JP6508317B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

For example, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, one provided with a pattern display device for variably displaying a plurality of symbols on a display screen is known. In such a gaming machine, for example a hydraulic port provided in the game region triggered by the game ball has passed, whether the person or lottery line to generate a favorable special game state to the player, such as those or state At the same time, the variable display of the pattern is started. And when was elected to the person or lottery, particular along with the picture pattern set together, etc. is finally stopped and displayed on the display screen, the gaming state is shifted to the special game state. Along with the shift to the special game state, for example, opening and closing of one variable ball entrance device provided in the game area is started, so that the Yu technique balls are paid out.

More details about the pattern of the variation display, first picture starts fluctuation, flow of the pattern of all hand shifts to the special game state if a picture pattern sets suit the particular upon stopped common is there.

  In addition, the variable ball entry device is in a closed state where game balls can not enter or hardly enter in the special gaming state, and when transitioning to the special gaming state, the specified number of times (for example, 15 times) is the upper limit The game ball is switched to the open state where it is easy to enter the ball. In addition, each open state is maintained until a predetermined time (for example, 29.5 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, ten pieces) of gaming balls enter the variable ball entry device. That is common (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

However, in the pachinko machine of the above configuration, a problem that Yu technique is monotonized that might start.

JP 2005-074175 A

The present invention has been made in view of the above illustrated situation such, it is an object to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing the Yu technique is monotonized.

The invention according to claim 1 is
A pattern display device that variably displays a pattern on a display unit;
A plurality of variable ball entry devices switchable between an open state and a closed state;
Based on the work movement conditions are satisfied, the main control means for performing whether lottery to generate a favorable special game state to the player,
When the main control means outputs command information according to the result of the lottery, the variable display of the symbol is performed, and when the result of the lottery is the occurrence winning of the special gaming state, the variable display is ended. The display control of the symbol display device is performed so that a specific symbol combination is stopped and displayed, and when the result of the lottery is not the occurrence winning of the special gaming state, the identification is performed when the variation display is ended. And display control means for controlling the display of the pattern display device so that a pattern combination other than the pattern combination is stopped .
The main control means
Special gaming state transition means for transitioning the gaming state to the special gaming state when the result of the lottery is the occurrence winning of the special gaming state and the variation display of the pattern is ended;
A bonus giving means for giving a player a bonus when the game ball enters any of the variable ball entry devices;
Setting means for setting for specifying a variable ball entry device to be switched to the open state from the closed state;
Open / close control means for performing open / close control to switch to the closed state after opening the corresponding variable ball entry device based on the setting result of the setting means in the special gaming state;
Equipped with
As a pattern of the opening and closing control of the special gaming state, it has a first pattern and a second pattern in which setting modes by the setting means are different,
The display control means is switched to the special game state in which the open / close control of the first pattern is performed, and in the case of transition to the special game state in which the open / close control of the second pattern is performed. And means for enabling the same specific pattern combination to be stopped and displayed when the variable display of the pattern ends.
The gaming machine is provided separately from the pattern display device, and includes another display means controlled by the main control means without the display control means.
The display area by the separate display means is set smaller than the display unit,
The pattern display device and the separate display means are disposed apart from each other,
The main control means controls the other display means so that the specific display is stopped and displayed after changing the display of the other display means, when the result of the lottery is the occurrence winning of the special game state. If the result of the lottery is not an occurrence winning of the special gaming state, the control of the other display means is controlled so that the predetermined display other than the specific display is stopped after the display of the other display means is changed. And the above-mentioned separate processing is performed in the case of shifting to the special gaming state in which the opening and closing control of the first pattern is performed and in the case of shifting to the special gaming state in which the opening and closing control of the second pattern is performed. It has means for changing the stop display content of the specific display of the display means,
The plurality of variable ball entering devices include a first variable ball entering device and a second variable ball entering device,
In the special game state, after executing the opening and closing control of the first variable ball entry device a first number of times, the opening and closing control of the second variable ball entry device is performed a second number of times, and then the first variable entry The special gaming state is configured to end without executing the opening and closing control of the ball device,
The first pattern and the second pattern are different in the first number of times in the special game state,
The setting means includes number setting means for setting the first number of times in the special gaming state to be shifted in response to the occurrence winning if the result of the lottery is the occurrence winning of the special gaming state,
The opening / closing control means is
A determination unit that determines whether the number of executions of the opening / closing control of the first variable ball storage device executed in the special gaming state has reached the first number set by the number setting unit;
Switching means for switching between the opening / closing control of the first variable ball entry device and the opening / closing control of the second variable ball entry device based on the determination result of the determination means;
Equipped with
The switching means executes the opening / closing control of the first variable ball entry device, when it is determined by the determining means that the number of executions has not reached the first number set by the number setting means. If it is determined by the determination means that the number of executions has reached the first number of times set by the number of times setting means, the opening and closing control of the second variable ball entry device is executed. It features.

According to the present invention, Ru can be suppressed to Yu technique is monotonized.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which develops or disassembles and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a front view showing the front composition of the main part frame which constitutes a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a front door frame. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is an exploded perspective view which disassembles and shows back composition of a pachinko machine for every main part. It is a schematic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of the 1st control board unit, 2nd control board unit, and back pack unit in a pachinko machine back surface. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a main body frame and a game board. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a main body frame. It is a perspective view showing the back composition of a game board. It is a perspective view showing composition of a bearing bracket. It is a front view which shows the structure of a 1st control board unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 1st control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 1st control board unit. It is an exploded perspective view showing the back composition of the 1st control board unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a 2nd control board unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 2nd control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 2nd control board unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is an exploded perspective view of a back pack unit. It is an exploded perspective view of a tank rail. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display content of a symbol display apparatus. It is an explanatory view showing an outline of various counters used for game control. It is a flowchart which shows the main process by a main control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows normal processing. It is a flowchart which shows the update process of a missing symbol counter. It is a flowchart which shows 1st specific lamp | ramp part control processing. It is a flow chart which shows the 1st design change start processing. It is a flowchart which shows jackpot state setting processing. It is a figure which shows the relationship between an opening-and-closing aspect counter and the opening-and-closing aspect of a variable winning a prize apparatus. It is a flow chart which shows game state transition processing. It is a flow chart which shows big winning a prize opening and closing processing. It is a flowchart which shows timer interruption processing. It is a flow chart which shows starting winning a prize processing. It is a flowchart which shows NMI interrupt processing. It is a time chart which shows correlation with change display of the color displayed on the 1st specification lamp part, and change display of the pattern in a symbol display device. It is a flow chart which shows main processing by a payment control device. It is a flow chart which shows payment control processing. It is a flowchart which shows a prize ball control process. It is a flowchart which shows a rental ball control process. It is a flow chart which shows jackpot display processing. It is a timing chart which shows operation under a big hit state. It is a figure which shows a 2nd open animation. It is a figure which shows a 1st open animation.

  First, the invention group that can be extracted from the present embodiment will be divided and shown as means n (n = 1, 2, 3...), And these will be described while showing effects etc. as necessary. In the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configuration in the present embodiment is appropriately described in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration illustrated in the parentheses or the like.

Means 1. A pattern display device (pattern display device 41) for variably displaying a pattern on the display unit;
Operation detection means (operation winning processing function of main controller 271) for detecting establishment of operation conditions;
Lottery means (jump determination processing S501 of the main control device 271) for performing lottery of whether or not the special gaming state (big hit state) advantageous to the player is generated based on the establishment of the operation condition;
The symbol display device performs the variable display of the pattern based on the lottery result of the lottery means, and stops the symbol in a combination of specific symbols when the lottery result of the lottery means is the special gaming state winning. Display control means (display control device 214) for controlling display of
Special gaming state transitioning means (a jackpot state of the main control device 271 to shift the gaming state to the special gaming state when the lottery result of the lottery means is the special gaming state winning and the variation display of the symbol is finished In a gaming machine provided with start processing functions S703 to S705),
A plurality of variable ball entry devices (first variable winning device 32a, second variable winning device 32b) provided in the game ball flight area and capable of switching between an open state in which the game ball easily enters the ball and a closed state in which the ball is difficult to enter. )When,
Privilege giving means (main control unit 271, payout control unit 311) for giving the player different benefits depending on the variable ball entry device when the game ball enters the variable ball entry device;
When the gaming state is the special gaming state, setting means for setting the variable ball entry device to be switched from the closed state to the open state among the variable ball entry devices (opening counter confirmation processing S803 of the main control device 271) When,
Based on the setting result of the setting means, the open / close control is performed to switch the corresponding variable ball entry device into the open state and then to the closed state, and the total number of open / close times of each variable ball entry device is a specific number of times A game machine comprising opening / closing control means (big winning opening opening processing S804 and S805 and main winning opening closing processing S810 of the main controller 271) for performing the above opening / closing control.

  According to the means 1, when the gaming state shifts to the special gaming state, the plurality of variable ball entry devices are opened and closed a specific number of times. And when a game ball enters into one of the variable ball entry devices, different benefits are given according to the variable ball entry devices. With this configuration, it is possible to change the benefit given based on one opening and closing. Further, by providing a plurality of variable ball entry devices, it becomes possible to change the benefits to be granted relatively easily, and what kind of benefits can be given through which variable ball entry device is opened and closed Can be taught to the player. Therefore, in the pre-opening stage of the variable ball entry device, it is expected that which variable ball entry device will be opened and how much extra bonus is given from the start to the end of the special game state. However, it becomes possible for the player to play a game, and it is possible to suppress monotonization of the game under the special game state. In addition, in such a configuration, since the opening and closing control is performed so that the total number of opening and closing times of each variable ball entry device becomes a specific number, it is possible to suppress monotonization of the game under the special gaming state It becomes. In addition to securing a certain number of times the game play under the special gaming state that the variable ball-in-place device is opened and closed, and the variable ball-in-place device to which the bonus desired by the player is granted is played It is possible to make the person's As a result of the above, it becomes possible to preferably suppress the monotonization of the game under the special game state.

  The "closed state in which the game ball does not easily enter the game" of the variable ball entry device includes not only the state where entry of the game ball is difficult but also the state where entry of the game ball is impossible.

  Means 2. In the above means 1, when the special game state transition means shifts the game state to the special game state, it comprises open / close number teaching means (display control device 214) which teaches that the open / close control is performed the specific number of times. A game machine characterized by

  According to the means 2, when the game state shifts to the special game state, the total number of times the variable ball entry device is opened and closed is taught. With this configuration, any one of the plurality of variable ball entry devices is opened and closed according to each opening / closing control, and the variable ball entry device is not temporarily provided with the privilege desired by the player. Even if it is, it is possible to play the game while expecting the opening and closing of the variable ball entry device to which the privilege desired by the player is given to be performed after the next time, and the game under the special gaming state becomes monotonous Can be suppressed.

Means 3. An opening / closing mode in which the special gaming state transition means can derive the number of times of opening / closing of each variable ball entry device under the special gaming state before the special gaming state transition means shifts the gaming state to the special gaming state in the means 1 or 2 (Opening pattern) determining means (the jackpot state setting processing function S502 of the main controller 271) for determining the opening pattern;
A game machine characterized in that the setting means sets one of the variable ball entry devices based on the open / close mode determined by the open / close mode determination means.

  According to the means 3, the open / close mode which can derive the open / close times of each variable ball entry device under the special game state is determined before shifting to the special game state. With this configuration, it is possible to suppress monotonization of the game under the special game state while suppressing an increase in the processing load related to the game. In the special gaming state, in addition to the process of opening and closing the variable ball entry device, for example, the process of confirming the number of game balls entered into the variable ball entry device and the process of giving benefits based on the process result, etc. There is a huge amount of these processing loads alone.

Means 4. In the above means 1 or 2, the open / close mode in which the open / close frequency of each variable ball entry device under the special game state can be derived before the open / close control means performs the first open / close control under the special game state (Opening pattern) determining means (the jackpot state setting processing function S502 of the main controller 271) for determining the opening pattern;
A game machine characterized in that the setting means sets one of the variable ball entry devices based on the open / close mode determined by the open / close mode determination means.

  According to the means 4, the open / close mode which can derive the open / close times of each variable ball entry device under the special game state is determined before the first open / close control is performed under the special game state. With this configuration, it is possible to suppress monotonization of the game under the special game state while suppressing an increase in the processing load related to the game. In the special gaming state, in addition to the process of opening and closing the variable ball entry device, for example, the process of confirming the number of game balls entered into the variable ball entry device and the process of giving benefits based on the process result, etc. There is a huge amount of these processing loads alone.

  Means 5. In the means 3 or the means 4, the setting means is characterized in that one variable ball entry device is continuously set by the number of opening and closing times derived from the opening and closing mode and then another variable ball entry device is set. Gaming machine.

  According to the means 5, each variable ball entry device is continuously opened and closed by the number of times of opening and closing derived from the opening and closing mode. With this configuration, it is possible to suppress monotonization of the game under the special game state while suppressing an increase in control load related to the game.

  Means 6. A game machine according to any one of the means 3 to 5, wherein the means for displaying the open / close mode determined by the open / close mode determination means is not provided.

  According to the means 6, it is not displayed based on what opening and closing mode the opening and closing control is performed. With such a configuration, it becomes possible to play a game while expecting which variable ball entry device is opened and closed each time the opening and closing control is performed, and the game under the special gaming state becomes monotonous. It becomes possible to suppress.

  Means 7. In any one of the means 3 to 6, the opening / closing mode determining means determines the opening / closing mode by lottery if the operation condition is satisfied.

  According to the means 7, the open / close mode which can derive the open / close frequency of each variable ball entry device is determined by lottery when the operation condition is satisfied. With this configuration, it is possible to suppress monotonization of the game under the special game state while suppressing an increase in the processing load related to the game under the special game state.

  Means 8. In any of the means 3 to the means 7, when the lottery result of the lottery means is the special game state winning, the display control means is a combination of one specific pattern among combinations of a plurality of specific patterns provided. And control the display of the pattern display device so as to stop the movement, and the opening / closing mode determining means determines the opening / closing mode independently from a combination of specific patterns displayed on the pattern display device. Gaming machine.

  According to the means 8, the opening and closing aspect is determined independently from the combination of the specific patterns to be stopped. With this configuration, it is possible to allow the player to play the game while expecting how much the benefit will be provided, even when the combination of the specific patterns is completed, which makes it possible to perform the game under the special gaming state. It becomes possible to suppress that the game is monotonous.

  Means 9. In any one of the means 3 to 8, an opening / closing number storage means (ROM 502 of the main control device 271) for storing a plurality of opening / closing number patterns (opening patterns) defining the opening / closing number of each variable ball entry device in advance is provided. The game machine, wherein the open / close mode determination means selects one open / close frequency pattern from the plurality of open / close frequency patterns as the open / close mode.

  According to the means 9, a plurality of open / close frequency patterns defining the open / close frequency of each variable ball entry device are stored in advance, and one of the open / close frequency patterns is selected as the open / close mode. The number of times of opening and closing is determined. With such a configuration, it is possible to determine the number of times of opening and closing of each variable ball entry device under the special game state with a relatively simple processing configuration. In addition, as long as it is a structure provided with two variable ball entering devices, you may be the structure which memorize | stores multiple opening / closing frequency patterns which defined the frequency | count of opening and closing of one variable ball entering device beforehand. This is because it is possible to uniquely derive the number of opening and closing of other variable ball entry devices.

  Means 10. A control pattern storage unit (the ROM 502 of the main control device 271 stores in advance a plurality of control patterns (opening patterns) defining the variable ball entry device to be subjected to the opening and closing control in each of the units 3 to 8 And the opening / closing mode determination unit selects one control pattern from the plurality of control patterns as the opening / closing mode.

  According to the means 10, a plurality of control patterns in which variable ball entering devices to be controlled to open and close are defined at the time of each opening and closing control are stored in advance, and one of the control patterns is selected as the opening and closing mode. With this configuration, it is possible to determine the open / close order and the number of open / close times of each variable ball entry device under the special game state with a relatively simple processing configuration. In addition, as long as it is a structure provided with two variable ball entering devices, you may be the structure which stores beforehand two or more control patterns which defined opening-and-closing control timing of one variable ball entering device. This is because the opening / closing control timing of another variable ball entry device can be uniquely derived.

Means 11. In the above means 9 or 10, based on the establishment of the operation condition, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to generate a second special gaming state (high probability state) in which the special gaming state and the degree of advantage of the player are different. Lottery means (big hit symbol setting process S503 of the main control device 271),
When the lottery result of the lottery means is the special gaming state winning and the lottery result of the second lottery means is the second special gaming state winning, the gaming state after the end of the special gaming state is the second special gaming state Second special gaming state transition means (high probability state transition processing S710 of the main control device 271) for transitioning to
The opening / closing mode determining means;
When the lottery result of the second lottery means is the second special game state winning, the selection rate of the open / close frequency pattern or control pattern with the largest benefit given to the player is the selection of another open / close frequency pattern or control pattern In order to be higher than the rate, and when the lottery result of the second lottery means is the second special gaming state non-winning, selection of the opening / closing number pattern or control pattern with the smallest benefit given to the player A game machine characterized in that the rate is higher than the selection rate of other opening / closing number patterns or control patterns.

  According to the means 11, when the special gaming state is ended, the second special gaming state may be shifted, and when the lottery result of the second lottery means is the second special gaming state winning, among the opening / closing number pattern or the control pattern If the opening / closing frequency pattern or control pattern having the largest benefit given to the player is selected with high probability, and the lottery result of the second lottery means is the second special gaming state non-winning, of the opening / closing frequency pattern or control pattern The opening / closing frequency pattern or control pattern with the smallest benefit given to the player is selected with high probability. With this configuration, it is possible to preferably suppress monotonization of the game under the special game state. In the case of winning the second special gaming state, it is possible to receive many benefits in addition to the advantages associated with the transition to the second special gaming state, suitably enhancing the degree of the player's advantage It is because it becomes possible.

  Means 12. A gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 11, wherein the setting means sequentially sets the small variable ball entry device to which the award is given.

  According to the means 12, when the gaming state shifts to the special gaming state, the variable ball entry device with the small award given is opened and closed in order. With this configuration, it is possible to play the game under the special gaming state while expecting from what opening and closing the largest variable ball-raising device of the benefit is opened and closed. Therefore, it is possible to preferably suppress monotonization of the game in the special game state.

  Means 13. In any one of the above means 1 to 12, when the setting means sets any of the variable ball entry devices, the player can receive more than the variable ball entry device previously set under one special game state. A restriction means (short-time opening counter and short-time opening counter confirmation processing S803 of the main control device 271) is provided which restricts the variable ball-in-place device which can be set to set the variable ball-in-place device A game machine characterized by

  According to the means 13, according to the opening of the variable ball entry device performed a specific number of times, the bonus based on the variable ball entry device opened next to the player based on the benefit based on the variable ball entry device opened earlier There is no disadvantage. With this configuration, it is possible to play the game under each opening while expecting from what number of times the opening is performed the variable ball receiving device to which the most advantageous bonus is given is released. Therefore, it is possible to preferably suppress monotonization of the game in the special game state.

  Means 14. In any one of the above means 1 to 13, before the opening / closing control means switches the variable ball entry device to the open state, the symbol display is performed to provide a suggestion effect suggesting the variable ball entry device to be switched to the next open state. A game machine characterized by comprising suggestion effect means (open video display processing S1606 and S1607 of the display control device 214) for suggestive display control of the device.

  According to the means 14, before each opening / closing control, a suggestive effect indicating which variable ball entry device is to be released is performed. With such a configuration, it is possible to suppress a problem such as the player's misidentification when there is a plurality of variable ball entry devices and none of the variable ball entry devices are opened.

  Means 15. In the above-mentioned means 14, it is preferable that the indication effect means perform the indication effect before all of the variable ball entry devices are in the closed state and before any of the variable ball entry devices are switched to the open state. A game machine characterized by controlling display of a display device.

  According to the means 15, the suggestion effect is performed before all of the variable ball entry devices are in the closed state and before any of the variable ball entry devices are switched to the open state. With such a configuration, it is possible to play a game while expecting to receive benefits when any of the variable ball entry devices are open, all of the variable ball entry devices In the closed situation, it is possible to enjoy the suggested rendering while expecting which variable ball entry device will be opened next. Therefore, it becomes possible to make effective use of the closed time of the variable ball entry device which tends to be the waiting time for waiting for the opening of the variable ball entry device, and the game under the special game state is from the start of the special game state It will be possible to entertain until the end.

  Means 16. In any one of the above means 1 to 15, the open / close control means performs open control to switch the variable ball entry device corresponding to the setting result of the setting means to the open state (a big win of the main control 271 Opening processing S 805), and when the specified time (29.5 seconds) has elapsed since the opening control means started the opening control, or a predetermined number (10) of games are played in the variable ball entry device during the opening control And a closing control means (a big winning opening closing process S810 of the main control device 271) for performing closing control for switching the variable ball entering device into a closing state when a ball enters the ball.

  According to the means 16, the opened variable ball entry device is closed when a prescribed time has elapsed or when a prescribed number of gaming balls have entered. In such a configuration, even when any variable ball entry device is opened, it is possible to close with the passage of a prescribed time or with a prescribed number of gaming ball entry balls, so it is relatively simple. It becomes possible to control opening and closing of each variable ball entry device by processing. In addition, the player can play the game in order to make the specified number of game balls enter even when any variable ball entry device is opened. It can be easily understood.

  Means 17. In any one of the above means 1 to 16, the bonus giving means is characterized in that when the game ball enters the variable ball entry device, a different predetermined number of game balls are paid out for each variable ball entry device. Gaming machine.

  According to the means 17, when the game ball enters the variable ball entry device, a predetermined number of different game balls are paid out for each variable ball entry device. By applying the characteristic configurations of the above means 1 to 12 to such a gaming machine, it becomes possible to preferably suppress the monotonization of the game under the special gaming state. Since the number of gaming balls to be paid out under the special gaming state changes depending on how many times each variable ball entry device is opened and closed, it is expected that the variable ball entry device from which the largest number of gaming balls are paid out is opened. It is because it becomes possible to play a game while making it.

  Means 18. A game machine according to any one of the above means 1 to 17, wherein the variable ball entry devices are arranged in the falling direction (vertical direction) of the game ball.

  According to the means 18, the variable ball entry devices are arranged in line in the falling direction of the gaming balls. In such a configuration, for example, the game ball can be entered into each variable ball entry device without changing the flight intensity etc. for causing the game ball to fly at each opening and closing, so the special game state is not required to force the player to perform special operations. It is possible to suppress monotonization of the game below.

  Means 19. In the above-mentioned means 18, other gaming parts (nails etc.) are not disposed between the respective variable ball entry devices.

  According to the means 19, no other game component is arranged between the variable ball entry devices. With this configuration, it is possible to give the player the privilege as intended by the designer designing the gaming machine. If it is assumed that other game components are arranged between each variable ball entry device, the manager of the game arcade where the game machine is installed changes the ease of entering the game ball into the variable ball entry device. There is a possibility of

  Means 20. A game machine characterized in that, in the means 18 or the means 19, a variable ball entry device having a large privilege to be awarded to a player is disposed lower.

  According to the means 20, the larger the variable ball entry device with the larger award given to the player, the lower the position. With this configuration, it is possible to configure the game ball to enter the game more easily as the variable ball entry device has a larger award given to the player.

Means 21. A pattern display device (pattern display device 41) for variably displaying a pattern on the display unit;
Operation detection means (operation winning processing function of main controller 271) for detecting establishment of operation conditions;
Lottery means (jump determination processing S501 of the main control device 271) for performing lottery of whether or not the special gaming state (big hit state) advantageous to the player is generated based on the establishment of the operation condition;
The symbol display device performs the variable display of the pattern based on the lottery result of the lottery means, and stops the symbol in a combination of specific symbols when the lottery result of the lottery means is the special gaming state winning. Display control means (display control device 214) for controlling display of
Special gaming state transitioning means (a jackpot state of the main control device 271 to shift the gaming state to the special gaming state when the lottery result of the lottery means is the special gaming state winning and the variation display of the symbol is finished In a gaming machine provided with start processing functions S703 to S705),
A first variable ball entry device (first variable winning device 32a) and a second variable ball entry device which are provided in the game ball flight area and can be switched between an open state where the game ball easily enters the ball and a closed state where the ball is difficult to enter. Device (the second variable winning device 32b),
First benefit giving means (main control device 271) for giving a first benefit (15 game ball payouts) to the player based on the ball when the game ball enters the first variable ball storage device A payout control device 311),
When a game ball enters the second variable ball entry device, a second benefit (three game ball payouts) with a smaller degree of advantage than the first benefit is awarded to the player based on the ball entry. Privilege giving means (main controller 271, payout controller 311);
When the gaming state is the special gaming state, setting means for setting the variable ball entry device to be switched from the closed state to the open state among the variable ball entry devices (opening counter confirmation processing S803 of the main control device 271) When,
Based on the setting result of the setting means, the open / close control is performed to switch the corresponding variable ball entry device into the open state and then to the closed state, and the total number of open / close times of each variable ball entry device A game machine comprising opening / closing control means (big winning opening opening processing S804 and S805 and main winning opening closing processing S810 of the main controller 271) for performing the above opening / closing control.

  According to the means 21, when the gaming state shifts to the special gaming state, the plurality of variable ball entry devices are opened and closed a specific number of times. Then, if the game ball enters the first variable ball entry device, the first benefit is awarded, and if the game ball enters the second variable ball entry device, the first benefit is better than the first benefit. A small second benefit is awarded. With this configuration, it is possible to change the benefit given based on one opening and closing. Further, by providing a plurality of variable ball entry devices, it becomes possible to change the benefits to be granted relatively easily, and what kind of benefits can be given through which variable ball entry device is opened and closed Can be taught to the player. Therefore, in the pre-opening stage of the variable ball entry device, it is expected that which variable ball entry device will be opened and how much extra bonus is given from the start to the end of the special game state. However, it becomes possible for the player to play a game, and it is possible to suppress monotonization of the game under the special game state. In addition, in such a configuration, since the opening and closing control is performed so that the total number of opening and closing times of each variable ball entry device becomes a specific number, it is possible to suppress monotonization of the game under the special gaming state It becomes. In addition to guaranteeing the game play under the special game state that the variable ball entry device is opened and closed for a specific number of times, and directing the player's attention to how many times the first variable ball entry device is opened and closed within a specific number of times Because it is possible. As a result of the above, it becomes possible to preferably suppress the monotonization of the game under the special game state.

  The "closed state in which the game ball does not easily enter the game" of the variable ball entry device includes not only the state where entry of the game ball is difficult but also the state where entry of the game ball is impossible.

  The characteristic configurations described in the above means 2 to means 20 may be applied to the characteristic configuration of the means 21, and in such a case, a synergistic effect can be expected.

  The basic configurations of various gaming machines to which the above-described means can be applied will be shown below.

  Ball-and-ball game machine: operation means (game ball emission handle 18) operated by the player, and ball emission means (emission motor 229 etc.) for firing and releasing the game ball based on the operation of the operation means Ball passage (ball guide passage of the rail unit 50) for guiding the game ball to the game ball flight area and each game component (general winning opening 31, variable winning device 32, operation opening 33 disposed in the game ball flight area) , A variable display unit 35 etc.).

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a "pachinko machine") which is a type of gaming machine will be described in detail based on the drawings. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an expanded or disassembled state, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing a front configuration of a main frame 12 constituting the pachinko machine 10. is there. In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, for convenience, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is blank.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10. The outer frame 11 is attached to a so-called island facility at the time of installation in the game hall. The outer frame 11 is in a state in which wooden plate members are combined in a rectangular frame shape as a whole, and is configured by fixing each plate member by a detachable fastening member such as a small screw. Therefore, compared with the conventional structure which assembled | attached each board | plate material using a nail | claw or a rivet, it has the structure which is easy to reuse (reuse) of a structural member. In the present embodiment, the outer size of the outer frame 11 in the vertical direction is 809 mm (inner size 771 mm), and the outer size in the left-right direction is 518 mm (inner size 480 mm). The outer frame 11 may be made of a synthetic resin or a metal such as aluminum.

  A body frame 12 is supported on one side of the outer frame 11 so as to be openable and closable. The opening / closing axis is set to extend vertically upward to the left as viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, so that the body frame 12 can be opened forward with the opening / closing axis as an axis. Furthermore, since the pachinko machine 10 is provided with the game ball launch handle 18 on the right side, the main frame 12 can be opened and closed centering on the side opposite to the game ball launch handle 18 It can be said. The main body frame 12 is made of synthetic resin, specifically, ABS resin. By using the ABS resin, the main frame 12 having high impact resistance can be obtained at relatively low cost. The body frame 12 may be made of a metal such as aluminum. In the present embodiment, the outer frame 11 and the main frame 12 constitute a gaming machine main body. As an alternative to the outer frame 11, an installation frame may be provided in advance on the game hall side, and the main body frame 12 may be assembled to the installation frame when installing the pachinko machine 10 in the game hall. In such a configuration, the gaming machine main body is configured by the main body frame 12.

  A front plate 14 is provided at a lower position on the front side of the main body frame 12. The front plate 14 is formed in a horizontally long shape, and the width thereof is configured to substantially coincide with the width of the main body frame 12. The front plate 14 has a base portion 15 having a bulging portion 15a bulging toward the near side at a substantially central portion in the width direction, and a bowl-shaped saucer provided inside the bulging portion 15a of the base portion 15 and recessed downward. The lower plate 16 and the back wall panel 17 that constitutes the wall surface on the back side of the lower plate 16 are provided. Since the base portion 15 is fixed to the main body frame 12 by a fastening member such as a screw, the base portion 15 constitutes an attachment portion to the main body frame 12. The game ball emission handle 18 is provided on the base portion 15 so as to project to the front side on the right side of the bulging portion 15a. The back wall panel 17 is provided with a ball discharge port 17a, and gaming balls discharged from the ball discharge port 17a are stored in the lower plate 16.

  A slide-type ball removing lever 19 is provided on the front side of the bulging portion 15 a of the base portion 15. The ball release lever 19 may be a push type. When the ball removing lever 19 is operated, a closing plate (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the lower plate 16 moves integrally or via a link to open the ball removing hole, and the storage balls in the lower plate 16 It is configured to be discharged downward. The ball release lever 19 is provided with a biasing member such as a coil spring which biases the ball release lever 19 to the side for closing the ball removal hole, and when the operation of the ball release lever 19 is released, the biasing force of the biasing member The closure plate is configured to be returned to the open position of the ball removal hole by this. A speaker cover portion 17b in which many small holes are gathered is formed at a position different from the ball discharge port 17a of the back wall panel 17, and the output sound of the speaker 20 installed behind the panel 17 is a speaker cover It is emitted forward through the part 17b.

  An ashtray 21 is provided on the left side of the bulging portion 15 a in the base portion 15. The ashtray 21 is attached to the front side and lower side so as to be able to easily remove the buttocks and the like accumulated inside, and faces the base portion 15 on the right side surface and the back surface. Although a specific illustration is omitted, on the right side surface of the ashtray 21 is provided a spindle for supporting the ashtray 21 in a rotatable manner in a rotatable manner, and on the back surface, the ashtray 21 is upward as shown. A locking portion is provided which is locked to the base portion 15 at the open position. The front plate 14 is, for the most part, formed of an ABS resin in the same manner as the body frame 12. Although the front plate 14 is exposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 10, by molding it with an ABS resin, it becomes possible to plate an appropriate place on the surface for the purpose of decoration and the like. It should be noted that due to the arrangement of the ashtray 21 nearby, the flame retardant ABS resin is used for the part that constitutes the lower tray 16 and the back wall panel 17, and it becomes difficult to burn even if it is accidentally put cigarettes etc. It is preferable to configure as follows.

  A front door frame 13 as a front door is provided in a range excluding the front face plate 14 on the front side of the main body frame 12 so as to cover the main body frame 12. Accordingly, the entire front surface side of the main body frame 12 is covered by the front plate 14 and the front door frame 13. The front door frame 13 is attached to the main body frame 12 so as to be openable and closable, and like the main body frame 12, it can be opened forward with an open / close axis extending vertically to the left when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 It is supposed to be. The front door frame 13 is formed of ABS resin as the front plate 14 is. Although the front door frame 13 is exposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 10, by molding it with an ABS resin, it becomes possible to plate an appropriate place on the surface for the purpose of decoration and the like.

  A bulging portion 22 bulging toward the front side above the lower plate 16 is provided at a lower position of the front door frame 13, and an upper plate 23 opening upward is provided inside the bulging portion 22. . The upper tray 23 is a ball tray for temporarily storing game balls paid out from a later described payout device and guiding the game balls to the game ball launcher side while aligning them in a line. A ball release lever 24 for the upper plate 23 is provided on the front side of the bulging portion 22. When the ball release lever 24 is operated, a ball release passage (not shown) provided near the most downstream portion of the upper plate 23 Is released, and the storage balls in the upper plate 23 are discharged to the lower plate 16. The upper plate 23 can also be made of flame-retardant ABS resin, as with the lower plate 16 and the like.

  In this pachinko machine 10, the glass door frame and the front decoration frame are provided separately, and these can be opened and closed respectively to the front frame (corresponding to the main body frame of the present embodiment) and the upper tray is provided on the front decoration frame. Unlike the conventional configuration, the glass door frame and the front decoration frame are integrated into one to form the front door frame 13, and the upper plate 23 is integrally provided to the front door frame 13. In this case, since the glass door frame and the front decoration frame are integrated into one to form the front door frame 13, strength improvement of the glass support structure can be realized in the front door frame 13. That is, in the pachinko machine 10, with the purpose of expanding the game area, the large glass 137 is mounted on the front door frame 13 along with the expansion of the game area. Accordingly, the frame portion around the glass becomes narrow, and there is a concern about the problem of a reduction in strength. However, by providing a frame portion integral with the upper tray below the glass, sufficient strength of the glass support structure can be secured. The vertical and horizontal dimensions of the glass 137 are generally 45 mm × 405 mm conventionally, but are 453 mm × 434 mm in the present pachinko machine 10.

  Further, the front door frame 13 is expanded downward so as not to interfere with the game ball emission handle 18 at least when the front door frame 13 is opened or closed. As a specific numerical value, the dimension La from the lower end of the pachinko machine to the lower end of the front door frame 13 is, for example, about 201 mm in one existing model, but is about 30 mm smaller in this pachinko machine 10 and about 172 mm. It has become. Further, along with this, the dimension Lb from the lower end of the pachinko machine to the upper end of the upper plate 23 is also reduced, and for example, about 298 mm in one existing model, it is about 261 mm in the present pachinko machine 10. Here, by lowering the position of the upper plate 23, the vertical distance from the tip end of the ball lending device provided parallel to the left side of the pachinko machine 10 in the game hall becomes large, and there is a concern that the balls will fall off, etc. However, in the present embodiment, the rising portion 22a in which the wall surface of the bulging portion 22 is made higher than the other wall surfaces is formed on the left side portion which is a portion for discharging balls from the nozzle. As a result, even when the upper tray 23 is lowered, inconveniences such as spilled balls can be resolved. The height dimension of the rising portion 22a may be any as long as it corresponds to the lowering dimension of the upper tray 23, and the maximum height dimension thereof is 25 mm in the present embodiment.

  In addition, in the front door frame 13, although the bulging part 22 for upper plate formation is bulgingly provided in the near side greatly, it is provided above other parts of the upper plate 23 (ring electric decoration part 102 etc. which are mentioned later) B) is limited in bulging toward the front side in order to avoid interference with the nozzle of the ball lending device. Specifically, the dimension from the outer frame 11 to the front side is limited to 45 to 50 mm.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main body frame 12 is mainly composed of a resin base 25 whose outer shape has substantially the same shape as the outer frame 11, and a substantially circular window hole 26 is formed in the center of the resin base 25. Is formed. The game board 30 is detachably mounted on the rear side of the resin base 25. As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 30 is made of a substantially square plywood, and is attached in a state where its peripheral edge portion abuts on the back side of the resin base 25. That is, the game board 30 is attached from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and only the substantially central portion of the front face of the game board 30 is exposed to the front side of the main body frame 12 through the window hole 26 of the resin base 25. As in the conventional case, the game board 30 has a length of 476 mm in the vertical direction and a length of 452 mm in the horizontal direction.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described based on FIG. The gaming board 30 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning opening 31, a first variable winning device 32a, a second variable winning device 32b, an operation opening 33, a through gate 34, a variable display unit 35, and the like. In practice, the general winning opening 31, the variable winning devices 32a and 32b, the operation opening 33, the through gate 34 and the variable display unit 35 are attached to the surface of the game board by wood screws or the like. In the present embodiment, the variable display unit 35 is disposed substantially at the center of the game board 30, and the operation opening 33 is disposed below the variable display unit 35, and further below the first variable winning device 32a and the second variable winning device 32b. It is arranged. The first variable winning device 32a and the second variable winning device 32b are arranged vertically and in proximity to each other in the falling direction of the game ball. In addition, through gates 34 are disposed on the left and right sides of the variable display unit 35, and a plurality of general winning openings 31 are disposed on both sides of the lower part of the game board 30, respectively. The operating port 33 is additionally provided with a motorized part that is in an operating state (open state) under predetermined conditions. When the game ball enters the general winning opening 31, the variable winning devices 32a and 32b, and the operation opening 33, it is detected by a detection switch described later, and the upper tray 23 (in some cases lower tray 16) based on the detection result. A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. Specifically, three game balls are paid out when the game ball enters the operation opening 33 and the second variable winning device 32b, and ten game balls when the game ball enters the general winning opening 31. When the prize balls are paid out and the game balls enter the first variable winning device 32a, 15 prize balls are paid out. In addition, an out port 36 is provided at the lowermost portion of the game board 30, and game balls that did not enter the various winning ports etc. are guided through the out port 36 toward a ball discharge path not shown. It has become. The out port 36 is formed by cutting out approximately the center of the lower end of the game board 30 in a reverse U shape. Therefore, as compared with the conventional configuration in which the out port is formed in a hole shape, the out port can be easily formed (However, in FIG. 4, since the rail unit 50 is provided overlapping on the front side, the out port 36 is closed. Is shown). Further, on the game board 30, a large number of nails are implanted to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (features) such as the windmill 37 are disposed. However, nails or other members are not disposed between the first variable winning device 32a and the second variable winning device 32b. This is a device for keeping the ease of entering the game ball into the second variable winning device 32b constant. That is, when a member such as a nail is disposed between the first variable winning device 32a and the second variable winning device 32b, the manager of the game arcade where the pachinko machine 10 is installed adjusts the position of the member, This is because there is a possibility of changing the ease of entering the gaming ball into the second variable winning device 32b.

  Notches 38 are formed at a plurality of locations on the left and right sides of the game board 30 so as to avoid interference with the overhanging areas from the left and right sides of the main body frame 12 which is the mounting partner.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, the position of the upper tray 23 is lowered, and accordingly, the position of the game ball intake port provided at the most downstream portion of the upper tray 23 is also lowered. In this case, in the conventional configuration in which the gaming ball intake port is at a relatively high position, the gaming ball intake port and the gaming board 30 overlap back and forth, and the gaming board 30 has a cutout corresponding to the gaming ball intake port Although it was necessary to provide, in this pachinko machine 10, by lowering the game ball intake port, the game ball intake port and the game board 30 do not overlap back and forth, and the cutout for the game ball intake port The formation is unnecessary. Therefore, in the manufacturing process of the game board 30, it becomes an advantageous structure.

  The variable display unit 35 is provided with a symbol display device 41 that variably displays a first symbol (special symbol) using a winning on the operation opening 33 as a trigger. A center frame 43 is disposed on the variable display unit 35 so as to surround the symbol display device 41. The upper portion of the center frame 43 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10. This prevents the game ball from falling in front of the display screen of the symbol display device 41, and does not cause a problem that the visibility of the display screen is reduced by the drop of the game ball. . At the upper center of the center frame 43, a first specific ramp 47 and a second specific ramp 48 are provided side by side. Moreover, the holding | maintenance lamp 44 corresponding to the 1st specific lamp part 47 and the symbol display apparatus 41 is provided so that the area | region where these both specific lamp parts 47 and 48 were arrange | positioned may be pinched | interposed. The number of times the gaming ball passes through the operation opening 33 is held up to four times, and the number of the held balls is displayed by lighting the holding lamp 44. The storage lamp 44 may be configured to be variably displayed on a part of the symbol display device 41. As described above, when the upper portion of the center frame 43 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10, the visibility of the holding lamp 44, the first specific lamp unit 47 and the second specific lamp unit 48 is obstructed by the falling of the game ball It is not configured. At the lower part of the center frame 43, a holding lamp 46 corresponding to the second specific lamp unit 48 is provided. The number of times the game ball passes through the through gate 34 is suspended up to four times, and the number of the reserved balls is displayed by lighting the reserve lamp 46. The holding lamp 46 may be configured to be variably displayed on a part of the symbol display device 41, like the holding lamp 44.

  The symbol display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device provided with a relatively large liquid crystal display of 8-inch size, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 41, for example, the first symbols are displayed side by side on the left, in the middle, and the right, and these symbols are displayed so as to be scrolled in the vertical direction. Then, when the combination of predetermined symbols is stopped and displayed on the effective line set in advance, the jackpot occurs and the subsequent gaming state shifts to the jackpot state as the special gaming state. The variable display of this symbol will be described in detail later. The symbol display device 41 has a liquid crystal display of 10 inches, 7 inches, etc. other than 8 inches, a display of a wide size, or a display screen according to other types such as CRT, dot matrix, 7 segments etc. May be configured.

  The first specific lamp unit 47 is provided with an LED lamp of a three-color light emitting type of red, green and blue inside thereof. Then, triggered by a winning on the operation opening 33, switching of the luminescent color is performed in a predetermined order. Specifically, red light is turned on in response to a winning on the operation opening 33, and the light emission color is switched to green light when a predetermined time has elapsed in this state. Then, the emission color is switched to blue light when the predetermined time has elapsed while the green light is on. Thereafter, until the emission color switching stop time comes, the emission color switching is repeatedly performed in the order of red, green and blue. As a result, red, green and blue are repeatedly displayed in this order on the first specific lamp portion 47. Then, when red or green is finally stopped and displayed, the jackpot is generated and the gaming state after that shifts to the jackpot state, and when the blue is stopped and displayed, the jackpot is not generated and the jackpot is generated. It does not shift to the state. The switching of the light emission color will be described in detail later.

  On the other hand, the second specific lamp unit 48 is provided with a red and green two-color light emitting type LED lamp inside thereof. The second specific lamp unit 48 uses the passage of the through gate 34 as a trigger to switch emission colors in a predetermined order. Specifically, when the gaming ball passes through the through gate 34, lighting of red light and lighting of green light are alternately performed. As a result, red and green are alternately displayed on the second specific lamp unit 48. Then, when red is displayed in a stop state, the motorized accessory attached to the operation port 33 is configured to be in the open state only for a predetermined time.

  The first variable winning device 32a and the second variable winning device 32b are in a closed state in which the gaming ball can not win in the normal state, and when transitioning to the jackpot state, the gaming ball is switched to a predetermined open state in which the gaming ball is easy to win. It has become. More specifically, when each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b is in the open state, the gaming ball is likely to win at the big winning opening of each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b. Each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b is switched to the closed state as progress of the open time (for example, 29.5 seconds) or that a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls are won as a closing condition. The jackpot state continues until opening and closing of 15 rounds is performed, with one of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b being opened and closed as one round. The closed state of each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b may not be a state in which the gaming balls can not win, but may be a state in which the gaming balls are difficult to win.

  A rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30 as a rail member for guiding the game ball fired from the game ball launch device to the upper part of the game board 30, and along with the turning operation of the game ball launch handle 18. The fired game balls are guided to a predetermined game area through the rail unit 50. The rail unit 50 is formed of a ring-shaped resin molded product, and more specifically, a fluorine-containing polycarbonate resin is used to reduce the frictional resistance. The rail unit 50 has an inner rail portion 51 and an outer rail portion 52 which are provided in both inner and outer sides. The inner rail portion 51 is formed in a substantially annular shape except for about 1⁄4 of the upper side, and the outer rail portion 52 is parallel to the left side portion of the inner rail 51 so as to surround the upper open area of the inner rail portion 51 It is formed in a substantially semicircular ring shape.

  The inner rail portion 51 is integrally molded with the other resin portion, and is erected substantially vertically on the surface of the game board 30. Further, the outer rail portion 52 has a support portion 52a which is integrally molded with the other resin portion in the same manner as the inner rail portion 51, and stands substantially vertically on the surface of the game board 30, and the support portion A sliding plate 52b is attached to the inner surface of the 52a to make the game ball fly more smoothly. The slide plate 52b is made of a long stainless steel metal band, and is supported by the support portion 52a at a plurality of places. In this case, the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52 constitute a guide rail, and a ball guide passage is formed by a portion where the rail portions 51 and 52 face each other at a predetermined interval. In the region where the inner and outer rail portions 51 and 52 face each other, the rail portions 51 and 52 are connected by the contact portion 53 with the game board 30, and the ball guide passage is formed in a groove shape opened to the front side. It is done.

  In the rail unit 50, the return ball preventing member 54 is attached to the part (upper left part in FIG. 4) from which the game ball pops out from the ball guide passage, and the part corresponding to the maximum flying part of the game ball A rubber return 55 is attached to the upper right portion of. The return ball preventing member 54 prevents the game ball, which has jumped out of the ball guide passage to the top of the game board 30, from being returned into the ball guide passage. In addition, the game ball fired with a predetermined momentum or more strikes the return rubber 55 and is bounced back to the center of the game area.

  An arc-shaped flange 56 which protrudes outward is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rail unit 50. The flange 56 constitutes an attachment surface to the game board 30. When the rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30, the flange 56 abuts on the game board 30, and in that state, a screw or the like is inserted through the plurality of through holes formed in the flange 56 The rail unit 50 is fastened to 30. Here, the upper and lower and left and right ends of the rail unit 50 are formed substantially in a straight line. That is, the flanges 56 are cut off at the upper and lower and left and right ends of the rail unit 50, and the expansion of the rail diameter in a limited area of the pachinko machine 10, that is, the expansion of the game area on the game board 30 is achieved. It has become. The rail unit 50 is disposed such that the position on the game board 30 which is the maximum width of the game area reaches the left and right end positions of the game board 30. Of the parts corresponding to the ball guide passage of the rail unit 50, particularly with regard to the receiving part of the game ball, the corresponding flange 56 is more than the other one in order to firmly attach the rail unit 50 and stabilize the flight of the game ball. Screwing is carried out at many places (three places in the present embodiment and two places in the other).

  At the entrance of the ball guide passage between the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52, a convex portion 57 is formed so as to close a part of the ball guide passage. The convex portion 57 is formed to extend downward from the outer peripheral portion of the inner rail portion 51 and has a function of guiding the far ball which flows backward in the ball guide passage without reaching the game area to the far ball passage 76 (see FIG. 3) Have. The lower right corner and the lower left corner of the game board 30 are spaces (Sa, Sb in the figure) for attaching a seal or plate such as a certificate, and the flange 56 is provided to secure the attachment space. The notches 58a and 58b are formed in the. By attaching a seal such as a certificate stamp directly to the game board 30, it is difficult to perform unauthorized re-attachment of a certificate stamp or the like.

  The relay terminal hole 59 which penetrated back and forth is provided in the upper left part on the outer side than the rail unit 50 in the game board 30, The connection connector of the relay terminal board installed in the game board back surface through this relay terminal hole 59 60 is exposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 10.

  Next, the game area will be described. The board surface of the game board 30 is divided into inner and outer areas by rail units 50 (inner and outer rail portions 51 and 52), and an inner area divided into a substantially circular shape is used as a game area. In the present embodiment, in particular, the game area divided on the board of the game board 30 is configured to be much larger than the conventional one. In this embodiment, the distance from the top of the outer rail portion 52 to the lower portion of the game board 30 is 445 mm (58 mm longer than the conventional product), and the extreme left position of the outer rail portion 52 to the extreme right position of the inner rail portion The distance between them is 435 mm (50 mm longer than conventional products). Further, the distance from the extreme left position of the inner rail portion 51 to the extreme right position of the inner rail portion 51 is 418 mm.

  In the present embodiment, of the area surrounded by the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52 when the gaming area is viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, the area of the ball guide passage which is the opposing portion of the inner and outer rail portions 51 and 52 It is described as an area excluding. That is, since the game area does not include the ball guide passage portion, the left limit position toward the game area is specified not by the outer rail portion 52 but by the inner rail portion 51. Further, the right limit position toward the game area is specified by the inner rail portion 51, and the lower limit position of the game area is specified by the lower end position of the gaming board 30 in which the out port 36 is formed, and the upper limit position of the game area Is identified by the outer rail portion 52. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the width of the game area (the maximum width in the horizontal direction) is 418 mm, and the height of the game area (the maximum width in the vertical direction) is 445 mm.

  Here, the width of the play area is preferably at least 380 mm or more. More preferably, it is 400 mm or more, 410 mm or more, 420 mm or more, 430 mm or more, 440 mm or more, 450 mm or more, and more preferably 460 mm or more. That is, the width dimension of the game area is preferably as large as possible from the viewpoint of expansion of the game area. Also, the height of the game area is preferably at least 400 mm or more. More preferably, it is 410 mm or more, 420 mm or more, 430 mm or more, 440 mm or more, 450 mm or more, and more preferably 460 mm or more. Of course, it may be 470 mm or more or 480 mm or more. That is, the height dimension of the game area is preferably as large as possible from the viewpoint of expansion of the game area. In addition, about the combination of the said width | variety and height, the said numerical value can be combined arbitrarily. If the width or height of the game area exceeds a certain value, it is conceivable that part of the game area will exceed the board of the game board 30, but for the area beyond that, other members may be used along the game board. It may be compensated by providing it.

  In the present embodiment, the ratio of the area of the game area to the surface of the game board 30 is about 70%, which is a significantly large area ratio as compared with the prior art. In addition, since the area ratio of the game area to the game board 30 surface is only about 50% in the related art, it is assumed that the game board 30 of the same size as the related art is used as in the present embodiment. So we can say that the game area has been expanded considerably. It should be noted that the outer shape of the pachinko machine 10 is substantially uniform among the manufacturers for the convenience of installation in the game hall, and the size of the game board 30 must be the same as above. The fact that the ratio of the area of the game area to the game area is increased by about 20% is very significant in terms of expansion of the game area. Here, the ratio is preferably at least 60% or more. More preferably, it is 65% or more, more preferably 70% or more. In addition, it is more desirable if it is 75% or more beyond the case of the present embodiment. Furthermore, it may be 80% or more. In addition, since it becomes difficult to make the shape of the game area into a substantially circular shape in order to secure 80% or more, it is preferable to make the shape (for example, lower right corner or upper right corner) expanded .

  In addition, the ratio of the area of the game area to the area on the front side of the entire pachinko machine 10 is about 40%, which is a significantly large area ratio compared to the prior art. The area ratio of the game area to the area on the front side of the entire pachinko machine 10 is desirably 35% or more. Of course, it may be 40% or more, 45% or more, or 50% or more.

  In relation to the expansion of the game area, the through gates 34 located on both sides of the variable display unit 35 have a guide mechanism such that the game balls passed through the gate 34 can be moved toward the center. Thereby, even when the game area is expanded in the left-right direction, the game ball can be guided to the central operation opening 33 or the variable winning device 32, and the game area is expanded as a result. Thus, the decrease in interest caused by the difficulty of winning the game ball is suppressed. Further, even if the relatively large variable display unit 35 is provided at the center of the game area by the game area being expanded in the left and right direction, the through gate 34, the windmill 37, and the plurality of nails (An induction nail such as a triangular nail for guiding the game ball to the center), other characters, etc. can be disposed with some margin, and the flow of the game ball in the game area on both left and right sides of the variable display unit 35 is It does not become monotonous and can fully enjoy the behavior of the gaming ball.

  Notches 38 are formed on both left and right sides of the game board 30 to avoid interference with the overhang areas from both right and left sides of the main body frame 12, and the maximum width of the game area on the game board 30 in the rail unit 50 As described above, the reinforcing members provided on the left and right side portions of the main body frame 12 (bearing brackets 235: FIG. The game board 30 is attached to the main body frame 12 so as to have a width leaving an area for arranging a locking device (a base frame 247, an interlocking rod 248, etc .: see FIG. 9) and a locking device. Also from these things, the game area is expanded.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 3, in the resin base 25, below the window hole 26 (game board 30), a launch rail 61 for guiding game balls immediately after being fired from the game ball launch device is attached. There is. The firing rail 61 is attached and fixed to the resin base 25 via the metal plate 62 at the rear thereof, and is configured to extend linearly at a predetermined firing angle (launching angle). Therefore, the game balls fired along with the turning operation of the game ball firing handle 18 are first fired obliquely upward along the firing rail 61 and then guided to the game area through the ball guiding passage. As described above, the curvature of the ball guiding passage is reduced by the game area being greatly expanded as compared with the prior art, and therefore, it is necessary to devise a device for stabilizing the hitting ball. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the launch position of the gaming ball is lowered to make the tilt angle (launch angle) of the launch rail 61 somewhat larger than that of the existing ones (ie, launch the launch rail 61). The length of the firing rail 61 is made longer than the existing one by forming the firing rail 61 so as to extend from the launch position of the gaming ball launcher to a position beyond the central position (out port 36) of the gaming area. It is designed to secure a ball guidance distance of In this way, the game balls fired from the game ball launcher can be guided to the ball guiding passage in a more stable state. Furthermore, in order to stabilize the launch ball, the metal plate 62 on which the launch rail 61 is installed is enlarged, and the metal plate 62 is screwed at a large number of locations (15 to 20 in the present embodiment) Thus, the firing rail 61 is firmly positioned relative to the game board 30.

  There is a gap with a predetermined distance between the firing rail 61 and the ball guiding passage, and a ball ball passage 76 is provided below the gap. Therefore, if the game ball fired from the game ball launch device does not reach the return ball preventing member 54 and moves backward in the ball guiding passage as a far ball, the far ball travels through the lower ball passage 76 through the lower tray 16. Discharged into Incidentally, in the case of this embodiment, the length of the firing rail 61 is about 240 mm, and the length of the gap leading to the far ball passage 76 at the tip of the firing rail (length of the extension of the firing rail 61) is about 40 mm .

  When a foul ball flows backward in the ball guide passage, most of it flows along the outer rail portion 52 and falls downward when reaching the lower end portion of the outer rail portion 52, but some of the far balls are There is also one that assaults in the ball guide passage and bounces to the inner rail portion 51 side. At this time, the flipped up ball strikes the convex portion 57 at the entrance of the ball guide passage and is guided to the far ball passage 76. As a result, all of the far balls are reliably guided to the far ball passage 76, and the interference between the far balls and the gaming ball to be fired next is suppressed.

  Although detailed disclosure of the drawings is omitted, one game ball is supplied to the game ball launch device from the ball outlet on the front door frame 13 side (the ball outlet communicating with the most downstream part of the upper tray 23). At this time, in the present embodiment, since the launch position of the gaming ball is lowered, the drop from the exit of the front door frame 13 to the launch position becomes large, but near the launch base end of the launch rail 61 Guide members 63 and 64 are respectively installed on the front side. As a result, the gaming balls supplied from the ball outlet on the front door frame 13 side are always set at a predetermined firing position, and a stable firing operation can be realized. In addition, the game ball launching apparatus is provided with a batting ball supported rotatably around the base end, and the game ball is fired along with the turning of the batting ball, but weight reduction is desirable for the batting ball. It is rare. Therefore, while aiming to reduce the weight of the hit ball by changing the material to a light metal such as aluminum or reducing the shaft diameter, the head portion of the hit ball (opposite to the base end portion) in order to secure a sufficient firing force. The end of the side) has a weight part. As a result, sufficient and stable launch of the game ball can be realized. By providing the weight portion of the batting ball to project upward, the batting ball can be easily picked up and hooked, and the effect of facilitating adjustment of the batting strength and the like of the ball tip can be obtained.

  Further, on the left side of the firing rail 61 on the front face of the main frame 12, a pair of left and right discharge ports 66, 67 are formed, and in front of that, the gaming balls discharged from the discharge ports 66, 67 A game ball guiding unit 70 for guiding to any of the lower tray 16 is attached. For convenience, in the following description, the discharge port 66 is also referred to as a first discharge port, and the discharge port 67 is also referred to as a second discharge port. These discharge ports 66, 67 communicate with the game ball distribution unit 245 (see FIG. 10) provided on the back of the main body frame 12, and basically the game balls are discharged from the first discharge port 66, When the passage including the first discharge port 66 and the upper plate 23 is full of game balls, the game balls are discharged from the second discharge port 67 instead of the first discharge port 66.

  Between the main body frame 12 and the front door frame 13, the gaming ball guide unit 70 is configured to be able to visually recognize the inside by a transparent resin material such as polycarbonate resin, and the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12. It is formed to have a relatively small thickness so as to fit within the The above-mentioned ball ball passage 76 is integrally formed in the game ball guide unit 70. The game ball guide unit 70 is formed with a ball discharge passage 71 for communicating the discharge ports 66 and 67 with the lower tray 16. A communication port 72 communicating with the upper tray 23 is formed on the front side of the first discharge port 66 of the main body frame 12 in the gaming ball guide unit 70, and an opening / closing plate 73 is attached to close the communication port 72. ing. The open / close plate 73 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 74, and is always urged to a position where the communication port 72 is closed by a spring 75 as an urging means.

  According to the above configuration of the gaming ball guiding unit 70, in the state in which the front door frame 13 is opened, the opening / closing plate 73 is raised as shown by the biasing force of the spring 75 to close the communication port 72. In this state, the gaming balls discharged from the first discharge port 66 are guided to the lower tray 16 through the ball discharge passage 71. Therefore, when the front door frame 13 is opened in a state where gaming balls are stored on the upstream side of the communication port 72, the storage ball flows down to the lower tray 16 through the ball discharge passage 71 without falling from the communication port 72 Do. That is, even in the pachinko machine 10 in which the front decoration frame is omitted and the upper tray 23 is directly provided to the front door frame 13, the game is on the upstream side of the communication opening 72 when the front door frame 13 is opened. It is possible to prevent inconveniences such as balls falling off. On the other hand, when the front door frame 13 is closed, the open / close plate 73 is pushed and opened against the biasing force of the spring 75 by the ball passage wedge 138 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back surface of the front door frame 13. . In this state, the gaming balls discharged from the first discharge port 66 are guided to the upper tray 23 through the communication port 72. Therefore, the gaming ball on the upstream side of the communication port 72 is paid out to the upper tray 23. A lower tray full tank switch is attached to the downstream side of the ball discharge passage 71 of the gaming ball guide unit 70 for detecting that the gaming ball discharged to the lower tray 16 is full.

  A substantially rectangular small window 78 is provided in the lower right portion of the window hole 26 in the resin base 25. Therefore, a certificate stamp or the like attached to the lower right corner space (Sa in FIG. 4) of the game board 30 can be visually recognized through the small window 78. It is also possible to paste a certificate etc. directly onto the game board 30 from the small window 78.

  A small window 79 is provided in the upper left portion of the window hole 26 in the resin base 25. The small window 79 is provided at a position corresponding to the relay terminal hole 59 of the game board 30 described in FIG. 4 and has substantially the same shape as that, and the relay installed on the back of the game board through the relay terminal hole 59 and the small window 79 The connector 60 of the terminal board is exposed on the front side of the main body frame 12. In such a configuration, electrical connection is made to various lamps provided on the front door frame 13 side through the connection connector 60 exposed from the small window 79 of the main body frame 12 (resin base 25). A front door frame open switch 27 for detecting the open state of the front door frame 13 is provided on the top of the resin base 25. The front door frame open switch 27 has a pin that can be inserted into and removed from the front surface of the resin base 25. When the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12, the pin is pushed to close the front door frame 13. In the state where the front door frame 13 is opened with respect to the main body frame 12, the pin is returned to the projecting position, and the opening of the front door frame 13 is detected. When the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12 at the left and right two places of the resin base 25, it contacts metal fittings (reinforcing plates 131 to 134 shown in FIG. 5) on the back of the front door frame 13 Metal pieces 28a and 28b for attaching the metal fittings to the main body frame 12 and grounding them are attached. Accordingly, the metal fittings on the rear face of the front door frame 13 are conducted to the locking device and hinge fitting on the main body frame 12 side through the metal pieces 28a and 28b, and are grounded together with the locking device and the hinge fitting.

  A pair of upper and lower support brackets 81 and 82 is attached to the left end side (opening and closing axis line side) of the main body frame 12 as a support mechanism for supporting the front door frame 13 so as to be able to open and close. The upper support fitting 81 is provided with a support hole 83 having a notch on the front side, and the lower support fitting 82 is provided with a projection shaft 84 projecting upward. The specific configuration of the front door frame 13 supported by the support fittings 81 and 82 will be described later. Further, on the right end side (the side opposite to the opening and closing axis line) of the main body frame 12, a pair of upper and lower hook fittings 155 and 156 (see FIG. 2) provided on the open end side of the front door frame 13 Insertion holes 87 and 88 are provided respectively. In the pachinko machine 10, a locking device for locking the main body frame 12 and the front door frame 13 is disposed so as to be hidden on the back side of the main body frame 12. Therefore, the front door frame 13 is locked to the main body frame 12 so as not to be opened by the hook fittings 155 and 156 being locked to the locking device through the insertion holes 87 and 88.

  In the lower right corner of the body frame 12, a cylinder lock 91 is installed as a key member for locking and unlocking the body frame 12 with respect to the outer frame 11, and locking and unlocking the front door frame 13 with respect to the body frame 12. It is done. The cylinder lock 91 is integrated with the locking device, and of the locking device, only the cylinder lock 91 is provided in a state of projecting forward of the main body frame 12. In this case, the cylinder lock 91 is provided at a position different from the position where the width of the game area is the maximum. The cylinder lock 91 has a function of locking and unlocking the main body frame 12 and locking and unlocking the front door frame 13 together, and turning the key inserted in the keyhole to the left (counterclockwise) When the lock is released and the key is turned to the right (clockwise direction), the lock of the front door frame 13 is released.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a vertically elongated cover member 92 is attached to the body frame 12 so as to surround the cylinder lock 91. Although detailed illustration is omitted, the cover member 92 is formed with a locking portion (hook) at the upper end portion and the lower end portion. Therefore, the cover member 92 is attached to the main body frame 12 by locking the upper locking portion on the main body frame 12 side and sandwiching the lower locking portion between the main body frame 12 and the front plate 14. . A notch 145 is formed in the front door frame 13 in accordance with the shape of the cover member 92, and the cover member 92 and the front door frame 13 constitute a pachinko machine front face portion in a state where the front door frame 13 is closed. . When the front door frame 13 is closed, the hook portion formed on the cover member 92 is pressed by the front door frame 13 so that the cover member 92 is prevented from rattling.

  Next, the front door frame 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is a rear view of the front door frame 13. As shown in FIG.

  The front door frame 13 is formed with a window portion 101 as a visual recognition window in which almost the entire game area can be visually recognized from the front. The window portion 101 has a substantially elliptical shape close to a circular shape, and more specifically, a substantially central portion on the left and right sides thereof is gently curved as compared with the upper and lower sides. The substantially central portion may have a linear shape. The frame width of the narrowest portion of the front door frame 13 above the window portion 101 is about 61 mm. The frame width dimension in the present embodiment is substantially equal to the distance between the top of the outer rail portion 52 (the upper end of the game area) of the main frame 12 and the upper end of the main frame 12, Compared to the conventional model having the above frame width of about 95 mm, it is extremely short. As a result, the visibility of the upper area in the game area is easily secured, and the large-sized variable display unit 35 can also be arranged relatively upward. The dimension of the frame width (the narrowest portion) above the window portion 101 is preferably 80 mm or less, more preferably 70 mm or less, and still more preferably 60 mm or less. Of course, as long as a predetermined strength can be secured, it may be 50 mm or less.

  The left and right frame portions of the front door frame 13 have limitations in reducing the frame width, and require a width dimension sufficient to secure the strength of the front door frame 13 itself and the glass supporting strength. In the present embodiment, the frame width of the narrowest portion in each of the left and right frame portions is about 44 mm. In this case, since the gaming area is greatly expanded in the pachinko machine 10, the frame width of the front door frame 13 is about 44 mm as described above on the left side, ie, the opening / closing axis side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. On the other hand, the distance between the left end position of the outer rail portion 52 of the rail unit 50 and the left end position of the main body frame 12 is about 21 mm, and the latter dimension is considerably small. That is, in the present configuration, when the front door frame 13 is closed, a part of the ball guide passage overlaps and is hidden from the left side frame portion of the front door frame 13. However, even if the game ball is temporarily difficult to view in the ball guide passage, such ball guide passage is only a passing area until the game ball is guided to the game area, and a game in which the player enjoys the game mainly It is not always difficult for the game ball to be visible in the area. Therefore, there is no hindrance at the time of an actual game. As described above, the game area can be expanded without affecting the game at all while securing sufficient strength and glass supporting strength of the front door frame 13.

  On the left and right sides of the lower end portion of the front door frame 13, small windows 107 are provided with a transparent resin so that a part of the surface of the main body frame 12, the surface of the game board 30, etc. (including a certificate) can be viewed. The transparent resin attached to the small window 107 is configured to be flat so that the inside thereof can be easily machine-read at a factory or the like. However, it is also possible to provide the small window 107 with a magnifying lens portion so that a hole worker or the like can easily view the inside of a certificate stamp or the like.

  The front door frame 13 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps around its periphery (for example, a corner portion). These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the rendering effect during the game by changing and controlling the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking in a big hit state or a predetermined reach effect. For example, along the periphery of the window portion 101, an annular illumination part 102 incorporating light emitting means such as an LED is provided symmetrically in the left-right direction, and an LED or the like is provided at the center of the annular illumination part 102 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10. A central illumination part 103 incorporating the light emitting means of the present invention is provided. In the pachinko machine 10, the central electric decoration part 103 functions as a big hit lamp, and notifies that it has shifted to the big hit state by performing lighting or blinking under the big hit state. Further, around the upper tray 23, there is also provided an upper tray electronic decoration portion 104 which incorporates a light emitting means such as an LED. In addition, on the left and right sides of the central illumination part 103, there are respectively provided a prize ball lamp 105 which is lit during payout ball payout and an error display lamp 106 which is lit upon a predetermined error. The annular illumination portion 102 is composed of an inner and outer double resin cover layer and a light emitting body with a launch plate (LED) accommodated inside the inner and outer resin cover layers, and each inner side face of the resin cover layer crosses vertically and horizontally at each layer. A ridge (or a wavelike protrusion) is provided in the direction to be moved. The outer resin cover layer is transparent, and the inner resin cover layer is colored. Therefore, when the annular illumination part 102 is made to emit light, illumination in a state of being dispersed in large numbers or in a state with a three-dimensional effect can be realized. It is preferable to use a resin material containing glass powder for the resin cover layer. Such a configuration of the resin cover layer can also be applied to other electric decoration parts (for example, the central electric decoration part 103 and the prize ball lamp 105).

  In the front door frame 13, a ball rental operation unit 120 is disposed below the window portion 101. The ball rental operation unit 120 is provided with a ball rental button 121, a return button 122, and a frequency display unit 123. In a state where a bill, a card, etc. are inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) disposed to the side of the pachinko machine 10, the ball lending operation, the card returning operation, and the card frequency confirmation may be performed by the rental ball operation unit 120. it can. That is, the ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain a loaned ball based on the information recorded on the card or the like (recording medium), and the loaned ball is paid out as long as the remaining amount is present on the card or the like. The return button 122 is operated to request return of a card or the like inserted in the card unit. The frequency display unit 123 displays balance information of a card or the like. In addition, with pachinko machines (so-called cash machines) in which gaming balls are directly lent out to the upper tray from a ball lending device or the like without passing through a card unit, the ball rental operation unit 120 becomes unnecessary. A decorative seal or the like is attached to the installation portion 120. As a result, in the configuration of the pachinko machine 10 provided with the rental ball operation unit 120, it becomes possible to share a pachinko machine (a so-called CR machine) using a card unit with a cash machine.

  Various reinforcing members made of metal are provided on the back side of the front door frame 13 so as to surround the window portion 101. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, reinforcing plates 131, 132, 133, and 134 are attached to the back of the front door frame 13 and to the left, right, upper and lower sides of the window portion 101, respectively. The reinforcing plates 131 to 134 are connected in contact with each other, but a resin part 135 for avoiding direct contact is interposed at the connecting portion of the reinforcing plates 132 and 133 on the left side and the upper side of the figure. As a result, the closed loop of the electrical path by the reinforcing plates 131 to 134 is broken, and the generation of the magnetic field that causes noise is prevented.

  Mounting brackets 151 and 152 are attached to the upper and lower end portions of the reinforcing plate 131 on the opening and closing axis side, which is the right side in FIG. The mounting brackets 151 and 152 on the front door frame 13 side are attached to the support brackets 81 and 82 (see FIG. 3) on the main body frame 12 side. That is, the lower mounting bracket 152 is formed with an axial hole opening to the lower surface, and the projection shaft 84 of the lower support bracket 82 is inserted into the axial hole, while the upper mounting bracket 151 is The front door frame 13 is supported so as to be able to open and close with respect to the main body frame 12 by inserting the shaft portion into the support hole 83 of the upper support fitting 81. Further, the reinforcing plate 131 is provided with a hook-like engaging claw 131a at an intermediate position, and the engaging claw 131a is a hole 12a of the main body frame 12 in a state where the front door frame 13 is closed. (See FIG. 3). As a result, the front door frame 13 is configured to include the upper plate 23, and the front door frame 13 can be prevented from rising at the intermediate position even in the pachinko machine 10 in which the distance between the upper and lower shafts is long. Therefore, the injustice etc. which float the front door frame 13 are controlled.

  A pair of upper and lower hook fittings 155 and 156 having a hook shape is attached to the reinforcing plate 132 on the opposite side to the opening / closing axis which is the left side of FIG. The hooks 155 and 156 extend rearward and are provided to correspond to the insertion holes 87 and 88 (see FIG. 3) provided in the main body frame 12. When the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12, the hook metal fittings 155, 156 are inserted into the insertion holes 87, 88 on the main body frame 12 side, and are locked by the locking device.

  A resin case 136 is attached to the lower reinforcing plate 134 at a position facing the firing rail 61. The resin case 136 accommodates a circuit board for the ball rental operation unit 120. The back surface (surface seen in FIG. 5) of the resin case 136 is flat, and when the front door frame 13 is closed, the side wall of the firing rail 61 is configured. Therefore, the game ball is prevented from falling forward from the firing rail 61.

  A ball passage rod 138 is installed toward the rear of the pachinko machine 10 at a portion where a part of the lower reinforcing plate 134 is cut away, and at least above the ball passage rod 138, similarly to the rear of the pachinko machine 10 An eave (eaves) portion 139 is provided to extend. In this case, when the front door frame 13 is closed to the main body frame 12 side, a ridge extending along the upper side of the communication port 72 on the main body frame 12 side is inserted between the ball passage 球 138 and the collar portion 139 Will be placed. Therefore, even if a wire, a film, or the like is made to intrude from the ball passage 樋 138 to perform an illegal act, it becomes very difficult to make the wire, the film, etc. enter the game area. As a result, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts performed using wires, films and the like.

  The above-described reinforcing plates 131 to 134 also have a function as a metal frame for supporting glass, and the inner side of these reinforcing plates 131 to 134 is folded back to form a glass holding groove. The glass holding grooves are formed in two rows in the front and rear direction, and a pair of rectangular front and rear glasses 137 are held by the respective glass holding grooves. Thereby, two sheets of glass 137 are attached at predetermined intervals in front and back.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the game area is expanded, so when the front door frame 13 is closed, the ball guide formed between the inner and outer rail portions 51 and 52 A part of the passage is covered by the front door frame 13. Therefore, in the ball guiding passage, there is a portion where the open portion on the front side can not be covered by the glass 137. In such a case, for example, when the game ball fired from the game ball launch device comes back without reaching the return ball preventing member 54, the game ball may jump out of the ball guiding passage, or between the outer rail portion 52 and the glass 137 There is a risk of being caught in the gap that can be So, in this embodiment, the rail cover 140 for covering the front side opening part of a ball | bowl guide passage is attached to the front door frame 13. As shown in FIG. The rail cover 140 is a plate having a substantially arc shape, and is formed of a transparent resin. The arc shape of the rail cover 140 corresponds to the shape of the ball guide passage, and covers the section from the base end portion of the ball guide passage to the vicinity of the tip portion along the peripheral portion of the window portion 101. ing. In particular, the size and shape of the inner diameter side of the rail cover 140 substantially match that of the inner rail portion 51. Further, at the right end of the rail cover 140 (that is, the portion which becomes the right end in the state of FIG. 5 in which the rail cover 140 is attached to the front door frame 13), a portion where the ball guiding passage protrudes from the side edge of the glass 137 A covering portion 141 for covering the With the above-described configuration of the rail cover 140, when the front door frame 13 is closed, the back surface of the rail cover 140 covers almost the entire area of the ball guiding passage, and the gaming ball jumps out of the ball guiding passage It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a defect such as being caught in the gap formed between the outer rail portion 52 and the glass 137.

  Further, on the lower rear side of the rail cover 140, there is formed a protrusion 142 extending in an arc shape along the inner edge thereof and protruding rearward. The protrusion 142 is disposed so as to overlap the inner rail portion 51 in a state in which it is in the ball guide passage when the front door frame 13 is closed. Therefore, for example, even if it is attempted to intrude a wire, a film, or the like from the gap between the front door frame 13 and the main body frame 12 to perform an illegal act, the wire, the film, or the like may intrude into the game area inside the ball guiding passage. Will be very difficult. As a result, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts performed using wires, films and the like. The protrusion 142 may be formed in a wider range, for example, along the entire inner edge of the rail cover 140. According to such a configuration, it is difficult for the wire, the film, etc. to penetrate in the wider range. It is possible to more reliably prevent fraudulent acts performed using wires, films and the like.

  Next, the configuration of the back of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. 6 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the rear face configuration of the pachinko machine 10 for each of the main parts.

  First, an overview of the entire rear surface configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. On the back side of the pachinko machine 10, various control devices (various control boards) are arranged side by side vertically or horizontally or stacked one on top of the other, and a game ball supply device for supplying gaming balls (Discharge mechanism) and a protective cover made of resin are attached. In the present embodiment, various control devices are divided into two mounts and mounted to configure two control board units, and the control board units are individually attached to the back of the main body frame 12 or the game board 30. ing. In this case, the main controller 271 (main substrate) and the voice lamp control device 272 (voice lamp control substrate) are mounted on one of the mounts to be unitized, and a payout control device 311 (dispense control substrate) The device 312 (emission control substrate) and the power supply 313 (power supply substrate) are mounted on the other mounting base to be unitized. Hereinafter, for convenience, the former unit will be referred to as “first control board unit 201”, and the latter unit will be referred to as “second control board unit 202”. Further, since the dispensing mechanism and the protective cover are also integrated as one unit, and the resin portion may be generally referred to as a back pack, the unit will be referred to as a "back pack unit 203" herein. The detailed configuration of each of the units 201 to 203 will be described later.

  The first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 can be attached and detached without using a tool etc. in unit units, and at the same time, a spindle is provided in the main body frame Alternatively, it can be developed to the back of the game board 30. This is also a device for making it possible to easily confirm a hidden portion when the units 201 to 203 and other components are arranged one on top of the other. In practice, as shown in the schematic view of FIG. 8, the substantially L-shaped first control board unit 201 is disposed substantially at the center of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 202 is disposed therebelow. There is. Further, the back pack unit 203 is disposed in an area partially overlapping the first control substrate unit 201.

  The first control board unit 201 is provided with a pivot M1 at the left end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the first control board unit 201 can rotate about an axis A by the spindle M1. ing. Further, in the first control board unit 201, a fastening portion M2 made of ny latch (registered trademark) or the like is provided on the right end portion, that is, the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M1 and A portion M3 is provided, and the first control board unit 201 is held along the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 main body by the fastening portion M2 and the locking claw portion M3. Further, the second control board unit 202 is provided with a support shaft portion M4 at the right end when viewed from the back surface of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 202 can rotate about an axis B by the support shaft portion M4. It has become. Further, the second control board unit 202 is provided with a fastening portion M5 comprising a ny latch etc. on the left end portion, that is, the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M4, and the second control is performed by the fastening portion M5. The substrate unit 202 is held along the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 main body. Further, the back pack unit 203 is provided with a support shaft portion M6 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the back pack unit 203 is rotatable around an axis C by the support shaft portion M6. . Further, the back pack unit 203 is provided with a fastening portion M7 comprising a ny latch etc. on the left end portion, that is, the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M6, and also has rotational engagement at the upper end and the lower end. Stop portions M8 and M9 are provided, and the back pack unit 203 is held along the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 main body by the fastening portion M7 and the locking portions M8 and M9.

  Support shaft portions M1, M4, and M6 rotatably supporting the units 201 to 203 have a hinge structure which can be easily removed in a state where the units 201 to 203 are opened from the back surface of the pachinko machine 10. Briefly explaining, with regard to the first control board unit 201, the fastening of the fastening portion M2 and the locking of the locking claw portion M3 are released, and the unit 201 is rotated about the axis A to expand and Lift in the state. Thus, on the premise that there is no back pack unit 203, the first control board unit 201 can be removed. In addition, with regard to the second control board unit 202, the fastening of the fastening portion M5 is released, and the unit 202 is rotated about the axis B to be developed, and is lifted in that state. Thereby, the second control board unit 202 can be removed. Further, with regard to the back pack unit 203, the fastening of the fastening portion M7 and the locking of the locking portions M8 and M9 are released, and the unit 203 is rotated about the axis C to unfold, and lifted in that state. Thereby, the back pack unit 203 can be removed.

  Here, the expansion directions of the units 201 to 203 are not the same, and the first control board unit 201 is opened left as viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, whereas the second control board unit 202 and the back pack unit The reference numeral 203 is configured to be open to the right. In this case, since the first control board unit 201 is partially overlapped with the back pack unit 203, the first control board unit 201 can not be removed without opening the back pack unit 203, Furthermore, since the first control board unit 201 and the back pack unit 203 are each deployed in the opposite direction, the back pack unit 203 must be opened wide by a predetermined angle or more, or the unit 203 must be removed. For example, it is impossible to remove the first control board unit 201. Therefore, focusing on the removal of the first control board unit 201, removal is more difficult than the other units 202 and 203. Furthermore, since the back pack unit 203 can not be opened unless the main frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 by key operation of the locking device, the first control board unit 201 can be further removed. Has become difficult. A more specific configuration will be described later.

  Next, the back side structure of the main body frame 12 and the game board 30 will be described. 9 is a rear view showing a configuration in which the game board 30 is assembled to the main body frame 12 and the units 201 to 203 are removed, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the main body frame 12 as viewed from the rear. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the game board 30 as viewed from the rear.

  The game board 30 is installed from the back side in a rectangular frame-shaped installation area surrounded by the resin base 25 and a plurality of (four in the present embodiment) locking fixtures 211 and 212 provided on the main body frame 12. Is fixed so as not to fall backward by The locking fixtures 211 and 212 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixed position (lock position) and a fixed release position (unlocked position). FIG. 9 shows the locked state. The right and left three locking fixtures 211 are L-shaped brackets formed by bending metal pieces, and are configured not to protrude outward of the main body frame 12 when the game board 30 is fixed. The lower one of the locking fixtures 212 is an I-shaped fastener made of synthetic resin.

  The variable display unit 35 disposed at the center of the game board 30 is provided with a frame cover 213 made of a synthetic resin, which covers the center frame 43 (see FIG. 4) from behind, projecting backward. At the rear end, a symbol display device 41 and a display control device 214 as display control means are detachably mounted in a state of being overlapped in the front and back. In the frame cover 213, an LED control board for driving an LED or the like built in the center frame 43 is disposed.

  A collective board unit 215 is provided on the back of the game board 30 so as to surround the variable display unit 35. The collecting plate unit 215 has a base formed of a synthetic resin such as ABS resin as a thin plate-like frame, and is attached so that the base surface is in contact with the back surface of the game board 30. The collecting plate unit 215 is provided with a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls that have won in various winning openings, and a winning detection mechanism for detecting winning of gaming balls in various winning openings and the like. .

  The game ball collecting mechanism will be described. The lower part of the collective plate unit 215 corresponds to the game board opening of the general winning opening 31, the variable winning devices 32a and 32b, and the operation opening 33 and is gathered at one downstream location. A recovery passage 216 is formed. Further, a discharge passage board 217 made of synthetic resin such as polycarbonate resin is attached to the main body frame 12 below the game board 30, and the discharge passage board 217 is provided with a discharge ball outside the pachinko machine 10, for example, in a game hall. A discharge passage 218 for guiding to an island facility or the like is formed. Therefore, as illustrated by the phantom line in FIG. 9, all gaming balls that have won in the general winning opening 31 etc. gather through the collection passage 216 of the collective plate unit 215, and further the discharge passage 218 of the discharge passage board 217 It is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through. The out port 36 is also in communication with the discharge passage 218, and the game balls that did not win in any of the winning openings are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge passage 218. In the above configuration, the collecting plate unit 215 (collection passage 216) is provided at the upper side with the lower end surface of the game board 30 as a boundary, the discharge passage board 217 (discharge passage 218) is provided below, and the discharge passage board 217 is It does not overlap with the game board 30 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the game board 30 is removed from the main frame 12, the discharge passage board 17 does not interfere with the game board removal.

  The discharge passage board 217 is disposed on the back of the upper plate 23 on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, and inserts a wire, a film, etc. from the ball discharge port (ball passage (138 in FIG. 2) leading to the upper plate 23. An illegal act may be considered such that the wire, film or the like is made to enter the gaming area side through the gap between the main frame 12 and the discharge passage board 217. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. 10, the discharge channel board 217 is placed in front of the pachinko machine 10 so as to overlap the main body frame 12 at a height position corresponding to the upper position of the ball channel rod 138. An extending plate 219 was provided. Therefore, even if it is attempted to infiltrate a wire, film or the like from the gap between the main body frame 12 and the discharge passage board 217, it is inhibited by the plate 219, and it is very difficult to infiltrate the wire or film to the game area. Become. As a result, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts such as forcibly opening the variable winning device 32 using a wire, a film or the like.

  The winning detection mechanism will be described. In the collective plate unit 215, a winning opening switch 221 is provided at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 31 on the front side of the gaming board 30, and a first count is made at a position corresponding to the first variable winning device 32a. A switch 223a is provided, and a second count switch 223b is provided at a position corresponding to the second variable winning device 32b. Each count switch 223a, 223b is a switch for counting the number of gaming balls that have won the corresponding variable winning device 32a, 32b. In addition, the operation opening switch 224 which detects the winning a prize of the game ball to the operation opening 33 is provided in the position which corresponds to the operation opening 33, passing of the game ball of the through gate 34 is detected in the position which corresponds to the through gate 34 A gate switch 225 is provided. The winning opening switch 221 and the gate switch 225 are connected to the relay board 226 via electrical wiring, the first count switch 223a is connected to the first large winning opening relay board 227a, and the second count switch 223b is relayed to the second large winning opening relay It is connected to the substrate 227b. Then, the board relay board 226 and the special winning opening relay boards 227 a and 227 b are connected to the main controller 271. The operation port switch 224 is directly connected to the main control device 271 without the relay board. Although not shown in the drawings, each variable winning device 32a, 32b is provided with a big winning opening solenoid for opening the opening / closing door of each big winning opening, and the operation opening 33 is accompanied by an electric combination An actuating port solenoid is provided for releasing the

  The detection results respectively detected by the above-mentioned prize detection mechanism are taken into main controller 271, and a payout command (the number of paid out game balls) according to the winning situation from that main controller 271 to payout controller 311 Will be sent. Then, the payout of the predetermined number of gaming balls is executed by the output of the payout control device 311. Here, in the conventional so-called evidence ball method, gaming balls that have won various prize winning openings are collected once in the winning ball processing device, and the presence of the winning balls is confirmed in order one by one with the winning ball processing device. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the game balls are electrically detected for each of the various winning openings and the payout is made immediately, so a large amount of game balls are paid out. Even if it is in, it becomes possible to carry out the payment promptly, and a winning ball processing device becomes unnecessary.

  A panel external terminal board 230 is provided in the upper right portion of the collective board unit 215. The panel external terminal board 230 has an output terminal for outputting a signal each time the variation of the first symbol is stopped (confirmed), and an output terminal for outputting a signal when the variation time of the big hit state or the first symbol is shortened. And an output terminal for outputting a signal under a jackpot condition. Then, through these output terminals, a signal relating to the game (the state of the game board 30) is output to the management control device on the game hall side. The board external terminal board 230 is attached to the collective board unit 215 in an easily removable state. As shown in FIG. 9, at the lower left portion on the rear side of the main body frame 12, a set handle 228 provided with a bat or the like and a firing motor 229 are provided.

  The collecting plate unit 215 is provided with a mounting mechanism for mounting the first control board unit 201. More specifically, as this mounting mechanism, a bearing fitting 231 extending vertically is provided at the lower left corner when viewed from the back surface of the game board 30, and the bearing fitting 231 has a pair of upper and lower bearing holes 231a on the same axis. Is formed. Further, in the game board 30, a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, a mounting hole for the ny latch) 232 is provided on the right side of the bearing fitting 231, and a locking claw 233 is provided above the bearing fitting 231. It is done.

  An attachment mechanism for attaching the second control board unit 202 and the back pack unit 203 is provided on the back surface of the main body frame 12. Specifically, a long-sized bearing fitting 235 is attached to the right end portion of the main body frame 12. The bearing fitting 235 also functions as a reinforcing member. As shown in FIG. 12, the bearing fitting 235 has a long plate-like fitting main body 236 extending downward from the game board 30, and is erected rearward from the fitting main body 236, and the second lower two places While the bearing part 237 for the control board unit 202 is formed, the bearing part 238 for the back pack unit 203 is formed in two upper places. Coaxial bearing holes are formed in the bearing portions 237 and 238, respectively. Note that the bearing portion 237 for the second control board unit 202 and the bearing portion 238 for the back pack unit 203 can also be configured with individual bearing fittings. In addition, as a mounting mechanism for the second control board unit 202, the main body frame 12 has a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, mounting holes for the ny latch) 239 at the left end lower than the game board 30 installation area. It is provided. Further, as a mounting mechanism for the back pack unit 203, the main body frame 12 is provided with a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, mounting holes for the ny latch) 240 at the left end of the game board 30 installation area. . Rotary fixtures 241, 242, for supporting the back pack unit 203 between the game board 30 and the game board 30 at the upper left, upper right, and lower right positions of the game board 30 in the main frame 12. 243 are provided respectively. In addition, since the back pack unit 203 stores a large amount of gaming balls in the upper part, the fixing tools 241 and 242 for supporting the upper part of the back pack unit 203 have a particularly sufficient strength. Desirably, in the present embodiment, a rotating type fixing tool is used.

  As described above, long bearing fittings 235 are provided on the left and right sides (right side in FIG. 9) of the main body frame 12, while the left and right other sides (left side in FIG. 9) of the main body frame 12 are locked. An apparatus is provided. The locking device includes a base frame 247 extending in the vertical direction and fixed to the main body frame 12, and a long interlocking lever 248 assembled so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the base frame 247. The cylinder lock 91 is integrated with the lower portion of the cylinder lock 91. The interlocking rod 248 moves up or down by the operation of the cylinder lock 91. The interlocking hook 248 is provided with a pair of upper and lower hook fittings 249 in a hook shape, and when the main body frame 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the hook fitting 249 is a support bracket on the outer frame 11 side ( (Not shown) and locked by a locking device. In this case, when the interlocking rod 248 moves upward by the operation of the cylinder lock 91, the locking of the main body frame 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released. Conversely, when the interlocking rod 248 moves downward by the operation of the cylinder lock 91, the locking of the front door frame 13 with respect to the main body frame 12 is released.

  In the above configuration where the bearing metal fittings 235 and the locking device (base frame 247, interlocking rod 248, etc.) are distributed to the left and right sides of the main body frame 12, these bearing metal fittings 235 and locking devices (base frame 247, interlocking rod 248, etc.) The game board 30 is attached to the main body frame 12 so as to have a width that leaves an area for disposing the game board. As described above, the game area is also expanded by this.

  In the lower right part of the game board 30 on the back of the main frame 12, a game ball distribution unit 245 is provided for distributing the game balls paid out from the payout mechanism described later to any of the upper tray 23, the lower tray 16 or the discharge passage 218. It is done. In the game ball distribution unit 245, the left opening 245a communicates with the upper tray 23 through the first outlet 66, the central opening 245b communicates with the lower tray 16 through the second outlet 67, and the right opening Each passage is formed such that the portion 245 c communicates with the discharge passage 218. The game ball distribution unit 245 is firmly attached to the main body frame 12 by a screw or the like. Therefore, the floating at the installation site of the game ball distribution unit 245 is prevented, and an illegal act caused by intrusion of a wire, a film or the like from the gap can be prevented. A speaker box 246 made of synthetic resin is attached to the lower end portion of the main body frame 12 to surround the back of the speaker 20 installed on the back side of the back wall panel 17. The sound quality improvement of the bass region is aimed at by functioning not to miss.

  Next, the configuration of the first control board unit 201 will be described based on FIGS. 13 to 16. 13 is a front view of the first control board unit 201, FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the unit 201, FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 201, and FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 201 viewed from the back. .

  The first control board unit 201 has a substantially L-shaped mount 251 on which the main controller 271 and the voice lamp controller 272 are mounted. The main control device 271 is a CPU that controls the main control, a ROM that stores game programs, a RAM that stores necessary data according to the progress of a game, a port that communicates with various devices, and random numbers used in various lotterys. A main substrate including a generator, a clock pulse generating circuit used for time counting and synchronization, etc. is provided, and the main substrate is accommodated in a substrate box 273 as a covering means made of a transparent resin material or the like. Is configured. The substrate box 273 is provided with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are unopenably connected by a sealing unit 274 as sealing means, whereby the substrate box 273 is sealed.

  The sealing unit 274 can have any configuration as long as it can connect the box base and the box cover in an unopenable manner, but here, as shown in FIG. 14 etc., five sealing members are connected. The box base and the box cover are non-openably connected by inserting the locking claw into the elongated hole of the sealing member. The sealing process by the sealing unit 274 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if unauthorized opening is performed, and the opening is temporarily performed. It is possible to perform the sealing process again even after the That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking claw into the elongated hole of at least one of the five sealing members constituting the sealing unit 274. Then, when the substrate box 273 is unsealed, for example, at the time of failure occurrence of the main substrate housed or at the time of inspection of the main substrate, the connection between the sealing member in which the locking claw is inserted and the other sealing member is cut. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claw is inserted into the long hole of the other sealing member. If a history indicating that the substrate box 273 has been opened is left in the substrate box 273, it is possible to easily find that the unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 273.

  The audio lamp control device 272 comprises an audio lamp control board including a CPU for controlling the display of voice and lamp according to an instruction from the main control device 271 or the display control device 214, and other ROM, RAM, various ports, etc. The sound lamp control substrate is accommodated in a substrate box 275 made of a transparent resin material or the like. A power relay board 276 is mounted on the audio lamp controller 272, and the power of the power supply 313 is supplied to the display controller 214 and the audio lamp controller 272 via the power relay board 276. .

  The mount 251 is made of synthetic resin such as polycarbonate resin, and is colored, for example, green or blue to be opaque. However, the mount 251 may be colorless and transparent or translucent. On the surface of the mount 251, two flat substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 are provided. The substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 extend in the direction perpendicular to the vertical and horizontal directions, and are formed with a step in the front-rear direction. At the upper edge and lower edge of the substrate mounting surface 252, erected portions 254 which are erected from the substrate mounting surface 252 are integrally formed. The main controller 271 is disposed on the horizontally long substrate mounting surface 252, and the audio lamp control device 272 is disposed on the vertically long substrate mounting surface 253. At this time, the upper and lower sides of the main control device 271 are supported by the rising portion 254. Further, the audio lamp control device 172 is fixed to the substrate mounting surface 253 by screws or the like at a plurality of places.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, horizontally long through holes 256 are formed on the left and right of the substrate mounting surface 252. On the other hand, in the substrate box 273 of the main control device 271, pivoting operation type fasteners 277 are provided at the left and right of the back surface. When the main control device 271 is mounted on the substrate mounting surface 252, the main control device 271 is placed so that the fixing tool 277 is inserted into the through hole 256 of the substrate mounting surface 252, and the fixing device 277 is The main control device 271 is locked by turning operation. Therefore, the main control device 271 can not be removed unless the fixing tool 277 is unlocked from the back surface side of the first control board unit 201, so that a deterrent effect against fraudulent acts such as removal of the board can be obtained.

  Further, in the mounting table 251, a shielding portion 257 for shielding an opening communicating with the back surface space of the substrate mounting surface 252 is provided below the substrate mounting surface 252 for the main substrate. Therefore, the insertion of a hand or the like from the lower side of the substrate mounting surface 252 to the back surface of the mounting base 251 is prevented, and the locked state of the fixing tool 277 can not be released illegally. Further, in a state where the first control board unit 201 is mounted on the back surface of the pachinko machine 10, the upper part of the unit 201 is covered by the back pack unit 203, so that insertion of a hand or the like on the back surface of the mount 251 is also blocked. The locker 277 can not be unlocked illegally.

  As described above, the first control board unit 201 can not be removed unless the back pack unit 203 is largely opened to a predetermined angle or more or the unit 203 is removed, and the locking device can not be correctly removed. The back pack unit 203 can not be opened unless the main body frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 by key operation. That is, if the main body frame 12 can not be opened, as a result, the first control board unit 201 can not be rotated or removed, and consequently the main control device 271 can not be removed. Therefore, unauthorized reassignment or theft of the main control device 271 can be effectively prevented.

  The main control device 271 is disposed on the near side when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the sound lamp control device 272 is disposed on the far side. In this case, since the board mounting surfaces 252, 253 are formed with a level difference in the front-rear direction, the main control device 271 and the audio lamp control device 272 are mounted on the substrate mounting surfaces 252, 253, respectively. Are placed one on top of the other. That is, as seen also in FIG. 14 and the like, the main control device 271 is disposed in a state where a part thereof (about 1/3 in the present embodiment) is floated. Therefore, the audio lamp control device 272 can be extended to an area overlapping the main control device 271. From another viewpoint, the main control device 271 can be extended to an area overlapping the audio lamp control device 272 Even in the limited size of the pachinko machine 10, it is possible to cope with the increase in size of the control boards 271 and 272, and to efficiently install the control devices 271 and 272. Further, in a state where the first control board unit 201 is mounted on the game board 30, a space is secured behind the board mounting surface 252, and the variable winning device 32 and its electrical wiring can be installed without difficulty. Note that grid-like ribs 258 are provided on the back surface of the substrate mounting surface 252, and the support strength of the main control device 271 is enhanced.

  A pair of upper and lower retaining pins 261 is provided on the left end surface of the mounting base 251, and by attaching the retaining pins 261 to the bearing fitting 231, the first control board unit 201 rotates relative to the game board 30. It is supported in a movable manner. A pair of upper and lower ny latches 262 are provided at the right end of the mounting base 251 as fasteners to be fitted into the to-be-fastened holes 232. At the upper end portion of the mounting base 251, an elongated hole 263 in which the locking claw piece 233 is locked is provided. Therefore, the first control board unit 201 is fixed to the gaming board 30 by inserting the ny latch 262 into the to-be-fastened hole 232 and locking the locking claw piece 233 to the long hole 263. The bearing fitting 231 and the locking pin 261 are in the support shaft portion M1, the to-be-fastened hole 232 and the ny latch 262 are in the fastening portion M2, and the locking claw piece 233 and the long hole 263 are in the locking claw portion M3. Each corresponds.

  Next, the configuration of the second control board unit 202 will be described based on FIGS. 17 to 19. 17 is a front view of the second control board unit 202, FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the unit 202, and FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 202.

  The second control board unit 202 has a mounting base 301 having a horizontally long shape, and the dispensing control device 311, the emission control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection board 314 are mounted on the mounting base 301. The payout control device 311 and the emission control device 312 are provided with a control board including a CPU, which is central to control, ROM, RAM, various ports, and the like. The payout control board of the payout control device 311 controls the payout of the prize balls and the rental balls. The launch control board of the launch control device 312 controls the launch motor 229 in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player. Further, a predetermined power supply voltage required for various control devices and the like is generated and output by the power supply substrate of the power supply 313. The card unit connection board 314 is electrically connected to the ball operation unit 120 on the front of the pachinko machine and a card unit (not shown), and mainly takes in a ball lending operation command from the player and outputs it to the payout control device 311 It is. The card unit connection board 314 is not necessary for a cash machine in which gaming balls are directly lent out to the upper tray from a ball lending device or the like without passing through a card unit.

  The payout control device 311, the emission control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection substrate 314 are respectively accommodated in substrate boxes 315, 316, 317, and 318 made of a transparent resin material or the like. In particular, in the dispensing control device 311, similarly to the main control device 27, the substrate box 315 constituting the packaging means comprises a box base and a box cover, and they are connected unopenably by the sealing unit 319 as sealing means, Thus, the substrate box 315 is sealed. The payout control device 311 is provided with a state recovery switch 321. For example, when the state recovery switch 321 is pressed at the occurrence of a dispensing error such as a ball clogging of a dispensing motor described later, the dispensing motor is rotated forward and reverse to eliminate the ball clogging (return to a normal state). It has become. The power supply device 313 is provided with a RAM erase switch 323. The pachinko machine 10 has a backup function of various data, and maintains the state at the time of a power failure even when a power failure occurs, and returns to the state at the time of a power failure when recovering from a power failure (power recovery) It can be done. Therefore, for example, when the power is shut off in the normal procedure as in the case of business closing of the game hall, the state before shutting off is stored and held, but when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 323, the RAM data is initialized. It is supposed to be.

  The mounting base 301 is made of, for example, a colorless and transparent resin molded product, and a flat substrate mounting surface 302 is provided on the surface thereof. The emission control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection substrate 314 are mounted side by side on the substrate mounting surface 302 and fixed with screws or the like. A substantially flat pedestal plate 303 is mounted on the substrate box 317 of the power supply 313, and the payout control device 311 is mounted on the pedestal plate 303 and fixed by screws or the like. Since the pedestal plate 303 intervenes between the payout control device 311 and the power supply 313, for example, in order to install a metal plate for noise removal or the like, it is sufficient to attach the metal plate or the like to the pedestal plate 303. Can be realized.

  The mounting base 301 is provided with a pair of upper and lower retaining pins 305 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit is inserted by inserting the retaining pin 305 into the bearing portion 237 from above. A single-piece 202 is rotatably supported on the main body frame 12. A pair of upper and lower ny latches 306 are provided at the left end of the mounting base 301 as fasteners, and the second control board unit 202 is fixed to the main body frame 12 by inserting the ny latch 306 into the to-be-fastened hole 239. The bearing portion 237 and the retaining pin 305 correspond to the support shaft portion M4, and the to-be-fastened hole 239 and the ny latch 306 correspond to the fastening portion M5.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described based on FIGS. FIG. 20 is a front view of the back pack unit 203, and FIG. 21 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 203. FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the tank rail.

  The back pack unit 203 is configured by integrating the back pack 351 and the payout mechanism portion 352 of the game ball. The back pack 351 is integrally molded of, for example, a synthetic resin such as ABS resin, and has a substantially flat base portion 353 and a protection cover portion 354 which protrudes to the rear of the pachinko machine 10 and has a horizontally long substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 354 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is open, and at least has a size sufficient to surround the variable display unit 35. However, in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned sound lamp control device 272 is also surrounded. A large number of vent holes 354 a are provided on the back surface of the protective cover portion 354. The vent holes 354a are each in the shape of a long hole, and the vent holes 354a are provided adjacent to each other at a relatively close position. Therefore, the back surface of the back pack 351 can be easily opened by cutting the resin portion between the adjacent air holes 354a. That is, by cutting the resin portion between the vent holes 354a to expose the display control device 214 and the like inside, it is possible to easily carry out a predetermined test or the like.

  A dispensing mechanism portion 352 is disposed on the base portion 353 of the back pack 351 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 354. That is, a tank 355 opened upward is provided at the top of the back pack 351, and gaming balls supplied from an island facility of the game hall are successively supplied to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, there is connected a tank rail 356 which has, for example, two rows (two rows) of ball passages in the lateral direction and which slopes gently toward the downstream side, and extends vertically on the downstream side of the tank rail 356. Case rails 357 are connected. The payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream part of the case rail 357, and the payout motor 358a is driven by the control of the payout control device 311, and the necessary number of gaming balls are paid out appropriately. The game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper tray 23 and the like through the payout passage 359 and the like. Although not shown, a tank ball absence sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a game ball supplied from the tank 355 or the tank rail 356 is provided on the upstream side of the case rail 357. Further, the payout device 358 is provided with a payout rotation sensor that detects the rotation of the payout motor 358a and a payout count switch that counts the number of gaming balls to be paid out.

  A vibrator 360 for attaching a vibration to the tank rail 356 is attached to the tank rail 356. The vibrator 360 is unitized by a vibration motor and a synthetic resin case accommodating the vibration motor, and is attached to the tank rail 356 by two legs 360a. Therefore, if a ball jam occurs around the tank rail 356, the ball jam is eliminated by driving the vibrator 360.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 22, the tank rail 356 has a long rod-like rail main body 361 opened upward. A spherical ball receiving portion 362 is formed on the upstream portion of the rail main body 361, and the game ball dropped from the tank 355 is smoothly taken into the rail main body 361 by the ball receiving portion 362. The rail main body 361 is provided with a partition wall 363 extending in the longitudinal direction, and the gaming wall is divided by the partition wall 363 into two hands. The two ball passages divided by the partition wall 363 are slightly wider than the diameter of the gaming ball. At the bottom of each ball passage partitioned by the partition wall 363, one or two ridges 364 are provided, and an opening 365 for dropping dust on the side of the ridge 364 is provided. There is. A straightening vane 367 is disposed on the rail main body 361 so as to cover a ceiling part on the downstream half side. The straightening vane 367 has a bowed shape so as to limit the height of the ball passage in the tank rail 356 toward the downstream side, and a convex portion 368 extending in the longitudinal direction is formed on the lower surface thereof. As a result, the gaming balls flowing in the tank rail 356 finally flow out downstream without being stacked up and down. Therefore, even if a large amount of gaming balls flow into the tank rail 356, biting of the gaming balls is prevented, and ball clogging in the tank rail 356 is less likely to occur. The rail main body 361 is molded of a black conductive polycarbonate resin to prevent electrification, while the flow regulating plate 367 is molded of a transparent polycarbonate resin so that ball clogging and the like can be visually confirmed. The straightening vane 367 is detachably provided, and by removing the straightening vane 367, maintenance in the tank rail 356 can be easily performed. A manual stopper 369 for preventing the flow of the game ball is attached to the current plate 367.

  Referring back to FIG. 20 and FIG. 21, the payout mechanism board 352 is provided with a payout relay board 381 for relaying the signal of the payout command from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358, and takes in the main power from the outside A power switch substrate 382 is installed. The power switch substrate 382 is supplied with a main power of, for example, 24 AC, via a voltage converter, and is turned on or off by switching the power switch 382a.

  The dispensing mechanism portion 352 from the tank 355 to the dispensing passage 359 is formed of a conductive synthetic resin material, for example, a conductive polycarbonate resin, and is partially grounded. Thereby, generation of noise due to charging of the gaming ball is suppressed.

  The back pack 351 is provided with a frame external terminal board 390 at the upper right portion thereof. The frame external terminal board 390 has an output terminal for outputting a signal when a game ball runs out in the tank 355 or the tank rail 356, an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of award balls are paid out, and a predetermined There are provided an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a game ball is lent out, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the main body frame 12 is opened, and an output terminal for outputting a signal when the front door frame 13 is opened. . Then, through these output terminals, a signal regarding the state of the frame side is output to the management control device on the game hall side. In addition, an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of gaming balls are lent is unnecessary in a so-called cash machine.

  The back pack 351 is provided with a substantially square window portion 391 adjacent to the frame external terminal plate 390. Therefore, when the back pack unit 103 is attached to the main body frame 12, the board external terminal board 230 on the back of the game board 30 is exposed through the window 391 and the board external terminal board 230 is mounted with the back pack unit 103 attached. It is possible to do the operation of. As described above, since the panel external terminal board 230 is attached to the collective plate unit 215 in an easily removable state, while the wiring of the panel external terminal board 230 is connected, the panel via the window 391 It is also possible to take out the external terminal board 230. A main body frame open switch 392 for detecting the open state of the main body frame 12 is provided at the upper right portion of the back pack 351, and the metal of the switch 392 is closed when the main body frame 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11. The contacts are closed and the closing of the body frame 12 is detected, and in the state where the body frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11, the metal contacts are opened and the opening of the body frame 12 is detected.

  The back pack 351 is provided with a pair of upper and lower retaining pins 385 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and by inserting the retaining pins 385 into the bearing portion 238 from above, the back pack unit 203 The main body frame 12 is pivotably supported in a cantilever manner. The back pack 351 is provided with a pair of upper and lower ny latches 386 as fasteners at the left end and a locking hole 387 at the upper end, and the ny latch 386 is fitted into the to-be-fastened hole 240 and the locking hole The back pack unit 203 is fixed to the main body frame 12 by rotating the fixing tool 242 after inserting the fixing tool 242 into 387. The back pack unit 203 is also fixed to the main body frame 12 by the fixing devices 241 and 243. The bearing portion 238 and the locking pin 385 correspond to the shaft portion M6, the to-be-fastened hole 240 and the ny latch 386 to the fastening portion M7, and the fixing tool 242 and the locking hole 387 to the locking portion M8. Do. Further, the fixing tool 243 corresponds to the locking portion M9.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  The main controller 271 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer which is an arithmetic device. The CPU 501 is a ROM 502 storing various control programs to be executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a memory for temporarily storing various data etc. when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A certain RAM 503 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 503 is configured to be able to receive data (backup) supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off, and temporarily stores various data in the RAM 503. A backup area 503a is provided in addition to the memory and the area for the purpose.

  The backup area 503a stores the values of the stack pointer, the respective registers, the I / O, etc. when the power is shut off (including the time of the power outage, the same applies hereinafter) when the power is shut off due to the occurrence of a power outage or the like. The area of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power cut off based on the information of the backup area 503a when the power is turned on (including the power on by the power failure cancellation. The same applies hereinafter). There is. Writing to the backup area 503a is executed when the power is shut off by NMI interrupt processing (see FIG. 37), and restoration of each value written to the backup area 503a is executed in the main processing (see FIG. 26) when the power is turned on. The power failure signal SG1 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 at the time of power interruption due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. NMI interrupt processing as processing is immediately executed.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 of the main control device 271 via a bus line 504 configured by an address bus and a data bus. The input side of the main control device 271 is connected to a RAM erase switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, and other switches not shown. On the other hand, on the output side of the main control device 271, a payout control device 311, a display control device 214, a winning prize opening solenoid of each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b, and the like are connected. Further, a switch of an LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 47 and a switch of an LED lamp disposed in the second specific lamp unit 48 are also connected. As a result, the first specified lamp unit 47 and the second specified lamp unit 48 are directly controlled by the main control device 271.

  The payout control device 311 performs payout control of the winning balls and the rental balls by the payout motor 358a. The CPU 511, which is an arithmetic device, includes a ROM 512 storing a control program to be executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 used as a work memory or the like.

  Similar to the RAM 503 of the main control device 271, the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 is configured to be able to receive (back up) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off. The RAM 513 is provided with a backup area 513 a in addition to a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data and the like.

  The backup area 513a is an area for storing values such as a stack pointer at the time of power shutdown, each register, and I / O when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Based on the information of the backup area 513a, the state of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power is turned off. Writing to the backup area 513a is executed when the power is shut off by NMI interrupt processing, and restoration of each value written to the backup area 513a is executed in the main processing when the power is turned on. Similar to the CPU 501 of the main control device 271, the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 is configured to receive the power failure signal SG1 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 at the time of power interruption due to the occurrence of power failure etc. NMI interrupt processing is to be executed immediately.

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 via a bus line 514 configured by an address bus and a data bus. To the input / output port 515, a RAM erase switch circuit 543, a main controller 271, a launch controller 312, a payout motor 358a, etc. are connected.

  The launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the gaming ball by the launch motor 229. The launch motor 229 is permitted to drive when the predetermined condition is satisfied. Specifically, a release permission signal is output from the payout control device 311, a sensor signal is detected by the player touching the game ball release handle 18, a release for stopping the release On the condition that the stop switch is not operated, the firing motor 229 is driven, and the gaming ball is fired with a strength according to the amount of operation of the gaming ball firing handle 18.

  The display control device 214 controls the variable display of the first symbol (special symbol) in the symbol display device 41. The display control device 214 includes a CPU 521, a ROM (program ROM) 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, an image controller 526, an input port 527, two output ports 528 and 529, and a bus line. 530 and 531 are provided. The output side of the main controller 271 is connected to the input side of the input port 527, and the CPU 521, the ROM 522, the work RAM 523 and the image controller 526 are connected to the output side of the input port 527 and the output port via the bus line 530 528 is connected. An audio lamp control device 272 is connected to the output side of the output port 528. Further, an output port 529 is connected to the image controller 526 via a bus line 531, and a symbol display device 41 is connected to the output side of the output port 529.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 214 controls the display of the symbol display device 41 based on the symbol display command transmitted from the main control device 271. The ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs to be executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data. The work RAM 523 is for temporarily storing work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. Memory.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the symbol display device 41, and the display content of the symbol display device 41 is changed by rewriting the content of the video RAM 524. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as a symbol displayed on the symbol display device 41. The image controller 526 adjusts the respective timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, and the output port 529 to intervene in reading and writing of data, and reads the display data stored in the video RAM 524 from the character ROM 525 at a predetermined timing to display symbols. It is displayed on the device 41.

  The power supply 313 includes a power supply 541 for supplying power to each part of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 542 for monitoring power interruption due to a power failure, etc., and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323. And have. The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to each of the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 through a power supply path (not shown). As a summary, the power supply unit 541 takes in AC 24 volt power supplied from the outside, and generates +12 V power for driving various switches, motors, etc., +5 V power for logic, backup power for RAM backup, etc. Then, the +12 V power supply, the +5 V power supply and the backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 and the like. An operation power supply (+12 V power supply, +5 V power supply, etc.) is supplied to the emission control device 312 via the payout control device 311.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit for outputting the power failure signal SG1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 271 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 at the time of power interruption due to the occurrence of power failure. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the voltage of the stable DC voltage of 24 volts which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply 541, and determines that a power failure (power interruption) occurs when this voltage becomes less than 22 volts, The power failure signal SG1 is output to the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311. Based on the output of the power failure signal SG1, the main controller 271 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of the power failure and execute NMI interrupt processing. The power supply unit 541 outputs an output voltage of 5 volts, which is a drive voltage of the control system, as a normal value for a time sufficient for execution of the NMI interrupt processing even after the voltage of the DC stable 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts. It is configured to maintain. Thus, the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 can execute and complete the NMI interrupt processing normally.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 takes in a switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and outputs a RAM erase signal SG2 for clearing the backup data of the main controller 271 and the payout control device 311 according to the state of the switch 323. It is. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erase signal SG2 to the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311. Thus, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on while the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the data in the backup areas 503a and 513a of the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 are cleared.

  Here, the display contents of the symbol display device 41 will be described based on FIG.

  In the symbol display device, three symbol rows of left, middle and right are set. Each symbol row is composed of, for example, a main symbol to which numerals "0" to "9" are respectively attached, and a sub-symbol consisting of, for example, a rhombus-shaped symbol. Each main symbol and the sub symbol constitute the first symbol. In each symbol row, the main symbols are arranged in ascending or descending order of the numbers, and a sub symbol is arranged between each of the main symbols. That is, each symbol row is provided with a total of 20 first symbols of 10 main symbols and 10 sub-symbols. In this case, the main symbol with the numbers “0”, “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, “8”, “9” corresponds to “high probability symbol”, When a jackpot occurs with the high probability symbol, the gaming state shifts to the jackpot state, and thereafter, shifts to the high probability state as the bonus gaming state. In addition, the main symbols with the numbers "2", "4" and "6" correspond to "low probability symbols", and when a big hit occurs in the low probability symbols, it shifts to a big hit state, After the jackpot state ends, the transition to the normal state is made without transitioning to the high probability state. In addition, the high probability state refers to a state in which the subsequent jackpot probability is increased as added value after the end of the jackpot state, a so-called probability change state, and the normal state (low probability state) is a game not such high probability state I say the state. Further, in the first specific lamp unit 47, red is displayed in the case of a probability change jackpot to shift to the high probability state after the big hit state ends, and green is displayed in the normal jackpot to shift to the normal state after the big hit state ends. .

  In the symbol display device 41, the twenty first symbols are variably displayed so as to scroll from top to bottom with periodicity for each symbol row. In particular, the numbers of the main symbols appear in descending order in the left symbol row, and the numbers of the main symbols appear in ascending order in the middle symbol row and the right symbol row. The symbol display device 41 is configured to display the first symbol of the upper, middle, and lower three stages for each symbol row. Therefore, a total of nine first symbols in three rows and three columns are displayed on the symbol display device 41. Further, in the symbol display device 41, five effective lines, that is, an upper line L1, a middle line L2, a lower line L3, an upper right line L4, and an upper left line L5 are set. And the fluctuation display stops in the order of left symbol row → right symbol row → middle symbol row, and the combination of big hit symbols (in this embodiment, the same main symbol combination) on any effective line at the time of the stop is If it is aligned, a big hit animation is displayed as a big hit occurrence.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 501 in the main control device 271 uses the various counter information at the time of the game to make a big hit lottery, setting of the light emission color of the first specific lamp unit 47, setting of symbol display of the symbol display device 41 The number of opening of the variable winning devices 32a, 32b is set, etc. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 25, it is used when determining the jackpot random number counter C1 used for the jackpot lottery and the jackpot type Jackpot type counter C2 to be used, reach random number counter C3 used for reach lottery when symbol display device 41 is moved out, and open / close mode counter C4 used when setting the number of times of opening of each variable winning device 32a, 32b , For random pattern initial value counter CINI used for initial value setting of big hit random number counter C1, and fluctuation pattern selection of symbol display device 41 The first variation type counter CS1 to be used, the second variation type counter CS2 that determines the period to switch the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47, and the left, middle and right columns The left, middle, and right off symbol counters CL, CM, and CR used for setting are used.

  Among them, the counters C1 to C4, CINI, CS1, and CS2 are loop counters in which 1 is added to the previous value each time the updating is performed, and the counter returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Further, out-of-place symbol counters CL, CM, CR are configured such that the register values are added using the R register (refresh register) in the CPU 501, and as a result, the numerical value changes randomly. Each counter is updated at short time intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 503. The RAM 503 is provided with a storage ball storage area consisting of one execution area and four storage areas (storage first to fourth areas). Each value of the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3 and the open / close mode counter C4 is stored in time series according to the winning history.

  Specifically, for each counter, the jackpot random number counter C1 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within a range of 0 to 676, for example, and returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 676). In particular, when the big hit random number counter C1 makes one revolution, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the big hit random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the big hit random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 676), and is updated once every timer interrupt and repeatedly updated within the remaining time of the normal processing. The jackpot random number counter C1 is periodically updated (once in each timer interrupt in the present embodiment) and stored in the holding ball storage area of the RAM 503 at the timing when the gaming ball wins the operation opening 33. The number of random numbers that will be the jackpot is set in two types, the low probability state and the high probability state, and the number of random numbers that will be the jackpot under the low probability state is 2, the value is “337,673 The number of random numbers that will be jackpots under high probability conditions is 10, and the values are “67, 131, 199, 269, 337, 401, 463, 523, 601, 661”.

  The jackpot type counter C2 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within the range of 0 to 49 and to return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 49). In the present embodiment, the jackpot type counter C2 determines whether or not to shift to the high probability state after the end of the jackpot state, for example, C2 = 0 to 34 is the high probability state after the jackpot state ends. The C2 = 35 to 49 correspond to the normal jackpot to shift to the normal state after the end of the jackpot state. The jackpot type counter C2 also determines the combination of symbols when the first symbol stops changing and the position at which the combination of the symbols is stopped. That is, in the present embodiment, five effective lines are set in the symbol display device 41 and ten specific symbols (main symbols) are set, so all the patterns are set by the 50 counter values. It will be done. Then, when C2 = 0 to 34, that is, in the case of a probability variation jackpot, the combination of the high probability symbols and the position at which the combination of the high probability symbols is stopped is uniquely determined. On the other hand, when C2 = 35 to 49, that is, in the case of a normal jackpot, the combination of the low probability symbols and the position at which the combination of the low probability symbols is stopped is uniquely determined. The jackpot type counter C2 is periodically updated (once in each timer interrupt in the present embodiment), and stored in the holding ball storage area of the RAM 503 at the timing when the gaming ball wins the operation opening 33.

  For example, the reach random number counter C3 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within the range of 0 to 238 and to return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 238). In the present embodiment, the reach random number counter C3 causes the final stop symbol to be shifted by one before and after the reach symbol and then stopped, and the final stop symbol after the same reach is generated. It is decided to draw the lottery "stop out of back and forth except out of reach" and "complete out" where reach does not occur, for example, C3 = 0, 1 corresponds to back out of reach, C3 = 2 21 corresponds to a reach other than the back and forth deviation, and C3 = 22 to 238 correspond to the completely outlier. In addition, the lottery of reach may be individually set according to the gaming state, the number of operation holding balls at the start of fluctuation, and the like. The reach random number counter C3 is periodically updated (once in each timer interrupt in the present embodiment), and is stored in the holding ball storage area of the RAM 503 at the timing when the gaming ball wins the operation opening 33.

  The open / close mode counter C4 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within a range of 0 to 104, for example, and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 104). As described above, in the present embodiment, two types of variable winning devices 32a and 32b having different numbers of prize balls to be paid out are provided. The number of times the variable winning devices 32a and 32b are opened is determined by the open / close mode counter C4. This is a device for changing the number of winning balls to be paid out under the jackpot condition, and is a device for not uniquely associating the combination of jackpot symbols and the number of winning balls to be paid out under the jackpot condition. The open / close mode counter C4 is periodically updated (once in each timer interrupt in the present embodiment), and stored in the holding ball storage area of the RAM 503 at the timing when the gaming ball wins the operation opening 33.

  For example, the first variation type counter CS1 is sequentially incremented by 1 within the range of 0 to 198 and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 198). The second variation type counter CS2 is, for example, Within the range of 0 to 240, 1 is sequentially added, and it is configured to return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (i.e., 240). The first variation type counter CS1 determines the display mode of the symbol display device 41 such as so-called normal reach, super reach, premium reach, reach type of the first symbol and other rough symbol variation modes, and the second variation type counter CS2 A switching display time as a period for switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is determined. Further, this switching display time corresponds to the fluctuation time of the first symbol variably displayed in the symbol display device 41. Therefore, according to the second variation type counter CS2, after the reach is generated in the symbol display device 41, the elapsed time (in other words, the number of variation symbols) until the final stop symbol (the middle symbol in the present embodiment) stops Fine pattern variation modes will also be determined. That is, by combining these two variation type counters CS1 and CS2, it is possible to easily realize various diversification of the variation pattern of the first symbol. Both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are updated once each time a normal process to be described later is executed once, and are repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the buffer values of both of the fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2 are acquired at the time of the start of the color switching displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 and the fluctuation pattern determination at the time of the fluctuation start of the first symbol.

  The left, middle and right out-of-out symbol counters CL, CM and CR are used to determine the out-of-stop symbol for the left row first symbol, middle row first symbol and right row first symbol when the big hit lottery is out. Since one of the 20 first symbols is displayed together with the main symbol and the sub symbols in each row, 20 (0 to 19) counter values are prepared for each. The upper, middle and lower symbols of the left symbol row are determined by the off symbol counter CL, and the upper, middle and lower symbols of the middle symbol row are determined by the off symbol counter CM, and the right symbol row is determined by the off symbol counter CR. The upper, middle and lower symbols are determined.

  In the present embodiment, the values of the counters CL, CM, and CR are randomly updated by using the value of the R register built in the CPU 501. That is, at the time of updating each out-of-hand symbol counter CL, CM, CR, the value of lower 3 bits of R register is added to the previous value and 20 is subtracted when the addition result exceeds the maximum value Ru. Each off symbol counter CL, CM, CR is updated within the normal processing so that the update time does not overlap, and the combination of the off symbol counter CL, CM, CR is the reach out of the RAM 503 out of reach pattern buffer, reach out of the out of reach It is stored in either of the pattern buffer and the completely out of pattern buffer. Then, when the fluctuation pattern is determined at the start of the fluctuation of the first symbol, any buffer value of the reach symbol buffer, the reach symbol buffer other than the back and forth symbol buffer, and the completely out symbol buffer is acquired according to the value of reach random number counter C3. Ru.

  Note that the size and range of each counter are merely an example and can be arbitrarily changed. However, if importance is placed on irregularity, it is desirable that the large random number counter C1, the reach random number counter C3, and the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 have different prime values and that they are not synchronized in any case. Although not shown, the second specific lamp random number counter C5 is used for the lottery of the second specific lamp unit 48. The second specific ramp counter C5 is configured, for example, as a loop counter that is sequentially incremented by one within the range of 0 to 250, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 250). The second specific lamp random number counter C5 is periodically updated (once in each timer interrupt in the present embodiment), and is acquired when it is detected that the gaming ball has passed either the left or right through gate 34. The number of random numbers to be won is 149, and the range is “5 to 153”.

  Next, each control process executed by the CPU 501 in the main control device 271 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 501 is roughly classified into main processing activated upon power-on, timer interrupt processing activated periodically (with a cycle of 2 msec in this embodiment), and power failure to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). There is NMI interrupt processing activated by the input of a signal, and for convenience of explanation, first, timer interrupt processing and NMI interrupt processing will be described, and then main processing will be described.

  FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing timer interrupt processing, which is executed by the CPU 501 of the main control device 271 every 2 msec, for example.

  In FIG. 35, in step S901, reading processing of various winning switches is executed. That is, the state of various switches connected to the main control device 271 (except for the RAM erase switch 323) is read, and the state of the switch is determined to store detection information (winning detection information).

  Thereafter, in step S902, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (676 in this embodiment). Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503. In the subsequent step S903, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the open / close mode counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3 and the open / close mode counter C4 are respectively incremented by 1, and their counter values are maximum values (in the embodiment, 676, 49, respectively). Clear to 0 when reaching 238, 104). Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503.

  Thereafter, in step S904, a start winning process is performed in association with the winning of the operation port 33. The start winning process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 36. In step S1001, it is determined from detection information of the operation port switch 224 whether or not the gaming ball has won the operation port 33 (start winning). If it is determined that the gaming ball has won the actuation opening 33, then in step S1002, the number of operation pending balls N of the first specific lamp portion 47 and the symbol display device 41 is less than the upper limit (4 in the present embodiment). Determine if there is. The process proceeds to step S1003 on the condition that there is a winning on the operation port 33 and the number of operation-reserved balls N <4, and the number of operation-reserved balls N is incremented by one. In the subsequent step S1004, each value of the jackpot random number counter C1, jackpot type counter C2, reach random number counter C3 and opening / closing mode counter C4 updated in the step S903 is the first area among the vacant storage areas of the holding sphere storage area of the RAM 503. Store in Then, after the start winning process, the CPU 501 temporarily ends the timer interrupt process.

  In addition, when the game ball wins in the operation opening 33 (start winning), the fluctuation display of the first symbol by the symbol display device 41 is started along with it, but after the starting winning, the first symbol fluctuates and the symbol There is a restriction that a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has to elapse before the stop. Therefore, in the start winning process, when the start winning is confirmed, a timer for measuring an elapsed time after the start winning is set after the storage process of each counter value (step S1004). Specifically, since the start winning process is executed in a cycle of 2 msec, for example, to measure the elapsed time of 5 seconds, set the timer value "2500" in the timer, and for each start winning process, set the timer value to 1 Subtract. The timer value is stored and managed in the holding ball storage area of the RAM 503, together with the value of each of the counters C1 to C4 at that time. Then, when setting the variation pattern of the first symbol to be described later, the timer value is referred to, and the variation pattern is set according to the remaining time (as symbol variation is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed) .

  FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing NMI interrupt processing, and this processing is executed by the CPU 501 of the main control device 271 when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. By this NMI interrupt, the state of the main control device 271 at the time of power interruption is stored in the backup area 503 a of the RAM 503. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off due to the occurrence of a blackout or the like, the blackout signal SG1 is output from the blackout monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 501 in the main control device 271, and the CPU 501 interrupts the control under execution. Start the NMI interrupt processing. The NMI interrupt processing program of FIG. 37 is stored in the ROM 502 of the main control device 271. After the power failure signal SG1 is output, power is supplied from the power supply unit 541 so that the processing of the main control device 271 can be performed for a predetermined time, and NMI interrupt processing is executed within the predetermined time.

  In the NMI interrupt process, at step S1101, the used register is saved in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503, and at the subsequent step S1102, the value of the stack pointer is stored in the backup area 503a. Further, in step S1103, power generation interruption information is set in the backup area 503a, and in step S1104, a power interruption notification command indicating that the power is turned off is transmitted to the other control device. In step S1105, a RAM determination value is calculated and stored in the backup area 503a. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at a work area address of the RAM 503. In step S1106, RAM access is prohibited. After that, it enters an infinite loop in preparation for completely shutting down the power supply and making processing impossible.

  The above NMI interrupt process is also executed by the payout control device 311 in the same manner, and the state of the payout control device 311 at the time of power shutoff due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like is stored in the backup area 513a of the RAM 513 by the NMI interrupt. The same is true for the power supply from the power supply unit 541 so that the processing of the payout control device 311 can be performed for a predetermined time after the power failure signal SG1 is output. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off due to the occurrence of a blackout or the like, the blackout signal SG1 is output from the blackout monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 in the payout control device 311, and the CPU 511 interrupts the control being executed. Then, the NMI interrupt processing of FIG. 37 is started. The contents are the same as the above description except that the power-off notification command is not transmitted in step S1104.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing an example of main processing executed by the CPU 501 in the main control device 271. This main processing is started upon reset upon power-on.

  In the main process, in step S101, an initial setting process associated with power on is executed. Specifically, for example, in order to wait for the sub-side control devices (the audio lamp control device 272, the payout control device 311, etc.) to become operable while setting a predetermined value to the stack pointer in advance, Execute wait processing for about 1 second. In step S102, a payout permission command is transmitted to the payout control device 311, and in the subsequent step S103, RAM access is permitted.

  Thereafter, data backup processing is executed on the RAM 503 in the CPU 501. That is, in step S104, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 323 provided in the power supply 313 is pressed, and in the subsequent step S105, it is determined whether or not generation information of power supply interruption is set in the backup area 503a Do. In step S106, the RAM determination value is calculated, and in the subsequent step S107, it is determined whether the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored at the time of power shutdown, that is, the effectiveness of backup. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at a work area address of the RAM 503. It is also possible to judge the effectiveness of backup based on whether or not the keyword written in the predetermined area of the RAM 503 is correctly stored.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 323 when initializing the RAM data at the time of power on, for example, at the time of opening of the hall. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the process proceeds to the RAM initialization process (steps S114 to S116). In addition, when the occurrence information of the power cutoff is not set, or when the abnormality of the backup is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value etc.), similarly, the process proceeds to the initialization process of the RAM 503 (steps S114 to S116). . That is, in step S114, the use area of the RAM 503 is cleared to 0, and in the subsequent step S115, the initialization process of the RAM 503 is executed. In step S116, interrupt permission is set, and the process proceeds to the normal processing described later.

  On the other hand, when the RAM erase switch 323 is not pressed, the condition at the time of power recovery is on the condition that the power shutoff occurrence information is set and the RAM determination value (checksum value etc.) is normal. Execute processing (processing at power-off recovery). That is, at step S108, the stack pointer before power shutoff is restored, and at step S109, the power shutoff occurrence information is cleared. In step S110, a command for returning the control device on the sub side to the gaming state when the power is shut off is transmitted, and in step S111, the use register is restored from the backup area 503a of the RAM 503. In steps S112 and S113, after interrupt enable / disable is restored to the state before the power shutoff, the address returns to the address before the power shutoff.

  Next, the flow of the normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this normal process, the main process of the game is executed. As an outline thereof, the processes of steps S201 to S207 are executed as periodic processes of 4 msec cycle, and the counter updating processes of steps S209 and S210 are executed with the remaining time.

  In the normal processing, in step S201, output data such as a command updated in the previous processing is transmitted to each control device on the sub side. Specifically, the presence or absence of the winning detection information is determined, and if there is the winning detection information, a prize ball payout command corresponding to the number of acquired gaming balls is transmitted to the payout control device 311. In addition, at the time of the fluctuation display of the first symbol by the symbol display device 41, the stop symbol command, the fluctuation pattern command, the final stop command and the like are transmitted to the display control device 214. In addition, after the start of change of the first symbol, change pattern command → stop symbol command of left symbol row → stop symbol command of middle symbol row → stop symbol command of right symbol row for each normal processing one by one (that is, , One every 4 msec), and the final stop command is transmitted at the timing when the fluctuation time has elapsed. Furthermore, a state transition command is transmitted upon transition to the jackpot state, and a moving image command is transmitted to the display control device 214 in response to the closing of each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b.

  Next, in step S202, updating of both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 is executed. Specifically, both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are incremented by one, and when their counter values reach the maximum value (198 and 240 in the present embodiment), the respective values are cleared to zero. Then, the updated values of both of the fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503. In the subsequent step S203, the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the right symbol row are updated with the out-of-pattern counter CL, CM, CR.

  Explaining the process of updating each out-of-out symbol counter CL, CM, CR, as shown in FIG. 28, in step S301, it is determined whether or not it is time to update out-of-point symbol counter CL in the left symbol row. It is determined whether or not it is time to update the out-of-pattern counter CM of the symbol row. Then, if the left symbol row update timing (step S301 is YES), the process proceeds to step S303, and the left symbol row out-of-design counter CL is updated. If the middle symbol row update timing (step S302 is YES), the process proceeds to step S304, and the middle symbol row out symbol counter CM is updated. Furthermore, if the right symbol row update timing (steps S301 and S302 are both NO), the process proceeds to step S305, and the right symbol row out-of-design counter CR is updated. In the update of the out-of-set symbol counters CL, CM, CR in steps S303 to S305, the value of lower 3 bits of R register is added to the previous counter value and 20 is subtracted if the addition result exceeds the maximum value, The calculation result is deviated and the current value of symbol counters CL, CM, CR is taken. According to the updating process of CL, CM and CR, each left symbol row CL, CM and CR of the left symbol row, middle symbol row and right symbol row is sequentially updated one by one in one normal process, each counter There is no overlap in updating values. As a result, every time the normal processing is performed three times, one set of the symbol counter CL, CM, CR is updated.

  Thereafter, in step S306, it is determined whether or not the combination of the updated outlying symbol counters CL, CM, and CR is a combination of big hit symbols, and if it is a combination of big hit symbols, the process is ended as it is. If it is not a combination of jackpot symbols, it is determined in step S307 whether it is a combination of reach symbols, and if it is a combination of reach symbols, it is further determined in step S308 whether it is an out-of-front reach Do. If the out-of-design symbol counters CL, CM, and CR are a combination of out-of-front and out-of-reach reach, the process proceeds to step S309, and the combination of out-of-out pattern counters CL, CM, CR at that time is stored in the out-of-front out-reach reach pattern buffer of the RAM 503. If the out-of-out pattern counters CL, CM, CR are a combination of reach other than out of back and forth, the process proceeds to step S310, and the combination of out-of-out pattern counters CL, CM, CR at that time is stored in the reach symbol buffer other than out of back and forth in RAM 503 . When the combination of the out-of-out pattern counters CL, CM, CR is not a combination of the big hit symbols nor a combination of reach symbols (when both steps S306 and S307 are NO), this is a combination of out-of-out pattern counters CL, CM, CR In this case, the process proceeds to step S311, and the combination of the out-of-pattern counters CL, CM, and CR at that time is stored in the completely out-of-pattern buffer of the RAM 503.

  After the out-of-design symbol counters CL, CM, and CR are updated, at step S 204 in FIG. 27, the prize ball counting signal and the payout abnormality signal received from the payout control device 311 are read. Thereafter, in step S205, a first specific lamp unit control process for switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is executed. By the first specific lamp unit control process, on / off control of the light source switch of the LED lamp disposed in the big hit determination or the first specific lamp unit 47 is performed. Further, in the first specific lamp unit control process, the setting of the variable display of the first symbol by the symbol display device 41 is also performed. However, the details of the first specific lamp unit control process will be described later.

  Thereafter, in step S206, a game state transition process is executed to shift the game state. Although the details will be described later, the game state is shifted to the jackpot state or the high probability state by the game state transition processing.

  In step S207, a second specific lamp unit control process is performed to switch the color displayed on the second specific lamp unit 48. Simply stated, on the condition that the gaming ball passes through the gate 34, the value of the second specific lamp random number counter C5 in each case is acquired, and the color switching process displayed on the second specific lamp unit 48 is performed. Will be implemented. Then, the lottery of the color displayed by the value of the second specific lamp random number counter C5 is carried out, and when the red color is selected, the motorized accessory attached to the operation opening 33 is opened for a predetermined time. Although the description is omitted, the second specific lamp random number counter C5 is also updated by the timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 35, similarly to the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3 and the open / close mode counter C4. It is supposed to be.

  Thereafter, in step S208, it is determined whether or not the execution timing of the next normal processing has come, that is, whether a predetermined time (4 msec in the present embodiment) has elapsed from the start of the previous normal processing. Then, the update of the random number initial value counter CINI and the both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 is repeatedly executed within the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process (steps S209 and S210). That is, in step S209, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (676 in this embodiment). Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503. Further, in step S210, updating of both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 is executed. Specifically, both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are incremented by one, and when their counter values reach the maximum value (198 and 240 in the present embodiment), the respective values are cleared to zero. Then, the updated values of both of the fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503.

  Here, since the execution time of each process of steps S201 to S207 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process is not constant but fluctuates. Therefore, it is possible to randomly update the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the big hit random number counter C1) by repeatedly executing the update of the random number initial value counter CINI using such remaining time. Both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 can be updated at random.

  Next, the first specific lamp unit control process of step S205 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  In the first specific lamp unit control process, in step S401, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is a big hit state, and if it is a big hit state, the present process ends. When the gaming state is the jackpot state, red or green is continuously displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47. If it is not the jackpot state, it is determined in step S402 whether or not the first specific lamp unit 47 is in the switching display mode. If the first specific lamp unit 47 is not in the switching display mode, the process proceeds to step S403, and it is determined whether the number N of operation reserved balls N of the first specific lamp unit 47 and the symbol display device 41 is larger than zero. Then, when the operation pending ball number N is 0, the present process is ended as it is.

  If the operation pending ball number N> 0, the process proceeds to step S404. In step S404, the number of operation pending balls N is decremented by one. In step S405, processing is performed to shift the data stored in the holding ball storage area. This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting data stored in the pending first to fourth areas of the pending ball storage area toward the execution area, and the first pending area → the execution area, the second pending area → The data in each area is shifted in such a way as the first holding area, the third holding area, the second holding area, the fourth holding area, and the third holding area.

  Thereafter, in step S406, a switching start process for starting switching of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is executed. Specifically, the timer is reset to determine the switching time of the displayed color, and the switch of the light source currently turned on of the LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 47 is controlled to be off. Above, switch on the red light source is controlled. Thereby, red is displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47. In addition, when it is not after the end of the jackpot state, the switch of the blue light source is on before the start of the switching display, and when it is after the end of the jackpot state, the switch of the red light source or the green light source is on ing. Further, in the switching start process, the above process is performed, and the value of the second variation type counter CS2 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 503 is confirmed, and the second variation type counter CS2 is 1) The switching display time of the color displayed on the specific lamp unit 47 is determined. The relationship between the numerical value of the second variation type counter CS2 and the switching display time of the displayed color is prescribed in advance by a table or the like.

  Thereafter, in step S407, the first symbol variation start process is executed. Here, the first symbol variation start process will be described in detail using the flowchart of FIG. 30. In step S501, whether or not a big hit is made based on the value of the big hit random number counter C1 stored in the execution area of the holding ball storage area Determine if Whether or not the jackpot is determined is determined based on the relationship between the jackpot random number counter value and the playing state at each time. As described above, "337, 673" is the winning value among the numbers 0 to 676 of the jackpot random number counter C1 under the low probability state which is the normal state, and "67, 131, 199, the high probability state". 269, 337, 401, 463, 523, 601, 661 "is the hit value.

  If it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot, the process advances to step S502 to perform jackpot state setting processing. The jackpot state setting process is a process for setting the number of times of opening of each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b after shifting to the jackpot state. In the jackpot state setting process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 31, it is first determined in step S601 whether the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area of the holding ball storage area is 34 or less. If the value of the jackpot type counter C2 is 34 or less, it means that a probability variation jackpot occurs. Therefore, in step S602, with reference to the probability variation big hit table, the number of times of opening of each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b corresponding to the value of the opening / closing mode counter C4 stored in the execution area of the holding ball storage area is determined.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 32A, the probability variation big hit table is a table showing the correspondence between the value of the open / close mode counter C4 and the number of times of opening of each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b under the big hit condition. is there.

  In the present embodiment, five open patterns are set to open the big winning opening of each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b under the big hit state. More specifically, as an opening pattern of the large winning opening, opening pattern 1 for opening all 15 rounds of the large winning opening of the first variable winning device 32a (hereinafter referred to as "first large winning opening"), and 1 to 3 Opening pattern 2 to open the big winning opening of the second variable winning device 32b (hereinafter referred to as "second big winning opening") until the round and opening the first big winning opening to the 4 to 15 round, and 1 to 6 rounds Opening pattern 3 to open the second large winning opening until the second large winning opening and opening the second large winning opening to the first nine rounds and opening the second large winning opening to the first nine rounds An opening pattern 4 for opening the winning opening and an opening pattern 5 for opening the second opening to the 13th through 15th rounds are set.And C4 = 0 to 53 correspond to the open pattern 1, C4 = 54 to 83 correspond to the open pattern 2, C4 = 84 to 95 correspond to the open pattern 3, C4 = 96 to 101 the open pattern 4 C4 = 102 to 104 correspond to the open pattern 5. That is, when a probability variation jackpot occurs, the rate at which open pattern 1 is selected is about 51.4 percent, the rate at which open pattern 2 is selected is about 28.6 percent, and open pattern 3 is selected The ratio is about 11.4%, the ratio for which the open pattern 4 is selected is about 5.7%, and the ratio for which the open pattern 5 is selected is about 2.9%. Therefore, open pattern 1 is the most likely to be selected when a probability change jackpot occurs.

  In the subsequent step S603, the number of times of opening the second large winning opening obtained from the probability variation big hit table is set in the release counter OC, and the present process is ended. For example, when the value of the open / close mode counter C4 stored in the execution area of the holding ball storage area is 77, the corresponding content of the probability variation jackpot table is the release pattern 2. In the opening pattern 2, since the opening of the second big winning opening is performed three times, 3 is set in the opening counter OC.

  On the other hand, if the value of the jackpot type counter C2 is larger than 34 in step S601, it means that a jackpot is normally generated. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S604, the normal jackpot table is referred to, and the number of opening times of each winning opening corresponding to the value of the opening / closing mode counter C4 stored in the execution area of the holding ball storage area is obtained. The normal jackpot table is a table representing the correspondence between the value of the open / close mode counter C4 and the number of opening times of each big winning opening under the jackpot state, as in the case of the probability variation jackpot table. As shown in FIG. 32B, in the normal jackpot table, C4 = 0 to 13 correspond to the open pattern 1, C4 = 14 to 27 correspond to the open pattern 2, and C4 = 28 to 41 are the open pattern 3. C4 = 42 to 55 correspond to the release pattern 4 and C4 = 56 to 104 correspond to the release pattern 5. That is, when a jackpot normally occurs, the open patterns 1 to 4 are uniformly selected at a rate of about 13.3%, and the open pattern 5 is selected at a rate of about 46.7%. Therefore, when a big hit usually occurs, the open pattern 5 is most likely to be selected unlike a case where a big hit is generated.

  In the subsequent step S605, the number of times of opening the second large winning opening obtained from the normal jackpot table is set in the opening counter OC, and the present process is ended. For example, when the value of the open / close mode counter C4 stored in the execution area of the holding ball storage area is 77, the corresponding content of the normal jackpot table is the release pattern 5. In the opening pattern 5, since the opening of the second big winning opening is performed 12 times, 12 is set in the opening counter OC.

  Following the jackpot state setting process, in step S503, a table corresponding to the value of jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area of the holding ball storage area, that is, a jackpot symbol not shown (value of jackpot type counter C2 and symbols The symbol is determined based on the table showing the correspondence with and the symbol is set as the stop symbol command. At this time, numbers 0 to 49 of the jackpot type counter C2 correspond to any of the 50 jackpot symbols on all five activated lines, and any of the 50 jackpot symbols is set for the stop symbol command. Be done.

  Next, in step S504, the fluctuation pattern of the first symbol until stopping with the jackpot symbol is determined, and the fluctuation pattern is set as a fluctuation pattern command. At this time, the values of the two variation type counters CS1 and CS2 stored in the buffer for the counter of the RAM 503 are checked, and reach types such as normal reach, super reach and premium reach etc. based on the value of the first variation type counter CS1 The rough symbol variation mode is determined, and the elapsed time (in other words, the number of variation symbols) until the final stop symbol (the middle symbol in this embodiment) stops after reach occurrence based on the value of the second variation type counter CS2. Etc.) to determine more detailed pattern variation modes. The relation between the numerical value of the first fluctuation type counter CS1 and the reach pattern, and the relation between the numerical value of the second fluctuation type counter CS2 and the stop symbol time are each prescribed in advance by a table or the like. However, as described above, the switching display time of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is determined by the value of the second variation type counter CS2. Therefore, a table or the like defining the relationship between the value of the second variation type counter CS2 and the stop symbol time is the value between the second variation type counter CS2 and the switching display time of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47. It is associated with a table or the like that defines a relationship. The same applies to the setting of the fluctuation pattern in the case of performing the front-rear out-of-front reach display, the reach display other than the front-rear out-of-front, and the complete out-of-front display described later.

  If it is determined in step S501 that the jack is not a big hit, it is determined in step S505 whether or not the reach has occurred based on the value of the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area of the holding ball storage area. In this case, it is further determined in step S506 whether the out-of-back reach is made based on the value of the reach random number counter C3. In the present embodiment, the value of the reach random number counter C3 is any one of 0 to 238, of which "0, 1" corresponds to the back and forth reach, and "2 to 21" corresponds to the reach except back and forth, "22-238" corresponds to no reach (full out).

  In the case of the out-of-front outreach, the process proceeds to step S507, and the values of left, middle, and right out-of-out pattern counters CL, CM, CR stored in the back and forth out-of-reach reach buffer of the RAM 503 are set as stop symbol commands. In step S508, a fluctuation pattern for reaching the front and back is determined, and the fluctuation pattern is set as a fluctuation pattern command. At this time, similarly to the step S504, the values of the two variation type counters CS1 and CS2 stored in the buffer for the counter of the RAM 503 are confirmed, and the normal reach, super reach and premium are based on the value of the first variation type counter CS1. While determining reach classifications such as reach and other rough symbol fluctuation modes, the elapsed time until the final stop symbol (in this embodiment, the middle symbol) stops after reach occurrence based on the value of the second fluctuation type counter CS2 (In other words, the number of variation symbols) etc. Determine a more detailed symbol variation mode.

  In the case of reach occurrence other than back and forth deviation, the process proceeds to step S 509, and each value of left, middle and right out-of-out symbol counters CL, CM, CR stored in reach symbol buffer other than back and forth deviation of RAM 503 is set as stop symbol command Do. Further, in step S510, a fluctuation pattern for reach display other than out of order is determined, and the fluctuation pattern is set as a fluctuation pattern command. At this time, the variation pattern is determined based on the values of the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 503, as in the step S504 and the like.

  If neither the jackpot nor the reach, the process proceeds to step S 511, and the values of left, middle, and right off symbol counters CL, CM, and CR stored in the complete offset symbol buffer of the RAM 503 are set as stop symbol commands. In step S512, a variation pattern for completely out-of-page display is determined, and the variation pattern is set as a variation pattern command. At this time, the variation pattern is determined based on the values of both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 503 in the same manner as the step S504 and the like. As described above, when the setting of the symbol stop command and the variation pattern command is completed in any of the big hit, the reach occurrence and the non-reach occurrence, the present process is ended.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 29, if step S402 is YES, that is, if the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is in switching display, the process proceeds to step S408 to determine whether the switching display time has elapsed. Do. As described above, the switching display time of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is set in advance, and when the switching display time has elapsed, step S408 is positively determined. If it is determined in step S408 that the switching display time has not elapsed, display color switching processing is performed in step S409. By this display color switching process, the switch of each light source is on / off controlled, and the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is switched. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the timer reset in the switching start process has passed a predetermined time (for example, 1 sec), and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the switch of the light source that is currently on is turned off. After control, a flag set in advance is confirmed, and a predetermined light source is turned on based on the flag, and a flag is set and deleted. This flag is set in two types such as a first flag and a second flag, and the light source to be next controlled on is determined according to the state of these two types of flags. For example, when the first flag is 0 and the second flag is 1, the switch of the green light source is turned on, and the second flag is erased (both flags are in the state of 0). If both flags are 0, the switch of the blue light source is turned on and the first flag is set (the first flag is 1 and the second flag is 0). When the first flag is 1 and the second flag is 0, the switch of the red light source is turned on, the first flag is erased, and the second flag is set (the first flag is 0, The second flag becomes 1). In the switching start process, after the switch of the red light source is turned on, the first flag is set to 0 and the second flag is set to 1. As a result, the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is changed in the order of red, green and blue, and the switching of the colors in the order is repeated. On the other hand, when the timer has not elapsed for a predetermined time, the present process is ended without performing on / off control of the light source switch.

  If it is determined in step S408 that the switching display time has elapsed, switching end processing is executed in step S410. The switching end process is a process for determining in which color the switching of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is to be finally stopped and for controlling the light source of the determined color to turn on. Specifically, first, the switch of the light source that is currently on is turned off. After that, the value of the big hit random number counter C1 and the big hit type counter C2 stored in the buffer for the counter of the RAM 503 is checked again, and the switch of the red light source is turned on when the probability variation big hit occurs in the game time When the jackpot usually occurs in the game time, the switch of the green light source is turned on, and when the jackpot does not occur in the game time, the switch of the blue light source is turned on. As a result, colors corresponding to the respective game results are displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47. In addition. The display color set here is maintained until the next switching start process. After the switching end process is performed, in S411, the final stop command set for the determination of the stop symbol is set, and then the present process is ended.

  The stop symbol command, the change pattern command, the final stop command, etc. set in the first specific lamp unit control process are output to the display control device 214 in the external output process in the normal process of FIG. 27 described above. The display control device 214 determines the detailed display content such as the variation pattern of the symbol based on these commands, and directly controls the symbol display device 41 for display. Thereby, the fluctuation display of the symbol is performed on the display screen of the symbol display device 41.

  Next, the game state transition process of step S206 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S701, it is determined whether the current gaming state is a jackpot state. If it is not the jackpot state, the process proceeds to step S702, and it is determined whether or not the jackpot fluctuation for the final stop in the combination of jackpot symbols has ended. Specifically, the determination is performed based on the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area of the holding ball storage area and the elapse of the switching display time. If the jackpot fluctuation has not ended, the present processing ends, and if the jackpot fluctuation ends, the jackpot state start processing shown in step S703 to step S705 is performed. In the jackpot state start process, in step S703, 15 is set in the round counter RC provided in the RAM 503. The round counter RC is a counter for counting the number of times one of the big winning openings has been opened. Thereafter, in step S704, 3000 (that is, 6 seconds) is set in a timer for measuring the opening / closing timing for opening and closing one big winning opening, and in the subsequent step S705, a state transition command is set and this processing is ended. Here, the state transition command is transmitted to the display control device 214. By receiving the command, the display control device 214 recognizes which open pattern is to be performed, and starts display control to display the jackpot moving image on the symbol display device 41. The timer value that has been set is decremented by one each time the timer interrupt process is performed, that is, in a cycle of 2 msec.

  On the other hand, when the gaming state is a big hit state in step S701, the process proceeds to step S706, and a big winning opening opening / closing process for opening or closing each big winning opening is performed. In the special winning opening / closing process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 34, first, in step S801, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening is open. Specifically, this determination is performed based on the excitation state of each big winning opening solenoid. If none of the special winning openings is open, the process proceeds to step S802, and it is determined whether the value of the timer is zero. If the value of the timer is not 0, the present process is terminated. If it is 0, it is further determined in step S803 whether the value of the release counter OC is not 0 or not. If the value of the release counter OC is not 0, the second large winning opening is opened in step S804, and if the value of the release counter OC is 0, the first large winning opening is opened in step S805. Thereafter, in step S806, the timer is set to 14750 (ie, 29.5 seconds), and the process ends. As a result, one big winning opening is opened up to 29.5 seconds.

  If one of the big winning openings is open at step S801, the process proceeds to step S807, and it is determined whether the value of the timer is zero. If the value of the timer is not 0, it is further determined in step S808 whether ten gaming balls have won in the large winning opening that is open based on the detection results of the count switches 223a and 223b. If the value of the timer is not 0 and the game ball is not winning 10 game balls in the open special winning opening, it means that the special winning opening closing condition is not satisfied, so this processing is ended as it is. . On the other hand, when 10 game balls win in the large winning opening whose timer value is 0 or being open, it means that the special winning opening closing condition is satisfied, so that the opening counter OC is selected in step S809. The value is decremented by 1 and at the step S810 the big winning opening being opened is closed. Incidentally, when the value of the release counter OC is 0 before the subtraction, the big winning opening being opened is closed in step S810 without performing the subtraction process in step S809. In the following step S811, 3000 (ie, 6 seconds) is set in the timer, and in step S812, a moving image command is set. Here, the moving image command is to be transmitted to the display control device 214. The display control device 214 recognizes that one round has ended by receiving the command, and for example, the jackpot moving image etc. which teaches which big winning opening is opened in the next round is a symbol display device Display control is started so as to be displayed at 41. Thereafter, in step S813, the value of the round counter RC is decremented by 1, and the present process is terminated.

  After the special winning opening / closing process, in step S707, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter RC is 0. If the value is not 0, the process is terminated. If the value of the round counter RC is 0 in step S707, the jackpot state ending process for ending the jackpot state is performed in step S708. Therefore, under the jackpot condition, the number of times (that is, 15) of the large winning opening continuously opened is allowed to be set to the round counter RC.

  After the big hit state end processing is performed, state transition processing is performed in step S709 to step S711. That is, in step S709, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area of the holding ball storage area is 34 or less. If the value of the jackpot type counter C2 is 34 or less, it means that a probability variation jackpot has occurred, so the process proceeds to step S710, performs processing to make the subsequent gaming state a high probability state, and ends this processing. . If the value of the jackpot type counter C2 is larger than 34, it means that a jackpot has normally occurred. Therefore, in step S711, the processing of setting the gaming state thereafter to a low probability state is performed, and this processing is ended. .

  Here, the relationship between the switching mode of the color displayed on the first specific lamp portion 47 and the variation display of the symbol in the symbol display device 41 will be described below using FIG. Fig.38 (a) shows the display condition of the left, middle, and right symbols of the symbol display device 41, and the condition whether or not the switching display of the color displayed in the first specific lamp unit 47 is performed. 38 (b) shows the detailed status of the color switching control displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47. FIG. In FIG. 38, a jackpot does not occur in the previous game round, and a probability variation jackpot indicates a pattern generated in the present game round, but in the other patterns, only the first and last displayed colors are different. The basic aspect is similar.

  First, at timing t1, the main control device 271 starts switching control of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 by turning on and off the switch of the LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 47. At the same time, it outputs a display command to the display control device 214. Then, the display control device 214 performs display control of the symbol display device 41 so as to immediately start the fluctuation display of the left, middle and right symbols on the display screen based on the display command. Thereby, the variation of the left, middle, and right symbols and the switching display of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 are simultaneously started. Further, at the timing of t1, the main control device 271 determines the switching display time of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 based on the value of the second variation type counter CS2. This switching display time corresponds to the time from t1 to t4 in FIG. Thereafter, the display control device 214 independently controls display of the symbol display device 41, so that the fluctuation display of the left symbol is stopped at the timing of t2, the fluctuation display of the right symbol is stopped at a predetermined interval, and t3. The variation display of the inside symbol is stopped at the timing. During this time, the main control device 271 continues the switching control of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 by turning on and off the switch of each light source of the LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 47. I'm going. Specifically, each color is displayed in the order of red, green and blue on the first specific lamp unit 47 for a predetermined time, and the switching of the colors displayed in the order is repeated. Then, at timing t4, the main control device 271 determines that the switching display time has elapsed, turns off the switch of the green light source of the LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 47, and further performs the red light source By performing on control of the switch of (1), the switching end process of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is performed, and the final stop command is output to the display control device 214. By receiving the final stop command, the display control device 214 controls the display of the symbol display device 41 so that the left, middle, and right symbols are displayed as the final stop. As a result, the variation display of the symbol on the display screen of the symbol display device 41 and the switching display of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 simultaneously end at the timing of t4. At the timing of t4, a predetermined time has not elapsed since the green is displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47, but since the switching display time has elapsed, the green light source switch is turned off without being restricted thereto. The red light source is switched on. The on state of the switch of the red light source is continued until the next game time.

  Next, the payout control executed by the CPU 511 in the payout control device 311 will be described. FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing the main processing of the payout control device 311, and this main processing is started upon reset upon power-on.

  First, in step S1201, an initial setting process associated with power on is performed. Specifically, the stack pointer is set to a predetermined value determined in advance, and an interrupt mode is set. In step S1202, the process waits until the payment permission command transmitted from the main control device 271 is received. Then, when the payout permission command is received, the process proceeds to step S1203 to permit RAM access, and at step S1204, the external interrupt vector is set.

  Thereafter, data backup processing is executed on the RAM 513 in the CPU 511. That is, in step S1205, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 323 provided in the power supply 313 is pressed, and in the subsequent step S1206, it is determined whether or not generation information of power cutoff is set in the backup area 513a of the RAM 513. Do. In step S1207, a RAM determination value is calculated, and in the subsequent step S1208, it is determined whether the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored at the time of power shutdown, that is, backup effectiveness. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at a work area address of the RAM 513. In addition, it is also possible to judge the effectiveness of the backup depending on whether or not the keyword written in the predetermined area of the RAM 513 is correctly stored.

  If the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the process proceeds to RAM initialization processing (steps S1215 to S1218). In addition, when the occurrence information of the power cutoff is not set, or when the abnormality of the backup is confirmed by the RAM judgment value (checksum value etc.), similarly, the process proceeds to the initialization process of the RAM 513 (steps S1215 to S1218). . That is, in step S1215, the entire area of the RAM 513 is cleared to 0, and in the subsequent step S1216, the initialization process of the RAM 513 is executed. In step S1217, the CPU peripheral device is initialized, and in step S1218, interrupt permission is set, and the process shifts to a payout control process described later.

  On the other hand, when the RAM erase switch 323 is not pressed, the condition at the time of power recovery is on the condition that the power shutoff occurrence information is set and the RAM determination value (checksum value etc.) is normal. Execute processing (processing at power-off recovery). That is, in step S1209, the stack pointer before power shutoff is restored, and in step S1210, the power shutoff occurrence information is cleared. In step S1211, CPU peripheral devices are initialized. In step S1212, the use register is restored from the backup area 513a of the RAM 513. Furthermore, in steps S1213 and S1214, after interrupt permission / non-permission is restored to the state before the power-off, the address returns to the address before the power-off.

  Next, the flow of the payout control process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In FIG. 40, in step S1301, a command from the main control device 271 is obtained, and the total number of balls of the winning balls is stored. In step S1302, the launch control device 312 is set for launch permission. In step S1303, the state recovery switch 321 is checked, and the state recovery operation is executed when it is determined that the state recovery operation is started.

  Thereafter, in step S1304, the setting of the lower tray full state or the lower tray full release state is executed according to the change of the state of the lower tray 16. That is, the full tray condition of the lower tray 16 is determined by the detection signal of the lower tray full switch, and when the lower tray full is reached, setting of the lower tray full condition is executed, and the lower tray full is not , Set the lower plate full release state. Also, in step S1305, the setting of the tank ball non-existence state or the tank sphere non-release state is executed according to the change of the state of the tank ball. That is, the tank ball absence state is determined by the detection signal of the tank ball absence switch, and the tank sphere absence state is executed when the tank sphere absence is reached, and the tank sphere absence released state is executed when the tank sphere absence is eliminated. Execute the setting.

  Thereafter, in step S1306, the presence or absence of a notification state is determined, and when there is a notification state, notification is performed using a 7-segment LED provided in the payout control device 311.

  In steps S1307 to S1309, a winning ball payout process is executed. In this case, if the winning balls are not dispensable and the total winning balls stored in step S1301 is not 0 (steps S1307 and S1308 are both NO), the process proceeds to step S1309 and the later-described winning shown in FIG. Start sphere control processing. In addition, when the prize balls can not be paid out or the total number of prize balls is 0 (YES in either step S1307 or S1308), the processing shifts to the processing of the payout of the balls in steps S1310 to S1312.

  In the processing of the rental ball payout, if the rental ball is not in a non-dispensable state and the rental ball payout request from the card unit has been received (NO in step S1310 and YES in S1311), the process proceeds to step S1312, and is shown in FIG. In addition, the game control process to be described later is started. In addition, if the state of dispensability of the lent balls or the lent ball dispensation request has not been received (step S1310 is YES or S1311 is NO), the subsequent ball removal processing is executed.

  In step S1313, the state recovery switch 321 is checked to drive the payout motor 358a and execute the ball removal processing on the condition that the ball removal is not possible and the ball removal operation is not started. In the subsequent step S1314, control of the vibrator 360 (vibrator motor control) is executed on condition that the ball is clogged. After that, the process returns to the beginning of the payout control process.

  Here, in the winning ball control process shown in FIG. 41, in step S1401, the payout motor 358a is driven to execute payout of the winning balls. In the following step S1402, it is determined whether the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal based on the detection result of the payout rotation sensor. If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is not normal, the process proceeds to step S1403 to drive the payout motor 358a to execute the retry process and the stop process of the payout motor 358a, and then return to the payout control process of FIG.

  If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal, the process proceeds to step S1404, and it is determined whether the counting of gaming balls is normally performed or not based on the detection result of the payout count switch. If the count of the gaming balls is not normal, the process proceeds to step S1405, drives the payout motor 358a to execute retry processing and executes the stop processing of the payout motor 358a, and then returns to the payout control processing of FIG.

  Further, if the count of the game balls is normal, the process proceeds to step S1406, and it is determined whether the count number of the game balls by the payout count switch has reached the total number of prize balls and the payout is completed. If the payout has been completed, processing for stopping the payout motor 358a is executed in step S1407, and then the processing returns to the payout control processing of FIG.

  Further, in the rental ball control process shown in FIG. 42, in step S1501, the payout motor 358a is driven to execute payout of the rental balls. In the following step S1502, it is determined whether the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal based on the detection result of the payout rotation sensor. If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is not normal, the process proceeds to step S1503 to drive the payout motor 358a to execute retry processing and stop processing of the payout motor 358a, and then return to the payout control process of FIG.

  If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal, the process proceeds to step S1504, and it is determined whether the counting of the gaming balls is normally performed or not based on the detection result of the payout count switch. If the count of the gaming balls is not normal, the process proceeds to step S1505, the payout motor 358a is driven to execute retry processing, and the payout motor 358a is stopped, and then the processing returns to the payout control process of FIG.

  Further, if the count of the game balls is normal, the process proceeds to step S1506, and it is determined whether or not the count number of the game balls by the payout count switch reaches a predetermined number (25) of rental balls and payout is completed. If the payout is completed, the process of stopping the payout motor 358a is executed in step S1507, and then the process returns to the payout control process of FIG.

  Next, a specific procedure of jackpot display processing performed by the display control device 214 after the gaming state shifts to the jackpot state will be outlined. FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing the jackpot display process executed by the CPU in the display control device 214. The display control device 214 executes display control of the symbol display device 41 while processing various commands provided from the main control device 271 in accordance with the procedure shown in FIG.

  First, in step S1601, it is determined whether the gaming state is a jackpot state. If it is not the jackpot state, it is determined in step S1602 whether or not the state transition command has been received, and if it has not been received, the processing ends. If the state transition command is received in step S1602, it means that the gaming state has shifted to the big hit state, so 15 is set in the display round counter HRC in step S1603. In the following step S1604, it is analyzed from the state transition command which open pattern is to be performed, and a value corresponding to the display open counter HOC is set. Thereafter, the release mode notification process shown in steps S1605 to S1607 is performed. In the release mode notification processing, it is determined whether or not the value of the display release counter HOC is not 0 in step S1605, and if it is not 0, a second release indicating that the second big winning opening is opened in step S1606 In order to display a moving image, display control of the symbol display device 41 is performed, and this processing is ended. Further, when the value of the display opening counter HOC is 0, the display control of the symbol display device 41 is performed to display the first open moving image indicating that the first large winning opening is opened in step S1607, and this processing is performed. Finish. In the present embodiment, the first open moving image data group and the second open moving image data group are stored in advance in the character ROM 525 of the display control device 214, and the data of the corresponding data group is Each open moving image is displayed by sequentially outputting to the symbol display device 41 or the like. In addition, when all the data of each open moving picture data group is output, the moving picture for 6 seconds is displayed on the symbol display device 41 respectively.

  If it is determined in step S1601 that the gaming state is a jackpot state, it is determined in step S1608 whether a moving image command has been received. When a video command is received, it means that the big winning opening is closed and one round is finished. Therefore, the value of the display release counter HOC is decremented by 1 in step S1609, and the value of the display round counter HRC is decremented by 1 in step S1610. Incidentally, if the value of the display release counter HOC is 0 before the subtraction, the process of step S1610 is performed without performing the subtraction process in step S1609. Then, in step S1611, it is determined whether the value of the display round counter HRC is 0 or not. If it is not 0, this means that opening of the big winning opening has not been completed 15 times, so opening of the steps S1605 to S1607 A mode notification process is performed. If the value of the display round counter HRC is 0, this means that the opening of the big winning opening has been completed 15 times, so the process proceeds to step S1612, and the symbol display device is displayed to display the ending moving image indicating that the big hit state is ended. The display control of 41 is performed, and this processing ends. Further, when the moving image command is not received in step S1608, it means that one big winning opening is opened, so the display control of the symbol display device 41 is performed to display the continuous moving image in step S1613. And the process ends. By the way, the processing to display any open video or the processing to display the ending video ends the jackpot display processing after outputting all data of the corresponding data group stored in the character ROM 525, but the continuous video is displayed. In the processing to be performed, the jackpot display processing ends every time one data out of the corresponding data group is output. This is a device for quickly detecting the reception of a moving image command indicating that the open special winning opening has been closed.

  Next, the operation at the time of transition to the jackpot state will be described based on the timing chart of FIG. FIG. 44 shows an operation when the release pattern 2 is performed. The basic operation of the other pachinko machine 10 is the same as the opening pattern 2 except that the number of opening times of the second big winning opening is different.

  As shown in FIG. 44, in the big hit state, the big hit moving image is displayed and the big winning opening is opened and closed from the timing to which the big hit state is shifted to the timing te when the big hit state ends.

  Specifically, the second open moving image is displayed for 6 seconds which suggests that the second big winning opening is opened in the first round at the timing to which the state has shifted to the jackpot state, and at the timing r1 at which the second open moving image ends. The second big winning opening of the first round will be held. The second big winning opening is closed at timing e1 at which the opening time of 29.5 seconds has elapsed or ten game balls have won. However, since one game ball can be fired approximately every 0.6 seconds, it is possible to fire up to 49 game balls in 29.5 seconds. Therefore, generally, the second big winning opening is closed with ten game balls winning without an open time of 29.5 seconds. After that, the second open animation is displayed for 6 seconds which suggests that the second big winning opening is also opened in the second round, and the second winning opening of the second round is opened at the timing r2 when the second open animation ends. To be done. In the opening pattern 2, the second opening moving image and the opening and closing of the second large winning opening are repeated until the third round in this manner. From the timing e3 at which the second big winning opening in the third round is closed, the first open moving image indicating that the first big winning opening is opened is displayed for six seconds, and the timing at which the first open moving image ends is r4 The first big winning opening of the fourth round will be held. The first large winning opening, like the second large winning opening, is closed at timing e4 at which an opening time of 29.5 seconds has elapsed or ten game balls have won. However, as in the case of the second large winning opening, it is general that the 10 game balls are won and closed without passing the opening time of 29.5 seconds, similarly to the second large winning opening. After that, the first open animation is displayed for 6 seconds which suggests that the first big winning opening is opened in the fifth round, and the first round winning opening of the fifth round is open at timing r5 when the first open animation is finished. To be done. Thus, in the 4th to 15th rounds, the first open video and the opening and closing of the first big winning opening are repeatedly performed, and the ending video is started at the timing e15 at which the opening of the first big winning opening in the 15th round is completed, The jackpot state ends at timing te when the ending moving image ends. In addition, as the big hit moving picture while each big winning opening is open, the continuous moving picture corresponding to the open moving picture displayed before each big winning opening opening is displayed.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, an open video indicating the big winning opening to be opened in the next round is displayed in the waiting time (for example, e1 to r2 etc.) in which the big winning openings are closed together. While the winning opening is open (for example, r1 to e1 etc.), only the continuous moving image corresponding to the open moving image is displayed. That is, the moving image notifying the round information is displayed before the big winning opening is opened. In addition, the number of times of opening each big winning opening is not taught at the time of big hit state transition, it is suggested only from the opening animation before the start of each round which big winning opening is opened.

  In the opening pattern 2, the second large winning opening is opened up to 1 to 3 rounds, and the first large winning opening is opened up to 4 to 15 rounds. As described above, three prize balls are paid out when the game ball wins the second big winning opening, and 15 prize balls are paid out when the game ball wins the first big winning opening . In addition, since it is common for 10 big game balls to be closed and closed for each big prize mouth, about 30 prize balls are paid out when the 2nd big prize mouth is opened, When the first big winning opening is opened, approximately 150 prize balls will be paid out. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10 provided with two types of variable winning devices 32a and 32b having different numbers of prize balls to be paid out, the prize balls to be paid out when transitioning to the jackpot state by the number of times the second big winning opening is opened and closed. The number will vary greatly. That is, about 2250 prize balls are expected to be paid out in the open pattern 1, about 1890 prize balls are expected to be paid in the open pattern 2, and about 1530 prize balls are expected to be paid out in the open pattern 3; In this case, about 1170 prize balls are expected to be dispensed, and in the opening pattern 5, about 810 prize balls are expected to be dispensed. Here, by not arranging a nail or any other member between the first variable winning device 32a and the second variable winning device 32b, the prize ball can be paid out more reliably.

  Next, the open moving image displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 41 will be described. FIG. 45 is a diagram showing a series of display modes of the second open moving image displayed when the second large winning opening is opened, and FIG. 46 is displayed when the first large winning opening is opened It is a figure which shows a series of display modes of the 1st opening animation.

  In the second open animation, as shown in FIG. 45 (a), a girl character with a cane is displayed at the center of the display screen, and if this girl character transforms from now on, if it succeeds in transformation, the first large one Teach that the opening of the winning opening will be performed. Further, on the upper left portion of the display screen, it is displayed that the number of opening next time (one round in the present display mode) and that the opening and closing of each special winning opening is performed a total of 15 times. After that, as shown in FIG. 45 (b), the girl character casts a spell while holding a wand above the sky, and the spell and a girl character surrounded by dazzling light are displayed. The dazzling light covers not only the girl character but the entire display screen, and when the light is settled, a girl character that fails to transform and falls to the floor is displayed (FIG. 45 (c)). Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 45 (d), a girl character who fails to transform and is discouraged, and a fairy character of a tree are displayed, and the fairy character of the tree teaches that the second big winning opening is opened. . In the continuous animation after the second open animation, it is displayed that the fairy character of the tree encourages the girl character to try transformation once more.

  In the first open animation, as shown in FIG. 46 (a), a girl character with a cane is displayed at the center of the display screen, and if this girl character transforms from now on, if it succeeds in transformation, the first large one Teach that the opening of the winning opening will be performed. Further, on the upper left portion of the display screen, it is displayed that the number of opening next time (7 rounds in this display mode) and that the opening and closing of each big winning opening is performed a total of 15 times. After that, as shown in FIG. 46 (b), the girl character casts a spell while holding a wand above the sky, and the spell and a girl character surrounded by dazzling light are displayed. The dazzling light covers not only the girl character but the entire display screen, and the light is contained and the girl character that has succeeded in transformation and becomes large is displayed (FIG. 46 (c)). Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 46 (d), it is taught that the girl character who succeeded in transformation is displayed on the entire display screen, and the opening of the first big winning opening is performed. In the continuous animation after the first open animation, it is displayed that the girl character who succeeded in transformation casts various magics.

  According to the present embodiment described above, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

  By providing two types of variable winning devices different in the number of prize balls to be paid out when the game ball has won, it is possible to give variation to the number of times of opening of each big winning opening when shifting to the big hit state. In addition, it is possible to change the number of prize balls to be paid out based on one jackpot state transition. Although approximately 150 prize balls are paid out when the first large winning opening is opened, only approximately 30 prize balls are paid out when the second large winning opening is opened. . Therefore, in the game under the jackpot state, it becomes possible to play the game while expecting which big winning opening is opened in each round, and suppressing the monotonization of the game under the jackpot state Is possible. Furthermore, even if only one variable winning device is provided and the number of prize balls to be paid out in each round is internally changed, the number of prize balls to be paid out based on one jackpot state transition is changed It is possible. However, in such a configuration, there is a concern that the player may feel discomfort that the number of prize balls to be paid out changes despite the fact that the game ball is made to win at the same big winning opening. Further, the main controller 271 and the payout control device 311 need to perform processing to change the number of prize balls to be paid out in each round, and there is also a concern that the processing load may be increased. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since it is sufficient to set the number of prize balls corresponding to the detection results of the count switches 223a and 223b, the processing load on the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 is prevented from increasing. It is possible to Further, since it is possible to teach the player the number of prize balls to be paid out through which one of the big winning openings is opened, there is no fear that the player feels the above sense of incongruity. Therefore, it is possible to suppress monotonization of the game under the jackpot state with a relatively simple configuration.

  By adopting a configuration of performing 15 rounds when shifting to the big hit state in the configuration having a plurality of big winning openings, it becomes possible to preferably suppress the monotonization of the game under the big hit state. It is possible to secure 15 times of game play under the jackpot condition that the big winning opening is opened, and also let the player pay attention to how many times the first big winning opening is opened out of 15 times It is because it becomes possible. Certainly, even in the configuration having a plurality of jackpot states in which the number of times of opening of the big winning opening is different, it is possible to suppress monotonization of the game under the jackpot state. However, in such a configuration, there is a concern that the player's willingness to play may be significantly reduced. If it is a player who wants to acquire more game balls, it is assumed that each jackpot state is judged on the basis of the jackpot state that is opened the most, and if the number of times of opening changes to a jackpot state, It is because there is a possibility that it may have an impression as if it had suffered a profit. On the other hand, in the case of the pachinko machine 10, the number of opening of the special winning opening is fixed and the opening of the special winning opening is changed, and even if the second winning opening is open, Since it is possible to obtain three prize balls by winning, it is possible to inspire the player's willingness to play to obtain as many prize balls as possible.

  It is possible to suppress monotonization of the game under the jackpot state by notifying that the opening of the big winning opening is performed a total of 15 times when shifting to the jackpot state. Even if the opening of the second big winning opening is performed in the first round, it can be recognized that the big winning opening will be opened 14 times later, so the opening of the first winning opening after the second round is It is because it can be expected to be performed. Also, by not notifying the opening number of each big winning opening at the time of big hit state transition, it becomes possible to play the game while expecting the opening of the first big winning opening in each round, and the big hit It is possible to suppress monotonization of the game under the state.

  By determining the opening pattern of the big winning opening at the start of the fluctuation, it is possible to suppress an increase in the processing load of the main control device 271, and to suppress a monotonous game under the jackpot condition It becomes possible. Under the jackpot condition, in addition to the process of opening and closing each big winning opening, it is necessary to perform a process of checking the number of winning game balls and a process of transmitting a prize ball payout command to pay out the prize balls, etc. This is because the processing load applied to the main control device 271 is large when it is configured to determine which big winning opening is to be opened under the jackpot state.

  In the special winning opening and closing process, the processing load of the main control device 271 is increased by opening the first special winning opening after opening the second special winning opening the number of times set in the opening counter OC. It is possible to suppress monotonization of the game under the jackpot condition while suppressing the playing. When it is configured to determine which big winning opening is to be opened under the jackpot state, the processing load of the main control device 271 under the jackpot state becomes large. In addition, by opening the second big winning opening first, it becomes possible to play the game of each round while expecting from what round the first big winning opening will be opened, It becomes possible to preferably suppress monotonization of the game in the state.

  By displaying an open video indicating which large winning opening is opened, the corresponding large winning opening is opened, so that there are a plurality of large winning openings, any of the large winning openings It is possible to suppress a problem such as the player misidentifying that the game is not opened. In addition, in the case of such a configuration, it is possible to play a game while expecting how many prize balls will be paid out under the situation where one of the big winning prize openings is opened, and both of the big winning prize openings Under the closed situation, it is possible to enjoy the open animation while expecting the opening of the first big winning opening in the next round. Therefore, it becomes possible to synergistically enhance the game under the jackpot condition of winning the game ball in the big winning opening and the function of the symbol display device 41 of entertaining the player by displaying the moving image, and the jackpot condition It is possible to enjoy the game of from start to finish. In addition, it also becomes possible to effectively utilize the time when the big winning opening is closed, which tends to be the time to wait for the opening of the big winning opening.

  By setting the number of winning balls paid out for the second large winning opening to 3 and setting the waiting time for which each large winning opening is closed to 6 seconds, the number of gaming balls owned by the player decreases under the jackpot condition It is possible to avoid that. Since the firing interval of the game balls is 0.6 seconds, it is possible to fire 10 game balls within the waiting time. In addition, it is designed such that ten winnings can be expected if about 13 gaming balls are fired toward the second big winning opening under the situation where the second big winning opening is opened. That is, when the opening of the second big winning opening is performed, it is assumed that the player causes about 23 balls of game balls to be fired between the opening of the second big winning opening and the next opening. On the other hand, when the game ball wins in the second big winning opening, three balls of game balls are paid out each time one ball wins. Therefore, 30 game balls are paid out in the round in which the opening of the second big winning opening is performed. Therefore, even when the second big winning opening is opened, the player can increase the number of game balls owned by the player by seven. Therefore, it is possible to secure a sufficient time for displaying the open moving image while securing the playability under the jackpot state of increasing the number of game balls owned by the player.

  The jackpot symbol displayed on the symbol display device 41 at the end of the jackpot fluctuation by separately providing the jackpot type counter C2 for determining the jackpot symbol and the opening / closing mode counter C4 for determining the opening pattern of the jackpot, and the jackpot state It is possible to determine independently the opening pattern of the winning opening in. As a result, it becomes difficult to predict the release pattern from the combination of the jackpot symbols finally displayed, and the opening of the first winning opening is performed several times, even when stopping in any combination of jackpot symbols It is possible to make a player play a game while expecting

  When a probability variation big hit occurs, the opening ratio of the first big winning opening constitutes the highest selection ratio of the release pattern 1 performed in all 15 rounds, and when a big hit usually occurs, the first big winning prize By configuring the selected ratio of the opening pattern 5 in which opening of the mouth is performed only for three rounds at the highest, it is possible to preferably suppress the monotonization of the game under the jackpot state. In the case of a probability change jackpot, in addition to a sense of superiority for being a probability change jackpot, it becomes possible to have a sense of expectation that many prize balls will be paid out. This is because it is possible to play the game while strongly expecting that the mouth is opened as much as possible, that is, the opening pattern other than the opening pattern 5 is selected.

  It takes the main control device 271 by adopting a configuration in which 29.5 seconds have elapsed for both the first big winning opening and the second big winning opening, or that 10 game balls have won and the closing condition is met. It is possible to reduce the processing load. In addition, since the player only has to play a game to win 10 game balls even when any of the big winning opening is opened, it is relatively easy for the player to understand the game characteristics under the jackpot condition It is possible to

  By arranging the first large winning opening and the second large winning opening vertically, the firing strength of firing the game ball when the first large winning opening is opened and the second large winning opening is opened. It is possible to make the player enjoy the game under the jackpot condition without forcing the player to make a special operation.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (A) In the above embodiment, although the configuration has been described in which a plurality of large winning openings different in the number of prize balls to be paid out when the game ball is won, a configuration having more large winning openings may be employed. . For example, the first big prize opening where 15 prize balls are paid out when the game ball wins, the second big prize mouth where 3 prize balls are paid out, and the third big where 10 prize balls are paid out Three different types of winning openings are provided.

  (B) In the above embodiment, the first big winning opening and the second big winning opening are vertically and closely arranged, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and each big winning opening is distributed and arranged. May be That is, the first large winning opening may be disposed above the variable display unit 35, and the second large winning opening may be disposed below the operation opening 33. Alternatively, the first large winning opening may be arranged on the left of the game board 30, and the second large winning opening may be arranged on the right of the game board 30. However, in the case where the large winning openings are distributed, for example, where the large winning openings arranged in the symbol display device 41 are opened so that the player can easily understand the game characteristics under the large hitting state. It is desirable to teach.

  (C) In the above embodiment, the number of winning balls when the gaming ball is in the first big winning opening and the number of winning balls when the gaming ball is in the second big winning opening are set small. The number of winning balls may be set when the gaming ball enters the large winning opening, and the number of winning balls may be set when the gaming ball enters the second large winning opening. That is, in a configuration in which a plurality of large winning openings are arranged vertically, a large number of winning balls may be paid out as the large winning openings arranged on the lower side are opened. With this configuration, it is possible to make the game ball more likely to enter the larger the winning opening where many winning balls are paid out.

  (D) In the above embodiment, the configuration has been described in which two types of large winning openings different in the number of prize balls to be paid out are provided and five types of opening patterns are provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. Is optional. In the configuration provided with two types of special winning openings, it is possible to set up to 15 types of opening patterns.

  (E) In the embodiment described above, the configuration is such that each big winning opening is opened and closed 15 times in total when it shifts to the big hit state, but it is not limited to 15 times. It is optional. Moreover, as long as it is a structure which teaches the total frequency | count that each big winning a prize opening is opened and closed, you may be the structure provided with several total opening / closing frequency | count.

  (F) In the above embodiment, the open pattern is determined at the start of the variable display, but it may be determined at the end of the jackpot change, or it may be determined before the transition to the jackpot state For example, it is possible to achieve the same function and effect as the above embodiment.

  (G) In the above embodiment, the opening pattern is determined at the start of the variable display, but it is not possible to determine the opening pattern. It is good also as composition determined based on etc. However, in such a configuration, there is a concern that the processing load of the main control device 271 under the jackpot condition may increase.

  (H) In the above embodiment, the first large winning opening is opened after opening the second large winning opening the number of times set in the opening counter OC, but opening the first large winning opening first The configuration may be such that the second big winning opening is opened after being performed, or the opening of the first big winning opening and the opening of the second big winning opening may be performed at random. That is, the number of opening at least one large winning opening is determined before shifting to the large hitting state, and it is selected within the determined number of times which large winning opening is to be opened under the large hitting state It is good also as composition.

  (I) In the above embodiment, the big winning opening to be opened in each round is set in advance as the opening pattern, but in the case of the configuration having two kinds of big winning openings, one big winning opening is opened. It is needless to say that the same operation and effect as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained as long as the rounds to be performed are set.

  (J) In the above embodiment, the large winning opening to be opened in each round is set in advance as the opening pattern, but the number of rounds for opening the second large winning opening is set in the opening counter OC. In the case of the configuration, it is needless to say that if the number of rounds for opening the second big winning opening out of the 15 rounds is set in the probability variation big hit table and the normal big hit table, the same function and effect as the above embodiment can be obtained. .

  (K) In the above embodiment, referring to the probability variation big hit table or the normal big hit table, the opening and closing of each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b corresponding to the value of the opening / closing mode counter C4 stored in the execution area of the holding ball storage area Although the number of rounds for opening the second big winning opening obtained from the corresponding table is set in the opening counter OC, the configuration is changed. The open counter OC is not included, and the open / close mode of each of the variable winning devices 32a, 32b corresponding to the value of the open / close mode counter C4 is set in the open / close mode storage area. And when starting each round, it is set as the structure which calculates | requires the big winning opening which should be open | released from the opening-and-closing aspect stored in the opening-and-closing aspect storage area. Also in this configuration, it is possible to achieve the same function and effect as the above embodiment.

  (L) In the above embodiment, it is configured to display that the large winning opening is opened 15 times with the start of the open animation, that is, transition to the large hitting state, but the large winning opening is opened 15 times under the large hitting state The display timing is arbitrary as long as the player can grasp the situation. For example, the configuration may be such that display is performed at the timing when the jackpot variation ends, or may be displayed in the middle of the fluctuation of the jackpot variation. Alternatively, it may be configured to continue display on a part of the symbol display device 41 regardless of the gaming state or the jackpot fluctuation.

  (M) In the above embodiment, the open animation is displayed during the waiting time in which the big winning opening is closed, but the open animation for the next round is displayed in parallel with the opening of the big prize opening. It may be Even with this configuration, if the first big winning opening and the second big winning opening are arranged vertically and closely and the closing conditions are the same, the open time is set regardless of which big winning opening is opened. It becomes possible to make it substantially constant, and there is no need to prepare a plurality of first open moving images and a plurality of second open moving images. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the storage capacity of the display control device 214. On the other hand, when the first big winning opening and the second big winning opening are dispersedly arranged or when the closing conditions are different, the opening time of each big winning opening may be different due to the difference in the arrival time of the game balls, etc. Because of the nature, it may be necessary to prepare a plurality of first open animations and second open animations in response to the opening of the respective special winning openings. Therefore, there is a concern that the storage capacity of the display control device 214 will increase.

  (N) In the above embodiment, the jackpot symbol displayed on the symbol display device 41 at the end of the jackpot variation and the opening pattern of each jackpot in the jackpot state are independently determined, but the first specification The ramp portion 47 and the opening pattern of each big winning opening may be determined in association with each other. This is because it is difficult for the player to grasp what kind of opening mode is performed even if the first specific lamp portion 47 and the opening pattern are associated with each other.

  (O) The display control device 214 in the above embodiment recognizes that the gaming state has shifted to the big hit state based on the state transition command and which open pattern is to be performed, and the big winning opening based on the moving image command. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration as long as the opening and closing of each winning opening and the display of the symbol display device 41 are interlocked. For example, the main control device 271 has a state transition command that means that the gaming state has shifted to a big hit state, an open pattern command that means which open pattern is to be performed, and any of the big winning openings are opened. The display control device 214 is configured to transmit an open command meaning an event and a prize command meaning that the gaming ball has won one ball at any of the big winning openings. With this configuration, it is possible to display on the symbol display device 41 how many gaming balls have won, in addition to the same operational effects as the above embodiment.

  (P) In the above embodiment, the pachinko machine has been described that shifts to the jackpot state as the special gaming state when the jackpot occurs, and then transitions to the high probability state as the second special gaming state, but the second special game The above configuration may be applied to a gaming machine that does not have a state, or a gaming machine that continuously transitions to a plurality of second special gaming states after the end of the special gaming state. For example, after the end of the jackpot state, transition to the high probability state until the variable display of the first symbol (switch display of the first specific lamp portion 47) is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, seven times), and the high probability state ends The first symbol variation display (switching display of the first specific lamp portion 47) is configured to shift to the switching shortening state until a predetermined number of times (for example, 50 times) are performed.

  (Q) In the above embodiment, although the combination of the symbols displayed in the final stop display is uniquely associated with the transition to the jackpot state and the high probability state to be migrated, the configuration is not associated. It may be That is, the player may not be able to recognize from the combination of the first symbol which is displayed as the final stop, the transition to the jackpot state to transition and the transition to the high probability state.

  (R) In the above embodiment, the main controller 271 is configured to determine the detailed combination of stop symbols in the symbol display device 41, the fluctuation pattern of the symbols and the reach effect, but it may be changed . For example, the main control device 271 may be configured such that the display control device 214 determines a detailed combination of stop symbols in the symbol display device 41, a variation pattern of a symbol, and a reach effect. In this case, the main control device 271 indicates that which of the probability variation big hit, normal big hit or no big hit occurrence will occur in the game time, and the switching display time of the color displayed on the first specific lamp part 47 Are output to the display control device 214. Then, the display control device 214 determines the detailed combination of stop symbols, the variation pattern of the symbol and the reach effect based on the display command from the main controller 271, and the variation display of the symbol within the range of the switching display time Control. With this configuration, it is possible to further reduce the processing load of the main control device 271 while achieving the effects of the above embodiment.

  (S) In the above embodiment, the first specific lamp portion 47 is disposed above the display screen of the symbol display device 41, but is disposed at another position. It is also good. For example, the first specific lamp portion 47 may be disposed in the vicinity of the out port 36.

  (T) In the above embodiment, after all symbols on the display screen of the symbol display device 41 are stopped, the switching display of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is completed, but the symbol display device The configuration may be such that the switching display of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is finished at the same time as all the symbols on the display screen 41 stop.

  (U) In the above-described embodiment, the display of switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is performed by repeatedly displaying the order of red, green, and blue. It is also good. For example, the three colors may be displayed randomly.

  (V) In the above embodiment, the first specific lamp unit 47 is provided separately from the symbol display device 41 that performs variable display of the first symbol. However, the first specific lamp unit 47 may not be provided.

  (W) In the above embodiment, the pachinko machine 10 has been described in which the gaming area is relatively large compared to the prior art, but the present invention is not limited to this. A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine having a conventional gaming area, a window, etc. It can be applied to In addition, other types of pachinko machines and the like different from the above embodiment, for example, so-called type 3 pachinko machines and other prizes that become jackpots when rights are generated when gaming balls enter a specific area of a special device The present invention can also be applied to pachinko machines and game machines such as pachinko machines combining these components. Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to a pachinko machine provided with storage storage means for storing and storing prize balls to be paid out to the player as virtual game media.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine as a game machine, 11 ... outer frame, 12 ... main body frame, 13 ... front door frame, 30 ... game board, 32a ... 1st variable winning apparatus as a variable ball entry device, 32b ... variable ball entry device The second variable winning device as 33, the operation opening 35, the variable display unit 38, the notch 41, the symbol display device as the pattern display device 47, the first specific lamp unit as the second display means, the 48. Second specific lamp unit, 50: rail unit, 91: cylinder lock, 101: window unit, 214: display control device as display control means, 235: bearing bracket, 248: interlocking rod, 271: operation detection means, opening / closing control Main control device provided with means etc., 311 ... Payout control device as privilege giving means.

Claims (1)

A pattern display device that variably displays a pattern on a display unit;
A plurality of variable ball entry devices switchable between an open state and a closed state;
Based on the work movement conditions are satisfied, the main control means for performing whether lottery to generate a favorable special game state to the player,
When the main control means outputs command information according to the result of the lottery, the variable display of the symbol is performed, and when the result of the lottery is the occurrence winning of the special gaming state, the variable display is ended. The display control of the symbol display device is performed so that a specific symbol combination is stopped and displayed, and when the result of the lottery is not the occurrence winning of the special gaming state, the identification is performed when the variation display is ended. And display control means for controlling the display of the pattern display device so that a pattern combination other than the pattern combination is stopped .
The main control means
Special gaming state transition means for transitioning the gaming state to the special gaming state when the result of the lottery is the occurrence winning of the special gaming state and the variation display of the pattern is ended;
A bonus giving means for giving a player a bonus when the game ball enters any of the variable ball entry devices;
Setting means for setting for specifying a variable ball entry device to be switched to the open state from the closed state;
Open / close control means for performing open / close control to switch to the closed state after opening the corresponding variable ball entry device based on the setting result of the setting means in the special gaming state;
Equipped with
As a pattern of the opening and closing control of the special gaming state, it has a first pattern and a second pattern in which setting modes by the setting means are different,
The display control means is switched to the special game state in which the open / close control of the first pattern is performed, and in the case of transition to the special game state in which the open / close control of the second pattern is performed. And means for enabling the same specific pattern combination to be stopped and displayed when the variable display of the pattern ends.
The gaming machine is provided separately from the pattern display device, and includes another display means controlled by the main control means without the display control means.
The display area by the separate display means is set smaller than the display unit,
The pattern display device and the separate display means are disposed apart from each other,
The main control means controls the other display means so that the specific display is stopped and displayed after changing the display of the other display means, when the result of the lottery is the occurrence winning of the special game state. If the result of the lottery is not an occurrence winning of the special gaming state, the control of the other display means is controlled so that the predetermined display other than the specific display is stopped after the display of the other display means is changed. And the above-mentioned separate processing is performed in the case of transition to the special gaming state in which the opening and closing control of the first pattern is performed and in the case of transitioning to the special gaming state in which the opening and closing control of the second pattern It has means for changing the stop display content of the specific display of the display means,
The plurality of variable ball entering devices include a first variable ball entering device and a second variable ball entering device,
In the special game state, after executing the opening and closing control of the first variable ball entry device a first number of times, the opening and closing control of the second variable ball entry device is performed a second number of times, and then the first variable entry The special gaming state is configured to end without executing the opening and closing control of the ball device,
The first pattern and the second pattern are different in the first number of times in the special game state,
The setting means includes number setting means for setting the first number of times in the special gaming state to be shifted in response to the occurrence winning if the result of the lottery is the occurrence winning of the special gaming state,
The opening / closing control means is
A determination unit that determines whether the number of executions of the opening / closing control of the first variable ball storage device executed in the special gaming state has reached the first number set by the number setting unit;
Switching means for switching between the opening / closing control of the first variable ball entry device and the opening / closing control of the second variable ball entry device based on the determination result of the determination means;
Equipped with
The switching means executes the opening / closing control of the first variable ball entry device, when it is determined by the determining means that the number of executions has not reached the first number set by the number setting means. If it is determined by the determination means that the number of executions has reached the first number of times set by the number of times setting means, the opening and closing control of the second variable ball entry device is executed. A game machine that features it.

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