JP5066268B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a first state in which game balls rolling down in the game area are more likely to enter the starting port (so-called variation shortened state, time-short state) and a second state in which the ball is less likely to enter (so-called normal state). And a gaming machine comprising:

In a pachinko machine, which is a representative example of this type of gaming machine, a game ball thrown into the gaming area rolls down and starts a winning prize opening (hereinafter referred to as “special starting prize device”). A symbol change game in which a plurality of types of symbols are changed and displayed on the variable display is triggered by the fact that the player enters the starting port. On the other hand, inside the gaming machine, a lottery (a big hit lottery) is performed to determine whether or not a big hit state is won or lost by acquiring a random number or the like. When the lottery result is a win, the player perceives that the big hit state has been given, for example, the gaming machine shifts to the big hit state and the display result of the symbol variation game becomes a display result showing the big hit. Be able to.
In games in the big win state (big hit games), the big prize opening door provided in the big prize opening provided in the game area is opened to give the player a chance to win the game ball to the big prize opening. Depending on the number of game balls played, an opportunity to win a large number of prize balls is given.

  The jackpot state has a plurality of modes, and after the jackpot game is finished, a probability variation state (hereinafter referred to as “probability change”) in which the winning probability of the next jackpot varies from a low probability (normal probability) to a high probability is given. A promising big hit, a short-time big hit that is given a shortened variation time (hereinafter referred to as “short time”) after the end of the big hit game, and a normal big hit that is not given the above-mentioned probable change state or short time after the big hit game, A gaming machine having all of the above is common. Moreover, the time-short state may be given together with the probability variation state or may be given without the probability variation state.

In the case of a gaming machine having a short-time state, it is common to provide an ordinary electric accessory such as an opening / closing blade that covers an opening that can be opened / closed, which triggers a big hit lottery. Such an ordinary electric accessory is released by winning the normal symbol variation game, and is in a state where the game ball can easily enter the starting port for a predetermined time (first state: increased entry rate state). After the elapse of the predetermined time, the ordinary electric accessory is returned to the closed state again, and the game ball becomes difficult to enter the starting port (second state: normal state).
In addition, during the big hit game, it is necessary to maintain the desired winning rate of the game ball to the big winning opening, so it is not necessary to make it easy for the game ball to enter the starting opening, and the gaming machine is in the second state. It is common to take.

  Here, when the gaming machine is in a short-time state, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol variation game is shortened, or the winning probability of the normal symbol variation game is increased, so that the chance of releasing the ordinary electric accessory increases. The opening time and the number of times of opening and closing are also longer than in the normal state. In addition, when a game ball enters the start port, a predetermined number of prize balls are generally given to the player. Accordingly, during the time-short state, the game balls can easily enter the starting port and the prize balls are given, so that the base which is the number of prize balls per number of game balls consumed is improved compared to the normal time.

On the other hand, in a general gaming machine, various information such as winning a big hit game, being in a short time state, having paid out a predetermined number of prize balls, and having entered a starting hole, etc. The information signal is output to the outside of the gaming machine every predetermined time (for example, several milliseconds) (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below). Here, the outside of the gaming machine is a big hit placed above the management equipment (hall computer) that manages the base of each gaming machine at the gaming store where the gaming machine is installed and the island facility where the gaming machine is installed. For example, an illumination device (lucky lamp) that emits light during a game or in a short time state can be used.
In the management device, the base is calculated separately for each gaming machine in the short-time state (first state) and the normal state (second state), and each game machine has a desired winning ball rate for each gaming machine. The flow path of the game ball is adjusted by finely adjusting the directions of nails and windmills provided in a large number of areas.

Here, in recent gaming machines, a big hit (first big hit) with a large expected value of the number of prize balls obtained in one big hit game and a small big hit (second big hit) are prepared, and the player It is widely practiced to offer a variety of game characteristics such as expecting a lot of prize balls by winning the first jackpot and giving a promising state or a short-time state by winning the second jackpot. For example, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2 below, the first winning jackpot in which a grand prize opening is opened for about 30 seconds and a round in which about 10 game balls are expected to be won is repeated up to 16 times; A second jackpot is prepared in which a round in which an open time is about 1.5 seconds and a maximum of one winning game ball is expected is repeated about 1 to 3 rounds. In addition, there is a small hit where the expected value of the number of winning balls to be obtained is equal to the second big hit. This gives the player a positive change state and a short time state without being clearly identified to the winner of the second big hit and the small winner, in other words, the probable state and the short state without the player noticing. The interest can be aroused by generating.
Therefore, in the case of such a gaming machine, it is normal not to perform a light effect on the lucky lamp during the second big hit game so that the player cannot easily know that the second big hit has been won.

JP 2000-140369 A JP 2005-270314 A

However, when a second big hit with a small number of prize balls is prepared together with a first big hit with a large number of prize balls as in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2, the management device manages the base of the gaming machine. In the above, it may not be necessary to acquire an information signal indicating the winning of the second big hit.
In other words, the expected value of the number of winning balls obtained by the second big hit is as small as the small hit, so the second big hit won when the gaming machine is in the normal state is not accompanied by a time-short state thereafter. If this is the case, in terms of base management, there is no difference from just winning a small hit.

On the other hand, in the case of the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, information indicating that a big hit game is currently in progress for all big hit games, regardless of whether or not the time saving state is subsequently given. Output. Therefore, if the second jackpot won in normal time does not have a short-time state after the end, information indicating the winning of the jackpot will be displayed momentarily in the management device of the game store even though the jackpot is substantially free of prize balls. Will be sent.
Here, while a large number of gaming machines are installed in the amusement store, the management device is usually one unit because of a request for collective management of information, and therefore it is required to eliminate as much as possible the incorporation of information unnecessary for base management. Yes.
In addition, as described above, the second big hit is prepared mainly for the purpose of giving the player an unexpected probability change state or a short time state, but if the second big hit won in the normal state is not accompanied by a short time state thereafter As for, it is preferable to refrain from causing the lucky lamp to emit light only for a short time during the second big hit game so as not to let the player experience unnecessary expectation.

On the other hand, when the second big hit with a small number of prize balls is won, the following problem arises when the method of not uniformly outputting the information indicating that the big hit game is being played out.
In other words, if the second big hit that was won when the gaming machine was in the short-time state was accompanied by a short-time state again after the end of the game, the gaming machine was normally Since the state is shifted to the state, the light emission effect is temporarily stopped in the lucky lamp, and the player does not feel anxiety about whether the time-short state is finished or not.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, that is, for an external device such as a management device or a lucky lamp, an information signal indicating that the gaming machine is in a big hit state, a time reduction state and a normal state. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can output an information signal for base management of each gaming machine and that does not impair the interest of the player and facilitates base management by a management device. And Other objects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description.

  The present invention provides a predetermined information signal (a jackpot, which will be described later), in a gaming machine that can impart a short-time state and can provide a first jackpot state and a second jackpot state as a jackpot state. An information signal generating means for generating the signal β) and an external information output board for outputting the predetermined signal to the outside. Then, the information signal generating means is provided with the time-saving state after the state of the gaming machine is finished when the state of the starting port is a state corresponding to the time-shorting state, when the state of the gaming machine is in the first big hit state. The jackpot signal β is generated if it is one of the two jackpot states, and the jackpot signal β is not generated if the gaming machine is in the second jackpot state in which the time-short state is not given after the game is over. Configured as follows. The technical concept of the present invention is that the management of the base by the management device is not impaired by having the information signal generating means configured as described above, and the player does not experience unnecessary expectations and discouragement by the lucky lamp. It was made based on.

That is, the present invention
(1) a start port provided in a game area and capable of entering a game ball launched in the game area;
A jackpot lottery means for performing a jackpot lottery to determine whether or not to grant a jackpot state to a player, when a game ball enters the start opening,
When winning the jackpot lottery, after the jackpot state to be granted, the first state with a high entrance rate per unit time to the starting port of the game balls rolling down in the game area A rate-of-improvement state grant determining means for determining whether to give a second state where the rate of entrance per unit time is lower than the first state ;
The entrance rate improvement state determination means for determining whether the state of the gaming machine is the first state or the second state;
A large winning opening that is provided in the gaming area and is opened when a big hit state is given, so that a gaming ball can be won,
With
The big hit state is a round game in which one round from the opening of the big prize opening to the closing is repeated once or a plurality of times and the number of rounds is large or one The first big hit state with a long opening time of the big winning opening in a round, or the second big hit state with the round game having a small number of rounds or a short opening time of the big winning opening in one round. , Given selectively to players,
A gaming machine that takes the second state during the first and second big hit states,
Jackpot state determination means for determining whether or not the state of the gaming machine is the jackpot state;
Information signal generating means for generating a predetermined information signal according to the state of the gaming machine based on the determination result by the entrance rate improvement state determination means and the determination result by the jackpot state determination means;
An external information output board for outputting the predetermined information signal to the outside of the gaming machine,
The information signal generating means is
(I) When the state of the gaming machine determined by the big hit state determining means is the first big hit state, and
(Ii) When the state of the gaming machine determined by the big hit state determining means is the second big hit state, and taking the first state after the end of the second big hit state In the second big hit state determined by the rate improvement state grant determining means, and
(Iii) When the determination result by the entrance rate improvement state determination means is the first state , if any of the cases, the predetermined information signal is generated,
(Iv) The state of the gaming machine determined by the big hit state determining means is the second big hit state, and the state of the gaming machine takes the second state after the end of the second big hit state. In the second big hit state determined by the entrance rate improvement state giving determination means, the predetermined information signal is not generated;
(2) It further includes first signal generation means for generating a first signal indicating that the state of the gaming machine is in the first state based on the determination result of the entrance rate improvement state determination means,
The external information output board includes a terminal for outputting the predetermined information signal to the outside of the gaming machine, and further includes a first terminal for outputting the generated first signal to the outside of the gaming machine. The gaming machine according to (1) above;
(3) further comprising second signal generating means for generating a second signal indicating that the gaming machine is in the big hit state based on the determination result of the big hit state determining means;
The external information output board includes a terminal for outputting the predetermined information signal to the outside of the gaming machine, and further includes a second terminal for outputting the generated second signal to the outside of the gaming machine. And
The second signal generating means;
(I) when the gaming machine is in the first jackpot state, and (ii) when the gaming machine is in the second jackpot state, and after the end, the first state is entered. In the case of the second big hit state determined by the sphere improvement state giving determination means, the second signal is generated,
(Iii) When the gaming machine is in the second jackpot state and the second state is determined to be the second jackpot state determined by the entry rate improvement state giving determination means after the end of the gaming machine. The gaming machine according to (1) or (2) above, wherein in some cases, the second signal is not generated;
Is the gist.

Also,
(4) The second signal generating means is
The gaming machine is in the second big hit state given by winning the lottery performed when the starting port is in the first state, and the starting port is The gaming machine according to (3), wherein the second signal is generated when the second state is in the second big hit state determined by the entrance rate improvement state giving determination means;
(5) The second signal generating means is
The gaming machine is in the second big hit state given by winning the lottery performed when the starting port is in the first state, and the starting port is The gaming machine according to (3), wherein the second signal is not generated when the second state is in the second big hit state determined by the entry rate improvement state giving determination means;
The object of the present invention can also be achieved.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the gaming machine outputs a predetermined information signal for the first big hit state that is beneficial in the base management by the hall computer and the second big hit state in which the short-time state is continued before and after the big hit. It becomes possible to output to an external device such as a hall computer as a management device. Further, by not outputting an information signal for the winning second big hit state to which the time reduction state is not given after the end, it is not necessary to output an unnecessary signal to the outside for base management.

3 is a schematic diagram of the machine surface side of the pachinko machine 10. 2 is a front view of a game board 103 of a pachinko machine 10. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the back side of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of FIG. 3 relating to an external information output board 50. 3 is a block diagram showing electrical connection of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. It is a timing chart which shows a mode that a door open signal is output. It is a timing chart which shows a mode that a prize ball signal is output. It is a timing chart which shows a mode that a start port signal is output. It is a timing chart which shows a mode that a symbol determination frequency signal is output. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment, (a): an accessory continuous operation device, (b): a first signal (short time signal), (c): a second signal (big hit signal α), (d): Each of the jackpot signals β is a timing chart, (e): their time series. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment, (a): an accessory continuous operating device, (b): a special electric accessory, (c): a second signal (big hit signal α), (d): a small hit signal Each is a timing chart, and (e): a time sequence thereof. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment, (a): an accessory continuous operation device, (b): a first signal (short time signal), (c): a second signal (big hit signal α), (d): Each of the jackpot signals β is a timing chart, (e): their time series. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the third embodiment, (a): an accessory continuous operation device, (b): a first signal (short time signal), (c): a second signal (big hit signal α), (d): Each of the jackpot signals β is a timing chart, (e): their time series.

Taking a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko machine) as an example of the gaming machine of the present invention, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. However, the gaming machine of the present invention may be an arrangement ball machine or the like in addition to a pachinko machine.
Hereinafter, after an overview of the overall device configuration and control configuration of the pachinko machine, the special symbol per unit and the output of information signals that are more characteristic in the present invention will be described.

<About the equipment configuration of pachinko machines>
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the front side of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board 103 in which a path for rolling the game ball while changing the flow of the game ball is formed by a number of nails. 3 is a schematic diagram of the back side of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing electrical connection of each device constituting the pachinko machine 10.
In the following description, the front side means the side where the player faces the pachinko machine 10, and the back side means the back side.

  On the front side of the opening of the outer frame 101 that forms the outline of the vertically long rectangular body, an inner frame 102 on which various components are mounted is assembled so as to be freely opened and closed. On the front side of the middle frame 102, a front frame 104 on which protective glass or the like that protects the inside of the machine so as to be seen through is mounted and an upper ball tray 105 are assembled so as to be openable and closable. A game board 103 visually recognized through the front frame 104 is mounted on the middle frame 102. During the game, in principle, the outer frame 101, the middle frame 102, and the front frame 104 are closed to each other by the locking device 110. For example, when the front frame 104 is opened by a player who illegally obtains a game ball. As described later, a door opening signal is output from the door opening detection switch 154 to the external information output board 50, and the signal is sent to the hall computer 70.

  On the front side of the front frame 104 and the game area 113 of the game board 103, there are provided decorative lamps (frame lamp 115, board lamp 116) that emit light by turning on or blinking LEDs. A speaker 117 for outputting various sounds and performing sound effects is housed in the lower part of the outer frame 101 and the like. A lower ball tray 108 that is a receiving tray for game balls overflowing from the upper ball tray 105 and a bullet ball device 119 that launches game balls into the game area 113 are attached to the lower part of the middle frame 102.

  The game board 103 provided in the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a rail 141 that is curved in a substantially circular shape on the board surface, and a game area 113 is defined inside the rail 141. Then, by operating the bullet ball device 119, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 105 are launched into the game area 113 along the rail 141 and roll down in the game area 113.

  In the center of the game area 113 of the game board 103, there is provided a center accessory 120 as a decorative member having an effect display device 140 as a liquid crystal display type game display means, and the game board 103 is made up of various decorative parts. A variety of display effects based on a varying image or image display, in particular, an effect symbol variation effect and a light emission effect that vary and display a plurality of types of effect symbols, and a symbol combination game that combines the varying symbols are performed.

A stage 128 is formed in the inner lower part of the center accessory 120, and the game ball swinging left and right on the stage 128 is again guided to the game area 113 from a plurality of ball outlets provided on the stage. The game ball guided to at least one of the plurality of ball outlets is easy to win a special symbol start winning device (start port) 20 formed in an opening below the stage.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment, two starting ports are provided up and down. A game ball that has dropped from the ball outlet of the stage 128 and a game ball that has tumbled down the game area 113 without passing through the stage 128 can always win in the upper start port (upper start port) 20a. Yes. Further, the lower start port (lower start port) 20b can be awarded when the open / close blade 22 is opened by the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 221.

  On the inner back side of the upper start port 20a and the lower start port 20b, a start port switch 21 (upper start port switch 21a and lower start port switch 21b as special symbol start winning detection means for electromagnetically detecting a winning game ball is provided. ) Is provided (see FIG. 6). The game balls detected by the start port switch 21 merge at the back of the game board 103 and are discharged out of the pachinko machine 10 through an unillustrated discharge path (not shown). In addition, when the start switch 21 detects the game ball, the effect display device 140 performs a symbol combination game. For example, when a combination such as “777” is prepared, the big hit gaming state advantageous to the player Is granted. The effect display executed by the effect display device 140 is controlled by the effect display control board 18 (see FIG. 6) as described later.

  The game board 103 is provided with a special symbol display device 130 at a position where the player can visually recognize it. When the start opening switch 21 detects winning of a game ball, a special symbol variation game is started on the special symbol display device 130 simultaneously with the start of the symbol combination game by the effect display device 140. Simultaneously with the symbol stoppage, the special symbol is also stopped and displayed in a predetermined display pattern. The special symbol change display and stop display in the special symbol display device 130 are controlled by the main control board 16 including the main CPU 26a, the main ROM 26b, and the main RAM 26c, as will be described later. When the special symbol stop display pattern matches the preset jackpot pattern, the player is given a jackpot state.

  The game board 103 is a special prize that includes a special prize opening door 23 that is driven to open and close by a special prize opening solenoid 231 as an example of a special electric accessory that can be opened and closed continuously by the operation of the consecutive action device. A mouth 24 is provided. A count switch 25 for detecting the winning of a game ball to the big winning opening 24 is provided inside the big winning opening 24.

  When the big hit gaming state is given, the big winning opening door 23 continuously drives the big winning opening solenoid 231 to open the big winning opening 24 for a predetermined number of rounds for a predetermined number of rounds, so that the game ball can win a prize. The player can get a chance to win a large number of prize balls. In addition, as a small hit game state, the winning combination door solenoid 23 is driven to open and close once or a plurality of times by the large winning opening solenoid 231 while the accessory continuous operation device is stopped, and the game ball is opened to the large winning opening 24. It is also possible to win a prize.

The big hit state in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present invention and the specific embodiment is given as a round game in which one round from the opening of the big prize opening 24 to the closing is repeated once or a plurality of times. Is done.
In addition, there are a plurality of types of big hit states, and the number of lands is smaller than the first big hit state where the number of rounds is larger and / or the opening time of the big winning opening 24 is longer in one round. And / or there is a second big hit state in which the opening time of the big winning opening 24 in one round is shorter.
In the gaming machine of the present invention, as described later, the first jackpot state and the second jackpot state may be prepared as different jackpots in which the big winning opening 24 is opened according to a plurality of modes.

The big winning opening 24 is also opened when a player is given a small hit state that is won with a predetermined probability when the player wins the big hit state, and the game ball can be won.
The small hit state means that the winning action winning device such as the big winning opening 24 is opened once or a plurality of times and the game ball can be won, and the winning ball winning can be made. The state of the gaming machine in which the pachinko machine 10 does not shift from the normal state to the time-saving state or vice versa.
The small hit state in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment is performed with the same opening time and round number as the big winning opening 24 is opened in the second big hit state.
In the present invention, the open mode of the big prize opening 24 is the same in the round game in the small hit state and the second big hit state, and the opening time and the number of times of opening of the big prize port 24 are exactly the same as in this embodiment. In addition to the above, when the player cannot easily identify the opening mode of the two, or the difference in expected value of the number of prize balls obtained by winning the game balls in the big prize opening 24 is Including the case where there is no significant difference.

In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, as the big prize opening 24, an upper big prize opening 24a provided above the game board 103 and a lower big prize opening 24b provided below the lower start opening 20b are provided. Each of the large winning openings (24a, 24b) is provided with the large winning opening door 23, the large winning opening solenoid 231 and the count switch 25.
When the big hit lottery or the small hit lottery by the main control board 16 is won, the main control board 16 determines which big winning opening (24a, 24b) is opened according to the big hit state or the small hit state given to the player. Is determined, the special winning opening solenoid 231, which is driven by the sub general control board 17, opens the special winning opening door 23 of the corresponding special winning opening, and the game ball can be won.

  A pair of opening and closing blades 22 that swing by the operation of an actuator (not shown) are provided on the left and right sides of the lower starting port 20b. By opening the upper side of the opening and closing blades 22 into a reverse C shape. The game ball is easy to win the starting port 20b, and conversely, the upper side is closed to make a square shape, so that it is impossible to win the starting port 20b.

  The opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 22 is performed when the game ball passes through the normal symbol starting device (gate) 125 installed in the game area 113. The gate 125 includes a normal symbol detection switch 126 that electromagnetically detects that a game ball has passed through the gate 125 as a normal symbol start detection means, and when the game ball passes through the gate 125, the inside of the pachinko machine 10 A lottery is performed by the normal symbol display control means, and when this is won, the open / close blade 22 is opened for a predetermined time.

On the other hand, the game board 103 is provided with a normal symbol display device 135 at a position where the player can visually recognize it.
When the normal symbol detection switch detects that the game ball has passed through the gate 125, the main control board 16 performs a normal symbol lottery that determines whether the normal symbol is won or lost. In accordance with the winning result of the normal symbol lottery, the normal symbol display device 135 performs a normal symbol variation display (ordinary symbol variation game), and then performs a stop display with a predetermined display pattern. When the lottery result is a win, the opening / closing blade 22 is opened and the winning probability of the game ball to the start port 20b is increased. When another game ball passes through the gate 125 during the normal symbol variation game, a signal indicating the passage is stored in a main RAM, which will be described later, and is stored as a reserve ball (normal symbol start hold ball). In general, up to four of the reserved balls are stocked.

  When the player is given a short-time state (when the pachinko machine 10 is in the short-time state), the winning probability of the normal symbol lottery is improved in order to improve the probability that the game ball will enter the lower start opening 20b. Alternatively, the number of opening / closing of the opening / closing blades 22 opened as a result of the lottery can be increased and the opening time can be extended. In addition, during the short time state, the normal symbol changes so that many other game balls do not pass through the gate 125 during the normal symbol change game and the normal symbol start holding ball does not exceed the maximum stock number (for example, four). The game variation time is shortened to increase the chance of normal symbol drawing.

  Next, the configuration of the back side of the pachinko machine 10 shown in FIG. 3 will be described. A ball tank 151 as a storage member capable of storing game balls supplied from the island facility of the game hall is mounted on the upper back side of the middle frame 102. The island facility is equipped with a game ball circulation mechanism comprising a function of supplying a game ball to the pachinko machine 10 and a mechanism for collecting the game ball discharged from the pachinko game machine. Is supplied and recovered and circulated. The island facility is provided with a display device that displays the number of jackpots for each pachinko machine 10, a lucky lamp 60 that emits a light when the jackpot state or the short-time state is given, and the like.

At the rear side of the middle frame 102 and on the right side in FIG. 3, a gutter member 152 having a passage for guiding the game ball when the game ball in the ball tank 151 is paid out toward the upper ball tray 105 is mounted. Has been. An external information output board 50 as an external output device is mounted on the back side of the middle frame 102. The external information output board 50 is a board connected to a hall computer 70 as a management device installed in a game room management room or the like in order to manage the operating state of each pachinko machine installed in the game hall. Various game information is output to 70 and the lucky lamp 60.
The information signal output from the external information output board 50 in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present invention and its specific embodiment will be described in detail later.

  The main control board 16 is mounted inside the main control board case 16K at the lower back side of the middle frame 102, and a power supply board case 155K equipped with a power supply board 155 inside and a payout control board 156 inside. The equipped payout control board case 156K is mounted. A launch control board case 157K equipped with a launch control board 157 is attached to the lower part of the back side of the middle frame 102 and under the main control board case 16K. A ball lending device connection terminal plate 159 is mounted.

The power supply board 155 includes a power switch 155b and a power cord 155c connected to the power supply of the island facility, and supplies power to various control boards and various effect devices of the pachinko machine 10.
The payout control board 156 functions as a payout control device that controls the operation of the payout unit 161 for paying out game balls, and executes payout control relating to payout of game balls to be paid out as prize balls or rental balls. The launch control board 157 detects the operation state of the bullet ball device 119, and executes launch control such as the launch intensity of the game ball according to the detection result. The main control relay terminal board 158 is a board connected between the power supply board 155, the payout control board 156, and the launch control board 157 and the main control board 16. The main control relay terminal board 158 has a function of relaying control signals (control commands) transmitted / received between the boards, and includes a main control board 16, a power supply board 155, a dispensing control board 156, and a launch control board 157. It relays transmission and reception of control signals (control commands) between them.
The payout control board 156 is connected with a payout confirmation switch 168 and a full switch 169 as error detection means. The full switch 169 is installed in the middle of an overflow ball passage (not shown) that connects the upper ball tray 105 and the lower ball tray 108. The pachinko machine 10 is configured to detect a full state of the lower ball tray 108 with a full switch 169 and to execute control (such as full state notification) that prompts the player to discharge the game ball to the outside.
The game ball lending device connection terminal plate 159 is a substrate that connects the card unit device 163, the ball lending operation substrate 164, and the payout control substrate 156.
The payout unit 161 is a device for paying out the game balls stored in the ball tank 151 to the upper ball tray 105 or the lower ball tray 108, and stays in the payout counting sensor 161 a that counts the number of game balls paid out, and the bowl member 152. A payout solenoid 161b for discharging a predetermined number of game balls to be played and a payout control sensor 161c for driving and controlling the same are provided.

A sub general control board case 17K equipped with a sub general control board 17 and a sound / lamp control board 19 inside is mounted on the upper left side of the game board 103 on the back side and on the main control board case 16K. In this embodiment, the sub general control board 17 and the sound / lamp control board 19 are integrally formed.
The sub-integrated control board 17 receives a control signal output from the main control board 16 and controls the effect display devices 140, the frame lamp 115, the panel lamp 116, and the speaker 117 in an integrated manner. The control signal is output to the effect display control board 18 and the sound / lamp control board 19.
The sound / lamp control board 19 specializes in the light emission mode of the frame lamp 115 and the panel lamp 116 and the sound output mode of the speaker 117 based on the control signals output from the main control board 16 and the sub control board 17. It is a sub-board to be controlled.

An effect display unit 165 equipped with an effect display device 140, an effect display control board 18, and the like is mounted at the center of the back side of the game board 103 and above the main control board case 16K.
The effect display control board 18 is a sub that specially controls the display mode (display images of symbols, backgrounds, characters, etc.) of the effect display device 140 based on the control signals output from the main control board 16 and the sub control board 17. It is a substrate. Further, a symbol display board 167 is mounted on the machine surface side of the sub integrated control board case 17K and the effect display unit 165 at a position corresponding to the special symbol display device 130 and the normal symbol display device 135.
The symbol display board 167 is a sub-board that specially controls the display mode (display images such as symbols) of the special symbol display device 130 and the normal symbol display device 135 based on the control signal output from the main control board 16.
The main control board 16 is connected to a remaining prize ball display board 170, and the display content of the remaining prize ball display device 171 is controlled by inputting a control signal output from the main control board 16.

<About control configuration of pachinko machine>
Next, the control configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.
The main control board 16 includes a main CPU 26a, a main ROM 26b, a main RAM 26c, and a main control circuit for connecting them. The main control board 16 executes various processes for controlling the entire gaming machine, and controls various control signals according to the processing results. (Control command) is output.

The main CPU 26a updates the values of various random numbers at predetermined intervals.
As random numbers, (a) a random number for determining hit / decision in a normal symbol variation game, (b) a random number for determination per special symbol for determining whether or not a big hit or small hit in a special symbol variation game, (c) A random number for the big hit symbol that determines the special symbol that is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display device 130 in the case of winning the big hit, and (d) a small that determines the special symbol that is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display device 130 in the case of the big win. Winning design random numbers, (e) random numbers for initial values for changing the initial values of random numbers over time so as not to bias the internal lottery of (a) to (d) above, (f) special symbol variation game Reach determination random number for determining whether or not a so-called reach state that predicts the winning of a big hit is given in the effect display variable display effect performed by the effect display device 140 when it is out of the lottery, (g) Special symbol display apparatus Variation pattern distribution random number selection lottery variation pattern indicating the time from start to stop of the special symbol variation games in 30, etc. are exemplified.

When the normal symbol detection switch 126 electromagnetically detects that the game ball has passed through the gate 125, the main CPU 26a knows the detection signal sent to the main control board 16 from the switch. Acquired by getting.
The special design random number per symbol (b), the big hit symbol random number (c), and the small hit symbol random number (d) indicate that the game ball has entered the upper start port 20a or the lower start port 20b, respectively. When the switch 21a or the lower start port switch 21b detects, the detection signal transmitted to the main control board 16 from the switch is acquired by the main CPU 26a.

  The main ROM 26b has a main control program for controlling the pachinko machine 10, a special symbol variation display pattern and a stop display pattern, and a jackpot determination value or a small value for determining whether each acquired random number is winning or not. A hit determination value, a reach determination value, and the like are stored.

In the main RAM 26c, a time-short state flag indicating whether the pachinko machine 10 is in a time-short state (first state) or a normal state (second state), the number of stored start balls (holding number), etc. Various pieces of information (such as random number values) that are appropriately rewritten during operation of the pachinko machine 10 are stored (set).
That is, the main RAM 26c and the main CPU 26a that reads the short-time state flag from the main RAM 26c determine whether the start port 20 is in the short-time state (first state) or the normal state (second state). Function as.

  When a game ball enters the start port 20 and a detection signal from each start port switch 21 is input to the main CPU 26a, the number of reserved memories stored (set) in the main RAM 26c is set to a predetermined upper limit. It is determined whether it is less than the number (4 in this embodiment). If this determination result is affirmative (less than the upper limit number), the main CPU 26a adds 1 (+1) to the reserved storage number and rewrites it. Further, the main CPU 26a reads the values of the special symbol determination random number (b), the big hit symbol random number (c), and the small hit symbol random number (d) from the main RAM 26c and sequentially stores them in a predetermined storage area of the main RAM 26c. (Remember. The number of reserved memories indicates the number of executions of the variable display effect that is on hold. The main CPU 26a subtracts 1 (-1) from the reserved memory number and rewrites it at the start of the special symbol and effect symbol variation display effect.

The main CPU 26a compares the value of the special symbol determination random number (b) stored in the main RAM 26c with the hit determination value stored in the main ROM 26b and performs a big hit lottery immediately before the start of the variable display. It is determined whether it is a big win, a small win or a loss.
That is, the main CPU 26a and the main control board 16 including the main CPU 26a serve as a big hit lottery means for performing a big hit lottery to determine whether or not to give a big hit state to the player when the game ball enters the start opening 20. Function.

  When the determination result of the hit determination is affirmative (the value of the random number for special symbol determination matches the big hit determination value or the small hit determination value), the main CPU 26a respectively determines the big hit or the small hit (hereinafter, “special” May be referred to as “per symbol”). The main CPU 26a, which has determined the special symbol per unit, reads the value of the big hit symbol random number (c) or the small hit symbol random number (d) stored in the main RAM 26c together with the value of the special symbol per unit determination random number (b). The effect symbol previously associated with is determined as the winning symbol. The winning symbol is a symbol that forms a winning symbol combination (final big-hit display result or small-hit display result) that is finally stopped and displayed on the effect display device 140. In the case of winning the big hit, the main CPU 26a reads the value of the fluctuation pattern distribution random number (g), and determines one fluctuation pattern from the fluctuation patterns for the big hit effect based on the value.

When the special symbol hit occurs, the main CPU 26a determines whether or not the short-time state or the probability variation state is given after the winning big hit state or the small hit state ends based on the value of the short-time state flag stored in the main RAM 26c. To decide.
At this time, in particular, the determination of whether or not to give the short-time state to the pachinko machine 10 after the end of the big hit state is the state of the pachinko machine 10 when the game ball that triggered the big hit wins the start hole 20 ( It is preferably determined based on the obtained value of the jackpot symbol random number (c).
That is, the main CPU 26a and the main control board 16 including the main CPU 26a are in the big hit state to be provided based on the determination result of the short time state or the normal state by the entrance rate improvement state determination unit when the big hit lottery is won. After the end, it functions as a ball entering rate improvement state giving determination means for determining whether or not to shift the start port 20 to the first state.

  When the time reduction state is given to the pachinko machine 10, the pachinko machine 10 is changed to the first state after the completion of the special symbol, for example, by increasing the winning probability of the random number for hit determination (a). Further, when the probability variation state is given, the winning probability of the random number for determination (b) per special symbol is improved after the end per special symbol.

The main CPU 26a determines the value of the reach determination random number (f) when the determination result of the special symbol determination is negative (the value of the special symbol determination random number (b) does not match the big hit determination value or the small hit determination value). Is read from the main RAM 26c, and the value is compared with the reach determination value stored in the main ROM 26b to determine whether or not the reach is reached (whether or not the reach effect is performed in the variation display of the effect symbols) (reach determination). . When the determination result of reach determination is affirmative (the value of the reach determination random number (f) matches the reach determination value), the main CPU 26a determines reach.
Further, the main CPU 26a reads the value of the fluctuation pattern distribution random number (g), and determines one fluctuation pattern from the fluctuation patterns for deviation reach production based on the value. Note that the outlier reach effect is an effect that the effect symbol variation display is developed so that the final symbol combination is finally stopped after the reach effect.

Further, the main CPU 26a determines that the determination result of the special symbol hit determination is negative and the reach determination determination result is negative (the reach determination random number (f) and the reach determination value do not match). decide. The lost symbol is a symbol that forms a combination of symbols that are finally stopped and displayed on the effect display device 140 without forming a reach.
Further, the main CPU 26a reads the value of the variation pattern distribution random number (g), and determines one variation pattern from the variation patterns for deviation effects based on the value. The outlier effect is an effect that the symbol variation display is developed so that the final symbol combination is finally stopped and displayed without going through the reach effect.

  The main CPU 26a that has determined the symbol and the variation pattern outputs a predetermined control command to the overall CPU 27a of the sub overall control board 17 at a predetermined timing. More specifically, the main CPU 26a first instructs the central CPU 27a of a variation pattern and outputs a variation pattern designation command for instructing the start of the symbol variation display effect. Next, the main CPU 26a outputs a symbol designation command indicating the symbol. Thereafter, the main CPU 26a outputs a symbol stop command for instructing symbol stop (determined stop display) when the variation time set in the instructed variation pattern has elapsed.

The sub general control board 17 is provided with a general CPU 27a, a general ROM 27b, a general RAM 27c, and a sub general control circuit for connecting them. The overall ROM 27b mainly stores a program for determining the production contents. The overall CPU 27a determines the production contents based on various commands input from the main control board 16. The general RAM 27c stores (sets) various types of information (such as random number values) that are appropriately rewritten during the operation of the pachinko machine 10.
Specifically, when a variation pattern command and a symbol designation command are input from the main control board 16, an effect pattern and an effect symbol in the effect display device 140 are determined based on the variation pattern. For example, when the variation pattern input from the main control board 16 is a variation pattern indicating reach, the overall CPU 27a determines a reach symbol and causes the effect display device 140 to display any of the plurality of effect patterns. To decide. And the command which shows the determined content is produced | generated, and this command is output with respect to the presentation display control board 18. FIG.

The effect display control board 18 controls display contents (display images of symbols, backgrounds, characters, characters, etc.) of the effect display device 140 based on random number values, time information, and the like given from the sub general control board 17.
The effect display control board 18 is provided with an effect display control CPU 28a, an effect display control ROM 28b, an effect display control RAM 28c, an effect display data ROM (not shown), an effect display data RAM, and an effect display control circuit for connecting them. ing. The effect display control ROM 28b stores a display control program for controlling the display contents of the effect display device 140. The effect display data ROM stores image data as effect data. The image data includes moving image data for displaying the effect contents of the symbol variation display on the effect display device 140. In addition, in the effect data RAM, various information that is appropriately rewritten during the operation of the pachinko machine 10 is stored (set).

  The voice / lamp control board 19 includes a voice / lamp control CPU 29a, voice / lamp control ROM 29b, voice / lamp control RAM 29c, voice / lamp data ROM (not shown), voice / lamp data RAM, and voice / lamp data RAM connected thereto. A lamp control circuit and the like are provided. The sound / lamp control ROM 29b stores a light emission control program for controlling the light emission mode of the frame lamp 115 or the panel lamp 116 and a sound control program for controlling the output sound of the speaker 117. The voice / lamp data ROM stores voice data as effect data.

<About special symbols>
In the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the following big hits i to iv are prepared as the first big hit state, the big hits v and vi as the second big hit state, and the small hit vii as the small hit state.

(Big hit i) The number of round games to be awarded is large (for example, 15 rounds), and in each round, the lower major winning opening 24b wins (1) a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls or (2 ) A big hit that is continuously released until a relatively long time (for example, 25 seconds) elapses, and after the big hit gaming state is completed, both a promiscuous state and a short time state are given until the next big hit determination is won;
(Big hit ii) The number of round games to be awarded is large (for example, 16 rounds), and in each round, the top prize winning port 24a wins (1) a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls or (2 ) A big hit in which a relatively short time (for example, 2.6 seconds) is released up to three times, and after the big hit gaming state is completed, both a promiscuous state and a short time state are given until the next big hit determination is won;
(October iii) The number of round games to be awarded is large (for example, 16 rounds), and in each round, the top prize winning port 24a wins (1) a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls or (2 ) A big hit that is repeated for a relatively short time (for example, 2.6 seconds) up to two times, and after the big hit gaming state is completed, both a promiscuous state and a short time state are given until the next big hit determination is won;
(Big hit iv) The number of round games to be awarded is large (for example, 16 rounds), and in each round, the top prize winning port 24a wins (1) a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls or (2 ) A big hit in which a relatively short time (for example, 2.6 seconds) is opened only once, and after the big hit gaming state is completed, both a promiscuous state and a short time state are given until the next big hit determination is won;
(Big hit v) The number of round games to be awarded is small (for example, 2 rounds), and in each round, the top prize winning port 24a wins (1) a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls or (2 ) A jackpot that is opened only once for a very short time (for example, 0.6 seconds), and after the jackpot gaming state ends, a promiscuous state is given until the next jackpot determination is won;
(Big jackpot vi) The number of round games to be awarded is small (for example, 2 rounds), and in each round, the top prize winning port 24a wins (1) a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls or (2 ) A jackpot that is opened only once for a very short time (for example, 0.6 seconds), and no probable change state is given after the jackpot gaming state ends;
(Small hit vii) The number of round games to be awarded is small (for example, one round), and the top big winning opening 24a wins (1) a predetermined number (for example, nine) of game balls, or ( 2) Small hits where the opening for a very short time (eg 0.6 seconds) is repeated up to 2 times;

  In general, the number of special symbols is about several tenths when the pachinko machine 10 is in a probable state, and about one hundredths when the pachinko machine 10 is in a low probability state. In addition, among the special symbols, whichever of the big hits i to vi or the small hits vii is won may be equal to each other or may be multiplied by a weight. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the first big hit state of big hits i to iv: big hit v: big hit vi: small hit vii = 7: 1: 2: 1.

Even when any of the above special symbols is won, the pachinko machine 10 is in a normal state (second state) in which the game ball is less likely to enter the starting port 20 during the hit state.
That is, even if the pachinko machine 10 is in a short-time state when winning the winning ball of the game ball that has been selected as the winning opportunity, the pachinko machine 10 changes to the normal state in the state of these special symbols. .

For jackpots v and vi, a time-short state is given under the following conditions after the end.
When the random number for determination per special symbol (b) acquired when the game ball enters the start port 20 when the pachinko machine 10 is in the short-time state matches the jackpot determination value corresponding to the jackpot v or vi When winning the jackpot v or vi, after the jackpot v or vi ends, a time-short state is given until the next jackpot determination is won, that is, the time-short state is continued by winning the jackpot v or vi. .
On the other hand, when the pachinko machine 10 is in the normal state, if the big hit v or vi is won, the short time state is given until the special symbol variation game is executed 100 times after the big hit v or vi ends. The

In the pachinko machine 10, the number of game balls to be fired per unit time is determined. In the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the number is 100 per minute at regular intervals. Here, the maximum opening time of the big winning opening 24 per round in the small hit vii and the second big hit state v, vi (for example, 0.6 seconds in the second big hit state, 1.2 for the small hit state, for example 1.2). Second) and the predetermined number (for example, nine) which is the closing condition (1) of the special winning opening 24, the predetermined number is larger than the number of game balls launched within the opening time. , Preferably 2 times or more, more preferably 4 times or more. In the case of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, since the launch interval of the game balls is 0.6 seconds / piece, 1 game ball is fired within the opening time of the big winning opening 24 in each round of the second big hit state. 2 in the small hit state.
Therefore, with this relationship, even if there is a fluctuation in the time until the game ball launched from the bullet ball device 119 reaches the big winning opening 24, it is released in the small hit vii and the second big hit states v and vi. Each of the special winning openings 24 is substantially closed by the closing condition (2), that is, by the elapse of the maximum opening time.
Therefore, in the small hit vii and the second big hit states v and vi of the present embodiment, the number of rounds inside the pachinko machine 10 is different from one round or two rounds, and the difference whether or not the accessory continuous operation device operates. However, as for the opening / closing mode of the grand prize opening 24 as seen from the player, the opening of the big prize opening 24 is only repeated twice for a very short time (for example, 0.6 seconds). Will be equal. That is, in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the open / close mode of the big winning opening 24 is the same in the second big hit state and the small hit state.
In addition, regarding the small hit vii, neither a short-time state nor a probable change state is newly given after the end, and therefore, the pachinko machine 10 is instantly entered at the start opening 20 that triggered the winning of the small hit vii. Is in the short-time state or the probable change state, the short-time state or the probable change state is continued even after the end of the small hit vii, and when the pachinko machine 10 is in the normal state, the pachinko machine 10 is also after the end of the small hit vii. Takes the normal state.
For this reason, in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, in the short-time state (first state) once generated, the big hit vi is won, and then the special symbol variation game is digested 100 times without winning the other big win. It will not disappear until it is changed to the second state.

By setting the big hit state and the small hit state in this way, the player can clearly see that the number of rounds is obviously large and the opening time of the big winning opening 24 is obviously long, and the number of rounds is obviously small and large. The second big hit or the small hit with a clear opening time of the winning opening 24 can be easily determined regardless of the display mode of the effect display device 140 or the special symbol display device 130.
However, since the player cannot determine which of the big hits v and vi, which is the second big hit state, and the small hit vii only by the opening mode of the big winning opening 24, either of them is won. In doing so, the player's interest is greatly aroused.
That is, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the effect modes of the effect display device 140 at the time of winning the three types of wins are set so as to be indistinguishable from each other. Further, the special symbol display device 130 in which the stop display patterns at the time of winning the three types are set so as to be distinguishable from each other is provided at a relatively inconspicuous position on the game board 103, and the stop display patterns include the big hits v, vi and small There are multiple types of hits vii. Therefore, a player who knows that the big winning opening 24 has been opened only twice in a short time and knows that either the big hit v, vi or the small hit vii has won, the special symbol at that moment It is extremely difficult to check which stop display pattern of the display device 130 is checked to determine which hit. On the other hand, in the big hit v, the pachinko machine 10 is in a promising state after the winning and the player is in a very advantageous state, but after the big hit vi is won, the pachinko machine 10 is in a low probability state and the player's expectation There is a big difference that the degree becomes lower. Therefore, the player must have the pachinko machine 10 in the probabilistic state regardless of whether the big hit v or vi is won, including the case where the small hit vii that succeeds the pre-winning state is won in both the probable state and the short-time state ( In other words, the game can be performed with the expectation that the jackpot v is won).

<About output of information signal>
The external information output board 50 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is provided with a plurality of connectors 51 to 58 for outputting information signals, respectively, toward the back side of the pachinko machine 10. Among these, the connector 57 is connected to the lucky lamp 60 of the island facility, and the other connectors are connected to the hall computer 70.

The connector 51 outputs a door opening signal indicating that the front frame 104 is open to the middle frame 102 and / or the middle frame 102 is open to the outer frame 101. FIG. 7 is a timing chart showing how a door opening signal is output. When the middle frame 102 is opened with respect to the outer frame 101 fixed to the island facility or the front frame 104 is opened with respect to the middle frame 102, the door opening detection switch 154 is turned off ((a) in FIG. A) A door opening signal is transmitted from the door opening detection switch 154 to the main control board 16 via the main control relay terminal plate 158 ((b): time A), and the signal is transmitted from the main control board 16 to external information. The data is output to the hall computer 70 via the connector 51 of the output board 50.
On the other hand, when the front frame 104 is closed with respect to the middle frame 102 and the middle frame 102 is closed with respect to the outer frame 101, the door opening detection switch 154 is turned on again ((a): time B) in FIG. The door opening signal issued from the opening detection switch 154 is stopped ((b) in the figure: time B).

  The connector 52 outputs a prize ball signal indicating that a predetermined number (for example, 10) of prize balls are paid out when a game ball is won at the big prize opening 24, the start opening 20, or other prize winning holes. . FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing how a prize ball signal is output. The number of prize balls is counted by the payout counting sensor 161a of the payout unit 161 ((a) in the figure), and every time when the number reaches a predetermined number (for example, 10), the main ball is sent from the payout control board 156 via the main control relay terminal plate 158. A prize ball signal is transmitted to the control board 16 ((b): time A), and the signal is output from the connector 52 of the external information output board 50. When a prize ball signal is output for a predetermined time, the signal is stopped ((b) in the figure: time B).

  The connector 53 outputs a start port signal indicating that a game ball has entered the start port 20 (upper start port 20a or lower start port 20b). FIG. 9 is a timing chart showing how the start port signal is output. When the start port switch 21 (upper start port switch 21a or lower start port switch 21b) detects that a game ball has entered the start port 20 (FIG. 5A: time A), the switch is connected to the main control board 16. Then, a start port signal is output from the connector 52 of the external information output board 50 (FIG. 2B: times A and C). The signal is output for a predetermined time and then stopped ((b) in the figure: times B and D). When game balls continuously enter the start port 20, the start port signals are output after a predetermined time so that the output signals from the hall computer 70 do not overlap each other or are judged as noise (same as above). (B): Times D to E).

From the connector 54, a special symbol display device 130 outputs a symbol fixed number signal indicating the number of times the special symbol has been fixed and stopped. FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing how the symbol determination number signal is output. A special symbol change game over a predetermined time is started on the special symbol display device 130 ((a): time A), and when the predetermined time has elapsed, the main CPU 26a of the main control board 16 changes the special symbol to a predetermined pattern. The main control board 16 outputs a symbol decision number signal to the connector 54 of the external information output board 50 (FIG. 3 (a): time B). b): Time B). The signal is output for a predetermined time and then stopped ((b): time C).
The symbol determination frequency signal ((b) in the figure) may be output to the hall computer 70, the lucky lamp 60, or both of them via a branch cable or the like. Good.

  FIG. 11 (a) is a timing chart showing that the big prize opening solenoid 231 which is an accessory continuous operation device is driven and the big prize opening 24 is opened, and FIG. 11 (b) is a time-saving state of the pachinko machine 10. (C) is a timing chart of the second signal (big hit signal α) showing that the pachinko machine 10 is in a big hit state satisfying the predetermined conditions described later. is there. FIG. 4D is a timing chart of the big hit signal β output when the logical sum of the first signal and the second signal, that is, at least one of the first signal and the second signal is on. FIG. 4E shows a time string.

  The connector 55 of the external information output board 50 outputs the first signal, the connector 56 outputs the second signal (big hit signal α), and the connector 57 outputs the big hit signal β.

The pachinko machine 10 that is in the normal state (second state) wins the big hit v or vi that is the second big hit at time A, and the accessory continuous operation device operates for two rounds ((a): time A ~ B). The jackpot v or vi won in the normal state is not given the time-short state (first state) after the end ((b) in FIG. 5: time B).
Next, in the normal state (second state), the pachinko machine 10 wins one of the big hits i to iv, which is the first big hit, and the accessory continuous operation device operates for 15 rounds or 16 rounds (FIG. ): Time C). The jackpots i to iv are all given a time reduction state (first state) after the end thereof, so the main control board 16 transmits a first signal to the connector 55 of the external information output board 50 ((b) in the figure): Time D). That is, the main control board 16 determines whether or not the pachinko machine 10 is in the improved entrance rate by referring to the short time state flag stored in the main RAM 26c by the main CPU 26a constituting the entrance rate improving state determining means. And based on this determination result, it functions as a 1st signal production | generation means which produces | generates the 1st signal which shows that the starting port 20 exists in a 1st state.

Next, in the time-saving state (first state), in the pachinko machine 10, the big hit v that is the second big hit is won ((a): time E). (B): Times E to F). After the jackpot v won in the time-short state, the time-short state is given again, so that the output of the first signal is resumed ((b): time F).
Next, in the pachinko machine 10, one of the big hits i to iv which is the first big hit is won, and the accessory continuous operation device is operated for 15 rounds or 16 rounds ((a): time G). During the big hit state, the time-short state is stopped ((b) in the figure: times GH). After the big hits i to iv are completed, the time-short state is newly given again, so the main control board 16 outputs the first signal to the connector 55 again ((b): time H).
Next, in the short-time pachinko machine 10, the big hit vi, which is the second big hit, is won, and the accessory continuous operation device operates for two rounds ((a) in the figure: times I to J). During the jackpot vi, the short-time state is stopped ((b): times I to J in the figure), and after the big hit vi is completed, the short-time state is given until 100 special symbol variation games are executed (see FIG. b): Times J to K), and thereafter, the pachinko machine 10 changes to a normal state ((b): Time K).

In the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the connector 56 that outputs the second signal (big hit signal α) has a short time state (first state) after the end of the second big hit that is won during the normal state (second state). If the second big hit won during the short-time state is accompanied by a short-time state again after the end, the main control will be performed during the second big-hit game. A second signal is output from the substrate 16 toward the connector 56. That is, the main control board 16 functions as a big hit state determination means for determining whether or not the state of the pachinko machine 10 is a big hit state. At the same time, the pachinko machine 10 is in a big hit state based on the result of the big hit state determination. It functions as a second signal generating means for generating a second signal indicating that the signal is in the state.
Thereby, an information signal substantially unnecessary for base management by the hall computer 70 is not output, and the load on the hall computer 70 can be reduced.

Specifically, (c) in the figure: as shown in time A to B, the second signal is output for the big hit v or vi that is won in the normal state and does not involve the short time state after the end of the normal state. (C): As shown in the time E to F, the big hit v which is the second big hit with the short time state after winning in the short time state and the end thereof is also shown in FIG. For the big hit vi shown in J, the second signal is output.
The connector 56 also outputs a second signal for the occurrence of a first big hit state, which is important information for base management in the hall computer 70, as shown in FIG. To do.

  Thus, by outputting the first signal and the second signal to the hall computer 70 through the connectors 55 and 56, the hall computer 70 synthesizes both signals under the OR condition, so that the second big hit won in the short-time state. It is also possible to calculate the base by replacing the game in the state with the off-game in the short-time state. In particular, when the execution time of the second big hit state is about 1 to 2 seconds at most as in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment and the number of winning balls expected to be acquired during the big hit state is small, Since there is no substantial difference whether or not the game in the big hit state is included in the base calculation, the hall computer 70 can handle it as a series of time-short states without dividing the short time. The amount of calculation can be reduced.

The jackpot signal β output from the connector 57 is a signal obtained by combining the first signal and the second signal under the OR condition. Therefore, in the case of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4D, after the first big hit state is won (time C), the big hit vi is won (time I) and is given after the end. The jackpot signal β is continuously output to the connector 57 until the end of the short-time state (time K) due to the digestion of the special symbol variation game 100 times.
A lucky lamp 60 of an island facility is connected to the connector 57 of this embodiment. The lucky lamp 60 to which the jackpot signal β is input is illuminated, and it is clearly indicated to the player that the pachinko machine 10 is in the jackpot state or the short-time state. You can know with greater excitement.

At this time, when the lucky lamp 60 is turned on with the first signal shown in FIG. 5B or the second signal shown in FIG. 5C, the former is in the middle of the big hit state (time C to D, E-F, G-H, I-J), and in the latter case, the lucky lamp 60 is extinguished during the big hit state (time D-E, F-G, H-I). The person will be anxious about whether the advantageous state has ended.
On the other hand, as in the present embodiment, by outputting the jackpot signal β, which is the logical sum of the first signal and the second signal, to the lucky lamp 60, the player is continuously in a short time state. Recognizing that, you can continue playing with peace of mind and expectation.

  In order to obtain such an output, both the connector and the lucky lamp 60 are connected by a branching cable having a first signal output connector (connector 55) and a second signal output connector (connector 56) as two ends. However, as in the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment, the jackpot signal β, which is the logical sum of the first signal and the second signal, is output from one connector (connector 57), so that external information is output. Since it becomes possible to connect the board | substrate 50 and the lucky lamp 60 with a single wire cable, installation and wiring work of the pachinko machine 10 with respect to an island installation are easy, and the possibility that the selection mistake of a connector will generate | occur | produce is reduced. .

  The external information output board 50 of this embodiment includes a connector 55 (first terminal) that outputs only the first signal, a connector 56 (second terminal) that outputs only the second signal, and the first signal and the second signal. It can be said that a connector 57 (third terminal) that outputs both of them is individually provided. Accordingly, it is possible to connect the connectors 55 and 56 to the hall computer 70 and the connector 57 to the lucky lamp 60 without distributing output signals from the respective connectors.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the second jackpot won in the normal state is not accompanied by a time-short state even after the end, that is, when the jackpot v or vi in the present embodiment is won in the normal state, Since the jackpot signal β is not output to the lucky lamp 60 via the connector 57, the player does not have useless expectations.

FIG. 12 (a) is a timing chart showing that the first big hit is won and the accessory continuous operation device is operated, and FIG. 12 (b) is that the special prize winning port 24 which is a special electric accessory is opened or closed. FIG. 12 (c) is a timing chart of the second signal (big hit signal α: see FIG. 11 (c)) output from the connector 57, and FIG. 12 (d) is a small hit by the pachinko machine 10. The timing chart of the small hit signal indicating that the state is in the state, FIG.
The small hit signal is output to the hall computer 70 through the connector 58 of the external information output board 50.

  When one of the big hits i to iv is won for the pachinko machine 10 (FIG. (A): time A), the accessory continuous operation device is turned on, and the opening / closing operation of the special electric accessory (FIG. (B): time A to) B) is repeated over a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 15 rounds or 16 rounds) ((b) in the figure: times A to D). With the end of the jackpot, the accessory continuous actuating device is turned off ((a): time D). The jackpot signal α is continuously output from the connector 57 to the hall computer 70 during this time. When the small hit vii is won in the pachinko machine 10 after the big hit state is finished ((d): time E), a small hit signal is output from the main control board 16 to the hall computer 70 through the connector 58.

  In the above-described embodiment, the winning of the small hit vii does not cause the pachinko machine 10 to change between the short-time state and the normal state, and the expected number of winning balls acquired during the small hit vii is small. In terms of base management by the hall computer 70, it can be said to be a substantially meaningless signal. Therefore, when it is not necessary to manage the number of wins in the small hit state by the hall computer 70, it is arbitrary to transmit the small hit signal output from the connector 58 to the hall computer 70.

  In the big hit signal β shown in FIG. 11 (d), only the small hit vii won during the short-time state and the small hit signal (FIG. 12 (d)) indicating that the small hit state is in effect. A logical sum with one signal (the second signal is turned off because of the small hit state) may be output from the connector 57. That is, since the pachinko machine 10 takes the normal state during the small hit state regardless of whether it is in the short time state or the normal state, if this is won during the short time state, the lighting effect of the lucky lamp 60 is only during that time. In order to prevent the player from being interrupted and causing unnecessary anxiety to the player, the small hit signal may be supplemented with the big hit signal β.

  On the other hand, when the small hit state won in the normal state is output to the lucky lamp 60, neither the probability change state nor the short-time state is given after the end of the small hit, and the expected number of winning balls acquired during the small hit state Since the value is also small, it will give a player a useless expectation. Therefore, when the small hit state is won during the normal state, it is desirable not to superimpose the small hit signal on the big hit signal β output from the connector 57.

<About the second embodiment>
FIG. 13 shows a first signal (FIG. (B)) and a second signal (big hit signal α: FIG. (C)) output from the external information output board 50 of the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a timing chart of a big hit signal β ((d) in the same figure).
In the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, in addition to the big hits i to vi and the small hits vii,
(Big hit viii) The number of round games to be awarded is small (for example, 2 rounds), and in each round, the top prize winning port 24a wins (1) a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls or (2 ) A big hit that is repeated for a very short time (for example, 0.6 seconds) up to two times and is always given a short-time state after the end of the big hit gaming state;
(Big hit ix) The number of round games to be awarded is small (for example, 2 rounds), and in each round, the top large winning opening 24a wins (1) a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls or (2 ) A big hit that is repeated for a very short time (for example, 0.6 seconds) up to two times and is not always given a short-time state after the end of the big hit gaming state;
Are set to win with the same winning probability as the big hit v.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the time-saving state is given after the pachinko machine 10 is in the first big hit state, and whether the pachinko machine 10 is in the normal state or the time-shorting state at the time of winning. In the case of the two big hit state, the second signal (big hit signal α) is output from the connector 56 to the hall computer 70, the second big hit state won during the normal state, and the short state after the end. For those not provided with, the second signal is not generated during the second big hit state.

  In the present embodiment, the second signal is also generated during the second big hit state for the second big hit state won during the short time state and the time short state is not given after the second big hit state. Yes.

  When the big hit v, vi, or ix that is the second big hit state is won in the pachinko machine 10 in the normal state ((a): time A in the figure), since the short time state is not given after the big hit state ends, the second signal Is not output ((c) of FIG .: times A to B). Next, when the big hit viii, which is the second big hit state, is won during the normal state ((a): time C), the main control board 16 causes the second signal ( The big hit signal α) is output to the connector 56 ((c) in the figure: times C to D). When the time-short state is started, the first signal is output from the main control board 16 to the connector 55 ((b) in FIG. 5: time D).

Next, when any one of the big hits i to iv, which are the first big hit states, is won by the pachinko machine 10 ((a): time E), the time-short state is temporarily stopped and the first signal is stopped (the same figure). (B): Time E), a round game is performed over a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 15 rounds or 16 rounds) ((a): Times E to F). After the big hit state is finished, a time-short state is given, so that the first signal is output again ((b) in FIG. 5: time F).
Next, when the big hit v, vi, or viii is won for the pachinko machine 10 in the short-time state ((a): time G), the short-time state is given after the end, so the second signal is displayed during the big-hit state. Is output ((c) in the figure: times G to H).
Furthermore, when the big hit ix is won during the short-time state given after the end of the big hit state (FIG. (A): time I), in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the second signal (big hit) The signal α) is output to the connector 56 ((c) in the figure: times I to J).

  Since the jackpot signal β output from the connector 57 to the lucky lamp 60 is the logical sum of the first signal and the second signal, it is continuously output from time C to time J as shown in FIG. .

As described above, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the jackpot signal α is applied to the hall computer 70 for both the second jackpot won during the time-shortening state and the second jackpot to which the time-shortening state is given after the end of the jackpot state. The jackpot signal β is output to the lucky lamp 60. In addition, for the second big hit that was won during the normal state and the time-short state is not given after the end, the big hit signals α and β are not output.
As a result, the winning of the second big hit that triggered the start or stop of the short-time state becomes clear to the hall computer 70, so that noise inevitably mixed in the output information signal is eliminated, and the pachinko machine 10 is Arithmetic processing for performing the base calculation separately for the normal state and the short time state is facilitated.
Also in this embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, when the second big hit won in the normal state is not accompanied by the subsequent short-time state, the big hit signal β is not output to the lucky lamp 60. The output of information signals that are substantially unnecessary for base management by the hall computer 70 can be suppressed.

<About the third embodiment>
FIG. 14 shows a first signal (FIG. (B)) and a second signal (big hit signal α: FIG. (C)) output from the external information output board 50 of the pachinko machine 10 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a timing chart of a big hit signal β ((d) in the same figure).

  The big hits i to vi, viii, ix and the small hit vii are also prepared for the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment.

In the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, as in the second embodiment, whether the pachinko machine 10 is in the first big hit state or whether the pachinko machine 10 is in a normal state or a short-time state at the time of winning is ended. In the case of a second big hit state to which a time reduction state is given later, a second signal (big hit signal α) is output from the connector 56 to the hall computer 70.
In addition, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the second signal is not output in the second big hit state to which the time-saving state is not given after the completion regardless of whether it is a normal state or a time-saving state at the time of winning. It is said.

  That is, the pachinko machine 10 according to the third embodiment is in the second big hit state given by winning the big hit lottery performed during the short-time state, and the pachinko machine 10 is in the normal state after the end. Does not output the second signal (big hit signal α), and the pachinko machine 10 of the second embodiment is different only in that it is output.

The jackpot state won in the third embodiment (FIG. 13A) is the same as that in the second embodiment (FIG. 13A). Therefore, the timing chart from time A to I is common to the second embodiment (FIG. 13) and the third embodiment (FIG. 14).
If the jackpot ix is won at the time I during the short-time state, the second state (big-hit signal α) is not output from the connector 56 in the present embodiment because the short-time state is not given after the big-hit state ends (see FIG. 14 (c): Times I to J). Therefore, the big hit signal β, which is the logical sum of the first signal and the second signal, is not output during the big hit ix ((d) in the figure: times I to J).

Thus, in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, regardless of whether the pachinko machine 10 was in a normal state or a time-short state at the time of the winning, α is output to the hall computer 70 and the big hit signal β is output to the lucky lamp 60, respectively.
As a result, the winning of the second jackpot that triggered the start of the short-time state becomes clear to the hall computer 70, and the output of information signals that are substantially unnecessary in terms of base management by the hall computer 70 can be suppressed. .
In other words, the second big hit that was won during the normal state and the short-time state was not given after that (FIG. 14 (a): times A to B) is less likely to occur in the first place, and the award won during the big hit. The expected value of the number of balls is also small, and it is substantially unnecessary to calculate this by eliminating the game in the second big hit state in the base management of the pachinko machine 10 in the normal state. The big hit signal α (second signal) indicating establishment is not output to the hall computer 70.
In addition, the second big hit won in the short-time state, and the short-time state is not given thereafter (FIG. 14 (a): times I to J), the occurrence frequency is low, and the number of winning balls acquired during the big hit Since the expected value is small, there is virtually no problem even if the base is calculated by including the game in the second big hit state in the normal state. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5C: time I to J, the calculation load of the hall computer 70 can be reduced by not outputting the big hit signal α (second signal) during the second big hit state.

In the case of the present embodiment, the jackpot signal β output to the lucky lamp 60 is also not given the time-short state after the second jackpot state won during the normal state ((d): time A to B). This is not output for, and no unnecessary expectation is given to the player.
In addition, the second big hit state won during the short-time state and the short-time state is not given after that (the figure (d): time I to J) does not output the big hit signal β, but the short-time over a long time The lighting of the lucky lamp 60 is only turned off during the second big hit that is performed only for the very short time at the end of the state, and does not increase the disappointment of the player due to the end of the time-short state. .

  In addition, in the second and third embodiments, whether or not to output a small hit signal from the connector 58 to the hall computer 70 is arbitrary as in the first embodiment. When the small hit state is won during the short-time state, the logical sum of the first signal and the small hit signal (the second signal is turned off because of the small hit state) is output from the connector 57 to the lucky lamp 60. Also good. Thereby, the illumination lighting of the lucky lamp 60 indicating the short time state given to the player is temporarily turned off together with the winning of the small hit state, and the player is not worried.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10 of the present invention in which the jackpot signal β is not output from the connector 57 to the lucky lamp 60 when the second jackpot state won during the normal state is not accompanied by a time-short state after the end, It is preferable not to output a small hit signal indicating the winning of the small hit state won in the lucky lamp 60. This is because the lucky lamp 60 is turned on only during a very short game in which the small hit state is performed, giving a player a useless sense of expectation.

  Further, by not outputting such a small hit signal to the lucky lamp 60, for the player, the winning in the second big hit state and the winning in the small hit state cannot be determined only by the opening / closing mode of the big winning opening 24. Even if the winning state is won, the subsequent game can be performed with a sense of expectation that this is a big hit v, that is, the probability changing state is internally given to the pachinko machine 10.

In addition, according to this specification, it is also possible to read inventions as shown in the following (A) to (F). That is,
(A) A start which is provided in a game area and can be changed between a first state in which a game ball rolling down in the game area is easier to enter and a second state in which the game ball is less likely to enter Mouth,
The entrance rate improvement state determination means for determining whether the state of the starting port is the first state or the second state;
First signal generation means for generating a first signal indicating that the start port is in the first state based on a determination result of the entrance rate improvement state determination means;
A jackpot lottery means for performing a jackpot lottery to determine whether or not to grant a jackpot state to a player, when a game ball enters the start opening,
Whether or not to change the start port to the first state after the end of the big hit state to be given based on the determination result by the entrance rate improvement state determination means when winning the big hit lottery A rate-of-entry improvement state giving determination means for determining
A large winning opening that is provided in the gaming area and is opened when a big hit state is given, so that a gaming ball can be won,
With
The jackpot state is a round game in which the round from the opening of the grand prize opening to the closing is repeated once or a plurality of times, and the number of rounds is larger or once. The first big hit state in which the opening time of the big prize opening in the round of the game is longer, or the round game, in which the number of rounds is smaller or the opening time of the big winning opening in one round is shorter A big hit state is selectively given to the player,
A gaming machine in which the start port takes a second state during the first and second big hit states,
Jackpot state determination means for determining whether or not the state of the gaming machine is the jackpot state;
Second signal generating means for generating a second signal indicating that the gaming machine is in the big hit state based on the determination result of the big hit state determining means;
An external information output board for outputting the generated first signal and second signal to the outside of the gaming machine, and
The second signal generating means;
(I) when the gaming machine is in the first jackpot state, and (ii) the gaming machine is awarded by winning the lottery performed when the starting port is in the first state In the case of the second big hit state, and when it is in the second big hit state where the start port is changed to the first state after the end is determined by the entrance rate improvement state giving determination means. Generates the second signal,
(Iii) When the gaming machine is in the second big hit state given by winning the lottery performed when the starting port is in the second state, and after the end, A gaming machine that does not generate the second signal when the mouth is in the second big hit state determined by the entrance rate improvement state giving determination means;
(B) provided with a small hit lottery means for performing a small hit lottery when the game ball has entered the start opening, and when the lottery lottery is lost and the small hit lottery is won, The gaming machine according to (A), wherein the player is given a small hit state in which the big winning opening is opened and the game ball can be won.
When the gaming machine is in the small hit state, the second signal generating means does not generate the second signal, and the big prize opening is in an open mode similar to the round game in the second big hit state. A game machine characterized by being opened or closed
(C) The gaming machine according to any one of (A) and (B), wherein the external information output board includes one output terminal that outputs both the first signal and the second signal. ;
(D) the second signal generating means is
The gaming machine is in the second big hit state given by winning the lottery performed when the starting port is in the first state, and the starting port is The gaming machine according to (A) or (B), which generates the second signal when the second state is in the second big hit state determined by the entrance rate improvement state giving determination means;
(E) the second signal generating means is
The gaming machine is in the second big hit state given by winning the lottery performed when the starting port is in the first state, and the starting port is The gaming machine according to (A) or (B), which does not generate the second signal when the second state is in the second big hit state determined by the entrance rate improvement state giving determination unit;
(F) The external information output board outputs both the first terminal that outputs only the first signal, the second terminal that outputs only the second signal, and the first signal and the second signal. A gaming machine according to (A) or (B), comprising three terminals;
The invention of the present invention can also be achieved by these inventions.

10 Pachinko machine 16 Main control board 20 Special symbol start winning device (start opening)
20a Upper Start Port 20b Lower Start Port 21 Start Port Switch 21a Upper Start Port Switch 21b Lower Start Port Switch 22 Opening / Closing Blade 23 Large Winning Port Door 24 Large Winning Port 50 External Information Output Board 51-58 Connector 60 Lucky Lamp 70 Hall Computer 113 Game area

Claims (3)

A start port provided in the game area and capable of entering a game ball launched into the game area;
A jackpot lottery means for performing a jackpot lottery to determine whether or not to grant a jackpot state to a player, when a game ball enters the start opening,
When winning the jackpot lottery, after the jackpot state to be granted, the first state with a high entrance rate per unit time to the starting port of the game balls rolling down in the game area A rate-of-improvement state grant determining means for determining whether to give a second state where the rate of entrance per unit time is lower than the first state;
The entrance rate improvement state determination means for determining whether the state of the gaming machine is the first state or the second state;
A large winning opening that is provided in the gaming area and is opened when a big hit state is given, so that a gaming ball can be won,
With
The big hit state is a round game in which one round from the opening of the big prize opening to the closing is repeated once or a plurality of times and the number of rounds is large or one The first big hit state with a long opening time of the big winning opening in a round, or the second big hit state with the round game having a small number of rounds or a short opening time of the big winning opening in one round. , Given selectively to players,
A gaming machine that takes the second state during the first and second big hit states,
Jackpot state determination means for determining whether or not the state of the gaming machine is the jackpot state;
Information signal generating means for generating a predetermined information signal according to the determination result by the entrance rate improvement state determination means and the determination result by the jackpot state determination means;
An external information output board for outputting the predetermined information signal to the outside of the gaming machine,
The information signal generating means is
(I) When the state of the gaming machine determined by the big hit state determining means is the first big hit state, and
(Ii) When the state of the gaming machine determined by the big hit state determining means is the second big hit state, and taking the first state after the end of the second big hit state In the second big hit state determined by the rate improvement state grant determining means, and
(Iii) When the determination result by the entrance rate improvement state determination means is the first state , if any of the cases, the predetermined information signal is generated,
(Iv) The state of the gaming machine determined by the big hit state determining means is the second big hit state, and the state of the gaming machine takes the second state after the end of the second big hit state. The game machine is characterized in that the predetermined information signal is not generated in the second big hit state determined by the entrance rate improvement state giving determination means. Based on the determination result of the entrance rate improvement state determination means, further comprising first signal generation means for generating a first signal indicating that the state of the gaming machine is the first state;
The external information output board includes a terminal for outputting the predetermined information signal to the outside of the gaming machine, and further includes a first terminal for outputting the generated first signal to the outside of the gaming machine. The gaming machine according to claim 1. Further comprising second signal generating means for generating a second signal indicating that the gaming machine is in the big hit state based on the determination result of the big hit state determining means;
The external information output board includes a terminal for outputting the predetermined information signal to the outside of the gaming machine, and further includes a second terminal for outputting the generated second signal to the outside of the gaming machine. And
The second signal generating means;
(I) when the gaming machine is in the first jackpot state, and (ii) when the gaming machine is in the second jackpot state, and after the end, the first state is entered. In the case of the second big hit state determined by the sphere improvement state giving determination means, the second signal is generated,
(Iii) When the gaming machine is in the second jackpot state and the second state is determined to be the second jackpot state determined by the entry rate improvement state giving determination means after the end of the gaming machine. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second signal is not generated in some cases.

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