JP6225302B2 - Enclosed game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a stop function for forcibly ending a game when the number of prize balls acquired by a player exceeds a certain level, and more specifically, an enclosed game ball that is used in a circulating manner. It relates to a type game machine.

Conventionally, there has been known a gaming machine that forcibly stops the launch of a game ball when it is estimated that the player has gained a certain profit or more from the number of winning balls and the number of out balls.
However, in conventional gaming machines, game balls from other than ball lending machines may be replenished to the upper plate, and accurate ball management cannot be performed. In addition, when there is an additional number of balls for launching, when a player changes, etc., the store clerk needs to check and manpower is required.
On the other hand, an invention has been made in which a game is performed based on data stored in a card using an enclosed game machine and the game is forcibly terminated.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-7529 JP 08-33763 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-323023 JP 2012-24203 A

  However, the inventions disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 are inventions related to equipment devices that manage the entire hall, and have a problem that the configuration is large and complicated.

The invention according to claim 1 made in view of the above problems is as follows.
Amount of money data corresponding to the amount of money inserted is stored in a storage medium, and data corresponding to a loan amount output from an adjacent card unit that accepts a setting of a loan amount within the range of the stored amount of money data As a new storage or addition and store, as the game end operation, the ball number data input / output means for outputting the ball number data to the card unit,
The number-of-balls data calculation means for subtracting the number-of-balls data according to the launch of the enclosed game ball, and adding the number of prize balls according to the winning resulting from the fired enclosed game ball to the number-of-balls data; An enclosed game machine equipped with
If it is determined that the number of balls calculated by the number-of-balls data calculating means is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the number-of-balls data is output to the card unit and the A forced zero clear means for clearing the ball count data to zero,
The forced zero clear means subtracts the number of balls held corresponding to the total amount of loan received from the start of the game by the same player from the number of balls held, and compares the subtracted difference ball number with a predetermined value. It is characterized by that.

In the present invention, when it is determined that the number of balls possessed is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the number of balls possessed is output to the card unit and the number of possessed balls is cleared to zero even if the game end operation is not performed. The game cannot be continued if the number-of-balls data is cleared to zero.
As a result, according to the present invention, since the game can be automatically terminated by the gaming machine main body and the adjacent card unit, the scale does not increase and the equipment is simple.
Even if it is determined that the number-of-balls data is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, for example, a gaming state such as a winning gaming state, a gaming probability with a high probability of winning, a short-time gaming state, an open time extended state, or a holding memory exists However, in a state that is advantageous to the player, a configuration in which the game state is cleared to zero after completion of the gaming state may be used.

Here, the game end operation is a configuration in which the operation means of the gaming machine main body is operated to end the game, and the number-of-balls data is output to the card unit by operating the ball number checking means of the gaming machine main body. Thereafter, the game may be terminated by receiving a signal generated by operating the card return switch of the card unit. The point is that the number-of-balls data input / output means may be more than outputting the number-of-balls data to the card unit by an operation related to the end of the game.
The card unit may be one that can insert money into an adjacent card unit, or one that can simply insert a card that stores money amount data. The amount of money inserted is stored in the card, and if there is a rental ball, the balance is stored. At the end of the game, if there is a balance, the remaining balance and the number of balls held from the gaming machine are stored.

When clearing the number-of-balls data to zero by the forced zero clearing means, if the number-of-balls data is suddenly cleared to zero, the player is greatly surprised. .
For example, (Number of hits: 4,000, Number of balls: 3,995) is displayed on the screen of the gaming machine, and when the number of balls exceeds 3,990, the number of balls held is displayed in red. A configuration in which a notice display such as blinking is performed is preferable.

The invention according to claim 2 is the enclosed gaming machine according to claim 1,
The game restarting means for enabling the game to be resumed by inputting the data corresponding to the loan amount output from the card unit by the held ball number data input / output means after the number of held ball data is cleared to zero by the forced zero clear means. And.

  Even if the game is ended by the result of forcibly clearing the number-of-balls data to zero, the game can be automatically resumed. It is not the number of balls data input by the card unit, but the data corresponding to the loan amount output by the card unit (because the player actually uses money), so the hall will not suffer a disadvantage, There is no undue profit.

Further, the invention according to claims 1 and 2, before Symbol forced zero clearing means, subtracting the number of lifting balls corresponding to the sum of the loan amount received from the start of the game by the same player from the lifting cell count data Then, the subtracted difference ball number is compared with a predetermined value.

  Even if the number of held balls becomes zero or the remaining amount is reduced and an additional lending amount is inserted, the number of held balls corresponding to the total amount of this additional lending amount is subtracted from the number of held balls data, so that the player's profit Will never go down. As a result, the player's profit is low as in the conventional case, and the troublesome labor for the store clerk to reset the number of additional stops is saved.

“Subtract the number of balls equivalent to the total of the loan amount from the above-mentioned ball number data” means to store the number of balls according to the total of the loan amount and change the stored total ball The configuration may be such that the number data is always compared, or the data corresponding to the loan amount is stored each time it is received and compared when it is compared. In short, any configuration that subtracts the number of balls held according to the total amount of loan as a result may be used.
The total may be configured such that the number of balls held corresponding to the initial investment amount is not added, and it is preferable to match the total, but it is not necessary to completely match. With this meaning in mind, the number of balls held is equivalent to the total loan amount received from the start of the game by the same player.

Furthermore, the same player means a game by the same player until the end of the game is confirmed even if the game is forcibly cleared to zero.
For example, when a ball lending operation is performed within a predetermined time after being forced to be cleared to zero, it may be regarded as a ball lending by the same player.
Also, the player may be regarded as the same player when the number of held balls increases due to a ball lending operation after the number of held balls approaches zero.
Further, if the card return operation signal is input from the card unit after being forcibly cleared to zero, it may be considered that the game by the same player has ended. However, if the balance of the card is zero, it is considered that the card return operation is not performed. Therefore, when you have forcibly cleared to zero, on the gaming machine screen or card unit screen, “If you want to continue the game, please perform the ball lending operation within the prescribed time (for example, the time required for the procedure + α). If there is no operation within the time, it is considered that the game has been finished. "The message after the predetermined time has elapsed is controlled so that the game is not the same player.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a launcher. It is a back view of a pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a flowchart about a main routine. It is a flowchart about a start opening prize confirmation process. It is a flowchart about a success / failure determination process. It is a flowchart about a success / failure determination process. It is a flowchart about a success / failure determination process. It is a flowchart about a success / failure determination process. It is a flowchart about a ball number addition / subtraction process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display mode of the number of possessed balls displayed on an effect display apparatus. It is a flowchart about a counting process. It is a flowchart about ball holding information processing. It is a flowchart about a lending process. It is a flowchart about the update condition determination process 1, the symbol setting process. It is a flowchart about the update condition determination process 2, the upper limit number setting process. It is a flowchart about the update condition determination process 3. FIG. It is a flowchart about the update condition determination process 4. 10 is a flowchart for update condition determination processing 5;

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment, and can take various forms as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

[Description of configuration]
A pachinko machine as a gaming machine of the present embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. This pachinko machine has a predetermined number of game balls enclosed in the machine base, and fires the enclosed game balls toward the game area of the game board, winning game balls (winning balls), not winning Regardless of the out-ball, the game balls that have been launched are collected, and the collected game balls are fired again, so that the game balls are used in a cyclic manner (enclosed type).

  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 the 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. The front frame 11 is opened by the counterclockwise operation.

A game board 2 held by the inner frame is provided in the back of the plate glass 110 of the front frame 11.
Speakers 112 are respectively installed at the left and right sides of the lower portion of the front frame 11, so that game sounds are output thereby improving the game preference. In addition, the front frame 11 is provided with LEDs for notifying the abnormality of the game in addition to the frame side decorative lamp 113 that emits light according to the gaming state.

  A launching handle 14 is provided on the right side of the lower half of the front frame 11, and by operating the firing handle 14 clockwise, the launching device 31 provided at the upper left end of the front frame 11 is operated, A game ball is launched toward the game board 2 from the upper left.

  The pachinko machine 1 is provided with a card unit (CR unit) 60 for accessing a storage medium (for example, an IC card), and this IC card has balance information indicating an amount (balance) at which game balls can be lent. In addition, ball holding information indicating the number of balls held by the player is stored.

  Then, the pachinko machine 1 accesses the IC card integrally with the CR unit 60, lends a ball to the player based on the balance indicated by the read balance information, and holds the possession acquired by the player at the end of the game. It is configured as a card-type pachinko machine that stores the number of balls in an IC card.

In addition, it is good also as a structure which provides the insertion part which inserts an IC card in the pachinko machine 1, and accesses an IC card directly from the pachinko machine 1 without going through CR unit 60.
In relation to the CR unit 60, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a lending SW 171, a return SW 172, and a balance display device 173 on the left side of the lower half of the front frame 11.

  Further, adjacent to the lending SW 171, the return SW 172, and the balance display device 173, a game (effect) button 15 that can be operated by the player and a jog dial 16 are provided so as to surround the outer periphery thereof.

  In the game board 2, a game area 20 surrounded by the rail body 201 is formed. A center case is attached to the center of the game area 20, and an LCD panel of a production symbol display device 21 (not shown in its entirety) is disposed in the center case. The center case is provided with a warp entrance, a warp kite (game ball passage), a stage, and the like, as is well known.

  Passage gates 22 through which game balls can pass are respectively installed at the left and right side positions of the effect symbol display device 21. In addition, a first special symbol starting port (hereinafter referred to as a first special diagram starting port) 23 that is always open upward at the center lower position of the effect symbol display device 21 and is capable of entering a game ball; A second special symbol starting port 24 (hereinafter referred to as a second special diagram starting port) 24 that can be opened and closed by an ordinary electric accessory (general electric accessory) and can enter only when opened is provided immediately below it. ing.

  The first special figure start opening 23 and the second special figure start opening 24 are start openings for executing a big hit lottery (whether or not) of special symbols (hereinafter simply referred to as special figures). Each of the first and second special figure starting ports 23 and 24 extracts a plurality of types of random numbers when a game ball enters, and the extracted random numbers are stored as special figure hold memory.

  The second special figure starting port 24 is won by a lottery of a normal symbol (hereinafter simply referred to as a normal figure) executed due to the passing of the game ball to the passing gate 22, thereby Open for a predetermined time.

  A plurality of normal winning openings 26 are arranged at the left and right positions of the first and second special figure starting openings 23 and 24. Also, below the second special figure starting opening 24, a big winning opening 25 that is opened and closed by an opening / closing plate is arranged, and an out opening 29 is provided at the bottom of the board surface.

A number of game nails are planted in the game area 20 of the game board 2.
As shown in FIG. 2, the launching device 31 is provided with a launching base 310 in the center, and the game balls B are sent to the launching base 310 one by one through the opening 313 by the operation of the ball feeding mechanism 312. Then, the game ball B is launched by the operation of the launcher 311 driven by the launch motor 314 and is launched toward the game area 20 of the game board 2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the back side of the pachinko machine 1 houses an inner frame 30 to which the game board 2 is detachably attached. Similarly to the front frame 11, the inner frame 30 is installed so that the vertical position of one side edge (the right side in FIG. 3) is hinged to the outer frame 10 so that it can be opened and closed.

  The rear surface of the front frame 11 and the inner frame 30 are provided with a main control device 40, a payout control device 41, a sub-integrated control device 42, a production symbol control device 43, a launching device 31, and a power supply board (not shown). Yes.

The main control device 40, the sub integrated control device 42, the launching device 31 and the effect symbol control device 43 are provided on the back surface of the game board 2, and the payout control device 41 and the power supply board are provided on the inner frame 30.
The power supply board is provided with an auxiliary power source composed of, for example, a large-capacity capacitor, and the auxiliary power source is charged with power while the pachinko machine 1 is in operation, and power to the pachinko machine 1 is also supplied. When the supply is stopped, power is supplied to each part from the auxiliary power source. Thereby, the pachinko machine 1 can continue the operation for a certain period even when the power supply is stopped, and can continue the game even if an instantaneous power failure occurs.
In this embodiment, the CR unit 60 is also supplied with power from an auxiliary power source during a power failure.

  In addition, a polishing device 45 for collecting the game balls launched on the game board and polishing the collected game balls is installed at the bottom of the back surface of the pachinko machine. A lifting device 33 for sending to the upper launching device 31 is installed in the vertical direction along the right side of the back surface of the inner frame 30.

  FIG. 4 shows the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1, with a payout control device 41, a sub-integrated control device 42, and an effect symbol control device 43 as sub-control devices centering on the main control device 40 that controls the game. It is the structure which comprises. The main control device 40, the payout control device 41, the sub-integrated control device 42, and the production 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.

  Main controller 40 is electrically connected to front frame (glass frame) 11, glass frame open SW (switch) 501 and inner frame open SW 502 for detecting whether or not inner frame 30 is open. A first start port SW503 for detecting a ball entering the first special figure start port 23, a second start port SW504 for detecting a ball entering the second special figure start port 24 via the plate 541, a normal pass gate No. 22 normal symbol operation SW 505 for detecting the entrance to the left, left entrance SW 506 for detecting the entrance to each of the left and right ordinary winning opening 26 and the right winning entrance SW 507, count SW 508 for detecting the entrance to the big winning entrance 25 A winning ball sensor 509 that detects a winning ball that has won a winning ball such as the first and second special figure starting ports 23 and 24, the grand winning port 25 or the normal winning port 26, and the like that is out without winning. Sphere detection DOO ball sensors 510 are connected cheating the like magnet sensor 511 and the wave sensor 512 electrically to detect a detection signal from the SW, sensors are input.

  The winning ball sensor 509 collects the winning balls that have won the winning holes such as the first and second special figure starting ports 23 and 24, the large winning port 25 or the normal winning port 26, and the polishing device 45. Therefore, it is installed in the downstream part of the ball passage provided on the back surface of the game board, and is configured to collectively detect the winning balls to each winning opening.

The out ball sensor 510 is provided in a ball path for sending an out ball from the out port 29 to the polishing device 45.
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, and issues the payout control device 41, the sub integrated control device 42, and the effect symbol control. Output of commands to the device 43 and display of the special symbol display device 27, the special symbol hold number display device 271, the normal symbol display device 28, and the general symbol hold number display device 281 via the symbol display device relay terminal board 542 Take control. These display devices 27, 271, 28, and 281 are provided outside the game area 20 on the front surface of the game board 2.

  Further, the main control device 40 drives the special prize opening solenoid 513 via the game board relay terminal board 541 to open the special prize opening 25, and drives the universal electrification solenoid 514 to start the second special figure. Open and close the electric utility of the mouth 24.

The main control device 40 is connected to the payout control device 41 so that bidirectional communication is possible.
The main control device 40 is provided with a clock function. Note that time information indicating the current time may be acquired from the hall computer 500 via the payout control device 41 and the CR unit 60.

  The payout control device 41 is communicably connected to the CR unit 60 via the CR unit terminal plate 548. In addition, the balance display device 173 is configured to receive an operation signal for a loan request and a return request by the loan SW 171 and the return SW 172. The payout control device 41 communicates with the CR unit 60 based on the operation signals of the lending request and the return request, grasps balance information regarding the IC card inserted into the CR unit 60, and outputs a lending request signal. Depending on the setting of the number of rented balls and the return request signal, the balance information is returned.

  The CR unit 60 is connected to the hall computer 500 of the gaming facility so as to be communicable, and is configured to transmit game information of the pachinko machine 1 to the hall computer 500 based on the contents of communication with the payout control device 41.

  Also, the payout control device 41 operates the operation signal of the counting SW 174 for performing the operation of counting the number of balls and the operation of the handle volume 520 for detecting the operation amount of the firing handle 14 via the firing operation unit relay terminal plate 543. An amount detection signal, a stop detection signal of the firing stop SW 522, and a detection signal such as a touch SW 521 for detecting that the player is touching (operating) the launching handle 14 are input.

  Further, the payout control device 41 includes a launch inlet sensor 524 that detects the presence or absence of a game ball at the entrance of the launch device 31, a launch motor 314, and the ball feed mechanism 312 via the launch device relay terminal plate 544. A driving ball feed solenoid 526 is connected. Then, the payout control device 41 launches based on a command reflecting the game situation sent from the main control device 40, a signal of the handle volume 520, touch SW521, launch stop SW522, launch inlet sensor 524, and the like. The motor 314 and the ball feed solenoid 526 are driven and controlled to launch and stop the game ball.

  Furthermore, the payout control device 41 receives the detection signals of the cassette switch 527 and the polishing motor sensor 528 via the polishing device relay terminal plate 545 in addition to the communication processing with the CR unit 60 and the control relating to the launch of the game ball. In response to these detection signals, the cassette motor 529 and the polishing motor 530 are driven to control the polishing apparatus 45.

  In addition to the control of the polishing device 45, the dispensing control device 41 receives detection signals from the lifting inlet sensor 532 and the lifting motor monitoring sensor 533 via the lifting relay terminal plate 546, and responds to these detection signals. Then, the lifting motor 531 is driven to control the lifting device 33.

  Further, the payout control device 41 detects, via the inner frame relay terminal plate 547, an appropriate amount detection sensor 534 that detects an appropriate amount of game balls in the pachinko machine 1, a full sensor 535, a night monitoring switch 536, and the like. In this configuration, a signal is input.

A detection signal for detecting an operation of the jog dial 16 and the game button 15 is input to the sub integrated control device 42.
Then, the sub integrated control device 42 drives the speaker 112 to output sound, and controls turning on and off 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 of 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.

  When a game is started in the pachinko machine 1, the game ball is lent out within the range of the balance information of the IC card, and the game is started as a ball that can be used for the game. In addition, when an IC card is inserted into the CR unit 60, if the number of balls held is stored in the IC card, this is read and the game is started as a ball.

  In the game of the pachinko machine 1, when there is a ball entering the first and second special figure starting ports 23 and 24, a random number value for determining whether or not the special figure is appropriate is extracted, and based on the random value The determination is made, and the special symbol display device 27 starts the variation of the special symbol, and the effect symbol display device 21 starts the symbol variation of the pseudo effect symbol corresponding to the special symbol.

  If the determination result of the special figure is a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined, the big hit symbol is fixedly displayed on each of the display devices 21 and 27, and the big hit game (special game) is executed. The big hit game is a basic game in which the grand prize opening 25 is opened, and a predetermined time or an operation until the number of entered balls reaches a predetermined number and closes is one round, and a predetermined number of rounds are continued.

In addition, the electric utility item in the second special figure starting port 24 is subjected to the normal lottery lottery due to the entrance to the passage gate 22, and is released if the result of the lottery wins.
In addition, the pachinko machine 1 has a game state (probability change state) provided with a “probability change” function in which the winning probability of a special symbol is a high probability after a big hit game, or the second special figure start port 24 This is a configuration that can be shifted to a gaming state (short-time state) that is provided with an “opening extension” function that extends the opening time of the electric character.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 1 may be configured to shift to a probable change state or a short time state when a big hit is achieved with a specific symbol, or is configured to always shift to a probable change state or the like after a big win. May be. In addition, the configuration may be such that the duration of the probability variation state etc. is determined according to the symbol (hit symbol) at the time of the big hit, or the configuration in which the probability variation state etc. continues for a predetermined period regardless of the symbol. good.

  And this pachinko machine 1 performs the effect display accompanying the fluctuation | variation of a special figure according to a game in the effect symbol display apparatus 21, and the display of the number of possession balls as a game ball which can be used for a game, The number of prize balls is displayed.

[Description of operation]
Hereinafter, the program processing deeply related to the present invention executed by the main controller 40 and the payout controller 41 will be described.

(1) Main Routine FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of a “main routine” executed by the main controller 40. The “main routine” is composed of this process (S100 to S110, S115) and the remaining process (S111). It is started due to an interrupt signal having a period of 2 ms or 4 ms, and it is first determined whether or not it is a normal interrupt (S100). This determination is made based on whether or not a specific numerical value is written at a specific address in the RAM. If the determination is negative (S100: no), the initial setting (S115) is executed. The numerical value for determining whether or not it is a normal interrupt is written in the RAM as part of this initial setting.

If it is a normal interrupt (S100: yes), an initial value random number update process (S101), a big hit determination random number update process (S102) that is a random value for determining whether or not the special figure is true, and a special figure big hit symbol determination random number update Processing (S103), update processing of random numbers for determining hits of ordinary drawings (S104), update processing of random numbers for determination of reach relating to reach of special figure (S105), update processing of random numbers for determining variation pattern relating to fluctuation pattern of special figure ( S106), winning confirmation process (S107), winning / failing determination process (S108), each output process (S109), fraud monitoring process (S110), and the initial time within the remaining time until the next interrupt signal is input The random number update process (S111) is looped.

Next, a part of subroutines of the winning confirmation process (S107), the success / failure determination process (S108), and each output process (S109) will be described.
(2) Start Winning Confirmation Process The “start winning confirmation process” shown in FIG. 6 is a subroutine of the winning confirmation process (S107), and enters the first special figure starting port 23 and the second special figure starting port 24. If there is (S200: yes), it is checked whether the special figure corresponding to the incoming ball is full (S201). The number of pending storages that can be stored in this embodiment is four.

  If the hold memory is not full (S201: no), in the extracted random number hold storage process of S202, a plurality of random number values (a big hit determination random number, a big hit symbol determination random number, for reach determination) extracted due to the above-mentioned ball entry Random numbers, random numbers for determining variation patterns, etc.) are stored as reserved storage. In this process, the number of lighting of the first or second special figure hold number display devices 271 and 272 is increased by one, and a command transmission process for sending the current hold memory number to the sub integrated control device 42 is performed. . Then return.

(3) About the go / no-go determination process FIG. 7 to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, in the “win / fail determination process”, first, the operation of the accessory continuous operation device is confirmed to determine whether or not a big hit game is being played (S300). no), it is confirmed whether or not the first and second special drawings are changing (S301). If not changing (S301: no), the fixed symbols of the first and second special drawings are being displayed. It is confirmed whether or not there is (S302). In addition, if the said accessory continuous action | operation apparatus is operating (S300: yes), it will transfer 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 or not there is a special figure pending storage (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 state (high probability) (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 that is the target of the 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 25 are made. In addition, processing such as setting whether or not probability change and time reduction are granted as the bonus game state after the big hit game, 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. Made.

  In the process of S315, if it is not a big hit but a loss (S315: no), in the process of S319, a lost symbol is determined based on the random symbol for determining the lost symbol of the pending storage that is the object of the success / failure determination, A variation pattern such as a variation time for a special figure loss displayed on the effect symbol display device 21 is determined (S320). In the subsequent lose setting process (S321), if the gaming state is probabilistic and the time is short, the number of probable changes for counting the duration and the number of time-shortening are subtracted.

  After each setting process of S318 or S321, in the process of S322, the symbol variation start control of the special symbol display device 27 is performed, the symbol variation start command and the symbol designation command are transmitted to the sub integrated control device 42, and “special game” In the case of a big hit, a big hit game is performed in which the big winning opening 25 is opened.

  When the special symbol is changing in the process of S301 of 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), control for terminating the variation display of the special symbol display device 27 is performed, and a symbol confirmation command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 42 and the effect symbol control device 43 so as to terminate the variation display and the effect display. Move to “Special Game Processing”.

  If the confirmed symbol is being displayed in the process of S302 of FIG. 7 (S302: yes), the process proceeds to S340 of FIG. 10 to check 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 fixed symbol display on the special symbol display device 27 is controlled to be ended by the final symbol display end processing (S341), and the sub-integration is performed. 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 or not the symbol of the special figure is a combination that makes a big hit (S342). If it is a combination that makes a big hit (S342: yes), if the probability variation flag is "1" (S343) : Yes), the probability variation flag is set to “0” (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, in the big hit start effect process (S349), a command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 42 so as to start the big hit effect, and the process proceeds to the “special game process”.
If it is not a big hit combination in the process of S342 (S342: no), it is checked whether the probability variation flag is “1” (S350), the probability variation flag is “1” (S350: yes), If the probability variation counter (number of times) is “0” (S351: yes), the probability variation flag is set to “0” (S352).

In the subsequent process, if the hour / hour flag is “1” (S353: yes) and the hour / hour counter (number of times) is “0” (S354: yes), the hour / hour 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.

  In the process of S357, it is confirmed whether or not the number of reserved memories after the current determination is “0” (confirmation of whether there is a reserved memory). If there is no reserved memory (S357: yes), the sub integrated control device 42 Then, a standby state designation command is transmitted to instruct to wait for the symbol variation of the special symbol until the next special symbol variation start command is output (S358). Thereafter, the process proceeds to “special game processing”.

(4) About the number-of-balls addition / subtraction process Next, the program process performed by the main controller 40 regarding the display of the number of balls held in the effect symbol display device 21 will be described. The “ball number addition / subtraction process” shown in FIG. 11 is a subroutine of “each output process” of the “main routine”. In the “ball number addition / subtraction process”, first, a game that can be used for a game in the main controller 40. It is confirmed whether or not there is storage of ball holding information (information indicating the number of balls held) that is a ball (S400). If there is no ball information (S400: yes), in the subsequent process of S401, the ball information read from the card when the IC card has been stored when the IC card is inserted into the CR unit 60, or the card Whether or not the player has received the ball information that has been rented out as a new or added ball by the player through the payout control device 41. Wait for reception.

If ball holding information is received (S401: yes), the received ball holding information is stored in a storage medium such as a RAM in the main controller 40 (S402).
Note that the main control device 40 saves the ball-holding information according to the ball lending, etc., regardless of whether the ball-holding information is stored, or stores the ball-holding information already stored. It is also possible to add the number of balls indicated by the newly received ball information to the number of balls indicated by to update the ball information.

  If the ball information is stored in the process of S400 (S400: no), in the subsequent process of S403, the detection signals from the first and second start ports SW503 and 504, the left and right winning ports SW506 and 507, and the count SW508 are detected. It is confirmed whether or not a winning has been made to the first and second special figure starting ports 23, 24, the big winning port 25 or the normal winning port 26. If a winning is detected (S403: yes), the number of winning balls given according to the winning is added to the number of balls and the ball holding information is updated (S404). Next, preparation (processing) for displaying the number of prize balls on the effect symbol display device 21 is performed (S405).

  If no winning is detected in the process of S403 (S403: no), it is confirmed whether a winning ball is detected by the winning ball sensor 509 or an out ball is detected by the out ball sensor 510 (S406). If a winning ball or out-ball is detected (S406: yes), the ball holding information is updated by subtracting 1 from the number of balls held (S407).

  In the subsequent processing of S408, the ball information stored in S402, the ball information updated in S407, and the information on the number of prize balls in S404 are sent to the effect symbol control device 43 via the sub-integrated control device 42. The number of held balls and the number of prize balls in the current gaming state are displayed on the effect symbol display device 21 under the control of the effect symbol control device 43.

  As shown in FIG. 12, on the display screen of the effect symbol display device 21, the ball holding information is displayed in two upper and lower stages at the lower right portion of the pseudo symbol display (three-digit number) 210 relating to the special symbol. The number of held balls 211 is displayed at the bottom, and a prize ball display 212 is displayed at the top. The display mode is an example of display, and the display mode is not limited to this and may be other display modes.

(5) Counting process The game is ended by the player operating the counting SW 174. The “counting process” shown in FIG. 13 is a process executed by the main control device 40 regarding the end of the game. In this process, first, it is confirmed whether or not the count SW 174 has been operated to receive a count signal (S500). In this case, the count SW 174 is connected to the payout control device 41, and the count signal is transmitted to the main control device 40 via the payout control device 41.

  If a count signal is received (S500: yes), in the subsequent waiting process of S501, if there is a game ball that is flowing down the game board, it is not possible to accurately calculate the number of possessed balls, so all game balls are collected. A predetermined time sufficient for this is set as a standby.

  Then, in the process of S502, after a sufficient time has elapsed for all of the game balls to be collected, the ball holding information (the number of balls held) updated by the “ball number addition / subtraction process” is transmitted to the payout control device 41. To do. Thereafter, the ball holding information of the main controller 40 is cleared (S503).

(6) Ball Holding Information Processing Next, “ball holding information processing”, which is a program process executed by the payout control device 41 regarding ball holding information, will be described with reference to FIG. This process is periodically executed by the payout control device 41.

  In S600, the payout control device 41 determines whether or not the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is started, and if an affirmative determination is obtained (S600: Yes), the process proceeds to S601 and is denied. If the determination is obtained (S600: No), the process proceeds to S602.

  In S601, the payout control device 41 is stored in the IC card inserted into the CR unit 60, for example, when the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is stopped by the update condition determination processing 3 described later, with respect to the CR unit 60. The transmission of the ball holding information is requested, and the process proceeds to S602.

In addition, when the update condition determination process 3 of Example 3 to be described later is not performed, the processes of S600 and S601 may be omitted.
In S602, whether or not the payout control device 41 has received the ball holding information read from the IC card when the IC card is inserted or the ball holding information transmitted in response to the transmission request in S601 from the CR unit 60. Determine. If an affirmative determination is obtained (S602: Yes), the process proceeds to S603. If a negative determination is obtained (S602: No), the process proceeds to S604.

  In S603, the payout control device 41 transmits the received ball holding information to the main control device 40, and ends this process. In the main control device 40 that has received the ball information, the processing of S402 and S408 of “ball number addition / subtraction processing” is performed.

  On the other hand, in S604, whether or not the payout control device 41 has received the ball holding information from the main control device 40 by the processing of S502 of the “counting process” at the end of the game or “update condition determination processing 1 to 4” described later. Determine whether. If an affirmative determination is obtained (S604: Yes), the process proceeds to S605. If a negative determination is obtained (S604: No), the process proceeds to S607.

In S605, the payout control device 41 calculates the payout amount from the number of balls held indicated by the received ball information according to the exchange rule, and the process proceeds to S606.
In the pachinko machine 1, an exchange rule for calculating a payout amount of a predetermined number of balls so as to be lower than a loan amount when lending the same number of game balls in accordance with a later-described lending rule is defined. Thereby, an additional fee such as a facility usage fee can be collected from the player at the stage of calculating the payout amount.

  As a specific example of this exchange rule, for example, in a lending rule described later, if the unit price per game ball at the time of lending a ball is an amount obtained by adding a basic unit price and an additional fee, An amount obtained by multiplying the basic unit price by the number of balls can be used as the amount to be paid out.

  In addition to this, an amount obtained by multiplying the number of balls held by a unit price lower than the unit price at the time of lending a ball may be used as a payout amount. Also, it is obtained by multiplying the value obtained by multiplying the number of balls held by a predetermined coefficient less than 1, the value obtained by subtracting the predetermined value from the number of balls held, and the unit price at the time of lending a ball. The amount paid may be used as the amount to be paid out.

  In addition, as in Examples 1, 2, and 5, which will be described later, it may be considered that an additional fee is collected by reducing the number of balls held by the player. In such a case, the same unit price as the ball lending is used. It is conceivable to calculate the payout amount.

  In S606, the payout control apparatus 41 transmits the calculated payout amount to the CR unit 60, and instructs the CR unit 60 to store the payout amount in the IC card, and ends this processing. The CR unit 60 that has received the payout amount stores the payout amount information indicating the payout amount in the IC card, and the player presents the IC card to a store clerk of the pachinko parlor, for example, thereby providing the IC card. Get a prize for the amount of money saved.

  On the other hand, in S607, the payout control device 41 determines whether or not the counting SW 174 has been operated in order to end the game. If an affirmative determination is obtained (S607: Yes), the process proceeds to S608. If a negative determination is obtained (S607: No), this process ends.

  In S608, the payout control device 41 transmits a count signal indicating that the count SW 174 has been operated to the main control device 40, and ends this processing. The main control device 40 that has received the count signal executes transmission of the ball-holding information to the payout control device 41 by the above-described “counting process”.

(7) Lending Process Next, “lending process”, which is a program process that lends game balls as possessed balls, will be described with reference to FIG. This process is periodically executed by the payout control device 41.

  In S700, the payout control device 41 determines whether or not the loan SW 171 is operated, and if an affirmative determination is obtained (S700: Yes), the process proceeds to S701 and a negative determination is obtained. (S700: No) ends this processing.

  In S <b> 701, the payout control device 41 identifies a loan amount corresponding to the operation of the loan SW 171 (amount paid by the player when lending a ball), and transmits the loan amount to the CR unit 60. The CR unit 60 that has received the loan amount deducts the loan amount from the balance indicated by the balance information stored in the IC card, updates the balance information, and transmits to the payout control device 41 that ball lending is possible. To do. If the balance is less than the loan amount, a message indicating that ball lending is impossible is transmitted to the payout control device 41.

  In S702, the payout control device 41 determines whether or not a ball lending is possible from the CR unit 60, and if an affirmative determination is obtained (S702: Yes), the process proceeds to S703. If the determination is negative and a negative determination is obtained (S702: No), this process ends.

  In S <b> 703, the payout control device 41 calculates the number of game balls (the number of rented balls) according to the rented amount according to the renting rule. Specifically, for example, an amount obtained by adding a basic unit price (for example, 4 yen) that is a charge per game ball and an additional charge (for example, 1 yen) such as a facility use fee set for each game ball. Is the unit price, and the number obtained by dividing the loan amount by the unit price may be the number of balls.

The additional fee may be set for a predetermined number of game balls of two or more. In such a case, the additional fee is charged every time a predetermined number of game balls are lent.
Further, the lending rule may be, for example, the content of calculating the number of balls rented at a unit price higher than the unit price per game ball at the time of replacement.

  In subsequent S704, the payout control device 41 transmits to the main control device 40 information indicating that the ball has been lent and ball holding information indicating the number of balls held for the calculated number of balls to be loaned, and ends this processing. In the main controller 40 that has received the ball information, the processes of S402 and S408 of the “ball number addition / subtraction process” are performed, and the number of balls lent is added to the number of balls held by the main controller 40. The

(8) Update process In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, an update process is performed when a predetermined update condition is satisfied. This update process is such that the game is stopped and the payout amount for the number of balls indicated by the ball information (the number of balls data itself may be stored) is stored in an IC card, or the number of balls is decreased. As a result, pachinko parlors can collect facility usage fees and the like, and further, it is possible to limit the games and prevent excessive play.

  Hereinafter, Examples 1 to 5 when performing the update process will be described. However, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment executes any one of the examples described below, or these examples. It is conceivable to execute a combination of all or some of the above.

<Example 1>
In the first embodiment, update conditions determined based on various states relating to the game of the pachinko machine 1 are provided.

  First, the “update condition determination process 1” performed in the main controller 40 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The “update condition determination process 1” is configured as a subroutine of “each output process” of the “main routine”.

  In S800, main controller 40 determines whether or not an update condition determined based on various states relating to the game is satisfied. If an affirmative determination is obtained (S800: Yes), the process proceeds to S801. In addition, if a negative determination is obtained (S800: No), this process is terminated.

  Specifically, the update condition may be, for example, a condition that the jackpot game has ended, or it may be started by a jackpot in which an exchange symbol (a predetermined special symbol or a pseudo symbol) is stopped and displayed. The condition that the big hit game has ended may be used. In addition, the game state (privilege state) that is the probability change state, the time reduction state, or the probability change state and the time reduction state has ended (the probability change flag and the time reduction flag changed from 1 to 0 during a normal game other than the big hit game). It may be the condition that.

In S801, the main controller 40 performs an update process and ends this process.
Specifically, the update process is, for example, transmitting ball holding information indicating the current number of balls to the payout control device 41 and instructing the settlement of the number of balls held, and further, the main control device 40 The content may be such that the current ball information stored in is cleared and the game is stopped. The payout control device 41 that has received the ball information calculates the payout amount in accordance with the exchange rules in S605 and S606 of the above “ball information processing”, and stores the payout amount to the CR unit 60 in the IC card. Instruct.

  In addition, the update process may be, for example, a process of decreasing the number of balls held at a predetermined rate or subtracting a predetermined number of game balls from the number of balls held. In addition to this, the main control device 40 transmits to the payout control device 41 ball holding information indicating the number of balls after the decrease, instructs the settlement of the number of balls held, and further controls the main control. The current ball information stored in the device 40 may be cleared to stop the game.

  Here, the decreasing ratio and the predetermined number to be subtracted depend on, for example, the number of balls held or the difference obtained by subtracting the total number of balls rented from the current number of balls held (in other words, the substantial profit of the player). May be set. And when this difference is 0 or less, for example, it is good also as a structure which does not reduce the number of balls.

  The total number of rented balls may be, for example, the total number of lent balls lent out using an IC card in use. In such a case, the main control device 40 detects the insertion of the IC card into the CR unit 60 via the payout control device 41, and then until the IC card is ejected from the detection. You may calculate the sum total of the number of balls which the ball-holding information received from the payout control apparatus 41 according to rental of a game ball shows as a total number of balls.

Further, the total number of balls lent may be the total number of balls lent during the duration of the game on the pachinko machine 1, or the total number of balls lent during a predetermined time. .
Next, the “symbol setting process” for setting a replacement symbol when there is an update condition that the jackpot game started by the jackpot whose replacement symbol is stopped and displayed is described in FIG. It demonstrates using the flowchart of these. The “symbol setting process” is configured as a subroutine of “each output process” of the “main routine”.

  In S900, the main controller 40 determines whether or not a symbol setting operation for setting a replacement symbol has been accepted. If an affirmative determination is obtained (S900: Yes), the process proceeds to S901, and If the determination is obtained (S900: No), this process ends.

  The symbol setting operation may be an operation performed via an operation unit such as a dip switch (not shown) connected to the main control device 40, for example. In addition, it is assumed that the symbol setting operation is performed by a store clerk of the pachinko store where the pachinko machine 1 is installed, and such an operation unit can be arranged inside the pachinko machine 1.

In S901, the main control device 40 sets a symbol corresponding to the symbol setting operation as an exchange symbol, and ends this processing.
The pachinko machine 1 may always use a predetermined symbol as a replacement symbol without performing the “symbol setting process”.

Note that the number-of-balls data to be output to the IC card at the time of a big hit by the exchange symbol may be configured to output the data as it is without performing the update process.
In this case, prizes are exchanged at a constant rate based on the number of balls possessed written on the IC card.

<Example 2>
In the second embodiment, the update condition is that the number of balls held in a normal state (a gaming state that is not a privilege state) or that the difference obtained by subtracting the total number of balls lent from the current number of balls has reached an upper limit.

  First, the “update condition determination process 2” performed in the main controller 40 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The “update condition determination process 2” is configured as a subroutine of “each output process” of the “main routine”.

  In S810, the main controller 40 determines whether or not the number of balls has reached the upper limit value. If an affirmative determination is obtained (S810: Yes), the process proceeds to S811, and a negative determination is made. Is obtained (S810: No), this processing is terminated.

In S810, main controller 40 calculates the difference by subtracting the total number of rented balls from the current number of balls, and determines whether the difference has reached the upper limit instead of the number of balls held. You may do it.
In S811, main controller 40 determines whether or not the privilege state has ended based on the state of the probability variation flag or the time reduction flag. If an affirmative determination is obtained (S811: Yes), the process proceeds to S812. In addition, if a negative determination is obtained (S811: No), this processing is terminated.

  Note that the main control device 40 may consider that the bonus state continues during the jackpot game when the jackpot game is started during the bonus state and the jackpot game is started. At this time, there is a possibility that the privilege state continues even after the end of the jackpot game. In such a case, the privilege state continues across the jackpot.

In addition, the process of S811 may be omitted, and the process of S812 may be executed when the number of balls held or the difference reaches the upper limit regardless of the gaming state.
In step S812, the main control device 40 performs the same update process as in the first embodiment, and ends this process. The following configuration can be considered as a modification of the update process.

In the update process, the number-of-balls data may be output to the CR unit 60 as it is, and then the number-of-balls data may be cleared to zero, and the CR unit 60 may write the input number-of-balls data in addition to the balance on the card.
At this time, if the difference reaches the upper limit value and is immediately cleared to zero, the player will be surprised.
Therefore, the number of balls held and / or the number of differences and the upper limit value are displayed on the screen of the effect symbol display device 21, and when the number of balls held or the number of differences approaches the upper limit value, the display is flashed red and lit red. If it exceeds the upper limit value, a configuration that displays a message “Stop!” And clears the number-of-balls data to zero is preferable.

The total number of rented balls is the total number of rented balls when it is determined that the game is played by the same player.
For example, if the number-of-balls data is output from the CR unit 60 in a state where the number of balls is not zero, it is considered that the game by the same player is continued. This is because the ball lending operation when the number of balls held is close to zero can be regarded as an operation by the same player.
Further, if the number-of-balls data is output from the CR unit 60 within a predetermined time after the number of held balls becomes zero, it is considered that the game by the same player is continued. The predetermined time is preferably a time in which the player takes out money from the wallet, puts it into the CR card unit, and adds a little extra time to the time required for the ball lending operation. In this case, if a configuration for determining whether or not the same player performs the renting operation by a sensor such as a camera that detects whether or not the player has left the chair or the like near the gaming machine is added, the effect of confirmation is further increased. It becomes possible to raise.
Furthermore, if the card return operation signal is input from the CR unit 60 after being forcibly cleared to zero, it may be considered that the game by the same player has ended. However, if the balance of the card is zero, it is considered that the card return operation is not performed. Therefore, when it is forcibly cleared to zero, on the screen of the production symbol display device 21 or the screen of the balance display device 173, “If the game is continued, within a predetermined time (for example, time required for the procedure + α)” Please perform a ball lending operation. If there is no operation within the specified time, the game will be considered to have ended. ”, And the game after the specified time will be controlled as a game that is not the same player. It is possible to do it.

  Next, the “upper limit setting process” for setting the upper limit will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The “upper limit setting process” is configured as a subroutine of “each output process” of the “main routine”.

  In S910, main controller 40 determines whether or not an upper limit setting operation for setting an upper limit has been accepted. If an affirmative determination is obtained (S910: Yes), the process proceeds to S911, and If a negative determination is obtained (S910: No), this process ends.

  The upper limit setting operation may be, for example, an operation for setting the upper limit stepwise via an operation unit such as a dip switch (not shown) connected to the main control device 40 (of course, the upper limit value is Direct input may be used). In addition, it is assumed that the symbol setting operation is performed by a store clerk of the pachinko store where the pachinko machine 1 is installed, and such an operation unit can be arranged inside the pachinko machine 1.

In S911, main controller 40 sets an upper limit value in accordance with the upper limit setting operation, and ends this process.
<Example 3>
In the third embodiment, the update condition is that power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is stopped. Hereinafter, the “update condition determination process 3” performed in the main controller 40 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The “update condition determination process 3” is configured as a subroutine of “each output process” of the “main routine”.

  In S820, main controller 40 determines whether power supply to pachinko machine 1 has been stopped based on a signal from the power supply board. If an affirmative determination is obtained (S820: Yes), S821. The process is terminated and if a negative determination is obtained (S820: No), this process ends.

  In S821, main controller 40 determines whether or not a predetermined standby time has elapsed since the stop of power supply. If an affirmative determination is obtained (S821: Yes), the process proceeds to S822. In addition, if a negative determination is obtained (S821: No), this processing is terminated.

  As described above, the power supply board is provided with an auxiliary power supply for supplying power to each part for a certain period after the power supply is stopped. The standby time is a power supply by the auxiliary power supply. It is conceivable to set it to less than the time. Specifically, for example, if the time during which power can be supplied by the auxiliary power source is considered to be about 30 seconds, the standby time can be set to about 15 seconds.

In S822, main controller 40 performs an update process, and proceeds to S823.
Specifically, the update process is, for example, transmitting ball holding information indicating the current number of balls to the payout control device 41 and instructing the settlement of the number of balls held, and further, the main control device 40 The content may be such that the current ball information stored in is cleared and the game is stopped. The payout control device 41 that has received the ball information calculates the payout amount in accordance with the exchange rules in S605 and S606 of the above “ball information processing”, and stores the payout amount to the CR unit 60 in the IC card. Instruct.
As in the second embodiment, the payout control device 41 may be configured to output the current ball information (ball number data) to the CR unit 60 as it is.

  In S823, the main control device 40 instructs the payout control device 41 to store the ball information transmitted in S822 in the IC card, and ends this processing after saving the ball information to the IC card. To do. The payout control device 41 that has received this instruction transmits the previously received ball information to the CR unit 60 and instructs to store the ball information in the IC card.

After that, when the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is resumed, the payout control device 41 acquires the ball holding information retreated from the CR unit 60 in S601 and S603 of the above “ball holding information processing”. Then, the ball holding information is transmitted to the main controller 40. Then, main controller 40 resumes the game with the saved ball information.
At this time, a configuration may be adopted in which a flag (data) indicating that the information is output due to a power failure is added to the updated information or the number-of-balls information.
With this configuration, when a power failure is restored within a predetermined time, the game can be restarted based on the number of balls held when the power failure occurs. As a result, the player's profit is not impaired. Since the information is written on the IC card, the data is rarely garbled. Furthermore, even if the power failure is not recovered within a predetermined time, the information written in the IC card can be easily determined that the game is ended due to the occurrence of the power failure. As a result, unlike ordinary prize exchange, prize exchange that compensates for a player's loss is possible. In addition, the structure which compares with the information read from an IC card at the time of a power failure recovery is also considered, without clearing the number-of-balls data to zero at the time of a power failure. A configuration is preferred in which the game is resumed according to the stored ball count data if they match, and the information read from the IC card is prioritized if they do not match.

In addition, it is good also as a structure which does not evacuate holding ball information in the update condition determination process 3.
<Example 4>
In the fourth embodiment, the update condition is the arrival of the closing time of the pachinko shop where the pachinko machine 1 is installed. Hereinafter, the “update condition determination process 4” performed in the main controller 40 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The “update condition determination process 4” is configured as a “each output process” subroutine of the “main routine”.

In S830, main controller 40 identifies the current time using the clock function, and proceeds to S831.
In S831, the main control device 40 determines whether or not the closing time of the pachinko parlor (or, for example, 10 minutes before the closing time) has arrived, and if an affirmative determination is obtained (S831: Yes) ), The process proceeds to S832, and if a negative determination is obtained (S831: No), the process ends.

In S832, the main control apparatus 40 performs the same update process as in the third embodiment, and ends this process.
<Example 5>
In the fifth embodiment, the update condition is that the ball rental has been performed. Hereinafter, the “update condition determination process 5” performed in the main controller 40 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The “update condition determination process 5” is configured as a subroutine of “each output process” of the “main routine”.

  In S840, the main control device 40 determines whether or not a notification that the ball lending has been made has been received from the payout control device 41. If an affirmative determination is obtained (S840: Yes), the process proceeds to S841. If the determination is negative and a negative determination is obtained (S840: No), this process ends.

In S841, the main controller 40 performs an update process and ends this process.
Here, the update process may be, for example, a process of decreasing the number of possessed balls at a predetermined rate or subtracting a predetermined number of game balls from the number of retained balls.

  Here, the decreasing ratio and the predetermined number to be subtracted depend on, for example, the number of balls held or the difference obtained by subtracting the total number of balls rented from the current number of balls held (in other words, the substantial profit of the player). May be set. And when this difference is 0 or less, for example, it is good also as a structure which does not reduce the number of balls.

[effect]
According to the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, ball lending is performed based on the balance information stored in the IC card, and when the update condition is satisfied, a payout amount corresponding to the number of balls held at that time is calculated and the IC It is stored on the card and exchanged for prizes based on the payout amount stored on the IC card.

  In addition, the payout amount is calculated, for example, so that the unit price per game ball is lower than the unit price per ball at the time of lending a ball, or after reducing the number of balls held. The store can collect additional charges such as facility usage fees at the stage of calculating the amount to be paid out. For this reason, even if the payout rate of the pachinko machine 1 is set to 100% or more, the fee required for the management of the pachinko shop can be collected with certainty.

  Further, when the update condition is satisfied, the ball is settled, the payout amount is stored in the IC card, and the game is terminated, and the update process executed in the first to fifth embodiments and the lending process is performed. By appropriately executing it, it is possible to impose restrictions on the game to be held and to protect the player's ball from troubles such as power outages.

  As a result, it is possible to improve the payout rate while avoiding a disadvantage in the pachinko parlor, and to protect the player's hand-held game medium reliably and avoid the appearance of the ball being lost, It is possible to give a sufficient feeling to the player.

[Other Embodiments]
(1) In the present embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 has been described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to a card-type pachinko machine that is not configured as a sealed type.

  The pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied includes a main control device 40, a payout control device 41, and the like, similar to the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, and the number of balls rented and holding ball information are managed in the same manner as the pachinko machine 1. However, when renting a ball, it is conceivable that a game ball supplied from an island facility is paid out to an upper plate or the like and a game is played using the game ball.

  However, the pachinko machine preferably has a structure in which an upper plate or the like is sealed so that a game ball cannot be inserted from the outside. In such a case, the pachinko machine is different from an encapsulated type in which game balls are enclosed in one pachinko machine in that game balls supplied from island facilities are used.

  That is, the payout control device 41 executes the “lending process” and, when the lending SW 171 is operated, calculates the number of game balls (the number of lending balls) according to the lending amount according to the lending rules, and from the island facility Out of the supplied game balls, the game balls for the number of rental balls are discharged to the upper plate.

  On the other hand, the main controller 40 counts the number of balls held by winning from various winning holes and signals from the winning ball sensor 509 and the out ball sensor 510 in the same manner as in S403 to S407 of the “ball adding / subtracting process”. The ball information is updated as needed. Further, the main control device 40 executes “counting processing”, and transmits the ball holding information to the payout control device 41 when the counting SW 174 is operated.

  Also, when the payout control device 41 receives the ball information from the main control device 40, the payout amount is calculated and transmitted to the CR unit 60 in the same manner as S605 and S606 in the “ball information processing”, and is sent to the IC card. Save this.

Further, the pachinko machine executes any one of the first to fifth embodiments, or executes a combination of all or a part of these embodiments as appropriate.
In the update process (S801, S812, S822, S832) in the update condition determination processes 1-5 of the first to fifth embodiments, for example, the main control device 40 invalidates the winning or the payout control device 41. Therefore, it is desirable to perform a process that makes the game impossible, such as stopping the firing motor 314 of the launching device 31.

  In addition, regarding the update condition determination process 3 of the third embodiment, when the pachinko machine is not a sealed type, it is considered that there is little need to save the ball holding information to the IC card when the power supply is stopped, so S823 is omitted. Also good.

Even in such a case, the same effect can be obtained.
(2) Further, the present invention, like the present embodiment, lends out game medals based on the balance information stored in the IC card, calculates the payout amount from the number of game medals of the player, and calculates the IC The present invention can also be applied to a card-type swivel game machine stored in a card. In such a case, instead of the main control device 40 and the payout control device 41 of the pachinko machine 1, the main control board that performs overall control of the spinning-reel game machine performs various processes.

  The main control board executes the “lending process” similar to the present embodiment, and according to the instruction from the player, according to the lending rule similar to the “lending process”, the number of game medals (the number of loans) ) Is calculated. As a specific example, an amount obtained by adding a basic unit price (for example, 20 yen) that is a fee per game medal and an additional fee (for example, 5 yen) such as a facility usage fee set for each game medal A unit price and the number obtained by dividing the loan amount by the unit price may be used as the number of rented balls.

  Then, the game medals of the lent number are discharged to the upper plate, or the lent number is added to the credit number (the number of game medals that can be used for the game), and the credit number is stored as credit information.

  Note that, in the rotary type gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, the number of game medals at the player's hand (the number of game medals that the player can use for the game) is all managed as the number of credits. It is considered preferable. For this reason, the upper limit of the number of credits is 50 for a general spinning-type game machine, but the maximum number of game medals expected to be obtained by a player is assumed for a spinning-type gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. It is considered preferable to set the upper limit of the number of credits in consideration of the above.

  Further, the main control board counts the number of credits according to betting of game medals, establishment of a winning combination, etc., and updates credit information. Further, in accordance with an instruction from the player, the payout amount corresponding to the number of credits indicated by the credit information is calculated according to the exchange rule similar to the “ball information processing” and stored in the IC card.

Further, the rotating type gaming machine executes any one of the first to fifth embodiments, or executes a combination of all or a part of these embodiments as appropriate.
In the case where the present invention is applied to a spinning-type game machine, a game ball is a game medal, a rental ball is a loan medal (a game medal lent by a roll-type game machine), and the number of balls is a credit number. In addition, the holding ball information corresponds to credit information, the big hit game corresponds to a bonus game, and the probability change state or the short time state corresponds to AT, RT, or the like.

Even in such a case, the same effect can be obtained.
(3) In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the counting SW 174 is pressed during the game, the payout amount is calculated from the ball and the payout amount is stored in the IC card inserted in the CR unit 60. However, a ball holding SW for instructing to save the ball to the IC card is further provided, and when the ball holding SW is pressed during the game, the main control device 40 pays out the ball holding information at that time. And the ball holding information may be cleared. Then, the payout control device 41 that has received the ball information may transmit the ball information to the CR unit 60 and store the ball information in an IC card.

  Furthermore, the operation signal of the holding ball storage SW is also transmitted to the CR unit 60, and when the CR unit 60 detects the operation of the holding ball storage SW, the holding unit stores the holding ball information in accordance with an instruction from the payout control device 41. After saving to the card, the IC card may be ejected.

By doing so, it is possible to play a game with another pachinko machine using the ball acquired in the game.
[Correspondence with Claims]
The correspondence between the terms used in the description of the above embodiment and the terms used in the description of the claims is shown.

  The pachinko machine 1 corresponds to an enclosed game machine, and the CR unit 60 corresponds to a card unit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 2 ... Game board, 14 ... Launch handle, 15 ... Game button, 16 ... Jog dial, 20 ... Game area, 21 ... Production symbol display device, 22 ... Passage gate, 23 ... First special figure starting port, 24 ... 2nd special figure start opening, 25 ... Grand prize opening, 26 ... Normal winning opening, 27 ... Special figure display device, 271 ... Special figure holding number display device, 28 ... Normal symbol display device, 281 ... Number of general drawing hold Display device 29 ... Out port 31 ... Launching device 33 ... Lifting device 40 ... Main control device 41 ... Discharge control device 42 ... Sub-integrated control device 43 ... Production symbol control device 45 ... Polishing device 60 ... CR unit, 171 ... lending SW, 172 ... return SW, 173 ... balance display device, 174 ... counting SW.

Claims (2)

Amount of money data corresponding to the amount of money inserted is stored in a storage medium, and data corresponding to a loan amount output from an adjacent card unit that accepts a setting of a loan amount within the range of the stored amount of money data As a new storage or addition and store, as the game end operation, the ball number data input / output means for outputting the ball number data to the card unit,
The number-of-balls data calculation means for subtracting the number-of-balls data according to the launch of the enclosed game ball, and adding the number of prize balls according to the winning resulting from the fired enclosed game ball to the number-of-balls data; An enclosed game machine equipped with
If it is determined that the number of balls calculated by the number-of-balls data calculating means is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the number-of-balls data is output to the card unit and the A forced zero clear means for clearing the ball count data to zero,
The forced zero clear means subtracts the number of balls held corresponding to the total amount of loan received from the start of the game by the same player from the number of balls held, and compares the subtracted difference ball number with a predetermined value. An enclosed game machine characterized by this. In the enclosed game machine according to claim 1,
The game restarting means for enabling the game to be resumed by inputting the data corresponding to the loan amount output from the card unit by the held ball number data input / output means after the number of held ball data is cleared to zero by the forced zero clear means. And an enclosed game machine.

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