JP4793794B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine provided with a center accessory in a gaming area.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched into the game area of the game board according to the operation of the launch handle, and then led to obstacle nails or windmills in the game area. On the other hand, there are known ones configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into the outlets at the lower part of the game area without entering.

  With such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a starting chucker, a lottery or production pattern is drawn based on this. And a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Depending on the production pattern selected based on the lottery result, various expressions such as a visual display through a liquid crystal screen provided in the center of the game board and various lighting devices, an auditory expression through a speaker, etc. Production is performed. When a win (hereinafter also referred to as a “big hit”) occurs (that is, when a lottery in a special game state is won), a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large number of games corresponding to the pitch It becomes a special game state advantageous to the player to which the ball is paid out.

  In the conventional pachinko machine described above, a center ornament (center accessory) is provided at the center of the game area, and a warp inlet is provided at the side of the center ornament. Some have a stage that rolls so as to be guided to the side (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-327672 A

  By the way, in the pachinko machine as described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the big winning opening is located below the center decoration in the game area, and when the transition to the special game state is decided in the special game lottery. A player who is worried about the status of winning a prize, such as whether or not he has won a prize despite the fact that the production video is flowing on the LCD screen located behind the center decoration stage, There is a tendency to look only at the mouth. Therefore, the player explains the content of the story that is the theme of the model and the characters that flow on the liquid crystal screen as the production video, or the explanation of the type of the super reach and the production provided for the model. In some cases, it was overlooked and some of the various effects provided by the gaming machine manufacturer were not available.

  Therefore, the present invention is configured so that when the transition to the special game state is decided by the special game lottery, the winning situation to the big prize opening can be easily seen together with the video for the production, thereby solving the above-mentioned problems. The purpose is to provide a gaming machine.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 6) is a game area (3a) with a warp introduction port (36, 37) and a game ball introduced from the warp introduction port (36, 37) ( Ba () having a stage (S) for rolling Ba), an image display device (34) exposed from the opening (75) in the center of the center accessory, and a chance for lottery in a special gaming state And a lottery means for performing a special game lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game state in response to a winning at the startport (30, 33). (83, 84), and a gaming machine (1) formed by playing a game ball in the gaming area (3a),
When the center game (23) is determined to shift to the special game state in the special game lottery, it is opened and the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 rounds) when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, 15 winning rounds) 28)
The warp inlets (36, 37) are provided on both sides in the left-right width direction of the center accessory (23), and
The stage (S)
The game ball introduced from one of the warp introduction ports (36) is started through the first ball discharge port (56) and the first rolling path (57) provided in the center accessory (23). A high probability winning route that allows the mouth (30) to win with a high probability;
When the game state does not shift to the special game state, the game ball introduced from the other of the warp introduction ports (37) is transferred to the second ball discharge port (48) provided in the center accessory (23), the second A second rolling path (49) connected to the ball discharge port (48), a direction changing path (54) connected to the second rolling path (49) and turning the game ball to the front side of the stage, and the direction changing It was introduced from the other (37) of the warp introduction port when it was dropped in the direction different from the start port (30) through the passage (72) connected to the route (54) and shifted to the special game state. A release route that allows a game ball to be awarded through the second ball outlet (48), the second rolling path (49), and the direction changing path (54) to the open big prize opening (28). And comprising
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

  In the present invention, the phrase “introducing warp” means that a game ball launched into a game area is guided onto the start opening without passing through a nail or the like located relatively below the game area. It is a concept to do. In addition, the “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails driven to the left and right of the start opening in the game area, and plays a role of guiding the game ball that has been rolled and dropped from above toward the start opening. Is responsible.

The present invention according to claim 2 (see, for example, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) is configured such that the big prize opening (28) is disposed at the lower front side of the image display device (34).
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1.

  Note that the reference numerals in the parentheses are for comparison with the drawings, but this is for convenience to facilitate understanding of the invention and has no influence on the description of the claims. It is not a thing.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the center bonus is provided with a big prize opening that opens and closes a predetermined number of times when it is opened and a predetermined condition is satisfied when the special game lottery is determined to be shifted to the special game state. Therefore, when the transition to the special game state is decided by the special game lottery, the player can easily visually recognize the winning situation at the big winning opening together with the video for the production. Therefore, the player can entertain the game without missing the contents of the story, the description of the characters, or the description of the type of the production. In addition, the game ball introduced from one of the warp introduction ports is not shifted to the special game state, and the high probability winning route that allows the starting port to win a high probability through the first ball discharge port and the first rolling path. At the time, the game ball introduced from the other of the warp introduction port is connected to the second ball discharge port, the second rolling path connected to the second ball discharge port, the second rolling path, and the game ball to the front side of the stage. the direction changing passage diverting the, and is dropped in the direction different from the start hole through a passage leading to said direction changing passage, when the transition to the special gaming state, a game ball that is introduced from the other warp inlet , Through the second ball discharge port, the second rolling path and the direction change path, with a release route that can be awarded to the large winning opening to be opened, while providing the warp introduction port on the left and right of the center role, Special game cards aiming always at the starting point with game balls introduced from one side It is possible to provide a gaming machine having a high game of such targeting the special winning opening upon transition in game balls introduced from the other on. Then, the player can consciously divide left and right according to the game state, so that it is possible to realize a game progress that is advantageous for the player. Can be made.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the big prize opening is arranged in the lower part on the front side of the image display device, the big prize opening is arranged at the most visible position in the center accessory, It is possible to realize an optimum environment for the player to visually recognize the winning status of the mouth and the effect video displayed on the image display device.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of a pachinko machine according to the present embodiment. In the embodiment described later, the gaming machine of the present invention is described as a so-called one-type pachinko machine having two starter chuckers, but the present invention is not limited to this, so-called one-type, such as one-type. Any pachinko machine having a function can be applied.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment moves a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) toward a game area 3 a of the game board 3 by operation of a launch device (not shown) by operating the launch handle 2. The game is performed while being launched, and is configured so as to pay out the number of game balls corresponding to the game balls that have entered the attacker 5 in a state where a big hit (special game state) such as a so-called probability change has occurred. Per probability fluctuation (also referred to as “probable per change”) means that when the jackpot of the probability variation mode is won as a result of the lottery, it is advantageous to the player at least until the next jackpot is drawn in the gaming state in the probability variation mode. It means a special state that can add value. On the other hand, there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

  The pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped housing 6 having an opening and a front door 7 that is attached to the housing 6 so as to be openable and closable. The glass frame 10 which has is attached so that opening and closing is possible. On the back side of the transparent glass 9, the game board 3 is disposed. Illumination devices 11 for production are arranged on the left and right of the game board 3 in the front door 7, and the sound emitting device 12 having speakers (not shown) on the upper left and right and the lower left and right of the game board 3 in the front door 7. Is arranged. A locking device 13 that locks and releases the front door 7 on the housing 6 side is disposed on the right side of the glass frame 10. The gaming machine main body is composed of the housing 6 and the front door 7.

  A dish unit 16 is provided below the game board 3 in the front door 7, and a ball supply port 17 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper right part of the dish unit 16. A ball lending button 19 a and a prepaid card return button 19 b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the dish unit 16. The dish unit 16 includes a first ball release button 20a for discharging game balls on the dish unit 16 downward from a vicinity of a launching device (not shown) through a ball discharge port (not shown) below the dish unit. A second ball release button 20b is provided for discharging the game ball on the tray unit 16 from the vicinity of the ball supply port 17 downward through the ball discharge port.

  Further, on the right side of the dish unit 16, a firing handle 2 for operating a launching device (not shown) to launch a game ball toward the game area 3a is provided. Ashtray 21 and player participation button 22 are arranged. In addition, the code | symbol 14 in FIG. 1 has shown the guide rail which guides the game ball launched by operation of the launch handle 2 to the game area | region 3a.

  A center ornament (center accessory) 23 is arranged in the center of the game area 3a, and an opening 75 (see FIG. 2) is formed in the center of the center ornament 23. Is formed with a stage S.

  An image display device 34 is mounted on the game board 3 from the back side of the game board with the screen exposed from the opening 75. On the lower left side of the center ornament 23, there are arranged prize winning openings 25a and 25b for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the jackpot lottery. Below the center ornament 23, the starter chuckers 30 and 33 and the attacker 5 are arranged. Are sequentially arranged. Wind turbines 31 are arranged on the left and right sides of the center ornament 23, respectively, and a pair of obstacle nails 35 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the start chuck 30. On the left side of the starting chucker 30, a normal symbol operation gate 32 is provided for entering a ball that triggers the normal symbol lottery. Below the attacker 5, there is provided an unillustrated out port for discharging the game ball launched into the game area 3 a by operating the launch handle 2 to the back surface of the game board 3.

  Each of the starter chuckers 30 and 33 receives a prize that can trigger the jackpot lottery execution. The starter chucker 33 is opened and closed between an open position and a closed position by a starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 (see FIG. 5). Operated as follows. The starter chucker 33 is formed as an open / close-type actuated winning portion (so-called tulip), and the starter chucker 30 is formed as a non-actuated prize-winning port that is not an openable / actuated actuated winning portion. The starter chucker 33 is configured to be able to win a prize only when it is opened due to the presence of the starter chucker 30 located immediately above.

  Next, the structure of the center decoration 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is a front view showing the stage S and its periphery of the center decoration 23, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing the stage S and its periphery.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the center ornament 23 has a rectangular opening 75 at the center, and the lighting devices 26 and 27 for performance on the left and right sides of the opening 75. Warming introduction ports 36 and 37 are provided on the outer sides of these lighting devices 26 and 27, a stage S is provided below the opening 75, and a center ornament 23 is provided at the lower front side of the image display device 34 on the stage. The attacker 28 is configured to open and close in the front-rear direction. The attacker 28 constitutes a big winning opening that opens and closes a predetermined number of times when a predetermined number of game balls are won when a special game lottery is determined in the special game lottery.

  The center decoration 23 further includes an effect device 59 in the lower right portion of the stage S. The rendering device 59 has a structure in which a hemisphere 59a on which a plurality of character images including the character image 60 are drawn and a hemisphere 59b on which a plurality of character images including the character image 61 are vertically aligned. The hemispherical body 59a and the hemispherical body 59b are rotated relative to each other at a predetermined timing, and the character images aligned in the vertical direction are battled when stopped. 2 displays a scene in which character images 60A and 60B corresponding to the character images 60 and 61 aligned vertically in the effect device 59 are fighting, respectively.

  Below the center ornament 23 in the game area 3a, game balls that have fallen from the stage S, and game balls that have been launched and fall without being involved in the stage S are appropriately scattered or guided to enter the game. A number of obstacle nails, including the obstacle nails 35, are driven. In addition, a large number of obstacle nails are driven around the warp inlets 36 and 37 and on the upper side of the warp inlets 36 and 37 so as to scatter the game balls as appropriate or guide them to the balls.

  Note that the phrase “warp introduction” in the present embodiment means that a game ball launched into the game area 3a is not started through a road nail or the like (not shown) positioned relatively below the game area 3a. It is a concept that means to lead up. The “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven to the left of the starting chuckers 30 and 33 in the game area 3a.

  In the stage S, a ball discharge port 56 and a rolling path 57 that constitute a high probability winning route that allows the starting chucker 30 to win the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 36 with a high probability (approximately 100%). An introduction drop port 39 and a ball discharge port 29 are provided. The stage S further includes a ball discharge port 48, a rolling path 49, a rolling path 50, and a direction changing path that form a discharge route for dropping the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 37 in a different direction from the starting chucker 30. 54, a passage 72, an introduction drop port 73, and a ball discharge port 74 are provided. When the attacker 28 is opened due to the occurrence of a big hit, the rectangular lid body 28a of the attacker 28 is tilted forward with the lower opening shaft (not shown) as the center by the operation of the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71a. The game ball that is going from the direction change path 54 to the passage path 72 is picked up by the lid 28a and wins the attacker 28. When the lid 28a is opened, the end on the introduction drop port 73 side in the rectangular shape protrudes to the inside of the attacker 28 and the end on the direction change path 54 side so that the game ball from the direction change path 54 can be smoothly received. The part is simply flat.

  The ball discharge port 56 discharges the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 36 to the rolling path 57, and the ball discharge port 48 sends the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 37 to the rolling path 49. To release. The introduction drop port 39 is a game ball that is released from the ball discharge port 56 and rolls on the rolling path 57, or a game ball that is flipped up by a road nail (not shown) and rolls on the rolling path 57. Is dropped and guided to the ball discharge port 29. Further, the game ball introduced into the introduction drop port 73 through the passage 72 via the above-described release route is dropped from the ball discharge port 74 in a direction different from that of the starting chucker 30, Depending on the situation of rebounding to the road nail or the like, the starter chucker 30 may be awarded through the obstacle nail (life nail) 35.

  Next, the back structure of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the rear structure of the pachinko machine 1.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4, a prize ball tank 43 is attached to the upper left side of the back of the front door of the pachinko machine 1, and the sub control board 38 and the main control board are located below the prize ball tank 43. 40 and the payout control board 51 are arranged in this order. An external terminal plate 52 is attached to the upper right side of the rear surface of the front door. Below the external terminal plate 52, an alignment standby passage 45, a prize ball device 46, a prize ball discharge passage 47, and a power supply unit 41 are provided. , And a launch control board 53 for a launcher (not shown) are arranged in this order. A locking device 13 is disposed on the left side of the back surface of the front door of the pachinko machine 1.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a block diagram showing a control system of the pachinko machine.

  That is, the present control system includes a game control device 80, a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 71a, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 71b, a sound emitting device 12, and an effect lighting that are electrically connected to the game control device 80. The apparatus 11, the image display device 34, and the effect lighting devices 26 and 27 are provided.

  The game control device 80 includes the main control board 40 and the sub control board 38 shown in FIG. The main control board 40 manages the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory in which a game execution program is stored in advance. And a storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs. The sub-control board 38 is mainly configured to perform display control of image display, effects such as sound effects, and effect light.

  The game control device 80 includes a winning determination means 81, a winning signal output means 82, a first lottery means 83, a second lottery means 84, a normal symbol lottery means 94, a game control means 86, a holding means 87, an operation control means 88, and an operation. A determination unit 89, an operation determination unit 90, an effect control unit 91, and a display control unit 92 are provided.

  The winning determination means 81 is a game ball that is launched into the game area 3a by a launching device (not shown) that is operated by operating the launching handle 2, such as the start chuckers 30, 33, the winning openings 25a, 25b, the attackers 5, 28, etc. When winning a prize, it is determined that the prize has been won.

  The winning signal output means 82 outputs a winning signal indicating that winning has been won in the corresponding starter chuckers 30, 33, winning openings 25a, 25b, attackers 5, 28, etc., when winning determination is determined by the winning determination means 81.

  When the winning signal corresponding to the start chucker 30 from the winning signal output means 82 is input, the first lottery means 83 wins the prize with less than the total maximum number of reserved balls (for example, eight) with the second lottery means 84 side. As a trigger, a random value is acquired and a jackpot lottery (a lottery on whether or not to shift to a special gaming state) is executed. When the winning signal corresponding to the start chucker 33 is input from the winning signal output means 82, the second lottery means 84 wins a prize with less than the total maximum number of reserved balls (for example, eight) with the first lottery means 83 side. As a trigger, a random number value is acquired and a jackpot lottery is executed.

  The above-mentioned attackers 28 and 5 are placed in the open position by the attacker opening / closing solenoids 71a and 71b when winning by the big hit lottery performed by the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 based on the winning to the starting chuckers 30 and 33. Opening and closing operation is performed to the closed position. When the attacker 28 wins the game ball during the big hit, the attacker 28 closes when, for example, nine balls (that is, 9 counts) are completed in one release, and this opening / closing operation is repeated, for example, 15 times (that is, 15 rounds). Constructed in this way, it is for jackpot with a large number of balls. On the other hand, when winning a game ball during a big hit, the attacker 5 closes when the player completes nine pitches (ie, 9 counts) in one release, and opens and closes this opening / closing operation 9 times (ie, 9 rounds). ) It is for big hits with a small number of balls that are configured to repeat. The count number and the round number are not limited to the above, and can be changed as appropriate according to the design.

  As described above, the first lottery means 83 performs the special game lottery based on the winning to the starting chucker 30, and the second lottery means 84 performs the special game lottery based on the winning to the starting chucker 33. Each time the means 83, 84 wins the jackpot in the lottery, either the probability variation or the normal jackpot is selected, and the jackpot with the large number of balls or the jackpot with the small number of balls is selected. The operation control means 88 described later outputs a drive signal to the corresponding one of the attacker open / close solenoid 71a or the attacker open / close solenoid 71b so as to open / close either the attacker 28 or the attacker 5 according to those results.

  When the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 are won by the jackpot lottery per probability variation, the lottery based on the effect random number stored in the effect memory (not shown) A variation pattern indicating that symbols such as “333” and “777” are finally aligned on the jackpot effective line on the screen of the image display device 34 is determined, and a variation pattern signal to that effect is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit. In addition, when the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 are each a big hit lottery, the symbols such as “222” and “444” are big hits as a result of fluctuations in the lottery based on the production random numbers. A variation pattern that is finally aligned on the effective line is determined, and a variation pattern signal to that effect is output. In addition, when the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 are out of the jackpot lottery, the symbols such as “258” and “186” corresponding to the outage as a result of the fluctuation by the lottery based on the effect random number value. Are determined to be finally aligned on the jackpot effective line, and a change pattern signal to that effect is output.

  The normal symbol lottery means 94 performs the normal symbol lottery for determining whether or not the start chucker 33 is opened and closed within the range of the number of reserved balls of the normal symbol lottery (for example, four), and enters the normal symbol operation gate 32. Executed when

  The game control means 86 sends to the effect control means 91 a command that triggers the sound emitting device 12, the effect lighting device 11, and the effect lighting devices 26, 27 to produce effects such as sound emission and light emission driving. In addition, the game control means 86 produces effects related to the jackpot lottery to be displayed on the screen of the image display device 34 in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery results of the first and second lottery means 83 and 84. A signal related to the contents is sent to the display control means 92.

  The holding means 87 receives the fluctuation pattern signal output from either the first or second lottery means 83 or 84, and the fluctuation pattern is obtained as a result of the lottery performed each time the starter chuckers 30 and 33 are won. It memorizes sequentially as a reserved ball. The storage status is lit and displayed on a jackpot lottery hold display device (not shown) so that the total of the start chuckers 30 and 33 is, for example, eight hold balls at maximum. In this case, the holding means 87 always determines whether or not the total number of balls to be held is eight. While the number of balls to be held is eight, the holding means 87 is involved in winning the starting chuckers 30 and 33. There is no big hit lottery. It should be noted that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to “maximum of eight” given as an example, but may be other numbers.

  The holding means 87 sequentially outputs a signal related to the fluctuation pattern that is held (stored), and prevents the next fluctuation pattern signal from being output until the effect display based on the fluctuation pattern signal ends. A variation prohibition flag is set (turned on), and a symbol variation timer (not shown) for measuring the time for releasing the turned symbol variation prohibition flag is set, and the number of held balls according to the output of the variation pattern signal Is decremented by 1. Further, the holding means 87 responds to the winning to the starter chuckers 30 and 33 performed by the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 when the number of held balls becomes less than 8, for example, according to the consumption of the reserved balls. The result of the jackpot lottery is stored as a holding ball, and the number of holding balls is incremented by one.

  The operation control unit 88 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 based on a signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination unit 90 to operate the solenoid 70 to open / close the start chucker 33. The operation control means 88 controls to open / close the attacker 28 by sending a drive signal to the attacker open / close solenoid 71a or to send / receive the drive signal to the attacker open / close solenoid 71b to open / close the attacker 5 when winning the jackpot. .

  The operation determining means 89 determines whether or not a condition for operating the starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoids 71a and 71b is satisfied. That is, in the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70, the “satisfaction” condition of opening / closing the starter chucker 33 is a case where the normal symbol lottery means 94 wins the normal symbol lottery. In the attacker open / close solenoids 71a and 71b, when the "conditions" for opening the attackers 5 and 28 are satisfied, the three same symbols from the state of so-called reach (including so-called super reach and normal reach) are displayed on the jackpot effective line. This is a case where a jackpot is generated, and the time when the “condition” of the blockage is reached is a case where the winning in each round is completed when the jackpot occurs.

  In response to the determination signal from the operation determination unit 89, the operation determination unit 90 determines the start of operation of the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoids 71a and 71b, respectively.

  In response to a command from the game control means 86, the effect control means 91 drives the sound emitting device 12 to emit sound, drives the effect lighting device 11 and the effect lighting devices 26 and 27 to emit light, and the player's hearing. And produce visual appeal.

  The display control unit 92 drives the image display device 34 in accordance with the signal from the game control unit 86, and displays the effect such as the contents centering on the jackpot lottery result so as to appeal to the player's vision. At that time, the display control unit 92 displays each lottery result by the first and second lottery units 83 and 84 in time series in accordance with a signal from the game control unit 86.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. That is, when a player who is seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the launch handle 2 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the game ball 3 is played at predetermined time intervals by the operation of the launch device. Fired continuously towards Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 3a and rolling and falling are awarded to the starting chuckers 30 and 33, the winning holes 25a and 25b, etc. in a timely manner, or roll and fall without being involved in these, The game area 3a is discharged to the back side of the game board 3 from the lowermost outlet (not shown).

  When a part of a large number of game balls launched into the game area 3 a enters the warp introduction port 36, the game ball is discharged from the ball discharge port 56 to the rolling path 57, and the rolling path 57 is passed through the rolling path 57. Some roll down, some fall below the stage S, some are introduced into the introduction drop opening 39 and discharged from the ball discharge opening 29 toward the starting chucker 30 to win the starting chucker 30 with a high probability. .

  On the other hand, when a part of the large number of game balls enters the warp introduction port 37, the game ball is discharged from the ball discharge port 48 to the rolling path 49, passes through the rolling path 50, and changes the direction path 54. After the direction is changed to the front side of the stage S, it passes through the passage 72 in front of the attacker 28 that has not yet been opened to the introduction drop port 73 side, is introduced into the introduction drop port 73, and is discharged from the ball discharge port 74. . In this case, if the attacker 28 is opened due to the occurrence of a big hit, the rectangular lid body 28a of the attacker 28 is tilted forward with the lower rotation shaft as the center, so the direction change path 54 to the passage path 72. The game ball that is about to go to is picked up by the lid 28a and wins the attacker 28.

  By the way, when a game ball wins any of the starting chuckers 30 and 33 and the winning openings 25a and 25b, the winning determination means 81 determines the winning and the winning signal output means 82 outputs a winning signal ( Step S2). At this time, the holding unit 87 sequentially transmits a signal related to the variation pattern being held to the display control unit 92 via the game control unit 86, and decrements the number of held balls by 1 in accordance with the transmission of the variation pattern signal. . The holding means 87 stores the result of the big hit lottery corresponding to the winning to the start chuckers 30 and 33 performed by the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 as the holding ball according to the consumption of the holding ball, The number of reserved balls is incremented by one.

  In step S3, when winning in the big hit lottery, if the corresponding side of the first and second lottery means 83, 84 turns on the win flag, the lottery based on the effect random number stored in the effect memory is used for the probability variation. Or a variation pattern corresponding to either the normal hit or not.

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning symbol to be displayed on the image display device 34 is set, and the corresponding ones of the first and third lottery means 83 and 84 output the fluctuation pattern signal to that effect, and Until the effect display based on the variation pattern signal ends, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on so that the next variation pattern signal is not transmitted, and the symbol for measuring the time to release the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag is measured. A variation timer is set, and the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to transmission of the variation pattern signal. On the other hand, when the winning is a lottery lottery, a variation pattern is determined in which lottery based on a random number value stored in the effect memory results in the final matching of symbols corresponding to the loss as a result of the variation. Thereby, the off symbol displayed on the image display device 34 is set, and the corresponding ones of the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 output the variation pattern signal to that effect and turn on the symbol variation prohibition flag. Then, the symbol variation timer is set, and the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to transmission of the variation pattern signal.

  As described above, the display control unit 92 drives the image display device 34 in a timely manner based on the fact that the game control unit 86 transmits to the display control unit 92 a signal relating to the contents of effects to be displayed on the image display device 34. Then, the contents related to the jackpot lottery result are displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision (step S5).

  When the lottery result appearing on the screen of the image display device 34 is a jackpot determination during the ball game while visually recognizing the effect display, the operation control means 88 determines the operation start determination of the operation determination means 90. Based on the signal to that effect, a drive signal is sent to the corresponding one of the attacker open / close solenoids 71a, 71b at a predetermined timing, the solenoid 71a or 71b is operated to open the attacker 28 or 5, and a predetermined number of winnings are completed ( Alternatively, the operation of closing every predetermined time) is repeated for a predetermined round. As a result, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 28 or 5 are paid out from the ball supply port 17 to the dish unit 16 (step S6).

  According to the above-described embodiment, since the center decoration 23 includes the attacker 28, the transition to the special game state is determined by the special game lottery, and when the attacker 28 side is opened instead of the attacker 5 side, the player The winning situation for the attacker 28 can be easily visually recognized together with the video for production. Therefore, the player can entertain the game without missing the contents of the story, the description of the characters, or the description of the type of the production.

  Further, since the attacker 28 is arranged at the lower front side of the image display device 34, the attacker 28 is arranged at the most visible position in the center ornament 23, and the winning status to the attacker 28 and the image display are displayed. An optimum environment for the player to visually recognize the effect video displayed on the device 34 is realized.

  Then, a high probability winning route that allows the starter chucker 30 to win the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 36 with a high probability, and a release that causes the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 37 to fall in a different direction from the starter chucker 30. Since the warp introduction ports 36 and 37 are provided on the left and right sides of the center decoration 23, the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 36 always aims at the starter chucker 30 and warps when shifting to the special game state. The pachinko machine 1 having high gaming properties such as aiming at the attacker 28 with the game ball introduced from the introduction port 37 has been realized. Then, the player can consciously divide left and right according to the game state, so that it is possible to realize a game progress that is advantageous for the player. Can be made.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machine which has been subjected to is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the stage of center decoration, and its periphery. It is a front view which expands and shows a stage and its periphery. It is a rear view which shows the back structure of this pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this pachinko machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action by this pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachislot machines (pachinko machines)
3a Game area 23 Center role (center decoration)
28 Grand Prize Winner (Attacker)
29,39 High probability winning route (ball discharge port, introduction drop port)
30, 33 Start port (starter chucker)
34 Image display device 36, 37 Warp introduction port 48, 49, 50, 54 Release route (ball discharge port, rolling path, rolling path, direction changing path)
56,57 High probability winning route (ball outlet, rolling road)
72, 73, 74 Discharge route (passage path, introduction drop port, ball discharge port)
75 Openings 83, 84 Lottery means (first lottery means, second lottery means)
Ba game ball S stage

Claims (2)

In the game area, a center combination having a warp introduction port and a stage for rolling a game ball introduced from the warp introduction port, an image display device exposed from an opening in the center of the center combination, and a special game state The game area, and a lottery means for performing a special game lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game state in response to a prize at the start port. In a gaming machine where a game ball is launched and played,
When the center game is determined to shift to the special game state in the special game lottery, it is provided with a grand prize opening that opens and closes a predetermined number of times when it opens and closes when a predetermined condition is satisfied,
The warp inlets are provided on both sides of the center accessory in the left-right width direction, and
The stage is
A high probability winning route that allows a game ball introduced from one of the warp introducing ports to be awarded to the starting port with a high probability via a first ball discharge port and a first rolling path provided in the center accessory. When,
When the game state does not shift to the special game state, a game ball introduced from the other of the warp introduction ports is connected to a second ball discharge port provided in the center accessory, and a second rolling that connects the second ball discharge port. The special game is caused to fall in a direction different from the start port through a path, a direction change path connected to the second rolling path and a direction change path for changing the direction of the game ball to the front side of the stage, and a passage path connected to the direction change path. When transitioning to a state, the game ball introduced from the other of the warp inlets is opened to the big prize opening that opens through the second ball outlet, the second rolling path and the direction changing path. A release route that can be awarded,
A gaming machine characterized by that. The big prize opening is arranged at the front lower part of the image display device,
The gaming machine according to claim 1.

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