JP6978762B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a ball game machine that executes an opening / closing round that opens / closes a large winning opening a predetermined number of times in the event of a hit.

In a conventional ball game machine, a winning / failing judgment is made when a game ball wins a prize at the starting opening, and in the case of a hit, an opening / closing round for opening / closing the large winning opening is repeatedly executed up to a predetermined number of times. There is something. In such a ball game machine, a continuation area is conventionally provided inside the large winning opening, and when the game ball passes through the continuation area, the execution of the next opening / closing round is determined. Since the game ball that entered the big winning opening could pass through the continuation area relatively easily, the opening / closing round is almost always executed repeatedly up to the above-mentioned upper limit number of times per hit. Met.

However, in recent years, most of the ball gaming machines are not provided with a continuation area and are automatically repeatedly opened and closed up to the upper limit of the number of times. The opening / closing round of this configuration is repeatedly executed up to the upper limit number of times by opening until a predetermined number of game balls win a prize in the large winning opening or after a predetermined time elapses, and then closing and reopening. Will be done.

If the opening / closing round is automatically repeatedly executed up to the upper limit of the number of times, the number of prize balls will increase, so that the winning probability in the winning / failing judgment must be low, and the consumption amount in the game may increase. Etc. are conceivable.

Therefore, in order to increase the probability of hitting, the conventional continuation area is being reviewed from the viewpoint of reducing the average number of prize balls at the time of hitting.

JP-A-2017-355460

The applicant has filed an application in Patent Document 1 relating to an invention for determining whether or not to proceed to the next round during a winning game.

However, there is still room for improvement regarding the invention that determines whether or not to proceed to the next round during the hit game.

The present invention relates to an invention for determining whether or not to proceed to the next round during a winning game.

The ball gaming machine according to claim 1 is arranged in a gaming area, and opens and closes an opening / closing winning opening that opens and closes an open state in which a gaming ball can be won and a closed state in which a winning cannot be won, and the opening / closing winning opening. A ball game equipped with a special game control means for executing a special game in which a round is repeated one or more times with a predetermined number of times as an upper limit, and one round ends when a predetermined number of game balls are won. In the machine
The special game control means includes a round lottery means for performing a lottery due to the fact that the game ball winning the opening / closing winning opening in the round passes through a predetermined area, and opening / closing the next round when the winning ball is won.
The round lottery means includes a lottery order determining means for predetermining the number of game balls passing through the predetermined area for the lottery.
The lottery order determining means is characterized in that the number of game balls to be drawn is determined in advance based on the game state.

According to the ball gaming machine according to claim 1, the round lottery means draws a lottery due to the fact that the gaming ball that wins in the opening / closing winning opening passes through a predetermined area. Whether or not the lottery is performed with the game balls (hereinafter, may be referred to as "lottery order") is determined in advance by the lottery order determining means.

This makes it possible to limit the number of lottery times in one round, and has the effect of not complicating the processing in one round. Further, the player has the effect of being able to concentrate his / her consciousness only on the game ball in which the lottery is performed. The number of game balls in which the lottery is to be drawn may be displayed in advance on the production screen or the like when the opening / closing winning opening is opened.

Here, the lottery order may be different for each round, and some rounds may be different from other rounds.

The predetermined area where the lottery is performed may be a sensor (so-called 10-count SW or the like) for counting the game balls winning in the opening / closing winning opening, or may be another area. It is preferable that the predetermined area where the lottery is performed is provided at a position where the player can confirm.

The lottery rank you determined based on the game status.

The gaming state may be, for example, a type of winning symbol for notifying the winning result for deciding to play a special game, a difference in the probability state of a lottery for deciding to play a special game, or the like.

The lottery order is different depending on whether the lottery probability for performing the special game is high or low. The lottery order may be different depending on whether or not the player shifts to the high probability state after the end of the special game.

Alternatively, in the case of a configuration in which the lottery probability for performing a special game can be set and changed by the operation of a person involved in the hall, a configuration having some relationship between the lottery probability whose setting is changed and the lottery order may be used. This makes it possible for the player to estimate the lottery probability for which the setting is changed.

For example, when the lottery probability for which the setting is changed is high, the lottery order has more prizes at the beginning, and when the lottery probability for which the setting is changed is low, the lottery order has more prizes for the latter half, or vice versa. Can be considered.

There may be a plurality of lottery orders determined by the lottery order determining means. This is the ball gaming machine according to claim 2.

For example, the lottery is performed with the third prize and the fifth prize passing through the predetermined area. At this time, if the third prize is won, the fifth prize is not drawn. However, if both are drawn and both are won, it is possible to open two rounds in a row.

The game balls that win the opening / closing winning opening may all pass through a predetermined area, or may partially pass through.

The invention according to claim 3 is a configuration through which a part of the device passes.

As a configuration for partially passing through, a configuration in which a distribution device is provided in the opening / closing winning opening and a part of the game ball to be won in the opening / closing winning opening is guided to a predetermined area can be considered.

The ball gaming machine according to claim 3 has an effect that whether or not the gaming ball is guided to a predetermined area and whether or not the gaming ball is won is a concern of the player and further enhances the interest. ..
The ball gaming machine according to claim 4 includes, in the ball gaming machine according to claim 1 to claim 3 , one or more rounds in which a lottery is performed by a round lottery means within a predetermined number of rounds. It is characterized by that.

Here, it is conceivable to control the number of times the round is continued by the round lottery means so that the expected value is 35% to 65% of the upper limit number of times value.

With this configuration, the number of continuations changes for each hit (special game), and there is a possibility that the number of continuations will reach the upper limit of the number of times. Therefore, for each hit, the player is expected to reach the upper limit of the number of times the opening / closing round is continued, which is a new playability that has never been seen before. Therefore, according to this configuration, in addition to the playability that the player expects the occurrence of the hit that has been conventionally possessed, the new playability described above is obtained even after the occurrence of the hit, so that the interest of the game can be improved. It is possible to further increase the player's motivation to play.

The lottery by the round lottery means does not have to be executed for each round. For example, the first round to the fifth round may be unconditionally advanced to the next round, the sixth round to the tenth round may be drawn every time, and then the final round may be unconditionally advanced. Further, a configuration in which the process proceeds unconditionally to the next round and a configuration in which the round lottery is performed are alternately repeated. In short, it is sufficient that the round to be drawn by the round lottery means is included at least once within the maximum number of rounds.

In the special game control means, when a predetermined number of game balls (generally 9 to 10) are won in one round, the opening / closing winning opening is closed, but when a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses before the predetermined number is won. It may be closed. In short, it suffices that at least a predetermined number of prizes are included as a condition for closing the opened opening / closing prize opening.

The lottery result by the round lottery means needs to be notified to the player by some kind of notification means. For example, a configuration in which the lottery result is displayed on an effect screen or the like, a configuration in which notification is made by voice or the like, a configuration in which notification is made by distributing the flow direction of the game ball used in the lottery, and the like can be considered. In the notification by the display such as the effect screen, the lottery result is notified according to the type of the symbol that fluctuates and stops due to the game ball passing through the predetermined area, and the opening / closing winning opening is opened. It is conceivable that the lottery result is notified according to the type of the symbol that is stopped due to the game ball passing through the predetermined area by changing the symbol.

The notification of the lottery result based on the round lottery result may be performed directly by the game control means that controls the progress of the game, or may be performed by the effect display means that receives a command from the game control means and performs various effects.

The lottery by the round lottery means is performed due to the fact that the game ball passes through a predetermined area, but it is preferable to perform the lottery by extracting random numbers. Soft random numbers, hard random numbers, or a combination thereof can be considered. In the case of a soft random number, a numerical value calculated for each minute time is extracted, but the timing at which the game ball passes through the predetermined area is considered to be random compared to the minute time.

In the lottery by the round lottery means, if the game progresses to the upper limit of the predetermined number of rounds, the round lottery is not executed in the final round of the upper limit.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine 1 which concerns on this invention.

It is a front view of the game board 2 of the pachinko machine 1.

It is a back view of the pachinko machine 1.

It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of Example 1. FIG.

It is a flowchart which shows the outline of the main routine of Example 1. FIG.

It is a flowchart which shows the start winning process of Example 1. FIG.

It is a flowchart which shows the hit / fail determination process of Example 1. FIG.

It is a flowchart which shows the special game processing of Example 1. FIG.

It is a flowchart which shows the special game processing of the same as above.

It is a flowchart which shows the special game processing of the same as above.

It is a flowchart which shows the special game processing of the same as above.

It is a figure explaining a part of the specification of the pachinko machine 1 of Example 1. FIG.

It is a figure which shows the continuation number of times determination table of Example 1. FIG.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the internal structure of the big prize opening 14 of Example 2.

It is a block diagram which shows the electric structure of Example 2. FIG.

It is a flowchart which shows the outline of the main routine of Example 2.

It is a flowchart which shows the special game processing of Example 2.

It is a flowchart which shows the special game processing of Example 2.

It is a flowchart which shows the special game processing of Example 3. FIG.

It is a flowchart which shows the special game processing of Example 3. FIG.

It is a flowchart which shows the lottery order determination process of Example 4.

It is a flowchart which shows the lottery order display process of Example 4. FIG.

It is a flowchart which shows the continuous lottery result display process of another example of Example 3. FIG.

It is a flowchart which shows the continuous lottery history display process of another example of Example 3. FIG.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The pachinko machine 1 of the embodiment corresponds to the ball game machine according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 has a structure in which each part of the configuration is held by an outer frame 51 forming a vertically long fixed outer holding frame. An inner frame 70 is attached to the outer frame 51 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 51 via hinges 53 provided on the upper and lower sides thereof. Further, a front frame (glass frame) 52 is detachably attached to the front surface of the inner frame 70 with respect to the inner frame 70, and a plate glass 61 is detachably provided on the front frame 52. Further, a game board 2 (FIG. 2) attached to the inner frame 70 is arranged on the back side (rear side) of the flat glass 61.

Speakers 66 are arranged on the upper left and right sides of the front frame 52, and the game taste and alarm sounds emitted from the speakers 66 improve the taste of the game and alert the player. Further, the front frame 52 is provided with a plurality of frame-side decorative lamps 65 that emit light according to the game state, and the light emission improves the taste of the game. Further, an upper plate 55 and a lower plate 63 are integrally provided at the lower portion of the front frame 52, and a firing handle 64 is arranged on the right side of the lower plate 63. The launch handle 64 is rotated clockwise by the player to move a launch device (not shown) to launch a game ball supplied from the upper plate 55 toward the game area 3 of the game board 2. do.

Prize balls and rental balls are paid out to the upper plate 55. Further, the lower plate 63 is configured to receive a prize ball overflowing from the upper plate 55, and includes a ball pulling lever (not shown) for discharging the game ball in the lower plate 63. By operating this ball pulling lever by the player, the game balls stored in the lower plate 63 can be transferred to a separate box (dollar box).

The pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment is a so-called CR machine, and a prepaid card unit (CR unit) 56 for reading and writing a prepaid card is adjacent to the pachinko machine 1. The pachinko machine 1 is provided with a CR settlement display device 25 (see FIG. 4) having a lending button 57, a settlement button 58, and a balance display device 59. Further, in the central portion of the upper plate 55, an effect button 67, a jog dial 68, and a determination button 69 that can be operated by the player are provided.

Although the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment has a configuration including an upper plate 55 and a lower plate 63, it may be an enclosed gaming machine not provided with these plates. The enclosed gaming machine is for playing a game by enclosing a predetermined number of gaming balls in the machine, collecting the launched gaming balls in the aircraft, and using them in a cyclical manner.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming board 2 of the pachinko machine 1. The game board 2 is provided with a substantially circular game area 3 surrounded by guide rails 3a and 3b, and a large number of game nails 4 are planted in the game area 3. A center case 5 is arranged in the center of the game area 3, and an LCD screen of the effect symbol display device 6 (not shown as a whole) is arranged in the center of the center case 5 so as to be visible from the front. ing. The center case 5 is also provided with a warp entrance, a warp passage, a stage, and the like (not shown). Further, a launch ball detection switch 100 (see FIG. 4) is arranged at a position where the launched game ball jumps out from the tip of the guide rail 3b and reaches the game area 3, and all the balls that reach the game area 3 after launch. The game ball is detected.

A first starting port 11 is arranged directly under the center case 5, and a compound winning device in which a normal symbol operating gate 17 and a second starting port 12 are unitized is arranged on the right side of the center case 5. It is set up. The second starting port 12 is composed of an ordinary electric accessory provided with a wing piece that can be opened and closed, and the game ball can be won only in the open state of the wing piece. Further, a large winning opening 14 is arranged at the lower right of the center case 5 (to the right of the first starting opening 11). Further, the first to third ordinary winning openings 31 to 33 are arranged on the left side of the first starting opening 11, and the fourth ordinary winning opening 34 is arranged on the right side of the large winning opening 14. There is. These ordinary winning openings 31 to 34 are configured so that a game ball can always be won. The first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 described above correspond to the starting port according to the present invention, and the ordinary winning openings 31 to 34 correspond to the winning openings according to the present invention.

An out port 101 is arranged at the most downstream portion of the game area 3, and when a game ball launched in the game area 3 does not win a prize in any of the winning openings or starting openings, the out opening Enter the ball 101. Even if the ball enters the out port 101, the prize ball is not paid out and is discharged from the back surface of the gaming machine to the outside of the machine.

At the lower right of the game board 2, there are a normal symbol display device 7 composed of a plurality of LEDs, a normal symbol hold number display device 8, a first special symbol hold number display device 18, and a second special symbol hold number display device. 19 and a first special symbol display device 9 and a second special symbol display device 10 composed of a 7-segment display device are arranged.

FIG. 3 is a back view of the pachinko machine 1. On the back side of the pachinko machine 1, an inner frame 70 to which the above-mentioned game board 2 is detachably attached is housed in an outer frame 51. The inner frame 70 is provided with a ball tank 71, a tank rail 72, and a payout device 73 from above. With this configuration, when a game ball is inserted into each of the above-mentioned winning openings provided on the game board 2, the game ball supplied from the ball tank 71 via the tank rail 72 is used as a prize ball as a payout device. It is paid out to the upper plate 55 by 73. Further, when the lending button 57 and the settlement button 58 of the CR unit 56 described above are operated, the lending ball is paid out by the payout device 73.

Further, on the back side of the pachinko machine 1, a main control device 80, a payout control device 81, an effect symbol control device 82, a sub-integrated control device 83, a launch control device 84, and a power supply board 85 are arranged. The main control device 80, the effect symbol control device 82, and the sub integrated control device 83 are provided on the game board 2, and the payout control device 81, the launch control device 84, and the power supply board 85 are provided on the inner frame 70. ing. Although the launch control device 84 is not drawn in FIG. 3, it is provided below the payout control device 81. Further, an external connection terminal 78 is provided on the right side of the ball tank 71, and a signal indicating a game state or a game result is sent to a hall computer (see FIG. 4) by the external connection terminal 78 (see FIG. 4). Conventionally, the external connection terminal 78 for transmitting a signal to the hall computer is for the board (terminal for outputting the signal output from the game board side to the hall computer) and the frame side (front frame 52, Two types of terminals) for outputting the signal output from the inner frame 70 and the outer frame 51) to the hall computer are used, but in this embodiment, the game is played to the hall computer via one external connection terminal 78. A signal indicating the state and the game result is transmitted.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical wiring of the pachinko machine 1. Although this FIG. 4 does not describe the complicated power supply system, power is directly or indirectly supplied from the power supply device (not shown) to the control device or actuators that require power supply. It is configured to be.

The electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 is such that the payout control device 81, the effect symbol control device 82, and the sub-integrated control device 83 are arranged around the main control device 80. The main control device 80, the payout control device 81, the effect symbol control device 82, and the sub-integrated control device 83 all include a CPU, ROM, RAM, input port, output port, and the like, and each CPU has a cycle of 2 ms. The program installed in each ROM is started by the interrupt signal, and various controls are executed. The launch control device 84 does not include a CPU, ROM, and RAM, but is not limited to this, and may be configured to include a CPU, ROM, and RAM.

The main control device 80 is provided with a first start port switch 11a for detecting a game ball that has entered the first start port 11 and a game ball that has entered the second start port 12 via the game board relay terminal plate 74. The second start port switch 12a to detect, the normal symbol operation switch 17a to detect the game ball passing through the normal symbol operation gate 17, the count switch 14a for counting the game balls entered into the grand prize opening 14, the first to Each of the winning opening switches 31a to 34a for detecting the game balls that have entered the fourth ordinary winning openings 31 to 34, the out opening switch 101a for detecting the game ball that has entered the out opening 101, and the launch ball detection switch described above. A detection signal from 100 etc. is input.

The main control device 80 operates according to a program mounted in the ROM, generates various commands related to the progress of the game based on the above-mentioned detection signals and the like, and issues the commands to the payout control device 81 and the effect symbol control device. Output to 82 and the sub-integrated control device 83. Further, the main control device 80 controls the display of the first special symbol display device 9, the second special symbol display device 10, and the ordinary symbol display device 7 via the symbol display device relay terminal plate 90, and also controls the display of the first. The lighting control of the special symbol hold number display device 18, the second special symbol hold number display device 19, and the normal symbol hold number display device 8 is performed. Further, the large winning opening solenoid 14b and the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 12b are also connected to the main control device 80 via the game board relay terminal plate 74. The main control device 80 controls the opening and closing of the large winning opening 14 by controlling the large winning opening solenoid 14b, and controls the opening and closing of the second starting opening 12 by controlling the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 12b. As the output signal from the main control device 80, a management signal such as a symbol variation or a big hit is output to the external connection terminal 78 and sent to the hall computer.

The payout control device 81 is configured to enable bidirectional communication with the main control device 80, and drives the payout motor 20 of the payout device 73 to pay a prize ball in response to a command transmitted from the main control device 80. put out. In this embodiment, the detection signal of the payout switch 21 for counting the game balls to be paid out as prize balls is input to the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81, and both of them count the prize balls. ..

Further, signals from the full switch 22 and the out-of-ball switch 23 are input to the payout control device 81. The full switch 22 detects that the lower plate 63 is full, and outputs a signal to the payout control device 81 in connection with this detection. The ball-out switch 23 detects that the stored amount of the game ball is small or is not stored in the ball tank 71, and outputs a signal to the payout control device 81 in connection with this detection. When the payout control device 81 inputs signals from the full switch 22 and the ball out switch 23, the payout control device 81 drives and stops the payout motor 20 to stop the payout operation of the prize ball. The full switch 22 and the out-of-ball switch 23 are configured to continue to output a signal until the detected state is resolved, and the payout control device 81 drives the payout motor 20 by stopping the input of the signal. To resume.

The payout control device 81 can communicate with the CR unit 56 via the CR unit terminal board 24, and drives the payout motor 20 in response to the lending command to pay out the lending ball. The CR unit terminal board 24 is also connected to the settlement display device 25 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication, and signals from the ball rental switch and the settlement switch provided on the settlement display device 25 are input. The ball lending switch detects the operation of the lending button 57 and outputs a signal, and the settlement switch detects the operation of the settlement button 58 and outputs a signal. Further, the payout control device 81 is also connected to the launch control device 84, and sends a launch stop command to the launch control device 84 at a predetermined opportunity.

The launch control device 84 controls the launch motor 30 to launch the game ball into the game area 3. In addition to the payout control device 81 described above, a rotation amount signal from the launch handle 64, a touch signal from the touch switch 28, and a launch stop signal from the launch stop switch 29 are input to the launch control device 84. The rotation amount signal is output when the player rotates the launch handle 64, the touch signal is output when the player touches the launch handle 64, and the launch stop signal is the launch stop switch 29 by the player. It is output by pressing. The launch control device 84 controls not to launch the game ball unless a touch signal is input, and even when a launch stop signal is input, the game is played regardless of the operation of the launch handle 64. It is controlled not to fire the ball.

The sub-integrated control device 83 receives data and commands transmitted from the main control device 80, distributes these to data for effect display control, sound control, and lamp control, and issues commands for effect display control and the like. It is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82, and data for sound control and lamp control is distributed to each control portion (functional component of the voice control device and the lamp control device) included in itself. Then, the functional unit as a voice control device controls the output of voice from the speaker 66 by operating the sound LSI based on the data for voice control, and the functional unit as the lamp control device is the data for lamp control. By operating the lamp driver based on the above, various LEDs and lamps 65 are controlled to emit light.

Further, the sub-integrated control device 83 is connected to switches for detecting the operation of the effect button, the jog dial, and the like, and when each switch detects the operation by the player, the signal is input.

The effect symbol control device 82 includes data and commands transmitted from the sub-integrated control device 83 (the one transmitted from the main control device 80, the input from the main control device 80 in the sub-integrated control device 83, and the input of the effect buttons and the like. The control is performed based on (generated based on the above), and an effect image such as a pseudo symbol is displayed on the screen of the effect symbol display device 6. The sub-integrated control device 83 and the main control device 80 are configured as a one-way communication circuit from the main control device 80 to the sub-integrated control device 83 via the effect relay terminal board 75, and the sub-integrated control device 83 is configured. And the effect symbol control device 82 are configured as a one-way communication circuit from the sub-integrated control device 83 to the effect symbol control device 82.

The power supply board 85 is configured as a DC power source that generates a DC voltage by electric power supplied from an external AC power source, and is connected to each portion constituting the pachinko machine 1 by operating a power supply switch provided on the power supply board 85. Supply power. The power supply board 85 includes a backup power supply composed of a capacitor or the like, and stores power in the backup power supply while power is being supplied from the AC power supply. As a result, in the event of a power failure, power is supplied to the main control device 80 or the like (for example, the RAM of the main control device 80), and even after the power supply from the AC power supply is stopped, the data in the RAM of the main control device 80 is maintained for a certain period of time. Is retained. The backup power supply may be provided in the main control device 80 or in a device other than the power supply board 85. In this case, the power supply board outputs a supply signal to the device equipped with the backup power supply while the power is supplied from the AC power supply, and a power failure signal to the device equipped with the backup power supply when the power supply is stopped. Is output.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment will be described.

When the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 17 (the normal symbol operation switch 17a in FIG. 4 detects the game ball), the normal symbol starts variable display on the normal symbol display device 7, and the normal symbol stopped after a predetermined time is displayed. In the predetermined hitting mode, the blade member of the ordinary electric accessory is driven, and the game ball can win a prize in the second starting port 12. Here, the blade member of the ordinary electric accessory is opened once for 0.2 seconds in the normal state and released three times for 1 second in the short time state by hitting the ordinary symbol once.

When the game ball enters the first start port 11 (the first start port switch 11a in FIG. 4 detects the game ball), the first special symbol starts to change on the first special symbol display device 9, and after a predetermined time, the first special symbol starts to change. Stop. Further, when the game ball enters the second start port 12 (the second start port switch 12a in FIG. 4 detects the game ball), the second special symbol starts to fluctuate on the second special symbol display device 10, and is predetermined. Stop after an hour. During such fluctuations of the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the effect symbol display device 6 displays the effect variation of the pseudo symbol linked to the variation of each special symbol. By displaying the pseudo symbol on the effect symbol display device 6, it is possible to recognize the fluctuation and the hit loss of each special symbol. Here, the first special symbol and the second special symbol are executed with priority given to the change of the second special symbol regardless of the order of entry into the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12. Specifically, when there is a hold memory of the first special symbol, the fluctuation of the second special symbol is stopped and there is no hold memory of the second special symbol, and the first special symbol is held and stored. Starts to fluctuate.

When the first special symbol stopped by the first special symbol display device 9 and the second special symbol stopped by the second special symbol display device 10 are in a predetermined jackpot mode, a jackpot game for opening and closing the jackpot 14 is executed. .. Further, in the effect symbol display device 6, the pseudo symbol is displayed in a mode corresponding to the hitting mode of the first special symbol and the second special symbol.

In the big hit game, the opening / closing round for opening / closing the big winning opening 14 is repeatedly executed once or a plurality of times. The large winning opening 14 is provided with a door member that opens and closes by driving the large winning opening solenoid 14b, which will be described later. Converted to a closed state. Then, one opening / closing round is executed by a predetermined opening / closing operation by the door member. In the jackpot game, this opening / closing round is repeated once or a plurality of times with an upper limit of 16 rounds (16R). Here, since the number of continuations of the opening / closing round repeatedly executed in the jackpot game depends on the main part of the present invention, the details thereof will be described later. It should be noted that 16 rounds correspond to the upper limit number of times of the present invention.

Further, the pachinko machine of this embodiment is configured as a probability fluctuation machine. That is, the game according to this configuration is roughly divided into the game in which the big winning opening 14 is closed and the above-mentioned big hit game in which the big winning opening 14 is opened, and the game in which the big winning opening 14 is closed is in a normal probability state ( Hereinafter, a high probability state (hereinafter referred to as a probability fluctuation state) in which the probability of hitting a special symbol is higher than that of the normal state is set. It shifts to one of the probability fluctuation states. Here, the probability fluctuation state is executed after the end of the big hit game when the hit mode of the special symbol is the mode according to the predetermined probability fluctuation symbol, and in the normal state, the hit mode of the special symbol is the predetermined non-probability fluctuation symbol. In the case of the mode according to, it is executed after the big hit game is completed.

In the above normal state, after the transition from the jackpot game, the fluctuation time of the special symbol and the normal symbol is shortened by a specified number of times (for example, 100 times), and the opening time and the opening number of the ordinary electric accessory are increased. It becomes a state. In this time-reduced state, the fluctuation time of the special symbol and the normal symbol (the time from the start of the fluctuation to the stop and the display of the pass / fail result) is shortened, so that the number of times the fluctuation is displayed within a certain time increases. .. Then, by shortening the fluctuation time of the normal symbol, the number of times the normal symbol hits within a certain time increases, and the number of operations of the normal electric accessory also increases accordingly. Further, as described above, since the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory is long (1 second) and the number of times of opening is increased (three times), it becomes easy for a large number of game balls to win the second starting port 12. For this reason, in the reduced working hours state, the number of fluctuations of the special symbol increases, so that the player can play an advantageous game.

In the above-mentioned probability fluctuation state, the fluctuation time of the special symbol and the normal symbol is shortened, and the opening time and the number of times of opening of the ordinary electric accessory are increased, as in the time saving state. Further, in addition to the advantageous operation similar to the time saving state, the probability that the special symbol stops in the hit mode (corresponding to the winning probability described later) is higher than that in the normal state. Specifically, in the normal state, the winning probability is 1/300, whereas in the probability fluctuation state, the winning probability is 1/30, which is a more advantageous gaming state for the player.

Further, when a game ball enters each of the starting openings 11 and 12, the large winning openings 14, and the ordinary winning openings 31 to 34, a set number of prize balls are paid out. Specifically, three prize balls for each entry into the first starting port 11, two prize balls for each entry into the second starting port 12, and each entry into the large winning opening 14. 13 prize balls, 8 prize balls for each entry into the 1st ordinary winning opening 31 and 2nd ordinary winning opening 32, and 10 prizes for each entry into the 3rd ordinary winning opening 33 Seven prize balls are paid out for each ball entered into the fourth ordinary winning opening 34.

Next, the processing of various programs executed by the main control device 80 will be described.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the main routine. The main routine is composed of the main processing from S10 to S24 and the residual processing of S25 that is repeated as long as the time allows within the time remaining after executing the main processing, and is periodically executed by a hard interrupt every 2 ms. Will be done. When a hard interrupt is executed by the microcomputer, it is first determined whether or not the interrupt is normal (S10). This determination process is performed by determining whether or not the value of the predetermined area of the RAM as the memory is a predetermined value, and when the process executed by the microcomputer shifts to the main process, the normal process is executed. It is for judging whether or not it is okay.

Here, if a negative determination (that is, it is determined that the interrupt is not a normal interrupt) is made (S10: No), the initial setting (S11) is executed, and the process proceeds to the residual processing (S25). In this initial setting, for example, writing of a predetermined value to a predetermined area of the RAM, writing of each initial value to a working area of the RAM such as using a special symbol and a normal symbol as an initial symbol is executed. On the other hand, when affirmative determination (that is, determination that it is a normal interrupt) is made (S10: Yes), the initial value random number update process (S12), the jackpot determination random number update process (S13), and the first jackpot symbol determination Random number update process (S14), second big hit symbol determination random number update process (S15), continuation number determination random number update process (S16), small hit symbol determination random number update process (S17), hit determination Random number update process (S18), reach determination random number update process (S19), fluctuation pattern determination random number update process (S20), winning confirmation process (S21), win / fail determination process (S22), image output process, etc. Each output process (S23) and fraud monitoring process (S24) are performed, and the initial value random number update process (S25) is looped within the remaining time until the next interrupt signal is input. The random number for determining the number of continuations of S16 depends on the main part of the present invention, and the details will be described later.

In the winning confirmation process (S21) of the main routine, the starting winning process shown in FIG. 6 is executed as a subroutine. In this start winning process, various random value values such as a hit / fail judgment to be acquired when the game ball enters the first start port 11 and the second start port 12 or when the game ball passes through the normal symbol operating gate 17. , Store as hold memory. Here, the hold memory stored when the game ball enters the first start port 11 is defined as the first hold memory, and the hold memory stored when the game ball enters the second start port 12 is the first hold memory. (Ii) The hold memory is set as the hold memory, and the hold memory stored when the game ball passes through the normal symbol actuating gate 17 is used as the normal symbol hold memory. The maximum number of reserved memories is four.

In the start winning process, it is determined whether or not the first start port switch 11a has detected the game ball (S50). If it is a negative determination (S50: No), the process proceeds to S60. If S50 is an affirmative determination (S50: Yes), it is determined whether or not the number of first reserved storages stored in the main control device 80 is less than the upper limit number (= 4) (S51). If it is a negative determination (S51: No), the process proceeds to S60, and if it is an affirmative determination (S51: Yes), the extraction random number hold storage process (S52) is executed. In this extraction random number hold storage process, a random number value for determining a big hit, a random number value for determining a first big hit symbol, a random number value for determining a second big hit symbol, a random number value for determining the number of continuations, a random number value for determining a small hit symbol, and a random number for reaching are determined. The random number value and the random number value for determining the fluctuation pattern are extracted and stored as the first hold storage, and 1 is added to the first hold storage counter indicating the number of the first hold storage. Further, the first hold number instruction command transmission process (S53) is executed, and the first hold number instruction command indicating the value of the first hold storage counter added in S52 is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83.

Similarly, the second start port switch 12a determines whether or not the game ball has been detected (S60). If it is a negative determination (S60: No), the process proceeds to S70. If S60 is an affirmative determination (S60: Yes), it is determined whether or not the number of second reserved storages stored in the main control device 80 is less than the upper limit number (= 4) (S61). If the judgment is negative (S61: No), the process proceeds to S70, and if the judgment is positive (S61: Yes), the extracted random number value for determining the jackpot, the random number value for determining the first jackpot symbol, the random number value for determining the second jackpot symbol, A second hold storage counter that stores the random number value for determining the number of continuations, the random number value for determining the small hit symbol, the random number value for reaching reach, and the random number value for determining the fluctuation pattern as the second hold storage, and indicates the number of the second hold storages. The extraction random number hold storage process (S62) for adding 1 to is executed. Further, the second hold number instruction command transmission process (S63) is executed, and the second hold number instruction command indicating the value of the second hold storage counter added in S62 is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83.

Further, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol operation switch 17a has detected the game ball (S70). If it is a negative judgment (S70: No), it fails to return, and if it is affirmative judgment (S70: Yes), it is determined whether or not the number of reserved cells stored in the main control device 80 is less than the upper limit value = 4). Judgment (S71). If it is a negative judgment (S71: No), it goes out to the return, and if it is an affirmative judgment (S71: Yes), the extracted random value for hit judgment and the random value for hit symbol determination are stored as a normal figure hold storage, and the normal figure is stored. 1 is added to the normal figure hold storage counter indicating the number of hold storage (S72), and the normal figure hold number instruction command indicating the value of the added normal figure hold storage counter is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83 (S73) and returned. do.

When the sub-integrated control device 83 receives the first hold number instruction command, the second hold number instruction command, and the general figure hold number instruction command, the sub-integrated control device 83 receives the first special symbol according to the hold storage number indicated by the received command. The processing necessary for lighting the hold number display device 18, the second special symbol hold number display device 19, and the normal figure hold number display device 8 is performed.

In this embodiment, as described above, in the start winning process, each random value (random value for determining big hit, random value for determining first big hit symbol, random value for determining second big hit symbol, random value for determining continuous number of times, small The winning symbol determination random value, the reach determination random value, and the fluctuation pattern determination random value) are acquired, but the present invention is not limited to this, and these random values can also be acquired by the pass / fail determination process described later. good.

In the pass / fail determination process (S22) of the main routine, the process of the subroutine shown in FIG. 7 is executed. In this hit / fail determination process, it is determined whether or not to execute the special game based on each random number value extracted by the game ball detection by the first start port switch 11a or the second start port switch 12a (based on the extracted random number value). It is a process of determining whether it is a big hit or a loss), and corresponds to the big hit determination means according to the present invention. Then, the big hit in this hit / miss determination process corresponds to the hit according to the present invention.

In the hit / fail determination process, it is determined whether or not the start condition of the special symbol is satisfied (S100). Here, the starting condition of the special symbol is that the first special symbol and the second special symbol are not in the big hit game, the first special symbol and the second special symbol are not fixed and stopped. That is, in the determination process of S100, it is confirmed that the jackpot game is not in progress and that the first special symbol and the second special symbol are not changing or being confirmed. If it is a negative determination (S100: No), the return is lost, and if it is an affirmative determination (S100: Yes), it is determined whether or not there is a second reserved memory (S101). If there is a second hold memory (S101: Yes), the process proceeds to S103, and if there is no second hold memory (S101: No), it is determined whether or not there is a first hold memory (S102). If there is no first hold memory (S102: No), the return is exited. If there is a first hold memory (S102: Yes), the process proceeds to S103. As described above, this embodiment has a configuration in which the hit / fail judgment of the second reserved storage is preferentially executed according to the judgment order of S101 and S102. Not only can the priority order of such a hit / fail determination be changed as appropriate, but it is not necessary to provide a priority order if a plurality of special symbols are configured to be variable at the same time. Further, although the present embodiment has a plurality of special symbols, there is no difference in the present invention even if the configuration has one special symbol.

In S103, the hold storage shift process is performed. In this process, the oldest reserved storage is targeted for the pass / fail determination, and 1 is subtracted from the reserved storage counter indicating the number of reserved storages. In the subsequent jackpot determination random number comparison process (S104), the jackpot determination random number value of the hold storage used as the target of the hit / fail determination is compared with the preset hit / fail determination table, and the jackpot determination random number value to be determined is correct or not. Check if it matches the judgment value in the judgment table. There are two types of winning / failing judgment tables, one for normal probability (winning probability is 1/300) and the other for high probability (winning probability is 1/30), and the gaming state at the time of winning / failing judgment is the normal state (probability change flag =). If it is 0), the hit / fail judgment table for normal probability is used as valid, and if it is a probability fluctuation state (probability change flag = 1), the hit / miss judgment table for high probability is used as valid.

If the result of the comparison by the random number comparison process for determining the big hit is a big hit (matches with the determination value) (S105: Yes), the symbol mode setting process (S106) is performed. In the symbol mode setting process, the content of the jackpot game and the content of the jackpot game are based on the type of the reserved memory (first reserved memory or the second reserved memory) for which the hit / fail judgment is made and the random value for determining the first jackpot symbol of the reserved memory. Determine the symbol mode that determines the game state after the jackpot game ends. Subsequently, the jackpot symbol selection process (S107) is performed. In the jackpot symbol selection process, the type of jackpot determined in the symbol mode setting process (of the jackpot game) based on the set symbol mode type and the second jackpot symbol determination random value of the hold storage to be the target of the hit / fail judgment. The jackpot symbol for notifying the content and the game state after the jackpot game is completed is determined from the symbol group set for each type of the symbol mode. Subsequently, the mode buffer setting process (S108) is performed. In the mode buffer setting process, the mode buffer is set based on the symbol mode set in the symbol mode setting process (S106). Here, the mode buffer temporarily stores the contents of the game state after the end of the big hit game determined in the symbol mode setting process (that is, the probability change flag, the probability change counter, the time reduction flag, the time reduction counter) until the end of the big hit game. It is a device. This is because it is necessary to keep the state during the big hit game in the same state as the normal state.

Subsequently, the opening pattern setting process (S109) is performed. In this opening pattern setting process, the opening pattern of the big winning opening 14, which is the content of the big hit game, is set. Subsequently, the variation pattern selection process (S110) is performed. In the variation pattern selection process, the first special symbol display device 9 or the second special symbol display device 10 and the effect symbol are based on the reach determination random value and the variation pattern determination random value of the hold storage that are the targets of the hit / fail determination. The variation pattern of the symbol to be displayed on the display device 6 is selected from the variation pattern selection table. Here, in the variation pattern selection process, the variation pattern selection table that is valid differs between the time reduction and probability variation state and the normal state, and in the time reduction and probability variation state, a variation pattern with a variation time shorter than usual is selected. The variation pattern selected in this way determines the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol, and the pseudo symbol. It should be noted that the variable pattern selection table that is valid is different only between the time saving and probabilistic state and the normal state. Next, the information indicating the jackpot symbol and the fluctuation pattern thus determined is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83 as a fluctuation instruction signal (variation instruction command) (S111). The sub-integrated control device 83 transmits a command to the effect symbol control device 82 based on the received fluctuation instruction command, and the effect symbol control device 82 drives and controls the effect symbol display device 6 according to the received command. , Starts the variation display of the pseudo symbol corresponding to the information of the jackpot symbol and the variation pattern. Further, almost at the same time as the transmission of the fluctuation instruction command of the sub-integrated control device 83, the main control device 80 directly drives and controls the first special symbol display device 9 or the second special symbol display device 10. Start changing the special symbol or the second special symbol.

On the other hand, if the result of comparison by the above-mentioned random number comparison process for determining a big hit is a loss (mismatch with the determination value) (S105: No), it is determined whether or not the result is a small hit. If this determination result is a hit (S120: Yes), the small hit symbol selection process (S121) for selecting the small hit symbol is performed. Subsequently, the opening pattern setting process (S109) is performed to set the opening pattern of the small hit game, and the variation pattern selection process (S110) is performed to select the variation pattern corresponding to the small hit symbol. Then, a fluctuation instruction command indicating information on the small hit symbol and the fluctuation pattern is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83 (S111). As a result, as in the case of the big hit described above, the effect symbol display device 6 is driven and controlled to start the variable display of the pseudo symbol corresponding to the information of the small hit symbol and the variable pattern. Further, the main control device 80 starts to change the first special symbol or the second special symbol.

Further, if the above-mentioned small hit determination result is lost (S120: No), the lost symbol selection process (S122) is performed to select the lost symbol. Then, the above-mentioned fluctuation pattern selection process (S110) is performed to select a fluctuation pattern corresponding to the lost symbol, and a variation instruction command indicating information on the lost symbol and the variation pattern is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83. As a result, the effect symbol display device 6 is driven and controlled to start the variable display of the pseudo symbol corresponding to the information of the lost symbol and the variable pattern. Further, the main control device 80 starts to change the first special symbol or the second special symbol.

Next, the special game processing shown in FIGS. 8 to 11 will be described. The special game process is executed by the main control device 80 with the end of the hit / fail determination process when a big hit is obtained by the above-mentioned hit / fail determination process. This special game processing corresponds to the special game control means according to the present invention.

In the special game processing, it is first determined whether or not the continuous accessory actuating device is operating (S200), if it is a negative determination (S200: No), it fails to return, and if it is an affirmative determination (S200: Yes), a big prize is awarded. It is determined whether or not the mouth 14 is open (S201). If the big winning opening 14 is not open (S201: No), it is determined whether or not it is in the interval (S202), and if it is not in the interval (S202: No), it is determined whether or not the big hit end effect is in progress. (S203). If the jackpot end effect is not in progress (S203: No), it is determined whether or not the jackpot start effect time has ended (S204), and if the jackpot start effect time has not ended (S204: No), the return is lost. If the big hit start effect time has ended (S204: Yes), the big winning opening opening process (S205) for opening the big winning opening is performed, and the opening start signal is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83 (S206). ), Return.

If the large winning opening 14 is open in the above special game processing (S201: Yes), the process proceeds to S210 in FIG. 9, and whether or not the count switch 14a provided inside the large winning opening 14 has detected the game ball. To judge. Here, when the count switch 14a detects the game ball (S210: Yes), it is determined whether or not the number of winnings to the large winning opening 14 has reached the specified number of winnings (9) (S211). If the count switch 14a does not detect the game ball (S210: No), or if the specified number of winnings has not been reached (S211: No), whether or not the opening time of the large winning opening 14 has ended. If it is determined (S212) and the opening time has not ended (S212: No), the return is exited. On the other hand, when the number of winnings to the large winning opening 14 reaches the specified number of winnings (S211: Yes) or when the opening time ends (S212: Yes), the large winning opening 14 is closed. The process (S213) is performed to clear the winning number. Then, a command instructing the start of the jackpot interval effect is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83 (S214) and returned.

If the interval is in progress in the above special game process (S202: Yes), the process proceeds to S220 in FIG. 10, it is determined whether or not the jackpot interval time has ended, and if it is a negative determination (S220: No), the return is exited. .. On the other hand, when the jackpot interval time has ended (S220: Yes), it is determined whether or not the final round of the jackpot game has ended (S221), and when the final round has ended (S221: Yes), the sub-integration A command for instructing the jackpot end effect is transmitted to the control device 83, and the jackpot end effect process (S222) for ending the jackpot game is performed. If it is not the end of the final round (S221: No), a command instructing the start of the round effect is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83, and the large winning opening opening process (S223) for opening the large winning opening 14 is performed.

If the big hit end effect is being performed in the above special game process (S203: Yes), the process proceeds to S230 in FIG. 11 to determine whether or not the time for the big hit end effect has ended. If the time for the jackpot end effect has not ended (S230: No), the return is exited, and if it has ended (S230: Yes), the process of stopping the operation of the accessory continuous operation device (S231) is performed. Subsequently, the mode buffer set in the mode buffer setting process (S108) of the above-mentioned hit / fail determination process is referred to (S232), the probability change flag, the probability change counter, the time reduction flag, and the time reduction counter are set (S233 to S236), and the mode buffer is set. Is cleared (S237). Further, an end command indicating the end of the jackpot game is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83 (S238), and the jackpot flag is cleared (S239).

The game progresses by the process executed by the main control device 80 in this way. Since conventionally known processes can be applied to the processes performed by the main control device 80 other than those described above and the processes performed by other control devices, the details thereof will be omitted.

Next, a main part of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 12 shows a part of the specifications of the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment relating to the main part of the present invention. Specifically, as described above, the winning probability in the winning / failing determination (the above-mentioned winning / failing determination process) triggered by the entry of the game ball into the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 is 1/300 in the normal state. , It is set to 1/30 in the probability fluctuation state. Further, the number of prize balls in each of the first to fourth ordinary winning openings 31 to 34, the first starting opening 11, the second starting opening 12, and the large winning opening 14 is set as described above.

Further, in the configuration of the first embodiment, when the game ball is launched aiming at the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12, the winning rate to the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 is 1 /. It is set to be 15 to 1/8, and the base value when the game ball is launched into the game area 3 is set to be 50% as a reference value.

The winning rate of the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 is determined by the number of balls entering the starting ports 11 and 12 when 100 game balls are launched aiming at the starting ports 11 and 12. The first starting port 11 of the first embodiment is set so that eight prizes can be won for every 100 shots, and the winning rate is about 1/12. On the other hand, since the second starting port 12 is composed of the ordinary electric accessory as described above, the prize cannot be won in the closed state of the ordinary electric accessory, but the second starting port 12 is in the open state of the ordinary electric accessory. (2) By firing a game ball aiming at the starting port 12, 12 prizes can be won for every 100 shots. The winning rate in this case is about 1/8. The arrangement positions of the first start port 11 and the second start port 12 are set, and the arrangement positions and the number of the game nails 4 are set so as to obtain such a winning rate.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned base value is generated with respect to the number of game balls fired in the game area 3 in a predetermined unit period in a state where the big winning opening 14 is not opened (that is, a game state except during the big hit game). It is the ratio of the number of prize balls that have been won. Specifically, it is a value obtained as a ratio of the number of prize balls generated when 100 game balls are fired in one minute in the above state. That is, when the base value is 50%, it means that 100 prize balls are fired per minute and 50 prize balls are generated. Since the base value is an average value when the game balls are fired over a relatively long period of time, it does not always indicate the accurate generation of prize balls, but changes within a certain range. Therefore, in reality, it may change in a range of about 5% to 10% before and after the reference value (50%) of the base value.

In the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment, the first to fourth ordinary winning openings 31 to 34 and the game nail 4 are arranged so that the reference value of the base value is 50%, and one prize is given. The number of prize balls to be generated is set.

Further, in the configuration of the first embodiment, the continuation of the opening / closing round is continued so that the expected value of the number of continuation of the opening / closing round executed in the above-mentioned jackpot game is 35% to 60% of the maximum number of rounds (16R). The number of times is controlled. Here, the expected value indicates the number of continuations of the opening / closing round executed on average in one big hit game when a predetermined number (as many as possible) of big hit games are played. Specifically, the number of continuations of the opening / closing round is controlled so that the expected value of the number of continuations of the opening / closing round is about 8.5 times. The maximum number of rounds (16R) corresponds to the upper limit of the predetermined number of times according to the present invention.

In the first embodiment, the number of continuations of the above-mentioned opening / closing round is determined by the random number value for determining the number of continuations extracted with the ball entering the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12. The process of determining the number of continuations based on the random number value for determining the number of continuations will be described below.

In the main routine, as shown in FIG. 5, the update process (S16) of the random number value for determining the number of continuations is performed. In the start winning process of FIG. 6, a random number value for determining the number of continuations is extracted by the extraction random number hold storage process (S52) executed in association with the detection of the game ball of the first start port switch 11a, and the first random number value is combined with the other random number values. Hold and memorize. Similarly, in the extraction random number holding storage process (S62) by detecting the game ball of the second start port switch 12a, the random number value for determining the number of continuations is extracted and stored as the second holding storage together with the other random number values. In the hit / fail determination process of FIG. 7, when the jackpot is determined by the determination in the jackpot determination random number comparison process (S104) (S105: Yes), the hold storage continuation number determination random number value is determined in the open pattern setting process (S109). Is enabled, the continuation number value of the open round is determined and stored according to the continuation number determination random number value. In the special game processing of FIGS. 8 to 11, each time the large winning opening 14 is started to be opened in the large winning opening opening processing (S205, S223), 1 is added to the continuation counter, and the continuation counter is determined by the opening pattern setting processing. When the number of continuations is reached, it is recognized as the final round. By such processing, in the big hit game, the number of continuations of the opening / closing round is controlled by the random number value for determining the number of continuations.

Here, in the open pattern setting process (S109), the random value for determining the number of continuations of the hold storage targeted for the hit / fail determination is compared with the preset continuation number determination table of FIG. 13, and the number of continuations to be compared is compared. Select the judgment value in the continuation count determination table that matches the determination random number value. Specifically, the random number value for determining the number of continuations is set to extract any of 0 to 99, and the determination table for determining the number of continuations is associated with each of the determination values 0 to 99. , The continuation count value is set. In the random number lottery based on the continuation number determination table, the lottery probability of extracting the continuation number value of 6 to 9 times is high, and the expected value of the continuation number of the opening / closing round is set to be about 8.5 times. Further, in this random number lottery, as the number of continuation values becomes larger than the expected value, the lottery probability gradually decreases, but the maximum number of rounds (16R) may be reached. Similarly, although the lottery probability gradually decreases as the value becomes smaller than the expected value, it is also possible that the opening / closing round ends with a minimum of one time. In the first embodiment, the open pattern setting process for determining the number of continuations of the open / close round using the random number value for determining the number of continuations and the continuation number determination table corresponds to the continuation control means according to the present invention. do.

As described above, in the configuration of the first embodiment, the number of continuation of the opening / closing round executed in the big hit game is controlled so that the expected value is about 53% (about 8.5R) of the maximum number of rounds (16R). Therefore, it is possible to suppress the number of prize balls generated in one big hit. This suppressing effect also occurs even when a big hit occurs a plurality of times in succession due to a probability fluctuation state. By suppressing the number of prize balls during such a big hit game, it is possible to compensate for the decrease in profit of the game store caused by raising the base value in order to improve the soundness of the game.

Here, in the pachinko machine actually used in a game store, 30% was considered to be the limit of the above base value. This is because, at present, there is a strong tendency for players to seek games that can win a large number of prize balls due to the occurrence of a big hit, so many game balls are consumed before the occurrence of a big hit so that the profit of the game store can be secured. To make it happen. Specifically, by suppressing the base value to 30%, a large number of game balls are consumed before the big hit occurs, but when a big hit occurs, a large number of prize balls can be obtained in the above-mentioned big hit game, and the probability fluctuates. If the big hits are continuous, it is possible to win a large number of prize balls. In other words, the large amount of prize balls paid out by the big hit was balanced by the amount of game balls consumed before the big hit with a base value of 30%. In such a conventional pachinko machine, if the base value is set to a value higher than 30% for the purpose of improving the soundness of the game, the winning probability of the winning / failing judgment is lowered in order to secure the profit of the game store. It is common to make it difficult for a big hit to occur (decrease in the probability of a big hit) by setting it or lowering the winning rate of the game ball to the starting port. However, since the winning probability is set as a standard, it cannot be set lower than before. Further, the winning rate to the starting port can be set lower than before, but if the winning rate is lowered, the number of fluctuations of the special symbol will be reduced. That is, if the winning rate to the starting port is set low, the average value (so-called borderline) of the number of fluctuations of the special symbol generated per unit time (or the number of unit shots) is reduced compared to the conventional case, and a big hit occurs. The time required for this tends to increase. This phenomenon is relatively easily noticed by a player who seeks the occurrence of a big hit, and there is a high possibility that the player will avoid it. Therefore, as described above, a machine in which the number of fluctuations of the special symbol is reduced more than before is avoided by the player, which not only contributes to a decrease in the profit of the game store but also induces the player to leave the game. There was also a risk of doing so. For these reasons, in the past, 30% was the limit of the base value in order to achieve both the soundness of the game and the securing of profits of the game store.

Compared with the above-mentioned conventional configuration, in the configuration of the first embodiment, the soundness of the game can be improved by increasing the base value, and the profit of the game store can be secured by controlling the number of continuation of the opening / closing round. Further, in the configuration of the first embodiment, the winning probability of the big hit determination is the same as the conventional one, and the winning rate to the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 remains relatively high. Therefore, the number of fluctuations of the special symbol generated per short time (or the number of unit shots) does not decrease as compared with the conventional configuration, and the player can maintain the expectation for the game, which is avoided by the player. It can also be prevented from being lost. Therefore, according to the configuration of the first embodiment, the soundness of the game can be improved while securing the profit of the game store.

Further, in the configuration of the first embodiment, the number of continuation of the opening / closing round is controlled so that the expected value is about 8.5 times (about 53% of the maximum number of rounds), and the number of continuations is controlled. Is determined to be one of 1R to the maximum 16R according to the continuation number determination random value extracted for each jackpot. Since the number of continuations of this opening / closing round is determined by a random number lottery, the player does not know until the end of the opening / closing round. Therefore, even after the big hit occurs, it is possible to effectively stimulate the expectation of the player who wants to continue the opening and closing round as many times as possible until the end of the big hit game. That is, according to this configuration, it is possible to provide a new game property that has never existed before, in which the player is expected to continue the opening / closing round from the occurrence of the big hit to the end of the big hit game. Compared with the conventional configuration, the conventional pachinko machine has the main playability that stimulates the player's expectation until the occurrence of a big hit, whereas the configuration of the first embodiment is the same as the conventional configuration. In addition to the playability up to the occurrence of the big hit, the above-mentioned new playability can be provided after the occurrence of the big hit.

As described above, the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment has the effect of improving the soundness of the game while securing the profit of the game store, and in addition to the conventional playability up to the occurrence of a big hit. As a result, a new playability that can effectively stimulate the expectation of the player after the big hit occurs, and the effect of significantly improving the interest of the game is exhibited.

As described above, the configuration of the first embodiment is set with the base value set to 50%, but can be appropriately set as long as it is in the range of 40% to 60%. Here, if the base value is set lower than 40%, the difference from the conventional (30%) is relatively small, so that the meaning of increasing the soundness of the game tends to be ambiguous. Furthermore, since the profit margin of the amusement store is high, the balance with the expected value of the number of continuation of the opening / closing round is not good. On the other hand, if the base value is higher than 60%, the profit of the amusement shop will be significantly lowered. Here, in order to secure the profit of the game store, the expected value of the number of continuation of the opening and closing round must be further lowered, but even if it becomes a big hit, the profit earned by the player will be too small, so the game The tendency for people to avoid it becomes significantly higher. Therefore, it is preferable to set the base value to 40% to 60% so as to have a good balance with the expected value of the number of continuation of the opening / closing round.

Further, the expected value of the number of continuation of the opening / closing round can be appropriately set as long as it is within the range of 35% to 60% of the maximum round. Even if this expected value is met, if it is lower than 35% of the maximum round, the profit gained by the player is lowered as described above, and it is easy for the player to avoid it. On the other hand, if it is higher than 60% of the maximum round, the profit of the game store is lowered, so that the base value must be lowered, and the balance with the base value is not good. Similarly, the winning rate to the starting port is not limited to this embodiment and can be appropriately set within the range of 1/15 to 1/8. If the winning rate is lower than 1/15, the special symbol is less likely to change, so that it is easier for the player to avoid it. On the other hand, if it is higher than 1/8, the profit of the game store is lowered. Therefore, setting the winning rate within the above range is good for the balance of the game.

The configuration of the second embodiment includes a continuation region 121 capable of passing a game ball inside the large winning opening 14, and a round continuation condition in which the passage of the game ball to the continuation region 121 executes the next opening / closing round in the opening / closing round. The expected value of the number of continuation of the opening / closing round to be continued according to this round continuation condition is set to be 35% to 60% of the maximum number of rounds (16R).

As shown in FIG. 14, the inside of the large winning opening 14 is provided with a general area 120 and a continuous area 121 through which the game ball entered in the large winning opening 14 can pass, and the general area 120 always keeps the game ball. Moreover, while the continuation region 121 is provided so as to be easily passable, the continuation region 121 is provided so that the probability of passing the game ball (hereinafter referred to as the passage rate) is lower than that of the general region 120. In the second embodiment, the number of continuations is controlled so that the expected value of the number of continuations of the opening / closing round is 35% to 60% of the maximum number of rounds depending on the passing rate of the game ball to the continuation region 121. be.

Specifically, an opening / closing member 122 that is opened / closed between an open state in which the game ball can pass through the continuation region 121 and a closed state in which the game ball cannot pass is provided inside the large winning opening 14, and the opening / closing member 122 is used by the motor 123. It opens and closes between the open state and the closed state. The main control device 80 drives and controls the motor 123 (see FIG. 15) to convert the continuous region 121 into an open state in which the game ball can pass and a closed state in which the game ball cannot pass. This drive control makes it easy for the game ball to pass through the continuation area 121 when the number of continuations of the opening / closing round is small, and gradually makes it difficult for the game ball to pass through the continuation area 121 as the number of continuations increases. By controlling the opening / closing operation of the continuation region 121, the passing rate of the game ball to the continuation region 121 is controlled, and the passing rate is gradually reduced as the number of continuations of the opening / closing round increases. Then, the expected value of the number of continuation of the opening / closing round executed in one big hit game is controlled to be 6 times (6R) to 9 times (9R).

In the second embodiment, the motor 123 is driven and controlled so that the open state is generated a predetermined number of times per unit time according to each round of the opening / closing round. For example, in the opening / closing rounds 1R to 3R, the drive is controlled so that the opening operation for 1 second is executed 8 times per unit time (10 seconds), and in the 4R to 5R, the opening operation for 1 second is performed 6 times per 10 seconds. Drive control is performed so that it is executed once, and in 6R to 9R, drive control is performed so that the opening operation for 1 second is executed 4 times per 10 seconds. Drive control is performed so as to execute the operation once, and in 13R to 15R, drive control is performed so that the opening operation for 0.5 seconds is executed once per 10 seconds. In this way, a plurality of continuous opening patterns for driving and controlling the motor 123 are preset in each round, and at the time of starting each round, the continuous opening pattern corresponding to each round is selected, and the selected continuation is selected. The opening / closing operation of the continuation region 121 is executed according to the opening pattern.

In the second embodiment, the guidance mechanism of the present invention is configured by the opening / closing member 122 and the motor 123 that open / close the continuation region 121. Further, the opening / closing operation control of the continuous area 121 described above can be set by appropriately changing the number of opening operations and the opening time per unit time. Furthermore, such open / close control is not limited to the control of opening the open state several times per unit time as described above, and other control modes can be used. For example, the open state may be continuously set for a predetermined time per unit time.

Further, in the configuration of the second embodiment, a count switch 14a for detecting a game ball that has passed through the general area 120 is provided inside the large winning opening 14, and a continuous count for detecting the game ball that has passed through the continuous area 121 is provided. A switch 121a is provided. As shown in FIG. 15, the main control device 80 is input with the detection signals from the count switch 14a and the continuous count switch 121a via the game board relay terminal plate 74.

In the configuration of the second embodiment, as described above, the general area 120 and the continuation area 121 are provided inside the large winning opening 14, and the opening / closing control of the continuation area 121 controls the number of continuations of the opening / closing round. It was done. Therefore, unlike the first embodiment, it does not include a random number (random number value for determining the number of continuations) for drawing the number of continuations of the opening / closing round, and an extraction process and a determination process for the random numbers. The second embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment except for such a configuration, and the winning probability, the winning rate to the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12, and the base value in the above-mentioned winning / failing determination process are the same as those of the first embodiment. It is set in the same way as. Therefore, the description of the same configuration will be omitted as appropriate.

Next, the processing of various programs of the second embodiment will be described together with the operation of the game.

As shown in FIG. 16, the main routine is composed of the main process from S310 to S323 and the residual process of S324, and is the same except that it does not include the update process of the random number for determining the number of continuations of the first embodiment.

The start winning process (FIG. 6) is the same except that the processing content by the extraction random number holding storage process (S53, S63) is partially different from that of the first embodiment. In the extracted random number holding storage process (S53, S63) of the second embodiment, the random number value for determining the jackpot, the random number value for determining the first jackpot symbol, the random number value for determining the second jackpot symbol, the random number value for determining the small hit symbol, and the reach. The random number value for determination and the random number value for determining the fluctuation pattern are extracted and stored as the first hold storage or the second hold storage, and 1 is added to the first hold storage counter or the second hold counter.

The hit / fail determination process (FIG. 7) is the same except that the process content by the open pattern setting process (S109) is partially different from that of the first embodiment. In the open pattern setting process (S109) of the second embodiment, when the determination result in the big hit determination random number comparison process (S104) is a big hit (S105: Yes), the random number value for determining the number of continuations of the first embodiment is used. Do not execute the processing that determines the number of continuations of the open / close round. That is, in the opening pattern setting process (S109) of the second embodiment, the pattern for starting the opening / closing round is set, and the number of continuations is not set.

When a big hit is obtained by the above-mentioned hit / fail determination process, a special game process (FIG. 8) is executed. The special game processing of the second embodiment is partially different from the special game processing of the first embodiment. Specifically, S410 to S415 shown in FIG. 17 are executed instead of S210 to S214 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 9, and S220 to S223 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 10 are replaced with FIG. S420 to 424 shown are executed. Further, in the large winning opening opening process (S205) of FIG. 8, a process content different from that of the first embodiment is performed.

In the special game process (FIG. 8) of the second embodiment, when the big hit game is started, the process of starting the first opening / closing round (1R) in the big winning opening opening process (S205) is performed. In this large winning opening process, the continuous opening pattern set to 1R is selected, and in synchronization with the opening start of the opening / closing round of the 1R, the opening / closing control start of the continuous area 121 in the large winning opening 14 according to the continuous opening pattern. do. On the other hand, during the big hit game, if the big winning opening 14 is open, the process proceeds to S410 in FIG. Then, it is determined whether or not the count switch 14a provided in the general area 120 inside the large winning opening 14 has detected the game ball (S410), and if not (S410: No), the continuation area 121 It is determined whether or not the continuous count switch 121a provided in the above has detected a game ball (S415). Here, when the continuous count switch 121a detects a game ball (S415: Yes), it is determined whether or not the number of winnings to the large winning opening 14 has reached the specified number of winnings (9) (S411). .. On the other hand, if the continuous count switch 121a does not detect the game ball (S415: No), it is determined whether or not the opening time has expired (S412). As described above, in the second embodiment, the game ball winning the large winning opening 14 passes through either the general area 120 or the continuous area 121, and therefore, the detection by the count switch 14a and the continuous count switch 121a causes a large amount. The number of winnings in the winning opening 14 is counted. Further, the game ball is detected by the continuous count switch 121a to detect the passage of the game ball to the continuous area 121. Since the processing contents of S410 to S414 are the same as the processing contents of S210 to S214 of the first embodiment, the details thereof will be omitted.

Further, during the big hit game of opening and closing the big winning opening 14, if the interval is in S202 of FIG. 8 (S202: Yes), the process proceeds to S420 of FIG. Then, when the jackpot interval time has ended (S420: Yes), it is determined whether or not the final round (16R) has ended (S421), and if it is not the end of the final round (16R) (S421: No). ), It is determined whether or not the game ball is detected by the continuous count switch 121a (S423). Here, when the game ball of the continuous count switch 121a is detected (S423: Yes), the large winning opening opening process (S424) is performed. In this large winning opening opening process, 1 is added to the continuation counter, and the above-mentioned continuous opening pattern is selected according to the number of rounds indicated by the continuation counter. Then, in synchronization with the opening start of the next opening / closing round, the opening / closing control of the continuation region 121 in the large winning opening 14 is started according to the selected continuous opening pattern. On the other hand, when the game ball of the continuous count switch 121a is not detected (S423: No), the jackpot end effect processing of S422 is performed. Since the processing contents of S420 to S422 are the same as the processing contents of S220 to S222 of the first embodiment, the details thereof will be omitted. Further, in the second embodiment, the continuation determination process and the mechanism according to the present invention are performed by the process of determining the game ball detection of the continuation count switch 121a in the special game process (S423) and the large winning opening opening process (S424). Drive processing is configured.

As described above, in the configuration of the second embodiment, the passage of the game ball to the continuation region 121 in the large winning opening 14 is a round continuation condition, and the passing rate of the game ball to the continuation region 121 is set to open / close the operation of the continuation region 121. By controlling by, the number of continuation of the opening / closing round is controlled. That is, the control method of the number of continuations is different from that of the first embodiment in which the number of continuations of the opening / closing round is controlled by a random number lottery, and the other configurations are the same. Even in the configuration of the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, by suppressing the number of prize balls during the big hit game, it is possible to compensate for the decrease in profit of the game store caused by raising the base value. Therefore, it is possible to improve the soundness of the game while securing the profit of the game store. Further, since the winning probability of the big hit determination and the winning rate to the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 are set in the same manner as in the first embodiment, as in the first embodiment, before the big hit occurs. It is possible to provide a conventional game property of stimulating the player's expectation of the big hit and a new game property of stimulating the player's expectation of an increase in the number of continuation of the opening / closing round after the big hit occurs. Therefore, according to the configuration of the second embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be exhibited.

In the second embodiment, a guidance mechanism for controlling the passing rate to the continuation region is configured by an opening / closing member for opening and closing the continuation region and a motor, but the guidance mechanism is limited to this configuration. However, it is also possible to apply other configurations. For example, the continuation region may be configured to enable position change and orientation change, and a drive device for operating the position change and orientation change of the continuation region may be provided. This configuration controls the passing rate of the game ball to the continuous area by controlling the operation of the position change and the direction change of the continuous area. Then, the operation control of the position change and the direction change of the continuation region is performed so that the expected value of the number of continuations of the opening / closing round is 35% to 60% of the maximum round. Further, as another configuration of the guidance mechanism, a distribution member for distributing to either the general region or the continuation region may be arranged at a position directly upstream of the general region and the continuation region inside the large winning opening. good. In this configuration, the passing rate to the continuation region is controlled by controlling the operation of the distribution member so that the expected value of the number of continuations of the opening / closing round is 35% to 60% of the maximum round. With these other configurations, the same action and effect as in Example 2 described above can be obtained.

Further, also in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment described above, the base value, the expected value of the number of continuation of the opening / closing round, and the winning rate to the starting port are appropriately set within the scope of the present invention. It is possible.

In the configuration of the third embodiment, a continuous lottery random number value is extracted with the entry of the game ball into the large winning opening 14, and it is determined whether or not to execute the next opening / closing round based on the continuous lottery random number value. It was done. That is, whether or not the round continuation condition is satisfied is determined by the lottery of the continuous lottery random number value, and the lottery is performed for each opening / closing round excluding the opening / closing round of 16R, which is the maximum number of rounds.

Specifically, each time the count switch 14a of the large winning opening 14 detects a game ball, a continuous lottery random number value is extracted, and whether or not the extracted continuous lottery random number value matches a preset continuation determination value. Is determined. Then, if they match, the above-mentioned round continuation condition is satisfied, and the execution of the next open / close round is determined. Here, the continuous lottery random number value is extracted every time the count switch 14a detects a game ball, and is determined by the continuous determination value. Therefore, in one opening / closing round, a maximum of the same number of continuous lottery random numbers as the specified number of winnings (9) is extracted, and the same number of determinations are performed. In the third embodiment, when the extracted continuous lottery random number value matches the continuation determination value in one open / close round, the round continuation condition for shifting to the next open / close round is satisfied. Therefore, the round is continued in the same open / close round. When the condition is satisfied (when it matches the continuation judgment value), the subsequent judgment of the continuous lottery random number value is not executed.

The continuation judgment value for determining the continuous lottery random value extracted in this way is set so that the probability of matching gradually decreases as the number of continuations of the opening / closing round increases, and is executed in one big hit game. The expected value of the number of continuation of the opening / closing round is set to be 6 times (6R) to 9 times (9R). Specifically, a plurality of continuation determination values having different matching probabilities are set in advance, each continuation determination value is assigned to the number of rounds of the opening / closing round, and the continuation determination value corresponding to the number of rounds is determined. It is considered valid. Here, the match probability based on the continuation determination value is set as the probability when the determination is performed up to 9 times in one opening / closing round. For example, when the opening / closing round is 1R to 3R, the continuation determination value set so that the matching probability in the nine determinations is about 95% is valid, and the determination is made as the extracted continuous lottery random number value. I do. Further, when the opening / closing round is 4R to 5R, the continuation determination value set so that the matching probability is about 80% is valid, and when the opening / closing round is 6R to 7R, the matching probability is set to be about 60%. The continuation judgment value is valid, the continuation judgment value set so that the match probability is about 50% is valid for 8R to 9R, and the match probability is set to be about 30% for 10R to 12R. In 13R to 15R, the continuation judgment value set so that the matching probability is about 10% is valid, and the continuous lottery random value extracted in each round is determined. ..

The configuration of the third embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment described above except that the round continuation conditions of the opening / closing round are different. That is, in the configuration of the third embodiment, the general area 120 and the continuation area 121 in the large winning opening in the second embodiment are not provided, and the continuation count switch 121a is not provided. Instead, it is provided with a process of extracting a continuous lottery random number value as the game ball enters the large winning opening 14 and determining whether or not the value matches the continuous determination value. It is the same as in the second embodiment except that the structure in the large winning opening 14 and the determination processing are different, and the winning probability in the above-mentioned winning / failing determination processing, the winning rate to the first starting port 11 and the second starting opening 12, And the base value is set in the same manner as in Example 1 and Example 2. Therefore, the description of these same configurations will be omitted as appropriate.

Next, the processing of various programs of the third embodiment will be described together with the operation of the game.

The main routine (FIG. 16), the start winning process (FIG. 6), and the win / fail determination process (FIG. 7) are executed in the same manner as in the second embodiment. On the other hand, the special game processing of the third embodiment is partially different from the special game processing of the second embodiment. Specifically, S510 to S515 shown in FIG. 19 are executed instead of S410 to S415 of Example 2 shown in FIG. 17, and S420 to 424 of Example 2 shown in FIG. 18 are replaced with FIG. 20. S520-524 shown is executed.

In the special game process (FIG. 8) of the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the process of starting the first opening / closing round (1R) in the big winning opening opening process (S205) when starting the big hit game is performed. conduct. In this large winning opening opening process (S205), the continuation counter indicating the number of open / close rounds is set to 1.

In the special game processing, if the big winning opening is open in S201 of FIG. 8 (S201: Yes), the process proceeds to S510 of FIG. 19 and it is determined whether or not the count switch 14a has detected the game ball (S510). Here, if the count switch 14a has detected the game ball (S510: Yes), the round continuation determination process is performed (S515). In this round continuation determination process, the continuation lottery random number value is extracted, the continuation determination value assigned to the value of the continuation counter (the number of rounds of the open / close round) is valid, and it is determined whether or not the value matches the continuation determination value. do. Here, if the continuation lottery random number value and the continuation judgment value match, the round continuation condition is satisfied and the continuation flag = 1, while if they do not match, the round continuation condition is not satisfied and the continuation flag is set. = 0 remains. In this round continuation determination process, when the continuation flag = 0, as described above, the processing content for extracting the continuation lottery random number value and the processing content for determining with the continuation determination value selected according to the continuation counter are performed. On the other hand, when the continuation flag = 1, the process proceeds to S511 without executing these processing contents (without performing the lottery of the continuous lottery random number value). Further, in the same open / close round, the determination based on the same continuation determination value is performed with the continuation flag = 0. Therefore, in the round continuation determination process, the process content is executed up to 9 times (the same number as the specified number of winnings) in the same opening / closing round. After such a command continuation determination process, the process proceeds to S511. Since the other processing contents of S511 to S514 are the same as the processing contents of S411 to S414 of Example 2 (that is, S211 to S214 of Example 1), the details thereof will be omitted.

Further, during the big hit game, if the interval is in S202 of FIG. 8 (S202: Yes), the process proceeds to S520 of FIG. Then, when the jackpot interval time has ended (S520: Yes), it is determined whether or not the final round (16R) has ended (S521), and if it is not the end of the final round (16R) (S521: No). ), It is determined whether or not the continuation flag = 1 (S523). Here, if the continuation flag = 1 (S523: Yes), the large winning opening opening process (S524) is performed. In this large winning opening opening process, 1 is added to the continuation counter, the next opening / closing round is started, and the continuation flag is cleared. On the other hand, if the continuation flag is not 1 (S523: No), the jackpot end effect processing of S522 is performed. Since the processing contents of S520 to S522 are the same as the processing contents of S420 to S422 of Example 2 (that is, S220 to S222 of Example 1), the details thereof will be omitted. Further, in the third embodiment, the continuation determination process according to the present invention is configured by the round continuation determination process (S515) in the special game process and the determination process (S523) for determining whether or not the continuation flag = 1. ..

As described above, in the configuration of the third embodiment, it is determined whether or not the round continuation condition is satisfied by the random number lottery performed in association with the winning of the game ball to the large winning opening 14, and the probability that the condition is satisfied by this random number lottery (the above). The number of continuations of the open / close round is controlled by the probability of matching with the continuation determination value). That is, the configuration is the same as that of the second embodiment except that the method of controlling the number of continuation of the opening / closing round is different from that of the second embodiment. Even in the configuration of the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment, by suppressing the number of prize balls during the big hit game, it is possible to compensate for the decrease in profit of the game store caused by increasing the base value. Therefore, it is possible to improve the soundness of the game while securing the profit of the game store. Further, since the winning probability of the jackpot determination and the winning rate to the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 are set in the same manner as in the first and second embodiments, the first and second embodiments are set. Similarly, the conventional gameplay that stimulates the player's expectation for the big hit before the big hit occurs, and the new one that stimulates the player's expectation for the increase in the number of continuation of the opening and closing round after the big hit occurs. Can provide a variety of playability. Therefore, according to the configuration of the third embodiment, the same effects as those of the above-mentioned Examples 1 and 2 can be exhibited.

In the third embodiment, the continuous lottery random number value and the continuation determination value for controlling the number of continuations of the opening / closing round are as long as the expected value of the number of continuations is 35% to 60% of the maximum round. , Can be set as appropriate. Similarly, the base value, the expected value of the number of continuation of the opening / closing round, and the winning rate to the starting port can be appropriately set within the scope of the present invention.

Further, in the configuration of the third embodiment, every time a game ball wins a prize in the large winning opening 14, a continuous lottery random number value is extracted and determined, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other methods are used. It is also possible. For example, every time a game ball wins a prize in the large winning opening 14, a continuous lottery random number value is extracted and stored, and when one opening / closing round is completed, all the extracted continuous lottery random number values are determined. good. Alternatively, a storage unit for temporarily storing the game balls is provided in the back of the large winning opening 14, and the game balls are discharged from the storage unit at the end of one opening / closing round, and a random number lottery is performed by the discharge. You can do it. Further, a random number lottery may be performed by any one of the game balls won in one opening / closing round, such as a random number lottery being performed only in the first winning game ball in one opening / closing round.

It may be determined in advance which game ball the random number extraction of the continuous lottery random number value is performed. For example, random numbers are extracted with the fifth (fifth) game ball detected by the count switch 14a out of the nine specified winning numbers, which is the maximum number of winnings in the large winning opening 14. The number of game balls for random number extraction can be changed depending on the game state, for example, the type of jackpot symbol, the winning probability value of the continuous lottery random number value, and the like. It may also be changed for each round.
If the order of random number extraction is changed and the number of game balls to be used for random number extraction is displayed on the screen of the effect symbol display device 6, variations can be enriched and the enjoyment during the big hit game can be increased. The winning probability value is also displayed on the screen, and the lower the winning probability value, the more the player's expectation is fueled by setting the order of random number extraction in the latter half. Even if the random number extraction is performed in the first half, it is preferable to display the winning / failing result in the latter half of the round or after the big winning opening 14 is closed. This is because the fun can be extended.

An embodiment in which a continuous lottery random number value is extracted and determined by a part of the game balls winning the large winning opening 14 will be described as Example 4.

In the fourth embodiment, the round continuation determination process (S515) in the third embodiment is performed on a part of the game balls that win the big winning opening, and when the extracted continuous lottery random number value and the continuation determination value match. The round continuation condition is satisfied and the continuation flag is set to 1, while the round continuation condition is not satisfied and the continuation flag is left as 0 in the case of a mismatch, which is the same as in the third embodiment. be.

The number of the game balls to be drawn by the game ball detected by the count switch 14a after winning a prize during one round when the large winning opening is open (hereinafter, may be referred to as "lottery order") is predetermined. It is displayed on the screen of the effect symbol display device 6. When the lottery order is changed for each round or for some rounds, it is displayed when the large winning opening 14 is opened.

This makes it possible to limit the number of lottery times in one round, and has the effect of not complicating the processing in one round. Further, the player has the effect of being able to concentrate his / her consciousness only on the game ball in which the lottery is performed.

In the fourth embodiment, the round continuation determination process (S515) is performed by the count switch 14a, but it may be different from the count switch 14a. However, the area (predetermined area) for performing the round continuation determination process is provided at a position where the player can confirm.

When the area (predetermined area) for performing the round continuation determination process is different from that of the count switch 14a, a distribution device is provided in the large winning opening 14, and the winning game balls are guided to the predetermined area when the lottery order is reached. Be done.

The lottery order may be determined based on the gaming state. For example, the type of the winning symbol for notifying the winning result for deciding to play the special game, the difference in the probability state of the lottery for deciding to play the special game, and the like can be considered. This process is shown in the "lottery order determination process" shown in FIG. 21, which is executed before the special game starts.

The lottery order is different depending on whether the lottery probability for performing the special game is high or low. The lottery order may be different depending on whether or not the player shifts to the high probability state after the end of the special game.

The determined lottery order is displayed before the special game is started (FIG. 22). However, as described above, when the lottery order is changed for each round or in some rounds, it is preferable to display it when the large winning opening 14 is opened.

In the case of a configuration in which the lottery probability (big hit probability) for performing a special game can be set and changed by the operation of a person involved in the hall, a configuration having some relationship between the lottery probability whose setting is changed and the lottery order may be used. This makes it possible for the player to estimate the lottery probability for which the setting is changed.

In FIG. 12, the jackpot probability is usually 1/300, but in the fourth embodiment, this probability can be set and changed in multiple stages (multiple stages). For example, in setting 1, it is 1/300 as shown in FIG. 12, in setting 2, 1/250, and in setting 3, 1/200 can be considered.

When the jackpot probability of setting change is high (setting 3), the lottery ranking is higher in the first half (1st to 3rd prizes), and when the lottery probability of setting change is low (setting 1), the lottery ranking is in the second half (7). ~ 9th prize), the lottery probability to be changed is medium (setting 2), the lottery ranking is medium (4th to 6th prize), or vice versa. The configuration of is conceivable.

That is, when the jackpot probability setting is high, the lottery ranking is frequently in the first half, and when the jackpot probability setting is low, the frequency is high in the second half. On the contrary, when the jackpot probability is set high, the lottery order is frequently in the second half, and when the jackpot probability is set low, the lottery order may be in the first half. It is a frequency, and if the jackpot probability is set high, the lottery order is not always fixed in the first half or the like.

There may be a plurality of lottery rankings. For example, the lottery is performed with the third prize and the fifth prize passing through the predetermined area. At this time, if the third prize is won, the fifth prize is not drawn. However, if both are drawn and both are won, it is possible to open two rounds in a row.

The lottery by the round lottery means does not have to be executed for each round. For example, the first round to the fifth round may be unconditionally advanced to the next round, the sixth round to the tenth round may be drawn every time, and then the final round may be unconditionally advanced. Further, a configuration in which the process proceeds unconditionally to the next round and a configuration in which the round lottery is performed are alternately repeated. In short, it is sufficient that the round to be drawn by the round lottery means is included at least once within the maximum number of rounds.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and configurations other than the above-mentioned embodiments can be appropriately modified and implemented within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration includes two starting ports and one large winning opening, but the configuration is not limited to this, and the number of arrangements of the starting opening and the large winning opening can be appropriately set, and further. The number of arrangements of the starting openings and the number of arrangements of the large winning openings may be the same or different.

In addition, even if the jackpot game (opening / closing round) performed in association with winning a prize in each starting slot is configured to have a different mode, the opening / closing round executed in each jackpot game is continued. The number of times can be set in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment. Alternatively, in a configuration in which a jackpot game of a different aspect is performed, the number of continuation of the opening / closing round may be set only in a part of the jackpot games as in the above-described embodiment.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the player may be notified of the content of determining whether or not to continue the opening / closing round. Further, it may be provided with a function of notifying the history of the determined content at the request of the player. Another example in which the notification function of the determination content and the notification function of the history are added to the above-mentioned Example 3 will be described below. Since this other example is the same as that of the third embodiment except for the notification function, only the notification function will be described.

In this configuration of another example, in the round continuation determination process (S515 of FIG. 19) of the special game process, the process content of extracting the continuous lottery random number value and the continuation determination selected according to the continuation counter are the same as in the third embodiment. The processing content to be determined by the value is performed, and the result information indicating the determination result is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83. Then, the sub-integrated control device 83 executes the continuous lottery result display process shown in FIG. In this continuous lottery result display processing, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game is in progress based on the command received from the main control device 80 (S710), if it is a negative determination (S710: No), the process proceeds to a return, and if it is an affirmative determination. (S710: Yes), proceed to S711. In S711, it is determined whether or not the interval is between open / closed rounds, and if the determination is affirmative (S711: Yes), the process proceeds to S712, and if the determination is negative (S711: No), the process proceeds to S714. In S712, when the determination result information of the continuation determination is received from the main control device 80, the determination result information is stored in the RAM. Here, the sub-integrated control device 83 stores the determination result information in the same open / close round in association with each other. In the following S713, a list of determination results received during the interval is displayed on the effect symbol display device 6. In the following S714, it is determined whether or not the final round is completed based on the command received from the main control device 80, and if it is a negative determination (S714: No), the process proceeds to return. On the other hand, when the opening / closing round is completed (S714: Yes), the process proceeds to S715. In S715, all the determination result information in each opening / closing round is stored in a non-volatile storage unit (S715) such as EEPROM (not shown) during the jackpot game, and the process proceeds to return. In this S715, each determination result information in the same opening / closing round is stored in an associated state, and each determination result information performed in the same big hit game is stored in association with each other.

The list of determination results displayed by the above-mentioned effect symbol display device 6 may be displayed only during the interval until the next opening / closing round is started, or may be continuously displayed until the end of the jackpot game. It may be displayed. Here, in the case of continuously displaying until the end of the big hit game, the new determination result information is added to the displayed list and displayed every time new determination result information is received (S712) at each interval. (S713). Further, the notification of the list of such determination results is not limited to the display on the effect symbol display device 6, and may be displayed according to the lighting mode of various LEDs and lamps, or may be notified by voice via a speaker. May be. Further, the determination result information may be information directly indicating whether or not the opening / closing round is continued, information indicating a continuous streamline random value, and further, information including both of them. May be. Further, in the process of saving the determination result information performed during the big hit game, the determination result information may be saved in association with the information regarding the date and time when the big hit game was performed.

Further, in the configuration of the above alternative example, the continuous lottery history display process shown in FIG. 22 is executed by the sub-integrated control device 83. In this continuous lottery history display process, it is determined whether or not a command for displaying the history of the above-mentioned determination result has been received (S720). This command can be set, for example, so that the effect button 67 and the jog dial 68 described above are accepted due to a predetermined operation by the player. That is, the history of the determination result is displayed at the request of the player. When an affirmative determination is made in S720 (S720: Yes), the determination result information stored in the storage unit is read (S721), and the history list of the read determination results is displayed on the effect symbol display device 6 (S722). On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in S720 (S720: No), the process proceeds to return.

In the above S721, the determination result information in the jackpot game or the opening / closing round of a predetermined number of times may be read from the latest, or all the saved determination result information may be read out. Further, in the display on the effect symbol display device 6 by S722, if all the read determination results cannot be displayed on the screen, a part of the determination results is displayed, and the determination result is displayed, for example, by operating the jog dial 68. You may switch the display or scroll. Alternatively, the display of the determination result may be automatically switched after a certain period of time has passed. Further, even in the history display of such a determination result, the display is not limited to the display on the effect symbol display device 6 as in the determination result display in the above interval, but is displayed by the lighting mode of various LEDs and lamps. Alternatively, the notification may be made by voice via a speaker.

In such another configuration, since the player is notified of the determination result of whether or not to continue the opening / closing round, the fact that the determination of continuation (lottery) is performed and the result thereof. Can be clearly known by the player. Therefore, the player can maintain a sense of trust in controlling the number of continuation of the opening / closing round. Further, in the configuration of the other example described above, the determination result of whether or not to continue the opening / closing round is notified during the interval between each round, but the present invention is not limited to this, and one big hit game is completed. At that time, all the determination results performed in the jackpot game may be notified.

Further, the configuration of such another example is a configuration in which the configuration of the third embodiment includes a function of notifying the determination content of whether or not to continue the opening / closing round and a function of notifying the history of the determination content. These functions can also be provided in the first and second embodiments. In any of these cases, the same action and effect as in the other example of Example 3 described above can be obtained. Here, in the configuration provided in the first embodiment, since the number of continuation of the opening / closing round is determined at the start of the big hit game, when notifying during the interval, only the execution of the next opening / closing round is notified. On the other hand, when notifying the end time of the big hit game, the lottery result can be notified. Further, in the configuration provided in the second embodiment, the information on whether or not the game ball has passed through the continuous area in the opening / closing round may be notified during the interval, or may be notified at the end of the big hit game. good.

1 Pachinko machine (ball game machine)
2 Game area 11 First starting port (starting port)
11a First start port switch 12 Second start port (start port)
12a 2nd start opening switch 14 Large winning opening 14 Count switch 31 1st normal winning opening (winning opening)
31a 1st winning opening switch 32 2nd ordinary winning opening (winning opening)
32a 2nd winning opening switch 33 3rd ordinary winning opening (winning opening)
33a 3rd winning opening switch 34 4th ordinary winning opening (winning opening)
34a 4th winning opening switch 100 Launch ball detection switch 120 General area 121 Continuation area 121a Continuation count switch

Claims (4)

An open / close winning opening that is placed in the game area and opens and closes between an open state where a game ball can be won and a closed state where it cannot be won.
A special game control means for executing a special game in which a round for opening and closing the opening / closing winning opening is repeated one or a plurality of times up to a predetermined number of times, and one round ends when a predetermined number of gaming balls are won. In a ball game machine equipped with
The special game control means includes a round lottery means for performing a lottery due to the fact that the game ball winning the opening / closing winning opening in the round passes through a predetermined area, and opening / closing the next round when the winning ball is won.
The round lottery means includes a lottery order determining means for predetermining the number of game balls passing through the predetermined area for the lottery.
The lottery order determining means is a ball-and-ball gaming machine characterized in that the number of gaming balls to be drawn is determined in advance based on the gaming state. The ball gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the lottery order determining means has a plurality of gaming balls for performing a lottery. The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a part of the gaming ball that wins the opening / closing winning opening passes through the predetermined area. In the ball gaming machine according to claim 1 to claim 3.
A ball gaming machine characterized in that a round in which a lottery is performed by the round lottery means is included at least once in the predetermined number of rounds.

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