JP6502404B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  In a pachinko gaming machine, which is a type of gaming machine, it is considered to produce effects in response to the game ball entering the winning opening (for example, see Patent Document 1). In the pachinko gaming machine of Patent Document 1, informing symbols of different modes are displayed according to the winning opening on which the ball was entered.

JP 2002-239106 A

  By the way, in a pachinko gaming machine, a bonus such as a predetermined number of winning balls is paid out, for example, to the player by letting the game ball enter the winning opening. For this reason, whether the game ball has entered the winning opening is one of the things that is interesting for the player. Therefore, it is thought that devising the aspect of the effect associated with the game ball entry leads to enhancing the interest.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of enhancing the interest in causing a game ball to enter a ball entry device.

The gaming machine for solving the above problems is a gaming machine that performs opening and closing operations so that the big winning opening allows the ball to enter the ball during the big hit game, wherein the big winning opening is in accordance with a predetermined opening and closing pattern. Opening and closing operations are performed, and the opening and closing operation of the special winning opening is terminated by entering a specified number of gaming balls, and control by the opening and closing pattern is also terminated, and entering of excess balls exceeding the specified number occurs. The notification that can identify the occurrence of the excess ball is performed, and the notification to the same number of excess balls is performed differently depending on the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated, and the notification to perform the notification A control means is provided, and the notification control means generates the excess ball when it is determined that the generation state of the excess ball in the big hit game is a generation state satisfying a predetermined error condition. The big hit game consists of a plurality of round games, and the error condition is a round game in which the number of excess balls generated during one round game exceeds a predetermined number. It is satisfied when the number of times exceeds a predetermined number of times in one big hit game, and the notification control means determines the number of round games in which the number of excess balls generated during one round game exceeds the predetermined number. If the number does not exceed the predetermined number of times in one big hit game, the error notification is not performed even if the number of excess balls generated during one round game exceeds the predetermined number, the error The notification is performed when the number of times the error condition is satisfied exceeds the predetermined number of times and reaches the specific number of times, and the specific number of times is two or more larger than the predetermined number of times Is a number, until reaching the specific number exceeds the predetermined plurality of times is the gist means no identifiable notifying the occurrence of the excess spheres.

The game machine which solves the above-mentioned subject is provided with a plurality of ball entry devices which become an object of prize ball payout by ball entry of game balls, and payout of a predetermined number of prize balls by ball entry of the game ball to the ball entry device In the gaming machine to be performed, the plurality of ball entry devices include a large winning opening that is a target for performing notification that can identify the occurrence of the excess ball by the occurrence of the entry of the excess ball exceeding a prescribed number. The big winning opening performs opening and closing operation so as to allow entry of the gaming ball during the big hit game, and performs the opening and closing operation according to a predetermined opening and closing pattern, and the opening and closing operation of the big winning opening is It is finished by entering the specified number of game balls, and the control by the open / close pattern is also finished, and it has notification control means to perform notification that can identify the generation of the excess balls, and the notification for the same number of excess balls is , Said The execution mode differs according to the situation immediately before the hit game is generated, and the notification control means specifies that the generation state of the excess ball in the big hit game is a generation state satisfying the predetermined error condition In the case where the notification that can identify the occurrence of the excess ball is an error notification, the big hit game is constituted by a plurality of round games, and the error condition is the number of excess balls generated during one round game. The game is satisfied when the number of round games exceeding a predetermined number exceeds a predetermined number of times in one big hit game, and the notification control means determines that the number of excess balls generated during one round game is the predetermined number. When the number of round games exceeding the number does not exceed the predetermined number of times in one big hit game, the number of excess balls generated during one round game is the predetermined number Even if the number is exceeded, the error notification is not performed, and the error notification is performed when the number of times the error condition is satisfied exceeds the predetermined number of times and reaches the specific number, and the identification The number of times is two or more times greater than the predetermined number of times, and the notification that can identify the occurrence of the excess ball is not performed until the predetermined number of times is reached after the predetermined number of times. It is a summary.
In the above-described gaming machine, the plurality of ball entry devices may include a plurality of large winning openings.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to enhance the interest in entering the game ball into the ball entry device.

Front view of a pachinko gaming machine. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko game machine. The flowchart which shows the count processing which counts the game ball which entered the large winning a prize mouth. Explanatory drawing explaining the relationship between the count number of the game ball which injected, and the kind of alerting | reporting. Explanatory drawing explaining the aspect of the alerting | reporting by display. Explanatory drawing explaining production mode. Explanatory drawing explaining the relationship between the production mode immediately before transfering to a big hit game, the count number of the game ball which entered, and the kind of alerting | reporting. Explanatory drawing explaining the relationship between the production mode in front of big hit game being produced, the count number of the game ball which entered, and the kind of alerting | reporting. Explanatory drawing explaining a prize ball command. The flowchart which shows the count processing which counts the game ball which entered into the large winning a prize mouth based on the prize ball command. Front view of the game board. Explanatory drawing explaining the aspect of the alerting | reporting by display. The flowchart which shows the count processing which counts the game ball which entered the large winning a prize mouth. Explanatory drawing explaining the relationship between the count number of the game ball which injected, and the kind of alerting | reporting. The image display part which alert | reports generation | occurrence | production of an excess ball | bowl, and the schematic diagram which shows the image display part which alert | reports an error. The flowchart which shows the processing which counts the frequency of error. A block diagram showing a part of electric composition of a pachinko game machine.

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, a first embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described according to FIGS. 1 to 5.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 10 as a gaming machine is provided with a gaming board YB. On the face of the game board YB, a game area YBa substantially circular in front view is defined. In the game area YBa, a game ball launched by the player operating the firing handle HD disposed on the front of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is flow-guided. At approximately the center of the game area YBa, an effect display device 11 is provided for deriving an effect pattern (decorative pattern) in a symbol variation game. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a decorative lamp La for performing a light emission effect. The decoration lamp La is disposed in a frame (for example, a front frame) constituting the pachinko gaming machine 10 or the game board YB. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a speaker (sound output unit) Sp that outputs various sounds such as sound effects and music, and performs sound effects.

  The effect display device 11 of the embodiment is a display device of a drum type (mechanical type) including rotating bodies DL, DC, and DR arranged in three rows on the same axis. For example, on the outer peripheral surface of each of the rotating bodies DL, DC, and DR, numeral symbols are written in a predetermined order. The rotating body DL derives the left-row effect symbols that constitute the symbol combination by the effect symbols. The rotating body DC derives an effect pattern in the middle row constituting a symbol combination by the effect pattern. The rotating body DR derives the effect pattern of the right row constituting the symbol combination by the effect pattern. And each rotary body DL, DC, and DR is rotated and stopped by control of the stepping motor which is not shown in figure.

  The drum-type display device performs effects mainly in the process of deriving the symbol combination by the movement of each of the rotary members DL, DC, DR (for example, the rotation operation in the forward or reverse direction, the frame feed operation, etc.). For this reason, drum-type display devices have fewer variations in appearance on appearance than liquid-crystal-type display devices capable of displaying a variety of images, so sound and luminescence effects enhance the interest of the game. Can be an important factor.

  The game board YB is provided with a plurality of winning openings (ball entrances) in which game balls can enter. The winning opening includes a first starting opening 12, a second starting opening 13, a large winning opening 14, and a normal winning opening (general winning opening) 15.

  The first starting opening 12 is a winning opening which allows the game ball to enter when the starting condition of the symbol variation game is established. In this embodiment, the first starting opening 12 is located below the effect display device 11, and is opened so as to allow the game ball to enter at all times. A sensor (starting sensor (switch) SE1 shown in FIG. 2) for detecting the entered gaming ball is disposed at the back of the first starting opening 12.

  The second starting opening 13 is a winning opening that allows the game ball to enter when the starting condition of the symbol variation game is established. In this embodiment, the second starting port 13 is located below the first starting port 12. The second starting opening 13 can enter the game ball by opening the open / close blade (normal electric combination) 16 when the predetermined condition is established (when the normal symbol is won), or It is open for easy access. On the other hand, the second start opening 13 is closed so that the game ball can not enter or is difficult to enter when the opening and closing blade 16 performs a closing operation. The second start port 13 is opened by receiving power from an actuator (such as a solenoid or a motor). The actuator for opening the second starting port 13 in this embodiment is the actuator AC1 shown in FIG. Further, a ball passage (not shown) for guiding the entered game ball to the back side of the game board YB is connected in series to the second start hole 13, and the game ball entered in the second start hole 13 is placed in the ball passage. Means for detecting (a start sensor (switch) SE2 shown in FIG. 2) is provided.

  The special winning opening 14 is a winning opening that allows the game ball to enter when the payout conditions for winning balls are satisfied. In this embodiment, the special winning opening 14 is located below the second start opening 13. The special winning opening 14 is opened so that the game ball can be entered by the opening of the special winning opening door 17 when the winning lottery is won. On the other hand, the special winning opening 14 is closed so that the game ball can not be entered by the closing of the special winning opening door 17. The special winning opening 14 is opened by receiving power from an actuator (such as a solenoid or a motor). The actuator for opening the special winning opening 14 in this embodiment is the actuator AC2 shown in FIG. Further, a ball passage (not shown) for guiding the entered game ball to the back side of the game board YB is connected in series in the big winning opening 14, and detects the game ball entering the big winning opening 14 in the ball passage. Means (count sensor CS shown in FIG. 2) are provided.

  In the big hit game, a round game allowing game balls to enter the big winning opening 14 is played a plurality of times with the predetermined number of predetermined rounds as the upper limit. In one round game, the special winning opening door 17 is opened in a predetermined opening manner. In one round game, the end condition of the round game is satisfied because either the specified number of game balls entered during the round game or the elapsed time of the round game has reached the specified time. And exit. In this embodiment, the prescribed number for which the end condition of the round game is satisfied is “eight balls”, and the prescribed time of the round game for which the end condition of the round game is satisfied is “25 seconds”. Moreover, the regulation round number of the big hit game of this embodiment is "15 times".

  In addition, when a big hit game is produced, an opening time is set before the first round game starts, and during the opening time, an opening effect indicating the start of the big hit game is performed. Further, when a big hit game is generated, an ending time is set when the final round game is finished, and an ending effect indicating the end of the big hit game is performed during the ending time. In this embodiment, the big winning opening 14 is a ball entry device that is allowed to enter the ball by the occurrence of a big hit game, and the count sensor CS is a gaming ball that has entered the big winning hole 14 that is a ball entry device. It is a detection means to detect.

  The regular winning opening 15 is a winning opening that allows the game ball to enter when the payout conditions for winning balls are satisfied. In this embodiment, the normal winning opening 15 is located in the left area of the game board YB. Further, the normal winning opening 15 is always opened so as to allow the game ball to enter.

  In the embodiment on the left side, a plurality of normal winning openings 15 are provided in this embodiment. A ball passage (not shown) for guiding the entered game ball to the back side of the game board YB is connected in series to each normal winning opening 15, and the game ball entered into each normal winning opening 15 is arranged in the ball passage. A sensor (normal sensor (switch) HS shown in FIG. 2) for detecting is provided. The ball passages connected to the normal winning opening 15 are constituted by a plurality of branch passages for receiving gaming balls having entered the respective normal winning holes 15, and a collection passage for receiving gaming balls guided to each branch passage. , A single ordinary sensor HS is disposed in the collecting passage.

  In this embodiment, the first start opening 12, the second start opening 13, the special winning opening 14 and the normal winning opening 15 described above have a winning opening in which the payout conditions of the winning balls are satisfied by the entry of the gaming balls in any winning openings. It is. In this embodiment, the number of winning balls of the first starting opening 12 is [4 balls], the number of winning balls of the second starting opening 13 is [1 ball], and the number of winning balls of the large winning opening 14 is [15 balls]. Usually, the number of winning balls in the winning opening 15 is set to [5 balls]. The 1st starting opening 12, the 2nd starting opening 13, the big winning opening 14 and the normal winning opening 15 are ball entry devices which become the target of the winning balls payout by entering the gaming balls, and enter the pachinko gaming machine 10 Multiple devices are provided. The big winning opening 14 is a special ball entry device that allows entry of the gaming ball during a big hit game, and the normal winning opening 15 is always allowed to enter the gaming ball and of the gaming ball It is a normal ball entry device in which only the payout conditions for winning balls are satisfied by ball entry.

  In addition, an operating gate 18 is disposed on the game board YB. In this embodiment, the actuation gate 18 is located to the left of the effect display device 11. In the operation gate 18, there is always opened a gate port 18a which is opened so as to allow the game ball to enter. A sensor (gate sensor GS shown in FIG. 2) for detecting a game ball entering and passing through the gate opening 18a is disposed. The gate opening 18a of the operation gate 18 is an entrance for letting the game ball enter when establishing the starting condition of the normal symbol variation game using the normal symbol. The opening and closing blade 16 of the second starting opening 13 wins the hit lottery of the normal symbol performed by the game ball entering the operation gate 18, and after the hit symbol of the normal symbol is derived in the normal symbol variation game, Operate from the closed state to the open state.

  Further, on the game board YB, special symbol display devices 23a and 23b, hold display devices 24a and 24b, and a normal symbol display device 25 shown in FIG. 2 are disposed. These display devices are located at a portion of the game board YB that can be viewed by the player when the pachinko gaming machine is viewed from the front. For example, these display devices are disposed on a decoration member disposed in the game area of the game board YB, a corner decoration member of the game board YB, or the like.

  The special symbol display devices 23a and 23b play a symbol variation game using a special symbol, and a special symbol according to the lottery result of the lottery is derived in the symbol variation game. When the game ball enters the first starting opening 12 and is detected, the start condition of the symbol variation game using the first special symbol is satisfied with the entrance of the ball. On the other hand, when the game ball enters the second start opening 13 and is detected, the start condition of the symbol variation game using the second special symbol is satisfied with the entrance of the ball. In the first special symbol and the second special symbol, a big hit lottery is performed triggered by the establishment of the start condition, but the probability of winning the big hit lottery is the same probability. In addition, in the first special symbol and the second special symbol, by changing the type of the big hit determined when winning the big hit lottery, and the determination ratio of the same type of big hit, the degree of advantage when winning the big hit lottery (( For example, it is possible to make the pitch of the ball increase, the period of time for which the ball entry rate improvement state is given, and the like differ.

  In addition, when the starting condition is satisfied, the special symbol display game of the special symbol is performed by the special symbol display devices 23a and 23b to derive the lottery result of the big hit lottery, and the special symbol derived in the symbol change game The symbol variation game which derives the result according to is performed also in the effect display device 11 using a decorative symbol.

  In this embodiment, the special symbol display devices 23a and 23b are display devices provided with light emitters. In the special symbol pattern variation game, a combination of light emitters constituting the display device is derived as a special symbol. The special symbols include a big hit symbol derived when winning a big hit lottery and an out symbol derived when not winning a big hit lottery. On the other hand, in a symbol variation game using a decorative symbol, a combination of decorative symbols in a plurality of rows is derived. The decorative design is configured of, for example, a design that imitates Arabic numerals. Then, a combination in which the decorative symbols in all the rows become the same decorative symbol is the combination of the big hit that can be identified as a big hit lottery, and a combination in which the decorative symbols in all the rows do not become the same decorative symbol is won in the big hit lottery It is considered as a combination of identifiable outliers.

  The result derived in the symbol variation game of the decorative symbol corresponds to the result derived in the symbol variation game of the special symbol. Therefore, in the symbol variation game of the special symbol, the lottery result of the big hit lottery is derived by the special symbol, while the information capable of specifying the lottery result of the big hit lottery is also derived by the ornament symbol in the symbol variation game of the decorative symbol.

  The suspension display devices 24a and 24b display the number of symbol variation games of the special symbol whose execution is suspended (the number of startup suspension). The normal symbol display device 25 performs an ordinary symbol variation game using an ordinary symbol, and in the ordinary symbol variation game, an ordinary symbol according to the lottery result of the lottery of the ordinary symbol is derived in the ordinary symbol fluctuation game.

  In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment has a probability variation function. The probability fluctuation function is a function capable of giving a probability fluctuation state in which the jackpot probability of jackpot is fluctuated from low probability (normal probability) to high probability after the jackpot game is over. The probability fluctuation state is given, for example, until the next time a jackpot lottery is won. The probability fluctuation state is a gaming state that is more advantageous to the player, because it is easier to win the jackpot lottery than the non-probability fluctuation state in which the probability of winning the jackpot lottery is low.

  Moreover, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment is provided with a ball entry rate improving function. The ball filling rate improving function is a function capable of providing a ball filling rate improving state in which the ball filling rate of gaming balls per unit time to the second starting opening 13 is improved. The ball entry rate improvement state is the so-called "power support state" and "high base state". In addition, in the following description, the state to which the ball-incident rate improvement state is not provided may be shown as a "non-ball-filling rate improvement state". The non-entering rate improvement state is the so-called "non-electric support state" and "low base state".

  The ball entry rate improvement state can be realized, for example, by executing one control arbitrarily selected from the following four controls, or by combining and executing a plurality of controls. The first control is a normal symbol variation time reduction control in which the variation time of the normal symbol variation game is made shorter than in the non-entering rate improvement state. The second control is probability fluctuation control of a regular symbol that changes the probability of winning a regular symbol winning lottery (normal hit probability) to a higher probability than in the non-incident rate improvement state. The third control is an open time extension control in which the total open time of the open / close blades 16 based on the winning of the normal lottery symbol lottery is made longer than in the non-entering rate improving state. In addition, as the open time extension control, control to increase the number of times of opening and closing of the opening and closing blade 16 based on winning the lottery of the normal symbol more than in the non ball entering rate improvement state, and winning the lottery of the normal symbol At least one control may be executed among the control of making the one open time of the open / close blade 16 longer than that in the non-entering rate improvement state based on the above. The fourth control is a special symbol variation time reduction control that makes the variation time (for example, the average variation time) of the special symbol variation game shorter than in the non-entering rate improving state. When the fluctuation time reduction control of the special symbol is executed, the ball entry rate improvement state is a so-called "variation time reduction state".

  The pitch increase state is, for example, the next time until the jackpot lottery is won, or until the symbol change game of the special symbol of the specified upper limit number of times (for example, 100 times) is executed after the pitch increase state is given. Or, it is granted until the jackpot lottery is won before reaching the specified upper limit number of times. In the case of the pachinko gaming machine 10 using the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the prescribed upper limit number of times is the total number of times of the symbol variation game of the first special symbol and the symbol variation game of the second special symbol.

In addition, various substrates including the main control substrate 30 and the sub control substrate 31 shown in FIG. 2 are mounted on the pachinko gaming machine 10.
The main control board 30 as the first control means (main control means) stores control information such as a main control CPU 30a capable of executing the control operation in a predetermined procedure, and a control program of the main control CPU 30a. It has a main control ROM 30b and a main control RAM 30c capable of writing and reading necessary data. Further, the main control board 30 has a random number generation circuit 30d.

  Detection signals of various sensors SE1, SE2, CS, GS, and HS are input to the main control CPU 30a. The main control CPU 30a controls the display contents of various display devices (special symbol display devices 23a and 23b, hold display devices 24a and 24b, ordinary symbol display device 25 and the like), and various actuators (actuators AC1 and AC2). Control the operation of

  The main control ROM 30b stores a main control program for executing processing related to a game, information specifying a variation pattern (main variation pattern) of a special symbol, various determination values, and the like. The main variation pattern is capable of specifying a variation time (rendering time) during a period when the special symbol starts to be decided after the special symbol starts to be varied. The main variation pattern can be classified into a variation pattern for the big hit variation and a variation pattern for the outlying variation. In addition, the various determination values include a big hit determination value used for a big hit lottery, a normal hit determination value used for a normal symbol lottery, and the like. The main control RAM 30c also stores various information (random number value, timer value, flag, start pending number, etc.) that can be appropriately rewritten during operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  The main control CPU 30a updates the values of various software random numbers every predetermined control cycle (interrupt cycle), and executes random number update processing (software random number generation processing) stored in the main control RAM 30c. The software random numbers include a jackpot symbol random number used when determining a jackpot symbol of a special symbol, a fluctuation pattern distribution random number used when distributing a main fluctuation pattern, and the like. The random number generation circuit 30 d generates a hardware random number by updating the value by 1 each cycle of an internal system clock (for example, 10 MHz) supplied from a clock circuit (not shown) mounted on the microprocessor. The hardware random number is a big hit random number used for a big hit lottery of a special symbol or a normal hit random number used for a hit lottery of a normal symbol.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sub control board 31 as the second control means (sub control means) is electrically connected to the main control board 30 so that information (control signal) is transmitted from the main control board 30 in one direction. It is connected to the. The sub control board 31 can execute the control operation in a predetermined procedure, the sub control ROM 31b storing the control program of the sub control CPU 31a, and the sub capable of writing and reading necessary data. And a control RAM 31c.

  The sub control CPU 31a of the sub control board 31 performs control according to the information based on the information transmitted from the main control board 30. For example, when starting a symbol variation game of a special symbol, the main control CPU 30a sub-controls information instructing start of variation (game start) in addition to control of display contents of the special symbol display devices 23a and 23b. It transmits to CPU31a. The sub control CPU 31a that has received the information controls the display content so as to cause the effect display device 11 to play the symbol variation game of the decorative symbol. In addition, the sub control CPU 31a performs the light emission mode of the decoration lamp La and the sound output mode of the speaker Sp so as to perform the light emission effect and the sound effect accompanying the symbol change game with the start of the symbol change game of the decorative symbol. Control.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a payout control board 32 as a third control means is mounted on the pachinko gaming machine 10. The payout control board 32 is connected to the main control board 30. The main control board 30 and the payout control board 32 are electrically connected to transmit information (control signal) in both directions. The payout control board 32 drives the ball payout device 33 based on the payout information instructing the payout of the prize balls transmitted from the main control substrate 30, and pays out a predetermined number of the prize balls.

  The payout designation command (dispense signal) as payout information transmitted from the main control board 30 to the payout control board 32 enters the winning opening targeted for the prize ball payout, and thus the winning ball corresponding to the winning opening It is configured to be able to identify the number. For example, the payout designation command when entering the first starting opening 12 is configured to be able to specify [4 balls] as the number of winning balls. In addition, for example, when managing the total number of winning balls obtained by adding the number of winning balls to be paid out in the main control board 30, the payout designation command is configured to instruct the payout of one winning ball, and the necessary number of times is required. A payout designation command may be sent to the payout control board 32 for instructing the payout of one winning ball for a minute (until the total number of winning balls becomes zero). The payout designation command is composed of 2-byte data, and it is data indicating that one of the first byte data and the second byte data instructs payout of the winning balls, and the other is the number of winning balls Is data indicative of

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with an external terminal board 34 as an external connection means. The external terminal board 34 is connected to the main control board 30. The payout control board 32 and the external terminal board 34 are electrically connected to the main control board 30 so that information (signal) is transmitted from the main control board 30 in one direction. The external terminal board 34 connects the hall computer (external device) 35 installed in the management room of the game arcade to manage the operation state of each pachinko game installed in the game arcade and the pachinko game machine 10 It is a substrate. The external terminal board 34 includes a plurality of input terminals and a plurality of output terminals. Further, separate signal lines are connected to the input terminals of the external terminal board 34 so as to be able to separately receive a plurality of types of signals transmitted from the main control board 30. Further, separate signal lines are connected to the output terminal of the external terminal board 34 so that each received signal can be separately transmitted.

Here, information (signal) that can be transmitted to the hall computer 35 through the external terminal board 34 will be described.
In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment, the information 1 signal to the information 6 signal, the door open information signal, the security information signal, the winning ball scheduled information signal, and the winning ball information signal are transmitted through the external terminal board 34 It is possible.

  An information 1 signal to an information 6 signal is a signal that makes it possible to specify information on the game of the pachinko gaming machine 10. For example, as such information, a game state such as a big hit game, that the game ball entered the starting opening (the first starting opening 12, the second starting opening 13), the symbol variation game and the normal symbol variation game are over And so on. The door opening information signal is a signal that makes it possible to identify that the front frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 has been opened. The security information signal is a signal that enables identification of an error that has occurred in the pachinko gaming machine 10. For example, the errors include a RAM clear, a magnetic error, an induced magnetic field detection error, a big winning opening incorrect winning error, and an ordinary electric combination false winning error. The prize ball scheduled information signal is scheduled to pay out the game ball as a predetermined number of units (for example, ten balls) in advance, regardless of whether or not the payout operation of the prize ball has been performed by the ball payout device 33. It is a signal that makes it possible to identify a certain fact. The winning ball scheduled information signal is a predetermined number of scheduled winning balls (scheduled number of balls to be paid out) counted (every time a winning ball is generated) every time a ball is entered into the ball entry device which is the target of the payout of the winning balls. It turns on when it becomes more than the number), and it turns off when the number of expected balls is less than a certain number. The winning ball information signal is a signal that makes it possible to specify that a game ball as a winning ball of a predetermined fixed unit (for example, 10 balls) has been paid out. The prize ball information signal is turned on when the payout of the game ball as a predetermined number of prize balls is completed, and is turned off when the payout is not completed.

  In this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a of the main control board 30 counts a constant for turning on the prize ball schedule information signal and a constant for turning on the prize ball information signal. Further, to the main control CPU 30a, a signal capable of specifying that one game ball has been paid out as a winning ball through the ball payout device 33 is transmitted, and winning ball information is received by receiving the signal. Count a constant to turn on the signal.

In the pachinko gaming machine 10 configured as described above, the main control board 30 performs input processing based on the detection signals of the game balls from the various sensors SE1, SE2, CS, GS, HS.
The main control CPU 30a, in the input processing when the detection signals from the start sensors SE1 and SE2 are input, stores the suspension of the symbol variation game using a special symbol, and acquires various random numbers used for a big hit lottery etc. I do. Then, the main control CPU 30a performs a variation start process to start a symbol variation game using a special symbol based on the hold stored in the input process. In the change start process, the main control CPU 30a selects a main change pattern that can specify the change time of the symbol change game based on the lottery result of the big hit lottery, and selects a control signal (control command) specifying the main change pattern. Output to the sub control board 31.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10, when the jackpot lottery is won, the type of the jackpot is determined. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment, the type of the jackpot is provided with a probability variation big hit and a non probability variation big hit. After the big hit game is over, the probability variation big hit and the probability fluctuation state and the percentage increase in the pitch are given until the next big hit lottery is won. In the non-probable variation big hit, after the end of the big hit game, the probability change state is not given but the non-probability change state is given, and after the end of the big hit game, the ball content improvement state is given up to 100 symbol variation games as the upper limit. The types of these jackpots are associated with the types of jackpot symbols, and extracting the jackpot symbols based on the jackpot symbols random number determines the type of jackpot.

  Further, the main control CPU 30a performs an award ball process for paying out a predetermined number of award balls in an input process when detection signals from the start sensors SE1 and SE2, the normal sensor HS and the count sensor CS are input. In the prize ball processing, a payout designation command (dispense signal) to be transmitted to the payout control board 32 is generated and transmitted, and a prize ball command (prize ball designation signal as prize ball information to be transmitted to the sub control board 31) And b) generating and transmitting. In addition, the main control CPU 30a acquires various random numbers used in processing for storing the suspension of the normal symbol variation game using the normal symbol and in the normal winning lottery in the input processing when the detection signal from the gate sensor GS is input. Do the process.

Next, the control during the big hit game, in particular, the control contents during one game (round game), will be described with respect to the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment according to FIGS.
During the round game, the main control CPU 30a of the main control board 30 operates the actuator AC2 to open and close the special winning opening 14 in accordance with the opening and closing pattern. In this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a opens the large winning opening door 17 to open the large winning opening 14 when starting the round game, and the large winning opening door when the round game ending condition is satisfied. The closing operation 17 is performed to close the big winning opening 14. In this embodiment, the termination condition of the round game includes that a prescribed number of gaming balls have entered during the round game. For this reason, when the round end condition is satisfied by the specified number of game balls entering during the round game, the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 14 is ended by entering the specified number of game balls, and the round end condition is also satisfied. The control based on the open / close pattern is also ended by the fact that The main control CPU 30a opens the large winning opening 14 once in one round game, and opens the large winning opening 14 for the number of round games constituting the big hit game (15 times in this embodiment), Make it repeat. By such opening and closing operation of the big winning opening 14, during the big hit game, entering of the game ball to the big winning opening 14 is permitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a executes count processing in each round game. This counting process is a process of counting (counting) the number of gaming balls entering the big winning opening 14 during one round game. This process is executed every predetermined control cycle (for example, every 4 ms), and when the specified number of gaming balls are counted in the counting process before reaching the specified time which is the ending condition of the round game, the big winning opening 14 A closing process is performed.

  In the count process, the main control CPU 30a determines whether the gaming ball has entered the special winning opening 14 (step S10). In this determination, the main control CPU 30a determines whether a detection signal has been received from the count sensor CS. When the detection signal from the count sensor CS is not received, the main control CPU 30a ends the count process, and executes the count process from step S10 when the next control cycle comes.

  On the other hand, when receiving the detection signal from the count sensor CS, the main control CPU 30a adds 1 to the count number indicating the number of gaming balls entered into the big winning opening 14 during one round game (( Step S11). This count number is stored in the main control RAM 30c. The count number is cumulatively added each time the detection signal from the count sensor CS is received (in other words, each time there is one ball entering the special winning opening 14).

  Next, the main control CPU 30a determines whether the count number after addition is equal to or less than the number corresponding to the prescribed number (in this embodiment, the “8” sphere) (step S12). If the number is equal to or less than the prescribed number, the main control CPU 30a transmits a prize ball command CA as prize ball information to the sub control CPU 31a of the sub control board 31 (step S13). On the other hand, when the number is not less than the number corresponding to the prescribed number, that is, when the number corresponding to the prescribed number is exceeded (in the case of "9" sphere or more), the main control CPU 30a deputies the prize ball command CB as prize ball information. It is transmitted to the sub control CPU 31a of the control board 31 (step S14). The main control CPU 30a that has transmitted the award ball commands CA and CB in steps S13 and S14 ends the counting process, and executes the counting process from step S10 when the next control cycle arrives.

  The prize ball command CA in this embodiment is a command capable of specifying that the number of game balls equal to or less than a prescribed number is entered, and is transmitted each time one game ball enters. On the other hand, the prize ball command CB in this embodiment is a command capable of specifying that the game balls exceeding the specified number are entered, and is transmitted each time one game ball enters.

  In other words, the determination in step S12 in the count process shown in FIG. 3 exceeds the defined number that can satisfy the termination condition of one round game and does the game ball enter the big winning opening 14 during one round game? Determine For this reason, if it is determined in step S12 that the number of ball entry exceeds the specified number, an excess ball is generated in the round game, and the determination in step S12 is defined during one round game. It will be determined whether the excess ball exceeding the number has occurred.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the sub control CPU 31a that has received the winning ball commands CA and CB has the gaming ball entering the big winning opening 14 during the big hit game according to the type of the received winning ball command. The notification effect to notify the is executed.

  Specifically, when receiving the award ball command CA, the sub control CPU 31a performs sound output control to output the entering sound MA through the speaker Sp. The output of the entering sound MA is performed each time the winning ball command CA is received, that is, each time the gaming ball enters the big winning opening 14. On the other hand, when receiving the winning ball command CB, the sub-control CPU 31a performs sound output control to output the entering sound MB through the speaker Sp, and the number of winning balls obtained by generation of the excess ball through the display means. Display control is performed to display the identifiable prize number information HA. The output of the entering sound MB and the display of the winning ball number information HA are performed each time the winning ball command CB is received, that is, each time an excessive ball is generated by the entering of the gaming ball into the big winning opening 14.

FIG. 5 shows a specific example of the display means for displaying the prize ball number information HA when the excess ball occurs in this embodiment.
The display means in this embodiment is a decoration lamp La provided on the game board YB. The decorative lamp La incorporates a plurality of light emitters such as LEDs, for example, and can be used as the award ball number information HA that can specify the number of award winning balls ("15 balls") by lighting a predetermined light emitter. Character information of [+15] is displayed.

  In this embodiment, the special winning opening 14 corresponds to a specific ball entry device in which a notification condition for reporting by the entry of an excess ball exceeding a prescribed number is satisfied. And, the notification when the excess ball enters the ball is performed in a different manner from when the game ball that does not become the excess ball enters among the game balls that entered the ball during one round game, the excess It is a notification that can identify the occurrence of a sphere, and is distinguished from the case where no excess sphere has occurred. Moreover, there are multiple types of modes such as the output of the entering sound MB and the display of the winning ball number information HA when the excess ball enters the ball, and the modes of the notification are the speaker Sp and the decoration lamp La ( The kind is divided by the alerting | reporting means which alert | reports like a display means. Thereby, the notification in this embodiment notifies by an indication that the generation of the excess sphere is generated by the output of the entering sound MB by the sound, and the indication that the excess sphere is generated by the display of the award ball number information HA by the display There is an aspect, and in the aspect informing by display, information ([+15]) that can specify the number of winning balls acquired by the excess ball is notified.

  In addition, the winning ball commands CA and CB transmitted based on the determination result of step S12 are transmitted upon entering the big winning opening 14 as a trigger for any of the winning ball commands. Therefore, it is possible to specify whether the game ball has entered the special winning opening 14 as a specific ball entry device in which the notification condition for notifying by the ball entry of the excess ball exceeding the prescribed number is established. It is a prize ball information. That is, the prize ball commands CA and CB include information indicating the ball entry device to be the target of the prize ball payout. And, since the winning ball command CA is transmitted when the number of gaming balls equal to or less than the specified number is entered, it is possible to specify from the winning ball command CA that the excess ball is not generated. On the other hand, since the winning ball command CB is transmitted when the number of gaming balls exceeding the specified number is entered, it is possible to specify from the winning ball command CB that the excess ball is generated. That is, the prize ball commands CA and CB are prize ball information that can specify whether an excess ball has occurred in the special winning opening 14 that is a specific ball entry device.

  When the count number reaches the specified number, that is, when the termination condition of one round game is satisfied, the main control CPU 30a terminates the opening of the special winning opening 14 and terminates the control by the opening / closing pattern, and once End the round game. It should be noted that the special winning opening door 17 is closed from the open state by entering a specified number of balls, but by the time the special winning opening 14 is closed, there is a time difference with respect to the time from the start of control. It can occur. Also, there may be cases where a plurality of gaming balls enter the big winning opening 14 simultaneously or almost simultaneously. For this reason, entering a ball beyond the specified number in one round game, that is, occurrence of an excess ball exceeding the specified number, is a sufficiently probable event.

  Further, the main control CPU 30a counts a predetermined time after the big winning opening door 17 is controlled to be closed so as to enable the detection of the game ball entered immediately after the big winning opening 14 is closed. Control is performed as the time for which the detection result of the sensor CS is made valid (the ball entry of the game ball is made valid). That is, when the gaming ball is detected by the count sensor CS within the above-described predetermined time, a ball-in signal based on the detection is transmitted to the sub control board 31.

  Then, when the number of round games of the big hit game has not reached the upper limit number, the main control CPU 30a causes the next game to be performed. That is, the main control CPU 30a and the sub control CPU 31a repeat the above-described control of one round game. Further, the count number stored in the main control RAM 30 c in this embodiment is cleared to “0 (zero)” at the end of one round game.

Therefore, according to the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1-1) By providing a plurality of types of notification when notifying that the excess ball exceeding the specified number has entered the ball, it is possible to diversify the aspect of the effect associated with the entering of the game ball. As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest in entering the game ball into the ball entry device.

  (1-2) The prescribed number is the number that establishes the end condition of the round game constituting the big hit game. For this reason, the fact that the excess balls exceeding the specified number may enter the ball may be a factor to increase the profit obtained by the player, and therefore, it is possible to cause the excess balls by providing a plurality of types of the notification. The value can be easily recognized by the player.

  (1-3) The excess ball generated during the big hit game is a game ball that has entered during the round game, exceeding the number satisfying the end condition of the round game. For this reason, by notifying that the excess ball has been generated, it is possible to give a sense of superiority to having entered the game balls in excess of the prescribed number satisfying the end condition in one round game. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the interest in entering the game ball into the special winning opening 14.

  (1-4) The generation of the excess balls exceeding the prescribed number leads to the player being able to obtain many winning balls by the number of the generated excess balls. For this reason, by reporting the occurrence of the excess ball, it is possible to enhance the interest in causing the game ball to enter the ball entry device.

  (1-5) The jackpot game in the pachinko gaming machine 10 is an advantageous state for a player who can obtain a large number of winning balls in a relatively short time. Therefore, the generation of the excess ball with respect to the large winning opening 14 leads to the player having acquired a large number of game balls. Therefore, by reporting that the excess ball has occurred in the special winning opening 14, it is possible to enhance the interest in causing the gaming ball to enter the special winning opening 14.

  (1-6) Since it is possible to specify that the game ball has entered the specific ball entry device based on the prize ball information, in the situation where the prize ball has occurred (which ball entry device has caused the prize ball) It is possible to realize the controlled control, that is, the control related to the notification based on the occurrence of the excess ball.

  (1-7) Distinguishing the mode of notification according to the type of notification means (in the embodiment, the speaker Sp and the decoration lamp La) makes it possible to further diversify the mode of the effect associated with the entering of the game ball, The occurrence can be easily recognized.

  (1-8) The notification mode is the output of sound by the speaker Sp and the display by the decoration lamp La. For this reason, it can be made easy to recognize generation | occurrence | production of an excess sphere by setting it as the alerting | reporting aspect which stimulates a different sense like a sound (hearing) and a display (vision).

  (1-9) How to generate excess balls leads to a profit by using a notification mode (display of the number-of-charge balls information HA) to specify the number of winning balls obtained by the excess balls It can be made to be recognized by the player. As a result, it is possible to enhance interest in entering the game ball into the ball entry device (large winning opening 14).

  (1-10) The pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment is provided with a drum-type effect display device 11. A pachinko gaming machine 10 of this type has fewer variations in appearance on appearance as compared with the pachinko gaming machine 10 equipped with a liquid crystal display device. For this reason, notifying that the excess ball exceeding the prescribed number has occurred leads to an increase in variation of effects in the pachinko gaming machine 10 equipped with the drum-type effect display device 11. As a result, during the big hit game, it is possible to not only look at the movement of the gaming balls being flowed toward the big winning opening 14, but also to improve the interest for the generation of excess balls exceeding the prescribed number.

  (1-11) The number of winning balls associated with entering the game ball regardless of whether or not the payout operation accompanying the winning is performed in response to detection of the winning of the game ball to the various winning openings And transmits to the hall computer 35 a winning ball schedule information signal indicating a schedule for causing the game balls to be paid out. In the case of a configuration in which the prize ball scheduled information signal can not be transmitted, the prize ball information signal is transmitted when the payout operation is performed. In this case, if the payout operation itself is not being performed due to a ball clog or the like, the winning ball information signal is not transmitted until the payout operation is performed, and it is preferable that useful gaming information is transmitted to the hall computer 35. It was difficult. Therefore, by configuring as in the present embodiment, even when the payout operation itself is not performed due to a ball clog or the like, whether or not the payout operation is actually performed, the game balls are actually inserted. A prize ball scheduled information signal can be transmitted triggered by the detection of a ball. In other words, it is possible to transmit information on the winning balls without opening a large time lag after the detection of the entering of the game balls, and to transmit useful game information to the hall computer 35.

  (1-12) And, the winning ball scheduled information signal is managed by the hall computer 35. As described above, the prize ball schedule information signal is a useful and necessary signal for managing the data of the game arcade by the administrator of the game arcade or the like. For example, in the past, during a big hit game, an information signal related to a winning ball may be input to the hall computer 35 late due to a ball jam etc., and it becomes difficult to specify what triggered the payout of the gaming ball. It will Therefore, by configuring as in the present embodiment, it is easy if the game ball is paid out during the big hit game even if the ball is clogged or the like if the scheduled ball information signal is transmitted during the big hit game Can be identified. In addition, although there may be ball clogging due to breakdown of the pachinko gaming machine 10 etc, in recent years, even if the game balls become full in the storage bowl (lower plate) of the game balls, the player In the case where the player does not notice the full or the player intends, there are many cases where the game is progressed without performing the ball pulling operation. Even in such a case, useful game information such as a winning ball schedule information signal can be transmitted to the hall computer 35.

Second Embodiment
Hereinafter, a second embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described according to FIGS. 6 and 7. In addition, the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted or simplified about the structure same as embodiment already demonstrated in embodiment described below, and the same control content.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment is provided with a plurality of effect modes M1, M2, and M3. In addition, FIG. 6 has shown notionally the transition form of several types of presentation mode M1-M3, and you may be equipped with four or more types of presentation mode M1-M3 not only three types. In this embodiment, the sub control CPU 31a controls the transition mode of the effect mode, triggered by the establishment of a predetermined mode transition condition.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment, the mode transition is performed by a change in the gaming state triggered by the jackpot winning or the like. Specifically, the effect mode M1 is an effect mode to stay when the gaming state is a non-probability fluctuation state and a low probability low base gaming state in which the non-entering rate is improved. Further, the effect mode M2 is an effect mode to stay when the gaming state is the non-probability fluctuation state and the low probability high base gaming state in which the ball filling rate is improved. In addition, the effect mode M3 is an effect mode to stay when the gaming state is a probability variation state and a high probability high base gaming state in which the ball filling rate is improved.

  When the jackpot lottery is won during the stay in the effect mode M1 and the non-probable odds are won, the game mode is shifted to the effect mode M2 after the end of the jackpot game. In addition, when the jackpot lottery is won during the stay in the effect mode M1 and the odd change jackpot is won, the game mode is shifted to the effect mode M3 after the end of the jackpot game.

  While staying in the effect mode M2, the symbol variation game is performed for the specified upper limit number of times (100 times in this embodiment), and when the termination condition of the ball entry rate improvement state is satisfied, the effect mode M1 is entered. In addition, when the jackpot lottery is won during the stay in the effect mode M2 and the non-probability variation jackpot is won, the game mode is shifted to the effect mode M2 after the end of the jackpot game. In addition, if the jackpot lottery is won during the stay in the effect mode M2 and the odd change big jack is won, the game mode is shifted to the effect mode M3 after the end of the jackpot game.

  When the jackpot lottery is won during the stay in the effect mode M3 and the non-probable odds are won, the game mode is shifted to the effect mode M2 after the end of the jackpot game. In addition, when the jackpot lottery is won during the stay in the effect mode M3 and the odd change big jack is won, the game mode is shifted to the effect mode M3 after the end of the jackpot game.

  The above-described gaming state is controlled by the main control CPU 30 a of the main control board 30. Then, the main control CPU 30a transmits a state designation command, which is control information capable of specifying the current gaming state, to the sub control CPU 31a at a predetermined timing.

  When the gaming state is in the non-probability fluctuation state and in the non-balloon improvement state, the main control CPU 30a transmits a state 1 designation command (gaming state information) as a state designation command capable of specifying the gaming state. Further, when the gaming state is set to the probability fluctuation state and the ball filling rate improving state, the main control CPU 30a transmits a state 2 designation command (gaming state information) as a state designation command capable of specifying the gaming state. Further, when the gaming state is in the non-probability fluctuation state and the ball filling rate improving state, the main control CPU 30a transmits a state 3 designation command (gaming state information) as a state designation command capable of specifying the gaming state. . In addition, when managing the application period of the ball entry state in the ball pitch improvement state by the number of games, the main control CPU 30a counts the number of times the symbol variation game of the special symbol is executed, and the termination condition of the ball entry state in the ball entry state is satisfied. At the same time, an end command (playing state information) is transmitted as a state designating command capable of specifying the end of the pitch increase state.

  The above-mentioned gaming state information is transmitted to the sub control CPU 31a, for example, at the time of power on (power recovery) or at the transition of the gaming state. For example, in the case where the gaming state after the end of the big hit game is in the probability fluctuation state and the ball filling rate improvement state, the state 2 designation command is transmitted to the sub control CPU 31a with the end of the big hit game.

  On the other hand, the sub control CPU 31a that has received the above-mentioned state designation command causes transition to the effect mode specified by the state designation command when the mode shift condition is satisfied. The sub control CPU 31a having received the state designation command recognizes the gaming state from the state designation command, and stores information (such as a flag) capable of specifying the gaming state in the sub control RAM 31c. Note that the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 10 during the jackpot game is a non-probability fluctuation state and a non-balloon improvement state. For this reason, when the big hit game is caused, the sub control CPU 31a immediately before the big hit game occurs, information that can specify the game state stored in the sub control RAM 31 c immediately before the big hit game is generated. It is stored in the sub control RAM 31c as status information.

  The sub control CPU 31a is, for example, in the case of the pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in FIG. 1, the effect mode during stay by changing the light emission mode such as the emission color of the decoration lamp La arranged on the frame or the game board YB. To inform In addition, the notification of the effect mode is, for example, in the case where the effect display device 11 in the pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in FIG. 1, specifically speaking, is provided with light emitters around the rotary members DL, DC, DR, You may carry out by changing the light emission aspect. Moreover, if it is a pachinko game machine provided with the liquid crystal type image display part as the effect display apparatus 11, you may alert | report by controlling images, such as a background image reflected on an image display part.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment, the sub-control CPU 31a that has received the winning ball commands CA and CB receives the type of the winning ball command received and immediately before the big hit game is generated. During the big hit game according to the effect mode that has been staying, to execute a notification effect that notifies that the game ball has entered the large winning opening 14.

  Specifically, when receiving the winning ball command CA, the sub control CPU 31a outputs the entering sound MA through the speaker Sp regardless of the type of effect mode that has been staying just before the big hit game is generated. Perform sound output control. In other words, when the effect mode that was staying just before the big hit game is produced is the effect mode M1, the sound for the input sound MA is output in any of the effects mode M2 and the effect mode M3. This is a sound common to the effect modes M1 to M3.

  On the other hand, when receiving the winning ball command CB, the sub control CPU 31a receives different entering sounds MB, MC, MD through the speaker Sp according to the type of effect mode that has been staying just before the big hit game is generated. Perform sound output control to output. Specifically, the sub control CPU 31a outputs the entering sound MB when staying in the effect mode M1, and outputs the entering sound MC when staying in the effect mode M2, and causes the effect mode M3 to be output. When staying, output the sound input sound MD. The output of these entering sounds MB to MD is performed each time a winning ball command CB is received, that is, each time an exceeding ball is generated by entering a gaming ball to the big winning opening 14.

  In this embodiment, as described above, the notification (ball sound MB to MD) capable of specifying the generation of the excess ball has different execution modes according to the effect mode immediately before the big hit game is generated. And the production mode used as the opportunity which changes the execution mode of the above-mentioned information is equivalent to the situation just before a big hit game is produced. In this way, when the execution mode of the notification that can specify the occurrence of the excess ball is different, the execution mode of the notification for the same number of excess balls, for example, the first ball of the excess balls, is just before the big hit game occurs. This differs depending on the situation (in the embodiment, the type of effect mode). In addition, the excess ball of the same number in this embodiment is an excess ball which becomes the same number when it counts after exceeding a prescribed number in one round game. Specifically, in the first round game, the ninth ball is the first ball, and the notification for that ball is in the effect mode M1 immediately before the jackpot is triggered. It is a ball sound MB, and if the effect mode M2 is immediately before the big hit game is generated, it is the ball sound MC, and immediately before the big hit game is generated is the ball sound MD if the effect mode M3. Each of the effect modes M1 to M3 in this embodiment corresponds to a single game state. Therefore, in this embodiment, the effect mode, which is the situation immediately before the big hit game is triggered, can be replaced with the game state immediately before the big hit game is triggered. Also, the situation immediately before the big hit game is triggered can be said to be the situation when the big hit lottery is won.

Therefore, according to the second embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(2-1) Even if it is the excess ball of the same number of eyes, the execution mode of the information about generation of the excess ball changes the ball of the game ball by making it different according to the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated. Can be diversified. As a result, it is possible to enhance interest in entering the game ball into the ball entry device (large winning opening 14).

  (2-2) In this embodiment, the execution mode of the notification about the generation of the excess ball is made different according to the effect modes M1 to M3 which are the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated. Therefore, in addition to the occurrence of the excess ball due to the notification, the player is provided with other information (in the case of the embodiment, the effect mode (or the gaming state) which has been staying) from the execution mode of the notification. it can.

Third Embodiment
Hereinafter, a third embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described according to FIG.
This embodiment is the same as the second embodiment in that the execution mode of the notification capable of specifying the generation of the excess ball is different according to the type of effect mode that has been staying immediately before the big hit game is generated. Have. On the other hand, this embodiment is different from the second embodiment in the execution mode of the notification.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment, the sub control CPU 31a that has received the winning ball commands CA and CB stays in the type of the received winning ball command and immediately before the big hit game is generated. During the big hit game according to the effect mode that was being played, a notification effect that notifies that the game ball has entered the big winning opening 14 is executed. When receiving the winning ball command CA, the sub control CPU 31a performs sound output control to output the entering sound MA through the speaker Sp as in the second embodiment.

  On the other hand, when receiving the winning ball command CB, the sub control CPU 31a causes the notification effect to be executed in a different execution mode according to the type of effect mode that has been staying immediately before the big hit game is generated. Specifically, the sub control CPU 31a does not execute the notification effect when staying in the effect mode M1. That is, in this case, it is not informed that the excess ball has occurred.

  In addition, when staying in the effect mode M2, the sub control CPU 31a performs sound output control to output the entering sound MC through the speaker Sp. In addition, the sub control CPU 31a performs sound output control to output the entering sound MD when staying in the effect mode M3, and is obtained by generation of an excess sphere through the display means (the decoration lamp La shown in FIG. 5). Display control is performed to display winning ball number information HA that can specify the winning number of winning balls.

  In this embodiment, in the execution mode of the notification when staying in the effect mode M1 immediately before the big hit game is generated, the speaker Sp does not output the entering sound and the display by the decoration lamp La is not performed. That is, the execution mode of the notification when the excess ball occurs includes not performing a notification that can identify the occurrence of the excess ball. Moreover, in this embodiment, the execution mode of the notification when staying in the effect mode M2 immediately before the big hit game is generated, and the notification when staying in the effect mode M3 immediately before the big hit game is generated. The type of notification means for performing the notification is different from the execution mode of. That is, although the notification when staying in the effect mode M2 is performed only by the output of the sound from the speaker Sp, the notification when staying in the effect mode M3 is the output of the sound from the speaker Sp and the decoration lamp La And the type of informing means for informing are different. The different types of informing means for informing may be that the types of some informing means are different as in this embodiment, for example, in one case, the notification is performed using the speaker Sp as the informing means. In the other case, all types of notification means may be different such that notification is performed using the decoration lamp La as the notification means.

Therefore, according to the third embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first and second embodiments, the following effects can be obtained.
(3-1) Even if the excess ball is generated, the variation of the execution mode of the notification is increased by creating the case where the notification of the occurrence of the excess ball is not performed according to the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated. It can be done.

(3-2) By changing or changing the notification means for notifying that the excess ball has occurred, it is easy to recognize that there is a variation in the execution mode of the notification.
Fourth Embodiment
Hereinafter, a fourth embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described according to FIG.

  In this embodiment, the configuration of the winning ball command transmitted from the main control board 30 to the sub control board 31 when the game ball is entered into the ball entering device (for example, the big winning opening 14) which is the target of the winning ball payout. Are different from the first to third embodiments.

FIG. 9 illustrates a prize ball command transmitted from the main control board 30 to the sub control board 31 in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment.
In this embodiment, the winning ball command is configured to be able to specify the ball entry device to be the target of the payout of the winning ball and the number of winning balls to be paid out by entering the ball to the ball entry device. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 9, the award ball command is set for each type of ball entry device. Also, these award ball commands are transmitted each time the ball is entered into the corresponding ball entry device.

  Specifically, the winning ball command of the first starting opening 12 is [A5H04H], the winning ball command of the second starting opening 13 is [A6H01H], and the winning ball command of the normal winning opening 15 is [A7H05H]. It is. Further, in this embodiment, two types of [A8H0FH] and [A9H0FH] are provided as winning ball commands for the big winning opening 14. The award ball command [A8H0FH] is a command that is transmitted when the number of gaming balls equal to or less than a prescribed number is entered in one round game. The award ball command [A9H0FH] is a command that is transmitted when the number of game balls exceeding the specified number is entered in one round game. In this embodiment, each award ball specifying command is composed of 2-byte data, and the first byte data (upper data) is data indicating a ball entry device (prize opening) to be an object of award ball payout. The second byte data (lower byte) is data indicating the number of winning balls.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment provided with the award ball command, the main control CPU 30a of the main control board 30 performs the count process shown in FIG. 3 during the big hit game. When the main control CPU 30a determines in step S12 that the ball has entered the specified number of balls or less, it transmits an award ball command [A8H0FH] in step S13, and in step S12, the ball has exceeded the specified number. In step S14, a winning ball command [A9H0FH] is transmitted.

  As a result, the game ball enters the special winning opening 14 as a specific ball entry device in which a notification condition is established in which notification is performed by entering an excess ball exceeding the prescribed number for the award ball commands [A8H0FH] and [A9H0FH]. It is prize ball information which can specify whether or not it is possible to specify whether an excess ball has occurred in the big winning opening 14. In other words, in this embodiment, the prize ball command [A8H0FH] is a command that performs the same function as the prize ball command CA described in the first embodiment, and the prize ball command [A9H0FH] is described in the first embodiment. It can be said that the command has the same function as the winning ball command CB.

  Then, the sub control CPU 31a for the sub control board 31 that has received the award ball commands [A8H0FH] and [A9H0FH] enters the big winning opening 14 with the game ball during the big hit game according to the type of the received award ball command. The notification effect of notifying that has been performed is executed.

  The notification effect in this embodiment can be performed as described below. That is, the notification effect may be performed as described with reference to FIG. 4 in the first embodiment. Further, the notification effect may be performed as described with reference to FIG. 7 in consideration of the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the second embodiment. Further, the notification effect may be performed as described with reference to FIG. 8 in consideration of the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the third embodiment.

  In addition, the prize ball commands [A5H04H], [A6H01H], and [A7H05H] other than the prize ball commands [A8H0FH] and [A9H0FH] are transmitted whenever necessary when the ball entering the corresponding ball entry device is detected. . That is, entering the large winning opening 14 occurs in principle during the big hit game, but entering the first starting opening 12, the second starting opening 13 and the normal winning opening 15 may also occur during the large hitting game If it is, it may occur even when the big hit game is not created.

Therefore, according to the fourth embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first to third embodiments, the effects described below can be obtained.
(4-1) The prize ball command can specify the ball entry device where the ball entered, so that it is possible to execute an effect according to the ball entry device targeted for the prize ball payout.

  (4-2) Since the winning ball command is a control command capable of specifying the entering device and the number of winning balls to be the target of the winning ball payout, the number of winning balls corresponding to each entering device is stored in the sub control board 31 It is possible to simplify the control of the winning balls by eliminating the need for processing such as extraction and extraction.

Fifth Embodiment
Hereinafter, a fifth embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described according to FIG.
In this embodiment, among the award ball commands described in the fourth embodiment, the award ball command [A9H0FH] capable of specifying that the excess ball has occurred is not provided. Then, in this embodiment, the sub control board 31 which receives the winning ball command ([A8H0FH]) transmitted from the main control board 30, determines whether or not the excess ball has occurred in each round game during the big hit game, It has a configuration for performing notification. That is, with the processing of the sub control board 31 described below, the main control board 30 counts (counts) the number of gaming balls that enter the big winning opening 14 during one round game. , Can be configured to control the opening and closing of the special winning opening 14.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in this embodiment, the sub control CPU 31a executes count processing in each round game. This counting process is a process of counting (counting) the number of gaming balls entering the big winning opening 14 during one round game. This process is performed every predetermined control cycle (for example, every 4 ms). The detection signal of the count sensor CS is not directly transmitted to the sub control CPU 31a as shown in FIG. Therefore, the sub control CPU 31a receives the award ball command transmitted by the main control CPU 30a when entering the special winning opening 14, and thereby enters the special winning opening 14 during one round game. Count the number of balls. That is, since the winning ball command is transmitted each time one ball is entered into the big winning opening 14, the number of gaming balls entering the big winning opening 14 is substantially equal to the number of times the winning ball command has been received. Equally.

  In the count process, the sub control CPU 31a determines whether the gaming ball has entered the special winning opening 14 (step S20). In this determination, the sub control CPU 31a determines whether or not a prize ball command [A8H0FH] capable of specifying that the player has entered the special winning opening 14 has been received. If the award ball command [A8H0FH] has not been received, the sub control CPU 31a ends the count processing, and executes the count processing from step S20 when the next control cycle comes.

  On the other hand, when the award ball command [A8H0FH] has been received, the sub control CPU 31a adds 1 to the count number indicating the number of game balls entered into the big winning opening 14 during one round game (step S21). This count number is stored in the sub control RAM 31 c. The count number is accumulated and added each time the award ball command [A8H0FH] is received once (in other words, every entry of one ball into the big winning opening 14).

  Next, the sub control CPU 31a determines whether the count number after addition is equal to or less than the number corresponding to the prescribed number (in this embodiment, the “8” sphere) (step S22). If the number is equal to or less than the prescribed number, the sub control CPU 31a determines that an excess ball has not occurred in the round game, and performs processing according to the determination result (step S23). On the other hand, when it is not below the number equivalent to the specified number, that is, when the number equivalent to the specified number is exceeded (in the case of "9" sphere or more), the sub control CPU 31a indicates that the excess ball has occurred in the round game A determination is made, and processing is performed according to the determination result (step S24). The sub control CPU 31a that has performed the processes of steps S23 and S24 ends the count process, and executes the count process from step S20 when the next control cycle arrives.

In steps S23 and S24, the sub control CPU 31a executes a notification effect of notifying that the game ball has entered the big winning opening 14 during the big hit game.
The notification effect in this embodiment can be performed as described below. That is, the notification effect may be performed as described with reference to FIG. 4 in the first embodiment. Further, the notification effect may be performed as described with reference to FIG. 7 in consideration of the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the second embodiment. Further, the notification effect may be performed as described with reference to FIG. 8 in consideration of the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the third embodiment.

  In this embodiment, the sub control CPU 31a can specify from the determination result of step S22 whether or not the excess ball has occurred in the special winning opening 14 which is a specific ball entry device. The game ball is counted by receiving a prize ball command [A8H0FH], which is prize ball information capable of specifying that the game ball has entered the large winning opening 14 during the round game. It can be specified from the number of The number of game balls counted by receiving the award ball command [A8H0FH] can be replaced by the number of times the award ball command [A8H0FH] is received. Therefore, it can be said that it can be specified from the number of times the winning ball command [A8H0FH] has been received whether the excess ball has occurred.

  Further, in this embodiment, the sub-control CPU 31a performs the process of step S24 to notify that the generation of the excess ball can be identified when the excess ball is generated. Further, the sub control CPU 31a clears the count number stored in the sub control RAM 31c at the start of each round game to "0 (zero)". The sub control CPU 31a can recognize the start of the round game by receiving the round command transmitted by the main control CPU 30a at the start of the round game. Note that the timing to clear the count number to “0 (zero)” may be the end of the round game if the sub control CPU 31a can identify the end of the round game.

Therefore, according to the fifth embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first to fourth embodiments, the effects described below can be obtained.
(5-1) The sub control board 31 (sub control CPU 31a) determines whether or not an excess ball has occurred. Therefore, the processing of the main control board 30 (main control CPU 30a) can be simplified, and the control load can be reduced.

  (5-2) Since the winning ball command can specify the entering device that has entered the ball, the sub control CPU 31a can determine from the received winning ball command whether the gaming ball has entered the big winning opening 14, As a result, it can be determined whether an excess ball has occurred.

Sixth Embodiment
Hereinafter, a sixth embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described according to FIG. 11 and FIG.

  FIG. 12 shows a game board YB mounted on the pachinko gaming machine 10. The game board YB is different from the game board YB shown in FIG. Specifically, an effect display device 11 having an image display unit GH is provided substantially at the center of the game board YB of this embodiment. The image display unit GH of the effect display device 11 is, for example, a display unit of a liquid crystal display type. The effect display device 11 displays various effects using an image, such as a symbol variation game using an ornamental symbol (render symbol).

  In addition, in the game area YBa of the game board YB, the first starting port 12, the second starting port 13, and the special winning port 14 as a plurality of winning openings (ball entrances) in which the game ball can enter. The regular winning opening 15 is disposed. The first start opening 12, the second start opening 13, the large winning opening 14 and the normal winning opening 15 are the first starting opening 12, the second starting opening 13 and the large opening 14 described in the first embodiment and the like. And the role in the normal winning a prize mouth 15 and a pachinko game is the same.

  The first starting opening 12 of this embodiment is located below the effect display device 11. The second start port 13 of this embodiment is located below the first start port 12 and has an open / close blade 16. The special winning opening 14 of this embodiment is located in the right of the game area YBa. The special winning opening 14 guides the gaming ball, which is flow-guided to the gaming area YBa toward the special winning opening 14, and guides the gaming ball to the special winning opening 14; It has a guiding member 17A that can be taken. Therefore, the special winning opening 14 is in a state in which the game ball is allowed to enter when the induction member 17A is in the induction state, and is in the game ball when the induction member 17A is in the non-induction state. It will be in the state where entering a ball is not permitted. The induction member 17A operates by receiving power from an actuator (such as a solenoid or a motor).

  Further, the normal winning opening 15 of this embodiment is located in each of the left area and the right area of the game area YBa. The left normal winning opening 15 is located at a position where the game ball fired aiming at the first starting opening 12 can enter the game, and the gaming ball fired aiming at the big winning opening 14 can not enter. In position. In the embodiment on the left side, a plurality of normal winning openings 15 are provided in this embodiment. The normal winning opening 15 on the right side is located at a position where the game ball launched aiming at the big winning opening 14 can enter the ball, and the game sphere launched aiming at the first start opening 12 can not enter the ball. In position. In the embodiment on the right side in this embodiment, a single ordinary winning opening 15 is provided. The game ball entering the normal winning opening 15 located in the left area and the game ball entering the normal winning opening 15 located in the right area are detected by separate normal sensors HS. That is, a ball passage (not shown) for guiding the game ball having entered the ball to the back side of the game board YB is connected in series in the right normal winning opening 15 and enters the normal winning opening 15 in the right in the ball passage. A normal sensor HS for detecting the game ball is disposed. Further, in this embodiment, the operation gate 18 is located to the right of the game area YBa and above the large winning opening 14.

  In the pachinko game machine 10 equipped with the game board YB of this embodiment, the player adjusts the strength of the firing strength of the firing handle HD to hit the game ball in the left area and the right area, It becomes possible to make the game ball enter the first starting opening 12, the second starting opening 13, the special winning opening 14, the normal winning opening 15 or the operation gate 18. Specifically, when the game ball is fired by adjusting the firing strength to a high degree (so-called right-handed), the game ball is easily flow-guided to the right area, and the second start opening 13 and the special winning opening 14, there is a possibility of entering the right normal winning opening 15 or the operation gate 18. In addition, since it is necessary to cause the game ball to shoot vigorously in order to reach the area to the right, the right hitting is performed by adjusting the firing strength to a maximum strength or a strength slightly weaker than the maximum strength.

  On the other hand, when the game ball is fired by adjusting the firing intensity to be weak (so-called, left strike), the game ball is easily flow-guided to the left area, and the first start opening 12, the second start opening 13 or There is a possibility of entering the normal winning opening 15 on the left side. In addition, since it is not necessary to cause the game ball to fire as vigorously as in the case of the right hit, the left hit is performed by adjusting the strength such that the launched game ball does not reach the area on the right. In the game board YB of this embodiment, the game ball can not enter the first starting opening 12 or the left normal winning opening 15 when a right-handed game is performed, such as by game components such as game nails A flow path of the game ball is formed. It should be noted that the game components may be arranged to restrict ball entry into the first starting opening 12 and the left normal winning opening 15 when the player strikes right, and when the player strikes left It may be arranged so that it is difficult to enter the first starting opening 12 or the normal winning opening 15 on the left side by comparison (the probability of entering the ball is extremely low).

  In this embodiment, the “left area” is an area located on the left side of a center line C that bisects the gaming area YBa horizontally when the gaming board YB is viewed from the front. Further, in this embodiment, the “right side area” is an area located on the right side of the center line C when the game board YB is viewed from the front. The gaming ball fired by the operation of the firing handle HD in the pachinko gaming machine 10 is guided by the launching passage 19 located on the left side when the gaming board YB is viewed from the front, and the reverse return prevention located downstream of the launching passage 19 It passes through the valve 20 to reach the game area YBa. For this reason, the “left region” is also a region closer to the launch passage 19, and conversely the “right region” is a region away from the launch passage 19. Then, the gaming ball to be flow-guided through the area on the left passes through the left side of the effect display device 11 located in the game area YBa, and goes to the out port 21 located at the lowermost position in the game area YBa. In addition, the gaming ball which is flow-guided in the area on the right side goes to the out port 21 through the right side of the effect display device 11 located in the gaming area YBa.

  And, in the pachinko game machine 10 equipped with the game board YB described above, it is possible to execute notification effect to notify that the game ball has entered the big winning opening 14 as in the first embodiment. . That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when the excess ball is not generated in one round game, notification is performed by the output of the ball entry sound MA, and when the excess ball is generated, the output of the ball entry sound MB and the number of winning balls Notification can be performed by the display of the information HA.

FIG. 12 shows a specific example of the display means for displaying the winning ball number information HA when the excess ball occurs in this embodiment.
The display means in this embodiment is the image display unit GH of the effect display device 11 provided on the game board YB. Then, when an excess ball occurs in this embodiment, a character image (character information) of [+15] is displayed on the image display unit GH as the number-of-award winning balls number information HA when the number of winning balls ("15 balls") can be specified. Be done. This character image is executed, for example, in such a manner that it is displayed moving from the lower side to the upper side of the image display unit GH and along the arrow shown in the figure (an arrow rising to the right). Moreover, in this embodiment, when a plurality of excess balls are continuously generated during one round game, the generation of the previous excess ball is added to the award ball number information HA which can identify the next excess ball. Prize ball number information HA capable of identifying an occurrence is further displayed. The winning ball number information HA displayed on the image display unit GH disappears from the image display area (image display surface) of the image display unit GH by reaching the upper side of the image display unit GH by moving display.

  Although this embodiment exemplifies that the informing effect is performed in the same manner as the first embodiment, the informing effect takes into account the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the second embodiment. It may be performed as described with reference to FIG. Further, the notification effect may be performed as described with reference to FIG. 8 in consideration of the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the third embodiment. Further, the notification effect may be provided with a prize ball command as in the fourth embodiment, and may be executed based on the prize ball command. In addition, the notification effect may be performed by controlling the sub control board 31 shown in FIG. 10, including a prize ball command as in the fifth embodiment.

Therefore, according to the sixth embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first to fifth embodiments (except the effects of (1-10)), the following effects can be obtained.
(6-1) A variety of effects can be realized by using the liquid crystal image display unit GH as notification means for notifying of the occurrence of the excess sphere.

Seventh Embodiment
Hereinafter, a seventh embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS.

  This embodiment is different in the configuration of the counting process shown in FIG. 3 described in the first embodiment, and has a configuration in which it is regarded as an error that an excessive ball is excessively generated during the big hit game. As described above, the game ball may enter the special winning opening 14 more than the specified number in one round game. However, for example, although it may occur frequently that one or two balls of excess balls are generated, it is considered that the probability of, for example, five or six balls of excess balls is very low. For this reason, in this embodiment, the generation state in which the excess ball is generated excessively is regarded as, for example, due to a structural defect of the large winning opening 14 (for example, a failure of the actuator AC2) or an incorrect winning action. Make the occurrence status an error. The pachinko gaming machine 10 of the seventh embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine equipped with the effect display device 11 having the image display unit GH described in the sixth embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a executes count processing in each round game. In the count process of this embodiment, part of the process is common to the count process shown in FIG. 3 described in the first embodiment. Specifically, steps S30 to S33 in the count process of this embodiment are common to steps S10 to S13 in the count process of the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following description, the different steps (processes) in the counting process will be described in detail.

  If it is determined in step S32 that the number is not less than the number corresponding to the prescribed number, that is, it is determined that the number corresponding to the prescribed number is exceeded ("9" sphere or more), the main control CPU 30a sets the count number after addition beforehand. It is determined whether the number is equal to or less than the number corresponding to the set number ("12" sphere in this embodiment) (step S34). In step S34, it is determined whether or not the total number of game balls entered during one round game is equal to or less than the number corresponding to the set number. That is, the process of step S34 is a process of determining whether or not the excess sphere is generated at a number obtained by subtracting the specified number of "8" spheres from the set number of "12" spheres ("4" sphere) . In this embodiment, the number obtained by subtracting the specified number from the set number corresponds to the predetermined number.

  If the number is equal to or less than the number set in step S34, that is, if the number of generated excess balls is equal to or less than the predetermined number, the main control CPU 30a controls the prize ball command CB as prize ball information It transmits to CPU31a (step S35). On the other hand, if it is not equal to or less than the number corresponding to the set number, that is, if the number of generated excess spheres exceeds a predetermined number ("5" spheres or more), the main control CPU 30a takes an error command EE as error information. It is transmitted to the sub control CPU 31a of the sub control board 31 (step S36). The main control CPU 30a that has transmitted the award ball command CB or the error command EE in steps S35 and S36 ends the counting process, and executes the counting process from step S30 when the next control cycle comes.

  In this embodiment, the winning ball command CA transmitted in step S33 is a command capable of specifying that the number of gaming balls equal to or less than a prescribed number is entered, and is transmitted each time one gaming ball enters the ball. . Further, in this embodiment, the winning ball command CB transmitted in step S35 is capable of specifying that the number of gaming balls exceeding the specified number is falling, and is less than the setting number. Is a command that can be specified, and is transmitted each time one game ball enters the ball. Further, in this embodiment, the error command EE transmitted in step S36 is a command capable of specifying that the number of gaming balls exceeding the set number has been entered, and is transmitted each time one gaming ball enters. Ru.

  That is, the determination in step S34 in the count process shown in FIG. 13 is when the gaming ball enters the big winning opening 14 during one round game, exceeding the prescribed number that can satisfy the termination condition of one round game. It is further determined whether the number of excess balls is equal to or less than a predetermined number. For this reason, when it is determined in step S34 that the number of excess balls exceeding the predetermined number has entered, it is determined whether the generation state of the excess balls is the generation condition satisfying the predetermined error condition. become. In this embodiment, the fact that the number of excess balls exceeds a predetermined number corresponds to a generation state that satisfies the error condition. In this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a performs the process of step S34 to determine whether the generation state of the excess ball during the big hit game is the generation state satisfying the predetermined error condition. Function.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the sub control CPU 31a receiving the winning ball command CA, CB or the error command EE enters the big winning opening 14 with the gaming ball during the big hit game according to the type of the received command. The notification effect of notifying that has been performed is executed.

  Specifically, when receiving the award ball command CA, the sub control CPU 31a performs sound output control to output the entering sound MA through the speaker Sp. The output of the entering sound MA is performed each time the winning ball command CA is received, that is, each time the gaming ball enters the big winning opening 14. The notification effect at this time is the same as that of the first embodiment described using FIG.

  Further, when receiving the winning ball command CB, the sub-control CPU 31a performs sound output control to output the entering sound MB through the speaker Sp, and the number of winning balls obtained by generation of the excess ball through the display means. Display control is performed to display the identifiable prize number information HA. The output of the entering sound MB and the display of the winning ball number information HA are performed each time the winning ball command CB is received, that is, each time an excessive ball is generated by the entering of the gaming ball into the big winning opening 14. The notification effect at this time, that is, the notification capable of specifying the occurrence of the excess ball is the same as that of the sixth embodiment described with reference to FIG.

  On the other hand, when receiving the error command EE, the sub control CPU 31a performs sound output control to output an error sound through the speaker Sp, and error display information that can specify that an error has occurred through the display means as the notification means. Perform display control to display E. That is, the sub control CPU 31a can specify that the generation state of the excess sphere is the generation state satisfying the error condition by the reception of the error command EE. In this embodiment, the sub control CPU 31a functions as a notification control unit. The output of the error sound and the display of the error display information E are performed each time the error command EE is received, that is, each time when an excessive number of balls exceeding a predetermined number is generated by entering the gaming balls into the large winning opening 14.

FIG. 15 shows a specific example of the display means for displaying the prize ball number information HA or the error display information E when the excess ball occurs in this embodiment.
The display means in this embodiment is the image display unit GH of the effect display device 11 provided on the game board YB. Then, in this embodiment, when the excess balls equal to or less than a predetermined number (“4” balls) are generated, the character image of [+15] as the winning ball number information HA capable of specifying the number of winning balls (“15 balls”) Character information is displayed on the image display unit GH. On the other hand, when the excess sphere exceeding the predetermined number is generated in this embodiment, a character image (character information) of [WARNING] is displayed on the image display unit GH as the error display information E which can identify the error.

  In this embodiment, the notification by the output of the error sound and the display of the error display information E notifies that excessive balls are generated excessively during the big hit game (one round game). And the notification by the output of the pitch sound MB and the display of the award ball number information HA, the output of the error sound and the notification by the display of the error display information E are all over the ball during the big hit game (one round game) It is a notification that can be identified when the occurrence of an excess ball occurs. For this reason, as in this embodiment, in the case where the notification is performed by a single notification unit called speaker Sp and the notification is performed by a single notification unit called image display unit GH as to the display, these notification units are used. The notification which can specify the occurrence of the excess ball becomes an error notification when the error condition is satisfied. In addition, the notification that can specify the occurrence of the excess ball of this embodiment is performed as a notification effect that reports the occurrence of the excess ball until the number of excess balls reaches a predetermined number, and the number of excess balls exceeds the predetermined number. It is performed as an error notification that notifies an error upon reaching a specific number (five balls, six balls, etc.).

  In this embodiment, the notification effect is exemplified as in the first and sixth embodiments, but the notification effect is the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the second embodiment. And may be performed as described with reference to FIG. Further, the notification effect may be performed as described with reference to FIG. 8 in consideration of the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the third embodiment. Further, the notification effect may be provided with a prize ball command as in the fourth embodiment, and may be executed based on the prize ball command. Further, the notification effect includes a prize ball command as in the fifth embodiment, causes the sub control board 31 to execute the count process shown in FIG. 13 as described with reference to FIG. It is also good.

Therefore, according to the seventh embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first to sixth embodiments, the effects described below can be obtained.
(7-1) If an excessive ball occurs in excess is regarded as an error, and an error notification is performed, it is possible to lead to early detection such as a structural defect of the pachinko gaming machine 10 or an incorrect winning. Therefore, it is possible to perform an error notification that can be effective in grasping the situation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and deterring fraud.

(7-2) Since an error is notified when an excessive ball is generated excessively in one round game, the situation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 can be grasped every round game.
(7-3) The occurrence of the excess ball until notification of the error is notified as usual, so that the purpose of notifying that the excess sphere has occurred can be maintained.

Eighth Embodiment
Hereinafter, an eighth embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described according to FIG.
This embodiment is different from the seventh embodiment in the condition for transmitting the error command EE, that is, the condition for satisfying the error condition.

  In this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a executes the count process in each round game as described with reference to FIG. 13 in the seventh embodiment. Then, the main control CPU 30a is generated when it is not equal to or less than the number corresponding to the set number in step S34 of FIG. 13, that is, when the number of generated excess spheres exceeds a predetermined number (case of "5" spheres or more). The number of errors indicating the number of round games in which the number of excess balls exceeds the predetermined number is incremented by one (step S37). The number of errors is stored in the main control RAM 30c. The number of errors is cleared to "0 (zero)" at the end of the big hit game.

  Next, the main control CPU 30a determines whether the number of errors after addition is equal to or less than a number corresponding to a predetermined number of times (in this embodiment, “4” times) (step S38). If the number of times is less than or equal to a predetermined number of times, the main control CPU 30a transmits a prize ball command CB as prize ball information to the sub control CPU 31a of the sub control board 31 in step S35 of FIG. On the other hand, when it exceeds a predetermined number of times (in the case of “5” times or more), the main control CPU 30a transmits an error command EE as error information to the sub control CPU 31a of the sub control board 31 in step S36 of FIG. (Step S36).

  Then, the sub-control CPU 31a that receives the award ball command CA, CB or the error command EE informs that the game ball has entered the big winning opening 14 during the big hit game according to the type of the received command. Run Specifically, as in the seventh embodiment, when receiving the winning ball command CA, the sub-control CPU 31a performs sound output control to output the entering sound MA through the speaker Sp. Further, when receiving the winning ball command CB, the sub-control CPU 31a performs sound output control to output the entering sound MB through the speaker Sp, and the number of winning balls obtained by generation of the excess ball through the display means. Display control is performed to display the identifiable prize number information HA. Further, when receiving the error command EE, the sub control CPU 31a performs sound output control to output an error sound through the speaker Sp, and error display information that can identify that an error has occurred through the display means as the notification means. Perform display control to display E.

  The error condition of this embodiment is satisfied when the number of round games in which the number of excess balls generated during one round game exceeds a predetermined number exceeds a predetermined number of times. And the notification which can specify the generation of the excess ball of this embodiment is performed as a notification effect which notifies the generation of the excess ball until the number of round games reaches a predetermined number of times, and the number of round games is predetermined. It is performed as an error notification that notifies an error upon reaching a specific number of times (five times, six times, etc.) exceeding a plurality of times. In this embodiment, when the number of round games in which the number of excess balls generated during one round game has exceeded a predetermined number exceeds a predetermined number of times, this corresponds to a generation state satisfying the error condition. Further, in this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a performs the processing of steps S34, S37, and S38 to determine whether the generation state of the excess ball during the big hit game is the generation state satisfying the predetermined error condition. It functions as an error judging means.

  Although this embodiment exemplifies that the informing effect is performed in the same manner as the first embodiment, the informing effect takes into account the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the second embodiment. It may be performed as described with reference to FIG. Further, the notification effect may be performed as described with reference to FIG. 8 in consideration of the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the third embodiment. Further, the notification effect may be provided with a prize ball command as in the fourth embodiment, and may be executed based on the prize ball command. Further, the notification effect includes a prize ball command as in the fifth embodiment, and the sub control board 31 executes the counting process shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 16 as described with reference to FIG. You may run it.

Therefore, according to the eighth embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first to seventh embodiments (except (7-2)), the following effects can be obtained.
(8-1) An error is notified when the number of round games in which the number of excess balls exceeds a predetermined number exceeds a predetermined number of times. For this reason, it is possible to give a margin to the determination criterion to be regarded as an error, and to suppress an error notification being performed more than necessary.

Ninth Embodiment
Hereinafter, a ninth embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described according to FIG. 2 and FIG.

  In this embodiment, when it is determined in step S34 of FIG. 13 that the number of excess spheres exceeds a predetermined number, security information as specific information that can identify that excess spheres are excessively generated in step S36. Send a signal. The security information signal is transmitted to the external terminal board 34 connected to the main control board 30 as shown in FIG. 2, and transmitted to the hall computer 35 connected to the external terminal board 34 through the external terminal board 34. .

  In this embodiment, the process of step S34 in FIG. 13 corresponds to a process of specifying whether the generation state of the excess ball in the big hit game is the generation state satisfying the predetermined error condition. Further, in this embodiment, the process of step S36 in FIG. 13 corresponds to a process of transmitting to the external terminal board 34 specific information capable of specifying that the excess ball is generated excessively during the big hit game.

  In this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a executes the count process of FIG. Then, the main control CPU 30a transmits the prize ball command CB in step S35 of FIG. 13, and the sub control CPU 31a that has received the prize ball command CB reports the occurrence of the excess ball as in the seventh embodiment. Do the processing. Further, in this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a transmits an error command EE in step S36 of FIG. 13, and the sub control CPU 31a that receives the error command EE reports an error as in the seventh embodiment. I do.

  In this embodiment, the notification effect may be performed as described with reference to FIG. 7 in consideration of the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the second embodiment. Further, the notification effect may be performed as described with reference to FIG. 8 in consideration of the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the third embodiment. Further, the notification effect may be provided with a prize ball command as in the fourth embodiment, and may be executed based on the prize ball command. Further, the notification effect includes a prize ball command as in the fifth embodiment, and the sub control board 31 executes the counting process shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 16 as described with reference to FIG. You may run it.

Therefore, according to the ninth embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first to seventh embodiments, the effects described below can be obtained.
(9-1) By transmitting to the hall computer 35 through the external terminal board 34 that excessive balls have been generated excessively in one round game, useful information can be provided to the game arcade side.

Tenth Embodiment
Hereinafter, a tenth embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 13 and 16. FIG.

  In this embodiment, if it is determined in step S38 in FIG. 16 that the number of round games in which the number of excess balls exceeds the predetermined number exceeds a predetermined number of times, the excess balls are excessive in step S36 in FIG. A security information signal is transmitted as specific information that can identify occurrence. This security information signal is transmitted to the external terminal board 34 connected to the main control board 30 as shown in FIG. 2, and transmitted to the hall computer 35 connected to the external terminal board 34 through the external terminal board 34. Ru.

  In this embodiment, the processing of step S34 of FIG. 13 and steps S37 and S38 of FIG. 16 is equivalent to the processing of specifying whether the generation state of the excess ball in the big hit game is the generation state satisfying the predetermined error condition. Do. Further, in this embodiment, the process of step S36 in FIG. 13 corresponds to a process of transmitting to the external terminal board 34 specific information capable of specifying that the excess ball is generated excessively during the big hit game.

  In this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a executes the count process of FIG. 13 and FIG. Then, the main control CPU 30a transmits the prize ball command CB in step S35 of FIG. 13, and the sub control CPU 31a that has received the prize ball command CB reports the occurrence of the excess ball as in the seventh embodiment. Do the processing. Further, in this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a transmits an error command EE in step S36 of FIG. 13, and the sub control CPU 31a that receives the error command EE reports an error as in the seventh embodiment. I do.

  In this embodiment, the notification effect may be performed as described with reference to FIG. 7 in consideration of the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the second embodiment. Further, the notification effect may be performed as described with reference to FIG. 8 in consideration of the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the third embodiment. Further, the notification effect may be provided with a prize ball command as in the fourth embodiment, and may be executed based on the prize ball command. Further, the notification effect includes a prize ball command as in the fifth embodiment, and the sub control board 31 executes the counting process shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 16 as described with reference to FIG. You may run it.

Therefore, according to the tenth embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first to seventh and eighth embodiments (except for (7-2)), the following effects can be obtained.
(10-1) By transmitting error information to the hall computer 35 through the external terminal board 34 when the number of round games in which the number of excess balls exceeds a predetermined number exceeds a predetermined number of times, useful information is played It can be provided to the venue.

Eleventh Embodiment
Hereinafter, an eleventh embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 17.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the external terminal board 34 is connected to the payout control board 32 in this embodiment. The payout control board 32 and the external terminal board 34 are electrically connected to the payout control board 32 so that information (signal) is transmitted from the payout control board 32 in one direction.

  Also in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment, the information 1 signal to the information 6 signal, the door open information signal, the security information signal, the winning ball scheduled information signal, and the winning ball information signal are transmitted through the external terminal board 34 It is possible. That is, each of these signals is transmitted to the external terminal board 34 through the payout control board 32.

  Note that the security information signal as specific information that can specify that the excess sphere described in the ninth embodiment and the tenth embodiment is excessive is generated by the main control CPU 30a using the payout control board 32. It transmits to the external terminal board 34 via. In the same manner as in the first embodiment, the main ball control CPU 30a counts the number of balls for the main ball, and the main CPU 30a transmits the information to the external terminal board 34 via the payout control board 32 as in the first embodiment. You may Alternatively, the prize ball scheduled information signal counts the planned number of prize balls by the payout control board 32 triggered by the reception of the payout signal transmitted by the main control CPU 30a, and the counted number of scheduled balls (counted number of balls scheduled to be dispensed) May be turned on when the predetermined number (specified number) or more is reached, and may be turned off when the predetermined number of predetermined winning balls is less than the predetermined number. According to the eleventh embodiment, the same effects as the effects of the first to tenth embodiments can be obtained.

The above embodiment may be modified as follows.
In each embodiment, when the number of game balls entered during one round game is less than or equal to a prescribed number, notification effects may not be provided to notify the entry of the balls.

  In each embodiment, when the number of game balls entered during one round game is less than or equal to a prescribed number, notification effects for notifying the entry may be different each time the game is entered. For example, in the case where the notification effect is an entering sound, a different entering sound may be output for each number of entering balls. Specifically, the first ball is "de", the second ball is "re", the third ball is "mi", the fourth ball is "fa", the fifth ball is "so", the sixth ball "La", the seventh ball may be "shi", and the eighth ball may be "do". Further, in the case where the notification effect is an entering sound, the type of the entering sound is the same, but the scale or the timbre may be made different. In addition, the notification effect when the number is less than the prescribed number may be performed not only by sound but also by light emission by a light emitter or image display, or by a combination of these. Note that the notification effect when the number is less than or equal to the prescribed number is performed so as to be distinguished from the notification effect of notifying that the excess ball has occurred.

  In each embodiment, the execution mode of the notification when the excess ball is not generated is made different depending on the situation (for example, the effect mode) immediately before the big hit game is generated as in the second and third embodiments. It is also good.

  In each embodiment, a specific ball entry device in which a notification condition for reporting by the ball entry of an excess ball exceeding a prescribed number may be established as at least one of the first start port 12 and the second start port 13. In the first starting opening 12 and the second starting opening 13, the upper limit number of symbol variation games for which execution is suspended is defined. This upper limit number is "4", for example. For this reason, when the prescribed number is the upper limit number, since the game ball entered after the upper limit number may become an excess ball, the notification effect may be performed by the occurrence of the excess ball. The upper limit number may be a number ("8" in this example) obtained by adding the upper limit number (for example, "4") of the first start port 12 and the second start port 13 (for example, "4"). Thus, as a pachinko game machine 10 which adds up the upper limit number of the 1st starting opening 12 and the upper limit number of the 2nd starting opening 13, for example ball entering the 1st starting opening 12 and ball entering the 2nd starting opening 13 It is equipped with a distribution device that alternately performs and alternately fluctuates.

  -In the said another example, the 2nd starting opening 13 provided with the opening-and-closing blade 16 is open | released on winning of the random lottery of a normal symbol. Then, the opened second starting port 13 is usually closed by the passage of a predetermined time. However, in pachinko gaming machine 10, a predetermined number (for example, eight balls) before the time from opening has elapsed for the purpose of restricting a large number of game balls from entering the opened second starting opening 13 The game is closed when the game ball enters. For this reason, the predetermined number may be defined as a specified number, and the notification effect may be performed by the generation of an excess ball entering the number exceeding the specified number.

  -In each embodiment, you may change the prescribed number which determines whether the excess ball generate | occur | produced. The predetermined number can be arbitrarily changed in accordance with the number satisfying the end condition of one round game, for example, when the ball entry device to which notification effect is to be performed is set as the special winning opening 14.

  -In each embodiment, when alerting | reporting that the excess ball generate | occur | produced by display, you may change the aspect. For example, in the case where the notification means is a light emitting device such as a decorative lamp La, the light emitting device may only be turned on. In addition, when the notification means is a display device such as the image display unit GH, for example, the character image "excess sphere generation!", The number of excess spheres such as "excess sphere +1", "excess sphere +2" A possible character image may be displayed. In addition, what is necessary is just to add the information which can specify a number to the prize ball command which CPU30a for main control transmits, for example, when alerting | reporting which can specify the number of excess balls is performed. If a concrete example is shown, the winning ball command may be set for each number. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, when the sub control CPU 31a performs the count process, the execution mode of the notification effect may be made different depending on the count number.

  In each embodiment, the information transmitted to the hall computer 35 through the external terminal board 34 may be changed. For example, information capable of specifying the type of the jackpot may be transmitted, or information capable of specifying the number of out balls ejected from the pachinko gaming machine 10 may be transmitted. In addition, although the winning ball scheduled information signal is transmitted when the number of scheduled winning balls reaches a fixed number, the fixed number may be changed. Further, in the hall computer 35 that receives the prize ball schedule information signal, it is possible to estimate, for example, the total number of prize balls to be paid out during the big hit game from the number of receptions of the prize ball schedule information signal. And, even if it is the same big hit game (the same number of round games), the winning ball total number fluctuates with the number of game balls which entered the big winning a prize mouth 14 during the said big hit game. That is, if the number of entering game balls increases, the total number of winning balls estimated from the winning ball scheduled information signal also increases. In the case of the specification in which the game ball is made to enter the big winning opening 14 by the right hitting as shown in FIG. 11, the game ball is made to enter only in the big winning opening 14 during the big hit game. For this reason, the total number of winning balls estimated from the winning ball scheduled information signal is unlikely to be affected by the number of winning balls due to entering the other winning opening. For example, in the case of the board configuration of FIG. 11, the operation gate 18 is disposed above the big winning opening 14, and when entering the operation gate 18, the right of winning lottery of normal symbols is given. However, during the big hit game, because it is controlled to the non-incident rate improvement state, the probability of winning the lottery of the normal symbol is set extremely low compared to the ball entry rate improvement state, or won Is set as. That is, during the big hit game, even if passing through the operation gate 18, the probability that the opening and closing blade 16 of the second starting port 13 is open is low or the opening and closing blade 16 is not opened. The probability is also low or does not enter the ball.

  In each embodiment, the specified number of times that the notification condition for notifying the occurrence of the excess ball is satisfied may be the total number of excess balls generated after the big hit game starts. Then, the execution mode of the notification may be changed according to the total number.

  The type of the effect mode described as the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated in the second and third embodiments may be changed. For example, in the case where a plurality of effect modes are provided in the same gaming state, the execution mode of the informing effect of notifying the generation of the excess ball may be changed for each of the effect modes. Further, in the case of providing a jackpot type for the purpose of concealing whether or not the probability fluctuation state is given, a latent mode may be provided as the effect mode.

  -In 2nd, 3rd embodiment, the execution aspect of alerting | reporting effect which alert | reports generation | occurrence | production of an excess ball may be changed, and the condition in front of the big hit game may be changed. For example, the situation immediately before may be the game state. Further, the situation immediately before may be used as the number of consecutive wins of the big hit lottery (so-called, the number of consecutive chases). In addition, the situation immediately before may be a type of jackpot determined when winning the jackpot lottery. In addition, the immediately preceding situation may be set as the type of the effect performed in the symbol variation game executed when the player has won a big hit lottery. As types of effects, for example, a specific reach effect, a notice effect of a big hit decision, a pseudo continuous fluctuation effect (pseudo series), a preread effect, etc. can be considered.

  In the second and third embodiments, in order to make the execution mode different according to the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated, for example, when the generation of the excess ball is notified by sound, it is also possible that the type of sound is different. Good. The difference in the type of sound may be that the output sound itself is completely different, or the output sound is the same but the scale and timbre may be different.

  -In the second and third embodiments, to make the execution mode different according to the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated, for example, when the occurrence of the excess ball is notified by the display, the contents of the display may be different. Good. The display content may be different if the displayed content itself is completely different, or the display content is the same but the way of expression (for example, color, size of display) may be different.

  -In addition, having the above-mentioned another example as a mode of a plurality of kinds of information, even if it is not a case where an execution mode is changed according to a situation immediately before a big hit game is generated like a 1st embodiment, for example. Can. That is, as a mode of a plurality of types of notification, when the notification is performed by a sound, a plurality of types of sound to be output may be provided, and the sound to be output is the same, but sounds different in scale and timbre A plurality of units may be provided. Moreover, when the said alerting | reporting is performed by a display as several types of alerting | reporting, you may provide multiple types of the content of a display, although the displayed content is the same, the display which made the method of expression different is plural. You may have.

  In the fourth and fifth embodiments, the winning ball command may be a command that can specify only the ball entry device to which the winning ball is to be paid out. Further, in the fourth and fifth embodiments, the winning ball command may be a command that can specify only the number of winning balls paid out by entering the ball entry device to which the winning balls are to be paid out. Even in this case, it is possible to specify the ball entry device on which the game ball has entered, by the fact that the number of winning balls of the ball entry device targeted for the prize ball payout is all different.

  As in the winning ball command of the fourth embodiment, in the case of including information indicating the ball entering device to be the target of the winning ball payout and information indicating the number of winning balls to be paid out by entering the ball striking device, An effect of notifying the number of winning balls obtained during the big hit game by the gaming ball having entered the big winning opening 14 may be further performed during the big hit game. Further, when the player enters a specific ball entry device (for example, the normal winning opening 15 on the right) during the big hit game, notification may be further performed.

The award ball command according to the fifth embodiment may be adopted as the award ball command according to the first to third embodiments, and the sub control board 31 may perform count processing to notify generation of an excess ball.
In the seventh embodiment, the predetermined number of excess balls generated during one round game that will satisfy the error condition may be changed. Specifically, the number may be less than four or five or more.

  In the seventh embodiment, the timing of transmitting the error command EE may be changed. For example, when a predetermined number is exceeded during one round game, it may be regarded as an error, and thereafter an error command EE may be transmitted at a timing when a specific number of excess balls larger than the predetermined number are generated. Specifically, when the predetermined number is “4 balls”, the specific number is “6 balls”. It should be noted that the notification due to the occurrence of the excess ball may not be performed until the predetermined number is exceeded and the specific number is reached (in the case of the above example, the fifth ball).

  In the eighth embodiment, the number of round games (predetermined number of times) that will satisfy the error condition may be changed. Specifically, it may be less than 4 times, or 5 times or more.

  In the eighth embodiment, the timing of transmitting the error command EE may be changed. For example, if the number of round games exceeds a predetermined number of times, it may be regarded as an error, and thereafter, the error command EE may be transmitted at a timing at which a specified number of round games having a larger number of 2 or more than the predetermined plurality . Specifically, when the predetermined number of times is "four times", the specific number of times is "six times". It should be noted that notification may not be performed due to the occurrence of the excess ball until the number of times exceeds the predetermined number of times and the specific number of times is reached (the fifth time in the above example).

  In the seventh and eighth embodiments, the notification means for notifying that the generation of the excess ball can be specified, the generation state of the excess ball and the generation state of the excess ball satisfy the error condition when the generation state of the excess ball does not satisfy the error condition It may be a different means. Specifically, for example, when the first liquid crystal and the second liquid crystal having the liquid crystal type image display section GH are provided, when the error condition is not satisfied, notification is performed by the first liquid crystal and the error condition is When the conditions are satisfied, notification may be performed by the second liquid crystal.

  In the ninth and tenth embodiments, when the error condition is satisfied, the security signal may be transmitted to the external terminal board 34, and the error command EE may not be transmitted to the sub control CPU 31a.

  In the ninth and tenth embodiments, when the error condition is satisfied, the security signal is transmitted to the external terminal board 34, and instead of the error command EE, the prize ball command CB is transmitted to the sub control CPU 31a. May be In this case, although an error is notified to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 10, the pachinko gaming machine 10 itself does not perform the error notification.

  In the seventh and ninth embodiments, when an error command EE is once transmitted, an error may be generated if at least one ball is generated in one round game in the subsequent count process.

  When the notification means controlled by the main control board 30 and the notification means controlled by the sub control board 31 are provided, the counting process of the first embodiment and the counting process of the fourth embodiment are provided, respectively. Notification may be performed based on the result of the counting process. Further, in this case, the count process of the first embodiment may be provided, and notification may be performed by each of the main control board 30 and the sub control board 31.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 may be embodied as a pachinko gaming machine using only a special symbol. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine having a plurality of large winning openings, a single starting opening, a pachinko gaming machine using a single special symbol, or a plurality of starting openings. , May be embodied in a pachinko gaming machine using a single special symbol.

The type of jackpot provided in the pachinko gaming machine 10 may be changed.
The pachinko gaming machine 10 may be embodied as a gaming machine (a so-called 1-type 2-type mixing machine) that provides a big hit game when the gaming ball passes a specific area.

  -As a pachinko gaming machine 10 equipped with a probability variation function, a specification giving a definite variation state until winning next time, a specification (tumbling machine) giving a probability variation state until winning a fall lottery, or predetermined There is a specification (ST machine) which gives a probability change state until the number of times the symbol change game is over. In addition, pachinko gaming machines equipped with a probability variation function have specifications (V-probability variation machines) that give probability variation states when a game ball passes through a specific area. The pachinko gaming machine 10 of the embodiment may be embodied in a pachinko gaming machine of any of these specifications. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 10 may be a pachinko gaming machine having a specification in which the above-described tumbler and the V-type variator are mixed.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 may be embodied as a pachinko gaming machine which is classified into a second type also referred to as "feather type" or "hikoki type". In this type of pachinko gaming machine, the opening and closing blade (opening and closing member) of the ball entry device opens upon entering the game ball into the starting opening, and the game ball entered into the ball entry device enters the special winning opening A big hit game is created by this.

  · A sub control board 31 is a sub control board, and a display control board specialized for controlling the effect display device 11 separately from the sub control board 31, a light emission control board specialized for controlling the decoration lamp La, and a speaker Sp specialized control An audio control board may be provided. Such a sub control board and a board for controlling other effects may be included as a sub control board.

  The main control CPU 30 a of the main control substrate 30 and the sub control CPU 31 a of the sub control substrate 31 may be mounted on a single substrate. Further, in the above another example, the display control substrate, the light emission control substrate, and the sound control substrate may be arbitrarily combined to form a single substrate or a plurality of substrates.

Next, technical ideas that can be grasped from the above embodiment and another example will be additionally described below.
(A1) A gaming machine including a plurality of ball entry devices to be subject to award ball payout by entering a game ball, wherein a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by entering the game ball into the ball entry device, The plurality of ball entry devices include a specific ball entry device in which a notification condition for reporting by the entry of balls exceeding the prescribed number is satisfied, and the notification is a notification capable of specifying the occurrence of the excess balls A game machine having a plurality of types of modes as the modes of notification.

(A2) The gaming machine according to the technical concept (a1), wherein the type of the notification is divided by notification means for performing the notification.
(A3) The above technical ideas (a1) to (a2) include a mode in which the occurrence of the excess sphere is notified by sound and a mode in which the occurrence of the excess sphere is notified by display in the modes of the notification. The gaming machine described in.

  (A4) The gaming machine according to the technical concept (a3), wherein information capable of specifying the number of award winning balls obtained by the excess ball is notified in a mode in which the occurrence of the excess ball is notified by display.

  (A5) The specific entering device includes a starting opening for entering the game ball to obtain starting conditions of the symbol changing game, and the specified number is the upper limit number of symbol changing games whose execution is suspended. The gaming machine according to any one of ideas (a1) to (a6).

  (A6) In a gaming machine that performs opening and closing operations so that the large winning opening allows entry of the game ball during a big hit game, the large winning opening performs opening and closing operations according to a predetermined opening and closing pattern, and The opening and closing operation of the special winning opening is ended by entering the specified number of gaming balls and the control by the opening and closing pattern is also ended, and when the entering of excess balls exceeding the specified number occurs, the occurrence of the excess balls A notification that can identify the game is performed, and a game machine characterized by having a plurality of types of modes as the modes of the notification.

  (B1) A predetermined processing is performed based on control information transmitted from the plurality of ball storage devices to be targeted for payout of the ball due to the entry of the game ball, the first control means, and the first control means The control information includes winning ball information on a winning ball, and the plurality of ball entry devices satisfy a notification condition for reporting when a ball exceeding a prescribed number is entered Whether the second control means receives the prize ball information transmitted from the first control means, and whether the gaming ball has entered the particular ball entry device from the received prize ball information Can be specified and it can be specified whether the excess ball has occurred in the specific ball entry device, and when the excess ball occurs, notification can be made that can identify the occurrence of the excess ball as the notification. Make it a gist.

  (B2) The winning ball information includes at least one of information indicating a ball entry device to be a target of payout of a winning ball and information indicating the number of balls to be paid out by entering the ball to the ball entry device. The gaming machine according to the technical idea (b1), which is information.

(B3) The gaming machine according to the technical idea (b1) or (b2), wherein the specified ball entry device is a large winning opening in which entry of a game ball is permitted during a big hit game.
(B4) The gaming machine according to the technical concept (b3), wherein the big hit game is constituted by a plurality of round games, and the prescribed number is a number satisfying the end of one round game.

(B5) The gaming machine according to any one of the technical ideas (b1) to (b4), which has a plurality of types of modes as the mode of the notification.
(B6) The specific entry device is a large winning opening that allows entry of the game ball during a big hit game, and the first control means is configured to insert the game ball into the entry device each time the game ball enters the ball. The prize ball information is transmitted to the second control means, and the second control means can identify that the gaming ball has entered the specific ball entry device during the round game constituting the big hit game. The gaming machine according to the technical concept (b2), wherein it is possible to specify that the excess ball has occurred from the number of times information has been received.

  (B7) The specific entry device is a large winning opening that allows entry of gaming balls during a big hit game, and the first control means is the large winning opening during a round game that constitutes the big hit game. The game balls having entered the ball are counted, and it is specified from the count result whether or not the excess ball exceeding the specified number is generated, and the information capable of specifying that the excess ball is generated is used as the second information as the prize ball information. The gaming machine according to the technical idea (b1) for transmitting to the control means.

  (C1) In a gaming machine that performs opening and closing operations so that the large winning opening allows entry of the game ball during a big hit game, the large winning opening performs opening and closing operations according to a predetermined opening and closing pattern, and The opening and closing operation of the special winning opening is ended by entering the specified number of gaming balls and the control by the opening and closing pattern is also ended, and when the entering of excess balls exceeding the specified number occurs, the occurrence of the excess balls When the notification control means specifies that the generation state of the excess ball during the big hit game is a generation condition satisfying a predetermined error condition A gaming machine in which notification that can identify the occurrence of the excess ball is an error notification.

  (C2) The big hit game is composed of a plurality of round games, and the error condition is satisfied when the number of excess balls generated in one round game exceeds a predetermined number (the technical idea ( The gaming machine described in c1).

  (C3) The notification capable of specifying the occurrence of the excess ball is performed as a notification effect notifying of the occurrence of the excess ball until the number of the excess balls reaches the predetermined number, and the number of the excess balls is the predetermined The gaming machine according to the technical idea (c2), which is performed as an error notification for notifying an error upon reaching a specific number beyond the number.

  (C4) The big hit game is constituted by a plurality of round games, and the error condition is a predetermined number of round games in which the number of excess balls generated during one round game exceeds a predetermined number. The gaming machine according to the technical idea (c1), which is satisfied when exceeding.

  (C5) The notification capable of specifying the occurrence of the excess ball is performed as a notification effect for notifying the occurrence of the excess ball until the number of round games reaches the predetermined number of times, and the number of round games is The gaming machine according to the technical concept (c4) performed as an error notification for notifying an error upon reaching a specific number of times exceeding the predetermined number of times.

  (C6) The apparatus further comprises error determination means for determining whether the generation state of the excess ball during the big hit game is a generation state satisfying a predetermined error condition, the error determination means including the excess ball during the big hit game When it is determined that the occurrence state of the condition is an occurrence condition satisfying a predetermined error condition, error information capable of specifying the occurrence condition satisfying the error condition is transmitted to the notification control means, and the notification control means The gaming machine according to any one of the technical ideas (c1) to (c5), which can specify that the generation state of the excess ball satisfies the error condition by receiving the error information. .

  (C7) The notification means is a single means, and when the notification control means specifies that the generation state of the excess ball satisfies the error condition, the notification by the notification means is an error. The gaming machine according to any one of the technical ideas (c1) to (c6) as a notification.

  (C8) The notification means includes a first notification means and a second notification means, and the notification control means does not specify that the generation state of the excess ball is a generation state satisfying the error condition. At the same time, when the first informing means is notified that the generation of the excess ball can be specified, and when it is determined that the generation state of the excess ball is in the generation state satisfying the error condition, the second informing means is made The gaming machine according to any one of the technical ideas (c1) to (c6) which causes error notification.

  (D1) A plurality of ball entry devices to be subject to a prize ball payout by entering a game ball, and during a big hit game entry of the game ball to the big winning opening which is one of the ball entry devices is permitted Game machine, the first control means, the second control means for performing predetermined processing based on the control information transmitted from the first control means, and the external connection means capable of connecting to an external device. , And the control information includes prize ball information on a prize ball, and the second control means is in a round game constituting the big hit game based on the winning ball information received during the big hit game. When it is specified that the occurrence of the excess ball exceeding the specified number is generated, the process of informing the occurrence of the excess ball is performed, and the first control means determines in advance the generation state of the excess ball during the big hit game In the occurrence state that meets the defined error condition Performs a process of identifying Luke, the jackpot gaming machine performs a process of transmitting to the external connection means specific information capable of specifying said excess balls are excessively generated during the game.

  (D2) A plurality of ball entry devices to be subject to a prize ball payout by entering a game ball, and during a big hit game entry of the game ball to the big winning opening which is one of the ball entry devices is permitted Game machine, the first control means, the second control means for performing predetermined processing based on the control information sent from the first control means, and the control information sent from the first control means And third control means for performing processing relating to the payout of the prize balls, and external connection means capable of connecting to an external device, wherein the control information includes prize ball information on the prize balls, and [2] The control means determines, on the basis of the prize ball information received during the big hit game, that the excess balls exceeding the specified number have been generated during the round game constituting the big hit game. Perform the process of notifying the occurrence of The stage performs processing to specify whether the generation state of the excess ball during the big hit game is a generation state satisfying a predetermined error condition, and the third control means is configured to set the excess ball during the big hit game. A gaming machine which performs processing of transmitting specific information capable of specifying excessive generation to the external connection means.

  (D3) When the first control means determines that the generation state of the excess ball during the big hit game is a generation state satisfying a predetermined error condition, the first control means generates the generation condition satisfying the error condition as the control information. The error information capable of specifying a certain thing is transmitted to the second control means, and the second control means performs a process of notifying an error instead of the process of notifying the occurrence of the excess sphere by the reception of the error information. The gaming machine according to the technical idea (d1) or (d2).

(D4) The gaming machine according to the technical concept (d3), wherein the error condition is satisfied when the number of excess balls generated during one round game exceeds a predetermined number.
(D5) The technical concept is satisfied when the number of round games in which the number of excess balls generated during one round game has exceeded a predetermined number reaches a predetermined number of times. The gaming machine described in.

  (D6) The game ball has a plurality of ball entry devices to be subject to a prize ball payout by entering the ball, and entry of the game ball to the big winning opening which is one of the ball entry devices is permitted during the big hit game Game machine, the first control means, the second control means for performing predetermined processing based on the control information transmitted from the first control means, and the external connection means capable of connecting to an external device. , And the control information includes prize ball information on a prize ball, and the second control means is in a round game constituting the big hit game based on the winning ball information received during the big hit game. When it is identified that an excessive ball exceeding the specified number has been generated, a process of notifying the occurrence of the excessive ball is performed, and the first control means generates the excess ball excessively during the big hit game. Specific information that can be identified Gaming machine performs a process of transmitting to the unit.

  (D7) The game ball has a plurality of ball entry devices to be subject to a prize ball payout by entering the ball, and entry of the game ball to the big winning opening which is one of the ball entry devices is permitted during the big hit game Game machine, the first control means, the second control means for performing predetermined processing based on the control information sent from the first control means, and the control information sent from the first control means And third control means for performing processing relating to the payout of the prize balls, and external connection means capable of connecting to an external device, wherein the control information includes prize ball information on the prize balls, and [2] The control means determines, on the basis of the prize ball information received during the big hit game, that the excess balls exceeding the specified number have been generated during the round game constituting the big hit game. Process to notify the occurrence of the third control Stage game machine performs a process of transmitting a specific information which can specify that the excess balls in the jackpot gaming is excessively generated in the external connecting means.

  (D8) The specific information is information transmitted when the first control means specifies that the generation state of the excess ball in the big hit game is a generation state satisfying a predetermined error condition. The gaming machine according to the technical idea (d6) or (d7).

  (D9) When the first control means determines that the generation state of the excess ball during the big hit game is a generation state satisfying a predetermined error condition, the first control means generates the generation condition satisfying the error condition as the control information. The error information capable of specifying a certain thing is transmitted to the second control means, and the second control means performs a process of notifying an error instead of the process of notifying the occurrence of the excess sphere by the reception of the error information. The gaming machine according to any one of the technical ideas (d6) to (d8).

  (E1) The notification capable of specifying the generation of the excess ball is a notification executed by the output of a sound, and the type of the sound may be different depending on the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated Is different.

  (E2) The notification that can identify the occurrence of the excess ball is a notification that is executed by display, and the content of the display is different in that the execution mode is different according to the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated It is.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko game machine, 12 ... 1st starting opening, 13 ... 2nd starting opening, 14 ... large winning opening, 15 ... normal winning opening, 30 ... main control board, 30a ... CPU for main control, 31 ... sub-control board , 31a: CPU for secondary control, 32: payout control board, 34: external terminal board, Sp: speaker, La: decoration lamp, GH: image display unit, M1 to M3: effect mode, MA, MB, MC, MD: Entry sound, HA: award ball number information, E: error display information, CA, CB: award ball command, EE: error command.

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine that performs opening and closing operations so that the big winning opening allows the game ball to enter during a big hit game,
The big winning opening opens and closes according to a predetermined opening and closing pattern,
The opening and closing operation of the special winning opening is ended by entering a specified number of gaming balls, and the control by the opening and closing pattern is also ended.
If the occurrence of an excess ball exceeding the specified number occurs, a notification is given that can identify the occurrence of the excess ball,
The notification to the same number of excess balls is performed differently depending on the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated,
A notification control means for performing the notification;
When the notification control means specifies that the generation state of the excess ball in the big hit game is a generation state satisfying a predetermined error condition, the notification capable of specifying the generation of the excess ball is an error notification.
The big hit game is composed of multiple round games,
The error condition is satisfied when the number of round games in which the number of excess balls generated during one round game exceeds a predetermined number exceeds a predetermined number of times in one big hit game ,
The notification control means performs the round game once when the number of round balls in which the number of excess balls generated during one round game exceeds the predetermined number does not exceed the predetermined number of times in one big hit game Even if the number of excess balls generated during the round game of has exceeded the predetermined number, the error notification is not performed,
The error notification is performed when the number of times the error condition is satisfied exceeds a predetermined number of times and reaches a specific number.
The specified number of times is a number larger than the predetermined number of times by two or more,
The gaming machine does not perform notification that can identify the occurrence of the excess ball until the predetermined number of times is reached after the predetermined number of times . In a gaming machine including a plurality of ball entry devices to be subject to a prize ball payout by entering a game ball, wherein a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by entering the gaming ball into the ball entry device,
The plurality of ball entry devices include a large winning opening that is a target to be notified to be able to identify the occurrence of the excess ball by the occurrence of the entry of the excess ball exceeding a prescribed number.
During the big hit game, the big winning opening is opened and closed so as to allow entry of the game ball, and the opening and closing operation is performed according to a predetermined opening and closing pattern,
The opening and closing operation of the special winning opening is ended by entering a specified number of gaming balls, and the control by the opening and closing pattern is also ended.
A notification control means for performing a notification capable of specifying the occurrence of the excess ball;
The notification to the same number of excess balls is performed differently depending on the situation immediately before the big hit game is generated,
When the notification control means specifies that the generation state of the excess ball in the big hit game is a generation state satisfying a predetermined error condition, the notification capable of specifying the generation of the excess ball is an error notification.
The big hit game is composed of multiple round games,
The error condition is satisfied when the number of round games in which the number of excess balls generated during one round game exceeds a predetermined number exceeds a predetermined number of times in one big hit game ,
The notification control means performs the round game once when the number of round balls in which the number of excess balls generated during one round game exceeds the predetermined number does not exceed the predetermined number of times in one big hit game Even if the number of excess balls generated during the round game of has exceeded the predetermined number, the error notification is not performed,
The error notification is performed when the number of times the error condition is satisfied exceeds a predetermined number of times and reaches a specific number.
The specified number of times is a number larger than the predetermined number of times by two or more,
The gaming machine does not perform notification that can identify the occurrence of the excess ball until the predetermined number of times is reached after the predetermined number of times . The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of ball entry devices include a plurality of big winning openings .

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