JP7207462B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines.

For example, pachinko game machines are known which are equipped with a pattern display device that variably displays a plurality of patterns on a display screen. In such a game machine, for example, when a game ball passes through an operation hole provided in a game area, a winning lottery is conducted to determine whether or not to shift to a winning game state advantageous to the player, and a variable display of patterns is performed. is started. When the winning lottery is won, the combination of specific patterns is displayed on the display screen, and the game state shifts to the winning game state. Then, with the transition to the winning game state, for example, opening and closing of a variable winning device provided in the game area is started.

Further, for example, when the game ball passes through the operation opening while the pattern is being displayed, the lottery information used for the winning lottery is retained and stored up to a predetermined number (for example, 4) as the upper limit. be. When the lottery information or the like is retained and stored, a winning lottery is performed using the retained and stored lottery information after the end of pattern variation display, and the next pattern variation display is started. ing.

In more detail about the variable display of patterns, first, the patterns start to fluctuate, and when a predetermined number of patterns stop, when a combination that can be a combination of winning patterns is established, a ready-to-win effect occurs, and when all the patterns stop, the winning patterns. If it is a combination of , the flow of shifting to a winning game state is common. Therefore, in order to heighten expectations for the final stop display of the combination of winning symbols, there has been proposed a game machine that performs various assist effects such as ready-to-win effects and advance notice effects (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2004-81853

However, in order to perform a lottery as to whether or not to shift to the winning game state, attention is paid only to whether or not the game ball enters the operation opening and the lottery result as to whether or not to shift to the winning game state. may become monotonous. When the game becomes monotonous, it is conceivable that the player's motivation to continue playing the game decreases, and the operating rate of the gaming machine decreases .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing a game from becoming monotonous .

The present invention
a gaming machine main body having a gaming area in which a game is executed;
a pattern display means installed so that game balls can pass through both left and right sides in the game area when viewed from above and from the front, and for displaying patterns in a variable manner;
a first ball entrance provided at a position through which at least the game ball flowing down the left side of the left and right sides can pass;
a second ball entrance provided at a position through which the game ball flowing down on the right side of the left and right sides can pass, and which can switch between a state where the game ball is easy to enter and a state where it is difficult for the game ball to enter;
a first information acquiring means for acquiring first information when a game ball passes through the first ball entrance;
a second information acquiring means for acquiring second information when a game ball passes through the second ball entrance;
a first lottery means for executing a lottery as to whether or not to generate a first winning gaming state based on the first information;
Based on the second information, a lottery is executed as to whether or not to generate a second winning game state in which the variable winning means provided at a position through which the game ball flowing down on the right side of the left and right sides can pass is opened. a second lottery means;
with
It is possible to shift to a specific game state in which a game ball is likely to enter the second ball entrance,
a first game state transition means for shifting the game state to the first winning game state when the first lottery means has won to generate the first winning game state;
a second game state transition means for transitioning to a game state including at least the specific game state after the first winning game state;
a third game state transition means for shifting the game state to the second winning game state when the second lottery means has won to generate the second winning game state;
a fourth game state transition means for shifting to the specific game state after the second winning game state based on the ball entering the variable winning means;
an inhibition means for inhibiting a game ball flowing down the right side of the left and right sides from entering the first ball entrance;
with
The ratio of the second winning game state to the winning game state with more opportunities for the player to obtain the game ball is higher than that of the first winning game state,
The game machine is characterized by comprising a means for making it possible for a player to recognize the shift to the specific game state, in the second winning game state, to make a specific notification .

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the game from becoming monotonous .

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in one embodiment. 1 is a perspective view showing the main configuration of a pachinko machine in an expanded or disassembled manner; FIG. It is a front view which shows the front structure of the main body frame which comprises a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a figure for demonstrating the operating state of an electric accessory. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a front door frame. It is a rear view showing the configuration of the pachinko machine. It is an exploded perspective view showing the rear configuration of the pachinko machine, disassembled for each main part. It is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the first control board unit, the second control board unit and the back pack unit on the back of the pachinko machine. It is a back view which shows the structure of a main body frame and a game board. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a main body frame. It is a perspective view showing the rear configuration of the game board. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a bearing metal fitting. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of the first control board unit; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the first control board unit; FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the first control board unit; FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the rear configuration of the first control board unit; FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of a second control board unit; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a second control board unit; FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a second control board unit; It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is an exploded perspective view of a back pack unit. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a pachinko machine; FIG. It is a figure which shows a pattern individually. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display content of a pattern display apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline|summary of the various counters used for game control. (a) is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a first specific lamp unit reservation area, and (b) is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a common reservation area. 4 is a flowchart showing timer interrupt processing; It is a flow chart which shows starting prize-winning processing. It is a flow chart which shows information acquisition processing. 4 is a flowchart showing NMI interrupt processing; 4 is a flowchart showing main processing by a main controller; 10 is a flowchart showing normal processing; It is a flowchart which shows the update process of a missing design counter. 7 is a flowchart showing specific lamp unit control processing; 8 is a flowchart showing switching start processing; It is a flow chart which shows fluctuation start processing. It is a flowchart which shows a fluctuation pattern determination process. It is a figure which shows a variable display time table. It is a flowchart which shows a 1st game state transition process. It is a flowchart which shows a 1st variable prize winning device opening/closing process. It is a flow chart showing a second variable winning device opening and closing process. 4 is a timing chart showing the correlation between the switching display of colors displayed on the first specific lamp portion and the variable display of patterns on the pattern display device. It is a flow chart showing a second game state transition process. It is a flow chart which shows the main processing by a payout control device. It is a flow chart which shows payout control processing. It is a flow chart which shows prize ball control processing. It is a flow chart which shows rental ball control processing. It is a flow chart which shows an electric accessory control process. It is explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment in a normal state and a high probability state. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of a movable accessory;

First, inventions that can be extracted from the present embodiment will be described, showing effects and the like as necessary.

Means 1. a game machine main body (main body frame 12 including a game board 30) provided with a game area in which a game is executed;
Lottery means (main controller 271) for performing a lottery as to whether or not to generate a special game state more advantageous to the player than the normal game state;
special game state transition means (steps S1203 to 1212, etc. in the first game state transition process) for shifting the game state to the special game state when the lottery means is elected to generate the special game state; In a game machine equipped with
As the special game state, a winning game state and a specific game state are set,
The special game state transition means shifts to the specific game state when the winning game state is completed and the specific game state is generated, and
As the lottery means,
A first lottery means (main controller 271) that performs a lottery as to whether or not to generate the winning gaming state;
Second lottery means (steps S1313 and S1314 in the first variable winning device opening/closing process, step S1314 in the first variable winning device opening/closing process, step S1314, step 2 steps S1413, 1414) in the variable winning device opening/closing process).

According to means 1, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to generate the specific game state when the player wins to generate the winning game state. This eliminates the need to perform a lottery to determine whether or not to generate the specific game state when the winning game state is not generated. Therefore, the processing load on the game machine can be reduced as compared with a game machine that draws lots to determine whether or not to generate the specific game state even when no winning is made to generate the winning game state.

For example, in the case of a gaming machine in which a lottery for whether or not to generate a winning game state and a lottery for whether or not to generate a specific game state are performed at the same time by different lotteries, the winning game state is generated. When the winning is not made, even if the player wins to generate the specific game state, the game does not shift to the specific game state because the game does not win to generate the winning game state. In this case, if no winning is made to generate the winning game state, the lottery to determine whether or not to generate the specific game state is meaningless. On the other hand, in the case of this means, unless winning is made to generate the winning game state, the lottery for whether or not to generate the specific game state is not performed, so the winning game state and the specific game state are generated. The processing load on the game machine can be reduced as compared with a game machine that is set to simultaneously perform a lottery as to whether or not.

It should be noted that the “hitting gaming state” refers to a gaming machine that uses a game ball as a game ball medium and pays out a game ball by entering the game ball into the winning hole, and the number of game balls entering the winning hole is higher than that in the normal game state. Includes those that make it easier to enter. In addition, in the case of a game machine in which game balls or game medals are used as game media and game media are paid out when a predetermined combination of patterns is established, the combination of predetermined patterns is more likely to be established than in the normal game state. be

Means 2. In means 1, the gaming machine is characterized in that the second lottery means performs lottery to determine whether or not the specific game state is to be generated before the winning game state ends.

According to means 2, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not the specific game state should be generated before the winning game state ends. Thus, since it is determined whether or not to generate the specific game state before the end of the winning game state, it is suitable for a gaming machine that teaches whether or not to shift to the specific game state in the winning game state. can be applied.

Means 3. In means 1 or 2, when the game ball passes through the first ball entrance (the first operation opening 33a, the second operation opening 33b) provided in the game area, the first information (such as the jackpot random number counter C1 a first information acquisition means (information acquisition processing function S206) that acquires a counter value);
When the game ball passes through the second ball entrance (first variable winning device 32a, second variable winning device 32b) provided in the game area when winning to generate the winning game state second information acquiring means (step S1313 in the first variable winning device opening/closing process, step S1413 in the second variable winning device opening/closing process) for acquiring second information (counter value of transition random number counter C2, etc.)
The lottery by the first lottery means as to whether or not to generate the winning game state is performed based on the first information acquired by the first information acquisition means,
A gaming machine, wherein the lottery by the second lottery means as to whether or not to generate the specific game state is performed based on the second information acquired by the second information acquisition means.

According to the means 3, the second information acquiring means acquires the second information when the winning game state is generated and the game ball passes through the second ball entrance. As a result, the processing load on the gaming machine can be reduced because the second information is not acquired when the win is not made to generate the winning gaming state.

Means 4. In the means 3, when the first information acquisition means acquires the first information, a first reservation storage area (reservation area Ra for the first specific lamp section) is provided for holding and storing the first information. Amusement machine.

According to the means 4, when the first information is acquired, the first information is stored in the first reservation storage area, and whether or not to generate the winning game state is determined by referring to the first information reserved and stored. hold a lottery. Since the second information can be acquired when winning to generate a winning game state, the second information does not need to be reserved and stored. As a result, compared with the case where the second information is also stored with reservation, the processing load on the game machine can be reduced because the process of holding and storing the second information and referring to the second information becomes unnecessary. can.

In addition, since it is not necessary to store the second information corresponding to all the first information retained and stored, there is an effect of reducing the memory capacity of the gaming machine as compared with the case where the second information is stored. demonstrated.

Means 5. In the means 3 or 4, the second information acquisition means acquires the second information when the game ball passes through the second ball entrance when the game state is shifted to the winning game state. A gaming machine characterized by:

According to the means 5, the second information acquisition means acquires the second information when the game state is the winning game state and the game ball passes through the second ball entrance. In order to acquire the second information in the winning game state, it can be determined in the winning game state whether or not to generate the specific game state. Therefore, it can be suitably applied to a gaming machine that teaches whether or not to generate a specific game state in a winning game state. In addition, since the second information acquiring means does not need to acquire the second information in the normal game state, the processing load in the normal game state can be reduced.

Means 6. In any one of means 3 to 5, the second ball entrance is variable ball entrance means provided in the game area,
The variable ball entry means is set to be switchable between an open state in which game balls are easy to enter and a closed state in which game balls are difficult to enter,
When the game state is the winning game state, ball entry control means for controlling the variable ball entry means to switch from the closed state to the open state (first variable winning device opening/closing processing of the main controller 271; 2 variable winning device opening/closing process).

According to the means 6, the second ball entrance is variable ball entrance means, and is switched to the open state in the winning game state. Thus, by controlling the variable ball entry means to be in the closed state in the normal game state, it is possible to prevent the game ball from entering the variable ball entry means in the normal game state and to obtain the second information. can.

It should be noted that the "closed state in which it is difficult to enter" includes not only a state in which it is difficult for a game ball to enter, but also a state in which it is impossible for a game ball to enter.

Means 7. In means 1 or 2, opening/closing means (second variable winning device 32b) capable of switching between an open state in which game balls can easily pass and a closed state in which it is difficult to pass;
Opening and closing control means for controlling the opening and closing means so as to switch the opening and closing means from the closed state to the open state (the second variable winning in the main controller 271 when the win is made to generate the winning game state) device opening/closing process);
and a prize-winning accessory (movable accessory 600) that allows a ball to enter when the opening/closing means is in an open state,
The prize-winning accessory has a plurality of ball entry areas in which a game ball can enter,
A predetermined ball entry area among the plurality of ball entry areas is set as a winning area,
A game machine characterized in that the second lottery means wins to generate the specific game state when a game ball enters the winning area.

According to the means 7, when a game ball enters a predetermined winning area among a plurality of ball entering areas provided for the winning accessory, it means that the player wins to generate the specific game state. That is, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not a specific game state is to be generated depending on whether or not the game ball enters the winning accessory and furthermore, whether or not the game ball enters the winning area provided inside the winning accessory. It can also be said that As a result, there is no need to perform a lottery to determine whether or not to generate the specific game state in the internal processing of the game machine, and the specific game can be played with a relatively simple configuration of only determining whether or not the game ball has entered the winning area. A lottery can be performed to determine whether or not to generate the state.

Furthermore, since the winning accessory can be switched between a state in which the game ball easily passes and a state in which it is difficult for the game ball to pass by the opening/closing means, if the state in which the game ball easily passes is controlled in the winning game state, a winning game state is generated. A lottery as to whether or not to generate a specific game state can be satisfactorily carried out after winning to make a game.

If the winning area is set so as to be visible, the player can visually confirm whether or not the player wins to generate the specific game state, and whether or not the game ball wins in the winning area. Since the player pays attention to the game, the effect of increasing the degree of attention to the game is exhibited.

For example, it is possible to easily set the probability of winning to generate a specific game state by setting the number of ball-entering areas that are not winning areas and the number of winning areas.

Means 8. In means 7, the game machine is characterized in that the opening/closing control means controls the opening/closing means to be in an open state during a predetermined period in the winning game state.

According to means 8, the opening/closing means is controlled to be open during a predetermined period in the winning game state. As a result, the lottery for whether or not to generate the specific game state can be performed in a predetermined period, and the timing for performing the lottery for whether or not to generate the specific game state can be clarified. In the case of a gaming machine where it is possible to visually confirm whether or not a game ball enters a winning area, it is possible to visually confirm the lottery for whether or not to generate a specific game state, so that the degree of attention to the game can be increased. It also has an enhancing effect.

For example, if the opening/closing means is controlled to be opened when the winning game state ends, a lottery can be performed as to whether or not to generate the specific game state when the winning game state ends, and the winning game state ends. It is possible to particularly increase the attention to the game when the game is played.

Means 9. In the means 7 or 8, when the game ball passes through the first ball entrance (the first operation opening 33a, the second operation opening 33b) provided in the game area, the first information (such as the jackpot random number counter C1 a first information acquisition means (information acquisition processing function S206) that acquires a counter value);
a first reservation storage area (reservation area for first specific lamp unit Ra) for holding and storing the first information when the first information acquisition means acquires the first information;
A gaming machine, wherein the lottery by the first lottery means for determining whether or not to generate the winning game state is performed based on the first information acquired by the first information acquisition means.

According to the means 9, when the game ball passes through the first ball entrance and the first information is acquired, the first information is stored in the first reservation storage area. Further, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to generate a winning game state by referring to the first information. In order to perform a lottery as to whether or not to generate a specific game state, since it is sufficient to perform a lottery as to whether or not to generate a specific game state using the above-mentioned prize-winning accessory when winning to generate a winning game state. does not need to have a reserved area for As a result, the processing load on the game machine is reduced because the process of referring to the information becomes unnecessary compared to the case where the information for performing the lottery to determine whether or not to generate the specific game state is stored. can do.

In addition, since it is not necessary to store information as to whether or not to generate the specific game state corresponding to all the first information retained and stored, information as to whether or not to generate the specific game state is also stored. The effect of reducing the memory capacity of the game machine compared to the case where it is present is exhibited.

Means 10. In any one of means 1 to 9, a game board having the game area on which a plurality of nails and a ball entry part are arranged, and a game ball shooting device for shooting game balls toward the game area A shooting operation means operated to shoot the game ball by the game ball shooting device, and a payout device for paying out the game ball to the player,
A gaming machine characterized in that the game ball is put out by the payout device when the game ball enters the ball entering portion.

According to means 10, the effects of any one of means 1 to 9 can be enjoyed in a so-called pachinko game machine.

Means 11. In any one of means 1 to 10, display means (design display device 41) for variably displaying a plurality of patterns;
A gaming machine comprising display control means (display control device 214) for controlling display of the display means.

According to means 11, the effect of any one of means 1 to 10 can be enjoyed in a gaming machine in which patterns are variably displayed. Incidentally, when a game ball enters the first ball entrance in the means 3, the pattern may be changed and displayed. In this case, it can be said that the first ball entrance functions as a start opening for starting the variable display of symbols.

Means 12. In any one of means 1 to 9, using a game ball as a game medium,
A plurality of pattern display means provided at a position visible from the front of the game machine and displaying a plurality of types of patterns in a variably-displayed manner; A capture device for capturing game balls, capture start operation means operated to start capture of game balls by the capture device, and start operation operated to start variable display of patterns in each pattern display area. means, and a plurality of stop operation means operated to stop the variable display of the pattern in each of the pattern display areas,
When a predetermined number of game balls are fetched by the fetching device and the starting operation means is operated, the variable display of the pattern in each pattern display area is started, and after the variable display of the pattern is stopped, each pattern display area. A game machine characterized in that a game ball is paid out to a player when a predetermined pattern or a combination of predetermined patterns is established by the patterns displayed on the screen.

According to the means 12, the effect of any one of the means 1 to 9 can be enjoyed with respect to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are combined.

Means 13. In any one of means 1 to 9, game medals are used as game media,
Equipped with an input means for inputting game media,
When the starting operation means is operated with the game medals inserted, the pattern display means starts the variable display of the patterns, and after the variable display of the patterns is stopped, the player is informed by the patterns displayed on the pattern display means. The game machine is characterized in that it is configured to give a privilege.

According to the means 13, the effect of any one of the means 1 to 9 can be enjoyed for a so-called slot machine.

An embodiment of a pachinko game machine (hereinafter referred to as a "pachinko machine"), which is a type of game machine, will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an expanded or disassembled manner, and FIG. be. 2 and 3, the configuration within the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is blank for convenience.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pachinko machine 10 has an outer frame 11 forming the outer shell of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIG. The outer frame 11 is attached to a so-called island facility when installed in a game hall. The outer frame 11 is formed by combining wooden plate materials into a rectangular frame as a whole, and fixing each plate material with a detachable fastening member such as a machine screw. Therefore, compared to the conventional structure in which each plate is assembled using nails or rivets, the structure facilitates reuse of the constituent members. The outer frame 11 may be made of synthetic resin or metal such as aluminum.

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

A front plate 14 is provided at a lower position on the front side of the body frame 12 . The front plate 14 is formed in a horizontally long shape, and its width is configured to substantially match the width of the body frame 12 . The front plate 14 includes a base portion 15 having a bulging portion 15a that bulges toward the near side at a substantially central portion in the width direction, and a ball receiving plate that is provided inside the bulging portion 15a of the base portion 15 and has a dish shape recessed downward. and a back wall panel 17 constituting a wall surface on the back side of the bottom pan 16. - 特許庁Since the base portion 15 is fixed to the body frame 12 by fastening members such as screws, the base portion 15 constitutes a mounting portion for the body frame 12 . A game ball shooting handle 18 is provided on the base portion 15 to the right of the bulging portion 15a so as to protrude forward. A ball discharge port 17a is provided in the back wall panel 17, and game balls discharged from the ball discharge port 17a are stored in the lower tray 16.例文帳に追加

A slide-type ball extraction lever 19 is provided on the front side of the bulging portion 15 a of the base portion 15 . The ball extracting lever 19 may be of a push type. When the ball removing lever 19 is operated, a closing plate (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the lower tray 16 moves integrally or via a link to open the ball removing hole, and the balls stored in the lower tray 16 are released. It is configured to be discharged downward. The ball extracting lever 19 is provided with a biasing member such as a coil spring that biases the ball extracting lever 19 toward the side that closes the ball removing hole. The closing plate is returned to the open position of the ball extraction hole. A speaker cover portion 17b with a large number of small holes is formed at a position different from the ball discharge port 17a of the back wall panel 17, and the output sound of the speaker 20 installed behind the panel 17 is covered by the speaker cover portion 17b. It is designed to be emitted forward through the portion 17b.

An ashtray 21 is provided on the base portion 15 to the left of the bulging portion 15a. The ashtray 21 is reversible on the front side so that cigarette butts and the like accumulated inside can be easily removed, and the right side and the back face the base part 15. - 特許庁Like the body frame 12, most of the front panel 14 is made of ABS resin. Although the front plate 14 is exposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 10, it is possible to apply plating to appropriate portions of the surface for the purpose of decoration or the like because it is made of ABS resin.

A front door frame 13 is provided as a front door so as to cover the body frame 12 in a range excluding the front plate 14 on the front side of the body frame 12 . Therefore, the entire front side of the body frame 12 is covered by the front plate 14 and the front door frame 13 . The front door frame 13 is attached to the body frame 12 so as to be openable and closable, and like the body frame 12, the front door frame 13 can be opened forward about an opening/closing axis extending vertically to the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. It's like The front door frame 13 is made of ABS resin, like the front plate 14 . The front door frame 13 is exposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 10, but because it is made of ABS resin, it is possible to plate the surface of the front door frame 13 at appropriate locations for the purpose of decoration or the like.

At the lower position of the front door frame 13, a bulging portion 22 that bulges forward above the lower tray 16 is provided, and an upper tray 23 that opens upward is provided inside the bulging portion 22. - 特許庁. The upper tray 23 is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device, which will be described later, and guiding them to the game ball launching device side while aligning them in a line. A ball extracting lever 24 for the upper plate 23 is provided on the front side of the bulging portion 22, and when the ball extracting lever 24 is operated, a ball extracting passage (not shown) provided near the most downstream portion of the upper plate 23 is opened. is opened, and the balls stored in the upper tray 23 are discharged to the lower tray 16.例文帳に追加It should be noted that the upper plate 23 can also be made of flame-retardant ABS resin, like the lower plate 16 and the like.

In this pachinko machine 10, a glass door frame and a front decoration frame are separately provided so that they can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame (corresponding to the main body frame in this embodiment), and a top plate is provided on the front decoration frame. A front door frame 13 is formed by integrating a glass door frame and a front decoration frame into one, and a top plate 23 is provided integrally with the front door frame 13, unlike the conventional structure. In this case, since the front door frame 13 is formed by integrating the glass door frame and the front decoration frame into one, the strength of the glass support structure can be improved in the front door frame 13 . That is, in the pachinko machine 10, a large glass 137 is mounted on the front door frame 13 for the purpose of expanding the game area. Therefore, the frame portion around the glass becomes narrower, and there is concern about the problem of reduced strength. However, sufficient strength of the glass support structure can be ensured by providing a frame portion integrated with the upper plate below the glass. The length and breadth dimensions of the glass 137 are conventionally 405 mm x 405 mm, but in the pachinko machine 10, they are 453 mm x 434 mm.

Further, the front door frame 13 is extended downward so as not to interfere with the game ball shooting handle 18 at least when opening and closing it. Specifically, the dimension La from the lower end of the pachinko machine to the lower end of the front door frame 13 is approximately 201 mm for one existing model, while for the present pachinko machine 10 it is approximately 172 mm, which is approximately 30 mm smaller. It's becoming Along with this, the dimension Lb from the lower end of the pachinko machine to the upper end of the upper tray 23 is also reduced. Here, by lowering the position of the upper plate 23, the vertical distance from the tip of the nozzle of the ball lending device arranged side by side on the left side of the pachinko machine 10 in the game hall increases, and there is a concern that the rented ball may fall out. However, in the present embodiment, the wall surface of the bulging portion 22 is formed with a raised portion 22a higher than the other wall surfaces in the left portion which is the portion where the ball is discharged from the nozzle. As a result, even if the upper plate 23 is lowered, inconveniences such as the falling of rented balls can be eliminated. The height dimension of the rising portion 22a should be suitable for the lowering dimension of the upper plate 23, and its maximum height dimension is set to 25 mm in this embodiment.

In addition, in the front door frame 13, a bulging portion 22 for forming the upper plate is provided so as to bulge out greatly toward the front side, but other portions above the upper plate 23 (such as an annular illumination portion 102 to be described later) are provided. ) is restricted from bulging forward in order to avoid interference with the nozzle of the ball lending device. Specifically, the dimension from the outer frame 11 to the near side is limited to 45 to 50 mm.

As shown in FIG. 3, the body frame 12 is mainly composed of a resin base 25 having an outer shape substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11, and a substantially circular window hole 26 in the center of the resin base 25. is formed. A game board 30 is detachably attached to the rear side of the resin base 25 . As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 30 is made of a substantially rectangular plywood board, and is attached to the back side of the resin base 25 in contact with the periphery thereof. That is, the game board 30 is attached from the rear of the pachinko machine 10 , and only the substantially central portion of the front surface of the game board 30 is exposed to the front side of the body frame 12 through the window hole 26 of the resin base 25 . The game board 30 has a vertical length of 476 mm and a horizontal length of 452 mm, as in the conventional case.

Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 30 is router-processed to form a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction. Each opening includes a general winning port 31, a first variable winning device 32a, a second variable winning device 32b, a first operating port 33a and a second operating port 33b as a first ball entrance, a through gate 34, and a variable display unit. 35 and the like are provided respectively. Actually, the general winning port 31, the first variable winning device 32a, the second variable winning device 32b, the first operating port 33a, the second operating port 33b, the through gate 34, and the variable display unit 35 are screwed onto the game board surface by using wood screws or the like. attached to the In this embodiment, the variable display unit 35 is arranged substantially in the center of the game board 30, the first operation opening 33a is arranged below it, and the variable winning device 32a is arranged below it. Also, a through gate 34 is arranged on the right side of the variable display unit 35, and a plurality of general prize winning openings 31 are arranged on both sides of the lower portion of the game board 30, respectively. A second operating port 33b is arranged below the through gate 34, and a second variable winning device 32b is arranged below and to the left of the second operating port 33b.

The second operating port 33b is provided with an electric accessory 33c comprising a pair of left and right movable pieces. The details are shown in FIG. FIG. 5(a) shows the case where the electric accessory 33c is in the closed state (normal state), and FIG. 5(b) shows the case where the electric accessory 33c is in the open state. When the electric accessory 33c is in the closed state, the distance between the upper end of the electric accessory 33c and the nail group 40b provided above the second operation opening 33b is slightly shorter than the diameter of the game ball. The installation interval is adjusted so that

According to the above configuration, when the electric accessory 33c is closed, the game ball cannot enter the second operation opening 33b. That is, when the electric accessory 33c is in the closed state, the game ball falling from above is repelled by the electric accessory 33c and the nail group 40b provided on the upper part of the second operating port 33b. There is no direct entry into the second operation opening 33b. As a result, when the electric accessory 33c is opened in an extremely short time, it becomes extremely difficult to win the second operation opening 33b, and only when the open state of the electric accessory 33c is continued, the second operation opening 33b Easy to win prizes.

When a game ball enters the general winning hole 31, the variable winning devices 32a and 32b, and the operating holes 33a and 33b, it is detected by a detection switch, which will be described later. A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the lower tray 16). In addition, the number of prize balls to be paid out when the game ball wins is different between the first operation port 33a and the second operation port 33b, and when the game ball wins the first operation port 33a, three Prize balls are paid out, and five prize balls are paid out when they enter the second operation port 33b.

In addition, an out port 36 is provided at the bottom of the game board 30, and game balls that do not enter various winning ports are guided to a ball discharge path (not shown) through the out port 36. It has become. The out port 36 is formed by notching approximately the center of the lower end of the game board 30 in an inverted U shape. Therefore, compared with the conventional configuration in which the out port is formed in a hole shape, the out port can be easily formed (however, since the rail unit 50 is superimposed on the front side in FIG. 4, the out port 36 is closed). (shown in the closed state). The game board 30 is also provided with a large number of nails for appropriately distributing and adjusting the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (accessories) such as a windmill 37 .

A plurality of cutouts 38 are formed as concave portions on the left and right sides of the game board 30 so as to avoid interference with the projecting regions from the left and right sides of the body frame 12 to which the game board 30 is attached.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, the position of the upper tray 23 is lowered, and accordingly the position of the game ball inlet provided at the most downstream portion of the upper tray 23 is also lowered. In this case, in the conventional configuration in which the game ball inlet is located at a relatively high position, the game ball inlet and the game board 30 are overlapped in the front and back, and the game board 30 has a notch corresponding to the game ball inlet. However, in this pachinko machine 10, by lowering the game ball intake, the game ball intake and the game board 30 do not overlap in the front and back, and the notch for the game ball intake is eliminated. Forming becomes unnecessary. Therefore, the construction is advantageous in terms of the manufacturing process of the game board 30 .

The variable display unit 35 is provided with a symbol display device 41 that variably displays symbols triggered by the winning of the respective operation ports 33a and 33b. A center frame 43 is arranged in the variable display unit 35 so as to surround the pattern display device 41 . The upper portion of the center frame 43 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10.例文帳に追加As a result, the game ball is prevented from falling in front of the display screen of the pattern display device 41, and the configuration is such that the visibility of the display screen is not lowered due to the game ball falling. . A first specific lamp portion 47 and a second specific lamp portion 48 are provided side by side at the center of the upper portion of the center frame 43, and a character product lamp portion is positioned between the specific lamp portions 47 and 48. 49 are provided. Further, holding lamps 44 corresponding to the specific lamp portions 47 and 48 and the pattern display device 41 are provided so as to sandwich the area where the lamp portions 47 to 49 are arranged. The number of winning game balls in each of the operation ports 33a and 33b is reserved up to four at maximum, and the reserved number is displayed by the lighting of the reservation lamp 44.例文帳に追加That is, when the game ball is won in the first operation opening 33a, the first reservation lamp 44a provided on the left side of the first specific lamp portion 47 and corresponding to the first specific lamp portion 47 is lit, and the second operation When a game ball wins in the mouth 33b, the second holding lamp 44b provided on the right side of the second specific lamp part 48 and corresponding to the second specific lamp part 48 is turned on. It should be noted that both the holding lamps 44a and 44b may be configured such that they are variably displayed on a part of the pattern display device 41, or the like. As described above, since the upper portion of the center frame 43 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10, the visibility of the holding lamp 44 and the respective lamp portions 47 to 49 is not hindered by falling game balls. A role product holding lamp 46 corresponding to the role product lamp part 49 is provided at the lower part of the center frame 43 . The number of times the game ball passes through the through gate 34 is reserved up to four times, and the reserved number is displayed by lighting of the accessory reservation lamp 46.例文帳に追加Note that the character object holding lamp 46 may be configured such that it is variably displayed on a part of the pattern display device 41 .

The pattern display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device having an 8-inch size liquid crystal display, and display contents are controlled by a display control device which will be described later. On the pattern display device 41, for example, patterns are displayed side by side in the top, middle, and bottom, and these patterns are variably displayed by being scrolled in the horizontal direction. When a combination of predetermined symbols is stop-displayed on a preset effective line, a big win occurs and the game state thereafter shifts to a big win state as a special game state. The variable display of the symbols will be described later in detail. In addition to the liquid crystal display device, the pattern display device 41 may have a display screen of another type such as a CRT, dot matrix, or 7-segment display.

Inside the first specific lamp portion 47 and the second specific lamp portion 48, LEDs emitting three colors of red, green, and blue are arranged. Each of the specific lamp portions 47 and 48 switches the emission color in a predetermined order triggered by the winning of the corresponding operation openings 33a and 33b. Taking the first specific lamp portion 47 as an example, red light is turned on triggered by the winning of the first operation opening 33a, and when a predetermined time elapses in that state, the emission color is switched to green light. Then, when the predetermined time elapses while the green light is turned on, the emission color is switched to blue light. After that, the switching of the luminescent colors is repeated in the order of red, green, and blue until the time to stop switching the luminescent colors is reached. As a result, red, green, and blue are repeatedly displayed in this order on the first specific lamp portion 47 . Then, when the red color is finally stopped and displayed, it is determined that a big win has occurred, and the game state after that shifts to the big win state, and when the blue color is stopped and displayed, the big win does not occur and the state does not shift to the big win state. . The same applies to the second specific lamp portion 48, and red, green, and blue are repeatedly displayed in this order, triggered by the winning of the second operation opening 33b. Then, when the red color is finally stopped and displayed, it is determined that a big win has occurred, and the game state after that shifts to the big win state, and when the blue color is stopped and displayed, the big win does not occur and the state does not shift to the big win state. . The switching of these emission colors will be described later in detail.

On the other hand, the accessory lamp portion 49 is provided therein with two-color LEDs of red and green. Triggered by passage through the through gate 34, the character object lamp section 49 switches the emission color in a predetermined order. Specifically, when the game ball passes through the through gate 34, lighting of the red light and lighting of the green light are alternately performed. As a result, red and green are alternately displayed on the accessory lamp portion 49 . When the red color is stopped and displayed, the electric accessory 33c provided in the second operation port 33b is switched to the open state. The electric accessory 33c is designed to remain open until a predetermined closing condition is satisfied. The conditions for closing the electric accessory 33c will be described later.

Each of the variable prize winning devices 32a and 32b is in a closed state in which the game ball cannot win a prize in the normal state, and is switched to a predetermined open state in which the game ball can easily win a prize when shifting to the jackpot state. More specifically, when the variable winning devices 32a and 32b are opened, the game balls can easily enter the variable winning devices 32a and 32b. Then, the first variable prize winning device 32a is switched to the closed state when the opening time (for example, 29.5 seconds) has elapsed or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls have won, as the closing condition is satisfied. The jackpot state continues until opening and closing of a predetermined round (for example, 15 rounds) is performed, with one round of opening and closing of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b. The closed state of each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b may be a state in which a game ball is difficult to win instead of a state in which a game ball cannot win in each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b.

A rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30 as a rail member for guiding game balls fired from the game ball shooting device to the upper part of the game board 30. The shot game ball is guided to a predetermined game area through the rail unit 50. - 特許庁The rail unit 50 is made of a ring-shaped molded resin product, and more specifically, fluorine-containing polycarbonate resin is used to reduce frictional resistance. The rail unit 50 has an inner rail portion 51 and an outer rail portion 52 which are provided inside and outside. The inner rail portion 51 is formed in a substantially annular shape except for about 1/4 of the upper portion, and the outer rail portion 52 surrounds the upper open area of the inner rail portion 51 and is parallel to the left side of the inner rail 51. is formed in a substantially semicircular shape.

The inner rail portion 51 is integrally molded with other resin portions, and provided to stand substantially vertically on the surface of the game board 30 . In addition, the outer rail portion 52 is integrally molded with other resin portions in the same manner as the inner rail portion 51, and has a support portion 52a provided substantially vertically on the surface of the game board 30. A sliding plate 52b is attached to the inner surface of 52a for smoother flight of the game ball. The sliding plate 52b is made of an elongated stainless steel metal band, and is supported by the supporting portion 52a at a plurality of points. In such a case, the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52 form a guide rail, and the portions of the rail portions 51 and 52 facing each other with a predetermined interval form a ball guide passage. In addition, at a portion where the inner and outer rail portions 51 and 52 face each other, the respective rail portions 51 and 52 are connected by an abutment portion 53 with the game board 30, and the ball guide passage is formed in a groove shape opened to the front side. It is

In the rail unit 50, a return ball prevention member 54 is attached to the portion (upper left part in FIG. 4) where the game ball jumps out of the ball guide passage, and the portion (FIG. 4) corresponding to the maximum flying portion of the game ball that has jumped out. A return rubber 55 is attached to the upper right portion of the . The return ball preventing member 54 prevents a situation in which a game ball that has once jumped out from the ball guide passage to the upper part of the game board 30 returns into the ball guide passage. In addition, a game ball shot with more than a predetermined force hits the return rubber 55 and is bounced back toward the center of the game area.

An arc-shaped flange 56 projecting outward is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rail unit 50 . The flange 56 constitutes a mounting surface for the game board 30 . When the rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30, the flange 56 is brought into contact with the game board 30. In this state, screws or the like are inserted through the plurality of through-holes formed in the flange 56 to attach the rail unit 50 to the game board. Fastening of the rail unit 50 to 30 is performed. Here, the upper, lower, left and right ends of the rail unit 50 are formed substantially linearly. That is, the flanges 56 are cut off at the upper, lower, left and right ends of the rail unit 50 so that the rail diameter can be expanded in the finite area of the pachinko machine 10, that is, the game area on the game board 30 can be expanded. It's becoming The rail unit 50 is arranged so that the maximum width of the game area on the game board 30 reaches the left and right end positions of the game board 30 . Of the parts corresponding to the ball guide passages of the rail unit 50, especially with respect to the part for receiving the game balls, the corresponding flanges 56 are positioned more tightly than the other parts in order to firmly attach the rail unit 50 and stabilize the flight of the game balls. It is screwed at many places (three places in this embodiment, two places in others).

A protrusion 57 is formed at the entrance of the ball guide passage between the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52 so as to partially close the ball guide passage. The convex portion 57 is formed to extend downward from the outer peripheral portion of the inner rail portion 51, and has the function of guiding a foul ball that flows backward in the ball guide passage without reaching the game area to the foul ball passage 76 (see FIG. 3). have The lower right corner and the lower left corner of the game board 30 are spaces (Sa, Sb in the figure) for pasting seals and plates such as certificate stamps. are formed with notches 58a and 58b. Since the sticker such as a certificate stamp is directly attached to the game board 30, it is difficult to reattach the certificate stamp illegally.

A relay terminal hole 59 penetrating back and forth is provided in the upper left part of the game board 30 outside the rail unit 50, and a connector of a relay terminal plate installed on the back surface of the game board is connected through the relay terminal hole 59. 60 is exposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 10. - 特許庁

Next, the game area will be explained. The board surface of the game board 30 is partitioned into inner and outer areas by the rail unit 50 (inner and outer rail portions 51 and 52), and the inner area partitioned in a substantially circular shape is the game area. Especially in this embodiment, the game area defined on the board surface of the game board 30 is configured to be much larger than before. In this embodiment, the distance from the top point of the outer rail portion 52 to the bottom of the game board 30 is 445 mm (58 mm longer than the conventional product), and the extreme left position of the outer rail portion 52 to the extreme right position of the inner rail portion 51. The distance between the two is 435 mm (50 mm longer than the conventional product). The distance from the extreme left position of the inner rail portion 51 to the extreme right position of the inner rail portion 51 is 418 mm.

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

In this embodiment, the area ratio of the game area to the game board 30 is about 70%, which is much larger than the conventional one. In addition, since the area ratio of the game area to the game board 30 was only about 50% in the conventional art, it is assumed that the game board 30 having the same size as the conventional one is used as in the present embodiment. It can be said that the game area has been expanded considerably. It should be noted that the outer shape of the pachinko machine 10 is almost uniform among the manufacturers for the convenience of installation in the game hall, and under the circumstances where the size of the game board 30 must be the same, the game board 30 surface is designed as described above. It is very significant from the viewpoint of expansion of the game area to increase the ratio of the area of the game area to the game area by about 20%.

In relation to the expansion of the game area, the through gate 34 located on the right side of the variable display unit 35 has a guide mechanism (this implementation 2, the guide mechanism is composed mainly of nails arranged at 30 on the game board. In addition, the game ball passing through the through gate 34 is set so as not to be attracted toward the first operation opening 33a and the first variable winning device 32a by the nail group 40a. Specifically, when the game is played so that the game ball wins the second operation opening 33b and the second variable winning device 32b, the nail group so as to win the second operation opening 33b and the second variable winning device 32b 40a functions as a guide mechanism. Furthermore, the nail group 40a functions as an obstruction nail so that the game ball does not enter the first operating port 33a and the first variable winning device 32a.

Although the details will be described later, in the present embodiment, there are cases where a game is played so that a game ball wins in the first operating port 33a, and where a game is played so that a game ball wins in the second operating port 33b. The game ball that has passed through the through gate 34 is set so as not to be attracted toward the first operating port 33a and the first variable winning device 32a, so that the game ball can enter the second operating port 33b. When performing, it is a device for suppressing that the game ball is brought to the first operation opening 33a.

Notches 38 are formed on the left and right sides of the game board 30 to avoid interference with the projecting areas from the left and right sides of the main body frame 12. It has already been described that the position of the game board 30 reaches the left and right end positions, but as will be described later, reinforcing members (bearing metal fittings 235: FIG. ) and a locking device (base frame 247, interlocking lever 248, etc.: see FIG. 10). For these reasons as well, expansion of the game area is being attempted.

Returning to the description of FIG. 3, in the resin base 25, below the window hole 26 (game board 30), a shooting rail 61 is attached for guiding the game ball immediately after being shot from the game ball shooting device. there is The firing rail 61 is attached and fixed to the resin base 25 via a metal plate 62 behind it, and is configured to linearly extend at a predetermined firing angle (launching angle). Therefore, the game ball shot with the rotating operation of the game ball shooting handle 18 is first shot obliquely upward along the shooting rail 61 and then guided to the game area through the ball guide passage. As described above, the game area has been greatly expanded compared to the conventional one, and the curvature of the ball guide path has been reduced. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the shooting position of the game ball is lowered, the inclination angle (shooting angle) of the shooting rail 61 is made somewhat larger than the existing one (that is, the shooting rail 61 is raised), and By forming the shooting rail 61 to extend from the shooting position of the game ball shooting device to a position beyond the central position (out port 36) of the game area, the length of the shooting rail 61 is made longer than the existing one and is sufficiently long. We are trying to secure the ball guidance distance of the height. As a result, the game ball shot from the game ball shooting device can be guided to the ball guide passage in a more stable state. Furthermore, in order to stabilize the hitting ball, the metal plate 62 on which the launch rail 61 is installed is enlarged and the metal plate 62 is screwed at many places (15 to 20 places in this embodiment). Firmly positions the firing rail 61 with respect to the game board 30 by.

There is a gap of a predetermined distance between the launch rail 61 and the ball guide passage, and a foul ball passage 76 is provided below this gap. Therefore, if a game ball shot from the game ball shooting device does not reach the return ball preventing member 54 and returns in the ball guide passage as a foul ball, the foul ball travels through the foul ball passage 76 to the lower tray 16. discharged to

When a foul ball flows backward in the ball guide passage, most of it flows along the outer rail portion 52 and falls downward when it reaches the lower end portion of the outer rail portion 52, but some of the foul balls Some of them run wild in the ball guide passage and jump up to the inner rail portion 51 side. At this time, the bounced foul ball hits the convex portion 57 at the entrance of the ball guide passage and is guided to the foul ball passage 76 . As a result, all foul balls are reliably guided to the foul ball passage 76, and interference between the foul balls and the next game ball to be launched is suppressed.

Although detailed drawings are not disclosed, game balls are supplied one by one to the game ball shooting device from a ball outlet on the front door frame 13 side (a ball outlet leading from the most downstream part of the upper tray 23). At this time, since the shooting position of the game ball is lowered in this embodiment, the drop from the ball outlet on the front door frame 13 side to the shooting position becomes large. and guide members 63 and 64 are installed respectively on the front side. As a result, game balls supplied from the ball outlet on the side of the front door frame 13 are always set at a predetermined shooting position, and a stable shooting operation can be realized. Also, the game ball shooting device is provided with a ball-striking hammer that is rotatably supported about its base end, and a game ball is shot as the ball-striking hammer rotates. It is rare. Therefore, while trying to reduce the weight of the hammer by changing the material to light metal such as aluminum and reducing the size of the mallet shaft, the head part (opposite to the base end) side tip) is provided with a weight. As a result, it is possible to realize sufficient and stable shooting of game balls. By providing the weight portion of the hitting ball projecting upward, the hitting ball can be easily gripped or hooked, and the effect of facilitating adjustment of the hitting strength of the tip of the hammer can be obtained.

A pair of left and right discharge ports 66 and 67 are formed on the left side of the launch rail 61 on the front surface of the body frame 12, and in front of the discharge ports 66 and 67, the game balls discharged from the discharge ports 66 and 67 are placed on the upper tray 23 or the A game ball guide unit 70 for guiding to any of the lower trays 16 is attached. For convenience, in the following description, the outlet 66 is also referred to as the first outlet, and the outlet 67 is also referred to as the second outlet. These discharge ports 66 and 67 lead to a game ball distribution portion 245 (see FIG. 11) provided on the back surface of the main body frame 12, and the game balls are basically discharged from the first discharge port 66. When the passage leading to the upper plate 23 including the first discharge port 66 is filled with game balls, the game balls are discharged from the second discharge port 67 instead of the first discharge port 66.例文帳に追加

The game ball guide unit 70 is made of a transparent resin material such as polycarbonate resin so that the inside can be visually recognized. It is formed so that the thickness is relatively thin so that it can fit in. The game ball guide unit 70 is integrally formed with the aforementioned foul ball passage 76 . The game ball guide unit 70 is formed with a ball discharge passage 71 for communicating the discharge ports 66 and 67 and the lower tray 16 . In the game ball guide unit 70, a communication port 72 communicating with the upper plate 23 is formed on the front side of the first discharge port 66 of the body frame 12, and an open/close plate 73 is attached so as to close the communication port 72. ing. The open/close plate 73 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 74 and is always urged to a position where the communication port 72 is closed by a spring 75 as urging means.

According to the above configuration of the game ball guide unit 70, when the front door frame 13 is opened, the open/close plate 73 is lifted by the biasing force of the spring 75 as shown in the drawing, and the communication port 72 is closed. In this state, game balls ejected from the first ejection port 66 are guided to the lower tray 16 through the ball ejection passage 71 . Therefore, when the front door frame 13 is opened while game balls are stored on the upstream side of the communication port 72, the stored balls flow down to the lower tray 16 through the ball discharge passage 71 without falling from the communication port 72. do. In other words, even if the pachinko machine 10 has a configuration in which the front decorative frame is omitted and the upper tray 23 is directly provided to the front door frame 13, the game on the upstream side of the communication port 72 when the front door frame 13 is opened. It is possible to prevent the inconvenience of the ball falling down. On the other hand, when the front door frame 13 is closed, the open/close plate 73 is pushed open against the biasing force of the spring 75 by the ball passage gutter 138 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back surface of the front door frame 13 . . In this state, game balls discharged from the first discharge port 66 are guided to the upper tray 23 through the communication port 72 . Therefore, game balls on the upstream side of the communication port 72 are paid out to the upper tray 23.例文帳に追加On the downstream side of the ball discharge passage 71 of the game ball guide unit 70, a lower plate full switch for detecting that the game balls discharged to the lower plate 16 are full (full) is attached.

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

The resin base 25 is also provided with a small window 79 at the upper left portion of the window hole 26 . This small window 79 is provided in a position corresponding to the relay terminal hole 59 of the game board 30 described in FIG. A terminal board connector 60 is exposed on the front side of the body frame 12 . In this configuration, various lamps provided on the front door frame 13 side are electrically connected through a connector 60 exposed through a small window 79 of the body frame 12 (resin base 25). A front door frame open switch 27 for detecting the open state of the front door frame 13 is provided on the resin base 25 . The front door frame open switch 27 has a retractable pin on the front surface of the resin base 25. When the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the body frame 12, the pin is pushed in to close the front door frame 13. is detected, and when the front door frame 13 is opened with respect to the main body frame 12, the pin returns to the projecting position and the opening of the front door frame 13 is detected. At two locations on the left and right of the resin base 25, when the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12, the metal fittings (reinforcing plates 131 to 134 shown in FIG. 6) on the back of the front door frame 13 come into contact with and Metal pieces 28a and 28b are attached to connect metal fittings to the body frame 12 side for grounding. Therefore, the metal fittings on the rear surface of the front door frame 13 are conducted to the locking device and the hinge metal fittings on the main body frame 12 side through the metal pieces 28a and 28b, and are grounded together with the locking device and the hinge metal fittings.

A pair of upper and lower support fittings 81 and 82 are attached to the left end side (opening/closing axis side) of the body frame 12 as a support mechanism for supporting the front door frame 13 so as to be able to be opened and closed. A support hole 83 having a notch is provided in the upper support metal fitting 81 on the front side, and a projecting shaft 84 projecting upward is provided in the lower support metal fitting 82 . A specific configuration of the front door frame 13 supported by the support fittings 81 and 82 will be described later. A pair of upper and lower hooks 155 and 156 (see FIG. 2) provided on the open end side of the back side of the front door frame 13 are inserted into the right end side of the body frame 12 (the side opposite to the opening/closing axis). Insertion holes 87 and 88 are provided respectively. In the pachinko machine 10, a locking device for locking the body frame 12 and the front door frame 13 is hidden behind the body frame 12 and arranged. Therefore, the front door frame 13 is locked to the main body frame 12 so that the front door frame 13 cannot be opened by engaging the hooks 155 and 156 with the locking device through the insertion holes 87 and 88 .

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

As shown in FIG. 2 , a vertically long cover member 92 is attached to the body frame 12 so as to surround the cylinder lock 91 . Although not shown in detail, the cover member 92 has engaging portions (hooks) formed at its upper and lower ends. Therefore, the cover member 92 is attached to the body frame 12 by locking the upper locking portion to the body frame 12 side and sandwiching the lower locking portion between the body frame 12 and the front panel 14. . A notch 145 is formed in the front door frame 13 in accordance with the shape of the cover member 92, and when the front door frame 13 is closed, the cover member 92 together with the front door frame 13 constitute the front part of the pachinko machine. . When the front door frame 13 is closed, the flange formed on the cover member 92 is pressed by the front door frame 13 to prevent the cover member 92 from rattling.

Next, the front door frame 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 6. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the front door frame 13. FIG.

The front door frame 13 is formed with a window portion 101 as a viewing window through which almost the entire game area can be viewed from the front. The window part 101 has a substantially elliptical shape close to a circle, and more specifically, the substantially central part on the left and right sides thereof has a shape gently curved compared to the upper and lower sides. In addition, the shape which becomes linear shape may be sufficient as the said substantially center part. Above the window portion 101 of the front door frame 13, the frame width of the narrowest portion is about 61 mm. The frame width dimension in the present embodiment is approximately equal to the distance between the uppermost portion of the outer rail portion 52 (upper end of the game area) and the upper end of the main body frame 12 in the main body frame 12. It is significantly shorter than the conventional model having the frame width of about 95 mm. As a result, the visibility of the upper area of the game area can be easily ensured, and the large variable display unit 35 can also be arranged relatively upward. The dimension of the frame width (narrowest portion) above the window 101 is desirably 80 mm or less, more desirably 70 mm or less, and even more desirably 60 mm or less. Of course, if a predetermined strength can be secured, the thickness may be set to 50 mm or less.

The left and right frame portions of the front door frame 13 have limitations in reducing the frame width, and require a width dimension sufficient to ensure the strength of the front door frame 13 itself and the glass support strength. In this embodiment, the frame width of the narrowest portion of each of the left and right frame portions is approximately 44 mm. In this case, since the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is greatly expanded, the frame width of the front door frame 13 on the left side of the pachinko machine 10 from the front, that is, on the side of the opening/closing axis, is about 44 mm as described above. On the other hand, the distance between the left end position of the outer rail portion 52 of the rail unit 50 and the left end position of the body frame 12 is approximately 21 mm, and the latter dimension is considerably small. That is, in this configuration, when the front door frame 13 is closed, part of the ball guide passage overlaps and is hidden by the left frame portion of the front door frame 13 . However, even if the game ball becomes temporarily invisible in the ball guide passage, the ball guide passage is merely a passing area until the game ball is guided to the game area, and the game is a game in which the player mainly enjoys the game. It does not mean that the game ball becomes difficult to see in the area. Therefore, no trouble occurs in the actual game. As described above, it is possible to expand the game area without impeding the game while ensuring sufficient strength and glass support strength of the front door frame 13 .

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

Light-emitting means such as various lamps are provided around the front door frame 13 (for example, at corners). These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect during the game by changing the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking under the big win state or during the predetermined ready-to-win effect. For example, along the periphery of the window portion 101, a ring-shaped decorative section 102 containing light-emitting means such as LEDs is provided bilaterally symmetrically. A central illumination section 103 is provided which incorporates a light emitting means. In the pachinko machine 10, the central illumination part 103 functions as a jackpot lamp, and notifies that the jackpot state is being shifted by lighting or blinking under the jackpot state. Also, around the upper plate 23, an upper plate illumination portion 104 having a built-in light emitting means such as an LED is provided. In addition, on the left and right sides of the central decorative part 103, there are provided 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. In addition, the annular illumination part 102 is composed of inner and outer double resin cover layers and light emitters (LEDs) with emission plates housed inside thereof. ridges (or wavy protrusions) are provided in the direction of The outer resin cover layer is transparent and the inner resin cover layer is colored. Therefore, by causing the annular illumination portion 102 to emit light, it is possible to realize an illumination that is dispersed in a large number or that has a three-dimensional effect. A resin material containing glass powder is preferably used for the resin cover layer. Such a configuration of the resin cover layer can also be applied to other decorative parts (for example, the central decorative part 103 and the prize ball lamp 105).

The front door frame 13 is provided with a ball rental operation section 120 below the window section 101 . A ball rental operation unit 120 is provided with a ball rental button 121 , a return button 122 , and a frequency display unit 123 . With bills, cards, etc. inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, the ball lending operation unit 120 can perform ball lending operation, card returning operation, and card frequency confirmation. can. That is, the ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain lending balls based on the information recorded in the card or the like (recording medium), and as long as the card or the like has a balance, the lending balls are paid out. The return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of the card or the like inserted in the card unit. The frequency display section 123 displays the balance information of the card or the like. In a pachinko machine (a so-called cash machine) in which game balls are directly lent out from a ball lending device or the like to the upper tray without going through the card unit, the ball lending operation unit 120 is not required. A decorative sticker or the like is attached to the installation portion of 120 . As a result, the configuration of the pachinko machine 10 provided with the ball rental operation unit 120 can be shared between a pachinko machine using a card unit (so-called CR machine) and a cash machine.

Various metal reinforcing members are provided on the back side of the front door frame 13 so as to surround the window portion 101 . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, reinforcing plates 131, 132, 133, and 134 are attached to the left, right, top, and bottom outer sides of the window portion 101 on the back side of the front door frame 13, respectively. These reinforcing plates 131 to 134 are connected by contacting each other, but a resin part 135 is interposed between the connecting portions of the reinforcing plates 132 and 133 on the left and upper sides of the drawing to avoid direct contact. As a result, the closed loop of the electrical path formed by the reinforcing plates 131 to 134 is cut off, thereby preventing the generation of a magnetic field that causes noise.

Mounting fittings 151 and 152 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the reinforcing plate 131 on the opening/closing axis side, which is the right side of FIG. Mounting metal fittings 151 and 152 on the front door frame 13 side are attached to the support metal fittings 81 and 82 (see FIG. 3) on the main body frame 12 side. That is, the lower assembly metal fitting 152 is formed with a shaft hole that opens to the bottom surface, and the projection shaft 84 of the lower support metal fitting 82 is inserted into the shaft hole, while the upper assembly metal fitting 151 is inserted. The front door frame 13 is supported on the body frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by inserting the shaft portion into the support hole 83 of the upper support metal fitting 81 . Further, the reinforcing plate 131 is provided with a hook-shaped engaging claw 131a at an intermediate position thereof. (See FIG. 3). As a result, even in the pachinko machine 10 in which the front door frame 13 is configured to include the upper tray 23 and the upper and lower pivotal intervals are lengthened, the front door frame 13 can be prevented from rising at the intermediate position. Therefore, fraudulent acts such as lifting the front door frame 13 are suppressed.

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

A resin case 136 is attached to the lower reinforcing plate 134 at a position facing the firing rail 61 . The resin case 136 accommodates a circuit board for the ball rental operation unit 120 . The rear surface of the resin case 136 (the surface visible in FIG. 6) is flat and forms a side wall of the firing rail 61 when the front door frame 13 is closed. Therefore, the game ball is prevented from falling forward from the launch rail 61.例文帳に追加

A ball passage gutter 138 is installed toward the rear of the pachinko machine 10 at a part of the lower reinforcing plate 134 cut away, and at least above the ball passage gutter 138 is also the pachinko machine 10 rearward. A canopy portion 139 is provided that extends toward. In this case, when the front door frame 13 is closed on the main body frame 12 side, the protrusion extending along the upper side of the communication port 72 on the main body frame 12 side is inserted between the ball passage gutter 138 and the eaves portion 139. are placed. Therefore, even if an attempt is made to commit a fraudulent act by inserting a wire, film, or the like from the ball passage gutter 138, it is extremely difficult to allow the wire, film, or the like to enter the game area. As a result, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts using wires, films, or the like.

The reinforcing plates 131 to 134 described above also function as metal frames for supporting the glass, and the inner sides of the reinforcing plates 131 to 134 are folded backward to form glass holding grooves. The glass holding grooves are formed in two rows in the front and rear, and a pair of front and rear rectangular glasses 137 are held in each glass holding groove. As a result, two glasses 137 are attached with a predetermined space in the front and rear.

As described above, since the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment is intended to expand the game area, when the front door frame 13 is closed, the ball guides formed between the inner and outer rail portions 51 and 52 A part of the passage is covered with the front door frame 13. - 特許庁Therefore, in the ball guide passage, there is a portion that cannot be covered with the glass 137 in the open portion on the front side. In such a case, for example, if a game ball shot from the game ball launching device returns without reaching the return ball preventing member 54, the game ball jumps out of the ball guide passage, or is caught between the outer rail portion 52 and the glass 137. There is a risk of getting caught in the gaps that can be created. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a rail cover 140 is attached to the front door frame 13 to cover the front side open portion of the ball guide passage. The rail cover 140 is a substantially arc-shaped plate and is made of transparent resin. The arc shape of the rail cover 140 corresponds to the shape of the ball guide passage, and along the peripheral edge of the window 101, the rail cover 140 covers the section from the base end to the vicinity of the tip end of the ball guide passage. ing. In particular, the inner diameter side dimensions and shape of the rail cover 140 substantially match those of the inner rail portion 51 . In addition, at the right end of the rail cover 140 (that is, the right end when the rail cover 140 is attached to the front door frame 13 as shown in FIG. 6), the ball guide passage protrudes from the side edge of the glass 137. A covering portion 141 for covering the is provided. Due to the structure of the rail cover 140 as described above, when the front door frame 13 is closed, the rear surface of the rail cover 140 covers almost the entire ball guide passage, and game balls may jump out of the ball guide passage. , it is possible to prevent the occurrence of trouble such as being caught in the gap formed between the outer rail portion 52 and the glass 137 .

Further, on the back side of the lower portion of the rail cover 140, a ridge 142 is formed that extends in an arc shape along the inner edge and protrudes rearward. When the front door frame 13 is closed, the protrusion 142 is arranged so as to overlap the inner rail portion 51 while entering the ball guide passage. Therefore, for example, even if a wire, film, or the like enters through the gap between the front door frame 13 and the body frame 12 to commit a fraudulent act, the wire, film, or the like cannot enter the game area inside the ball guide passage. becomes very difficult. As a result, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts using wires, films, or the like. Note that the protrusion 142 may be formed over a wider area, for example, along the entire inner edge of the rail cover 140. Such a configuration makes it difficult for wires, films, etc., to enter the wider area. It is possible to more reliably prevent fraudulent acts using wires, films, or the like.

Next, the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. 7 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing the rear structure of the pachinko machine 10, disassembled for each main part.

First, the overall outline of the rear configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. On the back side of the pachinko machine 10, various control devices (various control boards) are arranged vertically and horizontally or stacked in the front and back, and a game ball supply device for supplying game balls. (withdrawal mechanism) and a resin protective cover are attached. In this embodiment, various control devices are mounted on two mounting bases to constitute two control board units, and these control board units are individually mounted on the main body frame 12 or the back surface of the game board 30. ing. In this case, the main control device 271 (main board) and the sound lamp control device 272 (sound lamp control board) are mounted on one mounting base to form a unit, and the payout control device 311 (payout control board), the firing control A device 312 (launch control board) and a power supply 313 (power supply board) are mounted on the other mount to form a unit. Hereinafter, for convenience, the former unit will be referred to as "first control board unit 201" and the latter unit will be referred to as "second control board unit 202". In addition, the dispensing mechanism 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 each unit can be attached and detached without using any tools. Alternatively, it is configured so that it can be deployed on the back surface of the game board 30 . This is also a device for making it possible to easily check hidden parts when the units 201 to 203 and other components are stacked one on top of the other. Actually, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 9, the substantially L-shaped first control board unit 201 is arranged substantially in the center of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 202 is arranged below it. there is In addition, a back pack unit 203 is arranged in a region that partially overlaps with the first control board unit 201 .

The first control board unit 201 is provided with a support shaft M1 at the left end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the first control board unit 201 is rotatable about the axis A by the support shaft M1. ing. The first control board unit 201 is provided with a fastening portion M2 made of Nylatt (registered trademark) or the like at its right end, that is, the open end opposite to the spindle portion M1, and a locking claw at its upper end. A portion M3 is provided, and the first control board unit 201 is held along the back surface of the main body of the pachinko machine 10 by the fastening portion M2 and the locking claw portion M3. In addition, the second control board unit 202 is provided with a support shaft M4 at the right end as seen from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 202 can rotate about the axis B by the support shaft M4. It has become. Further, the second control board unit 202 is provided with a fastening portion M5 made of a ny latch or the like on the left end portion, that is, on the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M4. The board unit 202 is held along the back surface of the main body of the pachinko machine 10.例文帳に追加Further, the back pack unit 203 is provided with a support shaft M6 at the right end as viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the back pack unit 203 is rotatable around the axis C by the support shaft M6. . The back pack unit 203 is provided with a fastening portion M7 made of a ny latch or the like at its left end, i.e., the open end opposite to the support shaft portion M6, and a rotary engaging portion at each of its upper and lower ends. Stopping portions M8 and M9 are provided, and the back pack unit 203 is held along the back surface of the main body of the pachinko machine 10 by these fastening portions M7 and locking portions M8 and M9.

The spindles M1, M4, M6 that rotatably support the units 201 to 203 have a hinge structure that allows the units 201 to 203 to be easily removed from the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 in an open state. Briefly, with regard to the first control board unit 201, the fastening of the fastening portion M2 and the locking of the locking claw portion M3 are released, and the unit 201 is rotated about the axis A to be deployed. lift in condition. As a result, assuming that the back pack unit 203 is not present, the first control board unit 201 can be removed. As for the second control board unit 202, the fastening portion M5 is released, and the unit 202 is rotated about the axis B to be unfolded and lifted in this state. Thereby, the second control board unit 202 can be removed. Further, with regard to the back pack unit 203, the fastening of the fastening portion M7 and the locking of the locking portions M8 and M9 are released, and the unit 203 is rotated about the axis C to be unfolded and lifted in this state. Thereby, the back pack unit 203 can be removed.

Here, the deployment directions of the units 201 to 203 are not the same, and the first control board unit 201 opens to the left when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, while the second control board unit 202 and the back pack unit 203 is configured to open to the right. In this case, since the first control board unit 201 is partially overlapped with the back pack unit 203, it is impossible to remove the first control board unit 201 without opening the back pack unit 203. Furthermore, since the first control board unit 201 and the back pack unit 203 are configured to deploy in opposite directions, the back pack unit 203 must be opened at a predetermined angle or more, or the unit 203 must be removed. Otherwise, it is impossible to remove the first control board unit 201 . Therefore, when focusing on the removal of the first control board unit 201, the structure is more difficult to remove than the other units 202 and 203. FIG. Furthermore, since the rear pack unit 203 cannot be opened unless the main body frame 12 is opened from the outer frame 11 by keying the locking device, the removal of the first control board unit 201 is further facilitated. has become difficult. A more specific configuration will be described later.

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

The game board 30 is installed from the back side in a rectangular frame-shaped installation area surrounded by the resin base 25, and is attached to a plurality of (four in the present embodiment) locking fixtures 211 and 212 provided on the body frame 12. is fixed so that it does not fall backwards. The engaging fixtures 211 and 212 can be manually rotated, and are configured to be switchable between a fixed position (locked position) and a fixed release position (unlocked position). FIG. 10 shows the locked state. The locking fixtures 211 at three locations on the left and right are L-shaped metal fittings formed by bending metal pieces, and are configured so as not to protrude outside the main body frame 12 when the game board 30 is fixed. The locking fixture 212 at one lower portion is an I-shaped fastener made of synthetic resin.

The variable display unit 35 arranged in the center of the game board 30 is provided with a synthetic resin frame cover 213 that covers the center frame 43 (see FIG. 4) from behind and protrudes rearward. At the rear end, the pattern display device 41 and the display control device 214 as display control means are detachably attached in a state of being superimposed on each other. In the frame cover 213, an LED control board and the like for driving the LEDs and the like built in the center frame 43 are arranged.

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

To explain the game ball recovery mechanism, below the grouping plate unit 215, there are 1 holes corresponding to the game board openings of the general winning port 31, the variable winning devices 32a and 32b, and the operating ports 33a and 33b, and on the downstream side. A collecting passage 216 is formed to converge at a point. In addition, below the game board 30, a discharge passage board 217 made of synthetic resin such as polycarbonate resin is attached to the main body frame 12, and the discharge passage board 217 is used for discharging balls outside the pachinko machine 10, for example, in a game hall. A discharge passage 218 is formed for guiding to an island facility or the like. Therefore, as exemplified by phantom lines in FIG. 10, all the game balls that have won prizes such as the general winning hole 31 gather through the collecting passage 216 of the gathering board unit 215, and further through the discharging passage 218 of the discharging passage board 217. It is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through. The out port 36 is similarly connected to the discharge passage 218 , and the game balls that have not won in any of the prize winning ports are also discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge passage 218 . In the above configuration, with the lower end surface of the game board 30 as a boundary, the collecting plate unit 215 (recovery passage 216) is provided above, and the discharge passage board 217 (discharge passage 218) is provided below. It does not overlap in the front-rear direction with respect to the game board 30. - 特許庁Therefore, when removing the game board 30 from the main body frame 12, there is no problem that the discharge passage board 217 interferes with removal of the game board.

The discharge passage board 217 is arranged on the back side of the upper plate 23 in front of the pachinko machine 10, and a wire, a film, etc. is inserted from the ball discharge port (ball passage gutter 138 in FIG. It is conceivable that the wire, film, or the like enters the game area side through the gap between the main body frame 12 and the discharge passage board 217 . Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. An extending plate 219 is provided. Therefore, even if a wire, film, or the like is to enter through the gap between the main body frame 12 and the discharge passage board 217, it is blocked by the plate 219, and it is very difficult to allow the wire, film, or the like to enter the game area. Become. As a result, fraud such as forcibly opening the variable prize winning devices 32a and 32b using a wire, film, or the like can be prevented.

The winning detection mechanism will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, the collective plate unit 215 is provided with a winning opening switch 221 at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 31 on the front side of the game board 30, and each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b. Count switches 223a and 223b are provided at positions corresponding to . Each count switch 223a, 223b is a switch for counting the number of game balls that have won in each variable winning device 32a, 32b. In addition, a first operating port switch 224a for detecting the winning of the game ball to the first operating port 33a is provided at a position corresponding to the first operating port 33a in each of the operating ports 33a and 33b, and the second operating port 33b. A second operating port switch 224b for detecting the winning of a game ball to the second operating port 33b is provided at a position corresponding to . Furthermore, a gate switch 225 for detecting passage of a game ball through the through gate 34 is provided at a position corresponding to the through gate 34 . The winning opening switch 221 and the gate switch 225 are connected to the board relay board 226 through electrical wiring, and the count switches 223a and 223b are connected to the first variable winning device relay board 227a and the second variable winning device relay board 227b, respectively. . The board relay board 226, the first variable winning device relay board 227a, and the second variable winning device relay board 227b are connected to the main controller 271, respectively. Each operating port switch 224a, 224b is directly connected to the main controller 271 without a relay board. Although not shown, the variable winning devices 32a and 32b are provided with first and second variable winning device solenoids for opening the variable winning devices 32a and 32b. , an operating port solenoid for opening the electric accessory 33c provided in the second operating port 33b.

Here, the operation when the electric accessory 33c provided in the second actuation opening 33b is opened or closed will be briefly described with reference to FIG. When the actuation port solenoid is not energized, the left and right movable pieces as the electric accessory 33c are held in an upright state so as to close the second actuation port 33b. On the other hand, when the actuation port solenoid is energized, the left movable piece tilts leftward and the right movable piece tilts rightward to open the second actuation port 33b. After that, when the excitation of the actuation port solenoid is terminated, both the left and right movable pieces return to the vertically erected state, and the second actuation port 33b is closed.

The detection results detected by the winning detection mechanism are taken into the main control device 271, and the main control device 271 sends a payout command (the number of game balls to be paid out) to the payout control device 311 according to the winning status of each time. sent. A predetermined number of game balls are paid out according to the output of the payout control device 311 .

The collective plate unit 215 is provided with an external board terminal plate 230 at its upper right portion. The board external terminal plate 230 has an output terminal for outputting a signal each time the fluctuation of the pattern is stopped (settled), an output terminal for outputting a signal when a big win occurs, and an output terminal for outputting a signal under the big win. is provided with an output terminal of Signals relating to the game (state of the game board 30 side) are output to the management control device on the game hall side through these output terminals. The panel external terminal plate 230 is attached to the collective plate unit 215 in a manner that it can be easily removed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, a set handle 228 having a ball hitting mallet or the like and a shooting motor 229 are provided on the lower left side of the back side of the body frame 12 .

The collective plate unit 215 is provided with a mounting mechanism for mounting the first control board unit 201 . Specifically, as this mounting mechanism, a bearing fitting 231 extending in the vertical direction is provided at the lower left corner of the game board 30 as viewed from the rear surface of the game board 30. The bearing fitting 231 has a pair of upper and lower bearing holes 231a on the same axis. is formed. In addition, in the game board 30, a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, Nairatch mounting holes) 232 are provided on the right side of the bearing metal fitting 231, and a locking claw piece 233 is provided above the bearing metal fitting 231. It is

A mounting mechanism for mounting the second control board unit 202 and the back pack unit 203 is provided on the back surface of the body frame 12 . Specifically, an elongated bearing fitting 235 is attached to the right end of the body frame 12 . This bearing fitting 235 also functions as a reinforcing member. As shown in FIG. 13, the bearing metal fitting 235 has a long plate-shaped metal fitting body 236 extending downward from the game board 30, and is erected backward from the metal fitting body 236. A bearing portion 237 for the control board unit 202 is formed, and bearing portions 238 for the back pack unit 203 are formed at two upper portions. Coaxial bearing holes are formed in the bearing portions 237 and 238, respectively. The bearing portion 237 for the second control board unit 202 and the bearing portion 238 for the back pack unit 203 can also be composed of separate bearing fittings. In addition, as an attachment mechanism for the second control board unit 202, the body frame 12 has a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, Nairatch attachment holes) 239 at the lower left end than the game board 30 installation area. is provided. As an attachment mechanism for the back pack unit 203, the body frame 12 is provided with a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, Nairatch attachment holes) 240 at the left end of the area where the game board 30 is installed. . Rotating fixtures 241, 242 for sandwiching and supporting the back pack unit 203 between the game board 30 and the game board 30 are provided at positions above the upper left, upper right, and lower right sides of the game board 30 in the main body frame 12. 243 are provided respectively. Since the back pack unit 203 stores a large amount of game balls in its upper part, it is preferable to set the fixtures 241 and 242 for supporting the upper part of the back pack unit 203 to have sufficient strength. Desirably, a pivoting fixture is used in this embodiment.

As described above, the elongated bearing fittings 235 are provided on one of the left and right sides of the body frame 12 (the right side in FIG. 10), while the other left and right sides of the body frame 12 (the left side in FIG. 10) are locked. A device is provided. The locking device includes a base frame 247 extending vertically and fixed to the body frame 12 , and an elongated interlocking rod 248 assembled to the base frame 247 so as to be vertically movable. The cylinder lock 91 is integrated in the lower part of the. The interlocking rod 248 moves in either the up or down direction by operating the cylinder lock 91 . The interlocking rod 248 is provided with a pair of upper and lower hook fittings 249 having a hook shape. (not shown), and is locked by a locking device. In this case, when the interlocking rod 248 is moved upward by operating the cylinder lock 91, the locking of the main body frame 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released. Conversely, when the interlocking rod 248 is moved downward by operating the cylinder lock 91, the locking of the front door frame 13 with respect to the body frame 12 is released.

In the above-described configuration in which the bearing fittings 235 and the locking devices (base frame 247, interlocking rod 248, etc.) are distributed to the left and right sides of the body frame 12, these bearing fittings 235 and locking devices (base frame 247, interlocking rods 248, etc.) ), the game board 30 is attached to the body frame 12 so as to have a width that leaves an area for arranging the game board 30 . As described above, this also expands the game area.

A game ball distribution unit 245 is provided in the lower right part of the game board 30 on the back surface of the main body frame 12 for distributing game balls paid out from a payout mechanism described later to either the upper tray 23, the lower tray 16, or the discharge passage 218. It is The game ball distribution unit 245 has a left opening 245a that communicates with the upper tray 23 via a first discharge port 66, a central opening 245b that communicates with the lower tray 16 via a second discharge port 67, and a right opening. Each passage is formed such that the portion 245 c communicates with the discharge passage 218 . The game ball distribution unit 245 is firmly attached to the body frame 12 with screws or the like. Therefore, the installation portion of the game ball distribution portion 245 is prevented from being lifted up, and fraudulent acts caused by inserting wires, films, etc. through the gaps can be prevented. A speaker box 246 made of synthetic resin is attached to the lower end of the main body frame 12 to surround the back of the speaker 20 installed on the back side of the inner wall panel 17. The speaker box 246 transmits the speaker sound to the rear. The sound quality of the low range is improved by functioning so as not to miss it.

Next, the configuration of the first control board unit 201 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 17. FIG. 14 is a front view of the first control board unit 201, FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the unit 201, FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 201, and FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 201 viewed from the rear side. .

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

Any configuration can be applied to the sealing unit 274 as long as it connects the box base and the box cover in an unopenable manner. Here, as shown in FIG. The box base and the box cover are unopenably connected to each other by inserting locking claws into the elongated holes of the sealing member. The sealing process by the sealing unit 274 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and even if unauthorized opening should occur, such a situation can be detected early and easily. It is possible to perform the sealing process again even after it has been done. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking claw into the elongated hole of at least one of the five sealing members forming the sealing unit 274 . When the circuit board box 273 is to be opened, such as when a problem occurs with the main circuit board housed therein or when the main circuit board is inspected, the connection between the sealing member into which the locking claw is inserted and the other sealing member is cut off. After that, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claw is inserted into the long hole of another sealing member. If a history indicating that the board box 273 has been opened is left in the board box 273, it is possible to easily find out that the board box 273 has been illegally opened.

The audio lamp control device 272 includes a CPU for controlling audio and lamp display in accordance with instructions from the display control device 214, and an audio lamp control board including ROM, RAM, and various ports. are accommodated in a substrate box 275 made of a transparent resin material or the like. A power supply relay board 276 is mounted on the sound lamp control device 272, and the power of the power supply device 313 is supplied to the display control device 214 and the sound lamp control device 272 via the power supply relay board 276. .

The mount 251 is made of synthetic resin such as polycarbonate resin, and is colored green, blue, or the like to be opaque. However, the mount 251 may be colorless and transparent or translucent. Two flat board mounting surfaces 252 and 253 are provided on the surface of the mount 251 . These substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 extend in directions orthogonal to the vertical and horizontal directions, and are formed with steps in the front-rear direction. Standing portions 254 standing from the substrate mounting surface 252 are formed integrally with the upper edge and the lower edge of the substrate mounting surface 252 . A main controller 271 is arranged on the substrate mounting surface 252 which is oblong, and a sound lamp control device 272 is arranged on the substrate mounting surface 253 which is oblong. At this time, the main controller 271 is supported by the upright portions 254 at its upper and lower sides. Also, the audio lamp control device 172 is fixed to the substrate mounting surface 253 by screws or the like at a plurality of locations.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, horizontally elongated through holes 256 are formed in two locations on the left and right sides of the board mounting surface 252 . On the other hand, the circuit board box 273 of the main controller 271 is provided with pivoting fixtures 277 at two locations on the left and right sides of the rear surface thereof. When the main controller 271 is mounted on the board mounting surface 252, the main controller 271 is placed so that the fixtures 277 are inserted into the through holes 256 of the board mounting surface 252, and the fixtures 277 are attached in that state. The main control device 271 is locked by rotating it. Therefore, since the main control device 271 cannot be removed unless the locking fixture 277 is unlocked from the back side of the first control board unit 201, it is possible to obtain an effect of deterring fraudulent actions such as board removal.

Further, in the mounting table 251, a shielding portion 257 is provided below the board mounting surface 252 for the main board to block the opening leading to the rear space of the board mounting surface 252. As shown in FIG. Therefore, it is prevented that a hand or the like is inserted into the rear surface of the mount 251 from below the board mounting surface 252, and the locked state of the fixture 277 cannot be illegally released. In addition, when the first control board unit 201 is mounted on the back surface of the pachinko machine 10, the upper part of the unit 201 is covered by the back pack unit 203, so that the insertion of a hand or the like into the back surface of the mounting base 251 is also prevented. , the locked state of the fixture 277 cannot be illegally released.

As described above, the first control board unit 201 cannot be removed unless the back pack unit 203 is opened at a predetermined angle or more or the unit 203 is removed. The back pack unit 203 cannot be opened unless the main body frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 by key operation. In other words, if the main body frame 12 cannot be opened, the first control board unit 201 cannot be rotated or removed, and the main controller 271 cannot be removed. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent unauthorized remounting or theft of the main control device 271 .

The main controller 271 is arranged on the front side when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the sound lamp controller 272 is arranged on the back side. In this case, since the substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 are formed with steps in the front-rear direction, each control unit 271 and 272 can be controlled when the main control unit 271 and the sound lamp control unit 272 are mounted on these substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 . are arranged with some of them stacked one on top of the other. That is, as can be seen in FIG. 15 and the like, the main controller 271 is arranged in a state in which a part (about 1/3 in the present embodiment) is floating. Therefore, it is possible to extend the audio ramp control device 272 to the area overlapping the main control device 271, and from another point of view, it is possible to extend the main control device 271 to the area overlapping the audio ramp control device 272. , Even within the limited size of the pachinko machine 10, the enlargement of the controllers 271 and 272 can be satisfactorily accommodated, and the controllers 271 and 272 can be installed efficiently. In addition, when the first control board unit 201 is attached to the game board 30, a space is secured behind the board mounting surface 252, so that the variable winning devices 32a and 32b and their electrical wiring can be installed without difficulty. ing. A grid-like rib 258 is provided on the rear surface of the board mounting surface 252 to increase the support strength of the main controller 271 .

A pair of upper and lower locking pins 261 are provided on the left end surface of the mounting base 251 . It is movably cantilevered. A pair of upper and lower ny latches 262 are provided at the right end of the mount 251 as fasteners to be fitted into the fastening holes 232 . A long hole 263 in which the locking claw piece 233 is locked is provided at the upper end of the mount 251 . Therefore, the first control board unit 201 is fixed to the game board 30 by fitting the ny latch 262 into the fastening hole 232 and locking the locking claw piece 233 in the long hole 263 . The bearing fitting 231 and the locking pin 261 are connected to the support shaft portion M1, the hole to be connected 232 and the ny latch 262 are connected to the fastening portion M2, the locking claw piece 233 and the long hole 263 are connected to the locking claw portion M3, correspond respectively.

Next, the configuration of the second control board unit 202 will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 to 20. FIG. 18 is a front view of the second control board unit 202, FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the same unit 202, and FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of the same unit 202. FIG.

The second control board unit 202 has a horizontally long mount 301 on which a payout controller 311 , a launch controller 312 , a power supply 313 and a card unit connection board 314 are mounted. The payout control device 311 and the launch control device 312 are equipped with a CPU that forms the center of control, and a control board including ROM, RAM, various ports, and the like. The payout control board of the payout control device 311 controls the payout of prize balls and rental balls. The shooting control board of the shooting control device 312 controls the shooting motor 229 according to the operation of the game ball shooting handle 18 by the player. Further, the power supply board of the power supply device 313 generates and outputs a predetermined power supply voltage required by various control devices and the like. The card unit connection board 314 is electrically connected to the ball lending operation section 120 on the front of the pachinko machine and a card unit (not shown), and mainly takes in commands for ball lending operations by the players and outputs them to the payout control device 311. is. 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 from a ball lending device or the like without going through the card unit.

The payout control device 311, the launch control device 312, the power supply device 313 and the card unit connection board 314 are housed in board boxes 315, 316, 317 and 318 made of transparent resin material or the like, respectively. In particular, in the dispensing control device 311, similarly to the main control device 271, the substrate box 315 constituting the enclosing means is provided with a box base and a box cover, which are unopenably connected by a sealing unit 319 as sealing means, The substrate box 315 is thereby sealed. A state return switch 321 is provided in the payout control device 311 . For example, when the state return switch 321 is pressed in the event of a payout error such as a ball jam in the payout motor, which will be described later, the payout motor is rotated forward or reverse, so that the ball jam can be resolved (returned to a normal state). It's becoming The power supply device 313 is provided with a RAM erase switch 323 . This pachinko machine 10 has a backup function for various data, and even in the event of a power failure, it retains the state at the time of the power failure and returns to the state at the time of the power failure upon recovery from the power failure (recovery of power). It is possible. Therefore, when the power is cut off in the normal procedure, for example, when the game hall is closed, the state before the cutoff is stored and held, but when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 323, the RAM data is initialized. It's like

The mounting base 301 is made of, for example, a colorless and transparent resin molding, and has a flat substrate mounting surface 302 on its surface. A launch control device 312, a power supply device 313, and a card unit connection board 314 are mounted side by side on the board mounting surface 302 and fixed with screws or the like. A substantially flat pedestal plate 303 is mounted on the substrate box 317 of the power supply device 313, and the dispensing control device 311 is mounted on the pedestal plate 303 and fixed with screws or the like. Since the pedestal plate 303 is interposed between the payout control device 311 and the power supply device 313, for example, in order to install a metal plate or the like for removing noise, it is sufficient to attach the metal plate or the like to the pedestal plate 303, making noise countermeasures simple. can be realized.

Mounting base 301 is provided with a pair of upper and lower locking pins 305 at the right end when viewed from the rear of pachinko machine 10. By inserting locking pins 305 into bearing portion 237 from above, the second control board unit 202 is rotatably cantilevered with respect to the body frame 12 . A pair of upper and lower nylatches 306 are provided as fasteners on the left end of the mount 301 , and the second control board unit 202 is fixed to the body frame 12 by fitting the nylatches 306 into the fastening holes 239 . The bearing portion 237 and the locking pin 305 correspond to the support shaft portion M4, and the fastening hole 239 and the ny latch 306 correspond to the fastening portion M5.

Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described with reference to FIGS. 21 and 22. FIG. 21 is a front view of the back pack unit 203, and FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 203. FIG.

The back pack unit 203 is configured by integrating a back pack 351 and a game ball payout mechanism 352 . The back pack 351 is integrally molded with a synthetic resin such as ABS resin, and has a substantially flat base portion 353 and a protective cover portion 354 projecting rearward of the pachinko machine 10 and having a horizontally long substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover part 354 has a shape in which left and right sides and an upper surface are closed and only a lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 35 . However, in this embodiment, the above-described audio ramp control device 272 is also enclosed. A large number of ventilation holes 354a are provided on the back surface of the protective cover portion 354 . Each of the air holes 354a has an elongated shape and is provided so that the air holes 354a are relatively close to each other. Therefore, the back surface of the back pack 351 can be easily opened by cutting the resin portion between the adjacent air holes 354a. That is, by cutting the resin portion between the air holes 354a and exposing the display control device 214 and the like therein, it is possible to easily perform a predetermined test or the like.

A dispensing mechanism section 352 is arranged on the base section 353 of the back pack 351 so as to bypass the protective cover section 354 . That is, a tank 355 opened upward is provided at the top of the back pack 351, and the tank 355 is sequentially replenished with game balls supplied from island facilities of the game hall. Below the tank 355, a tank rail 356 having, for example, two rows (two lines) of ball passages in the horizontal direction and gently sloping toward the downstream side is connected. A case rail 357 is connected. A payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a payout motor 358a is driven under the control of the payout control device 311 to appropriately pay out the required number of game balls. The game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper tray 23 and the like through the payout passage 359 and the like. Although illustration is omitted, an upstream portion of the case rail 357 is provided with a tank ball absence sensor for detecting the presence or absence of game balls supplied from the tank 355 and the tank rail 356 . The payout device 358 is provided with a payout rotation sensor for detecting the rotation of the payout motor 358a and a payout count switch for counting the number of game balls to be paid out.

A vibrator 360 for applying vibration to the tank rail 356 is attached to the tank rail 356 . The vibrator 360 is unitized by a vibrator and a synthetic resin case that houses the vibrator, and is attached to the tank rail 356 with two legs 360a. Therefore, if ball clogging occurs near the tank rail 356, the vibrator 360 is driven to clear the ball clogging.

In the payout mechanism section 352, a payout relay board 381 for relaying a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358 is installed, and a power switch board 382 for taking in main power from the outside is installed. there is The power switch board 382 is supplied with a main power supply of, for example, 24 volts 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 359 is made of a synthetic resin material having conductivity, such as a conductive polycarbonate resin, and is partly grounded. As a result, the generation of noise due to electrification of the game ball is suppressed.

The rear pack 351 is provided with a frame external terminal plate 390 at its upper right portion. The frame external terminal plate 390 includes an output terminal for outputting a signal when game balls are insufficient in the tank 355 or the tank rail 356, an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, a predetermined An output terminal for outputting a signal each time a certain number of game balls are rented, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the body frame 12 is opened, and an output terminal for outputting a signal when the front door frame 13 is opened are provided. . Through these output terminals, signals relating to the state of the frame side are output to the management control device on the game hall side. An output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of game balls are rented is unnecessary in a so-called cash machine.

The rear pack 351 is provided with a substantially rectangular window portion 391 adjacent to the external frame terminal plate 390 . Therefore, when the back pack unit 203 is attached to the body frame 12, the board external terminal board 230 on the back side of the game board 30 is exposed through the window 391, and the board external terminal board 230 is exposed while the back pack unit 203 is attached. can be operated. As described above, since the board external terminal board 230 is attached to the assembly board unit 215 in an easily removable state, the wiring of the board external terminal board 230 is connected to the board through the window 391. It is also possible to take out the external terminal plate 230 for use. A body frame open switch 392 for detecting the open state of the body frame 12 is provided in the upper right part of the back pack 351, and when the body frame 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the switch 392 is closed. The contact closes to detect the closing of the body frame 12, and when the body frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11, the metal contact opens to detect the opening of the body frame 12.例文帳に追加

The back pack 351 is provided with a pair of upper and lower locking pins 385 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10. By inserting the locking pins 385 through the bearing portion 238 from above, the back pack unit 203 is held. It is cantilevered to be rotatable with respect to the body frame 12 . The back pack 351 is provided with a pair of upper and lower nylatches 386 as fasteners at the left end, and is provided with a locking hole 387 at the upper end. The back pack unit 203 is fixed to the body frame 12 by inserting the fixture 242 into the 387 and rotating the fixture 242 . The back pack unit 203 is also fixed to the body frame 12 by the fixtures 241 and 243 . The bearing portion 238 and the locking pin 385 correspond to the support shaft portion M6, the fastening hole 240 and the ny latch 386 correspond to the fastening portion M7, and the fixture 242 and the locking hole 387 correspond to the locking portion M8. do. Further, the fixture 243 corresponds to the locking portion M9.

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

The main controller 271 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that 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 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off, and the RAM 503 temporarily stores various data. A backup area 503a is provided in addition to the memory and area for this purpose.

The backup area 503a stores the values of the stack pointer, each register, I/O, etc. at the time of power interruption (including power failure, hereinafter the same) when the power is interrupted due to power failure or the like. When the power is turned on (including when the power is turned on due to the cancellation of a power failure, the same applies hereinafter), the state of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power cutoff based on the information in the backup area 503a. there is Writing to the backup area 503a is executed by NMI interrupt processing (see FIG. 31) when the power is turned off, and restoration of each value written to the backup area 503a is executed in the main processing (see FIG. 32) when power is turned on. The NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 is configured to receive a power failure signal SG1 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 when power is shut off due to a power failure. NMI interrupt processing as processing is immediately executed.

An input/output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 of the main controller 271 via a bus line 504 comprising an address bus and a data bus. The input side of the main control device 271 is connected to a RAM erasure switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, and other switches (not shown). On the other hand, the payout control device 311 and the display control device 214 are connected to the output side of the main control device 271 . In addition, the LED switches arranged in each of the specific lamp portions 47 and 48 and the LED switches arranged in the accessory lamp portion 49 are also connected. That is, the specific lamp units 47 and 48 and the character object lamp unit 49 are directly controlled by the main controller 271 . Although not shown, the output side of the main controller 271 is also connected to the holding lamp 44 of the variable display unit 35 and the lamp switches provided in the accessory lamp portion 49 .

The payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by a payout motor 358a. A CPU 511, which is an arithmetic device, includes a ROM 512 storing control programs executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 used as a work memory and the like.

The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 271, 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. , the RAM 513 is provided with a backup area 513a in addition to memories and areas for temporarily storing various data.

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

An input/output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 via a bus line 514 composed of an address bus and a data bus. The input/output port 515 is connected to the RAM erasing switch circuit 543, the main controller 271, the firing controller 312, the dispensing motor 358a, and the like.

The shooting control device 312 permits or prohibits shooting of game balls by the shooting motor 229, and the shooting motor 229 is allowed to be driven when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, a discharge permission signal is output from the payout control device 311, a sensor signal detects that the player is touching the game ball discharge handle 18, and a discharge for stopping the discharge is performed. On the condition that the stop switch is not operated, the shooting motor 229 is driven, and the game ball is shot with strength corresponding to the amount of operation of the game ball shooting handle 18.例文帳に追加

The display control device 214 controls the variable display of symbols in the symbol display device 41 and the big win display under the big win state. The display control device 214 includes a CPU 521, a program ROM 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, an image controller 526, an input port 527, two output ports 528 and 529, and bus lines 530 and 531. It has The input side of the input port 527 is connected to the output side of the main controller 271 . The output side of the input port 527 is connected to the CPU 521 , the program ROM 522 , the work RAM 523 and the image controller 526 as well as to the output port 528 via the bus line 530 . An audio ramp controller 272 is connected to the output side of the output port 528 . An output port 529 is connected to the image controller 526 via a bus line 531 , and the pattern display device 41 is connected to the output side of the output port 529 .

The CPU 521 of the display control device 214 performs display control of the pattern display device 41 based on various commands such as variation pattern commands transmitted from the main control device 271, and transmits control commands to the sound lamp control device 272. . The program ROM 522 is a memory for storing fixed value data such as various control programs and background image data executed by the CPU 521. The work RAM 523 stores work data and flags used when the various programs are executed by the CPU 521. This is a memory for temporary storage.

The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data to be displayed on the pattern display device 41, and by rewriting the content of the video RAM 524, the display content of the pattern display device 41 is changed. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as symbols displayed on the symbol display device 41 . 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 to be displayed on the device 41 .

The sound lamp control device 272 controls the speaker 20, the annular illumination section 102, and the like based on control commands sent from the display control device 214, and includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, various ports, and the like.

The power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 for supplying power to each part of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 542 for monitoring power interruption due to power failure, etc., and a RAM deletion switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM deletion switch 323. and The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operating power to each of the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 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 271, 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 .

The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal SG1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 271 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 at the time of power failure due to power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the voltage of a stable DC voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 541, and determines that a power failure (power shutdown) has occurred when this voltage is less than 22 volts. A power failure signal SG1 is output to the main controller 271 and the payout controller 311. By the output of the power failure signal SG1, the main controller 271 and the payout controller 311 recognize the occurrence of the power failure and execute NMI interrupt processing. Even after the stable 24 volt DC voltage becomes less than 22 volts, the power supply unit 541 maintains the output of 5 volts, which is the driving voltage of the control system, to the normal value for a time sufficient to execute the NMI interrupt processing. is configured to maintain Therefore, the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the NMI interrupt processing.

The RAM erasing switch circuit 543 takes in the switch signal of the RAM erasing switch 323 and outputs a RAM erasing signal SG2 for clearing the backup data of the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 according to the state of the switch 323. is. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pushed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erase signal SG2 to the main controller 271 and the payout controller 311. As a result, when the pachinko machine 10 is powered on with the RAM erase switch 323 pressed, the data in the backup areas 503a and 513a are cleared in the main controller 271 and the payout controller 311, respectively.

Here, the display contents of the pattern display device 41 will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 and 25. FIG. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing individual symbols that are variably displayed on the symbol display device 41, and FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a display screen G of the symbol display device 41. FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 24(a) to (j), the designs consist of 9 types of main designs with numbers "1" to "9", respectively, and sub-designs made up of shell-shaped designs. It is More specifically, the main symbols are composed of nine types of character symbols such as an octopus, each of which is given a number "1" to "9" on the right side thereof.

Next, the display screen G of the pattern display device 41 will be described. As shown in FIG. 25(a), the display screen G of the pattern display device 41 is set with three pattern rows Z1, Z2 and Z3 of upper, middle and lower rows. Each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is constructed by arranging the above-described main symbols and sub-symbols in a predetermined order. Specifically, in the upper pattern row Z1, 9 types of main patterns "1" to "9" are arranged in descending numerical order, and one sub-design is arranged between each main design. . In the lower pattern row Z3, 9 types of main symbols "1" to "9" are arranged in ascending numerical order, and one sub-symbol is arranged between each main symbol. That is, the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 are composed of 18 symbols. On the other hand, in the middle symbol row Z2, nine types of main symbols "1" to "9" are arranged in ascending order of numbers, and between the main symbol "9" and the main symbol "1" A main symbol of "4" is additionally arranged in the upper part, and one sub-symbol is arranged between each of these main symbols. In other words, only the middle pattern row Z2 is composed of 20 symbols with 10 main symbols arranged. On the display screen G, the symbols of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are variably displayed so as to scroll in a predetermined direction with periodicity. More specifically, when a game ball wins in each operation port 33a, the symbols in each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are variably displayed so as to scroll from right to left. In addition, as shown in FIG. 25(b), the display screen G is designed so that three symbols are statically displayed for each symbol row, and as a result, a total of nine symbols of 3×3 are statically displayed. It is designed to be

In addition, the display screen G has five effective lines, that is, a left line L1, a middle line L2, a right line L3, a downward-sloping line L4, and an upward-sloping line L5. Then, the variable display stops in the order of upper symbol row Z1→lower symbol row Z3→middle symbol row Z2, and a combination of jackpot symbols (a combination of the same main symbols in this embodiment) is formed on any of the activated lines. When the variable display of all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is completed in this state, a big win moving image is displayed as a big win occurrence. In addition, as a pre-stage of the big win, when the same main symbols of the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 are stopped and displayed on any of the effective lines, it becomes a ready-to-win game, and after that, a ready-to-win performance is performed. In the following explanation, for convenience, each main pattern is described by the number attached to each, and specifically, "1" pattern, "2" pattern, "3" pattern, ... "9" pattern, respectively. described as In addition, the same main symbol in the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 in the case of reach is described as a reach symbol, and the effective line where the reach symbol stops is described as a reach line.

Further, at the lower left corner of the display screen G is set a first sub-display area Ga that is divided into small areas, and at the lower right corner of the display screen G is a second sub-display area Ga that is divided into small areas. A sub-display area Gb is set. Shellfish characters that are periodically displayed in a variable manner are displayed separately from the patterns in both the sub-display areas Ga and Gb. The shellfish character is variably displayed such that its shell portion repeats opening and closing periodically. In the case of a specific jackpot, the variable display is terminated with the shell fully opened, and in the case of a non-specific jackpot, the variable display is terminated with the shell partially opened. , the variable display ends when the shell is closed. Further, although the details will be described later, when switching display of the first specific lamp portion 47 is performed, the shell character in the first sub-display area Ga is variably displayed, and when switching display of the second specific lamp portion 48 is performed, The shellfish character in the second sub-display area Gb is variably displayed.

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

In this embodiment, the CPU 501 in the main control device 271 uses various counter information during a game to set the jackpot lottery, the emission colors of the specific lamps 47 and 48, and the pattern display of the pattern display device 41. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 26, a jackpot random number counter C1 used for the jackpot lottery, and when the jackpot state ends, the state shifts to the normal state or the high probability state. A transition random number counter C2 used for a lottery to decide whether or not to play, a reach random number counter C3 used for a reach lottery when changing a pattern, a random number initial value counter CINI used for initial value setting of a jackpot random number counter C1, and a pattern. Variation type counter CS used for selecting the variation pattern, and upper, middle and lower missing symbol counters CU, CM used for setting each missing symbol of the upper symbol row Z1, middle symbol row Z2 and lower symbol row Z3, and CL are used.

Of these, the counters C1 to C3, CINI, and CS are loop counters that add 1 to the previous value each time they are updated and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Also, the outlier symbol counters CU, CM, and CL are configured such that the register values are added using the R register (refresh register) in the CPU 501, and as a result, the numerical values change randomly. Each counter is updated at short time intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 503 . The RAM 503 is provided with a reserved ball storage area consisting of a first specific ramp section reserved area Ra, a second specific ramp section reserved area Rb, a common reserved area CR, and an execution area. In this reserved ball storage area, values of a jackpot random number counter C1, a transition random number counter C2 and a reach random number counter C3 are stored chronologically according to the winning history of the game balls to the operation ports 33a and 33b. It is designed to be

The jackpot random number counter C1 is, for example, incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 1439, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 1439). In particular, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the jackpot random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 1439), and is updated once for each timer interrupt and repeatedly updated within the remaining time of normal processing. The jackpot random number counter C1 is periodically updated (once per timer interrupt in this embodiment), and stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins each of the operation holes 33a and 33b. More specifically, it is stored in the first specific lamp portion reservation area Ra of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins the first operation opening 33a, and the second specific of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins the second operation opening 33b. It is stored in the lamp section reservation area Rb. In other words, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored even when a game ball wins in any of the operation ports 33a and 33b. Two types of random number values are set for the jackpot, one for the normal state and one for the high probability state. , 47, 97, 101, 123, 337, 673", and the number of random number values that become a jackpot under high probability conditions is 28, and the values are "17, 19, 23, 43, 59, 61, 67 , 73, 79, 83, 89, 93, 103, 113, 134, 201, 268, 337, 402, 469, 536, 603, 673, 737, 804, 871, 938, 1005. That is, the jackpot probability is about 1/170 in the normal state, and about 1/51 in the high-probability state. Furthermore, although the details will be described later, when a jackpot is won based on the winning of a game ball in the first operating port 33a, the number of rounds in the jackpot is set to any one of 1 to 9 rounds. The number of rounds is determined by the acquired random number. For example, if the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is "29" in the normal state and the jackpot is won, the number of rounds is 2, and the jackpot random number counter C1 is set in the normal state. If the value of is "31" and the jackpot is won, the number of rounds will be 2. In the normal state, when the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is "673" and the jackpot is won, the number of rounds is 9. That is, the number of rounds is set to 1, 2, 3, . A case where the game state is the jackpot state will be described later.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the number of rounds is set to be 2 in all cases when it is determined as a big hit based on the fact that the game ball has entered the first operating hole 33a in the high probability state. In addition, the high probability state refers to a state in which the probability of the subsequent jackpot is increased as an added value after the end of the jackpot state, a so-called variable state, and the normal state (low probability state) is a game that is not in such a high probability state. state. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the time saving state is set as the game state. The random number that becomes a jackpot in the time saving state is the same as in the normal state. The time saving state will be described later.

The transition random number counter C2 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 25 and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 25). In this embodiment, the transition random number counter C2 determines whether or not to transition to the high probability state after the end of the jackpot state. If C2=14 to 25, the state shifts to the normal state after the big win state ends. In other words, the state is shifted to the high-probability state in 1/2 of the time when the first jackpot state ends. Details of the transition random number counter C2 and the jackpot state will be described later.

The reach random number counter C3 is, for example, incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 110, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 110). In this embodiment, the reach random number counter C3 determines the final stop symbol row (middle symbol row Z2 in the present embodiment) that can be a big hit in the game round (specifically, the same main symbol as the reach symbol) is shifted from the reach line by one line to the front and back and stops, and the jackpot pattern of the final stop pattern row stops outside the front and back of the reach line. A lottery is drawn for "completely out" where the same main symbol in the symbol row Z3 does not stop on the active line and does not become a reach. In other words, in the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not to perform the outlier reach by the reach random number counter C3. It corresponds to reach, and C3 = 22 to 110 corresponds to complete loss. The ready-to-win lottery may be individually set according to the game state, the number of activated balls held at the start of variation, and the like. The reach random number counter C3 is periodically updated (once per timer interrupt in this embodiment), and stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins the respective operation holes 33a and 33b. More specifically, it is stored in the first specific lamp portion reservation area Ra of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins the first operation opening 33a, and the second specific of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins the second operation opening 33b. It is stored in the lamp section reservation area Rb. That is, the value of this reach random number counter C3 is stored even when a game ball wins in any of the operation ports 33a and 33b.

The fluctuation type counter CS is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 198, for example, and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 198). The variation type counter CS determines reach types such as so-called normal reach and super reach, and other rough pattern variation modes. The fluctuation type counter CS is updated once each time a normal process, which will be described later, is executed, and is repeatedly updated within the remaining time of the normal process. Then, the buffer value of the variation type counter CS is acquired when determining the variation pattern at the start of the symbol variation.

The upper, middle, and lower losing symbol counters CU, CM, and CL provide stop symbols to be stopped and displayed on the left line L1 of the upper symbol row Z1, the middle symbol row Z2, and the lower symbol row Z3 when the big winning lottery is lost. The number of counter values is the same as the number of symbols to be variably displayed in each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3. That is, 18 counter values (0 to 17) are prepared for the upper/missing symbol counter CU and the lower/missing symbol counter CL, and 20 counter values (0 to 19) are provided for the middle/missing symbol counter CM. values are provided. A stop symbol to be stop-displayed on the left line L1 of the upper symbol row Z1 is determined by the upper/loose symbol counter CU, and a stop symbol to be stop-displayed on the left line L1 of the middle symbol row Z2 is determined by the middle/loose symbol counter CM, A stop symbol to be stop-displayed on the left line L1 of the lower symbol row Z3 is determined by the lower/missing symbol counter CL. Incidentally, in this embodiment, the symbol rows Z1 to Z3, in which the main symbols are arranged in ascending or descending order, are variably displayed so as to scroll. Therefore, if the symbols to be stop-displayed on the left line L1 are determined, the symbols to be stop-displayed on the middle line L2 and the right line L3 can be uniquely derived.

In this embodiment, by using the numerical value of the R register built into the CPU 501, the values of the outlier pattern counters CU, CM, and CL are randomly updated. That is, when each outlier symbol counter CU, CM, CL is updated, the value of the lower 3 bits of the R register is added to the previous value, and the addition result is the maximum value (18, 20, 18 respectively in this embodiment). When it exceeds, the current value is determined by subtracting the maximum value. Each outlier pattern counter CU, CM, CL is updated in the normal process so that the update timing does not overlap, and the combination of the outlier pattern counters CU, CM, CL is the front and back off reach pattern buffer of RAM 503, the reach other than front and back off. It is stored in either the symbol buffer or the complete missing symbol buffer. Then, when determining the fluctuation pattern at the start of the fluctuation of the pattern, any buffer value of the front-rear out-of-order ready-to-win pattern buffer, non-front-to-back out-of-one ready-to-win pattern buffer, and complete out-of-bounds pattern buffer is acquired according to the value of the ready-to-win random number counter C3.

Note that the size and range of each counter is merely an example and can be changed arbitrarily. However, if irregularity is emphasized, it is desirable that the sizes of the jackpot random number counter C1, the reach random number counter C3, and the variation type counter CS are all different prime numbers and that they are not synchronized in any case. Although illustration is omitted, the lottery for the character product lamp portion 49 uses the character product random number counter C4. The character random number counter C4 is configured as a loop counter that is incremented by one within a range of 0 to 250, for example, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 250). The accessory random number counter C4 is periodically updated (once per timer interrupt in this embodiment), and stored in the accessory reserved ball storage area of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball passes through either the left or right through gate 34. be done. That is, although illustration is omitted, the RAM 503 is provided with an accessory reserved ball storage area consisting of one execution area and four reserved areas. The value of the accessory random number counter C4 is stored chronologically according to the passage history. The number of random number values to be won is 228 in the high probability state, and the value is "0 to 227". In addition, the number of random number values to be won when the state is not high probability is 23, and the value is "0 to 23". That is, the probability of winning is set to about 1/1.1 in the high-probability state, and about 1/11 in the normal state.

Here, the configuration of the reserved ball storage area will be described in more detail using FIG.

The first specific lamp part reservation area Ra is reserved for storing values of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the reach random number counter C3 in time series in accordance with the winning history of the game ball to the first operation opening 33a. area. The first specific lamp portion reservation area Ra is composed of four storage areas, the first area to the fourth area, and a reservation number storage area. Each storage area is composed of a C1 storage area for storing the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 and a C3 storage area for storing the value of the reach random number counter C3. Up to four winning histories of game balls to the first operation opening 33a are reserved and stored by the four storage areas of the first area to the fourth area.

The C1 storage area consists of 2 bytes, and any jackpot counter C1 value of 0-1439 is stored using the lower 10 bits of 0-9. The upper 6 bits of the 10th to 15th bits of the C1 storage area are unused areas.

The C3 storage area consists of 1 byte, and any reach random number counter C3 value of 0-110 is stored using the lower 7 bits of 0-6. The most significant bit of the C3 storage area is an unused area.

The reserved number storage area is a storage area for storing the number of use of the storage area, that is, the number of game balls that have won and are reserved in the first operation opening 33a. The pending number storage area consists of 1 byte, and any value from 0 to 4 is stored using the lower 3 bits from 0 to 2. FIG. The upper 5 bits from 3 to 7 of the reserved number storage area are unused areas.

As described above, the reservation area Ra for the first specific lamp unit is composed of 13 bytes including four 3-byte storage areas and a 1-byte reservation number storage area.

The reservation area Rb for the second specific lamp portion is reserved for storing the values of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the reach random number counter C3 in time series according to the winning history of the game ball to the second operation opening 33b. area. The second specific lamp portion reservation area Rb is composed of four storage areas, the first to fourth areas, and a reservation number storage area. Up to four winning histories of game balls to the second operation opening 33b are reserved and stored in the four storage areas of the first area to the fourth area. The configuration of the storage area and the number of retention storage areas is the same as that of the first specific lamp section reservation area Ra, so description thereof will be omitted. As with the area Ra, it is composed of 13 bytes, consisting of four 3-byte storage areas and a 1-byte pending number storage area.

The common reservation area CR is a reservation area for storing the winning order of game balls to the operation ports 33a and 33b and the total number of reservations in the specific lamp section reservation areas Ra and Rb. The common reserved area CR consists of an order storage area and a total reserved number storage area.

The order storage area is composed of 1 byte, and each bit is associated with eight storage areas from the first area to the eighth area. More specifically, they are associated with the first area, the second area, . . . , the eighth area in descending order. Further, the total pending number storage area is composed of 1 byte, and any value of 0 to 8 is stored using the lower 4 bits of 0 to 3. The upper 4 bits from 4 to 7 of the total pending number storage area are unused areas.

In other words, the common reservation area CR is composed of 2 bytes, including a 1-byte order storage area and a 1-byte total reservation number storage area.

In the execution area AE, each value stored in the storage area of the first specific lamp section reservation area Ra or the second specific lamp section reservation area Rb is used when switching display or the like of the specific lamp sections 47 and 48 is started. This is the area to move the . The execution area AE has the same configuration as one storage area of each of the reserved areas Ra and Rb for the specific lamp section, that is, it is composed of 3 bytes consisting of a 2-byte C1 storage area and a 1-byte C3 storage area. It is

Next, each control process executed by the CPU 501 in the main controller 271 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 28 to 42. FIG. The processing of the CPU 501 can be broadly classified into main processing that is started when the power is turned on, timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (every 2 msec in this embodiment), and power failure to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). There is an NMI interrupt process that is activated by the input of a signal. For convenience of explanation, the timer interrupt process and the NMI interrupt process will be explained first, and then the main process will be explained. A program for executing each of these processes is stored in the above-described ROM 502 as part of the control program.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing timer interrupt processing, which is executed by the CPU 501 of the main controller 271 every 2 msec, for example.

In FIG. 28, at step S101, various winning switches are read. That is, it reads the states of various switches (except for the RAM erase switch 323) connected to the main controller 271, determines the states of the switches, and saves detection information (winning detection information).

After that, in step S102, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (676 in this embodiment). Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503 . In subsequent step S103, the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, transition random number counter C2 and reach random number counter C3 are updated. Specifically, when the jackpot random number counter C1, the transition random number counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 are incremented by 1, and their counter values reach their maximum values (1439, 25, and 110 respectively in this embodiment) Clear each to 0. Then, the updated values of the respective counters C1 to C3 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM503. After that, in step S104, a starting prize winning process is executed in accordance with the prize winning to each operation port 33a, 33b.

This starting winning process will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

In step S201, it is determined whether or not the game ball has entered the first operating port 33a (start winning) based on the detection information of the first operating port switch 224a. When it is determined that the game ball has entered the first operating port 33a, in step S202, a prize ball payout command for causing the payout control device 311 to pay out three game balls is set. In subsequent step S203, an external signal setting process is performed in order to output a signal to the management control device on the game hall side that the game ball has won the first operation hole 33a. In step S204, the value stored in the reserved number storage area of the first specific lamp section reserved area Ra is read, and the reserved memory number RaN reserved and stored in the first specific lamp section reserved area Ra is set. After that, in step S205, 0 is set in the operation opening flag storage area provided in the RAM 503. FIG. The operation port flag storage area is a storage area used for storing which of the operation ports 33a and 33b the game ball has won. After setting the operation opening flag, in step S206, information acquisition processing for storing the values of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the reach random number counter C3 is performed, and this processing ends.

When it is determined in step S201 that the game ball has not won the first operation opening 33a, in step S207, the second operation opening switch determines whether the game ball has won the second operation opening 33b (start winning). 224b detection information. When it is determined that the game ball has entered the second operating hole 33b, a prize ball payout command for paying out five game balls is set to the payout control device 311 in step S208. In the subsequent step S209, the winning ball number storage process is performed to increment the value of the operation counter provided in the RAM 503 by one. In step S210, an external signal setting process is performed in order to output a signal to the management control device on the game hall side that the game ball has entered the second operation opening 33b. In step S211, the value stored in the reservation number storage area of the second specific lamp section reservation area Rb is read, and the reservation storage number RbN reserved and stored in the second specific lamp section reservation area Rb is set. After that, in step S212, 1 is set in the operation opening flag storage area provided in the RAM 503. FIG. After setting the operation port flag, information acquisition processing is performed in step S206, and this processing ends.

On the other hand, if both step S201 and step S207 are NO, that is, if the game ball has not won in either the first operation opening 33a or the second operation opening 33b, this process is terminated as it is.

Incidentally, the prize ball payout command set in steps S202 and S208 is transmitted to the payout control device 311 in the external output process S601 of the normal process to be described later.

Here, the information acquisition processing in step S206 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S301, it is determined whether or not the reserved storage number N (RaN or RbN) set in step S204 or step S211 is less than the upper limit (4 in this embodiment). If the reserved memory number N is equal to the upper limit value, this processing is terminated, and if it is less than the upper limit value, the reserved memory number N of the corresponding specific lamp portion reserved area is incremented by 1 in step S302. At step S303, the value (hereinafter referred to as common reservation number CRN) stored in the total reservation number storage area of common reservation area CR is incremented by one. In the following step S304, it is determined whether or not the value stored in the operating port flag storage area is 0.

If the value stored in the operating port flag storage area is not 0 but 1, it means that the game ball has won the second operating port 33b. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S305, and 1 is set as a reserve flag in the storage area corresponding to the common reserve number CRN among the order storage areas of the common reserve area CR. After that, in step S306, the values of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the reach random number counter C3 updated in step S103 are stored in the first storage area among the empty storage areas of the second specific lamp holding area Rb, that is, the above In step S302, the reserved storage number RbN incremented by one is stored in the corresponding storage area. Then, after lighting the second reserve lamp 44b of the variable display unit 35 corresponding to the reserve storage number RbN, this processing is terminated. The second reserve lamp 44b is designed to be lit sequentially from the left side. When the stored number RbN is 4, the rightmost second reservation lamp 44b is turned on.

On the other hand, if the value stored in the operating hole flag storage area is 0, it means that the game ball has won the first operating hole 33a. In such a case, step S306 does not set the reservation flag in the storage area corresponding to the common reservation number CRN among the order storage areas of the common reservation area CR, that is, without changing the value of the corresponding storage area from 0. proceed to Then, each value of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the reach random number counter C3 updated in the step S103 is stored in the first storage area among the empty storage areas of the first specific lamp section reservation area Ra, that is, in the above step S302. Store in the storage area corresponding to the reserved storage number RaN incremented by one. Then, after lighting the first suspension lamp 44a of the variable display unit 35 corresponding to the suspension storage number RaN, this process is terminated. The first suspension lamp 44a is designed to be lit sequentially from the right side. When the stored number RaN is 4, the leftmost first reservation lamp 44a is turned on.

Returning to the description of the timer interrupt process, after performing the start winning process, the CPU 501 once terminates the timer interrupt process.

In addition, when the game ball wins (start winning) each of the operation holes 33a and 33b, the variable display of the symbols is started accordingly, but after the starting winning, the variable display of the symbols starts and ends. There is a constraint that a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) must have passed by. Therefore, in the starting winning process, when the starting winning is confirmed, a timer for measuring the elapsed time after the starting winning is set after each counter value storage process (step S306). Specifically, since the start winning process is executed at a cycle of 2 msec, for example, in order to measure the elapsed time of 5 seconds, the numerical value "2500" is set in the timer, and the timer value is set by 1 each time the start winning process is performed. Subtract. This timer value is stored and managed in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 503 together with the values of the respective counters C1 and C3 at that time. When setting the symbol variation pattern, which will be described later, the timer value is referred to, and the variation pattern is set according to the remaining time (so that the symbol variation is stopped after a predetermined period of time has elapsed).

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing NMI interrupt processing, and this processing is executed by the CPU 501 of the main controller 271 when power to the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to a power failure or the like. By this NMI interrupt, the state of the main controller 271 at the time of power-off is stored in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503. FIG. That is, when the pachinko machine 10 is powered off due to a power failure or the like, a power failure signal SG1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 501 in the main controller 271, and the CPU 501 suspends the control being executed. to start NMI interrupt processing. The NMI interrupt processing program of FIG. 31 is stored in the ROM 502 of the main controller 271. FIG. For a predetermined time after the power failure signal SG1 is output, power is supplied from the power supply unit 541 so that the processing of the main controller 271 can be executed, and NMI interrupt processing is executed within this predetermined time.

In the NMI interrupt process, the used register is saved in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503 in step S401, and the value of the stack pointer is stored in the backup area 503a in the subsequent step S402. Further, in step S403, information on the occurrence of power cutoff is set in the backup area 503a, and in step S404, a power cutoff notification command indicating that the power has been cut off is transmitted to other control devices. In step S405, the RAM determination value is calculated and stored in the backup area 503a. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of RAM 503 . In step S406, RAM access is prohibited. After that, an infinite loop is entered in preparation for the complete shutdown of the power supply and the inability to execute processing.

The above NMI interrupt processing is similarly executed in the payout control device 311, and the state of the payout control device 311 at the time of power shutdown due to power failure or the like is stored in the backup area 513a of the RAM 513 by the NMI interrupt. Similarly, power is supplied from the power supply unit 541 so that the processing of the payout control device 311 can be executed for a predetermined time after the power failure signal SG1 is output. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to a power failure or the like, a power failure signal SG1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 in the payout control device 311, and the CPU 511 interrupts the control being executed. to start the NMI interrupt processing in FIG. The contents are the same as those described above, except that the power-off notification command in step S404 is not transmitted.

FIG. 32 is a flow chart showing an example of main processing executed by the CPU 501 in the main control device 271, and this main processing is activated upon resetting when the power is turned on.

In the main processing, in step S501, initial setting processing is executed upon power-on. Specifically, in order to set a predetermined value in the stack pointer and wait for the sub-side control device (sound lamp control device 272, payout control device 311, etc.) to become operable, for example Wait processing is executed for about one second. In step S502, a payout permission command is transmitted to the payout control device 311, and in subsequent step S503, RAM access is permitted.

After that, data backup processing is executed for the RAM 503 in the CPU 501 . That is, in step S504, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 323 provided in the power supply device 313 is pressed, and in the following step S505, it is determined whether or not power-off occurrence information is set in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503. do. In step S506, a RAM determination value is calculated, and in subsequent step S507, it is determined whether or not the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value saved at the time of power shutdown, that is, the effectiveness of the backup. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 503 . It is also possible to determine the validity of the backup by checking whether the keywords written in a predetermined area of the RAM 503 are correctly saved.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, the power is turned on while the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed when the RAM data is initialized when the power is turned on, such as when the hall starts operating. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the process proceeds to RAM initialization processing (steps S514 to S516). In addition, when the occurrence information of the power shutdown is not set, or when the backup abnormality is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value, etc.), the initialization process of the RAM 503 (steps S514 to S516) is similarly performed. . That is, in step S514, the used area of RAM 503 is cleared to 0, and in subsequent step S515, the RAM 503 is initialized. In addition, in step S516, interrupt permission is set, and normal processing, which will be described later, is performed.

On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 323 is not pressed, on the condition that power shutdown occurrence information is set and the RAM determination value (checksum value, etc.) is normal, Execute the process (process at the time of power failure recovery). That is, in step S508, the stack pointer before the power shutdown is restored, and in step S509, the power shutdown occurrence information is cleared. In step S510, a command is transmitted to restore the sub-side control device to the game state at the time of power shutdown, and in step S511, the used register is restored from the backup area 503a of the RAM503. In steps S512 and S513, after the interrupt permission/non-permission is restored to the state before the power shutdown, the address before the power shutdown is restored.

Next, the flow of normal processing will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. Main processing of the game is executed in this normal processing. As an overview, the processing of steps S601 to S608 is executed as regular processing with a period of 4 msec, and the counter update processing of steps S610 and S611 is executed during the remaining time.

In the normal process, in step S601, output data such as commands set in the timer interrupt process or the previous normal process are transmitted to each sub-side control device. Specifically, the presence or absence of winning detection information is determined, and if there is winning detection information, a prize ball payout command corresponding to the number of winning game balls is transmitted to the payout control device 311 . In addition, when the symbol display device 41 performs a symbol variation display, it transmits display commands such as a stop symbol command, a variation pattern command, and a variation end command to the display control device 214 . Further, a state transition command is transmitted to the display control device 214 when shifting to the jackpot state, and an opening command and a closing command are transmitted when opening and closing the variable winning devices 32a and 32b.

Next, in step S602, the change type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the variation type counter CS is incremented by 1, and the counter value is cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (198 in this embodiment). Then, the updated value of the fluctuation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503 . In the subsequent step S603, the outlier symbol counters CU, CM and CL of the upper symbol row Z1, the middle symbol row Z2 and the lower symbol row Z3 are updated.

Describing the updating process of each lost design counter CU, CM, CL, as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not it is time to update the missing symbol counter CM of the middle symbol row Z2. When it is time to update the upper symbol row Z1 (YES in step S701), the process proceeds to step S703 to update the lost symbol counter CU of the upper symbol row Z1. If it is time to update the middle symbol row Z2 (YES in step S702), the process proceeds to step S704 to update the missing symbol counter CM of the middle symbol row Z2. Further, if it is time to update the lower symbol row Z3 (both of steps S701 and S702 are NO), the process proceeds to step S705 to update the missing symbol counter CL of the lower symbol row Z3. In the updating of the outlier pattern counters CU, CM, and CL in steps S703 to S705, the value of the lower 3 bits of the R register is added to the previous counter value, and when the addition result exceeds the maximum value, the maximum value is added. The result of the subtraction is used as the current value of the winning symbol counters CU, CM, and CL. According to the updating process of the outlier symbol counters CU, CM, CL, the outlier symbol counters CU, CM, CL of the upper symbol row Z1, the middle symbol row Z2 and the lower symbol row Z3 are set one by one in one normal process. They are updated in order, and the update timings of the outlier symbol counters CU, CM, and CL do not overlap. As a result, one set of the winning symbol counters CU, CM, and CL is updated each time the normal process is executed three times.

After that, in step S706, it is determined whether or not the combination of the values of the updated losing pattern counters CU, CM, and CL is a combination that stops displaying the combination of the big winning patterns on any of the effective lines. If it is a combination that causes a stop display of the combination of , this processing is terminated as it is. If the combination of jackpot symbols is not a combination to stop display, in step S707, it is discriminated whether or not the combination of ready-to-win symbols is to be stopped-displayed on any of the effective lines, and the combination to stop-display the combination of ready-to-win symbols is determined. If , further in step S708, it is determined whether or not it is a combination for stopping display of the combination of front and rear out-of-reach reach. If the combination of front and rear out-of-reach ready-to-win is stopped and displayed, the process advances to step S709 to store the combination of the values of the out-of-field symbol counters CU, CM, and CL at that time in the front-to-back out of reach of the ready-to-win pattern buffer of RAM503. In the case of a combination that causes the stop display of the ready-to-win combinations other than front and rear out, the process proceeds to step S710, and the combination of the values of the out-of-line pattern counters CU, CM, CL at that time is stored in the non-front and rear out of reach ready-to-win pattern buffer of the RAM 503.例文帳に追加If the combination of the values of the outlier symbol counters CU, CM, and CL is not a combination that stops displaying the combination of the jackpot symbols, and neither does it stop displaying the combination of the ready-to-win symbols (when both steps S706 and S707 are NO), This corresponds to the combination of the values of the winning symbol counters CU, CM, and CL being a combination that stops displaying the combination of winning symbols. , CL values are stored in the RAM 503's complete missing pattern buffer.

After the losing symbol counters CU, CM, and CL are updated, in step S604 of FIG. After that, in step S605, specific lamp unit control processing for switching the color displayed on each of the specific lamp units 47 and 48 is executed. In this specific lamp section control process, big hit determination, setting of variable display of patterns by the pattern display device 41, and ON/OFF control of the LED switch arranged in the specific lamp section on the switching display side are performed. However, the details of the specific lamp section control processing will be described later.

After that, in step S606, a first game state transition process for shifting the game state is executed. Although the details will be described later, the game state shifts to the jackpot state or the high probability state by the first game state transition processing. After performing the first game state transition processing, the process proceeds to step S607 to perform the second game state transition processing. By this second game state transition processing, the game state shifts from the time saving state to the normal state.

In step S608, an electric accessory control process for controlling the electric accessory 33c is performed. Also, in the electric role product control process, a process of switching the color displayed on the role product lamp unit 49 is executed. Briefly, in the electric accessory control process, when the value of the accessory random number counter C4 is stored in the reserved area of the accessory reserved ball storage area, the data stored in the reserved area is stored in the reserved accessory ball storage area. At the same time, the process of switching the color displayed on the character object lamp section 49 is started. Then, a lottery for the role product lamp part 49 is performed based on the value of the role product random number counter C4 stored in the execution area. The electric accessory 33c that has been opened is switched to the open state. Although the explanation is omitted, the bonus random number counter C4 is also updated by the timer interrupt processing shown in FIG. 28, like the jackpot random number counter C1 and reach random number counter C3. Storing the value of the accessory random number counter C4 in the accessory reserved ball storage area is also performed by timer interrupt processing shown in FIG. there is Details of the electric accessory control process will be described later.

After performing the electric accessory control process, in step S609, whether or not the execution timing of the next normal process has come, that is, whether a predetermined time (4 msec in this embodiment) has passed since the start of the previous normal process determine whether Then, the random number initial value counter CINI and the fluctuation type counter CS are repeatedly updated within the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process (steps S610 and S611). That is, in step S610, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (676 in this embodiment). Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503 . Also, in step S611, the change type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the variation type counter CS is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (198 in this embodiment). Then, the updated value of the fluctuation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503 .

Here, since the execution time of each process of steps S601 to S608 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process is not constant and fluctuates. Therefore, by repeatedly updating the random number initial value counter CINI using the remaining time, the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1) can be randomly updated. The variation type counter CS can also be randomly updated.

Next, the specific lamp unit control processing in step S605 will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 35 to 39. FIG.

In the specific lamp portion control process, in step S801, it is determined whether or not the current game state is the jackpot state, and if the jackpot state is present, the process is terminated as it is. If it is not in the jackpot state, it is determined in steps S802 and S803 whether or not the first specific lamp section 47 or the second specific lamp section 48 is switching display. If none of the specific lamp units 47 and 48 are switching display (NO in both steps S802 and S803), the process proceeds to step S804 to determine whether or not the common pending number CRN is zero. Then, if the common reservation number CRN is 0, the processing is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when the common reservation number CRN is not 0, each value of the jackpot random number counter C1 and reach random number counter C3 is reserved and stored in at least one of the first specific lamp section reservation area Ra or the second specific lamp section reservation area Rb. means that In such a case, the process advances to step S805 to execute switching start processing for starting switching of the color displayed on the first specific lamp section 47 or the second specific lamp section 48 . In other words, the switching display of the second specific lamp portion 48 does not start during the switching display of the first specific lamp portion 47, and the switching display of the first specific lamp portion 47 is not started during the switching display of the second specific lamp portion 48. is not started.

In the switching start process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 36, first, in step S901, it is determined whether or not the value of the reserved storage number RbN is zero. That is, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the second operation port 33b and the data is stored in the second specific lamp portion reservation area Rb. If the value of the number of reserved memories RbN is 0, the process proceeds to step S902. In the present embodiment, when data is stored in the second specific lamp section reservation area Rb, the data in the second specific lamp section reservation area Rb is preferentially referred to. This is because when the game is played so that the game ball enters the second operating port 33b, the game ball enters the first operating port 33a by mistake, and the game ball enters the first operating port 33a. This is a device for suppressing that the lottery is performed based on what has been done. The jackpot state based on the winning of game balls in the operation ports 33a and 33b will be described later.

When the first specific lamp unit switching start processing shown in steps S902 to S908 is performed and the bit value is 1 (when the pending flag is set), the second specific lamp unit switching shown in steps S910 to S916 is performed. Start processing.

In the first specific lamp section switching start process, switching of the color displayed on the first specific lamp section 47 is started in step S902. Specifically, after resetting the timer for determining when to switch the color to be displayed and turning off all the LED switches provided in the first specific lamp unit 47, the switch of the red light source is turned on. ON control. As a result, the first specific lamp portion 47 displays red. In step S903, a first command indicating to start switching display of the first specific lamp portion 47 is set. The first command is transmitted to the display control device 214, and the display control device 214 variably displays the pattern so as to scroll from right to left based on the reception of the first command. . In step S904, the reserved storage number RaN of the first specific lamp portion reserved area Ra is decremented by one. In subsequent step S905, the common reservation number CRN is decremented by 1, and in step S906, the common reservation number CRN at this time is stored as the specific reservation number. For example, when the switching start process is started under the condition that both the reserved storage numbers RaN and RbN of the specific lamp section reserved areas Ra and Rb are 4, that is, the common reserved number CRN is 8, 7 is stored as the specific reserved number. . In step S907, the data stored in the first area of the first specific lamp portion reserved area Ra is moved to the execution area AE. After that, in step S908, a process of shifting the data stored in the storage area of the first specific lamp portion reserved area Ra is executed. This data shift process is a process for sequentially shifting the data stored in the first to fourth areas to the lower area side. The data in each area is shifted in the order of 3rd area→2nd area, 4th area→3rd area, and so on. In this extinguishing process, contrary to the above-described lighting process, the first reservation lamps 44a are extinguished in order from the left side.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S901 that the reserved storage number RbN is not 0, the second specific lamp portion switching start processing of steps S909 to S915 is performed. In step S909, switching of the color displayed on the second specific lamp section 48 is started. Specifically, after resetting the timer for determining when to switch the color to be displayed, and turning off all the LED switches provided in the second specific lamp unit 48, the switch of the red light source is turned on. ON control. As a result, the second specific lamp portion 48 displays red. In step S910, a second command indicating to start switching display of the second specific lamp section 48 is set. The second command is transmitted to the display control device 214, and the display control device 214 variably displays the pattern so as to scroll from right to left based on the reception of the second command. . In step S911, the reserved storage number RbN of the second specific lamp portion reserved area Rb is decremented by one. In subsequent step S912, the common reservation number CRN is decremented by 1, and in step S913, the common reservation number CRN at this time is stored as the specific reservation number. In step S914, the data stored in the first area of the second specific lamp section reservation area Rb is moved to the execution area AE. After that, in step S915, a process of shifting the data stored in the storage area of the second specific lamp portion reservation area Rb is executed. This data shift process is a process for sequentially shifting the data stored in the first to fourth areas to the lower area side. The data in each area is shifted in the order of 3rd area→2nd area, 4th area→3rd area, and so on. In this extinguishing process, contrary to the above-described lighting process, the second reservation lamps 44b are extinguished in order from the right side.

After the data in the first and second specific lamp portion reservation areas Ra and Rb are shifted in step S908 or step S915, the process proceeds to step S916 to shift the data in the common reservation area CR. Shifting of the data in the common reservation area CR means shifting the data higher than the data in the common area CR corresponding to the data moved to the execution area AE this time by 1 bit to the right. That is, among the values stored in each storage area (each bit) of the common reservation area CR, the value stored higher than the value corresponding to the value executed in step S907 or step S914 is stored on the lower bit side. shift to

As described above, in each specific lamp section switching start process, the same process is performed except that the specific lamp section reservation area to be processed is different. More specifically, the ROM 502 stores in advance only one control program for performing the specific lamp unit switching start process. If a negative determination is made in step S901, the address indicating the reserved storage number RaN of the first specific lamp portion reserved area Ra and the addresses of the respective storage areas are read, and if an affirmative determination is made in step S901 reads the address indicating the reserved storage number RbN of the second specific lamp section reserved area Rb and the address of each storage area. After that, based on the read addresses, the specific lamp section switching start processing is performed based on the control program 1 described above.

Returning to the description of the specific lamp unit control process, after performing the switching start process in step S805, in step S806, the variation start process for causing the symbol display device 41 to perform the symbol variation display is performed. Here, the fluctuation start processing will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the fluctuation start process, in step S1001, it is determined whether or not the game is a big hit based on the value of the big hit random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE of the reserved ball storage area. More specifically, as described above, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is either "29, 31, 37, 47, 97, 101, 123, 337, 673" under the normal state and the time saving state. It is determined that it is a jackpot, and under a high probability state, , 469, 536, 603, 673, 737, 804, 871, 938, 1005", it is determined to be a big win.

If it is determined to be a big hit, the process advances to step S1002 to set a red display flag so that the final display color of the specific lamp section that is currently switching display becomes red, and the process advances to step S1003.

In step S1003, the jackpot pattern table is referred to, and a combination of jackpot patterns corresponding to the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE of the reserved ball storage area is obtained.

In this embodiment, the combination of symbols to be stopped is determined based on the value of the jackpot random number counter C1. As described above, when a big hit is determined based on the winning of a game ball in the first operating port 33a, the number of rounds in the big hit state is determined based on the value of the big hit random number counter C1. In this embodiment, it is set so that the combination of symbols corresponding to the number of rounds is stopped in order to teach the number of rounds to the player when the game goes to the jackpot state. For example, when the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is "29" in the normal state, the number of rounds is 1, so the "1" pattern ("octopus" pattern in this embodiment) shown in FIG. Combination stops. Also, when the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is "37", the number of rounds is 3, so the combination of "3" symbols ("turtle" symbols in this embodiment) shown in FIG. 24(b) is stopped. do.

In addition, although detailed description is omitted, when it is determined that a big hit is made based on the game ball winning in the first operating port 33a in the high probability state, or based on the game ball winning in the second operating port 33b Also when it is determined as a big hit in the normal state, the combination of symbols to be finally stopped is determined based on the value of the big hit random number counter C1 in the same way as when it is determined as a big win based on the winning of the game ball in the normal state. there is The values of the jackpot random number counter correspond to '1' pattern, '2' pattern, . The symbol corresponding to the value of the jackpot random number counter C1, which is the second largest after the value of C1, is the "1" symbol. Specifically, in the case of "17", the combination of "1" symbols is finally stopped, and when the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is "19", the combination of "2" symbols is finally stopped. When the value of the jackpot random number counter is ``79'', the combination of ``9'' symbols is finally stopped, and when the value of the jackpot random number counter is ``83'', the combination of ``1'' symbols is finally stopped.

In the following step S1004, based on the result of referring to the jackpot symbol table, a stop symbol command indicating symbols to be stopped and displayed on the left line L1 is set for each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3. In step S1005, a big hit variation pattern is determined until the symbols in each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 stop. At this time, the value of the variation type counter CS stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 503 is checked, and based on the value, a rough reach type such as normal reach or super reach is determined. Note that the relationship between the value of the variation type counter CS and the variation pattern is defined in advance by a table (not shown).

In step S1006, the variable display time is derived based on the determined variation pattern and the stop symbols of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3. In the ROM 502, there is a table (not shown) that defines the relationship between the reach types such as normal reach and super reach, the symbols to be stopped and displayed on the left line L1 of the middle symbol row Z2, which is the last stop symbol row, and the variable display time. are stored in advance for each scrolling direction. Then, the variable display time is derived based on this table. After that, in step S1007, a large winning variation pattern command indicating a large winning variation pattern and variation display time is set, and in subsequent step S1008, a timer for measuring the switching display time of the specific lamp part currently performing switching display is stepped. The variable display time derived in S1006 is set, and this processing ends.

If it is determined in step S1001 that it is not a big win, the process advances to step S1009 to set a blue display flag so that the final display color of the specific lamp part currently switching and displaying is blue. After that, in step S1010, a variation pattern determination process for determining a variation pattern in the case of deviation is executed, and this process ends.

The variation pattern determination process will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the case of reach occurrence, further in step S1102, similarly based on the value of the reach random number counter C3, it is determined whether or not the front and rear out reach. In this embodiment, the value of the reach random number counter C3 is any one of 0 to 110, of which "0, 1" corresponds to the front-rear out-of-reach reach, and "2 to 21" corresponds to the reach other than front-rear out-of-order, "22 to 110" corresponds to no reach (complete loss).

In the case of front-rear out-of-reach ready-to-win occurrence, the process proceeds to step S1103, and the values of the upper, middle, and lower out-of-line design counters CU, CM, and CL stored in the front-rear out-of-rear reach symbol buffer of the RAM 503 are referred to. In the case of occurrence of reach other than front-rear deviation, the process proceeds to step S1104, and the values of the upper, middle, and lower out-of-order symbol counters CU, CM, and CL stored in the reach symbol buffer other than front-rear deviation of the RAM 503 are referred to. In step S1105, based on the values of the upper, middle, and lower outlier symbol counters CU, CM, and CL referred to in step S1103 or S1104, a stop symbol command indicating a symbol to be stopped and displayed on the left line L1 is issued to each symbol. Set for columns Z1 to Z3 respectively.

After setting the stop symbol command for each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3, in step S1106, the reach variation pattern until the symbols of each symbol row Z1 to Z3 are stopped is determined. At this time, the value of the variation type counter CS stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 503 is checked, and based on the value, a rough reach type such as normal reach or super reach is determined. The relationship between the value of the fluctuation type counter CS and the reach fluctuation pattern is defined in advance by a table (not shown).

In step S1107, the variation display time is derived based on the determined reach variation pattern and the stop symbols of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3. At this time, as in step S1006, the relationship between the reach type such as normal reach and super reach, the symbols to be stopped and displayed on the left line L1 of the middle symbol row Z2 as the last stop symbol row, and the variable display time is defined. A variable display time is derived based on a table (not shown). After that, in step S1108, a reach variation pattern command indicating the reach variation pattern and the variation display time is set, and in step S1109, a timer for measuring the switching display time of the specific lamp portion currently performing switching display is set to step S1107. sets the variable display time derived in , and terminates this process.

If reach is not generated (NO in step S1101), refer to the values of the top, middle, and bottom losing design counters CU, CM, and CL stored in the complete losing design buffer of the RAM 503 in step S1110. In step S1111, based on the referenced values, a stop symbol command indicating symbols to be stopped and displayed on the left line L1 is set for each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3. In subsequent step S1112, the number of specific reservations is read, and in step S1113, the current gaming state is grasped. Then, in step S1114, the variable display time table is referenced to derive the variable display time.

As shown in FIG. 39, in the variable display time table, the correspondence relationship between the specific pending number and the variable display time is defined for each game state. When the game state is the normal state, the variable display time is set to 7 seconds if the specific hold number is 0 to 2, and the variable display time is set to 4 seconds if the specific hold number is 3 or 4. If the specific pending number is 5 to 7, the variable display time is set to 2 seconds. In other words, in the normal state, if the number of specific holds is 3 or more, the variable display time will be shorter than when it is less than 3, and if the number of specific holds is 5 or more, the variable display time will be shorter than when it is less than 5. is set to be short. In addition, if the game state is a high probability or a time saving state, if the specific number of reservations is 0 or 1, the variable display time is set to 7 seconds, and if the specific number of reservations is 2 or 3, the variable display time is defined as 4 seconds, and if the specific pending number is 4-7, the variable display time is defined as 2 seconds. In other words, in the case of high probability or time saving state, if the number of specific holds is 2 or more, the fluctuation display time will be shorter than when it is less than 2, and if the number of specific holds is 4 or more, it is less than 4 The variable display time is set to be short. As described above, in the present embodiment, in the case of complete loss, the larger the specific pending number, the shorter the symbol fluctuation display time.

After deriving the variation display time, in step S1115, a complete deviation variation pattern and a complete deviation variation pattern command indicating the variation display time are set. That is, in the case of a complete failure, unlike the case of a big hit or the case of a failure reach, a complete failure variation pattern command is set without determining a complete failure variation pattern based on the value of the variation type counter CS. In step S1109, the timer for measuring the switching display time of the specific lamp section currently performing the switching display is set to the variable display time in the case of complete failure, and this processing ends.

Here, the variation patterns of the symbols and the display effect on the symbol display device 41 performed in accordance with each variation pattern in the present embodiment will be described.

"Completely out-of-range variation" is a variation pattern in which high-speed variation of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is started all at once, and variation display of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is stopped after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. At this time, in the complete deviation variation, the symbols of the upper symbol row Z1 and the symbols of the lower symbol row Z3 do not stop at the same main symbol on any of the effective lines L1 to L5, and the variation of each symbol row Z1 to Z3. Neither the advance notice character nor the ready-to-reach character is displayed along with the display. As described above, there are a variation pattern performed for 7 seconds, a variation pattern performed for 4 seconds, and a variation pattern performed for 2 seconds.

In the completely out-of-line variation performed for 7 seconds, the high-speed variation of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is started all at once, the variation display of the upper symbol row Z1 is stopped after 5 seconds, and the variation display of the lower symbol row Z3 is stopped after 6 seconds. After 7 seconds, the variable display of the middle symbol row Z2 is stopped.

More specifically, the fluctuation speed of each symbol row Z1 to Z3 after 1 second has passed is the speed at which it is not possible to recognize which symbol has reached the activated line (in this embodiment, 1 in 0.05 seconds). The variable display of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is started all at once so that the speed at which the variable display is performed for the symbols. The high-speed fluctuation of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is performed until 4 seconds have passed since the start of the variable display. The variation speed of Z1 gradually decreases, and the variation display of the upper symbol row Z1 is stopped after 5 seconds. After 5 seconds from the timing when the variable display of the upper symbol row Z1 is stopped, the variation speed of the lower symbol row Z3 gradually decreases so that it can be recognized which symbol has reached the active line. Seconds later, the variable display of the lower symbol row Z3 is stopped. Furthermore, after 6 seconds have passed since the variable display of the lower symbol row Z3 is stopped, the variation speed of the middle symbol row Z2 gradually decreases so that it can be recognized which symbol has reached the active line. Seconds later, the variable display of the medium symbol row Z2 is stopped.

In the completely out-of-range variation performed for 4 seconds, the high-speed variation of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is started all at once, and the variation display of each of the symbol rows Z1 is stopped all at once after 4 seconds.

More specifically, the fluctuation speed of each symbol row Z1 to Z3 after 1 second has passed is the speed at which it is not possible to recognize which symbol has reached the activated line (in this embodiment, 1 in 0.05 seconds). The variable display of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is started all at once so that the speed at which the variable display is performed for the symbols. The high-speed fluctuation of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is performed until 3 seconds have passed since the start of the variable display. The variation speed of Z1 to Z3 gradually decreases, and after 4 seconds, the variation display of all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is stopped simultaneously.

In the complete deviation variation performed for 2 seconds, the high-speed variation of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is started all at once, and the variation display of each of the symbol rows Z1 is stopped all at once after 2 seconds.

More specifically, the fluctuation speed of each symbol row Z1 to Z3 after one second has passed is such a speed that it is not possible to recognize which symbol has reached the activated line (in this embodiment, 1 in 0.05 seconds). The variable display of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is started all at once so that the speed at which the variable display is performed for the symbols. The high-speed fluctuation of each pattern row Z1 to Z3 is performed until 1.5 seconds have passed since the start of the fluctuation display, and when 1.5 seconds have passed, it is possible to recognize which pattern has reached the effective line. As a result, the fluctuation speed of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is gradually reduced, and after 2 seconds, the fluctuation display of all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is stopped at the same time.

The "ready-to-win variation" is the same as the complete loss variation that is performed for 7 seconds until the variation display of the lower symbol row Z3 is stopped after 6 seconds, but at this time, the same main symbol is displayed on any of the effective lines L1 to L5. is stopped to generate a ready-to-win state, and the variable display of the medium symbol row Z2 is continued even after 7 seconds have passed. Reach variation includes "normal reach variation" and "super reach variation". In the case of the normal reach variation, the notice character is displayed with a predetermined probability when the reach occurs, and in the case of the super reach change, the notice character is always displayed when the reach occurs. In addition, in the case of normal reach fluctuation, although the notice character may be displayed, the reach character is not displayed after that, and in the case of super reach change, at a predetermined timing after the notice character is displayed A reach character corresponding to the reach line is displayed. Furthermore, the variation display mode of the medium symbol row Z2 after occurrence of reach is different between normal reach variation and super reach variation.

In the case of "normal reach fluctuation", in the middle symbol row Z2, the "1" symbol passes through the middle line L2 at the timing of the occurrence of reach (that is, if it is displayed by scrolling from right to left, it reaches the left line L1). ), and after that, a constant speed at which it is possible to recognize which symbol has reached the activated line (in this embodiment, the speed at which one symbol is displayed variably in 0.5 seconds) The display fluctuates with . Then, when the preset stop symbol reaches the left line L1 at the timing after the "1" symbol reaches the middle line L2 again, the variable display is stopped.

In the case of "super reach fluctuation", the medium symbol row Z2 is the same as the normal reach fluctuation from the time when the "1" symbol passes through the middle line L2 until the "7" symbol passes through the middle line L2 at the timing of the occurrence of the reach. Display fluctuates with speed. That is, the symbols are variably displayed at a constant speed (in this embodiment, the speed at which one symbol is variably displayed in 0.5 seconds) at which it can be recognized which symbol has reached the active line. Thereafter, at the timing when the "7" symbol passes through the middle line L2, a reach character corresponding to the display mode and the reach line appears on the display screen, and the speed of the middle symbol row Z2 is changed at this timing. Specifically, the speed is changed to a speed at which it is not possible to recognize which symbol has reached the active line (in this embodiment, the speed at which one symbol is displayed in a variable manner in 0.05 seconds). After the ready-to-win character appears and displayed, the medium pattern row Z2 is variably displayed at the same speed as before the ready-to-win character appears and displayed (that is, the speed at which one pattern is variably displayed in 0.5 seconds). be. Then, when the predetermined stop symbol reaches the left line L1 at the timing after the ready-to-win character appears and displayed, the variable display is stopped.

Returning to the description of FIG. 35, if either step S802 or S803 is YES, that is, if the first specific lamp section 47 or the second specific lamp section 48 is switching display, the process proceeds to step S807, and the previous fluctuation It is determined whether or not the switching display time set in the start processing S806 has elapsed. If it is determined that the switching display time has not elapsed, display color switching processing is executed in step S808. By this display color switching process, the switches of the respective light sources are controlled to be turned on and off, and the color displayed on the specific lamp section currently performing switching display is switched. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 1 sec) has elapsed after resetting the timer for determining the switching timing in step S902 or step S908 of the specific lamp unit switching start processing, and the predetermined time is determined. If the switch of the light source that is currently on is turned off, the preset flag is checked, and a predetermined light source is turned on based on the flag, and the flag is set and erased. Two types of flags are set, such as a first flag and a second flag, and the light source to be turned on next is determined according to the states of these two types of flags. For example, when the first flag is 0 and the second flag is 1, the switch of the green light source is turned on, and the second flag is cleared (both flags are set to 0). If both flags are 0, the switch of the blue light source is turned on, and the first flag is set (the first flag is 1 and the second flag is 0). When the first flag is 1 and the second flag is 0, the switch of the red light source is turned on, the first flag is erased, and the second flag is set (the first flag is 0, The second flag is set to 1). In the specific lamp unit switching start process, after turning on the switch of the red light source, the first flag is cleared and the second flag is set. As a result, the colors displayed in the specific lamp portion currently switching display are changed in the order of red, green, and blue, and the switching of the colors in the order is repeated. On the other hand, if the predetermined time has not passed after resetting the timer for determining the switching time, the process ends without performing on/off control of the switch of the light source.

If it is determined in step S807 that the switching display time has elapsed, switching end processing is executed in step S809. This switching end process is a process for turning on the light source of the color to be finally displayed. Specifically, first, the switch of the light source that is currently on is turned off. After that, the display flag set in the previous fluctuation start process is checked, and the switch of the light source corresponding to the display flag is turned on. That is, in the case of a specific jackpot, the switch of the red light source is controlled to be ON, in the case of a non-specific jackpot, the switch of the green light source is controlled to be ON, and in the case of a non-specific jackpot, the switch of the blue light source is controlled to be ON. As a result, the display color corresponding to the result of the jackpot lottery is finally displayed on the specific lamp portion currently being switched and displayed. The display color set here is maintained until the next switching start process. After this switching end processing is performed, in S810, a fluctuation end command indicating that the switching display time has passed is set, and after decrementing the value of the number-of-games counter provided in the RAM 503 of the main controller 271 by one, End this process. The number-of-games counter will be described later.

The display commands set in this specific lamp section control process, specifically, the first command or second command as a sub-display command, the stop pattern command of each pattern row Z1 to Z3, the variation pattern command, the variation end The command is output to the display control device 214 in the external output process S601 in the normal process of FIG. 33 described above. More specifically, when the symbols are variably displayed, a sub-display command→variation pattern command→stop symbol command for upper symbol row Z1 (also referred to as upper symbol command)→stop symbol command for middle symbol row Z2 (also referred to as middle symbol command) ) → The stop symbol command (also referred to as the lower symbol command) of the lower symbol row Z3 is output one by one (that is, one by 4 msec) commands each time the normal processing is performed, and the variable display time (switching display time) has passed, the variable end command is output. In addition, the display control device 214, based on these commands, the direction in which the pattern is variably displayed, the detailed display contents such as the reach character displayed at the time of the big hit change (jackpot reach change) and the loss reach change, and the complete loss change In this case, the stop pattern of each of the pattern rows Z1 to Z3, the shellfish character to be variably displayed, and the final stop display mode thereof are determined, and the display of the pattern display device 41 is directly controlled. As a result, the symbols are variably displayed on the display screen G of the symbol display device 41 .

Next, the first game state transition processing of step S606 will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

First, in step S1201, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is the first jackpot state. If it is determined that the game is not in the first jackpot state, the process proceeds to step S1202, and it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is in the second jackpot state. If it is determined that it is not in the second jackpot state, the process advances to step S1203 to determine whether or not the first jackpot variation has ended. If the first big winning variation has not ended, the process proceeds to step S1204, it is determined whether or not the second big winning variation has ended, and if the second big winning variation has not ended, this first game state transition End the process. It should be noted that whether or not the big winning variation in steps S1203 and S1204 has ended is to determine whether or not the big winning variation in which the combination of the big winning symbols is finally stopped and displayed has ended. Specifically, it is determined based on the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE of the reserved ball storage area and the lapse of the switching display time. In addition, the first big win state flag storage area and the second big win state flag storage area provided in the RAM 503 of the main controller 271 are used to determine whether or not it is in the first or second big win state in steps S1201 and S1202. . Specifically, it is performed by referring to whether or not a flag is set in each big hit state flag storage area. When a flag is set in each jackpot state flag storage area, it is determined that the jackpot state corresponds to the flag.

Here, the jackpot state in this embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, when it is determined that the game ball has won the first operation opening 33a, the game ball enters the first jackpot state, and based on the game ball winning the second operation opening 33b. When it is determined as a jackpot, the state shifts to the second jackpot state. In the first jackpot state, the game is played so that the game ball enters the first variable prize winning device 32a, and in the second jackpot state, the game is played so that the game ball enters the second variable prize winning device 32b. In addition, as described above, when it is determined to be a big hit based on the fact that the game ball has won the first operation port 33a in the normal state (that is, the first big win state), the big hit random number counter C1 determined to be a big hit The number of rounds in the jackpot state is determined based on the value. When it is determined to be a big hit based on the high probability state or the winning of the game ball in the second operation port 33b, the number of rounds in the big hit state is predetermined. By setting the jackpot states in this way, it is possible to play jackpot states with different numbers of rounds, and furthermore, there is a variable prize winning device that performs a game so as to win a prize in the first jackpot state and the second jackpot state. Since they are different, the game in the jackpot state is prevented from becoming monotonous.

Returning to the description of the first game state transition process in FIG. 40, when it is determined that the second big hit variation has ended in step S1204, the second big win state start process shown in steps S1205 to S1207 is performed. In the second jackpot state start process, in step S1205, the round counter RC provided in the RAM 503 is set to 15, and the second jackpot flag is set in the second jackpot flag storage area. The round counter RC is a counter for counting the number of times each variable winning device 32a, 32b is opened. After that, in step S1206, 5000 (that is, 10 seconds) is set to the timer for measuring the opening/closing timing of opening and closing each of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b, and in the following step S1207, the state transition command is set and this first game state is set. End the migration process. Here, the state transition command is sent to the display control device 214 . By receiving the command, the display control device 214 recognizes that the transition to the second jackpot state has occurred, and causes the pattern display device 41 to display an opening moving image indicating that the second jackpot state has occurred. Start controlling. Moreover, in step S1207, while setting a state transition command, the specific flag storage area and time saving flag storage area which were provided in RAM503 of the main control unit 271 are cleared.

The set timer value is decremented by 1 each time the timer interrupt process is executed, that is, every 2 msec. In this embodiment, 15 is set in the round counter RC as the number of rounds in step S1205. As a result, when the game ball enters the second operating hole 33b and the state shifts to the second big win state, the number of rounds is 15 in all the second big win states. That is, even if the game state is the normal state, the number of rounds in the big win state is 15 when the second big win is determined based on the game ball entering the second operating hole 33b.

Next, the case where it is determined in step S1203 that the first jackpot variation has ended will be described. When the first big hit variation ends in step S1203, the first big win state start processing shown in steps S1208 to S1212 is performed.

First, in step S1208, it is determined whether or not the game state is a high probability state. Whether or not it is in a high probability state is determined by whether or not a flag is set in a specific flag storage area. If it is not in the high-probability state, the process proceeds to step S1209, and the value corresponding to the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 determined to shift to the first jackpot state is set in the round counter RC provided in the RAM503. As a result, as described above, it is possible to generate a jackpot with a different number of rounds in the first jackpot state. Also, in step S1209, the first big hit flag is set in the first big hit flag storage area. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1208 that the game state is the high probability state, the process advances to step S1210 to set 2 in the round counter RC as the number of rounds. As a result, as described above, it is possible to set the number of rounds in the first jackpot state to 2 when shifting to the first jackpot state in the high probability state. Also, in step S1210, the first big win flag is set in the first big win flag storage area.

After that, in the same manner as the first jackpot state start processing, 5000 (that is, 10 seconds) is set to the timer for measuring the opening and closing timing of opening and closing the variable winning devices 32a and 32b in step S1211, and the state transitions in step S1212. Set the command and terminate this processing. The state transition command is transmitted to the display control device 214 as in the processing in step S1207. By receiving the command, the display control device 214 recognizes that the state has shifted to the first jackpot state, and causes the pattern display device 41 to display an opening moving image indicating that the state has shifted to the first jackpot state. Start controlling. Moreover, in step S1212, the specific flag storage area and the time saving flag storage area are cleared.

On the other hand, in step S1201, when it is determined that the gaming state is the first jackpot state, the process advances to step S1213 to perform first variable winning device opening/closing processing for opening or closing the first variable winning device 32a. .

In the first variable winning device opening/closing process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 41, it is determined in step S1301 whether or not the first variable winning device 32a is being opened. Specifically, this determination is made based on the energized state of the first variable winning device solenoid. If the first variable winning device 32a is not open, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter RC is 0 in step S1302, and it is determined whether or not the value of the timer is 0 in step S1303. If the value of the round counter RC is 0 or the value of the timer is not 0, the first variable winning device opening/closing process is terminated. On the other hand, if the value of the round counter RC is not 0 and the value of the timer is 0, the process advances to step S1304 to energize the first variable winning device solenoid to open the first variable winning device 32a. In the subsequent step S1305, 0 is set to the winning counter PC for storing the number of game balls that have won the first variable winning device 32a. After that, in step S1306, 14750 (that is, 29.5 seconds) is set in the timer, and in step S1307, an open command is set, and this processing ends. As a result, the first variable winning device 32a is opened for a maximum of 29.5 seconds. Here, the open command is sent to the display control device 214 . By receiving the command, the display control device 214 recognizes that the first variable winning device 32a has been opened, and displays the moving image to be displayed while the first variable winning device 32a is open to the symbol display device. 41 to start display control.

Also, when the first variable winning device 32a is open in step S1301, the process proceeds to step S1308 to determine whether the value of the timer is 0 or not. If the value of the timer is not 0, it is determined in step S1309 whether or not the game ball has won the first variable winning device 32a. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a winning detection signal indicating a game ball winning has been received from the first variable winning device relay board 227 . Then, if the winning detection signal is not received, the first variable winning device opening/closing process is terminated.

On the other hand, when the winning detection signal is received, the shifting lottery process is performed in steps S1310 to S1315. The shift lottery process is a lottery as to whether to shift to the normal state or the high-probability state when the jackpot state ends.

First, in step S1310, it is checked whether or not a lottery flag is stored in the lottery flag storage area provided in the RAM 503. FIG.

If the lottery flag is not set in step S1310, the process advances to step S1311 to set the lottery flag. After the lottery flag is set in S1311, the process advances to step S1312 to determine whether the value of the counter provided in the RAM 503 is 10 or not. If it is determined not to be 10, the flow advances to step S1313 to perform a transition lottery. A shift lottery is a lottery to decide whether to shift to a normal state or a high probability state when the first jackpot state ends. In this embodiment, the transition random number counter C2 described above is used for this transition lottery. First, in step S1313, the value of the transition random number counter C2 is obtained as a transition lottery. When the value of the transition random number counter C2 obtained in step S1313 is 0 to 13, it is assumed that the transition lottery was won in step S1314, and the process proceeds to step S1315, and when the current big win state ends, the state shifts to a high probability state. A specific flag indicating this is set in the specific flag storage area, and the value of the counter is incremented by one. That is, the probability of shifting to the high probability state when the first jackpot state ends is set to 50%. Also, by determining whether or not the value of the number counter is 10 in step S1312, it is possible to set the high probability state to continue up to 10 times in succession. By the processing in steps S1310 to S1315, when a game ball wins in the first variable winning device 32a for the first time after shifting to the jackpot state, a lottery can be performed to determine whether to shift to the normal state or the high probability state.

If the lottery flag is set in step S1310, if the number counter value is 10 in step S1312, if the transfer lottery is not won in step S1314, or if the process of step S1315 is performed, After proceeding to step S1316 and adding 1 to the value of the winning counter PC, it is determined in step S1317 whether the value of the winning counter PC is 8 or not.

If the value of the timer is 0 at step S1308 or if the value of the winning counter PC is 8 at step S1317, it means that the condition for closing the first variable winning device 32a has been met. In such a case, in step S1318, the first variable winning device solenoid is de-energized to close the first variable winning device 32a. In the subsequent step S1319, 1 is subtracted from the value of the round counter RC, and in step S1320, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter RC is 0. If the value of the round counter RC is not 0, the timer is set to 1000 (ie, 2 seconds) in step S1321, and if the value of the round counter RC is 0, the timer is set to 5000 (ie, 10 seconds) in step S1322. ). After that, a closing command is set in step S1323, and the first winning opening opening/closing process is terminated. Here, the close command is sent to the display control device 214 . By receiving the command, the display control device 214 recognizes that one round has ended, for example, a pre-opening animation that teaches the number of the next round, etc., and an ending animation that shows that the jackpot state has ended. is displayed on the pattern display device 41, the display control is started.

Next, the second variable winning device opening/closing process performed in step S1214 when the game state is determined to be the second jackpot state in step S1202 of the game execution process of FIG. 40 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, in step S1401, it is determined whether or not the second variable winning device 32b is being opened. Specifically, this determination is made based on the energized state of the second variable winning device solenoid. If the second variable winning device 32b is not open, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter RC is 0 in step S1402, and it is determined whether or not the value of the timer is 0 in step S1403. If the value of the round counter RC is 0 or the value of the timer is not 0, the second variable winning device opening/closing process is terminated. On the other hand, if the value of the round counter RC is not 0 and the value of the timer is 0, the flow advances to step S1404 to energize the second variable winning device solenoid to open the second variable winning device 32b. In the subsequent step S1405, 0 is set to the winning counter PC for storing the number of game balls that have won the second variable winning device 32b. After that, in step S1406, the timer is set to 14750 (that is, 29.5 seconds), and in step S1407, an opening command is set, and the second variable winning device opening/closing process is terminated. As a result, the second variable winning device 32b is opened for a maximum of 29.5 seconds. Here, the open command is sent to the display control device 214 . By receiving the command, the display control device 214 recognizes that the second variable winning device 32b has been opened, and displays the moving image to be displayed while the second variable winning device 32b is open to the symbol display device. 41 to start display control.

Also, when the second variable prize winning device 32b is open in step S1401, the process proceeds to step S1408, and it is determined whether or not the value of the timer is zero. If the value of the timer is not 0, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the second variable winning device 32b in step S1409. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a winning detection signal indicating a game ball winning has been received from the second variable winning device relay board 227 . Then, when the winning detection signal is not received, the second variable winning device opening/closing process is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, when the winning detection signal is received, the shift lottery process shown in steps S1410 to S1418 is performed. This transition lottery process is the same as the transition lottery process described in the first variable winning device opening/closing process, but the winning probability of the transition lottery in step S1313 is different.

First, at step S1410, it is determined whether or not the lottery flag is set in the lottery flag storage area provided in the RAM 503. FIG. If it is determined that the lottery flag has not been set, the process advances to step S1411 to set the lottery flag. After the lottery flag is set, the process advances to step S1412 to determine whether the value of the number counter is 10 or not. If the value of the number counter is not 10, the process advances to step S1413 to perform a transition lottery. First, in step S1413, the value of the transition random number counter C2 is obtained as a transition lottery. Here, unlike the transition lottery of steps S1313 and S1314 described above, the transition lottery of step S1413 is determined to be successful in step S1414 when the value of the transition random number counter C2 obtained in step S1413 is 0 to 24. be done. If the transfer lottery is won, the process advances to step S1415 to set a specific flag in the specific flag storage area and increment the value of the counter by one. That is, when the second jackpot state ends, the probability of shifting to the high probability state is set to about 96%. As a result, it is possible to provide a difference in the probability of shifting to the high-probability state when each jackpot state ends between the first jackpot state and the second jackpot state. Therefore, compared with the case of shifting to the first jackpot state, the probability that the player can win many game balls is set higher when the player shifts to the second jackpot state, which has a higher probability of shifting to the high probability state. there is

On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the number counter is 10 in step S1412, or when it is determined that the shift lottery is not won in step S1414, the process proceeds to step S1416 to perform a time-saving lottery. Specifically, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 when shifting to the second jackpot state is referred to. In the subsequent step S1417, it is determined whether or not the value corresponds to establishing an odd pattern when shifting to the second jackpot state. It is determined that you have won the lottery. Specifically, when the value referred to in step S1416 is "17", the "1" pattern has been established when shifting to the second jackpot state as described above, and in the time-saving lottery determined to have been elected. In addition, when the value referred to in step S1416 is "19", it means that the "2" pattern has been established when shifting to the second jackpot state, and it is determined that the time-saving lottery has not been won. be. If it is determined that the time saving lottery was won in step S1417, the process proceeds to step S1418, and the time saving flag is set in the time saving flag storage area provided in the RAM503 of the main controller 271.

If the value of the timer is 0 in step S1408, if the lottery flag is set in step S1410, if the time-saving lottery is not won in step S1417, if the process of step S1415 is performed or to step S1418 When the time saving flag is set, it means that the closing condition of the second variable winning device 32b is established.

In such a case, in step S1419, the second variable winning device solenoid is de-energized to close the second variable winning device 32b. In the following step S1420, 1 is subtracted from the value of the round counter RC, and in step S1421, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter RC is 0. If the value of the round counter RC is not 0, the timer is set to 1000 (ie, 2 seconds) in step S1422, and if the value of the round counter RC is 0, the timer is set to 5000 (ie, 10 seconds) in step S1423. ). After that, a closing command is set in step S1424, and the second variable winning device opening/closing process is terminated.

After the first or second variable winning device opening/closing process, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter RC is 0 in step S1215 in the first game state transition process, and whether or not the value of the timer is 0 in step S1216. determine. Then, when at least one of the round counter RC and the value of the timer is not 0, the first game state transition processing is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when the values of the round counter RC and the timer are 0, the process advances to step S1217 to perform a jackpot state ending process for ending the jackpot state. Therefore, under the jackpot state, continuous opening of either of the variable winning devices 32a, 32b is permitted the number of times set in the round counter RC (for example, 15 times).

After performing the jackpot state end processing, state transition processing is performed in steps S1218 to S1222. That is, in step S1218, it is determined whether or not the specific flag is set. When the specific flag is set, it means that a specific jackpot has occurred. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S1219, and high probability state transition processing is performed to set the game state after that to a high probability state, thereby performing the first game state. End the migration process. Also, in the high-probability state transition processing, the lottery flag is cleared and the value of the counter is cleared.

If it is determined that the specific flag is not set in step S1218, it means that a non-specific jackpot has occurred, so the process proceeds to step S1220 and it is determined whether the time saving flag is set in the time saving flag storage area. do. When the time saving flag is set, the process proceeds to step S1221, time saving state transition processing is performed to change the game state to the time saving state, and the first game state transition processing ends. Moreover, in time saving state transition processing, while clearing a lottery flag, the value of a frequency counter is cleared. Then, 100 is set in the number-of-games counter provided in the RAM 503 of the main controller 271 .

When it is determined that the time saving state is not set in step S1220, the process proceeds to step S1222, normal state transition processing is performed to set the subsequent game state to the normal state, and this processing ends. Also, in the normal state transition processing, the lottery flag is cleared, and the value of the number counter is cleared.

In addition, in this embodiment, the first jackpot state and the second jackpot state that shift to the high probability state after finishing are set as the specific jackpot. In addition, a second jackpot state that shifts to a time-saving state or a normal state after finishing and a first jackpot state that shifts to a normal state after finishing are set as non-specific jackpots.

Here, the relationship between the switching mode of the color displayed on the specific lamp portion, the variable display of the pattern on the pattern display device 41, and the variable display of the shell character in each of the secondary display areas Ga and Gb is described by the first specific lamp portion 47. will be described below using FIG. 43 as an example. FIG. 43(a) shows the variable display state of each of the upper, middle, and lower pattern rows Z1 to Z3 of the pattern display device 41, the variable display state of the shellfish character in each of the sub-display areas Ga and Gb, and the first specific lamp. FIG. 43(b) shows a detailed state of switching control of the color displayed on the first specific lamp portion 47. FIG. Note that FIG. 43 shows a pattern in which no big win occurs in the previous switching display and a specific big win occurs in the current game cycle, but in other patterns, only the colors displayed at the beginning and the end are different. The basic switching mode is the same.

First, at timing t0, the main controller 271 turns on and off the switch of the LED arranged in the first specific lamp section 47, thereby starting the switching control of the color displayed on the first specific lamp section 47. At the same time, it outputs a display command to the display control device 214 . Then, based on the display command, the display control device 214 starts the variable display of the upper, middle, and lower pattern rows Z1 to Z3, and also starts the variable display of the shellfish character in the first sub-display area Ga. The display of the symbol display device 41 is controlled. However, the variable display of the shellfish character in the second sub-display area Gb does not start. As a result, the variable display of the upper, middle, and lower pattern rows Z1 to Z3, the variable display of the shell character in the first sub-display area Ga, and the switching display of the color displayed on the first specific lamp section 47 are performed. It will start. After that, the display control device 214 independently controls the display of the symbol display device 41, so that the variable display of the upper symbol row Z1 is stopped at the timing of t1, and the variable display of the lower symbol row Z3 is stopped at the timing of t2. Furthermore, at the timing of t3, the variable display of the middle symbol row Z2 is stopped. During this time, the main controller 271 continues switching control of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 by controlling the on/off of the switches of the light sources of the LEDs arranged in the first specific lamp unit 47. Is going. Specifically, each color is displayed in the order of red, green, and blue on the first specific lamp portion 47 for a predetermined time, and the colors displayed in that order are repeatedly switched. Then, at the timing t4 when the switching display time set in the fluctuation start process elapses, the main controller 271 turns off the switch of the green light source of the LED arranged in the first specific lamp section 47, and further turns off the red light source. By turning on the switch, processing for ending the switching of the color displayed on the first specific lamp section 47 is performed, and a change ending command is transmitted to the display control device 214 . When the display control device 214 receives this variation end command, the top, middle, and bottom pattern rows Z1 to Z3 are finally stopped and displayed, and the variation display of the shellfish character in the first sub-display area Ga is ended. The display of the symbol display device 41 is controlled. As a result, at the timing of t4, the variable display of the pattern on the display screen of the pattern display device 41, the variable display of the shell character in the first sub-display area Ga, and the switching display of the color displayed on the first specific lamp section 47 are performed. All will end. At the timing t4, the predetermined time has not passed since the green color was displayed on the first specific lamp portion 47, but the switching display time has passed. It is turned off, and the red light source switch is turned on. This ON state of the switch of the red light source continues until the next game round is started, more specifically until the next switching display is started.

The relationship between the switching mode of the color displayed on the second specific lamp portion 48, the variable display of the pattern on the pattern display device 41, and the variable display of the shell character in each of the sub-display areas Ga and Gb is shown in the first sub-display area Ga. This is the same as the case of the first specific lamp portion 47 except that the shellfish character in the second sub-display area Gb is variably displayed instead of the shellfish character in the second sub-display area Gb. Further, the switching display of the display color of the second specific lamp section 48 is controlled in the same manner as the first specific lamp section 47 .

Next, the second game state transition processing performed at step S607 in the normal processing will be described with reference to FIG. In the second game state transition processing, it is determined whether or not the game state is the time saving state, and when a predetermined number of games has passed, processing is performed to shift from the time saving state to the normal state.

First, in step S1501, it is determined whether or not the gaming state is the time saving state. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the time saving flag is set in the time saving flag storage area. If the time saving flag is not set, the second game state transition processing is terminated. On the other hand, if the time saving flag is set, it means that the game state is the time saving state, so the process proceeds to step S1502 and it is determined whether or not the value of the game number counter is 0. When it is determined that the value of the number-of-games counter is 0, the process advances to step S1503 to perform normal state transition processing. In the normal state transition processing, the time saving flag is cleared and the game state is shifted to the normal state. If it is determined in step S1502 that the value of the number-of-games counter is not 0, and if normal state transition processing is performed in step S1503, this second game state transition processing is terminated.

Incidentally, the value of the number-of-games counter is decremented by 1 when setting the fluctuation end command in the specific lamp unit control process, as described above. That is, the value of the number-of-games counter is decremented by one when the symbols are displayed once. As a result, the time-saving state continues until 100 symbol variations are displayed.

Next, the payout control executed by the CPU 511 in the payout control device 311 will be described. FIG. 45 is a flow chart showing the main processing of the payout control device 311, and this main processing is activated upon resetting when the power is turned on.

First, in step S1601, initial setting processing is executed upon power-on. Specifically, a predetermined value is set in the stack pointer, and an interrupt mode is set. Moreover, in step S1602, it waits until the payout permission command transmitted from the main controller 271 is received. When the payout permission command is received, the process advances to step S1603 to permit RAM access, and the external interrupt vector is set in step S1604.

After that, data backup processing is executed for the RAM 513 in the CPU 511 . That is, in step S1605, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 323 provided in the power supply device 313 is pressed, and in the subsequent step S1606, it is determined whether or not power-off occurrence information is set in the backup area 513a of the RAM 513. do. In step S1607, a RAM determination value is calculated, and in subsequent step S1608, it is determined whether or not the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value saved at the time of power shutdown, that is, the effectiveness of the backup. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value in the work area address of RAM 513 . It is also possible to determine the validity of the backup by checking whether the keywords written in a predetermined area of the RAM 513 are correctly saved.

If the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the process proceeds to RAM initialization processing (steps S1615 to S1618). In addition, when the information on the occurrence of power shutdown is not set, or when the backup abnormality is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value, etc.), the initialization process of the RAM 513 (steps S1615 to S1618) is similarly performed. . In other words, the entire area of the RAM 513 is cleared to 0 in step S1615, and the RAM 513 is initialized in step S1616. In addition, in step S1617, initial setting of the CPU peripheral device is performed, and in step S1618, interrupt permission is set, and the process proceeds to payout control processing, which will be described later.

On the other hand, if the RAM erasing switch 323 is not pressed, on the condition that power shutdown occurrence information is set and the RAM determination value (checksum value, etc.) is normal, Execute the process (process at the time of power failure recovery). That is, in step S1609, the stack pointer before the power shutdown is restored, and in step S1610, the power shutdown occurrence information is cleared. In step S1611, the CPU peripheral device is initialized, and in step S1612, the used register is restored from the backup area 513a of the RAM 513. FIG. Furthermore, in steps S1613 and S1614, after the interrupt permission/non-permission is restored to the state before the power shutdown, the address before the power shutdown is restored.

Next, the flow of payout control processing will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

In FIG. 45, at step S1701, a command from the main control device 271 is acquired, and the total number of prize balls is stored. In step S<b>1702 , the launch permission is set for the launch control device 312 . Also, in step S1703, the state recovery switch 321 is checked, and if it is determined that the state recovery operation has started, the state recovery operation is executed.

Thereafter, in step S1704, the setting of the lower tray full state or the lower tray full state cancellation state is executed according to the change in the state of the lower tray 16. FIG. That is, the full state of the lower tray 16 is discriminated by the detection signal of the lower tray full switch, and when the lower tray is full, setting of the lower tray full state is executed, and when the lower tray is no longer full. , the lower tray full tank release state setting is executed. Further, in step S1705, setting of the no-ball-in-tank state or the no-ball-in-tank cancellation state is executed in accordance with the change in the state of the ball in the tank. That is, the no-ball-in-tank state is determined by the detection signal of the no-ball-in-tank switch. Run the settings.

After that, in step S1706, it is determined whether or not there is a state to be notified.

In steps S1707 to S1709, processing for paying out prize balls is executed. In this case, if the prize balls are not dispensable and the total number of prize balls stored in step S1701 is not 0 (NO in both steps S1707 and S1708), the process proceeds to step S1709, and the prize shown in FIG. Start ball control processing. Also, if the payout of prize balls is not possible or the total number of prize balls is 0 (either YES in steps S1707 or S1708), then the process of paying out loan balls in steps S1710 to S1712 is performed.

In the loan ball payout process, if the lending ball payout request is not received from the card unit (NO in step S1710, YES in step S1711), the process proceeds to step S1712 shown in FIG. Then, a lending ball control process, which will be described later, is started. Also, if the lending ball cannot be put out or the lending ball putout request has not been received (YES in step S1710 or NO in step S1711), the subsequent ball drawing process is executed.

In step S1713, the state return switch 321 is checked, and on the condition that the ball removal is not possible and the ball removal operation is not started, the payout motor 358a is driven to execute the ball removal process. In subsequent step S1714, control of vibrator 360 (vibration motor control) is executed on the condition that the ball is clogged. After that, it returns to the top of this payout control process.

Here, in the prize ball control process shown in FIG. 47, in step S1801, the payout motor 358a is driven to execute the payout of prize balls. In the subsequent step S1802, it is determined whether or not the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal based on the detection result of the payout rotation sensor. If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is not normal, the process advances to step S1803 to drive the payout motor 358a to execute retry processing and stop processing of the payout motor 358a, and then return to the payout control processing of FIG.

Also, if the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal, the process proceeds to step S1804, and it is determined by the detection result of the payout count switch whether or not the game balls are normally counted. If the count of game balls is not normal, the process proceeds to step S1805, the payout motor 358a is driven to execute the retry process and the stop process of the payout motor 358a is executed, and then the process returns to the payout control process of FIG.

Furthermore, if the count of game balls is normal, the process proceeds to step S1806 to determine whether or not the number of game balls counted by the payout count switch reaches the total number of prize balls and the payout is completed. If the payout has been completed, the stop processing of the payout motor 358a is executed in step S1807, and then the payout control processing of FIG. 46 is returned to.

In addition, in the lending ball control process shown in FIG. 48, at step S1901, the payout motor 358a is driven to execute the payout of the lending ball. In the subsequent step S1902, it is determined whether or not the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal based on the detection result of the payout rotation sensor. If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is not normal, the process advances to step S1903 to drive the payout motor 358a to execute retry processing and stop processing of the payout motor 358a, and then return to the payout control processing of FIG.

If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal, the process proceeds to step S1904, and it is determined by the detection result of the payout count switch whether or not the game balls are normally counted. If the count of game balls is not normal, the process proceeds to step S1905, the payout motor 358a is driven to execute the retry process and the stop process of the payout motor 358a is executed, and then the process returns to the payout control process of FIG.

Further, if the game ball count is normal, the process advances to step S1906 to determine whether or not the number of game balls counted by the payout count switch has reached a predetermined number of lent balls (25) and payout has been completed. If the payout has been completed, the stop processing of the payout motor 358a is executed in step S1907, and then the payout control processing of FIG. 46 is returned to.

Here, the game in the normal state, time saving state and high probability state in this embodiment will be described in detail.

First, the control for opening and closing the electric role product 33c performed in the electric role product control process of step S608 in the normal processing will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

In step S2001, it is determined whether an open flag is set in an open flag storage area provided in the RAM 503. FIG. If the release flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S2002 to determine whether there is a value in the accessory reserved ball storage area, that is, whether the data of the accessory random number counter C4 is stored in the accessory reserved ball storage area. determine whether If no data is stored in the accessory reserved ball storage area, this electric accessory control process is terminated. When the data is stored in the accessory reserved ball storage area, the process proceeds to step S2003, and it is determined whether or not the current game state is a high probability or time saving state. To determine whether or not the high probability or the time saving state, refer to the specific flag storage area and the time saving flag storage area described above, and determine that it is the high probability or the time saving state when any flag is set. When the game state is high probability or time saving state, the process proceeds to step S2004, and it is determined whether or not the value of the accessory timer provided in the RAM 503 is zero. Note that the accessory timer is decremented by 1 every 2 msec.

If the value of the accessory timer is not 0, the electric accessory control process is terminated. If the value of the accessory timer is 0, the process advances to step S2005 to set 1250 to the accessory timer. When the accessory timer 1250 is set, the process proceeds to step S2006, the value of the accessory random number counter C4 set in the accessory reserved ball storage area is shifted one bit lower, and the value overflows the accessory reserved ball storage area. Open lottery with reference to. In addition, as described above in the present embodiment, the probability of winning the open lottery is 1/1.1 in the high probability or time saving state, and if it is not in the high probability or time saving state, it will be elected at about 1/11 is set to

If it is not determined that the open lottery has been won in step S2007, this electric accessary product control process is terminated. If it is determined that the open lottery has been won, the open flag is set in the open flag storage area provided in the RAM 503 in step S2008, and 2500 is set in the accessory timer to set this electric accessory. End the control process. Further, by setting the open flag, the electric accessory 33c is controlled to be in the open state as the open processing.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2003 that the game state is not the high probability state or the time saving state, the process proceeds to step S2009 to determine whether or not the value of the accessory timer is zero. If the value of the role product timer is not 0, this electric role product control process is terminated. If it is determined that the value of the accessory timer is 0, the process proceeds to step S2010, and 6250 is set to the accessory timer. After that, the process advances to step S2011 to shift the value of the accessory reserved ball storage area and perform an open lottery as in step S2006. In addition, as described above, the probability of winning the open lottery is about 1/11 because it is not a high probability or a time saving state. When the open lottery is not won, this electric accessary product control process is terminated. If the open lottery has been won, the process proceeds to step S2013, an open flag is set, 300 is set to the role product timer, and this electric role product control process ends. Here, as in step S2008, the electric accessory 33c is controlled to be in the open state as opening processing by setting the opening flag.

If it is determined that the open flag is set in step S2001, the process proceeds to step S2014 to determine whether or not the value of the accessory timer is 0. If not 0, the electric accessory control process ends. do. If the value of the role product timer is 0 in step S2014, the process proceeds to step S2015, controls the electric role product 33c to be closed, clears the open flag, and ends the electric role product control process.

Also, the role product lamp unit 49 is controlled together with the value of the role product timer. In the present embodiment, the switching display time of the accessory lamp portion 49 per time and the closing condition when the electric accessory 33c is switched from the open state to the closed state are changed according to the game state each time. It has become so.

When the game state is not the high probability state or the time saving state, the switching display time of the character product lamp section 49 is set to 12.5 seconds because 6250 is set to the character product timer in step S2010. In addition, since 300 is set to the accessory timer in step S2013, the electric accessory 33c that has been switched to the open state under the normal state is closed when 0.6 seconds have passed since it was switched to the open state. state can be switched. However, since it is possible to shoot one game ball about every 0.6 seconds, if the game state is not a high probability or a time saving state, the game ball hardly wins the second operation opening 33b and 0. After 6 seconds have passed, the electric accessory 33c is switched to the closed state. Furthermore, unless the electric accessory 33c is opened, the game ball will not enter the second operation opening 33b, and if the state is not high probability or time saving, the switching display of the accessory lamp part 49 will be performed for 12.5 seconds. On the other hand, the electric accessory 33c is opened only for 0.6 seconds, so if it is not a high probability or a time saving state, the number of reserved memories RbN in the second specific lamp part reserved area Rb is the upper limit (4 in this embodiment ) is rarely reached. That is, in the normal state, compared with the high probability or time saving state, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the second operation opening 33b, so it is possible to make it difficult to shift to the second jackpot state.

When the game state is high probability or time saving state, the switching display time of the character product lamp unit 49 is set to 2.5 seconds because 1250 is set to the character product timer in step S2005. In addition, since 2500 is set to the accessory timer in step S2008, the electric accessory 33c switched to the open state under the high probability or time saving state is switched to the open state. Switch to closed state. That is, when the game state shifts to the high probability state or the time saving state, the switching display time of the accessory lamp portion 49 is shortened and the opening time of the electric accessory 33c is extended. Here, since one game ball can be shot about every 0.6 seconds, eight game balls can be shot during five seconds when the electric accessory 33c is open. Therefore, when the game state is a high probability or a time saving state, the chances of winning the game ball in the second operation opening 33b increase. Furthermore, since the switching display of the role lamp part 49 is shortened to 2.5 seconds under the high probability or time saving state, the number of reserved memories of the second specific lamp part reserved area Rb under the high probability or time saving state There are many opportunities for RbN to reach the upper limit (4 in this embodiment).

As described above, by changing the probability that the electric accessory 33c will be in the open state and the opening time of the electric accessory 33c depending on whether it is a high probability or a time saving state, it is easier for the game ball to win the second operation opening 33b. It is possible to provide a case where the game ball becomes difficult to win a prize. When the current game state is a high probability or a time saving state, compared to the case of shifting to the first jackpot state, it is better to shift to the second jackpot state by winning the game ball in the second operation opening 33b. Since there is a high probability of shifting to a high-probability state when the game ends, the possibility of winning more game balls is higher if the game is played so that the game balls enter the second operation opening. Furthermore, when the game state is the second jackpot state, it is set that there is a higher possibility that more game balls can be won by playing the game so that the game balls win the second variable prize winning device 32b.

In addition, the high probability state continues until one of the next big winning states occurs, whereas the time saving state continues only up to 100 games. Therefore, in the time saving state, the player expects to shift to the second jackpot state based on the fact that the game ball enters the second operation opening 33b before the time saving state ends. It is possible to prevent the game from becoming monotonous.

In addition, since the electric accessory 33c is difficult to open in the normal state, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the second operation port 33b. It is set to have a higher possibility of winning more game balls if the game is played so that the game balls enter the operation port 33a or the first variable prize winning device 32a.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the game state is set to the normal state, the high probability state, the time saving state, the first jackpot state and the second jackpot state, and in the normal state, the game ball is inserted into the second operation port 33b. is difficult to enter, making it difficult to shift to the second jackpot state. In addition, in the second jackpot state, the probability of shifting to the high probability state after finishing is higher than in the first jackpot state. Therefore, when the normal state shifts to the first big win state and shifts from the first big win state to the high probability state, the game ball enters the second operating port 33b so as to shift to the second big win state. It is considered that the game is played as follows.

Also, in the high-probability state, the game ball is likely to enter the second operating hole 33b, so that it is easy to shift to the second big-hit state, and in the second big-hit state, it is easy to be elected to shift to the high-probability state. Thus, when the first big winning state shifts to the high probability state, the transition from the high probability state to the second big winning state and the transition from the second big winning state to the high probability state are likely to be repeated.

In addition, considering that the game ball enters the first operating hole 33a in the normal state and shifts to the first big win state as one game stage, the lottery for transition to the high probability state is won in the first big win state, and the high probability state is selected. The repetition of the game state of probability state→second jackpot state→high probability state can be considered as one game stage different from the game stage described above. In this case, from the game stage in which the game ball enters the first operating port 33a in the normal state and shifts to the first jackpot state, the lottery for transition to the high probability state in the first jackpot state is won, and the high probability state → the first jackpot state. It is considered that the player plays the game expecting to enter a game stage in which the game state of 2 big wins→high probability state is repeated. As a result, the degree of attention to the game can be increased by the stepwise occurrence of the game stage.

Moreover, even if it does not shift from the second jackpot state to the high-probability state, it may shift to the time-saving state. That is, it is possible to diversify the game state to be shifted after the high-probability state, the time-saving state or the normal state and the second jackpot state, and to enhance the effect of suppressing the monotony of the game. Furthermore, as described above, in the time saving state, the game ball is likely to enter the second operation opening 33b, so the player expects to shift to the second big win state in the time saving state, and performs the game. It is possible to increase the degree of attention to the game in the state. Also, in this case, assuming that the transition from the second jackpot state to the time saving state is considered to be one game step different from the above game steps, the above-described high probability state → second jackpot state → high probability state and the game state When the repeated game stage is finished, the game is played in anticipation of the transition from the second big win state to the time saving state, and the degree of attention to the game can be increased. As a result, the degree of attention to the game can be further increased by the stepwise occurrence of the game stages.

In the present embodiment, when the game ball is more likely to be won by playing the game so that the game ball wins the second operation opening 33b, and when the game ball wins the second variable prize winning device 32b. When there is a high possibility that a large number of game balls can be acquired, information (in this embodiment, "Aim right! !”) is set to be displayed on the symbol display device 41 .

One embodiment of the information prompting the player to play the game so that the game ball wins the second operation port 33b or the second variable winning device 32b in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

First, FIG. 50(a) shows the display mode of the pattern display device 41 in the normal state. In the normal state, it is sufficient to perform the game so that the game ball wins in the first operating port 33a, so it is recommended to perform the game so that the game ball wins in the second operating port 33b or the second variable winning device 32b. No prompting information is displayed.

Next, FIG. 50(b) shows the display mode of the symbol display device 41 in the high probability or time saving state. In the high-probability or time-saving state, since there is a high probability that more game balls can be obtained if the game ball wins in the second operation opening, a tree fairy is displayed in the lower left part of the pattern display device 41, and the second operation opening. Information prompting that the game ball wins is displayed at 33b (in this embodiment, "Aim right!").

In addition, the color of the tree fairy differs between the high-probability state and the time-saving state, and the player understands whether the current game state is the high-probability state or the time-saving state by recognizing the color of the tree fairy. be able to. Specifically, in the high-probability state, the color of the tree fairy is green, and in the time-saving state, it is yellow.

Although not shown, in the first jackpot state, the game may be played so that the game ball wins the first variable winning device 32a. No information is displayed on the prize winning device 32b to prompt the player to play the game so that the game ball wins the prize. Also, in the second jackpot state, it is better to play the game so that the game ball wins the second variable winning device 32b, so it is recommended to play the game so that the game ball wins the second variable winning device 32b. A prompt is displayed. Since the second variable winning device 32b is installed at the lower left of the second operation opening 33b, the same information as the information prompting the game to win the game ball is displayed in the second operation opening 33b.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the symbols are displayed in a variable manner based on the winning of the game ball in the first actuation opening 33a, the background color of the symbols displayed on the symbol display device 41 is changed to blue. there is In addition, when the variable display of the symbols is performed based on the winning of the game ball in the second operation opening 33b, the background color of the symbols displayed on the symbol display device 41 is red. Specifically, in the diagram shown in FIG. 50(a), since the symbols are variably displayed based on the winning of the game ball in the first actuation opening 33a, the background color is blue. In the figure shown in (b), the background color is red because the symbols are displayed in a variable manner based on the winning of the game ball in the second actuation opening 33b.

According to the present embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

A lottery is performed to determine whether the game state shifts to a high-probability state or a normal state in which jackpot state. As a result, there is no need to draw a lottery as to whether or not to shift to the high probability state when the player is not selected to generate each jackpot, regardless of whether the lottery is successful or not to shift to the jackpot state. The processing load on the game machine can be reduced as compared with a game machine that draws a lottery to determine whether to shift to the high-probability state. Further, when a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to transition to the high probability state for each game round, it is necessary to store the lottery result in the first or second specific lamp portion reservation areas Ra and Rb. Compared to this case, in the case of the present embodiment, it is not necessary to provide a storage capacity for storing the lottery result as to whether or not to shift to the high-probability state, so it is possible to reduce the storage capacity.

A lottery as to whether or not to shift to a high-probability state when each jackpot state ends is performed when a game ball wins each of the variable prize winning devices 32a and 32b. As a result, since the variable prize winning devices 32a and 32b are controlled to be closed in the normal state, game balls will enter the variable prize winning devices 32a and 32b in the normal state, and the transition to the high probability state will occur. It is possible to suppress the lottery of whether or not to be performed.

When a game is played so that a game ball enters the second operating port 33b or the second variable winning device 32b, the game board 30 is designed so that it is difficult for the game ball to enter the first operating port 33a and the first variable winning device 32a. A group of nails 40a is provided at . As a result, when the game is played so that the game ball wins the second operation port 33b or the second variable winning device 32b, the game ball wins the first operation port 33a and the first variable winning device 32a. The nail group 40a functions as an obstructing obstruction nail, and it is possible to suppress the game ball from entering the first operation opening 33a and the first variable winning device 32a.

If the electric accessory 33c is not opened, the game ball is hard to win in the second operation opening 33b. As a result, it is possible to prevent the game ball from entering the second operation opening 33b in the normal state. In addition, in the high-probability or time-saving state, by setting the time during which the electric accessory 33c is opened longer, the winning of the game ball into the second operation opening 33b is suppressed in the normal state, and the high-probability or time-saving state is achieved. In , it is possible to facilitate the winning of game balls.

When the probability that more game balls can be obtained by playing the game so that the game balls enter the second operation port 33b or the second variable winning device 32b is high, the second operation port 33b or the second variable winning device 32b Information prompting the player to play the game so that the game ball wins the prize is displayed. Thereby, it is possible to allow the player to preferably understand how the game should be played.

In the first jackpot state, one of rounds 1 to 9 is set. As a result, when shifting to the first jackpot state, the game is played paying attention to how many rounds the number of rounds is set, and the effect of increasing the degree of attention to the game is exhibited. In addition, in the normal state, since the number attached to the combination of symbols displayed when shifting to the first jackpot state is set to correspond to the number of rounds in the first jackpot state, the first jackpot state is set. It is possible to allow the player to preferably understand how many rounds are set for the number of rounds.

The number of rounds and the number of game balls that can be won in one round are different between the first big win state and the second big win state. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the game from becoming monotonous because each jackpot state becomes the same. In addition, a difference is provided between the first big win state and the second big win state in the probability of shifting to the high probability state when the big win state ends. It is considered that the player is playing the game in anticipation of transition to the second big win state with a high probability of transitioning to the high probability state, and the game is played so that the game ball wins the second operation opening 33b. has the effect of promoting Also, in the normal state, the electric accessary 33c makes it difficult for the game ball to enter the second operation port 33b. As a result, in the normal state, it is possible to prompt the player to play the game so that the game ball enters the first operation opening 33a. Therefore, the game becomes monotonous compared to the case where the game ball always wins in one operation opening by changing the operation opening to be awarded in the normal state and the high probability or time saving state. It can be suppressed.

When data is input to the reserved area Rb for the specific lamp part, whether or not to shift to the big winning state and the variable display of the pattern are performed based on the data of the reserved area Rb for the specific lamp part. As a result, for example, the game ball enters the first operating port 33a in a high probability or time saving state, and the game ball enters the first operating port 33a, resulting in a shift to the first jackpot state. can be suppressed.

When a game ball wins in the first or second operation openings 33a and 33b, a random number is acquired from the same random number counter (jackpot random number counter C1). This eliminates the need to provide a plurality of random number counters, thereby suppressing an increase in the processing load on the gaming machine.

The color of the background of the pattern displayed on the pattern display device 41 is changed depending on which one of the first operating port 33a and the second operating port 33b the game ball has won. As a result, the player can easily understand which of the winning of the game ball in the first operating port 33a and the winning of the game ball in the second operating port 33b is based on which the variable display of the symbols is performed. be able to.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the contents described in the above-described embodiment, and may be implemented as follows, for example.

(1) When each jackpot state ends, a lottery as to whether or not to shift to a high probability state is performed when a game ball wins for the first time in either of the variable prize winning devices 32a and 32b in each jackpot state. However, it is not limited to such a configuration.

A lottery as to whether or not to shift to the high-probability state may be performed after winning to shift to the big winning state. For example, in the second round in each jackpot state, a lottery may be conducted as to whether or not the game ball passes through either of the variable winning devices 32a and 32b to determine whether or not to shift to the high probability state, or each jackpot. The lottery may be conducted when a lottery is won to shift to the state, or the lottery may be conducted when each jackpot state ends. In the middle of the big win state, a lottery may be conducted to determine whether or not to shift to the high probability state, and if the lottery is won, it may be taught that the state shifts to the high probability state in the big win state.

If a lottery is conducted to determine whether or not to shift to a high-probability state when winning to shift to a big win state, the lottery may be made when a big win is determined in step S1001 in the fluctuation start processing. Furthermore, if the lottery is performed when each jackpot state ends, the jackpot state end processing of step S1217 in the first game state transition processing may be performed.

In addition, it is not necessary to draw a lottery as to whether or not to shift to the high probability state when the game ball wins in each of the variable prize winning devices 32a and 32b, and shifts to the high probability state after winning to generate the big winning state. The lottery method is not limited as long as it is possible to draw a lottery to determine whether or not.

For example, when a game ball enters the first operating port 33a and wins to shift to the jackpot state, it is conceivable to automatically perform a lottery to determine whether to shift to the high probability state inside the gaming machine. . Depending on the value of the jackpot random number counter C1, there is a case of shifting to a normal state when shifting to a jackpot state and ending the jackpot state, and a case of shifting to a high-probability state when shifting to a jackpot state and ending the jackpot state. is predetermined.

(2) In the above embodiment, the first operating port 33a and the second operating port 33b are provided, but the present invention is not limited to such a configuration.

Only one operation port is provided, and a lottery may be conducted as to whether or not to shift to the first jackpot state or the second jackpot state based on the winning of the game ball in the operation port, or one type. may be set only in the jackpot state of . Also in this case, if the player wins to shift to the big winning state, a lottery may be performed to determine whether to shift to the high probability state.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to shift to the high probability or time saving state in the second jackpot state, but the configuration is not limited to this.

A lottery as to whether or not to shift to the time saving state is performed even in the first jackpot state, and when it is elected to shift to the time saving state, the game may shift to the time saving state after the first special game state is finished.

In addition, the time saving state is not set, and even if any jackpot state ends, it is not necessary to shift to the time saving state.

(4) When a game is played so that a game ball enters the second operating port 33b or the second variable winning device 32b, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the first operating port 33a and the first variable winning device 32a. However, it is not limited to such a configuration.

Even when the game is played so that the game ball wins the second operating port 33b or the second variable winning device 32b, the game ball may win the first operating port 33a or the first variable winning device 32a.

For example, the first operation port 33a and the second operation port 33b may be arranged vertically, or the first variable prize winning device 32a and the second variable prize winning device 32b may be arranged vertically. In this case, it is not necessary for the game ball to pass through both the left and right sides of the variable display unit 35. For example, the game ball may be allowed to pass through only the left side of the variable display unit 35.

(5) Unless the electric accessory 33c is in the open state, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the second operation opening 33b. A ball may win.

(6) When data is stored in the second specific lamp section reservation area Rb, even if data is stored in the first specific lamp section reservation area Ra, the data is stored in the second specific lamp section reservation area Rb. Although the data stored in Rb is preferentially referred to and a lottery is performed as to whether or not to shift to the second jackpot state, the configuration is not limited to this.

A lottery may be conducted as to whether or not to shift to each jackpot state in the order in which the data is stored in the first and second specific lamp part reservation areas Ra, Rb, or in the first specific lamp part reservation area Ra A lottery may be conducted to determine whether or not to shift to the big winning state by referring to the stored data with priority.

(7) In the above-described embodiment, when the probability that more game balls can be won in the second operation port 33b or the second variable winning device 32b is higher, the second operation port Although "Aim right!" is displayed on the symbol display device 41 as the information prompting the player to play the game so that the game ball wins the game ball 33b or the second variable winning device 32b, the configuration is not limited to this.

The information prompting the player to enter the game ball into the second operating port 33b or the second variable winning device 32b may be in another display mode, or may be displayed in the second operating port 33b or the second variable winning device using sound or light. A game may be prompted to win a game ball in 32b. For example, it is conceivable to display "Aim for the second operating port!". Furthermore, it is not necessary to instruct the second operation opening 33b or the second variable winning device 32b to prompt the game so that the game ball wins.

(8) In the above embodiment, the high-probability state continues up to 10 times at maximum, but the maximum number of times may be set to another number instead of 10, and the transition to the high-probability state does not have the maximum number of times. As long as you win the prize, you may move to a high probability state when each jackpot state ends.

(9) The lottery to determine whether or not to transition to the high probability state when each jackpot state ends is performed by obtaining a value from the transition random number counter C2, but the configuration is not limited to this.

When the game ball passes through a predetermined operation opening, it may be determined that the winning state is shifted to the high probability state, and the state may be shifted to the high probability state after the jackpot state is completed.

For example, a winning accessory having a plurality of operation openings is installed, and a game ball enters the winning accessory and passes through a predetermined operation opening among the plurality of operation openings. A gaming machine that has been elected to shift to the state is conceivable. In the case of such a game machine, there is no need to acquire random numbers and perform the lottery, so the processes of steps S1310 to S1315 and steps S1410 to S1415 in the above embodiment are not required.

One embodiment of such a lottery method will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 51 is a front view of a movable accessory 600 as an accessory winning means. After the game ball passes through the second variable winning device 32b in the above embodiment, the game ball is guided to the movable accessory 600. As shown in FIG.

A rotating body 601 is installed inside the movable accessory 600 . Ten concave portions into which game balls can enter are provided around the rotating body 601 . The rotating body 601 is always rotating. In this case, the rotating body 601 is set to rotate clockwise, but it goes without saying that the rotating body 601 may rotate in any way.

When the game ball passes through the variable winning device 32b, the game ball enters the concave portion reaching the uppermost end of the rotating body 601.例文帳に追加A bottom portion 603 for supporting a game ball is installed in nine of the ten recess portions. The game ball is discharged from the ball discharge port 604 when the concave portion into which the ball enters reaches the bottom.

In addition, the bottom 603 is not installed in one recess 602 of the ten recesses, and when a game ball enters the recess 602, a winning area provided on the back of the rotating body 601 The ball enters the winning slot 605 . If a game ball enters a concave portion other than the concave portion 602, the game ball is blocked by the bottom portion 603 and does not enter the winning hole 605. - 特許庁If a game ball enters the winning slot 605, it is assumed that the player wins the transition to the high-probability state. In this case, 10 recesses are provided, and since it is won when the game ball enters the recess 602 of the 10 recesses, the probability of winning to shift to the high probability state is 10. becomes 1/1.

It should be noted that the winning probability can be easily changed by changing the number of recesses. Also, it is possible to change the probability of winning by changing the size and width of the recesses instead of the number of the recesses. For example, if the size of the concave portion 602 is doubled compared to other concave portions, the winning probability can be increased accordingly.

Further, if the rotating body 601 is configured to be visually recognizable, it is possible to visually confirm the lottery for whether or not to transition to the high-probability state. is performed, the effect of increasing the degree of attention of the player to the game is exhibited. In addition, it is possible to perform a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a high probability state with a relatively easy configuration of only confirming whether or not a game ball has entered the concave portion 602 .

The place where the movable accessory 600 is installed may be in any position, it may be provided in the variable prize winning device 32a, or it may be installed in a place unrelated to the first and second variable prize winning devices 32a and 32b. , and a game ball may be allowed to enter the movable accessory 600 when a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to shift to the high probability state. As a method of making it possible to enter a ball, it is conceivable that the movable accessory 600 is provided with an opening/closing means that can be opened and closed, and the game ball can enter the movable accessory 600 by opening the opening/closing means. . In addition, the timing of performing the lottery may be when the state shifts to the big win state or when the big win state ends. Even in this case, it is possible to easily determine whether or not to shift to the high probability state after winning to shift to the jackpot state. In addition, when the game ball passes through the winning hole 605, by setting a specific flag, it is determined that there is a specific flag in step S1218 of the first game state transition processing when the jackpot state ends, and the high probability state can move to

(10) In the above embodiment, the background color is changed as the display mode of the symbol display device 41 when a game ball wins in the first operating port 33a and when a game ball wins in the second operating port 33b. However, it is not limited to such a configuration.

When the game ball wins in the first operating port 33a and when the game ball wins in the second operating port 33b, when the symbol display device 41 performs the variable display of the symbols, the winning operating port The displayed pattern may be changed. For example, when a game ball wins in the first operating port 33a, a variable display is performed using a character such as a fish, and when a game ball wins in the second operating port 33b, a character such as a dog is displayed. It is conceivable that variable display is performed using

In addition, the pattern display device 41 is divided into two, and one of the two divided pattern display devices 41 performs a variable display of the pattern based on the winning of the game ball in the first operation opening 33a, and the other. Symbols may be varied and displayed based on the fact that a game ball has entered the second actuation opening 33b. In this case, the pattern display device 41 may not be divided into two, but two pattern display devices may be provided corresponding to the respective operation openings.

In these cases, when the variable display of the symbols is performed, the game determines whether the variable display of the symbols is performed based on the winning of the game ball in either the first operating port 33a or the second operating port 33b. people can understand it.

Furthermore, the display mode of the symbol display device 41 does not have to change even when the game ball wins in either the first actuation opening 33a or the second actuation opening 33b. However, even in this case, it is better to teach the player by some method whether the variable display is performed based on the winning of the game ball in the first operating port 33a or the second operating port 33b. desirable.

(11) In the above embodiment, the lottery for determining whether to shift to the first and second jackpot states is performed based on the information stored in the first or second specific lamp portion reservation areas Ra, Rb. However, it is not limited to such a configuration.

1st and 2nd specific lamp part reservation areas Ra, Rb are not provided, and immediately after the game ball enters the first or second operation opening 33a, 33b, the first or second using the acquired information A lottery may be conducted to determine whether or not to shift to the big winning state, and furthermore, a variable display of symbols may be performed in accordance with the lottery. However, in the case of such a configuration, since the variable display of the symbols is performed, it is conceivable that a lottery as to whether or not to shift to the first or second jackpot state cannot be performed during the variable display of the symbols. .

(12) In the above embodiment, the change display time of the completely outlier variation is changed based on the specific number of reservations, but the change display time of the completely outlier variation may not be changed.

(13) In the above embodiment, the total pending number storage area is provided in the common pending area CR, but the total pending number storage area may not be provided. However, in such a configuration, when grasping the common reservation number CRN, the value of the reservation number storage area of each specific lamp unit reservation area Ra, Rb is read out and added to obtain the common reservation number CRN. need to be understood.

Further, it is not necessary to provide the reserved number storage area in each of the specific lamp section reserved areas Ra and Rb. However, in this configuration, by confirming to which memory area each counter value is stored in each of the specific lamp section reserved areas Ra and Rb, each specific lamp section reserved area Ra and Rb can be reserved. It becomes necessary to grasp the number of memories.

Furthermore, if the above-described processes are to be performed, the configuration may be such that the reservation number storage area is not provided in neither the common reservation area CR nor the reservation areas Ra and Rb for the specific lamp units.

(14) In the above embodiment, the order storage area is configured with 1 byte and each storage area is configured with 1 bit, but this configuration is changed.

That is, the order storage area is composed of 2 bytes, and each storage area is composed of 2 bits. In each storage area, a first holding flag (specifically, a value of 2) indicating that the game ball has won the first operating port 33a, and a game ball indicating that the game ball has won the second operating port 33b It is configured to store either a second suspension flag (specifically a value of 1) or a third suspension flag (specifically a value of 0) indicating that the game ball has not won. Even with such a configuration, it is clear that the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

(15) In the above-described embodiment, the counter value is obtained from the same counters C1 and C3 regardless of which game ball wins the winning opening. Also good. For example, two jackpot random number counters are prepared, and when a game ball wins in the first operating port 33a, the counter value is obtained from one of the jackpot random number counters, and when a game ball wins in the second operating port 33b. is configured to acquire a counter value from the other jackpot random number counter. At this time, the jackpot random number counters may have the same jackpot probability and different jackpot counter values, or may have the same jackpot probability and different jackpot counter values and counter sizes. Also good.

In addition, when the game ball wins in the first operating port 33a and in the case where the game ball wins in the second operating port 33b, the counter value may be obtained from a jackpot random number counter with different jackpot probabilities. With such a configuration, it is possible for a player to select and play two types of games with different jackpot probabilities on one pachinko machine, thereby diversifying the game and improving the amusement of the game. becomes.

(16) In the above embodiment, the unused areas are provided in the storage areas of the specific lamp unit reserved areas Ra and Rb, but it goes without saying that the unused areas may not be provided. However, in the case of such a configuration, it may be necessary to change the configuration of each specific lamp portion reserved area when designing a pachinko machine 10 having different internal specifications.

(17) In the above embodiment, the second operating port 33b is provided with the electric accessory 33c comprising a pair of left and right movable pieces, but the electric accessory 33c may not be provided. That is, as with the first operation port 33a, the configuration is such that the ease with which a game ball wins does not change regardless of the game state. Even with such a configuration, the number of counter values that can be retained and stored can be increased to eight, thereby reducing the occurrence of opportunities that lead to disadvantages for players and disadvantages for game parlors. It is possible to reduce the occurrence of opportunities that lead to

(18) In the above embodiment, three prize balls are dispensed when winning the first operating port 33a, and five prize balls are dispensed when winning the second operating port 33b. However, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which more prize balls are paid out when winning in the second working opening 33a than in the case of winning in the second working opening 33b. However, the same number of prize balls may be paid out. In other words, the number of prize balls to be paid out when winning each operation hole may be an arbitrary number.

(19) In the above embodiment, the game ball can enter the second operation opening 33b only when the electric accessory 33c is almost fully opened. Any configuration may be employed as long as the ease with which a game ball enters the second operation opening 33b changes. That is, when the electric accessory 33c is in the closed state, the configuration may be such that the game ball can win the second operation opening 33b.

(20) The variable display time may be shortened as the specific pending number increases. For example, prepare 8 patterns of 8 seconds, 7 seconds, 6 seconds, 5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second as the fluctuation display time of the complete deviation fluctuation, and if the specific number of holds is 0, 8 The variation display time is shortened as the specific retention number increases, such that the complete deviation variation is performed for 7 seconds when the specific retention number is 1, and the complete deviation variation is performed for 7 seconds.

(21) In the above embodiment, the holding lamp 44 is configured to be controlled by the main controller 271, but may be configured to be controlled by the display control device 214, or may be configured to be controlled by the audio lamp control device 272. Needless to say. In particular, in a configuration in which a pending lamp is displayed on a portion of the pattern display device (display screen), the display control device may perform display control of the pending lamp.

(22) In the above embodiment, the upper limit of the number of reserved memories in each of the specific lamp section reserved areas Ra and Rb is four, but the configuration is not limited to this. Even if the above configuration is applied to a gaming machine in which the upper limit of the number of reserved memories in the reserved area is limited to, for example, 8, it is possible to increase the number of reserved memories to 16 as a result. There can exist the same effect as a form. Further, the upper limit of the number of reserved memories in each specific lamp section reserved area Ra, Rb may be different. For example, the upper limit of the number of reserved memories in the first specific lamp part reserved area Ra may be set to four, and the upper limit of the number of reserved memories in the second specific lamp part reserved area Rb may be set to three.

(23) In the above embodiment, there are two working openings, the first working opening 33a and the second working opening 33b, and the winnings to these working openings 33a and 33b are reserved and stored up to a predetermined number as the upper limit. Although the configuration has been described, it goes without saying that there may be three or more operation openings, and the winnings to these operation openings may be retained and stored up to a predetermined number as the upper limit.

(24) In the above embodiment, the second variable winning device 32b is opened and closed 15 times in total when the second jackpot state is entered. Optional.

Also, when the normal state shifts to the first jackpot state, the first variable winning device 32a is configured to be opened one to nine times, but when the normal state shifts to the first jackpot state. Also, the first variable winning device 32a may be opened only a predetermined number of times.

(25) In the above embodiment, the symbols in each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are variably displayed by being scrolled horizontally, but are variably displayed by being scrolled vertically. Needless to say, the configuration is also good.

(26) In the above embodiment, the "4" pattern is arranged between the "9" pattern and the "1" pattern in the middle pattern row Z2, but the "4" pattern may not be arranged. Further, it is not necessary to alternately arrange the specific patterns and the non-specific patterns, and it is also possible to adopt a structure in which the sub-designs are not arranged between the specific patterns and the non-specific patterns.

(27) In the above embodiment, the main controller 271 outputs the variable end command to the display control device 214 at the timing when the variable display time has passed, but the variable end command may not be output. In a configuration that outputs a variation pattern command indicating a variation display time, the display control device 214 can grasp the variation display time. This is because the timing can be harmonized with the end timing of the variable display of the symbols.

(28) In the above-described embodiment, the main controller 271 is configured to determine the stop pattern, pattern variation pattern, and reach type of each pattern row Z1 to Z3 in the pattern display device 41, but this is changed. may For example, the main control device 271 determines only the stop symbols of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 without determining the symbol variation pattern and reach type, and the display control device 214 determines the symbol variation pattern and reach type. may be Even in this configuration, as long as the display control device 214 can derive the pattern variation pattern based on the stop symbols and the variation display time of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 determined by the main controller 271, the same configuration as in the above-described embodiment can be used. It is clear that there is an effect. Further, the main control device 271 may determine only the variable display time, and the display control device 214 may determine the stop pattern, the pattern variation pattern, and the reach type of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3.

(29) Although the display control device 214 directly receives the display command transmitted from the main control device 271 and controls the display of the pattern display device 41, the display control device 214 receives the command transmitted from the main control device 271 may be configured to receive indirectly. For example, the main controller 271 transmits a display command to the audio lamp controller 272, and the audio lamp controller 272 transmits a control command to the display controller 214 based on the received display command. The display control device 214 controls display of the pattern display device 41 based on the control command transmitted from the sound lamp control device 272 . Alternatively, the main controller 271 sends display commands to the sub-controllers, and the sub-controllers send control commands to the display controller 214 and the sound lamp controller 272 based on the received display commands. The display control device 214 and the sound lamp control device 272 control the pattern display device 41 and lamps based on control commands sent from the sub-control device.

(30) Needless to say, the present invention may be applied to other types of pachinko machines that are different from the above embodiment. For example, when a game ball passes through an operation opening, a first lottery is held, and when the first lottery is won, the special device enters a predetermined open state, and when the game ball enters a specific area of the special device, a big win is generated. It may be applied to various types of pachinko machines. Also, the present invention may be applied to a pachinko machine equipped with storage storage means for storing and storing prize balls to be paid out to players as virtual game media. Furthermore, it may be applied to a pachinko machine having a plurality of game features. For example, a first operating port and a second operating port are provided, and when a game ball passes through the first operating port, a jackpot occurs when specific identification information is displayed on identification information display means such as a specific lamp portion. , when the game ball passes through the second operating opening, when the specific identification information is displayed on the identification information display means such as the specific lamp portion, the special device enters a predetermined open state (first special game state), It may be applied to a pachinko machine in which a big win (second special game state) occurs when a game ball enters a specific area of the device.

(31) In the above embodiment, when there are a predetermined number of specific pending numbers, the change display time of the complete deviation fluctuation is shortened. It is also possible to shorten the fluctuation display time of the big hit fluctuation or the fluctuation display time of the reach fluctuation. However, the period from when the ready-to-win state is reached to when the medium symbol row Z2 stops is the period in which the player expects the greatest hit to occur while passively participating in the game. Therefore, when shortening the fluctuation display time of the jackpot fluctuation or the reach fluctuation, it is desirable to shorten the time during which the high-speed fluctuation is performed before reaching the reach.

(32) In the above embodiment, the present invention was applied to a pachinko machine, but the present invention may be applied to a slot machine or a gaming machine combining a slot machine and a pachinko machine. That is, a plurality of types of special game states are set, and a lottery may be performed to determine whether or not to generate another special game state based on winning to generate one special game state.

As another game state, for example, a so-called replay time, in which the probability of winning a replay increases, can be considered.

(33) In the above embodiment, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is used to determine whether or not the jackpot is a jackpot, and how many rounds the jackpot is in the first jackpot state shifted from the normal state, but the configuration is limited to this. not a thing

The jackpot random number counter C1 is used only for determining whether or not the jackpot is a jackpot, and in addition to the jackpot random number counter, a counter for determining the jackpot pattern is provided. Along with determining, the number of rounds in the first jackpot state may be determined.

(34) In the above embodiment, when the first big win state occurs in the normal state, the number of rounds in the first big win state is determined by the established symbols, but the configuration is not limited to this.

When the first jackpot state occurs in the normal state, the combination of established symbols and the number of rounds in the first jackpot state may be different. In this case, a counter for determining the jackpot pattern may be provided in addition to the jackpot random number counter C1, and the pattern established by the counter may be determined.

(35) In the above embodiment, the lottery to determine whether to shift to the high-probability state is performed once in one big win state, but the configuration is not limited to this. In other words, a lottery may be performed to determine whether or not to transition to the high probability state a plurality of times in one jackpot state.

For example, a lottery is conducted to determine whether or not to transition to a high probability state for each round in each jackpot state, and a lottery to determine whether or not to transition to a high probability state is won even once out of a plurality of lotteries to determine whether or not to transition to a high probability state. If so, it is conceivable that the high-probability state is entered after each jackpot state is completed. Also in this case, since the number of rounds is set to be large, the superiority of shifting to the high-probability state of the second jackpot state over the first jackpot state is ensured.

(36) In the above embodiment, the second jackpot state is set to have a higher probability of winning the transition to the high-probability state than the first jackpot state, but the configuration is not limited to this.

It may be set so that the probability of winning the shift to the high probability state is the same in each jackpot state, or the probability of winning the shift to the high probability state is higher in the first jackpot state than in the second jackpot state. A high probability may be set.

(37) In the above-described embodiment, the lottery for whether or not to shift to each jackpot state is performed using the jackpot random number counter C1, but the configuration is not limited to this.

A first jackpot random number counter corresponding to the first jackpot state and a second jackpot random number counter corresponding to the second jackpot state may be provided. In this case, the value of the first jackpot random number counter is acquired when the game ball wins in the first operating port 33a, and the value of the second jackpot random number counter is acquired when the game ball wins in the second operating port 33b. do. Then, a lottery may be performed to determine whether to shift to the first or second jackpot state based on each value.

(38) In the above embodiment, the variable display of symbols based on the winning of the game ball in the first operating port 33a and the variable display of the symbols based on the winning of the game ball in the second operating port 33b are performed. were not performed at the same time, but it is not limited to such a configuration. That is, the variable display of the symbol based on the winning of the game ball in the first operating port 33a and the variable display of the symbol based on the winning of the game ball in the second operating port 33b may be performed at the same time. .

For example, the pattern display device 41 may simultaneously perform the variable display of the symbols based on the winning of each operation opening, or the variable display of the symbols based on the winning of the first operation opening 33a. 1 display means and second display means for performing a variable display of symbols based on the winning of a game ball in the second operating opening 33b are provided, respectively. The variable display of the pattern may be performed at the same time.

(39) In the above embodiment, when the time saving lottery is won, the time saving state continues for 100 game rounds after the second jackpot state ends, but the configuration is not limited to this. That is, the number of games in which the time saving state continues is not limited.

The number of games in which the time saving state continues may be set to 50 times, or the number of games in which the time saving state continues may be determined by lottery. For example, the number of games in which the time saving state continues in the time saving lottery in step S1416 in the second variable winning device opening/closing process may be determined.

10 Pachinko machine as game machine 12 Body frames 12, 30 Game board 32a First variable winning device as variable ball entry means 32b Second variable winning device as second variable ball entry means 33a... first operating port, 33b... second operating port, 33c... electric accessory as opening/closing means, 35... variable display unit, 41... pattern display device, 214... display control device as display control means, 271... main control Device 311: Payout control device as payout means 600: Movable accessory as winning accessory.

Claims (1)

a gaming machine main body having a gaming area in which a game is executed;
a pattern display means installed so that game balls can pass through both left and right sides in the game area when viewed from above and from the front, and for displaying patterns in a variable manner;
a first ball entrance provided at a position through which at least the game ball flowing down the left side of the left and right sides can pass;
a second ball entrance provided at a position through which the game ball flowing down on the right side of the left and right sides can pass, and which can switch between a state where the game ball is easy to enter and a state where it is difficult for the game ball to enter;
a first information acquiring means for acquiring first information when a game ball passes through the first ball entrance;
a second information acquiring means for acquiring second information when a game ball passes through the second ball entrance;
a first lottery means for executing a lottery as to whether or not to generate a first winning gaming state based on the first information;
Based on the second information, a lottery is executed as to whether or not to generate a second winning game state in which the variable winning means provided at a position through which the game ball flowing down on the right side of the left and right sides can pass is opened. a second lottery means;
with
It is possible to shift to a specific game state in which a game ball is likely to enter the second ball entrance,
a first game state transition means for shifting the game state to the first winning game state when the first lottery means has won to generate the first winning game state;
a second game state transition means for transitioning to a game state including at least the specific game state after the first winning game state;
a third game state transition means for shifting the game state to the second winning game state when the second lottery means has won to generate the second winning game state;
a fourth game state transition means for shifting to the specific game state after the second winning game state based on the ball entering the variable winning means;
an inhibition means for inhibiting a game ball flowing down the right side of the left and right sides from entering the first ball entrance;
with
The ratio of the second winning game state to the winning game state with more opportunities for the player to obtain the game ball is higher than that of the first winning game state,
The gaming machine is characterized by comprising means for making a specific notification, which enables a player to recognize the transition to the specific game state, to be performed in the second winning game state .

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