JPH01198580A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To save a player from the increase of visual load for creating his will to play and giving him a thrill and excitement by a variable prize winning device informing him of an occurrence of a specified prize winning possibility increase under a preset predetermined requirement with a first effect sound and of the approach of termination of said possibility increase with a second effect sound. CONSTITUTION:When a playing ball enters one of variable prize winning devices 17A-17H, a drive conditioning circuit 57A is operated to count up by '1' the count content of an opening designating circuit 57B and a drive circuit 57C opens the prize winning devices 17C, 17D for 0.5sec to operate an indicator 12 and a buzzer 35. Every time the playing ball enters the prize winning devices 17A-17H under such state, the opening designating circuit 57B counts up the count content by '1' one by one and the drive circuit 57C opens the variable prize winning devices 17E, 17F 17G, 17H 17A, 17B 17C, 17D in the order mentioned for 0.5sec. When the playing ball enters a specified prize winning port 10R or 10L during such a period, a counter circuit 55B is reset to start the count, open said devices 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D, 17E, 17F, 17G and 17H successively in the order mentioned for 0.5sec and keep opening all devices for 2sec. Then, a buzzer 35 is changed over from an intermittent first effect sound to a continuous second effect sound.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a plurality of variable winning devices are scattered on the surface of a game board.

(Prior Art) In general, pachinko machines are based on firing game balls onto a game board with the aim of putting the game balls into a prize opening provided at a predetermined position on the game board.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, with the above-described conventional pachinko machines, the game becomes monotonous and easy to get bored as players get used to the firing operations.

Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention was proposed in view of the above, in which a plurality of variable winning devices are arranged in a scattered manner on a game board, a specific winning opening is provided, and a game is placed in this specific winning opening. When a ball wins a prize, the variable winning device is sequentially opened in a preset manner to enlarge an area with a high winning rate.

(Function) When a game ball enters a specific winning slot, some of the multiple variable winning devices will open in a predetermined manner based on this winning. Therefore, the bond castle with a high winning rate will be displayed on the game board. This causes the player to shoot the game ball in response to this movement, causing a change in the pachinko game.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. In FIG. 1, l is a game board of a pachinko machine 2, and when a player operates the operation dial 3, The game balls automatically fired by the lever 5 are caused to flow downward from the upper area of the game board 1 along the guide rail 6, and can be won into various prize openings arranged on the game board 1. There is.

Here, a pair of specific winning holes IQR and IOL are provided on the right and left positions of the upper area of the game fit, and a decorative plate 1 is provided.
1. A pair of bonus winning holes 14R and 14L, which are circular holes, are provided at the right and left positions of the lower surface of the center case 13 having the display 12 on its surface. Specific winning opening 10
If a game ball wins in the R and IOL, it will be detected by the specific winning detector 15R and ISL provided on the back side, and similarly, if a game ball wins in the bonus winning openings 14R and 14L, this will be detected as a bonus winning detection. 16R and 16L.

In addition to this, there is a first
A variable winning device 17A is arranged, second and eighth variable winning devices 17B and 17H are arranged at the right and left positions of the middle upper region, and third and eighth variable winning devices 17B and 17H are arranged at the right and left positions of the middle lower region. Seventh variable prize winning devices 17C and 17G are arranged, and fourth, fifth, and
Sixth variable winning devices 17D, 17E, and 17F are provided, and first to eighth variable winning devices 17A to 17) 1 are also provided so as to surround the center case 13 in a clockwise direction. ing.

Among these variable prize winning devices 17A to 17H, the upper three ones are the first one. Second and eighth variable prize winning devices 17A, 1
7B and 17H are variable winning detectors 18A and 18B that detect when a game ball wins, respectively.

18H is provided.

On the other hand, on the back of the game board l there are special winning openings 10R and 10L.
, the bonus winning openings 14R and 14L, and the collecting gutter 21 for collecting winning game balls after being detected by each variable winning detector with the variable winning player'ff devices 17A-17H.
Winning ball detector 23 provided in the discharge gutter 22 extending from the
This is detected when a game ball passes by.

These detectors consist of microswitches, for example,
The detection output is given to a drive control circuit 25 configured in a control device 24 as an electrical control device provided on the back side of the game board 1, and the drive output is used to control the first to eighth variable prize winning devices 17A to 17H. It is designed to control the drive.

In addition to the above configuration, the pachinko machine 2 of this embodiment has a prize ball chute 27 of the upper tank 26, a prize ball discharge device 128,
The prize balls are supplied to a supply tray 30 via a prize ball gutter 29. Further, 31 is a safe ball detector located upstream of the discharge gutter 22, and when a safe ball passes through, the prize ball discharge device 28 is activated to discharge a certain number of prize balls into the supply tray 30, and 32 is a safe ball detector located on the upstream side of the discharge gutter 22. The lower saucer, 33 is an out hole at the lower part of the game board, 34 is a stop indicator, and 35 is a buzzer.

As shown in FIG. 2, the center case 13 includes a board 13A.
Bonus winning holes 14R and 14L are provided as special winning holes made of round holes at the bottom of the bonus winning holes 14R and 14L. It is so easy to get into one.

The display device 12 has a structure in which a lamp 12B is provided protruding within an illumination tube 12A.

As the variable prize winning devices 17A to 17H, those shown in the embodiments of FIGS. 3 to 5 are applied. To explain this configuration in detail, 41 is a mounting plate to the surface of the game board, and fixed shafts 4 are installed at the upper left and right sides of the introduction hole 42 provided at the bottom.
A pair of movable members 44R and 44L are rotatably attached to 3R143L, and the front lower part thereof is covered by a pocket frame 45, so that the game ball that falls between the movable members 44R144L is guided by the movable member 44R144L and passes through the introduction hole 42. and is led out to the back side of the mounting plate 2. Drive pins 47R and 47L that extend rearward through long holes 46R and 46L provided in the mounting plate 41 are installed on the back surfaces of the movable members 44R and 44L.
R and 47L are engaged with engagement holes 49R and 49L of pinion gears 48R and 48L rotatably mounted on the rear ends of fixed shafts 43R and 43L, respectively, with slight play.

The pinion gears 48R and 48L are engaged with the rack 50 from the right and left, and the operating pin 51 fixed to the upper end of the rack 50 so as to extend rearward is guided by the guide groove 52A of the holding plate 52 to move the pinion gears 48R and 48L upward and downward. At this time, by rotating the right and left pinion gears 48R and 48L diagonally to each other, the drive pins 47R and 4
8L are rotated in a pairwise manner with respect to each other. A split groove 51A is provided at the rear end of the operating pin 51, which slidably engages with a disc 53B attached to the tip of the operating rod 53A of the solenoid 53 as an electric drive source, thereby driving the solenoid. 53 is energized, the rack 50 protrudes upward and moves the movable members 44R and 44L via the pinion gears 48R and 48L to the open state xl shown by the chain line in FIG.
open it to On the other hand, when the solenoid 53 is demagnetized, the operating rod 53A is pulled in by the spring 53C, thereby closing the movable members 44R, 44L to the closed state X2 shown by the solid line in FIG.

However, in this closed state sX2, the movable members 44R, 44
A spacing slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball is maintained between L,
This makes it possible to win a game ball with a low winning rate. On the other hand, in the open state Xi, the movable member 44R,
44L has a much higher winning rate by fully opening left and right.

The first to eighth variable winning devices gl17A to 17H are controlled to open and close by a drive control circuit 25 as shown in FIG. 6, thereby varying the winning rate and distribution of game balls on the game board l. ing.

The drive control circuit 25 includes the first. Second. It also has mode control circuits 55, 56 and 57 that control opening and closing of the first to eighth variable winning devices 17A to 17H in the third mode, and a buzzer and display drive circuit 58.

The first mode control opening path 55 includes left and right specific winning detectors 15R and 15L, and includes a specific winning opening 10R.
The solenoid of the variable winning device is sequentially activated by the detection signal generated when a game ball enters the IOL, and the variable winning device 1 is activated every scheduled time (for example, 0.5 seconds).
7A, 17B% 17C, 17D, 17E.

Close 17F, 17G and 17H clockwise one after another.

In this way, all the variable prize winning devices 17A to 17H can remain stationary for a certain period of time, for example, 2 seconds in the fully opened state.

Therefore, the first mode control circuit 55 controls the pulse oscillator 5
It has a counter circuit 55B that counts output pulses of 5A (period: 0.5 seconds), and when the first output pulse is counted, logic "1" is turned on at the first and second output terminals T1 and T2. When the control signal is generated and the second output pulse is counted in this state, the third and fourth output terminals T3. A similar ON control signal is generated at T4, and when the third output pulse is counted in this state, a similar ON control signal is generated at the fifth and sixth output terminals T5 and T6, and in this state, When the fourth output pulse is counted, similar ON control signals are generated at the seventh and eighth output terminals T7 and T6.

Thus, in a state where the ON control signal is being sent to all of the first to eighth output terminals Tl to T6, the counter circuit 5
5B is designed to maintain its state unchanged even when the pulse output from the pulse oscillator 55A arrives until a reset signal arrives from the drive signal forming circuit 55C.

The drive signal forming circuit 55C is formed of, for example, a flip-flop circuit, and when the right and left specific winning detectors 15R and 15L connected in parallel are closed, the one-pulse generator 55
It is set by one pulse generated by D, and reset by a reset pulse signal obtained from reset signal OR circuit 55E. The reset side output Q signal of the drive signal forming circuit 55C is sent to the counter circuit 5.
5B as a drive signal.

However, the drive signal forming circuit 55c is always in the beam set state and provides the q output of the logic rlJ to the counter circuit 55B, and at this time the counter circuit 55B does not count the output pulses of the pulse oscillator 55A.

In this state, the right or left specific winning detector 15R or 1
When 5L operates and the drive signal forming circuit 55C is set, the Q output becomes logic "0", thereby releasing the reset of the counter circuit 55B and starting a counting operation. Eventually, the counter circuit 55B finishes counting and the seventh
When a logic "1" ON control signal is generated at the eighth output terminals T7 and T8, the ON control signal at the eighth output terminal T6 is given to the timer 55F (the time limit is, for example, 2 seconds) and the time limit is set. Start the action. Eventually, the timer 55F completes its time-limited operation and generates an output pulse, which is applied as a reset signal to the drive signal forming circuit 55C via the OR circuit 55E, thereby returning the Q output to the logic rlJ state.

The ON control signals obtained at the terminals T1 to T8 of the counter circuit 55B send excitation signals to the solenoids 53 of the first to eighth variable winning devices 17A to 17H via the OR circuits 61A to 61H and further via the drivers 62A to 62H, respectively. give. Therefore, the first to eighth variable prize winning devices 17A to 1
7H is a right or left prize detector! When the SR or 15L detects a winning game ball, the first and second variable winning devices 17A are activated every cycle (i.e. 0.5 seconds) of the pulse oscillator 55A.
Starting from 17B, the variable prize winning devices 17... are sequentially opened clockwise toward the game board 1, and when all of them are opened, the fully opened state is maintained only for the time limit of the timer 55F (i.e., 2 seconds). After that, it will return to the fully closed state. Note that 55G is an initial reset input circuit.

The second mode control circuit 56 is configured to include right and left bonus winning detectors 16R and 16L, and detects the upper half of the gaming fit by a detection output generated when a game ball enters the bonus winning opening 14R or 14L. The first
．． Second. Eighth variable prize winning device 17A, 17B, 17
) 1 as the first set, and the third to seventh variable prize winning devices 17C to 17G arranged in the lower half of the game board l as the second set, and the first set and the second set are alternately operated all at once. scheduled time, e.g. 1
The opening and closing operations are performed for 17 seconds at second intervals, and when a game ball wins a prize in any of the first set of variable winning devices during this period, the alternate opening and closing operations are stopped and returned to the closed state.

Therefore, the second mode control circuit 56 controls the pulse oscillator 5.
An output pulse of 6A (period: 1 second) is applied to an on/off drive circuit 56B having a flip-flop circuit configuration, and set and reset are repeated each time a pulse is applied, and the Q output on the set side is sent to an OR circuit 6]A. , 6
1B, 61) further via the driver 62A, 6
Variable prize winning devices 17A, 17B via 2B, 62H
, 17H, and the reset side Q outputs are further supplied to the driver 62C via OR circuits 61C to 61G.
~62G to the variable prize winning devices 17C~17G.

However, the reset side Q output of the condition circuit 56C having a flip-flop circuit configuration is given to the on/off drive circuit 56B as its operation permission signal, and the right and left bonus winning detection signals connected in parallel to each other are given to the 0 condition circuit 56C as its set input. One pulse generated by one-shot pulse generation circuit 56D is provided when either of the circuits 16R and 16L closes. The reset side Q output of the condition circuit 56C is given as a start signal to the timer 56E (time limit is 17 seconds) to start counting the output pulses of the pulse oscillator 56B, and the time limit output pulse is passed through the OR circuit 56F to the condition circuit. Provided as a reset input for the 56C.

゛In addition to this, as a reset input of the conditional circuit 56C,
Variable winning detectors 18A connected in parallel to each other.

When either 18B or 18H is closed, it receives one pulse generated by one-shot pulse generation circuit 56G. When the conditional circuit 56C is reset in this way, the on/off drive circuit 56B stops its on/off operation and returns to the reset state, and the timer 56E also stops its time-limiting operation and returns.

In this way, the second mode control circuit 56 controls the pulse vibration cleaner 56A by the on-off drive circuit 56B when a game ball wins the right or left bonus winning detector 16R or 16L.
1st, 2nd, etc. every period (i.e. 1 second). The eighth set of variable winning devices 17A, 17B, and 17H and the set of third to seventh variable winning devices 17c to 17G are alternately turned on and off.

However, normally the time limit of timer 56E (i.e. 17 seconds)
, this on-off operation ends, but during this on-off operation, the first . 2nd゜8th variable prize winning device 1
When a game ball wins in 7A, 17B, or 17H, the on/off operation circuit 56B is turned off and the on/off operation is stopped.

Here, the drive signal forming circuit 5 of the first mode control circuit 55
The q output of 5C is given to the drive condition circuit 56C of the second mote control circuit 56 as a set prohibition signal, and the Q output of the drive condition circuit 56C is given to the drive signal forming circuit 55C as a set prohibition signal.

Thus, the drive signal forming circuit 55C or the drive condition circuit 56
An interrow circuit is formed between them so that if one of them performs a set operation, the other cannot perform a set operation unless this set state is reset.

The third mode control circuit 57 is configured to include a winning ball detector 23, and includes winning holes other than the specific winning holes 10R, IOL and bonus winning holes 14R, 14L, that is, the first to eighth variable winning devices 17A. - When a game ball wins on 17H, two of these variable winning devices are activated at the scheduled time (
For example, set it to 5111 for 0.5 seconds.

The two variable prize winning devices to be opened here are updated and stored each time a game ball wins, so that, for example, they are moved two by two in a clockwise direction.

Therefore, the third mode control circuit 57 is connected to the winning ball detector 2.
It has a drive condition circuit 57A having a flip-flop circuit configuration set by the output of No. 3, and provides its reset side q output to an open designation circuit 57B and a drive circuit 57C. The open designation circuit 57B has a binary counter configuration, and when the Q output of the drive condition circuit 57A falls from logic "1" to rOJ, it performs a counting operation and transfers the count contents to the drive circuit 57.
Give to C. The drive circuit 57C has a logic gate circuit configuration, and has four drive output terminals T1□+T corresponding to the inputs.
@*@ Further driver 61A via T13@T14
and 61B, 61C.

and 61D, 61E and 61F, 61G and 61H
via the first and second variable prize winning devices 17A,
Third and fourth variable winning devices 17C and 17D, fifth and sixth variable winning devices 17E and 17F.

The seventh and eighth variable winning devices 17G and 17H have logic “
1" drive signal is given.

Here, the drive condition circuit 57A has a self-reset circuit 57D with a built-in timer, and when the drive condition circuit S7A is set and its set-side Q output becomes logic rlJ, the timer of the self-reset circuit 57D (time limit is 0 5 seconds), and the time-limited output pulse is applied to the reset terminal R of the drive condition circuit 57A to self-reset. However, the drive circuit 57C receives the Q output of the drive condition circuit S7A as an operating condition signal, and therefore stops sending out the drive signal from the drive circuit 57C after 0.5 seconds have elapsed. Further, the input terminal of the drive condition circuit 57A is connected to the set side Q output of the drive signal forming circuit 55C of the first mode control circuit 55 and the set side Q output of the drive condition circuit 56C of the second mode control circuit 56. is applied as a set condition signal via the OR circuit 57E and further via the inverter 57F, and thus the drive signal forming circuit 5
When the drive condition circuit 5C or the drive condition circuit 56C is set, the drive condition circuit 57A of the third mode control circuit 57 is not set again.

In this way, the third mode control circuit 57 detects when a game ball wins in the variable winning devices 17A to 17) 1 and the winning ball detector 23 when the first and second mode control circuits 55 and 56 are not operating. When a detection output of The self-resetting circuit 57D is opened only for the time limit (ie, 0.5 seconds) of the timer.

The buzzer and display drive circuit 58 lights up the display 1112 provided in the center case 13 in a state corresponding to the operation mode of the first to third mode control circuits 55 to 57 described above, and also lights up the display 1112 provided in the center case 13. The buzzer 35 (Fig. 1) provided at the lower surface of the machine frame 2A is sounded.

That is, the drive signal forming circuit 5 of the first mode control circuit 55
5C and the Q output of the drive condition circuit 56C of the second mode control circuit 56 are received as one condition signal by the AND circuit 58A via the OR circuit 57E, and the Q output of the pulse oscillator 55A is received as the other condition signal. In response to the pulse output, as mentioned above, the right and left specific winning ports 10R,
When a game ball enters the IOL or the right and left bonus winning ports 14R and 14L, a pulse output is given to the buzzer 35 and the drivers 63 and 64 of the display 12 via the AND circuit 58A and the OR circuits 58B and 58C. As a result, a beeping sound is generated at predetermined time intervals (ie, 0.5 seconds), and at the same time, the display 12 is decremented.

Here, the counter circuit 55B of the first mode control circuit 55
The output of the eighth output terminal T6 is given to the driver 63 of the buzzer 35 via the OR circuit 58B, and thereby the first
In the mode, the first to eighth variable prize winning devices 17A
When -178 is fully closed, a continuous buzzer sound is generated.

In addition, in cases other than the above-mentioned first and second motes, the output of the above-mentioned inverter 57F is received by the AND circuit 58D, and is applied to the driver 64 of the display 12 via the OR circuit 58C, which is the output of the pulse oscillator 56A. The display 12 is decreased slowly (at 1 second intervals).

In this state, when the drive condition circuit 57A sends out a Q output, it is given to the driver 64 of the display 12 via the OR circuit 58C, and also to the driver 63 of the buzzer 35 via the OR circuit 58B, and thus the two During the 0.5 seconds when the variable winning device is open, the display 12 is lit and the buzzer 35 is sounded.

In the above configuration, the first to eighth variable prize winning devices 17A
~ When 17H is not open, each variable winning device is in the closed state X2 shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, where the winning rate is low (first state)
. Therefore, the player plays the game with a low winning rate over the entire area of the game board l.

However, in this state, the variable prize winning devices 17A to 17H
When a game ball wins in one of the games, it enters the third operation mode,
Driving condition cycle m 57A operates and counts up by rlJ, which is the count content of open designation circuit 57B, for example, r
By updating from OJ to rlJ, the drive circuit 57C opens the third and fourth variable prize winning devices 17C and 17D for 0.5 seconds, and operates the display 12 and buzzer 35. In this state, if a game ball subsequently wins in the variable winning devices 17A to 17H, the designation circuit 57B increments the count by "1" each time, and the drive circuit 57C activates the fifth and sixth variable winning devices. 17E and 17F → 7th and 8th variable winning device 17
G and 17H → first and second variable winning devices 17A and 17B → third and fourth variable winning devices 17C and 17D
are opened for 0.5 seconds in that order.

Therefore, by placing a game ball into the variable winning device, the player increases the winning rate of a certain area of the game board 1 for a certain period of time, and each time the game ball wins the area with a high winning rate, It can be moved point by point.

While hiding, right or left specific winning opening 10R or 10L
When a game ball wins a prize, it enters the first operation mode and the first
The counter circuit 55B of the mode control circuit 55 is reset and starts counting operation.

First and second variable winning devices 17A and 17B, third and fourth variable winning devices 17C and 17D, fifth and fI
The variable winning devices 17E and 17F of S6 and the seventh and eighth variable winning devices 17G and 17H are opened one after another at intervals of 0.5 seconds, and all remain open for 2 seconds. In response to this, the display 12 dims and lights up continuously, and the buzzer 35 sounds intermittently and then continuously. Therefore, the player can play the game while the area with a high winning rate of the game fil expands clockwise as time passes, and can enjoy a thrilling game.

In addition, after this first operation mode is finished and all variable winning devices are closed, the right or left bonus winning opening 14R or 14
When a game ball hits L, it enters the second operation mode and the second
The upper three variable winning devices 17A, 17B, 17H are controlled by the on/off drive circuit 56B of the mode control circuit 56.
The set of 1 and the set of the lower five variable winning devices 17C to 17G are alternately opened and closed at one-second intervals, and each time the display 12 decreases points and the buzzer 35 sounds. Therefore, the player can continue playing the game while the areas with high winning rates alternate in the vertical direction.

However, this state is supposed to last for 17 seconds, and during this time, for example, the three variable prize winning devices 17A and 17B at the top
, 17H is opened to increase the winning rate in the upper area of the game board 1, and if a game ball wins in any of them, the drive condition circuit 56C of the second mode control circuit 56 resets the 17H. All the variable prize winning devices are closed within seconds, and the second operation mode is interrupted and ended.

Note that when in the first (or second) operation mode, the input to the drive condition circuit 56C of the second mode control circuit 56 (or the drive signal forming circuit 55C of the first mode control circuit 55) is interlocked. For example, bonus winning openings 14R, 14L (or specific winning openings 10R, 10L)
Even if a game ball wins a prize, it will be ignored. Further, when in the first or second operation mode, the input to the drive condition circuit 57A of the third mode control circuit 57 is inhibited, so that the third operation mode cannot be entered.

In addition, in the above-mentioned, in the first operation mode, when a game ball wins in the specific winning opening 10R or IOL, two variable winning devices 17A to 17H are opened clockwise at a time. The number and the direction in which they open can be changed as necessary, and in short, the area on the game board with a high winning rate should be expanded.

Further, in the above, in the second operation mode, when a game ball enters the bonus winning hole 14R or 14L,
The variable winning device was made to open and close alternately between the upper area and the lower area, but the point is that the area on the game board with a high winning rate should be replaced, and the trigger The prize openings are also not limited.

Further, in the above, in the third operation mode, each time a game ball enters the variable winning device, the variable winning device is opened clockwise two by two in the scheduled order.
The movement may be made in various manners other than clockwise.For example, the movement may be made counterclockwise, or at intervals, etc. In other words, it is sufficient to move the area with a high winning rate point by point.

Furthermore, the variable prize winning devices may be arranged not only in a ring shape around the center case as described above, but also in an irregular manner, in short, scattered over the game board.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention as described above, when a game ball enters a predetermined winning hole (including all specified winning holes, bonus winning holes, and variable winning devices), a plurality of variable winning devices can be opened. In addition to being able to increase the winning rate of the game board,
To diversify and further enhance a player's enjoyment of a pachinko game by changing the distribution of opened ones among a plurality of variable winning devices arranged in a game board and moving areas with a high winning rate. Can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the variable winning device, FIG. 3 is a front view of the variable winning device, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the variable winning device. Rear view, 5th
The figure is an exploded perspective view of the variable prize winning device, and FIG. 6 is a block wiring diagram of the drive control circuit. In the figure, 1 is a game board, 10 is a specific winning hole, 13 is a center case, 14 is a bonus winning hole, 15 is a specific winning prize detector, 16 is a bonus winning prize detector, 17 is a variable winning prize device,
18 is a variable winning detector, and 25 is a control circuit. Patent Applicant: Sophia Co., Ltd. 11th Regular Report (Spontaneous) December 19, 1988

Claims (1)

[Claims] A plurality of variable winning devices are arranged scattered on the game board, and a specific winning hole is provided, and when a game ball enters the specific winning hole, the variable winning devices are successively opened in a preset manner to win a prize. A pachinko machine characterized by expanding an area with a high rate.