JP5352338B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine with unpredictability for the timing of notifying and reporting the result of electronic drawing based on a holding ball random number beforehand. <P>SOLUTION: In the Pachinko game machine which executes electronic drawing with the entry of a game ball to a start port as a trigger, and provides a big winning game when winning, a read-ahead determination means (113) determines whether or not the holding ball random number stored in a holding ball memory (116) is a winning or not before a game based on the holding ball random number is started. On the condition that the result of the read-ahead determination is the winning and a game ball passes through the specified hole (51a, b) of a rotating body (50) provided on a stage (36), the result of the read-ahead determination is reported to a player by a reporting means (20). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that uses a game ball to play a game.

  In general, pachinko machines are provided with a special symbol display device that displays special symbols in the game area in the game board, an effect display device that displays a predetermined effect, a specific winning opening (starting port) that triggers an electronic lottery, etc. When a game ball launched toward the game area wins the specific prize opening, an electronic lottery is performed, and the special symbol display device displays a mode in which the special symbol is changed and then stopped. The result of the electronic lottery is reported. If it is a result of the electronic lottery, a special symbol indicating that it is a special symbol display device is stopped and displayed, and the game state is shifted to a jackpot gaming state that is advantageous to the player. In this jackpot game state, the game ball enters the big winning opening that is exposed by opening and closing the attacker device a predetermined number of times, so that the player can acquire many prize balls.

  In addition, when a game ball wins a specific winning opening while the special symbol is changing, the holding ball random number storage means uses the random number acquired with the predetermined number (for example, four) as an upper limit for the winning ball as a holding ball random number. Is stored in the memory. When the special symbol related to the current game stops and the result of the electronic lottery is confirmed, the reserved ball random number storage means sequentially reads the stored ball random numbers stored in the memory, and determines the hit of the reserved ball random numbers. A game based on the reserved ball random number is advanced by displaying the result of the change and stop of the special symbol.

  Various effects are usually displayed until the stop after the special symbol is changed, and the player enjoys the game with a glance at these effects, but the same effect is displayed many times. However, since the interest is gradually lost when watching the film, recently more sophisticated effects have been devised. More specifically, the effect during the change of the special symbol was related to the game that is currently being played, but is stored in the memory by the reserved ball random number storage means while the game is being played. An effect is made such that whether the reserved ball random number is hit or lost is determined in advance (so-called pre-reading determination), and the determination result is notified in advance.

  For example, in a pachinko machine as shown in Patent Document 1, when a game ball wins at the start opening in a state where the condition for starting the special symbol variation is not satisfied, the jackpot determination random number acquired based on the win Is stored in the hold storage buffer, and in a predetermined case, a notification of the jackpot determination random number stored in the hold storage buffer is notified in advance in advance. According to such a technique, it is possible to know in advance the determination result of the random number stored on hold, so that the player for the game until the turn of the game corresponding to the random number stored on hold comes around Can raise interest.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-319223 (paragraph 0125, FIGS. 6 to 8, etc.)

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, when it is determined whether or not to notify the advance notice when the game ball is won at the starting port during the change of the special symbol, Since the advance notice is given at the timing when the game is started based on the reserved ball random number stored and stored in the game, a skilled player can predict the advance notice timing, and the game will gradually become less interesting. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to provide an unexpected pachinko machine by providing an unexpected timing to notify in advance of the result of electronic lottery based on a reserved ball random number. Is to provide.

To achieve the above object, the present invention includes a game board having a game area where the game balls flowing down, a start-up port provided in the game area, the game ball flowing down the front Symbol game area is temporarily retained Electronic lottery means for performing electronic lottery when a game ball wins at the start opening, and a special symbol for displaying the lottery result of the electronic lottery means in a display mode for stopping after changing the special symbol A display device and a jackpot game control means for providing a jackpot game that is advantageous to a player compared to a normal game when the lottery result by the electronic lottery means is a winning, the electronic lottery means having a random number A random number generating means for generating, a random number acquiring means for acquiring one random number from among the random numbers generated by the random number generating means when the game ball has won at the start opening, and the random number acquiring means Determining whether or not the random number acquired by the game is a win is determined at the time when the game based on the random number is started, and the random number acquired by the random number acquiring unit during the variation of the special symbol, In a pachinko machine having a storage ball random number storage means for sequentially storing a storage ball random number as a storage ball random number up to an upper limit, a specific hole provided on the stage and driven by a driving device and through which a game ball can pass is formed A determination as to whether the reserved ball random number stored in the reserved ball memory is a win or not, a game ball detection sensor for detecting that a game ball has passed through the specific hole , A pre-reading determination unit that is performed before a game based on a ball random number is started, a notification unit that notifies the player of the determination result of the pre-reading, and whether to perform notification by the notification unit are determined. Notification determining means, provided that the game ball detection sensor detects a game ball and the determination result of the prefetch determination means is a win, the notification determination means performs notification by the notification means. It was set as the structure which determines what to do.

  In the present invention, when the game ball wins the starting opening during the change of the special symbol, the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means triggered by this winning is used as the reserved ball random number, and the reserved ball random number storage means stores the reserved ball memory. Are stored sequentially. Then, when the suspension of the special symbol being changed is confirmed, the game based on the reserved ball random number is sequentially started.

  Here, the present invention has two timings for determining whether or not the random number is a win. Specifically, whether or not the random number acquired by the random number acquiring unit is a win is determined when the game based on the random number is started, and the reserved ball random number stored in the reserved ball memory Pre-reading determination means for determining whether or not is a winning before the game based on the reserved ball random number is started. Therefore, there are two timings for determining whether or not the reserved ball random numbers are hit, “when the game is started” performed by the success / failure determination unit and “before the game is started” performed by the prefetch determination unit.

  In the present invention, “the time when the game is started” is used synonymously with the time when the change of the special symbol starts. “Before the game is started” is synonymous with the time before the change of the special symbol is started, but more specifically, when the special ball is changing, the game ball wins the start opening. This refers to the period from when the random number acquisition means acquires the random number until the random number is stored in the holding ball memory as a holding ball random number and before the change of the special symbol in the game related to the holding ball random number is started. . As long as it is determined whether or not the reserved ball random number is a win at any timing during this period, it corresponds to the prefetch determination means of the present invention, but more preferably, when the reserved ball random number is acquired, in other words, special It is desirable that the pre-reading determination unit determines whether or not the acquired random number is correct when the game ball wins the starting opening and the random number acquisition unit acquires the random number while the symbol is changing. Since it is possible to make a determination based on a signal that is detected at the start opening, it is not necessary to separately generate and transmit a signal (such as an interrupt signal) for performing the determination of the pre-reading determination means, and control is simple. Because it becomes.

  As described above, in the present invention, whether or not the reserved ball random number is hit is determined not only at the start of the change of the special symbol based on the reserved ball random number, but also stored in the reserved ball memory as the reserved ball random number. It is possible to determine whether or not the player is hit even in a state where the user is present (that is, in a pending state).

  Further, the present invention includes notification determining means for determining whether or not to notify the player of the result of determination of hit / losing by the prefetch determination means via the notification means (notice notification). And as a condition for the notification determining means to perform notification, in addition to the determination result by the pre-reading determination means being hit, the game ball is placed in a predetermined specific hole among a plurality of holes formed on the stage. It is imposed to enter.

  Here, since the game ball flows down in the game area while being obstructed by a nail or a windmill, the timing at which the game ball enters the specific hole is not constant. Therefore, the timing when the notification determination condition by the notification determination unit is satisfied is random. That is, since the timing at which the game ball passes through the specific hole is random, the notification determination timing by the notification determination means is also random. Therefore, in this invention, the timing which a alerting | reporting means alert | reports also becomes random, and it will be possible to provide an interesting game with unexpectedness that has not existed in the past.

  In addition, since whether or not a game ball can be put into a specific hole depends on the skill of the player, it is possible to make the notification by means of the player's own skill and obtain a sense of superiority. There are also advantages.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, even if put game balls especially Teiana, character object needs to measure the timing for being driven. Therefore, the skill of the player is further questioned, and the game performance is enhanced.

  According to the present invention, if the game ball is not inserted into the specific hole on the stage, the advance notice determination result is not notified, so the variation of the advance notice timing is increased, and the game can have unexpectedness and fun. it can.

1 is an external perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the state which opened the glass door of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1, and removed the game board. It is an external appearance perspective view of the game board of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the stage and rotary body of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the stage and rotary body shown in FIG. It is a top view of the stage and rotary body shown in FIG. It is AA sectional drawing of the stage shown in FIG. 8, and a rotary body. It is the flowchart which showed the procedure of the hit determination process of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the procedure of the prefetch notice process of the pachinko machine shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a pachinko machine P according to an embodiment of the present invention can be opened and closed in a door-like manner in a machine box 1 having a rectangular shape installed in an island facility of a game arcade. The front frame 2 attached to the front frame 2, the game board 3 (see FIG. 3) accommodated in the upper part inside the front frame 2, and attached to the front surface of the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, with a large opening at the center The glass door 4 in which 8 is formed, the transparent glass plate 10 attached to the opening 8 of the glass door 4, and the tray 5 which is disposed on the lower side of the front frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed and accommodates a game ball. The front board 6 has a launching device 9 provided at the lower part of the front frame 2, the handle 7 attached to the front board 6, and the like. Moreover, one speaker (notification means) 20 is attached to the upper part of the glass door 4 on either side, and it produces various sound effects regarding a game.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the pachinko machine P has a main control processing unit 11, an effect display control unit 12a, a special symbol display control unit 12b, a lamp control processing unit 12c, and voice control on the back side. A processing unit 12d, a payout control processing unit 12e, a firing control processing unit 13, a prize ball payout device 14 and the like are provided. Next, the configuration of the pachinko machine P according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  The game board 3 has a game area 31 on the board surface, and the game area 31 can be observed from the glass plate 10 after being attached to the front frame 2. The game area 31 is partitioned and formed into a substantially circular shape by a guide rail 32 for sliding the game ball and a game ball regulating rail 33, and the game ball launched by the launching device 9 flows down in the game area 31. To do. Further, in the game area 31, a special symbol display device 17, an effect display device 34, a stage 36, a start winning opening (start opening) 37, a general winning opening 38, an out opening 39, and a game nail ( (Not shown), a windmill (not shown), an attacker device 41, and the like are provided.

  The effect display device 34 is provided in a substantially central portion of the game board 3, and a predetermined effect mode based on the result of the electronic lottery performed by the electronic lottery unit 110 performed when the game ball wins the winning prize opening 37. In this embodiment, a liquid crystal display device is used. The effect display device 34 is configured to perform a hold display (display that the hold ball random number is stored) even when the hold ball random number is stored in the hold ball memory 116, and as the hold ball display device It also has the function of

  The special symbol display device 17 is for displaying the result of the electronic lottery performed by the electronic lottery unit 110 when the game ball is won at the start winning opening 37, and more specifically, The lottery result is displayed in such a manner that the special symbol (number or pattern) is changed and then stopped. This special symbol display device 17 uses a 7-segment display in this embodiment, and is provided at the left end portion of the game board 3 so as not to enter the field of view of the player watching the effect display device 34 at the same time. It has been.

  The stage 36 is disposed below the effect display device 34, and is a structure where the game ball stays temporarily while rolling. A rotating body 50 is provided at the center of the stage 36, and always rotates in a certain direction (X direction in FIG. 6). The details of the structure of the stage 36 and the rotating body 50 will be described later. In addition, the attacker device 41 is a device that is opened a predetermined number of times when the game is won as a result of an electronic lottery performed when a game ball wins at the start winning opening 37 and the game is a big hit game. When the attacker device 41 is opened, the big winning opening 42 is exposed, and a lot of prize balls can be obtained by winning game balls there. In addition, when a game ball wins the general winning opening 38, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the player as prize balls. The game balls that have not entered the start winning opening 37 or the general winning opening 38 are collected from the out opening 39. It should be noted that sensors 43 to 45 (see FIG. 4) for detecting the passage of game balls are provided inside the start winning port 37, the general winning port 38, and the big winning port 42, respectively.

  The front board 6 is provided with a receiving tray 5 that accommodates game balls and can be discharged to the outside. This tray 5 can accommodate not only game balls thrown by the player but also game balls paid out as prize balls from the prize ball payout device 14. A launching device 9 for launching game balls toward the game area 31 is attached to the lower part of the front frame 2, and the game balls accommodated in the tray 5 are supplied to the launching device 9 one by one. The Then, when the handle 7 attached to the lower right of the front board 6 is rotated, the launching device 9 can launch the game ball to the game area 31 with a launch intensity corresponding to the turning amount. Yes.

  The main control processing unit 11 is provided on the back surface of the game board 3 via a support member or the like. The main control device 11 performs CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11a, ROM (Read Only Memory) 11b for storing a predetermined control program, temporary storage of generated processing information, and deletion of stored information. It is composed of a RAM (Random Access Memory) 11c and the like, and performs main processing related to games.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, an electronic lottery unit (electronic lottery means) 110 that performs electronic lottery in response to the winning of a game ball in the start winning opening 37, and the lottery determined by the electronic lottery unit 110 A special symbol determining unit 111 that determines a special symbol according to the result, and a display pattern (symbol variation) for causing the special symbol display device 17 to stop the special symbol determined by the special symbol determining unit 111 after changing the special symbol. A game based on the reserved ball random number is started to determine whether or not the reserved ball random number stored in the reserved ball memory 116 partitioned in the RAM 11c is a win. If the determination of the lottery result by the pre-read determination unit (pre-read determination unit) 113 and the electronic lottery unit 110 is successful, the attacker device 41 ) Includes bonus game controller to migrate to jackpot gaming is operated (the bonus game control means) 114, the a and the main control unit 11 is constructed.

  The electronic lottery unit 110 includes a random number generation unit (random number generation unit) 110a that generates a software random number by updating the value of the loop counter by 1 based on an interrupt signal periodically input (for example, every 2 milliseconds). The random number acquisition that acquires (latches) one random number (when the detection signal from the start winning port detection sensor 43 is input to the main control processing unit 11) when the game ball is won at the starting winning port 37 Unit (random number acquisition unit) 110b, a determination unit for determining whether or not the random number acquired by the random number acquisition unit 110b is a win, and a random determination unit (cance determination unit) 110c for determining with reference to a hit determination table, and a random number acquisition unit 110b When the special symbol is changing when the random number is acquired, the reserved ball random number for storing the acquired random number as the reserved ball random number in the reserved ball memory 116憶部 and a (suspended ball random number storage means) 110d.

  Here, the success / failure determination unit 110c determines whether or not the acquired random number is a win when the game based on the acquired random number starts, that is, a special symbol for displaying the result of the random number. This is the time when the fluctuation starts. That is, the hit / decision determining unit 110c determines whether the game is successful / losing at the start of the game.

  On the other hand, the prefetch determination unit (prefetch determination unit) 113 is the same as the success / failure determination unit 110c in that it determines the winning / losing of the acquired random number, but the timing for performing the determination is different. Specifically, the prefetch determination unit 113 is different from the success / failure determination unit 110c in that it determines whether or not the reserved ball random number is winning before the game based on the reserved ball random number is started. . If the winning / losing determination is made for a random number (holding ball random number) acquired at the time when the winning symbol 37 is won (when the starting symbol detecting sensor 43 detects a game ball) while the special symbol is fluctuating, Since the determination timing is in the middle of the game currently being performed, the timing is “before the game starts” based on the reserved ball random number. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the prefetch determination unit 113 makes a winning determination related to the reserved ball random number at the timing when the game ball wins the start winning opening 37 while the special symbol is changing.

  Next, a sub-control unit that controls various devices in response to a command from the main control processing unit 11 will be described. The effect display control unit 12a is provided on the back surface of the game board 3 via a support member or the like, and controls the effect display device 34 and other effect devices (such as LED devices) according to the processing information generated by the main control processing unit 11. It is a device that performs. Specifically, the effect display control unit 12a determines a lottery result (winning or losing) command determined by the success / failure determination unit 110c from the main control processing unit 11 and a special symbol variation pattern determined by the symbol variation pattern determination unit 112. In response to the command (variation time, etc.), a predetermined production mode is selected by lottery from a plurality of types of production modes stored in the ROM based on these commands. And the effect display control part 12a is controlled so that the determined effect aspect is displayed on the effect display device 34. Further, when the effect display control unit 12a receives a command to the effect that the reserved ball random number storage unit 110d has stored the reserved ball random number in the reserved ball memory 116, the effect display device 34 stores the reserved ball information (white star mark). ) Is displayed.

  The special symbol display control unit 12b receives the special symbol command determined by the special symbol determination unit 111 of the main control processing unit 11 and the special symbol variation pattern command determined by the symbol variation pattern determination unit 112, and receives the special symbol command. The special symbol determined by the special symbol determining unit 111 is displayed on the display device 17 in such a manner that the special symbol is changed and then stopped.

  The lamp control processing unit 12c receives commands from the main control processing unit 11 and performs lighting control of various lamps and electrical decorations. The voice control processing unit 12 d receives a command from the main control processing unit 11 and controls the operation of the speaker (notification unit) 20. The voice control processing unit 12d includes a notification determination unit (notification determination unit) 115 for determining notification that the reserved ball random number is a win in a predetermined case. More specifically, the notification determining unit 115 receives two inputs of the detection signal from the specific hole detection sensor 46 from the main control processing unit 11 and a command indicating that the result of the determination by the prefetch determination unit 113 is correct. In this case, the notification determination unit 115 determines to output a specific sound (for example, a sound that can be heard as a cuen) to the speaker 20.

  Further, the payout control processing unit 12e receives the payout command from the main control processing unit 11 in addition to controlling the prize ball payout device 14 so as to rent a game ball to the player in response to a signal from the CR unit. The prize ball payout device 14 is controlled so as to pay the number of prize balls to the player. The prize ball payout device 14 includes a sprocket (not shown) in which notches are formed for holding game balls one by one, and a motor (not shown) for rotating the sprocket. By controlling the rotation of the motor, the required number of prize balls can be paid out. Specifically, when the start winning opening detection sensor 43, the general winning opening detection sensor 44, the big winning opening detection sensor 45, etc. detect the passage of the game ball, the winning ball payout device 14 passes through the main control processing section 11. The game ball is paid out based on the received command.

  The firing control processing unit 13 is a device that controls the operation of the launching device 9 according to the rotation amount of the handle 7. More specifically, control processing is performed such as energizing the launching device 9, stopping energization, or changing the energization current. The launch control processing unit 13 is connected to the payout control processing unit 12e, and a launch stop signal is received when the CR unit is not connected.

  Next, the structure of the stage 36 and the rotator 50 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 is an external perspective view of the stage 36 and the rotating body 50 of the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of these, FIG. 8 is a plan view of these, and FIG. It is.

  The stage 36 has a two-stage configuration of an upper stage 36a and a lower stage 36b. After the game ball rolls on the upper stage 36a, it falls to the lower stage 36 and rolls on the lower stage 36. While falling down. The upper stage 36 has a rotating body 50 (details will be described later) substantially at the center, an introduction path 53 that guides the game balls flowing down the game area 31 to the rotating body 50, and the introduction path 53 communicated via the rotating body 50. And two guide paths 54a and 54b for guiding the game ball to the lower stage 36b. Further, the lower stage 36b has a shape with wavy irregularities formed on the surface, and the game balls guided from the guide paths 54a, 54b to the left and right ends of the lower stage 36b move on the lower stage 36b. While rolling, the vehicle is stalled by the unevenness, falls to the near side, and returns to the game area 31.

  The rotating body 50 is formed with a total of six holes including two specific holes 51a and 51b and four general holes 52a to 52d. Each of the specific hole and the general hole has a size that allows one game ball to enter, and the game ball that has entered the general holes 52a to 52d is held in the general hole, and the rotator 50 It moves with the rotation. Then, when reaching the entrance of the guide paths 54a, 54b, the held game ball rolls toward the guide paths 54a, 54b and falls to the lower stage 36b while rolling on the guide paths 54a, 54b. To do.

  On the other hand, when a game ball enters the specific holes 51 a and 51 b, the game ball moves with the rotation of the rotating body 50 while being held inside the specific holes, and is guided to the high probability route 55. Yes. Since the exit of the high probability route 55 is arranged at a position near the upper side of the start winning opening 37, the game balls that have entered the specific holes 51a and 51b roll on the high probability route 55 with high probability. The winning prize opening 37 will be won.

  Further, a specific hole detection sensor (game ball detection sensor) 46 is provided above the high probability route 55 (near the entrance), and the game balls that have entered the specific holes 51a and 51b have passed through the high probability route 55. Can be detected. As this specific hole detection sensor 46, in this embodiment, a ring-shaped magnetic sensor through which a game ball can pass is used. In order for the specific hole detection sensor 46 to detect the passage of the game ball, it is essential that the game ball enters the specific holes 51a and 51b. Therefore, the specific hole detection sensor 46 provided in the high probability route 55 It has a function of detecting that a game ball has passed through the specific holes 51a and 51b.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a gear 57 is formed on the lower surface of the rotating body 50, and the rotation of the motor (driving device) 56 is transmitted to the gear 57 through a plurality of gears 58a to 58c. The motor 56 rotates slowly at a constant speed so that the rotating body 50 rotates in the X direction in FIG. 7 about a substantially vertical axis (see FIG. 9).

  The game ball launched into the game area 31 is interrupted by a nail or the like and flows down while changing the flow direction. Fortunately, the game ball that has entered the introduction path 53 rolls toward the rotating body 50. And if it enters into the specific hole 51a with sufficient timing as shown in FIG. 8, it will move to the near side as the rotary body 50 rotates in the X direction while being held inside the specific hole 51a as it is. When reaching the position on the near side, the game ball falls to the entrance of the high probability route 55, passes through the inside of the specific hole detection sensor 46, and then goes from the exit of the high probability route 55 to the entrance of the start winning opening 37. The game area 31 will flow down.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, a control procedure in which the prefetch determination unit 113 of the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment determines whether the reserved ball random number hits / loses and notifies the speaker 20 of the result of the prefetch determination. I will explain. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the hit determination process of the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the pre-reading notice process of the pachinko machine P.

  First, it is determined whether or not a game ball flowing down the game area 31 has won a start winning opening 37 (whether a signal for detecting a game ball has been input from the start opening detecting sensor 43) (step S10). When it is determined that the game ball has won the start winning opening 37 (Yes in Step S10), the random number acquisition unit 110b acquires one of the random numbers generated by the random number generation unit 110a (Step S11).

  Next, the electronic lottery unit 110 determines whether the special symbol is changing (step S12). When the special symbol is fluctuating (Yes in step S12), the reserved ball random number storage unit 110d of the electronic lottery unit 110 stores the random number acquired in the reserved ball memory 116 as the reserved ball random number, and the effect display control unit A hold ball command indicating that the hold ball random number is stored is transmitted to 12a (step S13). The effect display control unit 12a that has received the hold ball command performs a hold ball display (white star-shaped mark) on the effect display device 34, and issues a command to start a game related to the stored hold ball random number. When the effect display control unit 12a receives from the main control processing unit 11, the reserved ball display is deleted.

  Next, the prefetch determination unit 113 determines whether or not the reserved ball random number stored in the reserved ball memory 116 is a win (step S14). If the result of the determination by the prefetch determination unit 113 is a win (result of the prefetch determination) is a win (Yes in step S15), the main control processing unit 11 issues a command indicating that it is a win to the voice control processing unit. The voice control processing unit 12d that has transmitted to 12d and received it sets a prefetch winning flag based on the command (step S16), and the hit determination process ends. Although not shown, a game related to the reserved ball random number for which the pre-read winning flag is set is played (i.e., the game previously performed is completed, and the game order related to the reserved ball random number is rotated). The special symbol determined based on the reserved ball random number starts, and when the game ends (when it is determined that the variation of the special symbol has stopped), the main control processing unit 11 A game end command related to the reserved ball random number is transmitted to the voice control processing unit 12d, and the voice control processing unit 12d receiving the command immediately deletes the prefetch winning flag from the memory.

  Note that, when the winning winning opening 37 is not won (No in step S10), the winning determination process ends. Further, if the special symbol does not change when the random number is acquired (No in step S12), the winning / losing determination by the success / failure determination unit 110c is performed based on the acquired random number without storing the reserved ball random number. After the determination (step S17) is made, the hit determination process ends. If the result of determination by the prefetch determination unit 113 is a loss (No in step S15), the hit determination process ends.

  Next, the procedure for performing the prefetch notification will be described. In the pre-reading notice process, it is first determined whether or not a game ball has entered the specific holes 51a and 51b of the rotating body 50 (whether a detection signal for a game ball has been input from the specific hole detection sensor 46) (step S20). When a game ball enters the specific holes 51a and 51b (Yes in step S20), it is determined whether or not a reserved ball random number is stored in the reserved ball memory 116 (step S21). When the reserved ball random number is stored in the reserved ball memory 116 (Yes in step S21), it is determined whether or not the prefetch winning flag is set in the voice control processing unit 12d (step S22). When the prefetch winning flag is set (Yes in step S22), the notification determination unit 115 outputs a specific sound (a sound that can be heard as a queuing sound) to the speaker 20. In this way, the notification determination unit 115 outputs a sound from the speaker 20 when a game ball enters the specific holes 51a and 51b under the condition that the pre-reading winning flag related to the reserved ball random number is set. It is controlled like this.

  In addition, when there is no game ball in the specific holes 51a and 51b (No in step S20), when no holding ball random number is stored in the holding ball memory 116 (No in step S21), and the pre-reading winning flag is erased. If yes (No in step S22), the prefetch notice process ends.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the reserved ball random number is hit, the notification timing is the time when the game ball wins the specific hole. The timing is random depending on the flow of the game ball, and it is possible to provide an interesting game with unexpectedness that has not existed before. Further, since whether or not a game ball can be inserted into the specific hole depends on the skill of the player, it is possible to obtain a sense of superiority that the notification can be performed with the player's own skill.

  In the present embodiment, the specific hole and the general hole are provided in the rotating body 50. However, instead of this configuration, the specific hole and the general hole may be provided directly without providing the rotating body on the stage. Such a configuration has an advantage that the configuration of the stage can be simplified. In the present embodiment, the prefetch determination result is reported using a speaker. However, instead of this configuration, an effect display device, a lamp, or the like can be applied as appropriate. In addition, the notification determination unit always notifies the result of the prefetch determination on the condition that the determination result by the prefetch determination unit is a win and has entered the specific hole. It may be determined whether or not to notify. According to such a configuration, the variation of notification further increases and the taste is enhanced.

3 Game board 17 Special symbol display device 20 Speaker (notification means)
31 game area 36 stage 37 start winning opening (start opening)
46 Specific hole detection sensor (game ball detection sensor)
50 Rotating body 51a, 51b Specific hole 56 Motor (drive device)
110 Electronic lottery unit 110a Random number generator (random number generator)
110b Random number acquisition unit (random number acquisition means)
110c Win / fail judgment unit
110d Reservation sphere random number storage unit (Reservation sphere random number storage means)
113 Prefetch determination unit (prefetch determination means)
114 jackpot game control unit (jackpot game control means)
115 Notification determining unit (notification determining means)
116 Reservation ball memory

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A game board having a game area where the game balls flowing down, a start-up port provided in the game area, a stage in which the game ball is retained temporarily flowing down the front Symbol game area, the game ball is finished in the start hole The electronic lottery means for performing electronic lottery in response to this, the special symbol display device for displaying the lottery result of the electronic lottery means in a display mode for stopping after changing the special symbol, and the lottery result by the electronic lottery means A jackpot game control means for providing a jackpot game that is advantageous to the player compared to a normal game when
The electronic lottery means, a random number generating means for generating a random number, and a random number acquiring means for acquiring a random number from among the random numbers generated by the random number generating means when a game ball wins at the start opening, Whether or not the random number acquired by the random number acquiring means is a win is determined when the game based on the random number is started, and the random number acquired by the random number acquiring means during the change of the special symbol In a pachinko machine having a holding ball random number storage means for sequentially storing in a holding ball memory as a holding ball random number up to an upper limit of a predetermined number,
An accessory provided on the stage, driven by a driving device, and formed with a specific hole through which a game ball can pass,
A game ball detection sensor for detecting that a game ball has passed through the specific hole ;
Pre-reading determination means for determining whether or not the reserved ball random number stored in the reserved ball memory is a win before the game based on the reserved ball random number is started;
Informing means for informing the player of the result of the prefetch determination,
Notification determining means for determining whether to perform notification by the notification means;
With
The notification determination unit determines to perform notification by the notification unit on condition that the game ball detection sensor detects a game ball and the determination result of the prefetch determination unit is correct. A pachinko machine.

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