JP6656526B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine, and more particularly to a ball game machine having a movable accessory used for production.

  Many pachinko machines use a random number extracted when a game ball enters the starting port to perform a lottery to determine whether or not to generate a jackpot game, and inform the lottery result by a confirmation display after the special symbol changes. ing. In addition, many pachinko gaming machines display special symbols small in the corners of the game area, and display the pseudo-effects of the special symbols on the effect symbol display device provided at the center, so that the special symbols are displayed to the player. Instead, they show a simulated production. The player sees this pseudo-production and may or may not have expectations.

Conventional pachinko gaming machines are equipped with impact detection means to prevent the illegality of giving a change to the movement of the game ball by applying an external impact to the game machine and entering a specific area. ing. For example, in Patent Literature 1, an impact detection sensor is provided near the winning opening and in the vicinity of each of the operation means, and it is determined whether or not the impact is improper based on the order in which the two impact detection sensors detect the impact. are doing. Further, in Patent Document 2, with the same configuration, if the output level of the impact detection sensor near the winning opening is higher than the output level of the impact detection sensor near the operation means, it is determined to be illegal. Further, in Patent Document 3, when the output level of the detection signal output from the impact detection means is higher than a preset reference level, it is determined to be invalid, and when the operation means is operated, the output level of the detection signal is determined. It is configured to change the relative magnitude relation of the reference level. In Patent Document 4, a three-axis acceleration sensor is provided, and the level of the electric signal in each of the X, Y, and Z directions detected by the sensor reaches a combination of reference electric signals stored assuming a vibration that may cause an illegal winning. There is disclosed a technique for judging whether or not there is an error.
By the way, most pachinko gaming machines have a movable board on a game board, and operate the operating board in accordance with the simulated effect to improve the taste. In recent years, in addition to the increase in the size of the movable auditorium, the movable auditorium is operated dynamically or at an extremely high speed, and a plurality of movable auditoriums are simultaneously moved.

JP 2011-234892 A JP 2011-248993 A JP 2011-234894 A JP 2007-209624 A

In recent years, in addition to the increase in the size of the movable role, a plurality of movable roles (also referred to as a movable role, also referred to as a movable type) are provided, and the effect is often enhanced by dynamically operating the movable role. For this reason, when the movable role operates, the gaming machine body may shake. On the other hand, in order to surely prevent fraud, the accuracy of the impact detection means is increased. As a result, there arises a problem that the main body of the gaming machine shakes due to the operation of the movable role, and the shaking is sensed by the impact detecting means, and is determined to be illegal.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to prevent a game machine from being improperly applied with an external impact, and to prevent an erroneous determination of improper use even when a movable role is dynamically operated.

A ball game machine according to claim 1 of the present invention made to solve the above-mentioned problem has a game board provided with a movable accessory attached to a game frame, and the accessory is provided at least in a vertical direction. In the ball game machine which performs by moving to a specific area provided on the game board, and a bonus is given or a gift is given due to the entry of a game ball into the specific area. Privilege judging means for judging whether or not to perform, impact detecting means for detecting an impact force on the ball game machine, and a signal output from the shock detecting means to the ball game machine. Fraud determining means for determining whether or not fraud has been carried out, wherein the shock detecting means is capable of detecting an impact force in a vertical direction and a depth direction, respectively, and the fraud determining means is impact force detected depth direction by the impact detection means Greater than the reference value, and, wherein the determining invalid is greater than the impact force of the detected vertical direction by the impact detection unit.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine according to the first aspect, the shock detecting means includes a vertical shock detecting means capable of detecting a vertical shock force and a depth shock force. And a depth direction impact detection means capable of detecting the depth direction impact detection means, wherein the vertical direction impact detection means is provided on the game board, and the depth direction impact detection means is provided on the game frame. And

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine according to the second aspect , the ball game machine has a main control device that controls a game and a sub control device that controls the accessory. A signal corresponding to the impact force detected by the vertical impact detection means is transmitted to the main control device and the sub-control device, and a signal corresponding to the impact force detected by the depth direction impact detection means is provided. The corresponding signal is transmitted to the main control device, and the fraud determination means is provided in the main control device, and receives the signal received from the vertical impact detection means and the signal received from the depth impact detection means. The sub-control device determines whether or not the accessory is abnormal based on a signal and the signal received from the vertical impact detecting means.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the ball game machine according to the third aspect, wherein the sub-control device performs control for operating the accessory, and the vertical impact detecting means. Is determined to be abnormal if the signal received from the vertical impact detector is smaller than a value indicating a predetermined magnitude of impact force. It is characterized by that.

According to the ball game machine of the first aspect, even if the accessory is dynamically moved in the vertical direction, almost no impact force in the depth direction is generated, so that the impact force in the vertical direction is larger than the impact force in the depth direction. And is not judged to be fraudulent. On the other hand, when an impact is applied from the outside of the gaming machine to give a change in the downflow direction of the game ball (for example, when an upper plate (described later) is hit with a fist), the magnitude of the impact force is larger than in the vertical direction. Since it is larger in the depth direction, it can be determined to be illegal.
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to make an appropriate fraud judgment while dynamically moving the accessory.

Here, the “vertical direction” is not limited to the vertical direction in which the moving direction of the accessory or the direction in which the impact detection unit detects the impact force is the vertical direction. For example, if an actuated character reciprocates on a straight line at an angle of 45 degrees upwards to the right, it is considered that this is a superposition of vertical motion and horizontal components, so the impact detection means is moved in the vertical direction. Can be detected. Note that the depth direction is a direction parallel to a direction from a player toward the ball-and-ball game machine.
Further, the fraud determining means determines that “fraud has been performed” when the impact force in the depth direction is greater than the impact force in the vertical direction. When the impact force in the direction is larger, it does not necessarily mean that it is determined that “an illegal operation has been performed” .

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a game board provided with a movable accessory is provided with an impact detecting means for detecting an impact in a vertical direction, and a game frame to which an external impact is directly applied is provided in a depth direction. Impact detection means for detecting the impact of the above. It is considered that the impact force due to the operation of the movable accessory is more accurately detected when the impact detection means provided with the accessory is installed on the game board. In addition, it is considered that the impact force due to fraud (for example, the act of hitting the upper plate or the like) is more accurately detected when the impact detection means is installed in the game frame. Therefore, according to the ball-and-ball game machine described in claim 2, it is possible to accurately determine whether the impact is due to the operation of the accessory or the impact due to impropriety.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible not only to judge fraud but also to judge whether an abnormality has occurred in the movable accessory. In addition, since the sub-control device determines whether or not the accessory is abnormal, it is possible to suppress an increase in the burden on the main control device for making an illegal determination.

  According to the ball game machine of the fourth aspect, when control for operating the movable accessory is performed, it is determined whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the accessory, so that the sub control device is provided. The burden on the user can be reduced.

  In addition, "the control that operates the accessory is performed (in spite of ...)" also means "an effect in which any movable accessory provided in the ball game machine operates". It does not mean "every time when a movable character is activated". For example, a lightweight accessory that generates only a small impact force that cannot be detected by the vertical impact detection means even if it moves dynamically is not an object of the present invention for determining whether or not it is in an abnormal state. In addition, even in the case of an accessory that is determined to be an abnormal state, it is a target of determination of an abnormal state in a dynamically moving effect, but in an effect of moving at a low speed, it is determined whether an abnormal state is present. The present invention also includes a mode of determining whether or not to make a determination in accordance with an effect, such as not being a target of the determination.

Front view of a pachinko machine 50 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Front view of the game board 1 of the pachinko machine 50 Explanatory drawing of the distribution device of the pachinko machine 50 Rear view of pachinko machine 50 Electrical configuration diagram of pachinko machine 50 Flowchart showing an outline of a main routine executed by main controller 80 of pachinko machine 50 Flowchart of start winning confirmation processing performed by main controller 80 Flowchart 1 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 2 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 3 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 4 of the hit / fail judgment processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 1 of special game processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 2 of special game processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 3 of special game processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 4 of special game processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart of small hitting game process executed by main controller 80 Explanatory drawing showing the appearance of the sword role and shield role Explanatory drawing which shows the drive mechanism of the shield role 47 Explanatory drawing which shows the drive mechanism of the sword role item 45 Flowchart of fraud detection processing executed by main controller 80 (A) and (b) are waveforms showing detection results by the Y-axis acceleration sensor 41 and the Z-axis acceleration sensor 43, and (c) are waveforms showing detection results by the Y-axis acceleration sensor 41. Flowchart of abnormality detection processing executed by sub integrated control device 83 A table showing the correspondence between symbol names, jackpot symbol determination random numbers, and special symbols Table showing basic specifications of pachinko machine 50 Flowchart of abnormality detection processing executed by sub integrated control device 83 of another embodiment Table showing the relationship between production patterns, operation of movable objects, and acceleration thresholds It is a waveform which shows the detection result by the Y-axis acceleration sensor 41, (a) is when the shield role 47 is operated, (b) is when the sword role 45 is operated, and (c) is the sword role 45. When shield and shield 47 are activated

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples in any way, and can take various forms belonging to the technical scope of the present invention, and appropriately combine the contents described in each example. It goes without saying that it is possible.
[Example 1]
A pachinko machine 50, which is a kind of ball and ball game machine, is a so-called one-and-two-type mixer, and as shown in FIG. 1, holds each part of the configuration with an outer frame 51 that forms a vertically long fixed outer frame. Structure. A hinge 53 is provided on the upper and lower left sides of the outer frame 51, and an inner frame 70 shown in FIG. 4 is attached to the other side of the hinge 53, and the inner frame 70 is opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 51. It has a possible configuration. A glass plate 61 is detachably provided on the front frame 52, and the game board 1 shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the inner frame 70 behind the glass plate 61.

  Speakers 66 are provided on the upper left and right sides of the front frame 52 and on the lower left and right sides of the outer frame 51, and game sounds generated from the pachinko machine 50 are output, thereby improving the player's taste. Further, a plurality of frame-side decorative lamps 65 that emit light in accordance with the game state are provided on the front frame 52 in order to improve the interest of the player. Below the front frame 52, an upper plate 55 and a lower plate 63 are integrally formed. A firing handle 64 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 63. By rotating the firing handle 64 clockwise, a firing device (not shown) is movable, and a game ball supplied from the upper plate 55 is provided. Is fired toward the game board 1.

  On the left side of the lower plate 63, an effect button 67 operable by the player is provided, and the player operates the effect button 67 during a predetermined period to display the effect on the effect symbol display device 6 described later. Or the game sound output from the speaker 66 changes. The pachinko machine 50 is a so-called CR machine, and is provided with a prepaid card unit (CR unit) 56 for reading and writing a prepaid card. The pachinko machine 50 has a lending button 57 and a settlement button 58. And a CR settlement display device having a balance display 59.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 1 of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment. Since the overall configuration of the pachinko machine is in accordance with a known technology, illustration and description are omitted. As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 1 is provided with a substantially circular game area 3 surrounded by known guide rails 2a and 2b. A large number of game nails 4 are driven into the game area 3.

A center case 5 is arranged substantially in the center of the game area 3. The center case 5 is provided with a warp entrance, a warp passage, a stage, and a window on which a screen of an effect symbol display device 6 (a liquid crystal display device that displays a pseudo symbol) is displayed, similarly to the known case.
On the right side of the center case 5, a compound winning device in which the gate 17 and the second starting port 12 are unitized is arranged. The second starting port 12 is provided with an ordinary electric accessory provided with a wing piece that can be opened and closed. If the wing piece is not opened, the game ball is obstructed by the regulating member 40 and cannot enter the second starting port 12. It has become.

  An attacker-type first large winning opening 14 and a second large winning opening 15 (the second large winning opening 15 are on the upper side) are arranged below the composite winning device. Further, a first left winning opening 31, a second left winning opening 32, and a third left winning opening 33 are provided on the left side of the first starting opening 11, and a right winning on the right side of the second large winning opening 15 is provided. A mouth 34 is provided. The first left winning opening 31, the second left winning opening 32, the third left winning opening 33, and the right winning opening 34 are ordinary winning openings in which the winning rate does not always change.

  On the upper left of the first left winning opening 31, a normal symbol display device 7 including a plurality of LEDs, a normal symbol holding number display device 8, a first special symbol display device 9, a second special symbol display device 10, and The first special symbol reservation number display device 18 is arranged. It should be noted that the second special symbol reservation number display device is not provided.

  In addition, a specific accessory 100 is disposed below the first starting port 11. An enlarged view of the special accessory 100 is shown in FIG. A warp exit 101 is provided in the upper inside of the special bonus item 100, and all game balls that have entered the second special winning opening 15 flow into the special bonus item 100 from the warp exit 101. The game ball flowing out of the warp exit 101 reaches the mortar-shaped crune 102, orbits the crune 102 several times, falls from a hole (not shown), and flows out of the distribution port 103. Below the distribution port 103, a pair of distribution blades 105 are provided, which open and close periodically. The game ball that has flowed out of the sorting port 103 when the sorting blade 105 is opened enters the specific area 106, and when this is detected by the specific ball entry switch 106a (see also FIG. 5), a large hit (special hit) Game). The game ball that has flowed out of the distribution port 103 when the distribution blade 105 is closed reaches the loss port 104 and no big hit occurs.

  As shown in FIG. 4, on the back surface of the pachinko machine 50, an inner frame 70 to which the game board 1 described above is detachably attached is housed in the outer frame 51 described above. A ball tank 71, a tank rail 72, and a payout device 73 are provided on the inner frame 70 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning of a game ball at the winning opening on the game board 1, a predetermined number of game balls can be discharged from the ball tank 71 to the above-mentioned upper plate 55 by the payout device 73 via the tank rail 72. . On the back side of the pachinko machine 50 (see also FIG. 5), a main controller 80, a payout controller 81, an effect symbol controller 82, a sub-integrated controller 83, a launch controller 84, and a power supply board 85 are provided. Have been. The effect symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 correspond to the sub control device.

  The main control device 80, the effect symbol control device 82, and the sub-integrated control device 83 are provided on the game board 1, and the payout control device 81, the firing control device 84, and the power supply board 85 are provided on the inner frame 70. Although the firing control device 84 is not shown in FIG. 4, the firing control device 84 is provided below the payout control device 81. On the right side of the ball tank 71, an external connection terminal 78 is provided. From the external connection terminal 78, a signal indicating a game state or a game result is sent to the hall computer 87 (see FIG. 5). Conventionally, the external connection terminal 78 for transmitting a signal to the hall computer 87 includes a board (terminal for outputting a signal output from the game board to the hall computer 87) and a frame (frame side ( Although two types of signals for outputting signals output from the front frame 52, the inner frame 70, and the outer frame 51) to the hall computer 87 are used, in the present embodiment, they are connected via one external connection terminal 78. A signal indicating a game state or a game result is transmitted to the hall computer 87.

  The electric configuration of the pachinko machine 50 is configured around a main controller 80 as shown in the block diagram of FIG. In this block diagram, a so-called relay board and a power supply circuit for merely relaying a signal are not described. Although not shown in detail, each of the main controller 80, the payout controller 81, the effect symbol controller 82, and the sub-integrated controller 83 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input port, an output port, and the like. However, in this embodiment, the launch control device 84 is not provided with a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. However, the invention is not limited to this, and the launch control device 84 may be provided with a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like.

  The main control device 80 includes a first starting port switch 11a for detecting a game ball entering the first starting port 11, a second starting port switch 12a for detecting a game ball entering the second starting port 12, A normal symbol operation switch 17a for detecting a game ball entering the gate 17 for activating the symbol, a count switch 14a for counting the number of game balls entering the first large winning opening 14, and a ball entering the second large winning opening 15. Switch 15a for counting the number of game balls played, a left winning opening switch 31a for detecting a game ball entering the first left winning opening 31, the second left winning opening 32, and the third left winning opening 33, a right winning opening. A detection signal of a right winning opening switch 34a for detecting a game ball that has entered a ball 34 and a detection signal of a specific entrance switch 106a for detecting a game ball that has entered a specific area 106 are input.

The main control device 80 operates in accordance with the installed program, generates various commands related to the progress of the game based on the above-described detection signals and the like, and outputs the generated commands to the payout control device 81 and the sub integrated control device 83.
The main controller 80 also displays the first special symbol display device 9, the second special symbol display device 10 and the normal symbol display device 7 connected via the symbol display device relay terminal board 90, and the first special symbol holding. The lighting of the number display device 18 and the normal symbol reservation number display device 8 is controlled.

Further, the main controller 80 controls the opening and closing of the first special winning opening 14 by controlling the first special winning opening solenoid 14b, and controls the second special winning opening 15 by controlling the second special winning opening solenoid 15b. The opening and closing of the second start-up port 12 is controlled by controlling the opening and closing of the second starting port 12 by controlling the normally-operated accessory solenoid 12b (in FIG. 5, referred to as an ordinary accessory solenoid). Further, the distribution blade 105 is periodically opened and closed by controlling the distribution blade solenoid 105a.
The output signal from the main controller 80 is also output to a test signal terminal, and a signal for managing symbol fluctuations and big hits is output to an external connection terminal 78 and sent to a hall computer (also called a hall main computer) 87. Can be The main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 can perform two-way communication.

  The payout control device 81 operates the payout motor 20 in response to the command sent from the main control device 80 to pay out the prize balls. In the present embodiment, a detection signal of the payout sensor 21 for counting game balls to be paid out as prize balls is input to the payout control device 81, and the payout control device 81 counts prize balls. In addition, a configuration in which a detection signal of the payout sensor 21 is input to the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 and both the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 count the prize balls may be used.

  The payout control device 81 receives signals from the glass frame opening switch 16a, the inner frame opening switch 16b, the full switch 22, and the out-of-ball switch 23, and the full switch 22 indicates that the lower plate 63 is full. Is input and when a signal indicating that there are few or no game balls is input to the ball tank by the ball out switch 23, the payout motor 20 is stopped, and the payout operation of the prize balls is stopped. Note that the full switch 22 and the out-of-ball switch 23 are also configured to continue to output signals until their states are eliminated, and the payout control device 81 outputs the payout motor 20 Is restarted.

  Further, the payout control device 81 operates the payout motor 20 by communicating with the CR unit 56 via the CR unit terminal plate 24, and discharges the loaned ball. The paid out rental ball is detected by the payout switch 21, and the detection signal is input to the payout control device 81. Note that the CR unit terminal board 24 is also connected to the settlement display board 25 so as to be capable of two-way communication. The settlement display board 25 has a ball lending button for requesting lending of game balls, and a return button for requesting settlement. Button and balance indicator are connected.

  In addition, the payout control device 81 transmits information related to the prize ball, information indicating the open / closed state of the frame (the inner frame, the front frame), and the like to the hall computer 87 via the external connection terminal 78, To send a firing stop signal.

The launch control device 84 controls the launch motor 30 to launch game balls into the game area 3. In addition to the payout control device 81, a rotation amount signal from the firing handle, a touch signal from the touch switch 28, and a firing stop signal from the firing stop switch 29 are input to the firing control device 84.
The rotation amount signal is output when the player operates the firing handle, the touch signal is output when the player touches the firing handle, and the firing stop switch signal is generated when the player presses the firing stop switch 29. Is output. If the touch signal is not input to the firing control device 84, the game ball cannot be fired, and if the firing stop switch signal is input, the game ball cannot be fired even if the player touches the firing handle. It has become.

  The sub-integrated control device 83 receives data and commands transmitted from the main control device 80, sorts them into data for effect display control, data for sound control, and data for lamp control, and issues commands and the like for effect display control. Is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82, and the sound control and the lamp control are distributed to respective control parts (function units as a voice control device and a lamp control device) included therein. The function unit as the sound control device controls the sound output from the speaker 66 by operating the sound LSI based on the sound control data, and the function unit as the lamp control device converts the sound control data into the lamp control data. The various LEDs and the lamp 65 are controlled by operating the lamp driver based on the above. The sub-integrated control device 83 is connected with a sword-effect motor 45a, a shield-effect motor 47a, a sword-effect sensor 45b, and a shield-effect sensor 47b. In response to this command, each of these motors is driven to perform an effect operation. Furthermore, an effect button 67 is connected to the sub-integrated control device 83, and when the player operates the effect button 67, a signal is input to the sub-integrated control device 83. The Y-axis acceleration sensor 41 is connected to the sub-integrated control device 83 and the main control device 80, and acceleration in the Y-axis direction (here, up and down direction) is input to the sub-integrated control device 83 and the main control device 80. You. The Y-axis acceleration sensor 41 is provided on the game board 1. The Z-axis acceleration sensor 43 is connected to the main controller 80, and acceleration in the Z-axis direction (here, the depth direction) is input to the main controller 80. The Z-axis acceleration sensor 43 is provided on the front frame 52. In the present invention, the Y-axis acceleration sensor 41 is used for measuring the magnitude of the impact force generated in the vertical direction, and the Z-axis acceleration sensor 43 is used for measuring the magnitude of the impact force generated in the depth direction.

  The sub-integrated control device 83 and the effect symbol control device 82 can perform two-way communication. The effect symbol control device 82 displays an effect symbol based on data and commands received from the sub-integrated control device 83 (both those transmitted from the main control device 80 and those generated by the sub-integrated control device 83). By controlling the device 6, an effect image such as a pseudo symbol is displayed on the screen 6 a of the effect symbol display device 6.

  The main routine will be described with reference to FIG. The main routine is periodically executed by a hard interrupt every about 2 ms. In the present embodiment, the process that is executed only once from S10 to S70 is referred to as “main process”, and the process of S75 that is repeatedly executed as long as time is allowed within the extra time after executing the main process is referred to as “main process”. This is referred to as “residual processing”. "This processing" is periodically executed by the interrupt.

  When a hardware interrupt is executed by the microcomputer, it is first determined whether or not the interrupt is a normal interrupt (S10). This determination processing is performed by determining whether the value of a predetermined area of the RAM as a memory is a predetermined value. When the processing executed by the microcomputer shifts to this processing, the normal processing is executed. It is for determining whether or not it is OK. As a case where the interrupt is not a normal interrupt, a runaway of the microcomputer due to power-on or noise or the like can be considered. However, the runaway of the microcomputer can be considered to be almost nonexistent due to the improvement of the technology in recent years. When the power is turned on, the value of the predetermined area of the RAM is different from the predetermined value.

  When it is determined that the interrupt is not a normal interrupt (S10: no), initial settings (for example, writing a predetermined value to a predetermined area of the memory, and setting each initial to a work area of the memory such as a special symbol and a normal symbol as an initial symbol). (Writing of a value, etc.) (S15), and the process proceeds to a residual process (S75).

  If a positive determination is made that the interrupt is normal (S10: yes), an initial value random number updating process is executed (S20). This process is an increment process that increments the value of the initial random number by one each time the process is executed. The initial random number before this process is executed is incremented by one. When the value is "299", the next processing returns to the initial value "0", and 300 integers from "0" to "299" are repeatedly created in ascending order.

  The big hit determination random number updating process (S25) subsequent to S20 is an increment process that increments by +1 each time the process is executed, similarly to the initial value random number updating process. When the maximum value is “299”, the next process starts first. , And 300 integers from “0” to “299” are repeatedly created in ascending order. Note that the initial value of the jackpot determination random number is the value set in the initial value random number setting process. Assuming that this value is 250, the jackpot determination random numbers are updated to “250”, “251”, “252”... “299” “0” “1”.

When the jackpot determination random number has completed one cycle (300 updates), the value of the initial value random number at that time is set to the initial value of the jackpot determination random number, and the jackpot determination random number is incremented by +1 from the initial value. Perform the increment processing. Then, when the jackpot determination random number makes another round, an operation of setting the value of the initial value random number at that time to the initial value of the jackpot determination random number is performed. That is, this series of operations is repeated. In the above-described example, when the jackpot determination random number becomes “249”, one round is performed. Therefore, the value of the initial random number follows “249”. If the value of the initial random number is “87”, it changes to “249” “87” “88”... “299” “0” “1”. Is the new value of the initial random number.
The jackpot symbol determining random number updating process (S30) is configured as a counter that repeatedly generates 99 integers of "0" to "99", and is incremented by one every time this process is executed, and when the maximum value is exceeded, the initial value "0" is set. Return to.

  The hit determination random number update process (S40) subsequent to S30 is configured as a counter that repeatedly generates 300 integers from "0" to "299". Return to a certain “0”. Note that the number of values to be won is one in the normal probability state and 297 in the time reduction (described later). The random number update process for hit determination is normally used for lottery of symbols, and other initial value random numbers, random numbers for jackpot determination, random numbers for jackpot symbol determination, random numbers for reach determination, and random numbers for fluctuation pattern determination are special symbol lotteries. Used for

  The reach determination random number update processing (S45) is configured as a counter that repeatedly generates 229 integers of "0" to "228". Return to. In the normal probability state, the number of values to be won when the fluctuation time reduction function is not activated is 21, the value is “0” to “20”, and the number of values to be won in the normal probability state is 5, and the value is The number is from "0" to "4", and the number of values to be won at the time reduction is 6, and the values are "0" to "5".

  The variation pattern determination random number update process (S50) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 1021 integers from "0" to "1020". Return to "0".

In the subsequent winning confirmation processing (S55), confirmation of winning of the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 and input processing of each switch provided in the pachinko machine 50 and connected to the main controller 80 are executed.
In the present embodiment, when the game ball wins the first starting opening 11 and the second starting opening 12, a plurality of random numbers such as a random number for determining a big hit, a random number for determining a big hit symbol, a random number for determining a fluctuation pattern, and a random number for reaching judgment are acquired. However, the number of pieces that can be held and stored is limited to four for the first starting port 11 (the second starting port 12 cannot be held). Even if a prize is won in the starting port 11, only a prize ball is paid out, and the plurality of random numbers are not held and stored.

Subsequently, a success / failure determination process (S60) is performed as condition satisfaction determination means for determining whether or not a big hit has occurred. When the success / failure determination process (S60) ends, each output process (S65) such as an image output process is subsequently performed.
In each output process (S65), the main control device 80 determines the effect symbol control device 82, the payout control device 81, the firing control device 84, the sub-integrated control device 83, the first big winning opening solenoid 14b, An output process is executed for each of the two winning port solenoids 15b and the like. That is, when it is detected by the winning confirmation processing (S55) that a game ball is won at each winning port on the game board 1, the prize ball data is output to the payout control device 81 to pay out the game ball as a prize ball. The processing of outputting the sound data corresponding to the game state to the sub-integrated control device 83 is performed by outputting an error signal to the effect symbol control device 82 to notify that the pachinko machine 50 is in error when there is an abnormality. Is performed.

  The subsequent fraud monitoring process (S70) monitors whether or not fraud has been performed on the normal winning opening (first left winning opening 31, second left winning opening 32, third left winning opening 33, right winning opening 34) and the like. It is a process, and it is determined whether or not the number of game balls entering the winning opening within a predetermined time is greater than a predetermined number, and if it is large, it is determined that the game ball is illegal, and the fact is notified. Processing. That is, the fraud determining means is provided in main controller 80.

  The above-described residual processing subsequent to this processing includes an initial value random number update processing (S75), but is exactly the same processing as S20 described above. This process forms an infinite loop and is repeatedly executed as long as time permits until the next interrupt is executed. The time required to execute the above-described processing from S10 to S70 differs for each interruption depending on whether the big hit processing is executed, a difference in a special symbol display mode, and the like. As a result, the number of times the residual process is executed differs for each interrupt, and the value updated to the initial random number by executing the interrupt process shown in FIG. 5 once is not uniform. Thereby, the possibility that the initial value random number is synchronized with the jackpot determination random number is extremely small. Assuming that the values of the initial value random numbers (300 patterns from 0 to 299) are generated at the same level when the jackpot determination random number makes one round, the probability of synchronization is only 1/300. Also, the hit determination random number updating process (S40) may be configured to be executed in the remaining process.

  The winning confirmation process of S55 is as shown in FIG. 7, and the main controller 80 determines whether or not a game ball has entered the first starting port 11 based on the detection signal of the first starting port switch 11a. A determination is made (S100). If the determination is affirmative (S100: yes), the random number for jackpot determination, the random number for jackpot symbol determination, the random number for reach determination, the random number for fluctuation pattern determination, and the like are read from the respective counters, and the first hold storage is full (this embodiment). Then, it is determined whether the number is 4) (S105).

  If the first hold storage is not full (S105: no), each of the above random numbers is stored as the first hold storage, and the lighting number of the first special symbol hold number display device 18 is increased by 1 (S110), and this processing is performed. Is terminated (returned). If there are already four first hold storages (S105: yes), the processing is terminated without holding the hold and without increasing the number of lights of the first special symbol hold number display device 18. Also, when no game ball has entered the first starting port 11 (S100: no), the present process is terminated. It should be noted that a ball entering the second starting port 12 does not occur in the normal state, and there is no hold storage, so that it is dealt with by another process.

  In the hit / fail determination processing shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, main controller 80 determines whether or not the special electric accessory is operating based on the big hit flag (S200). If the determination in S200 is negative and the special symbol is not fluctuating (S205: no) and the confirmed symbol is not being displayed (S210: no), the process proceeds to S215 in FIG. It is determined whether there is a (pending memory).

  If there is this reserved storage (S215: yes), the first reserved storage number is decremented (S230), the oldest random number among the stored random numbers is read (the random number is deleted from the reserved storage), and the process proceeds to S240. move on. If there is no first hold storage (S215: no), it is determined whether or not there is a prize in the second starting port 12 (in FIG. 9, described as a second special figure starting port), and if a positive determination is made (S225: yes), A random number extraction process is performed (S235), and the process proceeds to S240. As described above, the second starting port 12 does not win unless the wings are opened, and the wings are opened only when the game ball passes through the gate 17 and this triggers the normal symbol display device 7 This is the case where the normally displayed variable symbols are won. The winning probability is 1/300 in the normal state and 1 / 1.101 in the time reduction state. In this embodiment, the time saving means a state in which the average variation time of the special symbol is reduced, the average variation time of the ordinary symbol is reduced, and the opening time of the wings of the second starting port 12 is extended. Note that the time saving state is also called an open extension state. In the time saving state, the wings of the second starting port 12 are normally opened three times each time the symbol is won once, and the opening time is up to 1 second each. When a normal symbol is won in the normal state, the wing piece is only opened once for 0.2 seconds. The content of the random number extraction processing (S235) is to read a jackpot determining random number, a jackpot symbol determining random number, a reach determining random number, a variation pattern determining random number, and the like from each corresponding counter.

  In S240, the random number read in S230 or the random number extracted in S235 is read, and it is determined whether it is a big hit or not (S250). If the determination is affirmative (S250: yes), the winning symbol is determined by the random number for determining the big hit symbol (S255). The winning symbol is determined as shown in FIG. If the random number to be determined is the one read in S230, as shown in FIG. 23 (a), if the big hit symbol determining random number is 0-9, the symbol is 1; if it is 10-19, the symbol is 2, 20. When it is ~ 29, it is symbol 3, when it is 30-39, it is symbol 4, when it is 40-49, it is symbol 5 when it is 50-57, it is symbol 8, it is 58-65, it is symbol 66, when it is 66-82 In the case of symbols 9, 83 to 99, the symbol is symbol 10. Of these, symbols 1 to 5 are 15 rounds (denoted by R in FIG. 23) time-saving design 1, designs 7 and 8 are 15R time-saving designs 2, and designs 9 and 10 are 15R time-saving short designs. ing. That is, when a random number extracted when the ball enters the first starting port 11 is hit, a time reduction occurs after the end of the big hit with a probability of 50%. If the 15R time-saving symbol 2 is hit during the time-saving operation, the time-saving is activated. Incidentally, in the case of a loss, the symbol 22 is displayed.

  Further, if the random number to be determined is the one extracted in S235 (related to winning in the second starting port 12), as shown in FIG. At the time of the pattern 1, 11 to 21, the pattern 2 at the time of 22 to 32, the design 3 at the time of 33 to 43, the design 4 at the time of 33 to 43, the design 5 at the time of 44 to 54, the design 6 at the time of 55 to 65, The pattern is 66 when the pattern is 66 to 82, and is 10 when the pattern is 83 to 99. Of these, the symbols 1 to 6 are the symbols 1 with 15R hours, and the symbols 9 and 10 are the symbols without 15R hours. That is, a time saving occurs after the end of the big hit with a probability of 66%. There is no loss in the random numbers extracted when the ball has entered the second starting port 12.

  Referring back to FIG. When the big hit symbol is determined, a change pattern is determined by the change pattern determining random number (S260), and a big hit information setting process is performed (S265). The big hit information setting process is a process of setting information (big hit opening time, opening pattern, big hit ending time, number of rounds, etc.) related to the big hit game. Then, in the following game state setting process of S270, the game state after the big hit is set. This is set according to the big hit symbol determined in S255. If the big hit symbol is a symbol with a time reduction, the open extension setting flag is set to 1, and if not, the open extension setting flag is set to 0. When the game state setting process (S270) ends, the process moves to S305.

  If it is determined in S250 that the vehicle is off, it is determined whether or not a small hit has occurred (S275). The small hit is to open the second special winning opening 15 for a maximum of one second once. It should be noted that the small hit occurs only when the ball enters the second starting port 12, and all the cases other than the big hit are the small hits (extracted and suspended when the ball is entered into the first starting port 11). As for random numbers, all random numbers that are not big hits are lost. That is, the small hit probability is 299/300 = approximately 1 / 1.003, and there is no loss when the ball enters the second starting port 12 (see also FIG. 24). If the determination is affirmative (S275: yes), the small hit symbol is determined (S280), and the variation pattern is determined by the variation pattern determination random number (S285). The determination of the small hit symbol is performed based on the random number for the big hit symbol determination obtained when the ball enters the second starting port 12, and as shown in FIG. When the pattern 11, 11 to 21, the pattern 12, when 22 to 32, the pattern 13 when 33 to 43, the pattern 14 when 33 to 43, the pattern 15 when 44 to 54, the pattern 16 when 55 to 65, 66 to 72, the symbol 17 is 73 to 79, the symbol 18 is 80 to 87, the symbol 19 is 88 to 93, the symbol 20 is 94 to 99, and the symbol is 21. Of these, symbols 11 to 16 are small hit symbols 1, symbols 17 to 19 are small hit symbols 2, and symbols 20 and 21 are small hit symbols 3. The distribution of the small hit symbol is 66% for the small hit symbol 1, 22% for the small hit symbol 2, and 12% for the small hit symbol 3. In the state where time saving is occurring, when a small hit is made in the small hit symbol 1, when the game ball entering the second big winning opening 15 opened by the small hit enters the specific area 106. Time savings occur. The small hit symbol 1 is displayed on the second special symbol display device 10 in a state where the time saving has not occurred, and the small hit symbol 1 is displayed in the specific area 106 when the ball hits the specific area 106, or the small hit symbol 1 is displayed in the specific area 106. If you do not enter the ball, no time savings will occur. In addition, when the small hit occurs due to the small hit symbols 2 and 3, the time reduction does not occur regardless of the presence or absence of the time reduction and the presence or absence of the ball entering the specific area 106. However, simply displaying the small hit symbol 2 or the small hit symbol 3 in a state where the time saving is occurring does not end the time saving, and the game ball enters the second big winning opening 15 opened by the small hit, and is specified. The time saving is completed by entering the area 106.

  Referring back to FIG. If the small hit is also lost (S275: no), the variation pattern is determined based on the reach determination random number and the variation pattern determination random number (S290). As described above, the small hits are also limited to the random numbers extracted and suspended when the ball enters the first starting port 11. When the variation pattern is set in S285 or S290 in this way, it is determined whether or not the release extension flag is 1 (S295). If the determination is affirmative, the release extension count is decremented by one, and the routine goes to S305. If the determination is negative (S295: no), the process directly proceeds to S305. When the release extension flag is 1, it indicates that the time reduction state has occurred.

  In S305, the data indicating the lottery result, specifically, data indicating any of the special symbol, the big hit, the small hit, the out of reach (there is out of reach but there is reach display), and the out of without reach display, and the fluctuation time are displayed. A fluctuation start command (display control command) including the data of the fluctuation pattern to be specified is output to the sub-integrated control device 83, and a special game process is performed. The effect symbol display is started to be displayed on the effect symbol display device 6 by the processing of S305, but the change of the special symbol is also started by the main controller 80 almost simultaneously.

  When it is determined in S205 in FIG. 8 that the special symbol is changing, the process proceeds to S400 in FIG. 10 and determines whether or not the symbol change time (based on the change pattern in S260, S285, or S290) has elapsed. I do. If the determination is negative (S400: no), the special game process is performed. If the determination is affirmative (S400: yes), the display setting of the confirmed symbol is performed (S405). It is determined whether or not it is (S410). If an affirmative determination is made (S410: yes), it is determined whether or not the release extension flag is 1 (S425). If a positive determination is made (S425: yes), the release extension flag is set to 0 in S430, and the flow shifts to S435. If the release extension flag is not 1 (S425: no), the process directly proceeds to S435. In S435, the big hit flag is set by the condition device operation start processing. At S440, the accessory continuous operation device is operated, and at S445, a jackpot start effect process is performed. When the accessory continuous operating device is operated, it becomes possible to continuously operate the special electric auditorium, and when the special electric auditorium is operated, the first big winning opening 14 is opened. In the big hit start effect processing, a command to start a big hit game and information (big hit opening time, opening pattern, big hit ending time, number of rounds, etc.) related to the big hit game are transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the big hits are all 15 rounds, but the number of rounds is also transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83. When the big hit start effect processing ends, a special game processing is performed.

If it is determined in S410 that the special symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is not a big hit, it is determined in S450 whether or not the opening extension flag is 1. If it is 1, (S450: yes), the number of opening extensions is reduced. It is determined whether it is 0 (S455). If the number of open extension times is 0 (S455: yes), the open extension flag is set to 0 in S460, and the process proceeds to S465. If the release extension flag is not 1 (S450: no) or the release extension number is not 0 (S455: no), the process directly proceeds to S465.
In S465, it is determined whether or not the specially displayed special symbol is a symbol with a small hit. If the determination is affirmative (S465: yes), a special electric auditors product operation start process is executed in S470, and in S475. A small hit start effect process is performed, and a special game process is performed.

  If it is determined in S210 in FIG. 8 that the confirmed symbol is being displayed, the flow shifts to S480 in FIG. 11 to determine whether or not the display time of the confirmed symbol has ended. In the case of a negative determination (S480: no), a special game process is performed. If the determination is affirmative (S480: yes), the display of the fixed symbol is terminated (S485), and the special game processing is performed. In S200, when it is determined that the special electric accessory is operating (S200: yes), the special game process is also performed.

  In the special game process shown in FIG. 12, the main control device 80 determines whether or not the accessory continuous operation device is operating based on the big hit flag (S500). If the accessory continuous operation device is operating (S500: yes), it is determined whether or not the first special winning opening 14 is being opened (S505). If the first special winning opening 14 is not being opened (S505: no), it is determined whether the first special winning opening 14 is closed during an interval between rounds (S510). If it is not during the interval (S510: no), it is determined whether the big hit end effect is being produced (S515). If this is also a negative determination (S515: no), it is determined whether or not the time required for the effect to start the big hit game has elapsed (S520). If the big hit start production time has elapsed (S520: yes), the first big winning opening opening process (S525) is performed, and this process ends (return).

  If it is determined in S505 that the first special winning opening 14 is being opened, the process proceeds to S530 in FIG. 13, and it is determined whether ten first winning combinations 14 have been won. In this embodiment, the number is ten, but the number may be nine or eight, and there is no particular limitation. If ten first winning entries 14 have been won (S530: yes), the process proceeds to S540, and the first winning entries 14 are closed. Then, the big hit interval processing (S545) is performed, and the special game processing ends. If ten first prize holes 14 have not been won (S530: no), the process proceeds to S535, and it is determined whether or not the opening time of the first prize holes 14 has ended. In this embodiment, in the case of a big hit in 15 rounds, the maximum opening time of each round is set to 29 seconds. Of course, it is not limited to this number of seconds. If the opening time has ended (S535: yes), the process merges with S540, and if not (S535: no), the special game process ends.

  If it is determined in S510 of FIG. 12 that the interval is in progress, the process proceeds to S550 of FIG. 14, and it is determined whether the big hit interval time has elapsed. If the interval time has elapsed (S550: yes), it is determined whether or not the first winning opening 14 was opened immediately before the last round (S555). If it is the last round (S555: yes), the big hit end effect processing (S560) is performed, and the special game processing ends. If it is not the last round (S555: no), the processing of opening the first special winning opening 14 (S565) is performed again, and the special game processing ends. If it is determined that the big hit interval time has not elapsed (S550: no), the special game processing is terminated as it is. In the process of opening and closing the first special winning opening 14, a signal is also transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83. The sub integrated control device 83 grasps the current round based on the signal, and performs an effect according to the round.

  If it is determined in S515 of FIG. 12 that the end effect of the big hit is being performed, the process proceeds to S570 of FIG. 15, and it is determined whether or not the end effect time of the big hit has elapsed. If the jackpot end effect time has elapsed (S570: yes), the operation of the accessory continuous operation device is stopped (S575), and the operation of the condition device is stopped (S580). Then, it is determined whether or not the release extension setting flag is 1 (S585). If the determination is affirmative (S585: yes), the number of time savings (100 in this embodiment) is set (S590), the release extension flag is set to 1 (S595), and the process proceeds to S600. If the release extension setting flag is not 1 (S585: no), the process goes directly to S600. In S600, a process (S600) of transmitting a jackpot end command to the sub integrated control device 83 is performed, and the special game process ends. If it is determined in S570 that the big hit end rendering time has not elapsed (S570: no), the special game processing is also ended.

  When it is determined in FIG. 12 that the accessory continuous operation device is not operating (S500: no), the small hitting game process shown in FIG. 16 is executed. When this process is started, it is determined in S605 whether or not the special electric accessory is in operation. If it is in operation (S605: yes), it is determined whether or not a small hit start effect is in progress (S610). In the case of an affirmative determination (S610: yes), it is determined whether or not the time of the small hit start effect has elapsed (S615). If the affirmative determination (S615: yes), the second big winning opening opening process is performed to execute this process. End (return). The process is also terminated when it is determined that the special electric accessory is not in operation (S605: no), or when it is determined that the time of the small hit start effect has not elapsed (S615: no). I do.

  If it is determined in S610 that the small hit start effect is not being performed, it is determined whether or not the second special winning opening 15 is being opened (S625). In the case of an affirmative determination (S625: yes), it is determined whether or not 10 second prize holes 15 have been won. If a negative determination is made (S630: no), it is determined whether or not the opening time (1 second) of the second special winning opening 15 has elapsed. If the opening time of the second special winning opening 15 has not elapsed (S635: no), this processing ends. If the opening time of the second special winning opening 15 has elapsed (S635: yes) or if ten winnings have been made in the second special winning opening 15 (S630: yes), the process proceeds to S640, and the second special winning opening 15 is moved to the second special winning opening. After the winning opening 15 is closed (S640), the process is terminated.

  If it is determined in S625 that the second special winning opening 15 is not open, the process proceeds to S645, and it is determined whether or not the specific area 106 has been hit. If a negative determination is made (S645: no), it is determined whether the small hit end time has elapsed (S650). If the determination is affirmative (S650: yes), the operation of the special electric accessory is stopped (S655), a small hit end command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83, and the process ends. If the small hit end time has not elapsed (S650: no), this process is also ended.

  If it is determined that the ball has entered the specific area 106 (S645: yes), big hit information is set in S665, and a gaming state is set (S670). S665 and S670 are the same processing as S265 and S270, respectively. Then, it is determined whether or not the release extension flag is 1 (S675). If the determination is affirmative, the release extension flag is set to zero, and the flow shifts to S685. If a negative determination is made (S675: no), the process directly proceeds to S685. In S685, a condition device operation start process is performed. In S690, the accessory continuous operation device is operated. In S695, a jackpot start effect process is performed, and the process ends. The series of processing in S 865 to S 695 is the same as the processing in S 435 to S 445 of the hit / fail determination processing described above. Since the special electric accessory is operated by operating the accessory continuous operation device (S690), the affirmative determination is made in S200 in the success / failure determination process of FIG. 8, and the special game process is started. In other words, according to the small hitting game process, the second big winning opening 15 is opened, a game ball wins in the opened second big winning opening 15, and when the ball enters the specific area 106, a big hit occurs. .

  FIG. 17 shows a state where the sword handpiece 45 and the shield handpiece 47 are operated. The sword role item 45 is usually stored in the left part of the center case 5, and cannot be seen by a player as shown in FIG. Based on a command from the sub-integrated control device 83, it is operated in a predetermined effect, and appears as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the shield 47 is usually located at the upper right part of the center case 5, and a part thereof can be seen by the player as shown in FIG. Based on a command from the sub-integrated control device 83, it is operated in a predetermined effect, and appears as shown in FIG.

  The accessory and its driving mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 18 shows the shield role 47 and its driving mechanism. The shield 47 is swung about a position 47f by a link mechanism composed of arms 47d and 47e by rotating the gear 47c using the shield motor 47a as a power source. Note that the shield accessory sensor 47b detects that the arm 47d is in the initial position (the shield accessory 47 is stored as shown in FIG. 2). FIG. 19 shows the sword handpiece 45 and its driving mechanism. The sword role object 45 swings by rotating the gear 45c using the sword role object motor 45a as a power source. Note that the sword role object sensor 45b detects that the sword role object 45 is in the initial position (the state where the sword role object 45 is stored in the center case).

FIG. 20 shows a fraud detection process performed by main controller 80. This process is one of subroutines executed in the fraud monitoring process (S70) of the main routine shown in FIG. When this process is started, first, a detection result by the Y-axis acceleration sensor 41 (denoted as a Y-axis sensor in FIG. 20 and also in FIG. 22), that is, a vertical impact force is taken into the main controller 80 (S700). Subsequently, the detection result by the Z-axis acceleration sensor 43 (denoted as Z-axis sensor in FIG. 20), that is, the impact force in the depth direction is taken into the main controller 80 (S710). Then, in S715, it is determined whether or not the impact force in the Z-axis direction is larger than a reference value. Here, the reference value is 2 m / s ² . Note that the value of ² m / s ² is a value in the pachinko machine 50, and is different depending on the structure, shape, strength, and the like of the front frame in other ball game machines. If a negative determination is made (S715: no), the process is terminated (returned). In the case of a positive determination (S715: yes), in S720, it is determined whether or not the impact force in the Z-axis direction is greater than the impact force in the Y-axis direction. In the case of an affirmative determination, an irregularity notification process is performed in S730, and the process ends. In the case of a negative determination (S720: no), this processing is ended as it is. In the fraudulent notification processing, a command is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83 to make the lamp 65 blink, an alarm sound is generated from the speaker 66, and a signal indicating that fraud has occurred is output to the hall computer 87. I do.

  In the fraud detection process, when the impact force in the Z-axis direction is greater than the impact force in the Y-axis direction, it is determined that the vehicle is fraudulent. This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21A is a schematic diagram illustrating changes in the acceleration in the Y-axis direction and the acceleration in the Z-axis direction when the shield role 47 operates. Note that the horizontal axis is “time”, but the graph is attached with “Y-axis direction” shown on the left side of the drawing and “Z-axis direction” shown on the left side. The graphs show the waveforms of the accelerations detected at the same time, and do not indicate that the acceleration in the Z-axis direction has been detected after the acceleration in the Y-axis direction has been detected ( FIG. 21 (b) is the same). FIG. 21B is a schematic diagram illustrating changes in the acceleration in the Y-axis direction and the acceleration in the Z-axis direction when an impact is applied to the gaming machine in the depth direction. Here, as the impact in the depth direction, an impact caused by the player hitting the upper plate 55 with a fist from the near side is assumed.

  When the shield accessory 47 is activated, it moves from the position stored in the upper right portion of the center case (see FIG. 2) to approximately the center (see FIG. 17) of the screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6, so that the Y-axis acceleration sensor 41 Detects acceleration in the Y-axis direction (vertical direction), as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the Z-axis direction acceleration sensor 43 hardly detects acceleration as shown in FIG. This is because the shield role 47 moves from the upper right to the center of the screen (substantially the lower left direction), but hardly moves in the depth direction (Z axis direction).

  When an impact is applied to the gaming machine, the acceleration in the Y-axis direction is not much different from that in FIG. 21A, but the acceleration in the Z-axis direction is much larger than the acceleration in the Y-axis direction, as shown in FIG. It has a large value. When the upper plate 55 is hit with a fist from the front side, not all impact force acts in the depth direction, and there is a component in the vertical direction (Y-axis direction). Therefore, the Y-axis direction acceleration sensor 41 detects a slight acceleration. I do. However, if the player hits the upper plate 55 with a fist from the front, the acceleration in the Z-axis direction has a larger value than the acceleration in the Y-axis direction. The process detects fraud.

FIG. 22 shows the abnormality detection processing executed by the sub integrated control device 83. This process is started when an effect for operating the shield role 47 is performed (S800: yes). When this process is started, the detection result of the Y-axis acceleration sensor 41, that is, the vertical acceleration is taken into the sub integrated control device 83 (S810). Then, in S820, it is determined whether or not the impact force (acceleration) in the Y-axis direction is small. Here, when the acceleration in the Y-axis direction is smaller than 5 m / s ² , it is determined to be “small”. Note that the value of 5 m / s ² is a value in the pachinko machine 50, and is different depending on the mass, shape, speed, moving direction, and the like of the accessory in other ball and ball game machines. In the case of an affirmative determination (S820: yes), in S830, an abnormality notification process for the movable object is performed, and the process is terminated (return). In the case of a negative determination (S820: no), this processing is ended as it is. In the abnormality notification processing, the lamp 65 is turned on and off to notify that an abnormality has occurred in the shield accessory 47. It is desirable that the blinking of the lamp 65 performed in the abnormality notification processing be performed in a different manner from the blinking of the lamp 65 performed in the unauthorized notification processing (S730). The different modes include, for example, different blinking intervals, different emission colors of the lamps 65, and different blinking lamps 65 themselves (for example, only the upper lamp 65 (see FIG. 1) of the front frame 52 blinks in the abnormality notification processing). In the fraudulent notification process, only the lamp 65 on the right side of the front frame 52 blinks), a combination thereof, and the like.

  In the abnormality detection processing, if the acceleration in the Y-axis direction generated when the effect of operating the shield 47 is performed is small, it is determined that there is an abnormality. This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21C is a schematic diagram illustrating a change in acceleration in the Y-axis direction when an effect in which the shield 47 is activated occurs. The left side shows waveforms when the shield 47 operates normally, and the right side shows waveforms when the shield 47 does not operate properly. In FIG. 21C, in order to highlight the difference between the two waveforms, the waveform is enlarged in the vertical direction as compared with FIG. 21A. As shown in FIG. 21C, when there is no abnormality in the shield role 47, acceleration in the Y-axis direction is generated. When the shield role 47 is abnormal, acceleration in the Y-axis direction is almost generated. Not. This is due to the fact that the shield 47 did not operate due to an abnormality occurring in the shield 47.

  According to the gaming machine described above, if the acceleration generated in the Z-axis direction is larger than the acceleration generated in the Y-axis direction, it is determined that the fraud has occurred. In addition, it is possible to make an appropriate fraud judgment. Further, a Y-axis acceleration sensor 41 is provided on the game board 1 on which the shield 47 is provided, and a Z-axis acceleration sensor 43 is provided on the front frame 52 to which an external impact is directly applied. Therefore, it is possible to accurately determine whether the impact force is due to the operation of the shield 47 or the improper impact force. Further, if the acceleration generated in the Z-axis direction is lower than the reference value, no improper judgment is made. Therefore, when a slight impact is given to the front frame 52 by mistake, the improper judgment is made. Can also be prevented.

  Moreover, it is possible not only to judge the impropriety but also to judge whether or not the shield accessory 47 has an abnormality. Since this determination is made by the sub-integrated control device 83, it is possible to suppress an increase in the processing load on the main control device 80 that makes an illegal determination. In addition, since the determination as to whether or not an abnormality has occurred is made only for the effect in which the shield role 47 operates, it is possible to suppress an increase in the processing load on the sub integrated control device 83.

Here, the correspondence between the configuration of the present embodiment and the configuration requirements of the present invention will be described. The shield role 47 corresponds to the “movable character” of the present invention, the front frame 52 corresponds to the “game frame” of the present invention, the specific area 106 corresponds to the “specific area” of the present invention, The processing from S645 to S695 through S665 corresponds to “privilege determination means” of the present invention, and the Y-axis acceleration sensor 41 and the Z-axis acceleration sensor 43 correspond to “impact detection means” of the present invention.
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In the above-described embodiment, only the acceleration of the shield 47 is detected as a movable object, but the acceleration of the sword 45 may also be detected. Since the sword role item 45 swings around its lower end, acceleration in the Y-axis direction is also generated. This may be configured to be able to detect an abnormality of the sword role item 45 or the like. This aspect is shown in FIGS. FIG. 25 shows the abnormality detection processing executed by the sub integrated control device 83. Unlike the abnormality detection processing shown in FIG. 22, this processing is started also when an effect of operating a movable object including not only the shield role 47 but also the sword role 45 is performed (S800: yes). . Then, a threshold value of acceleration according to the effect pattern of the effect to be performed is set (S805). FIG. 26 shows the relationship between the effect pattern and the acceleration threshold. In the pachinko machine 50, there are a plurality of effects performed when the special symbol fluctuates, and the sound generated from the speaker 66, the image displayed on the effect symbol display device 6, the movable object to be operated, and the like differ according to each effect. I have. These are called effect patterns, and are distinguished by adding numbers to effect patterns 1, effect patterns 2,.... FIG. 26 shows an effect pattern relating to a movable object. Although the movable object does not operate in the effect pattern 1, it is shown for comparison. For this reason, in the effect pattern 1, the threshold value of the acceleration is not described. In the effect pattern 2, only the shield 47 is activated, and 5 m / s ² is set as the acceleration threshold in S805. In the effect pattern 3, only the sword role item 45 operates, and 3 m / s ² is set as the acceleration threshold value in S805. In the effect pattern 4, the sword handpiece 45 and the shield handpiece 47 operate simultaneously, and in S805, 8 m / s ² is set as the acceleration threshold. In the effect pattern 5, only the sword role object 45 is operated, but unlike the effect pattern 3, the threshold value of the acceleration is not set (exactly, it is not treated as an effect for operating the movable object). This is because the sword role object 45 is swung quickly in the effect pattern 3, whereas the sword role object 45 is swung at a relatively low speed in the effect pattern 5.

It returns to FIG. When the acceleration threshold value is set in this manner, the detection result of the Y-axis acceleration sensor 41 is taken into the sub integrated control device 83 (S810), and it is determined whether or not the impact force (acceleration) in the Y-axis direction is small (S820). . In this determination, when the acceleration is smaller than the acceleration threshold set in S805, it is determined that the impact force is “small”. FIG. 27 shows that the acceleration threshold value differs for each effect pattern. 27A shows the acceleration in the Y-axis direction in the effect pattern 2, FIG. 27B shows the acceleration in the Y-axis direction in the effect pattern 3, and FIG. 27C shows the acceleration in the Y-axis direction in the effect pattern 4. FIGS. 21A and 21B are schematic diagrams, in which, similarly to FIG. 21C, one example of a normal waveform and one example of an abnormal waveform are shown side by side. In the effect pattern 2, since only the shield 47 is operated, if it is smaller than 5 m / s ² , it is determined to be abnormal as in the above embodiment. In the effect pattern 3, since only the sword role 45 operates and the sword role 45 only swings unlike the shield role 47, the threshold value is 3 m / s ² smaller than 5 m / s ² . . In the effect pattern 4, since the sword handpiece 45 and the shield handpiece 47 operate at the same time, a large acceleration is detected. When the acceleration is smaller than 8 m / s ² , it is determined to be abnormal. For example, when the sword role 45 operates but the shield role 47 does not operate, a waveform as shown in the right side of FIG. 27C is obtained. Can be. Although not shown, even when the shield role 47 operates but the sword role 45 does not operate, the detected acceleration becomes a value smaller than 8 m / s ² because the sword role 45 does not operate. , An abnormality of the sword combination 45 can be detected.

  It should be noted that the effect pattern in which the movable object operates in a mode other than the effect pattern shown in FIG. For example, although both the sword handpiece 45 and the shield handpiece 47 operate, an arrangement may be made in which an abnormality of a movable object can be detected even in an effect pattern that operates not simultaneously but with a time difference. In this case, the threshold value of the acceleration does not become as large as that of the effect pattern 4, and it is conceivable that the determination is made at the timing when each movable object operates, based on the threshold value when the movable object operates alone. That is, in this case, the determination is made twice in one effect pattern.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the Y-axis acceleration sensor 41 and the Z-axis acceleration sensor 43 are provided to detect fraud. In addition to these, an X-axis acceleration sensor (for detecting left-right acceleration) is provided. May be provided. Conversely, a single acceleration sensor capable of detecting accelerations in the Y-axis direction and the Z-axis direction may be configured to detect irregularities or abnormalities in a movable object. Such an acceleration sensor is preferably provided on the board side. Of course, an acceleration sensor that can detect acceleration in the X-axis direction in addition to the Y-axis direction and the Z-axis direction may be used. Further, the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine provided with a movable object other than the sword handpiece 45 and the shield handpiece 47. For example, the title role (reference numeral 77 in FIG. 2) provided in the pachinko machine 50 may be configured to be vertically movable. Further, in the pachinko machine 50, the Y-axis acceleration sensor 41 is provided on the game board 1 and the Z-axis acceleration sensor 43 is provided on the front frame 52. It may be provided at a location.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 50, the effect in which the shield role 47 is activated always executes the abnormality detection processing. Absent. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which an abnormality detection process is not executed in an effect in which the shield role 47 moves slowly, or an abnormality detection process is not executed in an effect in which the movement distance of the shield role 47 is short. Also, in S715 of the fraud detection processing, only when it is determined that the acceleration (impact force) in the Z-axis direction exceeds the reference value, it is determined whether or not the impact force is due to fraud (S720). However, the processing of S715 may be omitted.

  In the above embodiment, the impact force is measured by using the acceleration sensor. However, the impact force may be detected by a detecting unit other than the acceleration sensor. Further, the pachinko machine 50 has a configuration in which a jackpot occurs when the ball enters the specific area 106, but the present invention is applied to a gaming machine having a specific area different from such a specific area 106. Is also good. Examples of such a specific area include a gaming machine that determines whether or not to grant a bonus such as a big hit when entering a ball. In addition, as a privilege other than a big hit, a prize ball and a probability change (the probability of becoming a big hit becomes high) can be illustrated.

  Further, the ball-and-ball game machine may be configured as a single or two-type game machine instead of a single-type and two-type mixer. In the above embodiment, the sub-integrated control device 83 is capable of integrating and controlling the speaker 66, various LEDs, the lamp 65, and the effect design display device 6, but controls some of them in a shared manner. It may be constituted by a plurality of sub-control devices.

  Further, the pachinko machine 50 has a payout control device 81 and pays out game balls by the payout motor 20. The present invention may be applied to a gaming machine provided to a player. It is to be noted that such a game machine is generally configured so that game balls used for firing are circulated in the game machine and used repeatedly.

1: gaming board 41: Y-axis acceleration sensor 43: Z-axis acceleration sensor 45: sword handpiece 47: shield handpiece 52: front frame 80: main control device 83: sub integrated control device 106: specific area

Claims (4)

A game board having a movable character attached to a game frame, wherein the character is a ball game machine that performs at least by moving in the vertical direction,
A specific area provided on the game board,
Privilege determination means for determining whether to grant a privilege or to determine whether or not to grant the privilege due to entering of the game ball in the specific area,
Impact detection means for detecting an impact force on the ball game machine;
Fraud determining means for determining whether or not fraud has been performed on the ball game machine based on a signal output from the shock detecting means;
With
The impact detecting means is capable of detecting an impact force in a vertical direction and a depth direction, respectively.
The fraud determining means determines the impact force of the detected depth direction by the impact detection unit is greater than the reference value, and, a fraud is greater than the impact force of the detected vertical direction by said impact detection means pinball game machine, characterized by. The ball game machine according to claim 1,
The shock detecting means, a vertical shock detecting means capable of detecting a vertical shock force,
A depth direction impact detection means capable of detecting a depth direction impact force,
The vertical impact detection means is provided on the game board,
The ball game machine, wherein the depth direction impact detection means is provided in the game frame. The ball game machine according to claim 2 ,
The ball game machine includes a main control device that controls a game, and a sub control device that controls the accessory.
A signal corresponding to the impact force detected by the vertical impact detection unit is transmitted to the main control device and the sub control device,
A signal corresponding to the impact force detected by the depth direction impact detection means is transmitted to the main control device,
The fraud determining means is provided in the main control device, and determines whether or not the fraud is based on a signal received from the vertical shock detecting means and a signal received from the depth shock detecting means. ,
The ball game machine, wherein the sub control device determines whether or not the accessory is abnormal based on a signal received from the vertical impact detection means. The ball game machine according to claim 3,
The sub-control device, even though it is performing control to operate the accessory, when it was not able to receive a signal from the vertical impact detection means, or the signal received from the vertical impact detection means A ball game machine characterized by determining that the accessory is in an abnormal state when the value is smaller than a value indicating a predetermined magnitude of impact force.

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