JP5514983B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball and ball game machine, and more particularly to a ball and ball game machine having a configuration in which operation means that can be operated by a player are provided on the front face so as to protrude forward, and the operation means is protruded and operated as a specific effect of the game.

A pachinko machine, which is a conventional ball game machine, has a game button (operation means) that can be operated by the player on the front of the pachinko machine. In some cases, the player is prompted to operate the game button, and the player is operated to increase the player's expectation for the big hit.
In recent years, with this type of pachinko machine, in order to improve the production effect, it is possible to provide a game button so that it can protrude forward, and to project forward in a specific production to increase the appeal to the player. It is considered (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2 below).

  In the game buttons (button-type production operation device) of the pachinko machines described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, in the initial stage of the projecting operation, the coil springs urge the projecting force to appeal to the player. In 1, a moving mechanism part consisting of a pinion rotated by an electric motor and a rack meshing with the pinion is moved to the maximum protruding position from the middle, and in Patent Document 2, the cam rotated by the electric motor and the cam surface are slid onto the cam surface. The moving mechanism composed of a moving pin is made to project and move to the maximum projecting position.

JP 2011-2112048 A JP 2011-212049 A

  In general, a game button that can be operated in a projecting manner has a stable pinion / rack engagement state and a cam / pin engagement state at a normal position where the protrusion does not protrude and a maximum protruding position. Although there is no problem with the operation, it cannot be said that the meshing state or the engagement state is stable during the projecting movement, and if the player presses the button during the projecting movement, the projecting mechanism is not projected. When a large load is applied in the anti-protrusion direction, there is a risk that the moving mechanism portion may be broken or damaged. Some players operate to hit the game button as if to clear the depression that it was not a big hit. According to this, the occurrence of failure or breakage is remarkable.

  Accordingly, in view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a ball game machine that prevents malfunction and breakage of a game button in consideration of the timing at which the game button is projected and operated in order to eliminate the button operation during the projecting movement of the game button. It was made as an issue.

The invention according to claim 1 has first and second operation means that can be operated by the player on the front surface of the ball game machine, and the second operation means protrudes to the normal position and to the front thereof. In a ball game machine which is provided so as to be movable forward and backward between the projecting position and the second operation means is projected and operated by the projecting control means as a specific effect of the game,
A display device for effect display of the game;
Display control means for controlling the display device to perform an effect display that prompts the player to operate the first operation means;
It is confirmed whether or not an effect display that prompts the operation of the first operation means is being displayed, and whether or not at least that the effect display is being displayed is satisfied as a protruding condition of the second operation means. A condition determining means for determining,
When the projecting condition is affirmed by the condition determining unit, the projecting control unit causes the second operating unit to project.

In general, during a game, the player operates the launch handle with the right hand and operates operating means such as a game button with the left hand. When there are a plurality of operating means, it is difficult to operate the other hand with the same hand while operating one operating means with the left hand. Therefore, an effect display that prompts the user to operate the first operation means other than the second operation means that operates to project is performed, and the second operation means is operated to project during the effect display. According to this, since the player is devoted to the operation of the first operation means during the effect display, the possibility that the second operation means will be operated even if the second operation means is protruded during this time. Therefore, the second operating means can be prevented from being broken or damaged.
The condition determining means may be configured to directly confirm that the effect display is being displayed by receiving a display output signal or the like, but in anticipation of a time when the effect display will be started. The protruding condition may be determined.

The invention according to claim 2 is the ball game machine according to claim 1,
The condition determination unit detects an operation state of the first operation unit as the protrusion condition, and determines whether or not the detected operation state of the first operation unit matches a preset operation content. An operation state determination means to be confirmed;
Protrusion delay means for delaying the protrusion operation of the second operation means when the operation state of the first operation means is different from the operation content is provided.

  According to this, the condition determining means confirms the operating state of the first operating means, and reliably determines whether or not to cause the second operating means to project. Since the effect display for prompting the operation of the first operation means is being performed, when the operation state of the first operation means does not coincide with the preset operation content, for example, the set operation is performed. If the operation state is an intermittent operation while the content is a continuous operation, the player may not concentrate on the operation of the first operation means and may operate the second operation means. Therefore, the protrusion operation of the second operation means is delayed from the protrusion operation in a normal state (a state where the operation state and the operation content match). Thus, by delaying the protrusion operation of the second operation means for safety reasons, the possibility that the second operation means is operated during the protrusion operation is reduced, thereby preventing the failure or breakage of the second operation means.

The invention according to claim 3 is the ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The condition determination means includes an operation confirmation means for confirming an operation of the second operation means as the protrusion condition;
When there is an operation of the second operation means, a protrusion stopping means for stopping the protrusion operation of the second operation means is provided.

  According to this, since the condition determination means confirms the operation state of the second operation means, it can be determined whether or not the second operation means is projected and operated more reliably. If there is an operation of the second operation means, the protruding operation of the second operation means is stopped, and failure or breakage is reliably prevented.

It is a front view of a ball game machine to which the present invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the game button installed in the front surface of the said ball game machine. It is a front view of the game board of the said ball game machine. It is a rear view of the said ball game machine. It is an electrical block diagram of the said ball game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the start winning confirmation process of the special symbol performed with the main control apparatus of the said ball game machine. It is a 1st flowchart which shows the control content of the success / failure determination process of the special symbol performed with the said main controller. It is a 2nd flowchart which shows the control content of the said success / failure determination process. It is a 3rd flowchart which shows the control content of the said success / failure determination process. It is a 4th flowchart which shows the control content of the said success / failure determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the fluctuation | variation aspect selection process performed with the sub-control apparatus of the said ball game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the 1st production control process performed with the said sub control apparatus. FIG. 6 is a timing chart of each of a normal effect for projecting a button in the first effect control executed by the sub-control device, an effect for delaying the projection of the game button, and an effect for stopping the projection of the button. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the button operation process performed with the said sub control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the 2nd production control process performed with the said sub control apparatus. It is a timing chart of the normal effect which makes the button project in the 2nd effect control performed with the sub-control device. It is a timing chart of the effect which delays protrusion of the button in the 2nd effect control. It is a timing chart of the production which stops the projection of the button in the second production control. It is a 1st flowchart which shows the control content of the 3rd effect control process performed with the said sub control apparatus. It is a 2nd flowchart which shows the control content of the said 3rd effect control process. It is a timing chart of the normal 1st production and the 2nd production which make the button project in the 3rd production control performed with the above-mentioned sub control device. It is a timing chart of the 1st production and the 2nd production which delay the protrusion of the button in the 3rd production control. It is a timing chart of the 1st production and the 2nd production which stop projection of the button in the 3rd production control.

A pachinko machine as a ball game machine according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 has a structure in which each part of the configuration is held by an outer frame 10 that forms a vertically long fixed outer frame. The outer frame 10 is provided with a front frame (glass frame) 11 in which a plate glass 110 is fitted and an inner frame (not shown) that can be opened and closed via a hinge 101 provided at the upper and lower positions on the left side.
The front frame 11 and the inner frame are closed and locked to the outer frame 10 by a cylinder lock 18 so that a predetermined key is inserted into the cylinder lock 18 and the key is operated clockwise to open the inner frame. None, the front frame 11 is opened by a counterclockwise operation.
A game board 2 (FIG. 3) held by the inner frame is provided behind the plate glass 110 of the front frame 11.

  Speakers 112 are installed on the left and right sides of the upper part of the front frame 11, respectively, so that game sounds are output, thereby improving the game preference. In addition to the frame-side decorative lamp 113 that emits light according to the gaming state, the front frame 11 is provided with LEDs that notify the gaming abnormality.

An upper plate 12 and a lower plate 13 are integrally formed in the lower half of the front frame 11. A launching handle 14 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 13, and the launching device is operated by operating the firing handle 14 clockwise, so that the game ball supplied from the upper plate 12 faces the game board 2. Fired.
The lower tray 13 is configured to receive award balls overflowing from the upper tray 12, and the game balls accumulated in the lower tray 13 can be moved to another box (dollar box) provided in the game store by operating the ball removal lever.

  This pachinko machine 1 is a so-called CR machine, and is adjacent to a prepaid card unit (CR unit) 60 for reading and writing a prepaid card. The pachinko machine 1 is provided with a lending button 171, a settlement button 172 and a balance display 173 on the right side of the upper plate 12. A game button 15 that can be operated by the player and a jog dial 16 are provided at the center of the upper plate 12 so as to surround the outer periphery thereof.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the game button 15 and the jog dial 16 are installed on the front surface of the upper plate 12 formed upward. The jog dial 16 can be operated in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction around the outer periphery of the game button 15 (arrow S direction).
The game button 15 is configured to be movable between a normal position shown in FIG. 2A and a protruding position protruding upward shown in FIG. 2B by electric drive. (Direction) can be operated. The jog dial 16 corresponds to “first operation means” recited in the claims, and the game button 15 corresponds to “second operation means” recited in the claims. The game button 15 is provided on the upper front surface of the upper plate 12, and the protruding direction is substantially upward, but it is equivalent to “projecting forward” in the claims.

FIG. 3 shows the game board 2, in which a substantially circular game area 20 surrounded by an outer rail 201 and an inner rail 202 is formed. A center case 210 is attached to the center of the game area 20.
The center case 210 is provided with an LCD panel of the effect symbol display device 21 (not shown in its entirety) in the center. Further, the center case 210 is provided with a warp inlet, a warp rod, a stage and the like, as is well known.

On the left side of the center case 210, an operating gate (operating port) 22 of a normal symbol (hereinafter simply referred to as a general diagram) is installed.
Immediately below the center case 210 is a first special figure starting port 23A capable of always entering (winning) a special symbol (hereinafter simply referred to as a special figure) and a tulip-type electric motor ( Hereinafter, a second special figure starting port 23 </ b> B consisting of a special figure is simply installed.
The second start port 23B can enter a ball (winning) only when the electric utility is opened. The general electric utility is released for a predetermined time when it is a lottery of a general figure executed due to the game ball passing through the operation gate 22.

Below the second special figure starting port 23B is a large winning port 24 that is opened and closed by an opening / closing plate, and an out port 203 is provided at the bottom of the board. In addition, a plurality of normal winning ports 25 are arranged on the left side of the second special figure starting port 23B.
Note that a large number of game nails and windmills are planted in the game area 20 of the game board 2.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the back side of the pachinko machine 1 houses an inner frame 30 to which the game board 2 is detachably attached. As with the front frame 11, the inner frame 30 is installed so that one side edge (right side in FIG. 4) is hinged to the outer frame 10 and can be opened and closed. The inner frame 30 is formed with a game ball flow-down passage, and a ball tank 31, a tank rail 32, and a payout unit 33 are provided from above (upstream), and a payout device is provided in the payout unit 33. . With this configuration, when a game ball wins a winning opening of the game board 20, a predetermined number of game balls (prize balls) are passed from the ball tank 31 via the tank rail 32 by the payout unit 33 through the payout ball flow path. 12 is paid out. In the present embodiment, the payout unit 33 for paying out the prize balls also pays out the balls to be paid out by operating the lending button.

Further, on the back side of the pachinko machine 1, a main control device 40, a payout control device 41, a sub integrated control device 42, an effect symbol control device 43, a launch control device 44, and a power supply board 45 are provided.
The main control device 40, the sub integrated control device 42, and the effect symbol control device 43 are provided on the game board 2, and the payout control device 41, the launch control device 44, and the power supply board 45 are provided on the inner frame 30. Although the launch control device 44 is not depicted in FIG. 4, it is provided under the payout control device 41.

  Further, an external connection terminal plate 38 is provided on the right side of the ball tank 31, and a signal indicating a game state and a game result is sent to a hall computer (not shown) by the external connection terminal plate 38. Conventionally, the external connection terminal board for transmitting signals to the hall computer has a board (terminal for outputting signals output from the game board side to the hall computer) and a frame (frame side (outer frame)). 10, a terminal for outputting a signal output from the front frame 11 and the inner frame 30) to the hall computer), but in this embodiment, a game is played through one external connection terminal plate 38. A signal indicating the state and game result is transmitted to the hall computer.

FIG. 5 shows an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1, and is mainly configured of a main controller 40 that controls the game. The main control device 40, the payout control device 41, the sub-integrated control device 42, and the effect symbol control device 43 all have a CPU, ROM, RAM, input port, output port, etc., all of which are controlled by the CPU. A program composed of a main routine and a subroutine mounted in the ROM is started due to an interrupt signal having a period of 2 ms or 4 ms, and various controls are executed.
The launch control device 44 is not provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the launch control device 44 may be provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like.

  Main controller 40 is electrically connected to hall computer 500 of the game facility via back wiring relay terminal board 530 and external connection terminal board 38. Further, the main control device 40 has a glass frame opening SW (detecting whether or not the front frame (glass frame) 11 and the inner frame 30 are open) via the back wiring relay terminal plate 530 and the game board relay terminal plate 531. Switch) 501, inner frame opening SW502, first start port SW503 for detecting a ball entering the first special figure start port 23A, a second start port SW504 for detecting a ball entering the second special figure start port 23B, Detection signals such as a normal symbol operation SW 505 for detecting entry into the operation gate 22 in the figure, a left winning opening SW 506 for detecting entry into the normal winning opening 25, a count SW 507 for detecting entry into the big winning opening 24, etc. Is entered.

  The main control device 40 operates in accordance with the installed program, generates various commands related to the progress of the game based on the above-described detection signals, and the like, via the payout control device 41 and the production relay terminal board 532. Commands are output to the sub-integrated control device 42 and the production symbol control device 43, and the special symbol display device 26, the special symbol hold number display device 28, the normal symbol display device 27, and the universal symbol hold are connected via the symbol display device relay terminal board 533. Display control of the number display device 29 is performed.

The main controller 40 controls the big prize opening solenoid 508 that opens and closes the big prize opening 24 to open the big prize opening 24. Further, the second special figure starting port 23B is opened and closed by controlling the universal electric component solenoid 509 that opens and closes the second electric figure starting port 23B.
The output signal from the main control device 40 is also output from the test signal terminal, and a management signal such as symbol variation and jackpot is sent to the hall computer 500 through the external connection terminal plate 38.
The main control device 40 and the payout control device 41 are capable of bidirectional communication.

  The payout control device 41 is a ball break SW 520 that detects that the ball tank 31 is empty via the back wiring relay terminal plate 530 and the payout relay terminal plate 534, and a payout that detects that a game ball has been paid out. Detection signals such as SW 522 and full SW 523 for detecting that the game ball storage tray is full are input. In accordance with a command sent from the main controller 40, the payout motor 521 is operated to pay out the game ball. In addition, it is electrically connected to the CR unit 60 via the CR unit terminal plate 535, and the payout motor 521 is operated in accordance with the loan request signal to pay out the balls. Operation signals for lending requests and settlement requests by the settlement and settlement SWs 171 and 172 via the settlement display device 173 are input to the CR unit 60, and the balance display of the prepaid card is controlled by the CR unit 60.

  The firing control device 44 receives detection signals such as a firing stop SW 524 and a touch SW 525 for detecting that the player is touching (operating) the firing handle 14. A firing motor based on a command sent from the main control device 40 via the payout control device 41 (reflecting a signal of the touch SW 525 and a game situation), a rotation signal of the firing handle 14 and a signal of the firing stop SW 524 The game ball is fired and stopped by controlling 526, and the lighting of the touch lamp is controlled.

The sub integrated control device 42 receives operation detection signals such as a volume adjustment SW, a jog dial operation detection SW 551 that detects an operation of the jog dial 16, and a game button operation detection SW 552 that detects an operation of the game button 15. Further, a position detection signal of a button upper position detection SW 553 for detecting that the game button 15 is in the protruding position and a button origin position detection SW 554 for detecting that it is the normal position are also input.
Then, the sub integrated control device 42 drives the button fluctuation motor 550 in accordance with a command sent from the main control device 40 to move the game button 15 between the normal position and the protruding position, or the speaker 112. To output sound, and to control lighting and extinguishing of various LEDs and various lamps 113. Furthermore, a command for a pseudo effect for displaying a character or the like or a display pattern for a special symbol for the special symbol is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 43.

  The effect symbol control device 43 constitutes the effect symbol display device 21 together with the LCD panel unit and the accessory unit. The effect symbol control device 43 controls the display of the LCD panel of the effect symbol display device 21 in accordance with a command sent from the sub integrated control device 42. The sub integrated control device 42 and the production symbol control device 43 correspond to “display control means” described in the claims, and the production symbol display device 21 corresponds to “display device” described in the claims. .

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described.
The pachinko machine 1 performs a lottery determination of the usual figure due to the entry to the operation gate 22 and starts the symbol variation of the ordinary figure display device 27. If the lottery result is a win, the winning symbol of the normal figure is confirmed and displayed on the display device 27, and the common utility is released. This makes it possible to win the second special figure starting port 23B.
When there is a prize at the first or second special figure starting port 23A, 23B, a random number value is extracted due to this, and a special figure determination device lottery is performed based on the random number value. And the design variation of the production design display device 21 is started. If the lottery result is a jackpot, the jackpot symbol (special game) with the opening of the jackpot 24 is executed by confirming and displaying the jackpot symbol on each display device 21, 26. In addition, after the jackpot game is over, the winning probability of the special figure is changed to a high probability according to the special figure that became a big hit, and the fluctuation time of the special figure is shortened and it is advantageous for the occurrence of special figure fluctuation Transition to the short-time gaming state is possible.

Further, the pachinko machine 1 operates the game button 15 and the jog dial 16 toward the player at the time of a big hit effect or a reach effect, for example, when the change in the special figure is started with a specific change pattern set at the time of the lottery. It has a basic configuration that allows the player to produce an effect that suggests or raises the player's expectation of jackpot by operating the game button 15 in a protruding manner.
Hereinafter, details of the operation will be described based on a subroutine (program) executed by the main control device 40 and a subroutine (program) executed by the sub integrated control device 42 which are deeply related to the present invention described in the claims. .

  The “start opening winning confirmation process” shown in FIG. 6 is a subroutine executed by the main controller 40. In this process, the winnings to the first and second special figure starting openings 23A and 23B are confirmed and extracted at the winning. Prior-reading determination is performed prior to the storage processing of the various random values and the determination of whether or not the symbol variation starts (lottery).

In the “start winning confirmation process”, first, based on the detection signals of the first and second start openings SW503 and 504, it is confirmed whether or not there is a prize in the first and second special figure start openings 23A and 23B (S200). If there is a prize (S200: yes), it is confirmed whether the number of reserved memories has already reached the upper limit and is not full (S201). The upper limit number that can be stored is four. If the hold memory is not full (S201: yes), in the extracted random number hold storage process of S202, a plurality of random number values (a jackpot determination random number, a jackpot symbol determination random number, a reach determination random number, a loss determination) The random number for design determination, the random number for variation pattern determination, etc.) are extracted and stored as the reserved storage.
In this process, the number of lighting of the special figure hold number display device 28 is increased and the current hold memory number is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 42.

  FIG. 7 to FIG. 10 are flowcharts of a special figure “determining whether or not to determine” executed by the main controller 40. As shown in FIG. 7, the “win / fail determination process” confirms whether the special electric accessory for opening the special winning opening 24 is in operation, and if it is not in operation (S300: no), whether the special figure is changing. Confirmation is made and if not changing (S301: no), it is confirmed whether or not a special symbol fixed symbol is displayed (S302). If the special electric accessory is in operation (S300: yes), the process proceeds to “special game processing”.

  If the confirmed symbol is not being displayed in the process of S302 (S302: no), as shown in FIG. 8, it is confirmed whether there is a special figure hold memory (S310). If there is no pending storage (S310: no), the process proceeds to “special game processing”. If there is a reserved memory (S310: yes), the number of memories is subtracted and a shift process of the reserved memory is performed (S311). By the shift process, the oldest reserved memory among the reserved memories of the special figure is the target of the determination of success / failure.

Next, in the process of S312, the probability variation flag is confirmed to confirm whether or not the current gaming state is the probability variation gaming state (if the probability variation flag is “1”, the probability variation is in progress). If the probability change is in progress (S312: yes), it is determined whether or not it is a big hit by comparing the success / failure determination table at the time of the probability change with the big hit determination random number of the pending storage to be the target of the success / failure determination (S313).
If the probability change is not in progress (S312: no), it is determined whether or not it is a big hit by comparing the normal probability (low probability) determination table with the big hit determination random number (S314).

In the subsequent process of S315, it is confirmed whether or not the determination of whether or not the process of S313 or S314 is a big hit.
If it is a big hit (S315: yes), in the process of S316, the big hit symbol is determined based on the random number for determining the big hit symbol in the reserved storage that is the object of the determination.
In the process of S317, a variation pattern such as a variation time for a special figure jackpot displayed on the effect symbol display device 21 is determined based on the variation random number for determining the variation pattern of the reserved memory that is the object of the determination.

  After determining the variation pattern, a big hit setting process is performed in S318. In this process, a jackpot game release pattern is set based on the determined jackpot symbol. For example, the time setting for the opening effect of the jackpot game executed on the effect symbol display device 21, the time setting for the ending effect, and the setting of the opening mode of the big prize opening 24 are made. In addition, processing such as setting whether or not probability change and time reduction are given as the bonus game state after the big hit game is finished, setting of a probability change counter for limiting the duration of probability change, setting of time reduction counter for limiting the duration of time reduction, etc. are performed. The It is to be noted that the assignment of the probability change and the time reduction, the setting of the probability change counter and the time reduction counter are set in the “special game processing”, and the processing here is temporarily set.

  In the process of S315, if it is not a big hit but a loss (S315: no), a change pattern such as a change time for a special figure loss displayed on the effect symbol display device 21 is determined in the process of S319. In the subsequent lose setting process (S320), if the gaming state is a probable change and a short time, the probability change counter and the short time counter for counting these durations are subtracted.

  After each setting process of S318 or S320, in the process of S321, the symbol variation start control of the special symbol display device 26 is performed, and the symbol variation start command and the symbol designation command are transmitted to the sub integrated control device 42. Move to “Process”. The variation start command and the symbol designation command include a variation pattern of a special figure, a determination result of whether or not the special figure is appropriate.

  When the special symbol is changing in the process of S301 in FIG. 7 (S301: yes), as shown in FIG. 9, when it is confirmed that the symbol change time has passed (S330: yes), the fixed symbol display process ( In S331), the special symbol display device 26 performs a control to end the special symbol variation display, and the sub-integrated control device 42 and the effect symbol control device 43 to terminate the pseudo symbol variation display and the effect display. Is transferred to “special game processing”.

If the confirmed symbol of the special figure is being displayed in the process of S302 of FIG. 7 (S302: yes), the process proceeds to the process of S340 of FIG. 10, and it is confirmed whether or not the confirmed symbol display time has ended. If the fixed symbol display time has not ended (S340: no), the process proceeds to "special game processing".
On the other hand, when it is confirmed that the fixed symbol display time has ended (S340: yes), the final symbol display of the special symbol display device 26 is controlled by the final symbol display end processing (S341) to perform sub-integration. A command is transmitted to the control device 42 so as to end the fixed display of the pseudo symbol corresponding to the special figure.

  Subsequently, it is confirmed whether the symbol of the special figure is a combination that is a big hit (S342). If the combination is a big hit (S342: yes), if the probability variation flag is “1” (S343: yes), “0” is set to the probability variation flag (S344). Next, if the hour / hour flag is “1” (S345: yes), “0” is set to the hour / hour flag (S346). By these processes, the gaming state in the big hit game (special game) is reset to the normal state.

In the process of S347, the operation of the condition device is started, and in the process of S348, the operation of the accessory continuous operation device is started. The condition device is a device that is necessary for the operation of the continuous action device in the jackpot game, and the continuous accessory operation device is a device that continuously operates the special electric accessory.
Then, a command is sent to the sub integrated control device 42 to start the big hit effect by the big hit start effect process (S349), and the process proceeds to the “special game process”.

In the process of S342, if the combination is not a big hit (S342: no), it is confirmed whether the probability variation flag is “1” (S350). If the probability variation flag is “1” (S350: yes), the probability variation is described. It is confirmed whether or not the counter (the number of times of change in probability) is “0” (S351). If it is “0” (S351: yes), the probability variation flag is set to “0” (S352).
In the subsequent processing, it is confirmed whether or not the hour / hour flag is “1” (S353). If the hour / hour flag is “1” (S353: yes), it is confirmed whether or not the hour / hour counter (hour / hour number) is “0”. (S354). If it is “0” (S354: yes), the time reduction flag is set to “0” (S355).
In the subsequent state designation command transmission process of S356, a state designation command including information on a probability change flag indicating a gaming state and a time reduction flag is transmitted to the sub integrated control device. Thereafter, the process proceeds to “special game processing”.

  As described above, in the “correction determination process”, a plurality of commands are transmitted from the main control device 40 to the sub integrated control device 42. The symbol variation of the effect symbol display device 21 is started by the variation start command of the process of S321. In this case, the variation pattern designation together with the variation start command, the hold designation of the first or second special figure, and a symbol at a slight interval. Commands such as designation (special drawing designation) and model information designation are transmitted to the sub integrated control device 42.

  During symbol variation, the symbol variation is stopped by the symbol confirmation command (stop designation) in S331 and the special symbol is confirmed and displayed. During the confirmation display, information such as a probability change flag and a time reduction flag indicating the gaming state is sent to the sub integrated control device 42 by the state designation command in S356. It should be noted that the state designation command may be transmitted when the special figure is confirmed and displayed, and in the true / false determination process, the state designation command is substantially transmitted to the sub integrated control device 42 at the end of the confirmation display.

Next, a subroutine program closely related to the present invention executed by the sub integrated control device 42 will be described.
The “variation mode selection process” shown in FIG. 11 is based on a command for instructing a variation pattern from the main control device 40, and a pseudo effect or pseudo symbol variation displayed on the effect symbol display device 21 corresponding to the variation of the special diagram. This is a process of selecting an aspect. The selected variation mode includes a “specific variation mode” in which the game button 15 is protruded.
The “specific variation mode” includes three types of modes with different conditions for projecting the game button 15.
The “first specific variation mode” is a mode in which the game button 15 is protruded at a predetermined timing during the effect display of the pseudo symbol. The “second specific variation mode” is to cause the game button 15 to project on the condition that a predetermined operation of the jog dial 16 by the player is performed during the effect display of the pseudo symbol. The “third specific variation mode” is a mode in which the game button 15 is projected on the condition that a predetermined long press operation of the game button 15 is performed by the player during the display of the pseudo symbol effect.

  In the “variation mode selection process”, first, whether or not a special drawing is selected is checked to determine whether or not a variation pattern is received from the main control device 40 (S400). If a variation pattern is received (S400: yes). Then, it is confirmed whether or not the received variation pattern is a “specific variation pattern” indicating the “specific variation mode” (S401). If it is a specific variation pattern (S401: yes), in the process of S402, a distribution random number is extracted within the sub-integrated control device 42, and the distribution random number is a preset “first predetermined range”. Check whether or not.

  For example, the distributed random numbers are extracted from three numerical values of “1, 2, 3”, “1” is the “first predetermined range”, and “2” is a “second predetermined range” to be described later. , “3” is set as a “third predetermined range” to be described later. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the distributed random numbers may be extracted from a large number of numerical values, and the “first to third predetermined ranges” may be a numerical value range composed of a plurality of numerical values. For example, numerical values of “0 to 89” From “0 to 29” as “first predetermined range”, “30 to 59” as “second predetermined range”, and “60 to 89” as “third predetermined range”. Such.

  If the distributed random number is “first predetermined range” in the process of S402 (S402: yes), the “first specific variation mode” is selected as the variation mode (S403). On the other hand, if it is not the “first predetermined range” (S402: no), in the process of S404, it is confirmed whether or not the distributed random number is the “second predetermined range”. If so (S404: yes), the "second specific variation mode" is selected (S405). Further, if the distributed random number is not “the first and second predetermined ranges” (S404: no), the “third specific variation mode” is selected (S406).

  If the variation pattern received in the process of S401 is not a “specific variation pattern” (S401: no), a normal effect other than the “specific variation mode” in the processing of S407, that is, does not include the protrusion operation of the game button 15. The variation mode is selected.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the “first effect control process” is a process of performing the protrusion operation of the game button 15 during the effect display of the “first specific variation mode”. In the “first specific variation mode”, the timing at which the game button 15 is operated to project is configured to project when a predetermined time (about 15 seconds) elapses from the start of the variation of the special figure. The predetermined time may be the same (fixed time) every time, or may be different for each variation pattern transmitted from the main controller 40 or for each variation mode selected based on the variation pattern. Various variations such as the beginning, middle and end of the game may be added. Further, it may be a timing at which a launched game ball enters a predetermined entrance during a predetermined period during the production, or an opportunity other than the time may be used as long as it is predetermined.

  In the “first effect control process”, when the player starts the projecting operation while operating the game button 15, a load in the anti-projection direction acts on the projecting mechanism portion during the projecting operation of the button 15. In order to prevent the mechanism portion from being damaged, control for delaying the protruding operation of the button 15 or stopping the protruding operation is performed in accordance with the operation history of the game button 15 in order to prevent this.

  In the “first effect control process”, first, it is confirmed whether or not a timer for measuring the time during the effect is operating (S500). If it is not timed (S500: no), the timer is started. (S501). Next, it is checked whether or not the count time of the timer is larger than a preset “third predetermined time (predetermined value)” (S502), and the count time is larger than the “third predetermined time (predetermined value)”. If not (S502: no), it is checked whether or not the count time of the timer is equal to or longer than a preset "first predetermined time (predetermined value)" (S503), and the count time is "first predetermined time (predetermined value)" If it is above (S503: yes), it is confirmed whether or not an operation of the game button 15 is detected (S504).

If an operation of the game button 15 is detected (S504: yes), it is confirmed whether or not the delay flag is “1” (S505). If the delay flag is not “1” (S505: no), the delay is “1” is set in the flag (S506). This indicates that an unnecessary operation of the game button 15 is performed by the player even though there is no request from the machine base. The delay flag indicates that the protruding operation of the game button 15 is delayed for a predetermined time.
On the other hand, if the delay flag is “1” (S505: yes), “0” is set in the change flag and “1” is set in the stop flag because the operation of the unnecessary game button 15 is repeated. Set (S508).

  When the count time of the timer is not “first predetermined time (predetermined value)” or more in the process of S503 (S503: no), or after the process of S506, or after the process of S508, the stop flag is “0”. (S509), if the stop flag is “0” (S509: yes), it is checked whether the delay flag is “0” (S510).

  If the delay flag is “0” (S510: yes), it is checked whether the count time of the timer is equal to or greater than a preset “second predetermined time (predetermined value)” (S511). If it is equal to or longer than the “second predetermined time” (S511: yes), the timer stops counting (S512), and the protrusion control process of the game button 15 is performed (S513). According to this, the button fluctuation motor 550 is driven in the process of S513, and the game button 15 is operated to protrude without being delayed by the predetermined timing.

  If the delay flag is not “0” (S510: no), it is checked whether the count time of the timer is the same as the “third predetermined time (predetermined value)” (S514). If it is the same as the “predetermined time” (S514: yes), the timer is stopped (S512), and the protrusion control process of the game button 15 is performed (S513). According to this, the game button 15 is operated to protrude with a delay from the predetermined timing.

  If the stop flag is “1” in the process of S509 (S509: no), the protrusion operation of the game button 15 is stopped.

FIG. 13 is a timing chart of the “first effect control process”. In FIG. 13, [1] is the time when the timer starts, [2] is “first predetermined time”, and [3] is “first time”. “2 predetermined time” and [4] are “third predetermined time”.
As shown in FIG. 13 (a), when the first predetermined time elapses after the timer starts counting, an operation monitoring period of the game button 15 is reached. Thereafter, if the game button 15 is not operated until the second predetermined time elapses (a specific period between the first predetermined time and the second predetermined time), the button fluctuation motor is reached when the third predetermined time is reached. 550 is driven to cause the game button 15 to project.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13 (b), if the game button 15 is operated between the first predetermined time and the second predetermined time in the operation monitoring period, the game button is reached even if the second predetermined time is reached. The operation start time is delayed without performing the 15 protrusion operation. Thereafter, if there is no operation of the game button 15 before the third predetermined time is reached, it is assumed that there is no possibility that the player will operate the game button 15 from the second predetermined time to the third predetermined time. And the game button 15 is operated to protrude when the third predetermined time has elapsed. The operation monitoring period is continued until the third predetermined time.
Further, as shown in FIG. 13 (c), if the game button 15 is operated a plurality of times during the operation monitoring period, the game button 15 may still be operated. The protrusion operation of the game button 15 is stopped, and the protrusion operation of the game button 15 is not performed even when the third predetermined time is reached.

  FIG. 14 shows a “button operation process” executed by the sub-integrated control device 42 when the game button protrudes. In this process, first, in step S600, whether or not the game button 15 is being raised (protrusion operation). If it is being raised (S600: yes), it is confirmed whether or not the protruding position of the game button 15 has reached the upper limit by the button position detection sensor 553 (S601). If it is the upper limit position (S601: yes), the button fluctuation motor 550 is stopped and the raising of the game button 15 is stopped (S602), and the operation of the game button 15 by the player in the protruding state is validated (S603). ).

  The projection effect of the game button 15 elapses in the special figure, and when the special figure is confirmed and displayed, the variable motor 550 is reversed and the game button 15 is lowered. If the button is not being lifted in the process of S600 (S600: no), it is checked whether or not the game button 15 is being lowered (S604). If the button is being lowered (S604: yes), the button It is confirmed by the origin position detection sensor 553 whether the button is at the origin position of the button (S605). If the game button 15 is at the origin position (S605: yes), the button fluctuation motor 550 is stopped and the lowering of the game button 15 is stopped (S606).

  As shown in FIG. 15, the “second effect control process” is a process for performing the protruding operation of the game button 15 during the effect display of the “second specific variation mode”. In the “second specific variation mode”, an effect display that suggests that the jog dial 16 is operated in advance is performed on the effect symbol display device 21, and the jog dial 16 is operated by the player during the display. The game button 15 can be protruded on condition that the game button 15 can protrude when a predetermined time (about 15 seconds) elapses from the start of the fluctuation of the special figure. The predetermined time may be the same (fixed time) every time, or may be different for each variation pattern transmitted from the main controller 40 or for each variation mode selected based on the variation pattern. Various variations such as the beginning, middle and end of the game may be added. Further, it may be a timing at which a launched game ball enters a predetermined entrance during a predetermined period during the production, or an opportunity other than the time may be used as long as it is predetermined.

  In general, during a game, the player operates the launch handle 14 with the right hand, and operates the game button 15 or the jog dial 16 with the left hand. Therefore, in the “second effect control process”, paying attention to the fact that the game button 15 is not operated while the jog dial 16 is being operated, the game button 15 is being operated while the jog dial 16 is being operated in order to prevent the protruding mechanism of the game button 15 from being damaged. Is controlled to delay the protrusion operation of the button 15 or stop the protrusion operation according to the operation state even during operation of the jog dial 16.

  In the “second effect control process”, first, it is confirmed whether or not a timer for measuring the time during the effect is operating (S700), and if it is not timed (S700: no), the timer starts operating. (S701). Next, it is checked whether or not the count time of the timer is greater than a preset “sixth predetermined time (predetermined value)” (S702). If the count time is not greater than the “sixth predetermined time” (S702). : No), it is confirmed whether or not the count time of the timer is not less than a preset “fourth predetermined time (predetermined value)” (S703), and if the count time is not less than “fourth predetermined time” (S507: yes), it is confirmed whether or not an operation of the jog dial 16 is detected (S704). When the “fourth predetermined time” has elapsed, the effect symbol display device 21 has already displayed an effect display requesting the player to operate the jog dial 16.

  If the jog dial 16 is operated in accordance with the effect display and the operation is detected (S704: yes), “1” is added to the number of operations of the jog dial 16 (S705), and the number of times of the jog operation is set in advance. It is confirmed whether or not it is larger than the predetermined number of times (S706). If the number of jog operations is large (S706: yes), “0” is set in the delay flag (S707). Otherwise (S702: no), “1” is set to the delay flag (S708).

After the process of S707 or S708, it is confirmed whether or not the game button 15 has been operated (S709), and if it has been operated (S709: yes), “1” is set to the stop flag (S710).
If there is no operation of the game button 15 in S709 (S709: no), it is confirmed whether or not the stop flag is “0” (S711). If the stop flag is “0” (S711: yes), It is confirmed whether or not the delay flag is “0” (S712).

  If the delay flag is “0” (S712: yes), it is assumed that the predetermined jog dial 16 is being operated, and the count time of the timer is set to a “fifth predetermined time (predetermined value)” set in advance. ”Or not (S713). If the count time is“ fifth predetermined time ”or more (S713: yes), the timer stops counting (S714), and the protrusion control processing of the game button 15 is performed. This is performed (S715). According to this, in step S715, the button fluctuation motor 550 is driven and the game button 15 is operated to protrude without being delayed from the predetermined time. The process of S715 corresponds to “projection control means” described in the claims.

  If the delay flag is not “0” (S712: no), it is checked whether or not the count time of the timer is the same as the “sixth predetermined time” (S716). If they are the same (S716: yes), the timer stops counting (S714), and the game button 15 protrusion control process is performed (S715). According to this, the game button 15 is operated to protrude after being delayed from the predetermined time.

  If the stop flag is “1” in the process of S711 (S711: no), the protruding operation of the game button 15 is stopped. The “second effect control process” corresponds to “condition determination means” described in the claims, the processes in S704 to S706 correspond to “operation state determination means”, and the process in S708 corresponds to “projection delay”. The processing in S709 corresponds to “operation confirmation means”, and the processing in S710 corresponds to “projection stopping means”.

FIGS. 16 to 18 show timing charts of the “second effect control process”. In FIG. 16, [5] is the time when the timer starts counting, and [6] is a player displayed by the effect symbol display device 21. [7] is the “fourth predetermined time”, [8] is the “fifth predetermined time”, and [9] is the “sixth predetermined time”. Is.
As shown in FIG. 16, when the timing of the timer is started and the effect display is started and a fourth predetermined time has elapsed, the operation monitoring period of the jog dial 16 and the operation monitoring period of the game button 15 are entered. After that, if the jog dial 16 is continuously operated (clockwise or counterclockwise) until the fifth predetermined time elapses (between the fourth predetermined time and the fifth predetermined time), 5 When the predetermined time is reached, the button fluctuation motor 550 is driven to cause the game button 15 to project.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 17, if the operation of the jog dial 16 between the fourth predetermined time and the fifth predetermined time in the operation monitoring period of the jog dial 16 is an intermittent operation, the player does not often use the jog dial. Assuming that there is a possibility of operating the game button 15 without being concentrated on the 16 operations, the operation start time is delayed without performing the protruding operation of the game button 15 even when the fifth predetermined time is reached. Thereafter, when the sixth predetermined time is reached, the game button 15 is operated to protrude when the sixth predetermined time elapses with a delay period from the fifth predetermined time to the sixth predetermined time. The operation monitoring period is continued until the sixth predetermined time.
Further, as shown in FIG. 18, when the jog dial 16 is not operated during the operation monitoring period, or when the game button 15 is continuously operated instead, the protrusion operation of the game button 15 is performed. Even if the sixth predetermined time is reached, the game button 15 does not protrude.
In the “second specific variation mode”, the game button 15 and the jog dial 16 are not arranged apart from each other, and the jog dial 16 is arranged so as to surround the game button 15, so that the jog dial 16 is operated with the left hand. Since the game button 15 is covered, the possibility of operating the game button 15 with the right hand can be extremely reduced.
Further, when the jog dial 16 is being operated, when the game button 15 protrudes upward, it hits the palm and can feel the protrusion of the game button 15 by touch.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the “third effect control process” is a process of performing the protruding operation of the game button 15 during the effect display of the “third specific variation mode”. In the “third specific variation mode”, an effect display that suggests that the game button 15 is pressed for a predetermined time for a predetermined time is displayed on the effect symbol display device 21, and the game button 15 is long by the player during the display. The game button 15 can be protruded on the condition that it is pushed and released, and the game button 15 can be protruded when a predetermined time (about 15 seconds) elapses from the start of fluctuation of the special figure. The predetermined time may be the same (fixed time) every time, or may be different for each variation pattern transmitted from the main controller 40 or for each variation mode selected based on the variation pattern. Various variations such as the beginning, middle and end of the game may be added. Further, it may be a timing at which a launched game ball enters a predetermined entrance during a predetermined period during the production, or an opportunity other than the time may be used as long as it is predetermined.

  In the “third effect control process”, in order to prevent damage to the protruding mechanism portion of the game button 1, the game button 15 is basically operated immediately after the player presses the game button 15 for a long time. However, depending on the operation situation, control is performed to delay the protrusion operation of the button 15 or stop the protrusion operation.

  In the “third effect control process”, first, it is confirmed whether or not a timer for measuring the time during the effect is operating (S800). If it is not timed (S800: no), the timer is started. (S801). Next, it is checked whether or not the count time of the timer is greater than a preset “9th predetermined time (predetermined value)” (S802). If the count time is not greater than the “9th predetermined time” (S802). : No), it is confirmed whether or not the count time of the timer is not less than a preset “seventh predetermined time (predetermined value)” (S803), and if the count time is not less than the “seventh predetermined time” (S803: yes), it is confirmed whether or not an operation of the game button 15 is detected (S804). When the “seventh predetermined time” has elapsed, the effect symbol display device 21 has already displayed an effect display that prompts the player to press and hold the game button 15 for a long time.

  If the game button 15 is being operated in accordance with the effect display and the operation is being detected (S804: yes), it is confirmed whether or not the button operation flag is “0” (S805). If (S805: yes), “1” is set to the button operation flag (S806). Next, in order to measure the operation time of the game button 15, a set number indicating the number of times this process is executed is added (S807).

  In the subsequent processing of S808, it is confirmed whether or not the count time of the timer is equal to or greater than the “eighth predetermined time (predetermined value)” that is the protrusion timing of the game button 15, and if the count time is equal to or greater than the “eighth predetermined time”. If this is the case (S808: yes), “1” is set to the stop flag (S809).

If the count time of the timer is not equal to or greater than the “eighth predetermined time” in the process of S808 (S808: no), it is confirmed whether or not the set number of times is a preset “second predetermined number” (S810). If so (S810: yes), it is further checked whether or not the set number of times is a preset “third predetermined number” (S811).
If the set number is greater than or equal to the “third predetermined number” (S811: yes), “1” is set to the stop flag (S812). On the other hand, if the set number is not “third predetermined number” or more (S811: no), “1” is set to the delay flag (S813).

  If the operation of the game button 15 is not being detected in the process of S804 (S804: no), as shown in FIG. 20, it is confirmed whether or not the button operation flag is “1” in the process of S820. If the flag is “1” (S820: yes), the flag is returned to “0” (S821), it is confirmed whether or not the cancel flag is “0” (S822), and the cancel flag is “0”. If so (S822: yes), it is checked whether or not the delay flag is "0" (S823).

  If the delay flag is “0” (S823: yes), it is considered that the game button 15 has been pressed for a long time, and whether or not the count time of the timer is equal to or greater than a preset “eighth predetermined time”. Is confirmed (S824), and if the count time is equal to or greater than the "eighth predetermined time" (S824: yes), the timer is stopped (S825), and the protrusion control processing of the game button 15 is performed (S826). According to this, the button fluctuation motor 550 is driven in the process of S826, and the game button 15 is operated to protrude without being delayed from the predetermined time.

  On the other hand, if the button operation flag is not “1” in the process of S820 (S820: no), it is checked whether the delay flag is “1” (S827). If the delay flag is not “1”, (S827: no), it is confirmed whether the count time of the timer is the same as the “9th predetermined time” (S828), and if the count time is the same as the “9th predetermined time” (S828: yes) Then, the timing of the timer is stopped (S825), and the protrusion control process of the game button 15 is performed (S826). According to this, the game button 15 is operated to protrude after being delayed from the predetermined time.

  If the stop flag is “1” in the process of S822 (S711: no), the protrusion operation of the game button 15 is stopped.

FIGS. 21 to 23 show timing charts of the “third effect control process”. In FIG. 21, [10] is the time when the timer starts counting, and [11] is the player displayed by the effect symbol display device 21. [12] is “seventh predetermined time”, [13] is “eighth predetermined time”, and [14] is the long time. At the end of the pressing operation, [15] is the “ninth predetermined time”.
As shown in FIG. 21 (a), when the timer is started and an effect display for prompting the long press operation is started and a seventh predetermined time has elapsed, an operation monitoring period of the game button 15 is entered. Thereafter, if the long press operation of the game button 15 is performed until the eighth predetermined time elapses (between the seventh predetermined time and the eighth predetermined time), the button fluctuation motor 550 is turned on immediately after the end of the operation. The game button 15 is driven to actuate.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 21 (b), if the game button 15 is not operated at all even if the effect display prompting the long press operation is started, the button fluctuation motor 550 is reached when the eighth predetermined time has elapsed. Is driven to cause the game button 15 to project.

As shown in FIG. 22 (a), if the operation of the game button 15 in the operation monitoring period of the game button 15 is an intermittent short press operation, it is not regarded as a long press operation, and the eighth predetermined time is reached. Even if it reaches, the operation start time is delayed without performing the protruding operation of the game button 15. Thereafter, when the ninth predetermined time is reached, the game button 15 is operated to protrude when the ninth predetermined time elapses with the delay period from the eighth predetermined time to the ninth predetermined time. The operation monitoring period is continued until the ninth predetermined time.
Further, as shown in FIG. 22B, when the operation of the game button 15 is started by repeated hitting and changed to a long press operation in the middle, the operation detection of the game button 15 is detected in the same manner as in the intermittent short press operation. Therefore, even when the eighth predetermined time is reached, the operation start time is delayed without performing the protruding operation of the game button 15. Thereafter, when the ninth predetermined time is reached, the game button 15 is operated to protrude when the ninth predetermined time elapses with the delay period from the eighth predetermined time to the ninth predetermined time.

Further, when the operation time of the long press operation of the game button 15 exceeds the ninth predetermined time as shown in FIG. 23 (a), or from the start of the operation of the game button 15 as shown in FIG. 23 (b). If it is a continuous hit until the end, the protruding operation of the game button 15 is stopped.
In the “third specific variation mode”, in order to cause the game button 15 to protrude upward when the long press of the game button 15 is released, it is desirable to quickly protrude the game button 15 upward, It can also be applied to the fingertip above the game button 15, and the projection of the game button 15 can be experienced by touch.

According to the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, the operation of the game button 15 is performed after the elapse of a predetermined time of the fluctuation of the special figure when the “first specific variation mode” effect accompanied by the protruding operation of the game button 15 is selected. If there is not, the game button 15 is operated to project, and when the game button 15 is operated a few times (one time in this example) after a predetermined time has elapsed, the game button 15 is operated to project with a margin. On the other hand, if the number of operations is large (in this example, 2 times), the button operation is likely to be further performed, and the protruding operation is stopped.
In the “second specific variation mode”, if the jog dial 16 is continuously operated during the effect display that prompts the operation of the jog dial 16, the game button 15 is projected and operated because it is difficult to operate the game button 15 during this operation. If the operation of the jog dial 16 is intermittent, it is assumed that the player is not concentrating on the operation of the jog dial 16 and the projection operation of the game button 15 is delayed with a margin, while the game button instead of the jog dial 16 is delayed. The projecting operation is stopped when 15 is operated.
In the “third specific variation mode”, there is no possibility that the game button 15 is operated immediately when the game button 15 is long-pressed during the effect display prompting the long-press operation of the game button 15 and the operation is released. Therefore, the game button 15 is operated to protrude, and the player concentrates on the button operation when the operation of the game button 15 is not a long press operation but an intermittent operation or a long press operation from the middle due to a misunderstanding of the player. If not, the projection operation of the game button 15 is delayed with an allowance, and the projection operation is stopped when the long press operation is not released or when the game button 15 is continuously hit and the operation is continued. about.
With the above configuration, the possibility that the player operates the game button 15 during the protrusion operation of the game button 15 is extremely low, and the button is hit and the game button 15 is hit during the protrusion movement of the game button 15 as in the past. Can be effectively prevented from being broken or damaged.

Since this pachinko machine selects an effect accompanying the protrusion operation of the game button 15 from “first, second, or third specific variation mode”, the variation of the effect increases. Since the pachinko machine has the jog dial 16, the effect of the “second specific variation mode” can be implemented. However, the pachinko machine without the jog dial does not have the “second specific variation mode”. It is good also as a structure. A pachinko machine equipped with the jog dial 16 may have a configuration without the “first specific variation mode”.
The pachinko machine uses a “distributed random number” when selecting the “first, second or third specific variation mode”, and the random number is received when a command related to variation from the main control device 40 is received. Although the distribution random numbers are extracted, the distribution random numbers may be extracted at other times, or random numbers obtained by using the distribution random numbers for distribution of other effects may be used. Further, the “first, second, or third specific variation mode” may be selected based on the distribution result in the distribution process of other effects instead of the distribution random number. Note that a plurality of variation patterns may be set for a specific variation pattern, and one or two of “first, second, or third specific variation modes” may be selected for each variation pattern.
Further, the time required for the game button 15 to reach from the normal position to the protruding position (change speed) and the time required for the game button 15 to reach the normal position from the protruding position (change speed) may be set to a constant speed. , The second and third specific variation modes ”, or different times (variation speeds) for each variation pattern transmitted from the main control device 40 and each variation mode selected based on the variation pattern. ).

  It should be noted that the present invention described in the claims is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment described above, and can of course be implemented in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the “first effect control process”, “second effect control process”, and “third effect control process”, all the processes perform the delay control and the stop control of the protrusion operation of the game button 15. However, only one of the delay control and the stop control may be performed.

1 Pachinko machine (ball game machine)
15 game buttons (first operating means)
16 Jog dial (second operating means)
21 Production symbol display device (display device)
40 main control device 42 sub integrated control device (protrusion control means, display control means, condition determination means, operation state determination means, protrusion delay means, operation confirmation means, protrusion stop means)

Claims (3)

There are first and second operating means that can be operated by the player on the front of the ball game machine, and the second operating means is moved forward and backward between the normal position and the protruding position protruding forward. In a ball and ball game machine that is provided in a manner that allows the second operation means to project by the projection control means as a specific effect of the game,
A display device for effect display of the game;
Display control means for controlling the display device to perform an effect display that prompts the player to operate the first operation means;
It is confirmed whether or not an effect display that prompts the operation of the first operation means is being displayed, and whether or not at least that the effect display is being displayed is satisfied as a protruding condition of the second operation means. A condition determining means for determining,
A bullet ball game machine characterized in that, when the projecting condition is affirmed by the condition judging means, the projecting control means causes the second operating means to project. In the ball game machine according to claim 1,
The condition determination unit detects an operation state of the first operation unit as the protrusion condition, and determines whether or not the detected operation state of the first operation unit matches a preset operation content. An operation state determination means to be confirmed;
A bullet ball game machine comprising: a projecting delay means for delaying the projecting operation of the second operating means when the operating state of the first operating means is different from the operation content. In the ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The condition determination means includes an operation confirmation means for confirming an operation of the second operation means as the protrusion condition;
A bullet ball game machine comprising: a protrusion stopping means for stopping the protrusion operation of the second operating means when the second operating means is operated.

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