JP7147798B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine as a typical example of a game machine.

Further, some of the pachinko machines described above are provided with a game board on which a game area is formed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-342427 (pages 5-7, Figures 3 and 5)

However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.

That is, in the conventional pachinko machine, for example, it is sometimes difficult to recognize game balls flowing down the game area. There is a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine in which it is easy to grasp game balls flowing down a game area.

In order to achieve these objects, the present invention has the following configuration.

That is, the invention according to claim 1 is
In a game machine provided with a game member forming a flow-down area in which game balls flow down,
The flow-down area is provided with starting ball entry means capable of entering a game ball,
The game member is
A member for forming a front side flowing area, which is provided on the game board so as to be on the front side in a front view and has a front side flowing surface forming at least a part of the front side flowing area where the game ball flows down;
It has a rear-side flow-down surface provided behind the front-side flow-down area forming member and forming at least a part of the rear-side flow-down area on which game balls different from the game balls flowing down the specific portion of the front-side flow-down surface flow down. a member for forming a rear flowing-down area;
a permeable contact portion that can be arranged between the front-side flowing surface and the rear-side flowing surface so that the game ball comes into contact with the game ball in the course of flowing down to change the flowing state;
with
At least a part of a region portion of the front-side flowing-down area forming member that overlaps with the rear-side flowing-down area forming member in a front view has permeability,
The front side flowing area is flowed down from the back surface side of the rear side flowing area forming member so that the amount of light irradiated to the game ball flowing down the front side flowing area and the game ball flowing down the back side flowing area is different. A light irradiation means for irradiating light on the game ball and the game ball flowing down the back side flowing area,
The light irradiation means is arranged in a region different from a display region in which the identification information is variably displayed based on the ball entering the starting ball entering means ,
The game member is arranged in an area that does not overlap with the display area when viewed from the front.
It is characterized by

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine in which it is easy to grasp the game balls flowing down the game area.

1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. It is a front view of a game board. It is a back view of a pachinko machine. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a pachinko machine; FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display content of a 3rd pattern display apparatus. FIG. 2 is a front view of the two-layer play area forming component of Example 1; 4 is a front perspective view of the two-layer play area forming component of Example 1. FIG. 4 is a front exploded perspective view of the two-layer play area forming component of Example 1. FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the two-layer play area forming component of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 4 is a rear exploded perspective view of the two-layer play area forming component of Example 1; FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 6; (a) is a side view of the light-guiding rod, (b) is a view from the tip side of the light-guiding rod, and (c) is a cross section showing the downflow path of the game ball in the two-layer play area forming part. It is a diagram. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the game board of Example 2; (a) is a front view of the game board of Example 3, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB shown in (a). (a) is a schematic front view showing the center frame of the game board of Example 4, and (b) is a sectional view taken along line CC shown in (a).

Various embodiments of a pachinko game machine (hereinafter simply referred to as "pachinko machine") will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

A pachinko machine of Example 1 will be described in detail based on the drawings. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 30 of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the display contents of the third pattern display device 42. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms the outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and is fixed to a game island of a game hall (hall), and one side of the outer frame 11 (for example, the front An inner frame 12 supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to an outer frame 11 with the left side as viewed from the front) as an opening/closing axis, and an inner frame having one side of the inner frame 12 (for example, the left side as viewed from the front) as an opening/closing axis. 12 is provided with a front frame set 14 that can be freely opened and closed.

The outer frame 11 is made of wooden plate members and is generally rectangular in a front view, and each plate member is assembled with a detachable fastener such as a machine screw. In this embodiment, for example, the outer frame 11 has a vertical outer dimension of 809 mm (inner dimension of 771 mm) and a lateral outer dimension of 518 mm (inner dimension of 480 mm). Note that the outer frame 11 may be made of resin, light metal such as aluminum, or the like.

The inner frame 12 is roughly divided into a resin base (not shown) as a main member forming the outer shape, and a game board 30 (see FIG. 2) attached to the resin base (not shown). In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the inner frame 12 has a front frame set 14 that can be opened to one side on the front side of a resin base (not shown).

Specifically, the resin base (not shown) has a substantially rectangular outer shape when viewed from the front, and has an opening (a game area 30a (see FIG. 2) described later) having a substantially central portion as the center of the opening. A plate-shaped member having an opening of the same size is formed.

The front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable with the opening/closing axis J1 extending in the up-down direction on the left side in front view as the axis. In other words, the front frame set 14 can be opened and closed with respect to a resin base (not shown).

The game board 30 (see FIG. 2) is detachably attached to the back side of the resin base (not shown) such that the game area 30a is located in the opening of the resin base.

Here, the front frame set 14 will be described in a little more detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so that it can be opened and closed. and can be opened forward.

As shown in FIG. 1, when viewed from the front, the front frame set 14 includes a lower tray unit 13 positioned at the bottom, an upper tray unit 21 positioned above the lower tray unit 13, and an upper tray unit 21 positioned above the lower tray unit 13. and a glass frame portion 23 positioned above the . The lower tray unit 13, the upper tray unit 21, and the glass frame 23 are attached to respective portions on the front side of a base plate (not shown) to form a front frame set 14. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lower tray unit 13 is fixed to the lowest portion of the base plate (not shown) by fasteners such as screws so as to be positioned at the lowest portion of the front frame set 14 when viewed from the front. ing. The lower tray unit 13 has a lower tray 15, a ball extracting lever 17 and a game ball shooting handle 18 on its front side.

A lower tray 15 as a ball receiving tray is provided substantially in the center of the lower tray unit 13, and game balls discharged from a discharge port 16 can be stored in the lower tray 15. - 特許庁The ball extraction lever 17 is for extracting (discharging) game balls from the lower tray 15. By moving the ball extraction lever 17 to the left in FIG. The game balls that are opened and stored in the lower tray 15 can be discharged downward to the outside through the opening portion of the bottom surface of the lower tray 15.例文帳に追加

The game ball shooting handle 18 is arranged so as to protrude to the front side on the right side of the lower plate 15.例文帳に追加A game ball is driven toward a game board 30 to be described later by a game ball shooting device 38 in accordance with the operation of the game ball shooting handle 18 by the player. The game ball shooting device 38 is composed of, for example, a game ball shooting handle 18 and a shooting device 229 (see FIG. 4). The sound output unit 24 is an output port for outputting sound from speakers provided inside or on the back of the front frame set 14 at two positions on the left and right sides of the upper part of the front frame set 14 when viewed from the front.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper plate unit 21 is attached to a base plate (not shown) by fasteners such as screws so as to be positioned at the lower portion of the front frame set 14 (above the aforementioned lower plate 15). It is fixed to the lower portion in a front view, and has an upper plate 19 as a receiving plate for game balls. Here, the upper plate 19 is a ball receiver for temporarily storing game balls and leading them out toward the game ball launcher 38 while aligning them in a line.

As shown in FIG. 1, the glass frame portion 23 includes a window portion 101 formed on the upper side of the upper plate unit 21 and various electrical decoration portions provided around the window portion 101. As shown in FIG.

That is, the front frame set 14 has, as shown in FIG. A substantially oblong elliptical window portion 101 is formed so that it can be visually recognized from the outside. Specifically, the window portion 101 has a substantially oblong elliptical shape with a hollow center. It is attached on the back side. A glass unit (not shown) has a double glass structure in which two glass plates 137 are arranged close to each other in the front-rear direction. It should be noted that the substantially central portion of the window portion 101 may be formed in a straight line, and the glass plate 137 may be made to conform to that shape. Further, the glass plate 137 is not limited to glass, and any material may be used as long as it is a transparent plate having a predetermined strength.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, the glass frame 23 includes various electrical decorations (first electrical decoration 300, second electrical decoration 302, and third electrical decoration 304) around the window 101. ing. That is, the front frame set 14, as shown in FIG. A second decorative part 302 (right side decorative part) containing an LED or the like is provided on the right side around the window part 101, and a third decorative part 304 containing an LED or the like is positioned above the window part 101. (upper illumination part). These illumination parts play a role of increasing the effect during the game by changing the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state such as when a big win or a predetermined reach.

In the pachinko machine 10, the first decorative part 300, the second decorative part 302 and the third decorative part 304 function as jackpot lamps, and light up or blink at the time of the jackpot to indicate that the jackpot is in progress. inform. In addition, the first illumination section 300 and the second illumination section 302 of the pachinko machine 10 are provided with a prize ball lamp 105 that lights up during prize ball payout and an error display lamp 106 that lights up when a predetermined error occurs. ing. In addition, a small window 107 made of transparent resin is provided on the periphery of the window portion 101 at a lower right portion so that the surface of the inner frame 12, the surface of the game board 30, and the like can be visually recognized. Since a predetermined portion of the small window 107 is flat, a certificate stamp or the like attached to the lower right corner of the game board 30 can be read by a machine through the flat portion of the small window 107 .

A ball lending operation unit 120 is arranged below the window part 101, and the ball lending operation unit 120 is provided with a ball lending button 121 and a return button 122. - 特許庁When the ball lending operation unit 120 is operated with bills or cards (for example, prepaid cards) inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, Game balls are lent out. The ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain lending balls based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and lending balls are supplied to the upper tray 19 as long as the card or the like has a balance. be done. The return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of the card or the like inserted in the card unit. It should be noted that the ball rental operation unit 120 may be further provided with a frequency display unit (not shown). This frequency display unit (not shown) displays the balance information of the card or the like. The ball lending operation unit 120 is not required in a pachinko machine in which game balls are directly lent to the upper tray from a ball lending device or the like without going through the card unit, that is, a so-called cash machine. Therefore, a decorative sticker or the like is attached to the installation portion of the ball rental operation unit 120. - 特許庁As a result, the pachinko machine using the card unit and the cash machine can share the ball rental operation unit.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 is made of square plywood when viewed from the front and is shaped such that both corners on the left side are cut off. It is attached in contact with the back side of the resin base (not shown) of the frame 12, and the game area 30a, which is a substantially central portion on the front side of the game board 30, is shown in FIG. It is visible from the front outside of the front frame set 14 through the window 101 (glass plate 137).

Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 30 includes a general winning port 31 , a variable winning device 32 , a starting winning device 33 (eg, operating chucker), a third starting port 34 (eg, through gate), and a variable display device unit 35 . These general winning port 31, variable winning device 32, starting winning device 33, third starting port 34 and variable display device unit 35 are arranged in respective through holes formed by router processing in the game board 30. It is attached from the front side of the game board 30 with wood screws or the like. A game ball enters the general winning hole 31, the variable winning device 32, and the starting winning device 33, and the entering ball is detected by a detection switch (a winning hole switch, a count switch, an operation hole switch) (not shown), which will be described later. A predetermined number of prize balls are dispensed to the upper tray 19 (or the lower tray 15) based on the output of the detection switch.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the starting winning device 33 has a first starting port 33a (for example, an operation chucker) and a second starting port 33b (for example, an operation chucker) arranged vertically from the top. Consists of a single winning device. An operating port switch (passage detection switch) for the first starting port 33a (not shown) is provided in the first starting port 33a on the upper side, and a ball entering the first starting port 33a is detected by the first starting port 33a. 1 is detected by an operating port switch (not shown) for the starting port 33a. Further, the second starting port 33b on the lower side is provided with an operation port switch (passage detection switch) for the second starting port 33b (not shown). 2 is detected by an operating port switch (not shown) for the starting port 33b. That is, in either case of entry of a game ball into the first starting port 33a on the upper side or entry of a game ball into the second starting port 33b on the lower side, it is a start winning. There is no change, and those incoming balls can be detected individually.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and game balls that do not enter the various prize-winning devices pass through the out port 36 to a ball discharge path (not shown). be guided in the direction The game board 30 is provided with a large number of nails for appropriately dispersing and adjusting the falling direction of game balls, and various members (accessories) such as a windmill 37 are arranged.

The variable display device unit 35 includes a first pattern display device 40 that variably displays a first pattern (for example, a special pattern) as identification information, triggered by winning a prize in the first start port 33a or the second start port 33b. , with the passage of the third starting port 34 as a trigger, the second pattern display device 41 that variably displays the second pattern (for example, the normal pattern), and the winning to the first starting port 33a and the second starting port 33b As a trigger, a third pattern display device 42 for variably displaying a third pattern (for example, a decorative pattern) is provided.

The first pattern display device 40 includes, for example, a plurality of (two in this embodiment) two-color light-emitting type LEDs (light-emitting diodes) 40a that emit variable light based on the ball entering the first starting port 33a, 40b, a holding lamp 40c indicating the holding number of the variable display on the LEDs 40a and 40b, and a plurality of (two in this embodiment) two lamps that emit variable light based on the ball entering the second starting port 33b. It is provided with LEDs (light emitting diodes) 40d and 40e of color emission type, and a suspension lamp 40f indicating the number of suspensions of variable display by the LEDs 40d and 40e.

The LEDs 40a and 40b that emit fluctuating light based on the ball entering the first starting port 33a can emit red and blue light, for example. The first pattern display device 40 alternately changes the light emission colors of the LEDs 40a and 40b to generate a variable display state of the first pattern (in this embodiment, the light emission colors of the LEDs 40a and 40b). When both the LEDs 40a and 40b stop in the red light emitting state, it indicates a probability variable jackpot (specific hit), and when both the LEDs 40a and 40b stop in the blue light emitting state, it indicates a normal jackpot (non-specific hit), and both the LEDs 40a and 40b mutually indicate. Disengagement is indicated by stopping at a different colored light emission state.

Similarly to the above, the LEDs 40d and 40e that emit variable light based on the ball entering the second starting port 33b can emit red and blue light, for example. The first pattern display device 40 alternately changes the light emission colors of the LEDs 40d and 40e to generate a variable display state of the first pattern (in this embodiment, the light emission colors of the LEDs 40d and 40e). When both the LEDs 40d and 40e stop in the red light emitting state, it indicates a probability variable jackpot (specific hit), and when both the LEDs 40d and 40e stop in the blue light emitting state, it indicates a normal jackpot (non-specific hit), and both the LEDs 40d and 40e are lit against each other. Disengagement is indicated by stopping at a different colored light emission state.

As the first pattern display device 40, a single LED capable of emitting light of at least three colors may be employed. When the LED stops emitting light of the first color, it indicates a probability variable jackpot (specific win), and when the LED stops emitting light of the second color, it indicates a normal jackpot (non-specific win). , the disengagement may be indicated when the LED stops emitting the third color. Incidentally, the first pattern display device 40 described above corresponds to identification information variable display means in the present invention.

The second pattern display device 41 includes a display portion 41a for the second pattern on which, for example, "○" is drawn, a display portion 41b for which the second pattern is drawn, for example, "X", and a holding lamp 41c. Each time the game ball passes through the second starting port 34, for example, the display pattern (normal pattern) by the display parts 41a and 41b fluctuates, and when the fluctuation display stops at a predetermined pattern, the lower side 2 starting port 33b is configured to be in an operating state (opened) for a predetermined time. The number of times the game ball passes through the second starting port 34 is suspended up to four times, and the number of suspensions is displayed by the suspension lamp 41c. The display units 41a and 41b have LEDs (light-emitting diodes) inside thereof, and are configured to perform variable display by switching the light emission of these LEDs (or the lighting of lamps). It should be noted that the second pattern display device 41 described above corresponds to normal identification information variable display means in the present invention.

The third pattern display device 42 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device, and display contents are controlled by a display control device 45, which will be described later. On the third pattern display device 42, three decorative pattern rows L, M, and R of left, middle, and right are displayed, as shown in FIG. 5, which will be described later. Each of the decorative pattern rows L, M, and R is composed of a plurality of decorative patterns, and these decorative patterns are variably displayed on the third pattern display device 42 so as to be scrolled for each of the decorative pattern rows L, M, and R. be. In this embodiment, the third pattern display device 42 (liquid crystal display device) is provided with, for example, a large 11-inch liquid crystal display. In the variable display device unit 35, a center frame 47 is arranged in front of the third pattern display device 42 so as to substantially surround the display screen of the third pattern display device 42 when viewed from the front. In this embodiment, an LCD is adopted as the third pattern display device 42, but other types of image display devices (for example, PDP: plasma display panel, EL: electroluminescence display, organic EL, etc.) may be used. . The third pattern display device 42 described above corresponds to the decoration identification information (symbol) variable display means in the present invention, and the display control device 45 described above corresponds to the display control means in the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the variable prize winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which game balls cannot or hardly win prizes, and can be switched between an open state in which game balls are likely to win in the event of a big hit and a normal closed state. It is operated repeatedly. In this way, the state in which the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly operated between the open state and the normal closed state at the time of a big win is called a specific game state (for example, a big win state). Since the ball enters (wins a prize) and a large number of game balls are paid out in response to the winning, the game state is advantageous for the player. In other words, in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the number of game balls inserted (the number of game balls fired into the game area 30a by the game ball launcher 38) is greater than the number of game balls paid out (general winning hole 31 , the variable winning device 32, the starting winning device 33, the number of winning balls paid out based on the entry of the game ball into the third starting port 34, etc.), and a game ball prize The state can be changed to a specific game state (for example, a jackpot state) in which the number of put-out balls is larger than the number of inserted game balls.

More specifically, when the game ball wins the first starting port 33a, the two LEDs 40a and 40b of the first symbol display device 40 are displayed in a variable manner, and the display of the LEDs 40a and 40b after the variation is stopped emits a predetermined light emission. A specific game state occurs when a combination of modes is achieved. For example, in the case of a light emission mode in which both the LEDs 40a and 40b stop in the red light emission state, it indicates that the specific game state of the probability variable jackpot (specific win) has been won, and both the LEDs 40a and 40b stop in the blue light emission state. In the case of the light emission mode, it indicates that the specific game state of the normal jackpot (non-specific win) has been won, and in the light emission mode, the both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in the light emission state of different colors from each other. Indicates (that you have lost the specific game state).

In the same manner as described above, when the game ball wins the second starting port 33b, the two LEDs 40d and 40e of the first symbol display device 40 are variably displayed, and the display of the LEDs 40d and 40e after the variability is stopped is set in advance. A specific game state occurs when a combination of light-emitting modes is achieved. For example, in the case of a light emission mode in which both the LEDs 40d and 40e stop in the red light emission state, it indicates that the specific game state of the probability variable jackpot (specific win) has been won, and both the LEDs 40d and 40e stop in the blue light emission state. In the case of the light emission mode, it indicates that the specific game state of the normal jackpot (non-specific win) has been won, and in the light emission mode, the both LEDs 40d and 40e stop in different color light emission states, the player loses. Indicates (that you have lost the specific game state).

The variable winning device 32 is configured such that the big winning opening 32a is in a predetermined open state, and the game ball is easily won (big hit state). Specifically, the large winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly opened a predetermined number of times (the number of rounds), with the lapse of a predetermined time or the winning of a predetermined number of prizes in the open state being regarded as one round. Further, the number of times the game ball passes through the first starting port 33a is suspended up to four times, and the number of suspensions is displayed by the suspension lamp 40c. Also, the number of times the game ball has passed through the second starting port 33b is suspended up to four times, and the number of suspensions is displayed by the suspension lamp 40f. The suspension lamps 40c and 40f may be configured such that a suspension display is performed on a part of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42, or the like.

2, the game board 30 is provided with a plurality of rails 51 and 52 for guiding game balls fired from a game ball launcher 38 (see FIG. 3) to the upper part of the game board 30. A game ball shot as the game ball shooting handle 18 is rotated is guided to a predetermined game area 30a through a ball guide passage 49, which will be described later, of a plurality of rails 51 and 52. . The plurality of rails 51 and 52 are elongated stainless metal belt-shaped members, and are attached to the game board 30 in a double inner and outer configuration. The inner rail 51 is formed in a substantially vertical elliptical ring shape except for about 1/4 of the upper portion. The outer rail 52 is formed so that a part (mainly the left side) faces the inner rail 51 . In this case, the guide rail is constituted by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52, and the ball guide passage 49 is formed by the portion (on the left side) where the rails 51 and 52 are parallel to each other with a predetermined interval therebetween. . The ball guide passage 49 is formed in a groove shape having a contact surface with the game board 30, that is, in a groove shape with an open front side.

A return ball prevention member 53 is attached to the tip portion of the inner rail 51 (upper left portion in FIG. 2). As a result, the game ball once guided from the ball guide passage 49 between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 to the upper part of the game board 30 is prevented from returning to the ball guide passage 49 again. It's becoming Further, in the state where the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, the position corresponding to the maximum flying portion of the game ball on the outer rail 52 (the upper right part of FIG. 2: the portion corresponding to the tip of the outer rail 52). , a return rubber 54 (a member indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2) provided on the inner frame 12 is located. Therefore, a game ball shot with a force greater than or equal to a predetermined amount hits the return rubber 54 and is bounced back. Since the outer rail 52 is made of a long stainless steel metal band, it is possible to make flight of the game ball smoother, that is, to reduce the frictional resistance of the game ball. 2, a wall portion 60 (indicated by a broken line in FIG. 2) formed on the inner frame 12 is positioned from the tip of the outer rail 52 to the right tip of the inner rail 51. The game area 30a is partitioned by.

The lower right corner of the game board 30 is a space for affixing a sticker (S1 in FIG. 2) such as a certificate (for example, a manufacturing number is written) or a plate. By attaching a sticker such as a certificate stamp (S1 in FIG. 2) to the lower right corner of the game board 30, the game board 30 and the certificate stamp can be made unique.

Next, the game area 30a of the game board 30 will be described. The game area 30a is, as shown in FIG. The game area 30a that is partitioned on the board surface is configured to be large.

In this embodiment, the game area 30a is defined by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, except for the guide rail area that is the parallel portion of the inner and outer rails 51 and 52. area. Therefore, since the play area 30a does not include the guide rail portion, the left limit position of the game area 30a is specified by the inner rail 51 instead of the outer rail 52.例文帳に追加Similarly, the right side limit position of the game area 30a is specified by the inner rail 51. As shown in FIG. Also, the lower limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the lower end position of the game board 30 . Also, the upper limit position of the game area 30a is specified by the outer rail 52. As shown in FIG.

Although detailed drawings are not disclosed, game balls are supplied one by one to the game ball launcher 38 from a ball outlet (not shown) of the front frame set 14 (a ball outlet leading from the most downstream part of the upper tray 19). be done.

Next, the configuration of the rear surface of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 10 has various control boards arranged vertically and horizontally on its rear surface (actually, the rear surface of the inner frame 12 and the game board 30), or stacked in the front and rear directions. Further, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism section 352) for supplying game balls, a resin protective cover, and the like are attached. In this embodiment, various control boards are mounted on two mounting bases (not shown) to constitute two control board units, and these control board units are individually attached to the inner frame 12 or the back surface of the game board 30. I am trying to wear it. In this case, the main control device 261 and the sub-control device 262 shown in FIG. 4 to be described later are mounted on separate mounting bases (not shown) attached to the game board 30 to be unitized, respectively, and are unitized. The payout control device 311, the launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 shown in FIG. Here, for convenience, the former unit will be referred to as "first control board unit 201" and the latter unit will be referred to as "second control board unit 202".

The dispensing mechanism 352 and the protective cover are also integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally called a back pack, so the unit is called a "back pack unit 203" here. A detailed configuration of each unit 201 to 203 will be described later.

The first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 are configured so that they can be attached and detached on a unit-by-unit basis without using any tools. It is provided so that it can be opened and closed with respect to the inner frame 12 or the back surface of the game board 30 . This is also a contrivance for making it possible to easily confirm hidden structures and the like even when the units 201 to 203 and other structures are stacked one on top of the other.

In addition, on the back side of the game board 30, a prize winning detection mechanism for detecting passage of game balls such as various prize winning ports is provided. Specifically, a winning opening switch is provided at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 31 on the front side of the game board 30, and the variable winning device 32 is provided with a count switch. The count switch is a switch for counting winning balls. At positions corresponding to the first starting port 33a and the second starting port 33b, an operating port switch for the first starting port 33a and an operating port switch for the second starting port 33b are provided, Entry of a game ball into the first starting port 33a and the second starting port 33b is detected by the operating port switch. A gate switch is provided at a position corresponding to the third starting port 34, and the passage of the game ball to the third starting port 34 is detected by the gate switch.

The winning slot switch and the gate switch are connected to a board connection board (not shown) through electrical wiring (not shown), and this board connection board is further connected to a main control board 261a (see FIG. 4) in the main control device 261, which will be described later. ing. In addition, the count switch is connected to a large winning opening relay terminal board (not shown), and this large winning opening relay terminal board (not shown) is also connected to the main control board 261a. On the other hand, the operation port switch is directly connected to the main control board 261a without going through the relay board.

Although not shown in the drawings, the variable winning device 32 is provided with a large winning opening solenoid for opening the large winning opening 32a, and the second start opening 33b on the lower side is provided for opening the electric accessory. actuating port solenoid is provided.

The detection results respectively detected by the winning detection mechanism are taken into a main control board 261a in the main controller 261, which will be described later, and the main control board 261a issues a payout command (game ball payout number) is transmitted to the payout control board 311a. Then, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out according to the output of the payout control board 311a.

The first control board unit 201 has, for example, two substantially rectangular mounting bases (not shown) on the upper and lower sides, and the main control device 261 is mounted on the lower mounting base when viewed from the back side of the game board 30. , and a sub-controller 262 is mounted on the upper mount. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the main control unit 261 includes a CPU 501 for main control, a ROM 502 storing game programs, a RAM 503 storing necessary data according to the progress of the game, and various devices. Main control including an input/output port 505 for communication, a random number generator (not shown) used for various lotteries, and a clock pulse generator circuit (not shown) used for time counting and synchronization. The main control board 261a is housed in a board box 263 (encapsulating means) made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (not shown) and a box cover (not shown) that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and box cover are unopenably connected by a sealing unit (not shown), thereby sealing the substrate box (not shown).

In addition, the sub-controller 262 includes, for example, a CPU 551 that controls voice and lamp display and controls the display control device 45 in accordance with instructions from a main control board 261a in the main controller 261, a ROM 552, a RAM 553, a bus line 554 and It has a sub-control board 262a including an input/output port 555 and the like, and this sub-control board 262a is housed in a board box (not shown) made of a transparent resin material or the like. A power relay board (not shown) is mounted on the sub-control device 262, and power supplied from a power board (described later) is supplied to the sub-control device 262 and the display control device 45 via this power relay board (not shown). is output to

The second control board unit 202 has a horizontally long mounting base (not shown), on which a payout control device 311, a launch control device 312, a power supply device 313 and a card unit connection board 314 are mounted. The payout control device 311 is equipped with a CPU that forms the center of control, and a control board including ROM, RAM, various ports, etc. The launch control device 312 is equipped with a launch control board, and the power supply device 313 is a power supply. It has a control board. A payout control board 311a of the payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls. In addition, the shooting control board of the shooting control device 312 controls the shooting device 229 (see FIG. 4) according to the operation of the game ball shooting handle 18 by the player, and the power supply board of the power supply device 313 controls various control devices. A required predetermined power supply voltage is generated and output. The shooting device 229 of this embodiment employs a solenoid-type shooting part that strikes and shoots a game ball with a shooting mallet (not shown) that can move back and forth according to energization/de-energization of a shooting solenoid (not shown). Other shooting devices 229 include a mechanical shooting part that shoots a game ball by striking it with a shooting punch driven by a shooting motor, and an electromagnetic shooting part that shoots a game ball by generating an electromagnetic field. type can be adopted. The card unit connection board 314 is electrically connected to the ball lending operation section 120 (see FIG. 1) on the front of the pachinko machine and a card unit (not shown), takes in a player's ball lending operation command, and outputs it to the payout control device 311. is output to Note that the card unit connection board 314 is unnecessary in a cash machine in which game balls are directly lent to the upper tray 19 from a ball lending device or the like without going through the card unit.

The payout control device 311, the ejection control device 312, the power supply device 313 and the card unit connection board 314 are housed in a board box made of a transparent resin material or the like. In particular, in the dispensing control device 311, similarly to the above-described main control device 261, a box base (not shown) and a box cover (not shown) constituting a substrate box (wrapping means) are unsealed by a sealing unit (sealing means). are incapably connected, thereby sealing the board box 263 .

The payout control device 311 is provided with a state return switch (not shown). For example, if a state recovery switch (not shown) is pressed when a dispensing error such as a ball clogging occurs in the dispensing motor section, the dispensing motor 358a (see FIG. 4) is slowly rotated forward to clear the ball clogging (normal state). (return to

Also, a RAM erase switch 323 is provided on the power monitor board 261b. The pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, so that even if a power failure should occur, the state at the time of the power failure can be maintained and can be restored to the state at the time of the power failure when recovering from the power failure (recovery of power). Therefore, when the power is turned off in a normal procedure (for example, when the hall is closed), the state before the power is turned off is memorized and held. I am planning to put it in.

Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 203 is formed by integrating a resin-molded back pack 351 and a game ball payout mechanism 352 .

The back pack unit 203 is provided with a tank 355 which opens upward at the uppermost portion thereof, and the tank 355 is sequentially replenished with game balls supplied from island facilities (game island facilities) of the game hall. Below the tank 355 is connected a tank rail 356 which has, for example, two rows of ball passages in the horizontal direction and gently slopes downward toward the downstream side. are connected. A payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and payout of the required number of game balls is appropriately performed by a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor 358a. The game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper tray 19 through a payout passage (not shown) or the like.

Also, the tank rail 356 is provided with a vibrator 360 for applying vibration to the tank rail 356 . For example, a vibrator 360 is fastened and attached to the tank rail 356 with, for example, two screws. Furthermore, the vibrator 360 does not come into surface contact with the tank rail 356 but comes into contact with the two screws, so that the vibrations of the vibrator 360 are transmitted to the tank rail 356 more effectively. Therefore, if ball clogging occurs near the tank rail 356, the vibrator 360 is driven to eliminate the ball clogging.

A payout relay board (not shown) for relaying a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358 is installed in the payout mechanism section 352, and a power switch board 382 for taking in main power from the outside is installed. is set up. The power switch board 382 is supplied with a main power supply of, for example, 24 V AC via a voltage converter, and is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 382a.

The payout mechanism 352 from the tank 355 to the payout passage (not shown) is made of a conductive resin material (for example, a conductive polycarbonate resin) and partly grounded. As a result, the generation of noise due to electrification of the game ball is suppressed.

As shown in FIG. 3, an inner frame open detection switch 388 for detecting that the inner frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 is provided on the upper right side of the inner frame 12 . When the inner frame 12 is opened, it is output from the inner frame open detection switch 388 to the computer for inside the hall (inside the pachinko parlor).

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine 10 includes a main control device 261, a payout control device 311, a launch control device 312, a sub control device 262, a display control device 45, a power supply device 313, and the like. These devices are individually described in detail below.

The main controller 261 of the pachinko machine 10 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer which is an arithmetic device. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 storing various control programs and fixed value data to be executed by the CPU 501, and a memory for temporarily storing various data when executing the control programs stored in the ROM 502. A RAM 503 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission/reception circuit are incorporated.

The RAM 503 is configured to retain (back up) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off. It has memory and area.

In other words, when the power supply is cut off due to a power failure or the like, the CPU 501 of the main controller 261 executes the normal processing to the end, so the RAM 503 stores the It suffices to memorize and hold the contents of the counter buffer and the reserved ball storage area, and when the power is turned on again, the state of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power was turned off. Specifically, the RAM 503 has a dedicated backup area for storing the values of each register and I/O, etc. regarding the game information during normal processing when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs; the same shall apply hereinafter). does not need to be set to The NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 is configured to receive a power failure signal S1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, when the power is shut off due to a power failure or the like. Upon occurrence, power failure processing (NMI interrupt processing) is immediately executed.

An input/output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 containing the ROM 502 and RAM 503 through a bus line 504 comprising an address bus and a data bus. The input/output port 505 includes a RAM erasure switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, a launch control device 312, a sub-control device 262, a first symbol display device 40, a second symbol display device 41, and other switches (not shown). etc. are connected. The main controller 261 also has a function of controlling the variable display of the first symbol on the first symbol display device 40 and the variable display of the second symbol on the second symbol display device 41 .

The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261 described above, is configured to be able to retain (back up) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off. , RAM 513 includes memories and areas for temporarily storing various data.

The RAM 513 stores and retains information regarding the state at the time of power-off in order to restore the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power-off when power is turned on again when the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like. In other words, the storage of the RAM 513 is executed by the NMI interrupt processing and the step of the second half of the payout control processing when the power is turned off, and conversely, the information stored in the RAM 513 is restored by the power recovery processing when the power is turned on. .

The RAM 513 stores and retains information regarding the state at the time of power-off in order to restore the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power-off when power is turned on again when the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like. In other words, the storage of the RAM 513 is executed by the NMI interrupt processing and the step of the second half of the payout control processing when the power is turned off, and conversely, the information stored in the RAM 513 is restored by the power recovery processing when the power is turned on. .

An input/output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 containing the ROM 512 and RAM 513 via a bus line 514 comprising an address bus and a data bus. The input/output port 515 is connected to the main controller 261, the firing controller 312, the dispensing motor 358a, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 4, the launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launching of game balls by the launching device 229, and the launching device 229 is permitted to be driven when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, the launch control device 312 receives the card unit connection signal S4 from the payout control device 311 (a signal output when the card unit described above is connected to the pachinko machine 10), and the player A touch detection signal S5 output when the game ball shooting handle 18 is touched, and output when the shooting stop switch 18a provided on the game ball shooting handle 18 for stopping shooting is not operated. On the condition that all of the firing sustaining signal S6 received are input, the firing permitting signal S7 is output to the main controller 261.

That is, the firing permission state is established while the firing permission signal S7 is ON (high level), and the firing non-permission state is established while the firing permission signal S7 is OFF (low level). In other words, the main controller 261, during the period in which the input firing permission signal S7 is ON (high level), the firing control signal S8 (pulse signal) for controlling the firing solenoid (not shown) for firing the game ball , and a ball feed control signal S9 (pulse signal) for controlling a ball feed solenoid that feeds a game ball to the launch rail 401 is repeatedly output to the launch control device 312 at a predetermined repeat cycle. The shooting control device 312 drives and controls the shooting device 229 based on the shooting control signal S8 and the ball feeding control signal S9, and the game ball is shot with an intensity corresponding to the operation amount of the game ball shooting handle 18. Conversely, the main controller 261 does not output the firing control signal S8 and the ball feed control signal S9 to the firing control device 312 while the input firing permission signal S7 is OFF (low level). 229 will not launch a game ball.

The display control device 45 controls the variable display of the third pattern (decorative pattern) in the third pattern display device 42 . The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521 , a ROM (program ROM) 522 , a work RAM 523 , a video RAM 524 , a character ROM 525 , an image controller 526 , an input port 527 , an output port 529 , bus lines 530 and 531 . and The output of the sub-controller 262 is connected to the input of the input port 527 , and the CPU 521 , ROM 522 , work RAM 523 and image controller 526 are connected to the input port 527 . An output port 529 is connected to the image controller 526 via a bus line 531, and the output of the output port 529 is connected to the third pattern display device 42, which is a liquid crystal display device.

The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 controls the decorative design display on the third design display device 42 based on various commands sent from the main control device 261 after being edited by the sub-control device 262 . The ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 521, and the work RAM 523 temporarily stores work data and flags used when executing various programs by the CPU 521. memory for

The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data to be displayed on the third symbol display device 42. By rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524, the display contents of the third symbol display device 42 are changed. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as decorative designs displayed on the third design display device 42 . The image controller 526 adjusts the timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, and the output port 529 to intervene in the reading and writing of data. It is displayed on the pattern display device 42 .

The power supply device 313 also includes a power supply section 541 for supplying power to each section of the pachinko machine 10 . The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operating power to each of the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As an overview, the power supply unit 541 takes in an AC 24V power supply supplied from the outside, and generates +12V power supply for driving various switches and motors, +5V power supply for logic, backup power supply for RAM backup, etc. Then, these +12V power supply, +5V power supply and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like. An operating power source (+12V power source, +5V power source, etc.) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the payout control device 311 .

As shown in FIG. 4, the main controller 261 includes a main control board 261a and a power monitoring board 261b separate from the main control board 261a in a board box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like. . The power monitoring board 261b includes a power failure monitoring circuit 542 for monitoring power interruption due to power failure or the like, and a RAM erasing switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erasing switch 323 .

The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal S1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 at the time of power failure due to power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the voltage of AC 24 volts in the power supply unit 541, and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when the time for this voltage to become less than 24 volts exceeds, for example, 20 milliseconds. , and outputs a power failure signal S1 to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311 . By the output of this power failure signal S1, the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311 recognize the occurrence of power failure and execute power failure processing (NMI interrupt processing).

Note that the power supply unit 541 continues to operate the power supply unit 541 for a time sufficient to execute the power failure process even after the time when the AC 24 volts monitored by the power supply unit 541 has become less than 24 volts exceeds 20 milliseconds. It is configured to maintain the output of 5 volts, which is the driving voltage of the control system, at a normal value. Therefore, the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure process.

The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit for taking in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clearing the backup data of the RAM 503 of the main controller 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout controller 311 according to the state of the switch 323 . When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs the RAM erase signal S2 to the main control board 261a. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on while the RAM erasing switch 323 is pressed (including power-on due to power failure cancellation), the data in the RAM 503 is cleared in the main controller 261, and the payout controller 311 is the main controller. 261, the data in the RAM 513 is cleared.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 5, the third pattern display device 42 (liquid crystal display device) is provided with three decorative pattern rows L, M, and R, left, middle, and right. Three decorative patterns, ie, an upper decorative pattern, a middle decorative pattern and a lower decorative pattern are variably displayed for each M and R. In the present embodiment, the series of patterns is composed of a main decorative pattern SZ to which the numbers "0" to "9" are respectively attached, and a secondary decorative pattern FZ consisting of a diamond-shaped picture pattern. Main decorative designs SZ are displayed in ascending or descending order, and secondary decorative designs FZ are arranged between the main decorative designs SZ to form a series of decorative design rows L, M, and R. The main decorative pattern SZ and the sub-decorative pattern FZ are variably displayed from top to bottom with periodicity.

In this case, in the left decorative design row L, the above series of decorative designs are displayed in descending order (that is, in order of decreasing number of the main decorative design SZ), and in the middle decorative design row M and the right decorative design row R, the same The above series of decorative designs are displayed in ascending order (that is, the order in which the numbers of the main decorative designs SZ increase). Then, the variable display is stopped in the order of left decorative pattern row L→right decorative pattern row R→middle decorative pattern row M, and at the time of stopping, five effective lines on the third pattern display device 42, that is, the upper line L1 and the middle line. If the main decorative pattern SZ is a combination of jackpot patterns (in this embodiment, a combination of the same main decorative patterns SZ) on any of L2, lower line L3, rightward rising line L4, and leftward rising line L5, a special jackpot is awarded. A game video is displayed.

Next, further characterizing portions of the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 12. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the two-layer play area forming component 60 of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of the two-layer play area forming component 60 of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 8 is a front exploded perspective view of the two-layer play area forming component 60 of Example 1. FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view of the two-layer play area forming component 60 of Example 1. FIG. 10 is a rear exploded perspective view of the two-layer play area forming component 60 of Example 1. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 6. FIG. 12(a) is a side view of the light-guiding rod 74, FIG. 12(b) is a view from the tip side of the light-guiding rod 74, and FIG. It is a cross-sectional view showing the flow path of the game ball B of.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 has a game area 30a, and a plurality of nails forming a flow-down path of the game ball B are erected in the game area 30a. In the game area 30a, a nail 63 erected on a transparent plate 62 made of a transparent resin, which will be described later, has a threaded portion 63a formed at its tip. 30 (wood), it is a normal nail that does not have a threaded portion 63a at its tip.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 is provided with a two-layer game area forming part 60 in the shape of a home base (substantially pentagonal shape) in a front view at the center of the left end of the game area 30a. The two-layer game area forming component 60 is attached from the back side of the game board 30 with screws or screws (not shown). Moreover, you may attach by a method other than that. 2 schematically shows the two-layer game area forming component 60 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12(c), the two-layer game area forming part 60 has not only its front side area (the center of the left end of the game area 30a) but also its back side area. It has a side game area 71a (another back side game area 71a formed behind the game area 30a).

Also, as shown in FIG. 2, above the two-layer game area forming part 60 on the game board 30, a game ball B is allowed to pass through a game ball passage 272, which will be described later, based on the establishment of a predetermined passage condition. An opening/closing door 58 is provided. The open/close door 58, as indicated by a dashed line in FIG. 12(c), opens the upstream side opening of the game ball passage 272 that connects the front side game area 30a and the back side game area 71a so that the game ball B can pass through. It opens and closes. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the opening/closing door 58 is driven to open/close by a driving portion 270 as an opening/closing mechanism portion including a solenoid, an opening/closing transmission member, and the like. When the game ball B enters the open state of the opening/closing door 58, the game ball B passes through the game ball passage 272 and is guided to the back side game area 71a, which will be described later, as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 12(c). be done. Further, when the open/close door 58 is closed, the game ball B cannot enter, and the game ball B flows down on the open/close door 58 as indicated by the solid line in FIG. 12(c).

The game ball passage 272 is provided with a winning ball sensor 85 (for example, a proximity sensor, etc.), as indicated by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. be.

Only when a game ball B enters the far side game area 71a, colored light is emitted from a plurality of light-guiding rods 74, which will be described later, so that the far side game area 71a becomes brighter. After the game ball B comes out from 71a or after a predetermined time (time sufficient for the game ball B to be discharged), the irradiation of colored light from the plurality of light-guiding rods 74, which will be described later, is stopped, This back side game area 71a may be darkened.

In addition, the main control board 261a, as shown in FIG. 12(c), has a lottery section 271 that performs a lottery based on the entry of the game ball B into the first start port 33a and the second start port 33b. , the opening/closing door 58 is opened (including a state in which the open/close door 58 is continuously opened for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) and a state in which this is repeated multiple times) when a lottery is won in the lottery section 271. It controls the opening and closing of the opening/closing door 58 . For example, the lottery unit 271 of the main control board 261a is based on the entry of the game ball B into the first start port 33a and the second start port 33b. ) is a winning value, the opening/closing door 58 is opened and closed, and if it is an outlier, it is not opened/closed.

Specifically, the lottery unit 3271 is realized by executing a predetermined program (a program related to lottery for opening/closing the door 58) stored in the ROM 502 by the CPU 501 of the main control board 261a using the RAM 503. . For example, by executing the above program, the CPU 501 sequentially updates and continues the random number value in the random number generator (not shown) that constitutes the lottery unit 271. A random number at the timing of detection of the game ball B entering the game ball 33b is temporarily stored in the RAM 503 (obtained random number). The opening/closing door 58 is opened/closed, and if the obtained random number value does not match the hit value pre-stored in the ROM 503 (that is, if it is an outlier), the opening/closing door 58 is not opened/closed.

Alternatively, the lottery section 271 may draw a lottery based on the ball entering another prize-winning opening (not shown) provided on the game board 30, and the opening/closing door 58 may be opened and closed when the lottery is won.

Here, the configuration and the like of the two-layer game area forming component 60 will be described in detail below.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 12(c), the two-layer game area forming part 60 includes a front side game area forming part 61 forming the left end central portion of the game area 30a, and a back side of the front side game area forming part 61. It is provided with a back side game area forming component 71 that forms another back side game area 71a in which the game ball B flows down so as to be visible through the game area.

First, the front game area forming component 61 will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 and 10, the front game area forming component 61 includes, for example, a home plate-shaped (substantially pentagonal) transparent resin transparent plate 62 and a front side of the transparent plate 62. A plurality of nails 63 provided, a windmill 64 that can rotate around a rotation axis 64a by contact with a game ball B and affect the flow of the game ball B, and a game ball B from the back side game area 71a to the front side. and a game ball discharge port 65 for discharging again to the game area 30a.

A plurality of nails 63 erected on the front side of the transparent plate 62 are, as shown in FIG. 11, inclined slightly upward (for example, 3 degrees upward). Each of these nails 63 has a threaded portion 63a formed at its tip.

The transparent plate 62 is preliminarily formed with pilot holes 62a (see FIG. 10) smaller than the diameter of the tips of the nails 63 at a plurality of predetermined locations on the front side (the right half of the transparent plate 62 in this embodiment). The nail 63 is erected by screwing the screw thread portion 63a of the nail 63 into the pilot hole 62a (see FIG. 10).

In this embodiment, since the transparent plate 62 has the back side game area 71a on the entire back side, the transparent plate 62 is entirely transparent. For the base material, for example, at least a specific portion where the back side game area 71a exists may be molded with a light-transmitting resin.

8 and 10, the transparent plate 62 has a home base shape (substantially pentagonal shape) and is fitted into a substantially pentagonal fitting hole that is a part of the game board 30 having the shape shown in FIG. However, the transparent plate 62 may be the game board 30 itself of FIG. That is, the game board 30 may be a transparent plate.
Next, the back side game area forming component 71 will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 8, 10 and 11, the back-side play area forming component 71 is a front-side component having a front part with a size that borders the back-side game area 71a and includes the back-side game area 71a. 72, and a rear side part 73 arranged with a gap between the front side part 72 and allowing the game ball B to flow down.

Like the transparent plate 62 , the front part 72 is a transparent member that has a home base shape (substantially pentagonal shape) in a front view and has the same size as the transparent plate 62 (for example, a transparent resin molded product).

The front part 72 is similar to the transparent plate 62 in that it has a home base shape (substantially pentagonal shape) when viewed from the front and has the same size as the transparent plate 62 , and has a light transmittance inferior to that of the transparent plate 62 ( It may be a frosted glass resin molded part. For example, at least one of the front surface and the back surface of the front component 72 may be finely textured to make the front component 72 opaque (frosted glass).

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the front part 72 is formed with a notch opening 72a on the upper surface side that allows the game ball B to enter, and has a cross section (cross section in the lateral direction). (viewed from above) has a Kono shape.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the back side game area forming part 71 is provided upright in at least a part of the back side game area 71a. A plurality of rod-shaped light-guiding rods 74 forming a path are provided.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the plurality of light-guiding rods 74 are integrally erected on the back side game area 71a side (rear side) of the front part 72. , and the front part 72 are made of the same transparent resin material.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the rear part 73 is a resin-molded part having a recess 73a in which the front part 72 and the transparent plate 62 can be inserted in that order. A horizontally elongated hole 73b into which B can enter is formed. Further, the back surface of the rear part 73 is provided with a plurality of fitting holes 75 into which tips of a plurality of light-guiding rods 74 of the front part 72 are fitted. The fitting hole 75 is a circular hole when viewed in the direction of the hole. As shown in FIG. 12(c), the rear part 73 has a plurality of light-guiding rods 74 whose tips are fitted into a plurality of fitting holes 75, and the distance between the rear part 73 and the front part 72 is adjusted. The spheres B are arranged facing each other as an interval that allows them to flow down. That is, between the front side component 72 and the rear side component 73, a back side game area 71a is formed.

Also, the rear part 73 is a light shielding member. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, since the portion of the rear part 73 other than the plurality of fitting holes 75 is a light-shielding member, light from the portion other than the fitting holes 75 (light emitted from LEDs 81, which will be described later) colored light) is prevented from penetrating.

As shown in FIGS. 12(a) and 12(b), the light-guiding rod 74 has a diameter larger than that of the rear end (the tip of the light-guiding rod 74 as shown in FIG. 11). It is tapered in side view so that the diameter of the front side of the pachinko machine (the base end as shown in FIG. 11 when viewed from the light guide rod 74) is larger.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 12(b), the light-guiding rod 74 has at least a base part with respect to the front part 72, which is the front side of the pachinko machine, which is oblong in cross section, and a rear end ( The tip portion) has a circular shape with a diameter smaller than the major axis of the ellipse, and the upper and lower sides thereof are tapered toward the rear end portion (tip portion) in a side view.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, a winning component 76 into which a game ball B can enter is provided on the front side of the back surface of the rear component 73 . As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the winning component 76 includes a guide passage 77 that guides the game ball B in the vertical direction and discharges it forward, and an entering ball detection sensor provided upstream of the guide passage 77. 78 (proximity sensor as a passage detection sensor), and entry of the game ball B into the winning component 76 can be detected. Then, as shown in FIG. 12(c), the game ball B entering the winning part 76 in the back side game area 71a is detected by the entering ball detection sensor 78, and is detected at the downstream position of the guide passage 77. It is discharged to the front side, and is again discharged from the game ball discharge port 65 of the front side part 72 through the through hole 72b (see FIGS. 8 and 10) formed in the front side part 72 to the game area 30a.

The main control board 261a transmits a payout command (the number of game balls B to be paid out) to the payout control board 311a in order to pay out the prize balls based on the entering ball detection by the entering ball detection sensor 78 . It should be noted that it is also possible to provide the player with a game state or a privilege that is advantageous to the player other than the payout of prize balls, or a lottery may be conducted based on the detection of the entering ball by the entering ball detection sensor 78. When the player wins the prize, the prize balls may be paid out, an advantageous game state, a privilege, or the like may be provided.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the lower central portion of the rear part 73 discharges the game ball B that did not win the winning part 76 by flowing down the back side game area 71a to the game area 30a again. It has a lower discharge port 79 for

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the two-layer game area forming component 60 includes a colored light irradiation component 280 for irradiating the game balls B flowing down the back side game area 71a with colored light.

Specifically, the colored light irradiation component 280 includes a light incident member 80 for incident colored light from the back side of the light guide rod 74 in the game machine.

More specifically, on the rear side of the rear part 73, as shown in FIGS. A light incident member 80 for incident colored light is provided at the distal end portion (as shown in FIG. 1).

As shown in FIGS. 8, 10, and 11, the light incidence member 80 has an LED mounting board 82 on which a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs 81) are mounted on the front side, and the LED mounting board 82 mounted inside. A case component 83 is provided, and when the case component 83 is attached to the back surface side of the rear component 73, each LED 81 on the LED mounting board 82 faces each fitting hole 75 of the back component. . That is, the LED 81 is arranged at the center position of the fitting hole 75 when viewed from the front.

The light guide rod 74 receives at least a portion of the colored light incident from the light incident member 80 on its rear end (the front end as shown in FIG. 11 when viewed from the light guide rod 74) on its peripheral surface. Radially emitted from the rod longitudinal direction view. That is, the entire peripheral surface of the light-guiding rod 74 emits colored light from the light incident member 80 . Such a light-guiding rod 74 may have an irregular shape on its surface, or may be molded from a transparent resin material containing minute light-diffusing particles. Further, the light-guiding rod 74 may have a flat surface without unevenness on the part hit by the game ball B, and may have unevenness on the other surface part.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the light guide rod 74 directs at least part of the colored light incident from the light incident member 80 to the front side of the pachinko machine (the base end portion when viewed from the light guide rod 74). ) to the front and outside. When the two-layer play area forming component 60 is viewed from the front, as shown in FIG. When colored light is incident on the distal end side of the light guide rods 74, the base ends of these light guide rods 74 (indicated by dashed ovals in FIG. 6) also emit colored light.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the back side game area forming part 71 forms a back side game area 71a at a peripheral portion of the surface of the back side game area 71a (peripheral area in the front view of the rear part 73). A wall portion 73c is formed to stand upright. As shown in FIG. 8, the colored light irradiation component 280 is a rear-side inward-facing part provided on the wall portion 73c of the rear-side game area forming component 71 so as to irradiate colored light toward the back-side game area 71a. An irradiation unit 281 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 8, the rear-side inward irradiation section 281 has a vertical through-hole 281a extending through both side walls of the rear-side component 73 in the wall thickness direction along the vertical length thereof. a vertically elongated light guide member 281b fitted in the vertical direction of the light guide member 281b, a vertically elongated LED mounting substrate 82 attached to a vertically elongated recess formed in the inner part of both side walls of the light incident member 80, and this LED mounting substrate 82 vertically elongated in the vertical direction. A plurality of LEDs 81 are provided so as to face the light guide member 281b.

The above-described game board 30 corresponds to the game member in the present invention, the above-described front side game area forming member 61 corresponds to the front side game area forming member in the present invention, and the above-described back side game area forming member 71 corresponds to the present invention. , the above-described glass plate 137 corresponds to the transparent plate in the present invention, and the above-described colored light irradiation component 280 corresponds to the light irradiation means and colored light irradiation means in the present invention. The light-guiding rod 74 corresponds to the rod-shaped light guide section in the present invention, the light incidence member 80 described above corresponds to the light incidence means in the present invention, and the rear-side inward irradiation section 281 described above corresponds to the light incidence means in the present invention. The above-described transparent plate 62 corresponds to the rear-side inward irradiation means, the above-described transparent plate 62 corresponds to the transparent base material in the present invention, the above-described rear-side component 73 corresponds to the rear-side base material in the present invention, and the above-described front side component. 72 corresponds to the rear side transparent member in the present invention, the fitting hole 75 described above corresponds to the fitting portion in the present invention, the LED 81 described above corresponds to the light emitting element in the present invention, and the game ball passage 272 described above. corresponds to the game ball guide passage in the present invention, the opening/closing door 58 described above corresponds to the allowable member in the present invention, and the first start port 33a and the second start port 33b described above correspond to the ball entry means in the present invention. The lottery section 271 described above corresponds to the lottery means in the present invention, the driving section 270 described above corresponds to the driving means in the present invention, and the main control board 261a described above corresponds to the main control means in the present invention.

As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the first embodiment, the game board 30 includes the front side game area forming components that form the front side game area 30a in which the game balls B flow down, which are provided on the front side in a front view. 61, a back side game area forming component 71 that forms a back side game area 71a in which the game ball B flows down, provided behind the front side game area forming part 61, and the front side game area 30a. The transparent plate 62 of the front side game area forming component 61 is transparent, and the game ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a is colored. Since the colored light irradiation component 280 for irradiating light is provided, the game ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a can be displayed in a different color from the game ball B flowing down the front side game area 30a. It is easy to see at a glance which game area the ball is flowing down. As a result, it is possible to provide a pachinko machine in which it is easy to grasp at a glance which of the game areas 30a and 71a, which are adjacent to each other, the game ball B is flowing down.

In addition, the back side game area forming component 71 has a wall portion 73c for forming the back side game area 71a at the peripheral portion of the surface of the back side game area 71a. The side inward irradiation section 281 is provided on the wall portion 73c of the rear side game area forming component 71 so as to irradiate colored light toward the back side game area 71a. 281 irradiates colored light in the surface direction of the back side game area 71a, part of the colored light is reflected forward by the spherical surface of the game ball B, and the color is different from that of the game ball B flowing down the front side game area 30a. The game ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a can be displayed, and it can be seen at a glance that the game ball B with colored light is the game ball flowing down the back side game area 71a. In addition, since colored light is not emitted forward from the surface of the back-side game area 71a, that is, the entire surface of the back-side game area 71a does not emit colored light, the back-side game area 71a It is possible to reduce the problem that the player feels dazzling because the entire surface of the screen emits colored light.

In addition, the rear game area forming component 71 has a plurality of light guide rods 74 erected at predetermined positions on the surface of the back game area 71a to form a flow path for the game ball B. The member 80 receives colored light from the back side of the gaming machine of the light-guiding rod 74, and the light-guiding rod 74 receives at least a portion of the colored light incident from the light-incident member 80 and passes it through its peripheral surface. Since the light guide rod 74 also emits colored light radially when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the rod, the rear side provided on the wall portion 73c of the rear side play area forming component 71 When viewed from the inward irradiation part 281, it is difficult for the colored light to reach the shadowed areas (blind spots) of the light-conducting rods 74. The light-guiding rods 74 can also irradiate the game ball B flowing down between them with colored light, and the blind spots where the game ball B is not irradiated with the colored light can be reduced. In addition, the rear-side inward irradiation section 281 provided on the wall portion 73c of the rear-side game area forming component 71 has a light output to the extent that it irradiates colored light to the end-side area of the back-side game area 71a. It is not necessary to have a high intensity light output, and the inside area of the back side game area 71a (the area inside the end side area of the back side game area 71a) is colored with the light guide rod 74. Can be irradiated with light.

In addition, since the light-guiding rods 74 guide at least part of the colored light incident from the light incident member 80 to the front side of the pachinko machine, the light-guiding rods 74 in the inner game area 71a Since the front side of the pachinko machine emits colored light and the game ball B in the back side game area 71a does not flow down to the front part of the front side of the pachinko machine, the colored light on the front side of the pachinko machine is emitted in the back side game area 71a. The luminous decoration of the back side game area 71a can be improved to the extent that it is not blocked by the falling balls, and the back side game area 71a is not blocked by the falling balls. In other words, the impression of the luminous decoration is not changed due to the game ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a, and the visual recognition of the luminous decoration does not become difficult. In addition, in the back side game area 71a in which a plurality of light-guiding rods 74 are erected, the downflow path of the game ball B is formed by the plurality of light-guiding rods 74, and the front game area It can also be used as a back side game area 71a separate from 30a, and the game area 30a does not decrease with the luminous decoration of the game area 30a.

In addition, the front side game area forming component 61 is provided with a transparent plate 62 having a front side game area 30a on one side. A nail 63 is erected, and the back side game area forming part 71 includes a rear side part 73 that forms a back side game area 71a, and a space that allows the game ball B to flow down to the rear side part 73. A transparent front side part 72 is arranged oppositely with a space therebetween, and the front side part 72 has a plurality of nails having a different shape from the nails 63 on the surface of the back side game area 71a (the back side in this first embodiment). A downflow path for the game ball B is formed by erecting the light-guiding rod 74 . Therefore, since the falling ball B in the back side game area 71a can be seen in a different color from the falling ball B in the front side game area 30a, it can be seen at a glance which game area 30a, 71a the game ball B is flowing down. Not only is it easier, but also a plurality of light-conducting rods 74 different from the nails 63 of the front-side game region 30a are erected in the back-side game area 71a. The behavior of B also makes it easier to understand which of the game areas 30a and 71a the game ball B is flowing down.

In addition, since the tip of each light-guiding rod 74 of the front part 72 is fitted into each fitting part 75 of the rear part 73, each light-guiding rod 74 is held and supported. It is possible to reduce the vibration of the tip of the light-conducting rod 74 due to the collision of the game ball B, and compared to the case where the tip of the light-conducting rod 74 is not held, the light-conducting rod 74 can reduce the impact applied to the base end of the light guide rod 74 and extend the life of the light guide rod 74 . Furthermore, since a plurality of nails 63 are erected in the front game area 30a, the nails can be adjusted. As a result, the pachinko machine (game machine) equipped with the light-conducting rods 74 that can reduce the reduction of the game area 30a while improving the visibility obstruction of the luminous decoration of the game area 30a and has excellent durability against the collision of the game ball B. ) can be provided.

In addition, the light-guiding rod 74 is integrally erected on the back side game area 71a side of the front part 72, and the light incident member 80 injects colored light into the rear end portion of the light-guiding rod 74. do. The light guide rod 74 guides at least part of the colored light incident from the light incident member 80 to the front side of the pachinko machine. Therefore, a game area 30a in which a plurality of nails 63 are erected and a back side game area 71a on the back side of the game area 30a are provided. Even in the case of a configuration in which a plurality of light-guiding rods 74 are erected on the 71a side, the peripheral surface of the light-guiding rods 74 can emit colored light, and the light flows down near the light-guiding rods 74. The game ball B can be irradiated with colored light. Furthermore, since the colored light is incident from the tip of the light-guiding rod 74, the light can be incident only on the light-guiding rod 74, and the light-guiding rod 74 is placed on the back side game area 71a side of the rear part 73. When colored light is incident on the base end of the light-guiding rod 74, leakage of the colored light to the outside of the base end may occur, but this is not the case. In addition, since the front part 72 is transparent, there is no need to color or decorate the front part 72, and the front side of the rear part 73 may be colored or decorated with a design. can also be improved.

In addition, since the diameter of the light-guiding rod 74 on the front side of the pachinko machine is larger than the diameter of the rear end, the direction perpendicular to the peripheral surface of the light-guiding rod 74 is the back of the game machine. Since the game ball B flowing down the back game area 71a can be irradiated with the colored light in the oblique direction, the colored light reflected by the front half of the game ball B can be emitted. can be easily directed toward the front side of the game machine, and the game ball B with more colored light can be provided.

In addition, since the colored light is emitted from the front side of the pachinko machine, which is larger than the rear end, the light exit surface (guide) is larger than the light entrance surface (the rear end of the light guide rod 74) from the light entrance member 80. The pachinko machine front side of the light bar 74 can be decorated with light, and the visibility can be improved.

In addition, the light guide rod 74 has a tapered shape when viewed from the side so that the diameter of the front side of the pachinko machine is larger than the diameter of the rear end. In the flow-down route of the game ball B by 74 (that is, the back side game area 71a), the game ball B can be made to flow not to the front side but to the rear side. For example, the game ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a collides with the upper tapered portion and the lower tapered portion of the light-guiding rod body 74 which has a tapered shape (a shape that tapers toward the back side) in a side view. Therefore, in the back side game area 71a, it is easier to bounce and flow down the back side instead of the front side, so that the collision of the game ball B behind the game area 30a can be reduced, and the game ball flowing down the back side game area 71a. B can be reduced to affect the behavior of the game ball B flowing down the front side game area 30a. In addition, since the colored light is emitted from the front side of the pachinko machine, which is larger than the rear end, the light exit surface (guide) is larger than the light entrance surface (the rear end of the light guide rod 74) from the light entrance member 80. The pachinko machine front side of the light bar 74 can be decorated with light, and the visibility can be improved.

In addition, the light guide rod 74 has at least a vertically elongated elliptical shape in a cross-sectional view at the base portion with respect to the front part 72, which is the front side of the pachinko machine. In other words, at least the base portion (base end portion) of the light-guiding rod 74 is formed in an oval shape that is elongated in the vertical direction, which is the direction in which the game ball B falls. can be strengthened. In addition, since the width of the light-guiding rods 74 is narrower than the width thereof, a plurality of light-guiding rods 74 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and the distance between the light-guiding rods 74 is small. is set as an interval that allows the game ball B to flow down, the space can be saved in the horizontal direction without increasing the size in the horizontal direction.

In addition, the light-guiding rod 74 has a front end (base end in Example 1) having a vertically elongated oval shape, and a rear end (tip end) having a diameter smaller than the major axis of the oval shape. In addition, when viewed from the side, the upper and lower sides are tapered toward the rear end portion (front end portion in the first embodiment). A fitting hole 75 of the rear part 73 is circular. The light incident member 80 has an LED 81 arranged at the center position of the fitting hole 75 when viewed from the front. Therefore, the colored light from the LEDs 81 can be evenly incident on the circular rear end portion (tip portion) of the light-guiding rod 74, and can be emitted radially from the peripheral surface portion when viewed in the rod longitudinal direction. Further, when at least a part of the colored light incident on the light-guiding rod 74 from the light incident member 80 is guided to the front side of the game machine by the light-guiding rod 74, the long The entire circular front end (base end) can be suitably decorated with light. Further, by forming the circular fitting hole 75, it is possible to process the fitting hole more easily than when forming a non-circular (for example, oval) fitting hole.

In addition, since the rear part 73 is a light shielding member, the colored light from the light incident member 80 is not incident and emitted from a portion other than the fitting portion. Only the front side of the machine can emit colored light.

The nail 63 has a threaded portion 63a formed at its tip portion, and the transparent plate 62 is made of a light-transmitting resin. A pilot hole 62a smaller than the diameter of the portion is formed, and the nail 63 is erected by screwing the threaded portion 63a of the nail 63 into the pilot hole 62a. It is possible to reduce the breakage of the erected portion, and even if the angle of the nail 63 is adjusted after erected, it is difficult for the nail 63 to loosen.

In addition, the game ball passage 272 of the game board 30 is a guide passage that allows the game ball B to pass through the front side game area 30a and the back side game area 71a, and the opening/closing door 58 is opened based on the establishment of a predetermined passage condition. Therefore, the passage of the game ball B to the game ball passage 272 is allowed based on the establishment of the predetermined passage condition, and the game ball B is allowed to pass through the game ball passage 272 from the front side game area 30a to the back side game area 30a. The game ball B is guided to the area 71a, or the game ball B is guided from the back side game area 71a to the front side game area 30a, and the game ball B in the front side game area 30a and the game ball B in the back side game area 71a can be displayed in different colors, it is possible to provide an interesting display in which the color of the game ball B is switched depending on the game areas 30a and 71a, and the game ball B is identified and displayed for each of the game areas 30a and 71a. can be realized with a simple configuration.

Further, the game ball B can enter the first start opening 33a and the second start opening 33b provided at predetermined positions of the game board 30. As shown in FIG. The lottery section 271 draws lots based on the detection of the game ball B entering the first start opening 33a and the second start opening 33b, and the driving section 270 satisfies the passing condition when the lottery section 271 wins. Since the opening/closing door 58 is driven as , it is possible to preferably realize a configuration that allows the passage of the game ball B to the game ball passage 272 based on the establishment of the passage condition.

In addition, the main control board 261a performs integrated control of the game of the pachinko machine 10 and has a lottery section 271. Therefore, the main control board 261a executes a lottery for the establishment of the passage condition, and based on the establishment of the passage condition, a game ball is selected. It is possible to preferably implement a configuration in which the opening/closing door 58 is driven and controlled so as to allow the game ball B to pass through the path 272 .

If the front part 72 is lower in transparency than the glass plate 137 and can be seen through (for example, frosted glass), the game ball B flowing down the front game area 30a passes through the glass plate 137. On the other hand, the game ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a appears blurred through the front part 72, which has lower transparency than the glass plate 137. It is easy to see at a glance whether it is flowing down 71a. As a result, it is possible to provide the pachinko machine 10 (game machine) in which it is easy to grasp at a glance which of the game areas 30a and 71a, which are adjacent to each other, the game ball B is flowing down.

Next, the pachinko machine 10 of Example 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the game board 30 of Example 2. As shown in FIG.

In the game board 30 of the second embodiment, a plurality of light-guiding rods 74 are erected on the back side game area 71a side (front side) of the back side part 73 of the back side game area forming part 71, and the front side part 72 is formed with fitting holes 75 into which a plurality of light-guiding rods 74 are fitted respectively, which is different from the above-described first embodiment. In the second embodiment, the points different from the first embodiment described above will be mainly described below.

As shown in FIG. 13, the back side play area forming component 71 includes a front side part 72 having a front part having a size that borders the back side game area 71a and includes the back side game area 71a. 72 and a rear part 73 arranged with a space between them so that the game ball B can flow down. The light-incident member 80 allows colored light to enter the rear part of the rear part 73 corresponding to the back side of the pachinko machine of the light-guiding rod 74 .

As shown in FIG. 13, the light-guiding rod 74 has a larger diameter at the back side of the pachinko machine than at the front end. In addition, the light guide rod 74 has at least a vertically elongated elliptical shape in cross-section at the root portion of the light guide rod 74 with respect to the rear part 73, which is the back side of the pachinko machine.

As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the second embodiment, the back-side game area forming part 71 has a front part with a size that includes the back-side game area 71a as well as the front boundary of the back-side game area 71a. and a rear part 73 arranged with a gap between the front part 72 so that the game ball B can flow down. The light incident member 80 is integrally set up on the back side game area 71a side of , and the light incident member 80 enters colored light into the back part of the back side part 73 corresponding to the back side of the pachinko machine of the light guide rod 74 . The light-guiding rod 74 radially emits at least part of the colored light incident from the light incident member 80 from its peripheral surface when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the rod. Therefore, a game area 30a in which a plurality of nails 63 are erected, and a back side game area 71a on the back side of the game area 30a are provided. Even in the case of a configuration in which a plurality of light-conducting rods 74 are erected on the side of the area 71a, the peripheral surface of the light-conducting rods 74 is made to emit colored light, and the light-conducting rods 74 are illuminated in the back side game area 71a. The game ball B flowing down nearby can be irradiated with colored light, and the game ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a can be displayed in color.

In addition, since the light guide rod 74 also emits at least part of the colored light incident from the light incident member 80 from its tip (front end), the tip (front end) of the light guide rod 74 is It can emit colored light.

In addition, since the tip of each light-guiding rod 74 of the rear part 73 is fitted into each fitting part 75 of the front part 72, each light-guiding rod 74 is supported at both ends. It is possible to reduce the vibration of the tip of the light-conducting rod 74 due to the collision of the game ball B, and compared to the case where the tip of the light-conducting rod 74 is not held, the light-conducting rod 74 can reduce the impact applied to the base end of the light guide rod 74 and extend the life of the light guide rod 74 .

In addition, since the diameter of the light-guiding rod 74 on the back side of the pachinko machine is larger than the diameter of the front end, the perpendicular direction of the peripheral surface of the light-guiding rod 74 faces the front side of the game machine. The game ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a can be irradiated with colored light in an oblique direction, and the colored light reflected by the front half of the game ball B can be emitted into the game. It is possible to provide a game ball B which can be easily directed to the front side of the machine and has a more colored light.

In addition, since the light guide rod 74 emits colored light from the front end portion smaller than the diameter of the back side of the pachinko machine, the light incident surface from the light incident member 80 (the pachinko machine diameter of the light guide rod 74) The light emitting surface (the front end portion of the light-guiding rod 74) smaller than the rear surface side) can be decorated with light emission, and the light emission luminance can be enhanced.

In addition, the light guide rod 74 has at least a vertically elongated elliptical shape in cross-section at the root portion of the light guide rod 74 with respect to the rear part 73, which is the back side of the pachinko machine. In other words, at least the base portion (base end portion) of the light-guiding rod 74 is formed in an oval shape that is elongated in the vertical direction, which is the direction in which the game ball B falls. can be strengthened. In addition, since the width of the light-guiding rods 74 is narrower than the width thereof, a plurality of light-guiding rods 74 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and the distance between the light-guiding rods 74 is small. is set as an interval that allows the game ball B to flow down, the space can be saved in the horizontal direction without increasing the size in the horizontal direction.

Next, the pachinko machine 10 of Example 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14(a) is a front view of the game board 30 of Example 3, and FIG. 14(b) is a sectional view taken along line BB shown in FIG. 14(a).

Example 3 differs from Example 1 in that the front game area 30a is irradiated with colored light having a different color from the colored light emitted from the back game area 71a. In the third embodiment, the points different from the first embodiment described above will be mainly described below.

As shown in FIG. 14, the front game area forming component 61 has inner rails 51 and outer rails 52 erected at predetermined positions on the periphery of the front game area 30a of the game board 30 for forming the front game area 30a. It is The colored light irradiation component 280 irradiates the inner rails 51 and the outer rails 52 of the front side game area forming component 61 with colored light toward the front side game area 30a (colored light different in color from the colored light in the back side game area 71a). A front inward irradiation section 282 is provided so as to irradiate the light.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, the front inward irradiation unit 282 is arranged on the surface side facing the center frame 47 in the portion of the inner rail 51 extending from the left center to the upper part of the game board 30. and a plurality of LEDs 81 (Fig. 14(b) see).

As shown in FIG. 14(b), the colored light incident from the back side of the light guide member 282a (the colored light different in color from the colored light in the back side gaming area 71a) is emitted from the center frame 47 of the light guide member 282a. Colored light (colored light different from the colored light in the back side game area 71a) is irradiated to the game ball B that is emitted from the surface side facing toward and flows down near the inner rail 51 in the front side game area 30a. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 14(a), a light guide member 282a is also arranged on the surface side facing the center frame 47 in the upper part of the game board 30 on the outer rail 52, and this light guide member Colored light (colored light of a different color from the colored light in the back side game area 71a) is incident on the back side of 282a by a plurality of LEDs 81 in the same manner as described above, and flows down near the outer rail 52 in the front side game area 30a. Colored light (colored light different in color from the colored light in the back side game area 71a) is irradiated to the game ball B that is to be played.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14(a), a light guide member 282a is also arranged on the side of the wall portion 60 (indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 14) formed in the inner frame 12 facing toward the center frame 47. Colored light (colored light different from the colored light in the back side game area 71a) is incident on the back side of the light guide member 282a by the plurality of LEDs 81 in the same manner as described above, and the front side game area is illuminated. The game ball B flowing down near the wall portion 60 at 30a is irradiated with colored light (colored light different from the colored light in the back side game area 71a).

In addition, the inner rail 51, the outer rail 52, and the wall portion 60 described above correspond to the wall portion in the present invention.

As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the third embodiment, the front game area forming component 61 has the rails 51, 52 for forming the front game area 30a at predetermined positions along the periphery of the front game area 30a. and a wall portion 60 are formed upright, and the front inward irradiation portion 282 of the colored light irradiation component 280 is directed toward the front side game area 30a on the rails 51 and 52 of the game board 30 and the wall portion 60 of the inner frame 12. Since it is provided to irradiate colored light (colored light different in color from the colored light in the back side game area 71a), the front inward irradiation part 282 emits colored light (colored light in the back side game area 71a). colored light different from the light) is irradiated in the plane direction of the front side game area 30a, and part of the colored light (colored light different in color from the colored light in the back side game area 71a) It is possible to display the game ball B flowing down the front side game area 30a in a different color from the game ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a by being reflected forward by the spherical surface, It can be seen at a glance that the game ball B with a colored light different from the colored light is a game ball flowing down the front side game area 30a.

Next, the pachinko machine 10 of Example 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15(a) is a schematic front view showing the center frame 47 of the game board 30 of Example 4, and FIG. 15(b) is a sectional view taken along line CC shown in FIG. 15(a).

In the third embodiment described above, the light guide members 282a provided on the inner rail 51, the outer rail 52, and the wall portion 60 emit colored light (colored light different in color from the colored light in the back side game area 71a). ) is emitted to the front play area 30a. In the fourth embodiment, colored light (inner rail 51, inner rail 51, The difference from the above-described third embodiment is that the colored light having the same color as the colored light from the light guide member 282a of the outer rail 52 and the wall portion 60 is irradiated toward the front play area 30a. In the fourth embodiment, the points different from the third embodiment described above will be mainly described below.

As shown in FIG. 15, the game board 30 is provided with a center frame 47, which is a game component, at a predetermined location in its front game area 30a (the center location of the front game area 30a in this embodiment). As shown in FIG. 15, the center frame 47 has a light guide member 282a over substantially the entire outer peripheral portion thereof when viewed from the front. In addition, as shown in FIG. 15, the center frame 47 may be provided with a light guide member 282a in at least a part of its outer periphery when viewed from the front.

The colored light irradiating component 280 emits colored light (a colored light having the same color as the colored light from the inner rail 51, the outer rail 52, and the light guide member 282a of the wall portion 60) from the incident surface of the light guide member 282a facing the center frame 47. It has LED81 which injects light).

The light guide member 282a of the center frame 47 transmits at least part of the colored light incident from the LED 81 (the colored light of the same color as the colored light from the light guide member 282a of the inner rail 51, the outer rail 52, and the wall portion 60). , and emitted from the outer surface portion exposed to the front side game area 30a side.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15B, colored light (the inner rail 51, the outer rail 52, and the light guide member of the wall portion 60) is incident from the incident surface of the light guide member 282a facing the center frame 47. The colored light of the same color as the colored light from 282a) is emitted from the outer surface portion of the light guide member 282a exposed on the front side game area 30a side, and the game ball B flowing down near the center frame 47 in the front side game area 30a is colored. Light (colored light of the same color as the colored light from the inner rail 51, the outer rail 52, and the light guide member 282a of the wall portion 60) is irradiated.

The above-described center frame 47 corresponds to the game component in the present invention, the light guide member 282a of the center frame 47 described above corresponds to the light guide portion in the present invention, and the above-described LED 81 corresponds to the component light incidence means in the present invention. corresponds to

As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the fourth embodiment, the center frame 47 is provided with the light guide member 282a over substantially the entire outer periphery when viewed from the front, and the colored light irradiation component 280 includes the light guide member 282a. colored light (colored light of the same color as the colored light from the inner rail 51, the outer rail 52, and the light guide member 282a of the wall portion 60) is incident from the incident surface facing the center frame 47 in the center frame. The light guide member 282a of 47 transmits at least part of the colored light incident from the LED 81 (the colored light of the same color as the colored light from the light guide member 282a of the inner rail 51, the outer rail 52, and the wall portion 60). Since it is emitted from the outer surface portion exposed to the front side game area 30a side, the light guide member 282a provided over almost the entire outer peripheral portion in the front view of the center frame 47 also emits colored light (the inner rail 51, the outer rail 52, and the wall portion). colored light of the same color as the colored light from the light guide member 282a of 60) is emitted.

Therefore, colored light (light guided by the inner rail 51, the outer rail 52 and the wall portion 60) is viewed from the front inward irradiation portion 282 provided on the inner rail 51, the outer rail 52 and the wall portion 60 of the game board 30. Colored light of the same color as the colored light from the member 282a) is difficult to reach, and the colored light (the light guide members of the inner rail 51, the outer rail 52, and the wall portion 60) is shaded by the multiple nails 63 (blind spot). The colored light of the same color as the colored light from 282a can be irradiated, and the colored light can be irradiated from the light guide member 282a of the center frame 47 to the game ball B flowing down between the plurality of nails 63. , blind spots where the game ball B is not irradiated with colored light can be reduced. In addition, the inner rail 51, the outer rail 52, and the wall portion 60 of the front play area forming part 61 are provided with the front inward irradiation portion 282, which irradiates the end side area of the front play area 30a with colored light. It can be light output and need not be high intensity light output. In addition, the light guide member 282a of the center frame 47 can irradiate colored light to the inside area of the front game area 30a (the area inside the end area of the front game area 30a).

Further, in the fourth embodiment, the colored light is incident from the incident surface of the light guide member 282a facing the center frame 47, but the colored light is incident from the surface of the light guide member 282a facing the game board 30. An LED 81 may be provided for incidence.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be modified to achieve the same effect, for example, as described below.

<1> In the third embodiment described above, the game ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a is colored by the rear inward irradiation section 281 and the light-guiding rod 74 for the back side game area 71a. Light is emitted to the front game area 30a, and the front inward irradiation unit 282 emits colored light (a different color from the colored light in the back game area 71a) onto the game ball B flowing down the front game area 30a. However, the front inward irradiation section 282 may emit only the colored light to the front game area 30a without emitting the colored light to the back game area 71a. Also, the colored light may be applied continuously or intermittently.

<2> In the fourth embodiment described above, the game ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a is colored by the rear inward irradiation section 281 and the light-guiding rod 74 for the back side game area 71a. Light is emitted to the front side game area 30a, and colored light (back side game area 71a colored light of a different color from the colored light in ) is irradiated, but the colored light is not irradiated in the back side game area 71a, and the front inward irradiation part 282 and the light guide member 282a of the center frame 47 Only the colored light to the front side game area 30a may be performed. Also, the colored light may be applied continuously or intermittently.

In addition, the colored light is not irradiated in the back side game area 71a, and the front side game area 30a is irradiated with colored light by only one of the front inward irradiation part 282 or the light guide member 282a of the center frame 47. good too.

<3> In the above-described fourth embodiment, the center frame 47 is provided with the light guide member 282a, but various parts provided on the game board 30 (for example, the start winning device 33, the general winning opening 31, the third The light guide member 282a may be provided at the starting port 34, movable accessories, etc.).

<4> In each of the above-described embodiments, the game ball B is irradiated with colored light. Even if the mode of the game ball B in each of the game areas 30a and 71a is made different so that it is easy to grasp at a glance which of the adjacent game areas 30a and 71a the game ball B is flowing down. good.

Also, the game balls B in the respective game areas 30a and 71a may be irradiated with different amounts of colorless light to make the game balls B in the respective game areas 30a and 71a different.

<5> In each embodiment described above, the lottery section 271 is provided in the main control board 261a. (not shown)), the drive unit 270 may open and close the open/close door 58, and the main control board 261a may control the drive unit 270 when the game ball B is detected to enter. can be

<6> In each embodiment described above, the lottery section 271 is provided on the main control board 261a, but it may be provided on the sub-control board 262 as well. In this case, the sub-control board 262 executes a lottery for establishment of the passage condition, and drives and controls the opening/closing door 58 so as to allow the game ball B to pass through the game ball passage 272 based on the establishment of the passage condition. can be suitably realized, and the processing load on the main control board 261a can be reduced. Further, the sub-control board 262 controls the drive unit 270 to open and close the open/close door 58 when the ball enters the first starting hole 33a, the second starting hole 33b, or another winning hole (not shown). may

<7> In each embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 272 or in place of the game ball passage 272, a game ball guide passage portion for guiding the game ball B from the back side game area 71a to the front side game area 30a may be provided. An opening/closing door 58 may be provided on the side of the side game area 71a.

<8> In Example 1 described above, as shown in FIG. The game ball B flowing down 71a may be guided to the out port 36 and recovered without being returned to the front side game area 30a. By doing so, the game ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a can be utilized as a performance ball.

Furthermore, in the back side game area 71a, a winning component (not shown) having a detection sensor that allows the game ball B to pass through and detects the passage of the game ball B is provided, and the game ball B entering the back side game area 71a is All of the game balls including the game ball B that has passed through the winning component (not shown) are guided to the out port 36 and collected. A specific display effect (for example, a display effect in which a certain character is displayed) may be performed during the game to improve the amusement of the game.

<9> The present invention may be applied to various types of gaming machines (for example, first-class, third-class, etc.), or may be applied to pachinko machines of a type different from the above embodiment. For example, once the jackpot hits, the expected value of the jackpot is increased until the jackpot state occurs multiple times (for example, 2 times, 3 times) including the pachinko machine (commonly known as 2 times rights product, 3 times rights product) It may be implemented as Further, after the big winning symbols are displayed, the pachinko machine may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a specific game state under the condition that a ball is won in a predetermined area. Also, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a specific game state when a ball enters a predetermined winning hole. Furthermore, in addition to the pachinko machine, various game machines such as an arranged ball type pachinko, a mammoth ball, and a game machine in which a so-called pachinko machine and a slot machine are combined may be implemented.

As a specific example of a game machine that combines a pachinko machine and a slot machine, it is equipped with variable display means for confirming and displaying a symbol after variably displaying a symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols, and a handle for hitting a ball. There are things that are not provided. In this case, after inserting a predetermined amount of game balls based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the pattern starts to change due to the operation of the control lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or a predetermined As time elapses, the fluctuation of the pattern is stopped, and a big win state advantageous to the player is generated on the condition that the fixed pattern at the time of the stop is a so-called big win pattern, and the player is provided with a receiving tray at the bottom. A large number of balls are paid out to .

This specification also discloses an invention relating to the following game machine.

Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine as a typical example of a game machine. This pachinko machine has, for example, an outer frame that forms the outer shell of the pachinko machine and is fixed to a game island of a game hall (hall), and a left end side of the outer frame as viewed from the front as an opening/closing axis. an inner frame supported so as to be openable and closable by means of the inner frame; a game board attached to an opening formed substantially in the center of the inner frame so that a game area in which game balls flow down is positioned; and a front view of the inner frame. A front door is provided which is openable and closable with respect to the inner frame with the left end side as an opening/closing axis, and which has a visual window for visually recognizing the game area.
Further, as the above-mentioned game board, a transparent board for forming a game area is provided, and a front side game area in which game balls flow down is provided on the front side of the transparent board, and a game ball is provided on the back side of the transparent board. (For example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-342427 (pages 5-7, 3 and 5)).
However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
That is, in a conventional pachinko machine, for example, game balls can flow down to the front side game area on the front side of the transparent board and the rear side game area on the back side of the transparent board. There is a problem that it is difficult to know whether the water is flowing down the game area.
The invention (1) below has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a gaming machine in which it is easy to grasp at a glance which of the successive game areas the game ball is flowing down. for the purpose.
(1) In a game machine provided with a game member forming a game area in which game balls flow down,
The game member is
a front side game area forming member having a front side game area surface on which game balls flow down, provided on the front side in a front view;
a rear game area forming member provided behind the front game area forming member and having a rear game area surface on which game balls flow down;
a transparent plate arranged opposite to the front side game area surface with a gap that allows game balls to flow down;
with
At least a part of the area facing the rear game area surface of the front game area forming member is transparent,
A game ball flowing down the front side game area or a game ball flowing down the back side game area so that the game balls flowing down the front side game area and the game balls flowing down the back side game area are in different modes. A gaming machine characterized by comprising light irradiation means for irradiating light on at least one of the.

According to the invention described in (1) above, the game machine includes a game member that forms a game area in which game balls flow down. The game members include a front side game area forming member provided on the front side in a front view and having a front side game area surface on which game balls flow down, and a front side game area forming member provided behind the front side game area forming member on which game balls flow down. a rear playing area forming member having a rear playing area surface. The transparent plate is arranged to face the front game area surface with a gap that allows game balls to flow down. At least a part of the area facing the rear game area surface of the front game area forming member is transparent. The light irradiating means provides the game balls flowing down the front side game area or the game balls flowing down the rear side game area so that the game balls flowing down the front side game area and the game balls flowing down the back side game area have different modes. Shine light on at least one of the spheres. Therefore, since the game balls flowing down the front side game area and the game balls flowing down the rear side game area are displayed in different modes, it is easy to understand which game area the game ball is flowing down at a glance. . As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine in which it is easy to grasp at a glance which of the successive game areas the game ball is flowing down.
It should be noted that, in this specification, "a mode in which the game balls flowing down the front side game area and the game balls flowing down the back side game area are different" means that the game balls flowing down the front side game area and the back side game area A mode in which the color of the game ball flowing down is different, and a mode in which the amount of light of the game ball flowing down in the front side game area and the game ball flowing down in the rear side game area are different are included.

(2) A game machine having a game member that forms a game area in which game balls flow down,
The game member is
a front side game area forming member having a front side game area surface on which game balls flow down, provided on the front side in a front view;
a rear game area forming member provided behind the front game area forming member and having a rear game area surface on which game balls flow down;
a transparent plate arranged opposite to the front side game area surface with a gap that allows game balls to flow down;
with
The front game area forming member has at least a transparent area facing the rear game area surface,
A game ball flowing down the front side game area or a game ball flowing down the back side game area so that the game balls flowing down the front side game area and the game balls flowing down the back side game area have different colors. A gaming machine characterized by comprising a colored light irradiation means for irradiating colored light to at least one of the.

According to the invention described in (2) above, the game machine includes a game member that forms a game area in which game balls flow down. The game members include a front side game area forming member provided on the front side in a front view and having a front side game area surface on which game balls flow down, and a front side game area forming member provided behind the front side game area forming member on which game balls flow down. a rear playing area forming member having a rear playing area surface. The transparent plate is arranged to face the front game area surface with a gap that allows game balls to flow down. The front game area forming member has at least a transparent area facing the rear game area surface. The colored light irradiation means illuminates the game balls flowing down the front side game area or the rear side game area so that the game balls flowing down the front side game area and the game balls flowing down the back side game area have different colors. At least one of the game balls is irradiated with colored light. Therefore, since the game balls flowing down the front side game area and the game balls flowing down the rear side game area are displayed in different colors, it is easy to understand which game area the game ball is flowing down at a glance. . As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine in which it is easy to grasp at a glance which of the successive game areas the game ball is flowing down.

(3) In the gaming machine described in (2) above,
In the rear game area forming member, a wall portion for forming the rear game area is formed upright at a predetermined peripheral edge of the rear game area surface,
The colored light irradiation means includes rear inward irradiation means provided on the wall portion of the rear game area forming member so as to irradiate the rear game area with colored light. A game machine characterized by

According to the invention described in (3) above, the rear game area forming member has a wall portion for forming the rear game area formed at a predetermined peripheral edge of the rear game area surface. . The rear-side inward irradiation means for the colored light irradiation means is provided on the wall portion of the rear-side game area forming member so as to irradiate the colored light toward the rear-side game area. The irradiating means irradiates colored light in the surface direction of the rear side game area, part of the colored light is reflected forward by the spherical surface of the game ball, and the rear side game is played with a color different from that of the game ball flowing down the front side game area. A game ball flowing down the area can be displayed, and it can be seen at a glance that a game ball with colored light is a game ball flowing down the rear side game area. In addition, since colored light is not emitted forward from the rear game area surface, that is, the entire rear game area surface does not emit colored light, the entire rear game area surface is colored. It is also possible to reduce the problem that the player feels dazzled by emitting light.

(4) In the gaming machine described in (2) or (3) above,
The rear game area forming member has a plurality of rod-shaped light guides erected at predetermined locations on the rear game area surface for forming a flow-down path for game balls,
The colored light irradiating means includes light incident means for incident colored light from the back side of the game machine of the rod-shaped light guide,
A gaming machine, wherein the rod-shaped light guide part radially emits at least part of the colored light incident from the light incidence means from its peripheral surface when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the rod.

According to the invention described in (4) above, the rear game area forming member has a plurality of rod-shaped light guides erected at predetermined locations on the rear game area surface for forming a flow-down path for game balls. It is The light incident means causes the colored light to enter from the back side of the gaming machine of the rod-shaped light guide. The rod-shaped light guide part radially emits at least a portion of the colored light incident from the light incident means from its peripheral surface when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the rod. Therefore, since the rod-shaped light guide part also emits colored light radially when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the rod, the colored light reaches the rear-side inward irradiation means provided on the wall of the rear-side play area forming member. It is possible to reliably irradiate colored light even to places (blind spots) that are difficult to be shadowed by the rod-shaped light guides, and even to game balls flowing down between a plurality of rod-shaped light guides, colored light is emitted from those rod-shaped light guides. It is possible to irradiate light and reduce blind spots where the game ball is not irradiated with colored light. In addition, the rear inward irradiation means provided on the wall of the rear game area forming member may have a light output that irradiates colored light to the edge area of the rear game area, It is not necessary to output light of high intensity, and the rod-shaped light guide part can irradiate the inner area of the rear game area (the area inside the end area of the rear game area) with colored light.

(5) In the gaming machine described in (2) above,
The front side game area forming member has a wall portion for forming the front side game area formed at a predetermined peripheral edge of the front side game area surface,
The colored light irradiating means includes front inward irradiating means provided on the wall portion of the front game area forming member so as to irradiate the front game area with colored light. game machine.

According to the invention described in (5) above, the front game area forming member has a wall portion for forming the front game area formed at a predetermined peripheral edge portion of the front game area surface. The front inward irradiation means of the colored light irradiation means is provided on the wall portion of the front game area forming member so as to irradiate the colored light toward the front game area. A game in which light is irradiated in the surface direction of the front side game area, part of the colored light is reflected forward by the spherical surface of the game ball, and the color of the game ball flowing down the back side game area is different from that of the game ball flowing down the front side game area. The ball can be displayed, and it can be seen at a glance that the game ball tinged with colored light is the game ball flowing down the front side game area.

(6) In the gaming machine described in (5) above,
The front game area forming member includes a game component at a predetermined location on the front game area surface,
The game part has a light guide part provided at a predetermined part of its outer circumference when viewed from the front,
The colored light irradiating means includes component light incident means for incident colored light from an incident surface facing the game component in the light guide section,
A game machine, wherein the light guide part of the game part emits at least part of the colored light incident from the part light incidence means from an outer surface part exposed to the front side game area side.

According to the invention described in (6) above, the front game area forming member includes a game component at a predetermined location on the front game area surface. This game part has a light guide part at a predetermined position among its outer peripheral parts when viewed from the front. The part light incidence means of the colored light irradiation means causes the colored light to enter the light guide section from the incident surface facing the game component in the light guide section. The light guide part of the game part emits at least part of the colored light incident from the part light incidence means from the outer surface part exposed to the front side game area side. Therefore, when viewed from the front of the game part, the light guide part provided at a predetermined position on the outer periphery of the game part also emits colored light. It is possible to irradiate colored light to places (blind spots) that are shadowed by multiple nails where colored light is difficult to reach when viewed, and the light guide of the game parts for the game ball flowing down between multiple nails. It is possible to irradiate the colored light from the part, and it is possible to reduce blind spots where the game ball is not irradiated with the colored light. In addition, the front inward irradiation means provided on the wall of the front game area forming member can have a light output of a degree that irradiates colored light to the edge area of the front game area, and has a high intensity. It is not necessary to output light, and the light guide section can irradiate the inside area of the front side game area (the area inside the end side area of the front side game area) with colored light.

(7) In the gaming machine described in (3) or (4) above,
The front side game area forming member has a wall portion for forming the front side game area formed at a predetermined peripheral edge of the front side game area surface,
The colored light irradiation means emits second colored light different in color from the first colored light which is the colored light in the rear side game area toward the front side game area on the wall portion of the front side game area forming member. A game machine characterized by comprising a front inward irradiation means for irradiating a .

According to the invention described in (7) above, the front game area forming member has a wall portion for forming the front game area formed at a predetermined peripheral edge portion of the front game area surface. The front inward irradiating means of the colored light irradiating means is provided on the wall portion of the front game area forming member, and emits a color different from the first colored light, which is the colored light in the rear game area, toward the front game area. Since the second colored light is emitted, the second colored light is emitted in the surface direction of the front side game area by the front inward emitting means, and part of the second colored light is reflected forward by the spherical surface of the game ball, A game ball flowing down the front side game area can be displayed in a different color (second colored light) from a game ball flowing down the back side game area, and a game ball tinged with the first colored light can be displayed in the rear side game area. It can be seen at a glance that the game ball that is flowing down and that is tinged with the second colored light is the game ball that is flowing down the front side game area. In addition, it is possible to provide a colorful game machine in which game balls are colored differently for each game area.

As the above-mentioned "irradiation of the second colored light different in color from the first colored light", the state of the game ball is varied by continuously irradiating the second colored light of a certain color for a certain period of time. Alternatively, by intermittently irradiating the second colored light of a constant color, the shape of the game ball may be varied, or by irradiating the second colored light with temporal changes, You may vary the aspect of a game ball. Also, the shape of the game ball may be varied by varying the amount of light with the lapse of time. Also, the first colored light may be irradiated continuously or intermittently to vary the aspect of the game ball. For example, a first method in which the color of the first colored light changes or is intermittently emitted and the second colored light is emitted in a constant color, or the first colored light is emitted in a constant color, A second method of changing the color of the second colored light or emitting it intermittently, or a third method of changing the color of the first colored light and the second colored light or emitting the second colored light intermittently may be employed.

(8) In the gaming machine described in (7) above,
The front game area forming member includes a game component at a predetermined location on the front game area surface,
The game part has a light guide part provided at a predetermined part of its outer circumference when viewed from the front,
The colored light irradiating means includes component light incident means for incident second colored light from an incident surface facing the game component in the light guide section,
The light guide part of the game part emits at least part of the second colored light incident from the part light incidence means from the outer surface part exposed to the front side game area side. .

According to the invention described in (8) above, the front game area forming member includes a game component at a predetermined location on the front game area surface. This game part has a light guide part at a predetermined position among its outer peripheral parts when viewed from the front. The component light incidence means of the colored light irradiation means causes the second colored light different from the first colored light in the rear game area to be incident from the incident surface of the light guide section facing the game component. The light guide part of the game part emits at least part of the second colored light incident from the part light incidence means from the outer surface part exposed to the front side game area side. Therefore, since the light guide section provided at a predetermined position of the outer circumference of the game part when viewed from the front also emits the second colored light, the front side inward irradiation provided on the wall of the front side game area forming member It is possible to irradiate the second colored light to a place (blind spot) where the second colored light is difficult to reach when viewed from the means and is shaded by the plurality of nails, and to the game ball flowing down between the plurality of nails. Also, the second colored light can be emitted from the light guide portion of the game part, and the blind spot where the second colored light is not emitted to the game ball can be reduced. In addition, the front inward irradiation means provided on the wall of the front game area forming member can have a light output of a degree that irradiates the second colored light to the edge area of the front game area. It is possible to irradiate the inner area of the front game area (the area inside the edge area of the front game area) with the second colored light by the light guide section without the need for high intensity light output.

(9) In the gaming machine described in (4) above,
The gaming machine, wherein the rod-shaped light guiding section guides at least part of the colored light incident from the light incident means to the front side of the gaming machine.

According to the invention described in (9) above, at least part of the colored light incident from the light incident means on the plurality of rod-shaped light guides in the rear game area forming member is emitted from the rod-shaped light guides. The light is guided to the front side of the gaming machine. Therefore, the rod-shaped light guide portion on the front side of the game machine emits colored light, and the game balls in the rear side game area do not flow down to the front part of the front side of the game machine. The colored light is not blocked by the falling ball in the rear game area, and the luminous decoration of the game area can be ensured. In other words, the impression of the luminous decoration does not change depending on the presence or absence of the game ball flowing down the rear side game area, the visual recognition of the luminous decoration does not become difficult, and the visibility of the luminous decoration in the game area is not obstructed. It can be improved. In addition, the rear game area has a flow-down path for game balls formed by a plurality of rod-shaped light guides, and can also be used as a game area, and the game area is not reduced due to the luminous decoration of the game area. . As a result, it is possible to provide a game machine capable of reducing the decrease in the game area while improving visibility obstruction of the light-emitting decorations in the game area.

(10) In the gaming machine described in (4) above,
The front play area forming member includes a transparent substrate having the front play area surface on one side,
The transparent base material has a plurality of nails erected on the front side game area surface thereof to form a flow-down path for game balls,
The rear play area forming member includes a rear base material forming the rear play area and a transparent rear base material arranged opposite to the rear base material with a gap therebetween so that game balls can flow down. and a side transparent member,
The rear-side equipment or the rear-side transparent member is characterized in that the plurality of rod-shaped light guide portions having a shape different from that of the nail is erected to form a downflow path for the game ball. Amusement machine.

According to the invention described in (10) above, the front play area forming member includes a transparent substrate having a front play area surface on one surface side. The transparent base material has a plurality of nails erected on its front side game area surface to form a flow-down path for game balls. The rear game area forming member includes a rear base material forming the rear game area and a transparent rear side material arranged opposite to the rear base material with a gap that allows game balls to flow down. and a transparent member. The rear-side equipment or the rear-side transparent member is provided with a plurality of rod-shaped light guide portions having a shape different from that of a nail, thereby forming a downflow path for game balls. Therefore, as described above, since the falling ball in the rear game area can be seen in a different color from the falling ball in the front game area, it is not only easy to understand which game area the game ball is flowing down at a glance. Since a plurality of rod-shaped light guide portions different from the nails in the front side game region are erected in the rear side game area, the behavior of the game ball in this rod-shaped light guide portion also determines which game ball is played. It is easier to understand whether it is flowing down the area.

(11) In the gaming machine described in (10) above,
one of the rear base material and the rear transparent member includes the plurality of rod-shaped light guides;
The other of the rear-side base material and the rear-side transparent member has a plurality of fitting portions into which tips of the plurality of rod-shaped light guide portions are respectively fitted,
The rear base material and the rear transparent member are opposed to each other with a space that allows game balls to flow down in a state where the tips of the plurality of rod-shaped light guide portions are fitted in the plurality of fitting portions. A gaming machine characterized by being arranged.

According to the invention described in (11) above, one of the rear base material and the rear transparent member is provided with a plurality of rod-shaped light guides. The other of the rear base material and the rear transparent member has a plurality of fitting portions into which the tips of the plurality of rod-shaped light guide portions are respectively fitted. The rear side base material and the rear side transparent member are arranged opposite to each other with a gap that allows game balls to flow down in a state where the tips of a plurality of rod-shaped light guide portions are fitted in a plurality of fitting portions. is. Therefore, since the tip of each rod-shaped light guide is fitted in each of the fitting portions, each rod-shaped light guide can be held in a state of being supported by both ends, and the rod-shaped light guide can be moved by the collision of the game ball. Vibration of the tip of the rod-shaped light guide can be reduced, the impact applied to the base end of the rod-shaped light guide can be reduced compared to when the tip of the rod-shaped light guide is not held, and the life of the rod-shaped light guide can be extended. can. As a result, it is possible to provide a game machine having a rod-shaped light guide portion that is highly durable against collision with a game ball.

(12) In the gaming machine described in (11) above,
The rod-shaped light guide part is integrally erected on the rear side play area side of the rear base material,
A gaming machine, wherein the light incident means causes colored light to enter a rear surface portion of the rear base material corresponding to the rear surface side of the game machine of the rod-shaped light guide portion.

According to the invention described in (12) above, the rod-shaped light guide part is integrally erected on the rear side play area side of the rear base material. The light-incident means causes the colored light to be incident on a back portion of the back-side substrate corresponding to the back side of the gaming machine of the rod-shaped light guide. Then, the rod-shaped light guide part radially emits at least part of the colored light incident from the light incident means from its peripheral surface when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the rod. Therefore, it has a front side game area in which a plurality of nails are erected, and a rear side game area behind the front side game area. Even in the case of a configuration in which a plurality of rod-shaped light guides are erected on the area side, the peripheral surface of the rod-shaped light guide can emit colored light, and the game ball flowing down near the rod-shaped light guide can emit colored light. Can be irradiated.

(13) In the gaming machine described in (11) above,
The rod-shaped light guide part is integrally erected on the rear side playing area side of the rear side transparent member,
A gaming machine, wherein the light incident means causes colored light to enter from the rear side of the gaming machine of the rod-shaped light guide portion.

According to the invention described in (13) above, the rod-shaped light guide part is integrally erected on the rear side game area side of the rear side transparent member. The light incident means causes the colored light to enter from the back side of the gaming machine of the rod-shaped light guide. Then, the rod-shaped light guide portion radially emits at least part of the light incident from the light incident means from its peripheral surface portion when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the rod. Therefore, it has a front side game area in which a plurality of nails are erected, and a rear side game area behind the front side game area, and a rear side game area in the rear side transparent member at the front side position in the rear side game area. Even in the case of a configuration in which a plurality of rod-shaped light guides are erected on the side, the peripheral surface of the rod-shaped light guide can emit colored light, and the game ball flowing down near the rod-shaped light guide is irradiated with colored light. can do. Furthermore, since the colored light is incident from the tip of the rod-shaped light guide, the colored light can be incident only on the rod-shaped light guide. When colored light is incident on the base end of the light section, leakage of light to the outside of the base end may occur, but this is not the case. In addition, there is no need to color or decorate the rear side transparent member, and the front side of the rear side base material or the like may be colored or decorated with a design.

(14) In the gaming machine described in (12) above,
A gaming machine, wherein the rod-shaped light guide part has a larger diameter on the rear side of the gaming machine than on the front side of the gaming machine.

According to the invention described in (14) above, since the diameter of the rod-shaped light guide portion on the rear side of the game machine is larger than the diameter on the front side of the game machine, the circumference of the rod-shaped light guide portion The direction of the vertical line of the surface portion is an oblique direction toward the front side of the game machine, and the game ball flowing down the rear side game area can be irradiated with colored light in an oblique direction. The reflected colored light can be easily directed to the front side of the game machine, and a game ball with more colored light can be provided.

(15) In the gaming machine described in (13) above,
A gaming machine, wherein the rod-shaped light guide part has a larger diameter on the front side of the gaming machine than on the rear side of the gaming machine.

According to the invention described in (15) above, since the diameter of the rod-shaped light guide portion on the front side of the game machine is larger than the diameter on the rear side of the game machine, the circumference of the rod-shaped light guide portion The direction of the vertical line of the surface portion is an oblique direction toward the back side of the game machine, and the game ball flowing down the back side game area can be irradiated with colored light in an oblique direction. The reflected colored light can be easily directed to the front side of the game machine, and a game ball with more colored light can be provided.

(16) In the gaming machine according to (14) or (15) above,
The gaming machine, wherein the rod-shaped light guiding section guides at least part of the colored light incident from the light incident means to the front side of the gaming machine.

According to the invention described in (16) above, at least part of the colored light incident from the light incident means on the plurality of rod-shaped light guides in the rear game area forming member is emitted from the rod-shaped light guides. The light is guided to the front side of the gaming machine. Therefore, when the rod-shaped light guide part has a larger diameter on the rear side of the gaming machine than on the front side of the gaming machine, the light from the front side of the gaming machine, which is smaller than the rear side of the gaming machine, Since the light is emitted, it is possible to make light emission decoration with a light emitting surface (the front side of the rod-shaped light guide portion of the game machine) smaller than the light entrance surface (the rear side of the rod-shaped light guide portion of the game machine) from the light incident means. It is possible to increase the luminance of the emitted light. Further, when the diameter of the rod-shaped light guide portion on the front side of the gaming machine is larger than the diameter on the rear side of the gaming machine, the light from the front side of the gaming machine, which is larger than the diameter on the rear side of the gaming machine, Since the light is emitted, it is possible to make light emission decoration with a light emitting surface (the front side of the rod-shaped light guide portion of the game machine) larger than the light entrance surface (the rear side of the rod-shaped light guide portion of the game machine) from the light incident means. can improve visibility.

(17) In the gaming machine described in (12) above,
A game machine, wherein the rod-shaped light guide part has a base portion with respect to the rear base material, which is the rear side of the game machine, at least in a vertically long oval shape in a cross-sectional view.

According to the invention described in (17) above, the rod-shaped light guide part has at least a vertically elongated oval shape in a cross-sectional view at the root portion of the base material for the rear side, which is the rear side of the game machine. In other words, since at least the base portion (base end portion) of the rod-shaped light guide portion is formed in an oval shape that is elongated in the vertical direction, which is the falling direction of the game ball, the base portion can be made strong against the collision of the falling game ball. can. In addition, since the rod-shaped light guide has a width narrower than its vertical width, a plurality of rod-shaped light guides are arranged side by side, and a game ball can flow down between the rod-shaped light guides. Even when the interval is set to a small distance, the space can be saved in the horizontal direction without increasing the size in the horizontal direction.

(18) In the gaming machine described in (13) above,
A gaming machine, wherein the base portion of the rod-shaped light guiding portion with respect to the rear transparent member, which is the front side of the gaming machine, has at least an elongated oval shape in a cross-sectional view.

According to the invention described in (18) above, the rod-shaped light guide part has at least a vertically long elliptical shape in a cross-sectional view at the root portion with respect to the rear side transparent member, which is the front side of the game machine. In other words, since at least the base portion (base end portion) of the rod-shaped light guide portion is formed in an oval shape that is elongated in the vertical direction, which is the falling direction of the game ball, the base portion can be made strong against the collision of the falling game ball. can. In addition, since the rod-shaped light guide has a width narrower than its vertical width, a plurality of rod-shaped light guides are arranged side by side, and a game ball can flow down between the rod-shaped light guides. Even when the interval is set to a small distance, the space can be saved in the horizontal direction without increasing the size in the horizontal direction.

(19) In the gaming machine described in (18) above,
A gaming machine, wherein the rod-shaped light guide part has a tapered shape in a side view so that the diameter on the front side of the gaming machine is larger than the diameter on the rear side of the gaming machine.

According to the invention described in (19) above, the rod-shaped light guide portion has a tapered shape in side view so that the diameter on the front side of the gaming machine is larger than the diameter on the rear side of the gaming machine. In the rear side game area with such a plurality of rod-shaped light guides, the game ball can be easily made to flow toward the rear side rather than the front side. For example, a game ball flowing down the rear game area collides with the upper tapered portion and the lower tapered portion of the rod-shaped light guide portion that has a tapered shape (a shape that tapers toward the back side) when viewed from the side. In the game area, it is easier to bounce and flow not to the front side but to the back side, so that the collision of the game ball to the back of the game area can be reduced, and the game ball flowing down the back side game area flows down the front side game area. It is possible to reduce the influence on the behavior of the game ball to be played.

(20) In the gaming machine described in (19) above,
The rod-shaped light guide part has a vertical elliptical shape on the front side of the game machine, and a circular shape with a diameter smaller than the major axis of the elliptical shape on the rear side of the game machine. It has a tapered shape that tapers toward the back side of the machine,
The fitting portion is a circular fitting hole,
A gaming machine, wherein the light incident means comprises a light emitting element arranged at a central position of the fitting hole in a front view.

According to the invention described in (20) above, the rod-shaped light guide part has a vertical oval shape on the front side of the game machine and a circular shape with a diameter smaller than the major axis of the oval shape on the rear side of the game machine. , in a side view, the upper and lower sides thereof are tapered toward the back side of the game machine. The fitting portion of the second member is a circular fitting hole. The light incidence means has a light emitting element disposed at the center position of the fitting hole when viewed from the front. Therefore, the light from the light emitting element can be evenly incident on the circular back side of the game machine of the rod-shaped light guide portion, and can be emitted radially from the peripheral surface portion when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the rod. Further, when at least part of the colored light incident on the rod-shaped light guide portion from the light incident means is guided to the front side of the game machine by the rod-shaped light guide portion, the oblong shape of the game machine The entire front side can be suitably decorated with light. In addition, a circular fitting hole can be processed more easily than a non-circular (for example, oval) fitting hole.

(21) In the gaming machine described in (20) above,
A gaming machine, wherein the rear base material is a light shielding member.

According to the invention described in (21) above, since the rear base material is a light-shielding member, the light from the light incidence means is not incident and emitted from places other than the fitting hole. Only the front side of the gaming machine of the rod-shaped light guide can be made to emit light.

(22) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (21) above,
The game member is
a game ball guide passage portion communicating the front side game area and the rear side game area so that a game ball can pass;
a permitting member that permits the game ball to pass through the game ball guide passage portion based on establishment of a predetermined passage condition;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

According to the invention described in (22) above, the game ball guide passage portion of the game member is a guide passage that communicates the front side game area and the rear side game area so that the game ball can pass therethrough. The permitting member permits passage of the game ball to the game ball guide passage portion based on establishment of a predetermined passage condition. Therefore, based on the establishment of a predetermined passage condition, the passage of the game ball to the game ball guide passage is permitted, and the game ball is guided from the front side game area to the rear side game area, or from the rear side game area to the front side game area. The game balls are guided to the front side game area and the game balls in the rear side game area can be displayed in different colors, and the color of the game ball is changed depending on the game area. With a simple configuration, it is possible to identify and display game balls for each game area.

(23) In the gaming machine described in (22) above,
The game member is
a ball entry means that is provided at a predetermined location of the game member and that allows a game ball to enter;
with
A gaming machine, comprising a driving means for driving the permitting member assuming that the predetermined passing condition is met when the lottery means wins a prize.

According to the invention described in (23) above, the ball entry means provided at the predetermined location of the game member can enter the game ball. The lottery means draws lots based on detection of the game ball entering the ball entering means. The driving means drives the permitting member as the passing condition is established when the lottery means wins a prize. Therefore, it is possible to preferably realize a configuration that allows the game ball to pass through the game ball guide passage portion based on the establishment of the passage condition.

(24) In the gaming machine described in (23) above,
A main control means for comprehensively controlling the game of the gaming machine,
A gaming machine, wherein the main control means includes the lottery means.

According to the invention described in (24) above, the main control means comprehensively controls the game of the game machine, and includes the lottery means. Therefore, the main control means executes a lottery for the establishment of the passage condition, and based on the establishment of the passage condition, preferably realizes a configuration in which the permitting member is driven and controlled so as to permit the passage of the game ball to the game ball guide passage portion. be able to.

(25) In the gaming machine described in (22) above,
The game member includes ball entry means that allows a game ball to enter,
A gaming machine comprising a driving means for driving the permitting member assuming that the predetermined passing condition is met when the entering ball is detected by the entering ball means.

According to the invention described in (25) above, the ball entry means of the game member can enter a game ball. The driving means drives the permitting member as the passing condition is established when the entering ball is detected by the entering ball means. Therefore, it is possible to preferably realize a configuration that allows the game ball to pass through the game ball guide passage portion based on the establishment of the passage condition.

(26) In the gaming machine described in (25) above,
A main control means for comprehensively controlling the game of the gaming machine,
A gaming machine, wherein the main control means controls the driving means when the entering ball is detected by the entering ball means.

According to the invention described in (26) above, the main control means comprehensively controls the game of the gaming machine, and controls the drive means when the entering ball is detected by the entering ball means. Therefore, it is possible to preferably realize a structure in which the main control means drives and controls the permitting member so as to permit the game ball to pass through the game ball guide passage portion.

(27) In the gaming machine described in (23) above,
a main control means for centrally controlling the game of the gaming machine;
and a sub-control means for performing a predetermined control based on a command from the main control means,
The gaming machine, wherein the sub-control means includes the lottery means.

According to the invention described in (27) above, the main control means centrally controls the game of the gaming machine. The sub-control means performs predetermined control based on commands from the main control means, and includes lottery means. Therefore, the sub-control means executes a lottery for establishment of the passage condition, and based on the establishment of the passage condition, preferably realizes a structure in which the permitting member is driven and controlled so as to permit passage of the game ball to the game ball guide passage portion. It is possible to reduce the processing load of the main control means.

(28) In the gaming machine described in (25) above,
a main control means for centrally controlling the game of the gaming machine;
and a sub-control means for performing a predetermined control based on a command from the main control means,
A gaming machine, wherein the sub-control means controls the driving means when the entering ball is detected by the entering ball means.

According to the invention described in (28) above, the main control means centrally controls the game of the gaming machine. The sub-control means performs a predetermined control based on a command from the main control means, and controls the drive means when the ball-entering means detects a ball entering. Therefore, it is possible to suitably implement a configuration in which the sub-control means drives and controls the permitting member so as to permit passage of the game ball to the game ball guide passage, thereby reducing the processing load of the main control means. .

(29) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (28) above,
A gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

According to the gaming machine described in (29) above, it is possible to provide a pachinko machine in which it is easy to grasp at a glance which of the successive game areas the game ball will flow down. The basic configuration of the pachinko machine is provided with an operating handle, and in response to the operation of the operating handle, a ball as a game medium is shot into a predetermined game area, and the ball is disposed at a predetermined position within the game area. The identification information (patterns, etc.) dynamically displayed on the display device may be determined and stopped after a predetermined period of time, provided that the player wins a prize (or passes through the activation gate). In addition, when a specific game state occurs, a variable prize winning means (specific prize winning opening) arranged at a predetermined position in the game area is opened in a predetermined manner to allow the ball to win a prize, and a value corresponding to the number of prizes won Values (including not only prize balls but also data written to magnetic cards, etc.) can be given.

It should be noted that all the constituent elements of the various inventions disclosed in this specification can be combined in various ways, and that the invention can stand alone without other constituent requirements.

As described above, the present invention is suitable for game machines such as pachinko machines.

30 ... game board (game member)
33a... First starting port (entering means)
33b... Second starting port (entering means)
58 ... opening and closing door (permissible member)
61 ... Front side game area forming component (front side game area forming member)
62 ... transparent plate (transparent substrate)
71 ... back side game area forming component (rear side game area forming member)
72 ... front part (light transmissive means, rear transparent member)
73 ... rear side component (back side base material)
74 ... Light-guiding rod (rod-shaped body, rod-shaped light guide portion)
75 ... fitting hole (fitting portion)
80 ... light incident member (light incident means)
81 ... LED (light emitting element)
90 ... Front transparent plate 137 ... Glass plate (transparent plate)
261a... Main control board (main control means)
270 ... drive section (drive means)
271 … lottery section (lottery means)
272 … Game ball passage (game ball guide passage)
280 ... Colored light irradiation component (light irradiation means, colored light irradiation means)
281 . . . Rear side inward irradiation section (rear side inward irradiation means)

Claims (1)

In a game machine provided with a game member forming a flow-down area in which game balls flow down,
The flow-down area is provided with starting ball entry means capable of entering a game ball,
The game member is
A member for forming a front side flowing area, which is provided on the game board so as to be on the front side in a front view and has a front side flowing surface forming at least a part of the front side flowing area where the game ball flows down;
It has a rear-side flow-down surface provided behind the front-side flow-down area forming member and forming at least a part of the rear-side flow-down area on which game balls different from the game balls flowing down the specific portion of the front-side flow-down surface flow down. a member for forming a rear flowing-down area;
a permeable contact portion that can be arranged between the front-side flowing surface and the rear-side flowing surface so that the game ball comes into contact with the game ball in the course of flowing down to change the flowing state;
with
At least a part of a region portion of the front-side flowing-down area forming member that overlaps with the rear-side flowing-down area forming member in a front view has permeability,
The front side flowing area is flowed down from the back surface side of the rear side flowing area forming member so that the amount of light irradiated to the game ball flowing down the front side flowing area and the game ball flowing down the back side flowing area is different. A light irradiation means for irradiating light on the game ball and the game ball flowing down the back side flowing area,
The light irradiating means is disposed in a region different from a display region in which variable display of the identification information based on the ball entering the starting ball entering means is performed ,
The game member is arranged in an area that does not overlap with the display area when viewed from the front.
A gaming machine characterized by:

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