JP5215598B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  In the present invention, a lottery lottery is performed by a sensor or the like when a sensor detects a winning ball (starting winning ball) or a passing ball to a gate on a board, and a lottery effect corresponding to the result is performed by a display or the like. It relates to pachinko machines.

Conventionally, one of the most demanding pachinko machines is the following model. This is because the symbols displayed in the plurality of display areas of the symbol display device fluctuate when the game ball wins the starting winning opening on the board surface, and the symbols after the stop (stop symbols) are predetermined symbols. It is a pachinko machine that wins a big prize if it is all together and opens the grand prize opening.
In such a pachinko machine, the gaming state in which the big winning opening is opened is called a big hit, but whether or not it will be a big win is preset by the count value of the counter when the game ball wins the starting winning opening It is done by jackpot lottery whether or not it matches the jackpot value.
The counter repeatedly counts from 0 to 1079, for example, when the pachinko machine is turned on. Among these values from 0 to 1079, for example, if three types of numbers are set as jackpot values, 360 minutes It is a big hit with a probability of 1.

  In recent years, there are many types of pachinko machines of this type in which the probability of winning a jackpot (the probability of winning a jackpot) is changed by satisfying a predetermined condition to enhance the interest of the player. Specifically, if the probability change (probability change) before probability change, that is, if the jackpot probability (low probability) in normal time is 1/360 as described above, this is reduced to 1/60, for example. The content is to increase the probability.

In addition, there are many models in which the symbol variation display time (lottery effect time) is shortened by satisfying a predetermined condition and the symbol variation display (lottery effect) is accelerated (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Normally, an upper limit is set for the memory value of the number of starting winning balls for symbol variation display. However, when this upper limit is exceeded and the starting winning ball becomes invalid, shortening the symbol variation display time ( Hereinafter, it is abbreviated as “variation time shortening.”) That is, it can be avoided by increasing the symbol variation display. According to this, the number of jackpot lotteries per unit time is increased and it is easy to generate jackpots, which is advantageous and desirable for the player.

Such probability fluctuations and fluctuation time reductions continue while the symbol fluctuation display is performed a predetermined number of times after the start of the execution. And if the number of symbol variation display times reaches a predetermined number, or if a pre-set condition such as a big hit state is reached while the probability variation state or the variation time reduction state is continued, the state until then is canceled, It is common to return to the normal low probability state or variable time state.
For example, the fluctuation time reduction is continued until the symbol variation display is performed 100 times after the start of execution, and when the symbol variation display count reaches 100, the normal variation time state is restored.

JP 2005-131246 A

This type of pachinko machine is still popular and in high demand, but it has continued for many years, so recently there has been a demand for the development of a new and improved pachinko machine.
In particular, the lottery effect that is started when the game ball wins the start winning opening, that is, when the jackpot lottery is made, according to various aspects depending on the visual and auditory sense of the player, Also, it is an effect on the board that is performed over time and finally displays the lottery result, and is the time during which the player has the most throbbing feeling (hereinafter referred to as a game exhilarating feeling).
Therefore, how to devise this lottery effect is important. As an example, if the lottery effect is performed twice, the game excitement will increase accordingly. Moreover, even if the overall probability is, for example, 1/100, according to the setting such as the jackpot probability in the first lottery effect is 1/4, for example, the jackpot probability in the next lottery effect is 1/25, Although it has the same probability as a whole, it feels easy to win in each lottery effect. In particular, a jackpot probability of 1/4 in the first lottery effect provides a sense of accomplishment of the first stage lottery effect breakthrough, and allows the user to enjoy a game rather than failing in one lottery effect with a probability of 1/100.

  Thus, the simplest method of performing the lottery effect twice is a method of performing the lottery itself twice. That is, after the first lottery, the first lottery effect is performed, and when the first lottery is a win, the second lottery is performed after the first lottery effect, and then the second lottery. Produce. Then, the final lottery result is displayed at the end of the second lottery effect so that the two lotteries and the two lottery effects are performed. A method of performing two lotteries prior to the two lottery effects is also conceivable.

However, the method as described above cannot be adopted when there is a restriction that the big winning lottery is limited to one time. Thus, conventionally, there has been a demand for the development of a pachinko machine capable of doubling the game excitement by performing the lottery effect twice while satisfying such restrictions.
In addition, in this case, in order to give a sense of achievement of the first stage lottery effect as described above, it is desired that the player can play with the feeling that the lottery is performed for each lottery effect. The development of such a pachinko machine has been an issue.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a novel pachinko machine that can give a player the same feeling of exhilaration of games as if a lottery is performed twice, even if there is a restriction that the jackpot lottery is performed once. .

Means for solving the above problems will be described below.
Each means is classified into sections, each section is given a number, and the number of other sections is quoted as necessary. This is for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and the technical features described in the present specification are not limited to those described in the following sections.
Of the following means, (1) corresponds to claim 1, (2) corresponds to claim 2, and (3) corresponds to claim 3.

(1) When a sensor detects a starting ball that has won a prize for a starting surface component provided on the board, a lottery effect corresponding to the result of a big hit lottery performed once for the starting ball is displayed. In a pachinko machine comprising a main control device for controlling each part of the pachinko machine in a gaming state according to the display mode by the display at the end of the lottery effect after a predetermined time, the lottery by the display A plurality of indicators for performing effects in a plurality of stages, and a sorter that performs a lottery effect in the first stage in combination with the lottery effects by the first display device among the plurality of indicators, The indicator 1 starts the first stage lottery effect when the sensor detects the starting ball, and if the jackpot lottery result is a big win, Alternatively, the lottery effect is ended in the display mode of jackpot, the distribution body receives the starting ball, starts the first stage lottery effect by mechanical drive, and the first stage by the first display and sorting is discharged per sphere outlet or off sphere outlet of the starting ball to exit the drawing effect in accordance with the display mode of at drawing effect completion of the second indicator of the plurality of indicators, the After the distributing body discharges the starting ball to the hit ball discharge port or the off ball discharge port, the second stage lottery effect is started, and if the result of the big win lottery is a big win, In some cases, it is configured to end the lottery effect in a display mode that is out of the way, and from when the distributing body receives the starting ball until it is discharged to the hit ball discharge port or the off ball discharge port While the starting ball Pinball machine, characterized in that it is visibly configured from the front side of the board.
(2) The main control device has a lottery effect time shortening function for shortening the time of the lottery effect when a predetermined lottery effect time shortening condition is satisfied. The first stage lottery effect by the first indicator and the sorting body is suppressed, the sorting body discharges the received starting ball to the ball discharge port, and the second indicator detects the starting ball as a sensor. In order to finish the lottery effect in the display mode, the predetermined lottery effect is started by detecting, and when the result of the jackpot lottery is a jackpot The pachinko machine according to item (1), which is configured.
(3) The starting winning opening is a winning opening of a winning device provided at substantially the center of the board surface, and the winning device includes the starting winning port, the first indicator, the sorting body, and the like from the top to the bottom. A pachinko machine according to item (1) or (2), wherein a second display is provided.

According to the invention described in item (1), a new pachinko that can give a player a feeling of uplifting the same game as a two-time lottery even if there is a restriction of one big-win lottery. Can provide a machine.
According to the invention described in the item (2), in the novel pachinko machine described in the item (1), a pachinko machine having a lottery effect time reduction function can be provided.
According to the invention described in the item (3), it is possible to give the player a feeling of uplifting the game similar to the fact that the player draws twice in the approximate center of the board that the player pays most attention to. A pachinko machine with a lottery production time reduction function can be provided.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol shows the same or an equivalent part between each figure.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a main part of an embodiment of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.
In this figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a board surface of a pachinko machine game board. A rail 2 is mounted on the board surface 1 in a substantially arc shape, and a game area 3 is set inside the rail 2. . The rail 2 guides a game ball (not shown) launched by operating a handle (not shown) so as to be sent from the upper left part of the board surface 1 to the game area 3.
In addition to the rails 2, various panel surface components are provided on the panel surface 1. That is, a winning device (a bonus device) 4 is provided substantially at the center of the board surface 1, and a large winning opening 5 is provided below the winning device. In addition, several winning openings 6, a gate 7, a windmill 8, a lamp 9 and the like are provided on the board surface 1.

The large winning opening 5 is configured so that the winning is much easier than the other winning openings 6 during the opening operation, that is, the winning opening is significantly larger.
At the bottom of the inner side of the rail 2 on the board surface 1 is provided an out port 10 into which a game ball that has not won a prize enters, and in addition to the above parts 4 to 9 and the out port 10 at appropriate locations. A large number of game nails 11 have been driven.
The board surface 1 is covered with a transparent glass plate (not shown), and the separation of the game ball from the board surface 1 is prevented.

  A game ball (not shown) guided by the rail 2 and driven into the upper portion of the board surface 1 is given a prize opening while being changed in the flow-down direction by a game nail 11, a windmill 8 and the like arranged on the board surface 1 6. Win a prize device 4 and a big prize opening 5 (when opened), or pass through a gate 7, or further flow down. The game balls that have not won a prize are discharged from the out port 10 to the outside of the game board.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the winning device 4 is shown in an enlarged manner from the top to the bottom, starting winning port 21 (starting panel surface component), first display 22, distribution body 23 and the first 2 display 24 is provided. In addition, a total of four holding ball lamps L1 to L4 are disposed between the distribution body 23 and the second display 24, two on each of the left and right sides.
In this case, the start winning opening 21 is a so-called electric tulip that makes it easy to win a game ball by opening a pair of movable pieces 21a, 21a facing each other when the game ball passes through the gate 7. The mouth is a winning mouth of the winning device 4.

  The first indicator 22 is a first corresponding to a result of a big hit lottery (lottery result) performed by a start winning ball sensor described later detecting a winning ball (starting winning ball: starting ball) to the starting winning opening 21. It is a display for performing stage lottery effects. Here, the jackpot lottery is performed once per winning ball to the start winning opening 21.

In the illustrated example, the first indicator 22 includes three star-shaped display lamps L5 to L7 each using an LED as a light emitting source, and a total of four X-shaped display lamps L8 arranged two on each of the left and right sides. To L11.
These display lamps L5 to L11 are turned on / off in a lighting / lighting pattern according to the count value of the lottery counter or the like when a game ball wins the start winning opening 21 (at the time of the big hit lottery). Then, after the elapse of time according to the lighting pattern, the lottery effect is ended in a state where any one of the ☆ -shaped display lamps L5 to L7 or the x-shaped display lamps L8 to L11 is lit.

Specifically, when the lottery result (big hit / losing) is a big win, the lottery effect is ended in a state where any one of the ☆ -shaped display lamps L5 to L7 is lit (first display mode).
In the case of losing, as one aspect, the lottery effect is ended in a state where any one of the X-shaped display lamps L8 to L11 is lit (second display aspect). As another mode, the lottery effect is terminated in a state where any one of the ☆ -shaped display lamps L5 to L7 is lit (third display mode). In other words, the third display mode maintains a sense of expectation for the player until the final lottery result is displayed by adopting a mode similar to the mode of the jackpot (first display mode). I am doing so.
The display lamp L (one of L5 to L11) that is turned on at the end of the production is turned off after a certain time (when the distributing body 23 distributes and discharges the starting winning ball to each ball discharge port as described later). In the present embodiment, the on / off pattern refers to forms such as the on / off order and on / off time of the display lamps L5 to L11. The lottery counter is provided in a main controller which will be described later for overall control of the pachinko machine.

The second display 24 is a display that performs a second stage lottery effect (symbol variation display) in accordance with the jackpot lottery. In this embodiment, two 7-segment numeric display elements 24a and 24b are arranged side by side. Do it.
Each of the number display elements 24a and 24b variably displays numbers (generally referred to as symbols; hereinafter also referred to as symbols) in a variation pattern according to the count value or the like at the time of the big hit lottery, and the time corresponding to the variation pattern is displayed. After the lapse, the lottery effect is finished in a state where any one of the numbers from 0 to 9 is displayed.

Specifically, if the lottery result is a big win, the symbol stop, that is, the lottery effect is ended in a state where the number “3, 3” or “7, 7” is displayed (winning display mode). If the lottery result is off, the lottery effect is ended in a state where numbers other than “3, 3” and “7, 7” are displayed (out-of-display mode).
When the lottery effect is ended (the symbol is stopped) in a state where the numbers “3, 3” or “7, 7” are displayed, that is, when the lottery result is a big hit, the winning prize opening 5 is opened after the symbol is stopped. At the same time, the lottery effect time shortening function, which will be described in detail later, starts operating. In the present embodiment, the variation pattern refers to a pattern variation order (symbol variation display mode), a symbol variation display time, and the like displayed by the numeric display elements 24a and 24b.

The distribution body 23 receives the start winning ball, which is a game ball won in the winning device 4, more specifically, the start winning port 21, and draws the first stage by mechanical drive, in this embodiment, rotation (including swing). It is a rotating body that produces effects.
The distribution body 23 starts the first stage lottery effect by rotation by receiving the starting winning ball, and follows the ball discharge mode according to the display mode at the end of the first stage lottery effect by the first indicator 22. In other words, the winning winning ball is distributed and discharged to the determined winning ball outlet 25 or the off-ball outlet 26, and the lottery effect is ended.
At the end of the first stage lottery effect by the rotation, the sorting body 23 sorts and discharges the starting winning ball to either the hitting ball discharge port 25 made of a long hole or the off-ball discharge port 26 made of a short hole. The rotating body to be rotated by a motor described later. Two long and short notches 23 a and 23 b are formed on the outer periphery of the sorting body 23 at intervals.

As an effect form at the start of the first stage lottery effect by the distribution body 23, the short notch 23b in the state facing the entrance 41 of the start winning ball from the start winning port 21 receives the start winning ball before the effect. Thereafter, the start winning ball may be swung within a rotation angle that does not lead to discharge to the ball discharge ports 25 and 26 (swing effect form).
FIG. 4 shows the posture of the sorting body 23 in a state where the short notch 23b faces the entrance 41 of the start winning ball.
In the present embodiment, the distributing body 23 has a posture in which the middle portion of the two short and long cutouts 23a and 23b faces directly upward until the starting winning ball sensor described later detects the starting winning ball, that is, the back surface of the middle portion. Is in a state of closing the entrance 41 facing the entrance 41 of the starting winning ball (see FIG. 2). When the start winning ball sensor detects the start winning ball sensor, it rotates clockwise from the posture shown in FIG. 2 so that the short notch 23b is in the posture shown in FIG. The notch 23b is configured to receive a start winning ball.

The above-described sorting and discharging of the sorting body 23 is performed subsequently to the end of the first stage lottery effect by the first indicator 22.
The display mode at the end of the first stage lottery effect by the first indicator 22 (the first display mode that is lit when the lottery effect ends is the ☆ -type display lamps L5 to L7, or the x-type display lamps L8 to L11 Of course, a certain second display mode) and the sorting discharge result by the sorting body 23 (whether the starting winning ball is discharged is the winning ball discharge port 25 or the off-ball discharge port 26) coincide with each other.
The rotation operation pattern of the sorter 23 as described above is selected and determined according to the count value of the lottery counter provided separately from the lottery counter at the time of the big hit lottery. The distribution body 23 discharges the start winning ball to the ball discharge port 25 or 26 as described above after the elapse of time according to the determined rotation operation pattern, and ends the lottery effect. In the present embodiment, the rotation operation pattern refers to a combination of rotation direction, angle, and the like, and a rotation time.

  The holding ball lamps L1 to L4 display how many lottery effect holding balls for which a lottery effect is held by a lottery effect holding function which will be described later.

Although not shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the front side of the distributing body 23 is covered with a translucent window plate 27 for preventing and decorating the game ball from the distributing body 23 ( (See FIGS. 1 and 3). In other words, the winning device 4 is configured such that the starting winning ball itself is placed on the front side of the board surface 1 (game) from when the distributing body 23 receives the starting winning ball until it is discharged to the winning ball discharge port 25 or the off-ball discharge port 26. For example).
This is because when a game ball wins the start winning opening 21, that is, in the first stage lottery effect, it appears as if it was also drawn in the second stage lottery effect, and the game is enhanced. This is to make it happen.

In particular, even if the big hit lottery that is performed only once per winning at the starting winning opening 21 is determined to be internally disengaged in the main control device, the starting winning ball performs the lottery effect by the rotation of the distributing body 23. After that, in this embodiment where the ball is discharged to the ball outlet 25 and can be seen through during that time, the sense of excitement of the game is maintained. This is because, according to this embodiment, it becomes more visible as if a lottery is being drawn at the time when the starting winning ball is discharged to the winning ball outlet 25, that is, at the time when the lottery effect is started by the second display 24.
If it is impossible to see, that is, if the starting winning ball is not shown at all after the winning position to the starting winning opening 21, the lottery effect by the second display 24 that finally notifies the result of the jackpot lottery from the winning point. Until just before the end, the sense of uplifting game is lost. There can be any development in the processing inside the pachinko machine, and it is clear that only the final lottery result is notified.

In FIG. 5, a start winning ball guide frame body 20 formed with the light-transmissive window plate 27, a sorting body 23, and ball discharge ports 25 and 26 (specifically, the ball discharge ports 25 and 26 are formed. The positional relationship with the decorative plate 29) is shown.
As shown in the drawing, the starting winning ball guide frame 20, the distributing body 23, and the ball discharge ports 25 and 26 are arranged in this order from the front side to the back side of the pachinko machine. In the present embodiment, the start winning ball guide frame body 20 is formed not only with the translucent window plate 27 but also the entire surface (front surface, side surface, etc.) with translucency, and is distributed from the start winning port 21. The start winning ball sent to the body 23 is also visible from the front side (player) of the board surface 1.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a main part of the pachinko machine shown in FIG.
The configuration shown in FIG. 6 will be described below with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 6, the pachinko machine includes a gate passing ball sensor 30, a winning ball sensor 31, a main control device 32, an effect control device 33, an accessory device control device 34, and an audio / lamp control device 35. Further, a large winning opening operating solenoid 36, a prize ball payout control device 37, and a starting winning opening operating solenoid 38 are also provided.
The gate passing ball sensor 30 includes a switch that detects a game ball that has passed through the gate 7 in FIG. 1 and is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with each gate 7.
The winning ball sensor 31 includes a switch for detecting a winning ball, and is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with each of the winning ports 5, 6, and 21 provided on the board surface 1 shown in FIG. Among these, 31a is a start winning ball sensor which detects a winning ball (start winning ball) to the start winning opening 21.

The main control device 32 includes an effect control device 33 (as a result, an accessory device control device 34, a voice / lamp control device 35), a big prize opening operation solenoid 36, a prize ball payout control device 37, a start winning opening operation solenoid 38, etc. This is a device for overall control of the pachinko machine, and includes an input port 32a, a CPU 32b, an output port 32c, a ROM 32d, a RAM 32e, and the like.
The ROM 32d stores a pachinko game program read and executed by the CPU 32b, data necessary for executing the program, and the like. The RAM 32e is used as a work area when the above program is executed.

As shown in the drawing, a gate passing ball sensor 30 and a winning ball sensor 31 (including a starting winning ball sensor 31a) are connected to the main control device 32, and an input port 32a of the main control device 32 has these gates. Signals from the passing ball sensor 30 and the winning ball sensor 31 are received and given to the CPU 32b.
When the winning ball is detected by the winning ball sensor 31, the CPU 32b outputs a signal to the effect control device 33, the winning ball payout control device 37, or the like via the output port 32c, or operates the big winning opening operating solenoid 36 to win a prize. The game processing corresponding to is performed.
Further, when the CPU 32b detects the gate passing ball by the gate passing ball sensor 30, the CPU 32b opens the start winning port operating solenoid 38 that opens and closes the pair of movable pieces 21a, 21a of the starting winning port 21 through the output port 32c.

The production control device 33 is a device that receives the control signal from the main control device 32 and generates and outputs production operation control signals for the accessory device control device 34 and the voice / lamp control device 35.
The accessory device control device 34 is a device that controls each part of the winning device 4 based on the effect operation control signal from the effect control device 33.
Specifically, the control device 34 for an accessory device controls the display lamps L5 to L11 of the first display 22 to be turned on / off to cause a first stage lottery effect by the first display 22, and also distributes the sorting body. The rotation of the motors 23 is controlled so that the first stage lottery effect is generated by the rotation of the sorting body 23. In addition, the number display elements 24 a and 24 b of the second display 24 are controlled, and a second stage lottery effect (design variation display) is performed by the second display 24. Further, the holding ball lamps L1 to L4 are turned on and off, and a shutter operating solenoid 39 that opens and closes a shutter (not shown) for discharging an excessive holding ball, which will be described later, is controlled.

The sound / lamp control device 35 outputs various sound effects and synthesized sounds from the sound output device 35a such as a speaker based on the control signal for the effect operation from the effect control device 33, and on the board surface 1 shown in FIG. This is a device for turning on and off various lamps 9.
The special prize opening operation solenoid 36 is a solenoid that is activated during the big hitting operation and opens the special prize opening 6. The prize ball payout control device 37 is a device that performs prize ball payout processing corresponding to winning.

In the above configuration, the main control device 32 counts a lottery counter (not shown) that repeatedly counts, for example, 0 to 1079 at a predetermined cycle from when the pachinko machine is turned on.
The main control device 32 acquires the count value of the lottery counter when the game ball is won in the start winning opening 21 shown in FIG. 1 and the start winning ball sensor 31a detects the start winning ball, and is set in advance. Compare with the jackpot value you have. That is, a lottery lottery is performed, and a lottery effect corresponding to the lottery result is performed by the first display 22 and the distribution body 23, or is performed by the first display 22, the distribution body 23 and the second display 24.
The main control device 32 controls each part of the pachinko machine in a gaming state according to the display mode of the first display 22 or the second display 24 at the end of the lottery effect, that is, a gaming state other than the big hit state or the big hit state.

The lottery effect by the distribution body 23 is based on the control signal from the main control device 32. Specifically, the effect control device 33 that has received this control signal gives the effect operation control signal to the accessory device control device 34. Do by. Hereinafter, the first stage lottery effect by the rotation of the distribution body 23, particularly the distribution and discharge of the starting winning ball will be described in detail.
The allocating body 23 draws the start winning ball by the rotation after the lottery effect by the above-mentioned swing effect form by the rotation control of the motor 28 by the control device 34 for the accessory device that receives the control signal for the effect operation from the effect control device 33. Sorting and discharging are performed for the ball outlets 25 and 26 according to the result (big hit / losing).

  That is, when the lottery result is out, as one aspect, as shown in FIG. 2, the short notch 23b that has received the start winning ball is made to face the dislodging ball discharge port 26, and the starting winning ball related to the disengagement is out The discharge port 26 is caused to roll by its own weight and the inclination formed on the bottom surface of the short notch 23b to be discharged. As another mode, as shown in FIG. 7, the short notch 23 b that has received the starting winning ball is made to face the hitting ball discharge port 25, and the starting winning ball whose lottery result is out of the winning ball is discharged from the hitting ball discharge port 25. It is rolled by its own weight and the inclination formed on the bottom surface of the short notch 23b and discharged.

When the lottery result is a big win, the short cut 23b that has received the starting winning ball is opposed to the winning ball discharge port 25 without exception (see FIG. 7), and the starting winning ball related to the win is placed in the winning ball discharge port 25. It is rolled by its own weight and the inclination formed on the bottom surface of the short notch 23b and discharged.
When the starting winning ball is discharged from the winning ball discharge port 25, after the discharge, a second stage lottery effect is performed by the second display 24. The reason why the second stage lottery effect by the second indicator 24 is not started before discharging from the winning ball outlet 25 is to make it appear as if the lottery effect has been drawn by the second indicator 24. is there.

In this embodiment, if the lottery result is a jackpot, as described above, the start winning ball related to the jackpot is discharged from the hit ball outlet 25, and the second stage lottery effect by the second display 24 is displayed as a jackpot. The game ends in a mode (stop symbol), and then the big winning opening 5 is opened and the jackpot operation is performed.
After the jackpot operation, a lottery effect time shortening function, which will be described in detail later, operates, and this operation is continued while a predetermined number of lottery effects are performed. While this operation is continuing, the first stage lottery effect by the first display 22 is suppressed (the first stage lottery effect is not performed).

Further, during the operation of the lottery effect time shortening function, as shown in FIG. 8, the sorting body 23 has the long notch 23a facing the entrance 41 of the starting winning ball on the upper side and hitting the ball on the lower side. Control is performed to maintain the rotational position (posture) opposite to the outlet 25. According to this, the starting winning ball won in the winning device 4 is led to the hitting ball discharge port 25 through the long notch 23a of the sorting body 23 as it is, that is, without the sorting body 23 rotating, and discharged.
That is, the first stage lottery effect due to the rotation of the distribution body 23 is also suppressed (the first stage lottery effect due to the rotation is not performed), and the second stage lottery effect is performed by the second display 24, and the winning device 4 As a result, the lottery presentation time is shortened and the game state is advantageous to the player.

The description returns to the operation for detecting the starting winning ball by the starting winning ball sensor 31a shown in FIG.
The main control device 32 performs a jackpot lottery when detecting the starting winning ball, but at the same time, the winning ball paying control device for paying out the winning ball due to the winning of the game ball at the starting winning port 21 (see FIG. 1). A prize ball payout signal is output to 37. The main controller 32 outputs a winning ball payout signal to the winning ball payout control device 37 at the time of winning the game balls to all the winning holes 5, 6, 21 shown in FIG. The award balls of the set number of balls are paid out every time.

  If the result of the jackpot lottery is a jackpot, the second stage lottery effect by the second display 24 is performed through the first stage lottery effect by the first display 22 and the sorting body 23 as described above. That is, the symbol change display is performed by the numerical display elements 24a and 24b of the second display 24, and then the numerical display elements 24a and 24b display a pattern aligned with “3, 3” or “7, 7”. Stop symbol fluctuation display.

The second display 24 performs the symbol variation display as described above, and stops when the jackpot symbol of “3, 3” or “7, 7” is displayed (display mode), that is, the second stage lottery effect. When the game ends, the big winning opening 6 becomes a big hit state that opens, and more winnings and winning balls can be obtained.
In the big hit state, in addition to the opening operation of the special winning opening 6 by the operation of the special winning opening operating solenoid 36 shown in FIG. 6, various presentation operations are performed by the audio output device 35 a and the lamp 9.

In such a big hit state, there are many cases where game balls win one after another at the start winning opening 21 (see FIG. 2), that is, the start winning balls continue. In addition, even if the result of the jackpot lottery has already been confirmed internally, the lottery effect by the previous start winning ball has not ended, and the game ball fired during this lottery effect wins the start winning port 21. There is also a case.
In such a case, the number of start winning balls is stored in a memory, for example, the RAM 32e of the main controller 32 shown in FIG. Each time a lottery effect related to a winning ball (holding ball) is finished, one is digested (subtracted). When the stored number of start winning balls (the lottery effect reserved ball number storage value) is digested and becomes less than 5, it can be accumulated again up to 5 from that point.
The holding ball lamps L1 to L4 indicate the number of lottery effect holding balls currently in the number of lighting in the lottery effect holding function having the upper limit of five start winning balls (holding balls).

In the present embodiment, the main control device 32 has a probability variation function (hereinafter abbreviated as a probability variation function) and a lottery effect time reduction function (hereinafter abbreviated as a time reduction function). This will be described below with reference to FIG.
When the predetermined probability variation condition is satisfied, the probability variation function sets the probability of winning a jackpot in the jackpot lottery up to a predetermined number of times, here 500 times, from the next time, This is a function to change from a low probability) to a high value (high probability).

  As the probability variation condition, for example, the stop symbol at the end of the lottery effect is set to be a symbol (probability variation symbol) determined in particular among the specific symbols regarded as jackpots. In the present embodiment, jackpot symbols “3, 3” and “7, 7” are set as probability variation symbols as they are. In other words, the probability variation condition is always satisfied when stopping at the jackpot symbol. Of course, the probability variation condition may be satisfied in either of “3, 3” and “7, 7”.

The time-saving function is a function for shortening the time for a lottery effect performed based on a jackpot lottery up to a predetermined number of times, here 100 times, when a predetermined variation time reduction condition is satisfied. .
In this embodiment, the first stage lottery effect by the first indicator 22 is suppressed when the time-shortening function is activated, and when the game ball wins the start winning opening 21, the second stage lottery effect by the second indicator 24 is performed. Done. That is, the entire lottery effect time in the winning device 4 is shortened by at least the first stage lottery effect time by the first display 22 and the distributing body 23, and the lottery effect is accelerated, which is advantageous for the player. It becomes a gaming state. During the time-shortening function operation, the opening time of the movable pieces 21a, 21a of the start winning opening 21 due to the game ball passing through the gate 7 becomes longer, which is also advantageous for the player.

  As the variable time shortening condition, it is set that the stop symbol at the end of the lottery effect becomes a symbol (variable time shortened symbol) determined in particular among the specific symbols regarded as jackpots. In this embodiment, similarly to the probability variation condition, jackpot symbols “3, 3” and “7, 7” are set as variation time reduction conditions as they are. In other words, it is set so that the condition for shortening the variation time is always satisfied if it stops at the jackpot symbol.

Further, in the present embodiment, the winning device 4 is arranged so that the starting winning ball is received from the front side (player) of the board surface 1 until the distributing body 23 receives the starting winning ball and discharges it to the ball discharge port 25 or 26. It is configured to be visible. In this case, the starting winning ball is configured to be sent from the starting winning port 21 to the starting winning ball entrance 41 opened above the sorting body 23 through a lottery effect holding ball passage (not shown).
In such a configuration, when the winning in the starting winning opening 21 continues, the starting winning ball is successively sent to the distributing body 23 side through the lottery effect holding ball passage. Here, since the starting winning ball is an actual game ball (real ball), when the allowable number of balls in the lottery effect reservation ball passage is exceeded, the starting winning ball overflows from the starting winning port 21.

For this reason, in this embodiment, the following actual reserved ball number adjusting mechanisms for adjusting the number of actual reserved balls (retained balls by actual balls) are provided.
The actual number-of-holding ball number adjusting mechanism is configured such that the starting winning ball (actual holding ball) that has not finished the lottery effect can be accommodated in the short cutout 23b of the sorting body 23 and can be accommodated in the lottery effect reserved ball passage. When the total number reaches 4 including 4 pieces, the over-reserved ball for discharging more than 5 starting winning balls sent to the outside just before the entrance of the lottery effect holding ball passage A discharge path (not shown) is provided. Then, a shutter (not shown) for discharging the excess reserved ball is provided at a branch point between the excess reserved ball discharge path and the lottery effect reservation ball path.

In the actual reserved ball number adjusting mechanism configured as described above, when the sixth and subsequent start winning balls (actual holding balls) are sent from the start winning port 21 toward the lottery effect holding ball passage. The shutter actuating solenoid 39 is energized and released, and the sixth and subsequent real reserve balls are released to the excess reserve ball discharge path side before the entrance of the lottery effect reservation ball path and discharged to the outside.
In addition, this mechanism for adjusting the actual number of held balls causes the shutter operating solenoid 39 to be de-energized and closed when the number of the actual held balls becomes less than five, and from that point, the maximum number of the actual held balls is 5 Is closed again so as to be sent to the entrance 41 side of the starting winning ball through the lottery effect holding ball passage.
The actual reserved ball number adjusting mechanism prevents the start winning ball from overflowing from the start winning port 21 in this way, and the reserved ball number displayed by the number of lighting of the holding ball lamps L1 to L4. (The number of reserved balls by the arithmetic processing of the main controller 32 shown in FIG. 6) and the actual number of held balls are made to coincide.

In the pachinko machine configured as described above, the game ball that is driven into the upper portion of the board surface 1 shown in FIG. 1 is placed in the start winning opening 21 with the movable pieces 21a and 21a closed, or the game ball is It is assumed that a prize is received at the start winning opening 21 with the movable pieces 21a and 21a opened through the gate 7. Then, the starting winning ball sensor 31a shown in FIG. 6 detects the starting winning ball, and the main control device 32 performs a lottery lottery to determine whether the starting winning ball is a big hit or miss.
At this time, the starting winning ball is sent toward the distributing body 23 whose posture (rotational position) is controlled to a position where the short notch 23b faces directly upward as shown in FIG. 4, and the short notch 23b Received within.

The starting winning ball is counted as the variation, that is, during the lottery effect until the distributing body 23 rotates to the position shown in FIG. 2 or 7 and is discharged from the short notch 23b. In this embodiment, the reservation ball digestion (subtraction of the number of reservation balls) is executed at the end of the first stage lottery effect in the distribution body 23, and the start winning ball sensor 31a newly starts the start winning ball before the reservation ball is digested. When the number is detected, the number of reserved balls is added. When there is an increase / decrease in the number of held balls, the number is updated and stored, and the number of held ball lamps to be lit is also updated.
The maximum number of reserved balls is five, and the adjustment to prevent the actual reserved ball number from exceeding five is performed by the actual reserved ball number adjusting mechanism, and the starting winning ball (actual ball) is released from the starting winning port 21. There is no inconvenience such as overflow.

When the big hit lottery is performed, the first stage lottery effect is started by turning on and off the display lamps L5 to L11 of the first indicator 22 as described in detail above, and the first stage lottery by the rotation of the sorting body 23 Production begins. The player is given a first game uplifting feeling by the first stage lottery effect based on the turn-on / off display of the first display 22 and the rotation of the sorting body 23.
In addition, when the result of the jackpot lottery is a win or in some exceptional cases even if it is out of place, a second stage lottery effect (two stage display elements 24a, 24b of the second display 24) ( A symbol change display) is performed and the player's interest is sustained.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, the winning device 4 receives the starting winning ball on the board surface 1 from when the distributing body 23 receives the starting winning ball until it is discharged to the winning ball discharge port 25 or the off-ball discharge port 26. It is visible from the front side, in other words, from the player. Further, since the second display 24 starts the lottery effect after the start winning ball is discharged to the ball discharge port 25 or 26 by the rotation of the distributing body 23, the lottery effect is started by the second display 24. It seems that the lottery is drawn at the time, and the player's feeling of uplifting game is maintained.

If the starting winning ball (actual ball) is not shown at all after the winning time at the starting winning opening 21, the lottery effect is ended by the second display 24 from which the result of the jackpot lottery is finally notified. Until just before, the player's sense of uplifting game is lost. There are various developments in the processing inside the pachinko machine, and it is clear that only the lottery result is notified.
In addition, when the second stage lottery effect is started by the second display 24 before the start winning ball is discharged to the ball outlet 25 or 26 by the rotation of the distributing body 23, the second stage lottery effect is again performed. It doesn't look like it's a lottery, and at this point, the player's sense of uplifting game is lost.

If the lottery result is a jackpot, the second indicator 24 (numeric display elements 24a and 24b) stops operating in a state (display mode) in which a jackpot symbol of “3, 3” or “7, 7” is displayed. In other words, the lottery effect in the second stage is finished, and the big winning opening 6 is opened, so that more winnings and winning balls can be obtained.
After the big hitting operation, the above-mentioned time saving function is activated, and the first stage lottery effect by the first indicator 22 is suppressed. During the operation of the time-shortening function, as shown in FIG. 8, the distributing body 23 has its long notch 23a facing the start winning ball inlet 41 on the upper side and facing the hitting ball discharge port 25 on the lower side. It is controlled to hold the posture.

According to this, the starting winning ball won in the winning device 4 is led to the hitting ball discharge port 25 through the long notch 23a of the sorting body 23 and discharged. That is, the first stage lottery effect due to the rotation of the sorting body 23 is also suppressed, and only the second stage lottery effect by the second display 24 is performed. Thereby, the entire lottery effect time in the winning device 4 is shortened, the lottery effect is accelerated, and a gaming state advantageous to the player is achieved.
In the present embodiment, after the jackpot operation, the probability changing function described above also operates.

In such a game, it is important to determine whether the lottery effect in the winning device 4 ends in the first stage lottery effect or shifts to the second stage lottery effect. Further, in the first stage lottery effect, the turn-on / off pattern of the first display 22, the rotation operation pattern of the sorting body 23, the fluctuation pattern of the second display 24, and the lottery in the first display 22 and the second display 24. The designation of the display mode at the end of the effect and the ball discharge mode at the end of the lottery effect in the sorting body 23 are also important.
In the present embodiment, such determination and designation are performed as follows.

  That is, in FIG. 6, when the starting winning ball sensor 31a detects the starting winning ball, the main control device 32 obtains the count value of the lottery counter and performs a big win lottery, but is different from the big win lottery counter. Based on the count value acquired by the lottery counter, one type of lottery effect pattern is selected and determined from among many types of lottery effect patterns. Then, a lottery effect pattern designation command (control signal) S1 for designating the determined lottery effect pattern is transmitted to the effect control device 33.

The lottery effect pattern designation command S1 transmitted from the main controller 32 includes total lottery effect time information, mode information at the end of the first stage lottery effect, mode information at the end of the second stage lottery effect, and the second stage. The variation pattern information at the time of the lottery effect and the lottery effect time information of the first stage are at least included.
Here, the total lottery effect time information is the time from the start of the first stage lottery effect by the first display 22 to the end of the second stage lottery effect by the second display 24. When one of the second stage lottery effects is not performed, it indicates the time from the start to the end of the other lottery effect. The mode information at the end of the first stage lottery effect is the display mode at the end of the first stage lottery effect on the first indicator 22 and the ball discharge mode at the end of the first stage lottery effect by the distribution body 23. Point to.
The mode information at the end of the second stage lottery effect refers to the display mode at the end of the lottery effect of the second display 24, and the variation pattern information at the time of the second stage lottery effect is the second indicator. This refers to a variation (effect) pattern during 24 lottery effects. Furthermore, the first stage lottery effect time information indicates the time from the start of the first stage lottery effect by the first display 22 to the end of the same lottery effect by the distribution body 23.

When the production control device 33 receives the lottery production pattern designation command S1 transmitted from the main control device 32, the production control device 33 analyzes the contents and produces the production operations corresponding to the accessory device control device 34 and the voice / lamp control device 35, respectively. An instruction command (production operation control signal) S2 for performing the operation is output.
For example, the first indicator control unit (not shown) of the accessory device controller 34 has a first indicator based on the selection ratio table corresponding to the lottery effect pattern designation command S1 received from the main controller 32. 22 (refer to FIG. 2), the lighting / lighting pattern at the time of the first stage lottery effect is selected and determined, and the lighting / lighting pattern instruction command S21 is output. In addition, a rotation operation pattern of the sorting body 23 (see FIG. 2) is selected and determined to a motor control unit (not shown) of the accessory device controller 34, and an instruction command S22 for the rotation operation pattern is output. .

  Further, the effect control device 33 is based on the variation pattern information at the time of the second stage lottery effect in the lottery effect pattern designation command S1 transmitted from the main control device 32, and the second display 24 (see FIG. 2) A variation pattern at the time of the two-stage lottery effect is selected and determined, and an instruction command S23 of the variation pattern is output to a second display controller (not shown) of the accessory device controller 34.

  The production control device 33 also outputs an instruction command S3 to the voice / lamp control device 35. The instruction command S3 to the sound / lamp control device 35 includes an instruction command for outputting a predetermined sound from the sound output device 35a and instructions for turning on and off various lamps 9 on the panel surface 1 shown in FIG. There is a command.

It should be noted that the time (time from the start / stop of lighting on / off) information included in the turn-on / off pattern at the time of the first stage lottery effect by the first indicator 22 is transmitted from the main control device 32 to the effect control device 33. The lottery effect pattern designation command S1 is set to be constant regardless of the type (type of total lottery effect time information). That is, since the lighting pattern at the time of the first stage lottery effect is a fixed time, it is set so as not to correspond to the total lottery effect time.
The pachinko machine according to the present embodiment is controlled by controlling the first display 22, the sorting body 23, the second display 24, etc. based on the commands S1, S2 (S21-23) and the like as described above. Although a two-stage lottery effect is performed, the type of command and the content of the command are examples, and the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the winning winning ball sensor 31a detects the starting winning ball and the big hit lottery is performed, the number of the big hit lottery is one, which is the same as that of the conventional pachinko machine. While adopting the format, you can maintain a sense of excitement and enjoy more interesting games.

In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the display lamp is used for the first display and the numeric display element is used for the second display has been described. However, the numeric display element is used for the first display and the display is displayed on the second display. A lamp may be used. Moreover, a display lamp may be used for both the first display and the second display, or a numerical display element may be used. Furthermore, an image display such as a liquid crystal display may be used for the first display or the second display, or an image display such as a liquid crystal display may be used for both the first display and the second display. .
Furthermore, in addition to the first display and the second display, a third display, a fourth display,... Etc. are added (using a number of displays), and a lottery effect is provided by each display. You may make it perform. In this case, the first display is used for the first stage lottery effect, the second display is used for the second stage lottery effect, and the third display is used for the third stage lottery effect. A lottery effect may be performed at the second stage, or a lottery effect after the second stage may be performed using a display randomly determined from among the various displays.
The distributing body is not limited to the rotating body as in the above-described embodiment. For example, a seesaw-shaped distributing body may be used. When the distribution body is configured in a seesaw shape, not only a rotary drive source such as a motor but also a reciprocating drive source can be easily used as a drive source.
Further, even if the variation pattern used for the lottery effect of the second display at the time-shortening function operation is a variation pattern dedicated to the time-shortening function operation, the variation pattern used at the time-shortening function non-operation (the second stage) Either of the fluctuation patterns at the time of lottery production) may be used.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the effect control device is configured to control the accessory device control device and the sound / lamp control device by generating and outputting the effect operation control signal in response to the control signal from the main control device. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and at least one of the function of the accessory device control device and the function of the sound / lamp control device may be provided in the effect control device. For example, the function control device function may be provided in the effect control device, and the effect control device may control the display lamp, the motor, and the numeric display element.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a configuration is made in which the winning winning ball and the subsequent lottery effect are performed when the sensor detects the starting winning ball, and the starting winning ball can be a holding ball. However, this may be configured such that the sensor can detect the gate passing ball to perform a big win lottery and a lottery effect subsequent thereto, so that the gate passing ball can be a holding ball. In this case, in the above [Means for Solving the Problems] in the present specification, the starting board surface component is a general term for the starting winning opening and the gate, and the starting ball is the starting winning ball. It is a general term for the ball passing through the gate. In addition, a game ball (start winning ball) that won a prize at the start winning opening and a game ball (gate passing ball) that passed through the gate were described as a starting ball that passed a prize with respect to the starting surface component.
In a case where a lottery drawing or the like is performed by detecting a gate passing ball by a sensor, whether or not a prize ball is paid out by passing a game ball through the gate can be arbitrarily determined.

It is a front view which shows the principal part of one Embodiment of the pachinko machine by this invention. It is the front view which takes out and shows the winning device in FIG. It is a perspective view similarly. It is a front view of the winning device in a state where the short cutout of the sorting body is opposed to the start winning ball entrance. It is a disassembled perspective view of the distribution body in a winning device, and the component parts before and after that. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a front view of the prize-winning device in a state where the short cutout of the sorting body is opposed to the ball discharge port. It is a front view of the winning device in which the distribution body holds the posture during the time-shortening function operation.

Explanation of symbols

1: board surface, 4: winning device (serving device), 21: starting prize opening (starting panel surface component), 22: first display, 23: sorter, 23a: long notch, 23b: short notch 24: second indicator, 25: hit ball outlet, 26: off-ball outlet, 31: winning ball sensor, 31a: starting winning ball sensor.

Claims (3)

When the sensor detects a starting ball that has won a prize for a starting surface component provided on the board, a lottery effect corresponding to the result of the big hit lottery performed once for the starting ball is performed on the display. In a pachinko machine comprising a main control device for controlling each part of the pachinko machine in a gaming state according to the display mode by the display at the end of the lottery effect after a predetermined time,
A plurality of indicators for performing a lottery effect by the display in a plurality of stages, and a sorting body for performing a lottery effect of the first stage in combination with the lottery effect by the first display device among the plurality of indicators; With
The first indicator starts the first stage lottery effect when the sensor detects the starting ball, and if the result of the big win lottery is a big hit, it is released if it is a big hit. Or finish the lottery effect in the display mode of jackpot,
The distribution body receives the start ball, starts a first stage lottery effect by mechanical drive, and starts the start according to a display mode at the end of the first stage lottery effect by the first display. The ball is distributed to the ball outlet or the off-ball outlet and the lottery effect ends.
The second indicator of the plurality of indicators starts a lottery effect in the second stage after the sorting body has discharged the starting ball to the hit ball discharge port or the off ball discharge port, and the jackpot Each of the lottery effects is configured to end in the display mode, which is a big win if the lottery result is a big win, and a dismissal if the lottery result is off, and
The starting ball is configured to be visible from the front side of the board surface until the sorting body receives the starting ball and discharges the starting ball to the hitting ball discharge port or the off-ball discharge port. Machine. The main control device has a lottery effect time shortening function for shortening the time of the lottery effect when a predetermined lottery effect time shortening condition is satisfied.
The first stage lottery effect by the first display and the sorting body is suppressed,
The sorting body causes the received starting ball to be discharged to a ball discharge port,
The second indicator starts a predetermined lottery effect when the sensor detects the starting ball, and if the result of the jackpot lottery is a big win, The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko machine is configured so as to end the lottery effect in a display mode.   The starting winning opening is a winning opening of a winning device provided at substantially the center of the board surface, and the winning device includes the starting winning port, the first indicator, the sorting body, and the second, from the top to the bottom. The pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a display.

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