 97, the first start opening sensors corresponding to the first start winning opening 96 and the second start winning opening 97, respectively. 318a and the second start port sensor 318b output a detection signal, and when the detection signal is input, it is determined that there is a start prize. On the other hand, if no detection signal is input, it is determined that there is no start prize.

  If it is determined that there is a start winning (YES in step S1601), an opening / closing process for opening / closing the prize winning opening 92 for a predetermined number of times is performed in accordance with the start opening sensor 318 that has detected a game ball (step S1602). ). Specifically, when a game ball is detected by the first start port sensor 318a, the prize winning port 92 for an accessory is opened / closed only once for a predetermined time by a solenoid 331 for opening / closing the prize winning port 92 for an accessory. On the other hand, when a game ball is detected by the second start port sensor 318b, the prize winning port 92 for an accessory is opened and closed twice at a predetermined time interval by the solenoid 331. When the prize winning opening 92 for the accessory is opened / closed a predetermined number of times, the opening / closing process is completed and the routine is returned.

[About jackpot processing] It demonstrates based on FIG.
FIG. 24 shows the contents of the jackpot process.
When the game ball enters the jackpot winning opening 93 inside the accessory 91 and is detected by the jackpot winning sensor 330, the condition device is internally activated to execute the jackpot processing. First, a random number is generated in the main control board 131, and a set maximum continuation number that is the number of rounds of the big hit game is set by the generated random number (step S1701). In the present embodiment, the number of rounds is set by a random number from 2, 8, and 16 times. Specifically, the ratio of selecting the number of rounds of 2, 8, and 16 is, for example, “1/4” for 2 times, “1/4” for 8 times, and “1” for 16 times. The number of rounds according to the random number is set using an appropriate selection table allocated to be “/ 2”.

  When the set maximum number of continuations is set in step S1701, a predetermined round counter is subsequently initialized (for example, the value of the round counter = 2) (step S1702). The round counter is secured in, for example, the RAM, and the value of the round counter is reset with the initialization. The round counter is for counting the number of rounds in the big hit game, and when the value reaches the set maximum number of times, the big hit process ends.

  After the above round counter is initialized, “0” is set to a predetermined winning ball counter (step S1703), and then the opening / closing operation of the prize winning port 92 for an accessory is started at predetermined time intervals (step S1703). S1704). Then, in the next step S1705, it is determined whether or not the number of times the opening / closing of the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory is within a set maximum number (for example, 18 times). If the open / close count is within the set maximum count (YES), it is next determined whether or not the value of the winning ball counter is less than 10 (step S1706). At this time, if the value of the winning ball counter is less than 10 (YES), it is determined whether or not the detection signal of the count sensor corresponding to the big winning opening is turned on (step S1707). When the count sensor is turned ON by winning a prize at the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory (YES), “1” is added to the winning ball counter in the next step S1708, and the determination in step S1604 is performed again. Alternatively, if there is no winning in the big winning opening in step S1707 and the count sensor is not ON (NO), the determination in step S1705 is performed without adding the winning ball number counter.

  During one round operation, one round ends when the opening / closing of the prize winning opening 92 for the feature reaches the set maximum number of 18 times or the winning ball reaches 10 counts. It becomes. If either of these two conditions is satisfied, the determination in step S1705 or step S1706 is denied (NO), so that the opening / closing operation of the prize winning port 92 for an accessory is stopped for the end of the round (step S1709). . Then, in the next step S1710, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter has reached the set maximum continuation number selected and set from 2 rounds, 8 rounds or 16 rounds.

  If the value of the round counter has not reached the set maximum number of continuations (NO in step S1710), then “1” is added to the value of the round counter (step S1711), and the winning ball counter is reset to “0”. (Step S1703).

  In this example, one or two opening / closing operations of the prize winning port 92 for an accessory performed in response to the game ball entering the first starting winning port 96 or the second starting winning port 97 are performed in the first round. Since the number of rounds is calculated as described above, the above processing corresponds to processing of one round operation after the second round. In the second and subsequent rounds, if it is determined that the round operation has been repeated and the value of the round counter has reached the set maximum number of continuations (YES in step S1710), then the big hit process ends.

[About the composition of the character]
Next, a specific configuration of the accessory 91 in this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 25 is a front view showing an example of an accessory in the present embodiment, and FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing the accessory shown in FIG. 25 from the upper right front. FIG. 27A is an enlarged front view showing the prize winning port for an accessory, and FIG. 27B is an explanatory view showing a movable piece of the prize winning port for an accessory together with its movement.

  In the present embodiment, the accessory 91 has a prize-winning hole 92 through which a game ball can enter and a game ball that has entered the prize-winning hole 92 is rolled on a predetermined passage. A first rolling effect device 95 that can be released to either one of the two later, and one of the first rolling effect device 95 on the discharge side (left side in FIG. 25) to push the game ball The second rolling effect device 100 that can be struck and the other rolling side of the first rolling effect device 95 that is arranged on the other discharge side (right side in FIG. 25) and rotates so that the game ball is a big hit winning hole 93 or a lost winning hole 94. The third rolling effect device 101 is guided to the third rolling effect device 101 and the third rolling effect device 101 arranged below the first rolling effect device 95 and pressed by the second rolling effect device 100. The flow of the game balls that are arranged on the left and right of the fourth rolling effect device 102 and the first rolling effect device 95 that are released. The first rectifying means 500a and the second rectifying means 500b for rectifying each of the first and second rectifying means 500b and the game balls flowing down from above the accessory 91 are prevented from coming into contact with the first rolling effect device 95 and the fourth rolling effect device 102. And a warp passage 510 that leads to the downstream side of the object 91.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the accessory 91 is sized to occupy a relatively wide range of the game area, and can be recognized at a glance. Thereby, while the pachinko machine 1 of this example can be identified easily, it becomes easy to attract a player's interest.

(About the prize winning gates for works)
The prize winning opening 92 for an accessory is a mouth of the character body 455 that is arranged in the center of the accessory 91 and in the vicinity of the upper edge portion, and has a large opening, so that the game ball is swallowed by the character body 455. An atmosphere can be created, and an effect of enhancing the fun of the game can be expected.

  The prize winning opening 92 for the accessory is arranged between the pair of left and right movable pieces 456 (wing members) arranged on the left and right sides of the mouth of the character body 455 and the pair of movable pieces 456, and the game ball is brought into the inside of the accessory. A ball entrance 457 for guiding the game ball, a count sensor 319 as a game ball detection sensor for detecting a game ball that has passed through the ball entrance 457, and a game ball that has passed through the count sensor 319 are delivered to the first rolling effect device 95. And a delivery port 458.

  In the pair of movable pieces 456, when a solenoid 331 disposed on the back surface of the accessory 91 is driven, its plunger (not shown) linearly moves, and the linear motion moves the drive shaft 471 via the link mechanism 470. The movable piece 456 is rotated by rotating it (see FIG. 26). The pair of movable pieces 456 are rotated in a direction in which the leading ends thereof are moved away from each other so that a game ball can enter the mouth of the character body 455 and the leading ends thereof are rotated in directions toward each other. As a result, the game ball cannot enter the mouth of the character body 455 (see FIG. 27A). In other words, the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory can be opened and closed by rotating the pair of movable pieces 456. In this example, the pair of movable pieces 456 are driven by separate solenoids 331, respectively.

  The movable piece 456 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 27A is a front view showing a winning opening for an accessory of this embodiment, and FIG. 27B is an explanatory view showing the operation of the movable piece. As shown in FIG. 5B, the movable piece 456 includes a main movable piece 472 that has a drive shaft 471 that is rotationally driven by the drive of the solenoid 331, and that rotates about the drive shaft 471. A rotation shaft 473 is provided at a position different from the drive shaft 471 of the piece 472, and a sub movable piece 474 that rotates around the rotation shaft 473 as the main movable piece 472 rotates. That is, the movable piece 456 is configured such that the main movable piece 472 is rotatable about the drive shaft 471 and the auxiliary movable piece 474 is rotatable about the rotation shaft 473.

  The main movable piece 472 rotates together with the drive shaft 471 and extends in a predetermined direction. The main movable piece 472 rotates at a leading end of the rotation extending part 475 and a guiding part 476 that guides a game ball. And a guided portion 478 that is provided at a predetermined position of the extending portion 475 and engages with the guide portion 477 of the sub movable piece 474.

  On the other hand, the sub movable piece 474 engages with the guided portion 478 of the main movable piece 472 in addition to the rotation shaft 473 and guide portion 478 capable of guiding the guided portion 478 in the radial direction of the rotation shaft 473. And a guide surface 479 that is substantially parallel to the guide direction of the guide portion 477 and guides the game ball.

  In this movable piece 456, the rotation shaft 473, the guide portion 477, and the guided portion 478 are respectively disposed above the drive shaft 471, and the rotation radius of the main movable piece 472 around the drive shaft 471 is set. The rotation radius of the sub movable piece 474 around the rotation axis is set larger.

  In this example, the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory is an entrance of the present invention, the count sensor 319 of the present example is an entry detecting means of the present invention, and the movable piece 456 of the present example is an opening / closing piece of the present invention. It corresponds. Further, the solenoid 331, the link mechanism 470, and the drive shaft 471 of this example correspond to the opening / closing drive means of the present invention. Further, the character body 455 of this example corresponds to the first character body of the present invention.

  Next, the operation of the movable piece 456 will be described in detail. When the movable piece 456 is in a position (first posture) where the prize winning opening 92 for the accessory is closed, as indicated by a chain line (one-dot and two-dot chain line) in FIG. The guide portion 478 is located at an end portion of the sub movable piece 474 that approaches the rotation shaft 473 of the guide portion 477. In this state, as shown in the drawing, the guide portion 476 of the main movable piece 472 is positioned so as to largely overlap the guide surface 479 of the sub movable piece 474. Although not shown, in this state, the plunger of the solenoid 331 is in a state of being located at the immersive end.

  In this state, the movable piece 456 is rotated (counterclockwise in the figure) by driving the solenoid 331 to open the prize winning port 92 for the accessory (second posture) as shown by the solid line in the figure. ), When the main movable piece 475 is rotated by the rotation of the drive shaft 471, the guided portion 478 pushes the sub movable piece 474 in the rotation direction via the guide portion 477, thereby the sub movable piece. 474 rotates in the same direction as the main movable piece 472.

  At that time, the guided portion 478 of the main movable piece 472 moves in the direction away from the rotation shaft 473 in the guide portion 477 of the sub movable piece 474. Then, when both the main movable piece 472 and the sub movable piece 477 are rotated to the position indicated by the solid line in the same figure, they reach the extended end of the plunger of the solenoid 331, the rotational drive is stopped, and the movable piece 456 is rotated. Stops. In this state, as shown in the drawing, the portion where the guide portion 476 of the main movable piece 472 overlaps the guide surface 479 of the sub-movable piece 474 is reduced, and the position where the guide portion 476 protrudes outward from the guide surface 479. Become.

  As described above, when the movable piece 456 is opened and closed, the guide portion 476 of the main movable piece 472 relatively moves along the guide portion 477 of the sub-movable piece 474, and when the movable piece 456 is opened, the guide portion 476 is opened. Moves to a position protruding outward from the tip of the guide surface 479 of the sub movable piece 474, so that the movable piece 456 itself appears to be longer. However, the length from the drive shaft 471, which is the rotation center of the movable piece 456, to the outermost end, in other words, the length of the main movable piece 472 itself does not change. The length has not changed. That is, by rotating the position of the guide portion 476 and the guide surface 479, the player can be given the illusion that the length of the movable piece 456 has changed. ing.

  As a result, when the movable piece 456 is opened, it is possible to make an illusion that the movable piece 456 is long, so that it is possible to make it seem that the game ball is likely to win the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory, In particular, the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment can be made to want to play a game among a number of gaming machines, and a sense of expectation for winning a prize can be enhanced, thereby enhancing the interest. Actually, since the opening width of the pair of opened movable pieces 456 does not change, the rate of winning is not increased compared to the appearance, and it is possible to prevent the interest from becoming higher than necessary and the burden on the hall side. It is possible to suppress the increase.

  In the movable piece 456, the rotation end of the drive shaft 471, that is, the rotation end of the movable piece 456 is shown to be regulated by the plunger immersing end and the extension end of the solenoid 331. 478 may be configured such that the rotating end of the movable piece 456 is regulated by contacting both ends of the guide part 477, or the rotating end is regulated by both the plunger and the guide part 477. Also good.

(About the first rolling effect device)
Next, the first rolling effect device 95 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 28 is a front view showing the first rolling effect device in a schematic configuration. FIG. 29 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the first rolling effect device. FIG. 30 is an exploded perspective view of the rotation driving means in the first rolling effect device. FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the first rolling effect device. FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram showing the movement of the game medium in the first rolling effect device. FIG. 33 is a time chart showing the operation of the motor in the first rolling effect device.

  As shown in FIGS. 25, 26 and 28 to 30, the first rolling effect device 95 has a long shape having a rolling surface 490 that extends in the left-right direction and on which the game ball can roll. A guide member 491, a rotation support shaft 492 that rotatably supports the guide member 491, a rotation drive unit 493 that rotates the guide member 491, and a rotation detection that detects the rotation state of the guide member 491. And a sensor 494.

  The guide member 491 is provided with a weir portion 495 that covers a substantially entire length of the rolling surface 490 from preventing the game ball from dropping from the rolling surface 490 to the front side (the player side with respect to the gaming machine). In addition, the rolling surface 490 is inclined in the front-rear direction so that the front side thereof is lowered, whereby the game ball B thrown on the rolling surface 490 rolls along the weir 495 and guides The game ball B is prevented from coming into contact with the delivery port 458 disposed on the rear side of the member 491.

  The rotation drive unit 493 includes a motor 332 and a transmission mechanism 480 that converts the rotational drive of the motor 332 into a reciprocating drive and transmits the reciprocating drive to the guide member 491. The transmission mechanism 480 is formed integrally with a first gear 481 fixed to the rotation shaft of the motor 332, a second gear 482 that rotates in mesh with the first gear 481, and a second gear 482. The crank pin 483 disposed at a position eccentric with respect to the rotation axis of the shaft, and the crank pin 483 are slidably held linearly in a substantially horizontal direction and reciprocated linearly in a substantially vertical direction by the revolution of the crank pin 483. A reciprocating member 484 that is movable, a sliding support member 485 that supports the reciprocating member 484 so as to be linearly slidable in a substantially vertical direction, a motor 332, a first gear 481, a second gear 482, a reciprocating member 484, A casing 486 for holding the sliding support member 485 and the like in a predetermined position.

  The reciprocating member 485 includes a crank pin holding groove 487 that holds the crank pin 483 so as to be slidable in a substantially horizontal direction and is formed in an elongated hole shape, a sliding connection portion 488 slidably connected to the sliding support member 485, And a transmission portion 489 for transmitting the reciprocating drive to the guide member 491.

  The sliding support member 485 is a cylindrical rod-shaped member made of metal (for example, iron, brass, aluminum, etc.), and a friction reducing layer 496 is formed on the surface thereof (see FIG. 29). In this example, the friction reducing layer 496 is coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, (for example, Teflon (registered trademark))) as a fluororesin with a predetermined thickness. Friction due to sliding with 488 is reduced, and good sliding can be obtained over a long period of time.

  Pins 497 projecting rearward are provided on the rear surface sides of both ends of the guide member 491. The rotation drive means 498 has a transmission portion 489 of the reciprocating member 485, and the pin 497 on the left side of the guide member 491 in the drawing. Is disposed at a position where it abuts so as to receive from below. The pin 497 that contacts the transmission portion 489 in the guide member 491 is biased downward by a spring (coil spring) 498 (see FIG. 29). That is, the transmission part 489 and the pin 497 are biased by the spring 498 in a direction in which they approach each other.

  The biasing force of the spring 498 is transmitted to the reciprocating member 485 via the pin 497 of the guide member 491 and the transmission portion 489, and acts as a force that deforms the sliding support member 485 from the sliding connection portion 488 of the reciprocating member 485. However, since the sliding support member 485 is made of metal, it has sufficient strength and rigidity, and prevents the sliding support member 485 from being deformed to prevent the reciprocating member 485 from sliding.

  In this example, by rotating the motor 332 in a predetermined direction, the guide member 491 rotates around the rotation support shaft 492 like a seesaw and reciprocates via the transmission mechanism 480. . In this example, when the motor 332 is rotated once, the guide member 491 rotates like a two-way reciprocating seesaw. Further, the axial direction of the motor 332 is substantially the same as the direction (left-right direction) in which the guide member 491 extends, and thereby the amount of protrusion at the rear of the guide member 491, that is, the back surface of the pachinko machine 1 is suppressed. Has been.

  On the other hand, a pin 497 provided at the end of the guide member 491 opposite to the side on which the rotation driving means 493 is disposed (right side in the figure) is a rotation detection unit 499 that can be detected by the rotation detection sensor 494. (See FIG. 29). As shown in FIG. 28, the rotation detection sensor 494 is disposed at a position where the rotation detection unit 499 is detected when the guide member 491 is in a substantially horizontal position. In this example, the rotation detection unit 499 is detected. Is in a detection state when the rotation detection sensor 494 is above the horizontal, and is in a non-detection state when it is below the horizontal.

  The rotation detection sensor 494 and the rotation detection unit 499 of this example correspond to the rotation state detection means of the present invention.

  Next, the operation of the game ball B in the first rolling effect device 95 will be described in detail based on FIG. For convenience, the description will be made assuming that the counterclockwise rotation is positive and the clockwise rotation is negative. The guide member 491 is repeatedly rotated like a seesaw at a predetermined period by the rotation of the motor 332, and in this state, the game ball B is supplied onto the rolling surface of the guide member 491. At this time, for example, when the guide member 491 is inclined so that the right side in the drawing is lowered as shown in FIG. 5A, the game ball B supplied onto the guide member 491 is pulled by the guide member 491 by gravity. Roll in the direction of the right end of Thereafter, when the guide member 491 rotates in the positive direction and the right end thereof becomes higher than the rotation support shaft 492, the game ball B turns back in the rolling direction and moves in the direction of the rotation support shaft 492. Rolls (see (a) in the figure). Since the inertial force acts on the game ball B in the rolling direction, even if the inclination direction of the guide member 491 changes, the rolling direction of the game ball B does not change immediately.

  Then, before the game ball B reaches the rotation support shaft 492, when the guide member 491 rotates in the negative direction and the right end becomes lower than the rotation support shaft 492, the game ball B rolls again. The direction to be turned is turned and rolled in the direction of the right end portion of the guide member 491 (see FIG. 5C). After that, when the guide member 491 is rotated in the positive direction and the right end thereof is higher than the rotation support shaft 492, the direction of rolling is turned back again, and the game ball B is again in the direction of the rotation support shaft 492. (See (D) in the figure). At this time, the turning position of the rolling of the game ball B is closer to the right end of the guide member 491 than the previous turning position. This is because the game ball B rotates about the rotation support shaft 492 with the rotation of the guide member 491, so that centrifugal force acts on the game ball B in a direction away from the rotation support shaft 492, This is because the distance that the game ball B moves in the direction of the end of the guide member 491 is longer than the distance that the game ball B moves in the direction of the rotation support shaft 492.

  As described above, when the guide member 491 rotates like a seesaw, the game ball B on the guide member 491 swings and gradually moves to the end of the guide member 491, and eventually the guide member 491. Is discharged from the end portion (see (g) in the figure). In the process in which the game ball B is released, the game ball B that has rolled to the vicinity of the right end portion of the guide member 491 is placed on the rotation support shaft 492 as shown in FIGS. In some cases, the game ball B may be turned back in direction, and the movement in which the game ball B is unlikely to be released makes the player feel excited and excited. In the above description, the movement of the game ball B on the right side of the rotation support shaft 492 of the guide member 491 is shown, but the game ball B also moves on the left side of the rotation support shaft 492. .

  Incidentally, in this example, the rotation of the motor 332 is stopped at a predetermined cycle as shown in FIG. Specifically, each time the rotation detection unit 499 is detected by the rotation detection sensor 494 a predetermined number of times (here, four times), the motor 332 is stopped for a predetermined time after the detection, thereby the guide member 491 is stopped. However, it stops for a predetermined time at a position where the right end is raised (see FIG. 31A). Thus, as shown in FIG. 32 (f), the game ball B swinging on the right side of the rotation support shaft 492 is moved to the left side of the rotation support shaft 492, and the game ball B is swung on the left side thereof. Thus, the game ball B can be released from the left end portion of the guide member 491.

  In the first rolling effect device 95, the length, rotation angle, and rotation speed of the guide member 491 are such that the moving speed, moving direction, and the like of the game ball B supplied on the guide member 491 are predetermined. When the condition is satisfied, the game ball B swings on the guide member 491. When the game ball B is supplied in other conditions, the game ball B is released from any one without swinging on the guide member 491. Is done.

  Further, the rotation control of the motor 332 is controlled by the rolling effect control means that functions by executing a predetermined program in the CPU 314 of the main control board 131 in the main board 310.

  By the way, the supply of the game ball B to the guide member 491 is performed such that the count sensor 319 arranged upstream thereof is arranged at a position biased to the left with respect to the center in the left-right direction of the accessory 91 as shown in FIG. Has been. That is, the guide member 491 is disposed at a position deviated to the left in the drawing with respect to the vertical axis passing through the rotation support shaft 492. As a result, the game ball B supplied from the delivery port 458 onto the guide member 491 is also supplied to the left side in the drawing, that is, toward the hitting portion 531 side by the rotation support shaft 492 of the guide member 491. The release rate of the game balls released from above the guide member 491 is high from the left end in the figure and low from the right end.

  Thereby, since the rate at which the game ball B flows out from the left end portion of the guide member 491 is high, it is possible to increase the chance of being released to the second rolling effect device 100 side arranged below the left end portion, The game can be more enjoyed by the second rolling effect device 100 and the guide member 491 and the second rolling effect device 100 can be used than the game in which the advantageous game state is determined only by the rotation of the guide member 491. The game can be expected to generate an advantageous gaming state in two stages, and can be more interesting.

  Note that the prize winning port 92 for an accessory is disposed at the approximate center in the left-right direction of the accessory 91, so that the game ball B that has entered the prize winning port 92 for an accessory is supplied to the center of the guide member 491 at first glance. So that the left and right sorting by the guide member 491 is equally distributed, and the player can always recognize the entry of the game ball B into the prize winning opening 92 for the bonus item A sense of expectation can be given, and interest can be prevented from decreasing. On the other hand, on the hall side where the pachinko machine 1 is installed, the rate of outflow from the right end where the jackpot winning opening 93 is arranged is low, so the chance of an advantageous gaming state is suppressed and the burden on the hall side increases. Can be prevented.

(About the second rolling effect device)
Next, the second rolling effect device 100 will be described in detail based on FIGS. 34 to 38. FIG. 34 (A) is a perspective view showing the configuration of the second rolling effect device, and FIG. 34 (B) is a rear view showing the configuration of the pressing portion driving means in the second rolling effect device. FIG. 35 is a front view showing the state of the movable effect in the second rolling effect device. FIG. 36 is an exploded perspective view of the second rolling effect device shown in FIG. FIG. 37A is an explanatory view showing the operation of the pressing portion in the second rolling effect device, and FIG. 37B is an explanatory view showing the effect operation of the movable effect means. 38 (A) to 38 (C) are explanatory diagrams showing movement patterns of game balls in the second rolling effect device.

  As illustrated, the second rolling effect device 100 is disposed on the left side of the guide member 491 in the accessory 91. In other words, in the game area where the game ball is shot, it is arranged on the left side with respect to the center in the left-right direction. The second rolling effect device 100 has a hitting portion 531 capable of hitting the game ball B in the left-right direction by coming into contact with the game ball B, and a pushing portion so that the hitting portion 531 hits the game ball B. And a hitting portion driving means 532 for moving the hitting portion 531. The second rolling effect device 100 further includes a character body 533 having a different form from the character body 455 described above, and the foot 534 of the character body 533 serves as the pressing portion 531. The second rolling effect device 100 further includes movable effect means 543 for moving the arm 541 and the face 542 of the character body 533 to perform a predetermined effect operation.

  The pushing portion driving means 532 supports the pushing portion 531 so that the pushing portion 531 can rotate and a rotation shaft 535 for driving the rotation, a first gear 536 fixed to the rotation shaft 535, and a first gear 536. A fan-shaped second gear 537 that meshes with the crank pin 538, a crank pin 538 that is disposed at a predetermined distance from the rotation center of the second gear 537, a crank pin holder 539 that slidably holds the crank pin 538, And a pushing solenoid 325 for moving the pin holder 539 in a predetermined direction by the movement of the plunger 540.

  Further, the pushing portion driving means 532 includes a rotation transmission joint 525 having a loose fit at a predetermined rotation angle between the rotation shaft 535 and the first gear 536. This rotation transmission joint 525 is fixed to the rotation shaft 535 side and has a first rotation plate 527 having two protrusions 526 protruding toward the first gear 536 side, and rotates together with the first gear 536 to rotate the first rotation plate. The second rotary plate 529 has a groove 528 that can be engaged with the protrusion 526. The rotation is transmitted by engaging the protrusion 526 of the first rotating plate 527 and the groove 528 of the second rotating plate 529 with each other. In addition, the width of the groove 528 is increased by a predetermined amount with respect to the width of the protrusion 526, thereby having a predetermined loose fit in the rotational direction (see FIGS. 34 and 36).

  Further, the pushing portion driving means 532 has a weight 530 having a predetermined weight attached to the outer periphery of the first rotary plate 527 in the rotation transmission joint 525, and the first rotary plate 527 is predetermined by the gravity acting on the weight 530. It is biased to rotate (turn) in the direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 37A, when the pressing portion 531 is located at the position indicated by the solid line in the drawing, the urging force acts in the counterclockwise direction, and the pressing portion 531 Is located at the position indicated by the broken line in the figure, the urging force acts in the clockwise direction. Since the pushing portion 531 is located at a position eccentric from the axis of the rotation shaft 535, the rotation shaft 535 is set by the eccentric pushing portion 531 by appropriately setting the weight of the weight 530. In this case, the driving force of the pushing solenoid 325 can be reduced, and the pushing solenoid 325 can be downsized.

  The punching portion driving means 532 moves by moving the pushing portion 531 together with the legs 534 of the character body 533 by causing the plunger 540 to appear and retract by the pushing solenoid 325 to rotate the rotating shaft 535. It is what In this example, when the plunger 540 is immersed in the pushing solenoid 325, the foot 534 is raised, and when the plunger 540 is advanced, the foot 534 is lowered.

  Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 35, the accessory 91 is provided with an arc-shaped receiving portion 105 that is capable of rolling the game ball B and is opened upward on the lower side of the second rolling effect device 100. In the bottom of the receiving portion 105, a lost winning opening 94 is opened. The radius of the receiving portion 105 is substantially concentric with the center of rotation of the pressing portion 531 and is slightly larger than the locus of the tip drawn by the rotation of the pressing portion 531. ing. And the right side edge part in the figure of the receiving part 105 is a position lower by a predetermined distance than the position where the pushing part 531 is most raised, and the upper side edge part (left side edge part) of the fourth rolling effect producing means 102 described later. It is connected.

  In this example, as a movement range of the punching portion 531, a lower side than a boundary portion between the receiving portion 105 and the fourth rolling effect device 102 is a first range, and the receiving portion 105 and the fourth rolling effect device 102 are The upper side of the boundary part is the second range. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 37 (A), the rotation range of the pressing portion 531 indicated by a broken line and a two-dot chain line in the drawing is a first range, and the pressing portion 531 indicated by a two-dot chain line and a solid line. Is the second range. The turning movement of the pushing portion 531 is rotated by driving the pushing solenoid 325 within the first range, and the urging force of the weight 530 at the rotation transmission joint 525 within the second range. It is designed to move and rotate.

  The movable effect means 543 is configured such that the arm (right arm) 541 of the character body 533 can be rotated around its shoulder, and the face (portion above the upper jaw) 542 is slidable in the vertical direction. Specifically, on the back side of the arm 541, a support pin 520 for the arm 541 to rotatably support its one end (shoulder), and a predetermined distance from the support pin 520 to the tip (hand) direction of the arm 541. Pin-shaped protrusions 521 provided at distant positions are respectively provided so that the support pin 520 of the arm 541 is rotatably supported on the shoulder portion of the character body 533. A support pin 522 that protrudes rearward is also provided on the back side of the face 542.

  The movable effect means 543 is disposed on the rear side of the character body 533, and a link solenoid 362 that amplifies the amount of movement of the plunger 544 of the accessory solenoid 362 and the accessory solenoid 362 that drives the plunger 544 to be able to protrude and retract. And a slide plate member that moves up and down by a link mechanism 545 (see FIGS. 34A and 36).

  The slide member 546 has a support portion 523 for pivotally supporting a support pin 522 protruding from the face 542 of the character body 533, and a protrusion that can come into contact with the protrusion 521 of the arm 541 from below. A contact portion 524 is formed. A connecting portion 547 that connects to the link mechanism 545 is provided on the back surface of the slide member 546 (the surface opposite to the character body 533).

  The movable effect means 543 is configured such that when the slide member 546 is raised by the accessory solenoid 362, the face 542 is raised, and the protrusion abutting portion of the slide member 546 is brought into contact with the protrusion of the arm 541. Is configured to rotate clockwise in FIG. 35 (see FIG. 37B). Since the support pin 522 of the face 542 is pivotally supported by the support portion 523 of the slide member 546, when the face 542 rises, the face 542 swings around the axis of the support portion 523 due to the momentum. It has become.

  The punching portion 531 of this example corresponds to the contact piece of the present invention, and the punching portion driving means 532 of this example corresponds to the movement driving means of the present invention. Further, the first gear 536, the second gear 537, the crank pin 538, the crank pin holder 539, the plunger 540, and the pushing solenoid 325 of this example correspond to the rotational drive output means of the present invention.

  Next, the operation of the second rolling effect device 100 will be described. 25, when the game ball B is detected by the count sensor 319 of the prize winning port 92 for an accessory, the hitting part 531 is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It is possible to hit the game ball B by rotating it to the position shown. Specifically, the pushing portion 531 is rotated after a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 to 2.5 seconds) after the game ball B is detected by the count sensor 319. Thus, when the game ball B that has entered the prize winning opening 92 for the accessory swings on the guide member 491 and reaches the hitting area that can be hit by the second rolling effect unit 100, Since the portion 531 rotates, the game ball B can be hit by the hitting portion 531. Actually, the arrival time for the game ball B to reach the second rolling effect device 100 varies, so the timing at which the hitting portion 531 operates matches the timing at which the game ball B arrives. It is difficult, and the movement of the game ball that swings on the guide member 491 can be further excited and excited.

  The movement of the pushing portion 531 in the second rolling effect device 100 will be described in more detail. In the second rolling effect device 100, the timing at which the pushing portion 531 rotates and the game from the first rectifying means 500a. Depending on the timing at which the ball B is supplied (the game ball B is released from the guide member 491), various movements can be imparted to the game ball B. Specifically, when the game ball B is supplied at the timing when the pushing portion 531 reaches the substantially upper end portion of the first range by driving the pushing solenoid 325, the game ball B contacts the pushing portion 531. Touching and hitting the fourth rolling effect device 102 (see FIG. 38A). Thereby, since the game ball B is hit, a motion with impact can be given.

  On the other hand, the game ball B is supplied at the timing when the pushing portion 531 reaches the upper end of the first range by driving the pushing solenoid 325 and then reaches the vicinity of the upper end of the second range by the urging force of the weight 530. Then, the force of the game ball B that is in contact with the pushing portion 531 resists the biasing force of the weight 530 and rotates the pushing portion 531 downward (the lower end of the second range), and the game The ball B is lowered together with the hitting portion 531 and sent to the fourth rolling effect device 102 (see FIG. 38B). As a result, the game ball B flowing down can be sent after being brought into contact with the hitting portion 531 and then lowered, so that the movement of the game ball B can be accented and enjoyed.

  Further, when the game ball B is supplied before the pushing means 531 reaches the upper end of the first range by driving the pushing solenoid 325, the game ball B released from the first rectifying means 500a is 91 passes through the boundary between the receiving portion 105 and the fourth rolling effect device 102 and is received by the receiving portion 105, and rolls along the receiving portion 105 in the direction of the lost winning opening 94. In the middle, the driving solenoid 325 is driven to come into contact with the pushing portion 531 that rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the figure, and then is raised along the receiving portion 105 by the pushing portion 531. It is sent from the upper end of the unit 105 to the fourth rolling effect device 102 (see FIG. 38C). As a result, when the game ball B passes near the boundary with the fourth rolling effect device 102, an illusion that the game ball B is not sent to the fourth rolling effect device 102 side is caused and the interest is lowered. When it comes into contact with the hitting portion 531 and rises to the vicinity of the boundary and is sent to the fourth rolling effect device 102 side, the interest is enhanced, and the movement of the game ball B that can make the player feel excited is possible. .

  The second rolling effect device 100 sends the game ball B hit by the hitting unit 531 to the fourth rolling effect device 102 and passes the hitting area without being hit. Is discharged out of the game area from a loser winning hole 94 disposed on the lower side of the second rolling effect device 100.

  Moreover, the lose prize winning port 94 arranged on the lower side of the second rolling effect production device 100 of this example corresponds to the third receiving port of the present invention.

  The driving control of the pushing solenoid 325 is controlled by a contact portion control unit that functions by executing a predetermined program in the CPU 314 of the main board 131 in the main board 310.

  By the way, the second rolling effect device 100 can perform not only the rolling effect of the game ball B described above but also a predetermined movable effect by moving the character body 533. The first rectifying means 500a arranged on the upstream side of the second rolling effect means 100 is provided with a game ball sensor 361 for detecting the game ball B that has passed through the first rectifying means 500a. Are connected to the peripheral substrate 311 (sub-integrated substrate 336) (see FIG. 11). The second rolling effect device 100 includes a count sensor 319 that detects a game ball B that has entered the prize winning opening 92 for a feature, and a rotation detection sensor 494 that detects an operation state (rotation state) of the guide member 491. In accordance with the result of detection with the game ball sensor 361 provided in the first rectifying means, a predetermined movable effect is performed.

  Specifically, when the game ball B is detected by the count sensor 319 on the main board 310 (main control board 131), the tilt of the guide member 491 is detected by the rotation detection sensor 494, and the second rolling effect device 100 side When the turning state is low, a control command is transmitted to the peripheral board 311 indicating that the game ball is likely to be released to the second rolling effect device 100 side. Then, in the peripheral board 311, when the game ball B is detected by the game ball sensor 361 within a predetermined time after receiving the above-described control command, the accessory solenoid 362 is driven and the character in the movable effect means 543 is driven. The arm 541 of the body 533 is rotated and the face 542 is raised. The predetermined time (timing) during which the movable effecting means 543 is moved substantially coincides with the turning timing of the hitting portion 531 by the main board 310 described above, whereby the character body 533 is shown in FIG. 35 (FIG. 37). As shown in (B)), the limbs are bent and the mouth is greatly opened, and the head (face 542) is shaken and a unique pose is formed. In other words, when the game ball B is very likely to be hit by the hitting unit 531, the character body 533 poses a unique pose as a movable effect, suggesting the arrival of a chance to the player and enhancing the interest. It is supposed to be. Note that since the movable effect means 543 is controlled by the peripheral board 311, the load on the main board 310 can be suppressed even if the character body 533 is moved. The peripheral board 311 is provided with a movable effect control means for controlling the movable effect.

  The driving control of the above-mentioned solenoid for solenoid 362 is controlled by a movable effect control means that functions by executing a predetermined program in the CPU 350 of the sub-integrated board 336 in the peripheral board 311.

(About the third rolling effect device)
Next, the third rolling effect device 101 will be described in detail based on FIGS. FIG. 39A is a cross-sectional view of the third rolling effect device, and FIG. 39B is an exploded perspective view of the third rolling effect device. 40 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the third rolling effect device in FIG. FIG. 41 is an enlarged front view showing the vicinity of the third rolling effect device in the accessory. FIG. 42 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the third rolling effect device. FIG. 43 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation different from that of FIG. 42 of the third effect device. The third rolling effect device 101 distributes and guides the game balls B sent from the first rolling effect device 95 or the second rolling effect device 100 to either the big win winning port 93 or the lost winning port 94. Is.

  The third rolling effect device 101 includes a plurality of storage units 550 that can store the game balls B, a rotating body 552 that includes a plurality of the storage units 550 in the circumferential direction, and a rotating unit 552 that rotates the rotating body 552. Moving means 551 for moving 550. The moving unit 551 rotationally drives the rotating shaft 553 for rotating the rotating body 552, the rotation detecting unit 554 fixed to the rotating shaft 553 for detecting the rotational position of the rotating body 552, and the rotating shaft 553. And a rotating body motor 326. In this example, rotation transmission from the rotating body motor 326 to the rotation shaft 553 is transmitted via a pair of gears 555. Further, in this example, the housing portion 550 is basically configured such that the front side thereof and the outer side in the radial direction of the rotating body 552 are opened.

  The third rolling effect device 101 is arranged on the rear side of the rotating body 552 (the side opposite to the side where the player is located), has a big hit winning opening 93, and has entered the big hit winning opening 93 A big hit guiding portion 556 that guides the ball B to the big win winning prize sensor 330, and a game ball B that covers the outer periphery of the rotating body 552 and has a lost winning opening 94 at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction. It further includes a lost guidance part 557 for guiding to the lost prize sensor 329. In this example, the lost ball guiding portion 557 has a lost winning prize port 94, covers the outer periphery of the rotating body 552, and the game ball B moves outward in the radial direction from the housing portion 550 opened in the radial direction. The cylindrical portion 558 that prevents the above and the guide portion 559 that guides the game ball B to the lose prize sensor 329 are configured by separate members, respectively (see FIGS. 42 and 43).

  As shown in FIG. 40, the third rolling effect device 101 includes a light emitting means (not shown) that can irradiate light of various colors on the rotating body 552 side further on the rear side of the big hit guiding portion 556. LED), a light emission storage unit 576 that stores a light emission substrate 575, a rotation detection unit 554 that is disposed on the rear side of the light emission storage unit 576 and is fixed to the rotation shaft 553, a set of gears 555, and a rotation A drive casing portion 577 to which the position detection sensor 321 is housed and to which the rotating body motor 326 can be attached is further provided.

  In this example, the rotation position detection sensor 321 is a photo sensor, and is shielded by the rotation detection unit 554, thereby transmitting an ON / OFF signal and watching the rising or falling portion of the signal. Thus, the rotational position of the rotating body 552 (for example, the position of a specific accommodating portion 550c described later) is detected.

  The big hit guiding portion 556 and the light emitting storage portion 576 are respectively formed with plate-shaped partition walls 578a and 578b formed with a plurality of lenses, and the game ball B can roll between the partition walls 578a and 578b. A rolling passage 579 is formed. The rolling passage 579 communicates the big hit winning opening 93 with the big win winning sensor 330. Note that the big hit winning sensor 330 is sandwiched between the big hit guiding portion 556 and the light emitting storage portion 576 as shown in FIG. In this example, at least the rotating body 552, the big hit guiding portion 556, and the light emitting storage portion 576 are formed of a light-transmitting material.

  The accommodating portion 550 includes a first accommodating portion 550a having a short length extending from the outer periphery of the rotating body 552 toward the center thereof, and at least the length of the game ball B than the first accommodating portion 550a. The second housing portion 550b having a long length extending from the outer periphery toward the center portion thereof, and in this example, the first housing portion 550a and the second housing portion 550b are each provided with four rotating bodies 552. Alternatingly arranged in the circumferential direction.

  By the way, in the housing portion 550, one of the second housing portions 550b is a specific housing portion 550c that guides the game ball B to the big hit winning opening 93, and this specific housing portion 550c is arranged in the front-rear direction of the rotating body 552. It is configured to be open and not open in the radial direction. In other words, the specific housing portion 550c has an opening through which the game ball can pass in the axial direction of the rotation shaft 553 of the rotating body 552.

  All of the storage units 550 other than the specific storage unit 550c are configured to guide the game ball B to the loser winning opening 94, and have an opening through which the game ball can pass in the radial direction of the rotation shaft 553 of the rotating body 552. Is formed.

  The rotating body 552 is formed with a protruding portion 560 that protrudes a predetermined amount on the front side at a position closer to the center than the first housing portion 550a. The protruding portion 560 has a rotating body that extends from the outside in the radial direction. A recess 567 is provided so as to be continuous with the second storage portion 550b of 552. That is, the projecting portion 560 of the rotating body 552 is provided with the second housing portion 550b. In this example, as shown in FIG. 39B, the protrusion 560 of the rotator 552 is configured by a separate member from the main body of the rotator 552 together with the specific housing portion 550c. Further, the extending direction of the axis of the rotating body 552 is set to be substantially perpendicular to the game board 5.

  In the third rolling effect device 101, the first accommodation area in which the game balls B are allowed to be accommodated in all the accommodation portions 550, that is, the second accommodation portion 550b including the first accommodation portion 550a and the specific accommodation portion 550c. In addition, only the second storage portion 550b including the specific storage portion 550c further includes a partition portion 561 that partitions the second storage area in which the game ball B is allowed to be stored. As shown in FIG. 41, the partition portion 561 is inserted into the insertion hole 562 into which the protrusion 560 of the rotating body 552 can be inserted, and the first housing portion 550 a in the rotating body 552 is disposed below the insertion hole 562 so as to be desired. And a plate-shaped partition plate 564 disposed on the front surface of the rotating body 552. The partition portion 561 further includes a covering portion 565 that extends forward along the substantially outer periphery of the insertion hole 562 and covers the outer periphery of the protrusion 560 of the rotating body 552 inserted through the insertion hole 562 in a predetermined range. Yes. As shown in FIG. 41, the partition portion 561 is an L-shaped wall portion that extends forward from the partition plate 564 and guides the game ball B from the guide member 491 to the insertion hole 562 on the left side of the insertion hole 562 in the drawing. 566 is further provided. In this example, the partition plate 564 is formed of a substantially transparent material, and the rotating body 552 can be seen through the partition plate 564.

  In this example, the size of the opening 563 is 1.5 to 3 times the diameter of the game ball B.

  In the third rolling effect device 101, the first receiving area is formed by inserting the protruding portion 560 of the rotating body 552 into the insertion hole 562 by the partition portion 561, and the second opening 563 is used to form the second accommodation region. An accommodation area is formed. That is, the game ball B from the guide member 491 is accommodated in any one of the four second accommodation portions 550 b provided in the projecting portion 560 of the rotating body 552 and is pushed by the pushing portion 531. The played game ball B is accommodated in any of the eight accommodating portions 550 (the second accommodating portion 550b including the first accommodating portion 550a and the specific accommodating portion 550c) of the rotating body 552.

  In this example, since one of the second storage portions 550b is a specific storage portion 550c that guides the game ball B to the big hit winning opening 93, the probability that the game ball B is stored in the specific storage portion 550c is as follows. What has flowed out from the guide member 491 has a probability of ¼, and that pushed by the pushing portion 531 has a probability of ８.

  The jackpot winning port 93 of this example corresponds to the first receiving port of the present invention, and the lose winning port 94 guided by the rotating body 552 of this example corresponds to the second receiving port of the present invention. Moreover, the other accommodating parts 550 except the specific accommodating part 550c of this example are equivalent to the normal accommodating part of this invention. Further, the opening 563 of this example corresponds to the passage opening of the present invention.

  Next, the operation of the third rolling effect device 101 will be described. In the third rolling effect device 101, a rotating body 552 having a housing 550 for a game ball B is rotated clockwise by a rotating body motor 326 at a predetermined speed. Then, when the game ball B is supplied in a state where the rotating body 552 is rotated, it is stored in any of the storage portions 550. For example, in the case of the game ball B that has flowed out from the right end portion of the guide member 491, after being accommodated in any one of the four second accommodation portions 550b arranged on the protruding portion 560 of the rotating body 552 by the partition portion 561, When the game ball B moves with the rotation of the rotator 552 and the second housing portion 550b is positioned below the center of the rotator 552, the game ball B is moved from the rotator 552 in the second housing portion 550b. Move to a position outside in the radial direction. On the other hand, in the case of the game ball B hit by the hitting portion 531, it is placed in any of all the accommodating portions 550 in the rotating body 552 via the fourth rolling effect device 102 and the opening portion 563 of the partition portion 561. After being accommodated, the rotary body 552 moves while being maintained at a position radially outside the rotary body 552 as the rotary body 552 rotates.

  Then, when the game ball B is accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c, as shown in FIG. 42, when the game ball B moves clockwise with the rotation of the rotating body 552 and reaches the position where the big hit winning opening 93 is opened, Since the specific accommodating portion 550c is opened on the rear side, the game ball B enters the big hit winning opening 93 and is detected by the big hit winning sensor 330 through the rolling passage 579 of the big hit guiding portion 556. It is discharged out of the game area. In addition, since the specific accommodating part 550c is not open | released on the radial direction outer side, even if it arrives at the lose prize winning opening 94, it does not enter.

  On the other hand, when the game ball B is housed in a housing portion 550 other than the specific housing portion 550c, as shown in FIG. 43, the game ball B moves clockwise as the rotating body 552 rotates, and the cylindrical shape of the lose guidance portion 557 When the loser winning hole 94 opened in the part 558 is reached, the housing parts 550 are opened in the radial direction, so that the game ball B enters the loser winning hole 94 from which the lose guiding part 557 is moved. After passing through and detected by the loser winning sensor 329, it is discharged out of the game area. In addition, since the rear sides of the storage units 550 other than the specific storage unit 550c are not opened, even if the storage unit 550 reaches the big hit winning opening 93, no balls are entered.

  As described above, the third rolling effect device 101 includes the plurality of storage units 550 in the rotating body 552, and stores the supplied game ball B in either the specific storage unit 550c or the other storage unit 550. Thus, the game balls can be guided and distributed to the jackpot winning port 93 or the lost winning port 94. As a result, since the big hit is obtained by being accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c, it is important to determine whether or not the supplied game ball B is accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c. Until the game ball is accommodated by the rotation of the rotating body 552, the excitement is enhanced by thrilling and thrilling.

  In addition, since at least the partition plate 564, the rotating body 552, the big hit guiding portion 556, and the light emitting storage portion 576 are formed of a light-transmitting material, the big hit guiding portion 556, the light emitting storage portion 576, and the like. The game ball B rolling in the rolling path 579 formed between the two can be seen, and the movement of the game ball B rolling in the rolling path 579 can be enjoyed. Further, since the light emitting means provided on the light emitting substrate 575 emits light to the rotating body 552 side, the game ball B of the rolling passage 579 is difficult to see due to the shape of the rotating body 552, the big hit guiding portion 556, and the like. However, by irradiating the light from the light emitting means, the game ball B can emerge as a silhouette, and the movement of the game ball B can be reliably recognized. Furthermore, it is possible to simultaneously recognize the game ball B rolling on the front surface of the partition plate 564, the game ball B housed in the housing portion 550 of the rotating body 552, and the game ball B rolling on the rolling passage 579. Therefore, the game ball B is three-dimensionally arranged, and the game ball B can be enjoyed in an unprecedented movement such that the game ball B is confused.

(About the fourth rolling effect device)
Next, the fourth rolling effect device 102 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the fourth rolling effect device 102 transfers the game ball hit by the hitting unit 531 in the second rolling effect device 100 to the third rolling effect device 101. It is a guide. The fourth rolling effect device 102 corresponds to the guiding means of the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, the fourth rolling effect device 102 is arranged below the guide member 491 and extends so as to be gently inclined from the second rolling effect device 100 side to the third rolling effect device 101 side. 571. The guide surface 571 has substantially the same length as the guide member 491, and a part of the lower edge of the opening 563 of the third rolling effect device 101 substantially coincides with the downstream end thereof. An arcuate rocking surface 572 is provided.

  In the fourth rolling effect device 102, the game ball from the second rolling effect device 100 is made to roll on a guide surface 571 having a predetermined length so that the movement of the game ball can be recognized. Thereby, it is enjoyed whether or not the timing at which the game ball reaches the third rolling effect device 101 is the timing at which the game ball is accommodated in the specific accommodation unit 550c by the rotation of the rotating body 552 in the third rolling effect device 101. It is like that. Since the swing surface 572 is provided at the tip of the guide surface 571, the game ball is stored in the storage portion 550 provided in the rotating body 552 after swinging the swing surface. Depending on the swinging condition, the timing of being accommodated in the accommodating portion 550 varies, so that the player can be excited and excited.

  In this example, the guide surface 571 is shown as a smooth surface. However, the guide surface 571 is provided with a plurality of projections and depressions, and the movement of the guided game ball is changed to entertain the movement. You may do it.

  In addition, the 4th rolling effect production apparatus 102 of this example is equivalent to the guidance means of this invention. Further, the rocking surface 572 and the opening 563 of this example are included in the first guiding means of the present invention.

(Regarding rectification means)
Next, the rectifying means will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the rectifying means of this example receives a game ball released from the left end of the guide member 491 and moves in the diagonally lower left of the left end of the guide member 491. Is provided with first rectifying means 500a. The first rectifying means 500a includes a partition portion 501 extending in the vertical direction on the left side thereof, a receiving portion 502 for receiving a game ball at the lower end of the partition portion 501 and leading to the back of the accessory 91, and a lower side of the receiving portion 502 And an outflow port 503 through which the game ball received by the receiving unit 502 flows out to the game area. The game ball received by the first rectifying means 500a is rectified by the partition portion 501 and the receiving portion 502 and sent from the outlet 503 to the second rolling effect device 100 disposed below the outlet 503. .

  In addition, a game ball sensor 361 is arranged in the middle of the first rectifying means 500a, and detects the game sphere B flowing through the first rectifying means 500a.

  Note that the game ball sensor 361 of this example corresponds to the distribution detection means of the present invention. Moreover, the 2nd rectification | straightening means 500b of this example, the wall part 566, and the penetration hole 562 are contained in the 2nd guide | induction means of this invention.

  In addition, a second rectifying unit 500b that receives a game ball released from the right end portion of the guide member 491 and rectifies its movement is provided diagonally to the lower right of the right end portion of the guide member 491. The second rectifying means 500b has a cup shape with an open top, and the game ball received by the second rectifying means 500b is rectified while rotating in a spiral shape, and the third rolling effect device 101 is provided. To be sent to. As shown in the figure, the second rectifying means 500b is a bowl of a character body 504 disposed above the third rolling effect production apparatus 101. By turning the game ball in the bowl, it is interesting. Is increasing.

  The game balls distributed by the guide member 491 are rectified by the first rectifying means 500a and the second rectifying means 500b, and can be smoothly delivered to the downstream second rolling effect device 100 and the third rolling effect device 101. It is like that.

  In addition, the 2nd rectification | straightening means 500b of this example is provided with a part of partition part 561 of the 3rd rolling effect production apparatus 101, and can guide | invade a game ball reliably to a 2nd accommodation area | region.

(Warp passage)
Next, the warp passage will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 44, the warp passage 510 of this example is arranged on the left and right of the prize winning hole 92 for the bonus item. The received game ball is guided to the lower side of the guide member 491 without contacting the guide member 491, and the game ball guided by the guide path 512 is played without contacting the fourth rolling effect device 102. An outflow port 513 for flowing out to the board 5 is provided. The receiving port 511 is positioned and sized so that the upper part of the receiving port 511 is substantially covered when the movable piece 456 of the prize winning port 92 for an accessory is opened.

  The warp passage 510 is configured so that a game ball that has not won the prize winning hole 92 for the bonus item can be received by the receiving port 511 above the guide member 491, and the game ball is received by the guide member 491 from other than the delivery port 458. Is not supplied. This prevents other game balls from unnecessarily coming into contact with the game ball that swings and rolls on the guide member 491 and the fourth rolling effect device 102 so as not to hinder the swing and rolling of the game ball. It has become.

  Note that the warp passage 510 in this example corresponds to the game medium guiding path of the present invention. Further, the outlet 513 in this example corresponds to the discharge port of the present invention.

  By the way, each of the game ball B that moves in the warp passage 510 and the game ball B that passes through the warp passage 510 cannot communicate with the game ball B that moves in the movement destination change area of the accessory 91, and Can intersect in front view without affecting each other. Next, this will be described.

  First, the game ball B (see arrow a in FIG. 44) introduced into the accessory 91 from the receiving port 511 of the warp passage 510 is moved up and down through a guide path 512 disposed on the rear side of the first rolling effect device 95. Move in the direction. On the other hand, the game ball B moving in the first rolling effect device 95 moves in the left-right direction on the front side of the guide path 512 of the warp path 510. And the game ball B which moves with the 1st rolling effect device 95 and the game ball B which moves the guidance path 512 have incorporated the 1st rolling effect device 95 which is a part of a moving destination change area | region. The area is defined as a front area 711, and the area formed by the internal space of the guide path 512 is defined as a rear area 712, which individually move so as to intersect each other. Here, between the front area 711 and the rear area 712, a partitioning section 713 that partitions each other is provided, and a game ball B that moves in the front area 711 and a game ball B that moves in the rear area 712 Move without being able to interact with each other and without affecting each other. In particular, in this example, the partition portion 713 is configured by a partition wall, and the front region 711 and the rear region 712 are reliably isolated.

  Moreover, in this example, the member which comprises the division part (more specifically, the partition which isolate | separates) which divides the front side area | region 711 and the area | region ahead of the accessory 91 is transparent. In addition, the partition portion 713 is configured by a front member that forms the guide path 512 of the warp passage 510 in a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape, and the member that configures the partition portion 713 is transparent or vertically on the surface. It is translucent with concavo-convex in the direction and fine concavo-convex pattern on the pear ground pattern. Thereby, the player can confirm the behavior of the game ball B moving in the front area 711, that is, the game ball B moving in the first rolling effect production device 95 that should be noticed by all means, and warp The game ball B moving on the guide path 512 of the passage 510 can also be confirmed.

  In this way, in the upper part of the accessory 91, the game balls B that move in the front region 711 and the rear region 712 provided inside the accessory 91 move so as to cross each other. In the pachinko machine 1, a crossable area, which is an area where game media can cross, is configured with the front area 711 and the rear area 712. Note that the pachinko machine 1 of the present example also has other intersectable areas as will be described later, and in order to clearly distinguish each intersectable area, the above-described intersectable area above the accessory 91 is designated as the first. This is called a crossable area 710, and a crossable area below the accessory 91 described later is called a second crossable area 720.

  The game ball B that has passed through the guide path 512 is discharged from the outlet 513 of the warp path 510 (see arrow c in FIG. 44). Here, the outflow port 513 is provided not in the lower end portion of the accessory 91 but in the middle portion of the accessory 91 in the longitudinal direction of the entire accessory 91, and the game ball B is located in front of the entire accessory 91. It is discharged to the lower region in the formed accessory front region. Specifically, the outflow port 513 is disposed above an area in which the fourth rolling effect device 102 that constitutes a part of the destination change area in the accessory 91 is incorporated, and is discharged from the outflow port 513. The played game ball B moves in the vertical direction in the front area 721 with the game area in front of the lower part of the accessory 91 as the front area 721. More specifically, it falls freely in the front area 721.

  The inner wall surface of the guide path 512 formed in a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape of the warp passage 510 has a buffer portion 512a for slowing the passing speed of the game ball B passing through the inner wall on the front side and the inner wall on the rear side. Is provided. The game ball B released from the outflow port 513 is weakened by the buffer portion 512 a and released to the front region 721. Here, the buffer portion 512a is specifically configured by a ridge extending in the width direction of the guide path 512 so that the front inner wall and the rear inner wall protrude in a staggered manner. The sphere B falls while colliding with each protrusion in the guide path 512, and its momentum is weakened (see arrow b in FIG. 44).

  On the other hand, after the distribution in the first rolling effect device 95 and the second rolling effect device 100, an area in which the fourth rolling effect device 102 constituting a part of the destination change area in the accessory 91 is incorporated. The game ball B that has reached the rear region 722 is defined as a region in which the fourth rolling effect device 102 is incorporated, and moves in the left-right direction.

  Here, a partition 723 that partitions each other is provided between the front region 721 and the rear region 722, and a game ball B that moves in the front region 721 and a game ball B that moves in the rear region 722. And move in a state where they can cross each other without affecting each other. In particular, in this example, the partition part 723 is formed of a partition wall, and the front region 721 and the rear region 722 are reliably isolated. Further, the members constituting the partition part 722 are transparent or semi-transparent so that the player can confirm the game ball B moving in the rear region 722.

  In this way, in the lower part of the accessory 91, the front region 721 in the lower front part of the accessory 91, more specifically, is formed between the front surface of the accessory 91 and the rear surface of the transparent plate 50. Since the game balls B that move in the front region 721 where the player can circulate and the rear region 722 provided inside the accessory item 91 move so as to cross each other, the pachinko of this example In the machine 1, a second crossable area 720, which is an area where game media can cross, is configured with the front area 721 and the rear area 722.

  In this example, the game ball B that moves in the rear region 722 of the second crossable region 720, that is, the game ball B that moves in the fourth rolling effect device 102, is transferred from the second rolling effect device 100 to the third. It simply moves in the horizontal direction to the rolling effect device 101, and the movement destination does not change, and the behavior in the first rolling effect device 95, the second rolling effect device 100, and the third rolling effect device 101. Compared to monotonous. Therefore, the behavior of the game ball B is not so noticed by the player. For this reason, in front of the rear region 722, a large number of game balls B move in the vertical direction in the front region 721 (more than the game balls B moving in the rear region 722) and move in the vertical direction. Even if it becomes difficult to confirm the behavior of the game ball B in the rear region 722 by the game ball B, the game ball B moving in the vertical direction in the front region 721 does not become an obstacle.

  The pachinko machine 1 configured in this way has a first crossable area 710 at the top of the accessory 91 that is a part of the game area 37 and a second crossable area 720 at the bottom of the accessory 91. Since it is possible to realize an unprecedented behavior of the game ball B, such as crossing each other in a state of not interfering with each other in a front view, the game ball B should be devised to improve the fun of the game. Can do.

  By the way, when the accessory 91 is enlarged in the horizontal direction, among the game balls B driven into the central portion of the accessory 91, the distribution of the game balls B that have not entered the accessory 91 from the prize winning port 92 for the accessory Since it is difficult to form a path outside the accessory 91, it is difficult to increase the size of the accessory 91 in the conventional pachinko machine 1. Also, a pachinko machine provided with an accessory 91 provided with an accessory winning port 92 that opens in response to the entry of the game ball B into a starting port such as the first starting winning port 96 or the second starting winning port 97. 1, the game balls B are usually driven so as to gather near the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory. Therefore, during the game, a large amount of game balls B that could not enter the accessory 91 are gathered below the prize winning port 92 for the accessory, so that a sufficient distribution route for the large amount of game balls B is secured. Therefore, it is even more difficult to form the distribution path of the game ball B outside the accessory 91. Here, it is conceivable that the distribution route is simply provided in the accessory 91. However, if the distribution route is simply provided, the game ball B moving along the distribution route may enter the accessory 91 and move to the destination change area. There is a possibility of affecting the game ball B showing various behaviors, and the player may feel uncomfortable.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, a large amount of the game balls B gathered below the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory are moved by the first rolling effect device 95 in the first crossable area 710. Since the game ball B is crossed without affecting the game ball B and passes through the accessory 91, even if the accessory 91 is enlarged in the horizontal direction, no big problem occurs. Therefore, it is possible to positively increase the size of the accessory 91 in the lateral direction, thereby making the game ball B behave in various ways in the accessory 91 and deepening the fun. In addition, the behavior of the game ball B in the first rolling effect device 95 is a behavior that the player wants to pay attention to, but in this example, the region on the first rolling effect device 95 side is a front region 711. Since the area on the guide path 512 side of the warp path 510 is the rear area 712, it is preferable that the behavior of the game ball B moving in the front area 711 does not become difficult to confirm.

  In addition, it is preferable that the game ball B be visible in the game area 37 as much as possible without being concealed. The reason is that if the game ball B is concealed in a part of the game area 37 and cannot be visually recognized, some processing may be performed on the game ball B inside the pachinko machine 1. This is because the player may have doubts. On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 1 of this example, the game ball B moving in each of the front region 711 and the rear region 712 in the first crossable region 710 is visible, and the second crossable region 720 is visible. The game ball B that moves in each of the front region 721 and the rear region 722 is also visible. Therefore, there is no unnecessary doubt about the player.

  Furthermore, in the second intersection possible region 720, it is difficult to confirm the game ball B moving in the rear region 722 that is a part of the destination change region by the game ball B moving in the front region 720. The game ball B that moves in the side region 722 is merely moved from the second rolling effect device 100 to the third rolling effect device 101, and therefore, a large problem does not occur even if it is somewhat difficult to confirm. On the other hand, regarding the behavior of the game ball B that is moved by the first rolling effect device 95 that the player should pay attention to, the area in which the game ball B moves is the front area 711 of the first crossable area 710. Therefore, it can be confirmed surely.

  In addition, the second rolling effect device 100 and the third rolling effect device 101 provided on the left and right sides of the accessory 91 are provided on the side of the accessory 91, and the destination of the game ball B is not fixed. The behavior of the game ball B in the rolling effect device that gives various changes to the behavior of the game ball B, such as changing to the game ball, is also something that the player should pay attention to. In the pachinko machine 1 of this example, other rolling effect device parts such as the second rolling effect device 100 and the third rolling effect device 101 excluding the first rolling effect device 95 and the fourth rolling effect device 102. Is not provided with a crossable region, and the behavior of the game ball B moving with another rolling effect device can be confirmed without any problem.

  By the way, the accessory 91 includes a guide portion 515 that guides the game ball B driven into the game area 37 thereabove to the receiving port 511 of the warp passage 510 (see FIGS. 25 and 45). The guide portion 515 has an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the receiving port 511. When the game ball B comes into contact with the guide portion 515, the game ball B is guided to the receiving port 511 by the inclined surface. It is like that.

  With this guiding portion 515, the flow down range of the game ball B received in the receiving port 511 of the warp passage 510 can be widened. That is, it is possible to flow down to the game area 37 below the accessory 91 via the warp passage 510 by simply driving the game ball B so as to flow down to the place where the guide portion 515 is provided. The game can be made easier, and the driving operation of the game ball B can be further simplified.

  Note that the receiving port 511 of the warp passage 510 is disposed at a position where the upper part thereof is substantially covered by the movable piece 456 when the movable piece 456 is opened. As a result, by playing a game in which the game ball B flows down toward the receiving port 511 of the warp passage 510, when the movable piece 456 is opened, the game ball B aimed at the receiving port 511 is received from the movable piece 456 for a prize for an accessory. The probability of winning to the mouth 92 can be increased, and the driving operation aiming at the first start opening 96 and the like and the driving operation aiming at the prize winning port 92 for the accessory can be made substantially the same operation. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest due to a complicated driving operation.

(About other parts of the character)
Next, an attachment structure for attaching the accessory 91 to the game board 5 as another part of the accessory will be described with reference to FIGS. 45 and 46. FIG. 45 is an exploded perspective view of the accessory. FIG. 46A is a schematic side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the accessory is attached to the game board, and FIG. 46B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the attachment structure. As shown in FIG. 46, the accessory 91 includes the above-mentioned prize winning opening 92 for the accessory, the first rolling effect device 95, the second rolling effect device 100, the third rolling effect device 101, and the fourth rolling. An attachment structure 590 for attaching the effect device 102, the rectifying means 500, the warp passage 510, the effect display device 115, and the like to the game board 5 is provided.

  The mounting structure 590 includes a rotation driving unit 493 in the first rolling effect device 95, a pressing portion driving unit 532 in the second rolling effect device 100, a moving unit 551 in the third rolling effect device 101, and an effect display. An accessory base 591 for fixing the device 115 and the like, and a front surface of the accessory base 591, and a guide member 491, a character body 504, a character body 533, etc. are arranged on the front face, and a game ball inside the accessory 91 A passage forming plate 592 for forming the passage of B, and a passage space through which the game ball B can be circulated in cooperation with the passage forming plate 592 are formed on the front surface of the passage forming plate 592. And a base plate 593 for mounting on the game board 5.

  The accessory base 591 is provided with a plurality of bosses, mounting grooves and the like for fixing the rotation driving means 493, the punching part driving means 532, the moving means 551, and the like on the back surface thereof. The passage forming plate 592 is formed of a transparent resin material, and has a receiving portion 502 of the first rectifying means 500a, a wall portion 566 of the second rectifying means 500b, and a protruding portion 560 of the rotating body 552 on the front surface thereof. A covering portion 565 and the like for covering are formed. This passage forming plate 592 is a partition plate 564 at the site of the third rolling effect device 101.

  The base plate 593 can support the first rolling effect device 95, the second rolling effect device 100, the third rolling effect device 102, and the effect display device 115 via the accessory base 591 and the passage forming plate 592. A support portion 594, a frame-like frame attachment portion 595 that is attached to the game board 5 in a state where the support portion 594 is inserted through an opening 598 formed in the game board 5, and abuts against the front surface of the game board 5; A front cover portion 596 formed so as to close the opening formed by the frame-shaped mounting portion 595 and substantially the same surface as the surface of the frame-shaped mounting portion 595, and the front side of the frame-shaped mounting portion 595 and the front cover portion 596 And a reinforcing film 597 integrated on the surface (see FIG. 46).

  As shown in FIG. 46 (A), the base plate 593 has a frame-shaped mounting portion 595 and a front cover portion 596 as a single plate-like member, and a support portion substantially perpendicular to the plate-like member. 594 is arranged so as to extend rearward, and the frame-shaped mounting portion 595, the front cover portion 596, and the support portion 594 are formed to have a substantially T-shaped cross section so that the structure has high strength and rigidity. It has become. And this support part 594 is formed in the continuous wall shape which follows the opening part 598 of the game board 5 substantially, and the strength rigidity of the whole baseplate 593 increases further. A part of the support portion 594 located on the lower side in the drawing serves as a guide surface 571 of the fourth rolling effect device 102.

  The base plate 593 is made of a transparent resin material (for example, polycarbonate, polypropylene, etc.), and the one disposed behind the base plate 593 is visible from the front. The reinforcing film 597 of the base plate 593 is provided with a decoration layer 599 on a part of the back surface thereof (see FIG. 46B). That is, the decoration layer 599 is embedded in the base plate 593.

  Here, a method for forming the base plate 593 will be described. First, a predetermined decorative layer 599 is printed on the back surface of a transparent resin film (for example, polycarbonate or the like) using a known printing method such as screen printing. At this time, printing is performed so that the decorative surface is on the resin film side. Thereafter, the resin film having the decorative layer 599 is pressure-molded into a predetermined shape using a predetermined mold to obtain a reinforcing film 597. When the reinforcing film 597 is formed, predetermined trimming or punching may be performed at the same time, or trimming may be performed after forming the reinforcing film 597 into a predetermined shape. Next, a reinforcing film 597 is set in a molding die (injection molding die) for molding the base plate 593, and then a predetermined molten resin (for example, polycarbonate or the like) is injected into the cavity to mold the base plate 593. At the same time, the reinforcing film 597 is integrated. That is, the base plate 593 in which the reinforcing film 597 is integrated is formed by insert molding.

  The base plate 593 molded in this manner has a plate thickness of the frame-like mounting portion 595 and the front stomach portion 596 integrated with the reinforcing film 597, which is greater than the plate thickness obtained in a good state by normal injection molding. The thickness of the reinforcing film 597 can be increased, and the strength and rigidity are more excellent. Note that an adhesive layer may be provided on the back surface of the reinforcing film 597 before the base plate 593 is insert-molded. Alternatively, a protective layer may be further provided on the back of the decorative layer 599 in order to prevent the decorative layer 599 from melting and flowing during injection molding.

  As shown in the figure, the attachment structure 590 of this example is provided with a passage forming plate 592 so as to close the rear of the support portion 594 of the base plate 593. That is, the mounting structure 590 is formed in a box shape by the passage forming plate 592, the support portion 594, and the front surface covering portion 596, and the strength and rigidity are further increased. In the above example, the reinforcing film 597 having the decoration layer 599 is integrated on the surface of the base plate 593, but other members are reinforced with the reinforcing film 597 or given decoration. Anyway.

  In addition, the front surface covering part 596 and the frame-shaped attachment part 595 of this example correspond to the front surface covering part of the present invention. Further, the support portion 594 of this example corresponds to the rearward extension portion of the present invention, and the passage forming plate 592 of this example corresponds to the rear surface covering portion of the present invention. Further, the accessory base 591 of this example corresponds to the base portion of the present invention, and the mounting structure 590 of this example corresponds to the support structure member of the present invention. Further, the inside of the mounting structure 590 formed in the box shape of this example corresponds to the accessory internal space of the present invention.

  As described above, the mounting structure 590 of the present example is reinforced by the front cover portion 596 and the reinforcing film 597, so that sufficient strength and rigidity can be obtained, and the larger display device 115 and the plurality of second display devices can be obtained. The first to fourth rolling effect devices 95, 100, 101, 102 can be favorably supported, and the accessory 91 that can be more interesting, and further, the pachinko machine 1 can be obtained. In addition, since the decoration layer 599 is provided inside the base plate 593 integrated with the reinforcing film 597, even if the game ball B contacts the attachment structure 590, the game ball B directly contacts the decoration layer 599. The decoration layer 599 can be prevented from peeling off due to contact with the game ball B, and the decoration can be maintained in a good state for a long time. Furthermore, by providing the reinforcing film 597 with the decorative layer 599, the mounting structure 590 can be easily decorated, and it is not necessary to assemble the mounting structure 590 as a separate part every time the color or the like is different. In addition, since the decorative layer 599 is provided by printing, various decorations can be easily applied, and the mounting structure 590 having a higher decorativeness, that is, the accessory 91. It can be. In addition, since the mounting structure 590 is reinforced by the reinforcing film 597, the supporting display device 115, the rolling effect device, etc. do not wobble, which makes it difficult to see or the movement of the game medium is intended. It is possible to prevent movements that do not occur, and it is possible to prevent the interest from deteriorating.

  Note that reference numeral 600 in the figure denotes a front decoration portion of the accessory 91 attached to the front surface of the base plate 593.

[About effect display in effect display device]
Next, an effect display control process displayed on the effect display device 115 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 47 to 58. FIG. 47 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration in effect display control. FIG. 48 is a flowchart showing effect display processing by the effect display control means. FIG. 49 is a diagram showing a specific effect example. FIG. 50 is a flowchart showing the second effect mode display process. FIG. 51 is a diagram showing a specific effect example. FIG. 52 is a flowchart showing the third effect mode display process. FIG. 53 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of a flowchart showing display of the lost effect mode in the special third effect mode. FIG. 54 is a diagram showing a specific effect example. FIG. 55 is a flowchart showing the display process of the specific effect mode and the special specific effect mode in the third effect mode display process. FIG. 56 is an enlarged front view showing the operation of the second rolling effect device and the display of the specific effect mode. FIG. 57 is a diagram showing a specific effect example of the specific effect mode. FIG. 58 is a front view showing a movable effect of the second rolling effect device and a display of a special specific effect mode.

  In the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, an effect display device 115 is arranged in the approximate center of the accessory 91. The effect display device 115 displays characters, backgrounds, etc., and the characters, etc., according to the gaming state. By changing the display mode, it is possible to allow the player to enjoy a predetermined effect display or to recognize the gaming state.

(Regarding the functional configuration in effect display control)
A functional configuration in effect display control for characters, backgrounds, etc., that is, a functional configuration realized as an effect program, and a specific example of effect display using these configurations will be described. As shown in FIG. 47, when a game ball enters the big hit winning opening 93 by the third rolling effect producing device 101 arranged inside the accessory 91 and is detected by the big hit winning sensor 330, lots are drawn on the main board 310. Random number generating means 611 that generates random numbers as means, and an advantageous game state that is advantageous to the player as a big win (big hit processing shown in FIG. 24) based on the random number generated by the random number generating means 611, that is, the lottery result The game state generation means 612 and the command transmission means 613 for transmitting the random number generated by the random number generation means 611, that is, the lottery result, to the peripheral board 311 (specifically, the sub-integrated board 336) as a control command are provided. The advantageous game state generating means 612 controls the generation of the advantageous game state in accordance with the detection signal from the count sensor 319 for counting the game balls won in the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory.

  The main board 310 has a first start winning port 96 and a second start winning port 97 as start ports, and a game ball enters the first start port sensor 318a and a second start port sensor 318b. When detected by 318, the opening / closing control means 614 for controlling the opening / closing of the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory by driving the movable piece 456 by the solenoid 311, and the turning state of the guide member 491 in the first rolling effect means 95. Rolling effect control means 615 for controlling the motor 332 for rotationally driving the guide member 491 and controlling the game ball to swing on the guide member 491 based on the detection result from the rotation detection sensor 494 for detecting Is further provided. Note that detection signals from the start port sensor 318, the rotation detection sensor 494, the count sensor 319, and the rotational position detection sensor 321 are transmitted to the peripheral substrate 311 via the command transmission unit 613.

  On the other hand, on the peripheral board 311, a command receiving unit 631 that receives a control command transmitted from the main board, and a predetermined effect display is displayed on the effect display device 115 based on the control command received by the command receiving unit 631. Among the control commands received by the effect display control means 632 and the command receiving means 631, the first command of the guide member 491 is controlled by the control commands relating to the start port sensor 318, the count sensor 319, the rotation detection sensor 494, and the rotation position detection sensor 321. And a release degree determination means 633 for determining the release degree of the game ball released in the direction of the three-rolling effect device 101 and outputting the determined release degree to the effect display control means 632. Note that a detection signal from the game ball sensor 361 is sent to the effect display control means 632.

  The effect display control means 632 includes a character control means 634 that dynamically displays a character, a background control means 635 that dynamically displays a background, and a symbol control means 636 that dynamically displays a symbol. In accordance with a control command from 310, the character control means 634, background control means 635, and symbol control means 636 store in advance in storage means (for example, the ROM 351 and ROM 371 of the sub-integrated board 336 and the illumination control board 338). A predetermined image is called from an image such as a still image such as a character or background or a moving image, and a predetermined effect mode is displayed on the effect display device 115. That is, a predetermined effect mode corresponding to the gaming state is displayed.

  The effect display control means 632 further includes effect mode changing means 637 for changing the effect mode of the effect display to be displayed on the effect display device 115 according to the gaming state. The effect mode changing unit 637 is configured to change the effect mode, such as a speed change unit 638 for changing the moving speed of the character, the background, and the like, a character, a background, and the like based on the release degree determined by the release degree determination unit 633. And a release degree display control means 639 for displaying a predetermined effect. For example, the release degree display control means 639 changes the color, facial expression, pose, etc. of the character according to the release degree so that the player can recognize the release degree.

  The count sensor 319 of this example corresponds to the entry detection means of the present invention, and the game ball sensor 361 of this example corresponds to the distribution detection means of the present invention.

(About production display processing)
Next, the effect display processing with the above-described configuration will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. In the pachinko machine 1 of this example, as shown in FIG. 48, first, in step S1801, first effect mode display processing is performed as effect display processing. As shown in FIG. 49A, the first effect mode displayed on the effect display device 115 in step S1801 is that a predetermined character C1 is displayed in the approximate center of the screen, and the background H ( This character C1 is displayed in such a manner that its direction is directed in a predetermined direction (here, the left direction in the figure where the second rolling effect device 100 is present) and the limbs are moved as if walking. Is made. On the other hand, the background H is moved and displayed in a direction opposite to the direction of the character C1 (for example, the right direction in the figure) at a speed (first speed) that matches the movement of the limbs of the character C1, and as a result The effect is like walking in the direction of travel (left direction).

  Further, in the first effect mode display process in step S1801, since the player is easily bored with only the effect display in which the character C1 is walking, the random number acquired by the random number generating means (not shown) provided on the peripheral board 311. Accordingly, the dog C2, the cage C3, the bird C4, the accessory (can) C5, and the like are appropriately displayed on the screen, which makes it difficult to get tired of the effect display and makes it interesting.

  When the first effect mode is displayed on the effect display device 115, in the subsequent step S1802, it is determined whether or not a game ball is detected by the start port sensor 318 (first start port sensor 318a, second start port sensor 318b). It is judged and loops until a game ball is detected. That is, until the game ball enters the start opening (the first start winning opening 96 or the second start winning opening 97), the effect display device 115 continues to display the first effect form.

  In step S1802, when a game ball is detected by the start port sensor 318, the process proceeds to step S1803, and a second effect mode display process is performed instead of the first effect mode display process. This second effect mode display process is changed to the second effect mode by the effect mode changing means 637 in the effect display control means 632. Specifically, as shown in FIG. While the direction is kept as it is, a display as if the character C1 is running is made, and the background H is moved and displayed to the right side in the drawing at a second speed higher than the first speed by the speed changing means 638. Thereby, an effect display as if the character C1 is running is performed.

  In the second effect mode, although not shown in the drawings, different backgrounds and the like are displayed depending on the type of start opening into which the game ball has entered (first start winning opening 96, second start winning opening 97). Also good. Moreover, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, also in this 2nd production | presentation aspect, you may make it display suitably other than the character C1 etc. by the acquired random number etc. similarly to the 1st production | presentation aspect.

  When the second effect mode is displayed in step S1803, it is determined whether or not a game ball is detected by the count sensor 319 in subsequent step S1804. If no game ball is detected, in step S1805, the start port is started. It is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the game ball was detected by the sensor 318. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S1804 to determine again the detection of the game ball by the count sensor 319. That is, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the count sensor 319, that is, the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory until a predetermined time has elapsed, and the second effect mode is continuously displayed. Note that the predetermined time in step S1805 differs depending on the type of start opening into which the game ball has entered (first start winning opening 96, second start winning opening 97). The predetermined time is longer than the ball entering the first start winning opening 96.

  Then, if the game ball cannot be detected by the count sensor 319 even after the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds from step S1805 to step S1806, where the effect mode changing unit 637 changes the second effect mode to the first effect mode, The original display state is restored.

  On the other hand, when a game ball is detected by the count sensor 319 within a predetermined time in step S1804, the process proceeds to step S1807, and a third effect mode display process is performed instead of the second effect mode display process. In the third effect mode display process, as shown in FIG. 49C, first, when a game ball is detected by the count sensor 319, the tarai C6 falls over the head of the character C1. Then, while hitting the character C1, the background H that is moved and displayed in the second effect mode is stopped and displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 49 (d), an effect display is performed in which the character C1 swings his face left and right while looking up.

  In detail, in this third effect mode, the effect display device 115 is arranged directly below the center of the guide member 491 in the left-right direction, enters the winning prize opening 92 for the accessory, passes through the ball entrance 457, and below it. Since the effect display that the Tarai C6 falls over the head of the character C1 is performed in conjunction with the movement of the game ball delivered from the delivery port 458 to the guide member 491, the effect display causes the player to The game ball can be changed to Tarai C6 and hit the character C1, and the display is interesting. Furthermore, after that, the character C1 crawls while looking up, and as a story of the production display, it is wondering where the tarai C6 has fallen, but the game swings left and right on the guide member 491. The ball and the display of the character C1 are overlapped to produce an effect display as if the character C1 is looking at a swinging game ball, so that the player can entertain the player. .

  If the third effect mode is displayed in step S1807, it is determined in next step S1808 whether or not a game ball is detected by the big win winning sensor 330. If no game ball is detected, in subsequent step S1809. Then, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the game ball was detected by the start port sensor 318 or the count sensor 319. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S1808 to play the game ball by the big hit winning sensor 330 again. Determine the detection. That is, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the jackpot winning sensor 330, that is, the jackpot winning slot 93, until the predetermined time elapses, and the third effect mode is continuously displayed. Note that the predetermined time in step S1809 may be the same as that in step S1805 described above, or may be the time from the detection of the game ball by the count sensor 319.

  Then, if the game ball cannot be detected by the big hit winning sensor 330 even after the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds from step S1809 to step S1806, and the effect mode changing means 637 changes the mode from the third effect mode to the first effect mode. , The original display state is restored.

  On the other hand, in step S1808, if a game ball is detected by the big win winning sensor 330 within a predetermined time, a big hit effect mode display process is performed instead of the third effect mode display process in step S1810. Although the details of the jackpot presentation mode display processing are omitted, for example, a random number (lottery result) generated by the random number generator 611 after a display indicating that the jackpot is made as shown in FIG. 54 (b). ) In accordance with a predetermined effect display such as a round effect display in the advantageous game state or a count effect display by the count sensor 319, and when the advantageous game state is completed, the process proceeds to step S1806, and the effect mode changing means 637 It is changed to one effect mode and returned to the original display state.

  By the way, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, the release degree determination means 633 performs the detection on the guide member 491 based on detection signals from the start port sensor 318, the count sensor 319, the rotation detection sensor 494, and the rotation position detection sensor 321. The release degree at which the game balls are released in the direction of the third rolling effect device 101 is determined, and the effect display control means 632 determines the release degree according to the release degree (the release degree is high (for example, 75 to 100%)). The second production mode and the third production mode are changed to the special second production mode and the special third production mode, respectively, as a special production mode, and the interestingness by the production display is added to enhance the interest. .

(About the second effect mode display process)
Next, the second effect mode display process will be described in detail based on FIG. 50 and FIG. When the second effect mode display process is executed in step S1803 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 48, first, in step S1901, the rotation state (operation state) of the guide member 491 is acquired. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 33, the guide member 491 is rotated by a motor 332 at a predetermined period, and is started by detection by the rotation position detection sensor 321 and the rotation detection sensor 494 of the motor 332. A rotation angle, a rotation direction, a rotation position, and the like of the guide member 491 when the game ball is detected by the mouth sensor 318 are acquired.

  When the rotation status of the guide member 491 is acquired in step S1901, the game ball is released from the guide member 491 toward the third rolling effect device 101 in the subsequent step S1902 based on the acquired rotation status. Get the probability of being. Specifically, the degree of release is obtained by calculation by substituting the rotation angle and direction of the guide member 491 into a predetermined arithmetic expression. Alternatively, the relationship between the rotation angle and direction of the guide member 491 and the release degree is stored in advance in the storage means (ROM 351 or ROM 371) as a table, and the discharge is performed by extracting from the storage means based on the acquired rotation state. Get the degree.

  In subsequent step S1903, it is determined whether or not the release degree acquired in step S1902 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value (for example, 75% or more). If the release degree is less than the predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S1904, and FIG. The second effect mode as shown in b) is displayed. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1903 that the degree of release is greater than or equal to a predetermined level, the process proceeds to step S1905 to display a special second effect mode.

  In this special second effect mode, as shown in FIG. 51 (a), the effect mode changing means 637 causes the character C1 to move in the direction of the third rolling effect device 101 (big hit winning opening 93) with respect to the first effect mode. In which the background is moved and displayed in a direction opposite to the direction in which the character C1 faces at a third speed faster than the second speed in the second effect mode described above. It is. As a result, it is possible to display an effect such that the character C1 is rushing in the direction of the jackpot winning hole 93, and the player displays the game ball to the jackpot winning hole 93 side. It can be suggested that.

  In the special second effect mode, the release degree display control means 639 changes the face of the character C1 (for example, changes to a surprised expression, for example) according to the value of the release degree, as shown in FIG. And the color is changed (for example, changed from skin color to red), and the character C1 is displayed in such a direction that the character C1 runs to the big hit prize winning opening 93 side more quickly, so that the player is released in that direction. The possibility (probability) is suggested to be high.

(About the third effect mode display process)
Next, the third effect mode display process will be described in detail based on FIGS. 52 to 54. When the third effect mode display process is executed in step S1807 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 48, first, in step S2001, it is determined whether or not the special second effect mode is displayed in the second effect mode display process. If the special second effect mode is not displayed, the process proceeds to step S2002, and the third effect mode as shown in FIGS. 49C and 49D is displayed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S2001 that the special second effect mode is displayed, in the subsequent step S2003, the rotation status (operation status) of the guide member 491 is acquired. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 33, the guide member 491 is rotated by a motor 332 at a predetermined period, and is started by detection by the rotation position detection sensor 321 and the rotation detection sensor 494 of the motor 332. A rotation angle, a rotation direction, a rotation position, and the like of the guide member 491 when the game ball is detected by the mouth sensor 318 are acquired.

  In step S2003, when the rotation state of the guide member 491 is acquired, in the subsequent step S2004, the game ball is released from the guide member 491 toward the third rolling effect device 101 based on the acquired rotation state. Get the probability of being. Specifically, the degree of release is obtained by calculation by substituting the rotation angle and direction of the guide member 491 into a predetermined arithmetic expression. Alternatively, the relationship between the rotation angle and direction of the guide member 491 and the release degree is stored in advance in the storage means (ROM 351 or ROM 371) as a table, and the discharge is performed by extracting from the storage means based on the acquired rotation state. Get the degree.

  In the following step S2005, it is determined whether or not the release degree acquired in step S2004 is a predetermined value or more (for example, 75% or more). If the release degree is less than the predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S2002, and FIG. The third effect mode as shown in c) and (d) is displayed. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2005 that the degree of release is greater than or equal to a predetermined level, the process proceeds to step S2006 to display a special third effect mode.

  As shown in FIG. 54 (a), the special third effect mode is such that the effect mode changing means 637 displays the character C1 in an enlarged manner, and displays a background H indicating flame before and after the character C1, The expression of the character C1 is changed and displayed as if it is heated by a flame. As a result, an effect display in which the character C1 is wrapped in flames is in a difficult state, and the game ball is directed to the third rolling effect device 101, that is, by causing the player to recognize that the character C1 is hot. , Suggesting that there is a high possibility that it will be released in the direction of the jackpot winning prize opening 93, to recognize the arrival of the chance, and to be able to expect the effect of increasing the interest by heating the player as well as production display Yes.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 48, in step S1808 and step S1809, when a game ball enters the jackpot winning opening 93 within a predetermined time and is detected by the jackpot winning sensor 330, it is shown in FIG. After such a display suggesting a big hit is made, a predetermined big hit effect mode (hit round effect mode) display process is performed along with the occurrence of a predetermined advantageous gaming state.

  By the way, in this example, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 48, an additional flow as shown in FIG. 53 is provided between step S1809 and step S1806. More specifically, when a predetermined time elapses in step S1809 in FIG. 48, the process proceeds to step S2101 and it is determined whether or not a special third effect mode is displayed. If it is determined in step S2101 that the special third effect mode is not displayed, the process proceeds to step S1806, where the first effect mode is changed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2101 that the special third effect mode has been displayed, the process proceeds to step S2102 to display a loss effect mode as shown in FIG. In other words, after the special third effect mode is displayed, the loss effect mode is displayed when the game is lost instead of being a big hit. As shown in the figure, this loss effect mode is such that the character C1 lies in a state of being black and charred, and the character C1 wrapped in flames in the previous special third effect mode is lost. As a result, it becomes a production display that burns out completely black. As a result, after the special third production mode that is highly likely to be a big hit is displayed, the loss production mode that actively suggests that the game has been lost is displayed. It can be reduced at once, and it can be expected to have an effect that makes it interesting and rich.

  In the various effects described above, in addition to the character C1, other characters such as the dog C2 and the cage C3 may appear as appropriate, or the background H may be changed as appropriate.

(About specific effect mode display processing)
By the way, in this example, when there is a high possibility that the game ball will be struck to the third rolling effect device 101 side in the second rolling effect device 100, a specific effect mode (special specific effect mode is displayed on the effect display device 115. Is included). This specific effect mode display process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 55 to 58. FIG. 55 is a flowchart showing the specific effect mode display processing, and this flowchart follows step S2002 in the flowchart shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 55, whether or not K1 time has elapsed after the game ball is detected by the count sensor 319 in step S2201 after the display of the third effect mode is started in step S2002 of the third effect mode display process. Is determined, and step S2201 is looped until the time K1 elapses. Then, when the K1 time has elapsed, the process proceeds to the subsequent step S2202, in which it is determined whether or not a game ball is detected by the game ball sensor 361, and if not detected, the count sensor 319 is detected in the subsequent step S2203. It is determined whether or not the K2 time has elapsed since the game ball was detected. If the K2 time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S2202, and the presence or absence of the detection by the game ball sensor 361 is determined.

  In steps S2202 to S2203, after the count sensor 319 detects a game ball, it is determined whether or not the game ball is detected by the game ball sensor 361 between K1 hours and K2 hours. The That is, the timing at which the hitting portion 531 of the second rolling effect device 100 is driven based on the detection by the count sensor 319 and the game ball can be hit is set in the range of K1 to K2 hours. It is determined whether or not the game ball passes through the rectifying means 500a. The relationship between K1 and K2 is a relationship that satisfies K1 <K2, for example, a relationship that satisfies 0.5 ≦ K1 <K2 ≦ 2.5.

  And when K2 time passes in step S2203, it will not be changed to a specific production | presentation aspect etc., but the specific production | presentation aspect display process will be complete | finished in the state which displayed the 3rd production | presentation aspect. On the other hand, when a game ball is detected by the game ball sensor 361 in step S2202, the process proceeds to step S2204, and whether or not the rotation state of the rotating body 552 in the third rolling effect production device 101 is a predetermined rotation state. To be judged. Specifically, the rotation position detection sensor 321 detects the rotation position of the rotation body 552 by detecting the rotation detection unit 554 provided on the rotation shaft 553 of the rotation body 552, and the detected rotation position is If the game ball from the two-rolling effect device 100 is at a position where there is a high possibility that the game ball is accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c, it is determined that the rotation situation is a predetermined one.

  If it is determined in step S2204 that the rotating body 552 is not in a predetermined rotation state, the process proceeds to step S2205, and a specific effect mode is displayed. At this time, in the accessory 91, as shown in FIG. 56, the pressing portion 531 in the second rolling effect device 100 is moved in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing by the pressing portion driving means 532 together with the display of the specific effect mode. The game ball B from the rectifying means 500a is pushed in the direction of the third rolling effect device 101, that is, the fourth rolling effect device 102.

  In this specific effect mode, as shown in FIG. 56, the same character C7 as the character body 533 as the second rolling effect device 100 is in the same pose, and the direction in which the game ball B is hit (right direction in the figure). 57 is displayed from the outside of the display area on the opposite side of the effect display device 115 toward the approximate center of the display area while displaying an afterimage behind it, and after stopping at the approximate center (FIG. 57 (a)). )), And the character C7 is moved and displayed outside the display area in the direction in which the game ball B is pushed so that it is pushed by the symbol TB imitating the game ball B from behind (left side in the figure). The effect display suggests that the possibility that the game ball B is hit by the second rolling effect device 100 is extremely high.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S2204 that the rotating body 552 is in a predetermined rotation state, that is, when the game ball B is hit by the second rolling effect device 100, the third rolling effect device 101 If it is determined that the game ball B is likely to be stored in the specific storage portion 550c of the rotator 552, the process proceeds to step S2206, and a special specific effect mode different from the specific effect modes shown in FIGS. 56 and 57 is displayed. At the same time, the accessory solenoid 362 is driven. As a result, as shown in FIG. 58, the character body 533 takes a predetermined pose when the hitting portion 531 of the second rolling effect device 100 and the movable effect means 543 are driven. In addition to performing a movable effect, the effect display device 115 enlarges and displays the character C7 in a pose substantially the same as the character body 533.

  As shown in FIG. 58, the special specific effect mode is such that the face of the character C7 is directed to the front and gradually enlarged and displayed so that the character C7 approaches the player. It is possible to surprise the person and suggest that the hit game ball B is likely to be accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c of the rotating body 552 in the third rolling effect production device 101. The display is enhanced.

  In addition, the display of the above-mentioned specific effect mode and special specific effect mode is changed from the third effect mode by the effect mode changing unit 637 in the effect display control unit 632.

  By the way, as a method for obtaining the elapsed time from the detection of the game ball B by the count sensor 319 described above, for example, a method for obtaining the elapsed time by providing a measurement means that starts by the detection of the count sensor 319, a pachinko machine 1 There is a method in which means is provided, the time at the time point detected by the count sensor 319 is stored, and the elapsed time is calculated based on the stored time.

  In addition to the above-described specific effect mode display processing, for example, the time when the game ball B is detected by the count sensor 319 is stored in the storage means, and when the game ball B is detected by the game ball sensor 361, the game The elapsed time is calculated from the time detected by the ball sensor 361 and the detection time by the count sensor 319 stored in the storage means, and the calculated elapsed time is within a predetermined time range (for example, within K1 to K2 time). If so, a specific effect mode or a special specific effect mode may be displayed. Thereby, since it is not necessary to provide a means for starting measurement by the count sensor 319, the configuration can be simplified.

  In addition to the above-described specific effect mode display processing, for example, the detection by the game ball sensor 361 is performed only within a predetermined time range from the detection of the game ball B by the count sensor 319. When detected, a specific effect mode or a special specific effect mode may be displayed, which eliminates the need to constantly perform the detection process by the game ball sensor 361, thereby reducing the load on the control process. it can.

[Relationship between actors and game areas]
Next, the relationship between the accessory and the game area in the present embodiment will be described in detail based on FIG. FIG. 59 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the arrangement configuration of the actors and the like in the game area from the front. As shown in the figure, the accessory 91 is arranged at substantially the center of the game area 37, and the width W1 in the left-right direction is 80% to 95% of the width W2 of the game area 37. The proportion of the accessory 91 in the game area 37 is larger than that of the conventional pachinko machine. As a result, the actors 91 are greatly included in the player's line of sight, and the pachinko machine 1 has an impact, and can be distinguished from other pachinko machines, making it easier for the player to play the game. It is something that can be done.

  Note that the size of the gap S between the left and right ends of the accessory 91 and the outer periphery of the game area 37 is 1.5 to 6 times the diameter of the game ball B, respectively. Is preferably 1.5 to 4 times as large. Further, the gap S is not necessarily the same size on the left and right, and may be different.

  Further, as shown in the figure, a first start winning port 96, a second start winning port 97, and a general winning port 98 are arranged below the accessory 91 in the game area 37. The first start winning port 96 is disposed immediately below the outlet 513 of the warp passage 510. In other words, the outlet 513 of the warp passage 510 is arranged on a vertical line passing through the first start winning prize port 96. Thereby, the possibility that the game ball B flowing out from the outlet 513 of the warp passage 510 enters the first start winning prize port 96 is increased. In addition, since the first start winning opening 96 is disposed immediately below the discharge opening 513, it is very likely that the game ball B flowing down from the discharge opening 513 is likely to enter the first start winning opening 96. The game can be recognized at a glance, and a game in which the game ball B flows down from the discharge port 513, that is, the game ball B can be caused to be guided by the warp passage 510.

  Further, as shown in the figure, a second start winning port 97 and a general winning port 98 are arranged on the left and right sides of the first starting winning port 96, respectively. This increases the possibility that the game ball B that has flowed out from the discharge port 513 of the warp passage 510 will win one of the first start winning port 96, the second starting winning port 97, and the general winning port 98. It can be expected that the interest of the player can be enhanced depending on which winning opening.

  In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, in the game area | region 37, obstacles, such as a obstacle nail and a windmill 90, may be arrange | positioned suitably, for example, between the discharge outlet 513 of the warp channel | path 510, and the 1st start winning prize opening 96. In addition, by appropriately arranging them, it becomes possible to appropriately change the probability that the game ball B flowing out from the discharge port 513 wins the first start winning port 96 and the like, and by giving the game difficulty, The effect of enhancing the interest of the player can be expected, and the burden on the hall side where the pachinko machine 1 is installed can be reduced.

  Further, in the accessory 91, guide portions 515 are respectively arranged on the left and right outer sides of the receiving port 511 of the warp passage 510, and when the movable piece 456 is in a closed state, within the range connecting the left and right outer end portions of the guide portion 515 (in the drawing). , Within the range of W3), when the game ball B flows down, the game ball B is guided to the warp passage 510, and the range W3 is 50% to 70% of the width W2 of the game area 37. The game ball B driven in above the accessory 91 is likely to flow out below the accessory 91 via the warp passage 510.

  The guiding portion of the present invention includes not only the guiding portion 515 in this example but also the side surfaces of the movable piece 456 and the character body 455.

  Thus, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, in the game area 37, the accessory 91 having a size capable of forming a predetermined gap S through which the game ball B can pass is disposed between the game area 37 and the outer periphery. In addition, a first start winning port 96, a second start winning port 97, and the like are disposed below the accessory 91, and the effect display device 115 in the accessory 91 has a character C1 disposed substantially at the center thereof. The first effect mode (see FIG. 49 (a)) that appears to move in one of the left and right directions is displayed, and below the role 91 through the warp passage 510 of the role 91 or the left and right outer clearance S. The game ball B is allowed to flow out into the game area 37 of the game, and since the jackpot winning port 93 for generating an advantageous gaming state is arranged in the accessory 91, the game content is mainly the jackpot winning port 93. To enter the game ball B into Kill. First, in order to open the movable piece 456 that closes the prize winning port 92 for an accessory serving as an entrance into the accessory 91, the game ball B enters the first starting prize opening 96 and the like arranged below the accessory 91. As described above, the game ball B needs to flow down below the accessory 91. And in this pachinko machine 1, since the first start winning port 96 is arranged just below the discharge port 513 of the warp passage 510, the game area below the accessory 91 is apparently provided to the player via the warp passage 510. It is possible to recognize that the player who has caused the game ball B to flow down to 37 easily enters the first start winning opening 96, and the player aims at the warp passage 510 of the accessory 91 and plays the game area above the accessory 91. The game ball B can be driven into 37. At that time, since the guiding part 515 is provided in the accessory 91, the game ball B can be easily driven because it is guided to the warp passage 510 without accurately aiming at the receiving port 511 of the warp passage 510. Thus, the troublesome feeling caused by the driving operation is reduced. Then, when the game ball B that has flowed out into the game area 37 below the accessory 91 enters the first start prize opening 96 or the second start prize opening 97, the movable piece 456 opens and closes a predetermined number of times to the prize winning hole 92 for the accessory. However, since the movable piece 456 opens so as to substantially cover the upper side of the receiving port 511 in the warp passage 510, it is necessary to change the driving operation in order to aim at the prize winning port 92 for an accessory. Since it is only necessary to continue the driving operation aiming at the warp passage 510, it is possible to prevent the driving operation from becoming complicated and to prevent the interest from deteriorating. Until entering 92, it is only necessary to pay attention to the periphery of the receiving port 511, that is, the prize winning port 92 for the bonus item, and the game can be relaxed. By the way, in this gaming machine, when the turning state of the guide member 491 when the game ball B enters the first start winning opening 96 or the second starting winning opening 97 does not satisfy the predetermined condition, it is more than the first effect mode. A second effect mode (see FIG. 49B) that makes it appear that the character is moving quickly is displayed, and the player is made aware that the movable piece 456 of the accessory 91 is opened and closed, thereby enhancing the interest. On the other hand, if the rotation state of the guide member 491 satisfies a predetermined condition, a special second effect mode (see FIG. 51) that appears to move the character C1 faster than the second effect mode is displayed. Then, the player can recognize that there is an opportunity when the movable piece 456 of the accessory 91 opens and closes and at the same time the game ball B enters the prize winning port 92 for the accessory, and the game ball is further enhanced. No. B Movable piece 456 provided in the character object for winning hole 92 of the character object 91 by entry into start winning opening 96 or the second start winning opening 97 is a predetermined switching operation. At this time, the movable 456 pieces are composed of a main movable piece 472 having a long length and a sub movable piece 474 having a short length, and the main movable piece 472 and the sub movable piece 474 that are in an open state are relative to each other. By moving and making the illusion that the length of the opening and closing piece has become longer, it seems that it has become easier to enter the prize winning opening 92 for funerals and the interest can be enhanced. Then, when the movable piece 456 is in the open state, the game ball B enters the accessory 91 due to the game ball B entering the prize winning port 92 for the accessory. In the bonus item 91, the prize winning hole 92 for the bonus item is used as the mouth of the character body 455, and the game ball B feels like being inserted into the character body 455, which is interesting. Then, after the game ball B that has entered from the prize winning opening 92 for an accessory is detected by the count sensor 319, it is dropped and supplied onto the guide member 491. When the game ball B is detected by the count sensor 319, if the turning state of the guide member 491 does not satisfy the predetermined condition or the special second effect mode is not displayed on the effect display device 115, the effect display device At 115, the movement of the character C1 that appears to move is stopped, and the talai C6 falls from above the character C1 so as to substantially synchronize with the movement of the game ball B falling on the guide member 491. The display of the third effect mode (see FIGS. 49C and 49D) that comes into contact is started, and the player can be entertained by the effect display of the comical character C1 that is linked to the movement of the game ball B. At the same time, the game ball B rolling on the guide member 491 can be noted and enjoyed. On the other hand, if the turning state of the guide member 491 satisfies a predetermined condition when the game ball B is detected by the count sensor 319 in a state where the special second effect mode is displayed on the effect display device 115, the third effect mode. A special third effect mode (see FIG. 54A) different from the above is displayed, and the same effect as described above is achieved, and the game ball B on the guide member 491 flows out from one end portion where the big hit winning opening 93 is provided. Since the special third effect mode is displayed when there is a high possibility that it will be performed, it is possible to recognize that there is a high possibility that it will be leaked from one end by starting the display of the special third effect mode, and further enhance the interest can do. On the guide member 491, the guide member 491 repeats predetermined reciprocating rotation, so that the game ball B on the guide member 491 swings, and the big hit where the advantageous game state occurs together with the third rolling effect device 101. Either from the one end portion where the winning opening 93 is disposed below or from the other end portion where the lose winning port 94 where the advantageous gaming state does not occur together with the second rolling effect device 100 is disposed. By flowing out from the end of the game, the player can be thrilled and excited. Further, when the game ball B flows down in the warp passage 510 while the game ball B rolls in the left-right direction on the guide member 491, it flows down from the player side in the vertical direction with the game ball B rolling in the left-right direction. The game balls B appear to intersect with each other, and the flow of the game balls B that has never been seen can be shown, so that it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest. Thereafter, when the game ball B flows out from one end portion of the guide member 491, the second rectifying means 500b disposed below causes the second accommodating portion 550b including the specific accommodating portion 550c of the rotating body 552 and the projecting portion 560 to continue. When it is guided to any one of the recesses 567 and accommodated in an accommodation part other than the specific accommodation part 550c, it is discharged out of the game area 37 from the lose prize winning opening 94 by the rotation of the rotating body 552 and accommodated in the specific accommodation part 550c. And the rotating body 552 is rotated to be received by the big hit winning opening 93 and detected by the big hit winning sensor 330 and then discharged out of the game area 37. Then, when the game ball B is detected by the big hit winning sensor 330, a big hit effect mode (see FIG. 54B) is displayed, and it is recognized that the big hit has been made, and the interest is enhanced. Can be further enhanced. If the game ball B is received in the lose prize opening 94 in a state where the special third effect mode is displayed, a lose effect mode (see FIG. 54 (c)) indicating that an advantageous game state does not occur is displayed. The display of the special third production mode will make the player greatly discouraged by displaying the lost production mode in a highly entertaining state, and by increasing the inflection, it will be possible to enhance the fun and sense of expectation for the next It has become. On the other hand, when the game ball B flows out from the other end of the guide member 491, the game winning interest of the player is lowered because the lose prize winning hole 94 where the advantageous game state does not occur is arranged downstream thereof. The game ball B that has flowed out of the guide member 491 is first rectified by the first rectifying means 500a and detected by the game ball sensor 361 disposed in the first rectifying means 500a. The timing at which the punching portion 531 is made to flow down to a position where it can come into contact with the part of the pushing portion 531 and moves so that the pushing portion 531 can come into contact with the game ball B, and the game ball from the first rectifying means 500a. If the timing at which B flows substantially coincides, the hitting portion 531 and the game ball B come into contact with each other and may be blocked from receiving the downstream loser winning port 94. Depending on the situation, the player can be thrilled and excited. Further, when the game ball B comes into contact with the hitting portion 531, the game ball B moves up and down by the hitting portion 531 due to a difference in timing of coming into contact with the hitting portion 531. Since the movement is made by the foot 534 of the character body 533, it is possible to show the player an effect by an interesting movement, and it is possible to prevent the interest from being lowered. By the way, if the game ball B is detected by the game ball sensor 361 at the timing when the pushing portion 531 is moved and driven, the arm 541 and the face 542 of the character body 533 are moved to perform a movable effect in a predetermined pose. Can do. At that time, if the rotational position of the rotator 552 does not satisfy the predetermined condition, a specific effect mode (see FIG. 57) in which the character C7 in a pose substantially the same as the character body 533 to be moved is displayed is displayed. It is recognized that there is a high possibility that the game ball B is in contact with the hitting portion 531 and is sent to the rotating body 552 by the effect and the effect display, and the interest can be enhanced. On the other hand, when the rotational position of the rotator 552 satisfies the predetermined condition, unlike the specific effect mode, a special specific effect mode (in which the face of the character C7 in the pose substantially the same as the effect pose of the character body 533 is displayed in an enlarged manner) 58) is displayed, and it is highly likely that the game ball B is likely to come into contact with the hitting portion 531 and further likely to be accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c of the rotating body 552. It is possible to further enhance the interest by enhancing the value. Then, when the game ball B is blocked from being received by the push hitting portion 531 into the downstream winning prize opening 94 and transferred to the fourth rolling effect device 102, the game ball B is moved by the fourth rolling effect device 102. By showing the guidance to the rotating body 552, it is possible to gradually enhance the interest, and while the game ball B is being guided in the left-right direction by the fourth rolling effect device 102, the warp path When the game ball B flows down 510, the game ball B that moves in the left-right direction and the up-down direction can be shown to the player, and the flow of the game ball B that has never existed can be enjoyed. be able to. Then, the fourth rolling effect device 102 guides the game ball B to the openings 563 that can be accommodated in all the accommodating portions 550 before the rotating body 552, and depending on which accommodating portion 550 is accommodated, When it is thrilled and accommodated in the specific accommodation part 550c, it is sent to the jackpot winning opening 93, and after the jackpot effect mode is displayed, an advantageous gaming state is generated, and the entertainment can be further enhanced. It should be noted that even if it is received by the downstream loser winning hole 94 without being blocked by the contact with the pushing portion 531, it can be fully enjoyed up to this point and the next game ball B can be expected. It is possible to suppress the interest from deteriorating. In addition, when a predetermined time elapses after an effect mode other than the jackpot effect mode is displayed, the first effect mode is displayed, and it is possible to return to the initial state again. Furthermore, since the accessory is provided with an attachment structure 590 that attaches the guide member 491, the hitting portion 531 and the like to the game board 5 in a strong state, the accessory 91 wobbles and the game ball B therein is Since it is possible to prevent unintentional movement, it is possible to play a game with peace of mind.

  The present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention as described below. And design changes are possible.

  That is, in the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is shown as a gaming machine, but a gaming machine other than the pachinko machine, for example, a gaming machine or the like in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated. The present invention can also be applied.

  Moreover, in said embodiment, the rotary body 552 of the 3rd rolling effect production apparatus 101 in the accessory 91 is provided with the protrusion part 560, and the 1st containing part 550c is included via the recessed part 567 formed in the protrusion part 560. Although what was accommodated in the two accommodating parts 550b was shown, it is not limited to this, For example, while removing the protrusion part 560 and covering the coating | coated part 565 which covered a part of outer periphery of the protrusion part 560, it is a wall part. The game ball B that flows out from the right end of the guide member 491 is removed via the second rectifying means 500b or directly on the inner peripheral surface of the covering portion 565. Then, after rolling on the inner peripheral surface, it may be accommodated in the second accommodating portion 550b. Thereby, when the game ball B is accommodated in any one of the second accommodating portions 550b from the inner peripheral surface of the covering portion 565, the game ball B once rolled to swing on the inner peripheral surface of the covering portion 565. After that, since it is accommodated in any of the second accommodating portions 550b, it can be irritated and thrilled depending on which of the second accommodating portions 550b is accommodated, and the interest can be enhanced. In addition, since the protrusion 560 is not provided, the configuration of the rotating body 552 can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced. Note that the size of the insertion hole 562 can be set to an appropriate size. For example, if the size of the game ball B is one that can pass, it is difficult to pass through the insertion hole 562. The rolling time of the game ball B can be lengthened. On the other hand, when the insertion hole 562 is enlarged, the game ball B can easily pass through the insertion hole 562, and the rolling time of the game ball B in the covering portion 565 can be shortened.

It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the main body frame was opened by the one side of the outer frame of a pachinko machine, and the front frame was opened by the one side of the main body frame. It is a front view which shows the whole front side of a pachinko machine. It is an enlarged front view which shows the structure of a game area | region. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates the main body frame and game board of a pachinko machine, and shows from diagonally upper right front. It is a rear view which shows the whole rear side of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the whole rear side of a pachinko machine from upper right back. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the back cover, various control boards, etc. from the perspective view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which various members were assembled | attached to the main body frame of the pachinko machine from diagonally upper right back. It is a perspective view which shows a main-body frame simple substance from diagonally upper right back. It is a perspective view which shows the game board with which various control board boxes were mounted | worn from lower right back. It is a block diagram which shows a control structure roughly. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of the electrical structure of a main control board and a payout control board. It is a flowchart which shows the command transmission process which the arithmetic processing part of a main control board performs. It is a time chart which shows the mode of each signal in the main control board at the time of command transmission processing being performed. It is a flowchart which shows the command reception process which the payout CPU of a payout control board performs. It is a time chart which shows the mode of each signal in the payout control board at the time of command reception processing being performed. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of the electrical structure of a main control board and a payout control board. It is a flowchart which shows the command transmission process which the arithmetic processing part of a main control board performs. It is a flowchart which shows a command output process. It is a flowchart which shows an ACK waiting process. It is a flowchart which shows the command reception process which the payout CPU of a payout control board performs. It is a time chart which shows the mode of each signal in the payout control board at the time of command reception processing being performed. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of the start winning process of a prize opening for prizes. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the jackpot process. It is a front view which shows an example of the accessory in this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the accessory shown in FIG. 25 from the upper right front. (A) is a front view which shows the prize winning opening for accessories of this embodiment, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a movable piece. It is a front view which shows a 1st rolling effect production apparatus with schematic structure. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 1st rolling effect apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of the rotation drive means in a 1st rolling effect apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a 1st rolling effect apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the motion of the game medium in a 1st rolling effect apparatus. It is a time chart which shows operation | movement of the motor in a 1st rolling effect apparatus. (A) is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 2nd rolling effect apparatus, (B) is a rear view which shows the structure of the pressing part drive means in a 2nd rolling effect apparatus. It is a front view which shows the condition of the movable effect in a 2nd rolling effect apparatus. FIG. 35 is an exploded perspective view of the second rolling effect device shown in FIG. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the pressing part in a 2nd rolling effect production apparatus, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the production operation of a movable effect means. (A)-(C) is explanatory drawing which shows the pattern of the motion of the game ball in a 2nd rolling effect production apparatus. (A) is sectional drawing of a 3rd rolling effect apparatus, (B) is an exploded perspective view of a 3rd rolling effect apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a part of 3rd rolling effect apparatus in FIG. It is a front view which expands and shows the 3rd rolling production effect device vicinity in an accessory. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a 3rd rolling effect apparatus. FIG. 43 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation different from that of FIG. 42 of the third effect device. It is side surface sectional drawing which cut | disconnects and shows a warp channel | path. It is a disassembled perspective view of an accessory. (A) is a schematic side cross-sectional view showing a state where an accessory is attached to a game board, and (B) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an attachment structure. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure in effect display control. It is a flowchart which shows the effect display process by an effect display control means. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an effect. It is a flowchart which shows a 2nd effect aspect display process. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an effect. It is a flowchart which shows a 3rd effect aspect display process. It is explanatory drawing which shows a part of flowchart which shows the display of the lose effect aspect in a special 3rd effect aspect. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an effect. It is a flowchart which shows the display process of the specific effect aspect and the special specific effect aspect in a 3rd effect aspect display process. It is a front view which expands and shows the operation | movement of a 2nd rolling effect apparatus and the display of a specific effect aspect. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a specific effect aspect. It is a front view which shows the movable production | presentation of a 2nd rolling production apparatus, and the display of a special specific production | presentation aspect. It is explanatory drawing which shows roughly the arrangement structure of the accessory etc. in a game area | region from the front.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine 5 Game board 37 Game area 50 Transparent plate 91 Bonuses 92 Bonuses for entrance (entrance)
93 jackpot winning entrance (first entrance)
94 Lost prize entrance (second entrance, third entrance)
95 1st rolling effect production device 96 1st starting winning a prize opening (starting opening)
97 Second starting prize opening (starting opening)
100 Second rolling effect device 102 Fourth rolling effect device (guidance means)
115 Effect display device 170 Ball payout device (payout means)
318 Start port sensor (start detection means)
319 Count sensor (entrance detection means)
321 Rotation position detection sensor (rotation position detection means)
325 Solenoid for pushing (turning drive output means)
326 Motor for rotating body 329 Loss winning sensor 330 Big hit winning sensor 331 Solenoid (opening / closing drive means)
332 motor (rotary drive)
361 game ball sensor (distribution detection means)
456 Movable piece (open / close piece)
494 Rotation detection sensor (rotation state detection means)
499 Rotation detection unit (rotation status detection means)
500a First rectification means (rectification means)
510 Warp Path (Game Media Guide Path)
511 Receiving port 512 Taxiway 513 Outlet (discharge port)
515 Guide part 531 Pushing part (contact piece)
532 Pushing portion driving means (movement driving means)
543 Movable rendering means 550 Storage section 550a First storage section 550b Second storage section 550c Specific storage section 551 Moving means 552 Rotating body 554 Rotation detection section 560 Protrusion section 561 Partition section 562 Insertion hole 563 Opening section (pass port)
564 Partition plate 565 Covering part 566 Wall part 567 Recessed part 590 Mounting structure (supporting structural member)
591 Base for base (base part)
592 Passage forming plate (rear cover)
593 Base plate 594 Support part (rear extension part)
595 Frame mounting part (front cover part)
596 Front cover (front cover)
597 Reinforcing film 598 Opening portion 599 Decoration layer 612 Advantageous game state generating means 613 Command transmitting means 631 Command receiving means 632 Effect display control means 634 Character control means 635 Background control means 636 Symbol control means 637 Effect mode changing means

Claims (1)

A start port disposed in a game area into which a game medium is driven by a player's operation and into which the game medium can enter;
Start detection means for detecting the game medium entering the start port;
An opening / closing piece that performs a predetermined opening / closing operation in response to detection of the game medium by the start detection means;
An entrance that allows the game medium to enter by opening the opening and closing piece,
Entry detecting means for detecting the game medium that has entered the entrance;
The game medium that is disposed below the entrance and detected by the entry detection means can roll in the left-right direction and can rotate about an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane forming the game area. A long guide member,
Rotation drive means for rotating the guide member so that the game medium on the guide member swings in the left-right direction;
The game medium that is disposed below one end portion of the guide member and that flows out from the end portion of the guide member that is driven by the rotation driving means can be received by any one of the game media. A first receiving port and a second receiving port that are discharged out of the gaming area,
It is arranged between one end of the guide member and the first receiving port and the second receiving port, and can accommodate the game medium flowing out from the end of the guide member, and corresponds to the first receiving port. A rotating body provided with a plurality of specific housing portions and normal housing portions corresponding to the second receiving ports in the circumferential direction, and rotatable about an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to a surface forming the game area;
Rotating the rotating body to guide the game medium stored in the specific storage portion of the rotating body to the first receiving port and the gaming medium stored in the normal storing portion to the second receiving port. Rotational drive means for driving,
The game medium that is disposed below the other end portion of the guide member and is driven by the rotation driving means and that has flowed out from the other end portion of the guide member can be received, and the received game medium is the game A third entrance to discharge out of the area
An abutment disposed between the other end of the guide member and the third receiving port and capable of abutting with the game medium flowing out from the other end of the guide member by moving at least in the vertical direction A moving drive means for driving the corresponding contact piece to move up and down at least in the vertical direction based on the detection of the entry detecting means;
The game medium that has been prevented from being received by the third receiving port by abutting against the abutting piece driven by the movement driving means is placed in either the specific accommodation portion or the normal accommodation portion of the rotating body. Guiding means for guiding the user to be accommodated;
An acceptance detecting means for detecting the game medium received in the first receiving port;
Display means arranged between the guide member and the guide means and between the rotating body and the contact piece and capable of displaying an effect mode comprising at least one of a character, a background, and a pattern;
Upon receiving the game medium flowing down the game area, the game medium flows out to the lower game area so as not to contact any of the guide member, the rotating body, the contact piece, the guide means, and the display means. A game medium guiding path formed of a material having light properties,
And an accessory disposed at a position different from the start opening in the gaming area,
Advantageous game state generating means for generating an advantageous game state advantageous to a player based on detection of the game medium by the acceptance detection means of the accessory;
A payout device for paying out a predetermined number of game media in response to detection of the game media by at least the start detection means and the acceptance detection means;
Character display means for dynamically displaying the character, background control means for dynamically displaying the background, design control means for dynamically displaying the design, and a plurality of different display modes Production display control means to be displayed on,
The accessory is
The width in the left-right direction is a width that can form a gap through which at least one game medium can pass between the left and right ends and the outer peripheral edge of the game area, and at the approximate center of the game area, Located above the starting port,
In a state where a predetermined effect mode is displayed on the display means by the effect display control means, the game medium driven into the upper part of the game area is spaced from the game medium guide path or the outer periphery of the game area. And when the game medium enters the start port, the opening / closing piece that closes the entrance performs a predetermined opening / closing operation.
When the opening and closing piece is opened, the game medium that has entered from the entrance is supplied onto the guide member, and then the guide member is rotated by the rotation drive means in the horizontal direction. And let the game medium flow out from either one end or the other end of the guide member,
The game medium flowing out from one end is accommodated in either the specific accommodation portion or the normal accommodation portion of the rotating rotating body and guided to the corresponding first reception port or second reception port. And accept
Before the game medium flowing out from the other end is received by the third receiving port, the moving driving means moves the contact piece to contact the corresponding contact piece to receive the third receiving port. If blocked, the first receiving port or the second receiving port is guided by guiding the game medium to be stored in either the specific storage unit or the normal storage unit of the rotating body by the guide means. And if it is not blocked by the abutment piece into the third receiving port, it is received in the third receiving port,
Rolling effect by the game medium in the vertical direction mainly by the rotating body, the contact piece, and the game medium guide path, mainly by the guide member and the guide means, and by the display means A gaming machine that performs a display effect by displaying a predetermined effect mode.

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