JP7050366B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

The gaming machine of Patent Document 1 is provided with a variable winning portion that changes from a closed state that restricts the entry of a game ball to an open state that allows the entry of a game ball when the opening condition is satisfied.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-35614 (paragraph [0083])

It is desired to provide a new gaming machine with respect to the conventional configuration described above.

The first means is usually in a closed state that regulates the acceptance of game balls, and if a hit is made by a hit / fail judgment, a large prize that changes to an open state that facilitates the acceptance of game balls for a predetermined time. A small hit game in which the large winning portion is in the open state and a small hit game in which the large winning portion is in the open state are provided, and the small hit game is provided . A big hit is provided in which a big hit game is executed so that a game ball can easily enter the big winning portion, and the big hit is a normal big hit in which a normal big hit game that can be easily distinguished from the small hit game is performed . In a gaming machine whose mode from the start to the middle includes a special jackpot in which a special jackpot game that is difficult to distinguish from the small hit game is performed , after the jackpot game is completed, the jackpot and the hit / fail determination thereafter are performed. Until the small hit is confirmed, the winning information during the immediately preceding big hit game is continuously displayed, and after the big hit and the small hit are confirmed, until the end of the big hit game and the small hit game, the above It is a gaming machine provided with a winning information display means for hiding the winning information.

Front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Front view of the game board Enlarged front view around the big prize opening on the game board Diagram for explaining the display flow of the display screen at the time of small hit and special big hit Diagram for explaining the display flow of the display screen at the time of small hit and special big hit Diagram to explain the display flow of the display screen at the time of a big hit (A) A diagram showing an opening pattern of a large winning opening in a small hit game, (B) A diagram showing an opening pattern of a large winning opening in a special big hit game. (A) A diagram showing an opening pattern of a large winning opening in a small hit game when a small hit is made in a short-time game, and (B) an opening pattern of a large winning opening in a special big hit game when a big hit is made in a short-time game. The figure shown, (C) The figure which shows the opening pattern of the rotary door in the normal symbol hit game when it hits a normal symbol in a time saving game. Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a gaming machine

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine, the front side of which is covered with a front frame 10Z, and the gaming board 11 is passed through a glass window 10W formed in the front frame 10Z. The game area R1 of is visible. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, "right" and "left" mean "right" and "left" when the gaming machine 10 is viewed from the front.

An upper plate 26 and a lower plate 27 are provided in two upper and lower stages below the glass window 10W of the front frame 10Z, and an operation handle 28 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 27. When the operation handle 28 is rotated, the game ball housed in the upper plate 26 is ejected toward the game area R1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game area R1 has a substantially circular shape as a whole and is surrounded by the guide rail 12. A display opening 11H is formed through the center of the game area R1 of the game board 11, and the display screen 13G of the display device 13 faces forward through the display opening 11H.

A display decorative frame 23 is attached to the opening edge of the display opening 11H. The display decorative frame 23 is fitted into the display opening 11H from the front side of the game board 11 and protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11 to restrict the game ball flowing down the game area R1 from entering the inside of the display decorative frame 23. ing.

The display opening 11H is arranged in the middle and near the upper end of the game area R1 in the lateral direction, and is located on the left side, the right side, and the lower side of the display decorative frame 23 in the game area, on the left side flow area R2 and the right side where the game ball can flow down. A flow-down region R3 and a lower flow-down region R4 are formed. Further, an upper arc wall 25 extending in an arc shape along the guide rail 12 is provided on the upper portion of the display decorative frame 23, and one game ball is provided between the upper arc wall 25 and the guide rail 12. An upper connecting flow path 25R that can pass through is formed. Further, in the right side of the display decorative frame 23, the space between the display opening 11H and the right end of the guide rail 12 is filled without a gap, and the communication flow connecting the upper communication flow path 25R and the right flow area R3. A communication flow path component 24 having a road 24R is provided.

A starting gate 18 is provided in the right flow area R3. A large winning opening 15 is provided in the lower portion of the starting gate 18 in the right flow area R3. A first starting winning opening 14A, a second starting winning opening 14B, and an out opening 16 are provided side by side in order from the top in the central portion in the left-right direction in the lower flow area R4. Further, the game area R1 is provided with a plurality of general winning openings 20 in addition to the starting winning openings 14A and 14B and the large winning openings 15. All the game balls that have not won any of the winning openings 14A, 14B, 15 and 20 are taken into the out opening 16 arranged at the lower end of the lower flow area R4.

Next, each required part will be described in more detail. The general winning opening 20 has a so-called pocket structure and is open to the upper surface or the side surface of a member protruding from the front surface of the game board 11, and is opened to a size that allows exactly one game ball to enter. .. Then, when the game balls enter the general winning opening 20, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 as prize balls.

The starting gate 18 has a gate-shaped structure through which the game ball can dive and pass, and when the game ball passes through the starting gate 18, a normal symbol hit / miss determination is performed. The determination result of the normal symbol hit / miss determination is displayed on the normal symbol display unit (not shown). When the determination result of the normal symbol hit / miss determination is a hit, the normal symbol hit game (hereinafter, referred to as "normal symbol hit game") is executed.

The first starting winning opening 14A has a pocket structure similar to that of the general winning opening 20. The second starting winning opening 14B is opened to the front side and is opened and closed by the rotating door 14T. Specifically, the rotating door 14T is normally arranged in a vertically standing closed position, and when the result of the above-mentioned normal symbol hit / miss determination is a hit and the normal symbol hit game is executed, the lower end portion is pressed. It rotates to the center and is placed in the open position, which is tilted forward. The rotating door 14T arranged at the open position receives the game ball flowing down from above and guides it to the second starting winning opening 14B.

When a game ball enters each of the starting winning openings 14A and 14B, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 as a prize ball, and a special symbol winning / failing determination is performed. That is, in the present embodiment, when the game ball enters each of the starting winning openings 14A and 14B, the right to judge whether the special symbol is correct or not is generated. The determination result of the special symbol hit / miss determination is notified on the display screen 13G with the use of the determination right. Specifically, when the determination right is used, the display screen 13G performs a determination effect related to the determination result prior to the notification of the determination result. Then, when the determination result is a hit, after the determination effect is completed, the hit game state is set and the hit game is executed. If the determination result is off, the normal gaming state, which is not the hit gaming state, continues.

The large winning opening 15 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape, and is closed by a movable door 15T in a normal gaming state. When the winning game is performed in the winning game state, the movable door 15T is tilted forward for a predetermined period to open the large winning opening 15, and the movable door 15T is used as a guide to many large winning openings 15. Game balls can be won. When a game ball enters the large prize opening 15, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 as a prize ball. In the winning game, the round game in which the large winning opening 15 is opened a preset number of times is executed as many times as the number of times according to the winning game to be executed. One round game ends when a predetermined upper limit number of game balls enters the large winning opening 15 or a preset round game time elapses.

In the present embodiment, a small hit and a large hit are provided as hits for determining whether or not the special symbol is correct. When the determination result is a small hit, the small hit game is executed and the small hit game is executed. When the determination result is a big hit, the large hit game is executed and the big hit game is executed. In both the small hit game and the big hit game, the big winning opening 15 is opened, but the opening time of the big winning opening 15 in the big hit game is set to the time when the ball can enter the big winning opening 15. On the other hand, the opening time of the large winning opening 15 in the small hit game is set to a time when it is difficult to enter the large winning opening 15. Therefore, in the small hit game, it is more difficult to give a prize ball to the player than in the big hit game.

As described above, the display screen 13G displays a determination effect related to the special symbol hit / miss determination. Specifically, three special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C are displayed side by side and stopped at the center of the display screen 13G. Each of these special symbols 13A to 13C is composed of, for example, a plurality of types in which numbers, letters, etc. are written, and usually, for each of the special symbols 13A to 13C, a predetermined type is stopped and displayed. .. Then, when the game ball enters the starting winning openings 14A and 14B, these three special symbols 13A to 13C are displayed in a variable manner (for example, scrolled in the vertical direction), and after a predetermined time has elapsed, for example, left, right, and so on. It is stopped and displayed in the order of middle. Then, the combination of the stopped special symbols 13A to 13C is used to notify the determination result of the special symbol hit / miss determination.

Specifically, when the special symbols 13A to 13C are all the same symbol (doublet), it indicates that it is a big hit. Further, when the special symbols 13A to 13C are a predetermined special combination, it indicates that it is a small hit or a big hit. Then, when the special symbols 13A to 13C are combinations that are neither doublets nor special combinations, it is shown to be out of order.

In the gaming machine 10, in the normal gaming state, the probability of winning in the normal symbol winning / failing determination is set low, and after the big hit game is completed, the probability of winning in the normal symbol winning / failing determination is higher than in the normal gaming state. Enter the "short-time game". That is, the gaming machine 10 shifts from the normal gaming state to the time-saving gaming triggered by the big hit game. Then, in the gaming machine 10, in a normal gaming state, a so-called “left-handed” is performed in which a game ball is launched so as to flow down the left-side flow-down area R2, and during a time-saving game, the right-side flow-down area R3 is flowed down. It is possible to provide the player with two types of hitting methods, such as launching a game ball, so-called "right-handed". The time-saving game ends when the number of determination rights used after the end of the big hit game reaches the specified upper limit number (for example, 100), or when the game shifts to the "big hit game" during the time-saving game. In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, two types of time-saving games, a low-probability time-saving game and a high-probability time-saving game, are provided. In the high-probability time-saving game, the probability of winning in the special symbol winning / failing judgment is higher than in the low-probability time-saving game.

Whether the time-saving game to be entered after the end of the big hit game is set to the low-probability time-saving game or the high-probability time-saving game is determined by the result of the V winning chance performed during the big hit game. At the V winning chance, a game ball can enter the V winning section 21 (FIG. 2) provided in the right flow area R3. Specifically, the V winning unit 21 has a ball entry port 21A opened and closed by the movable wing piece 21H, and when a V winning chance is made, the ball entry port 21A is opened. Inside the V winning unit 21, a normal opening and a V confirmed opening (both not shown) are provided, and a game ball that has entered the entry opening 21A is distributed to either the normal opening or the V confirmed opening. A mechanism (not shown) is provided. Then, when the game ball enters the V confirmed opening at the V winning chance, the time-saving game that rushes in after the end of the big hit game is set to the high-probability time-saving game. If the game ball does not enter the V confirmed opening at the V winning chance, the low-probability time-saving game is set as the time-saving game after the big hit game ends. As described above, in the present embodiment, as the jackpot game, a V-passing jackpot that enters the V-determined opening at the V-winning chance and a V-non-passing jackpot that does not enter the V-determined opening are provided.

In the game machine 10, as a big hit, a high-probability V-passing jackpot in which the game ball that has entered the ball entry port 21A is easily distributed to the V-determined opening, and a high-probability V-passing jackpot that has entered the entry slot 21A rather than the V-passing high-probability jackpot. There are two types of low-probability jackpots that make it difficult for game balls to be distributed to V-fixed openings. The jackpot in the special symbol winning / failing determination based on the entry into the first starting winning opening 14A is a V-passing high probability jackpot with a predetermined probability (for example, 1/2). All the big hits in the special symbol winning / failing judgment based on the entry into the second starting winning opening 14B are V-passing high-probability big hits.

The gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game described above as the jackpot game. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 5, in the small hit game and the special big hit game, the special symbols 13A to 13C displayed as stopped are in a special combination (the special symbols 13A to 13C combination shown in FIG. 4B). It started from time to time, and it is difficult to distinguish it from the combination of special symbols 13A to 13C.

Further, when the determination result of the special symbol hit / miss determination is a small hit and a special big hit, the determination effect performed on the display screen 13G is common. That is, when the determination result is a small hit or a big hit, the special symbols 13A to 13C which are special combinations are temporarily stopped as shown in the change from FIG. 4A to FIG. 4B. In the temporary stop state, the special symbols 13A to 13C do not move in the vertical direction, but do not stop completely, and are swaying from side to side, for example. When the special symbols 13A to 13C of the special combination are temporarily stopped, the special symbols 13A to 13C are reduced and displayed in the corners of the display screen 13G as shown in the change from FIG. 4 (B) to FIG. 4 (C). At the same time, in the central part of the display screen 13G, the specific ball entry prompt image 210 (FIG. 4 (C)) prompting the specific ball entry port 203 (FIG. 3) to pass the game ball, "Aim for the chance entry port". ! ”Message) is displayed. The special symbols 13A to 13C in the temporary stop state are completely stopped while the specific ball entry prompting image 210 is being displayed. When the special symbols 13A to 13C are completely stopped, the small hit game or the special big hit game is promptly executed. The special symbols 13A to 13C are hidden at the timing when the small hit game or the special big hit game is started (FIG. 4 (D)).

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the specific entry opening 203 is configured so that the game ball that has entered the large winning opening 15 can pass through. Therefore, the urging by the specific ball entry urging image 210 is to urge the ball to enter the large winning opening 15. Specifically, the discharge flow path 201 through which the game ball that has entered the large winning opening 15 flows down is bifurcated in the middle, and the specific entry opening 203 is provided in one of the branch paths 202A. .. Further, the branch portion of the discharge flow path 201 is provided with a distribution member 205 for distributing the game ball flowing down the discharge flow path 201 to either one branch path 202A or the other branch path 202B.

The big hit game effect (hereinafter referred to as "special big hit game effect") performed on the display screen 13G during the special big hit game is a small part performed on the display screen 13G when the part from the start to the middle is the small hit game. It is configured to be difficult to distinguish from the hit game production. The details of the small hit game production and the special big hit game production are as follows.

In the small hit game effect, first, the specific ball entry prompt image 210 (FIG. 4 (D)) displayed at the time of the determination effect is continuously displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 5D, a small hit confirmation image 211 indicating that the determination result of the special symbol hit / miss determination is a small hit is displayed. The small hit confirmation image 211 is displayed until the end of the small hit game. When the small hit game is completed, the small hit game effect is also completed, and the special combinations special symbols 13A to 13C are displayed in the central portion of the display screen 13G in a completely stopped state (FIG. 5 (C)). ..

In the special jackpot game effect, first, the specific ball entry prompt image 210 (FIG. 4 (D)) displayed at the time of the determination effect is continuously displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 5A, a jackpot confirmed image 212 indicating that the determination result of the special symbol winning / failing determination is a jackpot is displayed. The jackpot confirmed image 212 is displayed only for a predetermined time. Then, when the predetermined time elapses, the big hit middle image 213 similar to the big hit game effect performed in the other big hit game is displayed (FIG. 5 (B)). When the big hit game is finished, the special big hit game effect is also finished, and the special combinations special symbols 13A to 13C are displayed in the center of the display screen in a completely stopped state (FIG. 5 (C)). As described above, in the special big hit game effect, the effect until the big hit confirmed image 212 is displayed is difficult to distinguish from the effect until the small hit confirmed image 211 is displayed in the small hit game effect.

Further, in the present embodiment, an opening pattern of the large winning opening 15 in the small hit game, an opening pattern of the large winning opening 15 until the big hit confirmed image 212 (FIG. 5A) is displayed in the special big hit game, and the like. Is configured to be difficult to distinguish. The details of the opening pattern of the big winning opening 15 in the small hit game and the special big hit game are as follows.

FIG. 7A shows an opening pattern of the large winning opening 15 in the small hit game. As shown in the figure, when the small hit game is started, the large winning opening 15 is opened for the opening time TA2 after the small hit opening period TA1. Then, when the small hit ending period TA3 elapses after the large winning opening 15 is closed, the small hit game ends.

As shown in FIG. 7B, in the special big hit game, the opening pattern of the large winning opening 15 until the middle of the first round game is the same as the opening pattern of the large winning opening 15 in the small hit game. ing. Specifically, when the special jackpot game is started, the first round game is started after the special jackpot opening period TB1. In the first round game, the big winning opening 15 is opened only for the first opening time TB2. Then, after the closing time TB3 has elapsed during the round, the large winning opening 15 is opened again with the maximum opening time TB4 as the upper limit. When the first round game is completed, the second round game is started after a predetermined interval period I1. The big hit opening period TB1 has the same length as the small hit opening period TA1. The first opening time TB2 has the same length as the opening time TA2 in the small hit game, and the length required for the end of one round is set so that it is difficult for the number of game balls to enter the large winning opening 15. Has been done. The blockage time TB3 during the round is longer than the small hit ending period TA3.

Note that FIG. 7A shows an opening pattern of the large winning opening 15 in a small hit game in the case of a small hit in a normal game state, and FIG. 7B shows a normal game. The opening pattern of the big winning opening 15 in the special big hit when it becomes a special big hit in the state is shown. Further, FIG. 8A shows an opening pattern of the large winning opening 15 in the small hit game when a small hit is made in the time-saving game, and FIG. 8B shows a special big hit in the time-saving game. The opening pattern of the big winning opening 15 in the special big hit in the case of becomes is shown. As is clear from the comparison between FIGS. 7 (A) and 8 (A), the small hit opening period TA1 of the small hit game when the small hit is obtained in the short-time game is a small hit in the normal gaming state. The small hit opening period of the small hit game is shorter than TA1. Further, as is clear from the comparison between FIGS. 7 (B) and 8 (B), the special jackpot opening TB1 in the special jackpot game when the special jackpot is achieved in the time-saving game is a special jackpot in the normal gaming state. The special jackpot opening period in the special jackpot game at that time is shorter than TB1.

By the way, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in the flow of FIGS. 6 (A) to 6 (D), from the end of the big hit game to the start of the next big hit game, immediately before the game is started. A mark 220 indicating information about the jackpot is displayed on the display screen 13G. The mark 220 is hidden when the big hit game is started. As an example of the information represented by the mark 220, information on which of the first starting winning opening 14A and the second starting winning opening 14B the previous jackpot was based on the entry into the starting winning opening, and the relevant information. Information on whether or not the game ball has passed the V confirmed opening at the V winning chance performed during the jackpot game immediately before is given. The mark 220 is formed in a rectangular shape, for example, and is displayed at a corner of the display screen 13G.

Here, when the judgment result of the special symbol winning / failing determination is a special jackpot, and the mark 220 is hidden at the timing when the jackpot 15 is first opened in the special jackpot game, the jackpot is displayed on the display screen 13G. Before the confirmed image 212 (FIG. 5 (A)) is displayed, the player detects that the determination result is a big hit. Further, when the determination result is a small hit, if the mark 220 is still displayed when the large winning opening 15 is opened in the small hit game, the small hit confirmed image 211 (FIG. 5 (D)) is displayed on the display screen 13G. )) Is displayed, the player detects that the determination result is a small hit. That is, depending on the presence or absence of the mark 220, a small hit and a special big hit may occur.

In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in the flow of FIG. 4 (D) → FIG. 5 (D) → FIG. Even while the small hit game is being executed, the mark 220 is hidden as in the case where the big hit game is being executed. As a result, it becomes difficult to distinguish between the small hit game and the special big hit game until the small hit confirmed image 211 or the big hit confirmed image 212 is displayed, and the tip of the small hit and the special big hit is prevented from falling. In the flow of FIG. 4 (D) → FIG. 5 (A) → FIG. 5 (B) → FIG. 5 (C), it is shown that the mark 220 is hidden when the special jackpot game is executed. ing. The mark 220 is displayed again on the display screen 13G after the small hit game and the big hit game are completed.

Further, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, when the big hit game is started, the time-saving game in which the normal game is easier to be executed than in the normal game state ends. Therefore, during the time-saving game, the game per normal figure is easily executed and the rotary door 14T is easy to be opened, whereas during the big hit game, the game per normal figure is difficult to be executed and the rotary door 14T is difficult to be opened. .. Here, when the player recognizes that the time-saving game has ended from the opening operation of the rotating door 14T immediately after the start of the special big hit, it is determined before the big hit confirmed image 212 is displayed on the display screen 13G. The player will notice that the result is a big hit. Further, when the player recognizes that the time-saving game is continued from the opening operation of the rotating door 14T immediately after the start of the small hit game, it is before the small hit confirmation image 211 is displayed on the display screen 13G. In addition, the player senses that the determination result is a small hit. In this way, if a special big hit or a small hit occurs during the time-saving game, there is a possibility that the determination result will be distorted first from the opening operation of the rotating door 14T.

In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the execution time of one game per normal figure is longer than the execution time of the small hit game in order to prevent the tip of the small hit and the special big hit due to the opening operation of the rotating door 14T. ing. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8C, when the game per normal figure is executed, after the opening period TC1 per normal figure has elapsed, the rotating door is rotated by the preset rotating door opening time TC2. 14T is released. Then, when the rotation door opening time TC2 elapses, the game per normal drawing ends. As is clear from the comparison between FIGS. 8 (A) and 8 (C), the execution time of the game per normal figure (that is, the total of the opening period TC1 and the rotating door opening time TC2 per the normal figure) is the small hit game. Is longer than the execution time (that is, the sum of the small hit opening period TA1, the opening time TA2, and the small hit ending period TA3). In this embodiment, the rotation door opening time TC2 is longer than the execution time of the small hit game.

As described above, in the gaming machine 10, the execution time per normal figure is longer than the execution time of the small hit game. Therefore, for example, as shown in the examples of FIGS. 8A and 8C. There will be an increasing number of cases in which the small hit game ends before the normal figure hit game started before the small hit game ends. As a result, it becomes difficult to recognize that the time-saving game is continued from the opening operation of the rotary door 14T between the start of the small hit game and the display of the small hit confirmation image 211. Similarly, even when the special jackpot game is executed, it becomes difficult to recognize that the time-saving game has been completed from the opening operation of the rotary door 14T until the jackpot confirmed image 212 is displayed. As described above, in the gaming machine 10, it is possible to suppress the tip burr of the small hit and the special big hit due to the opening operation of the rotating door 14T.

Further, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the specific entry opening 203 and the second start winning opening 14B are separately provided and are arranged apart from each other. Therefore, when the special symbols 13A to 13C are temporarily stopped in a special combination, the player's consciousness can be directed to the specific entry port 203 to distract the player's consciousness from the rotating door 14T. It is possible to suppress the tip burr of a small hit and a special big hit due to the opening operation of the rotating door 14T. Moreover, since a display prompting the player to enter the specific entry port 203 is displayed on the display screen 13G, it is possible to easily attract the player's consciousness to the specific entry port 203, and the opening operation of the rotating door 14T is possible. It is possible to further suppress the tip of the small hit and the special big hit.

Further, in the present embodiment, the opening periods TA1 and TB1 in the small hit and the special big hit established in the time-saving game are shorter than the opening periods TA1 and TB1 in the small hit and the special big hit established in the normal gaming state. It is possible to make it difficult to distinguish between the small hit game and the special big hit game while making the execution time of the small hit game longer than the execution time of the normal game (specifically, the rotating door opening time TC2). It has become.

Next, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10 for achieving the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 50 in the figure is a main control circuit 50, which is a microcomputer having a CPU 50A, a RAM 50B, a ROM 50C, and a plurality of counters, an input / output circuit connecting the microcomputer and the sub control circuit 52, and a large winning opening 15. It is equipped with a relay circuit to which etc. are connected and an input / output circuit for connecting a payout control circuit, etc., and performs main control related to the game. The CPU 50A is provided with a hit / fail determination unit, a control unit, an arithmetic unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and performs arithmetic control, and also generates random numbers related to special symbol hits and ordinary symbol hits, and sub-controls control signals. It is configured to be able to output (transmit) to the circuit 52 or the like. The RAM 50B includes a storage area for various random values generated by the CPU 50A, a storage area and a flag for temporarily storing various data, and a work area of the CPU 50A. In addition to the control data, the symbol variation data related to the variation display of the special symbol and the normal symbol, and the like, the determination value per the special symbol and the normal symbol are written in the ROM 50C. The opening pattern of the large winning opening 15 in the big hit game and the small hit game and the opening pattern of the rotating door 14T in the normal drawing game are stored in the ROM 50C.

Similar to the main control circuit 50, the sub control circuit 52 includes a microcomputer having a CPU 52A, a RAM 52B, a ROM 52C, and a plurality of counters, an input / output circuit connecting the microcomputer and the main control circuit 50, a display control circuit 54, and the like. It is equipped with an input / output circuit that connects the above. The CPU 52A includes a control unit, an arithmetic unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, and the like, and is configured to perform arithmetic control and output (transmit) a control signal to a display control circuit 54 or the like. The RAM 52B has a storage area for various data and a work area by the CPU 52A. The ROM 52C stores a variation pattern table of special symbols, data of various effects, and the like.

The display control circuit 54 is provided in the display device 13 and has a CPU 54A, a RAM 54B, and a ROM 54C. The CPU 54A acquires image data from the ROM 54C based on the control signal from the sub control circuit 52, and displays the image on the display screen 13G based on the image data. The image data of the determination effect, the data of the small hit confirmed image 211 and the big hit confirmed image 212, the image data of the mark 220, etc., which are commonly displayed for the small hit and the special big hit, are stored in the ROM 54C.

According to the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment described above, the following effects can be achieved.

The gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game as the jackpot game. Here, the mark 220 displayed on the display screen 13G from the end of the big hit game is hidden when the next big hit game is started. Then, in the gaming machine 10, the mark 220 is hidden even during the small hit game, so that the player recognizes whether the special symbol hit / miss determination result is a small hit or a special big hit depending on the presence or absence of the mark 220. (That is, by the time either the small hit confirmed image 211 or the big hit confirmed image 212 is displayed), it is suppressed that the determination result is first distorted.

Further, in the gaming machine 10, the game per hit is easy to be executed during the time-saving game, and is difficult to be executed during the big hit game. Therefore, when the small hit or the special big hit is achieved in the time-saving game, the rotating door 14T It is assumed that the small hit and the special big hit will come out first from the operation mode. However, in the gaming machine 10, the operating time of the rotating door 14T per normal drawing (specifically, the opening time of the rotating door 14T) is longer than the execution time of the small hit game. From the operation mode of the moving door 14T, it is possible to prevent the small hit and the special big hit from falling out first.

[Other embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and for example, embodiments as described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following, as long as they do not deviate from the gist. It can be changed and implemented.

(1) In the above embodiment, the opening pattern of the big winning opening 15 until the big hit confirmed image 212 is displayed in the special big hit game is the big winning opening 15 until the small hit confirmed image 211 is displayed in the small hit game. Although it was configured in the same way as the opening pattern of, if it is difficult to distinguish it from the opening pattern in the small hit game, for example, the time until the big winning opening 15 is opened (small hit opening period TA1, big hit opening period TB1). ) And the opening time (opening time TA2, first opening time TB2) of the large winning opening 15 may be different.

(2) In the above embodiment, the information represented by the mark 220 is the information regarding the immediately preceding jackpot, but may be, for example, the number of times of the special symbol winning / failing determination performed after the end of the previous jackpot. It may be the number of times that a specific determination effect is executed.

(3) In the above embodiment, the effect after the jackpot confirmed image 212 in the special jackpot game effect is displayed may be different from the effect performed in other jackpot games.

(4) In the above embodiment, the information represented by the mark 220 may be output by voice, may be output depending on the lighting mode of the lamp provided in the front frame 10Z of the gaming machine 10, or the accessory member. May be output by moving.

(5) In the above embodiment, when the small hit opening period TA1 and the big hit opening period TB1 become a small hit or a special big hit in a short-time game, it is more than a case where the small hit or a special big hit occurs in a normal gaming state. Although it was shorter, it may be the same. Even in this case, as in the above embodiment, by making the execution time of the game per normal figure longer than the execution time of the small hit game, the small hit and the special big hit are first distorted from the operation mode of the rotary door 14T. Is suppressed.

(6) In the above embodiment, the rotation is configured such that the execution time of the game per normal figure (the total of the opening period TC1 and the rotation door opening time TC2 per the normal figure) is longer than the execution time of the small hit game. The door opening time TC2 may be shorter than the execution time of the small hit game.

(7) In the above embodiment, the execution time of the game per normal figure is longer than the execution time of the small hit game, but it may be the same or shorter. Even in these cases, as in the above embodiment, the small hit opening period TA1 and the big hit opening period TB1 are set to the small hit or the special big hit in the short-time game as compared with the case where the small hit or the special big hit is obtained in the normal gaming state. By setting the case to be shorter, it is possible to quickly attract the player's consciousness to the big winning opening 15, and the small hit and the special big hit will be first noticed from the operation mode of the rotating door 14T. Is suppressed.

(8) In the above embodiment, the execution time of the game per game may be longer in the time-saving game than in the normal game state. In this case, the execution time of the game per normal figure may be shorter than the execution time of the small hit game in the normal game state. In addition, when the execution time of the game per normal figure is lengthened at the time of hitting the normal figure in the time-saving game, the opening period TC1 per the normal figure may be lengthened, or the rotating door opening time TC2 may be lengthened. ..

(9) In the above embodiment, a plurality of types of games per game may be prepared with different execution times. In this case, it may be easier to execute the game per game, which has a longer execution time, in the time-saving game than in the normal game state.

(10) In the above embodiment, the display prompting the entry into the specific entry port 203 (in the above embodiment, the specific entry prompt image 210) includes an image imitating the specific entry opening 203. Alternatively, the configuration may include an image or characters indicating the position of the specific entry port 203. Further, in the above embodiment, when the specific ball entry prompting image 210 is displayed on the display screen 13G, the portion constituting the specific ball entry port 203 and the peripheral portion may be illuminated. According to these configurations, it is possible to easily attract the player's consciousness to the specific entry port 203, and it is possible to further suppress the tip ballet of the small hit and the special big hit due to the opening operation of the rotating door 14T. Become.

<Appendix 1>
Hereinafter, the characteristics of the invention group extracted from each of the above-described embodiments will be described while showing the effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for the sake of easy understanding, the corresponding configurations in the above-described embodiment are appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configurations shown in the parentheses or the like.

<Characteristic A group>
The following feature A group relates to a gaming machine in which a small hit game is executed when a small hit is made and a big hit game is executed when a big hit is made. In the gaming machine of (paragraph [0083])), the background technique of "a mode from the start to the middle of the big hit game in some big hit games is configured to be difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game" is described in "Patent Documents". In the game machine A, when the information displayed on the display unit disappears with the start of the big hit game, there is a problem that whether the big hit or the small hit is won depends on the presence or absence of the information. It was done with the task of "."

[Feature A1]
A gaming machine that makes a hit / fail judgment (special symbol hit / fail judgment) regarding a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a big hit. In (game machine 10)
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game.
It has an output means (display device 13) that outputs information recognizable to the player (information represented by the mark 220) from the end of the big hit game to the start of the next big hit game.
The output means temporarily stops the output of the information from the start to the end of the small hit game, and outputs the information again after the end of the small hit game.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of a big hit and a small hit.

[Feature A2]
In the gaming machine described in feature A1,
The information output by the output means is information regarding the jackpot game immediately before.

With the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of the big hit and the small hit while making the player recognize the information about the immediately preceding big hit game after the end of the big hit game until the next big hit game is started. Become.

[Feature A3]
Features In the gaming machine described in A1 or A2,
The effect displayed on the display unit (display screen 13G) from the start to the middle of the special big hit game is configured to be difficult to distinguish from the effect displayed on the display unit in the small hit game.
The output means outputs the information to the display unit.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of a big hit and a small hit from the display of the display unit.

[Feature A4]
A gaming machine that makes a hit / fail judgment (special symbol hit / fail judgment) regarding a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a big hit. In (game machine 10)
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game.
It has an output means (display device 13) that outputs recognizable information (information represented by the mark 220) to the player.
The output means outputs the information in a manner in which it is difficult to distinguish between the case where the special big hit game is executed and the case where the small hit game is executed.

With the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of the big hit and the small hit.

[Feature A5]
A gaming machine that makes a hit / fail judgment (special symbol hit / fail judgment) regarding a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a big hit. In (game machine 10)
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game.
It has an output stop means (display control circuit 54) for stopping the output of information recognizable to the player (information represented by the mark 220) from the start to the end of the jackpot game.
The output stop means stops the output of the information from the start to the end of the small hit game.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of a big hit and a small hit.

[Feature A6]
A gaming machine that makes a hit / fail judgment (special symbol hit / fail judgment) regarding a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a big hit. In
In the big hit game, in the big hit game effect performed on the display unit (display screen 13) during the big hit game, a special effect that is difficult to distinguish from the content of the small hit game effect performed on the display unit during the small hit game. Includes a special jackpot game that is executed from the start to the middle of the jackpot game.
From the end of the big hit game to the start of the next big hit game, the player has a display means (display device 13) for displaying information recognizable to the player (information represented by the mark 220) on the display unit.
The display means temporarily stops displaying the information from the start to the end of the small hit game, and displays the information again after the end of the small hit game.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of a big hit and a small hit.

[Feature A7]
A gaming machine that makes a hit / fail judgment (special symbol hit / fail judgment) regarding a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a big hit. In
In the big hit game, in the big hit game effect performed on the display unit (display screen 13G) during the big hit game, a special effect that is difficult to distinguish from the content of the small hit game effect performed on the display unit during the small hit game. Includes a special jackpot game that is executed from the start to the middle of the jackpot game.
It has a display stop means (display control circuit 54) for stopping the display of information recognizable to the player (information represented by the mark 220) from the start to the end of the jackpot game.
The display stop means stops the display of the information from the start to the end of the small hit game.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of a big hit and a small hit.

The configurations shown in the features A4 to A7 may be combined with the configurations shown in the features A2 to A3.

<Characteristic B group>
The following feature B group relates to a gaming machine in which a small hit game is executed when a small hit is made and a big hit game is executed when a big hit is made. In the gaming machine of (paragraph [0083])), the background technique of "a mode from the start to the middle of the big hit game in some big hit games is configured to be difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game" is described in "Patent Documents". In the game machine B, the operation mode of the opening / closing member that opens / closes the start winning opening may change at the start of the big hit game. There was a problem of doing it. "

[Feature B1]
A gaming machine that makes a hit / fail judgment (special symbol hit / fail judgment) regarding a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a big hit. In (game machine 10)
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game.
It has a variable member (rotating door 14T) that changes from the first state (closed position) to the second state (open position) for a predetermined period when the variable condition (hit in the normal symbol winning / failing determination) is satisfied.
The game state is provided with a normal game state and a special game state (time saving game) in which the variable condition is easier to be satisfied than in the normal game state.
The end condition of the special game state includes the start of the jackpot game.
It is difficult to distinguish the state of the variable member between the case where the special big hit game is executed and the case where the small hit game is executed.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of a big hit and a small hit.

[Feature B2]
In the gaming machine (gaming machine 10) described in feature B1,
Starting ball entry part (second starting winning opening 14B) where game balls can enter,
When the open condition as the variable condition is satisfied, the closed state that restricts entry into the starting entry section changes to the open state that allows entry into the starting entry section for the predetermined period. It has an opening / closing member as a variable member,
The operation time of the opening / closing member (opening time of the rotating door 14T) for one fulfillment of the opening condition is longer than the execution time of the small hit game.

In the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of a big hit and a small hit by the operation of the opening / closing member.

[Feature B3]
In the gaming machine described in feature B2,
It has a large winning section (large winning opening 15) that is opened during the execution of the small hit game and the execution of the big hit game.
The opening pattern of the big winning portion from the start to the middle of the special big hit game is difficult to distinguish from the opening pattern of the big winning portion in the small hit game.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of the big hit and the small hit by the opening pattern of the big winning part.

[Feature B4]
In the gaming machine described in feature B3,
The special time small hit opening time (small hit opening period TA1), which is the time until the big winning portion is first opened in the small hit game when the small hit is made in the special game state, is the usual. It is shorter than the normal small hit opening time, which is the time until the big winning portion is first opened in the small hit game when the small hit is made in the gaming state.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to shorten the execution time of the small hit game, and it is easy to lengthen the operation time of the opening / closing member with respect to the execution time of the small hit game.

[Feature B5]
A gaming machine that makes a hit / fail judgment (special symbol hit / fail judgment) regarding a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a big hit. In (game machine 10)
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game.
The game state is provided with a normal game state and a special game state (short-time game).
The end condition of the special game state includes the start of the jackpot game.
When the special jackpot game is executed, the change in the game state is configured to be difficult for the player to recognize.

With the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of the big hit and the small hit.

[Feature B6]
A gaming machine that makes a hit / fail judgment (special symbol hit / fail judgment) regarding a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a big hit. In (game machine 10)
It has a variable member (rotating door 14T) that changes from the first state (closed position) to the second state (open position) for a predetermined period when the variable condition (hit in the normal symbol winning / failing determination) is satisfied.
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game.
The probability that the variable condition is satisfied may change with the start of the jackpot game.
It is difficult to distinguish the operation of the variable member between the case where the special big hit game is executed and the case where the small hit game is executed.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of a big hit and a small hit.

[Feature B7]
A gaming machine that makes a hit / fail judgment (special symbol hit / fail judgment) regarding a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a big hit. In (game machine 10)
Starting ball entry part (second starting winning opening 14B) where game balls can enter,
When the opening condition is satisfied, the opening / closing member (rotating door) is arranged for a predetermined period from the closed position that restricts entry into the starting entry section to the open position that allows entry into the starting entry section. 14T) and,
The hit / fail determination is made due to the entry of the ball into the starting entry portion.
The game state includes a normal game state and a special game state (time-saving game) in which the opening condition is easier to be established than the normal game state, and the end condition of the special game state is the above-mentioned hit. Includes the start of the game,
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game.
It is difficult to distinguish the operation of the opening / closing member between the case where the special big hit game is executed and the case where the small hit game is executed.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of a big hit and a small hit.

[Feature B8]
A gaming machine that makes a hit / fail judgment (special symbol hit / fail judgment) regarding a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a big hit. In
Starting ball entry part (second starting winning opening 14B) where game balls can enter,
When the opening condition (hit in the normal symbol hit / fail judgment) is satisfied, the ball is moved from the closed position that restricts entry into the starting entry section to the open position that allows entry into the starting entry section for a predetermined period of time. It has an opening / closing member (rotating door 14T) to be arranged, and has.
The hit / fail determination is made due to the entry of the ball into the starting entry portion.
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game.
The probability that the opening condition is satisfied may change with the start of the jackpot game.
It is difficult to distinguish the operation of the opening / closing member between the case where the special big hit game is executed and the case where the small hit game is executed.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the tip of a big hit and a small hit.

The configurations shown in features B5 to B8 may be combined with the configurations shown in features B2 to B4.

10 Pachinko machine 13G display screen 14B 1st start winning opening 14B 2nd starting winning opening 15 Large winning opening 50 Main control circuit 52 Sub control circuit 220 mark

Claims (1)

Normally , it is in a closed state that regulates the acceptance of game balls, and if it hits by a hit or fail judgment, it is equipped with a large prize section that changes to an open state that facilitates acceptance of game balls for a predetermined time.
In the hit of the winning / failing determination, the small hit in which the small hit game in which the large winning portion is in the open state is executed , and the large winning in the small hit game in which the large winning portion is in the open state are executed. A big hit that makes it easier for a game ball to enter the part is provided with a big hit that executes a game.
The big hit includes a normal big hit in which a normal big hit game that can be easily distinguished from the small hit game is performed , and a special big hit in which a special big hit game in which the mode from the start to the middle is difficult to distinguish from the small hit game is performed. In the included gaming machines
After the end of the big hit game, until the big hit and the small hit are confirmed in the subsequent hit / fail determination, the winning information during the immediately preceding big hit game is continuously displayed, and the big hit and the small hit are displayed. A gaming machine provided with a winning information display means for hiding the winning information until the end of the big hit game and the small hit game after confirmation.

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