JPH01158980A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable a player to enjoy a game with variation by hit balls even after a hit ball gets into a prizing device, by guiding a hit ball passed through a specific area to a slope plate and flipping hit balls by a hitting piece disposed under the slope plate to give some value to a part of hit balls passed through a passing hole. CONSTITUTION: A prize winning device has a flipping member 12a-12c under a slope board 11 and an erected board member 13 with an inlet or an outlet above the slope board 11. A top plate 15 is fixed surrounding both sides and the rear side of the slope board 11. A decoration window frame 17 is mounted in front of a box body and a ball receiving member 16 to be a special region is equipped thereon and a lid body 18 is fixed on the upper face of the top plate 15. A hit ball passed through the special region 16 is guided to the slope board 11 and rolled. When hit balls are flipped by a flipping piece 121 of flipping members 12a-12c arranged under the slope board 11, at least a part of them pass through a passage port to be donated with a certain value. An effect sound is generated when a hit ball is flipped. That is, after a hit ball gets in the prizing ball device, a possibility to be donated with a prescribed value is generated again.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a pinball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine, a coin game machine, etc. , relates to a pinball game machine in which a winning ball device is provided on the game board surface.

[Prior Art] In this H pinball game machine, for example, the shape of the ball is shaped according to the falling path of the ball hit into the game board or at regular intervals. Some were equipped with a variable winning ball device (or a modified Yakumono) that changed the value of the ball to make it easier to win the ball. The pinball game machine equipped with such a variable prize winning ball device attracted the attention of players, and became somewhat popular due to the interesting and unusual game method.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the end, the winning ball device of this type of conventional 1jlii ball gaming machine only has the function of making it easier to hit the ball into a prize or making it easier to win a prize. Because of this, there was a drawback that after the ball hit the prize, it was nothing special, and it was impossible to increase the interest of the game.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention has been developed so that even after the hit ball enters the winning ball device, a game rich in variety can be enjoyed by the hit ball, and moreover, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game from an auditory aspect as well. One of our objectives is to provide a winning ball device for a pinball game machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is a pinball game machine having a game board into which balls are hit, and a winning ball device provided on the game board surface, the winning ball device comprising: an inclination tlQ for rolling a hit ball in an inclination direction; a ball guiding member for guiding a hit ball that has passed through a specific area of the game board to the inclined plate; an elastic member having an elastic piece for ejecting a ball and a driving means for driving the elastic piece; a value assigning means for detecting and assigning a value to a passing ball that has passed through the passage; and a sound effect generating device that generates a sound effect when the ball is bounced by the bounce member; It is characterized by including.

[Function] The ball that has passed through the specific area of the game board is guided by the special part H to the inclined plate, and is rolled in the inclined direction on the inclined plate. Further, when the ball is ejected by the ejecting piece of the ejecting member provided below the inclined plate, at least a part of the ejected ball passes through the passage hole. will be granted.

Furthermore, when the ball is bounced by the bounce member, a sound effect is emitted from the sound effect generating means.

In other words, even after the ball hit into the game board enters the winning ball device, if the winning ball is fired again, there is a possibility that a predetermined value will be given depending on the direction in which it was fired. At the same time, a sound effect is emitted, and the excitement B received by the player can be further heightened from an auditory perspective by the impact of the ball being hit by the impact member.

[Embodiments of the invention] Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an 11-game diagram of a pachinko game machine 40, which is an example of the pinball game machine of the present invention. In the figure, pachinko game machine 4
0 is a game board 4 in which the winning ball device 10 is arranged in the center of the game board 41, and the winning ball device 10 is also arranged.
Yakumono (commonly known as tulip) 42a to 42e, which are examples of winning holes, are arranged below the game board 41, and an out ball 43 is formed at the bottom h of the game board 41. Note that the game board 41 is provided with a safe hole as necessary.

Below the front panel of the pachinko machine 40, when a plurality of pachinko machines are inserted, there is a ball waiting gutter 44 that guides the ball to the hitting position in order to hit the pachinko machines one by one. Depending on the player's rotation L' of the pachinko machine, the ball is hit (1゛ (5 as shown in Figure 2).
4B) Ball hitting handle 4 for adjusting the strength of hitting the ball
5, a batting switch 451 for issuing a batting command, a prize top payout port 46a that pays out prizes according to winnings to the Yakumono 42a to 42e, and a prize top payout port 46a that pays out prizes to the top prize payout port 46a until the top of the prize is full. A prize ball tray 47 is provided to receive the surplus balls paid out from the surplus prize ball payout port 46b when the surplus prize balls are paid out. Further, at the lower part of the front panel, there is provided a trigger command switch 48 for issuing a trigger command by the player's operation.

FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing the back side of the front panel of the pachinko gaming machine 40. FIG. 3 is an illustrative view of a back panel 60 provided on the back side of the front panel of the pachinko game machine 40 so as to be openable and closable. This pachinko game machine (pachinko machine) is equipped with a front panel shown in FIG. 1 that can be opened and closed on a machine body (not shown) to which a plurality of pachinko machines are integrally attached side by side.
A back panel 60 is disposed between the back side of the front panel and the fuselage. Next, the back structure of the pachinko machine 40 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

On the back side of the game board 41, there is a path 511 for opening the beak-shaped part of the Yakumono 42a by guiding the prize won in the human prize area 1'3a to the back side of the Yakumono 42a.
And, the winning prize that was won in Yakumono 42a will be transferred to Yakumono 42b.
A path 512 for guiding the winning pachinko machine to the back side of the Yakumono 42b to open the beak-shaped part of the Yakumono 42b, and a path 512 for guiding the winning pachinko machine to the winning head mounts 161 and 1.3b to the back side of the Yakumono 42c to open the beak-shaped part. Route 513 and winning area 1
A path 514 and a path 51 for guiding the winning pachinko machine to the back side of the Yakumono 42e to avoid opening the beak-like part.
5, and a path 516 that takes the winning pachinko machines 42a to 42e/\ to the winning machine processing device 42, and a path 517 that guides the winnings detected by the winning machine processing device 52 downward, and an out A path 518 is formed that guides the out ball that has entered the worker's day 43 downward. An out ball sensor 53 for detecting out balls is provided in conjunction with this path 518, if necessary. In addition, the route 517
and winning and out balls guided through 518 (
In other words, hitting balls) is a return device (not shown) formed for each pachinko machine or a return device (not shown) provided for each island formed by arranging multiple pachinko machines side by side.
The prize balls are collected through the pachinko machine and supplied to the prize ball tank 61 of the pachinko machine.

To specifically explain the entered prize ball processing device 52, the cylinder member 5
A pachinko ball receiving portion 522 is formed at the end of the path 516 of the cylindrical member 521, and the cylindrical member 521 is supported by a support member 523. As a result, when the prize money that has entered the Yakumono 42a to 42e is placed on the pachinkoni receiving part 522 via the path 512, the cylinder member 521 is rotated by the white ball of the pachinkoni.

A winning ball detection switch 524 is provided on the lower side of the cylindrical member 521 in the rotational direction. This winning detection switch 52
4 detects winnings by detecting the rotation of the cylinder member 521. This winning ball detection output is used as a prize lower payout command signal. According to the rotation of the cylindrical member 521, the lower prize dispensed from the upper prize dispensing mechanism 64 (described later) is "to".
It once falls onto the ball receiving part of the square lever 526. Lever 5
26 is pivotally supported at its center by a support member 527, and is rotated in the X direction by m force under the dispensed prize.

In the opposite direction of the ball holder of the lever 526, there is a lever 525.
is provided, and when the lever 526 rotates in the y direction, the lever 525 is pulled up in the y' direction. This lever 525
is a state in which the fishing member 521 is rotated and lowered, and the lever 52 is
5 is configured to engage with the fishing member 521.

When the lower prize is dispensed from the upper prize dispensing mechanism 44, which will be described later, the lower prize drops onto one side of the lever 526 and pushes down the lever 526 on one side in the direction of the arrow y and in the direction of the arrow 2. Fall.

For this purpose, the other side of the lever 526 rotates in the direction of arrow y', thereby returning the cylindrical portion 44' 521 upward.

Further, a ball hitting mechanism 54 is provided below the back surface of the front panel. This ball hitting machine (^S54) has a motor 541 which is rotationally driven in accordance with the depression of the ball hitting switch 451, and a ball hitting machine which is rotatably fixed to a shaft (or directly to the rotation axis of the motor) which changes the speed of the motor 541. Cam 542 and
A ball rod 543 that hits the pachinko machine guided to the ball hitting position by its rotation, a lever 544 whose one end is fixed to the lower part of the ball rod 543 and a pin formed at the other end, The ball striking handle 4 is tension-biased and the ball striking handle 4 is
The tensile strength is adjusted by the rotation of the ball batting rod 5.
43 and a spring member 545 for adjusting the hitting strength. The ball hitting cam 5 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 541.
42 is rotated, the arcuate portion of the ball-striking cam 542 presses or releases the pin formed on the lever 544, thereby intermittently rotating the ball-striking rod 543. Although the illustration shows an electric ball hitting mechanism, a manual ball hitting mechanism may also be used.

The back panel 60 includes a prize ball tank 61 for storing pachinko machines supplied through a path 62 from a supply ball hopper (not shown) provided above the back panel 60 as a prize bottom, and a prize ball tank 61 for storing pachinko balls as a prize bottom. One by one, the lower prize balls are lined up one after another, and the route 63 that leads to the prize ball tank lI464 and the constant f1. An upper prize path 65 is provided that leads M number of lower prizes to the lower prize payout outlet 46a. In addition, a ball-out detection switch 66 is provided in connection with the path 63 in order to detect that the number of prizes stored in the prize etiquette 1 and the path 63 has become less than a predetermined number. The prize dispensing mechanism 64 has a path 63
A lower prize storage member 641 is provided at the terminal end along the path 63 and stores a certain number of pachinko balls rolled and supplied from the path 63, and a plunger thereof is fixed to one end of the prize ball storage member 641 to collect the entered prize. It consists of a solenoid 642 that is energized according to the output of the ball detection switch 624, and the lower prize storage path 641 is sucked downward about the fulcrum 643 by the energization of the solenoid 642.
A certain number of prizes that have been stored up to that point are paid out to the path 65 side. At this time, in order to prevent the Pachinko coins stored in the path 63 from falling from the path 63, a stopper 644 is formed at the lower end of the lower prize storage path 641 on the path 63 side.

4 to 6 are illustrative views showing a winning ball device of a pinball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In particular, FIG. 4 shows a front view (see FIG. 4(a)) and a longitudinal cross-sectional view (see FIG. 4(a)) of the winning ball device 10.
4(b)), FIG. 2 is a perspective view, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of each component.

Next, the specific configuration of the winning ball device 10, which is a feature of the present invention, will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. The winning ball device 10 is a board in which firing portion sides 12a, 12b, and 12c are provided on the lower side (front side) of the inclined plate 11 in the inclined direction, and a population or exit is provided on the upper side of the inclined plate 11 (back side). The shaped member 13 is made to stand upright, and a frame member 14 having a U-shaped cross section that covers both sides and the rear of the inclined plate 11 is provided.
A top plate 15 is fixed to the top surface, a decorative window frame 17 is attached to the front of the casing made up of the inclined plate 11, the frame member 14, and the top plate 15, and a ball holder serving as a specific area is attached to the top of the decorative window frame 17. Part 1
6 is provided, and a lid member 18 is fixed to the top surface of the top plate 15.

To explain more specifically, on the upper surface of the inclined plate 11,
Obstruction protrusions 111 to 114, which are examples of obstruction members, are formed. The obstacle protrusions 111 to 114 have, for example, a triangular shape, and when hit by a pachinko machine rolling from the upper part of the inclined plate 11 in the inclined direction, they change the transfer direction of the pachinko machine. Although the illustration shows a case where a triangular protrusion is used as the obstruction member, other examples may include a depression, a nail, or a bar-shaped protrusion. At the top of this inclined plate, exits 131 to 134 are formed for guiding pachinko players that have passed through a specific area of the pinball game machine to the upper part of the inclined plate 11, and winning areas (ball entrances) 13a, 13b are formed between each exit. , 13C is provided upright. These winning areas 13a, 13b, 13
A hole is made in the bottom surface (the upper surface of the inclined plate 11) divided by c, and the pachinko players entering the winning areas 13a to 13c are guided downward. On the lower side of the inclined plate 11 in the inclined direction (that is, on the front side of the game board), there are elastic members 12a, 12.
b and 12c are provided at intervals in the width direction. This spring side 12a, 12b.

12c fixes to one end of the L-shaped lever 122 an elliptical elastic piece 121, which has a width slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko machine that rolls down on the inclined plate 11 and is slightly smaller than the diameter of the pachinko machine. The other end of the L-shaped lever 122 is fixed to a plunger 124 of a solenoid 123, which is an example of a driving means. And solenoid 12
3 is forced to attract the plunger 124,
Since the resilient piece 121 is moved in the suction direction of the plunger 124 (that is, upward direction X of the inclined plate 11), the inclined part 117
69 pieces of pachinko machine rolling from the top of 11
It fires at 1. Note that a depression or the like is provided on the front side of the explosive piece 121 to temporarily stop the falling pachinko machine, and then the pachinko machine that has stopped is moved to the above-mentioned explosive piece 12.
It may be configured so that it fires at 1.

The decorative window frame 17 is provided with a rectangular through hole 171 so that the inclined plate 11 can be seen from the front of the game board, a guide 172 is formed in the upper part of the hole 171, and the spring portions 12a, 12b,
It is constructed by forming decorations (missile-shaped decorations in the figure) 17a, 17b, and 17c in the portion corresponding to 12c. At the top of this guide 172, a ball receiving part 16, which is an example of a specific area that protrudes to the front side from the game board surface of the pinball game machine and receives pachinko balls falling along the board surface, is fixedly attached. This ball receiving part moon 16 corresponds to the guide 181 formed on the upper surface of the lid member 11 and is a winning hole 16 into which a protrusion L7182 protruding from the front side of the guide 181 is fitted.
1, and a specific passage area 162 which is partitioned on both sides and has a bottom plate formed on the lower side to guide the pachinko player to the upper surface of the top plate 15.
and a passage area 163 that allows the pachinko machine to pass directly to the guide 172. This winning ball device 10 may be any variable winning ball device in which the winning probability of Pachinkoni does not change, but the winning probability of Pachinkoni changes. Further, a vertical path 183 is provided on the terminal end side of the guide 181 of the lid member 18, and the lower side of the vertical path 183 in the ball falling direction is the upper side of the path 184 which is rotated on the back surface of the inclined plate 11. An entrance will be provided.

The above-mentioned specific passage area 162, the upper surface of the top plate 15, and the frame member]
4 and the path sandwiched between the plate-like members 13 constitute a ball guiding path.

Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 1, in order to drive the resilient member, a triggering command switch is provided in connection with the pinball game machine to issue a triggering command by the player's operation, and when this switch is pressed, It is assumed that the solenoid 123 is in the i-1 position. Further, as another example of the means for driving the resilient members, a solenoid 123 for each of the resilient members 12a to 12c and a drive circuit that automatically controls the energization of the solenoid at a repeating period may be used.

Next, the operation of the winning ball device 10 configured as described above will be explained. For example, when a pachinko ball enters the winning area 161, the pachinko ball (B1) that entered the winning area 161 is dropped through paths 181, 183, and 184, and its value is increased to 1j.

Further, when the pachinko machine enters the specific passage area 162, the pachinko machine rolls on the upper surface of the top plate 15, but at this time, when it collides with the obstacle protrusions 151, 152, it is brought rearward while changing its rolling direction.

Then, it passes between the frame member 14 and the plate member 13, and the exit 1
31 to 134, and the slope tl1
It reaches the front side while rolling on the upper surface of 211.

At this time, if any of the obstacle protrusions 111 to 114 is hit, the transfer direction of the pachinko machine is changed. Inclined Ni
The pachinko machine rolling on the top surface of l is the firing part 4) Jl
When approaching the positions 23 to 12c, each firing part 'r4 is activated by the player's firing command or at a repetition period determined by r.
' 12a to 12C solenoid 23 is energized and moves the elastic piece 121. At this time, the elastic piece 1
When the pachinko machine is fired at 21, the fired pachinko machine is brought to the upper part of the inclined plate 11 against the direction of inclination of the inclined plate 11, and enters any of the winning areas 13a, ], 3b, and 13c. Or, it rolls downward again on the upper surface of the inclined plate 11 without entering. At this time, if the Pachinko machine wins a prize in any of the winning areas 13a to 13c, the path 18
It is led to the back side through 4 and is used as a tool to add value. On the other hand, if each of the elastic pieces 121 of the elastic members 12a to 12c fail to bounce, the pachinko machine passes between the elastic pieces of each elastic member, rolls down from the inclined plate 11, and is brought to the game board surface. .

Further, when the pachinko machine enters the passage area 163, the guide 1 formed on the front frame 17 passes through the passage area 163.
72, and are sorted left and right by a guide 172 and dropped onto the game board. Therefore, the pachinko machines that have passed through the passage area 163 are not brought to the inclined plate 11, but are directly dropped onto the game board. In addition, passing uj area 16
A pachinko machine that has passed 3 may be treated as a winning prize, and furthermore, a pachinko machine that rolls down from the inclined plate 11 onto the game board surface may also be treated as a winning prize.

Next, the operation of the pachinko game machine 40 of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

The player puts a pachinko machine purchased from a ball lending machine into the ball waiting gutter 44, adjusts the strength of the ball by rotating the ball hitting handle 45, and then presses the ball hitting switch 451 to issue a ball hitting command. In response, the electric ball hitting mechanism 54 sequentially hits one pachinko ball and brings it to the game board 41.

The pachinko machine fired to the game board 41 is the Yakumono 42a.
42e, the prize payout mechanism 64 operates to control the payout of a predetermined number of prizes.

On the other hand, when the pachinko machine fired to the game board 41 wins the winning area 161, the path 181, 183, 184
It is dropped through the path 153, opens the beak-shaped part of the Yakumono 42c, making it easier to win a Pachinko, and is further led to the winning machine processor 52 through the path 516, where it is detected. This controls the payout of a predetermined number of prizes.

Further, when the pachinko machine fired to the game board 41 passes through the specific passage area 162, it rolls on the top plate 15, passes through the back side of the plate-shaped portion 13, and is led out from any of the exits 131 to 134. It rolls down to the front side of the game board while rolling on the upper surface of the inclined plate 11.

At this time, Pachinko or each bullet +/112a~12C
When the player approaches the trigger piece 121, the player presses the trigger command screen 48 to issue a trigger command. In response to this, the solenoids 123 of each of the resilient members 12a to 12C are energized, so that the resilient pieces of each resilient member are moved in the arrow 17Jx direction, thereby resiliently triggering the rolling pachinko machine. Whether this fired pachinko machine enters any of the winning areas 13a to 13c,
Alternatively, the ball passes between the elastic pieces of each elastic member and falls onto the game board without entering any winning area. Now, assuming that the fired pachinko machine enters the winning area 13a (the case of 13b is shown in parentheses), it will pass through the path 511 (or 514) to the Yakumono 42a (or 42e).
into the back side to open one beak-shaped part, and furthermore, the path 512 is opened.
(or 515) via Yakumono 42b (or 42
After entering the back side of d) and opening the beak-shaped part of the Yakumono, it is guided to the prize-winning processing device 52 via the path 516. As a result, if you win in the winning areas 13a, 13c, you will receive 2
Conditions for easily winning a prize by opening a number of Yakumono are given to the player, and the game is processed as one winning prize, and a predetermined number of prizes are paid out. Further, when the fired Pachinko machine wins in the winning area 13b, it is processed in the same manner as the Pachinko machine that wins in the winning area 161.

In this way, the pachinko machine rolling on the inclined plate is fired by the player's firing command, and the pachinko machine enters the winning area determined by the direction in which the fired pachinko machine moves, or does not win the prize (41ii). Since the ball passes through the gap and falls onto the game board, players can enjoy not only the game of hitting the pachinkoni, but also the game of firing the pachinkoni again, which has the advantage of further increasing the enjoyment. If you don't operate the firing command switch at the right time to get close to the target, it will be fired blankly, or it will come back without entering the winning area and fall onto the game board, or when it comes back, it will fire at the appropriate timing. You can fire the bullet again by operating the bullet command switch again, which has the advantage of allowing you to enjoy a more diverse game.

A pachinko machine is provided with an effect generating device that electronically generates a sound effect, so that an onomatopoeic sound resembling the firing part is generated each time the firing part side is driven (for example, each time a firing command switch is depressed). . By doing this, there is an advantage that the sound effect generated each time the bullet is fired can make it more interesting.

In the illustration, one shot command switch is provided, and by pressing one shot command switch, the energization of three solenoids on the firing part side is controlled simultaneously. If a firing command switch is provided on the firing member,
There is also the advantage that the game becomes a disaster and the game becomes more interesting.

In addition, as another example of energizing and controlling the solenoids 123 of the elastic members 12a to 12c, the movement of each elastic piece is controlled by energizing the solenoids of each elastic member intermittently at a constant repetition period. Depending on the transfer direction and the timing of rolling on the inclined plate 11, there are cases in which the movement occurs and cases in which it does not occur, which has the advantage of creating a hidden and interesting effect.

In addition, we have described a case in which the pachinko machine is guided in different directions to each of the winning areas in which the pachinko machine is fired by the popping member, and thereby creates a different number of yakumono. detected,
Based on this, the number of openings, the opening time, or the number of intermittent openings and closings of the Yakumono may be electrically varied. Further, as another example of giving a value based on the pachinko machine that passes through the winning area, it is possible to change not only the creation of a Yakumono but also the number of prize balls to be directly paid out by ijJ.

By the way, although FIGS. 1 to 3 show the case where the winning ball device of the present invention is applied to a pachinko game machine, it can also be applied to a coin game machine.

For example, winning area 1 where the fired pachinko machine wins.
Different scores are set for each of 3a to 13c, and winning area 16
Points are awarded based on balls that land in 1 or balls that land in Yakumono 14a to 14e, and by inserting one coin, a predetermined number of pachinkonis are paid out to the ball waiting gutter, and a predetermined number of pachinkonis are completed. The number of points scored during this period may be cumulatively counted, and the number of metals may be controlled to be paid out based on the number of points scored after a predetermined number of pachinko players have been hit.

[Effects of the Invention] In the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, even after the ball hit into the game board enters the winning ball device, it is possible to hit the winning ball again, and the ball can be hit again. There is a possibility that a predetermined value will be given depending on the direction of winning, and it is possible to further increase the excitement that the player receives from the auditory aspect due to the second shot at winning the prize. Even later, you can enjoy a variety of games,
Furthermore, we have now been able to provide a pinball game machine that can double the enjoyment of the game from an auditory perspective.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko game machine 40 showing an example of the pinball game machine of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an illustrative view of the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 40. FIG. 3 is an illustrative view of the back panel of the pachinko gaming machine 40. 4 to 6 are illustrative views of the winning ball device, in particular, FIG. 4 shows a front view and a vertical sectional view of the winning ball device 10, FIG. 5 shows a perspective view, and FIG. 6 shows each of the winning ball devices. An exploded perspective view of the parts is shown. In the figure, 40 is a pachinko game machine that is an example of a pinball game machine, 10 is a winning ball device, 11 is an inclined plate, and 12a to 12
(13c is the winning area, 131 to 134 are the exits, 14 is the frame part, 14 is the top plate, 16 is the construction member, 17 is the decorative window frame, 18 is the lid part 4a) Figure 2 Figure 4 (a)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A pinball game machine having a game board into which a ball is hit, and a winning ball device provided on the game board, the winning ball device rotating the ball in an inclined direction. a ball guiding member that guides the hit balls that have passed through a specific area of the game board to the tilted plate; and an elastic piece provided below the tilted plate that bounces the hit balls. an elastic member having a driving means for driving the elastic piece; and a passage hole disposed at a position through which at least a part of the ball ejected by the elastic member can pass. It is characterized by comprising a value assigning means for detecting a passing ball that has passed through the mouth and assigning a certain value to the ball, and a sound effect generating device that generates a sound effect when the ball is bounced by the bounce member. A pinball game machine.