JP6263711B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bullet ball game machine that makes a determination as to whether or not it is due to a ball entering a starting port, and enables a transition to a big hit game by entering a specific area when the determination is a small hit.

  As a conventional ball-ball game machine, a decision is made as to whether or not a “big hit”, “small hit”, or “losing” is made, with a pattern change triggered by the game ball entering the starting port. In the old game, a small hit game is executed in which a big winning opening having a specific area is opened for a short time at a small hit, and a game ball passes through a specific area in the big winning opening during the small hit game. There are two types of game machines (so-called “wings”).

  In this type of gaming machine, if a game ball that has entered the big prize opening during a small hit game does not pass through a specific area, the big hit game will not occur, and even if there are many balls, it will pass through the specific area Not always. Therefore, a storage space is provided inside the big winning opening, and a predetermined number of game balls are stored in the storage space, so that a specific area can be reliably received and the game can be shifted from a small hit to a big hit. A machine has been invented (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

JP 2008-228803 A

Generally, in the small hit game, the big winning opening is opened for a short time (less than 1.8 seconds when the number of opening is one, and less than 1.8 seconds in total when the number of opening is plural). . The speed at which the gaming balls of the gaming machine are fired is less than 100 per minute, and even at the maximum value, 3 gaming balls are fired in 1.8 seconds. Since the game balls launched on the game board are scattered by game nails, etc., which are planted on the board, it is assumed that the number of game balls that can enter the big prize opening during the small hit game is about 1 to 3 Is done.
However, in the configuration of Patent Document 1, the number of balls entering the big prize opening at the time of a small hit is limited to about three, and the predetermined number to be stored is constant due to the structure of the big prize opening provided with a storage space. There is a certain number that cannot be changed, so the game is likely to be monotonous, and a variety of development from small hits to big hits is desired.
In addition, if the number of game balls entering the big prize opening during the small hit game is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the big hit game can be surely generated, but if the number is less than the predetermined number, Because you can't even have a sense of anticipation for revenge, there is a possibility that even a small number of winning prizes can be a big hit, while a large number of entries will not win a big hit, and the unique gameplay of feathers will decrease, A decline in interest is also a concern.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide an amusing and amusing ball-ball game machine in which the transition from a small hit to a big hit is rich in change and the game is not monotonous.

The invention according to claim 1 is a determination unit for determining whether or not to generate a small hit game due to a ball entering a starting port provided in the game board;
If the result of the determination is to cause the small hit game, the small hit symbol is determined from a plurality of symbols prepared in advance as a special symbol to be confirmed and displayed to notify the symbol display device of the determination result. Design determining means;
Small hit game execution means for causing the small hit game after the small hit symbol is confirmed and displayed;
In the small hit game, a big winning opening that opens and closes in a predetermined manner in which the opening pattern of the big winning opening is made different according to the small hit symbol,
A specific area that is installed in the grand prize opening and into which a game ball can enter;
Condition setting means for setting the number of balls entering the specific area in the small hit game required to cause a big hit game in accordance with the small hit symbol;
Jackpot game execution means for generating the jackpot game when the number of balls entering the specific area reaches a set value ;
Random number extracting means for extracting a random number due to entering the specific area;
A game setting means for determining the most advantageous random and said Koatari benefits game for granted after the game contents or / and the jackpot gaming termination of the jackpot gaming according to pattern in the extracted random number,
The main point is that

According to this, since the number of balls entering a specific area in the small hit game, which is a condition for generating a big hit game in accordance with the small hit symbol, there are many variations to generate a big hit, It is not monotonous and can enrich the fun of gaming.
In addition, the game content of the jackpot game and the bonus game after the jackpot game are changed according to the most advantageous random number and the jackpot design among the random numbers extracted at the time of entering the specific area. Even if the degree of difficulty in shifting to the same type of small hits, it is possible to shift to a plurality of types of big hits with different game contents and special games, and the variation to the big hits is further increased.
Furthermore, in addition to the above conditions, the parameter related to the degree of difficulty for generating the big hit is also related to the opening time of the big prize opening, so that a game with more variations can be provided.

Moreover , in the ball game machine according to claim 1,
Storage means for storing the extracted random number;
When the predetermined number of settings in the specific area is plural, the game content of the jackpot game executed in comparison with the random number extracted earlier and the bonus game are disadvantageous, or may be configured to include a memory changing means allowed to change the memory of random numbers by said storage means in accordance with advantageous either.

In this way, it is possible to set a big value big hit game using random numbers that are advantageous to the game contents of the big hit game and the bonus game among the plurality extracted at the time of entering the specific area. In this way, the bigger the number of balls entering the specific area as the above condition , the more difficult it is to make a big hit, but even if the difficulty level to make a big hit increases, It can be expected, and a player's willingness to play can be improved.

It is a front view of the ball game machine of a 1st embodiment to which the present invention is applied. It is a front view of the game board 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 main routine performed with the main control apparatus of the said ball game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the special symbol start winning confirmation process performed with the said main controller. It is a 1st flowchart which shows the control content of the special symbol determination | judging determination process in 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 1st flowchart which shows the control content of the special game process performed with the said main controller. It is a 2nd flowchart which shows the control content of the said special game process. It is a 3rd flowchart which shows the control content of the said special game process. It is a 4th flowchart which shows the control content of the said special game process. It is a 1st flowchart which shows the control content of the small hit game process in the said main controller. It is a 2nd flowchart which shows the control content of the said normal figure success / failure determination process. It is a 3rd flowchart which shows the control content of the said normal figure success / failure determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the big hit value setting process in the said main controller. It is explanatory drawing regarding the small hit design used with the said bullet ball game machine. FIG. 19A is an explanatory diagram of a jackpot symbol, and FIG. 19B is an explanatory diagram of a jackpot type. It is explanatory drawing of the specification of the game of the said ball game machine. It is a front view of the game board of the bullet ball game machine of the second embodiment to which the present invention is applied. It is an electrical block diagram of the said ball game machine. It is a flowchart which shows a part of control content of the success / failure determination process performed with the main control apparatus of the said ball game machine. It is a flowchart which shows a part of control content of the small hit game process performed with the said main controller. It is explanatory drawing regarding the small hit design used with the said bullet ball game machine.

A pachinko machine as a ball game machine according to a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 50 has a structure in which each part of the configuration is held by an outer frame 51 that forms a vertically long fixed outer frame holding frame. The outer frame 51 is provided with a front frame (glass frame) 52 into which a glass plate 61 is fitted and an inner frame to be described later, which can be opened and closed, via a hinge 53 provided at the upper and lower positions on the left side.
A game board 10 (FIG. 2) held by the inner frame is provided at the back of the plate glass 61 of the front frame 52.

  Speakers 66 are installed at both the left and right side positions above the front frame 52 and the left and right side positions below the outer frame 51, respectively, thereby outputting game sounds and improving the player's preference. In addition to the frame-side decorative lamp 65 that emits light according to the gaming state, the front frame 52 is provided with LEDs for notifying abnormality of the game.

  An upper plate 55 and a lower plate 63 are integrally formed in the lower half of the front frame 52. A launch handle 64 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 63, and the launch device is operated by operating the launch handle 64 in the clockwise direction, so that the game ball supplied from the upper plate 55 is directed toward the game board 10. Fired.

  The lower plate 63 is configured to receive the award balls overflowing from the upper plate 55, and the game balls accumulated in the lower plate 63 can be moved to another box (dollar box) provided in the game store by operating the ball removal lever. A production button 67 is provided on the left side of the lower plate 63.

The pachinko machine 50 is a so-called CR machine and includes a prepaid card unit (CR unit) 56 for reading and writing a prepaid card. The pachinko machine 50 has a lending button 57 and a checkout button 58 on the left side of the lower plate 63. And a balance indicator 59 is provided.
1 denotes a cylinder lock that locks the front frame 52 and the inner frame to the outer frame 51. A predetermined key is inserted into the cylinder lock 39, and the key is operated clockwise to move the inner frame. The front frame 52 is opened by a counterclockwise operation.

As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially circular game region 13 surrounded by an outer rail 11 and an inner rail 12 is formed on the game board 10. A center case 14 is installed at the center of the game area 13, and the center case 14 includes an effect symbol display device 15 and constitutes a big prize opening 20.
The big winning opening 20 is provided with a pair of left and right opening / closing members 201, 201 that can be opened and closed on both the left and right sides of the upper part. The special winning opening 20 is configured such that a game ball can enter only when the opening and closing members 201 and 201 are opened.
In addition, on the floor surface below the special winning opening 20, there are provided a specific entrance 21 which is a specific area in which a game ball can enter, and an outflow entrance 25 which is an outlier on both the left and right sides.

  The big winning opening 20 takes in the game ball that has entered when it is opened from the middle entrance of both the opening and closing members 201, 201 and distributes it in the left-right direction by the internal distribution blades. The distribution blade distributes the game balls in the right direction (thick line arrows in the figure), so that the game balls flow down from the ball passage provided immediately above the specific entrance 21 and enter the specific entrance 21. Make it easier. On the other hand, when the game balls are distributed to the left, they are sent from the left side to the floor of the grand prize opening 20 where the specific entrance 21 is located, and from the specific entrance 21 or the off-entrance entrance 25 as a winning ball. It is taken into the machine base. In addition, at the time of distribution to the left direction, the probability of entering the specific entrance 21 is lower than that of the right direction. The distribution blade is configured to always perform a constant operation from the time of power-on.

  Below the grand prize winning opening 20, a normal figure starting opening 24 for determining whether or not a normal symbol (hereinafter simply referred to as a normal figure) is determined is provided. The usual start port 24 is constituted by a passing gate through which a game ball can pass. The general-purpose start opening 24 is a start-up opening for determining whether or not the normal figure is successful. When the game ball passes, a plurality of types of random numbers for determining whether or not the normal figure is correct are extracted, and the determination of success / failure is made based on the extracted random numbers. Done.

The position immediately below the general figure starting port 24 is composed of a normal electric accessory that is opened when the determination of whether or not the normal figure is won, and whether or not a special symbol (hereinafter simply referred to as a special figure) is detected when the game ball enters. A second special figure starting port 23 for determination is provided. A first special figure starting port 22 is provided on the left side of the second special figure starting port 23. The first special figure starting port 22 is a ball opening where a game ball can always enter.
The first and second special figure start ports 22 and 23 are start ports for determining whether or not the special figure is correct. When a game ball enters any of the start ports 22 and 23, a plurality of types of random numbers are extracted and extracted. The random number value thus stored is stored as a special figure hold memory. Then, whether or not the special figure is appropriate is determined based on the random number value stored in the hold.

In the center of the center case 14, an LCD panel of an effect symbol display device 15 (not shown) is displayed, and the effect symbol display device 15 displays an effect such as a pseudo (effect) symbol corresponding to the special figure.
Further, the center case 14 is provided with a warp inlet, a warp rod, a stage, and the like, as is well known.
The game area 13 of the game board 10 is provided with a general winning port (not shown), a large number of game nails, windmills, and the like, and an out port 29 is provided at the bottom of the game area 13.
A special symbol display device 16 and a special symbol hold number display device 17 are installed in the upper left part of the game board 10, and a normal symbol display device 18 and a general figure hold number display device 19 are installed in the upper right part of the game board 10, respectively. Yes.

  FIG. 3 shows the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 50. The main controller 80, the payout controller 81, the production symbol controller 82, the sub integrated controller 83 and the launch controller 84 are not shown in detail. However, each of these control devices includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input port, an output port, and the like.

  Main controller 80 is electrically connected to the hall computer of the game facility via back wiring relay terminal board and external connection terminal board 78. The main controller 80 includes a door frame opening SW (switch) for detecting whether the front frame (glass frame) 52 and the inner frame are open via the back wiring relay terminal board and the game board relay terminal board, 1, first and second special figure start ports SW221 and 231 for detecting a ball entering the second special figure start ports 22 and 23, a universal figure operation SW241 for detecting a ball entering the general figure start port 24, and a big prize Detection of a count SW 202 for detecting entry into the mouth 20, a specific entrance SW 211 for detecting entry into the specific entrance 21, an out-going entrance SW 251 for detecting entry into the out-going entrance 25, etc. A signal is input. The off-entrance entrance SW 251 is arranged at a position to detect both the game ball that has entered the specific entrance 21 and the game ball that has entered the off-entrance entrance 25, and a game that has entered the grand prize entrance 20. It is good also as discharge confirmation SW for confirming that the ball | bowl was discharged | emitted.

  The main control device 80 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 sub-commands via the payout control device 81 and the production relay terminal board. Commands are output to the integrated control device 83 and the production symbol control device 82. The payout control device 81, the sub integrated control device 83, and the effect symbol control device 82 constitute a sub control device for the main control device 80.

The main controller 80 controls the display of the special symbol display device 16, the special symbol reservation number display device 17, the normal symbol display device 18 and the universal symbol reservation number display device 19 through the symbol display device relay terminal board.
Further, the main control device 80 drives the special prize opening solenoid 203 to open and close the opening / closing members 201 and 201 of the special prize opening 20. In addition, the distribution blade solenoid 204 is driven to operate the distribution blades in the large winning opening 20 for distributing the game balls that have entered the large winning opening 20, and the second electrification solenoid 233 is controlled to control the second. Open and close the electric utility of the special figure starting port 23.

  The payout control device 81 detects a ball break SW that detects that the ball tank is empty, a payout SW that detects that a game ball has been paid out, and detects that the game ball storage tray is full. A detection signal such as a full SW is input. In accordance with a command sent from the main controller 80, the payout motor is operated to pay out the game ball. Also, it is electrically connected to the CR unit, accepts lending requests and settlement request operation signals from the ball settlement and settlement SWs 57 and 58 via the settlement display device 59, sends and receives data to and from the CR unit, and responds to the lending request signal. Then, the payout motor is operated to pay out the rental balls, and the balance display of the prepaid card inserted in the CR unit is controlled.

  The firing control device 84 is input with detection signals such as a firing stop SW and a touch SW that detects that the player is touching (operating) the firing handle. The firing motor is controlled based on a command (reflecting a touch SW signal or game situation), a firing handle rotation signal, and a firing stop SW signal sent from the main control device 80 via the payout control device 81. Control and launch and stop game balls.

  The sub integrated control device 83 receives detection signals such as a volume control SW and an effect button 67. In accordance with a command sent from the main controller 80, the speaker is driven to output sound, and various LEDs and various lamps are turned on and off. Further, a pseudo effect for displaying a character or the like or a command for displaying a pseudo symbol of a normal diagram is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82.

  The effect symbol control device 82 constitutes the effect symbol display device 15 together with the LCD panel unit and the accessory unit. The production symbol control device 82 controls the display of the LCD panel according to the command sent from the sub integrated control device 83.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 50 will be described.
First, the basic game of the pachinko machine 50 will be described. The pachinko machine 50 determines whether or not the special figure is appropriate due to the ball entering any of the special figure starting ports 22, 23, and 22. At this time, the symbol variation of the special symbol display device 16 and the effect symbol display device 15 is started, and then the special symbol display symbol is displayed on the special symbol display device 16 and the pseudo symbol corresponding to the special symbol is confirmed on the effect symbol display device 15. Displayed to notify the determination result.
When the determination result is a big hit (per symbol), a bonus game (special game) that opens the big winning opening 20 in a predetermined manner that is advantageous for winning a prize ball by the action of the condition device is activated. ).

On the other hand, if the result of the determination is a small hit, only the special electric accessory is activated, and this causes a small hit game in which the big prize opening 20 is opened in a manner in which the number of times of opening and the open time are disadvantageous than the big hit game. . At this time, according to the determined small hit design of the special figure, the entrance to the specific entrance 21 as a condition ( a condition for generating the big hit game) that allows the game to shift from the small hit game to the big hit game The condition regarding is set. And if the said conditions are achieved, a condition apparatus will operate | move and a thing continuous operation apparatus will operate | move and will be promoted (shifted) to a big hit game.

After the big hit game is over, the opening time of the second special figure starting port 23, which is a normal electric accessory, is extended and the average fluctuation time of the special figure and the normal figure is shortened according to the special figure that is a big hit or a small hit. There is a possibility that a short-time function is added.
Hereinafter, the details of the operation will be described based on the program processing executed by the main control device 80 and the sub integration device 83 (strictly, its CPU).

  An outline of a “main routine” executed by main controller 80 will be described with reference to FIG. The “main routine” is composed of the main processing (S100 to S110, S115) and the remaining processing (S112). The main routine is started due to an interrupt signal having a period of 2 ms or 4 ms, and first determines whether the interrupt 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) which is a random value for determining whether or not a special figure is correct, and an update of a special figure determination random number Processing (S103), processing for updating the jackpot value determining random number for setting the value of the jackpot when shifting from the jackpot to the jackpot (S104), processing for updating the random number for determining the bonus hit (S105), reach determination regarding reach Random number update processing (S106), variation pattern determination random number update processing (S107), winning confirmation processing (S108), success / failure determination processing (S109), output processing (S110), fraud monitoring processing (S111) The initial random number update process (S112) is looped within the remaining time until the next interrupt signal is input.

Next, a part of subroutines of the winning confirmation process (S108), the success / failure determination process (S109) and each output process (S110) which are deeply related to the present invention will be described.
The “start winning confirmation process” shown in FIG. 5 is a subroutine of the winning confirmation process (S108). If there is a ball entering the special figure starting port 22, 23, 22 (S200: yes), the special figure is stored on hold. It is confirmed whether it is full (S201). The number of pending storages that can be stored in this embodiment is four.

  If the reserved memory is not full (S201: no), in the extracted random number reserved memory process of S202, a plurality of random number values (a jackpot determining random number, a symbol determining random number, a reach determining random number) extracted due to the incoming ball , Random numbers for determining variation patterns, etc.) are stored as reserved storage. In this process, the number of lights on the special figure hold number display device 17 is increased by one, and a special figure hold number command transmission process for transmitting the current hold memory number to the sub integrated device 83 is performed. After the process of S202, the process returns.

6 to 9 show flowcharts of the “win / fail determination process”. As shown in FIG. 6, the “win / fail determination process” first checks the operation of the special electric accessory to check whether the special winning opening 20 is open (S300), and if not open (S300: no), It is confirmed whether or not the special figure is changing (S301), and if it is not changing (S301: no), it is confirmed whether or not the fixed symbol of the special figure is displayed (S302). If the special electric accessory is in operation (S300: yes), the process proceeds to “special game processing”.
In addition, when there is no game ball in the big prize opening, the variation time of the special figure, the start interval of the small hit game, the end interval, etc. are set to the big prize opening so that the determination process of FIG. 6 is executed. The time is set to be more than the time required from winning to discharging.

  If the confirmed symbol is not being displayed in the process of S302 (S302: no), it is confirmed whether there is the reserved storage as shown in FIG. 7 (S310). If there is a reserved memory (S310: yes), the number of the reserved memories is subtracted and a shift process of the reserved memory is performed (S311). As a result of the shift processing, the oldest stored memory among the stored memories becomes the target of the determination. If there is no pending storage (S310: no), the process proceeds to “special game processing”.

  In the process of S312, the success / failure determination is performed by comparing the special determination determination determination table with the jackpot determination random number of the reserved storage that is the target of the determination (S312).

  In the subsequent process of S313, it is confirmed whether or not the determination of whether or not the process of S312 is a big hit (per symbol). If it is a big hit (S313: yes), the big hit symbol is determined based on the value of the random number for determining the big hit symbol of the reserved memory that is the target of the success / failure determination (S314), and the value of the random number for determining the fluctuation pattern of the reserved memory And a fluctuation pattern (fluctuation time) is determined according to the current gaming state (short time state, normal state) (S315).

Next, in the jackpot information setting process of S316, the contents of the jackpot game (special game) (opening pattern of the big winning opening 20, opening effect time, ending effect time, etc.) and the jackpot based on the value of the random number for determining the jackpot symbol The game state is set after the game ends.
In this pachinko machine 50, as shown in FIG. 19 (a), there are two types of jackpot symbols: “15R hour short symbol” and “7R hour short symbol”, and the “15R hour short symbol” has an opening pattern of 30 seconds. Open 15 rounds. The opening pattern of “7R time short symbol” is 30 rounds for 7 rounds.

  In any of the symbols, after the jackpot game is over, a short-time bonus game is given. In the process of S317 in FIG. 7, the open / extension setting flag for setting the short-time and open extension is set to “1”. .

  If it is not a big hit in the process of S313 (S313: no), it is determined whether or not the value of the big hit determination random number matches the hit value for the small hit determination (S318). If it is a small hit (S318: yes), a small hit symbol is determined based on the value of the symbol determining random number in the reserved storage (S319). Note that the processing of S312 and S318 corresponds to “win / fail determination means” recited in the claims, and the processing of S319 corresponds to “design determination means”.

As shown in FIG. 18, there are six types of small hit symbols, “small hit symbol 1” to “small hit symbol 6”, and one symbol is determined from these.
Each Koatari symbols, allocation of the conditions serving per counter value to enable the transition to the big hit from Koatari (incoming balls number to a particular ball entrance opening 21 required to migrate to the big hit), winning opening Allocating 20 opening patterns (the number of times of opening is 1 degree for each symbol, and the opening time is different) and the type of big hit that shifts from small hits to be described later.

  Returning to FIG. 7, in the variation pattern determination process of S320, the variation pattern for small hits of the special figure displayed on the special figure display device 16 is determined according to the value of the random number for variation pattern determination and the current gaming state.

  If it is neither big hit nor small hit (S313, S318: no), the determination of success or failure is lost, and after determining the lost pattern, the fluctuation pattern of the lost is determined (S321).

  After the process of S320 or S321, the release extension flag is checked to check whether the release extension is in progress (short time) (S322). If the release extension is in progress (open extension flag = 1) (S322: yes), the memory is stored. The open extension that has been made is subtracted (S323).

  Subsequent to the processing of S317 or S323, in the processing of S324, a special figure change start command including data (big hit, small hit, type of loss, presence / absence of reach, change time, etc.) indicating the result of the success / failure determination is included. While outputting to the sub integration apparatus 83, the special symbol display apparatus 16 performs a process of displaying the special figure in a variable manner. After the process of S324, or if the previous S310 is negative (S310: no), the process proceeds to “special game process”.

If the special figure is changing in the process of S301 in FIG. 6 (S301: yes), the process proceeds to S330 in FIG. 8, and it is confirmed whether the fluctuation time of the special figure has elapsed. If the fluctuation time has not elapsed (S330: no), the process proceeds to “special game processing”.
On the other hand, when it is confirmed that the fluctuation time has elapsed (S330: yes), the special symbol display device 16 is confirmed and displayed by the fixed symbol display setting process (S331), and the effect symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 are displayed. A command is transmitted so that the pseudo symbol corresponding to the special figure is confirmed and displayed.

  Subsequently, it is confirmed whether the special figure is a combination that makes a big hit (S332). If it is a combination that makes a big hit (S332: yes), if the release extension flag is “1” (S333: yes), the combination is released. The extension flag is set to “0” (S334). As a result, the game state is set to the normal game.

In the process of S335, the operation of the condition device is started, and in the process of S336, 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 transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 to start the big hit effect by the big hit start effect process (S337), and the process proceeds to the “special game process”.

  If the combination is not a big hit in the process of S332 (S332: no), it is confirmed whether the release extension flag is “1” (S338), the release extension flag is “1” (S338: yes), If the release extension counter (number of times) is “0” (S339: yes), the release extension flag is set to “0” (S340).

In the subsequent process of S341, it is confirmed whether or not the determined symbol is a combination that makes a small hit. If the combination is not a small hit (S341: no), the process proceeds to a special game process.
If combinations of the Koatari (S341: yes), and prepares to start the operation of the special electric won game process (S342), in response to said determined Koatari symbol, the necessary transition to jackpot The hit counter which is a condition is set (S343). For example, referring to FIG. 18, “small hit symbol 1, 2” has a hit counter “1”, whereas “small hit symbol 3, 4” has “two”, and “small hit symbol In “5, 6”, the difficulty level of shifting to a big hit is increased in order, “3”. Furthermore, the “small winning symbol 2, 4, 6” has an opening time of the big winning opening 20 of “0.5 seconds”, and even if the winning counter is the same, the difficulty level of the big winning is high.

  Then, a command is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 to start the small hit effect by the small hit start effect process (S344) of FIG. Thereafter, the process proceeds to “special game processing”. The process of S343 corresponds to “condition setting means” described in the claims.

  If the confirmed symbol is being displayed in the process of S302 of FIG. 6 (S302: yes), it is confirmed in the process of S350 shown in FIG. 9 whether the confirmed symbol display time has ended. If the fixed symbol display time has ended (S350: yes), the special symbol display device 16 is controlled to end the fixed symbol display, and a command is transmitted to the sub-integrating device 83 to display the pseudo (effect) symbol. The confirmation display is terminated (S351). Thereafter, the process proceeds to “special game processing”.

As shown in FIG. 10, in the “special game process”, first, it is confirmed whether the accessory continuous operation device is in operation (S400). If it is in operation (S400: yes), the winning prize opening 20 is obtained in the process of S401. Check if is open. If the accessory continuous operation device is not operating in S400 (S400: no), the process proceeds to the small hit game processing.
If the big winning opening 20 is not open in the process of S401 (S401: no), it is confirmed whether it is during the interval (S402). If not during the interval (S402: no), it is confirmed whether the big hit end effect is being performed (S403). If it is not during the jackpot end effect (S403: no), it is confirmed whether the jackpot start effect time has elapsed (S404), and if the jackpot start effect time has elapsed (S404: yes), the winning opening of S405 is opened. In the process, the special winning opening 20 is opened and the process returns.

  If the big winning opening is being opened in the process of S401 (S401: yes), as shown in FIG. 11, confirmation is made as to whether or not there are ten winnings that are the prescribed number of winnings in the big winning opening 20 (S410). Alternatively, it is confirmed whether or not the opening time of the big prize opening 20 has ended (S411), and if any can be confirmed, the big prize opening 20 is closed (S412), the big hit interval process is executed (S413), and the process returns. . In the big hit interval process, a command is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 so as to start the big hit interval effect.

If it is during the interval in the process of S402 in FIG. 10 (S402: yes), it is confirmed whether the big hit interval time has elapsed in the process of S420 in FIG. 12, and if it has elapsed (S420: yes), whether it is the final round or not. Confirmation (S421), if it is the final round (S421: yes), the big hit end effect processing (S422) is executed, and the big hit end command is transmitted to the production symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 by this processing. Then, the big hit game ends and returns.
On the other hand, if it is not the final round (S421: no), the process of releasing the special winning opening 20 (S423) is executed and the process returns.

  If the big hit end effect is in the process of S403 in FIG. 10 (S403: yes), as shown in FIG. 13, it is checked whether the end time of the big hit end effect time has passed (S430), and if it has passed ( S430: yes), a process of stopping the operation of the accessory continuous operation device (S431) is executed, and a process of stopping the operation of the condition device (S432) is executed.

In the subsequent processes of S433 to S436, the game state after the big hit game is set with reference to the setting contents set in the “big hit setting process (S317)” of FIG. That is, in S433, it is confirmed whether or not the extension extension is made after the big hit game is finished (the extension extension setting flag is checked), and in the case of the change (S433: yes), the number of times of release extension (the count value of the extension extension counter) A setting process (S434) and a process (S435) for setting the opening extension flag to “1” are performed.
Thereafter, a big hit game end command is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 (S436), and information on whether or not the bonus game is received is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83 and the like as a state designation command. Then return.

As shown in FIG. 14, in the “small hit game process”, first, it is confirmed whether or not the special electric accessory is in operation (S500). If it is in operation (S500: yes), the small hit start effect is performed in the process of S501. Check if it is inside. If the special electric accessory is not operating in S500 (S500: no), the process returns.
If the small hit start effect is being performed in the process of S501 (S501: yes), it is confirmed whether the small hit start effect time has passed (S502), and if the passage of time can be confirmed (S502: yes), the next big prize opening is opened. In the processing, the blade members 211 and 211 of the special winning opening 20 are opened and closed (S503).
The opening mode of the special winning opening 20 is made according to the small hit symbol determined in the process of S319 (FIG. 7) of the “win / fail determination process”. For example, referring to FIG. 18, “small hit symbol 1” is released once for 1 second, and “small hit symbol 6” is released once for 0.5 seconds.
Then return.
Returning to FIG. 14, if the small hit start effect time has not elapsed in the process of S502 (S502: no), the process returns.

  If the small hit start effect is not being produced in the process of S501 (S501: no), it is confirmed whether or not the big prize opening 20 is open (S504). If it is open (S504: yes), the big prize opening 20 is confirmed. Confirming whether or not there are ten winnings, which is the prescribed number of winnings (S505), or whether or not the opening time of the grand prize opening 20 has ended (S506). Is closed (S507) and the process returns.

  If the grand prize winning opening 20 is not open in the process of S504 (S504: no), it is confirmed whether there is a ball entering the specific entrance 21 in the process of S510 as shown in FIG. If there is no entry (S510: no), it is confirmed whether or not the small hit end time has elapsed (S511). If the small hit end time has elapsed (S511: yes), the operation of the special electric accessory is stopped (S512), the hit counter of the big hit condition is cleared (S513), and the effect symbol control is performed in the subsequent processing of S514. A small hit end command is transmitted to the device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83.

  If there is a ball entering the specific entrance 21 in the process of S510 (S510: yes), as shown in FIG. 16, the game content of the big hit game is determined in the process after S520, and the game is shifted to the big hit game. . First, in the process of S520, a random number for determining the jackpot value is extracted according to the incoming ball (S520). The processing of S520 corresponds to “random number extraction means” described in the claims. In the process of S521, it is confirmed whether or not the jackpot value determining random number is already stored. If no random number is stored (S521: yes), the extracted random number is stored (S522). This processing corresponds to “storage means” described in the claims.

  On the other hand, if a random number has already been stored (S521: no), it is confirmed whether or not the extracted random number is larger than the stored random number (S523). If the extracted random number is larger (S523: yes), the memory is changed to the extracted random number in the stored random number changing process of S524. If the extracted random number is not large (S523: no), the storage is not changed. The processing of S523 and S524 corresponds to “memory changing means” described in the claims.

  In the subsequent processing of S525, the winning counter is subtracted, and it is confirmed whether or not the subtracted winning counter is “0” (S526). If the winning counter is “0” (S526: yes), the process proceeds to “big hit value setting process” (S527).

As shown in FIG. 17, the “big hit value setting process” corresponds to the “game setting means” described in the claims, and the type of big hit based on the stored big hit value determining random number is “big hit 5”. It is confirmed whether or not (S600). In this case, the type of jackpot is determined based on the jackpot symbol and the jackpot value determining random number.
For example, referring to FIG. 18, when the jackpot value determining random number is “9” in “small hit symbol 1”, it becomes “big hit 5”, and when the jackpot value determining random number is “5” in “small hit symbol 3”, “ Big hit 4 ”.

If the big hit type is “big hit 5” in the process of S600 of FIG. 17 (S600: yes), a setting process for executing the big hit game with “big hit 5” is performed (S601).
As shown in FIG. 19B, “big hit 5” is a 30-second opening of the big winning opening 20 15 times, and a time saving function (opening extension) is added after the big hit game ends. Therefore, in the process of S602 in FIG. 17, “1” is set in the release extension setting flag, and then the process returns. By setting “1” to the release extension setting flag, the game state after the end of the big hit game is added with the release extension (short time) function.
19 (a) and 19 (b), the mode of the big hit game that occurred without going through the small hit game according to the “big hit game 15R time short symbol” and the small hit game was promoted (shifted) to the big hit game. The mode of “Big hit 5” is the same (opening 30 seconds 15 times), but the small hit game is regarded as one open, and the mode of “Big hit 3” and “Big hit 4” is “30 The mode with “second opening 6 times” and “big hit 5” may be “30 seconds opening 14 times”.

  If the big hit type is not “big hit 5” in the processing of S600 (S600: no), it is checked whether the big hit type is “big hit 4” (S603), and the big hit type is “big hit 4”. ”(S603: yes), the“ big hit 4 ”setting process is performed (S604),“ 1 ”is set to the open extension setting flag (S605), and then the process returns.

  If the big hit type is not “big hit 4” in the process of S603 (S603: no), it is checked whether the big hit type is “big hit 3” (S606), and the big hit type is “big hit 3”. "(S606: yes), a setting process of" big hit 3 "is performed (S607). “Big hit 3” is a 30-second opening of the big prize opening 20 and does not add a time-saving function (open extension) after the big hit game ends (see FIG. 19B). Set “0” in the setting flag, and then return.

  If the big hit type is not “big hit 3” in the process of S606 (S606: no), it is confirmed whether the big hit type is “big hit 2” (S609), and the big hit type is “big hit 2”. ”(S609: yes), the“ big hit 2 ”setting process is performed (S610), the open extension setting flag is set to“ 1 ”(S611), and then the process returns.

  If the big hit type is not “big hit 2” in the process of S609 (S609: no), the big hit type is “big hit 1”, the “big hit 1” setting process is executed in S612, and the extension extension setting is performed. The flag is set to “0” (S613) and the process returns.

  Returning to FIG. 16, in the process of S528, if the release extension flag is “1” (S528: yes), the release extension flag is set to “0” (S529), and the operation of the condition device is started. (S530), the operation of the accessory continuous operation device is started (S531). Then, a command is sent to the effect symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 to start the big hit effect by the big hit start effect process (S532), and the process returns. It should be noted that the processing of S510, S525, S526, S530, S531, etc. corresponds to “big hit game execution means” described in the claims.

FIG. 20 shows the specifications regarding the game of the pachinko machine 50. In the pachinko machine 50, the probability of occurrence of a big hit (per symbol) is 1/300, but the probability of a small hit is 1/003. Will occur.
When the Koatari, depending on Koatari symbols are determined, ball entrance number to a particular ball entrance port 21 as the condition for moving to the big hit is set, migratable to the jackpot game in achieving the condition It becomes.

Further, when the entrance condition for the specific entrance 21 is established, the big hit type to be transferred is determined according to the small hit symbol and the random number extracted when entering the specific entrance 21, and the type of the determined type is determined. Transition to jackpot. In this case, as shown in FIG. 18, when the condition (hit counter) is a plurality of small hit symbols (small hit symbols 3 to 6), the random number extracted for each ball entering the specific ball inlet 21 Of the corresponding jackpot types, the configuration shifts to the jackpot game of the best condition type (see FIG. 16).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the small hit that tends to be a big hit by changing the number of balls entered to the specific entrance 21 and the opening time of the big prize opening 20 according to the small hit pattern at the time of occurrence of the small hit. It is possible to provide multiple types of small hits, such as small hits that are difficult to make big hits, and there are many variations of transitions from small hits to big hits, so that the game is not monotonous.

Also, according to the combination of the jackpot symbol and the jackpot value determination random number extracted at the time of entering the specific entrance 21, the game content of the jackpot game and the bonus game after the jackpot game are changed. Even if the difficulty level of the big hit is the same type of small hit, it can be transferred to a plurality of types of big hits having different game contents and special games, and variations of the big hit are further increased. In particular, in the small hit with a high degree of difficulty to the big hit, the game contents and the bonus game are shifted to an advantageous big hit, and if the above condition is a multiple hit in the specific area, it is extracted at the time of entering the specific area. In addition, by using a random number that is advantageous for the game content of the jackpot game and the bonus game among the plurality, it is possible to improve the player's expectation and willingness to win the jackpot game. Therefore, this pachinko machine 50 can carry out an amusement-rich game.

The pachinko machine 50 of the present embodiment stores an advantageous random number of the biggest hit type among the value random numbers extracted at the time of entering the specific area, and sets the big hit game based on the random number. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a disadvantageous random number of jackpot type may be stored as the value random number, and a jackpot game may be set based on the random number.
Further, as a bonus game, in addition to the opening extension (short time) function, a probability changing function that makes the probability of big hit (per symbol) in the determination of success / failure high probability may be provided.
Further, in the big prize opening 20, the sorting blades are not always in a constant motion, but the small hit game is generated (definite display of the small hit symbol, the opening action of the big prize opening 20, the timing when the game ball is taken in (count A predetermined operation may be performed for a predetermined period of time based on the fact that a predetermined condition such as a timing at which a game ball is detected in SW 202 is satisfied. Any configuration that can be randomly distributed to the left and right in a difficult state.
In addition, in the success / failure determination processing of FIGS. 6 to 9, it is determined by time that there is no remaining ball in the special winning opening 20, but in order to cope with the case where the game ball stops (ball clogging) occurs inside. Based on the management of IN and OUT to the big winning opening (detection number management by the count SW 202, the specific winning opening SW 211 and the off-entry opening 251), it is judged that all the game balls won in the big winning opening 20 have been discharged. It is also possible to add a process to perform the special figure change or the special game process only when there is no remaining ball in the special winning opening.
In addition, in the small hit game processing of FIGS. 14 to 16, the big winning opening 20 based on the management of the IN and OUT to the big winning opening (detection number management by the count SW 202, the specific winning opening SW 211 and the off-entry opening 251). A process for determining that all the winning game balls have been discharged may be added so that the small hit game is not terminated while there are remaining balls, and error notification may be executed.

Next, a pachinko machine according to a second embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. The basic configuration of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment is substantially the same as that of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment, and differences will be mainly described. In the drawings, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals.
FIG. 21 shows a game board 10A used in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment. The game board 10A has a first prize opening 20A having first and second specific entrances 21a and 21b as specific areas at the center position thereof. Is provided.

The big winning opening 20A includes a pair of left and right opening and closing members 201 and 201 that can be opened and closed on both the left and right sides of the upper portion, and is configured such that a game ball can enter only when the opening and closing members 201 and 201 are opened. In addition, the game balls that have entered the ball are taken into the inside through the middle entrance of both the opening and closing members 201, 201, and are distributed in the left-right direction by distribution blades that always perform a constant operation from the time of turning on the power.
The game balls distributed to the left and right are allowed to flow from the left and right sides to an intermediate shelf-like portion provided below the effect symbol display device 15 or a floor surface below the intermediate shelf.

  The first specific entrance 21a is provided on the left side of the intermediate shelf portion. Moreover, the middle shelf-like portion is provided with a partition that is divided into left and right at substantially the center, and only game balls that have flowed down from the left side can enter the first specific entrance 21a. There are intake ports on both the left and right sides of the first specific entrance 21a, so that the game balls that have not entered the first specific entrance 21a are guided from the lower left passage to the floor. The game balls that have flowed down from the right side to the middle shelf-like portion are guided from the lower right passage to the floor surface by the right-hand intake port of the middle shelf-like portion.

The second specific entrance 21b is provided in the center of the floor surface, and can enter any game ball that has flowed down from the left and right sides. In addition, off-land entrances 25 are provided on the left and right sides of the second specific entrance 21b on the floor surface.
As described above, the first specific entrance 21a and the second specific entrance 21b are configured so that the entrance rate is lower in the first specific entrance 21a.

  This pachinko machine detects the entrance to the first specific entrance 21a, as shown in FIG. 22, by providing the first specific entrance 21a and the second specific entrance 21b. A first specific entrance SW212 and a second specific entrance SW213 that detects entry into the second specific entrance 21b are provided.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a part of the “win / fail determination process” executed by the pachinko machine. The pachinko machine performs “whether / not-judgment process” shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 9 in the same manner as the pachinko machine of the first embodiment.
If the special figure is changing in the process of S301 in FIG. 6 (S301: yes), the process proceeds to the process shown in FIG. 23, and it is confirmed whether the fluctuation time of the special figure has elapsed in the process of S360. If the fluctuation time has not elapsed (S360: no), the process proceeds to “special game processing”.
On the other hand, when it is confirmed that the fluctuation time has elapsed (S360: yes), the special symbol display device 16 is confirmed and displayed by the fixed symbol display setting process (S361), and the effect symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 are displayed. A command is transmitted so that the pseudo symbol corresponding to the special figure is confirmed and displayed.

  Subsequently, it is confirmed whether the special figure is a combination that makes a big hit (S362). If it is a combination that makes a big hit (S362: yes), if the release extension flag is “1” (S363: yes), the combination is released. The extension flag is set to “0” (S364). As a result, the game state is set to the normal game.

Subsequently, the operation of the condition device is started (S365), and the operation of the accessory continuous operation device is started (S366).
Then, a command is sent to the effect symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 to start the big hit effect by the big hit start effect process (S367), and the process proceeds to the “special game process”.

  If the combination is not a big hit in the process of S362 (S362: no), it is checked whether the release extension flag is “1” (S368), the release extension flag is “1” (S368: yes), and the release. If the extension counter (number of times) is “0” (S369: yes), the release extension flag is set to “0” (S370).

In the subsequent processing of S371, it is confirmed whether or not the determined symbol is a combination that makes a small hit. If the combination is not a small hit (S371: no), the process proceeds to a special game process.
If the combination is a small hit, a preparatory process for starting the operation of the special electric accessory is performed (S372). In the effective specific area setting process of S373, the first specific identification is performed according to the determined small hit symbol. Either the entrance 21a or the second specific entrance 21b is set to be valid. Subsequently, the hit counter is set (S374), and a command is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 to start the small hit effect by the small hit start effect process (S375). Thereafter, the process proceeds to “special game processing”.

As shown in FIG. 25, the setting of the effective specific area based on the small hit symbol is high when the first specific entrance 21a is set when the “small hit symbol 1, 4, 6” is set. . On the other hand, in the “small hit symbol 2, 3, 5”, the second specific entrance 21b is set, and since the difficulty level of the big hit is low, the opening time of the big winning opening is “0.5 seconds”. The opening time of the big winning opening is set shorter than that of “Small Bonus Designs 1, 4, 6”.
In addition, “small hit symbol 1, 2” has a hit counter “1”, whereas “small hit symbol 3, 4” has “2”, and “small hit symbol 5, 6” has “3”. The number of “hits” and the big hit difficulty are increased in order.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a part of the “small hit game process” executed by the pachinko machine. Similar to the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, this pachinko machine executes “small hit game processing” shown in FIGS. 14 and 16.
If the special winning opening 20A is not opened in the process of S504 of FIG. 14 (S504: no), as shown in FIG. 24, the first specific entrance 21a or the second specific entry is processed in S540 and S541. It is confirmed whether or not there is a ball entering the ball opening 21b. If there is any entry (S540 or S541: yes), it is confirmed whether the specific entry where the entry occurred is an effective specific entry (S542).

If the entrance is not a valid specific entrance (S542: no), it is confirmed whether the small hit end time has passed (S543), and if the small hit end time has passed (S543: yes), The operation of the special electric accessory is stopped (S544), the setting of the effective specific area and the winning counter are cleared (S545, S546), and the effect symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 are small hits in the subsequent processing of S547. Send an end command.
On the other hand, if the specific entrance is valid (S542: yes), the process shown in FIG. 16 is executed to shift to the big hit game.
In this pachinko machine, in addition to the specific area, a hit counter (number of balls entering the specific area) is also set. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only a valid specific area may be set.

  According to this embodiment, in addition to the same operational effects as the first embodiment, the player can visually recognize the return of the game ball, such as whether to enter the first or second specific area 21a, 21b. Thus, the player's sense of urgency can be improved.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can of course be implemented in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, there may be a configuration in which a plurality of big prize winning openings are provided, one is a big winning opening that is opened with a big hit game, the other is a big winning opening that is opened with a small hit game, and a specific area is provided in the big winning opening for the small hit. .
In addition, specific entrances (specific areas) 21a and 21b are provided in separate big prize openings, and either one of the specific entrances (specific areas) 21a or 21b is set by a small hit game, and the special prize opening is opened. There is no problem even if it is set.

10 game board 15 effect symbol display device (symbol display device)
20 Grand Prize Exit (Great Prize Exit)
21 Specific entrance (specific area)
21a First specific entrance (specific area)
21b Second specific entrance (specific area)
22,23 Start port 50 Pachinko machine (ball game machine)
80 Main controller (win / fail determination means, symbol determination means, condition setting means, jackpot game execution means, random number extraction means, game setting means, storage means, storage change means)

Claims (1)

A go / no-go decision means for making a go / no-go decision as to whether or not to cause a small hit game due to a ball entering a start opening provided in the game board;
If the result of the determination is to cause the small hit game, the small hit symbol is determined from a plurality of symbols prepared in advance as a special symbol to be confirmed and displayed to notify the symbol display device of the determination result. Design determining means;
Small hit game execution means for causing the small hit game after the small hit symbol is confirmed and displayed;
In the small hit game, a big winning opening that opens and closes in a predetermined manner in which the opening pattern of the big winning opening is made different according to the small hit symbol,
A specific area that is installed in the grand prize opening and into which a game ball can enter;
Condition setting means for setting the number of balls entering the specific area in the small hit game required to cause a big hit game in accordance with the small hit symbol;
Jackpot game execution means for generating the jackpot game when the number of balls entering the specific area reaches a set value ;
Random number extracting means for extracting a random number due to entering the specific area;
A game setting means for determining the most advantageous random and the Koatari benefits game for granted after the game contents or / and the jackpot gaming termination of the jackpot gaming according to pattern in the extracted random number,
Pinball game machine characterized by comprising a.

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