JP5149433B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and relates to a notification that causes a player to remove a game ball from the storage plate to the outside when the storage ball is full of game balls.

Conventionally, a pachinko machine has been provided with special symbol display means capable of displaying special symbols, effect display means capable of displaying effect symbols corresponding to the special symbols, and the like. When a game ball wins a symbol start winning opening, the effect symbol is variably displayed in conjunction with the variation display of the special symbol, and the effect symbol is also stopped and displayed at the timing when the special symbol being variably displayed stops. This effect symbol is a plurality of symbol strings composed of numbers and the like displayed for the purpose of effect in order to evoke the player's expectation for the big hit.

By the way, the pachinko machine is provided with an effect button called a so-called chance button that can be operated by the player. For example, a specific effect that asks the player to operate the chance button is executed during a reach effect or a big hit effect that is executed in a big hit game state. For example, in the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, when the special symbol variation display is in the reach state, a message asking the player to operate the chance button in relation to the winning / failing result determined in advance by lottery. Is displayed, and an auxiliary game is displayed in which an effect is displayed as if the winning / losing is determined by the player's chance button operation.

  After the execution of the specific effect by the auxiliary game, when the confirmed symbol at the time of the stoppage of the special symbol becomes a big hit mode, the gaming state is shifted to the big hit gaming state that generates a profit state advantageous to the player. In the big hit game state, the opening and closing operation of the big prize opening is repeatedly performed based on predetermined winning conditions, so that the storage ball is filled with the game ball in a short time, and the game ball is released from the storage plate to the outside to the player. You will be notified to remove it. For example, in the ball and ball game machine of Patent Document 2, when the storage ball is full of game balls, the lamp of the ball removal button is lit to notify the player to remove the ball.

JP 2003-334302 A JP 2004-24691 A

In Patent Documents 1 and 2, when a game ball is full in a storage tray during execution of a specific effect that requires the player to operate the chance button, the player operates the ball release button to move the storage ball from the storage tray to the outside. Ball removal command notification (notification by message display or notification by voice or lamp) is executed to remove the game ball, so it was requested to operate the ball removal button even though the chance button was operated The player may become confused by operating the ball removal button while removing the ball while operating the chance button in response to the request.
It is an object of the present invention to determine whether or not to execute ball removal notification according to the situation during the performance execution, and the game balls in the storage tray are full within the performance button operation effective period during the specific performance. It is to provide a gaming machine that does not perform ball removal notification even in the event of a failure.

  A gaming machine according to claim 1 is a gaming machine having a payout mechanism for paying out a game ball to a storage tray for storing game balls, an effect unit capable of outputting an effect related to the game, and an effect switch operable by the player. , A clogging detecting means for detecting a clogged ball when the storage tray is full of game balls in the payout mechanism, and a function for controlling the effecting means to execute a notification prompting the player to operate the effect switch. And an effect control means for controlling the effect means so as to execute a notification that causes the player to remove the game ball from the storage tray to the outside based on a ball clogging detection signal from the ball clogging detection means. And when the ball clogging is detected by the ball clogging detecting means within a predetermined switch valid period during which the operation of the effect switch is valid, Is characterized by controlling the presentation means to perform the notification to the ball vent after the lapse lifetime.

  In a predetermined switch effective period during which the effect switch can be operated, when the storage ball is full of game balls, if the ball clogging of the game balls of the payout mechanism is detected by the ball clogging detecting means, The person is informed to remove the game ball from the storage tray to the outside.

A game machine according to claim 2 is provided with main control means for receiving a ball clogging detection signal from the ball clogging detection means in the invention of claim 1, wherein the main control means receives the ball clogging detection signal, A ball removal command notification command is transmitted to the effect control means, and the effect control means is configured to send a ball based on the ball removal command notification command even when the ball removal command notification command is received within the switch effective period. The effect means is controlled so as not to execute the notification to be removed.

  According to the present invention, the effect control means performs a function of controlling the effect means so as to execute a notification that prompts the user to operate the effect switch, and a notification that causes the player to remove the game ball from the storage tray to the outside. If the clogged ball is detected within the switch effective period, the effecting unit is controlled so that the ball is removed after the switch effective period has elapsed. Thus, it is possible to realize a gaming machine that determines execution of notification.

  For example, when the gaming state is a big hit gaming state, when the ball clogging is detected by the ball clogging detection means when the storage ball is full in the storage tray in the payout mechanism, the player is notified of the ball removal. During the probability change promotion effect that is promoted from the single big hit to the probability variation big hit that is executed in the middle of the big hit game state, the above notification is not executed within the period in which the player can operate the show switch, During the probabilistic promotion effect that demands the player, the player can concentrate on the operation of the effect switch, so there is no confusion.

It is a perspective view of a pachinko machine. It is a side view of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. (A) It is an enlarged view which shows the state which the detection plate moved to the ball clogging non-detection position. (B) It is an enlarged view which shows the state which the detection board moved to the ball clogging detection position. It is a front view of the game board of a pachinko machine. It is a control system block diagram of a pachinko machine. It is a flowchart of effect control.

Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention will be described based on examples.
In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine having a payout mechanism for paying out a game ball to a storage tray for storing game balls, an effect means capable of outputting an effect related to the game, and an effect button operable by the player. It is an example when applying.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 has a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. A card-type ball lending machine (not shown). The outer frame 2 is detachably attached to the island structure (not shown) in a state where the frame is sandwiched. A game board 4 is detachably mounted from the front side of the front frame 3, and an openable / closable door 5 is provided corresponding to the front side of the game board 4. On the front face of the open / close door 5, a window portion 6 made of a transparent window glass covering the front side of the game area 16 of the game board 4, a plurality of decorative lamps 7, a plurality of speakers 8, and a launching game ball P And a storage tray 9 for storing winning balls and a firing handle 10 are provided.

  On the front of the storage tray 9, there are a ball lending button 11 for instructing lending a ball for a predetermined amount, a return button 12 for instructing to return a prepaid card at the end of the game, and an effect button 13 that can be operated by the player. An effect button 13 having an elliptical shape in front view called a so-called chance button and a ball removal button 14 for removing the game ball P from the storage tray 9 to the outside are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 4 forming a vertical board surface is provided with a guide rail 15 in a substantially annular shape, a game area 16 is formed inside the guide rail 15, and the player's launch handle 10 is rotated. The game ball P launched by the dynamic operation is guided to the game area 16. The game area 16 includes a number of obstacle nails (not shown), a windmill 17, a center case 18, a liquid crystal display (production display means) 19 provided integrally with the center case 18, and a gate-type normal symbol start port 21. A special symbol start winning port having a normal winning port 22, a special symbol display unit 23, a normal symbol display unit 24, a plurality of normal symbol start holding lamps 25, a first start port 26 and an openable second start port 27. 28, an openable large winning opening 29, a ball discharge opening 30, and the like are provided. The plurality of decorative lamps 7, the plurality of speakers 8, and the liquid crystal display 19 correspond to the rendering means.

  The game ball P launched to the upper part of the game area 16 hits a plurality of obstacle nails and the windmill 17 and falls while changing its direction, and the first of the normal symbol starting port 21, the normal winning port 22, and the special symbol starting winning port 28. Either the first starting port 26, 27 or the second winning port 29 is won, or the ball is dropped to the lowest end and discharged from the ball outlet 30. When the game ball P wins any of the normal winning port 22, the special symbol start winning port 28, and the big winning port 29, a predetermined game ball P corresponding to each winning port 22, 28, 29 is won. It is paid out as a ball.

  When the game ball P won in the special symbol start winning opening 28 is detected, the special symbol in the special symbol display unit 23 is variably displayed. The special symbol is a symbol composed of numerals or characters or symbols other than numerals (for example, “3”, “−”, etc.) variably displayed by the 7-segment LED display. In conjunction with this special symbol variation display, an effect symbol composed of a plurality of symbol sequences is scrolled incidentally on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 19 in order to evoke a player's expectation for reach or jackpot. Displayed in a variable manner.

After a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the change display of the effect symbols, the effect symbols also stop changing according to the change stop timing of the special symbols. It is possible to recognize whether or not the special symbol is stopped. For example, when the confirmed symbol at the time of stopping the variation of the special symbol becomes a big hit mode (for example, “333”), the effect symbol is also stopped and displayed in the big hit mode (for example, “777”). If the game ball P wins the special symbol start winning opening 28 during the special symbol change, the maximum number of winning balls is stored as four on-hold balls, and the number of reserved balls is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 19. The

When the gaming state is shifted to the big hit gaming state after the big hit occurs, for example, during the big hit, the big winning opening 29 operates up to a set number of rounds (number of actuations) (for example, 15 rounds), Repeat the opening and closing operation. Each operation of the big winning opening 29 is maintained until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls P enter the big winning opening 29 or until a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses from the opening. The In addition, when the big hit that has occurred is not a single big hit but a probability variation big hit (hereinafter, probability variation big hit), after the big hit gaming state, the gaming state until the next big hit symbol mode is established becomes a probability fluctuation state. . In this probability variation state, the gaming state is a high probability state in which the jackpot winning probability is set from a normal probability (for example, 1/300 when the random number for lottery is 0 to 299) to a high probability (for example, 1/30). The short state when the variation time of the special symbol is shortened and the open extended state where the opening time of the second start port 27 of the special symbol start winning port 28 is extended.

  Further, when the game ball P that has entered the normal symbol starting port 21 is detected, the hit lamp display portion 24a of the normal symbol display portion 24 and the lamp of the detachment lamp display portion 24b are alternately lit and blinked. In the case of winning, the winning lamp display portion 24a is turned on and the opening / closing member 27a of the second starting opening 27 of the special symbol starting winning opening 28 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times. In addition, when the game ball P enters the normal symbol start port 21 while the hit / off lamp display portions 24a and 24b are lit and blinking, up to four balls are stored as reserved balls, and the number of held balls Is displayed on the normal symbol start hold lamp 25.

  By the way, when it is detected that the game ball P has won the special symbol start winning opening 28, not only a plurality of effect symbols are variably displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 19, but also a character (for example, human or Reach effects such as animals, etc.) are given to the symbol variation display to increase the sense of expectation of reach and jackpots, and jackpot notice effects are executed. Further, in the case of the big hit gaming state after the occurrence of the big hit, an effect or the like during the big hit is executed.

For example, in the reach jackpot effect, a message requesting the player to operate the effect button 13 is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 19 during the execution of the reach jackpot effect, and when the player operates the effect button 13 in response to the request, A specific effect that leads to a result equivalent to the winning / failing result determined in advance by lottery is executed. That is, if the lottery result is a win, the player will expect the player to win a big hit, so that the effect image changes in conjunction with the player's operation of the effect button 13, and finally the operation button 13 operates to win a big hit. A specific effect that makes it appear as determined is executed.

  Further, in the big hit during the big hit game state transition, when the probable big hit is determined by lottery in advance, the display screen of the liquid crystal display 19 is not notified to the player that the probable big hit has occurred. An effect display that makes it appear as if a single big hit has occurred is executed. When the action of the big prize opening 29 rushes into the fifth round after the start of the big hit effect, on the display screen, in order to let the player expect to be promoted from the single big hit to the probability variation big hit, A message requesting the operation is displayed. When the player operates the effect button 13 in response to the request, the effect image is displayed so as to change according to the operation, and finally the probability change that the promotion to the probable big hit is determined by the operation button 13 operation. The promotion effect (specific effect) is executed. Even if the lottery result is a single hit, the certainty promotion promotion effect is executed. In this case, when the player operates the effect button 13, the effect image is changed and displayed according to the operation. Eventually it will not be promoted to a promising big hit.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a back mechanism plate 30 is detachably mounted on the back side of the outer frame 2 of the pachinko machine 1, and a ball replenishment tank to which a game ball P is supplied from the outside on the upper side thereof. 31 and a tank rail 32 extending from the ball supply tank 31 are provided. A payout mechanism 35 is provided on the left side of the back mechanism plate 30, and an upper end of the payout mechanism 35 is connected to the tank rail 32 and a lower end is connected to the payout passage 36. When the game ball P is lent or paid out, the game ball P paid out from the payout mechanism 35 is paid out to the storage tray 9 via the payout passage 36.

  A ball clogging detection means 38 is disposed in the middle of the payout passage 36. As shown in FIG. 4, this ball clogging detection means 38 has a detection plate 39 and a ball removal detection switch 40, and detects ball clogging of the game balls P staying in the payout passage 36. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the detection plate 39 is pivotally supported by the back mechanism board 3 so as to be swingable. For example, when the game is shifted to the big hit game state, the winning balls are paid out to the storage tray 9 in a short time, so that the gaming balls P of the storage tray 9 are full, and further, the driving of the payout motor 37 leads to the big winning opening 29. When the payout of the winning ball due to the winning of the game continues, the game ball P starts to stay in the payout passage 36. The game balls P stay in the middle of the payout passage 36 and become packed, and the detection balls 39 are pushed by the game balls P from the position in FIG. 4A to the outside of the payout passage 36 in FIG. 4B. Rocks as if

  When the detection plate 39 swings outside the payout passage 36, the ball clogging detection switch 40 detects the protruding piece 39a at the upper end of the detection plate 39 and is turned on, and the ball clogged state of the game ball P is detected. When ball clogging is detected by the ball clogging switch 40, a ball clogging detection signal is output to the dispensing control board 42, and the dispensing motor 37 is stopped based on the detection signal. At this time, a message is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 19 so that the player can remove the game ball P from the storage tray 9 to the outside.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6 for explaining the control system of the pachinko machine 1, the back mechanism plate 30 of the outer frame 2 of the pachinko machine 1 is provided with each control means (main control means) for controlling the pachinko machine 1. 41a, payout control means 42a, effect control means 43a, liquid crystal display control means 44a, power supply means) are provided as main control board 41, payout control board 42, effect control board 43, liquid crystal display control board 44, power supply. Substrates 45 are respectively disposed at predetermined positions. These control boards 41 to 44 are configured separately and are electrically connected to each other, and each control board 41 to 44 is provided with a one-chip microcomputer comprising a CPU, ROM and RAM, and an input / output interface. ing.

As shown in FIG. 6, the main control board 41 includes an opening / closing member SOL50 for the normal symbol opening SW46, the special symbol starting winning port SW47, the normal symbol starting port SW48, the big winning port SW49, and the special symbol starting winning port 28. The opening / closing SOL 51 of the special winning opening 29, the payout control board 42, the effect control board 43, the special symbol display board 52, the normal symbol display board 53, and the like are connected. In addition, SW means a switch and SOL is a solenoid actuator.

  The main control means 41a provided on the main control board 41 has various functions (means) achieved by a control program stored in advance, and includes random number lottery means and lottery randomness acquired by the random number lottery means. Determination means for determining hit / miss from numerical values, special symbol determination means, command determination means for determining an effect pattern command to be transmitted to the effect control means 43a, and a big winning opening based on predetermined winning conditions in the case of a big win Profit state generating means for opening and closing 22 to generate a profit state that is advantageous to the player.

The main control means 41a comprehensively controls the entire game, and based on the SW signals from the SWs 46 to 49, the opening / closing member 27a of the special symbol start winning opening 28, the opening / closing SOL 51 of the special winning opening 29, the special The special symbol display unit 23 of the symbol display board 52, the normal symbol display unit 24 of the normal symbol display board 53, and the normal symbol start hold lamp 25 are directly controlled, and the payout control means 42a of the payout control board 42 and the effect control A plurality of control commands are transmitted to the effect control means 43a of the board 43 according to the gaming state, and other control devices are indirectly controlled via the control means 42a and 43a of the control boards 42 and 43.

  Here, the control command transmitted from the main control means 41a to the effect control means 43a is a mode (MODE) which is a 1-byte digital data which is an identifier for identifying the normal command classification, and the control to be executed. The content (function) of the command is composed of a 2-byte combination with an event (EVENT) which is digital data having a 1-byte length. The main control means 41a sequentially transmits a plurality of control commands (effect pattern command, effect symbol determination instruction command, effect stop command, etc.) to the effect control means 43a.

  The effect control board 43 is connected to the decoration lamp 7, the speaker 8, the effect SW 54, the liquid crystal display control board 44, and the like. The effect control means 43a equipped on the effect control board 43 directly outputs BGM and game effect sound from the speaker 8 and lighting / flashing output of the decoration lamp 7 based on various control commands received from the main control means 41a. In addition, the display control command 44 includes an effect display command command, an error display command command, and the like on the basis of an input of a control command related to the effect from the main control means 41a and a detection signal (ON signal) from the effect SW 54. The output of the effect display on the liquid crystal display 19 is indirectly controlled. The liquid crystal display control means 44a provided on the liquid crystal display control board 44 outputs a drive control signal to the liquid crystal display unit having the liquid crystal display 19 based on the control command from the effect control means 43a.

  To the payout control board 42, a payout mechanism 35, a firing control board 55, and the like are connected. The payout control means 42a provided on the payout control board 42 outputs a drive control signal to the payout motor 37 of the payout mechanism 35 based on the control command relating to the prize ball received from the main control means 41a. When the main control means 41a receives a ball clogging detection signal from the ball clogging detection SW 40 of the payout mechanism 35 via the payout control means 42a, the main control means 41a outputs a ball removal command command to the effect control means 43a, and the effect control means 43a A ball removal command display command (ball removal command notification command) is output to the display control means 44a.

  A launch mechanism 56 for launching the game ball P to the game area 16 is provided. When the player holds the launch handle 10 and turns on the launch SW 58, the launch SOL 57 of the launch mechanism 56 is passed through the launch control means of the launch control board 55. A drive control signal is output. Here, in the launch mechanism 56, output of the drive control signal to the launch SOL 57 is permitted only when the launch permission signal is input from the launch control means.

Next, the effect control program executed by the effect control means 43a will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. However, the symbol Si (i = 1, 2,...) In the figure is each step. This production control program is stored in advance in the ROM of the production control means 43a.
When the hall-side employee operates the power switch to turn on the power to the pachinko machine 1, the RAM storage area initialization process and the like are executed and the production control is started. First, it is determined whether or not a control command has been received from the main control means 41a (S1). When the control command is not received (S1; No), the process of S1 is repeatedly executed until the control command is received from the main control means 41a.

  When a control command is received from the main control means 41a (S1; Yes), it is determined whether or not the received command is a big hit effect pattern command (S2). This jackpot effect pattern command is a command that specifies the variation time of the effect pattern that is executed during the jackpot gaming state after the jackpot occurs.

In S2, if the received command is not a big hit effect pattern command (S2; No), but is another effect pattern command (S3; Yes), an effect pattern command command corresponding to the received command is output (S4). ). For example, when a reach effect pattern command and a jackpot notice effect pattern command are received, an effect pattern command command designating the reach effect contents and the jackpot notice effect contents corresponding to the designated variation time is output to the liquid crystal display control means 44a. Thereafter, the process returns to S1.

When the received command is not an effect pattern command (S3; No), various effect processes are executed according to the received command (S5). For example, when a design symbol determination instruction command, a production stop command, a customer waiting demonstration display command, an error display command, etc. are received, a demonstration screen display command command, an error display command command, etc. are output to the liquid crystal display control means 44a. The process returns to S1.

  On the other hand, when the command received from the main control means 41a in S2 is the big hit effect pattern command (S2; Yes), it is determined whether or not the big hit effect pattern command is a probable big hit promotion effect pattern command. (S6). This probability variation jackpot promotion effect production pattern command is a command that designates a specific performance pattern that produces a probability variation jackpot promotion by operating the player's performance button 13 that is executed in the middle of the execution of the jackpot performance pattern.

  When the effect pattern command for the probable change jackpot promotion effect is received (S6; Yes), the contents of the effect game pattern for the jackpot and the probable change promotion effect pattern according to the variation time specified by the effect pattern command for the promotion effect are determined, and the liquid crystal display The promotion effect pattern command command is output to the control means 44a (S7).

  Next, in S8, it is determined whether or not a predetermined big hit round (four rounds) of preset big hit rounds (15 rounds) has elapsed since the big hit game was started. For example, after starting the big hit game, it is determined whether or not the operation of the big winning opening 29 has finished four rounds and entered the fifth round. When the predetermined big hit round has not elapsed (S8; No), the process of S8 is repeatedly executed until the predetermined big hit round has elapsed. On the other hand, when a predetermined big hit round has elapsed (4 rounds have elapsed) (S8; Yes), the effect button valid flag is set, and the effect button operation valid timer T is set and the subtraction process is started (S9). . A button operation command command is output to the liquid crystal display control means 44a (S10). When the liquid crystal display control means 44a receives the operation command command, a message for requesting the operation of the effect button 13 is displayed on the display screen 19 of the liquid crystal display.

  In S11, it is determined whether or not a ball removal command command is received from the main control means 41a. When a ball removal command command is received (S11; Yes), the timer T starts to be counted in S9, the value of the subtracted timer T is read, and it is determined whether or not the value of the timer T has become 0 (S12). . As a result of the determination, if the value of the subtracted timer T is not 0 (S12), the process of S12 is repeatedly executed until the value of the timer T is subtracted to 0. That is, even if a ball removal command command is received from the main control means 41a, even if a ball removal command display command is received from the main control means 41a within the effective period during which the player can operate the effect button 13, The ball removal command display command is not output to the liquid crystal display control means 44a.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the timer T has become 0 (S12; Yes), that is, the effect button valid flag is reset after the effect button operation valid period has elapsed (S13), and the liquid crystal display control means 44a is instructed to remove the ball. A display command is output (S14).

  On the other hand, when the ball removal command command is not received from the main control means 41a in S11 (S11; No), the timer T value that is started and subtracted in S9 is read, and the timer T value is 0. It is determined whether or not (S15). As a result of the determination, when the value of the timer T is not 0 (S15; No), the processes of S11 and S15 are repeatedly executed until the value of the timer T is subtracted to 0. On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the timer T has become 0 (S15; Yes), the button valid flag is reset and the process returns to S1.

  By the way, in S6, when an effect pattern command other than the probable big hit promotion effect is received from the main control means 41a (S6; No), the content of the big hit effect pattern according to the variation time specified by the received command is determined. Then, the big hit effect pattern command command other than the promotion effect is output to the liquid crystal display control means 44a (S17). It is determined whether or not a ball removal command command has been received from the main control means 41a after the execution of the big hit effect pattern is started (S18). If the command command is not received as a result of the determination (S18; No), the process of S18 is repeatedly executed, and if the command command is received (S18; Yes), the ball removal command display command is displayed on the liquid crystal display control means 44a. Is output (S19), and the process returns to S1.

The effect of the pachinko machine 1 of the Example demonstrated above is demonstrated.
When the game ball P is fired in the game area 16 and the game ball P wins in the special symbol start winning opening 28, the production symbol is incidentally changed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 19 in conjunction with the change display of the special symbol. Is done. When the confirmed symbol of the effect symbol at the time of the fluctuation stop becomes the big hit mode, the gaming state is shifted from the normal gaming state to the big hit gaming state.

  If the big hit determined by lottery is a promising big hit, after the transition to the big hit gaming state, the display screen of the liquid crystal display 19 does not notify the player that the promising big hit has occurred, and it seems that a single big hit has occurred. A specific effect that appears to be performed is executed. When the game ball P in the storage tray 9 becomes full and the ball clogging of the game ball P staying in the payout passage 36 is detected by the ball removal detection switch 40 of the ball clogging detection means 38 during the big hit, the player is displayed on the display screen. In response to the request, the player operates the ball removal button 14 to remove the game ball P from the storage tray 9 to the outside.

After the big hit game starts, when the big hit round enters the fifth of the preset 15 rounds, a message requesting the player to operate the effect button 13 is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 19, and the player's A probable change promotion effect that makes it appear as if the probable big hit has been determined by operating the effect button 13 is executed. During execution of the probable promotion effect, even when a ball clogging of the game ball P is detected by the ball removal detection switch 40 of the ball clogging detection means 38, a message for requesting the player to operate the ball removal button 14 is displayed on the display screen. Therefore, the player can concentrate only on the operation of the effect button 13 and is not confused during the probability change promotion effect that requires the operation of the effect button 13.

Next, a modified example in which the above embodiment is partially modified will be described.
1] In the embodiment, it is configured that the message of the ball removal command is not displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 19 within the effective button operation effective period, but the ball removal notification is made by the speaker 8 or the decoration lamp 7. Of course, it is of course configured not to be executed.

2] In the embodiment, only an example in the case where the present invention is applied during the probable change promotion requesting the operation of the effect button 13 is shown, and the present invention is applied during the specific effect seeking the operation of the effect button 13. May be. For example, at the time of a specific production requesting the operation of the production button 13 during a game, a new ball rental of the game ball P is executed, the game ball P in the storage tray 9 becomes full, and the game ball P in the payout passage 36 is full Even if it becomes, the message of the ball removal command is not displayed on the display screen.

3] In addition, those skilled in the art can implement the present invention in various forms with various modifications, and the present invention includes such various modified forms.

P game ball 7 decorative lamp 8 speaker 9 storage tray 13 effect button 19 liquid crystal display 43a effect control means 28 special symbol start winning opening 35 payout mechanism 38 ball clogging detection means 40 ball removal detection switch

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine having a payout mechanism for paying out a game ball to a storage tray for storing game balls, an effect unit capable of outputting an effect related to the game, and an effect switch operable by the player,
A ball clogging detection means for detecting clogging of the ball when the game ball is full in the storage tray in the payout mechanism;
Based on the function of controlling the effect means to execute a notification that prompts the player to operate the effect switch, and the ball clogging detection signal from the ball clogging detection means, the player can play the game ball from the storage tray to the outside. An effect control means having a function of controlling the effect means so as to execute a notification to remove the ball,
The effect control means performs a notification that the ball is removed after the switch effective period has elapsed when a ball clogging is detected by the ball clogging detecting means within a predetermined switch effective period in which the operation of the effect switch is enabled. Controlling the production means to
A gaming machine characterized by that. Main control means for receiving a ball clogging detection signal from the ball clogging detection means,
The main control means is configured to transmit a ball removal command notification command to the effect control means when receiving the ball clogging detection signal,
The production control means controls the production means so as not to execute a ball removal notification based on the ball removal command notification command even when the ball removal command notification command is received within the switch effective period. The gaming machine according to claim 1.

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