JP5070425B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine (generally also referred to as a “pachinko machine”).

  Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine has a game board having a game area, and for example, a game ball is driven into the game area as a game medium. The game balls that are driven into the game area flow down along the game board. In the game area, a number of obstacle nails are provided in a predetermined gauge arrangement, and a windmill is provided at an appropriate position in the game area.

  As an example of such a gaming machine, there is a so-called “second type” gaming machine. In this type of gaming machine, an accessory is arranged at the center of the gaming area. Then, when a game ball as a game medium is received at the start port, the opening / closing piece (blade member) of the accessory is opened and closed. A special gaming state occurs when a game ball that has won a prize (entered) into an accessory at the timing when the opening and closing piece is opened and closed is received in a winning entrance provided in the accessory.

  By the way, in this type of gaming machine, there is a type that distributes a game ball that has won (entered) into an accessory into a hit receiving port and a lost receiving port using a sorting device (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ). As an example, the sorting apparatus is configured by using a circular rotating body in which a plurality of storage units capable of storing game balls are arranged in the rotation direction. In such a sorting apparatus, for example, the game ball guided in the accessory is accommodated in any of the plurality of accommodating portions by rotating the rotating body. Accordingly, it is possible to sort the game balls received in the specific storage unit into the hit reception port and receive the game balls stored in the storage unit other than the specific storage unit into the lose reception port.

  Such a distribution device greatly contributes to the improvement of the interest of the game. That is, since the occurrence / non-occurrence of the special gaming state is determined by the distribution of the game balls, the behavior of the game balls in the distribution device can be most interesting to the player. In this sense, the sorting device is important in terms of improving interest.

  An example of the sorting device is one that uses a rotating body. In this case, for example, if eight accommodating portions are formed in the rotating direction of the rotating body and one of them is a specific accommodating portion, a winning (entrance) is made into the above-mentioned accessory with a probability of 1/8. The played game ball should be received at the winning entrance.

JP 2003-62217 A

  However, it is not technically impossible for the player to easily accept the game ball at the hitting entrance if the rotational speed and rotational position of the rotating body are taken into consideration. That is, based on the time required for the game ball launched into the game area to win (enter) into the above-mentioned object and be guided to the rotary body, for example, when the rotary body is at a fixed rotational position If the ball is fired, there is a possibility that the game ball is received at the hit receiving port with a higher probability than the set probability (a probability higher than 1/8 in the above example). As a result, when such technical elements are added, there is a risk that the hall may be disadvantaged.

  However, in the above example, if the receiving probability of the hitting entrance is reduced in such a manner that the accommodating portion of the rotating body is simply increased (that is, nine or more accommodating portions are provided in the rotating body), the interest of the game is reduced. There is concern about inviting.

  The above-mentioned problem is not unique to a so-called `` second type '' gaming machine, for example, a multi-function machine of a gaming machine called `` first type '' and a gaming machine called `` second type '' It is inherent in gaming machines that use a sorting device.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can suppress a disadvantage to the hall and can suppress a decrease in the interest of the game. There is.

The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-described problem is that a game area is formed, a game board into which a game medium is driven toward the game area, and a game area of the game board, which can be opened and closed. An opening / closing piece, a contact hole disposed downstream of the opening / closing piece and capable of receiving a game medium, and a plurality of game media guided to an accommodation position provided downstream of the opening / closing piece. An accessory having at least a rotating body provided with an accommodating portion arranged side by side in the rotation direction and having at least one of the plurality of accommodating portions as a specific accommodating portion capable of guiding a game medium to the hitting opening, and the opening and closing An accessory opening / closing execution means capable of performing an opening / closing operation of the piece; a driving means for rotating the rotating body; an acceptance detecting means for detecting that a game medium is received at the hitting opening; and the acceptance detecting hand Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player based on the detection of the game medium by the storage unit, and the storage unit formed side by side in the rotation direction by the rotation of the rotating body by the driving means but in order that the housing subject for accommodating the game media are adapted to game media of the receiving positionable in the accommodating portion has a said housing subject is accommodated, the won game, the per port In addition to the above, the disposition port that is disposed on the downstream side of the opening and closing piece and is capable of receiving a game medium, and another housing portion that is different from the specific housing portion among the plurality of housing portions, It is assumed that there are a plurality of losing parts that guide the game medium to the actual storage medium, and the specific accommodation part determined from the number of all the accommodation parts and the number of the specific accommodation parts is actually more than the apparent probability that the accommodation object is the accommodation object. An interval D1 between the specific accommodation unit and the lost accommodation unit to be accommodated immediately before the specific accommodation unit is set so that the probability that the specific accommodation unit can be the accommodation target is low. By shortening the interval D2 with the other housing part to be accommodated immediately before the part, the period during which the specific accommodating part is the object to be accommodated is relatively shortened, and the circumference of the rotating body In order to make it difficult to understand the difference in the interval between the accommodating portions in the direction, the interval between the specific accommodating portion and the accommodating portion to be accommodated immediately after the specific accommodating portion is set to a size corresponding to the D1. And
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a start port capable of receiving a game medium driven toward a game area, and a start detection for detecting that the game medium is received in the start port. And a lottery means for performing a lottery process based on the detection of the game medium by the start detection means, and the special game state generating means can play a game even when the result of the lottery process is a special hit. It is characterized by generating a special gaming state advantageous to the player.
The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the lottery means acquires a random number based on the detection of the game medium by the start detection means, and based on the acquired random number, The lottery process is performed.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the rotating body is rotated by the driving means, so that it can be stored in any of a plurality of storage units arranged in the rotation direction (in the storage unit to be stored). The game media guided by the are stored. For example, the storage part formed in the rotating body passes through the storing position corresponding to the storing position by the rotation of the rotating body, whereby the game medium at the storing position is stored. In this case, it is a period from immediately after the storage unit immediately before the storage unit passes through the storage position to when the storage unit moves to the storage position. And according to the gaming machine of the present invention, the period during which the specific accommodation unit is the accommodation target is relatively shortened. That is, the probability that the game medium is stored in the specific storage unit is lower than that of other storage units.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can suppress that it becomes disadvantageous to a hall | hole, and can suppress the fall of the interest of a game.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter simply referred to as a “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Overall configuration of pachinko machine]
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a main body frame is opened on one side of an outer frame of a pachinko machine and a front frame is opened on one side of the main body frame. Note that FIG. 1 shows a view in which the decorative member in the game area is omitted.

  The pachinko machine 1 includes an outer frame 2, a main body frame 3, a front frame 4, a game board 5 on which game balls can flow down, and the like.

  The outer frame 2 is formed in a vertically long rectangular frame shape by wooden frame members on the upper, lower, left and right sides. A lower receiving plate 6 that receives the lower surface of the main body frame 3 is provided at the lower front side of the outer frame 2. On one side of the front surface of the outer frame 2, the main body frame 3 is mounted by a hinge mechanism 7 so as to be opened and closed forward.

  The outer frame 2 may be a frame material made of a light metal such as resin or aluminum instead of the wooden frame material.

[About the frame structure]
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is a front view showing the entire front side of the pachinko machine 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the main body frame 3 and the game board 5 of the pachinko machine 1 separated obliquely from the upper right front.

  The main body frame 3 includes a front frame body 11, a game board mounting frame 12, and a mechanism mounting body 13, and is configured by integrally molding these 11, 12, and 13 with a synthetic resin material.

  The front frame body 11 is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 2 by a hinge mechanism 7 having an outer frame side hinge device 14, a body frame side hinge device 15, a hinge pin and a hinge hole (all of which have no reference numerals). .

  More specifically, the outer frame side hinge device 14 is fixed to the upper and lower portions of one side of the outer frame 2, and the main body frame side hinge device 15 is fixed to the upper and lower portions of one side of the front frame body 11. The front frame body 11 is rotatably attached to the outer frame side hinge tool 14 by a hinge pin and a hinge hole. Thereby, the front frame body 11 can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 2.

  When the front frame body 11 is viewed from the front (the game board 5 side), a speaker in which an opening is formed in the front in the front left lower region of the front frame body 11 and below the game board mounting frame 12 A box portion 16 is formed integrally with the front frame body 11. A speaker mounting plate 17 is mounted on the speaker box portion 16 so as to close an opening formed on the front side. A speaker 18 (hereinafter referred to as “lower speaker 18”) is mounted on the speaker mounting plate 17.

  Further, in the lower region of the front surface of the front frame 11, the firing rail 19 is attached to the upper half portion thereof in an inclined manner, and the lower front plate 30 is attached to the lower half portion thereof.

  A lower tray 31 capable of storing game balls is provided at a substantially central portion of the front surface of the lower front plate 30. The lower tray 31 is provided with a ball discharge lever 34 for discharging the game ball downward. An operation handle 32 is provided near the right side of the front surface of the lower front plate 30 of the lower front plate 30, and an ashtray 33 is provided near the left side.

[About front frame configuration]
This will be described with reference to FIGS. The front frame 4 is mounted on one side of the front surface of the front frame 11 so as to cover a portion extending from the upper end of the front frame 11 to the upper edge of the lower front plate 30 so that the front frame 4 can be opened and closed forward by a hinge mechanism 36. Yes.

  A substantially circular opening window 38 through which a game area 37 formed on the game board 5 can be seen through from the front is formed at a substantially central portion of the front frame 4. A window frame 39 having a rectangular frame shape larger than the opening window 38 is provided on the rear side of the front frame 4. A transparent plate 50 such as a glass plate or a transparent resin plate is attached to the window frame 39.

  A substantially entire front surface of the front frame 4 is decorated by a front decoration member in which a lamp or the like is provided. An upper plate 51 is formed at the lower part of the front surface of the front frame 4. Specifically, around the opening window 38, a side decoration device 52 is mounted on the left and right sides, an upper plate 51 is mounted on the lower portion, and an acoustic decoration device 53 is mounted on the upper portion.

  The side decoration device 52 is mainly configured by a side decoration body 54 in which a lamp substrate is disposed and formed of a synthetic resin material. A plurality of slit-shaped opening holes that are long in the horizontal direction are arranged in the side decoration body 54 in the vertical direction, and a lens 55 corresponding to a light source disposed on the lamp substrate is incorporated in the opening hole.

  The acoustic illumination device 53 includes a transparent cover body 56, a speaker 57, a speaker cover 58, a reflector body (not shown), and the like, and these constituent members are assembled together to form a unit.

  A push button 60 that can be operated by the player is provided on the left side of the upper plate 51.

[About the configuration of the locking device]
This will be described with reference to FIGS. A locking device 70 is mounted on the rear side of the free end side that is opposite to the hinge mechanism 36 of the front frame body 11. The locking device 70 has a function of locking the main body frame 3 to the outer frame 2 and a function of locking the front frame 4 to the main body frame 3.

  The configuration of the locking device 70 will be described in detail. The locking device 70 includes a plurality of upper and lower body frame locking hooks 72, a plurality of upper and lower door locking hooks 74, and a cylinder lock 75.

  The plurality of upper and lower body frame locking hooks 72 are detachably engaged with a closing tool 71 provided on the outer frame 2 to lock the body frame 3 in a closed state. The plurality of upper and lower door locking hooks 74 are detachably engaged with a closing tool 73 provided on the rear side of the free end of the front frame 4 to lock the front frame 4 in a closed state. The cylinder lock 75 is configured to be unlocked by inserting a key from the front of the pachinko machine 1.

When the key is inserted into the keyhole of the cylinder lock 75 and rotated in one direction, the engagement between the main body frame locking hook 72 and the closing tool 71 of the outer frame 2 is released, and the main body frame 3 is unlocked. The Further, when the main body frame 3 is rotated in a direction opposite to the unlocking direction, the engagement between the door locking hook 74 and the closing tool 73 of the front frame 4 is released, and the front frame 4 is unlocked. The
[Configuration of game board mounting frame and game board]
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4 and 5. FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing the configuration of the game area 37, and FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the entire rear side of the pachinko machine 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the game board mounting frame 12 of the main body frame 3 is provided on the rear side of the front frame body 11 so that the game board 5 can be mounted in a detachable and replaceable manner from the front. ing. The game board 5 is formed in a substantially square plate shape with a size that fits from the front of the game board mounting frame 12 (see FIG. 10). A guide rail 78 including an outer rail 76 and an inner rail 77 is provided on the board surface (front surface) of the game board 5, and a game area 37 is defined inside the guide rail 78.

  A predetermined gap is provided between the launch rail 19 and the guide rail 78, and when the launched game ball returns to the guide rail 78, the game ball is discharged from the gap. It is configured to be guided to the lower plate 31. Further, a front structural member 79 made of synthetic resin is attached to the front surface of the game board 5 in the outer region of the guide rail 78.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a large number of obstacle nails 81 are provided in the game area 37 in a predetermined gauge arrangement. A windmill 80 is provided at an appropriate position in the game area 37.

  An accessory 91 is arranged almost at the center of the game area 37 of the game board 5, and the model of the pachinko machine 1, the game concept, and the like are characterized by the design of the accessory 91.

  The accessory 91 is composed of a frame-shaped decorative body as a whole, and a warp passage is formed along with the warp inlet at the upper edge or the left and right edges. When the game ball flowing down along the game board surface enters the warp entrance, it is taken into the back side of the accessory 91 through the warp passage. The game ball taken into the back side b of the accessory 91 in this way is discharged again from the middle or lower edge of the accessory 91 to the game board surface.

  In the vicinity of the upper edge portion of the accessory 91, an accessory entrance 92 for communicating the inside and the outside of the accessory 91 is formed.

  The accessory entry port 92 is arranged between a pair of left and right opening / closing pieces 456 (wing members) arranged on the left and right sides of the mouth of the character body 455 and the pair of opening / closing pieces 456, and guides the game ball to the inside of the accessory. A ball entrance 457, a count sensor (entrance detection means) 319 as a game ball detection sensor for detecting a game ball that has passed through the ball entrance 457, and a game ball that has passed through the count sensor 319 as a first rolling effect device 95. And a delivery port 458 for delivery to the vehicle.

  The accessory entry port 92 is configured to be opened and closed by a pair of opening and closing pieces 456. When the opening and closing piece 456 is in an open state, a game ball can be taken into the inside of the accessory 91.

  Inside the accessory 91 and on the downstream side of the accessory entrance 92 in the flow direction of the game medium, a jackpot receiving port 93 and a lose receiving port 94 (first) that can receive the game balls taken into the accessory 91 are provided. Two receiving entrances) are provided.

  In this specification, “accepting a game ball” and “entering a game ball” are synonymous. Further, the “big hit receiving port 93” in the present embodiment corresponds to the “receiving port” in the present invention.

  Further, between the jackpot receiving port 93 and the loser receiving port 94 and the accessory entry port 92 (that is, downstream of the accessory hitting port 92 and upstream of the jackpot receiving port 93 and the loser receiving port 94). The first rolling effect device 95 is further provided. The first rolling effect production device 95 changes the movement of the game ball taken in from the accessory entry 92 and moves in various ways while paying attention to the player. 93 or the loss receiving port 94.

  On one discharge side (left side in FIG. 3) of the first rolling effect device 95, a second rolling effect device 100 capable of hitting a game ball is provided. Further, on the other discharge side (the right side in FIG. 3) of the first rolling effect device 95, the third rolling effect device guides the game ball to either the big hit receiving port 93 or the lose receiving port 94 by rotating. 101 is further provided.

  Further, a fourth rolling effect device 102 is further provided below the first rolling effect device 95 and between the second rolling effect device 100 and the third rolling effect device 101. . The fourth rolling effect device 102 is for guiding the game ball hit by the second rolling effect device 100 to the third rolling effect device 101.

  A pair of first start ports 96, 96 arranged on the left and right are provided below the accessory 91 in the game area 37. Each of the pair of first start openings 96, 96 can accept a game ball. When a game ball enters the first start openings 96, 96, the first start sensor 318 detects the entry of the game ball. Is done.

  Further, a second start port 98 is provided between the pair of first start ports 96, 96 in the game area 37. The second starting port 98 has a pair of movable pieces 99 that can be opened and closed. When this pair of movable pieces 99 expands to the left and right, the probability of entering a game ball increases. That is, when the movable piece 99 is in the closed state, it is difficult to allow the game ball to enter the second starting port 98, whereas when the movable piece 99 is in the open state, the game ball is placed in the second position compared with the closed state. 2. It becomes easy to enter the starting port 98. When a game ball enters the second start port 98, the second start sensor 320 detects the entry of the game ball.

  When the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320 detects that a game ball has entered the first start port 96 or the second start port 98, a special symbol lottery is performed. Then, according to the lottery result, the opening / closing piece 456 of the accessory 91 opens and closes.

  In addition, the game area 37 is provided with a start gate 97 through which game balls can pass and a general winning opening 103 through which game balls can be received. When the game ball passes the start gate 97, the gate sensor 317 detects the passage of the game ball, and a normal symbol lottery is performed. And according to this lottery result, the movable piece 99 of the 2nd starting port 98 opens and closes.

  The normal symbol lottery is performed based on one of the first lottery table and the second lottery table. Each of the first lottery table and the second lottery table stores the time from when a game ball is detected by the gate sensor 317 until the lottery result is displayed on the normal symbol display 120 and the winning probability. . In the present invention, for example, a lottery time of 30 sec and a winning probability of 1/10 are stored in the first lottery table, and a lottery time of 3 sec and a winning probability of 9/10 are stored in the second lottery table, for example. Has been.

  The accessory 91 is fitted into an assembly hole penetrating the central portion of the game board 5. A display device control board box 117 having a rear part of the accessory 91 and a display device control board 116 of the effect display device 115 (display means) is provided so as to protrude to the rear side of the game board 5.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a special symbol display 121 (lottery result display means) for displaying a lottery result by the special symbol lottery 620 is provided in the accessory 91 and above the effect display device 115. It has been.

  At the upper right of the game area 37 in the drawing and along the outer periphery, the reserved number of special symbol lottery results displayed by the special symbol lottery means 620 displayed by the effect display device 115 (that is, the special special symbol lottery means) Four LEDs functioning as a reservation indicator 122 for displaying the number of lotteries (lotted by 620) are provided. This reservation indicator 122 (display means) is lit for the number of reservations (for example, a maximum of four) in the special symbol lottery. The maximum number of four reserves is a number that can be reserved by the reservation means 621, and “within four” corresponds to “within a predetermined range” of the present invention. However, the number of reservations that can be reserved by the reservation means 621 may be changed as appropriate. It should be noted that the decoration display corresponding to the special symbol is displayed on the effect display device 115.

  In this embodiment, the start gate 97 is the passage opening of the present invention, the gate sensor 317 is the passage detection means of the present invention, the first start sensor 318 is the first start detection means of the present invention, and the second start sensor 320 is the present invention. The second start detection means and the opening / closing piece 456 correspond to the opening / closing piece of the present invention.

  An effect display device 115 is disposed inside the accessory 91, and the effect display device 115 performs an effect display by, for example, an image such as a moving image or video, or an operation of a movable member.

  Examples of the effect display device 115 include liquid crystal display devices, EL display devices, plasma display devices, and display devices such as CRTs. The display surface of the effect display device 115 is mounted on the rear side of the accessory 91 so as to face the opening window.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a box mounting base 118 is provided in the lower part of the rear side of the game board 5 and extending from the central part to the lower part. The box mounting base 118 has a function as a collective basket that receives the game balls flowing into various winning devices and guides the game balls to a predetermined position, and a function as a box mounting unit.

  A sub control board box 130 in which a sub control board 119 such as a sound control board and a lamp control board is housed is mounted on the box mounting base 118.

  In addition, a main control board box 132 in which the main control board 131 is housed is mounted in a state of being superposed on the rear side of the sub control board box 130.

  Further, the box mounting base 118, the sub control board box 130 and the main control board box 132 mounted on the rear side of the game board 5 are inserted into the game board 5 from the front of the game board mounting frame 12 of the main body frame 3. The game board 5 is arranged so as not to protrude outside the outer shell.

[Configuration of body frame mechanism mounting body, ball tank and tank rail]
This will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the state in which various members are assembled to the main body frame 3 of the pachinko machine 1 from obliquely upper right rear, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the main body frame 3 alone from obliquely upper right rear.

  A tank mounting portion 133, a rail mounting portion 134, a dispensing device mounting portion 135, and the like are formed on the mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3. A ball tank 136 is mounted on the tank mounting portion 133.

  The sphere tank 136 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material and is formed in a box shape that opens upward. Thereby, a large number of game balls supplied from the island facility can be stored. The storage state of the game balls in the ball tank 136 is visible through the rear side wall of the ball tank 136. In addition, a discharge port 138 for discharging a game ball is formed at the rear corner of the bottom plate portion 137 of the ball tank 136, and the bottom plate portion 137 is formed on an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the discharge port 138. .

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

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

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

Above the tank rail 150, a rectifying body 156 for aligning the game balls flowing in the rail passage without overlapping vertically is mounted on the upper portion thereof so as to be swingable about the shaft 157. The rectifier 156 is provided with a weight from the center to the bottom.
[Configuration of payout device mounting part and ball payout device]
This will be described with reference to FIGS. A vertically long paying device mounting portion 135 corresponding to a ball paying device (ball paying unit) 170 described below is formed in the vertical direction of one side of the mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3. The dispensing device mounting portion 135 is formed in a concave shape having an opening on the rear side. In addition, an opening 173 through which a payout motor 172 (see FIG. 4) of the ball payout device 170 can project is formed at a predetermined position on a back wall portion (not shown) having a stepped shape of the payout device mounting portion 135. Yes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  One end of the power cord is detachably connected to the board connector 239 of the distribution board 238, and the power plug at the other end is inserted into a power outlet. As described above, the cord holder 237 is formed integrally with the rear cover body 210 to hold the power cord, so that the power cord hangs and gets caught by foreign objects when the pachinko machine is transported and stored. Problems can be prevented.

[About the configuration of ball derivatives etc. for the lower pan of the rear lower part of the main body frame]
This will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the rear cover 210 and various control boards are removed from the perspective view of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG.

  A lower dish ball derivative 253 is attached to the other side portion (hinge portion) of the rear lower region of the main body frame 3 in the recessed portion of the rear step portion of the speaker box portion 16. The lower tray ball derivative 253 is used when the game balls paid out to the upper plate 51 through the upper plate connecting path (not shown) from the winning and rental ball passages of the ball dispensing device 170 are full. The game ball on the upper plate communication path is for guiding the game ball to the lower plate 31.

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

  In the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, as an aspect of a special gaming state in which a profit is given to the player, for example, an operation of opening and closing the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 in a certain pattern is an arbitrary round operation from 1 round to 16 rounds Is running. Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of special game states of a first special game state and a second special game state are prepared. In the first special game state, for example, one round, in the second special game state, A 16-round special game is executed.

  In this way, by opening or opening / closing the pair of opening / closing pieces 456, the player can enter the game ball inside the accessory 91 during the special game state, and obtain many prize balls. Can do.

  As for the round operation, the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 performed in response to the entry of the game ball into the first starting port 96 is the first round operation of the first run, and in the second and subsequent round operations, The pair of opening and closing pieces 456 is opened and closed 18 times at a predetermined interval, or ten game balls enter the accessory 91 from the accessory entry port 92 (ten game balls are counted by the count sensor 319). If either of the conditions is met, the process ends.

  In addition, regarding the number of round operations repeatedly performed in the special game, the timing of entering the game ball into the first start port 96 (more specifically, the detection timing of the game ball by the start port sensor 318), the accessory Timing of entering a game ball into the entrance 92 (more specifically, detection timing of a game ball by the count sensor 319), timing of entering a jackpot entrance (first entrance) 93 (more specifically, The timing is determined according to appropriate timing such as the detection timing of the game ball by the jackpot receiving sensor 330 and the result of the lottery performed by the game ball distribution destination in the accessory 91.

  In addition, regarding the determination of which game mode to implement among a plurality of special gaming states, it is so-called whether or not the winning is determined by the special symbol lottery means, and when the winning is, the so-called lottery is further performed. A “two-stage lottery” may be performed, or instead, a so-called “one-stage lottery” may be performed in which a special symbol lottery means determines which of the lost game and a plurality of special game states to execute.

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

[Functional configuration of main board and peripheral board]
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically showing the control configuration.

  The control of the pachinko machine 1 is broadly divided into a group of the main board 310 and a group of the peripheral board 311, and among these, the group of the main board 310 is used for game operations (entrance detection, hit determination, special symbol display, A prize ball payout etc.), and a group of peripheral boards 311 controls a production operation (light emission decoration, sound output, liquid crystal display, etc.).

  The main board 310 includes a main control board 131 and a payout control board 197.

  The main control board 131 includes a CPU 314 as a central processing unit, a ROM 315 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 316 as a readable / writable memory.

  The CPU 314 controls various games performed in the pachinko machine 1 by executing a control program stored in the ROM 315, and creates a command signal to be output to the peripheral board 311 and the payout control board 197.

  The RAM 316 temporarily stores various data generated in various processes executed by the main control board 131 and information such as input signals.

  The main control board 131 includes a gate sensor 317, a start port sensor 318, a count sensor 319, a big hit acceptance sensor 330, a loss acceptance sensor 329, a rotation detection sensor (operation status detection means) 494, a rotational position detection sensor 321 and the like. A detection signal is input.

  On the other hand, the main control board 131 outputs drive signals to the special symbol display device 121, the reservation display device 122, the solenoid 331, the motor 332, the pushing solenoid 325, the rotating body motor 326, and the like.

  The payout control board 197 includes a CPU 333 as a central processing unit, a ROM 334 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 335 as a readable / writable memory. The payout control board 197 processes the command signal input from the main control board 131 and outputs a drive signal to the ball payout device 170. Thereby, the ball payout device 170 pays out the game ball according to the drive signal.

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

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

  The sub-integrated board 336 also includes electronic components such as the CPU 350, the ROM 351, the RAM 352, and the like, and a predetermined effect control program can be executed by these electronic components. Bidirectional communication is performed between the sub-integrated board 336 and the other illumination control boards 337 and 338 and the waveform control board 339 with each input / output interface.

  A decoration lamp 353 mainly including the side decoration device 52 and the like is connected to the first electrical decoration control board 337. When the lighting signal of the decoration lamp 353 is transmitted from the sub-integrated board 336 to the decoration control board 337, the decoration control board 337 performs processing for lighting the decoration lamp 353 in response thereto.

  An effect display device 115 and an effect lamp 354 are connected to the second electrical decoration control board 338. For example, when a display command for the effect display device 115 is transmitted from the sub-integrated substrate 336 to the illumination control board 338, the illumination control board 338 receives this and performs a process of actually operating the effect display device 115. The sub-integrated board 336 receives a detection signal from the game ball sensor 361 (operation state detection means) and outputs a drive signal to the accessory solenoid 362.

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

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

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

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

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing details of the electrical configuration of the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197.

  The main control board 131 includes a CPU 314 (main CPU) having a serial communication function and a parallel communication function with the outside as a CPU for performing various arithmetic processes in the main control board 131.

  The CPU 314 has a circuit configuration of an arithmetic processing unit 390 that performs arithmetic processing, a serial IF unit 391 as a serial communication unit that performs serial communication with the outside, and a parallel IF unit 392 that performs parallel communication with the outside. . Exchange of commands with the payout control board 197 is performed via the serial IF unit 391, and exchange of ACK signals with the payout control board 197 is performed via the parallel IF unit 392.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Next, the operation at the time of command transfer between the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 will be described. The pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment can perform command transfer from the main control board 131 to the payout control board 197 and command transfer from the payout control board 197 to the main control board 131.
(About command transmission of main control board)
The operation of the main control board 131 that transmits a command to the payout control board 197 will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing command transmission processing executed by the arithmetic processing unit 390 of the main control board 131.

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

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

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

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

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

  FIG. 14 is a time chart showing the state of each signal on the main control board 131 when the command transmission process is executed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 314 repeatedly executes the scheduled interrupt process in a sense of 4 milliseconds, whereas the serial IF unit 391 executes serial transfer at a transfer rate of 1200 bps (Bit Per Second). Accordingly, in this embodiment, the time for serial transfer of the 2-byte command by the serial IF unit 391 is about 16.7 ms, and the CPU 314 repeatedly executes the scheduled interrupt processing about four times during that time.

  As described above, if the CPU 314 writes a command in the transmission buffer register 393, the serial IF unit 391 can leave the serial transfer of the command to the payout control board 197. The transfer rate of 1200 bps in serial transfer is a transfer rate that can ensure the reliability of command transfer with respect to electrical noise, and can be transferred serially by isolation using a relatively inexpensive photocoupler. The transfer rate.

  Note that the main control board 131 executes other control processes such as storing the entry information if there is an entry without interrupting the control process during the serial transfer (when the command is in the transmission buffer register 393). To do. In the case of a pachinko machine, the number of game balls launched to the game board 5 is restricted to a maximum of 100 per minute, so the launch interval of game balls is about 600 ms. Therefore, even if game balls continuously win the winning opening 61, the main control board 131 can process the detection information of the game balls without delay and serially transfer the prize ball commands to the payout control board 197.

(Receipt control board command reception)
The operation of the payout control board 197 that receives a command from the main control board 131 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing command reception processing executed by the CPU 333 of the payout control board 197.

  The CPU 333 of the payout control board 197 executes the command receiving process shown in FIG. 15 when receiving a command from the main control board 131 as part of controlling the payout of the game ball.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  When the reading of the first byte of the command is completed, the reception buffer register 403 is cleared by the serial management unit 404, and the reception data presence signal DFb becomes low level (timing tb6). Thereafter, when the second byte of the command is passed from the reception shift register 402 to the reception buffer register, the received presence signal DFb becomes high level (timing tb7). Thereafter, similarly to the first byte of the command, the second byte of the command is read from the reception buffer register 403 (timing tb8 to tb9, step S1103 in FIG. 15).

  For convenience of explanation, in FIG. 16, the scale of the serial transfer time for the first byte and the second byte of the command is reduced as compared with the scale of the arithmetic processing time of the CPU 333. The serial transfer time between the byte and the second byte requires a considerable time compared to the calculation processing time of the CPU 333. Therefore, the command reception process shown in FIG. 15 is a process executed by dividing into a plurality of scheduled interrupt processes as part of the scheduled interrupt process repeatedly executed by the CPU 333 at a predetermined interval.

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

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

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

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

  By the way, in the above-mentioned payout control board 197, the one provided with the CPU 333, the serial IF chip 398 and the parallel IF chip 399 is shown, but the following structure may be adopted.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, the payout control board 197 is formed with a CPU 333 (payout CPU) that performs various arithmetic processes in the payout control board 197 and a circuit that performs serial communication and parallel communication with the outside. A serial IF IF chip 405 can be provided.

  The serial IF chip 405 includes a parallel IF unit 406 that performs parallel communication with the parallel IF unit 392 of the main control board 131. FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing details of the electrical configuration of the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 different from those shown in FIG. Further, the configuration other than the above is the same as that shown in FIG.

The serial management unit 407 of the payout control board 197 shown in FIG. 17 is different from the serial management unit 404 shown in FIG. The serial management unit 407 is different from the serial management unit 404 shown in FIG. 13 in which the data in the reception buffer register 403 is erased by reading from the CPU 333. The serial management unit 407 is based on the buffer clear signal #CBb from the CPU 333. Thus, data is erased from the reception buffer register 403.
(Regarding command transmission of main control board in FIG. 17)
The operation of the main control board 131 that transmits a command to the payout control board 197 will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing command transmission processing executed by the arithmetic processing unit 390 of the main control board 131.

  The arithmetic processing unit 390 of the main control board 131 repeatedly executes the command transmission process shown in FIG. 18 at a predetermined timing as part of the process for controlling the progress of the game.

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

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

  Details of the command output process (step S1202) and the ACK wait process (step S1203) will be described later.

  Details of the command output process (step S1202 in FIG. 18) in the command transmission process shown in FIG. 18 will be described. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing command output processing (step S1202 in FIG. 18).

  When the command output process shown in FIG. 19 is started, the arithmetic processing unit 390 determines whether or not “the transmission buffer empty signal TEa is at a high level” and “the serial transfer in-progress signal TCa is at a low level”, that is, “transmission buffer register It is determined whether or not “when no data is stored in 393” and “when the transmission shift register 394 is not performing serial transfer” (step S1301).

  If “the transmission buffer empty signal TEa is at the high level” and “the serial transfer in-progress signal TCa is at the low level” (step S1301), it is determined whether or not “check flag Fc = 1” (step S1302). . The check flag Fc is a flag for instructing the payout control board 197 to report the operation state when the ACK signal from the payout control board 197 cannot be confirmed, and is set to “0” when the arithmetic processing unit 390 is activated. Is set.

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

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

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

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

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

  Details of the ACK wait process (step S1203 in FIG. 18) in the command transmission process shown in FIG. 18 will be described. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the ACK wait process (step S1203 in FIG. 17).

  When the arithmetic processing unit 390 starts the ACK waiting process shown in FIG. 20, it determines whether or not an ACK signal is detected from the payout control board 197 (step S1401). If an ACK signal is detected (step S1401), the job flag Fj is set to “0” (step S1402), and the ACK waiting process is terminated.

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

By the operation of the main control board 131 described above, a 2-byte command is transmitted to the payout control board 197. Conversely, the operation of the payout control board 197 for transmitting a command to the main control board 131 is performed by the CPU 333 instead of the arithmetic processing unit 390, the transmission buffer register 400, and the transmission shift register 394 instead of the transmission buffer register 393. Instead, the transmission shift register 401 is realized by performing the same operation as that of the main control board 131 described above.
(Regarding command reception of the payout control board in FIG. 17)
The operation of the payout control board 197 that receives a command from the main control board 131 will be described. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing command reception processing executed by the CPU 333 of the payout control board 197.

  The CPU 333 of the payout control board 197 executes the command receiving process shown in FIG. 21 when receiving a command from the main control board 131 as part of controlling the payout of the game ball. The command reception process shown in FIG. 21 is executed by dividing it into a plurality of scheduled interrupt processes as part of the scheduled interrupt process repeatedly executed by the CPU 333 at predetermined intervals, similarly to the command reception process shown in FIG. Process.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[About game processing]
This will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a game process routine. FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the routine of the fluctuation start process. FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a jackpot determination processing routine. FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing a routine of the variable display pattern setting process. FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing a routine of normal hit hour variation display pattern table setting processing. FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing a routine of processing during fluctuation. FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing a routine of a prize winning opening / closing process for an accessory. FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing a big hit game start processing routine. FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing a routine for the big hit game processing. FIG. 32 is a time chart showing the relationship between the variation time of the special symbol after the end of the jackpot game and the acceptance probability at the jackpot entrance.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an example of the game process. First, the CPU 314 of the main board 310 determines whether or not a game ball has entered the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 in step S1601. . Specifically, it is determined whether or not the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320 is turned on and a detection signal is output. When a detection signal is output from the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320, it is determined that a game ball has entered the first start port 96 or the second start port 98, and the process proceeds to step S1602. If it is determined in step S1601 that the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320 is turned on, various random numbers (big hit determination random number, continuous number determination random number, probability change determination random number, variable display pattern random number, etc.) To get.

  In step S1601, when a game ball enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 and obtains a predetermined random number, in a subsequent step S1602, the value of the reserved ball number counter provided in the RAM 316 is set. It is determined whether or not the upper limit is less than 4 (step S1602). If the value of the reserved ball number counter is less than 4, the process proceeds to step S1603, and a starting storage storing process for storing the predetermined random number acquired in step S1601 in the RAM 316 as a storage unit is performed. If neither the first start sensor 318 nor the second start sensor 320 is ON in step S1601, or if the value of the reserved ball number counter is 4 or more in step S1602, the start memory storing process is not executed. It has become.

  In the start memory storing process in step S1603, a process of adding “1” to the reserved ball number counter and the number of reserved balls displayed on the reservation indicator 122 by the reserved number display control means in accordance with the addition of the reserved ball number counter. Processing for changing the number (for example, in the case of the reservation indicator 122 comprising four lamps, processing for indicating the number of reserved balls by the number of lighting of the lamp) and the obtained random value (for example, jackpot determination random number, continuous number determination) A random number, a probability change determination random number, etc.) are stored in the storage area of the start memory provided in the RAM 316 in correspondence with the count value of the retained ball number counter. Thus, the reserved ball number counter is a counter indicating the number of random values stored in the storage area of the start memory.

  If the value of the reserved ball number counter is the upper limit value in step S1602, the random value acquired in step S1601 is discarded. If it is determined in step S1601 that a game ball has entered the first starting port 96, various random numbers may be acquired between steps S1601 to S1603. For example, without acquiring various random numbers in step S1601. After determining that the reserved ball number counter is less than the upper limit value in step S1602, various random numbers may be acquired, or may be acquired in the start storage storage process (step S1603).

  Thereafter, in the game process, the CPU 314 refers to the value of the process selection flag indicating the progress of the game, and if the process selection flag is [0], the variation start process in step S1604 is performed, and the process selection flag is [1]. For example, if the process selection flag is [2], the variable display pattern setting process in step S1605 is performed. If the process selection flag is [3], the accessory entry opening / closing process is performed. If the process selection flag is [5], the special game start process is performed. If the process selection flag is [6], the special game start process is performed. Yes.

  In the present embodiment, four types of “losing”, “first small hit”, “second small hit”, and “special hit” are prepared as the lottery results based on the hit determination random numbers.

  Specifically, if the lottery result is “losing”, the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 does not open / close, and if the result is “first small hit”, the first small hit that opens and closes the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 once. If the game state is set to “second small hit”, the second small hit game state in which the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 is opened and closed twice. Further, if the lottery result is “special hit”, a special gaming state in which the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 is executed a predetermined number of rounds is set. The opening time of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 is between 0.3 sec to 0.6 sec, preferably about 0.4 sec.

  In the present embodiment, the gaming state based on “losing”, the first small hitting gaming state based on “first small hit”, and the second small hitting gaming state based on “second small hit” are “normal” in the present invention. Corresponds to “game state”.

  Here, in the first small hit game state or the second small hit game state, the game ball enters the accessory 91 from the accessory entry 92 at the timing when the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 are opened, and the inside of the accessory 91 When a game ball is received at the jackpot receiving port 93, a special game state occurs.

  Note that the special game state may be directly generated by winning a lottery in response to a game ball entering the first first start port 96 or the second start port 98. That is, in this case, a special game state is achieved even if the game ball that has entered the accessory 91 from the accessory entry 92 at the timing when the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 are opened is not received by the jackpot 93 in the accessory 91. Will occur. This can greatly enhance the interest of the game.

  In the present invention, in addition to the game states of “losing”, “first small hit”, “second small hit”, and “special winning” prepared as the lottery results based on the hit determination random numbers, A highly anticipated gaming state as “expected gaming” is also prepared.

  This high-expected gaming state is a game that is performed during a predetermined period after the special gaming state ends, and the normal symbol lottery is performed based on the second table. Specifically, as compared with the case where the normal symbol lottery is performed based on the first table, the lottery time is shortened and the winning probability is greatly improved. When the normal symbol lottery is won, the result is displayed on the normal symbol display 120 and the movable piece 99 of the second starting port 98 of the accessory 91 opens and closes, so that the game ball enters the second starting port 98. It becomes easy to do.

  In the variation start process (step S1604) executed when the process selection flag is [0], the start memory number is confirmed. If the start memory number is not 0, a setting for starting the variation display of the special symbol is made. Do. That is, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece 456 is executed in response to the release of the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece 456 by the reservation means 621 by the reservation releasing means 628. More specifically, as will be described later, specifically, any one of “losing”, “first small hit”, “second small hit”, and “special winning” as a lottery result corresponding to the hit determination random number acquired in step S1601. It is determined whether or not there is, and the process selection flag is updated to [1].

  In the present embodiment, when the display of the lottery result by the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 reserved by the reservation means 621 is canceled, the sound effect sound is output from the lower speaker 18 by the waveform control board 339. . In the case of a conventional so-called “second type” gaming machine, the opening and closing pieces of the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 perform opening and closing operations at the timing when the game balls are received in the first start opening 96 or the second start opening 98. However, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment has a pair of opening and closing even when the lottery result display by the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 reserved by the reservation means 621 is canceled by the reservation release means 628. The opening / closing operation of the piece 456 is executed. In such a case, it is difficult to grasp when and at what timing the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece 456 is executed. Therefore, by outputting a sound effect, the player is given the same feeling as when a game is played with a so-called “second type” gaming machine of the first start port 96. Thereby, the game can be performed without feeling uncomfortable that the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 is executed even though the first starting port 96 or the second starting port 98 does not receive the game ball. .

  In the variable display pattern setting process (step S1605) executed when the process selection flag is [1], settings related to special symbols and symbol variable display are performed. As will be described in detail later, specifically, a variation display pattern of a special symbol is determined, and a variation time (corresponding to the variation display pattern is set). The time from the start to the stop display) is set in the timer, and the process selection flag is updated to [2].

  In the changing process (step S1606) executed when the process selection flag is [2], the timer set with the changing time in the changing display pattern setting process (step S1605) is monitored, and the timer has timed out. Then, the special symbol display unit 121 performs a process of stopping the variation display of the special symbol. At this time, if the lottery result is “special hit” in the variation start process (step S1604), the process selection flag is updated to [4], and if “1st small hit” or “second small hit” is processed. The selection flag is updated to [3]. Otherwise, that is, “losing”, the processing selection flag is updated to [0].

  In the accessory entrance opening / closing process (step S1607) executed when the process selection flag is [3], when the result of the special symbol lottery is “first small hit” or “second small hit”, The opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 according to the lottery result (the opening / closing process of the accessory entry 92) is executed. As will be described in detail later, after the special symbol fluctuation is stopped (after the display of the lottery result by the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 reserved by the reservation means 621 is released), the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 are opened and closed. The processing selection flag is updated to [4] if the game ball that has entered the accessory 91 enters the jackpot receiving entrance, and the processing selection flag is updated to [0] if it does not enter the jackpot receiving entrance. .

  When the result of the special symbol lottery is either “special hit” or “losing”, the game ball enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 and the first start sensor 318 or The opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 according to the detection by the second start sensor 320 is not performed.

  In the special game start process (step S1608) executed when the process selection flag is [4], a setting for starting the special game state is performed when the lottery result is “special hit”. Although details will be described later, specifically, the number of rounds is set. Note that the period from the start of the opening operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 to the closing state is one round.

  In the special game process (step S1609) executed when the process selection flag is [5], the number of game balls detected by the count sensor 319 is determined, and a predetermined number of game balls are received from the accessory entry 92. When entering the accessory 91 or when a predetermined period has elapsed, a process for closing the accessory entry 92 is performed. Further, if the number of rounds in the special gaming state has not reached the predetermined number, the processing for opening the accessory entry 92 is performed again. When the number of rounds in the special gaming state reaches the predetermined number, The selection flag is updated to [6].

  In the highly anticipated game process (step S1610) executed when the process selection flag is [6], the normal symbol lottery performed in response to the detection of the game ball by the gate sensor 317 is performed in the second lottery table. Based on. Then, based on the fact that the lottery is won, the movable piece 99 of the second starting port 98 opens. Then, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the first start port 96 or the second start port 98. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320 is turned on and a detection signal is output (step S1611). If a detection signal is output from the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320, it is determined that a game ball has entered the first start port 96 or the second start port 98, and the process proceeds to step S1612. If it is determined in step S1611 that the first start sensor 318 and the second start sensor 320 are turned on, various random numbers (a jackpot determination random number, a continuous number determination random number, a probability change determination random number, a variable display pattern random number, etc.) To get.

  In step S1611, when a game ball enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 and obtains a predetermined random number, in the subsequent step S1612, the value of the reserved ball number counter provided in the RAM 316 is set. It is determined whether or not the upper limit value is less than 4. If the value of the reserved ball number counter is less than 4, the process proceeds to step S1613, and a starting storage storing process for storing the predetermined random number acquired in step S1611 in the RAM 316 as a storage unit is performed. If neither the first start sensor 318 nor the second start sensor 320 is ON in step S1611, or if the value of the reserved ball number counter is 4 or more in step S1612, the start storage storing process is not executed. It has become.

  In the start memory storing process in step S1613, a process of adding “1” to the reserved ball number counter and the number of reserved balls displayed on the reservation indicator 122 by the reserved number display control means in accordance with the addition of the reserved ball number counter. Processing for changing the number (for example, in the case of the reservation indicator 122 comprising four lamps, processing for indicating the number of reserved balls by the number of lighting of the lamp) and the obtained random value (for example, jackpot determination random number, continuous number determination) A random number, a probability change determination random number, etc.) are stored in the storage area of the start memory provided in the RAM 316 in correspondence with the count value of the retained ball number counter. Thus, the reserved ball number counter is a counter indicating the number of random values stored in the storage area of the start memory.

  If the value of the reserved ball number counter is the upper limit value in step S1612, the random number value acquired in step S1611 is discarded. When it is determined in step S1611 that a game ball has entered the first starting port 96, various random numbers may be acquired between step S1611 to step S1613. For example, without acquiring various random numbers in step S1611. After determining that the reserved ball number counter is less than the upper limit value in step S1612, various random numbers may be acquired, or may be acquired in the start storage storage process (step S1613).

  Thereafter, the CPU 314 refers to the value of the process selection flag indicating the progress of the game, and if the process selection flag is [4], the process selection flag is updated to [4]. Then, the process proceeds to step S1608, and special game start processing is performed.

  On the other hand, if the process selection flag is [0], [1], [2] or [3] other than [4], the process proceeds to step S1615, and it is determined whether or not the high-expected gaming process has ended. If the high expectation game process has not ended, the process returns to step S1610. If the high expectation game process has ended, the process selection flag is updated to [0].

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the above-described change start process (step S1604). In this variation start process, first, in step S1621, the CPU 314 of the main board 310 determines whether or not the value of the reserved ball number counter is zero. As described above, since the value of the reserved ball number counter indicates the number of random numbers stored in the start memory storage area, if the value of the reserved ball number counter is 0 in step S1621, the start memory is stored. In step S1625, the hit end flag is turned OFF, and the process of this routine is ended. Although details will be described later, the hit end flag is set to ON when the first jackpot game, the second jackpot game, the first jackpot game, and the second jackpot game are finished.

  On the other hand, if the value of the reserved ball number counter is not 0 in step S1621, the process proceeds to step S1622, and the reservation release processing of the lottery result display by the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 reserved by the reservation means 621 ( The start memory transfer process) is executed by the reservation release means 628. In the reservation release process of step S1622, the process of subtracting 1 from the reserve ball number counter and the various random numbers stored in the start memory storage area provided in the RAM 316 are shifted, and then the number of reserved balls in the start memory storage area. A process of reading various random numbers (a big hit determination random number, a probability change determination random number, etc.) stored in the storage area corresponding to 0 of the counter (that is, a process of releasing the reservation) is performed. Specifically, various random numbers stored in the storage area corresponding to n (n = 1, 2, 3, 4) of the reserved ball number counter in the storage area of the start memory are stored in the storage area of the start memory. The number is stored in a storage area corresponding to n-1 (n = 0, 1, 2, 3) of the number counter.

  Next, in step S1623, hit determination processing is performed using a hit determination random number for which the reservation has been released, that is, a hit determination random number read from the storage area corresponding to 0 of the reserved ball number counter in the storage area of the reservation storage. Specifically, it is determined whether the lottery result based on the hit determination random number is “first hit”, “second hit”, or “special hit”. In step S1624, the process selection flag is updated to [1]. By updating the process selection flag to [1], the timer interrupt process occurs next, and when the game process (see FIG. 23) is executed, the variable display pattern setting process (step S1605) can be executed. .

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the hit determination process (step S1623). When the hit determination process is started, first, in step S1641, a hit determination table stored in the ROM 315 is selected. In subsequent step S1642, whether or not the hit determination random number is a special hit is determined using the hit determination table. Determined. Here, if it is “special hit”, the process proceeds to step S1643, the special hit flag is turned ON, and the hit determination process is ended. On the other hand, if the hit determination random number is not “special hit” in step S1642, the process proceeds to step S1644.

  In this step S1644, it is determined whether or not the hit determination random number is “first small hit” using the hit determination table. If it is “first small hit”, the process proceeds to step S1645 and the first small hit is determined. The flag is turned ON and the hit determination process is terminated. On the other hand, if the hit determination random number is not “first small hit” in step S1644, the process proceeds to step S1646.

  In step S1646, it is determined whether or not the hit determination random number is “second small hit” using the hit determination table. If it is “second small hit”, the process proceeds to step S1647 and the second small hit flag is set. Is turned ON, and the hit determination process is terminated. On the other hand, if the hit determination random number is not “second small hit” in step S1646, the big hit determination process is terminated without turning on any of the hit flags.

  By the way, the probability that each lottery result is drawn by the big hit determination random number is, for example, “lost” 1/300, “first small hit” 270/300, “second small hit” 28/300, “special” The “win” can be set to 1/300. However, the probabilities are not limited to the above probabilities, and those probabilities can be changed and set as appropriate. However, in any setting, the probability of “losing” or “special hit” is minimized. There is a need. Note that “losing” is not necessary.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the above-described variable display pattern setting process (step S1605). In this variable display pattern setting process, it is determined in step S1661 whether or not the hit determination random number is “special hit”. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the special hit flag is in the ON state. If the special hit flag is in the ON state, that is, “special hit”, the process proceeds to step S1662 and the first stored in the ROM 315 is determined. Select the special hit hour variation display pattern table.

  If it is determined in step S1661 that it is not “special hit”, the process proceeds to step S1663, and whether or not the hit determination random number is one of “first small hit” or “second small hit”. To be judged. That is, if one of the first small hit flag and the second small hit flag is in the ON state, it is determined that it is “first small hit” or “second small hit”, the process proceeds to step S1664, and the ROM 315 Then, a normal variation display pattern table setting process (details will be described later) is performed, and a predetermined variation display pattern table is selected.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1663 that it is not “first small hit” or “second small hit”, that is, if no hit flag is ON, the process proceeds to step S1665 and the loss stored in the ROM 315 is lost. A time variation display pattern table is selected.

  When the variation display pattern table is selected, in step S1666, the variation display pattern corresponding to the variation display pattern table previously selected is determined using the variation display pattern random number, and in step S1667, the determined variation display pattern is determined. A display pattern variation display pattern command is set, and the flow advances to step S1668.

  In step S1668, a variation time corresponding to the variation display pattern determined in step S1668 is set in the timer. Specifically, in the present embodiment, for example, in the case of a variation display pattern determined from a normal variation display pattern table at the time of a small hit at “first small hit” or “second small hit”, the variation time is For example, a normal variation time between 0.8 sec and 2 sec is set.

  More specifically, when the result of the special symbol lottery is “first small hit” or “second small hit”, the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 reserved by the reservation means 621 is further provided. The normal variation time is set according to the number N of the lottery results displayed by (the number N of reservations displayed on the reservation indicator 122). In the present embodiment, when the reserve number N is N = 1, the normal fluctuation time is set to 0.8 sec, for example, and when N = 2, N = 3, and N = 4, the normal fluctuation time is set to 2 sec, for example.

  Normally, if a player has a reserved number N displayed on the reservation indicator 122 (reserved number N of the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91), the player can drive the game ball into the game board 5. Is stopped (so-called “stop”). This is because the detection by the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320 is ignored even if the game ball enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98.

  In the case of the conventional second type gaming machine, the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 opens and closes after the game ball enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98. In the machine 1, since the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 performs the opening / closing operation after the variation of the decorative symbol corresponding to the special symbol is stopped, it is difficult to measure the timing at which the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 is opened / closed. In addition, the number of game balls that are thrown into the game area 37 of the game board 5 is 100 per minute (1.34 per 0.8 second).

  Therefore, if the normal variation time is short, even if the game ball 37 is driven into the game area 37 after the special symbol variation stops, the game ball does not reach the accessory entry 92 and the broken corner 91 You may lose the opportunity to enter the game ball inside.

  On the other hand, if the reservation number N displayed on the reservation indicator 122 is small, even if the ball enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98, the game ball by the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320 is used. Since the detection of is not ignored, the player rarely stops.

  Accordingly, the normal fluctuation time is determined so that the normal fluctuation time when N = 2, N = 3, and N = 4 is longer than the normal fluctuation time when the reserved number N is N = 1. Thus, even when the player performs a game ball driving operation on the game area 37 after the variation of the decorative symbol corresponding to the special symbol is stopped, the game is performed until the opening / closing piece 456 of the accessory 91 is released. It becomes possible for the game ball that has been driven into the area 37 to reach the accessory entry 92. In particular, if the normal variation time is set to 2 seconds, about 3 game balls can reach the accessory entry 92 by driving the game ball toward the game area 37 immediately after the special symbol variation stops. Can do. Thereby, the fall of interest can be prevented.

  In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the normal variation time varies depending on the number of reserved numbers N displayed on the reserved indicator 122 as described above. It is difficult to know when and when to open and close. Therefore, after the lottery result display by the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 reserved by the reservation means 621 is released by the reservation release means 628, for example, the count display is performed on the effect display device 115, thereby opening and closing pieces. It is preferable to notify the timing at which the opening / closing operation 456 is performed, or to notify the timing at which the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece 456 is performed by outputting a sound effect from the lower speaker 18. Thereby, even if the timing at which the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece 456 is changed in accordance with the reserve number N, the player can play the game toward the game area 37 at the timing at which the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece 456 is executed. It becomes possible to drive a ball.

  Here, the normal fluctuation time when the result of the special symbol lottery in this embodiment is “first small hit” or “second small hit” corresponds to the standby time of the present invention. Further, the variation time selection means 622 in this case corresponds to the standby time determination means of the present invention.

  In addition, in the case of a fluctuation display pattern determined from either the special hit fluctuation display pattern table or the deviation fluctuation display pattern table, that is, in the case of "special hit" or "losing", the fluctuation time is more than the normal fluctuation time. Long special change time (third grace time) is set. As a result, when “special hit” or “losing” is set, the special symbol's fluctuation time is set longer, and if the fluctuation time is longer than the normal hit, either “special hit” or “losing” will occur. It is possible to recognize the fact that the player is excited and excited.

  Also, in the case of “special hit” or “losing”, the game ball enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 by setting a special change time longer than the normal change time as the change time. However, it is possible to eliminate the uncomfortable feeling that the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 is not executed.

  When the variation time is set in step S1668, in the subsequent step S1669, the processing selection flag is updated to [2] and the process proceeds to step S1670, and the big hit determination random number and variation display determined or set so far. A pattern random number, a variable display pattern command, a variable time, etc. are set as commands for transmitting to the peripheral board 311 and this routine is returned. Based on the determined variable display pattern, the special symbol indicator 121 The symbol variation display is started.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing an example of the small hit hour variation display pattern table setting process (step S1664). First, in step S1671, it is determined whether or not the hit end flag is ON. If it is not ON, the process proceeds to step S1672, where the small hit change display pattern table is selected, and this routine is returned. In other words, during a special game, if the game ball does not enter the first starting port 96 or the second starting port 98 (start winning prize), in other words, in the case of starting winning in the normal gaming state, A normal variation display pattern table is selected.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S1671 that the hit end flag is ON, that is, when the game ball enters and is retained in the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 during the special game, Proceeding to step S1673, the probability change determination random number is read from the start-up memory stored in RAM 316, and it is determined whether or not this probability change determination random number is a change value. If it is determined that the probability change determination random number is a change value, the process advances to step S1674 to select the first variation display pattern table at the time of a small hit, and this routine is returned. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1673 that the probability change determination random number is not a change value, the process proceeds to step S1675, where the second variation display pattern table at the time of small hit is selected, and this routine is returned.

  This small hitting variation display pattern table setting process selects the variation display pattern table used at the time of the first small hit or the second small hit, and the small hitting time selected in the normal gaming state as described above. The normal variation display pattern table has a plurality of variation display patterns corresponding to the first small hit or the second small hit, and the normal variation time (0.8 sec.) That does not feel uncomfortable with the conventional second type gaming machine. ~ 2 sec).

  On the other hand, at the end of the special game, when the start memory is stored in the RAM 316 (when a game ball enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 during the special game), the small hit time selected The first variation display pattern table or the second variation display pattern table at the time of a small hit is when the variation of the special symbol is started when the third rolling effect production device 101 in the accessory 91 passes a predetermined reference position. There is a high probability that a game ball that has entered the accessory 91 by opening / closing the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 after the special symbol has stopped changing will enter the jackpot 93 by the rotating third rolling effect device 101. A first fluctuation pattern that fluctuates in one fluctuation time (first grace time) and a second fluctuation time that fluctuates in a second fluctuation time (second grace time) that has a lower probability of entering the jackpot entrance 93 than the first fluctuation time. Fluctuation pattern It has a down, and further, the first shift pattern and a second variation pattern, and a variable display pattern corresponding to the respective first Koatari or second Koatari.

  In the first variation display pattern table for small hits and the second variation display pattern table for small hits, the probability of selecting the first variation pattern and the second variation pattern is set differently. In the hour first variation display pattern table, the probabilities that the first variation pattern and the second variation pattern are selected are 99/100 and 1/100, respectively. The probability that the first variation pattern and the second variation pattern are selected may be 50/100 and 50/100, respectively. As a result, when the first variation display pattern table at the time of the small hit is selected, there is a high probability that the first variation pattern that varies in the first variation time is selected. If the change of the special symbol is started when the predetermined reference position is passed, the probability that the game ball enters the jackpot receiving port 93 can be increased.

  In addition, even in the second variation display pattern table at the time of small hit, the probability that the first variation pattern is selected is 50/100. Can be done. The first fluctuation time is a time between 1 sec and 3 sec, and the second fluctuation time is a time between 3 sec and 5 sec.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the start memory is stored in the RAM 316 at the end of the special game (when the game ball enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 during the special game), In the small hitting time variation display pattern table setting process, the small hitting time first variation display pattern table or the small hitting time second variation display pattern table is set, but is not limited thereto. For example, even when the start memory is stored in the RAM 316 at the end of the special game, the normal variation time is set according to the number of the start memory (retained number N displayed on the reservation display 122). You may do it. In this embodiment, for example, when the reserved number N is N = 1, the normal fluctuation time is set to 0.8 sec, for example, and when N = 2, N = 3, and N = 4, the normal fluctuation time is set to 2 sec, for example. The

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the above-described changing process (step S1606). First, in step S1681, it is determined whether or not the variation time of the special symbol that is variably displayed on the special symbol display device 121 is up, and if not, the routine returns. On the other hand, if it is determined that the time is up, the process proceeds to step S1682, where it is determined whether or not the lottery result being executed is a special win. If it is determined that the lottery is a special win, the process proceeds to step S1683. The selection flag is updated to [4]. Further, in step S1684, the special hit flag is turned OFF, and this routine is returned. At that time, the special symbol display 121 stops and displays the special symbol suggesting the special hit.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1682 that there is no special hit, the process proceeds to step S1685, and it is determined whether the lottery result is “first small hit” or “second small hit”. If it is determined that the lottery result is "first small hit" or "second small hit", the process proceeds to step S1686, the process selection flag is updated to [3], and this routine is returned. At that time, the special symbol display 121 stops and displays the special symbol suggesting “first small hit” or “second small hit” according to the lottery result.

  If it is determined in step S1865 that the lottery result is not “first small hit” or “second small hit”, that is, it is determined to be “lost”, the process proceeds to step S1687, and the process selection flag is set. Is updated to [0], and this routine returns. At that time, the special symbol display 121 stops and displays the special symbol suggesting “losing”.

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing an example of the aforementioned entrance / exit opening / closing process for an accessory (step S1607). Here, first, in step S1701, it is determined whether or not the lottery result is “first small hit”. If “first small hit”, the process proceeds to step S1702, and the first small hit flag is turned OFF. In the subsequent step S1703, the first opening time is set. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1701 that it is not “first small hit”, in other words, if it is determined that it is “second small hit”, the process proceeds to step S1704, and the second small hit flag is turned OFF. In step S1705, the second opening time is set.

  In step S1703 or step S1705, when the opening time is set, the process proceeds to step S1706, and the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 is performed according to the set opening time. Specifically, when the opening time is the first opening time, for example, the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 are opened or opened for 0.3 sec to 0.6 sec. It is desirable to leave it open for a while. In the case where the opening time is the second opening time, the accessory entry 92 is opened or closed by the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 for a time longer than the first opening time, for example, between 1.5 seconds and 2.0 seconds. It is intended to open and close, and it is desirable to open for about 1.8 seconds.

  In step S1706, when the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 is completed, the process proceeds to step S1707, and it is determined whether or not the big hit reception sensor 330 is turned on. That is, in step S 1706, it is determined whether or not the winning combination entrance 92 is opened, the gaming ball enters the winning combination 91, and the gaming ball is received in the big hit receiving opening 93 in the winning combination 91. Then, when a game ball is received at the jackpot receiving port 93, the jackpot receiving sensor 330 is turned ON, the process proceeds to step S1708, the processing selection flag is updated to [4], and in the subsequent step S1709, for example, during a special hit game, A predetermined command including an effect display pattern displayed on the effect display device 115 and controlled by the peripheral board 311 is set, and this routine is returned.

  On the other hand, in step S1707, when the big hit acceptance sensor 330 is not turned on, that is, when the game ball does not enter the accessory 91 from the accessory entrance 92, or the accessory from the accessory entrance 92. If a game ball has entered 91 but is not received in the big hit receiving port 93, the process proceeds to step S1710, the processing selection flag is updated to [0], and this routine is returned.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing an example of the special hit game start process (step S1608). This special hit game start process is performed as “special game” when the lottery result based on the hit determination random number generated by the game ball entering the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 is “special win”. It is a process to be started. In addition, the process is started as “special game” even when a game ball that has entered the accessory 91 by being opened and closed is received in the jackpot receiving port 93.

  First, in step S1721, the set maximum continuation number which is the number of rounds of the special game is set by the continuation number determination random number. In the present embodiment, the number of rounds is set by a continuation number determination random number from any one of 2, 8, and 16. Specifically, the ratio of selecting the number of rounds of 2, 8, and 16 is, for example, “1/4” for 2 times, “1/4” for 8 times, and “1” for 16 times. The number of rounds corresponding to the continuation number determination random number is set using an appropriate selection table allocated to be “/ 2”. This continuous number determination random number may be generated together with a hit determination random number or the like when entering the first start port 96, or may be generated when starting the big hit process.

  When the set maximum continuation number is set in step S1721, in the subsequent step S1722, the continuation number determination display process is performed. Specifically, based on the continuous number determination random number, the corresponding continuous number determination display pattern is determined from the continuous number determination display pattern table stored in the ROM 315, and the display pattern command of the determined continuous number determination display pattern is set. To do. The set display pattern command is set so as to be transmitted to the peripheral substrate 311.

  Various display patterns are prepared as the continuation number determination display pattern, which is smaller than the set maximum continuation number set by the continuation number determination random number, that is, a display pattern suggesting the maximum number of rounds or the maximum number of rounds. There is a display pattern that suggests the number of rounds. Specifically, for example, when the actual number of rounds is 16, the number of rounds displayed by the display pattern is displayed as 8, and initially the player is recognized that the number of rounds is 8, It may be displayed as if the number of rounds has increased to 16 by performing an effect display (for example, re-lottery display) in which the number of rounds is changed during the game. As a result, the number of rounds more advantageous than the number of rounds displayed at this place is displayed to the player, so that it is possible to make the player feel as if they were lucky and to enhance the interest. Can do.

  Note that the special game state with one round in the present embodiment corresponds to the first special game state of the present invention, and the special game states with eight and sixteen rounds are the second special game in the present invention. Corresponds to the state.

  Then, in step S1722, when the continuation count determination display process ends, the process proceeds to step S1723, the process selection flag is updated to [5], and this routine is returned.

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing an example of the above-described special game processing (step S1609). First, in step S1741, a predetermined round counter is initialized (for example, round counter value = 2). This round counter is secured in the RAM 316, for example, and the value of the round counter is reset with this initialization. The round counter is for counting the number of rounds during the special game, and when the value reaches the set maximum number of times, the special game process ends.

  In step S1742, after the round counter is initialized in step S1741, “0” is set in a predetermined approach ball number counter, and then the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 starts opening and closing operations at predetermined time intervals ( Step S1743). In the next step S1744, it is determined whether or not the number of opening / closing operations of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 is within a set maximum number (for example, 18 times). If the opening / closing frequency is within the set maximum frequency (YES), it is next determined whether or not the value of the approaching ball number counter is less than 10 (step S1745). At this time, if the value of the approaching ball number counter is less than 10 (YES), it is determined whether or not the detection signal of the count sensor 319 corresponding to the special winning opening is turned on (step S1746). When the count sensor 319 is turned on by entering the accessory 91 from the accessory entry 92 (YES), “1” is added to the entry ball counter in the next step S1747, and the determination in step S1644 is performed again. . Alternatively, if there is no winning in the big winning opening in step S1746 and the count sensor 319 is not ON (NO), the determination in step S1744 is performed without adding the entering ball number counter.

  If one of the round opening / closing operations of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 reaches the set maximum number of 18 times or the number of approaching balls reaches 10 counts, one round is End. If either of these two conditions is satisfied, the determination in step S1744 or step S1745 is negative (NO), so that the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 is stopped for the end of the round (step S1748). Then, in the next step S1749, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter has reached the set maximum continuation number selected and set from 2 rounds, 8 rounds or 16 rounds.

  If the value of the round counter has not reached the set maximum number of continuations (NO in step S1749), then “1” is added to the value of the round counter (step S1750) and the approaching ball number counter is reset to “0”. (Step S1742).

  In the present embodiment, since the number of rounds is calculated with the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 performed in response to the entry of the game ball into the first starting port 96 as the first round, the above processing is performed. The content corresponds to the processing of one round operation after the second round. In the second and subsequent rounds, if it is determined that the round operation has been repeated and the value of the round counter has reached the set maximum number of continuations (YES in step S1749), the process proceeds to step S1751, and the hit end flag is turned ON. In subsequent step S1752, the process selection flag is updated to [0]. Then, in the next step S1753, the third rolling effect device 101 is started to rotate from a predetermined reference position, and the special game process is ended.

  As described above, during the special game, the number of balls entering from the accessory entry 92 to the inside of the accessory 91 is counted, and the game ball that has entered the accessory 91 is received in the jackpot entrance 93. Even if it is detected by the big hit acceptance sensor 330, the detection is ignored.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 32, the variation time of the special symbol and the probability that the game ball will be accepted into the jackpot receiving port 93 when a game ball enters the first starting port 96 during the special game will be described. To do. FIG. 32 is a time chart showing the relationship between the variation time of the special symbol after the end of the special game and the acceptance probability to the jackpot receiving entrance.

  First, if the big hit process is completed and the start memory is stored in the RAM 316, as described above, in the normal hit fluctuation display pattern table setting process shown in FIG. Either the first variation display pattern table or the normal variation second variation display pattern table is selected, and either the first variation pattern or the second variation pattern is selected from the variation display pattern table. It has become.

  In the present embodiment, for example, a game ball enters the accessory 91 and the third rolling effect device 100, the second rolling effect device 100, and the fourth rolling effect device 102, The arrival time of the game ball until it is received by the rolling effect device 101 is about 4 seconds, the rotation period of the third rolling effect device 101 is about 4 seconds, and the game starts after starting rotation from a predetermined reference position. The case where the time until the ball can be received at the big hit receiving port 93 is about 2 sec, the first fluctuation time is about 2 sec, and the second fluctuation time is about 4 sec will be described.

  As shown in the figure, in the third rolling effect production device 101, the probability of receiving the jackpot receiving port 93 increases in about 2 seconds from the start of rotation, and the probability increases or decreases in a period of about 4 seconds thereafter. In this state, when the first variation time is selected and the special symbol starts to vary, the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 opens and closes after about 2 seconds, and when the game ball enters the accessory 91 at that timing, The third rolling effect device 101 is reached after about 4 seconds. That is, the time from the start of the change of the special symbol to the arrival at the third rolling effect device 101 is about 6 seconds, and the third rolling effect device 101 at that time has the highest probability of being accepted into the jackpot receiving port 93. In addition, the possibility of a big hit can be increased by selecting the first variation time.

  On the other hand, when the second variation time is selected, the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 opens and closes about 4 seconds after the start of the variation of the special symbol, and when the game ball enters the accessory 91 at that timing, about 4 seconds from there. Later, the third rolling effect device 101 is reached. That is, the time from the start of the change of the special symbol to the arrival at the third rolling effect device 101 is about 8 seconds, and the probability of receiving the big hit receiving port 93 in the third rolling effect device 101 at that time is the lowest. In addition, by selecting the second variation time, the possibility of a big hit can be reduced.

  As described above, according to the game process of the present embodiment, the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 can be opened and closed in a relatively short time when entering the first starting port 96 except when the special symbol is being displayed or when the big hit process is being performed. Because it works, it becomes a game similar to the conventional second type pachinko machine, it can be played without a sense of incongruity even for players who are familiar with the conventional second type pachinko machine, and it suppresses the decrease in interest Can do. Also, before the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 open and close, the changed special symbol is stopped and displayed, and the pattern of the opening and closing operation (lottery result) can be recognized. Since the “second small hit” is more advantageous than the “small hit”, the entertainment of the game can be enhanced by the special symbol stop display.

  Also, if the variation time of the special symbol is long, it can be recognized that the lottery result is either “lost” or “special hit”, until the special symbol is stopped and the lottery result can be recognized. During this period, the player can be thrilled and throbbing, and can be rich in intonation. In addition, since it has a “special hit” that becomes a special game state by entering the first starting port 96, it becomes a game more similar to the conventional first type game, and further suppresses the player's uncomfortable feeling. It is possible to prevent the interest from deteriorating.

  Further, when the special game is finished, the start memory for winning the start to the first start port 96 is executed during the special game, the special symbol starts to change, and the third rolling effect device 101 is moved from the predetermined reference position. Start spinning. At that time, since the first variation time is set as the variation time, there is a high possibility of entering the big hit receiving port 93 via the third rolling effect device 101, so the first variation time is set. Depending on whether or not, it can be thrilled and thrilled, and the possibility of becoming a big hit game again becomes high, so it is possible to enhance the interest more.

[About the composition of the character]
Next, a specific configuration of the accessory 91 in this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 33 to 35. FIG. 33 is a front view showing an example of an accessory in the present embodiment. FIG. 34 is a perspective view showing the accessory shown in FIG. 33 from the upper right front. FIG. 35A is an enlarged front view showing the accessory entrance, and FIG. 35B is an explanatory view showing the movable piece of the accessory entrance along with its movement.

  The accessory 91 according to the present embodiment includes an accessory entrance 92 through which a game ball can enter the inside of the accessory 91 by opening and closing the pair of opening and closing pieces 456, and the inside of the accessory 91 from the accessory entrance 92. One of the first rolling effect device 95 and the first rolling effect device 95 capable of releasing the ball that has been sphered on one of the two paths after rolling the ball on a predetermined passage. The second rolling effect device 100 arranged on the release side (left side in FIG. 33) and capable of hitting a game ball, and the other rolling effect device 95 arranged on the other discharge side (right side in FIG. 33) and rotated. The third rolling effect device 101 that guides the game ball to either the big hit receiving port 93 or the lose receiving port 94, and the second rolling effect device 100 that is arranged below the first rolling effect device 95. Fourth rolling effect device 102 for guiding the hit game ball to third rolling effect device 101 The first rectifying means 500a and the second rectifying means 500b for rectifying the flow of the released game balls arranged on the left and right of the first rolling effect device 95, and the game balls flowing down from above the accessory 91 are the first. There is provided a warp passage 510 that leads downstream of the accessory 91 so as not to contact the rolling effect device 95 and the fourth rolling effect device 102.

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

(Regarding entrances for functional objects)
The character entry port 92 is the mouth of the character body 455 that is arranged in the center and near the upper edge of the character object 91 and has a large opening, so that the game ball is swallowed by the character body 455. It is possible to create an effect that can enhance the fun of gaming.

  The pair of opening and closing pieces 456 is driven by a solenoid 331 disposed on the back surface of the accessory 91, so that a plunger (not shown) linearly moves, and the linear movement causes the drive shaft 471 to move through the link mechanism 470. The opening / closing piece 456 is rotated by rotating it (see FIG. 34). The pair of opening / closing pieces 456 is configured such that a game ball can enter the mouth of the character body 455 by rotating the tips of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 away from each other, and the tips of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 are rotated in a direction approaching each other. As a result, the game ball cannot enter the mouth of the character body 455 (see FIG. 35A). That is, the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 can be opened and closed by rotating the pair of opening / closing pieces 456. In the present embodiment, the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 are driven by separate solenoids 331, respectively.

  The opening / closing piece 456 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 35A is a front view showing the entrance for an accessory of this embodiment, and FIG. 35B is an explanatory view showing the operation of the movable piece. As shown in FIG. 5B, the opening / closing piece 456 has a drive shaft 471 that is rotated by driving of a solenoid 331, a main movable piece 472 that rotates about the drive shaft 471, and a main movable piece 472. A movable shaft 473 is provided at a position different from the drive shaft 471 of the movable piece 472, and a sub movable piece 474 that rotates around the rotational shaft 473 as the main movable piece 472 rotates. That is, the opening / closing piece 456 is configured such that the main movable piece 472 is rotatable about the drive shaft 471 and the sub movable piece 474 is rotatable about the rotation shaft 473.

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

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

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

  The accessory entry 92 of the present embodiment is the entrance of the present invention, the count sensor 319 of the present embodiment is the entry detecting means of the present invention, and the opening / closing piece 456 of the present embodiment is the opening / closing piece of the present invention. Respectively.

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

  From this state, the opening / closing piece 456 is rotated (counterclockwise in the figure) by driving the solenoid 331, and as shown by the solid line in the figure, the position where the accessory entrance 92 is opened (second posture). When the main movable piece 472 is rotated by the rotation of the drive shaft 471, the guided portion 478 pushes the sub movable piece 474 in the rotation direction via the guide portion 477, thereby the sub movable piece 474. Rotates in the same direction as the main movable piece 472.

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

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

  Accordingly, when the opening / closing piece 456 is opened, it is possible to make an illusion that the opening / closing piece 456 is long, so that it is assumed that the game ball easily enters the accessory 91 from the accessory entry 92. This makes it possible to make a player want to play with the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment from among a large number of gaming machines, and to enhance the sense of expectation for winning a prize and to enhance the interest. Actually, since the opening width of the pair of opened and closed pieces 456 does not change, the rate of winning the prize is not increased from the appearance, and it is possible to prevent the interest from becoming higher than necessary and the burden on the hall side. It is possible to suppress the increase.

  In the opening / closing piece 456, the rotation end of the drive shaft 471, that is, the rotation end of the opening / closing piece 456 is shown to be regulated by the immersing end and the extending end of the plunger in the solenoid 331. 478 may be configured such that the rotation end of the opening / closing piece 456 is regulated by contacting both end portions of the guide portion 477, or the rotation end is regulated by both the plunger and the guide portion 477. Also good.

(About the first rolling effect device)
Next, the first rolling effect device 95 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 36 is a front view showing the first rolling effect device in a schematic configuration. FIG. 37 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the first rolling effect device. FIG. 38 is an exploded perspective view of the rotation driving means in the first rolling effect device. FIG. 39 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the first rolling effect device. FIG. 40 is an explanatory diagram showing the movement of the game medium in the first rolling effect device. FIG. 41 is a time chart showing the operation of the motor in the first rolling effect device.

  As shown in FIGS. 33, 34, and 36 to 38, the first rolling effect device 95 has a long shape having a rolling surface 490 that extends in the left-right direction and on which the game ball can roll. A guide member 491, a rotation support shaft 492 that rotatably supports the guide member 491, a rotation drive unit 493 that rotates the guide member 491, and a rotation detection that detects the rotation state of the guide member 491. And a sensor 494.

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

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

  The reciprocating member 484 includes a crank pin holding groove 487 formed in the shape of an elongated hole that holds the crank pin 483 so as to be slidable in a substantially horizontal direction, a sliding connection portion 488 slidably connected to the sliding support member 485, And a transmission portion 489 for transmitting the reciprocating drive to the guide member 491.

  The sliding support member 485 is a cylindrical rod-shaped member made of metal (for example, iron, brass, aluminum, etc.), and a friction reducing layer 496 is formed on the surface thereof (see FIG. 37). In this embodiment, the friction reducing layer 496 is coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, (for example, Teflon (registered trademark))) as a fluororesin with a predetermined thickness, and the sliding connection of the reciprocating member 484 is performed. Friction due to sliding with the portion 488 is reduced, and good sliding can be obtained over a long period of time.

  Pins 497 projecting rearward are provided on the rear surface sides of both ends of the guide member 491. The rotation drive means 493 has a transmission portion 489 of the reciprocating member 484, and the pin 497 on the left side of the guide member 491 in the drawing. Is disposed at a position where it abuts so as to receive from below. A pin 497 that contacts the transmission portion 489 in the guide member 491 is biased downward by a spring (coil spring) 498 (see FIG. 37). That is, the transmission part 489 and the pin 497 are biased by the spring 498 in a direction in which they approach each other.

  The biasing force of the spring 498 is transmitted to the reciprocating member 485 via the pin 497 of the guide member 491 and the transmission portion 489, and acts as a force that deforms the sliding support member 485 from the sliding connection portion 488 of the reciprocating member 484. However, since the sliding support member 485 is made of metal, it has sufficient strength and rigidity, and prevents the sliding support member 485 from being deformed to prevent the reciprocating member 484 from sliding.

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

  On the other hand, the pin 497 provided at the end of the guide member 491 opposite to the side on which the rotation driving means 493 is disposed (right side in the figure) is a rotation detection unit (detectable by the rotation detection sensor 494). (Operation status detection means) 499 is supported (see FIG. 37). As shown in FIG. 36, the rotation detection sensor 494 is disposed at a position where the rotation detection unit 499 is detected when the guide member 491 is in a substantially horizontal position. 499 is in a detection state when the rotation detection sensor 494 is above the horizontal, and is in a non-detection state when it is below the horizontal.

  Next, the operation of the game ball B in the first rolling effect device 95 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. For convenience, the description will be made assuming that the counterclockwise rotation is positive and the clockwise rotation is negative.

  The guide member 491 repeatedly rotates like a seesaw at a predetermined cycle by the rotation of the motor 332, and the game ball B is supplied onto the rolling surface of the guide member 491 in this state. At this time, for example, when the guide member 491 is inclined so that the right side in the drawing is lowered as shown in FIG. 5A, the game ball B supplied onto the guide member 491 is pulled by the guide member 491 by gravity. Roll in the direction of the right end of

  Thereafter, when the guide member 491 rotates in the positive direction and the right end thereof becomes higher than the rotation support shaft 492, the game ball B turns back in the rolling direction and moves in the direction of the rotation support shaft 492. Rolls (see (a) in the figure). Since the inertial force acts on the game ball B in the rolling direction, even if the inclination direction of the guide member 491 changes, the rolling direction of the game ball B does not change immediately.

  Then, before the game ball B reaches the rotation support shaft 492, when the guide member 491 rotates in the negative direction and the right end becomes lower than the rotation support shaft 492, the game ball B rolls again. The direction to be turned is turned and rolled in the direction of the right end portion of the guide member 491 (see FIG. 5C).

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

  As described above, when the guide member 491 rotates like a seesaw, the game ball B on the guide member 491 swings and gradually moves to the end of the guide member 491, and eventually the guide member 491. Is discharged from the end portion (see (g) in the figure).

  Further, in the process of releasing the game ball B, the game ball B that has rolled to the vicinity of the right end portion of the guide member 491 is, as shown in FIGS. In some cases, the game ball B may be turned back in direction, and the movement in which the game ball B is unlikely to be released makes the player feel excited and excited.

  In the above description, the movement of the game ball B on the right side of the rotation support shaft 492 of the guide member 491 is shown, but the game ball B also moves on the left side of the rotation support shaft 492. .

  By the way, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 41, rotation of the motor 332 stops at a predetermined cycle. Specifically, each time the rotation detection unit 499 is detected by the rotation detection sensor 494 a predetermined number of times (here, four times), the motor 332 is stopped for a predetermined time after the detection, thereby the guide member 491 is stopped. However, it stops for a predetermined time at a position where the right end is raised (see FIG. 39A). As a result, as shown in FIG. 40 (f), the game ball B swinging on the right side of the rotation support shaft 492 is moved to the left side of the rotation support shaft 492, and the game ball B is swung on the left side thereof. Thus, the game ball B can be released from the left end portion of the guide member 491.

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

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

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

  Thus, since the ratio that the game ball B flows out from the left end portion of the guide member 491 is high, the chance of being released to the second rolling effect device 100 side arranged below the left end portion can be increased. The game by the second rolling effect device 100 can be more enjoyed, and the guide member 491 and the second rolling effect device 100 can be compared with the game in which the special game state is determined only by the rotation of the guide member 491. It is possible to make a game that can be expected to generate a special game state over two stages according to the above, and it is possible to further enhance the interest.

  In addition, since the accessory entry 92 is disposed substantially in the center of the accessory 91 in the left-right direction, the game ball B that has entered the accessory 91 from the accessory entry 92 appears to be at the center of the guide member 491. So that the left and right sorting by the guide member 491 is equally distributed, and the player can play the game ball from the bonus entry 92 into the bonus 91 An expectation can always be given to the approach of B, and it can prevent that interest falls.

  On the other hand, on the hall side where the pachinko machine 1 is installed, the rate of outflow from the right end where the jackpot receiving port 93 is arranged is low, so the chance of a special gaming state is suppressed and the burden on the hall side increases. Can be prevented.

(About the second rolling effect device)
Next, the second rolling effect device 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 42 to 46. 42A is a perspective view showing the configuration of the second rolling effect device, and FIG. 42B is a rear view showing the configuration of the pressing portion driving means in the second rolling effect device. FIG. 43 is a front view showing the state of the movable effect in the second rolling effect device. FIG. 44 is an exploded perspective view of the second rolling effect device shown in FIG. FIG. 45A is an explanatory view showing the operation of the hitting portion in the second rolling effect device, and FIG. 45B is an explanatory diagram showing the effect operation of the movable effect means. 46 (A) to 46 (C) are explanatory diagrams showing movement patterns of game balls in the second rolling effect device.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the second rolling effect device 100 is disposed in the accessory 91 and on the left side of the guide member 491 when viewed from the front of the drawing. In other words, in the game area where the game ball is shot, it is arranged on the left side with respect to the center in the left-right direction.

  The second rolling effect device 100 has a hitting portion 531 capable of hitting the game ball B in the left-right direction by coming into contact with the game ball B, and a pushing portion so that the hitting portion 531 hits the game ball B. And a hitting portion driving means 532 for moving the hitting portion 531.

  The second rolling effect device 100 further includes a character body 533 having a different form from the character body 455 described above, and the foot 534 of the character body 533 serves as the pressing portion 531. The second rolling effect device 100 further includes movable effect means 543 for moving the arm 541 and the face 542 of the character body 533 to perform a predetermined effect operation.

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

  Further, the pushing portion driving means 532 includes a rotation transmission joint 525 having a loose fit at a predetermined rotation angle between the rotation shaft 535 and the first gear 536.

  The rotation transmission joint 525 includes a first rotating plate 527 having two protrusions 526 that are fixed to the rotating shaft 535 side and protrude toward the first gear 536 side, and rotate integrally with the first gear 536 to protrude from the first rotating plate. 526 and a second rotary plate 529 having a groove 528 that can be engaged therewith. The rotation is transmitted by engaging the protrusion 526 of the first rotating plate 527 and the groove 528 of the second rotating plate 529 with each other.

  In addition, the width of the groove 528 is increased by a predetermined amount with respect to the width of the protrusion 526, thereby having a predetermined loose fit in the rotation direction (see FIGS. 42 and 44).

  Further, the pushing portion driving means 532 has a weight 530 having a predetermined weight attached to the outer periphery of the first rotary plate 527 in the rotation transmission joint 525, and the first rotary plate 527 is fixed to the predetermined rotation by gravity acting on the weight 530. It is biased to rotate (turn) in the direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 45A, when the pressing portion 531 is located at the position indicated by the solid line in the drawing, the urging force acts in the counterclockwise direction, and the pressing portion 531 Is located at the position indicated by the broken line in the figure, the urging force acts in the clockwise direction.

  Since the pushing portion 531 is located at a position eccentric from the axis of the rotation shaft 535, the rotation shaft 535 is set by the eccentric pushing portion 531 by appropriately setting the weight of the weight 530. You may make it reduce the moment concerning. Thereby, the driving force of the pressing solenoid 325 can be reduced, and the pressing solenoid 325 can be reduced in size.

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

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 43, the accessory 91 is provided with an arc-shaped receiving portion 105 which can roll the game ball B and is opened upward on the lower side of the second rolling effect device 100. In addition, at the bottom of the receiving portion 105, a gap receiving port 94 is opened. The radius of the receiving portion 105 is substantially concentric with the center of rotation of the pressing portion 531 and is slightly larger than the locus of the tip drawn by the rotation of the pressing portion 531. ing. And the right side edge part in the figure of the receiving part 105 is a position lower by a predetermined distance than the position where the pushing part 531 is most raised, and the upper side edge part (left side edge part) of the fourth rolling effect producing means 102 described later. It is connected.

  In the present embodiment, the movement range of the punching portion 531 is a first range below the boundary between the receiving portion 105 and the fourth rolling effect device 102, and the receiving portion 105 and the fourth rolling effect device 102. The upper side of the boundary with the second range. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 45A, the rotation range of the pressing portion 531 indicated by a broken line and a two-dot chain line in the drawing is a first range, and the pressing portion 531 indicated by a two-dot chain line and a solid line. Is the second range. The turning movement of the pushing portion 531 is rotated by driving the pushing solenoid 325 within the first range, and the urging force of the weight 530 at the rotation transmission joint 525 within the second range. It is designed to move and rotate.

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

  The movable effect means 543 is disposed on the rear side of the character body 533, and a link solenoid 362 that amplifies the amount of movement of the plunger 544 of the accessory solenoid 362 and the accessory solenoid 362 that drives the plunger 544 to be able to protrude and retract. And a slide plate member that moves up and down by a link mechanism 545 (see FIGS. 42A and 44).

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

  The movable effect means 543 is configured such that when the slide member 546 is raised by the accessory solenoid 362, the face 542 is raised, and the protrusion abutting portion of the slide member 546 is brought into contact with the protrusion of the arm 541. Is configured to rotate clockwise in FIG. 43 (see FIG. 45B). Since the support pin 522 of the face 542 is pivotally supported by the support portion 523 of the slide member 546, when the face 542 rises, the face 542 swings around the axis of the support portion 523 due to the momentum. It has become.

  Next, the operation of the second rolling effect device 100 will be described. In the second rolling effect production device 100, when the game ball B is detected by the count sensor 319 at the accessory entry 92, the pushing portion 531 is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 33 by the pushing solenoid 325. It is possible to push the game ball B by rotating it to the position.

  Specifically, the pushing portion 531 is rotated after a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 to 2.5 seconds) after the game ball B is detected by the count sensor 319. Thereby, when the game ball B that has entered the accessory 91 from the accessory entry port 92 swings on the guide member 491 and reaches the hitting area where the second rolling effect means 100 can hit it. In addition, since the pushing portion 531 rotates, the game ball B can be pushed by the pushing portion 531.

  Actually, the arrival time for the game ball B to reach the second rolling effect device 100 varies, so the timing at which the hitting portion 531 operates matches the timing at which the game ball B arrives. It is difficult, and the movement of the game ball that swings on the guide member 491 can be further excited and excited.

  The movement of the pushing portion 531 in the second rolling effect device 100 will be described in more detail. In the second rolling effect device 100, the timing at which the pushing portion 531 rotates and the game from the first rectifying means 500a. Depending on the timing at which the ball B is supplied (the game ball B is released from the guide member 491), various movements can be imparted to the game ball B.

  Specifically, when the game ball B is supplied at the timing when the pushing portion 531 reaches the substantially upper end portion of the first range by driving the pushing solenoid 325, the game ball B contacts the pushing portion 531. Touching and hitting the fourth rolling effect device 102 (see FIG. 46A). Thereby, since the game ball B is hit, a motion with impact can be given.

  On the other hand, the game ball B is supplied at a timing when the pushing portion 531 reaches the upper end of the first range by driving the pushing solenoid 325 and then reaches the vicinity of the upper end of the second range by the urging force of the weight 530. Then, the force of the game ball B that is in contact with the pushing portion 531 resists the biasing force of the weight 530 and rotates the pushing portion 531 downward (the lower end of the second range), and the game The ball B is lowered together with the hitting portion 531 and sent to the fourth rolling effect device 102 (see FIG. 46B). As a result, the game ball B flowing down can be sent after being brought into contact with the hitting portion 531 and then lowered, so that the movement of the game ball B can be accented and enjoyed.

  Further, when the game ball B is supplied before the pushing portion 531 reaches the upper end of the first range by driving the pushing solenoid 325, the game ball B released from the first rectifying means 500a is used as an accessory. 91 passes through the boundary between the receiving portion 105 and the fourth rolling effect device 102 and is received by the receiving portion 105, and rolls along the receiving portion 105 in the direction of the loss receiving port 94. In the middle, the driving solenoid 325 is driven to come into contact with the pushing portion 531 that rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the figure, and then is raised along the receiving portion 105 by the pushing portion 531. It is sent from the upper end of the part 105 to the fourth rolling effect device 102 (see FIG. 46C). As a result, when the game ball B passes near the boundary with the fourth rolling effect device 102, an illusion that the game ball B is not sent to the fourth rolling effect device 102 side is caused and the interest is lowered. When it comes into contact with the hitting portion 531 and rises to the vicinity of the boundary and is sent to the fourth rolling effect device 102 side, the interest is enhanced, and the movement of the game ball B that can make the player feel excited is possible. .

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

  Moreover, the loss receiving port 94 arrange | positioned under the 2nd rolling effect production apparatus 100 of this embodiment is equivalent to the 2nd receiving port of this invention.

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

  By the way, the second rolling effect device 100 can perform not only the rolling effect of the game ball B described above but also a predetermined movable effect by moving the character body 533.

  The first rectifying means 500a arranged on the upstream side of the second rolling effect means 100 is provided with a game ball sensor 361 for detecting the game ball B that has passed through the first rectifying means 500a. Are connected to the peripheral substrate 311 (sub-integrated substrate 336) (see FIG. 11).

  The second rolling effect device 100 includes a count sensor 319 that detects the game ball B that has entered the accessory 91 from the accessory entry port 92, and a rotation that detects the operation status (rotation status) of the guide member 491. In accordance with the detection results of the detection sensor 494 and the game ball sensor 361 provided in the first rectifying means, a predetermined movable effect is performed.

  Specifically, in the main board 310 (main control board 131), when the game ball B is detected by the count sensor 319, the rotation detection sensor 494 causes the guide member 491 to have a lower inclination on the second rolling effect device 100 side. In such a turning situation, a control command is transmitted to the peripheral board 311 indicating that the game ball is likely to be released to the second rolling effect device 100 side.

  Then, in the peripheral board 311, when the game ball B is detected by the game ball sensor 361 within a predetermined time after receiving the above-described control command, the accessory solenoid 362 is driven and the character in the movable effect means 543 is driven. The arm 541 of the body 533 is rotated and the face 542 is raised.

  The predetermined time (timing) for moving the movable effect means 543 substantially coincides with the rotation timing of the hitting portion 531 by the main board 310 described above, whereby the character body 533 is displayed in FIG. 43 (FIG. 45). As shown in (B)), the limbs are bent and the mouth is greatly opened, and the head (face 542) is shaken and a unique pose is formed. In other words, when the game ball B is very likely to be hit by the hitting unit 531, the character body 533 poses a unique pose as a movable effect, suggesting the arrival of a chance to the player and enhancing the interest. It is supposed to be.

  Note that since the movable effect means 543 is controlled by the peripheral board 311, the load on the main board 310 can be suppressed even if the character body 533 is moved. The peripheral board 311 is provided with a movable effect control means for controlling the movable effect.

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

(About the third rolling effect device)
Next, the third rolling effect device 101 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 47 to 52. 47A is a cross-sectional view of the third rolling effect device, and FIG. 47B is an exploded perspective view of the third rolling effect device. 48 is an exploded perspective view showing part of the third rolling effect device in FIG. FIG. 49 is an enlarged front view showing the vicinity of the third rolling effect device in the accessory. FIG. 51 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the third rolling effect device. FIG. 52 is an explanatory view showing an operation different from that of FIG. 51 of the third effect device. The third rolling effect device 101 distributes and guides the game balls B sent from the first rolling effect device 95 or the second rolling effect device 100 to either the big hit receiving port 93 or the lost receiving port 94. Is.

  The third rolling effect device 101 includes a plurality of storage units 550 that can store the game balls B, a rotating body 552 in which a plurality of the storage units 550 are arranged in the circumferential direction, and a rotating unit 552 that rotates the storage unit 550. Moving means 551 for moving the.

  The moving means 551 includes a rotation shaft 553 for rotating the rotating body 552, a rotation detecting unit 554 fixed to the rotating shaft 553 for detecting the rotation position of the rotating body 552, and a rotation for rotating the rotating shaft 553. A body motor 326.

  In the present embodiment, rotation transmission from the rotating body motor 326 to the rotation shaft 553 is transmitted via a set of gears 555. Further, in the present embodiment, the housing portion 550 is basically configured such that the front side thereof and the outer side in the radial direction of the rotating body 552 are opened.

  The third rolling effect device 101 is arranged on the rear side of the rotating body 552 (the side opposite to the side on which the player is located), has a big hit receiving port 93, and has entered the big hit receiving port 93 The big hit guiding portion 556 that guides B to the big hit receiving sensor 330 and the outer periphery of the rotating body 552 have a gap receiving port 94 at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction, and the game ball B that has entered the gap receiving port 94 is lost. It further includes a loss guiding portion 557 that leads to the receiving sensor 329.

  In the present embodiment, the miss guide portion 557 has the miss receiving port 94, covers the outer periphery of the rotating body 552, and the game ball B moves outward in the radial direction from the housing portion 550 that is open on the radially outer side. The cylindrical portion 558 that prevents the movement and the guide portion 559 that guides the game ball B to the loss acceptance sensor 329 are configured by separate members, respectively (see FIGS. 51 and 52).

  As shown in FIG. 48, the third rolling effect device 101 includes a light emitting means (not shown) that can irradiate various colors of light on the rotating body 552 further on the rear side of the big hit guiding portion 556. ), And a rotation detection unit 554 disposed on the rear side of the light emission storage unit 576 and fixed to the rotation shaft 553, a set of gears 555, and a rotation position. A drive casing portion 577 to which the detection sensor 321 is housed and to which the rotating body motor 326 can be attached is further provided.

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

  The big hit guiding portion 556 and the light emitting storage portion 576 are each formed with plate-like partition portions 578a and 578b formed with a plurality of lenses, and the game ball B can roll between the partition portions 578a and 578b. A rolling passage 579 is formed.

  The rolling passage 579 communicates the big hit receiving port 93 and the big hit receiving sensor 330. As shown in FIG. 47A, the big hit receiving sensor 330 is sandwiched between the big hit guiding portion 556 and the light emitting storage portion 576. In the present embodiment, at least the rotating body 552, the big hit guiding portion 556, and the light emitting storage portion 576 are formed of a material having translucency.

  The accommodating portion 550 includes a first accommodating portion 550a having a short length extending from the outer periphery of the rotating body 552 toward the center thereof, and at least the length of the game ball B than the first accommodating portion 550a. The second housing portion 550b having a long length extending from the outer periphery toward the center portion thereof, and in the present embodiment, the first housing portion 550a and the second housing portion 550b each have four rotating bodies 552. Are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction.

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

  All of the storage units 550 other than the specific storage unit 550c guide the game ball B to the loss receiving port 94, and an opening through which the game ball can pass in the radial direction of the rotation shaft 553 of the rotating body 552 is provided. Is formed.

  The rotating body 552 is formed with a protruding portion 560 that protrudes a predetermined amount on the front side at a position closer to the center than the first housing portion 550a. The protruding portion 560 has a rotating body that extends from the outside in the radial direction. A recess 567 is provided so as to be continuous with the second storage portion 550b of 552. In other words, the protruding portion 560 of the rotating body 552 is provided with the second accommodating portion 550b.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 47 (B), the protruding portion 560 of the rotating body 552 is constituted by a separate member from the main body of the rotating body 552 together with the specific housing portion 550c. Further, the extending direction of the axis of the rotating body 552 is set to be substantially perpendicular to the game board 5.

  In the third rolling effect device 101, the first accommodation area in which the game balls B are allowed to be accommodated in all the accommodation portions 550, that is, the second accommodation portion 550b including the first accommodation portion 550a and the specific accommodation portion 550c. In addition, only the second storage portion 550b including the specific storage portion 550c further includes a partition portion 561 that partitions the second storage area in which the game ball B is allowed to be stored. As shown in FIG. 49, the partition portion 561 is inserted into the insertion hole 562 into which the protrusion 560 of the rotating body 552 can be inserted, and the first housing portion 550a in the rotating body 552 is disposed below the insertion hole 562 so as to be desired. And a plate-shaped partition plate 564 disposed on the front surface of the rotating body 552. The partition portion 561 further includes a covering portion 565 that extends forward along the substantially outer periphery of the insertion hole 562 and covers the outer periphery of the protrusion 560 of the rotating body 552 inserted through the insertion hole 562 in a predetermined range. Yes. As shown in FIG. 49, the partition portion 561 is an L-shaped wall portion that extends forward from the partition plate 564 and guides the game ball B from the guide member 491 to the insertion hole 562 on the left side of the insertion hole 562 in the drawing. 566 is further provided. In the present embodiment, the partition plate 564 is formed of a substantially transparent material, and the rotating body 552 can be seen through the partition plate 564.

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

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

  By the way, it has already been described that four first accommodating portions 550a and four second accommodating portions 550b are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of the rotating body 552. Here, the arrangement positions of the accommodating portions 550 in the rotating body 552 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 50 (A), the first housing portion 550a and the second housing portion 550b (including the specific housing portion 550c) are alternately arranged so as to divide the circumference of the rotating body 552 into approximately eight equal parts. ing. Specifically, the interval in the circumferential direction between the specific accommodating portion 550c and the first accommodating portion 550a disposed immediately before and immediately after the specific accommodating portion 550c in the rotation direction is D1, and other than the specific accommodating portion 550c. All the intervals in the circumferential direction between the second storage portion 550b and the first storage portion 550a are D2. The interval D1 related to the specific accommodation portion 550c is slightly narrower than the other intervals D2 (D1 <D2). As a result, a circumferential portion (specific circumferential portion) from the front side end position C1 of the specific accommodation portion 550c to the rear side end position C2 of the first accommodation portion 550a disposed immediately before the specific accommodation portion 550c. The distance D3 is shorter than the distance D4 of the circumferential portion from the front end position C3 of the first accommodating portion 550a to the rear end position C4 of the second accommodating portion 550b disposed immediately before the distance D3. Yes. The same applies to the rear side of the specific accommodating portion 550c.

  However, it is difficult for the player to understand at a glance that the distance D1 related to the special accommodation portion 550c is relatively narrow. Specifically, a decorative portion 550d colored differently from the rotating body 552 is provided in the specific housing portion 550c configured by a member different from the main body of the rotating body 552 (FIG. 50A). Shown with diagonal lines). That is, the decorative portion 550d is formed of a separate member from the rotating body 552. The decorative portion 550d is a part of the specific circumferential portion.

  Further, as can be seen from FIG. 50A, the circumferential interval between the specific accommodating portion 550c and the second accommodating portion 550b is (D1 + D2), and the interval between the second accommodating portions 550b is (D2 + D2). ing. Therefore, the interval between the specific accommodation portion 550c and the second accommodation portion 550b is also narrower than the interval between the second accommodation portions 550b.

  With this configuration, in the present embodiment, the probability that the game ball B is accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c is about 1/4 of the probability that the game ball B flows out from the guide member 491 (specifically, the probability is lower than 1/4). What is hit by the hitting portion 531 has a probability of about 1/8 (specifically, a probability lower than 1/8).

  For example, the game ball B hit by the hitting unit 531 will be described. As shown in FIG. 50B, the game ball B is guided to the swing surface 572 via the fourth rolling effect device 102 and the like. Is done. Assuming that the deepest part of the swing surface 572 is the accommodation position SK to the accommodation section 550 (shown as 550a, 550b, and 550c in the drawing, the same applies hereinafter), the accommodation position S corresponding to this accommodation position SK. The game balls B are accommodated in any of the accommodating portions 550 as each accommodating portion 550 passes through (the lowermost portion of the rotating body 552).

  Here, when the rotating body 552 is rotated clockwise at a predetermined speed, the specific accommodating portion after the first accommodating portion 550a (indicated by the symbol T) immediately before the specific accommodating portion 550c passes the accommodating position S. The game ball guided to the accommodable position SK during the period until 550c reaches the accommodation position S is accommodated in the specific accommodation unit 550c. As described above, the interval between the specific accommodation portion 550c and the first accommodation portion 550a immediately before it is D1, which is narrower than the interval D2 between the other accommodation portions 550 (see FIG. 50A). Therefore, the game ball B is less likely to be accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c as compared to the other accommodation portions 550. That is, when there are two storage portions 550 arranged side by side in the circumferential direction, the smaller the distance from the storage portion 550 in the front in the rotation direction, the less likely the game ball is stored in the storage portion 550 in the rear in the rotation direction. is there. As a result, the probability that the game ball B hit by the hitting unit 531 is accommodated in the specific accommodation unit 550c is lower than 1/8.

  Here, the game ball B hit by the hitting portion 531 has been described, but the same applies to the game ball B that has flowed out from the right end of the guide member 491. That is, the interval between the specific storage portion 550c and the second storage portion 550b immediately before it is (D1 + D2), which is narrower than the interval between the second storage portions 550b (D2 + D2). As a result, the probability that the game ball B flowing out from the right end portion of the guide member 491 is accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c is lower than ¼.

  Next, the operation of the third rolling effect device 101 will be described.

  In the third rolling effect device 101, a rotating body 552 having a housing 550 for a game ball B is rotated clockwise by a rotating body motor 326 at a predetermined speed. Then, when the game ball B is supplied in a state where the rotating body 552 is rotated, as described above, the game ball B is stored in any of the storage portions 550.

  For example, in the case of the game ball B that has flowed out from the right end portion of the guide member 491, after being accommodated in any one of the four second accommodation portions 550b arranged on the protruding portion 560 of the rotating body 552 by the partition portion 561, When the game ball B moves with the rotation of the rotator 552 and the second housing portion 550b is positioned below the center of the rotator 552, the game ball B is moved from the rotator 552 in the second housing portion 550b. Move to a position outside in the radial direction.

  On the other hand, in the case of the game ball B hit by the hitting portion 531, it is placed in any of all the accommodating portions 550 in the rotating body 552 via the fourth rolling effect device 102 and the opening portion 563 of the partition portion 561. After being accommodated, the rotary body 552 moves while being maintained at a position radially outside the rotary body 552 as the rotary body 552 rotates.

  And when the game ball B is accommodated in the specific accommodation part 550c, as shown in FIG. 51, it moves clockwise with the rotation of the rotating body 552 and reaches the position where the big hit receiving port 93 opens. Since the specific accommodating portion 550c is open on the rear side, the game ball B enters the big hit receiving port 93 and is detected by the big hit receiving sensor 330 through the rolling passage 579 of the big hit guiding portion 556. It is discharged out of the game area. In addition, since the specific accommodating part 550c is not open | released on the radial direction outer side, even if it arrives at the loss receiving port 94, it does not enter a ball.

  On the other hand, when the game ball B is accommodated in an accommodation unit 550 other than the specific accommodation unit 550c, the game ball B moves clockwise as the rotating body 552 rotates as shown in FIG. Then, when the game ball B reaches the loss receiving port 94 that opens to the cylindrical portion 558 of the lose guiding portion 557, these storage portions 550 are opened in the radial direction, so that the game ball B is lost from there. The ball enters the ball 94, is detected by the loss acceptance sensor 329 through the loss guide part 557, and is then discharged out of the game area.

  In addition, since the rear side of the accommodating parts 550 other than the specific accommodating part 550c is not opened, even if the accommodating part 550 reaches the big hit receiving port 93, it does not enter the ball.

  As described above, even if a game ball is received at the big hit receiving port 93 during the big hit game, the detection of acceptance by the big hit acceptance sensor 330 is ignored, so that the big hit by the third rolling effect device 101 during the big hit game is ignored. Since the guidance of the game ball B to the receiving port 93 does not need to be particularly important, the rotation of the rotating body 552 during the big hit game continues to rotate according to the game state, or the rotation speed is changed appropriately. Or can be stopped.

  In the present embodiment, when the big hit game ends, the rotating body 552 starts to rotate from a predetermined reference position. Specifically, when the rotator 552 is likened to a clock, the position of the specific storage portion 550c at 12:00 is set as a predetermined reference position, and the rotator 552 starts rotating from that position.

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

  In addition, at least the partition plate 564, the rotating body 552, the big hit guiding portion 556, and the light emitting storage portion 576 are formed of a light-transmitting material, so that the big hit guiding portion 556 and the light emitting storage portion 576 are separated from each other. The game ball B rolling in the rolling passage 579 formed therebetween can be seen, and the movement of the game ball B rolling in the rolling passage 579 can be enjoyed.

  Further, since the light emitting means provided on the light emitting substrate 575 emits light to the rotating body 552 side, the game ball B of the rolling passage 579 is difficult to see due to the shape of the rotating body 552, the big hit guiding portion 556, and the like. However, by irradiating the light from the light emitting means, the game ball B can emerge as a silhouette, and the movement of the game ball B can be reliably recognized.

  Furthermore, it is possible to simultaneously recognize the game ball B rolling on the front surface of the partition plate 564, the game ball B housed in the housing portion 550 of the rotating body 552, and the game ball B rolling on the rolling passage 579. Therefore, the game balls B are three-dimensionally arranged, and the game balls B can be enjoyed in an unprecedented movement such that the game balls B are mixed up.

(About the fourth rolling effect device)
Next, the fourth rolling effect device 102 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 33 and 34, the fourth rolling effect device 102 passes the game ball hit by the hitting unit 531 in the second rolling effect device 100 to the third rolling effect device 101. It is a guide.

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

  In the fourth rolling effect device 102, the game ball from the second rolling effect device 100 is made to roll on a guide surface 571 having a predetermined length so that the movement of the game ball can be recognized. Thereby, it is enjoyed whether or not the timing at which the game ball reaches the third rolling effect device 101 is the timing at which the game ball is accommodated in the specific accommodation unit 550c by the rotation of the rotating body 552 in the third rolling effect device 101. It is like that.

  Since the swing surface 572 is provided at the tip of the guide surface 571, the game ball is stored in the storage portion 550 provided in the rotating body 552 after swinging the swing surface. Depending on the swinging condition, the timing of being accommodated in the accommodating portion 550 varies, so that the player can be excited and excited.

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

(Regarding rectification means)
Next, the rectifying means will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIGS. 33 and 34, the rectifying means of the present embodiment receives a game ball released from the left end of the guide member 491 at a lower left side of the left end of the guide member 491, and First rectifying means 500a for rectifying the movement is provided.

  The first rectifying means 500a includes a partition portion 501 extending in the vertical direction on the left side thereof, a receiving portion 502 for receiving a game ball at the lower end of the partition portion 501 and leading to the back of the accessory 91, and a lower side of the receiving portion 502 And an outflow port 503 through which the game ball received by the receiving unit 502 flows out to the game area.

  The game ball received by the first rectifying means 500a is rectified by the partition portion 501 and the receiving portion 502 and sent from the outlet 503 to the second rolling effect device 100 disposed below the outlet 503. .

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

  In addition, a second rectifying unit 500b that receives a game ball released from the right end portion of the guide member 491 and rectifies its movement is provided diagonally to the lower right of the right end portion of the guide member 491.

  The second rectifying means 500b has a cup shape with an open top, and the game ball received by the second rectifying means 500b is rectified while rotating in a spiral shape, and the third rolling effect device 101 is provided. To be sent to.

  As shown in the figure, the second rectifying means 500b is a bowl of a character body 504 disposed above the third rolling effect production apparatus 101. By turning the game ball in the bowl, it is interesting. Is increasing.

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

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

(Warp passage)
Next, the warp passage will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 53, the warp passage 510 of the present embodiment is arranged on the left and right of the accessory entry 92, and receives a game ball 511 that flows down the game board 5 and a reception port 511. The received game ball is guided to the lower side of the guide member 491 without contacting the guide member 491, and the game ball guided by the guide path 512 is played without contacting the fourth rolling effect device 102. An outflow port 513 for flowing out to the board 5 is provided.

  The receiving port 511 is positioned and sized so that the upper portion thereof is substantially covered when the opening / closing piece 456 of the accessory entry port 92 is opened.

  The warp passage 510 is configured so that a game ball that has not entered the accessory 91 from the accessory entry port 92 can be received by the receiving port 511 above the guide member 491. A game ball is not supplied to 491. This prevents other game balls from unnecessarily coming into contact with the game ball that swings and rolls on the guide member 491 and the fourth rolling effect device 102 so as not to hinder the swing or rolling of the game ball. It has become.

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

  First, the game ball B (see arrow a in FIG. 53) introduced into the accessory 91 from the receiving port 511 of the warp passage 510 moves up and down through a guide path 512 disposed on the rear side of the first rolling effect device 95. Move in the direction.

  On the other hand, the game ball B moving in the first rolling effect device 95 moves in the left-right direction on the front side of the guide path 512 of the warp path 510.

  And the game ball B which moves with the 1st rolling effect device 95 and the game ball B which moves the guidance path 512 have incorporated the 1st rolling effect device 95 which is a part of a moving destination change area | region. The area is defined as a front area 711, and the area formed by the internal space of the guide path 512 is defined as a rear area 712, which individually move so as to intersect each other.

  Here, between the front area 711 and the rear area 712, a partitioning section 713 that partitions each other is provided, and a game ball B that moves in the front area 711 and a game ball B that moves in the rear area 712 Move without being able to interact with each other and without affecting each other. In particular, in this embodiment, the partition part 713 is comprised from the partition, and the front side area | region 711 and the rear side area | region 712 are reliably isolated.

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

  In this way, in the upper part of the accessory 91, the game balls B that move in the front region 711 and the rear region 712 provided inside the accessory 91 move so as to cross each other. In the pachinko machine 1, a crossable area, which is an area where game media can cross, is configured by the configuration having the front area 711 and the rear area 712.

  Note that the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment also has other intersectable areas as will be described later, and in order to clearly distinguish each intersectable area, the above-described intersectable area of the accessory 91 is used. This is referred to as a first crossable area 710, and a crossable area below the accessory 91 described later is referred to as a second crossable area 720.

  The game ball B that has passed through the guide path 512 is discharged from the outlet 513 of the warp path 510 (see arrow c in FIG. 53). Here, the outflow port 513 is provided not in the lower end portion of the accessory 91 but in the middle portion of the accessory 91 in the longitudinal direction of the entire accessory 91, and the game ball B is located in front of the entire accessory 91. It is discharged to the lower region in the formed accessory front region.

  Specifically, the outflow port 513 is disposed above an area in which the fourth rolling effect device 102 that constitutes a part of the destination change area in the accessory 91 is incorporated, and is discharged from the outflow port 513. The played game ball B moves in the vertical direction in the front area 721 with the game area in front of the lower part of the accessory 91 as the front area 721. More specifically, it falls freely in the front area 721.

  The inner wall surface of the guide path 512 formed in the substantially rectangular cylindrical shape of the warp passage 510 has a buffer portion 512a for slowing the passing speed of the game ball B passing through the inner wall on the front side and the inner wall on the rear side. Is provided.

  The game ball B released from the outflow port 513 is weakened by the buffer portion 512 a and released to the front region 721.

  Here, the buffer portion 512a is specifically configured by a ridge extending in the width direction of the guide path 512 so that the front inner wall and the rear inner wall protrude in a staggered manner. The ball B falls while colliding with each protrusion in the guide path 512, and its momentum is weakened (see arrow b in FIG. 53).

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

  Here, a partition 723 that partitions each other is provided between the front region 721 and the rear region 722, and a game ball B that moves in the front region 721 and a game ball B that moves in the rear region 722. And move in a state where they can cross each other without affecting each other. In particular, in this embodiment, the partition part 723 is comprised from the partition, and the front side area | region 721 and the rear side area | region 722 are reliably isolated. Further, the members constituting the partition part 723 are transparent or semi-transparent, and the player can check the game ball B moving in the rear region 722.

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

  In the present embodiment, the game ball B moving in the rear area 722 of the second crossable area 720, that is, the game ball B moving in the fourth rolling effect device 102, is moved from the second rolling effect device 100 to the second rolling effect device 100. It simply moves in the horizontal direction to the three-rolling effect device 101, and the destination is not changed, and the first rolling effect device 95, the second rolling effect device 100, and the third rolling effect device 101 Monotonous compared to behavior.

  Therefore, the behavior of the game ball B is not so noticed by the player. For this reason, in front of the rear region 722, a large number of game balls B move in the vertical direction in the front region 721 (more than the game balls B moving in the rear region 722) and move in the vertical direction. Even if it becomes difficult to confirm the behavior of the game ball B in the rear region 722 by the game ball B, the game ball B moving in the vertical direction in the front region 721 does not become an obstacle.

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

  By the way, when the accessory 91 is enlarged in the horizontal direction, among the game balls B driven into the central portion of the accessory 91, the distribution route of the game balls B that have not entered the accessory 91 from the accessory entrance 92. Since it is difficult to form the accessory 91 outside the accessory 91, it is difficult to increase the size of the accessory 91 in the conventional pachinko machine 1.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 1 including the accessory 91 provided with the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 that open in response to the entry of the game ball B into the first starting port 96, the pachinko machines 1 are gathered around the pair of opening and closing pieces 456. Normally, the game ball B is shot.

  Accordingly, during the game, a large amount of game balls B that could not enter the accessory 91 are gathered below the accessory entrance 92, so that a sufficient distribution route for the large amount of game balls B is secured. Therefore, it is even more difficult to form the distribution path of the game ball B outside the accessory 91.

  Here, it is conceivable that the distribution route is simply provided in the accessory 91. However, if the distribution route is simply provided, the game ball B moving along the distribution route may enter the accessory 91 and move to the destination change area. There is a possibility of affecting the game ball B showing various behaviors, and the player may feel uncomfortable.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a large amount of the game balls B gathered below the accessory entrance 92 are moved by the first rolling effect device 95 in the first crossable area 710. Since the game ball B is crossed without affecting the game ball B and passes through the accessory 91, even if the accessory 91 is enlarged in the horizontal direction, no big problem occurs.

  Therefore, it is possible to positively increase the size of the accessory 91 in the lateral direction, thereby making the game ball B behave in various ways in the accessory 91 and deepening the fun. Further, the behavior of the game ball B in the first rolling effect device 95 is a behavior that the player wants to pay attention to, but in the present embodiment, the region on the first rolling effect device 95 side is the front region 711. Since the region on the guide path 512 side of the warp passage 510 is the rear region 712, it is preferable that the behavior of the game ball B moving in the front region 711 does not become difficult to confirm.

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

  Further, in the second crossable area 720, it is difficult to confirm the game ball B moving in the rear area 722 that is a part of the destination change area by the game ball B moving in the front area 721. The game ball B that moves in the side region 722 is merely moved from the second rolling effect device 100 to the third rolling effect device 101, and therefore, a large problem does not occur even if it is somewhat difficult to confirm.

  On the other hand, regarding the behavior of the game ball B that is moved by the first rolling effect device 95 that the player should pay attention to, the area in which the game ball B moves is the front area 711 of the first crossable area 710. Therefore, it can be confirmed surely.

  In addition, the second rolling effect device 100 and the third rolling effect device 101 provided on the left and right sides of the accessory 91 are provided on the side of the accessory 91, and the destination of the game ball B is not fixed. The behavior of the game ball B in the rolling effect device that gives various changes to the behavior of the game ball B, such as changing to the game ball, is also something that the player should pay attention to.

  In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, other rolling effect devices such as the second rolling effect device 100 and the third rolling effect device 101 excluding the first rolling effect device 95 and the fourth rolling effect device 102. The part is not provided with a crossable area, and the behavior of the game ball B moving with another rolling effect device can be confirmed without any problem.

  By the way, the accessory 91 includes a guiding portion 515 that guides the game ball B driven into the game area 37 thereabove to the receiving port 511 of the warp passage 510 (see FIGS. 33 and 54). The guide portion 515 has an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the receiving port 511. When the game ball B comes into contact with the guide portion 515, the game ball B is guided to the receiving port 511 by the inclined surface. It is like that.

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

  In addition, the receiving port 511 of the warp passage 510 is disposed at a position such that when the opening / closing piece 456 is opened, the upper part thereof is substantially covered by the opening / closing piece 456. As a result, by playing a game in which the game ball B flows down toward the receiving port 511 of the warp passage 510, when the opening / closing piece 456 is opened, the game ball B targeting the receiving port 511 is played from the accessory entry 92. It is possible to increase the probability of entering 91, and the driving operation aiming at the start port 96 and the driving operation aiming at the accessory entrance 92 can be made substantially the same operation. It can suppress that it becomes complicated and interest falls.

(About other parts of the character)
Next, an attachment structure for attaching the accessory 91 to the game board 5 as other parts of the accessory will be described with reference to FIGS. 54 and 55. FIG. 54 is an exploded perspective view of the accessory. FIG. 55 is a schematic side sectional view showing a state in which (A) attaches the accessory to the game board, and (B) is an enlarged sectional view of the attachment structure.

  As shown in FIG. 55, the accessory 91 includes the pair of opening / closing pieces 456, the first rolling effect device 95, the second rolling effect device 100, the third rolling effect device 101, and the fourth rolling effect. An attachment structure 590 for attaching the device 102, the rectifying means 500, the warp passage 510, the effect display device 115, and the like to the game board 5 is provided.

  The attachment structure 590 includes a rotation driving unit 493 in the first rolling effect device 95, a pressing portion driving unit 532 in the second rolling effect device 100, a moving unit 551 in the third rolling effect device 101, and an effect display device. 115 and the like, and the front surface of the accessory base 591 is covered, and a guide member 491, a character body 504, a character body 533, and the like are arranged on the front surface of the accessory base 591. A passage forming plate 592 for forming a passage and a passage space through which the game ball B can be distributed in cooperation with the passage forming plate 592 are formed on the front surface of the passage forming plate 592, and 5 is provided with a base plate 593 for attaching to the base plate 5.

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

  The base plate 593 supports the first rolling effect device 95, the second rolling effect device 100, the third rolling effect device 101, and the effect display device 115 via the accessory base 591 and the passage forming plate 592. A frame-shaped frame-shaped mounting portion 595 that is attached to the game board 5 in a state where the portion 594, the support portion 594 are inserted through the opening 598 formed in the game board 5, and abuts the front surface of the game board 5. A front cover portion 596 formed so as to close the opening formed by the attachment portion 595 and substantially the same surface as the surface of the frame-like attachment portion 595, and on the front side of the frame-like attachment portion 595 and the front cover portion 596 And a reinforcing film 597 integrated on the surface (see FIG. 55).

  As shown in FIG. 55 (A), the base plate 593 has a frame-shaped mounting portion 595 and a front cover portion 596 as a single plate-like member, and a support portion that is substantially perpendicular to the plate-like member. 594 is arranged so as to extend rearward, and the frame-shaped attachment portion 595, front cover portion 596, and support portion 594 are formed in a substantially T-shaped cross section, and the structure has high strength and rigidity. It has become.

  And this support part 594 is formed in the continuous wall shape which follows the opening part 598 of the game board 5 substantially, and the strength rigidity of the whole baseplate 593 increases further. A part of the support portion 594 located on the lower side in the drawing serves as a guide surface 571 of the fourth rolling effect device 102.

  The base plate 593 is made of a transparent resin material (for example, polycarbonate, polypropylene, etc.), and the one disposed behind the base plate 593 is visible from the front. The reinforcing film 597 of the base plate 593 is provided with a decoration layer 599 on a part of the back surface thereof (see FIG. 55B). That is, the decoration layer 599 is embedded in the base plate 593.

  Here, a method for forming the base plate 593 will be described.

  First, a predetermined decoration layer 599 is printed on the back surface of a transparent resin film (for example, polycarbonate) using a known printing method such as screen printing. At this time, printing is performed so that the decorative surface is on the resin film side. Thereafter, the resin film having the decoration layer 599 is pressure-molded into a predetermined shape using a predetermined mold, and a reinforcing film 597 is obtained.

  Note that when the reinforcing film 597 is formed, predetermined trimming or punching may be performed at the same time, or trimming may be performed after forming the reinforcing film 597 into a predetermined shape.

  Next, a reinforcing film 597 is set in a molding die (injection molding die) for molding the base plate 593, and then a predetermined molten resin (for example, polycarbonate or the like) is injected into the cavity to mold the base plate 593. At the same time, the reinforcing film 597 is integrated. That is, the base plate 593 in which the reinforcing film 597 is integrated is formed by insert molding.

  The base plate 593 molded in this way has a plate thickness of the frame-shaped mounting portion 595 and the front cover portion 596 integrated with the reinforcing film 597 greater than the plate thickness obtained in a good state by normal injection molding. The thickness of the reinforcing film 597 can be increased, and the strength and rigidity are more excellent.

  Note that an adhesive layer may be provided on the back surface of the reinforcing film 597 before the base plate 593 is insert-molded. Alternatively, a protective layer may be further provided on the back of the decorative layer 599 in order to prevent the decorative layer 599 from melting and flowing during injection molding.

  As shown in the figure, the attachment structure 590 of this embodiment has a passage forming plate 592 attached so as to close the rear of the support portion 594 of the base plate 593. That is, the mounting structure 590 is formed in a box shape by the passage forming plate 592, the support portion 594, and the front surface covering portion 596, and the strength and rigidity are further increased.

  In the above example, the reinforcing film 597 having the decoration layer 599 is integrated on the surface of the base plate 593, but other members are reinforced with the reinforcing film 597 or given decoration. Anyway.

  As described above, the mounting structure 590 of the present embodiment is reinforced by the front cover 596 and the reinforcing film 597, so that sufficient strength and rigidity can be obtained. The first to fourth rolling effect devices 95, 100, 101, 102 can be favorably supported, and the accessory 91 that further enhances the interest, and further, the pachinko machine 1 can be obtained.

  In addition, since the decoration layer 599 is provided inside the base plate 593 integrated with the reinforcing film 597, even if the game ball B contacts the attachment structure 590, the game ball B directly contacts the decoration layer 599. The decoration layer 599 can be prevented from peeling off due to contact with the game ball B, and the decoration can be maintained in a good state for a long time.

  Furthermore, by providing the reinforcing film 597 with the decorative layer 599, the mounting structure 590 can be easily decorated, and it is not necessary to assemble the mounting structure 590 as a separate part every time the color or the like is different. In addition, since the decorative layer 599 is provided by printing, various decorations can be easily applied, and the mounting structure 590 having a higher decorativeness, that is, the accessory 91. It can be.

  In addition, since the mounting structure 590 is reinforced by the reinforcing film 597, the supporting display device 115, the rolling effect device, etc. do not wobble, which makes it difficult to see or the movement of the game medium is intended. It is possible to prevent movements that do not occur, and it is possible to prevent the interest from deteriorating.

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

[About effect display in effect display device]
Next, an effect display control process displayed on the effect display device 115 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 56 to 68. FIG. 56 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the main board in effect display control. FIG. 57 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a peripheral board in effect display control. FIG. 58 is a flowchart showing effect display processing by the effect display control means. FIG. 59 is a diagram showing a specific effect example. FIG. 60 is a flowchart showing the second effect mode display process. FIG. 61 is a diagram showing a specific effect example. FIG. 62 is a flowchart showing the third effect mode display process. FIG. 63 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of the flowchart showing the display of the loss effect mode in the special third effect mode. FIG. 64 is a diagram showing a specific effect example. FIG. 65 is a flowchart showing the display process of the specific effect mode and the special specific effect mode in the third effect mode display process. FIG. 66 is an enlarged front view showing the operation of the second rolling effect device and the display of the specific effect mode. FIG. 67 is a diagram showing a specific effect example of the specific effect mode. FIG. 68 is a front view showing a movable effect of the second rolling effect device and a display of a special specific effect mode.

In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, an effect display device 115 is disposed in the approximate center of the accessory 91, and a character, a background, and the like are displayed on the effect display device 115. In addition, by changing the display mode of the characters and the like according to the game state, the player can enjoy a predetermined effect display or can recognize the game state.
(Regarding the functional configuration in effect display control)
A functional configuration in effect display control for characters, backgrounds, and the like, that is, a functional configuration realized as an effect program, and a specific example of effect display using those configurations will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 56, the main board 310 includes special symbol lottery means 620, normal symbol lottery means 601, accessory opening / closing execution means 605, special game state generating means 612, reservation means 621, and reservation release means. 628, variation time selection means 622, second start port opening / closing execution means 607, special symbol display control means 623, storage means 624, reserved number display means 625, and command transmission means 613. . Note that the variation time selection unit 622 of the present embodiment corresponds to the variation time determination unit 622 of the present invention.

  When the game ball B enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 and is detected by the start port sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320, the special symbol lottery unit 620 determines a predetermined number by the random number generation unit 611. A hit determination random number is generated. A predetermined lottery result is drawn by extracting the corresponding lottery result from the special symbol determination table stored in the ROM 315 of the main control board 131 based on the random number.

  When the game ball B passes through the start gate 97 and is detected by the gate sensor 317, the normal symbol lottery means 601 generates a predetermined hit determination random number by the random number generation means 602 based on the first table or the second table. generate. Then, based on the random number, a predetermined lottery result is drawn by extracting the corresponding lottery result from the normal symbol determination table stored in the ROM 315 of the main control board 131.

  The accessory opening / closing execution means 605 is a special symbol lottery performed when the game ball B enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 and is detected by the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320. The game ball B enters the big hit receiving port 93 and is detected by the big hit receiving sensor 330 when the small hit is won in the lottery by the means 620 or when the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 opens and closes. In the special game state generated by winning in the lottery by the special symbol lottery means 620, the solenoid 331 performs the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456. In addition, when the special symbol lottery means 620 is out of the lottery or when a special win is won, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece 456 is not executed.

  The special game state generating means 612 is configured such that the game ball B enters the jackpot receiving port 93 and is detected by the jackpot receiving sensor 330 when the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 are opened / closed, or the game ball When B enters the first starting port 96 or the second starting port 98 and is detected by the first starting sensor 318 or the second starting sensor 320 and won the lottery by the special symbol lottery means 620, the special gaming state is obtained. generate.

  When the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 is executed by the accessory opening / closing execution unit 605 or when the special game state generating unit 612 generates a special game, the reservation unit 621 In response to the detection of the game ball B by the first start port 96 or the second start port 98, the display of the lottery result by the special symbol lottery unit 620 in the effect display device 115 reserved by the reservation unit 621 is reserved.

  The reservation release means 628 is provided on condition that the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 being opened / closed by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 or the end of the special gaming state generated by the special gaming state generating means 612 is performed. The reservation of the display of the lottery result by the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 is cancelled.

  That is, the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 is when the game ball B enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 and is detected by the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320. When the display of the lottery result by the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 is reserved by the reservation means 621, the lottery result display by the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 is reserved by the reservation release means 628. In response to the release of the reservation, the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 is executed. The reservation of the display of the lottery result by the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 may be canceled on the condition that the effect display in the effect display device 115 ends.

  Fluctuation time selection means (standby time determination means) 622 displays the normal fluctuation time (standby time) from the start of the display of the lottery result display of the special symbol until the lottery result is displayed. When the “second small hit” is selected, the normal variation time is selected, and when the lottery result is “lost” or “special hit”, the special variation time is selected.

  At this time, the accessory opening / closing execution unit 605 executes the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 in response to the passage of the normal variation time selected by the variation time selection unit 622. In other words, the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 has completed the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 or the special game state generated by the special game state generation means 612 and the variation time selection means 622 When the selected normal fluctuation time has elapsed, the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 is executed.

  By the way, when the lottery results are “first small hit” and “second small hit”, the variable time selection means 622 cancels the reservation of the lottery result display by the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115. The normal variation time is selected based on the reserved number N when released by the means 628.

  In the present embodiment, when the number of reservations displayed on the reservation indicator 122 is N = 1, the display of the reservation displayed on the reservation indicator 122 disappears (the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115). The time until the execution of the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 is started by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 (after the reservation of the lottery result display is released by the reservation releasing means 628) (variation time) Becomes 0.8 seconds.

  In addition, when the reserved number N displayed on the reservation indicator 122 is N = 2, 3 and 4, one display of the reservation displayed on the reserved indicator 122 disappears and the reserved number is (N−1). (After the reservation of the lottery result display by the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 is released by the reservation release means 628), the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 causes the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 to be displayed. The time until the opening / closing operation is started is 2.0 seconds.

  As described above, when the special symbol lottery results are “first small hit” and “second small hit”, the fluctuation time selection means 622 provides the effect display device in which the normal fluctuation time is reserved by the reservation means 621. 115, when the display of the lottery result of the special symbol lottery means 620 is released by the reservation release means 628, the reserved number N is N = 2, N = 2, and N = 4 than when N = 1. Decide to be longer.

  In the present embodiment, the number N of reserved numbers when the display of the lottery result of the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 reserved by the reservation means 621 is canceled is N = 2, and N = 3. The normal variation time is the same in the case of N and the case of N = 4, but is not limited to this. For example, instead of this, the normal fluctuation time is determined to be longer as the reserved number N is increased when the display of the lottery result of the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 reserved by the reservation means 621 is released. You may do it.

  The second start port opening / closing execution means 607 executes the opening / closing operation of the movable piece 99 by the solenoid 608 in response to winning the lottery in the normal symbol lottery means 601. As the movable piece 99 opens and closes, the game ball can easily enter the second starting port 98.

  The opening / closing operation time of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 executed by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 in response to the game ball B entering the second starting port 98 and detected by the first starting sensor 318. The opening / closing of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 executed by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 in response to the game ball B entering the first starting port 96 and detected by the second starting sensor 320. Longer than operating time.

  The “opening / closing operation time of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456” means that the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 starts the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91, and the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 starts the opening / closing operation. It means time until the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of 91 is completed.

  In addition, “a pair of opening / closing pieces 456 starts an opening / closing operation” refers to when the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 starts an opening / closing operation physically (the moment when the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 changes from opening to opening) and to the pair of opening / closing pieces 456. It may be any of when the opening operation command is electrically issued.

  Further, “the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 finishes the opening / closing operation” means that when the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 finishes the opening / closing operation physically (the moment when the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 is changed from opening to closing), When the closing operation command is performed electrically, the closing operation command may be issued.

  In addition, as the special game state in the present embodiment, a small hit game state, a first special game state, and a second special game state are prepared. The small hit gaming state is a gaming state in which the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 is opened / closed only by one round by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605. The first special game state is a game state in which the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 is opened / closed only for one round by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605. That is, the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 is the same in the small hit gaming state and the first special gaming state. The second special game state is a game state in which the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 is opened / closed for a maximum of 16 rounds by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605.

  In the present embodiment, the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 executed by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 in the small hit gaming state and the first special gaming state is one round. For example, 3 rounds or 5 rounds may be used. In other words, the number of rounds of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 executed by the random number generation means 602 in the second special gaming state may be smaller. Note that the number of rounds of the pair of opening and closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 executed by the random number generation means 602 in the second special gaming state is not limited to 16 rounds.

  Further, the normal symbol lottery means 601 performs lottery based on the second lottery table within a predetermined period after the end of the first special gaming state. In the present embodiment, the normal symbol lottery means 601 receives the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor when the game ball enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 after the first special game ends. The lottery is performed based on the second lottery table until the number of opening / closing operations of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 executed by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 in response to the detection in 320 is 10 times. Is going.

  Note that the game ball enters the first starting port 96 or the second starting port 98 for a predetermined period after the first special gaming state in which the normal symbol lottery means 601 performs the lottery based on the second lottery table. Thus, the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 executed by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 in response to the detection by the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320 is 10 times. Not limited to. For example, when the game ball enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98, the number of times detected by the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320 is 10 times (that is, a special symbol lottery is performed). It is also possible to count up once). Further, when the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 is opened and closed by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605, the game ball B enters the accessory 91, and the number of the game balls B counted by the count sensor 319 is ten. It may be until. Further, for example, it may be divided by time such as 3 minutes after the end of the special gaming state.

  The special symbol display control means 623 cancels the reservation of the lottery result display of the special symbol lottery means 620 in the effect display device 115 by the reservation release means 628 and starts execution of the lottery result display. A plurality of special symbols are variably displayed on the device 121. In addition, when the variation time selected by the variation time selection means 622 has passed according to the lottery result to be executed, the special symbol indicating the lottery result is stopped and displayed.

  Further, the storage unit 624 stores a hit determination random number or the like as a lottery result reserved for execution by the reservation unit 621 in the RAM 316 of the main board 310. The reservation number display means 625 displays the number of lottery results (reserved ball number) stored in the storage means 624 on the reservation indicator 122 as the reservation number. The command transmission unit 613 transmits the random number generated by the random number generation unit 611, that is, the lottery result, to the peripheral board 311 (specifically, the sub-integrated board 336) as a control command.

  The main board 310 further includes probability changing means 626 for changing the probability that the game ball is received in the jackpot receiving port 93 of the accessory 91. The probability changing means 626 is generated by the random number generating means 611 when the first starting sensor 318 or the second starting sensor 320 detects that a game ball has entered the first starting port 96 or the second starting port 98. The probability that the game ball is received in the jackpot receiving port 93 of the accessory 91 is changed according to the random number to be played.

  The special game state generating means 612 controls the generation of the special game state according to the detection signal from the count sensor 319 for counting the game balls that have entered the accessory 91 from the accessory entry 92. Yes.

  The reservation means 621 on the main board 310 has lottery results depending on the game state, such as the opening / closing control state of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605, the special symbol display state by the special symbol display control means 623, etc. Or the lottery result immediately after the lottery or the lottery result stored (reserved) in the storage means 624 is extracted and executed.

  In addition, about the detailed processing content, it is as having shown in the above-mentioned game processing (refer FIGS. 23-31).

  The main board 310 controls the motor 332 that drives the guide member 491 to rotate based on the detection result from the rotation detection sensor 494 that detects the rotation state of the guide member 491 in the first rolling effect device 95. Rolling effect control means 615 for controlling the game ball to swing on the guide member 491 is further provided.

  Note that detection signals from the start port sensor 318, the rotation detection sensor 494, the count sensor 319, and the rotational position detection sensor 321 are transmitted to the peripheral substrate 311 via the command transmission unit 613.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 57, the peripheral board 311 has a command receiving means 631 for receiving a control command transmitted from the main board 310, and an effect display device 115 based on the control command received by the command receiving means 631. Control commands related to the start port sensor 318, the count sensor 319, the rotation detection sensor 494, and the rotational position detection sensor 321 among the control commands received by the command reception unit 631. And a release degree determining means 633 for determining the release degree of the game ball released in the direction of the third rolling effect device 101 of the guide member 491 and outputting the determined release degree to the effect display control means 632. Yes.

  Note that a detection signal from the game ball sensor 361 is sent to the effect display control means 632.

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

  The effect display control means 632 further includes effect mode changing means 637 for changing the effect mode of the effect display to be displayed on the effect display device 115 according to the gaming state. The effect mode changing unit 637 is configured to change the effect mode, such as a speed change unit 638 for changing the moving speed of the character, the background, and the like, a character, a background, and the like based on the release degree determined by the release degree determination unit 633. And a release degree display control means 639 for displaying a predetermined effect.

  For example, the release degree display control means 639 changes the color, facial expression, pose, etc. of the character according to the release degree so that the player can recognize the release degree.

  In addition, before executing the special game process, the effect display control means 632 sets the number of rounds of the special game to the effect display device 115 based on the random number that is the lottery result among the control commands from the main board 310. A degree suggestion design control means 640 is provided that displays the variation as the suggestion symbol and then stops and displays the degree suggestion symbol indicating the number of rounds of the lottery result.

  The effect display indicating the number of rounds displayed by the degree suggestion symbol control means 640 displays a round lottery effect mode extracted from a round lottery table stored in advance in the ROM 351 or the ROM 371 of the peripheral board 311 although illustration is omitted. To do.

  In the round lottery effect mode, an effect mode in which the number of rounds determined in advance is displayed from the beginning, for example, when the number of rounds determined in advance is 16 rounds, the number of rounds is initially displayed as 8 rounds. First, let the player recognize that the number of rounds is 8, and perform an effect mode (for example, a re-lottery effect mode) in which the number of rounds is changed in the middle as the round progresses, as if the number of rounds It is also possible to display a production mode as if the number of characters increased on the way. As a result, it is possible to make the player feel more fortunate by displaying an advantageous degree that is more advantageous than the advantageous degree displayed at the place for the player, and to enhance the interest. Yes.

(About production display processing)
Next, the effect display processing with the above-described configuration will be specifically described with reference to FIGS.

  In the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 58, first, in the step S1801, first effect mode display processing is performed as effect display processing.

  As shown in FIG. 59 (a), the first effect mode displayed on the effect display device 115 in step S1801 is that a predetermined character C1 is displayed in the approximate center of the screen, and the background H (塀Or road) is displayed.

  The character C1 is directed in a predetermined direction (here, the left direction in the figure in which the second rolling effect device 100 is present), and is displayed to move limbs as if walking.

  On the other hand, the background H is moved and displayed in a direction opposite to the direction of the character C1 (for example, the right direction in the figure) at a speed (first speed) that matches the movement of the limbs of the character C1, thereby causing the character C1 to appear as if it is. The effect is like walking in the direction of travel (left direction).

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

  When the first effect mode is displayed on the effect display device 115, in the subsequent step S1802, the start port sensor 318 determines whether or not a game ball has been detected, and loops until a game ball is detected. It has become. That is, until the game ball enters the first start port 96, the effect display device 115 continues to display the first effect mode.

  In step S1802, when a game ball is detected by the start port sensor 318, the process proceeds to step S1803, and a second effect mode display process is performed instead of the first effect mode display process.

  The second effect mode display process is changed to the second effect mode by the effect mode changing means 637 in the effect display control means 632. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 59 (b), the direction of the character C1 is changed. Is displayed as if the character C1 is running, and the background H is moved and displayed to the right side in the figure by the speed changing means 638 at a second speed higher than the first speed. Thereby, an effect display as if the character C1 is running is performed.

  In the second effect mode, although not shown in the drawings, a background or the like that is different depending on the position of the first starting port 96 where the game ball has entered or the type of the lottery result may be displayed. Moreover, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, also in this 2nd production | presentation aspect, you may make it display suitably other than the character C1 etc. by the acquired random number etc. similarly to the 1st production | presentation aspect.

  When the second effect mode is displayed in step S1803, it is determined whether or not a game ball is detected by the count sensor 319 in subsequent step S1804. If no game ball is detected, in step S1805, the start port is started. It is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the game ball was detected by the sensor 318. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S1804 to determine again the detection of the game ball by the count sensor 319. That is, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered into the accessory 91 from the count sensor 319, that is, the accessory entry 92, until the predetermined time elapses, and the second effect mode continues to be displayed.

  Note that the predetermined time in step S1805 is the variation time selected by the variation time selection means 622 in accordance with the lottery result on the main board 310.

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

  On the other hand, when a game ball is detected by the count sensor 319 within a predetermined time in step S1804, the process proceeds to step S1807, and a third effect mode display process is performed instead of the second effect mode display process.

  In the third effect mode display process, as shown in FIG. 59 (c), when the game ball is detected by the count sensor 319, the tarai C6 falls above the head of the character C1. Then, while hitting the character C1, the background H that is moved and displayed in the second effect mode is stopped and displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 59 (d), an effect display is performed in which the character C1 swings his face left and right while looking up.

  The third effect mode will be described in detail. The effect display device 115 is disposed directly below the center of the guide member 491 in the left-right direction, enters the accessory 91 from the accessory entrance 92 and passes through the ball entrance 457. Because the effect display is such that the talai C6 falls on the head of the character C1 so as to be interlocked with the movement of the game ball delivered from the delivery port 458 below it to the guide member 491, this effect display The player can be given an illusion that the game ball has changed to Tarai C6 and hit the character C1, and the display is interesting.

  Further, after that, the character C1 crawls while looking up, and as a story of the production display, it is wondering where the tarai C6 has fallen, but the game swings left and right on the guide member 491. The ball and the display of the character C1 are overlapped to produce an effect display as if the character C1 is looking at a swinging game ball, so that the player can entertain the player. .

  In step S1807, when the third effect mode is displayed, in subsequent step S1808, it is determined whether or not a game ball is detected by the big hit acceptance sensor 330. If no game ball is detected, in subsequent step S1809. Then, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the game ball was detected by the start port sensor 318 or the count sensor 319. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S1808 to again play the game ball by the big hit receiving sensor 330. Determine the detection. That is, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the jackpot receiving sensor 330, that is, the jackpot receiving port 93, and the third effect mode is continuously displayed until a predetermined time elapses.

  Note that the predetermined time in step S1809 may be the same as that in step S1805 described above, or may be the time from the detection of the game ball by the count sensor 319.

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

  On the other hand, when a game ball is detected by the big hit acceptance sensor 330 within a predetermined time in step S1808, a special game effect display process is performed instead of the third effect display process in step S1810. The details of the special game effect mode display processing are omitted, but for example, a random number (611) generated by the random number generation means 611 after the display suggesting that it is a special game as shown in FIG. A predetermined effect display such as a round effect display in the special game state or a count effect display by the count sensor 319 according to the lottery result) is performed, and when the special game state ends, the process proceeds to step S1806, and the effect mode changing means 637 Is changed to the first effect mode, and the original display state is restored.

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

(About the second effect mode display process)
Next, the second effect mode display process will be described in detail based on FIG. 60 and FIG.

  When the second effect mode display process is executed in step S1803 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 58, first, in step S1901, the rotation state (operation state) of the guide member 491 is acquired. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 41, the guide member 491 is rotated by a motor 332 at a predetermined cycle, and is started by detection by the rotation position detection sensor 321 and the rotation detection sensor 494 of the motor 332. A rotation angle, a rotation direction, a rotation position, and the like of the guide member 491 when the game ball is detected by the mouth sensor 318 are acquired.

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

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

  In this special second effect mode, as shown in FIG. 61 (a), the effect mode changing means 637 moves the character C1 to the direction of the third rolling effect device 101 (big hit receiving port 93 with respect to the first effect mode. In which the background is moved and displayed in a direction opposite to the direction in which the character C1 faces at a third speed faster than the second speed in the second effect mode described above. It is. As a result, it is possible to display an effect such that the character C1 is rushing in a direction where the jackpot receiving port 93 is present, and by this effect display, the player releases the game ball to the jackpot receiving port 93 side. It can be suggested that.

  Further, in the special second performance mode, the release degree display control means 639 changes the face of the character C1 (for example, changes to a surprised expression, for example) according to the value of the release degree, as shown in FIG. 61 (b). ) And the color is changed (for example, changed from skin color to red), and the character C1 is displayed in a direction so that the character C1 runs to the big hit receiving port 93 side in a hurry, so that the player is released in that direction. The possibility (probability) is suggested to be high.

(About the third effect mode display process)
Next, the third effect mode display process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  In step S1807 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 58, when the third effect mode display process is executed, first, in step S2001, it is determined whether or not the special second effect mode is displayed in the second effect mode display process. If the special second effect mode is not displayed, the process proceeds to step S2002, and the third effect mode as shown in FIGS. 59 (c) and (d) is displayed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S2001 that the special second effect mode is displayed, in the subsequent step S2003, the rotation status (operation status) of the guide member 491 is acquired. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 41, the guide member 491 is rotated by a motor 332 at a predetermined cycle, and is started by detection by the rotation position detection sensor 321 and the rotation detection sensor 494 of the motor 332. A rotation angle, a rotation direction, a rotation position, and the like of the guide member 491 when the game ball is detected by the mouth sensor 318 are acquired.

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

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

  In this special third effect mode, as shown in FIG. 64A, the effect mode changing means 637 displays the character C1 in an enlarged manner and also displays a background H indicating flames before and after the character C1. At this time, the facial expression of the character C1 is changed to a facial expression that seems to be heated by the flame. As a result, an effect display in which the character C1 is in a serious state due to the flame is made, and the player can recognize that it is in a hot state. This suggests that the game ball is likely to be released in the direction of the third rolling effect device 101, that is, the direction of the big hit receiving port 93, and recognizes the arrival of the chance, as in the effect display. The effect of raising the player's interest by raising the player can be expected.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 58, in step S1808 and step S1809, when a game ball enters the big hit receiving port 93 and is detected by the big hit receiving sensor 330 within a predetermined time, it is shown in FIG. 64 (b). After such a display suggesting a big hit is made, a predetermined big hit effect mode (hit round effect mode) display process is performed along with the occurrence of a predetermined special gaming state.

  Incidentally, in the present embodiment, an additional flow as shown in FIG. 63 is provided between step S1809 and step S1806 in the flowchart shown in FIG. More specifically, when a predetermined time elapses in step S1809 in FIG. 58, the process proceeds to step S2101 and it is determined whether or not a special third effect mode is displayed. If it is determined in step S2101 that the special third effect mode is not displayed, the process proceeds to step S1806, where the first effect mode is changed.

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

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

(About specific effect mode display processing)
By the way, in this embodiment, when there is a high possibility that the game ball will be hit to the third rolling effect device 101 side in the second rolling effect device 100, the effect display device 115 displays the specific effect mode (special specific effect mode). Is included). This specific effect mode display process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 65 is a flowchart showing the specific effect mode display process, and this flowchart follows step S2002 in the flowchart shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 65, the display of the third effect mode is started in step S2002 of the third effect mode display process. Thereafter, in step S2201, it is determined whether or not K1 time has elapsed since the game sensor was detected by the count sensor 319, and step S2201 is looped until K1 time elapses. Then, when the K1 time has elapsed, the process proceeds to the following step S2202.

  In step S2202, it is determined whether or not a game ball is detected by the game ball sensor 361. If no game ball is detected by the game ball sensor 361, it is determined in subsequent step S2203 whether or not K2 time has elapsed since the count sensor 319 detected the game ball. If the K2 time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S2202, and the presence / absence of detection by the game ball sensor 361 is determined.

  In steps S2202 to S2203, it is determined whether or not a game ball is detected by the game ball sensor 361 after the count sensor 319 detects a game ball and after the K1 time elapses until the K2 time elapses. . That is, based on the detection by the count sensor 319, the hitting unit 531 of the second rolling effect device 100 is driven, and the timing at which the game ball can be hit is within the range of K1 to K2 hours, and within that time It is determined whether or not the game ball passes through the rectifying means 500a.

  The relationship between K1 and K2 is a relationship that satisfies K1 <K2, for example, a relationship that satisfies 0.5 ≦ K1 <K2 ≦ 2.5.

  And when K2 time passes in step S2203, it will not be changed to a specific production | presentation aspect etc., but the specific production | presentation aspect display process will be complete | finished in the state which displayed the 3rd production | presentation aspect.

  On the other hand, when a game ball is detected by the game ball sensor 361 in step S2202, the process proceeds to step S2204, and whether or not the rotation state of the rotating body 552 in the third rolling effect production device 101 is a predetermined rotation state. To be judged. Specifically, the rotation position detection sensor 321 detects the rotation position of the rotation body 552 by detecting the rotation detection unit 554 provided on the rotation shaft 553 of the rotation body 552, and the detected rotation position is If the game ball from the two-rolling effect device 100 is at a position where there is a high possibility that the game ball is accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c, it is determined that the rotation situation is a predetermined one.

  If it is determined in step S2204 that the rotating body 552 is not in a predetermined rotation state, the process proceeds to step S2205, and a specific effect mode is displayed. At this time, in the accessory 91, as shown in FIG. 66, the pressing portion 531 in the second rolling effect device 100 is moved counterclockwise in the drawing by the pressing portion driving means 532, along with the display of the specific effect mode. It is turned (moved), and the game ball B from the rectifying means 500a is hit in the direction of the third rolling effect device 101, that is, the fourth rolling effect device 102.

  In this specific effect mode, as shown in FIG. 66, the same character C7 as the character body 533 as the second rolling effect device 100 is displayed on the effect display device 115 in substantially the same pose. In this effect display, an afterimage is displayed behind the display area from the outside of the display area in the effect display device 115 opposite to the direction in which the game ball B is pressed (right direction in the figure). It is displayed while moving. Then, after stopping at approximately one center (see FIG. 67 (a)), the character C7 and the game ball B together with the symbol TB are pushed by the symbol TB imitating the game ball B from the rear (left side in the figure). Is moved and displayed outside the display area in the direction in which it is pressed. This effect display suggests that the possibility that the game ball B is hit by the second rolling effect device 100 is extremely high.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S2204 that the rotating body 552 is in a predetermined rotation state, that is, the game ball B hit by the second rolling effect device 100 is rotated by the third rolling effect device 101. If it is determined that there is a high possibility of being stored in the specific storage unit 550c of the body 552, the process proceeds to step S2206. Then, a special specific effect mode different from the specific effect modes shown in FIGS. 66 and 67 is displayed, and the accessory solenoid 362 is driven. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 68, the character body 533 takes a predetermined pose when the hitting portion 531 of the second rolling effect device 100 and the movable effect means 543 are driven. In addition to performing a movable effect, the effect display device 115 enlarges and displays the character C7 in a pose substantially the same as the character body 533.

  In the special specific effect mode, as shown in FIG. 68, the face of the character C7 is directed frontward and gradually enlarged and displayed. Thus, the display is such that the character C7 approaches the player, surprises the player, and the game ball B that has been hit is the specific accommodation portion 550c of the rotating body 552 in the third rolling effect device 101. It is possible to suggest that there is a high possibility of being accommodated in the room, and the effect display is more interesting.

  The display of the above-described specific effect mode and special specific effect mode is changed from the third effect mode by the effect mode changing means 637 in the effect display control means 632.

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

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

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

[Relationship between actors and game areas]
Next, the relationship between an accessory and a game area in the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 69 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the arrangement configuration of the actors and the like in the game area from the front.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the accessory 91 is arranged in the approximate center of the game area 37, and the width W <b> 1 in the left-right direction is 80% to 95% of the width W <b> 2 of the game area 37. Thus, the proportion of the accessory 91 in the game area 37 is larger than that of a conventional pachinko machine. As a result, the actors 91 are greatly included in the player's line of sight, and the pachinko machine 1 has an impact, and can be distinguished from other pachinko machines, making it easier for the player to pay attention to the game. It has become something that can be done.

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

  As shown in FIG. 3, a start gate 97, a first start port 96, and a second start port 98 are disposed below the accessory 91 in the game area 37. The first start port 96 is disposed immediately below the outlet 513 of the warp passage 510. In other words, the outlet 513 of the warp passage 510 is arranged on a vertical line passing through the first starting port 96. Thereby, the possibility that the game ball B flowing out from the outlet 513 of the warp passage 510 enters the first start port 96 is increased.

  In addition, since the first start port 96 is arranged directly below the outflow port 513, it seems to the player that the game ball B flowing down from the outflow port 513 is very likely to enter the first start port 96. And the game ball B can be caused to be guided by the warp passage 510, that is, a game in which the game ball B flows down from the outlet 513.

  Further, as shown in the drawing, general winning ports 103 are respectively arranged above the left and right sides of the first start port 96. Thereby, it is possible to increase the possibility that the game ball B that has flowed out from the outlet 513 of the warp passage 510 will win either the first start port 96 or the general winning port 103, and wins any winning port. However, it can be expected that the fun of gaming will be enhanced.

  In the game area 37, a windmill 80, an obstacle nail 81, and the like may be appropriately arranged. For example, by appropriately disposing these between the outlet 513 of the warp passage 510 and the first starting port 96, the game ball B that has flowed out of the outlet 513 can enter the first starting port 96, the second starting port 98, or the like. The probability of entering the ball can be changed as appropriate. In this way, by giving the game a degree of difficulty, it is possible to expect the effect of enhancing the interest of the game, and it is possible to reduce the burden on the hall side where the pachinko machine 1 is installed.

  Further, in the accessory 91, guide portions 515 are arranged on the left and right outer sides of the receiving port 511 of the warp passage 510, respectively. When the open / close piece 456 is in the closed state, the game ball B is guided to the warp passage 510 when the game ball B flows down within the range connecting the left and right outer ends of the guide portion 515 (in the range of W3 in the figure). It has become. The range W3 is 50% to 70% of the width W2 of the game area 37, so that the game ball B driven above the accessory 91 is likely to flow out below the accessory 91 via the warp passage 510. It has become.

  In addition, the guidance | induction part of this invention contains not only the guidance | induction part 515 in this embodiment but the side surface of the opening / closing piece 456 and the character body 455. FIG.

  Thus, the gaming machine represented by the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment includes the following means. The following means 1 to 9 are provided alone or in appropriate combination.

[Means 1]
A game board in which a game area is formed and a game medium is driven toward the game area;
An opening / closing piece arranged in the game area of the game board and capable of opening and closing, a receiving port arranged downstream of the opening / closing piece and capable of receiving a game medium, and a storage provided downstream of the opening / closing piece A plurality of storage units capable of storing the game media guided to the possible positions are provided side by side in the rotation direction, and at least one of the plurality of storage units is a specific storage unit capable of guiding the game media to the receiving port. An accessory having at least a rotating body,
An accessory opening / closing execution means capable of executing an opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece;
Driving means for rotating the rotating body;
An acceptance detection means for detecting that a game medium is received at the acceptance port;
Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player in response to detection of the game medium by the acceptance detection means,
Due to the rotation of the rotating body by the driving means, the accommodating portions formed side by side in the rotation direction become objects to be accommodated in order to accommodate game media, so that the accommodating position in the accommodating portion that is the object to be accommodated. Of gaming media,
The specific accommodating portion is a relatively short period for the accommodating object.

  According to the present embodiment, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece 456 is executed by the accessory opening / closing execution means 605. A game ball B that has entered the accessory 91 at the timing when the opening / closing piece 456 is opened / closed is disposed on the downstream side of the opening / closing piece 456 of the accessory 91 (that is, in the accessory 91) (a big hit acceptance port). When the game is received at 93 and detected by the big hit acceptance sensor 330 (acceptance detection means), a special gaming state occurs.

  And only the game ball B accommodated in the specific accommodating part 550c of the rotary body 552 is received in the big hit receiving port 93 (receiving port) of the accessory 91. A total of eight storage portions 550 are provided side by side in the rotation direction of the rotator 552, and the game ball B guided to the lower side of the second rectifying means 500b and the swing surface 572 (accommodable position) is used for the rotator. Due to the rotation of the rotating body 552 by the motor 326 (driving means), the accommodating portions 550 arranged in the rotation direction are sequentially accommodated, and are accommodated in any of the accommodating portions 550. Here, in particular, the period during which the specific storage unit 550c is a storage target of the game ball B is relatively shortened. As a result, the probability that the game ball B is stored in the specific storage unit 550c (the probability that the game ball B is received in the jackpot receiving port 93) is less than 1/8 even if the number of the storage units 550 is eight. It is low.

  Therefore, even if the technical elements of the player are added, it can be prevented that the hall is disadvantaged. That is, based on the time required for the game ball B launched into the game area to enter the accessory 91 and be guided to the accommodation position, for example, when the rotating body 552 is at a certain rotational position, Even if a technical element such as launching the ball B is added, a situation in which the game ball B is accommodated in the specific accommodation unit 550c with a probability higher than 1/8 can be suppressed.

  In addition, the number of the accommodating portions 550 is not simply increased (for example, nine or more accommodating portions 550 are provided in the rotating body 552), and the number of the accommodating portions 550 is eight. The probability that the game ball B is accommodated in 550c is 1/8. As a result, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the interest of the game.

In addition, instead of the above configuration,
“A game board in which a game area is formed and game media is driven toward the game area;
A plurality of holding portions arranged in the moving direction are provided in the game area of the game board, and a plurality of holding portions capable of holding the game medium guided to the holdable position and arranged in the moving direction. An accessory having at least a moving body having at least one holding portion of the portion as a specific holding portion capable of guiding a game medium to the receiving port;
Driving means for moving the moving body;
An acceptance detection means for detecting that a game medium is received at the acceptance port;
Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player in response to detection of the game medium by the acceptance detection means,
When the moving body is moved by the driving means, the holding portions formed side by side in the moving direction are sequentially held as holding targets for holding game media, so that the holding position at the holding portion that is the holding target is set. Game media is held,
It is good also as having shortened the period when the said specific holding | maintenance part becomes the said holding | maintenance object relatively.

  According to this, the effect similar to the said structure is show | played. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 550 is provided in the rotating body 552. However, the holding by the holding unit includes placement, clamping, and maintenance. For example, a disk-shaped rotating body may be provided substantially horizontally, and a game medium guided to a holdable position may be placed at a predetermined position of the rotating body. Moreover, as a moving body, it is good also as employ | adopting what performs a linear motion and a reciprocating motion. For example, a long plate member may be used as a moving body, and holding portions may be provided side by side in the longitudinal direction.

[Means 2]
In the gaming machine described in means 1,
By relatively narrowing the interval between the specific storage unit and the storage unit that is the storage target immediately before the specific storage unit, the period during which the specific storage unit is the storage target is relatively shortened. It is characterized by that.

  According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 50 (A), by relatively narrowing the distance D1 between the specific storage portion 550c and the first storage portion 550a to be stored immediately before (D1 <D2). Since the period during which the specific storage portion 550c is to be stored is shortened, the above-described effect can be derived without using a complicated structure.

  For example, when only the game ball B that has flowed out from the right end of the guide member 491 is considered, the four second accommodation portions 550b (including the specific accommodation portion 550c) are sequentially accommodated. Therefore, the case where the “accommodating portion to be accommodated immediately before the specific accommodating portion” is the second accommodating portion 550b is included, and the specific accommodating portion 550c and the second accommodating portion are not considered without considering the first accommodating portion 550a. It is good also as a structure which makes a space | interval with the part 550b relatively narrow.

  Further, as another method, the rotation speed of the rotating body 552 may be made variable in order to shorten the period during which the specific storage unit 550c is to be stored. For example, until the specific storage portion 550c reaches the storage position S after the first storage portion 550a to be stored immediately before the specific storage portion 550c passes through the storage position S corresponding to the storage position SK ( In this case, the rotational speed of the rotating body 552 is increased.

  In addition, “the specific storage portion is made to be the storage target by relatively shortening the distance in the circumferential direction of the partition wall that separates the specific storage portion and the storage portion that is the storage target immediately before the specific storage portion. It is good also as "relatively shortening the period which becomes."

  According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 50 (A), the rear side end of the first storage portion 550a disposed immediately before the specific storage portion 550c from the front end portion position C1 of the specific storage portion 550c. The distance D3 of the specific circumferential part (partition wall) to the part position C2 is from the front side end part position C3 of the first storage part 550a to the rear side end part position C4 of the second storage part 550b arranged immediately before it. It is shorter than the distance D4 of the circumferential part (partition wall).

[Means 3]
In the gaming machine described in means 2,
The distance between the specific storage unit and the storage unit to be stored immediately after the specific storage unit is also relatively narrow.

  According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 50 (A), the distance between the specific accommodating portion 550c and the first accommodating portion 550a to be accommodated immediately thereafter is also relatively narrow as D1 (D1 <D2). It is said. Thereby, since the space | interval with the 1st accommodating part 550a is narrow both before and behind the specific accommodating part 550c, it becomes difficult for a player to understand the difference in the space | interval of the accommodating part 550 in the circumferential direction of the rotary body 552. This contributes to prevention of deterioration.

[Means 4]
In the gaming machine described in means 3,
The interval between the specific accommodating portion and the accommodating portion to be accommodated immediately after the specific accommodating portion is the same as the interval between the specific accommodating portion and the accommodating portion to be accommodated immediately before the specific accommodating portion. It is characterized by that.

  According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 50 (A), the distance between the specific accommodating portion 550c and the first accommodating portion 550a to be accommodated immediately thereafter is D1 (D1 <D2), and the specific accommodating portion 550c Immediately before that, the distance D1 is set to be the same as the distance D1 from the first accommodating portion 550a to be accommodated. Thereby, since the space | interval with the 1st accommodating part 550a is the same before and after the specific accommodating part 550c, the difference in the space | interval of the accommodating part 550 in the circumferential direction of the rotary body 552 becomes further incomprehensible to the player, Contributes to preventing the decline of interest.

[Means 5]
In the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4,
A decorative portion corresponding to the specific accommodation portion is provided on the front side of the rotating body that is visible.

  According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 50A, the specific accommodating portion 550c is configured as a separate member from the rotating body 552, and a part of the specific accommodating portion 550c serves as a decorative portion 550d. Yes. Thereby, the difference of the space | interval of the accommodating part 550 in the circumferential direction of the rotary body 552 becomes still more difficult for a player, and the effect of preventing the fall of interest is conspicuous.

  In addition, as exemplified in the present embodiment, “the decorative portion may be configured by a member different from the rotating body”. If the decorative part is constituted by a separate member, for example, the decorative part is projected to the front side of the rotating body, the effect of providing the decorative part due to the unevenness caused by the protrusion or the shadow caused by the unevenness Is played more reliably. Moreover, the effect by providing a decoration part is more reliably show | played because a decoration part comprises a part of partition which separates each accommodating part (refer means 2).

[Means 6]
In the gaming machine according to means 5,
The decorative part is characterized by being colored differently from the rotating body at least around the specific accommodation part.

  According to this embodiment, the decoration portion 550d is colored differently from the rotating body 552. Thereby, the difference of the space | interval of the accommodating part 550 in the circumferential direction of the rotary body 552 becomes still more difficult for a player, and the effect of preventing the fall of interest is conspicuous.

  Further, in this case, since the relatively simple method of coloring is used, the above effect can be enjoyed without complicating the configuration of the pachinko machine 1 itself.

  In addition, as shown in the column of the means 5, the decorative portion 550d formed of a member different from the rotating body 552 may be colored.

[Means 7]
In the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6,
A first start port disposed in the game area of the game board and capable of receiving a game medium driven toward the game area, and a game medium driven toward the game area received in the first start port First start detection means for detecting
First lottery means for performing a predetermined lottery in response to detection of the game medium by the first start detection means,
The accessory opening / closing execution means executes the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece on the condition that the lottery by the first lottery means is won.

  In the present embodiment, when the game medium (game ball) B is received at the first start port 96, the lottery is performed by the first lottery means (special symbol lottery means) 620. The opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece 456 is executed by the means 605. As described above, the game ball B that has entered the accessory 91 at the timing when the opening / closing piece 456 is opened / closed is disposed on the downstream side of the opening / closing piece 456 of the accessory 91 (that is, in the accessory 91). When it is received by the receiving port 93 (receiving port) and detected by the big hit receiving sensor 330 (accepting detection means), a special gaming state occurs.

  Thus, unlike the case where the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece 456 is executed when the game ball B is simply received at the starting port, the player is thrilled and irritated by the lottery result by the first lottery means 620. , The fun of gaming is improved.

[Means 8]
In the gaming machine according to means 7,
In accordance with the detection of the game medium by the passage detection means disposed in the game area of the game board, the passage opening through which the game medium can pass, the passage detection means for detecting the passage of the game medium through the passage opening, Second lottery means for performing a lottery different from the predetermined lottery;
A second start port that is disposed in the game area of the game board and has a movable piece that can be opened and closed between a closed state and an open state in which the game medium is more easily received than the closed state;
Second start port opening / closing execution means capable of executing the opening / closing operation of the movable piece in response to winning the lottery in the second lottery means;
A second start detection means for detecting that the game medium driven toward the game area is received by the second start port;
The accessory opening / closing execution means further performs an opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece in response to detection of a game medium by the second start detection means.

  In the present embodiment, when the game ball B passes through the start gate 97 (passage opening) and is detected by the gate sensor 317 (passage detection means), the normal symbol lottery means 601 (second lottery means) performs lottery. When the lottery is won, the movable piece 99 of the second starting port 98 opens and closes. Even when the game ball B driven into the game area 37 is received by the second start port 98 and detected by the second start sensor 320, the accessory opening / closing execution means 605 causes the opening / closing piece 456 to Opening and closing operations are performed.

  Therefore, when the movable piece 99 of the second start port 98 is opened and closed, the expectation that a game ball will enter the second start port 98 increases, and as a result, the game ball enters the jackpot receiving port 93 in the accessory 91. The expectation to play can also be raised.

  In addition, the number of parts arranged on the game board is reduced, and as a result, simplification is achieved. Thereby, the fall of the interest by the game board becoming complicated can also be prevented.

[Means 9]
In the gaming machine according to means 8,
The lottery result by the first lottery means includes a small hit gaming state in which the opening / closing piece of the accessory is opened and closed for the predetermined number of times by the accessory opening / closing execution means, and the opening / closing of the accessory by the accessory opening / closing execution means. A first special game state in which a piece is opened and closed for the predetermined number of times, and a second special game state in which the accessory opening / closing piece is opened and closed more than the predetermined number of times by the accessory opening / closing execution unit. Contains at least a hit to generate,
It is preferable that the second lottery means perform a lottery advantageous to the player at least within a predetermined period after the end of the first special gaming state.

  According to this, the number of executions of the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 in the small hit gaming state and the number of executions of the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 in the first special gaming state are The same. The lottery advantageous to the player is performed by the second lottery means within a predetermined period after the end of the first special gaming state.

  Therefore, the lottery result of the special symbol made by the game ball entering the first start port 96 or the second start port 98 and detected by the first start sensor 318 or the second start sensor 320 is small hit. Or the first special hit cannot be grasped by the player. Therefore, when the opening / closing operation of the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 of the accessory 91 is completed, the player feels a throbbing feeling as to whether the lottery by the second lottery means is advantageous to the player. Can enhance the interest of

  The “lottery advantageous to the player” means that when the winning probability by the second lottery means (normal symbol lottery means) 601 is higher than the normal gaming state, the normal symbol lottery means 601 is higher than the normal gaming state. When the lottery time (the time from when the game medium B is detected by the passage port (gate sensor) 317 to when the lottery result is displayed on the normal symbol display 120) is shortened, or compared to the normal 601 game state This corresponds to the case where the winning probability by the normal symbol lottery means 601 is high and the lottery time is short. Thereby, the frequency with which the movable piece 99 of the second starting port 98 of the accessory 91 opens and closes increases, and as a result, the game ball B easily enters the second starting port 98. That is, it is only necessary that the game ball easily enters the second start port 98.

  Further, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, a special game state is generated when the game ball B is received at least in the big hit receiving port 93 in the accessory 91, so first, it becomes an entrance to the inside of the accessory 91. In order to open the pair of opening / closing pieces 456 for closing the accessory entrance 92, it is necessary to perform a driving operation of the game ball B so that the game ball B enters the first start port 96 or the second start port 98. . When the game ball B enters the first starting port 96, a predetermined lottery is performed, and the variation time of the special symbol is selected by the variation time selection means 622 according to the lottery result. During the variation time, the special symbol is variably displayed on the special symbol display 121, and then the special symbol suggesting the lottery result is stopped and displayed, and the opening / closing piece 456 is opened / closed according to the lottery result. At that time, it is possible to play a game that measures the timing to hit the game ball B based on the selected variation time and the rotation state of the rotating body 552 of the third rolling effect device 101 in the accessory 91. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the interest from deteriorating by deepening the thinking for playing.

  In addition, since the special symbol suggesting the lottery result is stopped and displayed after the change display of the special symbol, the player can be thrilled and excited depending on which special symbol is stopped and displayed. it can. The lottery results are such that “first small hit”, “second small hit”, and “special winning” are easily selected in this order, and “first small hit” and “first small hit” in which the opening / closing piece 456 opens and closes. There is a high probability that one of “2 small wins” will win. When the “first small hit” or “second small hit” is won, the opening / closing piece 456 performs a predetermined opening / closing operation, and when the “second small hit” is won, the opening / closing piece 456 is more than the “first small hit”. Opening and closing time is long. As a result, the winning of the “second small hit” can further enhance the interest of the game than the winning of the “first small hit”.

  Then, when the opening / closing piece 456 performs a predetermined opening / closing operation, the game ball is caused to enter the accessory 91 from the accessory entry 92 when it is in the open state, and received into the jackpot 93 in the accessory 91. Can play the game. This above-mentioned game becomes a game similar to the conventional game of the second type, and it is possible to make a player familiar with the conventional game of the second type of game without any uncomfortable feeling. Can be suppressed.

  On the other hand, when the “special hit” is drawn, a special game state occurs in which the opening / closing piece 456 of the accessory 91 performs a predetermined round opening / closing operation. A similar game can be played, and even a player who is familiar with the first type of gaming machine can play the game without a sense of incongruity, and can suppress a decrease in interest.

  By the way, “losing” may be drawn, and when “special hit” or “losing” is selected, the variation time of the special symbol on the special symbol display 121 is more than “first small hit” or “second small hit”. Will be displayed for a long time, so if the fluctuation time of the special symbol exceeds the normal fluctuation time of “first small hit” or “second small hit”, the lottery result will be either “special hit” or “losing” Can be recognized. Thereby, a player can be thrilled and excited.

  In addition, if “losing” is elected, it will reduce interest, but it is possible to make it feel that some players were ugly because it is “special hit” in the symmetry of “losing” It is possible to prevent the interest from deteriorating and to make it rich.

  Further, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with reservation means 621 that reserves display of a lottery result lottery selected by the entry of the game ball B into the first starting port 96. The reservation means 621 reserves the display of the lottery result when the game ball B enters the first start port 96 and a predetermined lottery result is drawn while the special symbol is changing or the special game state is being generated. At the same time, the reserved number is displayed on the reservation indicator 122 as the reserved number. Thereby, it can be made to recognize surely that it was reserved, and it can prevent that a player becomes disadvantageous and does not reduce interest by not being reserved. Furthermore, as the number of reserves increases, it is possible to recognize that there are many opportunities when the reservation is canceled and executed after the special gaming state is ended, and an effect of enhancing interest can be expected.

  Further, when the lottery result displayed when the special gaming state (big hit game) is finished is executed, for example, the lottery result is “first small hit” or “second small hit” and the special gaming state is displayed. Even if the opening / closing piece 456 opens and closes continuously, the lottery result is displayed on the special symbol display 121 before that. Therefore, it is possible to clearly recognize that the display of the reserved lottery result is being executed, and it is possible to have an expectation that the reserved lottery result may be “special hit”. Become. As a result, it can be more interesting as compared with a game machine of the second type that has a reservation.

  In addition, a plurality of first to fourth rolling effect devices are provided in the accessory 91, and the game ball B that has entered from the accessory entry 92 when the opening / closing piece 456 is in an open state, Various movements are made in the object 91 to entertain the player and enhance the interest. Specifically, when the opening / closing piece 456 for closing the accessory entry port 92 of the accessory 91 is in an open state, the game that enters the accessory 91 from the accessory entry port 92 and is detected by the count sensor 319. The ball B is first sent onto the guide member 491 of the first rolling effect device 95 and swings in the left-right direction. By swinging the game ball B on the guide member 491, whether or not the game ball B is released toward the third rolling effect production device 101 having the big hit receiving port 93 can be excited. I can expect.

  By the way, when the guide member 491 is alternately rotated at a predetermined cycle like a seesaw, the game ball B on the guide member 491 gradually moves closer to its end while swinging back and forth. Soon, it will be discharged from the end. This is because when the game medium is swung so as not to straddle the rotation center of the guide member, a centrifugal force always acts on the game ball B as the guide member 491 rotates, and the centrifugal force is Since the distance from the center of rotation is stronger, the distance that the game ball B moves away from the center is longer than the distance that the game ball B moves away from the center. It seems to move to the end far from the center. As a result, the game ball B can be given a movement that gradually moves to the end while swinging on the guide member 491, and an unprecedented movement of the game ball B can be realized. By making the player predict when the game ball B is released from the guide member 491, the player can be even more excited and entertaining.

  Further, when the game ball B is released from the end portion of the guide member 491 on the side where the second rolling effect device 100 is disposed downstream after the swing, the loss receiving port where the special game state does not occur downstream thereof. Since the game ball B heads to 94, there is a possibility that the interest of the game may be reduced. However, when the hitting portion 531 of the second rolling effect device 100 moves and hits the game ball B, the fourth rolling effect device. 102 guides to the third rolling effect device 101. At this time, the player's expectation can be enhanced by whether or not the game ball B released from the end of the guide member 491 is hit by the hitting portion 531. By being hit by the portion 531, the game ball B can be moved with an impact and can be interesting and rich in inflection. Then, as the game ball B that has been hit goes to the third rolling effect device 101 by the fourth rolling effect device 102, the interest can be enhanced. Thereafter, in the third rolling effect production device 101, it is possible to enhance the excitement by making the game ball B throbbing depending on whether or not the game ball B is housed in the specific housing portion 550c corresponding to the jackpot receiving port 93 where the special game state occurs. If the special game state is generated by being accommodated in the specific accommodation portion 550c and being guided to the jackpot receiving port 93, it can be further enhanced.

  In addition, even if the game ball B is not hit by the hitting portion 531 of the second rolling effect production device 100 and is received in the loss receiving port 94 disposed downstream, it can be sufficiently enjoyed up to this point. At the same time, the next game ball B can be expected to prevent the interest from deteriorating.

  In addition, as described above, by moving the game ball B in the left and right direction within the accessory 91, the player is focused on the movement of the game ball B and the interest by the movement of the game ball B is reduced. Can be prevented.

  By the way, prior to the occurrence of the special gaming state, the effect display device 115 variably displays the degree suggestion symbol indicating the number of rounds as the degree of advantage of the generated special gaming state, and responds to the degree suggestion symbol that is stopped and displayed. Since a special gaming state occurs, the player desires that the degree suggestion symbol suggesting a larger number of rounds is stopped and displays whether or not the desired degree suggestion symbol is stopped and displayed. , It can be thrilled and more interesting. When the special game state occurs, the opening / closing piece 456 repeats a predetermined opening / closing operation, and performs a driving operation so that the game ball B enters the accessory 91, so that the game ball B enters the accessory 91. Thus, the interest can be enhanced, and then the special gaming state is ended when a predetermined number of rounds are consumed. When several game balls B enter the first starting port 96 during the occurrence of this special game state, the reservation means 621 holds the display of the lottery result. When the special gaming state is completed, the reserved lottery result is displayed, and the rotating body 552 of the third rolling effect producing device 101 starts rotating from a predetermined reference position. It becomes easy to take the accommodation timing in the specific accommodation portion 550c that leads to the receiving port 93, and it is possible to enhance the interest by playing a game that measures the timing of driving the game ball B by the timing and the set fluctuation time. At this time, if the first variation time with a high probability of being accepted into the jackpot receiving port 93 is set as the variation time, the possibility that the special gaming state will occur again after being accepted into the jackpot receiving port 93 increases. It can further enhance interest.

  In addition, after the end of the special gaming state, since there are a plurality of starting prizes reserved, even if the game ball B is not received in the big hit receiving port 93 in the first reservation execution, expect the next reservation execution Therefore, it is possible to prevent the interest from deteriorating. Therefore, as described above, it is possible to reserve a starting prize for opening and closing the opening / closing piece 456 of the accessory 91 having the jackpot receiving port 93 inside, and the opening / closing timing of the opening / closing piece 456 is set so that the jackpot receiving port 93 can be easily received. By enabling the setting, the pachinko machine 1 that can prevent the interest from deteriorating can be obtained.

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

  That is, in the above-described embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 is shown as a gaming machine, but a gaming machine other than the pachinko machine, for example, a gaming machine formed by fusing a pachinko machine and a slot machine, or the like may be used. The present invention can be applied.

  In the above-described embodiment, the rotating body 552 of the third rolling effect production device 101 in the accessory 91 is provided with the protruding portion 560, and the specific containing portion 550c is included via the recessed portion 567 formed in the protruding portion 560. Although what was accommodated in the two accommodating parts 550b was shown, it is not limited to this. For example, the projecting portion 560 is abolished, and the covering portion 565 that covers a part of the outer periphery of the projecting portion 560 is connected to the wall portion 566 to eliminate the portion opened downward, and the right side of the guide member 491 The game ball B flowing out from the end is received through the second rectifying means 500b or directly on the inner peripheral surface of the covering portion 565 and rolled on the inner peripheral surface, and then stored in the second storage portion 550b. You may make it let it. Thereby, when the game ball B is accommodated in any one of the second accommodating portions 550b from the inner peripheral surface of the covering portion 565, the game ball B once rolled to swing on the inner peripheral surface of the covering portion 565. After that, since it is accommodated in any of the second accommodating portions 550b, it can be irritated and thrilled depending on which of the second accommodating portions 550b is accommodated, and the interest can be enhanced. In addition, since the protrusion 560 is not provided, the configuration of the rotating body 552 can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced. Note that the size of the insertion hole 562 can be set to an appropriate size. For example, if the size of the game ball B is one that can pass, it is difficult to pass through the insertion hole 562. The rolling time of the game ball B can be lengthened. On the other hand, when the insertion hole 562 is enlarged, the game ball B can easily pass through the insertion hole 562, and the rolling time of the game ball B in the covering portion 565 can be shortened.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first variation time and the second variation time are selected for the start-up memory after the occurrence of the big hit state. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Even in the state, the first variation time or the second variation time may be selected. Thereby, it becomes possible to give a change to the game content, and it is possible to prevent the excitement from deteriorating due to difficulty in getting bored. In addition, about another structure, the structure similar to embodiment may be sufficient, and a different structure may be sufficient.

  Moreover, the normal symbol display device 120 and the special symbol display device 121 in the above-described embodiment can be expressed as display means. “Display means” include “liquid crystal display (LCD)”, “CRT”, “dot matrix”, “light emitting diode (LED)”, “7 segment LED”, “electroluminescence (EL)”, “fluorescence display” Tube "," incandescent lamp ", and the like. It should be noted that a plurality of display means may be provided, and the display means for displaying the lottery result and the display means for displaying the reserved number may be used as separate display means.

  Further, the special game state means a state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state. As in the above-described embodiment, the entrance (a pair of opening and closing pieces 456) that is driven to open and close is provided. , Repeatedly open and close a predetermined number of times, or continuously open for a predetermined time or until a predetermined number of game balls are won, making it easy for a large amount of game media (game balls) to enter the entrance, or normal symbols It is not limited to a state in which the winning probability by the lottery means 601 is increased to make it easier for a game ball to enter the second starting port 98. For example, the probability of occurrence of a special gaming state may be set to a higher probability than usual by making the winning probability per special winning in the special symbol lottery higher than usual.

  In this specification, a case where a game ball is received at the first start port 96, the second start port 98 and the jackpot receiving port 93 is expressed as “winning”, and a case where the game ball is received in the accessory 91. Expresses “entrance”.

It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the main body frame was opened by the one side of the outer frame of a pachinko machine, and the front frame was opened by the one side of the main body frame. It is a front view which shows the whole front side of a pachinko machine. It is an enlarged front view which shows the structure of a game area | region. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates the main body frame and game board of a pachinko machine, and shows from diagonally upper right front. It is a rear view which shows the whole rear side of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the whole rear side of a pachinko machine from upper right back. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the back cover, various control boards, etc. from the perspective view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which various members were assembled | attached to the main body frame of the pachinko machine from diagonally upper right back. It is a perspective view which shows a main-body frame simple substance from diagonally upper right back. It is a perspective view which shows the game board with which various control board boxes were mounted | worn from lower right back. It is a block diagram which shows a control structure roughly. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of the electrical structure of a main control board and a payout control board. It is a flowchart which shows the command transmission process which the arithmetic processing part of a main control board performs. It is a time chart which shows the mode of each signal in the main control board at the time of command transmission processing being performed. It is a flowchart which shows the command reception process which the payout CPU of a payout control board performs. It is a time chart which shows the mode of each signal in the payout control board at the time of command reception processing being performed. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of the electrical structure of a main control board and a payout control board. It is a flowchart which shows the command transmission process which the arithmetic processing part of a main control board performs. It is a flowchart which shows a command output process. It is a flowchart which shows an ACK waiting process. It is a flowchart which shows the command reception process which the payout CPU of a payout control board performs. It is a time chart which shows the mode of each signal in the payout control board at the time of command reception processing being performed. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of game processing. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of a fluctuation | variation start process. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of jackpot determination processing. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of a fluctuation | variation display pattern setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of the fluctuation display pattern table setting process of a normal hit. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of the process during a fluctuation | variation. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of the prize winning opening / closing process for an accessory. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of a special game start process. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of a special game process. It is a time chart which shows the relationship between the variation time of the special symbol after special game completion, and the acceptance probability to a jackpot entrance. It is a front view which shows an example of the accessory in this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the accessory shown in FIG. 33 from the upper right front. (A) is a front view which shows the entrance for an accessory of this embodiment, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a movable piece. It is a front view which shows a 1st rolling effect production apparatus with schematic structure. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 1st rolling effect apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of the rotation drive means in a 1st rolling effect apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a 1st rolling effect apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the motion of the game medium in a 1st rolling effect apparatus. It is a time chart which shows operation | movement of the motor in a 1st rolling effect apparatus. (A) It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 2nd rolling effect apparatus. (B) is a rear view which shows the structure of the pressing part drive means in a 2nd rolling effect production apparatus. It is a front view which shows the condition of the movable effect in a 2nd rolling effect apparatus. FIG. 43 is an exploded perspective view of the second rolling effect device shown in FIG. (A) It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the hitting part in a 2nd rolling effect production apparatus. (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the production | presentation operation | movement of a movable production | presentation means. (A)-(C) is explanatory drawing which shows the pattern of the motion of the game ball in a 2nd rolling effect production apparatus. (A) It is sectional drawing of a 3rd rolling effect apparatus. (B) It is a disassembled perspective view of a 3rd rolling effect apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a part of 3rd rolling effect apparatus in FIG. It is a front view which expands and shows the 3rd rolling production effect device vicinity in an accessory. (A) It is explanatory drawing which shows arrangement | positioning of the accommodating part in a rotary body. (B) It is explanatory drawing which shows the accommodation probability to the accommodating part of a game ball. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a 3rd rolling effect apparatus. FIG. 52 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation different from that of FIG. 51 of the third effect device. It is side surface sectional drawing which cuts and shows a warp channel | path. It is a disassembled perspective view of an accessory. (A) It is a schematic sectional side view which shows the state which attached the accessory to the game board, (B) is an expanded sectional view of an attachment structure. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the functional main board | substrate in effect display control. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the functional periphery board | substrate in effect display control. It is a flowchart which shows the effect display process by an effect display control means. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an effect. It is a flowchart which shows a 2nd effect aspect display process. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an effect. It is a flowchart which shows a 3rd effect aspect display process. It is explanatory drawing which shows a part of flowchart which shows the display of the lose effect aspect in a special 3rd effect aspect. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an effect. It is a flowchart which shows the display process of the specific effect aspect and the special specific effect aspect in a 3rd effect aspect display process. It is a front view which expands and shows the operation | movement of a 2nd rolling effect apparatus and the display of a specific effect aspect. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a specific effect aspect. It is a front view which shows the movable production | presentation of a 2nd rolling production apparatus, and the display of a special specific production | presentation aspect. It is explanatory drawing which shows roughly the arrangement structure of the accessory etc. in a game area | region from the front.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Outer frame 3 Main body frame 4 Front frame 5 Game board 6 Lower receiving plate 7 Hinge mechanism 11 Front frame body 12 Game board mounting frame 13 Mechanism mounting body 14 Outer frame side hinge tool 15 Main body frame side hinge tool 16 Speaker box Part 17 Speaker mounting plate 18 Lower speaker 19 Launch rail 30 Lower front plate 31 Lower pan 32 Operation handle 33 Ashtray 34 Ball discharge lever 36 Hinge mechanism 37 Game area 38 Open window 39 Window frame 50 Transparent plate 51 Upper plate 52 Side decoration device 53 Acoustic decoration device 54 Side decoration body 55 Lens 56 Transparent cover body 57 Upper speaker 60 Push button 61 Winning slot 70 Locking device 71 Closing tool 72 Body frame locking hook 73 Closing tool 74 Door locking hook 75 Cylinder lock 76 Outer rail 77 Inner rail 78 Guide rail 79 Front component 80 Windmill 81 Obstacle nail 91 Commodity 92 Commodity entrance 93 Big hit receiving port 94 Loss receiving port 95 First rolling effect device 96 First starting port 97 Starting gate 98 Second starting port 99 Movable piece 100 Second rolling effect device 101 Third rolling Motion effect device 102 Fourth rolling effect device 103 General prize opening 105 Receiving part 115 Effect display device 116 Display device control board 117 Display device control board box 118 Box mounting base 119 Sub control board 120 Normal symbol display 121 Special symbol display 122 Reservation Indicator 130 Sub Control Board Box 131 Main Control Board 132 Main Control Board Box 133 Tank Mounting Part 134 Rail Mounting Part 135 Dispensing Device Mounting Part 136 Ball Tank 137 Bottom Plate Part 138 Release Port 139 Rail Component 150 Tank Rail 151 Front Wall Part 152 rear wall part 155 rail shelf 15 Rectifying body 157 shaft 158 rail receiving portion 170 ball dispensing apparatus (ball disbursement unit)
172 Discharge motor 173 Opening portion 192 Launch motor 193 Mounting substrate 194 Launcher unit 195 Power supply substrate 196 Power supply substrate box 197 Discharge control substrate 198 Discharge control substrate box 210 Rear cover body 211 Cover hinge mechanism 212 Rear wall portion 213c Upper side wall portion 213 Peripheral wall part 213a Wall part on one side 213b Wall part on the other side 214 Hinge body 215 Hinge pin 216 Hinge body 217 Elastic closing body 218 Inspection connector 230 Heat radiation hole 231 Heat radiation hole 232 Heat radiation hole 233 Heat radiation hole 235 Sealing part 237 Code holder 238 Distribution board 239 Board connector 252 Interface board 253 Ball derivative for lower dish 254 Board box 310 Main board 311 Peripheral board 314 CPU
315 ROM
316 RAM
317 Gate sensor 318 First start sensor 319 Count sensor 320 Second start sensor 321 Rotation position detection sensor 325 Pushing solenoid 326 Motor for rotating body 329 Loss receiving sensor 330 Big hit receiving sensor 331 Solenoid 332 Motor 333 CPU
334 ROM
335 RAM
336 Sub-integrated board 337 Electric decoration control board 338 Electric decoration control board 339 Waveform control board 353 Decoration lamp 354 Production lamp 356 Ultrasonic transceiver 357 CPU
370 ROM
373 RAM
358 CPU
371 ROM
374 RAM
359 CPU
372 ROM
375 RAM
361 Game ball sensor 362 Solenoid for accessory 390 Arithmetic processing unit 391 Serial IF unit 392 Parallel IF unit 393 Transmission buffer register 394 Transmission shift register 395 Reception shift register 396 Reception buffer register 397 Serial management unit 398 Serial IF chip 399 Parallel IF chip 400 Transmission buffer register 401 Transmission shift register 402 Reception shift register 403 Reception buffer register 404 Serial management unit 405 Serial para IF chip 406 Parallel IF unit 407 Serial management unit 455 Character body 456 Pair of opening / closing pieces 457 Ball inlet 458 Delivery port 470 Link mechanism 471 Drive Shaft 472 Main movable piece 473 Rotating shaft 474 Sub movable piece 475 Rotating extension portion 476 Guide portion 477 Guide portion 478 Guided portion 479 Guide surface 480 Transmission mechanism 481 First gear 482 Second gear 483 Crank pin 484 Reciprocating member 485 Sliding support member 487 Crank pin holding groove 488 Sliding connecting portion 489 Transmitting portion 490 Rolling surface 491 Guide member 492 Rotation support Shaft 493 Rotation drive means 494 Rotation detection sensor 495 Weir part 496 Friction reduction layer 497 Pin 498 Spring 499 Rotation detection part 500b Rectification means 500 Rectification means 500a First rectification means 500b Second rectification means 501 Partition part 502 Receiving part 503 Outlet 504 Character body 510 Warp passage 511 Receiving port 512 Guide path 512a Buffering portion 513 Outlet 513 Discharge port 515 Guide portion 520 Support pin 521 Projection 522 Support pin 523 Support portion 524 Projection contact portion 525 Rotation transmission joint 5 6 Protrusion 527 First rotating plate 528 Groove 529 Second rotating plate 530 Weight 531 Pushing portion 532 Pushing portion driving means 533 Character body 534 Leg 535 Rotating shaft 536 First gear 537 Second gear 538 Crank pin 539 Crank pin holder 540 Plunger 541 Arm (right arm)
542 Face 543 Movable rendering means 544 Plunger 545 Link mechanism 546 Slide member 547 Connection portion 550 Housing portion 550a First housing portion 550b Second housing portion 550c Specific housing portion 550d Decoration portion 551 Moving means 552 Rotating body 553 Rotating shaft 554 Rotation detecting portion 555 One set of gears 556 Big hit guide part 557 Loss guide part 558 Cylindrical part 559 Guide part 560 Projection part 561 Partition part 562 Insertion hole 563 Open part 564 Partition plate 565 Cover part 566 Wall part 567 Concave surface 571 Swing surface 575 Light-emitting substrate 576 Light-emitting housing portion 577 Drive casing portion 578a Partition portion 578b Partition portion 579 Rolling passage 590 Mounting structure 591 Accessory base 592 Channel formation plate 593 Base plate 594 Support portion 595 Frame-shaped mounting portion 596 Front cover Cover part 597 Reinforcing film 598 Opening part 599 Ornamental layer 601 Normal symbol lottery means 602 Random number generating means 605 Accessory opening / closing execution means 607 Second start opening / closing execution means 608 Solenoid 611 Random number generating means 612 Special game state generating means 613 Command transmission means 615 Rolling effect control means 620 Special symbol lottery means 621 Reservation means 622 Fluctuation time selection means (waiting time determination means)
623 Special symbol display control means 624 Storage means 625 Reservation number display means 626 Probability change means 628 Reservation release means 631 Command reception means 632 Effect display control means 633 Release degree determination means 634 Character control means 635 Background control means 636 Symbol control means 637 Effect Mode change means 638 Speed change means 639 Release degree display control means 640 degree suggestion symbol control means 710 First crossable area 711 Front side area 712 Rear side area 713 Partition portion 720 Second crossover possible area 721 Front side area 722 Rear side area 723 Section Part

Claims (3)

A game board in which a game area is formed and a game medium is driven toward the game area;
An opening / closing piece arranged in the game area of the game board and capable of opening and closing, a contact opening arranged downstream of the opening / closing piece and capable of receiving a game medium, and a storage provided downstream of the opening / closing piece A plurality of storage units capable of storing the game medium guided to the possible positions are provided side by side in the rotation direction, and at least one storage unit among the plurality of storage units is capable of guiding the game medium to the hitting opening. An accessory having at least a rotating body,
An accessory opening / closing execution means capable of executing an opening / closing operation of the opening / closing piece;
Driving means for rotating the rotating body;
An acceptance detection means for detecting that the game medium is received at the contact;
Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player based on detection of the game medium by the acceptance detection means;
With
Due to the rotation of the rotating body by the driving means, the accommodating portions formed side by side in the rotation direction become objects to be accommodated in order to accommodate game media, so that the accommodating position in the accommodating portion that is the object to be accommodated. Of gaming media,
The combination may contain, in addition to the per port, which has a loss port acceptable game media while being disposed downstream of the opening piece, the other that is different from the specific accommodating portion of the plurality of accommodating portions The housing portion is a plurality of losing housing portions for guiding game media to the losing mouth,
The probability that the specific storage unit can actually become the storage target is lower than the apparent probability that the specific storage unit determined from the number of all the storage units and the number of the specific storage units is the storage target. In addition, the distance D1 between the specific storage unit and the lost storage unit to be stored immediately before the specific storage unit is defined as the distance D1 between the lost storage unit and another lost storage unit to be stored immediately before the lost storage unit. By making it narrower than the interval D2, the specific accommodating portion is relatively shortened for the period to be accommodated,
further,
In order to make it difficult to understand the difference in the interval between the accommodating portions in the circumferential direction of the rotating body, the interval between the specific accommodating portion and the accommodating portion to be accommodated immediately after the specific accommodating portion corresponds to D1. A gaming machine characterized by its size. A starting port capable of accepting game media that has been driven into the game area;
Start detection means for detecting that a game medium is received at the start opening; and
Lottery means for performing lottery processing based on the detection of the game medium by the start detection means;
Further comprising
The special game state generating means is
3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a special gaming state advantageous to a player is generated even when the result of the lottery process is a special hit. The lottery means
The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein a random number is acquired based on the game medium detected by the start detection means, and the lottery process is performed based on the acquired random number.

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